title: 2004 Toray Pan Pacific Open

abstract: The 2004 Toray Pan Pacific Open was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 21st edition of the Toray Pan Pacific Open, and was part of the Tier I Series of the 2004 WTA Tour. It took place at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan, from January 30 through February 8, 2004. Lindsay Davenport won the singles title.

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# 2004 Toray Pan Pacific Open

The **2004 Toray Pan Pacific Open** was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 21st edition of the Toray Pan Pacific Open, and was part of the Tier I Series of the 2004 WTA Tour. It took place at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan, from January 30 through February 8, 2004. Lindsay Davenport won the singles title.

## Finals

### Singles

Lindsay Davenport defeated  Magdalena Maleeva, 6–4, 6–1

* It was Davenport's 1st singles title of the year and the 39th of her career.

### Doubles

Cara Black /  Rennae Stubbs defeated  Elena Likhovtseva /  Magdalena Maleeva, 6–0, 6–1

## InfoBox

| 2004 Toray Pan Pacific Open | |
| --- | --- |
| Date | January 30 – February 8 |
| Edition | 21st |
| Category | Tier I |
| Surface | Carpet / indoor |
| Location | Tokyo, Japan |
| Venue | Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
| Lindsay Davenport | |
| Doubles | |
| Cara Black /  Rennae Stubbs | |
|  | |


title: 2013 Boels–Dolmans season

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# 2013 Boels–Dolmans season

The 2013 women's road cycling season was the fourth for the Boels–Dolmans Cycling Team, which began as the Dolmans Landscaping Team in 2010.

## Roster

As of 1 January 2013. Ages as of 1 January 2013.

| Rider Date of birth  Lizzie Armitstead (GBR)  (1988-12-18)December 18, 1988 (aged 24)  Martine Bras (NED)  (1978-05-17)May 17, 1978 (aged 34)  Jessie Daams (BEL)  (1990-05-28)May 28, 1990 (aged 22)  Kim de Baat (NED)  (1991-05-29)May 29, 1991 (aged 21)  Romy Kasper (GER)  (1992-02-10)February 10, 1992 (aged 20)  Nina Kessler (NED)  (1988-07-04)July 4, 1988 (aged 24) |  | Rider Date of birth  Lucy Martin (GBR)  (1990-05-05)May 5, 1990 (aged 22)  Pauliena Rooijakkers (NED)  (1993-05-12)May 12, 1993 (aged 19)  Emma Trott (GBR)  (1989-12-24)December 24, 1989 (aged 23)  Marieke van Wanroij (NED)  (1979-07-05)July 5, 1979 (aged 33)  Adrie Visser (NED)  (1983-10-19)October 19, 1983 (aged 29) |
| --- | --- | --- |

## Season victories

National, Continental and World champions 2013
| Date | Discipline | Jersey | Winner |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 23 June | British National Road Race Champion |  | Lizzie Armitstead |

## Results in major races

### Single day races

Results at the 2013 World Cup races
| Date | # | Race | Best rider | Place |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 9 March | 1 | Ronde van Drenthe | Lizzie Armitstead | 7th |
| 24 March | 2 | Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio | Adrie Visser | 18th |
| 31 March | 3 | Tour of Flanders | Adrie Visser | 6th |
| 17 April | 4 | La Flèche Wallonne Féminine | Jessie Daams | 10th |
| 12 May | 5 | Tour of Chongming Island | Kim de Baat | 8th |
| 16 August | 6 | Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT | Boels–Dolmans | 8th |
| 18 August | 7 | Open de Suède Vårgårda | Nina Kessler | 18th |
| 31 August | 8 | GP de Plouay | Lizzie Armitstead | 24th |
| **Final individual classification** | | | Lizzie Armitstead | 14th |
| **Final team classification** | | | Boels–Dolmans | 8th |

Results at the 2013 UCI Road World Championships
| Date | Race | Best rider | Place |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 22 September | UCI Road World Championships – Women's team time trial | Boels–Dolmans Cycling Team | 10th |
| 24 September | UCI Road World Championships – Women's time trial | - | - |
| 28 September | UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race | Lizzie Armitstead | 19th |

### Grand Tours

| Grand tour | Giro d'Italia Femminile |
| --- | --- |
| Rider (classification) | Jessie Daams (20th) |
| Victories | 0 stage wins |

## UCI World Ranking

The team finished eleventh in the UCI ranking for teams.

Individual world ranking
| Rank | Rider | Points |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 17 | Lizzie Armitstead | 272.5 |
| 59 | Adrie Visser | 86.5 |
| 79 | Jessie Daams | 61.5 |
| 96 | Martine Bras | 48 |
| 122 | Kim de Baat | 31 |
| 136 | Romy Kasper | 25.5 |
| 213 | Nina Kessler | 12 |
| 235 | Emma Trott | 10 |
| 300 | Lucy Martin | 6 |

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2. "2013 Boels - Dolmans Cycling Team UCI". procyclingstats. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
3. "Women Elite UCI Ranking Individual 2014". UCI. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
4. "2013  » World Championships WE - ITT (CM)". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
5. "2013  » 80th World Championships WE - Road Race (CM)". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
6. "Giro d'Italia Internazionale Femminile 2013 (2.1)". cycling fever. Retrieved 28 April 2014.

## InfoBox

| 2013 Boels–Dolmans Cycling Team | |
| --- | --- |
| UCI Team ranking | 11th |
| Manager | Steven Rooks |
| Season victories | |
| One-day races |  |
| Stage race overall |  |
| Stage race stages | 0 |
| Best ranked rider | Lizzie Armitstead (17th) |
|


title: Baničina

abstract: Baničina is a village in the municipality of Smederevska Palanka, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 1189 people.

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# Baničina

**Baničina**  is a village in the municipality of Smederevska Palanka, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 1189 people.

44°17′29″N 20°55′47″E / 44.29139°N 20.92972°E / 44.29139; 20.92972

## InfoBox

| Baničina | |
| --- | --- |
| Village (Selo) | |
| Baničina | |
| Coordinates: 44°17′29″N 20°55′47″E / 44.29139°N 20.92972°E / 44.29139; 20.92972 | |
| Country | Serbia |
| District | Podunavlje District |
| Municipality | Smederevska Palanka |
| Population (2002) | |
| Total | 1,189 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |


title: BFV-Pokal Frauen

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# BFV-Pokal Frauen

The BFV-Pokal of the Bavarian Football Association, currently known as Hiscox Association Cup, is a women's football tournament open to teams from Bavaria. The winner qualifies for the DFB-Pokal Frauen.

## Winners

| Year | Winner | Result | Runner Up | Host city (final) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2001–02 | **1. FC Nürnberg** | 5–1 | TSV Uengershausen | Reichenberg |
| 2002–03 | **Bayern München II** | 9–3 | VfL Ehingen | München |
| 2003–04 | **FC Memmingen** | 5–0 | SC Regensburg | Regensburg |
| 2004–05 | **SC Regensburg** | 3–0 | SpVg Eicha | Eicha |
| 2005–06 | **SV 67 Weinberg** | 0–0 (4–2 ) | TSV Uengershausen | Uengershausen |
| 2006–07 | **TSV Uengershausen** | 1–1 (4–3 ) | SpVg Eicha | Uengershausen |
| 2007–08 | **TSV Schwaben Augsburg** | 2–0 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Nürnberg |
| 2008–09 | **SV 67 Weinberg** | 4–1 | ETSV Würzburg | Weinberg (Aurach) |
| 2009–10 | **ETSV Würzburg** | 8–0 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Würzburg |
| 2010–11 | **SV 67 Weinberg** | 4–1 | ETSV Würzburg | Würzburg |
| 2011–12 | **SV 67 Weinberg** | 1–1 (6–5 ) | TSV Schwaben Augsburg | Augsburg |
| 2012–13 | **SV 67 Weinberg** | 1–1 | FFC Wacker München | Weinberg (Aurach) |
| 2013–14 | **1. FC Nürnberg** | 5–0 | FC Forstern | Forstern |
| 2014–15 | **1. FC Nürnberg** | 3–0 | FC Stern München | München |
| 2015–16 | **1. FC Nürnberg** | 1–0 | TSV Schwaben Augsburg | Augsburg |
| 2016–17 | **FFC Wacker München** | 2–1 | ETSV Würzburg | München |
| 2017–18 | **FC Forstern** | 1–1 (6–4 ) | SV Frensdorf | Frensdorf |
| 2018–19 | **FC Forstern** | 2–1 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Burgweinting |
| 2019–20 | *Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.* | | | |
| 2020–21 | *Not organised due to COVID-19 pandemic.* | | | |
| 2021–22 | **FFC Wacker München** | 4–1 | 1. FFC Hof | Hof |
| 2022–23 | **FFC Wacker München** | 3–0 | FC Würzburger Kickers | Würzburg |
| 2023–24 | **1. FC Nürnberg II** | 5–3 | FC Forstern | Nürnberg |

## InfoBox

HISCOX Verbandspokal
| Founded | 2001 |
| --- | --- |
| Region | Bavaria |
| Number of teams | 32 |
| Current champions | 1. FC Nürnberg II
(1st title) |
| Most successful club(s) | SV 67 Weinberg
(5 titles) |
| Website | Official website |
| *2024–25 BFV-Pokal Frauen* | |


title: 2011 Turkmenistan President's Cup

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# 2011 Turkmenistan President's Cup

Eight teams from five countries participated in the 17th edition of the Turkmenistan President's Cup, which took place in Ashgabat's Olympic Stadium and Abadan Stadium between February 20 and 28 2011. The group toppers clashed in the final and stood to win $20,000 while the runners-up got half that amount. The third-placed team received $5,000.

## Participating teams

| Team Qualifying method  FC Balkan 2010 Ýokary Liga winners  FC Altyn Asyr 2010 Ýokary Liga runners-up  Anzhi Makhachkala 2010 Russian Premier League 11th place  Oghab Gonbad   FC Sheksna Cherepovets Russian Second Division 5th  FC Gandzasar 2010 Armenian Premier League 6th place  Regar-TadAZ 2010 Tajik League runners-up  Merw Mary 2010 Ýokary Liga 4th place |
| --- |

## InfoBox

2011 Turkmenistan President’s Cup
| Prezident Kubogy 2011 | |
| --- | --- |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Turkmenistan |
| Dates | 20 February - 28 February |
| Teams | 8 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
|


title: Flight – The Passionate Affair

abstract: Flight – The Passionate Affair was a Canadian documentary television miniseries which aired on CBC Television in 1976.

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# Flight – The Passionate Affair

***Flight – The Passionate Affair*** was a Canadian documentary television miniseries which aired on CBC Television in 1976.

## Premise

Canadian aviation history was featured in this four-part documentary series, written and narrated by Patrick Watson.

## Scheduling

The hour-long episodes aired Sundays at 10:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 19 September to 10 October 1976. It was rebroadcast in May 1981. Subjects included the Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow, Billy Bishop, and the development of competing Canadian airlines such as Trans-Canada Air Lines and Canadian Pacific Air Lines.

## InfoBox

| *Flight – The Passionate Affair* | |
| --- | --- |
| Written by | Patrick Watson |
| Narrated by | Patrick Watson |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Cameron Graham |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | 19 September 1976 (1976-09-19) <br>10 May 1981 (1981-05-10) |


title: 2014 FINA Diving World Cup

abstract: The 2014 FINA Diving World Cup was held in Shanghai, China, from Tuesday July 15, 2014 to Sunday July 20, 2014. It was the 19th edition of the Diving World Cup, and the sixth time that it had been held in China. The venue was the Outdoor Diving Pool of the Oriental Sports Center. The Chinese team placed first in all the events, and won the metal count.

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# 2014 FINA Diving World Cup

The **2014 FINA Diving World Cup** was held in Shanghai, China, from Tuesday July 15, 2014 to Sunday July 20, 2014. It was the 19th edition of the Diving World Cup, and the sixth time that it had been held in China. The venue was the Outdoor Diving Pool of the Oriental Sports Center.

The Chinese team placed first in all the events, and won the metal count.

## Participating countries

The number beside each nation represents the number of athletes who competed for each country at the 2014 FINA Diving World Cup.

## Schedule

As reported by FINA.

| Day | Date | Session | Time | Event |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 0 | 15 July | 1 | 15:15 | Opening Ceremony |
| | | | 16:00 | **Mixed Team Event** |
| 1 | 16 July | 1 | 10:00 | Women's 3m Synchro  Prelims |
| | | | | Men's 10m Synchro  Prelims |
| | | 2 | 15:10 | **Women's 3m Synchro  Final** |
| | | 3 | 19:40 | **Men's 10m Synchro  Final** |
| 2 | 17 July | 1 | 10:00 | Women's 10m Synchro  Prelims |
| | | | | Men's 3m Synchro  Prelims |
| | | 2 | 15:10 | **Women's 10m Synchro  Final** |
| | | 3 | 19:40 | **Men's 3m Synchro  Final** |
| 3 | 18 July | 1 | 10:00 | Women's 10m Platform  Prelims |
| | | | | Women's 10m Platform  Semi-Final |
| | | 2 | 14:00 | Men's 3m Springboard  Prelims |
| | | 16:15 | Men's 3m Springboard  Semi-Final |
| | | 3 | 19:40 | **Women's 10m Platform  Final** |
| 4 | 19 July | 1 | 10:00 | Women's 3m Springboard  Prelims |
| | | | | Women's 3m Springboard  Semi-Final |
| | | 2 | 18:35 | **Men's 3m Springboard  Final** |
| 5 | 20 July | 1 | 10:00 | Men's 10m Springboard  Prelims |
| | | | | Men's 10m Platform  Semi-Final |
| | | 2 | 15:10 | **Women's 3m Springboard  Final** |
| | | 3 | 19:40 | **Men's 10m Platform  Final** |
|

## Medal summary

As reported by FINA.

### Men's events

| Event | Gold | | Silver | | Bronze | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 metre springboard | He Chong (CHN) | 540.35 | Cao Yuan (CHN) | 526.70 | Jack Laugher (GBR) | 488.20 |
| 10 metre platform | Yang Jian (CHN) | 543.85 | Qiu Bo (CHN) | 528.50 | Ivan Garcia (MEX) | 504.90 |
| Synchronized
3 metre springboard | Lin Yue (CHN)
Cao Yuan (CHN) | 461.31 | Stephan Feck (GER)
Patrick Hausding (GER) | 431.40 | Evgeny Kuznetsov (RUS)
Ilya Zakharov (RUS) | 431.34 |
| Synchronized
10 metre platform | Lin Yue (CHN)
Cao Yuan (CHN) | 494.46 | Sascha Klein (GER)
Patrick Hausding (GER) | 444.78 | David Boudia (USA)
Steele Johnson (USA) | 414.12 |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | | Silver | | Bronze | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 metre springboard | Shi Tingmao (CHN) | 383.40 | He Zi (CHN) | 369.65 | Jennifer Abel (CAN) | 364.05 |
| 10 metre platform | Huang Xiaohui (CHN) | 373.60 | Liu Huixia (CHN) | 354.35 | Melissa Wu (AUS) | 349.50 |
| Synchronized
3 metre springboard | Wu Minxia (CHN)
Shi Tingmao (CHN) | 340.50 | Jennifer Abel (CAN)
Pamela Ware (CAN) | 318.33 | Maddison Keeney (AUS)
Anabelle Smith (AUS) | 310.14 |
| Synchronized
10 metre platform | Chen Ruolin (CHN)
Liu Huixia (CHN) | 357.66 | Leong Mun Yee (MAS)
Cheong Jun Hoong (MAS) | 336.66 | Meaghan Benfeito (CAN)
Roseline Filion (CAN) | 335.25 |

### Team events

| Event | Gold | | Silver | | Bronze | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mixed Team Event | Huang Xiaohui (CHN)
Chen Aisen (CHN) | 408.60 | Oleksandr Bondar (UKR)
Yulia Prokopchuk (UKR) | 390.55 | Nadezdha Bazhina (RUS)
Victor Minibaev (RUS) | 381.30 |

### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | China (CHN) | 9 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |

## InfoBox

| 2014 FINA Diving World Cup | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Host city | Shanghai, China |
| Date(s) | June 15–20, 2014 (2014-06-15 2014-06-20) |
| Nations participating | 28 |
| Website | FINA event site |
| 2012 2016 | |


title: 1947 Kentucky Wildcats football team

abstract: The 1947 Kentucky Wildcats football team was an American footballteam that represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its second season under head coach Bear Bryant, the team compiled an 8–3 record, defeated Villanova in the Great Lakes Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 175 to 73. The team played its home games at McLean Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky. The 1947 Kentucky team was ranked in the AP Poll during three weeks of the season: No. 20 on October 13; No. 14 on October 20; and No. 13 on October 27. Kentucky dropped out of the poll after losing its second game to Alabama. The team was ranked at No. 29 in the final Litkenhous Ratings. Three Kentucky players were honored on the 1947 All-SEC football teams selected by both the Associated Press (AP) and United Press (UP): center Jay Rhodemyre; tackle Wash Serini (AP-2); and guard Lee Yarutis (AP-3). Junior George Blanda was Kentucky's starting quarterback in 1947 and 1948. Blanda later played 26 years in the National Football League and set the league's all-time scoring record.

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# 1947 Kentucky Wildcats football team

1947 Southeastern Conference football standings
|  | Conf | | | | |  |  | Overall | | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T |
| No. 13 Ole Miss $ | 6 |  | 1 |  | 0 |  |  | 9 |  | 2 |  | 0 |
| No. 10 Georgia Tech | 4 |  | 1 |  | 0 |  |  | 10 |  | 1 |  | 0 |
| No. 6 Alabama | 5 |  | 2 |  | 0 |  |  | 8 |  | 3 |  | 0 |
| Mississippi State | 2 |  | 2 |  | 0 |  |  | 7 |  | 3 |  | 0 |
| Georgia | 3 |  | 3 |  | 0 |  |  | 7 |  | 4 |  | 1 |
| Vanderbilt | 3 |  | 3 |  | 0 |  |  | 6 |  | 4 |  | 0 |
| Tulane | 2 |  | 3 |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |  | 5 |  | 2 |
| LSU | 2 |  | 3 |  | 1 |  |  | 5 |  | 3 |  | 1 |
| Kentucky | 2 |  | 3 |  | 0 |  |  | 8 |  | 3 |  | 0 |
| Tennessee | 2 |  | 3 |  | 0 |  |  | 5 |  | 5 |  | 0 |
| Auburn | 1 |  | 5 |  | 0 |  |  | 2 |  | 7 |  | 0 |
| Florida | 0 |  | 3 |  | 1 |  |  | 4 |  | 5 |  | 1 |
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The **1947 Kentucky Wildcats football team** was an American footballteam that represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its second season under head coach Bear Bryant, the team compiled an 8–3 record (2–3 against SEC opponents), defeated Villanova in the Great Lakes Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 175 to 73. The team played its home games at McLean Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky.

The 1947 Kentucky team was ranked in the AP Poll during three weeks of the season: No. 20 on October 13; No. 14 on October 20; and No. 13 on October 27. Kentucky dropped out of the poll after losing its second game to Alabama. The team was ranked at No. 29 in the final Litkenhous Ratings.

Three Kentucky players were honored on the 1947 All-SEC football teams selected by both the Associated Press (AP) and United Press (UP): center Jay Rhodemyre (AP-1; UP-1); tackle Wash Serini (AP-2); and guard Lee Yarutis (AP-3).

Junior George Blanda was Kentucky's starting quarterback in 1947 and 1948. Blanda later played 26 years in the National Football League and set the league's all-time scoring record.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 20 | at Ole Miss |  |  | L 7–14 | 18,000 |  |
| September 27 | Cincinnati |  |  | W 20–0 | 23,800 |  |
| October 4 | at Xavier |  |  | W 20–7 | 15,000 |  |
| October 11 | No. 9 Georgia |  | * McLean Stadium * Lexington, KY | W 26–0 | 24,000 |  |
| October 18 | at No. 10 Vanderbilt | No. 20 |  | W 14–0 | 22,500 |  |
| October 25 | at Michigan State | No. 14 |  | W 7–6 | 26,997 |  |
| November 1 | No. 18 Alabama | No. 13 | * McLean Stadium * Lexington, KY | L 0–13 | 24,500 |  |
| November 8 | at West Virginia |  |  | W 15–6 | 26,500 |  |
| November 15 | Evansville |  | * McLean Stadium * Lexington, KY | W 36–0 | 15,000 |  |
| November 22 | Tennessee |  | * McLean Stadium * Lexington, KY (rivalry) | L 6–13 | 25,000 |  |
| December 6 | Villanova |  |  | W 24–14 | 15,000 |  |
| * Homecoming * Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game | | | | | | | | |

## Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
|  | Week | | | | | | | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
| AP |  | 20 | 14 | 13 |  |  |  |  |  |  |

## InfoBox

| 1947 Kentucky Wildcats football | |
| --- | --- |
| Great Lakes Bowl, W 24–14 vs. Villanova | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 8–3 (2–3 SEC) |
| Head coach |  |
| Captain | Bill Moseley |
| Home stadium | McLean Stadium |
|


abstract: The 2012 United States presidential straw poll in Guam was held on November 6, 2012. Guam is a territory and not a state. Thus, it is ineligible to elect members of the Electoral College, who would then in turn cast direct electoral votes for president and for vice president. To draw attention to this fact, the territory conducts a non-binding presidential straw poll during the general election as if they did elect members to the Electoral College. The territory still participated in the U.S. presidential caucuses and primaries like the other states and territories. Incumbent president and Democratic Party nominee Barack Obama won the poll with over 70% of the vote.

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# 2012 United States presidential straw poll in Guam

The **2012 United States presidential straw poll in Guam** was held on November 6, 2012. Guam is a territory and not a state. Thus, it is ineligible to elect members of the Electoral College, who would then in turn cast direct electoral votes for president and for vice president. To draw attention to this fact, the territory conducts a non-binding presidential straw poll during the general election as if they did elect members to the Electoral College.

The territory still participated in the U.S. presidential caucuses and primaries like the other states and territories.

Incumbent president and Democratic Party nominee Barack Obama won the poll with over 70% of the vote.

## Results

| 2012 United States presidential straw poll in Guam | | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Party | | Ticket | Votes | Percentage |
|  | **Democratic** | **Barack Obama** for President **Joe Biden** for Vice President | **22,688** | **72.51%** |
|  | Republican | Mitt Romney for President Paul Ryan for Vice President | 8,252 | 26.37% |
|  | Libertarian | Gary Johnson for President Jim Gray for Vice President | 351 | 1.12% |
|
| **Totals** | | | **31,291** | **100.00%** |

### Votes cast by village

| Village | Barack Obama Democratic | | Mitt Romney Republican | | Gary Johnson Libertarian | | Total |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | **#** | **%** | **#** | **%** | **#** | % | |
| Agana Heights | **901** | **71.17%** | 350 | 27.65% | 15 | 1.18% | 1,266 |
| Agat | **1,252** | **75.56%** | 381 | 22.99% | 24 | 1.45% | 1,657 |
| Asan-Maina | **564** | **78.12%** | 152 | 21.05% | 6 | 0.83% | 722 |
| Barrigada | **1,427** | **67.89%** | 645 | 30.69% | 30 | 1.43% | 2,102 |
| Chalan-Pago-Ordot | **1,119** | **73.91%** | 379 | 25.03% | 16 | 1.06% | 1,514 |
| Dededo | **4,383** | **73.34%** | 1,542 | 25.80% | 51 | 0.85% | 5,976 |
| Hagåtña | **211** | **65.33%** | 106 | 32.82% | 6 | 1.86% | 323 |
| Inarajan | **1,106** | **80.44%** | 262 | 19.05% | 7 | 0.51% | 1,375 |
| Mangilao | **1,545** | **72.13%** | 570 | 26.61% | 27 | 1.26% | 2,142 |
| Merizo | **752** | **80.77%** | 172 | 18.47% | 7 | 0.75% | 931 |
| Mongmong-Toto-Maite | **854** | **66.77%** | 410 | 32.06% | 15 | 1.17% | 1,279 |
| Piti | **439** | **67.64%** | 202 | 31.12% | 8 | 1.23% | 649 |
| Santa Rita | **794** | **72.91%** | 284 | 26.08% | 11 | 1.01% | 1,089 |
| Sinajana | **900** | **71.88%** | 326 | 26.04% | 26 | 2.08% | 1,252 |
| Talofofo | **808** | **76.81%** | 234 | 22.24% | 10 | 0.95% | 1,052 |
| Tamuning | **1,697** | **65.62%** | 856 | 33.10% | 33 | 1.28% | 2,586 |
| Umatac | **400** | **74.07%** | 137 | 25.37% | 3 | 0.56% | 540 |
| Yigo | **2,258** | **72.51%** | 819 | 26.30% | 37 | 1.19% | 3,114 |
| Yona | **1,278** | **74.22%** | 425 | 24.68% | 19 | 1.10% | 1,722 |
| **Total** | **22,688** | **72.51%** | 8,252 | 26.37% | 351 | 1.12% | 31,291 |

## InfoBox

2012 United States presidential straw poll in Guam
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| ---  Non-binding preference poll | |
| Nominee **Barack Obama** Mitt Romney   Party Democratic Republican  Home state Illinois Massachusetts  Running mate **Joe Biden** Paul Ryan  Popular vote **22,688** 8,252  Percentage **72.51%** 26.37% | |
| ---  Results by village **Obama**<br>60-70%   70-80%   80-90% | |


# 1979 Italian Senate election in Lombardy

Lombardy elected its eighth delegation to the Italian Senate on June 3, 1979. This election was a part of national Italian general election of 1979 even if, according to the Italian Constitution, every senatorial challenge in each Region is a single and independent race.

The election was won by the centrist Christian Democracy, as it happened at national level. Seven Lombard provinces gave a majority or at least a plurality to the winning party, while the agricultural Province of Pavia and Province of Mantua preferred the Italian Communist Party.

## Background

For the first time the Italian Communist Party lost votes, after a period of terroristic attacks by the Red Brigades. Even the far-right Italian Social Movement was weakened. Between other minor parties, the Radical Party obtained its first seat.

## Electoral system

The electoral system for the Senate was a strange hybrid which established a form of proportional representation into FPTP-like constituencies. A candidate needed a landslide victory of more than 65% of votes to obtain a direct mandate. All constituencies where this result was not reached entered into an at-large calculation based upon the D'Hondt method to distribute the seats between the parties, and candidates with the best percentages of suffrages inside their party list were elected.

## Results

| Party | votes | votes (%) | seats | swing |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Christian Democracy | 2,117,789 | 40.7 | 21 | = |
| Italian Communist Party | 1,530,781 | 29.4 | 15 | 1 |
| Italian Socialist Party | 620,900 | 11.9 | 6 | = |
| Italian Democratic Socialist Party | 217,704 | 4.2 | 2 | 1 |
| Italian Social Movement | 186,412 | 3.6 | 1 | 1 |
| Italian Republican Party | 162,090 | 3.1 | 1 | = |
| Italian Liberal Party | 156,745 | 3.0 | 1 | = |
| Radical Party | 154,257 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Others | 63,291 | 1.2 | - | = |
| Total parties | 5,209,969 | 100.0 | 48 | = |

Sources: Italian Ministry of the Interior

### Constituencies

|  | Constituency | Elected | Party | Votes % | Others |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Bergamo | **Angelo Castelli** | Christian Democracy | 54.8% |  |
| 2 | Clusone | **Enzo Berlanda** | Christian Democracy | 62.1% |  |
| 3 | Treviglio | **Vincenzo Bombardieri** | Christian Democracy | 55.7% |  |
| 4 | Brescia | **Mino Martinazzoli
Gino Torri** | Christian Democracy
Italian Communist Party | 44.9%
28.3% |  |
| 5 | Breno | **Giacomo Mazzoli** | Christian Democracy | 54.2% |  |
| 6 | Chiari | **Mario Pedini** | Christian Democracy | 56.6% |  |
| 7 | Salò | **Fabiano De Zan
Egidio Ariosto** | Christian Democracy
Italian Democratic Socialist Party | 48.0%
6.5% |  |
| 8 | Como | **Luciano Forni
Gianfranco Conti Persini** | Christian Democracy
Italian Democratic Socialist Party | 42.0%
8.9% |  |
| 9 | Lecco | **Tommaso Morlino** | Christian Democracy | 49.6% |  |
| 10 | Cantù | **Luigi Granelli** | Christian Democracy | 47.5% |  |
| 11 | Cremona | **Vincenzo Vernaschi
Renzo Antoniazzi** | Christian Democracy
Italian Communist Party | 39.6%
36.6% |  |
| 12 | Crema | **Ferdinando Truzzi
Maurizio Noci** | Christian Democracy
Italian Socialist Party | 48.4%
13.2% |  |
| 13 | Mantua | **Carlo Grazioli
Giuseppe Chiarante
Gino Scevarolli** | Christian Democracy
Italian Communist Party
Italian Socialist Party | 36.7%
35.0%
13.4% |  |
| 14 | Ostiglia | **Agostino Zavattini
Enrico Novellini** | Italian Communist Party
Italian Socialist Party | 42.7%
14.9% |  |
| 15 | Milan 1 | **Libero Mazza
Giovanni Malagodi** | Christian Democracy
Italian Liberal Party | 37.2%
9.7% |  |
| 16 | Milan 2 | **Giorgio Pisanò
Gianfranco Spadaccia** | Italian Social Movement
Radical Party | 7.3%
6.0% |  |
| 17 | Milan 3 | *None elected'* |  |  |  |
| 18 | Milan 4 | **Giovanni Spadolini** | Italian Republican Party | 7.9% |  |
| 19 | Milan 5 | **Mario Venanzi** | Italian Communist Party | 32.1% |  |
| 20 | Milan 6 | **Marina Rossanda
Rino Formica** | Italian Communist Party
Italian Socialist Party | 33.7%
13.8% |  |
| 21 | Abbiategrasso | **Ada Valeria Ruhl** | Italian Communist Party | 35.7% | Ambrogio Colombo (DC) 36.3% |
| 22 | Rho | **Giorgio Milani** | Italian Communist Party | 37.7% | Vincenzo La Russa (DC) 34.6% |
| 23 | Monza | **Vittorino Colombo
Libero Riccardelli** | Christian Democracy
Italian Communist Party (Gsi) | 39.9%
30.9% |  |
| 24 | Vimercate | **Giovanni Marcora
Angelo Romanò** | Christian Democracy
Italian Communist Party (Gsi) | 42.2%
31.8% |  |
| 25 | Lodi | **Camillo Ripamonti
Rodolfo Bollini** | Christian Democracy
Italian Communist Party | 38.9%
38.1% |  |
| 26 | Pavia | **Armelino Milani** | Italian Communist Party | 37.7% | Angelo Cordara (DC) 34.1% |
| 27 | Voghera | **Carlo Lavezzari
Giovanni Bellinzona** | Christian Democracy
Italian Communist Party | 37.4%
34.0% |  |
| 28 | Vigevano | **Armando Cossutta** | Italian Communist Party | 43.2% |  |
| 29 | Sondrio | **Eugenio Tarabini
Libero Della Briotta** | Christian Democracy
Italian Socialist Party | 51.5%
17.3% |  |
| 30 | Varese | **Aristide Marchetti
Modesto Merzario
Attilio Spozio** | Christian Democracy
Italian Communist Party
Italian Socialist Party | 39.0%
28.1%
13.7% |  |
| 31 | Busto Arsizio | **Gian Pietro Rossi** | Christian Democracy | 42.4% |  |

* No senator obtained a direct mandate. Please remember that the electoral system was, in the other cases, a form of proportional representation and not a FPTP race: so candidates winning with a simple plurality could have (and usually had) a candidate (usually a Christian democrat) with more votes in their constituency.

### Substitutions

## InfoBox

1979 Italian Senate election in Lombardy
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| ---  All 48 Lombard seats to the Italian Senate | |
| Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Benigno Zaccagnini Enrico Berlinguer Bettino Craxi  Party DC PCI PSI  Last election 41.8%, 21 seats 30.7%, 16 seats 11.8%, 6 seats  Seats won 21 15 6  Seat change = 1 =  Popular vote 2,117,789 1,530,781 620,900  Percentage 40.7% 29.4% 11.9%  Swing 1.1% 1.3% 0.1% | |
| ---  **Old local plurality before election**
DC
 **New local plurality**
DC
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title: 2011 Turkish Cypriot protests

text:
# 2011 Turkish Cypriot protests

In 2011, a series of rallies and worker strikes were held by Turkish Cypriots in North Nicosia against Turkey's policies on Cyprus.

The first protest was held on 28 January 2011. After the hostile reactions of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Turkish society, Turkish Cypriots organized a second and third rally on 2 March and 7 April 2011. The average turnout was 50,000–80,000, making these some of the largest demonstrations by Turkish Cypriots under the occupation. As of 2011, Northern Cyprus had a population of approximately 290,000.

Some protesters carried flags of the Republic of Cyprus and banners demanding the reunification of the island, and signs condemning economical, cultural, and social oppression of Turkish Cypriots by Turkey. During the final rally, unsuccessful attempts were made to hang the flag of the Republic of Cyprus on the Turkish embassy.

## InfoBox

| Communal Survival Rallies | |
| --- | --- |
| Protesters in front of the Turkish embassy | |
| Location | Nicosia |
| Number | |
| 50,000–80,000 | |


title: 2008–09 snooker season

abstract: The 2008–09 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 4 June 2008 and 10 May 2009. Four players missed the fourth ranking event of the season, the Bahrain Championship, and therefore lost ranking points; this was due to a clash with some Premier League matches whose date had already been approved by the game's governing body.

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# 2008–09 snooker season

The **2008–09 snooker season** was a series of snooker tournaments played between 4 June 2008 and 10 May 2009. Four players missed the fourth ranking event of the season, the Bahrain Championship, and therefore lost ranking points; this was due to a clash with some Premier League matches whose date had already been approved by the game's governing body.

## New professional players

Countries

Note: new means in these case, that these players were not on the 2007/2008 professional Main Tour.

## Calendar

The following table outlines the results and dates for all the ranking and major invitational events.

### World Snooker Tour

| Start | Finish | Country | Tournament name | Venue | City | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Ref. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 4 Jun | 8 Jun | CHN | Jiangsu Classic | Nanjing Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium | Nanjing Wuxi | Ding Junhui | Mark Selby | 6–5 |  |
| 8 Jul | 13 Jul | THA | Six-red Snooker International | Montien Riverside Hotel | Bangkok | Ricky Walden | Stuart Bingham | 8–3 |  |
| 24 Aug | 31 Aug | NIR | Northern Ireland Trophy | Waterfront Hall | Belfast | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Dave Harold | 9–3 |  |
| 29 Sep | 5 Oct | CHN | Shanghai Masters | Shanghai Grand Stage | Shanghai | Ricky Walden | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 10–8 |  |
| 11 Oct | 18 Oct | SCO | Grand Prix | S.E.C.C. | Glasgow | John Higgins | Ryan Day | 9–7 |  |
| 8 Nov | 15 Nov | BHR | Bahrain Championship | Bahrain International Exhibition Centre | Manama | Neil Robertson | Matthew Stevens | 9–7 |  |
| 21 Nov | 26 Nov | ENG | Masters Qualifying Event | English Institute of Sport | Sheffield | Judd Trump | Mark Joyce | 6–1 |  |
| 11 Sep | 7 Dec | ENG | Premier League | Potters Leisure Resort | Hopton-on-Sea | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Mark Selby | 7–2 |  |
| 13 Dec | 21 Dec | ENG | UK Championship | Telford International Centre | Telford | Shaun Murphy | Marco Fu | 10–9 |  |
| 11 Jan | 18 Jan | ENG | Masters | Wembley Arena | London | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Mark Selby | 10–8 |  |
| 16 Feb | 22 Feb | WAL | Welsh Open | Newport Centre | Newport | Ali Carter | Joe Swail | 9–5 |  |
| 5 Jan | 26 Mar | ENG | Championship League | Crondon Park Golf Club | Stock | Judd Trump | Mark Selby | 3–2 |  |
| 30 Mar | 5 Apr | CHN | China Open | Beijing University Students' Gymnasium | Beijing | Peter Ebdon | John Higgins | 10–8 |  |
| 18 Apr | 4 May | ENG | World Snooker Championship | Crucible Theatre | Sheffield | John Higgins | Shaun Murphy | 18–9 |  |

| Ranking event |
| --- |
| Non-ranking event |

### World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association

| Start | Finish | Country | Tournament name | Venue | City | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Ref. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13 Sep | 13 Sep | ENG | Wytech Masters | North East Derbyshire Snooker Centre | Chesterfield | Reanne Evans | Katie Henrick | 3–2 |  |
| 14 Sep | 14 Sep | ENG | UK Ladies Championship | North East Derbyshire Snooker Centre | Chesterfield | Reanne Evans | Maria Catalano | 3–1 |  |
| 11 Oct | 11 Oct | ENG | East Anglian Championship | Cambridge Snooker Centre | Cambridge | Reanne Evans | Maria Catalano | 3–0 |  |
| 15 Nov | 15 Nov | ENG | British Open | Newmarket Snooker & Bowl | Newmarket | Emma Bonney | June Banks | 3–1 |  |
| 7 Feb | 7 Feb | ENG | South Coast Classic | Q Ball Snooker Club | Eastbourne | Reanne Evans | Maria Catalano | 3–0 |  |
| 7 Mar | 7 Mar | ENG | Connie Gough Memorial | Rileys Snooker Club | Luton | Reanne Evans | Katie Henrick | 3–1 |  |
| 4 Apr | 8 Apr | ENG | World Ladies Championship | Cambridge Snooker Centre | Cambridge | Reanne Evans | Maria Catalano | 5–2 |  |

### Pontin's International Open Series

| Start | Finish | Country | Tournament name | Venue | City | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Ref. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 23 Jun | 27 Jun | WAL | PIOS I | Pontin's | Prestatyn | Bjorn Haneveer | Andrew Atkinson | 6–2 |  |
| 3 Aug | 8 Aug | WAL | PIOS II | Pontin's | Prestatyn | Xiao Guodong | Noppadol Sangnil | 6–5 |  |
| 25 Aug | 29 Aug | WAL | PIOS III | Pontin's | Prestatyn | Shokat Ali | Michael White | 6–3 |  |
| 19 Oct | 24 Oct | WAL | PIOS IV | Pontin's | Prestatyn | Craig Steadman | Mike Hallett | 6–1 |  |
| 9 Nov | 14 Nov | WAL | PIOS V | Pontin's | Prestatyn | Chris Norbury | Alfie Burden | 6–2 |  |
| 27 Feb | 4 Mar | WAL | PIOS VI | Pontin's | Prestatyn | Xiao Guodong | Jack Lisowski | 6–0 |  |
| 25 Mar | 29 Mar | WAL | PIOS VII | Pontin's | Prestatyn | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Lee Page | 6–3 |  |
| 5 May | 9 May | WAL | PIOS VIII | Pontin's | Prestatyn | Joe Jogia | Ben Woollaston | 6–5 |  |

### Other events

| Start | Finish | Country | Tournament name | Venue | City | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Ref. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 21 Jun | 22 Jun | JEY | World Series of Snooker Jersey | Fort Regent | Saint Helier | John Higgins | Mark Selby | 6–3 |  |
| 12 Jul | 13 Jul | GER | World Series of Snooker Berlin | Tempodrom | Berlin | Graeme Dott | Shaun Murphy | 6–1 |  |
| 27 Jul | 3 Aug | ENG | Paul Hunter English Open | Northern Snooker Centre | Leeds | Xiao Guodong | Ben Woollaston | 6–2 |  |
| 2 Aug | 3 Aug | IRL | Irish Classic | Celbridge Snooker Club | Kildare | Ken Doherty | Fergal O'Brien | 5–2 |  |
| 28 Aug | 31 Aug | GER | Paul Hunter Classic | Stadthall | Fürth | Shaun Murphy | Mark Selby | 4–0 |  |
| 19 Sep | 21 Sep | BEL | Belgian Open | Sportcentrum De Pollepel | Duffel | Ricky Walden | Graeme Dott | 4–0 |  |
| 23 Oct | 26 Oct | AUT | Austrian Open | BRP-Rotax-Halle | Wels | Ryan Day | Jamie Cope | 6–3 |  |
| 25 Oct | 26 Oct | POL | World Series of Snooker Warsaw | EXPO XXI | Warsaw | Ding Junhui | Ken Doherty | 6–4 |  |
| 22 Nov | 23 Nov | RUS | World Series of Snooker Moscow | Krilya Sovetov Sports Arena | Moscow | John Higgins | Ding Junhui | 5–0 |  |
| 20 Dec | 21 Dec | NED | Dutch Open | De Dieze | 's-Hertogenbosch | Stuart Bingham | Joe Swail | 6–3 |  |
| 9 Jan | 10 Jan | WAL | Pontin's Pro Am Series | Pontin's | Prestatyn | Jamie Cope | Craig Steadman | 4–1 |  |
| 8 May | 10 May | POR | World Series of Snooker Grand Final | Pavilhão Arena | Portimão | Shaun Murphy | John Higgins | 6–2 |  |

## Official rankings

The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.

| No. | Ch. | Player | Points 2006/07 | Points 2007/08 | Total |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 |  | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 20750 | 29700 | 50450 |
| 2 |  | Stephen Maguire | 19550 | 25975 | 45525 |
| 3 |  | Shaun Murphy | 21350 | 23700 | 45050 |
| 4 |  | Mark Selby | 18275 | 20050 | 38325 |
| 5 |  | John Higgins | 23100 | 14825 | 37925 |
| 6 |  | Stephen Hendry | 17375 | 16900 | 34275 |
| 7 |  | Ali Carter | 15750 | 18425 | 34175 |
| 8 |  | Ryan Day | 14450 | 19425 | 33875 |
| 9 |  | Peter Ebdon | 18000 | 14975 | 32975 |
| 10 |  | Neil Robertson | 20550 | 12400 | 32950 |
| 11 |  | Ding Junhui | 16325 | 15869 | 32194 |
| 12 |  | Joe Perry | 12175 | 18250 | 30425 |
| 13 |  | Graeme Dott | 18675 | 8469 | 27144 |
| 14 |  | Marco Fu | 8925 | 18075 | 27000 |
| 15 |  | Mark King | 12325 | 13675 | 26000 |
| 16 |  | Mark Allen | 10650 | 15075 | 25725 |

## World ranking points

| No. | Ch | Player | Points 07/08 | NIT | SM | GP | BC | UK | WO | CO | WSC | Points 08/09 | Total |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 |  | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 29700 | 5000 | 4000 | 3125 | 700 | 2850 | 1900 | 2500 | 3800 | 23875 | 53575 |
| 2 |  | Stephen Maguire | 25975 | 2500 | 3200 | 875 | 2500 | 4800 | 2500 | 700 | 5000 | 22075 | 48050 |
| 3 |  | Shaun Murphy | 23700 | 700 | 700 | 875 | 700 | 7500 | 2500 | 2500 | 8000 | 23475 | 47175 |
| 4 | 1 | John Higgins | 14825 | 3200 | 1900 | 6250 | 0 | 3750 | 1900 | 4000 | 10000 | 31000 | 45825 |
| 5 | 2 | Ali Carter | 18425 | 3200 | 700 | 4000 | 700 | 4800 | 5000 | 1900 | 3800 | 24100 | 42525 |
| 6 | 2 | Ryan Day | 19425 | 1900 | 2500 | 5000 | 1900 | 1050 | 700 | 3200 | 5000 | 21250 | 40675 |
| 7 | 3 | Mark Selby | 20050 | 1900 | 3200 | 2375 | 0 | 1050 | 2500 | 1900 | 5000 | 17925 | 37975 |
| 8 | 6 | Marco Fu | 18075 | 700 | 2500 | 2375 | 700 | 6000 | 2500 | 700 | 3800 | 19275 | 37350 |
| 9 | 1 | Neil Robertson | 12400 | 700 | 1900 | 875 | 5000 | 2850 | 3200 | 1900 | 6400 | 22825 | 35225 |
| 10 | 4 | Stephen Hendry | 16900 | 700 | 700 | 2375 | 3200 | 1050 | 700 | 2500 | 5000 | 16225 | 33125 |
| 11 | 5 | Mark Allen | 15075 | 2500 | 575 | 875 | 3200 | 2850 | 700 | 700 | 6400 | 17800 | 32875 |
| 12 |  | Joe Perry | 18250 | 1900 | 1900 | 2375 | 1900 | 3750 | 700 | 700 | 1400 | 14625 | 32875 |
| 13 | 2 | Ding Junhui | 15869 | 700 | 700 | 3125 | 0 | 2850 | 1900 | 700 | 3800 | 13775 | 29644 |
| 14 | 5 | Peter Ebdon | 14975 | 700 | 700 | 2375 | 700 | 2850 | 700 | 5000 | 1400 | 14425 | 29400 |
| 15 | 7 | Mark Williams | 15100 | 1900 | 2500 | 719 | 575 | 3750 | 575 | 1400 | 2800 | 14219 | 29319 |
| 16 | 1 | Mark King | 13675 | 700 | 1900 | 875 | 700 | 2850 | 1900 | 1900 | 3800 | 14625 | 28300 |

## Points distribution

2008/2009 Points distribution for world ranking events:

| Tournament | Round → | **L96** | **L80** | **L64** | **L48** | **L32** | **L16** | **QF** | **SF** | **F** | **W** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Northern Ireland Trophy** | Unseeded loser | 400 | 650 | 900 | 1150 | 1400 | 1900 | 2500 | 3200 | 4000 | 5000 |
| | Seeded loser | 200 | 325 | 450 | 575 | 700 |  |  |  |  |  |
| **Shanghai Masters** | Unseeded loser | 400 | 650 | 900 | 1150 | 1400 | 1900 | 2500 | 3200 | 4000 | 5000 |
| | Seeded loser | 200 | 325 | 450 | 575 | 700 |  |  |  |  |  |
| **Grand Prix** | Unseeded loser | 500 | 813 | 1125 | 1438 | 1750 | 2375 | 3125 | 4000 | 5000 | 6250 |
| | Seeded loser | 250 | 407 | 563 | 719 | 875 |  |  |  |  |  |
| **Bahrain Championship** | Unseeded loser | 400 | 650 | 900 | 1150 | 1400 | 1900 | 2500 | 3200 | 4000 | 5000 |
| | Seeded loser | 200 | 325 | 450 | 575 | 700 |  |  |  |  |  |
| **UK Championship** | Unseeded loser | 600 | 975 | 1350 | 1725 | 2100 | 2850 | 3750 | 4800 | 6000 | 7500 |
| | Seeded loser | 300 | 488 | 675 | 863 | 1050 |  |  |  |  |  |
| **Welsh Open** | Unseeded loser | 400 | 650 | 900 | 1150 | 1400 | 1900 | 2500 | 3200 | 4000 | 5000 |
| | Seeded loser | 200 | 325 | 450 | 575 | 700 |  |  |  |  |  |
| **China Open** | Unseeded loser | 400 | 650 | 900 | 1150 | 1400 | 1900 | 2500 | 3200 | 4000 | 5000 |
| | Seeded loser | 200 | 325 | 450 | 575 | 700 |  |  |  |  |  |
| **World Championship** | Unseeded loser | 800 | 1300 | 1800 | 2300 | 2800 | 3800 | 5000 | 6400 | 8000 | 10000 |
| | Seeded loser | 400 | 650 | 900 | 1150 | 1400 |  |  |  |  |  |

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## InfoBox

2008–09 snooker season
| Details | |
| --- | --- |
| Duration | 4 June 2008 – 10 May 2009 (2008-06-04 2009-05-10) |
| Tournaments | 34 (8 ranking events) |
| Triple Crown winners | |
| UK Championship | Shaun Murphy |
| Masters | Ronnie O'Sullivan |
| World Championship | John Higgins |
| 2007–08 2009–10 | |


title: 1957–58 Egyptian Premier League

abstract:
The 1957–58 Egyptian Premier League, was the eighth season of the Egyptian Premier League, the top Egyptian professional league for association football clubs. The season started on 25 October 1957 and concluded on 23 May 1958, and it was the first time that the league table consisted of two groups consisting of 8 clubs.
Defending champions Al Ahly won their 8th consecutive and 8th overall Egyptian Premier League title in the season.

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# 1957–58 Egyptian Premier League

The **1957–58 Egyptian Premier League**, was the eighth season of the Egyptian Premier League, the top Egyptian professional league for association football clubs. The season started on 25 October 1957 and concluded on 23 May 1958, and it was the first time that the league table consisted of two groups consisting of 8 clubs. Defending champions Al Ahly won their 8th consecutive and 8th overall Egyptian Premier League title in the season.

## League table

### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Al Ahly (Q) | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 45 | 16 | +29 | 31 | Qualification to Championship play-off |
| 2 | Tersana | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 18 | +18 | 24 |  |
| 3 | Teram | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | +1 | | 24 |
| 4 | Suez | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 2 | | 20 |
| 5 | Al Masry (R) | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 19 | Qualification to Relegation play-off |
| 6 | Al Ittihad (R) | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 17 | | 15 |
| 7 | El Mansoura (R) | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 13 | | 13 |
| 8 | Ismaily (R) | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 31 | 15 | 9 | Relegation to Second Division |

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Zamalek (Q) | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 9 | +22 | 38 | Qualification to Championship play-off |
| 2 | Olympic | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 26 |  |
| 3 | El Sekka El Hadid | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | | 22 |
| 4 | El Qanah | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 14 | +5 | | 20 |
| 5 | El Suez (R) | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 17 | Qualification to Relegation play-off |
| 6 | Tanta | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 6 | | 16 |
| 7 | Ghazl El Mahalla | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 9 | | 10 |
| 8 | Maleyat Kafr El Zayat (R) | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 24 | 4 | Relegation to Second Division |

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

## Play-off

| Zamalek | 1–1 | Al Ahly |
| --- | --- | --- |
| * Khalil Kadry  43' |  |  |

| Al Ahly | 3–1 | Zamalek |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |

## InfoBox

Egyptian Premier League
| Season | 1957–58 |
| --- | --- |
| Dates | 25 October 1957 – 23 May 1958 |
| Champions | Al Ahly (8th title) |
| Relegated |  |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 384 (2.91 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Hamdi Abdel Fattah
(19 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Tersana 9–0 Al Ittihad
(18 April 1958) |
| Biggest away win |
El Mansoura 0–5 Suez
(6 June 1958) |
| Highest scoring | Tersana 9–0 Al Ittihad
(18 April 1958) |
| 1956–57 1958–59 | |


title: 19th Genie Awards

abstract: The 19th Genie Awards were held, by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, on February 4, 1999 to honour Canadian films released in 1998. It marked only the second time in the 1990s, after the 16th Genie Awards in January 1996, that the awards were held in the winter of the year following the year in which eligible films were released, rather than the late fall of the same year; the awards have since retained the winter scheduling. The ceremony was once again aired on CBC Television, and a post-event highlights show aired on Radio Canada. When the nominees were announced, many were surprised that four of the five nominees for Best Motion Picture were international co-productions, and there was discussion about whether or not the films were Canadian. Many people didn't realize that co-production was now a key component of film production in Canada, and that Canada had co-production treaties with 52 countries. This year's ceremony, which was hosted by actor Albert Schultz, was dominated by Last Night and Such a Long Journey, which both received 12 nominations. However, The Red Violin won the most awards, with eight wins including Best Picture.

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# 19th Genie Awards

The **19th Genie Awards** were held, by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, on February 4, 1999 to honour Canadian films released in 1998. It marked only the second time in the 1990s, after the 16th Genie Awards in January 1996, that the awards were held in the winter of the year *following* the year in which eligible films were released, rather than the late fall of the same year; the awards have since retained the winter scheduling. The ceremony was once again aired on CBC Television, and a post-event highlights show aired on Radio Canada.

When the nominees were announced, many were surprised that four of the five nominees for Best Motion Picture were international co-productions, and there was discussion about whether or not the films were Canadian. Many people didn't realize that co-production was now a key component of film production in Canada, and that Canada had co-production treaties with 52 countries.

This year's ceremony, which was hosted by actor Albert Schultz, was dominated by *Last Night* and *Such a Long Journey*, which both received 12 nominations. However, *The Red Violin* won the most awards, with eight wins including Best Picture.

## Award winners and nominees

| Motion Picture | Direction |
| --- | --- |
|  |  |
| Actor in a leading role | Actress in a leading role |
|  |  |
| Actor in a supporting role | Actress in a supporting role |
|  |  |
| Best Feature Length Documentary | Best Short Documentary |
|  |  |
| Best Live Action Short Drama | Best Animated Short |
|  |  |
| Art Direction/Production Design | Cinematography |
|  |  |
| Costume Design | Editing |
|  |  |
| Overall Sound | Sound Editing |
|  | * **David Evans, Richard Cadger, Donna Powell, Paul Shikata, Phong Tran and Clive Turner, *Such a Long Journey*** * Sue Conley, Stephen Barden, Craig Henighan, John Laing, Jill Purdy and John Sievert, *Cube* * Jacqueline Cristianini, James Fonnyadt, Adam Gejdos, James Genn, Kirby Jinnah and Cam Wagner, *Rupert's Land* * Tony Currie, Paula Fairfield, Alastair Gray and John Sievert, *Regeneration* * Marcel Pothier, Jérôme Décarie, Carole Gagnon, Antoine Morin and Jacques Plante, *The Red Violin* |
| Achievement in Music: Original Score | Achievement in Music: Original Song |
|  |  |
| Screenplay | Special awards |
|  |  |

## InfoBox

| 19th Genie Awards | |
| --- | --- |
| Date | February 4, 1999 |
| Site | Living Arts Centre<br>Mississauga, Ontario |
| Hosted by | Albert Schultz |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | *The Red Violin* |
| Most nominations | *Last Night*, *Such a Long Journey* (12) |
| Television coverage | |
| Network | CBC Television |
|


title: Fears in Solitude

abstract: Fears in Solitude, written in April 1798, is one of the conversation poems by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. The poem was composed while France threatened to invade Great Britain. Although Coleridge was opposed to the British government, the poem sides with the British people in a patriotic defense of their homeland. The poem also emphasizes a desire to protect one's family and to live a simple life in harmony with nature. The critical response to the poem was mixed, with some critics claiming that the work was "alarmist" and anti-British.

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# Fears in Solitude

***Fears in Solitude***, written in April 1798, is one of the conversation poems by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. The poem was composed while France threatened to invade Great Britain. Although Coleridge was opposed to the British government, the poem sides with the British people in a patriotic defense of their homeland. The poem also emphasizes a desire to protect one's family and to live a simple life in harmony with nature. The critical response to the poem was mixed, with some critics claiming that the work was "alarmist" and anti-British.

## Background

Coleridge, a radical and Jacobin, was an early supporter of the French Revolution and believed that it would bring much-needed political change to Europe and to Great Britain. However, the actions of the French government after the beginning of the revolution, especially their invasion of other nations, caused him to lose faith in their cause. Although Coleridge was opposed to the British government under prime minister William Pitt, he supported the British nation and the national defense when France threatened to invade Britain; the belief held by many Britons was that France would invade the Irish kingdom, which was experiencing rebellion at the time.

These fears of an invasion manifested in April 1798, and Britons began to arm themselves. In April, Coleridge traveled to his childhood home at Ottery and then went to visit William and Dorothy Wordsworth; during this time Coleridge wrote "Fears in Solitude: Written in April 1798, During the Alarm of an Invasion". *Fears in Solitude* was first published in a small pamphlet collection that included *Frost at Midnight* and *France: An Ode* It was eventually printed seven times in various collections. One of the later printings of the poem, by Daniel Stuart, removed lines that directly attacked Pitt and the British government. This change reflected Coleridge's own changing political views from radical to more conservative beliefs.

## Poem

The poem begins with a Quantocks setting before moving onto politics:

> A green and silent spot, amid the hills,
> A small and silent dell! O'er stiller place
> No singing sky-lark ever poised himself.
>
> lines 1–3

The poem continues by pointing out that the best life is a simple life and that there are men that live with nature:

> And he, with many feelings, many thoughts,
> Made up a meditative joy, and found
> Religious meanings in the forms of Nature!
>
> lines 22–24

However, some of the British are like a plague that spreads their poor behavior to other nations:

> \[...\] Like a cloud that travels on,
> Steamed up from Cairo's swamps of pestilence,
> Even so, my countrymen! have we gone forth
> And borne to distant tribes slavery and pangs,
> And, deadlier far, our vices, whose deep taint
> With slow perdition murders the whole man,
> His body and his soul! \[...\]
>
> lines 47–53

Although he attacks the corruption of British politicians, the narrator supports Britain:

> O native Britain! O my Mother Isle!
> How shouldst thou prove aught else but dear and holy
> To me, who from thy lakes and mountain-hills,
> Thy clouds, thy quiet dales, thy rocks and seas,
> Have drunk in all my intellectual life,
> All sweet sensations, all ennobling thoughts,
> All adoration of the God in nature,
> All lovely and all honourable things,
> Whatever makes this mortal spirit feel
> The joy and greatness of its future being?
>
> lines 182-191

The poem ends with the narrator praising his home at Nether Stowey and nature:

> And now, belovéd Stowey! I behold
> Thy church-tower, and, methinks, the four huge elms
> Clustering, which mark the mansion of my friend;
> And close behind them, hidden from my view,
> Is my own lowly cottage, where my babe
> And my babe's mother dwell in peace! With light
> And quickened footsteps thitherward I tend,
> Remembering thee, O green and silent dell!
> And grateful, that by nature's quietness
> And solitary musings, all my heart
> Is softened, and made worthy to indulge
> Love, and the thoughts that yearn for human kind.
>
> lines 221-232

## Themes

The politics within the poem emphasizes the problems within British politics and expresses Coleridge's views that the conservatives were warmongering and that there was corruption within the government. Although he feels this way, he still feels loyalty to the country and wants the British to be safe regardless of their problems. His other poem on the same topic, *France: an Ode*, describes how his view about the French Revolution changed over time, especially with France's invasion of Switzerland.

The images of the poem operate in a circular pattern, and the poem begins and ends with the Stowey dell where Coleridge lived. The peaceful home at the beginning is a parallel to the "Valley of Seclusion" in Coleridge's *Reflections on Having Left a Place of Retirement*, which is a quiet place that allows for a pleasant life. The ideas about nature also found in "The Eolian Harp" are brought up, following Coleridge's familiar Plotinian view. The poem also includes Coleridge's views on the unity of mankind and nature and the fear that an invasion would destroy this unity. To safeguard it, the narrator protects his family and the dell, along with the rest of Britain. There is also an emphasis on simple living, and the poem's conclusion, a return to the dell, represents a return of Coleridge to his own family.

The gothic elements of the poem connect it to many of his other works, including *The Rime of the Ancient Mariner*, "Ballad of the Dark Ladie", *France: An Ode*, *Frost at Midnight*, *The Nightingale*, "Three Graves", and "Wanderings of Cain".

## Critical response

A letter sent to Coleridge from his friends Robert and Edith Southey described the poem as "beautiful". There were four contemporary reviews of the original pamphlet collection including *Fears in Solitude*. *The Critical Review* believed that the poetry expressed alarmism. The *British Critic* thought he was anti-Britain. A review in the December *Monthly Visitor* emphasized the "beautiful lines" starting with line 129 until the end. Another review, in the January 1799 *Monthly Mirror*, claims, "The author's *Fears* are, perhaps, not highly honourable to his feelings as a Briton, nor very complimentary to the national character."

The Victorian poet Algernon Charles Swinburne, in the Preface to the 1875 edition of *Christabel*, argues,

> Compare the nerveless and hysterical verses headed 'Fears in Solitude' (exquisite as is the overture, faultless in tone and colour, and worthy of a better sequel) with the majestic and masculine sonnet of Wordsworth \[...\] for, great as he is, I at least cannot hold Wordsworth, though so much the stronger and more admirable man, equal to Coleridge as a mere poet – speaks with a calm force of thought and resolution; Coleridge wails, appeals, deprecates, objurgates in a flaccid and querulous fashion without heart or spirit. This debility of mind and manner is set off in strong relief by the loveliness of landscape touches in the same poem.

In a September 1889 *Fortnightly Review* article called "Coleridge as a Poet", Edward Dowden writes, "Coleridge still declaims against the sins of England, and protests against the mad idolatry of national wrong-doing \[...\] yet utters himself before the close with all the filial loyalty of a true son of England, and he declares in a noble strain of eloquence how the foundations of his patriotism have been laid in the domestic affections".

During the 20th-century, Virginia Radley points out that "The most serious charge that can be brought against the poem is that it is not poetry as Coleridge generally conceived poetry to be. In fact, it is the one poem in this group that may *mean* but *is not* \[...\] Like 'France' too, the poem suffers from a lack of 'heart'." George Watson declares that the poem "shows how precarious Coleridge's new achievement was. It is a shameless return to the older, effusive manner, evidently written in a white heat of patriotic indignation against the degradation of English public opinion during the French wars, and it is only by stretching charity that it can be considered a conversation poem at all."

Following this, Geoffrey Yarlott states, "though disproportionate in qualities of thought and feeling (and one of the less successful therefore of the major 'annus mirabilis' poems), \[*Fears in Solitude*\] exemplifies the problems Coleridge had to wrestle with in assimilating didacticism to the requirements of poetic organization." Richard Holmes claims *Fears in Solitude* as "one of the most difficult of \[Coleridge's\] Conversation Poems". The ending, to Holmes, is "evoked with the magic, pastoral power of a Samuel Palmer picture".

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title: 1981 World Judo Championships

abstract: The 1981 World Judo Championships were the 12th edition of the Men's World Judo Championships, and were held in Maastricht, Netherlands from 3–6 September, 1981.

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# 1981 World Judo Championships

The **1981 World Judo Championships** were the 12th edition of the Men's World Judo Championships, and were held in Maastricht, Netherlands from 3–6 September, 1981.

## Medal overview

### Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| -60 kg | Yasuhiko Moriwaki | Pavel Petřikov | Felice Mariani
Phil Takahashi |
| -65 kg | Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki | Constantin Niculae | Hwang Jung-Oh
Petr Ponomarev |
| -71 kg | Park Chong-Hak | Serge Dyot | Karl-Heinz Lehmann
Vojo Vujevic |
| -78 kg | Neil Adams | Jiro Kase | Kevin Doherty
Georgi Petrov |
| -86 kg | Bernard Tchoullouyan | Seiki Nose | David Bodaveli
Detlef Ultsch |
| -95 kg | Tengiz Khubuluri | Robert van de Walle | Ha Hyung-Joo
Roger Vachon |
| +95 kg | Yasuhiro Yamashita | Grigory Verichev | Vladimir Kocman
Juha Salonen |
| Open | Yasuhiro Yamashita | Wojciech Reszko | Andras Ozsvar
Robert van de Walle |

### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | Romania (ROM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Yugoslavia (SFR Yugoslavia) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (16 entries) | | 8 | 8 | 16 | 32 |

## InfoBox

| 1981 Men's World Judo Championships | |
| --- | --- |
| Venue | Maastricht |
| Location | Maastricht, Netherlands |
| Dates | 3–6 September 1981 |
| Competitors | 255 from 51 nations |
| Competition at external databases | |
| Links | IJF  JudoInside |
|


abstract: The 2012 United States women's Olympic basketball team competed in the Games of the XXX Olympiad which were held in London, United Kingdom. The U.S. women's Olympic team won their seventh gold medal, and fifth consecutive, at the event. The United States defeated France in the gold medal final and bronze medalists Australia in the semifinal en route to their seventh victory at the event.

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# 2012 United States women's Olympic basketball team

The **2012 United States women's Olympic basketball team** competed in the Games of the XXX Olympiad which were held in London, United Kingdom. The U.S. women's Olympic team won their seventh gold medal, and fifth consecutive, at the event. The United States defeated France in the gold medal final and bronze medalists Australia in the semifinal en route to their seventh victory at the event.

## Roster

| United States women's national basketball team – 2012 Summer Olympics roster | |
| --- | --- |
| Players | Coaches |
| Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.  4 Lindsay Whalen 30 – (1982-05-09)May 9, 1982 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Minnesota Lynx   5 Seimone Augustus 28 – (1984-04-30)April 30, 1984 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Minnesota Lynx   6 Sue Bird 31 – (1980-10-16)October 16, 1980 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Seattle Storm   7 Maya Moore 23 – (1989-06-11)June 11, 1989 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Minnesota Lynx   8 Angel McCoughtry 25 – (1986-09-10)September 10, 1986 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Atlanta Dream   9 Asjha Jones 31 – (1980-08-01)August 1, 1980 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Connecticut Sun   10 Tamika Catchings 33 – (1979-07-21)July 21, 1979 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Indiana Fever   11 Swin Cash 32 – (1979-09-22)September 22, 1979 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Chicago Sky   G/F 12 Diana Taurasi 30 – (1982-06-11)June 11, 1982 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Phoenix Mercury   13 Sylvia Fowles 27 – (1985-06-10)June 10, 1985 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Chicago Sky   14 Tina Charles 23 – (1988-12-05)December 5, 1988 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Connecticut Sun   F/C 15 Candace Parker 26 – (1986-04-19)April 19, 1986 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Los Angeles Sparks | Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend* **Club** – describes last
club before the tournament * **Age** – describes age
on 28 July 2012 * **Source:** |

## Results

### Group stage

| **United States** | **81**56 | Croatia |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Scoring by quarter:** **11**–4, 20–**24**, **22**–19, **28**–9 | | |
| **Pts:** Charles 14
**Rebs:** Parker 13
**Asts:** Bird 5 |  | **Pts:** Ivezić 22
**Rebs:** Ivanković 7
**Asts:** Lelas 5 |

| Angola | 38**90** | **United States** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Scoring by quarter:** 12–**22**, 6–**19**, 11–**28**, 9–**21** | | |
| **Pts:** Guadalupe 11
**Rebs:** Mauricio, Manuel 6
**Asts:** Manuel 2 |  | **Pts:** Parker 14
**Rebs:** Parker 12
**Asts:** Bird 5 |

| **United States** | **89**58 | Turkey |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Scoring by quarter:** **19**–16, **22**–10, **22**–21, **26**–11 | | |
| **Pts:** McCoughtry 18
**Rebs:** *three players* 7
**Asts:** Bird 4 |  | **Pts:** Vardarlı, Hollingsworth 11
**Rebs:** Hollingsworth 8
**Asts:** Vardarlı, Alben 3 |

| Czech Republic | 61**88** | **United States** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Scoring by quarter:** **26**–24, 12–**24**, 9–**22**, 14–**18** | | |
| **Pts:** Zrůstová 15
**Rebs:** Pecková 6
**Asts:** Bartoňová 3 |  | **Pts:** Taurasi 18
**Rebs:** Charles 14
**Asts:** Bird 9 |

| China | 66**114** | **United States** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Scoring by quarter:** 28–**31**, 8–**30**, 12–**33**, 18–**20** | | |
| **Pts:** Song Xiaoyun 15
**Rebs:** *four players* 3
**Asts:** Miao Lijie 8 |  | **Pts:** Taurasi 22
**Rebs:** Moore 7
**Asts:** Catchings 7 |

### Quarterfinal

| **United States** | **91**48 | Canada |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Scoring by quarter:** **19**–8, **23**–13, **26**–10, **23**–17 | | |
| **Pts:** Taurasi 15
**Rebs:** Moore, Parker 7
**Asts:** Bird 5 |  | **Pts:** Smith 13
**Rebs:** Phillips 8
**Asts:** Phillips 5 |

### Semifinal

| Australia | 73**86** | **United States** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Scoring by quarter:** **22**–20, **25**–23, 12–**22**, 14–**21** | | |
| **Pts:** Cambage 19
**Rebs:** Jackson 17
**Asts:** Jarry 5 |  | **Pts:** Taurasi, Charles 14
**Rebs:** Charles 10
**Asts:** Charles 4 |

### Gold Medal Final

| **United States** | **86**50 | France |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Scoring by quarter:** **20**–15, **17**–10, **26**–12, **23**–13 | | |
| **Pts:** Parker 21
**Rebs:** Parker 11
**Asts:** Taurasi 6 |  | **Pts:** Gruda, Lawson-Wade 12
**Rebs:** Ndongue 8
**Asts:** Dumerc 3 |

## InfoBox

**2012 United States women's Olympic basketball team**
| Head coach | Geno Auriemma |
| --- | --- |
| 2012 Summer Olympics |  |
| Scoring leader | Diana Taurasi 12.4 |
| Rebounding leader | Candace Parker 7.8 |
| Assists leader | Sue Bird 4.5 |
| Biggest win | 52 vs. Angola |
| Biggest defeat | *none* |
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abstract: The 1983 Rivers State gubernatorial election occurred on August 13, 1983. NPN candidate Melford Okilo won the election.

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# 1983 Rivers State gubernatorial election

The **1983 Rivers State gubernatorial election** occurred on August 13, 1983. NPN candidate Melford Okilo won the election.

## Results

Melford Okilo representing NPN won the election. The election held on August 13, 1983.

## InfoBox

1983 Rivers State gubernatorial election
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| --- | --- |
| Nominee Melford Okilo    Party NPN | |
| ---  **Elected Governor**
Melford Okilo
NPN | |


title: 2008–09 synchronized skating season

abstract: The 2008–09 synchronized skating season began on July 1, 2008, and ended on June 30, 2009. During this season, which was concurrent with the season for the other four disciplines, elite synchronized skating teams competed on the International Skating Union (ISU) Championship level at the 2009 World Championships and Junior World Challenge Cup. They also competed at various other international as well as national synchronized skating competitions.

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# 2008–09 synchronized skating season

The **200809 synchronized skating season** began on July 1, 2008, and ended on June 30, 2009. During this season, which was concurrent with the season for the other four disciplines (men's single, ladies' single, pair skating and ice dancing), elite synchronized skating teams competed on the International Skating Union (ISU) Championship level at the 2009 World Championships and Junior World Challenge Cup. They also competed at various other international as well as national synchronized skating competitions.

## Competitions

The 200809 season included the following competitions:

Key

| ISU Championships | Other international | Nationals |
| --- | --- | --- |

| Date | Event | Type | Level | Location | Details |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **2008** | | | | | | |
| December 1921 | **French Figure Skating Championships** | Nats. | Sen., Jun. | Colmar, France | Details |
| **2009** | | | | | | |
| January 30  February 1 | **Prague Cup** | Other int. | Sen., Jun. | Prague, Czech Republic | Details |
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| February 68 | **French Cup** | Other int. | Sen., Jun. | Rouen, France |  |
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| February 1314 | **15th Spring Cup** | Other int. | Sen., Jun. | Sesto San Giovanni, Italy | Details |
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| February 2022 | **Jegvirag Cup** | Other int. | Sen., Jun. | Miskolc, Hungary | Details |
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| February 2125 | **24th Winter Universiade** | Other int. | Senior | Harbin, China | Details |
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| February 26  March 1 | **Canadian Synchronized Skating Championships** | Nats. | Sen. | Oshawa, Ontario, Canada | Details |
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| March 37 | **U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships** | Nats. | All | Portland, Maine, United States | Details |
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| March 67 | **Finnish Synchronized Skating Championships** | Nats. | Sen., Jun. | Helsinki, Finland | Details |
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| March 1214 | **Junior World Challenge Cup** | Other int. | Junior | Neuchâtel, Switzerland | Details |
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| March 2022 | **Leon Lurje Trophy** | Other int. | Novice | Gothenburg, Sweden |  |
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| April 1–4 | **World Championships** | ISU Champ. | Senior | Zagreb, Croatia | Details |
| Type: ISU Champ. = ISU Championships; Other int. = International events except ISU Championships;
Nats. = National championships; Other dom. = Other national events
Levels: Sen. = Senior; Jun. = Junior; Nov. = Novice; Int. = Intermediate; Juv. = Juvenile; Col. = Collegiate; Ad. = Adult; Mas. = Masters | | | | | | |

## International medalists

| Championships and major cups | | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Competition | **Gold** | **Silver** | **Bronze** | Source |
| **World Championships** | NEXXICE | Team Unique | Team Surprise |  |
| **Junior World Challenge Cup** | Team Fintastic | NEXXICE | Musketeers |  |
| Other senior internationals | | | | |
| Competition | **Gold** | **Silver** | **Bronze** | Source |
| **Prague Cup** | Marigold IceUnity | Team Unique | Team Surprise |  |
| **French Cup** | Team Unique | Rockettes | Haydenettes |  |
| **15th Spring Cup** | Team Berlin 1 | California Gold | Team Boomerang |  |
| **Jegvirag Cup** | Western Michigan University | Passion | Seaside |  |
| **24th Winter Universiade** | Team Surprise | Rockettes | Paradise |  |
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## Season's best scores

### Senior teams

| Rank | Name | Country | Best: Total score | | Event | Best:
Short program | | Event | Best:
Free skating | | Event |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | NEXXICE |  | **223.58** |  | World Championships | **80.12** |  | World Championships | **143.46** |  | World Championships |
| 2 | Team Unique |  | **220.28** |  | World Championships | **82.36** |  | World Championships | **137.92** |  | World Championships |
| 3 | Team Surprise |  | **209.30** |  | World Championships | **78.24** |  | World Championships | **132.18** |  | 24th Winter Universiade |
| 4 | Haydenettes |  | **207.40** |  | World Championships | **77.10** |  | World Championships | **130.30** |  | World Championships |
| 5 | Rockettes |  | **205.05** |  | French Cup | **72.13** |  | French Cup | **132.92** |  | French Cup |
| 6 | Marigold IceUnity |  | **204.08** |  | Prague Cup | **78.68** |  | World Championships | **129.46** |  | Prague Cup |
| 7 | black ice |  | **201.10** |  | World Championships | **73.92** |  | World Championships | **127.18** |  | World Championships |
| 8 | Paradise |  | **197.66** |  | Prague Cup | **73.82** |  | Prague Cup | **123.84** |  | Prague Cup |
| 9 | Miami University |  | **188.42** |  | World Championships | **71.62** |  | World Championships | **116.80** |  | Prague Cup; World Championships |
| 10 | Team Berlin 1 |  | **182.26** |  | World Championships | **68.84** |  | World Championships | **113.66** |  | 15th Spring Cup |
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## InfoBox

| 2008–09 synchronized skating season | |
| --- | --- |
| Date: | July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009 |
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title: 2014 Conference Premier play-off final

abstract: The 2014 Conference Premier play-off final, known as the 2014 Skrill Premier play-off final for sponsorship reasons, was a football match between Cambridge United and Gateshead on 18 May 2014 at Wembley Stadium in London. It was the twelfth Conference Premier play-off final. Cambridge secured a place in the final after beating F.C. Halifax Town 2–1 on aggregate. Gateshead's place was secured after beating Grimsby Town 4–2 over two legs. This was Cambridge United's 3rd Conference play-off final after losing in 2008 and 2009 and Gateshead's first ever Conference play-off final and their first ever visit to Wembley Stadium. Cambridge United won the game 2–1 and were promoted to the 2014–15 Football League Two.

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# 2014 Conference Premier play-off final

The **2014 Conference Premier play-off final**, known as the **2014 Skrill Premier play-off final** for sponsorship reasons, was a football match between Cambridge United and Gateshead on 18 May 2014 at Wembley Stadium in London. It was the twelfth Conference Premier play-off final.

Cambridge secured a place in the final after beating F.C. Halifax Town 2–1 on aggregate. Gateshead's place was secured after beating Grimsby Town 4–2 over two legs. This was Cambridge United's 3rd Conference play-off final after losing in 2008 and 2009 and Gateshead's first ever Conference play-off final and their first ever visit to Wembley Stadium.

Cambridge United won the game 2–1 and were promoted to the 2014–15 Football League Two.

## Route to the final

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | Cambridge United | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 72 | 35 | +37 | 82 |
| 3 | Gateshead | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 72 | 50 | +22 | 79 |
| 4 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 65 | 46 | +19 | 78 |
| 5 | F.C. Halifax Town | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 85 | 58 | +27 | 77 |

### Semi-finals

First leg

| 30 April 2014 | **F.C. Halifax Town** | **1–0** | **Cambridge United** | The Shay, Halifax |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 19:45 | Gregory  83' (pen.) | Report |  | Attendance: 3,668
Referee: Simon Bennett |

| 1 May 2014 | **Grimsby Town** | **1–1** | **Gateshead** | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 19:45 | Disley  24' | Report | Larkin  7' | Attendance: 5,234
Referee: Chris Kavanagh |

Second leg

| 4 May 2014 | **Cambridge United** | **2–0**
(**2–1** agg.) | **F.C. Halifax Town** | Abbey Stadium, Cambridge |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13:30 | Sam-Yorke  11', 38' | Report |  | Attendance: 6,262
Referee: Darren Handley |

| 4 May 2014 | **Gateshead** | **3–1**
(**4–2** agg.) | **Grimsby Town** | Gateshead International Stadium, Gateshead |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16:30 | Marwood  22', 84'
O'Donnell  90+4' | Report | Disley  60' | Attendance: 8,144
Referee: Kevin Johnson |

## Match

### Details

| Cambridge United | 2–1 | Gateshead |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hughes  51'
Donaldson  71' | BBC Report | Lester  80' |

Wembley Stadium, LondonAttendance: 19,613Referee: Peter Banks

| GK **25** Adam Smith  RB **2** Kevin Roberts  CB **6** Ian Miller ()  CB **4** Josh Coulson  LB **3** Greg Taylor  CM **8** Tom Champion  20'  CM **18** Luke Berry   66'  RM **7** Ryan Donaldson  LS **10** Tom Elliott   77'  RS **19** Delano Sam-Yorke   46'  LM **17** Liam Hughes  **Substitutes:**  DF **5** Tom Bonner  MF **11** Harrison Dunk   46'  MF **22** Luke Chadwick   66'  MF **23** Ashley Chambers  FW **9** Adam Cunnington   77'  **Manager:**  Richard Money |  | GK **1** Adam Bartlett  RB **16** Craig Baxter  CB **5** James Curtis  CB **6** Ben Clark ()  70'  LB **2** Carl Magnay  CM **4** Jamie Chandler   69'  CM **8** Phil Turnbull  CM **29** John Oster  23'  RW **25** Marcus Maddison  7'  58'  ST **18** James Marwood  LW **7** Colin Larkin   58'  **Substitutes:**  MF **17** Josh Walker  MF **21** Rob Ramshaw  MF **38** JJ O'Donnell   58'  FW **9** Liam Hatch   58'  FW **19** Jack Lester   69'  **Manager:**  Gary Mills |
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## InfoBox

2014 Conference Premier play-off final
| Wembley Stadium hosted the final | |
| --- | --- |
| Event | 2013–14 Football Conference |
|  | |
| Date | 18 May 2014 (2014-05-18) |
| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London |
| Man of the Match | Ryan Donaldson
(Cambridge United) |
| Referee | Peter Bankes |
| Attendance | 19,613 |
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title: Association for the Study of Abortion

abstract: The Association for the Study of Abortion (ASA) was an American organization founded around 1965 dedicated to the study of abortion and advocacy for the liberalization of abortion law. Its founding members included the obstetrician-gynecologists Alan F. Guttmacher and Robert E. Hall, who served as the organization's initial chairman. ASA funded research as well as educational material aimed at the public. It initially took a conservative approach to the reform of abortion law, though it later embraced the more radical cause of repeal, and provided support to the attorneys who argued the landmark Supreme Court case of Roe v. Wade in 1973. The organization was dissolved after the success of Roe v. Wade, which found that women had a constitutional right to an abortion. ASA was founded in New York, but had a national focus, and was the only national-level abortion rights organization until the founding of the pro-repeal NARAL in 1969.

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# Association for the Study of Abortion

The **Association for the Study of Abortion** (**ASA**) was an American organization founded around 1965 dedicated to the study of abortion and advocacy for the liberalization of abortion law. Its founding members included the obstetrician-gynecologists Alan F. Guttmacher (then president of Planned Parenthood) and Robert E. Hall, who served as the organization's initial chairman.

ASA funded research as well as educational material aimed at the public. It initially took a conservative approach to the reform of abortion law, though it later embraced the more radical cause of repeal, and provided support to the attorneys who argued the landmark Supreme Court case of *Roe v. Wade* in 1973. The organization was dissolved after the success of *Roe v. Wade*, which found that women had a constitutional right to an abortion.

ASA was founded in New York, but had a national focus, and was the only national-level abortion rights organization until the founding of the pro-repeal NARAL in 1969.

## Background

At the time of the organization's founding, all US states criminalized abortion, generally with the sole exception of those necessary to save the life of the mother. Since medical technology had mostly eliminated scenarios where abortion was required as a life-saving measure, the net effect was that legal abortions were almost never performed. Some states such as New Hampshire, New York, and California had seen attempts to reform their statute to increase access, for example, by adding allowances to preserve the physical or mental health of the mother, or for pregnancies resulting from rape or incest, but none had yet succeeded. These efforts had generally been led by (male) doctors, and it was not until the late 1960s that abortion rights would be taken up as a feminist cause.

## Founding and membership

ASA was founded in New York in February 1965 as the **Association for Humane Abortion**, but voted to change its name to the "Association for the Study of Abortion" the following month. It grew out of the Committee for a Humane Abortion Law, which was created in 1964 by the Westchester Ethical Society.

It maintained a voting membership of around 20, mostly consisting of doctors, lawyers, and other professionals.

## Goals and ideology

The organization's stated goals were to sponsor, collect, and analyse research of abortion and of public attitudes toward abortion, as well as to advocate for greater understanding of "the abortion problem" among the public.

Like most early abortion advocacy groups, the ASA initially took a conservative approach of advocating for the "reform" of abortion law—for example by legalizing abortion in a wider range of cases of "medical necessity" beyond those which threatened the life of the mother—rather than "repeal" (i.e. legal abortion on demand). Some members who disagreed with this approach would go on to found the more radical National Association for Repeal of Abortion Laws (NARAL) in 1969, including Lawrence Lader and Ruth Proskauer Smith. ASA would later come to embrace the repeal position by the time of *Roe v. Wade*.

## Activities

In 1966, ASA publicized the results of a nationwide poll they had conducted showing that an overwhelming majority of psychiatrists supported liberalizing abortion law, though less than a quarter supported complete repeal.

In 1968, the organization sponsored a research conference in Hot Springs, Virginia in which the "vacuum suction" method of abortion was introduced to American practitioners; its better safety profile would lead to it eventually replacing dilation and curettage as the standard method for first-trimester abortions.

A 1972 ASA memo issued by director Jimmye Kimmey has been cited by authors Linda Greenhouse and Reva B. Siegel as introducing the rhetoric of a "right to choose" (which would later morph into the label "pro-choice") among abortion rights activists. Kimmey specifically identified a need to find a counter to the "right to life" slogan which was being successfully employed by anti-abortion groups.

ASA supported the petitioners in the landmark 1973 Supreme Court case of *Roe v. Wade*. In particular, they connected the lawyers arguing the case with experts such as Harriet Pilpel, and helped coordinate the submission of 42 *amicus curiae* briefs from sympathetic organizations. They also funded legal scholarship by Cyril Means which was cited in the court's decision. ASA had also funded legal scholarship by Roy Lucas in the late 1960s which originated the theory followed by the *Roe v. Wade* decision: that a constitutional right to privacy (first discussed in the 1965 case *Griswold v. Connecticut*) protected a woman's right to choose an abortion. The organization ceased operations after the *Roe v. Wade* decision was handed down.

## Footnotes

1. Joffe, Carol; Weitz, T.A.; Stacey, C.L. (20 September 2004). "Uneasy allies: pro-choice physicians, feminist health activists and the struggle for abortion rights". *Sociology of Health and Illness*. **26** (6): 775–796. doi:10.1111/j.0141-9889.2004.00418.x. PMID 15383041.
2. Staggenborg, Suzanne (1991). *The Pro-choice movement: organization and activism in the abortion conflict*. Oxford University Press.
3. Shaffer, H. B. (1965). "Abortion in law and medicine". *Editorial Research Reports*.
4. Greenhouse, Linda; Siegel, Reva (2012). *Before Roe V. Wade: Voices that Shaped the Abortion Debate Before the Supreme Court's Ruling* (PDF) (2 ed.). Yale Law School. ISBN 9780615648217.
5. Hall, Robert E. (19 February 1984). "\[Letter to the editor\]". *New York Times*.
6. "Psychiatrists Back Abortion Reforms". *New York Times*. 31 March 1966.
7. Joffe, Carol (1991). "Portraits of Three "Physicians of Conscience": Abortion before Legalization in the United States". *Journal of the History of Sexuality*. **2** (1): 53. JSTOR 3704098.
8. Merelli, Annalisa (28 January 2017). "A brief history of a marketing masterpiece: branding the anti-abortion movement "pro-life"". *Quartz*.
9. Greenhouse, Linda (25 January 1970). "Constitutional Question: Is There a Right to Abortion?". *New York Times*.
10. Urbina, Ian (7 November 2003). "Roy Lucas, 61, Legal Theorist Who Helped Shape Roe Suit". *New York Times*.