Question: who is captain miller in saving private ryan

Answer: Tom Hanks

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 In Saving Private Ryan (1998), the cemetery is featured at the beginning and end, showing World War II veteran Private James Francis Ryan accompanied by his family. In the beginning of the film, he makes his way to the grave of Captain John Miller (played by Tom Hanks). At the end, Ryan salutes the grave and asks his wife if he lived a good life and was a good man. (Both the grave and Captain John Miller are fictional; the headstone for Miller was only brought to the cemetery for the movie.) The Private Ryan story is based upon the story of the Niland Brothers, two of whom are buried in the cemetery; references are also made to the five Sullivan brothers, who were all killed in the "Juneau incident". ; Symphonic Prelude (The Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer), by Mark Camphouse, portrays the battle in a way that battles are commonly depicted for bands: a slow introduction followed by a moderate tempo body and a majestic ending.

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  Pvt. James Francis Ryan (Matt Damon) of the 101st Airborne, title character of the movie Saving Private Ryan, tells Capt. Miller (Tom Hanks) that he is from Paton, Iowa.

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  Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 American epic war film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Rodat. Set during the Invasion of Normandy in World War II, the film is known for its graphic portrayal of war, especially its depiction of the Omaha Beach assault during the Normandy landings. The film follows United States Army Rangers Captain John H. Miller (Tom Hanks) and his squad (Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns, Barry Pepper, Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel, Adam Goldberg, and Jeremy Davies) as they search for a paratrooper, Private first class James Francis Ryan (Matt Damon), the last surviving brother of four, the three other brothers having been

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  List, but he said, "I've never planned my career [...] In the end I do what I think I gotta do." Starring Morgan Freeman, Anthony Hopkins, Djimon Hounsou and Matthew McConaughey, the director used Allen's ten years worth of research to reenact the difficult historical scenes. The film struggled to find an audience, and underperformed at the box office; Spielberg admitted that "[Amistad] became too much of a history lesson." The director's 1998 release was World War II epic Saving Private Ryan, about a group of U.S. soldiers led by Captain Miller (Tom Hanks) sent to bring home a paratrooper whose three older brothers were killed in

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  Admiral Bernard L. Austin USN (1922) Director of the Joint Staff and President of the Naval War College, 2-time winner of the Navy Cross (attended 2 years, USNA graduate) ; Major Thomas D. Howie USA (1929) Immortalized during World War II as “The Major of St. Lo”; leader of the battalion that captured the strategic city of Saint-Lô, France (where he was killed). Inspiration for the character of Captain John Miller in Saving Private Ryan ; General William Westmoreland USA (1935) Commander of US forces in Vietnam, Chief of Staff of the United States Army; father James R. (1900) served as Chairman

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  In casting the film Spielberg sought to create a cast that "looked" the part, stating in an interview, "You know, the people in World War II actually looked different than people look today," adding to this end that he cast partly based on wanting the cast "to match the faces I saw on the newsreels." Gordon and co-producer Gary Levinsohn were interested in having Tom Hanks appear in the film as Captain Miller. Gordon recounted, "Tom was enormously excited about it and said, 'Steven and I have always wanted to work together." Pete Postlethwaite, Harrison Ford and Mel Gibson were initially considered for the role

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 Ron Eldard as Private, Sergeant, and then Second Lieutenant David Manning, who progresses from greenie, to squad leader, to platoon leader in C Company ; Zak Orth as Private Warren "Sandy" Sanderson, a replacement in Manning's squad ; Frank Whaley as Corporal Toby Chamberlain, a medic attached to C Company ; Dylan Bruno as Sergeant Patrick Talbot, a squad leader in Lukas' platoon ; Devon Gummersall as Private Andrew Lonnie, a replacement in Manning's squad ; Dan Futterman as Private Doug Despin, a replacement in Manning's squad ; Steven Petrarca as Private Sam Baxter, a replacement in Manning's squad ; Dwight Yoakam as Lieutenant Colonel George Rickman, the battalion commander of First Battalion ; Martin Donovan as Captain Roy Pritchett, the company commander of C Company, First Battalion ; Timothy Olyphant as 1st Lieutenant Terrence Lukas, the leader of Manning and Talbot's platoon ; Jeffrey Donovan as Private Robert "Bobby" Miller, a fellow soldier of Manning's ; Bobby Cannavale as Captain Thomas Zenek, the new commander of C Company ; Frank Michael Kobe as Oberfeldwebel, a German Army patrol leader

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 Miles Anderson as Colonel Aidan Dempsey; Commanding Officer of 22 Regiment, and the only character other than Garvie and Hoffman to appear in all four series. ; Alex Reid as Captain Caroline Walshe (Series 1–2); Reid did not return for Series 3, the character was supposedly reassigned by Dempsey. ; Jamie Bamber as Captain Dennis "Dotsy" Doheny (Series 1–2); Resigns to take the fall for the incident with French special forces in Series 2. ; Richard Armitage as Captain Ian Macalwain (Series 2); Replacement Red Troop Commander who was killed by Garvie at the end of Series 2. ; Sam Callis as Captain Patrick Fleming (Series 4); Red Troop Commander in Series 4.

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  thirties, Miller (as he is referred by his last name in the story) is the commanding officer of the "Taboo Breaker" squad. He holds the military rank of a major, and is also the husband of Ryner's master, Germer Kleisrole (ジェルメ・クレイスロール). He is extremely sharp and intelligent and often called a genius, and the brains in Sion's revolution. He was originally asked by Sion to become the field marshal due to his abilities veteran experience and seniority in Roland's military affairs, but rejected the position, preferring to work behind the scenes, gathering and developing talent, gathering intelligence, and managing covert operations.

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  Advertisements for Byrrh are often visible in older French films or in films set in the France of the past. Some examples are An American in Paris (1951), the Oscar winning short film The Red Balloon (1956), Claude Chabrol's Le Beau Serge (1958), Dunkirk (1958), François Truffaut's Shoot the Piano Player (1960), The Great Escape (1963), Jack of Diamonds (1967, MGM) filmed in Germany, the 1970 World War II comedy Kelly's Heroes, The Wing or the Thigh (1976) in which it appears in Auberge de la Truite, and the 1998 Steven Spielberg film Saving Private Ryan (1:59, in the background, as Tom Hanks' character, Captain John Miller, attempts to find coffee in an old coffee machine). Mad Men Season 4, episode 6 ("Waldorf Stories") featured

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  Graves playing the part of Howie. In 1969 as part of the 25th Anniversary of D-Day the town of St. Lo dedicated a large memorial to Howie and a plaque is on the cathedral at the site where his body had laid. The character of Captain John Miller in the movie Saving Private Ryan was largely based on Major Howie In 2003 he was enshrined in the South Carolina Hall of Fame. A historical marker stands in front of the Howie home in Abbeville and a granite monument is in the town square with the inscription “Dead in France, Deathless in Fame”; Army Reserve Centers in Greenwood, South Carolina and Staunton, Virginia are named in Howies honor.

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 Robert Ryan as Lieutenant Benson ; Aldo Ray as Staff Sergeant Joseph R. "Montana" Willomet ; Robert Keith as the Colonel ; Phillip Pine as Sergeant Riordan (as Philip Pine) ; Nehemiah Persoff as Sergeant First Class Nate Lewis ; Vic Morrow as Corporal James Zwickley ; James Edwards as Staff Sergeant Killian ; L. Q. Jones as Staff Sergeant Samuel Davis ; Scott Marlowe as Private Meredith ; Adam Kennedy as Private Maslow ; Race Gentry as Private Haines ; Walter Kelley as Private First Class Ackerman ; Anthony Ray as Private Penelli ; Robert Normand as Private Christensen ; Michael Miller as Private Lynch ; Victor Sen Yung as the North Korean prisoner / Sniper

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 Paul Nicholls as Pte. Billy Macfarlane ; Daniel Craig as Sgt. Telford Winter, the platoon sergeant ; Julian Rhind-Tutt as 2Lt. Ellis Hart, the platoon commander ; Danny Dyer as LCpl. Victor Dell ; James D'Arcy as Pte. Colin Daventry, a British soldier who starts to worry that he will not survive the war ; Tam Williams as Pte. Eddie Macfarlane, Billy's older brother, who many believed pressured Billy into signing up ; Anthony Strachan as Pte. Horace Beckwith: an overweight Scottish soldier who is engaged to be married after the war. He is eager to kill German soldiers to avenge his friends who have died. ; Michael Moreland as Pte. George Hogg, a friend of Beckwith who becomes angry at him for keeping his engagement a secret from him ; Adrian Lukis as Lt. Col. Villiers, the battalion's commanding officer ; Ciarán McMenamin as Pte. Charlie Ambrose ; Cillian Murphy as Pte. Rag Rookwood ; John Higgins as Pte. Cornwallis ; Ben Whishaw as Pte. James Deamis ; Tim Murphy as Pte. Bone, Lt Hart's aide ; Danny Nutt as Pte. Dieter Zimmermann, a German soldier captured by Winter and Beckwith

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  of 1st Marine Division ; Chance Kelly as Lieutenant colonel Stephen "Godfather" Ferrando, commanding officer of the First Reconnaissance Battalion ; Benjamin Busch as Major Todd Eckloff, executive officer of the battalion ; Michael Kelly as Captain Bryan Patterson, commanding officer of Alpha Company ; Brian Patrick Wade as Captain Craig "Encino Man" Schwetje, commanding officer of Bravo Company ; Eric Nenninger as Captain Dave "Captain America" McGraw, the erratic commanding officer of 3rd platoon, Bravo company ; Neal Jones as Sergeant major John Sixta, a loudmouth Battalion SNCO ; David Barrera as Gunnery sergeant Ray Griego, Bravo Company's operations chief ; Owain Yeoman as Sergeant Eric Kocher, a long-suffering team leader under the command of "Captain America". The real-life Eric Kocher portrays another Marine (Gunnery Sergeant Rich Barrott) who drives Captain

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  Miller. Edward Norton turned down the role of Private Ryan to do the film American History X. Noah Wyle also passed on the role of Private Ryan, due to not being able to get out of his contract for ER. Lisa Sanderson alleged in a 2013 lawsuit that Garth Brooks was offered a role in the movie but turned it down as he did not want to be outshone by superstars like Tom Hanks and Matt Damon. Before filming began, several of the film's stars, including Edward Burns, Tom Sizemore, Barry Pepper, Vin Diesel, Adam Goldberg, Giovanni Ribisi, and Tom Hanks, endured ten days of

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  an alternate universe in the SG-1 season 10 episode "The Road Not Taken". Lorne's mother, an art teacher, taught him how to paint on weekends when he was growing up, and Lorne rekindles this muse during his stay on Atlantis. Originally from San Francisco, California, Lorne also has a sister who has two young boys. ; Lieutenant Miller, played by Rob Avery (seasons 1, 4) – A USMC pilot who pilots a Puddle Jumper in "The Siege, part 1", taking Dr. McKay and Dr. Grodin to the Ancients' weapons array satellite. Teyla mentioned in "Coup D'etat" that Miller flew a puddle jumper

Captain Miller is a character in the film "Saving Private Ryan," portrayed by Tom Hanks. He is the leader of a squad of soldiers sent on a mission to find and bring home Private James Francis Ryan (Matt Damon), the last surviving brother of four brothers who were all in the army during World War II.


Question: when was pslv launched for the first time

Answer: 20 September 1993

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  (SHAR) at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh which also carries out launch operations. The PSLV was first launched on 20 September 1993. The first and second stages performed as expected, but an attitude control problem led to the collision of the second and third stages at separation, and the payload failed to reach orbit. After this initial setback, the PSLV successfully completed its second mission in 1994. The fourth launch of PSLV suffered a partial failure in 1997, leaving its payload in a lower than planned orbit. In November 2014, the PSLV had launched 34 times with no further failures. (Although launch 41: August 2017 PSLV-C39 was unsuccessful.

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  The PSLV launch complex was commissioned during 1990. It has a 3,000 tonne, 76.5 m high Mobile Service Tower (MST) which provides the SP-3 payload clean room. The solid propellant motors for the PSLV are processed by SHAR, which also carries out launch operations. The first launch of the PSLV took place on 20 September 1993.

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  IRS-1E mission was a failure, as the last stage of the PSLV-D1 malfunctioned, so failed to launch the satellite into its desired orbit. The PSLV was first launched on 20 September 1993, at 05:12 UTC. The first and second stages performed as expected, but an attitude control problem led to the collision of the second and third stages at separation, and the satellite failed to reach orbit. After this initial setback, the PSLV successfully completed its second mission in 1994.

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  Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle or PSLV is the first medium-lift launch vehicle from India which enabled India to launch all its remote-sensing satellites into Sun-synchronous orbit. PSLV had a failure in its maiden launch in 1993. Besides other two partial failure, PSLV has become primary workhorse for ISRO with more than 50 launches placing hundreds of Indian and foreign satellites into orbit. Decade-wise summary of PSLV launches:

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  The First Launch Pad began operation in 1993. It is currently used by two launch vehicles of the ISRO: the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV). It is one of two operational orbital launch pads at the site, the other being the Second Launch Pad, which opened in 2005. The first launch from this pad occurred on 20 September 1993, and was the maiden flight of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle carrying the IRS-1E satellite. The First Launch Pad is undergoing major expansion with PIF (PSLV Integration Facilities) project worth inr 4750000000. Once complete, the first launch pad is expected to cater to around 15 launches per year.

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  The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) is an expendable medium-lift launch vehicle designed and operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It was developed to allow India to launch its Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellites into sun-synchronous orbits, a service that was, until the advent of the PSLV in 1993, commercially available only from Russia. PSLV can also launch small size satellites into Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Some notable payloads launched by PSLV include India's first lunar probe Chandrayaan-1, India's first interplanetary mission, Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan) and India's first space observatory, Astrosat. PSLV has gained credence as a leading provider of rideshare services for small satellites, due its numerous

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  PSLV-D1 was launched at 5:12 a.m. IST on 20 September 1993 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (then called "Sriharikota Launching Range"). A large disturbance occurred at the point of second stage separation and one of the retro rockets of the second stage failed due to software error in on board guidance and control processor. About 12 minutes after launch, the vehicle fell back to earth and crashed in the Bay of Bengal. The satellite IRS-1E could not be placed in orbit and the mission was a total failure.

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  PSLV-D1 was the first mission of the PSLV program. The rocket carried IRS-1E satellite but could not deploy it as the mission failed due to a software error in on board guidance and control processor. PSLV-D1 was launched at 5:12 a.m. IST on 20 September 1993. This mission was the only full failed mission under the PSLV program till the launch of PSLV-C39.

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   PSLV-C2 was launched at 06:22 UTC on 26 May 1999 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (then called "Sriharikota Launching Range"). The mission was planned with pre-flight prediction of perigee and apogee of 727 km. The actual perigee was 723.1 km, apogee was 735.1 km. Following was the planned flight profile. The launch was witnessed by Atal Bihari Vajpayee (then Prime Minister of India), Murli Manohar Joshi, Vasundhara Raje and N. Chandrababu Naidu.

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  The PSLV-C43 was launched from the first launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at 9:57 A.M. IST on 29 November 2018, following a 28-hour countdown that began at 5:58 A.M. IST on 28 November 2018.

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  The Satellite Launch Vehicle or SLV was a small-lift launch vehicle project started in the early 1970s by the Indian Space Research Organisation to develop the technology needed to launch satellites. SLV was intended to reach a height of 400 km and carry a payload of. The first experimental flight of SLV-3, in August 1979, was a failure. The first successful launch took place on 18 July, 1980. It was a four-stage rocket with all solid-propellant motors. The first launch of the SLV took place in Sriharikota on 10 August 1979. The fourth and final launch of the SLV took place on 17 April 1983. It has taken approximately seven years to realise the vehicle from start. The solid motor case for first and second stage are fabricated from 15 CDV6 steel sheets and third and fourth stages from fibre reinforced plastic.

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  Earlier launch date for PSLV C22 was fixed as 12 June 2013 but the launch had been postponed because of a technical snag in the 2nd stage. ISRO then replaced a faulty component in the PSLV C22 rocket and rescheduled the flight of the IRNSS-1A satellite on 1 July 2013. PSLV C22, successfully launched IRNSS-1A, the first satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS). At the completion of the countdown, PSLV C22 lifted off from the First Launch Pad at 23:41 (IST) on 1 July 2013 with the ignition of the first stage and four strap-on motors of the launch vehicle.

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  India's interest in space travel began in the early 1960s, when scientists launched a Nike-Apache rocket from TERLS, Kerala. The Indian National Committee for Space Research was subsequently set up, which later became the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) functioning under a new independent Department of Space in the 1970s under the Prime Minister of India. ISRO joined the Interkosmos program to launch its first satellite, Aryabhata, from the former Soviet Union in 1975. SLV-3, a locally developed space rocket, was introduced in 1979, enabling India to undertake orbital launches. Experience gained from SLV-3 was used to develop an Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle to develop technologies for launching satellites in geostationary orbit, but this ended up having very limited success and was eventually discontinued. However, the study of a homegrown medium-lift launch vehicle went on, which lead to the realisation of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).

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  The satellite was launched aboard PSLV-C36, the 38th flight of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-XL), on 7 December 2016, at 04:54 UTC. For the first time, Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) processor and receiver was used to navigate PSLV.

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  The PSLV-C51  is the 53rd mission of the Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) program. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)-C51 was launched at 04:54 (UTC) / 10:24 (IST) on 28 February 2021 with the main payload from Brazil, INPE's Amazônia-1 and 18 other ride-sharing small satellites. This is the first dedicated commercial launch executed by NSIL.

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  Antrix Corporation was set up in 1992 to market ISRO's technology, launch services and transfer technology to Indian private firms, dawning the commercial space sector in India. The PSLV rocket, introduced in 1993, enabled India to launch its polar satellites. Despite initial failures in its first two flights, PSLV had no further failures and emerged as ISRO's primary workhorse for launching domestic and foreign satellites. The development of GSLV and GSLV Mk III subsequently began in the 1990s and 2000s to attain the capability to launch communication satellites. However, the launchers didn't become operational until decades later, as India initially faced a great problem in the development of cryogenic engines. Later, NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) replaced Antrix as the commercial arm of ISRO.

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  where he would work for the rest of his life. Srinivasan's early assignments at ISRO included the development of Rohini satellite and later, the initiation of satellite launch vehicle (SLV) from 1973 onwards. In 1980, when A. P. J. Abdul Kalam started his work on SLV-3, Srinivasan assisted him as the deputy director of the project and successfully launched the vehicle. The duo launched several SLV-3 flights in the ensuing years till he was moved to the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) project, the first indigenously designed Indian Satellite Launch Vehicle. In 1988, he became the director of the Integrated Launch

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  PSLV-C35 was launched at 03:42 hours Coordinated Universal Time (09:12 hours Indian Standard Time) on 26 September 2016 from the first launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

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  PSLV-C3 was launched at 10:23 a.m. IST on 22 October 2001 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (then called "Sriharikota Launching Range"). The mission was planned with pre-flight prediction of covering overall distance of 586.668 km. Following was the planned flight profile.

The first PSLV launch was on 20 September 1993.


Question: how many episodes of walking dead season 7

Answer: 16

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  The seventh season of The Walking Dead, an American post-apocalyptic horror television series on AMC, premiered on October 23, 2016, and concluded on April 2, 2017, consisting of 16 episodes. Developed for television by Frank Darabont, the series is based on the eponymous series of comic books by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard. The executive producers are Kirkman, David Alpert, Scott M. Gimple, Greg Nicotero, Tom Luse, and Gale Anne Hurd, with Gimple as showrunner for the fourth consecutive season. The seventh season received mixed reviews from critics. It was nominated for multiple awards and won three, including Best Horror Television Series for the second consecutive

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  There are 80 episodes in Season 7.

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  Currently, 7 episodes have been broadcast.

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  Season 7 premiered on September 2, 2008, and concluded on November 25, 2008, consisting of 13 episodes. Mackey and Aceveda discover the Mexican cartel is looking to influence Farmington, and work with ICE to take them down. Mackey also used the opportunity to secure a position at ICE in exchange for immunity for his crimes on the Strike Team. The Barn gains significant evidence to arrest the Strike Team. Vendrell attempts to kill Mackey, but it goes awry, making he and his family fugitives of the law. With no hold over Mackey, he kills himself and his family. Mackey successfully busts the cartel for ICE, but betrays Gardocki,

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  season. The show's seventh season was originally intended to comprise 39 episodes, ranging from "Bonnie & Neddy" to "Reboot". However, when it came time to upload the seventh season onto streaming sites like CartoonNetwork.com, Cartoon Network chose to end the season with the episode "The Thin Yellow Line", for a total of 26 episodes. This new episode count for the season was cemented by the release of the complete seventh season DVD on July 18, 2017, which included episodes "Bonnie & Neddy" through "The Thin Yellow Line". As such, the episode and season number sequence is accordingly changed, as follows: For its first six seasons, episodes regularly aired once a week. Starting in November 2014, the show began to air

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   The Walking Dead was renewed by AMC for a 16-episode seventh season on October 30, 2015. Filming for season 7 began in Georgia on May 2, 2016 and concluded on November 18, 2016. Actors Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Xander Berkeley, Tom Payne, and Austin Amelio were all promoted to series regulars for the seventh season, after having recurring roles in the sixth season. The seventh season has featured several extended episodes, running longer than its usual 43-minute running time (without commercials). Extended episodes have ranged from 46 to 62 minutes in length. The finale was dedicated in memory of American comic book artist Bernie Wrightson, who died on March 18, 2017.

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  The seventh season consists of 23 episodes that aired on Fridays at 9:00 pm beginning September 23, 2011, and ending May 18, 2012. After absorbing souls from Purgatory and declaring himself God, Castiel begins to punish all the wrongdoers in the world. He discovers that he absorbed the Leviathans, who are attempting to break free of his vessel. Sam and Dean manage to return most of the souls to Purgatory but fail to return the Leviathans, who seemingly kill Castiel before vanishing and inhabiting the bodies of many different people around the world. Sam and Dean learn that their weakness is Sodium Borate (also known as Borax), though it has

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 The Walking Dead (2011–present) (31 episodes) ; 2.11 "Judge, Jury, Executioner" ; 3.05 "Say The Word" ; 3.11 "I Ain't a Judas" ; 3.15 "This Sorrowful Life" ; 4.01 "30 Days Without an Accident" ; 4.09 "After" ; 4.15 "Us" ; 5.01 "No Sanctuary" ; 5.09 "What Happened and What's Going On" ; 5.12 "Remember" ; 5.16 "Conquer" ; 6.01 "First Time Again" ; 6.09 "No Way Out" ; 6.12 "Not Tomorrow Yet" ; 6.16 "Last Day on Earth" ; 7.01 "The Day Will Come When You Won't Be" ; 7.02 "The Well" ; 7.09 "Rock in the Road" ; 7.12 "Say Yes" ; 7.16 "The First Day of

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  On February 27, 2019, NBC renewed the series for a seventh season. The season consists of 13 episodes.

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  The seventh season premiered on March 2, 2021, delayed from its previous date of February 23, 2021. Despite premiering much later than previous seasons, it was not expected to have a much shorter episode count. In September 2020, Wallace said the number of episodes for the season had not yet been decided, and that would depend on when the season would begin filming safely. On May 25, 2021, it was confirmed that the season 7 finale would be on July 20, and that the season would have only 18 episodes, meaning that season 7 is the shortest season yet.

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 Episode 1 – Cape Cod to NYC ; Episode 2 – NYC to Philadelphia ; Episode 3 – Philadelphia to Chicago ; Episode 4 – Chicago to Rapid City ; Episode 5 – Rapid City to Salt Lake City ; Episode 6 – Salt Lake City to South Lake Tahoe ; Episode 7 – South Lake Tahoe to San Francisco Season 7 consists of 7 episodes, premier on 13 December 2018:

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  The seventh season of the American comedy television series Scrubs premiered on NBC on October 25, 2007 and concluded on May 8, 2008 and consists of 11 episodes. This was the final season to air on NBC after it was picked up by ABC. Season 7 was confirmed to have a reduced number of 18 episodes and was likely to be the final season. Due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, only 11 episodes were finished and 6 aired before the strike. During the strike, it was unknown if production on the final episodes would resume or that a possible series finale would air due to the actors' contracts expiring if the strike were to last a long time. After the strike was over,

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  schedule." HBO confirmed on July 18, 2016, that the seventh season would consist of seven episodes, and would premiere later than usual in mid-2017 because of the later filming schedule. Later it was confirmed that the season would debut on July 16. The seventh season includes an 81-minute finale; this was the series' longest episode until it was surpassed by the Season 8 episode "The Long Night", which is 82 minutes. Season 7's penultimate episode also runs for 71 minutes – around 16 minutes longer than an average Game of Thrones episode. The first five episodes mostly run longer than average (55 minutes), at 59, 59, 63, 50, and 59 minutes respectively. The previous longest episode in the series was the sixth-season finale, "The Winds of Winter", which ran for 69 minutes.

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  Season 7 has aired.

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  The series was renewed for a seventh season of 8 episodes and will air in 2017.

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 Season 2 includes 6 episodes but an exclusive 7th episode was subsequently added.

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  The series was renewed for a seventh season on April 26, 2011, and remained on Fridays at 9:00 pm (ET). The CW announced on August 20, 2011, that the season would be increased to 23 episodes, up one episode from the 22-episode pickup the series had previously received. On January 11, 2012, it was announced by the executive producer of the show, Robert Singer, that there was another cliffhanger ending planned for season seven.

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  The seventh series of Seven Sharp premiered on 21 January 2019, and has 197 episodes.

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  The series consists of seven one-hour episodes:

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  On April 21, 2016, HBO officially ordered the seventh season of Game of Thrones, just three days prior to the premiere of the show's sixth season. In a June 2016 interview with Variety, co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss revealed the seventh season would likely consist of fewer episodes, stating at the time of the interview that they were "down to our final 13 episodes after this season. We're heading into the final lap." Director Jack Bender, who worked on the show's sixth season, said that the seventh season would consist of seven episodes. Benioff and Weiss stated that they were unable to produce 10 episodes in the show's usual 12 to 14 month time frame, as Weiss said "It's crossing out of a television schedule into more of a mid-range

The seventh season of "The Walking Dead" consists of 16 episodes.


Question: what song did elton john wrote for marilyn monroe

Answer: Candle in the Wind

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  "Candle in the Wind" is a threnody with music and lyrics by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. It was originally written in 1973, in honor of Marilyn Monroe, who had died 11 years earlier. In 1997, John performed a rewritten version of the song, "Candle in the Wind 1997", as a tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales. In 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine listed the original version of the song at No. 347 of its 500 greatest songs of all time.

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  Ethiopia; it sold 1 million copies in the first week and soon became the best-selling single. This record was broken in 1997, following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, when Elton John released "Candle in the Wind 1997", a re-write of the Marilyn Monroe tribute released in 1973. Selling more than 650,000 copies on its first day on sale and more than 1.5 million in its first week, it quickly became the UK's best-selling single. It was classified by the BPI as 9× Platinum (5.4 million) in October 1997, but more recent reports by the OCC put its total sales at 4.93 million.

This is a document about Marilyn Monroe in popular culture
 Tori Amos: "Father Lucifer" references Monroe and Joe DiMaggio ; Ray Anthony: "My Marilyn" ; The Beatles: Monroe is on the cover of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band ; New Order: "1963" references the assassination of John F. Kennedy so that "he could do one with Monroe". ; Dan Bern: "Marilyn" ; Beyoncé: "Sexy Lil' Thug" references Monroe ; Blondie: "Platinum Blonde" references Monroe ; Blue System: ; "The Wind Cries (Who Killed Norma Jean)" ; "Good Night Marilyn" ; Bon Jovi: "Captain Crash & the Beauty Queen From Mars" references Monroe and Joe DiMaggio ; David Bowie: "Jean Genie"

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  Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is an English singer, pianist and composer. Collaborating with lyricist Bernie Taupin since 1967 on more than 30 albums, John has sold over 300million records, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. He has more than fifty Top 40 hits in the UK Singles Chart and US Billboard Hot 100, including nine number ones in the UK and nine in the US, as well as seven consecutive number-one albums in the US. His tribute single "Candle in the Wind 1997", rewritten in dedication to Diana, Princess of Wales, sold over 33million copies worldwide and is the best-selling chart single of all

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  of the same name, the lyrics were written by Bernie Taupin and music composed by Elton John. The song has a catchy energy despite its darker lyrics. "Kiss the Bride" Released initially as a single and then on the album Too Low For Zero, it features lyrics by Bernie Taupin and music by Elton John. The song is upbeat and is reported to be a popular song choice to play at weddings. "Blue Eyes" From John’s Jump Up! album, the lyrics to the song were written by Gary Osborne to which John wrote the music for. The song was nominated for a Grammy in

This is a document about Marilyn Monroe in popular culture
  Vamp" references Monroe ; Stereophonics: "She Takes Her Clothes Off" references Monroe ; Suede: "Heroine" references Monroe ; Tiffany: "Kiss the Ground" references Monroe ; Jordy Towers: "Don't Say It's Over" references Monroe ; Keith Urban: "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16" references Monroe ; Tom Waits: ; "Jitterbug Boy" references Monroe ; "A Sweet Little Bullet From a Pretty Blue Gun" references Monroe ; "Hold On" references Monroe ; "Marilyn Monroe" by Pharrell Williams ; "Marilyn Monroe" by Danielle Cohn ; "Marilyn Monroe" by Sevdaliza ; Robbie Williams: "The Actor" references Monroe ; Bat For Lashes: "Marilyn" references Monroe

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  "Marilyn" ; Grinderman: "Palaces of Montezuma" references Monroe and John F. Kennedy ; Half Man Half Biscuit: "99% of Gargoyles Look Like Bob Todd" references Monroe ; Teppo Hauta-aho/Edward Vesala: 1973 album Ode to Marilyn ; Faith Hill: "The Secret of Life" references Monroe ; Michael Jackson: "Tabloid Junkie" references Monroe ; Jay-Z: "Hollywood" references Monroe ; "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel ; Elton John: ; "Candle in the Wind" ; "Wrap Her Up" (with George Michael) references Monroe ; "Lie to Me" by Mikolas Josef ; Tommy Keene: "My Mother Looked Like Marilyn Monroe" ; Alicia Keys:

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  reunited, though they did not collaborate on a full album until 1983's Too Low For Zero. 21 at 33, released the following year, was a significant career boost, aided by his biggest hit in four years, "Little Jeannie" (number 3 US), with the lyrics by Gary Osborne. In May 1979, John played eight concerts in the Soviet Union; four dates in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg) and four in Moscow. At the same time, Elton collaborated with the French couple France Gall and Michel Berger on the songs "Donner pour donner" and "Les Aveux", released together in 1980 as a single.

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  on Fire" reference Monroe ; The Kinks: "Celluloid Heroes" references Monroe ; Kinky Friedman: "Marilyn & Joe" ; Kool Keith: "Livin' Astro" references Monroe ; Lady Gaga: ; "Dance in the Dark" references Monroe ; "Do What U Want" featuring R. Kelly references Monroe's alleged affair with John F. Kennedy ; "Nothing On (But The Radio)" references Monroe ; "Government Hooker" is about Monroe's alleged affair with John F. Kennedy ; Laze & Royal: "Marilyn Monroe" ; Phoebe Legere: "Marilyn Monroe" ; Valery Leontiev: "Marilyn" ; Amanda Lepore': "Marilyn" ; Lil Xan featuring Charli XCX: "Moonlight" references Monroe ; Jennifer

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  "Marilyn Monroe" is a song by American singer and songwriter Pharrell Williams. It features additional spoken vocals from British TV personality Kelly Osbourne. The song was released on March 10, 2014 as the second single from Williams' second studio album Girl (2014). It was written by Williams, while the string intro was written by American violinist Ann Marie Calhoun. The song takes its name from the now deceased Hollywood actress of the same name.

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  In New Order Music 1981–89, the band's lyricist Bernard Sumner writes a tongue-in-cheek account of the song's lyrics that relate it to the 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy. Sumner facetiously theorises that Kennedy arranged for Lee Harvey Oswald to shoot his wife so that "J.F. could do one with M. Monroe". Monroe commits suicide when Oswald hits the wrong target (in reality, Marilyn Monroe died in 1962, over a year before the assassination took place) and Oswald is later shot by his boss (implied to be Jack Ruby), for "doing such a bad job and causing his hit-man business to go bust." The producer Stephen Hague has referred to the song as "the only song about domestic violence that you can dance to."

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  The opening track on Williams' second studio album, Girl (2014), "Marilyn Monroe" begins with an orchestral string introduction. The song's production is characterized by Williams' signature "skittering" beat and "bumping" bass line, and its lyrics discuss "helpless romantics and the perfect lady." Its chorus contains references to several female historical figures, including actress Marilyn Monroe, Egyptian queen Cleopatra, and French heroine Joan of Arc. In the song's lyrics, Williams dismisses all three as "[meaning] nothing to [him]" and laments that he "just [wants] a different girl." Kelly Osbourne provides spoken backing vocals on the song.

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  "Harmony" is a song written by Bernie Taupin and Elton John that was originally released by Elton John on his 1973 album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. It was recorded in May 1973, at Château d'Hérouville, France. In the U.S. in 1974 "Harmony" was released as the B-side of the single "Bennie and the Jets", and in 1980 was released as an A-side in Britain, with "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" as the B-side. The song has been covered by many artists, including Diana Ross, Zac Brown Band and Jesse Malin.

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  Celebrate My Love" – Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack • "Too Low For Zero" – Elton John (in US & Australia; not released in the rest of UK and Europe until 1985/86) • "Too Shy" – Kajagoogoo • "Total Eclipse of the Heart" – Bonnie Tyler • "Tour de France" – Kraftwerk • "The Trooper" – Iron Maiden • "True" – Spandau Ballet • "Twilight Zone" – Golden Earring (released in 1982) • "Twist of fate" – Olivia Newton-John • "Twisting by the Pool" – Dire Straits • "Under Attack" – ABBA • "Undercover of the Night" – The Rolling

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  the year, though, came from Elton John. In August, Diana, Princess of Wales, was killed in a car crash. At her funeral, John played a rewritten version of "Candle in the Wind" known as "Candle in the Wind 1997", a song originally written about Marilyn Monroe (made #11 in 1974, with a live version reaching #5 in 1988). When released this year, it quickly overtook 1984's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" to become the biggest selling UK single ever, selling 4.86 million copies, and the biggest selling in the world, selling 37 million. It continues to hold the record to this day. Andrew Glover's string quartet The

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  The music for the song was written by Elton John and Olle Romo while the lyrics were written by John's long-time collaborator Bernie Taupin. For the recording of his instrumental part, John used the Roland RD-1000 digital piano. Eric Clapton sings a duet with John for this track. Clapton takes the main singing part and improvised a couple guitar solos while recording. The song is in the key of G minor. For the studio recordings, Clapton used a capo on the third guitar fret, but never used it for live performances when John and Clapton went on tour in 1992.

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  Hey Hey" references Monroe ; Perez Prado: "Marilyn Monroe Mambo" ; Los Prisioneros: "¿Quién mató a Marilyn?" ; Brian Protheroe: "Pinball" references Monroe ; Red Hot Chili Peppers: "Wet Sand" references her as Norma Jeane ; Rihanna: "Love Without Tragedy / Mother Mary" references Monroe ; Robbie Robertson: "American Roulette" references Monroe ; Kelly Rowland: "Stole" references Monroe ; Pete Seeger: "Who Killed Norma Jean?", debuted at his June 8, 1963 Carnegie Hall concert ; Brian Setzer Orchestra: "Americano" references Monroe ; Sevdaliza: "Marilyn Monroe" ; Sleeper: "Romeo Me" references Monroe and Joe DiMaggio ; Spice Girls: "The Lady is

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  originally wanted to use Duke Ellington's "Sophisticated Lady" as the theme, but Raksin was not convinced that it was suitable. Angered, Preminger gave Raksin one weekend to compose an alternative melody. Raksin later said, and maintained for the rest of his days, that when, over that weekend, his wife sent him a "Dear John" letter, the haunting theme seemed to write itself. The lyrics were written by Johnny Mercer after the film made the tune popular, so he had to title the song "Laura". According to Mercer, he had not yet seen the movie when he wrote the lyrics

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  house in Los Angeles, but they actually met at a Motown Records Christmas party in London in December 1970. Elton's concert at the Dodger Stadium happened in 1975, one year before the recording of "Don't Go Breaking My Heart", and while Elton met Renate Blauel while she was working as a sound engineer on one of his albums, it was on 1983's Too Low for Zero, not 1979's Victim of Love. He proposed to her on 10 February 1984 in Australia, and they married in Sydney on Valentine's Day of the same year. They officially announced their divorce on 18 November 1988. Although Elton cancelled

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  with "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" and "I Saw Her Standing There", which he introduced as "a song by an old estranged fiancé of mine called Paul". Lennon co-wrote "Fame", David Bowie's first US number one, and provided guitar and backing vocals for the January 1975 recording. In the same month, Elton John topped the charts with his cover of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", featuring Lennon on guitar and back-up vocals; Lennon is credited on the single under the moniker of "Dr. Winston O'Boogie". He and Ono were reunited shortly afterwards. Lennon released Rock 'n' Roll (1975), an

Elton John wrote the song "Candle in the Wind" for Marilyn Monroe. The original version was written in 1973, and a rewritten version was released in 1997 as a tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales. The 1997 version became a best-selling single.


Question: who holds the record for the fastest tennis serve

Answer: John Isner

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  mph. Currently, the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) does not formally recognize service speed records made in Challenger tour events due to lack of uniformity in these tournaments' radar guns (including availability or lack thereof). Nevertheless, the serve speed of 263 km/h recorded by Australian Sam Groth at an ATP Challenger event in Busan, South Korea in May 2012 was measured using ATP-approved equipment and other data gathered appeared within a normal range. However, John Isner holds the ATP's official record for the fastest serve at 253 km/h. Reilly Opelka with a 233 km/h second serve in the quarterfinals of the 2021 Italian Open in Rome, holds the record for the fastest second serve ever recorded.

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 Novak Djokovic's first-round match against Olivier Rochus was the latest-ever finish at Wimbledon, ending at 22:58, two minutes before the 23:00 curfew. Djokovic won the match 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2. ; In a second-round match against Djokovic, Taylor Dent broke the serve speed record at Wimbledon, at 148 mph (beating the record set by Andy Roddick at 146 mph in 2009). Djokovic won the match 7–6(7–5), 6–1, 6–4. ; Serena Williams recorded the most aces served by a female at a Grand Slam, with 89 aces. In addition to all the records set during the match between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut, the following records were also established:

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 Fastest serve in Australian Open: 148 mph. ; Fastest serve in Dubai: 150 mph. ; Fastest average in first serve: 134 mph. ; Fastest serve in Beijing: 148 mph. ; Fastest serve in San Jose: 150 mph. ; Fastest serve in Madrid: 151 mph. ; Fastest serve in Washington: 151 mph. ; Fastest serve in Queens: 153 mph. ; Fastest serve in Lyon: 142 mph. ; Fastest serve in US Open: 152 mph. ; Fastest serve at Roland Garros: 144 mph (2006–2010). ; Fastest serve at Queens: 151 mph. ; Fastest serve at Wimbledon: 143 mph (2011). ; Fastest serve on record (Davis Cup): 155 mph (2004–2011). In 2004, Roddick produced what was then the fastest serve in professional tennis: 249.4 km/h (155 mph) during a Davis Cup semifinal match with Vladimir Voltchkov on hard court in Charleston, South Carolina. Roddick's record serve has since been superseded by

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 Ivo Karlović set the record for the fastest serve, hitting a 156 mph serve in Davis Cup play against Germany. ; Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Jelena Dokić each won titles heading into Indian Wells and Miami. It was Dokić's first title in nine years, while Pavlyuchenkova successfully defended her title to build a 10–0 record in Monterrey.

This is a document about Mike Sangster
  Sangster was renowned for his fast serve. His fastest serve was recorded at 154 miles per hour in 1963. This compares with the current world record of 155 mph set by Andy Roddick in a Davis Cup match against Russia in 2004. Although it was considered by many to be a world record at the time, Sangster's record remains unofficial since it was not timed with precise modern technology (Similarly, Bill Tilden had a serve timed unofficially at 163.6 mph in 1931). To return his serve, players had to retreat to the back of the court. In one match at the US Open, Rod Laver retreated so far back that he became entangled with the backstop netting.

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  500 series tournament on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour and was upgraded from an ATP World Tour 250 series in 2015. The tournament was voted ATP Tournament of the Year for four years consecutively between 2013 and 2014 when it was an ATP 250 tournament and between 2015 and 2016 when it was an ATP 500 tournament. It then won it again in 2018 and 2019. During the 2004 singles tournament, Andy Roddick set the then world record for the fastest serve, recorded at 153 mph (246.2 km/h) during a straight-set victory over Thailand's Paradorn Srichaphan in the quarter-finals. In 2016, Andy Murray won the singles title for a record fifth time. Seven men have won four singles titles; Major Ritchie, Anthony Wilding, Roy Emerson, John McEnroe, Boris Becker, Lleyton Hewitt and Andy Roddick.

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  Unusual for a contemporary tennis player, Dent favored a pure serve-and-volley style of play. He possessed a powerful serve and strong volleys. He had the fourth fastest serve in the world, at a velocity of 243 km/h. At the 2010 Wimbledon Championships he set the record for the fastest serve ever recorded at the event with a speed of 238 km/h. (148 mph)

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  second-most aces in the history of the ATP Tour, having served over 13,000 aces. At the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, he played the longest professional tennis match in history, defeating Nicolas Mahut in a total of 11 hours and 5 minutes, played over the course of three days. Isner currently holds the record for hitting the ATP's fastest "official" serve ever and third-fastest on record in tennis at 157.2 mph during his first-round 2016 Davis Cup match. On 17 August 2021 at the 2021 Western & Southern Open, he became only the second player in the world to reach 13,000 aces on the most aces in career list, joining Ivo Karlovic.

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  during a live interview with Sue Barker on BBC Television. Rusedski has stayed involved with professional tennis in his retirement, and currently works for the Lawn Tennis Association as a talent and performance ambassador. Rusedski held the record for fastest serve at 149 miles per hour until Andy Roddick broke it. On 24 January 2009, Rusedski confirmed he had been seeking a return to professional tennis. However, Davis Cup captain John Lloyd turned down his offer to compete in the Davis Cup, and Rusedski was unable to obtain any wild-card tournament entries. Because of this, Rusedski quickly retracted his announcement and is still retired.

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  Albano Olivetti (born 24 November 1991) is a French professional tennis player. Although not officially recognised by the ATP, Olivetti did hit the second fastest serve on record at 160 mph or 257.5 km/h during the first round of the 2012 Internazionali Trofeo Lame Perrel–Faip.

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  Karlović, who served at 251 km/h (156 mph) playing at the Davis Cup in March 2011. Roddick also had the fastest serve in U.S. Open history: 244 km/h (152 mph) against American Scoville Jenkins, and against future No. 1 Rafael Nadal. Roddick also won the 2004 ESPY Award for Best Male Tennis Player. That same year he won the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award of the Year because of his charity efforts, which included: raising money for the survivors of the tsunami following 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake through Serving for Tsunami Relief and other efforts; auctioning off several rackets and autographs to raise money for UNICEF; and creating the Andy Roddick Foundation to help at-risk youth. In 2007, Roddick and the Andy Roddick Foundation were awarded by the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health. Roddick was the first male tennis player ever to receive the award. Serve records:

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  was clocked at 153 mph at Palm Springs in 1978 during the final against Raúl Ramírez. There are also reports that Bill Tilden had a serve that was clocked at 163.3 mph but there is nothing to verify that. Also, Ellsworth Vines in the Wimbledon finals of 1932 clocked 121 mph (without Radar). Udayachand Shetty's winning serve was clocked by radar at 120 mph using a wooden racquet, at the Gilbey Gins fast serve contest held in Chicago on 24 July 1976. This qualified him to take part in the finals at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills Queens on 20 August 1976. Colin Dibley of Australia won the event with a serve of

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  the quarterfinals of the 2007 Legg Mason Tennis Classic on 3 August, which is the fastest second serve on record. Karlovic's record of a 156 mph serve was broken by Samuel Groth at the 2012 ATP Challenger in Busan, but was still the record for ATP events until John Isner broke the record in 2016. On 19 June 2015 Karlović broke the record for most aces in a three-set ATP Tour match during the quarterfinal of 2015 Gerry Weber Open. He served 45 aces in a 7–5, 6–7(8–10), 6–3 win over Tomáš Berdych. Karlović holds the record for the most aces in tennis history after surpassing Goran Ivanišević in October, 2015. As of September 2021, he has struck 13,728 aces in 694 matches (not including Davis Cup).

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  Lisicki's serve is among the most powerful on the WTA Tour, having been described variously as a "cannon" and a "howitzer". She is known to hit serves at speeds of over 120 mph, and at the 2014 Bank of the West Classic she broke the WTA fastest serve record with a speed of 131 mph, a record previously held by Venus Williams at 129 mph. Her serve is often regarded as her main weapon and with it, for the year up to November 2013, she was ranked fifth in the WTA for first service points won, 70.7%, and fifth for service games won, 73.7%. She was ranked second in the aces count in 2013, only behind Serena Williams, and was ranked fifth in 2014. Lisicki also held the record for the most aces in a singles match. She broke the record of 24, held jointly by Serena Williams and Kaia Kanepi, by hitting 27 aces during her second-round encounter against Belinda Bencic at the 2015 Aegon Classic on 17 June 2015. Lisicki, however, can be hindered by her weak and inconsistent second serve, which is usually only around 70 to 80 mph, and an occasionally high double-fault counts.

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  Ivan Lendl, Henrik Sundström and John McEnroe were leading the charge with their one-handed versatile backhands. But a new wave of players, such as Jimmy Connors, Björn Borg and Mats Wilander, started to show the world that two-handed backhands could also offer major advantages. Players could now increase the speed and control of their two-hander in key defensive shots, such as returns, passing shots and lobs. Since then, many players followed this trend. Among the main ones are Andre Agassi, Jim Courier, Sergi Bruguera, Marat Safin, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, David Nalbandian (owning the fastest recorded backhand at 110 mph (171 km/h)), Nikolay Davydenko, Lleyton Hewitt,

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  He finished the year with 1,318 aces, second all-time behind Goran Ivanišević, who hit 1,477 in 1996. In 2015, he became the third player (after Goran Ivanišević and Andy Roddick) to serve 9,000 career aces., and the second to notch 10,000 aces. Karlović's fastest official serve is 156 mph, which he hit during his five-set loss in a Davis Cup first round third rubber doubles match with Ivan Dodig against Christopher Kas and Philipp Petzschner of Germany. That was ATP's official record at the time. His previous record was 153 mph in a victory over Arnaud Clément in the final of Nottingham in 2007. This is the third-fastest first serve on record, after Andy Roddick's 155 mph. He also hit a 144 mph second serve against Paul Capdeville

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 Criteria to be listed in this article ; Men's serves must be recorded at or over 143 mph minimum standard speed. ; Women's serves must be recorded at or over 124 mph minimum standard speed. ; Only one serve per player is recorded here. For example, Andy Roddick has many 143 mph or faster serves on his record but only his personal best of 155 mph is included. ; In cases where more than one serve has been recorded at the same speed, the oldest recorded serve is listed first.  This article lists serving speed record breaks for the men's and women's professional tennis. This list is not historically complete. For instance, not listed here, Roscoe Tanner's

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  his forties). Of the moderns, Năstase's forehand is a superb one, especially on the run.". At a professional event in 1951, the forehand drives of a number of players were electronically measured. Pancho Gonzales hit the fastest, at 112.88 mph, followed by Jack Kramer at 107.8 and Welby Van Horn at 104. In the 1980s, Ivan Lendl was famous for the smoothness of his forehand and his ability to strike the ball hard, no matter where he was standing on the court. Roger Federer has been noted to have the one of the greatest forehands in history, described as a "great liquid whip" by David Foster Wallace. Amongst the male players, some of the notable players with great forehands are: And amongst the female players:

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   The most distinctive part of Raonic's game is his powerful and accurate serve, from which his "Missile" nickname is derived. He is frequently cited as having one of the best serves among his contemporaries, along with Karlović and Isner. Some consider Raonic's serve to be among the best of all time. Sampras, Raonic's childhood idol, describes the Canadian's serve as "bigger than big." After a match against Raonic, Djokovic commented "I can't recall the last time I was feeling so helpless returning. Even his second serve." Women's tennis player Serena Williams has said that "If she could take one thing from another player, it would be Milos Raonic's serve." Statistically, Raonic is among the strongest

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  team from 2001 to 2017. He reached the 4th round of the French Open in 2011. ; 🇦🇺 Sam Groth (born 19 October 1987 in Narrandera, Australia) joined the professional tour in 2006 and reached a career-high of no. 53 in singles and no. 24 in doubles. He won two doubles titles in 2014 and 2016. He was also part of the Australian Davis Cup team from 2014. Since 2012, he has been the fastest-serve world record holder. He announced that he would retire after the 2018 Australian Open. ; 🇩🇪 Tommy Haas (born 3 April 1978 in Hamburg, Germany) joined the

The current record for the fastest tennis serve in an official ATP event is held by Ivo Karlović, with a serve recorded at 156 mph (251 km/h) in 2011. However, the fastest serve ever recorded was hit by Andy Roddick in 2004, with a speed of 155 mph (250 km/h).


Question: when was affirmative action voted down in michigan

Answer: December 22 , 2006

This is a document about Affirmative action in the United States
 2006 – Proposal 2 ; After Gratz and Grutter, in November 2006, voters in the State of Michigan banned affirmative action by passing Proposal 2, a statewide referendum amending the Michigan Constitution. Proposal 2 bans public affirmative action programs that give preferential treatment to groups or individuals based on their race, gender, color, ethnicity or national origin for public employment, public education or public contracting purposes. The amendment, however, contains an exception for actions that are mandated by federal law or that are necessary in order for an institution to receive federal funding. On April 22, 2014, the Supreme Court upheld the ban in Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action and ruled "that there is no authority...for the judiciary to set aside Michigan laws that commit to the voters the determination whether racial preferences may be considered in governmental decisions, in particular with respect to school decisions."

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  Affirmative action refers to activities or policies that seek to help groups that are often affected by discrimination obtain equal access to opportunities, particularly in areas such as employment and education. In the early 2000s, the use of race, gender, and other factors in college and university admissions decisions came under attack. The University of Michigan was sued several times by students who felt they were denied admittance because they were white, and the idea of eliminating measures that provided women, minorities, and others with preferential treatment gained momentum. In 2006, voters approved Proposal 2—also called the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative—which "amend[ed] the Michigan Constitution to ban public institutions from discriminating against or giving preferential treatment to groups or individuals based on their race, gender, color, ethnicity, or national origin in public education, public employment, or public contracting". As a result, the university was prohibited from considering race as part of its holistic admissions process. Minority enrollment decreased, and the university was forced to develop alternative strategies to increase diversity among its student population.

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  opposing the policy before the court issued a ruling, though the eventual ruling was mixed. In the first case, the court upheld the Law School admissions policy while in the second, it ruled against the university's undergraduate admissions policy. The debate still continues, however, because in November 2006 Michigan voters passed proposal 2, banning most affirmative action in university admissions. Under that law race, gender, and national origin can no longer be considered in admissions. UM and other organizations were granted a stay from implementation of the passed proposal soon after that election, and this has allowed time for proponents

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  continued because in November 2006, Michigan voters passed Proposal 2, banning most affirmative action in university admissions. Under that law, race, gender, and national origin can no longer be considered in admissions. U-M and other organizations were granted a stay from implementation of the law soon after that referendum. This allowed time for proponents of affirmative action to decide legal and constitutional options in response to the initiative results. In April 2014, the Supreme Court ruled in Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action that Proposal 2 did not violate the U.S. Constitution. The admissions office states that it will attempt to achieve

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  After Michigan voters banned affirmative action at public colleges and universities, minority enrollment at the University of Michigan plummeted. In consequence, even 11 years later, the school continues to struggle with building a diverse composition of incoming freshmen students every year. Similarly to many other schools across the country, University of Michigan faced the challenge that comes with favoring minorities whose credentials are below the average accomplishments of the majority of the campus. This leads to them being discouraged and having decreased chances of succeeding. From this struggle to find the most effective way to create diversity, the school has put in tremendous

This is a document about Grutter v. Bollinger
  Following the decision, petitions were circulated to change the Michigan State Constitution. The measure, called the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, or Proposal 2, passed in November 2006 and prohibited the use of race in the Law School admissions processes. In this respect, Proposal 2 is similar to California's Proposition 209 and Washington's Initiative 200, other initiatives that also banned the use of race in public university admissions decisions. The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit overturned MCRI on July 1, 2011. Judges R. Guy Cole Jr. and Martha Craig Daughtrey said that "Proposal 2 reorders the political process in Michigan to place special burdens on minority interests." This decision was upheld by the full Court of Appeals on November 16,

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  The ban on affirmative action in Michigan was upheld in 2014,. 2015 saw the lowest percentage of white students at the University of Michigan in the sixteen years of data used below. The discrepancies between the first ten years of data and the following six are because of the 2000 U.S. census. This added multiracial and Hawaiian categories. It cannot be said why the University took so long to add these categories themselves. Another consequence of the multiracial category is the rapid decline of the Black, Unknown and Native American categories. In all three of categories a significant jump downward in size at the same time the Two or More category appears. The enrollment of the Freshman class is not a reasonable explanation for

This is a document about Affirmative action
  such as California (California Civil Rights Initiative), Michigan (Michigan Civil Rights Initiative), and Washington (Initiative 200) have passed constitutional amendments banning public institutions, including public schools, from practicing affirmative action within their respective states. In 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court held that "States may choose to prohibit the consideration of racial preferences in governmental decisions". By that time eight states, Oklahoma, New Hampshire, Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska, Michigan, Florida, Washington and California, had already banned affirmative action. Conservative activists have alleged that colleges quietly use illegal quotas to discriminate against people of Asian, Jewish, and Caucasian backgrounds and have launched numerous lawsuits to stop them.

This is a document about Affirmative action in the United States
  and employee support programs are examples of affirmative action in employment. Nine states in the United States have banned affirmative action: California (1996), Washington (1998), Florida (1999), Michigan (2006), Nebraska (2008), Arizona (2010), New Hampshire (2012), Oklahoma (2012), and Idaho (2020). Florida's ban was via an executive order and New Hampshire and Idaho's bans were passed by the legislature. The other six bans were approved at the ballot. The 1996 Hopwood v. Texas decision effectively barred affirmative action in the three states within the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit—Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas—until Grutter v. Bollinger abrogated it

This is a document about Michigan Civil Rights Initiative
  On Friday, February 16, 2007, the University of Michigan released admissions data showing that, in a period that includes the time after Proposal 2 was implemented, minority admissions of primarily lower test scores declined 25% from the same period a year before. The data also show that in the period immediately before Proposal 2 was implemented, minority admissions was up 55% from the same period in 2006. A spokeswoman for the university, Julie Peterson, has said that since the numbers aren't final and since so many minority students applied early, the drop cannot necessarily be attributed to the amendment itself.

This is a document about Affirmative action in the United States
  Affirmative action has been the subject of numerous court cases, where it is often contested on constitutional grounds. Some states specifically prohibit affirmative action, such as California (Proposition 209), Washington (Initiative 200), Michigan (Michigan Civil Rights Initiative), and Nebraska (Nebraska Civil Rights Initiative).

This is a document about George R. Cavender
  After the passage of the Education Amendments of 1972 which included Title IX, Cavender oversaw the integration of women into the Michigan Marching Band in 1972. Until that time, only men had participated in the marching band. Officially, the rule prohibiting female participation had been dropped when Cavender succeeded Revelli on July 1, 1971. When asked about it during an interview for The Michigan Daily, Cavender took sole credit for the change, describing it as a "program of action, not reaction. When a tradition denies a person his basic rights, then that tradition is made to be broken, I owe every

This is a document about Institutional racism
  (2013) banned the use of race in public university admissions. Through the use of discriminatory ballot initiatives (1997-2008) to bypass the law, gaining public acceptance of anti-affirmative action endeavors, the process of placing undue burdens on minorities seeking advancement has, in this century, become entrenched. In her dissent to Schutte, Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote that the voters of Michigan had "changed the basic rules of the political process in that State in a manner that uniquely disadvantaged racial minorities." Citing reverse-racism after the effects have been proven deleterious to minority admissions is repeating failed policy and furthers this bias. This offends portions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, where discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin was prohibited.

This is a document about Same-sex marriage in Michigan
  In 2004, voters approved a constitutional amendment, Michigan Proposal 04-2, that banned same-sex marriage and civil unions in the state. It passed with 58.6% of the vote. The Michigan Supreme Court later ruled that public employers in Michigan could not grant domestic partnership benefits given the restrictions imposed by the amendment.

This is a document about Michigan Civil Rights Initiative
  to defend its efforts to promote diversity, even though the people of Michigan had voted against affirmative action. Two weeks later, on November 21, Grand Rapids Mayor George Heartwell said he was considering having the city file a federal lawsuit to overturn Proposal 2. On December 19, U.S. District Court Judge David Lawson ruled that the state's three largest public universities—the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, and Wayne State University—could delay implementation of Proposal until July 1, 2007. The universities had filed a lawsuit seeking the delay, charging fairness in admissions, in response to BAMN's lawsuit in which all three

This is a document about Black Action Movement
  The problems fought for remain unsolved 44 years after the initial protest began. Included in the Black Student Union demands were a new Trotter Multicultural Center in a more accessible location on Central Campus, better representation on campus for blacks, and more affordable housing options. The University President at the time, Mary Sue Coleman, responded to the demands by coming up with her own three-pronged approach, addressing some but not all of the demands raised. On April 22, 2014, the Supreme court upheld the Michigan law banning affirmative action. With the shrinking percentages of black enrollment in Michigan University's' this ruling was seen

This is a document about Ward Connerly
  referendum measure similar to the 1996 California amendment. The Michigan Civil Rights Initiative appeared on the November 2006 Michigan ballot and was passed 58% to 42%. For the 2008 elections, Connerly headed a campaign which he called "Super Tuesday for Equal Rights". It was directed at dismantling affirmative action programs in five different states via ballot measures. In three of the states, Connerly's initiatives failed to make it onto the ballot. In Colorado, voters rejected Amendment 46 (or the Colorado Civil Rights Initiative) by a very slim margin. Voters in Nebraska were the only ones to approve a new anti-affirmative action measure, called

This is a document about Mike Cox (American politician)
  Mike Cox was one of the few elected officials to support the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative which was a constitutional amendment to ban racial and gender preferences for state institutions in 2006. In February 2003, Cox refused then-Governor Granholm's request for the State of Michigan to provide an amicus brief in support of the University of Michigan's admissions policies which allowed racial preferences. After Cox's refusal, then-Governor Granholm submitted a brief in her capacity as Governor supporting the University's position, not on behalf of the State of Michigan. The Michigan Civil Rights Initiative was passed by Michigan voters with a margin of 58%-42% in 2006 according to the Michigan Secretary of State. After passage, the group By Any Means Necessary challenged the constitutionality of the amendment in federal court to prevent implementation. As Attorney General, Cox immediately defended the constitutionality of the amendment and vigorously defended the amendment until his term ended in December 2010. In October 2013, the Department of Attorney General argued the defense of MCRI in the U.S. Supreme Court. On April 22, 2014, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the State in Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action.

This is a document about Michigan Civil Rights Initiative
  held a press conference at Cass Tech High School in Detroit announcing that their appeal of the Federal Appeals Court decision overturning the delay of the ban on affirmative action. The next day, after placing holds on admissions, the University of Michigan announced that they will comply with the ban on affirmative action. Hours later, Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens responded to BAMN's appeal of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision overturning the delay of Proposal 2's implementation and ordered all briefs due by January 17. U-M, Wayne State, MSU, and Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm all filed briefs

This is a document about Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action
  use race as a factor in admissions. This was the first successful legal challenge to racial preferences since Bakke. Two cases in 2003 involving the University of Michigan found that the university's policy of granting extra points to minorities for undergraduate admissions was unconstitutional (Gratz v. Bollinger) but that a program which gave holistic consideration for being a certain racial minority, though not an automatic boost, in admissions to the law school was constitutional (Grutter v. Bollinger). Michigan voters approved Proposal 2 in 2006 which amended the state's constitution to make affirmative action illegal in public employment, public education or public contracting purposes, except for actions mandated by federal law or that are necessary in order for an institution to receive federal funding. The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled in 2012 that the ban was unconstitutional.

Affirmative action was voted down in Michigan on November 7, 2006, when Proposal 2 was passed.


Question: when was the first ford focus st made

Answer: 2005

This is a document about Ford Focus (first generation)
  The Ford Focus (first generation) is a compact car that was manufactured by Ford in Europe from 1998 to 2004 and by Ford in North America from 1999 to 2007. Ford began sales of the Focus to Europe in July 1998 and in North America during 1999 for the 2000 model year. Manufacturing in Argentina continued until 2008, and it was still on sale in Brazil until 2009. In Europe and South Africa, the Focus replaced the various Ford Escort models sold in those markets. In Asia and Australia, it replaced the Ford Laser.

This is a document about Ford Focus
  Focus which never reached production. In 2005, Ford released a MK.II version of Ford's sports division of Focus, the Focus ST. This one produced 225 bhp and could achieve a 0 - 60 mph time of 6.4 seconds, and a 152 mph top speed, using a 2.5-litre, five-cylinder turbocharged engine originating from Volvo. 2007–2008 saw a minor facelifted version introduced, featuring Ford's Kinetic Design philosophy. Major changes included a new bonnet with more creases, the removal of all mouldings along the doors and sides, new sculpted pull back headlights, and the big trapezoidal lower grille. In 2009, the new Focus RS was launched, with a modified version of the 2.5-litre engine found in the ST.

This is a document about Ford Focus
  The Ford Focus is a compact car (C-segment in Europe) manufactured by the Ford Motor Company and created under Alexander Trotman's Ford 2000 plan, which aimed to globalize model development and sell one compact vehicle worldwide. The original Focus was primarily designed by Ford of Europe's German and British teams. The Focus was released in July 1998 in Europe, succeeding the Ford Escort, and replaced the Mazda Familia-derived Ford Laser in Asia and Oceania along with the Laser-based North American Escort. Wayne Stamping & Assembly started producing the Focus for North America with sales beginning in 1999. The last North American-produced Focus rolled off the line at the Michigan Assembly Plant on May 4, 2018. Production of the fourth generation Focus began in 2018 in Germany and in China.

This is a document about Ford Focus
  Besides rallies, the Focus has also been used in the SCCA Speed World Challenge Touring Car Series, the TC 2000, resulting champion in 2003, 2005, 2010, and 2012. A Focus was entered into the 2006 Swedish Touring Car Championship season. The Ford Focus ST made its debut in the 2009 British Touring Car Championship season, with Arena Motorsport. During its second season, the car ran on liquefied petroleum gas, taking the first BTCC win for a car powered by this fuel at Brands Hatch. In 2011, Arena (also known as Team AON) shifted to the newer Focus Mk3, while Motorbase Performance drove the ST version. Both cars had engines built to the Next Generation Touring Car engine rules. Motorbase continues to compete with the Ford Focus ST. This car won four drivers' championships of the Argentine TC 2000/Súper TC 2000

This is a document about Ford Focus (first generation)
  The ST170 (codename Piranha), which was launched in 2002, was the first Focus sport model to be developed for international markets by a joint SVE/SVT global team. Adapted from the Facelift Mk 1 Focus, the ST170 had the following cosmetic revisions: 17 in Multi-Spoke Alloy Wheels; Alarm; Side Airbags; Optional 1/2 (in non-UK markets) and full Recaro leather seats; Optional 9006 Stereo system with bespoke Subwoofer; brushed aluminium door releases; honeycomb 'tech flec' front grills, round projector style fog lights, colour-coded bumper and side beadings & door handles; and Locally developed bodykit (Australia only). The 172.3PS engine was developed by Cosworth and tuning bumped the power from 127 to 170 hp.

This is a document about Ford Focus (third generation)
  The "One Ford" plan would reunite the North American and global Focus line. The previous North American version was thus discontinued, and the new model was launched simultaneously in North America and Europe on March 2, 2011, both having started production near the end of 2010. Production in Asia, Africa, and South America followed later. Ford debuted the all-electric Ford Focus Electric at the Consumer Electronics Show in 2011 to compete with the Nissan Leaf and the Chevrolet Volt and announced the hot hatch ST model at the Paris Motor Show in September 2010. The Ford Focus was the best-selling car in the world for 2012.

This is a document about Ford Focus (second generation, Europe)
  The Ford Focus Mk 2 is an automobile which was produced by Ford Motor Company from 2005 to 2010. It was launched at the Paris Motor Show on September 25, 2004, as a three and five-door hatchback and an estate, although the new car was previewed, in 4-door saloon form, as the 'Focus Concept' developed by Ford Europe at the Beijing Motor Show in mid-2005.

This is a document about Ford Focus (first generation)
  The Focus RS Mk1 was produced from October 2, 2002, to November 11, 2003, and was Ford's return to the RS (Rallye Sport) badge after the demise of the tweaked Escorts, particularly the fabled Ford Escort RS Cosworth. Production was limited to 4501 units only. The car was largely built on its own assembly line in Ford's Saarlouis plant, with some additional specialist off-line assembly performed by the ACÜ group at Überhern. The RS was offered all over Europe, but 2147 were sold in the United Kingdom, by far its largest market. The Mark 1 Focus RS was a limited production run available in 21 European countries. Using a turbocharged

This is a document about Ford Focus (second generation, Europe)
  In the People's Republic of China, the Focus has been built by Chang'an Ford since April 2005. It is available as a five-door hatchback or four-door saloon. Engines are 1.8 and 2.0 petrol.

This is a document about Ford Focus (second generation, Europe)
  trim and optional Zetec ; Ford PowerShift transmission (similar to Volkswagen's DSG) added to range ; Introduction of a Ford Power Button ; Introduction of a 110PS version of the 2.0 Duratorq TDCi engine. ; Revised trim range consisting of Studio, Style, ECOnetic, Zetec, Titanium, ST – 1, ST – 2 and ST – 3 trims. Ford unveiled a facelifted Mk2 Ford Focus at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2007. Sales began in the United Kingdom in February 2008. Changes include: Late 2008 saw the introduction of the 'Zetec S' trim, adding a body kit of front and rear spoilers, side skirts and the large roof

This is a document about Ford Focus
   Ford of Europe introduced the Focus in 1998 to the European market as a replacement for the Ford Escort. The decision to name the new car the "Ford Focus" was made in early 1998, as Ford's senior management had been planning to keep the "Escort" nameplate for its new generation of small family cars. A last-minute problem arose in July 1998 when a Cologne court, responding to a case brought by the publisher Burda, ordered Ford to avoid the name "Focus" for the cars in the German market since the name was already taken by one of its magazines (Focus). This eleventh-hour dispute was resolved, however, and the car was launched with the name Focus. The Focus MK1 was awarded the 1999 European Car of the Year award. The project manager for

This is a document about Ford Focus (first generation)
  attempt by Ford to introduce a truly "world car" that could be sold in disparate markets with little modification. Previous attempts to achieve this had met with limited success - the concept for the original 1981 Escort had infamously mutated into two entirely different cars for Europe and North America with only superficial similarities between the two. Ford had tried again with the 1993 Mondeo and Contour/Mystique but the two variants still had too many differences to be called a true single car for both American and European consumption. The Ford Focus was officially revealed at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1998.

This is a document about Ford Focus RS WRC
  The first version of the car was built in 1999 to replace the Ford Escort WRC. It debuted in the Monte Carlo Rally with Colin McRae and Simon Jean-Joseph behind the wheels of the two cars. It was immediately on the pace, setting many fastest stage times, but the use of an illegal water pump meant that the two cars were excluded from the event. McRae gave the Focus its first win two events later on the Safari Rally Kenya finishing over 15 minutes ahead of the second placed Toyota of Didier Auriol. Despite coming close on several occasions, the car never won either the drivers or manufacturers title. This included McRae losing the 2001 title by

This is a document about Ford Focus (second generation, Europe)
  the launch of the new Ford Focus. In June 2009, the Focus Saloon was scrapped in the United Kingdom, and the rest of Western Europe (although it was still available in RHD in South Africa, Ireland & Australia). However, sales continued until 2011 in Continental Europe, Eastern Europe, Russia, China & Taiwan (although produced in LHD). Production ended in 2011, but for some markets, such as Brazil, along with China & Argentina, it was still sold as the Focus Classic or Focus until production ended in 2014, but China still sells it under the name of Focus Classic. In January 2010, the Focus III Saloon was revealed.

This is a document about Ford Focus
  Ford Focus at Dunton was Rose Mary Farenden. Ford of North America began marketing the Focus in September 1999 for the 2000 model year, with some changes from the European version. The car was launched as a three-door hatchback, four-door sedan, and five-door wagon; a five-door hatchback debuted in 2001. In 2002, Ford launched its highest performance version of the Focus, called the Focus RS. It came with a 2.0-litre turbocharged Duratec RS engine, a Quaife ATB limited-slip differential, Brembo brakes, and a host of other performance changes, combined with a much more aggressive appearance, and was available only in Ford's Imperial blue. 70% of the components found on the Focus RS were unique, revised or uprated. This original Focus RS was only available in Europe with a limited run of

This is a document about Ford of Europe
  time being a rebadged US-market Escape which launched in the same year, but sales were slow and was axed after 4 years. The demise of the Puma in 2002 left Ford without a competitor in the coupé sector once more while the Focus ST170 which launched at that time could be seen as an indirect successor. Ford entered the expanding compact MPV market in late 2003 with the Ford Focus C-Max, which was – unusually – the first car on the platform that would spawn the next generation Focus hatchback a year later. 2003 also saw a convertible version of the Ka launched as the StreetKa alongside a facelifted Mondeo.

This is a document about Ford Focus (fourth generation)
  In February 2019, Ford announced the fourth-generation Focus ST for the European market. It was launched in mid-2019. The Focus ST is offered with a choice of either a 2.3-litre EcoBoost turbocharged petrol engine with a 280 PS power output or a 2.0-litre EcoBlue diesel engine with a 190 PS power output. As standard, all models come with a six-speed manual transmission however a new performance-optimized seven-speed automatic transmission (which includes wheel-mounted paddle-shifters) is also available as an option in the near future. On the exterior, the Focus ST features a revised grille, unique 18 or 19-inch alloy wheels, larger rear spoiler and twin-exit tailpipes. Interior changes include Recaro front seats, aluminium gear knob, pedals and scuff plates, and decorative elements with grey stitching. The EcoBoost variant of the new Focus ST is the first front-wheel-drive Ford model to feature an electronic limited-slip differential (eLSD). An anti-lag system is also implemented to aid with power delivery. Like the Fiesta ST, an optional "Performance Pack" is available. The package includes launch control and rev-matching for the manual EcoBoost variant, "Track" driving mode, and red-painted brake callipers.

This is a document about Ford Focus (third generation)
   Beginning Summer 2012 (UK)/late 2012 in the US, Ford offered a new performance-oriented hot hatch Focus ST, as first revealed at the 2010 Paris Motor Show and then at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show when more details were announced, including the availability of an estate(wagon) version for European markets, and the possibility of a sports sedan version for North American markets. The ST features a new, more aggressive exterior design, including a redesigned front bumper with larger air intakes and grille, larger rear wing, wider side sills, center-exit exhaust, and alloy wheels. Inside, the car receives a trio of additional

This is a document about Ford Focus (third generation)
  The Ford Focus (third generation), also known as the Focus Mk III, (Code name: C346) debuted at the 2010 North American International Auto Show as a 2012 model. The cars shown were a 4-door sedan and 5-door hatchback, also debuting a new 2.0-litre direct injection I4 engine. A 5-door estate (wagon) was previewed at the Geneva auto show a month later. This generation of Focus would be the first Ford vehicle designed under the tenure of CEO Alan Mulally and his "One Ford" plan, which aimed to leverage Ford's global resources into creating more competitive vehicles that could be sold globally in each segment with minimal

This is a document about Ford Team RS
 1997 - Ford Mondeo ST24 ; 2000 - Ford Mondeo ST200 ; 2002 - Ford Focus ST170, Ford Mondeo ST220 ; 2004 - Ford Fiesta ST ; 2005 - Ford Focus ST ; 2012 - Ford Focus ST ; 2018 - Ford Focus ST ; 2013 - Ford Fiesta ST ; 2017 - Ford Fiesta ST ; 2019 - Ford Edge ST ; 2020 - Ford Explorer ST

The first Ford Focus ST was made in 2005.