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Concello de Zas
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname(s): Zas
Location of Zas within Galicia
Parroquias	Allo, Baio, Brandomil, Brandoñas, Carreira, Castro, Gándara, Lamas, Loroño, Meanos, Mira, Muíño, Pazos, Roma, Vilar & Zas
Government
• Alcalde (Mayor)
Area
• Total	133.68 km2 (51.61 sq mi)
Population (2004)
• Total	5,867 (INE)
• Density	43.89/km2 (113.7/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CET (UTC+2)

Zas is a municipality of Spain in the Province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia.

Coordinates: 43°06′N 8°54′W / 43.1°N 8.9°W / 43.1; -8.9

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ZAS Trademark[link]

ZAS is the registered trademark of Zen Automotive Suppliers Pty Ltd, Australia. Registered trademark number 1308358.

External links[link]

• Zen Automotive Suppliers Pty Ltd
• Australian Government - IP Australia

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Dave Barnes
Dave Barnes performs in Birmingham, Alabama, 2006.
Background information
Birth name	David Mckee Barnes
Born	(1978-06-20) June 20, 1978 (age 34) South Carolina, United States
Origin	Knoxville, Tennessee
Genres	Rock, acoustic rock, blue-eyed soul, CCM
Occupations	Musician, singer-songwriter
Instruments	Guitar, vocals, drums
Years active	2001–present
Labels	Razor & Tie
Associated acts	Matt Wertz, Marc Broussard
Website	DaveBarnes.com

Dave Barnes (born David Mckee Barnes, June 20, 1978) is an American musician and singer-songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee.

Early life[link]

The oldest of three children, Barnes was born in South Carolina in 1978. He is the son of a pastor who relocated his family to Kosciusko, Mississippi, just as Barnes was turning six years old. The Barnes family then moved to Knoxville, Tennessee the summer before his junior year in high school. Barnes went to college to further his studies playing the drums, and once at college, began playing guitar and writing songs for fun. He was initially only interested in writing material for other performers but was later encouraged by his peers to perform his works himself. Barnes took their advice and began performing within the campus at Middle Tennessee State University, and then performed at various nearby universities in regional centres as well as his own.

Musical career[link]

After graduating from Middle Tennessee State University, Barnes began touring and in 2002 released his five-song EP Three, Then Four, as purely a guitar-and-vocals release. With this release and the touring performed around it, Barnes' fan following expanded, with the assistance of internet promotion. Barnes toured heavily for over a year after that. During this period, Barnes met Ed Cash, a record producer who had worked with Bebo Norman.

At the suggestion of Cash, Barnes recorded a full-band studio LP. Barnes released Brother, Bring The Sun in September 2004. This album was critically acclaimed for Barnes' songwriting and overall high-quality presentation for an independent release.^[1] Also through its release, Barnes gained notability among singers Amy Grant (who later performed on Barnes' wedding song "I Have and I Always Will"),^[1] Vince Gill and John Mayer.^[2] In 2005, Barnes co-produced the five-song EP Today & Tomorrow for his friend Matt Wertz. Barnes also contributed his songwriting to one of its songs.

In 2006 Barnes released his second full band studio album Chasing Mississippi. In mid-to-late 2006, Barnes toured with Matt Wertz with songs from both albums and some newly written material as well. In early 2007 Barnes began experimenting with stand-up comedy and, with support from friends, put together a routine which he performed in Nashville, Tennessee.^[3]

In June 2007, Barnes re-entered the studio to record his third album. In April 2008, having signed to the record label Razor and Tie, he released his major-label debut, Me and You and the World. In promotion of the album, the song "Until You", which was previously on Brother, Bring the Sun, was re-recorded and released as a single on February 19, 2008.

In late 2008, Barnes was one of the opening acts for the shows from Orlando, Florida through Chicago, Illinois on Hanson's 'The Walk Around the World Tour'.

Barnes' songs were also featured on the show What I Like About You, including his song "On a Night Like This", which was featured on the "Three Little Words" episode. They were sung by the main character's, Holly's, English boyfriend named Ben, and are usually serenades.

In April 2010, Barnes released his fourth full band studio album What We Want, What We Get^[4] after having released his single "God Gave Me You" from the same album. The single rose into the top-five Contemporary Christian music chart by June.^[5] Barnes appeared on the U.S. soap opera All My Children as himself and performed the song on June 10, 2010.

Blake Shelton released Barnes' song "God Gave Me You" as his second single on his album "Red River Blue" in fall of 2011. It become Blake's fifth number one song at country radio and has sold over one million units. ^[6] In 2012, Dave Barnes was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Song for writing the song "God Gave Me You."

Dave's sixth full studio album "Stories To Tell" is set to release on March 13, 2012. ^[7]

Songwriting[link]

As a songwriter, Barnes has both written and co-written songs for Blake Shelton, Marc Broussard, Bebo Norman, Matt Wertz, Andrew Ripp, Billy Currington, and many other singers.

Discography[link]

Studio albums[link]

Holiday albums[link]

Extended plays[link]

Singles[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Dave Barnes

• Dave Barnes official site
• Dave Barnes on Myspace

Ryan Theriot
San Francisco Giants – No. 5
Second Baseman / Shortstop
Born: (1979-12-07) December 7, 1979 (age 32) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 13, 2005 for the Chicago Cubs
Career statistics (through April 12, 2012)
Batting average	.281
Home runs	17
Runs batted in	229
Stolen bases	108
Teams
Chicago Cubs (2005–2010) Los Angeles Dodgers (2010) St. Louis Cardinals (2011) San Francisco Giants (2012–present)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (2011)

Ryan Stewart Theriot ( /ˈtɛri.oʊ/; born December 7, 1979 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is a Major League Baseball infielder for the San Francisco Giants.

Theriot is the son of Randy and Mary Theriot, and has an older brother Wes and younger brother Austin. Both his father and older brother played baseball at Broadmoor High School.

Theriot graduated from Broadmoor High School in Baton Rouge, La in 1998. While there he played 3 seasons on the basketball team point guard and 4 season on the baseball team shortstop. He was a highly decorated baseball player, so he opted to not play basketball during his senior year of high school to focus on his baseball skills. While at Broadmoor he played along side with childhood friends, Mike Woods and Trae Duncan and together they set Louisiana High School Athletic Association history with becoming All American infielders from the same high school. They all later became 1st team All State for class 4A at third base, short stop, and second base, becoming the first ever trio to earn such awards. A shortstop in college,^[1] Theriot was converted to second base for his major league debut, but played shortstop throughout the 2007–2009 seasons.^[2] Theriot then was switched back to second base to make room for the rookie Starlin Castro, who took his spot at shortstop on May 7, 2010. Theriot has also played third base, right field, and left field.^[2]

College career[link]

He played college baseball at Louisiana State University, and was named to the College World Series all-tournament team in 2000. On June 12, 2000, Theriot broke up a no-hitter that was being thrown by his future teammate, Mark Prior, then pitching for Southern Cal.

Theriot scored the game winning run in the 2000 national championship game following a Brad Cresse single. The CWS title was the fifth for LSU in nine seasons.Ryan Theriot was named The Most Stylish Athlete.

Ryan followed up the 2000 season with a very good 2001 campaign that resulted in a 2nd Team All-SEC selection, the first and only All-conference honor of his college career. Prior to the 2001 season, Theriot was voted team captain by his teammates.

Theriot began his career as LSU's starting second baseman in 1999. He moved to shortstop in 2000 to make way for future Cubs teammate Mike Fontenot.

Professional career[link]

Chicago Cubs[link]

Theriot warms up before a game in 2008.

Theriot made his Major League Baseball debut on September 13, 2005, as a pinch hitter against the Cincinnati Reds, and gained his first hit the following day against Brian Shackelford.^[3] In 2006 he split time between the Iowa Cubs and the major league team, hitting .328 in 53 games with the Chicago team.^[3]

In 2007, Theriot made the opening day roster as a utility player. However, the early season struggles of Cesar Izturis lead to Theriot getting more starts and quickly became the starter. Izturis was traded in July. Also in 2007, Theriot was reunited with his former collegiate teammate Mike Fontenot.^[4] Theriot and Fontenot made up the double play combination for the 2000 National Champion LSU Tigers.

Theriot was very versatile throughout the 2007 season; playing multiple positions defensively, and hitting all over the batting order. Despite impressive numbers from Theriot in the lead-off spot, albeit a small sample size, the return of Alfonso Soriano resulted in Theriot returning to the two hole.

While not expected to hit for power, Theriot was asked to try to drive in more runs early in 2009 as the Cubs succumbed to injuries and poor performance to their big boppers including Aramis Ramirez, Alfonso Soriano, Geovany Soto, and Milton Bradley. He quickly went on a relative tear and smacked 7 home runs, including his first two ever outside Wrigley Field, as the other players regained their health.

On May 1, 2009, Theriot hit his first career grand slam, against the Florida Marlins. The Cubs were down 5–2 when he hit it, and it gave them the lead. The Cubs won, 8–6.

On February 19, 2010, the Cubs went to salary arbitration with Theriot, the first time they had gone to arbitration with a player since 1993. Theriot's figure was one year, $3.4M. The Cubs' figure was also one year, $2.6M. The Cubs won the case. He appeared in 96 games with the Cubs in 2010, hitting .284.

Los Angeles Dodgers[link]

On July 31, 2010, Theriot and Ted Lilly were traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Blake DeWitt.^[5] He was assigned the number 13. He hit .242 in 54 games with the Dodgers. At 2nd base, Theriot had a .996 fielding percentage.

St. Louis Cardinals[link]

On November 30, 2010, Theriot was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for RHP Blake Hawksworth.^[6] Theriot wore 3, as his familiar number 2 was unavailable On July 17, 2011, Theriot was ejected from the game between the Cardinals and the Reds for arguing and making contact with an umpire with his hat after a call that Theriot's foot was dragged off the bag during a catch at second base. He was suspended for two games and fined, but the suspension was later reduced to only one game. Theriot had a 20 game hitting streak. Also, he drove in 47 runs and hit 26 doubles with only 442 at bats.

Theriot won the World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2011. Ryan contributed greatly with his bat (especially in the playoff series with the Phillies). Against the Brewers, Theriot at second base robbed Prince Fielder of a seemingly sure hit for the 3rd out of the inning. Prince was so impressed with the play that he waited for Theriot to exit the field and gave him an enthusiastic high five.

San Francisco Giants[link]

On January 27th, 2012, Theriot agreed to a one-year, 1.25 million dollar contract with the San Francisco Giants, providing depth to the team's middle infield. Theriot was briefly reunited with his college teammate and double play partner Mike Fontenot, before Fontenot was released by the Giants and Theriot eventually took his spot on the 2012 Opening Day roster. He was assigned the number 5.

Personal[link]

Theriot and his wife, Johnnah Haik, live in Baton Rouge, Louisiana with son Houston, 4, and infant daughter Macey Marie. A second daughter, Georgia Grace, was born on July 14, 2008. He was sometimes referred to by Cubs fans and broadcasters as "The Riot" as a play on the spelling of his last name. On November 12, 2010 Theriot hosted the Ryan Theriot Golf Classic which benefits the National Wildlife Federation the Autism Society and the Fore Kids Foundation.^[7]

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Ryan Theriot

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• You Can't Quiet the Riot

Miguel Mateos (born January 26, 1954) is a rock singer/songwriter from Villa Pueyrredón, Argentina. Outside of Argentina, he is considered one of the most important exponents of Rock en Español, specially in the 1980s when he along with Charly Garcia, Soda Stereo, Enanitos Verdes, Virus, Sumo, Fabulosos Cadillacs, Rata Blanca, and many more bands became international stars in the so-called "Argentine Invasion" ("La Ola Argentina") of rock music that swept Latin America and parts of North America and Europe. It would help popularize Spanish-language rock outside of Argentina, and make the genre a commercially successful industry.

History[link]

Becoming involved in music since he was 15, in 1979 he and his brother Alejandro formed underground rock band ZAS. The following year he managed to contact Queen frontman Freddie Mercury and gain a spot on stage as the opening act for the British group for their Buenos Aires concerts. He turned ZAS into one of the most important Argentine rock bands of the early 80s.

In 1986, Mateos recorded in the United States his first solo album (officially, but in practice he still used members of ZAS as supporting band). With a much more polished sound, and greater pop accessibility than the ZAS works, Mateos jumped on the crest of the wave of Argentine rock acts that dominated the 1986-1988 period all over Latin America, Spain, and elsewhere.

Solos en América was considered a watershed album containing cuts that would become classics of Rock en Español from that time, including the homonymous track, "Cuando Seas Grande", and "Mi Sombra en la Pared".

Riding a wave of massive popularity in Mexico, Mateos introduced the slogan "Rock en tu Idioma" (Rock In Your Language) in 1987. He began touring that nation, introducing along the way local acts such as Caifanes and Maldita Vecindad, among others. All those groups would become major acts in their own right within a short period. In the 1987-1988 Mateos would tour Latin America to sell-out stadiums.^[1] He was among the first Rock en Español acts to receive active support from fledgling MTV International.

The 1990s would be a period of continued solo success for Mateos and his now adult-pop rock music across the Spanish-speaking world, though ironically he would drop off somewhat in popularity in his homeland. In general, what in the rest of Latin America is considered rock, in Argentina tends to be seen as pop. This has sometimes led to cultural confusion about how to categorize the current Miguel Mateos musical output, as outside Argentina Mateos remains an iconic figure of the Rock en Español movement.

Mateos went on the so-called first Rock en Español tour of the United States in 1990, where he was awarded the Bravo Musical Award. He released Bar Imperio in 1998 and after a hiatus released Uno in 2005.

External links[link]

• Official Website

References[link]

1. ^ Miguel Mateos Biography www.terra.com.mx (Spanish)