title: Deductive classifier

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A deductive classifier is a type of artificial intelligence inference engine. It takes as input a set of declarations in a frame language about a domain such as medical research or molecular biology. For example, the names of classes, sub-classes, properties, and restrictions on allowable values. The classifier determines if the various declarations are logically consistent and if not will highlight the specific inconsistent declarations and the inconsistencies among them. If the declarations are consistent the classifier can then assert additional information based on the input. For example, it can add information about existing classes, create additional classes, etc. This differs from traditional inference engines that trigger off of IF-THEN conditions in rules. Classifiers are also similar to theorem provers in that they take as input and produce output via first-order logic. Classifiers originated with KL-ONE frame languages. They are increasingly significant now that they form a part in the enabling technology of the Semantic Web. Modern classifiers leverage the Web Ontology Language. The models they analyze and generate are called ontologies.

History
A classic problem in knowledge representation for artificial intelligence is the trade off between the expressive power and the computational efficiency of the knowledge representation system. The most powerful form of knowledge representation is first-order logic. However, it is not possible to implement knowledge representation that provides the complete expressive power of first-order logic. Such a representation will include the capability to represent concepts such as the set of all integers which are impossible to iterate through. Implementing an assertion quantified for an infinite set by definition results in an undecidable non-terminating program. However, the problem is deeper than not being able to implement infinite sets. As Levesque demonstrated, the closer a knowledge representation mechanism comes to first-order logic, the more likely it is to result in expressions that require infinite or unacceptably large resources to compute.

As a result of this trade-off, a great deal of early work on knowledge representation for artificial intelligence involved experimenting with various compromises that provide a subset of first-order logic with acceptable computation speeds. One of the first and most successful compromises was to develop languages based predominately on modus ponens, i.e. IF-THEN rules. Rule-based systems were the predominant knowledge representation mechanism for virtually all early expert systems. Rule-based systems provided acceptable computational efficiency while still providing powerful knowledge representation. Also, rules were highly intuitive to knowledge workers. Indeed, one of the data points that encouraged researchers to develop rule-based knowledge representation was psychological research that humans often represented complex logic via rules.

However, after the early success of rule-based systems there arose more pervasive use of frame languages instead of or more often combined with rules. Frames provided a more natural way to represent certain types of concepts, especially concepts in subpart or subclass hierarchies. This led to development of a new kind of inference engine known as a classifier. A classifier could analyze a class hierarchy (also known as an ontology) and determine if it was valid. If the hierarchy was invalid the classifier would highlight the inconsistent declarations. For a language to utilize a classifier it required a formal foundation. The first language to successfully demonstrate a classifier was the KL-ONE family of languages. The LOOM language from ISI was heavily influenced by KL-ONE.  LOOM also was influenced by the rising popularity of object-oriented tools and environments. Loom provided a true object-oriented capability (e.g. message passing) in addition to frame language capabilities. Classifiers play a significant role in the vision for the next generation Internet known as the Semantic Web. The Web Ontology Language provides a formalism that can be validated and reasoned on via classifiers such as Hermit and Fact++.

Implementations

The earliest versions of classifiers were logic theorem provers. The first classifier to work with a frame language was the KL-ONE classifier. A later system built on common lisp was LOOM from the Information Sciences Institute. LOOM provided true object-oriented capabilities leveraging the Common Lisp Object System, along with a frame language. In the Semantic Web the Protege tool from Stanford provides classifiers (also known as reasoners) as part of the default environment.

External links
 Fact++ Reasoner
 HermiT Reasoner
 Protege Ontology Editor

References

Knowledge representation
Ontology languages
Classification algorithms


title: 2014 ATP Vegeta Croatia Open Umag – Doubles

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Martin Kližan and David Marrero were the defending champions, but chose not to participate.
František Čermák and Lukáš Rosol won the title, defeating Dušan Lajović and Franko Škugor in the final, 6–4, 7–6(7–5).

Seeds

Draw

Draw

References
 Main Draw

ATP Vegeta Croatia Open - Doubles
2014 Doubles


title: Graham Cox (footballer, born 1959)

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Graham Paul Cox (born 30 April 1959) is an English retired football who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Brentford and Aldershot.

Career

Brentford
A goalkeeper, Cox joined Brentford as an apprentice during the 1975–76 pre-season. He made his debut in a 3–1 Fourth Division defeat to AFC Bournemouth on 1 January 1977. He also played in the following matches against Colchester United and Crewe Alexandra and conceded seven goals. With the team leaking goals, Crystal Palace keeper Tony Burns was brought in on loan, which ended Cox's involvement in the first team in the 1976–77 season. Cox signed his first professional contract in April 1977, but his final competitive appearance for the Bees came on 26 September 1977 in a 1–1 draw with Stockport County and he departed the club at the end of the 1978–79 season.

Margate (loan)
Cox joined Southern League Premier Division strugglers Margate on loan in September 1978 and made one appearance as cover for regular goalkeeper Steve Bowtell.

Non-League football
After his release from Brentford in 1979, Cox dropped into non-League football and played for Wokingham Town, Addlestone & Weybridge Town, Hillingdon Borough and South Ascot.

Aldershot
Cox made a return to the Football League with Aldershot in January 1985 and made 16 Fourth Division appearances before his departure in 1986.

Slough Town (loan and permanent signing)
Cox joined Isthmian League Premier Division club Slough Town on loan in October 1985 and made 12 appearances before suffering a double arm fracture and a broken collarbone in a league match versus Sutton United on 23 November. After recovering, he joined the Rebels permanently in April 1986 and made the last of a further 22 appearances in November that year. He stayed on at the club and became assistant manager.

Personal life
In the 1990s, Cox worked in Bracknell with former Aldershot teammate Tommy Langley, as a photocopier and fax machine salesman.

Career statistics

References

1959 births
Living people
Footballers from Willesden
English men's footballers
Brentford F.C. players
English Football League players
Margate F.C. players
Wokingham & Emmbrook F.C. players
Addlestone & Weybridge Town F.C. players
Hillingdon Borough F.C. players
Aldershot F.C. players
Slough Town F.C. players
Southern Football League players
Isthmian League players
Men's association football goalkeepers


title: Ayun

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Ayun may refer to:

'Ayūn, a component or Arabic placenames meaning springs, fountains, sources
 An alternative form of El Aaiún, a city in Western Sahara
 Ayun (woreda), a district of Somali Region, Ethiopia
 Ayun, Chitral, a village in Pakistan
 Ayun Halliday (born 1965), American writer and actor

See also

 Aioun (disambiguation)
 El Aioun (disambiguation)


title: Ciara McAvoy

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Ciara McAvoy is a Scottish artist who primarily creates hand-drawn film posters using oil paint. Her work has been used by a wide variety of movie studios and production companies for modern films like X-Men: First Class and Filth. She has also painted posters for classic film series like Star Wars and Indiana Jones.

McAvoy has won numerous awards for her work in the film industry, including a Davey Award and a Creativity International Award for her Filth poster in 2014 and five total Communicator Awards in 2015 for Filth, X-Men, and Star Wars Revenge of the Sith. Her current work includes projects for the film Enemy of Man and Victor Frankenstein.

Early life and education

McAvoy is a native of Glasgow, Scotland and started drawing at the age of 8, selling her first oil painting by the time she was 12 years old. Her grandfather, who studied at Montmartre, was an early inspiration in her artistic endeavours. McAvoy also cites films like Star Wars and other poster artists like Tom Jung, John Alvin, and Richard Amsel for spurring her interest in movie art.

McAvoy attended the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. To fund her schooling, she worked at a local cinema as an usher and, later, a projectionist. After work, McAvoy would go home and paint scenes from the films she'd watched earlier in the day. Some of those early paintings were used as posters at the cinema where she worked. Upon finishing her schooling, McAvoy received a Diplôme Supérieur d'Art Plastique.

Career

Because McAvoy's early posters were successful, she decided to pursue a career in movie poster design. Despite the fact that most movie posters after the 1990s were created digitally or with photographs, McAvoy believed that more "traditional" types of movie posters could prove to be successful. She submitted some of her work to magazines and was published almost immediately. She was also contacted by LucasFilm, which asked to see her portfolio. Rick McCallum, who produced the second Star Wars trilogy has some of McAvoy's art hanging in his home. McAvoy paints primarily with oils, but also has created works using acrylic, watercolor, graphite, charcoal, and pastels.

Most of McAvoy's work that is used as actual promotional material is featured in Europe, because US markets are less receptive. However, her artwork for the Scottish film Filth was used for the movie's American promotional campaign and she has also worked on promotional campaigns for films like X-Men: First Class. While some of the films for which McAvoy is commissioned feature actor James McAvoy, the two have no immediate familial relation. McAvoy received multiple awards for her work on the film.

McAvoy's most recent work is for the Paul McGuigan film Victor Frankenstein."Alex Simon" Scheduled for release in November 2015, McAvoy created the alternative movie poster for the film.

Selected works

Awards and recognition

In 2014, McAvoy was an award winner in the 44th Creativity International Print & Packaging Design Awards for her work on the film Filth. The same year, she received a Davey Award for the Filth movie poster from the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts. At the 2015 Communicator Awards in Beverly Hills, California, McAvoy won a total of five awards, being recognized for her work with Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, X-Men and Filth.

References

External links
 Official Website

Living people
Scottish artists
École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs alumni
Artists from Glasgow
Year of birth missing (living people)


title: FG Hemisphere

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FG Capital Management, Ltd. is an American investment management firm based in New York City that focuses on equity investments and debt restructuring in emerging markets. As part of its management of distressed assets, FG Capital investigates and exposes financial fraud by engaging politicians, governments, and international organizations to combat corruption.

FG Hemisphere Associates

FG Hemisphere Associates is a "special-purpose vehicle", managed by FG Capital, which purchases sovereign debt claims where countries rich in natural resources have too little revenue from these resources ending up in the national treasury. FG Hemisphere stated that "these countries were suffering from lack of proper management, not a lack of resources" while emphasizing "governance and transparency reforms will recapture this lost revenue for the public coffers."

Sovereign debt
FG Capital Management sued the Democratic Republic of the Congo for $100 million after acquiring debts owed to Energoinvest for $2.6 million. Former Bosnian prime minister, Nedzad Brankovic, approved the deal and was investigated on corruption charges during his stint at EnergoInvest. Bosnian Police reported that Brankovic acted illegally in selling the debt, which was owned by the country, but sold personally, and recommended he be charged. A court in the Jersey Islands ruled that the DRC must pay FG Capital the debt in full plus interest, a claim of $108.3 million. In 2012, the ruling was overturned by the Privy Council of England, which blocked FG Capital from collecting on the debt.

See also

Asset management company
Corporate governance
Distressed securities
Distressed securities fund
List of asset management firms

References

External links
Official FG Capital website

Companies based in New York (state)
Financial services companies based in New York City
Investment management companies of the United States
American anti-corruption activists


title: Ramor United GFC

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Ramor United  are a Gaelic football club from Virginia, County Cavan in Ireland.  They are affiliated to Cavan GAA.

History
The Story of Ramor United began in 1971, when the 3 clubs in the parish – Maghera McFinns, Lurgan GFC and Virginia Blues – amalgamated for the Senior Championship only.  This coming-together cumulated in the Senior Championship coming to the parish of Lurgan as a whole for the first time in 1974.

Following from this, a new sense of parish effort evolved. A well-attended meeting in the courthouse in Virginia in 1976, under the chairmanship of County Board Chairman, Paddy C Donoghue, saw the very large enthusiastic crowd from all corners of the parish favouring a more permanent alliance, namely Ramor United GFC, as a single parish club.

The name "Ramor United" was chosen as it represents Lough Ramor and its embodiment through the Parish, just like Ramor GFC would represent the parish as one entity. The name is unusual, with "United" being more associated with association football (soccer); only one other GAA club uses the same word, Laragh United, also in Cavan. Ramor United soon built itself up as a force to be reckoned with within the county. This was emphasised by the capturing of the Junior B Championship in 1978, and both the U-21 Championship and Senior Division 2 League in 1980. In 1982, under the chairmanship of Patsy McDonnell the club bought the "Football field" from Dick McDonnell, a former Virginia Blues player. The deal allowed the staggering of payment over three years. Huge fundraising was undertaken by the committee and the target was met. The hard working members were already planning the development of the field; the galvanised fence along the road was removed and replaced by a beautiful hedge. A viewing stand, dugouts, goalposts and a railing around the field were erected by the club members.

A further acre of ground was purchased for a clubhouse and car park. The new clubhouse was designed by local clubman Jimmy Costello. It now has a fully equipped gym and is often used by other clubs. The clubhouse and football field were officially opened by Peter Brady County Board Chairman on 6 May 1990. It was a proud day for the club and a credit to committee members, players and supporters. The grounds received the "most improved grounds award" from Cavan Co. Board in 1991.

In the meantime Ramor continued to prove themselves where it matters – on the football pitch, by winning a historic double in 1985, with the capturing of the Senior Championship and the Senior League Division 1 and repeating success in 1986 with the capturing of the Senior League. Team manager was the well-loved and respected Fr. Tom McKiernan. The buzz and excitement within the club around this time, supported by brand new club facilities and an air of confidence within the team meant that Ramor were up there with the top guns in the county.

The 1990s started triumphantly for the Virginia side, winning the Division 1A league title both in 1990 and 1991.  1992 was to be Ramor's year when a young, vibrant team, mixed with experience, and under the guidance of former player John Mulvanny, captured the Senior Championship, beating Bailieborough Shamrocks by a single point in the final. The icing on the cake was the capturing of the Denn Tournament, which is renowned for attracting the best talent of the neighbouring counties.

In autumn of 1993, a piece of land – about 5 acres adjacent to the clubhouse – became available, the club bought the land including access to the lake. In the past few years a viewing stand with wheel-chair access and toilet facilities has been built on the 2nd pitch mainly by the grounds committee.

The Juniors won the Junior B Championship in 1996 and retained their title in 1997. Ramor won the Senior League in 1996. Ramor won the Senior Division 2 League in 2008

Ramor United won the Cavan Senior Football Championship title in 2016 beating Castlerahan in the final after a replay and thus bridging a 24-year gap since their last triumph.

Kit
Ramor United's kit consists of amber jerseys with black trim, black shorts and black socks with amber trim.

Football titles
 Cavan Senior Football Championship: 5
 1974, 1985, 1992, 2016, 2021
 Cavan Under-21 Football Championship: 5
 1977, 1980, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016
 Cavan Minor Football Championship: 4
 2013, 2015, 2017, 2022

References

External links
Official Cavan GAA Website
Cavan Club GAA
Ramor United Website

Gaelic games clubs in County Cavan
Gaelic football clubs in County Cavan


title: Matthew Collins (academic)

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Matthew Collins,  is a professor at the University of Copenhagen, formerly as a Niels Bohr professor, and also holds a McDonald Chair in Palaeoproteomics at the University of Cambridge.

Prior to joining Cambridge he was professor of biomolecular archaeology at the University of York where he founded BioArCh, a collaboration between the departments of biology, chemistry and archaeology  (BioArCh: Biology Archaeology, Chemistry).

His research focuses on the persistence of proteins in ancient samples, using modelling to explore the racemization of amino acids and thermal history to predict the survival of DNA and other molecules Using a combination of approaches (including immunology and protein mass spectrometry) his research detects and interprets protein remnants in archaeological and fossil remains.

With former PhD student Mike Buckley he developed ZooMS (zooarchaeology by mass spectrometry) a way to rapidly identify bone and other collagen based materials using peptide mass fingerprinting.

In 2022 Collins received the Pomerance Award for Scientific Contributions to Archaeology from the Archaeological Institute of America.  Collins  was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2014  in 2014, the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters in 2021 and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 2022.

References

Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
British archaeologists
Academics of the University of Cambridge
Academic staff of the University of Copenhagen
Academics of the University of York
Fellows of the British Academy
Members of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters
Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences


title: Alla Pugacheva discography

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The discography of Soviet and Russian singer Alla Pugacheva includes seventeen studio albums, two live albums, thirty-three compilations and thirty-six singles.

Albums

Studio albums

Live albums

Compilation albums

Video albums

EPs

Singles

Charted songs

1977–1991

1992–2017

References

Bibliography

External links

Discography
Discographies of Russian artists
Pop music discographies
Rock music discographies


title: Medal of Honor (soundtrack)

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Medal of Honor is a soundtrack album of Ramin Djawadi from the 2010 first-person shooter video game Medal of Honor.
The first official single from the soundtrack was Linkin Park's song "The Catalyst", which was used to promote the game. An extended version of the soundtrack was released in the Medal of Honor Soundtrack Collection, which contains all of the music in the Medal of Honor franchise released up to that point and was released on March 1, 2011.

Background

The music for Medal of Honor was composed by Ramin Djawadi.

Release
The official soundtrack was released on September 28, 2010, on iTunes and Amazon, nearly half a month before the release of the game. The soundtrack consists of 20 tracks, including multiple variations of "The Catalyst". The song was also released as a promotional single for the soundtrack. A separate video of the song was published, which featured the scenes from the game.

Themes from the previous game reappear as well, in slightly altered form. An insert featuring promotional artwork was included with retail copies of Battlefield 3, featuring little more than a picture and a BBFC logo. On February 23, 2012, Medal of Honor: Warfighter was officially unveiled, alongside promotional artwork. Reception to the sequel was mixed to overwhelmingly negative.

Track listing

References

External links

Medal of Honor (video game series)
Linkin Park
2010 soundtrack albums
Video game soundtracks
Ramin Djawadi soundtracks


title: Bakumatsu Rock

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is a Japanese video game developed and published by Marvelous AQL. It was adapted into a manga series, Bakumatsu Rock -howling soul-, that began on September 24, 2010 and into an anime television series, Samurai Jam -Bakumatsu Rock-, that aired on July 2, 2014 to September 17, 2014. The anime was streamed on Crunchyroll. Another game, Bakumatsu Rock: Ultra Soul, was released on September 25, 2014.

Story
The story is set in the Bakumatsu era, at the end of the shoguns' rule over Japan in the middle of the 19th century. The Tokugawa shogunate uses the brainwashing Heaven's Songs by the top idols in Shinsengumi to subjugate the country and its people. In this Japan, writing or singing any songs besides the Heaven's Songs is a capital offense. Ryōma Sakamoto and the other rockers rise up and change the world with rock 'n' roll for freedom and justice.

Characters

The lead singer and guitarist of the group, his dream is to become a famous rocker and spread rock throughout Japan. During the day, he works at the local pizzeria, "Albergo di Terada". The electric guitar he carries around was given to him by Shoin Yoshida, who believed that Ryōma possesses a "Peace Soul".

One of Shoin's disciples, he plays bass guitar in the group. While he and Kogorō were on a search for their master, Shoin Yoshida, they met Ryōma and started a band. He is nicknamed "Cindy" by Ryōma. He is known for his sour face and unfriendly disposition.

One of Shoin's disciples, he plays drums in the group. While he and Shinsaku were on a search for their master, Shoin Yoshida, they met Ryōma and started a band. He is nicknamed "Sensei" by Ryōma. He is known as a patient, mature and knowledgeable person. His special skill is inventing.

A member of the Shinsengumi. He has served as both a director and a backup guitarist. He is known as a skilled swordsman. A proponent of "Heaven's Song".

The top member of the Shinsengumi. He is seen playing both the guitar and the keyboard. While publicly a kind and charming idol, in private he thinks of his fans as "worthless creatures." A proponent of "Heaven's Song".

He has worked for the Tokugawa family for many generations, and currently serves Yoshinobu. His main goal is to collect all five "Peace Souls" to enhance his magical powers.

The fifteenth head of the Tokugawa Shogunate. He was born with the talent of "Heaven's Song"

Director of the Tokugawa Shogunate. In the past he was in an idol band, but withdrew and is now supporting the Shinsengumi as a general producer. He is known as a big brother that everyone can rely on.

Episode list

Music
OP: Jack by vistlip
ED: Zetchō DAYBREAK (絶頂DAYBREAK) by Chō Tamashī Dan (Kishō Taniyama, Tatsuhisa Suzuki, Shōtarō Morikubo, Toshiyuki Morikawa & Kenshō Ono)
Over Mirage (非常幻想（オーバーミラージュ）) by Toshiyuki Morikawa & Kenshō Ono
Rolling Thunder by Kishō Taniyama, Tatsuhisa Suzuki, & Shōtarō Morikubo
INTERSECT by Kishō Taniyama, Toshiyuki Morikawa, & Kenshō Ono
REACTION by Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Zankyō -feedback- (残響 -feedback-) by Kenshō Ono
Hachinoji Distortion (ハチノジディストーション) by Shōtarō Morikubo

Reception
On Anime News Network, Hope Chapman, Carl Kimlinger and Rebecca Silverman gave the first episode of the anime a rating of 2 out of 5 and Theron Martin gave it a rating of 3.5 out of 5.

References

External links

2007 video games
Anime television series based on video games
Ichijinsha manga
Japan-exclusive video games
Josei manga
Manga based on video games
NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan
PlayStation Portable games
PlayStation Portable-only games
PlayStation Vita games
PlayStation Vita-only games
Music video games
Marvelous Entertainment franchises
Studio Deen
Sentai Filmworks
Tokyo MX original programming
Video games developed in Japan
Visual novels


title: Chiesi Farmaceutici

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Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A. is an Italian family controlled global pharmaceutical company based in Parma, Emilia-Romagna. Chiesi has 31 affiliates in the world, nearly 6,500 total employees and provides medicines to patients in 100 nations. Chiesi currently has revenues of 2.749 billion euros. According to 2020 official data from the European Patent Office (EPO), Chiesi Group, with 42 patents filed, is confirmed as the first Italian Pharmaceutical Company and third among Italian Companies across all sectors for filing the highest number of patents.

In June 2019, Chiesi became a certified B Corporation, thus choosing to adopt a new legal status under US and Italian law. This ensures Chiesi legal protection to pursue a business model placing social and environmental values on equal footing with profits.

Following the acquisition, in 1999, of Huddersfield based Trinity Pharmaceuticals, Chiesi has also had a significant presence in Manchester, United Kingdom.

History
Established in 1935, Chiesi concentrates primarily on developing respiratory, neonatological and rare disease drugs, along with those for treating muscular and skeletal conditions.

Historical therapeutic solutions are a cortisone preparation indicated for asthma, allergic rhinitis and airway inflammation, launched in 1979, and a surfactant life-saving treatment for premature babies, developed by two researchers at Karolinska Institutet, Tore Curstedt and Bengt Robertson.

In the rare disease area, a treatment for moderate to severe limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD), developed by the researchers Michele De Luca and Graziella Pellegrini, was the first stem cell therapy to be approved in Europe. As well as developing drugs in-house, Chiesi has a policy of developing drugs in collaboration with pharmaceutical businesses outside Italy.

Chiesi's operations regarding neonatological drugs have come under criticism for patenting drugs that Chiesi has not been instrumental in developing. Because of this behavior, some of Europe's neonatology wards have experienced economic hardships.

The company holds over 4,000 international patents for more than 200 patent families and employs approximately 944 people dedicated to Research and Development activities, including regulatory in the R&D centers in Parma (Italy), France, United Kingdom, Sweden, USA, Canada and China.

2010 was the year in which turnover broke through the Billion Euro barrier, with Chiesi recording sales growth of 16.4% over the figure for 2009. By 2013 turnover had reached €1,236,  with increases coming primarily from outside the Italian home market.
Chiesi Farmaceutici closes 2016 on a high with an annual turnover of €1.571 million, an increase of more than +7.0% on the previous year (+9.6% at constant exchange rates), and EBITDA equal to €448 million (a year-on-year increase of over 8.2%). The robust health of the company is reflected by its investment in innovation and development, with R&D expenditure rising by over +12.5% in the 2015–2016 period to reach €370 m in 2019, 19% of total sales. The Group currently has  49 active studies in research and development. In 2020 the Chiesi Group reached and exceeded a turnover of 2 billion Euro.

In 2022, the Group recorded a turnover of €2 billion 749 million, an increase of 13.6% compared to 2021. Gross Operating Profit (EBITDA) grew by 7%.

In 2022, Chiesi celebrated the start of construction of the new “Biotech Center of Excellence”, located next to the Group’s current Italian production site in Parma. The new R&D and production hub will be operational in 2024, thanks to an investment of 85 million euros, which will allow Chiesi to consolidate its know-how in the field of biotechnology products. The new Centre will embrace the whole end-to-end supply chain, with the first products expected to enter the market in 2025. In line with Chiesi's commitment as a B Corp, the Centre will be built sustainably and in compliance with LEED criteria.

Therapeutic areas

Chiesi Farmaceutici researches and develops therapeutic solutions for respiratory diseases such as Asthma and COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), both characterized by a reduction in the respiratory flow but driven by a different pathophysiological pathway. New drugs are based on a technology which allows the creation of spray solutions for the inhalation of extra fine particles.

The company also has its focus on preterm babies’ care, specifically regarding the treatment of Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS) and apnea conditions, both due to an under-development of the respiratory system. Natural surfactant administered via intra-tracheal route treats RDS, and may also be used for the prophylaxis in neonates at high risk of developing the disease. For the more severe apnoea episodes, stimulant drugs are needed, such as caffeine-based treatments.

Chiesi Farmaceutici is developing new therapeutic solutions in the area of rare and ultra-rare diseases. For limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD), a rare eye condition that may lead to blindness, a stem cell treatment has been developed and is marketed in Europe. In 2018, Chiesi achieved European marketing authorization for velmanase alfa, a first-in-class enzyme replacement therapy for alfa-mannosidosis, an ultra-rare condition. Chiesi is also present in nephropathic cystinosis and is developing a new product in Fabry disease.

Notes and sources

Pharmaceutical companies of Italy
Italian companies established in 1935
Companies based in Parma
B Lab-certified corporations


title: Christopher van Huizen

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Christopher James van Huizen (born 28 November 1992), more commonly known as Chris van Huizen, is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a full-back or winger for Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors and the Singapore national team.

Club career

Youth career
Van Huizen went for trials with Geylang United when he was young and duly impressed the coaches at Geylang was rewarded with a place at the Geylang U-16 squad. He was due to play for S.League giants Tampines Rovers' Prime League squad when he turned 17 but saw his opportunity derailed by National Service in 2011. Van Huizen rejected the chance to play for the SAFSA team during his 2 years of service and almost gave up on continuing professional football.

A second chance came calling for Van Huizen when he entered the professional football scene in Singapore through his involvement in a MediaCorp Channel 5 TV series, First XI.

Tampines Rovers
Following his performance in the reality TV series, Tampines Rovers coach Rafi Ali offered Van Huizen a two-year contract to play for both the Prime League and the S.League teams in 2013.

LionsXII
Alongside Sahil Suhaimi, Wahyudi Wayid and Izzdin Shafiq, Van Huizen was unveiled as one of the new LionsXII signings by Fandi Ahmad for the 2015 Malaysia Super League season. This marks a remarkable turnaround for the "boy from the reality series" to a potential national team player.

Van Huizen made his LionsXII debut as a substitute in the opening game of the season, coming on to make a brief cameo appearance against PDRM FA in a 5–3 victory for the Lions.

Tampines Rovers
Following the exit of LionsXII from the Malaysia Super League, Van Huizen rejoined Tampines Rovers in 2016. He scored his first goal of the season in a 1–2 win over Garena Young Lions, helping the Stags climb to joint-top of the 2016 S.League season.

Garena Young Lions
On 1 July 2016, Van Huizen signed for Garena Young Lions. This was following a season at Tampines Rovers where he was used sparingly.

Home United
On 2 January 2017, Van Huizen signed for Home United but only managed to play a small role in the squad.

Geylang International
In 2019, Van Huizen signed for his boyhood club, Geylang International ahead of the 2019 Singapore Premier League season, when he racked up 10 assists, the highest in the league. On 11 November 2021, he left Geylang International, considering retirement from football.

Tampines Rovers
In January 2022, Van Huizen was given another chance by his former club, Tampines Rovers and signed a one year deal.

Lion City Sailors
On 20 January 2023, Van Huizen joined Lion City Sailors ahead of the 2023 season. On 13 August 2023, he scored his first goal for the club in a massive 2–8 victory against Hougang United. On 4 October 2023, Van Huizen assisted Richairo Živković in the 2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage match to take the lead against Hong Kong side, Kitchee which would see Lion City Sailors ending up in a 2–1 away win.

International career
Having impressed in his first season in the 2014 S.League Season, Van Huizen was rewarded with a call-up to the Singapore U-21 squad, by Richard Bok, for the Thanh Niên Cup in Vietnam.

In 2015, Van Huizen was called up to the senior team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. He made his senior team international debut in a 3-0 loss against Japan, coming on with 10 minutes left on the clock. He earned his third cap in a friendly against Myanmar, coming on for the final 15 minutes of the game.

In 2022, Van Huizen was included in the team for the 2022 FAS Tri-Nations Series and 2022 AFF Championship tournament.

On 12 October 2023, Van Huizen scored his first international goal agaisnt Guam in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

 Scores and results list Singapore's goal tally first.

Honours

Club

LionsXII

 Malaysia FA Cup: 2015

Individual

 Singapore Premier League Player of the Month: July 2019

Notes

Personal life
Aside from playing football, Chris enjoys skating as a side hobby and has participated in different skating competitions around Singapore.

References

External links

Living people
1992 births
Singaporean people of Dutch descent
Singaporean men's footballers
Singapore men's international footballers
Tampines Rovers FC players
Singapore Premier League players
Men's association football midfielders
Singapore men's youth international footballers


title: List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States, July 2014

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July 2014

See also

References

 07
July 2014 events in the United States


title: Propeller strike

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In aviation, a propeller strike, or prop strike, also called a sudden stoppage, is an accident in which an aircraft's propeller contacts any object and  is forcibly stopped or slowed. Propeller strikes can be the result of the propeller contacting the ground due to landing gear collapse, failure to extend the landing gear, or nose-over. However, the term also includes the damage incurred from contacting any object, such as a hangar door, or even the sudden rpm loss from contacting a yielding substance such as water or heavy tall grass.

As well as damaging the propeller itself, a prop strike with the engine running can cause severe damage to the engine and its connected accessories, such as the alternator. An engine tear down and rebuild is usually recommended, otherwise there is a risk of an in-flight engine failure, broken crankshaft or loss of propeller.

See also
Bird strike

References

External links

Aviation risks


title: David Denison

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David Michael Benjamin Denison  (born 6 September 1950) is a British linguist whose work focuses on the history of the English language.

Biography
He was educated at Highgate School and St John's College, Cambridge, where he studied mathematics and then Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic, completing the latter tripos with an upper second-class degree in 1973. He earned his doctorate at Lincoln College, Oxford on "Aspects of the History of English Group-Verbs, with Particular Attention to the Syntax of the Ormulum". He was Smith Professor of English Language & Medieval Literature at the University of Manchester from 2008. Since March 2015 he has been Professor Emeritus of English Linguistics. He is a past president of the International Society for the Linguistics of English (ISLE).

Denison served from 1995 to 2010 as one of the founding editors of the journal English Language and Linguistics. In 2014 he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Languages at Uppsala University. In 2014 he was also elected a Fellow of the British Academy, the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and social sciences.

He is one of the contributors to The Cambridge grammar of the English language.

Selected publications
R. Hogg, D. Denison (eds.). 2006. A History of the English Language. Cambridge Univ. Press.
B. Aarts, D. Denison, E. Keizer, G. Popova (eds.) 2004. Fuzzy Grammar: a reader. Oxford Univ. Press.
D. Denison. 1999. "Gradience and linguistic change". In Historical Linguistics. Ed. L. Brinton. John Benjamins.
 D. Denison. 1998. "Syntax". In The Cambridge History of the English Language. Vol. IV: 1776–1997. Ed. S. Romaine. Cambridge Univ. Press, pp. 92–329.
D. Denison. 1993. English Historical Syntax: Verbal Constructions. Longman.

References

People educated at Highgate School
Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge
Alumni of Lincoln College, Oxford
Academics of the University of Manchester
Linguists from England
Fellows of the British Academy
Place of birth missing (living people)
1950 births
Living people


title: Joseph R. Marro

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Joseph R. Marro (March 17, 1907 – February 21, 1989) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Life
He was born on March 17, 1907, in New York City. He attended Public School No. 95 and No. 8, and DeWitt Clinton High School. He graduated from St. John's College, and from St. John's University School of Law. He practiced law in New York City. He married Anita Eleanor Aloi, and they had two children.

Marro was a member of the New York State Senate from 1953 to 1964, sitting in the 169th, 170th, 171st, 172nd, 173rd and 174th New York State Legislatures. In November 1964, he was elected to the New York City Civil Court.

He was a justice of the Civil Court from 1965 to 1973; and of the New York Supreme Court from 1974 to 1977.

He died on February 21, 1989, at his home in Manhattan, of heart failure.

Sources

1907 births
1989 deaths
Lawyers from Manhattan
Politicians from Manhattan
Democratic Party New York (state) state senators
St. John's University School of Law alumni
New York Supreme Court Justices
DeWitt Clinton High School alumni
20th-century American judges
20th-century American politicians


title: Fanny Horta

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Fanny Horta (born 22 January 1986) is a rugby union player. She represented  at the 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup, and 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup. She captained France at the 2014 China Women's Sevens. She was selected as a member of France's women's national rugby sevens team to the 2016 Summer Olympics.

References

External links

1986 births
Living people
French female rugby union players
Female rugby sevens players
Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic rugby sevens players for France
France international rugby sevens players
Rugby sevens players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for France
Olympic medalists in rugby sevens
France international women's rugby sevens players
France women's international rugby union players


title: Men's team sabre at the 2014 World Fencing Championships

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The Men's team sabre event of the 2014 World Fencing Championships was held from 20–21 July 2014.

Medalists

Draw

Finals

Top half

Bottom half

Placement rounds

5–8th place

9–16th place

13–16th place

Final classification

References
 Bracket
 Final classification

2014 World Fencing Championships


title: Women's team sabre at the 2014 World Fencing Championships

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The Women's team sabre event of the 2014 World Fencing Championships was held on 20–21 July 2014.

Medalists

Draw

Finals

Top half

Bottom half

Placement rounds

5–8th place

9–16th place

13–16th place

Final classification

References
 Bracket
 Final classification

2014 World Fencing Championships
World


title: KZYP

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KZYP may refer to:

 KZYP (AM), a radio station (1310 AM) licensed to serve Malvern, Arkansas, United States
 KZYP (defunct), a defunct radio station (99.3 FM) formerly licensed to serve Pine Bluff, Arkansas


title: Live Footage (band)

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Live Footage is an American electro-acoustic, improvisational music act. It consists of cellist and electronic musician, Topu Lyo, and drummer/keyboardist, Mike Thies.

Lyo plays cello, incorporating the use of live loops and a handful of electronics and synthesizers. Thies plays drums and keyboards simultaneously. They have held a residency at Apotheke in NYC’s Chinatown since 2010.

Live Footage has been described by Wall Street Journal as one of the finest “surrealist soundtrack composers” in the making by scoring some of the most eclectic contemporary pieces in film, fashion, dance and in tune composing their own music. They have shared bills with notable artists such as Emily Wells, Dan the Automator, Robert Glasper, and Pharaoh Monch. They have also performed for Charity Water’s live event in San Francisco raising over 7 million dollars to build water wells in Ethiopia.

Having composed music for countless commercial projects for notable brands including Van Cleef & Arpels, UNICEF, Red Bull, Rag & Bone, and BMW to name a few, Live Footage has provided original scores for numerous films, including NAACP Image Award winning “Ali: The People’s Champ”. As regular collaborators of directing duo Coodie & Chike, Live Footage was recently tapped to compose the original score for the Kanye West Trilogy - “Jeen-Yuhs” set for a 2022 Netflix release.

Discography

Studio albums
 Live Footage (2009)
 Willow Be (2010)
 Plays Jay Dee (2011)
 Doyers (2014)
 Moods of the Desert (2016)
 Ice Pond (2017)
 The Planetarium (2017)
 Bunker (2017)
 Two Bedroom Flat (2018)
 Unwritten Soundtrack by Live Footage and Danny Meyer(2019)
 J. Ivy and Live Footage (2022)
 Live Footage in collaboration with Louis Reith (2022)

Film Scores
 Graceland Original Score (2013)
 Fondi 91 Original Score (2013)
 Good Morning Original Score (2013)
 Muhammad Ali: The People’s Champ Original Score (2015)
 April In Blue Original Score (2017)
 Public Figure Original Score (2019)
 The Sleeping Negro Original Score (2021)
 Jeen-Yuhs Acts 1,2, 3 Original Score (2022)

Other contributions

 Emily Wells, Mama Remixed (2012)
 Little Shells, 5 Deep Under/ producers (2015)

Commercials

 Van Clef & Arpels
 Iceberg
 Rag & Bone
 Visual Lizard
 It Gets Better
 Zamora
 Unicef Series
 BMW
 Volvo
 Red Bull
 Elle Magazine

References

External links

Graceland
 Fondi ‘91
UNICEF Series
Van Cleef

Musical groups from Brooklyn


title: Dotdigital

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dotdigital is an online marketing company listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange as dotdigital Group PLC. It is an email, marketing automation, and customer engagement service provider, and in 2015 was the UK's largest email marketing automation provider with a capitalization of about £290m.

The company headquarters is at No.1 London Bridge, with offices in London, Croydon, Manchester, Cheltenham, New York, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Sydney, Cape Town, and Warsaw.

History
The company was founded in 1999 by David Ivy, Lewis Barclay, Simon Bird, Iain Anderson and Colin Dawson as Ellipsis Media, a web design agency based in Croydon, United Kingdom. Within twelve months Tink Taylor joined the directors. Briefly Dan Gerrett accompanied him as an early employee. Afterward the company was renamed to dotmailer.

Its mail provider was launched in 2002, built especially for the BBC. In 2008 dotmailer became a PLUS market listed PLC, opened its first Manchester office and was included in Deloitte's Technology Fast 500.

The company was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2009. In that year it also opened its third office in Edinburgh, introduced share options for staff and was the recipient of a National Business Award.

Timeline
In 2010 dotmailer opened offices in Belarus and London (the Belarusian office was closed in 2023). The company was then AIM listed in 2011, and the platform was translated into eight languages – English UK, English US, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Russian.

In 2012 the company employed about 100 people, and served about 3,000 customers. In 2013 an office was opened in New York,  and dotmailer was nominated in the European Business Awards.

By 2014, the company had grown to a market capitalization of £100m.  An office was opened in London Bridge.  Also in 2014, dotmailer was noted as one of the three top mailer services in G2 Crowd’s crowdsourced business software ratings.

In July 2014 the company employed about 200 people. Its clients include BP, ODEON and Santander.

In early 2019 the company was rebranded again to dotdigital, as it focused on a move towards omnichannel marketing. It now employs close to 400 people.

Integration
The dotdigital Engagement Cloud platform has been integrated with a number of software products, starting with Microsoft Dynamics in 2009. This was followed by Salesforce, and in 2015 Magento.

The company introduced its surveys and forms tool in 2011. In 2014, the platform was relaunched with a number of new features, including the drag and drop Automated Program Builder which enables users to create automated communications to target specific market segments, customer behaviours or trigger emails on certain dates. In 2014 the Customer Insight Module was added. which allows marketers to analyse customer data on a behavioural or demographic basis.

References

External links

White Label SEO

Companies based in London
Companies based in the London Borough of Croydon
Digital marketing companies of the United Kingdom
Companies listed on the Alternative Investment Market


title: Olsen House

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Olson House  may refer to:

Places and structures

United States
(by state, then city/town)

 Donald and Helen Olsen House, Berkeley, California, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)
 Lena Olsen House, Pascagoula, Mississippi, listed on the NRHP in Jackson County, Mississippi
 Olsen House (Helena, Montana), NRHP-listed
 Hans Peter Olsen House, Fountain Green, Utah, listed on the NRHP in Sanpete County, Utah
 Lars and Christina Olsen House, Orem, Utah, NRHP-listed
 Ben Olsen House, Vader, Washington, listed on the NRHP in Lewis County, Washington

See also
 Olson House (disambiguation)


title: Cowpens Depot

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Cowpens Depot, also known as Cowpens Depot Museum and Civic Center, is a historic train station located at Cowpens, Spartanburg County, South Carolina. It was built in 1896 by the Southern Railway.  It is a one-story, rectangular frame building painted gray, with a gable roof and freight loading platform. The depot closed in 1967.

In 1982 the Town of Cowpens moved it from railroad property one block to its present location. The town has an historic railroad car on display by the depot. The depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

References

External links
 Cowpens Depot & Museum - Town of Cowpens

Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1896
National Register of Historic Places in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Museums in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
History museums in South Carolina
Former Southern Railway (U.S.) stations
Former railway stations in South Carolina


title: Joseph Graeme Humble

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Joseph Graeme Humble  (10 July 1913 – 10 June 1980) was Professor of Haematology at Westminster Hospital Medical School and a pioneering contributor to the success of marrow transplantation who was made a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order for personal services to the Royal Family.

Early life
Humble was born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, the son of Wensley Taylor Humble and Louisa Anne Humble (née Whitham).  He was educated at Bedford Modern School and at King's College London before enrolling in 1934 as a clinical student at Westminster Hospital where he was a keen sportsman representing the hospital at rugby and cricket.

Career
Humble spent his entire career at Westminster Hospital spanning 41 years in the fields of pathology and haematology retiring as Emeritus Professor of Haematology in 1978.

Humble’s enduring contribution to haematology was his ‘pioneering work in marrow transplantation’.  He was ‘actively engaged in improving and facilitating marrow transplantation in haematological diseases, cases of immunodeficiency, and in metabolic hereditary disorders in which essential enzymes were absent, until the time of his retirement in 1978’.

Family life
In 1942, Humble married Elsie May Hunt, a nurse at Westminster Hospital.  They had three sons one of whom became a pathologist and the other a ‘gifted historian and writer’.

Humble’s hobby was medical history and he published a history of Westminster Hospital Medical School and a biography of George James Guthrie, founder of the school and a Peninsula Army surgeon under Wellington.

Humble died of leukaemia on 10 June 1980.

References

1913 births
1980 deaths
People educated at Bedford Modern School
Alumni of King's College London
Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order
British haematologists
Physicians of the Westminster Hospital


title: Fluazinam

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Fluazinam is a broad-spectrum fungicide used in agriculture. It is classed as a diarylamine and more specifically an arylaminopyridine. Its chemical name is 3-chloro-N-(3-chloro-2,6-dinitro-4-trifluoromethylphenyl)-5-trifluoromethyl-2-pyridinamine. The mode of action involves the compound being an extremely potent uncoupler of oxidative phosphorylation in mitochondria and also having high reactivity with thiols. It is unique amongst uncouplers in displaying broad-spectrum activity against fungi and also very low toxicity to mammals due to it being rapidly metabolised to a compound without uncoupling activity. It was first described in 1992 and was developed by researchers at the Japanese company Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha.

Uses
Fluazinam is a protectant fungicide, but is neither systemic or curative. It acts by inhibiting the germination of spores and the development of infection structures. Although it has activity against many fungi, it is less potent against rusts and powdery mildew and as such has not been commercialised for use in cereal crops. It is widely used to control late blight (P. infestans) in potato due to its activity against the zoospores of the pathogen which makes it particularly effective at controlling infection of the potato tubers. Because of its extensive usage to control late blight in Europe, there are confirmed reports of resistance to fluazinam appearing in P. infestans in genotypes EU_33_A2 and EU_37_A2. Fluazinam is also used to control Sclerotinia on peanuts and turf, Botrytis on grapes and beans and clubroot in brassicas.

Toxicity
The acute oral median lethal dose in rats is very low at over 5000 mg/kg due to the compound's reactivity with thiols. This reactivity can have negative consequences since repeated exposure can cause skin sensitization and dermatitis to develop in some individuals. Fluazinam also displays low toxicity to birds, bees and worms, but has a high toxicity to fish. The toxicity towards fish is considered to be relatively unimportant, since the compound has a very short half-life (around 1 day) in aquatic systems.

References

Fungicides
Nitro compounds
Trifluoromethyl compounds
Aminopyridines
Anilines


title: Zaiful Nizam

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Zaiful Nizam bin Abdullah (born 24 July 1987), more commonly known as Zaiful Nizam or monoymously as Zaiful, is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Singapore Premier League club Hougang United and the Singapore national team.

Zaiful is the first goalkeeper to get an assist in the history of the AFF Championship tournament.

Club career

Gombak United

Zaiful began his professional football career with Gombak United in the 2006 S. League. His stint with the bulls ended after the club has dissolved after the 2012 S.League season making 81 appearances in total.

Balestier Khalsa
In 2013, Zaiful signed for Balestier Khalsa and is the first choice which he became the captain for the team. He made his 100 capped in the first match of the 2017 S.League fixtures against Warriors. He almost scored a goal with a free kick when the team was losing 1–2 to Warriors, his free kick came close and hit the post and the game resulted in a loss.

In 2014, Zaiful won the 2014 Singapore Cup with Balestier Khalsa.

During the 2021 Singapore Premier League, Zaiful started in 13 out 15 matches for Balestier.

On 14 August 2021 against a match against the Young Lions, Zaiful who was on the bench, refused to substitute with the playing goalkeeper, Zacharial Leong during half-time. Balestier was down 4-0 at half-time. He was subsequently suspended by the club following the match. On 19 August, Balestier Khalsa terminated Zaiful. During an interview, Zaiful revealed that he refused to substitute Leong to encourage him and regretted refusing to play.

Geylang International
On 27 August 2021, Geylang International announced the signing of Zaiful as part of their goalkeeping squad.

In 2022, Zaiful won the Golden Glove during the 2022 Singapore Premier League Awards Night after keeping nine clean sheets during the 2022 Singapore Premier League season and was named in the Team of the Year.

Hougang United
Zaiful was unveiled as a Hougang United player on 17 January 2023 on the club's social medias. He made his debut on 19 February 2023 in the 2023 Singapore Community Shield in a 3-0 loss against Albirex Niigata.

International career
Zaiful got his first international call up by Singapore's head coach Bernd Stange for friendlies against Bangladesh and Brunei on 30 May and 6 June 2015 respectively. He made his international debut against Brunei on the 60th minute, replacing Izwan Mahbud.

He finally collected his second cap for the Lions in a friendly against Fiji on 11 September 2018, replacing Hassan Sunny in the 60th minute. Zaiful then collected his 3rd cap and pulled off a series of stunning saves against Oman in the 2019 AIRMARINE Cup Final.

Zaiful made his third appearance for the national team on 23 March 2019, against Oman in the finals of the 2019 AIRMARINE Cup. He started the game and played the full 90 minutes. It eventually ended in a 1–1 draw but Singapore lost to Oman in penalties.

Zaiful was selected for the 2022 AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup that took place in December 2022. In the opening match for the Lions against Myanmar, he was in the starting line up following first-choice Hassan Sunny red game in the previous tournament. In the 74' min, He assisted Shawal Anuar for the winning goal with a long punt that cemented Singapore's 3–2 win. He became the first goalkeeper to get an assist in the history of the tournament .

Others

Singapore Selection Squad
He was selected as part of the Singapore Selection squad for The Sultan of Selangor's Cup to be held on 6 May 2017.

Personal life
Zaiful has two children.

Career statistics

Club
. Caps and goals may not be correct.

International

Honours

Clubs
Balestier Khalsa
 Singapore Cup: 2014
 League Cup: 2013

International
Singapore U17
 Lion City Cup: 2004

Individual

 Singapore Premier League Golden Glove: 2022
 Singapore Premier League Team of the Year: 2022

References

1987 births
Living people
Singaporean men's footballers
Men's association football goalkeepers
Gombak United FC players
Balestier Khalsa FC players
Singapore Premier League players
Singapore men's international footballers
Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games
SEA Games competitors for Singapore


title: Myron H. Ranney

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Myron H. Ranney (July 12, 1845/1846 - September 26/27, 1910) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Ranney received his country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor. Ranney's medal was won for his gallantry at the Second Battle of Bull Run in Virginia on August 30, 1862. He was honored with the award on March 23, 1895.

Ranney was born in Franklinville, New York, entered service in Dansville, New York, and was buried in Tumwater, Washington.

Medal of Honor citation

See also
List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: Q–S

References

1846 births
1910 deaths
American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor
People of New York (state) in the American Civil War
People from Franklinville, New York
Union Army soldiers
United States Army Medal of Honor recipients


title: Mountain Shoals Plantation

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Mountain Shoals Plantation, also known as the James Nesbitt House, is a historic plantation house located at Enoree, Spartanburg County, South Carolina. It was built by 1837, and is a two-story, vernacular Federal style frame residence. It sits on a raised brick basement stuccoed to resemble granite and features a full-width, one-story, front porch. Also located on the property is a contributing well house and a one-story log cabin (c. 1815).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

References

Plantation houses in South Carolina
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina
Federal architecture in South Carolina
Houses completed in 1837
Houses in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
National Register of Historic Places in Spartanburg County, South Carolina


title: The Boat Race 1973

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The 119th Boat Race took place on 7 April 1973. Held annually, the Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge along the River Thames.  It was won by Cambridge who passed the finishing post thirteen lengths ahead of Oxford, the largest winning margin since the 1955 race.  Despite being pre-race favourites, Oxford's warm-up saw them take on board a large amount of water in rough conditions.

In the reserve race, Goldie beat Isis, and in the Women's Boat Race, Cambridge were victorious.

Background
The Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing competition between the University of Oxford (sometimes referred to as the "Dark Blues") and the University of Cambridge (sometimes referred to as the "Light Blues").  First held in 1829, the race takes place on the  Championship Course on the River Thames in southwest London.  The rivalry is a major point of honour between the two universities and followed throughout the United Kingdom and broadcast worldwide.  Cambridge went into the race as reigning champions, having beaten Oxford by  lengths in the previous year's race.  Cambridge held the overall lead, with 66 victories to Oxford's 51 (excluding the "dead heat" of 1877). The race was umpired by former Oxford Blue Ronnie Howard who had rowed in the 1957 and 1959 races.

The first Women's Boat Race took place in 1927, but did not become an annual fixture until the 1960s. Up until 2014, the contest was conducted as part of the Henley Boat Races, but as of the 2015 race, it is held on the River Thames, on the same day as the men's main and reserve races.  The reserve race, contested between Oxford's Isis boat and Cambridge's Goldie boat has been held since 1965.  It usually takes place on the Tideway, prior to the main Boat Race.

It was the first year since 1927 that the main race was not covered in full on any of the BBC's national radio networks.  Its 4.15pm start coincided with the conclusion of the FA Cup semi-finals, and it had been decided that the rowing would be broadcast in full on the BBC World Service and BBC Radio Oxford only.  Commentator John Snagge who had described every race since 1931 was disappointed: "I do not want to be unreasonable but I am a little surprised that for an event like the Boat Race, with its tradition and history, the BBC cannot find 20 minutes on one of its four networks to carry it in full."

Oxford's preparations for the race including coming second only to Leander Club in the Head of the River Race.  Both crews had to cope with strong winds in their outings, with large pieces of driftwood providing additional hazards to the boats.  Cambridge's number four, Chris Baillieu, recovered from a back injury while his cox, Mike Williams, spent time before the race recuperating from an upset stomach.  Their number seven, Steven Tourek, was also forced from the boat with illness, missing several days training.  Cambridge were coxed by Lou Barry.  Oxford's boat, built by Swiss manufacturer Stämpfli was considered suitable for "placid Continental lakes" while Cambridge's boat, while  lighter than their previous year's craft, had a deeper hull and was "better equipped" for inclement conditions.  In an interview with Barry Norman writing for The Observer, Oxford's stroke Sawyier had prophetically suggested: "if we do lose, I hope we're not disgraced ... it would be a kind of tawdry end of the year to be in a crew that was beaten out of sight."

Crews
The Cambridge crew weighed over  per rower more than their opponents.  Oxford saw four former Blues return, Magarey, Hall, Payne and the cox Yalouris, while Cambridge welcomed back Chris Baillieu for his fourth race and Michael Hart.  Oxford's crew contained three non-British competitors, Australian Magarey, and Americans Yalouris and Sawyier (who had rowed for Harvard University and the United States Olympic team in the 1972 Summer Olympics), while Cambridge featured just one foreign participant, the American rower Tourek.

Race

Following good performances in practice in the buildup, Oxford were considered pre-race favourites.  They won the toss and elected to start on the Surrey station, handing the Middlesex side of the river to Cambridge.  In the warm-up to the race, the Light Blues opted for calm waters in Wandsworth Reach while Oxford rowed part of the course, in rough conditions, up to the Mile Post and back.  Arriving back at the stake boat, the Dark Blues spent considerable time attempting to alleviate their boat of large amounts of water, using their tracksuits as makeshift sponges.

Oxford made a fast start, rating over 40 strokes per minute, but in the rough conditions it resulted in more water being drawn into their boat.  Cambridge "slowly but surely" took control with a lead of just under three lengths within three minutes of the start.  A ten-second lead at the Mile Post was extended to sixteen seconds by Hammersmith Bridge with Oxford still taking on more water in their pursuit of the Light Blues.  Oxford were 26 seconds behind at Chiswick Steps and despite a last push from Oxford to reduce the deficit, Cambridge passed the finishing post in 19 minutes 21 seconds, 13 lengths and 48 seconds ahead of their opponents.  It was Cambridge's sixth consecutive victory, and their 67th overall to Oxford's 51 wins.

In the reserve race, Cambridge's Goldie beat Oxford's Isis by five lengths, their seventh consecutive victory. In the 28th running of the Women's Boat Race, Cambridge triumphed, their eleventh consecutive victory.

Reaction
The Oxford boat club president Andy Hall said "the water was round our ankles ... we made a mistake in doing that warm-up over part of the course ... there was so much water on board that I thought 'God, we're going to sink.'  It was really hopeless after that."  In losing the race, Hall became the first Oxonian to lose four Boat Races in the 20th century.  Jim Railton, writing in The Times summarised the race: "Cambridge beat the Tideway and the Tideway beat Oxford."  According to Dickie Burnell, "to say that the race was soon over would be a mis-statement.  It never really began."

References
Notes

Bibliography

External links
 Official website

The Boat Race
1973 in English sport
1973 in rowing
1973 sports events in London
April 1973 sports events in the United Kingdom


title: John Jacob Esher

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Bishop John Jacob Esher (December 11, 1823 - April 16, 1901) was bishop of the Evangelical Association in Chicago, Illinois. In 1890-1891 he presided over a schism in the Evangelical Church and his followers were dubbed Esherites and they opposed the breakaway Dubsites. This led to the formation of the United Evangelical Church by the Dubsites.

Biography
He was born in the German part of Baldenheim in Alsace, France in 1823 to Johann Jakob Esher. In 1832, at age nine, he migrated with his parents to Pennsylvania and from there his family moved to Chicago, Illinois. In 1840 he attended divinity school. In 1845 he was ordained and became a charter member of the Evangelical Church.

He married Anna Barbara Schneider (1823–1908) on August 8, 1849. They had the following children: Mary Barbara Esher (1850–1931), Sarah Emilie Esher (1852–1902), Victoria Elizabeth Escher (1852–1885), and Edward Benjamin Esher (1857–1914).

Elected, in 1863, Bishop of the Evangelical Church.

Esher, Bishop Bowman and Rudolph Dubs were at loggerheads starting in 1885 over the administration of the Evangelical Association mission in Japan.

Esher was accused of being despotic in the administration of his bishopric. In 1890-1891 there was a schism in the Church between Bishop Dubs and Bishop Bowman with Bishop Esher. Bowman was related to Esher by marriage.

Esher was tried in absentia on March 20, 1890, by the Evangelical Association in Reading, Pennsylvania. The charges were: "Un-Christian conduct, slander, evil speaking and falsehood, creating dissension, and  perpetuating and intensifying the agitation in the church, and disturbing her peace by a revival of old and previous adjudicated difficulties and differences." This led to the formation of the United Evangelical Church by the followers of Bishop Dubs.

Esher died on April 16, 1901, in Chicago, Illinois. He was interred in Graceland Cemetery in Chicago on April 20, 1901.

See also
List of bishops of the United Methodist Church

Footnotes

Works

 Over Land And Sea; A Missionary Trip Around The World. (Über Länder und Meere oder eine Missionsreise um die Welt)
 Christliche Theologie, 1889-1901.

1823 births
1901 deaths
German emigrants to the United States
Bishops of the Evangelical Association
Burials at Graceland Cemetery (Chicago)
19th-century Methodists


title: Garzes Tower

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Garzes Tower (,  or Torre della Garza), also known as Saint Martin's Tower (), was a watchtower built in Mġarr, Gozo by the Order of Saint John in 1605. It was named after Martin Garzez, the Grand Master who financed its construction, even though it was eventually built after his death during the Magistry of Alof de Wignacourt. The tower was demolished in the 19th century, some remains were reused for the building of a bridge, and the site was developed with a hotel.

It was built to the design of Vittorio Cassar. A number a coastal towers, built by Grandmaster Wignacourt, are traditionally attributed to Cassar and based on the Garzes tower. However this is probably based on speculations It is likely that Cassar's design of Garzes Tower was used, and adequately modified, to build the other towers due to their similarity in their military architecture.

Background
In the fifteenth to seventeenth centuries, Gozo was prone to attacks by Barbary corsairs, along with most of Malta and other coastal areas in the Mediterranean and Europe. The harbour of Mġarr was commonly used by pirates to replenish with water and plunder the surrounding area. The worst attack occurred in July 1551, when Ottoman forces aided by corsairs tried to take over Malta but failed so they landed in Gozo, besieged the Cittadela and took almost the entire population of about 5000 to 6000 people as slaves (with the exception of a monk, some 40 elderly Gozitans and about 300 who managed to escape and hide). The slaves were taken aboard Ottoman ships from Mġarr Harbour itself.

Before this attack, there had already been proposals to build a tower to guard Mġarr Harbour and the Gozo Channel. In 1418, the people made a petition to build such a tower but nothing materialized. In 1599, a report was made about the defence of Gozo, and the military engineer Giovanni Rinaldini made it clear that a tower was necessary in that area to prevent any future attacks. The Grand Master at that time, Martin Garzez, realized this so he decided to finance the building of a tower himself. He allocated 12,000 scudi for the building of the tower, but he died in 1601 before construction even began.

The tower

Construction of the tower began four years after the Grand Master died, in 1605. It was still under construction in 1607. It was built on a promontory, between Wied il-Kbir and Wied Biljun. The tower had a number of guns mounted on its roof which had equidistant embrasures along each of its sides.

In the mid-18th century, a bastioned enceinte was proposed around the tower, but it was never built. Eventually, Fort Chambray was built on the opposite side of Mġarr.

The tower had a small chapel dedicated to St Catherine of Siena and later St Martin that was intended for use by the four militia members in the tower but was also open to the public. It became an unofficial parish church for the people of the nearby villages.

After 243 years, the tower was demolished in 1848. Its masonry was used to build the bridge linking Mġarr to Nadur. The Mġarr Hotel was built over the site of the tower, but it has since closed down.

Legacy
Although the tower no longer exists, it still has an important place in Malta's history. This was the first coastal watchtower built by the Order. Garzes' successor, Alof de Wignacourt, later built a series of large watchtowers or small forts that are known as the Wignacourt towers. Other Grand Masters built smaller watchtowers such as the Lascaris and De Redin towers.

Since Garzes Tower has been demolished, the oldest tower still standing in Malta is the Wignacourt Tower in St. Paul's Bay, which was built in 1610. The oldest tower on Gozo is the Xlendi Tower that was built in 1650 (a tower in Marsalforn had also been built in 1616 but it collapsed in around 1715).

References

Fortified towers in Malta
Hospitaller fortifications in Malta
Towers completed in 1607
Buildings and structures demolished in 1848
Demolished buildings and structures in Malta
Għajnsielem
Former towers
1605 establishments in Malta
Limestone buildings in Malta
17th-century fortifications
1848 disestablishments in Malta


title: Skûtsjesilen

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Skûtsjesilen is a Frisian regatta with skûtsjes, in particular, the races organised by the Sintrale Kommisje Skûtsjesilen (SKS) and the Iepen Fryske Kampioenskippen Skûtsjesilen (IFKS).

History
In the early nineteenth century, competitions were organized with skûtsjes for example in 1820 in Sneek. Regattas were held when farmers had no cargo. Sailors could sometimes earn a cash prize when innkeepers organized a competition during a fair. The prize ceremony would be held in the inn. In the second half of the nineteenth century, clubs were founded to organize skûtsje regattas. During this period, the amateur sport developed. Professional competitions became rarer: Professional skippers could not spare the time, and the number of participants began to decline.

In the twentieth century, cargo ships became increasingly motorized and the number of skûtsjes began to decline. During the Second World War, there was a reduction in skûtsje use because of fuel shortages. Boats became available to amateurs. The Sintrale Kommisje Skûtsjesilen (SKS) was founded in 1945.

While the number of race committees grew after the war, the number of skûtsjes fell; In the fifties, it was difficult for skippers to keep up the payments to own a skûtsje. Foundations were set up to buy a skûtsje to support participation. Thus, the current SKS championship arose with skûtsjes that come from a town or village. The only exception is the boat d 'Halve Maen, which was originally owned by Philips.

Lodewijk Meeter was important for the continued existence of the sport during this period. In 1953, when the regatta would have been canceled due to low participation, Meeter arranged enough boats so the competition could continue. He was also the first skipper whose skûtsje was specially bought for competitions.

In the seventies and eighties, it became possible for individuals to possess their own skûtsje. Because these skûtsjes did not fit into the rules of the SKS (skippers did not come from a family of skippers), these skippers set up an alternate organization. In 1981, the "Iepen Fryske Kampioenskippen Skûtsjesilen" (IFKS), (Open Frisian Championships Skûtsjesilen) was formed. There are currently two Skûtsjesilen championships in Friesland.

The SKS regatta has long been attended by a fixed number of 14 skûtsjes. Although there are skipper or crew changes, often the ships are the same. The IFKS regatta has grown also over the years: There are currently about sixty skûtsjes in four classes.

On 22, 23 and May 24, 2014, competitions took place on the Kralingen in Rotterdam under the name Skûtsjesilen Holland. On July 20, 2014 the SKS competition will start.

External links
 Website about Skutsjesilen

References

Sailing competitions in the Netherlands
Articles containing video clips


title: KBOK

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KBOK may refer to:

 Brookings Airport (ICAO code KBOK)
 KBOK-LP, a low-power radio station (93.3 FM) licensed to serve Reno, Nevada, United States
 KZYP (AM), a radio station (1310 AM) licensed to serve Malvern, Arkansas, United States, which held the call sign KBOK until 2014


title: Bivings-Converse House

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The Bivings-Converse House is a historic house located at 1 Douglas Street near Glendale, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.

Description and history
It was built in about 1836, and is a -story frame mansion in a vernacular Roman Revival (or Greek Revival) style. It has a gable roof and front and rear porches with fluted Roman Doric order columns. About 1890, two Victorian bays and a kitchen wing was added. It was the home of Dr. James Bivings (1781–1869), prominent local textile pioneer, and Dexter Edgar Converse (1829–1899), industrialist, textile entrepreneur, and founder of Converse College.

The house has had a number of structural problems in recent decades, especially since it was vacated in around 1961. The original wooden floors were replaced in the 1970s due to termite damage. The original wooden shingled roof was redone with standard asphalt in 1992, but as of 1995 the structure was vacant and had been subjected to vandalism and water damage. It has remained in a state of disrepair as recently as 2015. The shutters on the exterior have been removed and the windows have been boarded up.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 26, 1995.

References

Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina
Greek Revival houses in South Carolina
Houses completed in 1836
Houses in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
National Register of Historic Places in Spartanburg County, South Carolina


title: 2015 New York City FC season

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The 2015 New York City FC season was the club's first season of existence, their first season in the top tier of American soccer, and their first season in Major League Soccer. New York City FC played their home games at Yankee Stadium in the New York City borough of The Bronx.

Background
MLS commissioner Don Garber announced the league's intent to award a second team in the New York area in 2010, with the new team originally aimed to begin operations by 2013. Initially, the league held talks with New York Mets owner Fred Wilpon about a second NY club and with owners of the rebooted New York Cosmos. The Wilpons' interest in MLS reportedly faded following the family's losses in the Madoff investment scandal, while the Cosmos began playing in the second-tier North American Soccer League in 2013.

Garber had previously cultivated an interest in acquiring investment from a major European soccer team to be owners of a future franchise, and in December 2008, he announced a bid for a Miami expansion team led by FC Barcelona that was to begin play in 2010, though the bid eventually fell through (Garber also briefly discussed Barcelona investing in a New York franchise before moving the focus to Miami).

But when Ferran Soriano, Barcelona's vice president at the time of the Miami bid, was appointed Manchester City CEO in August 2012, Garber reached out to him about a New York City team. In December 2012, unnamed sources told the media that Manchester City were close to being announced as the new owners of the 20th team of MLS, and the brand name "New York City Football Club" was trademarked, although the club quickly denied the report. However, Garber announced in March 2013 that he was almost ready to unveil the new expansion team,

New York City Football Club, LLC was registered with the New York State Department on May 7, 2013, and on May 21 the team was officially announced as the 20th Major League Soccer franchise.

The team announced an English-language radio deal with WFAN on October 3, 2013.

Non-competitive

Pre-season

Manchester training camp

N.B. The friendly against St Mirren deemed the club's first ever match according to the club itself.

Carolina Challenge Cup

Post-season

Puerto Rico tour

Competitions

Major League Soccer

League tables

Eastern Conference

Overall

Results summary

Results by matchday

Matches

U.S. Open Cup

New York City FC entered the 2015 U.S. Open Cup with all other Major League Soccer teams in the fourth round.

Squad information

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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Honors

Major League Soccer Player of the Week award

Major League Soccer Team of the Week selection

Major League Soccer Goal of the Week award

Etihad Airways Player of the Month award
Awarded to the player who receives the most votes in a poll conducted each month on the NYCFC website

Transfers

In

Out

Loan in

Loan out

Non-player transfers

References

New York City FC seasons
New York City Fc
New York City Fc
New York City FC


title: Rugby sevens at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' tournament

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The boys' tournament at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held at the from 17 to 20 August 2014.

Group stage

Placement rounds

Fifth place game

Bronze medal game

Gold medal game

Final ranking

See also
Rugby sevens at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics – Girls' tournament

References

External links
Results Book

Rugby sevens at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics


title: Dixie Peach

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Bernie Michael, known by the stage name Dixie Peach is a British radio DJ and musician.

Peach was one of the starting line-up on Radio Caroline when it re-launched on 20 August 1983. He used his backing singer skills to introduce songs - blending his voice into the song.

Peach joined BBC Radio 1 in 1984 presenting a Saturday evening show called Midnight Runner which specialised in American style rock and funk. He was the third black Radio DJ (after Al Matthews and Ranking Miss P) on Radio 1. On television, he hosted editions of Top of the Pops.

In 1987, he left Radio 1 and in 1991 joined CNFM where he hosted the morning show. He later departed from the station in late 1992 and joined BFBS Radio where he presented Music Choice Europe. A keen music fan, Peach has recorded backing vocals on songs for Elton John and Hall & Oates.

References

British radio DJs
Pirate radio personalities
Black British radio presenters
20th-century Black British male singers
BBC Radio 1 presenters
Living people
1960s births


title: Rugby sevens at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics – Girls' tournament

text:
The girls' tournament at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held at the from 17 to 20 August 2014.

Group stage

Placement rounds

Fifth place game

Bronze medal game

Gold medal game

Final ranking

See also
Rugby sevens at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' tournament

References

External links
Results Book

Rugby sevens at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics


title: Charles Best (businessman)

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Charles Best is an American philanthropist and entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of DonorsChoose.org, a crowdfunding platform for K-12 teachers serving in US schools, and the founder of , a crowd-sourced writing style guide.

Education
Best graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Yale College in 1998. He also holds a certificate in fundraising management from the Harvard Kennedy School.

Career
Two years after his college graduation, Best launched DonorsChoose.org while serving as a high school history teacher in the Bronx. Best founded the organization after seeing first-hand the limited resources and opportunities available in his school. The site allows teachers to post project requests for classroom supplies, resources, field trips and class visitors.  Once donors fully fund a project, DonorsChoose.org fulfills the project request by purchasing the materials and shipping them to the classroom.
By 2014, more than half of all US public schools had at least one teacher create a project request on DonorsChoose.org, and more than a million people gave over $200 million to classroom projects reaching 10 million students.

Awards and honors

Oprah Winfrey named DonorsChoose.org one of her "Ultimate Favorite Things" in 2010. In 2011 and 2014 Fast Company named Best’s organization one of the "50 Most Innovative Companies in the World," making it the first charity ever to receive this recognition.

Fortune magazine named Best to its "40 under 40 hottest rising stars in business" for three consecutive years. In November 2013, he received the John F. Kennedy New Frontier Award, an honor for young Americans who are changing their communities and country through their commitment to public service. (Past recipients include Wendy Kopp and Cory Booker.) In 2014, Best received the S. Roger Horchow for Greatest Public Service by a Private Citizen as part of the Jefferson Awards.

Best was named an Ashoka Fellow in 2006. Fellows are leading social entrepreneurs recognized for their innovative solutions to social problems and potential to change patterns across society.

Best has also served on the board of directors for GuideStar and .

References

Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Harvard Kennedy School alumni
Yale College alumni
American Internet company founders
American philanthropists
American social entrepreneurs
Ashoka USA Fellows


title: William Higgins (high constable)

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William Higgins was the first high constable of the Toronto Police Department, appointed as High Bailiff after Toronto's incorporation in 1834.

Higgins was appointed High Constable of the Home District in 1826, a position that included being inspector of police for York, Upper Canada at a salary of £40 a year. When the city of Toronto was incorporated in 1834, the new city council unanimously appointed Higgins as High Bailiff, including the responsibility of being city inspector, with a salary of £125 a year while remaining High Constable (as well as the only constable) for the region.

Higgins' term ended in scandal when he was implicated in the death of a man during election day anti-Tory rioting by largely disenfranchised Irish Catholic minority which was put down by a party of Protestant Orangemen, led by Higgins. Mayor William Lyon Mackenzie, in his role as chief magistrate, held a police court investigation and laid charges against Higgins. He was exonerated by the grand jury in April 1835 but, by that point city council had already chosen not to reappoint him.

He was subsequently appointed High Constable of York County and served for many years.

References

Pre-Confederation Ontario people
Toronto police chiefs


title: Fred Ohebshalom

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Fred Ohebshalom (born 1952) is an American real estate developer and founder of Empire Management.

Biography
Ohebshalom was born to an Iranian Jewish family in Tehran, Iran. In 1964, he emigrated to the United States where he graduated with a B.A. in Business Administration from Pace University. In 1975, he purchased his first building in Rego Park, Queens. He built the company by focusing on purchasing modest-size rental buildings in Manhattan. As of 2014, he owns over 100 apartment buildings in Manhattan. In 2011, he made a foray into large scale development with the purchase of 111 Washington Street in the Financial District for $50 million after the owner defaulted; three years later, thanks to a boom in financial district real estate, it was listed for sale at $260 million. He now plans to build a 54-story tower on the site. Although he has been criticized for raising the rent after rent stabilized tenants move out, New York State law allows a 17-20% increase to rent if a rent stabilized tenant vacates. In 2011, 357 West 45th Street, a property owned by Ladera Partners, LLC, a company owned by the Ohebshalom family, was foreclosed upon; in 2012, Ladera sought the subsequent sale of the property to be vacated and the property returned to their ownership. The request was denied due to the fact that "Ladera defaulted on its mortgage in early 2010...Ladera failed to pay taxes and failed to maintain the building, allowing serious conditions of disrepair to develop in occupied residential buildings."

Philanthropy
Ohebshalom sits on the boards of the Iranian American Jewish Committee and of the Bet Hadassah Iranian Jewish Center. He has also served as president of the Sephardic Heritage Alliance and represents the Iranian community on the board of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society. He is a benefactor of the Parviz Ohebshalom Cancer Pain and Palliative Medicine Clinic at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem (named in honor of his brother) and Meir Panim which is dedicated to feeding hungry Israelis. He was an early founder of the Beth Hadassah Synagogue in Great Neck, New York.

Personal life
Ohebshalom lives in Kings Point, New York with his wife Yvonne; they have four children: Richard, Sandy, Alex and Stephanie. His son Alexander serves as Vice President at Empire Management. His son Richard is also the CEO and Founder of the real estate development firm, Pink Stone Capital. His brother Nadir is President of residential and commercial property management company Gatsby Enterprises. Real estate developer Ben Shaoul interned with his company.

References

1952 births
American philanthropists
American people of Iranian-Jewish descent
American real estate businesspeople
Pace University alumni
Iranian Jews
Living people
People from Kings Point, New York
Philanthropists from New York (state)
21st-century American Jews
Businesspeople from Tehran
Iranian emigrants to the United States


title: Tamara Erofeyeva

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Tamara Ivanovna Erofeyeva (, ) (born June 29, 1937) is a Soviet-Russian linguist. She is a Doctor of Philology, served as Dean of the philological faculty at Perm State University (1982 - 1988), is a leader of Sociolinguistic study of urban language, head of the school of Socio- and Psycholinguistics in the Department of General and Slavonic Linguistics at Perm State National Research University, and is an Honorary Figure of Russian Higher Education.

Works

Some of her works include:

 Список научных трудов профессора Т. И. Ерофеевой
 Талант учителя — в его учениках: К юбилею Тамары Ивановны Ерофеевой
 отв. ред. Б. В. Кондаков; Перм. гос. нац. иссл. ун-т. — Пермь, 2012. С. 13-33

References

External links
 Personal Page at Perm State National Research University's Official Page.
 Page at "Perm Culture Encyclopedia"

1937 births
Soviet philologists
20th-century philologists
Russian philologists
Women linguists
Women philologists
Linguists from Russia
Perm State University alumni
Academic staff of Perm State University
Living people


title: Ehalkivi

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Ehalkivi () is an erratic boulder in Letipea, Lääne-Viru County, Estonia; for its volume is the largest of kind in Estonia, and one of the largest of kind in the glaciation area of North Europe.

Geologically the boulder is pegmatite.

Dimensions

 Height: 7.6 m
 Circumference: 49.6 (measured at 1.5 m from water surface)
 Volume: 930 m3
 Mass: ca 2,500 t

References

External links

Viru-Nigula Parish
Glacial erratics of Estonia


title: Bush House (Inman, South Carolina)

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The Bush House (also known as Bush Homeplace) is a historic house located at 3960 New Cut Road near Inman, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.

Description and history
It was originally built in about 1830, as a hall-and-parlor plan dwelling. It was enlarged about 1850, to include a two-story, three-bay wide I-house. It features a one-story, hip roofed front porch. It has a number of notable Greek Revival details on its exterior. Also on the property is a contributing smokehouse.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 21, 2003.

References

Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina
Houses completed in 1830
Houses in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
National Register of Historic Places in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
1830 establishments in South Carolina
I-houses in South Carolina


title: Buddhapad Hoard

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The Buddhapad Hoard or Buddam Hoard is a large cache of Buddhist and Jain sculptures found near the town of Buddam in Andhra Pradesh, southern India. Since 1905, it has formed an important part of the British Museum's South Asian collection. Dating from 6th-8th centuries AD, the style of craftsmanship fuses the northern influences of the Gupta period with the southern traditions of the Deccan, which in turn greatly influenced Buddhist art in South East Asia in subsequent centuries.

Discovery and original ownership
The hoard was discovered in about 1870 by workers digging a canal, and was described by the colonial historian Robert Sewell in 1895. The artefacts was subsequently donated by the Secretary of State for India to the British Museum in 1905. Given the religious nature of the sculptures, the cache may have originally formed part of a ritual deposit from a Buddhist temple or monastery.

Description
The 6th-8th century hoard is composed of fifteen bronze Buddhist and Jain images, the vast majority of which are either statuettes or parts of small figures. There are three relatively intact standing statuettes of the Buddha (the largest of which is 38 cm high), 4 bronze arms, two bases for standing figures (one of which has a Brahmi inscription), two small Buddha heads, and a bronze model of a stupa. Jain figures are a shrine with a tirthankara, and two fragmentary figures of Parsvanatha.  The Buddhist context of some of the smaller body fragments is probable rather than certain.

Gallery

Bibliography
Zwalf W, Buddhism: Art and Faith, London, British Museum
Barrett D, Studies in Indian Sculpture and Painting, London
R. Fisher, Buddhist art and architecture (London, Thames & Hudson, 1993)

References

Asian objects in the British Museum
Buddha statues in India
Indian Buddhist sculpture
Culture of Andhra Pradesh
Buddhism in Andhra Pradesh
Treasure troves in India


title: Kristian Andvord

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Kristian Feyer Andvord (17 May 185519 May 1934) was a Norwegian physician and medical researcher. He was a pioneer in the study and treatment of tuberculosis.

He was born at Lyngdal in Vest-Agder as a son of parish priest Thorstein Rolfsen Andvord and Sofie Barbara Margrethe Feyer. He was the father of jurist and diplomat Rolf Andvord. He graduated with a degree in medicine in 1882. From 1887 to 1896, he was associated with the Tonsåsen Sanatorium (now Tonsåsen Rehabilitation Centre) at Valdres in Oppland. Andvord conducted a study of the treatment of tuberculosis while at Tonsåsen and published a number of studies starting in 1889. He later moved to Kristiania (now Oslo) and returned to general practition and to work at the  Gausdal Sanatorium.

He was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1925, and Knight of the Swedish Order of the Polar Star.

References

1855 births
1934 deaths
People from Lyngdal
Norwegian pulmonologists
Norwegian medical researchers
Knights of the Order of the Polar Star


title: Hemidesmus

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Hemidesmus is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described in 1810. It is native to the Indian Subcontinent.

Species
 Hemidesmus cordatus (Poir.) Schult. - India
 Hemidesmus indicus (L.) R. Br. ex Schult. - Pakistan, India, Bangladesh

formerly included
 Hemidesmus indicus var. pubescens Hook.f., syn of Finlaysonia wallichii (Wight) Venter
 Hemidesmus pubescens Wight & Arn., syn of Finlaysonia wallichii  (Wight) Venter
 Hemidesmus wallichii Wight, syn of Finlaysonia wallichii (Wight) Venter

References

Apocynaceae genera
Periplocoideae
Flora of the Indian subcontinent


title: Finance department, Punjab (Pakistan)

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Finance Department is a department of Government of Punjab, Pakistan. The Finance Department is responsible for supervision and control of provincial finances, preparation of provincial budget, formulation of Financial Rules, management of public debt.

It is headed by the a provincial minister with coordination of a finance secretary. Awais Leghari is the provincial minister of Punjab since 12 June 2022.

Functions
The major functions of Finance Department are:
 Management of public funds
 Framing of financial rules for guidance of departments
 Supervision of accounts of provincial departments
 Flotation and administration of provincial loans
 Administration of public revenue
 Audit matters of provincial receipts and expenditure

Wings
Following are the main Wings of Finance Department to perform and manage the functions of the department:
 Budget Wing
 Regulations Wing
 Local Government Finance
 Economic Services Wing
 Social Services Wing
 Policy Analysis Cell
 Monitoring Wing

Attached Departments

Punjab Revenue Authority
Punjab Revenue Authority is Semi Autonomous Revenue Administration for the collection of tax on services in the province. After Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan collection of sales tax on Services was transferred to provincial governments by federal government.

Local Fund Audit
Local Fund Audit (LFA) Department is responsible for personnel administration of the Treasuries and Local Fund Audit establishments.

Risk Management Unit
Risk Management Unit (RMU) is the fiscal guardian for projects using Public Private Partnership (PPP) approach for procurement of infrastructure projects.

Punjab Pension Fund
Punjab Pension Fund (PPF) Punjab Pension Fund, a body corporate, was formed after the promulgation of Punjab Pension Fund Act in 2007. The purpose of the Fund is to generate revenue for the discharge of pension liabilities of the Government. Punjab Pension fund is managing two tpes of funds, Punjab Pension Fund (PPF) and Punjab General Provident Investment Fund (PGPIF).

See also
 Ministry of Finance
 Federal Board of Revenue
 Economy of Punjab
 Excise and Taxation Department

External links
 Finance Department
 Punjab Revenue Authority
 Risk Management Unit

References

Departments of Government of Punjab, Pakistan
Economy of Punjab, Pakistan


title: List of Portuguese Regiments in the Napoleonic Wars

text:
This list shows the regiments the Portuguese Army had during the Napoleonic Wars.

Infantry Regiments

Cavalry Regiments

Artillery Regiments

Caçador Battalions

Sources

Portuguese Army
Military units and formations of the Napoleonic Wars