Daisy Ocasio

Daisy Ocasio (born November 3, 1964) is a well known Puerto Rican athlete. A participant of Marathon and Track and Field races, she is also a former female boxer.

Ocasio was born Brooklyn, New York. Although she and Ossie Ocasio shared one sport, boxing, and the same last name, Ocasio, it is not known whether the two have a family connection.

Daisy Ocasio had an accomplished career in the running fields, holding various records at different international races. In 1991, she participated  as a Track and Field runner at the Havana, Cuba Pan American Games. She also participated at various Olympics.

Ocasio's photos were commonly seen on Puerto Rican newspapers during the early 1990s, when she was at the top of her career as a runner. She continued on running, and winning races, until the late 1990s. Many Puerto Ricans came to identify her, just as they did with Angelita Lind during the 1980s, as one of the most important runners of Puerto Rico. That's why, when she announced she would become a female boxer, she caused some shock among many of her fans.

On July 23, 1998, she debuted as a boxer, defeating Andrea Figueroa by a knockout in round two at Vega Baja. Only nineteen days later, she beat Lizette Pizarro by a knockout in the first round, also in her hometown.

On November 7 of that year, she beat Marischa Sjau, in Lake Worth, Florida, to mark her United States debut. By then, she had moved to Florida to train.

On March 3, 1999, she beat Pamela Clarke, by then considered a top fighter, by a knockout in three rounds at Miami. Then, on December 8 came what could be considered as her best victory: facing future world champion Patricia Demick of Chile, Ocasio won by a six-round unanimous decision.

On April 15, 2000, in what would turn out to be her last fight, she was knocked out by future world champion Britt Van Buskirk, in Temecula, California.

She retired from women's boxing with a record of five wins and one loss, with three knockout wins.

Currently in her 50s, Ocasio now leads a relatively quiet life, and has returned to live full-time in Puerto Rico.

Professional boxing record


1984 Amstel Gold Race

The 1984 Amstel Gold Race was the 19th edition of the annual road bicycle race "Amstel Gold Race", held on Sunday April 21, 1984, in the Dutch province of Limburg. The race stretched 247 kilometres, with the start in Heerlen and the finish in Meerssen. There were a total of 144 competitors, and 55 cyclists finished the race.

Result

External links
Results


2008 Copa Perú

The 2008 Copa Perú season (), the promotion tournament of Peruvian football, started on February 1.

The tournament has 5 stages. The first four stages are played as mini-league round-robin tournaments, except for third stage in region IV, which is played as a knockout stage. The final stage features two knockout rounds and a final four-team group stage to determine the two promoted teams.

The 2008 Peru Cup started with the District Stage () on February 1. The next stage was the Provincial Stage () which started, on June 1. The tournament continued with the Departamental Stage () on July 16. The Regional Staged followed. The National Stage () started on November 8. The winner and runner-up of the National Stage will be promoted to the First Division.

Departmental Stage
The following list shows the teams that qualified for the Regional Stage.

Regional Stage
Each region had two teams qualify for the next stage. The playoffs only determined the respective regional winners.

Region I
Region I includes qualified teams from Amazonas, Lambayeque, Tumbes and Piura region.

Group A

Group B

Playoff

Region II
Region II includes qualified teams from Ancash, Cajamarca, La Libertad and San Martín region.

Group A

Group B

Region III
Region III includes qualified teams from Loreto and Ucayali region.

Region IV
Region IV includes qualified teams from Lima and Callao region. This region played as a knockout cup system and the finalists qualified.

*The 2nd leg between Unión Huaral and Íntimo Cable Visión was suspended by the FPF because of some incidents with the crowd in the first game. Cable Visión qualified for the next round

Region V
Region V includes qualified teams from Junín, Pasco and Huánuco region.

Group A

Group B

Region VI
Region VI includes qualified teams from Ayacucho, Huancavelica and Ica region. Two teams qualified from this stage.

Group A

Group B

Region VII
Region VII includes qualified teams from Arequipa, Moquegua and Tacna region.

Group A

Group B

Playoffs

Region VIII
Region VIII includes qualified teams from Apurimac, Cusco, Madre de Dios and Puno region.

Group A

Group B

Playoffs

National Stage
The National Stage started on November 8. This stage had two knockout rounds and four-team group stage. The winners and runners-up of the National Stage will be promoted to the First Division. The two semifinalists as well as the best quarterfinalist will be promoted to the Second Division.

Final group stage

Notes

External links
  FutbolPeruano.com
  Semanario Pasión

Cop


La Scie

La Scie is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 872 in the Canada 2016 Census, down from 899 in 2011.

History
The name of the town originates from French fishermen who called it La Scie, which in French means The Saw. This is reference to the silhouette of the hills around the town which resemble the teeth of a saw blade. This is also depicted in the town's seal. La Scie was settled by Irish and English fisherman after the French relinquished their fishing rights to the French Shore in 1904. By 1911 the population had grown to 429.

The United States Air Force built and operated a radar station in the area from 1957 to 1961.


Marissa Gibson

Marissa Gibson (born c. 1995) is an Australian actress. She played the central role of Delilah in the 2009 film Samson and Delilah. The film won the Caméra d'Or award at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival  and Best Film at the 2009 AFI Awards.

Gibson attended high school in Alice Springs, where she lived with her uncle, aunt and grandmother, Mitjili Napanangka Gibson, who portrayed her grandmother in the film. She left school in Year 11. Gibson speaks three languages, Warlpiri, Luritja and English, and learned some Japanese.

Gibson lived previously in Kintore where she experienced first hand the desolation of life in isolated communities that is portrayed in the film.

In 2012 Gibson had a child with her partner.

Awards
2009: Deadly Awards: Female Actor of the Year - NOMINATED
2009: IF Awards: Best Actress - WON
2009: AFI Awards: Best Lead Actress - NOMINATED
2009: AFI Awards: Young Actor Award - JOINT WINNER


Pseuderanthemum variabile

Pseuderanthemum variabile is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae. Its natural habitat is the floor of rainforest or wet eucalyptus forest of northern and eastern Australia, north of Bega, New South Wales. Common names include night and afternoon, pastel flower and love flower.

Description

It is a ground cover, up to 30 cm high, with hairy stems.

Leaves are from 2 to 7 cm long and up to 4 cm wide, lanceolate to ovate in shape. Sometimes a hard mineral deposit occurs on the leaves. The base of the leaf can be purple and dotted with glands.

The violet-sized flowers appear between November and May, and can be white, lilac, purple or blue, often with spots near the middle. Occasionally the flowers do not open and are self fertilising. The fruit is a capsule, sometimes hairy.

Uses
In the garden, it makes an attractive ground cover for shady areas.
It is the food plant for caterpillars of a number of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae, including Doleschallia bisaltide, Hypolimnas alimena, Hypolimnas bolina, Hypolimnas misippus and Junonia orithya.


Fan Qi

Fan Qi is the pinyin romanization of various Chinese names.

It may refer to:

 Fan Qi (范齊; fl. 2nd century BC), an official for the state of Yan in the early Han dynasty
 Fan Qi (artist)
 Fan Qi (referee)


Loudonville

Loudonville  may refer to:

Loudonville, New York
Loudonville, Ohio


Marcia Price

Marcia Simone "Cia" Price (born July 20, 1980) is an American politician of the Democratic Party. On November 3, 2015, she was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 95th district, which includes parts of the cities of Hampton and Newport News.  She is the daughter of Newport News Mayor McKinley L. Price and the niece of Congressman Bobby Scott.

Electoral history


Excursions (film)

Excursions is an American independent film directed by Daniel Martinico.  The film follows two couples who retreat to a remote cabin in the woods for mysterious purposes.  It was written by Martinico and Hugo Armstrong, who collaborated previously on the 2012 film OK, Good.

Release
Excursions premiered in the Beyond program at the 2016 Slamdance Film Festival, and subsequently screened at the Chicago Underground Film Festival and New Orleans Film Festival, among others.  The film was presented by Slamdance Cinema Club and ArcLight Cinemas as part of the ArcLight Presents screening series in Hollywood and Chicago in July 2016.  It was named one of the 10 best undistributed films of 2016 by The Film Stage.


Terra Botanica

Terra Botanica is an amusement and botanical park in Angers.


Inwood/Love Field station

Inwood/Love Field station is a DART Light Rail station in Dallas, Texas. It is located in the Oak Lawn neighborhood and serves the  and . The station opened as part of the Green Line's expansion in December 2010 and served as a stop on bus route 39 with service to Dallas Love Field. On December 3, 2012; route 39 was split at this station with the northern portion renumbered as 524, which was named "Love Link" as of December 2014. During construction, the station was planned to be named Inwood station.


2007 Samoan o le Ao o le Malo election

The Samoan Fono  elected the second o le Ao o le Malo (the head of state of Samoa) on June 16, 2007 after the death of the country's head of state for four and a half decades, Malietoa Tanumafili II, in May 2007. Former Prime Minister Tupuola Taisi Tufuga Efi was elected unopposed by the 49-member strong parliament.


1961–62 Welsh Cup

The 1961–62 FAW Welsh Cup is the 75th season of the annual knockout tournament for competitive football teams in Wales.

Key
League name pointed after clubs name.
CCL - Cheshire County League
FL D2 - Football League Second Division
FL D3 - Football League Third Division
FL D4 - Football League Fourth Division
WLN - Welsh League North

Fifth round
Ten winners from the Fourth round and six new clubs.

Sixth round

Semifinal
Bangor City and Cardiff City played at Wrexham, Wrexham and Swansea Town played at Cardiff.

Final
Third match was played at Rhyl.

External links
The FAW Welsh Cup

1961-62
Wales
Cup


1990–91 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup

The 1990/91 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup was the eight World Cup season, a combination of ski jumping and cross-country skiing organized by International Ski Federation. It started on 15 Dec 1990 in Trondheim, Norway and ended on 23 March 1991 in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

Calendar

Men

Standings

Overall

Standings after 8 events.

Nations Cup

Standings after 8 events.


Toter Mann (Black Forest)

The Toter Mann ("Dead Man") is a mountain,  high, in the Southern Black Forest in Baden-Württemberg.  It lies southeast of Freiburg im Breisgau in the municipality of Oberried.


Simone Sannibale

Simone Sannibale (born 10 March 1986 in Albano Laziale) is an Italian  footballer who plays as a defender for A.S.G. Nocerina on loan from S.S. Lazio.

He made his debut for the biancocelesti in the 2004 Italian Super Cup, played against A.C. Milan and ended in a 0–3 loss for Lazio, replacing Fernando Couto. In the following years, he was then sent out on loan to a number of Serie C1 and Serie C2 teams, most recently Scafatese on January 2008.


The 2015 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team represented Sacred Heart University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third year head coach Mark Nofri. They played their home games at Campus Field. They were a member of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 3–3 in NEC play to finish in a three way tie for third place.

Schedule

Source: Schedule


Shoyumame

is a regional cuisine of the Kagawa prefecture of Japan. Shoyumame consists of parched broad beans that have been left overnight in a marinade consisting primarily of soy sauce and sugar, with mirin and sake usually included in the marinade as well. It is commonly served alongside lunch or dinner, or as an accompaniment to alcohol. Although similar in appearance, shoyumame should not be confused with shoyunomi—a regional dish of Nagano, Niigata, Yamagata and Kagoshima prefectures—which consists of steamed black beans that have been fermented in soy sauce with rice malt.


Lawndale, Chicago

Lawndale may refer to either of two neighborhoods on the far west side of the city of Chicago:

 South Lawndale, Chicago
 North Lawndale, Chicago


3rd Polish Fighter Wing

3rd Polish Fighter Wing () was a mainly Polish formation of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, that flew Supermarine Spitfires. It was part of the Polish Air Forces in France and Great Britain.

It was formed in June 1943, as the 2nd Polish Fighter Wing, from two Polish squadrons, the No. 302 Squadron RAF and No. 317 Squadron RAF. In September it was merged into the 1st Polish Fighter Wing (which was soon thereafter renamed the 131 Wing). It was reorganized in February 1944.

Its composition would not be stable, as Polish Squadrons were frequently exchanged between three Polish wings (the No. 131 Wing RAF (1st Polish) wing, the No. 133 Wing RAF  (2nd Polish) wing, and the 3rd Polish Fighter Wing).

At various times, this wing included other Polish squadrons, such as the No. 303 Squadron RAF and No. 316 Squadron RAF. The number of wings was also not constant, as it varied from at one to two.


Loyce Houlton

Loyce Houlton (13 June 1925 – 14 March 1995) was an American dancer, choreographer, dance pedagogue, and arts administrator centered for most of her adult life in Minneapolis.  Founder of the Minnesota Dance Theatre, she maintained connections with many of the most prominent national and international dance figures and composers of her day. She was acknowledged to be one of the most significant American choreographers of the 20th century and one of the first American women to gain national and international recognition as a choreographer, teacher, and producer.

Early life
Houlton was born Loyce Johnson in Proctor, Minnesota, near Duluth, to Norwegian immigrants and immersed herself in music and dance as a child. Her early training in dance was completed at Carleton College, where she studied between 1942 and 1946 and earned a B.A. degree.  After establishing herself in her career as a choreographer, she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters by her alma mater in 1981.

Study in New York City
In 1946, Houlton moved to New York City, where she took classes at New York University towards earning an M.A. degree in Dance Education in 1950. In the same period, she was trained in dance at the Martha Graham School by the New Dance Group. Besides Martha Graham, she also studied with Nina Fonaroff, Louis Horst, José Limón, and George Balanchine.

Life in Minneapolis
In 1950, Houlton returned to Minnesota to live in Minneapolis, where she was centered for the rest of her life.  She married a classmate from Carleton College, the physician William (Henry) Houlton (1923-2010) on July 28, 1950.  She raised four children with her husband: Andrew, Joel, Laif, and Lise, who succeeded her mother as artistic director of the Minnesota Dance Theatre after her death in 1995.

Houlton's rise to prominence in dance circles began in the 1960s.  In 1961, she began teaching dance at the University of Minnesota and in 1962 founded the Contemporary Dance Playhouse, which was renamed the Minnesota Dance Theatre in 1969.  In 1964, her troupe performed its first Nutcracker Fantasy, Houlton's adaptation of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker.  The continuing performances of this dance work remain the longest-running annual fine arts event in the state of Minnesota.  She produced many important dance works until her death, in all over 90 of them.  Among the best-known are Earthsong and Tactus (1969), Wingborne (1971), The Killing of Suzie Creamcheese (1971), Dream Trilogy (1972), Song of the Earth (1977), Horseplay (1977), Carmina Burana (1978), The Haunted Landscape (1985), and The Rite of Spring (1985).  She worked with the composer Carl Orff on her danced realization of his cantata Carmina Burana and also collaborated with Yanni, George Crumb, and Philip Glass for various dance works.

The period 1980-1985 was distinguished by a number of collaborations with noted video and film artists, for example the documentary Loyce with Peter Markle and Swan Lake Minnesota with Kenneth Robins, Scott Killian, and Kim Sherman. She also appeared onstage at the legendary 1983 First Avenue concert at which Prince recorded the definitive version of his composition "Purple Rain."

In 1986, the board of Minnesota Dance Theater fired Loyce Houlton, sighting budgetary problems due to her overspending. Their plan was a merger with Pacific Northwest Ballet, with hopes for more financial stability. Ted Kivitt was hired to direct the new company, and Victoria Pulkkinen and Francia Russel were brought in to teach the Pacific Northwest Ballet syllabus to the instructors of Minnesota Dance Theater. The merger was a short lived enterprise, however, and Minnesota Dance Theater suspended operations by 1988.
Houlton was still living in Minneapolis, though less active in the dance scene. But by 1989, she had established A Dancer's Place out of the ashes of Minnesota Dance Theater, and was organizing classes at the Hennipin Center For The Arts. She presented a holiday show during Christmas 1989, with excerpts from her Nutcracker Fantasy, Les Patineurs, and other works at the Horst Institute in Minneapolis. Early the next year in 1990, she mounted works on Ballet Michigan in Flint, including  her Right Of Spring and Knoxville, Summer Of 1915. By 1991, she had reincorporated Minnesota Dance Theater, and resumed working until her death. Her daughter Lise assumed the directorship after her mother's passing, and Lise's daughters, Kaitlyn and Raina have been dancers with the company.

Houlton died of a stroke in a hospital in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on March 14, 1995.

Influence and legacy
Houlton developed her own system of dance-training technique known as the Houlton Contemporary Technique. It is recognized as a symbiosis of the formal classical ballet discipline and a freer use of the torso, head, and arms, which are more characteristic of what is generally referred to as modern dance. The Houlton technique was widely used by dance companies in the United State and Europe.  Houlton helped to train thousands of dance students at the Minnesota Dance Theatre, of which the most significant are Charles Askegard and her daughter Lise Houlton.

At her death in 1995, Bruce Marks, at the time artistic director of the Boston Ballet, asserted, "She belongs to that group of tenacious American women artists that includes Martha Graham and Agnes DeMille."

A large collection of Houlton's papers and memorabilia is presently housed in the University of Minnesota Performing Arts Archives.

Choreographic works
Earthsong and Tactus (1969)
Wingborne (1971)
The Killing of Suzie Creamcheese (1971)
Dream Trilogy (1972)
Song of the Earth (1977)
Horseplay (1977)
Carmina Burana (1978)
Swan Lake Minnesota (1981)
Triage (1983)
Prismatics (1983)
The Haunted Landscape (1985)
Rite of Spring (1985)
Keys to Imagination (1987)
Swoop (1989)
Tiananmen (1989)
La Boutique Fantastique (1989)


Puñay

Cerro Puñay is a volcanic cone in the Chunchi Canton of Ecuador.

Possible structure

Since 2002 it has become a tourist attraction, based on the claim that at the top there is an ancient structure, referred to variously as a temple and a pyramid, possibly shaped like a Macaw.

An alleged Quechua myth about a lost pyramid containing golden artifacts located somewhere in the Ecuadorian highlands  supposedly lured both archeologists and grave robbers to the area in search of Puñay.  In 2002 Christian Aguirre, a student in the School of Ecotourism in the University Politecnica de Chimborazo said that it had the formation of a giant Macaw, a bird sacred to all Andean Cultures.

In an interview Christian said with regards to the many holes in the pyramid "These holes were made about 50 to 70 years ago by gringos.  Nobody knows what they took but many people here say there used to be a lot of gold"

In 2003, Eudoro Flores, the former mayor of the nearby city of Chunchi, was noted as saying "If you want gold, go to Puñay" but added he was impelled to promote the place for tourism to help its conservation, and prevent grave robbers from further desecrating the site.

Declaration of "Spiritual Patrimony of the Peoples and Nations of Humanity"

On The 21st of June 2007 an "Ancestral meeting for the arrival of new times" was held on Puñay to celebrate Inti Raymi which marks the winter solstice.  The Minister for Tourism in Ecuador at the time, María Isabel Salvador, along with the main authorities of Chimborazo province and indigenous leaders from the Sierra Centro described the event as a "symbolic act of enormous importance to the Andean people".

With the event started the process of declaring Puñay as the "Spiritual Patrimony of the Peoples and Nations of Humanity" The declaration also strengthened the tourism and cultural potential of the sacred site to help its future conservation and protect it from further desecration.


1912 Detroit Tigers football team

The 1912 Detroit Tigers football team  was an American football team that represented the University of Detroit in the 1912 college football season. In its second season under head coach Royal R. Campbell, the team compiled a 5–2–1 record and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 242 to 104.

Schedule


Fortín de San Gerónimo

Fortín de San Gerónimo del Boquerón is a small fort located at the mouth of the Condado Lagoon, across from the historic sector of  Miramar in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

It was built during the 18th century to replace a smaller battery (called El Boquerón) that stood at the easternmost end of the San Juan islet. The original Boquerón battery was used by the Spanish to defend the city of San Juan from attacks by Sir Francis Drake in 1595 and George Clifford, the third Earl of Cumberland in 1598, who managed to destroy it during his attack. San Gerónimo became part of San Juan's first line of defense, along with the San Antonio Fort/Bridge and Escambrón Fort, being the fourth and last line of defense the formidable Castillo San Cristóbal, which guarded the city entrance proper.

Overview

The San Gerónimo and San Antonio forts were pivotal in repelling the invasion by the forces of British Admiral Henry Harvey and Sir Ralph Abercromby in 1797. On April 17, 1797, their combined forces (64 to 68 ships and 7,000 to 13,000 men) landed in Cangrejos, approximately three miles west of San Juan. San Juan's military forces, which included, among others, the Regimiento Fijo de Puerto Rico (Resident Regiment of Puerto Rico) and the Milicias Disciplinadas  (Trained Militias) were outnumbered by the invaders by a ratio of almost three to one.  Admiral Harvey blockaded the San Juan Harbor while Abercromby established his operations headquarters in San Mateo parish overseeing all of San Juan and the Martín Peña Bridge. Abercromby's strategy was to take the Martín Peña bridge in order to block Spanish reinforcements from the south and bombard San Gerónimo and San Antonio from Miramar to gain access to and cross the San Antonio Bridge into the San Juan islet. British forces included the Royal Marines, made famous by their later defeat of Napoleon's troops in Egypt. Then Governor of Puerto Rico Field Marshal Don Ramón de Castro y Gutiérrez, a brilliant strategist, prevented the British from advancing and frustrated their conquest of San Juan.

The San Gerónimo and San Antonio, sustained heavy damage from the constant bombardment during the two-week siege on the city. Chronicles describe the defenders shooting their muskets and cannons from behind sandbags because of the devastation their forts sustained. Both San Gerónimo and San Antonio were eventually rebuilt and expanded.

San Gerónimo is located adjacent to the grounds of the Caribe Hilton Hotel.  It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 11, 1983.  Unlike similar forts near Old San Juan, it is not part of San Juan National Historic Site. San Gerónimo is owned by the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture, but is managed by the Hilton. The hotel occasionally used it for private gatherings, but during recent times it has fallen into such disrepair that visitors are no longer allowed. The "Polvorín de San Gerónimo", or gunpowder house, that was built in 1769 and supplied the fort with gunpowder, is now part of the Luis Muñoz Rivera Park nearby.

As recent as the year 2006, attempts were being made by the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to build a breakwater to stop any further deterioration from irreparably damaging the centuries-old fort.  Senate Vice President Orlando Parga has led efforts to modify some of the construction projects that would encroach on the fort or would hamper the Corps of Engineers' preservation and reconstruction efforts.

In July 2007, the Fort was the scene of protests against the construction of a tourist project called Paseo Caribe that would block access to the fortification. Protesters argued that the public should have free access to it. The protest lasted about a week during which the protesters halted the construction projects by climbing onto the cranes.

The Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 directed the U.S. Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the suitability of including San Gerónimo as part of San Juan National Historic Site.

Gallery


Jacques J.A. Asselin

Jacques J.A. Asselin is a Canadian former diplomat. He was concurrently the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Cape Verde, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania and Senegal and High Commissioner to Gambia. He was also Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Belgium and to Luxembourg.

External links
 Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada Complete List of Posts


Schumaker

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

John G. Schumaker (1826–1905), United States Representative from New York
Robert P. Schumaker, American academic and inventor of AZFinText
Skip Schumaker (born 1980), baseball player

Notable Buildings named in honor of surname include:
The Schumaker Complex:
An Athletics Facility at The Ohio State University


Takashi Matsunaga

, sometimes known professionally as Takashi, is a Japanese jazz pianist and composer.

Life and career
Matsunaga was born and raised in Kobe. At the age of five he first played a piano and Hammond organ that his father had. His father also took him to jazz clubs. After winning an electric organ competition at the age of ten, Matsunaga took lessons from Tadao Kitano, who also taught Makoto Ozone. Matsunaga played his first concert as a professional when he was 15, appeared on television in 2002, then signed with Toshiba-EMI and released his first album the following year. As an 18-year-old, Matsunaga was promoted by Toshiba-EMI as "the youngest pro jazz pianist in Japan". Storm Zone, his 2004 release and debut album for Blue Note, contained only his original compositions. In 2012, he recorded for the anime Kids on the Slope, which narrates the story of two teenagers playing jazz, one piano the other drums.

Playing style
"Matsunaga has a busy, almost frenetic, bop-based playing style, with dense clusters of notes and a profusion of riffs and melodic ideas."

Composing style
A reviewer for The New York Times commented that Matsunaga composes in "various stylistic idioms, including Latin-tinged numbers [...] gentle ballads [...] and swinging tours de force".

Discography
An asterisk (*) after the year indicates that it is the year of release.

As leader/co-leader

Main source:


Ponte Punta Penna Pizzone

Ponte Punta Penna Pizzone also known as Ponte Aldo Moro is a Girder bridge that spans Mar Piccolo in Taranto. The total length of the bridge is . In 1978 it was named in honor of assassinated italian politician Aldo Moro.


Alvin Nnabuife

Alvin Nnabuife (pronounced "na-boo-fee") (born April 3, 1983) is an American football player who has played at the linebacker, safety and cornerback positions for the SMU Mustangs (2001, 2003–2004), the Green Bay Packers (2006), and the Cologne Centurions (2007).  He holds the NCAA record for most fumbles returned for a touchdown in a single game, having returned two fumbles for touchdowns in a single quarter in 2003.

Biography
Nnabuife was born in Missouri City, Texas, near Houston.  As a senior in high school, he received first-team All-District honors after recording 82 tackles and six pass break-ups during the 2000 season.  Nnabuife also blocked six kicks during his senior year and lettered in track as well as football.

Nnabuife played for SMU as a freshman in 2001, appearing in all 11 games for the Mustangs.  After missing most of the 2002 season as a medical redshirt, he played in all 12 games as a sophomore in 2003.  He recorded 71 tackles as a sophomore.

As a junior in 2003, Nnabuife had a breakout season and became one of the top defensive football players in Conference USA.  After being moved from safety to linebacker, he led the 2003 SMU Mustangs football team with 80 tackles and was named the team's Defensive MVP.  He also earned honorable mention All-Conference honors.  In a November 2003 game against Nevada, Nnabuife tied an NCAA record with two fumble returns for touchdown in the same game—one for 95 yards and another for 17 yards.  Both fumble returns against Nevada came in the third quarter.  The record was set while Nnabuife was playing in only his second game at linebacker, and the 95-yard fumble return also set a school record for the longest fumble return.  Nnabuife also had 12 tackles and returned an interception for a touchdown against Boise State in 2003.  In SMU's 2003 game against Rice, Nnabuife had a team-season-high 17 tackles.

In July 2005, College Football News named Nnabuife to its pre-season All-Conference USA team at the defensive end position.  The publication ranked Nnabuife as the 14th best player in Conference USA.  In his senior year, Nnabuife recorded 53 total tackles and tied for first on team with four interceptions for team-high 119 in return yards.

In May 2006, Nnabuife signed as an undrafted free agent with the Oakland Raiders.  After being released by Oakland, he signed with the Green Bay Packers in October 2006 and became part of the team's practice squad.  He made his first big play with the Packers when he intercepted a forward pass deep thrown deep downfield by quarterback Aaron Rodgers.  However, he did not play in any regular season games with the Packers and in February 2007 the Packers allocated him to the Cologne Centurions of the NFL Europe.  Nnabuife made the roster of the Centurions for the 2007 season.  In September 2007, Nnabuife was released by the Packers organization.

His brother Bryant Nnabuife played college football for Blinn College (2007) and the University of California, Berkeley (2008–2010).


Ziemiański

Ziemiański (feminine: Ziemiańska) is a Polish surname literally meaning "of ziemiaństwo descent'".  It may refer to:

Andrzej Ziemiański
Stanisław Ziemiański, footballer
Stanisław Ziemiański (Jesuit)


Sude

Sude is one of the woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Arsi Zone, Sude is bordered on the south by Robe, on the southwest by Tena, on the west by Dodotana Sire, on the northwest by Jeju, on the north by Merti, on the northeast by Chole and on the southeast by Amigna. The administrative center of the woreda is Kula.

Overview
The altitude of this woreda ranges from 1800 to 3500 meters above sea level. Rivers include the 40 kilometers of the Magha and 25 of the Goleand Dera. A survey of the land in this woreda shows that 37% is arable or cultivable, 27% pasture, 10% forest, and the remaining 26% is considered swampy, mountainous or otherwise unusable. Niger seed, khat, coffee, cotton and spices are important cash crops.

Industry in the woreda includes 11 grain mills employing 23 people, as well as 220 registered businessmen which includes 75 wholesalers, 116 retailers and 29 service providers. Diksis farm is a medium-sized state-owned farm in this woreda. There were 27 Farmers Associations with 16,165 members and 8 Farmers Service Cooperatives with 12,687 members. Sude has 19 kilometers of dry-weather and no all-weather, for an average road density of 14.6 kilometers per 1000 square kilometers. About 6.8% of the total population has access to drinking water.

Demographics
The 2007 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 147,764, of whom 73,988 were men and 73,776 were women; 2,830 or 1.92% of its population were urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants said they were Muslim, with 73.03% of the population reporting they observed this belief, while 25.44% of the population practised Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity.

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 156,762, of whom 78,762 are men and 78,000 are women; 2,648 or 1.69% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 12.3%. With an estimated area of 1,297.97 square kilometers, Sude has an estimated population density of 120.8 people per square kilometer, which is less than the Zone average of 132.2.

The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 113,652, of whom 56,891 were men and 56,761 women; 1,482 or 1.3% of its population were urban dwellers at the time. The two largest ethnic groups reported in Sude were the Oromo (91.22%), and the Amhara (8.5%); all other ethnic groups made up 0.28% of the population. Oromiffa was spoken as a first language by 90.69%, and 9.25% spoke Amharic; the remaining 0.06% spoke all other primary languages reported. The majority of the inhabitants were Muslim, with 72.17% of the population having reported they practiced that belief, while 27.56% of the population said they professed Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity.

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St Mildred's Church, Whippingham

St Mildred's Church, Whippingham is the Church of England parish church of the village of Whippingham, Isle of Wight.

History
The village of Whippingham, and St Mildred's Church as its parish church, are best known for their connections with Queen Victoria. Whippingham was the centre of a royal estate supporting Osborne House and Barton Manor.

Queen Victoria took a close interest in 'her people' in Whippingham. This is reflected in the many memorials in St Mildred's Church which commemorate members of the Royal Family and household, and Prince Albert took an active role in the redesigning of the church building. The chancel of the church was built in 1854 and 1855 by the architect Albert Jenkins Humbert although Prince Albert is thought to have had a guiding hand. The remainder of the church was constructed in 1861 and 1862. A side chapel is dedicated to the Battenberg/Mountbatten family.

The church is now in a united benefice with St James's Church, East Cowes.

Interior
Inside the church, there are brilliant rose windows and a large octagonal lantern in the centre.

Organ
A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

Memorials
A number of memorials in the church commemorate members of Queen Victoria's family and household.
Chancel
Queen Victoria Reredos presented by King Edward VII.
North transept
 Rt. Hon. Sir Henry Ponsonby, Private Secretary and Equerry to Queen Victoria and Keeper of Her Majesty's Privy Purse. A work in bronze by Lady Feodora Gleichen.
Lord Henry Seymour-Conway, second son of the Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford.
William Arnold, Collector of His Majesty's Customs', died 1801. Father of Thomas Arnold, Headmaster of Rugby School.
Rev. Matthew Arnold, a Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, and Forces Chaplain, who was drowned at the age of 35.
South Transept
Prince Henry of Battenberg. Brass Lectern
Canon Prothero (1818–1894), Chaplain to Her Majesty, Canon of Westminster and Deputy Clerk of the Closet and Rector of Whippingham.
Battenberg Chapel
 Tomb of Princess Beatrice and Prince Henry of Battenberg. A double sarcophagus of white marble, adorned with cast-iron sword.
 Urn of Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke. A brass casket set into a niche above his parents' double sarcophagus.
West wall
Albert, Prince Consort
South wall
Princess Alice of the United Kingdom
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany
Prince Sigismund of Prussia (1864–1866)
Prince Waldemar of Prussia (1868–1879)

Burials

St Mildred's Church contains the last resting places of several members of the Battenberg/Mountbatten family. Inside the church, in a side chapel called the 'Battenberg Chapel', are buried:

Prince Henry of Battenberg (double sarcophagus with his wife, Princess Beatrice)
Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (double sarcophagus with her husband, Prince Henry)
Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke (ashes in a brass casket above his parents' double sarcophagus)
Irene Mountbatten, Marchioness of Carisbrooke (ashes, photo)
Lady Iris Mountbatten (ashes)
David Mountbatten, 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven (ashes, photo)

Exterior

The church has a tower reminiscent of a castle on the Rhine, with five soaring pinnacles.

Churchyard
In the churchyard are the graves of Prince Louis of Battenberg and his wife, Princess Victoria; also Uffa Fox, the yachtsman and designer.

The churchyard contains war graves of 7 Commonwealth service personnel, 4 from World War I and 3 from World War II.


Greek C Basket League

The Greek C Basket League, or Greek C Basketball League () is the national professional 4th-tier of the basketball league system in Greece. It is also known as the Third National Championship, C National Championship, Third National League, C National League, and Fourth Division, or in Greek, Γάμμα Εθνική καλαθοσφαίρισης (Gamma Ethniki Basketball).

It began in the 1985–86 season, and originally took place in two groups. Today, it takes place in four groups, each of them with 14 teams, so that overall, 56 teams take part in the league. In the last season (2014–15), the champions were the clubs Esperos Patras, Kronos Agiou Dimitriou, AEL 1964, and Polygiros

Champions

Current clubs
The clubs taking part in the 2017–18 league are:


Zapotlán el Grande

Zapotlán el Grande (also known as Guzmán, and Ciudad Guzmán) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Jalisco. There are several meaninings given to the root name of the "Zapotlán el Grande" "TzapoTl is the name given to all the round fruits from the general region. Another well known fact among the locals it states The full name Zapotlán means my round fruits in the ancient language. round sweet fruits not exactly zapotes as most people believe; however it means Guavas, Tunas, Tejocotes, Cherries found in this region and still found in the low wet valleys. A new theory of the name is Tzapot which ends with Tzapotlan and it refers to the goddess of medicine named Tzaputlatena.

Name

In 1971 the figure shown below became part of the city of Zapotlán el Grande, shown as a tree with three branches, with round fruits at the end of each branch and at the trunk a pair of teeth simulating a human mouth.  This oil painting was embraced by the city officials under the administration of Lic. Genaro Alvarez Lopez, who ordered this work of art to be displayed in the city hall.  This work of art eventually became a representation of the city indicating its strong ties with its ancestors of Zapotlán el Grande; also known as Ciudad Guzmán or plainly just Guzmán.

History
Prior to the arrival of the European Spanish Conquistadors, this area was the pre-Columbian kingdom of Zapotlán and was at different times under the domain of the nearby kingdoms of Colima and Michoacán.
Zapotlán el Grande was conquered in 1526. Many treasures and weapons are said to be buried throughout the town's old colonial homes, buildings, and farms.
In the mid-19th century, the name of the town was changed from Zapotlán el Grande to Ciudad Guzman, after the Mexican federalist insurgent Gordiano De Guzmán.

The valley of Zapotlán was discovered by Friar Juan de Padilla who arrived to Tuxpan in 1532 in which he found three small towns.  The small towns were Tzapotlán, Tlayolan, Tenamaxcatitlan  and Mochitla.  Friar Padilla settled down in Tenamaxcatitlan where he taught the natives the Catholic doctrine.  August 15, 1533 the Spanish crown recognized the Pueblo de Santa Maria de la Asunción de Zapotlán in the place called the Portal de Sandoval.

Demographics

The city is located at , 124 km south of Guadalajara, at a height of 1,507 metres above sea level. Its population totaled 93,609 in the 2005 census, ranking as the sixth-largest city in the state.  Other geographical location explanations are as follows the city is located south-central in the state of Jalisco, west-central of Mexico.  It is placed between the Sierra de Tapalpa and the Cerro del Tigre.  Between Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara.

Tourism
From the beginning of the last century this important agricultural region became known for its unique geography and climate, that is inherently ideal for the abundant production of corn as well as for the commercial rearing of cattle. The general region has a noticeable French influence coalesced within the architecture of this Spanish colonial era settlement.  This influence can be seen throughout the city, in the residences, municipal buildings, and public spaces.  The Santa Catarina Hacienda, also a remnant from the Spanish colonial era, is one of the most popular and highly visited sites found in the region located just a few miles from the center of downtown Zapotlán.  A site that is very popular among the locals is, "El Nevado" National Park and wildlife preserve.  Located approximately 33 miles southwest from the city.  The period between the beginning of January and the later of February are the most popular and eventful times to enjoy "El Nevado" peak.  "El Nevado", now dormant and the seventh highest mountain in Mexico is the higher and elder of the two volcanoes that comprise the Neo-Volcanic Cordela.  The Volcano to its south is known as "El Volcan de Colima", or "El Volcan de Fuego" It has been active since June 1998 and thus, hiking on "El Volcan de Fuego" is dangerous and prohibited.

Zapotlán el Grande has been celebrating the customs and religious beliefs of thanksgiving adoring St Joseph for over 258 years. Senor Don José Prieto y Tovar committed himself to propagate the rituals of honoring the St. Joseph known in Spanish as "Senor San José" across America with the blessings of the archbishop Señor Don Geronimo Antonio de Obregón.  Senor Obregón gave his superior permission on April 13, 1778 according to Cathedral of Nueva Granada, documentation located in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico.  This religious celebration gave birth to the "Fiestas de Octubre" begin on October 5–23.  The "Fiestas de Octubre" offer sports activities, such as professional and amateur soccer, bullfighting till death, bicycle races, mariachi band competitions, the use of fighting cocks in cockfighting until one bird dies or both, animal exhibits, horse racing, girl beauty contests, and carnival rides totaling 19 days of celebration.

Elevation

Zapotlán el Grande is located at an elevation of 1530 meters above the sea level.  It borders with six municipalities known as Gomes Farias towards the north, Tamazula de Gordiano towards the east, Zapotiltic is located on the southeast, Tuxpan is located south, Zapotiltic de Vadillo towards the east with San Gabriel.  The municipality of Zapotlán el Grande has an area of 295.29 square kilometers.

Attractions
"Fiestas de Octubre" 19 days of Fiesta time every October
Museo Regional
Santa Catarina
"El Nevado" Mount icy Peak
"Volcan de Fuego"  Active volcano
Casa de Artesanías Regionales (the official handicrafts shop)

Education (section in progress)

Postsecondary Institutions
Universidad de Guadalajara, Centro Universitario del Sur (Southern University center), commonly known as CUSUR.  Established in 1994, after the previously existing veterinary school was integrated with the newly established medical school and law school.  It belongs to the University of Guadalajara system; which has 10 campuses (9 regional centers) throughout the state.     The university offers 2 technical careers in healthcare, 18 Bachelor's degrees (licenciaturas), 6 Master's degrees, and 2 PhD programs.

Instituto Technólogico de Ciudad Guzmán (ITCG) was established in 1972 and offers bachelor's degrees in engineering, including, environmental, electrical, electronical, mechanical, industrial, computer systems, information technology.  The institute also offers degrees in architecture, accounting, business administration, as well as graduate studies in computer science and electronic engineering.


Designated marksman rifle

A designated marksman rifle (DMR) is the scoped high-precision weapon system used by modern infantries in the designated marksman (DM) role.  Although the "sniper" and the "designated marksman" are distinguished by mission and deployment role, rather than by operational range, the DM's role generally fills the engagement range gap from , between a regular infantryman and a dedicated sniper. DMRs are developed with the mindset to fulfil this middle ground in tactical role.

DMRs, unlike the often bolt-action sniper rifles, are almost always semi-automatic rifles as these have higher rates of fire than bolt-action rifles, and typically have larger magazine capacities (10, 20, or 30 rounds depending on the firearm and operational requirements) to allow rapid engagement of multiple targets.  These rifles have to be effective, in terms of hit rates and terminal ballistics, at ranges exceeding those of ordinary assault rifles and battle rifles, but do not require the extended-range performance of a dedicated sniper rifle.  DMRs often share some basic characteristics with sniper rifles when compared to the weapons carried by others in the DM's platoon.  DMRs may have an attached telescopic sight, quickly deployed stabilizing bipod to allow optimized accuracy and low-recoil in temporarily fixed situations or an adjustable stock.  The designated marksman's rifle needs to function as part of squad (and possibly at close quarters).

Comparison to sniper rifles, battle rifles, and assault rifles

Most designated marksman rifles are based on an assault rifle that is currently issued by a nation's military, or on a battle rifle that was formerly issued. A battle rifle is a semi-automatic or full-automatic rifle that fires 7.62 mm NATO or similar full-power rounds. Classic examples include the M14, FN FAL, AR-10 and Heckler & Koch G3. These rifles were largely replaced by assault rifles firing the 5.56 mm NATO cartridge during the 1980s and 1990s, but many were accurized and retained as DMRs.

Conversely, some nations have also built rifles that were designed for the designated marksman from the ground up. Examples include the Soviet SVD and Chinese QBU-88.

Sights
Some designated marksman rifles will have some type of optical sight with a higher magnification level than the standard issue rifle. For example, the SDM-R issued to the United States Army is fitted with a Trijicon 4× ACOG, while the standard-issue M4 carbine is equipped with an unmagnified Aimpoint CompM2 or CompM4. Commonly, the sighting system will be the only difference between the standard rifle and the designated marksman rifle, as is the case with the F88S DMR issued to the Australian Army.

Sniper rifles often have even greater magnification than designated marksman rifles outfitted with magnification, for example, the M110 SASS used by the United States Army, is equipped with a Leupold 3.5-10× variable-power scope. However, some designated marksman rifles, such as the Mk 12 Special Purpose Rifle or the USMC Squad Advanced Marksman Rifle are fitted with scopes with similar magnification.

Barrels
In some cases, the designated marksman rifle will have a longer barrel than the standard issued rifle, however, this is not universally true. For example, until October 2015, when the M4 carbine was approved as the new standard issue rifle, the M16A4 rifle was still standard issue throughout the United States Marine Corps. The barrel on the Mk 12 Special Purpose Rifle, the current rifle used by the squad designated marksman in the USMC, is only 500 mm (18 in) long - 50 mm (2 in) shorter than the barrel on the standard rifle. This no longer the case, however, as the M4 carbine has a barrel length of only 370 mm (14.5 in). Also, some rifles, such as the F88S Austeyr, have a barrel that is the same length as the standard service rifle. The FD-200 has an accurized barrel, also found on designated marksman rifles.

Most sniper rifles, such as the Accuracy International Arctic Warfare have a barrel with a length of 610 mm (24 in) or greater. Only the SVD and similar designated marksman rifles have a barrel of this length. The designated marksman rifles based on the M14 have barrels 460-560 mm (18-22 in) long.

Ammunition
In most cases, a designated marksman rifle will share the caliber and possibly even the ammunition type used by standard issue rifles. DM rifles may be issued with standard ball ammunition, or special match-grade loads, such as 7.62 mm NATO 'M118LR' sniper round. Sniper rifles are (almost exclusively) deployed with match grade ammunition in order to take advantage of their full effective range and accuracy potential.

In the U.S. military, designated marksman rifles chambered for 5.56 mm NATO have available the 5 g (77 grain) match-grade Mk 262 Mod 0/1  cartridge that enhances the effective range to roughly .

Action
All designated marksman rifles in use today are semi-automatic, some are select fire. Sniper rifles are generally bolt action rifles, but can also be semi-automatic.

Designated marksman rifles in service by nation
 : FAMTD is a variant of the FN FAL with an accurised barrel, sniper stock and bipod.

F88S Austeyr 5.56 NATO standard issue rifle, fitted with an enhanced optic is issued to one rifleman in each fireteam in the Australian Army.
SR-25; 7.62mm NATO sniper rifle is often used to provide fire support.
HK417; 7.62mm NATO battle rifle, interim F88S replacement for Afghanistan deployments.
Mk 14 Enhanced Battle Rifle; 7.62mm NATO rifle is in limited service.
 : The Steyr AUG HBAR-T, is a longer heavier-barreled version of the Steyr AUG designed for use as a designated marksman rifle that can be fitted with a variety of optical sights.

 The Type 85 is the most seen weapon used as designated marksman rifle by the Bangladesh Army.
 Different variants of the Heckler & Koch G3  7.62mm NATO rifles modified with scopes and other tactical upgrades are used as designated marksman rifle as well.
 : The Canadian Forces issue the C7CT and C8CT designated marksman rifles, which are based on the C7 and C8 rifle. They also use the AR-10T.
 : The FD-200 is a variant of the SIG 542 with an accurised barrel, sniper stock and bipod.
 :
 The QBU-88 is a designated marksman rifle deployed by the People's Liberation Army and People's Armed Police, intended for aimed semi-automatic fire at ranges beyond the capabilities of standard infantry assault rifles.
 The SVD is the designated marksman rifle in Cold War era and still remain usage in reserve forces.
 : The Heckler & Koch HK417 is the main DMR in use, by the Royal Danish Army
 : The FAMAS G2 Sniper is a designated marksman rifle fielded by the French Army. It is based on the FAMAS G2.

 The German Army uses the G3A3ZF-DMR, a modified version of the Heckler & Koch G3 battle rifle, as a designated marksman rifle and recently introduced the G28.
 The Heckler & Koch HK417 is chambered for 7.62mm NATO and has been adopted by several nations for use as a designated marksman rifle.

 Galatz is standard issue marksman rifle of Georgian Armed Forces, thought some reserve and second line units still use SVD.
 Some Georgian Special Army and Police units use VSS Vintorez, TAR-21, AR-10 and M4A1 configured as marksman rifles

 The SVD is the main designated marksman rifle for the Hungarian Armed Forces.
 Hungary manufactures the bull-pup designed Szép sniper rifle chambered for 7.62×51mm NATO.
 Hungarian Special Forces uses also the M24 Sniper Weapon System.
 Hungarian Armed Forces designed the anti-material sniper weapons family called Gepárd.

 The SVD is the designated DMR for the Indian Army. Different variants of the INSAS family of weapons modified with scopes and other tactical upgrades are used as DMR's as well.
The IMI Tavor TAR-21 and the IMI Galil chambered for the 7.62 NATO round are issued to units of the Special Forces of India as a Designated Marksman Rifle.
 : The Pindad SS2-V4 is a designated marksman rifle said to be used by the Indonesian special forces. It is based on the Pindad SS2, with a lengthened barrel and a telescopic scope mounted on a Picatinny rail.
 : The locally produced G3A6 fitted with Hadaf 3 telescopic sight is used as a designated marksman rifle by Iran Army special forces and Iranian Police Special Unit.
 : The Tabuk is an adaptation of the Zastava M70 assault rifle used as a designated marksman rifle by the Iraqi Army. It is chambered for 7.62×39mm

 The Israel Defense Forces formerly used the Galatz as a designated marksman rifle. The Galatz is a variant of the Galil assault rifle chambered for 7.62mm NATO.
The M4A1 is used as a marksman rifle, equipped with Harris bipod and Trijicon ACOG telescopic sights. The M4A1 replaced the M16A2, which is still used by some infantry reserve units.
The STAR-21 Tavor is a variant of the Tavor assault rifle used as a designated marksman rifle by the Israeli Defense Forces. It is fitted with a picatinny rail that allows for the attachment of various optical sights (typically an ACOG scope) and a bipod.
 : The Beretta ARX200 as a designated marksman rifle; the[[NuovaJager[AR10 DMR and AR15 SPR] as designated marksman by one Italian Special Forces.

 : The Howa Type 64 as a marksman rifle.
 : HK417; 7.62mm NATO gas-piston battle rifle.
 : The Philippine Marine Scout Snipers developed and use the Marine Scout Sniper Rifle, a derivative of the M16 rifle. The Philippine Army uses the M14 as a marksman's rifle, while some units also use the SR-25 in limited numbers. Newer M16-derived marksman rifles such the Squad Designated Marksman Rifle (SDMR) and the Special Purpose Rifle (SPR) are being introduced to replace the M14 and are currently in service with the Army's Scout Ranger Regiment.
 : The Portuguese Army uses the Heckler & Koch G28 as a marksman rifle.
 : The PSL (rifle) is a purpose-built designated marksman rifle chambered for 7.62×54mmR based on a modified Kalashnikov action. It is similar in appearance to the SVD, though the two rifles share little in common.

 The SVD was the first rifle designed from the outset as what is now known as a designated marksman rifle.
 The Dragunov SVU is a bullpup variant of the SVD rifle

 Accurised former standard service South African Defence Force R1 rifles are used by the South African Army as designated marksman rifles. Being phased out in favour of the new R4 DMR modified rifle being introduced at section level.
 Scoped and accurised Vektor R4 rifles are used as designated marksman rifles by soldiers of the South African Army.

 The Swiss Armed Forces use the standard issue SIG SG 550 with a Kern 4×24 telescopic sight as a marksman rifle.
 SIG716 DMR Gen2 replacing SG 550.

 L129A1 ; a 7.62 NATO,  barrel variant of the SR-25 developed by Lewis Machine and Tool Company has been procured for use in Afghanistan. A 6× power ACOG is the standard issue sight.
 The L86A2 LSW is chambered for 5.56mm NATO was originally fielded as a section LMG, but was later re-purposed as a designated marksman rifle.

The M14 rifle has formed the basis of several designated marksman rifles used by the United States Military:
 Mk 14 Enhanced Battle Rifle: Used by the United States Army and Navy SEALs
 M14SE Crazy Horse: Used by the 101st Airborne Division and the 2nd Infantry Division of the US Army.
 M39 Enhanced Marksman Rifle: Used by the United States Marine Corps, replacing the United States Marine Corps Designated Marksman Rifle
 The M16 rifle has formed the basis of several designated marksman rifles used by the United States Military:
 Colt Model 655 and 656: Never standardized. Predecessor to other M16-based designated marksman rifles.
 SDM-R: Used by the United States Army in limited numbers
 SAM-R: Used by the United States Marine Corps. Replaced by the Mk 12 Special Purpose Rifle
 Mk 12 Special Purpose Rifle: Used by the United States Navy SEALs, Rangers. Replacing the SAM-R in United States Marine Corps service.
M38 SDMR (Squad Designated Marksman Rifle): 5.56×45mm USMC Designated Marksman Rifle, replacing Mk 12 SPR
 The AR-10 rifle has formed the basis of several designated marksman rifles used by the United States Military:
 SR-25 Mk 11: Used by the United States Marine Corps, United States Navy SEALs, and the United States Army. Replaced by the SSR Mk 20.
 M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System used by the United States Army and United States Marine Corps replacing some M39 and all SR-25 Mk 11.
 The Heckler & Koch HK417 in variant Sniper has been adopted by Delta Force of the United States Army and SEAL Team Six of the United States Navy for use as a designated marksman rifle.
 The FN SCAR in variant Sniper Support Rifle (SSR) Mk 20 Mod 0 has been adopted by all branches of USSOCOM (e.g. SEALs, Rangers, Army Special Forces, MARSOC, AFSOC) replacing the SR-25 Mk 11.
 : The Zastava M76 is a designated marksman rifle based on a modified Kalashnikov action. It is chambered for 7.92×57mm Mauser. It has also been chambered in 7.62×51mm NATO and 7.62×54mmR.
 : The Zastava M91 is a purpose-built designated marksman rifle based on a modified Kalashnikov action and chambered for 7.62×54mmR.


The Beginning...

"The Beginning..." is the series finale of the American television series Gotham, based on the DC Comics characters James Gordon and Bruce Wayne. It is the twelfth episode of the fifth season and the 100th overall episode of the series. The episode was written by showrunner John Stephens and directed by Rob Bailey.

Ben McKenzie stars as Gordon, and is joined by principal cast members Donal Logue, David Mazouz, Morena Baccarin, Sean Pertwee, Robin Lord Taylor, Erin Richards, Cory Michael Smith and Chris Chalk. The episode follows Bruce returning to Gotham City after ten years of globetrotting to begin apprehending criminals as a vigilante, while Gordon investigates a sinister plot targeting the city after Harvey Bullock is framed for a murder.

"The Beginning..." was first aired in the United States on Fox on April 25, 2019. It was watched by 2.19 million viewers with a 0.5/2 share among adults aged 18 to 49.

Plot
Bruce Wayne returns to Gotham City after ten years of globetrotting. Police commissioner James Gordon plans on retiring. Meanwhile, Oswald Cobblepot is about to be released from Blackgate after a decade, on the same day as the gala celebrating the opening of the new Wayne Tower. Mayor Aubrey James tells Gordon he cannot retire until after the gala.

For the last decade, Edward Nygma has been in Arkham and Jeremiah Valeska is seemingly brain dead. Two men smuggle Nygma out, while Ecco takes Jeremiah. While searching for Nygma, Harvey Bullock encounters a guard who hands him a phone. Harvey is shocked by who is on the phone and the guard kills himself. Bullock is framed for the murder, but confesses to actually doing it. Unconvinced, Gordon investigates. Nygma finds a box full of C-4 and thinks Cobblepot set him up with this stash. While investigating, Gordon encounters a new bat-themed vigilante who tells him he is not his enemy.

Cobblepot tries to kill Gordon for arresting him a decade earlier, but Gordon escapes. At the Wayne Tower gala, Selina Kyle (now a burglar, who has stolen a diamond) and Barbara Kean thwart Nygma's plot to blow up James and the tower itself, and Gordon arrives to realize that there is another bomb in the tower. Leslie Thompkins defuses the bomb, and Gordon realizes that Jeremiah set up Nygma and framed Bullock for the guard's murder.

Nygma and Cobblepot are captured by the vigilante, whom Lucius Fox and Alfred Pennyworth know is Bruce. Jeremiah kidnaps Gordon and Barbara's daughter Barbara Lee after a scuffle that results in Ecco's death. Gordon reaches Ace Chemicals, where Jeremiah reveals he was faking brain death the whole time while awaiting Bruce's return. The disguised Bruce arrives and subdues Jeremiah, saving Gordon and Barbara Lee.

Gordon, who has decided against retiring, re-ignites the searchlight he put atop the Gotham City Police Department headquarters years earlier. Elsewhere, Bruce reconnects with Selina and apologizes for leaving her a decade earlier, then encourages her to return the stolen diamond, but she refuses. Meanwhile, Cobblepot and Nygma escape from the police van and plan revenge on the vigilante, but decide to wait until the next day, as his presence intimidates them. Bullock, Alfred and Gordon notice Bruce watching them from afar. When Bullock asks who is watching them, Gordon replies, "A friend."

Production

Development
In April 2019, Fox announced that the twelfth episode of the season would be titled "The Beginning...". The episode, which is the series' 100th and finale, was directed by Rob Bailey, and written by showrunner John Stephens. It is set ten years after the season's previous episode.

Casting
Main cast members Ben McKenzie, Donal Logue, David Mazouz, Morena Baccarin, Sean Pertwee, Robin Lord Taylor, Erin Richards, Cory Michael Smith and Chris Chalk return as James Gordon, Harvey Bullock, Bruce Wayne, Leslie Thompkins, Alfred Pennyworth, Oswald Cobblepot / Penguin, Barbara Kean, Edward Nygma / Riddler and Lucius Fox. Camren Bicondova decided not to return as Selina Kyle because of her discomfort playing an older version of the character. The guest cast for the episode includes Cameron Monaghan as Jeremiah Valeska, Kelcy Griffin as Vanessa Harper, Richard Kind as Aubrey James, Francesca Root-Dodson as Ecco, J. W. Cortes as Alvarez, Jeté Laurence as Barbara Lee Gordon, and Lili Simmons as Selina.

Design
Stephens compared the costume worn by Bruce in the episode to the Batsuit seen in the film The Dark Knight Rises (2012) due to being a matte, metallic short-eared battlesuit. Lord Taylor said the episode would feature Cobblepot resembling the character as he in the comics. To achieve Cobblepot's fat look, he wore a fatsuit. At Lord Taylor's request, the costume designer consciously avoided making Cobblepot resemble Violet Beauregarde's "blueberry girl" look from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) and instead went for a "little more monstrous" look, which included depicting the character with a hunch. Additionally, Nygma's Riddler costume was designed to look exactly as in the comics, by having a green color scheme and being filled with question marks throughout. The final episode sees Selina established as a cat burglar; Bicondova said the costume for this episode eschewed the ears seen in most Catwoman costumes in order to look more grounded.

Filming
The episode was filmed in November 2018. Before the season began filming, McKenzie began growing a moustache to accurately resemble Gordon as seen in the comics. However, since he had only two days to grow the moustache, it was ultimately decided that he sport a fake one. Mazouz provided the close up shots and voice for Bruce in his costume, while stunt double Mikhail Mudrik filled in for distant shots to fit with the character's grown-up appearance.

Reception

Broadcast
"The Beginning..." was first aired in the United States on Fox on April 25, 2019. It was watched by 2.19 million viewers with a 0.5/2 share among adults aged 18 to 49.

Critical reviews

Matt Fowler of IGN gave the episode a rating of 8.3 out of 10, saying, "Gothams finale works way more than it doesn't, as a time jump allows both a Dark Knight and a Clown Prince to rise." Ben Travers of IndieWire gave the episode a "B" rating, saying, "Gotham always worked as a series you could tune in and out of; it held fast to its purpose as a broadcast drama. But for those who stuck with it, week after week, year after year, the end result is a spellbinding blend of genres, tropes, and characters." Brian Lowry of CNN said the finale "felt more obligatory than soaring, bringing the show to a landing that felt mildly satisfying, but more than anything, overdue."

Notes


Constituency LA-20

LA-20 is a constituency of Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly which is currently represented by the Sardar Muhammad Sagheer Chugtai of All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference. It covers the area of Thorar in Poonch District of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.

Election 2016

elections were held in this constituency on 21 July 2016.


Gardiner's Seychelles frog

Gardiner's frog (Sechellophryne gardineri) is a small frog of the family Sooglossidae and endemic to the Seychelles.

Description
Gardiner's frog is one of the smallest frogs in the world, reaching a maximum length of 11 millimeters (0.4 in). Exactly, it is the third smallest frog in the world. Newly hatched frogs measure only 3 millimeters (0.1 in) in length. Adult males are only 8mm long.  It is brown in color, and has a dark stripe running from its mouth to its legs.

This frog is notable for its ability to hear despite the absence of a middle ear cavity.  Research has shown that the species is able to use its mouth cavity to amplify sound and transmit it to the inner ear.

Ecology and behavior
Gardiner's frog is a terrestrial frog, feeding on small invertebrates including mites, sciarid larvae, ants, and amphipods. It is restricted to the high- and mid-altitude areas of Mahé and Silhouette Islands of the Seychelles group. This is unusual among the Sooglossidae, as most are restricted to the high altitudes, which have a stable climate due to constant mist. Eggs are laid in small clumps on moist ground and hatch as fully formed small adult frogs. Although Gardiner's frog is secure in the regions in which it is found, it is classified as endangered by the IUCN Red List because it is restricted to only five localities.

Taxonomy
Genetic analysis indicates that the two populations of this species are distinct from each other and are possibly even separate species. It has thus been proposed that both populations be considered evolutionary significant units for conservation purposes.


Journal of Translational Medicine

The Journal of Translational Medicine is a peer-reviewed open-access medical journal published by BioMed Central since 2003. The editor-in-chief is Francesco Marincola. According to Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2017 impact factor of 4.197.


Toby Wilkinson

Toby A. H. Wilkinson (born 1969) is an English Egyptologist and academic. He is the Head of the International Strategy Office at the University of Cambridge, a fellow of Clare College, Cambridge, and was previously a research fellow at Christ's College, Cambridge and Durham University. He was awarded the 2011 Hessell-Tiltman Prize.

Early life
Wilkinson was born in 1969. He read Egyptology at Downing College, University of Cambridge. He graduated with a first class Bachelor of Arts and was awarded the Thomas Mulvey Egyptology Prize. He completed his PhD at Christ's College, Cambridge in 1993.

Academic career
Wilkinson's first academic position, from 1993 to 1997, was as Lady Wallis Budge Research Fellow in Egyptology at Christ's College, Cambridge. From 1997 to 1999, he was Leverhulme Special Research Fellow at the University of Durham.

He has been a Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge since 2003. He is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Egyptian History. He is an Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Archaeology, University of Durham. In July 2011, he became Head of the International Strategy Office at the University of Cambridge. In this position. he develops the University's international strategy and helps facilitate international collaborations.

Honours
In 2011, Wilkinson won the Hessell-Tiltman Prize, awarded to the best work of non-fiction of historical content, for his book The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt: the History of a Civilisation from 3000 BC to Cleopatra.

Selected works
 State Formation in Egypt: Chronology and Society (1996), British Archaeological Reports (BAR) International
 Early Dynastic Egypt (1999), Routledge
 Royal Annals of Ancient Egypt: the Palermo Stone and Its Associated Fragments (2000), Kegan Paul
 Genesis of the Pharaohs: Dramatic New Discoveries That Rewrite the Origins of Ancient Egypt (2003), Thames & Hudson
 The Thames and Hudson Dictionary of Ancient Egypt (2nd edition 2008), Thames & Hudson
 Lives of the Ancient Egyptians: Pharaohs, Queens, Courtiers and Commoners (2007)
 (ed) The Egyptian World (2009), Routledge
 The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt (2010). Published by Bloomsbury (UK) on 2 August 2010 and by Random House (USA) on 15 March 2011


Matija Škarabot

Matija Škarabot (; born 4 February 1988) is a Slovenian footballer who plays for ND Primorje as a left back.

International career
Škarabot made his first appearance for the Slovenia U21 on 11 February 2009, in a friendly match against Romania U21.

On 1 October 2010, Škarabot was summoned into a 23-man squad of the Slovenia national football team for the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches against Faroe Islands and Estonia that took place on 8 October and 12 October 2010, respectively.


Linnville, Ohio

Linnville is an unincorporated community in Licking County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

History
Linnville had its start when the National Road was extended to that point. The community was laid out in 1829. Linnville was named Adam Linn, a pioneer merchant. A post office was established at Linnville in 1833, and remained in operation until 1903.


Sarah Nile

Sarah Nile (born 10 October 1985 in Naples) is an Italian model, showgirl, actress, dancer, and reality television personality.

Biography

Personal background
Born to an Italian mother and a Belgian father, Sarah Nile lives and works in Milan. She is fluent in three languages: (Italian, Spanish, and French). Nile has Italian and French citizenship. She gained the attention of Italian and international mass media when she became the first Playmate of the Month in the January 2009 relaunch of the Italian version of Playboy magazine. Nile represented Italy at the opening of Playboy Singapore in April 2009. In February 2010, Nile became Playmate of the Year of Playboy Italia.

Nile has a degree in physiotherapeutic massage. She likes to practice extreme sports like skydiving and she has a passion for motorbikes, a sport she has participated in since the age of 12.

Nile graduated from the Art College of Monteruscello and successfully attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples. She has exhibited her paintings in many art exhibitions in Spain (where she moved after she turned 18 years old), in Italy (from 2010 onward, after taking part in the Italian version of Big Brother), and in Mexico.

After six years of working for Playboy Italia, Nile changed agencies at the end of 2014 because she preferred to study acting.

Show business
From 7 December 2009 to 25 January 2010, Sarah Nile appeared as a Playmate realitystar in the 10th season of the Italian television series Grande Fratello. The program was hosted by Alessia Marcuzzi and aired on Canale 5 in prime time. In this reality show, Nile fell in love with another contestant, model Veronica Ciardi.

Career

Playboy Playmate
Nile began to gain attention  after becoming the first Playmate of the Month (Centerfold: December 2008 / January 2009), of Playboy Italia. The edition was the relaunch of the monthly magazine, which had not been in print or online for several years.

As a Playmate, Nile was the presenter, with the members of Lo Zoo di 105, at the testimonial of the 2009 edition of the radio program and the competition named 105 Playmate aired on Radio 105 Network. Nile also participated in the Internazionali BNL d'Italia 2009 and at the Fiera Autopromotec 2009 - Fiera di Bologna 2009. She also appeared for Harley Davidson and Honda Racing Italia, at the Spanish Grand Prix (Circuit: Jerez de la Frontera), and with Francesca Lukasik at the Italian Grand Prix (Circuit: Mugello). She was judged the evening star, Madrina della Serata, in the 2009 edition of Pitti Uomo, one of the international fashion events organized by Pitti Immagine at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence. Nile was the star of the Playboy Summer Tour 2009. Her role at 105 Playmate has been confirmed and also in the five subsequent editions from 2010 to 2014.

Playmate of the Year
After being selected as the first Playmate of the Year for 2010, in Playboy Italia ) at the beginning of December 2009 her cover was published in February 2010. Nile participated as a contestant in the 10th season of the Italian reality show Grande Fratello.

Nile, as a Playmate of the Year, was the presenter, with the members of Lo Zoo di 105, at the testimonial of the 2010 edition of the radio program and competition called 105 Playmate that aired on Radio 105 Network. Nile appeared with her colleagues Playmates Cristina De Pin and Francesca Lukasik to the San Marino Grand Prix (circuit: Misano) at the 2010 MotoGP World Championships. Nile was a star of the Playboy Summer Tour 2010. She was the Italian star at the 50th anniversary of the Playboy Clubs, an initiative by Hugh Hefner and  Playboy America, held simultaneously in 50 selected Playboy Clubs around the world, transformed for the occasion, including Milano Marittima in Italy.).

Playboy International
Because she is "the most famous Italian Playboy Playmate in Europe", Nile represented Italy at the inauguration of Playboy Singapore, at an event held on 16 April 2009 in the famous city-state. She has become the first and only Italian Playmate of the Month (centerfold: in June 2009) on  the Russian edition of Playboy. Moreover, she has participated, along with her colleagues Playmates of Playboy Italia Micol Ronchi, Cristina De Pin and Francesca Lukasik, at the photoshoot titled Playmates of Playboy Italy published in n. 201 (June 2009) in Playboy Poland.In June 2010, Nile posed along with Hope Dworaczyk, Mia Gray, Chantal Hanse and Eugenia Diordiychuk for the pictorial published in n. 211 (July 2010) of Playboy Poland. In December 2012 Nile posed naked for the 2013 nude calendar with Claudia Borroni and other models of the De Nardi cycling team.

Controviersies

The "poker duel" with Paris Hilton
According to some reports in Italy from the websites of La Repubblica Group, on 1 March 2009, Nile was chosen by Hugh Hefner to teach him  Texas hold 'em poker and in so doing rejected Paris Hilton, causing her to be disappointed and jealous.. At the time, Italian tabloids reported a flirtation between Hefner and Nile which she denied.

Love story with Veronica Ciardi
From 7 December 2009 to 25 January 2010 Sarah Nile participated in the 10th season of Grande Fratello (the Italian version of Big Brother). Nile developed a relationship with another contestant, Veronica Ciardi, which caused a scandal on Italian television because it was the first lesbian love story to air on an Italian reality show. Ciardi and Nile subsequently gained international notoriety. Along with Ciardi, Nile is the only Italian in The 2010 AfterEllen.com Hot 100, the world ranking published by webzine AfterEllen.com on 17 May 2010; this news was reported in Italy by Rupert Murdoch's Sky Italia. Nile and Ciardi's relationship ended in September 2010 after much pressure from the Italian press.


Zob Ahan

Zob Ahan (, also Romanized as "Zob-e Āhan" and "Zowb-e Āhan"), may refer to:

Esfahan Steel Company, in Esfahan Province, Iran, which also goes by name Zob Ahan
Zob Ahan Esfahan F.C., an Iranian football club owned by Esfahan Steel Company


Paranacoleia elegantula

Paranacoleia elegantula is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Xi-Cui Du and Hou-Hun Li in 2008. It is found in Guangxi, China.


Gente di mare

"Gente di mare" ("People of the sea") was the Italian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987, performed in Italian by Umberto Tozzi & Raf.

The song is a blues-influenced ballad, in which the singers describe the qualities of the "people of the sea". They describe themselves as "people of the plain", who are "prisoners of this city", while contrasting that with the freedom of the people of the sea "who leave it behind".

The song was performed seventh on the night, following Sweden's Lotta Engberg with "Boogaloo" and preceding Portugal's Nevada with "Neste barco à vela". At the close of voting, it had received 103 points, placing 3rd in a field of 22.

While not winning the Contest the song achieved considerable popularity, becoming a Top 10 hit in most parts of Continental Europe and Scandinavia in the summer of 1987 (#7 Switzerland, #8 Austria, #6 Sweden)   and was included on the compilations of Winners and Classics produced to coincide with the Congratulations special in late 2005.

It was succeeded as Italian representative at the 1988 Contest by Luca Barbarossa with "Vivo (Ti scrivo)".

Dutch-language covers
Dutch satirists Henk Spaan and Harry Vermeegen performed the song in 1988 on their successful TV-show Verona as Ach, laat maar waaien (compare; Take it easy).
A Dutch reworked version, called "Alles kwijt" was done by Marco Borsato.

Charts


Kester Peaks

The Kester Peaks are three aligned rock peaks standing together  south of Mount Malville on the east side of the Forrestal Range, in the Pensacola Mountains of Antarctica. They were mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos from 1956–66, and were named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Larry T. Kester, a photographer with U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 during Operation Deep Freeze in 1964.


Francesca Massey

Francesca Massey is Organist and Director of Music at Rochester Cathedral, taking the position in September 2019. Previously she was Sub-Organist at Durham Cathedral from 2011.

Born in Birmingham, Francesca was educated at Cambridge University and the Royal Northern College of Music (on a prestigious ABRSM Scholarship). She has held organ scholarships at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge and Manchester Cathedral, and was Assistant Organist at Great St Mary's Church, Cambridge and Assistant Director of Music at Peterborough Cathedral.

At the age of 19, Massey gained all of the top prizes in the Fellowship of the Royal College of Organists’ diploma and was subsequently awarded the WT Best Memorial Scholarship and Silver Medal of the Worshipful Company of Musicians, and the Musicians Benevolent Fund’s Ian Fleming Award. Her teachers have included Jeremy Filsell, Kevin Bowyer, David Goode and Andrew Fletcher.

Massey performs regularly as a recitalist throughout the UK.  Her debut solo disc entitled Bravura! (on the Priory Records label) received excellent reviews: it was Editor’s Choice in Organists’ Review, and described as ‘a diverse and imaginative programme that is superbly played….a ‘must’ for all organ enthusiasts.’   Her second solo disc, "The Forgotten Gem - Francesca Massey plays The Organ of King's Lynn Minster" received excellent coverage, with a five star rating in Organists' Review: "Massey's playing of the early repertoire is particularly engaging however she is equally at home in the 20th century literature. This instrument is well worth hearing and this disc admirably reflects its quality and versatility."

Massey has played throughout Europe and South Africa as an accompanist, as well as recording a number of acclaimed CDs with various choirs; Gramophone Magazine describing her as a ‘hugely gifted accompanist.’  She is the Assistant Musical Director of The Durham Singers, and is actively engaged as an organ teacher, having worked as a tutor on courses hosted by Oundle for Organists, the IAO and the RSCM amongst others.  Massey also performs extensively as a continuo player and pianist.

She is no relation to the sometime organist of Hereford Cathedral, Roy Massey.


Clovis Pioneers

The Clovis Pioneers was the primary name of the minor league baseball team that played in Clovis, New Mexico in various seasons from 1922-1957. The team was an affiliate of the Cleveland Indians (1946), Chicago Cubs (1950-1951) and Cincinnati Reds (1956-1957).

History
Minor league baseball in Clovis began in 1922 and 1923 as the Clovis Buzzers and Cubs played in the Panhandle-Pecos Valley League and the West Texas League. Clovis was the first non-Texas team to play in the West Texas League.

After a 15 year hiatus, the Clovis Pioneers played in the West Texas–New Mexico League (1938-1942, 1946-1955) and in the Southwestern League (1956). They were affiliated with the Cleveland Indians in 1946, the Chicago Cubs in 1950 and 1951 and the Cincinnati Reds in 1956.

The final season was 1957 as the Clovis Redlegs disbanded on June 16 with a record of 36-12.

In 2011, a new Clovis Pioneers team was proposed as member of the Pecos League, an independent baseball league.

Dean Brothers
Infamous baseball brothers Paul "Daffy" Dean and Baseball Hall of Fame member Dizzy Dean co-owned the team in 1949-1950, with Paul serving as manager. Dizzy had a pinch-hitting appearance in a game on July 8, 1949.

The ballparks
The 1922-23 teams played at League Park. Later Clovis teams played at Bell Park, first called Calvary Park, with the name changed in 1938 to honor a local baseball supporter who had died. Bell Park is still in use today by Clovis  High School and is located at 610 Ash Street Clovis, New Mexico 88101.

Notable alumni

Baseball Hall of Fame alumni
 Dizzy Dean (1949-50, owner) Inducted, 1953

Notable Alumni
 Harry Bright (1950)
 Russ Christopher (1938) MLB All-Star
 Paul Dean (1949-1950, MGR) MLB All-Star
 Jesse Gonder (1957)
 Glenn McQuillen (1956)
 Tex Shirley (1940)


2013 FA Cup Final

The 2013 FA Cup Final was the 132nd final of the FA Cup, the world's oldest football cup competition. The match, contested by Manchester City and Wigan Athletic, took place on 11 May 2013 at Wembley Stadium in London, and kicked off at 5:15 p.m. It was Wigan's first FA Cup final and Manchester City's 10th. Wigan pulled off a shock victory against favourites City, winning in circumstances reminiscent of the 1988 FA Cup Final when Wimbledon overcame Liverpool. Ben Watson's stoppage-time headed goal produced the "greatest FA Cup Final upset for a quarter of a century". In the United Kingdom, the match was televised by ITV and ESPN.

The competition winners were awarded a place in the group stage of the 2013–14 Europa League competition. Because Manchester City and their semi-final opponent Chelsea had already qualified for the following season's Champions League by virtue of the clubs' league positions, Wigan gained a Europa League place by winning their semi-final match.

Wigan owner Dave Whelan led out the Wigan team before kick off along with manager Roberto Martínez. The only goal of the game came a few minutes after City's Pablo Zabaleta had been sent off for a second yellow card, becoming the third player to be sent off in an FA Cup final. The cup was jointly lifted by playing captain Emmerson Boyce and club captain Gary Caldwell.

On 20 May, Wigan had an open-top bus tour of the town to celebrate the FA Cup victory. Manchester City sacked manager Roberto Mancini two days later, confirming rumours of the manager's fate before the match. Wigan failed to avoid relegation from the Premier League, becoming the first team to win the Cup and succumb to relegation in the same season.

Route to the final

Manchester City

Entering the FA Cup in the third round by virtue of Premier League status, Manchester City's first game was at home against Watford. In City's side, a notable absentee was Joe Hart who was replaced by substitute goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon. Hart had been designated the club's domestic cup goalkeeper but had conceded four goals in his previous game. The City team took control after a mixed first 20 minutes. Carlos Tevez and Gareth Barry scored in the first half. In the second half, substitute academy player Marcos Lopes scored within seconds of taking the field in the 90th minute to become the club's youngest ever goalscorer at the age of 17 years and eight days.

City progressed to a fourth round match at the Britannia Stadium to play Stoke City. In a match dominated by City it took until the 86th minute for City to score a goal from a powerful drive from Pablo Zabaleta. The fifth-round game took place on 17 February against Leeds United, a strong 4–0 win boosted club spirits after progress in the league had stagnated. Although Leeds had knocked out Tottenham Hotspur in the previous round, they conceded two goals including a penalty by Sergio Agüero in the first 15 minutes, and rarely looked capable of reducing the deficit. Further goals by Tevez and Agüero sealed the tie, and City's progression to the sixth round, where they were drawn at home to Championship club Barnsley.

Barnsley, having played second- and third-tier teams in their previous cup fixtures, had their backs to the wall against City, and the disparity showed as they took an hour to record their first shot on target, by which point they had conceded four. Tevez scored a hat-trick and set up two more for David Silva and Aleksandar Kolarov as City swept their opponents aside.

In the semi-finals, City took on defending champions Chelsea at Wembley for the fourth time in the FA Cup, and the first time since 1971, in the semi-final on 14 April. In a fast-paced match, City took control largely pinning Chelsea back for long periods and took the lead in the 35th minute, when Samir Nasri's poorly-timed cross was deflected back into his own path for him to sweep the ball over Petr Čech. Chelsea, the less energetic of the teams picked themselves up but failed to take control of the game, and were punished two minutes into the second half when a quick Gareth Barry free-kick put the ball on the head of Agüero, who sent a high looping header into the far corner beyond Čech's reach. City continued to press and had more opportunities to score but when Fernando Torres came onto the field from the substitute's bench, Chelsea fashioned a chance for Demba Ba, whose reflex kick gave Chelsea a goal. Resurgent, Chelsea dominated the last 25 minutes, the ball barely leaving City's half but for a handful of wasted counter-attacks, while a series of defensive substitutions confirmed City's intent to play the game out rather than seeking a third. Despite the pressure they exerted, Chelsea were unable to score, and defeat meant they had failed to reach the FA Cup final and would not be able to defend their trophy. Chelsea's goal meant that City were within 29 minutes of being the first team since 1966 to reach an FA Cup final without conceding a goal.

Wigan Athletic

Premier League Wigan's FA Cup campaign began in the third round against League One AFC Bournemouth. Roberto Martínez fielded a number of fringe players, and made nine changes to the team that played a Premier League match four days earlier. Despite having home advantage, the club was unable to progress to the next round in one game, drawing 1–1. Towards the end of the first half, Eunan O'Kane struck a sweet shot from outside the penalty area into the top right corner, while Jordi Gómez levelled the tie midway through the second half on the rebound from the penalty spot after two of his teammates had struck the bar. By the time of the replay, AFC Bournemouth were on an impressive 18-match unbeaten run, but conceded the tie and unbeaten run through poor defensive work as Mauro Boselli picked up a weak pass from the Bournemouth midfield to their own defence, thumping the ball home from some way out when no defender closed him down. Bournemouth struck the bar twice, but while both teams came close to scoring, Boselli's goal put Wigan through to the next round.

Wigan were drawn against non-league Macclesfield Town in the fourth round. Snow had to be cleared from the pitch on the morning of the game to avoid it being postponed. Gómez scored the only goal from a penalty awarded after Callum McManaman was brought down in the box in the sixth minute of play. The early goal did not dent the spirits of Macclesfield, the lowest ranked team remaining in the competition, who came back strongly coming close to equalising, but Wigan progressed with a 1–0 win. Victory gave Wigan their second appearance in the FA Cup Fifth round since the founding of the club in 1932.

Wigan were drawn away again – their first game against Bournemouth was their only home game of the campaign – to Huddersfield Town. The team quickly took control, McManaman scored his first FA Cup goal of the season on 31 minutes after running into the box and jinking around the nearside defender to blast the ball over the goalkeeper. Less than ten minutes later, Gómez' shot was deflected onto the foot of Arouna Koné, who was close enough to the goal that his outstretched leg almost crossed the goal line, though he was questionably. Goals from James McArthur and Koné's second sealed the tie, although Lee Novak's header, leaving goalkeeper Joel Robles on the goal line, gave Huddersfield a consolation.

A quarter-final draw against Everton at Goodison Park seemed to spell the end of Wigan's cup run when the club drew Premier League opposition for the first time. Everton were just pulling out of a bad run of form, having taken 12 points from 27. Though Everton had the larger share of possession, Wigan proved more clinical and efficient destroying Everton's hopes with three goals in four minutes. Although Everton continued to fight, Wigan had a third clean sheet and the first FA Cup semi-final appearance in the club's history.

For Wigan's fifth appearance at Wembley Stadium, they drew Championship side Millwall, while Manchester City and Chelsea had the "power match" of the penultimate round on the following day. Though the match was scrappy in the beginning, Wigan scored in the 25th minute when Koné hit a perfect cross onto the foot of Shaun Maloney, who found himself in space in front of the six-yard box and hit his shot under Millwall goalkeeper David Forde. While the possession statistics suggested a fairly even match, Millwall's failure to register a shot on target told as Wigan instead went close several times before Gómez play a well-timed through ball past the Millwall defence to McManaman, who picked it up and took it round Forde before slotting home Wigan's second in the 78th minute, sealing the win for Wigan.

Pre-match
Manchester City appeared in an FA Cup Final for the tenth time since the club was founded in 1880. The club had won the cup five times (in 1904, 1934, 1956, 1969 and 2011) and were runners-up four times (1926, 1933, 1955 and 1981). Wigan Athletic made their first appearance in an FA Cup Final since the club was founded in 1932.

Wigan Athletic wore the club's black away kit for the final and used the away team dressing room and were allocated the East End of the stadium. Manchester City fans occupied the West End and the team played in their home kit after winning the coin toss to decide who would wear which kit.

Ticket prices for the final started at £45 and were available at £65, £85 and £115, with a £10 discount for concessions. Manchester City received an initial allocation of 25,000 tickets, later increased to 31,779, while Wigan requested 21,000 tickets, later increased to a 25,000 allocation.

The traditional pre-match anthem, "Abide with Me", was performed by musical quartet Amore alongside the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra. The national anthem was also performed by Amore with the Band of the Grenadier Guards.

Match

Details

Statistics

Source: BBC Sport

Post-match
As FA Cup winners, Wigan Athletic received £1.8 million from the FA Cup Prize Fund, while Manchester City earned £900,000.