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28148116 | Kaze no Bushi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kaze%20no%20Bushi | Kaze no Bushi
Kaze no Bushi
# Story.
The film tells the story of a womanizing ninja named Nabari Shinzo (Hashizo Okawa) during the Tokugawa shogunate. Hired for a mission by the government, Shinzo soon finds himself in the center of a multi-sided intrigue, surrounded by double agents and fighting for the woman he loves (Hiroko Sakuramachi as Chino) against a treacherous ronin rival.
# DVD release.
A remastered version of the film has been released on a DVD by Toei Video in Japan in 2006 (in 16:9 widescreen version with a trailer and photo gallery special features). The film has been later imported to U.S. with English subtitles under the title Warrior of the Wind (not to be confused with "Warriors of the | 6,127,300 |
28148116 | Kaze no Bushi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kaze%20no%20Bushi | Kaze no Bushi
hinzo (Hashizo Okawa) during the Tokugawa shogunate. Hired for a mission by the government, Shinzo soon finds himself in the center of a multi-sided intrigue, surrounded by double agents and fighting for the woman he loves (Hiroko Sakuramachi as Chino) against a treacherous ronin rival.
# DVD release.
A remastered version of the film has been released on a DVD by Toei Video in Japan in 2006 (in 16:9 widescreen version with a trailer and photo gallery special features). The film has been later imported to U.S. with English subtitles under the title Warrior of the Wind (not to be confused with "Warriors of the Wind").
# External links.
- Beauty and humanity in KAZE NO BUSHI - Vintage Ninja | 6,127,301 |
28148156 | James Heath (boxer) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James%20Heath%20(boxer) | James Heath (boxer)
es Heath (boxer)
James Heath (born February 17, 1960) is a former professional boxer, who fought for the WBA Cruiserweight Title two times during an 11-year career.
Heath turned professional in 1985, winning his debut against Jessie Brown in 3 rounds. Heath was given the opportunity to fight Orlin Norris for the WBA Cruiserweight Title in Mexico after 10 fights. Heath was knocked out in the 3rd round. Heath's second World Title shot came 2 years later against Nate Miller. The result was a 7th-round technical knockout going Miller's way. Shortly after Heath retired.
James Heath also won the NABF Cruiserweight Title.
# References.
- http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=4962&cat=boxer | 6,127,302 |
28148172 | Margit Dajka | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Margit%20Dajka | Margit Dajka
Margit Dajka
Margit Dajka (13 October 1907 – 24 May 1986) was a Hungarian actress. She appeared in 66 films between 1932 and 1986. She starred in the 1976 film "A Strange Role". It was entered into the 27th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear. Her fourth and last husband was military officer Árpád Lajtos.
# Selected filmography.
- "Modern Girls" (1937)
- "Háry János" (1941)
- "Liliomfi" (1954)
- "Iron Flower" (1958)
- "Forbidden Ground" (1968)
- "Szindbád" (1971)
- "Cats' Play" (1972)
- "141 Minutes from the Unfinished Sentence" (1975)
- "A Strange Role" (1976)
- "A Nice Neighbor" (1979) | 6,127,303 |
28148007 | Las Vegas Limited | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Las%20Vegas%20Limited | Las Vegas Limited
Las Vegas Limited
The Las Vegas Limited was a short-lived weekend-only passenger train operated by Amtrak between Los Angeles, California, and Las Vegas, Nevada. It was the last in series of excursion trains run by Amtrak between 1972–1976 serving the Los Angeles–Las Vegas market. Low patronage led to the train's withdrawal after three months. Amtrak returned to the Las Vegas market in 1979 with the "Desert Wind", a daily train between Los Angeles and Ogden, Utah.
# History.
## Background.
The railroad arrived in Las Vegas in 1905 with the opening of the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad between Salt Lake City and Los Angeles. Senator William A. Clark of Montana controlled the | 6,127,304 |
28148007 | Las Vegas Limited | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Las%20Vegas%20Limited | Las Vegas Limited
railroad from its founding in 1901 to 1921, when he sold his interest to the Union Pacific Railroad. This placed Las Vegas on the Union Pacific's main Los Angeles–Chicago route, and some of the UP's most famous trains served it, including the "Challenger", "Los Angeles Limited", and above all the "City of Los Angeles".
By 1970 this service was reduced to a combined "City of Los Angeles"/"Challenger", which itself was combined with the "City of Denver", "City of Kansas City", "City of Portland", and "City of San Francisco" on the Overland Route. This combined train earned the derisive sobriquet "City of Everywhere"; Amtrak's incorporators retained only the "City of San Francisco" for Amtrak's | 6,127,305 |
28148007 | Las Vegas Limited | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Las%20Vegas%20Limited | Las Vegas Limited
initial route structure. Intercity passenger service to Las Vegas ended on May 1, 1971, as Amtrak took over most private sector service.
## Fun trains.
Amtrak first restored service to Las Vegas on February 4, 1972, with the "Las Vegas Fun Train", also known as the "Crapshooters Express". This was more an excursion train than regular intercity service, running on the weekends only and then only for the winter season. Amtrak modeled the train on the "Reno Fun Train", which made weekend trips from the San Francisco Bay Area to Reno, Nevada during the winter season. Begun under the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1963, it had continued under Amtrak and was doing good business. The trips were sponsored | 6,127,306 |
28148007 | Las Vegas Limited | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Las%20Vegas%20Limited | Las Vegas Limited
by the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, which agreed to cover any losses sustained by Amtrak. Las Vegas mayor Oran K. Gragson was aboard for the first seven-hour trip from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. The inaugural train featured live music and poker games, in addition to a generous supply of alcohol. In Las Vegas the train stopped in a rail yard opposite the Union Plaza Hotel, which had opened in 1971. The train ran for three months, from February to May. For the first two months the train departed Los Angeles on Friday and returned on Sunday; on March 26 it switched to Sunday–Tuesday in an attempt to drum up weekday business in Las Vegas, with mixed results.
Another excursion train began running | 6,127,307 |
28148007 | Las Vegas Limited | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Las%20Vegas%20Limited | Las Vegas Limited
on September 20, 1974. Dubbed the "Las Vegas Celebrity Train", it was sponsored by Las Vegas Charter Service. Unlike the "Fun Train" it made up to three trips a week, departing Los Angeles on Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday. This was possible because it used idle equipment from Amtrak's thrice-weekly Los Angeles–New Orleans "Sunset Limited". Comedian Milton Berle was aboard for the first trip; celebrities slated to travel aboard future trips included Debbie Reynolds, Donald O'Connor, Wilt Chamberlain, Dana Andrews, Parnelli Jones, and Leslie Uggams. The service ended on April 27, 1975.
## "Las Vegas Limited".
In many respects the "Las Vegas Limited" was another iteration of the old "Fun Train". | 6,127,308 |
28148007 | Las Vegas Limited | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Las%20Vegas%20Limited | Las Vegas Limited
Early publicity billed it as such, and it operated on the old Friday out/Sunday return schedule. Nevada agreed to fund half the losses, but contracted with a firm, Iron Horse Inc., for marketing and promotion. The firm would be responsible for paying the state's share of the losses, if any. Package deals were available with eleven hotels. Again, Amtrak used old equipment temporarily surplus from other assignments.
The primary difference was that the train received official numbers (eastbound 782, westbound No. 781) and was listed in Amtrak's official timetable. It was the only one of the 1970s Los Angeles–Las Vegas trains so distinguished. Furthermore, no official end date was announced. The | 6,127,309 |
28148007 | Las Vegas Limited | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Las%20Vegas%20Limited | Las Vegas Limited
first train ran on Friday, May 21, 1976. Patronage did not meet expectations, and the state withdrew its support. The last train ran on August 6. Amtrak blamed inadequate publicity. Iron Horse Inc. lost $70,000–$80,000.
# Equipment.
The various Las Vegas excursion trains ran during Amtrak's "Rainbow Era", with old inherited equipment from various private railroads mixed together. Although Amtrak began receiving new Amfleet coaches in 1975, they were not employed on the "Las Vegas Limited". For its first few weeks of operation the "Las Vegas Fun Train" ran with eight coaches, two lounges, two dining cars, and a baggage car which was retrofitted into a dance hall. Four of the coaches were parlor | 6,127,310 |
28148007 | Las Vegas Limited | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Las%20Vegas%20Limited | Las Vegas Limited
not employed on the "Las Vegas Limited". For its first few weeks of operation the "Las Vegas Fun Train" ran with eight coaches, two lounges, two dining cars, and a baggage car which was retrofitted into a dance hall. Four of the coaches were parlor cars. The "Las Vegas Celebrity Train" used idled equipment from the "Sunset Limited" plus several leased private cars. For the inaugural run this included a lunch counter dining car, several Hi-Level coaches, a lounge car, a dining car, and a lounge-observation car. The equipment of the "Las Vegas Limited" was similar to the original "Fun Train": a diner, lounge and coaches.
# External links.
- 1976 timetable
- Video of the first eastbound run | 6,127,311 |
28148137 | Bogotá Half Marathon | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bogotá%20Half%20Marathon | Bogotá Half Marathon
Bogotá Half Marathon
The Bogotá International Half Marathon (), or mmB as it is traditionally known, is an annual road running competition over a half marathon distance taking place in Bogotá, Colombia in late July or early August. Established in 2000, it holds IAAF Gold Label Road Race status, making it the first and thus far only South American race to achieve this accreditation. The competition features both elite and popular (or recreational) sections within the half marathon and 10K races. Around 45,000 runners take part in the competition's events each year.
Both courses at the race have a point-to-point format. The half marathon course starts at Bolívar Square and heads north past Avenida | 6,127,312 |
28148137 | Bogotá Half Marathon | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bogotá%20Half%20Marathon | Bogotá Half Marathon
Jiménez and Parque Nacional, before turning west at Unicentro shopping centre. The course continues heading west, passing the Salitre Mágico amusement park, and finishes at Simón Bolívar Park. The 10K race has identical start and finishing points, but follows a more direct path between the two – heading north on Calle 26 then switching to Calle 53 which goes directly past Bolívar Park.
The elite race has featured a number of high profile runners, including former marathon world record holder and champion Catherine Ndereba, two-time Saint Silvester Road Race winner James Kwambai, Olympic medallist and New York City Marathon champion Joyce Chepchumba and 2005 World Half Marathon champion Fabiano | 6,127,313 |
28148137 | Bogotá Half Marathon | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bogotá%20Half%20Marathon | Bogotá Half Marathon
e runners, including former marathon world record holder and champion Catherine Ndereba, two-time Saint Silvester Road Race winner James Kwambai, Olympic medallist and New York City Marathon champion Joyce Chepchumba and 2005 World Half Marathon champion Fabiano Joseph. The race is not typically conducive to fast times as the city is located at 2,600 meters above sea level, some 8,530 feet, a factor which inhibits long distance runners. However, it is considered a perfect training ground for professional athletes and runners looking to run the World's Marathon Majors in Berlin, Chicago and New York happening in the fall each year.
# Past winners.
Key:
# External links.
- Official website | 6,127,314 |
28148168 | The Murray Hotel | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20Murray%20Hotel | The Murray Hotel
The Murray Hotel
The Murray Hotel, originally named the Elite Hotel, is an historic hotel in Livingston, Montana, United States. The original two story hotel was built at the corner of Park and Second St. in 1904 by Josephine Kline to accommodate passengers from the Northern Pacific Railway. The Elite was one of thirteen hotels built in downtown Livingston between 1884 and 1914 to service railroad travelers. Its construction was financed by the family of a future U.S. Senator from Montana, James E. Murray. The hotel's location opposite the Northern Pacific Railway's Livingston Depot made it a prime destination for railroad travelers. The hotel is located within the Livingston Commercial District, | 6,127,315 |
28148168 | The Murray Hotel | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20Murray%20Hotel | The Murray Hotel
a registered National Historic District.
# Expansion, foreclosure and renaming.
In the 1920s, the hotel expanded to four floors and 66 rooms. In the mid-1920s, the Murray family foreclosed on Josephine Kline, took over the operation of the hotel and renamed it "The Murray". Although Kline contested the foreclosure all the way to Washington D.C. as late as 1934, she failed to recover ownership from the Murrays. One of the unique aspects of the Murray was the installation of a 1905 hand-cranked Otis Elevator, at the time the only elevator in Livingston.
# Watering hole.
The Murray has always hosted a café or restaurant and a bar. The Murray Bar is well known for its celebrity visitors during | 6,127,316 |
28148168 | The Murray Hotel | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20Murray%20Hotel | The Murray Hotel
filming of movies in the Paradise Valley. The 2nd Street Bistro, opened in 2004 and preceded in years prior by the Peterson and the Winchester Cafe, is the current hotel restaurant. The Bistro was featured in 2009 episode on Montana where he dined with author Jim Harrison and artist Russell Chatham.
# Ownership.
The Murray experienced a serious reduction in business during the 1960s, mostly due to the decline in rail travel and growth of the Interstate Highway System. In 1978, local Montana ranchers Cliff and Pat Miller purchased the hotel from the Murray family and made modest renovations. The hotel was purchased by Dan and Kathleen Kaul, formerly from Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1991. They | 6,127,317 |
28148168 | The Murray Hotel | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20Murray%20Hotel | The Murray Hotel
undertook major renovations and reduced the number of hotel suites to 29. In 2001 the Kauls changed the business model of the hotel allowing individual investors to own individual suites, much like a condominium. Today, most of the hotel is available to the public, with 30 rooms and suites available.
# Notable visitors and events.
The following notable individuals have lived or stayed at the Murray Hotel:
- Whoopi Goldberg, comedian, actress
- Walter Jerome Hill, youngest son of James Jerome Hill, builder of the Great Northern Railway
- Margot Kidder, actress, activist
- Queen of Denmark
- Jack Palance, actor
- Sam Peckinpah, director, lived in a three-room suite at the Murray from 1979 | 6,127,318 |
28148168 | The Murray Hotel | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20Murray%20Hotel | The Murray Hotel
nvestors to own individual suites, much like a condominium. Today, most of the hotel is available to the public, with 30 rooms and suites available.
# Notable visitors and events.
The following notable individuals have lived or stayed at the Murray Hotel:
- Whoopi Goldberg, comedian, actress
- Walter Jerome Hill, youngest son of James Jerome Hill, builder of the Great Northern Railway
- Margot Kidder, actress, activist
- Queen of Denmark
- Jack Palance, actor
- Sam Peckinpah, director, lived in a three-room suite at the Murray from 1979 to 1984
- Robert Redford, actor, director
- Will Rogers, humorist
- Rip Torn, actor
- Robert Wadlow, the tallest man in the world, stayed in 1937 | 6,127,319 |
28148179 | Lipná (Hazlov) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lipná%20(Hazlov) | Lipná (Hazlov)
Lipná (Hazlov)
Lipná (German: "Lindau") is a village in Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic. It is one of the six municipality districts of Hazlov. In 2001 the village had a population of 15.
In village are found a sawmill, bus stop and a shop with wood products.
# Geography.
Lipná lies 2 kilometres west from Hazlov, about 530 meters above sea level. It is surrounded by forests. It neighbour with Hazlov to the east, with Polná to the southwest and with Skalka to the northeast. To the west there is the German border. Close to the village flows "Ostrožský potok".
# History.
Lipná was first mentioned in 1307. Village was always small, because of no much work here. People work in agricultural | 6,127,320 |
28148179 | Lipná (Hazlov) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lipná%20(Hazlov) | Lipná (Hazlov)
one of the six municipality districts of Hazlov. In 2001 the village had a population of 15.
In village are found a sawmill, bus stop and a shop with wood products.
# Geography.
Lipná lies 2 kilometres west from Hazlov, about 530 meters above sea level. It is surrounded by forests. It neighbour with Hazlov to the east, with Polná to the southwest and with Skalka to the northeast. To the west there is the German border. Close to the village flows "Ostrožský potok".
# History.
Lipná was first mentioned in 1307. Village was always small, because of no much work here. People work in agricultural or in a small quarry only.
# Landmarks.
- Conciliation cross from 1675,
- Few little chapels. | 6,127,321 |
28148180 | William Morris Society | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William%20Morris%20Society | William Morris Society
William Morris Society
The William Morris Society was founded in 1955 in London, England. The Society’s office and museum are located at Kelmscott House, Hammersmith, where Morris lived from 1879 until his death in 1896.
The Society aims to make more well-known the life and work of the Victorian designer, artist, writer, and socialist, William Morris (1834–1896) and his associates. The Society's programmes involve branches in the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States. Activities include conferences, educational activities, lectures, museum visits, social events, and tours. The Society also publishes books and pamphlets dealing with the life and work of Morris, a quarterly members' newsletter | 6,127,322 |
28148180 | William Morris Society | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William%20Morris%20Society | William Morris Society
d the United States. Activities include conferences, educational activities, lectures, museum visits, social events, and tours. The Society also publishes books and pamphlets dealing with the life and work of Morris, a quarterly members' newsletter and, twice a year, the Journal of William Morris Studies (founded in 1961 as the "Journal of the William Morris Society").
The associated William Morris Society of Canada was founded in 1981 and is based in Toronto, Ontario.
# See also.
- William Morris Gallery
# External links.
- The William Morris Society (UK)
- The William Morris Society in the United States
- The William Morris Society of Canada
- The William Morris Society on Facebook | 6,127,323 |
28148198 | William Morris Society of Canada | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William%20Morris%20Society%20of%20Canada | William Morris Society of Canada
William Morris Society of Canada
The William Morris Society of Canada exists to foster knowledge about the life and work of William Morris (1834-1896), the 19th-century English artist, writer, and craftsman.
Based in Toronto and founded in 1981, the William Morris Society of Canada has a national membership and is associated with the William Morris Society (UK), which was formed in 1955.
Programmes reflect the range of Morris's interests and examine his continuing influence on 20th-century thought and practice. These include scholarly lectures and conferences, walking tours, visits to exhibitions and collections, and out-of-town trips.
# External links.
- The William Morris Society (UK)
- | 6,127,324 |
28148198 | William Morris Society of Canada | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William%20Morris%20Society%20of%20Canada | William Morris Society of Canada
the life and work of William Morris (1834-1896), the 19th-century English artist, writer, and craftsman.
Based in Toronto and founded in 1981, the William Morris Society of Canada has a national membership and is associated with the William Morris Society (UK), which was formed in 1955.
Programmes reflect the range of Morris's interests and examine his continuing influence on 20th-century thought and practice. These include scholarly lectures and conferences, walking tours, visits to exhibitions and collections, and out-of-town trips.
# External links.
- The William Morris Society (UK)
- The William Morris Society in the United States
- The William Morris Society of Canada on Facebook | 6,127,325 |
28148177 | Sir Charles Clifford, 4th Baronet | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sir%20Charles%20Clifford,%204th%20Baronet | Sir Charles Clifford, 4th Baronet
Sir Charles Clifford, 4th Baronet
Sir Charles Cavendish Clifford, 4th Baronet (7 January 1821 – 22 November 1895) was an English barrister and Liberal Party politician. He was a member of parliament (MP) for over 20 years, representing seats on the Isle of Wight, and served as private secretary to the Liberal statesman Viscount Palmerston.
# Family and early life.
Clifford was the third son of Admiral Sir Augustus Clifford, 1st Baronet and his wife Elizabeth Frances, the second daughter of the Whig parliamentarian Lord John Townshend. He was educated at Charterhouse School and at Christ Church, Oxford where he graduated in 1843 with a 4th-class Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in classics. He | 6,127,326 |
28148177 | Sir Charles Clifford, 4th Baronet | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sir%20Charles%20Clifford,%204th%20Baronet | Sir Charles Clifford, 4th Baronet
became a Fellow of All Souls in 1845 and was called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1846.
He lived at Westfield House, Ryde, on the Isle of Wight. He succeeded to his father's baronetcy in 1893, but the title became extinct on his death in 1895.
# Political career.
Clifford was elected at the 1857 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Isle of Wight, and re-elected in 1859, but did stand again at the 1865 general election. He was returned to the House of Commons at a by-election in November 1870 for the borough of Newport, and held that seat until the borough was disenfranchised at the 1885 general election.
He was private secretary for many years to the Liberal statesman | 6,127,327 |
28148177 | Sir Charles Clifford, 4th Baronet | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sir%20Charles%20Clifford,%204th%20Baronet | Sir Charles Clifford, 4th Baronet
rned to the House of Commons at a by-election in November 1870 for the borough of Newport, and held that seat until the borough was disenfranchised at the 1885 general election.
He was private secretary for many years to the Liberal statesman Viscount Palmerston, who served as Foreign Secretary, Home Secretary and Prime Minister.
He also held several local ceremonial appointments: he was appointed as a Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire in 1847, and as a Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight Rifle Volunteers in January 1860, but had resigned the latter commission by February 1863.
# Works.
Clifford was the author of translations of Aristophanes' "Ranae" and of the Aeschylus's "Prometheus Vinctus". | 6,127,328 |
28148197 | Technology for peace | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Technology%20for%20peace | Technology for peace
Technology for peace
Technology for Peace (Tech4Peace) is a Cyprus-based peoples' initiative launched in 1995 to serve the needs of peace pioneers on the divided island.
# History.
The peace portal was born because it was deemed needed. What led to its birth was neither the availability of relevant technology nor the availability of funding, because both were not there. The ban of bi-communal meetings imposed by the Turkish Cypriot Authorities following the EU’s decision to postpone accession negotiations with Turkey (summit meeting in Luxembourg, December 1997) stopped face-to-face dialogues (during the time window 1994-1997) and threatened to nullify all peace building efforts on the island. | 6,127,329 |
28148197 | Technology for peace | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Technology%20for%20peace | Technology for peace
The idea came out of several (# 9, 10 & 11) of the 15 peace promoting projects, which made it to the final Cyprus Peace Bazaar organized by the Cyprus Conflict Resolution Trainers Group in 1995.
# Tech4Peace vision.
The vision, which underpinned the project Technology For Peace (Tech4Peace) was to enhance in Cyprus
one of the most basic human rights, the right of communication, by applying modern technology in the service of peace with emphasis on the usage of Internet and Internet-based applications. A promising and creative way to enhance inter-communal communication where there exist substantial hindrances to direct contact between peoples is through the use of the Internet. Cyberspace | 6,127,330 |
28148197 | Technology for peace | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Technology%20for%20peace | Technology for peace
and Internet provide an efficient, fast, tractable, confidential, organized, time and space independent means of communication. As individuals and organizations throughout the world continue to demonstrate, the Internet can overcome the challenge posed by physical separation, whether due to geographic, political or other reasons, by effectively moving discourse into "cyberspace."
# Activities.
The Tech4Peace team organized a series of trainings in the usage of the net to communicate across the dividing line in the years 1996-1998. In 1998, with USAID funding given to Dr. Hrach Gregorian, cyber peace cafes on the northern and southern parts of Nicosia have been set up within CYBER KIDS centers, | 6,127,331 |
28148197 | Technology for peace | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Technology%20for%20peace | Technology for peace
from where peace builders could communicate with their peers on the other side. Participants were also exposed to the ICONS project, developed at the University of Maryland, using simulations and scenario-driven exercises to advance their understanding of complex problems and strengthen their ability to make decisions, navigate crises, think strategically, and negotiate collaboratively. In the next years, the project team developed theory of how technology in general can serve bridge the divides, as well as how technology can support the ethical engagement of all stakeholders in a dialogue which concerns their own futures
# Contributions.
The Tech4Peace project has been evaluated by Nathan | 6,127,332 |
28148197 | Technology for peace | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Technology%20for%20peace | Technology for peace
Associates for the United States Agency for International Development as a project that has contributed towards Peace and Reconciliation in Cyprus. It was one of few projects, which received support multiple times and were funded by the UNOPS, United Nations funding scheme during the very first funding cycle.
# Founding members.
The Tech4Peace project was founded as one of the selected Cyprus Peace Bazaar Projects in 1997. The members of the founding team were Yiannis Laouris, Harry Anastasiou, Dervis Besimler and Bekir Azgin. They were all members of the Cyprus Conflict Resolution Trainers Group.
# Publications.
Laouris, Y. and Tziapouras, G. (2002). Technology used for peace in Cyprus. | 6,127,333 |
28148197 | Technology for peace | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Technology%20for%20peace | Technology for peace
founded as one of the selected Cyprus Peace Bazaar Projects in 1997. The members of the founding team were Yiannis Laouris, Harry Anastasiou, Dervis Besimler and Bekir Azgin. They were all members of the Cyprus Conflict Resolution Trainers Group.
# Publications.
Laouris, Y. and Tziapouras, G. (2002). Technology used for peace in Cyprus. Peacebuilding 3(3), 4-8.
Laouris, Y. (2004). Information technology in the service of peace building. The case of Cyprus. World Futures, 60, 67–79.
# External links.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20131017081335/http://www.tech4peace.org/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110724203325/http://mirror.undp.org/cyprus/projects/project_details.asp?ProjectID=105 | 6,127,334 |
28148233 | You Mean Everything to Me (song) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=You%20Mean%20Everything%20to%20Me%20(song) | You Mean Everything to Me (song)
You Mean Everything to Me (song)
"You Mean Everything to Me" is a song written and sung by Neil Sedaka. It was released in 1960. It became a hit in the US reaching #17 on the US "Billboard" chart.
The song bears similarity to Paul Anka's "You Are My Destiny", and has been covered by many artists in many languages including a Hebrew-language version (written by Chaim Kaynan) which was recorded by Sedaka himself. | 6,127,335 |
28148190 | Bülk Lighthouse | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bülk%20Lighthouse | Bülk Lighthouse
Bülk Lighthouse
Bülk Lighthouse () is located on the westernmost headland of the Kiel Fjord at the Baltic Sea coast of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is the oldest lighthouse at the Kiel Fjord and serves as a guiding light to the entrance into the fjord.
A red light sector warns of the "Stollergrund" shoal. It is a popular attraction for visitors.
# History.
Already in 1807 the Danish authorities had established a lighthouse and pilot station on the "Bülker Huk" headland. The tower featured six Argand lamps with curved mirrors but only became operational in 1815 due to the Napoleonic Wars. In 1843 this tower was destroyed by lightning. and it was replaced by a tower with a rotating lens.
The | 6,127,336 |
28148190 | Bülk Lighthouse | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bülk%20Lighthouse | Bülk Lighthouse
construction of the current tower was begun in 1862 by the Danes but due to the Second Schleswig War it could only be completed in 1865 by Prussia. The tower used to be white with a red band and had a Fresnel lens.
Shortly after the lighting though, the Bülk Lighthouse was not sufficient anymore to secure shipping in the Kiel Fjord and a lightvessel was moored in the entrance to the fjord.
In 1910 the Fresnel lens was replaced by a set of four spotlights. The original lens was later sold to private owners Until 1969 the lighthouse served as a direction light. It was rebuilt to a guiding light from 1969 to 1970 and again a Fresnel lens was installed. The tower was covered in an asbestos cement | 6,127,337 |
28148190 | Bülk Lighthouse | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bülk%20Lighthouse | Bülk Lighthouse
casing, received a black band and was shortened by 2 m. Since then it has been open to the public, managed by a tenant.
Since the last construction works, there are also no lighthouse keepers any more at Bülk. Previously there used to be three keepers who worked in shifts and had their families living with them on the site.
# Technical facts.
The Bülk Lighthouse is 25.6 m tall. The lower platform, which is open to visitors, is located at 22 m height. Since 1999, the Fresnel optic is lit by a 120 V high-voltage halogen lamp with a power of 600 Watt. The characteristic is one flash every three seconds, with a range of 16 nautical miles for white light.
# See also.
- List of lighthouses and | 6,127,338 |
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as been open to the public, managed by a tenant.
Since the last construction works, there are also no lighthouse keepers any more at Bülk. Previously there used to be three keepers who worked in shifts and had their families living with them on the site.
# Technical facts.
The Bülk Lighthouse is 25.6 m tall. The lower platform, which is open to visitors, is located at 22 m height. Since 1999, the Fresnel optic is lit by a 120 V high-voltage halogen lamp with a power of 600 Watt. The characteristic is one flash every three seconds, with a range of 16 nautical miles for white light.
# See also.
- List of lighthouses and lightvessels in Germany
# External links.
- Site manager's homepage | 6,127,339 |
28148215 | The Public Law Project | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20Public%20Law%20Project | The Public Law Project
The Public Law Project
The Public Law Project is an independent, national legal charity based in London which aims to improve access to Public law remedies for those whose access is restricted by poverty, discrimination or other similar barriers. To fulfill its objectives Public Law Project undertakes research, policy initiatives, casework and training across the range of public law remedies.
# History.
The Public Law Project was set up in 1990. Founder members of Public Law Project included Kate Markus, Melvin Coleman, Patrick Lefevre, Dave Perry, Hilary Kitchen, Jerry Fitzpatrick, Richard de Friend, Dr Clive Grace, John Wadham, and Lord Justice Stephen Sedley.
# Case work.
Most of The | 6,127,340 |
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work.
Most of The Public Law Project’s casework is Judicial review, though it also deals with Ombudsman cases and other forms of dispute resolution where appropriate. Cases are taken on referral from solicitors and by other organisations or charities such as Age Concern or National Association for Voluntary and Community Action. The Public Law Project does not take cases on directly from members of the public. It deals primarily with test cases. For example, in a key judicial review case brought by the Public Law Project a BME women's group called Southall Black Sisters was successful in challenging the decision of the council of the London Borough of Ealing to withdraw the group's funding. | 6,127,341 |
28148212 | Indian Institute of Pulses Research | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Indian%20Institute%20of%20Pulses%20Research | Indian Institute of Pulses Research
Indian Institute of Pulses Research
Indian Institute of Pulses Research (IIPR, ) is a government institute in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. It was established in the year 1983 by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) to carry out basic strategic and applied research on major pulse crops. It is situated on Grand Trunk Road and is about twelve kilometer from Kanpur Central Railway Station towards New Delhi. The overall climate varies from semi-arid to sub-humid and mean annual rainfall ranges from 800 to 1000mm.
# History.
The Institute has started its journey as All India Coordinated Pulses Improvement Project (AICPIP) at Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi in 1966.Later | 6,127,342 |
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te (IARI), New Delhi in 1966.Later in 1978, its headquarters was shifted to the then Regional Station of IARI at Kanpur under the name of Project Directorate (Pulses). It was further elevated as Directorate of Pulses Research (DPR) in 1984 and became an independent entity under the direct control of ICAR.
# Research.
The Institute develops appropriate production and protection technologies, production and supply of breeder seeds of improved varieties, demonstration and transfer of technologies and strategic coordination of pulse research through wide network of testing centers across the country.
# References.
- IIPR
# External links.
- IIPR Organisation Setup
- IIPR Research Programs | 6,127,343 |
28148241 | To Age or Not to Age | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=To%20Age%20or%20Not%20to%20Age | To Age or Not to Age
To Age or Not to Age
To Age or Not to Age is a documentary film directed by Robert Kane Pappas with Steven N. Austad, Ph.D., Rev. Nicanor Pier Giorgio Austriaco, O.P., Ph.D., Nir Barzilai, M.D., Troy Duster, Aubrey de Grey, Leonard P. Guarente, Cynthia Kenyon, Tom Kirkwood, Gordon Lithgow, Ph.D., David Sinclair and Christoph Westphal. The screenwriter was Robert Kane Pappas. The film was produced by Miriam Foley and Joseph Zock. The film opened at the Village East Cinema in New York City on July 16, 2010.
# Cast.
- Steven N. Austad, Ph.D.
- Rev. Nicanor Pier Giorgio Austriaco, O.P., Ph.D.
- Nir Barzilai, M.D.
- Troy Duster, Ph.D.
- Aubrey de Grey, Ph.D.
- Leonard P. Guarente, Ph.D.
- | 6,127,344 |
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de Grey, Leonard P. Guarente, Cynthia Kenyon, Tom Kirkwood, Gordon Lithgow, Ph.D., David Sinclair and Christoph Westphal. The screenwriter was Robert Kane Pappas. The film was produced by Miriam Foley and Joseph Zock. The film opened at the Village East Cinema in New York City on July 16, 2010.
# Cast.
- Steven N. Austad, Ph.D.
- Rev. Nicanor Pier Giorgio Austriaco, O.P., Ph.D.
- Nir Barzilai, M.D.
- Troy Duster, Ph.D.
- Aubrey de Grey, Ph.D.
- Leonard P. Guarente, Ph.D.
- Cynthia Kenyon, Ph.D.
- Dr. Thomas Kirkwood
- Gordon Lithgow, Ph.D.
- David Sinclair, Ph.D.
- Christoph Westphal, Ph.D.
# External links.
- Official website
- Official Twitter page
- Official Facebook page | 6,127,345 |
28148175 | 1968 Copa Libertadores Finals | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1968%20Copa%20Libertadores%20Finals | 1968 Copa Libertadores Finals
1968 Copa Libertadores Finals
The 1968 Copa Libertadores Finals was the final two-legged tie to determine the 1968 Copa Libertadores champion. It was contested by Argentine club Estudiantes de La Plata and Brazilian club Palmeiras. The first leg of the tie was played on 2 May at Estudiantes' home field, with the second leg played on 7 May at Palmeiras'. Estudiantes and Palmeiras played in their 1st and 2nd Copa Libertadores finals, respectively. Palmeiras last appearance was in 1961, in which they were beaten by defending champions Peñarol. Estudiantes was appearing in their first ever final ever.
Estudiantes won the series after winning a tie-breaking playoff 2-0 at Montevideo's Estadio Centenario.
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Rules.
The finals will be played over two legs; home and away. The team that accumulates the most points —two for a win, one for a draw, zero for a loss— after the two legs will be crowned the champion. Should the two teams be tied on points after the second leg a playoff was at a neutral venue will become the next tie-breaker. Goal difference is going to be used as a last resort.
# Route to the Finals.
Palmeiras qualified to the 1968 Copa Libertadores as the 1967 Taça Brasil champions, defeating Náutico 2-0 in a playoff played at the Estádio do Maracanã. This was Palmeiras' second title in the competition. Estudiantes qualified as runners-up of the 1967 Torneo Nacional. The team did win | 6,127,347 |
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the 1967 Metropolitano after defeating Copa Libertadores holders Racing Club.
## First round.
Estudiantes was drawn into Group 1 alongside Independiente, winners of the 1964 and 1965 editions of this tournament, and Colombian sides Deportivo Cali and Millonarios. The "pincharatas" surprisingly cruised to the Second round, assuring qualification, with a match to spare, after a run of 4 consecutive victories and a tie. Estudiantes defeated Independiente 2-4 in Avellaneda and won 0-1 and 1-2 in Colombia against Millonarios and Deportivo Cali, respectively. A 3-0 victory at home against Deportivo Cali was followed by a 0-0 draw vs Millonarios, which assured Estudiantes place into the Second round. | 6,127,348 |
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Estudiantes will beat Independiente 2-0 in their last match of this phase.
Palmeiras was drawn into Group 5. They were joined by fellow Brazilian club Náutico and Venezuelan outfits Deportivo Portugués and Deportivo Galicia. Like Estudiatnes, Palmeiras started their campaign well with a 5-victory streak that assured them of a place in the Second round, with Tupãzinho, Ademir and Servílio being key players for the "Verdão" (tying 0-0 in their last, meaningless match against Náutico). The first match saw Palmeiras win in Recife 1-3 against Náutico. Two 1-2 away victories against the Venezuelan teams was followed by 1-0 win over Deportivo Galicia and a 2-0 triumph over Deportivo Portugués.
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Second round and Semifinals.
The Second round was another group phase. Estudiantes were drawn in Group A alongside Independiente and Universitario. Universitario propinated Estudiantes' first defeat in the tournament with a 1-0 win in Lima. However, Estudiantes came back strongly to win the rest of their matches. The "pincharatas" defeated, once again, Independiente home and away (1-0 and 1-2, respectively) and secured their place in the Semifinals with a 1-0 triumph over Universitario. In Group C, Tupãzinho, Ademir and Servílio continued to shine as Palmeiras made their way into the last four of the competition. A 4-1 rout of Universidad Católica was followed by a disappointing 2-0 defeat | 6,127,350 |
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to Guaraní. Two hard-earned wins, one 0-1 scoreline in Santiago against Universidad Católica and a 2-1 win at home vs Guaraní, was enough to get Palmeiras through.
In the Semifinals, Estudiantes played against defending champions Racing. The first leg was played in La Plata. Estudiantes won the match 3−0 with goals from Roberto Perfumo and a brace from the emerging figure Juan Ramón Verón. The second leg, played at Avellaneda, was won by Racing 2-0 with goals by Humberto Maschio and Rubén Fucceneco. Since the series was tied on points (2-2 each), a playoff in Buenos Aires was contested; it ended in a 1-1 draw with Juan Carlos Cárdenas and Verón scoring for each of their clubs. Since the match | 6,127,351 |
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h of their clubs. Since the match finished in a tie, goal difference was taken into account and Estudiantes advanced to the finals.
Palmeiras' semifinal match-up was against Peñarol, three-time winners of the Copa Libertadores, in a rematch of the 1961 final which Peñarol won. This time, Palmeiras started out well winning the first leg, played at home in São Paulo, with a 1−0 with the goal coming from Tupãzinho. The second leg, played in Montevideo, ended with a 1-2 scoreline in favor of Palmeiras with a brace by Tupãzinho. Héctor Silva scored the "manyas" lone goal. With a point aggregate of 4-0, Palmeiras advanced to the finals.
# External links.
- 1968 Copa Libertadores Finals on RSSSF | 6,127,352 |
28148246 | Polná (Hazlov) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Polná%20(Hazlov) | Polná (Hazlov)
Polná (Hazlov)
Polná (German: "Hirschfeld") is a village in Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic. It is one of the six municipality districts of Hazlov. In 2001 the village had a population of 45.
# Geography.
Polná lies 2.5 kilometres southwest from Hazlov, about 535 meters above sea level. It is surrounded by forests. It neighbour with Hazlov to the east, with Lipná to the north, with Táborská to the southeast and with Libá to the southwest. To the west there is the German border.
# History.
Polná was first mentioned in 1307, as a property of the Zedtwitz from Libá. From 1850 was part of Aš District, and few years later create its own municipality, with "Podílná" and "Franky". In these | 6,127,353 |
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t 535 meters above sea level. It is surrounded by forests. It neighbour with Hazlov to the east, with Lipná to the north, with Táborská to the southeast and with Libá to the southwest. To the west there is the German border.
# History.
Polná was first mentioned in 1307, as a property of the Zedtwitz from Libá. From 1850 was part of Aš District, and few years later create its own municipality, with "Podílná" and "Franky". In these days, Polná is a part of the municipality of Hazlov. In the 1960s a border-guard "(Pohraniční stráž)" base, was built close to the village.
# Landmarks.
- Frame house from 1792, with Virgin Mary painting and with a chapel,
- two crucifix,
- conciliation cross. | 6,127,354 |
28148263 | Acripeza | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Acripeza | Acripeza
Acripeza
Acripeza is a monotypic genus of insects in the family Tettigoniidae: the single species, Acripeza reticulata is found in Australia.
# External links.
- "Acripeza" at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility Portal | 6,127,355 |
28148249 | D408 road | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=D408%20road | D408 road
D408 road
D408 is a four lane state road branching off from the D30 state road connecting Zagreb Airport to Croatian motorway network via A3 motorway Kosnica interchange and to the cities of Zagreb and Velika Gorica. The road is long.
The road, as well as all other state roads in Croatia, is managed and maintained by Hrvatske ceste, state owned company.
# See also.
- Zagreb Airport | 6,127,356 |
28148308 | Charles Clifford | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charles%20Clifford | Charles Clifford
Charles Clifford
Charles Clifford may refer to:
- Sir Charles Clifford, 1st Baronet (1813–1893), first Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives;
- Charles Clifford (photographer) (1820-1863), photographer;
- Sir Charles Clifford, 4th Baronet (1821–1895), Member of Parliament (MP) for the Isle of Wight 1857–1865, Newport 1870–1885.
- Charles Clifford, pseudonym of William Henry Ireland (1775-1835) English literary forger | 6,127,357 |
28148282 | Slip Carr | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Slip%20Carr | Slip Carr
Slip Carr
Edwin William "Slip" Carr (9 June 1899 – 3 July 1971) was a rugby union player who represented Australia, an Australian 100 and 200 metre sprinter, and Olympic team member at the 1924 Summer Olympics.
# Early life.
Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, he attended Sydney Grammar School. Carr absconded four times to enlist in the armed forces, WWI, eventually travelling to the middle east where he contracted malaria and was repatriated. He was a Captain in eastern command in WWII and bitterly resented not being permitted to join the 'men at the front'.
# Rugby union career.
Carr, a wing, claimed a total of 4 international rugby caps for Australia.
# Athletic career.
Known | 6,127,358 |
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for his speed Carr was nicknamed 'Slippery', shortened to 'Slip'. He was selected to represent Australia in the 100 and 200 metre events at the 1924 Olympic games, and was chosen to be the country's first flag bearer. As an active rugby player, he sustained two broken ankles which he carried to his representative duties at these Olympics. Subsequently, he determined to remain in Europe and pursued the best sprinters for ninety nine wins from one hundred and two starts. He returned to Australia after winning the Duke of Edinburgh's Cup which was awarded to him by the then Prince of Wales. Carr died in Ryde, New South Wales, Australia on 3 July 1971. In the 1924 Olympics, Carr ran 10.7 in his | 6,127,359 |
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semi final finishing fourth and not qualifying for the final comprising the first three from each heat, the other heat being considerably slower. His semi-final time would have won Carr a minor medal in the final.
# Notable relatives.
Carr's eldest brother Ernest played rugby for Australia, his other brother Leo played representative tennis for N.S.W. and was a Captain engineer in the RAN who developed patented mechanical devices to the drive advantage of Australian naval vessels, being awarded the OBE. His son Edwin Carr competed at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics as well as at the Commonwealth Games. Edwin became a surgeon who gave his time to the Australian army medical corps with repeating | 6,127,360 |
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first three from each heat, the other heat being considerably slower. His semi-final time would have won Carr a minor medal in the final.
# Notable relatives.
Carr's eldest brother Ernest played rugby for Australia, his other brother Leo played representative tennis for N.S.W. and was a Captain engineer in the RAN who developed patented mechanical devices to the drive advantage of Australian naval vessels, being awarded the OBE. His son Edwin Carr competed at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics as well as at the Commonwealth Games. Edwin became a surgeon who gave his time to the Australian army medical corps with repeating tours to Vietnam.
# External links.
- Sydney Morning Herald, 13 March 1924 | 6,127,361 |
28148242 | Max Wolf Valerio | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Max%20Wolf%20Valerio | Max Wolf Valerio
Max Wolf Valerio
Max Wolf Valerio (born February 16, 1957 in Heidelberg, West Germany) is a poet, memoir writer, essayist and actor. He has lived for many years in San Francisco, California.
Valerio described his transition and experiences as a trans man in the 2006 memoir "The Testosterone Files". He also writes and performs poetry, and has acted in films and appeared in many documentaries.
# Early life.
Valerio's mother is of Blackfoot descent, specifically from the Kainai in Alberta, Canada. Valerio's father identifies as Spanish. Valerio has researched his heritage and inferred that his paternal ancestors were crypto-Jews who had become conversos but secretly handed on Sephardic Jewish | 6,127,362 |
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traditions.
Valerio's father was in the United States Army for 20 years, which caused them to move frequently in the United States and Europe. Max was born in a US Army hospital in Heidelberg, Germany. Valerio lived in many US states including Maryland, Washington, California, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Colorado, as well as in Canada, and again in Germany as a child and teenager.
Growing up Valerio had a hard time relating to girls. He felt that he did not fit in because of his masculine nature and at times would offer to play male roles but it would not approved by the female counterparts that he was attempting to play with. He decided to identify himself as a lesbian as a teen because it made | 6,127,363 |
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the most sense to him at the time. Valerio imagined himself as a boy when growing up and could not imagine himself growing into a woman. He felt he was always male and identified with male children/adults. Valerio would cry himself to sleep as a child wishing to be a boy. Valerio went to college and came out as a lesbian feminist in 1975. Valerio could not relate to lesbian sex. Valerio started to feel more male and a male gender identity started to come back from childhood.
In 1988, after discussions with a friend and roommate who was formally transitioning from male to female, Valerio realized that he was transsexual and began considering a sex change. Max found the FTM Organization in San | 6,127,364 |
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Francisco run by Lou Sullivan and started attending meetings. Valerio was amazed by the other female to male transsexuals/transgender people and realized that it could be done. Like an "explosion" in his mind Max Valerio had realized he was not a lesbian but a transsexual man.
# Transition.
Valerio transitioned in 1989 from female to male. Valerio's initial exposure to transsexual information were two pieces that have been considered by LGBTQ groups as being exceptionally trans-phobic. The first book Valerio picked up was "Female-to-Male Transsexualism" by Leslie Lothstein. Valerio says in "The Testosterone Files" that "Lothstein's book is damning" and that he "paints the transsexual men he | 6,127,365 |
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is working with as psychopathic, borderline, fractured, pathetic". Valerio also says that Lothstein's book says that Lothstein "feels that most of the men are mistaken in asking for sex reassignment". The second resource Valerio picked up was Janice Raymond's book, "The Transsexual Empire". Valerio states that "Raymond postulated that all transsexuals were dupes of the patriarchy, "mutilating" their bodies in order to live out stereotyped sex roles instead of changing those roles through rigorously applied program of radical feminism".
Valerio talks about his first steps of transitioning in the movie "MAX with Max W. Valerio", a short documentary style film by Monika Treut. Max goes into deeper | 6,127,366 |
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depth about the testosterone side of transitioning and early steps in his book "The Testosterone Files". He also appears in "Gendernauts", another film by Monika Treut.
In his writing, Valerio describes the counselling he received, his experiences with hormone therapy, and the physical changes he observed.
# "The Testosterone Files".
Valerio’s memoir "The Testosterone Files" describes the psychological, physiological, and social transformation that occurred in the first five years of his transition from female to male. One of the main themes of the book is role of testosterone in his transition. The book is organized into three parts: "Beginning," "Before Testosterone," and "After Testosterone."
In | 6,127,367 |
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the prologue, Valerio uses an in depth narration of what it is like to be a transsexual to allow his readers to understand the trials and tribulations that one experiences when going through a sex change. Valerio says that transsexuals are not simply just a branch of lesbian or gay. He asserts that "transsexual identities must be defined and expressed on our own terms". In Valerio's opinion, transsexuals voices and experiences, until more recently, are "unheard and incompletely imagined".
The first section, "Beginning", describes Valerio as he begins his transition from female to male. Valerio discusses the physical changes occurring that have allowed him to understand what it feels like to | 6,127,368 |
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experience biological masculinity. These include physical changes such as his voice becoming deeper and his hair becoming darker and coarser.
The second section, "Before Testosterone", shows what led Valerio to decide that changing sex was the right path for him. Valerio describes the cultural and ethnic backgrounds of his mother and father. He says that one of his relationships led him to discover that being a lesbian, and sex between two women, did not arouse him. He discovered that his attraction towards women wasn't a lesbian attraction, but rather a heterosexual attraction, one from a man to a woman.
The third section, "After Testosterone", is one written so that the readers can feel | 6,127,369 |
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Valerio’s emotional, social, and perceptual transformation from female to male. The beginning chapters of this section narrates Valerio’s acceptance of becoming a male. His body is physically transitioning and he is adapting to doing and experiencing ‘male’ things such as shaving, adapting to a deeper voice, and having straight women make advances towards him He also discusses the emotional experiences of telling everyone who didn’t yet already know that he was becoming a male. He describes an in detail encounter of coming out as transsexual to one of his female co-workers as a way to narrate the difficulty of identity politics when transitioning With this woman, Valerio experienced his first | 6,127,370 |
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intimate encounter with a female since transitioning to becoming a man. Valerio narrates his perceptual experiences of not yet having bottom surgery, but being physically male otherwise The book ends off with his discovery of his Adams apple that has grown from the testosterone which signifies his excitement and recognition that this transition was exactly what Max needed to be happy with himself.
Max Valerio had an increase in energy almost immediately, and increase in sex drive as well an inability to cry as he once had as a female.
In the film MAX, Valerio talks about his experience of perceptual, emotional and physical change with testosterone. Filmed in New York City in the early 90's, | 6,127,371 |
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the film is a groundbreaking exploration of trans male experience.
# Political views.
When Valerio identified himself as a lesbian, he was able to learn about the idea of feminism, became involved with left wing radical politics and was able to have a deeper understanding of the female identity. Valerio was a part of the American Indian Movement and participated in marches and visited the Pine Ridge Reservation when it was under siege by the F.B.I after the Wounded Knee Occupation. Valerio's political transformation was from left-wing radical and then to the Democratic Party, and eventually to more libertarian/classic liberal and a member of the Republican party. He identifies as a classic | 6,127,372 |
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liberal.
# Works.
- "The Testosterone Files: My social and hormonal transition from female to male" (Memoir, 2006)
- "This Bridge We Call Home" (Anthology, 2002)
- "The Phallus Palace" (Anthology, 2002)
- "Male Lust" (Anthology, 2000)
- "This Bridge Called My Back" (Anthology, 1981 [pre-transition])
- "Troubling the Line: Trans and Genderqueer Poetry and Poetics" (Poetry Anthology, 2013)
- "Animal Magnetism" (chapbook of poems, 1984 [pre-transition])
# Filmography.
- "Unhung Heroes" (Film, 2002)
- "Gendernauts: A Journey Through Shifting" (Documentary, 1999)
- "Female Misbehavior" feature-length film featuring the short film: "Max" (Documentary, 1992)
- "You Don't Know Dick: Courageous | 6,127,373 |
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y and Poetics" (Poetry Anthology, 2013)
- "Animal Magnetism" (chapbook of poems, 1984 [pre-transition])
# Filmography.
- "Unhung Heroes" (Film, 2002)
- "Gendernauts: A Journey Through Shifting" (Documentary, 1999)
- "Female Misbehavior" feature-length film featuring the short film: "Max" (Documentary, 1992)
- "You Don't Know Dick: Courageous Hearts of Transsexual Men" (Documentary, 1997)
- "Octopus Alarm" (Documentary, 2005)
- "Straight White Male" (Documentary, 2011)
- "Max" (Documentary, 1992)
# External links.
- "About the Authors." (Summer, 2003) blithe house quarterly
- "Max Wolf Valerio." (January 16, 2006) The Other Voices International Project.
- Rage Against the Machine | 6,127,374 |
28148344 | Lord Beresford | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lord%20Beresford | Lord Beresford
Lord Beresford
Lord Beresford may refer to:
- William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford (1768–1854), British soldier, Governor of Jersey
- Charles Beresford, 1st Baron Beresford (1846–1919), better known as Lord Charles Beresford, British naval commander and politician, great-nephew of the above | 6,127,375 |
28148325 | Mortadelo and Filemon. Mission: Save the Planet | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mortadelo%20and%20Filemon.%20Mission:%20Save%20the%20Planet | Mortadelo and Filemon. Mission: Save the Planet
Mortadelo and Filemon. Mission: Save the Planet
Mort & Phil. Mission: Save Earth (Spanish: "Mortadelo y Filemón. Misión: salvar la Tierra") is a 2008 Spanish comedy film based on the popular Spanish comic book series Mortadelo y Filemón by Francisco Ibáñez Talavera starring Eduardo Soto and Pepe Viyuela in the lead roles. It is the second live action movie of the characters, the first being "La gran aventura de Mortadelo y Filemón".
# Plot.
Coinciding with the worst drought ever, much of the world's water is polluted. The evil Botijola plans against the meeting of the world's top agents, intending to eliminate them all. His intention is to replace all water in the world with the awful beverage | 6,127,376 |
28148325 | Mortadelo and Filemon. Mission: Save the Planet | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mortadelo%20and%20Filemon.%20Mission:%20Save%20the%20Planet | Mortadelo and Filemon. Mission: Save the Planet
that carries his name, that contains no water in its formula. To accomplish this, he plans to abduct the scatterbrained professor Bacterio who has invented a machine that converts water into energy and moves it elsewhere, to get him to work for him. He does this by using quick change artist Todoquisque disguised as Filemón. Nevertheless, there is one thing that Botijola did not count on. Bacterio has thwarted him by hiding the pieces of his invention in different historic moments, utilizing a time machine he built.
Mortadelo and Filemón have fallen out and are working minor jobs in the city, which they manage to mess up. The pair are reunited to solve the case. They use Bacterio's time machine | 6,127,377 |
28148325 | Mortadelo and Filemon. Mission: Save the Planet | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mortadelo%20and%20Filemon.%20Mission:%20Save%20the%20Planet | Mortadelo and Filemon. Mission: Save the Planet
to go to ancient Rome, the Coliseum and after Filemon beats a giant gladiator, they pick up the first part, which is then stolen by Chulin who works for Botijola. They then go back to the Inquisition, meet Torquemados and set prisoners free before getting the second piece, also stolen by Chulin. They then go to Botijola's desert HQ to try and stop him, with mixed success till Ofelia steps in and cuts off gravity with another Bacterio invention. A large area of water has been dried up but thanks to Mortadelo, it is returned to the city instead of where it comes from and floods the city so much that many buildings are submerged.
# Cast.
- Eduardo Soto as Mortadelo
- Pepe Viyuela as Filemón
- | 6,127,378 |
28148325 | Mortadelo and Filemon. Mission: Save the Planet | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mortadelo%20and%20Filemon.%20Mission:%20Save%20the%20Planet | Mortadelo and Filemon. Mission: Save the Planet
it comes from and floods the city so much that many buildings are submerged.
# Cast.
- Eduardo Soto as Mortadelo
- Pepe Viyuela as Filemón
- Mariano Venancio as Superintendent Vincente (their boss at T.I.A.)
- Janfri Topera as Professor Bacterio
- Berta Ojea as Ofelia (Vincente's secretary)
- Carlos Santos as Botijola
- Alex O'Dogherty as Todoquisque
- Toás Pozz as Chulin
- Andrés Gasch as Matraca
- Carmen Ruiz as Mortadelo's sister
# Other.
The film is 98 minutes long and is out on DVD, with Spanish language and Spanish subtitles. As in the comics, Soto towers over Viyuela and is often seen bent over talking to him. They are helped by a CGI dog named Bush, who has human traits. | 6,127,379 |
28148338 | Tring Park Cricket Club Ground | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tring%20Park%20Cricket%20Club%20Ground | Tring Park Cricket Club Ground
Tring Park Cricket Club Ground
Tring Park Cricket Club Ground is a cricket ground in Tring, Hertfordshire. Tring Park Cricket Club have played on the ground since 1874. The Club's 1st XI is currently in the Home Counties Premier League.
Hertfordshire played Buckinghamshire in the ground's first Minor Counties Championship match in 1959. From 1959 to 1999, the ground played host to 12 Minor Counties Championship matches and a single MCCA Knockout Trophy match. In 2009, Buckinghamshire began using the venue as one of their home grounds when they played Lincolnshire in the Minor Counties Championship; they used the ground in 2010 for a single match.
The ground has also hosted List-A matches played | 6,127,380 |
28148338 | Tring Park Cricket Club Ground | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tring%20Park%20Cricket%20Club%20Ground | Tring Park Cricket Club Ground
f their home grounds when they played Lincolnshire in the Minor Counties Championship; they used the ground in 2010 for a single match.
The ground has also hosted List-A matches played by Northamptonshire. The first List-A match on the ground came in the 1974 John Player League between Northamptonshire and Middlesex. From 1974 to 1991, the ground held 16 List-A matches, the last of which was between Northamptonshire and Surrey.
The ground hosted a single Women's One Day International between Australia women and Trinidad and Tobago women in the 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup.
# External links.
- Tring Park Cricket Club Ground on CricketArchive
- Tring Park Cricket Club Ground on Cricinfo | 6,127,381 |
28148437 | Willamette Valley (disambiguation) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Willamette%20Valley%20(disambiguation) | Willamette Valley (disambiguation)
Willamette Valley (disambiguation)
The Willamette Valley is a geographic region in northwest Oregon, United States.
Willamette Valley may also refer to:
- Willamette Valley (ecoregion), the associated ecoregion
- Willamette Valley AVA, the American Viticultural Area in the region
- "Willamette Valley" (train), Amtrak-operated train in the same area
- MV Willamette Valley served as HMS Edgehill, a Q-ship, during World War 2 | 6,127,382 |
28148443 | Ell (surname) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ell%20(surname) | Ell (surname)
Ell (surname)
Ell is a surname.
# People with the surname.
- Agnes Ell (1917–2003), New Zealand cricketer
- Bob Ell (born ), Australian property developer
- Carl Stephens Ell (1887–1981), American academic administrator
- Harry Ell (1862–1934), New Zealand politician
- Jade Ell (), Swedish musician
- Jimmy Ell (1915-2007), New Zealand cricketer
- Lindsay Ell (born 1989), Canadian musician | 6,127,383 |
28148392 | MV Hrossey | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MV%20Hrossey | MV Hrossey
MV Hrossey
MV "Hrossey" is a NorthLink Ferries vehicle and passenger ferry based in Aberdeen. With her sister ship, , she operates a daily ferry service between mainland Scotland and the northern archipelagos of Orkney and Shetland.
# History.
MV "Hrossey" and her sister ship, , were constructed in 2002 at Aker Finnyards in Finland.
# Layout.
MV "Hrossey" carries passengers, cars, freight and livestock. There is a choice of restaurants, bars and lounges, children's play area and a cinema. The restaurants and lounges have a total seating capacity of 600. The original 100 cabins had a total of 300 beds. All cabins are en-suite, most being two berth, with a number of four-berth cabins for families. | 6,127,384 |
28148392 | MV Hrossey | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MV%20Hrossey | MV Hrossey
In April 2007, an additional accommodation module was fitted at Cammell Laird in Birkenhead, increasing her capacity to 356 berths. The ship is fitted with lifts and was built to accommodate disabled passengers throughout. There are 10 officer and 27 crew cabins.
Each pair of diesel engines drives a controllable-pitch propeller through a gearbox. There are two rudders, two 900 kW bow thrusters and two Mitsubishi stabilisers.
# Service.
MV "Hrossey" operates between Lerwick and Aberdeen, with a call at Kirkwall on some days. A walkway, built specifically for the current vessels, can take both foot and car passengers. She is also able to relieve on the Stromness to Scrabster crossing.
On 3 | 6,127,385 |
28148392 | MV Hrossey | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MV%20Hrossey | MV Hrossey
sengers throughout. There are 10 officer and 27 crew cabins.
Each pair of diesel engines drives a controllable-pitch propeller through a gearbox. There are two rudders, two 900 kW bow thrusters and two Mitsubishi stabilisers.
# Service.
MV "Hrossey" operates between Lerwick and Aberdeen, with a call at Kirkwall on some days. A walkway, built specifically for the current vessels, can take both foot and car passengers. She is also able to relieve on the Stromness to Scrabster crossing.
On 3 January 2015. "Hrossey" discovered the upturned hull of the Cypriot cargo ship in the Pentland Firth. A search was launched for her eight crew.
# External links.
- NorthLink Ferries - Official Website | 6,127,386 |
28148361 | Run Samson Run | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Run%20Samson%20Run | Run Samson Run
Run Samson Run
"Run Samson Run" is a song written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield and sung by Neil Sedaka. It appears on his album "Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits". The song was included in "Neil Sedaka Sings His Greatest Hits" (1959–1963).
The single was released in 1961. It became a hit in US reaching number 28 on the US Billboard Chart. As with most of his recordings, Stan Applebaum provided the musical accompaniment.
The lyrics take the Biblical story of Samson and Delilah adapting it to a modern love affair and comment on relationship between men and women.
# Cover Versions.
In 1963, Hong Kong female singer (1932–2009), covered this song, under title name of | 6,127,387 |
28148361 | Run Samson Run | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Run%20Samson%20Run | Run Samson Run
edaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits". The song was included in "Neil Sedaka Sings His Greatest Hits" (1959–1963).
The single was released in 1961. It became a hit in US reaching number 28 on the US Billboard Chart. As with most of his recordings, Stan Applebaum provided the musical accompaniment.
The lyrics take the Biblical story of Samson and Delilah adapting it to a modern love affair and comment on relationship between men and women.
# Cover Versions.
In 1963, Hong Kong female singer (1932–2009), covered this song, under title name of Run Samson Run/英雄美人, in alternate English and Mandarin Chinese language, on her LP album "An Evening With Chang Loo" with EMI Columbia Records. | 6,127,388 |
28148440 | Willamette Valley (train) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Willamette%20Valley%20(train) | Willamette Valley (train)
Willamette Valley (train)
The Willamette Valley, also known as the Willamette Valley Express, was a passenger train operated by Amtrak between Portland, Oregon and Eugene, Oregon, in the early 1980s. The name came from the Willamette Valley region which the train ran through.
# History.
Amtrak introduced the train on August 3, 1980, with support from the state of Oregon. The new twice-daily service supplemented the long-distance "Coast Starlight" and added stops at Milwaukie and Woodburn. The "Willamette Valley" carried a cafe car and unreserved coaches. The initial trial run was slated to last until June 30, 1981. Two "Willamette Valleys" (#751 and #753) operated southbound in the morning | 6,127,389 |
28148440 | Willamette Valley (train) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Willamette%20Valley%20(train) | Willamette Valley (train)
and afternoon, respectively, while one (#752) operated northbound in the early afternoon. Amtrak began originating the "Mount Rainier" (#790) in Eugene instead of Portland for the morning northbound service.
In July 1981 the federal government approved funding to continue the trains through 1984 provided that Oregon continued to pay one-third of the subsidy. In early August the state legislature approved additional funds to keep the trains running through the end of 1981 amid concerns over a fare hike and falling ridership. Amtrak discontinued the "Willamette Valley" at the end of the year after Oregon declined to continue funding the trains. The "Willamette Valley" made its final run on December 31, | 6,127,390 |
28148440 | Willamette Valley (train) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Willamette%20Valley%20(train) | Willamette Valley (train)
alley" made its final run on December 31, 1981. The train averaged 170 passengers per day, half of the goal. However, monthly passenger miles averaged 620,000 - 98% of goal - indicating that most passengers were traveling the full route.
Multiple daily frequencies south of Portland would not return until October 30, 1994, when the "Mount Rainier" was extended to Eugene on a trial basis. The "Mount Rainier" was renamed as the "Cascadia" in 1995, and folded into the "Amtrak Cascades" brand in 1998. The "Willamette Valley" stops at East Milwaukie and Woodburn were never reinstated, though Oregon City station was added to the "Amtrak Cascades" in April 2004.
# External links.
- 1980 timetable | 6,127,391 |
28148456 | Chen Xuanli | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chen%20Xuanli | Chen Xuanli
Chen Xuanli
Chen Xuanli (陳玄禮) was the General Commander of the Imperial "Yülin Army" (羽林军) during the Chinese Tang Dynasty. He was a loyal subject of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty.
# Biography.
Chen Xuanli started as a low officer guard in the palace and then helped Li Longji launch a successful coup, deposing Empress Dowager Wei in 710. After Li Longji took the throne as Emperor Xuanzong, Chen Xuanli was appointed commander of the Imperial Guard and became a trusted confidant of the emperor. In 755, Chen Xuanli escorted Emperor Xuanzong and Yang Guifei as they fled from Tang's capital, Chang'an, during the Anshi Rebellion. Chen Xuanli succumbed to illness in 762 A.D., the same year | 6,127,392 |
28148456 | Chen Xuanli | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chen%20Xuanli | Chen Xuanli
l Guard and became a trusted confidant of the emperor. In 755, Chen Xuanli escorted Emperor Xuanzong and Yang Guifei as they fled from Tang's capital, Chang'an, during the Anshi Rebellion. Chen Xuanli succumbed to illness in 762 A.D., the same year as Xuanzong's death.
# Rumors and Stories.
During the execution of Yang Guifei, Chen secretly plotted with Gao Lishi to bring another woman to replace Yang. As Chen was in charge of examining Yang's body, he managed to facilitate her escape to Shankou County, Japan.
# Further reading.
- Book of Tang, vol. 184.
- New Book of Tang, vol. 208.
- "The Riddle of the Death of Concubine Yang Yuhuan" http://english.cri.cn/1702/2005-5-5/121@227674.htm | 6,127,393 |
28148467 | USA National Karate-do Federation | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USA%20National%20Karate-do%20Federation | USA National Karate-do Federation
USA National Karate-do Federation
USA National Karate-do Federation is the national governing body (NGB) of karate for the United States Olympic Committee and as such is the official Member National Association (MNA) of the World Karate Federation (WKF) in the
United States.
The organization has complete authority over all decisions regarding U.S. national junior and senior team selections for World Karate Federation events. The tournaments that are held by the USA-NKF are big and nationwide and many famous martial artists attend the events. The USA Open is one of the largest international Black belt-only events in the world.
Every year the USA-NKF holds a competition, generally referred | 6,127,394 |
28148467 | USA National Karate-do Federation | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USA%20National%20Karate-do%20Federation | USA National Karate-do Federation
to as Nationals, where all the people who qualified in one of the many Qualifiers around the USA compete in different categories for the National Champion title.
The divisions are:
- Kata
- Korean Kata
- Okinawan Kata
- Mandatory Kata
- Kobudo
- Kumite
# History.
The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) was the official organization responsible for the running of all amateur sports in the United States, established in 1888. The AAU was officially charged with the organization and operation of many sports in the US. During this time, Karate was one of the committees in the organization and was not an independent governing body.
The Amateur Sports Act of 1978 enabled the governance of sports | 6,127,395 |
28148467 | USA National Karate-do Federation | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USA%20National%20Karate-do%20Federation | USA National Karate-do Federation
zation and operation of many sports in the US. During this time, Karate was one of the committees in the organization and was not an independent governing body.
The Amateur Sports Act of 1978 enabled the governance of sports in the US by organizations other than the AAU. This act made each sport set up its own National governing body (NGB). Each of these governing bodies would be part of the United States Olympic Committee, but would not be run by the Committee. Thus, The USA Karate Federation was born.
USA National Karate-do Federation is the latest of previous organizations to claim to represent Karate in the United States.USA National Karate-do Federation replaces USA Karate Federation. | 6,127,396 |
28148472 | Julian Leist | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Julian%20Leist | Julian Leist
Julian Leist
Julian Leist (born 11 March 1988) is a German footballer who plays for Sonnenhof Großaspach.
# Career.
Leist, a defender, joined Bayern Munich II in 2010, having previously played for the reserve teams of TSV 1860 München and Stuttgarter Kickers. He made his debut in the opening match of the 2010–11 season, a 1–0 defeat against SV Babelsberg. He was released by Bayern in June 2011 after the reserve team were relegated from the 3. Liga and returned to Stuttgarter Kickers to play for the first team. In his first after returning to Kickers, he helped the club win the Regionalliga Süd and return to the 3. Liga. In July 2014, he left the club for a second time, joining newly promoted | 6,127,397 |
28148472 | Julian Leist | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Julian%20Leist | Julian Leist
1988) is a German footballer who plays for Sonnenhof Großaspach.
# Career.
Leist, a defender, joined Bayern Munich II in 2010, having previously played for the reserve teams of TSV 1860 München and Stuttgarter Kickers. He made his debut in the opening match of the 2010–11 season, a 1–0 defeat against SV Babelsberg. He was released by Bayern in June 2011 after the reserve team were relegated from the 3. Liga and returned to Stuttgarter Kickers to play for the first team. In his first after returning to Kickers, he helped the club win the Regionalliga Süd and return to the 3. Liga. In July 2014, he left the club for a second time, joining newly promoted 3. Liga side SG Sonnenhof Großaspach. | 6,127,398 |
28148370 | Denis Tonucci | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denis%20Tonucci | Denis Tonucci
Denis Tonucci
Denis Tonucci (born 6 September 1988) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Serie B club Foggia.
# Club career.
## Cesena.
Born in Pesaro, the Marche region (bordering the Province of Rimini, Romagna), Tonucci started his professional career at Romagna side Cesena, which he had spent there since Giovanissimi B under-14 team. Tonucci made his Serie B debut on 3 March 2007, substituted Luigi Pagliuca in the 63rd minute. The team already losing to Bologna 1–3 and 2 players were already sent off at that time. The match eventually ended in 1–4. After Cesena relegated to the Lega Pro 1st Division in 2008, (Italian 3rd highest level) he played 12 times for the Group | 6,127,399 |
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