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Laurent Fressinet


Laurent Fressinet (; born 30 November 1981 in Dax) is a French chess grandmaster. He is a two-time French Chess Champion. He won the French Chess Championship in 2010 and 2014. In 2012 he finished second in the European Individual Chess Championship in Plovdiv. Twice runner-up at the European Blitz Championship, in 2006 and 2007, and French Rapid Chess Champion in 2009 and 2011, Fressinet won the last leg of the French Rapid Grand-Prix in Villandry and finished second in the Grand-Prix Final in
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Laurent Fressinet


Ajaccio in 2012. In the 2013 Alekhine Memorial tournament, held from 20 April to 1 May, Fressinet finished sixth, with +1−1=7. In May 2014 he won the 22nd Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament in Malmö, Sweden. In October 2015, Fressinet tied for 1st–3rd with P. Harikrishna and Gabriel Sargissian at the 2nd PokerStars Isle of Man International Chess Tournament in Douglas, Isle of Man and won the 4th Anatoly Karpov Trophy rapid tournament in Cap d'Agde by defeating Karpov himself in the final 3-1. Fressinet is the only
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Appeal of Conscience Foundation


Award Sep 22, 2009 Address by Muhtar Kent Muhtar Kent, Chairman & CEO, The Coca-Cola Company received the 2009 Appeal of Conscience Award Sep 22, 2009 Address by Bernard J. Arnault Bernard J. Arnault, Chairman & CEO, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton received the 2009 Appeal of Conscience Award Sep 23, 2008 Address by Jeffrey R. Immelt, President & CEO, GE Jeffrey Immelt received the 2008 Appeal of Conscience Award Sep 23, 2008 Address by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg Mayor Bloomberg delivers speech accepting the 2008 Appeal of
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Éric Prié


to trainers. He was the national technical director of the French federation from September 1998 to October 2001, then national trainer to the young players until July 2005. As such, he was one of the trainers of Étienne Bacrot, Laurent Fressinet, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Marie Sebag. Prié is considered France's top blindfold player. He gave many simultaneous exhibitions without seeing the board, against up to 16 opponents. Prié wrote several texts in verses, some of which related to chess, such as those dedicated to the
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Open event at the 42nd Chess Olympiad


(eight wins and a draw) with a rating performance of 2992. The other gold medalists include Baadur Jobava of Georgia on board one with a total score 8 out of 10 and a rating performance of 2926, Vladimir Kramnik of Russia on board two who scored 6½ out of 8 with a rating performance of 2903, Wesley So of the United States on board three with 8½ out of 10 and a rating performance of 2896, and Laurent Fressinet of France who scored 7 out of 8 with a rating performance of 2809.
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World Chess Championship 2016


put forward by FIDE, the players could not draw a game by agreement before Black's 30th move, but they could claim a draw by threefold repetition. The time control was set at: Magnus Carlsen's team for the match consisted of Peter Heine Nielsen (main coach), Jon Ludvig Hammer (regular sparring-partner), Simen Agdestein (manager). Additional support was from the analytic team which included Laurent Fressinet, Nils Grandelius, Jan Gustafsson, and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. Samuel Shankland took part in some
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Rinat Jumabayev


Chess Championship in 2012. In 2005 Jumabayev won international chess tournament in Mezhdurechensk. He completed Grandmaster norm in Zvenigorod (2008), Moscow (2009) and Gyumri (2009). In 2009 he took 3rd place in Asian zonal tournament for Chess World Cup in Tashkent. In 2010 Jumabayev shared 1st place in Georgy Agzamov memorial in Tashkent. In 2011 he took 4th place in Asian Chess Championship in Mashhad. In 2011 Jumabayev in the first round lost to Laurent Fressinet in Chess World Cup. In 2012 he shared 3rd place
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Vladislav Tkachiev


Chess Championship, held at Besançon, August 14–26. His victory included a rapid play-off win against Laurent Fressinet. In 2007, he won the European Individual Chess Championship, held in Dresden, following a play-off with GMs Emil Sutovsky, Dmitry Jakovenko and Ivan Cheparinov. He also reached the semi-finals of the Russian Chess Championship in 2005 and won the Moscow Blitz Superfinal in 2004, ahead of Alexander Morozevich. Other victories include Oakham 1993, Cannes 1996 (and 1999), Isle of Man 1996 and
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42nd Chess Olympiad


of 8 with a rating performance of 2903, Wesley So of the United States on board three with 8 out of 10 and a rating performance of 2896, and Laurent Fressinet of France who scored 7 out of 8 with a rating performance of 2809. However, the best point scorer in the Open section was 64-year old Eugenio Torre who played in his record 23rd Olympiad, and scored 10 out of 11 with a rating performance of 2836 and the bronze medal on board three. Peter Svidler called his achievement "frankly beyond belief
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World Chess Championship 2018


the rest of pieces and the chessboard; and Lucy Hawking, daughter of physicist Stephen Hawking. For the first five minutes of actual game time, photographers were allowed to remain in the playing space to take photos. The games were analysed live by the Sesse computer, running Stockfish. The computer uses a 20-core 2.3GHz Haswell-EP CPU, which is significantly more powerful than standard computers, but not at supercomputer level. The seconds of the players were revealed after the match. Carlsen was helped by Laurent Fressinet, Daniil Dubov
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Markus Ragger


in the Chess World Cup 2011, where he was eliminated in the first round by Evgeny Alekseev. In the Chess World Cup 2013 he reached the second round and lost to Nikita Vitiugov. In 2015, Ragger won the Politiken Cup in Helsingør on tiebreak over Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu, Jon Ludwig Hammer, Laurent Fressinet, Tiger Hillarp Persson, Samuel Shankland, Sebastien Maze, Mihail Marin, Sune Berg Hansen and Vitaly Kunin, after all players finished on 8/10. In the same year, he led the Austrian team to victory
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Johan Hellsten


Johan Hellsten (born 25 December 1975) is a Swedish chess grandmaster. He was Swedish Chess Champion in 2006. Born in 1975, Hellsten earned his international master title in 1995 and his grandmaster title in 2004. In 2006, he won the Swedish Chess Championship. He played for Sweden in the Chess Olympiads of 1996, 2004 and 2006 and in the European Team Chess Championships of 1997, 2003 and 2005. He tied for second–sixth with Laurent Fressinet, Vladimir Baklan, Robert Fontaine and Erik van den Doel in
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List of world records in chess


2007, which Kosteniuk won in 237 moves. The last 116 moves were a rook and bishop versus rook ending, as in Nikolić – Arsović. Fressinet could have claimed a draw under the fifty-move rule, but did not do so since neither player was keeping score, it being a rapid chess game. Earlier in the tournament, Korchnoi had successfully invoked the rule to claim a draw against Fressinet; the arbiters overruled Fressinet's argument that Korchnoi could not do so without keeping score. Fressinet, apparently wanting to be
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Open event at the 42nd Chess Olympiad


The United States won the gold medal in the open event for the first time since 1976 and sixth time overall. Ukrainian player Andrei Volokitin, who played as a reserve player, was the best individual player in the open event with 8½ out of 9 points (eight wins and one draw) and a rating performance of 2992. Other players who won individual gold medals include Baadur Jobava of Georgia on board one, Vladimir Kramnik of Russia, Wesley So of the United States on board three, and Laurent Fressinet of France on
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Vladimir Malakhov (chess player)


European Rapid Chess Championship of 2009 held in Warsaw. He contributed to Russia's team gold at the 2009 World Team Championship, scoring 5/7 and this effort earned him the gold medal on board five. Malakhov played on the reserve board for the Russian team that won silver at the 39th Chess Olympiad. In 2012, Malakhov finished equal second, third on tiebreak in the European Individual Championship with 8/11 and thus qualified for the Chess World Cup 2013. In the latter he defeated Eric Hansen and Laurent Fressinet, before losing to Fabiano
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Almira Skripchenko


time in the World Youth Chess Championships. She was crowned World Under-16 girls champion in 1992 at Duisburg, Germany and in 1993, she took the bronze medal at the World Under-18 girls championship. She married French Grandmaster Joël Lautier in 1997 and consequently moved to live in France. Despite separating from Lautier in 2002, she became a French citizen in 2001 and continued to make France her home. Skripchenko then married French Grandmaster Laurent Fressinet and in January 2007, gave birth to a daughter. In 2001, at 25 years old
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Gabriel Sargissian


for 1st–2nd with Priyadharshan Kannappan in the 23rd Annual Chicago Open. In 2015 he tied for 1st–3rd with Pentala Harikrishna and Laurent Fressinet at the 2nd PokerStars Isle of Man International Chess Tournament in Douglas, Isle of Man. In November 2017, Sargissian won the silver medal for individual performance on board 3 with a 2797 TPR, 6.5/9 score (+4, =5) in the European Team Chess Championship. In December 2017, he shared 1st–3rd places with Hrant Melkumyan and Sebastien Maze in 9th CSC London Chess Classic FIDE Open. In
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Chess24.com


chess24.com is an Internet chess website in English, Spanish and German established in 2014. Among people collaborating with chess24 are World Champions, Grandmasters, International Masters, and Candidate Masters Magnus Carlsen, Viswanathan Anand, Peter Svidler, Rustam Kasimdzhanov, Artur Jussupow, Jan Gustafsson, Francisco Vallejo, David Martinez, Lucas Winterburg, David Anton Guijarro, Pepe Cuenca, Dorsa Derakhshani, Laurent Fressinet, Sopiko Guramishvili, Iván Salgado, Carlos Martinez, Robert Baskin, Jan-Christian Schröder, Roeland Pruijssers, Jesús de la Villa, Anna Rudolf
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match. The FIDE press officer and photographer was Ukrainian Woman Grand Master Anastasiya Karlovich, who previously officiated at the World Chess Championships in 2012 and 2013. Both Carlsen and Anand had a team of seconds to aid in their match preparation. During the opening press conference, Anand revealed his seconds to be Krishnan Sasikiran, Radosław Wojtaszek and Grzegorz Gajewski. Carlsen's seconds were Peter Heine Nielsen and Jon Ludvig Hammer. Although after the closing ceremony, in an interview with chief FIDE press officer Anastasiya Karlovich Carlsen revealed that also Laurent Fressinet
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Mélanie Laurent


Ireland. In an interview, Laurent revealed that spending time at Rice's home in Ireland inspired her to maintain a compost heap and eat organic food. For her role in "Don't Worry, I'm Fine" Laurent won the César Award and Lumières Award in the Most Promising Actress category. She received numerous accolades for her role in "Inglourious Basterds" including Best Actress Award at the Austin Film Critics Association Awards and Online Film Critics Society Awards among others. Laurent's film "Demain" won the César Award for
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Vladimir Kramnik


Paris Grand Chess Tour tournament was held from 912 June and was composed of a mixture of rapid and blitz games. Kramnik finished ninth with 5.5/18, above only comparatively low-rated wildcard player Laurent Fressinet. The Your Next Move Grand Chess Tour tournament was held from 1720 June in Leuven, Belgium. Like the Paris GCT, it was composed of a combination of rapid and blitz games. Kramnik finished joint eighth with 2.5/9. The London Chess Classic was held from 918 December. Kramnik finished joint third with 5/9. Kramnik seemed
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Pentala Harikrishna


scored 5.5/9 to tie for 25th place. Harikrishna started 2015 by scoring 7.5/10 for ninth place by tiebreak at Gibraltar, with several team events following including the World Team Championships in which he scored 5/9. In June, he won the 10th Edmonton International scoring 7.5/9, including a 5/5 start. An early second round exit from the World Cup against Sethuraman allowed Harikrishna to enter and tied for first from Gabriel Sargissian and Laurent Fressinet at the Isle of Man International on tiebreak, scoring 7/9. He rounded off the year by scoring an
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Saint Laurent (film)


Cannes Film Festival and was released on 24 September 2014. It was selected as the French entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated. In January 2015, "Saint Laurent" received ten César Award nominations, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actor. It also received five nominations at the 20th Lumières Awards, winning Best Actor for Gaspard Ulliel. The shooting of "Saint Laurent" began on 30 September 2013. The film was originally scheduled
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Syed Ata Hasnain


. His unique and innovative approach defined as "Playing Friend Not God" has been widely appreciated as the new HR management mantra across domains in and outside the military. On 7 Sep 2013, Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain was awarded his first civilian honor by the Capital Foundation Society of Delhi. He received the award from the Vice President of India, Mohammad Hamid Ansari. The award was for Military leadership of an exceptional order. On 9 Sep 2013, the General Officer spoke at the Global Town Hall organized by the US
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Appeal of Conscience Foundation


Conscience Foundation Public Service Award Sep 23, 2008 Remarks by Deputy Secretary John D. Negroponte Deputy Secretary highlights honorees at the 2008 ACF Annual Awards Dinner Sep 23, 2008 Address by Nicolas Sarkozy President of the French Republic is recipient of the 2008 Appeal of Conscience World Statesman Award Sep 23, 2008 Address by Henry A. Kissinger Henry Kissinger gives address on behalf of Nicolas Sarkozy, President of the French Republic, at the ACF 2008 Annual Awards Dinner Sep 21, 2005 Foreign Minister Alexander Downer Acceptance of the World Statesman Award on behalf of
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Mélanie Laurent


Best Female Newcomer. In 2007, Laurent appeared in films including "Le tueur" and "Hidden Love". She was nominated for the Lumières Award for Best Actress for her performance in "La Chambre des morts". Laurent next appeared in Cédric Klapisch's 2008 comedy drama "Paris", a French film concerning a diverse group of people. The film has an ensemble cast including Laurent, Juliette Binoche, Romain Duris, Fabrice Luchini, and François Cluzet. The film was well received by the critics with praise directed
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Mihail Roco


industry, and academia worldwide”. On Sep. 7th, 2011, he received the ChinaNANO Award, Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), Beijing, China. He was named “Eminent American Society of Mechanical Engineers FED engineer” for lifelong outstanding contributions to fluid engineering, July 10, 2016, Washington, D.C. Dr. Roco received the inaugural award of the International Union of Materials Research Societies "Global Leadership and Service Award" at the European Union Parliament in February 25, 2015 for "vision and dedicated leadership ...that has
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Appeal of Conscience Foundation


France, Ambassador Francois Delattre presented Rabbi Arthur Schneier with the Legion of Honor in recognition of his tireless efforts to promote and support religious freedom, human rights and interfaith tolerance all over the world Sep 23, 2010 Address by Bill Burns, US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs in absence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India, recipient of the 2010 World Statesman Award. Sep 22, 2009 Address by Ivan Lewis on behalf of PM Gordon Brown The Gordon Brown, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom received the 2009 World Statesman
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Laurent Lamothe


he started in memory of his late father. Lamothe is working to improve fishing and agriculture in Anse du Clerc so as to help the citizens make sustainable incomes. He has rebuilt a school in Nan Panyol, and is working on many more projects with the Foundation. On 7 November 2014, Laurent Lamothe, received in Miami, the Innovative Leader of the Year Award, «Bravo Awards» established by the Latin Trade Group, to underline the initiatives and actions of the leaders of the region to develop their country. Having
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SEP-IRA


deducted from the net profit. The result is then multiplied by 20% to arrive at the maximum SEP deduction, $9,293. SEP contributions and earnings are held in SEP-IRAs and can be withdrawn at any time, subject to the general limitations imposed on Traditional IRA. A withdrawal is taxable in the year received. If a participant makes a withdrawal before age 59½, generally a 10% additional tax applies. SEP contributions and earnings may be rolled over tax-free to other Individual retirement account and retirement plans.
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Robert Laurent


Art Students League in New York City, the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington DC, Vassar College, and Goucher College. He then became a Professor of Fine Arts at Indiana University, a position he held from 1942 to 1960. Laurent once said "The beauty of alabaster is its transparency. This is what gives it life and vibration." Laurent won the Audubon Sculpture Award in New York in 1945, several first prizes in Hoosier salons, and in exhibits at the John Herron Museum, Indianapolis. He received high
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SEP-IRA


A Simplified Employee Pension Individual Retirement Arrangement (SEP IRA) is a variation of the Individual Retirement Account used in the United States. SEP IRAs are adopted by business owners to provide retirement benefits for themselves and their employees. There are no significant administration costs for a self-employed person with no employees. If the self-employed person does have employees, all employees must receive the same benefits under a SEP plan. Since SEP IRAs are a type of IRA, funds can be invested the same way as most other IRAs
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Laurent Lafforgue


the Université de Paris-Sud. Currently he is a research director of CNRS, detached as permanent professor of mathematics at the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques (I.H.E.S.) in Bures-sur-Yvette, France. Laurent is a devout Catholic and never married. He received the Clay Research Award in 2000, and the of the French Academy of Sciences in 2001. His younger brother Vincent Lafforgue is also a notable mathematician. On 22 May 2011 Lafforgue was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science from the University of Notre Dame.
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List of San Diego International Film Festival award winners


The following is a list of San Diego International Film Festival award winners by year. Oct 15-20, 2019 Oct 10-14, 2018 | Jury Awards: Audience Choice Awards: "Oct 4-8, 2017" | Jury Awards: Audience Choice Awards: "Sept 28-Oct 2, 2016" | Jury Awards: Audience Choice Awards: "Sep 30-Oct 4, 2015" | Jury Awards: Audience Choice: "Sep 24-28, 201"4 | Jury Awards: Audience Choice: Oct 2-6,
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Murmur of the Heart


reviews and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Laurent Chevalier is a nearly 15-year-old boy living in Dijon in 1954 who loves jazz, always receives the highest grades in his class and who opposes the First Indochina War. He has an unloving father Charles, who is a gynecologist, an affectionate Italian mother, Clara, and two older brothers, Thomas and Marc. Thomas and Marc are notorious pranksters, while Laurent engages in taboos such as shoplifting and masturbation. Laurent also witnesses Clara meeting with a
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Appeal of Conscience Foundation


the Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard, at the 40th anniversary dinner of the Appeal of Conscience Foundation Sep 21, 2005 Jorma Ollila, Chairman and CEO, Nokia Acceptance of the Appeal of Conscience Award Jorma Ollila, Chairman and CEO, Nokia Appeal of Conscience Foundation 40th Annual Awards Dinner New York September 21, 2005 Sep 21, 2005 Peter G. Peterson, Chairman, Blackstone Group Honorable Peter G. Peterson, Chairman, Council on Foreign Relations, at the Appeal of Conscience Foundation 40th Anniversary Dinner September 21, 2005 Sep 20
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Yves Saint Laurent Museum in Marrakesh


2018 Design Awards of the British international design magazine Wallpaper. This Marrakesh museum is located on a street that had already been named after the designer, Yves Saint Laurent Street, near Majorelle Garden—Saint Laurent's residence in Morocco, transformed since his death into a garden, museum of Amazigh cultures, and exhibition space receiving more than 700,000 visitors per year. The museum covers an area of 4,000 m2. It was designed by Studio KO and built by the Moroccan subsidiary of Bouygues. It includes an exhibition hall featuring the work
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2008–09 Segona Divisió


Segona Divisió 2008–09 was the 10th season of football of Segona Divisió, in Andorra. [Sep 20] Jenlai 3–5 Atlètic [Sep 21] Lusitans B 4–1 Principat B Encamp 0–0 Benfica Extremenya bye [Sep 27] Extremenya 4–0 Jenlai [Sep 28] Benfica 2–3 Lusitans B [Sep 29] Atlètic awd Principat B [awarded 3–0, originally 3–4] Encamp bye [Oct 4] Jenlai 2–5 Benfica [Oct 5] Extremenya 1–3 Encamp [Oct 6] Lusitans B 1–2 Atlètic Principat B bye [Oct 11] Encamp 5–0
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Sunakali


(TNFF), 28 March Award: Audience Choice Award, with received USD 1,000 5-Pakistan International Mountain Film Festival (PIMFF), 13–14 June 2015 Award: 'Best Documentary Award' 6-Cinerockom International Film Festival, USA, 1-6 Sep, 2015 Award: 'Best Documentary diamond award' 7-Berg Film Festival Tegernsee-Germany-21 Oct-25 Oct, 2015 First Prize(€1,000) in the category of ‘Mountain Life' 8- 33rd "Sport Movies & TV - Milano International FICTS Fest", Italy-2015 GUIRLANDE D’HONNEUR, in the category of “
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SEP-IRA


net profit. In the above example, where an employee earns $40,000 and the employer contributes 25% of that, $10,000, the employee has received $50,000 total, of which 20% goes to the SEP-IRA. When a business is a sole proprietorship, the employee/owner both pays themselves wages and may also make a SEP contribution, which is limited to 25% of "wages", namely, profits minus SEP contribution. For a particular contribution rate "CR", the reduced rate is
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Mélanie Laurent


the film, because the history of her Jewish family. In addition, Laurent won a number of accolades for her portrayal of Shosana including Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress and Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress, and nominations at the Detroit Film Critics Society Awards, Empire Award for Best Actress, and Saturn Award for Best Actress among others. The highly anticipated film, which had been in development since 1998, marked Laurent's first major role in an American film and Laurent found herself pushed into mainstream success
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Jandhyala Papayya Sastry


1991 Viswa Sandesa Lahari Moral Poems 1991 Karunasri Part II (Story of Buddha) Poetry 1991 Papayya Sastry was awarded Honorary Doctorate from Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati 12th Mar 1984. Kavita Kala Nidhi Awarded By Sahiti Sravanti, Rajole 5th Sep 1982. Kavi Kulalankara Awarded by N.K.V Peettam, Bapatla 17th Apr 1989 Telugu Akadamy Award Madras 29th Apr 1985 Rasamayi Award Hyderabad 27th Jun 1987 Abinandana Award Hyderabad 21st Sep 1987 Subhangi Award Hyderabad 27th Jan 1989 Abhiruchi Award Ongole 9th Apr 1989 Nalam Krishnaraya Award Bapatla 17th Apr 1989 Sindhuja Award Secunderabad 8th Nov
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Raees Warsi


on 24 Sep 2011. He Received a letter of appreciation from Honorable Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi Deputy Prime Minister of Pakistan / Ex-Chief Minister of Punjab, No:PH/429201371, June 2006. Services for Urdu language Award, From Zafar Zaidi Society, New York, November 2008. Mr. Warsi received a letter of appreciation from Honorable Shaukat Aziz the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Letter No. F.1(40)SW/PM/2006,Prime Minister's Secretariat(Public), Islamabad, Pakistan, Dated 19 June 2006. Best Book of the year 2005/Award, From
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Byoungho Lee


distinguished journals in optics and photonics. He has received several distinguished academic awards such as Jinbojang Presidential Science Badge of Korea (Apr. 2016), the Academic Award of Seoul National University (Nov. 2013), and the Scientist of the Month Award of Korea (Sep. 2009). Current research interests of Byoungho Lee and his group at Seoul National University cover from system level to device level optical engineering. Along with long-time professions for holography, integral imaging, optical fibers, and plasmonics, now he and his group dedicate
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Mario García Valdez


Services, Legal Advisor to the Rector, and Secretary General of the University. During his tenure, UASLP was awarded the Presidential recognition for the highest percentage of students enrolled in academic programs that are peer-reviewed as being of good quality. UASLP also received the National Recognition for Institutional Development awarded by the Mexican Ministry of Education (SEP) and the National Association of Universities (ANUIES for its acronym in Spanish). During 2006-2008, Mr. Garcia was President of the Mexican Consortium of Universities (CUMex), a
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Beaupre (surname)


with Marie Guyon. They had a son, also named Nicolas, in 1603. This son became the family's pioneer ancestor. As an adult, he emigrated to New France--later named Québec, Canada--where he married on 2 Sep 1640 at St-Laurent, Ile d'Orleans with a woman named Catherine Gouget, a "Fille du Roi", from Bourg de Thury, Normandie, France. The "Filles du Roi" (i.e. "King's Daughter") were women who were shipped from France to
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Yves Saint Laurent Museum in Marrakesh


museum dedicated to the work of Yves Saint Laurent in Morocco, as he—even in the colors and the forms of his clothing—owes so much to the country." The opening of both museums was organized in 2017. The museum in Marrakesh was notably financed by an auction of Moroccan works of art, held in the city by Pierre Bergé September 2015. It was inaugurated October 2017 and opened to the public October 19, 2017. In January 2018, the museum received the best new public building award at the
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Martin J. Whitman School of Management


Partnership (SEP) is a collaboration between the Whitman School and the College of Engineering and Computer Science at Syracuse University, the State University of New York - College of Environmental Science and Forestry, and the Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems. The SEP conducts research through the Sustainable Building and Infrastructure Grant Program, holds seminars on ways for businesses and organizations to incorporate sustainability into their products and practices, and awards scholarships for students and researchers interested in sustainable buildings and infrastructure. The SEP also offers a Certificate of
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Dräxlmaier Group


ultramodern architecture supports the entire process chain and houses modeling, tool and die, prototype facilities and SEP. The following year Dräxlmaier got to be the first system supplier to manufacture a full leather interior for the Mercedes-Benz CL Coupe. In 2000 the Dräxlmaier Group receives the "Formula Q" quality prize from Volkswagen, awarded to the 20 best suppliers for absolute reliability, high quality and zero defects, etc. This follows on the heels of various other prizes awarded by different OEM partners. In the same year, Dräxlmaier
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Annual BCI Research Award


Aphasia Michael Tangermann, David Hübner, Simone Denzer, Atieh Bamdadian, Sarah Schwarzkopf, Mariacristina Musso "Third place:" brBrain-To-Speech: Direct Synthesis of Speech from Intracranial Brain Activity Associated with Speech Production Christian Herff, Lorenz Diener, Emily Mugler, Marc Slutzky, Dean Krusienski, Tanja Schultz br2019 BCI Research Awards The 2019 BCI Research Awards Ceremony will occur on Sep 17, 2019. The ceremony will be part of the Eighth International BCI Conference, which is scheduled for Sep 16-20 in Graz, Austria
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Laurent Lamothe


among others. The Foundation also aims to make various seeds for agriculture available to the farmers. In March 2016, Lamothe was inducted to the Sunshine State Conference Hall of Fame 2016. Laurent Lamothe received the ABiCC Award for Leadership in Global Trade 2016 from the forty Bi-National Chambers of Commerce in Florida in November 2016, for his outstanding work as an entrepreneur, assisting the governments of developing countries in the regulation and globalization of their telecommunications and IT sectors, which helped improve these countries’ competitiveness and economic sustainability. In
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Robert Seppings


the whole of the keel, the vessel remaining suspended by the shores. Soon, his creation became commonly known as "Seppings Blocks." For this invention Seppings received £1000 from the Admiralty, and in 1804 was promoted to be a master shipwright at Chatham. At Chatham, in spite of the repugnance to innovation displayed by the naval authorities of that period, he was able to introduce important innovations in the methods of ship-construction. Quoted as saying "partial strength produces general weakness", he significantly improved the
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Mamdouh Eldamaty


Embassy to Berlin and head of the educational mission there. In this post, he supervised all Egyptian students in Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway. ICOM-Arab (Sep 2001 – Oct 2003). (Bibliotheca Alexandrina). Museum of Egyptian antiquities to be built in Giza (from Sep 1999 to 31 Jan 2004). 31 Jan 2004). Awards and honors Legion of Honor “Cavalier” from the Italian Government (10 Oct 2004). State Award for Excellence in
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Mélanie Laurent


Mélanie Laurent (; born 21 February 1983) is a French actress, singer, pianist, screenwriter and director. Born in Paris to a Jewish family, she was introduced to acting at the age of sixteen by Gérard Depardieu, who cast her in a minor role in the romantic drama "The Bridge" (1999). The recipient of two César Awards, an "Étoiles d'or du cinéma français", and a Lumières Award, Laurent has established herself as an accomplished actress in the French film industry. Laurent gained recognition
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Harry Laurent


be bestowed on a soldier of the British Empire. His VC was gazetted on 12 November 1918, and the citation read: Laurent was sent to England in October 1918, where he attended an officer training school. The war had ended by the time he was commissioned in February 1919. He, together with three other New Zealanders who had been awarded the VC, received his medal from King George V in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace on 27 February 1919. A few months later, he left England for New Zealand and
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Laurent-Emmanuel Calvet


associate professor of the Social Sciences at Harvard University from 1998 to 2004. He taught Finance at HEC Paris from 2004 to 2016. Calvet was also a professor and chair in finance at Imperial College London from 2007 to 2008. Specialist in asset pricing, household finance, and volatility modelling, Laurent Calvet joined the EDHEC Business School faculty in 2016 as a professor of Finance. In 2006, Calvet received the “Best Finance Researcher under the Age of 40” award from Le Monde and the Europlace Institute of Finance. Calvet is
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Laurent Korcia


Laurent Korcia (born 1964) is a French violinist who studied at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris. After receiving a Premier Prix from the Conservatoire, he won the Paganini Competition in Genoa, a Grand Prix at the Jacques Thibaud Competition, the Premier Grand Prix at the international Zino Francescatti Competition and a scholarship from the Young Concert Artists Trust in London. In 2002, he was awarded the Victoires de la Musique as instrumental soloist of the year in France and was made Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres. He
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Milan Vojnovic


, he was awarded the ACM SIGMETRICS Rising Star Researcher Award, and in 2005, the ERCIM Cor Baayen Award. He received the IEEE IWQoS 2007 Best Student Paper Award (with Shao Liu and Dinan Gunawardena), the IEEE INFOCOM 2005 Best Paper Award (with Jean-Yves Le Boudec), the ACM SIGMETRICS 2005 Best Paper Award (with Laurent Massoulie) and the ITC 2001 Best Student Paper Award (with Jean-Yves Le Boudec). Vojnovic authored the book "Contest Theory: Incentive Mechanisms and Ranking Methods"
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Gogo (Canadian musician)


. With Trooper, he received a White Hat from Tourism Calgary, a symbol of Western hospitality. 24th Sep, 2015 and Canadian Independent Music Association ROAD GOLD in the summer of 2018 He is also the cousin of award-winning blues guitarist David Gogo and brother of Folk/roots musician John Gogo. The youngest of seven children (all musicians), Gogo received formal training in music and dance during childhood. He was raised in Nanaimo by his parents Ken and Dodie Gogo, who were prominent musicians in the city.
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World Qualification Series (2009)


18 - Aug 23" 30th Anniversary of the Lacanau Pro and good conditions this year. Surf, concerts, events scheduled. Check out the video for a summary of the event http://vimeo.com/6994555 "Aug 25 - Aug 30" "Sep 01 - Sep 06" "Sep 01 - Sep 06" "Sep 04 - Sep 06" "Sep 09 - Sep 12" "Sep 10 - Sep 13" "Sep 08 - Sep 13" "Sep 15 - Sep 20" "Sep 16 - Sep 22" "Sep
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List of roles and awards of Mélanie Laurent


" (2013; an adaptation of José Saramago's novel "The Double"), and drama film "Aloft" (2014). In addition she has acted in numerous other French movies receiving accolades including the Étoiles d'or du cinéma français (Gold Star of French Cinema). In her first theater appearance Laurent teamed up with French theatre director Nicolas Bedos and shared the stage with actor Jérôme Kircher in 2010 for "Promenade de santé". Apart from her acting career, she has also directed several French movies including short
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Yves Saint Laurent (film)


The film received seven nominations at the 40th César Awards, winning Best Actor for Pierre Niney. Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé promote the French fashion industry and stay friends against all odds. In March 2013, The Weinstein Company acquired the rights to the film to distribute in the United States, while Entertainment One holds U.K., Australian and Benelux distribution rights, including Canadian distribution rights. Principal photography began in June 2013. Part of the filming was done with Bergé, who sent "out models on the runway for a reconstitution
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List of 1982–83 NBA season transactions


1982 Oct 2, 1982 Oct 1, 1982 Sep 30, 1982 Sep 29, 1982 Sep 28, 1982 Sep 27, 1982 Sep 24, 1982 Sep 22, 1982 Sep 20, 1982 Sep 19, 1982 Sep 18, 1982 Sep 17, 1982 Sep 15, 1982 Sep 14, 1982 Sep 13, 1982 Sep 10, 1982 Sep 9, 1982 Sep 7, 1982 Sep 2, 1982 Sep 1, 1982 Aug 31, 1982 Aug 27, 1982 Aug 26, 1982 Aug 16, 1982 Aug 8,
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List of awards and nominations received by Phoenix


Phoenix is a French band composed of 4 members named Thomas Mars (lead vocals), Deck d'Arcy (bass/ keyboards/ backing vocals), Christian Mazzalai (guitar/ keyboards/ backing vocals) and Laurent Brancowitz (guitar/ backing vocals). They have won 2 awards from 9 nominations. The American Music Awards (AMAs) is an annual music awards show created by Dick Clark in 1973. The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States. The International Dance Music Awards, established in
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Radio Educación


SEP to enter radio. On November 21, 1922, Vasconcelos's deputy secretary, Francisco Figueroa, asked President Álvaro Obregón for permission to invest in a 250-watt transmitter and 50 receivers. The federal government initially denied the SEP because it was trying to work with radiotelephone operators, but interest in Mexican radio grew. On June 7, 1923, General Amado Aguirre set guidelines for radio stations, and on July 15, 1924, 13 days after Vasconcelos stepped down, the SEP got its radio station. A transmitter was bought from
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Retirement plans in the United States


SEP IRAs are adopted by business owners to provide retirement benefits for the business owners and their employees. There are no significant administration costs for self-employed person with no employees. If the self-employed person does have employees, all employees must receive the same benefits under a SEP plan. Because SEP accounts are treated as IRAs, funds can be invested the same way as is the case for any other IRA. Keogh plans are full-fledged pension plans for the self-employed. Named for U.S. Representative Eugene James
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VMM-362


U.S. unit award for combat gallantry, the Presidential Unit Citation. The squadron returned to Marine Corps Base Hawaii on August 18, 2009, 40 years to the day after receiving their first CH-53. The squadron did not receive any enemy caused damage throughout the entire deployment. Following an extremely safe and successful combat tour, the Ugly Angels conducted a Change of Command on 15 Sep 2009 and quickly transitioned from combat operations to garrison operations that would focus on a robust Pre-deployment Training Program (PTP). This training plan would
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Narges Abyar


Film Prize) BUSAN F F S.KOREA October 2014 Hawaii FF USA 2014 October 2014 INT'L FF OF INDIA, GOA 2014  November 2014 SINGAPORE FF  December 2014 INT'L FF OF KERALA India December 2014 ASIA PACIFIC SCREEN AWARDS 2014 Winner of the jury special Award for the Actress from 1st REEL 7 SEDNY FF June 2015 Australia & AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD WINNER 22nd Aichi Women FF September 2015 Japan 11th Kazan Muslim Cinema Film Festival . Sep.2015, Russia 8th International Film festival “ East-West” Orenburg. Sep.2015, Russia (winner of the Best Direction
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Bill Graham (Canadian politician)


the Order of Canada. In 2014 he received the St. Laurent Award from the NATO Association of Canada, and 2016 the Global Citizen Award from the United Nations Association of Canada. In 2017, he was awarded the Vimy Award by the Conference of Defence Associations. In 2011, he endowed the Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History, and sits on its Advisory Board. The Centre is associated with Trinity College and the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto. It seeks to promote the study
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List of roles and awards of Mélanie Laurent


Mélanie Laurent is a French actress, singer, screenwriter and director. She initially rose to prominence for her performance in the 2006 French drama film "Don't Worry, I'm Fine" for which she later won the César Award for Most Promising Actress and the Prix Romy Schneider. Laurent further became known to international audiences for her starring role as Shosanna Dreyfus in Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds" (2009), for which she won the Online Film Critics Society and the Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress.
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Edward Newdegate


in 1842. He served as a captain in the Crimean War 1854–55, including the Siege of Sevastopol and was present at the Battle of Alma (Sep 1854) and at the Battle of Inkerman (Nov 1854), where he was wounded. For his services in the war, he was mentioned in despatches, received a brevet promotion to major, the Crimea Medal with three clasps, the Turkish Crimean War medal, and was awarded the knighthood of the French Legion d'Honneur and the fifth class of the Order of Medjidie.
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Lauren Beukes


Fantasy award for best novel, the 2010–2011 University of Johannesburg Creative Writing Prize, the M-Net Literary Awards, the Nielsen's Booksellers' Choice Award 2011 and long-listed for South Africa's Sunday Times Fiction Prize 2011 and the 2012 IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. The cover artwork received the 2010 BSFA award for best art. The novel has also been short-listed for the Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire in France for best foreign novel, best translation by Laurent Philibert-Caillat and best cover by Joey Hi-Fi.
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Munich Security Conference


, global, and open, ensuring the freedom of all its users". The Ewald von Kleist Prize 2016 was awarded at a reception hosted by the Bavarian Minister-President Horst Seehofer at the Munich Residenz to Christiana Figueres, Secretary General of the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and Laurent Fabius, former French Foreign Minister. Both received the award for their roles in the adoption of the Convention of Paris, the successor to the Kyoto Protocol in December 2015. The award address was given by UN
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Claude de Roux de Saint-Laurent


de Saint-Laurent was the son of François Roux, seigneur de Saint Laurent and Lucréce, daughter of Balthazar Bruin de Castellane. His brother Joseph was received as a chevalier of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem in 1633. Saint-Laurent was received as a chevalier of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem (Hospitallers) in 1641. In 1651 the Compagnie des Îles de l'Amérique went bankrupt and Phillippe de Longvilliers de Poincy persuaded Jean-Paul Lascaris-Castellar, the grand master of the Order of Saint John of
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Laurent Clerc Award


The Laurent Clerc Award is an annual honor bestowed by Gallaudet University's Alumni Association to recognize a deaf person for "his or her outstanding contributions to society," and specifically to honor their achievements in the interest of deaf people. It is named for Laurent Clerc (1785-1869). It has been given to notable scientists and inventors, such as deaf scientist Robert Weitbrecht, to honor his contributions in developing the teleprinter and an acoustic coupler for the early computer modem. It is given by Gallaudet University's Alumni Association
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Harry Laurent


Harry John Laurent, VC (15 April 1895 – 9 December 1987) was a New Zealand recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Born in Tarata, Laurent was a grocer's assistant when he volunteered in May 1915 to serve in the First World War with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF). He was posted to the 2nd Battalion of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade and from 1916 served on the
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Linda Pira


a person who seeks adrenaline kicks and chill. She is a role model but is still doing her own thing. Also she works in an industry where the female sex is underrepresented and that is interesting to me.". In 2014, Linda Pira received an award at Grammisgalan in the category "Best Newcomer 2013". and on 2 March 2014 the remix of "Knäpper mina fingrar" entered Digilistan being an all-female collective effort by Linda Pira, Rawda, Vanessa Falk, Julia Spada, Joy, Sep,
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Gayathri Prabhu


an Indian classroom of literature students. A reflective piece about the reception of the memoir was written by Prabhu and published in The Economic and Political Weekly in Sep 2018, about the challenges of the memoir genre in India, the experience of disclosing sexual abuse in/ to the family, and the author's take on why a public telling matters. Receiving recognition for her work at an early stage in her writing career, Prabhu won the prestigious Vreeland Award at the University of Nebraska for best creative manuscript in 2011. Less than a
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Laurent Beaudoin


International Michael Smurfit Business Achievement Award' by the Ireland Chamber, United States, and also received the "Best Global Business Award" from the Canada China Business Council in Beijing. The next year he was presented with the "Grosse silberne ehrenzeichen mit dem stern" by the President of the Republic of Austria. In 2013 Beaudoin became a Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George, for services to British industry, particularly in Northern Ireland. The next year he was presented with the Philip J. Klass Award
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Malik Zidi


(English release title: "Poison Friends"). The film was showcased at the Cannes Film Festival and Bourdieu received the Critics Week Grand Prize and the Grand Golden Rail. The film also won the SACD Screenwriting Award and Zidi was once again nominated for a César Award, winning the Award for Most Promising Actor 2007. In addition to film, Zidi has appeared in numerous television roles. Zidi currently resides in the Ile-de-France. He lists Michel Piccoli and Laurent Terzieff as his "heroes" and is
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September 1941 lunar eclipse


A partial lunar eclipse took place on Friday, September 5, 1941. It was a shallow partial lunar eclipse, with less than 10% of the Moon covered in Earth's shadow. Aug 31, 1941 = Sunday Sep 1, 1941 = Monday Sep 2, 1941 = Tuesday Sep 3, 1941 = Wednesday Sep 4, 1941 = Thursday Sep 5, 1941 = Friday Sep 6, 1941 = Saturday Sep 7, 1941 = Sunday Sep 8, 1941 = Monday Sep 9, 1941 = Tuesday Sep 10, 1941
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Laurent Buson


on the short film "Virtual Vision", which was nominated during the 2008 Action on Film International Film Festival for Best Title Sequence. Again in 2008, Laurent obtained a supporting role in award-winning (Audience Award Honorable Mention at Fantastic Fest 2009 and Best Film at Action Fest 2010) feature film "Merantau" by director Gareth Evans, in which he played the part of Luc the human trafficker. In 2010, Laurent produced and starred in action/martial arts feature film "The Price of Success" directed by
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Mélanie Laurent


won the Online Film Critics Society and the Austin Film Critics Association Best Actress Awards. While she has worked mainly in independent films, including "Paris" (2008) and "Enemy" (2013), Laurent also appeared in commercially successful Hollywood films, including the comedy drama "Beginners" (2011), and the caper film "Now You See Me" (2013), the former earning her a nomination at the San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress. Laurent's other notable works include the
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Vivi Laurent-Täckholm


Vivi Laurent-Täckholm (7 January 1898, Danderyd – 3 May 1978) was a Swedish botanist and children's book author, active in Egypt. Vivi Laurent-Täckholm was the daughter of Dr. Wilhelm Edvard Laurent and Lilly Jenny Karolina Bergstrand. She was the sister of Torbern Laurent and aunt to Torvard C. Laurent. She studied botany at the University of Stockholm and received her degree in 1921. She traveled to the US from 1921 to 1923. In 1926, she married botany professor Gunnar Täckholm (1891-1933)
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List of Everton F.C. records and statistics


2008–09 David Moyes FA Premier League Manager of the Month Award 1997–98 Jan Howard Kendall 1999-00 Sep Walter Smith 2002–03 Nov David Moyes 2004–05 Sep David Moyes 2005–06 Jan David Moyes 2007–08 Feb David Moyes 2008–09 Feb David Moyes 2009–10 Jan David Moyes 2009–10 Mar David Moyes 2010–11 Oct David Moyes 2012–13 Sep David Moyes 2012–13 Mar David Moyes European Footballer of the Year (Ballon d'Or) 1986 Gary Lineker (2nd) African Footballer of the Year 1996 Daniel Amokachi (3rd) Oceania Player of the Year 2004 Tim Cahill (Winner) Football Writers
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Shirley Booth


to win both a Tony and an Oscar for the same role. The film also earned Booth Best Actress awards from The Cannes Film Festival, the Golden Globe Awards, The New York Film Critics Circle Awards, and National Board of Review. She also received her third Tony, her second in the Best Actress in a Play category, for her performance in the Broadway production of Arthur Laurents' play "The Time of the Cuckoo". Booth was 54 years old when she made her first movie, although she had successfully
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Laurent Laplante


of 20 books, including detective fiction. He was a member of the "Union des écrivaines et des écrivains québécois". Laplante won the 1996 Olivar-Asselin Award for his defense of the French language in Quebec through his journalism. He also received the Genève-Montréal Award for his essay "Pour en finir avec l’olympisme" in 1998, and the Saint-Pacôme Award for his detective novel "Des clés en trop, un doigt en moins" in 2002. Laplante died of pancreatic cancer on March 15, 2017
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Far Side of the Moon (film)


his feelings in his academic pursuits, while André, the younger brother, is a gay television weatherman who has always had a happier and easier path through life but finds himself struggling. The film received four Genie Award nominations at the 24th Genie Awards in 2004: Best Picture (Bob Krupinski and Mario St-Laurent), Best Director (Lepage), Best Actor (Lepage) and Best Adapted Screenplay (Lepage). Lepage won the award for Best Adapted Screenplay. The film was Canada's official nomination for the Academy
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Laurent Cleenewerck


was invited to receive an award from King Abdullah II of Jordan and to deliver a speech at the award ceremony of the World Interfaith Harmony Week held in Amman, Jordan. - A Handbook of Basic Bioethics: an HBTO Guide (Editor), 2004 - "Japan on the Edge: An inquiry into the Japanese Government’s Struggle for Superpower Status and UN Security Council Membership at the Edge of Decline" (co-authored with Roberto M Rodriguez), (EUC Press), 2009 - - "His Broken Body:
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Red Line (2013 film)


to building the set of a bombed out subway car and tunnel, the project was able to maintain a low budget by using students and faculty for all of the construction labor. "Red Line" premiered at the San Diego Film Festival on Sep. 29, 2012, where it won the U-T San Diego Award. "Red Line" received a domestic release in July 2013, through DVD and digital distribution. The film was released in Red Box on July 9. The film became available to purchase on DVD at
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Mélanie Laurent


received, with Calvin Wilson of "St. Louis Post-Dispatch" remarking that Laurent imbued a "soulful charisma" into the role. Laurent then starred opposite Jeremy Irons in "Night Train to Lisbon", a 2013 drama film based on the novel of the same name directed by Bille August. Jessica Kiang of "Indie Wire" noted that Laurent was "given less to do" but lauded her performance writing that she, "makes the most of her truncated screen time". Laurent appeared in the Louis Leterrier's
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Sam St. Laurent


making 24 saves to earn a 1–0 shutout victory. He would go on to post a 2–1 record with the Devils that season. On a minor league level, he would go on to win the Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award for the AHL's best goaltender and would share the Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award with Karl Friesen for having the lowest team GAA in the AHL. The Detroit Red Wings would go on to acquire St. Laurent from New Jersey for Steve Richmond on 18 August 1986. St. Laurent enjoyed
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Universidad Azteca


in Austria, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, India. Universidad Azteca is affiliated with the "Centro de Estudios Superiores Azteca". The private university was established in 1984 and recognized by the federal Secretary of Public Education (SEP) of the United States of Mexico in 1987. The university is accredited by the "Reconocimiento de Validez Oficial de Estudios" (RVOE) and the Secretary of Public Education (SEP) to award graduate and postgraduate degrees. It is listed with the official Mexican government cultural and scientific information exchange network
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Danny Jelaca


day-to-day operations. He has stylized models for runway shows including Yves Saint Laurent, Diane von Furstenberg and Donna Karan. In 2013, his salon was voted "Best Hair Salon" at the Floridian Awards, as well as the "Best Cut Miami" by "InStyle" magazine. Jelaca's salon also received recognition by Modern Salon as a "Salon of Distinction" in May 2014, and a Salon and Stylist award from Modern Luxury in 2015. In 2016, Jelaca traveled to San Pedro Sula,
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David Saint


as world premieres by such authors as Jonathan Larson, Peter Parnell, Jonathan Marc Sherman, Aaron Sorkin, and others. Saint was recently a panelist for the Philadelphia Theatre Initiative for the Pew Charitable Trust, has taught at Bennington College, and directed the short film "Celebrity". He is the recipient of the Alan Schneider Award, Helen Hayes Award, Los Angeles Drama Critics Award, and several Drama-Logue Awards. He is currently president of the Laurents/Hatcher Foundation and literary executor of Arthur Laurents' estate.
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40th César Awards


second consecutive year. "Timbuktu" won seven awards including Best Film and Best Director for Abderrahmane Sissako. Other winners included "Love at First Fight" with three awards, and "Yves Saint Laurent", "Hippocrate", "Clouds of Sils Maria", "La Famille Bélier", "Diplomacy", "Saint Laurent", "Beauty and the Beast", "The Salt of the Earth", "", "Les Petits Cailloux", "La Femme de Rio" and "Mommy"
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Laurent Schwartz


French Academy of Sciences, and was promoted to full membership in 1975. In 1950 at the ICM, Schwartz was a plenary speaker and was awarded the Fields medal for his work on distributions. He was the first French mathematician to receive the Fields medal. Because of his sympathy for Trotskyism, Schwartz encountered serious problems trying to enter the United States to receive the medal; however, he was ultimately successful. The theory of distributions clarifies the (then) mysteries of the Dirac delta function and Heaviside step function. It helps
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Novastar


The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Bowie, Björk, Grace Jones), bassist Laurent Vernerey, pianist Claude Salmieri and many others. The resulting album is called "Almost Bangor", an electric and eclectic tour de force of a pop album. The album received a platinum sales status in Belgium and golden status in the Netherlands. Both singles "Mars Needs Woman" and "Because" reach the top of the airplay charts in both countries. Novastar received a prestigious 3FM Award for Best Alternative Artist in the Netherlands.
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Stephen Sondheim


. The book, based on farces by Plautus, was written by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart. Sondheim's score was not well received; although the show won several Tony Awards (including best musical), he did not receive a nomination. Sondheim had participated in three straight hits, but his next show – 1964's "Anyone Can Whistle" – was a nine-performance failure (although it introduced Angela Lansbury to musical theatre). "Do I Hear a Waltz?", based on Arthur Laurents' 1952
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Yves Saint Laurent (designer)


first place. Subsequently, he was invited to attend the awards ceremony held in Paris in December of that same year. During his stay in Paris, Saint Laurent met Michel de Brunhoff (who was then editor-in-chief of the French edition of "Vogue" magazine and a connection of his father). De Brunhoff, known by some as a considerate person who encouraged new talent, was impressed by the sketches Saint Laurent brought with him and suggested he become a fashion designer. Saint Laurent would eventually consider a
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