title: One Health Model

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The concept of One Health is the unity of multiple practices that work together locally, nationally, and globally to help achieve optimal health for people, animals, and the environment.  When the people, animals, and environment are put together they make up the One Health Triad . The One Health Triad shows how the health of people, animals, and the environment are linked to one another. With One Health being a worldwide concept, it makes it easier to advance health care in the 21st century.  When this concept is used, and implied properly it can help protect and save the lives of both people, animals, and the environment in the present and future generations.

Background
The origins of the One Health Model dates as far back as 1821, with the first links between human and animal diseases being recognized by Rudolf Virchow. Virchow noticed links between human and animal disease, coining the term "zoonosis."  The major connection Virchow made was between Trichinella spiralis in swine and human infections. It was over a century later before the ideas laid out by Virchow were integrated into a single health model connecting human health with animal health.

In 1964, Dr. Calvin Schwabe, a former member of World Health Organization (WHO) and the founding chair of Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine at the Veterinary School at the University of California Davis, called for a "One Medicine" model emphasizing the need for collaboration between human and wildlife pathologists as a means of controlling and even preventing disease spread. It would be another four decades before the One Health became a reality with the 12 Manhattan Principles, where human and animal pathologists called for "One Health, One World."

The One Health Model has gained momentum in recent years due to the discovery of the multiple interconnections that exist between animal and human disease. Recent estimates place zoonotic diseases as the source 60% of total human pathogens, and 75% of emerging human pathogens.

Applying the One Health Model
The One Health Model can constantly be applied with human and animal interactions. One of the main situations where One Health can be applied is with canine and feline obesity being linked to their owners and their own obesity. Obesity in canines and felines is not good for them nor is it good for humans. The obesity of humans and their animals can result in many health problems such as diabetes mellitus, osteoarthritis, and many others. In some cases if the obesity of the pet is too bad the pet may be removed from its owner and put up for adoption. The only solution for this issue is to encourage owners to have a healthy lifestyle for both them and their animals. Zoonotic Diseases is another situation that the One Health model can be applied to. This is talked about more in the Zoonotic Disease section.

One Health and Antibiotic Resistance
Antibiotic resistance is becoming a serious problem in today's agriculture industry and for humans. One reason for this occurring resistance is that natural resistomes are present in different environmental niches. These environmental resistomes function as an antibiotic resistance gene. There are many questions and research that needs to be further done to find out if these environmental resistomes play a big role in the antibiotic resistance that is occurring in humans, animals, and plants. A recent study was done and reported that 700 000 annual deaths were caused by infections due to drug resistant pathogens   This study also reported that if unchecked, this number will increase to 10 million by 2050.  The National Antimicrobial Monitoring System is a system used to monitor antimicrobial resistance among bacteria that is isolated from animals that are used as food In 2013 they found that about 29% of turkeys, 18% of swine, 17% of beef, and 9% of chicken were multi drug resistant, meaning they had resistance to 3 or more classes of antimicrobials.  Having this resistance for both animals and humans makes it easier for zoonotic diseases to be transferred between them and also makes it easier for the resistance of these antimicrobials to be passed on. With this being said, there are many possible risk management options that can be taken to help reduce this possibility. Most of these risk management options can take place on the farm or at the slaughter house for animals. When it comes to humans, risk management has to be done by you yourself and you have to be responsible for good hygiene, up to date vaccinations, and proper use of antibiotics. With that being said, the same management on farms needs to be taken for proper use of antibiotics and only using them when it is absolutely necessary and improving the general hygiene in all stages of production. With these management factors added in with research and knowledge on the amount of resistance within our environment, antimicrobial resistance may be able to be controlled and help reduce the amount of zoonotic diseases that are passed between animals and humans.

Zoonotic Diseases and One Health
Zoonosis or zoonotic disease can be defined as an infectious disease that can be transmitted between animals and humans. One Health plays a big role in helping to prevent and control zoonotic diseases.  Approximately 75% of new and emerging infectious diseases in humans are defined as zoonotic. Zoonotic diseases can be spread in many different ways. The most common known ways they are spread are through direct contact, indirect contact, vector-borne, and food-borne. Below in (Table 1) you can see a list of different zoonotic diseases, their main reservoirs, and their mode of transmission.

Table 1: Zoonotic Diseases

See also
Antibiotic resistance
Epidemiology
Exposome

References

1821 introductions
Animals and humans
Medical models


title: Bob Sims

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Bob Sims may refer to:

 Bob Sims (1938–2006), American professional basketball player for the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers and St. Louis Hawks
 Bob Sims (1915–1994), American professional basketball player for the NBL's Tri-Cities Blackhawks and Sheboygan Redskins
 Robert Sims (born 1965), American lyric baritone who specializes in African American folk songs and spirituals


title: Biljana Pavićević (basketballer)

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Biljana Pavićević (Serbian Cyrillic: Биљана Павићевић; born 17 June 1980) is a Montenegrin women's basketball player. She played for the French team Tarbes Gespe Bigorre.

References

External links
Profile at eurobasket.com
Profile at bgbasker.com

1980 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Nikšić
Montenegrin women's basketball players
Power forwards (basketball)
ŽKK Vojvodina players
Serbia and Montenegro women's basketball players
Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
Montenegrin expatriate basketball people in Hungary
Montenegrin expatriate basketball people in France
Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
Expatriate basketball people in Cyprus
Montenegrin expatriate basketball people in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Montenegrin expatriate basketball people in Belgium
Montenegrin expatriate basketball people in Bulgaria
Expatriate basketball people in Belarus
Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Belarus


title: List of submissions to the 87th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film

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This is a list of submissions to the 87th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has invited the film industries of a number of countries to submit their best film for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film every year since the award was created in 1956. It is presented annually by the Academy to a feature-length film produced outside the United States with primarily non-English dialogue. The Foreign Language Film Award Committee oversees the process, reviewing all films submitted.

For the 87th Academy Awards, held on 22 February 2015, a submitted motion picture must be released theatrically in its respective country between 1 October 2013 and 30 September 2014. Submission of a film does not automatically qualify it for the competition; AMPAS has the final word on eligibility, and has disqualified submissions in the past. One film was accepted from each country, with a deadline of 1 October 2014; the Academy published a list of eligible films eight days later.

Eighty-three countries submitted films, with four countries entering for the first time. Mauritania submitted Timbuktu, directed by Abderrahmane Sissako; Panama entered the documentary Invasion, directed by Abner Benaim; Kosovo submitted Three Windows and a Hanging, directed by Isa Qosja; and Malta entered Simshar, directed by Rebecca Cremona.

The Phase I committee, consisting of several hundred Los Angeles-based Academy members, viewed the original submissions between mid-October and 15 December 2014. The group's top six choices, augmented by three selections by the Academy's Foreign Language Film Award Executive Committee, constitute the shortlist. Seventy-six films were originally considered, and the nine finalists were shortlisted in mid-December.

The list was narrowed down to five nominees by invited committees in New York, Los Angeles and (for the first time) London, who viewed three films a day from 9 to 11 January 2015 before casting their ballots. The list of nominees was announced on 15 January 2015 at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Los Angeles. They were Argentina's Wild Tales, directed by Damián Szifron; Estonia's Tangerines, directed by Zaza Urushadze; Mauritania's Timbuktu, directed by Abderrahmane Sissako; Poland's Ida, directed by Paweł Pawlikowski, and Russia's Leviathan, directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev. For the first time, the director's name would be engraved on the Oscar statuette in addition to the country name. The winner was Poland's Ida, directed by Pawlikowski.

Submissions

Notes
  The Lebanese film Ghadi was originally selected as their entry for the 86th Academy Awards in a two-way race over Lara Saba's Blind Intersections. When the film's release date was moved from 26 September 2013 to 31 October 2013, it no longer met the eligibility dates and Blind Intersections was submitted instead.
  In May 2014, Nigeria announced that AMPAS had approved the first-ever Nigerian Oscar selection committee and they would make their first Oscar submission; however, they did not submit a film by the deadline.

References

External links
 Official website of the Academy Awards
 The Official Academy Awards Database
 IMDb Academy Awards Page

2013 in film
2014 in film
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title: 2014–15 USHL season

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The 2014–15 USHL season is the 36th season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season ran from September 26, 2014, to April 11, 2015. The regular season champion Youngstown Phantoms were awarded the Anderson Cup. The playoff champion Sioux Falls Stampede captured the Clark Cup.

Regular season
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; PTS = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM = Penalties in Minutesx = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched conference title; z = clinched regular season title

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Post Season Awards

All-USHL First Team

All-USHL Second Team

All-USHL Third Team

All Rookie First Team

All Rookie Second Team

Clark Cup Playoffs

References

External links
 Official website of the United States Hockey League

United States Hockey League seasons
Ushl


title: 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's team pursuit

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The women's team pursuit in the 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was contested over three races on three occasions, out of a total of seven World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Obihiro, Japan, on 14–16 November 2014, and the last occasion taking place in Heerenveen, Netherlands, on 12–14 December 2014.

The defending champions were the Netherlands.

The Dutch team retained the cup by winning all races.

Top three

Race medallists

Standings
Standings as of 13 December 2014 (end of the season).

References

Women team pursuit


title: Trafalgar High School (Cape Town)

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Trafalgar High School is a public English medium co-educational secondary school in District Six of Cape Town in South Africa. It was the first school built in Cape Town for coloured and black students. The school took a leading role in protesting against apartheid policies. It celebrated its centenary in 2012 and is still running and was recently declared a heritage site.

History
Trafalgar High School was supported as a direct result of a damning criticism of the Cape School Board in the newspaper of the African Political Organization (APO) in August 1911. Investigations found that the board had created no benefit at all for students who were non-white. The board was lobbied by Abdullah Abdurahman of the APO. As a result, this school gained Harold Cressy as head teacher in 1912. Cressy was the first coloured person to gain a Bachelor of Arts degree in South Africa, and the nearby Harold Cressy High School is now named after him. The school was initially known as the Trafalgar Second Class Public School, and had five teachers and 60 students. The school was co-educational and in the first year girls were just in the majority.

Cressy was able to report a year later, in 1913, that a girl at the school had been the first coloured female student to pass the "School Higher". The girl was Abdullah Abdurahman's daughter, Rosie Waradea Abdurahman. The APO report on this success praised the girl, the principal and the school, but it gave no credit to the school board as the school was still poorly supplied.

Cressy had frequently been unhealthy and early in March 1916 he got pneumonia. By this time the school had a new site and a new building was being constructed after the school board donated £3,000. Cressy had established the school and an association for teachers, but he died that August.

South African politics affected the school's teaching staff. In 1957 Benjamin Kies who taught at the school was banned from teaching for life because he was leading the Teachers' League of South Africa. He had to also stand down as editor of the Leagues Educational Journal and that role was taken over by Helen Kies who was an alumnus of this school. In 1964 Sedick Isaacs who was the mathematics and physics teacher at the school was sentenced to twelve years in Robben Island for sabotage. He was given an extended sentence in 1969 for operating a radio and making a master key to the cells.

The school has frequently had more students than resources. It has also faced opposition. During the 1970s the community of District Six was moved and the plan was to move the school from its current location. On 11 February 1966, P. W. Botha declared that District Six was to be emptied to make way for white residents under the Group Areas Act and bulldozers moved in. However the school felt strongly about its history and it, like Harold Cressy High School, refused to be moved. By 1982, 60,000 people had been moved out of the area and rehoused in the Cape Flats. This meant that many students had to be transported in to fill the school and no student lives within a kilometre. However the school still achieved high pass rates.

In 1984 the authorities planned to close the school to non-white secondary students and they wanted to re-open it as a whites-only infant school. It was admitted that they planned to improve the school before white children would use it. The head at that time led the opposition to these plans.

In 1985 the political unrest meant that many students did not receive the education they might expect and for that reason the school decided to get every student to repeat that year so that they would not be overly disadvantaged.

More recently the school has had the time to make its own contributions. In 2006 the school became the athletes village when the Homeless World Cup came to Africa, and in 2011 it was host to plans to fix District Six. A new plan to redevelop the land that had been depopulated in District Six was unveiled at the school. The plan attracted attention especially from people who used to live near the school as they were expecting compensation for their forced eviction.

School song
The school song's chorus refers to the students as Trafalgarians:

Notable alumni
Zainunnisa Abdurahman "Cissie" Gool – anti-apartheid political leader
 Ottilie Abrahams (née Schimming) – activist
 Siraj Desai – judge
 Vera Gow – opera singer
 Alex La Guma – writer
 Hassan Howa - activist for non-segregated sport
 Abdullah Ibrahim (formerly known as Dollar Brand) – composer
 Sedick Isaacs – mathematics and physics teacher who spent 13 years on Robben Island
 Bennie Kies – professor and anti-apartheid activist (teacher at the school)
 Helen Kies (née Abrahams), teacher, activist, journalist
 Rahima Moosa – activist
 Dullah Omar – politician and minister of justice
 Richard Rive – author
 Fatima Seedat – activist

 Reggie September – trade unionist and Member of Parliament
 Sydney Vernon Petersen - Poet and founding principal of Athlone High School

References

External links

Schools in Cape Town
1912 establishments in South Africa
Educational institutions established in 1912


title: Joey Holden

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Joseph Holden (born 2 July 1990) is an Irish hurler who plays as a full-back for Kilkenny Senior Championship club Ballyhale Shamrocks. He is a former captain of the Kilkenny senior hurling team.

Holden, having failed to make the minor and under-21 teams, first appeared on the inter-county scene with the Kilkenny senior team, going on to make a combined total of 54 league and championship appearances across eight seasons. He won ten major trophies with Kilkenny; two All-Ireland titles, six Leinster Championships and three National Hurling League titles. Holden served as captain of the team during the 2015 All-Ireland title-winning season and is also an All-Star-winner.

Holden joined the Ballyhale Shamrocks senior team when he was 17 and has been a regular for the team since then. Regarded as one of the most underrated but consistent defenders, he has won a four All-Ireland Club Championships. Holden has also won eight County Championship titles.

Playing career

Ballyhale Shamrocks

Holden joined the Ballyhale Shamrocks club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. He enjoyed much championship success in the under-21 grade before eventually joining the club's top adult team in the Kilkenny Senior Championship.

On 26 October 2008, Holden was selected on the bench when Ballyhale Shamrocks faced James Stephens in the final. He remained on the bench for the entire game but collected a winners' medal following the 2–11 to 0–12 victory. On 30 November 2008, Holden won a Leinster Championship medal as a non-playing substitute following Ballyhale's 2–13 to 0–11 defeat of Birr in the final.

Holden was again listed amongst the substitutes when Ballyhale Shamrocks faced James Stephens in a second consecutive final on 25 October 2009. He remained on the bench for the entire game but claimed a second successive winners' medal after a 1–14 to 1–11 victory. On 29 November 2009, Holden won a second Leinster Championship medal as a non-playing substitute following Ballyhale's 1–16 to 1–08 defeat of Tullamore in the final. He was again listed amongst the substitutes when Ballyhale faced Portumna in the All-Ireland final on 17 March 2010. Holden was introduced as a 47th-minute substitute for Michael Fennelly and ended the game with a winners' medal following the 1–19 to 0–17 victory.

On 23 October 2011, Holden lined out at left wing-back when Ballyhale Shamrocks faced James Stephens in the final for the third time in five years. The game ended in an 0–11 to 1–08 draw. Holden was switched to right wing-back for the replay a week later but ended on the losing side following a 1–20 to 0–15 defeat.

On 11 November 2012, Ballyhale Shamrocks qualified to play Dicksboro in the final. Holden lined out at centre-back and ended the game with a third winners' medal - his first on the field of play - after a 0–16 to 0–12 victory.

After a two-year absence, Ballyhale Shamrocks were back in the final once again on 16 November 2014. Holden collected a fourth winners' medal after a 1–20 to 1–13 victory over Clara. He later claimed a third Leinster Championship medal on 7 December 2014 after a 0–21 to 1-14 extra-time defeat of Kilcormac/Killoughey in the final. Holden was selected at full-back when Ballyhale Shamrocks faced Kilmallock in the All-Ireland final on 17 March 2015. He ended the game with a second winners' medal and the man of the match title after a 1–18 to 1–06 victory.

Holden played in a sixth final with Ballyhale Shamrocks on 30 October 2016. Lining out at centre-back, he ended the game on the losing side following a 0–19 to 1–12 defeat by O'Loughlin Gaels.

On 28 October 2018, Holden claimed his fifth winners' medal when Ballyhale Shamrocks defeated Bennettsbridge by 2–20 to 2–17 to win the Kilkenny Championship. He again lined out at full-back when Ballyhale faced Ballyboden St. Enda's in the Leinster final and ended the game with a fourth provincial winners' medal after the 2–21 to 0–11 victory. Holden retained his position at full-back when Ballyhale qualified for the All-Ireland final on 17 March 2019. He collected a third winners' medal following the 2–28 to 2–11 victory over St. Thomas's. Holden was one of six Ballyhale Shamrocks hurlers later chosen on the Team of the Year.

On 27 October 2019, Holden lined out at full-back when Ballyhale Shamrocks faced James Stephens in the Kilkenny Championship final. He collected a sixth winners' medal after the 2–21 to 1–15 victory. On 1 December 2019, Holden again lined out at full-back when Ballyhale Shamrocks faced St. Mullin's in the Leinster final. He ended the game with a fifth winners' medal following the 1–21 to 0–15 victory. On 18 January 2020, Holden made his fourth All-Ireland final appearance when Ballyhale Shamrocks faced Borris-Ileigh. He ended the game with a fourth All-Ireland medal after the 0–18 to 0–15 victory.

Kilkenny

Senior

Holden was drafted onto the Kilkenny senior team in advance of the 2014 National League. He made his first appearance for the team on 16 February 2014 when he lined out at right wing-back in a 1–16 to 0–18 defeat by Clare. He was again at right wing-back when Kilkenny faced Tipperary in the National League final on 4 May 2014. Holden ended the game with a winners' medal following the 2–25 to 1–27 victory. On 6 July 2014, he won a Leinster Championship medal after lining out at right wing-back in Kilkenny's 0–24 to 1–09 defeat of Dublin in the Leinster final. On 7 September 2014, Holden was again at right wing-back when Kilkenny drew 3–22 to 1–28 with Tipperary in the All-Ireland final. Holden was dropped from the starting fifteen for the replay on 27 September 2014 but was introduced on two occasions as a temporary substitute for both Jackie Tyrrell and J. J. Delaney. He ended the game with an All-Ireland medal following the 2–17 to 2–14 victory.

On 8 December 2014 Holden was nominated for the captaincy of the Kilkenny senior team. He won a second successive Leinster Championship medal on 5 July 2015 after captaining the team from full-back to a 1–25 to 2–15 defeat of Galway in the Leinster final. On 6 September 2015, Holden again captained the team from full-back for the All-Ireland final against Galway. He ended the game with a second successive All-Ireland medal following the 1–22 to 1–18 victory while he also had the honour of lifting the Liam MacCarthy Cup as captain. Holden was later included in the full-back position on the All-Star team.

Holden won a third successive Leinster Championship medal on 3 July 2016 following a 1–26 to 0–22 defeat of Galway in the final. He was again at full-back for the All-Ireland final against Tipperary on 4 September 2016. Holden ended the game on the losing side following a 2–29 to 2–20 defeat.

On 8 April 2018, Holden was at right corner-back when Kilkenny faced Tipperary in the National League final. He ended the game with a second winners' medal following the 2–23 to 2–17 victory. Holden was switched to right wing-back when Kilkenny drew 0-18 apiece with Galway in the Leinster final on 1 July 2018. He retained the position for the replay a week later and scored a point from play in the 1–28 to 3–15 defeat.

On 30 June 2019, Holden was selected at left wing-back when Kilkenny qualified to play Wexford in the Leinster final. He ended the game on the losing side following a 1–23 to 0–23 defeat. On 18 August 2019, Holden was selected at left corner-back when Kilkenny for the All-Ireland final against Tipperary. He was substituted by Conor Delaney in the 38th minute and ended the game on the losing side following a 3-25 the 0–20 defeat.

In November 2021, Holden announced his retirement from inter-county hurling.

Career statistics

Honours

Ballyhale Shamrocks
All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship: 2010, 2015, 2019, 2020
Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship: 2008, 2009, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship: 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Kilkenny Under-21 Hurling Championship:  2005, 2006

Kilkenny
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: 2014, 2015 (c)
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship: 2014, 2015 (c), 2016, 2020, 2021
National Hurling League: 2014, 2018, 2021
Walsh Cup: 2014

Individual
All-Star: 2015
AIB Club Hurler of the Year: 2023

References

External links
Joey Holden profile at the Kilkenny GAA website

1990 births
Living people
Ballyhale Shamrocks hurlers
Kilkenny inter-county hurlers
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners


title: QML (disambiguation)

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QML is a user interface markup language, used with Qt Quick.

QML or qml may also refer to:

Computing
 Questions Markup Language, a markup language, the predecessor of QTI (IMS Question and Test Interoperability specification)
 QML, a Haskell like functional quantum programming language
 Quantum machine learning, the integration of quantum algorithms within machine learning programs
 .qml, file extension for stylesheets for the QGIS geographic information system

Other uses
 Queen Mary University of London
 Queensland Medical Laboratory
 Quake Movie Library, a collection of Machinima
 Quantified modal logic, a modal logic originally developed by Ruth Barcan Marcus
 Qualified Manufacturer List, term used by the United States Department of Defense
 ISO 639:qml, an ISO 639-3 language code


title: Katrina Ligett

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Katrina Ligett is an American computer scientist. She is Associate Professor of computer science and economics at the Hebrew University and Visiting Associate at California Institute of Technology. She is known for work on algorithmic game theory and privacy.

Education
Ligett studied at Brown University, where she completed her BS degree in Mathematics and Computer Science in 2004.  She then earned her MS and PhD in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University in 2007 and 2009, respectively.  Her PhD was supervised by Avrim Blum. She has been on the faculty of the California Institute of Technology since 2011. Currently she is Associate Professor of Computer Science and Member of Federmann Center for the Study of Rationality at Hebrew University, as well as Visiting Associate in Computing and Mathematical Sciences at Caltech.

Research

Ligett's work has made notable contributions to two fields: privacy and algorithmic game theory. For example, in the field of data privacy, her work provided a foundation for the field by proving the possibility of answering exponentially many queries about a database while maintaining privacy for individuals. In the field of algorithmic game theory, her work showed that efficiency guarantees proven for Nash equilibrium (so called Price of Anarchy bounds) can be extended to weaker equilibria concepts.

Awards and honors

Ligett received a Microsoft Faculty Research Fellowship in 2013.  In the same year, she received an NSF CAREER award and a Google Faculty Research Award

References

External links
 Katrina Ligett professional home page

Living people
American computer scientists
American women computer scientists
Brown University alumni
Carnegie Mellon University alumni
California Institute of Technology faculty
Theoretical computer scientists
Game theorists
Year of birth missing (living people)


title: Cory Ness

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Cory Ness is a second-generation American motorcycle designer and entrepreneur. He is the son of motorcycle customizer Arlen Ness, and father of Zach Ness.

Ness, following in his father's footsteps as a motorcycle enthusiast, became well known from his appearances on the Discovery Channel show Biker Build-Off in 2004 when he went head-to-head against his father and won. Ness appeared for a second time on the show in 2005, defeating Eric Gorges.

External links
 Cory Ness bio, motorcycle-usa.com
 Cory Ness interview, motorcycle-usa.com
 Diggin’ It | 2010 Cory Ness Digger, hotbikeweb.com
 Biker Build-Off Cory Ness vs. Arlen Ness, YouTube

Living people
People from San Leandro, California
Motorcycle builders
Motorcycle designers
1963 births


title: M2Mi Corporation

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Machine-to-Machine Intelligence (M2Mi) Corp, based in the NASA Research Park in Moffett Federal Airfield, was founded in 2006 by Geoffrey Barnard (formally Geoffrey Brown ).

M2Mi is a founding member of the OASIS MQTT standards group and Geoffrey Barnard (Brown) served as the chair for the security sub-committee.

References

2006 establishments in the United States
Cloud computing providers
Companies based in California


title: Leeroy Owusu

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Leeroy Owusu (born 13 August 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer of Ghanaian descent who plays as a right-back for Odense Boldklub.

Club career
On 15 March 2013, Owusu signed a three-year contract with Ajax, tying him down to the club until 30 June 2016. He made his debut for Jong Ajax as a half-time substitute for Joël Veltman in an Eerste Divisie match against Telstar on 11 August 2014. In November 2014, Owusu extended his contract with Ajax until 2019.

Career statistics

References

External links

1996 births
Living people
Dutch men's footballers
Dutch expatriate men's footballers
Dutch people of Ghanaian descent
Men's association football defenders
Netherlands men's youth international footballers
Footballers from Purmerend
AFC Ajax players
Jong Ajax players
Excelsior Rotterdam players
De Graafschap players
Willem II (football club) players
Odense Boldklub players
Eredivisie players
Eerste Divisie players
Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark


title: Sunken courtyard

text:
In architecture and landscape architecture, a sunken courtyard, sometimes called a sunken plaza, is a courtyard below ground level.

Gallery

References

Courtyards


title: List of Hennepin County Library branches

text:
The Hennepin County Library, which serves Hennepin County, Minnesota, including the city of Minneapolis, consists of 41 branches in 24 cities and towns. Of these, 15 are in Minneapolis; collectively they made up the Minneapolis Public Library until they were absorbed by the Hennepin system in the merger. Four branches (Central, Franklin, Hosmer, and Sumner) were originally founded as Carnegie libraries. Several other libraries, separate from the system, also operate within the county's boundaries.

Many of the branches of the current library system were established by entities other than the system itself. The Minneapolis Public Library was founded in 1885 to serve Minneapolis, the county's largest city. It opened its first two branches in 1890. During the 1890s, many areas of Minnesota, especially rural zones, lacked free libraries. Over the course of the decade a patchwork of private and legislative efforts sought to deal with the dearth. The city of Hopkins established its own independent library system in 1912; in 1913, other Minnesota cities including Wayzata and Robbinsdale were recorded as having library associations or clubs of their own.

Hennepin County established a library service of its own in early 1922, which entailed taking control of some of the smaller cities' branches (including Robbinsdale's) as well as the creation of a bookmobile which was scheduled to run nine routes per month by 1926. In 1934, Minneapolis was awarded a $125,000 endowment from the Carnegie Corporation for four branch buildings. By the mid-1950s, there were 25 branch libraries, and the bookmobile reached 1,300 families.

The Hennepin County Library board was established as a separate entity in 1965 as a building initiative to serve the rest of the county. The two library boards first discussed the idea of a merger in 1967. Due to concerns about properly serving the residents and city of Minneapolis, the merger debate ended in 1974, keeping both groups separate.  In 2007, the merger was revisited and the Minneapolis Public Library officially joined the Hennepin County Library system at the beginning of 2008.

Extant libraries

Former libraries

Historically, the library operated a bookmobile that started in 1922. In 1955, the bookmobile was serving 1,500–1,600 families and 16 schools, and in 1962 that figure was up to 6,000 families. The library still offers outreach services in the form of mailing or delivering materials to the home of patrons unable to physically access the library system.

The following libraries are no longer operational:
 Crystal Bay (closed in August 1955)
 Dayton (1968–1978)
 Hamel (1922–1968)
 Longfellow (closed in 1968 and replaced by the Nokomis Library)
 Morningside (closed in December 1976)
 North Community Library (the city's first branch library; 1893–1979)
 Seven Corners (1912–1964)
 Stubbs Bay (closed in August 1955)
 Robbinsdale (community now served by the Rockford Road library)

The Hennepin County Library formerly operated school libraries in rural communities and a library in Glen Lake Sanatorium.

Libraries not part of the Hennepin County Library system
The following libraries are located in Hennepin County, but not part of the Hennepin County Library system: the Hennepin County Law Library, Lindell Library at Augsburg University, Minneapolis Community and Technical College Library (located in Whitney Hall), Minneapolis Institute of Art Museum Library, Normandale Community College Library, Quatrefoil Library, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Library, North Central University's T.J. Jones Library and the University of Minnesota Libraries.

See also

 List of Carnegie libraries in Minnesota

References

Citations

Bibliography

External links

Branches
Lists of buildings and structures in Minnesota
Hennepin
Libraries in Minnesota


title: Jack Calmes

text:
Jack Calmes (October 21, 1943 – January 5, 2015) was an American inventor, sound reinforcement and lighting business executive, and musician.

In 1965, he co-founded Showco, a concert sound and lighting service company. In 1984, Calmes founded Syncrolite, an entertainment/architectural light manufacturer.

Calmes received two United States patents, managed Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Freddie King and multi-platinum rock band Bloodrock, and founded the Forever Fabulous Chickenhawks Showband & All-Revue.

Early life

Calmes was born in Oklahoma City to parents Mary and Charles Calmes. Calmes picked up a love of music from his mother, Mary, who was a piano player and singer. The family relocated to Clinton, Oklahoma, not long after he was born.

Calmes' lifelong fascination with music first showed itself when playing Eddy Arnold songs on the ukulele, before learning guitar at the age of 15. The Calmes family had moved to Dallas' Highland Park neighborhood when he was nine, and he was soon performing professionally at the Dallas Sportatorium.

Calmes attended Highland Park High School, where as a sophomore, he formed his first band, the Jades, in direct competition with classmates Steve Miller and Boz Scaggs. In 1961, Calmes, Miller and Scaggs joined forces to merge their two bands, and, according to Calmes, "played all the proms and got more money."

Miller and Scaggs attended out-of-state colleges after high school graduation, and Calmes remained in Dallas, continuing to perform locally as he attended Southern Methodist University, beginning in 1962. He laid the foundation for his future achievements in technology and business, studying engineering for two years before shifting his focus to the business school, graduating with a bachelor's degree in accounting.

Showco and Soul City
In 1966, after Calmes graduated from Southern Methodist University, he teamed up with fellow Dallas resident Angus Wynne, later joined by Jack Maxson and Rusty Brutsche, to create the music-related company Showco.

Among Showco's early coups: a Texas-University of Oklahoma party at Dallas' Market Hall featuring Chuck Berry as the headliner; promoting other concerts by such stars as Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin and the Doors, and a double bill of Ike and Tina Turner and the Righteous Brothers at a Dallas country club that Calmes cited as "the biggest one."

In 1967, Calmes and Wynne expanded their business portfolio by opening a nightclub, Soul City, on Greenville Avenue in Dallas. During the short time they owned the 300-capacity space, it featured shows by Stevie Wonder, Fats Domino, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Ike and Tina Turner and Jerry Lee Lewis. Calmes would often join the headliners, performing on stage during their sets. Calmes and Wynne sold their interest in Soul City in 1968.

During their tenure at Soul City, the partners used their Showco sound system, impressing the hundreds of bands who performed at the club. The Showco team also joined Atlanta-based Alex Cooley in organizing the Texas International Pop Festival in 1969. Although the festival was a success, featuring, among others, Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin, Chicago, B.B. King, Canned Heat, Spirit and Santana, Calmes and Wynne couldn't sustain the financial burden of producing it, reportedly over $100,000 ($ today), and parted ways. Calmes would regroup and rededicate his efforts to building up Showco.

Showco's initial focus was sound systems, addressing musicians' frustrations with sub-par live sound set-ups. As a gigging musician himself, Calmes understood the need for clear, efficient sound systems, and worked to provide them for a range of clients‘ live shows and tours, starting with Three Dog Night, Led Zeppelin and Steppenwolf as the company’s first three accounts, later ranging from Elvis Presley to Genesis. At its peak, Showco had ten sets of lighting and sound packages traveling with major acts. Other bands utilizing Showco's touring packages included the Carpenters, Bread, Rare Earth and the Kinks.

As a technology company, Showco built its own soundboards, developing automated lights that could change colors, and entire systems controllable from one master switchboard. They were the first to use lasers in a concert, to use trusses, they invented aluminum towers and pneumatic towers, allowing shows to be set up quickly. The business grew to include product marketing as well.

Calmes resigned as president of Showco in 1980. What began as Showco was later spun off into Vari*Lite, so named in 1984.

Syncrolite
After resigning from Showco, Calmes founded the Dallas-based Syncrolite, in 1984. The company's achievements include developing the first, fully automated DMX (digital multiplex)-controlled Xenon light system in 1989.

That system, however, resulted in a 1989 lawsuit from Vari*Lite, claiming Calmes infringed upon Vari*Lite's patents for moving concert lights that could change color. Calmes countersued Vari*Lite, claiming his former business partners had misled him about the development of the Vari-Lite system when he left Showco in 1980. He felt that he had inadvertently mimicked, though also exceeded, the Vari*Lite system. After five years, the case was resolved in favor of Vari*Lite.

Syncrolite continued operations, and has provided systems for an array of events, including events such as the 2012 Olympics in London; the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge; Super Bowl XLV and the 2014 NCAA Final Four at AT&T Stadium; the three-day March Madness Music Festival at Reunion Park in downtown Dallas; the Houston Rodeo; the 30th anniversary of Wrestlemania at the New Orleans Superdome and a Red Bull "Crashed Ice" event in Quebec City.

Other endeavors
Through a division of Showco, Calmes began managing musical artists in 1970. Among the acts he was responsible for included Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Freddie King (whom Calmes got signed to Leon Russell's Shelter Records); Bloodrock and John Nitzinger, as well as Jim Rutledge, amassing what he says are "seven or eight gold records."

Calmes also produced a variety of film and live television projects, including a global satellite broadcast of the Who in 1982 (later released as the documentary The Who Rocks America) for 20th Century Fox and HBO, as well as the 1988 presidential debates for CSN. Calmes also co-produced the 1978 Rolling Stones concert film Some Girls: Live in Texas '78.

In 1980, Calmes founded the 16-piece soul-blues-R&B group Forever Fabulous Chickenhawks Showband & All-Star Revue, in which he played lead guitar. The Chickenhawks released five albums, including three live albums (1999's Live, 2002's Live from the Gypsy Tea Room and 2007's Louisiana Live) and two studio albums (1999's Chickenhawks and 2004's Deep in the Heart).

Patents
Calmes earned two United States patents (  and ) for a "method and apparatus for a scrollable modifier for a light fixture" and a "pattern generator for a light fixture," respectively.

The patents were both filed by Calmes as a representative of Syncrolite and granted in 2009. The patents he held as part of Showco were sold when he left the company, as part of the corporation's intellectual property, although Calmes did keep a percentage of the patent.

The abstract for the "pattern generator for a light fixture" reads:
An apparatus includes a first flexible material that has a first area with a first texture that produces a first predetermined amount of diffusion of a beam of light, where the first texture produces at least some diffusion in the beam of light. The apparatus also includes a second flexible material attached to a first portion of the first area, where the second flexible material reduces the amount of diffusion of the beam of light produced by the first texture of the first portion of the first area. A light fixture includes a light fixture and the first flexible material coupled to a scrolling mechanism. The scrolling mechanism is operable to position a selected area of the first flexible material such that a beam of light from the light source passes through a first area of the first flexible material.

The abstract for the "method and apparatus for a scrollable modifier for a light fixture" reads: A light fixture includes a light source, a first flexible material coupled to a first scrolling mechanism, and a second flexible material coupled to a second scrolling mechanism. The first flexible material includes a first pattern generator and the first scrolling mechanism is operable to move the first pattern generator from a first position to a second position in a beam of light from the light source. The second flexible material includes a second pattern generator and the second scrolling mechanism is operable to move the second pattern generator to a third position in the beam of light. A changing pattern is produced in the beam of light.

Personal life
In 1967, Calmes married Dallas native Morgan Fairchild, to whom he would remain married for six years, before divorcing in 1973. Calmes married Lynn Lenau in 1975, before divorcing in 1989. He wed his third wife, Susie Calmes (née Coniglio), in 1989, and the couple lived in Dallas, where they were partners in Syncrolite.

Jack Calmes died from cancer at home at the age of 71.

References

1943 births
2015 deaths
People from Clinton, Oklahoma
People from Highland Park, Illinois


title: Union des Producteurs Phonographiques Français Indépendants

text:
The Union of Independent French Phonographic Producers (; UPFI) is a trade organisation that brings together independent record labels and music distributors in France. Its headquarters are based in the nation's capital Paris.

Founded on 12 June 1986 as the Professional Association of Independent Phonographic Producers (; APPI), the organisation changed the terms of its original statutes during its extraordinary general meeting of 8 June 1993. It was during the same meeting that the organisation changed its name to the UPFI.

Structure
In its current constitution, the UPFI says its current objectives are:
 to bring together and represent all persons or entities practising the profession of producers, publishers of sound and video recordings, and all those whose activities are linked with the production of these sound and video recordings;
 to organise, educate and protect their professional, economic, moral, national and international interests;
 generally, to do everything possible to ensure the promotion of production activities, and that of its members in particular, in France and abroad.

The UPFI is currently headed by its president Vincent Frèrebeau, who was elected during an annual general meeting held on 5 June 2014. He took over from Stephan Bourdoiseau, who headed the organisation from June 2004 to June 2008, and had taken over from Frèrebeau himself in June 2010 for a second term.

Members
The UPFI currently represents 78 independent record labels and music distributors within and outside France.

 ABS Bellissima
 Accéléra Son / Absolute Management
 Actes Sud
 Adima Productions
 Aircheology
 Ascot Music
 At (H)ome
 Atmosphériques
 Because Music
 Big Broz Recordz
 CH+
 Chris Music
 Citizen Records
 CMBM
 Count Melody
 Delphine Records
 Derrière Les Planches
 Din Records
 Discograph
 Discorama
 Disc'ambiance
 Disques Dom
 Dixiefrog
 Emma Productions
 label Entreprise
 Fargo Records
 Foolek Records
 Francis Dreyfus Music
 FT Music
 FuturePlay
 Gatkess
 Gorgone Productions
 Green United Music
 Happy Music
 Idol
 Infine
 JMS/Cream Records
 Johnny Williams Son
 Keltia Musique
 Kiui
 Kyrone
 La Ouache Production
 Le Village Vert
 Lusafrica
 Masq
 microqlima
 Mimesis Republic
 Monte-Carlo Records
 Mystic Rumba
 Nashvert Production
 Naïve Records
 NFFP Records
 No Format!
 Nouvelle Donne Productions
 Olympic Disk
 Outhere
 Panorama/AB Disques
 Peermusic
 PIAS
 Productions Jacques Canetti
 Productions Mary Josée
 Rue Bleue
 Still Muzik
 Stormy Music
 Studio du Moulin de Crampaux
 Tabata Music
 Teme
 Twin Fizz Records
 Tôt ou tard
 UGOP
 V Music Productions
 Verone Productions
 Victorie Music
 Volvox Music
 Vox Gramophone
 Wagram Music
 WTPL/Booster
 Yearling Productions
 Yotanka Productions

Administrative council
The administrative council (conseil d'administration) currently has 18 members, who are the heads of 18 of the 78 members of the organisation. The council's current members are:

 Hervé Bergerat (Masq)
 Julien Banes (La Ouache Production)
 Pascal Bittard (Idol)
 Laurent Bizot (No Format!)
 Stephan Bourdoiseau (Wagram Music)
 Emmanuel de Buretel (Because Music)
 Xavier Collin (WTPL)
 Béatrice Costermans (Naïve Records)
 Laurent Didailler (PIAS)
 Jean-Michel Doué (FuturePlay)
 Pascal Dumay (Outhere)
 Pierre Forgacs (Happy Music)
 Vincent Frèrebeau (Tôt ou tard)
 Olivier Lacourt (Discograph)
 Stéphane Laïck (At (H)ome)
 Olivier Lebeau (Volvox Music)
 Frédéric Temstet (FT Music)
 Marc Thonon (Atmosphériques)

Presidents
The UPFI has been headed by five different presidents since June 1993.
 Claude Berda (AB Disques): 1993–1997
 Jean-Michel Fava (AB Disques): 1997–2000
 Patrick Zelnik (Naïve Records): 2000–2004
 Stephan Bourdoiseau (Wagram Music): 2004–2008, 2010–2014
 Vincent Frèrebeau (Tôt ou tard): 2008–2010, 2014–present

Certification

The UPFI awards certifications at the request of each phonographic society. The submission of a certification is subject to a sales threshold, which must be certified by the organisation's accounting firm after audits with the label. As of 1 July 2009, the certification criteria are as follows:

References

External links
 UPFI official website

Music industry associations
Music organizations based in France
Trade unions established in 1986
1986 establishments in France


title: The Rescuers (book)

text:
The Rescuers is a British children's novel written by Margery Sharp and illustrated by Garth Williams; its first edition was published in 1959 by Collins in the United Kingdom and Little, Brown in the United States. The novel is the first in a series of stories about Miss Bianca, a socialite mouse who volunteered to lend assistance to people and animals in danger.

Plot
The story begins in an unnamed, supposedly "barely civilized" country, during a meeting of the Prisoners’ Aid Society, an international organization of mice dedicated to brightening the lives of prisoners. When the chairwoman mouse informs delegates about the case of a Norwegian poet, imprisoned (presumably wrongfully) in the horrible Black Castle, she suggests changing the traditional rules of the organization to try to rescue him. Despite her elderly secretary’s doubts, the Society agrees with her proposal. Needing a mouse who can speak the Norwegian language to translate for them, the society decides to ask Miss Bianca for help. Miss Bianca is a white mouse who is pampered by the Ambassador's little boy, and the Ambassador is about to be transferred to Norway.

Bernard, a young mouse who lives in the embassy pantry and who has won a medal for "bravery in the face of cats", is volunteered by his friends and reluctantly agrees to talk to Miss Bianca. He uses the service lift in the pantry to enter the schoolroom of the Ambassador's house, and finds Miss Bianca in the magnificent porcelain pagoda the boy has given her. Bernard tries to convince her to find a brave Norwegian mouse for them, once she is in Norway. Though she is herself a poet and believes strongly in duty, Miss Bianca is at first terrified and refuses. However, as Bernard pleads with her, Miss Bianca begins to have feelings for Bernard, who makes no secret of the fact he is in love with her and would take her place if he could. When Miss Bianca travels to Oslo with the Ambassador's family, she decides to undertake the mission, later deciding to personally return with the Norwegian mouse so she can see Bernard again.

Upon arrival in Oslo, Miss Bianca escapes the little boy's room and enters an underground wine cellar full of sailor mice at a bachelor party. The Petty Officer volunteers a sturdy, seasoned adventurer named Nils for the mission, and Nils instantly agrees. He takes Miss Bianca back to the Prisoner's Aid Society, the first half of the journey stowing away on a cargo ship and the rest of the way by speedboat (a toy of the Ambassador's son). Miss Bianca plans to bid Bernard one last fond goodbye and return to her home; however, when Bernard volunteers to help Nils at the Black Castle, Miss Bianca impulsively decides to do the same.

The three mice hitch a ride on a supply wagon, and travel two weeks across country to the prison, located in the nearly impenetrable ruins of an old castle. They find the castle's only mouse hole in the Head Jailer's office (the only chamber with wooden walls), and set up living quarters. However, expeditions by Bernard and Nils show the mission is nearly hopeless—all the doors in the castle are heavy iron, there are very few places to hide, and they are constantly in danger of Mamelouk, the Head Jailer's gigantic black half-Persian cat.

At first, Miss Bianca serves as de Facto chairwoman, but soon begins to take a more active part in the mission when she encounters Mamelouk and discovers her charm and wit both infuriate and fascinate him. She begins to distract Mamelouk by baiting him into conversation and taunting him, both easy tasks as he is incredibly boastful and equally stupid. At one point, she discovers a paper attached by treacle to Mamelouk's fur; this turns out to be a lament written by the Norwegian poet, proving he is still alive. Another day, she is able to get Mamelouk to admit he and all the jailers will be practically comatose on New Year's Day, having eaten and drunk more than their fill at a New Year's Eve party the night before. Bernard and Nils, now able to explore more freely with Mamelouk distracted, discover that the river that runs below the castle, swollen by a sudden storm, has washed away rocks blocking up an old water gate. Mamelouk catches Nils and Bernard as they return to Miss Bianca with the news, but she tricks him into slackening his grip, and they escape.

After packing up the living quarters, the mice set out on New Year's Day. They manage to steal the keys from a sleeping/drunk guard, who conveniently had unlocked the cell hall door before he collapsed. They travel past the cells, with Nils calling out in Norwegian, finally getting a response from a sick and emaciated young man with overgrown hair and nails. This is indeed the poet - being an artist and a dreamer, he is the only one in the prison who can believe the mice really are talking to him. He uses the key to leave his cell, follows them to the water gate, and escapes. The whole party nearly drowns in the freezing, swollen river, but they are rescued by a kindly family traveling on a large raft. Having no respect for the Black Castle, the family takes the poet and the mice downriver as far as they can, no questions asked.

The three mice are welcomed back to headquarters amidst a huge celebration, and several artifacts of their time in the Black Castle are framed in the meeting hall for posterity. All three mice receive new silver medals with a picture of a broken fetter etched upon them, as well. Healed and cleaned up by the barge people, the poet thanks the mice and returns to Norway, promising to meet up with Nils in Oslo. Miss Bianca gives Nils the speedboat, in which he sails home to Norway, and Bernard invites Miss Bianca to live with him. She nearly accepts, until the Ambassador's footman discovers her and picks her up, commenting on how much the Ambassador's little boy has grieved for her. Deciding her duty is to comfort the boy, she bids Bernard farewell, and returns to her beloved master, much to the joy of the household. Nils and the poet meet up in Oslo and have a night on the town together; afterwards, the poet publishes some verses about Miss Bianca which become famous, and Bernard becomes the new secretary of the Prisoner's Aid Society.

Reception
Kirkus Reviews described the book as "an absurd and beguiling fantasy" that was "made to order for Walt Disney—but a strange departure for Margery Sharp", and shortly after its publication, Walt Disney Productions began developing an adaptation of the novel. The result was the animated film The Rescuers, released in 1977 and based primarily on the second novel in the series, Miss Bianca, with elements from the original novel.

In his 1997 collection of essays on children's literature, A Child's Delight, Noel Perrin noted that the book is very different from (and in his opinion far superior to) the movie, commending the book for its inventive plot and for the "ease and freedom", "elegance", and "irony" of Sharp's writing.

In 2011, a decade after going out of print, the book was reissued in a new edition by The New York Review of Books.  Reviewer Meghan Cox Gurdon of The Wall Street Journal noted that the book "is much funnier and more interestingly textured than the high-fructose movie version."

Notes

Explanatory notes

Citations

External links
 http://www.nybooks.com/books/imprints/childrens/the-rescuers/

1959 British novels
1959 children's books
British children's novels
British fantasy novels
British novels adapted into films
Children's fantasy novels
Children's novels about mice and rats
Novels by Margery Sharp
William Collins, Sons books


title: Aakash Dahiya

text:
Aakash Dahiya (born 20 September 1986) is a Mumbai-based actor and casting director, who is known for his work in Bollywood films.

Career

Born in New Delhi, Dahiya started acting in the New Delhi Theater. He then started working as associate casting director with his friend Mukesh Chhabra in Mumbai.

His first role in Bollywood was as "Googly" in Chillar Party, directed by Nitesh Tiwari and Vikas Bahl. He also got some smaller roles in Rock Star (2011), Kaminey (2009) and Trishna (2011).

Later, in Nikhil Advani`s  D-Day, he acted as "Aslam". The film got critical appreciation and so did his character. After that, Dahiya appeared in  Mastram, and Bobby Jasoos. He conducted an acting workshop for the movie Bobby Jasoos.

He acted as Amit in Zeishan Quadri's Meeruthiya Gangster.
 In 2015 Aakash appeared in Anand L. Rai's Tanu Weds Manu Returns, in a short role as Deepak, but he got appreciation for his dazzling appearance.

Filmography

References

External links

Living people
1983 births
Indian casting directors
Indian male film actors
Male actors in Hindi cinema
People from Delhi


title: Bremach

text:
Bremach was an Italian/American manufacturer of tactical trucks specializing in the manufacturing of military vehicles and 4WD fire engines.

History

Bremach was founded in 1956 in the city of Varese (northern Italy) by the Brenna brothers, the owners of a repair workshop. They purchased the license for the production of the three-wheeler Macchi MB1 motorcycle from Aermacchi. The name Bremach was formed by the combination of BREnna and MAcCHi.

In 1983 the company began production of its most famous car series, the Bremach GR (4x4). It includes a unified multi-purpose, all-wheel drive car bonnet GR35 and GR45 full weight of 3.5-4.5 with a four-cylinder 2.5-liter diesel engine Iveco (with turbo charging - 103 hp).

In 1993, Bremach launched a low-frame chassis BRIO (Brio) 4x2 with 75 hp engine for municipal services. With an overall height (1820 mm), it allows for use in low, or confined areas.

By 2000, Bremach Industry was facing financial difficulties, and it was decided to merge with the companies Pro. DE and Valsella Meccanotecnica.

From 2001 to 2002, Bremach offered a new all-wheel drive Bremach Family Extreme (Extreme). Technically, the new machines Bremach Brick and Extreme (4x4) do not differ from the previous series of GR. They were still equipped with the 2.8-liter diesel engine Iveco 8140.43 with direct fuel injection and turbocharging, and developed 105 hp. They complied with Euro-3 emission standards.

Since 2006, Bremach offered a completely redesigned range of cars: Brick, Extreme and Job with updated cabins, a streamlined front fascia with round plastic hood and distinctive drop-shaped glass headlights. Technically Bremach Brick and Extreme (4x4) are not much different from the previous series of GR. The main difference between highway "hard workers" from their counterparts is the possibility of a complete air suspension and 146-horsepower turbo-diesel allowing a fully loaded vehicle to reach speeds up to 125 kmh.

Since 2008, a new Bremach T-REX was introduced to replace the old lineup. Its transmission consists of a base mechanical six-speed ZF transmission with a two-stage transfer case, providing up to 24 forward gears and four back. The suspension consists of a beam axle on the springs. The new cab on T-REX is completely new design, with improved visibility and heavy-duty space frame, which had previously only been used in aircraft and race cars of Formula 1.

In 2009, Bremach Industry, in conjunction with the Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant, started development of a new special truck chassis-based Bremach-UAZ T-REX. It was assumed that with the UAZ T-REX's terrain capacity of up to 3.5 tonnes, orders would be placed to meet needs of the road construction sector, government agencies, as well as special vehicles for the emergency operation at processing facilities in remote regions. As far as is known from reliable sources, this project has not received further development.

In 2011, Bremach released the Demokar Electric Bremach T-REX EV. It has a frame cabin, an "adaptive spatial framework", which is strengthened with high-strength steel, capable of withstanding a load of 5+1 G. The heart of the T-REX is the roll bar which avoids any cracks and deformations, even in the case of very heavy loads. In Germany, the cars were subject to heavy military tests (virtual and real), and they were assigned the necessary certificates for art through KMW. The small size and high load capacity electric Bremach T-REX revolutionized the field of special transport at the international level. Specially made for this project, Bremach is used today in the areas of aerospace and aviation.

In 2015, the production rights of the T-Rex was sold to Tekne as Bremach s.r.l. filed for bankruptcy. The naming rights remain with Bremach s.r.l. In March 2018 bankruptcy was declared complete.

The American division (Bremach Inc.) survived the company's bankruptcy and started collaborating with UAZ to develop a new SUV 4x4 for sale in the United States. Sollers, with a controlling share in UAZ, was at the time also in manufacturing agreements with Ford, Toyota, and other OEMs. In December 2020, it was announced that the UAZ Patriot 4×4 and pickup was to be imported into the United States as the Bremach 4x4 Taos SUV and Bremach 4x4 Brio pickup in 2021 (planned for sale as a 2022 model range) with the range supposed to start at $26,405 for the SUV and $27,882 for the pickup. Bremach debuted the Special Edition 2022 4x4 SUVs, co-developed with UAZ, at the 2021 LA Auto Show. However, the company suspended operations due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Production models

 1956: merger of Aeronautica Macchi products
 1960: Bremach GR
 1970: Bremach NGR
 1980: Bremach Brio
 1990: Bremach Job X4
 2000: Bremach Job X2
 2005: Bremach Job

Bremach T-Rex

Cab:

 Open (Spider) for 2 seats.
 Single (Singola) - 2-3 single place.
 Double (Doppia) - double for 5-6 places.

Engine:
 Iveco F1A 2.3 liter. - 116 HP
 Iveco F1C 3.0 liters. - 170 HP

Wheelbase: 2600/3100/3450/3700 mm depending on version

Transmission:
 Manual - ZF S4000 (6+1)
 Automatic - Allison 1000Sp (5+1)
 Transfer Case - Bremach

Other:
 Permanent four-wheel drive
 Gross vehicle weight of 3500 to 6500 kg

References

External links

 Bremach official site (archived)
 BREMACH website

Car brands
Iveco
Defence companies of Italy
Italian brands
Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1956
Italian companies established in 1956
Truck manufacturers of Italy
Military vehicle manufacturers


title: Naimette-Xhovémont

text:
Naimette-Xhovémont () is a quarter in the district of Saint Walburga within the city of Liège, Wallonia, located in the province of Liège, Belgium. It is situated south-east of the river Meuse, on its left bank. The area is sometimes called the Montmartre of Liège because of the vibrant life on the steep cobbled streets, plus magnificent gardens which are sometimes open to the public.

The sports complex of Liège Province is located on the hill and is used by RFC Athletics and Rugby RFC Liège. A second rugby stadium is scheduled for completion in late summer 2014.

The name of the neighbourhood inspired the giant Xhovémont mascot of RFC Liège Rugby.

External links

 Official website of the city of Liège

Geography of Liège
Populated places in Liège Province


title: Franz Horny

text:
Franz Theobald Horny (23 November 1798, Weimar – 23 June 1824, Olevano Romano) was a German painter in the Romantic style.

Biography
He attended the Weimar Princely Free Drawing School, where he studied under Johann Heinrich Meyer, Goethe's advisor on artistic matters. His father, the engraver Konrad Horny, was also a teacher there. A decisive turn in his career came when he met the art historian, collector and patron Carl Friedrich von Rumohr, who took him along on a trip to Rome and helped to place him as a student in the workshop of Joseph Anton Koch.

He remained there until 1817, torn between his German-Romantic upbringing on one hand and the influences of the Nazarene movement on the other. He accompanied Rumohr on trips to Olevano and Frascati. On one of these trips, he met Peter von Cornelius who used his connections to obtain work for Horny, painting frescoes at the "Casino Massimo" (now known as the ), owned by the princely Massimo family.

Upon his return to Germany, he worked primarily as a landscape painter. Shortly thereafter, he was diagnosed with tuberculosis. As his illness worsened, he went back to Italy in hopes that the climate would be more amenable, and settled in Olevano in 1822. His disease worsened, however and, after much suffering, he died there. He was buried in the local cemetery.

In 1998/99, to celebrate Horny's 200th birthday, the Hamburger Kunsthalle, in cooperation with the Kunstsammlungen zu Weimar, presented "Ein Romantiker im Lichte Italiens", the first full exhibition devoted to Horny's work.

References

Further reading
 Jens Christian Jensen: Aquarelle und Zeichnungen der deutschen Romantik. DuMont Buchverlag, Cologne 1992, , .
 Walter Scheidig: Franz Horny, Berlin, Henschelverlag, 1954.

External links

1798 births
1824 deaths
German landscape painters
Artists from Weimar
Tuberculosis deaths in Italy
German expatriates in Italy
19th-century deaths from tuberculosis
Infectious disease deaths in Lazio
Nazarene painters


title: 1999 Waterford County Council election

text:
An election to Waterford County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 23 councillors were elected from five local electoral areas  for a five-year term of office on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Results by party

Results by local electoral area

Dungarvan

Kilmacthomas

Lismore

Suir

Tramore

External links

1999 Irish local elections
1999


title: Bob Sims (basketball, born 1915)

text:
Robert Helmer Sims (July 3, 1915 – May 17, 1994) was an American professional basketball player in the United States' National Basketball League. He played for the Buffalo Bisons, Sheboygan Red Skins and Tri-Cities Blackhawks during the 1946–47 season.

References

1915 births
1994 deaths
American men's basketball players
Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954) players
Basketball players from Michigan
Buffalo Bisons (NBL) players
Centers (basketball)
Forwards (basketball)
People from Plainwell, Michigan
Sheboygan Red Skins players
Tri-Cities Blackhawks players
Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball players


title: 2013–14 Belgian Hockey League season

text:
The 2013–14 Belgian Hockey League season was the 94th season of the Belgian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Belgium. Seven teams participated in the league, and the Bulldogs Liège won the championship.

Regular season

Playoffs

External links
 Royal Belgian Ice Hockey Federation

Bel


title: Matt Turner (Neighbours)

text:
Matt Turner is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Josef Brown. The actor was cast shortly after he completed a guest stint on rival soap opera Home and Away. Brown relocated to Melbourne for filming and he shot his first scenes as Matt in October 2012. The character was created and introduced to Neighbours as the husband of Lauren Carpenter (Kate Kendall), who was reintroduced after nineteen years as part of a major overhaul of the show's cast. Matt made his first screen appearance alongside his family during the episode broadcast on 7 February 2013. Brown departed Neighbours on 25 March 2015, following Matt's death. Brown reprised the role for one episode on 9 August 2016.

Matt was introduced as the patriarch of the Turner family. He was a police officer with the local force, and portrayed as being stubborn, hard working, traditional and loyal. He also had a lesser seen softer, more fun side. Matt's storylines often revolved around his marriage to Lauren Carpenter (Kate Kendall) and their three children. Shortly after Matt's eldest son, Mason (Taylor Glockner), was introduced, it emerged that he had been in juvenile detention and Matt had been the arresting officer. Matt and Mason had to work through their issues quickly in order to protect the family from Robbo Slade (Aaron Jakubenko). Matt also developed a rivalry with Lauren's ex-boyfriend and neighbour, Brad Willis (Kip Gamblin), and learned that they had a daughter together. Matt was killed off as part of a storyline that highlighted the dangers of texting while driving. Matt received mostly positive attention from critics.

Creation and casting
On 4 November 2012, it was announced that the five-strong Turner family would be introduced to Neighbours in February 2013. The family were created as part of a major overhaul of the show's cast. Of the Turners, Kate Kendall, who plays matriarch Lauren, explained "The producers were looking to get quite a traditional family in there and hark back to some of those old traditions and family values. They're going to be a really charismatic family, but you'll also get some really juicy storylines and that's what the audiences relate to. Viewers will relate to the familiarity of them and hopefully the sense of magnetism that we bring." The Turners were given an immediate link in Erinsborough through long-term resident Lou Carpenter (Tom Oliver), Lauren's father.

Actor Josef Brown was cast as Lauren's husband Matt Turner in October 2012. Brown was cast in the role shortly after he completed a guest stint on rival Australian soap opera Home and Away. He relocated from Sydney to Melbourne, where the Neighbours studios are based. On 13 November, Brown told Andrew Priestley from the Manly Daily that he had already been filming for four weeks and was enjoying getting to know his character. Brown also hinted that the Turner family would being "a few surprises" with them, saying "It's a great family and a little bit different. We've got a few secrets and a few dramas up our sleeves." Brown made his debut screen appearance as Matt on 7 February 2013.

Development

Characterisation
Matt and his family came to Erinsborough from Mount Isa in Queensland. Matt was introduced as a sergeant with the local police force. Describing Matt, a writer for the show's official website said "He is a straight shooter who doesn't mince words or suffer fools." The writer called him stubborn, but said he often displays his soft and fun sides. Matt also works hard and holds traditional values. He is loyal to his family and will do anything for them. A writer for Channel 5's Neighbours website added, "Matt runs a tight ship, and sometimes rules the family home a little like it's a police station, believing that a firm-but-fair approach will be best for his kids in the long run."

Family

In his fictional backstory, Matt married Lauren Carpenter in 1994 and they had three children – Mason (Taylor Glockner), Amber (Jenna Rosenow) and Bailey (Calen Mackenzie). Only Amber and Bailey accompanied their parents to Erinsborough, leaving Matt and Lauren to explain that Mason had been delayed due to work. However, as Matt and Lauren settled in, it became clear they were hiding something. When Mason eventually arrived, it emerged that he had been in juvenile detention for robbery and that Matt had been the arresting officer. Glockner commented that Mason and Matt would have a few issues to sort out. He also said that Mason was carrying a lot of resentment towards his father, but he believed that Mason would be able to forgive Matt. After Mason's partner in crime, Robbo Slade (Aaron Jakubenko), turned up in Erinsborough, Glockner said Mason and Matt would "overcome their differences pretty quickly" and work together to protect the family from Robbo.

Instead of purchasing a house, Matt and Lauren decided to buy the local coffee shop. They were initially turned down for a loan, but Lauren convinced Matt that they would have enough money if they put everything they had into the coffee shop. When Paul Robinson (Stefan Dennis) made "a nasty comment" about their managerial skills, Matt quickly organised the sale. The venture got off to a bad start when the electricity went off on the first day. In 2015, the Turner children learned they owned Number 32, prompting Matt to try and buy back the house from them. Matt "encounters more obstacles" when Amber, Bailey and Paige dream up fun ways to spend the money they are getting.

Rivalry with Brad Willis
A few months after the Turner's moved onto Ramsay Street, Lauren was surprised when her ex-boyfriend, Brad Willis (Kip Gamblin), and his family also moved onto the street. Lauren decided not to tell Matt about her previous relationship with Brad as she was unsure how he would take the news. Gamblin agreed and said that as Matt was "a bit uptight", he did not know how he would cope knowing that his wife's ex-boyfriend was back in town. Brad ended up accidentally revealing the truth to Matt, as he was not aware that Matt did not know about him and Lauren. Gamblin explained, "Brad talks to Matt about it, assuming that Lauren's filled him in – which isn't the case! That causes tension – but Brad's just trying to have everything out in the open." Matt was left feeling "uneasy" about Brad and Lauren and Sophie Dainty from Digital Spy quipped that "Matt and Brad will not be quite as friendly in the coming months". Matt and Brad developed a rivalry, which came to a head during a dinner party. Matt was displeased at having to make small talk with Brad and as the evening went on the rivalry "intensified", leaving Matt and Brad's wives feeling embarrassed.

Lauren's long-lost daughter
Lauren later revealed that when she left Erinsborough in 1994 she was pregnant with Brad's child. She had not told anyone else, except her mother Kathy (Tina Bursill). A reporter for news.com.au commented that the information would have the potential to destroy Matt and Lauren's marriage. When Lauren eventually told Matt that she had a child with Brad, it caused shockwaves between the Turners and the Willises and "everyone feels betrayed by Lauren keeping the secret." After Lauren and Brad decided to find their long-lost daughter, Matt refused Brad's request to use his police contacts to find her, but his "overriding concern" for Lauren caused him to suggest that they hire a private investigator instead. Matt also helped Brad's wife, Terese (Rebekah Elmaloglou), come to terms with recent events with "some wise advice". Both Matt and Terese began to feel sidelined and Matt was disappointed when Lauren left for Adelaide with Brad to check out a lead. At the same time, Matt secretly organised a vow-renewal ceremony for himself and Lauren. Although Lauren promised to be back in time, it was little comfort to Matt, who was starting to suspect that she was putting her child with Brad over their marriage.

Newcomer Paige Smith (Olympia Valance) was later revealed to be Lauren and Brad's daughter. Terese also learned that Paige had trashed Harold's Store in a fit of rage. Matt was then placed in "an impossible situation", as he was forced to arrest his own stepdaughter. Lauren begged him to be lenient with Paige, but Matt explained that he could not give her any special treatment and he had to follow the law. In September 2014, a hospitalised Lou inadvertently referred to a secret Lauren was keeping, which caused Matt became suspicious and Lauren admitted that she had kissed Brad. After Terese learned about the kiss, she told Matt that they should keep a close eye on their respective spouses, but Matt was unsure about her plan. Brown penned a blog about Lauren and Brad's kiss for the show's official website, in which he wrote "Terese and Matt want to believe it was 'just the moment' and 'just a kiss'. As reasonable adults with full life experiences, that, they could understand and forgive." Brown went on to say that Matt and Terese were worried that the kiss meant something more to Brad and Lauren.

Corruption and departure
When Matt and Lauren suffered financial difficulties, Matt took on a second job as a security guard for "crooked businessman" Dennis Dimato (David Serafin). Matt was at Dimato's "beck and call" and when his relative Joey (Steven Sammut) committed a crime in front of him, Matt was powerless to arrest him, knowing that it would risk his job as a police officer. When Lauren mentioned to Mark Brennan (Scott McGregor) that Matt received a large amount of money from the police department, Brennan became suspicious and learned that Matt had actually received a bribe from Dimato. Brennan told Matt to confess, but allowed him to tell Lauren first. Matt broke down as he told Lauren the truth and their marriage became strained. Matt was "deeply upset" by Lauren's lack of support, considering he had supported her over her kiss with Brad. Brennan later came up with a plan to save Matt, without him having to tell the police about working for Dimato. When Matt later saw Lauren being comforted by Brad, he turned to alcohol and kissed Sharon Canning (Natasha Herbert). Matt went to Sharon's hotel room, but Terese stopped him from taking things further. Matt admitted to Terese that he thought it was too late to save his marriage, but she encouraged him to "man up". Matt apologised to Lauren and promised to make it up to her.

In March 2015, the character was killed off after he suffered fatal injuries following a hit-and-run. After Terese tells Brad about Sharon, he confronts Matt at the side of a road. Gamblin commented, "He's quite judgemental and angry with Matt." Brad fails to notice a car speeding toward them, but Matt does. Gamblin explained, "Matt, the hero that he is, pushes Brad out of the way and unfortunately ends up in front of the car." As Matt lays injured in the road, the car quickly leaves the scene. Matt then asks Brad to look after Lauren. Series producer Jason Herbison commented that it was a hard decision killing a character off, but the fallout would make for "compelling drama." It was later announced that the storyline was conceived in a bid to highlight the danger of texting while driving. Danni Ferguson (Laura McIntosh) was soon revealed to be the driver that hit Matt, after she was distracted by an incoming text message. Herbison explained that the issue was "so prevalent" and affected people's lives in a drastic way.

Brown reprised the role for one episode, which aired on 9 August 2016. Matt appears to Lauren in a dream, after she receives a marriage proposal from Brad.

Storylines
Matt moves to Erinsborough with his family and takes a job at the local police station. When Matt and Lauren's eldest son, Mason, joins the family from juvie, Mason tells Matt that he will not forgive him for having him arrested. Matt investigates a spate of burglaries in Erinsborough with his new partner Kelly Merolli (Maya Aleksandra), and he suspects that Robbo Slade is behind them. The truth about the robbery in Mount Isa is revealed; Robbo set Mason up and Matt covered for Bailey, who took Lauren's car to help Mason. Lauren and Matt's marriage suffers, but his relationship with Mason improves. Mason is arrested for an attempted robbery at Lassiter's, and Matt and Bailey decide to confess to their roles in the Mount Isa robbery. Matt is demoted to Senior Constable. Matt and Toadfish Rebecchi (Ryan Moloney) become suspicious when Paul offers his lawyer's services to Mason for his court case. They convince Mason to switch lawyers, which results in Mason getting a good behaviour bond. Matt begins an uneasy friendship with Brad Willis, Lauren's former boyfriend.

Robbo returns to Erinsborough and Matt warns him away from his family. Robbo later dies after being involved in a hit-and-run. Matt is asked to take a step back from the case, when several members of his family become suspects. Matt realises that Mason turned to Paul for help instead of him, and their relationship is briefly strained. Matt finds a sketch that Lauren drew of Brad, and realises that she has been hiding it from him. They argue, but Lauren assures Matt that she does not have feelings for Brad. Lauren tells Matt that she gave birth to Brad's daughter shortly before she met him, and that her mother, Kathy (Tina Bursill), recently told her the child was adopted out. Matt is supportive and he also helps Brad's wife, Terese, who struggles with the revelation. Matt and Lauren renew their vows. Matt investigates Kate Ramsay's (Ashleigh Brewer) murder and arrests her killer Victor Cleary (Richard Sutherland). Matt and Lauren learn Bailey has a problem with alcohol, and Matt opens up to him about his alcoholic father.

Matt and Terese support each other when Brad and Lauren learn Paige Smith is their daughter. When Terese learns that Paige trashed Harold's Store, Matt is forced to arrest her. He later tells Lauren that Terese has been trying to get something on Paige ever since she discovered who she was. Lou inadvertently reveals that Lauren and Brad kissed and Matt contemplates leaving Lauren, but ultimately decides to work through their issues. However, he struggles to be open with his feelings and avoids Lauren by pulling extra shifts at work. Matt is tempted to have a one-night stand with Sharon Canning (Natasha Herbert), but returns home to Lauren and they talk through their issues. The children learn they own the house and Matt plans to buy it from them, as he is uncomfortable being their tenants. Despite worries over what the children will do with the money, the sale goes ahead. Matt then learns that there is no overtime at the station, so he gets a second job as a security guard to help pay the mortgage. When Matt discovers he is working for Dennis Dimato, a businessman he previously investigated, he quits the job.

Matt and Lauren ask Amber and Bailey for a loan. However, the family soon discover the money has been stolen and Matt is forced to ask Michelle Kim (Ra Chapman) for his job back. Matt becomes stressed about his money troubles and snaps at Bailey, blaming him for losing the money. Lauren and Matt think about selling the house. Matt discovers that Dimato is having cars stripped for parts. He confronts Dimato, who blackmails and bribes him into staying quiet. Matt tells Lauren that he has had a windfall, so they do not have to sell the house just yet. Matt is compromised when Joey Dimato is caught stealing, knowing that Joey could expose him, he lets him go. Matt ends his association with Dimato, but fellow police officer Mark Brennan witnesses their meeting. Matt tells Lauren the truth and decides to turn himself in, knowing he will get a prison sentence. Brennan offers Matt a deal – he will keep quiet, if Matt tells him everything he knows about Dimato's operations. Matt and Lauren's marriage suffers, and Matt turns to alcohol. Sharon Canning returns to town and Matt goes back to her hotel room, but Terese sees them and stops Matt from taking things further. Terese tells Brad about what happened, leading him to confront Matt on the side of the road. During their confrontation, a car driven by Danni Ferguson speeds towards them and Matt pushes Brad out of the way, taking the full impact of the vehicle. Matt suffers liver damage and undergoes surgery to repair it. Matt's condition later deteriorates and he is taken back into theatre, where he suffers massive blood loss and dies.

Reception
The Daily Record's Tony Stewart observed that Matt was "barely able to keep a lid on his jealousy" when he saw Lauren and Brad in a compromising situation. When Steph kidnapped Patrick, Dianne Butler, writing for The Courier-Mail, quipped "I guess we'll now get to see what sort of mettle Officer Matt has, or if that uniform is like the cheerleaders outfits on Glee." Butler later observed that Matt was "never not on duty, he's like Freddy Krueger, he never takes his uniform off."

After Lauren revealed that she and Brad had a daughter, Laura Morgan from All About Soap speculated as to whether Matt and Terese could have an affair, calling them "outsiders to the situation" and adding "Will Mrs Willis turn to understanding Matt for a shoulder to cry on? It could be a brilliant twist to the tale!" When Matt and Lauren renewed their vows, a Daily Record reporter noted that they looked "a picture of happiness". Morgan later admitted that she was disappointed in Matt for listening to Terese and arresting Paige. She said "Whatever happened to family loyalty? Lauren's been on cloud nine since finding her daughter – why would he want to try to put a spanner in the works and ruin her happiness? We know he's got a duty as a copper, but he should just tell Terese to back off!"

Helen Vnuk of TV Week included Matt in her feature on soap heroes. She stated that "Matt wasn't perfect" and that his "ultimate sacrifice cost him his life." Of the character's time in the show, Joe Julians of Digital Spy wrote, "Poor old Matt. Introduced with the rest of his family in 2013, he was seemingly there just to be a stop gap before wife Lauren eventually reunited with old flame Brad Willis. A steady and dependable guy, his final few weeks saw him fall on the wrong side of the law, cheat on Lauren, and then get fatally mown down by a car while arguing with Brad."

References

External links
Matt Turner at the Official AU Neighbours website
Matt Turner at the Official UK Neighbours website

Neighbours characters
Television characters introduced in 2013
Fictional ghosts
Fictional police constables
Male characters in television


title: Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor – Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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The following is a list of Teen Choice Award winners and nominees for Choice Sci-Fi/Fantasy Movie Actor. Sometimes it is awarded as two separate categories: Choice Sci-Fi Movie Actor and Choice Fantasy Movie Actor.

Winners/Nominees

References

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Actor


title: Madison Capitols

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The Madison Capitols are a Tier I junior ice hockey team that plays in the Eastern Conference of the United States Hockey League. Founded in 2014, the team plays its home games at Bob Suter's Capitol Ice Arena in Middleton, Wisconsin.

History

Early history (1984–1991)
The Madison Capitols began as a team in 1984, competing in the USHL, and played for 11 consecutive seasons. During this period, the Capitols played home games at the Hartmeyer Ice Arena, posting a 207–278–16 record, playing a total of 530 games.

The team was coached by Bob Suter from 1984 to 1986, posting a 35–48–3–10 record. Following what was a mild start to the franchise, Scott Owens took over coaching duties in 1986 and started a winning franchise, posting a 136–85–9–10 record through 1991. Owens would then move on to coach the Des Moines Buccaneers and Colorado College, ending the first era of the Madison Capitols.

Wisconsin Capitols (1991–1995)
With the departure of Owens, the Madison Capitols re-branded themselves as the Wisconsin Capitols in 1991. Steve Huglen, a University of Illinois Defensemen, was hired as head coach for the 1991–1992 campaign and the Capitols intended to continue their winning record; however, under Huglen the team posted an 11–37–0 season.

The 1992–93 campaign saw the departure of Huglen, and the addition of Mike Dibble as head coach. After the team posted a 2–21–2 record Dibble was replaced by Rob Andriga mid-season, who would coach the Capitols to a 4–19–1 record, finishing at 6–39–2–1 season record.

In the 1993–94 season, Andringa was still coaching the Wisconsin Capitols, along with the additions of Don Granato, and Brian Duffy. The Capitols would post a 9–37–1–3 record this season, second to their worst. The era of the Wisconsin Capitols and, for the time being, USHL hockey in Madison was close to an end.

The final season of the Capitols in Madison in 1994–95, saw the return of Duffy, who would post a 3–8–0 record as head coach. The replacement coach, Len Semplice would finish the season with a 7–29–1 record, totaling a team season record of 10–37–1.

Madison Capitols (2014–present)
On November 26, 2013, the management of Madtown Hockey, LLC announced that the Madison Capitols would be returning to Madison in the 2014–15 season. Ryan Suter, defenseman for the Minnesota Wild and Tom Sagissor, a former Wisconsin Badger, would join the ownership group. It was also announced that the Madison Capitols would play at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin.

On May 22, 2014, Luke Strand was formally introduced as the Madison Capitols head coach and general manager. He was joined on the bench by fellow Eau Claire native Keith Paulsen and longtime NHL veteran and Stanley Cup Champion Tony Hrkac.

Following Bob Suter's death in September 2014, the Capitols honored the lifelong Madison native and gold medalist with stickers on team helmets, a banner bearing his jersey number 20 inside the Coliseum, and the ice rink named in his honor (Bob Suter Memorial Rink).

The Capitols began their first season back in the USHL on September 27, 2014, with a 4–3 loss at Muskegon. Luke McElhenie, a native of Sauk City, WI, scored the first goal in the new era of the Capitols. McElhenie previously played for Bob Suter and the Madison Capitols AAA program. Madison picked up its first victory in the USHL on October 24, defeating the Sioux Falls Stampede 3–1.

Following the 2014–15 season, Luke Strand left the organization to accept an assistant coaching position at the University of Wisconsin–Madison under head coach Mike Eaves.

On June 10, 2015, it was announced that Troy G. Ward had been hired as the new head coach and general manager. After one season, Troy Ward resigned his positions with the organization and was replaced as head coach and general manager by Garrett Suter.

On July 28, 2017, the Capitols announced that Andrew Joudrey was named the team's new president. That same day, the team announced plans to relocate from the Alliant Energy Center to Hartmeyer Ice Arena for the 2017–18 season. Reasons cited for the move included a decrease in available dates for hockey at the Alliant Energy Center and a desire on the Capitols' part for better sightlines and fan experience. Negotiations between the Capitols and Hartmeyer management over needed facility upgrades would come to an impasse, and on September 11, the Capitols announced they would instead play the 2017–18 season at Bob Suter's Capitol Ice Arena, a two-rink facility in suburban Middleton owned by Ryan Suter and named in father Bob Suter's memory. The Capitol Ice Arena, already a practice site for the Capitols, had a capacity of 1,300 fans for hockey, and became the smallest arena in the USHL. In the 2018 off-season, the Capitols renovated the rink to increase the capacity and add more suites. Head coach and general manager Garrett Suter stepped down after the 2019–20 season.

Due to the on-going restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Capitols went on hiatus for the 2020–21 season. The Capitols resumed play for the 2021–22 season.

Season-by-season record

Personnel

Active roster
As of December 24, 2022.

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Notable alumni
Derek Plante, 1989–90
Brian Rafalski, 1990–91

NHL draft picks

Awards and player recognition

Scott Owens – USHL General Manager of the Year, 1986–87
Scott Owens – USHL Coach of the Year, 1987–88
Joe Harwell – 1988-89 All-USHL 1st Team
Forrest Karr – 1994-95 All-USHL 2nd Team
Ryan Edquist – 2015–16 USHL All-Rookie Team
Sam McCormick – 2015-16 All-USHL 3rd Team
Michael Mancinelli – 2017–18 USHL All-Rookie Team
Mick Messner – 2016 U.S. Junior Select Team
Ryan O'Reilly – 2017–18 USHL All-Rookie Team, 2018 U.S. Junior Select Team
Simon Latkoczy – 2019-20 USHL All-Rookie Team
Ryan Kirwan – 2019-20 USHL All-Rookie Team
Christian Stoever – 2019-20 All-USHL 3rd Team

Prospects games participants
Ryan Edquist – 2015 CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game, 2016 USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game
Mick Messner – 2016 CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game, 2017 USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game
Ryan O'Reilly – 2017 CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game, 2018 USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game
Kamil Sadlocha – 2017 USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game
Carson Bantle – 2020 USA Hockey BioSteel All American Game

References

External links

United States Hockey League teams
Ice hockey teams in Wisconsin
Ice hockey clubs established in 2014
2014 establishments in Wisconsin
Middleton, Wisconsin
Sports in Madison, Wisconsin


title: 2013–14 Bulgarian Hockey League season

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The 2013–14 Bulgarian Hockey League season was the 62nd season of the Bulgarian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Bulgaria. Four teams participated in the league, and HC CSKA Sofia won the championship.

Participating teams
HC Levski Sofia withdrew from the league due to financial issues and were replaced in the competition by the national junior team.

 HC NSA Sofia
 HC Slavia Sofia
 HC CSKA Sofia
 Bulgaria men's national junior ice hockey team

Regular season
The championship was cancelled in mid-January after only eight games had been played in total. HC CSKA Sofia was recognized as Bulgarian champions.

External links
 Season on eurohockey.com

Bulgarian Hockey League seasons
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title: Sebas Coris

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Sebastián 'Sebas' Coris Cardeñosa (born 31 May 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Extremadura UD. Mainly a right winger, he can also play as a right back.

Club career
Born in Tossa de Mar, Girona, Catalonia, Coris began his career on hometown's club UE Tossa. After two years with local CF Lloret, he finished his formation in 2012 at Girona FC.

Coris made his senior debuts with the reserves in the regional leagues, in the 2012–13 campaign. On 17 December 2013, he played his first match as a professional, coming on as a late substitute in a Copa del Rey 1–4 loss at Getafe CF.

On 14 August 2014, Coris renewed his link with the club, running until 2016. He made his Segunda División debut on 6 September, again from the bench in a 2–0 home win against CD Tenerife.

On 22 November 2014, Coris further extended his contract, signing until 2018 and being awarded a place with the first team in the following campaign. He scored his first professional goal on 5 February 2017, netting the first in a 2–1 home win against Real Valladolid.

Coris contributed with 27 appearances during the 2016–17 campaign, as his side achieved promotion to La Liga for the first time ever. On 30 June 2017, he was loaned to CA Osasuna, freshly relegated to the second tier, on a one-year deal.

On 10 August 2018, Coris was loaned to Gimnàstic de Tarragona in the second division, for the season. On January 31, 2020 Real Oviedo signed Coris, who previously terminated his contract with Girona. On February 6 he was officially presented as a Real Oviedo player signing the contract until June 30, 2020. Returning to Girona for 2019–20, he failed to make a league appearance before cutting ties with the club on 31 January 2020; just hours later, he agreed to a short-term deal with Real Oviedo.

In October 2020, Coris moved to Extremadura UD on a deal until June 2022.

Career statistics

Club

References

External links

1993 births
Living people
People from Selva
Footballers from the Province of Girona
Spanish men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Men's association football wingers
Segunda División players
Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players
Girona FC B players
Girona FC players
CA Osasuna players
Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers
Real Oviedo players
Extremadura UD footballers


title: Mikhail Blagosklonny

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Mikhail Blagosklonny is a scientist who studies cancer and aging. He is an adjunct faculty member at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, New York.

Career
Blagosklonny earned both his M.D. in internal medicine and his PhD in experimental medicine and cardiology from the First Pavlov State Medical University of St. Petersburg. He was appointed associate professor of medicine at New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY in 2002 before taking a position as a senior scientist at Ordway Research Institute (Albany, New York). Blagosklonny held this position until 2009, when he was appointed professor of oncology at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Blagosklonny's research interests include cancer and targeted cancer therapies that protect normal cells from damage, as well as the underlying mechanisms of aging (biogerontology) and anti-aging drugs. Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center lists Blagosklonny as holding "Adjunct Faculty" and "Cell Stress Biology" positions with them.

Rapamycin and aging
Blagosklonny has formulated a hypothesis about the possible role of TOR signaling in aging and cancer and proposed using rapamycin, a popular cancer drug as a possible treatment for life extension. He advocates for rapamycin use in longevity research.

Editorial activities
Blagosklonny is editor-in-chief of Aging, Cell Cycle, and Oncotarget. In addition, he is associate editor of Cancer Biology & Therapy and a member of the editorial board of Cell Death & Differentiation.

The peer review process employed by Oncotarget has been criticized by Jeffrey Beall, a university librarian and expert on predatory open access publishing, who also included Oncotarget and Aging on his list of "potential, possible, or probable predatory scholarly open-access journals" in July 2015. Further reports on Beall's blog suggest that the substandard peer review processes for these journals are used by their respective editors-in-chief to entice prospective authors to include references to Blagosklonny's own publications in their articles (following the peer review), thereby raising his personal citation impact.

Health
Blagosklonny announced that in January 2023 he was diagnosed with numerous metastases of lung cancer in his brain.

References

Living people
Russian medical researchers
Academic journal editors
Russian oncologists
New York Medical College faculty
Cancer researchers
Year of birth missing (living people)


The 2013–14 Croatian Ice Hockey League season was the 23rd season of the Croatian Ice Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Croatia. KHL Medveščak Zagreb II won the championship by defeating KHL Mladost Zagreb in the final. Many KHL players from Medveščak's top team joined the second team for the playoffs.

Regular season

Playoffs

Semifinals

KHL Mladost Zagreb - KHL Sisak 2:0
18:2 (9:1, 2:0, 7:1)
21:0 (8:0, 7:0, 6:0)
KHL Zagreb - KHL Medveščak Zagreb II 0:2
3:6 (1:1, 1:2, 1:3)
6:13 (3:2, 1:8, 2:3)

Final

 KHL Mladost Zagreb - KHL Medveščak Zagreb II 0:3
 2:7 (1:0,0:6, 1:1)
 7:8 OT (3:1, 2:1, 2:5, 0:1)
0:11 (0:4, 0:3, 0:4)

References

External links
Results on eurohockey.com

Cro
Croatian Ice Hockey League seasons
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