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disasters/4bc7d9278e.json:0 | disasters | 0 | Flooding | 2019 South Sulawesi floods he province of South Sulawesi experiences flooding annually. Due to development of a low-pressure area in the Timor Sea coupled with increased humidity in the wet season, the rainfall levels in the area increased significantly, with the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency issuing an extreme weather warning between 21 and 26 January 2019. ne of the dams in the province, the Bili-Bili Dam which lies on the Jeneberang River, has suffered from silting, coupled with the critical condition of the river's catchment area due to agricultural use. he heavy rainfalls caused the Jeneberang River to overflow, resulting in the overfilling of the Gowa Regency's Bili-Bili Dam and forcing the water gates to be opened. he water level in parts of Makassar reached roof level in excess of 1.5 metres (4.9 ft). ther rivers in the province, such as the Walanae River also overflowed, causing further damage in other locations. By 25 January, the flooding had not receded fully, with some residents of Makassar still displaced. 68 people were reported killed as of 25 January 2019, in addition to 6 missing. Most of the confirmed deaths were recorded in Gowa Regency, which suffered 45 dead. ome of the deaths were due to electrocution, while others were caused by the landslides. he flooding directly impacted 10 regencies or cities, with 3,321 people being evacuated from 78 villages according to the Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB). 5,825 people were recorded to be "impacted" by the flood, and 32 houses were confirmed to be swept away, with 25 further houses heavily damaged, 14 damaged, and 5 buried under landslides. 2,694 houses, 11,433 hectares (28,250 acres) of farmland were inundated, alongside damage to various public facilities. he Indonesian Police reported 7,364 people in evacuation sites in Makassar, Gowa and Jeneponto. An official noted that the flooding was "the worst in a decade". he Trans-Sulawesi Highway was impacted, being cut off for 20 hours. Floodwater damaged pumps in Maros, disrupting the distribution of freshwater. outh Sulawesi governor Nurdin Abdullah estimated that the financial damages in Jeneponto Regency alone will be in excess of Rp 100 billion (USD 7 million). he Governor of South Sulawesi Nurdin Abdullah declared an emergency response period which was to last until 29 January 2019. earch and Rescue teams from various organizations - BNPB, Indonesian Police, TNI, various ministries and volunteer groups - were deployed to search for and evacuate survivors. A helicopter from the Indonesian Air Force was deployed to deliver aid to an isolated settlement in Gowa. outh Sulawesi governor Nurdin Abdullah blamed environmental damages due to illegal mining in Gowa Regency for causing the floods. | Gowa Regency was particularly hard-hit, experiencing the majority of the fatalities. The most destructive flood was caused by the overflowing of the Jeneberang River and the opening of the watergates of the Bili-Bili Dam in Gowa, though other floods also occurred elsewhere in the province. | Heavy rainfall caused the Jeneberang River to overflow, leading to severe flooding in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. At least 68 people died, many more were displaced, and significant infrastructure damage occurred. |
biographies/5bc17293a5.json:7 | biographies | 0 | Early life and career | Guillermo Díaz Díaz was born in New Jersey to Cuban parents, and grew up in Washington Heights, Manhattan. In 1994, he landed his first speaking role as Spike in Boaz Yakin's "Fresh". From there he began working on "Party Girl" as Leo, Parker Posey's roommate. His next role was a drag queen (La Miranda) in Nigel Finch's "Stonewall". In 1996, Díaz worked in Jim McKay's "Girls Town" as Dylan, after which he appeared in "I'm Not Rappaport". Díaz played Paco de la Vega al Camino Cordoba Jose Cuervo Sanchez Rodriguez Jr., a high school gang member in "High School High". He later appeared in "Freeway" as Flaco, another gang member. While in Los Angeles, he did guest spots on "ER" and "Party of Five". After finishing work on the West Coast, Díaz traveled back east to play a stoner named Eric in Brian Sloan's film "I Think I Do". A similar role followed as Scarface in the film "Half Baked". ne of his co-stars was Dave Chappelle, who later cast him in several episodes of "Chappelle's Show". In 1999, he landed a non-speaking role in "200 Cigarettes", and went on to act in both Ethan Hawke's directorial debut "Chelsea Walls" and the movie "Just One Time", where as secondary characters one critic thought that he and Jennifer Esposito provided what little "comic spark" existed in the film. Díaz played Guillermo García Gómez, a drug dealer/trafficker, in seasons 2-6 of the series "Weeds". In 2009, he starred on the series "Mercy", where his portrayal of the gay nurse Angel received negative criticism in online forums for being too flamboyant. In 2010, he appeared in the thriller film "Exquisite Corpse". After having portrayed several Mexican thugs (cholos), Díaz was cast in 2010 as a Latino gangster named Poh Boy in "Cop Out". When asked about being typecast, he said: "I [used to worry], but not really anymore. Now I'm just grateful that I'm working. I try to make everything different." In 2010, Díaz did a photoshoot for "Pinups Magazine". he photoshoot featured full frontal nudity from Díaz. In 2011, Díaz appeared alongside Britney Spears in a music video for the single "I Wanna Go", and took part in a scene referencing his character Scarface from "Half Baked". In 2012, Díaz began his role as Huck in the drama series "Scandal". Díaz was one of the many celebrities that acted in Beyoncé and Jay Z's video for "Run" in 2014. Díaz is openly gay. In 2011, he told "Out" magazine that his rough upbringing in New York City, during which he hid his sexuality so as not to become a target, ultimately made him a better actor. He said: "I went to school in the Bronx. I learned to constantly try to cover up the fact that I was gay. hat façade of being somebody I'm really not just to protect myself definitely helped with acting." He was named one of OUT Magazine's 100 most influential gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender people for 2013. Díaz has said on multiple occasions that he is a fan of Madonna. He has been to all of her tours apart from The Virgin Tour and The Who's That Girl Tour. He also has her face tattooed on his right arm. In November 2017, Díaz was nominated to "Out" magazine's "OUT100" for 2017 in recognition of his work and his visibility. In 2006, he joined the cast of a series of improv-based commercials for Sierra Mist titled "Mist Takes". A Spanish version of the advertisements began airing, and the bilingual Díaz also starred in those with other Latino comedians. | He is known for films "Half Baked", "200 Cigarettes" (1999) and "Stonewall". He is known for his role as "Huck" in the drama series "Scandal". Díaz has made guest appearances on "Chappelle's Show", "Weeds", and "Girls Town". | Born in NJ to Cuban parents, Guillermo Díaz started his acting career in 1994 with roles in films like "Fresh" and "Stonewall". He continued to work in TV and film throughout the 90s, including appearances on "ER" and "Party of Five". |
biographies/27076bd0dc.json:8 | biographies | 0 | Biography | Brendan Thomas Carr Carr holds a B.A. from Georgetown University and a J.D. from the Columbus School of Law at the Catholic University of America. He was a law clerk for Judge Dennis Shedd of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He worked in private practice at Wiley Rein before becoming a legal advisor to Federal Communications Commission member Ajit Pai, whom he advised on wireless, public safety, and international issues. In January 2017, Carr became general counsel of the FCC. President Donald Trump nominated Carr to become a commissioner of the FCC in June 2017, and Carr was confirmed by the United States Senate in August 2017. Carr was renominated to a full five year term by President Trump in 2018 and confirmed by Congress on a voice vote on January 2, 2019. His term runs from July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2023. In 2022, Carr wrote an open letter urging Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their respective app stores, arguing the platform poses a security risk. | He previously served as an aide to FCC member Ajit Pai and as the FCC's general counsel. Carr also worked as an attorney at Wiley Rein. | Brendan Carr earned degrees from Georgetown University and Catholic University of America, worked in private practice, and served as a legal advisor to Ajit Pai before becoming FCC General Counsel and Commissioner. |
biographies/e867bccb8c.json:9 | biographies | 0 | Political career | Anthony Austin Street treet was born in Melbourne on 8 February 1926, one of two children born to Evora and Geoffrey Street and was raised at the family property 'Eildon', near Lismore, Victoria. His father was elected to federal parliament in 1934 and promoted to the ministry in 1938. He was killed in the 1940 Canberra air disaster, when his son was 14 years old. treet attended Melbourne Grammar School. After leaving school in 1944 he enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy and served as an able seaman aboard HMAS Norman (M 84), HMAS Queenborough and HMAS Shropshire. In 1966 Street was elected as a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the Corangamite division in Victoria, Australia. He remained in this position, winning re-election, until he resigned on 18 January 1984. From 14 September 1971, during the McMahon Ministry, he was Assistant Minister assisting the Minister for Labour and National Service. In the First Fraser Ministry he became the Minister for Labour and Immigration. In the Second Fraser Ministry he served as Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations, and Minister assisting the Prime Minister for Public Service Matters. During the Third Fraser Ministry he served as minister in several posts, including Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations and Minister for Industrial Relations. wapping portfolios with Andrew Peacock, Street served as Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs during the Fourth Fraser Ministry, from 1980 until 1983. As employment minister, Street ordered the Commonwealth Employment Service to discontinue collecting its seasonal unemployment statistics on the grounds that they had become inaccurate. Responsibility was transferred to the Australian Bureau of Statistics which began issuing monthly figures. treet supported multilateralism as foreign minister, stating that "in its role as a middle power, Australia needs a foreign policy which encompasses not just bilateral relations but the multilateral diplomacy of international organisations and blocs of countries acting together". His prominent public addresses included the 1979 Alfred Deakin Memorial Lecture "Class Conflict or Common Goals" and the 1982 Roy Milne Memorial Lecture "Alliances and Foreign Policy Today". treet has held directorships in several companies and served as a Melbourne Cricket Club committee member. He runs a family property at Lismore. | He served in the House of Representatives from 1966 to 1984, representing the Division of Corangamite for the Liberal Party. He held ministerial office in the Fraser Government, serving as Minister for Labor and Immigration, Employment and Industrial Relations, Industrial Relations, and Minister for Foreign Affairs (1980–1983). | Street was elected to the Australian House of Representatives in 1966 and served until 1984, holding various ministerial positions including Minister for Labour and Immigration, Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations, and Minister for Foreign Affairs. |
biographies/e867bccb8c.json:10 | biographies | 1 | Early life | Anthony Austin Street treet was born in Melbourne on 8 February 1926, one of two children born to Evora and Geoffrey Street and was raised at the family property 'Eildon', near Lismore, Victoria. His father was elected to federal parliament in 1934 and promoted to the ministry in 1938. He was killed in the 1940 Canberra air disaster, when his son was 14 years old. treet attended Melbourne Grammar School. After leaving school in 1944 he enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy and served as an able seaman aboard HMAS Norman (M 84), HMAS Queenborough and HMAS Shropshire. In 1966 Street was elected as a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the Corangamite division in Victoria, Australia. He remained in this position, winning re-election, until he resigned on 18 January 1984. From 14 September 1971, during the McMahon Ministry, he was Assistant Minister assisting the Minister for Labour and National Service. In the First Fraser Ministry he became the Minister for Labour and Immigration. In the Second Fraser Ministry he served as Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations, and Minister assisting the Prime Minister for Public Service Matters. During the Third Fraser Ministry he served as minister in several posts, including Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations and Minister for Industrial Relations. wapping portfolios with Andrew Peacock, Street served as Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs during the Fourth Fraser Ministry, from 1980 until 1983. As employment minister, Street ordered the Commonwealth Employment Service to discontinue collecting its seasonal unemployment statistics on the grounds that they had become inaccurate. Responsibility was transferred to the Australian Bureau of Statistics which began issuing monthly figures. treet supported multilateralism as foreign minister, stating that "in its role as a middle power, Australia needs a foreign policy which encompasses not just bilateral relations but the multilateral diplomacy of international organisations and blocs of countries acting together". His prominent public addresses included the 1979 Alfred Deakin Memorial Lecture "Class Conflict or Common Goals" and the 1982 Roy Milne Memorial Lecture "Alliances and Foreign Policy Today". treet has held directorships in several companies and served as a Melbourne Cricket Club committee member. He runs a family property at Lismore. | His father Geoffrey Street was also a federal government minister. | Anthony Austin Street was born on February 8, 1926, in Melbourne, to Evora and Geoffrey Street. His father was a politician who died in the 1940 Canberra air disaster when Street was 14. |
companies/bc5759dae7.json:15 | companies | 0 | Operations | Renishaw plc he Company was founded by Sir David McMurtry and John Deer in 1973. McMurtry had needed to measure fuel pipes on a prototype jet engine: at the time, coordinate-measuring machine sensors featured rigid styli, which required manual positioning on the surface and which yielded poor repeatability when measuring delicate components. o meet this need, McMurtry invented a touch-trigger probe device, which he then patented. he probe featured an elegant 'kinematic' location for a spring-loaded stylus, providing a highly repeatable seated position for the stylus combined with the compliance needed to measure such components. Renishaw was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in November 1984. In 2006 the Company bought 'itp', a German manufacturer of precision styli. In early 2009 the global recession reached Renishaw, resulting in a large proportion of the workforce being placed "at risk". ince 2009, Renishaw has seen a turnaround in business, with orders doubling within a year, and the company stating that it had "recovered strongly since the worldwide recession". In 2010 Renishaw bought a stake (and subsequently took complete control) of Measuring Devices Ltd, a company providing a range of services in the field of surveying equipment. In 2011 Renishaw purchased the 400,000 sq ft Bosch plant in Miskin, Wales. Renishaw specialises in industrial metrology and spectroscopy and sells its products in the major markets around the world. he company's strategy has been to grow organically sustained by patented innovations. he company's product portfolio has since expanded into touch probes for CNC machine tools, calibration systems that optimise the performance of CNC machinery, linear encoder systems, rotary encoder systems, additive manufacturing machines, dental CAD/CAM systems, Raman spectroscopy and medical devices for functional neurosurgery applications. Renishaw's main offices are situated in an old watermill from the industrial revolution, with several new buildings on a 26-acre ( 110,000 m2 ) site. It is a nature oriented site, with dozens of birds (including ducks and swans) and a large lake. he site is also close to the village of Charfield, slightly west of the market town of Wotton-Under-Edge. he company has a machine shop located at Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, and an assembly facility at Woodchester, both near Stroud. here are further assembly facilities in Dublin (Ireland) and Pune (India). Renishaw also has research facilities located in Wotton-under-Edge, Edinburgh and Ljubljana. n 2 March 2021, David McMurtry and John Deer indicated that they wished to dispose of their entire holdings in Renishaw, comprising some 53% of the shares, as 'we recognise that neither of us is getting any younger'. he Renishaw board then announced that it was launching a formal sale process for the entire company. his process was terminated on 7 July 2021, the board concluding that none of the proposals met their objectives. | The company specialises in healthcare, spectroscopy and manufacturing. It is involved in additive manufacturing. | Renishaw operates globally, selling industrial metrology and spectroscopy products; has multiple facilities including machine shops, assembly facilities, and research centers across UK, Ireland, India, and Slovenia; and has grown through patented innovations and strategic acquisitions. |
companies/bc5759dae7.json:16 | companies | 1 | History | Renishaw plc he Company was founded by Sir David McMurtry and John Deer in 1973. McMurtry had needed to measure fuel pipes on a prototype jet engine: at the time, coordinate-measuring machine sensors featured rigid styli, which required manual positioning on the surface and which yielded poor repeatability when measuring delicate components. o meet this need, McMurtry invented a touch-trigger probe device, which he then patented. he probe featured an elegant 'kinematic' location for a spring-loaded stylus, providing a highly repeatable seated position for the stylus combined with the compliance needed to measure such components. Renishaw was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in November 1984. In 2006 the Company bought 'itp', a German manufacturer of precision styli. In early 2009 the global recession reached Renishaw, resulting in a large proportion of the workforce being placed "at risk". ince 2009, Renishaw has seen a turnaround in business, with orders doubling within a year, and the company stating that it had "recovered strongly since the worldwide recession". In 2010 Renishaw bought a stake (and subsequently took complete control) of Measuring Devices Ltd, a company providing a range of services in the field of surveying equipment. In 2011 Renishaw purchased the 400,000 sq ft Bosch plant in Miskin, Wales. Renishaw specialises in industrial metrology and spectroscopy and sells its products in the major markets around the world. he company's strategy has been to grow organically sustained by patented innovations. he company's product portfolio has since expanded into touch probes for CNC machine tools, calibration systems that optimise the performance of CNC machinery, linear encoder systems, rotary encoder systems, additive manufacturing machines, dental CAD/CAM systems, Raman spectroscopy and medical devices for functional neurosurgery applications. Renishaw's main offices are situated in an old watermill from the industrial revolution, with several new buildings on a 26-acre ( 110,000 m2 ) site. It is a nature oriented site, with dozens of birds (including ducks and swans) and a large lake. he site is also close to the village of Charfield, slightly west of the market town of Wotton-Under-Edge. he company has a machine shop located at Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, and an assembly facility at Woodchester, both near Stroud. here are further assembly facilities in Dublin (Ireland) and Pune (India). Renishaw also has research facilities located in Wotton-under-Edge, Edinburgh and Ljubljana. n 2 March 2021, David McMurtry and John Deer indicated that they wished to dispose of their entire holdings in Renishaw, comprising some 53% of the shares, as 'we recognise that neither of us is getting any younger'. he Renishaw board then announced that it was launching a formal sale process for the entire company. his process was terminated on 7 July 2021, the board concluding that none of the proposals met their objectives. | It is listed on the London Stock Exchange. | Founded in 1973 by Sir David McMurtry and John Deer, Renishaw plc went public in 1984. The company faced challenges during the 2009 recession but recovered strongly. Since then, it has made several acquisitions and expanded its product portfolio. |
biographies/56cccc1d2b.json:21 | biographies | 0 | Political career | Rick Lopes Rick Lopes has owned and managed a property management business serving West Hartford, New Britain, and Hartford, Connecticut. Rick Lopes graduated from University of Connecticut with a Bachelor's degree in Literature, as well as a second Bachelor's degree in Sociology. Lopes won a special election in 2012 against Republican candidate Peter Steele. teele and Lopes would go head to head in the 2012 General election as well. With Lopes being victorious. Lopes would win re-election in the 2014 election as well. Defeating Republican Gennaro Bizzaro. Lopes would win the 2016 and 2018 elections. Defeating Republicans James Sanders and Sharan Beloin-Saavedra respectively. In 2020, Rick Lopes did not run for re-election in the House, and instead ran against Republican State Senator Gennaro Bizzaro. Lopes would ultimately win, and help add to the Democratic majority in the Connecticut State Senate. Rick Lopes defeated Republican Incumbent Gennaro Bizzarro. Bizzaro has represented the 6th District since 2019. | Lopes won the election against Republican Incumbent Gennaro Bizzaro. | Rick Lopes won a special election in 2012, and subsequent re-elections in 2014, 2016, and 2018. In 2020, he won a seat in the Connecticut State Senate, defeating incumbent Gennaro Bizzarro. |
biographies/6fde56c067.json:22 | biographies | 0 | Career | Yoon Seung-ah After being discovered on the street, Yoon Seung-ah began her career as a model, appearing in the magazines "CeCi", "Elle Girl Korea", "Vogue Girl Korea" and "Cosmopolitan Korea" and landing exclusive contracts with Nivea and J.Estina. Yoon first caught the public's eye in 2006 in Alex Chu and Ji Sun's music videos for "Very Heartbreaking Words" and "I Love You", and received the moniker of "Snail Girl." he waited to finish her art major in college before debuting, and gave up a chance to study art abroad in order to pursue her acting career. upporting roles in films and TV series followed, notably as Ha-ni's quirky best friend Min-ah in romantic comedy "Playful Kiss", and as slave-turned-swordswoman Seol in the hit period drama "Moon Embracing the Sun". In 2012, she landed her first leading role in Channel A rom-com series "Miss Panda and Mr. Hedgehog", playing a cake shop owner opposite Super Junior's Lee Donghae. Later that year, Yoon hosted the fashion reality show "Sold Out" on cable channel OnStyle. After a romantic tweet that actor Kim Mu-yeol meant to be a private message to Yoon was accidentally posted on his Twitter page, their agencies confirmed in February 2012 that the two were dating. Yoon and Kim married on April 4, 2015. | She debuted as a magazine model, and first gained attention in 2006 by appearing in two music videos by Alex Chu and Ji Sun. After finishing her art major, Yoon pursued an acting career, with supporting roles in the television series "Playful Kiss" and "Moon Embracing the Sun". She was cast in her first leading role in the 2012 cable romantic comedy "Miss Panda and Mr. Hedgehog". | She started modeling after being discovered on the street, appeared in several magazines and music videos, then pursued an acting career, taking supporting roles in films and TV series, eventually landing her first leading role in 2012, and hosting a fashion reality show. |
biographies/4ef45b0842.json:32 | biographies | 0 | Political career | abetha Kanengoni-Malinga Kanengoni-Malinga was born on 23 August 1982. Her father Elias Kanengoni, who died in 2013, is a former deputy director of the Central Intelligence Organisation. he completed her O Levels and A Levels at Girls High School in Harare. After graduating, she briefly went to the United States on a basketball scholarship. he has also played for the Zimbabwe women's national basketball team. he attended the University of Cape Town in South Africa, graduating with a Bachelor of Social Science in Politics and Gender Studies. he pursued a master's degree in strategic management from Chinhoyi University of Technology, ultimately graduating with a Master of Science in International Relations from the University of Zimbabwe in 2016. Kanengoni-Malinga first entered Zimbabwean politics after graduating from the University of Cape Town. he was elected to the ZANU–PF Provincial Youth Executive in Mashonaland Central Province in 2008, and was voted secretary for gender and culture for the party's National Youth Executive the following year. he was then elected deputy secretary for health and child care, also in the National Youth Executive. In 2014, she switched over from the Youth League to the Women's League, where she became secretary for external relations under Grace Mugabe. In the 2013 general election, Kanengoni-Malinga ran as the ZANU–PF candidate for the National Assembly constituency of Mazowe Central. he won with 10,823 votes (70%) against Shepherd Mushonga of the MDC–T and Zivanayi Chiweshe of the MDC–N, who received 3,998 and 656 votes respectively. After her election to Parliament, she was included in President Robert Mugabe's cabinet as the Deputy Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture under Minister Andrew Langa. he ministry was newly created, its portfolios having previously been the responsibility of the Ministry of Education. he was 31 at the time, making her one of the youngest members of parliament and the cabinet. As deputy minister, she was known for taking on corruption in the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA). he organized a committee to investigation corruption within ZIFA, which revealed mismanagement and theft of funds by the association's leaders. In 2015, Kanengoni-Malinga was appointed Minister of State in the Office of the Vice-President of Zimbabwe, and was assigned to Second Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko. Her duties included managing the tasks assigned by President Mugabe to Vice-President Mphoko, and making sure the ministries the Vice-President oversees were carrying out their roles effectively. Kanengoni-Malinga describes herself as a "pan-Africanist, with a little liberal feminism, but certainly not a radical." he describes herself as "driven" by two agendas: female empowerment and "upholding the national flag wherever I go." Kanengoni-Malinga and her husband own several businesses in addition to their careers in politics. he owns a soybean farm in Mazowe that employs over 100 people, while her husband owns a mine in Filabusi and manages his father's company, Jabulani Safaris. Kanengoni-Malinga is married to Mpehlabayo Joshua Malinga, the son of former Mayor of Bulawayo and ZANU–PF Politburo member Joshua Malinga. Kanengoni-Malinga is from Mashonaland Central Province and her husband is from Bulawayo; they met at a ZANU–PF party conference in the capital, Harare. Her husband is also involved in politics, having served as secretary of external affairs in the party's Youth League. he couple has four daughters—Nandipha, Unathi, Mbali, and Thando—and resides in Borrowdale, an affluent suburb of Harare. he enjoys traveling, cooking, visiting friends, watching DStv, and following basketball. | She was the Minister of State in the Office of Second Vice-President of Zimbabwe Phelekezela Mphoko from 2015. Previously, she served as Deputy Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture from 2013 to 2015. She was the Member of Parliament for Mazowe Central from 2013. She is a member of ZANU–PF, and previously held leadership roles in the party's youth and women's leagues. | She entered politics after graduating from the University of Cape Town. She held various positions including being elected to the ZANU-PF Provincial Youth Executive, secretary for gender and culture, and deputy secretary for health and child care. She was elected to the National Assembly in 2013 and later became the Deputy Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture. |
biographies/3f1c89f9d3.json:33 | biographies | 0 | Ohio General Assembly | Jay Hottinger Hottinger attended Newark High School and has a degree in political science and public administration from Capital University. He is married with three daughters. His professional experience includes working as an office manager for Jay Company and an electrical contractor. Hottinger was a member of the Newark City Council from 1992 to 1994 and served as its President Pro Tempore in 1994. In 1994, Hottinger made his first run for the Ohio House of Representatives. He was only 25 years old, but had already served on the Newark City Council for three years. He went on to defeat his challenger to succeed Marc Guthrie. He would win re-election in 1996. When Senator Nancy Dix resigned from the Senate in 1998, creating a vacancy in the 31st Senate District, Senate Republicans chose Hottinger to replace her. With the seat up for re-election in 1998, Hottinger faced former Senator Eugene Branstool, who had been defeated by Dix a few years prior. However, he went on to defeat Branstool with 58.85% of the vote. He ran unopposed for re-election in 2002. Later on in his Senate tenure, Hottinger served as assistant majority whip, as well as chairman of the Senate Insurance, Commerce and Labor Committee. He has been an outspoken critic of Medicaid expansion in Ohio. In 2005, Hottinger announced that he would seek his former House seat. oon after, Hottinger was also mentioned as a potential running mate to gubernatorial candidate Ken Blackwell, who chose Rep. Tom Raga instead, however. Unopposed in the primary, he faced Democrat Thomas Holliday in the general election, and won with 61.83% of the vote. In his first term back into the House, Speaker of the House Jon Husted appointed Hottinger as chairman of the House Finance Committee. Hottinger was reelected in 2008 against Democrat Howard Hill with 62% of the vote. In 2010, he won a third term in the House with 69.31% of the vote against Democrat Nathan McMann. He won a final House term in 2012 with 61% over Democrat Brady Jones. Hottinger was term-limited in 2014, as was his predecessor in the 31st district of the Ohio Senate, Tim Schaffer. As a result, Hottinger announced he would run again for his former Senate seat. While his former district was also the 31st, the new 31st is entirely different following redistricting. Prior to 2012, the 31st included Fairfield, Licking, Perry, Hocking and parts of Pickaway counties. After, it includes Licking, Perry, Coshocton, Tuscarawas and parts of Holmes counties. As a result, the majority of the district Hottinger ran in for the 2014 election was different. Despite all of this, Hottinger won election to the Senate 65% to 35%. For the 131st Ohio General Assembly, Hottinger has been named as chairman of the Senate Insurance Committee. In 2018, Hottinger defeated Melinda Miller in the general election for the 31st district. n April 23, 2016, Laura Bischoff of "The Dayton Daily News" reported that Hottinger posted a racist joke on Instagram, which he later retracted. he joke, disparaging Asian Americans, was condemned by both Ohio Democratic Party Chairman David Pepper and Kathy Chen, executive director of Asian American Community Services. Initially, Hottinger told an interviewer that there was nothing problematic about the joke, but he later recanted, stating, "It was inappropriate of me to put it up so I took it down and apologized." | A longtime member of the Ohio General Assembly, Hottinger has served in both the Ohio House of Representatives and the Senate since first being elected in 1994. | Hottinger served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1994-1998 and again from 2006-2014. He served in the Ohio Senate from 1998-2006 and again from 2014-present, holding various leadership positions including chairman of the Senate Insurance Committee. |
biographies/3f1c89f9d3.json:34 | biographies | 1 | 2014 election and return to the Ohio Senate | Jay Hottinger Hottinger attended Newark High School and has a degree in political science and public administration from Capital University. He is married with three daughters. His professional experience includes working as an office manager for Jay Company and an electrical contractor. Hottinger was a member of the Newark City Council from 1992 to 1994 and served as its President Pro Tempore in 1994. In 1994, Hottinger made his first run for the Ohio House of Representatives. He was only 25 years old, but had already served on the Newark City Council for three years. He went on to defeat his challenger to succeed Marc Guthrie. He would win re-election in 1996. When Senator Nancy Dix resigned from the Senate in 1998, creating a vacancy in the 31st Senate District, Senate Republicans chose Hottinger to replace her. With the seat up for re-election in 1998, Hottinger faced former Senator Eugene Branstool, who had been defeated by Dix a few years prior. However, he went on to defeat Branstool with 58.85% of the vote. He ran unopposed for re-election in 2002. Later on in his Senate tenure, Hottinger served as assistant majority whip, as well as chairman of the Senate Insurance, Commerce and Labor Committee. He has been an outspoken critic of Medicaid expansion in Ohio. In 2005, Hottinger announced that he would seek his former House seat. oon after, Hottinger was also mentioned as a potential running mate to gubernatorial candidate Ken Blackwell, who chose Rep. Tom Raga instead, however. Unopposed in the primary, he faced Democrat Thomas Holliday in the general election, and won with 61.83% of the vote. In his first term back into the House, Speaker of the House Jon Husted appointed Hottinger as chairman of the House Finance Committee. Hottinger was reelected in 2008 against Democrat Howard Hill with 62% of the vote. In 2010, he won a third term in the House with 69.31% of the vote against Democrat Nathan McMann. He won a final House term in 2012 with 61% over Democrat Brady Jones. Hottinger was term-limited in 2014, as was his predecessor in the 31st district of the Ohio Senate, Tim Schaffer. As a result, Hottinger announced he would run again for his former Senate seat. While his former district was also the 31st, the new 31st is entirely different following redistricting. Prior to 2012, the 31st included Fairfield, Licking, Perry, Hocking and parts of Pickaway counties. After, it includes Licking, Perry, Coshocton, Tuscarawas and parts of Holmes counties. As a result, the majority of the district Hottinger ran in for the 2014 election was different. Despite all of this, Hottinger won election to the Senate 65% to 35%. For the 131st Ohio General Assembly, Hottinger has been named as chairman of the Senate Insurance Committee. In 2018, Hottinger defeated Melinda Miller in the general election for the 31st district. n April 23, 2016, Laura Bischoff of "The Dayton Daily News" reported that Hottinger posted a racist joke on Instagram, which he later retracted. he joke, disparaging Asian Americans, was condemned by both Ohio Democratic Party Chairman David Pepper and Kathy Chen, executive director of Asian American Community Services. Initially, Hottinger told an interviewer that there was nothing problematic about the joke, but he later recanted, stating, "It was inappropriate of me to put it up so I took it down and apologized." | His current district includes Coshocton. | In 2014, Hottinger returned to the Ohio Senate, winning election with 65% of the vote, after being term-limited in the House. |
companies/364984bbbb.json:35 | companies | 0 | Investments areas | Novo Holdings A/ Novo Holdings A/S operates in four main investment areas. Novo Seeds: aims to support especially promising biotechnology companies with great commercial potential at an early stage of their development. Novo Seeds also awards research scholarships called pre-seed grants for promising research, projects and ideas in the early stages. Novo Seeds was established in 2007. Novo Ventures: was created in 2000. ince inception, Novo Ventures has invested more than DKK 10 billion in 138 innovative companies and has divested 44 of these companies at a profit. Novo Growth was formed in 2019 and invests in innovative lifescience companies too mature for venture-investments but too young for principal investments. Principal investments invests solely in mature and well-established life science companies with a leading market position and attractive growth potential. Novo Capital Investors: invests in equity, bond markets and alternative assets such as private equity, private debt and real estate, which thereby provide a source of diversification and access to liquidity for Novo Holdings and the Novo Nordisk Foundation. he Novo Group comprises Novo Holdings A/S, Novo Nordisk A/S and Novozymes A/S. Novo Holdings A/S owns more than 25% of the ordinary share capital of Novo Nordisk A/S and controls more than 70% of the votes through its ownership of all the preferred (A) shares, which are not traded. he Group's main purpose is to manage the financial assets of the Novo Nordisk Foundation to ensure an adequate financial return to cover the Foundation's investments and grants for scientific, humanitarian and social purposes and projects in the Nordic countries and the rest of the world. he Group achieves this by investing in life science companies in Europe and North America. he Novo Group also invests in a portfolio of financial assets. In 2014, Henrik Gürtler stepped down as CEO after serving in the position since the company was established in 1999. He was replaced by Eivind Kolding, previously the CEO of Danske Bank. n 29 February 2016, Eivind Kolding was dismissed as CEO of Novo A/S after 2 years in the post. He was temporarily replaced until June 2016 by Sten Scheibye, Chair of the Board of Directors. His successor as CEO of Novo Holdings A/S is Kasim Kutay, a British citizen who previously worked for investment banks Morgan Stanley and Moelis & Company. he Board of Directors of Novo Holdings A/S comprises six members (as of December 2018): In February 2018, Novo Holdings announces the establishment of an impact fund commissioned by the Novo Nordisk Foundation with a total initial budget of US$165 million to invest in companies involved in discovering and early-stage development of therapies to combat antimicrobial resistance. According to CEO Kasim Kutay, Novo Holdings are looking to increase this type of investments in global healthcare challenges: “We are looking to increase investments of this type in the coming years, and we are excited about our potential to make a significant difference in improving global healthcare”. REPAIR is an acronym for: Replenishing and Enabling the Pipeline for Anti-Infective Resistance. In addition to the Novo Group, Novo Holdings A/S owns major stakes in several Danish companies, including the Xellia Group, Sonion and Chr. Hansen Holdings A/S. By the beginning of 2018 Novo Holdings A/S had a portfolio of 85 listed and unlisted Life Science companies in Europe and North America. Novo Holdings A/S invests mainly in companies that develop, manufacture or sell medicine, new treatment methods or medical or health-related equipment. At the end of 2017, Novo Holdings A/S had allocated nearly DKK 38 billion for investment in portfolios in Large Investments, Ventures and Seeds of DKK 31.5 billion, DKK 5.9 billion and DKK 291 million, respectively. List of all investments | Novo Holdings A/S also invests in both financial assets and in companies with application-oriented research in the life sciences. | Novo Holdings operates in four main investment areas: Novo Seeds, Novo Ventures, Novo Growth, and Principal Investments, with a focus on life science companies in Europe and North America. |
companies/364984bbbb.json:36 | companies | 1 | Novo Group | Novo Holdings A/ Novo Holdings A/S operates in four main investment areas. Novo Seeds: aims to support especially promising biotechnology companies with great commercial potential at an early stage of their development. Novo Seeds also awards research scholarships called pre-seed grants for promising research, projects and ideas in the early stages. Novo Seeds was established in 2007. Novo Ventures: was created in 2000. ince inception, Novo Ventures has invested more than DKK 10 billion in 138 innovative companies and has divested 44 of these companies at a profit. Novo Growth was formed in 2019 and invests in innovative lifescience companies too mature for venture-investments but too young for principal investments. Principal investments invests solely in mature and well-established life science companies with a leading market position and attractive growth potential. Novo Capital Investors: invests in equity, bond markets and alternative assets such as private equity, private debt and real estate, which thereby provide a source of diversification and access to liquidity for Novo Holdings and the Novo Nordisk Foundation. he Novo Group comprises Novo Holdings A/S, Novo Nordisk A/S and Novozymes A/S. Novo Holdings A/S owns more than 25% of the ordinary share capital of Novo Nordisk A/S and controls more than 70% of the votes through its ownership of all the preferred (A) shares, which are not traded. he Group's main purpose is to manage the financial assets of the Novo Nordisk Foundation to ensure an adequate financial return to cover the Foundation's investments and grants for scientific, humanitarian and social purposes and projects in the Nordic countries and the rest of the world. he Group achieves this by investing in life science companies in Europe and North America. he Novo Group also invests in a portfolio of financial assets. In 2014, Henrik Gürtler stepped down as CEO after serving in the position since the company was established in 1999. He was replaced by Eivind Kolding, previously the CEO of Danske Bank. n 29 February 2016, Eivind Kolding was dismissed as CEO of Novo A/S after 2 years in the post. He was temporarily replaced until June 2016 by Sten Scheibye, Chair of the Board of Directors. His successor as CEO of Novo Holdings A/S is Kasim Kutay, a British citizen who previously worked for investment banks Morgan Stanley and Moelis & Company. he Board of Directors of Novo Holdings A/S comprises six members (as of December 2018): In February 2018, Novo Holdings announces the establishment of an impact fund commissioned by the Novo Nordisk Foundation with a total initial budget of US$165 million to invest in companies involved in discovering and early-stage development of therapies to combat antimicrobial resistance. According to CEO Kasim Kutay, Novo Holdings are looking to increase this type of investments in global healthcare challenges: “We are looking to increase investments of this type in the coming years, and we are excited about our potential to make a significant difference in improving global healthcare”. REPAIR is an acronym for: Replenishing and Enabling the Pipeline for Anti-Infective Resistance. In addition to the Novo Group, Novo Holdings A/S owns major stakes in several Danish companies, including the Xellia Group, Sonion and Chr. Hansen Holdings A/S. By the beginning of 2018 Novo Holdings A/S had a portfolio of 85 listed and unlisted Life Science companies in Europe and North America. Novo Holdings A/S invests mainly in companies that develop, manufacture or sell medicine, new treatment methods or medical or health-related equipment. At the end of 2017, Novo Holdings A/S had allocated nearly DKK 38 billion for investment in portfolios in Large Investments, Ventures and Seeds of DKK 31.5 billion, DKK 5.9 billion and DKK 291 million, respectively. List of all investments | Novo Holdings A/S aims to manage the Novo Nordisk Foundation’s assets to achieve a return that the Foundation can award as grants for scientific research and humanitarian and social purposes. | Novo Holdings A/S operates in four main investment areas: Novo Seeds, Novo Ventures, Novo Growth, and Principal investments. |
companies/364984bbbb.json:37 | companies | 2 | Senior management | Novo Holdings A/ Novo Holdings A/S operates in four main investment areas. Novo Seeds: aims to support especially promising biotechnology companies with great commercial potential at an early stage of their development. Novo Seeds also awards research scholarships called pre-seed grants for promising research, projects and ideas in the early stages. Novo Seeds was established in 2007. Novo Ventures: was created in 2000. ince inception, Novo Ventures has invested more than DKK 10 billion in 138 innovative companies and has divested 44 of these companies at a profit. Novo Growth was formed in 2019 and invests in innovative lifescience companies too mature for venture-investments but too young for principal investments. Principal investments invests solely in mature and well-established life science companies with a leading market position and attractive growth potential. Novo Capital Investors: invests in equity, bond markets and alternative assets such as private equity, private debt and real estate, which thereby provide a source of diversification and access to liquidity for Novo Holdings and the Novo Nordisk Foundation. he Novo Group comprises Novo Holdings A/S, Novo Nordisk A/S and Novozymes A/S. Novo Holdings A/S owns more than 25% of the ordinary share capital of Novo Nordisk A/S and controls more than 70% of the votes through its ownership of all the preferred (A) shares, which are not traded. he Group's main purpose is to manage the financial assets of the Novo Nordisk Foundation to ensure an adequate financial return to cover the Foundation's investments and grants for scientific, humanitarian and social purposes and projects in the Nordic countries and the rest of the world. he Group achieves this by investing in life science companies in Europe and North America. he Novo Group also invests in a portfolio of financial assets. In 2014, Henrik Gürtler stepped down as CEO after serving in the position since the company was established in 1999. He was replaced by Eivind Kolding, previously the CEO of Danske Bank. n 29 February 2016, Eivind Kolding was dismissed as CEO of Novo A/S after 2 years in the post. He was temporarily replaced until June 2016 by Sten Scheibye, Chair of the Board of Directors. His successor as CEO of Novo Holdings A/S is Kasim Kutay, a British citizen who previously worked for investment banks Morgan Stanley and Moelis & Company. he Board of Directors of Novo Holdings A/S comprises six members (as of December 2018): In February 2018, Novo Holdings announces the establishment of an impact fund commissioned by the Novo Nordisk Foundation with a total initial budget of US$165 million to invest in companies involved in discovering and early-stage development of therapies to combat antimicrobial resistance. According to CEO Kasim Kutay, Novo Holdings are looking to increase this type of investments in global healthcare challenges: “We are looking to increase investments of this type in the coming years, and we are excited about our potential to make a significant difference in improving global healthcare”. REPAIR is an acronym for: Replenishing and Enabling the Pipeline for Anti-Infective Resistance. In addition to the Novo Group, Novo Holdings A/S owns major stakes in several Danish companies, including the Xellia Group, Sonion and Chr. Hansen Holdings A/S. By the beginning of 2018 Novo Holdings A/S had a portfolio of 85 listed and unlisted Life Science companies in Europe and North America. Novo Holdings A/S invests mainly in companies that develop, manufacture or sell medicine, new treatment methods or medical or health-related equipment. At the end of 2017, Novo Holdings A/S had allocated nearly DKK 38 billion for investment in portfolios in Large Investments, Ventures and Seeds of DKK 31.5 billion, DKK 5.9 billion and DKK 291 million, respectively. List of all investments | Eivind Kolding succeeded Henrik Gürtler as CEO in 2014. Eivind Kolding left Novo Holdings A/S in 2016 and Kasim Kutay took over as CEO for the organisation. | Novo Holdings A/S is led by CEO Kasim Kutay, who succeeded Eivind Kolding in 2016. The board consists of six members as of 2018. |
biographies/84f252f196.json:59 | biographies | 0 | Career | Katherine LaNasa LaNasa was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, the daughter of Anne (née Hardin) and Dr. James J. LaNasa Jr., a surgeon. he began dancing at the age of 12, and at the age of 14, she was admitted to the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. After an apprenticeship with Milwaukee Ballet, LaNasa danced with Salt Lake City's Ballet West and the Karole Armitage Ballet. LaNasa assisted John Carrafa with the choreography for the 1989 film "Rooftops". he made her feature film debut with a small role in the 1990 film "Catchfire" and in following years appeared in supporting roles in film and television. LaNasa guest starred on number of television series, including "Seinfeld", "3rd Rock from the Sun", "Touched by an Angel", and "The Practice", and in 2001 landed the lead role of Bess Bernstein-Flynn Keats in the NBC comedy series "Three Sisters" (2001–2002) opposite Dyan Cannon, A. J. Langer, and Vicki Lewis. he series was cancelled after two seasons in 2002. he later had recurring roles in "Judging Amy" as Yvonne Dunbar, as Kim McPherson on "The Guardian", and as Michelle Colohan on "NYPD Blue". Her other television credits include guest roles on "", "Grey's Anatomy", "ER", "House M.D.", "Justice", and "Two and a Half Men". LaNasa also had series regular roles in short-lived CBS comedy-drama "Love Monkey" (2006), playing Karen Freed, and on HBO comedy "12 Miles of Bad Road", as Juliet Shakespeare. LaNasa also appeared as Beverly Ford on "Big Love" from 2009 to 2011. LaNasa appeared in a number of motion pictures during her career. In 2011, after a decade of making various television appearances, she had roles opposite Will Ferrell and Zack Galifianakis in the 2012 political comedy "The Campaign", and 2013 thriller "The Frozen Ground". Before this, she had a role in Billy Bob Thornton's drama film "Jayne Mansfield's Car", originally created for Robin Wright. Her other film credits include "Kiss & Tell" (1996), "Schizopolis" (1996), "Alfie" (2004), and "Valentine's Day" (2010). In 2012, LaNasa was cast as Socialite Sophia Bowers in another NBC series "Deception", which premiered as a mid-season replacement during the 2012–13 television season. he soap-type series was canceled after single season, ending it on a cliffhanger, in May 2013. he also appeared in a recurring role as Lizzie Ambrose on A&E series "Longmire" from 2012 to 2013. In November 2013, LaNasa was cast as Adrianna, a madam who has a male escort service, in the USA Network drama "Satisfaction" opposite Matt Passmore. he series premiered on July 17, 2014, and was canceled after two seasons in 2015. In October 2014, she was cast alongside Ana Ortiz, Jeremy Sisto and Tyler Blackburn in the gay-drama, "Love is All You Need?", based on the 2011 short film with the same name. In 2016, LaNasa had a recurring role in the Lifetime comedy-drama "Devious Maids". From 2017 to 2018, she was series regular on the Bravo comedy series, "Imposters". In 2018, LaNasa joined the cast of the CW prime time soap opera "Dynasty" playing villainous criminal mastermind Ada Stone during the second season. In 2019, she will appear in the Apple TV drama series "Truth Be Told" opposite Octavia Spencer. he also was cast as a series regular on the 2020 CW series "Katy Keene". LaNasa, at the age of 22, married 53-year-old actor Dennis Hopper in June 1989; the couple divorced in April 1992. Hopper and LaNasa had a son, Henry Lee Hopper (born 1990). n May 19, 1998, she married actor French Stewart. hey met when she made a guest appearance on a 1996 episode ("Green-Eyed Dick") of "3rd Rock from the Sun". he two divorced in December 2009. In July 2012, LaNasa became engaged to actor Grant Show, marrying him a few weeks later, on August 18. he gave birth to the couple's first child, daughter Eloise McCue, on March 21, 2014. | She starred in films "Jayne Mansfield's Car", "The Campaign" and "The Frozen Ground". On television, LaNasa had a leading role in the NBC sitcom "Three Sisters" (2001–2002), appeared in recurring or guest roles on "Judging Amy", "Two and a Half Men", "Big Love" and "Longmire", and also starred in the short-lived dramas "Love Monkey" (2006), "Deception" (2013), "Satisfaction" (2014–15) and "Imposters" (2017–18). In 2020, LaNasa was in the series "Katy Keene". | Katherine LaNasa started her dance training at 12 and attended the North Carolina School of the Arts. She transitioned into acting, appearing in films and TV shows such as "Seinfeld", "Grey's Anatomy", and "Big Love". She had recurring roles in "Judging Amy", "The Guardian", and "NYPD Blue", and series regular roles in "Three Sisters", "Love Monkey", and "Deception". |
biographies/a05f679213.json:63 | biographies | 0 | Career | Chloe Pirrie Pirrie was raised in Stockbridge, Edinburgh, and attended the Mary Erskine School. he began acting in school and decided to pursue it as a career after being cast in a school production of "The Cherry Orchard". he moved to London at the age of 18 to attend the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and graduated in 2009. Pirrie's professional acting career began in 2009. he made her debut at the Royal National Theatre in a 2010 production of "Men Should Weep" alongside numerous other Scottish actors. hortly afterwards, she appeared in "Solstice", a short film released in 2010. Her first role in a feature film was in "Shell" (2012), a Scottish drama in which Pirrie played the eponymous main character. For this performance she won Most Promising Newcomer at the British Independent Film Awards 2013 and was nominated for Best British Newcomer at the 2012 BFI London Film Festival Awards. In 2013, she played a politician in "The Waldo Moment", an episode of the anthology series "Black Mirror". In the same year she was named as one of BAFTA's "Breakthrough Brits" and "Screen International"s "UK Stars of Tomorrow". In 2014, Pirrie starred in the BBC miniseries "The Game", a Cold War spy thriller in which she played an MI5 secretary. he following year she appeared as Sheila Birling in Helen Edmundson's BBC One adaptation of J. B. Priestley's "An Inspector Calls", in the miniseries "The Last Panthers", the British independent film "Burn Burn Burn", and the Italian film "Youth". In 2015, she starred as Ellie in the Academy Award winner for Best Live Action Short Film, "Stutterer". he played Julie Karagina in the 2016 BBC miniseries "War & Peace" and was cast as Emily Brontë in "To Walk Invisible", a BBC drama about the Brontë family created by Sally Wainwright. he also starred in the "Death In Paradise" episode 'In The Footsteps Of A Killer' as Grace Matlock, an employee at the "Saint Marie Times". he also plays Lara in the 2016 BBC thriller series, "The Living and the Dead". In 2017, she starred in the Netflix series "The Crown" for its second season, playing Eileen Parker. In 2018, she appeared as Andromache in the BBC/Netflix miniseries Troy. In 2019, she appeared as prosecutor Ella Mackie in BBC's thriller miniseries "The Victim". In 2020, she appeared in Autumn de Wilde's film adaptation of Jane Austen's novel "Emma" as Isabella Knightley, elder sister of the titular character played by Anya Taylor-Joy. Later that year she also appeared in the Netflix miniseries "The Queen's Gambit" as Alice Harmon, the birth mother of Beth Harmon (also played by Anya Taylor-Joy). | She has played main roles in the 2014 miniseries "The Game", the 2012 film "Shell", and the 2015 television film "An Inspector Calls". She has also appeared in the 2016 miniseries "War & Peace", the film "Youth", and "The Waldo Moment", a 2013 episode of "Black Mirror". In 2015 she also co-starred in the Academy Award winner for Best Live Action Short Film "Stutterer". | Chloe Pirrie started her acting career in 2009 after graduating from Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She debuted at the Royal National Theatre in 2010 and has since appeared in various films and TV shows, including "Shell", "Black Mirror", "The Game", "War & Peace", "The Crown", and "The Queen's Gambit". |
biographies/ca990024e4.json:97 | biographies | 0 | Career | Megan Boone Boone was born in Petoskey, Michigan and raised in The Villages, Florida. Her parents relocated there when she was a child to be closer to her grandparents. Her grandfather, billionaire H. Gary Morse, was the developer of The Villages; her mother, Jennifer Parr, is the Director of Sales. Boone says that she was "hooked" on acting at age seven when her grandparents took her to New York to see a Broadway play starring Nathan Lane. Megan Boone's ancestry is English and German with some smaller amounts of Dutch and Scottish. Boone studied acting as a student at Belleview High School, where she graduated in 2001. In 2005, she graduated from Florida State University's School of Theatre with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Acting. Boone studied with Jane Alexander and Edwin Sherin at the Asolo Repertory Theatre and workshopped with playwright Mark Medoff. Boone credits Alexander with influencing her to continue acting though she considered quitting early in her career. In late 2017, Boone began studying for an MBA in Sustainability from Bard College. Boone starred in the 2007 Los Angeles debut of the Charles L. Mee play "Limonade Tous Les Jours" and won two LA Weekly Theater Awards for her performance. Boone made her feature film debut in the horror film "My Bloody Valentine 3D" (2009), followed by a supporting role in "Sex and the City 2" in 2010. During 2010 in her year in television, she portrayed Junior Deputy District Attorney Lauren Stanton in the short-lived NBC series Law & Order: LA. hat same year, Boone made her directorial debut with the independent film "Eggshells for Soil", portions of which were shot in her hometown, The Villages, Florida. he has also appeared in "Step Up Revolution" (2012), the fourth film in the "Step Up" series. Boone would later receive a starring role in the independent drama "Leave Me Like You Found Me" (2012), for which she won the Gen Art Film Festival Award for Best Actress. he had a recurring role on the CBS police drama series "Blue Bloods" in 2013, followed by her starring role of FBI agent Elizabeth Keen in the NBC series "The Blacklist" the same year. "The Blacklist" achieved both critical and public success, including good DVR ratings scores. n June 15, 2021, it was announced that Boone would be leaving "The Blacklist" after eight seasons. More recently, she and her Weird Sister production company signed a first look deal with Sony Pictures Television. In November 2015, Boone's representative confirmed she and artist Dan Estabrook were expecting their first child together. In January 2016, during an appearance on "Live! with Kelly and Michael", Boone revealed she and Estabrook were engaged and expecting a girl. Boone gave birth to a daughter, Caroline, that year. | She is known for her role as FBI agent Elizabeth Keen on the NBC series "The Blacklist". She had a recurring role in "Blue Bloods". She has appeared in films such as "My Bloody Valentine 3D" (2009) and "Step Up Revolution" (2012). | Megan Boone studied acting at Belleview High School and Florida State University, graduating with a BFA in Acting in 2005. She debuted in the 2007 LA stage production of "Limonade Tous Les Jours", winning two LA Weekly Theater Awards. She made her film debut in "My Bloody Valentine 3D" (2009) and went on to appear in TV shows like "Law & Order: LA" and "Blue Bloods". She landed a starring role in "The Blacklist" (2013-2021) and signed a first-look deal with Sony Pictures Television in 2021. |
biographies/3b64798000.json:105 | biographies | 0 | Career | Langston Kerman Kerman was raised in Oak Park, Illinois. His mother is African American and his father is white and Jewish. He received his bachelor's degree in English from University of Michigan in 2009. After college he taught poetry at his former high school for one year. Kerman later received an MFA in poetry at Boston University and then decided to pursue a full-time career in stand-up comedy. Kerman has acted in shows such as on "Adam DeVine's House Party", "High Maintenance", "Strangers", and "Comedy Bang! Bang!". He was selected by host Chris Rock to write for the 2016 Academy Awards. In 2016, he appeared in his first recurring acting role as Jered on the first season of Issa Rae's scripted comedy series "Insecure". he role led to wider recognition. In September 2018, Kerman was featured in his own "Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents" special, "Lightskinned Feelings". n the same day he also released an hour-long comedy album of the same name, which was recorded at Punchline Comedy Club in San Francisco. It was named to Vulture's 10 Best Comedy Albums of 2018. Kerman has a voice-over role in IMDb's 2019 animated series "You're Not a Monster". He also appeared in the 2019 Comedy Central series "The New Negroes", and is also a writer and recurring actor for the HBO Max series "South Side". He was a series regular on the second season of "Bless This Mess", and appeared in a recurring role on the second season of "The Boys". In August 2020 Kerman created the comedy podcast "My Momma Told Me" on the iHeartRadio Network. He discusses various Black conspiracy theories that he and his guests learned from their mothers. Kerman co-created and co-stars in the 2022 Peacock series "Bust Down". Kerman is married. He and his wife have one child (b. 2021). | He has acted in programs including "Insecure", "High Maintenance", "Bless This Mess", and "The Boys". Kerman is a writer and co-star on HBO Max's "South Side". His first comedy album, "Lightskinned Feelings", was named to Vulture's list of 10 Best Comedy Albums of 2018. | Langston Kerman pursued a career in stand-up comedy after teaching poetry and earning an MFA in poetry. He wrote for the 2016 Academy Awards, had a recurring role on "Insecure", and released a comedy album in 2018. He has since appeared in various TV shows and podcasts, including "South Side", "The Boys", and "My Momma Told Me". |
biographies/e2ad232c88.json:107 | biographies | 0 | Life | rica Armstrong Dunbar Dunbar attended college at the University of Pennsylvania, then earned an M.A. and Ph.D from Columbia University. he taught at the University of Delaware before joining Rutgers University in 2017. he is Charles and Mary Beard Professor of History at Rutgers. Her research and teaching focus on the history of African American women and late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth-century United States history. Her first book was "A Fragile Freedom: African American Women and Emancipation in the Antebellum City", published by Yale University Press in 2008. In it she examines the lives black women made in Philadelphia’s large free black community, using documents like friendship albums and personal correspondence, church records, and labor contracts. In 2017 she published "Never Caught: The Washingtons’ Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge". "Never Caught" was a finalist for the 2017 National Book Award for nonfiction. In November 2018 Dunbar was named joint winner of the Frederick Douglass Prize for "Never Caught". | She is a Charles and Mary Beard Professor of History at Rutgers. An historian of African American women and the antebellum United States, Dunbar is the author of "A Fragile Freedom: African American Women and Emancipation in the Antebellum City" (2008) and "Never Caught: The Washingtons’ Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge" (2017). "Never Caught" was a National Book Award for Nonfiction finalist and winner of the Frederick Douglass Prize. | Erica Armstrong Dunbar attended UPenn, earned MA & PhD from Columbia Univ., taught at Univ. of Delaware, joined Rutgers Univ. in 2017, and wrote two books, including "Never Caught", which won awards. |
biographies/2234e8d812.json:113 | biographies | 0 | Political career | Bariša Čolak Čolak was born on 1 January 1956 in Široki Brijeg, where he attended elementary and high school. He graduated from the Faculty of Law of University Džemal Bijedić of Mostar in 1979. He also attended postgraduate studies on subject Bosnia and Herzegovina and European Law, but because of his duties as a minister, study was on halt. From 1979 to 1988 with a break from April 1980 to April 1981, Čolak worked as director of the constructional hardware "Metalac Lištica" which was part of the SOKO company in Mostar. From 1988 to the end of 1993, he worked as a judge in Lištica, renamed Široki Brijeg. Čolak joined the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ BiH) in 1993. After that, until 1996, he was assistant of the Minister of Justice, Deputy Minister of Justice and later Minister of Justice of the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia. After the war, from 1996 until September 1999, he was the first Prime Minister of West Herzegovina Canton. Čolak was a member of the party's Municipal Board in Široki Brijeg and later member of the Cantonal Board of the West Herzegovina Canton and member of the Central Committee of the party. He was also repeatedly a member of the party's Presidency. In 1999, he became the Federal Minister of Justice. At the 2000 parliamentary election, Čolak won 5,412 votes for a seat in the Federal Parliament, but he continued to be a minister in the Federal Government. From 2001 until 2002, Čolak was acting president of the HDZ BiH, and in March 2002 he left the Federal Ministry of Justice and dedicated himself to the party's activity since he had become president of the HDZ BiH. At the 2002 general election, Čolak won 16,721 votes and entered the Federal Parliament once again. He remained the party's president until 2005. In January 2003, he became the national Minister of Security and held that duty until 2007. n 11 January 2007, he was named national Minister of Justice, and he held this position until 31 March 2015. ince March 2015, Čolak has been a member of the national House of Peoples of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is also a member of the Presidency of HDZ BiH. Bariša is married to Anela Čolak; the couple has three children. | He is currently a member of the House of Peoples and previously served as Minister of Justice from 2007 until 2015. Čolak was also Minister of Security from 2003 to 2007. He is a member and former president of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ BiH). | Čolak served as Minister of Justice of the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia (1993-1996), Prime Minister of West Herzegovina Canton (1996-1999), Federal Minister of Justice (1999), President of HDZ BiH (2001-2005), national Minister of Security (2003-2007), and national Minister of Justice (2007-2015). |
companies/acc12c5ef5.json:114 | companies | 0 | History | Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company "Hellenic Bottling Company S.A." was incorporated under the laws of Greece in 1969, with headquarters in Athens. he Coca-Cola Company granted to the company its bottling rights in the country in 1969. In August 2000 Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. acquired Coca-Cola Beverages Ltd, the former European operations of Coca-Cola Amatil, and formed "Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A." In October 2012, the company announced that it was moving its operational headquarters to Switzerland and would switch its main market listing to London. his was a major blow to the Athens stock market, as Coca-Cola Hellenic was its largest listed company by value. Reasons for the move included better access to financing and a move away from crisis ridden Greece, which had prompted ratings agencies to downgrade its credit over the summer to three notches above "junk" level. n 29 April 2013 Coca-Cola HBC AG (“CCHBC AG”), the new Swiss holding company, was admitted to the London Stock Exchange’s main market. n 11 September 2013 Coca-Cola HBC AG announced its inclusion into the FTSE 100 and FTSE All-Share indices. Coca-Cola HBC was named the industry leader among beverage companies in the 2014 Dow Jones Sustainability Index. n 24 July 2014 Coca-Cola HBC AG announced its delisting of its American depositary receipts (ADRs) from the New York Stock Exchange, the termination of its ADR programme, and the deregistration and termination of its reporting obligations under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934. In October 2017 the company's CEO, Dimitris Lois, died after a period of illness. n 7 December 2017, Zoran Bogdanović was appointed as new CEO by the board of directors. n 18 February 2019, the company announced a deal valued at €260 million to acquire Serbian food company Bambi from Mid Europa Partners. Coca-Cola HBC operates in 29 countries in 3 continents; its well established markets include Greece, Cyprus, Ireland, Austria, Switzerland and Italy, its developing markets include Poland, the Baltic States, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Slovakia, Hungary, and Croatia. Its emerging markets include Russia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ukraine, Belarus, Romania, Montenegro, Armenia, Moldova, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Nigeria and Egypt. he company's stock is 23.3% owned by the Kar-Tess Holding (a Luxembourg company) and 23.2% by the Coca-Cola Company. he remaining 53.5% are in free float of which about two-thirds are held by UK and US institutional investors. | Coca-Cola HBC's shares are primarily listed on the London Stock Exchange with a secondary listing on the Athens Stock Exchange. The company is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. Coca-Cola HBC has been named the industry leader among beverage companies in the 2014 Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI). | Founded in 1969 in Greece, the company expanded through acquisitions and listings on various stock exchanges, including London, and operates in 29 countries across 3 continents. |
schools/8202a4c7fb.json:117 | schools | 0 | History | Marian Catholic High School (Pennsylvania) Marian Catholic High School was formed in 1954 consolidating three smaller Catholic High Schools from the small towns in the Panther Valley. It was then that Archbishop John F. O’Hara decided to combine the three existing schools into one diocesan high school. he high school was staffed by the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. he oldest high school was St. Mary's in Coaldale. Although ground was broken for a Catholic school at St. Mary's in Coaldale on November 18, 1914 and construction completed in March 1915, it would not be until 1924 that a high school class would graduate. n September 4, 1916 during the formal dedication, St. Mary's became the first English-speaking Catholic school in the Panther Valley. t. Ann's High School in Lansford began in September 1917 in the church basement. Classes in the school building began in 1924 under the guidance of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. t. Ann's High School was established in 1922, but it was not until June 1927 that the first students to finish a full four years at the school graduated. Ground was broken for the St. Jerome's in Tamaqua on July 23, 1919. he building was completed in 1920 and was dedicated by Dennis Cardinal Dougherty on May 30, 1921. his high school also began its classes in 1922 and the first class graduated on June 14, 1927. When the school began in 1954 each of the existing schools acted as a separate campus. Marian freshmen students attended St. Jerome's, Tamaqua; sophomores attended St. Ann's, Lansford; and juniors and seniors attended St. Mary's, Coaldale. he current Marian Catholic High School building was dedicated on August 23, 1964 by Bishop Joseph McShea. In 1966 Mauch Chunk Catholic High School in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania joined Marian Catholic High School. Mauch Chunk Catholic had begun in 1891 also under the direction of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Although the original three high schools had had separate football teams in the 1920s up to the 1930s, the small enrollments eventually led to the abandonment of high school football in all three schools in 1938 until 1944 when a consolidated football team was formed from the three high schools and called the Panther Valley Catholic Golden Dragons. From 1944 until 1953, this combined football squad played Catholic (or other private) high schools exclusively. | It was established in 1954 after the consolidation of St. Jerome's High School in Tamaqua, St. Mary's High School in Coaldale, and St. Ann's High School in Lansford. Its original location consisted of a three town campus located in the towns of Tamaqua, Coaldale, and Lansford. Marian Catholic's current campus was constructed in 1964. | Marian Catholic High School was formed in 1954 by consolidating three smaller Catholic high schools in the Panther Valley area. |
companies/e91ab9cdd5.json:124 | companies | 0 | History | Frogwares Frogwares was founded in 2000 in Ukraine and Ireland by French expatriates. Waël Amr is the CEO. he name "Frogwares" comes from the derogatory term "froggies" to designate people of French origin. When it was created, the studio was made up of a team of six people which then expanded to reach eighty employees in 2018. he studio specialized in the "Sherlock Holmes" adventure games series. With "Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Persian Carpet" (2008), Frogwares began to develop casual games. he studio created in 2011 a dedicated subsidiary, Waterlily Games. he casual games produced by the studio are often distributed exclusively for download, with the exception of the "Sherlock Holmes" casual games, which are also published on physical media. In 2010, Frogwares released "World of Battles", its first multiplayer MMORTS. "World of Battles" is a strategy game that takes place in a fantastic medieval universe where the player trains and controls an army and must succeed in defeating other armies controlled by other players to recover gems. In 2013, Frogwares opened a second subsidiary, 3AM Studios, to release Magrunner: Dark Pulse (2013), a strategic sci-fi shooter based on the magnetization of cubes and platforms to move through each level. he game is considered a "Portal-like". In 2014, Focus Home Interactive announced a "Call of Cthulhu" game developed with Frogwares, however both later separated. n 24 February 2022, Frogwares posted on social media about the Russian invasion of Ukraine and how it has affected the development team. hey have published a series of similar messages since. Casual games are developed under the name "Waterlily Games". his sub-studio is focused on casual, hidden object, and light adventure games for PC and iOS. he studio has encountered several disputes with its business partners. In 2002, the distribution of the game Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy was made by intermediaries who did not pay the studio honestly: Frogwares filed several lawsuits against them. he studio then chose Focus Home Interactive as a licensee from 2004–2005 to 2014–2015. In 2019, Frogwares claimed Focus Home Interactive was not the publisher of the games, but a distribution intermediary that did not participate in the financing of games. he relationship between the two companies ended in a dispute in the fall of 2019 when Focus Home Interactive's license ended. he situation has resulted in the temporary withdrawal of most Frogwares games from these platforms. he development studio, who remains the sole owner of the rights, had to initiate new certifications and online publishing processes for each of its games so that they are available again on the websites concerned. he games thus reappeared gradually at the start of 2020. In a blogpost from August 2020, Frogwares alleged that Bigben Interactive (now Nacon) used their "The Sinking City" IP inappropriately and therefore terminated their contract with Bigben Interactive and withdrew the game from download platforms. In January 2021, the game was restored to stores by court order as the contract was terminated in a 'manifestly unlawful' manner. Frogwares had urged users not to purchase certain versions of "The Sinking City", such as the version that was returned to Steam, stating these versions were not created by them. | Frogwares created the "Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" series. | Founded in 2000 in Ukraine and Ireland, Frogwares has undergone significant changes over the years, including expansions, disputes with business partners, and changes in leadership. |
companies/e91ab9cdd5.json:125 | companies | 1 | Litigations | Frogwares Frogwares was founded in 2000 in Ukraine and Ireland by French expatriates. Waël Amr is the CEO. he name "Frogwares" comes from the derogatory term "froggies" to designate people of French origin. When it was created, the studio was made up of a team of six people which then expanded to reach eighty employees in 2018. he studio specialized in the "Sherlock Holmes" adventure games series. With "Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Persian Carpet" (2008), Frogwares began to develop casual games. he studio created in 2011 a dedicated subsidiary, Waterlily Games. he casual games produced by the studio are often distributed exclusively for download, with the exception of the "Sherlock Holmes" casual games, which are also published on physical media. In 2010, Frogwares released "World of Battles", its first multiplayer MMORTS. "World of Battles" is a strategy game that takes place in a fantastic medieval universe where the player trains and controls an army and must succeed in defeating other armies controlled by other players to recover gems. In 2013, Frogwares opened a second subsidiary, 3AM Studios, to release Magrunner: Dark Pulse (2013), a strategic sci-fi shooter based on the magnetization of cubes and platforms to move through each level. he game is considered a "Portal-like". In 2014, Focus Home Interactive announced a "Call of Cthulhu" game developed with Frogwares, however both later separated. n 24 February 2022, Frogwares posted on social media about the Russian invasion of Ukraine and how it has affected the development team. hey have published a series of similar messages since. Casual games are developed under the name "Waterlily Games". his sub-studio is focused on casual, hidden object, and light adventure games for PC and iOS. he studio has encountered several disputes with its business partners. In 2002, the distribution of the game Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy was made by intermediaries who did not pay the studio honestly: Frogwares filed several lawsuits against them. he studio then chose Focus Home Interactive as a licensee from 2004–2005 to 2014–2015. In 2019, Frogwares claimed Focus Home Interactive was not the publisher of the games, but a distribution intermediary that did not participate in the financing of games. he relationship between the two companies ended in a dispute in the fall of 2019 when Focus Home Interactive's license ended. he situation has resulted in the temporary withdrawal of most Frogwares games from these platforms. he development studio, who remains the sole owner of the rights, had to initiate new certifications and online publishing processes for each of its games so that they are available again on the websites concerned. he games thus reappeared gradually at the start of 2020. In a blogpost from August 2020, Frogwares alleged that Bigben Interactive (now Nacon) used their "The Sinking City" IP inappropriately and therefore terminated their contract with Bigben Interactive and withdrew the game from download platforms. In January 2021, the game was restored to stores by court order as the contract was terminated in a 'manifestly unlawful' manner. Frogwares had urged users not to purchase certain versions of "The Sinking City", such as the version that was returned to Steam, stating these versions were not created by them. | The studio released "The Sinking City". | Frogwares faced multiple litigations including lawsuits against intermediaries in 2002, disputes with Focus Home Interactive in 2014-2015 and 2019, and allegations against Bigben Interactive in 2020, resulting in temporary withdrawals of games and eventual restoration by court order. |
biographies/48365ed1e2.json:126 | biographies | 0 | Career | Muzaffar Hussain Baig Padma Bhushan in 2020 He was born in Wahidna, a small hilly village in Baramulla district of the Kashmir valley. He received his master's degree from Harvard Law School. He started his political career in 1996 with the Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference where he held the position of Vice-Chairman. In 2002, he fought the Legislative Assembly election with the Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party and won from Baramulla constituency. He was reelected in 2008. He held the position of Law Minister and Parliamentary Affairs Minister in the state cabinet for the period 2002–2006. Until 2006 he was Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. He served as Chief Spokesperson for the Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party. He also worked in law firms in the United States and New Delhi in India. Baig served as Advocate General of the state of Jammu and Kashmir from 1987 to 1989. Baig was elected to the Lok Sabha in 2014 from Baramulla. In 2020, Baig was conferred the Padma Bhushan award, the third-highest civilian honor of India. Due to differences between him and Mehbooba Mufti, that grew after the abrogation of Article 370, It was being allegedly said that Baig joined Sajjad Lone's Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference, Peoples Conference disowns senior leader Muzaffar Baig. Party general secretary Imran Ansari said Baig never joined JKPC. | He was the Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. In 2020 he received India's third highest civilian honour Padma Bhushan. Baig is a member of Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party. | Baig had a diverse career, serving as Law Minister, Deputy Chief Minister, Advocate General, and MP; he also worked in law firms in the US and India, and was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2020. |
biographies/6881cb3c33.json:134 | biographies | 0 | Member of Parliament (2019-) | tephen Farry Farry is the son of Vincent Farry and Margaret Farry ("née" Greer). He graduated from Queen's University, Belfast in 1992 with a BSSc in Politics and a PhD in International Relations in 2000. He was elected to the Assembly in the 2007 election for North Down, having first been elected to North Down Borough Council in 1993. In 1996, he was an unsuccessful candidate in the Northern Ireland Forum election in Fermanagh and South Tyrone. He is a former General Secretary of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland. He was appointed an International Peace Scholar by the US Institute of Peace in 2005. In 2007, he became Mayor of North Down. Farry held his North Down seat in the 2011 Assembly election, and was subsequently appointed Minister for Employment and Learning in the 4th Northern Ireland Executive. In September 2011, Farry announced a freeze on tuition fees in Northern Ireland, with fees only subject to an inflationary rise. Following the decision by Alliance Party councillors to vote in favour of restricting the flying of the Union flag at Belfast City Hall to 17 specific days throughout the year in December 2012, Farry's constituency office in Bangor was the subject of an attempted arson attack. In February 2013, he launched a review of apprenticeships and youth training, aiming to build a "gold standard" system capable of "rebalancing of the local economy and meeting the specific needs of business for a highly-skilled workforce". he 32 proposals launched by the department in June 2014 included incentives for businesses, and were welcomed by the Confederation of British Industry, the Federation of Small Businesses and NUS-USI. Following the 2016 elections, Farry had been tipped by "The Irish News" to succeed David Ford as Minister of Justice. However, with the Alliance Party opting to enter opposition, he returned to the backbench. He subsequently assumed positions on the Stormont Committee for the Economy and Business Committee, remaining on these until the collapse of the Assembly in February 2017. Following the resignation of David Ford as Alliance leader on 5 October 2016, Farry was named by "The Irish Times" as a potential leadership contender alongside Naomi Long. However, he did not stand as a leadership candidate and was later elected unopposed as Deputy Leader of the party. At the 2017 Assembly election, Farry increased his share of first-preference votes in North Down to 7,014 (18.6%) and was re-elected on the first count. He currently serves as Alliance's Brexit spokesperson and has strongly advocated for a People's Vote, argued against a no-deal Brexit and maintained that the Northern Ireland backstop must be part of any Withdrawal Agreement should the UK leave the European Union. n 13 December 2019, Farry was elected to represent the constituency of North Down in the 2019 general election. Farry replaced long-term incumbent Lady Hermon, who had stepped down at the election after eighteen years as an Ulster Unionist, and later independent, MP. He made his maiden speech on 20 December 2019, starting his speech speaking in Irish to "reflect the shared traditions of Northern Ireland"; it was the first time since 1901 that a maiden speech had been conducted in Irish, when Thomas O'Donnell was chastised by the then-Speaker for not speaking in English in the chamber. In May 2020, Farry was one of a number of politicians warned that he was under threat from loyalist paramilitaries. he threat was believed to have come from elements of the UDA in south-east Antrim. In 2005, Farry married Wendy Watt. He lists his recreations as travel and international affairs. | In December 2019, he was elected to the United Kingdom House of Commons as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the North Down constituency. | Stephen Farry was elected as a Member of Parliament for North Down in the 2019 general election, replacing Lady Hermon. He made his maiden speech in Irish, a first since 1901. |
biographies/6881cb3c33.json:135 | biographies | 1 | Deputy Leader of the Alliance Party (2016-) | tephen Farry Farry is the son of Vincent Farry and Margaret Farry ("née" Greer). He graduated from Queen's University, Belfast in 1992 with a BSSc in Politics and a PhD in International Relations in 2000. He was elected to the Assembly in the 2007 election for North Down, having first been elected to North Down Borough Council in 1993. In 1996, he was an unsuccessful candidate in the Northern Ireland Forum election in Fermanagh and South Tyrone. He is a former General Secretary of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland. He was appointed an International Peace Scholar by the US Institute of Peace in 2005. In 2007, he became Mayor of North Down. Farry held his North Down seat in the 2011 Assembly election, and was subsequently appointed Minister for Employment and Learning in the 4th Northern Ireland Executive. In September 2011, Farry announced a freeze on tuition fees in Northern Ireland, with fees only subject to an inflationary rise. Following the decision by Alliance Party councillors to vote in favour of restricting the flying of the Union flag at Belfast City Hall to 17 specific days throughout the year in December 2012, Farry's constituency office in Bangor was the subject of an attempted arson attack. In February 2013, he launched a review of apprenticeships and youth training, aiming to build a "gold standard" system capable of "rebalancing of the local economy and meeting the specific needs of business for a highly-skilled workforce". he 32 proposals launched by the department in June 2014 included incentives for businesses, and were welcomed by the Confederation of British Industry, the Federation of Small Businesses and NUS-USI. Following the 2016 elections, Farry had been tipped by "The Irish News" to succeed David Ford as Minister of Justice. However, with the Alliance Party opting to enter opposition, he returned to the backbench. He subsequently assumed positions on the Stormont Committee for the Economy and Business Committee, remaining on these until the collapse of the Assembly in February 2017. Following the resignation of David Ford as Alliance leader on 5 October 2016, Farry was named by "The Irish Times" as a potential leadership contender alongside Naomi Long. However, he did not stand as a leadership candidate and was later elected unopposed as Deputy Leader of the party. At the 2017 Assembly election, Farry increased his share of first-preference votes in North Down to 7,014 (18.6%) and was re-elected on the first count. He currently serves as Alliance's Brexit spokesperson and has strongly advocated for a People's Vote, argued against a no-deal Brexit and maintained that the Northern Ireland backstop must be part of any Withdrawal Agreement should the UK leave the European Union. n 13 December 2019, Farry was elected to represent the constituency of North Down in the 2019 general election. Farry replaced long-term incumbent Lady Hermon, who had stepped down at the election after eighteen years as an Ulster Unionist, and later independent, MP. He made his maiden speech on 20 December 2019, starting his speech speaking in Irish to "reflect the shared traditions of Northern Ireland"; it was the first time since 1901 that a maiden speech had been conducted in Irish, when Thomas O'Donnell was chastised by the then-Speaker for not speaking in English in the chamber. In May 2020, Farry was one of a number of politicians warned that he was under threat from loyalist paramilitaries. he threat was believed to have come from elements of the UDA in south-east Antrim. In 2005, Farry married Wendy Watt. He lists his recreations as travel and international affairs. | Farry has served as the Deputy Leader of the Alliance Party since 2016. | Stephen Farry became the Deputy Leader of the Alliance Party in 2016, following David Ford's resignation as party leader. |
biographies/7970e3975d.json:136 | biographies | 0 | Utah | Paul Fuapapa Soliai oliai, of Samoan descent, attended Rancho Alamitos High School in Garden Grove before moving to American Samoa for his senior year, he attended Nu'uuli Technical High School in Pago Pago, American Samoa where he was team captain as a senior. oliai spend two seasons at Coffeyville Community College in Coffeyville, Kansas. He was a two-time All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference offensive lineman. He earned an honorable mention All-American selection in 2002, and was a First-team junior college All-American as a sophomore in 2003. Considered a four-star recruit out of junior college by "Rivals.com", Soliai was listed as the No. 32 non-high school player in the nation. oliai transferred to the University of Utah in 2004 and was redshirted his first season. He played in 12 games as a junior in 2005, with up five tackles, 1.5 of which were for a loss. He made four stops against rival Utah State, including an assisted tackle for a loss. He also had a 10-yard sack against Arizona. In 12 games at nose guard as a senior in 2006, Soliai recorded 35 tackles (13 solo), 3.5 tackles for a loss, two sacks for 15 yards, four pass break-ups, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a blocked kick. He earned a Second-team All-Mountain West Conference selection. In April 2007, Soliai measured a height of 6-feet-4 and a weight of 332 pounds at his Utah Pro Day. He ran the 40-yard dash in 5.02seconds and 5.12 seconds, the short shuttle in 4.53 seconds and the three-cone drill in 7.77 seconds. He measured a 30½-inch vertical jump, but an elbow sprain prevented him from doing the 225-pound bench press. Prior to the draft, Soliai was praised for his rare size, strength, quickness and athleticism, while also being criticized for his lack of technique and moves. oliai was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the fourth round (108th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft, signing a four-year contract on June 7. Before the NFL lockout, Soliai was franchise tagged by the Dolphins. hey gave him a one-year guaranteed salary of at least $12 million, which was the average of the top 5 salaries at that position. his was made bloated by Albert Haynesworth's record-breaking $100 million contract from the Redskins. n January 24, 2012, Soliai was added to the AFC Pro Bowl Roster to replace Ravens defensive tackle Haloti Ngata. n March 14, 2012, Soliai signed a 2-year extension with Miami worth $12 million, with $6 million guaranteed for the 2012 and 2013 seasons. n March 11, 2014, Soliai agreed to terms with the Atlanta Falcons on a five-year, $33 million contract including $14 million guaranteed. In a week 8 game against the Detroit Lions at Wembley Stadium in London, Soliai was called for a holding penalty against Lions center Dominic Raiola. his penalty set up kicker Matt Prater for a game-winning 47 yard field goal, which he made, handing the Falcons a 22-21 loss and dropping them to a 2-5 record. n December 29, 2015 oliai was placed on injured reserve ending his season. n March 9, 2016, the Atlanta Falcons cut Soliai. oliai signed with the Carolina Panthers on March 14, 2016. n February 21, 2017, Soliai was released by the Panthers. n April 19, 2018, Soliai signed a one-day contract to retire as a member of the Dolphins. | He played college football at University of Utah. | At the University of Utah, Soliai played in 12 games as a junior in 2005 and started all 12 games as a senior in 2006, earning a Second-team All-Mountain West Conference selection. |
biographies/7970e3975d.json:137 | biographies | 1 | Miami Dolphins | Paul Fuapapa Soliai oliai, of Samoan descent, attended Rancho Alamitos High School in Garden Grove before moving to American Samoa for his senior year, he attended Nu'uuli Technical High School in Pago Pago, American Samoa where he was team captain as a senior. oliai spend two seasons at Coffeyville Community College in Coffeyville, Kansas. He was a two-time All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference offensive lineman. He earned an honorable mention All-American selection in 2002, and was a First-team junior college All-American as a sophomore in 2003. Considered a four-star recruit out of junior college by "Rivals.com", Soliai was listed as the No. 32 non-high school player in the nation. oliai transferred to the University of Utah in 2004 and was redshirted his first season. He played in 12 games as a junior in 2005, with up five tackles, 1.5 of which were for a loss. He made four stops against rival Utah State, including an assisted tackle for a loss. He also had a 10-yard sack against Arizona. In 12 games at nose guard as a senior in 2006, Soliai recorded 35 tackles (13 solo), 3.5 tackles for a loss, two sacks for 15 yards, four pass break-ups, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a blocked kick. He earned a Second-team All-Mountain West Conference selection. In April 2007, Soliai measured a height of 6-feet-4 and a weight of 332 pounds at his Utah Pro Day. He ran the 40-yard dash in 5.02seconds and 5.12 seconds, the short shuttle in 4.53 seconds and the three-cone drill in 7.77 seconds. He measured a 30½-inch vertical jump, but an elbow sprain prevented him from doing the 225-pound bench press. Prior to the draft, Soliai was praised for his rare size, strength, quickness and athleticism, while also being criticized for his lack of technique and moves. oliai was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the fourth round (108th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft, signing a four-year contract on June 7. Before the NFL lockout, Soliai was franchise tagged by the Dolphins. hey gave him a one-year guaranteed salary of at least $12 million, which was the average of the top 5 salaries at that position. his was made bloated by Albert Haynesworth's record-breaking $100 million contract from the Redskins. n January 24, 2012, Soliai was added to the AFC Pro Bowl Roster to replace Ravens defensive tackle Haloti Ngata. n March 14, 2012, Soliai signed a 2-year extension with Miami worth $12 million, with $6 million guaranteed for the 2012 and 2013 seasons. n March 11, 2014, Soliai agreed to terms with the Atlanta Falcons on a five-year, $33 million contract including $14 million guaranteed. In a week 8 game against the Detroit Lions at Wembley Stadium in London, Soliai was called for a holding penalty against Lions center Dominic Raiola. his penalty set up kicker Matt Prater for a game-winning 47 yard field goal, which he made, handing the Falcons a 22-21 loss and dropping them to a 2-5 record. n December 29, 2015 oliai was placed on injured reserve ending his season. n March 9, 2016, the Atlanta Falcons cut Soliai. oliai signed with the Carolina Panthers on March 14, 2016. n February 21, 2017, Soliai was released by the Panthers. n April 19, 2018, Soliai signed a one-day contract to retire as a member of the Dolphins. | He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. | He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the 4th round of the 2007 NFL Draft, signing a 4-year contract. He was franchise tagged by the Dolphins in 2011, earning a 1-year guaranteed salary of at least $12 million. He later signed a 2-year extension with Miami worth $12 million in 2012. |
disasters/677e9029b0.json:142 | disasters | 0 | Civil war | Civil war in Poland (1704–1706) At the onset of the Great Northern War, Augustus the Strong was king of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania and Elector of Saxony, having been elected in 1697. In 1699, he allied with the Russian tsar Peter the Great in the Treaty of Preobrazhenskoye and with Frederik IV of Denmark-Norway in the Treaty of Dresden, and joined their war with the Swedish Empire that followed in 1700 Soon, however, their alliance suffered a number of defeats, and led to Charles XII of Sweden invasion of Poland. wedish successes (in particular, the Battle of Klissow) led to a growing number of Polish-Lithuanian magnates switching sides, culminating in the formation of Warsaw Confederation on 16 February 1704 and the election of Swedish-endorsed voivode of Poznań, Stanisław I, as the new Polish king on 12 July 1704. Augustus the Strong still enjoyed support of a Polish faction, the Sandomierz Confederation (formed on 20 May 1704), and about 75% of the Polish army. Augustus and his supporters declared war on Sweden, and joined the anti-Swedish Russian coalition at Narva on 30 August 1704. By October 1703 Augustus had to abandon Warsaw. A Russo-Saxo-Polish-Lithuanian army was then assembled at Polotsk (Polatsk, Połock, Polockas), another allied army in Saxony, and a third allied force commanded by General Otto Arnold von Paykull (Pajkul) advanced towards Warsaw, where Charles XII and Stanisław sojourned. Pajkul's Saxo-Polish-Lithuanian forces reached the outskirts of Warsaw on 31 July 1705, where they were defeated. he army at Polotsk was denied westward advance by Swedish forces under Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt. hus, Stanisław was crowned king of Poland in Warsaw on 4 October 1705 soon afterward he and his supporters concluded an alliance with the Swedish Empire in the Treaty of Warsaw in November 1705. Augustus was not done yet. In early 1706 he approached Warsaw with a cavalry force and ordered Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg to move the army assembled in Saxony into Poland–Lithuania. chulenburg was intercepted and defeated by Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld in the Battle of Fraustadt (Wschowa) on 13 February 1706. he army assembled in Polotsk had been moved to Grodno where it was tactically defeated and forced to withdraw eastwards around the same time. Charles XII then occupied Saxony, forcing Augustus to abandon both the Polish crown and his allies in the Treaty of Altranstädt on 13 October 1706 in which Augustus was forced to give up his claims to the Polish crown. tanisław's reign was short; in 1709 the Russians decisive victory at the Battle of Poltava undermined his position in Poland. oon after the Swedish defeat, Stanisław I abandoned Poland, and Augustus resumed his position as the Polish king. Augustus position was backed up by the Russians, who would assume an increasingly dominating role in Polish internal politics following this conflict. he civil war, together with a later War of the Polish Succession (1733–1738) in which Leszczyński challenged Augustus' son, was immortalized in a Polish saying "Jedni do Sasa, drudzy do Lasa" (lit. "Some to Sas, other to Las"; with "Sas", meaning "the Saxon, being Augustus' nickname, and "Las", short for "Leszczyński", Stanisław's family name), denoting a state of division, disorder and anarchy. Another variant of the saying is "Od Sasa do Lasa" (lit. "From Sas to Las"). | It focused on the struggle for the Polish throne between King Stanisław I supported by his Warsaw Confederation and Sweden, and the Russian-backed Sandomierz Confederation of Augustus II the Strong. | The civil war in Poland (1704-1706) was sparked by the Great Northern War, with King Augustus the Strong allying with Russia and Denmark against Sweden. |
disasters/677e9029b0.json:143 | disasters | 1 | Aftermath | Civil war in Poland (1704–1706) At the onset of the Great Northern War, Augustus the Strong was king of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania and Elector of Saxony, having been elected in 1697. In 1699, he allied with the Russian tsar Peter the Great in the Treaty of Preobrazhenskoye and with Frederik IV of Denmark-Norway in the Treaty of Dresden, and joined their war with the Swedish Empire that followed in 1700 Soon, however, their alliance suffered a number of defeats, and led to Charles XII of Sweden invasion of Poland. wedish successes (in particular, the Battle of Klissow) led to a growing number of Polish-Lithuanian magnates switching sides, culminating in the formation of Warsaw Confederation on 16 February 1704 and the election of Swedish-endorsed voivode of Poznań, Stanisław I, as the new Polish king on 12 July 1704. Augustus the Strong still enjoyed support of a Polish faction, the Sandomierz Confederation (formed on 20 May 1704), and about 75% of the Polish army. Augustus and his supporters declared war on Sweden, and joined the anti-Swedish Russian coalition at Narva on 30 August 1704. By October 1703 Augustus had to abandon Warsaw. A Russo-Saxo-Polish-Lithuanian army was then assembled at Polotsk (Polatsk, Połock, Polockas), another allied army in Saxony, and a third allied force commanded by General Otto Arnold von Paykull (Pajkul) advanced towards Warsaw, where Charles XII and Stanisław sojourned. Pajkul's Saxo-Polish-Lithuanian forces reached the outskirts of Warsaw on 31 July 1705, where they were defeated. he army at Polotsk was denied westward advance by Swedish forces under Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt. hus, Stanisław was crowned king of Poland in Warsaw on 4 October 1705 soon afterward he and his supporters concluded an alliance with the Swedish Empire in the Treaty of Warsaw in November 1705. Augustus was not done yet. In early 1706 he approached Warsaw with a cavalry force and ordered Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg to move the army assembled in Saxony into Poland–Lithuania. chulenburg was intercepted and defeated by Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld in the Battle of Fraustadt (Wschowa) on 13 February 1706. he army assembled in Polotsk had been moved to Grodno where it was tactically defeated and forced to withdraw eastwards around the same time. Charles XII then occupied Saxony, forcing Augustus to abandon both the Polish crown and his allies in the Treaty of Altranstädt on 13 October 1706 in which Augustus was forced to give up his claims to the Polish crown. tanisław's reign was short; in 1709 the Russians decisive victory at the Battle of Poltava undermined his position in Poland. oon after the Swedish defeat, Stanisław I abandoned Poland, and Augustus resumed his position as the Polish king. Augustus position was backed up by the Russians, who would assume an increasingly dominating role in Polish internal politics following this conflict. he civil war, together with a later War of the Polish Succession (1733–1738) in which Leszczyński challenged Augustus' son, was immortalized in a Polish saying "Jedni do Sasa, drudzy do Lasa" (lit. "Some to Sas, other to Las"; with "Sas", meaning "the Saxon, being Augustus' nickname, and "Las", short for "Leszczyński", Stanisław's family name), denoting a state of division, disorder and anarchy. Another variant of the saying is "Od Sasa do Lasa" (lit. "From Sas to Las"). | Stanisław's triumph would be short-lived, however, as he would be forced to give up the throne to Augustus once again. | The aftermath of the civil war saw Augustus forced to abandon his claims to the Polish crown in the Treaty of Altranstädt in 1706. However, after the Swedish defeat at the Battle of Poltava in 1709, Augustus resumed his position as the Polish king, backed by the Russians, who gained increasing influence over Polish internal politics. |
biographies/da4bf898d9.json:147 | biographies | 0 | 2017 South Korean presidential election | Hong Joon-pyo He was born in Changnyeong, South Gyeongsang Province. Hong graduated from Yeungnam High School and received his undergraduate degree in Public Administration from Korea University. In January 1996, Hong joined the New Korea Party. He was elected for the Songpa A constituency during the 1996 election and entered the National Assembly for the first time. Hong was formerly the chairperson of the Grand National Party(which changed its name to the Saenuri Party in 2012 and again changed its name to the Liberty Korea Party in 2017). He stepped down as the chairperson on 9 December 2011 and was replaced by future President Park Geun-hye. n 20 October 2011, Hong criticized Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon's The Beautiful Foundation (아름다운재단) for sending money to left-wing citizen groups. Hong was known to have generated much criticism against Park Won-soon in regards to Park's possible allegation of extorting tax money for his oversea visits. He considered to rename the Grand National Party to another name after Park Won-soon won the October 2011 election. Hong was first elected as Governor of South Gyeongsang Province in 2012, and re-elected in 2014. Hong secured the nomination of the Liberty Korea Party. His campaign appealed to older, conservative voters with a platform describing Hong as a "strongman." Hong has stated he wanted to be a strong man similar to Park Chung-hee, a former Korean president and dictator who is popular with older conservatives and whose daughter Park Geun-hye was recently impeached amidst allegations of corruption. Hong finished second among the five major candidates with 24% of the vote behind Moon Jae-in. Hong was elected as the leader of Liberty Korea Party following his loss in the presidential election. After leading the party to a massive loss in the 2018 local elections on 13 June 2018, Hong resigned as party leader on 14 June 2018. n 17 February 2020, the Liberty Korea Party dissolved and merged with several other parties to become the United Future Party. Hong left the United Future Party in March 2020 after party leaders decided not to give him a candidacy in any of the upcoming 2020 legislative elections. Running as an independent candidate, Hong won the National Assembly election of Suseong B in Daegu on 15 April 2020. n 24 June 2021, Hong rejoined the People Power Party (which had formerly been called the United Future Party until 2 September 2020), and signaled a presidential bid in the upcoming 2022 South Korean presidential election. n 29 June 2021, Hong Joon-pyo officially entered the 2022 presidential election. He placed 2nd in the final round of the primaries behind the winner Yoon Seok-yeol, winning 41.5 percent of the votes. n 26 April 2022, Hong resigned from the National Assembly after he was chosen as the People Power's nominee for the mayor of Daegu. Hong holds economically conservative views. He supports Korean conglomerates, also known as "chaebols" and wants to reduce the power of labor unions. When asked how he would respond to growing concerns around corrupt practices amongst chaebols, such as those that brought down former President Park Geun-hye's administration, he stated that he would reduce corruption by putting it through a "washing machine". Hong has supported maintaining a vigilant approach to national security, supporting the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) from the United States. He supports "armed peace." Hong has publicly indicated that he believes that AIDS and HIV are a result of homosexuality, in order to attract the support of conservative voters. In a televised presidential debate, Hong criticized Moon Jae-in on his stances on homosexuality and remarked gay soldiers were a source of weakness in Korean military. Hong supports the death penalty. He has said he would revive capital punishment if elected. | He was the nominee of the Liberty Korea Party and came in second place during the general election, losing to Moon Jae-in. | Hong Joon-pyo ran in the 2017 South Korean presidential election, finishing second with 24% of the vote behind Moon Jae-in. |
biographies/da4bf898d9.json:148 | biographies | 1 | Return to People Power Party, second presidential bid (2021–present) | Hong Joon-pyo He was born in Changnyeong, South Gyeongsang Province. Hong graduated from Yeungnam High School and received his undergraduate degree in Public Administration from Korea University. In January 1996, Hong joined the New Korea Party. He was elected for the Songpa A constituency during the 1996 election and entered the National Assembly for the first time. Hong was formerly the chairperson of the Grand National Party(which changed its name to the Saenuri Party in 2012 and again changed its name to the Liberty Korea Party in 2017). He stepped down as the chairperson on 9 December 2011 and was replaced by future President Park Geun-hye. n 20 October 2011, Hong criticized Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon's The Beautiful Foundation (아름다운재단) for sending money to left-wing citizen groups. Hong was known to have generated much criticism against Park Won-soon in regards to Park's possible allegation of extorting tax money for his oversea visits. He considered to rename the Grand National Party to another name after Park Won-soon won the October 2011 election. Hong was first elected as Governor of South Gyeongsang Province in 2012, and re-elected in 2014. Hong secured the nomination of the Liberty Korea Party. His campaign appealed to older, conservative voters with a platform describing Hong as a "strongman." Hong has stated he wanted to be a strong man similar to Park Chung-hee, a former Korean president and dictator who is popular with older conservatives and whose daughter Park Geun-hye was recently impeached amidst allegations of corruption. Hong finished second among the five major candidates with 24% of the vote behind Moon Jae-in. Hong was elected as the leader of Liberty Korea Party following his loss in the presidential election. After leading the party to a massive loss in the 2018 local elections on 13 June 2018, Hong resigned as party leader on 14 June 2018. n 17 February 2020, the Liberty Korea Party dissolved and merged with several other parties to become the United Future Party. Hong left the United Future Party in March 2020 after party leaders decided not to give him a candidacy in any of the upcoming 2020 legislative elections. Running as an independent candidate, Hong won the National Assembly election of Suseong B in Daegu on 15 April 2020. n 24 June 2021, Hong rejoined the People Power Party (which had formerly been called the United Future Party until 2 September 2020), and signaled a presidential bid in the upcoming 2022 South Korean presidential election. n 29 June 2021, Hong Joon-pyo officially entered the 2022 presidential election. He placed 2nd in the final round of the primaries behind the winner Yoon Seok-yeol, winning 41.5 percent of the votes. n 26 April 2022, Hong resigned from the National Assembly after he was chosen as the People Power's nominee for the mayor of Daegu. Hong holds economically conservative views. He supports Korean conglomerates, also known as "chaebols" and wants to reduce the power of labor unions. When asked how he would respond to growing concerns around corrupt practices amongst chaebols, such as those that brought down former President Park Geun-hye's administration, he stated that he would reduce corruption by putting it through a "washing machine". Hong has supported maintaining a vigilant approach to national security, supporting the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) from the United States. He supports "armed peace." Hong has publicly indicated that he believes that AIDS and HIV are a result of homosexuality, in order to attract the support of conservative voters. In a televised presidential debate, Hong criticized Moon Jae-in on his stances on homosexuality and remarked gay soldiers were a source of weakness in Korean military. Hong supports the death penalty. He has said he would revive capital punishment if elected. | Hong ran as a candidate in the 2022 South Korean presidential election for the nomination of the People Power Party and came in second place during the primaries, narrowly losing to Yoon Suk-yeol. | Hong Joon-pyo returned to the People Power Party in 2021 and announced his presidential bid for the 2022 South Korean presidential election, finishing 2nd in the primaries with 41.5% of the votes. |
biographies/aaa94cb839.json:158 | biographies | 0 | 2000–2010 | Lauren Christine German German was born in Huntington Beach, California. Her father Richard German is a vascular surgeon. Her paternal grandfather, James German, was Dutch; born in Amsterdam in 1909, he immigrated to the United States from the Netherlands with his family as a child. he remainder of Lauren's ancestry is English. he attended Los Alamitos High School and Orange County High School of the Arts and then enrolled at the University of Southern California, where she studied anthropology. German's first work was on stage in "Peter Pan" and "Oliver". he made her feature film debut in the 2000 romantic comedy "Down to You", where she had a small role as a lovestruck woman. German appeared in a pictorial for "Maxim" magazine's January 2002 issue and was placed as #47 in "Maxim"'s "Hot 100 of 2002" list. In 2002, German co-starred in the romantic drama "A Walk to Remember" with Shane West and Mandy Moore, based on Nicholas Sparks' 1999 novel of the same name. he played Belinda, a popular but mean-spirited high school girl who harbors unrequited love for Landon Carter (West). he then appeared in the crime/horror film "Dead Above Ground", the drama "A Midsummer Night's Rave", and the TV movie "The Lone Ranger". In 2003, she auditioned to star in the remake of the classic 1974 horror film "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre", but the role went to Jessica Biel, and German won the role of the hitchhiker. German co-starred in the crime drama "Born Killers" (2005), the thriller "Rx" (2005), the romantic comedy "Standing Still" (2005), and the drama "It Is Fine! verything Is Fine." (2007). he also starred in the musical drama "What We Do Is Secret" with Shane West again, based on a true story. West played original Germs singer and German played The Go-Go's singer Belinda Carlisle. he starred in the horror film Hostel: Part II, produced by Quentin Tarantino. and the French apocalypse thriller "The Divide". he starred in the second season of the CBS police drama "Hawaii Five-0" as DHS agent Lori Weston from 2011 to 2012. From 2012 to 2014, she starred as paramedic Leslie Shay in the NBC drama "Chicago Fire". When her character was killed, her character's name was printed on the door of the ambulance in which she rode, as a memorial. he graced the cover of "TV Guide" magazine with her "Chicago Fire" co-stars on November 18, 2013. In 2015, German was added to the main cast of the Fox fantasy comedy-drama "Lucifer", playing Detective Chloe Decker. he portrayed the leading female role of an LAPD homicide detective who finds herself both repulsed and fascinated by Tom Ellis's character, Lucifer Morningstar, who was tired of his "job" as the Lord of Hell and has relocated to Los Angeles. he series ended in 2021. | She had her first major role in the 2002 romantic drama film "A Walk to Remember", followed by roles in the horror film "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" (2003) and "Everything Is Fine" (2007). | During this period, Lauren German appeared in several films including "Down to You" (2000), "A Walk to Remember" (2002), "Dead Above Ground", "A Midsummer Night's Rave", and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" (2003). She also starred in various TV movies and series such as "The Lone Ranger", "Born Killers" (2005), "Rx" (2005), "Standing Still" (2005), and "It Is Fine! Everything Is Fine." (2007). |
biographies/aaa94cb839.json:159 | biographies | 1 | 2011–2015 | Lauren Christine German German was born in Huntington Beach, California. Her father Richard German is a vascular surgeon. Her paternal grandfather, James German, was Dutch; born in Amsterdam in 1909, he immigrated to the United States from the Netherlands with his family as a child. he remainder of Lauren's ancestry is English. he attended Los Alamitos High School and Orange County High School of the Arts and then enrolled at the University of Southern California, where she studied anthropology. German's first work was on stage in "Peter Pan" and "Oliver". he made her feature film debut in the 2000 romantic comedy "Down to You", where she had a small role as a lovestruck woman. German appeared in a pictorial for "Maxim" magazine's January 2002 issue and was placed as #47 in "Maxim"'s "Hot 100 of 2002" list. In 2002, German co-starred in the romantic drama "A Walk to Remember" with Shane West and Mandy Moore, based on Nicholas Sparks' 1999 novel of the same name. he played Belinda, a popular but mean-spirited high school girl who harbors unrequited love for Landon Carter (West). he then appeared in the crime/horror film "Dead Above Ground", the drama "A Midsummer Night's Rave", and the TV movie "The Lone Ranger". In 2003, she auditioned to star in the remake of the classic 1974 horror film "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre", but the role went to Jessica Biel, and German won the role of the hitchhiker. German co-starred in the crime drama "Born Killers" (2005), the thriller "Rx" (2005), the romantic comedy "Standing Still" (2005), and the drama "It Is Fine! verything Is Fine." (2007). he also starred in the musical drama "What We Do Is Secret" with Shane West again, based on a true story. West played original Germs singer and German played The Go-Go's singer Belinda Carlisle. he starred in the horror film Hostel: Part II, produced by Quentin Tarantino. and the French apocalypse thriller "The Divide". he starred in the second season of the CBS police drama "Hawaii Five-0" as DHS agent Lori Weston from 2011 to 2012. From 2012 to 2014, she starred as paramedic Leslie Shay in the NBC drama "Chicago Fire". When her character was killed, her character's name was printed on the door of the ambulance in which she rode, as a memorial. he graced the cover of "TV Guide" magazine with her "Chicago Fire" co-stars on November 18, 2013. In 2015, German was added to the main cast of the Fox fantasy comedy-drama "Lucifer", playing Detective Chloe Decker. he portrayed the leading female role of an LAPD homicide detective who finds herself both repulsed and fascinated by Tom Ellis's character, Lucifer Morningstar, who was tired of his "job" as the Lord of Hell and has relocated to Los Angeles. he series ended in 2021. | From 2011 to 2012, German had a role as DHS agent Lori Weston in the second season of the CBS police drama "Hawaii Five-0", and from 2012 to 2014, she starred as Leslie Shay in the NBC drama "Chicago Fire". | During this period, Lauren German starred in Hawaii Five-0 (2011-2012) and Chicago Fire (2012-2014), before joining the main cast of Lucifer (2015) as Detective Chloe Decker. |
biographies/aaa94cb839.json:160 | biographies | 2 | 2016–2021 | Lauren Christine German German was born in Huntington Beach, California. Her father Richard German is a vascular surgeon. Her paternal grandfather, James German, was Dutch; born in Amsterdam in 1909, he immigrated to the United States from the Netherlands with his family as a child. he remainder of Lauren's ancestry is English. he attended Los Alamitos High School and Orange County High School of the Arts and then enrolled at the University of Southern California, where she studied anthropology. German's first work was on stage in "Peter Pan" and "Oliver". he made her feature film debut in the 2000 romantic comedy "Down to You", where she had a small role as a lovestruck woman. German appeared in a pictorial for "Maxim" magazine's January 2002 issue and was placed as #47 in "Maxim"'s "Hot 100 of 2002" list. In 2002, German co-starred in the romantic drama "A Walk to Remember" with Shane West and Mandy Moore, based on Nicholas Sparks' 1999 novel of the same name. he played Belinda, a popular but mean-spirited high school girl who harbors unrequited love for Landon Carter (West). he then appeared in the crime/horror film "Dead Above Ground", the drama "A Midsummer Night's Rave", and the TV movie "The Lone Ranger". In 2003, she auditioned to star in the remake of the classic 1974 horror film "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre", but the role went to Jessica Biel, and German won the role of the hitchhiker. German co-starred in the crime drama "Born Killers" (2005), the thriller "Rx" (2005), the romantic comedy "Standing Still" (2005), and the drama "It Is Fine! verything Is Fine." (2007). he also starred in the musical drama "What We Do Is Secret" with Shane West again, based on a true story. West played original Germs singer and German played The Go-Go's singer Belinda Carlisle. he starred in the horror film Hostel: Part II, produced by Quentin Tarantino. and the French apocalypse thriller "The Divide". he starred in the second season of the CBS police drama "Hawaii Five-0" as DHS agent Lori Weston from 2011 to 2012. From 2012 to 2014, she starred as paramedic Leslie Shay in the NBC drama "Chicago Fire". When her character was killed, her character's name was printed on the door of the ambulance in which she rode, as a memorial. he graced the cover of "TV Guide" magazine with her "Chicago Fire" co-stars on November 18, 2013. In 2015, German was added to the main cast of the Fox fantasy comedy-drama "Lucifer", playing Detective Chloe Decker. he portrayed the leading female role of an LAPD homicide detective who finds herself both repulsed and fascinated by Tom Ellis's character, Lucifer Morningstar, who was tired of his "job" as the Lord of Hell and has relocated to Los Angeles. he series ended in 2021. | From 2015-2021, she appeared as detective Chloe Decker in the fantasy comedy-drama "Lucifer". | During this period, German played roles in various projects including Hawaii Five-0, Chicago Fire, and Lucifer, concluding with the end of Lucifer in 2021. |
biographies/5f7227c19a.json:161 | biographies | 0 | Political career | Desmond Lee Ti-Seng Lee's father is Lee Yock Suan, a former Member of Parliament and Cabinet minister. Lee also has Peranakan ancestry from his mother's side. Lee was educated at Anglo-Chinese School (Junior), Raffles Institution and Raffles Junior College before he was accepted into the National University of Singapore (NUS), where he completed a Bachelor of Laws with First Class Honours and graduated in 2001. In 2005, he completed a (equivalent to a Master of Laws at other universities) at the University of Oxford. After graduating from NUS in 2001, Lee served as a Justices' Law Clerk at the Supreme Court before he became a Deputy Public Prosecutor in the Criminal Justice Division of the Attorney-General's Chambers. From 2005 to 2009, Lee served as Deputy Director of the Legal Branch of the Ministry of Health. Later, he transferred to the Ministry of Law, where he served as Deputy Director of the Legal Policy Division until 2011. In March 2011, Lee joined Temasek Holdings as an Associate Director in the Legal and Regulations Department. Lee left Temasek Holdings to stand for election in the 2011 general election as part of a five-member People's Action Party (PAP) team in Jurong Group Representation Constituency (GRC). he PAP team won the opposing National Solidarity Party team by 76,595 votes (66.96%) to 37,786 votes (33.07%). Lee then became a Member of Parliament representing the Jurong Spring ward of Jurong GRC. Following the 2011 general election, Lee served as a member of the Government Parliamentary Committees for Culture, Community and Youth, Home Affairs, Law, and Social and Family Development. n 1 September 2013, Lee was appointed Minister of State in the Ministry of National Development. At the 2015 general election, Lee was re-elected as a Member of Parliament for Jurong GRC. he PAP team contesting in Jurong GRC won 79.3% of the votes cast. In October 2015, Lee was promoted to Senior Minister of State in the Ministry of National Development and Ministry of Home Affairs. n 1 May 2017, he became a full Minister and took up the positions of Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, Second Minister for Home Affairs and Second Minister for National Development. He was also Deputy Leader of the House in Parliament from October 2015 to June 2020. n 11 September 2017, Lee relinquished his portfolios in the Prime Minister's Office and Ministry of Home Affairs, and became Minister for Social and Family Development while retaining his portfolio as Second Minister for National Development. At the 2020 general election, Lee stood for election as part of a five-member PAP team in West Coast GRC and won with 51.69% of the vote against the Progress Singapore Party. He then became a Member of Parliament representing the Boon Lay ward of West Coast GRC. Following a Cabinet reshuffle, on 27 July 2020, Lee succeeded Lawrence Wong as Minister for National Development and took on an additional newly-created position as Minister-in-charge of Social Services Integration at the Ministry of Social and Family Development. n 8 November 2020, Lee, along with Lawrence Wong, were both elected into the PAP's Central Executive Committee for the first time. Lee is married with three children. | A member of the People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Boon Lay ward of West Coast GRC since 2020. He made his political debut in the 2011 general election as part of a five-member PAP team contesting in Jurong GRC and won with 66.96% of the vote. He held various positions in the Ministries of National Development and Home Affairs before he was promoted to full Minister on 1 May 2017. | Desmond Lee held various political positions including Member of Parliament, Minister of State, Senior Minister of State, Minister, and Deputy Leader of the House. |
biographies/28ad50b233.json:165 | biographies | 0 | Beginnings and "The Hunger Games" film series (2008–2015) | Willow Shields Willow Shields was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the daughter of Carrie and Rob Shields, an art teacher. he has a twin sister, Autumn, and an older brother, River, both of whom are also actors. hields' first job was in 2008, where she had a small narrating role in the short film "Las Vegas New Mexico 1875". he then made her screen debut for playing Lisa Rogan on the USA drama series "In Plain Sight", a minor character seen in the episode "In My Humboldt Opinion" which was released in 2009. In 2011, Shields appeared in the television film "Beyond the Blackboard" alongside actress Emily VanCamp. In the film, she portrays a homeless child named Grace. hields was next cast in the science fiction adventure film "The Hunger Games" in April 2011, her first feature film role, where she was given the supporting role of Primrose Everdeen. Released the following year in March, "The Hunger Games" broke several box-office records and emerged as one of the highest-grossing films of its year. It was positively received by critics and audiences, and helped bring Shields widespread recognition. n portraying Primrose, she has said that "just growing up as the character is going to be really fun". hields went on to reprise the role of Primrose in the rest of the franchise. he series' was the highest-grossing film of 2013, as well as the best received film of the franchise; she earned a nomination for a Young Hollywood Award for her performance in 2014. he was set to reprise the role for the series' final two films, "Mockingjay Part 1" and "Mockingjay Part 2", released in 2014 and 2015 respectively to critical and commercial success. he four films grossed a collective $2.97 billion at the box-office, which places it at 21st on the list of highest-grossing film franchises of all time. For "Mockingjay Part 2", she received a nomination for an MTV Award. In 2012, it was announced that Shields would star as Rachel in the fantasy film "The Wonder". Following a lengthy production, in which filming was done across China and New Zealand, it was released as "Into the Rainbow" in 2017, across various international film festivals. A theatrical release is planned, albeit it has been halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. he was also cast in 2012 in the upcoming film "A Fall From Grace", which is directed by Jennifer Lynch. In February 2015, Shields was announced as one of the celebrities to compete on season 20 of the reality series "Dancing with the Stars", where her professional partner was Mark Ballas. At age 14, she is the youngest competitor to ever appear on the show; the title previously belonged to Zendaya, who was 16 when she appeared on the series. he couple was controversially eliminated in the seventh week of competition, ultimately finishing in 7th place despite receiving consistently high scores from the judges throughout the season. "Dancing With the Stars" performances In 2018, Shields headlined the coming-of-age independent film "Woodstock or Bust" as Lorian. Her performance gained praise from critics, and won her an award at the Artemis Women in Action Film Festival. In December of that year, it was announced that Shields was cast in the role of Serena Baker on the Netflix original series "Spinning Out". A series centered on figure skating, her stunts were performed by stunt actor Kim Deguise Léveillée. "Spinning Out" was released in 2020 to generally positive reviews, however it was cancelled after one season. In June 2022, Shields came out as bisexual via an Instagram post. | She rose to widespread fame for her portrayal of Primrose Everdeen in the sci-fi adventure film series "The Hunger Games" (2012–2015), which is one of the highest-grossing film franchises of all time. She earned nominations for a Young Hollywood Award and an MTV Award for her performance in the franchise. Shields made her acting debut with a guest appearance on the drama series In Plain Sight (2009), and subsequently starred in a supporting role in the television film "Beyond the Blackboard" (2011). | Willow Shields began acting at a young age, landing roles in TV shows and short films before being cast as Primrose Everdeen in "The Hunger Games" film series (2008-2015), which brought her widespread recognition and success. |
biographies/28ad50b233.json:166 | biographies | 1 | "Dancing With The Stars" and mainstream roles (2016–present) | Willow Shields Willow Shields was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the daughter of Carrie and Rob Shields, an art teacher. he has a twin sister, Autumn, and an older brother, River, both of whom are also actors. hields' first job was in 2008, where she had a small narrating role in the short film "Las Vegas New Mexico 1875". he then made her screen debut for playing Lisa Rogan on the USA drama series "In Plain Sight", a minor character seen in the episode "In My Humboldt Opinion" which was released in 2009. In 2011, Shields appeared in the television film "Beyond the Blackboard" alongside actress Emily VanCamp. In the film, she portrays a homeless child named Grace. hields was next cast in the science fiction adventure film "The Hunger Games" in April 2011, her first feature film role, where she was given the supporting role of Primrose Everdeen. Released the following year in March, "The Hunger Games" broke several box-office records and emerged as one of the highest-grossing films of its year. It was positively received by critics and audiences, and helped bring Shields widespread recognition. n portraying Primrose, she has said that "just growing up as the character is going to be really fun". hields went on to reprise the role of Primrose in the rest of the franchise. he series' was the highest-grossing film of 2013, as well as the best received film of the franchise; she earned a nomination for a Young Hollywood Award for her performance in 2014. he was set to reprise the role for the series' final two films, "Mockingjay Part 1" and "Mockingjay Part 2", released in 2014 and 2015 respectively to critical and commercial success. he four films grossed a collective $2.97 billion at the box-office, which places it at 21st on the list of highest-grossing film franchises of all time. For "Mockingjay Part 2", she received a nomination for an MTV Award. In 2012, it was announced that Shields would star as Rachel in the fantasy film "The Wonder". Following a lengthy production, in which filming was done across China and New Zealand, it was released as "Into the Rainbow" in 2017, across various international film festivals. A theatrical release is planned, albeit it has been halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. he was also cast in 2012 in the upcoming film "A Fall From Grace", which is directed by Jennifer Lynch. In February 2015, Shields was announced as one of the celebrities to compete on season 20 of the reality series "Dancing with the Stars", where her professional partner was Mark Ballas. At age 14, she is the youngest competitor to ever appear on the show; the title previously belonged to Zendaya, who was 16 when she appeared on the series. he couple was controversially eliminated in the seventh week of competition, ultimately finishing in 7th place despite receiving consistently high scores from the judges throughout the season. "Dancing With the Stars" performances In 2018, Shields headlined the coming-of-age independent film "Woodstock or Bust" as Lorian. Her performance gained praise from critics, and won her an award at the Artemis Women in Action Film Festival. In December of that year, it was announced that Shields was cast in the role of Serena Baker on the Netflix original series "Spinning Out". A series centered on figure skating, her stunts were performed by stunt actor Kim Deguise Léveillée. "Spinning Out" was released in 2020 to generally positive reviews, however it was cancelled after one season. In June 2022, Shields came out as bisexual via an Instagram post. | She starred in the international-production fantasy film "Into the Rainbow" (2017), and playing Lorian in the film "Woodstuck or Bust" (2018) and Serena in the Netflix series "Spinning Out" (2020). | She competed on Season 20 of Dancing with the Stars in 2015, becoming the youngest competitor at 14 years old. |
biographies/182d9a6e0f.json:173 | biographies | 0 | Butler | Jeff Voris Voris was a four-year starting quarterback at DePauw University from 1986 through 1989 and earned honorable mention All-America recognition in 1988 and 1989. As of 2007, he still holds DePauw career football records for most passing yards (6,035), most touchdown passes (56), most pass completions (504), most pass attempts (910) and most total offense (5,754). His other accomplishments on the field at DePauw include single game records with 38 completions against Findlay in 1987 and five touchdown passes against Taylor in 1988, and he's the only player in DePauw football history to lead the Tigers in passing for four consecutive seasons. While at DePauw he joined Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity. Voris' first head football coaching position was as the 27th head football coach at Carroll College in Waukesha, Wisconsin, serving for five seasons, from 2001 to 2005, and compiling 15–34. From 2006 to 2021 Voris was the head coach at Butler University. he Bulldogs won the 2009 Pioneer Football League title by compiling a 7–1 league record and a 10–1 regular season overall. he conference title run included a come-from-behind 25–24 victory over Pioneer League preseason favorite San Diego, a 31–28 road win at Dayton (who also finished with a 7–1 league record), and a 20–17 title-clinching victory over Drake. he Pioneer Football League title earned the Bulldogs a berth in the last Gridiron Classic. It was Butler's first postseason appearance since 1991, when they were still an NCAA Division II program. Butler defeated Central Connecticut State 28–23 to win the Gridiron Classic and finish 11–1. | He was most recently the head football coach at Butler University, a position he had held since the 2006 season, through the 2021 season. | Voris coached at Carroll College from 2001-2005 and then at Butler University from 2006-2021, winning the 2009 Pioneer Football League title and leading the team to their first postseason appearance since 1991. |
biographies/182d9a6e0f.json:174 | biographies | 1 | Carroll | Jeff Voris Voris was a four-year starting quarterback at DePauw University from 1986 through 1989 and earned honorable mention All-America recognition in 1988 and 1989. As of 2007, he still holds DePauw career football records for most passing yards (6,035), most touchdown passes (56), most pass completions (504), most pass attempts (910) and most total offense (5,754). His other accomplishments on the field at DePauw include single game records with 38 completions against Findlay in 1987 and five touchdown passes against Taylor in 1988, and he's the only player in DePauw football history to lead the Tigers in passing for four consecutive seasons. While at DePauw he joined Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity. Voris' first head football coaching position was as the 27th head football coach at Carroll College in Waukesha, Wisconsin, serving for five seasons, from 2001 to 2005, and compiling 15–34. From 2006 to 2021 Voris was the head coach at Butler University. he Bulldogs won the 2009 Pioneer Football League title by compiling a 7–1 league record and a 10–1 regular season overall. he conference title run included a come-from-behind 25–24 victory over Pioneer League preseason favorite San Diego, a 31–28 road win at Dayton (who also finished with a 7–1 league record), and a 20–17 title-clinching victory over Drake. he Pioneer Football League title earned the Bulldogs a berth in the last Gridiron Classic. It was Butler's first postseason appearance since 1991, when they were still an NCAA Division II program. Butler defeated Central Connecticut State 28–23 to win the Gridiron Classic and finish 11–1. | Voris served as the head football coach at Carroll College in Waukesha, Wisconsin from 2001 to 2005. | Voris was the head coach at Carroll College in Waukesha, Wisconsin, serving for five seasons from 2001 to 2005, and compiling a 15-34 record. |
biographies/182d9a6e0f.json:175 | biographies | 2 | Playing career | Jeff Voris Voris was a four-year starting quarterback at DePauw University from 1986 through 1989 and earned honorable mention All-America recognition in 1988 and 1989. As of 2007, he still holds DePauw career football records for most passing yards (6,035), most touchdown passes (56), most pass completions (504), most pass attempts (910) and most total offense (5,754). His other accomplishments on the field at DePauw include single game records with 38 completions against Findlay in 1987 and five touchdown passes against Taylor in 1988, and he's the only player in DePauw football history to lead the Tigers in passing for four consecutive seasons. While at DePauw he joined Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity. Voris' first head football coaching position was as the 27th head football coach at Carroll College in Waukesha, Wisconsin, serving for five seasons, from 2001 to 2005, and compiling 15–34. From 2006 to 2021 Voris was the head coach at Butler University. he Bulldogs won the 2009 Pioneer Football League title by compiling a 7–1 league record and a 10–1 regular season overall. he conference title run included a come-from-behind 25–24 victory over Pioneer League preseason favorite San Diego, a 31–28 road win at Dayton (who also finished with a 7–1 league record), and a 20–17 title-clinching victory over Drake. he Pioneer Football League title earned the Bulldogs a berth in the last Gridiron Classic. It was Butler's first postseason appearance since 1991, when they were still an NCAA Division II program. Butler defeated Central Connecticut State 28–23 to win the Gridiron Classic and finish 11–1. | He played as quarterback at DePauw University from 1986 to 1989. | Jeff Voris was a four-year starting quarterback at DePauw University, holding multiple career records. |
schools/7ec537a2b9.json:176 | schools | 0 | History | oule University oule University began as 'Chappell Hill Institute', a private preparatory school informally established during or before 1850. he school was chartered by the Texas Legislature in 1852 as a non-denominational preparatory school under the name Chappell Hill Male and Female Institute. hat same year, Philander S. Ruter, son of Methodist missionary Martin Ruter, was elected president of the school. In 1854, Chappell Hill's charter was amended to affiliate the school with the Methodist Church. he Methodists had been seeking a replacement for the financially unstable and scandal-ridden Rutersville College and identified Chappell Hill as the site for a new institution of higher education. he Methodist Church took great pains to ensure the new school was under the authority of the Methodist Church, attributing some of Rutersville College's failures to the school's independent legal status. In 1856, Soule University was chartered as a Methodist-affiliated university and all students in the male department of Chappell Hill Male and Female Institute were transferred into Soule's preparatory department. Classes began in September 1856 with seven academic departments. riginally located in the former buildings of Chappell Hill Male and Female Institute, the university built a new building on donated land in 1858 to separate itself from Chappell Hill Female College. oule closed in 1861 at the start of the American Civil War with most students joining the Confederate States Army. During the war, the Confederacy used Soule's campus as a hospital. When the university reopened in 1865, the classrooms and library had been badly damaged and most of the school equipment had been lost. he economy of the Chappell Hill area was devastated after the war, limiting the university's sources of funding. When an outbreak of yellow fever in Chappell Hill grew into two epidemics, Soule's student population dropped precipitously and never recovered. In an effort to broaden the university's reach, Soule opened Texas' first medical school in 1865. he school, located in Galveston, was self-sustaining and eventually severed connections with Soule to become the Texas Medical College and Hospital, now the University of Texas Medical Branch. he epidemics combined with financial troubles led Soule University president Francis Asbury Mood to petition the Methodist Church to found a new “central university for Methodism” with the full backing of all five Methodist conferences in Texas. he resulting school, originally named Texas University but chartered as Southwestern University, assumed the role for which the Methodist Church had founded Soule. he Church declared Southwestern to be Soule's successor in 1873 and the Texas Legislature transferred Soule's charter to Southwestern in 1875. Local supporters in Chappell Hill kept Soule open for over a decade after the school's charter was transferred to Southwestern. By 1873, Soule had paid off all debts and was seeking to start a law school in another city, despite recently releasing its neglected medical school in Galveston. he university was renamed Soule College in 1878, but enrollment continued to decrease until only 29 students remained in 1887. In that year, Soule approached Southwestern with a proposal that Soule become a correlated school of Southwestern. he proposal was rejected. oule University closed in 1887. oule's campus was used by Chappell Hill Female College until it closed in 1912. he university was home to at least two literary societies, the Alpha Society and the Adelphi Society. A chapter of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity was chartered in 1861 before the university closed at the start of the Civil War. he chapter disbanded in 1866 when returning members of the fraternity transferred to Washington and Lee University. oule's newspaper, "The University Stylus", was established in 1871. | Chartered in 1856, the school replaced the male department of Chappell Hill Male and Female Institute and was intended to succeed the struggling Rutersville College. Soule was beset by financial challenges after the American Civil War and two epidemics of yellow fever, leading the Methodist Church and Soule's president to form Southwestern University as a replacement in 1873. Despite the Texas Legislature transferring Soule's charter to Southwestern in 1875, local supporters kept Soule open until 1887 under the name Soule College. The female department became an independent institution, Chappell Hill Female College, eventually outliving Soule and using its campus. | Soule University was chartered in 1856 as a Methodist-affiliated university, closed in 1861 due to the American Civil War, reopened in 1865, and eventually closed again in 1887 due to declining enrollment and financial struggles. |
schools/a40e3f6f1b.json:180 | schools | 0 | Campus | Bangladesh Medical College Bangladesh Medical College is the oldest private medical school in Bangladesh. It was established in 1986 by Bangladesh Medical Studies and Research Institute (BMSRI), a non-profit organisation that runs the college and associated hospital. he University of Dhaka granted affiliation in 1988. he college is located in Dhanmondi Thana, Dhaka. he college's six-story academic building is attached to a six-story, 500-bed teaching hospital, Bangladesh Medical College Hospital. he college is affiliated with Dhaka University as a constituent college. he founder chairman of the college was late Prof. Mohammad Yusuf Ali. he founder principal was late Dr A.H.M Samsul Haque. he college offers a five-year course of study, approved by the Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council (BMDC), leading to a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree from Dhaka University. After passing the final professional examination, there is a compulsory one-year internship. he internship is a prerequisite for obtaining registration from the BMDC to practice medicine. In October 2014, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare capped admission and tuition fees at private medical colleges at 1,990,000 Bangladeshi taka (US$25,750 as of 2014) total for their five-year courses. Admission for Bangladeshis to the MBBS programme at all medical colleges in Bangladesh (government and private) is conducted centrally by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). It administers a written multiple choice question exam simultaneously throughout the country. Candidates are admitted based primarily on their score on this test, although grades at Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) level also play a part. eats are reserved, according to quotas set by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), for children of Freedom Fighters and for students from underprivileged backgrounds. Currently, the college is allowed to admit 120 students annually. "Bangladesh Medical College Journal" is the official journal of the college. It is a peer-reviewed, open access journal, published semi-annually. It accepts original research articles, review articles on topics of current interest, and interesting case reports. | The college is located in Dhanmondi, Dhaka. The college is attached to 500-bed Bangladesh Medical College Hospital. | The campus consists of a six-story academic building connected to a six-story, 500-bed teaching hospital, located in Dhanmondi Thana, Dhaka. |
schools/a40e3f6f1b.json:181 | schools | 1 | Organisation and administration | Bangladesh Medical College Bangladesh Medical College is the oldest private medical school in Bangladesh. It was established in 1986 by Bangladesh Medical Studies and Research Institute (BMSRI), a non-profit organisation that runs the college and associated hospital. he University of Dhaka granted affiliation in 1988. he college is located in Dhanmondi Thana, Dhaka. he college's six-story academic building is attached to a six-story, 500-bed teaching hospital, Bangladesh Medical College Hospital. he college is affiliated with Dhaka University as a constituent college. he founder chairman of the college was late Prof. Mohammad Yusuf Ali. he founder principal was late Dr A.H.M Samsul Haque. he college offers a five-year course of study, approved by the Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council (BMDC), leading to a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree from Dhaka University. After passing the final professional examination, there is a compulsory one-year internship. he internship is a prerequisite for obtaining registration from the BMDC to practice medicine. In October 2014, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare capped admission and tuition fees at private medical colleges at 1,990,000 Bangladeshi taka (US$25,750 as of 2014) total for their five-year courses. Admission for Bangladeshis to the MBBS programme at all medical colleges in Bangladesh (government and private) is conducted centrally by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). It administers a written multiple choice question exam simultaneously throughout the country. Candidates are admitted based primarily on their score on this test, although grades at Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) level also play a part. eats are reserved, according to quotas set by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), for children of Freedom Fighters and for students from underprivileged backgrounds. Currently, the college is allowed to admit 120 students annually. "Bangladesh Medical College Journal" is the official journal of the college. It is a peer-reviewed, open access journal, published semi-annually. It accepts original research articles, review articles on topics of current interest, and interesting case reports. | It is affiliated with University of Dhaka as a constituent college. | Bangladesh Medical College is run by BMSRI, a non-profit organization. It has affiliation with Dhaka University and is governed by various bodies such as BMDC, DGHS, and MOHFW. |
schools/a40e3f6f1b.json:182 | schools | 2 | Academics | Bangladesh Medical College Bangladesh Medical College is the oldest private medical school in Bangladesh. It was established in 1986 by Bangladesh Medical Studies and Research Institute (BMSRI), a non-profit organisation that runs the college and associated hospital. he University of Dhaka granted affiliation in 1988. he college is located in Dhanmondi Thana, Dhaka. he college's six-story academic building is attached to a six-story, 500-bed teaching hospital, Bangladesh Medical College Hospital. he college is affiliated with Dhaka University as a constituent college. he founder chairman of the college was late Prof. Mohammad Yusuf Ali. he founder principal was late Dr A.H.M Samsul Haque. he college offers a five-year course of study, approved by the Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council (BMDC), leading to a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree from Dhaka University. After passing the final professional examination, there is a compulsory one-year internship. he internship is a prerequisite for obtaining registration from the BMDC to practice medicine. In October 2014, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare capped admission and tuition fees at private medical colleges at 1,990,000 Bangladeshi taka (US$25,750 as of 2014) total for their five-year courses. Admission for Bangladeshis to the MBBS programme at all medical colleges in Bangladesh (government and private) is conducted centrally by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). It administers a written multiple choice question exam simultaneously throughout the country. Candidates are admitted based primarily on their score on this test, although grades at Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) level also play a part. eats are reserved, according to quotas set by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), for children of Freedom Fighters and for students from underprivileged backgrounds. Currently, the college is allowed to admit 120 students annually. "Bangladesh Medical College Journal" is the official journal of the college. It is a peer-reviewed, open access journal, published semi-annually. It accepts original research articles, review articles on topics of current interest, and interesting case reports. | It offers a five-year course of study leading to a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree. A one-year internship after graduation is compulsory for all graduates. The degree is recognised by the Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council. | The college offers a 5-year MBBS program approved by BMDC, with a compulsory 1-year internship after passing the final exam. Admissions are conducted centrally through a written MCQ exam, with seats reserved for certain quotas. |
biographies/e30374172b.json:189 | biographies | 0 | Broadcasting career | Mark Hebscher Hebscher was born on January 1, 1956 in Toronto, Ontario. Hebscher attended Conestoga College in the applied radio and TV arts program. He began working at CJFM-FM in Montreal in 1980. His radio career was known for a practical joke on April Fools' Day in 1980, wherein Hebscher announced that then-Montreal Canadiens star defenseman Larry Robinson had been traded to the Los Angeles Kings for star forward Marcel Dionne. Hebscher joined the Global Television Network in 1984 to co-host "Sportsline", an evening sports show, alongside Jim Tatti. "Sportsline" was known for presenting highlights with voice-over of the show's hosts, sometimes obtained minutes after events ended, which was then a novelty. Hebscher presented a weekly series of bloopers and highlights from the previous week, that were humorously called the "Hebsy" awards. "Sportsline" was nominated for two Gemini Awards as best sports show, and in 1989 Hebscher was nominated for best performance by a sports broadcaster. "Sportsline" was revived for another 5 year run from 2010 to 2015 on CHCH-DT in Hamilton, Ontario with Hebscher co-hosting with Clint "Bubba" O'Neil. Hebscher next worked as a sports announcer and hosted Maple Leaf Hockey, a live broadcast of Toronto Maple Leaf hockey games on the Global Television Network. ubsequent to this, he returned to radio, doing play-by-play for the Toronto Argonauts and served as sports director of Toronto radio stations Q107 and AM640. Hebscher co-hosted a current affairs show called "Square Off" initially at CHCH-DT with future MPP Donna Skelly. In 2015, CHCH-DT declared bankruptcy, and many on-air personalities, including Hebscher, were laid off. Hebscher has subsequently hosted podcasts, most recently "Hebsy on Sports" with Mike Boon, which started in 2018. In 2019, Hebscher wrote a book titled "The Greatest Athlete (you've never heard of)" which chronicled George Orton, the first Canadian to win an Olympic Gold Medal. rton was paralyzed as a child after a fall from a tree, but went on to win a gold medal in the 2500-metre steeplechase at the 1900 Summer Games. | Hebscher is known for co-hosting "Sportsline", an evening sports show on the Global Television Network and CHCH-DT. | Mark Hebscher is a renowned sports broadcaster who co-hosted "Sportsline" on Global Television Network from 1984-1989 and again from 2010-2015. He also worked as a sports announcer, hosting Maple Leaf Hockey and doing play-by-play for the Toronto Argonauts. |
biographies/e30374172b.json:190 | biographies | 1 | Subsequent work | Mark Hebscher Hebscher was born on January 1, 1956 in Toronto, Ontario. Hebscher attended Conestoga College in the applied radio and TV arts program. He began working at CJFM-FM in Montreal in 1980. His radio career was known for a practical joke on April Fools' Day in 1980, wherein Hebscher announced that then-Montreal Canadiens star defenseman Larry Robinson had been traded to the Los Angeles Kings for star forward Marcel Dionne. Hebscher joined the Global Television Network in 1984 to co-host "Sportsline", an evening sports show, alongside Jim Tatti. "Sportsline" was known for presenting highlights with voice-over of the show's hosts, sometimes obtained minutes after events ended, which was then a novelty. Hebscher presented a weekly series of bloopers and highlights from the previous week, that were humorously called the "Hebsy" awards. "Sportsline" was nominated for two Gemini Awards as best sports show, and in 1989 Hebscher was nominated for best performance by a sports broadcaster. "Sportsline" was revived for another 5 year run from 2010 to 2015 on CHCH-DT in Hamilton, Ontario with Hebscher co-hosting with Clint "Bubba" O'Neil. Hebscher next worked as a sports announcer and hosted Maple Leaf Hockey, a live broadcast of Toronto Maple Leaf hockey games on the Global Television Network. ubsequent to this, he returned to radio, doing play-by-play for the Toronto Argonauts and served as sports director of Toronto radio stations Q107 and AM640. Hebscher co-hosted a current affairs show called "Square Off" initially at CHCH-DT with future MPP Donna Skelly. In 2015, CHCH-DT declared bankruptcy, and many on-air personalities, including Hebscher, were laid off. Hebscher has subsequently hosted podcasts, most recently "Hebsy on Sports" with Mike Boon, which started in 2018. In 2019, Hebscher wrote a book titled "The Greatest Athlete (you've never heard of)" which chronicled George Orton, the first Canadian to win an Olympic Gold Medal. rton was paralyzed as a child after a fall from a tree, but went on to win a gold medal in the 2500-metre steeplechase at the 1900 Summer Games. | He has authored "The Greatest Athlete (you've never heard of)", a book about George Orton, a track-and-field athlete who was the first Canadian to medal at the Summer Olympics in 1900. | After "Sportsline”, Hebscher worked as a sports announcer, hosted Maple Leaf Hockey, did play-by-play for the Toronto Argonauts, and served as sports director of Toronto radio stations. He later co-hosted “Square Off” and hosted podcasts, including “Hebsy on Sports”. |
biographies/d4317f25e7.json:193 | biographies | 0 | Life | ric Mabius Mabius was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the son of Elizabeth (née Dziczek) and Craig Mabius. His father worked as a historian preserving the Historic Allaire Village. He has a brother, Craig. Mabius is Catholic. After attending Amherst Regional High School in Amherst, Massachusetts, where he was voted "Most Dramatic Girly" as a senior, he enrolled in Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers, New York, where he pursued his education in film theory. Mabius wed Ivy Sherman, an interior designer, in January 2006; the two first met in high school during a health education class. Mabius began his career with roles in "Welcome to the Dollhouse" (1995), "I Shot Andy Warhol" (1996), and "Black Circle Boys" (1997). He was involved with "The Crow" superhero franchise on more than one occasion: he auditioned for a role as one of Top Dollar's henchmen in the 1994 original "The Crow" and played Alex Corvis in "The Crow : Salvation" (2000), the third installment, opposite Kirsten Dunst. He was in "Cruel Intentions" (1999) alongside Sarah Michelle Gellar and Ryan Phillippe. He also played an activist named Matt Addison in 2002's "Resident Evil". In television, Mabius has appeared on "Chicago Hope", "Millennium", "Popular", "The O.C.", and the short-lived series "Eyes" (2005). He was a regular cast member of "The L Word" in its first season and returned for one episode in each of the second, third, and sixth seasons, portraying Tim Haspel. He also guest-starred on an episode of CSI: Miami. From 2006 to 2010, he starred as fashion magazine editor Daniel Meade on the ABC dramedy series "Ugly Betty". After the success of "Ugly Betty", he was included on "People" magazine's "Sexiest Men Alive" list in 2006. Mabius also appeared in the 2006 Lifetime original film "A Christmas Wedding", and had a leading role in the 2011 British science-fiction drama series "Outcasts". In 2013, Mabius guest-starred in a season 2 episode of "Scandal". he same year he was cast as the lead in Hallmark Channel's "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" film series. Mabius competed as a luger in the late 1980s and was named an honorary captain for the US luge team for the 2010 Winter Olympics along with astronaut Scott Parazynski. | Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, he graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers, New York, with a degree in film theory | Eric Mabius was born in Harrisburg, PA, to a historian father and grew up in MA. He attended Sarah Lawrence College, studying film theory. He married Ivy Sherman in 2006, whom he met in high school. |
biographies/d4317f25e7.json:194 | biographies | 1 | Career | ric Mabius Mabius was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the son of Elizabeth (née Dziczek) and Craig Mabius. His father worked as a historian preserving the Historic Allaire Village. He has a brother, Craig. Mabius is Catholic. After attending Amherst Regional High School in Amherst, Massachusetts, where he was voted "Most Dramatic Girly" as a senior, he enrolled in Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers, New York, where he pursued his education in film theory. Mabius wed Ivy Sherman, an interior designer, in January 2006; the two first met in high school during a health education class. Mabius began his career with roles in "Welcome to the Dollhouse" (1995), "I Shot Andy Warhol" (1996), and "Black Circle Boys" (1997). He was involved with "The Crow" superhero franchise on more than one occasion: he auditioned for a role as one of Top Dollar's henchmen in the 1994 original "The Crow" and played Alex Corvis in "The Crow : Salvation" (2000), the third installment, opposite Kirsten Dunst. He was in "Cruel Intentions" (1999) alongside Sarah Michelle Gellar and Ryan Phillippe. He also played an activist named Matt Addison in 2002's "Resident Evil". In television, Mabius has appeared on "Chicago Hope", "Millennium", "Popular", "The O.C.", and the short-lived series "Eyes" (2005). He was a regular cast member of "The L Word" in its first season and returned for one episode in each of the second, third, and sixth seasons, portraying Tim Haspel. He also guest-starred on an episode of CSI: Miami. From 2006 to 2010, he starred as fashion magazine editor Daniel Meade on the ABC dramedy series "Ugly Betty". After the success of "Ugly Betty", he was included on "People" magazine's "Sexiest Men Alive" list in 2006. Mabius also appeared in the 2006 Lifetime original film "A Christmas Wedding", and had a leading role in the 2011 British science-fiction drama series "Outcasts". In 2013, Mabius guest-starred in a season 2 episode of "Scandal". he same year he was cast as the lead in Hallmark Channel's "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" film series. Mabius competed as a luger in the late 1980s and was named an honorary captain for the US luge team for the 2010 Winter Olympics along with astronaut Scott Parazynski. | Mabius made his film debut in the 1995 "Welcome to the Dollhouse". Mabius gained widespread recognition for his role as Daniel Meade on the ABC comedy-drama series "Ugly Betty". He also appeared on the series "The L Word" and in "Cruel Intentions" and "Resident Evil". | Eric Mabius started his acting career with roles in films like "Welcome to the Dollhouse" and "I Shot Andy Warhol". He went on to appear in TV shows like "Chicago Hope", "The O.C.", and "Ugly Betty", and had leading roles in series like "Outcasts" and "Signed, Sealed, Delivered". |
biographies/2b8682b342.json:195 | biographies | 0 | Career | ric Dane Dane was born in San Francisco, California, to William Melvin. When Dane was 7 years old, his father died of a gunshot wound. Dane has a younger brother. hey were raised by their mother in the Jewish faith, and Dane had a bar mitzvah ceremony. He attended Sequoia High School in Redwood City, California, from 1987 to 1990, and San Mateo High School in San Mateo, California, from 1990 to 1991, where he graduated. Dane was an athlete in high school, playing on the boys' varsity water polo team, but pursued a career in acting after appearing in a school production of Arthur Miller's "All My Sons". In 1993, Dane moved to Los Angeles, where he played small roles in the television series "Saved by the Bell", "The Wonder Years", "Roseanne", and "Married... with Children", among others. But in 2000, he was signed for a recurring role in "Gideon's Crossing", and followed this with a two-season run as Jason Dean in "Charmed". His made-for-television film credits included two biopics, "Serving in Silence" (about Margarethe Cammermeyer's experiences in the military), and "Helter Skelter", in which he portrayed Charles "Tex" Watson, a member of the Manson family. Dane's first major feature film appearance was in "The Basket". He also appeared in "Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane", "Sol Goode", "Feast", "X-Men : The Last Stand", and starred in "Open Water 2". In 2005, Dane guested as Dr. Mark Sloan in "Yesterday", the eighteenth episode of the second season of the ABC medical drama "Grey's Anatomy". Positive audience reaction to the character led to Dane's becoming a regular in the show's third season. His first appearance in the season, in which he walked out of the bathroom soaking wet and wearing only a strategically placed towel, was labeled a "watercooler moment". Dane resigned from the show after the end of season 8 but appeared in the first two episodes of season 9. In 2021, Dane reappeared on the show for the first time in nine years since his character was killed off. In December 2006, he starred in the A&E television film "Wedding Wars" as the brother of a gay man (played by John Stamos) who goes on strike in support of same-sex marriage. Dane, alongside Patrick Dempsey, appeared in the same big-screen project, the 2010 romantic comedy "Valentine's Day". he Garry Marshall-directed film followed five interconnecting stories about Los Angelenos anticipating (or in some cases dreading) the holiday. In October 2012, Dane joined the main cast of the Michael Bay-produced TNT drama series "The Last Ship". He is also credited as a producer on the show. Dane married actress Rebecca Gayheart on October 29, 2004. hey have two daughters together. In February 2018, Gayheart filed for divorce from Dane after 14 years of marriage, citing "irreconcilable differences". Dane made headlines when he was in a video that featured Dane, his wife and Kari Ann Peniche, nude and using drugs. In June 2011, Dane entered a California treatment center to recover from a dependency on prescription drugs he had developed after suffering a sports injury. In April 2017, "The Last Ship" halted production through Memorial Day to allow Dane to deal with the depression he was battling. | After multiple television roles in the 1990s and 2000s, which included his recurring role as Jason Dean in "Charmed", Dane was cast as Dr. Mark Sloan on the ABC medical drama television series "Grey's Anatomy". Following this, he appeared in the film "Valentine's Day" (2010). Dane has since appeared in the drama "The Last Ship". | Eric Dane started his acting career in 1993, landing small roles in TV shows. He gained recognition with recurring roles in "Gideon's Crossing" and "Charmed". He later starred in films like "The Basket" and "X-Men: The Last Stand". He became a regular on "Grey's Anatomy" in 2005 and stayed until 2012. He then joined the cast of "The Last Ship" and worked as a producer. |
biographies/8c450a4e8a.json:198 | biographies | 0 | Early years | George Matthew Karlaftis Karlaftis was born on April 3, 2001, in Athens, Greece. His father Matthew, who grew up as an all-around athlete in Greece, earned a bachelor's degree in civil engineering at the University of Miami before pursuing a doctorate at Purdue University. His mother Amy, who had grown up near Purdue in West Lafayette, Indiana, met Matthew as a freshman. While Amy spoke English to the couple's four children at home, they were otherwise brought up in Greek culture. Matthew died of a heart attack while on a business trip in 2014 to deliver a speech at an engineering conference in Kos. Following his death, Amy moved herself and her children back to West Lafayette, where Karlaftis began attending West Lafayette High School. He had 41 sacks during his high school career. He played in the 2019 U.S. Army All-American Game, where he was named the Defensive Player of the Year. He also performed track and field for the school, including winning back-to-back state championships in shot put. He graduated early from high school and enrolled at Purdue in January 2019. As a true freshman at Purdue in 2019, Karlaftis started all 12 games, recording 54 tackles and 7.5 sacks. He only played in three games as a sophomore in 2020 due to a positive COVID-19 result, finishing the year with four tackles and two sacks. Karlaftis declared for the 2022 NFL Draft following the 2021 season in which he recorded 4.5 sacks. Karlaftis was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round (30th overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft. Karlaftis was once a youth member of the Greece men's national water polo team. His father, Matthew, was a javelin thrower for the University of Miami's track and field team and also tried playing on their football team before suffering a severe skull injury during his first practice with them. His brother, Yanni, won a judo world championship while in Greece and joined Purdue's football team as a linebacker in 2021. Karlaftis is a Christian. | He is a native of Greece. | George Karlaftis was born on April 3, 2001, in Athens, Greece, to parents Matthew and Amy. His father died in 2014, and his family moved to West Lafayette, Indiana, where he attended high school and excelled in football and track and field. |
biographies/8c450a4e8a.json:199 | biographies | 1 | Personal life | George Matthew Karlaftis Karlaftis was born on April 3, 2001, in Athens, Greece. His father Matthew, who grew up as an all-around athlete in Greece, earned a bachelor's degree in civil engineering at the University of Miami before pursuing a doctorate at Purdue University. His mother Amy, who had grown up near Purdue in West Lafayette, Indiana, met Matthew as a freshman. While Amy spoke English to the couple's four children at home, they were otherwise brought up in Greek culture. Matthew died of a heart attack while on a business trip in 2014 to deliver a speech at an engineering conference in Kos. Following his death, Amy moved herself and her children back to West Lafayette, where Karlaftis began attending West Lafayette High School. He had 41 sacks during his high school career. He played in the 2019 U.S. Army All-American Game, where he was named the Defensive Player of the Year. He also performed track and field for the school, including winning back-to-back state championships in shot put. He graduated early from high school and enrolled at Purdue in January 2019. As a true freshman at Purdue in 2019, Karlaftis started all 12 games, recording 54 tackles and 7.5 sacks. He only played in three games as a sophomore in 2020 due to a positive COVID-19 result, finishing the year with four tackles and two sacks. Karlaftis declared for the 2022 NFL Draft following the 2021 season in which he recorded 4.5 sacks. Karlaftis was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round (30th overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft. Karlaftis was once a youth member of the Greece men's national water polo team. His father, Matthew, was a javelin thrower for the University of Miami's track and field team and also tried playing on their football team before suffering a severe skull injury during his first practice with them. His brother, Yanni, won a judo world championship while in Greece and joined Purdue's football team as a linebacker in 2021. Karlaftis is a Christian. | He was a multi-sport athlete as a youth, playing water polo; the latter of which he played with the Greek national team. | George Karlaftis was born in Athens, Greece, to parents Matthew and Amy. After his father's death in 2014, his family moved to West Lafayette, Indiana. |
newspapers/44864436d9.json:206 | newspapers | 0 | History | Manshū Nichi-Nichi Shimbun Japan acquired the Kwantung Leased Territory from Russia following its 1905 victory in the Russo-Japanese War. he South Manchuria Railway Company was established in 1906, with Count Gotō Shinpei, former civil governor of Taiwan, serving as its first director. he company's mission was to improve the South Manchurian Railway and establish industries and settlements along its route, facilitating Japanese colonisation of northeast China. Gotō believed that newspapers played a key role in the "civilisation" of peoples and territories, and thus worked to establish an "ideal" newspaper in the newly acquired Japanese territory. Initially, an attempt was made to buy the already existing "Ryōtō Shimpō", which had been founded in 1905, but this offer was rejected. It was thus decided to create a brand-new paper. Gotō gave this task to Moriyama Moriji, a graduate of Tokyo Imperial University, and an experienced publisher, journalist, and traveller. Moriyama had connections across Japanese high society and the publishing industry, and was likely chosen by Gotō for this reason. he Manshū Nichi-Nichi Shimbun Company was thus established in Tokyo in August 1907. A variety of staff were employed, none of whom had ever been to or knew anything about Manchuria. Moriyama sailed for Dairen on 15 October 1907, and the first issue was released on 3 November 1907. In this issue, Moriyama said that the newspaper would serve as the "vanguard of Japanese administration" in Manchuria. oon after it came into print, the Manshū Nichi-Nichi opened branch offices across northern China, including in Mukden, Changchun, Harbin and Tianjin, and in Japanese-occupied Korea. In 1908, it launched an English-language newspaper called "The Manchuria Daily News", which continued to be published until 1940. he Manshū Nichi-Nichi Shimbun Company became a stock company in 1913, with the South Manchuria Railway Company owning an 82% stake. During the 1920s, the newspaper's coverage attempted to normalise the growing Japanese presence in northeast China, and promoted the idea of a stable middle class settler lifestyle, comparable to that experienced in Japan. In 1927, its rival "Ryōtō Shimpō" was bought out by the South Manchuria Railway Company and merged with the "Nichi-Nichi", at which pointed the combined newspaper was renamed the "Manshū Nippō". According to the official Japanese narrative, an attack by Chinese soldiers on the Jinan office of the newspaper sparked the "Jinan incident" in 1928. In 1929, former Kwantung Army lieutenant general and secret service operative assumed leadership of the newspaper, signifying its growing relationship with Kwantung Army, and its use as a tool to manipulate information and shift public opinion in the Japanese military's favour. In 1935, it merged with the "Dairen Shimbun" and restored the name "Manshū Nichi-Nichi Shimbun", whereupon it gained a complete monopoly on Japanese-language newspapers in what had become the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo. In 1944, it briefly changed its name back to "Manshū Nippō" before going out of print in 1945 following Japan's defeat in the Second World War and subsequent withdrawal from Manchuria. | Printed in Dairen in the Japanese-controlled Kwantung Leased Territory, the newspaper served the growing Japanese settler population in northeastern China. In 1927, it merged with a rival and was renamed the Manshū Nippō, before returning to its original name in 1935 following another merger, whereupon it gained a complete monopoly on Japanese-language news in what had become the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo. In 1944, it briefly changed its name back to "Manshū Nippō" before going out of print in 1945 following Japan's defeat in the war and subsequent withdrawal from Manchuria. | The Manshū Nichi-Nichi Shimbun was established in 1907 in Tokyo, initially targeting Japanese settlers in Manchuria. It expanded to other cities in northern China and Korea, promoting a stable middle-class lifestyle. The newspaper was later used as a tool to manipulate public opinion in favor of the Japanese military, gaining a monopoly on Japanese-language papers in Manchukuo. |
biographies/2ae53c8263.json:207 | biographies | 0 | Biography | harayu Daftary harayu Daftary, née Sharayu Hirachand Doshi, was born in 1933, in a rich Mumbai business family to Lalitabai and Lalchand Hirachand, a Padma Shri awardee and the brother of Walchand Hirachand, the founder of Walchand Group and one of the pioneers of Indian industry. he graduated in Economics (BA) from Elphinstone College, Mumbai and married Arvind Gaurishankar Daftary at the age of 19. he was denied entry into the family business as women were not allowed by tradition, and she founded "Bharat Radiators Limited", an auto parts manufacturing concern, with a capital of 200,000 and five workers, in 1958 when she was only 25 and has been the managing director of the business ever since. Daftary has been active in the Indian industrial scene and when she was elected as the president of the Automotive Components Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA) in 1971, she became the first woman to elected to the post. he also had the distinction of being the first woman president of the Indian Merchants' Chamber (IMC) (1981) and the first woman to be selected as a member of the executive committee of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). he would preside over the IMC for second time, in 2000. A Jain by birth, she is the president of the "Dakshin Bharat Jain Sabha" and is the editor of " Jain Bodhak", a fortnightly magazine founded by her grand father and the mouthpiece of Jain community. Daftary is a recipient of the "Jain Ratna Award" of the Jain Samaj and has been awarded the civilian honour of the 2004 Padma Shri by the Government of India. he Daftary couple has three daughters, the eldest daughter, Czaee Shah, is a restaurateur, Gauri Pohomal is an entrepreneur and philanthropist and the youngest, Kavita Khanna, is a homemaker and was married to actor Vinod Khanna. aryu Doshi, the renowned art historian and Padma Shri awardee, is her sister-in-law, by marriage to her brother, Vinod Doshi. | She is the first woman president of the Automotive Components Manufacturers Association and the first woman to sit in the executive committee of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). She is the founder of Bharat Radiators Limited and the president of the Dakshin Bharat Jain Sabha. The Government of India awarded her the civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 2004. | Sharayu Daftary was born in 1933 to a prominent Mumbai business family. She founded Bharat Radiators Ltd. in 1958 and became the first woman to hold various leadership positions in Indian industry associations. |
biographies/727f85fbf2.json:222 | biographies | 0 | Professional career | Marcellus Lamont Greene Greene attended Shortridge High School in Indianapolis, Indiana. Greene first played college football in 1977 for the Cincinnati Bearcats of the University of Cincinnati. He transferred to play for the Arizona Wildcats of the University of Arizona from 1979 to 1980, earning Second Team All-Pac-10 honors both seasons. Greene was selected by the Los Angeles Rams with the 296th pick in the 1981 NFL Draft. He played in thirteen games for the Toronto Argonauts in 1981. He played in sixteen games for the Saskatchewan Roughriders during the 1982 season. Greene played in twelve games for the Toronto Argonauts in 1983. He played in fourteen games for the Minnesota Vikings during the 1984 season. He played in 21 games for the Toronto Argonauts from 1985 to 1987. | He was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1981 NFL Draft. He was also a member of the Toronto Argonauts and Saskatchewan Roughriders. | Greene was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1981 NFL Draft. He played for several teams including the Toronto Argonauts, Saskatchewan Roughriders, and Minnesota Vikings. |
biographies/727f85fbf2.json:223 | biographies | 1 | College career | Marcellus Lamont Greene Greene attended Shortridge High School in Indianapolis, Indiana. Greene first played college football in 1977 for the Cincinnati Bearcats of the University of Cincinnati. He transferred to play for the Arizona Wildcats of the University of Arizona from 1979 to 1980, earning Second Team All-Pac-10 honors both seasons. Greene was selected by the Los Angeles Rams with the 296th pick in the 1981 NFL Draft. He played in thirteen games for the Toronto Argonauts in 1981. He played in sixteen games for the Saskatchewan Roughriders during the 1982 season. Greene played in twelve games for the Toronto Argonauts in 1983. He played in fourteen games for the Minnesota Vikings during the 1984 season. He played in 21 games for the Toronto Argonauts from 1985 to 1987. | He played college football at Cincinnati and Arizona. | Greene played college football at the University of Cincinnati (1977) and the University of Arizona (1979-1980), earning Second Team All-Pac-10 honors both seasons. |
biographies/c35388cbea.json:224 | biographies | 0 | Constitutional Judge | Marta Cartabia Cartabia was born in San Giorgio su Legnano, near Milan, in 1963. In 1987, she graduated with honours at the University of Milan, with the thesis "Does a European Constitution exist?" with professor Valerio Onida as her supervisor. he obtained a Ph.D. in law from the European University Institute in Florence in 1993. Cartabia worked at the Constitutional Court of Italy as a clerk between 1993 and 1996. In 2005, she was employed by the University of Milano-Bicocca as professor of the Jean Monnet Course of European Constitutional Law. Between 2006 and 2010 she worked as an independent expert for the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) in Vienna. For the academic year 2009–2010 Cartabia was a Straus Fellow at "The Straus Institute for the Advanced Study of Law & Justice" in New York City. Cartabia was appointed as Judge on the Constitutional Court by the President of Italy, Giorgio Napolitano, on 2 September 2011, and sworn into office on 13 September 2011. At the time of her appointment she was one of the youngest appointees ever, and only the third woman in history. Cartabia succeeded Maria Rita Saulle, who had died in office. he was appointed Vice President of the Court on 12 November 2014. n 11 December 2019 Cartabia succeeded Giorgio Lattanzi as President of the Constitutional Court, becoming the first woman to hold the position. Cartabia received all 14 votes. Cartabia's term in office ended on 13 September 2020. he was succeeded as president by Mario Rosario Morelli and as Judge by Emanuela Navarretta. In December 2017, Cartabia was appointed as a substitute member for Italy to the European Commission for Democracy through Law of the Council of Europe, also known as Venice Commission. n 13 February 2021, she became Minister of Justice in the Draghi cabinet, a national unity government, succeeding Alfonso Bonafede. Cartabia is the third woman after Paola Severino and Annamaria Cancelleri to hold this position. n 28 April she obtained the extradition to Italy of seven former left-wing terrorists of the period of the lead years, who had found protection in France due to the Mitterrand doctrine. n 8 July 2021, the Council of Ministers launched the reform of the criminal justice system, spearheaded by Cartabia herself, in collaboration with commission of experts chaired by the former president of the constitutional court Giorgio Lattanzi. In November 2021, the reform of the Italian civil procedure was also approved by the parliament. hese reforms were important in order to obtain European post-COVID-19 recovery funds. As Minister of Justice, she has shown herself in favor of the implementation of substitutive sentences for prison such as semi-release, home detention, community service and fines for those who are given sentence up to four years. Cartabia was made Knight Grand Cross in the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic on 24 October 2011. | Cartabia previously was Judge of the Constitutional Court of Italy between 2011 and 2020, Vice President from 12 November 2014 to 11 December 2019 and President from 11 December 2019 to 13 September 2020. She was the first woman to hold the office of President of the Constitutional Court. | Marta Cartabia was appointed as Judge on the Constitutional Court in 2011, becoming one of the youngest appointees ever and only the third woman in history. She was later appointed as Vice President of the Court in 2014 and President of the Constitutional Court in 2019, becoming the first woman to hold the position. |
biographies/c35388cbea.json:225 | biographies | 1 | Career | Marta Cartabia Cartabia was born in San Giorgio su Legnano, near Milan, in 1963. In 1987, she graduated with honours at the University of Milan, with the thesis "Does a European Constitution exist?" with professor Valerio Onida as her supervisor. he obtained a Ph.D. in law from the European University Institute in Florence in 1993. Cartabia worked at the Constitutional Court of Italy as a clerk between 1993 and 1996. In 2005, she was employed by the University of Milano-Bicocca as professor of the Jean Monnet Course of European Constitutional Law. Between 2006 and 2010 she worked as an independent expert for the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) in Vienna. For the academic year 2009–2010 Cartabia was a Straus Fellow at "The Straus Institute for the Advanced Study of Law & Justice" in New York City. Cartabia was appointed as Judge on the Constitutional Court by the President of Italy, Giorgio Napolitano, on 2 September 2011, and sworn into office on 13 September 2011. At the time of her appointment she was one of the youngest appointees ever, and only the third woman in history. Cartabia succeeded Maria Rita Saulle, who had died in office. he was appointed Vice President of the Court on 12 November 2014. n 11 December 2019 Cartabia succeeded Giorgio Lattanzi as President of the Constitutional Court, becoming the first woman to hold the position. Cartabia received all 14 votes. Cartabia's term in office ended on 13 September 2020. he was succeeded as president by Mario Rosario Morelli and as Judge by Emanuela Navarretta. In December 2017, Cartabia was appointed as a substitute member for Italy to the European Commission for Democracy through Law of the Council of Europe, also known as Venice Commission. n 13 February 2021, she became Minister of Justice in the Draghi cabinet, a national unity government, succeeding Alfonso Bonafede. Cartabia is the third woman after Paola Severino and Annamaria Cancelleri to hold this position. n 28 April she obtained the extradition to Italy of seven former left-wing terrorists of the period of the lead years, who had found protection in France due to the Mitterrand doctrine. n 8 July 2021, the Council of Ministers launched the reform of the criminal justice system, spearheaded by Cartabia herself, in collaboration with commission of experts chaired by the former president of the constitutional court Giorgio Lattanzi. In November 2021, the reform of the Italian civil procedure was also approved by the parliament. hese reforms were important in order to obtain European post-COVID-19 recovery funds. As Minister of Justice, she has shown herself in favor of the implementation of substitutive sentences for prison such as semi-release, home detention, community service and fines for those who are given sentence up to four years. Cartabia was made Knight Grand Cross in the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic on 24 October 2011. | She is a professor of constitutional law. | Marta Cartabia held various positions including clerk at the Constitutional Court of Italy, professor at the University of Milano-Bicocca, independent expert for the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, Judge and Vice President of the Constitutional Court, and Minister of Justice in the Draghi cabinet. |
biographies/1445938176.json:226 | biographies | 0 | Return to Ten | Matthew White White began his journalism career at a local newspaper in Manly before moving to radio and joining Newcastle's NEWFM to present breakfast news. He moved to television in 1992 when he became weekend sports presenter for NBN News. After another radio stint at Triple M, White joined Network Ten as a sport reporter. He became weekend host of the network’s flagship sports program "Sports Tonight" in 1993. During his time at Ten, White covered sports including Supercars, Big Bash League, Formula One, the Spring Racing Carnival and the AFL. He was a commentator for the Supercars in 2002 and 2003. He left "Sports Tonight" and Network Ten in mid-2004. White joined the Seven Network in mid-2004 and became a major presenter in the Seven Sport stable. White was involved in the network’s Athens 2004 Olympics coverage, their Australian Open coverage, and was host of Seven’s (now-defunct) flagship sports program, "Sportsworld". He also hosted evening events from Seven's main studio during the Beijing 2008 Olympics. Following Seven attaining the Supercars rights in 2007, he hosted and commentated their coverage alongside Neil Crompton, Mark Skaife, Mark Larkham and Mark Beretta until mid-2014. ince arriving at Seven, White presented sport on Sydney's weeknight edition of "Seven News", from mid-2004 until mid-2008. n 13 August 2007, White joined Melissa Doyle as host of "Sunrise" filling in for David Koch. He filled in as co-host of "Sunrise" over the summer period, while David Koch was on holidays. White co-hosted alongside Melissa Doyle and Kylie Gillies. Additionally he presented weekend editions of "Seven News" in Sydney over the 2007/08 Christmas/New Year period. n 30 September 2008, the Seven Network announced that White would replace Anna Coren as the presenter of the East Coast edition of "Today Tonight". his meant he had to leave his regular position as sport presenter on "Seven News", although he continued with his Supercars commitments. In November 2012, White resigned as presenter of "Today Tonight" after four years to pursue other roles at the Seven Network. In August 2013, White was appointed presenter of "Seven Afternoon News" with Melissa Doyle. In 2009, White was a competitor on "Dancing with the Stars" while continuing his position at "Today Tonight". He finished in second position. White hosted Carols in the Domain in 2012 with Natalie Barr and in 2013 with Melissa Doyle. In July 2014, White returned to Network 10 after spending a decade with the Seven Network. He covered the 2014 Commonwealth Games for Ten. Following Ten winning the shared broadcast rights with Fox Sports to Supercars in 2015, White became a host of the network's coverage alongside Mark Webber and Aaron Noonan, as well as their Formula One coverage, replacing Greg Rust. White also hosts a revived version of the motorsports panel show "RPM". He also hosts Wallabies Rugby Union matches on Ten. White also is an occasional co-host on "The Project". In May 2018, White was appointed Head of Sport at Network 10, replacing David Barham. In May 2020, it was announced that White had been made redundant from Network 10 due to a series of cutbacks by the network. White is married and has two children and lives in Sydney. | He has previously been Network 10's Head of Sport and host of the motorsports panel show "RPM". | Matthew White returned to Network Ten in 2014 after a decade at Seven Network, hosting various programs including Supercars and Formula One coverage, and later becoming Head of Sport in 2018 before being made redundant in 2020. |
biographies/2a909e17d8.json:227 | biographies | 0 | Member of European Parliament | Martin Callanan, Baron Callanan Callanan was born on 8 August 1961 in Gateshead. In 1985, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree (BSc) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Newcastle Polytechnic. He worked as an engineer at Scottish and Newcastle breweries from 1986 to 1998. Callanan was a Conservative councillor on Tyne and Wear County Council between 1983 and 1986 (when the council was abolished) and Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council between 1987 and 1996, for the Low Fell ward. He worked as a project engineer at Scottish and Newcastle breweries from 1986 to 1998, when he was elected to the European Parliament. He unsuccessfully stood as a parliamentary candidate for Washington (in the 1987 election), Gateshead East (in the 1992 election), and Tynemouth (in the 1997 election). He was a Member of the European Parliament for the North East England constituency from 1999, re-elected in 2004 and 2009. In December 2011, he became the leader of the European Conservatives and Reformists group in the Parliament; as a leader of a parliamentary group, he had a seat in the political leadership of the European Parliament, the Conference of Presidents. He was a member of the ACP–EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, and of the European Parliament's committee on the environment, public health and food safety (ENVI). Callanan was a regular contributor to ConservativeHome, writing a monthly report. Callanan failed to win re-election in the 2014 European Parliament election, becoming the first sitting chairman of a European parliamentary group to lose his seat. Callanan was created a life peer on 24 September 2014, taking the title Baron Callanan, of Low Fell in the County of Tyne and Wear. Following the 2017 general election, Callanan was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport. In the role he introduced the Space Industry Bill. In October the same year he was appointed Minister of State for Exiting the European Union. he following month he was obliged to apologise for incorrectly stating in the Lords that the Supreme Court had ruled Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union was irreversible. Callanan opposed the erection of the "Angel of the North" sculpture by Antony Gormley. He has a wife, Jayne and a son, Joe. | He was Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for North East England from 1999 to 2014 and leader of the European Conservatives and Reformists group from 2011 to 2014. Callanan failed his bid to win re-election in the 2014 European Parliament elections, becoming the first sitting chairman of a European parliamentary group to lose his seat. | Martin Callanan served as a Member of the European Parliament for North East England from 1999 to 2014, leading the European Conservatives and Reformists group from 2011. |
biographies/2a909e17d8.json:228 | biographies | 1 | Peer and government minister | Martin Callanan, Baron Callanan Callanan was born on 8 August 1961 in Gateshead. In 1985, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree (BSc) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Newcastle Polytechnic. He worked as an engineer at Scottish and Newcastle breweries from 1986 to 1998. Callanan was a Conservative councillor on Tyne and Wear County Council between 1983 and 1986 (when the council was abolished) and Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council between 1987 and 1996, for the Low Fell ward. He worked as a project engineer at Scottish and Newcastle breweries from 1986 to 1998, when he was elected to the European Parliament. He unsuccessfully stood as a parliamentary candidate for Washington (in the 1987 election), Gateshead East (in the 1992 election), and Tynemouth (in the 1997 election). He was a Member of the European Parliament for the North East England constituency from 1999, re-elected in 2004 and 2009. In December 2011, he became the leader of the European Conservatives and Reformists group in the Parliament; as a leader of a parliamentary group, he had a seat in the political leadership of the European Parliament, the Conference of Presidents. He was a member of the ACP–EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, and of the European Parliament's committee on the environment, public health and food safety (ENVI). Callanan was a regular contributor to ConservativeHome, writing a monthly report. Callanan failed to win re-election in the 2014 European Parliament election, becoming the first sitting chairman of a European parliamentary group to lose his seat. Callanan was created a life peer on 24 September 2014, taking the title Baron Callanan, of Low Fell in the County of Tyne and Wear. Following the 2017 general election, Callanan was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport. In the role he introduced the Space Industry Bill. In October the same year he was appointed Minister of State for Exiting the European Union. he following month he was obliged to apologise for incorrectly stating in the Lords that the Supreme Court had ruled Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union was irreversible. Callanan opposed the erection of the "Angel of the North" sculpture by Antony Gormley. He has a wife, Jayne and a son, Joe. | In 2014, it was announced that he would be made a life peer in the House of Lords. Following the 2017 general election, Callanan was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport. In October the same year, he was appointed Minister of State for Exiting the European Union. | Martin Callanan served as a Conservative councillor, MEP, and government minister, holding positions such as leader of the European Conservatives and Reformists group and Minister of State for Exiting the EU. |
biographies/ac293aeebc.json:231 | biographies | 0 | Political career | om E. Bunn homas Bunn was born about 1959 in Yamhill County, Oregon, to Ben and Viola (Fulgham) Bunn. Along with his twin Tim, he was the youngest of eleven children in the family with five brothers and five sisters. He grew up on the family farm near Dayton along the Yamhill River. As a child he and his brothers usually shunned outsiders and played amongst themselves. Bunn came from a political family with his grandfather once serving as mayor of Lafayette, Oregon, his father was on the same city’s school board, brother Jim Bunn served in Congress and the state legislature, and another brother Stan Bunn served in the legislature as well. om graduated from Dayton High School and went on to college. He attended Northwest Nazarene College in Nampa, Idaho, where he was in the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps. Bunn graduated with a bachelor of arts degree with a focus in business from the school. His ROTC training led to a commission in the National Guard that he had joined as a private, and later let to advancement as a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Oregon Army National Guard. He also attended, but did not graduate from, Northwestern California University School of Law, a correspondence law school. Following college he returned to Oregon and worked for seven year for the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office as a deputy. Bunn married Lona about 1980 and they had six children; Mark, Thomas, Ukiah, Seth, McKenzie and Peter. He farmed on the family farm near Dayton, and in 1994 began working for the Yamhill County Jail. Bunn’s first political office came as a city council member in Amity, Oregon, where he served from 1983 to 1987. He then served as mayor of the city from 1987 to 1988. In July 1992, his brother Stan resigned from his seat in the Oregon House of Representatives after being appointed to the Oregon State Senate. he next day Tom, a Republican as well, was appointed by the Yamhill County Commission to fill Stan’s seat in the House representing District 29. Brother Jim was already serving in the Senate, so there were three Bunn brothers serving in the Oregon Legislative Assembly simultaneously. om remained only until 1993 as the primary elections had already determined the candidates for the November election when he was appointed. He also at one time was a judge for the Yamhill Municipal Court. In November 1994, he was elected as a commissioner of Yamhill County. While commissioner he worked to pass a county ordinance that prohibited the selling or making of drug paraphernalia in 1995, and twice tried to ban the possession of marijuana seeds, once in 1996 and again in 1997. As a commissioner in 1997 he wrote a law that prohibited county employees from facilitating an abortion. he law was then challenged by the American Civil Liberties Union as unconstitutional at both the state and federal levels. Bunn won re-election to a second four-year term on the commission. In 1999, brother Jim, who had lost a re-election bid to Congress in 1996 and was working at the county jail, applied for appointment to be county treasurer. om recused himself from the interviewing process, but voted to break a tie on the commission to appoint his brother after receiving advice from the county attorney that it would not be inappropriate. he incident led to an ethics investigation in which the complaint was dismissed, and Jim resigned from the position prior to taking office. Following the incident, Tom recused himself from any possible conflict of interest and regularly read state ethics opinions. In 2002, he lost his bid for re-election. | A Republican, he served part of a term in the Oregon House of Representatives while two brothers served in the Oregon State Senate. He also was mayor of Amity and a member of their city council. | Tom Bunn held various political offices including city council member, mayor, Oregon House of Representatives, and Yamhill County Commissioner. |
biographies/f8a248907d.json:232 | biographies | 0 | Career | hraddha Arya Arya was in New Delhi, India. he holds a master's degree in economics from University of Mumbai. In 2015, Arya got engaged to an NRI named Jayant Ratti but the duo called off their engagement due to compatibility issues. he revealed her relationship with Alam Singh Makkar when the couple decided to participate in dance reality show "Nach Baliye" in 2019. he couple broke up soon after the show finished. n 16 November 2021, Arya married Indian Navy Officer, Rahul Nagal in an intimate ceremony in her hometown New Delhi. Arya started her career with Zee TV's talent hunt show "India's Best Cinestars Ki Khoj"; she became the first runner-up. he made her acting debut in 2006 with the Tamil movie "Kalvanin Kadhali" opposite actor-director S. J. Surya. After that, she ventured into Bollywood with Ram Gopal Varma's "Nishabd". he also appeared in the Shahid Kapoor-starrer "Paathshaala". he simultaneously ventured into the Telugu industry and did substantial roles in films like "Godava", opposite Vaibhav Reddy, "Kothi Muka" and "Romeo". he also performed in Tamil cinema in "Kalvanin Kadhali". he has also done two Kannada movies and a Malayalam movie. In 2011, Arya made her television debut with the Indian soap opera "Main Lakshmi Tere Aangan Ki". Her breakthrough performance came in the role of Paakhi in Life OK's "Tumhari Pakhi". he further rose to prominence with the role of Ayesha in "Dream Girl - Ek Ladki Deewani Si." he won many awards for her performances in "Dream Girl" and "Tumhari Paakhi", including Indian Telly Award for Best Actress in a Negative Role for "Dream Girl", Best Jodi Award at the Zee Gold Awards, Hero of the Month Award by Life OK, and the Women Achievers Award in 2016. In 2016, Arya hosted a comedy show called "Mazaak Mazaak Mein", produced by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor. he is currently appearing in Zee TV's "Kundali Bhagya", a spinoff of "Kumkum Bhagya". he plays Dr. Preeta Luthra, a physiotherapist. Her performance won her many awards and nominations including Kalakar Award for Best Actress and Best Actress Popular at Gold Awards. Arya has also won Favourite Popular Character Female twice in a row at the Zee Rishtey Awards. hraddha Arya was ranked in The Times 20 Most Desirable Women on Television at No. 16 in 2017, at No. 15 in 2018, at No. 18 in 2019, at No. 14 in 2020. | She made her film debut in SJ Suryah's Tamil film "Kalvanin Kadhali" in 2006, and was in "Nishabd" and the Telugu film "Godava" with Vaibhav Reddy. She is known for her performances in the Life OK serials "Main Lakshmi Tere Aangan Ki", "Tumhari Paakhi" and "Dream Girl". She has been portraying the role of Dr. Preeta Luthra in Zee TV's "Kundali Bhagya". | Shraddha Arya started her career with Zee TV's talent hunt show; made her acting debut in 2006 with Tamil movie "Kalvanin Kadhali"; ventured into Bollywood, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam industries; made TV debut in 2011 with "Main Lakshmi Tere Aangan Ki"; had breakthrough performances in "Tumhari Pakhi" and "Dream Girl"; hosted comedy show "Mazaak Mazaak Mein" in 2016; currently appears in Zee TV's "Kundali Bhagya". |
biographies/f8a248907d.json:233 | biographies | 1 | Personal life | hraddha Arya Arya was in New Delhi, India. he holds a master's degree in economics from University of Mumbai. In 2015, Arya got engaged to an NRI named Jayant Ratti but the duo called off their engagement due to compatibility issues. he revealed her relationship with Alam Singh Makkar when the couple decided to participate in dance reality show "Nach Baliye" in 2019. he couple broke up soon after the show finished. n 16 November 2021, Arya married Indian Navy Officer, Rahul Nagal in an intimate ceremony in her hometown New Delhi. Arya started her career with Zee TV's talent hunt show "India's Best Cinestars Ki Khoj"; she became the first runner-up. he made her acting debut in 2006 with the Tamil movie "Kalvanin Kadhali" opposite actor-director S. J. Surya. After that, she ventured into Bollywood with Ram Gopal Varma's "Nishabd". he also appeared in the Shahid Kapoor-starrer "Paathshaala". he simultaneously ventured into the Telugu industry and did substantial roles in films like "Godava", opposite Vaibhav Reddy, "Kothi Muka" and "Romeo". he also performed in Tamil cinema in "Kalvanin Kadhali". he has also done two Kannada movies and a Malayalam movie. In 2011, Arya made her television debut with the Indian soap opera "Main Lakshmi Tere Aangan Ki". Her breakthrough performance came in the role of Paakhi in Life OK's "Tumhari Pakhi". he further rose to prominence with the role of Ayesha in "Dream Girl - Ek Ladki Deewani Si." he won many awards for her performances in "Dream Girl" and "Tumhari Paakhi", including Indian Telly Award for Best Actress in a Negative Role for "Dream Girl", Best Jodi Award at the Zee Gold Awards, Hero of the Month Award by Life OK, and the Women Achievers Award in 2016. In 2016, Arya hosted a comedy show called "Mazaak Mazaak Mein", produced by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor. he is currently appearing in Zee TV's "Kundali Bhagya", a spinoff of "Kumkum Bhagya". he plays Dr. Preeta Luthra, a physiotherapist. Her performance won her many awards and nominations including Kalakar Award for Best Actress and Best Actress Popular at Gold Awards. Arya has also won Favourite Popular Character Female twice in a row at the Zee Rishtey Awards. hraddha Arya was ranked in The Times 20 Most Desirable Women on Television at No. 16 in 2017, at No. 15 in 2018, at No. 18 in 2019, at No. 14 in 2020. | In 2019, she participated in "Nach Baliye" as a contestant along with Alam Makkar. | Shraddha Arya was born in New Delhi, India. She got engaged to Jayant Ratti in 2015 but broke off. Later, she dated Alam Singh Makkar but broke up too. Finally, she married Rahul Nagal in 2021. |
biographies/6776f68878.json:249 | biographies | 0 | Global Health Corps | Barbara Bush Barbara Pierce Bush was born on 25 November 1981 at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. When the family lived in the Preston Hollow section of Dallas, she and her twin sister, Jenna, attended Preston Hollow Elementary School; Laura Bush served on Preston Hollow's Parent-Teacher Association at that time. Later, Barbara and Jenna attended The Hockaday School in Dallas. When her father became Governor of Texas in 1994, Barbara attended St. Andrew's Episcopal School in Austin, Texas. he began Austin High School in 1996, graduating with the class of 2000. Barbara attended Yale University, where she was a legacy member of Kappa Alpha Theta. After graduating, she lived in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. he worked for the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, a subsidiary of the Smithsonian Institution. Previously, she had been working with AIDS patients in Africa: Tanzania, South Africa, and Botswana, among other places, through a program sponsored by the Houston-based Baylor College of Medicine's International Pediatrics AIDS Initiative. Barbara is the co-founder and president of a public health-focused nonprofit, Global Health Corps. Global Health Corps provides opportunities for young professionals from diverse backgrounds to work on the front lines of the fight for global health equity. In 2009, Global Health Corps won a Draper Richards Foundation Fellowship, and Bush was made a 2009 Echoing Green fellow for her work with Global Health Corps. Bush was also chosen as one of the 14 speakers selected from an applicant pool of 1,500 to speak at the TEDx Brooklyn event in December 2010, where she spoke about Global Health Corps. In 2011, Bush released a video with the Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, calling on New York State to legalize same-sex marriage. "'I am Barbara Bush, and I am a New Yorker for marriage equality,'" she said in the brief message, sponsored by an advocacy group. "New York is about fairness and equality. And everyone should have the right to marry the person that they love.'" Bush joined other children of prominent Republican politicians—including Meghan McCain and Mary Cheney—in endorsing gay marriage. Bush's graduation from Yale in May 2004 was given heavy media coverage. he and Jenna made several media appearances that summer prior to the 2004 U.S. Presidential election, including giving a speech to the Republican Convention on August 31. he and Jenna took turns traveling to swing states with their father and also gave a seven-page interview and photo shoot in "Vogue". Jenna later confirmed that Barbara and Jenna also developed a friendship with John Kerry's daughters, Alexandra and Vanessa, who campaigned on behalf of their father, Kerry. Bush joined her mother on diplomatic trips to Liberia in January 2006 to attend the inauguration of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and to Vatican City to meet with Pope Benedict XVI in February 2006. Unlike most of her relatives (but like her twin sister Jenna), Bush is not a member of the Republican Party. In 2010, Bush and her sister told "People" that they preferred not to identify with any political party, stating, "We're both very independent thinkers." Bush and her sister authored the joint memoir "Sisters First: Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Life", published in 2017. n October 7, 2018, she married screenwriter Craig Coyne in a private ceremony at the Bush family compound in Kennebunkport, Maine, with only 20 people attending. It was held then in part so that Bush's grandfather, George H. W. Bush, whose health was on the decline at the time, could attend. hey held an additional wedding reception six months later in April 2019 with 100 guests. heir daughter, Cora, was born in September 2021. | She co-founded the nonprofit organization Global Health Corps. | She co-founded Global Health Corps, a nonprofit providing opportunities for young professionals to work on global health equity. |
biographies/6776f68878.json:250 | biographies | 1 | Early life and education | Barbara Bush Barbara Pierce Bush was born on 25 November 1981 at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. When the family lived in the Preston Hollow section of Dallas, she and her twin sister, Jenna, attended Preston Hollow Elementary School; Laura Bush served on Preston Hollow's Parent-Teacher Association at that time. Later, Barbara and Jenna attended The Hockaday School in Dallas. When her father became Governor of Texas in 1994, Barbara attended St. Andrew's Episcopal School in Austin, Texas. he began Austin High School in 1996, graduating with the class of 2000. Barbara attended Yale University, where she was a legacy member of Kappa Alpha Theta. After graduating, she lived in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. he worked for the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, a subsidiary of the Smithsonian Institution. Previously, she had been working with AIDS patients in Africa: Tanzania, South Africa, and Botswana, among other places, through a program sponsored by the Houston-based Baylor College of Medicine's International Pediatrics AIDS Initiative. Barbara is the co-founder and president of a public health-focused nonprofit, Global Health Corps. Global Health Corps provides opportunities for young professionals from diverse backgrounds to work on the front lines of the fight for global health equity. In 2009, Global Health Corps won a Draper Richards Foundation Fellowship, and Bush was made a 2009 Echoing Green fellow for her work with Global Health Corps. Bush was also chosen as one of the 14 speakers selected from an applicant pool of 1,500 to speak at the TEDx Brooklyn event in December 2010, where she spoke about Global Health Corps. In 2011, Bush released a video with the Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, calling on New York State to legalize same-sex marriage. "'I am Barbara Bush, and I am a New Yorker for marriage equality,'" she said in the brief message, sponsored by an advocacy group. "New York is about fairness and equality. And everyone should have the right to marry the person that they love.'" Bush joined other children of prominent Republican politicians—including Meghan McCain and Mary Cheney—in endorsing gay marriage. Bush's graduation from Yale in May 2004 was given heavy media coverage. he and Jenna made several media appearances that summer prior to the 2004 U.S. Presidential election, including giving a speech to the Republican Convention on August 31. he and Jenna took turns traveling to swing states with their father and also gave a seven-page interview and photo shoot in "Vogue". Jenna later confirmed that Barbara and Jenna also developed a friendship with John Kerry's daughters, Alexandra and Vanessa, who campaigned on behalf of their father, Kerry. Bush joined her mother on diplomatic trips to Liberia in January 2006 to attend the inauguration of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and to Vatican City to meet with Pope Benedict XVI in February 2006. Unlike most of her relatives (but like her twin sister Jenna), Bush is not a member of the Republican Party. In 2010, Bush and her sister told "People" that they preferred not to identify with any political party, stating, "We're both very independent thinkers." Bush and her sister authored the joint memoir "Sisters First: Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Life", published in 2017. n October 7, 2018, she married screenwriter Craig Coyne in a private ceremony at the Bush family compound in Kennebunkport, Maine, with only 20 people attending. It was held then in part so that Bush's grandfather, George H. W. Bush, whose health was on the decline at the time, could attend. hey held an additional wedding reception six months later in April 2019 with 100 guests. heir daughter, Cora, was born in September 2021. | She and her twin sister, Jenna, are the daughters of Laura Bush. | Barbara Pierce Bush was born on November 25, 1981, in Dallas, Texas. She attended Preston Hollow Elementary School, The Hockaday School, and St. Andrew's Episcopal School before graduating from Austin High School in 2000. She then attended Yale University, where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta. |
biographies/6776f68878.json:251 | biographies | 2 | Personal life | Barbara Bush Barbara Pierce Bush was born on 25 November 1981 at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. When the family lived in the Preston Hollow section of Dallas, she and her twin sister, Jenna, attended Preston Hollow Elementary School; Laura Bush served on Preston Hollow's Parent-Teacher Association at that time. Later, Barbara and Jenna attended The Hockaday School in Dallas. When her father became Governor of Texas in 1994, Barbara attended St. Andrew's Episcopal School in Austin, Texas. he began Austin High School in 1996, graduating with the class of 2000. Barbara attended Yale University, where she was a legacy member of Kappa Alpha Theta. After graduating, she lived in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. he worked for the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, a subsidiary of the Smithsonian Institution. Previously, she had been working with AIDS patients in Africa: Tanzania, South Africa, and Botswana, among other places, through a program sponsored by the Houston-based Baylor College of Medicine's International Pediatrics AIDS Initiative. Barbara is the co-founder and president of a public health-focused nonprofit, Global Health Corps. Global Health Corps provides opportunities for young professionals from diverse backgrounds to work on the front lines of the fight for global health equity. In 2009, Global Health Corps won a Draper Richards Foundation Fellowship, and Bush was made a 2009 Echoing Green fellow for her work with Global Health Corps. Bush was also chosen as one of the 14 speakers selected from an applicant pool of 1,500 to speak at the TEDx Brooklyn event in December 2010, where she spoke about Global Health Corps. In 2011, Bush released a video with the Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, calling on New York State to legalize same-sex marriage. "'I am Barbara Bush, and I am a New Yorker for marriage equality,'" she said in the brief message, sponsored by an advocacy group. "New York is about fairness and equality. And everyone should have the right to marry the person that they love.'" Bush joined other children of prominent Republican politicians—including Meghan McCain and Mary Cheney—in endorsing gay marriage. Bush's graduation from Yale in May 2004 was given heavy media coverage. he and Jenna made several media appearances that summer prior to the 2004 U.S. Presidential election, including giving a speech to the Republican Convention on August 31. he and Jenna took turns traveling to swing states with their father and also gave a seven-page interview and photo shoot in "Vogue". Jenna later confirmed that Barbara and Jenna also developed a friendship with John Kerry's daughters, Alexandra and Vanessa, who campaigned on behalf of their father, Kerry. Bush joined her mother on diplomatic trips to Liberia in January 2006 to attend the inauguration of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and to Vatican City to meet with Pope Benedict XVI in February 2006. Unlike most of her relatives (but like her twin sister Jenna), Bush is not a member of the Republican Party. In 2010, Bush and her sister told "People" that they preferred not to identify with any political party, stating, "We're both very independent thinkers." Bush and her sister authored the joint memoir "Sisters First: Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Life", published in 2017. n October 7, 2018, she married screenwriter Craig Coyne in a private ceremony at the Bush family compound in Kennebunkport, Maine, with only 20 people attending. It was held then in part so that Bush's grandfather, George H. W. Bush, whose health was on the decline at the time, could attend. hey held an additional wedding reception six months later in April 2019 with 100 guests. heir daughter, Cora, was born in September 2021. | She is also a granddaughter of George H. W. Bush. | She was born in 1981 in Dallas, Texas. She attended various schools, including Yale University. She has worked with AIDS patients in Africa and co-founded a nonprofit, Global Health Corps. She has spoken out for LGBTQ+ rights and has written a memoir with her sister. She married Craig Coyne in 2018 and has a daughter named Cora. |
biographies/faa106eddd.json:252 | biographies | 0 | Political career | Douglas Todd Loewen odd Loewen moved to the Valleyview area at a young age, in 1967, with his parents and two brothers where he lived on a farm and homestead. In 1989, Loewen purchased his own farm and started a small business. odd Loewen first contested a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 2008 Alberta general election in the Grande Prairie-Smoky electoral district as a member of the Wildrose Alliance, finishing third with 13 per cent of the vote behind Progressive Conservative incumbent Mel Knight and Liberal John Croken. Loewen, following his defeat, served as the Northern Director for the Wildrose board for two years and as one of the three members of the board on the Wildrose leadership nominating committee in 2009. Loewen again stood as the candidate for the renamed Wildrose Party in the 2012 Alberta general election in Grande-Prairie-Smoky finishing second with 41 per cent of the vote behind Progressive Conservative and former Reeve of County of Grande Prairie Everett McDonald who captured 46 per cent of the vote. In the 2015 Alberta general election Loewen was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Grande Prairie-Smoky capturing 33 per cent of the vote. Loewen defeated New Democrat candidate Todd Russell (31 per cent) and incumbent Everett McDonald. After the election, Loewen was appointed as the Official Opposition's critic for Environment and Parks, a position he retained when the Wildrose Party merged with the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta in 2017 to form the United Conservative Party (UCP). During the 29th Legislature Loewen came under public scrutiny when he insinuated New Democrat Rod Loyola received illegal election contributions from South America. Loewen was elected in the newly formed Central Peace-Notley electoral district in the 2019 Alberta general election capturing 75 per cent of the vote, defeating former New Democrat Minister of Energy Marg McCuaig-Boyd to sit in the 30th Legislature. In February 2021, Loewen argued for a regional based reopening strategy during the end of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta. In April 2021, Loewen was one of 18 United Conservative members to sign an open letter to Premier Jason Kenney criticizing public health measures aimed to reduce the spread of COVID-19. n May 13, 2021 Loewen posted an open letter calling for Premier Jason Kenney to resign, and in the letter Loewen resigned his position as caucus chair, but did not resign from the United Conservative Party. Loewen's letter criticized Kenney's government for weak negotiations with the federal government, ignoring caucus members, delivering contradictory messages, failures in negotiations with doctors over billing, and the controversy regarding coal mining in the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains. n May 13, 2021, Loewen and fellow UCP MLA Drew Barnes were kicked out of the UCP after a caucus-wide vote after both criticized the government response to COVID-19. n June 1, 2022, Loewen registered his candidacy in the 2022 United Conservative Party leadership election, which is scheduled for October 6, 2022. | Loewen was first elected in 2015 as a member of the Wildrose Party for the electoral district of Grande Prairie-Smoky. He was afterward elected in Central Peace-Notley as a member of the United Conservative Party and was later kicked out of the party. On June 1, 2022, Loewen registered his candidacy in the 2022 United Conservative Party leadership election, which is scheduled for October 6, 2022. | Loewen ran in the 2008 and 2012 Alberta elections, losing both times. He won a seat in the 2015 election and was appointed critic for Environment and Parks. He was re-elected in 2019 and later called for Premier Jason Kenney's resignation, eventually being kicked out of the UCP. |
companies/e0310ce727.json:255 | companies | 0 | History | Investment Technology Group, Inc. ITG was founded in 1987 as a division of Jefferies to provide automated equity trading to institutional investors. hat year, the company introduced POSIT, an anonymous electronic trade matching system, in conjunction with Barra. In 1990, ITG launched QuantEX, a trading system for institutional traders integrating analytics, routing, and trade management. ITG began to provide clients with pre- and post-trade tools and analytics in 1992. ITG became a publicly traded company in 1994, listed on NASDAQ. he ITG Australia office opened in 1997, giving regional investors POSIT equity crossing. he firm expanded into Europe in 1998. In 1999, ITG completed its spin-off from Jefferies, giving it full independence. In 2000, the company’s Canada office opened. In 2002, ITG moved into the hedge fund market by acquiring Hoenig, a provider of trade execution and research services to alternative investment funds. he firm then opened an office in Hong Kong. ITG completed its purchase of Radical Corporation, a provider of direct access trading to the institutional brokerage and hedge fund community, in 2004. he firm then opened a Japan office in 2005. he company moved to increase its transaction cost analysis offering when it acquired Plexus Group from JPMorgan Chase in 2006. hat same year, ITG acquired Macgregor, a provider of trade order management systems, for $230 million. In 2007, it acquired RedSky Financial, a developer of futures and options trading technology. In 2007 the company came under pressure from activist hedge fund D. E. Shaw to either sell off some of its assets or initiate a share buyback. By February 2008, Shaw had reduced its stake, citing satisfaction with ITG's RedSky purchase and an announced $50 million stock repurchase program. In 2010, ITG spun off Plexus Plan Sponsor Group, the division which serviced institutional asset owners. his group became privately held and was renamed Zeno Consulting Group. n 1 March 2019 Virtu Financial completed the acquisition of ITG. ITG's offerings span the following capabilities: | A supplier of electronic trading services, ITG launched an anonymous electronic trade matching system, POSIT, in 1987. ITG has since expanded its business to include tools for trade management, pre-trade analysis, order management, trade execution, and post-trade evaluation. ITG has offices in locations including Hong Kong. | Founded in 1987, ITG introduced POSIT in the same year. It went public in 1994, expanded globally, made several acquisitions, and was eventually acquired by Virtu Financial in 2019. |
biographies/ff46be22fc.json:264 | biographies | 0 | 2019 protests | Luis Fernando Camacho Camacho comes from a family involved in business. He is the son of José Luis Camacho Parada, who previously presided over the Civic Committee of Santa Cruz from 1981 to 1983 and the Santa Cruz Federation of Private Businesses from 1992 to 1993 Local journalist Carlos Valverde Bravo claimed Luis Fernando Camacho's great-great-grandfather was Eliodoro Camacho. Camacho studied law at the Private University of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. He graduated with a law degree in 2003. In 2005, he completed a master's degree in Financial and Tax Law at the University of Barcelona in Spain. Camacho married Gabriela Antelo Miranda in September 2019. In 2002, Camacho joined the centrist Revolutionary Nationalist Movement of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. He served as the vice-president of far-right activism organization Santa Cruz Youth Union from 2002 to 2004. Camacho was inactive between 2004 and 2013, when he became the second vice-president of Provincial Civic Committees of the "Cruceñidad", a post he held until 2015. In 2017, he assumed the role of first "vicepresidente" of the Civic Committee, which he occupied until 2019. In February 2019, Camacho was elected President of the Civic Committee of Santa Cruz for the 2019-2021 with 234 votes, replacing former president Fernando Cuéllar Núnez. During the November 2019 protests that erupted in Bolivia in response to electoral fraud alleged by the Organization of American States, Camacho took leadership of principal opposition in the Santa Cruz region to protest against Evo Morales. Camacho attempted to present himself as the leader of the anti-governmental opposition, although in reality this opposition included a broad array of social groups expressing grievances with Morales's ruling party and distrust in the electoral process. After President Evo Morales fled to Cochabamba, Camacho went to the old Government Palace and put down a Bible and a symbolic letter that renounced Morales. Camacho declared: "I don't go with weapons, I go with my faith and my hope; with a Bible in my right hand and his letter of resignation in my left hand." A pastor who was present was recorded saying that "the Bible has re-entered the palace. Pachamama will never return". Camacho allegedly pressed the police to riot causing the collapse of Morales' government. According to Bolivian political scientist Marcelo Equipo, Jeanine Añez's interim government showed signs of clientelism putting Camacho's men in charge of some Ministries and Vice Ministries. For example, Camacho's lawyer, Jerjes Justiniano Atalá, was appointed as Minister of the Presidency, despite he lasted less than 30 days in office. Following the crisis, Camacho formed the Creemos political alliance and announced his candidacy in the 2020 election with Marco Pumari as his vice-presidential candidate. He gained 14% of the popular vote losing in every department except his home Santa Cruz Department. he latter facilitated his Santa Cruz gubernatorial bid in the 2021 regional elections. With the endorsement of incumbent governor Rubén Costas and in alliance with various opposition groups, Camacho and his running mate Mario Aguilera, officially won the governorship (and deputy governorship respectively) in first round with 860,023 votes (55.64% of the vote). Camacho was legal adviser and shareholder of Bolivian insurance holding Nacional Seguros from 2009 to 2015. Both families of Camacho and fellow businessman and politician Branko Marinkovic have shares in Nacional Seguros holding and its subsidiaries. Camacho also owns Corporación Jurídica, a sole-proprietorship local law firm whose tax address appears in ICIJ Panama Papers leak lists. In Bolivia, Camacho has a reputation as a conservative Catholic figure, known for his extensive criticisms of the Evo Morales presidency. he Council on Hemispheric Affairs has characterized him as an "extreme right wing leader." He has been referred to as the "Bolsonaro of Bolivia." | He emerged as a major critic of President Evo Morales and influential public figure during the highly controversial 2019 Bolivian general election, demanding Morales resign in November 2019. | During the 2019 protests in Bolivia, Camacho led the opposition in the Santa Cruz region against Evo Morales, presenting himself as the leader of the anti-governmental opposition. |
biographies/ff46be22fc.json:265 | biographies | 1 | Political career | Luis Fernando Camacho Camacho comes from a family involved in business. He is the son of José Luis Camacho Parada, who previously presided over the Civic Committee of Santa Cruz from 1981 to 1983 and the Santa Cruz Federation of Private Businesses from 1992 to 1993 Local journalist Carlos Valverde Bravo claimed Luis Fernando Camacho's great-great-grandfather was Eliodoro Camacho. Camacho studied law at the Private University of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. He graduated with a law degree in 2003. In 2005, he completed a master's degree in Financial and Tax Law at the University of Barcelona in Spain. Camacho married Gabriela Antelo Miranda in September 2019. In 2002, Camacho joined the centrist Revolutionary Nationalist Movement of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. He served as the vice-president of far-right activism organization Santa Cruz Youth Union from 2002 to 2004. Camacho was inactive between 2004 and 2013, when he became the second vice-president of Provincial Civic Committees of the "Cruceñidad", a post he held until 2015. In 2017, he assumed the role of first "vicepresidente" of the Civic Committee, which he occupied until 2019. In February 2019, Camacho was elected President of the Civic Committee of Santa Cruz for the 2019-2021 with 234 votes, replacing former president Fernando Cuéllar Núnez. During the November 2019 protests that erupted in Bolivia in response to electoral fraud alleged by the Organization of American States, Camacho took leadership of principal opposition in the Santa Cruz region to protest against Evo Morales. Camacho attempted to present himself as the leader of the anti-governmental opposition, although in reality this opposition included a broad array of social groups expressing grievances with Morales's ruling party and distrust in the electoral process. After President Evo Morales fled to Cochabamba, Camacho went to the old Government Palace and put down a Bible and a symbolic letter that renounced Morales. Camacho declared: "I don't go with weapons, I go with my faith and my hope; with a Bible in my right hand and his letter of resignation in my left hand." A pastor who was present was recorded saying that "the Bible has re-entered the palace. Pachamama will never return". Camacho allegedly pressed the police to riot causing the collapse of Morales' government. According to Bolivian political scientist Marcelo Equipo, Jeanine Añez's interim government showed signs of clientelism putting Camacho's men in charge of some Ministries and Vice Ministries. For example, Camacho's lawyer, Jerjes Justiniano Atalá, was appointed as Minister of the Presidency, despite he lasted less than 30 days in office. Following the crisis, Camacho formed the Creemos political alliance and announced his candidacy in the 2020 election with Marco Pumari as his vice-presidential candidate. He gained 14% of the popular vote losing in every department except his home Santa Cruz Department. he latter facilitated his Santa Cruz gubernatorial bid in the 2021 regional elections. With the endorsement of incumbent governor Rubén Costas and in alliance with various opposition groups, Camacho and his running mate Mario Aguilera, officially won the governorship (and deputy governorship respectively) in first round with 860,023 votes (55.64% of the vote). Camacho was legal adviser and shareholder of Bolivian insurance holding Nacional Seguros from 2009 to 2015. Both families of Camacho and fellow businessman and politician Branko Marinkovic have shares in Nacional Seguros holding and its subsidiaries. Camacho also owns Corporación Jurídica, a sole-proprietorship local law firm whose tax address appears in ICIJ Panama Papers leak lists. In Bolivia, Camacho has a reputation as a conservative Catholic figure, known for his extensive criticisms of the Evo Morales presidency. he Council on Hemispheric Affairs has characterized him as an "extreme right wing leader." He has been referred to as the "Bolsonaro of Bolivia." | Camacho entered Bolivian politics as a presidential candidate for the party Creemos along with Marco Pumari as his running mate. Camacho would go on to receive 14% of the vote, but losing in every Bolivian department except his birthplace of Santa Cruz. In the 2021 regional elections, he was elected Governor of Santa Cruz. | Camacho joined the centrist Revolutionary Nationalist Movement in 2002. He served as vice-president of the Santa Cruz Youth Union from 2002 to 2004. He became the second vice-president of Provincial Civic Committees in 2013. In 2019, he was elected President of the Civic Committee of Santa Cruz. He led the opposition against Evo Morales during the 2019 protests. He formed the Creemos political alliance and ran for president in 2020, gaining 14% of the popular vote. He later won the governorship of Santa Cruz Department in 2021. |
biographies/5b111f5a7d.json:272 | biographies | 0 | Academic career | Paul Barry Pettitt Pettitt studied ancient history and archaeology at the University of Birmingham and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1991. He undertook postgraduate studies in archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London, and graduated with a Master of Arts (MA) degree in 1992. He undertook postgraduate research at the University of Cambridge and graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 1999. His doctoral thesis was titled "Tool reduction models, primary flaking, and lithic assemblage variability in the Middle Palaeolithic of southwest France". In 1995, Pettitt began his academic career as an archaeologist at the Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit of the University of Oxford; having been promoted to senior archaeologist, he left this position in 2001. From 1997, he was additionally a research fellow and tutor in Archaeology and Anthropology at Keble College, Oxford. From 2003 to 2012, he taught and researched Palaeolithic archaeology at the University of Sheffield. Having started at Sheffield as a Lecturer, he was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2007, and to Reader in 2010. In January 2013, he joined Durham University as Professor of Archaeology. In 2003, he co-discovered the earliest cave art in Britain at Creswell Crags. In 2008, 2009 and 2011, he co-directed excavations in Kents Cavern. He is a member of the editorial board of World Archaeology journal. n 19 June 2008, Pettitt was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London (FSA). | He specialises in the Palaeolithic era. Since 2013, he has been Professor of Archaeology at Durham University. He previously taught at Keble College, Oxford and the University of Sheffield. | Pettitt earned degrees from Birmingham (BA), UCL (MA), and Cambridge (PhD). He held positions at Oxford (1995-2001), Keble College (1997), Sheffield (2003-2012), and Durham University (2013-present). |
biographies/a44d390f2e.json:282 | biographies | 0 | Childhood and education | John Michael Ryan Ryan was born in 1949 in Brooklyn. He grew up on Long Island and attended Archbishop Molloy High School in Queens. He then entered St. John's University, from which he graduated with a degree in political science in 1970. He graduated from St. John's University School of Law in 1974. Ryan married his wife, Barbara, in 1970. hey have three children: two daughters and a son. He is an avid New York Mets fan. Ryan began his career as an intern in the Queens District Attorney's office in June 1972. n his graduation from law school, he was hired as a criminal investigator and then as an assistant district attorney when he was admitted to the bar in February 1975. He was the prosecutor in charge of investigating the 1975 LaGuardia Airport bombing and, in 1977, participated in the arraignment of serial killer David Berkowitz. In 1978, he investigated and assisted in the prosecution of FALN member William Morales on weapons charges. In 1979, shortly after being promoted to Deputy Chief of the Homicide Investigations Bureau, he resigned to serve as an assistant state attorney general under Robert Abrams. While with the Attorney General's Office, Ryan worked as Chief of the Tax Division of the Special Prosecutions Bureau, Deputy Chief of the Criminal Prosecutions Bureau and then Assistant Attorney General-In-Charge of the Criminal Prosecutions Bureau. He had various special assignments including serving as a Special Assistant United States Attorney in both the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. In 1988, after Abrams was appointed special prosecutor in the Tawana Brawley case by Mario Cuomo, Ryan was designated to lead the grand jury investigation. In this capacity, he frequently drew the ire of Al Sharpton, who likened him to a storm trooper and falsely accused him of kicking a blind man in a scuffle with demonstrators. After Richard Brown was appointed to head the Queens District Attorney's Office in 1991, following John J. Santucci's resignation, Ryan returned to work there. Ryan was appointed Chief Assistant District Attorney in 1997, second-in-command to Brown, a position he would stay in for 22 years. n March 7, 2019, Brown announced he would step down for health reasons on June 1 and designated Ryan as his successor. Ryan took office early when Brown died in May. A political independent, Ryan defended his office amid criticism raised during that year's District Attorney election campaign from criminal justice reform advocates. He clashed with the eventual election winner, borough president Melinda Katz, on her decision to eliminate cash bail, joining with Staten Island District Attorney Michael McMahon to criticize the move. He retired after Katz took office at the beginning of 2020. | Born in Brooklyn and raised on Long Island, he attended St. John's University and its law school. | Born in 1949 in Brooklyn, Ryan grew up on Long Island, attending Archbishop Molloy High School and graduating from St. John's University with a degree in political science in 1970 and later from St. John's University School of Law in 1974. |
biographies/a44d390f2e.json:283 | biographies | 1 | Legal career | John Michael Ryan Ryan was born in 1949 in Brooklyn. He grew up on Long Island and attended Archbishop Molloy High School in Queens. He then entered St. John's University, from which he graduated with a degree in political science in 1970. He graduated from St. John's University School of Law in 1974. Ryan married his wife, Barbara, in 1970. hey have three children: two daughters and a son. He is an avid New York Mets fan. Ryan began his career as an intern in the Queens District Attorney's office in June 1972. n his graduation from law school, he was hired as a criminal investigator and then as an assistant district attorney when he was admitted to the bar in February 1975. He was the prosecutor in charge of investigating the 1975 LaGuardia Airport bombing and, in 1977, participated in the arraignment of serial killer David Berkowitz. In 1978, he investigated and assisted in the prosecution of FALN member William Morales on weapons charges. In 1979, shortly after being promoted to Deputy Chief of the Homicide Investigations Bureau, he resigned to serve as an assistant state attorney general under Robert Abrams. While with the Attorney General's Office, Ryan worked as Chief of the Tax Division of the Special Prosecutions Bureau, Deputy Chief of the Criminal Prosecutions Bureau and then Assistant Attorney General-In-Charge of the Criminal Prosecutions Bureau. He had various special assignments including serving as a Special Assistant United States Attorney in both the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. In 1988, after Abrams was appointed special prosecutor in the Tawana Brawley case by Mario Cuomo, Ryan was designated to lead the grand jury investigation. In this capacity, he frequently drew the ire of Al Sharpton, who likened him to a storm trooper and falsely accused him of kicking a blind man in a scuffle with demonstrators. After Richard Brown was appointed to head the Queens District Attorney's Office in 1991, following John J. Santucci's resignation, Ryan returned to work there. Ryan was appointed Chief Assistant District Attorney in 1997, second-in-command to Brown, a position he would stay in for 22 years. n March 7, 2019, Brown announced he would step down for health reasons on June 1 and designated Ryan as his successor. Ryan took office early when Brown died in May. A political independent, Ryan defended his office amid criticism raised during that year's District Attorney election campaign from criminal justice reform advocates. He clashed with the eventual election winner, borough president Melinda Katz, on her decision to eliminate cash bail, joining with Staten Island District Attorney Michael McMahon to criticize the move. He retired after Katz took office at the beginning of 2020. | Joining the Queens District Attorney's office as an intern in 1972, he worked there before joining the state attorney general's office, where he led the investigation in the Tawana Brawley case. Shortly after the appointment of Richard Brown in 1991, he returned to Queens, serving in the District Attorney's office for the next 28 years. In 2019, Brown, who had earlier announced his planned resignation due to health reasons, died, and Ryan, then chief assistant district attorney, was sworn in in an acting capacity. He remained in that position for eight months, until Melinda Katz assumed office, after which he retired. | Ryan started his legal career as an intern in the Queens DA's office (1972), then became an ADA (1975) and later served as Deputy Chief of the Homicide Investigations Bureau. He worked in the NY State AG's office (1979-1991) before returning to the Queens DA's office, where he became Chief ADA (1997) and eventually succeeded Richard Brown as DA (2019). |
biographies/c745e56593.json:300 | biographies | 0 | Basketball | im Andree Andree was born in Detroit. He was raised in a religious household as the youngest of twelve children. His father worked as a union ironworker, janitor, and butcher. Andree attended Brother Rice High School, an all-boys Catholic school. In 1979, he was a finalist for Mr. Basketball of Michigan (then known as Retro Mr. Basketball), which recognizes Michigan's best high school senior male basketball players. Andree received a basketball scholarship from the University of Notre Dame. He attended the university from 1979 to 1983, and earned a bachelor's degree in economics. Andree played in the McDonald's All-American Game in 1979. He was drafted to the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1983 by the Chicago Bulls but was waived by the club before the start of the season. He played professional basketball for leagues outside the United States, including Italy, Monaco, and Spain. In 1985, he joined the Toyota Pacers; as part of his contract, he worked in Toyota's Tokyo-based global sales office, wanting to acquire business experience and expertise. He played for the Toyota Pacers for five years. oyota moved Andree from Japan to New York City, where he oversaw corporate advertising, investor relations, and public affairs for North America. Andree worked for Toyota for thirteen years (including eight in New York), before accepting a marketing and communications position at Canon Inc.'s New York office. He then worked for The Dilenschneider Group, a private equity firm, before heading to chemical company BASF as vice president of corporate communications in 2001. In 2002, Andree returned to the NBA, this time as senior vice president of communications, where he also handled crisis communication for incidents such as the Pacers–Pistons brawl. Andree joined DCA Advertising (now known as Dentsu America) in 2006, where he served as chief executive from 2006 to 2010. He became the first non-Japanese executive officer in 2008, and was appointed president and chief executive of Dentsu Holdings USA, adding responsibility for all operations in the Americas. He held Dentsu Network West's chief executive position from 2010 to 2012, overseeing the company's operations in the Americas, Europe, and Australia. In 2012, Andree was named senior vice president of Dentsu Inc., and chief executive of the Dentsu Network, a newly created organization for Dentsu's operations outside Japan. He was leading Dentsu's global operations and working from an office in Tribeca, as of 2012, and held the senior vice president of Dentsu Inc. role until 2013. After Dentsu acquired Aegis Group during 2012–2013, forming Dentsu Aegis Network, Andree held the executive chairman role and was promoted to executive vice president of Dentsu Inc. hat same year, he was also appointed the first non-Japanese executive to serve on Dentsu's board of directors. In 2019, he began serving in the chief executive role as well, replacing Jerry Buhlmann. Andree is a member of Dentsu Aegis Network's board, and serves as executive vice president of Dentsu Inc. He has been credited with helping Dentsu acquire many companies, including Aegis Group plc. Andree and his wife have six children. he couple met in college, and lived together in Japan, along with their oldest son, before relocating to the New York metropolitan area. he family lived in Colts Neck Township, New Jersey, as of 2012. Andree speaks some Japanese. As part of a tradition for many Dentsu employees, he climbed Mount Fuji in 2007. | He played in the McDonald's All-American Game in 1979 and was drafted to the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1983. Andree played professional basketball in Italy, Japan, Monaco, and Spain. | Tim Andree was a finalist for Mr. Basketball of Michigan in 1979, played in the McDonald's All-American Game, and was drafted to the NBA by the Chicago Bulls in 1983. |
biographies/c745e56593.json:301 | biographies | 1 | Executive | im Andree Andree was born in Detroit. He was raised in a religious household as the youngest of twelve children. His father worked as a union ironworker, janitor, and butcher. Andree attended Brother Rice High School, an all-boys Catholic school. In 1979, he was a finalist for Mr. Basketball of Michigan (then known as Retro Mr. Basketball), which recognizes Michigan's best high school senior male basketball players. Andree received a basketball scholarship from the University of Notre Dame. He attended the university from 1979 to 1983, and earned a bachelor's degree in economics. Andree played in the McDonald's All-American Game in 1979. He was drafted to the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1983 by the Chicago Bulls but was waived by the club before the start of the season. He played professional basketball for leagues outside the United States, including Italy, Monaco, and Spain. In 1985, he joined the Toyota Pacers; as part of his contract, he worked in Toyota's Tokyo-based global sales office, wanting to acquire business experience and expertise. He played for the Toyota Pacers for five years. oyota moved Andree from Japan to New York City, where he oversaw corporate advertising, investor relations, and public affairs for North America. Andree worked for Toyota for thirteen years (including eight in New York), before accepting a marketing and communications position at Canon Inc.'s New York office. He then worked for The Dilenschneider Group, a private equity firm, before heading to chemical company BASF as vice president of corporate communications in 2001. In 2002, Andree returned to the NBA, this time as senior vice president of communications, where he also handled crisis communication for incidents such as the Pacers–Pistons brawl. Andree joined DCA Advertising (now known as Dentsu America) in 2006, where he served as chief executive from 2006 to 2010. He became the first non-Japanese executive officer in 2008, and was appointed president and chief executive of Dentsu Holdings USA, adding responsibility for all operations in the Americas. He held Dentsu Network West's chief executive position from 2010 to 2012, overseeing the company's operations in the Americas, Europe, and Australia. In 2012, Andree was named senior vice president of Dentsu Inc., and chief executive of the Dentsu Network, a newly created organization for Dentsu's operations outside Japan. He was leading Dentsu's global operations and working from an office in Tribeca, as of 2012, and held the senior vice president of Dentsu Inc. role until 2013. After Dentsu acquired Aegis Group during 2012–2013, forming Dentsu Aegis Network, Andree held the executive chairman role and was promoted to executive vice president of Dentsu Inc. hat same year, he was also appointed the first non-Japanese executive to serve on Dentsu's board of directors. In 2019, he began serving in the chief executive role as well, replacing Jerry Buhlmann. Andree is a member of Dentsu Aegis Network's board, and serves as executive vice president of Dentsu Inc. He has been credited with helping Dentsu acquire many companies, including Aegis Group plc. Andree and his wife have six children. he couple met in college, and lived together in Japan, along with their oldest son, before relocating to the New York metropolitan area. he family lived in Colts Neck Township, New Jersey, as of 2012. Andree speaks some Japanese. As part of a tradition for many Dentsu employees, he climbed Mount Fuji in 2007. | Before joining Dentsu in 2006, he worked for Toyota, Canon Inc., BASF, and the NBA. | Tim Andree had a successful executive career, holding various leadership positions at Toyota, Canon, BASF, NBA, DCA Advertising, and Dentsu Inc. He rose through the ranks, becoming CEO of Dentsu Aegis Network and serving on its board of directors. |
biographies/a5bd92e9cf.json:302 | biographies | 0 | Congressman | Pedro Olaechea on of lawyer Manuel Pablo Olaechea Du Bois and Ana María Álvarez-Calderón Fernandini. By paternal line he is grandson of Manuel Augusto Olaechea, lawyer and politician; and great-grandson of Manuel Pablo Olaechea, Prime Minister of Peru of Nicolás de Piérola. By maternal line he is the grandson of Anita Fernandini de Naranjo, first female mayor of Lima. He studied at the Colegio de la Inmaculada and Colegio Santa María Marianistas. He has a bachelor's degree in Economics from Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. He also holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Henley Management College. He has held management positions in the main trade union organizations in Peru, such as CONFIEP and the Association of Exporters (ADEX). He was President of the National Society of Industries from 2009 to 2012; Vice President of Business Solutions against Poverty (SEP), among other organizations. In the private sector he has been Director of the Corporation of Development and Mineral Exploitation S.A. (CORDEMIN); Vice President of Lima Leasing; Executive Chairman of Comercializadora del Marañón (CODELMA), and Managing Director of Minera El Futuro de Ica. Also Director of Viña Tacama S.A .; and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fábrica de Envases S.A. (FADESA). He was Honorary Vice Consul of Denmark in Peru from 2004 to 2016. In 2016, Olaechea ran for Congress representing Lima under the Peruvians for Change parliamentary list, also serving as a part of the technical team for presidential nominee, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski. He ultimately was elected Congressman for the 2016-2021 term, obtaining a majority of 41,669 votes. In Congress, he was appointed Vice Chairman of the Budget Committee. He is also a full member of the Defense Committee and heads the Special Multiparty Committee in charge of Legislative Planning (CEMOL). His good relationship with the Popular Force legislators, who make up the majority parliamentary group, has been highlighted. In 2018, he quit the Peruvians for Change parliamentary group and founded the short-lived Concertación Parlamentaria group, proceeding to form the Republican Action group afterwards. He is considered one of the most conservative congressmen to date, due to his strong opposition to the "gender ideology" teachings in the national educational curriculum. In 2019, he was elected to the Presidency of the Congress, defeating Daniel Salaverry's reelection ticket, receiving the support of the entire Popular Force party and numerous parliamentary groups of the opposition, although his ticket is composed of three Vice-Presidents from different factions. laechea was appointed Minister of Production on 25 May 2017, succeeding Bruno Giuffra who was transferred to the Ministry of Transport and Communications. erving during the first phase of the 2017–19 Peruvian political crisis, his tenure ended with the recomposition of the Cabinet after the failed impeachment process against President Kuczynski and promise of instituting a "Reconciliation Cabinet", due to the controversial pardon of former president Alberto Fujimori. | Olaechea had served in Congress from 2016 to 2021, elected for the Peruvians for Change, representing the constituency of Lima. | He served as a congressman from 2016 to 2021, holding various positions including Vice Chairman of the Budget Committee and head of the Special Multiparty Committee. |
biographies/33628c6157.json:306 | biographies | 0 | Life and career | Melanie Williams Melanie Kay Williams was born in Miami, Florida and grew up in Tennessee. he began performing in high school and later moved to New York City for working as a model. In New York, Williams studied acting at Larry Moss Studio and later moved to Los Angeles when she began appearing in episodes of television series include "Murder, She Wrote", "Dream On" and "Married... with Children". Williams also had secondary roles in films "Beverly Hills Cop III" (1994), "The Mask" (1994) and "Apollo 13" (1995). In 2008, Williams began producing and starring in the independent films, include the leading roles in "Skeletons in the Desert" (2008), "Raven" (2010), and "Mysteria" (2011). he produced and co-starred opposite Samantha Morton in the 2013 horror film "The Harvest", and well as action film "Den of Thieves" (2018) and romantic drama "After" (2019). In 2017, she won Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series as a producer of web-series "The Bay". he starred opposite Sylvester Stallone in the 2018 action film "Backtrace", and alongside Bruce Willis in the 2019 thriller "10 Minutes Gone". he next played the role of Mildred Gillars in the drama film "Axis Sally" opposite Al Pacino. he was married to her first husband until 2010. In 2010, she married Gerald Kessler, a vitamin tycoon multi-millionaire. Kessler died in 2015 and she inherited almost all of his $800 million estate, which was the subject of legal action by Kessler's children from his previous marriage. ince 2017 she has been dating actor Swen Temmel. | She began her career appearing in secondary roles in films including "Beverly Hills Cop III" (1994), "The Mask" (1994) and "Apollo 13" (1995). In 2000s, Williams began working as film producer, her credits include "The Harvest" (2013), "Den of Thieves" (2018), and "After" (2019). She played Mildred Gillars in the drama film "Axis Sally". | Melanie Williams is an actress who started her career in TV series and films in the 90s. She transitioned into producing and starring in indie films, winning a Daytime Emmy in 2017. She has been married twice, inheriting a large fortune after her second husband's death, and currently dates actor Swen Temmel. |
disasters/8ecb60f51a.json:312 | disasters | 0 | Meteorological history | ropical Cyclone Cody he Fiji Meteorological Service (FMS) began monitoring a tropical disturbance on 5 January at 09:54 UTC, designating the system as "03F". Later that day, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) began monitoring 03F, though its development was inhibited due to wind shear. he system's chances of developing increased, and on 8 January, the JTWC issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert for 03F. n the same day at 21:00 UTC, the JTWC upgraded 03F to a tropical depression, assigning it the designation "05P". 03F briefly weakened on the next day; however, it reorganized, with a satellite scatterometer pass showing winds of 35 knots ( 65 km/h ; 40 mph ) prompting the JTWC to upgrade it to a tropical storm. n 10 January, the FMS upgraded 03F to a Category 1 cyclone on the Australian scale and assigned it the name "Cody". he FMS estimated peak 10-minute sustained winds of 130 km/h (80 mph), with the JTWC estimating peak 1-minute sustained winds of 95 km/h (60 mph). he JTWC assessed that Cody transitioned into a subtropical cyclone on 11 January, with the FMS issuing its last advisory for Cody on 12 January at 19:15 UTC. ne person was killed as a result of the cyclone, with over 4,500 people evacuated in Fiji. he tsunami that was caused by the eruption of Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai on January 15 was amplified in New Zealand as a result of the storm surge created by Cyclone Cody. | Cody was first noted by the Fiji Meteorological Service (FMS) on 5 January as Tropical Disturbance 03F. On 10 January, the system was upgraded to a Category 1 tropical cyclone by the FMS, receiving the name Cody. | Tropical Cyclone Cody formed on Jan 5, strengthened into a tropical storm on Jan 9, peaked on Jan 10 with winds of 130 km/h, transitioned into a subtropical cyclone on Jan 11, and dissipated on Jan 12, causing 1 death and evacuating 4,500 people in Fiji. |
disasters/8ecb60f51a.json:313 | disasters | 1 | Preparations and impact | ropical Cyclone Cody he Fiji Meteorological Service (FMS) began monitoring a tropical disturbance on 5 January at 09:54 UTC, designating the system as "03F". Later that day, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) began monitoring 03F, though its development was inhibited due to wind shear. he system's chances of developing increased, and on 8 January, the JTWC issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert for 03F. n the same day at 21:00 UTC, the JTWC upgraded 03F to a tropical depression, assigning it the designation "05P". 03F briefly weakened on the next day; however, it reorganized, with a satellite scatterometer pass showing winds of 35 knots ( 65 km/h ; 40 mph ) prompting the JTWC to upgrade it to a tropical storm. n 10 January, the FMS upgraded 03F to a Category 1 cyclone on the Australian scale and assigned it the name "Cody". he FMS estimated peak 10-minute sustained winds of 130 km/h (80 mph), with the JTWC estimating peak 1-minute sustained winds of 95 km/h (60 mph). he JTWC assessed that Cody transitioned into a subtropical cyclone on 11 January, with the FMS issuing its last advisory for Cody on 12 January at 19:15 UTC. ne person was killed as a result of the cyclone, with over 4,500 people evacuated in Fiji. he tsunami that was caused by the eruption of Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai on January 15 was amplified in New Zealand as a result of the storm surge created by Cyclone Cody. | The tropical depression killed one person, and over 4,500 people were evacuated. | The Fiji Meteorological Service monitored a tropical disturbance on Jan 5, which developed into Tropical Storm Cody by Jan 10. It brought strong winds, killing 1 person and evacuating 4,500 others in Fiji, and amplified a tsunami in New Zealand. |
biographies/ef222863da.json:314 | biographies | 0 | Life and work | Vernor Steffen Vinge Vinge published his first short story, "Apartness", in the June 1965 issue of the British magazine "New Worlds". His second, "Bookworm, Run!", was in the March 1966 issue of "Analog Science Fiction", then edited by John W. Campbell. he story explores the theme of artificially augmented intelligence by connecting the brain directly to computerised data sources. He became a moderately prolific contributor to SF magazines in the 1960s and early 1970s. In 1969, he expanded the story "Grimm's Story" ("Orbit 4", 1968) into his first novel, "Grimm's World". His second novel, "The Witling", was published in 1976. Vinge came to prominence in 1981 with his novella "True Names", perhaps the first story to present a fully fleshed-out concept of cyberspace, which would later be central to cyberpunk stories by William Gibson, Neal Stephenson and others. His next two novels, "The Peace War" (1984) and "Marooned in Realtime" (1986), explore the spread of a future libertarian society, and deal with the impact of a technology which can create impenetrable force fields called 'bobbles'. hese books built Vinge's reputation as an author who would explore ideas to their logical conclusions in particularly inventive ways. Both books were nominated for the Hugo Award, but lost to novels by William Gibson and Orson Scott Card. Vinge won the Hugo Award (tying for Best Novel with "Doomsday Book" by Connie Willis) with his 1992 novel, "A Fire Upon the Deep". "A Deepness in the Sky" (1999) was a prequel to "Fire", following competing groups of humans in The Slow Zone as they struggle over who has the rights to exploit a technologically emerging alien culture. "Deepness" won the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2000. His novellas "Fast Times at Fairmont High" and "The Cookie Monster" also won Hugo Awards in 2002 and 2004, respectively. Vinge's 2006 novel "Rainbows End", set in the same universe and featuring some of the same characters as "Fast Times at Fairmont High", won the 2007 Hugo Award for Best Novel. In 2011, he released "The Children of the Sky", a sequel to "A Fire Upon the Deep" set approximately 10 years following the end of "A Fire Upon the Deep". Vinge retired in 2000 from teaching at San Diego State University, in order to write full-time. Most years, since its inception in 1999, Vinge has been on the Free Software Foundation's selection committee for their Award for the Advancement of Free Software. Vernor Vinge was Writer Guest of Honor at ConJosé, the 60th World Science Fiction Convention in 2002. His former wife, Joan D. Vinge, is also a science fiction author. hey were married from 1972 to 1979. | He taught at San Diego State University. He is perhaps the first to present a fictional "cyberspace". He has won the Hugo Award for his novels and novellas "A Fire Upon the Deep" (1992), "A Deepness in the Sky" (1999), "Rainbows End" (2006), "Fast Times at Fairmont High" (2002), and "The Cookie Monster" (2004). | Vernor Vinge is a science fiction author known for exploring ideas to their logical conclusions in inventive ways. He published his first short story in 1965 and went on to publish several novels and novellas, winning multiple Hugo Awards. |
biographies/7c5a1e4fd9.json:320 | biographies | 0 | Career | cott Andrew Caan Caan was born on August 23, 1976, in Los Angeles, California, the son of actor James Caan and Sheila Marie Ryan, an actress and former model. His paternal grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Germany. He has an older half-sister and three younger half-brothers. Caan was a roadie for the hip hop groups Cypress Hill and House of Pain. Caan was also a member of the hip-hop group The Whooliganz as Mad Skillz (with producer and fellow MC The Alchemist as Mudfoot). he Alchemist and he, when performing as the rap duo the Whooliganz in the early 1990s, signed a record deal with Tommy Boy/Warner Bros. records. hey recorded the album "Make Way for the W", but after their first single "Put Your Handz Up", the album was shelved and the duo was dropped by Tommy Boy. In 1995, the Whooliganz' song "Whooliganz" was released as a single in the UK, but Caan and the Alchemist had already parted ways. Caan reunited with his former partner The Alchemist in 2014 on the Step Brothers project "Lord Steppington", performing on the song "Byron G" with musician Evidence. After enrolling at the Playhouse West acting school in Los Angeles, Caan began acting in the late 1990s, appearing in a number of independent films and low-budget films. His first role in a major motion picture was that of Charlie Tweeder, a reckless philandering Texas high school football wide receiver in the teen movie "Varsity Blues" (1999), alongside James Van Der Beek and Paul Walker. In the same year, he played the role of Drew in the film "Saturn" (also known as "Speed of Life"). Caan subsequently appeared in several studio films, including "Ready to Rumble" (2000) co-starring David Arquette, "Boiler Room" (2000) co-starring Vin Diesel, "Gone in 60 Seconds" (2000) as Tumbler, and "American Outlaws" (2001) co-starring Colin Farrell, in which Caan played 19th-century outlaw Cole Younger. In 2003, Caan made his directorial debut with the film "Dallas 362", which won a prize at the 2003 Las Vegas Film Festival. Caan appeared in the feature film trilogy "Ocean's Eleven", "Ocean's Twelve", and "Ocean's Thirteen". In 2005, he co-starred with Paul Walker (with whom he had appeared in "Varsity Blues") in the action film "Into the Blue". Caan wrote and directed the 2006 comedy "The Dog Problem," and appeared as a supporting character in the film as well. He appeared on the television series "Entourage" in a recurring role as talent manager Scott Lavin from seasons six to eight. Caan plays Detective Danny "Danno" Williams in "Hawaii Five-0" (a re-imagining of the 1968 "Hawaii Five-O" television series). he new series premiered on September 20, 2010, and in 2011 he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film for his performance. BuddyTV ranked him 95th on its list of "TV's Sexiest Men of 2011". In addition to acting, Caan has also pursued a career in photography. Inspired and trained by cinematographer Phil Parmet while working together on the 2003 film "Dallas 362", Caan has been shooting ever since. "In preparing for the film," Caan said, "Phil inspired me to learn about lenses, lights, frames, and the operation of a 250 millimeter camera. By the time the film was over, I wanted to shoot the next one." In 2009, he published his first collection of photographs in a 256-page book titled "Scott Caan Photographs, Vol. 1". he book was edited and designed by Howard Nourmand, and includes an introduction by Steve Olson. Caan has been an Active Volunteer with Surfers Healing, an organization which introduces children with autism to the joy of surfing, as well as similar groups such as A Walk On Water, TheraSURF, and Life Rolls On. Caan has a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. In 2014, it was announced that Caan and his girlfriend, Kacy Byxbee, were expecting their first child; in July of that year their daughter, Josie James, was born. | He starred as Detective Danny "Danno" Williams in the television series "Hawaii Five-0" (starting in 2010), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. Caan had a recurring role as manager Scott Lavin in the television series "Entourage". In the 1990s, he was a rapper and was a part of hip hop group The Whooliganz with The Alchemist, under the pseudonym Mad Skillz. | Scott Caan started his career as a roadie for hip-hop groups, later becoming a rapper himself. He transitioned into acting, making his film debut in 1999. He went on to appear in numerous films and TV shows, including the Ocean's franchise and Hawaii Five-0. He has also pursued careers in directing, writing, and photography. |
biographies/228859f533.json:333 | biographies | 0 | College career | Juan Armando Roque Roque was born on February 6, 1974 in San Diego, California, to Armando and Maria Roque. hortly after Juan's birth, Armando and Maria moved to the Roques' native Mexico, living in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz. When Juan was three, the Roques returned to the United States and eventually resided in Ontario, California. Roque attended Ontario High School and played on its offensive line. Coming out of high school, Roque was recruited by numerous colleges; these included USC and Washington State. Initially Roque verbally committed to USC but withdrew the commitment and decided to sign his letter of intent with Arizona State University to play for incoming head coach Bruce Snyder. Roque was initially recruited as a defensive lineman. Roque attended Arizona State University, where he played for the Arizona State Sun Devils football team from 1992 to 1996. He was moved to offensive tackle and redshirted during the 1992 season. By his sophomore season, 1994, Roque had gained a starting spot for Arizona State at left guard. In 1995 Roque was named an honorable mention preseason All-American by "Street & Smith's". Following the season, he was named to the All-Pacific-10 Conference first team and was a second team All-American by "The Sporting News". Before the 1996 season Roque was considered as a contender for the Outland Trophy as best interior lineman in the country. In May 1996 Roque graduated from Arizona State, earning a Latin American history degree. Roque started all 11 games for the Sun Devils that season, helping the team go 11–0 in the regular season. Notable victories that season were a 19–0 upset of number one-ranked Nebraska, a come from behind victory over UCLA, a double overtime win against USC, and a 56–14 rout of the University of Arizona in Tucson. Arizona State won the Pacific-10 Conference championship for the second time in school history and earned a Rose Bowl berth with a 35–7 victory against California. Roque received numerous honors that year. He was a consensus first-team All-American, All-Pacific-10 Conference first team member for the second year in a row, runner-up for the Lombardi Award, and an Outland Trophy finalist. Roque played in the Rose Bowl on January 1, 1997 against Ohio State University. he second-ranked Sun Devils, despite a strong effort by quarterback Jake Plummer, lost 20–17. After the college season ended, Roque was invited to participate in the 1997 NFL Combine in Indianapolis, Indiana and did so. During the 1997 NFL Draft Roque was selected by the Detroit Lions in the second round (35th overall). During his rookie year Roque played in 13 games. Against the Chicago Bears on Thanksgiving Day, Roque received an opportunity to start. During the game, Roque suffered a serious left knee injury that sidelined him for the remainder of the season. Roque did not play in 1998 as he spent the entire year on injured reserve due to lingering effects from the knee injury. In 1999 Roque earned a starting position at right tackle. He started the first two games and helped the Lions earn a 2–0 record. Roque did not see further playing time until the final two games of the regular season, but saw action against the Washington Redskins during a Wild Card playoff game in January 2000. Roque was released by the Lions before the 2000 season. In 2001 Roque signed a contract to play for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. Listed as a defensive lineman, Roque played in seven games for the Argonauts in the 2002 CFL season before the team released him. From 2007 to 2010 Roque worked as a color commentator for television broadcasts of Arizona State games on Fox Sports Arizona. n October 17, 2009, Roque was inducted into the Arizona State University Sports Hall of Fame. As of 2007, Roque resides in Chandler, Arizona, and is a legal administrator. | He played college football for Arizona State University, and earned All-American honors. | At Arizona State University, Roque played for the Sun Devils football team from 1992 to 1996, earning multiple honors including consensus first-team All-American and All-Pacific-10 Conference first team member. |
biographies/228859f533.json:334 | biographies | 1 | Professional career | Juan Armando Roque Roque was born on February 6, 1974 in San Diego, California, to Armando and Maria Roque. hortly after Juan's birth, Armando and Maria moved to the Roques' native Mexico, living in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz. When Juan was three, the Roques returned to the United States and eventually resided in Ontario, California. Roque attended Ontario High School and played on its offensive line. Coming out of high school, Roque was recruited by numerous colleges; these included USC and Washington State. Initially Roque verbally committed to USC but withdrew the commitment and decided to sign his letter of intent with Arizona State University to play for incoming head coach Bruce Snyder. Roque was initially recruited as a defensive lineman. Roque attended Arizona State University, where he played for the Arizona State Sun Devils football team from 1992 to 1996. He was moved to offensive tackle and redshirted during the 1992 season. By his sophomore season, 1994, Roque had gained a starting spot for Arizona State at left guard. In 1995 Roque was named an honorable mention preseason All-American by "Street & Smith's". Following the season, he was named to the All-Pacific-10 Conference first team and was a second team All-American by "The Sporting News". Before the 1996 season Roque was considered as a contender for the Outland Trophy as best interior lineman in the country. In May 1996 Roque graduated from Arizona State, earning a Latin American history degree. Roque started all 11 games for the Sun Devils that season, helping the team go 11–0 in the regular season. Notable victories that season were a 19–0 upset of number one-ranked Nebraska, a come from behind victory over UCLA, a double overtime win against USC, and a 56–14 rout of the University of Arizona in Tucson. Arizona State won the Pacific-10 Conference championship for the second time in school history and earned a Rose Bowl berth with a 35–7 victory against California. Roque received numerous honors that year. He was a consensus first-team All-American, All-Pacific-10 Conference first team member for the second year in a row, runner-up for the Lombardi Award, and an Outland Trophy finalist. Roque played in the Rose Bowl on January 1, 1997 against Ohio State University. he second-ranked Sun Devils, despite a strong effort by quarterback Jake Plummer, lost 20–17. After the college season ended, Roque was invited to participate in the 1997 NFL Combine in Indianapolis, Indiana and did so. During the 1997 NFL Draft Roque was selected by the Detroit Lions in the second round (35th overall). During his rookie year Roque played in 13 games. Against the Chicago Bears on Thanksgiving Day, Roque received an opportunity to start. During the game, Roque suffered a serious left knee injury that sidelined him for the remainder of the season. Roque did not play in 1998 as he spent the entire year on injured reserve due to lingering effects from the knee injury. In 1999 Roque earned a starting position at right tackle. He started the first two games and helped the Lions earn a 2–0 record. Roque did not see further playing time until the final two games of the regular season, but saw action against the Washington Redskins during a Wild Card playoff game in January 2000. Roque was released by the Lions before the 2000 season. In 2001 Roque signed a contract to play for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. Listed as a defensive lineman, Roque played in seven games for the Argonauts in the 2002 CFL season before the team released him. From 2007 to 2010 Roque worked as a color commentator for television broadcasts of Arizona State games on Fox Sports Arizona. n October 17, 2009, Roque was inducted into the Arizona State University Sports Hall of Fame. As of 2007, Roque resides in Chandler, Arizona, and is a legal administrator. | A second-round pick in the 1997 NFL Draft, he played professionally for the NFL's Detroit Lions and then the CFL's Toronto Argonauts. | Roque played for Arizona State University from 1992 to 1996, earning multiple honors including consensus first-team All-American. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 2nd round of the 1997 NFL Draft, playing for them from 1997 to 1999. He later played for the Toronto Argonauts in the CFL in 2002. |
biographies/228859f533.json:335 | biographies | 2 | Life after football | Juan Armando Roque Roque was born on February 6, 1974 in San Diego, California, to Armando and Maria Roque. hortly after Juan's birth, Armando and Maria moved to the Roques' native Mexico, living in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz. When Juan was three, the Roques returned to the United States and eventually resided in Ontario, California. Roque attended Ontario High School and played on its offensive line. Coming out of high school, Roque was recruited by numerous colleges; these included USC and Washington State. Initially Roque verbally committed to USC but withdrew the commitment and decided to sign his letter of intent with Arizona State University to play for incoming head coach Bruce Snyder. Roque was initially recruited as a defensive lineman. Roque attended Arizona State University, where he played for the Arizona State Sun Devils football team from 1992 to 1996. He was moved to offensive tackle and redshirted during the 1992 season. By his sophomore season, 1994, Roque had gained a starting spot for Arizona State at left guard. In 1995 Roque was named an honorable mention preseason All-American by "Street & Smith's". Following the season, he was named to the All-Pacific-10 Conference first team and was a second team All-American by "The Sporting News". Before the 1996 season Roque was considered as a contender for the Outland Trophy as best interior lineman in the country. In May 1996 Roque graduated from Arizona State, earning a Latin American history degree. Roque started all 11 games for the Sun Devils that season, helping the team go 11–0 in the regular season. Notable victories that season were a 19–0 upset of number one-ranked Nebraska, a come from behind victory over UCLA, a double overtime win against USC, and a 56–14 rout of the University of Arizona in Tucson. Arizona State won the Pacific-10 Conference championship for the second time in school history and earned a Rose Bowl berth with a 35–7 victory against California. Roque received numerous honors that year. He was a consensus first-team All-American, All-Pacific-10 Conference first team member for the second year in a row, runner-up for the Lombardi Award, and an Outland Trophy finalist. Roque played in the Rose Bowl on January 1, 1997 against Ohio State University. he second-ranked Sun Devils, despite a strong effort by quarterback Jake Plummer, lost 20–17. After the college season ended, Roque was invited to participate in the 1997 NFL Combine in Indianapolis, Indiana and did so. During the 1997 NFL Draft Roque was selected by the Detroit Lions in the second round (35th overall). During his rookie year Roque played in 13 games. Against the Chicago Bears on Thanksgiving Day, Roque received an opportunity to start. During the game, Roque suffered a serious left knee injury that sidelined him for the remainder of the season. Roque did not play in 1998 as he spent the entire year on injured reserve due to lingering effects from the knee injury. In 1999 Roque earned a starting position at right tackle. He started the first two games and helped the Lions earn a 2–0 record. Roque did not see further playing time until the final two games of the regular season, but saw action against the Washington Redskins during a Wild Card playoff game in January 2000. Roque was released by the Lions before the 2000 season. In 2001 Roque signed a contract to play for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. Listed as a defensive lineman, Roque played in seven games for the Argonauts in the 2002 CFL season before the team released him. From 2007 to 2010 Roque worked as a color commentator for television broadcasts of Arizona State games on Fox Sports Arizona. n October 17, 2009, Roque was inducted into the Arizona State University Sports Hall of Fame. As of 2007, Roque resides in Chandler, Arizona, and is a legal administrator. | Roque was a color analyst for Fox Sports Arizona's broadcasts of Arizona State football games. | After his NFL career, Roque didn't play in 1998 due to a knee injury. He later played for the Toronto Argonauts in the CFL. He now works as a color commentator and lives in Arizona, working as a legal administrator. |
biographies/829068a7dd.json:340 | biographies | 0 | Early life, education | Countess Louise Wachtmeister Wachtmeister was born as Louise Austern in Sweden. In her youth she became involved in political activism, and served as President of the largest chapter of the Conservative Youth Party in Stockholm for four years. he also participated in two elections, including the election of Sweden's entry into the European Union in 1994. he later held elected positions with the Stockholm City Hall and Stockholm District Court. In 2001 Wachtmeister completed her master thesis on branding at the Stockholm School of Economics (Handelshögskolan i Stockholm). In 2001-2002 Louise worked at the JKL Group, a leading PR company in the Nordic region. Wachtmeister was a silver and gold medalist in the 400 and 800 meter relay in the Swedish National Track Championships, where she competed under her maiden name Austern. In March 2004, Wachtmeister and her husband Erik Wachtmeister co-founded the social networking website ASMALLWORLD. he served as Marketing Director and Director of Communications for the young company, and Erik served as CEO and Chairman. he website launched two years before Facebook was made available to non-college members, and was dubbed "MySpace for millionaires" by the "Wall Street Journal". New members must receive an invitation from a pre-existing member with invitation privileges to be accepted. In July 2006, Wachtmeister and her husband hosted a 2nd anniversary party for the website at a private resident in Saint-Tropez, with over 1000 guests from ASMALLWORLD present. As of September 2007, the site had 150,000 users, including Naomi Campbell, Paris Hilton, and Tiger Woods. By May 2008, the number had grown to 320,000 members, with about 65% of members from Europe and 20% from the United States. By April 2010, the Wachtmeisters had ceased to be active with managing the website, and membership was in excess of 500,000. he was named by "Bon Magazine" as one of 50 Swedes that were going to change the world. Wachtmeister is married to Count Erik Wachtmeister. | She was President of the largest chapter of the Conservative Youth Party in Stockholm for four years, and has held elected positions with the Stockholm City Hall and Stockholm District Court. | Born in Sweden, Louise Austern was involved in politics and athletics in her youth. She earned a master's degree in branding from the Stockholm School of Economics in 2001. |
biographies/829068a7dd.json:341 | biographies | 1 | Asmallworld | Countess Louise Wachtmeister Wachtmeister was born as Louise Austern in Sweden. In her youth she became involved in political activism, and served as President of the largest chapter of the Conservative Youth Party in Stockholm for four years. he also participated in two elections, including the election of Sweden's entry into the European Union in 1994. he later held elected positions with the Stockholm City Hall and Stockholm District Court. In 2001 Wachtmeister completed her master thesis on branding at the Stockholm School of Economics (Handelshögskolan i Stockholm). In 2001-2002 Louise worked at the JKL Group, a leading PR company in the Nordic region. Wachtmeister was a silver and gold medalist in the 400 and 800 meter relay in the Swedish National Track Championships, where she competed under her maiden name Austern. In March 2004, Wachtmeister and her husband Erik Wachtmeister co-founded the social networking website ASMALLWORLD. he served as Marketing Director and Director of Communications for the young company, and Erik served as CEO and Chairman. he website launched two years before Facebook was made available to non-college members, and was dubbed "MySpace for millionaires" by the "Wall Street Journal". New members must receive an invitation from a pre-existing member with invitation privileges to be accepted. In July 2006, Wachtmeister and her husband hosted a 2nd anniversary party for the website at a private resident in Saint-Tropez, with over 1000 guests from ASMALLWORLD present. As of September 2007, the site had 150,000 users, including Naomi Campbell, Paris Hilton, and Tiger Woods. By May 2008, the number had grown to 320,000 members, with about 65% of members from Europe and 20% from the United States. By April 2010, the Wachtmeisters had ceased to be active with managing the website, and membership was in excess of 500,000. he was named by "Bon Magazine" as one of 50 Swedes that were going to change the world. Wachtmeister is married to Count Erik Wachtmeister. | Dubbed "MySpace for millionaires" by the "Wall Street Journal", the network had 320,000 members in 2008. | Louise Wachtmeister co-founded ASMALLWORLD in 2004, serving as Marketing Director and Director of Communications; the exclusive social network grew to over 500,000 members by 2010. |
biographies/f4c1594fef.json:342 | biographies | 0 | First seasons with Njarðvík | lvar Már Friðriksson lvar started his playing career with Njarðvík in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla in 2011, averaging 11.5 points and 4.6 assists during the regular season. He upped his averages to 19.1 points and 4.7 assist the following season and to 21.5 points and 7.2 assists in 2013–2014, being named to the Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First team both times. Following his strong performance, Elvar agreed to join Long Island University where he played alongside Martin Hermannsson with the LIU Sharks basketball team. he following season, Elvar transferred to Barry University where he played until 2018. In March 2018, he was selected as the Sunshine State Conference Player of the Year for the second consecutive year after averaging 20.0 points and 7.3 assists per game. In June 2018, Elvar Már joined Denain Voltaire of the LNB Pro B. On 5 November 2018, it was reported that Denain Voltaire planned to release him to make room on the roster for another signing. After being released by Denain during a roster overhaul, Elvar signed with Njarðvík on 15 November 2018. n 13 December 2018, Elvar posted a triple-double in a victory against Breiðablik with 40 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists. During the regular season, he averaged 23.1 points and 5.3 assists per game. In the playoffs, the second seeded Njarðvík was unexpectedly knocked out in the first round by ÍR. In June 2019, Elvar signed with Borås Basket of the Swedish Basketligan. In March 2020, he won the Swedish championship after the Swedish Basketball Federation decided to cancel the rest of the 2019–20 season due to the coronavirus outbreak in the country and award Borås the title as the top team at the time of the cancelation. After the season he was named the Basketligan Guard of the Year. In July 2020, Elvar signed with BC Šiauliai of the LKL. He was named the Player of the Month for the games played in November 2020 after averaging 18.5 points and 9.5 assists per game. n 21 April 2021, he had 33 points and 11 assists, while shooting a perfect 9-of-9 from the field and 10-of-10 from the free throw line, in a 103–90 victory against BC Pieno žvaigždės. n 7 May, he had 15 points and a season high 17 assists in a double overtime loss against BC Neptūnas. Following the regular season, where he led the league in assists, he was named the Lithuanian Basketball League MVP. In July 2021, Elvar signed with Antwerp Giants of the Belgian-Dutch BNXT League. n 16 December 2021, it was announced that he had been named the Icelandic Male Basketball Player of the Year. In February 2021, Antwerp refused an offer from Galatasaray for Elvar. In April 2022, Elvar joined Derthona Basket. lvar played 21 games with Iceland's junior national teams from 2010 to 2013. His first game with the senior national team was in 2013 and he was a member of Iceland's team in Eurobasket 2015 and Eurobasket 2017. lvar was a member Iceland's team in then Games of the Small States of Europe in 2013 and 2015. n 20 February 2021, he scored a game winning three pointer with 0.7 seconds left in a 86–84 victory against Luxembourg in the final game of the first round of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Pre-Qualifiers. n 13 August 2021, Elvar scored a game high 30 points in a 91–70 victory against Denmark in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Pre-Qualifiers. lvar is the son of former Icelandic national team player Friðrik Ragnarsson and brother of former Úrvalsdeild point guard Ragnar Helgi Friðriksson. | He has twice been named to the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First team as a member of Njarðvík. | Alvar Mar Fridriksson started his playing career with Njardvik in 2011, averaging 11.5 points and 4.6 assists during the regular season. |
biographies/f4c1594fef.json:343 | biographies | 1 | Borås Basket | lvar Már Friðriksson lvar started his playing career with Njarðvík in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla in 2011, averaging 11.5 points and 4.6 assists during the regular season. He upped his averages to 19.1 points and 4.7 assist the following season and to 21.5 points and 7.2 assists in 2013–2014, being named to the Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First team both times. Following his strong performance, Elvar agreed to join Long Island University where he played alongside Martin Hermannsson with the LIU Sharks basketball team. he following season, Elvar transferred to Barry University where he played until 2018. In March 2018, he was selected as the Sunshine State Conference Player of the Year for the second consecutive year after averaging 20.0 points and 7.3 assists per game. In June 2018, Elvar Már joined Denain Voltaire of the LNB Pro B. On 5 November 2018, it was reported that Denain Voltaire planned to release him to make room on the roster for another signing. After being released by Denain during a roster overhaul, Elvar signed with Njarðvík on 15 November 2018. n 13 December 2018, Elvar posted a triple-double in a victory against Breiðablik with 40 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists. During the regular season, he averaged 23.1 points and 5.3 assists per game. In the playoffs, the second seeded Njarðvík was unexpectedly knocked out in the first round by ÍR. In June 2019, Elvar signed with Borås Basket of the Swedish Basketligan. In March 2020, he won the Swedish championship after the Swedish Basketball Federation decided to cancel the rest of the 2019–20 season due to the coronavirus outbreak in the country and award Borås the title as the top team at the time of the cancelation. After the season he was named the Basketligan Guard of the Year. In July 2020, Elvar signed with BC Šiauliai of the LKL. He was named the Player of the Month for the games played in November 2020 after averaging 18.5 points and 9.5 assists per game. n 21 April 2021, he had 33 points and 11 assists, while shooting a perfect 9-of-9 from the field and 10-of-10 from the free throw line, in a 103–90 victory against BC Pieno žvaigždės. n 7 May, he had 15 points and a season high 17 assists in a double overtime loss against BC Neptūnas. Following the regular season, where he led the league in assists, he was named the Lithuanian Basketball League MVP. In July 2021, Elvar signed with Antwerp Giants of the Belgian-Dutch BNXT League. n 16 December 2021, it was announced that he had been named the Icelandic Male Basketball Player of the Year. In February 2021, Antwerp refused an offer from Galatasaray for Elvar. In April 2022, Elvar joined Derthona Basket. lvar played 21 games with Iceland's junior national teams from 2010 to 2013. His first game with the senior national team was in 2013 and he was a member of Iceland's team in Eurobasket 2015 and Eurobasket 2017. lvar was a member Iceland's team in then Games of the Small States of Europe in 2013 and 2015. n 20 February 2021, he scored a game winning three pointer with 0.7 seconds left in a 86–84 victory against Luxembourg in the final game of the first round of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Pre-Qualifiers. n 13 August 2021, Elvar scored a game high 30 points in a 91–70 victory against Denmark in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Pre-Qualifiers. lvar is the son of former Icelandic national team player Friðrik Ragnarsson and brother of former Úrvalsdeild point guard Ragnar Helgi Friðriksson. | In 2020, he won the Swedish championship with Borås Basket. | Elvar Már Friðriksson played for Borås Basket in Sweden from 2019 to 2020, winning the Swedish championship and being named Basketligan Guard of the Year. |
biographies/f4c1594fef.json:344 | biographies | 2 | BC Šiauliai | lvar Már Friðriksson lvar started his playing career with Njarðvík in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla in 2011, averaging 11.5 points and 4.6 assists during the regular season. He upped his averages to 19.1 points and 4.7 assist the following season and to 21.5 points and 7.2 assists in 2013–2014, being named to the Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First team both times. Following his strong performance, Elvar agreed to join Long Island University where he played alongside Martin Hermannsson with the LIU Sharks basketball team. he following season, Elvar transferred to Barry University where he played until 2018. In March 2018, he was selected as the Sunshine State Conference Player of the Year for the second consecutive year after averaging 20.0 points and 7.3 assists per game. In June 2018, Elvar Már joined Denain Voltaire of the LNB Pro B. On 5 November 2018, it was reported that Denain Voltaire planned to release him to make room on the roster for another signing. After being released by Denain during a roster overhaul, Elvar signed with Njarðvík on 15 November 2018. n 13 December 2018, Elvar posted a triple-double in a victory against Breiðablik with 40 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists. During the regular season, he averaged 23.1 points and 5.3 assists per game. In the playoffs, the second seeded Njarðvík was unexpectedly knocked out in the first round by ÍR. In June 2019, Elvar signed with Borås Basket of the Swedish Basketligan. In March 2020, he won the Swedish championship after the Swedish Basketball Federation decided to cancel the rest of the 2019–20 season due to the coronavirus outbreak in the country and award Borås the title as the top team at the time of the cancelation. After the season he was named the Basketligan Guard of the Year. In July 2020, Elvar signed with BC Šiauliai of the LKL. He was named the Player of the Month for the games played in November 2020 after averaging 18.5 points and 9.5 assists per game. n 21 April 2021, he had 33 points and 11 assists, while shooting a perfect 9-of-9 from the field and 10-of-10 from the free throw line, in a 103–90 victory against BC Pieno žvaigždės. n 7 May, he had 15 points and a season high 17 assists in a double overtime loss against BC Neptūnas. Following the regular season, where he led the league in assists, he was named the Lithuanian Basketball League MVP. In July 2021, Elvar signed with Antwerp Giants of the Belgian-Dutch BNXT League. n 16 December 2021, it was announced that he had been named the Icelandic Male Basketball Player of the Year. In February 2021, Antwerp refused an offer from Galatasaray for Elvar. In April 2022, Elvar joined Derthona Basket. lvar played 21 games with Iceland's junior national teams from 2010 to 2013. His first game with the senior national team was in 2013 and he was a member of Iceland's team in Eurobasket 2015 and Eurobasket 2017. lvar was a member Iceland's team in then Games of the Small States of Europe in 2013 and 2015. n 20 February 2021, he scored a game winning three pointer with 0.7 seconds left in a 86–84 victory against Luxembourg in the final game of the first round of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Pre-Qualifiers. n 13 August 2021, Elvar scored a game high 30 points in a 91–70 victory against Denmark in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Pre-Qualifiers. lvar is the son of former Icelandic national team player Friðrik Ragnarsson and brother of former Úrvalsdeild point guard Ragnar Helgi Friðriksson. | In 2021, he was named the Lithuanian Basketball League MVP after leading the league in assists. | Elvar Már Friðriksson played for BC Šiauliai in the LKL, earning Player of the Month honors in November 2020 and leading the league in assists before being named the Lithuanian Basketball League MVP. |
biographies/f4c1594fef.json:345 | biographies | 3 | Antwerp Giants | lvar Már Friðriksson lvar started his playing career with Njarðvík in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla in 2011, averaging 11.5 points and 4.6 assists during the regular season. He upped his averages to 19.1 points and 4.7 assist the following season and to 21.5 points and 7.2 assists in 2013–2014, being named to the Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First team both times. Following his strong performance, Elvar agreed to join Long Island University where he played alongside Martin Hermannsson with the LIU Sharks basketball team. he following season, Elvar transferred to Barry University where he played until 2018. In March 2018, he was selected as the Sunshine State Conference Player of the Year for the second consecutive year after averaging 20.0 points and 7.3 assists per game. In June 2018, Elvar Már joined Denain Voltaire of the LNB Pro B. On 5 November 2018, it was reported that Denain Voltaire planned to release him to make room on the roster for another signing. After being released by Denain during a roster overhaul, Elvar signed with Njarðvík on 15 November 2018. n 13 December 2018, Elvar posted a triple-double in a victory against Breiðablik with 40 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists. During the regular season, he averaged 23.1 points and 5.3 assists per game. In the playoffs, the second seeded Njarðvík was unexpectedly knocked out in the first round by ÍR. In June 2019, Elvar signed with Borås Basket of the Swedish Basketligan. In March 2020, he won the Swedish championship after the Swedish Basketball Federation decided to cancel the rest of the 2019–20 season due to the coronavirus outbreak in the country and award Borås the title as the top team at the time of the cancelation. After the season he was named the Basketligan Guard of the Year. In July 2020, Elvar signed with BC Šiauliai of the LKL. He was named the Player of the Month for the games played in November 2020 after averaging 18.5 points and 9.5 assists per game. n 21 April 2021, he had 33 points and 11 assists, while shooting a perfect 9-of-9 from the field and 10-of-10 from the free throw line, in a 103–90 victory against BC Pieno žvaigždės. n 7 May, he had 15 points and a season high 17 assists in a double overtime loss against BC Neptūnas. Following the regular season, where he led the league in assists, he was named the Lithuanian Basketball League MVP. In July 2021, Elvar signed with Antwerp Giants of the Belgian-Dutch BNXT League. n 16 December 2021, it was announced that he had been named the Icelandic Male Basketball Player of the Year. In February 2021, Antwerp refused an offer from Galatasaray for Elvar. In April 2022, Elvar joined Derthona Basket. lvar played 21 games with Iceland's junior national teams from 2010 to 2013. His first game with the senior national team was in 2013 and he was a member of Iceland's team in Eurobasket 2015 and Eurobasket 2017. lvar was a member Iceland's team in then Games of the Small States of Europe in 2013 and 2015. n 20 February 2021, he scored a game winning three pointer with 0.7 seconds left in a 86–84 victory against Luxembourg in the final game of the first round of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Pre-Qualifiers. n 13 August 2021, Elvar scored a game high 30 points in a 91–70 victory against Denmark in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Pre-Qualifiers. lvar is the son of former Icelandic national team player Friðrik Ragnarsson and brother of former Úrvalsdeild point guard Ragnar Helgi Friðriksson. | In 2021, he was named the Icelandic Male Basketball Player of the Year. | Elvar Már Friðriksson joined Antwerp Giants of the Belgian-Dutch BNXT League in July 2021. |
biographies/4678b11524.json:346 | biographies | 0 | Life and career | dwina Findley Findley was born in Washington, D.C. and attended Duke Ellington School of the Arts as a musical theater major. he graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in New York. he began her acting career in theatre. In 2003, she made her television debut in the recurring role of HBO drama series "The Wire". he later guest-starred on Law & Order, Law & Order: Trial by Jury, Conviction, New Amsterdam, and had a recurring role in the ABC daytime soap opera, One Life to Live in 2005. In 2011, she also appeared in the recurring role of ABC series, "Brothers & Sisters". In 2012, Findley married Kelvin Dickerson. he is a former roommate of actress Viola Davis. Findley had a recurring role of Davina Lambreaux in the HBO drama series, "Treme", from 2010 to 2013. he co-starred opposite Emayatzy Corinealdi and Lorraine Toussaint in the 2012 independent film "Middle of Nowhere" written and directed by Ava DuVernay. he also appeared in Sympathetic Details (2008) and Red Tails (2012). In 2015, Findley played the lead in the independent film "Free in Deed", and Kevin Hart's character wife in "Get Hard", a comedy film directed by Etan Cohen. In 2014, she was cast as one of leads in the Oprah Winfrey Network prime time soap opera, "If Loving You Is Wrong" alongside Zulay Henao, Heather Hemmens, April Parker Jones, and Amanda Clayton. In 2016, she was cast in the Fox event series "Shots Fired" starring Sanaa Lathan and created by Gina Prince-Bythewood. In 2017, she was cast in AMC's "Fear the Walking Dead" and The CW's "Black Lightning". | In 2014, Findley began starring as one of lead characters in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series, "If Loving You Is Wrong". Findley is also known for her recurring roles in the HBO television dramas "The Wire" and "Treme", and for her performance in the 2012 independent film "Middle of Nowhere". She had a performance in "Free in Deed". | Dwina Findley is an American actress who has had a successful career in TV and film since graduating from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. She has had recurring roles in several notable shows including "The Wire", "One Life to Live", "Treme", "If Loving You Is Wrong", and "Fear the Walking Dead". |
biographies/cc6fc636b3.json:347 | biographies | 0 | Career | Rondi Anne Reed Reed was born in Dixon, Illinois. he graduated from Illinois State University in 1977. he then met a Broadway theatrical producer named Stephen Eich in 1976 during her time in Steppenwolf Theater and got married to him in 1982. hey divorced in 2016, being married for 34 years. Reed has been a member of Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company for many years, appearing in 51 productions with the company. he appeared on Broadway in "The Rise and Fall of Little Voice" in 1994 and "The Grapes of Wrath" in 1990, among others. n July 13, 2005, she originated the role of Madame Morrible in the Chicago production of the musical "Wicked". he originated the role of Mattie Fae Aiken in the Broadway production of "August: Osage County" in 2007, for which she won the 2008 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play. he later reprised her role of Madame Morrible in "Wicked" in Chicago, beginning June 27, 2008. Her second run ended November 18, 2008 and she was again replaced by Robertson. he then reprised her role as Mattie Fae Aiken in the London production of "August: Osage Country" before returning to Madame Morrible in the Broadway production of "Wicked." he began performances March 17, 2009, replacing Jayne Houdyshell and bowed out as the evil headmistress on June 27, 2010, to star in the Australian production of "August" in Sydney. he limited engagement of the show ran from August 13-September 25, 2010. he returned to the New York production of "Wicked" from July 31, 2017 to January 28, 2018. he appeared in the "Seinfeld" episode "The Kiss Hello" (originally aired on February 16, 1995). he starred on the CBS sitcom "Mike & Molly", as Peggy Biggs, Mike's mother. he also appeared on "Roseanne" as Jackie's therapist. | A longtime member of Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company, she has appeared in more than 50 productions at that theater. Also active on Broadway, she won the 2008 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play for her portrayal of Mattie Fae Aiken in "August: Osage County". She is known for the role of Peggy on the television sitcom "Mike & Molly". | Rondi Anne Reed is an actress who has had a long-standing career with Steppenwolf Theatre Company, originating roles in productions like "Wicked" and winning a Tony Award for "August: Osage County". She has also appeared on TV shows such as "Seinfeld", "Mike & Molly", and "Roseanne". |
biographies/333209ab0e.json:351 | biographies | 0 | Tennessee Titans | John Michael Leach Leach attended Jefferson Township High School in Jefferson Township, New Jersey. He lettered in football, baseball and basketball. In football, Leach was a first-team, all-state selection as a punter. By the time Leach had graduated in the mid-1990s, he finished as the all-time leading scorer and rebounder in Falcons basketball history. Additionally, Leach appeared in three NJSIAA basketball playoff games. Leach attended Boston University (1995–1997) and The College of William & Mary (1998–2000). At The College of William and Mary, during his junior season, his 58 receptions as a tight end were the second-most at the position in school history (to Glenn Bodnar's 69 catches in 1984) and his punting average set a single-season school record of 44.4 yards. he performance earned him Associated Press second-team All-America and second-team All-Atlantic 10 honors that season. He also earned first-team Walter Camp All-American honors at tight end as a senior. Leach signed as an undrafted free agent with the Tennessee Titans on April 20, 2000. He played in 15 games for the Titans during the 2000 season and four games during the 2001 season before being released by the team. Leach signed a future contract with the Chicago Bears on January 10, 2002 and attended training camp with the team before being waived on August 26 of that year. He signed with the Denver Broncos on November 4, 2002, and served as the team's long snapper for the eight remaining games that the Broncos had during the 2002 season. His first game with the Broncos occurred on November 11, 2002, as part of a 34–10 home loss to the Oakland Raiders. Leach served as the Broncos long snapper in every game through the 2008 season since his first appearance with the team in 2002. He was featured in an August 2007 issue of "Sports Illustrated" in which writer Peter King listed the top 500 players in the NFL. Leach was ranked number 1,000 as a symbolic gesture to show that every player has a necessary role on a roster. he Broncos released Leach on March 1, 2009 after the team signed free agent long snapper Lonie Paxton. Leach was signed by the Arizona Cardinals on March 11, 2009, replacing incumbent Nathan Hodel. Leach spent 7 seasons with the Cardinals; totaling 19 solo tackles and 1 fumble recovery. In January 2016, Leach announced his retirement from the NFL, via Twitter, just days after the Cardinals' loss to the Carolina Panthers in the NFC Championship Game. | He was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2000. | John Leach signed with the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent on April 20, 2000, playing in 15 games in 2000 and 4 games in 2001 before being released. |
biographies/333209ab0e.json:352 | biographies | 1 | College career | John Michael Leach Leach attended Jefferson Township High School in Jefferson Township, New Jersey. He lettered in football, baseball and basketball. In football, Leach was a first-team, all-state selection as a punter. By the time Leach had graduated in the mid-1990s, he finished as the all-time leading scorer and rebounder in Falcons basketball history. Additionally, Leach appeared in three NJSIAA basketball playoff games. Leach attended Boston University (1995–1997) and The College of William & Mary (1998–2000). At The College of William and Mary, during his junior season, his 58 receptions as a tight end were the second-most at the position in school history (to Glenn Bodnar's 69 catches in 1984) and his punting average set a single-season school record of 44.4 yards. he performance earned him Associated Press second-team All-America and second-team All-Atlantic 10 honors that season. He also earned first-team Walter Camp All-American honors at tight end as a senior. Leach signed as an undrafted free agent with the Tennessee Titans on April 20, 2000. He played in 15 games for the Titans during the 2000 season and four games during the 2001 season before being released by the team. Leach signed a future contract with the Chicago Bears on January 10, 2002 and attended training camp with the team before being waived on August 26 of that year. He signed with the Denver Broncos on November 4, 2002, and served as the team's long snapper for the eight remaining games that the Broncos had during the 2002 season. His first game with the Broncos occurred on November 11, 2002, as part of a 34–10 home loss to the Oakland Raiders. Leach served as the Broncos long snapper in every game through the 2008 season since his first appearance with the team in 2002. He was featured in an August 2007 issue of "Sports Illustrated" in which writer Peter King listed the top 500 players in the NFL. Leach was ranked number 1,000 as a symbolic gesture to show that every player has a necessary role on a roster. he Broncos released Leach on March 1, 2009 after the team signed free agent long snapper Lonie Paxton. Leach was signed by the Arizona Cardinals on March 11, 2009, replacing incumbent Nathan Hodel. Leach spent 7 seasons with the Cardinals; totaling 19 solo tackles and 1 fumble recovery. In January 2016, Leach announced his retirement from the NFL, via Twitter, just days after the Cardinals' loss to the Carolina Panthers in the NFC Championship Game. | He attended Boston University and also played college football at The College of William & Mary. | John Michael Leach attended Boston University (1995-1997) and The College of William & Mary (1998-2000), where he set a single-season school record of 44.4 yards punting average and earned All-Americans honors. |
biographies/0a57b593a4.json:366 | biographies | 0 | 2005–2011: Beginnings as a child actor | Lee Hyun-woo Lee began his career as a child actor, building up his resume by playing roles in a number of large-scale productions, such as "The Legend", "King Sejong the Great", "The Return of Iljimae", and "Queen Seondeok". He rose to fame for his role in "Master of Study", a Korean screen adaptation of Japanese manga "Dragon Zakura". he same year, Lee took to the stage for the 2010 musical production of "Footloose", where he played the leading role of Ren. In 2011, he and K-pop singer Yoon Doo-joon (from B2ST) began hosting the music program "Music on Top" for cable channel jTBC. He was then featured in IU's music video for the song "You and I". Lee further expanded his acting scope in historical drama "Gyebaek", revenge thriller "Man from the Equator", and made a guest appearance in medical drama "Brain". In 2012, Lee co-starred in "To the Beautiful You", the Korean television adaptation of Japanese manga "Hana-Kimi", with his role based on the character Shuichi Nakatsu. Despite low ratings during its domestic run, "To the Beautiful You" led to increased Korean Wave exposure for Lee in countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and China. He and co-star Hwang Kwang-hee were later announced as the new hosts of live music show "Inkigayo". His breakthrough continued when he landed a major role in 2013 box office hit "Secretly, Greatly", an action-comedy film in which he played a North Korean undercover spy disguised as a high school boy. Lee also sang "Ode to Youth" for the film's soundtrack. He became the first male celebrity to be appointed ambassador of the Puchon International Film Festival. In 2014, he and real-life best friend Park Ji-bin (both were child actors and belong to the same agency) appeared in the travel/reality show "Real Mate in Saipan". Lee next played a hacker in the heist movie "The Con Artists". He then starred in "Northern Limit Line", a 2015 naval thriller about the Second Battle of Yeonpyeong. he film sold 6,024,894 tickets (grossing ), making it the most-watched Korean film in 2015. In 2016, he starred in the fantasy youth drama "Moorim School". Initially slated for 20 episodes, the drama was reduced to 16 episodes instead due to low ratings. In 2017, Lee starred in the drama "The Liar and His Lover", the Korean remake of the Japanese manga "Kanojo wa Uso o Aishisugiteru" alongside Red Velvet's Joy. In 2018, Lee released a digital single titled "Twenty-Six", prior to joining the army. In 2022, Lee returns to the small screen with the Netflix drama "", a return to the small screen in five years. n February 19, 2018, Lee began his mandatory military service as an active duty soldier. He completed his military service and was discharged on October 19, 2019. | He began his career as a child actor, and later appeared in the television series "The Return of Iljimae" and "Queen Seondeok". | Lee Hyun-woo started his acting career as a child actor, appearing in several large-scale productions including "The Legend", "King Sejong the Great", and "Queen Seondeok". |
biographies/0a57b593a4.json:367 | biographies | 1 | 2012–2018: Rising popularity | Lee Hyun-woo Lee began his career as a child actor, building up his resume by playing roles in a number of large-scale productions, such as "The Legend", "King Sejong the Great", "The Return of Iljimae", and "Queen Seondeok". He rose to fame for his role in "Master of Study", a Korean screen adaptation of Japanese manga "Dragon Zakura". he same year, Lee took to the stage for the 2010 musical production of "Footloose", where he played the leading role of Ren. In 2011, he and K-pop singer Yoon Doo-joon (from B2ST) began hosting the music program "Music on Top" for cable channel jTBC. He was then featured in IU's music video for the song "You and I". Lee further expanded his acting scope in historical drama "Gyebaek", revenge thriller "Man from the Equator", and made a guest appearance in medical drama "Brain". In 2012, Lee co-starred in "To the Beautiful You", the Korean television adaptation of Japanese manga "Hana-Kimi", with his role based on the character Shuichi Nakatsu. Despite low ratings during its domestic run, "To the Beautiful You" led to increased Korean Wave exposure for Lee in countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and China. He and co-star Hwang Kwang-hee were later announced as the new hosts of live music show "Inkigayo". His breakthrough continued when he landed a major role in 2013 box office hit "Secretly, Greatly", an action-comedy film in which he played a North Korean undercover spy disguised as a high school boy. Lee also sang "Ode to Youth" for the film's soundtrack. He became the first male celebrity to be appointed ambassador of the Puchon International Film Festival. In 2014, he and real-life best friend Park Ji-bin (both were child actors and belong to the same agency) appeared in the travel/reality show "Real Mate in Saipan". Lee next played a hacker in the heist movie "The Con Artists". He then starred in "Northern Limit Line", a 2015 naval thriller about the Second Battle of Yeonpyeong. he film sold 6,024,894 tickets (grossing ), making it the most-watched Korean film in 2015. In 2016, he starred in the fantasy youth drama "Moorim School". Initially slated for 20 episodes, the drama was reduced to 16 episodes instead due to low ratings. In 2017, Lee starred in the drama "The Liar and His Lover", the Korean remake of the Japanese manga "Kanojo wa Uso o Aishisugiteru" alongside Red Velvet's Joy. In 2018, Lee released a digital single titled "Twenty-Six", prior to joining the army. In 2022, Lee returns to the small screen with the Netflix drama "", a return to the small screen in five years. n February 19, 2018, Lee began his mandatory military service as an active duty soldier. He completed his military service and was discharged on October 19, 2019. | Lee had a major role as a North Korean spy in the 2013 film "Secretly, Greatly" as well as a hacker in "The Con Artists". He then starred in "Moorim School" (2016) and "The Liar and His Lover" (2017). | From 2012 to 2018, Lee Hyun-woo gained popularity through various projects including TV dramas "To the Beautiful You", films like "Secretly, Greatly", and reality shows like "Real Mate in Saipan". |
disasters/41697a5687.json:368 | disasters | 0 | Effects | Russian famine of 1601–1603 A 2008 study by Kenneth L. Verosub and Jake Lippman documents worldwide famine after the eruption of a volcano in Peru in 1600. Huaynaputina ejected 16 to 32 million metric tons of particulates into the atmosphere, notably sulfur dioxide, forming sulfuric acid and creating a volcanic winter; this reduced the amount of sunlight reaching the Earth's surface (see "Albedo"), which scientists believe contributed to bitterly cold winters, loss of crops and animals, and massive famine around the world. As a result, people killed many animals with their bare hands to preserve their furs for warmth. he famine was documented across the world: "Records from Switzerland, Latvia and Estonia record exceptionally cold winters in 1600–1602; in France, the 1601 wine harvest was late, and wine production collapsed in Germany and Colonial Peru. In China, peach trees bloomed late, and Lake Suwa in Japan had one of its earliest freezing dates in 500 years." Following the poor harvest of 1601 the prices of grain doubled reaching 60-70 kopeks per quarter of rye. In the next year many peasants did not have enough seeds to sow the fields and by fall the prices grew to 3 rubles per quarter. he weather in 1603 was fine but many fields were empty and thus the famine intensified. Boris Godunov's government attempted unsuccessfully to help the people by selling grain from state granaries at half price and later by giving away grain and money to the poor in the major cities until the treasury was depleted. During this two-and-a-half-year period, 127,000 bodies were buried in mass graves in Moscow alone. According to a witness "one third of the Muscovite Tsardom perished from the famine." he suffering and social disruption were part of the political unrest called the Time of Troubles, which led to the downfall of Tsar Boris Godunov. Petty gentry were hurt by the famine as badly as peasants and many were forced to sell themselves into slavery, joining the armed retinues of magnates. thers migrated to the steppe frontier and joined Cossacks, as did many runaway serfs. A large number of trained and armed individuals in the southern regions formed a large manpower pool which was tapped by multiple ensuing insurgencies. | The famine compounded the Time of Troubles when the Tsardom of Russia was unsettled politically. | The Russian famine of 1601-1603 resulted in widespread death, with an estimated 127,000 bodies buried in mass graves in Moscow alone, and significant social disruption, contributing to the downfall of Tsar Boris Godunov and leading to the formation of a large manpower pool that fueled subsequent insurgencies. |