Erik Pontoppidan

Erik Pontoppidan (August 24, 1698 – December 20, 1764) was a Danish-Norwegian author, a Lutheran bishop of the Church of Norway, an historian, and an antiquarian. His  Catechism of the Church of Denmark heavily influenced Danish and Norwegian religious thought and practice for roughly the next 200 years after its 1737 publication.

Biography
Pontoppidan was educated in Fredericia (1716–18), after which he was a private tutor in Norway, and then studied in Holland, and in London and Oxford, England. In 1721 he became informator of Frederick Carl of Carlstein (later duke of Plön), and two years later morning preacher in the castle and afternoon preacher in Nordborg. From 1726 to 1734 he was pastor at Hagenberg, where he so protected the
pietists as to find it advisable to defend his course against the Lutherans with Dialogus; oder Unterredung Severi, Sinceri, und Simplicis von der Religion and Reinheit der Lehre (1726) and Heller Glaubensspiegel (1727). During this same period he laid the foundation of his later topographical and historical works in Memoria Hafniæ (1729); Theatrum Daniæ (1736); and the aforementioned Kurzgefasste Reformationshistorie der dänischen Kirche. Pontoppidan became successively pastor in Hillerød and castle preacher in Frederiksborg (1734), Danish court preacher at Copenhagen (1735), professor extraordinary of theology at the University (1738), and a member of the mission board (1740), meanwhile writing his Everriculum fermenti veteris (1736) and Böse Sprichwörter (1739).

In 1736 Pontoppidan was directed by royal rescript to prepare an explanation of the catechism and a new hymnal, and through these two works — Wahrheit zur Gottesfurcht (1737) and the hymnbook (1740) — the pietistic cause in Denmark received powerful assistance. He likewise continued his historical investigations in his Marmora Danica (3 vols., 1739–41; a collection of noteworthy epitaphs and ecclesiastical monuments) and his uncritical Annales ecclesiæ Danicæ (4 vols., 1741–52); and also wrote a novel, Menoza (3 vols., 1742–43), a critique of the religious conditions of Denmark and other countries. In 1747 he was appointed bishop at Bergen, where he introduced many educational reforms, and wrote Glossarium Norvagicum (1749) and Versuch einer natürlichen Geschichte Norwegens (Copenhagen, 1752–53), while his pastoral letters formed in part the basis of his later Collegium pastorale practicum (1757). The antagonism which
Pontoppidan roused at Bergen, however, obliged him to go in 1754 to Copenhagen, where he became prochancellor at the university in the following year. But all his plans in this capacity were thwarted by his
opponents, and he sought consolation in writing, the results being his Origines Hafnienses (1760) and the first two parts of his Den danske Atlas (1763–67), of which the last five volumes were edited posthumously. He was also active as a political economist, being the editor of Danmarks og Norges ökonomiske Magazin (8 vols., 1757–64).

Sea serpents
Pontoppidan argued for the existence of the sea serpent, the kraken and the mermaid in his two-volume work, Versuch einer natürlichen Geschichte Norwegens (The Natural History of Norway), published in 1752 and 1753.

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Mateus Garcia Borges

Mateus Garcia Borges (born 25 June 1983), known as Mateus Borges or simply Mateus, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Taubaté.

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Gillian Jerome

Gillian Jerome is a Canadian poet, essayist, editor and instructor. She won the City of Vancouver Book Award in 2009 and the ReLit Award for Poetry in 2010. Jerome is a co-founder of Canadian Women In Literary Arts (CWILA), and also serves as the poetry editor for Geist. She is a lecturer in literature at the University of British Columbia and also runs writing workshops at the Post 750 in downtown Vancouver.

Her work has been published by Geist, Canadian Literature, The Malahat Review, The Fiddlehead, Grain and the Colorado Review.

Personal life and education
Jerome was born in Ottawa, Ontario, and lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. She received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Victoria and a Masters of Fine Arts in writing at the University of Arizona where she studied American Literature. She has two children from her marriage to fellow writer Brad Cran. The two were divorced in 2014.

Career
Jerome has taught poetry and literature at the University of British Columbia, the University of Arizona and Douglas College. She co-edited an oral history project in the Downtown Eastside, in association with Pivot Legal Society who started the community-based photography project Hope In Shadows. She has published poems, essays, book reviews and two books of her own, Jerome has participated for many years in judging the Poetry in Voice contest and the Vancouver Writers Festival. She teaches life writing workshops at the Post at 750 for people who don't consider themselves professional writers but have something meaningful to say. She has also participated in the UBC's Robson Reading Series, as well as an event that was part of the literary series Open Word: Readings and Ideas at the University of Victoria, where she read from her past works and poems she was working on at the time.

Jerome's work touches on many subjects including sexuality, friendship, community, ecological exigencies, and the local, particularly the people and places of her East and South Vancouver neighbourhoods.

Canadian women in literary arts

Gillian Jerome founded CWILA in 2012 as a response to what she saw as unequal representations of gender and race in literary communities in Canada. CWILA produces an annual count of participating publications and their number of books or reviews written by women, as well as how many women authors they have reviewed. CWILA strives to quantify the barriers that exist for women in literary culture, Their findings aim at enabling discussion and inspiration for action in the literary community in Canada. The non-profit organization works to instill motivation in the literary and review community to create equal coverage and representation. Jerome left her position at Canadian Women in Literary Arts in 2015 to focus on teaching and writing.

Geist magazine
Geist is a Canadian magazine that brings together fiction and non-fiction, poetry, essays, comics, reviews and photography. The magazine is explained as a mix of ideas and culture. Jerome taught writing workshops at Geist and is a participating editor and writer for the magazine. Jerome has published 14 pieces with Geist. including poetry, essays and book reviews. The themes that come up in her writing include feminism, motherhood, environmentalism, women's rights, housing politics, social justice and community.

Hope in Shadows
In 2003 Pivot Legal Society started Hope in the Shadows, a photo contest in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Pivot Legal Society asked participants to photograph things that were important to them, with the intent that this would give the participants a voice and recognition for their efforts. The initial contest led to the creation of a yearly calendar project where each year's winners are asked to share their story along with their image. This calendar is released in October of every year, and contains the winning photos of the participants chosen by local artists in the city. The calendars are sold through Megaphones vendor program which hires 200 people from low-income backgrounds each season, each vendor keeps half of their sales. There have been 75,000 calendars sold since 2003.

In 2008 the book Hope in Shadows by Jerome and Brad Cran was released through Arsenal Pulp Press and the Pivot Legal Society that compiled 35 different stories attached to winning images from the photo contest. Their book took the stories associated with the winning photographs and expanded them with interviews of the photographers from the photo contest. They wrote about the traumas, abuse and mental illness but also friendship, laughter and love, which were reoccurring themes in the stories of the images. The stories capture the lives of First Nations people who survived residential schools, individuals coping with addictions, and others overcoming loss of loved ones. Hope in Shadows was published in 2009 and soon after this date the calendar sold 5000 more copies. Hope in Shadows won the City of Vancouver Book Award, was shortlisted for the Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize, and was longlisted for the George Ryga Award for Social Awareness in Literature.

University of British Columbia
Jerome has been teaching narrative, research writing and literature in the Department of English Language and Literatures at the University of British Columbia since 2004.

EVENT magazine
Jerome was an editor and author for the EVENT magazine, a literary magazine that has been publishing poetry, fiction and non-fiction for 46 years in Western Canada.  Event is published by Douglas College, a public post-secondary institution in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. Jerome started working as Event's Poetry editor in 2010.

Awards

City of Vancouver Book Award, 2008.
ReLit Award, 2009 for her poetry collection Red Nest

Works
 Midsummer (2008)
 Hope in the Shadows (2008) Arsenal Pulp Press
 Red Nest (2009) Harbour Publishing


Forum Mart

Forum Mart is a shopping mall located at Janpath, Bhubaneswar in the state of Odisha, India. The shopping destination is  spread over a floor area of two hundred thousand square feet. Publicly opened in 2004, the mall is one of the largest and oldest malls in Odisha. The mall has a total commercial space of 200,000 sq ft spread over four floors designed by the Forum Group. The Forum Group is famous for establishing commercial complexes in India and abroad.

It contains approximately 50 outlets, including cafeterias, food courts, restaurants, parking space and a hypermarket.

Specifications
100% Power Backup
Fire Fighting System
HVAC and AHU
RCC Framed Earthquake Resistant

Features

Leisure
Plaza

Hospitality
Cafeteria
Food Court
Restaurants

Business
Office Spaces

Others
Departmental Anchors
Hypermarket


The Glasgow University Muslim Students Association (GUMSA, pronounced gəmsjɑː) is an Islamic society aimed at catering for Muslim and non-Muslim students at the University of Glasgow. GUMSA was established in 1968, it is one of the largest societies on the university campus as well as being the oldest Muslim student organisation in Scotland and one of the oldest in the United Kingdom.

History
see also Past Presidents and committee members of GUMSA

1968–1973 (Founding Fathers)
The society was founded on 11 November 1968 under the guidance of Professor Salah Shahin from Paisley University (now University of the West of Scotland) who approached a group of youth at the University of Glasgow informing them that they should form a student organisation for Muslim youth at the University. On 11 November 1968, the inaugural meeting for the society took place in the Glasgow University Union extension. The meeting was advertised in the Glasgow University Guardian. The extract emphasised the inclusivity and openness of the society:"Dear Sir, The inaugural meeting of the Glasgow University Muslims Students' Association was held in the Union Extension on 11/11/68.The Association aims to provide a meeting place for the many Muslim Students at Glasgow University, from different parts of the world and also a forum for discussion for discussion with other interested student bodies at Glasgow, and thereby help to foster a better spirit of understanding. The Association, therefore, cordially extends an invitation to ALL students to their weekly meetings.For further information please contact:Mr Mohamed Aslam Ebrahim,The Secretary,Glasgow University Students' Association c/o Mens' Union"  The group of individuals kept GUMSA running for its first four years, but elections did not take place. Since social media and e-mail had yet to come into existence, publicity was achieved through the medium of hand written flyers which were posted across campus. The group also ventured between different faculties inviting all to attend the GUMSA meetings.

Meetings would take place on a monthly basis, with roughly 20-25 individuals attending and different speakers being invited to speak. The University granted a space for meetings, but contact was limited to this. The society was met with no resistance and had regular interfaith contact, particularly with the Christian Union. "Iftaars" for the breaking of fast were held for the community in Ramadhan. With members at the time being unaware of funding available, they would bring home-cooked food for these events.

In the same year of founding, the first Scottish President of the Federation of Student Islamic Societies was elected - Aziz Khan - who was also a GUMSA member.

In 1971, GUMSA members helped to form their sister society at the University of Strathclyde, which would go on to be known as The Strathclyde University Muslim Students Association (SUMSA).

1974–1976
Following the departure of the founding members of the society, the organisation began to dwindle in size. Whilst substantial efforts were made to keep it running, the society underwent periods of inactivity, notably in 1973 following the departure of the founder- Dr Ibrahim and again in 1976 following the departure of the President of 3 years, Dr Mahmoud Akhtar.

1978–1987
Little information is available for this period of time, with speculation that some years may have had little to no activity. it is known that in 1978 the President and secretary of the society were Mohammed El-Mahdi and Riaz Ahmed respectively.

Following this, from 1978 - 1987 it is known that the society was run by predominantly by students who had come from Malaysia to seek an education at the University. Unfortunately the current society has been unable to reach out to these members, despite numerous attempts.

1987–1991
In 1987, leadership came from an individual who has gone on to become a prominent member of the academic circle in Malaysia - Prof Dr Mohd Tengku Sembok.

The following year would bring a change which had never before been seen in the history of GUMSA; as grants given by the Malaysian government to study overseas began to run dry, the society would be overtaken by individuals who were both born and brought up in the city of Glasgow. This led to the dawn of a new era in the society; individuals who were brought up in the city and considered Scotland their home were more comfortable challenging societal norms and standing face to face with the status quo. As such the first recorded GUMSA member to run for elections in the Students' representative council was elected - Dr Majid Anwar - the President of GUMSA at the time, was elected as the representative for the faculty of medicine.

Despite the new energy the organisation had found, its sister organisation - SUMSA - was much larger than it, and it was consistently struggling to gain prominence in light of the much more popular 'GUAsia' to which most individuals of South Asian descent would favour over GUMSA.

The society had membership cards (pictured is the card of the treasurer at the time - Shahed Quayum).

The society co-wrote a fortnightly newsletter with its sister organisation from Strathclyde University - SUMSA.

In 1990, under the new leadership of Zaid Akhtar, the society managed for the first time to allow halal food to be served in the University canteen. For a variety of reasons, the society had little to no female involvement at this time.

1991–1992
Whilst there was no pause in GUMSA's running between the academic session of '90 and '91, there was no communication between the individuals who took over the society in this period and those who preceded them. The society at this time was run by 2 individuals who had previously never been to a GUMSA event - Ruzwan Mohammed and Zahid Hanif. With little to work with, the society had to be started from scratch.

The society made hoodies for the first time (see picture of "Shaykh Ruzwan Mohammed" in photo gallery below), but as was common, had little engagement when compared with the Pakistani society of the time. Ruzwan, who served as the "chairman" at the time, made a concerted effort to keep in contact with the society following his departure from the University and was delivering lectures for the society as little as 7 years later in 1999. He continues to hold a yearly class for the society.

1994–1999

Following a short period of inactivity GUMSA would soon be taken over by some of the most active members it has seen to date. The society again had to start from scratch with initial meetings taking place in a mosque off the University campus on Oakfield Avenue. Many large events were held by the committee in this period such as in the University Bute hall with renowned nasheed artist yusuf islam (formerly Cat Stevens) and ground breaking lectures "Islam: Oppressed or Oppressive" and a unique play titled "The return of Salahudeen" featuring prominent figures in the Muslim community. Prominent Muslim speaker Imam Siraj Wahhaj also visited the society to speak, the event took place on the Glasgow University Campus in the Wellington Church. The era saw the society make a website for its first time – a feat which was a rare achievement for the time period- Imran Kausar learned how to code and apply website design language in the University's first (and only) computer lab in order to bring the site to life.

Following a trip to London for the "Islam and Science" conference which was delivered by Prof Salim Al-Hassani, a crash led to the minibus (which was hired from the Students' Representative Council) being written off. The society was not allowed to hire the minibus for a number of years following this incident.

The period also became one of the most politically active the society has seen. Many members ran for positions within the Student's Representative Council (SRC) - particularly for positions within the council executive committee, below is a summary:

Around this time period GUMSA helped another of its sister organisations to form - CUMSA (Caledonian University Muslim Students Organisation), which would grow into another prominent and active society within Muslim community of Glasgow.

The general secretary of the society was Dr Azhar Ali, during these years Dr Ali also went on to revive the FOSIS Scotland branch. Since his University days he has gone on to become the executive director of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) in America).

The period was also the first time in which the society held an "Islam Awareness Week", which it continues to hold to this day. The week involved interfaith events which were amongst the first being held in Scotland at that time.

2000-2004
2003 saw the first big change in the logo used by the organisation. A GUMSA member - Maarya Sharif sketched a design of someone in "sujood" or 'prostration' as Muslims do when they carry out their 5 daily prayers. The logo was then uploaded to a digital format from the sketch by then GUMSA member Omar Tufayl. This iteration of the logo was used 2003-2016, yet the concept of a Muslim in prostration continued onto the next logo version.

On Friday 6 July 2007 Aijaz Mohammad (who was President in 2003) won the "Male Inspirational Young Scottish Muslim Award" at the inaugural "Young Scottish Muslims Conference & Awards". He was awarded for his work in numerous organisations, among them his role as "chair of GUMSA."

In 2003, the society was once again started, almost from scratch due to lack of proper progression planning.

2005-2007
In 2005 GUMSA saw President Humza Yousaf MSP take lead of the society. He has since gone on to become the Minister for Europe and Development, Minister for Transport and the Islands and Cabinet Secretary for Justice.

The first 'Interfaith Dinner' was also held, one of GUMSA's biggest events which attracts people of all faith and none to come together and enjoy a free 3 course meal courtesy of the society. The event has become of the society's annual calendar during "Islam Awareness Week."

Reverend Leith Fisher, who was formerly the minister at the nearby Wellington Church, passed away whilst fundraising for GUMSA in these years. The cause was raising funds for Palestine.

In 2006 the society started focusing more on charitable activities, in particular "Water Wells Week" for which the organisation helped fund water wells in impoverished areas in the developing world. The society raised a total of £10,000 in just one week.

The society held their first 'outdoor' prayer near the library during "Islam Awareness Week" as part of an ongoing project to make people more aware of Muslim forms of worship.

In 2007 the 'Interfaith room' was introduced as the first full-time place of worship on the University campus, after needs were seen for it by the interfaith chaplain at the time, Reverend Stuart MacQuarrie.

2008-2012
In 2008 whilst Ahmed Shaikh was President, the society saw a number of improvements for Muslim students on campus.

The first library prayer room was established in this time period on level 3 of the main Glasgow University library. Prior to this students were praying in corridors and in stairwells which led to the University Chaplain Reverend Stuart Macquarrie commissioning the new space. The space has since moved many times within the building and has also seen the introduction of complimentary ablution facilities. Discussions also began for a space in the dental school which would be made 3 years later.

The society also hosted the first year round Islamic course in Glasgow - iSyllabus, the course was taught by two of the UK's most prominent Islamic thinkers - Shaykh Ruzwan Mohammed (who was President of GUMSA in 1990) and Shaykh Amer Jamil (who had been the Vice-President of SUMSA) in the University's Boyd Orr Building. The course has been run in the University every year since, and has spread to other universities such as Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol, Newcastle, Dundee, Edinburgh and has plans to move to London.

The University also started supplying halal chicken in official cafeterias across campus, this has vastly improved ease of consumption for Muslim students on campus.

The academic year 2008/09 also saw the society bring "Charity Week" (see "Activities") to Scotland. In this period over [insert amount] was raised for orphans and needy children across the world. GUMSA has participated in Charity Week every year since.

Activities

Freshers' Week

Freshers' week takes place a week before classes begin at the University of Glasgow. GUMSA traditionally hosts daily activities Monday - Saturday during this week including the following set-up:
 Monday - Meet and Greet Event
 Tuesday - BBQ in Kelvingrove Park
 Wednesday - Social Event
 Thursday - Freshers' Dinner
 Friday - Friday Prayers & Tour of the City
 Saturday - Day trip to local Scottish Attraction

Charity Week

Every year in October, GUMSA participates in Charity week with Islamic societies (also known as 'isoc/isocs') across the UK to raise money for orphans and needy children. Activities change on a yearly basis, however in previous years these have included football tournaments, bake sales, speaker events as well as dinners. During this week GUMSA raised over £4,015.11 in 2017.

Islam Awareness Week
Islam Awareness Week normally takes place in February with an aim of uniting the interfaith community of Glasgow University Campus. There is a stall daily during the week outside the Glasgow University Library for individuals to ask questions about Islam and find out more about the faith. The following events are also regular occurrences:
 Monday to Thursday - Stall
 Wednesday - Topical panel discussion
 Thursday - Interfaith Dinner
 Friday - Open Friday Prayer

Annual Interfaith Dinner

The GUMSA Annual Interfaith Dinner has grown in repute in recent years, attracting hundreds of students of all faiths and none to a free three-course meal. In 2017, the dinner attracted Glasgow University Rector and prominent human rights lawyer Aamer Anwar as a keynote speaker. The dinner has helped developed bonds and has been praised for its role in interfaith dialogue on campus.

Islam Awareness Week flag

In 2017 for the first time the University flew the GUMSA flag as a tribute to the celebrations taking place during Islam Awareness week. The move was met with praise across campus.

Believe and Do Good Month
In the month of February GUMSA participates in a national campaign in collaboration with FOSIS and Muslim Association of Britain which instructs its members to partake in activities that help the community and in general 'do good' based on the Quranic verse "Except those who Believe and Do Good Righteous Deeds. Theirs is a never ending reward" - Quran [95:6]. Previous activities have included graveyard clean ups and community blood donations. A particularly popular activity was the donation of knitted hats to a local hospital ward for newborns in 2018.

Annual Ramadan Iftaar
GUMSA holds a yearly iftaar during the Islamic month of Ramadan. The iftaar has built up notoriety in recent years and has become the largest gathering of Muslims for the breaking of their fast in Scotland. The event is free to attend and is not limited to students or GUMSA members, with general members of the public outnumbering students. The leftover food is often donated to a local homeless shelter. In 2017 the event was attended by around 400 people. (See picture).

Friday Prayers

The society organises weekly speakers (khateebs) for the congregational prayer every Friday. Two prayer timings are provided so that students with class can have a larger chance of being able to attend. Notable regular speakers for the sermons include Ustadh Shoket Aksi, Shaykh Sohaib Saeed, Shaykh Amin Buxton Ustadh Zubeir Alvi, Ustadh Ahmed Shaikh & Shaykh Amer Jamil.

Educational and religious activities

GUMSA is involved in various other activities throughout the year. The society hosts "circles" weekly for individuals to come and speak about their faith, but also as an outlet away from University life.  In recent years the society has also hosted reputable Muslim scholars from across the globe. Most notably these have included Shaykh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi, Mufti Ismail ibn Musa Menk, Imam Siraj Wahhaj and Shaykh Ruzwan Mohammed. The latter hosts a revision lecture series at GUMSA on a yearly basis. The society also hosts social events on a monthly basis ranging from tea nights to ice skating.

Academia

GUMSA delivers free lectures and workshops for the subjects of medicine, dentistry engineering and certain science subjects during exam times (typically December and May). The society has built a reputation on campus for its proficient and easy to follow lectures.

Discount card

In 2015 the Society released its "halal discount card." which was one of the first of its kind in the UK. GUMSA has since presented at numerous national conferences showing other societies how the card has been implemented and can be used as a means of both attracting individuals to the organisation as well as a means of revenue and income. The number of businesses taking part in the discount card scheme has increased exponentially from the first card having just 16 businesses to the current iteration which boasts over 50 halal outlets across Glasgow.

Awards
Over the years the society has won a number of different awards from various bodies including, but not limited to, the following:

Past Presidents and committee members of GUMSA

Presidency

Committee Members (Past to Present)
The following is what has survived through various archives of GUMSA members present in different years.

The list takes from sources such as meetings minutes and University archives, but is by no means exhaustive.

External links
Muslims in Britain, accessed 21 March 2018
Independent news site, accessed 21 March 2018
Glasgow student scoops inspirational award, accessed 21 March 2018
Sharing of Faith, accessed 21 March 2018
https://thetab.com/uk/glasgow/2017/03/20/ Yiannopoulos comments attempt to disrupt unity on campus says President of Gumsa
Official Website, accessed 24 March 2018


Zingo!

Zingo! is a game inspired by Bingo released by ThinkFun in 2002.

Players try to fill their Zingo! cards with matching tiles from the Zingo! "Zinger". In the game, the dealer slides the Zinger to reveal two tiles at a time. When a player sees a tile that matches a picture on his/her board, he calls out the name of the object and places that tile on the matching space on their board. If two players have that tile, the person who calls out the name of the object first gets the tile. The first player to fill his card wins. The Zingo cards allow for more or less competitive play. The green sides have less images in common with the other 7 boards and are therefore more relaxed and less competitive. The green sides, however, have many of the same images and make for more intense games between players.

Game variations
 Mini-Zingo – The first player to get three pictures in a row is a winner
 Zany Zingo – Select 100
 Pattern to Match (square, X, cross, etc.) and the first to complete this shape is the winner.
 Multi-Card Zingo – Players use one or more cards, first player to fill one of his/her cards is a winner.

Zingo is also available in Spanish/English, French/English, German/English and Hebrew/English versions.

Awards
 T.O.T.Y. Nominee – Game of the Year Category – 2008
 TDmonthly Classic Award – 2008
 ASTRA Best Toys for Kids List – 2008
 T.O.T.Y Nominee – Specialty Toy of the Year Category – 2007
 The iParenting Media "Hottest Products of 2004" Award – 2004
 Grandparents Magazine Top 10 Gifts for Children 8 and Under – 2003
 Grandparents Magazine Top Games – 2003
 Learning Magazine Teachers' Choice SM Award – 2003
 Great American Toy Test Top 18 Toys of the Year −2002
 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award −2002
 Parents' Choice Award – 2002
 Canadian Toy Testing Council's Three Star Award – 2002
 National Parenting Center – Seal of Approval −2002
 EdutainingKids.com Holiday Gift Guide – 2002
 iGrandparents.com Holiday Bets – Best Board Game – 8 and Under – 2002
 DallasChild Magazine Toy Test – Best Board Game – 2002
 Parents' Choice Holiday List – 2002


Alte Oder

The name Alte Oder may refer to several old branches of the Oder River. The most important one is in Brandenburg, Germany, where it drains the Oderbruch basin, flowing northwards to the confluence with the Oder near Hohensaaten.


Solânea

Solânea is a municipality in the state of Paraíba in the Northeast Region of Brazil.


Baldivieso

Baldivieso is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

 Enrique Baldivieso, Bolivian politician
 Julio César Baldivieso, former Bolivian footballer
 Mauricio Baldivieso, Bolivian footballer


Fallicambarus gordoni

Fallicambarus gordoni, the Camp Shelby burrowing crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is found in Mississippi.

The IUCN conservation status of Fallicambarus gordoni is "NT", near threatened. The species may be considered threatened in the near future. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2010.


Elks' Lodge No. 468

Elks' Lodge No. 468 is a Romanesque-style clubhouse located in Kingman, Arizona. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Description
Elks' Lodge No. 468 is located at the Corner of Fourth and Oak Streets in Kingman, Arizona. The building was started in 1903-04 with modifications in 1913. The building is of  Romanesque/Richardsonian style. C. E. Walker was the architect and Norman Hale was the contractor. Mr. Hale was an expert stonemason from the 1890s to the early 1900s. The stone was native and came from Metcalfe Quarry. The first fraternal lodge in Kingman, IOOF and Knights of Pythias also used the lodge. The building was added to the National Register of Historical Places in 1986.


Duets: An American Classic

Duets: An American Classic is a studio album by Tony Bennett, released in 2006 via Columbia label.

Background
The album was released in conjunction with Bennett's 80th birthday the previous month.  The songs selected were mostly ones that Bennett had played a major role in introducing into the Great American Songbook.

Unlike some other celebrity duets efforts where performances were recorded separately and then combined by producers, such as Frank Sinatra's 1993 Duets, Bennett was physically present with each of his partners during recording. The vocals were performed live as the band was playing.

Charts
The album debuted at No. 3 on The Billboard 200, selling around 202,000 copies in its first week. It spent five consecutive weeks in the Top 10 and was certified Gold in less than four weeks. It also reached No. 1 in Canada.  The sequel album, Duets II, was released in 2011 in conjunction with Bennett's 85th birthday.

Grammy Awards
The album won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the 2007 Grammy Awards.

Track listing

Personnel
 Tony Bennett, guest artists - vocals
 Bill Charlap - piano (track 18)
 Pinchas Zukerman - violin (track 2)
 Pamela Sklar - flute (tracks 5, 11, 13)
 Lawrence Feldman - flute (track 3)
 Chris Botti - trumpet (track 13)
 Paul Langosch - double bass
 Gray Sargent - guitar
 Harold Jones - drums
 Jorge Calandrelli - orchestrator, conductor
 Lee Musiker - piano, arranger, musical direction
 Phil Ramone - producer
 Torrie Zito - conductor, brass arrangement

Chart performance and certifications


Colombian football clubs in international competitions

Colombian football clubs have entered South American association football competitions, as of Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana since 1960, when Millonarios participated in the first edition of Copa Libertadores. In 2016, Atlético Nacional became the first Colombian club to take part in the FIFA Club World Cup.

Copa Libertadores is considered the most important club tournament in South America. Two Colombian clubs have won this tournament: Atlético Nacional have won twice (in 1989 and 2016), Once Caldas have won it once (in 2004). Copa Sudamericana has been won by a Colombian club once: Santa Fe in 2015.

FIFA Club World Cup

Copa Libertadores

Copa Sudamericana

Recopa Sudamericana

Intercontinental Cup

Suruga Bank Championship

Copa Merconorte

Supercopa Sudamericana

Copa CONMEBOL

Copa Interamericana

Copa Simón Bolívar


Abstract Wiener space

An abstract Wiener space is a mathematical object in measure theory, used to construct a "decent" (strictly positive and locally finite) measure on an infinite-dimensional vector space.  It is named after the American mathematician Norbert Wiener.  Wiener's original construction only applied to the space of real-valued continuous paths on the unit interval, known as classical Wiener space; Leonard Gross provided the generalization to the case of a general separable Banach space.

The structure theorem for Gaussian measures states that all Gaussian measures can be represented by the abstract Wiener space construction.

Definition

Let H be a separable Hilbert space. Let E be a separable Banach space. Let i : H → E be an injective continuous linear map with dense image (i.e., the closure of i(H) in E is E itself) that radonifies the canonical Gaussian cylinder set measure γH on H. Then the triple (i, H, E) (or simply i : H → E) is called an abstract Wiener space. The measure γ induced on E is called the abstract Wiener measure of i : H → E.

The Hilbert space H is sometimes called the Cameron–Martin space or reproducing kernel Hilbert space.

Some sources (e.g. Bell (2006)) consider H to be a densely embedded Hilbert subspace of the Banach space E, with i simply the inclusion of H into E.  There is no loss of generality in taking this "embedded spaces" viewpoint instead of the "different spaces" viewpoint given above.

Properties

 γ is a Borel measure: it is defined on the Borel σ-algebra generated by the open subsets of E.
 γ is a Gaussian measure in the sense that f∗(γ) is a Gaussian measure on R for every linear functional f ∈ E∗, f ≠ 0.
 Hence, γ is strictly positive and locally finite.
 If E is a finite-dimensional Banach space, we may take E to be isomorphic to Rn for some n ∈ N. Setting H = Rn and i : H → E to be the canonical isomorphism gives the abstract Wiener measure γ = γn, the standard Gaussian measure on Rn.
 The behaviour of γ under translation is described by the Cameron–Martin theorem.
 Given two abstract Wiener spaces i1 : H1 → E1 and i2 : H2 → E2, one can show that γ12 = γ1 ⊗ γ2. In full:

i.e., the abstract Wiener measure γ12 on the Cartesian product E1 × E2 is the product of the abstract Wiener measures on the two factors E1 and E2.

 If H (and E) are infinite dimensional, then the image of H has measure zero: γ(i(H)) = 0.  This fact is a consequence of Kolmogorov's zero–one law.

Example: Classical Wiener space

Arguably the most frequently-used abstract Wiener space is the space of continuous paths, and is known as classical Wiener space. This is the abstract Wiener space with

with inner product

E = C0([0, T]; Rn) with norm

and i : H → E the inclusion map. The measure γ is called classical Wiener measure or simply Wiener measure.


Chad Smith

Chad Gaylord Smith (born October 25, 1961) is an American musician who has been the drummer of the band Red Hot Chili Peppers since 1988. The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012. Smith is also the drummer of the hard rock supergroup Chickenfoot, formed in 2008, and of the all-instrumental outfit Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats, formed in 2007.

Smith has recorded with Glenn Hughes, Johnny Cash, John Fogerty, the Dixie Chicks, Jennifer Nettles, Kid Rock, Jake Bugg, the Avett Brothers, Joe Satriani, Post Malone, Lana Del Rey and Halsey. In 2010, joined by Dick Van Dyke and Leslie Bixler, he released Rhythm Train, a children's album which featured Smith singing and playing various instruments. In 2020, Smith co-wrote and performed as part of the backing band on Ozzy Osbourne's album, Ordinary Man.

Spin magazine placed Smith at #10 on their list of the "100 Greatest Drummers of Alternative Music" in May 2013. Readers of UK-based Rhythm magazine ranked Smith and Red Hot Chili Pepper bassist Flea the fourth-greatest rhythm section of all time in their June 2013 issue. Smith is also known for his charity work especially with young musicians. He has been a lobbyist in support of music education in U.S. public schools. Smith is also the host of the PBS concert series, Landmarks Live in Concert, which began in January 2017.

Early life
Smith was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, the third child of Joan and Curtis Smith. He spent most of his childhood in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, where he graduated from Lahser High School in 1980. He started to play drums at age seven and grew up listening mainly to bands such as Rush, the Rolling Stones, Humble Pie, Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, the Who, the Jimi Hendrix Experience, and Kiss.

Chad did not receive formal drum lessons, and gained drumming experience by playing in school bands.

Smith ran away from home when he was 15, but returned home after a summer.

Smith spent his early years in various rock bands, starting in high school with a band called Paradise, where they won the battle of the bands in Birmingham, Michigan, in 1977. That first band included members, Jay Yang (bass), Scott Porter (lead guitar) and Tom Auch (roadie).  Future bands included Pharroh and Michigan-based band Toby Redd. Pharroh's percussionist Larry Fratangelo, who also worked with Parliament-Funkadelic, introduced Smith to R&B and funk music and taught him how to play funk. Smith said, "I think up until then, I was a drummer. Once I studied with Larry, I turned into a musician." Funk drummers like David Garibaldi, Jabo Starks, Clyde Stubblefield, and Greg Errico caught his attention and influenced his style a lot. Later, Smith decided to move to California to pursue his musical aspirations.

Music career

Red Hot Chili Peppers (1988–present)
In 1988, the Red Hot Chili Peppers were looking for a replacement for their drummer D.H. Peligro, who had recently been fired. Already into the process of working on their fourth studio album and hiring new guitarist, John Frusciante, the band held open auditions for a new drummer. Smith was one of the last drummers to audition for the band and the band felt that on looks alone, Smith would be the wrong fit as he looked more hair-metal than punk. Nonetheless, the band was blown away by his audition. Singer Anthony Kiedis admired Smith and found his persistence impressive. Smith joined the Chili Peppers in December 1988 and within a few months was recording his first album with the band, Mother's Milk. Smith reflected on joining the band in a 2012 interview by saying “I remember thinking, ‘Oh, cool, they have a record deal. Great! I’d love to be in a band that has a record deal. We started playing, and right away we just hit it off musically. I was like, ‘Man, this is a blast! These guys are great!’ ... We were just doing what we do. We just jammed, which is what we still do today. It's very similar.”

After a successful worldwide tour in support of Mother's Milk the band released their debut for Warners, 1991's Blood Sugar Sex Magik which was hugely successful upon its release peaking at number three on the Billboard charts, and went on to sell 13 million copies worldwide. It went on to be nominated and win several awards and is listed on many critics lists of the best albums of the year. Shortly into the tour for the album, Frusciante quit the band in 1992 and was replaced by Arik Marshall for the remainder of the tour. Marshall was fired following the tour and briefly replaced by Jesse Tobias who was let go in favor of Dave Navarro in 1994. With Navarro intact, the band would release 1995's One Hot Minute. Navarro too would end up being fired in 1998 following the tour to support the album and replaced with a returning John Frusciante. With Frusciante back, the band released 1999's Californication, their biggest selling album to date. That album was followed by 2002's By the Way and 2006's Stadium Arcadium, the band's first number one album in the United States. Frusciante again quit the band in 2008 and was replaced by Josh Klinghoffer in 2009. With Klinghoffer, the band released their tenth studio album (and Smith's seventh with the band), I'm with You in 2011.

In April 2012, the Chili Peppers were inducted by Chris Rock into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Smith and the Chili Peppers wrapped up I'm With You World Tour in April 2013. The Chili Peppers launched another lengthy tour in May 2013 and it kept them on the road until June 2014. During this time, the band appeared alongside Bruno Mars at the halftime for the Super Bowl in February 2014. Smith confirmed that the Chili Peppers would begin work on their eleventh studio album that same month. Production eventually began in January 2015 with Danger Mouse replacing Rick Rubin as the band's producer. A month later, bassist Flea was injured during a skiing accident delaying production until August 2015. The Getaway  was released on June 17, 2016. In December 2019, the band announced that John Frusciante would be returning to replace Josh Klinghoffer. Smith said that the band would be focused on making new music and hope to have a new album out in 2020.

Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats (2007–present)
In 2007, Smith, along with fellow Glenn Hughes alumni, guitarist Jeff Kollman and keyboardist Ed Roth, formed an all-instrumental band inspired by their shared love of 1970s funk and fusion. Still unnamed at the time, the group, rounded out by bassist Kevin Chown, debuted at the 2008 NAMM show in Anaheim, California. The band has released two studio albums and a double live disc as Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats since its inception.

Chickenfoot (2008–present)
Following a lengthy world tour in support of Stadium Arcadium, the Chili Peppers decided to take a break in 2008. During this break, Smith joined the hard rock supergroup Chickenfoot, whose other members are Sammy Hagar, Joe Satriani and Michael Anthony. The group has released two studio albums, a live album and a box set to date with Smith. Due to touring commitments with the Chili Peppers in 2011, Smith was unable to tour with Chickenfoot and was replaced by Kenny Aronoff. In 2012, Smith rejoined Chickenfoot for a four-song encore and the band briefly reunited for only two shows on May 7, and May 8, 2016 at Harrah's Showroom at South Lake Tahoe. During the show, the band debuted a new song titled "Divine Termination." In June 2016, Smith discussed the future of Chickenfoot touring and recording new music saying that "everyone has different things going on. We really enjoy playing together, but with my schedule I don't see us playing too much. I would love to make some new music with those guys, but we'd have to be in the same room at the same time. I just don't know. It's up in the air. I love playing with those guys, though. It's a real treat.

Other projects
Smith is highly sought after as one of the industry's top session musicians. Smith has worked with many big-name artists, including Johnny Cash, John Fogerty, Dixie Chicks, Jennifer Nettles, Kid Rock and Jake Bugg. Smith has also performed on four albums and one live album with Glenn Hughes.

In 2008, Smith was a judge for the 7th annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists' careers that same year.

Smith released 2010's Rhythm Train, a critically acclaimed children's album which he recorded with Dick Van Dyke and Leslie Bixler. In April 2010, MTV named Rhythm Train one of the best children's records of all time.

Smith released an app in March 2012, which is free mobile application for iPhone, iPad and Android devices and features his "Drummer GPS". The GPS section of the app spotlights drummers Smith has been influenced by and those he regards as some of the best modern drummers. In May 2013, Smith launched In Conversation with Chad Smith, his own podcast through MusicRadar where he interviews other musical artists.

Smith joined Sammy Hagar in the studio to work on music for his twelfth studio album. They were joined by guitarist Neal Schon from (Journey (band)) and bassist Michael Anthony and according to Hagar it was the rebirth of his 1980s band HSAS, which featured Schon and two other members. In 2013, Smith joined jazz musician Jon Batiste and bassist/producer Bill Laswell to create a unique musical group to score a film that had yet to be written and will never be made. The album, The Process, was released on November 4, 2014.

Smith appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers from June 15–19 sitting in on drums with the 8G Band.

Starting on January 20, 2017, Smith began hosting Landmarks Live in Concert, an eight-episode concert series on PBS in which Smith will sit down and discuss music with various artists. The first two episodes featured Alicia Keys and Brad Paisley.

Smith performs drums on the Lorne Balfe composed score for The Lego Batman Movie. The soundtrack for the animated film was released on February 3, 2017.

On May 28, 2018, Smith along with co-host and Yahoo Entertainment music editor Lyndsey Parker, began their own music radio talk show on SiriusXM titled VOLUME West which airs every Monday. The duo will talk music with artists, industry leaders,  friends and they will also interview their guests about their favorite songs, albums, and artists.

Smith performs drums on the Post Malone song "Take What You Want" from his third album Hollywood's Bleeding. The song also features Black Sabbath lead singer Ozzy Osbourne and rapper Travis Scott. That collaboration with Post Malone led to the creation of Osbourne's 2020 album, Ordinary Man, which Smith co-wrote along with Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan and producer Andrew Watt. Smith also performed drums on every track.

Personal life
Smith has two older siblings, brother Bradley and sister Pamela. Smith lives in Malibu, California with his second wife, architect Nancy Mack whom he married in 2004 and with whom he has three sons, Cole (born 2005), Beckett (born 2009) and Dashiell (born 2012). From 1996–1997, Smith was married to Maria St John with whom Smith had a daughter, Manon (born 1996). He also has two other children, Justin Smith (born 1997) and Ava Maybee Cardoso Smith (born 2001) through other relationships and spends time also living in New York. Discussing his relationships and marriages Smith said "I’m the dumper. I fall in love easily, but I get restless. I’ll figure it out one day. Can we talk about something else?" Smith is also an avid fan of his hometown Michigan sports teams. Following the Chili Peppers May 14, 2017 performance in Columbus, OH, Smith sang the University of Michigan fight song "The Victors". Smith's singing of the fight song made national news as the University of Michigan and Ohio State are longtime sports rivals. At shows in Ohio, Smith's drumset has sometimes featured the Michigan Wolverines logo.

In January 2020, Smith opened his first art exhibit. "The way that I want to interpret my feelings about playing the drums and playing music - I’m trying to put this in a different medium. “I love to express myself in any sort of creative way that I can, and doing this is another way to kind of take chances and take a risk, and I like to do that. I think it’s important for any artist to do that- to keep trying new things. It’s not your normal medium, you know. It’s not like Bob Ross with an afro in front of the thing and painting” Smith said.

Will Ferrell resemblance
Smith is widely known for his strong resemblance to actor and comedian Will Ferrell, who is almost six years his junior, which he has acknowledged by wearing shirts reading "I Am Not Will Ferrell" in live performances. Smith said that the two first met during the premiere of the film The Ladies Man. He said, "I'm looking at Will and thinking, 'People really think I look like him? I don't fucking look like that. He looks me up and down and says, 'You're very handsome,' and walks away. Totally deadpan. I was like, 'You're funny. You're funny.'" Both Smith and Ferrell have turned this into various appearances together including their own events for charity and a 2014 appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in which the duo faced off in a drum battle, which segued into a musical number by the Red Hot Chili Peppers performing a cover of Blue Öyster Cult's "(Don't Fear) The Reaper", as a reference to the Saturday Night Live "More Cowbell" skit, in which both Ferrell and Fallon starred.

Charity work
Smith is an active supporter of a number of non-profit organizations including Surfer's Healing, SeriousFun Network, MusiCares, Silverlake Conservatory of Music, Guitar Mash NY, Camp Korey and Little Kids Rock which he discussed in an interview with Making Music Magazine.

In April 2013, Smith was asked by NAMM, the National Association of Music Merchants, to represent the music community by going to Washington, D.C. as a lobbyist in support of music education in US public schools. While in DC, Smith had the opportunity to meet with congressional leaders and share his experience as a student who learned his craft entirely within the public school system. Smith has since been invited back to lobby in April 2014 in support of public school music education.

In 2014, Smith joined Bystander Revolution a group that speaks out against bullying in schools and tries to find solutions. Smith released a few videos discussing his own childhood being bullied along with his son's recent experiences with bullies.

On May 21, 2014, Smith appeared along with other celebrities in Washington, D.C. at a White House talent show held by Michelle Obama which was organized to raise awareness for Turnaround Arts, a program enacted under the guidance of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities (PCAH) to increase performance and achievement at some of the lowest-ranked schools in the country through arts education. Students from eight schools around the country participated in the show which featured musical theatre, spoken word and interpretative dance. President Barack Obama made a surprise appearance at the event. Smith adopted a school in Greenfield, California also lobbied Speaker of the House of Representatives John Boehner for increased funding for arts education and that it is a personal issue for him. Smith said "I didn't give a shit about science, math or English when I was in school and music was the only reason I wanted to go. It got me interested in other subjects and I would've never graduated without it. If kids can connect with some sort of art in some way, it will enrich their lives in ways they probably can't fully comprehend at the time." Earlier in the week, Smith was joined by former New York Yankee and musician, Bernie Williams at Savoy Elementary School in Washington, D.C. where together they taught a music class. "These are schools where the kids look down at their feet and have no hope and don't feel like they mean anything. They have no self-worth. They need something. This is not a photo-op and just throwing some money. You really roll your sleeves up and immerse yourself in the school." Smith said.

Smith appeared at Sammy Hagar and James Hetfield's 2nd annual Acoustic-4-A-Cure benefit concert in San Francisco, California on May 15, 2015. The benefit was held to raise money and awareness for the Pediatric Cancer Program at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital. Smith was joined onstage by Pat Monahan of the band Train and comedian Adam Sandler for a performance of Aerosmith's "Dream On" and Led Zeppelin's "Ramble On".

The following day on May 16, 2015, Smith was honored by national nonprofit, Little Kids Rock at its annual Family Jam benefit at Facebook's Menlo Park campus for his work to help expand public schoolchildren's access to music education with the "Livin' The Dream Award". In a statement on receiving the award Smith said "It is such an honor for me to be recognized by an amazing charity like Little Kids Rock for supporting their work to keep music education thriving in our schools. Music has made such a tremendous impact in my life and I am blessed to be able to give that gift back to the next generation of music makers!"

Smith along with his Chili Peppers bandmates announced in September 2015 that they would be supporting Bernie Sanders in his campaign for the 2016 presidential election. In February 2016, the Chili Peppers performed on behalf of Sanders at his "Feel the Bern" campaign fundraiser.

On April 29, 2016, Chad Smith and Will Ferrell hosted the Red Hot Benefit Comedy + Music Show & Quinceanera. The benefit featured a performance by the Chili Peppers along with comedy acts selected by Ferrell and Funny or Die. A portion of the proceeds went to Ferrell's Cancer for College and Smith's Silverlake Conservatory of Music.

On February 12, 2018, Smith again teamed with Will Ferrell for his One Classy Night event at the Moore Theater in Seattle to help raise money for Cancer for College. Smith along with Ferrell, Mike McCready and Brandi Carlile performed songs by Jimi Hendrix, the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, R.E.M. and were joined by Eddie Vedder for a cover of Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus". The event raised $300,000 in college scholarship money for students who have survived cancer, and has raised 2.3 Million to date.

On October 6, 2018, Smith and Will Ferrell will host Will Ferrell’s Best Night of Your Life, a one night charity event in Los Angeles at the Greek Theater. The event, produced by Funny or Die, will benefit Cancer for College and feature many big-name celebrities. Smith also will assemble an MVP musical line up dubbed Chad Smith's Super Mega Funktastic Jam Rock All Stars which will feature his Chili Peppers bandmate Josh Klinghoffer, Mike McCready of Pearl Jam, Duff McKagan of Guns N’ Roses, Stefan Lessard of Dave Matthews Band, Brad Paisley and Chris Martin of Coldplay.

On January 13, 2019, Smith along with the Chili Peppers performed at a benefit for victims of the recent deadly Woolsey Fire. "It was cool. It was fun. It was a good vibe, and we really appreciate all the people that came down and paid a lot of money — it wasn't a cheap ticket. But all the proceeds are going to the people that suffered from the fires and the families and everything that is involved in that. Smith said that the fires even put the band's recording of their twelfth album on hold saying "the house we were working in, there was no damage, it didn't burn down, but we couldn't get back in there. So that halted our [progress]. Myself and Anthony both live in Point Dume. Seventy houses in our neighborhood burned down. Ours was spared, luckily."

Playing style
Smith's technique is recognized for its use of ghost notes, and his fast right foot.

He cites Buddy Rich, John Bonham, Ian Paice, Mitch Mitchell, Bill Ward, Keith Moon, Stewart Copeland, Neil Peart, Ginger Baker, Roger Taylor and Topper Headon as influences on his drumming.

Equipment
In March 2016 Smith began endorsing DW Drums after previously endorsing Pearl Drums.

Discography

Red Hot Chili Peppers
 Mother's Milk (1989)
 Sock-Cess (1989)
 Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
 What Hits!? (1992)
 The Plasma Shaft (1994)
 Live Rare Remix Box (1994)
 Out in L.A. (1994)
 The Best of Red Hot Chili Peppers (1994)
 One Hot Minute (1995)
 Under the Covers: Essential Red Hot Chili Peppers (1998)
 Californication (1999)
 By the Way (2002)
 Unearthed - Johnny Cash (2003) (Smith, Flea and John Frusciante appear on "Heart of Gold")
 Greatest Hits (2003)
 Red Hot Chili Peppers Live in Hyde Park (2004)
 Stadium Arcadium (2006)
 iTunes Originals – Red Hot Chili Peppers (2006)
 George Clinton and His Gangsters of Love - George Clinton (2008) (Red Hot Chili Peppers appear on the song, "Let the Good Times Roll")
 10 Great Songs (2009)
 Road Trippin' Through Time (2011)
 I'm with You (2011)
 Official Bootlegs (2011–13)
 2011 Live EP (2012)
 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Covers EP (2012)
 I'm with You Sessions (2012–13)
 I'm Beside You (2013)
 2012-13 Live EP (2014)
 Cardiff, Wales: 6/23/04 (2015)
 The Getaway  (2016)
 Live in Paris EP (2016)

Glenn Hughes
 Songs in the Key of Rock (2003)
 Soulfully Live in the City of Angels (2004)
 Soul Mover (2005)
 Music for the Divine (2006)
 First Underground Nuclear Kitchen (2008)
 Resonate  (2016)

Chickenfoot
 Chickenfoot (2009)
 Chickenfoot III (2011)

Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats
 Meet the Meatbats (2009)
 More Meat (2010)
 Live Meat And Potatoes (2012)

Joe Satriani
 What Happens Next (2018) (Smith performs drums on every track)

Josh Klinghoffer
 "Jeepster/Monolith" (2019) (Record Store Day exclusive 7" with Klinghoffer)

Ozzy Osbourne
 Ordinary Man (2020) (Smith co-wrote all songs and performs drums on every track)

Collaborative albums
 Rhythm Train with Leslie Bixler, Chad Smith and Featuring Dick Van Dyke – (2010)
 The Process'', with Jon Batiste and Bill Laswell (2014)

Other appearances


Lingfield Park Racecourse

Lingfield Park Racecourse (commonly referred to as Lingfield) is a horse racing course at Lingfield in Surrey, United Kingdom. It is owned by the ARC Racing and Leisure Group, formerly Arena Leisure Plc.

Lingfield is best known as a winter all-weather flat-racing course; the track is Polytrack, rather than the usual turf found in the UK. There are only five other all-weather courses in the UK, the others being at Southwell, Kempton, Wolverhampton, Newcastle, and Chelmsford City (formerly Great Leighs Racecourse). Lingfield stages flat racing on turf in the summer and National Hunt races are also run on turf.

Lingfield Railway Station adjoins the course, served by trains from London to East Grinstead via Oxted.

History
The racecourse is located in a  estate and was opened in 1890 by the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII), who also agreed to let Lingfield incorporate the Prince of Wales feathers into its official heading. The course initially held jumps racing only, but in 1894 the Jockey Club granted permission for flat racing to be held. Racing has been held continuously ever since, with the only exception being during World War II when the War Office requisitioned the course. Ladbrokes sold the course in 1982 and the new owners installed flood defences on the estate to alleviate the flooding that had become a major problem in the years immediately after the war. A golf course was developed and this opened in June 1987. Arena Leisure purchased the course in 1991, and in 2001 made the decision to replace the Equitrack all-weather surface with Polytrack, opening in November 2001. Other recent developments have been the re-laying of the back straight on the turf course in 2002/2003 and the construction of a £5.5 million grandstand in 2004. In early 2009 the course had another record broken as Matsunosuke became the highest rated horse to win on the all-weather surface rated 112 or 117 by Racing Post rating.  This was dubbed as the greatest all-weather horse of all time in the UK.

In addition, there's now a Marriott hotel based on the racecourse.

The racecourse is featured in the 1954 film The Rainbow Jacket.

Notable races

Other races
 Churchill Stakes
 Fleur De Lys Fillies' Stakes
 Golden Rose Stakes
 Quebec Stakes
 River Eden Fillies' Stakes
 All Weather Championship Series


2010 Aegon Classic – Singles

Magdaléna Rybáriková was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Sesil Karatantcheva.First seed Li Na won in the final 7–5, 6–1 against Maria Sharapova.

Seeds
The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

Draw

Finals

Top Half

Section 1
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Section 2

Bottom Half

Section 3

Section 4


Hermann Wülfing Luer

Hermann Wülfing Luer (1836–1910) was a German instrument maker who patented the Luer taper, which is named after the Lüer family.


Harold Gleason

Harold Gleason (1892–1980) was an American organist, teacher, lecturer, and scholar.  He is best known as the author of Method of Organ Playing, published in numerous editions made by him and later by his wife, concert organist Catharine Crozier.

Biography
Gleason was born in Jefferson, Ohio, on April 26, 1892, and studied organ in California with the English organist Edwin H. Lemare, Lynnwood Farnam in Boston, and in Paris with Joseph Bonnet.  In 1919, he was appointed organist and choirmaster of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York City, and then in 1921 became the head of the organ department of the newly founded Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester.  *

He was George Eastman’s personal organist and director of music at Eastman's home, as well as the founder and director of the David Hochstein Memorial Music School.  He was also organist and director of music at several Rochester churches, as well as a touring recitalist. As head of the graduate division at Eastman from 1932 until his retirement in 1955, Gleason was instrumental in the development of the School's DMA degree program.

In addition to Method of Organ Playing,  Gleason contributed many papers to music journals and authored two anthologies, Outlines of Music Literature and Examples of Music before 1400.  He also co-authored the Anthology of Music in America, 1620-1865.  He helped design pipe organs; the organs in Kilbourn Hall and in Strong Auditorium on the University of Rochester River Campus were built to his specifications.

In 1952, he was awarded the doctor of music degree, honors causa, by MacMurray College, Jacksonville, Illinois. He died on June 28, 1980, and is buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Pasadena, California.


Mildred Adams

Mildred Adams (1894 – November 5, 1980, New York City) was the name used by Mildred Adams Kenyon, an American journalist, writer, translator, and critic of Spanish literature.

Biography
Mildred Adams graduated from the University of California with a degree in economics. She moved to New York City, where she wrote articles for her aunt, Gertrude Foster Brown (1868-1956), an early woman's suffrage leader who was then managing editor of Woman's Journal. She soon became a feature writer and book reviewer for the New York Times and various magazines, including the London Economist. She interviewed Calvin Coolidge, Huey Long, and Henry Wallace.

Often in Europe on assignment, she reported on the early days of the League of Nations and the drafting of Spain's 1931 constitution. Her acquaintance with Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca in New York in 1929-30, intensified her interest in Spain, and she reported from that country in 1935, a year before the beginning of the Spanish Civil War. This work led to her involvement in helping refugees from that conflict. She was on the board of American Friends of Spanish Democracy and of the Spanish Refugee Relief Campaign, and advised the New World Re-Settlement Fund for Spanish Relief. Later she also helped German intellectuals, liberals, and Jews in exile from Nazi Germany, serving as secretary for the Emergency Rescue Committee, the predecessor of the International Rescue Committee.

With her marriage in 1935 to William Houston Kenyon Jr., a prominent patent attorney and graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School and author of The First Half-Century of the Kenyon Firm, 1879-1933, she can be said to have become a full-fledged member of the Eastern Establishment. But she continued to use the name Mildred Adams as an author. Her sister-in-law, Dorothy Kenyon, was also a prominent politically active New York attorney who in 1950 was the first person to appear before the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee investigating charges by Sen. Joseph McCarthy concerning membership in Communist-front organizations. Mildred Adams once contemplated writing her biography.

During World War II, she worked in the educational division of the Columbia Broadcasting System.

Mildred Adams translated six volumes of the works of Spanish philosopher Jose Ortega y Gasset. In 1966, she published The Right to Be People, on women's suffrage. One of her favorite books - a decades-long project - was a biography of Garcia Lorca, which brought to light new information about the poet's stay in the United States.

Several months after her death, Mildred Adams's papers were deposited in the Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America at Radcliffe College. A small collection of her papers, donated by Mildred Adams Kenyon in 1977, is also available at the Immigration History Research Center Archives, University of Minnesota Libraries.

Books

 A Review of Arbitration, with Special Reference to the Western Hemisphere. New York: National League of Women Voters, Department of International Cooperation to Prevent War, 1927.
 Margaret Sanger: Woman of the Future Crusader. London: Birth Control International Information Centre, 1934. From an article by Mildred Adams in Delineator (September 1933).
 (editor) Memoirs of Malwida von Meysenbug: Rebel in Crinoline. Trans. Elsa von Meysenbug Lyons. New York: W.W. Norton, 1936, and London: G. Allen & Unwin, 1937.
 Getting and Spending: The ABC of Economics. New York: Macmillan, 1939.
 The American Legion Auxiliary: A History, 1934-1944. Indianapolis, IN: The Auxiliary, 1945.
 Britain's Road to Recovery. New York: Foreign Policy Association, 1949. (coauthor: William W. Wade). Reprinted by Kraus Reprint Co. in 1973.
 (editor) Latin America: Evolution or Explosion? New York: Dodd, Mead, 1963. Proceedings of the Conference on Tensions in Development in the Western Hemisphere, held in Salvador, Brazil, in 1962 by the Council on World Tensions. Published in Spanish as America latina: ?evolucion o explosion? México: Libreros Mexicanos Unidos, 1964.
 The Right to Be People. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1966.
 García Lorca: Playwright and Poet. New York: G. Braziller, 1977.

Translations

 Ortega y Gasset, Jose. Invertebrate Spain. New York: W.W. Norton, 1937 (with preface by Mildred Adams).
 Arciniegas, Germán. The Knight of El Dorado: The Tale of Don Gonzago Jiménez de Quesada and His Conquest of New Granada, Now Called Colombia. New York: Viking Press, 1942. Reprinted by the Greenwood Press in 1968.
 Ortega y Gasset, Jose. Man and Crisis. New York: W.W. Norton, 1958.
 Ortega y Gasset, Jose. What Is Philosophy?. New York: W.W. Norton, 1961.
 Ortega y Gasset, Jose. Some Lessons in Metaphysics. New York: W.W. Norton, 1969.
 Ortega y Gasset, Jose. The Idea of Principle in Leibniz and the Evolution of Deductive Theory. New York: W.W. Norton, 1971.
 Ortega y Gasset, Jose. An Interpretation of Universal History''. New York: W.W. Norton, 1973.

Archival Collections
Papers, 1936-1963. Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University.
Mildred Adams Kenyon papers, Immigration History Research Center Archives, University of Minnesota Libraries.
Works of Mildred Adams


RoofClaim.com Arena

FAU Arena, briefly known as Roof Claim.com Arena and commonly known as The Burrow, is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena located on the Boca Raton campus of Florida Atlantic University.

Renovations

FAU Arena opened to women's basketball in 1984. Men's basketball and volleyball became tenants in 1988.

The facility  was modernized with a $9 million renovation in 2007. In the summer of 2008, further renovations were put in place, including club suites to give "The Burrow" an exciting new feel as the programs continue to grow.

Following the 2006-07 basketball season, the major renovations to FAU Arena included such upgrades as:
Exterior, including entrance overhangs and complete repainting
Chairback seating behind both baskets and the west sideline
New Scoreboard with Video Capabilities
Locker room expansion(s) and enhancements
Improved student section area on the east sideline
FAU Store in the lobby
Ticket booth outside the main entrance

In late 2019, the scoreboards and sideline ads were updated.

Naming rights
On June 4, 2019, the Florida Atlantic University Athletic Department received a $3 million dollar gift from the Rocco and Marty Abessinio Foundation to name the court the Abessinio Court at the FAU Arena.

On December 20, 2019, the Florida Atlantic University Athletic Department partnered with technology service company RoofClaim.com on a $5 million, 10-year sponsorship, which gave the naming rights to RoofClaim.com for FAU's arena and was renamed the RoofClaim.com Arena. This naming rights deal ended on February 5th, 2020; as both parties parted ways after a report from the Orlando Sentinel stated that state politicians ended the deal.


Mohammad Halim Fidai

Mohammad Halim Fidai was appointed as the Governor of Wardak Province in Central Afghanistan on July 24, 2008.  Fidai an independent politician, the youngest among the 34 governors of Afghanistan. During his recent trip to Europe, Fidai strongly criticized international media for underestimating the progress being made in Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban regime and for spreading disinformation.

Experience

Fidai has worked for over 14 years with international not-for profit and for-profit organizations mostly American NGOs delivering services in the areas of Education, Emergency, Relief, Development, Civil Society, Human Rights, Women Empowerment and Public Administration. He has extensive experience in management, administration and development areas.   Fidai has also been the founding President of the South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA) Afghanistan for 18 months. He has remained as the editor, reporter and journalist during his work with various Afghan media organization as well.  Fidai enjoys strong relations with the population from all parts of the country and with the international community working in Afghanistan.
Fidai’s native language is Pashto; however, he can speak and write Dari, Arabic, Urdu and English fluently.  He has widely traveled to the countries of Central Asia, South Asia, Europe and Middle East. Fidai has been the member of the following networks: Central Eurasia Leadership Academy (CELA), Center of Coordination of Civil Society Organizations, Afghanistan Independent Journalists Association, Paktika Social and Developmental Society, Pajhwok Afghan News Agency, and other adhock networks.


Don Moody

Don Moody (born March 16, 1962) is the executive producer and creator of several children's television shows  including WordWorld, a three-time Emmy Award winning  animated series that airs in over 90 countries, in 12 languages.

Early career
Moody began his career as a fine artist, then founded Moody Communications, a Manhattan-based advertising agency that serviced accounts in entertainment, internet technology, telecommunications, and fashion. Moody handled the branding, advertising, merchandising and licensing business for accounts such as Lucas Films, Disney, Mattel, Nine West and Sprint PCS.

Moody then entered the world of television production with the American Broadcasting Company, where he worked as an associate producer on the shows All My Children, One Life to Live, and Loving (TV series).

WordWorld

When Moody discovered his wife was pregnant, he created WordWorld, a multimedia property designed to capture children’s imaginations at a young age and foster a love of words and reading.

Under Moody's direction WordWorld has evolved into a three-time Emmy Award winning children's television show, licensed consumer products, and interactive mobile apps. The television series is broadcast in 12 languages and supports English Language Learning (ELL) around the world. A rigorous third-party study funded by the DOEd demonstrates WordWorld is an effective early literacy tool for preschoolers. WordWorld was the recipient of $20 million in grant funding by the US Department of Ed.


Football at the 1991 Pan American Games

The eleventh edition of the Men's Football Tournament at the Pan American Games was held in Havana, Cuba from August 4 to August 13, 1991.  Eight teams competed, with title holder Brazil missing.  After the preliminary round there was a knock-out stage.

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Final round

Bracket

Semifinals

Bronze Medal match

Gold Medal match

Note
The USA's U-23 team coached by Lothar Osiander included a number of players from the highly successful U-20 World Championship squad of 1989, including Brad Friedel, Joe-Max Moore, Steve Snow, Manny Lagos, Yari Allnutt, Kasey Keller, Mike Burns, Cobi Jones and Claudio Reyna. They were also helped by the CONMEBOL boycott of the Games. High scorers for the US were Snow (four goals), and Reyna (two goals).


Fauzi Bowo

Fauzi Bowo (born 10 April 1948) in Jakarta, Indonesia is an Indonesian politician and diplomat who was the Indonesian Ambassador to Germany from 2013 to 2018. He was the governor of Jakarta between 2007 and 2012 and previously served as the deputy governor from 2002 to 2007.

He has worked for the Jakarta administration since 1987 and was treasurer of the Golkar organization from 1993 to 1997. On 8 August 2007 he was elected governor of Jakarta (2007–2012), beating his only rival Adang Daradjatun 57.9% to 42.1% in the first ever election for the post. He was inaugurated on 7 October 2007. Having run for a second term as governor in the 2012 gubernatorial election, he was defeated on 20 September 2012 after a second-round runoff by Joko Widodo.

Background and education
Fauzi Bowo, known as "Foke" to many Jakartans, was born in Jakarta to a wealthy landowning family. His father, Djohari bin Adiputro, was from Malang, East Java, and his mother, Nuraini binti Abdul Manaf, from Jakarta. After high school at Canisius College in Jakarta, Fauzi studied at the architecture faculty at the University of Indonesia from 1966 to 1967. There, he was involved in the Indonesian Students Action Front (KAMI), an organization established to  counter the communist-influenced Indonesian Student Union. In 1968, he won a scholarship to study in West Germany, where he was a student of town planning at the Technical University at Brunswick, graduating in 1976. While in Germany he was active in the Indonesian Students Association. In 2000, he completed a doctoral degree Doktor Ingenieur from University of Kaiserslautern, Germany.

Career
Two years after graduating in 1979, Fauzi was appointed acting head of the Jakarta Regional Bureau, eventually being promoted as regional secretary in 1999. He served as treasurer to the government Golkar organization from 1982 to 1997. In 2002, he expressed his intention to stand for the governor of Jakarta, which at the time was chosen by the regional administration. However, he was persuaded to stand aside and become deputy governor to Sutiyoso.

In 2004 he began approaching political and religious organizations to support his bid for the governorship of Jakarta. With the support of 19 political parties, including Golkar, PDI-P and PPP, he stood for the governorship in 2007 with Prijanto as his running mate. Fauzi defeated his opponent Adang Daradjatun (running with Dani Anwar as candidate for deputy governor) in Jakarta's first gubernatorial election on 8 August by 57.9% to 42.1% of the vote.

Fauzi was shortlisted for the 2008 World Mayor award but failed to finish in the top 10.

In 2013, he was appointed as Indonesia’s ambassador to Germany.

Policies
Under Fauzi Bowo, 5 new routes of TransJakarta (Jakarta's "busway") were added, however TransJakarta users have complained of long waiting time and worsening service. There are constant complaints in the media about the worsening traffic situation. Many Jakartans argue that Governor Fauzi and the Jakarta regional government should have done more to invest in public transport facilities, and to enforce regulations, in order to improve traffic flows across Jakarta. One response to the problem was a plan (2011) to establish a Greater Jakarta Transportation Authority to coordinate the implementation of the numerous proposals that had been made to improve the traffic challenges. In 2012, a feasibility study for a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system was published; it proposed integration of the  TransJakarta service and a railway service, and predicted construction of the rail lines to begin at end of 2012. After the project was pushed by Fauzi's successor, Joko Widodo, construction was in fact commenced in October 2013.

One of the policies which Fauzi pursued is support for an anti-smoking campaign first introduced by his predecessor, former Governor Sutiyoso. The first tobacco legislation in Jakarta was introduced by Sutiyoso in 2005 when a by-law on air pollution control was issued. Several supporting regulations were subsequently introduced. Anti-smoking regulations introduced by Fauzi in 2011 banned people from smoking inside public buildings and certain other places. The regulations have had a noticeable impact in Jakarta. There has been a marked reduction in smoking in government offices and in places such as large modern hotels which are subject to the regulations.  In May 2011 the World Health Organization named Fauzi as one of the recipients of the World No Tobacco Day 2011 Awards.


The Michaels Companies

The Michaels Companies, Inc. is North America's largest provider of arts, crafts, framing, floral & wall décor, and merchandise for makers and do-it-yourself home decorators. The company was founded by Michael J. Dupey in Dallas, Texas. The Michaels Companies' corporate headquarters are located in Irving, Texas.

The Michaels Companies, Inc. owns and operates more than 1,250 Michaels flagship stores.

In addition to operating stores, The Michaels Companies operate subsidiaries Aaron Brothers Custom Framing store-within-a-store, Artistree - a manufacturer of high quality custom and specialty framing merchandise; and Darice, a wholesale distributor to the craft, gift, and décor industry.

As of August 2018, the company reported that in addition to its Michaels Stores brand, it produces over a dozen private brands including Recollections, Studio Décor, Bead Landing, Creatology and Ashland.
Michaels competitors include Hobby Lobby, Ben Franklin, Jo-Ann Stores, A.C. Moore and several smaller chains. Canadian competitors include DeSerres. In November 2019, The Michaels Companies, Inc. announced that they would reopen up to 40 A.C. Moore stores after its bankruptcy and liquidation.

The Michaels Companies
The Michaels Companies, Inc.'s retail brands include over 1,200 Michaels Stores; Aaron Brothers Custom Framing store-within-a-store; Artistree, a manufacturer of high quality custom and specialty framing merchandise, and Darice, a wholesale distributor to the craft, gift and décor industry. The Michaels Companies also produce fifteen private brands including Recollections, Studio Decor, Bead Landing, Creatology and Ashland. The corporate headquarters are located in Irving, Texas.

History
In 2006, two private equity groups, Bain Capital and the Blackstone Group, purchased The Michaels Companies for $6 billion, taking it private.

In June 2014, The Michaels Companies completed its initial public offering on the NASDAQ and began trading under the symbol MIK.

In February 2016, the company completed the acquisition of Lamrite West, Inc. Lamrite operates an international wholesale business under the Darice brand name ("Darice") and 36 arts and crafts retail stores located primarily in the Midwest under the Pat Catan's brand name.

In August 2016, The Michaels Companies acquired Hancock Fabrics' intellectual property and customer database as part of its bankruptcy and liquidation.

In 2017, it became a Fortune 500 company.

In January 2019, the company announced the closure of the Pat Catan Stores, a dozen or more of which will be reopened under the Michaels Stores name. In November 2019, The Michaels Companies, Inc. announced that they would reopen up to 40 A.C. Moore stores after its bankruptcy and liquidation.

IPO
In March 2012, Reuters reported that JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs were "the leads on what could be one of the year's largest IPOs in the retail sector", with one source saying the IPO would be registered in April. Reuters further reported that Michaels posted earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization of $661 million in 2011 and had total debt of $3.5 billion as of January 28, 2012. The filing, for a $500 million common stock issue, came on March 30. The ticker would be MIK on the NYSE. A report on the filing put the company's debt at $3.8 billion and said 2011 revenue was $4.2 billion and net income was $176M.

In July 2012, the IPO was "put on hold indefinitely" after CEO John Menzer suffered a stroke.
In June 2014, a $528 million IPO valuing the Company overall at $3.86 billion was announced, with pricing expected late in the month. "Bain and Blackstone...will own about 40 per cent of the company each after the IPO" and the company will still have a "$3.7bn debt pile, which includes $1.6bn of variable rate debt", according to the Financial Times.

The Michaels Companies debuted in June 2014 on the NASDAQ under the symbol MIK and raised about $472 million in its initial public offering, using the funds to pay down debt.

Management
In April 2012, Chief Executive John Menzer suffered a stroke. The IPO was postponed in July 2012 and later in the month Menzer retired.

In Menzer's absence, Lew Klessel, Bain managing director, and Charles Sonsteby, Michaels' chief administrative officer and chief financial officer, served in a temporary Office of CEO. In February 2013, Chuck Rubin was appointed CEO. Rubin was president and CEO of personal-care specialty retailer Ulta Beauty at the time of his appointment and had previously been with Office Depot and Accenture. The Michaels Office of CEO was discontinued when Rubin assumed his position later in February and Sonsteby continued as CAO/CFO.

In April 2015, Rubin was named chairman, in addition to his title of CEO.
In August 2016, The Michaels Company promoted Denise Paulonis to the position of chief financial officer, with Charles Sonsteby retaining the title of vice chairman.
In October 2017, Charles Sonsteby retired from his position as Vice Chairman of the Company.

In October 2019, Mark Cosby was named CEO of the Michaels Companies after being named interim CEO in February 2019.

Michaels Stores

History
In 1973, Dallas businessman Michael J. Dupey founded Michaels in Dallas, Texas. In 1982, Dallas businessman Sam Wyly bought a controlling interest in the company, when there were 11 outlets with annual revenues around $10 million. After the sale, Dupey founded MJ Designs, which was later bought out by The Michaels Companies.

In 1984, the company was first publicly traded (on NASDAQ) as a separate company, The Michaels Companies, which operated 16 stores. Over the next decade, the company bought craft and hobby stores in local and regional markets. In 1994, The Michaels Companies acquired craft stores in the Pacific Northwest, including Treasure House Crafts, Oregon Craft & Floral Supply, and H&H Craft & Floral.. In the Midwest and Northeast, it bought Leewards Creative Crafts, a 101-unit store chain. In 1995, Michaels acquired Aaron Brothers Holdings, Inc., a specialty framing and art supply store. By 1996, Michaels' sales reached $1.24 billion with 450 stores.
In the fall of 2008, the Michaels Companies opened its 1,000th store. In 2010, Michaels Arts and Crafts launched craft classes, including instruction in beading, jewelry making, knitting, scrapbooking, painting and cake decorating.

In February 2011, Michaels suffered a data compromise that affected its debit card terminals in 20 states. The company alerted customers who made PIN-based purchases between February 8 and May 6, 2011 that their data may have been exposed. A class action lawsuit was filed against Michaels in the County Court of Passaic, New Jersey over the incident. On January 25, 2014, Michaels alerted customers of a hacking-based data breach of customer data. The Michaels Companies retained multiple security firms to investigate the attack and confirmed the breach no longer presented a threat to shoppers.

In 2015, Michaels announced a partnership with online DIY craft design and video company Darby Smart aimed at "making crafting simpler and more accessible." In 2016, Michaels launched a loyalty program for customers in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and expanded it the following year to include customers nationwide. Michaels launched a relationship with Elizabeth Jean "Busy" Philipps in fall 2017, resulting in a digital video series called The Make Off, in which Busy competes in a crafting competition against other celebrities. In 2018, The Make Off series was nominated for a Webby Award. That year the company also embarked on media partnerships with Good Morning America and Nickelodeon around the concept of promoting screen-free activities for children and teens.

As of August 4, 2018, The Michael's Companies operated 1,251 Michaels stores in 49 out of 50 states in the U.S. and reported approximately $5.362 billion in sales for fiscal 2017.

Products

Michaels Stores sell a variety of arts and crafts products, including scrapbooking, beading, knitting, rubber stamping, home décor items, floral items, kids' crafts, paints, framing, greenery, baking and many seasonal items. Michaels produces a number of private brands including Recollections, Studio Decor, Bead Landing, Creatology, Ashland, Celebrate It, Art Minds, Artist's Loft, Craft Smart, Loops & Threads, Make Market, Foamies, LockerLookz, Imagin8, and Sticky Sticks.

The company also offers custom framing through its Aaron Brothers Custom Framing store-within-a-store and online. Online, customers can upload, edit and print photos from their computer or social media sites. They can then select and customize the size, surface, frame and mat.

In May 2007, Martha Stewart and Michaels launched "Martha Stewart Crafts," an online resource for home "do-it-yourselfers" with how-to instructions, projects, and crafting products.

In 2010, Michaels began a partnership with Chef Duff to feature the Duff Goldman Collection in its stores. The line includes baking products including fondant, sprinkle sets, color spray, cake tattoos and color paste.

In March 2018, the company announced its partnership with TV design personalities Drew and Jonathan Scott of HGTV's Property Brothers for a custom frame collection.


Antonio Sanz

Antonio Sanz Cabello (born in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain in 1968) is a lawyer and politician.

Licensed in law by the Colegio Provincial de Abogados de Cádiz, Sanz is currently General Secretary of the People's Party of Andalusia since July 2006, regional deputy of the Andalusian Parliament since March 2004 and a member of the National Board of Directors of the People's Party since 1996.

External links
 Partido Popular official site
People's Party of Spain in the United States official site
 Partido Popular en EEUU official site


Office of Insurance Commission

The Office of Insurance Commission (OIC) (; ) is the regulator of Thailand’s insurance industry has been regulated by the (OIC) which operates under the supervision of the Thai Minister of Finance.  The OIC is empowered to regulate insurance companies, brokers and agents and was established under the Thailand Government Insurance Commission Act B.E. 2550 which summarized the role of the Commission ‘to supervise and promote insurance business conduct’.  Prior to this insurance regulation occurred within the Department of Insurance, part of the Thai Ministry of Commerce.

The OIC is responsible for the issue of operating licenses for insurance companies and operational adherence to regulations through market supervision.

Ensuring insurers adhere to capital adequacy requirements is an important aspect of the ongoing market supervision role of the OIC. Thailand implemented Risk Based Capital (RBC) framework from 2011 aligning the Thai insurance industry to many other Asian economies including Japan (since 1997), Indonesia (since 2000), Taiwan (since 2002), Singapore (since 2004), Malaysia (since 2009), South Korea, The Philippines and Thailand (since 2011). From 1 January 2013 life insurers and reinsurers were required to maintain a minimum level of capital of THB500 million and general insurers/reinsurers THB300 million with a minimum solvency margin of 140 percent.

In 2010 the OIC in anticipation of the planned move to a Risk Based Capital measure of solvency in 2011, issued a 5-year strategic development plan for the Thai insurance industry  in which the OIC recognised that with more than 90 licensed insurers in the Kingdom at that time, industry consolidation was both desirable and necessary as many market participants would be inadequately capitalised when the full ramifications of the RBC approach were felt. Other salient points in this plan included the recognition that in addition to undercapitalisation in some areas, the industry also suffered in places from being sub-scale and thus inefficient, posing a threat to the industry's international competitiveness, particularly as competition may increase following the relaxation of trade and commerce restrictions among members of ASEAN, commencing in 2015. The Plan recommended in addition to consolidation that the industry seek the more active involvement of multinational insurance groups able to provide the necessary capital as well as expertise to ensure the Thai insurance industry remains internationally benchmarked.


Lina gård

Lina gård is an estate located at Linasundet in  Södertälje, Stockholm County, Sweden.

History
The property which is one of the oldest in Södermanland are referred to already in 1276 and was owned by Gustaf Lilliecrona and Johan von Engeström.  Gillis Bildt (1820–1894)   acquired the property in 1861.  The estate remained within members of the Bildt family until 1905 when it was acquired by Kiholm Aktiebolag which operated  Lina Brickworks (Lina tegelbruk).  The brick works operated  until 1974, when the mill was  closed down. The plant was demolished in 2005.