Robert O. Bare

Robert Osborne Bare (June 18, 1901 – September 30, 1980) was a decorated officer of the United States Marine Corps, who reached the rank of lieutenant general. He is most noted for his work as chief of staff of 1st Marine Division during World War II and later as Assistant Division Commander of the same unit during Korean War. Bare later retired as commanding general as 1st Marine Division.
Early years.
Bare was born on June 18, 1901, in Winterset, Iowa, as the son of local businessman, Benjamin F. Bare and his wife, a teacher Bertha Beerbower Bare. Young Robert was sent to the Severn School in Severna Park, Maryland, a preparatory school for the United States Naval Academy. He completed the school at the beginning of summer 1920 and subsequently received an appointment to the Naval Academy on June 9 of that year.
While at the academy, Bare was involved in the Track competition and also played for lacrosse and basketball squads. He graduated on June 5, 1924, and was commissioned second lieutenant in the Marine Corps on the same date. Some of his classmates also became general officers later: Harold P. Smith, Bernard L. Austin, Clarence Ekstrom, William V. Davis, Thomas C. Ragan, Aurelius B. Vosseller, Charles A. Ferriter, William H. Duvall, Henry W. Goodall, Francis J. Grandfield, Dale Harris, Edwin T. Layton, Hugh J. Martin, Bromfield B. Nichol, Gerald B. Ogle, Edward L. Woodyard or Charles L. Fike.
As any other newly commissioned marine officer, Bare was ordered to the Basic School at Philadelphia Navy Yard, which he completed during the following year. He was then ordered for expeditionary duty in Philippines in June 1925 and remained there until November 1927. Following his return, he was stationed at Quantico and was a member of Marine Rifle and Pistol Team until October 1929. Bare then served with the Marine Garrison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, before he was transferred as first lieutenant to the Marine detachment aboard the battleship USS "Colorado" in August 1934.
Upon his promotion to the rank of captain in 1935, Bare assumed command of the detachment. He commanded the detachment during the patrol cruises with Pacific Fleet until his detachment in May 1936. Bare was subsequently ordered to the Junior Course at Amphibious Warfare School within Marine Corps Schools, Quantico and graduated one year later. He then served as an instructor at Quantico, before he was ordered to attend the Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas in July 1939.
World War II.
At the outbreak of the World War II, Bare served at the Marine Barracks Quantico, Virginia, and remained there until October 1942, when he was transferred to San Diego, California as operations officer (G-3) of the Amphibious Corps, Pacific under Major General Holland Smith.
Another important assignment came in June 1943, when Bare was transferred to London and assigned to the staff of Naval Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Naval Expeditionary Force, Admiral Bertram Ramsay as staff officer for plans. He participated in the planning of the Invasion of Normandy and later observed British Assault Force "J" attacking German forces near Courseulles-sur-Mer, incorporating his observations into his report. He was later decorated with the Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V" for his service in this capacity.
Colonel Bare was transferred back to the Pacific theater in October 1944 and assigned to the staff of 1st Marine Division. He participated in the final phase of the Palau Islands Campaign and succeeded Colonel John T. Selden as division chief of staff at the beginning of November 1944. Bare was appointed to this capacity following the Battle of Peleliu, where 1st Division suffered heavy casualties. New division commander General Pedro del Valle tasked Colonel Bare with the supervision of the re-equipping and training, which effected a virtual reorganization of the division.
Following five months of training, 1st Marine Division participated in the Battle of Okinawa at the beginning of April 1945. Bare took part in the amphibious landing and following the deployment of his headquarters ashore, he coordinated divisional units until the end of the operation. He distinguished himself again and was decorated with the Legion of Merit with Combat "V" for the training of the division and for his service during the battle.
Korea and later service.
Bare remained in Pacific area after the War and sailed with 1st Marine Division under Major General DeWitt Peck for new assignment to North China. First Marine Division was tasked with the repatriation of the Japanese armies, which remained in China after the surrender of Japan. He also took part in the combats with communists guerrilla units and returned to the United States in November 1945. For his service in North China, Bare was decorated with the Legion of Merit by the army and Order of the Cloud and Banner, 4th Class by the Government of Republic of China.
He then served on the staff of United States Fleet until September 1946, when he assumed assignment as an instructor at Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. He was transferred to Quantico in May 1948 and appointed director of the Senior Course at Amphibious Warfare School. Bare also served simultaneously as chief of staff of Marine Corps Educational Center at Marine Corps Schools, Quantico.
While in this capacity, he was promoted to the rank of brigadier general in January 1951. Bare was transferred to Camp Pendleton, California in June of that year and appointed commanding general of the Marine Training and Replacement Command. Because of the ongoing Korean War, he was responsible for the organization and coordination of recruit training of replacements for combat units in Korea.
General Bare was ordered to Korea in June 1952 and relieved Brigadier General Merrill B. Twining as divisional assistant commander of 1st Marine Division. Bare served under Major General John T. Selden during the "Outpost War", action along this line consisted of small, localized actions because much of the fighting revolved around the holding and retaking of various combat outposts along key pieces of terrain.
During the attack, he made frequent inspections of the front line tactical positions, coupled with his knowledge of military tactics and appreciation of enemy methods, he was able to advise courses of action which led to sound decisions that contributed substantially to the military successes of the division. Bare was in direct charge of directing, coordinating and supervising the construction and fortification of the extensive KANSAS line in the division sector and of making it into an impregnable position ready for occupancy on short notice. This involved many difficult and complex problems of tactics, coordination, construction and supply which his wide professional skill greatly assisted in solving. This required long, intense and strenuous effort on his part and he was daily subjected to the hazards of numerous uncharted mines and harassing enemy artillery fire. As a result of Brigadier General Bare's great personal effort, diligence and skill the division was the first in the Corps to which it was attached to complete its organization of the critical KANSAS line.
Bare completed his tour of duty in April 1953 and was succeeded by Brigadier General Joseph C. Burger. For his service in Korea, Bare received Navy Distinguished Service Medal.
Upon his arrival stateside, Bare was appointed director of Marine Corps Development Center at Quantico, Virginia. While in this capacity, he was promoted to the rank of major general in February 1954 and appointed director of Marine Corps Educational Center Quantico. He remained at Quantico until June 1955, when he was transferred appointed director of personnel at Headquarters Marine Corps by Commandant Lemuel C. Shepherd.
Bare was ordered to Camp Pendleton in mid August 1956, when he was appointed commanding general of 1st Marine Division, a unit which he served with during most of his combat career. He retired from active service on July 1, 1957, after 33 years of commissioned service and was advanced to the rank of lieutenant general for having been specially commended in combat.
Lieutenant General Robert O. Bare died on September 30, 1980, in Salinas, California, where he lived with his wife Elizabeth Tracy Lowes. They have together one daughter, Nancy Jane Bare Lawrence, wife of Capt R.T. Lawrence, USMC.
Decorations.
Here is the ribbon bar of Lieutenant General Robert O. Bare:


Premier Soccer League

The Premier Soccer League (PSL) is a national sports association responsible for administering the two professional football divisions in South Africa: the DSTV Premiership and GladAfrica Championship.
The PSL was created following an agreement between the National Soccer League and the remnants of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL).
The association acts as a governing body and competition organiser. The PSL is affiliated to the South African Football Association (SAFA) but SAFA does not govern the PSL competitions. The National First Division (NFD) is the second-highest league of South African club football. Teams that are relegated from the PSL organised divisions compete in the SAFA Second Division.
Competitions.
The Premier Soccer League sell the naming rights of their competitions to a title sponsor. The PSL organise the following competitions:
They had previously organised Charity Cup, a one-day, four team, season opening cup, which ran from 1986 to 2010. The Baymed Cup was open to First Division sides, but the competition was terminated after one edition in 2006.
League licenses.
Licenses to participate in the League of Legends Championship Series can be bought and sold on the free market. In August 2002, the PSL bought two Premier Division licences, from the owners of Ria Stars F.C. and Free State Stars F.C., the PSL dissolved the license to ease fixture congestion and reduce their own costs by 400k ZAR per month as each top-tier club received 200k ZAR on a monthly basis from the PSL. The two clubs were purchased for 8 million ZAR. The two clubs had differing fates, Ria Stars never appeared again whilst Free State Stars bought the league license from Maholosiane F.C., a team participating in the National First Division in the 2002–03 season and earned promotion to the top tier in the 2003–04 season.
Structure.
The NSL is the only special member of the South African Football Association (SAFA). The NSL has 32 members, the 16 clubs from the Premier Division and 16 clubs from the first division who together form the Board of governors. The Board of governors is the supreme body and its functions are stated in Article 13 of the NSL constitution. The Board of governors elects the Chairman and the Executive committee, it is empowered to delegate management and operational functions to the Executive Committee. The Executive committee consists of 8 elected members and the Chief Executive Officer. The Executive is appointed for a period of four years at the quadrennial general meeting. The Executive delegates some of its operational functions to the CEO.


Patricia Ferrando

Patricia Ferrando is an Italian and Venezuelan dressage rider. She competed at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima where she became 12th in the finals and at the 2015 Pan-American Games in Toronto. She won a golden team medal at the 2009 Bolivarian Games, with the Venezuelan team. She is currently the most successful dressage rider from Venezuela.
In 2019 Patricia tried to qualify for the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020 under supervision of her trainer Yvonne Losos de Muñiz and competed at several international competitions in Europe, including Denmark, the Netherlands, Austria and Spain. Patricia qualified Venezuela as first reserve country from Group D & E (North America, Central and South America) following the FEI regulations for the Olympic Games.


Gauteng Roller Hockey League

The Gauteng Roller Hockey League is the biggest Roller Hockey Clubs Championship in South Africa.
Participated Teams in the last Season.
The clubs that competed in the season of 2010 are ACPP, APF JUV, União de Joanesburgo,
APF, Sporting, Nucleo, Sporting B.


Camila Giorgi

Camila Giorgi (; born 30 December 1991) is an Italian professional tennis player. She made her senior international tournament debut in 2006 at the ITF Women's Circuit. After winning her first ITF title in 2009, she made her Grand Slam and main draw debut at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships.
Giorgi went on to reach the fourth round of the 2012 Wimbledon Championships in just her second appearance at the tournament. After her successful run at the championships, she made her top-100 debut in the WTA rankings. The following year, she followed it up with a third-round run at the Wimbledon Championships, and made her second Grand Slam fourth round at the US Open. She reached her first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships, six years after her Wimbledon breakout. Giorgi reached her first WTA final in 2014 at the Katowice Open, and then won her first title at the 2015 Topshelf Open. She reached her best singles ranking of world No. 26 in October 2018.
Giorgi is known for her aggressive style of game and her powerful flat groundstrokes, and is considered to be one of the hardest hitters of the ball on the tour. Her most notable professional wins have come at the 2013 US Open, 2014 BNP Paribas Open, and 2014 Aegon International, defeating former world No. 1 players Caroline Wozniacki, Maria Sharapova, and Victoria Azarenka, respectively.
Personal life.
Giorgi was born in Macerata, Italy, to parents Sergio Giorgi and Claudia Gabriella Fullone, both Argentines of Italian descent who emigrated to Italy from La Plata. Her father was drafted in Argentina in 1982 and fought in the Falklands War against the British, while her mother is a fashion designer. Now, her father coaches her full-time while her mother designs her dresses for tennis matches. According to a number of newspaper reports, she is Jewish. However, according to "The Jerusalem Post", these reports have not been confirmed. Giorgi considered emigrating to Israel in 2012, after her father opened negotiations with the Israel Tennis Association over the financial terms for her immigration. As of September 2013, the Giorgi family was based in the Italian city of Pisa.
Giorgi is one of four children. Her older brother Leandro is studying to be an actor, and younger brother Amadeus is a footballer, who currently plays for Serie D club A.C.D. Campodarsego. She had a sister named Antonela who died in a car accident in Paris.
Career.
Junior career.
Following an initial interest in artistic gymnastics, Giorgi decided to devote herself to tennis after assisting in her brother's training, when she was five years old. She was subjected to hard training by her father, Sergio. Two years later, 1976 French Open champion Adriano Panatta said of her: "It's the first time I play a girl who plays like Andre Agassi." In 2000, she was spotted by tennis coach Nick Bollettieri, who subsequently offered her seven months of training (previously offered only to Maria Sharapova).
In November 2005, she reached the final of the Nike Junior Tour, but was defeated by Slovakia's Zuzana Luknárová. Giorgi reached the final at the Sey Development Cup in the Czech Republic, and the round of 16 at the Astrid Bowl in Belgium.
2006–10: Early professional years.
Giorgi started with $10k tournaments, and obtained her first significant results reaching two semifinals in Baku and Jakarta. At the end of the season, she took part in her first $25k tournament. She closed 2006 with ten wins and seven losses, and as the 944th in the WTA rankings.
She obtained her best results in 2007 in September at Limoges in France, reaching the quarterfinals in a $10k tournament; then in $25k tournaments that she played at the end of the season, in December, in Lagos, Nigeria, where she reached the quarterfinals.
Giorgi started 2008 playing several tournaments in France, where she lived with her family. In May, she played for the first time qualifying for a major tournament circuit, thanks to a wildcard obtained at the Italian Open. She lost to Jill Craybas, No. 66 in the world, in a third set tie-breaker. She also played in the first round of the main draw in Rome-Tevere Remo (25k), Contrexéville (50k), and Rimini (75k). In Martina Franca (25k), she qualified and reached the second round. In November, in Saint Denis (La Réunion, 25k), she reached the quarterfinals. Giorgi finished the year 480th in the WTA rankings.
At the beginning of the 2009 season, Giorgi played few tournaments, failing to qualify for the main draw. She achieved her first important results in April, when she qualified for and reached the quarterfinals of two $25k tournaments. After some successes in tournaments in France, Giorgi won her first ITF tournament in August, in Katowice (25k), starting again from qualifying and defeating players such as Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (ranked No. 105) and, in the final, Ksenia Pervak (No. 135). After another quarterfinal in Nantes (50k), Giorgi ended with the victory in a $50k tournament in Toronto. With these two successes, she ended the year with 33 wins and 12 defeats, and reached No. 285 in the rankings.
The 2010 season began poorly for Giorgi, as she suffered three first-round losses in the first three months of the year. In June, she reached the final of a $25k tournament, in Bratislava. In the summer, she played several tournaments in America, where she went to live (in Miami, with her family), without remarkable results. In August, trying for the first time to qualify for a Grand Slam tournament – the US Open – she was defeated in the first round. However, in October, Camila won (losing only one set, in the first round) a $25k tournament in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
2011.
In February, Giorgi reached the semifinals in two ITF events, but her best result came in May, when she reached the final of a $50k tournament in Raleigh, North Carolina, and a week later triumphed in Carson ($50k) yielding a single set and dominating the semifinal with an unprecedented double 6–0. In June, at Wimbledon, Giorgi passed the qualifiers and reached her first appearance in a major tournament, but she lost in the first round to eventual quarterfinalist Tsvetana Pironkova. Giorgi reached semifinals in two other tournaments before closing the year with 36 wins and 21 defeats, and 149th in the WTA rankings, reaching her best ranking in October when she was No. 141 in the world.
2012.
Giorgi began her season by playing at the $25k tournament in Innisbrook, Florida. As the top seed, she lost in the second round to Jessica Pegula. Then, she competed at the $25k tournament in Plantation, Florida. Seeded second, she was defeated in the first round by Johanna Konta. In February, Giorgi played in her WTA tournament of the year at the Memphis International. Seeded fourth for qualifying, she made it to the main draw beating Naomi Broady and sixth seed Chichi Scholl. In the first round, she stunned top-seed Nadia Petrova, 6–4, 6–2. In the second round, she lost to Stéphanie Foretz Gacon, 5–7, 4–6. During the week of 5 March, Giorgi competed at the $25k tournament in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. As the second seed, she reached the semifinals where she was defeated by Madison Brengle. Next, Giorgi was the top seed at the $25k tournament in Clearwater, Florida. She made it from qualifying all the way to the quarterfinals where she was stopped by Stefanie Vögele.
Giorgi played in her first WTA Tour clay-court tournament of the year at the Charleston Cup. Seeded 19th for qualifying, she made it to the main draw defeating Grace Min and 12th seed Chan Yung-jan. In the first round, she lost to Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová. Giorgi fell in the final round of qualifying at the French Open to Heidi El Tabakh, in three sets.
Giorgi qualified for the Wimbledon Championships for the second year in a row defeating Emily Webley-Smith, Olivia Rogowska, and Alexa Glatch. In the first round, she beat 16th seed and compatriot Flavia Pennetta. Then she defeated Anna Tatishvili 6–3, 6–1, and in the third round 20th seed Nadia Petrova, 6–3, 7–6, to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time in her career. However, Giorgi's Wimbledon run came to an end when she lost in the fourth round to third seed and eventual finalist, Agnieszka Radwańska, 2–6, 3–6.
In June, it was reported that Giorgi was considering immigrating to Israel to play on the Israel Federation Cup team. Raphael Gellar of Israel Sports Radio said that "based on her ranking ... [she] would automatically ... [be] second on the team following Shahar Pe'er."
Giorgi began US Open Series by playing at the Carlsbad Open. As the top seed in qualifying, she lost in the first round to Noppawan Lertcheewakarn. Giorgi then received a wildcard to compete at the Washington Open. She was defeated in the first round by Irina Falconi, in three sets. Playing as a wildcard at the Cincinnati Open, Giorgi beat 14th seed and compatriot Francesca Schiavone in the first round, 6–1, 6–3. In the second round, she lost to wildcard Sloane Stephens, in straight sets.
2013.
While ailing from a shoulder injury, Giorgi lost in the first round in Brisbane, Sydney, and at the Australian Open. Her first win came in April in Charleston, where she reached the second round but lost in straight sets to Serena Williams. Giorgi qualified for the main draw in Madrid, but lost in the first round to Nadia Petrova, in three sets. Two weeks later, Giorgi stunned world No. 13, Marion Bartoli, in the first round in Strasbourg, but lost in the second round to Eugenie Bouchard.
At the French Open, Giorgi lost again in the first round. Former top-15 player Peng Shuai defeated her in two sets. At Wimbledon, Giorgi got to the third round, beating British wildcard Samantha Murray, in straight sets, and then-Romanian No. 1, Sorana Cîrstea. However, she lost in straight sets in the third round to eventual champion Marion Bartoli.
At the US Open, Giorgi had one of the biggest upsets of her career, defeating former world No. 1, Caroline Wozniacki, in three sets. She subsequently lost to compatriot Roberta Vinci in the fourth round.
2014: Breakthrough, two WTA finals.
Giorgi competed at the Australian Open, where she reached for the first time the second round beating Australian wildcard Storm Sanders, in three sets. She lost in the next round to Alizé Cornet, despite a 4–1 lead in the deciding set. In February, Giorgi competed for the first time in the Fed Cup. She defeated Madison Keys, and Italy went on to defeat the US team 3–1.
In March, Giorgi qualified for the main draw in Indian Wells where she beat Andrea Petkovic, Sorana Cîrstea, and former world No. 1, Maria Sharapova. With this victory, she improved her record to 3–2 lifetime against top-10 opponents. She lost in the fourth round to eventual champion Flavia Pennetta.
In April at the Katowice Open, she defeated defending champion Roberta Vinci, Shahar Pe'er, and Carla Suárez Navarro to reach the final, which she lost to Alizé Cornet in three sets, after holding a match point at 5–4 in the third. In Rome, Giorgi defeated top-10 player Dominika Cibulková in the first round but lost to Christina McHale, after winning the first set. Giorgi finally beat Alizé Cornet who was the second seed in Strasbourg, after losing two significant matches to her. At the French Open, Giorgi defeated Bojana Jovanovski in the first round but lost to 2009 champion, Svetlana Kuznetsova, in the second.
Giorgi competed in Eastbourne, beating Victoria Azarenka in the first round before going down to Caroline Wozniacki in the quarterfinals. At Wimbledon, she lost in the second round to Alison Riske. She reached the quarterfinals in Bad Gastein and then lost in the first round at the following three tournaments. Giorgi made a good run in New Haven, defeating Wozniacki who would finish summer hard-court season with 19–4 and Garbiñe Muguruza, before losing in the semifinal to Magdaléna Rybáriková. She was upset early in the US Open, however, losing to a ranked 221 in the world, Anastasia Rodionova, after serving for the match in the second set.
Giorgi lost in the opening rounds in Wuhan and Beijing to Elina Svitolina and Lucie Šafářová, respectively. She broke her series of losses in Linz defeating Andrea Petkovic for the third time in the season. Then she advanced to her second WTA career final without losing a set, but lost to Karolína Plíšková in three sets, again after holding a match point on the opponent's serve. The Italian ended season reaching quarterfinals in Moscow where she defeated the third seed Flavia Pennetta for the second time in her career before losing to Kateřina Siniaková in over three hours. Giorgi finished the season with 8–3 record against top-20 players and reached a career-high ranking of 31 before the US Open.
2015: First WTA title.
Giorgi played in Hobart and reached the quarterfinals, despite serving 23 double faults in the first round against Storm Sanders. At the Australian Open, she reached the third round for the first time, beating Flavia Pennetta and Tereza Smitková, before losing to Venus Williams, despite serving for the match in the second set. Giorgi played in Fed Cup and beat Alizé Cornet to give Italy a 2–0 lead against France, however, she lost her second match to Caroline Garcia. Italy later lost the tie being the first-ever team to lose after a 2–0 lead at the World Group stage.
After early losses in Indian Wells and Miami, Giorgi once again performed well in Katowice, reaching her second consecutive final by defeating top seed Agnieszka Radwańska in the semifinal. In the final, however, she fell to Anna Karolína Schmiedlová, in straight sets.
After a close match with world No. 1, Serena Williams, Giorgi endured a disappointing clay-court season, losing in the first round of her three warm-up events for the French Open. She secured her first win in five matches against Tatjana Maria in the first round of the French Open before falling to eventual quarterfinalist Garbiñe Muguruza in straight sets in the second round.
Giorgi returned to form at the start of the grass-court season, claiming her first WTA Tour title at the Topshelf Open in Rosmalen, defeating Irina Falconi, Dutch wildcard Michaëlla Krajicek, Yaroslava Shvedova in the quarterfinals where Giorgi saved three match points in the final set tie-break, home favorite Kiki Bertens in the semifinals and Belinda Bencic in the final.
At the Wimbledon Championships, Giorgi was the No. 31 seed and defeated Teliana Pereira and Lara Arruabarrena in the first and second rounds, respectively, then lost to Caroline Wozniacki in the third round.
2016.
Giorgi kicked off season at the Brisbane International where she lost in the first round to fourth seed and eventual finalist, Angelique Kerber. Seeded second at the Hobart International, Giorgi was defeated in the quarterfinal by eventual finalist, Eugenie Bouchard. At the Australian Open, she lost in the first round to top seed Serena Williams.
2017.
Giorgi began the 2017 season at the Shenzhen Open. She made it to the semifinals where she lost to eighth seed, last year finalist, and eventual finalist, Alison Riske. At the Australian Open, Giorgi was defeated in the first round by 12th seed Timea Bacsinszky.
Giorgi retired during her final round of qualifying match at the Qatar Open to Lauren Davis.
2018.
Giorgi started her season at the Shenzhen Open. She lost in the first round to Ana Bogdan. Getting through qualifying at the Sydney International, she reached the semifinal where she was defeated by eventual champion Angelique Kerber. At the Australian Open, Giorgi lost in the second round to eighteenth seed Ashleigh Barty.
In Dubai, she retired from her second round of qualifying match against Sofya Zhuk due to a left thigh injury. Giorgi returned to action in March at the Miami Open. She was defeated in the first round by Donna Vekić.
Giorgi began clay-court season at the Charleston Open where she lost in the third round to seventh seed Madison Keys. At the Ladies Open Lugano, she was defeated in her third-round match by eventual finalist Aryna Sabalenka. In Prague, Giorgi made it to the semifinals where she lost to eventual finalist Mihaela Buzărnescu. Playing in Rome, she was defeated in the final round of qualifying by Danielle Collins. At the French Open, Giorgi reached the third round where she lost to tenth seed and eventual finalist, Sloane Stephens.
Starting grass-court season at the Nottingham Open, Giorgi was defeated in the first round by Dalila Jakupović. At the Birmingham Classic, Giorgi lost in the second round of qualifying to Océane Dodin. In the Eastbourne International, Giorgi was defeated in the second round by top seed, last year finalist, and eventual champion Caroline Wozniacki. Ranked 52 at the Wimbledon Championships, Giorgi advanced to the quarterfinal for the first time in her career beating 21st seed Anastasija Sevastova, Madison Brengle, Kateřina Siniaková, and Ekaterina Makarova. She lost in her quarterfinal match to 25th seed, former world No. 1, six-time Wimbledon champion, and eventual finalist, Serena Williams.
In August, Giorgi competed at the Cincinnati Open. Despite losing in the final round of qualifying, she entered the main draw as a lucky loser. She reached the second round where she was defeated by 13th seed Madison Keys. Getting through qualifying at the Connecticut Open, Giorgi lost in the second round to lucky loser Belinda Bencic. At the US Open, Giorgi was defeated in the second round by 16th seed and two-time US Open champion, Venus Williams.
In Tokyo at the Pan Pacific Open, she made it to the semifinal defeating qualifier Misaki Doi, top seed Caroline Wozniacki, and Victoria Azarenka. She lost in her semifinal match to third seed and eventual finalist, Naomi Osaka. At the Wuhan Open, Giorgi was defeated in the first round by Aleksandra Krunić. Seeded fifth at the Linz Open, Giorgi won her second WTA career title beating qualifier Ekaterina Alexandrova in the final. her final tournament of the season was supposed to be at the Luxembourg Open, but she withdrew due to a right foot injury.
Giorgi ended the season ranked 26.
2019.
She pulled out of the Brisbane International, and started off her season at the Sydney International. Giorgi lost in the second round to second seed and defending champion, Angelique Kerber. Seeded 27th at the Australian Open, Giorgi was defeated in the third round by seventh seed Karolína Plíšková.
Playing in the Fed Cup tie versus Switzerland, Giorgi lost both of her rubbers to Viktorija Golubic and Belinda Bencic. Switzerland won the tie 3-1 over Italy. At the Qatar Open, Giorgi was defeated in the first round by fifth seed Kiki Bertens. Giorgi missed the Dubai Championships and the Indian Wells Open due to injury. She returned to action at the Miami Open. Seeded 29th, she lost in the second round to Tatjana Maria.
Giorgi missed the clay-court season including the French Open due to unknown circumstances.
Giorgi returned to the tour in June at the Eastbourne International. She was defeated in the first round by Hsieh Su-wei. At Wimbledon, Giorgi lost in the first round to Dayana Yastremska.
In the Washington Open, Giorgi reached the final where she was defeated by Jessica Pegula. At the Rogers Cup, she lost in the first round to Victoria Azarenka. Playing in Ohio at the Western & Southern Open, Giorgi was defeated in the first round by Maria Sakkari. At the first edition of the Bronx Open, she reached her second final of the season where she lost to qualifier Magda Linette. At the US Open, Giorgi suffered a first-round thrashing at the hands of 30th seed Maria Sakkari.
In Tokyo at the Pan Pacific Open, Giorgi advanced to the quarterfinal where she lost to ninth seed Elise Mertens. At the Wuhan Open, Giorgi retired from her first-round match against lucky loser Rebecca Peterson due to a right wrist injury. Seeded sixth at the Luxembourg Open, Giorgi was defeated in the first round by Andrea Petkovic. Giorgi competed in her final tournament of the year at the Open de Limoges where she lost in the first round to Liudmila Samsonova.
Giorgi ended the year ranked 98.
2020.
Giorgi kicked off her 2020 season at the ASB Classic. Getting through the qualifying rounds, she lost in the first round to top seed and eventual champion, Serena Williams. At the Hobart International, she was defeated in the final round of qualifying by Kateryna Kozlova. In Melbourne, she reached the third round where she lost to seventeenth seed and 2016 champion Angelique Kerber.
During the Fed Cup tie versus Croatia, Giorgi played one rubber and defeated Jana Fett. Italy won the tie 2-0. Playing in Dubai, she was defeated in the first round of qualifying by Julia Görges. At the Qatar Open, she lost in the final round of qualifying to Bernarda Pera. Competing at the first edition of the Lyon Open, Giorgi made it to the quarterfinals where she fell to seventh seed Daria Kasatkina.
2021.
Giorgi got the year off to a start at the first edition of the Yarra Valley Classic. She retired during her second-round match against second seed Sofia Kenin due to a left thigh injury. At the Australian Open, she lost in the second round to 15th seed Iga Świątek.
In March, Giorgi competed at the Lyon Open. She reached the quarterfinals where she was defeated by qualifier and eventual champion Clara Tauson. At the Miami Open, she lost in the first round to Russian qualifier Liudmila Samsonova.
Giorgi withdrew from the Volvo Car Open, and the Fed Cup tie against Romania due to testing positive for Covid-19. She returned to action in May by playing at the Italian Open. She was defeated in a three-hour and fifty-one-minute first-round match by Sara Sorribes Tormo. Giorgi lost in the second round at the first edition of the Emilia-Romagna Open to third seed Coco Gauff.
Playing style.
Giorgi is a baseline player, who has a highly aggressive playing style. She likes to take the ball early on the rise, and possesses powerful, flat groundstrokes. Her strongest groundstroke is her two-handed backhand, with which she can hit winners from any position on the court. She hits the ball with relentless power, and is known to be one of the hardest hitters on the tour. She frequently utilizes aggressive serve-forehand combinations to finish points quickly. Giorgi aims to generate extreme angles with both her forehand and backhand, to surprise baseline opponents and hit winners with ease. She is known for her tendency to aim for the lines, which means that she accumulates significant numbers of both winners and unforced errors in any match. Unlike the rest of her game, her serve is known for its inconsistency: she has a tendency to take risks on her second serve, leading to a relatively high double fault count. In 2015, Giorgi served the most double faults recorded in WTA history, at 458. She regularly hits deep returns, and takes the ball early while receiving, allowing her to hit a significant number of return winners. In an article for "LiveTennis.com", Nicholas Walz commented on Giorgi's game, saying: "Her play is often too erratic – she followed her result in Indian Wells [defeating No. 4 seed, Maria Sharapova] by losing in the Miami Open qualifying [two weeks later] to Zarina Diyas." Her preferred surfaces are fast hard and grass courts.
Sponsorships.
Giorgi wears custom-made clothes, designed by her mother. Up to 2021, Giorgi used Babolat racquets, specifically using the Pure Storm model, and later the Pure Strike model. In 2021, Giorgi switched companies and began to use the Yonex VCORE 100.
Performance timelines.
"Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup, and Olympic Games are included in win/loss records."
Singles.
"Current after the 2021 Emilia-Romagna Open."
Notes
Fed Cup participation.
Giorgi debuted for the Italy Fed Cup team in 2014.


2000 WDF Europe Cup

The 2000 WDF Europe Cup was the 12th edition of the WDF Europe Cup darts tournament, organised by the World Darts Federation. It was held in Veldhoven, Netherlands from 10 Aug-12 Aug.
Entered Teams.
22 countries/associations entered a men's selection in the event.
19 countries/associations entered a womans's selection in the event.
Men's Team.
Round Robin
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Knock Out
Woman's Pairs.
Round Robin
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knock Out


European Go players

The board game of Go was created in East Asia, and is still dominated by Japan, Korea and China. However, since the late 1900s several high-level players have grown and become active in Europe.
Some of them are players from Asia who came to promote the game of go in Europe.
Mainly, though, the players were born in Europe, sometimes with strong support from Asian Go professionals, and a few of the Europeans have themselves become professional players.
In general, every country in Europe has its own national federation or association, which is affiliated to the European Go Federation (EGF), and each national body manages the activities linked to the game of go in their own country.
The activities are almost exclusively undertaken by volunteers.


Harry Haft

Harry Haft (also known as "Herschel Haft"; born "Hertzko" or "Hertzka Haft" on 28 July 1925 in Bełchatów, Poland; died 3 November 2007) was a survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp where he boxed fellow inmates to survive. He was briefly a professional boxer in post-war Germany, and boxed as a light heavyweight in the United States from 1948–1949.
Early life.
Born in Belchatow, Poland on 28 July 1925, Haft's father died when he was three years old. In 1939, when he was 14, Haft witnessed the invasion and German occupation of Poland. Under Nazi occupation, he ran a smuggling business with his older brother.
Deportation to Auschwitz.
By 1942, because he was Jewish, Haft served in several German-Nazi slave labor camps where he was beaten and starved. Because of his strong physical stature, by 1943 an SS overseer trained him to be a boxer, and had him compete at fights to the death in front of the military personnel. The fights took place at the concentration camp Jaworzno, which was situated at a coal mine north of Auschwitz. Haft fought a total of 76 fights there. When the camp in Jaworzno was dissolved because of the advancing Soviet Red Army, thousands of its surviving inmates were sent West on death marches to Germany. Haft managed to escape from one such march in April 1945. On the run, he killed a bathing German soldier and donned his uniform. During the remaining weeks until the end of the war, he moved from village to village. At one point he killed two elderly people who harbored him on their farm because he feared they had discovered he was not a German soldier and would turn him in to authorities.
Displaced Person's Camp refugee, 1945-7.
In 1945, Haft found refuge in a Displaced Person's Camp operated by the U.S. Army in occupied Germany. In January 1947, he won an "Amateur Jewish Heavyweight Championship" organized by the US army in post-war Munich, receiving a trophy by General Lucius Clay.
Brief boxing career in America.
In 1948, aged 22, he emigrated to the US with the help of an uncle in New Jersey. There he made his living by competing as a light heavyweight prizefighter during 1948 to 1949. Haft's professional record comprises 21 fights, of a total of 104 rounds, with 13 wins (8 by KO) and 8 losses (5 by KO). His height was recorded as 5′ 9″ (175 cm), his weight as between 168 and 180 lb. He won his first twelve fights, but lost against a more experienced boxer, Irish-born Pat O'Connor in Westchester County Center on 5 January 1949. O'Connor had previously held Irish National light heavy and middleweight championships.
He had a convincing win on 14 January 1949 in Binghamton, New York, 1:14 into the first of six rounds, when he scored a knockout, with a right cross that broke the jaw of his opponent Billy Kilby. On 30 May 1949, though outweighed by 14 pounds, he defeated Johnny Pretzie in Brooklyn in a technical knockout, 2:38 into the fourth round. Pretzie was a strong puncher with an impressive knockout record, who had met Rocky Marciano only two months earlier.
After this win, his record, which had included only two wins since his loss to O'Connor, continued a turn for the worse. He lost to New Yorker Roland LaStarza on 27 June 1949 in a 4th-round TKO at Brooklyn's Coney Island. LaStarza was undefeated, had an exceptional record of 33 wins, and had taken several Golden Gloves light heavyweight championships in 1944-5. In 1953, he would challenge Rocky Marciano in a close fight for the World heavyweight championship. Haft's final fight was against future champion Rocky Marciano, on 18 July 1949 in Rhode Island Auditorium, in what was Marciano's 18th professional fight. Haft made a good showing in the first round, landing a blow to Marciano's stomach that was the bout's first punch, and went blow for blow in the first minute of the second, but was knocked out by Marciano in the first half of the third round after receiving a flurry of punches. In his biography, Haft claimed that he was threatened by the Mafia and forced to throw the fight against Marciano.
Marriage and boxing retirement.
After his loss to Marciano, Haft retired. He married Miriam Wofsoniker in November 1949 and opened a fruit and vegetable store in Brooklyn. His eldest son Alan Scott was born in 1950, followed by a daughter and third son.
In April 2007, Haft was inducted into the "National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame". He died in November of the same year, of cancer in Pembrook Pines, Florida at the age of 82.
Legacy.
Haft told his life's story to his son Alan Scott in 2003, who edited and published it in 2006, with important contributions from historians John Radzilowski and Mike Silver. On the basis of the published biography, Reinhard Kleist created a graphic novel, which was published sequentially in the German periodical Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung during 2011. The book was nominated for a 2014 Ignatz Award for Outstanding Graphic Novel.
In 2018, work on a Hollywood film was announced. As of 2019, it was in production and was expected to be released in 2020. The biographical movie, "Harry Haft", will be directed by Barry Levinson, star Ben Foster as the title character, and include Danny DeVito, Vicky Krieps, Peter Sarsgaard, and John Leguizamo in the cast.


Henry Bailey (sport shooter)

Henry Marvin Bailey (April 24, 1893 – November 1, 1972) was an American sport shooter who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, winning the gold medal in the 25 m rapid fire pistol event.
He was born in Colleton County, South Carolina and died in Walterboro, South Carolina.


Spinning (motorsport)

Spinning is a South African motorsport that involves driving cars at speed in circles and performing stunts in and out of the car. It originated in Soweto in the late 1980s, and was performed as a funeral ritual in which a stolen car was spun around to honor the deceased. It is now a recognized motorsport.
History.
The motorsport originated in Soweto in the setting of black oppression and gangster culture. In the late 1980s, spinning increased in popularity. It was initially performed as a funeral ritual. A car would be stolen and spun around to honor the deceased.
In the early 1990s, spinning became practiced outside of the criminal world. Drivers drag-raced and performed stunts with their cars. Spinning has since evolved to become more formalized as a legitimate sport, complete with promoters, performers, and spectators. Motorsport South Africa now regulates and licenses spinning events. In 2012, Motorsport South Africa recognized an event in Soweto in which the spinners received "Official Motorsport Licenses for Spinning". In 2014, spinning was recognized as an official motorsport by Motorsport South Africa. Nevertheless, informal and illegal spinning events still occur.
Description.
The basic concept of the sport is that the driver drives in circles at speed and climbs outside of the vehicle to perform stunts. Spinning is related to drifting and is an extreme sport with elements of danger. In addition to drivers, spectators often stand close to the action and can be in harm's way.
Spinning can involve riders hanging out of the car with their heads close to the ground, or running alongside the spinning car. Some spinners balance on the car roof as the car does doughnuts, sometimes using bike chains or a partner to keep the steering wheel in place. The spinners will often select old tires with worn treads; popping tires is part of the sport and spinning on the rim marks completion. The spinners will usually drive around from one to five minutes, but can go as long as twenty minutes. The top speed rarely exceeds .
The BMW 325i, known as "gusheshe", is iconic to the sport. In the early days, 5- and 7-series BMWs were favored, before the 3-series became preferred. The BMW 325 has rear-wheel drive and good stability. A BMW 325i can cost R20,000 (about US$1640), and because of the vehicle's image and scarcity, owners often prefer to repair their own vehicles despite the high cost. Other car models used in spinning include Toyota, Chevy, Ford, and Nissan Skyline.
Popularity.
Spinning has spread across southern African to places such as Zimbabwe and Eswatini. Part of the sport is the celebrity aspect, where drivers are known for their personalities as well as their driving abilities. Spinning has become a cultural phenomenon and has been featured in films and music videos.
Because of the nature of the sport, maintenance and repair of the car can become expensive. Most drivers, including those who are celebrities, have day jobs to pay for their sport. Even after being recognized as an official motorsport, spinning still lacks a formal sponsorship structure that would insure drivers a reliable income. The average driver will not earn more than US$300 at an official event. In 2017, it was reported that a ticket to watch a spinning show cost about US$7.
In media, spinning has been seen in Die Antwoord's "Baby's on Fire" music video.
Future prospects.
There is a current debate between maintaining spinning's authenticity and moving towards regulation, such as safety regulations. In an unregulated setting, spinning and some car modifications are illegal under the National Road Traffic Act 93 of 1996. However, organizing a legitimate event can be prohibitively expensive. Thus, underground spinning events still occur.


Silvana*HDC

Silvana*HDC is a Dutch Warmblood show jumping mare. She was foaled in 1999 and was sired by Corland out of Donate. Voted best mare in the world in 2010, she is ridden by the French horse rider Kevin Staut. She was previously ridden by Kristof Cleeren (2007) and Jos Lansink (2008-2009).


Grand Prix gliding

FAI World Grand Prix Gliding Championships are gliding competitions promoted by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) for gliders that are both more spectacular and more easily understood by the public than conventional gliding competitions.
Origins.
Gliding competitions existed before the Second World War but as the technologies evolved, the performance of the gliders has taken them away from the public view. Furthermore the scoring is complex and gliders can start at different times. Proposals were made in 1970 but it was not until 2005 that first world gliding competition in Grand Prix format was held in France at [[Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban|Saint Auban]]. This was at the Salon Européen du Vol à Voile (European Sailplane Show/Exhibition) in 2005 as part of the FAI's marketing strategy to promote the sport of gliding by establishing annual international competitions.
Competition formula.
In a gliding Grand Prix the gliders race in competition close together around a pre-set task. A smaller number of competitors reduces the risks of the simultaneous start. A place-scoring system provides rewards for excellence without unduly punishing a poor performance.
References.
[[Category:Gliding competitions]]


The Lucky Devil

The Lucky Devil is a 1925 American silent comedy drama film, also known as Lucky Devil, directed by Frank Tuttle, and released by Paramount Pictures.
Plot.
Randy Farman, who demonstrates camping outfits in a department store, wins a racing car in a raffle and sets out for the West. He runs out of gas, loses all his money, and falls in love with a girl called Doris, who, accompanied by her aunt, is on her way to Nampa City to claim an inheritance.
Arriving at their destination, Doris and her aunt discover that the uncle, who sent for them, is locked up in an asylum, having invented the entire story of the bequest. Randy enters an exhibition fight with the champion boxer and stays long enough to win the entrance fee for an automobile race at the county fair. The sheriff has attached Randy's car for nonpayment of a hotel bill, and Randy must drive the entire race with the sheriff in the seat beside him. Randy wins the race, a substantial prize, and Doris' love.
Preservation status.
This film is preserved at the Library of Congress, George Eastman House, the UCLA Film and Television Archive, and the Pacific Film Archive at the University of California Berkeley.


Avram Barokas

Avram Barokas (25 July 1926 – 4 July 2003), known as with his given nickname Börek, was a Turkish international basketball player, coach and horse racing enthusiast.
Career.
Barokas started to play basketball as a team player at men's basketball branch of Beşiktaş J.K., where he was promoted to senior squad at the age of 13. He won Istanbul Basketball League both under Galatasaray and Beyoğlu S.K. squads.
Barokas represented Turkey at international competitions, earning total of 23 caps. He competed at EuroBasket 1949 where Turkey finished the tournament at 4th place. He was also in Turkey's squad at EuroBasket 1951 in which Turkey earned 6th place.
Following his basketball career, he was involved in horse racing competitions in Turkey. He owned horses as well as being a member of the Board of Directors at the Jockey Club of Turkey.
Personal life.
Barokas was born in Bakırköy, Istanbul, to Turkish-Jewish parents Reyna and Samuel Barokas. He studied at Ulus Private Jewish High School (). He married Suzet Meyohas in 1952 and the couple welcomed their daughter, Cina, in 1952. Barokas passed away on 4 July 2003. His funeral was held at Neve Shalom Synagogue and he was buried in Ulus Jewish Cemetery.
Legacy.
The Jockey Club of Turkey organizes an annual "Avram Barokas Derby".


KM Racing

 KM Racing Team was created in 2008 by connection of Martin Macik's Truck Team and Pavel Kubicek's motorcycle team. Martin Macík was a pilot of truck Liaz participating in the Dakar Rally since 2003 and as one team called KM Racing linked since Dakar moved to South America in 2009. During the four South American Races the team used trucks Liaz with pilots Macík Martin, Ladislav Fajtl, Vlastimil Vildman and Jaroslav Valtr, motorcyclists David Pabiska, Randysek Dusan and Ivan Jakes and quad riders Josef Machacek and Martin Plechaty.
KM Racing is the most successful Czech team of all past years in South American Dakar Rally, when, in 2009, the victory in the quads category (his fifth overall) Josef Machacek (last non-Argentinian winner in this category), and in 2004 the fourth place of Martin Macík, Czech best result in the truck category.
In Dakar 2013 km Racing had a competitive motorcycle (David Pabiška), two race trucks (Jaroslav Valtr and Vlastimil Vildman), two assistance trucks (MAN 6x6 and Liaz 4x4), Assistance car (Toyota Hilux) and press car (Toyota Hilux) where was sitting the leading photographer Petr Lusk. Its garage has other racing vehicles such as Jeep CJ7, quads from the garage of five-time Dakar winner Josef Machacek, Buggies and Yamaha motorcycles.
Vehicles.
Race Vehicles.
LIAZ Race 1.
The current modification of the Liaz truck is a result of a ten-year continuous development by the team around Martin Macik. The team holds two almost identical race specials, which differ only in the number of turbochargers used. Liaz Race Truck 1 was driven by Jaroslav Valtr at Dakar 2013 and its engine is charged with one turbocharger. The truck was primarily built in 2011 and at its construction certain components from the trucks that Martin Macik and Vlastimil Vildman drove in 2009-2011 were used. Most importantly, the truck received a new chassis frame set with an increased rigidity and integrated tow eyes at the front and rear. New leaf springs with a different suspension characteristics were supplied and, as a new thing, shock absorbers made by FRT are mounted.
Another modification with the aim of handling improvement are different cross torque stabilizers fixed above the chassis frame with a rod on one side and an additional shock absorber on the other one. All chassis accessories are completely re-arranged with the aim of optimum weight distribution – the fuel tank is mounted in the rear and the air tanks are also re-arranged.
The look of the truck is different due to a new, custom-built superstructure, which is fixed on the front structure of the safety arc and the rear structure. The roof construction is made of steel tubes and covered by a fabric, whereas the panels are made of tin and openable upwards. The mounting of spare wheels is totally different at the rear of the truck in a perpendicular position. Their position creates more ease for the race crew when a wheel replacement is necessary.
For Silk Way Rally 2013, the truck will be powered by CAT C13 six-cylinder, modified by Gyrtech Extreme Power set and prepared by Buggyra International Racing System.
For Silk Way 2013:
LIAZ Race 2.
 The current modification of the Liaz truck is a result of a ten-year continuous development by the team around Martin Macik. The team holds two almost identical race specials, which differ only in the number of turbochargers used. Liaz Race Truck 2 was driven by Vlastimil Vildman at Dakar 2013 and by Jozef Cabala at Dakar 2012 and its engine is charged with two KKK Garret turbochargers. The truck was primarily built in 2011 completely new. Most importantly, the truck received a new chassis frame set with an increased rigidity and integrated tow eyes at the front and rear. New leaf springs with a different suspension characteristics were supplied and, as a new thing, shock absorbers made by FRT are mounted. Another modification with the aim of handling improvement are different cross torque stabilizers fixed above the chassis frame with a rod on one side and an additional shock absorber on the other one. All chassis accessories are completely re-arranged with the aim of optimum weight distribution – the fuel tank is mounted in the rear and the air tanks are also re-arranged.
The look of the truck is different due to a new, custom-built superstructure, which is fixed on the front structure of the safety arc and the rear structure. The roof construction is made of steel tubes and covered by a fabric, whereas the panels are made of tin and openable upwards. The mounting of spare wheels is totally different at the rear of the truck in a perpendicular position. Their position creates more ease for the race crew when a wheel replacement is necessary.
Jeep CJ7 Legend.
 The Legend is built by the T1 FIA homologation and it is the fourth evolution of a car originally built in 1996. The car was used in 2012 as a training vehicle for Jaroslav Valtr for Cross-country and baja races. In 2013, Jaroslav Valtr and Josef Kalina took part in Baja Italia (29th place).
The Legend has a fibre bodywork fixed on a tubular frame and all placed on a Nissan Patrol chassis frame. The Audi six-cylinder engine is driven by the Magnetti-Marelli chipset and through a sequential gearbox of 6 valves it drives the vehicle to the maximum speed of 163 km/h.
Two spare wheels are placed in the rear of the vehicle, underneath the main engine radiator and the gearbox fluid cooler. Between the spare wheels, a box with accessories is placed. The fuel tanks takes 130 liters of diesel and lasts for 280 kilometers of racing. The weight balance is 50/50, including the crew.
Moto Yamaha.
 KM Racing holds four YAMAHA WR450F motorbikes – two modified for cross-country rallies and two for enduro races. The cross-country version is derived from the enduro, adding a special cross country kit, which includes the handlebar set with navigation devices and an extended wind shield and mainly additional fuel tanks – two front ones per 10 liters and one under the seat with 15 liters. The rear tank is used first during the ride. The tires, as always, are equipped with moose fillings, which are replaced at every bivouac to ensure the best possible handling of the bike in the next stage. The motorbike for David Pabiska is powered by a carburator-equipped engine of the 2009 version, whereas the current Yamaha version already used a direct fuel injection.
Assistance Vehicles.
MAN 6x6.
 KM Racing has presented this modern assistance truck since 2011. The truck was homologated as a cross-country assistance vehicle by the manufacturer from the very beginning. Its main characteristics correspond to its primary purpose, for example the cab is equipped with a massive inner safety rollcage. The power train of the vehicle is a totally production one, with an all-wheel drive. The key part of the vehicle is the superstructure with a space for a heavy load, structure of drawer boxes and a workdesk. Even the power unit and the welding device took place in the superstructure. Another trunk space is located in the boxes underneath the floor. The roof carries a storage of spare truck tires, three of them can be fitted also on the rear wall of the superstructure. The truck is used in a set with a two-axle trailer for the transport of one racing truck – whether for the sake of the transport to the port or to move a vehicle that is already out of the race.
KM Racing is using the truck as a "Big-Boss vehicle" and it is mostly driven by Martin Macik himself.
LIAZ 4x4.
 The assistance Liaz truck used to be the main assistance vehicle until the purchase of the big MAN 6x6 in 2011. The Liaz has made a hard service so far over all the years. The truck was built in 2003 in Mnichovo Hradiste and it was the last production Liaz truck ever made. After that, the 50-year production of the company closed down.
The truck is based on the tradition Liaz Dakar design, which made id well maneuverable even at times when the Dakar was still organized in Africa. The power unit is the Liaz M1.2 engine, which was the racing engine at Martin Macik's early racing years, therefore the truck is quite fast. However, the main part is carried in the custom-built superstructure, with the upper "garden" for the storage of spare tires and an organization of storages inside.
At races like the Dakar, the truck is usually driven by long-time team members, Ladislav Fajtl or Jiří Čáp.
Toyota Hilux.
KM Racing holds two Toyota Hilux cars, of which one is used as an assistance vehicle and one as a press car. Bothe cars are powered by a stronger 3-litre Toyota turbodiesel, and equipped by an inner rollcage, stronger suspension and different damping.
The assistance car is usually the first car in the assistance convoy, heading to the next bivouac, to set grounds for the riders who are the first to finish special stages. It contains a four-door cab and in the trunk space there are boxes carrying the most basic spare parts but also a service tent for the bikes.
The press car carries a small superstructure. Thanks to the homologated rollcage, it can run the special stages ahead of the race as all specials close down for entries one hour before the start of the first motorcycle. Today, in South America, basically every car can be a press car but only vehicles with a homologated rollcage are admitted on track. This feature is one of the main advantages for KM racing, as the photographer, Petr Lusk, can reach exclusive photo spots well ahead.
History.
Season 2010 - Today.
Dakar 2013
"Truck Category"
"Category MOTO"
Dakar 2012
"Truck Category"
Silk Way 2011
"Truck Category"
Dakar 2011
"Truck Category"
"Category QUAD"
"Category MOTO"
Dakar 2010
"Truck Category"
"Category MOTO"
Sezóna 2003 - 2009.
Silk Way 2009
"Truck Category"
Dakar 2009
"Category QUAD"
"Category MOTO"
Dakar 2008
Dakar 2007
"Truck Category"
Dakar 2006
"Truck Category"
Dakar 2005
"Truck Category"
Dakar 2004
"Truck Category"
Dakar 2003
"Truck Category"


Joe Yorke

Joe Yorke (born 7 December 1947) is a New Zealand equestrian. He competed in the individual jumping event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.


Granite Curling Club (Winnipeg)

The Granite Curling Club, located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, is the oldest curling club in Western Canada. Affectionally known to curling fans as the "Mother Club", it has produced many Canadian and world champions. The original Granite Curling Club dates back to 1880. Its current downtown location and Tudor-framed clubhouse was built in 1913, the building is a Winnipeg Heritage Building. It is often considered to be the "St. Andrews" of curling because of its contribution to the sport in curling's most dominant region.
One of the early presidents was John B. Mather. He assumed that position in 1887.


2020 CIK-FIA European Championship

The 2020 CIK-FIA European Championship was the 49th edition of the CIK-FIA Karting European Championship, with championships in the KZ, KZ2, OK and OKJ classes. Due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, multiple events had to be cancelled, including the championship for the Superkart category.


List of Shotokan organizations

This is a list of some of the larger Shotokan karate organizations and associations ordered by year of establishment. International Japan Karate-Do Association headed by Shihan Sadasige Kato. Its headquarter is situated in Tokyo, Japan, though its main activities are based on Europe.
Shotokai.
The name "Shotokai" is used as a synonym for the Shotokan ryu association "Dai Nihon Karate-do Shotokai". It is the Shotokan Karate association established by Gichin Funakoshi originally in 1930. Shotokai association is the keeper of master Funakoshi's Karate-do heritage.
"Shotokai" should be considered the "approved" evolution of Roushi ( Funakoshi ) Sensei's Karate technique as developed, with Roushi Sensei's approval by Shigeru Egami (1912–1981). Egami, at Funakoshi's direction, was the chief instructor of "Shotokan Dojo" 1976-1981. Egami began training under Funakoshi in 1930, upon entering Waseda University, and helped to establish that university's karate club. Together with Funakoshi's son Gigo (Yoshitaka), Takeshi Shimoda, and Hironori Ohtsuka, Egami was among the group of Funakoshi's students who toured with him during his exhibitions of karate in Japan during the 1930s. After Gigo's death in 1945, Egami was considered Funakoshi's successor. During his early 40s, Egami began to radically rethink the effectiveness of some of his basic techniques. He writes:
During this questioning, I understood one thing. Until that moment I had practised karate with a fundamental illusion, I had confused hardness with strength and I made every effort to harden my body thinking that I would obtain more strength when hardening the body is equivalent to stopping the movement. This is a fundamental defect. I had then to start massaging and lightening the body I had struggled so many years to harden.
Egami began experimenting with a more relaxed technique, gained through excessive practice when the body lacked sufficient strength to hold on the rigidity of overly muscular and "stiff" technical execution.
Following the Master's death in 1957 (26 April Showa 32 (1957)), a rift developed among Funakoshi's students, chiefly, as there was an insistence that certain elements (the JKA) control the funeral arrangements, disregarding Funakoshi's family's wishes. The Shotokai ("Shoto's society") and the JKA became separate factions after the conduct demonstrated at the funeral of master Funakoshi. Again, chiefly because constituent Universities (of the JKA - namely Takushoku, Kao and Hosei Universities) removed their University karate Club flags from the coffin of Master Funakoshi at 7.00 pm the evening before the funeral - and did not attend the following day for the funeral. Genshin Hironishi, former head of the Shotokai writes about these events on page 23 of Tsui So Roku: Egami. To this day, the Shotokai continues the Soto-zen inspired practised of Master Funakoshi. Particularly, tournament competition was frowned upon prior to Master Funakoshi's passing, as it was an affront to the inherent humility and the "inward-looking" focus in Master Funakoshi's practice. The acclaim and recognition sought and awarded in competition directly affronts this notion. Other practices of the now-separated JKA, who were essentially all junior to the Shotokai members they separated from, included the practice of grading beyond the original "five dan" structure, to ten dan gradings. It is of historical significance that Egami Shigeru, as Master Funakoshi's chosen technical director, never attained more than a 4th Dan.
Kenkojuku Karate Association (KKA).
It was founded in 1942 by Tomosaburo Okano, a Japanese Iaido master and a student of both Gichin Funakoshi and his son Yoshitaka (Gigo) Funakoshi; it remains as one of the most traditional schools of Shotokan karate, with the Shotokai, it even continues Okinawan kobudō (traditional weapons) as part of its practice. The association's motto is "Inner Strength with Outward Humility". Since master Okano's passing the Kenkojuku Budokan Hombu Dojo is now run by his son Tomokatsu Okano, from the style's Hombu dojo located in 8-5, Minami-Cho Hachioji-Shi Tokyo, 192 Japan.
Kenkojuku karate has just a few representatives within the United States, the Caribbean, India and Latin America.
In the United States, Sensei Masakazu Takahashi began his karate training under Master Tomosaburo Okano In 1961. In 1971, he travelled to America to begin his teaching career.
The Takahashi Karate Dojos, located in Amity Harbor and Mount Kisco, New York, has been established for more than 42 years, offering traditional martial arts training to beginners and advanced students.
Sensei Takahashi is the head of the U.S.A Kenkojuku Karate Association and holds the rank of 8th degree Black Belt. Sensei Takahashi has devoted his life to master his art and teach his students Traditional Shotokan Karate.
Sensei Koji Sugimoto is the current representative of the Japan Karate Federation for Shotokan Kenkojuku karate. He was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1947. At the age of fourteen, he began karate under master Tomosaburo Okano, one of the original students of Gichin Funakoshi. Sensei Sugimoto continues to expand his knowledge and skills of the art of karate. Presently Shihan Sugimoto holds the rank of 6th degree under the Japan Karate Federation (JKF) and a 7th degree Black Belt under the World Karate Federation (WKF). He teaches in two locations in Miami, Florida. In South Dade County and at the Miami Dade College, Kendall campus.
Master Tomosaburo Okano was on the panel of Masters of the Japan Karate-do Federation (JKF) and was declared a Living National Treasure of Japan before he died on July 19, 2003, at the age of 81.
International Traditional Karate Federation (ITKF).
Hidetaka Nishiyama (1928–2008) began his karate training in 1943 under Gichin Funakoshi. Two years later, while enrolled at Takushoku University, he became a member of the university's karate team, and in 1949 its captain. He was a co-founder of the All Japan Collegiate Karate Federation and was elected as its first chairman. In 1951, Nishiyama became a founding member of the JKA, and was elected to the JKA Board of Directors. In 1952, he was selected as a member of the martial arts combat instruction staff for the US Strategic Air Command (SAC) Combat Training Program, which also included as instructors Funakoshi, Nakayama, and Isao Obata. Nishiyama came to the United States in 1961, on the invitation of SAC students and JKA members residing in the country, and four months later founded the American Amateur Karate Federation (AAKF), as a branch of the JKA. In 1968, Nishiyama organized the first World Invitational Karate Tournament held in Los Angeles. Following disagreements over organization during the 1st (1970) and 2nd (1973) World Karate Championships, the International Amateur Karate Federation (IAKF) was formed in 1974, with Nishiyama as executive director. In 1985, the IAKF changed its name to the International Traditional Karate Federation (ITKF). Nishiyama obtained the 10th "dan" in 2003 from the International San Ten Karate Association. He died on November 7, 2008. His former students include Hiroshi Shirai, Takeshi Oishi, James Yabe and Avi Rokah.
Japan Karate Association (JKA).
The Japan Karate Association (JKA; "Nihon Karate Kyokai" in Japan) was formed in 1949 by several of Gichin Funakoshi's senior students. The highest rank that Master Funakoshi awarded to his students was 5th Dan (5th-degree black belt). JKA raised the highest rank from 5th Dan to 10th Dan with less strict requirements to obtain each rank. Takushoku University provided the most members initially, but Hosei, Waseda, Gakushuin, and Keio Universities also contributed members. Masatoshi Nakayama (1913–1987) led the JKA, with Gichin Funakoshi holding a position equivalent to Professor Emeritus. The JKA grew to be one of the biggest karate organizations in the world. Differences between senior instructors and administrators gave rise to several breakaway groups, with the JKA itself eventually dividing into two factions. Nobuyuki Nakahara, Ueki Masaaki, Tanaka Masahiko, Yoshiharu Osaka and others led one faction (Nakahara Faction), while Matsuno Raizo, Asai Tetsuhiko, Abe Keigo and Yahara Mikio led the other (Matsuno Faction). Following legal battles, the Nakahara group retained control of the JKA. The following sections describe some of the Shotokan organizations that descended from the JKA. The founders of these organizations are some of the most senior Shotokan instructors in the world.
Shotokan Karate of America (SKA).
Tsutomu Ohshima (1930–) began practicing karate at the Waseda University club in 1948, receiving instruction from Funakoshi and Egami among others, and became captain of the club in 1952. In 1955, he moved to USC to continue his studies, and led his first U.S. practice soon afterwards. In 1957, he started the first university karate club in the United States, at Caltech, and in 1959 founded the Southern California Karate Association. As more dojos were opened throughout the U.S., the organization was renamed to Shotokan Karate of America (SKA) in 1969. SKA maintains its national headquarters in Los Angeles. Today, Ohshima is recognized as the chief instructor of many other SKA-affiliated Shotokan organizations worldwide. In 1957, Ohshima was awarded the rank of 5th "dan" by Master Funakoshi, the highest rank awarded, and by his choice, this is the rank he has retained, and the highest rank attainable in SKA.
World Shotokan Karate Academy of India (WSKAI).
The World Shotokan Karate Academy of India (WSKAI; in India) was formed in 2020 by Shihan Subir Bagchi. This is a Very new association in India with several talented masters.
The moto of this association is Pride power passion which best describes their will power. WSKAI want to promote sports karate with Traditional Practice.
Shihan Subir Bagchi Have several Degrees along with the 6th Dan (6Th Degree blackbelt) from Japan and Sweden.
International Shotokan Karate Federation (ISKF).
Teruyuki Okazaki (1931–2020), 10th "dan", leads the International Shotokan Karate Federation (ISKF), a large Shotokan karate organization in North America, South America and the Caribbean. Okazaki studied under Gichin Funakoshi and Masatoshi Nakayama, and was integral in the founding of the JKA Instructor Trainee program. As part of an effort by Nakayama to spread Shotokan karate internationally, Okazaki came to the USA in 1961. Okazaki founded the ISKF in 1977 and it was part of the JKA until June 2007.
Shotokan Karate-Do International Federation.
Hirokazu Kanazawa (1931–2019), 10th "Dan", broke away from the JKA in 1978, and called his organization "Shotokan Karate-do International Federation" (SKIF). Kanazawa had studied under Masatoshi Nakayama and Hidetaka Nishiyama, both students of Gichin Funakoshi. SKIF introduced elements of T'ai chi ch'uan, particularly in the matter of flow and balance, and actively promoted the evolution of Shotokan while maintaining the traditional core of the art. Kanazawa is considered one of the most technically brilliant Shotokan exponents, and was a top contender in competition. Most notably, he won the "kumite" championship at the first JKA Open Tournament (1957) with a broken hand. Kanazawa was awarded 10th "Dan" in 2000.
Funakoshi Shotokan Karate Association (FSKA).
Shihan Kenneth Funakoshi, founder and chief instructor of the FSKA is fourth cousin to Master Gichin Funakoshi – the founder of Modern Shotokan.
He started judo training in 1948 under Arakaki Sensei at the Fort Gakuen Japanese Language School in Honolulu, Hawaii. He attended Farrington High School in the Kalihi District and was on the football team and captain of the Territory of Hawaii (Hawaii was not a state yet) Championship swim team. While attending at the University of Hawaii on a swimming scholarship Funakoshi Sensei started Kempo training under Adriano Emperado from 1956 to 1959.
In 1960, Funakoshi started shotokan training when the Japan Karate Association (JKA) assigned its first grand champion, Hirokazu Kanazawa to teach at the Karate Association of Hawaii for three years. For the next three years, Funakoshi trained under Masataka Mori, another senior instructor from the Japanese Karate Association. From 1966 to 1969, he trained under the third and last instructor sent by the J.K.A., the legendary Tetsuhiko Asai, another former grand champion from Japan. In 1969, after training 10 years under three of Japan's top instructors and winning the grand championship of the Karate Association of Hawaii for five years in a row (1964 – 1968), Kenneth Funakoshi was appointed as the Chief Instructor for the Karate Association of Hawaii.
Funakoshi moved to San Jose, California to teach karate in December 1986, in 1987, the non-political Funakoshi Shotokan Karate Association was founded with its world headquarters now in Milpitas, CA and affiliates throughout the United States, Mexico, Europe, Africa, Middle East and South America.
Japan Shotokan Karate Association (JSKA).
Keigo Abe (1938–), as a student at the JKA "Honbu", learned directly from Nakayama, which is reflected in his deference to Nakayama as being his only headmaster. Abe was a former senior instructor at the JKA "Honbu", having graduated from the instructors' program. He held the office of Director of Qualifications in the original, pre-split JKA. However, after the split in 1990, he became the Technical Director of the JKA (Matsuno Section), during some of the association's most turbulent years. In his youth, Abe took 3rd place in the very first JKA National Championships; was the captain of the Japanese team at the second World Championships in Paris, France; won 1st place at the JKA International Friendship Tournament (1973); and took 1st place in the second and third JKF National Championships as a representative of Tokyo. Renowned for his strong traditional approach to Shotokan karate, he retired from the JKA in 1999 to form his own international organisation—the Japan Shotokan Karate Association (JSKA). Abe is reputed as being responsible for formulating the Shobu Ippon tournament rules, which are used by most Shotokan stylists today. However, there is a school of thought that these rules were actually formulated by Hidetaki Nishiyama during his time at the JKA. Abe is supported in the JSKA by Makoto Matsunami 8th dan, who runs his own independent dojo in Japan, as Technical Director and Takashi Naito 6th dan, as Director of Administration. Keigo Abe was awarded 9th dan in 2008 by the JSKA Shihankai.
Japan Karate Shotorenmei (JKS).
Tetsuhiko Asai (1935–2006), 10th "dan", often practiced Sumo, Judo, Kendo, and the Spear in his youth. Asai studied at the Takushoku University in Tokyo, where he also studied Shotokan karate. He joined the instructors' program and became a JKA instructor. In later years, Asai instructed in China, Hong Kong, America, Europe, and Hawaii (where he led the Hawaiian Karate Association). Asai was made Chief Instructor of the JKA after Masatoshi Nakayama's death in 1987; however, he—along with a number of other senior JKA instructors—opposed the appointment of Nakahara as Chairman, and so formed a separate JKA (Matsuno Section). Following a lengthy legal battle, the Nakahara group won the rights to the JKA title and Asai's group adopted the name of the Japan Karate Shotorenmei (JKS).
Karatenomichi World Federation (KWF).
Mikio Yahara (1947–), 10th "dan", is Chief Instructor of the Karatenomichi World Federation (KWF). Yahara graduated from Kokushikan University and became a JKA instructor during that organization's zenith in the 1970s and 1980s. In over a decade of competition, Yahara distinguished himself as a fighter, monopolizing the high ranks of domestic and international championships.
When Tetsuhiko Asai, Keigo Abe, Yahara, Akihito Isaka and other leading JKA Karateka formed the Matsuno Section of the JKA, Yahara became Assistant Chief Instructor. In 2000, Yahara formed the Karatenomichi World Federation with Isaka and which is represented in over 40 countries. Yahara fractured three of his opponent's ribs during his 8th "dan" promotion kumite in July 2006. The KWF claims that no other senior karate instructor has ever submitted himself to real kumite, in front of juniors and in front of the camera, for his 8th "dan". In April 2007, Yahara and Japanese industrial loan magnate Kenshin Oshima, who is also a personal pupil of Yahara officially opened the ShotoKan, ￥1 billion private members' dojo donated to the KWF by Oshima.
World JKA Karate Association (WJKA).
The WJKA has no direct or indirect link or affiliation with the Japan Karate Association (JKA) or the Japan Karate Association World Federation (JKA/WF) or any other Japanese led Shotokan group either inside or outside Japan. It is a stand-alone western organisation run by senior western Shotokan instructors headed by Mr Jan Knobel 9th Dan.
The aim of the World JKA Karate Association (started in 2000 as Alliance) is to propagate pure JKA Shotokan karate steeped in the teachings and traditional methodology of the Japan Karate Association of the 1960s through to the early 1980s, prior to the death of Masatoshi Nakayama, and as outlined in the Best Karate Series.
The concept of the WJKA was first put to an international board in 1994 in Brussels, by Sidoli Sensei and Knobel Sensei at the 2nd JKA Euro-Camp in 1996. The reasoning for this was the fact that both felt that karate-ka from both sides of the JKA (as prior to political divisions) should be able to train together and test together.
They proposed that a neutral and non-political 'friendship society' of JKA karate-ka should be created, where no individual association should be in control of any other, allowing autonomy and the freedom to fully develop. Between 1997 and 1999 there were several discussions between the European instructors.
At the conclusion of these discussions, all seemed keen to try and alma gate in friendship. The concept was not to create yet another JKA body, but to create a 'union' where everyone was in communication, affording everyone access to instruction, regardless of which association an instructor.
A meeting was held in Germany in May 2000 between students of Mikami Sensei, Yahara Sensei, Asai Sensei and Ochi Sensei. All agreed on the need for such an organization in order that JKA karate could still be enjoyed by all, rather than one association being in total control of the mantle of JKA style karate.
At the 12th (Asai faction) JKA World Karate Championships, held in Cardiff in July 2000, discussions took place between high-grade non-Japanese instructors.
All agreed with the need to begin the international friendship, and to draw from the experiences of senior karate-ka from around the globe and at this point the WJKA was born.
In 2007 the WJKA came at its turning point. Sidoli sensei resigned and Jan Knobel, today's president, started to run the WJKA alone. In the same year, Master Kousaku Yokota joined the WJKA as Technical Director, a position he held until his resignation in 2013 when he left to form Asai Shotokan Association International (ASAI). One of the first US members, Craig Kimura Hargis, joined WJKA in 2004 as its USA Western Region Chief Instructor, and was, along with Knobel and Yokota, one of the organization's original 8th dans. He teaches for the organization in California and is a member of the Shihankai.
In 2010, The WJKA changed its name from Alliance to Association with an International Shihankai as its board. Today the Shihankai consists of 3 senior instructors namely, Jan Knobel 9th dan President, Don Owens 9th dan and John Turnbull 7th dan.
Today WJKA teaches both JKA directions, Nakayama ryu and Asai ryu.
World Traditional Karate Organization.
The World Traditional Karate Organization (WTKO) is an organization for groups and individuals that follow traditional Shotokan karate and wish to preserve the values and principles that exemplify the Shotokan of Nakayama Sensei and his peers that made Shotokan karate the pre-eminent karate style throughout the world, yet are open to different views on how to each reach our individual goals. Many of the group's senior instructors spent decades with the JKA, several of whom lived in Japan for extended periods, before deciding to form a new organization that would represent higher standards and not be stifled by politics. Senior members include John Mullin, Steve Ubl, Richard Amos, Scott Middleton, Bruno Trachsel, Tom Kompier. www.wtko.org
Asai Shotokan Association International (ASAI).
Kousaku Yokota (1947- ), 8th "dan" is the Chief Instructor to the Asai Shotokan Association International (ASAI), with its headquarters in the USA. He was a student of the late Jun Sugano a former JKA Vice Chairman 9th dan, training in his dojo until moving to America. During his time with the JKA in the US, Yokota acted as an assistant instructor under Teruyuki Okazaki, Chairman 10th dan of the International Shotokan Karate Federation's (ISKF) in Philadelphia. It was here Yokota states he began his JKA instructor's graduate programme and completed it under Jun Sugano in Japan in 1983.
Yokota resigned from the JKA in 2002 and joined the Japan Karate Shotorenmei (JKS) where he was graded 6th dan by Tetsuhiko Asai in 2006. He became, in his own words, an ardent student of Asai karate and in his later years, a confidant. He resigned from the JKS in 2009 and went on to assist in the re-establishment of the International Japan martial arts Karatedokai (IJKA) with Mr Asai's widow, Keiko Asai.
After leaving the IJKA in 2010, Yokota took up the position of Technical Director to the World Japan Karate Alliance (WJKA). He left the WJKA in 2013 to form the Asai Shotokan Association International (ASAI) both to honour his teacher; Tetsuhiko Asai, as well as offering him a vehicle by which he could better promulgate Asai's teachings worldwide (Asai-Ryu).
Asai-Ryu builds on the teachings of Funakoshi/Nakayama-Ryu Shotokan karate but has added into the system techniques which combine the strong, long-distance fighting method of traditional JKA Shotokan with that of the softer and more fluid short distance fighting style of White Crane Kung fu with whom Asai trained. Asai added these techniques along with the additional Asai kata into traditional Shotokan training to supplement the elements he believed were missing within the JKA system.
As a karateka, Yokota believes strongly in the budo/bujutsu concept of the art and de-emphasizes (though not reject) the competition aspect. He has, however, participated in tournaments at the behest of his instructors of the day and was champion of Hyogo Prefecture in 1981 and 1982. He also represented Hyogo prefecture at the JKA All Japan Championships in Tokyo as well as the All Japan National Athletic Festival (Kokutai) in Shiga Prefecture in 1983. During his tournament career he had the opportunities to fight against the following Shotokan notables; Masahiko Tanaka, Masao Kagawa, Mikio Yahara, Hideo Yamamoto.
In order to better test his own karate skills and training further, he also trained and participated in full contact Kyokoshinkai, which he states helped validate his belief in the budo/bujutsu aspects of the art. This, in turn, led him to follow the teachings of Tetsuhiko Asai.
Yokota, in addition to travelling around the world teaching at the seminars, is the author of "Shotokan Myths (Second Edition)", "Shotokan Mysteries" and "Shotokan Transcendence". He also believes in the use of internet tools to teach a one-to-one class and to examine the dan ranks. More information can be found at his organization's URL: <www.asaikarate.com>.
Neither Asai Shotokan Association International (ASAI) nor its instructors have any links with either of the two major groups formed by Tetsuhiko Asai; the Japan Karate Shotorenmei (JKS) run by Mr Masao Kagawa 8th Dan or the International Japan martial arts Karatedokai (IJKA) headed by Keiko Asai and their Chief Instructor, Mr. Hontsung Chen 8th Dan.
American JKA Karate Association - International.
The AJKA-I is an international independent JKA-style Shotokan karate association led in Europe 9th Dan, Chief Instructor Leslie Safar. The organization has branches in Hungary, Germany, USA, Switzerland, Czech Republic, New Zealand, Japan, Taiwan, and India.


Raymond Bracken

Raymond "Ray" Cope Bracken (January 8, 1891 – October 23, 1974) was an American sport shooter who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.
He was born in Steubenville, Ohio and died in Columbus, Ohio.
Coached by James H. Snook, and Bracken made his debut by winning the 1917 United States Revolver Association National Championship Pistol Novice Match. In 1920, along with his coach, he won the gold medal as member of the American team in the team 50 metre free pistol competition, and the silver medal in the individual 30 metre military pistol. He also participated in the individual 50 metre free pistol competition.


Carolina League

The Carolina League was a Minor League Baseball league which operated along the Atlantic Coast of the United States from 1945 to 2020. It was classified as a Class A-Advanced league from 1990 onward, one of three leagues at that level.
The organization that later became the Carolina League formed in 1945, just as World War II was ending, and consisted of only two teams based in southern Virginia and six from North Carolina. Historically, however, as many as 12 teams in a given year competed in the Carolina League. The league disbanded in 2021 in conjunction with Major League Baseball's restructuring of Minor League Baseball.
History.
The Carolina League was announced on October 29, 1944, after an organizational meeting at Durham, North Carolina. It was a successor to the Bi-State League that existed before World War II. The league began play in 1945 with eight teams based in Burlington, Durham, Greensboro, Leaksville, Raleigh, Winston-Salem (all from North Carolina), along with Danville and Martinsville from Virginia.
A few of the many Carolina League players who have gone on to star in the Major Leagues are: Johnny Bench (Peninsula, 1966), Wade Boggs (Winston-Salem, 1977), Barry Bonds (Prince William, 1985), Rod Carew (Wilson, 1966), Dock Ellis (Kinston, 1965), Dwight Evans (Winston-Salem, 1971), Dwight Gooden (Lynchburg, 1983), Zack Greinke (Wilmington, 2003), Andruw Jones (Durham, 1996), Chipper Jones (Durham, 1992), Willie McCovey (Danville, 1956), Joe Morgan (Durham, 1963), Dave Parker (Salem, 1972), Tony Pérez (Rocky Mount, 1962), Andy Pettitte (Prince William, 1993), Jorge Posada (Prince William, 1993), Darryl Strawberry (Lynchburg, 1981), Bernie Williams (Prince William, 1988), and Carl Yastrzemski (Raleigh, 1959).
Director and screenwriter Ron Shelton's 1988 film "Bull Durham", starring Kevin Costner, Tim Robbins, and Susan Sarandon, depicted a fictionalized account of the Durham Bulls, at that time a Carolina League team (they have since become a Class AAA team in the International League). Before he began making films, Shelton had a five-year minor league career in the Baltimore Orioles' organization, which included a stint in the Carolina League.
The Carolina League added two expansion teams for the 2017 season to fill two vacant spots at the Class A-Advanced level previously occupied by the California League's Bakersfield Blaze and High Desert Mavericks , which ceased operations at the end of the 2016 season. These additional teams were the Down East Wood Ducks in Kinston, North Carolina, and the Buies Creek Astros in Buies Creek, North Carolina. After the 2019 season, the Potomac Nationals relocated within Northern Virginia to Fredericksburg, rebranding themselves as the Fredericksburg Nationals.
The start of the 2020 season was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic before ultimately being cancelled on June 30. The league ceased operations before the 2021 season in conjunction with Major League Baseball's reorganization of Minor League Baseball. Nine of the league's 10 teams continued on in professional baseball. The Fredericksburg Nationals, Lynchburg Hillcats, Salem Red Sox, Carolina Mudcats, Down East Wood Ducks, Fayetteville Woodpeckers, Myrtle Beach Pelicans, were placed in the Low-A East. The Wilmington Blue Rocks and Winston-Salem Dash were placed in the High-A East. The Frederick Keys became a collegiate summer baseball team of the MLB Draft League.
All-time teams (1945–2020).
All teams that have competed in the Carolina League from its founding in 1945 through disbandment after the 2020 season.
League timeline (1945-2020).


Hapoel Ramat Gan (handball)

Hapoel Ramat Gan is a handball team from the city of Ramat Gan, Israel.
Hapoel was one of the biggest handball club in Israel until the mid-1980s, they won 2 championships and 8 Israeli cups.
They now compete in Liga Leumit which is the second division in Israeli handball competition.


Robert Foth

Robert James Foth (born July 3, 1958) is an American sport shooter. He was born in Buffalo, New York. He won a silver medal in 50 metre rifle three positions at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Foth was born in Buffalo, New York.


List of male bullfighters

The following is a list of notable male bullfighters which include includes bullfighters by country. The list of female bullfighters catalogues the spread of women in the sport.


Johnny Roeg

Nathan "Johnny" Roeg (6 January 1910 – 21 October 2003) was a Dutch footballer who played as a striker for Ajax.
Roeg was Jewish, and was one of only five Jewish players to have played for Ajax - the others being [[Eddy Hamel]], [[Bennie Muller]], [[Sjaak Swart]] and [[Daniël de Ridder]]. During [[the Holocaust]], he hid from the Nazis and managed to avoid being captured, while about 80 per cent of his fellow [[History of the Jews in Amsterdam|Amsterdam Jews]] were killed.
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Anna Levandi

Anna Anatolevna Levandi (, Kondrashova, Кондрашова; born 30 June 1965) is a Russian former competitive figure skater who represented the Soviet Union in international competition. She was the 1984 World silver medalist and four-time European bronze medalist. She competed at two Winter Olympic Games.
Following her marriage, she took her husband's surname and moved to Estonia. She works as a coach in Tallinn.
Personal life.
Anna Kondrashova was born in Moscow, then part of the Russian SFSR in the Soviet Union. She is married to Allar Levandi, an Estonian Olympic Nordic combined skier. They live in Tallinn. Their son, Arlet Levandi, is a figure skater who competes for Estonia.
Competitive career.
Kondrashova began competing at senior ISU events in 1983.
She won the silver medal at the 1984 World Figure Skating Championships, which was a controversial result and had the Canadian crowd booing. She did however produce three clean triples in her free programme: two toe-loops and a triple loop. She won four bronze medalists at the European Figure Skating Championships: in 1984, and from 1986 through 1988.
She represented the Soviet Union at the 1984 Winter Olympics, where she placed 5th, and the Soviet Union at the 1988 Winter Olympics, where she placed 8th. She retired from competitive skating following that season.
Coaching career.
Levandi works as a coach and choreographer at Anna Levandi Figure Skating Club in Tallinn. Among her current and former students and choreography clients are
Johanna Allik,
Jasmine Alexandra Costa,
Alisa Drei,
Jelena Glebova,
Mari Hirvonen,
Christian Horvath
Svetlana Issakova,
Taru Karvosenoja,
Viktor Romanenkov,
Viktoria Shklover & Valdis Mintals,
Dmitri Tchumak,
and Eva-Lotta Kiibus.
Honors and awards.
In 2007, she was named Woman of the Year of Estonia and in 2008 Coach of the Year of Estonia. On 4 February 2009, she was decorated with the Third Class Order of the White Star.
Other.
In 2011, Levandi participated as a celebrity contestant on the fifth season of "Tantsud tähtedega", an Estonian version of "Dancing with the Stars". Her professional dancing partner was Mairold Millert.


Tatiana Borodulina

Tatiana Aleksandrovna Borodulina (; born 22 December 1984 in Omsk, Russia) is a Russian short-track speed skater, who formerly represented Australia.
Career.
Borodulina competed for Russia at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy. She was a finalist in the 1500m, but was disqualified.
Move to Australia.
Borodulina moved to Australia in 2006, having received a ban from Russian short track for being absent for a doping test. She resided in Sunnybank Hills, Brisbane. She won two gold medals and a bronze medal in the 2009 Short Track Speed Skating World Cup season. Legislation had to be passed to amend the Australian Citizenship Act so that Borodulina would receive citizenship in time to compete at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada after missing the cut-off mark by 18 days. Australian Immigration Minister Chris Evans said this amendment benefited a number of athletes who had moved to Australia. She even joined the Australian Army Reserve on April 18, 2009 in an effort to fast-track her Australian citizenship.
But she left Australia after the 2010 Olympics.
2010 Winter Olympics.
At Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games, Borodulina competed for adopted country of Australia. She came 11th in the Women's Short Track Speed Skating 1500m finals. She has qualified for the quarter-finals for the 1000 m. Borodulina failed to qualify for the 500 m event, with a final ranking of 21st.
2014 Winter Olympics.
Borodulina has officially admitted to the Italian news her commitment to compete once again for her native country Russia.


Antoaneta Stefanova

Antoaneta Stefanova (; born 19 April 1979) is a Bulgarian chess grandmaster and Women's World Champion from 2004 to 2006. She has represented Bulgaria in the Chess Olympiad in 2000 and the Women's Chess Olympiad since 1992.
Early life and career.
Stefanova was born in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. When she was four years old, she received chess lessons from her father, Andon Stefanov, a designing artist.
In 1989, Stefanova won the Girls U10 section at the World Youth Chess Festival in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. In 1992, she played, at the age of 13, in her first Chess Olympiad in Manila, Philippines. In the same year she became European under-14 girls' champion at the European Youth Chess Championship in Rimavská Sobota. Stefanova won the Bulgarian women's championship in 1995.
She tied for fourth place in the 4th Hawaii International Chess Tournament in 1997 scoring 7 points out of 10 games. Thanks to this result Stefanova achieved her first norm for the title Grandmaster.
In January 1998, her FIDE rating broke into the top ten of women worldwide.
She played in the open section at the 2000 Chess Olympiad.
In 2001, Stefanova tied for first place (finishing second on countback) in the 19th Andorra Open.
In June 2002, she won the 3rd European Individual Women's Championship in Varna.
Stefanova was awarded the title of Grandmaster at the FIDE Presidential Board meeting in Doha in July 2002 as the ninth woman to ever have reached that rank.
At the end of July 2002, she won the Wismilak International Chess Tournament, a category 8 (average rating 2446) round-robin tournament in Surabaya, Indonesia, scoring 9½/11 points with a performance rating of 2750.
She participated in the 2004 Corus B tournament in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands: she scored 6/13 points with a rating performance of 2537, placing ninth out of fourteen participants. Stefanova became the tenth Women's World Chess Champion in June 2004 by winning a 64-player knockout tournament held in Elista, Kalmykia, under the auspices of FIDE.
In 2008, she won the North Urals Cup in Krasnoturinsk, Russia, and the women's individual rapid tournament of the 2008 World Mind Sports Games in Beijing. In 2012, Stefanova won the Women's World Rapid Chess Championship.
She was the runner-up in the Women's World Chess Championship 2012, losing to Anna Ushenina in the final on the tie-break. In 2017, Stefanova won two gold medals at the IMSA Elite Mind Games in Huai'an, China, in the women's rapid chess event and the women's blitz chess event.
Political career.
In 2021 she became a Member of Parliament for There Is Such A People and was nominated as the party's candidate for the prime minister position.