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"€1.5 million in the 2005 summer, on a five-year contract. He made the right-back spot his own upon his arrival, making twenty-five appearances during his first season; in the 2006–07 campaign, he was also a starter. In the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League, after having faced Manchester United in the same competition and stage the season before, Nélson scored a fantastic goal with a long-range shot into Edwin van der Sar's top-right hand corner at Old Trafford, on 6 December 2006; eventually, the game was lost 1–3 and Benfica had to settle for a place in the UEFA Cup after finishing"
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"third. In late August 2008, Nélson moved to Real Betis in Spain for €6 million, on a five-year deal. He quickly became an automatic first-choice, as the Andalusia side was eventually relegated. On 31 August 2010, Nélson was loaned to CA Osasuna, with the Navarrese having an option to make the move permanent at the season's end. Battling with Damià for first-choice status throughout the vast majority of the campaign, he netted on 20 December 2010 in a 4–0 win at Hércules CF, his first goal in over four years. On 11 May 2011, in the last minute of the"
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"first half of a La Liga home fixture against Sevilla FC (eventual 3–2 home win), Nélson collided with opponent Lautaro Acosta, fracturing his left ankle in the outcome. His injury was not as serious as initially expected though. Nélson spent the first part of 2011–12, with Betis again in the top level, recovering from his condition. On 4 December 2011, in one of his first bench appearances, he was caught on camera talking to his previous team Osasuna's assistant manager Alfredo, leading to rumours that he was filtering his team's lineup to the opposition, which was denied by both parties."
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"On 11 February 2012, in his very first game for the ""Verdiblancos"" upon his return, Nélson scored from long distance in the 90th minute of the match against Athletic Bilbao, for a 2–1 home win. On 28 January 2013, days after being released by Betis, Nélson moved to Italy's U.S. Città di Palermo, agreeing to a contract until June 2015 and rejoining former Benfica teammate Fabrizio Miccoli. He scored in his Serie A debut the following week, but his late backheel goal could not help prevent a 1–2 home loss against Atalanta BC. On 2 August 2013, Nélson returned to"
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"Spain and its top division, signing with UD Almería in a season-long loan deal. He subsequently returned to Palermo, but was immediately deemed surplus to requirements and was not even called up to join the first team pre-season camp; his contract was terminated by mutual consent in August 2014. In late August 2014, free agent Nélson joined C.F. Os Belenenses. He made his competitive debut on 13 September, featuring as a right midfielder and playing 78 minutes in a 1–1 away draw against Sporting Clube de Portugal. Nélson returned to Spain on 29 July 2015, signing a one-year deal with"
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"AD Alcorcón. Nélson was granted Portuguese citizenship in December 2005, and played in the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. He received his first call-up to the senior team in the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier against Kazakhstan on 15 November 2006, but did not leave the bench. Nélson finally made his full debut on 31 March 2009, appearing in a 2–0 friendly win with South Africa in Lausanne, Switzerland. Nélson Marcos Nélson Augusto Tomar Marcos (born 10 June 1983), known simply as Nélson, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a right back. After making a name for himself at Benfica,"
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"Election 2 Election 2 (literal title: ""Black Society: Harmony is a Virtue""), also known as Triad Election in the United States, is a 2006 Category III Hong Kong crime film directed by Johnnie To with a large ensemble cast that includes Louis Koo, Simon Yam and Nick Cheung. A sequel to the 2005 film ""Election"", the film concludes the events of the first film centring on Lok (Yam), who this time struggles to keep his title as triad boss as a triad re-election draws near, while Jimmy (Koo) attempts to retire as a triad to become a legitimate businessman. This"
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"film enjoyed box office success in Hong Kong and being shown as an ""Official Selection"" at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival; afterwards, this film became a popular hit on the international film festival circuit. Lok is now holding his position as triad chairman of the Wo Shing society unthreatened in Hong Kong. As his two-year term expires, a new chairman election nears, but Lok contemplates breaking tradition, attempting to seek re-election. At the same time, Jimmy is trying to escape Wo Shing by building a legitimate business empire in mainland China. When he is arrested in an illegal financial trade"
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"with a government official for the building of a new logisitics center and highway, the section chief of the Public Security Bureau forbids him to re-enter the mainland to do business, unless he becomes Wo Shing's next chairman. Reluctant, but forced to accept the reality he can never truly exit the triad, Jimmy enters into the election nomination, with Jet and Kun also seeking the chairman position. Lok first negotiates with Kun, claiming Wo Shing's ""Uncles"" will support Kun, so long as they team up for a joint election bid. Kun then kidnaps and places Jimmy's financial supporter Mr Kwok"
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"in a coffin alive with Big Head, so as to eliminate the competition. Lok also asks Jet to assassinate Jimmy, also claiming the ""Uncles"" will support Jet. Unfortunately, Jet does not complete the assassination, following Jimmy warning the youth Lok will most likely have him and Kun killed, once Jimmy is dead. Mr So, having been similarly arrested in the mainland for an illegal gambling ring, allies with Jimmy to see to his election as chairman. Meanwhile, Lok hides the Dragon Head Baton, the symbol of Wo Shing's leadership, in mainland China, hoping to reassert his power, then outright kills"
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"""Uncle"" Teng Wai, after Teng blasts Lok for breaking Wo Shing tradition. Seeing the corruption and civil war escalating in the society, Jimmy kidnaps Lok's lieutenants and bribes them to work for him. After exposing Kun for kidnapping Mr. Kwok and Big Head, while ordering Lok's lieutenants to murder the chairman, Jimmy's nomination is successful, and he wins the election. Back in mainland China, the section chief congratulates Jimmy for winning and hands the Dragon Head Baton Lok hid. However, the Security Bureau is tired of seeing the baton entering the mainland for years and having to re-deliver it back"
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"to Wo Shing. In the hopes this will not happen again, the section chief orders Jimmy to become Wo Shing's chairman ""permanently"", establishing the society as a family enterprise. The furious Jimmy cannot believe these turn of events, hoping once his two-year term as chairman expires, he can finally go ""clean"". Upon visiting his wife, whom he sent into hiding during the election for her safety, she announces her pregnancy. Jimmy embraces her hiding both fear and horror at the prospect of his son being trapped in a life he wants no part of. The film first appeared at the"
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"2006 Hong Kong International Film Festival. ""Election 2"" was also shown in ""Out of Competition"" (midnight screenings) section at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival, where the movie was very well received by international critics. Afterward, ""Election 2"" became a popular hit on the international film festival circuit. ""Election 2"" was sold to more than 21 territories, including Tartan Films for the United States, Optimum Releasing for the United Kingdom, ARP Selection for France, A-Film Distribution for Netherlands, Ripley's Film for Italy, Avalon Productions for Spain, NonStop Entertainment for Scandinavia, Maywin Media for Russia, Fine Films for Japan, Hopscotch Films for"
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"Australia, California Filmes in Brazil and 791cine for Argentina. In May 2006, Tartan Films acquired all United States distribution rights of ""Election 2"". Tartan Films released this movie in the US theatrically under the new title Triad Election on 25 April 2007. Despite receiving very little promotion, in the United States, the film still had the highest per-screen average box office on the weekend it opened. ""Election 2"" received generally positive reviews, with a 96% ""Fresh"" rating on Rotten Tomatoes. In addition, it was ranked one of the top films of 2007 on Metacritic with a score of 83 out"
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"of 100. Manohla Dargis of ""The New York Times"" wrote that the movie is an ""exemplary gangster thriller."" Election 2 Election 2 (literal title: ""Black Society: Harmony is a Virtue""), also known as Triad Election in the United States, is a 2006 Category III Hong Kong crime film directed by Johnnie To with a large ensemble cast that includes Louis Koo, Simon Yam and Nick Cheung. A sequel to the 2005 film ""Election"", the film concludes the events of the first film centring on Lok (Yam), who this time struggles to keep his title as triad boss as a triad"
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"Brian Wethers Brian Augustus Wethers (born December 17, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player. Wethers primarily played the small forward or shooting guard position. This career ended with a foot injury. Wethers graduated from Murrieta Valley High School in 1999. Wethers attended college at the University of California in Berkeley. Brian Wethers was going to play for the Golden State Warriors or Los Angeles Lakers however his try-outs with the Golden State Warriors and the Lakers was cut short when he tore an achilles tendon. Wethers played for Phantoms Braunschweig in Germany and Shandong in China in the"
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"2003–2004 season. He moved in 2004 to the Hunter Pirates in the Australian National Basketball League. Wethers was a standout for the Pirates during the 2004–2005 NBL season leading the league in scoring with 24.3 points a game and being named the NBL MVP. Wethers' strong play took the Pirates to the playoffs, after they had previously only won 2 matches the season before. After the end of the NBL season Wethers moved to Hyères-Toulon in France where he played 24 matches during the 2005–2006 season. He returned to the NBL in 2006 signing for the New Zealand Breakers, who"
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"had struggled in the league since their inception in 2003–2004. Wethers was a fourth round selection in the 2007 NBA Development League Draft by the Bakersfield Jam, however he only played two matches before being released. He moved to Ukraine in 2008, signing with BC Budivelnyk Kyiv. In 2008 Wethers spent time at the Waikato Pistons in the New Zealand National Basketball League. In 2009, he played for Antranik SC in Lebanon before in late 2009 moving to Uruguay to play for Club Malvín. Wethers was signed in March 2010 to Khimik Yuzhny. Wethers is now the owner of Wethers'"
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"Elite Training. The company provides private training, camps, clinics, and travel team opportunities for boys and girls. Brian Wethers Brian Augustus Wethers (born December 17, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player. Wethers primarily played the small forward or shooting guard position. This career ended with a foot injury. Wethers graduated from Murrieta Valley High School in 1999. Wethers attended college at the University of California in Berkeley. Brian Wethers was going to play for the Golden State Warriors or Los Angeles Lakers however his try-outs with the Golden State Warriors and the Lakers was cut short when he"
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"Bushy Island Bushy Island is a vegetated coral cay in Queensland, Australia in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Queensland, Australia. It is about 70 km east of Mackay. There are no other vegetated cays in the more than 600 km stretch between Bushy Island and Green Island. The coral species ""Acropora bushyensis"", one of many species in the ""Acropora"" genus, is most heavily concentrated in Bushy Island lagoon, existing only rarely elsewhere in the eastern portion of the Great Barrier Reef and not at all in the western portion. The island is an accumulation of biogenic sediment similar to"
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"Heron Island, and it has been sufficiently stable to accumulate vegetation. A major component of the mobile sands of Bushy Island is Foraminifera, a type of amoeboid protist. Foraminiferan sands are more easily eroded off of the cay. Bushy Island is located inside the zero isobase on an elevated reef flat, onto which the cay often erodes. Bushy Island Bushy Island is a vegetated coral cay in Queensland, Australia in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Queensland, Australia. It is about 70 km east of Mackay. There are no other vegetated cays in the more than 600 km stretch between"
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"John Mashego Mokgeteng John Mashego (born 3 January 1951) is a South African golfer who was the first black player to win a tournament on the Southern African Tour after it lifted its whites-only rule. His victory came at the 1991 Bushveld Classic, where he defeated Steve van Vuuren and Ian Palmer in a playoff. Mashego was born in White River, Mpumalanga, South Africa. He has played more than two hundred and fifty events on the tour, but he hasn't won again, the rules having been changed too late to allow him to play on the tour through his prime,"
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"though he finished sole or tied second in at least three more tournaments, including the Cock of the North event as late as 2000-01. Since 2002 he has played on the European Seniors Tour, where his best finish is second. John Mashego Mokgeteng John Mashego (born 3 January 1951) is a South African golfer who was the first black player to win a tournament on the Southern African Tour after it lifted its whites-only rule. His victory came at the 1991 Bushveld Classic, where he defeated Steve van Vuuren and Ian Palmer in a playoff. Mashego was born in White"
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"Oscar Forman Oscar Forman (born 16 January 1982) is an Australian professional basketball player who most recently played for the Hawke's Bay Hawks of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL). He previously spent 17 seasons in the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). While playing primarily as a power forward, Forman was often used in a small forward role as specialist three-point shooter. Forman played as a junior for the Sturt Sabres and was a member of the Australian team that competed at the 2003 World University Summer Games in Korea. Forman played for the Adelaide 36ers from 2001 to"
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"2006, winning a championship with the club in his rookie season and leading the NBL in three-point shooting percentage in the 2004/05 season. He joined the New Zealand Breakers for the 2006/07 season before signing a three-year deal with the club in July 2007. In the 2008/09 season, he led the NBL in three-point shooting percentage for a second time. During his time in New Zealand, he played for the Harbour Heat in 2007 and 2008, earning New Zealand NBL All-Star Five honours in his first year. In 2010, Forman returned to Australia and joined the Wollongong Hawks. In his"
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"first season with the Hawks, he was named the NBL's Most Improved Player. He went on to lead the NBL in three-point shooting percentage in 2012, 2013 and 2014. On 2 November 2014, Forman played his 400th NBL game, becoming just the 43rd player in NBL history to reach such a feat. In 2015, the team was renamed the Illawarra Hawks. On 21 February 2016, Forman played his 450th NBL game in the Hawks' Game 2 semi-final series win over the Perth Wildcats. On 11 February 2017, Forman helped the Hawks secure a playoff spot after equalling his career-high tally"
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"of eight threes and finishing with a team-high 26 points in a 106–79 win over the Brisbane Bullets. The Hawks went on to reach the NBL Grand Final series later that month, where they were defeated 3–0 by the Wildcats. On 28 December 2017, in a 106–102 win over the Cairns Taipans, he became the 13th player to reach 500 NBL games. On 19 March 2018, following the 2017/18 season, Forman announced his retirement after 511 NBL games. His 511 games ranks 11th all-time, and his 904 three-pointers ranks 13th all-time. In April 2018, he joined the Hawke's Bay Hawks"
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"for the 2018 New Zealand NBL season, returning to the league for the first time since 2008. He left the Hawks on 18 May after struggling over the first five games, averaging 1.8 points per game on 3-of-26 shooting. Oscar Forman Oscar Forman (born 16 January 1982) is an Australian professional basketball player who most recently played for the Hawke's Bay Hawks of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL). He previously spent 17 seasons in the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). While playing primarily as a power forward, Forman was often used in a small forward role as specialist"
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"RT-20 (rifle) The RT-20 is a Croatian anti-materiel sniper rifle developed by Metallic in Rijeka in the mid-1990s and marketed by RH-Alan. It was developed to shoot the thermal sights on Serbian M-84 and T-72 tanks. The name itself is actually an acronym of the Croatian word Ručni Top 20, or ""Handheld Cannon 20mm"". Operating with a bolt action, it houses a single 20mm round and must be reloaded after each shot. Given its large caliber, it is one of the most powerful anti-materiel rifles currently in use by any country and is comparable to the South African Denel NTW-20"
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"and the Indian Vidhwansak, with the difference being that the RT-20 is recoilless. A unique feature of the weapon is the counter-recoil reactive tube or the back blast above the barrel. This tube funnels gasses from the cartridge out the back end, similar to that of a recoilless rifle or rocket launcher. This system is seldom used in small arms and comes with its disadvantages. It can not be fired in confined spaces, for example with things, such as walls, in close proximity to the rear. Another possible disadvantage would be that the gases from the back-blast can be detected"
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"by the enemy and the sniper's hiding position would so be compromised. In the RT-20 however these negative effects proved to be not as relevant as in an anti-tank weapon, as in its case the portion of gas funneled through the venturi tube is far less than what will exit from the muzzle. Another characteristic that differs RT-20 from other heavy sniper rifles is that both optics and bolt lever are positioned on the left side of the rifle itself. It is also important to note that the maximum effective range of the RT-20 depends on the nature of the"
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"target. Chambering 20x110mm Hispano, the rifle fires a 130 gram (2,006 grains) projectile at a muzzle velocity of 850 m/s, producing a massive muzzle energy of 46,962.5 J. In other words, it can penetrate the armour of any modern day APC at ranges out to 800 metres. RT-20 (rifle) The RT-20 is a Croatian anti-materiel sniper rifle developed by Metallic in Rijeka in the mid-1990s and marketed by RH-Alan. It was developed to shoot the thermal sights on Serbian M-84 and T-72 tanks. The name itself is actually an acronym of the Croatian word Ručni Top 20, or ""Handheld Cannon"
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"South Coast (New South Wales) The South Coast refers to the narrow coastal belt from Sydney in the north to the border with Victoria in the south in the south-eastern part of the State of New South Wales, Australia. It is bordered to the west by the coastal escarpment of the Southern Tablelands, and is largely covered by a series of national parks, namely Jervis Bay National Park, Eurobodalla National Park, and Ben Boyd National Park. To the east is the coastline of the Pacific Ocean, which is characterised by rolling farmlands, small towns and villages along a rocky coastline,"
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"interspersed by numerous beaches and lakes. The South Coast includes Shoalhaven district in the north and the Bega Valley in the more remote south as well as the Eurobodalla Shire and the Commonwealth Jervis Bay Territory which is adjacent to the City of Shoalhaven Local Government Area. Some definitions of the region include the Illawarra,but it is often seen as a separate and distinct region of New South Wales. The region has a mild, warm temperate climate. Maximum temperatures range from around 30 °C (86 °F) in summer to approximately 17 °C (62 °F) in winter. However, rainfall tends toward"
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"erratic as falls can occur in heavy, but often irregular, storms. These storms may occur at any time of year, but are most frequent in late autumn and early winter. When a strong anticyclone is located to the south of these low-pressure systems, rainfalls of up to 350mm (14 inches) in a day and 500mm (20 inches) in two days may occur. For example, in May 1925 the region received an averages of as much as 860 millimetres (33 inches) of rain, with some places receiving as much as 1,270mm (50 inches) for the month. However, in dry years the"
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"region can receive as little as 400mm (16 inches) for an entire year. Furthermore, Bega received 380mm (15 inches) in May 1944 and over 400mm (16 inches) in two days during April 1945 - but only around 200mm (8 inches) in the ten months in between. A 2011 report by the Climate Commission highlighted the risks of the effects of climate change in the South Coast and Illawarra areas. These risks included a higher likelihood of large fires, coastal flooding, changing rainfall patterns, and more intense storms, all impacting the biodiversity in the region. The Illawarra Steam Navigation Company serviced"
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"the south coast and Illawarra by ship transporting passengers and goods from the 1850s to the 1950s. The NSW TrainLink South Coast Line services Berry station before it terminates at Bomaderry railway station, situated approximately 123 km south of Sydney on the northern side of the Shoalhaven River. Bus services operate to locations south of Nowra. The South Coast region is traversed by the Princes Highway which links Sydney and Melbourne by the coast, but is longer than Hume Highway which is the direct route between the two cities. The region is reached from Canberra to the west by the"
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"Kings Highway. Road linkages north to Sydney were only completed in the second half of the twentieth century when the Clyde River was bridged at Batemans Bay in 1956. Before that a punt was used to cross the river. The bridge at Narooma had been completed in 1931 and was the first major bridge constructed on the Princes Highway by the Main Roads Board as part of its efforts to develop the Princes Highway which had been opened in 1920. Major towns on the South Coast include: South Coast (New South Wales) The South Coast refers to the narrow coastal"
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"1998 Sudan famine The famine in Sudan in 1998 was a humanitarian disaster caused mainly by human rights abuses, as well as drought and the failure of the international community to react to the famine risk with adequate speed. The worst affected area was Bahr el Ghazal in southwestern Sudan. In this region over 70,000 people died during the famine. The famine was caused almost entirely by human rights abuse and the war in Southern Sudan. Despite the Sudanese government's claims that only the rebel groups were to blame, drought also played a significant role. Human Rights Watch blamed the"
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"following groups: The government and Kuanyin Bol are blamed for their role in destroying the local agriculture during their attempt to take the city of Wau. The SPLA are blamed for their maintenance of slavery and pilfering of aid. This was worsened by the late arrival of the rainy season and a failure to respond to the situation by the international community. The effects on the region were enormous, with the excess mortality estimated at about 70,000 people. Many more are thought to have been displaced, with over 72,000 people reported as migrating from the threatened rural zones to Wau"
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"alone from May 1998 to August 1998. Effects on the country included – indirectly – famine as expenditure was concentrated on the materials of war, i.e. weaponry, medical supplies etc., rather than the assistance of agriculture and farming. The situation in Bahr El Ghazal was compounded by a lack of strong government intervention, with the government in the North failing to cooperate with the government in the South. A ceasefire was signed on July 15, 1998, some eight months after the Sudanese government had first warned of a possible famine. After numerous extensions, this ceasefire lasted nearly a year, until"
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"April 1999. However, the Baggara militia continued to ignore the ceasefire, reducing the ability of aid agencies to help. Thanks to a good crop and this ceasefire, however, the situation was brought under control by the end of 1998. However, the area has remained in trouble and a number of famine warnings have come since the end of 1998. 1998 Sudan famine The famine in Sudan in 1998 was a humanitarian disaster caused mainly by human rights abuses, as well as drought and the failure of the international community to react to the famine risk with adequate speed. The worst"
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"Piccardo Piccardo is an Italian surname, a version of Picard, meaning a person from Picardy, a historical region and cultural area of France. It is found primarily in Liguria. The Piccardo family is an ancient Italian family, from Liguria. In the 19th century a family branch relocated from Voltri, in the Kingdom of Sardinia, to Monte San Giovanni Campano, in the Papal States. A branch of the family also settled in the Eastern North America, according to genealogical organisation House of Names. They were famous entrepreneurs in the paper industry of the region Liguria and in Southern Lazio. ""Piccardo family"":"
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"Piccardo Piccardo is an Italian surname, a version of Picard, meaning a person from Picardy, a historical region and cultural area of France. It is found primarily in Liguria. The Piccardo family is an ancient Italian family, from Liguria. In the 19th century a family branch relocated from Voltri, in the Kingdom of Sardinia, to Monte San Giovanni Campano, in the Papal States. A branch of the family also settled in the Eastern North America, according to genealogical organisation House of Names. They were famous entrepreneurs in the paper industry of the region Liguria and in Southern Lazio. ""Piccardo family"":"
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"Eugene Shvidler Evgeny Markovich Shvidler (, born 23 March 1964), also Eugene Shvidler, is a Russian-American billionaire oil businessman. Although not often referred to as one of that country's prominent business oligarchs, as he became a US citizen in 1994, he nevertheless made his fortune during the privatization of Russian industry, and maintains a close connection to fellow oligarch Roman Abramovich and his circle. Shvidler was born in Ufa, Russia, into the prominent Jewish family of Soviet geologist Mark Iosifovich Shvidler. He received a degree in mathematics from the Gubkin Institute of Petrochemicals and Natural Gas and an MBA from"
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"Fordham University. Early in his career he worked for Deloitte & Touche in New York and became a U.S. citizen. He later returned to Russia, where he teamed up with Roman Abramovich to start the oil trading outfit Runicom S.A. In 1995, the men partnered to gain control of oil giant Sibneft ""in an auction that some experts,"" according to the ""Irish Independent"", ""suspect of having been rigged""; Shvidler joined Sibneft initially as senior Vice President and served as company president from 1998 until October 2005, when Russian state energy company Gazprom acquired Sibneft. For most of his tenure, Sibneft"
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"was Russia's fastest growing oil company in terms of production, and its most profitable in terms of earnings per barrel. Shvidler is chairman of Millhouse LLC, the investment and asset management company he shares with Abramovich and their partners. He is married to Zara Shvidler and has five children. He owns the Château Thénac vineyard in France, a $37 million home in Belgravia in London, a $14.5 million home in Aspen, Colorado, and the yacht ""Le Grand Bleu"". Eugene Shvidler Evgeny Markovich Shvidler (, born 23 March 1964), also Eugene Shvidler, is a Russian-American billionaire oil businessman. Although not often"
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"Kevin Jarvis Kevin Thomas Jarvis (born August 1, 1969) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played professionally for many teams including the Cincinnati Reds, Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers, Oakland Athletics, Colorado Rockies, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Boston Red Sox. As of , he is a scout for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Jarvis was born in Lexington, Kentucky and graduated from Tates Creek High School in Lexington. He played college baseball at Wake Forest University. Jarvis was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 21st round of the"
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"1991 Major League Baseball Draft. He made his major league debut in the strike-affected season, posting a 1-1 record in 6 games from 17⅔ innings pitched, playing for the Cincinnati Reds. He played with the Reds until , posting an overall record of 12-15, before being claimed off waivers by the Detroit Tigers on May 2, but was claimed again by the Minnesota Twins just one week later. He played in 6 games for the Twins without a decision in any game and a 12.46 ERA, before the Tigers claimed him back off waivers on June 17. At the end"
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"of the season, Jarvis ended up with an 0-4 record from 27 games pitched. In , Jarvis moved to the Chunichi Dragons franchise in Japan, but only played in 4 games before signing a minor league contract with the Reds. saw Jarvis at the Oakland Athletics, but only amassed 4 games for them. But he did help the Triple-A affiliate of the A's, the Vancouver Canadians to the Triple-A World Championship posting an excellent record of 10-2, before winning game 2 of the Triple-A World Championship. Jarvis is married to Elizabeth, and they have two children (Bryce and Kennedy). Prior"
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"to joining the Angels' scouting staff, Jarvis held a similar post with the San Diego Padres. Kevin Jarvis Kevin Thomas Jarvis (born August 1, 1969) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played professionally for many teams including the Cincinnati Reds, Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers, Oakland Athletics, Colorado Rockies, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Boston Red Sox. As of , he is a scout for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Jarvis was born in Lexington, Kentucky and graduated from Tates Creek High School in Lexington. He played college baseball at"
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"Bristol Downs Association Football League The Bristol Downs Association Football League is an English football league based in the city of Bristol. It is a completely standalone league system which does not feed into the English football league pyramid. The Downs League is unusual in that all matches are played on one site, namely the large open space known as Bristol Downs. The league is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA. Organised football first began to be played in Bristol in the 1880s and football started on the Downs around the same time, helped by the introduction of a tram"
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"route from the city centre to the top of Blackboy Hill. The Downs League was formed in 1905 with 30 founder members, all of them teams who were already playing in the city and on the Downs' many pitches. Two of the founder member clubs, St Andrews and Sneyd Park, remain in the league to this day, with Sneyd Park having played in the top division of the league in every season since its foundation. Clifton St Vincents joined the league in its second season and have also clocked up 100 years of membership. In the 1920s the league's top"
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