CSC, Csc or CSc is a three letter acronym and may refer to:

Awards[link]

• Conspicuous Service Cross (disambiguation)
  • Conspicuous Service Cross (Australia)
  • Conspicuous Service Cross (New York)
  • Conspicuous Service Cross (UK)

Science and industry[link]

• Cancer Stem Cell
• (C.Sc.) Candidate of Sciences, a post-graduate scientific degree in many former Eastern Bloc countries
• Card security code, a printed code on credit cards
• Central serous chorioretinopathy, also known as Central serous retinopathy
• Common Services Centers, an element of the Indian government Common Services Centers scheme
• Compact System Cameras, also known as Mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras
• cosecant, a trigonometric function
• CSC BioBox, an EMBnet server in biology
• International Convention for Safe Containers, regulation on the safe handling and transport of containers by the Inter-governmental Maritime Consultative Organization, 1972
• C Sharp Compiler

Companies and organizations[link]

• Cambridge Scientific Center, closed IBM Research facility
• Campbell Soup Company
• Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio, the top football (soccer) league in San Marino
• Campus Santa Catarina of the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Mexico
• Canada Safety Council
• Canadian Securities Course
• Canadian Society of Cinematographers, the professional society for Canadian Cinematographers
• Canadian Swing Championships
• Capital Shopping Centres, a British company
• Castleton State College in Vermont
• Catholic Social Communications, of the Catholic Church in Cambodia
• Caxton Street Casuals, supporters of the Queensland Roar FC
• Celtic Supporters Club, supporters of the Celtic Football Club
• Center for Science and Culture, an "intelligent design" conservative Christian thinktank
• Central Sussex College, Sixth-Form College in Sussex, UK
• Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia the Italian National film school
• Český Svaz Cyklistiky, Czech Cycling Federation
• Chadron State College, Chadron State College
• China Steel Corporation, a steel maker in Taiwan
• Civil Service Crew, supporters of the Preston North End F.C.
• Clarence Schmalz Cup, Ontario Junior "C" Hockey Championship
• Colby-Sawyer College, a liberal arts college in New London, New Hampshire
• Commercial Solvents Corporation
• Commercial Swimming Club based in Brisbane, Queensland
• Commission Syndicale Consultative auprès de l’OCDE, the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD
• Community Sector Coalition, a community sector organisation in England
• Computer Science Club of the University of Waterloo
• CSC, formerly Computer Sciences Corporation, a multinational providing information technology services
• Computer Systems Corporation may refer to:
  • Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation
  • Harris Computer Systems Corporation, once part of Harris Corporation
  • Nippon Computer Systems Corporation, developer of Target Earth (video game)
• Confédération Syndicale Congolaise, the Congolese Trade Union Confederation
• Confédération Syndicale du Congo, another name for The Confédération Africaine des Travailleurs Croyants (CATC)
• Confédération des Syndicats Chrétiens, the Confederation of Christian Trade Unions, a Belgian trade union
• Congregatio a Sancta Cruce, Congregation of Holy Cross, a Roman Catholic organization; members sometimes use the letters "C.S.C" after their names.
• Container Safety Convention, Intermodal containers used for international transport must have a valid safety approval Container Safety Convention (CSC) plate
• Corporation service company, a "Registered Agent" service company
• Correctional Service of Canada
• CSC Enterprise Corp., a furniture wholesaler and supplier headquartered in Los Angeles
• CSC Media Group, a UK-based satellite television channel provider
• CSC - IT Center for Science (Finland)
• Team CSC, a professional cycling team from Denmark

Other[link]

• ICAO airline designator for the Chinese Sichuan Airlines
• Central Supply Chain
• Congregation of Holy Cross

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Bernard Mendy

Mendy playing for Hull City
Personal information
Full name	Bernard Mendy
Date of birth	(1981-08-20) 20 August 1981 (age 30)
Place of birth	Évreux, France
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Right back Right wingback Right midfielder
Club information
Current club	OB
Number	22
Youth career
1997–1998	Caen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1998–2000	Caen	34	(2)
2000–2008	Paris Saint-Germain	189	(2)
2002–2003	→ Bolton Wanderers (loan)	21	(0)
2008–2010	Hull City	49	(2)
2011–	OB	36	(2)
National team‡
2004–2006	France	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:05, 4 May 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:40, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Bernard Mendy (born 20 August 1981) is a French footballer of Senegalese origin who plays for Danish club Odense Boldklub. He is a right back/right wing-back who is known for his blistering pace and constant overlapping runs.

Career[link]

Born in Évreux, Eure, a great fan of Paris Saint-Germain since his childhood,^[1] Mendy achieved his ambitions in 2000 when he joined PSG from SM Caen. Even though he had impressed a lot of people by his qualities during his first two seasons at PSG, he was loaned to Bolton Wanderers of England for a year, where he was appreciated for his offensive and speedy style. The new manager of PSG, Vahid Halilhodzic, decided to give him an opportunity to assert himself by using him as a first choice. That year, Mendy played one of his best seasons and was rewarded by playing his first match with the French national team against Brazil. However, he was not selected for the country's 2006 FIFA World Cup roster. In 2008, he scored the decisive goal in the final of the Coupe de la Ligue against RC Lens in a 2–1 victory, calmly stroking the ball home from the penalty spot.

Mendy had stated his desire to return to England, to play for his favourite football club, Manchester United.^[2] Instead, on 20 June 2008, it was reported by BBC Radio Humberside that Hull City had offered Mendy a three-year deal to join the newly promoted English club. He accepted the offer and joined Hull City for training in Italy.^[1] Hull manager Phil Brown had been assistant manager at Bolton during Mendy's time there. He scored his first goal for Hull City, a lob against ironically, Manchester United, in a game they lost 4–3. He was released from his contract on 17 May 2010.^[3]

On 9 February 2011 Mendy signed a 1 ½ year contract with the Danish club Odense Boldklub (OB) having passed the medical examination.^[4]

Personal life[link]

Mendy is currently married to former gymnast Lucy Hughes and has three daughters, Kayna, Iman and his third daughter was born in June 2010.

Honours[link]

Club[link]

PSG

• Coupe de France: 2004, 2006
• Coupe de la Ligue: 2008

International[link]

• Under 18 European Championships: 2000

Individual[link]

• UNFP Team of the Year: 2003–04

References[link]

External links[link]

• (Danish) OB profile
• (Danish) official Danish league stats
• Bernard Mendy career stats at Soccerbase
• UEFA profile
• (French) Career stats

Jens Voigt

Voigt in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Jens Voigt
Born	(1971-09-17) 17 September 1971 (age 40) Grevesmühlen, East Germany
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	76 kg (170 lb)
Team information
Current team	RadioShack-Nissan-Trek
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	All rounder/Breakaway specialist
Amateur team(s)
Berlin TSC
Professional team(s)
1997 1998–2003 2004–2010 2011–	ZVVZ-Giant-Australian Institute of Sport GAN Team CSC Leopard Trek
Major wins
Tour de France, 3 stages Giro d'Italia, 1 stage Paris-Bourges (2003) Grand Prix des Nations (2001) Deutschland Tour (2006 & 2007) Tour de Pologne (2008) Critérium International (1999, 2004, 2007–09) Tour Méditerranéen (2005)
Infobox last updated on 5 January 2012

Jens Voigt (born 17 September 1971 in Grevesmühlen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, East Germany) is a German professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam RadioShack-Nissan-Trek. Voigt is known for his propensity to attack, and for his positive racing attitude. He is capable of repeated attacking, holding a high tempo, and breaking away from the peloton. He has worn the yellow jersey of the Tour de France twice, though he has never challenged for the overall title due to his lack of ability in the mountains. In cycling folklore, he is considered as one of the best rouleur riders to this day.

He is the riders' representative on the UCI ProTour council, for the Cyclistes Professionels Associés (CPA),^[1] and Voigt has spoken against doping.^[2]

Voigt is generally popular with cycling fans, both for his riding style and his affable, forthright and articulate style in dealing with the public and media.^[3]

Personal life[link]

Voigt and his wife Stephanie have six children, the youngest being born January 2011.^[4]

Biography[link]

Jens Voigt in the Ster Elektrotour (2006) in Schimmert

Early life[link]

Jens Voigt was born in a small town about 100 km north-east of Hamburg, in the same area as Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich. Jens was encouraged by his parents to participate in sports, since he often got into troubles as a youngster thanks to his excessive energy. His early performance indicated he had good endurance potential, and he joined a national sports school at age 14 and trained in cycling and track and field.^[4]

Career debut[link]

He won the Peace Race in 1994 and topped the UCI "Challenge Mondial Amateurs" rankings in December 1994.^[5] After a four-year stint in the German Army, much of it spent with a special sports unit,^[4] he started professional cycling in 1997, winning races for the Australian team ZVVZ-Giant-Australian Institute of Sport.

In 1998, with the support of his former Australian Institute of Sport Sports Director, German-born Heiko Salzwedel he moved to the big French team GAN (which became Crédit Agricole) where he spent the five years amassing 20 wins, among them a day in the maillot jaune in the 2000 Tour de France, and a stage in the 2001 Tour de France. Voigt played a part in Jan Ullrich's 2000 Olympic Games win for the German team.

2004[link]

In 2004, Voigt joined his former Crédit Agricole teammate Bobby Julich with a move to Team CSC, as Saxo Bank was then known. Being tempo specialists, they formed a strong pair as they dominated the 2004 and 2005 LuK Challenge race, a two-man time trial.

Voigt rode the 2004 Tour de France for Team CSC captain Ivan Basso. Voigt and team mate Jakob Piil were often in breakaways, covering the break for CSC. On the 15th stage, Voigt was in a break as Ullrich attacked up the Col de l'Echarasson, leaving race leader Lance Armstrong and 2nd-placed Basso. With Armstrong's team unable to pull Ullrich back in, Voigt was ordered back from his breakaway to help Basso defend his place. Voigt saw Ullrich ride past as he waited for his captain, before he single-handedly closed the gap to Ullrich. Next day was a time trial up the Alpe d'Huez with 900,000 spectators at the roadside. Voigt was heckled by German fans calling him Judas for his effort to ruin fellow Ullrich's chances. Voigt criticised German TV-channel ARD for starting a witch-hunt against him and pleaded that he was paid by Team CSC, not Germany and that (as he stated in Overcoming) thanks to his help Ullrich won olympic gold medal.^[6]

2005[link]

Jens Voigt (in front) at stage 8 of the 2005 Tour de France

At the start of 2005, Voigt won the Tour Méditerranéen, ahead of teammates Fränk Schleck 2nd and Nicki Sørensen 4th. Voigt won the first UCI ProTour event, the prologue time trial of the 2005 Paris–Nice, a race Julich won overall. Voigt nearly won the 2005 classic Liège–Bastogne–Liège when he was beaten on the line by Alexandre Vinokourov, Voigt having been on a breakaway almost the entire race.

After a strong placing in the stage 1 time trial of the 2005 Tour de France, Voigt was only trailing race leader Armstrong by 1 minute and he tried hard to take the overall lead. He took part in many attacks, and the 9th stage, before the first rest day, finally got in a break-away that lasted to the line. He finished third, 3 minutes ahead of Armstrong. Voigt's time in the maillot jaune would be short-lived however, as he fell to 168th at stage 10 after a fever, and he was eliminated for failing to finish stage 11 within the time limit. Voigt ended 2005 as 29th on the UCI ProTour individual rankings.

2006[link]

Voigt at the 2006 Rund um den Henninger Turm race.

The 2006 season started at a slower pace for Voigt compared to 2005 in order to save energy and be in a position to help Basso in his quest to win the 2006 Giro d'Italia and 2006 Tour de France races.^[7] His only result until the Giro in May was an attack on the fifth stage of the Vuelta al País Vasco, but he had to settle for second behind stage winner Thomas Voeckler.

For the Giro d'Italia, Voigt rode in support of Basso. Following Team CSC's team time trial win on stage 5, Voigt found himself second, trailing race leader Serhiy Honchar by six seconds. During the first mountains, Voigt helped Basso take the overall lead, while he slid down the board and finished 37th. On mountainous stage 19, Voigt and Julich were in a 20-man break, but as Team CSC was leading the peloton to defend Basso's first place, Voigt and Julich did not work. Up the last climb, Voigt was alone with Spanish rider Juan Manuel Gárate, but as Voigt did not think he had done enough to deserve the victory, he let Garate take the win.^[8] Voigt finally got his first win of the season in the Ster Elektrotoer race in June. Here he won stage 4 and helped teammate Kurt Asle Arvesen to the overall win, two weeks before the Tour de France.

In the days before the Tour, Basso was suspended by Team CSC after his name had been brought up in the Operación Puerto doping investigation. Carlos Sastre became team captain. Voigt took the role of early attacker, to lessen the load for the team, and he formed or joined unsuccessful breakaways on several stages. On the memorable stage 13 from Béziers to Montélimar, the longest stage of the 2006 Tour at 231 km, Voigt got in a five-man breakaway which finished 29 minutes and 58 seconds ahead of the main bunch. At the line, Voigt outsprinted Óscar Pereiro to take his second Tour stage win.^[9] On stage 15, Voigt helped Fränk Schleck from Luxembourg, pulling hard in the break with teammate David Zabriskie of the USA, which eventually gave Schleck the win. Voigt finished the 2006 Tour 53rd, helping Sastre finish 4th.

2007[link]

In February 2007, Voigt won the third stage of the Tour of California, which had numerous climbs. After the bunch caught 17 escapees, Levi Leipheimer of Discovery Channel attacked, and only Chris Horner (Predictor-Lotto) and Voigt could keep up with him. Voigt ultimately prevailed in the sprint over the two men and approached to only 3 seconds behind Leipheimer for the General Classification thanks to time bonuses.^[10] He managed to hold on to his second place over the next 4 stages, finishing 21 seconds behind the winner of the Tour, Leipheimer.^[11] In April, he met another success at the Criterium International, winning the overall classification and stage 2, a short, undulating stage of 98.5 kilometers finishing in Monthermé. Voigt attacked near the Côte du Mont Malgré Tout, with almost 25 kilometers to go, and crossed the finish line solo, 48 seconds in front of the chasers.^[12] The last stage of the race was a short individual time trial of 8.3 kilometers which was raced in the afternoon of the same day, and Voigt stated he gave everything he had but was very careful while negotiating the turns. He finished seventh, keeping his leader's jersey and winning the 3-stage race, while the Swede Thomas Lövkvist of Française des Jeux took second place.^[13] Another major win of the 2007 season came for him in the Deutschland Tour, which he won for the second year in a row, with Levi Leipheimer taking second place at 1'57" and David Lopez of Caisse d'Epargne completing the overall classification podium. Voigt stated that his victory was harder to accomplish than the preceding year, when it was somewhat of a surprise. He was a marked man.^[14]

2009[link]

Voigt started the season well by winning the Critérium International for the fifth time in his career, tying Frenchman Raymond Poulidor's record while grabbing a stage win, the points classification and the mountains classification.^[15] He abandoned the 2009 Tour on 21 July 2009 as a consequence of a violent crash suffered while descending the Col du Petit-Saint-Bernard with the yellow jersey group during stage 16. He incurred a fracture of the right cheekbone and concussion.^[16] He had to skip several races to recuperate from his injuries, including the Cycling World Championship held in Mendrisio, Switzerland.^[17] He was inactive for a 6 week period and came back to competition at the Tour of Missouri, where he got a warm welcome from cycling fans.^[18]

Jens Voigt in the Prologue of the 2008 Tour of California, battered from a training crash the week before.

2012[link]

In 2012, Voigt came in second of the fifth stage of the Tour of California, an individual time trial contested in Bakersfield, 23 seconds behind David Zabriskie.^[19]

Palmarès[link]

Jens Voigt

Teams[link]

• 1997: ZVVZ-Giant-AIS
• 1998: GAN
• 1999–2003: Crédit Agricole
• 2004–2008: Team CSC
• 2009–2010: Team Saxo Bank
• 2011–: Leopard Trek

References[link]

External links[link]

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