title: 2014 United States House of Representatives election in Montana

text:
The 2014 congressional election in Montana was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the U.S. representative from Montana's at-large congressional district. Between 1993 and 2023, Montana had one at-large seat in the House.

Incumbent Republican Congressman Steve Daines was first elected in 2012. Instead of running for re-election, he successfully ran for the U.S. Senate election in 2014. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; the elected will serve in the 114th United States Congress from January 3, 2015, until January 3, 2017.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared
 Elsie Arntzen, state representative
 Matt Rosendale, state senator
 Corey Stapleton, former state senator and candidate for governor in 2012
 Drew Turiano, real estate investor and candidate for Secretary of State of Montana in 2012
 Ryan Zinke, former state senator and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2012

Withdrew
 Brad Johnson, former Secretary of State of Montana (running for Montana Public Service Commission)

Declined
 Steve Daines, incumbent U.S. Representative (running for the U.S. Senate)
 Champ Edmunds, state representative (running for the U.S. Senate)
 Denny Rehberg, former U.S. Representative, former lieutenant governor and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1996 and 2012
 Scott Reichner, state representative
 Jon Sonju, state senator and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2012

Polling

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
 John Driscoll, former Public Service Commissioner, former Speaker of the Montana House of Representatives and nominee for the seat in 2008
 John Lewis, former state director for U.S. Senator Max Baucus

Withdrew
 Melinda Gopher, writer and candidate for the seat in 2010

Declined
 Pam Bucy, Montana Commissioner of Labor and Industry and nominee for Attorney General of Montana in 2012
 Shane Colton, attorney and former commissioner of the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks
 Amanda Curtis, state representative
 John Engen, Mayor of Missoula
 Kim Gillan, state senator and nominee for the seat in 2012
 Denise Juneau, Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction
 Jesse Laslovich, former state senator, Chief Legal Counsel to Montana State Auditor Monica Lindeen and candidate for Attorney General of Montana in 2012
 Monica Lindeen, Montana State Auditor
 Kendall Van Dyk, state senator
 John Walsh, United States Senator former Lieutenant Governor of Montana and former Adjutant General of the Montana National Guard (running for the U.S. Senate)
 Carol Williams, former Majority Leader of the Montana State Senate
 John Patrick Williams, former U.S. Representative
 Whitney Williams, former director of operations for Hillary Clinton
 Franke Wilmer, state representative

Endorsements

Primary results

Libertarian nomination

Candidates

Declared
 Mike Fellows, businessman and chair of the Libertarian Party of Montana

Independents

Candidates

Withdrawn
 Shawn White Wolf, counselor for the Montana United Indian Association and candidate for the Montana House of Representatives in 2010

General election

Polling

Results

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
 Hill (largest city: Havre)

See also
 United States Senate election in Montana, 2014
 2014 United States House of Representatives elections
 2014 United States elections

References

External links
 U.S. House elections in Montana, 2014 at Ballotpedia
 Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets

Official campaign websites
 John Lewis for Congress
 Ryan Zinke for Congress

United States House of Representatives
Montana
2014


title: Masahiro Yokotani

text:
is a Japanese screenwriter from Osaka Prefecture.

Screenwriting
 series head writer denoted in bold

Television
 Saint Tail (1996)
 Detective Conan (1997)
 Kasumin (2003)
 Di Gi Charat Nyo! (2003-2004)
 Popolocrois (2003-2004)
 Futakoi (2004)
 The Marshmallow Times (2004-2005)
Sgt. Frog (2004-2011): head writer [eps 104-358]
 Ojarumaru (2004-2014)
 Animal Yokochō (2005)
 Himawari! (2006)
 Silk Road Boy Yuto (2006-2007)
 Nodame Cantabile (2007)
Reideen (2007)
 Les Misérables: Shōjo Cosette (2007)
 Kenkō Zenrakei Suieibu Umishō (2007)
 Deltora Quest (2007-2008): head writer [eps 53-65]
 KimiKiss: Pure Rouge (2007-2008)
Neuro: Supernatural Detective (2008)
World Destruction: Sekai Bokumetsu no Rokunin (2008)
 Battle Spirits: Shounen Toppa Bashin (2008-2009)
Toradora! (2008-2009)
Maria†Holic (2009)
 Umi Monogatari (2009)
 Nodame Cantabile Final (2010)
 Dance in the Vampire Bund (2010)
 Maid Sama! (2010)
 K-On!! (2010)
 Black Butler (2010)
Beelzebub (2011-2012)
Maria†Holic: Alive (2011)
 Steins;Gate (2011)
 Nekogami Yaoyorozu (2011)
 Aquarion Evol (2012)
 Busou Shinki (2012)
 Accel World (2012)
 Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic (2012)
 Chōsoku Henkei Gyrozetter (2012)
 Robotics;Notes (2012)
 Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals (2012-2013)
Mangirl! (2013)
 DD Fist of the North Star (2013)
The Devil Is a Part-Timer! (2013-2022)
Free! -Iwatobi Swim Club- (2013)
 Jewelpet Happiness (2013)
 Strike the Blood (2014)
 Riddle Story of Devil (2014)
 Lady Jewelpet (2014)
Free! - Eternal Summer (2014)
 World Trigger (2014)
Jewelpet: Magical Change (2015)
Mikagura School Suite (2015)
Shimoneta (2015)
 Heavy Object (2015)
Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World (2016, 2020-2021)
All Out!! (2016-2017)
MARGINAL＃4 (2017)
Sakura Quest (2017)
 Kabukibu! (2017)
 How to Keep a Mummy (2017)
 GeGeGe no Kitarō 6th series (2018)
 Nil Admirari no Tenbin: Teito Genwaku Kitan (2018)
Free! - Dive to the Future (2018)
Bakumatsu (2018)
Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai (2018)
 Bakumatsu: Crisis (2019)
 YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of this World (2019)
Wasteful Days of High School Girls (2019)
Iwa-Kakeru! Climbing Girls (2020)
Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens (2020)
 Mewkledreamy (2020-2022)
Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure (2021-2022)
Aoashi (2022)
My New Boss Is Goofy (2023)

Films
 Crossfire (2000)
 Oboreru Sakana (2001)
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003)
 Chō Gekijōban Keroro Gunsō 2: Shinkai no Princess de Arimasu! (2007)
 Keroro Gunso the Super Movie 3: Keroro vs. Keroro Great Sky Duel (2008)
 High Speed! Free! Starting Days (2015)
 Free! Take Your Marks (2017)
 Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl (2019)
 Free! The Final Stroke - Part 1 (2021), co-written with Eisaku Kawanami
 Free! The Final Stroke - Part 2 (2022), co-written with Eisaku Kawanami
Ōmuro-ke: Dear Sisters (2024)
Ōmuro-ke: Dear Friends (2024)

References

External links

Anime screenwriters
Living people
Writers from Osaka Prefecture
Year of birth missing (living people)


title: Million Puppet March

text:
Initially called the Million Muppet March, Million Puppet March was a grassroots rally organized during the 2012 Presidential campaign in support of continued public funding of public media. The March took place of November 3, 2012.

Co-organized by Michael Bellavia and Chris Mecham, the march was inspired by the comments of Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney during his 2012 presidential debate with Barack Obama. Romney promised to end funding for public broadcasting, saying during the debate that he would stop the federal subsidy to PBS. In particular, Romney added, "I like PBS, I love Big Bird."  Bellavia and Mecham viewed Romney's threat as a straw man argument on the issue of the Federal budget and a dog whistle to ultra-conservatives meant to convey his position on social issues.

The 2012 Million Puppet March, which drew some 1500 participants, received recognition from Record Setter as the largest puppet march. Participants included Bread and Puppet Theater, the makers of the I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story documentary that featured the original performer of Sesame Street characters Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, Beale Street Puppets, the cast of STUFT, and Craig Aaron, executive director of Free Press.

The organizers of the March continue to support public media with ongoing education and advocacy efforts around puppetry with other parades and mobilizations around the country including Santa Monica, California, and Denver.

See also
 List of protest marches on Washington, D.C.

References

External links
 Million Puppet March
2012 protests
November 2012 events in the United States
Protest marches in Washington, D.C.
Puppetry organizations
Advocacy groups in the United States
2012 in Washington, D.C.
2012 United States presidential election
Public broadcasting in the United States


title: Home Is Where the Heart Is (song)

text:
'Home Is Where the Heart Is' is a song by Australian hip hop trio Bliss n Eso, released through Illusive Sounds as the second single from their fifth studio album Circus in the Sky on 10 May  2013. The song describes the formation of the trio when they were in high school, and the things in life they enjoy. The song debuted and peaked at No. 31 on the ARIA Singles Chart and spent 4 weeks on the chart. Home Is Where the Heart Is finished at No. 135 on the Triple J Hottest 100 for 2013.

Content
In the first verse, Bliss describes his life at school, and his friendship with Eso, referencing Ice Cube, Eddie Murphy and Public Enemy, and the overall formation of the Bliss n Eso trio with DJ Izm. In the second verse Eso describes waking up spending the day with his girlfriend, where they, smoke weed, listen to music, drive, walk their dogs and rap.

Music video
The song's accompanying music video was upload to Bliss n Eso's YouTube channel on 10 June 2013 and spans a total of 4 minutes and twenty four seconds. The music video begins with separate clips of the trio playing as children. Then Bliss is seen walking into school while clips of Bliss and Eso rapping from around their formation are shown. During Eso's verse he spends the day with his girlfriend, at the end of the verse there is footage of Eso proposing to her onstage.

Chart performance
The song debuted at No. 31, and dropped out of the top 50 the following week. The song spent only 1 more week in the top 100, however it re-entered for 2 weeks in July and then exited the charts the same week as Reservoir Dogs and 'I Am Somebody'.

Charts

References

Bliss n Eso songs
2013 songs
2013 singles
Illusive Sounds singles


title: Sri Ramakrishna, the Great Master

text:
Sri Ramakrishna the Great Master, translated by Swami Jagadananda (a disciple of Sarada Devi), is an English translation of the Bengali biography Sri Ramakrishna Leela Prasanga, of Sri Ramakrishna, the 19th-century Indian saint and mystic. Its Bengali original was written by Swami Saradananda, which is based on interviews of persons who knew or interacted with him. It is therefore a first-hand source. The original Bengali version published was composed in five volumes and was the first full-scale biography of the saint. This is an eyewitness account and therefore carries more credibility than later books on Sri Ramakrishna. The English translation was first published in 1952. The original Bengali book was written from 1909 to 1919, over a period of ten years, in order to repay the debt incurred for constructing Udbodhan House for Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi.

History
Saradananda was one of the direct monastic disciples of Sri Ramakrishna and was the first Secretary of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission. He first met Ramakrishna when he was in his teens and started writing the book almost two decades after the death of Ramakrishna in 1886. Besides Gospel of Ramakrishna, it is considered a major biographical source. However, this biography and later biographies by his disciples have been "heavily influenced by the later systematic reinterpretation" of the tradition, and should therefore be used "with critical caution" and "checked against the recorded sayings".

The original Bengali book was translated to English by Swami Jagadananda in 1952 and published by Sri Ramakrishna Math Chennai. This is the original and most complete biography of Sri Ramakrishna. More recently, another English translation has been brought out by Swami Chetanananda, named Sri Ramakrishna and His Divine Play.

Overview
The book is made up of two parts. Part 1 of the book deals with the early life of Sri Ramakrishna, including his birth and childhood and his spiritual practices, while part 2 deals with Sri Ramakrishna as a spiritual teacher, his relationship with Narendranath Dutta, later Swami Vivekananda, and the later stages of his life.

References

External

Ramakrishna
Indian biographies
Translations into English
1952 non-fiction books
Indian non-fiction books
20th-century Indian books


title: Harald Lindberg

text:
Harald Lindberg (2 November 1871, Helsinki – 13 March 1963, Helsinki) was a Finnish botanist of Swedish parentage. He was the son of botanist Sextus Otto Lindberg (1835–1889).

He studied natural sciences at the University of Helsinki, later spending several years working as a secondary school teacher. In 1910 he obtained his PhD at Helsinki with a dissertation on Alchemilla vulgaris. Afterwards, he served as first custodian at the botanical museum in Helsinki, where he remained until his retirement in 1941.

Throughout his career, he collected and studied Fennoscandian flora that included subfossil specimens and bryophytes. He also made important contributions in his investigations of plants native to southern Europe and northern Africa; Spain, Sicily, Greece, Cyprus, Morocco, et al. In 1932 he visited Britain and Ireland, where he collected specimens from the genus Taraxacum.

As a taxonomist, he is credited with describing 150 new botanical species. From 1906 to 1945 he was tasked with compilation of the exsiccata "Plantae Finlandiae Exsiccatae". In 1969 the grass genus Lindbergella was named in his honor by Norman Loftus Bor. In the field of entomology he published the treatise "Coleoptera insularum Canariensium" (1958).

Principal works
 "Enumeratio plantarum in Fennoscandia orientali sponte et subsponte nascentium", 1901.
 "Schedae operis quod inscribitur Plantae Finlandiae exsiccatae e Museo Botanico Universitatis Helsingforsiensis distributae ", 1906–1944.
 "Itinera mediterranea", 1932.
 Die Früchte der Taraxacum-Arten Finnlands, 1935.
 "Iter Cyprium", 1946.

References

External links

1871 births
1963 deaths
University of Helsinki alumni
Scientists from Helsinki
20th-century Finnish botanists
Bryologists
Finnish taxonomists
Botanists from the Russian Empire


title: Malcolm Payne

text:
Malcolm Payne (born 13 June 1947), is a retired English academic and writer in the field of social work. He is best known for his  Modern social work theory textbook, which is in its fourth edition. He is an Adviser (Policy and Development)  at St Christophers Hospice, London,  Emeritus Professor of Community Studies, Manchester Metropolitan University, and Honorary Professor, Kingston University St Georges Medical School.

Books

 (1993) Search: the social services and community care consultancy and training directory, 1993-4 . In BASW Trading.
 Payne M (1993) Linkages: effective networking in social care . In Whiting and Birch.

References

External links
 old blog
 current blog

1947 births
Academics of Manchester Metropolitan University
English social workers
Living people


title: Amadou Mahtar Ba

text:
Amadou Mahtar Ba is the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of AllAfrica Global Media Inc, - owner and operator of AllAfrica.com - an international multi-media content service provider, systems technology developer and the largest distributor of African news and information worldwide. From 2009 until May 2014, he was Chief Executive of the African Media Initiative, a pan-African effort he established to provide the continent's media owners and practitioners with tools they need to play a stronger leadership role in their communities, countries and the region.

Career

Prior to starting AllAfrica, Ba served from 1996 to 2000 as Director of Communications and Marketing for BICIS Bank, a subsidiary of the French banking group BNP Paribas. From 1993 to 1996, Ba helped lead the successful restructuring and privatization of the Panafrican News Agency (PANA).

Amadou Mahtar Ba sits on several boards and participates in a number of international working groups including the UN Secretary General's High-Level Panel on Women's Economic Empowerment, the World Economic Forum Network of Global Agenda Councils, the Africa Democratic Institute, the Africa Policy Advisory Board of ONE and serves as a member of the Panel of Judges for the annual CNN African Journalist Award. Ba was educated in Senegal, France and Spain, and is fluent in French, English, Spanish, Fulani and Wolof. He holds a master's degree from the Ecole Française des Professionnels de la Communication in Paris and Paris 7 University (Jussieu).

Recognition
Ba has received many distinguished awards and recognitions in Africa, Europe, and the United States. Since the inception of its list, New African magazine selected Ba as one of the "100 Most Influential Africans" of 2011, 2012 and 2013. Forbes listed him as one of "The Top 10 Most Powerful Men in Africa" in February 2014. The Millennium Africa Foundation presented him in 2014 with its Lifetime Achievement Award alongside laureates Goodluck Jonathan, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and Dr. Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank.  Ba is also included as one of the top 500 Africans contributing to the rise of the continent by Africa24 magazine. EXPO 2015 and Afronline awarded Ba the 2012 African Media Prize for his "outstanding contribution to African Media and his skills on promoting innovation among African Media."

References

External links

Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
Senegalese businesspeople
Media executives


title: Geoffrey Yeend

text:
Sir Geoffrey John "Geoff" Yeend  (1 May 1927 – 6 October 1994) was a senior Australian public servant. He was Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet between 1978 and 1986.

Life and career
Geoffrey Yeend was born on 1 May 1927 in Melbourne.

Following his father's footsteps into the Commonwealth Public Service, Geoffrey Yeend began his career in 1945 in the Department of Post-War Reconstruction.

Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser appointed Yeend Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet in April 1978, after Yeend had been with the Department since 1950.

Yeend left the public service in 1986, following a heart attack. Both in working life as a Commonwealth Public Servant and after his retirement, Yeend was highly committed to community life in Canberra as a golfer, hockey player, board director, charitable contributor and as Chancellor of the Australian National University. He was well-respected and admired by many in the local community.

Yeend died in Sydney on 6 October 1994.

Awards and honours
Yeend was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in June 1976. He was honoured again in 1979 when he was made a Knight Bachelor.

In January 1986 he was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia for public service particularly as Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and as Secretary to Cabinet.

He was also bestowed with the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star, by the Emperor of Japan for his contribution to promoting economic and cultural relations between Australia and Japan.

In 2012, a street in the Canberra suburb of Casey was named Yeend Avenue in his honour.

References

1927 births
1994 deaths
Australian public servants
Australian Knights Bachelor
Companions of the Order of Australia
Australian Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
Australian National University alumni
Chancellors of the Australian National University
20th-century Australian public servants


title: Satish Motling

text:
Satish Motling is an Indian film director born on  29 October 1982 who has directed Marathi films such as Agadbam and Matter. His movie Priyatama was released on 14 February 2014. Next upcoming release is 35% kathawar pass & Mile jab chora chori. He is also known for international adfilms.

Filmography

References

External links

Living people
Marathi film directors
1982 births


title: 2014 Uzbekistan PFL Cup

text:
The 2014 Uzbekistan PFL Cup is the second edition of a pre-season football competition held in Uzbekistan.

The competition featured four groups of 16 teams, with the top two advancing to the quarterfinal stages.

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

References

External links
 2014 PFL CUP on futbol24.com

Uzbekistan PFL Cup
PFL


title: Hendrickson Publishers

text:
Hendrickson Publishers is an American academic and reference book house founded in 1980. It is based in Peabody, Massachusetts.

History

The company was established on 12 May 1980 and incorporated in Massachusetts. Apart from working as book publisher, the company has also provided The New Testament on CD. In 2010, they were reported to be partnering with Gary and Carol Johnson for establishing a new fiction line.

Rose Publishing
In 2017, Hendrickson acquired Rose Publishing as an imprint. Rose was established in 1991 by two teachers as a Christian publisher specializing in reference materials to support Bible studies. In 2021, Tyndale House Publishers acquired Hendrickson Publishers.

Notable publications

Dictionary of Christian Biography and Literature to the End of the Sixth Century, 1999, by William C. Piercy and Henry Wace, Dean of Canterbury.
Introduction to the New Testament in the Original Greek, 1988.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament, 2003, by Joseph Henry Thayer.
The Normal Christian Life, 2006, by Watchman Nee.

References

External links
 On Findthecompany
 Hendrickson Publishers Welcomes Patricia Anders to Editorial Team

Book publishing companies based in Massachusetts
Companies based in Peabody, Massachusetts
Publishing companies established in 1980


title: Rava on the Dance Floor

text:
Rava on the Dance Floor is a live album by Italian jazz trumpeter and composer Enrico Rava with Parco della Musica Jazz Lab, performing songs by Michael Jackson recorded in Italy in 2011 and released on the ECM label.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 3½ stars, stating: "On the Dance Floor doesn't come off as one of Rava's more disciplined recordings -- it may indeed be his loosest -- but that's by design. It's a laid-back, accessible tribute recording that celebrates Jackson's music as an achievement, and offers jazz fans of all stripes a way into it."

Writing in The Guardian, John Fordham said: "It sounds like a laid-back jazz group having a party, not a Quincy Jones band nailing every hit, but it's a real tribute, not a lament for lost youth."

The All About Jazz review by John Kelman said that "with Rava on the Dance Floor, the trumpeter and Parco della Musica Jazz Lab manage to retain unmistakable reverence for Jackson's music, even as they take it to places the King of Pop could never have envisaged".

Track listing
All compositions by Michael Jackson except as indicated
 "Speechless" - 6:37
 "They Don't Care About Us" - 7:54
 "Thriller" (Rod Temperton) - 6:17
 "Privacy" (Bernard Belle, LaShawn Daniels, Michael Jackson, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins) - 5:43
 "Smile" (Charlie Chaplin) - 3:29
 "I Just Can't Stop Loving You/Smooth Criminal" - 9:13
 "Little Susie" - 3:53
 "Blood on the Dance Floor" (Michael Jackson, Teddy Riley) - 5:05
 "History" (James Harris III, Michael Jackson, Terry Lewis) - 8:08

Personnel
Enrico Rava - trumpet
Andrea Tofanelli, Claudio Corvini - trumpet, flugelhorn
Mauro Ottolini - trombone, tuba
Daniele Tittarelli - alto saxophone, flute
Dan Kinzelman - tenor saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet
Franz Bazzani - keyboard
Giovanni Guidi - piano, Fender Rhodes, toy piano
Dario Deidda - bass
Marcello Giannini - electric guitar
Zeno de Rossi - drums
Ernesto Lopez Maturell - percussion

References

ECM Records albums
Enrico Rava albums
2012 albums
Albums produced by Manfred Eicher
Michael Jackson tribute albums


title: Simona Meiler

text:
Simona Meiler (born 13 September 1989 in Flims) is a Swiss snowboarder. She has represented Switzerland at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

References

1989 births
Snowboarders at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Snowboarders at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Living people
Olympic snowboarders for Switzerland
Swiss female snowboarders
Universiade medalists in snowboarding
Lesbian sportswomen
Swiss LGBT sportspeople
LGBT snowboarders
Universiade bronze medalists for Switzerland
Competitors at the 2015 Winter Universiade
21st-century Swiss women


title: Charlotte Bankes

text:
Charlotte Bankes (born 10 June 1995) is a British-born snowboarder who represented France in international competition before the start of the 2018–2019 season and Great Britain from that point onwards. She competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics, in Women's snowboard cross.

Career
Bankes and her family moved from Hemel Hempstead to Puy-Saint-Vincent in the southern Alps in 1999. She had already started skiing by this time, having first tried it at age two, but took up snowboarding in the footsteps of her brothers William and Thomas, who have competed in the sport internationally. She started competing internationally for France in 2010. The following year she sustained a pelvis fracture in a crash, which left her in "constant pain" and unable to train at full intensity for several years.

She made her debut on the FIS Snowboard World Cup a few months before representing France at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. She also competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, where she finished 7th. After the 2018 Games, she switched from representing France to competing for Great Britain, partly due to struggling to fully recover from her pelvic injury, despite the French Ski Federation paying for surgery and therapy. She took her first World Cup podium finish for Team GB in a race in Breuil-Cervinia in December 2018, where she pipped her former French team-mate Nelly Moenne-Loccoz to third place.

She participated at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2019, winning a silver medal in the snowboard cross competition. Two years later, she went one better at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2021, when she won the snowboard cross competition.

References

External links

1995 births
Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Snowboarders at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Snowboarders at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Living people
Olympic snowboarders for France
Olympic snowboarders for Great Britain
French female snowboarders
British female snowboarders
Sportspeople from Hemel Hempstead
Sportspeople from Hautes-Alpes


title: Timeline of Denver

text:
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Denver, Colorado, United States from its founding in 1858 to the present.

19th century
 1858
 Denver City founded in Kansas Territory.
 Prospect Hill Cemetery established.
 1859
 Rocky Mountain News begins publication.
 John C. Moore becomes mayor.
 1861 – Denver City becomes part of Colorado Territory.
 1863
 Telegraph begins operating.
 Fire destroys much of Downtown and results in laws requiring new buildings to be made of brick.
 1864

 University of Denver founded.
 Cherry Creek floods destroying city records.
 1867
 Capital of Colorado Territory relocated to Denver City from Golden City.
 Colorado Tribune newspaper begins publication.
 1870
 Cheyenne-Denver and Kansas-Denver trains begin operating.
 Denver City Water Company formed.
 1871 – Denver Horse Railroad begins operating.
 1872 – Police department established.
 1873 – Palace Theater opens.
 1875 – East High School opens.
 1876
 Denver becomes part of new State of Colorado.
 Riverside Cemetery established.
 1878 – Central Presbyterian Church built.
 1879 – State Historical and Natural History Society of Colorado headquartered in Denver.
 1881
 Union Station and Tabor Grand Opera House open.
 City Park and Fortnightly Club established.
 1882
 Colorado Scientific Society headquartered in Denver.
 High Line Canal opens.
 1883 – First St. Patrick's Day parade held.
 1884 – Denver Press Club and Denver Athletic Club founded.
 1886
 Denver Union Stockyards established.
 Denver Tramway and Mercantile Library begin operating.
 "Ugly law" effected.
 1887
 College of the Sacred Heart relocates to Denver.
 Central Business College established.
 1889
 Soapy Smith assaults and injures Rocky Mountain News editor John Arkins. The News declares a crusade to rid Denver of the bad man, which took a decade to complete.
 Woodworth's Shorthand College established.
 Denver Athletic Club's historic clubhouse is built.
 1890
 Elitch Gardens amusement venue opens.
 Masonic Temple built.
 1891
 Colorado Camera Club formed.
 Central Presbyterian Church built.
 Brown Palace Hotel built.
 1892
 Evening Post newspaper begins publication.
 Brown Palace Hotel built.
 1893
 Denver Depression begins.
 Denver Artists Club founded.
 1894 – Colorado State Capitol building opens.
 1895
 Festival of Mountain and Plain begins.
 Denver Instrument Company in business.
 Students' School of Art established.
 1896 – Denver Zoo founded.
 1897 – Denver Musicians Association founded.
 1898 – Denver Public Library established.
 1899
 Washington Park developed.
 National Jewish Health opens.

20th century

1900s–1940s
 1902 – Denver government home rule established.
 1903 – Denver Juvenile Court established.
 1904
 Robert W. Speer becomes mayor.
 Barnes Commercial School established.
 Denver and Interurban Rail Road (Boulder-Denver) chartered.
 1906
 National Western Stock Show begins.
 Red Rocks Amphitheatre opens near city.
 Municipal code adopted.
 U.S. Denver Mint begins operating.
 1907 – Mammoth Roller Skating Rink, and Denver and South Platte Railway open.
 1908
 July: 1908 Democratic National Convention.
 Municipal Auditorium opens.
 Colorado Museum of Natural History built.
 Denver Motor Club organized.
 1910 – Daniels & Fisher Tower built.
Dumb Friends League established.
 1911
 Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception built.
 Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Company in business.
 1912 – Civic League of Denver and University of Colorado's Extension Center established.
 1915
 Cheesman Park opens.

 Denver Tourist Bureau active.
 1916
 Griffith Opportunity School and Garden Club of Denver founded.
 Post Office built.
 1918
 Denver Water (public utility) and Federal Reserve Bank branch established.
 Denver Art Museum opens.
 1919 – Civic Center park and Ogden Theatre open.
 1920
 August: Tramway strike.
 Fitzsimmons Army Hospital built.
 1922 – December 18: Denver Mint Robbery.
 1923
 Benjamin F. Stapleton becomes mayor.
 Stover Candies in business.
 Colorado Municipal League headquartered in Denver.
 1924 – Glenarm YMCA opens.
 1925 – Denver Foundation established.
 1927 – Santa Fe Theatre opens.
 1929 – Denver Municipal Airport begins operating.
 1930
 Paramount Theatre opens.
 U.S. Customhouse built.
 1932 – City and County Building constructed.
 1934 – Denver Symphony Orchestra established.
 1938 – U.S. Lowry Air Force Base established.
 1941 – Denver Ordnance Plant begins operating.
 1948 – Bears Stadium opens.

1950s–2000s

 1950 – Cherry Cricket restaurant in business.
 1951
 Denver Coliseum opens

 Botanical Gardens Foundation incorporated.
 Joshel House (residence) built.
 1952 – American Civil Liberties Union headquartered in city.
 1955 – Denver Regional Council of Governments formed.
 1956 – KRMA-TV begins broadcasting.
 1960 – Denver Broncos football team active.
 1965 – Metropolitan State University of Denver established.
 1966 – Tropical Conservatory opens in the Botanic Gardens.
 1967
Community College of Denver established.
On August 9 a 5.3 Mb earthquake affected the Denver area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). This was the largest in a swarm of over 300 events that spanned more than a year. Damage was focused in the Northglenn area where walls were cracked, windows were broken, and structural elements were damaged at a church.
 1968
 William H. McNichols, Jr. becomes mayor.
 1969 – Chicano Youth Liberation Conference held.
 1970
 Negative income tax program begins.
 Historic Denver nonprofit founded.
 Population: 514,678.
 1971
 The Denver Tramway company ceases being operator of the city's transit system, transferring all assets to Denver Metro Transit (later folded into the Regional Transportation District)
 People's Fair begins.
 Black American West Museum founded.
 1972 – November: Voters reject city bid for the 1976 Winter Olympics.
 1973
 University of Colorado's School of Public Affairs and Children's Museum of Denver established.
 Patricia Schroeder becomes U.S. representative for Colorado's 1st congressional district.
 1974 – University of Colorado Denver established.
 1975 – Steele Gallery founded.
 1976 – PrideFest (Denver) begins.
 1977 – Denver Young Artists Orchestra founded.
 1978
 Colorado Food Clearing House established.
 Denver Film Festival, and South Platte Greenway development begins.
 Boettcher Concert Hall built.
 1979 – Denver Firefighters Museum established.
 1980
 Lucile's Creole Cafe in business.
 Population: 492,365.
 1981
 Quiznos restaurant in business.
 Opera Colorado; and Museum of Miniatures founded.
 1982 – 16th Street Mall (pedestrian way) opens.
 1983 – Federico Peña becomes mayor.
 1984
 Colorado Coalition for the Homeless headquartered in Denver.
 Republic Plaza built.
 Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum (formerly The Lowry Heritage Museum) opened.
 1985 – Denver Urban Gardens nonprofit and Avenue Theater established.
 1986 – Denver Enterprise Zone established by state legislature.
 1988 – Wynkoop Brewing Company in business.
 1989 – Byers-Evans House Museum established.
 1990
 Colorado Convention Center opens.
 Population: 467,610.
 1991
 Wellington Webb becomes mayor.
 Museo de las Americas founded.
 National Renewable Energy Laboratory established near city.
 1993
 August: Catholic Pope John Paul II visits city.
 Chipotle Mexican Grill in business.
 5280 magazine begins publication.
 Molly Brown House restoration begins.
 1994 – Rocky Mountain Media Watch founded.
 1995
 Denver International Airport begins operating.
 Coors Field opens.
 Zuma restaurant in business.
 First Fridays of the Golden Triangle Museum District begin.
 1996
 June 10: Colorado Avalanche win first Stanley Cup title in franchise history in their inaugural season in Denver after relocating from Quebec.
 1997
 June: 23rd G8 summit held.
 City website online (approximate date).
 Denver Underground Film Festival begins.
 Diana DeGette becomes U.S. representative for Colorado's 1st congressional district.
 1998
 January 25: Denver Broncos win first Super Bowl in franchise history.
 December 20: Airplane crash.
 Dikeou Collection (art gallery) established.
 1999 – Pepsi Center arena and Colorado's Ocean Journey aquarium open.
 June 21, 1999 a tremendous opening and soon earned accreditation by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), the Downtown Aquarium in Denver is owned and operated by Landry's Restaurants, Inc.

 2000 – Privacy Foundation headquartered in Denver (approximate date).

21st century

2000s
 2001
 First Look Film Festival begins.
 Mizuna restaurant in business.
 2003 – John Hickenlooper is elected Mayor of Denver.
 2004 – Rioja restaurant in business.
 2005
 Marijuana legalization.
 2006
 Colorado T-REX Project (TRansportation EXpansion) completed.
 Telemundo Denver begins broadcasting.
 2008
 August 6–10: 66th World Science Fiction Convention held.
 August 25–28: 2008 Democratic National Convention held..
 Education News Colorado begins publication.
 Denhac nonprofit founded.
 2009 – I-News investigative news nonprofit founded.

2010s
 2010
 B-cycle bikeshare launched.
 DaVita Inc. relocates to Denver.
 Population: 600,158; metro 2,543,482.
 2011
 January 12: Bill Vidal becomes mayor.
 May 3: Denver mayoral election, 2011 held.
 July 18: Michael Hancock becomes mayor.
 StoryCorps interviews conducted.
 Linger restaurant in business.
 Clyfford Still museum opens.
 2012
 History Colorado Center opens.
 Denver Comic Con begins.
 November 6: 2012 Colorado Amendment 64 legalizing Cannabis for personal use.
 2013 – Population: 649,495.
 2017 – January 21: Women's protest against U.S. president Trump.

2020s
 2021 – December 27: A gunman goes on a shooting spree across the Denver metropolitan area, killing five and injuring two before dying in a shootout with police.
 2023 – June 12: Denver Nuggets win first championship in franchise history after 47 years.

See also
 History of Denver
 List of mayors of Denver
 Timeline of Colorado history
 Timelines of other cities in Colorado: Aurora, Boulder, Colorado Springs

References

Bibliography

Published in 19th century

 1890
 1897

Published in 20th century
 History of Denver, by Jerome C. Smiley, 1901

  (fulltext via Open Library)

Published in 21st century

External links

 Items related to Denver, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)

Denver
denver
Years in Colorado


title: Yuka Fujimori

text:
is a Japanese snowboarder. She has represented Japan at the Winter Olympics on four occasions: 2006 in Torino, 2010 in Vancouver, 2014 in Sochi, and 2018 in Pyeongchang.

References

1986 births
Snowboarders at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Snowboarders at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Snowboarders at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Living people
Olympic snowboarders for Japan
Japanese female snowboarders
21st-century Japanese women


title: Bell Berghuis

text:
Bell Berghuis (born 13 April 1985, Zürich) is a Dutch snowboarder. She has represented the Netherlands at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

References

External links

1985 births
Living people
Dutch female snowboarders
Olympic snowboarders for the Netherlands
Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Sportspeople from Zürich
21st-century Dutch women


title: Denel Dynamics Skua

text:
The Denel Dynamics Skua is a turbojet-engined target drone used to simulate fast-moving attack aircraft during surface-to-air and air-to-air training exercises and weapons tests. It is manufactured by the Denel Dynamics division of the South African state-owned Denel aerospace and defence conglomerate.

Airframe
The Skua has a composite airframe, its wingspan is 3,57 m and length 6,00 m. Under-wing hardpoints can carry tow-targets and signature enhancement equipment up to 160 kg. An internal payload bay has a capacity of 70 kg. It is recovered by parachute and lands in an inverted position on airbags, this makes water landings possible.

Performance
 Maximum speed: Mach 0,86 at 10 000 m
 Controllable range: 200 km (line of sight)
 Altitude: from 10 m to 10 700 m
 Endurance: 85 minutes at 10 000 m and Mach 0,75

System
The system includes between four and eight UAVs, a launcher vehicle, a mobile ground control station (GCS) and various support equipment.

The truck-mounted zero-length launcher includes an engine starter. The mobile GCS houses the flight control system and telemetry equipment used to control the aircraft. The GCS can control two drones in flight at the same time. Tracking the drones is by feedback from the on-board navigation system.

Uses
 The Skua has been used during development of the A-Darter SRAAM.
 Testing of the Brazilian MAA-1 Piranha air-to-air missile.
 Testing of the Umkhonto surface-to-air missile by Denel Dynamics and for operational missile training by the South African Navy.

References

External links
 Manufacturer's Skua web page

Target drones
Unmanned military aircraft of South Africa
Post–Cold War weapons of South Africa
Denel


title: Indonesian Athletics Association

text:
Indonesian Athletics Association () is the World Athletics recognized National governing body for the sport of Athletics for Indonesia.  They are a member of the Komite Olahraga Nasional Indonesia (KONI), the Indonesian Olympic Committee.

From September 1984 until his death in 2020, the chairman was Bob Hasan. Known also as Bung Hasan

References

External links

National members of the Asian Athletics Association
Athletics in Indonesia
Athletics
National governing bodies for athletics


title: Guilherme (footballer, born April 1990)

text:
Guilherme Haubert Sityá (born 1 April 1990), known as Guilherme (), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Süper Lig club Konyaspor.

After starting his senior career in his native Brazil, Guilherme moved to Europe at age 21 and represented various sides in Romania, Germany, Poland and Turkey. In the former country, he won four domestic trophies with Petrolul Ploiești and Steaua București combined.

Career
On 5 June 2017, he signed a contract with Jagiellonia Białystok.

Career statistics

Club

Honours
Petrolul Ploiești
Cupa României: 2012–13
Supercupa României runner-up: 2013

Steaua București
Liga I: 2014–15
Cupa României: 2014–15
Supercupa României runner-up: 2015
Cupa Ligii: 2014–15

Jagiellonia Białystok
Polish Cup runner-up: 2018–19

References

External links

1990 births
Living people
2. Bundesliga players
Men's association football defenders
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
Brazilian men's footballers
Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza players
CS Concordia Chiajna players
Ekstraklasa players
Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
FC Petrolul Ploiești players
FC Steaua București players
Jagiellonia Białystok players
Konyaspor footballers
Liga I players
Porto Alegre Futebol Clube players
Footballers from Porto Alegre
SpVgg Greuther Fürth players


title: Sex Wars (game show)

text:
Sex Wars was an American television game show that pitted two teams, one consisting of men and one consisting of women, against each other; hence, the show's name was derived from that.

Sex Wars premiered on October 2, 2000 and aired its final episode on February 27, 2001. The show was co-hosted by Jennifer Cole and J.D. Roth.

The show was produced by Lighthearted Entertainment and distributed by MGM Television and was recorded at CBS Television City in Studio 46.

Premise
Roth and Cole, in their role as co-hosts, asked questions to their respective gender teams. The men's team was blue, the women's team was pink, and both teams consisted of three members.  The audience was also divided appropriately; one side entirely had women sitting on it, while the other side had men.

Landmine
The first round consisted of questions with four possible answers, three of which were correct. The wrong answer was called the "Land Mine". For each correct answer a team uncovered, they received five points. If they managed to come up with all three correct answers, a bonus five points was awarded for a total of 20 for that question. If the Land Mine was picked by any team, their turn ended and five points for each remaining correct answer was given to the opponents. Two questions per side were played.

The List
The second round was referred to as "The List". The show's website conducted a series of surveys for both men and women, with up to ten answers displayed. The two teams alternated back and forth declaring how many answers of the ten they could give. This continued until one team challenged the other or until one of them bid the maximum number of answers.

One at a time, the team members would give an answer. Giving a correct answer was worth ten points and moved play to the next player in line. Giving an incorrect answer locked that player out of the rest of the survey. If all three players were locked out, the opposing team could steal the points with giving one of the remaining answers. If the opponents did not, the points went to the team in control. Two categories, with one list each, were played. On some episodes, if there was extra time, one more list would be played with fewer answers.

Men Or Women?
The third round was a toss-up question round called "Men or Women?". Each player was equipped with a buzzer that made strange noises when it was pressed.

Roth and Cole would alternate asking questions based on scientific data regarding men and women, with the teams trying to determine who was more likely to do a certain thing. Buzzing in and answering correctly won the points for the team, but buzzing in and answering incorrectly awarded the points to the opponents. Questions were worth ten points up until the final question, which was worth twenty-five. On the earliest taped episode, all questions were worth 20 points.

Final Round: Final Two Questions
The fourth and final round saw the teams each trying to answer one more question. The catch was that the men had to answer a question from a category chose by the women while the women had to do the same thing from a category chosen by the men.

Both teams were required to wager at least half of their scores on the final question. Answering it correctly added the amount of the wager, while answering it incorrectly deducted it. The team leading after the final question won the game. In the event of a tie, one Men or Women question was asked was played in a sudden-death situation; a correct answer won that team the game, while an incorrect answer would automatically give the other team the win by default. In the event of a 0-0 tie, the question would be worth 50 points.

Members of the winning team split a cash prize, with their total score multiplied by ten and converted into dollars. The top prize, however, was well below what most game shows were offering at that time (Sex Wars offered less than $5,000 cash) and many episodes saw a winning team walk away with less than $100.

References

2000s American game shows
2000 American television series debuts
2001 American television series endings
Television series by MGM Television
English-language television shows


title: Pituitrin

text:
Pituitrin is a proprietary name for an extract of bovine posterior pituitary hormones (i.e. oxytocin and vasopressin) formerly used in obstetrics and since displaced by purer preparations. It was used for the induction of labor prior to birth and for the treatment of post-partum hemorrhage (from vasopressin's vasoconstrictive properties).

References

Hormones


title: Michela Moioli

text:
Michela Moioli (born 17 July 1995) is an Italian snowboarder. She has represented Italy at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, and at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, winning a gold medal. She competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics, in Women's snowboard cross.

Biography
Qualified young at the age of 18 for the Olympic final of the snowboardcross in Sochi 2014, a bad fall ousted her from the fight for the podium. As a result of this injury, she had to undergo a cruciate ligament surgery that caused her to close the World Cup competitive season prematurely.

World Cup

Overall

Podium

References

External links

1995 births
 Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics
 Snowboarders at the 2018 Winter Olympics
 Snowboarders at the 2022 Winter Olympics
 Living people
Olympic snowboarders for Italy
 Italian female snowboarders
 Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics
 Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics
 Olympic gold medalists for Italy
 Olympic silver medalists for Italy
 Olympic medalists in snowboarding
Snowboarders of Gruppo Sportivo Esercito
People from Alzano Lombardo
Sportspeople from the Province of Bergamo
21st-century Italian women


title: Diego (footballer, born May 1986)

text:
Diego Dionatas dos Santos or simply Diego  (born May 5, 1986, in Valparaíso), is a Brazilian goalkeeper, who is currently playing for the Brazilian team Desportivo Brasil.

References

Living people
1986 births
Brazilian men's footballers
Men's association football goalkeepers
Desportivo Brasil players
Footballers from São Paulo (state)


title: Rossiya Tournament 1990

text:
Rossiya Tournament 1990 was played in Novosibirsk under the period 26–31 January 1990, and was won by Sweden. Hungary played for the first time.

The tournament began with a group stage and then had a knock-out stage to decide the final winner, with the teams losing in the semi-finals playing a third place consolation game.

Results of group stage

Knock-out stage

Semifinals
 -  6-1
 -  3-4

Match for third place
 -  12-1

Final
 -  4-2

Sources

 Norges herrlandskamper i bandy
 Sverige-Sovjet i bandy
 Rossijaturneringen

1990 in Soviet sport
1990 in bandy
1990


title: Golden Rock Shandy

text:
Golden Rock Shandy is a market square  at Golden Rock, Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu, India.

Background
This weekly shandy was established in 1926 during the British regime to supply household essentials to residents of the colony who were mostly employees of railways and their families, living far away from the heart of Tiruchi city.

Though being a farmers' market, it initially supplied vegetables only, as the population of colony grew it also started supplying all kinds of dry goods and wet goods including consumables, metalwares, pots, clothing, furnitures, meat, fish, poultry, livestock and electronic gadgets and miscellaneous items.

Schedule
Initially, the market would be bustling every fortnight and on Sundays from dawn to dusk because the railway employees were paid salaries in cash twice in a month. When the fortnight payment system was scrapped and salaries were given in cash the 3rd day of each month, the market was conducted only on those days, abandoning the biweekly schedule. For the past few years, the market has been open only on Sundays, as the employees' salaries were credited directly into bank accounts.

Legacy
The market square is visited by about 30,000 people from various parts of the district including BHEL Township, OFT, K. K. Nagar, Ponmalaipatti, Ariyamangalam, Kattur, Melakalkandarkottai, Kilakalkandarkottai and Kottapattu.

See also
 Gandhi Market
 Koyambedu Wholesale Market Complex

References

External links

Economy of Tiruchirappalli
Wholesale markets in India
1926 establishments in India


title: Chiang Shu-na

text:
Chiang Shu-na (; born 30 July 1964) is a Taiwanese singer, television presenter, and actress.

Life and career
Chiang Shu-na is affectionately nicknamed "Third Sister", while her older sister Jody Chiang, also a well-known singer, is nicknamed "Second Sister". The sisters have completely different professional careers: Jody has recorded almost exclusively in Hokkien and Japanese, while Chiang Shu-na mainly performs in Mandarin, but they are very close personally. Growing up in sheer poverty, she and Jody started performing together in restaurants and pubs when she was just 10. This life lasted 5 years.

Chiang Shu-na shot to fame in the 1980s after singing the theme songs of popular TV series Lovers Under the Rain (1986), Deep Garden (1987), and One Side of the Water (1988), all adaptations of Chiung Yao novels. To date Chiang Shu-na has released 19 albums, and won several accolades including Best Female Mandarin Artist at the 2011 Chinese Music Awards. Also a talented television host, she won Golden Bell Award for Best TV Host in a Music/Singing Programme twice, in 2004 and 2007. In addition, Chiang Shu-na has maintained an active acting career in Taiwan, Hong Kong as well as mainland China.

Filmography

Television series

Film

References

External links

 Taiwan Today, "The Sound of Firecrackers."
 Taiwan Panorama, "True Love, or Cheap Sentimentality?--Variety Shows Turn on the Tear Ducts."

1964 births
Living people
20th-century Taiwanese actresses
21st-century Taiwanese actresses
Taiwanese Buddhists
Taiwanese film actresses
Taiwanese television actresses
Taiwanese Mandopop singers
Taiwanese Hokkien pop singers
Taiwanese people of Hoklo descent
People from Chiayi County
20th-century Taiwanese women singers
21st-century Taiwanese women singers
Taiwanese women television presenters


title: Pillku Urqu

text:
Pillku Urqu (Quechua pillku red, urqu mountain), also known as Pikul, Piqul (possibly a corruption of pillku, Hispanicized spellings Piccol, Picol, also Pikol, Piqol) or Wayna Piqul (Quechua wayna young, Hispanicized Huaynapicol, Huaynapiccol, also Wayna Piqol), is a  mountain in the Andes of Peru, near the city of Cusco. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Taray District, and in the Cusco Province, San Jerónimo District, north of San Jerónimo.

By the local people Pillku Urqu has been venerated as an apu.

See also
 Anawarkhi
 Araway Qhata
 Mawk'ataray
 Pachatusan
 Pikchu
 Sinqa
 Wanakawri

References

Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Cusco Region


title: Young, Lazy and Driving Us Crazy

text:
Young, Lazy and Driving Us Crazy is an Australian reality television series that premiered on the Seven Network on 20 February 2014. It is based on the British series Young, Dumb and Living Off Mum.

Premise
Ten pampered young adults, who refuse to grow up or leave home and ranging in ages from 18 to 23 must live together in a house and fend for themselves. Each week they must compete in different work challenges, set by their parents, to test various factors of maturity, from teamwork and responsibility to good old fashioned hard work. The parents watch exactly what the kids have been up to and vote out the one who have made the least effort. At the end of the series the one who can cut it in the world of adulthood will take away the prize of a $20,000 trust fund.

Reception
The Sydney Morning Herald called the series "the worst show of 2014". The show debuted to disappointing ratings.

References

External links
 Official website

Seven Network original programming
2014 Australian television series debuts
2010s Australian reality television series
Television series by Matchbox Pictures


title: Buckinbah

text:
Buckinbah Station is located on the edge of the Yeoval, New South Wales township that was the first home to Banjo Paterson.

Yeoval was initially known as Buckinbah in the 1860s until the name was changed in 1882.

It remains today as mixed farming land however the original property has been split up between several owners.
The present Buckinbah homestead was built between 1915-17.

References

Localities in New South Wales
Geography of New South Wales
Central West (New South Wales)


title: 2014 Ag2r–La Mondiale season

text:
The 2014 season for the  cycling team began in January at the Tour de San Luis. As a UCI ProTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

Team roster

Riders who joined the team for the 2014 season

Riders who left the team during or after the 2013 season

Season victories

Footnotes

References

2014 road cycling season by team
AG2R Citroën Team
2014 in French sport


title: Ethiopian Athletics Federation

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Ethiopian Athletic Federation (EAF) is an WA recognized member officially representing Ethiopia as the national governing body for the sport of Athletics.

History
The history of the sport may be traced back to military and school organizations in 1897.  The organization was formed on 4 June 1961. The ability of East African athletes was announced to the world in the 1960 Olympics as barefooted Abebe Bikila took the gold medal in the Marathon.  Bikila repeated in 1964 and the floodgates were opened.  Ethiopia has captured 45 Olympic medals, all of them in long distance running through 2012, despite participating in three Olympic boycotts.  The organization is also responsible for selecting representatives to other world championship events.

In November 2016, former Olympic gold medalist and Ethiopian long distance running great Haile Gebrselassie was elected president of the Ethiopian Athletics Federation. On 14 November 2018, Double Olympic champion, Derartu Tulu has succeeded Haile Gebrselassie as president of EAF.

Kit suppliers
Ethiopia's kits are currently supplied by Adidas.

References

External links

National members of the Confederation of African Athletics
Athletics in Ethiopia
Athletics
National governing bodies for athletics
Sports organizations established in 1961


title: Diego Carlos (footballer, born 1993)

text:
Diego Carlos Santos Silva (born 15 March 1993), known as Diego Carlos, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for Premier League club Aston Villa.

Carlos is an Olympic champion, winning gold at the 2020 Summer Olympics Men's Football Final.

Club career

Early career
Carlos began his senior career with Desportivo Brasil. In September 2012, Carlos signed for São Paulo, playing for their B-Team.

He went on to sign for Paulista and Madureira for loan spells.

Estoril and Porto loan
On 2 July 2014, Carlos signed for Portuguese club Estoril. He spent one year with their development team before going on loan to FC Porto B. He went on to make 19 appearances with them in the Liga Portugal 2. After his loan move, Carlos featured for Estoril in the Primeira Liga - scoring his first goal for the club on 25 October 2015. in a 2–2 draw against Rio Ave.

Nantes

In June 2016, it was announced Carlos would join FC Nantes on a five-year contract. The transfer fee paid to Estoril was an estimated €2 million. He made his debut for Nantes on 25 October 2016, in a 2–1 victory over Angers in the Coupe de la Ligue. His first goal for the club came on 12 February 2017, in a 3–2 Ligue 1 victory over Marseille.

On 14 January 2018, during a Ligue 1 match between Nantes and Paris Saint-Germain, referee Tony Chapron appeared to kick Carlos following a collision before sending him off for a second bookable offence. Chapron, who was suspended by the French Football Federation, admitted his mistake and asked for Carlos' second yellow card to be rescinded. As a result, the French football league withdrew the second yellow card.

Sevilla
On 31 May 2019, Spanish club Sevilla FC announced it had reached an agreement with Nantes for the transfer of Carlos. He made his debut in a 2–0 away victory over Espanyol.

Carlos was part of the club's successful 2019–20 UEFA Europa League campaign. In the run-up to the final, he conceded penalties in both of Sevilla's quarter-final and semi-final matches against Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester United,  respectively and then also gave away a penalty early on in the final itself against Inter Milan on 21 August 2020. He had a hand in the game-winning goal as his overhead kick was turned into the net by Romelu Lukaku.

In the 2021–22 season, Sevilla went on to have one of the strongest defenses in La Liga and across Europe's top leagues, with Carlos' leadership at centre-back being cited as one of the reasons for this. Because of that, Carlos began to attract the interest of several clubs across Europe, with English clubs Newcastle United and West Ham United reportedly attempting to sign him in the January transfer window of 2022.

Aston Villa
On 26 May 2022, English club Aston Villa announced they had reached an agreement with Sevilla for Carlos' transfer. The fee was undisclosed by the club but was reported to be £26 million. Ahead of his first season with Aston Villa, he was named by manager Steven Gerrard as one of two vice-captains, alongside Emiliano Martínez. On 6 August, he made his debut for the club in the Premier League in 2–0 away loss against Bournemouth.

On 13 August 2022, Carlos made his Villa Park debut in a 2–1 victory over Everton. In the same game, he ruptured his achilles tendon, which saw him requiring surgery. He did not make his return to the field until 24 March 2023, in a behind-closed-doors friendly against Bristol Rovers.

International career
On 3 November 2020, Carlos received a late call-up to the Brazil squad for two 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Venezuela and Uruguay.

On 17 June 2021, Carlos was named to the Brazilian squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Career statistics

Honours
Sevilla
UEFA Europa League: 2019–20

Brazil Olympic
Summer Olympics: 2020

References

External links

 Profile at the Aston Villa F.C. website

Living people
1993 births
Brazilian men's footballers
Footballers from São Paulo (state)
Men's association football defenders
Desportivo Brasil players
São Paulo FC players
Paulista Futebol Clube players
Madureira Esporte Clube players
G.D. Estoril Praia players
FC Porto B players
FC Nantes players
Sevilla FC players
Aston Villa F.C. players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players
Primeira Liga players
Liga Portugal 2 players
Ligue 1 players
La Liga players
Premier League players
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in France
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in England
Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Expatriate men's footballers in England
UEFA Europa League winning players
Olympic footballers for Brazil
Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic medalists in football
Olympic gold medalists for Brazil
Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
People from Barra Bonita, São Paulo


title: The Last of Us: Left Behind

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The Last of Us: Left Behind is a 2014 action-adventure game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is a downloadable expansion pack to the 2013 game The Last of Us. Set in a post-apocalyptic world, the game switches between two stories: the first, set three weeks before the events of The Last of Us, follows Ellie as she spends time with her best friend Riley in an abandoned mall in Boston; the second takes place between the Fall and Winter chapters of The Last of Us and focuses on Ellie's attempts to scour an abandoned mall in Colorado for medical supplies to heal Joel while dealing with enemies.

The game is played from a third-person perspective; players use firearms, improvised weapons, and stealth to defend against hostile humans and zombie-like creatures infected by a mutated strain of the Cordyceps fungus. Players can use "Listen Mode" to locate enemies through a heightened sense of hearing and spatial awareness. The game also features a crafting system, allowing players to customize weapons through the upgrades. Left Behind was released worldwide on February 14, 2014 for the PlayStation 3; it was later bundled with The Last of Us Remastered, an updated version of the game released for the PlayStation 4 on July 29, 2014, and then released as a stand-alone expansion pack for both consoles on May 12, 2015. It was included in The Last of Us Part I, a remake of the game released on PlayStation 5 in September 2022 and Windows in March 2023.

The Last of Us: Left Behind was highly anticipated due to the critical acclaim received by The Last of Us. It received generally favorable reviews by critics, with particular praise for its story, characterization, and depiction of female and LGBT characters (including a kiss between Ellie and Riley deemed by critics as a "breakthrough moment" for video games), while some criticism was aimed at a battle sequence late in the game that was considered by some to be "unnatural" and "forced". Like its parent game, it received several awards and nominations. The story of Left Behind was adapted in the seventh episode of the television series The Last of Us in February 2023.

Gameplay

The gameplay of The Last of Us: Left Behind is similar to the basic gameplay of The Last of Us. It is an action-adventure game that uses a third-person perspective. The game involves gunfights, melee combat, and a cover system. Players control Ellie. An added feature in combat is the ability to focus the attention of the Infected towards human enemies, by throwing objects to distract them. This results in a lower number of enemies to encounter, giving players a tactical advantage. Throughout the flashback section, players encounter locations and activities around the mall, such as a carousel, photo booth, video arcade, mask store, and water guns. All of these locations and activities have some level of interactivity, allowing players to use them in different ways; for example, the photo booth allows players to select different poses to strike for a picture, while using the water guns prompts players to engage Riley in a water gun fight.

Plot
After an ambush that leaves Joel (Troy Baker) severely injured, Ellie (Ashley Johnson) searches an abandoned mall in Colorado for supplies to heal him. She discovers a medical kit in a derelict military helicopter that has crashed through the roof. Making her way back to the unconscious Joel, Ellie must deal with the Infected and members of the hostile human group who injured Joel in the first place. She fights her way back to Joel, treats his injury, and takes him to a hideout to see out the worsening winter.

Months earlier, three weeks before Ellie meets Joel, Riley Abel (Yaani King) surprises her at their Boston military boarding school after running away over a month ago. She reveals that she has joined the Fireflies, a revolutionary militia group, and takes Ellie to explore an abandoned mall. They have fun with a carousel, photo booth, arcade, and Halloween store before having a water gun fight. Riley reveals that she has been assigned to a group of Fireflies in a different city, but broke the rules to come and see Ellie one last time. The girls argue, but Ellie eventually tells Riley that she supports her decision as she knows Riley has wanted it for a long time. Before they part ways, Riley plugs Ellie's Walkman into the sound system of an electronics store, and the two dance on a display case to Etta James's cover of "I Got You Babe". Ellie tearfully begs Riley not to leave; Riley agrees and rips her Firefly pendant off, prompting Ellie to kiss her. Riley responds positively, though the two are then chased by a horde of Infected alerted by the music. They outrun most of the Infected and kill the remainder, getting bitten in the process. They briefly consider shooting themselves to prevent the infection taking over them, but instead choose to spend their final hours together. While Riley is assumed to have succumbed to the infection, Ellie discovers that she is immune, triggering the events of The Last of Us.

Development

Naughty Dog began developing The Last of Us: Left Behind following the release of The Last of Us in June 2013, with a team about half the size. Following the decision to create single-player downloadable content for the game, the development team immediately decided that the story would focus on the character of Ellie; they found that players of The Last of Us were interested to learn about events in Ellie's life prior to the events of the main game, particularly the events involving Riley Abel, whom Ellie mentioned in The Last of Us. In addition, they found that some players were interested in the events that occurred between the Fall and Winter segments of the main game, in which Ellie cares for an injured Joel. This led to the team deciding to contrast these two events against each other, feeling it would help the story's pacing. Game director Bruce Straley said that the team felt the story justified the development of Left Behind.

Left Behind was written to focus on the relationship between Ellie and Riley, and to recount the events that defined their later personalities. Riley was chronologically introduced to Ellie in The Last of Us: American Dreams, a comic book written by creative director Neil Druckmann and artist Faith Erin Hicks. The team used the comic as a reference point when developing the relationship between Ellie and Riley, becoming particularly interested in having the chance to see more of their relationship; Druckmann felt that they would not have developed Left Behind if American Dreams hadn't been written. Druckmann felt that the story of Joel and Ellie's relationship in The Last of Us dealt with survival, loyalty and love, and that Ellie and Riley's relationship in Left Behind deals with similar themes. Straley felt that the themes involve love, loss and devotion, pondering the extent that one goes to protect those one cares about. Ashley Johnson portrayed Ellie in Left Behind, reprising her role from The Last of Us. To portray Riley, the team cast Yaani King; Johnson has noted that it was interesting to act against someone different, and that King fit the role immediately. King felt intimidated to become part of a large project, and was worried about "fit[ting] in". The team found it interesting to tell the story of Riley, as players of The Last of Us were already aware of the effect that she had on Ellie; Left Behind sees Riley's behavior change Ellie, resulting in the latter's focus to fight in order to save those close to her. The team were also interested in Ellie's behavior around Riley; she is perceived as being more playful. In Left Behind, Ellie and Riley share a kiss; the team explored omitting the kiss from the game, but felt that it was imperative to the story, and that it strengthened the relationship. Though initially he only felt that Ellie viewed Riley as an influence, Druckmann later considered her romantic appeal, and decided to explore the concept.

While writing The Last of Us, Druckmann had a general idea of the events that would shape Ellie's identity; when conceiving the story direction for Left Behind, he found that these events were suitable. Druckmann felt that omitting the nature of the argument between Ellie and Riley, which took place prior to the events of the game, allowed players to draw their own conclusions. The team found various sections of the game interesting, such as the references to Facebook and Halloween, as the characters are unaware of their meaning.

The smaller time frame of development for Left Behind gave the team an opportunity to trial mechanics and ideas that they were unable to test on the main game. With the game's combat, an added feature was to allow players to focus the attention of the Infected towards human enemies, allowing an easier escape. The gameplay was also more focused on the characters, as opposed to the combat, to allow players to relate to them more. The gameplay sequences were designed to contrast with other moments of Ellie's life; for example, the water gun fight with Riley is contrasted to the gunfights with enemies. The team found that creating some gameplay mechanics was a challenge, with even fewer combat scenarios in Left Behind than in The Last of Us. The animation of the masks also presented a challenge, due to the number of joints; it took various iterations before the final design was implemented.

The Last of Us: Left Behind was released worldwide for the PlayStation 3 on February 14, 2014 as a downloadable expansion pack to The Last of Us. It was later bundled with The Last of Us Remastered, an updated version of the game released for the PlayStation 4 on July 29, 2014. It was released as a standalone expansion pack for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 on May 12, 2015. Left Behind was included in The Last of Us Part I, a remake of the original game, released on PlayStation 5 in September 2022, and on Windows in March 2023. Left Behind was adapted in the seventh episode of the television series The Last of Us, which aired on February 26, 2023.

Reception

Critical response

The Last of Us: Left Behind received "generally favorable reviews" from critics, according to review aggregator Metacritic, based on 69 reviews. Reviewers praised the character development, story and subtext, gameplay and combat, and depiction of female and LGBT characters.

Tom Mc Shea of GameSpot found the story insightful, and IGN Colin Moriarty named it one of the game's standout features. Matt Helgeson of Game Informer wrote that the writing "shines", and that it significantly assisted with the development of the characters. Henry Gilbert of GamesRadar felt that the story was "intermittently intense, tragic, humorous, and even poignant". Polygons Samit Sarkar wrote that Left Behind "serves as a terrific side story" to the main game, but is "even more impressive" when taken on its own merits. Nick Cowen of Computer and Video Games found the story "less satisfying" than The Last of Us due to its lack of new details about Ellie, but declared it "action-packed and enjoyable" nonetheless.

The characters—particularly the relationship between Ellie and Riley—received acclaim. Polygons Philip Kollar appreciated the game's ability to portray realistic female characters, noting that they "aren't easy stereotypes", while GameSpot Mc Shea felt new appreciation for Ellie by seeing her actions around Riley. Helgeson of Game Informer welcomed the addition of Riley, noting that she is "played with the same level of emotional depth and subtlety" as other characters. The Daily Telegraphs Tim Martin praised the "interplay" between the Ellie and Riley, and Eurogamer Stace Harman felt that the game improves the understanding of Joel and Ellie's relationship. The character performances also received praise, with IGNs Moriarty and Kotaku Kirk Hamilton noting that the game improved as a result.

The game received some positive reactions in relation to its depiction of LGBT characters. The kiss shared by Ellie and Riley was described by Kotaku Hamilton as "video gaming's latest breakthrough moment" and "a big deal". Keza MacDonald of IGN wrote that the kiss was "so beautiful and natural and funny that [she] was left dumbstruck". Edward Smith of International Business Times felt that the kiss was "the first example of intimacy in a videogame that's meant anything", recognizing it as "an expression of both burgeoning teen sexuality and of ... friendship". Amplify, a project of the non-profit Advocates for Youth, reported that the kiss had attracted criticism from some players.

Many reviewers found the gameplay and combat a refreshing difference from other games. Eurogamer Harman commended the game's ability to link the gameplay to the story, noting that it adds "diversity and dynamism". Helgeson of Game Informer praised the additional gameplay feature allowing players to force fights among the Infected and human enemies, naming such sequences "engaging", while Martin of The Daily Telegraph appreciated the game's ability to contextualize the combat sequences. However, some critics felt negatively about a gameplay sequence occurring late in the game, which requires players to kill a large number of enemies; GameSpot's Mc Shea noted that it felt "unnatural", and IGNs Moriarty called it "forced". Electronic Gaming Monthlys Eric L. Patterson wrote that players will feel "disappointed" if they play the game "more for the gameplay than the story".

The world and environments of the game drew acclaim from many reviewers. Polygons Kollar called the game's locations "beautiful", while Eurogamer Harman wrote that the level design significantly improved the environments. Moriarty of IGN praised the setting within the mall, due to its regularity in "the real, pre-apocalyptic world". Mc Shea of GameSpot also felt that the game's focus on exploration allowed the "well-realized environments [to] breathe", and Martin of The Daily Telegraph noted that Ellie's body size allowed for "quieter and faster" movement throughout the environments.

Awards
The Last of Us: Left Behind received multiple nominations and awards from gaming publications. Following its release, GameSpot awarded Left Behind Game of the Month for February 2014. For the year 2014, the game was review aggregator GameRankings' highest-rated PlayStation 3 game, and Metacritic's third-highest-rated PlayStation 3 game. GameSpot nominated the game for Game of the Year, and awarded it PS3 Game of the Year. It also received Most Valuable Add-On Content at the SXSW Gaming Awards, and Best DLC from Hardcore Gamer. The game's story received awards at the 11th British Academy Video Games Awards, IGN AU Black Beta Select Awards 2014, and the 67th Writers Guild of America Awards; the game's ending also won Best Memorable Moment from IGN Australia. The character of Ellie received Most Valuable Character at the SXSW Gaming Awards, while Ashley Johnson's performance as the character won an award at the British Academy Video Games Awards. The game was also recognized as being innovative; it was nominated for the Games for Change award at The Game Awards 2014, as well as the Matthew Crump Cultural Innovation Award at the SXSW Gaming Awards.

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He died to prostate cancer on 10 January 2006 in the Zacamil Hospital in Mejicanos, El Salvador.

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52 Años de Romance (1999)

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 Alice Capitani (born 1984), Italian gymnast
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 Capitani (TV series)

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Selected filmography
 Lowered Sails (1931)
 The Last Adventure (1932)
 Fanny (1933)
 Like the Leaves (1935)
 The Phantom Gondola (1936)
 King of Diamonds (1936)
 Mad Animals (1939)
 It Always Ends That Way (1939)
 Then We'll Get a Divorce (1940)
 The Last Dance (1941)
 Two Hearts Among the Beasts (1943)
 Short Circuit (1943)
 The Son of the Red Corsair (1943)
 Life Begins Anew (1945)
 The Ten Commandments (1945)
 The Opium Den (1947)
 The White Devil (1947)
 Baron Carlo Mazza (1948)
 Four Red Roses (1951)
 Son of the Hunchback (1952)
 Loving You Is My Sin (1953)
 The King's Prisoner (1954)
 The Mysteries of Paris (1957)

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title: External independent evaluation

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External independent evaluation or External independent testing (EIT, external testing, ET) is the examination for admission to universities in Ukraine.
Complex organizational procedures (first - testing) aim to determine the level of academic performance of secondary schools during their admission to higher education.
The purpose of external evaluation: improving public education and implementation of Ukraine's constitutional rights to equal access to quality education, monitoring of compliance with the State Standard of secondary education and the analysis of the education system, and predicting its development.
The results of external testing results are counted as a state of final attestation and the results of entrance examinations to higher educational institutions.
Since 2004, with the support of international NGOs an external testing system is formed in Ukraine.
Provision of the external evaluation carried out by the Ukrainian Center for Educational Quality Assessment in partnership with local education authorities, the Regional Institute of Postgraduate Education, and educational institutions.

Some test can be conducted in a minority language: Polish, Hungarian, Russian, Moldavian, Romanian or Crimean Tatar.

History

1993

Ukraine has made an attempt to introduce testing of secondary schools. Due to a number of factors, such an attempt failed.

2002

Center for Testing Technology International "Renaissance" in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine conducted 200 tests, which was attended by first-year students in higher education.
The purpose of this project - test and development of technology management.

2003

Center for Testing Technology International "Renaissance" in cooperation with the Ministry of Education have tested in mathematics and history 3121 670 graduate schools of Ukraine. Four universities have started to count the test results as preliminary tests. At the request of students in secondary schools test results rank as a state final certification.

2004

Center for Testing Technologies International "Renaissance" in cooperation with the Ministry of Education tested 4485 high school graduates bridge Kyiv, Donetsk, Lviv, Kharkiv, Odessa of math, Ukrainian language, history, economy.

The 31 higher educational institutions were decisions on admission test results as preliminary tests.

25 August adopted Resolution Ukraine Cabinet of Ministers "Some aspects of the introduction of external assessment and monitoring of the quality of education." This document provides: held in 2006, the testing technology EIT educational achievements of graduates of general secondary education, in 2007 – 2008 years - make the introduction of UPE educational achievements of graduates who wish to join Universities.

2005

President Viktor Yushchenko decree on July 4 instructed Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine for 2005 – 2006 years to make the transition to conduct preliminary tests to higher education institutions by EIT.

Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine in law No. 1312 on December 31 was established Ukrainian Center for Educational Quality Assessment and found that UPE schools dosyahen graduates of general secondary education, who found bazhannnya join Universities is a state final certification and introductory trial to these institutions.

Being tested 10,030 students from 1567 schools in Ukraine.

2006

In the State Budget of Ukraine | State Budget of Ukraine in 2006, the first provided the funds for implementation of UPE and monitoring the quality of education.

Begins its activity Ukrainian Center for Educational Quality Assessment. Created 8 regional centers otsnyuvannya quality education.

Being tested 41,818 secondary school graduates, which involved 6 300 instructors, 700 examiners.

2007

After 2005, all university, subordinated to the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine rank the results of external testing.

2007 external testing was performed as the test with Ukrainian language, math, History (History of Ukraine and World History).

External independent evaluation Chemistry, biology, Physics was carried out only for school leavers Kharkiv district.

Testing of the Ukrainian language took place on 21 April, chemistry, physics and biology - April 26, math and history - April 28.

2008

Since 2008, external independent evaluation is a prerequisite of entry to higher education.
2008 independent external evaluation is carried out with such items:
 Ukrainian language and literature;
 History of Ukraine (from ancient times to the present);
 World History (from ancient times to the present );
 Foreign Literature;
 Chemistry;
 Physics;
 Biology;
 Mathematics;
 Economic fundamentals;
 Basics of jurisprudence;
 Geography.

After the arrival of the new Minister of Education and Science Ivan Vakarchuk appropriate order number from the 1171 25 December 2008 was determined Ukrainian language as a single, which can make the external evaluation, and those who studied minority languages (Russian, Polish, Hungarian, Crimean, Moldovan/Romanian) will be given a short vocabulary of terms translated into Ukrainian. This caused outrage and concern among minority groups, including Russian and Hungarian Ukraine. In the Crimea there were mass protests for the right to make tests online. This position was supported by some officials of Ukraine, Chairman of the Supreme Council of Crimea Anatoliy Hrytsenko sent a written request to the Ministry of Education of Ukraine to Crimea testing was conducted online.

In general, under the substantive session of the external evaluation, which lasted from April 22 to June 4 was written 997 000 897 tests. To test participants working 4600 test points, which housed 81,000 audiences. The average turnout for testing was 76%.

2009

1 November 2008 university announced for EIT certificate required for admission to certain areas of training. Drawing substantive session SET cut in two weeks, so it went on May 6 to 5 June 2009, you can register with 1 December 2008 year. In addition, that year was reduced to eight the number of items from which the testing was conducted in foreign literature, basic economy, basic law, world history was excluded. Instead, graduates were able to pass the tests in foreign Language English, German, Spanish or French. Graduates could choose not to lease 3 and up to five items EIT. Testing of the Ukrainian language and literature continue left compulsory for all graduates. Starting this year, the submission of applications to the university can be monitored online vstup.info. Also in 2009, the possibility remains up tests six languages national minorities of Ukraine. Preparation courses at universities no longer allow non-competition entrance in university.

2010

This year, ending several years of transition period during which the test could pass one of seven languages. A decree to improve instruction in Ukrainian national minorities in schools, so EIT for the first time held merely Ukrainian. To ensure the rights of national minorities will be provided dictionary and the translation of key terms that will be used in the tests.  However, Crimean parliament are June 18, 2008, the turned to Supreme Soviet and Cabinetof Ministers with a request to conduct an independent external testing Crimea school graduates enrolled in languages of national minorities in these languages also after 2009 year. However, the decision of the Ministry remains unchanged. The main testing session will be held in June (2 to 23). Graduated Every school should be tested in the Ukrainian language and literature, and the choice of math or history.

 2, 3, 4 June: Ukrainian language and literature
 June 7: Foreign Language
 June 9: Biology
 11 June: Geography
 14, 15 June: Mathematics
 17, 18 June: History of Ukraine
 21 June: Chemistry
 23 June: Physics

2011

In 2011, an external evaluation for those wishing to become university students conducted the following subjects: Ukrainian language and literature, history of Ukraine, mathematics, biology, geography, physics, chemistry, Russian language, one foreign language (optional): English, German, French, Spanish.

The external evaluation of the Ukrainian language and literature is required for all applicants.

The results of the external assessment will be counted as entrance examinations to higher educational institutions for education and professional training programs vocational and Bachelor (and Master of Medical and Veterinary Medical direction) .

Tests for external assessment of Ukraine's history, mathematics, biology, geography, physics, chemistry will be translated in Crimean Tatar, Moldavian, Polish, Russian, Romanian, Hungarian.
November 10, 2011 began a registration trial testing EIT, which lasted until 10 December 2011 inclusive.

 2 and 3 June: Ukrainian language and literature;
 June 6: foreign languages (English, German, French, Spanish);
 8 June: Mathematics;
 10 June: Russian;
 14 June: Biology;
 16 June: History of Ukraine;
 20 June: Physics;
 22 June: geography;
 June 24: chemistry.

2012

In 2012, in the subjects, which carries EIT added world history. In addition, the maximum number of items that sit on EIT applicants dropped to four. No other significant changes have occurred, remains binding assembly assessment of applicants Ukrainian language and literature. Other items depend on the chosen specialty. It should also be noted that due to the conduct of Euro 2012  in Poland and Ukraine SET 2012 held about a month before usual.

 15 May: Chemistry;
 17 May: Russian;
 19 May: geography;
 May 21: May 22: Mathematics;
 24 May: World History;
 26 May: foreign languages (English, German, French, Spanish);
 May 28, May 29: Ukrainian language and literature;
 May 31, June 1: History of Ukraine;
 June 5: Physics;
 7 June: Biology.
 4–11 July: makeup session EIT.

2013

August 13, 2012 it was announced that the list of items for compiling external evaluation to be completed world literature.

 3 June: Chemical
 5, 6 June: Ukrainian language and literature;
 June 8: foreign languages (English, German, French, Spanish);
 10 June: Russian;
 12, 13 June: Mathematics;
 15 June: geography;
 17 June: World History;
 19, 20 June: History of Ukraine;
 22 June: Physics;
 25 June: Biology;
 27 June: World Literature.
 4–11 July: makeup session EIT.

2014

 3 June: foreign languages (English, German, French, Spanish);
 5, 6 June: Ukrainian language and literature;
 10 June: Russian;
 12 June: Mathematics;
 14 June: geography;
 16 June: Biology;
 18 June: Physics;
 20 June: History of Ukraine;
 23 June: Chemistry;
 25 June: World History;
 27 June: World Literature.
 4–11 July: makeup session EIT.

Weaknesses

 Despite the fact that the person who is testing allowed for testing upon presentation of a passport, this protection was ineffective to prevent test taking another person. For example, a graduate student from the University of Lviv for a fee agreed in 2008 to make a test of the Ukrainian language and literature at the graduate school of one of Dnipro. Rigging was found.
 Annual change the rules of admission to universities.
 In case of errors that occur are not very rare, applicants may be admitted their scores. Because of this act to university entrants this fails.

Benefits

 Creation of conditions for equal access to education for all, regardless of financial means
 Objectivity (Not always the case. For example, when checking their statements is a human factor)
 Dealing with corruption at the local level, but the emergence of global corruption
 Getting closer to the European standards

References

Education in Ukraine
University and college admissions