The International Esports Federation (IeSF) is a global organisation based in South Korea whose mission it is to have electronic sports recognized as a legitimate sport.

Epsilon eSports is an esports organization that has teams competing in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Gears Call of Duty, FIFA, and H1Z1 KoH. It is a leading organisation in Console eSports, with multiple championship Call of Duty European Titles over the years 2011–2014. Epsilon's Smite team won the Smite World Championship 2016. The organization is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium but individual teams are based across Europe and North America. Epsilon eSports is recognized as one of the most important talent-producing eSports team organizations, with player transfers to , AS Monaco, Fnatic, PSG.

The Zimbabwe National Paralympic Committee (ZNPC) is responsible for Zimbabwe's participation in the Paralympic Games, and for overseeing disability sports in the country. Its mission it to support athletes with disabilities "competing at both the grassroots and elite levels". The Zimbabwe National Paralympic Committee was only officially launched and registered in 2010. Prior to this, "the government provided financial aid during the Paralympic Games, [but] there was no co-ordinated mechanism to maintain athletes' momentum between the Games", and athletes "had to find their own sponsor, coach and manager who would finance the training, travelling and their participation at competitions".

Hard Knocks Fighting is a mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion in North America. Hard Knocks Fighting was founded in 2009 by Canadian Olympic wrestler Ari Taub. Hard Knocks Fighting is known for its local fighter support and ongoing charity efforts and where Ronda Rousey secured her second career MMA victory.

Thomas Von Essen (born 1945 in Brooklyn, New York) was appointed the 29th FDNY Commissioner of the City of New York by Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani on April 15, 1996 and served in that position until the end of the Rudolph Giuliani Administration on December 31, 2001, nearly four months after the September 11, 2001 attacks. Von Essen is a graduate of St. Francis College, class of '72. In 2002 he was made an Honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) by Queen Elizabeth II.

The Basketball Federation of Kosovo (Albanian: Federata e Basketbollit e Kosovës, Serbian: Кошаркашки савез Косова/Košarkaški savez Kosova) is the governing body of basketball in Kosovo. It organizes the Kosovo Basketball Superleague and the Kosovo Basketball Cup. It has also fielded a team which has represented Kosovo in international friendlies.

The Football Federation of Turkmenistan (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň Futbol Federasiýasy; TFF) is the governing body of football in Turkmenistan.

The German Cricket Federation (German: Deutscher Cricket Bund e.V.) is the national governing body for cricket in Germany. It is commonly known as the DCB.Its current headquarters is in Passau, Germany. The association is responsible for men's, women's and junior cricket across Germany and oversees six regional cricket associations across the country.

Raya Bayur Mosque is a mosque located in Nagari Bayur, , Agam Regency, West Sumatra, Indonesia. It is not far from the main road connecting Lubuk Basung, the capital city of Agam Regency, and Bukittinggi.

Temüjin (also known as Temüjin: A Supernatural Adventure and Temüjin: The Capricorn Collection) is a 1997 computer game developed and published by SouthPeak Interactive.

Keith Towbridge (born May 21, 1995) is an American football tight end who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Louisville.

Athletes for Hope is a nonprofit organization that works to educate professional athletes about philanthropy, connect them with charitable causes, recognize these efforts and inspire others to get involved in the community. AFH emphasizes that its focus is on the athlete's time and not their money.

Turkey Lacrosse Association (TLA) is a non-profit organization formed to educate and disseminate information on the sport of lacrosse in Turkey and globally. The association also provides financial support for the sport in Turkey, including funding and managing Turkey's national teams. Represented by TLA, Turkey is the first predominantly Muslim country to play lacrosse competitively and to be a member of the Federation of International Lacrosse and the European Lacrosse Federation.

The Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Amateur (National Association of Amateur Football), locally known by its abbreviation ANFA, is the governing body of Chilean football on amateur level, and along with Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional (ANFP), who is responsible for the professional counterpart, they made the Chilean Football Federation. Its functions are to organize and promote the amateur football in Chile. It is responsible for organizing the Chilean Tercera División A, the fourth level competition in Chilean football, and the Chilean Tercera División B, the fifth level competition, as well as the 345 Local Associations, located in 15 different Regional Associations.They also organize the Campeonato Amateur de Clubes Campeones, and the Campeonato Amateur de Asociaciones (at Adult and Youth levels).

The South East Asian Zonal Volleyball Association, is the governing body for the sports of indoor, beach and grass volleyball in Southeast Asia. In the spirit of the FIVB 2001 Plan, AVC was the first to create five Zonal Associations at the 10th General Assembly in December 1993 prior to the FIVB Centennial Congress on September 1994.

The Athletics Federation of Serbia (Serbian: Атлетски савез Србије; Atletski savez Srbije) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Serbia. It was founded in 2006 after the dissolution of Serbia and Montenegro into Serbia and Montenegro.

Turkish Wushu Federation (Turkish: Türkiye Wushu Federasyonu, TWF) is the governing body for wushu in Turkey. It aims to govern, encourage and develop the sport for all throughout the country.

The Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Amateur (National Association of Amateur Football), locally known by its abbreviation ANFA, is the governing body of Chilean football on amateur level, and along with Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional (ANFP), who is responsible for the professional counterpart, they made the Chilean Football Federation. Its functions are to organize and promote the amateur football in Chile.

The Central African Republic Swimming Federation (French: Fédération Centrafricaine de Natation), is the national governing body for the sport of swimming in the Central African Republic.

The International Biathlon Union (IBU; German: Internationale Biathlon-Union) is the international governing body of biathlon. Its headquarters are in Salzburg, Austria.

Cage Contender is a European mixed martial arts promotion owned and operated by Belfast based Ferguson Sports Group LTD.

ACT Gridiron or ACTG is the governing body for gridiron (American football) in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. ACT Gridiron currently has six teams. The season culminates with the grand final, known as the Capital Bowl. The original senior teams were: the Belconnen Thunderbolts, the Tuggeranong Tornadoes, the University of Canberra Firebirds, the Tidbinbilla Space Cadets and the Queanbeyan Wolverines.

The Pan Asian Boxing Association also known as PABA is an organisation for professional boxing in the Central Asia, Oceania, Pan Pacific, Eurasia and Southeast and Far East nations. It was formed in 1995 and is headquartered in Seoul.

The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) is the international governing body for the sport of competitive climbing, which consists of the disciplines lead climbing, speed climbing, and bouldering. It was founded in Frankfurt on 27 January 2007 by 48 member federations, and is a continuation of the , which had been in existence from 1997 to 2007 and was a part of the Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme (UIAA).

The Armenian Olympic Committee (Armenian: Հայաստանի ազգային օլիմպիական կոմիտե) (ARMNOC) is responsible for the Armenia's participation in the Olympic Games. Founded in 1990, the organization is headquartered in Yerevan. The committee became a member of the IOC in 1993 and is also a member of the EOC as well as other international sports organizations.

Slovenian Olympic Committee (Slovene: Olimpijski Komite Slovenije, OKS) ensures the participation of Slovenian athletes at the Olympic Games, the Mediterranean Games, European Youth Olympic Festival, and the . Members of the Committee are 39 Sports Federations, which elect the Executive Council composed of the president and 21 members.

The Figure Skating Federation of Russia (Russian: Федерация фигурного катания на коньках России, lit. Figure Skating on Skates Federation of Russia) is the national sport governing body for figure skating in Russia. It is recognized as such by Russian Olympic Committee and by the International Skating Union (ISU). No individual membership exists, and its members are in various ice sports associations. It was founded in 1992 as the successor of the (Soviet Union). The goals of this governing body are: taking a plan of competitions by the calendar, developing a curriculum for figure skating in Russia, forming a national team, making contracts with sportsmen and coaches, international relations with other skating organizations, assistance to regional federations, organizing the Rostelecom Cup (formerly the Cup of Russia) and other important events. Since 2009 the main sponsor of the federation is Rostelecom.

The Japan Cycling Federation (in Japanese: 日本自転車競技連盟), abbreviated to JCF is the national governing body of cycle racing in Japan. It was established in 1995 to cover both amateur and professional cycle racing. It is a member of the UCI and the Asian Cycling Confederation.

The Cyprus Rugby Federation (CRF) (Greek: Κυπριακή Ομοσπονδία Ράγκμπι, Κ.Ο.ΡΑ) (Turkish: Kıbrıs Ragbi Federasyonu (KRF)) the governing body for rugby union in Cyprus. It runs several competitions including a league with teams from the British military bases (Akrotiri, Episkopi and Dhekelia) and three local teams:
* Paphos Tigers
* Limassol Crusaders
* Nicosia Barbarians It became affiliated to FIRA in 2006. The CRF was accepted as an affiliated member of World Rugby in November 2014

From 10 June 1993 until 30 July 2007, the British Horseracing Board (BHB) was the governing authority for horseracing in Great Britain. It was created in 1993, and took on responsibilities previously held by the Jockey Club. This was intended to help modernise the sport, as the Jockey Club is a private members' club with a traditionally aristocratic membership, and was seen by some as being unaccountable and a relic of the tradition of amateurism in British sports administration. The Jockey Club however retained responsibility for matters concerned with the regulation of the sport, such as integrity, discipline and equine health. The British Horseracing Board focused on organising and promoting the sport and enhancing its commercial position. This was an extract from its statement of aims

The North East Collegiate Volleyball Association (NECVA) was a men's volleyball collegiate association founded in 1995 and disbanded in 2011. At the time of its discontinuing being an active league, it was the largest known single-sport conference in the United States. The NECVA was a leading Division III men's volleyball conference, which comprised 43 universities and colleges stretching from New Hampshire to Virginia in its final season. The NECVA folded in 2011, after the NCAA announced it would begin organizing a Division III national championship in 2012.

The Pacific Islands Rugby League Federation (PIRLF) is the governing body of rugby league in the South Pacific. Papua New Guinea's Sports Minister Philemon Embel is the chairman of the PIRLF.

Spanish Federation of Sportspeople with the Cerebral Palsy (Spanish: Federación Española de Deportes de Paralíticos Cerebrales (FEDPC)) is the national sports federation for people with cerebral palsy. It is composed of regional federations. It supports a number of sports.

Cyclostomata is a group of agnathans that comprises the living jawless fishes: the lampreys and hagfishes. Both groups have jawless mouths with horny epidermal structures that function as teeth, and branchial arches that are internally positioned instead of external as in jawed fishes. The name Cyclostomata means "round mouths". It was named by Joan Crockford Beattie.

The Uzbekistan Rugby Federation (Uzbek: O'zbekiston Regbi Federatsiyasi) is the governing body for rugby union in Uzbekistan. The Rugby Federation of Uzbekistan was established in 2002, becoming a full member of ARFU (Asian Rugby Football Union) and full member of World Rugby (then called IRB). The Rugby 7’s National Championship of Uzbekistan is regularly held among men’s and women’s teams. From 2011 for the first time in 20 years a regular 15-a-side Rugby National Championship was started, for men’s teams, which involved six teams:
* Ajax Rugby club (tashkent)
* Tashkent Lions
* Qanot Rugby club
* National University of Uzbekistan
* Aviator
* Yangiyer
* Shifokor (Medical University) In 2012 the men’s national team participated in an international rugby sevens tournament in Lahore (Pakistan), among the strongest teams in Asia, as well as invited teams from Ireland and New Zealand. The team came third, losing only to New Zealand and Ireland. The women’s national team was a bronze medallist at Rugby-15 championship in 2008 With Rugby 7s announced as an Olympic discipline from 2016, the URF is confidently focused on getting a licence to have a women’s team participate in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The men’s team participates in the annual "Asia Rugby Championship" (formerly the "Asian Five Nations" tournament). In 2015, the team competes in Division III South-Central. In the 2013 Championship, four teams participated:
* West Tigers (Westminster International University in Tashkent)
* National University of Uzbekistan
* Aviator
* Yangiyer

Saint Lucia Olympic Committee (IOC code: LCA) is the National Olympic Committee representing Saint Lucia. It is also the body responsible for Saint Lucia's representation at the Olympic Games.

Powerlifting Australia Ltd. is one of the many organisations in the sport of Powerlifting in Australia. Powerlifting Australia is recognised by the Australian Sports Commission and the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Agency. As of 10 December 2017 the International Powerlifting Federation reported in their "Minutes of General Assembly Meeting" (PDF). to exclude Powerlifting Australia (PA), Oceania Powerlifting Federation (OPF) and Mr Robert Wilks from IPF and its activities. Competitions no longer follow the IPF Technical Rules in relation to approved equipment and weight classes.

Michael Sugar is an American film and television producer and Principal at , best known for producing Spotlight, 13 Reasons Why, Maniac, and The Knick.

The Turkish Rugby Federation (Türkiye Ragbi Federasyonu) is the governing body for rugby union in Turkey. It was founded in 2011, and became affiliated to Rugby Europe in 2012. Turkey is not yet a member of World Rugby.

The Football Federation of Armenia (FFA) (Armenian: Հայաստանի Ֆուտբոլի Ֆեդերացիա) is the governing body of association football in Armenia. It is based in Yerevan. It organizes the Armenian Premier League, the Armenian First League, the Armenian Independence Cup and the Armenian Futsal Premier League. It is also responsible for appointing the management of the Armenian national football team, and the Armenia women's national football team. The Armenian national futsal team also belongs to the federation. The FFA was awarded a synthetic football turf pitch by FIFA through its GOAL programme.

The Belize National Youth Chess Foundation (B.N.Y.C.F.) was co-founded by Ian & Ella Anderson in the summer of 2007 as a not-for-profit organization and with a small army of volunteers it spread throughout the country. The game of Chess has been around for a very long time but in Belize there were no formal organizations and no figures to indicate how many people were playing the game. Building on the founding by Mr. Robert Landolfi and Mr. Glen Reneau of the first school chess club at Hummingird Elementary and the Belize Association of Chess Players in Belize City, due to the efforts of the B.N.Y.C.F. there are now teams ranging from the most southern villages in Toledo District to the most northern villages along the Belize-Mexico border in the Corozal District. Since 2007, the organizat

The Football Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic. (Kyrgyz: Кыргыз Республикасынын футбол федерациясы) is the governing body of football in Kyrgyzstan. The organization controls the Kyrgyzstan national football team, Kyrgyzstan national futsal team and sponsors the top league of Kyrgyz football.

Steam Brewing Company is a microbrewery located in Otahuhu, Auckland. It was founded in October 1995 as the brewery for the Cock & Bull brewpub in East Tamaki and currently brews beers for the Cock & Bull chain of taverns, as well as the retail beer Epic Pale Ale and several contracted beers including TaaKawa Ale. and previously (till March 2005) the bottled beers for the Loaded Hog pub chain. October 2007, Steam Brewing Company sold the Epic Brewing Company and Epic brand to then Head Brewer / General Manager, . The Epic beers continue to be brewed by Steam Brewing Company.

Kick It Out was established as a campaign with the brand name 'Let's Kick Racism Out of Football' in 1993 and as an organisation in 1997.The organisation works within the football, educational and community sectors to challenge discrimination, encourage inclusive practices and work for positive change. The campaign is supported and funded by the game's governing bodies, including founding body the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA), the Premier League and the Football Association (FA).

The World Kickboxing Network (WKN) is a professional Kickboxing organization and is one of the sport's largest governing bodies in the world.

Seantavius Jones (born August 9, 1992) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2014. He played college football at Valdosta State.

The Dutch Real Tennis Association (Nederlandse Real Tennis Bond) was founded in 1986 to return the sport of real tennis to the Netherlands. The association's goals include building a real tennis court and functioning as the national governing body. Since 1987 the association has organized a Dutch Real Tennis Championship tournament at various clubs in the United Kingdom. The Real Tennis Club Huis ter Kleef (formerly "Real Tennis Club Wassenaar"), founded on November 20, 2001, is a private club of enthusiasts who are currently attempting to restore and operate the Kaatsbaan (real tennis court) at the castle Huis ter Kleef. The court was built around 1560 by Hendrik van Brederode, and tennis was played there likely until the early 17th century. In February 2006, the City of Haarlem agreed to the proposal to restore court at Huis ter Kleef, if the club can raise the necessary funds (approximately €1,000,000). The club has formally registered around 75 members.

Ice Hockey Northern Ireland, abbreviated to IHNI, is responsible for the administration of all ice hockey in Northern Ireland, and was set up in early 2011. The body consists of 5 teams, Belfast Ice Foxes, Northern Ireland Tridents, Northern Ireland Prowlers, Belfast Spitfires and the Castlereagh Spartans. IHNI runs an in-house round robin style tournament for both a Winter and Summer Cup, consisting of 6 games per team in the 'League period', to set your place for 'Playoff' semi-finals in the format of 1st vs 4th and 2nd vs 3rd. The winners of the semi-finals go on to play in the Final.

Golf Australia is the governing body for the sport of golf in Australia, formed in 2006 after the Australian Golf Union (AGU) and Women's Golf Australia (WGA) agreed to merge. The decision, which was formally ratified at a meeting in Melbourne in August 2005, was made after the Australian Sports Commission threatened to withdraw its financial support unless the two bodies amalgamated. The Australian Sports Commission contributed approximately A$1.5 million annually to the Australian Institute of Sport for golf funding. Colin Phillips, the AGU's executive director since 1978, retired from his position in 2005, claiming that the way the decision to merge had been forced upon the sport by the federal government, had been a factor in his decision. Following the merger, IMG, the sports marketing company which organizes the Australian Open golf event, signed a three-year deal which increased its ties to Golf Australia. Former tennis pro and new Open chairman Paul McNamee also renegotiated a deal signed by the old AGU, whereby the tournament would be hosted at the Moonah Links course in Rye, Victoria three times in every five years. That decision had been heavily criticized by golf professionals who found issue with the course layout, low attendances and poor corporate interest, but the new organization was able to reduce its obligation to three tournaments before 2020. Golf Australia runs the Australian Open and the Women's Australian Open, the premier male and female golf tournaments in Australia, as well as the Australian Amateur and other national amateur events. It also runs key programs promoting golf in Australia, the two major being the MYGolf for juniors and the Crown Lager Social Golf Club. Australian golfer Stuart Appleby is the ambassador for the Crown Lager Social Golf Club. Golf Australia supports the state associations , , Golf Queensland, , , & who are responsible for the governance, delivery and direction of golf in their State. The Golf Australia National Squad is the key component of the countries High Performance program which supports talented young golfers. Squad members have included Geoff Ogilvy, Karrie Webb, Adam Scott, Aaron Baddeley, Michael Sim and Katherine Hull. With golf being readmitted back into the Olympic fold for Rio 2016 Summer Olympics, the role of Golf Australia was strengthened further. As part of this the Australian Sports Commission raised the funding to the sport in April 2013. Golf Australia owns and runs the Australian Handicapping system which operates throughout clubs nationally.

The United Kingdom Roller Derby Association (UKRDA) is the National Association for roller derby in the UK. The association was formed in 2010 with 15 member leagues, and was recognized by the British Roller Sports Federation soon after. The UKRDA has a cooperative relationship with the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) and recognises the WFTDA rules and regulations as the universal standard, several of its members are also WFTDA members. The UKRDA is a member-led organisation that exists to promote and lobby for roller derby in the UK, however unlike the WFTDA, it will admit men's and mixed leagues.

The Swedish Biathlon Federation (Swedish: Svenska Skidskytteförbundet) is a special sports association for biathlon in Sweden. It was established in 1986. In November 1987 it was appointed into the Swedish Sports Confederation from 1 July 1988. Its headquarters are in Östersund.

The Men's Roller Derby Association (MRDA) is the international governing body of men's flat track roller derby. It was founded in 2007 under the name Men's Derby Coalition (renamed to Men's Roller Derby Association in 2011), and currently has 60 men's leagues under its jurisdiction. MRDA member leagues play using the rules of Flat-Track Roller Derby originally designed by the WFTDA.

A high-capacity magazine ban is a law which bans or otherwise restricts high-capacity magazines, detachable firearm magazines that can hold more than a certain number of rounds of ammunition. For example, in the United States, the now-expired Federal Assault Weapons Ban of 1994 included limits regarding magazines that could hold more than ten rounds. Eight U.S. states, and a number of local governments, ban or regulate magazines that they have legally defined as high-capacity. The majority of states (42) do not ban or regulate any magazines on the basis of capacity. States that do have large capacity magazine bans or restrictions typically do not apply to firearms with fixed magazines whose capacity would otherwise exceed the large capacity threshold. The federal ban of 1994 (expired no longer in effect) defined a magazine capable of holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition as a large capacity ammunition feeding device. Likewise, the state of California defines a large capacity magazine as "any ammunition feeding device with a capacity to accept more than 10 rounds." Such devices are commonly called high-capacity magazines. Among states with bans, the maximum capacity is 10 to 20 rounds. Several municipalities, such as New York City, restrict magazine capacity to 5 rounds for rifles and shotguns. The state of New York previously limited magazine capacity to 7 rounds, but a District Court ruled this ban to be excessive and could not "survive intermediate scrutiny". A majority of Americans support a ban on the sale and possession of high capacity magazines, according to polls. Most pistols sold in the U.S. are made and sold with magazines holding between 10 and 17 rounds. In November 2013, the National Rifle Association sued the city of San Francisco over an ordinance banning possession of magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds. In March 2014, the Supreme Court refused to halt a similar ban by the city of Sunnyvale, California.

The Federazione Italiana Rugby League is the governing body for the sport of rugby league football in Italy. The association was formed in 2008. They acquired full membership status of the RLEF in March 2017.

Billie the Vision & the Dancers are a Swedish indie band with roots in Malmö, Blekinge, Dalarna and Argentina. The band recorded the first album I Was So Unpopular in School and Now They're Giving Me This Beautiful Bicycle in the spring of 2004. They produce their albums through the company Love will pay the Bills. Free mp3 files of all five albums are available through their website, with an appeal for donations in return. Their song, Summercat, was used in an advert for Spanish lager makers, Estrella Damm. The band were also included in the advert, performing in Formentera. The first airing of the Barcelona-based beer companies advert was in Spain, 2009. It first aired in the UK in the Spring of 2012.

Wales Rugby League is the national governing body for rugby league football in Wales. In 1907 The Welsh Northern Rugby Football Union was formed in Wrexham, but the English Northern Rugby Football Union refused it affiliation as they wanted the body located in the south of Wales and the Welsh body soon folded. In 2006 the WRL achieved autonomous status from the Rugby Football League. In 2010, at a meeting of the Rugby League International Federation in Melbourne, Australia, the WRL were made full members of the Federation.

The International Footbag Players' Association, Inc. (IFPA) is a U.S. 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation that serves as the international governing body for the sport of footbag. IFPA as a corporation has existed since 1994, though its name changed in 2000 from World-Wide Footbag Foundation, Inc. (its originally incorporated name as a California non-profit corporation).

The 45th Parliament of Australia was a meeting of the legislative branch of the Australian federal government, composed of the Australian Senate and the Australian House of Representatives. It met in Canberra from 30 August 2016 to 4 April 2019. The 2016 general election held on 2 July gave the Coalition of the Liberal and National Parties control of the House, albeit with a slimmer majority than the 44th Parliament, allowing their leader Malcolm Turnbull to stay in office as the 29th Prime Minister of Australia.

Plzeň municipal election in 2002 was held as part of Czech municipal elections, 2002. It was held on 1 and 2 November 2002. The Civic Democratic Party won the election with 38% of the votes. The incumbent Mayor was reelected.

Blood Done Sign My Name (2004) is both history and memoir, written by Timothy B. Tyson. He explores the 1970 murder of Henry D. Marrow, a black man in Tyson's then home town of Oxford, North Carolina. The murder is described as the result of the complicated collision of the Black Power movement and the white backlash against public school integration and other changes brought by the civil rights movement. The book was adapted as a movie by the same name, released in 2010. Entertainment Weekly ranked it on a "must see" list.

Turkish Billiards Federation (Turkish: Türkiye Bilardo Federasyonu, TBF) is the governing body of the cue sports in Turkey. Founded on December 2, 2006, it is based in Ankara. The Turkish organization is member of the Confédération Européenne de Billard (CEB) and the Union Mondiale de Billard (UMB). Since May 2014, the TBF is chaired by Ersan Ercan. The Turkish Billiard Federation organizes cue sports competitions at national, European and World level. National level official competitions are:

The International Ski Instructors Association (ISIA) is the world body for professional ski instructors. As an international organisation for the protection and promotion of the interests of professional ski instructors (skiing and other snow sports), the ISIA supports:
* Stronger relationship between individual national ski instructor associations
* Collaboration in respect of ski technique, methodology, didactic and questionsof safety
* The exchange of information
* Internal and external opinion forming concerning the profession of skiinstructor.

The Executive Women's Golf Association (EWGA) is an organization that supports women in learning and playing the game of golf. The EWGA was founded by Nancy Oliver in 1991 and is now one of the largest women's amateur golf associations in the United States. As of 2014 the EWGA has 120 chapters; 114 throughout the United States, and 1 chapter each in Canada, Bermuda, South Africa, Ireland and Italy. The organization is entirely volunteer-run, from its national board to its local chapters. The national board of directors, composed of chapter leaders and representatives from the LPGA, United States Golf Association, PGA of America, and industry-specific specialists, governs the Association. The EWGA headquarters is in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, and is a Florida not-for-profit 501(c)(6) organization. Each EWGA chapter is an incorporated business entity that is affiliated with the Association.

Sports for Peace was set up during the preliminary stages of the Olympic Games 2008 to address the question of whether sport or major sporting events can foster common ideals. In “Sports for Peace”, athletes from all over the world come together to promote the values of sport, such as fair play, tolerance, the Olympic ideal of freedom, international and intercultural understanding. As a politically independent initiative, “Sports for Peace” offers a neutral basis to foster the spirit of fair play, the sense of community and the elimination of prejudice. The initiative is based in Berlin.

The Federación Internacional de Fútbol Rápido, commonly known by the acronym FIFRA, was the international governing body of indoor soccer (Spanish: fútbol rápido). From 2008–2013 FIFRA was responsible for the organization and governance of indoor soccer's major international tournaments. In North America, the MASL umbrella of leagues were official affiliates of FIFRA, including the Professional Arena Soccer League and Premier Arena Soccer League.

Lampsilis cariosa,, the yellow lampmussel, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. Its natural habitat is rivers.

Erebus Motorsport, formerly known as Erebus Racing, is an Australian motor racing team. The team competes in the Australian GT Championship with a pair of Mercedes-Benz SLS AMGs as well as the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship with two Holden ZB Commodores. The team's current Supercars drivers are David Reynolds and Anton de Pasquale. The team is owned by Betty Klimenko and is based in Melbourne. The GT team was launched in 2011, while the Supercars team was formed in 2013 after the purchase of Stone Brothers Racing.

The Latvia Rugby League is the governing body for the sport of rugby league football in Latvia. The Association was formed in 2009.

The Israel Curling Federation (ICF) is a nonprofit organization founded in 2007 which nationally represents curling, the winter world sport which played on ice surfaces. On 2009, the ice surface was marked in "Canada Centre" in town of Metulla. The Curling Federation in Israel continuously expands its activities and now also gives sponsors to Olympic pistol shooting clubs.

The assassination of Juan María de Araluce Villar was a mass shooting attack by the Basque separatist group ETA which took place on 4 October 1976 in San Sebastián in the Basque Country in northern Spain. Three ETA members carrying pistols and submachine guns killed Araluce, the Government appointed President of the Provincial Deputation of Gipuzkoa and member of the . Araluce's driver was killed in the attack together with three police guards. Ten bystanders were also injured in the attack, which was ETA's deadliest of 1976.

The Orpheum Theater is located at 409 South 16th Street in downtown Omaha, Nebraska. The Orpheum hosts programs best served by a more theatrical setting, including the Omaha Performing Arts Broadway Season, presented with Broadway Across America, and Opera Omaha's season. The theatre is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Guy-André Kieffer (born 25 May 1949) is a journalist of dual French and Canadian nationality who worked in West Africa generally, and in Côte d'Ivoire specifically. On April 16, 2004, he was kidnapped from an Abidjan parking lot and has not been seen since. In early 2012 remains suspected to belong to Kieffer were found in the department of Issia, in the west of Côte d'Ivoire.

Association of Bihar Cricket or ABC is a parallel cricket governing body for the cricket activities in the Bihar state of India. It is not recognized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India.

The Women's Baseball Association Korea (WBAK; Korean: 한국여자야구연맹) is the governing body for the women's of baseball in South Korea. WBAK was founded in 2007.

Nikola Mektić and Alexander Peya are the defending champions.

The British Horseball Association is the governing body and organising organisation for the equestrian sport of horseball. The association is a member of the and in the UK is one of the 16 organisations which form part of the British Equestrian Federation.

The 1985 motion picture Cavegirl was written and directed by David Oliver. The film tells the story of a clumsy high school boy named Rex (Daniel Roebuck) who gets lost in a cave while on a class excursion. A crystal opens a time portal and sends him back in time to caveman times. There he meets "smokin' hot" Eba (Cynthia Thompson). The antics follow as Rex tries to get Eba to sleep with him. It is Stacey Q's film debut.

The National Collegiate Table Tennis Association (NCTTA) is a non-profit organization whose aim is to promote competitive table tennis at the collegiate level in the United States and Canada. As of 2012, 155 universities competed in 28 geographical divisions, organized into 6 different regions throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.

The Toleration Party (also known as the Toleration-Republican Party, and later the American Party or American Toleration and Reform Party) was a political party which dominated the political life of Connecticut 1817 to 1827. The 'American' name referred not to nativism or the later American Party, but to the party's national orientation. The party was formed by an alliance of the more conservative Episcopalians with the Democratic-Republicans, as a result of the discrimination of the Episcopal Church by the Congregationalist state government. In the 1817 elections, the Toleration Party swept control of the General Assembly. At the Connecticut Constitutional convention in 1817, 111 of the 201 convention delegates belonged to the Toleration Party. The resulting Constitution of 1818 generally adhered to the Tolerationist platform, especially their two major issues: increasing the electorate and the democratic nature of the government and disestablishing the Congregational Church. By the end of the 1820s the Tolerationists had developed into the Jacksonian branch of the Connecticut Democratic Party.

Hammersmith Bridge is a suspension bridge that crosses the River Thames in west London. It enables road traffic and pedestrians to cross from the southern part of Hammersmith in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, on the north side of the river, to Barnes in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, on the south side of the river. The current bridge, which is Grade II* listed and was designed by the noted civil engineer Sir Joseph Bazalgette, is the second permanent bridge on the site.

Walkinshaw Andretti United is an Australian motor racing team based in the Melbourne suburb of Clayton. The team currently fields two Holden ZB Commodores in the Supercars Championship for Scott Pye and James Courtney, along with a Porsche 911 GT3-R in the Australian GT Championship. Formed in 1990 as the Holden Racing Team, it is one of the most successful Supercars Championship teams in the history of the category, having won the drivers' championship six times, and the series' signature race, the Bathurst 1000, seven times. In 2017, the Holden Racing Team name was transferred by Holden to Triple Eight Race Engineering and the team was renamed Mobil 1 HSV Racing. For the 2018 season, the team was rebranded Walkinshaw Andretti United, as Andretti Autosport and United Autosports become shareholders.

A G-type main-sequence star (Spectral type: G-V), often (and imprecisely) called a yellow dwarf, or G dwarf star, is a main-sequence star (luminosity class V) of spectral type G. Such a star has about 0.84 to 1.15 solar masses and surface temperature of between 5,300 and 6,000 K., Tables VII, VIII. Like other main-sequence stars, a G-type main-sequence star is converting the element hydrogen to helium in its core by means of nuclear fusion. The Sun, the star to which the Earth is gravitationally bound in the Solar System and the object with the largest apparent magnitude, is an example of a G-type main-sequence star (G2V type). Each second, the Sun fuses approximately 600 million tons of hydrogen to helium, converting about 4 million tons of matter to energy. Besides the Sun, other well-known examples of G-type main-sequence stars include Alpha Centauri A, Tau Ceti, and 51 Pegasi. The term yellow dwarf is a misnomer, because G-type stars actually range in color from white, for more luminous types like the Sun, to only very slightly yellow for the less massive and luminous G-type main-sequence stars. The Sun is in fact white, and its spectrum peaks in blue and green light, but it can often appear yellow, orange or red through Earth's atmosphere due to atmospheric Rayleigh scattering, especially at sunrise and sunset. In addition, although the term "dwarf" is used to contrast yellow main-sequence stars from giant stars, yellow dwarfs like the Sun outshine 90% of the stars in the Milky Way (which are largely much dimmer orange dwarfs, red dwarfs, and white dwarfs, the last being a stellar remnant). A G-type main-sequence star will fuse hydrogen from a few billion years to approximately 20 billion years, until it is exhausted at the center of the star. For example a star like the Sun will live on the main sequence for 10 billion years. When this happens, the star expands to many times its previous size and becomes a red giant, such as Aldebaran (or Alpha Tauri). Eventually the red giant sheds its outer layers of gas, which become a planetary nebula, while the core rapidly cools and contracts into a compact, dense white dwarf.

Pamela A. Silver is an American cell and systems biologist and a bioengineer. She holds the Elliot T. and Onie H. Adams Professorship of Biochemistry and Systems Biology at Harvard Medical School in the Department of Systems Biology. Silver is one of the founding Core Faculty Members of the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University.

The South African Handball Federation (SAHF) is the governing body for handball in South Africa and is responsible for the administration of the South African national handball teams (both men's and women's). SAHF has been an affiliate of IHF and CAHB since 1993, and its offices are located in Johannesburg, the elected president is Ruth Saunders. SAHF is registered with SASCOC as the officially recognised federation.

The Gulf Coast Congressional Report, or Congressional Report, is a public service television program broadcast by WKRG-TV in Mobile, Alabama from 1973 to 2006. Originally hosted by Representatives from the three congressional districts within the reach of WKRG's signal, the commercial-free talk show gave viewers a local perspective of Washington, D.C. and the central Gulf Coast from their congressman's standpoint. The program was free to broadcast and was paid for by tax dollars. It was recorded in one of the United States Capitol recording studios and in Mobile.

The Foolish Virgin is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Albert Capellani and starring Clara Kimball Young, Conway Tearle and Paul Capellani. It was shot at Fort Lee in New Jersey. Future star Rudolph Valentino appeared as an uncredited extra.

The International Federation of Muaythai Amateur, or IFMA, is the sole recognised sport governing body of amateur Muaythai consisting of 130 member countries worldwide with 5 continental federations. IFMA is officially recognised by SportAccord, the Olympic Council of Asia, WADA IWGA, and TAFISA. Muaythai has been included in many official sport programs such as the Arafura Games, TAFISA Games, SEA Games, Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, Asian Beach Games, Demonstration Sport in the Asian Games, World Games and World Combat Games.

The International Australian Football Council (IAFC) was a body established in 1995 to govern the sport of Australian rules football internationally. It was established by a small number of amateur football bodies. The IAFC was established after the Arafura Games, held in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. The Arafura Games were the first international games to have Australian rules football as a competition, rather than a demonstration sport. Papua New Guinea won the Gold medal that year and retained it in subsequent games. The national delegations that fielded Australian rules football teams met and decided to form a central body to co-ordinate efforts to promote the game in their own nations. The IAFC was founded as a result of this meeting, the first president being Will McKenzie (New Zealand). The IAFC helped organise the first Australian Football International Cup in Melbourne in 2002 which was won by Ireland. As the primary rulemaker in Australia, the Australian Football League (AFL) refused to recognise the IAFC's role to govern the rules of the code internationally (given that it was primarily responsible for small amateur competitions). As a response, the AFL brought on its own international game development initiatives and funding, limiting the scope and purpose of the IAFC to a promotional body. In line with these initiatives, many leagues around the world formally affiliated with the AFL and the AFL negotiated the unanimous voluntary dissolution (by member country vote) of the IAFC at the end of 2002 in a successful (in the eyes of most established international Leagues) attempt to gain the status of world governing body. Some individual people, members of the IAFC, voted to continue under the IAFC banner as the "International Australian Football Confederation". This body instigated the Multicultural Cup competitions in 2004 and 2005, involving expatriate communities living in Australia, of which Israel won the first, while Greece won the second. It also played a role in organising the first EU Cup. This organisation eventually changed its name to Aussie Rules International, which functioned as a development and promotional body only. By 2004, the AFL formed its own International Policy, the first of its kind since the formation of the IAFC and became formally recognised as the world governing body for the sport.

The Netherlands Rugby League Bond is the governing body for the sport of rugby league football in Netherlands. The Association was formed during 2006.

Kelly Adam Asbury (born January 15, 1960) is an American animated film director, screenwriter, voice actor, published children's book author/illustrator, and non-fiction author. He is best known for directing animated films, including Shrek 2 and Gnomeo & Juliet.

The Ski Federation of Pakistan is the national governing body to develop and promote the sport of Ski in the Pakistan.The federation was formed in December 1990. There are two best ski resorts in Pakistan, the ski resort Malam Jabba ski resort is top with 2.3 out of 5 stars. The largest ski resorts offer up to 1 kilometres of slopes extend up to an altitude of 2,804 metres (9,199 ft) is Malam Jabba ski resort. The highest ski resorts for skiing in Pakistan extend up to an altitude of 2,950 metres (9,680 ft) is Naltar ski resort.

The International Gay and Lesbian Football Association (IGLFA) is an international organization which was founded in 1992 with the intention of promoting Association Football (known as Soccer in the United States and football in most of the rest of the world) in the gay and lesbian community and to promote gay and lesbian football to the world at large. The IGLFA is the governing body of LGBT football and regulates the association football portion of the Gay Games, World Outgames and various other tournaments around the globe.

The Romanian Dynamic Shooting Association, Romanian Romania tir Dynamic, is the Romanian association for practical shooting under the International Practical Shooting Confederation.

The Australian Parkour Association (APA) is an incorporated association concerned with the promotion and teaching of parkour throughout Australia. At present, the APA has over 100 active members, while many times that number have attended or regularly attend APA-run parkour classes. The Australian Parkour Association became a founding member of Parkour Earth, an international federation of National parkour bodies founded by Poland, France, United Kingdom, New Zealand and France in July 2017.

Max Borenstein is an American screenwriter. He is known for writing Godzilla (2014) and Kong: Skull Island (2017).

The Trienio Liberal (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈtɾjenjo liβeˈɾal], "Liberal Triennium") is a period of three years in the modern history of Spain between 1820 and 1823, when a liberal government ruled Spain after a military uprising in January 1820 by the lieutenant-colonel Rafael de Riego against the absolutist rule of Ferdinand VII. It ended in 1823 when, with the approval of the crowned heads of Europe, a French army invaded Spain and reinstated the King's absolute power. This invasion is known in France as the "Spanish Expedition" (expédition d’Espagne), and in Spain as "The Hundred Thousand Sons of St. Louis".

Oceania Tennis Federation (OTF) is the regional governing body of tennis in Oceania. It was formed as a regional association of International Tennis Federation in 1993 with seven member nations to foster the development of tennis in the Oceania region specially main focus on small island nations (territories/dependencies) and Papua New Guinea as the structure of tennis in both Australia and New Zealand was already well developed. The organisation started with seven members now have twenty one countries in its member's list.

Roald Dahl's Esio Trot is a British comedy television film that was first broadcast as part of BBC One's 2015 Christmas programming. It is an adaptation of Roald Dahl's children's novel Esio Trot in which a retired bachelor falls in love with his neighbour, a widow, who keeps a tortoise as a companion after the death of her husband.

Rugby League Deutschland was the governing body for the sport of rugby league football in Germany. The Association was formed in 2007. It folded in March 2015, and was replaced by the Nationaler Rugby League Deutschland e.V. (NRLD). The NRLD became an affiliate member of the RLEF in December 2017.

Malaysian Deaf Sports Association also simply known as MSDeaf is the national governing body of deaf sports in Malaysia which was formed in 1993. It is also affiliated with the Comite International des Sports des Sourds since 1993. Despite its establishment in 1993, the sports council got recognition as the Deaf Sports Association of Malaysia from the government of Malaysia under the leadership of Najib Razak in 2018.

Special Hockey International is an international organization for Special Hockey clubs and teams. It is a non-governmental organization, that promotes ice hockey in an inclusive environment for athletes with a developmental disability, and organizes an annual international tournament for its member clubs. It was founded in 1992, by Pat Flick. Originating in North America, the majority of its members are from the United States, and Canada. Special Hockey International has begun to expand into Europe. As of 2018, the United Kingdom has two clubs, and Denmark, Norway and Sweden have one club each.

WWE is an American professional wrestling promotion based out of Stamford, Connecticut. Title reigns are either determined by professional wrestling matches or are awarded to a wrestler, as a result of the culmination of various scripted storylines. WWE splits its main roster into two distinctive brands — Raw and SmackDown. A level below the main roster is the NXT brand. Specialty brands in WWE include 205 Live, which is for male wrestlers 205 lbs. and under (designated by WWE as cruiserweights), and NXT UK, which is for wrestlers based in the United Kingdom. Raw, SmackDown, and NXT each have two singles championships for male wrestlers, a singles championship for female wrestlers, and a tag team championship for male wrestlers. There is one championship for the cruiserweight wrestlers on 205 Live, which is the only championship with a weight limit in the promotion, and one male singles, one female singles, and one male tag team championship for NXT UK wrestlers. There is also one tag team championship for female wrestlers in the promotion, and it is shared between Raw, SmackDown, and NXT. Among the five current brands, 21 wrestlers hold the championships (with one vacancy) as of April 6, 2019. The list includes the number of times the wrestler has held the title, the date and location of the win and a description of the winning bout.

Faith Renée Jordan (née Evans; born June 10, 1973) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Born in Lakeland, Florida, and raised in New Jersey, Evans relocated to Los Angeles in 1991 for a career in the music business. After working as a backing vocalist for Al B. Sure! and Christopher Williams, she became the first female artist to contract with Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs' Bad Boy Entertainment recording company in 1994, for which she collaborated with several label mates such as 112 and Carl Thomas and released three platinum-certified studio albums between 1995 and 2001, including Faith (1995), Keep the Faith (1998) and Faithfully (2001).

The East Asian Zonal Volleyball Association, is the governing body for the sports of indoor, beach and grass volleyball in East Asia. In the spirit of the FIVB 2001 Plan, AVC was the first to create five Zonal Associations at the 10th General Assembly in December 1993 prior to the FIVB Centennial Congress on September 1994.

Live from Radio City Music Hall is Liza Minnelli's fifth solo live album, released in 1992. The entire show was directed for television by Louis J. Horvitz and was released as a PBS special. and was later released on VHS and DVD.

The Turkish Ice Skating Federation (Turkish: Türkiye Buz Pateni Federasyonu, TBPF) is the main ice skating governing body overlooking speed skating, figure skating, ice dancing, synchronized skating and curling. in Turkey. The Turkish Ice Skating Federation was founded in 2006. It is a member of the Turkish Olympic Committee and the International Skating Union (ISU). Currently, the federation's president is .

The Brazilian Paralympic Committee or BPC (Portuguese: Comitê Paralímpico Brasileiro – CPB) is the private, non-profit organization representing Brazilian Paralympic athletes in the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the Parapan American Games. It is the governing body of Brazilian Paralympic sport.

Chad Archibald is a Canadian film, television and music video producer and director.

This is a list of contestants who have appeared on the reality television competition, The Voice UK. Only contestants successfully picked by a coach are included here. Key: Winner Runner-up Third/Fourth place Fourth place Eliminated in the Live Shows Eliminated in the Knockout Rounds Eliminated in the Battle Rounds Withdrew Participating

The Andorran Football Federation (Catalan: Federació Andorrana de Futbol) is the governing body of football in Andorra. It was founded on 1994 and joined as a member of FIFA and UEFA in 1996. It organizes the football league, Andorran First Division, the Andorran Cup and Andorran Supercup, and the Andorran national football team. It is based in Escaldes-Engordany.

Lampsilis fullerkati, the Waccamaw fatmucket, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This species is endemic to the United States.

The World Golf Foundation (WGF) is an organization that was formed in 1994 to promote and honor the game of golf and those who made significant contributions to the game. The organization's Board of Directors includes representatives from the world's major golf organizations. The WGF owns and controls the World Golf Hall of Fame at the World Golf Village.

The Nutana Curling Club is a curling club located in the neighbourhood of Nutana Suburban Centre in south-central Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The club was organized in 1929 at the . The club was first opened in 1930 at the corner of Dufferin Avenue and Main Street in the Nutana neighbourhood of the city. In 1966, it moved to its current suburban location at the corner of Arlington Avenue and Taylor Street. The club hosts the annual Colonial Square Ladies Classic, one of the women's Grand Slam events on the World Curling Tour. It also hosts the annual Point Optical Curling Classic on the men's World Curling Tour. Additionally, it hosted the 1999 Canadian Senior Curling Championships and the 1993 TSN Skins Game.

Anthony Hussey (c. 1496 – 1560), was an English politician and Judge of the High Court of Admiralty for England and Wales]] between 1542 and 1549.

The Pittsburgh Pro Football Hall of Fame (PPFHOF) is a nonprofit organization established in 2010. The PPFHOF is dedicated to honoring the greatest players, coaches and staff members in Pittsburgh professional football history. It was founded in 2010 and inducted its first hall of fame class in 2011. The electorate is a broad cross section of former Pittsburgh Steelers, (including players Dermontti Dawson, Levon Kirkland, Andy Russell, Chad Brown, Ernie Mills, Roy Jefferson, Lee Flowers, Leon Searcy, Reggie Harrison, and radio announcer Bill Hillgrove among others) and researchers specializing in Steelers history. The PPFHOF is the only hall of fame specifically dedicated to football in the city of Pittsburgh and inducts athletes, coaches and administrators, based on football achievements,

Kick It Out was established as a campaign with the brand name 'Let's Kick Racism Out of Football' in 1993 and as an organisation in 1997.The organisation works within the football, educational and community sectors to challenge discrimination, encourage inclusive practices and work for positive change. The campaign is supported and funded by the game's governing bodies, including founding body the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA), the Premier League and the Football Association (FA). Internationally Kick It Out plays a leading role in the Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE) network and has been cited as an example of good practice by the European governing body UEFA, the world governing body FIFA, the Council of Europe, the European Commission, European parliamentarians and the British Council. Former footballer Paul Elliott left his role at Kick It Out on 23 February 2013, following a reported text conversation in which "discriminatory abusive comments" were made to fellow former footballer Richard Rufus.

"Roll Over Beethoven" is a 1956 hit single written by Chuck Berry, originally released on Chess Records, with "Drifting Heart" as the B-side. The lyrics of the song mention rock and roll and the desire for rhythm and blues to replace classical music. The title of the song is an imperative directed at the composer Ludwig van Beethoven to roll over in his grave in reaction to the new genre of music that Berry was promoting. The song has been covered by many other artists, including the Beatles and the Electric Light Orchestra. Rolling Stone magazine ranked it number 97 on its list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".

Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools (BBFS) is a football youth development initiative by Bhaichung Bhutia, the Indian football team skipper, in association with Football By Carlos Queiroz(FBCQ), the Portuguese football academy by Carlos Queiroz. BBFS aims to cater to children in the age group of 5 to 15 years and deliver coaching experience under the guidance of senior coaches from Portugal through their partnership with FBCQ. As per Bhutia, BBFS is planned to be an all-inclusive venture where 20-30% of the enrolled students at BBFS are targeted to be from underprivileged sections of the society.

The Dansk Australsk Fodbold Liga (Eng: Danish Australian Football League) is the controlling body and main league for the sport of Australian rules football in Denmark. Founded in 1989, regular competition commenced in 1991. Despite being predominantly Danish, the league includes clubs in Scania (Swedish: Skåne, southernmost region of Sweden).

The Palau Track and Field Association (PTFA) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Palau.

A submarine (or simply sub) is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability. It is also sometimes used historically or colloquially to refer to remotely operated vehicles and robots, as well as medium-sized or smaller vessels, such as the midget submarine and the wet sub. Although experimental submarines had been built before, submarine design took off during the 19th century, and they were adopted by several navies. Submarines were first widely used during World War I (1914–1918), and are now used in many navies large and small. Military uses include attacking enemy surface ships (merchant and military), attacking other submarines, aircraft carrier protection, blockade running, ballistic missile submarines as part of a nuclear strike force, reconnaissance, conventional land attack (for example using a cruise missile), and covert insertion of special forces. Civilian uses for submarines include marine science, salvage, exploration and facility inspection and maintenance. Submarines can also be modified to perform more specialized functions such as search-and-rescue missions or undersea cable repair. Submarines are also used in tourism, and for undersea archaeology. Most large submarines consist of a cylindrical body with hemispherical (or conical) ends and a vertical structure, usually located amidships, which houses communications and sensing devices as well as periscopes. In modern submarines, this structure is the "sail" in American usage and "fin" in European usage. A "conning tower" was a feature of earlier designs: a separate pressure hull above the main body of the boat that allowed the use of shorter periscopes. There is a propeller (or pump jet) at the rear, and various hydrodynamic control fins. Smaller, deep-diving and specialty submarines may deviate significantly from this traditional layout. Submarines use diving planes and also change the amount of water and air in ballast tanks to change buoyancy for submerging and surfacing. Submarines have one of the widest ranges of types and capabilities of any vessel. They range from small autonomous examples and one- or two-person vessels that operate for a few hours, to vessels that can remain submerged for six months—such as the Russian Typhoon class, the biggest submarines ever built. Submarines can work at greater depths than are survivable or practical for human divers. Modern deep-diving submarines derive from the bathyscaphe, which in turn evolved from the diving bell.

Walkinshaw Andretti United is an Australian motor racing team based in the Melbourne suburb of Clayton. The team currently fields two Holden ZB Commodores in the Supercars Championship for Scott Pye and James Courtney, along with a Porsche 911 GT3-R in the Australian GT Championship.

The Figure Skating Federation of Russia (Russian: Федерация фигурного катания на коньках России, lit. Figure Skating on Skates Federation of Russia) is the national sport governing body for figure skating in Russia. It is recognized as such by Russian Olympic Committee and by the International Skating Union (ISU). No individual membership exists, and its members are in various ice sports associations. It was founded in 1992 as the successor of the (Soviet Union).

The Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan (AFFA; Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Futbol Federasiyaları Assosiasiyası, AFFA) is the governing body of football in Azerbaijan. Formed in 1992, it is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the amateur and professional game in its territory. AFFA is a member of both UEFA and FIFA.

The Scotland Rugby League is the governing body for rugby league football in Scotland. It administers the Scotland national rugby league teams. The Scotland Division of the Rugby League Conference serves as the domestic competition. It was founded with five teams in 1997 and was administered by Scotland Rugby League. It has been administered by the Rugby League Conference since 2006 and became full members of the Conference in 2007.

The European Committee for Sports History (CESH) is the non-profit organisation of the European sports historians. It was founded in Bordeaux in 1995. Founding President was Prof. Arnd Krüger. The Motto is 'Cognita historia futurum figurare' (you have to know history to develop the future).

Larry Patrick "Pat" Osburn (born May 4, 1949 in Murray, Kentucky) is a retired professional baseball pitcher. Osburn played six seasons in professional baseball, including two in Major League Baseball with the Cincinnati Reds (1974) and the Milwaukee Brewers (1975). He was drafted a total of four times, but did not sign after his first three selections. In the 1970 Major League Baseball draft (secondary phase), Osburn was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds and eventually signed. Over his career, Osburn went 0–1 with a 6.53 earned run average (ERA) and five strikeouts in six games, one start. Osburn began his professional career with the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians in 1971. He played for the Indians, who were in the Cincinnati Reds' affiliated minor league organization, for the next four seasons (1971–1974). He also played for the Triple-A Sacramento Solons (1975) in the Milwaukee Brewers organization, and the Double-A Jacksonville Suns (1976) in the Kansas City Royals organization. Over his minor league career, Osburn went 43–37 with a 3.61 ERA in 134 games, 114 starts.

Baseball New Brunswick is the provincial governing body for baseball in New Brunswick, Canada.

The Evrytania Football Clubs Association (Ένωση Ποδοσφαιρικών Σωματείων Νομού Ευρυτανίας = Enosi Podosfairikon Somateion Nomou Evrytanias, short form: Ε.Π.Σ.Ν.Ε. = E.P.S.N.E.) is a football (soccer) organization in Evrytania that is part of the Greek Football Federation. It was formed in 1990. It was like an autonomous union, from 1974 until 1985, teams participated in the Fthiotida-Fokida FCA and up to 1990, the Fthiotida FCA. Its offices are located in Valaoritou 3 in Karpenissi (telephone (30)-22370-80350) The jurisdiction which subjects organizations of the local cup and championship. During the in the men's category, it sustained two divisions. The premier division with only 10 clubs and the second division with only 3 clubs. The winner of the first division participates in the playoffs, takes part in the entry into the Fourth Division, the team who finishes last relegates.

The Liechtenstein Rugby Union is the governing body for rugby in Liechtenstein. It oversees the various national teams and the development of the sport.

The European Handball Federation (EHF) is the umbrella organisation for European handball. Founded on 17 November 1991, it is made of 50 member federations and two associated federations (England and Scotland), and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria. The current EHF President is Michael Wiederer, who was elected on 17 November 2016 and will serve until 2020. The federation celebrated its 20th anniversary on 17 November 2011 at a gala event under the slogan 'HeartBeat Handball'.

The Anguilla Football Association is the governing body of football in Anguilla.

The German Cricket Federation (German: Deutscher Cricket Bund e.V.) is the national governing body for cricket in Germany. It is commonly known as the DCB.Its current headquarters is in Passau, Germany. The association is responsible for men's, women's and junior cricket across Germany and oversees six regional cricket associations across the country. The DCB was created in 1988 in a document signed by eight German cricket clubs. In 1991, the DCB became an Affiliate member of the International Cricket Council. In 1999 it graduated to the level of an Associate, after recommendation by Namibia and Pakistan. It is also a member of the European Cricket Council.

Malta Rugby League (MRL) is the governing body for the sport of rugby league football in Malta. The board was formed in 2008. The MRL is an Affiliate Member of the Rugby League European Federation (RLEF) and recognised by the Rugby League International Federation (RLIF). The MRL is also a member of the Kunsill Malti ghall-iSport (KMS) - the national organisation responsible for supporting, developing and promoting sport throughout Malta and Gozo.

Joan Crockford Beattie (1919–2015) was an Australian geologist and palaeontologist who specialised in Permian bryozoan faunas.

Faith Renée Jordan (née Evans; born June 10, 1973) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Born in Lakeland, Florida, and raised in New Jersey, Evans relocated to Los Angeles in 1991 for a career in the music business. After working as a backing vocalist for Al B. Sure! and Christopher Williams, she became the first female artist to contract with Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs' Bad Boy Entertainment recording company in 1994, for which she collaborated with several label mates such as 112 and Carl Thomas and released three platinum-certified studio albums between 1995 and 2001, including Faith (1995), Keep the Faith (1998) and Faithfully (2001). In 2003, she ended her relationship with the company to sign with Capitol Records. Her first album released on the label, The First Lady (2005) became her highest-charting album at the time, reaching the top of the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, while the holiday album A Faithful Christmas, released the same year, would become her last release before the company was bought in 2007. Following a longer hiatus, Evans released her fifth album Something About Faith on the independent label Prolific and Entertainment One Music in 2010. With a career spanning two decades, Evans has sold over 18 million records worldwide. Other than her recording career, Evans is most known as the widow of New York rapper Christopher "The Notorious B.I.G." Wallace, whom she married on August 4, 1994, a few weeks after meeting at a Bad Boy photoshoot. The turbulent marriage resulted in Evans' involvement in the East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry, dominating the rap music news at the time, and ended with Wallace's murder in an unsolved drive-by shooting in Los Angeles on March 9, 1997. A 1997 tribute single featuring Puff Daddy and the band 112, named "I'll Be Missing You", won Evans a Grammy Award in 1998. Also an actress and writer, Evans made her screen debut in the 2000 musical drama Turn It Up by Robert Adetuyi. Her autobiography Keep the Faith: A Memoir was released by Grand Central Publishing in 2008 and won a 2009 African American Literary Award for the Best Biography/Memoir category.

A submarine (or simply sub) is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability. It is also sometimes used historically or colloquially to refer to remotely operated vehicles and robots, as well as medium-sized or smaller vessels, such as the midget submarine and the wet sub.

Bison Dele (born Brian Carson Williams; April 6, 1969 – presumed dead July 7, 2002) was an American professional basketball player who played center. He played for the NBA's Orlando Magic, Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers, Chicago Bulls and Detroit Pistons. Dele won a championship with the Bulls in 1997. He is believed to have been murdered at sea by his older brother in 2002.

The Venezuelan Rugby Federation (Spanish: Federación Venezolana de Rugby (FVR)) is the governing body of rugby union in Venezuela. It was founded in 1992. It is a member of World Rugby since 1998 and Sudamérica Rugby. The Venezuelan Rugby Federation was recognised by the Venezuelan Ministry of Sport in 2005. It was admitted by the Venezuelan Olympic Committee on 1 February 2010.

The Oceania Zonal Volleyball Association (OZVA), is the governing body for the sports of indoor, beach and grass volleyball in Oceania. In the spirit of the FIVB 2001 Plan, AVC was the first to create five Zonal Associations at the 10th General Assembly in December 1993 prior to the FIVB Centennial Congress on September 1994.

Mandarin Chinese Lessons with Serge Melnyk is an English-language website used to learn Mandarin Chinese. It was founded in January 2006 to help people interested in learning spoken Chinese for free. The website provides Mandarin Chinese podcasts, audio lessons, and other study materials used for learning Chinese: 200+ professionally recorded audio lessons, PDF transcripts, videos and study tools. The podcasts are produced by Serge Melnyk and his team of native Chinese speakers.

Golf Australia is the governing body for the sport of golf in Australia, formed in 2006 after the Australian Golf Union (AGU) and Women's Golf Australia (WGA) agreed to merge. The decision, which was formally ratified at a meeting in Melbourne in August 2005, was made after the Australian Sports Commission threatened to withdraw its financial support unless the two bodies amalgamated. The Australian Sports Commission contributed approximately A$1.5 million annually to the Australian Institute of Sport for golf funding.

The Pan American Baseball Confederation (COPABE, Spanish: Confederación Panamericana de Béisbol, Portuguese: Confederação Pan-Americana de Beisebol) is the governing body of baseball within the Americas.

National Football League Players Incorporated (or NFL Players Inc.) is the licensing and marketing subsidiary of the National Football League Players Association. Formed in 2015, NFL Players Inc. facilitates the marketing of players as personalities as well as professional dancers. Notable partners include EA, Nike, and Pepsi.

French Federation of Taekwondo and Related Disciplines (French: Fédération française de taekwondo et disciplines associées (FFK) is an association "law of 1901" which aims to organize on the French territory the practice of taekwondo, hapkido, tang soo do and Soo Bahk Do since 1995. It is affiliated with European federations and organizations (European Taekwondo Union and All Europe Taekwon-do Federation) and World Taekwondo and International Taekwon-Do Federation governing taekwondo and its associated disciplines.

Xtreme Fighting Championships (XFC) is a premier international mixed martial arts (MMA) organization based in Spring Lake, Michigan, with offices throughout the United States and South America. The XFC showcases both male and female fighters, advocates young MMA fighters, and produces stadium fight cards in various locations in the United States and South America, including Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, Michigan, Brazil, São Paulo, Campinas, and Araraquara. It is often confused with . Throughout 2008-2012, the XFC hosted 4–6 events per year, travelling around the USA and Greece. In 2013, the company announced its new executive team, as well as a broadcast partnership with an open broadcaster in South America, Rede TV!. This began the International Tournament & Super-Fight Series. The unprecedented success of the 2014 Season I Series allowed the XFC to secure various partnerships with various global broadcasters, including Terra TV, HBO America, and UOL. The XFC currently features more than 125 MMA fighters from 23 countries.

Matthew Phillip Simms (born September 27, 1988) is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Tennessee, before being signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2012. Simms is the son of former New York Giants quarterback and Super Bowl XXI MVP Phil Simms and younger brother of former NFL quarterback Chris Simms.

Kelly Racing is an Australian motor racing team which competes in the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship. The team, owned by John and Margaret Kelly, made its debut in 2009, and raced Holden VE Commodores until the end of the 2012 season. In 2013, the team switched to competing with Nissan Altimas, and was rebranded Nissan Motorsport. Following the Nissan sponsorship concluding, the team was rebranded back to Kelly Racing in 2019 The team is based in the Melbourne suburb of Braeside. The team's current drivers are Garry Jacobson, Andre Heimgartner, Rick Kelly and Simona de Silvestro.

The G7 Teams or G7 Federation is an association of professional esports teams. It was originally formed by seven teams: 4Kings, fnatic, Made in Brazil, mousesports, Ninjas in Pyjamas, SK Gaming and Team 3D. Currently, the organization is made up of six members. The organization aims to promote the interest of the community and players to tournament organizers, sponsors, and other professional gaming institutions. The G7 teams have active presence in the advisory boards for both the World Series of Video Games and , and has relations with other tournament organizations, including the Cyberathlete Professional League, along with its players committee, and the Electronic Sports World Cup. The G7 teams also recognized in as the official world e-Sports rankings. In 2010, after a contract dispu

The Norwegian Rugby Federation - Rugby League is the governing body for the sport of rugby league football in Norway.

The Romanian American Football Federation (Romanian: Federaţia Română de Fotbal American) is the governing body of the sport of American football in Romania. Formed in 2010, the federation oversees the Romanian league system, the Romanian Bowl and the national selections.

The article lists all the urban local bodies, covering municipal corporations, municipalities and nagar panchayats in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The statistical data is based on 2011 Census of India, conducted by The Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, under Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.

AFL Britain, also referred to as AFL Great Britain was established in 1989 as the governing body for Australian rules football in England, Wales and Scotland. It was formed in 2008, replacing the British Australian Rules Football League (BARFL) as national body. By 2012, Wales and Scotland had created their own autonomous bodies governing the sport of Australian rules football and AFL Britain was superseded by AFL England.

Li Zhongchu (Chinese: 黎中蹰) is a Chinese entrepreneur and information technology businessman; chairman and founder of . Beijing Shiji Information Technology is an Information Technology company, providing IT support to 6,000 hotels in China. In May 2015, his net worth is reported to be US$ 4.0 billion.

The South African Confederation of Cue Sport (SACCS) is the governing body of cue sports in South Africa. SACCS is responsible for the promotion and development of the combination of pool, carom and snooker, and is affiliated to SASCOC. SACCS aims to reverse cue sport’s reputation in South Africa from being a more recreational one to a full-fledged sport with its Long Term Participant Development (LTPD) plan, by attracting new participants, starting with the identification of talent and exposing these new talents to a high quality of coaching and competitive tournaments.

The West Australian Football Commission is the governing body of Australian rules football in the state of Western Australia.

Steam Brewing Company is a microbrewery located in Otahuhu, Auckland. It was founded in October 1995 as the brewery for the Cock & Bull brewpub in East Tamaki and currently brews beers for the Cock & Bull chain of taverns, as well as the retail beer Epic Pale Ale and several contracted beers including TaaKawa Ale. and previously (till March 2005) the bottled beers for the Loaded Hog pub chain. The original East Tamaki location was decommissioned in September 2004, and by 2005, Cock & Bull had opened a chain of five taverns. In August 2004, Steam Brewing Company purchased Auckland Breweries to meet increased production demands. This new site contained a 200 bottle per minute glass packaging line, able to fill beer, juice, cider, energy drinks, RTDs and other cold beverages. October 2007, Steam Brewing Company sold the Epic Brewing Company and Epic brand to then Head Brewer / General Manager, . The Epic beers continue to be brewed by Steam Brewing Company.

The Belarusian Federation of Practical Shooting, Belarusian Беларуская федэрацыя практычнай стральбы, is the Belarusian association for practical shooting under the International Practical Shooting Confederation.

The National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Milli Olimpiya Komitəsi) (AZMOC) - is an independent public organization, with a status of a legal entity, which passed registration in the Ministry of Justice of the Azerbaijani Republic. Charter of the organization is recognized by IOC, in 1993. The organization represents the country at the international Olympic Games. It acts on the basis of the Olympic Charter and also the Law of the Azerbaijani Republic about enterprises and public organizations. Ilham Aliyev – the President of the Azerbaijani Republic, is the president of the committee since 1997.

The Nutana Curling Club is a curling club located in the neighbourhood of Nutana Suburban Centre in south-central Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The club was organized in 1929 at the . The club was first opened in 1930 at the corner of Dufferin Avenue and Main Street in the Nutana neighbourhood of the city. In 1966, it moved to its current suburban location at the corner of Arlington Avenue and Taylor Street.

Piera Hudson (born 7 February 1996) is a New Zealand alpine ski racer. Piera Hudson went to the first ever youth olympics in Innsbruck Austria in 2012. She competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beaver Creek, USA, in the slalom. Hudson finished 26th in the World Cup slalom at Killington, Vermont, USA. As a result Hudson was the first New Zealand Alpine skier to score World Cup Points since Claudia Riegler in 2003.

The G7 Teams or G7 Federation is an association of professional esports teams. It was originally formed by seven teams: 4Kings, fnatic, Made in Brazil, mousesports, Ninjas in Pyjamas, SK Gaming and Team 3D. Currently, the organization is made up of six members. The organization aims to promote the interest of the community and players to tournament organizers, sponsors, and other professional gaming institutions. The G7 teams have active presence in the advisory boards for both the World Series of Video Games and , and has relations with other tournament organizations, including the Cyberathlete Professional League, along with its players committee, and the Electronic Sports World Cup. The G7 teams also recognized in as the official world e-Sports rankings. In 2010, after a contract dispute between fnatic and SK Gaming, the organization dissolved.

Oceania Paralympic Committee (acronym: OPC) is an organisation based in Sydney, Australia. It is an international organisation that congregates the 7 National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) of Oceania.

Roald Dahl's Esio Trot is a British comedy television film that was first broadcast as part of BBC One's 2015 Christmas programming. It is an adaptation of Roald Dahl's children's novel Esio Trot in which a retired bachelor falls in love with his neighbour, a widow, who keeps a tortoise as a companion after the death of her husband. It was broadcast on 1 January 2015. It was seen by 7.86 million viewers, making it the ninth-most watched programme on BBC1 and across all UK TV channels for the week ending 4 January 2015. It was repeated on BBC1 on 31 December 2015 and on BBC2 on 30 December 2016.

The Trienio Liberal (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈtɾjenjo liβeˈɾal], "Liberal Triennium") is a period of three years in the modern history of Spain between 1820 and 1823, when a liberal government ruled Spain after a military uprising in January 1820 by the lieutenant-colonel Rafael de Riego against the absolutist rule of Ferdinand VII.

Batsu to Maru to Tsumi to (Xと○と罪と, "Wrong and Right and Crimes and") is the seventh studio album by Japanese rock band Radwimps. It was released in December 11, 2013. The album reached #2 rank first week in Oricon rankings. It charted for 29 weeks.The album was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).

Virtual Pool 2 (acronymed to VP2) is a 3D, first-person sports simulation video game developed by Celeris and released by VR Sports on behalf of Interplay Productions in 1997. It is the third release of the Virtual Pool franchise of computer simulations of pool games developed by Celeris. VP2 is the second main series title in the Virtual Pool series, and would later be released alongside Virtual Pool 1.

Malaysian Deaf Sports Association also simply known as MSDeaf is the national governing body of deaf sports in Malaysia which was formed in 1993. It is also affiliated with the Comite International des Sports des Sourds since 1993. Despite its establishment in 1993, the sports council got recognition as the Deaf Sports Association of Malaysia from the government of Malaysia under the leadership of Najib Razak in 2018. On 5 April 2018, the Malaysian government recognised the Malaysian Deaf Sports Association as the sole national federation to deal with the deaf sports after passing the amendment of National Sports Development Act which got approved in the parliament. The minister of Ministry of Youth and Sports, Khairy Jamaluddin presented the amendment of the National Sports Development Act to the parliament which was approved on 3 April, 2018.

Pinnacle Country Club is a private country club and golf course in the south central United States, located in Rogers, Arkansas, north of Fayetteville. Founded 30 years ago in 1988 as Champions Country Club, the course opened in 1990. Originally designed by Don Sechrest and tour pro Bruce Lietzke, it was redesigned by Randy Heckenkemper in 2008.

Full Force Fighting (FFF) is a mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion based in Colorado. The organization's first event, Full Force Fighting Vol. 1, was held on January 29, 2011 at the Paramount Theater in Denver. The event was co-promoted by Fight To Win and Thomas "Wildman" Denny. Attempting to restore prestige back to combat sports, there was a business casual dress code enforced at the event.

Qatar Squash Federation is the national organisation for squash in Qatar.

The Norwegian Federation of American Sports (Norwegian: Norges Amerikanske Idretters Forbund; NAIF) is the governing body for American football, cheerleading, disc sports, and lacrosse in Norway. It was created on January 1, 2010 by the merger of the Norwegian American Football and Cheerleading Federation (Norges Amerikansk Fotball og Cheerleading Forbund), the Norwegian Frisbee Federation (Norges Frisbeeforbund), and the Norwegian Lacrosse Federation (Norges Lacrosse Forbund). NAIF is a member of the Norwegian Olympic Committee, the International Federation of American Football, the International Cheer Union, the World Flying Disc Federation, and the Federation of International Lacrosse.

The Saint Kitts and Nevis Rugby Association is the rugby governing body in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Based in Basseterre, it was founded in 2008. The association became affiliated to the North America Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA, formerly NAWIRA) in the following year, but it is not currently a member of World Rugby. The British first introduced the game to the islands in the 1960s, and for a number of years it was mainly played by expatriates. Now it has some uptake by the local population. Games against visiting ships, and touring sides are common, as well as against neighbouring Caribbean islands.

The National Rugby Federation of Ukraine is the governing body for rugby union in Ukraine. It was founded in 1991 and became affiliated to the International Rugby Board in 1992. It is based in Kiev.

The Australian Rugby League Commission is the official governing body of rugby league football within Australia. It was founded, as the Australian Rugby League 'Board of Control', in 1924, jointly by the New South Wales Rugby League and the Queensland Rugby League. Since 1924, all other state and territory Rugby League governing bodies have become affiliated to the League. The completely restructured ARL Commission was formally established on 10 February 2012 and took control of all aspects of the game in Australia. From 1998-2012, the National Rugby League Partnership, a power-sharing arrangement between News Corporation and the Australian Rugby League (ARL) ran the National Rugby League competition, as a consequence of the Super League war. Other teams and competitions were run by the Australian Rugby League or state Leagues. Prior to 1998, the code in Australia had been administered largely by individual state leagues on a domestic basis, and the ARL on a national and international basis. Legally, the ARL Commission is the existing, original ARL corporate entity, but with an entirely new constitution and regulatory framework. This effectively means that the game has been governed by the same overarching body in Australia since 1924.

The SPL Itä-Suomen piiri (Eastern Finland Football Association) is one of the 12 district organisations of the Football Association of Finland. It administers lower tier football in Eastern Finland.

The Welsh Ladies Baseball Union (WLBU) is the governing body of women's British baseball in Wales. It was formed in 2006 when the WLBU decided to break away from the men's WBU (formed 1892). The WLBU headquarters are at the Grangetown Catholic Club, Grangetown, Cardiff.

The Renju International Federation (RIF) is an international organization which was founded in Stockholm, Sweden in August 8, 1988. The main purpose of the federation is to unit all the Renju and gomoku national federations all over the world, organize international tournaments such as World Championships, together with other activities in renju and gomoku, and spread renju activities in the world. The federation carry out the General Assembly every two years.

The Athletics Norfolk Island (ANI), also known as Norfolk Island Athletics Association, is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Norfolk Island. Current president is former hammer thrower .

Nicholas Scoppetta (November 6, 1932 – March 24, 2016) was the 30th New York City Fire Commissioner. He was appointed to that position by Mayor Michael Bloomberg on January 1, 2002 and was succeeded by Salvatore Cassano on January 1, 2010.

The Slovak Association of American Football (SAAF) is the governing body of American football in Slovakia. It takes part in the organization of all the competitions related to the Slovak Championship. SAAF is responsible for the expansion and popularization of the sport. In Slovakia, American football is played under the 7v7, 11v11 and flag football variants.

Roketz is a 360 degree scrolling shoot 'em up released for the Amiga 1200 in 1995 and MS-DOS in 1996. It features gravity environment and thrust-and-turn gameplay similar to the likes of Thrust, Virus, and SubSpace.

Epsilon eSports is an esports organization that has teams competing in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Gears Call of Duty, FIFA, and H1Z1 KoH. It is a leading organisation in Console eSports, with multiple championship Call of Duty European Titles over the years 2011–2014. Epsilon's Smite team won the Smite World Championship 2016. The organization is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium but individual teams are based across Europe and North America.

Go Goa Gone is a 2013 Indian zombie comedy film directed by Raj and D.K. The film features Saif Ali Khan, Kunal Khemu, Vir Das, Puja Gupta and Anand Tiwari. It was released on 10 May 2013. Almost one third of the film was shot in Mauritius.

Xtreme Fighting Championships (XFC) is a premier international mixed martial arts (MMA) organization based in Spring Lake, Michigan, with offices throughout the United States and South America. The XFC showcases both male and female fighters, advocates young MMA fighters, and produces stadium fight cards in various locations in the United States and South America, including Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, Michigan, Brazil, São Paulo, Campinas, and Araraquara. It is often confused with .

South African National Climbing Federation (SANCF) is the governing body for sport climbing, involving lead climbing, bouldering and speed climbing in South Africa. SANCF oversees competitive climbing across the country as well as the promotion and development of the sport in artificial climbing environments. SANCF is affiliated to the world body International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) with full member status, and SASCOC.

Ludwig "Lale" Sokolov (né Eisenberg; 28 October 1916 – 31 October 2006) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Slovak-Australian businessman and Holocaust survivor. He was Jewish, and having been sent to Auschwitz in 1942, served as the concentration camp's tatowierer (tattooist) until the camp was liberated near the end of World War II. He did not speak publicly about his wartime experiences until after the death of his wife in 2003 due to fears of being perceived as a Nazi collaborator.

Albanian Air Sport Federation (Albanian: Federata Shqiptare e Aeronautikës) is the governing body for the sport of Air sports in Albania and member of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI).It was founded in 2010 in Tirana.

The International Pole Sports Federation (IPSF) is a not-for-profit global organization that has been recognized as an Observer Member by the Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) as the international governing body for pole sports. The IPSF is the umbrella organization for national pole federations and hosts the annual World Pole Championships.

Pizza Rolls are a frozen food product created by food industry entrepreneur Jeno Paulucci, who specialized in frozen Chinese food, in 1951. After Jeno's sold the brand in 1985, it was acquired by Pillsbury which owned Totino's pizza. In 1993, Jeno's Pizza Rolls were rebranded as Totino's Pizza Rolls. The snacks come in a variety of flavors including Cheese, Combination, Pepperoni, Triple Pepperoni, Sausage, Supreme, Triple Cheese, and Triple Meat. Thanks to a series of commercial spoofs on Saturday Night Live, Totino's have seen a boost in popularity and sales with their pizza rolls. Note: pizza roll production was severely limited in early 2019 due to environmental concerns from the creator, Jeno Paulucci.

USA Field Hockey is the national governing body for field hockey in the United States. USA Field Hockey is a member organization of the United States Olympic Committee and the International Hockey Federation. The USA Field Hockey Association is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It was founded in 1922. The organization is responsible for the U.S. Men's and Women's National Field Hockey Teams.

ACT Gridiron or ACTG is the governing body for gridiron (American football) in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. ACT Gridiron currently has six teams. The season culminates with the grand final, known as the Capital Bowl. Gridiron in the ACT began in 1990 with the formation of the Canberra Sabretooths Gridiron Club. In that year the Sabretooths played a number of full contact games against NSW gridiron teams before entering the NSW competition in 1991. The club played three seasons as members of the NSW League, winning the championship in 1994, their last year in the competition.The ACT Gridiron League was formed in 1993 with five teams competing for the Capital Bowl trophy. The original senior teams were: the Belconnen Thunderbolts, the Tuggeranong Tornadoes, the University of Canberra Firebirds, the Tidbinbilla Space Cadets and the Queanbeyan Wolverines. The Tuggeranong Tornadoes and the University of Canberra Firebirds are the only two original teams still in the competition, although the Firebirds did not enter a team in the 1996 competition. After the NSW championship-winning season in 1994, the Sabretooths folded. A number of players joined with the remaining members of the Belconnen Thunderbolts and Tidbinbilla Space Cadets to form the Canberra Tigers, who won Capital Bowl III in the club’s inaugural season. A number of ex-Sabretooths went on to form the ACT Astros to continue an involvement in the NSW competition. The Astros had great success in the NSW League, winning one title in 1996 from appearances in four grand finals. In 2001, the ACT Astros were renamed the Astros and entered the ACT Competition after withdrawing from the NSWGFL, replacing the Canberra Tigers side which folded after the 2000 season. The Astros experienced immediate success, winning championships in each of their first four seasons and compiling a 28–1 record between 2001 and 2003. After losing Capital Bowl XIII in 2005, a number of key players retired. A lack of juniors coming through the ranks contributed to a poor run of form, which ended when the club effectively ceased operation following the 2011 season. The foundation Queanbeyan Wolverines folded mid-way through the 1998 season, but another Queanbeyan-based team – named the Warriors – formed in 2000. After experiencing early success by making the playoffs in the club's first three years (including a Capital Bowl appearance in 2001), the Warriors folded early in the 2005 season. ACT Gridiron welcomed two expansion teams in 2007 with the formation of the Centurions and the Gladiators. The Centurions were based in Canberra's central and eastern suburbs and established by Tuggeranong Tornadoes founder John Crispin, who coached the Tornadoes to four Capital Bowl triumphs. The Gladiators began training in the Woden Valley and Kambah area and were coached by Mike Whitesell, who was in charge of the Astros team that won the 1996 NSW league championship. A further addition was made in 2009, with the Gungahlin Wildcats incorporated to begin play in 2010. Based in Canberra's expanding northern suburbs, the Wildcats were founded by former Australian junior coach and two-time ACT Gridiron Coach of the Year John Ludvigson, with the assistance of Jim Smith. The Central Spears began play in 2012, effectively taking over the operation of the Astros club that was scheduled to fold. However, no Astros were part of the Spears' management, coaches and players. The Spears won the ACT Gridiron championship in their first year of existence. Ten teams have recorded a perfect season to win a championship: the Firebirds in 1994, the Tornadoes in 1998, the Astros in 2001 and 2003, the Firebirds again in 2006, the Spears in 2013, 2014 and 2015, and the Firebirds in 2016 and 2017. The 1993 Tidbinbilla Space Cadets won eight games and tied one on their way to the championship. Two teams – the Firebirds in 2000 and the Astros in 2005 – have finished the regular season undefeated but lost the Capital Bowl. The ACT Representative team is the ACT Monarchs. The Monarchs have played representative teams from NSW, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia since 1996. They participated in the 1996 National Championships in Canberra, the 1998 Gridiron Australia National Challenge in Sydney, the 1999 Gridiron Australia Eastern Regional Championships in Sydney as well as the 2001 and 2003 Gridiron Australia National Championships in Canberra and Adelaide, respectively. After a seven-year absence, the Monarchs returned to interstate competition at the 2010 National Championships in Melbourne. The Monarchs posted their first-ever victories at the 2001 Championships, defeating Victoria in the second round and South Australia in the third place playoff. The 2010 Monarchs defeated Queensland 12–9 in a pool game, before losing to Western Australia in the third-place playoff game. After another hiatus from state competition, the Monarchs participated in the 2014 Australian Gridiron League (AGL), suffering heavy losses to Queensland and NSW in their pool games. The first season of Junior Gridiron in the ACT was played in 1991. At one stage there were as many as nine Junior teams playing in the local competition which was divided into two divisions – High School (ages 14–16) and College (ages 16–18). The current Junior competition is contested in one division by players 18 years old or younger. In 1999 the junior Monarchs became the first ACT team (senior or junior) to taste victory at representative level by winning both games of a two-match series against NSW. In 2006 the Junior Monarchs finished second at the National Championships on the Gold Coast, losing only to the , which won the tournament, in overtime. At the 2007 National Championships, the Junior Monarchs finished third overall.

The Saint Kitts and Nevis Rugby Association is the rugby governing body in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Based in Basseterre, it was founded in 2008. The association became affiliated to the North America Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA, formerly NAWIRA) in the following year, but it is not currently a member of World Rugby.

Cricket Indonesia is the official governing body of the sport of cricket in Indonesia. Its current headquarters is in Jawa Barat, Indonesia. Cricket Indonesia is responsible for the promotion and development of cricket in Indonesia. Cricket Indonesia is active in developing cricket in schools. This is achieved by Cricket Indonesia's development officers. The major areas for the development of cricket in Indonesia are Bogor, Bali, Jakarta, Bandung and Flores. Cricket Indonesia is Indonesia's representative at the International Cricket Council and is an affiliate member and has been a member of that body since 2001. It is also a member of the East Asia-Pacific Cricket Council.

The Olympic Committee of Kosovo (Albanian: Komiteti Olimpik i Kosovës, Serbian: Олимпијски комитет Косова / Olimpijski komitet Kosova) is the National Olympic Committee representing Kosovo. Officially established in 1992, the OCK became a full member of the International Olympic Committee and the Olympic Movement on 9 December 2014. It is responsible for Kosovo's participation at the Olympic Games. Kosovo participated at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan and participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Judoka Majlinda Kelmendi became the first Kosovar athlete to win a medal of any colour when she won gold in the women's 52kg weight division at the Games. The Committee was represented for the first time at the Winter Olympics at PyeongChang 2018 by skier Albin Tahiri. A Paralympic federation is planned.

The Haitian Chess Federation (French: Fédération Haïtienne des Echecs - FHE) is the national organization for chess in Haiti. The current president is who has been elected after the former President Jean Lamothe died on August 22, 2017, the Vice-President is Gottfried Kräuchi, and the treasurer is Jean Philippe Bonne Annee. The headquarters of the Haitian Chess Federation is Port-au-Prince. The Haitian federation was founded in 1985. The Haitian Chess Federation is a member of the FIDE (Fédération Internationale des Échecs) and the Association internationale des échecs francophones (AIDEF) (International Association of Francophone Chess ).

The African Baseball and Softball Association (ABSA), is the governing body of baseball and softball within Africa. As of June 2011, there are 24 members. The confederation is responsible for operation of Baseball at the All-Africa Games.

The East Central Illinois Conference or ECIC, is a high school athletic conference in Central Illinois. 6 out of the 9 schools are private schools.

Montay Crockett (born December 11, 1993) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Georgia Southern. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2017.

Thailand Practical Shooting Association (THPSA) (สมาคมกีฬายิงปืนรณยุทธแห่งประเทศไทย) is the Thai association for practical shooting under the International Practical Shooting Confederation.

Larry Patrick "Pat" Osburn (born May 4, 1949 in Murray, Kentucky) is a retired professional baseball pitcher. Osburn played six seasons in professional baseball, including two in Major League Baseball with the Cincinnati Reds (1974) and the Milwaukee Brewers (1975). He was drafted a total of four times, but did not sign after his first three selections. In the 1970 Major League Baseball draft (secondary phase), Osburn was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds and eventually signed. Over his career, Osburn went 0–1 with a 6.53 earned run average (ERA) and five strikeouts in six games, one start.

The International Ski Instructors Association (ISIA) is the world body for professional ski instructors. As an international organisation for the protection and promotion of the interests of professional ski instructors (skiing and other snow sports), the ISIA supports:
* Stronger relationship between individual national ski instructor associations
* Collaboration in respect of ski technique, methodology, didactic and questionsof safety
* The exchange of information
* Internal and external opinion forming concerning the profession of skiinstructor. The task of the ISIA is to support the professional practice of ski and snowsports teaching in all its forms, and it collaborates with other associationsfrom the worlds of skiing and tourism. Research into ski techniques, methodologyand didactic fields of skiing and every related branch is supported bythe ISIA, within the realms of its ability.

The Salvadoran Rugby Association (Spanish: Asociación Salvadoreña de Rugby) is the governing body for rugby in El Salvador.

World version W5 (W5 professional kickboxing) is a sports promotion of Russian origin with headquarters in Bratislava, Slovakia, and Moscow, Russia. They also have representatives in Prague (Czech Republic), Almere (Netherlands), Serbia and Croatia. W5 holds professional kickboxing events across Russia and Europe with future events planned for North and South America.

The Montserrat Football Association is the governing body of football in Montserrat. It is incharge of the Montserrat national football team and is also responsible for the league in Montserrat.

The Saint Kitts and Nevis Olympic Committee (IOC code: SKN) is the National Olympic Committee (NOC) representing Saint Kitts and Nevis. It is also the body responsible for Saint Kitts and Nevis' representation at the Commonwealth Games. The executive board consists of the president, secretary general, vice president, assistant secretary general, and four members. The president is Alphonso Bridgewater and the secretary general is Glenville Jeffers. The NOC was officially located at the Charles Wilkin Building from 1994 to 2005, when it moved to the Olympic House in Basseterre, Saint Kitts. The NOC's affiliates are: St Kitts and Nevis Amateur Athletic Association (SKNAAA), St Kitts – Nevis Amateur Basketball Association (SKNABA), St Kitts and Nevis Amateur Boxing Association (SKNABA), St Kitts – Nevis Football Association (SKNFA), St Kitts and Nevis Table Tennis Association (SKNTTA), St Christopher and Nevis Taekwondo Federation (SCNTF), St Kitts Amateur Volleyball Association (SKAVA), and St Kitts Netball Association (SKNA).

King of Kings, or KOK, is a European kickboxing promotion founded in 2009. The company has its headquarters in Vilnius, Lithuania.

The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) is the international governing body for the sport of wheelchair basketball. IWBF is recognized by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) as the sole competent authority in wheelchair basketball worldwide. International Basketball Federation (or FIBA) has recognized IWBF under Article 53 of its General Statutes.

The Israel Curling Federation (ICF) is a nonprofit organization founded in 2007 which nationally represents curling, the winter world sport which played on ice surfaces. On 2009, the ice surface was marked in "Canada Centre" in town of Metulla. The Curling Federation in Israel continuously expands its activities and now also gives sponsors to Olympic pistol shooting clubs. As of 2013 Israeli shooting Olympian Alex Tripolski was heading the sport of curling in Israel, and that year the World Curling Federation reinstated Israel as a full member. In 2015 Tripolski was President of the Israel Curling Federation.

The Saint Kitts and Nevis Olympic Committee (IOC code: SKN) is the National Olympic Committee (NOC) representing Saint Kitts and Nevis. It is also the body responsible for Saint Kitts and Nevis' representation at the Commonwealth Games. The executive board consists of the president, secretary general, vice president, assistant secretary general, and four members. The president is Alphonso Bridgewater and the secretary general is Glenville Jeffers. The NOC was officially located at the Charles Wilkin Building from 1994 to 2005, when it moved to the Olympic House in Basseterre, Saint Kitts.

The Hong Kong Lacrosse Association is the governing body of lacrosse in Hong Kong. Founded in 1993, HKLA is a member Of the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL), Asia Pacific Lacrosse Union (APLU), as well as Sports Federation & Olympic Committee Hong Kong, China (SF&OC). The representative teams organized by the association regularly participates in international and regional tournaments, both in Field lacrosse and Box Lacrosse.

South African National Climbing Federation (SANCF) is the governing body for sport climbing, involving lead climbing, bouldering and speed climbing in South Africa. SANCF oversees competitive climbing across the country as well as the promotion and development of the sport in artificial climbing environments. SANCF is affiliated to the world body International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) with full member status, and SASCOC. SANCF organises national competitions across various age (including under 13, under 15, under 17, under 19 and open), and gender categories in the main disciplines such as the National Boulder Series Championships and National Lead Climbing Competition in addition to sending representative teams to compete at international events. South African climbers also participate in the Montagu Rock Rally, Boven Rock Rally, and The Rory Challenge.

The Olympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian Latin: Olimpijski komitet Bosne i Hercegovine; Serbian Cyrillic: Олимпијски комитет Босне и Херцеговине) is the non-profit organization representing Bosnia and Herzegovina athletes in the International Olympic Committee. The committee organizes Bosnia's representatives at the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. Members of the committee are 30 sports federations, which elect the Executive Council composed of the president and twelve members.

Thomas Von Essen (born 1945 in Brooklyn, New York) was appointed the 29th FDNY Commissioner of the City of New York by Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani on April 15, 1996 and served in that position until the end of the Rudolph Giuliani Administration on December 31, 2001, nearly four months after the September 11, 2001 attacks. Von Essen is a graduate of St. Francis College, class of '72. In 2002 he was made an Honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) by Queen Elizabeth II. In 1993 Von Essen was elected as President of the Uniformed Firefighters Association representing the department's firefighters. He was formerly a Senior Vice-President at Giuliani Partners and Chief Executive Officer of Giuliani-Von Essen LLC. In October 2017 Von Essen was named FEMA Regional Administrator for Region II in New York City by President Donald Trump.

Zoe Caldwell, OBE (born Ada Caldwell, 14 September 1933) is an Australian actress. She is a four-time Tony Award winner, winning Best Featured Actress in a Play for Slapstick Tragedy (1966), and Best Actress in a Play for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1968), Medea (1982), and Master Class (1996). Her film appearances include The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), Birth (2004), and Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011). She is also the voice of the Grand Councilwoman in the Lilo & Stitch franchise.

The Toleration Party (also known as the Toleration-Republican Party, and later the American Party or American Toleration and Reform Party) was a political party which dominated the political life of Connecticut 1817 to 1827. The 'American' name referred not to nativism or the later American Party, but to the party's national orientation. The party was formed by an alliance of the more conservative Episcopalians with the Democratic-Republicans, as a result of the discrimination of the Episcopal Church by the Congregationalist state government. In the 1817 elections, the Toleration Party swept control of the General Assembly. At the Connecticut Constitutional convention in 1817, 111 of the 201 convention delegates belonged to the Toleration Party. The resulting Constitution of 1818 generally

Soccer Alaska is the governing body of amateur adult soccer in the state of Alaska, United States. They are not directly affiliated with FIFA or CONCACAF. They are affiliated to the Governing body of amateur adult soccer USASA.

The Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB) is the organisation that governs licensed greyhound racing in Great Britain. It does not govern independent tracks or Northern Irish tracks and therefore has no jurisdiction over them. It was formed in 2009 as a self-regulating body after a merger between the British Greyhound Racing Board and the National Greyhound Racing Club (NGRC). The GBGB reports to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) and the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA).

Gorokan High School, is a secondary school located in Lake Haven, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1976, the school was housed in temporary buildings in Dudley Street on the site of what was to later become Gorokan Public School. It moved to its current location in Goobarabah Avenue in 1977. Its first principal was Gwen Foley, who was the first female high school principal on the NSW Central Coast. She retired in December 1982. Foley chose the inaugural school motto "And Joy in the Making", referring to the making of a young adult as well as the establishment of the school itself.

Thoongaa Vanam (English: Sleepless) is a 2015 Indian action thriller film directed by Rajesh M. Selva starring Kamal Haasan, Prakash Raj, Trisha Krishnan, Kishore, Sampath Raj, Yugi Sethu, Asha Sarath and Madhu Shalini. The film was simultaneously shot in Tamil and Telugu, the latter as Cheekati Rajyam (English: Dark Kingdom). The film is produced by Raaj Kamal Films International and Sri Gokulam Movies. The film was later dubbed in Hindi as Khakee: The Real Police by RG Entertainment and aired on B4U Movies. The film is a remake of the French film Nuit Blanche (2011).

The International Triathlon Union (ITU) is the international governing body for the multi-sport disciplines of triathlon, duathlon, aquathlon and other nonstandard variations. The ITU host the top level international race series the ITU World Triathlon Series and the ITU Triathlon World Cup. More recently, the ITU created a long distance race circuit with official world championships. Long Distance Triathlon races are closer in length to Ironman Triathlon races owned and organized by the World Triathlon Corporation. The ITU also sanctions and organizes official Aquathlon (swim-run), Duathlon (run-bike-run) and Winter triathlon championships. The ITU is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland

The South Australian Football Commission is the sports governing body of Australian rules football in South Australia. The organisation was formed in 1991 when the South Australian National Football League altered its constitution to effectively allow the body to manage revenues from the licences of South Australian clubs in the Australian Football League (the Adelaide Crows and later Port Adelaide Power). The commission also effectively owns Football Park on behalf of the SANFL. The president and executive officer have the same role in both the SANFL and the SAFC.

A Zoo Key is a key that activates talking storybook boxes located throughout a zoological garden. The story recordings provide an audio tour of the zoo.

Copper deficiency is defined either as insufficient copper to meet the needs of the body, or as a serum copper level below the normal range.The neurodegenerative syndrome of copper deficiency has been recognized for some time in ruminant animals, in which it is commonly known as "swayback". Copper deficiency can manifest in parallel with vitamin B12 and other nutritional deficiencies.

The Olympic Committee of Kosovo (Albanian: Komiteti Olimpik i Kosovës, Serbian: Олимпијски комитет Косова / Olimpijski komitet Kosova) is the National Olympic Committee representing Kosovo. Officially established in 1992, the OCK became a full member of the International Olympic Committee and the Olympic Movement on 9 December 2014. It is responsible for Kosovo's participation at the Olympic Games. A Paralympic federation is planned.

The French Ice Hockey Federation (French: Fédération Française de Hockey sur Glace (FFHG)) is the governing body of ice hockey in France, as recognized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It was founded in 2006 after separation with the Fédération française des sports de glace (French Ice Sports Federation). The federation manages both the amateur and professional games in France, as well as the national teams on junior and senior levels. France is a founding member of the IIHF.

Johnathan "Bug" Howard (born November 28, 1994) is an American football Tight End who is currently a free agent. He played college football at North Carolina.

The Central Asian Zonal Volleyball Association , is the governing body for the sports of indoor, beach and grass volleyball in Central Asia, South Asia and Iran. In the spirit of the FIVB 2001 Plan, AVC was the first to create five Zonal Associations at the 10th General Assembly in December 1993 prior to the FIVB Centennial Congress on September 1994.

AFL New Zealand is the governing body of Australian rules football in New Zealand. AFL New Zealand currently has 30,000 Registered Players.

The Cyprus Rugby Federation (CRF) (Greek: Κυπριακή Ομοσπονδία Ράγκμπι, Κ.Ο.ΡΑ) (Turkish: Kıbrıs Ragbi Federasyonu (KRF)) the governing body for rugby union in Cyprus. It runs several competitions including a league with teams from the British military bases (Akrotiri, Episkopi and Dhekelia) and three local teams:
* Paphos Tigers
* Limassol Crusaders
* Nicosia Barbarians It became affiliated to FIRA in 2006. The CRF was accepted as an affiliated member of World Rugby in November 2014 The first international game of the Cyprus Rugby National Team took place on March 24, 2007 against Greece in Paphos. The Cypriot XV won the game by 39-3 in front of 2,500 fans.In October and November 2007, Cyprus beat Azerbaijan, Monaco and Slovakia to win the FIRA 3D Tournament, a great achievement in their first year on the international scene. They lost the play-off game for promotion to level 3C on 6 September 2008 against Israel by a score of 23-14. They remained in FIRA AER ENC Division 3D with Azerbaijan, Monaco, Slovakia and Bosnia Herzegovina until their recent victory against Bosnia.

The National Intercollegiate Running Club Association (NIRCA) is the National governing body for club level collegiate cross country, road running and track and field clubs at over 50 colleges and universities across the U.S.

The following is a list of notable Spanish Filipinos. A Spanish Filipino is any citizen or resident of the Philippines who is of Spanish or Hispanic origin.
* Vic Sotto, actor comedian
* Pauleen Luna, actress ,tv host
* Alvin Elchico, reporter, journalistic of TV Patrol Weekend
* Alex Santos, currently broadcasting journalistic & narrator
* Maine Mendoza, actress, host tv, comedian and MAC Cosmetics lipstick product endorser
* Monsour Del Rosario, actor, producer and martial artist
* Sylvia Sanchez, actress
* John Estrada, tv actor, model, comedic
* Amy Perez, host tv and actress
* Dennis Padilla, actor, tv host & comedian
* Korina Sanchez, journalistic presenter of Rated K
* Mark Anthony Fernandez, actor, model
* Elise Estrada, singer - songwriter & artistic actress
* Ben Tu

The International Australian Football Council (IAFC) was a body established in 1995 to govern the sport of Australian rules football internationally. It was established by a small number of amateur football bodies. The IAFC was established after the Arafura Games, held in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. The IAFC helped organise the first Australian Football International Cup in Melbourne in 2002 which was won by Ireland.

The Belize National Youth Chess Foundation (B.N.Y.C.F.) was co-founded by Ian & Ella Anderson in the summer of 2007 as a not-for-profit organization and with a small army of volunteers it spread throughout the country. The game of Chess has been around for a very long time but in Belize there were no formal organizations and no figures to indicate how many people were playing the game. Building on the founding by Mr. Robert Landolfi and Mr. Glen Reneau of the first school chess club at Hummingird Elementary and the Belize Association of Chess Players in Belize City, due to the efforts of the B.N.Y.C.F. there are now teams ranging from the most southern villages in Toledo District to the most northern villages along the Belize-Mexico border in the Corozal District. Since 2007, the organization has more than 50 active chess clubs and over 1400 players around the country and it functions all year round. An interview with Ian Anderson, Co-Chair, reveals that chess is not only a pastime or hobby in Belize; it can and should be used “as an educational tool to help develop the minds of primary school students.” The B.N.Y.C.F. has worked with primary schools to successfully integrate chess as a part of the curriculum of the primary schools in Belize. Within one year the game of Chess became the fastest growing sport in the country. As part of its efforts to promote this sport, the B.N.Y.C.F. assisted the Belize Chess Federation to become active again in 2008 by updating fees due to FIDE, the World Chess affiliate.

Taiwanese Hokkien (; Chinese: 臺灣閩南語; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-oân Bân-lâm-gú; translated as Taiwanese Min Nan), also known simply as Taiwanese (臺灣話; Tâi-oân-oē / 臺灣語; Tâi-oân-gú), is a variety of Hokkien Chinese spoken natively by about 70% of the population of Taiwan. It is spoken by the Taiwanese Hoklo people, who descended from immigrants from southern Fujian during the Qing dynasty. The Pe̍h-ōe-jī (POJ) romanization is a popular orthography for this variant of Hokkien. Taiwanese Hokkien is generally similar to the speeches of Amoy, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou (branches of Chinese Minnan), as well as their dialectal forms used in Southeast Asia and are generally mutually intelligible. The mass popularity of Hokkien entertainment media from Taiwan has given prominence to the Taiwanese variety of Hokkien, especially since the 1980s.

The ASBL Shinobis Riders, more commonly referred to as Shinobis Riders, is a Belgian roller soccer club created in Brussels in 2009 and directed by Joël Ogunade. It is the first roller soccer club which was born in Belgium (the team has been existing since 2007) and the only one existing in the country until the Bruxelles Roller Foot appeared in 2013. The team is currently challenging in the French League of Roller Soccer. The club has not won any international title yet, its best performance being vice-champion at the Roller Soccer European Cup at Zaandam in the Netherlands in 2011.

Powerlifting Australia Ltd. is one of the many organisations in the sport of Powerlifting in Australia. Powerlifting Australia is recognised by the Australian Sports Commission and the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Agency. As of 10 December 2017 the International Powerlifting Federation reported in their "Minutes of General Assembly Meeting" (PDF). to exclude Powerlifting Australia (PA), Oceania Powerlifting Federation (OPF) and Mr Robert Wilks from IPF and its activities. As Powerlifting Australia was removed from the IPF, two new powerlifting federations were formed in Australia during 2018, "Australia Powerlifting Union (APU)" and "Oceania Regional Powerlifting Federation (ORPF)" to represent lifters competing in the International Powerlifting Federation. Competitions no longer follow the IPF Technical Rules in relation to approved equipment and weight classes.

Leonard Jonathan Spollen (born 1984) disappeared on 3 February 2012 while working as a journalist for the International Herald Tribune newspaper, and formerly Assistant Foreign Editor of The National in Abu Dhabi. He went missing from the northern Indian tourist attraction of Rishikesh, sparking an international campaign to locate him, which included his local TD, Eoghan Murphy, raising the issue in the Irish Parliament.

The Paralympic Committee of Serbia (Serbian: Параолимпијски комитет Србије / Paraolimpijski komitet Srbije) is the National Paralympic Committee in Serbia for the Paralympic Games movement. It is a non-profit organisation that selects teams, and raises funds to send Serbian competitors to Paralympic events organised by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

Pape Alassane Gueye (born 24 January 1999) is a French footballer who plays as a midfielder for French Ligue 2 club Le Havre AC.

Rudolph Valentino (1895–1926) was an Italian-born actor in the era of silent films. He emigrated to the United States in 1913 and took a string of temporary menial jobs before becoming a film extra in 1914. He appeared in several films until 1921—many of which are now lost. That year he got his major break when he appeared in the role of Julio in The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. According to Valentino's biographer, Noel Botham, the film was "hailed ... [as] a masterpiece and Valentino as a star"; the film grossed $4.5 million at the North American box office.

World version W5 (W5 professional kickboxing) is a sports promotion of Russian origin with headquarters in Bratislava, Slovakia, and Moscow, Russia. They also have representatives in Prague (Czech Republic), Almere (Netherlands), Serbia and Croatia. W5 holds professional kickboxing events across Russia and Europe with future events planned for North and South America. W5 was established in 2007, when Sergey Chepinoga organized the very first event in Budva, Montenegro at a football stadium. The event was an immediate success and thus began W5 in the world of kickboxing. To date W5 has promoted more than 40 kickboxing events in locations like Prague (the Czech Republic), Vienna (Austria), Bratislava, Prievidza, Zvolen (Slovakia), Zagreb and Dubrovnik (Croatia), Ingolstadt (Germany), Budva (Montenegro), Minsk (Belarus), Moscow, Ryazan, Oryol, Kalyazin and many other Russian cities.

Paolo Gerolamo Della Bella (born September 12, 1977) is a Swiss former professional ice hockey goaltender.

The Executive Women's Golf Association (EWGA) is an organization that supports women in learning and playing the game of golf. The EWGA was founded by Nancy Oliver in 1991 and is now one of the largest women's amateur golf associations in the United States. As of 2014 the EWGA has 120 chapters; 114 throughout the United States, and 1 chapter each in Canada, Bermuda, South Africa, Ireland and Italy.

Spring Cooper (born Spring Chenoa Cooper, July 6, 1980) is an American academic and author.

Lakshadweep (; ISO: ), formerly known as the Laccadive, Minicoy, and Aminidivi Islands (), is a group of islands in the Laccadive Sea, 200 to 440 km (120 to 270 mi) off the southwestern coast of India. The archipelago is a Union Territory and is governed by the Union Government of India. They were also known as Laccadive Islands, although geographically this is only the name of the central subgroup of the group. Lakshadweep means "one hundred thousand islands" in Sanskrit and Malayalam. The islands form the smallest Union Territory of India and their total surface area is just 32 km2 (12 sq mi). The lagoon area covers about 4,200 km2 (1,600 sq mi), the territorial waters area 20,000 km2 (7,700 sq mi) and the exclusive economic zone area 400,000 km2 (150,000 sq mi). The region forms a single Indian district with 10 subdivisions. Kavaratti serves as the capital of the Union Territory and the region comes under the jurisdiction of Kerala High Court. The islands are the northernmost of the Lakshadweep-Maldives-Chagos group of islands, which are the tops of a vast undersea mountain range, the Chagos-Laccadive Ridge. As the islands have no aboriginal inhabitants, scholars have suggested different histories for the settlement of these islands. Archaeological evidence supports the existence of human settlement in the region around 1500 BC. The islands have long been known to sailors, as indicated by an anonymous reference from the first century AD to the region in Periplus of the Erythraean Sea. The islands were also mentioned in the Buddhist Jataka stories of the sixth century BC. Islam was established in the region when Muslim missionaries arrived around the seventh century. During the medieval period, the region was ruled by the Chola dynasty and Kingdom of Cannanore. The Catholic Portuguese arrived around 1498 but were expelled by 1545. The region was then ruled by the Muslim house of Arakkal, followed by Tipu Sultan. On his death in 1799, most of the region passed on to the British and with their departure, the Union Territory was formed in 1956. Ten of the islands are inhabited. At the 2011 Indian census, the population of the Union Territory was 64,473. The majority of the indigenous population is Muslim and most of them belong to the Shafi school of the Sunni sect. The islanders are ethnically similar to the Malayali people of the nearest Indian state of Kerala. Most of the population speaks Malayalam with Mahi (or Mahl) being the most spoken language in Minicoy island. The islands are served by an airport on Agatti Island. The main occupation of the people is fishing and coconut cultivation, with tuna being the main item of export.

The Deutsche JKA-Karate Bund (DJKB) was created 1993 by Hideo Ochi as the German branch of the Japan Karate Association (JKA). The reason for the founding of the DJKB were disagreements with the Deutscher Karate Verband(DKV) about the importance of the traditional values of Shōtōkan karate. Today the DJKB is an independent and not with the German Olympic Sports Confederation affiliated confederation with more than 21000 members and 450 dojos and clubs.

Athletes for Hope is a nonprofit organization that works to educate professional athletes about philanthropy, connect them with charitable causes, recognize these efforts and inspire others to get involved in the community. AFH emphasizes that its focus is on the athlete's time and not their money. Athletes for Hope has grown from its original Founders to over 4,000 athletes across many sports leagues, including the WNBA, NBA, NFL, NHL, NASCAR, MLB, MLS, USATF, and the Olympic movement. These athletes take part in their Causeway program, which provides education workshops and subsequently one-on-one guidance for each athlete through their personal philanthropic journey. Athletes for Hope has worked with hundreds of professional and Olympic athletes in helping them connect with a variety of charities. As part of this connection program, Athletes for Hope hosts several campaigns throughout the year, such as the Athletes for Active Schools week where athletes participate in school visits throughout the country to promote healthy eating and activity through the Let’s Move Active Schools program. In honor of the anniversary of September 11, Athletes for Hope coordinated a visit for Cleveland Cavaliers star Kyrie Irving to visit underserved children at the Beech Brook home in Cleveland, OH. Additionally, AFH has worked closely with former US Women's National Team star, Abby Wambach, to promote the anti-malaria efforts of the charity Nothing But Nets. In 2015, there were 184 athlete visits to local charities and schools across the US.,such as Portland Timbers Star Nat Borchers visiting St. Clare School in Portland, OR. These amazing athletes volunteer their time and energy to support communities by engaging with students, families and partners and encourage and inspire youth and communities to do more.

The Uzbekistan Rugby Federation (Uzbek: O'zbekiston Regbi Federatsiyasi) is the governing body for rugby union in Uzbekistan. The Rugby Federation of Uzbekistan was established in 2002, becoming a full member of ARFU (Asian Rugby Football Union) and full member of World Rugby (then called IRB). The Rugby 7’s National Championship of Uzbekistan is regularly held among men’s and women’s teams. From 2011 for the first time in 20 years a regular 15-a-side Rugby National Championship was started, for men’s teams, which involved six teams: In the 2013 Championship, four teams participated:

The Montenegrin Olympic Committee (Montenegrin: Црногорски олимпијски комитет / Crnogorski olimpijski komitet) is the National Olympic Committee representing Montenegro. It is responsible for promoting the Olympic ideals and for ensuring that Montenegro is represented with athletes at the Olympic Games and other multi-sport events. The committee's president, as of January 2008, is . Members of the committee are 20 sports federations, which elect the Executive Council composed of the president and sixteen members. The MOC organizes the 2019 Games of the Small States of Europe in Budva.

Cricket Indonesia is the official governing body of the sport of cricket in Indonesia. Its current headquarters is in Jawa Barat, Indonesia. Cricket Indonesia is responsible for the promotion and development of cricket in Indonesia. Cricket Indonesia is active in developing cricket in schools. This is achieved by Cricket Indonesia's development officers. The major areas for the development of cricket in Indonesia are Bogor, Bali, Jakarta, Bandung and Flores. Cricket Indonesia is Indonesia's representative at the International Cricket Council and is an affiliate member and has been a member of that body since 2001. It is also a member of the East Asia-Pacific Cricket Council. Cricket Indonesia has been built since 2000 and changed its name became Persatuan Cricket Indonesia on February 13, 2011 when it was accepted as a KONI (Komite Olahraga Nasional Indonesia) member. In early year, it became an official representative for Indonesia in International Cricket Council as an affiliation member in ICC East Asia Pacific. Persatuan Cricket Indonesia (PCI) has a purpose to make cricket become one of the good-performing sports and get big three position as the most popular sport in Indonesia. It also tries to spread existence of cricket in every region of Indonesia. It has 17 province committees from Aceh until Papua and 3 association members which are Bogor Cricket Association, Bali Cricket, and Jakarta Cricket Association. Those members have duties to organize every competition, introduce and socialize cricket in the society. PCI has succeeded to do its programs because cricket has been growing fast in Indonesia.PCI is still developing its programs to be qualified such as give training, short course and seminar for coaches, referees, and cricket supporting components. The most important thing is becoming a national pride sport for Indonesia. The largest Platform for cricket in Indonesia is Jakarta Cricket Association. Set-up as the first Cricket Association in Indonesia, way back in 1992, the JCA is the premier Cricket association in the country. With more than 400 players from across 10 nationalities playing across 3 grounds, it is an active & thriving association. Games are played virtually non-stop, across 3 formats (a 35 overs league, T20 & 6s formats) and over 50 weeks in a year.The JCA League, the premier competition has 16 teams, competing across 2 Divisions for Season’s honours. The T20 tournament also has 12 teams competing over a 10-week, intensely fought competition and serves as a great filler in between seasons.The Jakarta International 6s cricket tournament is a great opportunity for foreign teams from many countries to come play cricket & also enjoy the great hospitality offered by Indonesia. The JCA through its tournaments also provides a great platform for budding Indonesian cricketers to hone their skills & for new ones to test the waters. The JCA league has been the training ground for all of the Indonesian team cricketers from the Jakarta area. As a grand celebration of the successes of the league, the JCA also holds its Annual Gala dinner every year which has become an important event in the Jakarta sporting calendar. This dinner has had several cricketing greats grace the occasion. They include Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Sir Ian Botham, Sir Vivian Richards, Dean Jones, Sir Richard Hadlee, Tom Moody, Damien Martyn, Kris Srikkanth, Geoff Marsh, Merv Hughes, Ian Chappel, Farokh Engineer etc.

The International Triathlon Union (ITU) is the international governing body for the multi-sport disciplines of triathlon, duathlon, aquathlon and other nonstandard variations. The ITU host the top level international race series the ITU World Triathlon Series and the ITU Triathlon World Cup. More recently, the ITU created a long distance race circuit with official world championships. Long Distance Triathlon races are closer in length to Ironman Triathlon races owned and organized by the World Triathlon Corporation.

The Federação Tocantinense de Futebol (English: Football Association of Tocantins state) was founded on April 7, 1990, and it manages all the official football tournaments within the state of Tocantins, which are the Campeonato Tocantinense, the and the , and represents the clubs at the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). Politician Leomar Quintanilha is the president of the organization since its foundation.

"United we stand, divided we fall" is a phrase used in many different kinds of mottos, most often to inspire unity and collaboration. Its core concept lies in the collectivist notion that if individual members of a certain group with binding ideals – such as a union, coalition, confederation or alliance – work on their own instead of as a team, they are each doomed to fail and will all be defeated. The phrase is also often referred to with only the words "United we stand".

Irish cuisine is the style of cooking that originated from Ireland, or was developed by the Irish people. It has evolved from centuries of social and political change, and the mixing of the different cultures in Ireland, predominantly the English and Irish (and, in Ulster, the Scottish). The cuisine is founded upon the crops and animals farmed in its temperate climate. The development of Irish cuisine was altered greatly by the English conquest of the early 17th century, which introduced a new agro-alimentary system of intensive grain based agriculture. Large areas of land were turned over to cereal and a large portion of the population were confined to more marginal agricultural areas. The rise of a commercial market in grain and meat altered the diet of the native population by redirecting these products abroad as cash crops used to feed the British Empire's armed forces and cities. Consequently, the potato, after its widespread adoption in the 18th century, became just about the only food the poor could afford (which was the vast majority of the population). As a result, the potato is often associated with Ireland and "Irish potato" has come to mean any dense, white potato with a low starch content. Many elements of Irish cuisine were lost or abandoned during that time, with the loss being particularly acute between the Great Famine of the mid 19th century and the mid 20th century. By the 21st century, much of Irish cuisine was being revived. Representative traditional Irish dishes include Irish stew (made with lamb, mutton, or goat), bacon and cabbage (with potatoes), boxty (potato pancake), coddle (sausage, bacon, and potato), colcannon (mashed potato, kale or cabbage, and butter), and, in Ulster, the soda farl. Modern Irish Food still uses these traditional ingredients but they are now being cooked by chefs with world influences and are presented in a modern artistic style.

The Jamaican Olympic Ice Hockey Federation (JOIHF) is the governing body of ice hockey in Jamaica.

Union of European Leagues of Basketball (ULEB; French: Union des Ligues Européennes de Basket-Ball) is a sports organization within basketball created for growth of professional basketball in Europe. Its members are the professional basketball leagues organisations of 11 countries: Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Russia, and Spain.

Edward Rannell Reynolds II (born October 18, 1991) is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Stanford. His father is the former NFL linebacker and league official of the same name, Ed Reynolds.

The Tuvalu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (TASNOC) is the Tuvaluan organization recognized as a National Olympic Committee (NOC) by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). In 2006, Tuvalu satisfied the IOC's criterion of a minimum five national sports federations recognized by their international sports federations, which included basketball, volleyball, weightlifting, boxing and table tennis. TASNOC is a signatory to the World Anti-Doping Code published by the World Anti-Doping Agency.

The Snooker Legends was created in 2009 by Jason Francis at Premier Stage Productions to stage events for retired and current snooker players to play exhibition matches once again in some of Snooker's most iconic venues. In 2017, Snooker Legends created the World Seniors Tour for players aged 40 and above. This tour consisted of four events in the 2017/2018 season.

Al Shaqab (Arabic: الشقب‎) is Qatar Foundation’s (QF) equestrian centre in the State of Qatar, where Arabian horses are trained. Founded in 1992 by Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Emir of Qatar, Al Shaqab joined QF in 2004. Al Shaqab is now the region’s leading equine education resource centre and features the breeding of Arabian horses.

Pamela A. Silver is an American cell and systems biologist and a bioengineer. She holds the Elliot T. and Onie H. Adams Professorship of Biochemistry and Systems Biology at Harvard Medical School in the Department of Systems Biology. Silver is one of the founding Core Faculty Members of the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University. Silver is one of the founders of the emerging field of Synthetic Biology. She has made contributions to other disciplines including cell and nuclear biology, systems biology, RNA biology, cancer therapeutics, international policy research, and graduate education. Silver was the first Director of the Harvard University Graduate Program in Systems Biology.

The Japanese Empire occupied the Dutch East Indies, now Indonesia, during World War II from March 1942 until after the end of the war in September 1945. The period was one of the most critical in Indonesian history. The Dutch East Indies had been a colony of the Netherlands (the Dutch) since 1819. However, the Netherlands itself had been occupied by Germany, and thus had little ability to defend its colony against the Imperial Japanese Army, and less than three months after the first attacks on Borneo, the Japanese navy and army overran Dutch and allied forces. Initially, most Indonesians joyfully welcomed the Japanese as liberators from their Dutch colonial masters. The sentiment changed, however, as Indonesians realized that they were expected to endure more hardship for the Japanese war effort. In 1944–1945, Allied troops largely bypassed Indonesia and did not fight their way into the most populous parts such as Java and Sumatra. As such, most of Indonesia was still under Japanese occupation at the time of its surrender in August 1945. The occupation was the first serious challenge to the Dutch in Indonesia and ended the Dutch colonial rule, and, by its end, changes were so numerous and extraordinary that the subsequent watershed, the Indonesian National Revolution, was possible in a manner unfeasible just three years earlier. Unlike the Dutch, the Japanese facilitated the politicisation of Indonesians down to the village level. Particularly in Java and, to a lesser extent, Sumatra, the Japanese educated, trained and armed many young Indonesians and gave their nationalist leaders a political voice. Thus, through both the destruction of the Dutch colonial regime and the facilitation of Indonesian nationalism, the Japanese occupation created the conditions for the proclamation of Indonesian independence within days of the Japanese surrender in the Pacific. However, the Netherlands sought to reclaim the Indies, and a bitter five-year diplomatic, military and social struggle ensued, resulting in the Netherlands recognising Indonesian sovereignty in December 1949.

Blood Done Sign My Name (2004) is both history and memoir, written by Timothy B. Tyson. He explores the 1970 murder of Henry D. Marrow, a black man in Tyson's then home town of Oxford, North Carolina. The murder is described as the result of the complicated collision of the Black Power movement and the white backlash against public school integration and other changes brought by the civil rights movement. Since 2004, the book has sold 160,000 copies. It has earned several awards: the Grawemeyer Award in Religion from the Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, which had a $200,000 prize, the Southern Book Award for Nonfiction from the Southern Book Critics Circle, the Christopher Award, and the North Caroliniana Book Award from the North Caroliniana Society. It was also a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill selected the book for its 2005 summer reading program. The book was adapted as a movie by the same name, released in 2010. Entertainment Weekly ranked it on a "must see" list.

The Australian Rugby League Commission is the official governing body of rugby league football within Australia. It was founded, as the Australian Rugby League 'Board of Control', in 1924, jointly by the New South Wales Rugby League and the Queensland Rugby League. Since 1924, all other state and territory Rugby League governing bodies have become affiliated to the League.

The Evrytania Football Clubs Association (Ένωση Ποδοσφαιρικών Σωματείων Νομού Ευρυτανίας = Enosi Podosfairikon Somateion Nomou Evrytanias, short form: Ε.Π.Σ.Ν.Ε. = E.P.S.N.E.) is a football (soccer) organization in Evrytania that is part of the Greek Football Federation. It was formed in 1990. It was like an autonomous union, from 1974 until 1985, teams participated in the Fthiotida-Fokida FCA and up to 1990, the Fthiotida FCA. Its offices are located in Valaoritou 3 in Karpenissi (telephone (30)-22370-80350)

Taiwanese Hokkien (; Chinese: 臺灣閩南語; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-oân Bân-lâm-gú; translated as Taiwanese Min Nan), also known simply as Taiwanese (臺灣話; Tâi-oân-oē / 臺灣語; Tâi-oân-gú), is a variety of Hokkien Chinese spoken natively by about 70% of the population of Taiwan. It is spoken by the Taiwanese Hoklo people, who descended from immigrants from southern Fujian during the Qing dynasty. The Pe̍h-ōe-jī (POJ) romanization is a popular orthography for this variant of Hokkien.

The Zimbabwe National Paralympic Committee (ZNPC) is responsible for Zimbabwe's participation in the Paralympic Games, and for overseeing disability sports in the country. Its mission it to support athletes with disabilities "competing at both the grassroots and elite levels".

The International Footbag Players' Association, Inc. (IFPA) is a U.S. 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation that serves as the international governing body for the sport of footbag. IFPA as a corporation has existed since 1994, though its name changed in 2000 from World-Wide Footbag Foundation, Inc. (its originally incorporated name as a California non-profit corporation). IFPA is an all-volunteer organization made up of players and organizers from countries all around the world. Among other things, IFPA is the rules body and the sanctioning body for competitive footbag sports. IFPA oversees the World Footbag Championships as they move from city to city each year, and hosts the Footbag WorldWide Information Service. IFPA's website provides official IFPA members with a video hosting service, a club listing service, mailing lists, a forum, a media gallery, an online rule book, an event calendar, and many other services. Many of IFPA's services on its website are offered in multiple languages.

The Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan (AFFA; Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Futbol Federasiyaları Assosiasiyası, AFFA) is the governing body of football in Azerbaijan. Formed in 1992, it is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the amateur and professional game in its territory. AFFA sanctions all competitive football matches within its remit at national level, and indirectly at local level through the AFFA Amateur League. It runs numerous competitions, the most famous of which is the Azerbaijan Cup. It is also responsible for appointing the management of the men's, women's and youth national football teams and leagues. AFFA is a member of both UEFA and FIFA.

Wales Rugby League is the national governing body for rugby league football in Wales. In 1907 The Welsh Northern Rugby Football Union was formed in Wrexham, but the English Northern Rugby Football Union refused it affiliation as they wanted the body located in the south of Wales and the Welsh body soon folded. In 1926 the English body, now called the Rugby Football League (RFL) formed a Welsh commission in an attempt to convert rugby union clubs to rugby league. The Wales Rugby League achieved governing body status in 2005 and employed its first professional chairman, Mark Rowley, in 2006. The WRL is responsible for the running of the game in Wales, for organising games and competitions and for selecting the squad for the national teams. In addition to managing professional and amateur national representative senior teams, WRL runs several age grade international sides from under 13s to a student team. The senior teams each play in annual European competitions, and the professional side compete in the World Cup every 4 years. In 2006 the WRL achieved autonomous status from the Rugby Football League. In 2010, at a meeting of the Rugby League International Federation in Melbourne, Australia, the WRL were made full members of the Federation. WRL has 14 affiliated clubs, including four university clubs. Wales Rugby League is based at Treforest Industrial Estate The national team took part in the 2011 Gillette Four Nations tournament against Australia, England and New Zealand. The under 19s contingent, consisting of players from South Wales Scorpions and North Wales Crusaders, won the bronze medal at the inaugural Commonwealth Rugby League Championships, which took place in June 2014 in Glasgow. The gold medal was won by Papua New Guinea, with Australia winning silver. Former France and England head coach, John Kear, took over from Iestyn Harris as national head coach on 16 July 2014, a role he will undertake alongside his coaching role at Championship side Batley. His first games in charge will be during the European Championships in Autumn 2014.

The United Kingdom Roller Derby Association (UKRDA) is the National Association for roller derby in the UK. The association was formed in 2010 with 15 member leagues, and was recognized by the British Roller Sports Federation soon after.

The Japanese Empire occupied the Dutch East Indies, now Indonesia, during World War II from March 1942 until after the end of the war in September 1945. The period was one of the most critical in Indonesian history. The Dutch East Indies had been a colony of the Netherlands (the Dutch) since 1819. However, the Netherlands itself had been occupied by Germany, and thus had little ability to defend its colony against the Imperial Japanese Army, and less than three months after the first attacks on Borneo, the Japanese navy and army overran Dutch and allied forces. Initially, most Indonesians joyfully welcomed the Japanese as liberators from their Dutch colonial masters. The sentiment changed, however, as Indonesians realized that they were expected to endure more hardship for the Japanese war

Rudolph Valentino (1895–1926) was an Italian-born actor in the era of silent films. He emigrated to the United States in 1913 and took a string of temporary menial jobs before becoming a film extra in 1914. He appeared in several films until 1921—many of which are now lost. That year he got his major break when he appeared in the role of Julio in The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. According to Valentino's biographer, Noel Botham, the film was "hailed ... [as] a masterpiece and Valentino as a star"; the film grossed $4.5 million at the North American box office. Valentino played leading roles in fourteen films as a romantic figure. When he appeared in The Sheik in 1921, women fainted in the aisles of theaters; the film grossed $1.5 million. His second wife, Natacha Rambova, took increasing control of his career and image, although this meant his screen image turned "increasingly effeminate". The films in which he played a romantic role within the action genre were the more successful at the box office; these included his final two works The Eagle (1925) and The Son of the Sheik (1926). In 1995 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse was inducted into the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant"; a second Valentino film was inducted in 2003 when The Son of the Sheik was selected. Valentino died suddenly of peritonitis on August 23, 1926, at the age of 31. His death at the height of his fame, and extensive media coverage, turned his funeral into a national event, at which large crowds attended. According to his biographer, Carl Rollyson, Valentino had a "... trim body, athletic grace, and dark good looks [which] made him an action hero and a romantic legend—the epitome of the silent screen's Latin lover".

The Dutch Real Tennis Association (Nederlandse Real Tennis Bond) was founded in 1986 to return the sport of real tennis to the Netherlands. The association's goals include building a real tennis court and functioning as the national governing body. Since 1987 the association has organized a Dutch Real Tennis Championship tournament at various clubs in the United Kingdom.

Gorokan High School, is a secondary school located in Lake Haven, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1976, the school was housed in temporary buildings in Dudley Street on the site of what was to later become Gorokan Public School. It moved to its current location in Goobarabah Avenue in 1977. Its first principal was Gwen Foley, who was the first female high school principal on the NSW Central Coast. She retired in December 1982. Foley chose the inaugural school motto "And Joy in the Making", referring to the making of a young adult as well as the establishment of the school itself. Current student enrollment is over 1,100.

The Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB) is the organisation that governs licensed greyhound racing in Great Britain. It does not govern independent tracks or Northern Irish tracks and therefore has no jurisdiction over them. It was formed in 2009 as a self-regulating body after a merger between the British Greyhound Racing Board and the National Greyhound Racing Club (NGRC). The GBGB reports to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) and the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA). All greyhound-racing stadia and individuals working in the registered sector are subject to the Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB) Rules of Racing and the Directions of the Stipendiary Stewards, who set the standards for greyhound welfare at the racecourses. Stewards’ Inquiries are held both locally and at the London headquarters and disciplinary action is taken against anyone found failing to comply.

Irish cuisine is the style of cooking that originated from Ireland, or was developed by the Irish people. It has evolved from centuries of social and political change, and the mixing of the different cultures in Ireland, predominantly the English and Irish (and, in Ulster, the Scottish). The cuisine is founded upon the crops and animals farmed in its temperate climate.

From 10 June 1993 until 30 July 2007, the British Horseracing Board (BHB) was the governing authority for horseracing in Great Britain. It was created in 1993, and took on responsibilities previously held by the Jockey Club. This was intended to help modernise the sport, as the Jockey Club is a private members' club with a traditionally aristocratic membership, and was seen by some as being unaccountable and a relic of the tradition of amateurism in British sports administration. The Jockey Club however retained responsibility for matters concerned with the regulation of the sport, such as integrity, discipline and equine health. The British Horseracing Board focused on organising and promoting the sport and enhancing its commercial position. This was an extract from its statement of aims published in 2006: As the Governing Authority for Racing, we will promote the interests of our sport and industry in whatever way we can.... We will work to attract and retain more racehorse owners, racegoers and other customers. We will seek to maintain and promote horseracing as a competitive and attractive sport and betting medium. We also wish to see the best possible training and working conditions for those employed in the industry, and the highest possible standards of care for horses. The BHB was merged with the Horseracing Regulatory Authority (HRA), the regulatory division of the Jockey Club, in 2007, creating a new organisation called the British Horseracing Authority which from 31 July 2007 governs and regulates the sport. As a result, the Jockey Club has formally ended its link with the regulation of the sport. The British Horseracing Board ceased to exist on 31 July 2007.

The Pittsburgh Pro Football Hall of Fame (PPFHOF) is a nonprofit organization established in 2010. The PPFHOF is dedicated to honoring the greatest players, coaches and staff members in Pittsburgh professional football history. It was founded in 2010 and inducted its first hall of fame class in 2011. The electorate is a broad cross section of former Pittsburgh Steelers, (including players Dermontti Dawson, Levon Kirkland, Andy Russell, Chad Brown, Ernie Mills, Roy Jefferson, Lee Flowers, Leon Searcy, Reggie Harrison, and radio announcer Bill Hillgrove among others) and researchers specializing in Steelers history. The PPFHOF is the only hall of fame specifically dedicated to football in the city of Pittsburgh and inducts athletes, coaches and administrators, based on football achievements, off-field citizenship and other intangibles that made him/her valuable to the organization and/or community. Nominees from Pittsburgh teams in other professional leagues, including the USFL, Arena League and any defunct or future leagues are also considered. The PPFHOF Steering Committee is engaged in ongoing discussions regarding 1) the possible inclusion of college players and players from organized amateur leagues and 2) the feasibility of establishing a brick-and-mortar hall of fame in Pittsburgh.

Huntsville International Airport (IATA: HSV, ICAO: KHSV, FAA LID: HSV) (Carl T. Jones Field) is a public airport ten miles southwest of downtown Huntsville, in Madison County, Alabama. The airport is part of the Port of Huntsville (along with the International Intermodal Center and Jetplex Industrial Park), and serves the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. Opened October 1967 as the Huntsville Jetport, this was the third airport for Huntsville. Today it has 12 gates with restrooms, shops, restaurants, phones and murals depicting aviation and space exploration scenes. There is a Four Points by Sheraton above the ticketing area/lobby, and adjacent to the terminal is a parking garage and to opposite sides are the control tower and a golf course. The airport's west runway, at 12,600 ft (3,800 m), is the second commercial longest in the southeastern United States, being 400 ft (120 m) shorter than the longest runway at Miami International Airport. Huntsville is frequently used as a diversion airport from larger hubs in the Southeast, such as Atlanta, due to its long runways and sophisticated snow removal and de-icing equipment. The airport's "Fly Huntsville" jingle encourages passengers to depart from Huntsville instead of driving to Birmingham or Nashville. An August 2009 report by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics for the first quarter of 2009 revealed that Huntsville passengers paid, on average, the highest airfares in the United States. The airport reported that commercial airline passenger traffic at Huntsville International increased 2.3% in January 2010 over the previous year. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 called it a primary commercial service airport. Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 612,690 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 572,767 in 2009 and 606,127 in 2010.

"Into You" is a song by American singer Ariana Grande from her third studio album Dangerous Woman (2016). Grande co-wrote the song with Savan Kotecha, Alexander Kronlund, and its producers Max Martin and Ilya Salmanzadeh. The song was made available by digital download on May 6, 2016 via pre-order of the album and was later serviced to contemporary hit and rhythmic radio on June 28, 2016 as the album's second single. "Into You" is a dance-pop song and features "a thudding disco beat, lurking synths and sharp clicks" in its instrumentation. The song peaked at number 13 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number 14 on the UK Singles Chart, number 11 on the Australian ARIA Charts and number 9 on the New Zealand Singles Chart. Its music video was directed by Hannah Lux Davis and released on May 24, 2015, spawning four nominations at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards. Grande has promoted the song with televised performances at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards, the season 10 finale of The Voice, and the 2016 Summertime Ball. The song is featured in the 2016 dance video game Just Dance 2017. Overall, the song has attained top-ten peaks in Argentina, Guatemala, Greece and New Zealand, as well as reaching the top-twenty in Australia, Canada, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Latvia, Lebanon, the Netherlands, Scotland, Slovakia, the United Kingdom and the United States. The single also peaked at number 25 on the Japan Hot 100, and was the highest charting English song that week. Since its release, "Into You" has attracted a wide amount of praise from mainstream critics and has developed a cult following from fans.
"Into You" is a song by American singer Ariana Grande from her third studio album Dangerous Woman (2016). Grande co-wrote the song with Savan Kotecha, Alexander Kronlund, and its producers Max Martin and Ilya Salmanzadeh. The song was made available by digital download on May 6, 2016 via pre-order of the album and was later serviced to contemporary hit and rhythmic radio on June 28, 2016 as the album's second single. "Into You" is a dance-pop song and features "a thudding disco beat, lurking synths and sharp clicks" in its instrumentation.

The Haitian Chess Federation (French: Fédération Haïtienne des Echecs - FHE) is the national organization for chess in Haiti. The current president is who has been elected after the former President Jean Lamothe died on August 22, 2017, the Vice-President is Gottfried Kräuchi, and the treasurer is Jean Philippe Bonne Annee. The headquarters of the Haitian Chess Federation is Port-au-Prince. The Haitian federation was founded in 1985. The Haitian Chess Federation is a member of the FIDE (Fédération Internationale des Échecs) and the Association internationale des échecs francophones (AIDEF) (International Association of Francophone Chess ). In 2008, launched the (Chess Academy), a non-for-profit organization to promote chess playing in schools.The Haitian national chess team start to participate in olympiad in 1986 Since 2005 Haitian chess federation organize annual interschool tournament .The First participation of a school in Hinche was 2011 and the Lycee Dumarsais Estime won the Throphee Twice 2012 and 2013 before it was topple down by Avenue Maurepas School in Saint in 2014 and 2015

Turkish Billiards Federation (Turkish: Türkiye Bilardo Federasyonu, TBF) is the governing body of the cue sports in Turkey. Founded on December 2, 2006, it is based in Ankara. The Turkish organization is member of the Confédération Européenne de Billard (CEB) and the Union Mondiale de Billard (UMB). Since May 2014, the TBF is chaired by Ersan Ercan. The Turkish Billiard Federation organizes cue sports competitions at national, European and World level. National level official competitions are: Three-cushion billiards
* Turkish Three-cushion Championship
* Turkish Three-cushion First League
* Turkish Three-cushion Teams Championship
* Turkish Women"s Three-cushion Championship
* Turkish Youth Three-cushion ChampionshipPool
* Turkish Pool Championship
* Inter University Pool TournamentArtistic billiards
* Turkish Artistic billiards Championship

The following is a list of notable Spanish Filipinos. A Spanish Filipino is any citizen or resident of the Philippines who is of Spanish or Hispanic origin.
* Vic Sotto, actor comedian
* Pauleen Luna, actress ,tv host
* Alvin Elchico, reporter, journalistic of TV Patrol Weekend
* Alex Santos, currently broadcasting journalistic & narrator
* Maine Mendoza, actress, host tv, comedian and MAC Cosmetics lipstick product endorser
* Monsour Del Rosario, actor, producer and martial artist
* Sylvia Sanchez, actress
* John Estrada, tv actor, model, comedic
* Amy Perez, host tv and actress
* Dennis Padilla, actor, tv host & comedian
* Korina Sanchez, journalistic presenter of Rated K
* Mark Anthony Fernandez, actor, model
* Elise Estrada, singer - songwriter & artistic actress
* Ben Tulfo, radio & tv personality, currently broadcasting journalistic for Bitag Media
* Jericho Rosales, actor, restaurant owner
* Tessie Tomas, actress and comedien
* Jake Vargas, actor, singer-songwriter, musician, dancer of GMA Artist Center
* Lorna Tolentino, actress
* Jean Garcia, actress
* Mike Enriquez, radio am & investigate presenter television journalistic newscaster on GMA News
* Claire de la Fuente, opm singer
* Jose de la Cruz, historic writer and poetry
* Francisco Balagtas, Historic Philippine hero on poetry
* Guillermo Gomez Rivera, writer, journalist, poet
* Jimmy Santos, actor, host tv and comedian of Eat Bulaga
* Cynthia Villar, businesswoman billionaire
* Ryan Agoncillo, actor, host tv, comediene
* John Lloyd Cruz, businessman billionaire
* Claudine Barreto, actress
* Juan Luna, historic painter
* Paolo Ballesteros, actor, host tv, comedian, impersonator
* Wally Bayola, actor, tv host and stand -up comedian
* Jose Manalo, actor, comedian and director
* Jessa Zaragoza, opm singer, actress, comedian
* Manilyn Reynes, actress, opm singer, comedian
* Gina Lopez, advocate & host tv
* Daniel Padilla, star magic actor, opm artistic
* Nova Villa, actress, veteran comedian
* Luchi Cruz-Valdez, Broadcaster Head of News5
* Raffy Tulfo, broadcasting journalistic of News5
* Noli de Castro, journalist, TV Patrol Newscaster
* Jennylyn Mercado, actress
* Darren Espanto, star magic actor, artistic singer-songwriter
* Helen Gamboa, veteran actress and cooking host
* Sol Aragones, former reporter
* Jojo Alejar, host TV, comedian
* Luis Rodriguez Varela, "El Conde Filipino", early Philippine nationalist
* Ruru Madrid, actor, comedian , host tv
* Jesusa Purificacion Levy Sonora, actress, endorser
* Jake Cuenca, actor, model
* Jose Rizal, Author, Philippine hero
* Coco Martin, Actor and Commercial model
* Thea Tolentino, actress, model
* Gabriela Silang, female revolutionary leader
* Marcelo H. del Pilar, Filipino writer, lawyer and journalist in the Spanish Era
* Eddie Mesa, actor, singer, pastor
* Maricel Soriano, actress, comedian
* German Moreno, actor, comedian, host, talent manager
* Jaime Fabregas, film actor and musical director
* Gabbi Garcia, actress, singer and commercial model
* Ai-Ai Delas Alas, comedian
* Eddie Garcia, film actor and director
* Jose Mari Gonzales, actor, businessman, politician
* Graciano Lopez-Jaena, Founder and first editor of the newspaper La Solidaridad
* Fernando Ma. Guerrero, Musician, journalist, politician, and lawyer. Considered the greatest lyric poet in Spanish
* Julian Felipe, Composer of the Philippine National Anthem
* Bernard Bonnin, actor
* Subas Herrero, actor, comedian, singer
* Mariano Gomez, martyr, priest
* Jacinto Zamora, martyr, priest
* Jose Burgos, martyr, priest
* Andres Bonifacio, Founder of the Katipunan, Philippine Hero
* Antonio Luna, General, Philippine Hero
* Gregorio del Pilar, One of the youngest and bravest generals ever produced by the Philippines
* Emilio Jacinto, A Filipino General during the Philippine Revolution
* Adriano Hernández, A Filipino revolutionary, patriot and military strategist during the Philippine Revolution and the Philippine-American War.
* José Alejandrino, As one of the Filipino generals during the Philippine Revolution and the Philippine-American War
* Mariano Álvarez, Revolutionary general
* Paraluman, classic film actress
* Mila del Sol, classic film actress
* Gloria Romero, veteran actress
* Zobel de Ayala family, prominent Spanish Filipino family
* Araneta family, prominent Spanish Filipino family
* Isabel Preysler, Spanish socialite and TV host, mother of Enrique Iglesias, former spouse of Julio Iglesias
* Fernando Zóbel de Ayala y Montojo, painter, art collector, founded Museo de Arte Abstracto Español in Spain
* Francisco Mañosa, famous architect noted for his Filipino inspired architectural designs
* Maggie dela Riva, movie actress
* Rosemarie Gil, actress
* Guillermo Gómez Rivera, famous Hispanist, multilingual author, historian, language scholar
* Eddie Gutierrez, actor
* Albert Martinez, actor, director, and producer.
* Miguel Rodriguez, actor, politician, model
* Gabby Concepcion, actor, director, singer-songwriter, businessman
* William Martinez, actor
* Armida Siguion-Reyna, celebrity, singer, film and stage actress, producer, television show host
* Peque Gallaga, veteran director-actor
* Monique Wilson, veteran theatre and film actress, former lead actress for "Miss Saigon"
* Monique Lhuillier, famous US-based fashion designer to celebrities
* Cherie Gil, actress
* Jose Rizal, journalist, diarist poet, essayist, novelist, painter sketcher, and sculptor.
* Jesus Balmori, journalist, playwright, and poet
* Anna Larrucea, actress
* Ruffa Gutierrez, actress
* Luis Eduardo Aute, A Philippine-born Spanish singer, songwriter, film director, actor, sculptor, writer and painter
* Tito Sotto, actor, comedian
* Félix Hidalgo, He is acknowledged as one of the great Filipino painters of the late 19th century
* Fernando Amorsolo, Was one of the most important artists in the history of painting in the Philippines
* Ryan Eigenmann, actor
* Juan Luna, Was a Filipino painter, sculptor and a political activist of the Philippine Revolution during the late 19th century
* Benedicto Cabrera, A Filipino painter and was awarded National Artist of the Philippines for Visual Arts
* Kristine Hermosa, actress
* Manuel Quezón, first President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
* José Ozámiz, Senator and Governor of Misamis Occidental
* Juan Ponce Enrile, politician, lawyer, businessman
* Danding Cojuangco, industrialist, politician
* Geoff Eigenmann, actor
* Ryan Eigenmann, actor
* Juan Ponce Enrile, Jr., politician, businessman
* Juan Miguel Zubiri, politician, businessman, environmentalist
* Jamby Madrigal, politician, businesswoman
* Romy Diaz, actor
* Enrique Gil, actor and product endorser
* Lucy Torres, politician, actress, TV host, model
* Sally Ponce Enrile, politician
* Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero, the thirteenth Prime Minister of Spain.
* Pilita Corrales, singer and songwriter
* Andion Fernandez, operatic soprano
* Junior, singer and actor in Spain and the Philippines
* Gary Valenciano, singer, composer, arranger, writer
* Maloy Lozanes, singer, German Eurodance, based in Germany
* Bruno Mars, singer (due to Puerto Rican Hispanic heritage)
* Enrique Iglesias, singer
* Julio Iglesias Jr., singer
* Paulino Alcántara, footballer and manager of Club de Futbol de Barcelona
* Michael de Mesa, actor
* Paquito Diaz, actor
* Joey de Leon, actor and composer
* Francis Arnaiz, former player of Toyota and Ginebra San Miguel basketball team, from 1975-1986
* Ian Veneracion, actor, pilot, sportsman
* Caloy Loyzaga, a Filipino basketball legend.
* Aga Muhlach, actor
* Richard Gutierrez, actor
* Chito Loyzaga, former basketball player.
* Caloy Garcia, coach of Rain or Shine Elasto Painters.
* Angel Guirado, footballer.
* Gabby Eigenmann, actor
* Aga Muhlach, actor, host, and product endorser
* Carli de Murga, footballer.
* Tomas Trigo, Azkal's goalkeeper.
* Javier Patiño, Azkal's striker.
* Manuel Amechazurra, footballer.
* Eduardo Teus, a footballer who played for Real Madrid.
* Joey Loyzaga, basketball player
* Sol Mercado, basketball player (due to Puerto-Rican Hispanic heritage)
* Sid Lucero, actor
* Gabby Eigenmann, actor
* Vicente Madrigal, business tycoon, industrialist and politician
* Enrique Zobel, industrialist, Philippine Air Force Colonel, pilot, polo player, philanthropist, member of the Zobel de Ayala clan
* Jaime Zobel de Ayala, industrialist, philanthropist, member of the Zobel de Ayala clan
* Isabel Granada, singer and actor
* Marian Rivera, actress and model
* Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, industrialist, philanthropist, member of the Zobel de Ayala clan
* Patrick Garcia, actor and model
* Fernando Poe Jr., actor, producer, and director
* Efren Reyes Sr., actor, producer, and director
* Janno Gibbs, actor, comedian, and singer
* Ronaldo Valdez, actor
* Efren Reyes Jr., actor
* Robin Padilla, actor, TV host
* Fernando Poe Sr., actor
* Diego Loyzaga, actor and VJ
* Aga Muhlach, actor, host, and product endorser
* Niño Muhlach, actor
* Dingdong Dantes, actor, host, product endorser, and sportsman.
* Edu Manzano, actor, host, product endorser, and politician
* Luis Manzano, actor, host, and product endorser
* Andres Soriano, industrialist, soldier, philanthropist, former President of San Miguel, founder of ANSCOR
* Andres Soriano Jr., industrialist, philanthropist, former CEO of San Miguel Corporation and ANSCOR
* Enrique K. Razon, industrialist, head of International Container Terminal Services, Inc.
* Jon Ramon Aboitiz, industrialist, member of Aboitiz clan
* Gloria Diaz, Miss Universe 1969, actress, TV host
* Margarita Moran-Floirendo, Miss Universe 1973, patron of the arts, peace advocate
* Charlene Gonzales, Bb. Pilipinas-Universe 1994, actress, TV host, model
* Cristina Gonzales, actress, politician, model
* Cheska Garcia, actress, TV host, model
* Valeen Montenegro, actress, model
* Coleen Garcia, actress, host and model
* Jillian Ward, actress and product endorser (due to Mexican Hispanic heritage)
* Gloria Diaz, actress
* Marga Ortigas, broadcast journalist with Al Jazeera English, former reporter with CNN International
* Pia Hontiveros, broadcast journalist, Chief Correspondent CNN Philippines
* Claire Celdran, broadcast journalist, news anchor CNN Philippines
* Raymond Gutierrez, TV host, editor, columnist, endorser and actor
* Pancho Magalona, actor
* Tia Carrere, actress
* Mario Montenegro, classic film actor
* Nestor de Villa, classic film actor
* Mark Gil, actor