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Joe Nishimoto

Joe M. Nishimoto (February 21, 1919-November 15, 1944) was a United States Army soldier. He received the Medal of Honor because of his actions in World War II.

Early life 
Nishimoto was born in California to Japanese immigrant parents. He was a Nisei, which means that he was a second generation Japanese-American.

He was interned at the Jerome War Relocation Center in Arkansas,

Soldier
Nishimoto joined the US Army in October 1943.

Nishimoto volunteered to be part of the all-Nisei 442nd Regimental Combat Team.  This army unit was mostly made up of Japanese Americans from Hawaii and the mainland.

For his actions in November 1944, Nishimoto  was awarded the Army's second-highest decoration, the Distinguished Service Cross (DSC).  In the 1990s, there was a review of service records of Asian Americans who received the DSC during World War II.  Nishimoto's award was upgraded to the Medal of Honor. In a ceremony at the White House on June 21, 2000, his family was presented with his medal by President Bill Clinton. Twenty-one other Asian Americans also received the medal during the ceremony, but only seven of them were still alive.

Medal of Honor citation
Nishimoto's Medal of Honor recognized his conduct in frontline fighting in France in 1944. Without help from others, he destroyed three machine gun positions.

The words of Nishimoto's citation explain:
Private First Class Joe M. Nishimoto distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action on 7 November 1944, near La Houssiere, France. After three days of unsuccessful attempts by his company to dislodge the enemy from a strongly defended ridge, Private First Class Nishimoto, as acting squad leader, boldly crawled forward through a heavily mined and booby-trapped area. Spotting a machine gun nest, he hurled a grenade and destroyed the emplacement. Then, circling to the rear of another machine gun position, he fired his submachine gun at point-blank range, killing one gunner and wounding another. Pursuing two enemy riflemen, Private First Class Nishimoto killed one, while the other hastily retreated. Continuing his determined assault, he drove another machine gun crew from its position. The enemy, with their key strong points taken, were forced to withdraw from this sector. Private First Class Nishimoto's extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit on him, his unit, and the United States Army.

Related pages
 List of Medal of Honor recipients for World War II
 List of Asian American Medal of Honor recipients
 Posthumous recognition

References

Other websites
 "Army Secretary Lionizes 22 World War II Heroes" at Defense.gov  
 

1920 births
1944 deaths
Military people from California
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Ahl al-Bayt

Ahl al-Bayt () is an Arabic phrase that refers primarily to the family of the prophet Muhammad. It sometimes also refers to the family of the prophet Ibrahim. 

In Shia Islam, the term refers to Muhammad, his daughter, Fatimah; his son-in-law, Ali; and their children, Hasan and Husayn. Twelver Shias include their Twelve Imams in the Ahl al-Bayt as well, whereas Zaydis and Ismailis include their imams in Ahl al-Bayt.

In Sunni Islam, the term refers to Muhammad; his wives, his children; and his grandchildren. In some other traditions, Ahl al-Bayt is used for the Banu Hashim clan.

In the Quran, Ahl al-Bayt has been used as a term of respect for wives.

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Julia Vial

Julia Beatriz Vial Cuevas (born June 24, 1977 in Santiago) is a Chilean journalist and television presenter.

Career 
Julia Vial began her career as a commentator in 2001 on television screens Chilevisión.

In mid-2001 he emigrated to Canal 13, to be part of the television program Pantalla Abierta.

She was on Canal 13 until the end of 2004, in 2006 emigrated to TV channel La Red, to be the host of Intrusos with journalist Gaspar Domínguez (until 2007).

In December 2012, announced in its program output screen Intrusos to migrate the morning of La Red Mañaneros.

Since January 2013, will take over as host of Mañaneros.

Personal life 
Julia Vial is married to Leopoldo Muñoz, who has a daughter who was born with Down's Syndrome named Julia "Julita" Muñoz Vial.

Filmography

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Wikidata

Wikidata is a wiki that is a database, a collection of data on the internet. The information stored on Wikidata can be used by other websites including Wikipedia. Wikidata is designed so that humans and machines can read it. As of March 2019 it contains more than 55 million items and has 21 thousand active users.

Wikidata provides support for Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons, and other wikis of the Wikimedia movement. Anyone can use it.

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Chris Ellis

Chris Ellis (born April 14, 1956) is an American movie, television, stage, and voice actor who is known for his roles in Days of Thunder, Apollo 13, Armageddon, My Cousin Vinny, and in The Dark Knight Rises. His career began in 1979.

Eliis was born on April 14, 1956 in Dallas, Texas. He was raised in Memphis, Tennessee.

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Aidan Gillen

Aidan Gillen (born Aidan Murphy; 24 April 1968) is an Irish movie, stage, television, and voice actor who is known for his roles in Shanghai Knights, Blitz, 12 Rounds, and The Dark Knight Rises.  His most famous role is probably Petyr Baelish in Game of Thrones.

Gillen was born on 24 April 1968 in Dublin, Ireland. He studied at St. Vincent's C.B.S. Gillen has been married to Olivia O'Flanagan since 2001. They have two children.

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Josh Stewart

Joshua Regnall "Josh" Stewart (born February 6, 1977) is an American movie, television, stage, and voice actor. He is known for his roles as Brendan Finney in Third Watch, as Arkin in The Collector and in The Collection, and as Barsad in The Dark Knight Rises.

Stewart was born on February 6, 1977 in Diana, West Virginia. He studied at West Virginia Wesleyan College and at West Virginia University. Stewart is married to Deanna Brigidi. They have two children.

References

Other websites

 
 Josh Stewart  at TV.com
 Josh Stewart at TVGuide.com

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Karimganj district

Karimganj District () is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. The district headquarters are in Karimganj. It is claimed by the peoples of Bangladesh as part of their Sylhet Division.

Districts of Assam
Territorial disputes
Life After People

Life After People was a television show about how would the World look like when all humans disappeared. They show what will happen to the environment, to cities, houses, landmarks, and skyscrapers. The show aired from January 21, 2008 through March 16, 2010. The show was aired in the History Channel.

The show showed what would happen to the Statue of Liberty, the Egyptian pyramids, the Empire State Building, the Willis Tower, the Astrodome, the Space Needle, the Eiffel Tower, the Burj Khalifa, the Golden Gate Bridge, the Gateway Arch, Taipei 101, the USS Constitution, the White House, the Hoover Dam, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Grant's Tomb, the John Hancock Center, Wrigley Field, Big Ben, 30 St Mary Axe, the Lincoln Memorial, the Chrysler Building, the Washington Monument, Monticello, the United States Capitol, the Library of Congress, St. Peter's Basilica and the Sistine Chapel.

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USS Constitution

USS Constitution is a wooden, three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy. Named by President George Washington after the Constitution of the United States of America, she is the world's oldest commissioned naval vessel afloat.

It was constructed in 1794. It was later launched in 1797, Constitution was one of six original frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794 and the third constructed. Joshua Humphreys designed the frigates to be the young Navy's capital ships, and so Constitution and her sisters were larger and more heavily armed and built than standard frigates of the period. Built in Boston, Massachusetts, at Edmund Hartt's shipyard, her first duties with the newly formed United States Navy were to provide protection for American merchant shipping during the Quasi-War with France and to defeat the Barbary pirates in the First Barbary War.
 
Constitution is most famous for her actions during the War of 1812 against Great Britain, when she captured numerous merchant ships and defeated five British warships: HMS Guerriere, Java, Pictou, Cyane and Levant.

On August 19, 1812, the Constitution and HMS Guerriere fought a battle about 400 miles (650 Km) southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia.  The captains were Isaac Hull of U.S. andJames Richard Dacres of U.K.  At around 2:00pm the USS Constitution found the HMS Guerriere, and attacked and damaged the Guerriere.  One American officer was killed and another wounded by musket fire. Captain Dacres was also wounded.  A shot to the cabin set fire to the USS Constitution. The HMS Guerriere was also severely burned and damaged.  While Dacres was preparing to set sail and continue the battle against the Americans, it became obvious the that the ship was about to sink.  Dacres was asked if he was ready for surrender.  He said he didn't know but that they could no longer fight.  Later, he surrendered and the HMS Guerriere sank.

The battle with Guerriere earned her the nickname of "Old Ironsides" and public adoration that has repeatedly saved her from scrapping. She continued to serve the nation as flagship in the Mediterranean and African squadrons, and circled the world in the 1840s.

During the American Civil War she served as a training ship for the United States Naval Academy and carried artwork and industrial displays to the Paris Exposition of 1878. Retired from active service in 1881, she served as a receiving ship until designated a museum ship in 1907 and in 1934 she completed a three-year, 90-port tour of the nation. Constitution sailed under her own power for her 200th birthday in 1997, and again in August 2012, to commemorate the 200th anniversary of her victory over Guerriere.

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 Official website
 3D Virtual Tour 
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Grant's Tomb

General Grant National Memorial or Grant's Tomb is a memorial and resting place of 18th President of the United States and Civil War general Ulysses S. Grant and his wife Julia Grant.

The tomb is in Manhattan, New York City, New York. The tomb was constructed by the United States Congress. The tomb was constructed in 1890 (five years after Grant's death) and was finished on April 22 1897 (Grant's 75th birthday).

In 1902, Julia Grant died and was later buried in the tomb. The tomb was decaying or falling apart and was vandalised during the 1980s until the tomb was fixed and restored in 1994. The tomb was rededicated in April 27, 1997. It was later named an United States National Landmark.

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Adlai Stevenson II

Adlai Ewing Stevenson II  (February 5, 1900 – July 14, 1965) was an American politician. He ran against Dwight D. Eisenhower in the 1952 and 1956 elections, but he lost. He was the grandson of Vice President Adlai E. Stevenson. He was also the 31st Governor of Illinois from 1949 to 1953. He became United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 1961 until his death in 1965.

Early life
Stevenson was born in Los Angeles, California  to Lewis Stevenson and Helen Davis Stevenson. His maternal great-grandfather Jesse W. Fell was a close friend and campaign manager for Abraham Lincoln. His oldest son Adlai Stevenson III became a United States Senator from Illinois from 1970 until 1981. He grew up in Bloomington, Illinois. He studied at Bloomington High School until his junior year. After that he went at University High School in Normal, Illinois. Then he studied at Princeton University and Northwestern University Law School.

Political career
He ran for president six times, in 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, and 1960, losing the Democrat primaries to Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman and John F. Kennedy. He also lost the 1952 and 1956 elections to Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower. Stevenson was Governor of Illinois from January 10, 1949-January 12, 1953.

Personal life
He married Ellen Borden in 1928 and divorced in 1949. Stevenson is a second cousin, once removed of actor McLean Stevenson. His son is former Illinois Senator Adlai Stevenson III.

After the 1952 and 1956 elections
In 1953, he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

In 1957 he went back to law practice. He was employed part-time by Encyclopædia Britannica.

1960 election
Stevenson tried to run for the nomination in the 1960 election. He lost to Senator John F. Kennedy. Stevenson refused to give the nomination address to John F. Kennedy. After Kennedy won the nomination, Stevenson campaigned for him.

United States Ambassador to the United Nations

He was appointed Ambassador to the United Nations in 1961.

Stevenson's most well-known moments happened during the Cuban Missile Crisis when he gave a presentation at an emergency session of the Security Council on October 25, 1962.

Death and funeral

Stevenson suffered a heart attack on the afternoon and died later on July 14, 1965 in London of heart failure. The funeral in Bloomington, Illinois Unitarian Church was attended by President Lyndon B. Johnson and Vice President Hubert Humphrey and Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren.

References

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 Adlai Stevenson  at Spartacus Educational

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Kazuo Kitai

is a well-known Japanese photographer. Some of his important photographs show student protests or protests against Narita International Airport

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Ville Nieminen

Ville Nieminen (born 6 April 1977 in Tampere, Finland) is a former Finnish professional ice hockey player that currently played for Tappara of the SM-liiga.

Nieminen has also played in the NHL for the Colorado Avalanche, Pittsburgh Penguins, Chicago Blackhawks, Calgary Flames, New York Rangers, San Jose Sharks and St. Louis Blues. He won the Stanley Cup with the Avalanche in the 2000–01 NHL season. Nieminen also won a silver medal with the Finland men's national ice hockey team in the 2006 Winter Olympics.

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Mara Wilson

Mara Elizabeth Wilson (born July 24, 1987 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress and playwright. She was born in Los Angeles. She currently acts on stage. She is best known for her acting in movies when she was a child. Her best known movies include Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Matilda (1996) and Lily Stone in Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000). She came out as bisexual in June 2016.

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Heather (name)

Heather is a female first name. It is based around "heather", the English word for a variety of shrubs having pink and white flowers. There are many famous people having the name, such as Heather Locklear, Heather Tom, Heather Thomas and Heather Matarazzo.

Given names
Alberta Williams King

Alberta Christine Williams King (September 13, 1904 – June 30, 1974) was the mother of Martin Luther King, Jr.. She was married to Martin Luther King, Sr. for 58 years.

She had an important part in the activities of the Ebenezer Baptist Church. The church is now a part of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site. She was shot and killed in the church six years after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Life and career
Alberta Christine Williams was born on September 13, 1904 in Atlanta, Georgia. Her father was Reverend Adam Daniel Williams. He was then the pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church. Jennie Celeste (Parks) Williams was her mother. She earned a teaching certificate at the Hampton Normal and Industrial Institute in 1924. Later the college name became just Hampton University.

Williams met Martin Luther King, Sr. right before she left for school at Hampton. After graduating, she and King got formally engaged at the Ebenezer Baptist Church. She taught for a short time before their Thanksgiving Day wedding in 1926.  She then had to quit because married female teachers were not allowed at that time.  Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929. He was one of their three children.

Alberta King's mother died on May 18, 1941 of a heart attack. The King family later moved to a large yellow brick house three blocks away. Alberta was president of the Ebenezer Women's Committee from 1950 to 1962. She was also a talented musician who became the choir organist and director at Ebenezer. This may have been the reason her son was interested in Black music and art.  By the end of this time, Martin Luther King Sr. and Jr. were sharing the role of pastors of the church.

Death
King was shot and killed in a church by a 23-year-old man while she was playing the organ in Atlanta, Georgia. She died six years after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., aged 69.

References

Other websites
 Find a Grave article on Alberta King
 The King Center biography of Martin Luther King Jr 

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Coretta Scott King

Coretta Scott King (April 27, 1927 – January 30, 2006) was an American author, activist, and civil rights leader. She was the widow of Martin Luther King, Jr.. Scott King helped lead the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s.
 
Scott King played an important role in the years after her husband's 1968 assassination when she took on the leadership of the struggle for racial equality herself and became active in the Women's Movement.

Scott King was born on April 27, 1927 in Heiberger, Alabama. She studied at Lincoln Normal School and at Antioch College.

King was married to Martin Luther King, Jr. from 1953 until his death in 1968. They had four children:
Dexter Scott King; Yolanda King; Bernice Albertine King and Martin Luther King III

King was in a hospital in Rosarito Beach, Mexico after she had a stroke and had ovarian cancer. She died on January 30, 2006 in the hospital from a stroke and respiratory failure, aged 78.

References

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Coretta Scott King's oral history video excerpts at The National Visionary Leadership Project
 Coretta Scott King's political donations 
 About.com Profile of Coretta Scott King, Human Rights Advocate
 Coretta Scott King entry from African American Lives – OUP Blog
 A King Among Men (King family vegetarianism)
 Coretta Scott King at Find-A-Grave

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Elles

Elles is a 2011 erotic French drama movie. Juliette Binoche plays a journalist named Anne. Elles is about female student prostitution. This movie had an NC-17 rating because of explicit sexual content. The NC-17 rating was later surrendered. The movie was released unrated on DVD and Blu-ray disc.

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Aokigahara

Aokigahara is a forest at the northwest base of Mount Fuji in Japan. The forest is known to be quiet because of the absence of wildlife and the wind-blocking density of the trees that are in it. A number of rocky, icy caverns are in the forest and some of them are popular tourist destinations. Demons in Japanese mythology are associated with the forest.

It is known as a popular suicide spot and is reportedly the most popular in Japan. It also ranks as the second in the world after San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge. There are signs in the forest in both Japanese and English that try to persuade people not to commit suicide. The forest is said to be haunted by the Yūrei (angry spirits) that were left to die.

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Breaking Bad

Breaking Bad is an American television series set in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It started in January 2008. The show was broadcast across Canada and the United States on cable channel AMC. It has won 10 Emmy Awards. Breaking Bad ended in September 2013. Bryan Cranston plays the main role, Walter White. There are five seasons and 62 episodes. It is about a chemistry teacher who is told he has lung cancer and starts making the illegal drug methamphetamine to pay for his family's needs after he dies. Breaking Bad was made by Vince Gilligan.

Main characters
Walter White - A chemistry teacher who makes methamphetamine.
Skyler White - The wife of Walter. Before he was diagnosed Skyler was pregnant with his second child.
Jesse Pinkman - A drug dealer. He used to be a student of Walter.
Hank Schrader - Skyler's brother-in-law who works for the Drug Enforcement Administration
Marie Schrader - Skyler's sister. She is married to Hank. She has kleptomania.
Walter White, Jr - Walter and Skyler's son. He has cerebral palsy.
Gustavo "Gus" Fring - A drug dealer.

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1952 United States presidential election

This election was between Governor of Illinois Adlai Stevenson and General Dwight D. Eisenhower. Eisenhower won the election by 442 electoral votes. Adlai Stevenson got only 89 electoral votes.

Incumbent President Harry S. Truman was eligible to run again because the newly passed 22nd amendment did not apply to the incumbent president at that time. Truman chose not to run, so the Democratic Party nominated Adlai Stevenson. 

Eisenhower was 62 when he won the election. This was the first time an older candidate was elected since James Buchanan was elected in 1856 at 65, something that wouldn't happen again until 69-year old Ronald Reagan won the 1980 election.

Candidates

Democratic Party
Democratic candidates:
Adlai Stevenson II, Governor of Illinois
Estes Kefauver, U.S. Senator from Tennessee
Richard Russell, Jr., U.S. Senator from Georgia
W. Averell Harriman, former Secretary of Commerce from New York
Alben W. Barkley, Vice President from Kentucky
Robert S. Kerr, U.S. Senator from Oklahoma
Harry S. Truman, President from Missouri

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Barkley was 74 years old and not accepted by labor union leaders because of his age. 

Truman's running mate was going to be Senator Estes Kefauver, but he did not choose to run in the election. Truman's presidential disapproval rating was 66% at the end of his presidential term.

Republican Party
Republican candidates:
Dwight D. Eisenhower, former Supreme Allied NATO Commander from New York
Robert Taft, U.S. Senator from Ohio
Harold Stassen, former governor of Minnesota
Earl Warren, governor of California

Candidates gallery

Results by state

Close state races
Election results in these states were less than or ten percentage points. Colors represent the winning party, using the present-day convention in which red indicates Republican and blue indicates Democrat.

Kentucky, 0.07% 
Tennessee, 0.27% 
South Carolina, 1.44% 
Missouri, 1.56% 
Rhode Island, 1.84% 
West Virginia, 3.85% 
Delaware, 3.88%

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 1952 Presidential General Election Results

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Bill Apiata

Bill Henry "Willie" Apiata VC (born 28 June 1972-  ) is a New Zealand soldier.  He is best known for receiving the Victoria Cross because of his actions in the war in Afghanistan.

Early life
Apiata was born in Mangakino, New Zealand.  He is Maori

Soldier
Apiata was a soldier in the New Zealand Special Air Service (NZSAS).  For his actions in July 2004, Apiata became the first New Zealand soldier to be awarded the Victoria Cross since World War II.  He is the 22nd New Zealander to receive the honour since 1856.  He is the first to be conferred with the Victoria Cross for New Zealand which was established in 1999.

He became one of the very few living holders of the Victoria Cross.

Victoria Cross citation
Apiata's Victoria Cross recognized his conduct in frontline fighting in Afghanistan.

In a 2004 firefight, a grenade explosion blew Apiata off the bonnet of his vehicle. At the same time, two other soldiers were wounded by shrapnel. Apiata carried the more seriously wounded solder to safety.  Then he rejoined the fighting.

The words of Apiata's citation explain:
In total disregard of his own safety, Lance Corporal Apiata stood up and lifted his comrade bodily. He then carried him across the seventy metres of broken, rocky and fire swept ground, fully exposed in the glare of battle to heavy enemy fire and into the face of returning fire from the main Troop position. That neither he nor his colleague were hit is scarcely possible. Having delivered his wounded companion to relative shelter with the remainder of the patrol, Lance Corporal Apiata re-armed himself and rejoined the fight in counter-attack.

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  "Who is Willie Apiata?" at NZArmy

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Jean-Claude Van Damme

Jean-Claude Van Damme (Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg, born 18 October 1960) is an Belgian martial artist, actor, and director.  Nicknamed "The Muscles from Brussels", he is very well known for his action films.

He is known for his roles in The Expendables 2, JCVD, Bloodsport, Kickboxer, Hard Target, Timecop, Sudden Death, Universal Soldier, Cyborg and in Universal Soldier Day of Reckoning.

Van Damme was born on October 18, 1960 in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Brussels, Belgium. He was married to Maria Rodriguez from 1980 until they divorced in 1984. Then he was married to Cynthia Derderian from 1985 until they divorced in 1986. Then he was married to Darcy LaPier from 1994 until they divorced in 1997. Then he was married to Gladys Portugues from 1987 until they divorced in 1992 then remarried in 1999. He has three children. He lives in Los Angeles, California. Van Damme has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

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United Liberation Front of Assam

The United Liberation Front of Assam is a separatist group from Assam, among many other such groups in North-east India. It seeks to establish a sovereign Assam via an armed struggle in the Assam conflict.

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Tamil Nadu Liberation Army

The Tamil Nadu Liberation Army (TNLA) is a small militant separatist movement in Tamil Nadu. It seeks an independent nation for the Tamil people. It began about 1985 as the military part of the Tamil Nadu Communist Party Marxist-Lenisist. It began a campaign of murders and bombings which it said were aimed at enemies of the people. They always put up posters to explain their reasons for these attacks. The leader of the group, Thamizharasan, was killed when he and a small group tried to rob a bank in Ponparappi. 

Their next leader, known as Lenin, increased the number of members in the group. They began to bomb police stations and steal police weapons. Lenin was killed when one of his bombs exploded while being taken to an attack on a police station in 1994. The group took a movie actor, Dr. Rajkumar, prisoner in July 2000.

The TNLA is believed to get support from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. The TNLA was listed as a terrorist organization in 2002 by the government of Tamil Nadu. The TNLA has said it wants a Greater Tamil Homeland which would include all of Tamil Nadu, the Laccadive Islands, Minicoy Island, the 'Tamil Eelam' in Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Malaysia, Singapore, and Mauritius.

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John Sparkman

John Jackson Sparkman (December 20, 1899 - November 16, 1985) was an American politician  from Alabama. He ran in the 1952 United States Presidential election.

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Dolph Lundgren

Dolph Lundgren (born Hans Lundgren on November 3, 1957) is a Swedish actor, martial artists, and director who is known for his roles in Universal Soldier, Universal Soldier Day of Reckoning, Rocky IV, The Expendables, The Expendables 2 and in The Expendables 3. He is notable for playing the Soviet boxer Ivan Drago in Rocky IV.

Lundgren played King Nereus in the DC Comics-Warner Bros. movie Aquaman (2018).

Lundgren was born on November 3, 1957 in Spånga, Stockholm, Sweden. He studied at Washington State University and at Clemson University. Lundgren was married to Annette Qviberg from 1994 until they separated in 2011. They have 2 daughters. Lundgren lives in Los Angeles, California.

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Estes Kefauver

Carey Estes Kefauver (July 26, 1903 – August 10, 1963) was an American politician from Tennessee. He was the Vice Presidential running mate in the 1952 election.

Early life
Kefauver was born in Madisonville, Tennessee, to Robert Cooke Kefauver and Phredonia Bradford (née Estes). Robert Kefauver was a hardware manager. Estes attended the University of Tennessee from 1922 to 1924, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree and being initiated into the Kappa Sigma Fraternity. After a year of teaching mathematics and coaching football at a Hot Springs, Arkansas, high school, he attended Yale Law School, where he received a LL.B. cum laude in 1927. The next twelve years Kefauver practiced law in Chattanooga, first with the firm of Cooke, Swaney & Cooke, as a partner in Sizer, Chambliss & Kefauver, and later in the firm of Duggan, McDonald, & Kefauver. In 1935 he married Nancy Pigott, who is from Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, whom he had met during her visit to relatives in Chattanooga, Tennessee. They had four children, one of them was adopted. Mrs. Kefauver died in 1967.

He was aroused by his role as attorney for the Chattanooga News, Kefauver became interested in local politics and sought election to the Tennessee Senate in 1938. He lost but in 1939 spent two months as Finance and Taxation Commissioner under the newly-elected governor Prentice Cooper. When Congressman Sam D. McReynolds of Tennessee's 3rd district, which included Chattanooga, died in 1939, Kefauver was elected to succeed him in the House.

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Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam

The Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam (MULTA) is an Islamist extremist organization founded around 1996 in the North-east Indian state of Assam. MULTA wants Muslims to be represented is the state government legislature. It has about 1000 members who have declared a jihad against the Indian Government.

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Estelle Reiner

Estelle Reiner (née Lebost; June 5, 1914 – October 25, 2008) was an American actress, comedian, and singer. She was best known known for her roles in When Harry Met Sally, Fatso, and in To Be or Not to Be. She was the mother of Rob Reiner and the wife of Carl Reiner.

Early life
Reiner was born Estelle Lebost on June 5, 1914 in The Bronx, New York. She studied at James Monroe High School.

Marriage and family
She was married to Carl Reiner from 1943 until her death in 2008. They had three children.

Death
Reiner died from natural causes at her home in Beverly Hills, California on October 25, 2008, aged 94.

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History of Punjab

In 1947, the Punjab Province of British India was divided along religious lines into West Punjab and East Punjab. The western part was assimilated into new country of Pakistan while the east stayed in India. This led to massive rioting as both sides committed atrocities against fleeing refugees.this due to the British East India Company during 20th centuries which causes hierarchies between Hindu, Muslim and Sikhs.

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Newtown, Connecticut

Newtown is a town in the western area of Connecticut, near Danbury. The town was founded in 1705.

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Qilin

The Qilin (Chinese: 麒麟; pinyin: qílín; Wade-Giles: ch'i-lin) is a mythical hooved Chinese chimerical creature and is said to appear with the imminent arrival or passing of a wise sage or an illustrious ruler.

Description 
A qilin has a single horn on its forehead, a yellow belly, a multicoloured back, the hooves of a horse, the body of a deer, and the tail of an ox. Gentle of disposition, it never walks on verdant grass or eats living vegetation.

Origins 
The first qilin is said to have appeared in the garden of the legendary Huangdi (Yellow Emperor) in 2697 bc. Some three centuries later a pair of qilin were reported in the capital of Emperor Yao. Both events bore testimony to the benevolent nature of the rulers.

The advent of a great sage was made known when a qilin appeared to the pregnant mother of Confucius (6th century bc). The qilin thereupon coughed up an inscribed jade tablet that foretold the future greatness of the unborn child. The death of Confucius was foreshadowed when a qilin was injured by a charioteer.

In 1414 a live giraffe was brought to China for the first time and presented as a qilin to the Ming emperor Yongle. The tough old warrior, seeing through the intended flattery, curtly remarked that he certainly was no sage and the animal was certainly no qilin. In Japanese, a giraffe is called kirin, but the characters are those for qilin.

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Jesse

Jesse was the father of King David. He is in the Book of Ruth as Ruth's future grandson (chapter 4 verse 17). He is also mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew 1:6 as an ancestor of Jesus.

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Industrial Workers of the World

The Industrial Workers of the World, or IWW, is a world-wide radical labor union. Members of the IWW are often called "Wobblies".

History
The IWW was started in 1905 in Chicago, Illinois, USA at a big meeting of many unions. For its first few decades, the IWW had many thousands of members who led many of the most important fights against bosses. The United States government and other unions often worked together to enforce more conservative labor relations. Partly because this happened membership dropped and there were few members for many years after. Today the IWW has grown back to a few thousand workers and has members in most continents of the world.

Ideas
The IWW pushed many unique ideas when it started. It disliked the American Federation of Labor's way of splitting workers by what kind of work they did even if they worked on the same job. Instead, it believed that all workers should organize together in "one big union" in their industry and as workers altogether. The IWW also focused less on winning contracts and more on giving workers more power against bosses on any job they work at.

The IWW believes that workers themselves should have control over their work, as opposed to bosses. In that regard, they are anti-capitalist. The preamble of the IWW's constitution begins, "The working class and the employing class have nothing in common."

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John Donne

John Donne (1572-1631) was a British metaphysical poet. He wrote love poems and sonnets but later in his life became religious and wrote many Christian poems. He was also Dean of St Paul's Cathedral and was the author of many sermons.

Poems
His famous poems include A valediction forbidding mourning, Batter My Heart, The Sun Rising and Good Friday, riding westward.

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Flat feet

The term flat feet (also called a fallen arch) is a medical condition in which human foot arches are very low or the entire sole of the human foot is touching the ground. Flat feet in children may become regular arches later on. Adults with this condition may have problems involving arch development. 

The opposite, less common condition is called high arch.

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The metaphysical poets are a group of English poets known for long difficult metaphors. John Donne is perhaps the most famous. Although their work was not popular in some periods, thanks to writers like T. S. Eliot their value to English literature seems mostly recognised these days.

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Carrie (2013 movie)

Carrie is an American teen horror movie. It is set in Maine and was released on 18 October 2013. It is a remake of the 1976 movie of the same name. It had previously been remade in 2002. Starring in this are Chloë Grace Moretz, Julianne Moore and Judy Greer; Moretz plays Carrie White. Moore plays Carrie's mother Margaret White in this 2013 adaptation.

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Gustavo Ayon

Gustavo Ayon (b. 1 April 1985 is a Mexican NBA basketball player. He was born in Tepic, Mexico. He currently is playing for the Orlando Magic.

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Zach Zarba

Zachary "Zach" Zarba (b April 29, 1975) is a referee in the NBA. He was born in New York, New York. He went to SUNY at New Paltz.

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Ben Hansbrough

Ben Hansbrough (b. December 23, 1987) is a rookie NBA basketball player signed as a free agent with the Indiana Pacers. He went to the University of Notre Dame. He was born in Poplar Bluff, Missouri.

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Thomas Cranmer

Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556) was an Archbishop of Canterbury and one of the founders of the Church of England under Henry VIII. He wrote the Book of Common Prayer. He was killed by Mary I of England when he refused to return to Catholicism.

He was born in Nottinghamshire and died in Oxford.

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Matsumoto Yamaga FC

is a Japanese professional football club in Mastumoto in Nagano Prefecture.

History
The club was founded in 1965.
1965-2004 Yamaga SC
2005-present Matsumoto Yamaga FC

League position
2010 : Football League - 7th
2011 : Football League - 4th
2012 : J2 League - 12th
2013 : J2 League - 7th
2014 : J2 League - 2nd
2015 : J1 League - 16th
2016 : J2 League - 3rd
2017 : J2 League - 8th
2018 : J2 League - 1st
2019 : J1 League - 17th
2020 : J2 League - 13th

Related pages 
 Sports in Japan
 List of Japanese football teams
 List of Matsumoto Yamaga FC players

References

Other websites

 Matsumoto Yamaga FC website 
  Matsumoto Yamaga at J.League Club Guide 

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Nagano Prefecture
Ronnie Lott

Ronald Mandel "Ronnie" Lott (born May 8, 1959) is a former American college and professional football player. He played as a cornerback, free safety, and strong safety in the National Football League (NFL) for fifteen years during the 1980s and 1990s.  Lott played college football for the University of Southern California.  He was a first-round pick in the 1981 NFL Draft. Lott played for the San Francisco 49ers, Los Angeles Raiders, New York Jets, and Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL.  Lott was made a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000. He is considered one of the best defensive backs in NFL history.

Career

College
Lott graduated from the University of Southern California in 1981 with a degree in public administration. While playing for USC (1977–1980), he played in the 1979 and 1980 Rose Bowls.

Professional
After college, Lott was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the first round of the 1981 NFL Draft. In his first season, he recorded seven interceptions and helped the 49ers to win Super Bowl XVI. He was only the second rookie in NFL history to return three interceptions for touchdowns. His finish second for Rookie of the Year honors, behind New York Giants linebacker Lawrence Taylor.

Lott switched to the safety position in 1985.  He had the end of his left pinky finger removed after the 1985 season because it was crushed while playing. A 1986 injury made him not play that season's last two games. He still had 10 interceptions. This was the most in the league and his personal best. In his 10 years with the 49ers, Lott helped them win four Super Bowls: XVI (1981), XIX (1984), XXIII (1988), and XXIV (1989). 

After his career with San Francisco, played for the Los Angeles Raiders, the New York Jets and the Kansas City Chiefs before returning to San Francisco where he retired. He was made a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000. 

In his 14 NFL seasons, Lott had 8.5 sacks and 63 interceptions. He had five touchdowns from interceptions. He recovered 17 fumbles, returned them for 43 yards. Lott was named All-Pro eight times, All-NFC six times, and All-AFC once.

Personal life
Lott was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He now lives in Cupertino, California, with his wife, Karen, and his children, Hailey, Isaiah, and Chloe.  He now manages $2.4 billion in investments and owns both Toyota and Mercedes-Benz car dealerships. He opened World Sports Cafe in Fresno, California. Lott is the father of former Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Ryan Nece.

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Other websites
Pro Football Hall of Fame
USA Today Q&A
Chad Cota & Ronnie Lott Charity Golf Tournament 
Ronnie Lott  Profile at USC Legends.
All Stars Helping Kids.org Ronnie Lott, Founder
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Jesus College, Cambridge

Jesus College is one of the colleges of the University of Cambridge, England. It was created in 1496. It took over buildings from a nunnery (a place where nuns live), including the chapel which was called Jesus Chapel. Because of this it still looks more like a monastery than a college. It has very big gardens and is one of the largest colleges in Cambridge with more than 700 students. 

Some very famous people have studied here, for example Thomas Cranmer, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Laurence Sterne.

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Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge

Lucy Cavendish College is one of the colleges of the University of Cambridge, England. It was created in 1956. It only has students which are both women and over 21. This can include postgraduates and undergraduates who are older than usual. It was built by women within the university who thought that women were not treated fairly in Cambridge. At the time in fact most colleges were still for men only. The name comes from Lucy Cavendish (1841-1925), who was very important in making reforms to give more education to women.

Lucy Cavendish is quite a small college with about 350 total students. Some famous people have been given honorary fellowships from the college, which is a title to show that they have done something important for the role of women. For example, Judi Dench and Margrethe II of Denmark were given this title.

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Magdalene College, Cambridge

Magdalene College is one of the colleges of the University of Cambridge, England. It was created in 1428 as Buckingham College, a Benedictine hostel. In 1542 this was changed, taking the name from the city of magda.  It was built over many years thanks to money given by many different important people, such as the Dukes of Norfolk and Buckingham. Today, it has about 600 students.

The most famous person to have studied here is Samuel Pepys. He was an influential Member of Parliament. When he died, he gave lots of books to the college. The library in Magdalene, which is very old and beautiful, is named after him (the Pepys Library). Magdalene is one of the colleges that keeps many old traditions. It was the last one in Cambridge to allow women to study there: this only happened in 1988.

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