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9572823 | Lou D'Alpuget | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lou%20D'Alpuget | Lou D'Alpuget
Sydney in the NSWRL's first premiership final. D'Alpugent had just one season with the Eastern Suburbs club before joining the now defunct Annandale club. D'Alpuget's only representative match came in 1908 when he was selected for Sydney against a touring New Zealand Maori side.
A former rugby union play... | 57,100 |
9572823 | Lou D'Alpuget | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lou%20D'Alpuget | Lou D'Alpuget
before joining the now defunct Annandale club. D'Alpuget's only representative match came in 1908 when he was selected for Sydney against a touring New Zealand Maori side.
A former rugby union player, D'Alpuget was a member of the rebel sides that played against the New Zealand 'All Golds' in the series ... | 57,101 |
9573000 | Prambachkirchen | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Prambachkirchen | Prambachkirchen
Prambachkirchen
Prambachkirchen is a town in the district of Eferding in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. | 57,102 |
9573023 | Upscale | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Upscale | Upscale
Upscale
Upscale may refer to:
- Luxury good
- Video scaler | 57,103 |
9572964 | Enoch H. Pardee | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Enoch%20H.%20Pardee | Enoch H. Pardee
Enoch H. Pardee
Enoch Homer Pardee (1829–1896) was an American medical doctor and politician. He served as the 18th Mayor of Oakland, California, from 1876 to 1878.
# Biography.
Born in Greece, New York, on April 1, 1829, Pardee settled in the Midwest before immigrating to California during the Gold ... | 57,104 |
9572964 | Enoch H. Pardee | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Enoch%20H.%20Pardee | Enoch H. Pardee
Pardee Home. Outside of the medical profession, Pardee ventured into politics. He was elected as a Republican to the lower house California State Assembly between 1871 and 1873, representing the East Bay 9th District. In 1876, Pardee was elected to a single term as Mayor of Oakland.
Pardee died in his ... | 57,105 |
9572796 | History of Piedmont, California | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History%20of%20Piedmont,%20California | History of Piedmont, California
History of Piedmont, California
The history of Piedmont, California, covers the history of the area in California's San Francisco Bay Area that is now known as Piedmont, up to and beyond the legal establishment of a city.
# Pre-hotel.
In 1850, what is now Piedmont was part of Rancho S... | 57,106 |
9572796 | History of Piedmont, California | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History%20of%20Piedmont,%20California | History of Piedmont, California
trail of modern-day Piedmont. Holmes bathed in the foul-smelling pink water of a nearby spring, believing the water beneficial for his rheumatism.
# Piedmont Springs Hotel.
In 1870, Walter Blair bought over 800 acres (3.2 km²) of land in the foothills of East Bay. Where the spring was ... | 57,107 |
9572796 | History of Piedmont, California | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History%20of%20Piedmont,%20California | History of Piedmont, California
from Blair, and formed the Piedmont Land Company, along with James deFremery, George W. Beaver, L.A. Booth, and T.L. Barker. The Piedmont Land Company hired landscape engineer William Hammond Hall to plan the avenues and subdivide the tract into 67 parcels. The first auction of land took... | 57,108 |
9572796 | History of Piedmont, California | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History%20of%20Piedmont,%20California | History of Piedmont, California
Fire.
The liquor controversy ended quickly with the Piedmont Springs Hotel fire. On November 17, 1892, sparks from the chimney of the hotel set the roof on fire. Newspapers reported that
Firefighters had to arrive from Oakland, two hours later, at 11:30 a.m., to contain the flames.
# ... | 57,109 |
9572796 | History of Piedmont, California | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History%20of%20Piedmont,%20California | History of Piedmont, California
"Call of the Wild". London's two daughters, including Joan London, were born during this time.
In 1902, London moved to 206 Scenic Avenue, and "tried to create a childhood he never had," Piedmont historian Ann Swift wrote. He entertained "Peter Pans of both sexes," flew kites, held bubb... | 57,110 |
9572796 | History of Piedmont, California | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History%20of%20Piedmont,%20California | History of Piedmont, California
Unlike their wealthier neighbors, the Bohemians of Piedmont could not afford to have their homes constructed for them and instead built them themselves.
# Becoming a city.
Francis Marion Smith and Frank C. Havens encouraged the development of pre-Piedmont into a city. Smith, who made h... | 57,111 |
9572796 | History of Piedmont, California | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History%20of%20Piedmont,%20California | History of Piedmont, California
tennis courts are today. Carrie Sterling, estranged wife of George Sterling, nephew of Havens, served as curator.
The population of Piedmont increased fourfold following the 1906 earthquake. San Franciscans fled the City to the hills, which were believed to be safer from earthquakes. To... | 57,112 |
9572796 | History of Piedmont, California | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History%20of%20Piedmont,%20California | History of Piedmont, California
Many of these millionaires built mansions that still stand, notably on Glen Alpine Road/Sotelo Avenue and Sea View Avenue in upper Piedmont. Piedmont became a charter city under the laws of the State of California on December 18, 1922. On February 27, 1923, voters adopted the charter, wh... | 57,113 |
9572796 | History of Piedmont, California | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History%20of%20Piedmont,%20California | History of Piedmont, California
plan was presented to the community in 1922. It included expanding City Hall, building a city library, and connecting the entrance of Piedmont Park to the electric trolley line, which was the transportation at the time. Of the plan, little did materialize. The exedra, the structure that ... | 57,114 |
9572796 | History of Piedmont, California | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History%20of%20Piedmont,%20California | History of Piedmont, California
the creation of the high school, students had attended elementary school in Piedmont, and turned to Oakland for junior and senior high. In September 1922, the Piedmont Unified School District opened the city's first high school. The school was built in 1921 in a neoclassical design, part... | 57,115 |
9572796 | History of Piedmont, California | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History%20of%20Piedmont,%20California | History of Piedmont, California
new classroom buildings and a gymnasium were built. The original library, quad, and administration buildings were rehabilitated.
In the 1920s the high school offered an equestrian club for students who rode their horses around Piedmont, which was then much less developed than today. Gir... | 57,116 |
9572796 | History of Piedmont, California | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History%20of%20Piedmont,%20California | History of Piedmont, California
de their horses around Piedmont, which was then much less developed than today. Girls wore sailor-suit tops with uniform skirts, boys had a stricter dress code than today, and original artwork decorated the walls of the school.
Ever since its creation, when an additional $100,000 was ne... | 57,117 |
9572984 | A Melon for Ecstasy | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A%20Melon%20for%20Ecstasy | A Melon for Ecstasy
A Melon for Ecstasy
A Melon for Ecstasy is a 1971 novel written by John Fortune and John Wells. The title is derived from a fictional Turkish proverb, ""A woman for duty / A boy for pleasure / But a melon for ecstasy"."
# Plot summary.
Written in an epistolary style, consisting of newspaper cutti... | 57,118 |
9572984 | A Melon for Ecstasy | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A%20Melon%20for%20Ecstasy | A Melon for Ecstasy
almost pride in his peculiarity, are a series of comic sub-plots involving the local naturalists' society (are the holes appearing in trees around town really the work of the sabre-toothed dormouse?); a feud between local councillors that leads to mass poisoning; Mackevoy's unwitting involvements in... | 57,119 |
9572944 | Istanbul International Community School | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Istanbul%20International%20Community%20School | Istanbul International Community School
Istanbul International Community School
Istanbul International Community School, the first international school established in Istanbul, was founded in 1911 to educate the children of international professors at Robert College. The name of the school was "Robert College Communit... | 57,120 |
9572944 | Istanbul International Community School | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Istanbul%20International%20Community%20School | Istanbul International Community School
1999.
IICS is a:
- non-profit,
- PK-12,
- independent,
- co-educational,
- non-sectarian school.
The student body of over 500 students includes more than 40 nationalities. Students are required to hold foreign passports to be admitted to the school due to legal requirement... | 57,121 |
9572944 | Istanbul International Community School | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Istanbul%20International%20Community%20School | Istanbul International Community School
and by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). It is the only Pre-school through grade 12 international school in Istanbul globally accredited by these agencies. IICS’ latest accreditation review by CIS and NEASC was successfully completed in 2012 with a five... | 57,122 |
9572944 | Istanbul International Community School | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Istanbul%20International%20Community%20School | Istanbul International Community School
instead of French/Spanish/German.
IICS is globally accredited by the Council of International Schools and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. The school was re-accredited through a joint evaluation by CIS and NEASC in 2008. IICS is also a member of the Central a... | 57,123 |
9572944 | Istanbul International Community School | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Istanbul%20International%20Community%20School | Istanbul International Community School
- Robert College
- List of international schools
- International Baccalaureate Organization
- Council of International Schools
- New England Association of Schools and Colleges
- Central and Eastern European Schools Association
- European Council of International Schools
-... | 57,124 |
9573025 | Scandjet | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scandjet | Scandjet
Scandjet
ScandJet is a Swedish travel agency that sells tickets to Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. During the season of April–October ScandJet offers direct flights from Scandinavia (Stockholm Arlanda, Stockholm Västerås, Gothenburg Landvetter, Malmö, Örebro, Umeå, Luleå, Sundsvall, Kalmar, Karlstad, Oslo... | 57,125 |
9573032 | Tayyar Yalaz | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tayyar%20Yalaz | Tayyar Yalaz
Tayyar Yalaz
Tayyar Yalaz (1901 – 12 October 1943) was a Turkish sport wrestler, who competed at the 1924 and 1928 Olympics.
He was born in 1901 in Istanbul and began wrestling at Kuleli Military High School in Istanbul. Tayyar Yalaz participated at the Summer Olympics in Paris, France and in Amsterdam, ... | 57,126 |
9572990 | Chalcedon tribunal | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chalcedon%20tribunal | Chalcedon tribunal
Chalcedon tribunal
Shortly after the death of Roman emperor Constantius II, his successor Julian held a tribunal at the city of Chalcedon, which was then a suburb of Constantinople. Saturninius Secundus Salutius, who was raised to the rank of Praetorian Prefect was given the chief oversight and with... | 57,127 |
9572990 | Chalcedon tribunal | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chalcedon%20tribunal | Chalcedon tribunal
s, Arbitio, Agilo, Nevitta and Jovinus. The first two were ex-officers of Constantius, while the other two had served with Julian.
At this tribunal a large part of Constantius's ministers were brought to trial. In charge of the daily inquisitions was Arbitio, "while the others were present merely fo... | 57,128 |
9573081 | Cayo Batata | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cayo%20Batata | Cayo Batata
Cayo Batata
Cayo Batata is an uninhabited, grass-covered island, located at , east of "Morro de Humacao", the closest mainland feature (which is immediately south of the mouth of Río Humacao), in Humacao, Puerto Rico.
# Geography.
The island is rectangular with sides between in length. It is up to high. ... | 57,129 |
9573081 | Cayo Batata | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cayo%20Batata | Cayo Batata
at , east of "Morro de Humacao", the closest mainland feature (which is immediately south of the mouth of Río Humacao), in Humacao, Puerto Rico.
# Geography.
The island is rectangular with sides between in length. It is up to high. The area is (Block 3060, Block Group 3, Census Tract 1805, Humacao Municip... | 57,130 |
9572975 | Clinton LeSueur | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Clinton%20LeSueur | Clinton LeSueur
Clinton LeSueur
Clinton Bernard LeSueur (born March 2, 1969) is an African-American politician and journalist. A native of Holly Springs, Mississippi, he resides in Washington, D.C.
# Personal life.
LeSueur was born and reared in Holly Springs, a suburb of Memphis, Tennessee. His father was a Church ... | 57,131 |
9572975 | Clinton LeSueur | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Clinton%20LeSueur | Clinton LeSueur
newspapers in United States. He left there to work as a news assistant at "USA Today", where he received the "Voice of Courage" award for writing about health issues. Later, he became lead reporter for "TV Technology Magazine", for which he covered the Federal Communication Commission and the Consumer a... | 57,132 |
9572975 | Clinton LeSueur | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Clinton%20LeSueur | Clinton LeSueur
an AmeriCorps volunteer, in which he mentor students in local urban schools.
Prior to his relocation to the nationals capital, LeSueur had resided in Greenville in the Mississippi Delta.
# Political career.
LeSueur grew up as a Democrat. He switched his party affiliation to Republican in 2001 after b... | 57,133 |
9572975 | Clinton LeSueur | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Clinton%20LeSueur | Clinton LeSueur
who still holds this seat. LeSueur ran on a strongly socially conservative platform but was defeated by Thompson, 55.1 to 42.7 percent. LeSueur took comfort in his showing given the heavily Democratic tilt of the district and the fact that LeSueur received little encouragement from the national GOP.
He... | 57,134 |
9573055 | Marian College (Sunshine West) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marian%20College%20(Sunshine%20West) | Marian College (Sunshine West)
Marian College (Sunshine West)
Marian College is an independent Roman Catholic secondary day school for girls, located in the outer Melbourne suburb of Sunshine West, Victoria, Australia. Established in 1958, Marian College works under the governance of the Brigidine Sisters.
Marian Col... | 57,135 |
9573055 | Marian College (Sunshine West) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marian%20College%20(Sunshine%20West) | Marian College (Sunshine West)
independent Roman Catholic secondary day school for girls, located in the outer Melbourne suburb of Sunshine West, Victoria, Australia. Established in 1958, Marian College works under the governance of the Brigidine Sisters.
Marian College seeks to provide young women with the opportunit... | 57,136 |
9572976 | Garrett Johnson | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Garrett%20Johnson | Garrett Johnson
Garrett Johnson
Garrett W. Johnson (born May 24, 1984) is an American shot putter. Johnson won the 2006 NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Shot Put Championship. Johnson also was named a Rhodes Scholar in 2006 on behalf of the United States.
# Academic.
Garrett Johnson was the Salutatorian in the 2002 graduatin... | 57,137 |
9572976 | Garrett Johnson | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Garrett%20Johnson | Garrett Johnson
academic All-American in 2005 and 2006 and earned the Florida State Golden Torch Award given to the FSU student-athlete with the highest GPA. Johnson, a scholar athlete, was named to the FSU Dean’s list with a 3.5 GPA or better and the FSU President’s list with a 4.0 GPA throughout his undergraduate car... | 57,138 |
9572976 | Garrett Johnson | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Garrett%20Johnson | Garrett Johnson
Legislative Office of Florida Governor Jeb Bush.
# Track & Field.
- Shot Put – ("Personal Record") 20.84m -or- 68-feet, 4 /-inches
- 2006, NCAA Indoor National Champion (Shot Put)
- 2006, NCAA Outdoor National Champion (Shot Put)
Johnson is coached by Harlis Meaders. Johnson was a finalist in the 2... | 57,139 |
9572976 | Garrett Johnson | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Garrett%20Johnson | Garrett Johnson
as a staffer for the Senate's Committee on Foreign Relations. Currently, he is a co-founder of Sendhub, a SMS company for organizations, established in 2011 alongside Ash Rust and John Fallone.
# Awards.
- 2004 Seminole Impact Award
- 2004–2005 ESPN The Magazine Second-Team Academic All America
- 20... | 57,140 |
9573062 | Bonagratia de San Giovanni in Persiceto | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bonagratia%20de%20San%20Giovanni%20in%20Persiceto | Bonagratia de San Giovanni in Persiceto
Bonagratia de San Giovanni in Persiceto
Bonagratia de San Giovanni in Persiceto (fl. 1278–1283) was an Italian Friar Minor, who became Minister General of the Order.
In the 1270s he led a papal mission to Michael VIII Palaiologos.
# Historical context.
Pope John XXI employed ... | 57,141 |
9573062 | Bonagratia de San Giovanni in Persiceto | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bonagratia%20de%20San%20Giovanni%20in%20Persiceto | Bonagratia de San Giovanni in Persiceto
of Padua in 1276. On 20 May 1279, he convened the General Chapter of Assisi, at which Bonagratia was elected Minister General.
Bonagratia conducted a deputation from the chapter before Pope Nicholas III, who was then staying at Soriano, and petitioned for a cardinal-protector. T... | 57,142 |
9573062 | Bonagratia de San Giovanni in Persiceto | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bonagratia%20de%20San%20Giovanni%20in%20Persiceto | Bonagratia de San Giovanni in Persiceto
the Holy See, unless the donor wished to retain his title. All moneys were to be held in trust by the nuntii, or spiritual friends, for the friars, who could however raise no claim to them. The purchase of goods could take place only through procurators appointed by the pope, or ... | 57,143 |
9573062 | Bonagratia de San Giovanni in Persiceto | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bonagratia%20de%20San%20Giovanni%20in%20Persiceto | Bonagratia de San Giovanni in Persiceto
endless friction and open quarrels between the two divisions of the clergy, and, although Martin IV granted no new privileges to the mendicants, the strife now broke out with increased violence, chiefly in France and in a particular manner at Paris.
In the Bull "Exultantes" of 1... | 57,144 |
9573062 | Bonagratia de San Giovanni in Persiceto | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bonagratia%20de%20San%20Giovanni%20in%20Persiceto | Bonagratia de San Giovanni in Persiceto
n consequence of the rule of poverty, the literal and unconditional observance of which was rendered impossible by the great expansion of the Order, by its pursuit of learning, and the accumulated property of the large cloisters in the towns. The appointment of these trustees, ho... | 57,145 |
9573095 | Jan Peters (footballer) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jan%20Peters%20(footballer) | Jan Peters (footballer)
Jan Peters (footballer)
Johannes ("Jan") Wilhelmus Peters (born 18 August 1954 in Groesbeek, Gelderland) is a retired football midfielder from the Netherlands.
# Career.
Peters obtained 31 caps for the Dutch national team, scoring four goals, in the 1970s and early 1980s. He is famous for sco... | 57,146 |
9573095 | Jan Peters (footballer) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jan%20Peters%20(footballer) | Jan Peters (footballer)
us Peters (born 18 August 1954 in Groesbeek, Gelderland) is a retired football midfielder from the Netherlands.
# Career.
Peters obtained 31 caps for the Dutch national team, scoring four goals, in the 1970s and early 1980s. He is famous for scoring the goals that beat England 2–0 at Wembley i... | 57,147 |
420691 | The Underground History of American Education | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20Underground%20History%20of%20American%20Education | The Underground History of American Education
The Underground History of American Education
The Underground History of American Education: A Schoolteacher’s Intimate Investigation Into the Problem of Modern Schooling (, pbk. ) is a critique of the United States education system by John Taylor Gatto.
A former teacher,... | 57,148 |
420691 | The Underground History of American Education | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20Underground%20History%20of%20American%20Education | The Underground History of American Education
tainty at the cost of suppressing free will, and those which offer liberty at the price of constant risk".
Gatto argues that educational strategies promoted by government and industry leaders for over a century included the creation of a system that keeps real power in the... | 57,149 |
9573034 | 2007 Masters of Darts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2007%20Masters%20of%20Darts | 2007 Masters of Darts
2007 Masters of Darts
The 2007 Keukenconcurrent Masters of Darts was the second staging of a Dutch darts tournament featuring five top Dutch and five top English players.
The event witnessed a nine dart finish by Dutch teenager Michael van Gerwen, who became the youngest player to achieve the fe... | 57,150 |
9573034 | 2007 Masters of Darts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2007%20Masters%20of%20Darts | 2007 Masters of Darts
multi functional trade and events centre in Hengelo, Netherlands.
# Format.
The inaugural event in 2005 featured an historic first tournament between players from the BDO and the PDC. This time around the Masters featured an England v the Netherlands clash. At time the tournament details were an... | 57,151 |
9573034 | 2007 Masters of Darts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2007%20Masters%20of%20Darts | 2007 Masters of Darts
to cover the event from RTL5, who broadcast the 2005 event. Sky Sports showed highlights of the tournament on 16 July 2007. It was staged between February 10 and February 18, 2007. The Dutch squad consisted of Raymond van Barneveld, Roland Scholten, Vincent van der Voort, Jelle Klaasen and Michael... | 57,152 |
9573034 | 2007 Masters of Darts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2007%20Masters%20of%20Darts | 2007 Masters of Darts
and the top two English players battling for a place in Sunday's final for the first prize of €50,000. The total prize fund was €185,000.
# Results and review.
Saturday 10 February, 19:00 UTC (Best of 5 sets)
Michael van Gerwen produced a superb victory over 13 times World Champion Phil Taylor ... | 57,153 |
9573034 | 2007 Masters of Darts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2007%20Masters%20of%20Darts | 2007 Masters of Darts
the match with a 164 checkout for the 3–0 win.
Another surprise came when Peter Manley beat current World Champion Raymond van Barneveld. Manley took the first set with a 130 checkout in the decider and some steady scoring put him 2-0 up before van Barneveld started a comeback with seven successi... | 57,154 |
9573034 | 2007 Masters of Darts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2007%20Masters%20of%20Darts | 2007 Masters of Darts
to date. Michael van Gerwen, Mervyn King and Peter Manley maintained their 100% records and Jelle Klaasen got off the mark with his first victory of the tournament. England players extend their lead to 7–3 in match victories, although it is an individual competition with the top two from each nati... | 57,155 |
9573034 | 2007 Masters of Darts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2007%20Masters%20of%20Darts | 2007 Masters of Darts
of the tournament with a thrilling victory over Michael van Gerwen (previously 100%). The match went to a sudden death leg after reaching 5–5 in the final set. Wayne Mardle is still in contention with his second win. England have now won 11 matches to the Netherlands 4.
Tuesday 13 February, 19:00... | 57,156 |
9573034 | 2007 Masters of Darts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2007%20Masters%20of%20Darts | 2007 Masters of Darts
only his second win, Raymond van Barneveld also guarantees a semi-final spot with a 3–0 win over Wayne Mardle. With Manley already assured a semi-final place, its down to King, Lloyd and Mardle to battle it out for the final place in the last four. England had an unassailable lead of 14–6 in the t... | 57,157 |
9573034 | 2007 Masters of Darts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2007%20Masters%20of%20Darts | 2007 Masters of Darts
a victory to win the Dutch group and he obliged with a 3–0 win over Colin Lloyd, virtually ending his qualifying hopes. Phil Taylor's dead rubber against Vincent van der Voort ended in defeat, his third of the tournament. Taylor would have the ingnominity of finishing bottom of the England group. ... | 57,158 |
9573034 | 2007 Masters of Darts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2007%20Masters%20of%20Darts | 2007 Masters of Darts
of 11 sets)
Michael van Gerwen achieved a perfect nine dart finish during his defeat by Raymond van Barneveld. van Gerwen became the youngest player to achieve a televised nine-darter, as the event was broadcast live in the Netherlands. His achievement came in the second leg of the fifth set, whe... | 57,159 |
9573034 | 2007 Masters of Darts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2007%20Masters%20of%20Darts | 2007 Masters of Darts
trailed 3–5 in sets and was just one leg away from defeat at 0–2 in the ninth set. Three successive ton-plus finishes kept him in the match. King missed a dart to win the match in the tenth set, before Manley took it into a decider.
King took the first leg of the deciding set, before Manley level... | 57,160 |
9573034 | 2007 Masters of Darts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2007%20Masters%20of%20Darts | 2007 Masters of Darts
y and he held out with a double eight in the fourth leg to clinch his final place.
## Final.
Sunday 18 February, 19:00 UTC (Best of 13 sets)
The final was a one-sided affair as Raymond van Barneveld ended Peter Manley's 100% record with a convincing 7–0 victory to take the title. Manley missed ... | 57,161 |
420700 | Liberty Party | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Liberty%20Party | Liberty Party
Liberty Party
Liberty Party may refer to:
- Liberty Party (United States)
- Liberty Party (United States, 1840)
- Liberty Party (United States, 1932)
- Liberty (Poland)
- Liberty Party (Liberia)
- Liberty Party (Turkey) a historical party in Turkey
# See also.
- Liberal Party
- Libertarian Party... | 57,162 |
420708 | FPP | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=FPP | FPP
FPP
FPP may refer to:
# Politics.
- Federacja Polskiej Przedsiębiorczości, a defunct political party in Poland
- First-past-the-post voting
- First Peoples Party, a defunct political party in Canada
- Patriotic Front for Progress (French: "), a political party in the Central African Republic
- Popular Front ... | 57,163 |
420708 | FPP | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=FPP | FPP
y in Canada
- Patriotic Front for Progress (French: "), a political party in the Central African Republic
- Popular Front of Potosí (Spanish: "), a defunct political party in Bolivia
# Science and medicine.
- Fantasy prone personality
- Farnesyl pyrophosphate
- FPP scale, for rating tornado intensity
- Funda... | 57,164 |
420712 | Bob Simmons | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bob%20Simmons | Bob Simmons
Bob Simmons
Bob Simmons may refer to:
- Bob Simmons (stunt man) (1923–1987), renowned stunt man for the James Bond film series
- Bob Simmons (surfer) (1919–1954), early surfing pioneer
- Bob Simmons (offensive lineman) (born 1954), American football player
- Bob Simmons (American football coach) (born ... | 57,165 |
420692 | Brigham Young (film) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brigham%20Young%20(film) | Brigham Young (film)
Brigham Young (film)
Brigham Young (also known as Brigham Young – Frontiersman) is a 1940 American biographical romantic drama film that describes Young's succession to the presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after founder Joseph Smith, Jr. was assassinated in 1844.
# Pl... | 57,166 |
420692 | Brigham Young (film) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brigham%20Young%20(film) | Brigham Young (film)
Outsider
- Dean Jagger as Brigham Young
- Brian Donlevy as Angus Duncan
- Jane Darwell as Eliza Kent
- John Carradine as Porter Rockwell
- Mary Astor as Mary Ann Young
- Vincent Price as Joseph Smith
- Jean Rogers as Clara Young
- Ann E. Todd as Mary Kent
- Willard Robertson as Heber Kimba... | 57,167 |
420692 | Brigham Young (film) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brigham%20Young%20(film) | Brigham Young (film)
of the film were shot in Lone Pine, California, in the plains west of Parowan Gap, and in Utah Lake for the seagull scenes.
# Reception.
Michael and Henry Medved included "Brigham Young" in their 1984 book describing film financial failures, "The Hollywood Hall of Shame", stating "Twentieth Centu... | 57,168 |
420692 | Brigham Young (film) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brigham%20Young%20(film) | Brigham Young (film)
n the plains west of Parowan Gap, and in Utah Lake for the seagull scenes.
# Reception.
Michael and Henry Medved included "Brigham Young" in their 1984 book describing film financial failures, "The Hollywood Hall of Shame", stating "Twentieth Century-Fox tried to emphasize its star power and to d... | 57,169 |
9573120 | Astrid Lødemel | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Astrid%20Lødemel | Astrid Lødemel
Astrid Lødemel
Astrid Lødemel (born 9 December 1971) is a retired Norwegian alpine skier from Voss. Her best result in the World Cup is a second place in Vail, United States, on 13 December 1992 just two hundreds of a second behind Ulrike Maier. Astrid Lødemel has a 3rd place in the World Cup from Morzi... | 57,170 |
9573120 | Astrid Lødemel | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Astrid%20Lødemel | Astrid Lødemel
Lødemel (born 9 December 1971) is a retired Norwegian alpine skier from Voss. Her best result in the World Cup is a second place in Vail, United States, on 13 December 1992 just two hundreds of a second behind Ulrike Maier. Astrid Lødemel has a 3rd place in the World Cup from Morzine, France on 3 March 1... | 57,171 |
420709 | Bob Simmons (surfer) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bob%20Simmons%20(surfer) | Bob Simmons (surfer)
Bob Simmons (surfer)
Robert Wilson "Bob" Simmons (March 29, 1919 – September 26, 1954) was an American surfer and surfboard shaper, considered to be the father of the modern surfboard.
Simmons was born in Los Angeles, California. During his early teens, he developed a tumor on his left ankle whic... | 57,172 |
420698 | Liberal Party of South Africa | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Liberal%20Party%20of%20South%20Africa | Liberal Party of South Africa
Liberal Party of South Africa
The Liberal Party of South Africa was a South African political party from 1953 to 1968.
# Founding.
The party was founded on 9 May 1953 at a meeting of the South African Liberal Association in Cape Town. Essentially it grew out of a belief that the United ... | 57,173 |
420698 | Liberal Party of South Africa | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Liberal%20Party%20of%20South%20Africa | Liberal Party of South Africa
Leo Marquard – Vice President
- Dr Oscar Wolheim – Chairman
- Leslie Rubin (South African Senator) – Vice-Chairman
- Peter Brown – National Chairman
- H. Selby Msimang
- Leo Kuper
- Hilda Kuper
# History.
For the first half of its life the Liberal Party was comparatively conservati... | 57,174 |
420698 | Liberal Party of South Africa | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Liberal%20Party%20of%20South%20Africa | Liberal Party of South Africa
outlook of the party. Another factor was the use of simultaneous translation equipment at party congresses, which enabled black rural members to speak uninhibitedly for the first time.
In the 1960s, therefore, the Liberal Party stood unequivocally for a democratic nonracial South Africa, ... | 57,175 |
420698 | Liberal Party of South Africa | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Liberal%20Party%20of%20South%20Africa | Liberal Party of South Africa
on Robben Island during Nelson Mandela's time there.
# Contact.
The newspaper "Contact" was closely tied to the Liberal Party, although officially it was a separate publication. The link is described by Callan as follows:
It may, however, be more accurate to tie the paper to Patrick Dun... | 57,176 |
420698 | Liberal Party of South Africa | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Liberal%20Party%20of%20South%20Africa | Liberal Party of South Africa
and arbitrary suppression of political opposition. Many of its members were placed under bans and persecuted by the South African government, which accused the party of furthering the aims of Communism.
In 1968 the South African government passed the so-called Prohibition of Improper Inte... | 57,177 |
9573077 | Footwork Arrows | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Footwork%20Arrows | Footwork Arrows
Footwork Arrows
Footwork Arrows was the name of a Formula One motor racing team, competing during the mid-1990s.
Japanese businessman Wataru Ohashi, who was the president of Footwork Express Co., Ltd., a Japanese logistics company, began investing heavily in the Arrows team in 1990, the deal including... | 57,178 |
9573077 | Footwork Arrows | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Footwork%20Arrows | Footwork Arrows
Ohashi withdrew his financial backing before the season, whereupon the name of the team reverted to Arrows. Regardless, Jackie Oliver had retained operational control throughout the entire period.
# Team history.
## 1991.
Arrows was officially renamed Footwork for . The season began with the A11C cha... | 57,179 |
9573077 | Footwork Arrows | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Footwork%20Arrows | Footwork Arrows
a second new car at Monaco. Caffi was then hurt in a road accident a week later, and was replaced by Stefan Johansson for several races.
In June the team decided to replace the unsuccessful Porsche engines with Hart-prepared Cosworth DFR engines. Having failed to score points for a year the team was fo... | 57,180 |
9573077 | Footwork Arrows | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Footwork%20Arrows | Footwork Arrows
scored four times, 5th in both the Spanish and San Marino Grands Prix and 6th in both the Brazilian and Portuguese Grands Prix, the team finishing with six points and equal 7th with Ligier in the Constructors' Championship.
## 1993.
For , Alboreto was dropped to make way for Derek Warwick who joined S... | 57,181 |
9573077 | Footwork Arrows | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Footwork%20Arrows | Footwork Arrows
his sponsorship. The team lost its Mugen engines as a result, and had to return to Ford V8s for .
## 1994.
Jenkins designed the Footwork FA15 for young drivers Gianni Morbidelli and Christian Fittipaldi but money was short. The neat car drew a number of admiring glances, with Fittipaldi taking 4th pla... | 57,182 |
9573077 | Footwork Arrows | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Footwork%20Arrows | Footwork Arrows
Prix where the cars came 4th and 5th out of eight finishers Thanks to Michael Schumacher's disqualification from the Belgian Grand Prix, Morbidelli was promoted to 6th, which was some compensation for team-mate Fittipaldi being disqualified from 6th in the parc fermé at the 1994 Canadian Grand Prix. Tha... | 57,183 |
9573077 | Footwork Arrows | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Footwork%20Arrows | Footwork Arrows
FA16. In the mid-season there was so little money that Morbidelli had to be replaced by Max Papis, although he returned for the last three races and scored Footwork's first podium in Adelaide. That result, plus a 6th place in the Canadian Grand Prix allowed Footwork to finish 8th in the Constructors' Ch... | 57,184 |
9573077 | Footwork Arrows | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Footwork%20Arrows | Footwork Arrows
Oliver and Alan Rees bought back the shares from Ohashi thanks to assistance from finance house Schwabische Finanz & Unternehmensberatung AG.
## 1996.
In March 1996, Tom Walkinshaw acquired a controlling interest in the team by buying out Rees. Walkinshaw controlled 40% of the shares with an associate... | 57,185 |
420720 | Petar Stoyanov | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Petar%20Stoyanov | Petar Stoyanov
Petar Stoyanov
Petar Stefanov Stojanov (; born 25 May 1952) is a Bulgarian politician who was President of Bulgaria from 1997 to 2002. He was elected as a candidate of the Union of Democratic Forces (UDF). He did not succeed in the next presidential elections and after leaving office refrained from poli... | 57,186 |
420720 | Petar Stoyanov | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Petar%20Stoyanov | Petar Stoyanov
years. Stoyanov also speaks English and German in addition to his mother tongue Bulgarian.
Quickly after the political changes in Bulgaria at the end of 1989 from communism to democratic rule Stoyanov embarked on a political career (1990), co-founding and chairing a Democracy Club in Plovdiv. Later in t... | 57,187 |
420720 | Petar Stoyanov | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Petar%20Stoyanov | Petar Stoyanov
power due to parliamentary voting of approval that did not reach enough votes. Thenafter, in May 1993, Stoyanov became a President of the UDF Legal Council.
In 1994, he was elected Member of Parliament and he was Deputy Chairman of the UDF Parliamentary Group, also Deputy Chairman of the Parliamentary C... | 57,188 |
420720 | Petar Stoyanov | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Petar%20Stoyanov | Petar Stoyanov
Marazov and George Ganchev, founder and leader of Bulgarian Business Bloc, in the first round. He then defeated Marazov in a runoff by winning 59,73% of the votes cast.He was elected President of Bulgaria with the support of diverse opposition parties on 3 November 1996.
On 19 January 1997, he was sworn... | 57,189 |
420720 | Petar Stoyanov | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Petar%20Stoyanov | Petar Stoyanov
After the resignation of the Socialist Prime Minister Jean Videnov, the President of BSP, Georgi Parvanov and the newly appointed Prime Minister, Nikolay Dobrev, paid a visit to the newly elected Head of State with a Cabenit line-up of the new BSP Council of Ministers. Since they had absolute majority in... | 57,190 |
420720 | Petar Stoyanov | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Petar%20Stoyanov | Petar Stoyanov
were forced to concede their mandate to form a new cabinet, and so with the decisive role of the newly-elected Head of State the political crisis was ended. President Stoyanov appointed a Caretaker Government headed by Sofia Mayor Stefan Sofianski, who was elected by the Union of Democratic Forces, and ... | 57,191 |
420720 | Petar Stoyanov | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Petar%20Stoyanov | Petar Stoyanov
to the European Union, which was key to the country's subsequent accession to the EU.
Bulgaria ratified the Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities and became a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.
In 1999, for the first time, a US Presid... | 57,192 |
420720 | Petar Stoyanov | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Petar%20Stoyanov | Petar Stoyanov
the monastery library of the Zograf Monastery on January 12, 1998 at his decision.
## Elections for president in 2001.
Petar Stoyanov lost the presidential elections in 2001. In the first round of the 2001 voting he finished in second place, as the socialist candidate Georgi Parvanov received 36.3%, St... | 57,193 |
420720 | Petar Stoyanov | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Petar%20Stoyanov | Petar Stoyanov
secret file containing information about Bonev’s alleged contacts with persons of dubious repute. The presenter Ivo Indzhev read it out on air. At the height of the disputes, the reply of the other Presenter, Svetla Petrova, was "you risk the biggest winner of the dispute to be Georgi Parvanov," who did... | 57,194 |
420720 | Petar Stoyanov | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Petar%20Stoyanov | Petar Stoyanov
supported the candidate of the former Communist Party, Georgi Parvanov, despite the opressions the Bulgarian Turks were subjected to during the so-called "Revival process" by the oppressive bodies of the Bulgarian Communist Party.
Before the start of the campaign, Stoyanov was supported by the UDF, but ... | 57,195 |
420720 | Petar Stoyanov | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Petar%20Stoyanov | Petar Stoyanov
motivated by the desire to save the state the cost of the trip to the village of Banya, where he was registered and this disheartened his followers and voters.
Petar Stoyanov lost the elections for a second presidential term and this marked the beginning of the end of the Union of Democratic Forces, bac... | 57,196 |
420720 | Petar Stoyanov | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Petar%20Stoyanov | Petar Stoyanov
Administration Affairs Committee. Because of the UDF's inadequate result in these elections (8.4% of the popular vote, and 20 out of 240 seats), he blamed the party leader Nadezhda Mihailova, criticizing her policy. On October 1, 2005 the UDF National Conference elected him as Chairman.
On 20 May 2007 a... | 57,197 |
420720 | Petar Stoyanov | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Petar%20Stoyanov | Petar Stoyanov
global, multidisciplinary effort to strengthen the Rule of Law for the development of communities of opportunity and equity. In 2002, as a fellow of The German Marshall Fund, Petar Stoyanov delivered lectures in the USA at John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, New York University, A... | 57,198 |
420720 | Petar Stoyanov | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Petar%20Stoyanov | Petar Stoyanov
Membership.
Stoyanov is member of the Bulgarian Internet Society since 2000, and has been a regular Internet user.
# Family.
He is married to Antonina Stoyanova and has a daughter Fany (born 1990) and a son Stefan (born 1979). His younger brother, Emil Stoyanov, is a former MEP from GERB.
# Honours a... | 57,199 |
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