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Priest Holmes

Priest Anthony Holmes (born October 7, 1973) is an American former football running back who played 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He started his career with the Baltimore Ravens but experienced breakout success after signing with the Kansas City Chiefs as a free agent in 2001. During his seven-year stint with the Chiefs, Holmes was a three-time All-Pro, three-time Pro Bowl selection and was named NFL Offensive Player of the Year in 2002. Prior to playing for the Chiefs, Holmes earned a Super Bowl ring with the Ravens, who'd signed him as an undrafted free agent in 1997, in their 2000 Super Bowl XXXV victory over the New York Giants, but was the backup to Jamal Lewis at the time. He rushed for just over 2,000 yards in four seasons in Baltimore. Holmes sat out the 2006 season with a neck injury, and after a brief comeback attempt in 2007, he retired from the NFL.

Holmes played college football for the University of Texas at Austin. He was inducted into the University of Texas Hall of Honor and the Texas High School Sports Hall of Fame in 2007. He was inducted into the Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame in 2014.

Early life
Holmes was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Although he carries the last name of his biological father, he never met the man, only seeing him for the first time at his funeral. He was raised in San Antonio, Texas by his mother Norma, and stepfather Herman Morris. Holmes was raised in a military household as his stepfather was an aircraft technician at Kelly Air Force Base for 20 years. When he was 13, Holmes spent a summer in Detroit, Michigan, working for his grandfather's lawn care service. Working with much older men for 12 hours a day, six days a week, Holmes learned the work ethic that later shaped him as a football player.

High school
Holmes, who had idolized Dallas Cowboys' running back Tony Dorsett growing up, developed his own elusive running style while playing street football with the children in his neighborhood. Holmes later attended John Marshall High School, where he became a starter for head coach David Visentine. As a senior in 1991, Holmes rushed for 2,061 yards, and led his team to a runner-up finish in the state championship game, losing to Odessa Permian.

College
Holmes attended the University of Texas at Austin from 1992 to 1996, playing the entire time for John Mackovic. He played in the final seven games of his freshman season, Mackovic's first as head coach, rushing for 114 yards against Houston. After starting two games and averaging over five yards per carry for the second straight season as a sophomore, Holmes received more significant playing time as a junior. He rushed for 524 yards and five touchdowns, and was named MVP of the 1994 Sun Bowl after rushing for 161 yards and four touchdowns in a win against North Carolina. Holmes missed the 1995 season with a knee injury, allowing for the emergence of future Heisman Trophy winner Ricky Williams as the starter. Relegated to third string behind Williams and Shon Mitchell, Holmes scored 13 touchdowns despite carrying the ball only 59 times. Holmes's biggest moment came in the inaugural Big 12 Championship Game. Entering the game with a 7–4 record against third-ranked Nebraska, Texas upset the Cornhuskers 37–27, with Holmes rushing for 120 yards and three touchdowns. In Holmes' final two seasons, Texas posted a record of 16–9, finishing ranked in the top 25 each season. He rushed for a career total of 1,276 yards and 20 touchdowns, averaging 5.1 yards per carry. During college, Holmes began going by his first name, Priest. He had previously used his middle name, Anthony.

Baltimore Ravens
After graduating from college, he joined Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 1997. Holmes spent his entire rookie season as the Baltimore Ravens' fourth-string running back, behind Bam Morris, Earnest Byner, and Jay Graham. On September 24, 1997, Holmes made his professional regular season debut as part of the special teams unit during a 38–10 victory at the Tennessee Oilers in Week 4. He appeared in seven games as a rookie in 1997.

During training camp in 1998, Holmes competed to be the starting running back after the departures of Bam Morris and Earnest Byner. Head coach Ted Marchibroda named Holmes the third running back on the depth chart to begin the regular season, behind Errict Rhett and Jay Graham.

In the 1998 season with the Ravens, Holmes rushed for over 1,000 yards (leading the team in rushing) including one 200-plus yard game, the highest single game total of the season. In the 1999 season, he appeared in nine games and started four. He finished with 89 carries for 506 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown to go along with 13 receptions for 104 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.

In the 2000 season, he was supplanted as a starter by rookie running back Jamal Lewis. The Ravens won Super Bowl XXXV with Holmes as their second string halfback.

Kansas City Chiefs
In 2001, Holmes signed an inexpensive contract with the Kansas City Chiefs. In his first season with the Chiefs, he exceeded expectations by leading the NFL in rushing with 1,555 yards for the 2001 NFL season, becoming the first undrafted player to do so. (Arian Foster was next to accomplish the feat during the 2010 NFL season.)

Despite missing the final two games in the 2002 NFL season because of a hip injury, Holmes rushed for 1,615 yards with 21 touchdowns. In the 2003 NFL season, he broke Marshall Faulk's NFL record for total touchdowns in a season with 27, which was subsequently broken by Shaun Alexander with 28 total touchdowns in 2005 and broken again by LaDainian Tomlinson with 31 total touchdowns in 2006. Holmes and Emmitt Smith are the only two running backs in NFL history to have back to back seasons with 20 or more rushing touchdowns. On a pace to repeat the feat in 2004, he suffered an injury that ended his season with 14 touchdowns.

Holmes's 2005 season was also cut short by an injury to his spinal column from a tackle by Shawne Merriman on October 30, 2005. He was replaced for the season by backup Larry Johnson. During the following off-season, new head coach Herm Edwards promoted Johnson to the starting position. Holmes's spinal injury did not heal by the end of the 2006 pre-season, and he was placed on the Chiefs' Physically Unable to Perform list for the season. Larry Johnson took over full-time as the Chiefs' starting running back. Throughout the 2006 season, Holmes repeatedly said that he would like to return for at least two or three more seasons in the NFL, but that he would not force a comeback if it could be detrimental to his long term health.

Following encouraging medical tests, Holmes reported to the Chiefs' training camp in July 2007. However, the Chiefs did not include him on the roster at the start of the season, listing him on the non-football injury list instead. Michael Bennett was traded at mid-season, and Holmes returned to the Kansas City roster, beginning practice on October 17, 2007. Holmes then completed the comeback four days later, playing in the Chiefs regular season game against the Oakland Raiders, carrying the ball four times. He made his first start since October 30, 2005, against the San Diego Chargers and played in a home game on November 11, 2007, in a 27–11 loss to the Denver Broncos. Holmes led the Chiefs with 20 rushes for 65 yards.

Retirement
Holmes announced his retirement on November 21, 2007, after re-injuring his neck on the previous Sunday, November 18, in a game against the Indianapolis Colts.

Legacy
Holmes retired as the Chiefs' all-time leader for career rushing touchdowns (76), total touchdowns (83), and career rushing yards (6,070). His rushing yards record has since been broken by Jamaal Charles. The team inducted Holmes into the Chiefs Hall of Fame during the 2014 season. The induction ceremony took place on November 2 at halftime of a game against the New York Jets.

Holmes has been a nominee for the Pro Football Hall of Fame nine times as of 2023, but has never advanced to a semi-finalist.

Awards and highlights

 * Super Bowl champion (XXXV)
 * NFL Offensive Player of the Year (2002)
 * 3× First-team All-Pro (2001–2003)
 * 3× Pro Bowl (2001–2003)
 * 2× NFL rushing touchdowns leader (2002, 2003)
 * NFL rushing yards leader (2001)
 * NFL scoring leader
 * Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame inductee (2014)

NFL records

 * 163.4 yards from scrimmage per game (2,287 yards in 14 games), single season (2002)
 * Most games with 2 or more touchdowns in season: 10 (2003) (tied with LaDainian Tomlinson)
 * Most seasons with at least 20 rushing touchdowns: 2 (tied with Emmitt Smith)

Kansas City Chiefs franchise records

 * Career rushing touchdowns (76)
 * Career total touchdowns (93)

Priest Holmes Foundation
The Priest Holmes Foundation is a recognized organization that is committed to encouraging education and enhancing the lives of children in the community.

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Alain Mimoun

Alain Mimoun, born Ali Mimoun Ould Kacha (1 January 1921 – 27 June 2013), was a French   long-distance runner who competed in track events, cross-country running and the marathon. He was the 1956 Olympic champion in the marathon. He is the most bemedalled French athletics sportsperson in history. In 1999, readers of the French athletics magazine Athlétisme Magazine voted him as the “French Athlete of the 20th Century”.

On the track Mimoun won three Olympic silver medals, finishing second behind Emil Zátopek in the 10,000 metres final in 1948 and again second behind him in both the 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres finals in 1952. He was also the silver medallist in both events behind Zátopek at the 1950 European Athletics Championships. From 1949 to 1958, he won four individual gold medals and two individual silver medals at the International Cross Country Championships. He was a four-time gold medallist at the Mediterranean Games, completing the 5,000 m/10,000 m double in both 1951 and 1955.

Born in Algeria, Mimoun fought military battles for France and the Western Allies during World War II. He settled in metropolitan France shortly after leaving the French army. Overall, he represented France in four consecutive Olympic Games from 1948 to 1960. He competed internationally for France on 86 occasions. From 1947 to 1966, he won a total of 29 senior titles in the 5,000 m, 10,000 m, marathon and cross-country events of the French national championships. Mimoun continued to run in his later life and set a number of veteran age-category records.

Early life
Alain Mimoun was born Ali Mimoun Ould Kacha in the arrondissement of Maïder in the town of Telagh, Algeria, into a very poor, Arab-Berber family. Ali was the oldest of seven children in the family and his parents were peasants. His mother, Halima, also wove blankets for a living. He had always been a model pupil in primary school. When he was eleven, he finished his primary school education and obtained a certificate with mention bien. In view of his good academic results, his illiterate mother wanted him to become a primary school teacher. She applied for a scholarship for Ali after being told to do so by some colonists who had come to visit her. Ali was denied the scholarship—it was the only application rejected by the school—that could have enabled him to further his studies. He noted that sons of colonists with worse grades than he obtained their scholarships. When Ali learned of his scholarship rejection, he told his mother that Algeria was not his country and that his country was on the other side of the Mediterranean, even though he was against colonization. He said that as a teenager, he would dream that he was in front of maps and show France to his mother. Ali first worked as a mason, and then in a hardware shop when he was fourteen. He said that hardware shop owner was a Frenchman who came from France, was an admirable man who treated him like his son and with whom he would eat on the same table. Ali started to play association football when he was twelve and practice cycling when he was fifteen.

World War II and early running career
Mimoun enlisted in the French Army in 1939 when he was about 18 years old. In the same year, he was posted to the 19th infantry regiment. In September 1939, he was mobilised to the Franco-Belgian border. He spent nine months there in anticipation of the German offensive campaign – the Battle of Belgium. He engaged in combat at the Franco-Belgian border. After the fall of Belgium to the Germans in May 1940, his regiment retreated south into northern France, where he avoided being captured by the German army near Valenciennes. After France was defeated by the Germans in June 1940, Mimoun was posted to Bourg-en-Bresse in the Free Zone of Vichy France. When he was there, he discovered almost by accident a talent for long-distance running. He said that he joined in a race as he was passing a suburban track with some friends. While he was in Bourg-en-Bresse, he would train regularly in a stadium next to the military barracks. One day, he competed in some local racing events without any preparations. He won his first running event, the 1,500-metre Ain departmental championship, in front of 4,000 spectators. In that event, he beat the defending champion, thus ending his six-year reign as champion. He then finished a 5,000-meter race in under sixteen minutes. This prompted a local journalist to write, "A marathoner is born. He could become an Olympic champion." In 1942, Mimoun was posted to a regiment of combat engineers based in Besançon. Later that year, he was transferred to Algeria, where he won numerous races on track and in cross country, including the 1942 North African cross country running championship title.

Mimoun's running career was interrupted when he was called up to fight for the Western Allies in the Tunisia Campaign and then in the Italian Campaign. In the Tunisia Campaign, he fought under the command of General Henri Giraud against the Afrika Korps. In July 1943, he was sent to fight in the Italian Campaign, where he was a lance corporal in the 83rd combat engineers battalion of the Algerian 3rd infantry division of the French Expeditionary Corps commanded by Marshal Alphonse Juin. On 28 January 1944, during the Battle of Monte Cassino, Mimoun was seriously injured by fragmentation in his left leg originating from shells fired by the Germans. American doctors working in the field hospital recommended its amputation. Determined not to lose his leg, he refused. Fortunately, a French surgeon there managed to successfully perform an operation and his left leg was saved. He was later sent to a Naples hospital for convalescence. He recovered sufficiently to the extent that he could still engage in military combat in the last part of World War II. In the summer of 1944, Lance Corporal Mimoun participated in the Allied invasion of France from the Mediterranean Sea. After that campaign, he was involved in the liberation of the Jura Mountains from the German troops. He spent the winter of 1944–1945 in the Vosges Mountains before taking part in the Western Allied invasion of Germany. He spent about one year in Germany.

After his stint in the army in Europe had ended, Mimoun returned to Algeria where he continued to participate in running events. He was demobilised in 1946 while he was in Algiers. Upon leaving the French Army after seven years of service, he moved from Algeria to Paris. There, he signed up with the Racing Club de France, a famous sports club, and began calling himself Alain. The club arranged for him to work as a waiter in the café-bar of its facilities, which were then located in the Bois de Boulogne, and Mimoun would train in that park. In October 2002 and March 2012, Mimoun spoke of his difficult return to civilian life, "I was a café waiter. I did not have enough to eat. I won four Olympic medals while I was living in a small, two-room apartment (in the 19th arrondissement of Paris) without heating, shower and toilet." Mimoun caused a major surprise by finishing second in the 1946 French national championships 10,000-meter race, despite having lost a shoe during the race. He made his international debut the following year when he represented France in an athletics meeting against Czechoslovakia in Prague. He established himself at national level in 1947 when he clinched his first French national championships titles, taking a track double in the 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres races.

Before the 1956 Olympic Games
Mimoun rose to international prominence at the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was the runner-up in the 10,000 m final held at the Wembley Stadium on 31 July, behind the Czechoslovak runner Emil Zátopek. Zátopek was dominant and lapped all competitors bar Mimoun and bronze medallist Bertil Albertsson. Mimoun finished 47.8 seconds and more than 300 meters behind Zátopek. Mimoun also ran in the 5,000 m event of the 1948 Summer Olympics but did not progress to the final round. The following year he won the 5,000 m and 10,000 m French national championships titles and won his first major race at the International Cross Country Championships in Dublin, finishing ahead of compatriot Raphaël Pujazon in the individual event. He also led France to the team title.

He claimed cross country and 10,000 m French national championships titles in 1950, but on the international stage he was again second best to Zátopek, taking the silver medals in the 5,000 m and 10,000 m events at the 1950 European Athletics Championships. At the 1950 International Cross Country Championships he was runner-up to Belgium's Lucien Theys in the individual race, but retained the team title with France. He won the 5,000 m and 10,000 m gold medals at the 1951 Mediterranean Games and swept the French national championships 5,000 m, 10,000 m and cross country titles in both 1951 and 1952.

Mimoun topped the podium for the individual and team events at the International Cross Country Championships in March 1952. The 1952 Helsinki Olympics saw by now a familiar sight: Zátopek claimed victory in the 5,000 m and 10,000 m races and Mimoun was the silver medallist in both. In the 10,000 m final Mimoun finished 15.8 seconds behind Zátopek, but 15.4 seconds ahead of the bronze medallist Aleksandr Anufriyev. In the 5,000 m final, Mimoun, Herbert Schade and Christopher Chataway were in the lead entering the final bend of the last lap, with Zátopek in fourth place. Zátopek then made his move, and he took the lead halfway through the final bend and never relinquished it. Zátopek finished the 5,000 m race 4.5m and 0.8 second ahead of Mimoun, with the latter improving his personal best by over 14 seconds. His second-place finishes behind the Czechoslovak champion gave Mimoun the nickname "Zátopek's Shadow".

Away from Zátopek, Mimoun continued to dominate the French scene and claimed a third individual title at the International Cross Country Championships in 1954, although a foot injury left him unable to compete at the 1954 European Athletics Championships later that year. His 1955 was highlighted by the successful defence of his 5,000m and 10,000m track titles at both the 1955 Mediterranean Games and the French national championships.

On 10 Oct 1955 in Algiers, Mimoun beat the French national record for the one hour run that had been held by Jean Bouin since 6 July 1913. On that day, Mimoun ran a distance of 19 km 78 metres, compared to the 19 km 21 metres (which then became a new world record) ran by Bouin on 6 July 1913 in Stockholm.

Mimoun began 1956 in strong form, capturing the French national championships 5,000m, 10,000m and cross country titles, and winning what would be his fourth and final individual title at the International Cross Country Championships.

1956 Olympic Games
Mimoun faltered in his first event at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, managing only twelfth place in the 10,000 m final – 1 minute and 32.4 seconds behind Soviet winner Vladimir Kuts.

Mimoun entered the Olympic marathon race that took place in sweltering heat – the temperature went up to 38 °C (100.4 °F) in the shade during the race – on Dec 1, 1956, with the defending champion Emil Zátopek in the starting line-up. He was certain that day would be his lucky day. Frenchmen had won the Olympic marathon in 1900 (Michel Théato), and 28 years later in 1928 (Boughera El Ouafi). Now, 28 years had passed since the last French victory in 1928. One month ago, he had gone on a pilgrimage to the Basilica of St. Thérèse in Lisieux, France. The day before the marathon, Mimoun received a telegram from his wife, Germaine, back in France telling him of the birth of their first child, a daughter called Olympe. Besides, Mimoun was wearing on his blue, French flag-bearing, running singlet what he considered to be the lucky number – number 13. The 1.70 m tall, 56 kg heavy Frenchman had never raced over the distance before but he excelled on his first attempt. The marathon started at 15:13 inside the Melbourne Cricket Ground. It had forty-six competitors representing twenty-three nations. The marathon had a false start, which was the first in Olympic history. The mustachioed Mimoun had a white bandana, embroidered with his wife's initials, tied around the top of his head since the start of the race to protect himself from the sun's rays. A group of thirteen runners was leading the race after fifteen kilometers. At the twenty-kilometer mark, only five of them remained in that group. The American John J. Kelley patted Mimoun's back to urge him to take the lead together with him. The two of them then broke away from the leading group of runners, with Kelley briefly ahead of Mimoun. Mimoun surged forward in the uphill section of the course near the top of the hill, ran past Kelley and was solely in the lead before the halfway point of the marathon. By the 25-km mark he had opened a 50-second lead, and henceforth, no competitor came close to him again. In the last quarter of the race, Mimoun removed his white bandana from his head and threw it onto the road surface, because according to him, it "felt like a ton". 5 km from the finish line, he no longer took the cups of water on tables lining the course as he pulled further away from his fellow runners. Mimoun crossed the finish line in a time of 2:25:00, 1 minute and 32 seconds ahead of the runner-up Franjo Mihalić, in front of 110,000 spectators at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and before any other runner had entered the stadium. For the third time in a row, the Olympic marathon had been won by an athlete competing in his first marathon. It was the first time Mimoun had ever beaten Emil Zátopek in a running event. Mimoun had expected to see his great rival and close friend Zátopek finish second behind him. He waited at the finish line for the Czechoslovak runner to arrive. Zátopek, who had undergone hernia surgery six weeks earlier, crossed the finishing line in sixth place, four minutes and thirty-four seconds after Mimoun. Grabbing Zátopek's shoulder, Mimoun asked, "Emil, why don't you congratulate me? I am an Olympic champion. It was I who won." Zátopek, who was then a colonel in the Czechoslovak army, stood to attention, took off his white cap and saluted Mimoun. Zátopek then kissed and embraced Mimoun, saying, "You did great, Alain." In a later interview with Sports Illustrated, Mimoun said, "For me, that was better than the medal". That was the last time Mimoun raced against Zátopek. "When I entered the stadium's tunnel and came out onto the track, cheered by 100,000 spectators, I experienced the finest minutes of my life," Mimoun said later.

On his return home from Melbourne, there was a crowd of 15,000 people, a hero's welcome and a red carpet awaiting Mimoun at Paris' Orly Airport. At the airport, he did not get a chance to walk on the red carpet as he was carried in triumph by the crowd. Thereafter, receptions were held in his honour for three months. The day after he arrived home from Melbourne, he returned to the regular job that he had been doing since 1946 – as a waiter in a café-bar at the Racing Club de France

“I was sure Emil was there at my heels,” Mimoun told Sports Illustrated in 1972. “I was hoping he would be second. I was waiting for him. Then I thought, well, he would be third. It would be nice to stand on the podium with him again. But Emil came in sixth, oh, very tired. He seemed to be in a trance, staring straight ahead. He said nothing." Mimoun later told a biographer, Pat Butcher, that he had been well-prepared for racing the Melbourne Olympics marathon. "I gorged myself on 40 km a day for two years, without telling a soul." "He would train three times a day, running a daily total distance of 35 km. It was certainly not for the 10,000-meter race, even though he had told me that he would not contest the marathon," said Mimoun's wife, Germaine, during an interview in 2006 with AFP. Mimoun revealed that before leaving for Melbourne for the 1956 Olympics, he had done his final training in the Corrèze village of Bugeat, which resembled his native village in Algeria. In an interview conducted in October 2002, Mimoun said,"When I announced that I was going to run the 1956 Melbourne Olympics marathon, everyone told me that I was too old. The French, the foreigners and everyone were laughing except Zátopek."

Reflecting on the four Olympic medals that he had won, Mimoun remarked, "I compare my career to a castle: my London silver medal is the foundation; my two Helsinki silver medals are the walls; my gold medal in Melbourne is the roof."

Upon hearing the news of the death of Emil Zátopek in November 2000, he stated, "I have not lost an opponent, I have lost a brother."

After the 1956 Olympic Games
Mimoun did not compete in 1957 but returned in 1958 with a runner-up finish behind Stan Eldon in the individual race at the International Cross Country Championships and his first national marathon title. He placed seventh in the 10,000-meter event at the 1958 European Athletics Championships. In 1959 he came sixth in the individual race at the International Cross Country Championships, and won national titles in the marathon and cross country. As he neared his forties, his athletic powers began to decline. Although he continued to compete, he did not win a national title on grass or the track after 1959. Four further outings from 1960 to 1964 at the International Cross Country Championships saw finishes in the individual event ranging from 18th to 26th place.

Mimoun made the French team for the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome and placed 34th in the marathon. He won his final national championship title at the senior level – the marathon – in 1966, some twenty years after his debut. His career at the top of the national and international ranks finished at that point but he continued to be a presence as a veteran runner. At the age of 51, he completed a marathon in a time of 2:34:36.2. He set French age-category records for the 5,000 m, 10,000 m, 20,000 m and the one hour run. He won a total of more than 80 French national running championships titles, including those for veteran athletes, the last one while in his seventies. In the last years of his life, he continued to jog or racewalk almost daily, up to 10–15 miles per day, on the roads and paths in the vicinity of his detached house in Champigny-sur-Marne in Val-de-Marne department, at the Bois de Vincennes and on the roads around Bugeat in Corrèze department.

Later life and legacy
After Mimoun arrived back home from the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, he mooted the idea of creating a world-class sports training center in France. In order to take advantage of better training facilities, he had to train overseas, especially in Sweden, for some of his running events. That was something that annoyed him and therefore he felt that it was necessary to build such a sports training center. Mimoun attempted to seek government funding to build it. After several failed attempts in previous years, he received a telephone call from Jacques Chirac to meet him in the Hôtel Matignon. During that meeting in 1967, Chirac, who was then a senior civil servant working as Prime Minister Georges Pompidou's technical adviser, told Mimoun, "I have followed your entire (running) career and I like your idea of creating a (sports) training center in Corrèze." The following day, Mimoun was received by the Sports Minister François Missoffe in his office and informed by him that government funding for the sports training center had been approved. The sports training center – initially named Centre national d'entraînement sportif – located in the Corrèze village of Bugeat, was later renamed Espace 1000 Sources. Right after Mimoun's funeral in July 2013, the sports training center was rechristened Centre sportif Alain Mimoun

Mimoun worked as a waiter in a café-bar at the Racing Club de France and as a physical education instructor in France after the end of World War II.

When Mimoun settled in metropolitan France after the end of World War II, he first lived in Paris. Then, he moved to Champigny-sur-Marne. He and his wife, Germaine, bought a second home in Bugeat and he would go to live there each summer.

In 1997, Mimoun protested in the strongest terms against the decision of the Comité national olympique et sportif français (CNOSF) to remove the Gallic rooster from the jerseys of French athletes.

For his successful running career and wartime military services, Mimoun received four Legion of Honour awards during his lifetime from four different presidents of France: Chevalier (1956), Officier (1972), Commandeur (1999) and Grand Officier(2008). He also received the Sporting Order of Merit (Ordre du Mérite sportif), Gloire du sport, and the National Order of Merit. He is the first French person of North African origin to receive the Legion of Honour.

Mimoun was chosen as the French L'Équipe Champion of Champions in 1949 and again in 1956.

In 1999, readers of the bimonthly, French athletics magazine Athlétisme voted him as the “French Athlete of the 20th Century”.

On 25 Sep 2002 in Argenteuil, Mimoun inaugurated the 50th stadium bearing his name.

In December 2012, L'Equipe presented him its first trophée de champion des champions de légende.

At the time of Mimoun's death, more than a hundred and fifty stadia, schools and streets bore his name. More than 50 municipal athletics stadia in France were named Stade Alain Mimoun and more than a dozen streets in France were named after him.

Family and personal life
Mimoun's wife, Germaine, was born in Tulle, capital of the Corrèze département in the Limousin region in central France. She died in May 2013. Their first child, a daughter named Olympe, was born on 30 November 1956, one day before Mimoun won the 1956 Olympics marathon in Melbourne. They have another daughter, Pascale.

Mimoun converted from Islam to Roman Catholicism in 1955. Several months before the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne, he had deep doubts about his ability to participate in those Olympics. In desperation, he let himself be driven by an atheist friend to the Basilica of St. Thérèse in Lisieux. One month after his pilgrimage there, he won the 1956 Olympics marathon. Mimoun asserted that he owed that marathon win to Saint Thérèse of Lisieux. After that victory, he became very attached to Saint Thérèse of Lisieux. He would go to the Basilica of St. Thérèse in Lisieux every year on a pilgrimage, usually on 1 October – the feast day of the saint. Prior to his death, he had a chapel constructed in the Bugeat cemetery to serve as his final resting place.

Honours
Legion of Honour Others
 * Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur (1956) awarded by René Coty
 * Officier de la Légion d'honneur (1972) awarded by Georges Pompidou
 * Commandeur de la Légion d'honneur (1999) awarded by Jacques Chirac
 * Grand officier de la Légion d'honneur (2008) awarded by Nicolas Sarkozy
 * Chevalier de l'Ordre national du Mérite.
 * Commandeur de l’Ordre du Mérite sportif.
 * Gloire du sport.
 * Champion des champions de L'Équipe (L'Équipe Champion of Champions) (1949 and 1956)
 * named French Athlete of the 20th Century in 1999
 * Trophée de champion des champions de légende (2012)

Death, tributes and funeral
Alain Mimoun died at the age of 92 in the evening of 27 June 2013 at the Hôpital d'instruction des armées Bégin in Saint-Mandé, in the departement of Val-de-Marne in the Île-de-France region. The cause of death was not disclosed.

In a communiqué made public by the Élysée Palace French President François Hollande wrote that Alain Mimoun was "a magnificent Frenchman" and "left a deep mark on the history of French sport". "Throughout his life, Alain Mimoun, who was born in Algeria, loved and served France. And he was very attached to his department of Corrèze," emphasized Hollande, who also has ties to the area.

French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault emphasized Mimoun's “exceptional victory” at the 1956 Olympics marathon and called him “a great servant of France who etched his name in the pantheon of French sport”. Ayrault concluded that “the death of Mimoun left France without one of her finest figures”.

The French minister of sports, Valérie Fourneyron, hailed Mimoun as "one of the most endearing and loved figures of French sport". "All French people will remember him as the most medalled French athletics sportsperson of all time, above all as a model of uprightness and kindness," added Fourneyron.

Michel Jazy, a French Olympic runner who shared a room with Mimoun for six weeks during the 1956 Olympics, remembered seeing him show the intensity and professionalism in order to succeed at the Olympics. "Alain was a role model for me. He would wake me up at 5:30 in the morning to go and run, and in the evening he would force me to go to bed at 8:30. Even though we were at the Olympics Games, I could not go to the parties in the Olympic village!" Jazy told RTL radio on the day after Mimoun's death.

The Comité national olympique et sportif français (CNOSF) described Mimoun as someone who "embodied selflessness and panache", "was devoted to the humanist values of sport" and "who would forever be among the sportspersons who had given French sport its finest hours".

On 6 July 2013, a minute's silence in honour of Mimoun's memory was held in front of 50,000 spectators during the 2013 edition of the Meeting Areva – an annual track and field event – that took place at the Stade de France.

Mimoun was accorded a state funeral will military honors. It was held on Monday, 8 July 2013 at 10am local time, in the main courtyard of the Hôtel national des Invalides in Paris. French President François Hollande presided over the ceremony, during which he paid homage to Mimoun. Retired French athletes like Stéphane Diagana, Michel Jazy and Marie-José Pérec attended the ceremony. In his eulogy, Hollande said,"Today, it is all of France which is paying homage to Alain Mimoun, to the one who ran throughout his life on the tracks of stadiums in order to make the La Marseillaise resound, seeking glory for his country everywhere." Hollande described Mimoun as "a courageous soldier, an exceptional sportsman and a fervent patriot" who was "loved by France" and stated, "To Alain Mimoun, France was a choice, a passion, a pride and an ideal."

In the afternoon of 9 July 2013, Mimoun was buried in the cemetery in Bugeat after a religious ceremony in the Bugeat church. The funeral was attended by about sixty persons.

Personal bests

 * 5,000 metres – 14 min 7.58 sec (1952 Olympic Games 5,000 m final)
 * 10,000 metres – 29 min 13.4 sec (1956)
 * Marathon – 2 hr 21 min 25 sec (1958)
 * Information from Sports Reference profile.

International (only the position in the final is indicated)
Mimoun competed internationally for France on 86 occasions.

 * International Cross Country Championships team event champion (representing France) in 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1952 and 1956.
 * North African Cross Country champion in 1942

National

 * French Athletics Championships:
 * 5,000 m : 8 titles (1947, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955 and 1956)
 * 10,000 m : 9 titles (1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956)
 * Marathon : 6 titles (1958, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1965 and 1966)

 * French Cross Country Championships :
 * 6 titles (1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1956 and 1959)

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Talk:York University

Proposed merge with York University Faculty of Health
University department section fits better in university's own article, rather than separately. Tacyarg (talk) 21:24, 26 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Oppose - While this page needs much better sourcing and formatting, it is independently notable from the university. Isingness (talk) 23:43, 8 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Merge or improve - the Faculty of Health article is seriously short of citations, to the extent that it would probably not survive an AfD without a major face-lift. It could be that such a face-lift is possible, in which case that would be an alternative to merging. It can't stand separately in its current form though. Zerotalk 00:42, 9 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Merge or improve. I had independently come to the same conclusion as User:Zero0000. Narky Blert (talk) 14:03, 15 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Oppose - subject meets notability criteria. Other faculties have their articles (Business, Glendon, Engineering and Law) and other subject lower on the hierarchy and less-known have their articles: such as Las Nubes Rainforest Preserve or Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies. On the other hand, the article could use more well-sourced information.--Jetam2 (talk) 11:53, 10 July 2018 (UTC)

Transit section removal
This was removed as "advertorial". It seems to me to be both relevant and useful information that it would be quite likely many readers would come to this article specifically in search of. I can see thinking it would be more appropriate to the Keele Campus article, but to get rid of it altogether seems over the top. 207.107.159.242 (talk) 23:11, 28 August 2018 (UTC)
 * I think it can be kept, but all promotionalism should be excised before re-adding similar content. Isingness (talk) 00:43, 29 August 2018 (UTC)

Possible Addition to Controversies Section
I think this article about a York University faculty member being fired for anti-Semitic social media posts is relevant and should be included. This individual is not a student, but a faculty member of York University. Therefore his actions represent the university as he is employed by them. Does anyone agree or disagree with including this article? Input is welcome.
 * Thanks for opening the discussion! As you can see from my edits, I am opposed to including this information.  We have to be very selective about what we include in this article and this seems like just a one-off event without significant or lasting importance for the university.  If it develops into something more then of course we can revisit the issue and reconsider it.  ElKevbo (talk) 14:58, 16 August 2019 (UTC)

Undue weight
You reverted my edit of adding antisemitism to student life for being WP:UNDUE. I included about 14 different independent and reliable sources. This is more than literally the entire rest of the student life section. Could you elaborate on your issues so I can address them? Chess (talk) (please mention me on reply) 00:22, 16 October 2023 (UTC)

 * this is a useful section to include about this university QQQspadesQQQ (talk) 14:58, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

Moving information under Antisemitism section to 2024 Pro-Palestinian protests on University campuses page
The antisemitism section has problems with WP:UNDUE and even WP:POV forking. As comparison, the page for Columbia University has one short paragraph about protests over the Israel-Hamas war. Yet, protests on Columbia University's campuses have been - and continue to be - covered numerously in the media. I propose that part of the Antisemitism section, especially parts related to the Israel-Hamas war, be moved to 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses, where it is more appropriate.Pillarfog (talk) 20:54, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

 * The claims of antisemitism at York University dates back over a decade before the current conflict. In fact, only one part of that section (the January 2024 letter from CUPE 3903) even occurred in 2024. Since the 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses article cover events from April 2024 onwards, I'm not sure how this fits in there, especially given that York University doesn't even have an encampment.
 * I'm not sure how this is WP:UNDUE either. I could understand that claim if you felt that there was too much emphasis on recent events, but the section covers antisemitic incidents dating back to 2009. It's a major part of the university's history and reputation.
 * The comparison with Columbia University doesn't make sense given that York's section isn't about recent protests relating to the Israel-Hamas war but instead about a several events dating back to 2009. Chess (talk) (please mention me on reply) 21:36, 23 May 2024 (UTC)
 * The 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses page is redirected from a non-dated Pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pro-Palestinian_protests_on_university_campuses&redirect=no) page and therefore parts of the Antisemitism section could apply to 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses. But, the broader issue is that though antisemitism is important and deserving of some mention on the page, it's being given WP:UNDUE weight as it currently stands.
 * The Antisemitism section is of similar size and prominence on the page as the Notable people section. Having a section this large that impacts the WP:BALANCE of the page is unprecedented in other university pages that I researched. Example: City University of New York. This is a school which has had antisemitism issues covered in mainstream media, but has a more balanced antisemitism section on their page. Also: Concordia University, which is another school that has had antisemitism issues covered prominently in the media, but with nothing mentioned on their page. My recommendation is that the Antisemitism section be reduced to appropriate WP:BALANCE or at the least return it back to the Student life section. Pillarfog (talk) 18:42, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

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Anti-copyright notice

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Woody Guthrie used an anti-copyright notice on his songs:

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Juusan is Japanese for '13'. Juusan is also the nickname of a California geek girl SJS.

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Belinus

Belinus the Great was a legendary king of the Britons, as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of Dunvallo Molmutius and brother of Brennius and came to power in 390 BC. He was probably named after the ancient god Belenus.

Earning the crown
In an effort to win the crown of Britain, Brennius and Belinus waged war between each other to determine who should succeed their father. Many battles were fought between the two brothers until a time came when their friends intervened and a compromise was decided upon. Belinus became the King of the Britons with Brennius as king of the north.

Five years later, Brennius wed the daughter of the King of Norway without consulting Belinus. Belinus invaded Northumberland and seized Brennius's land. The King of Denmark was in love with Brennius's new wife and had pursued him and captured her ship. A storm drove the Danish king to land in Britain by accident. Belinus imprisoned them and awaited the return of his brother. Brennius landed in Albany and demanded the return of all his lands and his wife. If not, he swore he would kill Belinus if they ever met in battle.

Belinus called to arms all of Britain against Brennius and the two armies met in the forests of Calaterium. The battle was fought ruthlessly and Belinus defeated the army of Brennius. Brennius fled to Gaul and Belinus became king over all the Britons. He emphasized the Molmutine Laws of his father and ruled justly.

Eventually, Brennius invaded Britain behind a massive Gallic army and met Belinus on the battlefield once again. Their mother, however, convinced Brennius to make peace, and the two brothers ruled their two realms in harmony with each other.

Invader of Gaul, Italy and Germany
Following their unification, Belinus and Brennius merged their armies into one great one and invaded Gaul. According to the story, after a year of warfare, the joint army managed to submit all the Frankish kingdoms in Gaul to their authority. Now with an even greater army, Belinus led his great army to the Italian peninsula and threatened to invade Rome. Outside Rome the two consuls, Gabias and Porsenna, sued for peace and offered wealth, tribute, and hostages as a sign of their submission. Belinus and Brennius accepted and took their great army to Germany. Soon after this movement north, Rome broke the treaty and marched north and Brennius went to fight the Romans while Belinus remained at war with the Germans (who were being helped by various other Italian troops).

After Brennius had left, the Italian troops who were reinforcing the Germans abandoned the Germans in a vain attempt to unite with the Roman soldiers on the other side of Belinus's army. Belinus learned of this and moved his army to a valley through which the Italians had to pass. In the morning, Belinus attacked the Italians, who were not in armour and were unprepared for battle at that point in time. All day the Britons pursued the Italians until it was night.

Belinus decided to join forces with his brother, who was besieging Rome. The Romans defended the city for many days and were successful in repelling the invaders. At last, Belinus decided to hang the hostages they were given in the treaty, but it only enraged the Romans more. Finally, the two consuls put on armour and joined the men defending the city. They pushed the invaders back but Belinus was able to reform the lines and stop the attacks. Belinus continued forward until the walls were breached and the Britons invaded the city. Belinus left Brennius in Rome and returned to Britain.

Later years
He ruled in peace, building many new cities and restoring many decaying ones. Most important of the cities he founded was Kaerusc, which would be renamed Caerleon or the City of Legions when the Romans occupied Britain. (This was the first reference to Caerleon-upon-Usk in Geoffrey's history.) Belinus continued using many of his father's laws and enacted a number of his own. Britain became more wealthy than ever before in this time.

When Belinus finally died, he was cremated and placed on top of a great tower he had created; he was succeeded by his son Gurguit Barbtruc.

Comments on historicity
Rome was indeed captured by one Brennus following the Battle of the Allia on 18 July 390 BC. Gabias and Porsenna are not mentioned in any Roman sources. The latter is a namesake of Lars Porsena, a King of the Etruscans who is believed to have fought against the recently founded Roman Republic around 500 BC.

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Talk:Piphilology

attribution
The Asimov-attributed quote given here seems the most familiar to me, but I found several other versions from googling:

 * How I need a drink, alcoholic (in nature|of course), after the (tough|heavy) (lectures|chapters) involving quantum mechanics.

Anyone know what the original was? And whether it was actually Asimov? Most don't give credit; this one credited Sir James Jeans, this one says 'anonymous', this newsgroup post credits George Polya, and so on. Mostly could be lazy (mis)quoting, but it'd be good for Wikipedia to get it right :-) -- Wapcaplet 04:14, 24 May 2004 (UTC)

 * p.s. - our article on George Polya even attributes this quote to him.

 * I've added another variation to the article, and removed the Asimov attribution until someone can provide a definite source for the quote. -- Wapcaplet 01:55, 6 Jun 2004 (UTC)

 * It is simple: The phrase already existed, and then Isaac Asimov MODIFIED IT by replacing "in nature" with "of course". To attribute the whole thing to Asimov is wrong, but to give Asimov no credit at all is also wrong!98.67.105.234 (talk) 15:02, 6 October 2013 (UTC)

Mnemonic for zero
"How is zero encoded?" Submitted by an unidentified person.

 * Well, it takes a while until the first zero shows up (33rd decimal digit), and mnemonics aren't that good for memorizing really long sequences (people who get that far have probably already realized that they should use a better method). I suppose you could use a special rule, e.g. a word starting with 'z'. Fredrik | talk 01:00, 23 Jun 2004 (UTC)

 * IMO the most obvious solution is to use ten-letter words.--Army1987 12:44, 21 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Zero is not encoded. Coding and encoding have nothing to do with it. This article is about the crafting of mnemonics.98.67.105.234 (talk) 15:09, 6 October 2013 (UTC)

 * Some systems for making mnemonics use an exclamation point for zero.
 * Such things are important for creating mnemonics for numbers like "e", which contain zero much earlier in their expansions.98.67.105.234 (talk) 15:09, 6 October 2013 (UTC)

Ten letter words for numeral 0 looks good to me.

I like a further compaction of Pi Before any attempted memorisation: convert Pi to Base Sixteen, wherein 5 Base Sixteen digits contain information equal to 6 Base Ten digits, a modest but useful gain of brevity for human purposes.

Odds are it was Originally Calculated in Base 2 or Base 16 using a digital computer anyway.

First devise set of letters representing all 16 digits:

0 h 1 k 2 s 3 c 4 d 5 z 6 v 7 p 8 t 9 y A n B m C g D l E w F f

Next take pairs of these hexadecimal names and supply a simple short vowel between each letter pair, i use short unaccented a as in above.

This produces an expression of Pi in Base 256, thus another data compression by a factor of two for human intellect.

hac a sad caf van tat taz nac hat lac kac kay tan saw hac pah pac dad ...

16 Base 256 digits containing about equal information to 36 Base Ten digits.

RAFS

🐱🐱🐱 FritzYCat (talk) 16:22, 11 January 2020 (UTC)

Base 256 van be improved to Base 1024 by using a set of vowels to represent combinations of 2 more data bits.

I haven't done this, but someone with a digital computer could easily do it. I propose inserting one bit above lower hex digit, then adding one bit above higher digit, for naming and graphic compatability between Base 256 and Base 1024.

Leave unaccented a to indicate 8 bit Base 256, Then use unaccented e i o u to represent 00 01 10 11 combinations of these two separately inserted bits.

dug dis hep cot would obviously be in Base 1024,equivalent to 8 Base 32 digits, 10 hexadecimal digits, or about 12 decimal digits.

Split into 8 Base 32 digits we have:

d+16 g+16 d+0 s+16 h+0 p+0 c+16 t+0

We might need few more than 4 such digits for much practical data memorisation: we're talking Powers of 1024, for numbers up to a something above Base Ten 1,000,000,000,000.

1,099,511,627,775. 🐱🐱🐱 FritzYCat (talk) 17:28, 11 January 2020 (UTC)

is it really (censored)?
Wikipedia is not supposed to hide questionable content...

I changed the word back. Politeness wins (Paladin 21:19, 23 May 2006 (UTC)).

What year?
I think this article is rather poorly equipped w.r.t. what is available as mnemonics for pi. Also, on the page on pi one sees "Ever since computers have computed billions of digits...", but I can imagine that some of these mnemonics are older than the computation of a billion digits. Is there any information about (approximate) years? — MFH:Talk 18:48, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

 * Use some common sense. The mnemonic that refers to "quantum mechanics" was created shortly after the origin of quantum mechanics, which was in the 1920s. That was a decade in the life of Sir James Jeans. Before that, the phrase "quantum mechanics" was an unknown one. In contrast, Isaac Asimov was born in 1920, so he was just a boy when quantum mechanics was developed by Heisenburg and Schoedinger - and Asimov was a high school student in the first part of the 1930s. He graduated early, at the age of 16, and he entered Columbia University as a freshman in 1936. He completed his B.S. in chemistry there in 1940, and at that time, quantum mechanics was a subject for graduate school.98.67.105.234 (talk) 15:19, 6 October 2013 (UTC)

 * Then a little later, Asimov modified the mnemonic slightly by changing "alcoholic in nature" to "alcoholic, of course". He deserves credit for this! 98.67.105.234 (talk) 15:22, 6 October 2013 (UTC)

Numeric rhymes
I added a piece to the English section giving a numeric rhyme for the first 100 digits composed by mathematician John Conway. I hope no one minds. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 134.253.26.10 (talk) 23:00, 7 February 2007 (UTC).
 * No, that's definitely a worthwhile contribution. It might be worth trying to put it in another format, although I'm not sure whether a table would work all that well.  Unfortunately the link doesn't seem to work; could you check it out? –EdC 04:08, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

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 * The link worked for me. It is a very long page, and you have to search for the sixth occurrence of "Conway." I found another link to conway's original post. I'll use that.
 * Yes, that works better. Thanks. –EdC 20:23, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

bad link
Does anyone know what became of http://www.cilea.it/~bottoni/www-cilea/F90/piph.htm Andreas P. Hatzipolakis' PiPhilology, said to be a "site with hundreds of examples of mnemonics for π"? Ditto http://theory.cs.iitm.ernet.in/~arvindn/pi/ said to allow one to memorize "1000 digits of pi". Robert Greer (talk) 17:06, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Also, does anyone have a non-broken link for Near A Raven? If I remember correctly, the poem from Cadaeic Cadenza is not the same one (it's just a very close one) - and anyway, there were many comments at the original site that obviously weren't on Cadaeic one... --January First-of-May (for fans of Star Trek here), December 3, 2008 15:30 local (12:30 UTC)
 * Near A Raven can be retrieved from archive.org. I just went and updated the link to suit. (http://web.archive.org/web/20070505070508/http://users.aol.com/s6sj7gt/mikerav.htm) 173.88.213.120 (talk) 00:29, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

Method for memorizing digits in a random access system, to thousands of digits.
I tried to add a link to my blog where I describe a method for memorizing digits in a random access system. The link was removed by a bot (XLinkBot). I then tried to undo the removal with an explanation, but then the link was taken away by WBOSITG using something called Huggle.

I wonder if my blog which I link to does not fit to the situation, and if so, what can I do to make it fit, so that a link can be appropriate.

I am presently using my method to memorize 10,000 digits of pi. I have so far done 2,300 digits, and presently I increase that by 100 per day.

Here is the link to my blog http://bigparadox.wordpress.com/

87.227.64.221 (talk) 12:13, 14 July 2008 (UTC) Magnus, Stockholm, Sweden

Key Pad method
I created a new method I find extremely effective.

I wrote a program for my calculator that will allow me to type in the digits of pi, and when I mess up it stops me, displays how many I did correctly, and shows the next five digits. This method allows you to notice mistakes instantly, but much more importantly learning it on a key bad allows you to see designs and not just memorize numbers. For example there is a sequence where you would punch each of the corners of the key pad, and one where you do a diagonal line across it. Using this method I learned the first 211 digits with relative ease.

(millyissa 9:35, 13 March 2009).

 * I might like to add that I did the same last year, but really, this isn't of much significance is it? You might want to see Wikipedia is not for things made up one day and No original research. CHL (aka yse) (talk) 17:28, 9 April 2009 (UTC)

Better Graph?
I believe a logarithmic scale for the Y-axis would be more appropriate.--User:wjmelements —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.16.65.43 (talk) 18:59, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

Andriy Slyusarchuk and 30 million digits of π
User:NazarK added in a paragraph claiming that Andriy Slyusarchuk has memorized 30 million digits of π. Whilst the sources cited may support the secondary claims that (1) 30 million digits of pi were printed in 20 volumes of text, (2) the president of Ukraine officially congratulated him, and (3) a possibility of financing a dedicated research center for development of Mr. Slyusarchuk's methodology had been discussed, there is nothing to substantiate the unbelievable claim that he has memorized 30 million digits of π, and so I have deleted the paragraph. To prove that you have memorized π you have to recite it back in front of reliable witnesses in a controlled environment. But to recite 30 million digits of π at one digit a second would take almost a year (347 days) if you did it non-stop 24 hours a day, seven days a week -- realistically it would take several years to do. It is just not possible! BabelStone (talk) 21:55, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

 * It is possible. Andriy Slyusarchuk has been involved into many demonstrations witnessed by respectable scientists, Ph.D. holders and heads of subdepartments in Universities. I live in the same city with him and personally know the people who witnessed his abilities. He's able to memorize a page of text photographically after looking at it for a few seconds. During demonstrations, he has been randomly asked to tell the digits of pi printed on certain pages and locations of the 20 volume printout, which is grouped into orderly arranged tables. He successfully went through this kind of test multiple times. See the link to Book of Records of Ukraine ( http://www.book.adamant.ua/akt/2slysar4uk/1.htm ). It lists the members of commission witnessing his demonstration. They are on the top positions in National Universities, country-wide recognized scientists. NazarK (talk) 23:24, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

 * I personally don't think that it is possible, but that is not relevant. The point is that you cannot prove that you have memorized pi unless you can regurgitate it, and it would take years to recite 30 million digits of pi, so unless there is a reliable source that can verify that he spent several years under constant invigilation constantly reciting the digits of pi then it is an unsubstantiated claim, and cannot be included in Wikipedia as a fact. It is reasonable to include it in Andriy Slyusarchuk's aricle as a claim (but not as a verified fact), but not appropriate to include it any form in this article. Anyway, I'm not going to edit-war about it, and hope some other editors are watching, and will add their opionions, so that we can reach a consensus. BabelStone (talk) 00:04, 4 July 2009 (UTC)
 * By the way, the 30 million digits of pi claim is very different and unrelated to the other memory feats of his that you mention. If these other memory feats are verifiable (and the fact that he claims to be able to read people's minds makes me very suspicious) it may suggest that he could memorize pi to a huge number of places, but it is not evidence that he actually has memorized pi to 30 million places. BabelStone (talk) 00:10, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

 * Well, I don't think any sane person would spend a few years under constant invigilation regurgitating the digits to prove you that he/she has memorized 30 million digits of pi. That's just VERY impractical, not to say absurd. But if multiple people test someone's ability to recall random sequences of digits from the 30 million printout many times, and the claimant is able to do it, then it verifies his claim with a very high probability ratio, I guess. At least, the info may be included into the article with this reservation, as it has been reported by dozens of media so far... Please also refer to the talk page in the article about Mr. Slyusarchuk. I do welcome any debunking proofs and skeptical reviews. Actually, I dare anyone to debunk Mr. Slyusarchuk. You can come and test his abilities yourself. Please do your best. Thanks. NazarK (talk) 06:49, 4 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Whilst it is very impressive, being able to recite random sequences from the 30 million places of pi is not proof that he has memorized the entire sequence of 30 million places. As such the claim should be removed from this page. BabelStone (talk) 08:06, 4 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Please note, he's able to recall not just 'certain' sequences, but ANY sequence of digits randomly chosen by the multiple independent verifiers. That's proof enough, in my opinion.NazarK (talk) 08:46, 4 July 2009 (UTC)
 * proof enough in your opinion, but it is still not absolute proof that he has memorized all 30 million digits of pi, and would not be accepted by Guinness World Records, and should not be accepted by Wikipedia. BabelStone (talk) 09:05, 4 July 2009 (UTC)
 * acceptance by Guinness World Records is only a matter of time, I believe. Someone just has to organize the official verification and certification by representatives of this organization. As to Wikipedia, abundant reference information has been provided to at least take note of a phenomenon. Even if it was a complete fraud, the very attention of broad media and public resonance would be enough to make an article about it. NazarK (talk) 09:53, 4 July 2009 (UTC)
 * If you get even a single digit wrong when reciting pi to a certain number of places, then you have failed and cannot claim to have memorized pi to that many digits. But if you don't recite all the digits, but only a random selection of digits, then it is impossible to know whether you might get a digit from one of the unrecited portions wrong if you were to recite it. That is why you must recite the whole thing to claim the record -- if you don't Guiness Records (and any reasonable person) will never accept the claim. It would take several years to recite 30 million digits -- I wonder how long it took Andriy Slyusarchuk to memorize them? In 2009 he claimed 2 million places, yet by June 2009 he claims to have memorized 30 million places -- even with Eidetic memory it's not possible to memorize 28 million digits in a year. BabelStone (talk) 23:01, 4 July 2009 (UTC)
 * By the way, I notice that As Easy As Pi states that:
 * Medical professor Andriy Sliusarchuk memorized a staggering five thousand one hundred numbers in a mere two minutes flat. Then came record number two, with the prof reciting the value of Pi to its one-millionth decimal place. Having completed the two mind-spinning challenges, the prof received a rapturous round of applause from his students, fellow professors and representatives of the Ukrainian Book of Records.
 * which implies that he did recite the whole of the first million places of pi, which would have taken at least twelve days if he did not stop to eat or sleep -- funny that the article never mentioned the Herculean duration of the task! Personally I think that it is impossible to memorize 30 million digits and that Slyusarchuk is a fraud. Nevertheless, I don't mind his unbelievable claims being mentioned in the appropriate places on Wikipedia (in the Andriy Slyusarchuk and Eidetic memory articles), but I strongly object to these being presented as "world records" when they are not. BabelStone (talk) 23:14, 4 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I have now rewritten the opening paragraph of the article to be as objective and neutral that I can, mentioning that the record is accepted by the Ukranian Book of Records but not by Guinness World Records. I hope that this is acceptable to you. BabelStone (talk) 23:59, 4 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Let's finish this discussion here, please. You're just being stubborn, BabelStone. It's clearly stated both in the case of 1 million and 30 millon demonstrations, that Andriy Slyusarchuk was reciting sequences of numbers randomly chosen by verifiers. It's impractical and not realistic to verify that volume of data by reciting it totally digit by digit. It's not human, if you like. The record had been verified "as is", which means the methodology of verification (allowing a certain minor probability that a claimant would fail by mistake or by weariness if he/she had to recite the total volume) is a part of that particular record. And, BTW, please note that the Guinness World Records is a commercial organization, not a scientific one. And their verification of records is not always objective. It's primarily aimed at 'show and promotion' purposes. A verification by scientific community is much more reliable. I know that the Guinness World Records were reluctant to accept Leonid Stadnyk as the tallest living person on Earth, and they demanded incredibly high payment for the necessary 'additional verification' to certify the record, which Leonid Stadnyk refused to pay, being a poor villager. The general idea is also that Guinness World Records may be bribed by those who like to include their records into it (like by Chinese, who were willing to include Bao Xishun as the tallest living person). Thanks. NazarK (talk) 11:39, 5 July 2009 (UTC)
 * There is also the claim that he memorized 5100 digits in two minutes. But the official world record is 405 digits in five minutes. http://web.aanet.com.au/~memorysports/discipline.php?id=num5 Since there is high prize money on those records, it is highly unlikely anyone could beat by such a margin. Memoryexpert de (talk) 18:12, 24 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Nazar I am deleting the reference to this person here for the following reason. On his page you have him claiming his skills are eidetic in nature and therefore he does not need to use mnemonics. He has no relevance in this article. Quoth 31 (talk) 17:32, 10 August 2010 (UTC)
 * This is your original research. It's not stated anywhere that he does not use mnemonics. He does claim to possess a photographic memory, as one of his means of memorizing. Thanks. -- Nazar (talk) 18:13, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Also see the definition of mnemonic: "mnemonic... may be visual, kinesthetic or auditory. Mnemonics rely on associations between easy-to-remember constructs which can be related back to the data that is to be remembered." Thant's exactly how Andriy Slyusarchuk describes his memorizing techniques. He says he makes associations between figures, numbers, words and other things. -- Nazar (talk) 18:25, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
 * It wasn't original research; his page and the sources on it claimed that his memory was eidetic. "Slyusarchuk claims his unique memorizing skills are based on the eidetic perception of information." You have since changed that page to mention mnemonics without a citation. I haven't changed this article back but do intend to if it can't be shown that he is a notable part of piphilology. Quoth 31 (talk) 11:03, 12 August 2010 (UTC)
 * If you use the information from elsewhere that he claims to possess a 'photographic memory' to make a conclusion that he does not use "mnemonics", then it's your original research. There are numerous passages in articles about him where he describes how he makes associations (mostly visual ones, but also others) between numbers, figures and certain ideas. I don't remember exactly if he himself ever used the word 'eidetic' with reference to his skills. It might have been used by the journalists. There are many references to his 'photographic memory', however. Read carefully the articles. I'm not the only one responsible for this material - Wikipedia is a community project. So, feel free to add more referenced info yourself. :) -- Nazar (talk) 11:36, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

 * Nazar it is not original research to remove a person from this article because there isn't a cited reference of him talking about mnemonics. The only mention of his method for memorisation was in his page where it said he used eidetic skills. You have since changed this but haven't referenced it. The burden of proof is the other way round, if he doesn't mention the use of these techniques he should not feature. Quoth 31 (talk) 11:59, 12 August 2010 (UTC)
 * In A.S. article I've provided a ref + direct citation mentioning the use of 'mnemonic' techniques. Thanks. -- Nazar (talk) 12:19, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

 * Nazar one reason why it is usually suggested that references on the English wikipedia be in English is that you have just quoted the word mnemonics in English, from a page that was in Ukranian. We have to trust your translation for this to be verified. Running a translation does not bring up what you have quoted. The point that has been brought up earlier here is that this man's achievements are not recognised anywhere outside of the Ukraine, and there are doubts to his claims from within the country. (some of the interviews that are used for references talk about how he was refused jobs because people suspected him of falsifying his certifcates) therefore providing reliable sources will be very difficult. For him to be put on this page where the focus is on the patterns are used, and the mention of the record holder is brief, i feel is not relevant. Quoth 31 (talk) 13:06, 12 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Look up the word "мнемотехніка" in the reference. Its direct translation is 'mnemonic technique'. See also ru:Мнемоника, where this word is used in definition. Here's a citation for you from the official reasoning to preserve the article: "While English language sources are preferred, that does not in any way shape or form invalidate non-English sources, indeed we should resist such systemic bias when evaluating an article." If you can provide valid refs for "how he was refused jobs because people suspected him of falsifying his certificates", please include that into the article. This, however, isn't a reason to neglect the notability of A.S. phenomenon in the context of memorization of pi digits. Thanks. -- Nazar (talk) 13:25, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

 * Thanks for the translation, I was working with a rough version. But I still don't see that he's notable on this page. It's been changed now anyway to a version i much prefer, where there is only a fleeting mention of reciting Pi rather than the menmonics used. The reference is to two of the interviews already cited in the article. I am currently drafting possible rewrites to that article and had intended to post some versions on the weekend. Essentially i think there is too much reliance on his own words in a interview, and the ordering of the article needs addressing. But I will move discussion of this to his page from now on. Quoth 31 (talk) 14:36, 12 August 2010 (UTC)
 * The current version is better indeed. The record holders have been moved to a section at the end of the article, which seems appropriate. He's notable because of his supposed (and widely publicized, also in official sources) ability to remember and recite very large volume of pi digits. Thanks. -- Nazar (talk) 15:03, 12 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Now that we have phrased it in a factual way, we should let it return to the main section. Us441(talk)(contribs) 20:23, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

 * Many of you do not understand about probability and statistics. If something is verified on a large number of randomly-chosen pages, then it is verified to a probability like 0.9999999999999, and for all practical purposes, that is VERIFIED. Do not quibble about this form of verification because doing so just makes you look foolish. If there was some sort of fraud involved, then look for it elsewhere, because that is WHERE IT LIES. Do no quibble about he power of statistical reasoning.98.67.105.234 (talk) 17:35, 6 October 2013 (UTC)

Resolving Discrepancies Between Pages
The memorization records mentioned at Pi seem very out-of-sync with those given on this page. Have there been any established conclusions on: I'm a newcomer to this page, so i wanted to ask if any of the longer-term editors had already established a plan before proposing specific edits. Thanks, An Earthshine (talk) 21:34, 4 May 2010 (UTC)
 * which sources are most trusted?
 * whether Pi should even contain detailed records, or just a brief overview along with the link to this page?

Problems with memory records graph
Please see File talk:PiDigits.svg for some objections to the chart of pi memory records being used here and in the Pi article. - dcljr (talk) 23:50, 3 February 2011 (UTC)

I have deleted Andriy Slyusarchuk. It's fake, and links to yellow nonofficial sites
I have deleted Andriy Slyusarchuk. It's fake, and links to yellow nonofficial sites —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.174.217.109 (talk) 16:31, 15 March 2011 (UTC)

 * I don't think that was appropriate, and I have restored the whole section (you didn't delete just Andriy Slyusarchuk). Please explain here what exactly you find lacking with the existing sources, and try to avoid personal (and badly written) judgement calls like "it's fake". Also, what's wrong with the colour yellow?! -- Jokes Free4Me (talk) 00:09, 19 March 2012 (UTC)

 * Yes: "yellow" does not refer to anything derogatory in English now. The writer obviously does not know English well at all. About a hundred years ago, there were derogatory phrases about "yellow journalism", but that phrase has been out of use for a long time. Also, the word "nonofficial" is spelled just like this, and with no blanks or hyphens.98.67.105.234 (talk) 17:40, 6 October 2013 (UTC)

100,000 memorizing record
the 100,000 memorizing record is only a claim, hadn't been verified. Should be stated in the article. Gil_mo (talk) 06:43, 14 March 2012 (UTC)

Khaime Garcia
The article on Khaime Garcia is weakly sourced, and doesn't indicate notability per WP:BIO. Any objections to merging it here at the "Memorization record holders" section? Anyone know a more reliable way to WP:Verify the asserted record? Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 11:36, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Never mind. It's been speedy deleted on notability grounds. Altered Walter (talk) 13:04, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

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dreams number us like pi
Rhymes with the digits of pi in what language? It doesn't rhyme (near or perfect) in English.

Dreams -- three. Okay. It's near rhyme. Number -- one. Not even if you pronounce it as "wun" instead of "won"--or as the pronunciation I like the most: "one"--would I give you assonance for that.

And then there's

us -- four

I don't know. Am I missing something or is someone mistaken about the way this poem functions? Smartstocks (talk) 20:11, 18 October 2020 (UTC)

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Antonio Rodríguez Balinas

Brigadier General Antonio Rodríguez Balinas (February 28, 1928 – September 21, 2011) was the first commander of the Office of the First U.S. Army Deputy Command.

Early years
Rodríguez Balinas was born and raised in the town of Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, where he received his primary and secondary education.

He joined the United States Army upon graduating from the University of Puerto Rico, where he earned is Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and a Doctorate in Law from University of Puerto Rico School of Law. Rodríguez Balinas entered the Officer Candidate School program and was commissioned a second lieutenant upon completing the program. At the outbreak of the Korean War, he was assigned to the 65th Infantry Regiment.

Korean War
On April 23, 1951, Rodríguez Balinas, who was assigned to "F" Co., of the 65th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division, defended the left flank of his company from constant enemy attacks at Ognyo-Bong, Hill 305 at a great risk to his life. He was awarded the Silver Star Medal and promoted to the rank of first lieutenant for his bravery. On December 23, 1951, he fearlessly walked through a lethal hail of enemy fire directly toward the hostile bunker of the enemy, hurled his hand grenades and singlehandedly completely destroyed the enemy position and its occupants near Sorgyon-Myon, Korea. For his actions he was awarded his second Silver Star and a Purple Heart.

Later career
Rodríguez Balinas continued his academic education and earned a PhD degree in Law from the UPR. In March 1968, the reserve units in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands of the United States Army were organized into the 166th Support Group. On July 14, 1973, the then-Colonel Rodríguez Balinas took command of the 166th Support Group and was given full command and control of all USAR (United States Army Reserve) units in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. One of Colonel Rodríguez Balinas's accomplishments was to have all the missions and functions of a major U.S. Army Reserve Command under the First U.S. Army. He wanted full autonomy for the Army Reserve forces in Puerto Rico.

In February 1977, the USAR Forces in Puerto Rico became a General Office Command with the establishment of the Office of the First U.S. Army Deputy Command with Antonio Rodríguez Balinas, who was promoted to the rank of brigadier general, as its first General Officer. In 1979, the USAR Forces in Puerto Rico were awarded the Best Major U.S. Army Reserve Command Award. Brigadier General Rodríguez Balinas held the position of General Officer until February 27, 1988, when he retired after 37 years of active and reserve duty. He was awarded the Legion of Merit Medal upon his retirement.

In 2018 Antonio Rodríguez Balinas was posthumously inducted to the Puerto Rico Veterans Hall of Fame.

Death
He died on September 21, 2011, in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, and was buried with military honors in the Puerto Rico National Cemetery located in the city of Bayamon.

Military awards and decorations
Among Rodríguez Balinas' decorations were the following:

Foreign decoration

The Bravery Gold Medal of Greece was given by the government of Greece to the 65th Infantry Regiment and to the members of the regiment who fought in the Korean War. Congressional Gold Medal
 * Greek Cross of Valour ribbon.png Chryssoun Aristion Andrias (Bravery Gold Medal of Greece)

On June 10, 2014, President Barack Obama, signed the legislation known as "The Borinqueneers CGM Bill" at an official ceremony. The Bill honors the 65th Infantry Regiment with the Congressional Gold Medal.

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Luis Antonio Argüello

Luis Antonio Argüello (June 21, 1784 – March 27, 1830) was the first Californio (native-born) governor of Alta California, and the first to take office under Mexican rule. He was the only governor to serve under the First Mexican Empire (of 1821–1823) and also served as acting governor under the subsequent provisional government, which preceded the First Mexican Republic (of 1824–1835).

Biography
Argüello was born at Presidio of San Francisco (in present day San Francisco), Alta California, to José Darío Argüello and Maria Ygnacia Moraga, members of one of the most distinguished and influential families in early California history. His father founded the Pueblo de Los Angeles, and served as Governor of Alta California and later of Baja California.

In August, 1806, Argüello succeeded his father as Commandant of California with the rank of lieutenant. In 1821, he launched an exploration of Northern California to investigate the rumors of "Foreigners" setting up a base. Argüello published his expedition diary, titled The Diary of Captain Arguello: The Last Spanish Expedition in California, October 17 - November 17, 1821. He ordered retribution on hunters of the Russian-American Company who were catching sea otters in San Francisco Bay. There were numerous sea otter populations to hunt and a lack of Spanish military posts above San Francisco Bay made it hard for Argüello to stop this northern activity and the possibility of them trading with the Spanish Missions.

His brother was Santiago Argüello, who was commandant of the Presidio of San Diego and alcalde (mayor) of Pueblo de San Diego. His sister Concepción Argüello (1791–1857) was noted for her romance with Nikolai Rezanov (1764–1807), a Russian promoter of the colonization of Alaska and California.

Argüello and his second wife Maria Soledad Ortega de Argüello inherited his parents 35240 acre Spanish Rancho land grant of 1795 named Rancho de las Pulgas, encompassing present day San Mateo, Belmont, San Carlos, Redwood City, Atherton, and Menlo Park. Though Luis never actually lived there, his widow and children settled there after his death.

Josefa Arguello was one of his daughters, she married Eulogio de Celis, their son Eulogio F. de Celis became a predominant landowner in the San Fernando Valley.

Luis Antonio Argüello died in Yerba Buena (San Francisco) in 1830, and is buried at the Mission San Francisco de Asís (Mission Dolores) cemetery.

Governor
In 1822, William Edward Petty Hartnell persuaded Argüello to grant him the right to do business in any port in Alta California, whereas other foreigners were restricted to Monterey and San Diego.

Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo was served as the personal secretary to the new Governor Luis Argüello, when news of Mexico's independence reached Monterey. Argüello enrolled Vallejo as a cadet in the Presidio company in 1824. After being promoted to corporal, Argüello appointed Vallejo to the diputación, the territorial legislature. He was promoted to alférez (equal to a modern army second lieutenant).

In 1823, he granted Rancho Los Corralitos 15440 acre in present-day Santa Cruz County, California to José Amesti. "Los Corralitos" means "the little corrals" in Spanish. The grant extended along Corralitos Creek north of Watsonville, and encompassed present-day Corralitos and Amesti.

In 1823, Rancho Llano de Buena Vista, means "Good View Plain". 8446 acre in the Salinas Valley was given by Argüello to José Mariano Estrada a lieutenant of the Mexican Artillery and in-law of Argüello.

In 1823, Argüello gave a land grant of Rancho San Pablo17939 acre, in present-day Contra Costa County, California  to Francisco María Castro (1775–1831), a former soldier at the San Francisco Presidio and one-time alcalde of the Pueblo of San José. The San Pablo grant covered what is now Richmond, San Pablo, and Kensington in western Contra Costa County.

In 1823, Argüello gave a land grant of Rancho Las Cienegas, at a size of 4439 acre in present-day Los Angeles County, California to Francisco Avila

Argüello was Governor at the time of the Chumash Revolt of 1824. Nearly a month after the initial revolt on February 21, 1824, a company of 100 Mexican soldiers, cavalrymen and priests, as well as a four-pound cannon, arrived at La Purisima Mission in the morning, intent on violently crushing the rebellion. Argüello, had had enough chaos in his country's new territory, and so had given the orders for the Chumash rebellion to be quelled with bloodshed, if necessary.

In 1824, Rancho Bolsa de San Cayetano was a 8896 acre land granted in present-day Monterey County, California near Monterey Bay by Argüello to Ygnacio Ferrer Vallejo

Rancho Bolsa de San Cayetano was an 8,896-acre (36.00 km2) Mexican land grant in present-day Monterey County, California given in 1824 by Governor Luís Antonio Argüello to Ygnacio Ferrer Vallejo, and confirmed to his eldest son, José de Jesús Vallejo, by Governor José Figueroa in 1834.[1] The name means "pocket of St. Cayetano". Pocket in this case usually refers to land surrounded by slough - in this case the Elkhorn Slough. The grant was bordered on the west by Monterey Bay.

Rancho Moro Cojo, that became part of Rancho Bolsa Nueva y Moro Cojo, in present-day Monterey County, California was granted by Governor Luís Antonio Argüello in 1825.

Antonio Maria Osio married Dolores Argüello, sister of Luis Antonio Argüello. In 1838, Osio settled in Monterey. In 1839, Governor Alvarado granted Osio, Angel Island (California), on the condition that Osio would set aside part of the island for a fort. However, Osio never took up residence there.

Francisco de Paula Marín a Spaniard who became influential in the early Kingdom of Hawaii, was a confidant of Hawaiian King Kamehameha I. Marín acted as a jack-of-all-trades, sometimes even acting as a physician, probably without any formal education, and is credited with introducing many agricultural products. Marín wrote to governor Luis Antonio Argüello about moving to Alta California, but was told his multiple wives would not be welcome in California.

In Argüello's tenure one new mission was founded: Mission San Francisco Solano (California) on July 4, 1823 by Father Jose Altimira. This was the last of the 21 missions founded as the Mexican secularization act of 1833 put an end to the missions. Mission San Francisco Solano was also the northernmost mission and the only one started after Mexico gained independence from Spain. Argüello wanted a robust Mexican presence north of the San Francisco Bay to keep the Russians who had established Fort Ross on the Pacific coast from moving further inland and down the coast. General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo later closed the mission in 1834–1835, he took the roof titles for his own home, others joined in taking parts of the buildings and it turned to ruins, later being completely torn down. In need of a church for the town he made, in 1840 Vallejo had a small chapel built were the original parish church was.

Legacy
In World War II, the United States liberty ship SS Luis Argüello was named in his honor.

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