The Liberal Democratic Party (Japanese:自由民主党 "Jiyū-Minshutō"; or just Jiminto) is one of the main political parties in Japan. It has ruled Japan for most of the time since World War II. The party is conservative. The current leader is Yoshihide Suga.
The party wants a close relationship with the United States, and wants fast export-based economic growth. They also want to undergo more privatization. The party is social conservative, and is against the legalization of same-sex marriage. Jiminto is also a Japanese nationalist political party.
In 2012, the Liberal Democratic Party had around 800,000 members.
Maccabees (disambiguation)
Maccabees may refer to:
Women of World War I
There were many women involved in World War I. American women and British women helped their country with the war. The women’s groups in Britain did not like that Britain was going to go to war at first. British women took over the jobs of the men who went into battle. The men were guaranteed their jobs back when they came home. When the U.S first got involved in World War I, they were opposed to using women’s power. Before that, they did not think twice about women or their rights.
Belgian and Italian women also helped their countries. The women were nurses who served in the war. They helped the wounded soldiers of their side. They also helped on troop trains and transport ships.
In the United States, over 30,000 women helped in the Army, Navy, Marines, or the Coast Guard. They did this even before they were given the right to vote. In the U.S., the women in the military gave a huge push to the 19th Amendment to get passed. President Woodrow Wilson got won over to the women’s suffrage side because they were very brave. The women served on the front line. They also replaced men in offices and factories.
More than 25,000 U.S women served in Europe in World War I. They helped nurse the wounded and provided food and other supplies to the military. Some of the women became “horrifyingly bloodthirsty” when they heard about the fighting. They wanted to go into combat but could not because they were women. There was a “reconstruction of gender” in Britain. After World War I, women became stronger and not just looked at as mothers or “girly.”
The feminist movement never regained its strength after the war but kept the same status as before the war. The world wars shook up the gender’s relations, but only temporarily.
Tennessee Williams
Thomas Lanier "Tennessee" Williams III (March 26, 1911 – February 25, 1983) was an American writer, perhaps best known for his play A Streetcar Named Desire. He was of English, Welsh and Huguenot ancestry. He was gay. He was an alcoholic and drug addict who died of an accidental drug overdose.
The Creation (Haydn)
The Creation is an oratorio by Joseph Haydn which some consider his masterpiece. As the name suggests, the work celebrates the creation of the world as described in the Book of Genesis.
Killing Them Softly
Killing Them Softly is a 2012 American crime thriller movie based on Cogan's Trade. It stars Brad Pitt, Richard Jenkins, James Gandolfini, Ben Mendelsohn, Sam Shepard and Ray Liotta. The subject is organized crime and illegal gambling during hard economic times in 2008.
Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
The Blainville-Boisbriand Armada are a Canadian ice hockey team. They began playing in 2011. The team currently plays in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. They play their home games in Boisbriand, Quebec, at the Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau.
The team originally played in the Verdun borough of Montreal as the Montreal Junior Hockey Club, but it was moved to Boisbriand by former NHL defenceman Joel Bouchard in 2011.
Drummondville Voltigeurs
The Drummondville Voltigeurs are a Canadian ice hockey team. They began playing in 1982. The team currently plays in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. They play their home games in Drummondville, Quebec at the Centre Marcel Dionne.
The team is named after the Canadian Voltigeurs, a Quebec-based regiment that fought in the War of 1812. The team has won the Jean Rougeau Trophy in 2009. They have also won the President's Cup against the Shawinigan Cataractes in 2009.
Gatineau Olympiques
The Gatineau Olympiques are a Canadian ice hockey team. They began playing in 1969. The team currently plays in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. They play their home games in Gatineau, Quebec at the Robert Guertin Centre.
The team was first a member of the Central Junior A Hockey League and was known as the Hull Castors and then the Hull Hawks. They renamed themselves the Hull Festivals and then the Hull Olympiques. The city of Hull was merged with the city of Gatineau in 2002 and the team changed their name to the Gatineau Olympiques.
The team has won seven President's Cups and one Memorial Cup in 2007.
Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
The Rouyn-Noranda Huskies are a Canadian ice hockey team. They began playing in 1933, again in 1954 and finally again in 1975. The team currently plays in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. They play their home games in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec at the Aréna Iamgold.
The team was first known as the Montreal Junior Canadiens and they were based in Montreal. The team won Memorial Cups in 1950, 1969 and 1970 when they played in Montreal. The team then played in Verdun borough of Montreal as the Juniors and Junior Canadiens. They relocated to Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec and became the Saint-Hyacinthe Laser. The owners of the Laser transferred the team to Rouyn-Noranda and renamed the team the Huskies in 1996. As the Huskies, they have won one Jean Rougeau Trophy in 2007.
Sherbrooke Phoenix
The Sherbrooke Phoenix are a Canadian ice hockey team. They began playing in 2012. The team currently plays in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. They play their home games in Sherbrooke, Quebec at the Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet.
The team was created when the Lewiston Maineiacs folded and the team was relocated to Sherbrooke. Sherbrooke used to have two other QMJHL teams in the past but they relocated. One of their old teams was relocated to Lewiston, Maine in 2003.
Val-d'Or Foreurs
The Val-d'Or Foreurs are a Canadian ice hockey team. They began playing in 1969. The team currently plays in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. They play their home games in Val-d'Or, Quebec at the Centre Air Creebec.
The name of the team is reference to the drilling operations that are associated with mining and exploration and are one of the major sources of blue-collar work in the area of Val-d'Or. The team's name is translated to "Valley of Gold Drillers".
They have won the President's Cup two times and have been to the Memorial Cup finals twice.
Baie-Comeau Drakkar
The Baie-Comeau Drakkar are a Canadian ice hockey team. They began playing in 1997. The team currently plays in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. They play their home games in Baie-Comeau, Quebec at the Centre Henry-Leonard.
The team started playing in the QMJHL in 1997. They have not won a Memorial Cup or President's Cup. The team was the subject of a documentary in 2008 called Junior. Marc-André Bergeron, Jean-François Jacques, Yanick Lehoux, Olivier Michaud, Joel Perrault, Patrick Thoresen and Bruno St. Jacques have all played for the team during their careers.
Big E Langston
Ettore Ewen (born March 1, 1986 in Tampa, Florida) better known by his ring names Big E Langston, is an American professional wrestler, powerlifter and former American football player currently signed to the WWE.
He played college football at the University of Iowa. He is also a National Powerlifting Champion and has set multiple national and state records in the raw division.
On the December 6th episode of NXT developmental territory, he defeated Seth Rollins to win the NXT Championship. On December 17, 2012, He made his WWE debut when he attacked John Cena after AJ Lee ordered him to. He lost the NXT Championship to Bo Dallas on May 23, 2013.