title: Amazon Malaria Initiative

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The Amazon Malaria Initiative (AMI) was a regional program that was created in 2001 by several countries sharing the Amazon basin with technical support from PAHO/WHO and financial support from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and managed by USAID/Peru as part of its South American Regional Infectious Disease Program (SARI). The initiative used a multi-pronged approach to achieve the overall aims of preventing and controlling malaria and reducing malaria-related morbidity and mortality in countries of the Americas. AMI priorities  for malaria prevention are as follows, diagnosis and treatment, drug resistance and epidemiological surveillance, vector control, pharmaceutical management, quality of medicines, communication and networking.

History

The rationale for creating AMI was the need to provide and invest in targeted activities to improve malaria control in the Amazon basin countries where 88% of malaria cases in Latin America and the Caribbean are reported. The Americas  also where medication used to treat P. falciparum malaria are being reported to be ineffective. Nearly 95% of the malaria burden in the Americas is located in the Amazon basin region, as well as 98% of the Plasmodium falciparum infection. When AMI first launched the initial participating countries included Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Bolivia, and Venezuela. By  2008 Venezuela ceased participation, Bolivia  followed in 2013. AMI later expanded to eleven countries adding Central American countries Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.

Description

AMI's approach to enhance malaria control in the eleven participating countries was to identify, support, and implement evidence-based interventions. AMI partners share knowledge and lessons learned by networking across different countries, both in the Americas and around the world. AMI hopes that all participating countries will develop strong health systems, strategic planning programs, monitoring, and evaluation, operational research and country level capacity-building. To achieve the malaria control objective, AMI created  the following  set of goals and priorities.

Goals

 Ensure malaria control programs incorporate selected best practices
 Improve malaria control at the sub-regional level
 Contribute to decrease malaria morbidity and mortality

Priorities

Provide effective malaria control and treatment by:
 Assessing efficacy of currently used medicines and suitable replacements
 Choosing and implementing new treatment policies
 Improving diagnostics quality assurance and quality control
 Expanding access to diagnostics test and good quality antimalarial medicines
 Strengthening vector surveillance and control and disseminating information

Since AMI has been introduced, the Americas have seen a 60% decrease in reported cases and 70% decrease in death due to malaria. From 2007 to 2008  the Americas reported 30% less cases of malaria as well as a 52%  decrease in mortality. By 2008, reports of fatal malaria cases dropped by 83%.  There was a decline in incidence rate from 2000 to 2012 in 18 of the 21 endemic countries. By 2015 Brazil, Colombia, and Peru are estimated to achieve reduction of > 75%, while Panama is estimated to achieve a reduction of 25% to 50%.  Guyana is the only participating country to report an increase in cases between the years 2000 and 2012. As of 2013 Belize moved from the control phase to the pre-elimination phase joining Ecuador, while the other endemic countries remain in the control phase. Admiral Tim Ziemer, U.S Global Malaria Coordinator, said the work of PAHO, WHO member countries and the U.S. (supported through the Amazon Malaria Initiative) have been critical to this success.

AMI focused on five priority areas for the AMI region: 1) consolidating the gains achieved during the first ten years of work and contributing further attention to P. vivax malaria and to populations with special needs; 2) making malaria control activities more feasible, independent of AMI contribution; 3) developing a regional approach to malaria prevention and control; 4) helping national malarial control programs contribute to the decentralization effect in the health sector as well as modifying malaria control strategies to divers and emerging epidemiological setting; 5) implementing the Strategy and Plan of Action for Malaria in the Americas for 2011-2015.

Strategy and plan of action for malaria

In September 2011, countries in the Americas approved a strategy and plan of action for malaria and established key targets for 2015. The Americas plan of action includes a 75% reduction in malaria morbidity as well as 25% reduction in malaria related deaths by 2015. The plan also calls to implement malaria elimination activities in areas where elimination seems possible, reverse trends in countries where malaria case were on the rise, and prevent any reintroduction of malaria in countries deemed malaria-free. A new multi-year strategy and plan of action will be presented to the 55th Directing Council in 2016.

As part of strategic communication and advocacy on behalf of malaria control in the region, AMI partners participated in the commemoration of international awareness days such as World Malaria Day on April 25 and Malaria Day in the Americas on November 6.

Amazon Network for the Surveillance of Antimalarial Drug Resistance

Through its support for AMI, USAID helped the Pan American Health Organization to create the Amazon Network for the Surveillance of Antimalarial Drug Resistance (RAVREDA). The goal of RAVREDA is to use a network of sentinel sites to monitor medicine efficacy and address antimalarial drug resistance. RAVREDA first launched as an effort to support participating countries to revise their antimalarial drug treatment policies, and promote the implementation of science-based malaria control policies. RAVREDA is a country-led collaborative that monitors the emergence and spread of resistance to antimalarial medicines and addresses the risk of malaria reemergence.  The AMI/RAVREDA  has assisted countries in the region to develop drug efficacy protocols. REVREDA tailors to local epidemiological situations as well as conducts studies of therapeutic efficacy. The purpose of AMI/RAVREDA is to be the motivating role in partnerships, filling regional gaps, assisting regional and subregional coordination, supporting in the preparation of Global found applications, and creating a foundation for malaria elimination in areas where it seems feasible.

Current partner countries

Amazon Basin countries
 Brazil
 Colombia
 Ecuador
 Guyana
 Peru
 Suriname

Central American countries
 Belize
 Guatemala
 Honduras
 Nicaragua
 Panama

International technical partners

AMI activities were executed through the collaborative efforts of the six international partners with varied technical expertise, all of which work in close coordination with one another as well as with the national counterpart stakeholders.
 U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
 Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO)
 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
 Management Sciences for Health (MSH)/Systems for Improved Access to Pharmaceuticals and Services (SIAPS)
 United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP)
 Links Media

References

External links
 PAHO/WHO Website
 USAID website

Malaria organizations
International medical and health organizations


title: Neuchatel Township, Nemaha County, Kansas

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Neuchatel Township is a township in Nemaha County, Kansas, United States.

History
Neuchatel Township was originally settled chiefly by French and Swiss immigrants. It was named after Neuchâtel, in Switzerland.

References

Townships in Nemaha County, Kansas
Townships in Kansas


title: British American School

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British American School may refer to:
 British American School, a private, all-grades school offering a bilingual education in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico
 British American School (State of Mexico), a private international school in Naucalpan, part of Greater Mexico City
 British International School of Charlotte, a private, non-sectarian, co-ed college prep school located in Charlotte, North Carolina


title: Matthew Appleyard

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Matthew Appleyard or Mathew Appleyard may refer to:
 Sir Matthew Appleyard (c. 1607–1670), MP for Hedon 1661–70
 Matthew Appleyard (died 1700) (c. 1660–1700), MP for Hedon 1689–95

See also
 Appleyard


title: The Deruga Case (film)

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The Deruga Case () is a 1938 German crime drama film directed by Fritz Peter Buch and starring Willy Birgel, Geraldine Katt and Dagny Servaes. It is based on the 1917 novel of the same title by Ricarda Huch. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Wilhelm Depenau and Ludwig Reiber.

Cast
 Willy Birgel as Dr. Stefan Deruga
 Geraldine Katt as Baroness Mingo Truschkowitz
 Dagny Servaes as Baronin Truschkowitz
 Georg Alexander as Baron Truschkowitz
 Käthe Haack as Marta Schwertfeger
 Claire Winter as Ursula Züger
 Hans Leibelt as Justizrat Dr. Klemm
 Erich Fiedler as Dr. Schelling
 Paul Bildt as Landgerichtsvorsitzender Dr. Zeunemann
 Walter Franck as Senior Prosecutor
 Ernst Karchow as Prosecutor Dr. Noth
 Erika von Thellmann as Therese Klinkhardt
 Roma Bahn as Valeska Durich
 Fritz Odemar as Hofrat Dr. Mäulchen
 Leo Peukert as Verzelli
 Erich Ziegel as Professor Vandermühl
 Oscar Sabo as Hausmeister Schulz
 Beppo Brem as Friseur Alfinger
 Walter Albrecht as 1. Geschworener
 Otto Braml as 1. Gerichtswachtmeister
 Walter Buhse as 2 Geschworener
 Loulou Daenner as 2. Journalistin
 Jac Diehl as Justizwachtmeister
 Josefine Dora as Garderobiere
 Peter Erkelenz as Sachverständiger
 Wilhelm Große as 6. Geschworener
 Christine Großmann as 1. Journalistin
 Kurt Hagen as 2. Gerichtswachtmeister
 Bruno Klockmann as 3. Geschworener
 William Leo as Protokollführer
 Karin Luesebrink as Zuschauerin bei der Gerichtsverhandlung
 Guenther Markert as 2. Journalist
 Otto Marle as 4. Geschworener
 Edith Meinhard as Serviererin
 Hugo Meissl as Prozesszeichner
 Hans Nerking as 1. Beisitzer
 Alfred Pussert as 3. Journalist
 Louis Ralph as Kriminalbeamter
 Leo Reiter as 5. Geschworener
 Arthur Reppert as Zuschauer bei der Gerichtsverhandlung
 Jutta Sabo as Zuschauerin bei der Gerichtsverhandlung
 Ernst Albert Schaach Diener Fredrich
 Willi Schaeffers as Privatdetektiv
 Walter Schenk as 4. Journalist
 S.O. Schoening as 2. Beisitzer
 Wera Schultz as Zuschauerin bei der Gerichtsverhandlung
 Alfred Stratmann as Zuschauer bei der Gerichtsverhandlung =
 Tommy Thomas as Zuschauer bei der Gerichtsverhandlung
 Bruno Tillessen as Gast im Café
 Egon Vogel as 5. Journalist
 Jens von Hagen as 1. Journalist
 Hubert von Meyerinck as Riedmüller
 Walter Werner as Sanitätsrat Dr. Gürtner

References

Bibliography
 Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1938. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.
 Moeller, Felix. The Film Minister: Goebbels and the Cinema in the Third Reich. Axel Menges, 2000.

External links

1938 films
1938 crime films
German crime films
1938 drama films
German drama films
Films of Nazi Germany
1930s German-language films
Films directed by Fritz Peter Buch
Films based on German novels
German courtroom films
Films about euthanasia
UFA GmbH films
German black-and-white films
1930s German films
Films shot at Babelsberg Studios


title: 2013–14 Inter-National League season

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The 2013–14 Inter-National League season was the second season of the Inter-National League, a multi-national ice hockey league consisting of teams from Austria and Slovenia. The league contained 16 teams. The league's top scorer was Dylan Stanley.

Teams
EHC Bregenzerwald
VEU Feldkirch
EHC Lustenau
EK Zell am See
HK Triglav Kranj
HK Slavija Ljubljana
HK MK Bled
HK Celje
Team Jesenice
HDK Maribor
ASV Kaltern
HC Neumarkt-Egna
HC Merano
HC Appiano
HC Gherdeina

Previous season
2012–13 Inter-National League season

References

External links
 Inter-National-League on the Austrian Ice Hockey Federation website

Inter-National League seasons
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2013–14 in Austrian ice hockey leagues
2013–14 in Slovenian ice hockey


title: Ernest Sterndale Bennett

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Ernest Gaskell Sterndale Bennett  (30 May 1884 – 9 April 1982) was an actor and theatre director in Canada.

Born in London and a grandson of the English composer Sir William Sterndale Bennett, he was educated at Derby School and in 1904 qualified with first class honours as a civil and mechanical engineer from the Central Technical College of the City & Guilds of London Institute. In 1905, he emigrated to Canada and began working in amateur theatres in Moose Jaw, Medicine Hat and Lethbridge.

In 1923, he founded and directed the Lethbridge Playgoers Club and later the Alberta Drama Festival upon which the Governor General the Earl of Bessborough later based the Dominion Drama Festival.

Abandoning his career as an engineer in favor of the theatre, he moved to Toronto in 1933 to become a professional actor, director, teacher, adjudicator and consultant. He was a director of the T. Eaton Dramatic Club, later renamed The Toronto Masquers Club. Several of his students won major awards.

During the Second World War he served as a munitions inspector for the British Admiralty Technical Mission. In 1945, he returned to Toronto to create the drama department of the Royal Conservatory of Music.

Bennett established the Toronto-based Canadian Theatre School in 1949 with his third wife, Hilda.

In December 1974, he was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada for services to the theatre. He died in Toronto on 8 April 1982 just two months before his 98th birthday.

In his memory, the Sterndale Bennett Theatre in the Genevieve E. Yates Memorial Centre in Lethbridge, Alberta was opened on 21 April 1990. It was renovated and reopened in 2021.

References

Sources
 Mann, Dr George (2004) Sterndale Bennett - A Man for all Theatre (Lethbridge Historical Society)
 Bridge City News accessed 18 January 2023
 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Accessed 20 January

1884 births
1982 deaths
Canadian male stage actors
Canadian theatre directors
British emigrants to Canada
Members of the Order of Canada


title: Wanchai Ferry (brand)

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Wanchai Ferry is an American brand of Chinese food dinner kits owned by General Mills. The company's roots began in 1972 when Chong Kin-wo – often known as Madame Chong – began selling dumplings, a business that led to her "dumpling queen" nickname and the 1985 establishment of the Wanchai Ferry Peking Dumpling Company. In 1997, Pillsbury Company entered a joint venture with Wanchai Ferry which led the brand to become part of General Mills when Pillsbury was acquired in 2001.

The brand is still largely a frozen dumpling company in China and a leader in its market. The dinner kits are intended for the American and European markets. In her later years, Madame Chong served as a consultant to General Mills involved in the final development stages and approving the flavors. The kits were introduced to France in Spring of 2007 and to the United States of America in Summer 2007. In 2009, the company introduced frozen dinners.

Chong Kin-wo died on February 12, 2019, at the age of 75.

References

1985 establishments in Hong Kong
Frozen food brands
General Mills brands


title: Sophia Tolli

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Sophia Tolli is an Australian fashion designer specializing in wedding and special occasion gowns.

Early years
Sophia Tolli was born Sophia Apostolides in Australia. Tolli's beginnings in the fashion industry stemmed from her aunt, a gifted dressmaker. Tolli selected the fabrics for the clothes that her aunt would create, giving her an opportunity to develop a keen eye for styles, colors, and more. A seamstress since her early teens, Tolli began making custom prom, bridesmaids and bridal gowns from a young age. She continued her studies in design during college.

Career
After 10 years as head designer at Maggie Sottero, Tolli collaborated with Mon Cheri to design her own line in 2006. Her designs include strapless ball gowns, A-line dresses, halters and slim skirts. Her gowns are known for the impeccable fit, as well as draped and corset backs. Tolli enjoys naming her gowns after pop culture trends at the time; two of her most recent collections are named after characters from The Hunger Games and Game of Thrones.

Tolli later launched a Special Occasion collection of cocktail dresses with Mon Cheri for bridesmaids, young mothers, homecomings and prom.

Tolli's designs have been featured on the cover of Wedding Ideas Magazine.

Awards and honours
In 2010, Sophia Tolli gown Y2954 won Wedding Dress of the Year at the Harrogate Bridal Buyer Awards.

References

Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Australian fashion designers
Australian women fashion designers


title: St Hilary Platform railway station

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St Hilary Platform was a short-lived station in the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales.

History
The station was one of four 'platforms' opened on the branch to cater for the new railmotor service. Like the others, St Hilary Platform had a single 40-foot platform, which was without a shelter. Passengers were confined to a fenced enclosure at the rear, which was unlocked by the train conductor when the train arrived. This layout was never altered.

Location
The station was not very conveniently situated with regards to the village which it claimed to serve. It was a considerable distance away, and passengers travelling from the station to the village had to climb a steep hill.

Closure
The station was never a successful undertaking. It closed on 12 July 1920, along with two other 'platforms'. Only Trerhyngyll and Maendy Halt (originally Trerhyngyll and Maendy Platform) survived beyond 1920 with its later 'pagoda'-style shelter still standing in 1959 well after closure to passenger traffic in 1951.

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Disused railway stations in the Vale of Glamorgan
Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1920
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1905
Former Taff Vale Railway stations


title: Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 1, Ahmednagar

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Kendriya Vidyalaya No.1 Ahmednagar is a secondary school in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India, affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education. It is a part of the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, one of three KV schools in Ahmednagar.

Location
KV No.1 Ahmednagar is located near the Ahmednagar Fort. It is a single floor building with 34 classrooms.

History
The school was built in 1963, mainly for the children of defence personnel working in the area. The school gives priority admissions to the children of Army staff, then Central Govt. employees followed by State Govt. employees and then others.

The school celebrated its golden jubilee in 2013.

See also
 List of Kendriya Vidyalayas

References

External links
 Kendriya Vidyalaya No.1 website

Schools in Maharashtra
Kendriya Vidyalayas
Education in Ahmednagar district


title: David Perdue

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David Alfred Perdue Jr. (; born December 10, 1949) is an American politician and business executive who served as a United States senator from Georgia from 2015 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Perdue was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Georgia in 2022.

After 12 years as a management consultant, Perdue became the senior vice president for Reebok, eventually becoming CEO. He later joined PillowTex, a North Carolina textile company; the company went bankrupt and folded shortly after his departure in 2003. He subsequently became CEO of Dollar General.

Perdue first ran for the U.S. Senate in 2014, defeating Democratic nominee Michelle Nunn, daughter of former U.S. senator Sam Nunn. Perdue ran for reelection in 2020, losing to Democrat Jon Ossoff, a former investigative journalist and filmmaker, in a January 5, 2021, runoff election. After the November 2020 presidential election, Perdue called for the resignation of Georgia's top elections official and claimed that there were unspecified "failures" in the election. He later supported a lawsuit by Trump allies seeking to overturn the election results, and falsely claimed during his 2022 gubernatorial election campaign that his 2020 Senate election was "stolen."

Perdue was linked to the 2020 congressional insider trading scandal for allegations of STOCK Act violations. The basis was stocks he sold before the 2020 stock market crash allegedly using knowledge from a closed Senate meeting. The U.S. Department of Justice closed its inquiry in mid-2020 without bringing charges.

Perdue sought the Republican nomination in the 2022 Georgia gubernatorial election against incumbent Brian Kemp, and was endorsed by former president Donald Trump. Perdue lost the primary to Kemp in a landslide.

Early life and education

David Perdue was born in Macon, Georgia, the son of David Alfred Perdue Sr., and the former Gervaise Wynn, both schoolteachers. His father, a Democrat, was the elected superintendent of schools for Houston County, Georgia, from 1961 to 1980, where he oversaw the desegregation of the school system.

Perdue was raised in Warner Robins, Georgia, and graduated from Northside High School in 1968, where he was an excellent student, a varsity athlete, and class president. He went to college for one year at the United States Air Force Academy starting in June 1968, after receiving an appointment from Congressman Jack Brinkley of Georgia, but dropped out after earning low grades. In 1969 Perdue wrote to Congressman Brinkley that he wanted to quit the Air Force Academy writing, "I have made a mistake and I do not want this type of career.”

Perdue later transferred to Georgia Tech, where he earned a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering in 1972, and a master's degree in operations research in 1975.

Perdue is the first cousin of former governor of Georgia and former U.S. secretary of agriculture Sonny Perdue.

Business career
Perdue began his career in 1972 at Kurt Salmon Associates, an international consulting firm, where he worked for 12 years as a management consultant, leaving in 1984. From 1991 to 1992, Perdue was a managing director at international clothing company Gitano Group Inc. in Singapore. In 1992, Perdue took a position as senior vice president of Asia operations for Sara Lee Corporation. During his tenure, Perdue was involved in sourcing suppliers in China and Hong Kong while the company closed dozens of plants in the U.S., four of them in Georgia. Two years later, Perdue became senior vice president of operations at Haggar Clothing, increasing international production in lower-cost countries to 75 percent of the company's operations.

In 1998, Perdue joined Reebok as a senior vice president, eventually rising to president and CEO of the Reebok Brand. He is credited with rejuvenating its sneaker line. Perdue negotiated a contract with the National Football League that a former Reebok executive called "revolutionary" for repositioning the company's shoe brand.

Perdue left Reebok in June 2002 to become the CEO of PillowTex, a North Carolina textile company. The company had recently emerged from bankruptcy with a heavy debt load and an underfunded pension liability. Unable to obtain additional funding from the company's investors or find a buyer for the company, he left the company in 2003 after nine months on the job and $1.7 million in compensation. An internal auditor noted that Perdue's long absences from its North Carolina Headquarters was "terrible for morale. We felt he'd given up." In July 2003, Pillowtex announced it would go out of business, leaving 7,650 workers out of work nationwide.

After leaving Pillowtex, Perdue became CEO of Dollar General. Before he joined the company, it had recently overstated profits by $100 million and paid $162 million to settle shareholder lawsuits. Perdue overhauled the company's inventory line and logistics network and updated its marketing strategy. After initially closing hundreds of stores, the company doubled its stock price and opened 2,600 new stores. During his four years as CEO, almost 2,500 individual employment cases were filed in federal court against the company, compared to 76 in the prior four years.

Perdue is credited for arranging the sale of Dollar General in 2007 to private equity investors KKR. In 2007 and 2008, he received $42 million in compensation from Dollar General. After the sale to KKR, Dollar General faced shareholder lawsuits alleging that Perdue and other executives undersold shareholders; it paid $40 million to settle those lawsuits.

From 2007 to 2009, Perdue worked as a senior consultant for Indian chemical and textile conglomerate Gujarat Heavy Chemicals Ltd. In July 2010, his cousin, then-governor Sonny Perdue, appointed him as a director of the Georgia Ports Authority. In April 2011, he started Perdue Partners, an Atlanta-based global trading firm, with his cousin, whose term had ended in January 2011, and two former state officials.

In December 2012, Perdue Partners acquired Benton Express, an Atlanta-based logistics company, and renamed it Benton Global. In February 2013, Benton Global began hauling cargo directly from the port, rather than contracting out for trucking services. Perdue left the ports board in mid-2013. Benton Global closed abruptly in 2015.

From 2010 to 2014, Perdue served on the board of directors of the data marketing firm Cardlytics. He acquired 75,000 shares in compensation for his board service. When Cardlytics became publicly owned, Perdue made $6 million from the shares.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has described Perdue as having a "mixed" business record, but says that he was "known on Wall Street as a turnaround specialist who helps revive brands and reap rewards for investors." Most of his jobs involved outsourcing jobs overseas, and he said in a deposition, "I spent most of my career doing that."

Political career

2014 U.S. Senate campaign

Perdue touted his business experience, and particularly his experience at Dollar General, in running for political office as a Republican candidate. According to Perdue, "We added about 2,200 stores, created almost 20,000 jobs and doubled the value of that company in a very short period of time. Not because of me, but because we listened to our customers and employees." He was endorsed by the National Federation of Independent Business.

Perdue's political opponents targeted his business career during the campaign, specifically for outsourcing work offshore. He said he was "proud of" finding lower-cost labor for some companies. Critics noted that he had contributed to a total of thousands of jobs lost following the final closure of Pillowtex, while Perdue left the company after nine months with a nearly $2 million buyout.

Perdue's campaign paid a $30,000 fine due to violations in fundraising reports from the 2014 election. The penalty came after an FEC auditor found the 2014 campaign received at least $117,000 in prohibited contributions and more than $325,000 that exceeded legal limits on campaign donations. Perdue's campaign had raised nearly $14 million, setting records for funds raised in a Georgia Senate election.

The race was considered competitive. Perdue defeated Democratic nominee Michelle Nunn 52.89% to 45.21%.

Senate career
In June 2016, at the Faith and Freedom Coalition's Road to Majority conference, Perdue said, "We should pray for Barack Obama. But I think we need to be very specific about how we pray. We should pray like Psalms 109:8 says. It says, 'Let his days be few, and let another have his office'". In a statement, Perdue's office clarified: "He in no way wishes harm to our president and everyone in the room understood that".

On October 13, 2018, Perdue visited the Georgia Tech campus to campaign for gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp. During his visit, a Georgia Tech student approached Perdue and asked him a question about voter suppression. Perdue snatched away the student's phone, which was recording the exchange. The student filed civil suit, alleging unlawful battery.

Perdue became Georgia's senior senator after Johnny Isakson resigned on December 31, 2019.

With a net worth of $15.8 million, as calculated by Roll Call based on financial disclosures, Perdue was one of the wealthiest members of the Senate .

In 2019, Perdue wrote Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin a letter expressing concern that owners of professional sports teams could not take advantage of certain tax breaks. Sports team owners and their family members have donated over $425,000 to Perdue's political campaigns. Perdue requested Mnuchin change the regulation to benefit the owners, but Mnuchin made no change. Perdue's 2020 campaign attributed the request to Perdue's history of having a leadership position in a sportswear company such as Reebok.

In 2019, Perdue sold his Washington house for $1.8 million to a governor of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, which the Senate Banking Committee that Perdue sits on oversees and FINRA lobbies. According to one agent, the sale was about $140,000 above market price. The buyer disputed the agent's claim that Perdue received an "above market price" with an appraisal that determined that Perdue actually sold for slightly under market value. Also, a fifth expert stated that the price Perdue received was "squarely fair market value". And finally, Perdue used a real estate agent and had no interaction with the FIRA official, does not know the individual, and has never spoken to the individual.

Stock trading controversies

During his time in office, Perdue was the Senate's most prolific trader of stocks, funds or shares, making almost one third of all trades among members, roughly equivalent to the combined sum of trades conducted by the second- to sixth-most active traders in the Senate. Many trades were in companies with interests in the committees Perdue sat on, including banks, cybersecurity firms, and defense firms. For example, as part of the Senate Banking Committee, he regularly traded in stock of the Regions Financial bank in 2017 and early 2018. During that period, Perdue co-sponsored a Senate bill that would reduce financial regulations on medium-sized banks such as Regions. His proposed deregulations became law in May 2018, and Region's stock had risen by 35% since Perdue bought its shares. Perdue's office maintains that all of his stock trading activities were conducted independently through his broker.

In January and February 2016, Perdue invested in Halyard stocks shortly before and after the Senate first held a hearing on the opioid epidemic in the United States. Halyard sold medical devices that could assist in providing alternatives to opioids. The stock was worth up to $150,000. Perdue sold the stock around seven months later, profiting between 33% and 54%. Perdue reiterated that his broker operated independently from him.

In February 2017, Perdue attempted to remove regulations the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau had imposed on the prepaid debit card industry. The regulations were not removed, but they were scaled down, with Perdue taking credit in May 2017 for having solicited "significant concessions". From June 2017 to April 2019, he actively invested in card processor First Data, which held major interests and power in the prepaid debit card industry. The Daily Beast reported that Perdue's transactions of First Data stocks "coincided with both policy announcements affecting the company and a major merger that sent its stock price soaring." Perdue’s office said that the transactions were done by his financial advisers, and that they operated independently from him. His office also denied that he knew of the merger before it happened.

Shortly before becoming chairman of the Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower in January 2019, with jurisdiction over the Navy, Perdue bought $190,000 of stock in BWX Technologies, which builds nuclear power components for submarines. Later, Perdue secured almost $5 billion in the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act to build Virginia-class nuclear submarines built with BWX parts. He profited between $15,000 and $50,000 (according to his financial filings) when he sold the shares while writing the bill. His office reiterated that he was not personally involved in the stock-trading decisions.

On January 23, 2020, Perdue directed his financial advisers to sell over $1 million in stock of the finance firm Cardlytics weeks before its shares fell significantly. Two days before the sale, Cardlytics's CEO sent Perdue an email mentioning "upcoming changes", then later said he had sent the email to the wrong person. The Department of Justice investigated this incident, and concluded that Perdue had not engaged in insider trading. After Cardlytics' shares fell, he bought between $200,000 and $500,000 of their shares in March; these shares more than quadrupled their value by November 2020.

On January 24, 2020, Perdue bought around $65,000 of stock in DuPont, a company that makes personal protective equipment, on the same day as a private Senate briefing on the spread of COVID-19. Over the next few months, he bought and sold around $5.8 million and $5.6 million worth of stocks, respectively. Perdue bought up to $245,000 in stocks of the pharmaceutical company Pfizer, and sold up to $165,000 in stocks of the casino Caesars Entertainment, which closed its doors during the pandemic. His stock-trading activity sharply increased in March 2020. In May 2020, after his portfolio was scrutinized, Perdue announced that his financial advisers would no longer buy and sell individual stocks. He was criticized for his stock-trading during the coronavirus pandemic, with allegations of insider trading. Perdue has said advisers made the trades without his influence.

Perdue has asserted that the Senate Ethics Committee investigated the incident and in June 2020 privately concluded that it "did not find evidence that [Perdue's] actions violated federal law, Senate Rules, or standards of conduct". But as of December 2020, the Ethics Committee has not disclosed such an investigation.

COVID-19 pandemic

In late March 2020, regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, Perdue urged the public to "follow the advice of public health officials: stay home if you are sick; wash your hands frequently with soap and water; keep a safe distance from others. If you are experiencing symptoms, call your health care provider right away." In May, June and July 2020, he called for Americans to wear masks to manage the outbreak. With regard to pandemic's effects, Perdue has assisted small businesses by joining the Paycheck Protection Program.

In May 2020, Perdue argued that the United States "had ordinary flu seasons with more deaths" than the COVID-19 outbreak in the country. At the time, there were over 80,000 deaths due to COVID-19 in the country, while the average deaths for flu over the previous 10 years was under 40,000 deaths per year, with 61,000 deaths in 2017–2018. As predicted by medical experts, COVID-19 is much deadlier than the flu, as the death toll in the United States rose above 240,000 within the year.

Also in May 2020, when medical experts criticized Georgia for ending lockdowns too early, Perdue declared support for the end of the lockdown: "We've got to get this economy open again. We're on the back side of the cycle." Georgia experienced a spike in COVID-19 cases in July and August 2020.

Perdue has praised Trump's response to the pandemic. Asked why he criticized Obama for his response to the Ebola outbreak in 2014 (with four cases and two deaths in the country) but praised Trump's response to the coronavirus in 2020, he said, "It's a totally different situation." In September 2020, after the release of recordings from February and March in which Trump admitted he intentionally downplayed the severity of the coronavirus threat, Perdue said Trump was "trying to manage the psyche of the country" and to "look at what he did."

2020–21 U.S. Senate campaign

Perdue ran for reelection to the U.S. Senate in the 2020 election. During the campaign, he repeatedly made false claims that his Democratic opponent, Jon Ossoff, is "endorsed" by the Communist Party of the United States. Perdue also ran an ad in which Ossoff's nose was enlarged; the apparent use of  an anti-Semitic trope was criticized as a dog-whistle reference to Ossoff's Jewish heritage. The ad featured Ossoff's image next to that of Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, who is also Jewish, and said Democrats are trying to "buy Georgia," with a link to raise funds for Perdue's campaign. His campaign pulled the ad after receiving criticism, saying it was an "inadvertent error" and that his design firm had applied a filter that distorted the image.

In October 2020, Perdue mocked Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris by repeatedly mispronouncing her name during a campaign event. Perdue called Harris "Kah-mah-la or Kah-ma-la or Kamamboamamla". Some commentators noted that Perdue, who had been serving with Harris in the Senate since 2017, undoubtedly knows how to pronounce her name, and some said he deliberately pretended otherwise to appeal to a largely white audience. A spokesman for Perdue responded to the criticism, saying "Senator Perdue simply mispronounced Senator Harris's name, and he didn't mean anything by it."

During an October 28 debate, Ossoff accused Perdue of "downplaying the threat of the coronavirus pandemic" while simultaneously "buying stocks in health care companies and selling shares in travel-related industries". The Hill noted that video of the exchange was viewed nearly 10 million times in the following day. Perdue boycotted the final debate against Ossoff.

No candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the November 3 election, resulting in a January 2021 runoff between Perdue and Ossoff. After failing to get more than 50% of the vote in the November election, Perdue claimed without evidence that there had been "failures" in the election, and called for Georgia secretary of state Brad Raffensperger's resignation. Raffensperger is a Republican for whom Perdue campaigned in the 2018 Georgia secretary of state race. In December 2020, Perdue supported a lawsuit by Trump allies seeking to overturn the election results. On December 6, Perdue was absent from the Georgia Senate runoff debate against Ossoff. In January 2021, after an audio recording captured Trump pressuring Raffensperger to overturn Georgia's presidential election results and "find" enough votes for him to win, Perdue responded by criticizing Raffensperger for recording the conversation, while Perdue downplayed the significance of Trump pressuring Raffensperger.

On November 13, Perdue attended a packed campaign event in Cumming, Georgia, alongside senators Rick Scott and Kelly Loeffler, both of whom later tested positive for COVID-19. On November 20, Perdue and Loeffler held a campaign event with Vice President Mike Pence in Canton, Georgia.

As of the start of December 2020, outside groups had spent $84.2 million supporting Perdue in the election, compared to $44.4 million supporting Ossoff. On December 31, Perdue and his wife announced they were quarantining after being exposed to the virus. Both tested negative the day before, and they said they were unsure how long the quarantine would last. On January 1, 2021, Perdue absented himself from the override of Trump's veto of the defense spending bill.

Perdue's term expired on January 3, 2021, leaving the seat vacant pending the runoff's outcome. On January 5, Perdue lost the runoff and Ossoff was declared the winner. Perdue initially seemed reluctant to accept the outcome with his campaign sending out a message saying that once every legal vote was counted Perdue would win. However, Perdue did later acknowledge his defeat and concede to Ossoff, two days after the election.

In February 2021, Perdue filed paperwork to run against incumbent Democrat Raphael Warnock in the 2022 election. However, a few days later, he declined to enter the race.

2022 Georgia gubernatorial election

Recruited and endorsed by former president Donald Trump, Perdue officially announced his challenge against Brian Kemp in the 2022 Georgia gubernatorial election Republican primary on December 6, 2021. That same month, Perdue said he would not have certified the 2020 elections if he had been governor at the time, and he filed a lawsuit that recycled false claims of fraud about the 2020 election. He also pledged to create a new separate police unit for investigating electoral fraud and electoral crimes and to abolish the state income tax. He faced criticism from Governor Kemp around his prior history of outsourcing jobs in the companies he has run. Perdue lost the May 24th primary election to incumbent governor Kemp in a landslide, being defeated by over a 2:1 margin.

Political positions

Environment and climate change
Perdue rejects the scientific consensus on climate change. He had criticized the Environmental Protection Agency and supported Trump's appointment of Scott Pruitt as EPA administrator, saying in 2017, "Outside of eliminating the EPA altogether, Scott Pruitt is the next best thing." Perdue was one of 22 Republican senators to sign a letter to Trump urging him to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement. As of 2020, Perdue lives in a private beachfront community that is building sea walls to combat sea level rise, a known effect of climate change.

Donald Trump

Perdue was a close ally of Trump while in the Senate. Some of Perdue's only public criticism of Trump centered on tariffs. Perdue was initially reluctant to support Trump's proposed tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum, but came to support them.

On January 11, 2018, Perdue attended a meeting at the White House at which, according to people with direct knowledge of the conversation, Trump called Haiti, El Salvador and African countries "shithole nations" and said the United States should not take in immigrants from them. Perdue said he did not recall Trump making those statements. Three days later, on ABC's This Week, Perdue changed his position, saying definitively that Trump "did not use that word", and that the accusation was "a gross misrepresentation". Three White House officials told the Washington Post that Perdue privately expressed belief that Trump had said "shithouse", not "shithole". On January 1, 2021, Perdue absented himself from the override of Trump's veto of the defense spending bill.

Economy

In December 2017, Perdue voted for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. He voted for the 2017 budget, which could add as much as $1.5 trillion to deficits over ten years, because he said the tax cuts could lead to more revenue due to the economic growth they would encourage.

Perdue supports a constitutional balanced budget amendment.

In September 2018, Perdue was one of six Republican senators (along with Jeff Flake, Mike Lee, Rand Paul, Ben Sasse, and Pat Toomey), as well as Bernie Sanders, who voted against a $854 billion spending bill for the Defense, Health and Human Services, Labor and Education departments, meant to avoid a government shutdown.

Perdue opposed a proposed Rivian electric vehicle factory near Atlanta, criticizing the company during the 2022 primaries as a "George Soros-owned woke corporation" that is "seemingly inconsistent with Georgia values" (citing COVID-19 vaccine mandates, and diversity and inclusion policies), and a package of $1.5 billion in taxpayer incentives he claimed were the "worst deal" he had ever seen.

Foreign policy
In March 2017, Perdue co-sponsored the Israel Anti-Boycott Act, a bill that would make it a federal crime for Americans to encourage or participate in boycotts against Israel and Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories if protesting actions by the Israeli government.

In April 2018, Perdue signed a letter asking the Trump administration to respond to revelations that North Korea was supplying some components of chemical weapons in Syria.

In November 2019, at the White House’s request, Perdue blocked a vote on recognizing the Armenian genocide.

In January 2020, Perdue expressed support for the US military's assassination of Iranian major general Qasem Soleimani by drone strike at the Baghdad International Airport.

Health care
Perdue opposed the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and voted to repeal it. In 2017, he supported replacing Obamacare with the Better Care Reconciliation Act. The Congressional Budget Office projected that 22 million fewer Americans would be insured by 2026 with this bill than if Obamacare remained. The Urban Institute projected that the Better Care Reconciliation Act would have resulted in 376,000 more Georgians lacking health insurance. Ultimately, no measure to replace Obamacare in 2017 succeeded.

During his 2020 reelection campaign, Perdue said he "always believed in protections for Americans with preexisting conditions", and that "health insurance should always cover preexisting conditions. For anyone." PolitiFact rated this claim "false", noting Perdue's opposition to Obamacare and support of policies that would allow insurers not to cover all preexisting conditions. Perdue co-sponsored the PROTECT Act (which was not voted on in the Senate), which would have allowed insurers to refuse coverage if they "will not have the capacity to deliver services adequately." In 2018, Perdue also supported longer extensions for short-term health insurance plans, which can exclude coverage for preexisting conditions. A spokesperson for Perdue said that PolitiFact "cherry-picked select information to draw a misleading conclusion".

Immigration
In 2017, Perdue and Tom Cotton co-sponsored the RAISE Act, an immigration reductionist proposal that would cut legal immigration to the United States by 50% over 10 years, restrict the family reunification part of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, eliminate the diversity visa lottery, and create a points-based immigration system that would favor skilled immigrants.

In June 2019, Perdue supported Trump's decision to place tariffs on Mexico unless illegal immigration from Mexico stopped. Perdue said, "He has to use a hammer. We're being invaded right now."

Education
Perdue opposed the Common Core plan, which Georgia Republican leaders adopted in 2010, and then turned against. Perdue said he supported "the original intent" of Common Core but took issue with "the details" and "how it's going to be administered," saying "Common Core has become overreaching and should be abandoned."

Same-sex marriage
Perdue opposed same-sex marriage. After the Supreme Court ruled it constitutional in 2015, he co-sponsored legislation to allow federal contractors and employees to oppose same-sex marriage on the grounds of moral or religious convictions.

Personal life
Perdue married Bonnie Dunn in August 1972. The couple lives in Sea Island, Georgia. They had a daughter who died in infancy and two sons, David A. Perdue III and Blake Perdue, as well as three grandchildren.

Electoral history

2014 Senate election

2020 Senate election

2022 Georgia gubernatorial election

References

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20th-century American businesspeople
21st-century American businesspeople
21st-century American politicians
American businesspeople in retailing
American chief executives
Candidates in the 2022 United States elections
Christians from Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia (U.S. state) Republicans
Georgia Tech alumni
Living people
People from Macon, Georgia
Republican Party United States senators from Georgia (U.S. state)


title: Ekeby Church

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Ekeby Church () is a medieval church in Ekeby on the Swedish island of Gotland. The oldest parts date from the 12th century, and the church has been little altered since the end of the 13th century. Its interior is richly decorated with medieval murals. It belongs to the Church of Sweden and lies in the Diocese of Visby.

History and architecture
The church is constructed of limestone. The oldest part of Ekeby Church is the tower, dating from the end of the 12th century and Romanesque in style. The nave and choir are circa one century younger and Gothic in style. At the end of the 13th century, the tower was also heightened to its present height. MThe two southern portals are richly decorated with sculptures. These were originally painted, and fragments of colour survive.

Inside, the church is profusely decorated with medieval murals. The nave has murals from the 13th, 14th and 18th century, and the choir from the early 19th century in the form of blue trompe-l'œil draperies. Among the other murals, the large paintings depicting the apostles are the oldest, from the end of the 13th century. Under them are paintings done by the Master of the Passion of Christ depicting, on the northern wall, the Passion of Christ and, on the southern, the childhood of Jesus. During a renovation in 2004, further murals were discovered.

Originally, all the windows had stained glass panes, but today only a few original remain.  Three conserved windows with glass paintings are from the end of the 13th century. An unusual niche in the choir, probably designed as a storage for the bread and wine from the Eucharist, retains remarkably well-preserved paintings from the end of the 13th century.

Among the furnishings, the accomplished Romanesque triumphal cross deserves mention. It is from the end of the 12th century. The sandstone baptismal font is also an unusual fine piece, from approximately the same time. Scholars believe that it may have been made by either Master Majestatis or Hegvald.

The Church was restored in 1942-1943, under the direction of architect Olle Karth (1905-1965). A restoration of the exterior was also carried out in 1971-1972.

It is associated with the Diocese of Visby of the Church of Sweden.

References

Further reading

External links
Official site (in Swedish)

Romanesque architecture in Sweden
Gothic architecture in Sweden
Churches in Gotland County
Churches in the Diocese of Visby
Church frescos in Sweden
12th-century churches in Sweden
Churches converted from the Roman Catholic Church to the Church of Sweden


title: Matthew Appleyard (died 1700)

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Matthew Appleyard (c. 1660 – June 1700) was an English politician.

He was the third son of Sir Matthew Appleyard (c.1607–1670) and his wife Frances, daughter of Sir William Pelham. He was educated at Beverley School and at St John's College, Cambridge.

He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Hedon from 1689 to 1695.

References

1660s births
Year of birth uncertain
1700 deaths
People educated at Beverley Grammar School
Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge
English MPs 1689–1690
English MPs 1690–1695
Members of the Parliament of England for Hedon


title: Empire of the Dead

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Empire of the Dead, also known as George Romero's Empire of the Dead, is a limited series of comic books by Marvel Comics, that began publication in 2014.

It is written by George A. Romero, his second comic after "The Death of Death", a mini-series he wrote for the DC Comics anthology Toe Tags in 2004 and 2005. Empire features zombies similar to those in his Living Dead series of films. One way the series departs from his films is that vampires are also part of the story.

Publication history
The series was announced in October 2013, as a 15-issue miniseries, split between three 5-issue acts. Act One launched in January 2014, with art by Alex Maleev, and ended in June 2014. Act Two, which featured art by Dalibor Talajic, began in September 2014 and ended in January 2015. The final act, Act Three, features art by Andrea Mutti and began in April 2015 and ended in August 2015.

Collected editions

TV series
In May 2015, it was announced at Cannes that the production company Demarest was developing the comic series in to a TV series. The series was going to be written and executive produced by Romero and Peter Grunwald, with Sam Englebardt and William D. Johnson also executive producing.

References

External links
 George Romero's Empire of the Dead: Act One at Marvel.com
 George Romero's Empire of the Dead: Act Two at Marvel.com
 George Romero's Empire of the Dead: Act Three at Marvel.com

Marvel Comics limited series
Vampires in comics
Zombies in comics


title: Bruno Santos

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Bruno Santos (born July 17, 1987) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently fighting in the Middleweight division of the World Series of Fighting now known as Professional Fighters League and is currently ranked as #1 contender for the belt.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career
Santos faced Danilo Pereira on August 29, 2009, at Win Fight & Entertainment 4 for the WFE Middleweight Championship, winning via unanimous decision.

Bellator MMA
Undefeated at 12–0, Santos made his Bellator debut against Giva Santana at Bellator 61 on March 16, 2012. Though a considerable underdog coming into the fight, Santos would win the fight via unanimous decision, remaining undefeated in the process.

He was then expected to face Brian Rogers on April 20, 2012 at Bellator 66, however Santos was forced out of the bout due to a shoulder injury.

Ultimate Fighting Championship
Little over a year after his win over Giva Santana, Santos was signed by the UFC and made his debut against fellow newcomer Krzysztof Jotko on December 7, 2013, at UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Bigfoot. Santos lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Santos faced Chris Camozzi at UFC 175 on July 5, 2014. He won the fight by split decision.

Santos next faced Elias Theodorou on October 4, 2014 at UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Saffiedine. He lost the fight via unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the promotion.

World Series of Fighting
On December 31, 2016, Santos made his World Series of Fighting debut at WSOF 34 against undefeated Vagab Vagabov. He won the fight via split decision.

On July 29, 2017 Bruno Santos defeated Rex Harris in a middleweight bout at “PFL: Everett,” the second event for the newly formed Professional Fighters League bringing his professional MMA record to 16-2.

Starting with a victory against Sadibou Sy at PFL 3 on July 5, 2018, in Washington, D.C., the fighter then continued the winning streak with another unanimous decision victory over John Howard at PFL 6 in Atlantic City on August 16 of the same year.

However, a change of fortune occurred during the 2018 PFL Middleweight Quarterfinal bout, where the fighter faced Sadibou Sy again at PFL 10, resulting in a majority draw and elimination via a first-round tiebreaker on October 20, 2018.

The following year was marked by setbacks, with losses to Vyacheslav Babkin by TKO at ACA 97: Goncharov vs. Johnson 2 on August 31, 2019, and Artem Frolov by KO at ACA 104: Goncharov vs. Vakhaev on February 21, 2020, both in Krasnodar, Russia.

A return to form came with a unanimous decision win against Carlos Matos at Titan FC 81 on April 14, 2023, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Making a quick turnaround, Santos lost to Jared Revel by rear-naked choke technical submission at BFL 77 on June 9, 2023, in Vancouver, Canada, in a significant match for the BFL Middleweight Championship.

Championships and accomplishments
 Win Fight & Entertainment
 WFE Middleweight Championship (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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|Jared Revel
|Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)
|BFL 77
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|align=center|2
|align=center|4:42
|Vancouver, Canada
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|Win
|align=center|19–4–1
|Carlos Matos
|Decision (unanimous)
|Titan FC 81
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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|Loss
|align=center|18–4–1
|Artem Frolov
|KO (punch)
|ACA 104: Goncharov vs. Vakhaev
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|align=center|2
|align=center|2:56
|Krasnodar, Russia
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|Loss
|align=center| 18–3–1
|Vyacheslav Babkin
|TKO (punches)
|ACA 97: Goncharov vs. Johnson 2
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:33
|Krasnodar, Russia
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|Draw
|align=center|18–2–1
|Sadibou Sy
|Draw (majority)
|PFL 10
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|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Washington, D.C., United States
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|Win
|align=center| 18–2
|John Howard
|Decision (unanimous)
|PFL 6
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
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|Win
|align=center|17–2
|Sadibou Sy
|Decision (unanimous)
|PFL 3
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Washington, D.C., United States
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|Win
|align=center|16–2
|Rex Harrison
|Decision (unanimous)
|PFL: Everett (Harrison vs. Rodriquez)
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Everett, Washington , United States
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|Win
|align=center|15–2
|Vagab Vagabov
|Decision (split)
|WSOF 34
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|New York City, New York, United States
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|Loss
|align=center|14–2
|Elias Theodorou
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Saffiedine
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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|Win
|align=center|14–1
|Chris Camozzi
|Decision (split)
|UFC 175
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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|Loss
|align=center|13–1
|Krzysztof Jotko
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Bigfoot
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Brisbane, Australia
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|Win
|align=center|13–0
|Giva Santana
|Decision (unanimous)
|Bellator 61
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Bossier City, Louisiana, United States
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|Win
|align=center|12–0
|Paulo Henrique Garcia Rodrigues
|Decision (unanimous)
|WFE 10 - Platinum
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Salvador, Brazil
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|Win
|align=center|11–0
|Julio Cesar dos Santos
|Decision (unanimous)
|Bitetti Combat 9 - Middleweight Combat Cup
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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|Win
|align=center|10–0
|Vitor Nobrega
|Decision (unanimous)
|Bitetti Combat 9 - Middleweight Combat Cup
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|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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|Win
|align=center|9–0
|Angel Orellana
|Decision (unanimous)
|Bitetti Combat 9 - Middleweight Combat Cup
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|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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|Win
|align=center|8–0
|Daniel Acácio
|Decision (unanimous)
|WFE 8 - Platinum
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|align=center|5
|align=center|5:00
|Salvador, Brazil
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|Win
|align=center|7–0
|Cristiano Lazzarini
|Decision (unanimous)
|Brasil Fight 2 - Minas Gerais vs. Rio de Janeiro
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|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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|Win
|align=center|6–0
|Michele Verginelli
|Decision (unanimous)
|WFE - Win Fight and Entertainment 5
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|align=center|5
|align=center|5:00
|Salvador, Brazil
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|Win
|align=center|5–0
|Danilo Pereira
|Decision (unanimous)
|WFE - Win Fight and Entertainment 4
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|align=center|5
|align=center|5:00
|Salvador, Brazil
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|Win
|align=center| 4–0
|Eder Jones
|Decision (unanimous)
|WFE - Win Fight and Entertainment 3
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Salvador, Brazil
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|Win
|align=center|3–0
|Neilson Gomes
|TKO (corner stoppage)
|WFE - Win Fight and Entertainment 1
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|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Salvador, Brazil
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|Win
|align=center|2–0
|Edilberto de Oliveira
|Decision (unanimous)
|Prime - MMA Championship 2
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Salvador, Brazil
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|Win
|align=center| 1–0
|Cristiano Nuno
|Submission
|Prime - MMA Championship
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|align=center|2
|align=center|
|Salvador, Brazil
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References

External links

1987 births
Living people
Brazilian male mixed martial artists
Middleweight mixed martial artists
Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters
Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu
People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu
People from Lauro de Freitas
People from Macaé


title: St. Benedict, Kansas

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St. Benedict is an unincorporated community in Nemaha County, Kansas, United States.  As of the 2020 census, the population of the community and nearby areas was 50.  It is located 3 miles north of the west edge of Seneca.

History
A post office was opened in Saint Benedict in 1883, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902.

The community currently consists of over a dozen homes near the tall St. Mary's Church, which was built in 1893.

Demographics

For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined this community as a census-designated place (CDP).

Education
The community is served by Nemaha Central USD 115 public school district.

References

Further reading

 A Socio-Economic Analysis of four Rural Parishes in Nemaha County Kansas; Gilbert F. Wolters; The Catholic University of America; 206 pages; 1938.

External links
 St Mary's Church
 Nemaha County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT

Unincorporated communities in Nemaha County, Kansas
Unincorporated communities in Kansas
1883 establishments in Kansas
Populated places established in 1883


title: Jonny Saves Nebrador

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Jonny Saves Nebrador () is a 1953 West German adventure film directed by Rudolf Jugert and starring Hans Albers, Margot Hielscher and Peter Pasetti. The film is set in South America, but was shot in Ancona and Rimini, Italy. It was made by Bavaria Film at the company's Munich Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Paul Markwitz and Fritz Maurischat.

Cast
 Hans Albers as Jonny / General Oronta
 Margot Hielscher as Marina
 Peter Pasetti as Lt. Col. Dacano
 Ferdinand Anton as Lt. Articos
 Trude Hesterberg as Madame Dubouche
 Linda Hardt as Rosita
 Al Hoosmann as Totti
 Franz Muxeneder as Paco
 Kurt E. Ludwig as Carlo
 Fritz Benscher as Rubino
 Rudolf Vogel as Major Souza
 Horst Loska as Maracas
 Hans Bergmann as Rastano
 Wolfgang Molander as Captain Tolly
 Karl-Heinz Peters as Major Vinaigle
 Ernst Rotmund as President Dacapo
 Meloani
 Walter Wehner
 Viktor Afritsch
 Johannes Buzalski
 Otto Friebel
 Oliver Hassencamp
 Franz Koch
 Hans Schulz
 Jürgen Krumwiede
 Bum Krüger
 Fritz Lafontaine
 Kurt Lang
 Ernst Legal
 F. Neubert
 Panos Papadopulos
Abdullah Schächly
 Alfons Teuber
 Bobby Todd
 Karl von Malachowsky

See also
 The President (1928)
 The Magnificent Fraud (1939)
 I'm the Capataz (1951)
 Moon over Parador (1988)

References

Bibliography

External links

1953 films
1950s adventure comedy films
German adventure comedy films
West German films
1950s German-language films
Films based on German novels
Films directed by Rudolf Jugert
Films set in South America
Films shot in Italy
Films shot in Germany
Bavaria Film films
1953 comedy films
German black-and-white films
Films shot at Bavaria Studios
1950s German films


title: David Erler

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David Erler (born 1981) is a German countertenor, a male classical singer in the alto vocal range, specialising in Baroque music.

Career

Erler was born in Auerbach (Vogtland). He attended the musical gymnasium Clara-Wieck-Gymnasium in Zwickau, and studied at the Musikhochschule Leipzig with Maria Jonas and mainly Marek Rzepka, on a scholarship of the Hanns Seidel Foundation, graduating in 2006. He took masterclasses with Andreas Scholl, Marius van Altena and The King’s Singers.

In the field of historically informed performance, Erler has collaborated as a soloist with conductors such as Manfred Cordes, Laurence Cummings, Philippe Herreweghe, , Jos van Immerseel, Wolfgang Katschner, Rudolf Lutz, Hermann Max, Gregor Meyer, Peter Neumann, Hans-Christoph Rademann, Ludger Rémy, Gotthold Schwarz, Jos van Veldhoven, Adam Viktora and Roland Wilson. He has appeared as a guest singer with vocal ensembles amarcord, Calmus Ensemble, Singer Pur, Singphoniker and Stimmwerck.

He is the chief editor of Johann Kuhnau's complete vocal works with Breitkopf & Härtel. He also published Jan Dismas Zelenka's Requiem (ZWV 46) with the same publishing company.

References

External links

 David Erler (recordings) Muziekweb
 Nominiert 2022: David Erler , Countertenor, Leipzig (in German) werner-bonhoff-stiftung.de 2022

Living people

German countertenors
German performers of early music
1981 births
21st-century German male singers


title: Spring (journal)

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Spring: A Journal of Archetype and Culture is a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal of psychology produced by the Analytical Psychology Club of New York. It is published by Spring Publications. The journal was established in 1949 and presents itself as the oldest Jungian psychology journal. The editor-in-chief is Nancy Cater.

References

Psychology journals
English-language journals
1949 establishments in New York (state)


title: Aspromonte goat

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The Aspromonte or  is an indigenous breed of domestic goat from the mountain massif of the Aspromonte, in the province of Reggio Calabria in Calabria in southern Italy, for which it is named. It is raised only in the province of Reggio Calabria, mainly in the Aspromonte, in the Altipiano dello Zomaro (Zomaro plateau) to the north-east, and in the Ionian coastal areas of the province, and particularly in areas of Grecanic culture. While the breed is thought to originate on the Aspromonte, it may have been influenced by the various other goat breeds, including the Abyssinian goat, the Maltese, and a type known as "Tibetan" with long silky hair, whose importation to Calabria in the early twentieth century is well documented.

The Aspromontana is one of the forty-three autochthonous Italian goat breeds of limited distribution for which a herdbook is kept by the Associazione Nazionale della Pastorizia, the Italian national association of sheep- and goat-breeders. At the end of 2013 the registered population was variously reported as 27,164 and as 26,249.

Characteristics

The Aspromonte goat is of medium size, standing about  at the withers; average weight is  for billies and  for nannies. The head is small, with a straight profile. Both sexes usually have tassels and are bearded and horned. The horns are flattened and lyre-shaped, and have a tuft of hair between them. The ears are horizontal or erect; in a small percentage of cases the crop-eared mutation is seen.  The abdomen is fairly large for the size of the animal, with a straight back, and a moderately sloping, developed rump). The udder of the female, with medium-sized teats, are firmly attached, similar to those of sheep, and only rarely pyriform. The hooves are long, with thick, dark soles. Males have larger heads and horns, stronger limbs, and coarser hair.

The coat is long, with a Cashmere-type undercoat, and usually ruddy, but there are various colour variant classifications, including red-and-white, black-and-white, grey, brown, brown-and-red and particoloured. The skin is described as "fine and elastic", and usually matches the coat, though may range from pink to grey-black.

The Aspromonte's annual fertility rate is (i.e. bred females who give birth) is 98%, with average age of first parturition of 15 months. Reproductive productivity is 148–159%, depending upon how calculated.

Breeding goals are to improve prolificity (twinning rate) and the yield and quality of meat and milk. Some conformational defects, such as crop ear, are tolerated, while others, such as a short coat or a coarse or heavy head, are not.

Uses

The Aspromonte is a dual-purpose goat, raised both for meat and for milk. It is a frugal and hardy breed, and has an important role in vegetation management and maintenance of the mountain pastures of the Aspromonte massif, thus contributing to fire prevention, soil stability and the conservation of local biodiversity and the ecosystem.

The minimum milk yield of Aspromonte nannies is 120 litres in 150 days for primiparous, 130 L in 160 days for secondiparous and 180 L in 210 days for pluriparous animals.  Reported averages are, respectively, 140 L in 150 days, 150 L in 160 days, and 220 L in 210 days. The milk averages 3.95% fat, 3.57% protein and 4.63% lactose, and is used to make local cheeses of many kinds. These include, among others, caciotta, cacioricotta, canestrato dell'Aspromonte, caprino dell'Aspromonte, caprino di Limina, giuncata di capra, musulupu dell'Aspromonte, mixed-milk cheeses such as caciocavallo di Ciminà, and various kinds of fresh, baked, smoked or salted ricotta. Many of these have PAT status as traditional products of the area.

Consumption of goat's meat, particularly of adult nannies, is notably higher in the province of Reggio Calabria than anywhere else in Italy. Calabrian goat's meat has PAT status, and there are numerous traditional local goat's-meat dishes. Aspromonte kids weigh about  at birth, and reach  at 30 days.

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title: Orlo M. Brees

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Orlo Marion Brees (April 13, 1896 – November 1980) was an American newspaper editor, author, lecturer, poet, and politician from New York.

Life
He was born on April 13, 1896, in Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, the son of Basil V. Brees and Maria (Orline) Brees. He attended the public schools in Glasford, Illinois; Shurtleff Academy in Alton, Illinois; Shurtleff College; Brown University; Columbia University; and University College in Southampton, England. He worked as a coal miner, textile worker, salesman, teacher, printer, editor, and publisher; and eventually settled in Endicott, Broome County, New York. In 1924, he married his second wife, Nina Vivian McBride of Ava, Illinois. Their daughter Vivian Ella was born on January 17, 1927. In 1933, he married Frances Willard Freeman, and their only child was Orlo Manford Brees (born 1939).

Brees was a member of the New York State Assembly (Broome Co., 2nd D.) from 1941 to 1952, sitting in the 163rd, 164th, 165th, 166th, 167th, and 168th New York State Legislatures. He resigned his seat after his election to the State Senate.

On February 13, 1952, Brees was elected to the New York State Senate (45th D.), to fill the vacancy caused by the appointment of Floyd E. Anderson to the New York Supreme Court. He took his seat on February 18, 1952. and remained in the State Senate until the end of the session of the 168th New York State Legislature. In August 1952, Brees ran for re-nomination in the Republican primary, but was defeated by Floyd Anderson's son Warren M. Anderson.

Brees died in November 1980 in Santa Clara, California.

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title: 1984 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

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The 1984 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira was the 6th edition of the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, the annual Portuguese football season-opening match contested by the winners of the previous season's top league and cup competitions (or cup runner-up in case the league- and cup-winning club is the same). The 1984 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira was contested over two legs, and opposed Benfica and Porto of the Primeira Liga. Benfica qualified for the SuperCup by winning the 1983–84 Primeira Divisão, whilst Porto qualified for the Supertaça by winning the 1983–84 Taça de Portugal.

The first leg which took place at the Estádio da Luz, saw Benfica defeat Porto 1–0. The second leg which took place at the Estádio das Antas, saw Porto emulate the first leg result (1–1 on aggregate), which led to the match being replayed one month later over two legs. In the replay, Porto won both matches over the Águias and thus claimed a third Supertaça.

First leg

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Second leg

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Replay – First leg

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Replay – Second leg

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title: José Alberto Aguilar Iñárritu

text:
José Alberto Aguilar e Iñárritu (born 11 April 1954) is a Mexican economist and politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party. As of 2014 he served as Deputy of the LIX Legislature of the Mexican Congress as a plurinominal representative.

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title: Chad Smith (baseball, born 1989)

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Chad Dennis Smith (born October 2, 1989) is a former American professional baseball pitcher. He previously played Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers and Oakland Athletics.

Early life
Smith attended Thousand Oaks High School, in Thousand Oaks, California, where he had an 8–1 win–loss record with a 2.00 earned run average (ERA), striking out 65 batters in 60 innings pitched, earning Los Angeles Daily News, Ventura County Star, and All-Marmonte League first team honors his senior year. Smith was a member of the Marmonte League champions in his junior and senior seasons.

During the summer of 2008, he pitched for the Wenatchee AppleSox of the West Coast League, where he was 1–2 with a 3.96 ERA in 13 games.

College career
Smith was undrafted out of high school and went on to attend the University of Southern California (USC). Playing college baseball for the USC Trojans baseball team, he made his collegiate debut on February 25, 2009, against the Pepperdine Waves. In his freshman season, he made four starts, and went 3–4 in 18 appearances with one save and a 3.40 ERA, striking out 38 in 45 innings. In his sophomore season, he made six starts, and went 5–6 in 23 appearances, with two saves and a 4.47 ERA, striking out 58 in 56.1 innings. Despite the high ERA, opponents only hit .237 off him in 2010. After the 2010 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League. His junior season got off to a good start, where he was 1–2 with four saves and a 2.66 ERA in 19 appearances, but on April 17, he tore his ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow, and was out for the remainder of the season after having Tommy John surgery.

Summer baseball
Smith pitched for the Peninsula Oilers of the Alaska Baseball League in 2009 and 2010. In 2009, he made six starts, and went 2–3 in 11 appearances, with a 1.95 ERA and one save, striking out 31 in 37 innings. In 2010, he went 1–1 in 11 appearances, with a 0.46 ERA and three saves, striking out 22 in 19.2 innings.

Professional career

Detroit Tigers
Smith was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 17th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft. Smith did not pitch professionally in 2011, as he was recovering from Tommy John surgery.

Smith made his professional debut with the GCL Tigers in June 2012. He made four appearances before being promoted to Short-Season Connecticut. He made two appearances in Connecticut before being promoted to Single-A West Michigan, where he made eight appearances to finish the year. In 14 games in 2012, Smith was 1–2 with a 2.76 ERA, striking out 48 in 45.2 innings. Smith pitched all of 2013 in West Michigan's bullpen, where he was 5–4 in 43 appearances, with a 2.12 ERA, striking out 73 in 72 innings.

Smith made his 2014 debut with Double-A Erie, where he made seven appearances before being promoted to Triple-A Toledo on April 28. Between Double-A Erie and Triple-A Toledo, Smith posted a 5–2 record, 1.80 ERA and .220 batting average allowed.

On June 18, 2014, Smith was called up by the Detroit Tigers. Evan Reed was designated for assignment to make room on the roster. Smith made his major league debut on June 22, in a game against the Cleveland Indians. On February 24, 2015, Smith was designated for assignment by the Tigers.

Oakland Athletics
Smith was claimed off waivers by the Oakland Athletics two days later. He was promoted to the major leagues in May and was designated for assignment after two appearances.

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim / Texas Rangers
The Athletics traded Smith to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for cash considerations on May 8, 2015. Smith was released by the Angels on June 6, 2015. He signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers on August 19, 2015.

Smith signed a minor league deal with the Texas Rangers in December 2015. He was released on June 6, 2016.

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Nashville Sounds players
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Sportspeople from Thousand Oaks, California
Baseball players from Ventura County, California
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Toledo Mud Hens players
USC Trojans baseball players
West Michigan Whitecaps players
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Peninsula Oilers players


title: José Carmen Alcántara

text:
José Carmen Arturo Alcántara Rojas (born 16 July 1959) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party. As of 2014 he served as Deputy of the LIX Legislature of the Mexican Congress as a plurinominal representative.

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title: Unsub Records

text:
Unsub Records (originally titled Metamorphosis Music) is an American record label owned by Capitol Music Group and founded in 2014 by singer Katy Perry.

History
Perry first announced plans to launch her own label in June 2012. She spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about how the label will be managed: "When this record label does come to fruition, I'm going to try and avoid the things that take away any fighting chance for an artist to have financial success. As people are coming to me with opportunities, I'm thinking, 'How would I want to be treated?'" On June 17, 2014, Perry announced via Twitter that she had launched Metamorphosis Music as a subsidiary of Capitol Records, along with signing the singer-songwriter Ferras. The label's logo was revealed later that day.

In 2016, the label's name was changed to Unsub Records. In July 2017, Perry signed Cyn, who was introduced to Perry through DJ Skeet Skeet after Cyn met him at one of the dates of Perry's California Dreams Tour. In May 2021, Perry signed Michael J. Woodard, a former contestant from season 16 of American Idol.

Signed artists
 Ferras
 Cyn
Michael J. Woodard

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title: British American School (State of Mexico)

text:
British American School, S.C. is a private international school in Naucalpan, State of Mexico in Greater Mexico City. It serves levels kindergarten (Kinder) through high school (bachillerato). It was previously in Tlalpan, Mexico City.

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 British American School
 British American School
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High schools in the State of Mexico
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Naucalpan de Juárez
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title: Oceanic Society

text:
Oceanic Society is a California-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to conserving marine wildlife and habitats by deepening the connections between people and nature. The organization was founded in San Francisco in 1969 by George C. Kiskaddon, founder of Marine Chartering Company, and Dr. Jerold M. Lowenstein, director of the Pacific Institute of Nuclear Medicine.

Early history

After its foundation in 1969, Oceanic Society grew rapidly in the San Francisco Bay Area through membership drives, citizen science programs involving Bay Area yacht owners, and an Expeditions program. The organization's initial focus was on environmental issues in the Pacific Ocean, but the Bay Area chapter simultaneously sought to create a model that would be re-created by chapters worldwide.

In 1974, Christopher du Pont Roosevelt, grandson of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, took on the leadership of Oceanic Society and served as the organization's president, CEO, and trustee until 1985. Under Roosevelt's leadership the organization moved its headquarters to Stamford, Connecticut and expanded nationally to more than 60,000 members in 5 chapters.

Oceanic Society Patrol
One of Oceanic Society's most important programs in its early years was the Oceanic Society Patrol, which was established In 1972 as a way to engage Bay Area yacht owners and pilots as volunteer participants in research and monitoring for ocean conservation. The Boat Patrol enlisted and trained private boat owners to monitor water quality, collect oceanographic data, monitor marine mammals and other species, transport biologists to the Farallon Islands (through the Farallon Patrol), document pollution events, and perform other tasks as volunteers at their own expense. Similarly, the Air Patrol of light plane flyers monitored enforcement of environmental regulations and pollution events, industry and shipping activity, and collected data on marine mammals. The Patrols also participated in education and outreach through lectures and by inviting volunteer participants aboard their craft.

Oceanic Society Expeditions
The Oceanic Society Expeditions program was formally established in 1972 to support the organization's efforts to ″create a more oceanic society.″ The Expeditions program allowed Oceanic Society's members to participate in ship-based expeditions around the world, sometimes accomplishing specific research objectives. Early Expeditions included New Zealand, Australia, Europe, the Caribbean, South and Central America, and the California coast. As Oceanic Society's membership grew, so did the demand for Expeditions, and the program was expanded to include many more destinations and departures.

The Oceanic Society Expeditions program continues to this day, and includes eco-tourism programs and volunteer vacations to global destinations that include the Galapagos Islands, Palau, Raja Ampat, Belize, Kenya, the Polar Regions, and more.

California Whale Watching
Public interest in whale watching grew dramatically in the early 1970s as the ″Save the Whales″ movement brought global attention to the plight of these animals. Oceanic Society ran its first whale watching trip to the Farallon Islands in 1975 aboard a former Coast Guard Cutter, M/V Alert, and soon began to offer regular whale watching trips out of Sausalito, Pillar Point, and Bodega Bay, California, and eventually to Baja California out of San Diego. Oceanic Society continues to offer whale watching in the San Francisco Bay Area, with two separate whale watching seasons: 1) Gray whale watching from January through May, and 2) Farallon Islands whale watching from May through November.

Oceans Magazine
From 1974 to 1989, Oceanic Society published the popular and widely distributed Oceans Magazine, that featured articles, images, and maps pertaining to ocean research, exploration, and conservation issues, as well as updates about the work of Oceanic Society's chapters.

Oceans Magazine was founded by Jack C. Reynolds and originally published by Trident Publishers, Inc. of San Diego, CA in January 1969. In the editorial of "Oceans" Magazine Volume 1, Number 1, publisher Jack Reynolds wrote, ″To effect a better world, it is our responsibility to educate ourselves in all facets of living, to be creative in philosophy, exploring, enterprise and leisure. On these premises, I launch Oceans Magazine.″ Oceanic Society took over the publication in 1974, publishing at first five, then six issues a year until April 1989 when publication ceased after the release of Volume 22, Number 1.

Current work

Turneffe Atoll, Belize
Oceanic Society maintained a field research station at Blackbird Caye in Turneffe Atoll, Belize, from 2001 to 2016. The station served as a base for marine research, principally on bottlenose dolphins, Antillean manatees, sea turtles, American crocodiles, and other species, as well as long-term coral reef monitoring.

Ulithi Atoll, Micronesia
Since 2004, Oceanic Society has been assisting community-based marine conservation efforts in Ulithi Atoll in the Federated States of Micronesia. Oceanic Society's involvement in Ulithi began through support to a local sea turtle research and conservation program, and subsequently expanded to include a broader effort to sustainably manage Ulithi's marine resources.

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title: 2002 SASF season

text:
The 2002 South Australian Soccer Federation season was the 96th season of soccer in South Australia.

2002 SASF Premier League

The 2002 South Australian Premier League season was the top level domestic association football competition in South Australia for 2002. It was contested by 12 teams in a single 22 round league format, each team playing all of their opponents twice.

Finals

2002 SASF State League

The 2002 South Australian State League season was the second highest domestic level association football competition in South Australia. It was contested by 12 teams in a single 22 round league format, each team playing all of their opponents twice.

Finals

See also
2002 SASF Premier League
2002 SASF State League
National Premier Leagues South Australia
Football Federation South Australia

References

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title: Francis Martin (athlete)

text:
Francis Martin was an athlete and the 1946 winner of the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the men's 5000m.

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Year of death missing
American male long-distance runners


title: The Heart of St. Pauli

text:
The Heart of St. Pauli () is a 1957 West German musical film directed by Eugen York and starring Hans Albers, Hansjörg Felmy and Jürgen Wilke. The film is set in the St. Pauli district of Hamburg and was an attempt to capitalise on the success of Albers’ earlier starring role in Große Freiheit Nr. 7. It was made by the Hamburg-based studio Real Film and shot at the Wandsbek Studios and on location in the city. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Mathias Matthies and Ellen Schmidt.

Cast

References

Bibliography
 Hake, Sabine. Popular Cinema of the Third Reich. University of Texas Press, 2001.

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1957 musical films
1957 crime films
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German crime films
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1950s German-language films
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Films shot in Hamburg
1950s German films
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title: Theraderm

text:
Theraderm is an American manufacturer of clinical-grade skin care products, including anti-aging creams and moisturizers, as well as an acne system under an alternate brand: Reversion. The company was founded in 1996 by board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon James Beckman, M.D., who is also a biochemist and adjunct associate professor of dermatology at UAMS Medical School. The company is headquartered in Springdale, Arkansas.

History
In 1978, Dr. James Beckman set up a private practice for plastic and reconstructive surgery in Mountain Home, Arkansas. After treating a number of burn patients, Dr. Beckman developed a cream, Beckman's Skin Care Cream, for restoring mobility and function to patients with skin-grafted hands.

After further development and discovering new ingredients, he created a second product, resulting in a two-step system that moisturized skin and also reduced the appearance of lines and wrinkles. In 1996, the company was founded (initially as Therapon Skin Health), and even more research and development led to the four-step Skin Renewal System. This system  is still sold by the company today, along with a number of other products that each target a unique skin concern.

References

External links
Official Website

Skin care brands
Cosmetics companies of the United States
History of cosmetics


title: Gary Griffin (sailor)

text:
Gary Griffin (born March 20, 1953, in Guam) is a Guamanian-born sailor who has competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. He finished at the Dinghy racing in his 32nd place. Griffin was an oldest participant at age of 35 at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

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title: Huberto Aldaz

text:
Huberto Aldaz Hernández (born 3 November 1957) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the National Action Party. As of 2014 he served as Deputy of the LIX Legislature of the Mexican Congress as a plurinominal representative.

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1957 births
Living people
Politicians from Oaxaca
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)
National Action Party (Mexico) politicians
Chapingo Autonomous University alumni
21st-century Mexican politicians
Deputies of the LIX Legislature of Mexico