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Pradal Serey or Khmer kickboxing is a martial arts of the Khmer people in Cambodia. It is used by people as self-defense and as a sport. In pradal serey, people use punches, kicks, elbow attacks and knee attacks. Clinching is also used when people battle for dominant position so they can have the perfect opportunity to land an attack. Pushing and grabbing the opponent's upper body is common in clinching. There is a lot of strategy in clinching. It is also common to grab an opponent's leg to defend against a kick. Match. Pradal serey has matches in a boxing ring. There are 5 rounds of 3 minutes each. There is a 2 minute break between each round. A competitor can win in three ways. The referee can stop the match with a TKO when the opponent can not fight anymore. A competitor can knock out their opponent unconscious and win the match. A competitor can also win by points scored. A draw is called if both people have the same amount of points. Few matches last all five rounds. A competitor is not allowed to attack an opponent when they are on the ground or when their back is facing the competitor. Traditional music is played before and during the match. Before the match, both competitors perform a ritual dance and prayer to warm up. Each competitor wears boxing gloves and shorts. No shoes are allowed. Televison promoters. Matches are hosted by TV stations. Each TV station have their own arena and event. Some of the TV station that host matches are CTN, TV5 and Bayon. TV stations are responsible for any injuries during matches. Training. Training for pradal serey is very tough. People who train have to be strong and athletic. It is also important to become flexible to use high kicks. Most people who compete professionally are young.
Woody Town Chūō Station (ウッディタウン中央駅, ウッディタウンちゅうおうえき) is a railway station of Kobe Electric Railway in Sanda, Hyōgo, Japan. Chūō means Central in Japanese.  Kōen-Toshi Line  Minami Woody Town - Woody Town Chūō Station
Jack O'Neill (March 27, 1923 – June 2, 2017) was an American businessman and surfer. In 1952 he founded the O'Neill brand while opening one of California's first surf shops in a garage on the Great Highway in San Francisco. He was known for creating the wetsuit, an average swimwear used by surfers. He was born in Denver, Colorado. O'Neill died at the age of 94 on June 2, 2017 at his home in Santa Cruz, California from congestive heart failure.
Sonja Sutter (17 January 1931 – 1 June 2017) was a German movie and television actress. She was one of the few actors that was allowed to appear in productions in both East and West Germany. She was born in Freiburg, Germany. Sutter was remembered for her role as Fraulein Rottenmeier in the German TV series "Heidi" and for her several roles in the TV series "Derrick" from 1983 to 1998. Sutter died on 1 June 2017 in Baden bei Wien, Austria at the age of 86.
Nithya Menen (born 8 April 1988) is an Indian actress and playback singer. She mainly acts in Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, and Tamil films. Menen is known for her strong acting skills and has won many awards. Early life and education. Nithya Menen was born in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. She comes from a Malayali family and finished her early education in Bangalore. She graduated with a degree in English Literature from Manipal University. Acting career. Nithya started her acting career as a child in a small role in an English movie called The Monkey Who Knew Too Much. Later, she acted in the Kannada film "7 O'Clock". Her major breakthrough came with the Telugu movie "Ala Modalaindi" in 2011, which made her very popular. She has since acted in many hit movies in various South Indian languages. Some of her popular movies are: Awards. Nithya Menen has won several awards for her acting. These include: Singing career. In addition to acting, Nithya Menen is also a playback singer. She has sung songs in many of her movies, including "Edo Anukunte" in Ala Modalaindi and "O Priya Priya" in Ishq. Personal life. Nithya Menen is not married. She keeps her personal life private and focuses on her work in movies.
Metropolitan Iakovos of Chicago (Michael Garmatis; April 4, 1928 – June 2, 2017) was a Greek Eastern Orthodox Christianity religious official and theologian. He was born in Athens, Greece. He served as Metropolitan of Chicago under Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople from 1997 until his death in 2017. Garmatis died on June 2, 2017 at a hospital in Chicago, Illinois following surgical complications at the age of 89.
Harry Truman Reasoner (April 17, 1923 – August 6, 1991) was an American journalist for ABC and CBS News. He was known for his use of language as a television commentator, and as a founder of the "60 Minutes" program. Over the course of his career, Reasoner won three Emmy Awards and a George Foster Peabody Award in 1967.  Reasoner was born in Dakota City, Iowa. He was raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He studied at Stanford University and the University of Minnesota. He served in World War II.  In 1946, Reasoner married Kathleen Carroll. They divorced in 1981. In 1988, he married Lois Harriett Weber. Their marriage would last until Reasoner's death in 1991. Reasoner had seven children. Reasoner died on August 6, 1991 from a blood clot in the brain after falling at his home in Westport, Connecticut, aged 68.
George Foster Peabody (July 27, 1852 – March 4, 1938) was an American banker and philanthropist. Activism. Peabody retired from business in 1906 to pursue a life of public service. Long interested in social causes, he supported such progressive ideas as the single tax as advocated by Henry George in his book "Progress and Poverty", free trade, women's suffrage and government ownership of railroads. He was also active in the anti-war movement. Awards and recognitions. Perhaps Peabody's best-known legacy is the George Foster Peabody Awards, presented annually since 1941 by the University of Georgia's Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication for excellence in radio, and, since 1948 Death. Peabody died on March 4, 1938 at his home in Warm Springs, Georgia at the age of 85.
James Edwin Gunn (July 12, 1923 – December 23, 2020) was an American science fiction writer, editor, scholar, and anthologist. His work as an editor of anthologies includes the six-volume "Road to Science Fiction" series. Awards. Gunn won the Hugo Award for "Best Related Work" in 1983 and he has won or been nominated for several other awards for his non-fiction works in the field of science fiction studies. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America made him its 24th Grand Master in 2007 and he was inducted by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 2015. Educator. Gunn was a professor emeritus of English, and the founding director of the Center for the Study of Science Fiction, both at the University of Kansas. Death. Gunn died in Lawrence, Kansas on the morning of December 23, 2020, at age 97.
Richard Edgar Pipes (July 11, 1923 – May 17, 2018) was a Polish-American academic. His works were about Russian history, especially relating to the Soviet Union. He held strong anti-communist points of view throughout his career. In 1976 he headed Team B, a team of analysts organized by the Central Intelligence Agency who analyzed the strategic capacities and goals of the Soviet military and political leadership. Pipes is the father of American historian and expert on American foreign policy and the Middle East, Daniel Pipes. Early life. Pipes was born to a Jewish family in Cieszyn, Poland, which fled the country as refugees after it was invaded by Nazi Germany. Settling in the United States in 1940, he became a naturalized citizen in 1943 while serving in the United States Army Air Corps. From 1958 to 1996, Pipes worked at Harvard University. Recent activities. He was a member of the advisory council of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation. Pipes died in Belmont, Massachusetts on May 17, 2018 at the age of 94.
Walter Brenner (July 21, 1923 – December 6, 2017) was an Austrian-born American professor of chemical engineering, inventor, and author of patents, technical papers, magazine articles, and books.  Brenner is thought as having pioneered the development of high energy ionizing radiation for polymers to be used for industrial, aerospace, medical, and consumer applications.
This is a list of monarchs who ruled Dalriada or Dál Riata, most reigns we are unsure of, so some reigns will be represented by their death and next to that a possible reign. All reigns from 726 are most likely true except Alpín I, Eógan and Indrechtach which we do not know the reign of. Pictish Rule. Dalriada was ruled by possibly Pictish kings from 736-750, no kings are known during this period (after 741). There is also a possibility that it was a puppet state of Pictland ruled by some Pictish lords. Unknown Rules. No-one knows the kings who rules Dalriada from the year 792-805 although Causatantín could have ruled during this time when he was king of the Picts.
These are kings of Dalriada or Dál Riata prior to the reign of Loarn (5th century). These reigns cannot be 100% confirmed as true but most likely were the reigns of these kings, the list begins with Eochaid Cairbre ("Haughey the Charioteer"), possibly king. List of queens. Note: the queens may have never reigned but were just married to the king.
Gröde or Gröde-Appelland (, North Frisian "Groue", Low German "Grööd") is an island and municipality in the district of Nordfriesland in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Only 9 people live on the island. This is the smallest population of any municipality in Germany. The people of the island make a living from tourism and limited agriculture. Gröde has the smallest electoral district in the country. The tally is reported almost immediately after polls close. Gröde belongs to the Amt division of Pellworm. Its seat is on the larger island of Pellworm.
This is a list of Welsh rulers from 825 until 1282 when Wales was incorporated into England and then rulers from 1282 until 1707 of English Wales. These rulers were primarily prince of Wales but ruled the majority of Wales beginning in 825 which is where this list begins and the fact that in 825 England occupied land now in Wales as part of the English kingdoms (see Heptarchy). After. Technically Wales didn't become a country and remained part of England until 1998 until the act of Devolution in 1998 making it it's own country although remaining part of the United Kingdom.
"Early Winter" is a song by American singer and songwriter Gwen Stefani from her second solo studio album, "The Sweet Escape" (2006). Written by Stefani and English pianist Tim Rice-Oxley, the song was released in Europe as the album's fifth and final single on January 18, 2008 by Interscope Records. Music video. The music video for "Early Winter" was directed by Stefani's frequent collaborator Sophie Muller, who had previously directed the music videos of "Cool" and "Wind It Up".
"The Way I Are" is a song by American record producer Timbaland from his second album, "Shock Value". The song was released on July 3, 2007. It features R&amp;B singer Keri Hilson. The song topped the charts in countries like Australia, Canada, the UK, Norway, and Denmark, while it reached the top three in the U.S. It managed to reach number one on the "Billboard" Mainstream Top 40/Pop Songs airplay chart. It has been certified triple-platinum in the U.S. for sales and shipments of over three million copies. At the end of 2007, the song ranked at number 18 on the "Billboard" Year-End Hot 100. Track listings. UK CD single Steve Aoki Pimpin Remix
Kaulaulaokalani (Ka-ʻulaʻula-o-kalani) was a Hawaiian nobleman, who lived on the island of Oahu. He was the High Chief of Koʻolau. Part of his name — "o ka lani" — means "one of the sky". He was a ruler of Koʻolau, while his relatives Lakona and Maelo ruled over other parts of the island. He was a son of the Chief Kawalewaleoku and his wife Unaʻula and he succeeded his father, who was considered a deity. Kaulaulaokalani's wife was called Kalua-i-Olowalu, and they had a daughter, Kaimihauoku, who ruled over Koʻolau after her father's death. A grandson of Kaulaulaokalani's was Moku-o-Loe.
Alpin II was a king of Dalriada and the father of Kenneth &amp; Donald MacAlpin, his name was Aílpin mac Echdach in Gaelic, he ruled as king of Dalriada in 834 and some even say he was king of Scots although his son was the first to be king of Scots in 843/848. He was born in 778 and died July 20th 834 fighting the Picts in Galloway, after his death Kenneth MacAlpin became king of Dalriada but many others claimed the throne and he also become king of Pictland with the same happening there. He was buried later in July 834 in Galloway.
Sialkot is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. In 2016 about 920,000 people lived here. This makes Sialkot the 12th largest city in Pakistan. Sialkot is also called the "City of Iqbal". This is because Allama Iqbal was born here. The city has a strong economy. They are responsible for 10% of all Pakistani exports. They are the world's largest maker of hand-sewn footballs. The 2014 FIFA World Cup's footballs were made by Forward Sports, a company based in Sialkot. It is home to the Sialkot International Airport, Pakistan's first privately owned public airport
José Greci (10 January 1941 – 1 June 2017) was an Italian movie, television and stage actress. She made her movie debut in 1959, playing the Virgin Mary in William Wyler's "Ben-Hur". Greci studied at Silvio D'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Art. Greci died in Rome, Italy on 1 June 2017, aged 76.
Gordon Eugene "Gordy" Christian (November 21, 1927 – June 2, 2017) was an American ice hockey player. He played with the University of North Dakota from 1947 to 1950. He was a member of the silver medal-winning 1956 United States Olympic ice hockey team. He was born in Warroad, Minnesota. His brothers were 1960 hockey gold medalists Bill Christian and Roger Christian and his nephew was 1980 gold medalist Dave Christian. Christian died on June 2, 2017 in Grand Forks, North Dakota at the age of 89.
--&gt; On 3 June 2017, starting at 21:58 British Summer Time (UTC+1), three people carried out a terrorist attack in two locations in central London. The attack began when a white van rammed pedestrians on London Bridge. The van drove on and stopped south of the bridge. Three men left the van and ran to Borough Market, where stabbing attacks took place in restaurants. One witness reported that the attackers shouted "This is for Allah" and stabbed customers with knives. Ten people (including three attackers) were killed and 48 injured in the attack. Three suspects wearing fake explosive vests were shot dead by police. The Metropolitan Police declared the London Bridge and Borough Market attacks to be "terrorist incidents". On 4 June, the Home Secretary Amber Rudd said, "We are confident about the fact that they were radical Islamic terrorists, the way they were inspired, and we need to find out more about where this radicalisation came from." On 5 June, two of the attackers were identified as Khuram Shazad Butt and Rachid Redouane. The third of the three attackers, Youssef Zaghba was identified the following day.
David Raymond Choby (January 17, 1947 – June 3, 2017) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the 11th Bishop of Nashville, having served as Diocesan Administrator (2004–2006). He was born in Nashville, Tennessee. Choby died at the age of 70 on June 3, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee after suffering from an infection caused by a fall.
Niels Lolk Helveg Petersen (; informally Niels Helveg; 17 January 1939 – 3 June 2017) was a Danish politician. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1993 to 2000, having held the role of Minister for Economic Affairs between 1988 and 1990. He was a Member of Parliament (Folketinget) for the Danish Social Liberal Party from 1966 to 1974, 1977 to 1993, and again from 1994 to 2011. Petersen died on 3 June 2017 from esophageal cancer in Copenhagen, Denmark at the age of 78.
John Albert Watts (later known as John K. Watts, 21 January 1937 – 3 June 2017) was an Australian rules football player and radio broadcaster and television personality. He was born in East Perth, Western Australia. After the 1962 season had finished with East Perth Football Club, John received many good offers from the then Victorian Football League (now Australian Football League) clubs of St Kilda, Essendon, and Geelong. He went on to play for Geelong Football Club from 1963 until 1965 including their 1963 Premiership win over the Hawthorn Football Club. He retired in 1968. Watts later went on to actually own several of Perth's top radio stations and hotels. In March 2008 he was inducted into the West Australian Football Hall of Fame. Watts was diagnosed with bone cancer in 2011. He died from the disease on 3 June 2017 at the age of 80.
Juan Goytisolo Gay (5 January 1931 – 4 June 2017) was a Spanish poet, essayist, and novelist. He lived in Marrakech from 1997 until his death in 2017. He was considered Spain's greatest living writer at the beginning of the 21st century, yet he lived abroad since the 1950s. His younger brother was writer and political prisoner Luis Goytisolo. Goytisolo was bisexual. He was married to screenwriter Monique Lange until her death in 1996. On 24 of November of 2014 he was granted the Miguel de Cervantes Prize, the most prestigious literary award in the Spanish-speaking world. Goytisolo died on 4 June 2017 at his Marrakech, Morocco home at the age of 86.
Albisrieden is a quarter in district 9 of the city of Zürich in Switzerland. Until 1934 it was a municipality of its own. It was then incorporated into Zürich. It has 17,226 people and its area is 4.6 km².
James Anthony "Jimmy" Piersall (November 14, 1929 – June 3, 2017) was an American baseball center fielder who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for five teams, from 1950 through 1967. He played for Boston Red Sox (1950, 1952–1958), Cleveland Indians (1959–1961), Washington Senators (1962–1963), New York Mets (1963) and for the California Angels (1963–1967). After baseball, Piersall became the broadcaster for the Chicago White Sox from 1977 through 1981. Piersall was best known for his well-publicized battle with bipolar disorder that became the subject of the book and movie "Fear Strikes Out". Piersall was born in Waterbury, Connecticut. Piersall was selected to the American League All-Star team in 1954 and 1956. By the end of the 1956 season, in which he played all 156 games, he posted a league-leading 40 doubles, scored 91 runs, drove in 87, and had a .293 batting average. The following year, he hit 19 home runs and scored 103 runs. Piersall moved to Chicago, Illinois in his later years. He died at under hospice carer in Wheaton, Illinois on June 3, 2017 from complications of a stroke at the age of 87.
One Love Manchester was a charity concert and British television program on 4 June 2017. The concert was set up by Ariana Grande. The event took place at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Old Trafford in Greater Manchester, England. It aired live on BBC One in the United Kingdom. The concert was attended by over 50,000 people. Guest stars included Justin Bieber, the Black Eyed Peas, Coldplay, Miley Cyrus, Marcus Mumford, Niall Horan, Little Mix, Katy Perry, Take That, Imogen Heap, Pharrell Williams, Robbie Williams and Liam Gallagher. Money from the event benefits the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund. The Emergency Fund was founded by Manchester City Council and the British Red Cross not long after the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing.
Anthonius Hubertus "Bart" Carlier (23 June 1929 – 4 May 2017) was a Dutch football player. He played eight seasons in France, winning league championships with AS Monaco in 1961 and 1963. Carlier appeared for the Dutch national team five times, scoring two goals. Carlier died on 4 May 2017 in Strasbourg, France, aged 87.
Thomas James Kinsman (March 4, 1945 – May 15, 2017) was a United States Army soldier. He was known for being the recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Vietnam War. Kinsman died on May 15, 2017 in Toledo, Washington at the age of 72.
Leonhard Nagenrauft (March 9, 1938 in Bischofswiesen – May 22, 2017 in Berchtesgaden) was a West German luger who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He won the silver medal in the men's singles event at the 1971 FIL World Luge Championships in Olang, Italy. Nagenrauft also won two medals in the men's singles event at the FIL European Luge Championships with a gold in 1967 and a bronze in 1972. Nagenrauft also competed in two Winter Olympics, earning his best finish of fifth in the men's singles event at Sapporo in 1972. Nagenrauft died on May 22, 2017 at the age of 79.
Sir Gordon Charles Brunton (27 December 1921 – 30 May 2017) was a British businessman, publisher, racehorse owner and breeder. He was born in London. Business career. Brunton served as Chief Executive of Thomson Newspapers &amp; International Thomson Organisation Ltd (ITOL) Thomson Corporation from 1966-1984 during the Thomson period of global expansion. He retired from Thomson in 1985. Afterwards, he became chairman at Mercury Communications, Cable and Wireless Communications PLC, Racing Post, Bemrose PLC, NXT PLC, Galahad Gold and others. Death. Brunton died on 30 May 2017 in London at the age of 95.
Bern Nix (September 21, 1947 – May 31, 2017) was an American jazz guitarist. He recorded and performed with Ornette Coleman from 1975-87, notably with guitarist Charlie Ellerbee in Coleman's Prime Time group on their key recordings, including "Dancing in Your Head" and "In All Languages" in 1987. Nix was voted among the top ten jazz guitarists poll by "Down Beat" magazine. Nix died suddenly of a suspected heart attack at his New York City home on May 31, 2017, aged 69.
Chancelor Jonathan Bennett (born April 16, 1993), better known by his stage name Chance the Rapper, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He is the older brother of rapper Taylor Bennett. Early life. Chancelor Jonathan Bennett was born to a middle-class family in Chicago, Illinois. He studied at Jones College Prep High School. Music career. 2011: Career beginnings and "10 Day". Following a 10-day suspension in early 2011 during his senior year for possessing marijuana on campus, Bennett recorded his first full-length project, a mixtape titled "10 Day". 2013–2015: "Acid Rap" and The Social Experiment. In 2013, Bennett began to gain recognition following the release of his second mixtape "Acid Rap". Apart from his solo career, he is also a member of the Chicago collective SaveMoney (along with frequent collaborator Vic Mensa), and has worked as the lead vocalist for the band The Social Experiment. They released the widely lauded album "Surf" in May 2015. 2016–present: "Coloring Book". In May 2016, Chance released his third mixtape "Coloring Book". It earned him three Grammy Awards, including for Best Rap Album. "Coloring Book" was the first streaming-only album to ever receive and win multiple Grammy nominations ushering in a new era of streaming. Activism. On March 6, 2017, after a bad meeting with Governor Bruce Rauner only days before, Bennett announced his plans to donate $1,000,000 to Chicago Public Schools in order to help offset the lack of government funding provided. Personal life. In July 2015, Bennett announced that he was expecting his first child with his girlfriend Kirsten Corley, who he began to date in 2013. In September 2015, Corley gave birth to their first child, a daughter named Kensli. In May 2016, after they had stopped living together, Corley wanted the courts to declare Bennett as the father of their daughter, requiring him to pay child support.  In February 201
Emeritus is the title given to a professor who is retired. The term is also used for other occupations, most notably clergy, and presidents. Professors who are emeriti no longer need to fulfill all of their functions (such as teaching at a university), but they may still do so. Pope Benedict XVI retired on 11 February 2013, and was the first pope to do this in recent history. He then became Pope Emeritus. Benedict XVI was a professor at the University of Regensburg.