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Mara Mattuschka

Austrian film director

she taught arts at Braunschweig University of Art in Germany. She also taught at University of Art and Design Linz. In the 2000s she started working with the dance ensemble Liquid Loft and Chris Haring. Her first feature film was made in 2012. In 2006, the film festival Vienna Independent Shorts dedicated a retrospective to her work. Filmarchiv Austria showed a retrospective of her work for her 60th birthday in 2019. She lives in Vienna. Style In most of her films, she appears herself as her alter ego "Mimi Minus" and in various other identities. Filmography Nabelfabel (1984) Kugelkopf (1985)

Meghan Daum

American author, essayist, and journalist

Meghan Daum (born 1970) is an American author, essayist, and journalist. Childhood and education Although she was born in California, Daum grew up in Austin, Texas and Ridgewood, New Jersey. She received her bachelor's degree from Vassar College and her Master of Fine Arts degree from Columbia University. Career Daum spent much of her twenties in New York City. In 1999, she moved to Lincoln, Nebraska, and the experience became the catalyst for her 2003 novel The Quality of Life Report, which follows the life and times of an ambitious young television journalist who trades New York for the fictional

Lincoln Wolfenstein

American particle physicist

Lincoln Wolfenstein (February 10, 1923, Cleveland, Ohio – March 27, 2015, Oakland, California) was an American particle physicist who studied the weak interaction. Wolfenstein was born in 1923 and obtained his PhD in 1949 from the University of Chicago. He retired from Carnegie Mellon University in 2000 after being a faculty member for 52 years. Despite being retired, he continued to come into work nearly every day. Wolfenstein was a particle phenomenologist, a theorist who focused primarily on connecting theoretical physics to experimental observations. In 1978, he noted that the presence of electrons in Earth and Solar matter could affect

Lincoln Wolfenstein

American particle physicist

for his work in pursuit of nuclear disarmament: He led a lifetime of advocating for responsible science as well as for individual rights and liberties. In 1992, Wolfenstein was awarded the American Physical Society's J.J. Sakurai Prize for Theoretical Particle Physics for "his many contributions to the theory of weak interactions, particularly CP violation and the properties of neutrinos". See also Cabibbo–Kobayashi–Maskawa matrix (Wolfenstein parameters) Carnegie Mellon University References External links Lincoln Wolfenstein's profile at Carnegie Mellon University Category:1923 births Category:2015 deaths Category:American physicists Category:Particle physicists Category:Carnegie Mellon University faculty Category:Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences Category:J.

Laurice Rahmé

American businesswoman

currently lives in New York City, which she considers her home. She is an accomplished cook. Legal Issues Two former employees filed a federal suit against Rahmé in 2012 for claims of racism against customers and employees. Rahmé allegedly used a secret code to alert security of when African-American customers entered the store. Rahmé admitted that the code "We need the light bulbs changed" was used to alert security of suspicious individuals, irrespective of race, but also stated that all robberies up to that point were committed by African-Americans. The litigants withdrew the suit two years later without retracting their

Nathaniel Brazill

Juvenile school shooter

Nathaniel R. Brazill (born September 22, 1986) is an American who, at age 13, fatally shot one of his schoolteachers, Barry Grunow, at Lake Worth Middle School in Lake Worth, Florida. Brazill was subsequently convicted and sentenced to 28 years in prison. Shooting and conviction On May 26, 2000, the last day of the 1999–2000 school year, Brazill—a seventh grade student—shot and killed Barry Grunow, an English teacher at Lake Worth Middle School in Lake Worth, Florida. After being sent home from school earlier in the day for throwing a water balloon, Brazill had returned home, retrieved a .25-caliber handgun,

Nathaniel Brazill

Juvenile school shooter

and shot Grunow. Brazill was tried as an adult and convicted of second-degree murder for the killing of Grunow and aggravated assault for pointing the gun at another teacher. The jury decided not to convict Brazill of first-degree murder, which requires premeditation and carries a mandatory life sentence in Florida. Brazill was sentenced to 28 years in state prison followed by 7 years of probation. Subsequent civil litigation Pam Grunow, the widow of the murdered teacher, sued the Brazill family friend that owned the handgun used, the Palm Beach County School Board, and the pawn shop that sold the handgun.

Nathaniel Brazill

Juvenile school shooter

residence. Prior to the Grunow murder, however, Brazill was an honor student, described by teachers as being mild mannered and likeable. Grunow was his favorite teacher. In popular culture Nathaniel Brazil's murder of his teacher Barry Grunow was covered in the show Kids Who Kill. It was shown in the same episode as the murder of Derrick Robie by Eric Smith, and the murder and attempted murder by Daniel Petric. References External links Nathaniel Brazill Takes Stand in Murder Trial CNN.com - Transcripts (8 May 2001) Category:1986 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century African-American people Category:21st-century American criminals Category:American male criminals Category:American

Chatham-Kent—Leamington

Ontario provincial electoral district

Chatham-Kent—Leamington is a federal electoral district in Ontario. It encompasses a portion of Ontario previously included in the electoral districts of Chatham-Kent—Essex and Essex and Lambton—Kent—Middlesex. Chatham-Kent—Leamington was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for 19 October 2015. Members of Parliament This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament: Election results Demographics According to the Canada 2016 Census Most common mother tongue languages (2016) : 82.2% English, 2.6% French, 1.5% Spanish, 1.3% Portuguese, 0.9%

Joel Selwood

Australian rules footballer

Joel Anthony Selwood (born 26 May 1988) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A standout junior track and field athlete and footballer, Selwood entered top-level football early, joining the TAC Cup competition as a bottom-aged player. His accomplishments as a junior included Most Valuable Player awards at state and international levels, captaining Australia in the International Rules Series, and selection in the All-Australian and TAC Cup Team of the Year sides. Despite a serious knee injury during his final year of junior football, Selwood was selected with Geelong's

Joel Selwood

Australian rules footballer

also placed third in the AFL Coaches Association Champion Player of the Year Award. He also won his first Carji Greeves Medal, awarded for being the Geelong Football Club's best and fairest player during the 2010 season. Selwood finished the season ranked eighth in the league for total disposals (677), third for total handpasses (388)—also the 10th most in AFL history—second for total free kicks earned (53), and seventh for total inside 50s (110) Selwood highlighted his consistency by gathering over 20 disposals in 21 of 24 games—11 of which were games with 30 or more disposals—and compiling a six-game

Joel Selwood

Australian rules footballer

polled Brownlow votes by a Geelong player (137 votes): 2014 Youngest player in Geelong history to play 200 senior games (27 years of age): 2015 Fourth-fastest player in VFL/AFL history to reach 200 senior games (8 years and 129 days after debut): 2015 Seventh-highest winning percentage record of any player in AFL history (77.21 percent): 2015 See also List of Australian rules football families List of AFL debuts in 2007 List of Geelong Football Club individual awards and records Notes References External links August 2007 Interview with The Age Category:Living people Category:1988 births Category:Sportspeople from Bendigo Category:Australian rules footballers from

Terry K. Amthor

game designer

Terry K. Amthor (born October 18, 1958) is an American game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games, and as a fantasy author. Early life and education Terry Kevin Amthor was born in Chicago, IL, but soon moved to Manitowoc, WI, and then at the age of six to Bethel Park, PA. He later attended Bethel Park High School. He was also the fiction editor of the school literary magazine Vernissage and a member of the ironically-named physics and science enthusiasts club the Flat Earth Society. He attended the University of Virginia School of Architecture in 1976. It was

Kirill Skachkov

Russian table tennis player

Kirill Sergeyevich Skachkov (; born 6 August 1987 in Novokuznetsk) is a Russian table tennis player. In 2011 he won a silver medal in the doubles event in the Table Tennis European Championships. He was part of the Russian men's team at the 2012 Summer Olympics. See also List of table tennis players References Category:Russian male table tennis players Category:Table tennis players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic table tennis players of Russia Category:Living people Category:European Games competitors for Russia Category:Table tennis players at the 2015 European Games Category:1987 births Category:People from Novokuznetsk Category:Universiade medalists in table tennis Category:Universiade bronze

Searching for a Former Clarity

2005 album by Against Me!

Searching for a Former Clarity is the third album by the Gainesville, Florida punk rock band Against Me!, produced by J. Robbins and released on September 6, 2005 by Fat Wreck Chords. Supported by singles and music videos for the songs "Don't Lose Touch" and "From Her Lips to God's Ears (The Energizer)", it was their first album to chart on the Billboard 200, reaching #114. It also reached #9 on Billboard's Top Independent Albums chart. Singer/guitarist Laura Jane Grace has described Searching for a Former Clarity as a concept album. Critical reception Reaction to Searching for a Former Clarity

Searching for a Former Clarity

2005 album by Against Me!

rock scene" and said that "How Low", a slower song in which Grace describes attempts to give up drugs, "prov[es] that you can't get this deep into other people's shit without getting a little on yourself." Track listing Total Clarity Against Me! released Total Clarity, a collection of demos and unreleased songs from the Searching for a Former Clarity recording sessions, through Fat Wreck Chords on May 24, 2011. Fat Wreck Chords previously released The Original Cowboy, an album of demos from the band's 2003 album Against Me! as the Eternal Cowboy, in 2009. Track listing Charts Personnel Adapted from

Bernt Østhus

Norwegian businessman

Bernt Østhus (born December 18, 1970) is a lawyer and investor based in Trondheim, Norway. He graduated from University of Bergen in 1994 and has since worked mainly as a private equity investor. Mr. Østhus served as the Chief Executive Officer of Notar Advokat until 1998 before becoming the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Pretor Advokat AS until 2008. Since January 2005, Mr. Østhus has served as a Managing Partner of Staur Holding AS, a family-owned investment company. He has held several Chairman of the Board positions in companies such as Petricore Ltd, Aqualyng Holding AS, Fram Exploration ASA

Luiken

family name

Luiken is a Dutch patronymic surname based on the archaic spelling Luik of the given name Luuk, a short form of Lucas, or on the equally archai name Lui (from Ludo or Ludolph). Among variants are Luijken, Luikens and Luyken. People with this surname include: Jan Luyken (1649–1712), Dutch poet, illustrator and engraver (1742–1818), Dutch politician for the Batavian Republic Leda Luss Luyken (born 1952), Greek-American conceptual artist Nicole Luiken (born 1971), Canadian science fiction author Otto Luyken (1884–1953), German gardener Stefanie Luiken (born 1985), Dutch backstroke swimmer See also Luyckx, Dutch surname of the same origin Luik, Estonian surname

Vanspor

association football club

Vanspor A.Ş. was a football team of Van in eastern Turkey. History They played in the top division of Turkish football between 1994 and 1998, playing once more in 1999–2000 season. After relegation from the first division, Vanspor turned to an economic crisis and were relegated from the 2nd and 3rd divisions between 2000–2002. After relegation from the 3rd division in 2003, the club was renamed as İl Özel İdaresi Vanspor and played in Van Super Amateur. They changed name as Van Tuşba Belediyespor in 2013 and colour as black-yellow. They finally withdrew from Van First Amateur League in 2014–15

Henry Lieberman

American computer scientist

Henry Lieberman is an American computer scientist at the MIT CSAIL in the fields of programming languages, artificial intelligence and human-computer interaction. He received the 2018 ACM Impact Award Intelligent User Interaction for work on mining affect from text and has been applied to the problem of prevention of cyberbullying. He has been a principal research scientist at the Media Lab and Director of the Software Agents Research group. Career Dr. Lieberman was a research scientist from 1972-87 at the Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at MIT, working with influential computer scientists such as Seymour Papert and Carl Hewitt.

Busses Roar

1942 film by D. Ross Lederman

Busses Roar is a 1942 film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Richard Travis and Julie Bishop. Plot A bungling saboteur attempts to place a bomb on board a bus so that it will explode as the bus passes by some oil wells. The plot is foiled, but not by the authorities. Cast Richard Travis as Sergeant Ryan Julie Bishop as Reba Richards Charles Drake as Eddie Sloan Eleanor Parker as Norma Elisabeth Fraser as Betty Richard Fraser as Dick Remick Peter Whitney as Frederick Hoff Frank Wilcox as Detective Quinn Willie Best as Sunshine Rex Williams as Jerry

Hausstein

mountain

The Hausstein is a mountain in Bavaria, Germany. The Hausstein ("House-stone") is a mountain in the Anterior Bavarian Forest, southwest of the Lower Bavarian town of Regen, and northeast of the town of Deggendorf, and is located in the municipality of Schaufling, in the district of Deggendorf. On the west side of the mountain, there are two ski lifts for Alpine skiers and others, with up to , which is part of the ski and cross-country centre of Deggendorf-Rusel-Hausstein. North of the mountain is the Rusel; on the south side is located in panoramic position, the Asklepios Clinic of Schaufling.

Grötzingen Jewish Cemetery

building in Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe Government Region, Bade-Württemberg, Germany

Grötzingen Jewish Cemetery ( or ) is the smallest Jewish burial place in the city of Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is listed as a national heritage site. History Until 1900, the dead of the Jewish community of Grötzingen were buried at Obergrombach Jewish Cemetery northeast of Karlsruhe. The Jewish cemetery of Grötzingen was built in 1905–6 on Junghälden field on Werrabronner Straße. It is now surrounded by modern buildings. The cemetery stretches on a 0.18 acres area and has 13 graves, the oldest datable one being from 1905. The ground of the cemetery is fully covered with screed. References Bibliography

The Memory Cathedral

book by Jack Dann

The Memory Cathedral: A Secret History of Leonardo da Vinci is a 1995 historical fantasy fiction novel by Jack Dann. It follows Leonardo da Vinci constructing his flying machine and then travelling to the East. Background It was first published by Bantam Books in December 1995 and has been published in ten languages to date. It won the Australian Aurealis Award for best fantasy novel in 1997, was #1 on The Age bestseller list, and in 1996, a novella based on the novel, "Da Vinci Rising," was awarded the Nebula Award for Best Novella. The Memory Cathedral was also shortlisted

The Memory Cathedral

book by Jack Dann

for the Audio Book of the Year, which was part of the 1998 Braille & Talking Book Library Awards., and the 1997 Ditmar Award for Best Australian Long Fiction. Synopsis Dann's major historical novel depicts a version of the Renaissance in which Leonardo da Vinci actually constructs a number of his inventions, such as a flying machine, whose designs are well-known from his surviving sketches. He later employs some of his military inventions during a battle in the Middle East, while in the service of a Syrian general - events which Dann projects into a year of da Vinci's life

Otto Pollak

American sociologist

Otto Pollak (30 April 1908 – 18 April 1998) was a writer and a professor of Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania. His most controversial and famous book was The Criminality of Women (1950), in which he suggested that women commit just as much crime as men, but that their crime is more easily hidden. Pollak further argued that the criminal justice system was biased by preconceptions about women and did not convict or sentence women as harshly as men. His empirical work has provided a starting point for criminology on women. His work has also been used in political

Douglas Lute

United States general

senior advisory position responsible for overseeing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He was asked to stay on by new President Barack Obama as Obama's Special Assistant and Senior Coordinator for Afghanistan and Pakistan. After leaving active duty in 2010, Lute remained in his position at the National Security Staff. He is married to Jane Holl Lute, who was the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security from 2009 to 2013. Education Lute was born in Michigan City, Indiana, on November 3, 1952. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1975. His first assignment was to the

Douglas Lute

United States general

career he received: Defense Superior Service Medal (with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters) Legion of Merit (with Oak Leaf Cluster) Bronze Star Medal Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal (with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters) Joint Service Commendation Medal Army Commendation Medal (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters) Army Achievement Medal Parachutist Badge Ranger Tab Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification Badge Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge Army Staff Identification Badge References External links Text adapted from public domain Joint Chiefs of Staff biography Douglas Lute at SourceWatch Category:Permanent Representatives of the United States to NATO Category:United States Army generals

Jovian Hediger

Swiss cross-country skier

Jovian Hediger (born December 17, 1990 in Reinach, Aargau) is a Swiss cross-country skier. Hediger competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Switzerland. He placed 47th in the qualifying round in the sprint, failing to advance to the knockout stages. As of April 2014, his best showing at the World Championships was 25th through the classical sprint event in 2013. Hediger made his World Cup debut in December 2009. As of April 2014, his best finish is a 6th, in a freestyle sprint event at Toblach in 2013–14. His best World Cup overall finish is 68th, in 2013-14. His best

Piz Buin

mountain in the Silvretta at the border Vorarlberg / Grisons

Piz Buin () is a mountain in the Silvretta range of the Alps on the border between Austria and Switzerland. It forms the border between the Swiss canton of Graubünden and the Austrian state of Vorarlberg and is the highest peak in Vorarlberg. Its original name in the Romansh language is Piz Buin Grand. A similar but smaller summit nearby is called Piz Buin Pitschen at 3,255 m (10,680 ft). Piz Buin was first climbed on 14 July 1865 by Joseph Anton Specht and Johann Jakob Weilenmann, guided by Jakob Pfitscher and Franz Pöll. Piz Buin Pitschen was climbed three

Hoarusib River

Ephemeral river in Namibia

The Hoarusib River is an ephemeral river in the Kunene Region region of north-western Namibia. Its source is near the regional capital Opuwo, and the river flows through the Tonnesen and Giraffe Mountains into the Atlantic Ocean. The Hoarusib occasionally carries surface water during the rainy seasons in November and February/March. The catchment area of the Hoarusib is . The name Hoarusib is thought to have originated from the geology of this stretch as the Nama word "!naruseb" means "water which twists and turns through a narrow gorge." It is known for its steep canyon walls of black and red

Northern sennet

species of fish

The northern sennet, Sphyraena borealis, is an ocean-going species of fish in the barracuda family, Sphyraenidae. It was described by the American zoologist James Ellsworth De Kay in 1842. De Kay's description was part of several volumes he published regarding the fauna of New York from 1842-1849. Northern sennet are also known as northern barracuda. While generally considered a gamefish it has only rarely been used as food by humans. Description Like other members of the family Sphyraenidae, northern sennet have elongated bodies, pike-like heads, and large jaws. The lower jaw protrudes slightly from the upper jaw, both of which

Abd Al-Halim Abu-Ghazala

Prime Minister of Egypt (1930-2008)

Muhammad Abd Al-Halim Abu-Ghazala (1930–2008) (محمد عبد الحليم أبو غزاله) was Defense Minister of Egypt from 1981 to 1989. Abu Ghazala was seated next to Anwar Sadat when the president was assassinated. Early life and education He was born in Zuhur Al Omara Village, Dilingat, Behera governorate, in February 1930. His family descended from "Awlad Aly" tribe. After completing his secondary education, he joined the Egyptian Royal Military Academy, then he received the battalion command diploma from Stalin Academy in the Soviet Union in 1949. He also graduated from Nasser Academy for higher military education (Cairo 1961). On the civilian

Abd Al-Halim Abu-Ghazala

Prime Minister of Egypt (1930-2008)

studies side, he received a bachelor's degree from the faculty of commerce, Cairo University. Abu Ghazala received the diploma of honor from the National War College in the U.S., thus being the first non-American to receive such an award. Besides his native Arabic, Abu Ghazala was also fluent in fluent in English, French and Russian. Career Abd al-Halim Abu Ghazala did not participate in the Six-Day War of 1967 as he was serving in the Western Desert. He was the Second Army's artillery commander during the October War of 1973. After the war he was appointed Chief of Staff of

Abd Al-Halim Abu-Ghazala

Prime Minister of Egypt (1930-2008)

first contested Egyptian presidential elections. The Muslim Brotherhood offered him to run as their presidential candidate, but he refused due to their different ideological backgrounds. Field Marshal Abu Ghazaleh wrote his first book under the name “The cannons were launched at noon .. the Egyptian artillery through the Ramadan War”, in which he explained the role of the Egyptian artillery in the October War and revealed his views and his military doctrine towards Israel. Death Abu Ghazala died on 6 September 2008 at El-Galla Military Hospital in Cairo at the age of 78, from throat cancer. References Category:1930 births Category:2008

Kurt Warner's Arena Football Unleashed

2000 video game

Kurt Warner's Arena Football Unleashed is a sports game developed and published by Midway for the Sony PlayStation. It was released in North America on May 18, 2000. It is to note that it would not be until 2006 before another AFL video game would be released. It is based around the fame of American football champion Kurt Warner. Gameplay Kurt Warner's Arena Football Unleashed differs from other American football video games due to its usage of the arena football system. A few rule changes include that there are half as many players on the field, field goals go back

Soldotna Airport

airport in Alaska, United States of America

Soldotna Airport is a city-owned, public use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) southeast of the central business district of Soldotna, Alaska. The airport is located along the south bank of the Kenai River in the southeastern corner of Soldotna city limits, and also adjoins the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. Road access to the airport is via Funny River Road, a short distance east of its intersection with the Sterling Highway. The airport covers an area of at an elevation of 113 feet (34 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 7/25 with an asphalt surface

Tambun

human settlement in Malaysia

Tambun (Chinese: 打扪 Dǎ mén) is a major town in Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia. The Lost World of Tambun, a waterpark, is located here. Famous goods Pomelos Tambun is notable for its pomelo produce, which is sought after by locals and tourists alike. Many planters were Hakkas from southern China. The fruit was originally brought in from Southern China together with the travelling Chinese as a good source of Vitamin C on extended ship journeys. The plant adapted well to Tambun-Ampang-Piah region's dark and ferrous soil conditions. Most pomelo farms harvest twice a year in conjunction with Chinese New Year

LGALS13

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

Placental protein 13 (PP13) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the LGALS13 gene. Structure and function Function It is composed of two identical subunits which are held together by disulfide bonds. The monomer of this protein has structural similarity to several members of the beta-galactoside-binding S-type lectin family, but it could not bind beta-galactoside. This is because the ligand binding site is lack of key residue for binding beta-galactoside. It is a galectin-like protein. The ligand of this protein is still unknown. Clinical significance PP13 levels that are low in the first trimester of pregnancy confers a

Cerro La Campana

mountain in La Campana National Park in central Chile

named the Agua del Guanaco, then on the next morning climbed the "rough mass" of fragmented greenstone to the summit, where they spent the day. A plaque on the path to the top commemorates Darwin's ascent. Darwin enjoyed the day thoroughly, writing "Chile & its boundaries the Andes & the Pacifick were seen as in a Map. .... Who can avoid admiring the wonderful force which has upheaved these mountains, & even more so the countless ages which it must have required to have broken through, removed & levelled whole masses of them?" All over the mountain he had seen

H Magnum

French Ivorian rapper

Guy-Hervé Imboua, better known by his stage name H Magnum, is a French rapper of Ivorian origin signed to the LoudSchool Production record label. Guy-Hervé Imboua was born in Yopougon, Ivory Coast, and immigrated at the age of 9 year old to France and resided in the 20th arrondissement of Paris. He started rapping in various bands, notably Aconit, a collective of young rappers from Saint-Blaise region, and appeared in various compilations. He later joined the rap collective L'Injection Lyricale. Gaining fame, he opened for Akon on 11 April 2009 at Bercy and performed alongside IAM at Zénith de Paris

Chen Xingxu

Chinese actor

Chen Xingxu (, born 31 March 1996) is a Chinese actor. He is known for his roles as Yang Kang in The Legend of the Condor Heroes (2017) and Gu Xiaowu / Li Chengyin in Goodbye My Princess (2019). Early life and education Chen Xingxu was born on 31 March 1996 in Shenyang, Liaoning, China. He was recruited by a scout when he was 3 years old in the park, and began to shoot advertisements. He shot his first TV series at the age of 4. Chen enrolled in the Performance Department (Acting Department) of the Central Academy of Drama

Thomas T. Riley

American politician

Thomas Riley was Senior VP and Managing Director International for Savvis, Inc. until 2011. He then joined BrightSource Energy, an Oakland, California-based global provider of utility scale solar technology, as senior adviser for International business development. Early life Riley was born in San Mateo, California. After receiving his BS in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University, he worked as an engineer at Boeing for one year. Riley then attended Harvard Business School where he received his MBA, and then went on to work at TRW Mission in London and Paris. He returned to the US after 4 years and cofounded a

Ed Danowski

American football player and coach

Edward Frank Danowski (September 30, 1911 – February 1, 1997) was an American football player who played quarterback and halfback in the National Football League (NFL). Danowski played for the New York Giants for seven seasons (1934–1939, 1941) and quarterbacked the team when they won the 1934 and 1938 NFL Championship Games. He played college football at Fordham University. He returned to Rose Hill as the head coach for the Rams from 1946 to 1954, amassing a record of 29–44–3 (.401). His 1949 squad reached #20 in the polls. He grew up in Aquebogue, his father, Anton, was a Polish

Sinikka Bohlin

Swedish politician

Sinikka Bohlin (born 1947), is a Swedish social democratic politician who has been a member of the Riksdag in 1988–2010. She served as President of the Nordic Council in 2009. Bohlin was born in Finland to a Finnish father and a Karelian-Belarusian mother, and moved to Sweden in 1968. References External links Category:1947 births Category:Living people Category:Swedish Social Democratic Party politicians Category:Women members of the Riksdag Category:Members of the Riksdag 1998–2002 Category:Members of the Riksdag 2002–2006 Category:Members of the Riksdag 2006–2010 Category:Swedish people of Belarusian descent Category:Swedish people of Finnish descent Category:20th-century women politicians Category:21st-century Swedish women politicians Category:Swedish people

Wuggubun Community

human settlement in Western Australia

Wuggubun is a small Aboriginal community, located in the Kimberley Region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley. Governance The community is managed through its incorporated body, Wuggubun Aboriginal Corporation, incorporated under the Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976 on 8 August 1990. Town planning Wuggubun Layout Plan No.1 has been prepared in accordance with State Planning Policy 3.2 Aboriginal Settlements. Layout Plan No.1 is yet to be endorsed by the community. As such the Layout Plan exists only as a draft. Notes External links Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations Category:Towns in Western Australia Category:Kimberley (Western

Roger Leenhardt

French film producer

Roger Leenhardt (23 July 1903 – 4 December 1985) was a French writer and filmmaker. Early life Born in a bourgeois Protestant family, this brilliant student of philosophy was very soon fascinated by cinema. Through a cousin, he started working for the newsreel program Éclair Journal and in 1934 set up his own production company with René Zuber, "Les Films du Compas," later known as, "Roger Leenhardt Films.” Career As a critic in the journal Esprit, he was considered one of the most perceptive observers of pre-war France and strongly influenced André Bazin and the entire "Nouvelle Vague.” Thanks to

Murai Jun

Japanese founder of a religious movement

Murai Jun (村井ジュン, 1897 - 1970) was the founder of what is regarded today as the largest indigenous church in Japan - Iesu no Mitama Kyōkai, was born into a Methodist family in Tokyo and later studied theology at Aoyama College. While he was studying there, something troubled him deeply to the point of anticipating suicide. Hence Murai planned to jump overboard a ferry near Okayama Prefecture during 1918. However, when he was about to jump overboard, he felt that the Holy Spirit's presence suddenly overwhelmed him and he began speaking in tongues. That experience gave him new courage to

Little Salkeld

village in Cumbria, England

Little Salkeld is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Hunsonby, in the Eden district of Cumbria, England, a few miles to the north east of Penrith. In 1931 the civil parish had a population of 91. On the 1 April 1934 the civil parish was merged with Hunsonby and Winskill to create Hunsonby. History The manor at Little Salkeld was confirmed by King Edward I in 1292. It is believed to be the original home of the Salkeld family of landowners. Places of interest Little Salkeld Watermill, built in 1745, is a traditional English

1986–87 Atlanta Hawks season

season of National Basketball Association team the Atlanta Hawks

vs. opponents Game log Playoffs East First Round (2) Atlanta Hawks vs. (7) Indiana Pacers: Hawks win series 3-1 Game 1 @ The Omni, Atlanta (April 24): Atlanta 110, Indiana 94 Game 2 @ The Omni, Atlanta (April 26): Atlanta 94, Indiana 93 Game 3 @ Market Square Arena, Indianapolis (April 29): Indiana 96, Atlanta 87 Game 4 @ Market Square Arena, Indianapolis (May 1): Atlanta 101, Indiana 97 Last Playoff Meeting: Not available (first playoff series) East Conference Semifinals (2) Atlanta Hawks vs. (3) Detroit Pistons: ''Pistons win series 4-1 Game 1 @ The Omni, Atlanta (May 3): Detroit

2013 Vegalta Sendai season

season of football team

The 2013 Vegalta Sendai season was Vegalta Sendai's fourth consecutive season and sixth season overall in J.League Division 1. As a result of their runner-up finish in the 2012 season, the team competed in the 2013 AFC Champions League. Sendai also competed in the 2013 Emperor's Cup and 2013 J.League Cup. It was manager Makoto Teguramori's last season with the club, having accepted a position as head coach of the Japan U-23 team. In mid-season Vegalta Sendai revealed that the A-League's Graham Arnold would manage the team beginning in 2014 season. Players As of March 5, 2013 Out on loan

Antonio S. Pedreira

Puerto Rican activist

Taino and African cultures. In his book he also talks about the cultural survival of the Puerto Rican identity after the island was invaded by the United States. Written works Other works by Pedreira are: Artistas (1930) Hostos, ciudadano de América (1932) La actualidad del jíbaro (1935) El año terrible del 87' (1937) Aftermath Dr. Antonio S. Pedreira died of pneumonia on October 23, 1939 in San Juan. Puerto Rico has honored his memory by naming a school and a main avenue with his name. He was an active member of Phi Eta Mu fraternity, besides that, other associations recognized

Maritime Museum of BC

maritime museum in Victoria, British Columbia

and Dorothy, a locally built 1897 fantail cutter currently under restoration. History The Maritime Museum of BC was opened by naval officers in 1955 at Signal Hill in Esquimalt, B.C. and later went through name changes. The Maritime Museum of British Columbia Society was registered in 1957 as a non-profit society and would follow a broader Pacific coastal heritage mandate. The Museum moved in 1963-64 to 28 Bastion Square in downtown Victoria, British Columbia. The corresponding Maritime Museum of British Columbia Foundation was established sixteen years later to develop long-term support for the Society. In 1981 a separate group founded

Maritime Museum of BC

maritime museum in Victoria, British Columbia

the CFB Esquimalt Naval & Military Museum, which continues at Naden on Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt. The Museum’s Bastion Square venue closed in October 2014 because the provincially owned courthouse built in 1889 required seismic upgrading and other structural work. Packing and moving the collection required more than a year, and the Society completed its move to the new location on Humboldt Street in July 2015. Selected items from the collection are displayed along with travelling exhibits. Affiliations The Maritime Museum of BC is affiliated with the B.C. Museums Association, the Canadian Museums Association, the Virtual Museum of Canada and

Sjur Torgersen

Ambassador, diplomat

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Karina Habšudová

Slovak tennis player

in Bojnice, Czechoslovakia, Habšudová originally trained as a gymnast but at the age of ten, she switched to tennis under the encouragement of her mother, herself a former amateur tennis player. By the age of fourteen, she had already become the top junior player in Czechoslovakia. In 1990, she was crowned ITF Junior World Champion, and the following year she won the girls' singles title at the US Open. As a professional, she made the fourth round of the 1991 Australian Open while still a schoolgirl, but her early promise was curtailed by health problems and injuries, including a bout

Karina Habšudová

Slovak tennis player

three children together. WTA career finals Singles: 5 (1–4) ITF Finals Singles (6–5) Doubles (3–0) Head-to-head record against other players in the top 10 Players who have been ranked world No. 1 are in boldface. Dominique Monami 4–1 Nadia Petrova 0–2 Venus Williams 0–1 Martina Hingis 4–3 Elena Dementieva 0–3 Steffi Graf 0–4 Monica Seles 0–2 Justine Henin 0–1 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1–6 Patty Schnyder 1–3 Ai Sugiyama 1–2 Amélie Mauresmo 0–1 Conchita Martínez 2–6 Kim Clijsters 1–0 References External links Category:1973 births Category:Hopman Cup competitors Category:Living people Category:People from Bojnice Category:Slovak female tennis players Category:Olympic tennis players of Slovakia

Informed Decision

American Thoroughbred racehorse

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Holcombe Ward

US tennis player

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Abel Ferreira

Portuguese football player/manager

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Abel Ferreira

Portuguese football player/manager

Simão at the helm of Braga's first team. In his first full season in charge he led them to the fourth place, with the subsequent qualification to the UEFA Europa League's third qualifying round. PAOK FC paid a reported €2 million to acquire Ferreira's services on 30 June 2019, after former manager Răzvan Lucescu left for Al-Hilal FC of Saudi Arabia. Managerial statistics Honours Player Sporting Taça de Portugal: 2006–07, 2007–08 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2007, 2008 References External links Category:1978 births Category:Living people Category:People from Penafiel Category:Portuguese footballers Category:Association football defenders Category:Primeira Liga players Category:LigaPro players Category:F.C. Penafiel players

49ers–Cowboys rivalry

National Football League rivalry

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David Steelman

American politician

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David Steelman

American politician

representative is 24). He was re-elected in 1980 and 1982, and was chosen by his colleagues to serve as minority floor leader. Steelman did not seek re-election in 1984, returning to the practice of law in his native Rolla, Missouri. Steelman's House colleague William L. Webster was elected Attorney General in 1984 and re-elected in 1988, and Steelman eventually went to work for Webster as an Assistant Attorney General. Webster vacated the Attorney General's office to run unsuccessfully for governor in 1992, and Steelman ran to succeed him. In the Republican primary, Steelman faced Assistant United States Attorney John Hall,

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species of plant

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Hasui Kawase

Japanese artist (1883-1957)

[[File:Brooklyn Museum - Untitled - Kawase Hasui.jpg|thumb|"The Pine Island in Night Rain" from The Mitsubishi Mansion in Fukagawa" by Hasui Kawase, 1920]] was a Japanese artist. He was one of the most prominent print designers of the shin-hanga ("new prints") movement. Life From youth Hasui dreamed of an art career, but his parents had him take on the family rope and thread wholesaling business. Its bankruptcy when he was 26 freed him to pursue art. He approached Kiyokata Kaburagi to teach him, but Kaburagi instead encouraged him to study Western-style painting, which he did with Okada Saburōsuke for two years.

Hasui Kawase

Japanese artist (1883-1957)

publisher and advocate of the shin-hanga movement. His works became widely known in the West through American connoisseur Robert O. Muller (1911–2003). In 1956, he was named a Living National Treasure in Japan. Hasui's younger brother Kasuke moved to London in 1916 to work as an accountant for Okura and Co, he married an English woman, Clara Greenfield, they have one surviving daughter Kathleen and grand daughter Karen Kawase. His maternal uncle was Kanagaki Robun (仮名垣 魯文?) with the pen name of Nozaki Bunzō (野崎 文蔵?) (1829–1894), a Japanese author and journalist, producing the first manga magazine. Style Kawase worked

Hasui Kawase

Japanese artist (1883-1957)

in prints of Hiroshige's age. Kawase left a large body of woodblock prints and watercolors: many of the watercolors are linked to the woodblock prints. He also produced oil paintings, traditional hanging scrolls and a few byōbu (folding screens). In the West, Kawase is mainly known as a Japanese woodblock printmaker. He and Hiroshi Yoshida are widely regarded as two of the greatest artists of the shin-hanga style, and are known especially for their landscape prints. Important works Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (1919–1921) Selections of Scenes of Japan (1922–1926) Snow at Zojo Temple (1953) Hall of the Golden Hue, Hiraizumi

Hasui Kawase

Japanese artist (1883-1957)

(1957; Kawase's final work) About dating of the prints: Many of them are reprinted 1960 after Kawase's death. (In Japan, it is unusual to number the prints, e.g. "5th of 100".) Representation of work in Public Collections The Temple Honmonji, Ikegami (1931) woodblock print, Los Angeles County Museum of Art Early Summer Rain, Arakawa River (1932) woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minnesota References Works cited Further reading Brown, Kendall and Newland, Amy Reigle. Kawase Hasui: the Complete Woodblock Prints''. Amsterdam: Hotei Publishing, 2003. External links Kawase Hasui's works at Tokyo Digital museum Dream Worlds:

Rivière des Envies

river in Canada

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Rivière des Envies

river in Canada

Batiscan river at the southern edge of the village of Saint-Stanislas (Les Chenaux). The course of the river is especially cravings in agriculture. The river runs through a forest especially between Sainte-Thècle and Saint-Tite; downstream from Saint-Tite, the river passes through a few small areas of forest. The river also passes through the villages of Saint-Tite, Saint-Séverin and Saint-Stanislas (Les Chenaux). Spring floods generate significant flooding upstream of the railway bridge in the village of Saint-Tite. From the intersection of the road Marchand and road St-Joseph in Sainte-Thècle, up to the village of Saint-Tite, through the area of the large

Rivière des Envies

river in Canada

à la tortue) at (Saint-Stanislas (Les Chenaux)). The most important tributaries of the "rivière des Envies" (carvings river) are the Little Mékinac North River and "Rivière à la tortue" (Tortoise river). Major lakes The main lakes flowing into the tributaries of the river (or directly) are grouped by municipality: Sainte-Thècle: Lake Jesuit (Lac du Jésuite), Lake de la Traverse, Lake Croche, Lake-aux-Chicots and "Lake-des-Tounes"; Saint-Tite: Lake Archange, lake-à-la-perchaude, lake Trottier, lake Éric and lake Roberge; Shawinigan (sector Lac-à-la-Tortue): Turtle Lake (Lac-à-la-Tortue, in French). On the south-west of the village of Saint-Tite, a bulge in the "rivière des envies" created the

Broadkill River

river in the United States of America

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Maschsee

Artificial lake situated south of the city centre of Hanover in Germany

The Maschsee is an artificial lake situated south of the city centre of Hanover in Germany. Spanning an area of 78 hectares, it is the largest body of water within the capital of Lower Saxony. The lake is a popular recreation area as well as a venue for numerous water sports. Name The name of the lake stems from the so-called “Leinemarsch“, or simply ”Marsch“, meaning swamp. This is the historical description for the area in which the lake was built, that was in a deep-lying floodplain of the River Leine. Construction Design It was first considered to create a

Patricia Fara

British historian

Patricia Fara is a historian of science at the University of Cambridge. She is a graduate of the University of Oxford and did her PhD at the University of London. She is a former Fellow of Darwin College and is an Emeritus Fellow of Clare College where she was previously Director of Studies in the History and Philosophy and Science. Fara was also a College Teaching Officer in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science. From 2016 to 2018 Fara was President of the British Society for the History of Science. In 2016 she became President of the Antiquarian

South Main Street Historic District

building in Missouri, United States

the National Register of Historic Places South Main and South Elm Streets Historic District, Henderson, Kentucky, listed on the National Register of Historic Places South Main Street Historic District (Versailles, Kentucky), listed on the National Register of Historic Places South Main Street Historic District (Walton, Kentucky), listed on the National Register of Historic Places South Main Historic District (Grenada, Mississippi), listed on the National Register of Historic Places South Main Street Historic District (Fayette, Missouri), listed on the National Register of Historic Places South Main Street Historic District (Joplin, Missouri), listed on the National Register of Historic Places South Main

No Average Angel

album by Tiffany Giardina

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Roopam Sharma

Indian computer scientist

Roopam Sharma, (born 24 May 1995) is an Indian scientist. He is best known for his work on Manovue, a technology which enables the visually impaired to read printed text. His research interests include Wearable Computing, Mobile Application Development, Human Centered Design, Computer Vision, AI and Cognitive Science. Roopam was recently awarded the Gifted Citizen Prize 2016 and has been listed as one of the top 8 Innovators Under 35 by the MIT Technology Review for the year 2016 in India. Roopam believes that people with passion can change the world for the better. In 2018, he was honoured as

Roopam Sharma

Indian computer scientist

part of Asia's 21 Young Leaders Initiative in Manila. Early life, education and research Roopam was born on May 24, 1995 in Faridabad, Haryana, India to Nirmal and Krishna Dutt Sharma. He has a brother Rahul and a sister Priyanka. Roopam comes from a very humble, middle-class family. He is an alumnus of Ryan International School, Faridabad and Modern Vidya Niketan, Faridabad and went on to study Bachelors of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering at Manav Rachna University in Faridabad, Haryana. It wasn’t out of any of his creative desires that he chose Engineering. He and his parents thought

Unix-like

operating system that behaves in a manner similar to a Unix system

A Unix-like (sometimes referred to as UN*X or *nix) operating system is one that behaves in a manner similar to a Unix system, while not necessarily conforming to or being certified to any version of the Single UNIX Specification. A Unix-like application is one that behaves like the corresponding Unix command or shell. There is no standard for defining the term, and some difference of opinion is possible as to the degree to which a given operating system or application is "Unix-like". The term can include free and open-source operating systems inspired by Bell Labs' Unix or designed to emulate

Rikava Manor

manor house in Latvia

Rikava Manor is a manor in Rikava Parish, Rēzekne Municipality in the historical region of Latgale, in Latvia. The complex includes a castle, park and three other buildings. History Rikava estate was property of Janovski noble family. In the second half of the 18th century Mihals von Rick bought estate. The red brick manor house in Neo Gothic style was built from 1870 to 1875. After Latvian agrarian reform of 1920s manor was property of the state and since 1926 manor house hosted Rikava Elementary School, which still operates today. Beautiful building interior and wooden stairs are well preserved. See

Hugo Wolf

Austrian composer

born in Windischgrätz in the Duchy of Styria (now Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia), then a part of the Austrian Empire. From his maternal side, he was related to Herbert von Karajan. He spent most of his life in Vienna, becoming a representative of "New German" trend in Lieder, a trend which followed from the expressive, chromatic and dramatic musical innovations of Richard Wagner. A child prodigy, Wolf was taught piano and violin by his father beginning at the age of four, and once in primary school studied piano and music theory with Sebastian Weixler. Subjects other than music failed to hold

Lake Letas

lake

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Lake Letas

lake

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Chris Landman

Dutch darts player

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family name

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Future Film

Finnish-based home-video distribution company headquartered in Vaasa; from early to late 1990s best known for children's animation distribution, now for anime distribution

Future Film Ltd (Future Film Oy) is a Finnish-based home-video distribution company headquartered in Vaasa. From early to late 1990s they were best known as the distributors of children's animation. Future Film's releases were dubbed occasionally by Golden Voice OY (such as the wildly popular Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin) but most frequently they utilized the services of the infamous Agapio Racing Team. In recent years they have become prolific distributors of anime. Their releases include titles such as Love Hina and School Rumble, Fruits Basket, Berserk, Ginga Densetsu Weed and so on. This move was possibly motivated by the popularity of

Future Film

Finnish-based home-video distribution company headquartered in Vaasa; from early to late 1990s best known for children's animation distribution, now for anime distribution

the uncut DVD version of Nagareboshi Gin. Also possibly due to this move, their current anime releases feature subtitles rather than dubbing, which is actually the preferred standard for most television programs and theatrical films in Finland. Additionally Future Film has been doing motion-picture home video releases since the early 1990s. Filmography 2015 : A Perfect Man of Corporate affairs The corporate headquarters and warehouse of Future Film are located in Vaasa. The firm has an office in Helsinki and a premiere movies warehouse in Vantaa. References External links Future Film website English pages: Company information Contact information TV Rights

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American theatre producer

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Bo Pelini

American college football player, college football coach

Mark Anthony "Bo" Pelini (born December 13, 1967) is the American football defensive coordinator for the Louisiana State University Tigers football team at Louisiana State University. He is the younger brother of former Florida Atlantic head coach Carl Pelini, who as frequently worked under Bo as an assistant coach. He served as head coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers from December 2007 until November 2014. Prior to leading the football program at Nebraska, he was the defensive coordinator for the LSU Tigers, Oklahoma Sooners, and the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Playing career Pelini was raised in Youngstown, Ohio, a former center of steel

Bo Pelini

American college football player, college football coach

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Harry M. Kuitert

Dutch theologian

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Edith Heath

American designer

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Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon

French writer

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Dzērbene Manor

Manor house in Latvia

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Scotland-related events during the year of 1911

Events from the year 1911 in Scotland. Incumbents Monarch – George V Secretary for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal – John Sinclair, 1st Baron Pentland Law officers Lord Advocate – Alexander Ure Solicitor General for Scotland – William Hunter; then Andrew Anderson Judiciary Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Dunedin Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Kingsburgh Events 27 January – opening of Scottish Motor Exhibition in Edinburgh. March–April – eleven thousand workers at the Singer Manufacturing Co. sewing machine factory on Clydebank go on strike in solidarity with twelve female colleagues

Dariusz Gajewski

Polish film director and screenwriter

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Finau Maka

Tongan rugby union player

Finau Maka (born 10 July 1977) started his playing career for Auckland Rugby Union and NZ age group teams. He played over 50 games for Auckland NPC Team and the Hurricanes, Blues and Highlanders before leaving to play for the Stade Toulousain club in French Top 14. Whilst at Toulouse he helped them win the 2003 and 2005 Heineken Cups, as a replacement in 2003 and starting in the 2005 final. He played in two Rugby World Cups for Tonga and was one of the stars of the 2007 Rugby World Cup. In 2011 he led his country to beat

The Gallery Golf Club

golf club located in Marana, Arizona

The Gallery Golf Club is located east of Marana, Arizona, northwest of Tucson at Dove Mountain. The two 18-hole courses are approximately seven miles east of Interstate 10 at an average elevation of 2875 feet (850 m) above sea level. The Ritz-Carlton Dove Mountain sits to the Northwest. The Gallery North Course is ranked #1 in Southern Arizona by Golf Digest and is acknowledged as one of Golfweeks Top 100 Modern Courses. The Gallery South Course opened in December 2003 and was nominated as one of Golf Digests 100 Best. It is best known for hosting the WGC-Accenture Match Play

Burritt College

former college in Spencer, Tennessee

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