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2018 FIFA World Cup knockout stage

The **knockout stage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup** is the second stage of the competition, just after the group stage.
It began on 30 June with the round of 16 and ended on 15 July with the final match, held at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. The top two teams from each group (16 in total) would advance to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination. In the knockout stage, if a match is level at the end of 90 minutes of normal playing time, extra time would be played (two periods of 15 minutes each), where each team is allowed to make a fourth substitution. If still tied after extra time, the match would be decided by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners. A third place play-off will also be played between the two losing teams of the semi-finals.

## Qualified teams

The top two placed teams from each of the eight groups will qualify for the knockout stage.
Petru Pascari

**Petru Pascari** (; born 22 September 1929 in Stroenți) was a Moldavian SSR politician. Pascari was the prime minister of Moldavian SSR: 24 April 1970 – 1 August 1976 (1st time) and 10 January – 26 May 1990 (2nd time).

## Infobox (prime minister)

- **name**: Petru Pascari
- **image**: Petru Pascaru (the chairman of the council of ministers of the Soviet Moldova). Kishinev, 1976. (5418112796) (cropped).jpg
- **office**: Prime Minister of Moldova
- **term start**: 10 January 1990
- **term end**: 26 May 1990
- **predecessor**: Ivan Calin
- **successor**: Mircea Druc
- **term start2**: 24 April 1970
- **term end2**: 1 August 1976
- **predecessor2**: Alexandru Diordiță
- **successor2**: Semion Grossu
- **birth place**: Stroiești, Transnistria, Stroenți
- **party**: Communist Party of Moldova<sup>1</sup>
- **footnotes**: 1. Ivan Bodiul and Petru Lucinschi were first secretaries of the Communist Party of Moldova at that time.
Jim Taylor

**James Charles Taylor** (September 20, 1935 – October 13, 2018) was an American football fullback and businessman. He was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons, with the Green Bay Packers from 1958 to 1966 and with the expansion New Orleans Saints in 1967.

He was commissioner of the United States Rugby League in 1978 and attempted to start a 12-team competition.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame selection committee named Taylor to its NFL 1960s All-Decade Team, which comprised the best players of the 1960s at each position.

Taylor was diagnosed with hepatitis C in 1989, but it was found to be dormant by 2000.

Taylor died in Baton Rogue on October 13, 2018 at the age of 83.

## Other websites

- Jim Taylor at the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame
Hugh McElhenny

**Hugh Edward McElhenny Jr.** (December 31, 1928 – June 17, 2022) was a professional American football player. He was a halfback in the National Football League (NFL) from 1952 to 1964 for the San Francisco 49ers, Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, and Detroit Lions.

McElhenny died on June 17, 2022 in Henderson, Nevada from problems caused by Guillain–Barré syndrome, aged 93.

## Infobox (nfl player)

- **image**: File:Hugh McElhenny at a collectors show in Jan 2014.jpg
- **caption**: McElhenny in January 2014
- **position**: Halfback (American football), Halfback
- **number**: 39
- **birth place**: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- **death place**: Henderson, Nevada, U.S.
- **height ft**: 6
- **height in**: 1
- **weight lbs**: 195
- **draftyear**: 1952
- **draftround**: 1
- **draftpick**: 9
- **high school**: Washington Preparatory High School, Los Angeles (CA) Washington
- **college**: Washington Huskies football, Washington
- **teams**: * San Francisco 49ers (–)
* Minnesota Vikings (–)
* New York Giants ()
* Detroit Lions ()
- **highlights**: * 6× Pro Bowl (1953 Pro Bowl, 1952, 1954 Pro Bowl, 1953, 1957 Pro Bowl, 1956–1959 Pro Bowl, 1958, 1962 Pro Bowl, 1961)
* 5× First-team All-Pro (1952 All-Pro Team, 1952–1954 All-Pro Team, 1954, 1956 All-Pro Team, 1956, 1957 All-Pro Team, 1957)
* NFL 1950s All-Decade Team
* San Francisco 49ers#Retired numbers, San Francisco 49ers No. 39 retired
* San Francisco 49ers Hall of Fame
* First-team College Football All-America Team, All-American (1951 College Football All-America Team, 1951)
* 2× First-team List of All-Pac-12 Conference football teams, All-Pacific Coast (1950 All-Pacific Coast Conference football team, 1950, 1951 All-Pacific Coast Conference football team, 1951)
- **statlabel1**: Rushing yards
- **statvalue1**: 5,281
- **statlabel2**: Yards per carry
- **statvalue2**: 4.7
- **statlabel3**: Rushing touchdowns
- **statvalue3**: 38
- **statlabel4**: Receptions
- **statvalue4**: 264
- **statlabel5**: Receiving yards
- **statvalue5**: 3,247
- **statlabel6**: Receiving touchdowns
- **statvalue6**: 20
- **nfl**: MCE092287
- **hof**: hugh-mcelhenny
- **collegehof**: 50079
John Brodie

**John Riley Brodie** (August 14, 1935 – January 23, 2026) was an American football player, a quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL) for seventeen seasons. He had a second career as a Senior PGA Tour professional golfer, and was a television broadcaster for both sports.

Brodie died on January 23, 2026 in Solana Beach, California from problems caused by a stroke at the age of 90.

## Other websites

- Sports Reference – collegiate statistics – John Brodie

## Infobox (nfl player)

- **image**: John Brodie 1966.JPG
- **image size**: 230
- **caption**: circa 1966
- **position**: Quarterback
- **number**: 12
- **height ft**: 6
- **height in**: 1
- **weight lbs**: 198
- **birth place**: Menlo Park, California, U.S.
- **death place**: Solana Beach, California, U.S.
- **draftyear**: 1957
- **draftround**: 1
- **draftpick**: 3
- **high school**: Oakland Technical High School, Oakland (CA) Technical
- **college**: Stanford Cardinal football, Stanford
- **teams**: * San Francisco 49ers (1957 NFL season, 1957–1973 NFL season, 1973)
- **highlights**: * 2× Pro Bowl (1966 Pro Bowl, 1965, 1971 Pro Bowl, 1970)
* First-team All-Pro (1970 All-Pro Team, 1970)
* Second-team All-Pro (1965 All-Pro Team, 1965)
* NFL Most Valuable Player (1970)
* NFC Player of the Year (1970)
* National Football League Comeback Player of the Year Award, NFL Comeback Player of the Year (1965)
* 2× List of NFL season passing touchdowns leaders, NFL passing touchdowns leader (1965, 1970)
* 3× List of NFL season passing yards leaders, NFL passing yards leader (1965, 1968, 1970)
* List of NFL season passer rating leaders, NFL passer rating leader (1970)
* 2× List of National Football League season pass completion percentage leaders, NFL completion percentage leader (1958, 1965)
* San Francisco 49ers#Retired numbers, San Francisco 49ers No. 12 retired
* Consensus College Football All-America Team, All-American (1956 College Football All-America Team, 1956)
- **statlabel1**: Touchdown, TD–Interception, INT
- **statvalue1**: 214–224
- **statlabel2**: Yards
- **statvalue2**: 31,548
- **statlabel3**: Passer rating
- **statvalue3**: 72.3
- **nfl**: 2510257
- **pfr**: BrodJo00
- **collegehof**: 50042


## Infobox (golfer)

- **name**: John Brodie
- **fullname**: John Riley Brodie
- **spouse**: Sue Brodie (m.1957)
- **children**: 1 son, 4 daughters
- **college**: Stanford Cardinal, Stanford
- **status**: Professional
- **retired**: 1998 Senior PGA Tour, 1998
- **extour**: Senior PGA Tour
- **prowins**: 1
- **champwins**: 1
- **masters**: DNP
- **usopen**: CUT: 1959, 1981
- **open**: DNP
- **pga**: DNP
2018 FIFA World Cup Group A

**Group A of the 2018 FIFA World Cup** will take place from 14 to 25 June 2018. The group consists of Russia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Uruguay. The top two teams will advance to the round of 16.

## Teams

|rowspan=2|Draw position|rowspan=2|Team|rowspan=2|Pot|rowspan=2|Confederation|rowspan=2|Method of qualification|rowspan=2|Date of qualification|rowspan=2 data-sort-type="number"|Finals appearance|rowspan=2|Last appearance|rowspan=2|Previous best performance|colspan=2|FIFA Rankings|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|A1||1|UEFA|Hosts|2 December 2010|11th|2014|Fourth place (1966)|65|||||||||||
|A2||4|AFC|AFC Third Round Group B runners-up|5 September 2017|5th|2006|Round of 16 (1994)|63|||||||||||
|A3||3|CAF|CAF Third Round Group E winners|8 October 2017|3rd|1990|First round (1934), Group stage (1990)|30|||||||||||
|A4||2|CONMEBOL|CONMEBOL Round Robin runners-up|10 October 2017|13th|2014|**Winners** (1930, 1950)|17|||||||||||
2018 FIFA World Cup Group B

**Group B of the 2018 FIFA World Cup** took place from 15 to 25 June 2018. The group consisted of Portugal, Spain, Morocco, and Iran. The top two teams advanced to the round of 16.

## Teams

|rowspan=2|Draw position|rowspan=2|Team|rowspan=2|Pot|rowspan=2|Confederation|rowspan=2|Method of qualification|rowspan=2|Date of qualification|rowspan=2 data-sort-type="number"|Finals appearance|rowspan=2|Last appearance|rowspan=2|Previous best performance|colspan=2|FIFA Rankings|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|B1||1|UEFA|UEFA Group B winners|10 October 2017|7th|2014|Third place (1966)|3|||||||||||
|B2||2|UEFA|UEFA Group G winners|6 October 2017|15th|2014|**Winners** (2010)|8|||||||||||
|B3||4|CAF|CAF Third Round Group C winners|11 November 2017|5th|1998|Round of 16 (1986)|48|||||||||||
|B4||3|AFC|AFC Third Round Group A winners|12 June 2017|5th|2014|Group stage (1978, 1998, 2006, 2014)|34|||||||||||
2018 FIFA World Cup Group D

**Group D of the 2018 FIFA World Cup** took place from 16 to 26 June 2018. The group consisted of Argentina, Iceland, Croatia, and Nigeria. The top two teams advanced to the round of 16.

## Teams

|rowspan=2|Draw position|rowspan=2|Team|rowspan=2|Pot|rowspan=2|Confederation|rowspan=2|Method of qualification|rowspan=2|Date of qualification|rowspan=2 data-sort-type="number"|Finals appearance|rowspan=2|Last appearance|rowspan=2|Previous best performance|colspan=2|FIFA Rankings|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|D1||1|CONMEBOL|CONMEBOL Round Robin third place|10 October 2017|17th|2014|**Winners** (1978, 1986)|4|||||||||||
|D2||3|UEFA|UEFA Group I winners|9 October 2017|1st|–|–|21|||||||||||
|D3||2|UEFA|UEFA Second Round winners|12 November 2017|5th|2014|Third place (1998)|18|||||||||||
|D4||4|CAF|CAF Third Round Group B winners|7 October 2017|6th|2014|Round of 16 (1994, 1998, 2014)|41|||||||||||
2018 FIFA World Cup Group E

**Group E of the 2018 FIFA World Cup** took place from 17 to 27 June 2018. The group consisted of Brazil, Switzerland, Costa Rica, and Serbia. The top two teams, Brazil and Switzerland, advanced to the round of 16.

## Teams

|rowspan=2|Draw position|rowspan=2|Team|rowspan=2|Pot|rowspan=2|Confederation|rowspan=2|Method of qualification|rowspan=2|Date of qualification|rowspan=2 data-sort-type="number"|Finals appearance|rowspan=2|Last appearance|rowspan=2|Previous best performance|colspan=2|FIFA Rankings|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|E1||1|CONMEBOL|CONMEBOL Round Robin winners|28 March 2017|21st|2014|**Winners** (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)|2|||||||||||
|E2||2|UEFA|UEFA Second Round winners|12 November 2017|11th|2014|Quarter-finals (1934, 1938, 1954)|11|||||||||||
|E3||3|CONCACAF|CONCACAF Fifth Round runners-up|7 October 2017|5th|2014|Quarter-finals (2014)|22|||||||||||
|E4||4|UEFA|UEFA Group D winners|9 October 2017|12th|2010|Fourth place (1930, 1962)|38|||||||||||
2018 FIFA World Cup Group F

**Group F of the 2018 FIFA World Cup** took place from 17 to 27 June 2018. The group consisted of Germany, Mexico, Sweden, and South Korea. The top two teams advanced to the round of 16.

## Teams

|rowspan=2|Draw position|rowspan=2|Team|rowspan=2|Pot|rowspan=2|Confederation|rowspan=2|Method of qualification|rowspan=2|Date of qualification|rowspan=2 data-sort-type="number"|Finals appearance|rowspan=2|Last appearance|rowspan=2|Previous best performance|colspan=2|FIFA Rankings|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|F1||1|UEFA|UEFA Group C winners|5 October 2017|19th|2014|**Winners** (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014)|1|||||||||||
|F2||2|CONCACAF|CONCACAF Fifth Round winners|1 September 2017|16th|2014|Quarter-finals (1970, 1986)|16|||||||||||
|F3||3|UEFA|UEFA Second Round winners|13 November 2017|12th|2006|Runners-up (1958)|25|||||||||||
|F4||4|AFC|AFC Third Round Group A runners-up|5 September 2017|10th|2014|Fourth place (2002)|62|||||||||||
Hiss

**Hiss** is a sound that a snake makes. It as such doesn't have a voice. This sound is created when it flickers its tongues to taste. The fast movement of the tongue causes this sound.

Other animals like cats also hiss when they are angry.
2018 FIFA World Cup Group G

**Group G of the 2018 FIFA World Cup** will take place from 18 to 28 June 2018. The group consists of Belgium, Panama, Tunisia, and England. The top two teams will advance to the round of 16.

## Teams

|rowspan=2|Draw position|rowspan=2|Team|rowspan=2|Pot|rowspan=2|Confederation|rowspan=2|Method of qualification|rowspan=2|Date of qualification|rowspan=2 data-sort-type="number"|Finals appearance|rowspan=2|Last appearance|rowspan=2|Previous best performance|colspan=2|FIFA Rankings|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|G1||1|UEFA|UEFA Group H winners|3 September 2017|13th|2014|Fourth place (1986)|5|||||||||||
|G2||4|CONCACAF|CONCACAF Fifth Round third place|10 October 2017|1st|–|–|49|||||||||||
|G3||3|CAF|CAF Third Round Group A winners|11 November 2017|5th|2006|Group stage (1978, 1998, 2002, 2006)|28|||||||||||
|G4||2|UEFA|UEFA Group F winners|5 October 2017|15th|2014|**Winners** (1966)|12|||||||||||
Malumel

**Malumel** is a locality in Thodiyoor Panchayat￼￼￼￼in the Karunagappally Taluk , Kollam district, Kerala, India.

## Geography

Pallikkalaar is a stream flowing through the village.

## Temples

There is a temple called the Malumel Bhagavathi Kshethram (temple). The idol is goddess Bhadrakali Deshadevatha of Malumel.

## Sports and games

The village has a vast playground in which there is a pipal tree and a banyan tree.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Malumel
- **settlement type**: village
- **image skyline**: File:Malumel Temple 1.jpg
- **image caption**: Malumel temple
- **pushpin label position**: right
- **pushpin map caption**: Location in Kerala, India
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision type1**: States and territories of India, State
- **subdivision name1**: Kerala
- **subdivision type2**: List of districts of India, District
- **subdivision name2**: Kollam district, Kollam
- **unit pref**: Metric
- **population density km2**: auto
- **demographics type1**: Languages
- **demographics1 title1**: Official
- **demographics1 info1**: Malayalam language, Malayalam, English language, English
- **timezone1**: Indian Standard Time, IST
- **utc offset1**: +5:30
- **postal code type**: Postal Index Number, PIN
- **postal code**: 690523
- **registration plate**: KL-23
- **blank1 name sec2**: Climate of India, Climate
- **blank1 info sec2**: Climatic regions of India, moderate <small>(Köppen climate classification, Köppen)</small>
Fatima (given name)

**Fatima** (, _Fāṭimah_) [ **fat**-_uh_-m_uh_, **fah**-tee-mah ] is a female given name of Arabic origin used throughout the Islamic world. Several relatives of the Islamic prophet Muhammad had the name, including his daughter Fatimah. The colloquial Arabic pronunciation of the name in some dialects (e.g., Syria and Egyptian) often omits the unstressed second syllable and renders it as _Fatma_ when romanized. Fatima is also used by non-Muslims: the town of Fátima, Portugal was named after a Moorish princess. It was the site of a famous Marian apparition in 1917, after which it achieved some popularity as a female personal name among Roman Catholic populations, particularly in the Portuguese-speaking and Spanish-speaking worlds. Fatima is a gorgeous and significant moniker that has garnered popularity for centuries. This Arabic name is rooted in the term "fatimah," signifying "a person who refrains." This name was ranked #377 on the US Popular Names in 2021.

## Fatima

- Fatima Jinnah, a Pakistani dental surgeon, writer, stateswoman and one of the founders of Pakistan
- Fatima Aziz, Afghan politician
- Fatima Zakaria, Indian journalist
- Fatimata Touré, Malian activist
- Fatima Sana, Pakistani cricketer
- Fatima Bhutto, Pakistani writer

## Fátima

- Fátima Báñez, Spanish politician, economist and jurist
- Fátima Bernardes, Brazilian journalist
- Fátima Choi, politician in Macau

## Fatemeh

- Fatemeh Javadi, conservative politician and Vice President of Iran, 2005 – 2009

## Infobox (given name)

- **name**: Fatimah
- **pronunciation**:

- **gender**: Female
- **meaning**: _one who weans an infant_ or
_one who abstains_
- **origin**: Arabic
- **related names**: Fatimah, Fadime, Fatma, Fatme, Fatemeh, Fathama, Fadma, Fatna, Fatim
Manampuzha

**Manampuzha** is a village in Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India.

## Landmarks

There is a temple, a government primary school, an English medium convent school, a church etc. in this place.

## Trikkanappuram Temple

The temple called "Manampuzha Trikkannapuram Mahadeva Temple" is a small famous which gets fame across the area these days. The festival will be conducted every year on 10th day of Medam.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Manampuzha
- **native name lang**: ml
- **settlement type**: Village
- **pushpin label position**: right
- **pushpin map caption**: Location in Kerala, India
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision type1**: States and territories of India, State
- **subdivision name1**: Kerala
- **subdivision type2**: List of districts of India, District
- **subdivision name2**: Kollam district, Kollam
- **unit pref**: Metric
- **population density km2**: auto
- **demographics type1**: Languages
- **demographics1 title1**: Official
- **demographics1 info1**: Malayalam language, Malayalam, English language, English
- **timezone1**: Indian Standard Time, IST
- **utc offset1**: +5:30
- **registration plate**: KL-
Axa

**AXA** is a French multinational insurance firm headquartered in Paris. It is engaged in global insurance, investment management, and other financial services.

The company is a component of the Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index.

## Other websites

- Official website
2018 FIFA World Cup seeding

The draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup took place on 1 December 2017 at the State Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia
to determine the groups in which the 32 qualified national teams will play in at the start of the tournament. The teams were put into four pots of eight, with one team selected from each pot to form a group.
The draw sequence started with pot 1 and ended with pot 4.

## Seeding

All teams were seeded using the October 2017 FIFA World Rankings, which numbers in brackets show, released on 16 October 2017.

|width=25%|Pot 1|width=25%|Pot 2|width=25%|Pot 3|width=25%|Pot 4|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="background:#d9edf4; width:1em"|<small>(hosts)</small> (65)|style="background:#d9edf4; width:1em"|(8)|style="background:#d9edf4; width:1em"|(19)|style="background:#d9edf4; width:1em"|(38)|
|style="background:#d9edf4; width:1em"|(1)|style="background:#ffff99; width:1em"|(10)|style="background:#d9edf4; width:1em"|(21)|style="background:#fed9a5; width:1em"|(41)|
|style="background:#ffff99; width:1em"|(2)|style="background:#d9edf4; width:1em"|(11)|style="background:#decbe4; width:1em"|(22)|style="background:#fbb3ad; width:1em"|(43)|
|style="background:#d9edf4; width:1em"|(3)|style="background:#d9edf4; width:1em"|(12)|style="background:#d9edf4; width:1em"|(25)|style="background:#fbb3ad; width:1em"|(44)|
|style="background:#ffff99; width:1em"|(4)|style="background:#ffff99; width:1em"|(13)|style="background:#fed9a5; width:1em"|(28)|style="background:#fed9a5; width:1em"|(48)|
|style="background:#d9edf4; width:1em"|(5)|style="background:#decbe4; width:1em"|(16)|style="background:#fed9a5; width:1em"|(30)|style="background:#decbe4; width:1em"|(49)|
|style="background:#d9edf4; width:1em"|(6)|style="background:#ffff99; width:1em"|(17)|style="background:#fed9a5; width:1em"|(32)|style="background:#fbb3ad; width:1em"|(62)|
|style="background:#d9edf4; width:1em"|(7)|style="background:#d9edf4; width:1em"|(18)|style="background:#fbb3ad; width:1em"|(34)|style="background:#fbb3ad; width:1em"|(63)|

## Final draw

|width=12%||width=19%|1|width=19%|2|width=19%|3|width=19%|4|width=12%|Total Points|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|||||align=right|2,991|||||||
|||||align=right|4,128|||||||
|||||align=right|4,101|||||||
|||||align=right|4,099|||||||
|||||align=right|4,415|||||||
|||||align=right|4,151|||||||
|||||align=right|3,953|||||||
|||||align=right|3,944|||||||

According to the FIFA rankings, the strongest group is E (combining for 4415 points), followed by F (4151), B (4128), C (4101), D (4099), G (3953), H (3944) and the weakest by far is the host nation's group A (2991).
Fujitsu

**Fujitsu** is a Japanese company that specializes in semiconductors, computers (supercomputers, personal computers, servers), telecommunications, and services. It is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

## Related pages

- British Post Office scandal, and the Fujitsu-owned company ICL Pathway
2018–19 UEFA Champions League group stage

The **2018–19 UEFA Champions League group stage** is set to begin on 18 September and end on 12 December 2018. A total of 32 teams will compete in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the knockout stage of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League.

## Teams

Below are the teams (with their 2018 UEFA club coefficients), grouped by their seeding pot. They include:
- 26 teams which enter in this stage
- 4 Champions Path winners of the play-off round
- 2 League Path winners of the play-off round
National City, California

**National City** is a city in the South Bay region of the San Diego metropolitan area, in southwestern San Diego County, California.

The population was 56,173 at the 2020 census. National City is the second-oldest city in San Diego County.

## Other websites

- Official website of the city of National City
- City-Data.com Comprehensive Statistical Data and more about National City
- National City Police Department
Financial services

**Financial services** are the economic services provided by the financial industry, which encompasses a wide range of businesses that manage money, including credit unions, banks, credit card companies, insurance companies, accounting companies, consumer finance companies, brokerage firms, investment funds, individual managers, and some government-sponsored enterprises. Financial services companies are present in all economically developed geographic locations and tend to cluster in local, national, regional and international financial centers such as London, New York and Tokyo. government-sponsored enterprises.

## History

The term "financial services" became more prevalent in the United States partly as a result of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of the late 1990s, which allowed different types of companies operating in the financial services industry to merge. United States at that time.
Ken Barlow

**Ken Barlow** is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera _Coronation Street_, played by William Roache. Barlow was created by Tony Warren as one of _Coronation Street_s original characters, and December 2020 marked Ken's 60th anniversary onscreen. He debuted in the soap's first episode on 9 December 1960. Having appeared in the role continuously since that date, Roache is the longest-serving actor in a televised soap opera and was honoured at the 2010 _Guinness World Records_ ceremony for the achievement, having surpassed actor Don Hastings from the American soap opera _As the World Turns_, who previously held this title. Roache stated in 2010 that he had no plans to leave the role and would remain in _Coronation Street_ for as long as the producers would have him. In November 2020, Roache was again presented with the _Guinness World Record_ for the longest serving TV soap star in the world for his six decades in _Coronation Street_.

## Infobox (soap character)

- **series**: Coronation Street
- **name**: Ken Barlow
- **portrayer**: William Roache
- **creator**: Tony Warren
- **introducer**: Stuart Latham
- **classification**: List of Coronation Street characters#Regular characters, Present; regular
- **years**: 1960–
- **first**: Episode 1
 9 December 1960
- **spinoffs**: _Coronation Street, Ken and Deirdre's Bedtime Stories_ (2011)
- **home**: 1 Coronation Street
- **father**: List of Coronation Street characters#Frank Barlow, Frank Barlow
- **mother**: List of Coronation Street characters#Ida Barlow, Ida Barlow
- **nephews**: Darren Barlow
- **brothers**: List of Coronation Street characters#David Barlow, David Barlow
- **wife**: List of Coronation Street characters#Valerie Barlow, Valerie Tatlock (1962–1971)
 List of Coronation Street characters#Janet Barlow, Janet Reid (1973–1977)
 Deirdre Barlow, Deirdre Langton (1981–1992, 2005–2015)
- **sons**: List of Coronation Street characters#Lawrence Cunningham, Lawrence Cunningham
 Peter Barlow (Coronation Street), Peter Barlow
 Daniel Osbourne (Coronation Street), Daniel Osbourne
- **daughters**: List of Coronation Street characters#Susan Barlow, Susan Barlow
- **adoptivedaughters**: Tracy Barlow
- **grandsons**: List of Coronation Street characters#James Cunningham, James Cunningham
 Adam Barlow
 List of Coronation Street characters#Simon Barlow, Simon Barlow
 List of Coronation Street characters#Bertie Osbourne, Bertie Osbourne
- **granddaughters**: List of Coronation Street characters#Amy Barlow, Amy Barlow (adoptive)
- **grandmothers**: List of Coronation Street characters#Nancy Leathers, Nancy Leathers
- **books**: _Coronation Street: The Complete Saga_
 _Coronation Street: The War Years_
Rita Sullivan

**Rita Tanner** (also **Littlewood**, **Bates**, **Fairclough** and **Sullivan**) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera _Coronation Street_, played by Barbara Knox, the character first appeared onscreen as "Rita Littlewood" for one episode on 2 December 1964, before returning as a full-time cast member on 31 January 1972. Knox is currently the second longest-serving cast member in the show. The character of Rita is one of the most beloved and iconic characters on any British soap opera. The actress is recognised as being one of the List of longest-serving soap opera actors.

She is known for being something of a mother figure to a number of the street's residents including Sharon Gaskell (Tracie Bennett), Jenny Bradley (Sally Ann Matthews), Sally Webster (Sally Dynevor), Tina McIntyre (Michelle Keegan) and Gemma Winter (Dolly-Rose Campbell).

## Infobox (soap character)

- **series**: Coronation Street
- **name**: Rita Sullivan
- **imagesize**: 200px
- **portrayer**: Barbara Knox
- **born**: 25 February 1932
- **years**: 1964, 1972–
- **first**: Episode 415
 2 December 1964
- **introducer**: Coronation Street, Tim Aspinall (1964)
 Coronation Street, Brian Armstrong (1972)
- **classification**: List of Coronation Street characters#Present characters, Present; regular
- **occupation**: Businesswoman
 Newsagent
 Belly Dancer
- **home**: 10a Coronation Street
- **father**: Harold Littlewood
- **mother**: Amy Littlewood
- **uncles**: List of Coronation Street characters#Sam Littlewood, Sam Littlewood
- **stepsons**: List of Coronation Street characters#Stanley Fairclough, Stanley Fairclough
- **adoptivedaughters**: List of Coronation Street characters#Sharon Bentley, Sharon Gaskell (foster)
 Jenny Bradley (foster)
- **grandmothers**: Louisa
Calw

**Calw** (; locally ) is a town in the middle of Baden-Württemberg in the south of Germany. It is the capital and largest town of the district of Calw. It is about  south of Pforzheim and  west of Stuttgart.

## Other websites

- Official website of the town of Calw

## Infobox (german location)

- **art**: Stadt
- **wappen**: Wappen-Calw.svg
- **image photo**: Calw-marktplatz02.jpg
- **image caption**: Market square
- **bundesland**: Baden-Württemberg
- **regierungsbezirk**: Karlsruhe
- **landkreis**: Calw
- **gemeindeschlüssel**: 08235085
- **fläche**: 59.88
- **höhe**: 330-630
- **lageplan**: Calw in CW.svg
- **plz**: 75351-75365
- **vorwahl**: 07051, 07053
- **kfz**: CW
- **gliederung**: 13 Stadtteile
- **bürgermeister**: Ralf Eggert
- **partei**: independent
La Mesa, California

**La Mesa** is a city in San Diego County. It is  east of Downtown San Diego in Southern California. The population was 61,121 at the 2020 census. Its civic motto is "the Jewel of the Hills."

## Other websites

- Official website of the city of La Mesa
- La Mesa Village Merchants Association
- City-Data.com
- La Mesa Community Website
Flag of Northern Ireland

The official **flag of Northern Ireland** between 1921 and 1972 was a red cross on a white field defaced with a crowned six-pointed star with a red hand in the centre. The flag was the official flag of the Executive Committee for Northern Ireland  (the government of Northern Ireland) between 1921 and 1972. This government went out of existence in 1972 and since that time the United Kingdom has not used the flag. The British Government uses the flag of the United Kingdom. Sometimes, sports teams use the flag to represent Northern Ireland.

This flag is known as the Ulster Banner, or more commonly the Northern Ireland flag or Ulster flag. It is not the same as the flag of Ulster.
Time in Switzerland

**Switzerland** uses a single time zone, denoted as Central European Time (CET: UTC+01:00). Switzerland also observes summer time, shifting to Central European Summer Time (CEST: UTC+02:00).
Edith Wharton

**Edith Wharton** (born **Edith Newbold Jones**; January 24, 1862 – August 11, 1937) was an American historical writer, novelist and designer. She was “known for some essays and novels about war." She was born during the American Civil War. During World War I, she helped to support some medical assistants to soldiers. She was born in New York City.

Wharton died on August 11, 1937 in Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt, France of a stroke caused by a heart attack at the age of 75.

## Early career

Edith Wharton became an author because she wanted to tell more people what she saw and what she learned in her life. The most famous novel she wrote was _The Age of Innocence_ (1920). She wrote this book because she had a similar life like the main character in the book. At the same time, it was about people’s lives during the nineteenth century.

## Major works

Edith Wharton family was upper class (a group of people who has a lot of money). She usually heard some events to write the book. _The Valley of Decision_ talked about a lawyer man falls in love with a women that already has a husband; however, at the end of the book, the man marries with the nephew of the woman. One of her books, _The Age of Innocence_, helped Edith Wharton win the Pulitzer Prize, and the book was written just after World War I.

## Influence

The influence of Edith Wharton on society was to help people know about the war and life. All of her books mostly talked about what she saw in her life. The life part talks about what she learned in her life and some experiences from her life.

## Later life

At the end of World War I, she moved out Paris. She won the Pulitzer Prize because of the book _The Age of Innocence_.
Yrsa Stenius

**Yrsa Carola Stenius ** (7 January 1945 – 19 May 2018) was a Finnish-born Swedish journalist and newspaper editor. She was born in Helsinki, Finland. She was chief editor of the newspaper _Arbetarbladet_ from 1972 to 1978. From 1979 she was cultural editor for the newspaper _Aftonbladet_ and was appointed chief editor for the newspaper from 1982 to 1987. She wrote several books.

Stenius died suddenly on 19 May 2018 at her home in Stockholm at 73 years old.
Roland Vogt

**Roland Vogt** (; 17 February 1941 – 20 May 2018) was a German politician. He was the first member of the German Green Party to be elected to the Bundestag from Rhineland-Palatinate serving from 1983 to 1987. He was born in was born in Gelnhausen, Hesse-Nassau.

Vogt died on 20 May 2018, aged 77.
Richard N. Goodwin

**Richard Naradof Goodwin** (December 7, 1931 – May 20, 2018) was an American writer. Goodwin was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He was an advisor and speechwriter to Presidents Kennedy and Johnson and to Senator Robert F. Kennedy.

Goodwin joined Kennedy's speech writing staff in 1959, and after Kennedy's successful presidential bid, served as assistant special counsel to the President in 1961. Goodwin was also a member of Kennedy's Task Force on Latin American Affairs and in 1961, was appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, a position he held until 1963.

From 1963 to 1964, Goodwin served as the Director of the International Peace Corps Secretariat and in 1964 became special assistant to President Lyndon B. Johnson.

Goodwin died of cancer on May 20, 2018 in Concord, Massachusetts at the age of 86.

## Other websites

- Richard Goodwin biography
- Goodwin's Descriptions of meeting Che Guevara, in Kennedy Documents _Boston Globe_, January 26, 2009
António Arnault

**António Duarte Arnault**, <small>GOL</small> (28 January 1936 – 21 May 2018) was a Portuguese poet, fiction writer, essayist, lawyer, and politician. He was Minister of Social Affairs in the second  Constitutional Portuguese Government, led by Mário Soares.

Although being retired from active politics, Arnault was still an influential voice in the country.

Arnault died on 21 May 2018 at a hospital in Santo António dos Olivais, Portugal of 82.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: António Arnault
- **honorific-suffix**: <small>Order of Liberty, GOL</small>
- **image**: António Arnaut.jpg
- **office1**: Minister of Social Affairs
- **term start1**: 30 January 1978
- **term end1**: 29 August 1978
- **president1**: António Ramalho Eanes
- **primeminister1**: Mário Soares
- **predecessor1**: Armando Bacelar
- **successor1**: Acácio Pereira Magro
- **birth name**: António Duarte Arnault
- **birth place**: Cumieira, Estado Novo (Portugal), Portugal
- **death place**: Santo António dos Olivais, Portugal
- **party**: Socialist Party (Portugal), Socialist Party
- **profession**: Lawyer
- **occupation**: Poet
Fiction writer
Essayist
Politician
- **alma mater**: University of Coimbra
Dovey Johnson Roundtree

**Dovey Johnson Roundtree** (April 17, 1914 – May 21, 2018) was an African-American civil rights activist, ordained minister, and attorney. That case, _Sarah Keys v. Carolina Coach Company_ (64 MCC 769 (1955)), which Dovey Roundtree argued with her law partner and mentor Julius Winfield Robertson, was caused by Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy during the 1961 Freedom Riders' campaign in his successful battle end the enforce its rulings and end Jim Crow in public transportation.

Roundtree was saluted by First Lady Michelle Obama on the occasion of the release of her 2009 autobiography, _Justice Older than the Law_, which Roundtree co-authored with Washington journalist Katie McCabe and which won the 2009 Letitia Woods Brown Award from the Association of Black Women Historians.

Roundtree died in Charlotte on May 21, 2018 at the age of 104.

## Other websites

- Dovey Roundtree: Visionary Videos, video interview with journalist Renee Poussaint.
- Dovey Roundtree. Religion and Ethics Newsweekly, PBS, March 3, 1999.
- Round Tree Senior Housing Residences Named for Visionary Dovey Roundtree.
Anna Maria Ferrero

**Anna Maria Ferrero** (18 February 1934 – 21 May 2018) was an Italian actress. She was born in Rome. From 1962 until her death, Ferrero was married to Jean Sorel. She appeared with Vittorio Gassman in six movies: _Lorenzaccio_, King Vidor's  _War and Peace_, _Kean_, which Gassman co-directed, _Giovanni dalle bande nere_, _Le sorprese dell'amore_, and _Il mattatore_.

Ferrero was known for her roles in _The Violent Patriot_, _Bad Girls Don't Cry_, and _Love and Larceny_.

Ferrero died on 21 May 2018 in Paris at the age of 84.
Jean Sorel

**Jean Sorel** (; born 25 September 1934) is a French actor. He was born in Marseille, France. From 1962 until her death in 2018, he was married to Anna Maria Ferrero. He is known for his roles in _The Day of the Jackal_ (1973), _Belle de Jour_ (1967) and _One on Top of the Other_ (1969).
The Day of the Jackal (movie)

***The Day of the Jackal*** is a 1973 British-French thriller movie directed by Fred Zinnemann. It starred Edward Fox, Michel Lonsdale, Jean Sorel, Timothy West, Derek Jacobi, Tony Britton, Barrie Ingham and Donald Sinden. It was based on the 1971 novel _The Day of the Jackal_ by Frederick Forsyth.

The movie is about a professional assassin who is hired to assassinate French president Charles de Gaulle in the summer of 1963. In the movie, the assassin is only known as _the Jackal_.

_The Day of the Jackal_ won the BAFTA Award for Best Editing and earned five additional more BAFTA nominations, two Golden Globe Award nominations, and one Academy Award nomination.

The movie made $16,056,255 at the box office. The British Film Institute ranked it the 74th greatest British movies of the 20th century.

In 1988, the same plot inspired the Malayalam movie _August 1_. _The Day of the Jackal_ film was later loosely remade as _The Jackal_, a 1997 movie featuring Richard Gere, Bruce Willis, Sidney Poitier and Jack Black.
Hydrofluorocarbon

**Hydroflurocarbons** (HFC) are chemical compounds made of hydrogen, carbon and fluorine.

They are used in air conditioning and as refrigerants in place of the older chlorofluorocarbons. HFC contain a hydrogen atom which cause it to decompose quickly before reaching the stratosphere. HFC do not contain chlorine which is harmful for the ozone layer. HFC survive in the atmosphere between two and forty years. CFC can stay at the atmosphere for up to 150 years.
Management buyout

**Management buyout** is when a company's managers buy a large part or all of a company. They may buy from private owners or from a parent company.

Management and leveraged buyouts were a phenomenon of the 1980s. Leveraged buyouts use borrowed money.

The venture capital industry has played a crucial role in the development of buyouts in Europe, especially in smaller deals in the UK, the Netherlands, and France.
Mancode

**Mancode** is a village in the Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India.

## Demographics

India census, Mancode had a population of 24,701 with 11,768 males and 12,933 females.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Mancode
- **native name lang**: ml
- **other name**: Mancodu
- **settlement type**: village
- **pushpin map**: India Kerala#India
- **pushpin label position**: right
- **pushpin map caption**: Location in Kerala, India
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision type1**: States and territories of India, State
- **subdivision name1**: Kerala
- **subdivision type2**: List of districts of India, District
- **subdivision name2**: Kollam district, Kollam
- **unit pref**: Metric
- **population total**: 24701
- **population as of**: 2001
- **population density km2**: auto
- **demographics type1**: Languages
- **demographics1 title1**: Official
- **demographics1 info1**: Malayalam language, Malayalam, English language, English
- **timezone1**: Indian Standard Time, IST
- **utc offset1**: +5:30
- **registration plate**: KL-
Mathra

**Mathra** is a village in Kollam district in the Indian state of Kerala, it is near the town of Punalur. It is surrounded by hills, and several streams flow through village.

## Community

Mathra has a very high population of Saiva Vellala community. Mathra is a big village constituting many temples, including Mathra Ayiravalli Temple (Lord Shiva) and Paravathi Devi Temple. It also has one school - Saraswathi Villasam School.Mathra Service Co-operative Bank is a large cooperative bank in the district. The Village has a large NRI population. Most of the needs of the village are contributed by the nearby town Punalur. Jai bharath library is a cultural centre in Mathra.

## Transport

Many Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) buses ply through Mathra, connecting village to Punalur and other nearby places. Private vehicles including jeeps and autos also connect Mathra to Punalur.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Mathra
- **native name lang**: ml
- **settlement type**: village
- **pushpin map**: India Kerala#India
- **pushpin map caption**: Location in Kerala, India
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision type1**: States and territories of India, State
- **subdivision name1**: Kerala
- **subdivision type2**: List of districts of India, District
- **subdivision name2**: Kollam
- **unit pref**: Metric
- **population density km2**: auto
- **demographics type1**: Languages
- **demographics1 title1**: Official
- **demographics1 info1**: Malayalam language, Malayalam, English language, English
- **timezone1**: Indian Standard Time, IST
- **utc offset1**: +5:30
- **postal code type**: Postal Index Number, PIN
- **postal code**: 691333
Mayyanad

** Mayyanad ** is a village in Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India.

Mayyanad is in the southwestern suburbs of Kollam district, Kollam city about  south of the city centre and  north of Paravur Town. Mayyanad can be reached by frequent buses from Kollam city and Kottiyam town and by local train from Kollam and Thiruvananthapuram. The bridge connecting Mayyand and Paravur was completed in 2012, making travel to Kollam city easier.

## Location

Mayyanad is situated on the banks of the Paravur Lake and has an Arabian Sea coastline noted for its fishing.
Mayyanad railway station is one among the major railway stations in Kollam district.

## Landmarks

Several temples, churches and mosques are in Mayyanad including the Umayanalloor Sri Balasubramanya Swami Temple. Tourists are attracted to the location by the meeting of a lagoon with the sea while the long sandy scenic beaches are ideal for swimming.

## Celebrities

It is the birthplace of several prominent social reformers, such as C. Kesavan and C. V. Kunjiraman. This land also set stage for the childhood and later times of Raman Rajan,Surya Lekshmi,Bharath Rajan. The first Panchayat President was Prof. K. Ravindran who went on to become the founder principal of Mahatma Gandhi Government Arts College in Mahe and Tagore Arts College in Pondicherry.

## Kerala Kaumudi

The Malayalam daily newspaper _Kerala Kaumudi_ was founded in Mayyanad in 1911.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Mayyanad
- **settlement type**: village
- **image skyline**: File:Mayyanad railway station board.jpg
- **image caption**: Railway Station
- **pushpin label position**: right
- **pushpin map caption**: Location in Kerala, India
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision type1**: States and territories of India, State
- **subdivision name1**: Kerala
- **subdivision type2**: List of districts of India, District
- **subdivision name2**: Kollam district, Kollam
- **governing body**: Gram panchayat
- **unit pref**: Metric
- **population total**: 36962
- **population as of**: 2001
- **population density km2**: auto
- **demographics type1**: Languages
- **demographics1 title1**: Official
- **demographics1 info1**: Malayalam language, Malayalam, English language, English
- **timezone1**: Indian Standard Time, IST
- **utc offset1**: +5:30
- **postal code type**: Postal Index Number, PIN
- **postal code**: 691303
- **area code type**: Telephone code
- **area code**: +91-474-255****
- **registration plate**: List of RTO districts in India#KL.E2.80.94Kerala, KL-02
- **blank1 name sec1**: Nearest city
- **blank1 info sec1**: Kollam, Kollam City (10 km)
- **blank1 name sec2**: Climate of India, Climate
- **blank1 info sec2**: Climatic regions of India, Tropical <small>(Köppen climate classification, Köppen)</small>
Meenad

**Meenad** is a village in Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India. It is just 6 km away from Paravur.

## Demographics

India census, Meenad had a population of 29497 with 14087 males and 15410 females.

## Transport

Meenad is well connected with Paravur Town and Chathannoor. The well furnished Paravur-Chathannoor road is passing through Meenad. The proximity of this place to Paravur Railway Station and National Highway-47 makes Meenad a major residential area in the district.

Paravur Railway Station is an 'Adersh Railway Station', so a good number of important daily trains have halts here.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Meenad
- **native name lang**: ml
- **settlement type**: Village
- **image skyline**: Meenad, Paravur.jpg
- **image caption**: Paravur, Kollam, Paravur-Chathannoor road at Meenad
- **pushpin map**: India Kerala#India
- **pushpin label position**: right
- **pushpin map caption**: Location in Kerala, India
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision type1**: States and territories of India, State
- **subdivision name1**: Kerala
- **subdivision type2**: List of districts of India, District
- **subdivision name2**: Kollam district, Kollam
- **unit pref**: Metric
- **population total**: 29497
- **population as of**: 2001
- **population density km2**: auto
- **demographics type1**: Languages
- **demographics1 title1**: Official
- **demographics1 info1**: Malayalam language, Malayalam, English language, English
- **timezone1**: Indian Standard Time, IST
- **utc offset1**: +5:30
- **registration plate**: List of RTO districts in India#KL.E2.80.94Kerala, KL-
Jack Günthard

**Jakob "Jack" Günthard** (8 January 1920 – 7 August 2016) was a Swiss artistic gymnast. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he won the gold medal in the horizontal bar, and the silver medal in the team combined exercises.

Günthard died on 7 August 2016 at the age of 96.
Marks & Spencer

**Marks and Spencer plc** (also known as **M&S**) is a major British retailer headquartered in the City of Westminster, London. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index

It specialises in the selling of clothing, home products and luxury food products. M&S was founded in 1884 by Michael Marks and Thomas Spencer in Leeds. It has 979 stores across the U.K. including 615 that only sell food products.

## Infobox (company)

- **name**: Marks & Spencer plc
- **logo**: MarksAndSpencer1884 logo.svg
- **logo size**: 150px
- **type**: Public limited company
- **traded as**:
FTSE 250 Index, FTSE 250 Component
- **industry**: Retail
- **foundation**:
Leeds, United Kingdom
- **founder**: Michael Marks, Sir Michael Marks
Thomas Spencer (Marks and Spencer), Thomas Spencer
- **location**: London, United Kingdom
- **area served**: Worldwide
- **revenue**: Pound sterling, £10.622 billion (2017)
- **operating income**: Pound sterling, £690.6 million (2017)
- **net income**: Pound sterling, £115.7 million (2017)
- **num employees**: 84,939 (2017)