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TicketGuardian 500

The TicketGuardian 500 is an annual Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held at ISM Raceway, it is one of two races held at the circuit, with the other one being the Can-Am 500 in November, It has been run with the NASCAR Xfinity Series race the day before. It was sponsored by Subway from 2005-2013 before CNBC took the naming rights from 2014 to 2015, and Camping World become the sponsor in 2015 and 2017, Good Sam took over the sponsor in 2016, now TicketGuardian become the sponsor.

Past winners 

 2010, 2013, and 2016-17: Race extended due to a NASCAR Overtime finish.

Multiple winners (drivers)

Multiple winners (teams)

Manufacturer wins

Notable moments 

 2007: Jeff Gordon wins for the first time at Phoenix from the pole (the first winner from the pole at Phoenix), scoring his 76th Cup Series win (tying Dale Earnhardt). After the race, Gordon celebrated with a black flag with the #3 of Earnhardt emblazoned on it.
 2011: Jeff Gordon snaps a 66-race winless streak (longest of his career) and ties Cale Yarborough with his 83rd career win.
 2013: Carl Edwards wins in a Subway-sponsored car in the Subway-sponsored race and snaps a 70-race winless streak.

Television broadcasters

Notes

References

Other websites
 NASCAR Commentators Crews and Networks

2000s establishments in Arizona
NASCAR tracks
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races
Bundelkhand

Bundelkhand is a geographical and cultural region and also a mountain range in central India. Part of it is in the state of Uttar Pradesh and a larger part in the state of Madhya Pradesh. Jhansi is the largest city in Bundelkhand. The Bundeli language is the most common of the Hindi dialects spoken in Bundelkhand.

Other websites
Bundelkhand; Encyclopædia Britannica

Madhya Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Regions of India
The Road to Wigan Pier

The Road to Wigan Pier is a book by George Orwell. It was published in 1937. The first part of the book is about poverty in Lancashire and Yorkshire. It describes how people lived with very little money. In the second part of the book, the writer talks about how he thinks socialism could help make people's lives better.

Background
George Orwell was paid to write a book about how people in Northern England lived. He travelled to different parts of the country to find out what people's lives were like. He stayed with families in different towns and also went to workplaces like coal mines.

Structure
The first part of the book talks about the way people lived. It talks about their houses, food, jobs and education. It describes what happened to people if they lost their jobs or became unwell. 

The second part of the book talks about socialism. George Orwell explains why he thinks socialism would help poor people have better lives.

References 

1937 books
Wigan
Books by George Orwell
Gary Payton

Gary Dwayne Payton Sr. (born July 23, 1968 in Oakland, California) is an American retired professional basketball player. He started at the point guard position. He is best known for his 13-year time with the Seattle SuperSonics, and holds Seattle franchise records in points, assists, and steals. He also played with the Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics and Miami Heat, the last with whom he won an NBA championship. He was nicknamed "The Glove" by his cousin during the 1993 Western Conference Finals against the Phoenix Suns when he held his opponent Kevin Johnson defensively "like a glove" on the court.  He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on September 8, 2013.  Payton is considered by many to be the greatest defensive guard of all time and one of the greatest defenders in basketball history.  He used his quick feet in order to master the art of staying in front of his opponent on defense.  He was also one of the best at guarding Michael Jordan, although in the 1996 NBA Finals the Sonics largely used Hersey Hawkins to guard Jordan.  Payton's best teammate for many years was All-Star Shawn Kemp, and the Sonics had many deep playoff runs including playing in the 1996 NBA Finals.

Payton is widely considered one of the best point guards of all time and is the only point guard who has won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award, which he won in 1996. He was selected to the NBA All-Defensive First Team nine times, an NBA record he shares with Michael Jordan, Kevin Garnett and Kobe Bryant. He was also a nine-time NBA All-Star and a nine-time All-NBA Team member.

Payton ranks fourth in steals, eighth in assists and 32nd in points among the NBA's career leaders.  Payton is also considered one of the greatest college basketball players of all time and ranks among all-time leaders in assists and steals.

Payton is also known by the much lesser used nickname GP, an initialism for his first and last name, which he even at one point had as a license plate.  One of his sons, Gary Payton II, has played in the NBA as well.

References

1968 births
Living people
Boston Celtics players
Milwaukee Bucks players
Miami Heat players
Los Angeles Lakers players
Sportspeople from Oakland, California
Seattle SuperSonics players
Walt Frazier

Walter Frazier Jr. (born March 29, 1945 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American former basketball player in the National Basketball Association.  Frazier is very well known by the nickname Clyde as well as the much lesser known nickname Mr. Cool.  He was raised in Southern Illinois.

As their floor general, he led the New York Knicks to the franchise's only two championships (1970 and 1973), and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987. Upon his retirement from basketball, Frazier went into broadcasting; he is currently a color commentator for telecasts of Knicks games on the MSG Network.

Frazier is thought of as one of the greatest point guards of all time, and particularly one of the greatest defensive guards as well.  He was noted for his very quick hands, and it is claimed that he once stole the ball on eight consecutive plays in a 1971 game against Atlanta (steals were not an official statistic at the time).

At one point Frazier held the single-game championship round record for assists when he scored 36 points, had 19 assists, 7 rebounds (and a claimed 6 steals) in Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals.

Frazier is also a spokesman for Just for Men hair products, often starring alongside baseball player Keith Hernandez.

Other websites

 NBA Encyclopedia
 Basketball Hall of Fame profile 
Georgia Sports Hall of Fame
 Walt Frazier   (in the New Georgia Encyclopedia)
 

1945 births
Living people
New York Knicks players
Cleveland Cavaliers players
Sportspeople from Illinois
Sportspeople from Atlanta, Georgia
National Basketball Association players with retired numbers
Marshall County, Alabama

Marshall County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 93,019. The county seat is Guntersville. A second courthouse is in Albertville. The name is in honor of John Marshall, famous Chief Justice of the United States.

References 

Alabama counties
Monroe County, Alabama

Monroe County is a county in the southern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 23,068. The county seat is Monroeville. The name is in honor of James Monroe, fifth President of the United States.

It is the birthplace of notable writer Harper Lee and served as the childhood home for Truman Capote, her lifelong friend and a fellow writer.

References 

Alabama counties
Adwa Al-Dakheel

Adwa Al-Dakheel () ; born 27 January 1992) is a Saudi Arabian author, poet, pilot, musician and entrepreneur. She is the founder and CEO of Falak, Ns3a and Dar Technology and co-founder of the Social Advisors. She also is the founder of the multiple exciting startups currently operating in the jewelry industry, the media industry and the financial technology industry.

Al-Dakheel won first prize in the poetry competition at the World Poetry Forum in Washington. Adwa wrote her debut book at the age of 16. She is also the author of the book “Proven Billionaire Formula”. Al-Dakheel won an honorary grade at Suffolk University in Boston for three consecutive years.

Early life
Adwa was born in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on 27 January 1992. She started writing poems and playing guitar at the age of 8. Al-Dakheel won first prize in the poetry competition at the World Poetry Forum in Washington. Watching the Bloomberg channel on tv taught her how to analyze the stock exchange markets. After working on stock exchange markets as an analyst, she wrote her debut book “Proven Billionaire Formula” (Arabic: کتاب الزبدة). She also was the Kingdom’s squash champion for 2008 and 2009.

References 

Asian writers
Poets
Saudi Arabian businesspeople
People from Jeddah
Living people
Montgomery County, Alabama

Montgomery County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, its population was 229,363, making it the fourth-most populous county in Alabama. Its county seat is Montgomery, the state capital.

Montgomery County was founded on December 6, 1816. It is named in honor of Lemuel P. Montgomery, a U.S. Army military officer killed at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in the War of 1812.

References 

1810s establishments in Alabama
1816 establishments in the United States
Alabama counties
Homage to Catalonia

Homage to Catalonia is a book by George Orwell. It was published in 1938. In the book, the author talks about his time fighting in the Spanish Civil War. He explains what he saw and what happened to him.

Background
George Orwell went to Spain in 1936, just after he had finished writing The Road to Wigan Pier. He wanted to fight against fascism. As well as fighting in the war, he wanted to write about what happened so people in Britain would know what was happening.

Content
Orwell tells the story of what happened to him in the war. He talks about what Barcelona was like when it was run by anarchists and how the soldiers got ready to fight in the war. Next, Orwell talks about fighting in trenches. The second part of the book talks about how some of the groups fighting against the fascists started to argue amongst themselves and how Orwell had to leave the country to escape some of the groups who had turned against him.

References 

1930s books
1938
Books by George Orwell
Morgan County, Alabama

Morgan County is a county in the north central part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 119,490. The county seat is Decatur. The county was founded on February 6, 1818 and was originally called Cotaco County. On June 14, 1821, it was renamed in honor of American Revolutionary War General Daniel Morgan of Virginia.

Bordering counties 
 Madison County (northeast)
 Marshall County (east)
 Cullman County (south)
 Lawrence County (west)
 Limestone County (northwest)

Communities

Cities 
 Decatur (county seat; part of Decatur is in Limestone County)
 Hartselle

Towns 
 Eva
 Falkville
 Priceville
 Somerville
 Trinity

Unincorporated communities 

 Basham
 Brooksville
 Burningtree Mountain
 Danville
 Hulaco
 Lacey's Spring
 Morgan City (partly in Marshall County)
 Moulton Heights
 Neel
 Pence
 Ryan Crossroads
 Six Mile
 Six Way
 Union Hill
 Valhermoso Springs

Ghost town 
 Lacon

References 

1818 establishments in Alabama Territory
Alabama counties
Perry County, Alabama

Perry County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,591. The county seat is Marion. The county was founded on December 13, 1819 and is named in honor of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry of Rhode Island and the United States Navy.

References 

1819 establishments in Alabama
Alabama counties
Pickens County, Alabama

Pickens County is a county on the central western border of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 19,746. The county seat is Carrollton, in the center of the county. It is a prohibition, or dry county, although the communities of Carrollton and Aliceville voted to become wet in 2011 and 2012, respectively.

History 
Pickens County was founded on the western border of Alabama on December 20, 1820, and named for American Revolutionary War hero General Andrew Pickens of South Carolina. The county seat was relocated from Pickensville to Carrollton in 1830.

References 

Alabama counties
Carrollton, Alabama

Carrollton is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama. It is the county seat of Pickens County. At the 2010 census, the population was 1,019, up from 987 in 2000.

References 

Towns in Alabama
County seats in Alabama
Pike County, Alabama

Pike County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 32,899. The county seat is Troy. The name is in honor of General Zebulon Pike, of New Jersey, an explorer who led an expedition to southern Colorado and discovered Pikes Peak in 1806.

Pike County was one of the oldest in the state, founded on December 17, 1821.

References 

1820s establishments in Alabama
1821 establishments in the United States
Alabama counties
Pike County, Illinois

Pike County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 16,430. The county seat is Pittsfield.

History 
Pike County was founded on January 31, 1821 out of Madison County. It was named in honor of Zebulon Pike, leader of the Pike expedition in 1806 to map out the south and west parts of the Louisiana Purchase. Pike served at the Battle of Tippecanoe, and was killed in 1813 in the War of 1812.

References 

1821 establishments in Illinois
Illinois counties
Burmese Days

Burmese Days is a novel by George Orwell. It was his first novel. It was published in 1934. The book is about colonialism and racism in Burma.

Background
George Orwell worked as a policeman in Burma for five years. He thought the way people were treated in parts of the British Empire was unfair and he used some of his own experiences as ideas. For example, he based the fictional town of Kyauktada on the real town of Katha, where he worked.

Orwell finished writing the book in 1933 and it was published the year after. He had it published in the United States because of concerns that the characters were described too much like actual people in Orwell's life and made them look bad.

Plot
In Burma, a man called John Flory lives on his own. He is unhappy with his life and misses his home in England but he has been in Burma so long, he does not feel like he can return home. Flory does not like the other English people in the town. He thinks they treat the local people very cruelly. Flory's best friend is an Indian doctor called Veraswami and some people make fun of him for being friendly with someone who is not white.

A young lady called Elizabeth moves to the town and Flory plans to marry her. He hopes that if he does, he might be able to become happy. At the same time, an important Burmese man in the town called U Po Kyin makes a plan to have more power and this effects Flory and Veraswami.

Flory kills himself.

U Po Kyin believe that he can wipe out the negative karma of his evil actions by giving money to build pagodas. However, he dies of a stroke before the first pagoda can be built. His wife has a dream where he is reborn as a snake or frog.

Characters 
 John Flory, called James Flory in some copies of the book, is the main character. In the novel, he is just "Flory."
 Elizabeth Lackersteen is an English girl and Flory's love interest.
 Mr. Lackersteen is Elizabeth's uncle.
 Mrs. Lackersteen is Elizabeth's aunt and Mr. Lackersteen's wife.
 Dr. Veraswami is an Indian doctor and Flory's friend.
 U Po Kyin is a corrupt Burmese magistrate. He is described as ugly and fat.
 Ma Hla May is Flory's Burmese mistress.
 Ko S'la is Flory's servant. He feels sorry for Flory, who is unmarried and has no kids while he is married and has 5 kids.
 Lieutenant Verrall is a military officer posted in town. He is everything Flory is not: young, rich, and handsome. He looks down on everyone.
 Mr. Macgregor is Deputy Commissioner.
 Ellis is an Englishman who manages a timber company in Upper Burma. He is very racist.
 Francis and Samuel: Francis and Samuel are clerks. They are both Eurasian.

References 

Books by George Orwell
1934 books
Novels
Marianne Williamson

Marianne Deborah Williamson (born July 8, 1952) is an American spiritual teacher, author, and lecturer. She has published twelve books, including four New York Times number one bestsellers.
  She is the founder of Project Angel Food, a meals-on-wheels program that serves homebound people with AIDS
 in the Los Angeles area, and the co-founder of The Peace Alliance.

Williamson is on the Board of Directors of the RESULTS organization, which works to end poverty in the United States and around the world.

In January 2019, Williamson launched her presidential bid for the Democratic primaries in the 2020 election. She ended her campaign on January 10, 2020.

Early life
Williamson was born in Houston, Texas, in 1952. Williamson studied theater and philosophy at Pomona College in Claremont, California for two years before dropping out in her Junior year and moving to New York City to be a cabaret singer. In 1979, Williamson returned to Houston, where she ran a metaphysical bookstore.

Career
In 1997 Williamson published her book Healing the Soul of America (hardcover originally titled The Healing of America) and began a more energetic political engagement. In this book, Williamson laid out plans to “transform the American political consciousness and encourage powerful citizen involvement to heal our society.”

She has been a guest on television programs such as The Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America, and Real Time with Bill Maher. In December 2006, a Newsweek magazine poll named her one of the fifty most influential baby boomers. She is known for her book A Course in Miracles, a non-religious self-study program of spiritual psychotherapy.

2014 U.S. House race
Williamson ran and lost in the election for the seat of California's 33rd congressional district in 2014.

Famous elected and public officials endorsed her campaign, including former Governors Jennifer Granholm and Jesse Ventura; former Congressmembers Dennis Kucinich and Alan Grayson; and Van Jones, among others. Alanis Morissette wrote and performed her campaign theme song, entitled Today.

2020 presidential campaign

On August 2, 2018, The Guardian reported that she was exploring the possibility of a presidential run in 2020. On January 28, 2019, Williamson formally announced her campaign in Los Angeles. After only appearing in one of the debates and low poll numbers, Williamson ended her campaign on January 10, 2020. She later endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders in February 2020.

Personal life
Williamson is Jewish, and was briefly married. In 1990, Williamson had her only child, India Emma.

References

Other websites

 Official Web Site
 Marianne Williamson, article and shows at Oprah.com
 Marianne Williamson on "Politicking with Larry King"
 Sister Giant
 The Peace Alliance
 Project Angel Food

1952 births
Living people
2020 United States presidential candidates
Educators from California
American political writers
Writers from Houston, Texas
Politicians from Houston, Texas
Writers from California
Politicians from California
Educators from Houston, Texas
Rick Genest

Rick Genest (August 7, 1985 – August 1, 2018) was a Canadian artist, actor, and fashion model. He was also known as Zombie Boy. Genest was featured in Lady Gaga's video for "Born This Way", with Lady Gaga wearing makeup to replicate Genest's tattoos.

He was cast as the character "foreman" in the 2013 movie 47 Ronin.

Planned to be unveiled in 2019, an  sculpture of Genest called “Self-Conscious Gene” will be a new permanent fixture at the Science Museum, London, UK. The statue is to be created by British artist Marc Quinn.

On August 1, 2018, Genest was found dead after a fall from the balcony at his Plateau-Mont-Royal apartment. Police first thought Genest took his own life. However, in October 2019, a coroner ruled his death as accidental.

References

1985 births
2018 deaths
Accidental deaths from falls
Accidental deaths in Canada
Canadian movie actors
Canadian models
Actors from Quebec
Hannie van Leeuwen

Johanna (Hannie) van Leeuwen  (18 January 1926 – 1 August 2018) was a Dutch politician of the Anti Revolutionary Party (until 1980) and the Christian Democratic Appeal. She was born in Delft, the Netherlands. 

Van Leeuwen was an MP from 1966 to 1978, and a Senator from 1995 to 2007.

She also was an alderwoman of Zoetermeer, and acting mayor of Hazerswoude and Nootdorp.

Hannie van Leeuwen died in Rotterdam on 1 August 2018, aged 92.

References

Other websites
  Parlement.com biography

1926 births
2018 deaths
Anti-Revolutionary Party politicians
Christian Democratic Appeal politicians
Aldermen of the Netherlands
Dutch Calvinists
Dutch councillors
Dutch mayors
Dutch people of World War II
Dutch women politicians
Former members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Members of the Senate of the Netherlands
People from Delft
Politicians from South Holland
A Clergyman's Daughter

A Clergyman's Daughter is a novel by George Orwell. It was published in 1935. It tells the story of a young woman called Dorothy Hare who loses her memory and finds herself lost in London.

Background
George Orwell spent some time living rough on the streets and working in fields in Kent so that he could understand what life was like for poor people. These experiences gave Orwell some of the ideas he used for the book.

After the book was released, Orwell said that he did not like it and he did not want it to be published again whilst he was alive. He did say that it could be published again if his family needed money after he died.

Plot
The story has five chapters which are each written in a different style.

Chapter 1
Dorothy Hare is a young woman who lives with her father, a clergyman. He is very strict and treats Dorothy badly. She spends her days working hard for her father with no time for herself. One evening, she is invited to dinner by a male friend, Mr. Warbuton, who sexually assaults her. Afterwards, she stays up late to finish some work for the church.

Chapter 2
Dorothy is  now in London with no memory of the past eight days. She meets a group of young people who bring her to Kent to work in the fields with them. When she returns to London, it is difficult for her to find a place to stay and after a while she is homeless and has to sleep in Trafalgar Square.

Chapter 3
Dorothy spends a night outdoors in Trafalgar Square. She is arrested and spends 12 hours in prison.

Chapter 4
Dorothy's father sends a letter to his cousin who helps Dorothy to get a job as a school teacher. The owner of the school is only interested in making money but Dorothy tries to make the classes more interesting for the students. The owner of the school does not like this and after a while she tells Dorothy to leave the school and Dorothy loses her job.

Chapter 5
As Dorothy leaves the school, Mr. Warbuton arrives. He tells Dorothy that someone had spread rumours about her behaving badly but nobody believed them anymore and it was safe for Dorothy to return home. Mr. Warbuton asks Dorothy to marry him but she says no and ends up back in her old routine.

References 

1935 books
Novels
Books by George Orwell
Auto Club 400

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The Auto Club 400 is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held annually at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California, It is held as the fifth race of the NASCAR season, held in conjunction with the NASCAR Xfinity Series the previous day, From 1997-2010, the race distance was 500 miles in distance, For the 2011 season onward, the race distance reduced to 400 miles in length.

 Past winners 2006, and 2014–2017: Race extended due to a NASCAR Overtime finish.. The 2015 race took two attempts.2008: Race started on Sunday but was finished on Monday due to rain.2011: Race distance changed from 500 miles to 400. Kevin Harvick passed Jimmie Johnson on the last lap to win, the first last lap pass in ACS history.2012:''' Race shortened due to rain.

Multiple winners (drivers)

Multiple winners (teams)

Manufacturer wins

Television broadcasters

References 

1997 establishments in California
NASCAR tracks
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races
1997 in sports
1930 Dominican Republic hurricane

The 1930 Dominican Republic hurricane was one of the most deadly tropical cyclones in the history of the Caribbean or Atlantic basin. It was the fifth deadliest Atlantic storm on record.

The hurricane was small although strong when it went through the Caribbean.

The storm caused 2,000-8,000 deaths, mostly in the Dominican Republic.

Damage from the storm was over $50 million.

The storm also struck Cuba and southern Florida. It then brushed eastern North Carolina with strong tropical storm force winds.

References

Hurricanes in Florida
Hurricanes in the Dominican Republic
20th centuy in Haiti
20th century in the Dominican Republic
1930 in the United States
Hurricanes in North Carolina
20th century in Florida
1930s in North Carolina
Hurricane Bret

Hurricane Bret was the only hurricane to Texas in the 1990s. The storm hit a lightly populated region of Texas on August 22-23, 1999. It was a small hurricane.

Bret struck south-central Texas with winds of .

There were four indirect deaths from the storm in Texas. Bret killed no people directly.

Damage from Bret was unusually low for a major hurricane.

References

Hurricanes in Texas
1999 in the United States
August events
STP 500

The STP 500 is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race. It is held every spring at Martinsville Speedway, It was first run in 1950 and held in conjunction with the Camping World Truck Series race the previous day. Goody's Powder sponsored the race from 1996 to 2002 and again in 2007 to 2012. The race is first of two races held at the racetrack, with the other one being the First Data 500 in November.

The trophy is in the form of a grandfather clocks.

References 

1940s establishments in Virginia
1949 establishments in the United States
NASCAR tracks
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races
1949 in sports
Fox NASCAR

Fox NASCAR, also known as NASCAR on Fox, is the brand name of NASCAR coverage provided by Fox Sports, that airs on Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports 2, Fox, Fox News Channel (formerly FX) and Fox Sports Net, The network covers the first sixteen Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series as well as fourteen NASCAR Xfinity Series races, and all 23 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races.

References 

2001 American television series debuts
2000s American television series
2010s American television series
Sports television series
Fox television series
NASCAR
NASCAR on NBC

NASCAR on NBC, also known as NBC NASCAR, is the brand of NASCAR coverage on NBCuniversal networks, NBC, NBCSN, USA Network and CNBC (for 2016 only), The networks aired the final 20 races of the  Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, final 19 races of the Xfinity Series, NBC had covered the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series from 2001 to 2006, with NBC airing the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead in 1999.

References 

1999 American television series debuts
2006 American television series endings
2015 American television series debuts
1960s American television series
1970s American television series
1980s American television series
1990s American television series
2000s American television series
2010s American television series
Sports television series
NBC network shows
NASCAR
O'Reilly Auto Parts 500

The O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 is an annual Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, United States.

History 
Samsung sponsored the race from 2002-2012, the sponsorship was grandfathered in 2003 when Nextel became title sponsor, when they banned wireless sponsorships, since the merger in 2005 with Sprint and Nextel, since Sprint and Nextel were combined.

Past winners 

 1997: Jeff Burton
 1998: Mark Martin
 1999: Terry Labonte
 2000: Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
 2001: Dale Jarrett
 2002: Matt Kenseth
 2003: Ryan Newman
 2004: Elliott Sadler
 2005: Greg Biffle
 2006: Kasey Kahne
 2007: Jeff Burton
 2008: Carl Edwards (race extended to 339 laps due to overtime)
 2009: Jeff Gordon
 2010: Denny Hamlin
 2011:Matt Kenseth
 2012: Greg Biffle
 2013: Kyle Busch
 2014: Joey Logano (race extended to 340 laps due to overtime)
 2015: Jimmie Johnson
 2016: Kyle Busch
 2017: Jimmie Johnson
 2018: Kyle Busch

References

Other websites 
 

1990s establishments in Texas
1997 establishments in the United States
NASCAR tracks
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races
1997 in sports
Keep the Aspidistra Flying

Keep the Aspidistra Flying is a novel by George Orwell. It was published in 1936 and it was Orwell's third book. It tells the story of a man who does not want to focus on money and tries to live a different life.

Background
Like the character in the book, Orwell spent some time working in a book shop. He used some of these experiences of living in poverty to give him ideas for the book.

George Orwell said afterwards that he did not like this book. He said that it should not be published again until after he had died.

Plot
The main character is a man called Gordon Comstock. He had a well paid job until he gave it up for a part time job in a book shop so he could spend more time writing poetry. He does not have much money and he struggles to pay for the basic things he needs like food and a place to live.

References 

1936 books
Fiction books
Coming Up for Air

Coming Up for Air is a novel by George Orwell. It was published in 1939, just before the beginning of World War II. It tells the story of a man called George Bowling who sees the world changing around him.

Background
Orwell wrote the book in Morocco. He was there to get better after being shot in the Spanish Civil War.

Plot
George Bowling is a 45 year old man who lives with his wife and children. He thinks about when he was a child and he used to enjoy spending time outdoors and going fishing. He wins some money on a horse race and decides to spend it on visiting the town where he grew up. When he returns to the town, he sees that everything has changed and that all the good things from his memories are now gone.

References 

British novels
1939 books
Fiction books
English-language novels
Advance Auto Parts Clash

The Advance Auto Parts Clash is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series exhibition race held annually at Daytona International Speedway in February  the weekend before the Daytona 500, It began as the Busch Clash and was a 50-mile "all out sprint",  In its current format, it is made up of two segments, starting with the 25-lap segment, which culminates with the final 50-lap segment, The race, like the Monster Energy NASCAR All Star Race in May, carries no points for the winner but rather a large purse, circumstances which are supposed to encourage an all-out driving style not seen in regular season races, where one series mistake can largely ruin a season. However, due to the smaller fields, huge crashes in the Daytona 500 are uncommon.

The 1987 race, won by Bill Elliott, was completed at an average speed of , It stands as the fastest-sanctioned race in the history of NASCAR (though it was not a points-paying event).

Race format 

 1979-1990: The race consisted of a single twenty-lap (50 mile) green flag sprint with no pit stops required, Caution flags do not count.
 1991-1997: The race was broken up into two ten-lap green flag segments, the field was then inverted for the second ten-lap segment,  Prize money was awarded for both segments for all positions, The race had been broken up into two segments, because it was lacking competitiveness since restrictor places was used in 1988, The inversion rule needed some excitement to the event.
 1998-2000: The event was renamed the Bud Shootout, and consisted of 25-laps, the Bud Shootout Qualifier ran at 11 a.m. and the Shootout itself ran at 12 p.m.
 2001-2002: The race renamed to the Budweiser Shootout, and expanded to a new race distance (70 laps, 125 miles), Caution laps would be counted, but the finish of the race had to be finished under green, except for the Green-white-checker-finish rule for the Camping World Truck Series, if necessary, A maximum of one pit-stop was required, The Bud Shootout qualifier was discontinued but the second round qualifying for Cup Series races was eliminated.
 2003-2008: The race was broken up into two segments,  followed by a ten-minute intermission, While a pit-stop was no longer required by a rule, a reduction of fuel-cell size (from 22 gallons to 13 gallons) made a fuel pit stop necessary, (In 2007, Fuel cells were expanded to 18.5 gallons) Many drivers who changed tires during their fuel stop, as time required to fuel the car allowed a two-tire change.     
 2009-2012: The race was expanded to 25 laps, followed by the 50 lap final segment, the race distance was expanded to 75 laps (187.5 miles)
 2013-2015: The race was divided into three segments (30 laps, 25 laps, 20 laps, which online fan voting was necessary, deciding certain aspects (lengths of the race, requirements of mandatory pit stops, numbers of drivers eliminated, etc.) The total distance of the race was 75 laps in length.

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Can-Am Duel

The Can-Am Duel is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series preliminary event before to the Daytona 500 held annually in February at Daytona International Speedway, It consists of two races, held on Thursday, determine the starting lineup for the Daytona 500 on Sunday.

Qualifying for the Daytona 500 is unique in NASCAR, Only the two front row starters (the pole position and the outside pole) are determined by the ordinary qualifying process of timed laps, After the top two positions are locked in, the rest of the starting grid is set in the finishing order in both races, Drivers participate in one of the two races, Half the field entering the Daytona 500 races in the first race, and the other half the second, The finishing order of the first race fills the odd positions in the starting grid (inside of each row), and the finishing order for the second race fills the even positions of the starting grid (outside of each row).

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1959 establishments in Florida
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1959 in sports
February events
Jorasanko

Jorasanko is a neighbourhood of north Kolkata, in Kolkata district, West Bengal, India. It is so called because of the two (jora) wooden or bamboo bridges (sanko) that spanned a small stream at this point.

Neighborhoods
Kolkata
Ocuilan de Arteaga

Ocuilan de Arteaga is a city in the state of México in Mexico. About 1,091 people live there.

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1520s establishments in Mexico
1522 establishments
Food City 500

The Food City 500 is an annual Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held at Bristol Motor Speedway, it is one of two NASCAR races held at the circuit, with the other one being the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race in mid August,  It was the first venue to host the fifth-generation car, a race won by Kyle Busch.

The Food City 500 was sponsored by Stand Up to Cancer.

History 
The Food City 500 is one of the famous races at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee, and it is home to two Xfinity Series race, two Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races and one Camping World Truck Series race.  

In 2010 and 2017, Kyle Busch swept all three series at Bristol in the fall race.

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Modibo Keïta

Modibo Keïta (4 June 1915 – 16 May 1977) was the first President of Mali (1960–1968) and the Prime Minister of the Mali Federation. He espoused a form of African socialism.

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Moussa Traoré

Moussa Traoré (25 September 1936 – 15 September 2020) was a Malian soldier and politician. He was the President of Mali from 1968 to 1991. As a Lieutenant, he was ousted on 19 November 1968 military coup by Modibo Keïta.

Traoré died on 15 September 2020 in Bamako, aged 83.

Further reading 
 Pascal James Imperato. Traore, Gen. Moussa in  Historical Dictionary of Mali, pp. 242–245. Scarecrow Press/ Metuchen. NJ – London (1986) 
 Moussa Traoré. (2008). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 24 October 2008, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online.

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Alpha Oumar Konaré

Alpha Oumar Konaré (born 2 February 1946) is a former President of Mali for two five-year terms (1992 to 2002), and was Chairperson of the African Union Commission from 2003 to 2008.

In September 2021, Konaré was urgently hospitalized in Morocco at Cheikh Zaid Hospital in Rabat.

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Randolph County, Alabama

Randolph County is a county on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 22,913. The county seat is Wedowee. The name is in honor of John Randolph, a member of the United States Senate from Virginia.

Randolph County was founded on December 18, 1832.

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Wedowee, Alabama

Wedowee is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama. It is the county seat of Randolph County. At the 2010 census the population was 823, up from 818 in 2000.

Towns in Alabama
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Russell County, Alabama

Russell County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 52,947. The county seat is Phenix City. The name is in honor of Colonel Gilbert C. Russell, who fought in the wars against the Creek Indians.

Russell County was founded on December 18, 1832.

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St. Clair County, Alabama

St. Clair County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 83,593. It has two county seats in Ashville and another in Pell City. It is one of two counties in Alabama, and one of 33 in the United States, with more than one county seat. The name is in honor of General Arthur St. Clair, an officer in the French and Indian War.

St. Clair County was founded on November 20, 1818.

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Sumter County, Alabama

Sumter County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 13,763. The county seat is Livingston. The name is in honor of General Thomas Sumter of South Carolina.

Sumter County was founded on December 18, 1832.

Bordering counties 
 Pickens County (north)
 Greene County (northeast)
 Marengo County (southeast)
 Choctaw County (south)
 Lauderdale County, Mississippi (southwest)
 Kemper County, Mississippi (west)
 Noxubee County, Mississippi (northwest)

Communities

Cities 
 Livingston (county seat)
 York

Towns 
 Cuba
 Emelle
 Epes
 Gainesville
 Geiger

Census-designated places 
 Bellamy
 Panola

Unincorporated communities 
 Intercourse
 Ward
 Warsaw

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Abigail Spencer

Abigail Spencer (born August 4, 1981) is an American actress. She played Rebecca Tyree on the soap opera All My Children (1999-2001). She also had roles on Mad Men (2009). She later played Lucy Preston in the NBC science fiction show Timeless.

Spencer appeared in many movies, such as This Means War (2012), Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) and The Sweet Life (2016).

Spencer was born in Gulf Breeze, Florida, near Pensacola.

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Cuba, Alabama

Cuba is a town in Sumter County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 346, down from 363 in 2000.

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Intercourse, Alabama

Intercourse is an unincorporated community in Sumter County, Alabama, United States.

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Emelle, Alabama

Emelle is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.

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Epes, Alabama

Epes is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.

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Gainesville, Alabama

Gainesville is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama. At the 2010 census the population was 208, down from 220.

Gainesville was founded in 1832 and incorporated in 1835.

1832 establishments in Alabama
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Geiger, Alabama

Geiger is a town in Sumter County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 170, up from 161 in 2000.

Geiger was incorporated in 1912.

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Bellamy, Alabama

Bellamy is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Sumter County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 543.

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Addison, Alabama

Addison is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.

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Akron, Alabama

Akron () is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.

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Allgood, Alabama

Allgood, formerly known as Chepultepec, is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama. At the 2010 census, the population was 622.

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Altoona, Alabama

Altoona is a town in Alabama in the United States.

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Anderson, Alabama

Anderson is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.

Towns in Alabama
Ardmore, Alabama

Ardmore is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.

Towns in Alabama
Argo, Alabama

Argo is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.

Towns in Alabama
Ariton, Alabama

Ariton is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.

Towns in Alabama
Arley, Alabama

Arley is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.

Towns in Alabama
Ashford, Alabama

Ashford is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama. The population was 2,148 at the 2010 census, up from 1,853 at the 2000 census.

Ashford was incorporated in June 1891.

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Autaugaville, Alabama

Autaugaville is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.

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Avon, Alabama

Avon is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.

Towns in Alabama
Babbie, Alabama

Babbie is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.

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Baileyton, Alabama

Baileyton is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.

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Banks, Alabama

Banks is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.

Towns in Alabama
Bear Creek, Alabama

Bear Creek is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.

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Beatrice, Alabama

Beatrice is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.

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Beaverton, Alabama

Beaverton is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.

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Belk, Alabama

Belk is a town in Fayette County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census, the population was 215.

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Benton, Alabama

Benton is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.

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Berry, Alabama

Berry is a town in Fayette County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census, the population was 1,148, down from 1,238 at the 2000 census.

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Billingsley, Alabama

Billingsley is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.

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Black, Alabama

Black is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.

Towns in Alabama
Blue Springs, Alabama

Blue Springs is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.

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Blountsville, Alabama

Blountsville is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.

Towns in Alabama
Cardiff, Alabama

Cardiff is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.

Towns in Alabama
Bon Air, Alabama

Bon Air is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.

Towns in Alabama
Fairview, Alabama

Fairview is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.

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Courtland, Alabama

Courtland is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.

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Boligee, Alabama

Boligee is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.

Towns in Alabama
Brantley, Alabama

Brantley is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.

Towns in Alabama
Brilliant, Alabama

Brilliant is a town in Marion County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 900, up from 762 in 2000.

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Hollywood, Alabama

Hollywood is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.

Towns in Alabama
Vredenburgh, Alabama

Vredenburgh is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.

Towns in Alabama
Repton, Alabama

Repton is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.

Towns in Alabama
Riverview, Alabama

Riverview is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.

Towns in Alabama
Red Level, Alabama

Red Level is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.

Towns in Alabama
Eva, Alabama

Eva is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.

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Coffee Springs, Alabama

Coffee Springs is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.

Towns in Alabama
Castleberry, Alabama

Castleberry is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.

Towns in Alabama
Gordonville, Alabama

Gordonville is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.

Towns in Alabama
Talladega County, Alabama

Talladega County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. In 2010, 82,291 people lived there. The county seat is Talladega.

Alabama counties
Dennis Richardson

Dennis Michael Richardson (July 30, 1949 – February 26, 2019) was an American politician. On January 2, 2017, he became the 26th Secretary of State of Oregon. He was the Republican candidate for Governor of Oregon in the 2014 Oregon gubernatorial election.

Richardson was born in Los Angeles, California. He studied at Brigham Young University. He served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 2003 to 2015.

In May 2018, Richardson was diagnosed with glioblastoma, a rare form of brain cancer. He died on February 26, 2019 from the disease in Central Point, Oregon, aged 69.

References

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 Oregon Secretary of State
 Campaign website

1949 births
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Deaths from glioblastoma
Politicians from Los Angeles
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American military personnel of the Vietnam War
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Ocuilan Municipality

Ocuilan is a municipality in the state of México in Mexico.

Municipalities of Mexico (state)
Mid-November 2006 tornado outbreak

From November 15 to 16, 2006, a series of tornadoes broke out across the southern United States. Most of the tornadoes happened on November 15, but ended with a deadly tornado in North Carolina on the morning of November 16.

Synopsis 
A moderate risk of severe weather was issued for the Southeast for the night of November 14 and November 15. It began in the overnight hours in Louisana and Arkansas. One tornado killed one person, another tornado in Mississippi led to several injuries, and in Montgomery, Alabama it destroyed a skating rink, but none of the 30 children inside suffered injuries.

As the squall line pushed into Georgia and northern Florida, it allowed for supercells to form. A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for Riegelwood, North Carolina and a tornado warning was issued at 6:29 a.m. ET. At 6:37 a.m., a F3 tornado touched down and struck a mobile home park, killing eight people including a 6-year-old boy and a 13-year-old boy and 20 people were injured.

2006
Tornado outbreaks
2006 in the United States
Neil Argo

Neil Argo (May 28, 1947 – August 2, 2018) was an American composer for movie and television working in Hollywood. He is most known for his work on the Public Broadcasting Service television series Wild America.

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American composers
1947 births
2018 deaths
Deaths from heart failure
Writers from San Diego, California