title: The Last Man on Earth (TV series)

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The Last Man on Earth is an American post-apocalyptic comedy television series created by and starring Will Forte. It premiered on Fox on March 1, 2015. The pilot episode was written by Forte, and directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. The series was cancelled after four seasons and aired its final episode on May 6, 2018.

Plot
Almost a year after a deadly virus sweeps the world, Phil Miller (Forte) is seemingly the only human survivor in late 2020. As he searches for others and paints signs in every state saying he is alive in his hometown of Tucson, Arizona, he finds no one. After years of being alone, he decides to run his truck into a rock to die by suicide. He happens to look off to the side right before he hits and sees smoke; he ends up discovering another survivor, Carol Pilbasian (Kristen Schaal). Despite being annoyed by each other, Carol believes it is their job as the last two survivors to repopulate the world, but insists Phil marry her so their children will not be born out of wedlock (and thus not be "bastards"). Although Phil thinks that it is ridiculous to hang on to traditions from the "old world", they marry for repopulation purposes. More survivors slowly trickle into Tucson, eventually creating a small group. When Phil's irritating attitude leads to his banishment from Tucson, Carol leaves with him.

In season two, Phil and Carol continue their road trip in the middle of 2023. They discover the group has relocated to Malibu, California, and travel there to reunite with them and rebuild trust. Meanwhile, Phil's astronaut brother Mike Miller (Jason Sudeikis) crashes down to Earth and finds his way to Malibu, where he joins the survivors briefly before getting sick; he is ostracized by most of the group for seemingly having been infected with the virus.

In season three, following a potential threat by paranoid and violent survivor Pat Brown (Mark Boone Junior), the other survivors move to a self-sustaining office building in San Jose, California, where Melissa (January Jones) struggles with mental instability and Carol discovers a young boy living in the woods, whom they name Jasper. As time passes, Erica (Cleopatra Coleman) gives birth to a girl named Dawn, and the group decides to leave the United States for Mexico after seeing a nuclear facility meltdown close to the office.

In season four, Pamela Brinton (Kristen Wiig), a rich woman living in a bunker, discovers the group via a drone. The group ends up on a boat and first meet Pamela after she kills Pat. Pamela kidnaps Phil while the other survivors end up stranded on an island. Here, they meet Glenn (Chris Elliott), who has been on the island since before the virus broke out. Pamela's guilt over abandoning the group becomes too much, and they sail back to the island. The survivors move to Zihuatanejo, Mexico, and while there, Carol gives birth to twin daughters and becomes pregnant again a few weeks later; Erica becomes pregnant again with Todd's (Mel Rodriguez) first child; and Mike temporarily rejoins the group, having recovered from what was actually a weakened immune system, before leaving to search for a way to start his own family. During a hunt for the missing Jasper, Phil and Todd end up meeting Karl (Fred Armisen) at a jail, who poses as a jailer, but is in fact a cannibal. He terrifies them until they decide to kill him, before he kills one or all of them. However, he ends up finding a Rubik's cube that once solved, explodes. Following a brief reunion with a recovered Mike, the main group then moves to Tapachula, only to be found and surrounded by dozens of underground survivors.

Although the series was cancelled, the plan for the subsequent season was to have both groups of survivors live together and gain one another's trust before the main characters ended up infecting and killing all of the others as asymptomatic carriers of the virus.

Cast

Main

 Will Forte as Philip Tandy Miller (first addressed by the other characters as "Phil", then "Tandy"), an average, socially challenged man and seemingly the only human survivor after a virus wiped out nearly the entire population about a year earlier. He moves back to his hometown of Tucson, Arizona, after having painted "Alive in Tucson" on billboards and highway signs in all 50 states, hoping others might see the message. In his pre-virus life, he worked temp jobs and lived in a studio apartment for which his parents paid the rent. Out of loneliness, he draws faces on various sports balls as his "buddies", begins speaking to them, and gives them such names as Terence, Trent and D'Arby. In season 1, to avoid confusion with the second Phil Miller, Phil claims his middle name is Tandy, which the other characters use to address him despite finding it unusual. In the season 1 finale "Screw the Moon," Phil reintroduced himself to Carol as Philip K. Miller, suggesting his actual middle name is Kandy. Phil is married to Carol and they have twin girls together. Forte describes him as "a selfish person who sometimes borders on being a flat-out sociopath". Jacob Tremblay portrays young Phil, who appears to his brother Mike in multiple visions in the episode "Pitch Black".
 Kristen Schaal as Carol Andrew Pilbasian Miller, a notary from Delaware who sees Phil's "Alive in Tucson" sign and travels there to find survivors. She pressures Phil to marry her so they can work towards repopulating the Earth with "legitimate" children, but they are a poor match early on as Phil isn't attracted to her (something that gets reinforced when a prettier survivor named Melissa makes her way to Tucson) and Carol spends most of her time badgering Phil for his bad behavior. Carol is shown to be compassionate and is good friends with Melissa and Todd but can hold grudges and be stridently moralistic. Carol and Phil divorce in the middle of the first season, but Carol chooses to leave with Phil after he is banished from Tucson and they subsequently remarry. In the second season, she and Phil regain the survivors' trust, and she becomes pregnant with Phil's child after he finally tells her he loves her. In the fourth season, she gives birth to twin daughters Bezequille and Mike, the latter named for Phil's brother.
 January Jones as Melissa Shart ("Chartres" was used in the season 2 episode, "The Boo",) a former real estate agent from Akron, Ohio who used to be married to the late Greg until he cheated on her with a police officer. She meets Phil and Carol after they crash their pickup truck into her limousine. She saw Phil's original "Alive in Tucson" sign and traveled to Tucson before Carol. Phil is initially very attracted to her and frequently vies for her affection despite having just married Carol, but Melissa does not like or trust him. She begins dating Todd after he joins the group. In the second season, Melissa decides she does not want to have children and breaks up with Todd, but when she changes her mind, she and Gail eventually agree to simultaneously date Todd. In season 3, Melissa kills Darrell, one of paranoiac Pat Brown's crew, and consequently starts acting strangely, ultimately forcing Todd to lock her in a focus-group room to stop her from jumping off a building. The survivors help cure her condition using Clozapine, and Melissa marries Todd near the end of the third season.
 Mel Rodriguez as Todd Dimas Rodriguez, another surviving man who, while on his way to Mexico, finds Phil and company after he sees some fireworks set off by Phil. Kind and selfless, Todd's nature leads to him becoming the most likable member of the group, much to Phil's increasing annoyance. He and Melissa become very close and begin a romantic relationship shortly after they meet. In season 2, Todd's love life becomes increasingly complicated: he finds himself torn between Melissa, who breaks up with him for a while; Gail, who starts dating him simultaneously with Melissa; Erica, who tells him that the late Phil II chose him as a surrogate father for her baby; and even Carol, who approaches him with a surprise request to impregnate her when she thinks Phil (Tandy) is sterile. In season 3, when Gail breaks up with him, Todd hopes to win back Melissa until he is frightened by her strange behavior resulting from killing Darrell. He is eventually able to cure her condition using Clozapine, and they marry. In the fourth season, after Melissa decides once again that she does not want to have children, Todd struggles with baby fever until Erica agrees to have a child with him, and she announces her pregnancy with his first child at the end of "Designated Survivors".
 Cleopatra Coleman as Erica Dundee, an Australian woman and self-described "political nerd." After the outbreak of the virus, she met Gail at the White House and the two became traveling companions. They discover Phil upon spotting a fire he started, then move in with the rest of the survivors. In the second season, Erica becomes pregnant with Phil II's child but decides to not involve him in their child's life when he openly flirts with Carol. In "Smart and Stupid," she tells Mike, whom she is dating, that she was imprisoned for armed bank robbery before traveling to the United States and getting a job at the State Department under an assumed name. Toward the end of season 3, she gives birth to her daughter, whom she names Dawn. She later starts a romantic relationship with Gail and they get married in season 4.
 Mary Steenburgen as Gail Klosterman (seasons 2–4; recurring season 1), a chef and former restaurant owner from Wilmington, North Carolina. After the outbreak of the virus, she met Erica, and the two became traveling companions. Gail mentions having had a husband but does not reveal what happened to him. In season 2, she develops a relationship with another survivor named Gordon (Will Ferrell), but after Gordon dies of a heart attack, she has trouble finding closure and even dresses up a mannequin to look like Gordon, until she starts dating Todd. In season 3, she tells Carol, who wants Gail to adopt her so her child can have a grandmother, that she also had a child who died before the outbreak of the virus. To avoid being annoyed by Carol about their newly formed family, Gail finds solace in an elevator, but the elevator loses its power and traps her inside until Phil restores the power in "The Spirit of St. Lewis". She begins a romantic relationship with Erica during the six months after the episode "Name 20 Picnics...Now!", which continues into the season 4 and leads to them getting married.

Recurring

 Boris Kodjoe as Philip Stacy "Phil" Miller (seasons 1–2), a former member of the Special Forces from High Point, North Carolina. He discovers the rest of the survivors after finding the original Phil sunburned and unconscious on a billboard. Also a former contractor, his skills with construction—as well as his good looks—soon make him a favorite among the women in the group. He and the original Phil, who must go by "Tandy" after losing a Jenga competition to him, become rivals shortly after meeting.  In season 2, he openly flirts with Carol while he is dating Erica. He attempts to leave the group, frustrated by their lack of seriousness and dependence on him to do all of the physical labor, but learns that Erica is pregnant with his child. Just as he mends his relationship with her and Tandy, he suffers from appendicitis and requests that Erica not let Tandy help raise their child if he does not survive. He finally dies during a botched appendectomy performed by Gail and Todd, neither of whom has medical experience. After the group says goodbye to Phil, Tandy learns that, despite Phil's earlier claim that he had no middle name, his middle name was Stacy.
 Jason Sudeikis as Michael Shelby "Mike" Miller (seasons 2 and 4; guest season 1), the more successful younger brother of Phil (Tandy) and an astronaut who survives in Earth's orbit aboard the International Space Station. Like Phil and his sports balls, he talks to pet worms out of loneliness. He also appears in a still photograph in the premiere episode with his brother and parents. In the season 2 mid-season finale, Mike begins his return to Earth with a newborn companion worm. After he lands in the sea, paranoid seaman Pat Brown abandons him on shore, but he finds his way to Malibu using an "Alive in Tucson" sign, his inference that Phil would have moved into the cul-de-sac following the apocalypse, and a letter from Melissa. Though his sibling rivalry with Phil resurfaces, the brothers eventually reconcile and explain to each other how their parents were proud of them both. In "Smart and Stupid", Mike starts coughing up blood, a sign of the virus, and departs to avoid having the group grieve his death. When Phil finds Mike at their childhood home in Tucson, they spend a day growing closer than ever before Mike begs Phil in his "dying wish" to leave. Phil returns to the house briefly in season 3 to see if Mike is still alive but chooses not to enter Mike's bedroom, leaving without confirming his brother's status. Mike rejoins the group near the end of the season 4, having recovered from what was actually a weakened immune system he suffered from being in space. He is then introduced to his new nieces Bezequille and Mike, who he is happy to learn was named Mike in his honor. The thermal imaging device Mike used to find the group soon indicates a mysterious blob, which the group does not initially know means there is a colony of dozens of survivors living nearby. He then leaves in hopes of finding a way to start his own family.
 Kenneth Choi as Lewis (season 3), a gay arborist from Seattle whose partner Mark is presumed to have been killed by the virus. He first comes to Malibu as part of Pat's crew but defects and joins the main group when Pat refuses to make peace with Phil (Tandy). He greatly fears Pat, especially since Pat told him he previously killed someone. After moving into a self-sustaining office building in San Jose with the rest of the group, he considers the possibility that Mark might still be alive in Tokyo and begins teaching himself aviation so he can fly there and investigate. In the middle of season 3, Lewis is killed 10 seconds after takeoff when he attempts his first flight in a real plane.
 Keith L. Williams as "Jasper" (seasons 3–4), an initially silent young boy who is discovered in the background of Carol and Gail's family photos wearing a Yoda costume. Phil names him "Jasper" after his JanSport backpack, and the child chooses Erica as his parental figure despite Phil's attempts to bond with him. The group put together a party for him that celebrates every major holiday packed into one and make various attempts to get his attention and obedience to their authority. Six months later, he finally starts speaking. Following the births of Dawn, Bezequille and Mike, Carol and Erica begin competing for their children to start relationships with Jasper so they don't end up alone without any playmates. Jasper becomes uncomfortable with this competition along with Todd's repeated attempts to bond with him, so he runs away from the house. Two episodes after his disappearance, Melissa, seemingly the only adult who can bond with Jasper, reveals that she knows his location and has been dropping off coolers of food near him so he can eat.
 Kristen Wiig as Pamela Brinton (season 4; guest season 3), a wealthy socialite and philanthropist who hid from the virus in an underground bunker with her dog Jeremy. During her time in the bunker, she learned to pilot its surveillance drone, which Gail first saw near the end of the second season. She leaves the bunker upon discovering the others even though the connection is lost because Melissa shoots the drone out of the sky. Pamela introduces herself to the group after shooting Pat in the head to save them. She then abducts Tandy for herself upon hearing the other ladies' plans to abandon her, but she redeems herself as she realizes the errors of her actions and joins castaway Glenn on a search for his children.
 Fred Armisen as Karl Cowperthwaite (season 4), a cannibalistic serial killer who was arrested before the outbreak of the virus and placed in a prison near Zihuatanejo, Mexico, where Phil and Todd find him while looking for Jasper. His preferred method of killing his victims is by bringing them to his house, painting portraits of them, and killing them, presumably with a knife. Karl kills the only other survivor in the prison, a guard named Martinez (Geoffrey Rivas), who had planned to leave Karl to die alone, before Phil and Todd find him. Karl steals Martinez's uniform and identity and is welcomed into the main group, but Phil and Todd soon catch him eating part of a long-deceased corpse. Though the survivors put him back in prison, Karl escapes and is eventually killed after he solves a Rubik's Cube, setting off a bomb hidden inside it.

Guests
 Alexandra Daddario as Victoria (season 1), an attractive woman that Phil (Tandy) hallucinates before he meets Carol.
 Will Ferrell as Gordon Vanderkruik (season 2), a survivor living in Malibu, who dies from a heart attack from the shock of Carol's sudden appearance. When Gordon first met the other survivors some time between the events of the first and second seasons, he developed a relationship with Gail. His grave indicates that he was born in 1978 and died in 2023.
 Mark Boone Junior as Patrick "Pat" Brown (seasons 2–3), the first person Mike encounters after returning to Earth. A former tennis champion and ice cream truck driver, he wanders the sea on a yacht, fearing that the virus has still contaminated the land and that anyone he meets could be carrying it. He also believes the U.S. government has gone into hiding in bunkers and plotted a conspiracy to trap survivors. He abandons Mike in Miami when he thinks he has accidentally killed him by exposing him to the virus. Between the events of "Pitch Black" and "30 Years of Science Down the Tubes", Pat meets two other survivors named Darrell and Lewis while sailing around North America via the Northwest Passage. Armed with rifles, the three men approach the Malibu mansion at the start of the third season. Although Pat and Lewis later convince the group of their peaceful intent, Pat suddenly turns on them when he realizes Phil and Mike are related, but he is hit with the A-Team van as everyone else escapes from him in it. He is presumed dead until his body and boat vanish. When he sees the group driving towards a marina at the end of season 3, Pat tries to kill them before Pamela shoots him in the head.
 Jon Hamm as Darrell (season 3), a man who sails to Malibu with Pat and Lewis but is shot and killed by Melissa in the ensuing confusion on their intentions.
 Laura Dern as Catherine (season 3), Pamela's socialite friend, who purchases a bunker to escape infection but ultimately succumbs to the virus before she can enter.
 Timothy V. Murphy as Benjamin Brinton (season 3), Pamela's husband, who dies from the virus.
 Jack Black as Rear Admiral Roy Billups (season 4), a United States Navy officer and Pamela's lover whom Pat shoots before she finally kills Pat outright.
 Chris Elliott as Glenn (season 4), a castaway whom the group meets on a remote island in the Pacific Ocean. He missed the apocalypse and thus knows nothing about the virus until Carol informs him about it, then joins the group in their return to the mainland, where he begins a relationship with Pamela and invites her on a search for his children.
 Alma Martinez as "La Abuela" Gordillo (season 4), a Mexican drug cartel leader who, in a flashback to 2017, occupies the Zihuatanejo mansion wherein the main group settles in the present before she is slain by her henchman Panchito, who is presumably an undercover police officer.
 Jack Guzman as Hector (season 4), one of La Abuela's henchmen who, in a flashback to 2017, prepares a bomb to avoid being killed by her before hiding the bomb in a Rubik's Cube.
 Leighton Meester as Zoe (season 4), a woman with whom Karl goes on an unsuccessful date.
 Martin Short as an unnamed sport utility vehicle driver (season 4), whom Karl kills so he can quickly escape to Mexico in his stolen car.

Background and production

The show originated from the writing team of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, who had the idea initially for a feature film. They approached longtime collaborator and former Saturday Night Live cast member Will Forte with the premise, who "took a spark to it and took it in his own direction", according to Miller. He was partially inspired by the series Life After People. "I love comedy where there's a lot of tension and even though it's very far-fetched, it seems very relatable", said Forte of the premise. Forte's treatment for the series, crafted over a weekend, was pitched around Hollywood to positive responses. They mainly pitched to cable and Internet services, as Forte believed a broadcast network would be stricter on content. In their pitch, much of the outline of the series' first season was formulated. Fox, the show's eventual distributor, was instead doing "something different" and specific to his vision, according to Miller.

Forte spoke on the show's creative freedom in a 2015 interview:

Filming the series was challenging. For example, maintaining silence and not picking up sounds of cars in the distance made it difficult. In addition to Forte's fascination with Life After People, similar films discussed while writing the show included The Omega Man, I Am Legend, and 28 Days Later. Fox particularly appreciated the heart of the story, with its universal theme. According to Lord, "We always talked about that this is a person who is very flawed, and a person who maybe needed the entire world to end in order for him to become his best self. [...] That was our big thought, well here's a guy who maybe he wasn't the best guy in the regular world, but if you took the regular world away, could he eventually get back to being the person that all of us hope that we can be."

The name of the main character, Phil Tandy Miller, is based on the names of the two executive producers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller.

According to Miller, "there are no zombies" in the series.

For the second season, Dan Sterling joined as executive producer and took over the role of showrunner from Forte, who was the showrunner for the first season.

The main recording location for the series was a 20th Century Fox studio in Chatsworth, California.

Episodes

Reception

Ratings
For its one-hour premiere, The Last Man on Earth received 5.75 million viewers with an average 2.4 rating among adults 18–49, making it the highest-rated broadcast series of the evening in that demographic. While ratings declined overall, the show did well enough with young male viewers to justify renewal.

Critical reception

The Last Man on Earth received generally positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 based on reviews from critics, the first season has a score of 72, based on 30 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has an 84% approval rating with an average score of 7.74 out of 10 based on 50 reviews. The site's critical consensus is, "It may run out of steam before the season's over, but The Last Man on Earths ambitious concept and comedic undertone are enough to lure viewers in." Tim Goodman of The Hollywood Reporter called the show "a genre-busting breakout that's creative, nuanced and inspired". Robert Bianco of USA Today praised Forte's "audacity, inventiveness and achievement". Hank Stuever of The Washington Post called it "a charming and intelligent sendup of pop culture's obsession with the end of everything". Slate Willa Paskin called the program "well-made, polished, odd, surprisingly funny". "For a show that shouldn't really work at all, Last Man works pretty well", remarked Margaret Lyons of Vulture.

Entertainment Weekly Jeff Jensen called it "profoundly funny", and sustainable if it continues the "ingenuity, surprises, and craftsmanship". "I was impressed by The Last Man on Earth, and hope it can continue to spin stories and character development out of its somewhat narrow premise", wrote Matthew Gilbert of The Boston Globe.

Several critics, such as Maureen Ryan of The Huffington Post and David Hinckley of the New York Daily News, have questioned the show's future. Mike Hale of The New York Times deemed the show "well made, meticulous in its comic details and pleasantly acted", though noting that part of the show's appeal "dissipates" past the pilot episode. Brian Lowry of Variety opined that "the premise calls for a level of creativity from the producers that these episodes don't consistently deliver. That's not to say 'I wouldn't watch him if he were the last man on Earth.' But like the fate of humanity within the series, while the future certainly isn't hopeless, neither does it look particularly bright."

Subsequent seasons also received positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the second season has an 86% approval rating with an average score of 7.76 out of 10 based on 14 reviews. The site's critical consensus is, "Season two of The Last Man on Earth brings a change of venue and renewed focus on the chemistry between Forte and Schaal, and may win back some viewers who were turned off in season one." The third season has a 78% approval rating with an average score of 7.09 out of 10 based on 9 reviews, with a critical consensus of, "Though it at times feels stuck in place, The Last Man on Earths third season manages to find a way to make the end of the world fun again." The fourth season has a 92% approval rating with an average score of 7 out of 10 based on 12 reviews, with a critical consensus of, "The Last Man on Earths fourth and final season is an apocalyptic affirmation of friendship, plumbing such joyful chemistry between its ensemble that it will satisfy audiences in spite of the cliffhanger conclusion."

Accolades

Home media
The first season was released on DVD in region 1 on September 22, 2015. The set contains audio commentaries for "The Elephant in the Room" and "Screw the Moon"; The Last Man on Earth Q&A Panel; "Survival of the Funniest: Creating The Last Man on Earth" featurette; deleted scenes; and a gag reel.

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The 1967 Star World Championship was held in Skovshoved, Copenhagen, Denmark in 1967, organised by Skovshoved Sejlklub.

Danish Paul Elvstrøm defended his title from the 1966 Star World Championship.

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Star World Championship
1967 in sailing
Sailing competitions in Denmark
Sports competitions in Copenhagen


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Rutak (, also Romanized as Nāşrābād-e Rūtak) is a village in Poshtkuh Rural District, in the Central District of Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 531, in 88 families.

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Populated places in Khash County


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Pil Gushkan (, also Romanized as Pīl Gūshkān; also known as Pīl Kūshkān) is a village in Poshtkuh Rural District, in the Central District of Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 227, in 44 families.

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Populated places in Khash County


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Posht Giaban (, also Romanized as Posht Gīābān) is a village in Poshtkuh Rural District, in the Central District of Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 175, in 30 families.

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Populated places in Khash County


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Poshteh-ye Kamal (, also Romanized as Poshteh-ye Kamāl; also known as Posht Kamāl) is a village in Poshtkuh Rural District, in the Central District of Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 328, in 56 families.

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Populated places in Khash County


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William Marsden (24 November 1860 – 10 May 1942) was a British sports shooter. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics winning a bronze medal in the moving target small-bore rifle event.

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1860 births
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British male sport shooters
Olympic shooters for Great Britain
Shooters at the 1908 Summer Olympics
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Olympic medalists in shooting
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St John Berchmans College () is a Roman Catholic secondary school founded by the Society of Jesus in Brussels, Belgium. It is situated close to the Chapel Church and is named after the Belgian Jesuit Saint John Berchmans.

History
The school was founded by the Jesuits on 16 July 1604 and had 400 students that same year. However, in 1773, the Jesuits were ordered to cease providing educational services by Pope Clement XIV. The school was closed on 20 September 1773. The furniture was confiscated and sold and in 1816, the building became a court house. Later, the Belgian State Archives were housed in the building. In 1891, the archives were moved and the building was razed to make way for a road.

In 1814, the Jesuits returned to Belgium and opened the French-speaking St Michael's College 19 years later in the Chapel Church area of the city. In 1905, the expanding population forced the Jesuits to not only expand the college but to also look for a location for a new college. In 1905, the college on the Rue des Ursulines/Ursulinenstraat was renamed as St John Berchmans College and the new college in the Etterbeek part of the city became St Michael's College. In 1912, the Church of St. John Berchmans was opened next to St Michael's College.

Starting in the late 1930s, a shift in language was made which would result in St John Berchmans College teaching in Dutch and English and the French-speaking section of the college being transferred to St Michael's College. The two separate colleges still exist today, each teaching in their respective language.

Notable former students
Former students of the college include:

 Henri Carton de Wiart
 Pieter De Crem
 Paul De Grauwe
 Lorenzo Gatto
 Jan Grauls
 Felix De Laet, also known as Lost Frequencies
 Bart Laeremans
 Hubert Pierlot
 Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este
 Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant
 Prince Emmanuel of Belgium
 Prince Gabriel of Belgium
 Princess Eléonore of Belgium
 Prince Joachim of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este
 Princess Maria Laura of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este
 Princess Laetitia Maria of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este
 Princess Luisa Maria of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este
 Eric Van Rompuy
 Herman Van Rompuy
 Piet Van Waeyenberge
 Youri Tielemans

See also
 List of Jesuit sites in Belgium
 Archdiocese of Mechelen–Brussels

References

External links
 St John Berchmans College site

Secondary schools in Brussels
Jesuit secondary schools in Belgium


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Sabz Gaz-e Olya (, also Romanized as Sabz Gaz-e ‘Olyā; also known as Sabs Gaz-e Bālā and Sabz Gaz-e Mīānī) is a village in Poshtkuh Rural District, in the Central District of Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 196, in 41 families.

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Populated places in Khash County


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Sabz Gaz-e Sofla (, also Romanized as Sabz Gaz-e Soflá; also known as Sabz Gaz-e Pā’īn) is a village in Poshtkuh Rural District, in the Central District of Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 161, in 27 families.

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Populated places in Khash County


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Sabz Gaz-e Vosta (, also Romanized as Sabz Gaz-e Vosţá; also known as Sabz Gaz) is a village in Poshtkuh Rural District, in the Central District of Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 354, in 60 families.

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Populated places in Khash County


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Veeri is a village in India currently under the jurisdiction of the tehsil Bijbehara and the district Anantnag in southern Kashmir.

Geography

Veeri is located at an elevation of  above the sea level .It’s generally believed that the history of Veeri started with the advent of Hazrat Syed Ahmad Roomi (ra) in Veeri in last decade of 14th century. Veeri is at a distance of 2 Kms from river Jhelum and 7 Kms to the north of Anantnag city . Bijbehara hometown is 5 Kms to the south, Srinagar capital city is 56 Kms from Iqbal market Veeri.

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Villages in Anantnag district


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Sabz Gaz () may refer to:
 Sabz Gaz-e Olya
 Sabz Gaz-e Sofla
 Sabz Gaz-e Vosta


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Shahid Qalanbar (, also Romanized as Shahīd Qalanbar) is a village in Poshtkuh Rural District, in the Central District of Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 451, in 81 families.

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Populated places in Khash County


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Shahrak-e Posht Giaban (, also Romanized as Shahrak-e Posht Gīābān; also known as Towḩīdābād) is a village in Bilari Rural District of Poshtkuh District, Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran.

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 831 in 149 households, when it was in Poshtkuh Rural District. The following census in 2011 counted 1,197 people in 248 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,223 people in 275 households. It was the largest village in its rural district.

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Populated places in Khash County


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Tilag (, also Romanized as Tīlag; also known as Neylak and Tīlak) is a village in Poshtkuh Rural District, in the Central District of Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 243, in 39 families.

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Populated places in Khash County


title: 2014 Nebraska elections

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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Nebraska on November 4, 2014. All of Nebraska's executive officers were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat, and all of Nebraska's three seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on May 13, 2014, for offices that require them.

Governor and lieutenant governor

Incumbent Republican Governor Dave Heineman is term-limited and could not run for re-election to a third term.

Republicans Jon Bruning, Tom Carlson, Mike Foley, Beau McCoy, Pete Ricketts and Bryan Slone; Democrat Chuck Hassebrook and Libertarian Mark G. Elworth, Jr. ran.

In Nebraska, gubernatorial nominees select their running mates after the primary elections. The Republican ticket, consisting of Pete Ricketts and Mike Foley, defeated the Democratic ticket of Chuck Hassebrook and Jane Raybould.

Attorney general

Incumbent Republican attorney general Jon Bruning did not run for re-election to a fourth term. He instead ran unsuccessfully for governor.

Republican primary

Candidates
Declared
 Brian C. Buescher, attorney
 Mike Hilgers, attorney and candidate for the state senate in 2012
 Doug Peterson, attorney, former Lincoln County attorney and nephew of Governor of Nebraska Val Peterson
 Pete Pirsch, state senator

Withdrew
 Van Argyrakis, attorney, candidate for attorney general in 2010, for Mayor of Omaha in 2009 and for state senate in 2000
 Jon Bruning, incumbent Nebraska Attorney General (running for governor)

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates
Declared
 Allan Eurek, attorney and nominee for secretary of state in 1994
 Janet Stewart, attorney, candidate for Nebraska's 1st congressional district in 2004 and nominee for Secretary of State of Nebraska in 2010

Results

General election

Results

Secretary of state
Incumbent Republican Secretary of State John A. Gale, who was appointed to the position in December 2000, ran successfully for re-election to a fourth full term in office.

He was challenged by only Libertarian Ben Backus, an IT technician. No Democrat filed to run for the office.

State Treasurer
Incumbent Republican Nebraska State Treasurer Don Stenberg had considered running for governor or the U.S. Senate, but he decided to run for re-election to a second term.

He faced Christopher Costello in the Republican primary.

Democrat Michael J. O'Hara, former Omaha Public Power District Director, and Libertarian Michael Knebel also ran.

Auditor of Public Accounts
Incumbent Republican auditor of public accounts of Nebraska Mike Foley did not run for re-election to a third term. He instead ran unsuccessfully for governor, instead becoming the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor.

Republican primary

Candidates
Declared
 Larry Anderson, member of the State Auditor's office
 Charlie Janssen, state senator

Withdrew
 Pete Pirsch, state senator (running for attorney general)

Declined
 Mike Foley, incumbent auditor of public accounts (running for governor)

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates
Declared
 Amanda McGill, state senator

Public Service Commission
One of the five seats on the Nebraska Public Service Commission was up for election. District 2 incumbent Democrat Anne C. Boyle, who was first elected in 1996, retired rather than run for re-election to a fourth term. The district is based in Omaha.

Democratic primary

Candidates
Declared
 Jim Esch, businessman and nominee for Nebraska's 2nd congressional district in 2006 and 2008
 John Green, member of the Omaha Public Power District Board of Directors
 Crystal Rhoades, Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiatives co-ordinator for Douglas County and member of the Metropolitan Community College Board of Governors

Declined
 Anne C. Boyle, incumbent Public Service Commissioner and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2010

Results

Republican primary

Candidates
Declared
 John Sieler, member of the Nebraska State Board of Education

United States Senate

Incumbent Republican senator Mike Johanns did not run for re-election to a second term. Republicans Sid Dinsdale, Clifton Johnson, Bart McLeay, Shane Osborn and Ben Sasse; Democrats David Domina and Larry Marvin and Independents Jim Jenkins and Todd Watson ran.

Republican Ben Sasse defeated Democrat David Domina to win the seat.

United States House of Representatives

All of Nebraska's three seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2014.

References

Nebraska


title: Amidiyeh-ye Chah Zar

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Amidiyeh-ye Chah Zar (, also Romanized as Amīdīyeh-ye Chah Zār) is a village in Sangan Rural District, in the Central District of Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 54, in 9 families.

References

Populated places in Khash County


title: Espetk-e Hajji Gholam

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Espetk-e Hajji Gholam (, also Romanized as Espetk-e Ḩājjī Gholām; also known as Espetk-e Pā’īn) is a village in Sangan Rural District, in the Central District of Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 190, in 50 families.

References

Populated places in Khash County


title: Poul Mik-Meyer

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Poul Mik-Meyer (born 16 February 1943 in Copenhagen, Denmark, dead 15 October 2021) is a Danish former Olympic sailor in the Star class. He finished 4th in the 1968 Summer Olympics together with Paul Elvstrøm. He also won the 1967 Star World Championship together with Paul Elvstrøm and 1969 Soling World Championship with Paul Elvstrøm.

References

Olympic sailors for Denmark
Danish male sailors (sport)
Star class sailors
Nordic Folkboat class sailors
Sailors at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Star
1943 births
Living people
Skovshoved Sejlklub sailors
Star class world champions
World champions in sailing for Denmark
Soling class sailors
Soling class world champions
Sportspeople from Copenhagen


title: Hunter Beard

text:
Hunter Beard (born July 28, 1981) is an American rapper, record producer, businessman, and controversial public figure, from Little Rock, Arkansas. He has an extensive criminal history and had several stints in prison through his early teens to early twenties before making a life change through music, business, and charitable acts. Hunter is based out of the South Bay of Los Angeles with his wife. He is best known for the radio single "Want it with us" and the YouTube video for the song "When you come home".

Early life
Suspended several times throughout his early high school years, Beard eventually dropped out of high school in the 10th grade and later earned a GED while incarcerated at Cummins Penitentiary.

Criminal past
Beard has an extensive criminal record, including fourteen felony counts ranging from robbery to drugs. At thirteen, he began selling drugs. This began a near decade of bad decisions and issues with the law. Four years later, at 17, Hunter was sentenced to his first of three prison terms for robbery.

Music career

Beginnings
During his last stint in prison, Beard dictated lyrics on a handheld voice recorder. Knowing he needed to avoid falling back into old habits once he was released, hip hop became an obsession. A prison guard who heard his recordings approached him about what he planned to do after he was released. She said that she could help connect him with the music promoter Flipside Entertainment. After listening to his recordings, the promoter offered him the chance to open for Chris Brown. Unfortunately, Beard was not released in time. Yet, with validation of his skill in hand, he persevered through the remainder of his sentence with a new found drive to exit prison with a positive focus and to create music.

In 2006, Beard met fellow Little Rock rapper Big Kennedy and formed The Definition. The two began recording the album "Music for the Def". From that album, the song "Want it with us" became the first single airing on both Arkansas radio station Hot 96.5 and Power 92. Power 92 called Hunter on air to play the song on the "Pump It or Dump it". The song was unanimously voted to stay with 100% of the votes in favor. The song then spread across the states of Oklahoma, Alabama, Louisiana and Florida.

Move to Los Angeles (2008–2012)
Upon moving to Los Angeles, Beard began building a fan base by playing at the many notable venues of the Hollywood Boulevard and Sunset Strip like Whisky a Go Go and The Viper Room. He set up a clothing line and married his long-time girlfriend. L.A. Weekly took notice and writer Rebecca Haithcoat dubbed Beard a born hustler.

From there Beard and his business partner Keddy Mac started to put out videos like "All I Know" and "No Hope for The Man".

In 2011, Anonymous Talent interviewed Beard. He discussed how his music has multiple styles and tries to avoid sticking to one song type and instead try new things.

It was during this time a fan created a video for the song "When You Come Home", which has become Beard's most popular video on YouTube. The video and song drove to the heart of those loved ones away at war.  In an interview with the web series Discover, Beard tells how the song was quick to be written as it came from his real life experience of being apart from his wife while in prison. Though the similarities are vast, he felt it could be related to the experience of a family separated by war.

Discography

Studio albums
 Scars (2007) – Released Exclusively Online
 Music for the Def by The Definition (2008) – Hunter Beard & Big Kennedy
 Solar Bipolar (2011)

Appears on
 "Get Hypnotized" Music Hustle 3 featuring Lil’ Wayne, Too Short & Ying-Yang Twins

References

1981 births
Living people
American people convicted of drug offenses
American people convicted of robbery
Rappers from Arkansas
21st-century American rappers


title: Alpujarra station

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Alpujarra is the twelfth station on Medellín Metro from north to south. It is located in the center of the municipality of Medellín and is adjacent to La Alpujarra Administrative Center, which it is named after. Alpujarra is also located near the Barefoot Park, the Medellín Metropolitan Theatre, the Interactive Museum EPM, and Plaza Cisneros. The station was opened on 30 November 1995 as part of the inaugural section of Line A, from Niquía to Poblado.

The station is adjacent to the San Juan Avenue, a road that crosses the city from east to west central downtown and that provides easy access from Buenos Aires to the east with La Américan to the west. It is also on Bolívar Avenue, leading from downtown to the South Highway that goes to the southwest of Colombia.

References

External links
 Official site of Medellín Metro

Medellín Metro stations
Railway stations opened in 1995
1995 establishments in Colombia


title: Fabrizio Sotti

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Fabrizio Sotti (born April 27, 1975, Padova, Italy) is a guitarist, composer, producer and songwriter. In addition to jazz, Sotti plays in the styles of bebop, jazz fusion, soul, hip hop, R&B and pop. He has worked with the likes of Al Foster, Randy Brecker, John Patitucci, Mino Cinelu, Roy Hargrove, Cassandra Wilson, Shaggy, Melanie Fiona, Jennifer Lopez, Ice-T, Tupac, Q-Tip, K'naan, M-1 (rapper), Dead Prez, Hell Razah, Paolo Fresu, Zucchero, Mondo Marcio, Mina, Clementino among many others.

Equipment
Sotti endorses D'Angelico Guitars. His 2015 Fabrizio Sotti Signature Model, the EX-SS/FS, is based on the EX-SS with the addition of Seymour Duncan pick ups (SH2 and SH4), Sperzel machine heads, jumbo frets and reduced wood block for maximum resonance of the hollow body. In 2018 D'Angelico Guitars introduced the Fabrizio Sotti SS Deluxe Signature Model. In 2019 D'Angelico Guitars added the Fabrizio Sotti SS Premier Model.

Discography

As leader
 Looking For 1993
 Standards and More, feat. Ares Tavolazzi and Mauro Beggio (1995)
 This World Upside Down (Eclipse/Warner Bros. 1999)
 Through My Eyes (Sotti Entertainment/Raitrade, 2004)
 Inner Dance (Sotti /E1, 2010)
 Right Now (Sotti Entertainment, 2013)
 A Few Possibilities (Sotti Entertainment/Incipit, 2014)
 Forty (Sotti Entertainment/Incipit, 2016)

As producer, guitarist and songwriter
 Lathun, Fortunate (Universal/Motown, 2002)
 Cassandra Wilson, Glamoured (BlueNote, 2003)
 Kyrsten, So in Love (Sotti/Raitrade, 2003)
 Kyrsten feat. Foxy Brown, Move With Me (Sotti, 2003)
 Half Pint, Wha Ya wan (Sotti, 2004)
 Tupac, The Rose, Vol. 2 (Koch, 2005)
 Blue Note Plays Sting, (Blue Note, 2005)
 M1 of Dead Prez, Confidential (Sotti/Koch, 2006)
 Hell Razah, Renaissance Child (Nature Sounds, 2007)
 K'naan, The Dusty Foot Philosopher (BMG, 2008)
 Cassandra Wilson, Closer to You: The Pop Side (Blue Note, 2009)
 Cassandra Wilson, Another Country (E1, 2012)
 Tony Grey, Elevation (Abstract Logix, 2013)
 Alberto Pizzo, On the Way (Bixio/Egea, 2014)
 Francesco Lomagistro & Berardi Jazz Connection "A New Journey" (Jazz Engine 2014)
 Nicola Sorato & Giuseppe Sorato "Reset the World" (Sorato N&G 2014)
 Clementino "La Cosa Piu' Bella Che Ho" (Universal 2017)
 Mr.Paradise "Forastero" (Roc Nation 2017)
 Alessandra Salerno "Faith Within Your Hands" (Sotti Entertainment 2018)
 Mondo Marcio "Angeli e Demoni" featuring Mina (La Mondo/Sony 2019)
 Loris Al Raimondi "Delicate Passion" (2020)
 Mondo Marcio "Il Mio Riflesso" (La Mondo Records/Sony 2021)
 Pino Daniele Tribute Fabrizio Sotti, Omar Hakim, Rachel Z "Yes I Know My Way" featuring Frankie Hi-Nrg (Incipit, 2021)
 Pino Daniele Tribute Fabrizio Sotti, Omar Hakim, Rachel Z "Quando" featuring Serena Brancale (Incipit, 2021)
 Loris Al Raimondi "It's a Daughter" (2021)
 Pino Daniele Tribute Fabrizio Sotti, Omar Hakim, Rachel Z "O Scarrafone" featuring Paolo Fresu (Incipit, 2022)

References

External links
 Interview at BBC
 Interview at Hodinkee
 Interview at International Watch
 Interview at Music Radar
 Review at JazzTimes
 Review at All About Jazz
 Review at Jazzdagama
 Interview at Ferrari.com

1975 births
Living people
Musicians from Padua
20th-century guitarists
20th-century Italian male musicians
21st-century guitarists
21st-century Italian male musicians
Italian jazz guitarists
Italian record producers
Italian male songwriters
Italian songwriters
Male songwriters
Jazz composers
Italian male guitarists
Male jazz composers
Universal Music Group artists


title: Francesco Saverio Caruana

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Francesco Saverio Caruana (7 July 1759 – 17 November 1847) was a Maltese prelate who was Bishop of Malta from 1831 to his death in 1847. He was also a rebel leader during the Maltese uprising of 1798–1800.

Caruana was born in Żebbuġ on 7 July 1759. At the age of 24, he was ordained priest by Archbishop Vincenzo Labini, and in 1796 he became canon of the Mdina Cathedral chapter. During the French occupation of Malta Canon Caruana was made a member of the Commission de gouvernement (Government commission) but resigned some time later when he saw that he could not prevent the French from establishing unjust laws and when they started stealing precious artifices from the Maltese churches. Canon Caruana played a prominent role in the Maltese uprising against the French and in bringing the British to Malta. During the revolt, he was the commander of the battalions of Żebbuġ and Siġġiewi. Tas-Samra camp and battery fell under his overall command.

In 1822 Caruana was nominated as the cathedral archdeacon and in 1829 he was appointed diocesan administrator upon the death of Bishop Ferdinando Mattei. Two years later, Pope Gregory XVI appointed him as the successor of Mattei; he was consecrated on 15 May 1831 by Publio Maria Sant, who would eventually become his successor in 1847. Bishop Caruana died in 1847, at the age of 88, after 16 years as bishop.

References

1759 births
1847 deaths
19th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Malta
French occupation of Malta
People from Żebbuġ
Maltese rebels
Bishops of Malta


title: Léon Lécuyer

text:
Léon Lécuyer (8 April 1855 – 25 October 1915) was a French sports shooter. He competed in fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics. He also competed in three events at the 1908 Summer Olympics winning a bronze medal in the team small-bore rifle event.

References

1855 births
1915 deaths
French male sport shooters
Olympic shooters for France
Fencers at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Shooters at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for France
Olympic medalists in shooting
Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Sport shooters from Paris


title: 15th IIFA Awards

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The 2014 IIFA Awards, officially known as the 15th International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the International Indian Film Academy honouring the best Hindi films of 2014, took place between 23 and 26 April 2014. The official ceremony took place on 26 April 2014 at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, in the United States for the very first time. The ceremony was televised in India and internationally on Star Plus for the tenth & last consecutive year. The ceremony was co-hosted by actors Shahid Kapoor and Farhan Akhtar, returning as hosts for the third and second time respectively.

IIFA Rocks, otherwise known as the IIFA Music and Fashion Extravaganza took place on 25 April 2014. During the event, the technical awards were presented by actor Saif Ali Khan.

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag led the ceremony with 19 nominations, followed by Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani with 8 nominations each, and Aashiqui 2 and Krrish 3 with 6 nominations each.

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag won 14 awards, including Best Film, Best Director (for Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra), Best Actor (for Farhan Akhtar) and Best Supporting Actress (for Divya Dutta), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.

Deepika Padukone received triple nominations for Best Actress for her performances in Chennai Express, Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, winning for Chennai Express.

Winners and nominees

Popular awards

Special awards

Musical awards

Technical awards

Hindi Films with multiple nominations

19: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
8: Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela
7: Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, Krrish 3 and Aashiqui 2
6: Chennai Express
4: Kai Po Che!
3: The Lunchbox
2: D-Day, Lootera and Jolly LLB

Hindi Films with multiple awards

14: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
4: Aashiqui 2
3: Chennai Express
2: Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, Krrish 3

See also

International Indian Film Academy Awards
Bollywood
Cinema of India

External links

References

Ifa Awards
2014 Indian film awards
2014 in Florida
21st century in Tampa, Florida


title: Joseph O'Neill (politician)

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Joseph O'Neill was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who briefly served as a member of the 14th Seanad. He was nominated by the Taoiseach Charles Haughey, on 16 July 1981, to fill a vacancy caused by the election of Mary Harney to Dáil Éireann at the 1981 general election. He did not contest the 1981 Seanad election.

References

Year of birth missing
Year of death missing
Fianna Fáil senators
Members of the 14th Seanad
Nominated members of Seanad Éireann


title: Valleytronics

text:
Valleytronics (from valley and electronics) is an experimental area in semiconductors that exploits local extrema ("valleys") in the electronic band structure. Certain semiconductors have multiple "valleys" in the electronic band structure of the first Brillouin zone, and are known as multivalley semiconductors. Valleytronics is the technology of control over the valley degree of freedom, a local maximum/minimum on the valence/conduction band, of such multivalley semiconductors.

Details
The term was coined in analogy to spintronics. While in spintronics the internal degree of freedom of spin is harnessed to store, manipulate and read out bits of information, the proposal for valleytronics is to perform similar tasks using the multiple extrema of the band structure, so that the information of 0s and 1s would be stored as different discrete values of the crystal momentum.

Valleytronics may refer to other forms of quantum manipulation of valleys in semiconductors, including quantum computation with valley-based qubits, valley blockade and other forms of quantum electronics. First experimental evidence of valley blockade predicted in Ref. (which completes the set of Coulomb charge blockade and Pauli spin blockade) has been observed in a single atom doped silicon transistor.

Several theoretical proposals and experiments were performed in a variety of systems, such as graphene,   few-layer phosphorene, some transition metal dichalcogenide monolayers,  diamond, bismuth, silicon, carbon nanotubes, aluminium arsenide and silicene.

References

External links
 Matthew Francis: "Experiments hint at a new type of electronics: valleytronics" at Ars Technica
 Source of the above: Zeng, H., Dai, J., Yao, W., et al. "Valley polarization in MoS2 monolayers by optical pumping". Nature Nanotechnology, 7 490–493 (August 2012). .

Quantum mechanics
Semiconductors


title: List of current members of the Tanzanian Parliament

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This is a list of individuals currently serving in the National Assembly of Tanzania.

Members of Parlament

See also
 List of MPs elected in the 2015 Tanzania general election
 List of MPs elected in the 2010 Tanzania general election
 List of Tanzania National Assembly members 2005–2010

References

Parliament


title: Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce

text:
Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce (also known as Girlfriends' Guide to Freedom in season 3, Girlfriends' Guide to Bossing Up in season 4, and Girlfriends' Guide to Ever After in season 5) is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Marti Noxon for the American cable network Bravo. Based on the Girlfriends' Guides book series by Vicki Iovine, the series revolves around Abby McCarthy, a self-help author who finds solace in new friends and adventures as she faces an impending divorce. Lisa Edelstein portrays the main character Abby. Beau Garrett and Necar Zadegan co-star. Janeane Garofalo was part of the main cast for the first seven episodes of season 1 before departing the cast. She was replaced in episode 8 with Alanna Ubach. Paul Adelstein co-starred as a main cast member for the first two seasons, before being reduced to a recurring character for the third and fifth seasons. Retta recurred during the show's second season before being promoted to the main cast at the start of season 3.

Produced by Universal Cable Productions, it is the first original scripted series for Bravo. A 13-episode first season was ordered by the network, which premiered on December 2, 2014. The show debuted to 1.04 million viewers. Critical reception for the series has initially been generally positive, with particular praise towards Edelstein's performance and the series' quality over the reality series on Bravo. The show was eventually renewed for a second season, which premiered on December 1, 2015. On April 13, 2016, it was announced that Bravo had renewed the show for a third, fourth and fifth season. On August 5, 2016, it was announced that the fifth season would be the show's last.

Cast

Main
Lisa Edelstein as Abby McCarthy, a self-help book author in her early 40s in Los Angeles. Her marriage has recently ended, throwing both her personal and professional lives into serious disarray.
Beau Garrett as Phoebe Conte, a recent divorcée and former model. Up until now she has been a typical free spirit but she is now seeking a more stable life.
Necar Zadegan as Delia Banai, a divorce attorney who represents Abby in her divorce. She struggles with career and personal life balance.
Alanna Ubach as Jo Hernandez-Frumpkis, Abby's best friend from college who comes to live with her in LA. She is recently separated from her husband after finding out he had a second family. (season 1, episode 8–season 5)
Paul Adelstein as Jake Novak, Abby's husband from whom she is recently separated. He is a director with a limited amount of success and has up until now lived in Abby's shadow. (seasons 1–2; recurring seasons 3 & 5)
Janeane Garofalo as Lyla Straley, Abby's friend, a divorcée and entertainment lawyer. A bitter custody battle with her ex causes her to flee California for Portland in the middle of season 1. (season 1, episodes 1–7)
Retta as Barbara Sawyer, Abby's co-worker at SheShe, who later becomes her business partner. (seasons 3–5; recurring season 2)

Recurring
Conner Dwelly as Lilly, Abby's daughter
Dylan Schombing as Charlie, Abby's son
Julianna Guill as Becca Riley, Jake's new girlfriend and a successful actress on a CW show
Patrick Heusinger as Max McCarthy, Abby's brother
J. August Richards as Ford, husband to Abby's brother
Warren Christie as Will, Abby's new boyfriend
Brian Markinson as Albert, Delia's boss and long-time fling. Delia has an affair with him while engaged to Gordon
Matthew Glave as Gordon Beech, Delia's client with whom she starts an affair
Brandon Jay McLaren as Marco, Phoebe's love interest
Aaron Staton as JD, Phoebe's love interest
Jean Smart as Katherine Miller, Abby's editor
Mark Valley as Dr. Harris, Abby's love interest
Maury Sterling as Rob Frumpkis, Jo's ex-husband
Will Kemp as Scott, the vegan confectioner at Jo's bakery
Megan Hilty as Charlene, Frumpkis' new girlfriend
Charles Mesure as Ralf, Phoebe's ex-husband
James Lesure as Mike Brady, Charlie's baseball coach
Daisy Betts as Gemma
Alison Thornton as Zooey Hernandez Frumpkis
Steve Talley as Tony, Phoebe's brother

Guest

Carrie Fisher as Cat
Suke Kaiser as Kori Wingo, Phoebe's former boss
Bernadette Peters as Annie
Laverne Cox as Adele Northrop
Victor Webster as Carl, a male escort who Abby spends the night talking to
Barry Bostwick as George, Abby's dad
Lesley Ann Warren as Dina, Abby's mom
Malcolm Jamal Warner as Darrell
Kathie Lee Gifford as herself
Hoda Kotb as herself
Kyle Richards as herself
Jessica Clark as Merete
Denise Richards as Temple Hampton, Will's new girlfriend
Talia Shire as Meryl Frumpkis, Jo's mother-in-law

Episodes

Reception

Critical response

Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce was met with generally positive reviews from television critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the series received an average score of 69, based on 21 reviews. Lori Rackl of Chicago Sun-Times gave the episode a 4 star rating (out of 4 stars), calling it "a sometimes hilarious, sometimes heartbreaking story about an L.A.-based self-help author" and added that the first two episodes "reveal a much more nuanced, poignant tale, punctuated by some genuinely funny scenes." LaToya Ferguson of The A.V. Club gave the series a grade of "A-", calling it "a very solid drama" that should be on HBO or Showtime. Ferguson also praised the characters and the series's messiness, writing "Visually, it's almost flawless (there's one obvious green-screen moment in the pilot, but it's not Ringer level), but every character here is deeply flawed." Los Angeles Timess Mary McNamara lauded the series' cast's portrayal of the characters and deemed the series "smartly acted, crisply written and willing to address all manner of issues — marriage, betrayal, family economics, friendship, even the pitfalls of public domesticity — in gratifyingly complex ways." Brian Lowry, writing for Variety, applauded the series' cast and material, noting how it sticks to the network's demographic while maintaining a level of quality.

Gail Pennington of St. Louis Post-Dispatch called the series "a smart, solid examination of just how messy relationships are and how hard it is to make them work." Slates Willa Paskin highlighted Edelstein's portrayal of the lead character, describing her as "very well cast, both commanding and nurturing enough to seem like the ideal advice-giver" and noted that the series has "a satisfying and complex take on social dynamics in friendship and romance." Alessandra Stanley of The New York Times praised Edelstein and Garofalo as "one reason" the show is entertaining and found the comic side of the series "a lot more fun." Times writer James Poniewozik praised the writing and Edelstein's "sympathetic" performance, noting that the latter "grounds a show that often otherwise plays like young-adult fiction for actual adults." However, Poniewozik opined that "there's one lesson Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce has (over)learned from its Bravo peers: that there's no reality so compelling that it can’t be sweetened with a little Photoshop." David Hinckley, writing for the New York Daily News, highlighted the series' best moments as those showing the messy side of marital discourse while heralding Edelstein's performance as "memorably moving." Margaret Lyons of Vulture was critical of the several aspects of the series, including the characters Abby and Lyla's attitude on giving their spouses child support, but found the series to be its best "at its nastiest."

Ratings

Arabic adaptation
In October 2021, it was announced that MBC Group was developing their own version of the American series, Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce with Sally Wally along with their production company, S Productions in partnership with NBCUniversal Formats. The series was greenlit for a 45-episodes of fifth and final season which premiered on 21 November 2021 on MBC 4, Shahid VIP & S Productions collaborate on their first comedy-drama series: The 45 Rules of Divorce.

Broadcast
Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce premiered in the United States on Bravo on December 2, 2014, in Canada on Slice on January 9, 2015, and in the United Kingdom on Lifetime UK on September 15, 2015.

Home media and streaming
The first season was released on DVD in region 1 on October 13, 2015.  On November 1, 2015  season 1 of Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce became available to stream in the US for Netflix subscribers.  The show is also available from electronic sell-through platforms such as iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, and Vudu.

References

External links

2010s American comedy-drama television series
2014 American television series debuts
2018 American television series endings
Bravo (American TV network) original programming
English-language television shows
Television shows based on books
Television series by Universal Content Productions
Television shows filmed in Vancouver
Television shows set in Los Angeles
Television series about divorce
Television series created by Marti Noxon


title: 2014 RFL Championship season results

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This is a list of the 2014 RFL Championship season results. The Championship is the second-tier rugby league competition in the United Kingdom. The 2014 season started on 16 February and ends on 5 October with the Grand Final at a venue to be announced. 2014 is the second and final season to consist of a 14-team division, with the league being reduced to 12 teams in 2015 as part of the Rugby Football League's reform of the leagues.

The 2014 season consists of two stages. The regular season was played over 26 round-robin fixtures, in which each of the fourteen teams involved in the competition played each other once at home and once away. In the Championship, a win was worth three points in the table, a draw worth two points apiece, and a loss by less than 12 points during the game earned one bonus point. Defeats by more than 12 points yielded no points.

The Championship will be decided through the second stage of the season, the play-offs, which has been re-structured following the expansion. The play-offs now adopts the 8-team play-off, similar to what is used in the Super League with the top eight teams in the table contest to play in the Grand Final, the winners of which will be crowned champions. A decision whether to use the club-call system, as used in Super League, will be taken during the regular season.

Regular season

Round 1

Round 2

Notes
A. Game postponed due to waterlogged pitch

References

External links
Official Website

RFL Championship results


title: West Fort Hood

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West Fort Hood is an underground weapons storage area adjacent to Fort Cavazos in Texas. Originally built in the late 1940s by the United States Air Force, it was adjacent to Gray Air Force Base. On 15 June 1963 Killeen Base was turned over to the Army, and in October 1969, Killeen Base was designated as West Fort Hood and the airfield's name was designated as Robert Gray Army Airfield. It is also home to the Army Operational Test Command.

The tunnel corridors are each 20 feet wide with 30 foot ceilings that penetrate to a depth of 80 plus feet below the mountain top, with 2-foot-thick concrete walls dug nearly 1,000 feet into the hillside.

Interspersed throughout the complex are rooms of various sizes that are still equipped with steel rails for overhead cranes.

The complex is now used for tunnel warfare training by various units stationed at Fort Cavazos including the Ironhawk Troop in the Third Cavalry Regiment

References

External links

Military facilities in Texas
Bunkers
Fort Cavazos


title: Schwartz–Jampel syndrome

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Schwartz–Jampel syndrome (SJS, also known as chondrodystrophic myotonia) is a rare genetic disease caused by a mutation in the perlecan gene (HSPG2) which causes osteochondrodysplasia associated with myotonia. Most people with Schwartz–Jampel syndrome have a nearly normal life expectancy.

Cause
Schwartz–Jampel syndrome is caused by mutations in the HSPG2 gene, which makes the protein perlecan, which is found in muscle and cartilage. Relationships between the disease and perlecan deficiency have been studied. In Schwartz–Jampel syndrome, it is suspected that abnormal perlecan function leads to a deficiency in acetylcholinesterase, an enzyme involved in breaking down the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, which incites muscle contraction. If acetylcholine is not broken down, it can lead to prolonged muscle contraction/stiffening of the muscles (myotonia). The condition is believed to follow an autosomal recessive inheritance pattern, although some reported cases suggest an autosomal dominant inheritance pattern.

Symptoms
Some signs and symptoms that are frequently exhibited in patients with SJS include epiphyseal abnormalities, metaphyseal abnormalities, arthrogryposis multiplex congenita, bowing of long bones, a protruding lower lip, full cheeks, a disturbed gait, genu valgum, hip dysplasia, hypertonia, intellectual disability, joint stiffness, low-set posteriorly-rotated ears, metatarsus valgus, micromelia, myotonia, narrow mouth, flat foot, pursed lips, short stature, skeletal dysplasia, trismus, and visual impairment.

Diagnosis
Schwartz–Jampel syndrome is diagnosed on the basis of characteristic facial features, skeletal features and myotonia. Blood tests may show elevated serum creatine kinase or aldolase. X-rays, muscle biopsy or electromyography (EMG) may be useful. Genetic testing for the HSPG2 gene may confirm diagnosis.

Treatment
There is no cure for Schwartz–Jampel syndrome. Treatment is aimed at reducing muscle stiffness and cramping and may include massage, muscle warming and gradual strengthening exercises. Muscle relaxants or anti-seizure medications, especially carbamazepine, may be used. Eye symptoms such as blepharospasm might be relieved by Botox. Otherwise, a variety of surgical procedures have been found to be effective. Malignant hyperthermia, a potential complication of surgery, is a greater risk for people Schwartz–Jampel syndrome and an important consideration when considering surgery.

Prognosis
Most people with Schwartz–Jampel syndrome have a nearly normal life expectancy.

History
The syndrome was first described in 1962 by American ophthalmologist Oscar Schwartz and American neuro-ophthalmologist Robert Steven Jampel.

Society
In March 2013, there was media coverage of a British 7-year-old boy named Owen, with chronically tense muscles due to SJS, and his three-legged pet dog. They became first-place winners of the 2013 Crufts Kennel Club's annual Friends for Life competition, which "celebrates dogs that have truly earned the title of man’s best friend through bravery, support or companionship". The dog was also awarded The Braveheart Honour in the ceremony of The British Animal Honours in April 2013 (Haatchi the dog). The two are featured in the book Haatchi & Little B (2014, ) by Wendy Holden and on Haatchi's Facebook page.  In 2016, 9-year-old Owen was featured in a TLC documentary series, Two in a Million, in which he met and formed a friendship with Giovanni, a 7-year-old American boy with SJS.

References

External links

Skeletal disorders
Rare diseases
Genetic syndromes
Syndromes


title: Antti Ollila

text:
Antti Ollila (born 25 December 1994) is a Finnish freestyle skier. He was born in Rovaniemen maalaiskunta. He competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, in slopestyle.

References

1994 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Rovaniemi
Skiers from Lapland (Finland)
Freestyle skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Finnish male freestyle skiers
Olympic freestyle skiers for Finland


title: Felipa Tzeek Naal

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Felipa Tzeek Naal is a Mexican artisan specializing in traditional Maya palm frond weaving. Her work is well-known regionally and has been recognized by the Fomento Cultural Banamex, who named her a "grand master".

She lives in Nunkini, a small village in the municipality of Calkiní Municipality, Campeche in the southeast of Mexico. Since before the Conquest, the Maya wove mats and baskets from the leaves of a local palm called "huano", with fretwork and geometric designs. The artisan and her daughter, María Olga Kantum Tzeek are the only ones left who still practice this craft, weaving fine pieces with traditional designs. Felipa learned these designs from her grandmother.

Frond collection is done by the entire family, cut while young and unopened to keep their shine. The leaves are then separated and left to dry, then they are bleached using sulfur. Many of the leaves are then dyed with plants such as "chackxin" traditionally in reds and ochre. Weaving is done with the hands only and no frames. Designs are woven into the pieces using two or more colors, and/or undyed fronds and can be intricate, forming various geometric forms.

Commonly made pieces include baskets of various sizes, carrying bags, toys, fans, and mats of various sizes. Large baskets have bases made with a studier palm leaf called chilib.

References

Mexican women artists
Living people
Mexican weavers
People from Campeche
Mexican people of Maya descent
Women textile artists
Year of birth missing (living people)


title: Arne Åkerson

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Arne Åkerson (born 23 August 1940 in Gävle, Sweden) is a Swedish former Olympic sailor. He competed in 1968 Summer Olympics, where he finished 7th in the Finn class. He also has a silver medal from the 1970 Star World Championship together with Ding Schoonmaker.

Åkerson represented Gefle Segelsällskap.

References

Olympic sailors for Sweden
Swedish male sailors (sport)
Finn class sailors
Star class sailors
Sailors at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Finn
1940 births
Living people
Finn class world champions
World champions in sailing for Sweden
Gefle Segelsällskap sailors
Sportspeople from Gävle
20th-century Swedish people


title: Stuffed melon

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Stuffed melon () are made of melon stuffed with meat (lamb) and rice.

See also
 List of melon dishes
 List of stuffed dishes

References

Balkan cuisine
Stuffed vegetable dishes
Turkish cuisine dolmas and sarmas
Melon dishes


title: Torn to Pieces

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"Torn to Pieces" is the third single by American rock band Pop Evil from Onyx, the third studio album from the ensemble.

"Torn to Pieces" was Pop Evil's third number-one hit on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart, peaking for two weeks.

Background
The tune deals with the loss of lead vocalist Leigh Kakaty's father.  Per a social media initiative started by the band, fans were asked to submit photos representing what the tune meant to them.  Regarding the song, lead vocalist Leigh Kakaty states "There’s nothing more haunting & torturous to the human soul than the feeling of losing someone close to you without saying goodbye".

Critical reception
The Chattanooga Pulse states that the song is "destined for the type of hardwon ubiquity earned by “Last Man Standing,” “Monster You Made” and the Mick Mars collaboration “Boss's Daughter”" while Alessandra Donnelly of EOne Entertainment describes the tune as "a slow, brokenhearted ballad with a simple, catchy melody that flows into an emotional solo".
The Valley Beat goes on to say that "though they resemble the likes of one of their previous ballads, “Monster You Made”, they still have enough balls to fit right in on this record".

Music video

The video was directed by Swedish director Johan Carlen.

Chart performance
In a matter of just over a month, the song went from being No. 1 most added to No. 13 on Active Rock.

Certifications

References

Pop Evil songs
2013 songs
2014 singles
Songs written by Dave Bassett (songwriter)
Song recordings produced by Johnny K
MNRK Music Group singles
2010s ballads
 Rock ballads


title: Oasis Academy Immingham

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Oasis Academy Immingham (formerly The Immingham School) is a coeducational secondary school with academy status located in Immingham, North East Lincolnshire, England.

History
Previously a community school administered by North East Lincolnshire Council, The Immingham School converted to academy status on 1 September 2007 and was renamed Oasis Academy Immingham. As an academy the school is sponsored by the Oasis Trust, however Oasis Academy Immingham continues to coordinate with North East Lincolnshire Council for admissions.

Description
Oasis Academy Immingham is part of the Oasis Community Learning group, and evangelical Christian charity  The trust have guided forty schools out of special measures. 19 per cent of the 52 Oasis academies classified as failing. The trust's founder Reverend Steve Chalke says "Turning round a school is sometimes a quick fix, it really, truly is. And sometimes it’s a really long, hard, hard job".

Oasis has a long term strategy for enhancing the performance of its schools. Firstly it has devised a standard curriculum, that each school can safely adopt knowing it will deliver the National Curriculum. Secondly it has invested in staff training so they are focused on improving the outcomes for the students, and thirdly, through its Horizons scheme it is providing each member of staff and student with a tablet.

Curriculum
Virtually all maintained schools and academies follow the National Curriculum, and their success is judged on how well they succeed in delivering a 'broad and balanced curriculum'. Schools endeavour to get all students to achieve the English Baccalaureate qualification- this must include core subjects a modern or ancient foreign language, and either History or Geography.

The academy operates a three-year, Key Stage 3 where all the core National Curriculum subjects are taught. This is a transition period from primary to secondary education, that builds on the skills, knowledge and understanding gained at primary school, and introduces youngsters who are starting from a lower than average base to wider, robust and challenging programmes of study needed to gain qualifications at Key Stage 4.

At Key Stage 4 the focus is on the English Baccalaureate, and there are daily maths, English and science lessons- plus some options. French is the taught modern language.

Oasis Academy Immingham offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils. The school also specialises in engineering, commerce and enterprise.

Notable former pupils
 Richard Barnbrook, BNP London Assembly leader from 2008–12

References

Secondary schools in the Borough of North East Lincolnshire
Academies in the Borough of North East Lincolnshire
Immingham
Immingham


title: Susan Brigden

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Susan Elizabeth Brigden, FRHistS, FBA (born 26 June 1951) is a historian and academic specialising in the English Renaissance and Reformation. She was Reader in Early Modern History at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Lincoln College, before retiring at the end of 2016.

Academic career
Susan Brigden was educated at the University of Manchester (BA) and Clare College, Cambridge, where she graduated with a PhD in 1979. In 1980, she was elected a Fellow in history at Lincoln College, Oxford. This made her the first female fellow of that college. In 1984, she became a university lecturer in the Faculty of History, University of Oxford. She later became Reader in Early Modern History. At Lincoln College, in addition to her duties as Fellow and tutor, she was the College's Tutor for Women.

Honours
Brigden won the Wolfson History Prize in 2013 for her book Thomas Wyatt: The Heart's Forest. In 2014 she was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA), the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and social sciences. She is also an elected Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS).

Publications
London and the Reformation (1989)
New Worlds, Lost Worlds: The Rule of the Tudors 1485-1603 (2000)
Thomas Wyatt: the Heart's Forest (2012)

References

1951 births
Living people
Alumni of Clare College, Cambridge
Fellows of Lincoln College, Oxford
British women historians
Fellows of the British Academy
Fellows of the Royal Historical Society


title: Otso Räisänen

text:
Otso Räisänen (born 1 October 1994) is a Finnish freestyle skier. He was born in Helsinki. He competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, in slopestyle.

References

1994 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Helsinki
Freestyle skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Finnish male freestyle skiers
Olympic freestyle skiers for Finland


title: Roman Mavlanov

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Roman Mavlanov  ( (born 5 July 1994) is a Russian racing driver.

Career

Karting
Born in Moscow, Mavlanov began his racing career in karting at the age of 13 in the Russian cups, collecting titles in various classes.

Formula Renault
Mavlanov made his début in single-seaters in 2011, competing in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 Alps for the Boëtti Racing Team. He ended his Eurocup season without any point-scoring finishes, while in the Alps series, he had ten point-scoring finishes from sixteen races.

Mavlanov switched to Tech 1 Racing in 2012, again competing in both the Eurocup Formula Renault and Formula Renault 2.0 Alps. In the Eurocup he failed to score any points again, while in the Alps series, he degraded to five point-scoring finishes.

Mavlanov joined RC Formula for both the Formula Renault 2.0 NEC and the Eurocup Formula Renault series. In the NEC series he scored his first Formula Renault 2.0 podium, while in the Eurocup, he recorded his worst season with three disqualifications and was excluded from the final round at Barcelona.

International GT Open
Mavlanov made his sports car racing debut in the GTS class of the International GT Open in 2013, racing for SMP Racing - Russian Bears. He finished fourth in the GTS standings with three class wins.

Formula Renault 3.5 Series
Mavlanov will move to Formula Renault 3.5 Series in 2014 with Zeta Corse.

Racing record

Career summary

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

References

External links

Living people
1994 births
Russian racing drivers
Formula Renault Eurocup drivers
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps drivers
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC drivers
International GT Open drivers
World Series Formula V8 3.5 drivers
Blancpain Endurance Series drivers
24 Hours of Spa drivers
Sportspeople from Moscow
GP3 Series drivers
Tech 1 Racing drivers
SMP Racing drivers
Zeta Corse drivers
24H Series drivers
RC Formula drivers
Lamborghini Super Trofeo drivers
Nürburgring 24 Hours drivers
NASCAR drivers


title: Brigden

text:
Brigden may refer to:

People
 Beatrice Brigden (1888–1977), Canadian social reformer
 Jim Brigden (1887–1950), Australian public servant
 Susan Brigden (born 1951), British historian
 Wallace Brigden (1916–2008), British cardiologist
 William Brigden (1916–2005), Canadian sprint canoer
 Zachariah Brigden (1734–1787), American silversmith
 Rachel Brigden (1991–), Typewriter enthusiast

Places
 Brigden, Ontario


title: Tuncay Mataracı

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Tuncay Mataracı (2 February 1935 – 17 December 2020) was a Turkish politician and government minister.

Early life and education
Tuncay Mataracı was born on 2 February 1935 in Rize, Turkey. His father is Mehmet Tevfik Mataracı. He finished his primary and secondary education in his hometown. After graduating from high school in Trabzon, Mataracı started to study law at the university. However, he dropped out and discontinued his education after a while. He then studied at a civil engineering college, and obtained a certificate as a construction technician.

Mataracı served as manager of Village Public Works Services in Rize Province before he became an executive of the Tea Planters' Cooperation and later head of Province Physical Education Directorate.

Politician career
Tuncay Mataracı entered politics and was elected deputy of Rize Province from Justice Party at the 1977 general election. With the forming of a coalition cabinet by Bülent Ecevit, he was appointed Minister of Customs and Monopolies in the 42nd government on January 5, 1978.

Responsible also for state monopoly of tea trade in Turkey and proficient in tea processing from his former employment, Mataracı changed the tea leaf picking policy which was rigorously enforced. The picking of tea leaves was allowed to be done only by hand in Turkey in order to achieve a good quality tea product. However, hand picking did not allow reasonable profit for the tea planters in Rize due to the high labor costs. Mataracı lifted the ban on tea leaf picking by tool, and this was much welcomed in his hometown.

On 12 November 1979, the cabinet dissolved and Mataracı's term as a minister ended.

Conviction
On 27 April 1981, the National Security Council (, MGK), the military junta, which had staged the 1980 military coup on 12 September put Tuncay Mataracı on trial at the Supreme Court (). The trial began on 15 June 1981. Mataracı was accused of bribery and abuse of power during his office term as government minister along with 21 co-defendants, among them former Minister of Public Works, Şerafettin Elçi, and a mobster, Abuzer Uğurlu. On 16 March 1982, the Supreme Court sentenced Mataracı to 36 years of aggravated imprisonment, a fine of 787,386,166 Turkish lira, life banishment from government office and driver's license revocation for six-years. Of the co-defendants, only Şerafettin Elçi was acquitted while all others were convicted to various terms of imprisonment between ten months and six years. Mataracı's punishment was the most severe of any government minister in Turkey.

Mataracı was incarcerated in Kayseri Prison. Upon the Law #4616 on Parole enacted in 1991, he was released from the prison. The high amount of fine, which he did not pay in the beginning vanished into thin air. When he paid the fine in 1993, it had lost value due to high inflation rate.

In an interview made with a local daily in Rize in March 2013, he stated that he is the only banned politician left, and the ban would terminate at the end of 2013.

Death
Mataracı died from COVID-19 in Istanbul, on 17 December 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey. He was interred at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery the next day.

References

20th-century Turkish politicians
1935 births
2020 deaths
Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey
Deputies of Rize
Government ministers of Turkey
Justice Party (Turkey) politicians
Members of the 42nd government of Turkey
Ministers of Customs and Trade of Turkey
People from Rize
Prisoners and detainees of Turkey
Turkish politicians convicted of corruption
Burials at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery


title: Lauri Kivari

text:
Lauri Kivari (born 23 March 1996) is a Finnish freestyle skier. He was born in Helsinki. He competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, in slopestyle.

References

1996 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Helsinki
Freestyle skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Finnish male freestyle skiers
Olympic freestyle skiers for Finland
Freestyle skiers at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics
21st-century Finnish people


title: Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations

text:
CFR Title 45 - Public Welfare is one of fifty titles comprising the United States Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Title 45 is the principal set of rules and regulations  issued by federal agencies of the United States regarding public welfare.

Section 46 regards the protection of human subjects, though it does not protect undocumented immigrants in the US.

Structure

The table of contents, as reflected in the e-CFR updated February 18, 2014, is as follows:

 45


title: Sarah Forster

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Sarah Forster (born 19 May 1993) is a Swiss ice hockey player and member of the Swiss national team,  playing in the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) with the Metropolitan Riveters. A three-time Olympian, she won a bronze medal with Switzerland in the women’s ice hockey tournament at the 2014 Winter Olympics and competed in the women’s ice hockey tournament at the 2018 Winter Olympics and the women’s ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Forster has participated in seven IIHF Women's World Championships during 2012 to 2021, and won a bronze medal at the 2012 tournament.

Personal life
Forster comes from a hockey playing family. Her father, Marcel, played in the National League B (NLB) throughout the 1980s and served as assistant coach to HC Ajoie during 2011 to 2015. Her two younger siblings play ice hockey in Swiss leagues –  Gaëtan (born 1997) in the 2. Liga of the Regio League and Justine (born 2001) in the Swiss Women's Hockey League B (SWHL B).

References

External links

1993 births
Living people
AIK Hockey Dam players
Brynäs IF (women) players
Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Leksands IF (women) players
Linköping HC (women) players
Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Metropolitan Riveters players
Olympic bronze medalists for Switzerland
Olympic ice hockey players for Switzerland
Olympic medalists in ice hockey
Swiss women's ice hockey defencemen
Swiss expatriate ice hockey people
Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
Sportspeople from the canton of St. Gallen


title: Evelina Raselli

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Evelina Raselli (born 3 May 1992) is a Swiss retired ice hockey forward.

She has represented Switzerland at the Winter Olympics in 2014, 2018, and 2022.  She won the bronze medal after defeating Sweden in the bronze medal playoff in 2014.  The team also finished fifth in 2018, and fourth in 2022.

She was selected by the Boston Pride in the 2021 NWHL International Draft on 25 July 2021.

In November 2022, she announced her retirement.

References

External links

1992 births
Living people
People from Poschiavo
Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Switzerland
Olympic ice hockey players for Switzerland
Olympic medalists in ice hockey
Swiss women's ice hockey forwards
Ice hockey people from Graubünden


title: 1969 Star World Championship

text:
The 1969 Star World Championship was held in San Diego, United States in 1969, organised by San Diego Yacht Club.

Results

References

1969 in sailing
Star World Championships in the United States
San Fran California
Sports competitions in San Diego


title: Toyo Bus

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is a bus company on Okinawa Island, established on May 18, 2012, and headquartered in Nanjō City. It primarily operates in South and Central Okinawa, and currently operates four bus models. The average cost is ¥220 for adults and ¥110 for children.

See also
Ryukyu Bus Kotsu

References

External links
 http://www.toyobus.jp/

Transport in Okinawa Prefecture
Bus companies of Japan


title: Jessica Lutz

text:
Jessica Joy Lutz (born 24 May 1989) is a Swiss-American retired ice hockey forward who competed internationally with the Swiss national team. She represented Switzerland in women's ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics and won the bronze medal after defeating  in the bronze medal playoff.

Lutz’s hometown is Rockville, Maryland, and she is a dual citizen of the United States and Switzerland. Her father was born in Switzerland.

She played college hockey with the UConn Huskies.

She scored the go ahead goal in the bronze medal game against Sweden.

References

1989 births
Living people
Swiss women's ice hockey forwards
American women's ice hockey forwards
American people of Swiss descent
Ice hockey people from Maryland
Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Switzerland
Olympic ice hockey players for Switzerland
Olympic medalists in ice hockey
Sportspeople from Rockville, Maryland
Swiss people of American descent
UConn Huskies women's ice hockey players
Sportspeople from the canton of St. Gallen


title: Mississippi Highway 541

text:
Mississippi Highway 541 (MS 541) runs north–south from U.S. Highway 84 (US 84), at a point about  south of the Simpson–Jefferson Davis county line to MS 13 near Puckett. Just east of Puckett, it merges with MS 18 for a short distance. It travels directly through Magee, entering on Pinola Drive (also marked as MS 28), making a left on to Main Avenue South, a one-block jog (on 1st Street Southeast) just after Simpson Highway 149, then continuing out of town on 1st Avenue Northeast.

History
Between 1946 and 1948, a gravel road was constructed from US 49 and MS 20 in Magee to MS 18 near Puckett. By 1950, a small section of the road near Magee was paved. A paving project from the end of the existing pavement in Magee to  at Martinville began in 1955, and the MS 541 designation was first used in that year. Around a year later, MS 541 was extended southwards along a gravel road to U.S. Route 84 near Prentiss. The paving project was finished by 1958, and the route was extended northwards to MS 13 northeast of Puckett. A majority of MS 541 in Jefferson Davis County became county maintained by 1960, and all of the route from US 49 to MS 18 was paved. By 1962, more than half of the county-maintained section was paved. The section from MS 28 to MS 13 in Smith County was paved by 1968. The county-maintained section in Jefferson Davis County was removed from the state highway system by 1996.

Major intersections

See also

 List of state highways in Mississippi

References

External links

541


title: 1970 Star World Championship

text:
The 1970 Star World Championship was held in Marstrand, Sweden in 1970.

Results

References

Star World Championship
1970 in sailing
Sailing competitions in Sweden
Sport in Västra Götaland County


title: Alina Müller

text:
Alina Müller (born 12 March 1998) is a Swiss ice hockey forward for Boston PWHL team of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) and a member of the Switzerland women's national ice hockey team. She played college ice hockey at Northeastern. At the age of 15, she became the youngest ice hockey player ever to win an Olympic medal, scoring the game-winning goal for Switzerland in the bronze medal game at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Playing career

2014 Sochi Olympics
Müller represented Switzerland at the 2014 Winter Olympics and helped them win a bronze medal after scoring the game-winning goal to defeat Sweden in the bronze medal playoff. This resulted in her  becoming the youngest ice hockey player to ever win an Olympic medal, at the age of 15.

2018 PyeongChang Olympics
During the Swiss opening match against the United Korean team at the 2018 Winter Olympics, Müller tied the Olympic record for most goals scored by a woman in an Olympic game. She scored a hat trick in the first period, and a fourth goal in the second. Müller helped Switzerland place 5th overall at the 2018 Olympics.

PWHL
On September 18, 2023, Müller was selected in the 1st round, 3rd overall by the Boston PWHL team at the 2023 PWHL Draft, becoming the first European player affiliated with a PWHL team.

Career statistics

International

Awards and honors
2018-19 CCM/AHCA First Team All-American
2019 Swiss Ice Hockey Woman of the Year
2019-20 CCM/AHCA Second Team All-American
2020-21 CCM/AHCA First Team All-American
2020-21 All-USCHO.com First Team
2021 Hockey East Scoring Champion (31 points)
2021 NCAA All-Tournament Team
Hockey Commissioners Association Women’s Player of the Month (February 2021)
2022 Swiss Ice Hockey Woman of the Year

Personal life
Alina Müller is the younger sister of professional hockey player Mirco Müller, a former member of the New Jersey Devils and San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League.

References

External links

1998 births
Living people
Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Switzerland
Olympic ice hockey players for Switzerland
Olympic medalists in ice hockey
Swiss women's ice hockey forwards
Swiss expatriate ice hockey people
Swiss expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Northeastern Huskies women's ice hockey players
Sportspeople from Aargau


title: 1971 Star World Championship

text:
The 1971 Star World Championship was held in Seattle, United States in 1971.

Results

References

1971 in sailing
Star World Championships in the United States
Sports competitions in Washington (state)


title: Romy Eggimann

text:
Romy Eggimann (born 29 September 1995) is a Swiss ice hockey forward who plays with the Ladies Team Lugano in the Swiss Women's Hockey League A (SWHL A) and internationally for the Swiss women's national team. She has represented Switzerland at the Winter Olympics in 2014 and won the bronze medal after defeating  in the bronze medal playoff.

References

1995 births
Living people
People from Emmental District
Swiss women's ice hockey forwards
Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Switzerland
Olympic ice hockey players for Switzerland
Olympic medalists in ice hockey
Ice hockey people from the canton of Bern
21st-century Swiss women


title: 1977 Star World Championships

text:
The 1977 Star World Championships were held in Kiel, Germany in 1977.

Results

References

Star World Championship
1977 in sailing
Sailing competitions in West Germany
Sports competitions in Schleswig-Holstein


title: 1973 Star World Championships

text:
The 1973 Star World Championships were held in San Diego, United States in 1973.

Results

References

1973 in sailing
Star World Championships in the United States
Sports competitions in San Diego


title: 1974 Star World Championships

text:
The 1974 Star World Championships were held in Laredo, Spain in 1974.

Results

References

Star World Championship
1974 in sailing
Sailing competitions in Spain