GiftCards.com, an analysis of the Nicolae Ceaușescu regime's policy toward the country's architectural heritage. He returned from exile in 1990, whereupon he became a corresponding member of the Romanian Academy, and a titular member in 2001. From 1990 to 2011 he was a professor of history at the University of Bucharest. In 2012, he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for a Bucharest seat, representing the Conservative Party. He died of myocardial infarction at his home in Bucharest in 2018. Dinu C. Giurescu Dinu C. Giurescu (15 February 1927 – 24 April 2018) was a Romanian historian and politician	Dinu C. Giurescu
21234975	2013 Varsity Football 2013 Varsity Football The 2013 Varsity Football challenge was the first season of a South African university association football competition. It involved some of the top football playing universities in the country, which belong to the University Sports Company. The tournament is run by Varsity Sports South Africa, and is endorsed by the South African Football Association and University Sport South Africa. The men's competition was won by UP-Tuks and the women's competition by University of Johannesburg. History. The Varsity Cup tournament was founded in 2008, featuring the rugby teams of eight universities. Varsity Sports was expanded 	2013 Varsity Football
21234976	in 2012 to include other sporting codes. University Sport South Africa discussed the Varsity Football proposal at its 2012 annual general meeting. The idea was initially rejected, as it was seen to split the member institutions. However, it was later accepted, and 2013 was the inaugural season of Varsity Football, with an 8 team men's tournament. A four team women's tournament is also being played. Participating Teams. The eight teams competing in the men's Varsity Football challenge are: The four teams competing in the women's Varsity Football challenge are: Qualification. For both the men's and 	2013 Varsity Football
21234977	women's tournaments, qualification was based on the 2012 University Sports South Africa National Club Championships. In order to qualify, men's teams need to be one of the eight highest placed teams associated with Varsity Sports. Women's teams needed to be one of the semi-finalists, and also be associated with Varsity Sports. For the men's tournament, UP-Tuks qualified as USSA champions, and NWU-Mafikeng as losing finalists. TUT-Pretoria qualified as a losing semi-finalist, while UKZN Pietermaritzburg, also a losing semi-finalist, was ineligible, not being linked to Varsity Sports. Wits and UWC qualified 	2013 Varsity Football
21234978	as losing quarter finalists, while WSU-Potsdam and CPUT, both of which also lost in the quarter finals were ineligible. UCT, ranked 9th, UFS, ranked 11th and NMMU, ranked 14th were invited. Higher placed University of Venda, WSU-Ibika and UKZN-Edgewood were not invited, as they are not linked to Varsity Sports. For the women's tournament, TUT-Pretoria was invited as the USSA women's champion. UP-Tuks qualified as the losing finalist, and UJ as a losing semi-finalist. VUT, a losing semi-finalist, was not invited, lacking affiliation with Varsity Sports at the time. As such	2013 Varsity Football
21234979	, 5th ranked University of Limpopo was invited instead. Format. The tournament begins with a round robin stage, in which all teams play each other once. After the round robin stage, the top 4 teams will advance to the knockout stage. The teams ranked 1 and 2 will host the semi-finals, against the teams ranked 4 and 3 respectively. The winners will advance to the final, to be hosted by the highest ranking finalist. All matches are played on Mondays. The league scoring system follows a standard scoring system and awards 3 points are awarded for a win, and 1 	2013 Varsity Football
21234980	point for a draw. Teams are separated first on points, and then on goal difference. Round robin stage. The 2013 season began with the round robin stages on 22 July, which will end on 2 September. Knockout stage. The top four placed men's teams progressed to the knockout stage, as did all four women's teams. The semi-finals for both men and women were played on 9 September and the finals on 16 September. Notable Players and Coaches. Players and coaches who have since been signed by professional clubs. Sponsors. The tournament is sponsored by: 2013 Varsity Football 	2013 Varsity Football
21234981	Giurescu Giurescu Giurescu is a Romanian surname that may refer to: Giurescu Giurescu is a Romanian surname that may refer to: 	Giurescu
21234982	GiftCards.com GiftCards.com GiftCards.com is an online gift-card retailer based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The company sells gift cards for thousands of different large corporate retailers and small businesses including Vanillagifts.com, Best Buy, Barnes & Noble, Sephora, Coach, Amazon.com, and others. The company also offers prepaid Visa and MasterCard gift cards. GiftCards.com is considered the largest online gift card retailer and has appeared on the Inc." 5000 list multiple times (most recently in 2015). The company is currently owned by Blackhawk Network Holdings after its purchase of the retailer in 2016. History. In 1999, GiftCards.com was founded by Jason Wolfe in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  as DirectCertificate.com. In this early iteration, the company sold paper gift certificates for merchants instead of plastic gift cards. In 2003, Wolfe purchased the GiftCards.com domain name for $40,000. In 2006, Wolfe sold DirectCertificates.com to Minnesota-based, Digital River. He purchased the company back in 2007 and eventually rebranded it as GiftCards.com in 2008. By 2009, it had $44 million in sales. The company operates out of a suburban Pittsburgh facility that prints gift cards directly and sends them to clients. In 2010, GiftCards.com had 60 employees and had 100 employees by 2013. By 2014, the company had  over $100 million in annual sales with 12 issued patents and 45 pending. It also entered into a partnership with CashStar, allowing them to sell gift cards for over 50 different retailers. In 2015, the company sold its 6 millionth gift card. In 2016, Blackhawk Network Holdings announced the purchase of GiftCards.com. The purchase was confirmed by GiftCards.com in a press release, announcing the value of the purchase at $120 million. Products. GiftCards.com offers gift cards from around 500,000 different large and small businesses throughout the United States. Major gift card providers include Best Buy, Sephora, Yankee Candle , Amazon.com, Pottery Barn, Starbucks, The Cheesecake Factory, Gap, Macy's, and Bloomingdale's among many others. The company also provides Visa and MasterCard gift cards. For an added fee, customers can personalize their gift cards with photos, text, or other graphics. All gift cards are printed at the GiftCards.com facility in suburban Pittsburgh. Philanthropy. Founder and CEO, Jason Wolfe, established the "You Gift, We Gift" charity in 2013. As part of the initiative, Wolfe and his son drive around the United States in an RV handing out gifts and gift cards to children in need. GiftCards.com GiftCards.com is an online