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Ventura County FC, commonly referred to as VCFC formerly known as LA Galaxy II from its founding in 2014 until 2024, is an American professional soccer team based in the Greater Los Angeles area town of Thousand Oaks in Ventura County, California, United States. It is the reserve team of the LA Galaxy. The team competes in MLS Next Pro, the ...
2 hostages executed. 8 killed, 2-3 arrested. On 8 March 2012, members of the British military Special Boat Service, supported by members of the Nigerian Army, attempted a rescue mission to rescue British hostage Chris McManus and Italian hostage Franco Lamolinara from Boko Haram, supported by Al Qaeda, in Sokoto in north-west Nigeria.
Rancho Ex-Mission San Buenaventura was a 48,823-acre (197.58 km 2) Mexican land grant in present-day Ventura County, California given in 1846 by Governor Pío Pico to José de Arnaz. [1] The grant derives its name from the secularized Mission San Buenaventura, and was called ex-Mission because of a division made of the lands held in the name of ...
The Syracuse Mets are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Mets. They are located in Syracuse, New York, and play their home games at NBT Bank Stadium, which opened in 1997 and has a seating capacity of 10,815. [4] The Mets are named for their major league affiliate and owner, the ...
High. Ventura Raceway is a 1/5 mile, high-banked clay oval racetrack located at the Ventura County Fairgrounds in Ventura, California, United States. On a weekly basis the track is home to many types of dirt track racecars including wingless sprint cars, midgets, dwarf cars, stock cars, modifieds, sport compacts, and karts.
Olav Bjørgaas was born on 7 September 1926 in Stavanger, Norway. [1] Bjørgaas's family was poor, and his father was chronically ill. His childhood circumstances inspired him to become a doctor. Bjørgaas planned to work in China as a medical missionary with the Norwegian Mission Alliance (NMA), but was unable to do so, as he had not finished ...
In 2000, the rescue mission was renamed to its current name, New York City Rescue Mission. The building began expansion for a third floor in 2011. Since its founding, the homeless shelter provided housing for men only. In 2014, the shelter opened to women after 142 years of being male-exclusive. By 2015, 220 beds were available.
The college also serves as a Los Angeles County large animal emergency evacuation center. During a slew of fires in Southern California in 2007, Pierce College sheltered and fed more than 150 horses under the direction of the L.A. County Volunteer Equine Response team. The horses were taken in for free at Pierce, and a veterinarian was onsite.