title: 2012 Team Specialized–lululemon season

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The 2012 season was the tenth for the  Specialized–lululemon cycling team, which began as the T-Mobile team in 2003. After the men's team HTC–Highroad stopped, Kristy Scrymgeour convinced manufacturer Specialized and sports apparel company Lululemon Athletica to perpetuate the women's team in this Olympic year. The team changed slightly: Clara Hughes and Trixi Worrack were the main new recruits, while Judith Arndt, team leader since 2006, joined GreenEdge–AIS. The team had a great year. Ina-Yoko Teutenberg won numerous sprints and finished fourth in the road race of the Olympic Games. Evelyn Stevens had an excellent season by winning at the world cup race La Flèche Wallonne Féminine, she won a prestigious stage of the Giro d'Italia Femminile and finished on the podium in the end and she won the general classification of the La Route de France. At the end of the season she was in fourth place in the UCI World Ranking. Ellen van Dijk won the general classification of the Lotto–Decca Tour, the Omloop van Borsele and several stage races. The team dominated especially in the team time trials. Ellen van Dijk together with Stevens, Hughes, Amber Neben and Trixi Worrack or Teutenberg were consistent and undefeated the whole year. At the end of the season the team won the first team time trial at the world championship which was a main goal for the team this year. The team finished second in the UCI World Ranking.

Roster

Ages as of 1 January 2012.

Source

Riders who joined the team for the 2012 season

Riders who left the team during or after the 2011 season

Season

January – February
As part of the national selection Chloe Hosking and Loren Rowney started the year with success in the Jayco Bay Series in Australia in January.

The team started the season in early February in the Ladies Tour of Qatar, where Trixi Worrack finished second in the general classification after winning the second stage. Loren Rowney, riding for the American national team, won the second stage of the Women's Tour of New Zealand. Evelyn Stevens, also riding for the American national team, won the general classificationl.

March – April
In March, in the Omloop het Nieuwsblad, Ellen van Dijk rode solo to the leader in the race Loes Gunnewijk. Van Dijk lost the sprint from her and finished second. Worrack won the bunch sprint behind them. At the same time Ina-Yoko Teutenberg won the Merco Cycling Classic in the United States. A few days later, Chloe Hosking wins sprint of the Drentse 8 beating Marianne Vos and Giorgia Bronzini. In Argentina the day afterwards, Amber Neben won the time trial at the Pan American Championship which was an important step towards the Olympics.

In the Ronde van Drenthe the team did not play an important role, except for Trixi Worrack who finished fifth. Rowney won a stage in the Redlands Bicycle Classic. In the second world cup race Trofeo Alfredo Binda Evelyn Stevens chased successfully Marianne Vos, but did not see a bend and fell off her bike. Worrack finished third. In the Tour of Flanders Stevens escaped with Andrea Dvorak on the Kruisberg, but at the foot of the old Kwaremont, two former members of the team, Judith Arndt and Kristin Armstrong were able to pull them back and rode away in the ascent. Ultimately Ellen van Dijk took the sixth place in the sprint of the chasing group.

The team rode very well in the Energiewacht Tour. Clara Hughes finished second in the first stage, an individual time trial. Ina Teutenberg won the second and third stage and the team won stage 4a, a team time trial. Overall Teutenberg won the general classification with Ellen van Dijk in second place. In mid April Hosking won in a sprint Halle-Buizingen.

Evelyn Stevens booked the first major victory of the season in the Fleche Wallone World Cup race. She beat Marianne Vos on the line who won the four previous World Cup races. She took profit of the strategy of her team. Clara Huges was in an early breakaway and the Rabobank Women Cycling Team  had to chase her. On the last climb, on top of the Mur de Hoy, Stevens was able to beat Vos.

End of April – May
Ellen van Dijk won the time trial of the Omloop van Borsele, Hughes finished third and Teutenberg fourth. The day afterwards Van Dijk won also the road race of the Omloop van Borsele. At the Gracia–Orlová the team showed again its superiority in the time trial. Ellen van Dijk won the prologue, with Trixi Worrack, Evelyn Stevens and Katie Colclough finishing second, fourth and sixth. Two days later Van Dijk also won the time trial, two seconds ahead of Stevens. The team dominated the stage race and won all the stages, and Ellen van Dijk won the general classification. At the time trial of the Chrono Gatineau the team had a podium sweep. Hughes won ahead of Stevens and Neben and Teutenberg took the fifth place. Teutenberg later on won the road race in Gatineau.

The fifth World Cup Race, the Tour of Chongming Island, ended like the other years in a bunch sprint where Hosking finished fourth. The team performed really well in The Exergy Tour. Amber Neben won the second stage, an individual time trial and Teutenberg the queen stage. Neben, Stevens and Hughes finished first, second and third in the general classification and besides of that the team won the points, mountain and team classification.

The team was really confident with the results in the first half of the season.

June

Ina Teutenberg won the sprint of the first stage of the Emakumeen Euskal Bira.

At the national championships, Ellen van Dijk won the 2012 Dutch Time Trial Championships and Clara Hughes won the title in Canada. In Germany Worrack, Teutenberg and Becker finished respectively second, third and fourth at the German time trial championships behind winner Judith Arndt. In the road race Becker finished second and Worrack third over twelve minutes behind Arndt. Finally in the United States, Amber Neben won the time trial one second ahead of teammate Evelyn Stevens. So they switched positions compared to the 2011 edition.

July
Evelyn Stevens won the third stage of the Giro d'Italia Femminile, and took the pink leaders jersey. However, Marianne Vos dominated the stage race by winning five stages and the general classification. Stevens was second in the general classification until the last stage. Due to a mistake she lost some time and finished in the end third behind Emma Pooley.

Teutenberg won the first two stages of the Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen. Trixi Worrack won the third and fourth stage. The one second margin in the time trial of stage 4 between Worrack and Arndt was not enough to win the overall classification and so Worrack finished second overall.

Olympic Games (end July, begin August)

Eight members of the team participated at the 2012 Summer Olympics : Chloe Hosking, Clara Hughes, Ina Teutenberg, Trixi Worrack, Ellen van Dijk, Emilia Fahlin, Amber Neben and Evelyn Stevens.
They participated in the individual time trial and the road race with their national selection. Ellen van Dijk also participated on the track. In the time trial, Clara Hughes finished 5th, Amber Neben 7th, Ellen van Dijk 8th and Trixi Worrack 9th. In the road race Ina Teutenberg won the bunchsprint and finished in 4th place. Ellen van Dijk helped Marianne Vos winning the gold medal and attacked multiple times during the race. Evelyn Stevens also attacked once during the race. Ellen van Dijk participated on the track in the team pursuit. She rode with the Dutch team a national record in the first round and finished in 6th place.

August
Hosking won the fifth stage of La Route de France and Rowney the sixth. The day afterwards Evelyn Stevens won with a large margin on the Planche des Belles Filles and took the leaders jersey. She also won the ninth stage and the overall general classification.

At the Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT world cup race,  won the team time trial with the squad: Stevens, Teutenberg, Worrack, Neben, van Dijk and Becker. In the road race of the Open de Suède Vårgårda, Trixi Worrack finished fifth.

At the end of August Ellen van Dijk won the last stage in Geraardsbergen  and the general classification of the Lotto–Decca Tour, also known as the Tour of Belgium. Stevens finishes fifth in the world cup race GP de Plouay.

September: Holland Ladies Tour and World Championships

Two weeks before the 2012 UCI Road World Championships the team won the team time trial stage of the Holland Ladies Tour with the squad: Van Dijk, Becker, Stevens, Worrack and Teutenberg. Worrack also won a stage in the same tour a few days afterwards.

The team won the team time trial at the World Championships with a 24 seconds gap over Green-Edge with Judith Arndt and Linda Villumsen who were part of the team for two years. The sqad  of the team was: Neben, Stevens, Van Dijk, Becker, Worrack and Teutenberg. And so the team was undefeated in the Team Time Trial in 2012.
At the individual time trial at the World Championships, Evelyn Stevens won the silver medal, Ellen van Dijk finished in fifth place, Teutenberg finished sixth, Neben seventh and Worrack eighth. The team was less successful in the road race at the World Championships. Ellen van Dijk was involved in a large crash. After cycling a few laps on her own, she could not reach the bunch again and had to abandon the race. Amber Neben was the most successful rider finishing in fourth place. All the other riders finished somewhere in the back.

Results

Season victories

Results in major races

Single day races
At the 2012 UCI Women's Road World Cup, Evelyn Stevens finished 3rd in the final classification and Trixi Worrack 4th. The team finished 3rd in the teams standing.

Grand Tours

Other achievements

Dutch national record, team pursuit

Ellen van Dijk, as part of the national team, broke together with Kirsten Wild and Vera Koedooder the Dutch team pursuit record at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

UCI World Ranking

The team finished second in the UCI ranking for teams.

References

2012 UCI Women's Teams seasons
2012 in American sports
2012 in German sport
2012 in women's road cycling
Velocio–SRAM Pro Cycling


title: Kalavad Assembly constituency

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Kalavad is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India. It is part of Jamnagar district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes.

List of segments
This assembly seat represents the following segments,

 Kalavad Taluka
 Jodiya Taluka (Part) Villages – Ranjitpar, Untbet-Shampar, Zinzuda, Rajpar, Fadsar, Bela, Rampar (Padabekad), Kothariya, Amran, Kharachiya, Kerali, Fatsar, Jivapar, Badanpar (Amran), Dhudkot, Mavnugam, Dudhai, Manamora, Bhimkata, Jamsar, Sampar, Ambala, Koyli, Padana, Jiragadh, Tarana, Madhapar, Balambha, Keshiya, Manpar, Morana, Meghpar, Jasapar, Bodka, Pithad, Gajdi, Rasnal, Timbdi.
 Dhrol Taluka – Entire taluka except villages – Chhalla, Golita.
 Paddhari Taluka (Part) of Rajkot District Villages – Khokhri, Jivapar.

Members of Vidhan Sabha
 1985 - Keshubhai Patel (BJP)
2007 - Ranchhodbhai Faldu, Bharatiya Janata Party
2012 - Meghjibhai Chavda, Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2022

2017

2012

See also
 List of constituencies of Gujarat Legislative Assembly
 Jamnagar district

References

External links

Assembly constituencies of Gujarat
Jamnagar district


title: Moses Ddiba Ssentongo

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Major General Moses Ddiba Ssentongo is a military officer in the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF). He is one of two deputy director generals of the National Enterprise Corporation (NEC), the investment vehicle of the UPDF. He was appointed to that position in March 2016. Before that, from June 2013 until June 2014, he served as the chairman of the UPDF General Court Martial, one of the highest military courts in the UPDF. Before that, Ssentongo served as the political commissar of the UPDF. He replaced Fred Tolit, who was appointed as Uganda’s Defense Attaché to the headquarters of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Military career
He has also served as the chief of education and sports in the UPDF.

During his tenure, as chairman of the General Court Martial of the UPDF, the court martial handled a number of important cases including:

 The trial of Michael Ondoga, the former commander of the Ugandan contingent to AMISOM in Somalia. The trial was still ongoing as of June 2014.
 The sentencing of four men, gun smugglers, who shot and killed Annick Van De Venster, a female Belgian tourist, whose campfire they mistook for a park ranger's. Fred Kipsang, the triggerman, was sentenced to 30 years in prison. His accomplices, Moses Chemtai, Patrick Chebles, and Kamada Chepkurui, were each given ten years behind bars.
 The ongoing corruption and embezzlement trial of Shaban Bantariza, a former UPDF spokesperson and one-time Director of the National Leadership Institute (NALI), based in Kyankwanzi, Kyankwanzi District, Central Uganda.
 The ongoing trial of Hassan Kimbowa, former commanding officer of Battle Group XI in the Ugandan AMISOM contingent to Somalia. He and Benson Olanya, a member of the same military unit, are accused of selling military fuel to Somali citizens, contrary to standing orders.

In his current assignment as deputy director general of the NEC, he reports directly to the director general of the NEC, James Mugira.

On 28 March 2020, he was promoted from the rank of Brigadier to that of Major General.

See also
 Wilson Mbadi
 David Muhoozi
 Leopold Kyanda
 Fred Tolit

References

External links
Six Charged With Plot to Overthrow Uganda Government
ISO  officer remanded

Living people
Ganda people
Ugandan generals
Ugandan military personnel
Year of birth missing (living people)
People from Central Region, Uganda


title: Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM A lens

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The Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens is a professional-level fixed focal length camera lens made by Sigma Corporation. It was announced at CES in January 2014 and immediately became highly anticipated amid reports that Sigma was not aiming to compete against Canon or Nikon's 50mm prime lenses but rather the newly released Zeiss Otus 55/1.4, a lens costing US$4,000. Retail prices for the Sigma 50mm lens had not yet been announced, but it was initially expected that it would sell for around US$1,350. However, when official pricing was announced on April 11, 2014, the retail price was even lower: US$950.

Reviews of the lens have been largely very positive,and there are expectations that it is significantly sharper than the 50mm 1.4 prime lenses by Canon and Nikon. Chromatic aberration is minimal across the aperture range, as is distortion, and the lens is sharpest at 5.6, after which it is marginally softer as diffraction effects become more prominent.

Reviews have reported that the lens is sharper and has smoother bokeh than the Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM lens.

References

050mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art
Camera lenses introduced in 2014


title: Allison Brewster Franzetti

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Allison Brewster Franzetti is an American pianist and music educator, originally from New York City. She received a Bachelor of Music degree from the Manhattan School of Music, a Master of Music degree from the Juilliard School, and a Doctorate in Musical Arts from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University.

She has been married to Carlos Franzetti since 1994 and they have one daughter, Mariana.

Discography
Mieczysław Weinberg: Complete Piano Works (Grand Piano 2012/2013)
Carlos Franzetti: Pierrot et Colombine (Sunnyside, 2012)
Carlos Franzetti: Alborada with the City of Prague Philharmonic (Amapola 2011)
Aaron Copland: Quiet City with Christopher Brellochs and Paul Cohen (Sono Luminus 2011)
Maurice Ravel: Ma Mere L'Oye, Valses nobles et sentimentales, Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2 (Amapola 2010)
Carlos Franzetti: Piano Concerto No. 1 and Symphony No. 2 (Amapola 2009)
20th Century Piano Sonatas: Berg, Hindemith, Schoenberg, Hartmann (Naxos, 2007)
Sonata Fantasy with Kimberly McCoul Risinger (Albany, 2007)
American Piano Volume 5: South American Landscapes (Premier, 2004)
Carlos Franzetti: Reflexiones (Amapola, 2004)
Tango Ballet: Poeta de Arrabal (Amapola, 2002)
Tango Bar (Chesky, 2001)
Tango Fatal (Amapola, 2001)
Roberto Sierra: El Mensajero de Plata  (Newport Classics, 1999)
Scriabin, Ravel, DeFalla (Amapola, 1999)
The Unknown Piazzolla  (Chesky, 1999)
Roberto Sierra: El Mensajero de Plata  (Newport Classics, 1999)
Carlos Franzetti: Piano Concerto No. 2 and Symphony No. 1 (Amapola, 1998)
Portraits of Cuba (Chesky, 1996)
Images Before Dawn - The Symphonic Music of Carlos Franzetti (Premier, 1995)

References

External links
Allison Brewster Franzetti's web page
Allison Brewster Franzetti on Chesky Records
 Allison Brewster Franzetti on Naxos
 Allison Brewster Franzetti at Mason Gross School of the Arts

Juilliard School alumni
Musicians from New York City
American women classical pianists
American classical pianists
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Chesky Records artists
Classical musicians from New York (state)
21st-century classical pianists
21st-century American women pianists
21st-century American pianists
20th-century classical pianists
20th-century American women pianists
20th-century American pianists


title: Jamnagar Rural Assembly constituency

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Jamnagar Rural is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India. It is part of Jamnagar district.

List of segments
This assembly seat represents the following segments,

 Jamnagar Taluka (Part) Villages – Sarmat, Gordhanpar, Khara Beraja, Dhinchda, Rozibet, Nava Nagna, Juna Nagna, Dhunvav, Khijadiya, Jambuda, Sachana, Rampar, Fala, Dhrangda, Khambhalida Nanovas, Khambhalida Motovas, Khijadiya Ravani, Ranjitpar, Khilos, Nani Banugar, Moti Banugar, Shekhpat, Khimrana, Naghedi, Vasai, Bed, Mungani, Gagva, Moti Khavdi, Nani Khavdi, Sapar, Amra, Ravalsar, Lakha Baval, Kansumara, Morkanda, Theba, Hapa, Bada, Suryapara, Lakhani Motovas, Lakhani Nanovas, Tamachan, Jamvanathali, Chavda, Moda, Gangajala, Alia, Mota Thavariya, Khimaliya, Dared, Masitiya, Champa Beraja, Jivapar, Gaduka, Balambhdi, Dodhiya, Vav Beraja, Chela, Dadiya, Mokhana, Suvarda, Vijarkhi, Sapda, Beraja, Jaga, Varna, Virpar, Veratiya, Khara Vedha, Sumri (Dhutarpar), Dhudasiya, Dhutarpar, Medi, Nani Matli, Pasaya, Modpar, Fachariya, Miyatra, Harshadpar, Naranpar, Changa, Chandragadh, Khoja Beraja, Lonthiya, Bavariya, Lavadiya, Naghuna, Nana Thavariya, Hadmatiya, Matva, Moti Bhalsan, Sumri (Bhalsan), Konza, Makvana, Dhandha, Chandraga, Vaniyagam, Vagadiya, Valupir (Kado), Vokatiyo (Kado), Gujh (Kado), Pirotan (Bet), Ravan (Kado), Magariyo (Kado), Panjavo (Kado), Kalyan (Kado), Idariyo (Kado), Dhokad (Kado), Sachana Megharva (Kado), Sikka (CT), Digvijaygram (CT), Bedi (CT), Vibhapar.
 Jodiya Taluka (Part) Villages – Jodiya, Badanpar (Jodiya), Kunad, Khavral (Kado), Balachadi, Khiri, Hadiyana, Baradi, Beraja, Vavdi, Nesda, Limbuda, Anada, Bhadra, Lakhtar.

Members of Legislative Assembly
 2007 - Laljibhai Solanki, Bharatiya Janata Party
 2012 - Raghavji Patel, Indian National Congress

Election results

2022

By Election-2019

2017

2012

References

External links

Assembly constituencies of Gujarat
Jamnagar district


title: North Carolina Highway 131

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North Carolina Highway 131 (NC 131) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina.  It connects the city of Bladenboro to Fayetteville, via NC 87, and Whiteville, via US 701.

Route description
NC 131 is a two-lane rural highway that begins at US 701 north of Whiteville.  In Bladenboro, it shares concurrencies with NC 242 and NC 410 along its Main Street crossing NC 211 Business at Seaboard Street.  It soon splits from NC 242, which continues north to Elizabethtown, followed by crossing NC 211 By-Pass, before leaving Bladenboro.   later, it splits from NC 410, which continues north to Dublin.  At NC 41, NC 131 has a brief  overlap; it is noticeable that the routing here was reconfigured to slowdown NC 131 at this location.  At the end of its journey, NC 131 meets with NC 87, in Tar Heel; where travelers can continue on to Fayetteville or Elizabethtown.

NC 131 goes through predominantly forested or farmlands in the area, with Bladenboro being the only urban location along its route.

History
NC 131 was established in 1949 as a new primary routing from US 701 north of Whiteville to NC 87 in Tar Heel.  In 1970, NC 131 was rerouted onto a new road east of downtown Tar Heel.  In 2015, NC 131 was realigned on new road and brief overlap with NC 41, eliminating an intersection; old alignment was downgraded to secondary roads, with some partial removal of roadway.

Junction list

References

External links

 NCRoads.com: N.C. 131

131
Transportation in Columbus County, North Carolina
Transportation in Bladen County, North Carolina


title: Josias Du Pré Porcher

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Josias Du Pré Porcher (ca. 1761 – 4 May 1820) was an English politician. After following his uncle into the service of the British East India Company, he became wealthy and returned to England, although he was frustrated in an attempt to obtain a directorship of the company. His wealth and his friendship with Lord Caledon enabled him to sit in Parliament for various boroughs until 1818, although he was not a particularly conspicuous member. He died at his country home in Devonshire in 1820.

Childhood and Indian career
Born about 1761, Josias was the third son of Paul Porcher, a planter of Charleston, South Carolina, and his wife Esther Du Pré. Esther was the sister of Josias Du Pré, an East India merchant. Porcher moved to England in 1768 under the patronage of his uncle Josias, who was President of Madras from 1770 to 1773. Porcher not unnaturally took up a career in India as well, and became a writer of the British East India Company in Madras in 1778. He received a legacy of £1,000 at the death of his uncle in 1780.

From 1783 to 1786, he was deputy to the deputy paymaster in Madras, and in 1785, was made a senior merchant. In 1790, he was appointed to the company's Board of Trade and was made clerk to the committee of works. Porcher served as mayor of Madras from 1791 to 1792 and was appointed military storekeeper at Madras in the latter year.

Porcher returned home in 1796, bearing a diamond sword presented by the nawab of Arcot to the Prince of Wales. He invested £2,000 in the 1797 loyalty loan. Porcher sought to become a director of the East India Company with the aid of the Alexander family, who had achieved prominence through a fortune also made in India. His uncle Josias had married Rebecca Alexander, sister of James Alexander, 1st Earl of Caledon, and aunt of Caledon's nephews Henry and James. Henry, a schoolmate of Porcher's, recommended him to Thomas Pelham as a friend of the family, and Porcher assured Pelham of his attachment to government and his friendship with Lord Hobart. However, Porcher did not receive a directorship, and later joined James Alexander and Edward Fletcher as partners in founding Porcher & Co., a firm of East India agents in 1804.

In Parliament
In 1802, he loaned £25,000 to Thomas Pitt, 2nd Baron Camelford, for six years in exchange for a Parliamentary seat, and was duly returned for Pitt's borough of Bodmin. In the same year, he also brokered the purchase of the burgages of Old Sarum from Camelford by Du Pre Alexander, 2nd Earl of Caledon. He was Member of Parliament for Bletchingley from 1806 to 1807, for Dundalk in 1807, and for Old Sarum from 1807 to 1818.

He was a Gentleman of the Privy Chamber from 1818 to his death in 1820. He married, on 1 Nov. 1787 at Fort George, Madras, Charlotte, the daughter of Admiral Sir William Burnaby, 1st Baronet, of Broughton Hall, Oxfordshire. They had 4 sons and a daughter.

Notes

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1761 births
Year of birth uncertain
1820 deaths
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
UK MPs 1802–1806
UK MPs 1806–1807
UK MPs 1807–1812
UK MPs 1812–1818
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Louth constituencies (1801–1922)
Members of Parliament for Old Sarum
Mayors of Chennai
British East India Company people
Gentlemen of the Privy Chamber


title: Samuel Walker (soldier)

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Samuel Walker (October 19, 1822 – February 6, 1893) was an American soldier, lawman and politician who settled in Lawrence, Kansas, and served as an officer during Bleeding Kansas and the American Civil War.

Early life
Walker was born on October 19, 1822, in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. After marrying Marian E. Lowe in 1842, Walker moved to Ohio in 1848, and worked there as a cabinet maker. In 1855 he settled permanently in Lawrence, Kansas. There Walker became a founding member of the Bloomington Guards, a local militia company, in late 1855, and he was quickly elected first sergeant. In the following year Walker was elected colonel of the 4th Kansas Cavalry, which participated in all the campaigns of the free-state men during Bleeding Kansas. In that capacity Walker was present at the sieges of Lawrence and Fort Saunders, and commanded free-state forces on August 16, 1856, at the Battle of Fort Titus, which was a free-state victory. In 1856 Walker served as a member of the short-lived Territorial House of Representatives under the Topeka Constitution, and around the same time he also was a Deputy U.S. Marshal. Walker became the sheriff of Douglas County, Kansas, in October 1857 and served until January 1862.

Civil War
After the American Civil War began in April 1861, Walker volunteered to fight for the Union, and he was commissioned the captain of Company F, 1st Kansas Volunteer Infantry Regiment on June 1, 1861. In this capacity, Walker commanded the company at the Battle of Wilson's Creek, Missouri on August 10, 1861, where his regiment sustained over 50% casualties. Walker was promoted to a major of the 5th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry Regiment on May 24, 1862, before being promoted lieutenant colonel of the 16th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry Regiment in October 1864. Walker participated in opposing Price's Raid in Missouri and Kansas during the fall of 1864. In the wave of mass promotions by brevet at the war's end, he received brevet promotions to colonel and brigadier general dated to March 13, 1865.

The Powder River Expedition

In mid 1865, Major General Grenville M. Dodge ordered an expedition as a punitive campaign against the Sioux, Cheyenne and Arapaho. Led by Brigadier General Patrick E. Connor, its strategy was to have three independently marching columns of soldiers converge upon the Sioux and Cheyenne in the Powder River Country. Walker was assigned command of the middle, or center column. The column was made up of eight companies of his own 16th Kansas Cavalry joined by Company H of the 15th Kansas Cavalry with two mountain howitzer cannon. He had an aggregate force of 600 mounted men. The column started north from Fort Laramie in early August 1865 and traversed the country west of the Black Hills in Dakota Territory. Marching into Montana Territory, the command suffered from bad water, weather, supply shortages, and harassing Indian attacks. Though the western column led by Connor was able to construct Fort Connor (later renamed Fort Reno), the army was neither able to defeat the Indians nor to pacify the region. All of the forces in the field were recalled to Fort Laramie, and the 16th Kansas Cavalry along with Colonel Walker were mustered out in December 1865.

Later life
In 1865 Walker was named Major General of the Kansas Militia, and he held this rank for ten years. Walker served as the sheriff of Douglas County again, from 1868 to 1872, and as a City Marshall, to which he was elected in 1872. He was also a Republican in the State Senate from 1872 until 1874. Samuel Walker died on February 6, 1893, in Lawrence, Kansas, and is buried there in Oak Hill Cemetery.

See also
 Powder River Expedition

Notes

References

1822 births
1893 deaths
Bleeding Kansas
Republican Party Kansas state senators
People of Kansas in the American Civil War
People of Ohio in the American Civil War
People of Pennsylvania in the American Civil War
Union Army officers
19th-century American politicians
American cabinetmakers


title: Bro, Gotland

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Bro (sometimes called Bro and Duss) is a populated area, a socken (not to be confused with parish), on the Swedish island of Gotland. It comprises the same area as the administrative Bro District, established on 1January 2016.

Geography
Bro is the name of the socken as well as the district. It is also the name of the small village surrounding the medieval Bro Church, sometimes referred to as Bro kyrkby. It is situated in the northwest part of Gotland, northeast of Visby.

, Bro Church belongs to Väskinde parish in Norra Gotlands pastorat, along with the churches in Väskinde, Fole, Lokrume, Hejnum and
Bäl.

One of the asteroids in the asteroid belt, 10128 Bro, is named after this place.

Gallery

References

External links

Objects from Bro at the Digital Museum by Nordic Museum

Populated places in Gotland County


title: Sarda Primitiva

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The Sarda Primitiva is an indigenous breed of domestic goat from the Mediterranean island of Sardinia, off the west coast of Italy. It is quite distinct from the better-known Sarda breed of goat. It is raised in the mountainous areas of  the historic sub-regions of Ogliastra, of Sarrabus-Gerrei and of Sulcis-Iglesiente. It is one of the forty-three autochthonous Italian goat breeds of limited distribution for which a herdbook is kept by the Associazione Nazionale della Pastorizia, the Italian national association of sheep- and goat-breeders.

At the end of 2013 the registered population was 5399.

References

Goat breeds
Dairy goat breeds
Goat breeds originating in Italy


title: Javy Ayala

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Javier "Javy" Ayala (born August 22, 1988) is an American former mixed martial artist who competed in the Heavyweight division. A professional competitor since 2011, he has competed for Bellator and Tachi Palace Fights.

Background
Born and raised in Porterville, California, Ayala began wrestling in the seventh grade. Ayala continued with the sport at Porterville High School, where he also competed in track and field. running the 100-meter dash, as well as throwing the discus and shot put. Ayala began his MMA career around 12 years old.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career
Ayala made his professional mixed martial arts debut in 2011 and compiled a record of 5-3, while competing on the regional circuit in California for promotions such as Tachi Palace Fights.

Bellator MMA
Ayala signed a three-fight contract with Bellator and made his promotional debut at Bellator 102 in Visalia, California on October 4, 2013, against Thiago dos Santos. Ayala won in an upset, knocking out the Brazilian fighter with a series of punches as the first round ended, causing referee John McCarthy to call off the fight.

After the fight, Ayala's contract was updated to six fights and he faced off against Eric Prindle at Bellator 111 on March 7, 2014. Ayala won via TKO due to a doctor stoppage in the third round, after dominating the first two rounds.

Ayala faced undefeated Raphael Butler on September 19, 2014, at Bellator 125. He won the fight via submission in the first round.

Ayala faced Alex Huddleston at Bellator 139 on June 26, 2015. He lost the fight via submission in the first round.

Ayala faced Carl Seumanutafa at Bellator 148 on January 29, 2016. He lost the fight via TKO in the second round.

Ayala returned to face Roy Boughton at Bellator 156 on June 17, 2016. He won the fight via TKO in the first round.

In his highest profile bout to date, Ayala faced Sergei Kharitonov at Bellator 163 on November 4, 2016. Despite being a significant underdog, Ayala won the fight via knockout just sixteen seconds into the first round.

Ayala faced debuting heavyweight Roy Nelson at Bellator 183 on September 23, 2017. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.

Ayala faced Cheick Kongo at Bellator 199 on May 12 in San Jose, CA. He lost the fight via knockout in the first round.

In his highest profile match to date, Ayala faced former UFC Heavyweight champion Frank Mir at Bellator 212 on December 14, 2018. After being taken down and controlled on the ground in the first round, Ayala rallied in the second round to win via TKO after Mir tapped to punches.

Ayala was to face former Bellator Heavyweight champion Vitaly Minakov at Bellator 225 on August 24, 2019. However, on the day of the fight, it was announced that Ayala was pulled from the fight by the Connecticut Boxing Commission due to an undisclosed medical reason and was replaced by Tim Johnson.

Ayala was re-scheduled to meet Minakov at Bellator 232 on October 26, 2019. However, Minakov was unable to obtain visa for the bout, leading to Ayala being pulled from the card also.

Ayala faced Valentin Moldavsky at Bellator 239 on February 21, 2020. After being taken down and dominated on the ground, he lost the fight by unanimous decision.

Personal life
Ayala is married and has two children.
He is the cousin of former UFC Bantamweight fighter Joe Soto.

Championships and accomplishments
 Bellator MMA
 Tied (with Tyrell Fortune) for most stoppage wins in Bellator heavyweight division history (six)

Mixed martial arts record

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|Loss
|align=center|11–8
|Valentin Moldavsky
|Decision (unanimous)
|Bellator 239
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States
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|Win
|align=center|11–7
|Frank Mir
|TKO (submission to punches)
|Bellator 212
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|align=center|2
|align=center|4:30
|Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|10–7
|Cheick Kongo
|KO (punches)
|Bellator 199
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|align=center|1
|align=center|2:29
|San Jose, California, United States
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|10–6
|Roy Nelson
|Decision (unanimous)
|Bellator 183
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|San Jose, California, United States
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 10–5
| Sergei Kharitonov
| KO (punch)
| Bellator 163
|
| align=center|1
| align=center| 0:16
| Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 9–5
| Roy Boughton
| TKO (punches)
| Bellator 156
|
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 3:02
| Fresno, California, United States
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|-
| Loss
| align=center| 8–5
| Carl Seumanutafa
| TKO (punches)
| Bellator 148
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| align=center| 2
| align=center| 3:46
| Fresno, California, United States
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|-
| Loss
| align=center| 8–4
| Alex Huddleston
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| Bellator 139
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1:12
| Mulvane, Kansas, United States
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 8–3
| Raphael Butler
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| Bellator 125
|
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1:03
| Fresno, California, United States
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 7–3
| Eric Prindle
| TKO (doctor stoppage)
| Bellator 111
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 3:05
| Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States
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| Win
| align=center| 6–3
| Thiago dos Santos
| KO (punches)
| Bellator 102
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 5:00
| Visalia, California, United States
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|-
| Loss
| align=center| 5–3
| Carl Seumanutafa
| TKO (punches)
| DH: Dragon House 13
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 3:00
| Oakland, California, United States
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| Win
| align=center| 5–2
| Mike Cook
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| TWC 16: The Condemned
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 0:34
| Porterville, California, United States
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| Loss
| align=center| 4–2
| Freddie Aquitania
| Decision (split)
| TPF 15: Collision Course
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| Lemoore, California, United States
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|-
| Loss
| align=center| 4–1
| Brandon Cash
| KO (punch)
| UPC Unlimited: Up and Comers 12: Turning Point
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 0:31
| Coarsegold, California, United States
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 4–0
| C.J. Leveque
| Submission (kneebar)
| CCFC: The Return
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1:37
| Santa Rosa, California, United States
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 3–0
| Freddie Aquitania
| Decision (split)
| TPF 11: Redemption
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| Lemoore, California, United States
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 2–0
| Ray Castaneda
| TKO (punches)
| TWC 11: Inferno
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1:33
| Porterville, California, United States
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 1–0
| Gary LaFranchi
| TKO (submission to punches)
| TWC 10: Beatdown
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 0:41
| Porterville, California, United States
|

See also
 List of male mixed martial artists

References

External links

Living people
1988 births
American male mixed martial artists
Heavyweight mixed martial artists
Mixed martial artists utilizing wrestling
Mixed martial artists from California
People from Porterville, California
Porterville High School alumni
Sportspeople from Tulare County, California


title: Giuseppe Carnevale

text:
Giuseppe Carnevale (born 29 June 1978) is an Italian footballer.

External links

1978 births
Living people
Italian men's footballers
Stuttgarter Kickers players
2. Bundesliga players
Footballers from Stuttgart
FC Nöttingen players
Men's association football forwards


title: Boyle, Kansas

text:
Boyle is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States.

History
A post office in Boyle opened in 1872, closed temporarily in 1882, reopened in 1884, and closed permanently in 1945.

References

Further reading

External links
 Jefferson County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT

Unincorporated communities in Jefferson County, Kansas
Unincorporated communities in Kansas


title: Cash4Life

text:
Cash4Life is an American multi-jurisdictional lottery drawing game; as of April 2021, it is offered by ten state lotteries and is drawn nightly. Ticket sales began on June 13, 2014, in New York and New Jersey; the first drawing took place three days later.

Rules
Each game costs $2 per drawing. Players pick five white ball numbers from 1 through 60 in the main field, plus one number from 1 through 4 from the second field, the green "Cash Ball". Players also have the option to have the terminal randomly select the numbers in both fields. Matching all five numbers in the main field plus the Cash Ball wins, or shares ("split-prize liability"), the equivalent of $1,000-per-day-for-life, or $7,000,000 cash, at the winner's option. Second prize, however, can have multiple winners of $1,000-per-week-for-life and/or $1,000,000 cash. New Jersey Lottery regulations require that players choose either the annuity or cash option when playing. First- and second-prize winners who chose the "annuity" option can change to the cash option after winning; however, the "cash" option is binding and cannot be changed.

New Jersey's Doubler NJ option
On May 15, 2017, New Jersey added an option, called Doubler NJ; it can be added to a Cash4Life ticket for an additional $1 per play. Any non-"for Life" prize is doubled. New Jersey remains the only Cash4Life state with such an option.

Odds and prizes

The overall odds of winning are approximately 1:7.76. The prize pool is 55 percent of sales.

† The top two annuitized prizes, third prize, and the $1,000 Doubler NJ prize each have a liability limit. If there are multiple winners of the top prize, the prize is divided between the winners. If there are more than 14 top prize winners in the same drawing then the prize will automatically be paid in cash to each winner. If there are more than five second prize winners in the same draw the prize will be awarded in cash and be divided evenly among the winners for that draw. If there are more than the number of winners established in the rules of the game for the third prize and the fourth prize with the “DOUBLER NJ” feature the prize for that category will be distributed based on the amount established in the game’s rules. Cash option values (which can change periodically), as of April 2021, are $7,000,000 for the top prize, and $1,000,000 for second prize.

‡ The top prize is "split-prize liability"; in essence, a non-progressive jackpot.

Winners of either "lifetime" prize tier can receive cash in lieu of the lifetime annuity. Rules also vary by Cash4Life member: a ticket bought in Florida whose winner prefers the cash option must claim within 60 days of the drawing. New Jersey requires the cash/annuity choice be made when purchasing a ticket; a "cash option" choice is legally binding, but an "annuity option" ticket can be changed to the "cash option" when claiming.

Drawings

The nightly Cash4Life drawings are held live from Studio B (a.k.a. the Cash4Life Studio) at New Jersey Lottery Headquarters at Lawrence Park Complex in Trenton, New Jersey, at 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Livestream. Each drawing is supervised by an auditor from Hamilton, New Jersey-based Mercadien P.C., a CPA and Asset Management firm. The drawings were originally hosted by Erica Young, through May 10, 2018. Lauren Berman replaced Young in 2018. The current hostess is Jacqueline Knox, who previously served as a co-hostess since 2014. If she is unavailable, off-camera announcers are used. The practice of using off-camera announcers have been used particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Two drawing machines are used during each Cash4Life drawing. The larger machine (Magnum II) is used for randomly mixing the 60 white balls by using counter-rotating arms. The smaller machine (Messenger Single Digit) mixes the four green Cash Balls by using a clockwise rotating arm. Individually, the five white balls (several seconds apart) followed by the green Cash Ball are drawn; each ball drops through a hole at the bottom of the appropriate mixing drum. The drawing machines are manufactured by Smartplay International of Edgewater Park, New Jersey.

Cash4Life was initially drawn on Monday and Thursday evenings. Beginning July 1, 2019, Cash4Life is drawn nightly.

Participating lotteries

Ten states currently participate in Cash4Life.

† Original member

1998 Cash 4 Life Format
Cash4Life was also the name of a significantly different game offered from March 30, 1998, to September 7, 2000, by the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL). The top prize, $1,000-per-week-for-life (no cash option), was won if the player's primary set of two-digit numbers (00 through 99) matched those drawn. It was offered in Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia.

See also
Lucky for Life, a similar game that began in Connecticut(as Lucky4Life) in 2009; available in 25 states and the District of Columbia as of 2019.

References

External links

Lottery games in the United States


title: Illinois Steel Bridge Company

text:
The Illinois Steel Bridge Company was an American manufacturer of bridges based in Jacksonville, Illinois. It is credited as builder of a number of bridges and other structures that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Works include (with variations in attribution):
Duncan Mills Bridge, W of Havanna, Lewistown, Illinois (Illinois Steel Bridge Co.), NRHP-listed
Third Street Bridge, Waverly, Iowa (Illinois Steel Bridge Co.), NRHP-listed
State Highway 27 Bridge at the Guadalupe River, US 87, .13 mi. S of jct. with US 183, Cuero, Texas (Illinois Steel Bridge Company), NRHP-listed
State Highway 71 Bridge at the Colorado River, TX 71, .8 mi E of jct. with FM 609, La Grange, Texas (Illinois Steel Bridge Company, et al.), NRHP-listed
State Highway 78 Bridge at the Red River, OK 78, across the Red River at the OK-TX state line, Ravenna, Texas and Ravenna, Oklahoma (Illinois Steel Bridge Company, et al.), NRHP-listed
War Eagle Bridge, carries CR 98 over War Eagle Creek, War Eagle, Arkansas (Illinois Steel Bridge Co.), NRHP-listed

References

Steel companies of the United States
Bridge companies
Construction and civil engineering companies of the United States
Manufacturing companies based in Illinois


title: Buck Creek, Kansas

text:
Buck Creek is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States.

History
A post office was opened in Buck Creek (also spelled historically as Buckcreek) in 1899, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.

References

Further reading

External links
 Jefferson County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT

Unincorporated communities in Jefferson County, Kansas
Unincorporated communities in Kansas


title: 1945 in Brazil

text:
Events in the year 1945 in Brazil.(Incumbents, Events, Arts and culture, Births, Deaths)

Incumbents

Federal government
President: Getúlio Vargas (until 29 October); José Linhares (from 29 October)

Governors
 Alagoas:
 till 10 November: Ismar de Góis Monteiro
 10 November-18 December: Edgar de Góis Monteiro
 from 18 December: Antonio Guedes de Miranda
 Amazonas: Álvaro Botelho Maia (till 7 November); Emiliano Estanislau Afonso (from 7 November)
 Bahia: Renato Onofre Pinto Aleixo then João Vicente Bulcão Viana
 Ceará: Francisco de Meneses Pimentel (till 28 October); Benedito Augusto Carvalho dos Santos (from 28 October)
 Espírito Santo: Jones dos Santos Neves (till 27 October); José Rodrigues Sette (from 27 October)
 Goiás: Pedro Ludovico Teixeira (till 6 November); Eládio de Amorim (from 6 November)
 Maranhão:
 Mato Grosso: Júlio Strübing Müller then Olegário de Barros
 Minas Gerais: Benedito Valadares Ribeiro (till 4 November); Nísio Batista de Oliveira (from 4 November)
 Pará:
 till 29 October: Magalhães Barata
 29 October-30 October: João Guilherme Bittencourt
 30 October-6 November: Zacarias de Assumpção
 from 6 November: Manuel Maroja Neto
 Paraíba:
 till 15 July: Rui Carneiro
 15 July-6 November: Samuel Duarte
 from 6 November: Severino Montenegro
 Paraná: Manuel Ribas
 Pernambuco: Agamenon Magalhães
 Piauí:
 till 9 November: Leônidas Melo
 6 November-19 December: Antônio Leôncio Pereira Ferraz
 from 19 December: Benedito Martins Napoleão do Rego
 Rio Grande do Norte: Rafael Fernandes Gurjão/Antonio Fernandes Dantas
 Rio Grande do Sul: Ernesto Dornelles (till 6 November); Samuel Figueiredo da Silva (from 6 November)
 Santa Catarina: Nereu Ramos (till 6 November); Luís Gallotti (from 6 November)
 São Paulo:
 till 27 October: Fernando de Sousa Costa
 27 October-7 November: Sebastião Nogueira de Lima
 from 7 November: José Carlos de Macedo Soares
 Sergipe:
 till 27 October: Augusto Maynard Gomes
 27 October-5 November: Francisco Leite Neto
 from 5 November: Hunald Santaflor Cardoso

Vice governors
 Rio Grande do Norte:
 São Paulo:

Events

February - A fourth transport of troops of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force reaches Italy, in preparation for the Spring 1945 offensive.
2 April - Brazil restores diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union.
2 May - Brazilian troops arrive in Turin on the same day that the cessation of hostilities is announced.
May - Bishop Carlos Duarte Costa, an outspoken critic of the regime of President Getúlio Vargas and of the Vatican's alleged relationship with fascist regimes, gives newspaper interviews accusing Brazil's Papal nuncio of Nazi-Fascist spying, and accusing Rome of having aided and abetted Hitler. Shortly afterwards he establishes the Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church.
29 October - President Vargas resigns, beginning the period known as the Second Brazilian Republic.  José Linhares becomes acting president.
2 December - A general election is held, the first since the establishment of Getúlio Vargas' Estado Novo.   The presidential election is won by Eurico Gaspar Dutra of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), which also wins a majority of seats in both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate.

Arts and culture

Books
Oswald de Andrade - A Arcádia e a Inconfidência

Films
O Cortiço
O Gol da Vitória
Não Adianta Chorar

Births
11 January - Geraldo Azevedo, singer and guitarist
18 February - Edir Macedo, evangelical leader and media mogul
7 May - Zila Bezerra, teacher and politician
13 August - Vânia Dantas Leite, pianist, conductor, music educator and composer (died 2018)
26 September - Gal Costa, singer (died 2022)
8 October - Paulo Thiago, film director and screenwriter (died 2021)
27 October - Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, 35th President of Brazil
Unknown date - Eduardo Escorel, film editor and director

Deaths
25 February - Mário de Andrade,  poet, novelist, musicologist, art historian and critic, and photographer (born 1893; heart attack)
12 April - Max Wolff Filho, war hero (born 1912; killed in action)

See also
 1945 in Brazilian football

References

See also
1945 in Brazilian football
List of Brazilian films of 1945

1940s in Brazil
Years of the 20th century in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil


title: V (jj album)

text:
V is the third studio album by Swedish indie pop band JJ. It was announced by Secretly Canadian on May 29, 2014, and was released on August 19, 2014, in collaboration with Sincerely Yours. The album was made available for streaming through NPR on August 4, two weeks before the release date.

A music video for the song "All White Everything" was released on June 11, 2014. The music video was directed by Olivia Kastebring and featured the band members inside a mental hospital.

Track listing

References

2014 albums
JJ (Swedish band) albums
Secretly Canadian albums


title: 2000 Pocono 500

text:
The 2000 Pocono 500 was the 15th stock car race of the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was originally scheduled to be held on Sunday, June 18, 2000, but was delayed by one day due to rain. The race was held before an audience of 75,000 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, at Pocono Raceway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) triangular permanent course. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete.

In the final laps of the race, Penske-Kranefuss Racing's Jeremy Mayfield engaged in a battle with Richard Childress Racing's Dale Earnhardt for the lead. Heading into the final lap of the race, Mayfield performed a bump and run maneuver on Earnhardt, allowing Mayfield to take the victory. The victory was Mayfield's third career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second and final victory of the season. To fill out the top three, Dale Jarrett and Ricky Rudd, both drivers for Robert Yates Racing, finished second and third, respectively.

Background

The race was held at Pocono Raceway, which is a three-turn superspeedway located in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. The track hosts two annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races, as well as one Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series event. Until 2019, the track also hosted an IndyCar Series race.

Pocono International Raceway is one of a very few NASCAR tracks not owned by either Speedway Motorsports, Inc. or International Speedway Corporation. It is operated by the Igdalsky siblings Brandon, Nicholas, and sister Ashley, and cousins Joseph IV and Chase Mattioli, all of whom are third-generation members of the family-owned Mattco Inc, started by Joseph II and Rose Mattioli.

Outside of the NASCAR races, the track is used throughout the year by the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and motorcycle clubs as well as racing schools and an IndyCar race. The triangular oval also has three separate infield sections of racetrack – North Course, East Course and South Course. Each of these infield sections use a separate portion of the tri-oval to complete the track. During regular non-race weekends, multiple clubs can use the track by running on different infield sections. Also some of the infield sections can be run in either direction, or multiple infield sections can be put together – such as running the North Course and the South Course and using the tri-oval to connect the two.

Entry list

 (R) denotes rookie driver.

Practice

First practice
The first practice session was held on Friday, June 16, at 11:00 AM EST. The session lasted for three hours. Penske-Kranefuss Racing's Rusty Wallace set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 52.557 and an average speed of .

Second practice
The second practice session was held on Saturday, June 17, at 9:30 AM EST. The session lasted for one hour and 20 minutes. Joe Bessey Racing's Geoff Bodine set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 53.867 and an average speed of .

Final practice
The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, June 17, after the preliminary 2000 Pocono ARCA 200. The session lasted for one hour. Robert Yates Racing's Ricky Rudd set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 54.412 and an average speed of .

Qualifying
Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, June 16, at 3:00 PM EST. Each driver had two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two counted as their official qualifying lap. During the first round, the top 25 drivers in the round was guaranteed a starting spot in the race. If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round, they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run, held on Saturday, June 17, at 11:30 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver had two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap. Positions 26–36 were decided on time, while positions 37–43 were based on provisionals. Six spots were awarded by the use of provisionals based on owner's points. The seventh was awarded to a past champion who has not otherwise qualified for the race. If no past champion needs the provisional, the next team in the owner points was awarded a provisional.

Rusty Wallace, driving for Penske-Kranefuss Racing, managed to win the pole, setting a time of 52.440 and an average speed of  in the first round.

Three drivers failed to qualify.

Full qualifying results

Race results

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

 Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

2000 in sports in Pennsylvania
2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
NASCAR races at Pocono Raceway
June 2000 sports events in the United States


title: The Roseland Academy

text:
The Roseland Academy is a coeducational secondary school with academy status, located in Tregony in the English county of Cornwall.

The school was established in 1963, and became a comprehensive in 1976. Previously a foundation school administered by Cornwall Council, Roseland Community College converted to academy status on 1 April 2011. The school continues to coordinate with Cornwall Council for admissions.

The Roseland Academy offers GCSEs, BTECs and OCR Nationals as programmes of study for pupils. The school also offers some vocational courses in conjunction with Truro and Penwith College and Cornwall College.

Notable former pupils
Jack Andrew, rugby player

References

External links
The Roseland Academy official website

Secondary schools in Cornwall
Educational institutions established in 1963
1963 establishments in England
Academies in Cornwall


W. E. B. Du Bois: The Fight for Equality and the American Century, 1919–1963 is the second installment of historian David Levering Lewis's two-part biography of W.E.B. Du Bois published by Henry Holt and Company in 2000. The book deals with Du Bois's involvement in the Harlem Renaissance, his fight for equality and justice, and the Communist witch-hunts that ultimately left him rejected and exiled in Ghana.  Like the first part of the Lewis's study, which won in 1994, the book won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography in 2001, making Lewis the first author to win two Pulitzer Prizes for back-to-back volumes.

References

2000 non-fiction books
Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography-winning works
American biographies
Biographies about African-American people
W. E. B. Du Bois


title: Jamnagar North Assembly constituency

text:
Jamnagar North is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India. It is part of Jamnagar district and it came into existence after 2008 delimitation.

This assembly seat represents the following segments,

 Jamnagar Taluka (Part) – Navagam Ghed (M).
 Jamnagar Taluka (Part) – Jamnagar Municipal Corporation (Part) Ward No.-1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Jamnagar (OG) 18, Jamnagar Port Area 19

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election results

2022

2017

2012

See also
 List of constituencies of Gujarat Legislative Assembly
 Jamnagar district

References

External links

Assembly constituencies of Gujarat
Jamnagar district


title: Paul Pester

text:
Paul David Pester (born 14 January 1964) is a British banker. He was chief executive officer (CEO) of TSB Bank from 2013 to 2018.

Early life
Pester grew up in Plymouth. He was educated at Tamar High School, Plymouth. He has a first class honours degree in physics from the University of Manchester, and a doctorate (DPhil) in mathematical physics from Brasenose College, University of Oxford in 1988.

Career
Pester was employed by McKinsey & Co as a management consultant, before running Virgin Money, and then working in various senior roles for Lloyds TSB, Santander and Lloyds Banking Group.

TSB
Pester was appointed in 2013 to launch TSB for the Lloyds Banking Group and, in June 2014, the BBC reported that he could earn more than £1.6 million that year in pay and bonuses. He stepped down after a disastrous IT failure at the bank, which he claimed ultimate responsibility for. On stepping down, Pester took a substantial bonus - which raised eyebrows among TSB's customers, staff and regulators. This was eventually found to be a ‘contractual severance pay agreement’ .

After TSB
Pester co-founded Loop, a money sharing social networking app, in 2021. He was appointed chairman of Tandem Money in 2022. Tandem acquired Loop in April 2023.

Personal life
Pester lives in London with his second wife. He divorced in 2015 and remarried in 2017.

References

1964 births
Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford
Alumni of the University of Manchester
British bankers
British chief executives
British corporate directors
Living people
Businesspeople from Plymouth, Devon


title: Hoist The King

text:
Hoist The King (1978 –  1995) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who sold for a record-setting $1.6 million ($ million inflation adjusted) as a yearling in 1979. He proved to be of little use as a racehorse, failing to win in nine races. He later stood as a breeding stallion in Japan with little success.

Background
Hoist The King was a  bay horse bred in Kentucky by Tom Gentry. His dam, Royal Dowry was a half-sister to Dear April whose descendants have included Bahri and Ajina. Before foaling Hoist The King, Royal Dowry had already produced the Frizette Stakes winner Tudor Queen and the Las Palmas Handicap winner Chargers Star. Hoist The King was sired by Hoist the Flag, the American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt of his generation whose other progeny included the dual Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Alleged.

At the 1979 Keeneland July Sales he was bought for a then world-record price of $1.6 million by the late John Corbett of Heron Bloodstock Services acting as agent for Kazuo Nakamura who outbid the British Bloodstock Agency's Joss Collins who was bidding on behalf of the English owner, Robert Sangster. When the gavel fell, the consignor, Tom Gentry, rushed over to the successful Japanese owner and gave him the multi-coloured 'trademark' jacket that he was wearing. Mr. Nakamura declared that he was going to name his new acquisition  "Ichi-ban".

Racing career
Hoist the King spent his racing  career in California trained by J.T. (Tommy) Doyle, finishing second and third in his two races as a juvenile and running unplaced on his only appearance as a three-year-old. .

Stud record
Hoist the King was retired from racing to become a breeding stallion in Japan. He was not a success, siring twenty winners in thirteen covering seasons from 1983 to 1995.

Pedigree

References

1978 racehorse births
Racehorses trained in the United States
Racehorses bred in Kentucky
Thoroughbred family 13-c


title: Ronald Shiffman

text:
Ronald Shiffman is a Brooklyn-based city planner, architect, professor, and author.

In 1964, Ron Shiffman co-founded the Pratt Institute Center for Community and Environmental Development [PICCED] now known as the Pratt Center for Community Development. [PCCD] – the nation's largest, public interest architectural, planning and community development office in the country. In 1965 working with the Central Brooklyn Coordinating Council and Sen. Robert F. Kennedy he helped to conceive and launch the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation one of the nation's first community development corporations. In the early-1970s working with members of the AIA he established within PICCED the Pratt Architectural Collaborative a public interest architectural and design service that assisted low and moderate-income communities. He is recognized as one of the founders of the community-based development movement as well as the community design movement in America and was one of the organizers of what today is known as the Association of Community Design Centers.

Awards
1998: Lewis Mumford Award in Development from ADPSR
2007: Sam Ratensky Award from the New York City chapter of AIA
2012: Jane Jacobs Medal for Life-Time Achievement from the Rockefeller Foundation
2013: Planning Pioneer Award from the American Planning Association

Selected publications
1967: "The Imperative of Deghettoization: An Answer to Piven and Cloward," Social Work, 1967, pp. 5–11, with Clarence Funnye.
1976: "Perspective VII," Journal of Architectural Education 30(2), 1976, p. 16.
1990: Comprehensive and integrative planning for community development, Community Development Research Center, Graduate School of Management and Urban Policy, New School for Social Research, 1990, with Susan Motley.
1994: "The New Urbanism, the Newer, and the Old," in Places Journal 9(2), 1994, pp. 91–92, with Andres Duany and Susana Torre.
1995: "Urban Poverty: The Global Phenomenon of Poverty and Social Marginalization in Our Cities; Facts and Strategies," 1995.
1999: "Aesthetics, Demographics and Cohesion," Perspecta, 1999, pp. 76–83, with Kate Winter, Denise Scott Brown, Alan Plattus, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Fred Koetter, and Stephen Kieran.
1999: "Facts on the Ground," Perspecta, 1999, pp. 106–111, with Kate Winter, Denise Scott Brown, Alan Plattus, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Fred Koetter, and Stephen Kieran.
1999: "Public and Private Space," Perspecta, 1999, pp. 92–97, with Kate Winter, Denise Scott Brown, Alan Plattus, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Fred Koetter, and Stephen Kieran.
2010: "Beyond Green Jobs: Seeking a New Paradigm," in What We See, New York: New Village, 2010, pp. 297–305.
2012: "Occupying Dissent: A Conversation with Maya Wiley," in Beyond Zuccotti Park, New York: New Village, 2012, pp. 112–124.
2012: "Developing the Public Realm: A Conversation with Jonathan Rose," in Beyond Zuccotti Park, New York: New Village, 2012, pp. 364–370.
2012: "Programming Public Space: A Conversation with Carlton Brown," in Beyond Zuccotti Park, New York: New Village, 2012, pp. 371–382, with Anastassia Fisyak.
2012: "A Call for Actions," in Beyond Zuccotti Park, New York: New Village, 2012, pp. 382–386, with Jeffrey Hou.

References

Living people
Israeli architects
Israeli academics
Israeli non-fiction writers
People from the Bronx
Year of birth missing (living people)


title: Jamnagar South Assembly constituency

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Jamnagar South is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India. It is part of Jamnagar district and covers a major area of Jamnagar Municipal Corporation.

List of segments
This assembly seat represents the following segments,

 Jamnagar Taluka (Part) – Jamnagar Municipal Corporation (Part) Ward No. – 6, 7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election results

2022

2017

2012

See also
 List of constituencies of Gujarat Legislative Assembly

References

External links

Assembly constituencies of Gujarat
Jamnagar district


title: List of international cricket grounds in the United States

text:
This is a list of cricket grounds in the United States.  The only ICC-certified cricket stadium in North America is Central Broward Regional Park in Lauderhill, Florida. The Leo Magnus Cricket Complex in Los Angeles is an established cricket ground with four fields, while the Indianapolis World Sports Park opened in 2014, and hosted its first major competition the following year, the 2015 Americas Twenty20 Division One.

References

External links
Cricket grounds in USA at CricketArchive

Cricket grounds
Grounds
United States


title: Gene Yu

text:
Gene Yu () is a United States Military Academy graduate, former U.S. Army Special Forces officer and author. He wrote the book Yellow Green Beret: Stories of an Asian-American Stumbling Around U.S. Army Special Forces (series)|Yellow Green Beret: Stories of an Asian-American Stumbling Around U.S. Army Special Forces Vols. 1 to 3, under the pen name of Chester Wong, a semi-autobiographical and comedic take on his time in the Green Berets.

He is also the nephew of Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou and was instrumental in the negotiation and release of Taiwanese citizen Evelyn Chang (Chang An-wei), from Abu Sayyaf militants in the Philippines.

Background and education
Gene Yu was born in Concord, Massachusetts on October 26, 1979 and moved to Northern California in 1988, where he grew up. He is of Hakka ancestry. Yu's mother is the younger sister of Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou. Although he is the nephew of President Ma, he had little contact with him while growing up.

Yu matriculated into West Point at 17 and received his commission in June 2001. His first command was as a tank platoon and mortar platoon leader along the demilitarized zone in South Korea. He joined the Special Forces in 2006.

During the final stages of his U.S. Army Special Forces Qualification Course in December 2005, Yu was in the Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) phase of the program. In accordance with the requirements of the training, Yu only carried his military ID card and a knife. Yu and his classmates were also expected to learn to live off the land, and as such, ate very little. In the final days of the evasion portion of the school and motivated by hunger, Yu left the boundaries of the exercise and came upon a group of Guatemalans in the North Carolina forest. Using Spanish skills acquired during extensive foreign travel, Yu was able to convince them to give him a ride  to the nearby town of Aberdeen. After reaching Aberdeen and being rejected by a convenience store when he tried to pay using his ID and memorized credit card number, Yu directed the group to a Papa John's Pizza's location and ordered pizzas and other food, knowing he could pay with his ID and without an actual physical credit card, as he had done in the past at other Papa John’s restaurants. Yu returned to his classmates with the food. Though they destroyed the evidence of the pizzas, Yu was later found with the receipt during the resistance phase of the school during a strip search that was part of the training. Yu was initially forced out of the U.S. Army Special Forces Qualification Course, despite only being short one day of graduation, but was later able to repeat the class and receive his Green Beret. While some saw the incident as a typically creative Special Forces-type of solution to the SERE challenge his story is still reportedly told as a cautionary tale to incoming students to the SERE program by its cadre (albeit without Yu’s name and with the consequence of having been being forced out of the school).

During his time in the U.S. Army, he also served in Iraq, the Philippines, and Okinawa. Due to the classified nature of his assignments there is little information about his deployments on public record.

During his tours of duty, Yu conducted hostage rescue missions in Baghdad and coordinated 5,000 Filipino marines and soldiers in an attack on an Abu Sayyaf base.

Yu served 8 years in the military (4 years additionally at West Point) and was awarded with two Bronze Stars and was discharged with rank of captain, although he was selected for early promotion to major.

The Chang An-wei incident
While on vacation, Taiwanese citizen Chang An-Wei was abducted by Abu Sayyaf gunmen on the Malaysian island of Pom Pom and was taken to the Philippines on November 15, 2013. Her husband, Hsu Li-Min, was killed.

While visiting Taiwan to promote the Chinese language edition of Yellow Green Beret, Yu learned about the kidnapping. He described his relationship with Chang as "a family friend." On the request of the Chang family, Yu went to the Philippines and utilizing his contacts within the Filipino armed forces and through a network of private security contractors, he organized two task forces to find Chang.

Though the Filipino armed forces attempted to stop their soldiers and marines from taking part in the operation, they continued to work with Yu. One of Yu’s former instructors from West Point and fellow Green Beret officer also introduced him to Filipino special operations officers.

Yu's team also opened a line of communication to the militants with regards to their ransom demands. Initially, the Abu Sayyaf group that held Chang asked for millions of dollars, but their monetary demands fluctuated wildly throughout their discussions. Ten days before Chang regained her freedom, Yu posed as a Chinese-speaking doctor during a phone call to the militants.  The militants abruptly cut negotiations with the suspicion that Yu was a Taiwanese spy and threatened to kill Evelyn Chang, but two days later, Yu’s team was able to re-open communications under the guise of being a different group of negotiators.

Chang was sold to various subgroups within the Abu Sayyaf organization, complicating the efforts to find her and the ongoing negotiations. Following the conversation Yu had with Chang, he and his team became concerned that she would be moved further up the Abu Sayyaf organization and that action on their part was required. The Filipino members of his team received orders from their chain of command to not get involved. The orders were ignored.

Yu mentioned the groups made up of Filipinos and security contractors were at odds, and he had his doubts whether their actions would be a success. Despite their differences, the groups were able to locate Chang in an Abu Sayyaf jungle base camp in the Southern Philippine island province of Sulu. Yu declines to discuss what followed, but it resulted in a number of Abu Sayyaf members killed. Chang returned to Taiwan on December 21, 35 days after her ordeal began.

Yu petitioned the Taiwanese government to award its Medal of Valor to three Filipino soldiers. All three were awarded with the medals and was the first time they were presented to foreign soldiers.

Parallels to the Chang An-wei incident were made to the later kidnapping in April 2014 of Chinese national Gao Huayun and Filipino hotel staffer Marcy Dayawan. Yu was interviewed by the South China Morning Post for his thoughts on the event and how it compared to the Chang An-wei incident.

Civilian career
After leaving the military, Yu has worked as an equity swaps trader at Credit Suisse in Hong Kong in its Prime Services Department and with Palantir Technologies in its Asia-region business development department, based in Singapore.

Yu also worked as Director of Channels at Perx, loyalty-based mobile CRM platform with an automated and targeted marketing messaging system based in Singapore, chaired by Eduardo Saverin, and as Vice President of Corporate Development at migme Limited, a Foxconn-backed social entertainment platform and public company on the Australian Stock Exchange.

He also launched a mixed martial arts apparel company which creates fight gear, jiujitsu gi, and other apparel, FLOW MMA. Yu founded the company after training in mixed martial arts in Asia and discovering, while in Taiwan, that there were no MMA apparel companies that catered to Chinese fighters and enthusiasts. Yu has also served as a referee during Legend FC 8 and 10.

Yu partnered with Barron Lau, former CEO of Round5 (the licensee of official UFC and Bruce Lee action figurines) and Carol Chen, an apparel manufacturer for developing designs based in Chinese culture. Former UFC and ONE FC fighter Andy Wang was also recruited to help cultivate MMA fighters in China.

Yu is currently the CEO of Blackpanda, Asia's first combined physical-cyber incident response group, specializing in coverage of Asia-Pacific and hyper-focused on digital forensics and cyber crisis response and management; Resorts World Manila notably contracted the company to review its security procedures following the 2017 Resorts World Manila attack.

References

External links
 The official website of Yellow Green Beret: Stories of an Asian-American Stumbling Around U.S. Army Special Forces [Dead Link]
 Gene Yu’s official Facebook page

21st-century American non-fiction writers
American expatriates in Hong Kong
American male non-fiction writers
Writers from California
American military personnel of Chinese descent
American military writers
Living people
United States Army officers
United States Military Academy alumni
Members of the United States Army Special Forces
Mixed martial arts executives
American people of Taiwanese descent
Hakka writers
Writers from Concord, Massachusetts
1979 births
21st-century American male writers
Military personnel from Massachusetts


title: Jamjodhpur Assembly constituency

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Jamjodhpur is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India. It is part of Jamnagar district.

List of segments
This assembly seat represents the following segments,

 Jamjodhpur Taluka
 Lalpur Taluka
Bhanvad Taluka (Part) Villages – Manpar, Jogra, Chokhanda, Bhangol, Bhoria, Kabarka, Shedhakhai, Bodki, Fotdi, Dharagar, Krushnagadh, Vanavad, Katkola

Members of Legislative Assembly
2007 - Brijrajsinh Jadeja, Indian National Congress
2012- Chimanbhai Shapriya, Bharatiya Janata Party
2017 - Kalariya Chiragbhai Rameshbhai Indian National Congress
2022- Ahir Hemantbhai Hardasbhai, Aam Aadmi Party

Election results

2022

2017

2012

See also
 List of constituencies of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
 Jamnagar district

References

External links

Assembly constituencies of Gujarat
Jamnagar district


title: Khambhalia Assembly constituency

text:
Khambhaliya is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India. It is part of Devbhoomi Dwarka district.

List of segments
This assembly seat represents the following segments,

 Khambhalia Taluka
 Bhanvad Taluka (Part) All Villages except – Manpar, Jogra, Chokhanda, Bhangol, Bhoria, Kabarka, Shedhakhai, Bodki, Fotdi, Dharagar, Krushnagadh, Vanavad, Katkola

Members of Vidhan Sabha

Election results

2022

2017

2014 (By-poll)

2012

See also
 List of constituencies of Gujarat Legislative Assembly
 Gujarat Legislative Assembly

References

External links

Assembly constituencies of Gujarat
Devbhoomi Dwarka district


title: Nathan Kirby

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Nathan Winston Kirby (born November 23, 1993) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He was drafted 40th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2015 MLB draft, but would never play in Major League Baseball (MLB).

Amateur career
Kirby attended James River High School in Chesterfield County, Virginia. As a senior, he was the Virginia Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year after going 9–1 with a 1.24 ERA and 90 strikeouts in  innings pitched. He declared himself ineligible for the 2012 Major League Baseball draft after electing not to fill out certain drug tests and medical forms that are required by Major League Baseball.

As a freshman at the University of Virginia in 2013, Kirby pitched in 24 games and made two starts. He finished the season 4–1 with a 6.06 earned run average (ERA) and 37 strikeouts in  innings. Kirby was one of Virginia starting pitchers as a sophomore in 2014. On April 5 he pitched a no-hitter with 18 strikeouts against Pittsburgh. He was named the co-Atlantic Coast Conference Pitcher of the Year and was named to the All-ACC First Team. He was also an All-American by Louisville Slugger and Baseball America. In 18 starts in 2014, he was 9–3 with a 2.06 ERA. As a junior in 2015 he compiled a 5–3 record and 2.53 ERA in 12 games (11 starts). He was named to the All-ACC First Team for the second year in a row.

Professional career

Milwaukee Brewers
On June 8, 2015, Kirby was selected 40th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2015 MLB draft. The Brewers finalized his signing on July 17, 2015, a few hours before the signing deadline. After five appearances in the minors for the Single-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, where he posted a 5.68 ERA in  innings, it was announced that Kirby would need Tommy John surgery. Kirby missed the entire 2016 and 2017 seasons due to injury.

Kirby spent 2018 with the High-A Carolina Mudcats, going 3–5 with a 4.82 ERA in 27 games (11 starts). He missed all of the 2019 season after undergoing thoracic outlet surgery and fracturing a rib. Kirby did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He was assigned to the Double-A Biloxi Shuckers to begin the 2021 season, where he logged a 1.93 ERA in 17 appearances.

Pittsburgh Pirates
On July 4, 2021, Kirby was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Kevin Kramer. He spent the remainder of the year with the Double-A Altoona Curve, but struggled to a 6.52 ERA in 17 appearances. He elected free agency following the season on November 7, but re-signed with the Pirates on a minor league contract on November 14, 2021.

Kirby began the 2022 season with the Triple–A Indianapolis Indians, for whom he made 15 appearances (4 starts) and logged a 2.74 ERA with 18 strikeouts in 23.0 innings of work. He was released by the Pirates organization on June 26, 2022.

Post-playing career
In 2023, Kirby returned to the University of Virginia to complete his degree.

References

External links

Virginia Cavaliers bio

1994 births
Living people
People from Chesterfield County, Virginia
Baseball players from Richmond, Virginia
Baseball pitchers
Virginia Cavaliers baseball players
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers players
All-American college baseball players
Carolina Mudcats players
Biloxi Shuckers players
Altoona Curve players
Indianapolis Indians players


title: Lichine (horse)

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Lichine (foaled 5 May 1979) was an American-bred, French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse who sold for a record-setting $1.7 million ($ million inflation adjusted) as a yearling in 1980. Although he never threatened to repay his auction price, he was a useful racehorse, winning the Listed Prix de Suresnes as a three-year-old and finishing placed in several Group races.

Background
Lichine was a "smallish, wiry" bay horse bred in Maryland by Mrs. J. Getty & Carelaine Stables. He was from the sixth crop of foals sired by Lyphard, an American-bred stallion who raced in France, winning the Prix Jacques Le Marois and Prix de la Forêt in 1972. Lyphard went on to become a very successful breeding stallion in both Europe and North America, siring Three Troikas, Dancing Brave and Manila. His dam, Stylish Genie was a minor stakes winner and a half-sister to Artaius, a Kentucky-bred colt who won the Eclipse Stakes and the Sussex Stakes in 1977.

In 1981, the yearling was consigned to the Keeneland Sales where he was bought for a then world-record price of $1.7 million by the bloodstock agents BBA England, representing the Greek shipping magnate Stavros Niarchos. The colt was sent to France where he was trained by François Boutin.

Racing career
Unraced as a two-year-old, Lichine began his racing career in the spring of 1982 by winning a maiden race at Évry and the Listed Prix de Suresnes over 2200 metres at Longchamp Racecourse in May. He was beaten in his five remaining races that year but ran well to finish third in the Prix Daphnis, fifth in the Prix du Moulin and fourth in the Prix du Rond Point.

Lichine stayed in training as a four-year-old and ran eight times, recording his only success in a race over 1850 metres at Longchamp in May. He again ran well in defeat on several occasions: he finished third in the Prix de Ris-Orangis, third in the Prix du Muguet, fourth in the Prix du Chemin de Fer du Nord and fourth in the Prix de la Forêt.

Stud record
Lichine was retired from racing to stand at the Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard in Normandy at an initial fee of ₣25,000. He later stood as a breeding stallion in Spain.

Pedigree

References

1979 racehorse births
Racehorses bred in Maryland
Racehorses trained in France
Thoroughbred family 14-c


title: Dwarka, Gujarat Assembly constituency

text:
Dwarka is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India. It is part of Devbhoomi Dwarka district.

List of segments
The assembly seat represents the segments of  Kalyanpur Taluka and Okhamandal Taluka.

Members of Legislative Assembly
1962 - Haridas Jamnadas Kanani, Indian National Congress
1967 - K G Raichura, Indian National Congress
1972 - Goriya Markhi Jethabhai, Indian National Congress (Indira)
1975 - Goriya Markhi Jethabhai, Indian National Congress (Indira)
1980 - Trivedi Lilaben Gaurishankar, Indian National Congress (Indira)
1985 - Pabari Jamnadas Gokaldas, Independent
1988 - (By-elections) - V R Nathabhai, Indian National Congress
1990 - Pabubha Manek, Independent
1995 - Pabubha Manek, Independent
1998 - Pabubha Manek, Independent
2002 - Pabubha Manek, Indian National Congress
2007 - Pabubha Manek, Bharatiya Janata Party
2012 - Pabubha Manek, Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2022

2017

2012

See also
 List of constituencies of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
 Devbhoomi Dwarka district

References

External links

Assembly constituencies of Gujarat
Devbhoomi Dwarka district


title: YellowPagesDirectory.Com

text:
YellowPagesDirectory.com, is a national online telephone number and street address directory, containing Yellow Pages (business listings) and White Pages (residential listings) throughout the United States. Formerly known as YellowPagesGoesGreen.org, YellowPagesDirectory.com is owned and operated by Yellow Pages Directory Inc., which is headquartered in Manhattan, NY. The website was originally launched in 2010 by a private owner and was soon acquired by Yellow Pages Directory Inc. In addition to telephone and street address listings, the website also has informational blog articles, in addition to being outspoken advocates of opting-out of traditional print telephone directory home delivery.

Info
YellowPagesDirectory.com is an online search engine and telephone directory. They encompass yellow (business) and residential (white) pages and currently feature over 28.5 million business listings throughout the United States. Users of the site are able to add, edit, and delete their Business and Residential listings.

In addition, the YellowPagesDirectory.com service states that they update their listings on a daily basis, keeping them constantly current, whereas print phone directories are only manufactured periodically and therefore do not always offer up-to-date directory information. As an example, an article published by Forbes by writer Tom Barlow entitled "Yellow Pages: No More Waste on the Stoop," touts the internet as the clear and present successor of print yellow pages; in comparison, he says, it renders phone books "as obsolete as a slide rule."
Another service YellowPagesDirectory.com provides for users is the ability for anyone nationwide to “opt-out” of local telephone book delivery; their website offers a portal to The Local Search Association's National Yellow Pages Consumer Choice Opt-Out Site, which allows anyone in the United States to cease delivery of phone books to their house from their local telephone carrier; a similar program in Seattle, Washington was recently responsible for the cancellation of close to a quarter of a million books since its inception, proving there is a need for an effective national opt-out service.
The site also features a regularly updated Blog that primarily features articles of an environmental nature, such as organic crop growing, hybrid vehicles, and ways to avoid pollution.
Since its purchase of YellowPagesDirectory.com, Yellow Pages Directory, Inc. was approved to be treated as a private S-corporation by the New York State Department of State Division of Corporation effective May 20, 2010.

History
The website that would eventually become Yellowpagesgoesgreen.org originally launched in April, 2010 as InteractiveCities.com; using their lack of a print/paper-based format as a marketing tool to appeal to environmentally conscious consumers, this privately owned online business directory consisted of a basic neighborhood Yellow Pages search engine. On September 16, 2010, it was announced that InteractiveCities.com had been acquired by Yellow Pages Directory, Inc. and subsequently re-branded as Yellowpagesgoesgreen.org, with the headquarters moved to East Northport, NY.

Yellow Pages Directory, Inc. owner Michael Keegan said that he saw in the purchase the potential to cater to the growing environmentally conscious movement prevailing throughout the United States; Keegan has stated that helping the environment is something that became important to him personally as well after seeing first-hand how much waste Americans are capable of generating on a day-by-day basis.

Keegan attended Farmingdale State College and then Oakdale's Dowling College, where he graduated with a BA in Business Administration; he currently also owns a Northport-based real estate firm.
Initially starting out solely as a United States Yellow Page Business Directory, YellowPagesDirectory.com later added Canadian listings in July 2012 (although these were removed a year later), in addition to Residential White Page listings in March 2013.

In June 2019, Yellow Pages Directory, Inc., the parent company of YellowpGoesGoesGreen.org, announced the re-branding of the website to reflect their corporate name in what owners stated was a bid to reduce confusion among consumers. The new headquarters is located in Manhattan, NY. The homepage was redesigned to reflect the change and a new focus on business marketing while maintaining the directory’s emphasis on environmental causes, and the majority of the YellowpGoesGoesGreen.org content was incorporated into new site's "opt out" page.

References

American search engines