Barbara was first elected to the State House on March 7, 1994 to fill the empty seat left by Thomas Murphy's election as Mayor of Pittsburgh. In 1999, she successfully won a seat in the Pittsburgh City Council which was vacated by Democrat Dan Onorato, she was then defeated for re-election by Democrat Luke Ravenstahl in 2004.
United States Army Rangers
The United States Army Rangers are designated U.S. Army Ranger units, past or present, or are graduates of the U.S. Army Ranger School. The term "ranger" has been in use unofficially as a military term since the early 17th century.
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell is a 1951 American comedy movie directed by Henry Koster and is the third and final movie of the series of Lynn Belvedere movies. It stars Joanne Dru, Clifton Webb, Hugh Marlowe, Zero Mostel, Doro Merande and was distributed by 20th Century Fox.
A League of Their Own
A League of Their Own is a 1992 American sports comedy-drama movie that is about a fictionalized version of the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL).
It was directed by Penny Marshall, the movie stars Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Madonna, Rosie O'Donnell, and Lori Petty. The screenplay was written by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel from a story by Kelly Candaele and Kim Wilson.
In 2012, "A League of Their Own" was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Lori Petty
Lori Petty (born October 14, 1963) is an American actress and director. Her roles include playing Tyler Endicott in the 1991 movie "Point Break", Kit Keller in "A League of Their Own" (1992), Rae Lindley in "Free Willy " (1993), and the title role in "Tank Girl" in 1995.
Hamilton County, Tennessee
Hamilton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is located in the southern part of East Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, the population was 336,463, making it the fourth-most populous county in Tennessee. Its county seat is Chattanooga. The county was named for Alexander Hamilton.
Marion County, Tennessee
Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is located in East Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, the population was 28,237. Its county seat is Jasper.
Jasper, Tennessee
Jasper is a town in Marion County, Tennessee, United States. It is the county seat of Marion County. The population was 3,279 at the 2010 census.
The Eagle Has Landed
The Eagle Has Landed is a 1976 British World War II adventure thriller movie directed by John Sturges and based on the 1975 novel of the same name by Jack Higgins. It stars Michael Caine, Donald Sutherland, Robert Duvall, Treat Williams, Larry Hagman, Jenny Agutter, Donald Pleasence, Jean Marsh, Anthony Quayle and was distributed by Columbia Pictures.
Lieutenant Governor of Georgia
The Lieutenant Governor of Georgia is a constitutional officer of the State of Georgia, elected to a four-year term by popular vote. The Lieutenant Governor is elected on a separate election from the Georgia Governor.
The office of Lieutenant Governor was created by a state constitutional revision in 1945.
The current Lieutenant Governor of Georgia is Republican Geoff Duncan.
Restructuring
Restructuring is the corporate management term for the act of reorganizing the legal, ownership, operational, or other structures of a company for the purpose of making it more profitable, or better organized for its present needs.
Other reasons for restructuring include a change of ownership or ownership structure, demerger, or a response to a crisis or major change in the business such as bankruptcy, repositioning, or buyout.
Restructuring may also be described as corporate restructuring, debt restructuring and financial restructuring.
Mergers and acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are transactions in which the ownership of companies, other business organizations, or their operating units are transferred or united with other entities.
A famous merger happened in 1708, between the East India Company and an erstwhile competitor to take control of the trade in India and its surrounding countries. In 1784, the Italian Monte dei Paschi and Monte Pio banks were merged together as the Monti Reuniti. In 2022, the ViacomCBS merged with it's media competitor WarnerMedia.
At present mergers and acquisitions between companies happen very commonly and there are separate private companies to help other companies enter into mergers like MergersCorp, BusinessBrokers and LinkBusiness.
Emílio Garrastazu Médici
Emílio Garrastazu Médici (; December 4, 1905 – October 9, 1985) was a Brazilian military leader and politician. He was President of Brazil from 1969 to 1974.
Médici died of kidney failure on October 9, 1985 at the age of 79 after suffering a stroke.
Desegregation busing
Desegregation busing in the United States (also known as simply busing or forced busing) is the practice of assigning and transporting students to schools within or outside their local school districts in an effort to reduce the racial segregation in schools.
While the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court landmark decision in "Brown v. Board of Education" declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional, many American schools continued to remain largely segregated due to housing inequality.
Flint River (Georgia)
The Flint River is a river in the U.S. state of Georgia. The river drains of western Georgia. Along with the Apalachicola and the Chattahoochee rivers, it forms part of the ACF basin.
1972 Democratic National Convention
The 1972 Democratic National Convention was the presidential nominating convention of the Democratic Party for the 1972 presidential election. It was held at Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach, Florida, on July 10–13, 1972.
Yvonne Braithwaite Burke was vice-chair, becoming the first African American and the first woman of color to hold that position.
The convention nominated Senator George McGovern of South Dakota for president and Senator Thomas Eagleton of Missouri for vice president. Eagleton withdrew from the race just 19 days later after it was said that he had previously undergone mental health treatment. He was replaced on the ballot by Sargent Shriver of Maryland, a Kennedy in-law.
Social Security Act
The Social Security Act of 1935 is a law enacted by the 74th United States Congress and signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The law created the Social Security program as well as insurance against unemployment. The law was part of Roosevelt's New Deal domestic program.
Robert Scheer
Robert Scheer (born April 4, 1936) is an American journalist. He was born in New York City. Scheer wrote a column for "Truthdig" that was nationally syndicated by Creators Syndicate in publications such as "The Huffington Post" and "The Nation".
He is a clinical professor of communications at the Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism at the University of Southern California. Scheer is editor-in-chief for the Webby Award-winning online magazine "Truthdig".
For many years, he co-hosted the nationally syndicated political analysis radio program "Left, Right & Center" on National Public Radio (NPR).
Suzana Amaral
Suzana Amaral Rezende (March 28, 1932 – June 25, 2020) was a Brazilian movie director and screenwriter. She was best known for directing and writing the 1985 movie "Hour of the Star" and the 2001 movie "Uma Vida em Segredo". Amaral was born in São Paulo, Brazil.
Amaral died at a hospital in São Paulo on June 25, 2020 at the age of 88.
The Model and the Marriage Broker
The Model and the Marriage Broker is a 1951 American romantic comedy movie directed by George Cukor and starring Jeanne Crain, Scott Brady, Thelma Ritter, Zero Mostel, Michael O'Shea, Helen Ford, Frank Fontaine. It was distributed by 20th Century Fox and was nominated for an Academy Award in 1952.
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