[{"text": "Sir Andrew Watt Kay (14 August 1914 \u2013 1 February 2011) FRSE, FRCPSG, FRCSEd was a Scottish academic surgeon who was Regius Professor of Surgery at the University of Glasgow from 1964 to 1981. He developed the augmented histamine test, which bore his name, and was widely used in the investigation and treatment of peptic ulcer disease. He was knighted for services to surgery. From 1972 to 1974 he served as president of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. Early life. Andrew Watt Kay was born on 14 August 1914 in Newton-On-Ayr, Scotland. Both his parents were pharmacists in Ayr. He was educated at Ayr Academy, and was dux of the school, going on to study medicine at the University of Glasgow where he graduated MB ChB with honours in 1939. He was awarded the Brunton Memorial Prize as the most distinguished graduate in medicine for that year. Early career. He worked as house surgeon at the Western Infirmary, Glasgow under A. J. Hutton. From 1942 he worked as assistant to the Regius Professor of Surgery, Professor Sir Charles Illingworth. As a result of research carried out in Illingworth's department he went on in 1944 to gain"}, {"text": "the degree of MD for which he was awarded the Bellahouston Gold Medal. In 1949 he was awarded a second higher degree ChM (Master of Surgery). He undertook military service in 1946 in the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC). He was given charge of the RAMC's surgical department at Queen Alexandra Military Hospital, Millbank, London. Research into gastric acid. After the war Kay returned to a surgical post at the Western Infirmary, and began research into the cause of peptic ulcer disease which was a major clinical problem in Western societies. He studied the secretion of gastric acid, thought at that time to be the most important factor in the development of duodenal ulcers. Kay used increasing doses of histamine to stimulate acid production and found that acid production was higher in patients with duodenal ulcer than in healthy controls. This test became known as Kay's augmented histamine test. It became widely used in the investigation and management of peptic ulcers. His paper describing this test, \"Effect of Large Doses of Histamine on Gastric Secretion of HCl\", became the single most cited paper in the \"British Medical Journal\" between 1945 and 1989. Before the test each subject was given an"}, {"text": "antihistamine which blocked all of the effects of histamine apart from its effect on gastric acid secretion. This observation formed the basis for the work of Sir James Black in developing drugs which selectively blocked the effect of histamine in stimulating gastric acid production. These became known as H2 receptor antagonists. Later career. He became consultant surgeon in charge of wards at the Western Infirmary in 1956 and two years later was appointed to the chair of surgery at the University of Sheffield. Kay left his post in 1964 to become the Regius Professor of Surgery at the University of Glasgow. He remained in this post until he retired in 1981. His \"Textbook of Surgical Physiology,\" written jointly with R. A. Jamieson, was first published in 1958 and ran to four editions, the last published in 1988. Honours and awards. In 1970 he was elected a member of the Harveian Society of Edinburgh. In 1971 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. He was president of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow from 1972 to 1974. In 1973 he was knighted for his services to surgery. From 1973 to 1981, he served part-time"}, {"text": "as chief scientist at the Scottish Home and Health Department. Family and later life. He married Janetta Roxburgh in 1943. They had four children. After her death in 1990, he married Phyllis Gilles in 1992. Kay died in Paisley in 2011."}, {"text": "Marios Pefkos (born 19 August 1971) is a retired Cypriot football defender."}, {"text": "The 1999 Investor Swedish Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in B\u00e5stad, Sweden that was part of the World Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the 52nd edition of the tournament and was held from 5 July until 11 July 1999. Unseeded Juan Antonio Mar\u00edn won the singles titles. Finals. Singles. Juan Antonio Mar\u00edn defeated Andreas Vinciguerra, 6\u20134, 7\u20136(7\u20134) Doubles. David Adams / Jeff Tarango defeated Nicklas Kulti / Mikael Tillstr\u00f6m, 7\u20136(8\u20136), 6\u20134"}, {"text": "Emmanuel Benjamin (born 9 September 1979), known professionally as Eben is a Nigerian gospel singer, vocalist, and songwriter. Early life and education. Eben was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria, the fifth of six children. He is from a Christian family and attended Orile Primary School, and Community Grammar School, Orile, Lagos. Career. In 1997, Eben started his singing career and was mentored by his elder brother as a rapper but he later discovered his talent in singing and became a gospel singer. In 2005, as a gospel singer, Eben became popular after his first big public appearance, at a youth conference organized by Pastor Chris where \"Imarama\" was first heard. In 2006, Eben was a member of Christ Embassy founded by Pastor Chris Oyakhilome. In 2007, Eben released his first album, \"On the Rock\", which includes songs like \u201cImaranma\u201d, \u201dGod Dey\u201d, \u201dIwo Nikan\u201d, \"I Don Hammer\", and other tracks. In 2010, he released a follow-up album, \u201cPhenomenon\u201d, which included songs like \"Supper Man\", \"Imele Papa\", \"Siya Nma\" and several other tracks. In 2013, Eben released another album titled \u201cJustified\u201d, which included songs like \u201cYou Alone Are Worthy\u201d, \"Onye Nwem\", \"How I Love You\", \"For Ever\" and \"All The Way\"."}, {"text": "Eben also has a record label called Hammer House of Rock, with a business arm called the Hammer House Ventures, which specializes in video and music production, event management and interior decoration. And also another album titled \"Magnified\", with songs like \u201cStayed On You\u201d, \"Everything\", \"Idi Nma\", \"Lifted Hands\" and other worship songs. Eben went viral after he released a song titled \u201cVictory\u201d. On 15 September 2019, Eben host a live concert called Joyful Noise 2019 which featured top gospel musicians and also popular American musicians Bob Fitts and Phil Thompson. Personal life. On 30 November 2013, Eben married Jahdiel (Grace Okoduwa), his fellow gospel singer, with whom he has three children. In December 2013, Eben and Jahdiel had a white wedding and was joined in holy matrimony by Pastor Chris Oyakhilome of Christ Embassy. They are blessed with 2 children."}, {"text": "Alexandros Michail (born 28 January 2000) is a Cypriot footballer who plays for Nea Salamina. Career. On 5 June 2024, Michail agreed to join Nea Salamina following three seasons with Pafos FC."}, {"text": "The Governor of Jeju Province () is the head of the local government of Jeju Province who is elected to a four-year term. List of governors. Appointed governors (before 1995). From 1946 to 1995, the Governor of Jeju Province was appointed by the President of the Republic of Korea. Directly elected governors (1995\u2013present). Since 1995, under provisions of the revised Local Government Act, the Governor of Jeju Province is elected by direct election. Elections. Source:"}, {"text": "The Tsondab River is an ephemeral river in the Hardap Region of central Namibia. Its source is in the Remhoogte Mountains. From there it flows westwards through the Namib-Naukluft National Park before evaporating at Tsondabvlei. Inflows of the Tsondab are Diep, Noab and Koireb. Tsondab's catchment area (including its tributaries) is ."}, {"text": "Michalis Christofi (born 24 July 1969) is a retired Cypriot football goalkeeper."}, {"text": "Giannakis Giangoudakis (born 17 January 1959) is a retired Cypriot football defender."}, {"text": "Boris Chatalbashev (; born 30 January 1974) is a Bulgarian and Danish chess Grandmaster (GM) (1997), four-times Bulgarian Chess Championship winner (1991, 1998, 2007, 2010). He won the Danish championship in 2023. Biography. In the 1990s and 2000s, Boris Chatalbashev was one of the leading Bulgaria chess players. He four times won Bulgarian Chess Championship: in 1991 (he became youngest champion in the history of Bulgarian chess), 1998, 2007, and 2010. Also he two times won Bulgarian Chess Championship silver medals: in 2004 and 2009. Boris Chatalbashev four times won Bulgarian Team Chess Championship with various chess clubs (2008, 2009, 2012, 2013). He won or shared the 1st place in many international chess tournaments, include Albena (1992), Pavlikeni (1994), Chamb\u00e9ry (1996), Paris (1997), Saint-Affrique (1998), Cutro (1998, 2001), Porto San Giorgio (2000, 2003), Imperia (2001), Val Thorens (2001, 2004), Reggio Emilia (2001/02), Balatonlelle (2002, 2003), Agde (2002), La Roda (2004), Genoa (2005), Sunny Beach (2005, 2006) and Rijeka (2007). Boris Chatalbashev played for Bulgaria in the Chess Olympiads: Boris Chatalbashev played for Bulgaria in the European Team Chess Championships: Boris Chatalbashev played for Bulgaria in the Men's Chess Balkaniads: In 1995, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title"}, {"text": "and received the FIDE Grandmaster (GM) title two years later. In December 2021 he won leva on the Bulgarian version of \"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire\"."}, {"text": "Colombia\u2013Peru relations are the bilateral relations between the Republic of Colombia and the Republic of Peru. Both nations are members of the World Trade Organitation,Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, Lima Group, Organization of Ibero-American States, Organization of American States, Pacific Alliance and the United Nations. History. The two nations share a common heritage. Both countries were part of the Spanish Empire and have Spanish as their official language. Both countries participated in later Latin American wars of independence against Spain and achieved its independence, forming Gran Colombia and Peru. However, since independence, two countries have up-and-down relations. Gran Colombia\u2013Peru War. Two countries fought a bloody war from 1828 to 1829 over a territorial dispute. Both Peru and Gran Colombia had land claims over modern-day Ecuador, resulted with war and territorial claim. The war eventually ended with no significant territorial change, but Gran Colombia's collapse in 1831 led to the independence of Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador. Thus, Peru's territorial dispute with Gran Colombia transferred to Ecuador. Leticia dispute. Leticia, the city that lies in modern Colombia, was founded by the Peruvians, however the claim over the city only began in late 19th century due to the losing pride post"}, {"text": "War of the Pacific. However, Colombia claimed that it had been Colombian since their Viceroyalty. This led to the Leticia War that happened for a year over territorial claim. This resulted with Colombianization of Leticia and Putumayo regions and expulsion of Peruvians. V\u00edctor Ra\u00fal Haya de la Torre. V\u00edctor Ra\u00fal Haya de la Torre, a Peruvian diplomat aligned to left-wing American People's Revolutionary Alliance, gained sanctuary after his faction lost a one-day civil war in Peru on 3 October 1949 by the Colombian government granted him asylum. However, Peru rejected this action and it led to a standoff in relations. Colombia maintained that according to the Conventions in force - the \"Bolivian Agreement of 1911 on Extradition\", the \"Havana Convention of 1928 on Asylum\", the Montevideo Convention of 1933 on Political Asylum - and according to American International Law, they were entitled to decide if asylum should be granted and their unilateral decision on this was binding on Peru. The submissions from Colombia was rejected by the International Court. Internal conflicts. With both countries being plundered from the unstable situation in both sides since 1960s, Colombian\u2013Peruvian relations significantly improved. Colombia and Peru share a long and uncontrollable border, which prompted"}, {"text": "militia group like Shining Path and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia to become active against the elitist government, and growing drug trafficking activities. In response, Colombia and Peru have cooperated in their battles against drug cartels and various militia groups. Two countries also share similar threats from left wing terrorist groups, right wing terrorist paramilitaries, and its devastating war on drug cartels. As both countries stand still in the same struggle, increasing collaboration is expected in the future and Peru had sought to use Colombia's FARC experience to battle the Shining Path. Immigration movement. Colombians formed at least 5% of population immigrating to Peru. Peruvians also formed a small immigrant group in Colombia."}, {"text": "Harry Byrne (born 22 April 1999) is an Irish rugby union player who plays for English Premiership club Bristol Bears on loan from URC club Leinster. He plays as a fly-half and represents Lansdowne in the All-Ireland League. Club career. Leinster. Whilst still in Leinster's academy, Byrne was selected in the province's pre-season squad, and he went on to score 17 points in their 47\u201317 win against Coventry, as well as featuring in the 38\u201335 win against Canada. Following his pre-season performances, Byrne was selected on the bench for Leinster's opening 2019\u201320 Pro14 fixture away to Italian side Benetton on 28 September 2019, and he replaced older brother Ross in the 69th minute, scoring a late penalty to secure a 32\u201327 win for Leinster. Loan to Bristol Bears. In December 2024, he joined Bristol Bears in the Premiership on a three-month loan deal to provide injury cover for AJ MacGinty. In January 2025, he made his debut off the bench in the Premiership converting two tries but losing 35\u201326 to Saracens. International career. In June 2021, he was called up to the senior Ireland squad for the Summer tests. Byrne scored six points in his debut off the bench for"}, {"text": "the Ireland senior side, in a 71\u201310 victory over the United States on 10 July 2021."}, {"text": "Ernest Hanley Protheroe (1866\u20131929), was a teacher and prolific author of fiction and non-fiction. Biography. Protheroe was a teacher and became a prolific author, sometimes writing under various pen names. during the First World War he wrote some patriotic biographies including Lord Kitchener and Edith Cavell. He was known to have lived in Wimbledon and Hyde, Greater Manchester. Protheroe died in 1929. Personal life. Protheroe and his wife Alice had three sons, Alan, Cyril and Geoffrey, and two daughters, Marjorie and Phyllis. Bibliography. A selection of Prothroe's work includes:"}, {"text": "\"Big Booty\" is a song by American rapper Gucci Mane, released on October 4, 2019 as the second single from his fourteenth studio album \"Woptober II\" (2019). It features American rapper Megan Thee Stallion. Produced by J. White Did It, the song contains a sample of \"Hoochie Mama\" by 2 Live Crew. Composition and lyrics. The song has a \"rugged\" beat that uses a sample of \"Hoochie Mama\". Gucci Mane expresses his attraction to \"thick\" women, while Megan Thee Stallion raps about her sexual attractiveness (\"Big old ass is heavy, shake that shit like jelly / Put me on your plate and slurp that shit up like spaghetti / Man, I make this shit look easy, I ain't tryin', I just be me / I ain't never met a ho I felt like I had to compete with, uh\"). Critical reception. Michael Saponara of \"Billboard\" praised Megan Thee Stallion's feature, writing \"Being unafraid to get low and break it down, Tina Snow made for the perfect guest on the bootylicious, J. White Did It-produced single.\" Music video. The music video was directed by Eif Rivera and released on October 10, 2019. It finds the rappers being surrounded by twerking female"}, {"text": "dancers; Gucci Mane is seen alongside dancers in red latex who are twerking on raised platforms, as well as expensive cars. Megan Thee Stallion also twerks while atop a stallion in the clouds and wearing a cowboy hat, and shows a fire lasso."}, {"text": "Dundon v Governor of Cloverhill Prison, [2005 IESC 83, [2006] 1 IR 518], was an Irish legal case in which the Supreme Court rejected an appeal against extradition to the United Kingdom by Irish citizen Kenneth Dundon. The case is important in Irish law as Kenneth Dundon was the first man to be extradited under the European Arrest Warrants Act 2003 in Ireland. Background. On the night of 8 October 2003, the appellant Kenneth Dundon went to the flat of Christopher Jacobs in Hoxton, North London. Dundon's wife Anne McCarthy was staying in the flat with Jacobs at this particular time. Dundon was armed with a knife and proceeded to stab Jacobs in the face and neck, causing him to choke to death on his own blood. McCarthy claims to have witnessed the murder and told police that it was her husband who harmed Jacobs. Dundon was later arrested in London, but denied the allegations made by his wife. He was released on bail, and pending further investigation by the police he moved home to Limerick, Ireland. On 29 January 2004, a European Arrest Warrant (EAW) was issued against Dundon by the Thames Magistrates Court in England. The warrant was"}, {"text": "'endorsed for execution' by the High Court in Dublin on 2 February 2004. He was subsequently arrested in Limerick on 11 February 2004, facing the charge of murder. On 11 February 2004, Dundon was brought before the High Court and remanded in 'custody pursuant to s. 13(5) of the Act of 2003, to 27 February 2004, being the date fixed for the purposes of s. 16'. On 27 February the application under s. 16 was opened and adjourned, and Dundon remained in custody throughout March 2004, and a resumed hearing date was fixed on 25 March 2004. The Supreme Court upheld the High Court order on 16 March 2005. In the High Court, O'Caoimh J gave a reserved judgement on 14 May 2004, deciding that Dundon was to be surrendered to Thames Magistrates Court. On 5 May 2005, O'Sullivan J. of the High Court, argued that the Applicant was detained in accordance with the law. Holding of the Supreme Court. The appeal to the Supreme Court arose on 6 May 2005 when Dundon claimed he was in unlawful custody because time limits established under the European arrest warrant scheme were breached and he therefore should be released. This argument was"}, {"text": "based on two documents, the Council Framework Decision and the EAW Act of 2003. Dundon submitted that the High court 'erred in its interpretation' and 'failed to draw a reasonable interpretation' of these articles. He further submitted his grounds for appeal on the basis that the High Court was mistaken in its decision to surrender him due to the decision not being 'taken within the stipulated time limits' of the documents.The Applicant argued that he 'continued to be lawful in the absence of an express provision requiring his release.' The grounds for appeal were heard on 26 July 2005 by the Supreme Court, but further documents were required alongside submissions and judgement was reserved on 4 October 2005. Concluding Judgments This was delivered on 19 December 2005 by Denham J, who agreed that the appeal would fail and the original decision by the High Court must be upheld. The Council Framework Decision suggested that the decision 'on the request be made within 60 days, which time limit could be extended for a further 30 days'. The 2003 Act urges the matter to be dealt with in a specific time frame, and requires the High Court to inform the Central Authority"}, {"text": "and the issuing judicial authority that an order has not been made within the time limit. Denham J. argued that the court had a 'duty to ensure that there are fair procedures, which encompass all issues going to due process' which includes issues such as allocating time to 'obtain undertakings from the issuing judicial authority' or 'enabling time to appeal' which occurred in this case. Denham J. further highlighted that the rights of the applicant were 'preserved' but the expected time limits were 'exceeded'. The Judge argued that there was no conflict between the Council Framework Decision and the EWA Act of 2003. He further stipulated to the Court the time limit is of 60 days with a further 30 days for the making up of a 'surrender order', but he suggested that this is merely a 'strongly worded recommendation' in the 2003 Act. Furthermore, the due process remains subject to ensuring fairness and access to the courts which includes the right to appeal. Also, with no mandated time limit of prior to the 'final order' it was decided by the Court that the applicant was not being unlawfully detained. The Court acknowledged that the Applicant exercised all his rights"}, {"text": "of access to the courts in full including his right to contest the issue and appeal. Concurrences Geoghegan J commented that the case had highlighted \" serious issues relating to the effectiveness and enforcement of the European arrest warrant\" within the jurisdiction of Ireland and that he would: Agree with counsel for the Appellant that where there is an ambiguity in legislation as to whether the Oireachtas intended in a given instance detention or freedom, there is a \"prima facie\" presumption in favour of an interpretation involving freedom. But just because some particular aspect is not expressly spelled out in an Act, it does not necessarily mean that there is an ambiguity as far as interpretation is concerned. In view of the duty on the courts to interpret the Act in light of its whole context and subsections, Geoghegan J ultimately agreed with the High Court decision. Finally Fennelly J. concurring with the previous judges, stated that he did 'not believe that the Appellant can derive any right to be released at the end of the sixty-day period from either the Act of 2003 or from the Framework Decision.' Furthermore, he clarified that:The European Arrest Warrant is itself a novel"}, {"text": "instrument. It was adopted in the wake of the devastatingly tragic events of 11th September 2001. The drafting is extraordinarily loose and vague, particularly in the manner in which offences are defined. The Court, on this appeal, has to consider an Act of the Oireachtas which implements a Framework Decision adopted pursuant to the provisions of Title VI of the Treaty on European Union (TEU). However, Ireland has not made the declaration which is necessary under Article 35 of the TEU before the Court of Justice can exercise the interpretative jurisdiction envisaged by that article. Hence, Supreme Court decided this question without any guidance from the Court of Justice. Conclusion Denham J. concluded that the time limit issue did not arise in this case, and the appeal was dismissed by the entire Supreme Court composition."}, {"text": "PM v Director of Public Prosecutions [2006 IESC 22]; [2006] 2 ILRM 361; [2006] 3 IR 172 is an Irish Supreme Court case in which the Court upheld the decision of the lower court that PM (the respondent in the Supreme Court appeal) had satisfied the balancing test applicable in cases of delay in prosecution. This balancing test requires an accused to show that his/her rights that are protected by the right to a speedy trial (such as the right to \"prevent oppressive pre-trial incarceration\") were so interfered with as to entitle him the relief he seeks. This case determined that prosecutorial delay that deprives an accused of these rights is, in and of itself, one factor to consider in carrying out the balancing exercise. Background. In September 2001, PM was charged with three counts of gross indecency which were allegedly committed against his nephew, GL. The offences took place between August 1982 and December 1985 (between when GL was 13 years old and when he was 16 years old). During the time the offences took place, GL lived in a house next door to PM's family house. GL initially made a complaint to a Garda S\u00edoch\u00e1na (police) who then"}, {"text": "investigated his case. Subsequently, PM was arrested and questioned by the police in July 1999. After a decision was made to prosecute PM, he was again arrested and charged in December 2000. PM sought to prohibit his trial on the grounds of the delay in time. He cited the long time lapse between the time the alleged offences were committed and the initial complaint being made. Moreover, there was a further delay between when the initial complaint was made and when he was charged. However, on the basis of expert evidence from a psychologist, the High Court found that the delay in making the complaint was \"referable to the accused\u2019s own actions.\" The lower court judge was not, therefore, satisfied with PM's claim that his ability to defend himself had been \"impaired\" and that the trial should not go ahead. The DPP appealed to the Supreme Court and invited the court to determine whether \"in a case of blameworthy prosecutorial delay, there is nonetheless an obligation on an applicant to establish in addition some degree of prejudice referable to the breach of his right to an expeditious trial which would entitle him to a prohibition order.\" PM (as respondent) cross-appealed"}, {"text": "on the basis that the psychologist's opinion was not credible as she did not refer to any of GL's psychiatrists. Also, the very reason that she is a psychologist and not a qualified psychiatrist offers a substantial ground to overlook that particular evidence. Holding of the Supreme Court. Written judgments were provided by Kearns J and Geoghegan J, with whom the other judges agreed. The Court had to decide what to do in situations where there is a long time gap between when the alleged offences were committed and when the victim first addressed a complaint. In addition, the court had to consider situations where there is also a blameworthy delay after that time by the prosecution. In such a circumstance, the question for the court was whether the trial be prevented on the basis of a blameworthy delay or should the accused show that his right to an expeditious trial was interfered with in such a drastic way that he is entitled to the relief he seeks? The right to trial with reasonable expediency is a right conferred upon an individual by the Constitution. Furthermore, different principles may apply in relation to blameworthy delay on the part of the"}, {"text": "prosecution. If there is a delay in cases such as those involving sexual offences, it is important that the trial does not proceed any further because otherwise an accused's constitutional right given in Article 38.1 will be in breach. In this case, when there was already a delay between the time when the crime happened and the initial complaint, any additional delays by the prosecution should not be tolerated. The Supreme Court determined that the balancing test identified by Keane CJ in \"PM v Malone\" is appropriate for this case too. This test provides that an accused must show that he faced some type of difficulties as a result of the prosecutorial delay so as to outweigh the community interest to prosecute those guilty of criminal offences. For example, an accused can show that he faced additional stress and anxiety which arose from the delay in his prosecution or oppressive pre-trial incarceration. Geoghegan J explained that this need not be measured quantitatively. This is because it is obvious that a person who is suspected of sexual offences and who is innocent will have a certain degree of stress and anxiety. It is important to note that characterising a person as"}, {"text": "innocent is only for the purposes of the presumption of innocence. Nevertheless, the courts should look at the blameworthy delay and the nature of the alleged crimes. If the length of the blameworthy delay is short then a mere fact that there was a delay will not suffice. So when balancing out the two aspects identified above, courts must have regard to the length of such blameworthy delays. The Supreme Court held that there had been an unjustified delay of approximately 34 months between the initial evidence provided to the police and the subsequent charges brought against PM. It was the decision of the Supreme Court that there had been a blameworthy delay in this element of the case. In conclusion, the Supreme Court upheld the decision of the High Court dismissed both the appeal and the cross-appeal. As Geoghegan J noted: \"I entirely agree that a balancing exercise must be carried out but if there is serious blameworthy prosecutorial delay that is one factor in itself and of itself that must be put into the melting pot when the balancing exercise is being considered\" External links. \"PM v Director of Public Prosecutions\""}, {"text": "Ryanair p.l.c. v Aer Rianta c.p.t. [2003 IESC 62]; [2003] 4 IR 264 is a reported Irish Supreme Court case that dealt with the law of discovery. In his judgement, Fennelly J. reinforced the test that discovery will only be granted if the court is satisfied that the documents sought are: (i) relevant to the issues in the proceedings; and (ii) that discovery is necessary for fairly disposing of the matter and for saving costs. The court noted that in order for documents to satisfy this test the applicant does not have to prove that they are, \"in any sense absolutely necessary\". Rather all he has to do is prove that he would suffer a \"litigious disadvantage by not seeing them\". The burden of proof rests firmly on the party seeking the discovery. Background. In September 1999, Ryanair alleged that Aer Rianta (now Dublin Airport Authority) had committed (and was continuing to commit) various breaches \"of both national and European Community competition law\". In particular, Ryanair alleged that Aer Rianta, as operator of the Dublin, Cork and Shannon Airports, was the main provider of essential services and facilities to airlines using those airports. Ryanair also alleged that Air Rianta used"}, {"text": "its dominant position and its relationship with Aer Lingus to favour the latter at Ryanair's expense. Solicitors for Ryanair wrote to Aer Rianta in December 2000 seeking voluntary discovery pursuant to order 31 rule 12(4) of the Rules of the Superior Courts, as amended by the provisions of statutory instrument No 233 of 1999 entitled Rules of the Superior Courts (2) (Discovery) 3rd August 1999. The request set out categories of documents under 15 headings. The request was supported by reasons and provided for documents to be provided. Aer Rianta claimed that many of the categories of documents sought were \"irrelevant and not necessary to decide the matters at issue\"\"\". Aer Rianta also claimed that Ryanair did not need the documents requested because they had \"alternative means of establishing the relevant facts\". In the High Court, Ryanair sought an order compelling Aer Rianta to provide the documents they sought. In July 2002, Lavan J in the High Court granted Ryanair an order for discovery of all documents sought. Aer Rianta appealed to the Supreme Court. Holding of the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision, but varied the order of discovery. As a result, not all of"}, {"text": "the documents sought were granted by the Supreme Court as one request was seen not as a request for the discovery of documents, but as a result for information, another request was held as being \"extremely vague and wide ranging\", while another request for documents was amended by the Court. The primary issue before the Court was considering whether the amendment of order 31 rule 12 of the Rules of the Superior Courts impacted the current laws of discovery greatly or not. Aer Rianta maintained the argument that Ryanair had failed to comply with the requirements of order 31 rule 12. Moreover the requests for discovery were too vague. In particular, Aer Rianta relied strongly on the judgement of Morris P. in \"Swords v Western Proteins Ltd.\" They said that following this decision \"it was necessary for a party seeking discovery to specify the document or documents sought with precision and also to give such reasons as would demonstrate that their discovery was necessary\". Ryanair argued that while \"a procedural change had been effected, this did not change the basic law concerning discovery\". Aer Rianta went on to argue that following the amendment of order 31 rule 12, discovery was"}, {"text": "now more difficult to obtain and that Ryanair had \"other means of establishing most of the relevant facts\". Ryanair submitted that the amendment to order 31 rule 12 introduced the requirement of a \"preliminary request for voluntary discovery\" and of a verifying affidavit. The effect was \"to eliminate the right to obtain an order for general discovery or to obtain any discovery without a grounding affidavit\". The amendment to order 31 rule 12 meant three things. One, a party, before applying to the court, must obtain the agreement of the opposing party \"to make voluntary discovery within a reasonable time frame\". Second, they must mention the exact categories of documents for which they want voluntary discovery. Lastly, the party must submit an affidavit outlining that the discovery of the documents is necessary for the purposes of fairness. Nevertheless, as far as this case is concerned the Supreme Court concluded that the amendment to order 31 rule 12 did not change the parts concerning necessity. The only reason a court should adjourn or reject an application for discovery is if it fails to show that there is a requirement of fairness or for saving costs. Under the current rule, there is"}, {"text": "a burden on the applicant to demonstrate that there are valid reasons for each category of the documents which they are seeking. So the burden of proof is greater on the person bringing the application and this is the only effective change that has happened after the amendment. The Court also restated the meaning of the words \"disposing fairly of the cause or matter\" as given in order 31 rule 12 regarding necessity. The Court referred to the decision of Bingham MR in \"Taylor v Anderton\" who explained that this concepts means thinking about whether the documents are necessary for a \"fair determination \"of the issue at hand. Additionally, the purpose behind the rule is to make sure that one party does not suffer because the documents are not handed for inspection. In conclusion, the Court held that Ryanair had satisfied the conditions of order 31 rule 12. However, the Court found that certain documents that Ryanair had requested were not necessary. The Court dismissed Aer Rianta's claims although varied the order of discovery."}, {"text": "Director of Public Prosecutions v Pat Hegarty is an Irish Supreme Court case in which the court confirmed that officers/key employees of undertakings involved in anti-competitive practices in Ireland may be prosecuted and convicted for their involvement, regardless of whether the undertaking itself has been prosecuted. Background. The accused (Pat Hegarty) in this case was the manager of an oil company (Fate Park Ltd). Hegarty was charged with two charges under section 3(4)(a) of the Competition (Amendment) Act 1996 (the \"1996 Act\"). Section 3(4)(a) of the 1996 Act provided that:\"Where an offence under \"section 2\" of this Act has been committed by an undertaking and the doing of the acts that constituted the offence has been authorised, or consented to, by a person, being a director, manager, or other similar officer of the undertaking, or a person who purports to act in any such capacity, that person as well as the undertaking shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished as if he or she were guilty of the first-mentioned offence.\"Hegarty's legal counsel sought to have the charges rejected as invalid on the basis that in order for Hegarty to be found"}, {"text": "guilty, Fate Park Ltd must first have committed the crime of price fixing under section 2 Competition Act 1991. The Director of Public Prosecutions (the \"DPP\") accepted \"the contingency as an ingredient of the offence\", but argued that Fate Park Ltd's having engaged in price fixing could be shown without the need for a formal conviction. In the Circuit Court, Judge Groarke rejected the DPP's argument. However, the judge agreed to raise two questions with the Supreme Court: \"Where an individual is prosecuted pursuant to s. 3(4)(a) of the Competition Act 1996: (a) whether an adjudication as to whether the relevant undertaking has committed an offence can be undertaken when no prosecution has been initiated against the undertaking, and (b) whether it is necessary that the undertaking be convicted of the offence before the individual can be convicted.\" Holding of the Supreme Court. McKechnie J delivered the only written judgment for the Supreme Court (with which the other judges agreed). The Supreme Court noted that pursuant to section 3(4)(a) 1996 Act, \"where an offence under s. 2 of this Act has been committed by an undertaking\u2026\u201d and the acts that constituted the offence in question were \"authorised, or consented to,"}, {"text": "by a person, being a director, manager, or other similar officer of the undertaking, or a person who purports to act in any such capacity\", that person will be guilty of an offence and prosecuted as if he / she was guilty of the section 2 1996 Act offence. The court went on to note that as section 3(4)(a) 1996 Act created a criminal offence, it had to be \"strictly construed\". The court noted, however that \"[t]hat provision ... must be viewed and its true meaning ascertained by reference to its immediate context, properly derived from the scheme of the Act, or more accurately from that part of the Act which criminalised behaviour previously not so declared.\" Examining the wording of the 1996 Act, therefore, the court concluded that the undertaking referred to in section 3(4)(a) 1996 Act must have committed a section 2 offence, but that such undertaking did not have to have been convicted of such an offence in order for an individual referred to in section 3(4)(a) 1996 Act to be found guilty of the offence. As the court noted: \u201c[t]here is no reference to a conviction and in my view there is no interpretative basis for"}, {"text": "importing into the provision such a condition\u201d. It was, therefore, an essential ingredient of the offence relating to the individual that the undertaking itself must have been found to have committed the offence, but this could be established on the facts by the jury during the trial for the prosecution of the individual. McKechnie J. noted that the employer undertaking itself would, if subsequently tried, be entitled to all appropriate rights and safeguards and could challenge any evidence, including that relied upon to support any finding in the earlier proceedings. In consequence, the court answered the questions posed in the case stated as follows: (a) yes; (b) no. Following the Supreme Court decision, the case returned the Circuit Court. Here, Mr Hegarty was convicted by a unanimous jury verdict. He was fined \u20ac30,000 and handed a (suspended) two-year sentence. DPP v Hegarty formulated the definition of \u201cdirector, manager or other similar officer\u201d, with strict employment of the terms \u201cdirector, manager or other similar officer\u201d with little guidance offered on the definition of \u201cmanager or other similar officer\u201d. External links. Director of Public Prosecutions v Pat Hegarty"}, {"text": "Bank of Ireland v O'Donnell & ors [2015 IESC 90] is an Irish Supreme Court case that centred around whether the appellants had any right or capacity to bring a motion before the court. They wanted to seek an order of a stay on Mr Justice McGovern's order dated 24 July 2014. In their appeal, they referred to the principle of objective bias and Mr Justice McGovern's refusal to recuse himself. The Supreme Court rejected the application for a stay and held that the law regarding objective bias was clearly stated in the lower court. Background. The case began in 2011, but had been moved to the desk of McGovern J after Kelly J was accused of objective bias. Brian and Mary Patricia O'Donnell, the appellants, were a married couple who brought a motion to the Court in order to remove any ownership they had in a variety of companies and properties. They sought to transfer them to their two sons, Blake O'Donnell and Bruce O'Donnell, the other two appellants. They had applied to the Supreme Court for a stay on an order made by McGovern J, which adjudicated their relationship with the plaintiffs in that case and Bank of"}, {"text": "Ireland, the respondent in this case. Holding of the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court, made up of Denham C.J , MacMenamin J and Laffoy J in a unanimous decision dismissed the motion. The ruling was split into two parts, dealing with Mr and Mrs O'Donnell and their sons separately. Brian and Mary Patricia O' Donnell were declared bankrupt in 2013 and thus, their property rights were conferred to the Official Assignee as per section 44 of the Bankruptcy Act 1988. They sought an order of a stay on the order of McGovern J. Under section 3 of the same Act, the term 'property' includes the right to litigate, which now rested with the Official Assignee as Mr and Mrs O'Donnell were declared bankrupt. Therefore, the Court found that this meant the first two appellants, Brian O'Donnell and Mary Patricia O'Donnell did not have \"locus standi.\" Although, some personal actions may rest with the appellants as opposed to the Official Assignee, litigation is not one of them. Subsequently, Mr and Mrs O'Donnell did not have the capacity to bring a motion before the court. The order for a stay could only be accepted if it is initiated by the Official Assignee"}, {"text": "in this case. Thus, the Court decided that Mr and Mrs O'Donnell could not raise a motion before the court as they did not have the capacity to do so and so dismissed their application for a stay. The remaining appellants, Bruce and Blake O'Donnell faced the same result. The Court found no reasons as to why they should be given a stay. They questioned McGovern J's previous connection with the Bank of Ireland and alleged it could be the sole reason for his partiality towards the respondents (Bank of Ireland). However, the Court rejected their arguments of objective bias by referring to McGovern J's statement on that matter. He stated that he at the time had no outstanding debt with Bank of Ireland, although he had had in the past. Ultimately, the fact that McGovern J had a mortgage loan with Bank of Ireland in the past is not a valid reason for his recusal, as to do so is unreasonable. The only account he has with them is a current or savings account. Merely having a bank account with the said bank for his own private matters is irrelevant to this case as neither was he a shareholder"}, {"text": "nor did Bank of Ireland owe him any money. Furthermore, McGovern J went on to make the point that in a banking sector as small as Ireland's it would be impractical for every judge to step down each time they came upon a case in which the respondents were the ones they had personal banking arrangements with. In the matter of adjudicating the judgement for a stay the Court relied on \"Danske Bank v. McFadden\". The Court also held that \"[t]he law as to objective bias has been clearly stated by this Court: see \"Bula Ltd v. Tara Mines Ltd\" [2000] 4 I.R. 412; \"Kenny v. Trinity College Dublin\" [2008] 2 IR 40; \"O\u2019Callaghan v. Mahon\" [2008] 2 IR 514; \"O\u2019Ceallaigh v. An Bord Altranais\" [2011] IESC 50.\" Blake O'Donnell and Bruce O'Donnell, were not, therefore, granted an order for a stay either. However, the court did agree to prioritise this appeal case and hold a directions hearing with the parties concerned. The Court therefore denied the application for a stay, and the motion was dismissed. Subsequent developments. Mr Brian O'Donnell claimed he would be taking his case to the European courts as he was deeply unsatisfied with the decision"}, {"text": "of the Supreme Court. However, the Supreme Court in its ruling said there are no solid issues on the basis of which the case can be referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union."}, {"text": "Goold v Collins and Ors [2004] IESC 38, [2004] 7 JIC 1201 is an Irish Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled that a statutory provision's constitutionality may be reviewed only at the behest of a litigant who is contesting some current application of that provision. Background. Eileen Goold had been the subject of a protection order, dated 18 September 2002, compelling her to restrain from violent behaviour towards her husband. In suspected violation of this order she was twice arrested. By agreement with her husband, this order was discharged on 21 November, and, the following day, her husband wrote to the police withdrawing his complaints. On 29 January 2003, the associated criminal charges against Goold were dismissed. On 17 December 2002, Goold obtained leave to apply to the High Court (McKechnie J.) for judicial review of the constitutionality of Section 5 of the Domestic Violence Act, 1996, on the authority of which, the protection order had been issued. The State argued that these proceedings should be disallowed due to their mootness. On succeeding only in part before the High Court, the State appealed to the Supreme Court. Holding of the Supreme Court. In the earlier case of \"DK"}, {"text": "v Crowley\", the Court had found other provisions of the Domestic Violence Act relating to orders barring a spouse from the family home to be unconstitutional for:\"[F]ailing to prescribe a fixed period of relatively short duration during which an interim barring order made ex parte is to continue in force, deprived the respondents to such applications of the protection of the principle of audi alteram partem in a manner and to an extent which is disproportionate, unreasonable and unnecessary.\" The Court distinguished \"DK v Crowley\" on the basis that, at the time of the application for judicial review of the underlying legislation, no agreement had been reached regarding the order in question. Noting the 'vital social purpose' served by domestic violence legislation, the Court referred to the Canadian case of \"Borowski v. Canada\" where the Supreme Court of Canada held that:\"[A]n appeal is moot when a decision will not have the effect of resolving some controversy affecting or potentially affecting the rights of the parties. Such a live controversy must be present not only when the action or proceedings is commenced but also when the Court is called upon to reach a decision.\" Writing for the Court, Hardiman J. allowed"}, {"text": "the State's appeal. He held that since there was not a live \"concrete dispute between the parties\" the case was moot and issued an order staying the proceedings. Subsequent developments. This case was applied in the cases of \"LOG v Child and Family Agency\" [2017] IEHC 58 and \"MC v Legal Aid Board\" [2017] IEHC 26."}, {"text": "Child and Family Agency v McG and JC [2017] IESC 9, [2017] 1 IR 1 was a case in which the Irish supreme Court ruled that where a detention was lacking in due process of law due to breach of fundamental requirements of justice, it may be challenged through an application for release under the constitutional principle of \"habeas corpus\" even in the case of disputes as to the custody of children. Background. This case originally began in the District Court. An application for an intern care order for two children (aged 14 and 5) was made by the child and family agency. This order was made on the basis that both the mother (McG) and father (JC) were both drug addicts still battling with their addictions. The relationship the family had was quoted as being chaotic and violent at times. The mother and children had no settled home, but the children were in no immediate danger. Both the mother and father applied for free legal aid, while it was given to the mother the father was left waiting for legal advice. When the assigned solicitor met the mother for the first time it was only minutes away from the"}, {"text": "mother's court appearance and didn't have the required time to go through the social workers reports which the child and family agency were basing their case on. On this basis the solicitor assigned to the mother made an application for and adjournment for the time period of one week in order to prepare a proper defence for the mother and father. The judge in the trail had previously read the social worker reports from the Child and Family Agency and refused the application for an adjournment and ordered that the custody of the two children was to be turned over to the Child and Family Agency. In response to the judge's decision, McG brought a High Court habeas corpus application under article 40.4.2 of the Irish constitution seeking an order that her children were being held unlawfully. Holding of the High Court. In the High Court Baker J ordered the release of the children from the custody of the Child and Family Agency stating \"I am satisfied that the order was not lawfully made and was made without affording an opportunity to the applicants to fully engage with the evidence\". This was in view of how McG had tried to"}, {"text": "get legal advice but had met with a solicitor only moments before the District Court had retired to make a decision on the case. The child and family agency applied straight to the Supreme Court for a leapfrog appeal which let them go straight to the supreme court rather that going to the Court of Appeal before it goes to the Supreme Court. The court made the decision that the child and family agency had met the pre-existing constitutional threshold. Holding of the Supreme Court. When the case was forwarded onto the Supreme Court, MacMenamin J was given the responsibility to write the judgement for the 7 judges in attendance with the exception of only Charleton J, who dissented the view of the other judges but only in part. The child and family agency argued that habeas corpus proceedings were 'ill suited' to childcare issues and that such proceedings are limited to orders for detention issued without jurisdiction and that McG should instead have appealed the decision on merits. However, MacMenamin J dismissed such claims from the Child and Family Agency stating 3 reasons for his decision: 1. The Supreme Court's authority permits the use of the article 40 in"}, {"text": "childcare cases, for which a recent precedent is N v HSE (2006) IESC 60 2. The order which was given was comparable to a detention order as the children were in the sole care of the child and family agency and were not allowed to leave unless someone was with them, 3. It was deemed that there was a fundamental breach of fair procedure and therefore there was no jurisdiction. In his conclusion, MacMenamin J held that \"in the instant case, the practical vindication of the rights of parents warranted an appropriate, proper and effective level of legal representation in the district court proceedings permitting real engagement therein\". He concluded, consequently, that an application for habeas corpus was \"appropriate, in these exceptional circumstances, where there has been a denial of constitutional justice\". But added that he would \"entirely deprecate the usage of Article 40 proceedings in routine inter-parental care disputes\"."}, {"text": "P., L., & B. v Minister for Justice Equality and Law Reform [2001] IESC 107, [2002] 1 ILRM 16 was an Irish Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled that refusal of an application for asylum may constitute a sufficient basis for the government to order the applicant's deportation. Background. All the applicants applied for asylum in the state and were refused. Each applicant appealed but was unsuccessful. The applicants then requested that the Minister for Justice exercise his discretion to allow them to remain in the state on a humanitarian basis pursuant to Section 3(3)(b) of the Immigration Act 1999. The issue of the constitutional status of non-nationals was examined by the Supreme Court in \"In the Matter of Article 26 of the Constitution and Section 5 and Section 10 of the Illegal Immigrants (Trafficking) Bill 1999\" [2000] 2 IR 360, 382-86, where it was decided that the State had a legitimate interest in the control of aliens. The applicants argued that the Minister had failed to provide them with an intelligible description of his reasons for his decision to deport them. Holding of the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court judgment was delivered by Hardiman J. The judge"}, {"text": "considered the status of the applicants at the time they made their representation to the Minister and he noted that theirs was an \"ad misericordiam\" application. The applicant did not meet any requirement in regards to their humanitarian consideration. Hardiman J noted the case of \"Laurentiu v. Minister for Justice,\" where Geoghegan J. held that the Minister's advertence to the common good may suffice to explain why humanitarian considerations were insufficient preclude deportation. Hardiman J concluded that the Minister had been, \"entitled to identify, as an aspect of [the common good], the maintenance of the integrity of the asylum and immigration systems\". Accordingly, the Court decided to uphold the decision of the High Court to dismiss the applications for leave to seek judicial review of the Minister's deportation order on the basis of the insufficiency of such a reason."}, {"text": "The case of Dimbo v Minister for Justice [2008 IESC 26]; [2008] 27 ILT 231; [2008] 5 JIC 0101 was a Supreme Court case that held that when deciding to make a deportation order in relation to the parents of an Irish born citizen under s.3 of the Immigration Act 1999, the state must consider facts that are specific to the individual child, his or her age, current educational progress, development and opportunities and his/her attachment to the community. Background. George Dimbo was born in Ireland on 6 May 1996. Mrs Ifedinma Dimbo is Mr George Dimbo's mother and is married to Mr Ethelbert Dimbo. The parents had applied for asylum during the summer of 2005 which was refused. The parents are both Nigerian nationals and based on the IBC 05 Scheme, applied for citizenship after their son was born. However, their application was refused on 16 August 2005. A big reason why this application was refused is because the couple did not meet the continuous residence criteria under the IBC 05 Scheme. Their deportation orders made in 2004 remained as valid and the Minister gave both of them a final chance to submit written submissions as to why they"}, {"text": "should remain in Ireland. In November 2005, Mr George Dimbo wrote to the Minister requesting to allow his parents to stay in Ireland and that he himself wished to live in Ireland and attend his school. Mrs Dimbo came to the State in 1995 on a student visa and was studying at University College Cork. She gave birth to Mr George Dimbo in 1996. She was granted permission to stay based on the citizenship her child received. However, in 1998 she left the state and returned to Nigeria. In 2002, she returned to Ireland and tried to have \"her earlier residency extended\" but was refused. Her husband came to Ireland in 2003 on a visitor's visa and they both admitted to leaving the State in 2004. The Minister made his decision to deport the parents on the basis of section 3(6) of the Immigration Act 1999 and section 5 of the Refugee Act 1996 as amended. This decision came as a result of the couple failure to prove that they had continuously been living in Ireland since their child was born. The High Court held that Mr George Dimbo has only spend \"approximately three and a half years in the"}, {"text": "State\" despite being nine years old in 2005. The Court continued however, finding that since February 2005 he had been attending the same school as in 2003 when he was present in the country in County Meath. The High Court was satisfied that at the time the Minister made his decision, Mr George Dimbo had \"actively participated in his school and school related activities, in which relationships had been formed in this period\". His decision to refuse the parents' applications was found to breach the Irish Constitution as he did not take into account the rights of the child. The Court found that the Minister did not consider the \"best interests\" of the child when serving the parents with a deportation order. Holding of the Supreme court. In the Supreme Court, Denham J stated that the Minister was acting under the terms set out by the IBC 05 Scheme and that his appeal was \"misconceived\". The scheme set out that an applicant must continuously reside in the State since the birth of their child in order to receive citizenship. This criterion allows the Minister to exercise exclusive power on certain foreign nationals. The Supreme Court was of the opinion that"}, {"text": "the Minister in this case had acted under the guidelines of the scheme. Regarding the individuals' constitutional rights and rights given under the convention, the Court found that the scheme does not oblige a Minister to take these rights into account when making a decision. The supreme court agreed with the High Court to quash the deportation order made by the Minister on several grounds. Firstly, it was found that the Minister failed to review the rights of the child in Ireland and those under s. 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights Act 2003. By deporting the parents of the child, the family unit will be destroyed and the child will be removed from the State which he is a citizen of. This will ultimately breach Article 41 of the Irish Constitution. Moreover, the Minister did not give substantial reasons for the deportation. The Supreme Court agreed with the lower court even though Denham J disagreed with the High Court in relation to the Minister having to consider the Irish born child's educational circumstances in the country they are to return to. The Minister should instead \"consider in a general fashion the situation in the country where the"}, {"text": "child's parent may be deported.\" A detailed research of the country to which the parents are ordered to return to is only necessary in exceptional cases. As in \"Chuka Paul Oguewke and Others v Minister for Justice, Equality and Reform,\" this Court too decided that there is no specific list of factors that the Minister should take into consideration. Every case should be assessed on its own unique facts and a fair balance should be established. In this case, on one hand is the Appellants' right to family life with reference to Mr George Dimbo's rights as an Irish citizen and on the other hand is public policy issues of the State. Consideration should be given to the education of the child, the age, development and opportunities available to the child. How much these factors will impact an application is based on the facts of that application, meaning has the child lived in Ireland for many years, has the child been involved in the community and school activities and so on so forth. The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the High Court in quashing the deportation orders because the Minister did not take the rights of Mr George Dimbo"}, {"text": "into account especially when he had himself written a letter explaining his progress in school. In conclusion, the Minister had to take into account the constitutional and conventional rights of all Appellants including the Irish child when making his decision on ordering a deportation. Otherwise, the deportation orders will not be valid."}, {"text": "Maly Kholm () is a rural locality (a village) in Oktyabrskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 8 as of 2010. Geography. Maly Kholm is located 18 km west of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Proletarsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "McFarlane v Director of Public Prosecutions [2008 IESC 7]; [2008] 2 I.R. 117 is an Irish Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled that the right to a fair trial under both Article 38.1 of the Constitution and Article 6(1) of the European Convention on Human Rights does not preclude prosecution in cases of prosecutorial delay unless the accused can demonstrate either that some specific prejudice resulted or that the delay was well outside the norm for the particular proceedings. Background. Ireland's best known businessman in the 1980s, Mr. Don Tidey, was kidnapped and held captive at a hideout in a wooded area. He remained in Derrada Wood, Drumcroman, Ballinamore, Country Leitrim from 24 November to 16 December (1983). On the day of Mr. Tidey's rescue (led by the Irish Police; An Garda\"\u00ed\"), there was a shoot-out, during which a garda recruit and an army private were shot dead. The kidnappers managed to escape, leaving behind certain objects upon which fingerprints were found. The applicant in this case was a prime suspect in the garda investigation which ensued. The applicant, Brendan \u201cBik\u201d McFarlane, at the time of the kidnapping, had been a prisoner in Northern Ireland since 1975 for"}, {"text": "partaking in the IRA bombing of a bar on Shankill Road, located in Belfast. Five people were killed in this incident. At the time of Mr.Tidey's abduction, the applicant had escaped from the Maze Prison, along with other prisoners. In January 1986, the applicant was arrested in The Netherlands, where he was found in possession of falsified Irish passport. He was extradited from the Netherlands and returned to Northern Ireland. In 1998, McFarlane was arrested in the Republic of Ireland, under the Offenses Against the State Act 1993, S.30. He was later charged with both the unlawful possession of a firearm and the false imprisonment of Don Tidey. First Prohibition. The fingerprint evidence that had been found at the scene of the abduction, at the Derrada wood, had been lost by Garda\u00ed. The applicant avoided prosecution, and the High Court ordered a prohibition of trial. Prohibition of trial may be granted if there is a possibility of an unfair trial. The right to fair trial is guaranteed under Article 38.1 of the Irish Constitution. The court agreed that there was in fact a risk of unfair trial due to the misplacing of the evidence against the applicant, McFarlane. The prosecution"}, {"text": "appealed the High Court's decision. The Supreme Court ruled in favour of the prosecution's appeal, resulting in McFarlane's cross-appeal being refused. The court found that although the evidence had been lost, there was still photographic evidence of the prints, and all the forensic examination of the fingerprints had been completed \"before\" the items were lost. The Supreme Court had thus concluded there was no risk of an unfair trial. Article 38.1 of the Constitution has not been breached. A prohibiting order prevents a public body or court from acting beyond its powers in the future. There was a delay before his arrest. However, the judges found that it was insufficient an issue to grant a prohibition. They found that it was in fact legitimate for the Irish police to have waited for the prison in the North to release him before he could be arrested in the Republic. Second Prohibition. After the initial prohibition was lifted, McFarlane sought a second prohibition order on 15 May 2006. In this action, he argued the delay dating back to November 1999 (during his initial prohibition action). He argued that his constitutional right to a trial with reasonable expedition had been breached, and so"}, {"text": "he was exposed the risk of an unfair trial. He claimed a systematic delay. A systematic delay arises when the State fails to provide the adequate resources for the litigation process. The prosecution had been delayed by 6 years, since the initial judicial review was brought. However, given the serious nature of his crimes, the High Court refused his application for a prohibition. McFarlane Appealed in February 2007. The Supreme Court heard the appeal January 2008. Holding of the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal unanimously. The applicant failed to prove that he was prejudiced by the delay. Hence, there was no demonstration that there had been a breach of his constitutional right to a trial in due course of law. Types of Delay. The types of delay that were considered by the court during the proceedings of this case: Prosecutorial delay and Systematic delay. \"Prosecutorial delay\" - Delay arising from the police investigating crimes tardily, or reporting the crime to the prosecuting authorities tardily. \"Systematic delay\" - Delay arising when the State fails to provide \"adequate resources or facilities for the disposal of litigation\". This type of delay may overlap with prosecutorial delay. This delay is really"}, {"text": "important because by failing to provide the necessary resources for trial, such as fingerprints analysis, the case would be hindered. Prosecutorial Delay. Article 38.1 of the Constitution states that; \"No person shall be tried on any criminal charge save in due course of law.\" The Court considered two circumstances in which a lengthy lapse of time between being arrested and being formally charged could result in a risk of the accused having an unfair trial. Where the applicant might be able to establish a real risk of a particular prejudice against him, rendering the trial unfair, and where the excessive amount of time in itself might \"raise an inference that the risk of an unfair trial arose as a reality.\" The Court turned for guidance to \"the U.S' constitutional guarantee of a speedy trial which the court deemed not dissimilar to Article 38.1. The court cited the decision of U.S Supreme Court, \"Barker v Wingo\", in which it was emphasised that the right to a speedy trial was a somewhat flexible rule, and that each case must be met on an ad hoc basis. The conduct of both the prosecution, and that of the defendant had to be equally weighed."}, {"text": "The court then laid out the four factors to be \"assessed when determining whether a particular defendant had been deprived of his constitutional right to a speedy trial guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.\" They are as follows; The Irish Supreme Court analysed whether a systematic delay could be viewed as being qualitatively different from a prosecution delay and concluded that they are governed by the same principles. The reasoning behind this being that both forms of delay affect an accused in the same manner. The case would still be hindered, in all aspects. A delay between being arrested and charged would cause stress regarding the type of charge that would occur. Furthermore, adequate resources such as fingerprints analysis should always be submitted to the court. The court found this view to be concerning with that of 'Barker v Wingo', and in this jurisdiction, by 'DPP V Byrne'. In 'DPP v Byrne', there were a number of factors that must be considered to determine the risk of an unfair trial. Was the delay involved in the investigation was inordinate and inexcusable. Was there real anxiety or concern caused to the applicant during the lengthy period in question."}, {"text": "Types of Systematic Delay: In all cases, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) established that a State is obliged to create an organized legal system allowing its courts to comply with article 6, in that all citizens are entitled to a fair trial, all within reasonable time. This requirement is not compromised by, and does not cease to exist because of domestic law requiring parties to take the initiative to progress their proceedings. Subsequent developments. Subsequent to the Supreme Court dismissing the appeal unanimously in 2008, the proceedings were reinstated before the Special Criminal Court. Ultimately the entire case collapsed when the court ruled that the evidence provided by garda was inadmissible. The prosecution did not bring forth further evidence. The charges against McFarlane were dismissed, despite this, he brought a case against the state before the ECHR in Strasbourg."}, {"text": "Benedict McGowan and Others v Labour Court and Others [2013] 2 ILRM 276; [2013 IESC 21]; [2013] 3 IR 718 is an Irish Supreme Court case, where an appeal was granted and the court made a declaration that the provisions of Part III of the Industrial Relations Act are invalid considering the provisions of Article 15.2.1 of the Constitution of Ireland. This court questioned the method by which wages and other benefits (including pensions) were set on a collective basis across numerous sectors. Background. The appellants were electrical contractors who were affected by an Employment Agreement registered by the Labour Court on the 24th of September 1990 in accordance with the provisions of Part III of the Industrial Relations Act 1946. The employment agreement- the Industrial Relations Act 1946 contained provisions which did set out specific terms and conditions of employment of electricians within the construction sector which the Court had to also carefully consider including the Registered Employment Agreements. The agreement in question had been the subject of constant disputes particularly complaints involving group of employers organised in the National Electrical Contractors Association. Some of the complaint involved the fact that they have been bound by an agreement to"}, {"text": "which they were not a party, and in which the employers\u2019 interests were represented by parties which they do not consider represented their interests. Holding of the High Court. The applicants sought to challenge the REA (Registered Employment Agreement) on the ground of unconstitutionality and they also challenged the decision of the Labour Court in refusing to cancel the REA. Aside that fact many other issues arose in the High Court, such as alleged errors of law, objective bias and the question of reasonableness in relation to the Labour Court\u2019s decision. However, Hedigan J dismissed the applicants different claims and on the question of the constitutionality of the REA, the learned Judge dismissed it due to the excessive delay. Holding of the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court had no doubt that it can hear and determine an appeal on an issue which the High Court has heard but not determined. However, before reaching its decision, the Court considered whether the appellants had the right to raise the constitutionality of Part III of the Act of 1946 in respect of Article 15.2.1 of the Constitution, whether Part III of the Industrial Relations Act of 1946 or any section thereof infringed Article"}, {"text": "15.2.1 of the Constitution by allocating the making, variation and cancellation of registered employment agreements to the Labour Court and the parties to such agreements. Under the Industrial Relations Act 1946 there were two methods including a general sectoral agreement. This created terms and conditions of employment in a specified industry or sector of an industry that was legally enforceable both in civil and criminal law. Although the case was related to Pat III of the provisions, the court considered the provisions of Part IV of 1946 Act which was the subject of the case law on which the court relied on. Under Part IV of the Industrial Relations Act particularly sections 34-58 the Labour Court had the power to create Joint Labour Committees (JLCs) either where there was substantial agreement among groups on behalf of employers and employees, or where it was considered that the existing system for the regulation of remuneration and other conditions made it convenient to establish such a body. A JLC, had the power to make a submission to the Labour Court where accepted by the Labour Court, which resulted in the making of an Employment Regulation Order (ERO) and gave effect to the proposals"}, {"text": "of the JLC. The substantial effect of the ERO was to make provisions concerning remuneration and conditions of employment part of the contract of employment between an employer and an employee within the sector (whether represented in the JLC or not). Where one failed to comply with such terms it was enforceable in civil law, resulting in a criminal offense punishable by a fine and there was an inspection body put in place to assist in the enforcement of the provision. The Court also looked at the definition of an employment agreement under Part III of the Industrial Relations Act 1946, as an agreement that regulates remuneration and conditions of employment of work, made between trade unions and an employer or a group of employers or at a meeting of the registered Joint Industrial Council. Part III of the Act allows employment agreements to be registered with the Labour Court where the agreement satisfied and complied with the conditions of six sub-paragraphs of s.27 of the Act. Once registered, the agreement is legally binding, not only on the parties to the agreement but on every worker and employer in that sector therefore, enforceable by criminal prosecution. These agreements are normally"}, {"text": "negotiated between trade unions and employers, who are supposed to be substantially representative of their particular industry. The Court looked further into section 30(1) of the Act which provides that:\"A registered employment agreement shall, so long as it continues to be registered, apply, for the purposes of this section, to every worker of the class, type or group to which it is expressed to apply, and his employer, notwithstanding that such worker or employer is not a party to the agreement or would not, apart from this subsection, be bound thereby.\"The Court noted that the most remarkable feature of Parts III and IV of the 1946 Act to modern eyes was the fact that both EROs and REAs were made part of the criminal law and everyone who took part in the relevant sector was bonded . This scheme perhaps inevitably would come under increasing scrutiny. In its Judgment, the Court considered, the decision of \"Burke v. The Labour Court [1979] I.R. 354\" where the first challenged aroused. In that case, the ERO was challenged on the ground of non-constitutionality by representatives of the employers and Supreme Court held that the relevant JLC had failed to comply with fair procedures."}, {"text": "The court considered it essential to address the central issue raised in this appeal which was Article 15.2.1 of the Irish Constitution which states in a very clear terms that: \"The sole and exclusive power of making laws for the State is hereby vested in the Oireachtas: no other legislative authority has power to make laws for the State.\" The Court found Article 15.2.1 of the Irish Constitution while striking and emphatic, however it appears to be tautologous because, if the \"sole and exclusive power\" for making laws is conferred in the Oireachtas, this means that no other body has power to make laws for the State. The Court looked at the judgment of Hanna J. in \"Pigs Marketing Board v. Donnelly (Dublin) Ltd.\" [1939] I.R.413 where it was stated that, \"It is self-evident that powers conferred upon the Legislature to make laws cannot be delegated to any other body or authority. The Oireachtas is the only constitutional agency by which laws can be made\". The Court considered the judgment of Feeney J in J\"ohn Grace Fried Chicken Ltd and Others v Catering Joint Labour Committee and Others\" [2011] IEHC 277, [2011] 3 IR 211 where it was held that,"}, {"text": "the provisions of part IV were in breach of the Constitution. In this case, O'Donnell J. in its judgment found that Part III of the Industrial Relations Act, conferred on parties to the Employment Agreement the right to make any law they wished in relation to employment so long as the Labour Court considered them substantially as the representative of workers and employees in the sector. This relevant provision of the criminal law was not however made by the Oireachtas, but rather by private individuals, themselves participants in the industry being regulated. Consequently, in the Court's findings, the scheme of the 1946 Act conferred a high degree of sovereignty on participants to an ERO or an REA. This was done so in the sense that they had the power to make law for themselves and they were also empowered to make law for others which gave rise to the burdensome restraints on competition for potential employers and invasive control over potential employees. Therefore, a declaration of invalidity was granted. Subsequent developments. \"Benedict McGowan and Others v Labour Court and Others\" [2013] IESC 21, [2013] 3 IR 718 has been referred to in: The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard"}, {"text": "Bruton issued a statement after the Supreme Court Judgment stating that, the Government had received the judgment and planned to study it and take legal advice before making any detailed comment. However, the statement also explained that existing contractual rights of workers in sectors covered by REA are not affected by the ruling. While the Technical, Electrical and Engineering Union also commented that the ruling removes the existing protection for workers, the NECI (National Electrical Contractors Ireland) has welcomed the decision, stating that an expectation that many jobs will now be secured because long term, viable pay and conditions can now be agreed."}, {"text": "Grace and anor v An B\u00f3rd Plean\u00e1la & ors[2017 IESC 10] is an Irish Supreme Court case in which the Court clarified the criteria for \"standing\" (sufficient connection to support participation in a case) in relation to judicial review of environmental concerns. Background. In 2014, An B\u00f3rd Plean\u00e1la (the respondent in the appeal) was granted planning permission for a wind farm in County Tipperary. Ms. Grace and Mr. Sweetman (the appellants in the appeal) objected to the development of a wind farm in an area known to be a habitat of hen harriers, a species protected under European Union law. The appellants applied to the High Court for an order of certiorari (court process to seek judicial review) quashing that decision on grounds that the respondent failed to carry out an adequate environmental impact assessment as required by the Habitats Directive and the Planning and Development Act 2000 (the 2000 Act). The central question before the court was whether the Irish rules relating to \"standing in environmental matters\" had to be revised in light of recent jurisprudence from the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). Holding of the High Court. The High Court held that the appellants did"}, {"text": "not have standing to challenge the respondent\u2019s decision and that the Environmental Impact Assessment was adequate. The appellants applied to the High Court for a certificate, so as to appeal the decision on \"standing\" before the Court of Appeal and to make reference to the European Court of Justice, on whether the assessment was adequate. The High Court refused both applications. The appellants applied for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court directly from the High Court on the basis of Article 34.5.4 of the Irish Constitution . Such direct appeals are referred to as \"leapfrog appeals\" Leave to appeal was granted. Holding of the Supreme Court. A joint written judgment was delivered by Clarke J and O'Malley J, with whom the rest of the Supreme Court concurred. In the Supreme Court, the appellants sought three reliefs:\u201c(a) Whether the jurisprudence of this Court on the question of standing in environmental matters requires to be revised in the light of recent judgments of the Court of Justice and, if so, the application of any such revised jurisprudence to the facts of this case; (b) Whether the jurisprudence of this Court concerning the absence of an entitlement to appeal against a refusal"}, {"text": "of leave to appeal by the High Court in environmental matters requires to be revised in the light of the new constitutional architecture consequent on the adoption of the 33rd Amendment and the jurisprudence of the ECJ and, if so, the application of such revised jurisprudence to the facts of this case; and (c) Should it prove both appropriate and necessary in the light of the finding of the Court on issues (a) and (b) whether a substantive appeal against the decision of the High Court should be allowed by this Court on either or both of the grounds in respect of which the applicants sought leave to appeal before the High Court.\u201dThe court noted that following the 33rd Amendment to the Irish Constitution, the \"ordinary right of appeal from the High Court ... became a right to appeal to the Court of Appeal\". However, Article 34.5.4 of the Irish Constitution also provides for leapfrog appeals directly to the Supreme Court from the High Court. The court went on to note that legislation (such as the 2000 Act) that precluded an appeal to the Supreme Court without a certificate of the High Court \"can only \u201cregulate\u201d but importantly cannot \u201cexclude\u201d"}, {"text": "an appeal to this Court.\" Under the new scheme under Article 34.5.4 of the Irish Constitution, leave to appeal directly to the Supreme Court without a certificate can be granted if the court is \"satisfied that a general issue of public importance arises or that the interests of justice require an appeal to this Court.\" The court went on to note that \"any measure which prevents (rather than regulates) the exercise by this Court of its entitlement, under the 33rd Amendment, to consider whether a case meets that constitutional threshold must be considered to be an impermissible exclusion of the right of appeal to this Court. No express relevant measure has been introduced since the 33rd Amendment. Precisely what form of measure might be considered an exclusion rather than a regulation does not, therefore, fall for consideration in this case.\"The Supreme Court held that the appellants was entitled to appeal to the Supreme Court after successfully persuading the court that they satisfied the criteria mentioned above. Nevertheless, the court also noted that if there is a possibility for an appeal to the Court of Appeal instead of the Supreme Court, the former must be chosen. If a party wishes to"}, {"text": "argue that a leave to appeal was incorrectly refused by a High Court, then they can invite the Supreme Court to determine whether the constitutional threshold has been met or not. High Court judges when looking at such cases should keep in mind the new regime as per Article 34.5.4, but also remember that the Court of Appeal is still the normal route for appeals from the High Court. The Supreme Court then went on to consider the point with respect to standing. The court noted that standing to bring challenges to environmental issues such as those in the case raises questions about standing under national and European Union law (as per Article 11 of the Directive 2011/92/EU). Article 11 confers on people, an entitlement to \"question the procedural or substantive validity of certain decisions made in the environmental field.\" As a result, the court went on to note that \"[t]here is no dispute but that the decision to grant permission in respect of the wind farm which is subject to challenge in these proceedings comes within the ambit of the type of decision which is subject to the provisions of Article 11.\" In assessing standing under Article 11, courts"}, {"text": "should look at whether the person(s) bringing the challenge falls within two categories - \"sufficient interest\" or \"maintaining the impairment of a right, where administrative procedural law of a Member State requires this as a precondition\". The latter had never been a requirement in Ireland and so the court concluded that it would be more appropriate to analyse this case in light of whether the appellants had established that they have a sufficient interest in the project or not. The general principle to assess if a person has standing is by establishing that if the environmental project in question goes ahead, the person bringing the challenging will be adversely affected as there is \"personal prejudice or injury to the interests of individual objectors\". The appellants in this case did not participate in the planning board for the proposed wind farms. However, this cannot automatically render their standing as invalid. Standing issues in Ireland are given a reasonably liberal approach by taking into consideration that depending on how large scale a project is and how much it interferes with a person's surroundings, the level of interest of that person in objecting to the development can vary. So, the scale of the"}, {"text": "project and its proximity to a challenger is important. Persons can also have standing if their objective is to safeguard nature or a particular amenity of the area. So standing in Irish environmental cases is generally assessed by taking into account whether the development will significantly affect a particular amenity or interests of the challenger. When required, given the facts of a case, courts should also have regard to the legitimate interests of the challenger in pursuing the application. The Supreme Court took special note of the fact that the place where this development is proposed to take place is protected by European Union law. The Supreme Court ruled that Ms Grace did have standing even though she did not participate in the decision-making or planning process of the wind farm. Her counsel explained that this was the case because she was not aware of the plan until after the permission was granted. Also, she lives less than one kilometre away from the proposed development and she had been active in a number of environmentally focused groups. By taking into account the location of this development and the possible effects of it going ahead, the Supreme Court found Grace to"}, {"text": "have the necessary standing. The Supreme Court went on to note that it did not consider it necessary, in the circumstances, to reach a conclusion on Mr. Sweetman's standing. With respect to the leapfrogging appeal, the Supreme Court concluded that it was not necessary to consider this point as appellant has \"an independent possibility of appealing directly to this Court under Article 34.5.4\" of the Irish Constitution. Finally, the Supreme Court referred certain issues of European Union Law to the Court of Justice of the European Union."}, {"text": "N.H.V. v Minister for Justice & Equality [2017] IESC 35 was an Irish Supreme Court case in which the Court upheld a challenge to the absolute prohibition on employment of asylum seekers contained in Section 9(4) of the Refugee Act 1996 and held it to be contrary to the constitutional right to seek employment. Background. The appellant in this case was a Burmese national who arrived in Ireland on 16 July 2008. He applied for refugee status - this was refused and on appeal by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal in 2009. The appellant sought a judicial review of that decision - this judicial review application was upheld in July 2013. The appellant then needed to restart the application process which resulted in a further refusal. This refusal was upheld by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. However, that decision was itself quashed in February 2014, and the application process was restarted. The appellant had been in direct provision for nearly six years and there would be a further delay before his application was finalised. If his application was unsuccessful he could apply for subsidiary protection, which would also take a number of years. In May 2013, the appellant was offered employment in"}, {"text": "the direct provision facility. He applied for permission to take up this employment to the Minister for Justice and Equality. However, the Minister for Justice and Equality refused on the grounds that such employment was prohibited by section 9(4) of the Refugee Act 1996. Decision of the High Court. The appellant commenced proceedings seeking to challenge the Minister for Justice and Equality's interpretation of Section 9(4) and/or to seek a declaration of the incompatibility of Section 9(4) with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, the European Convention on Human Rights, and the Irish Constitution. The claim was dismissed by the High Court and the Court of Appeal upheld that decision. A further issue arose regarding mootness. The Supreme Court granted leave to appeal on 27 April 2016. However, in the period between the decision allowing the appeal and the hearing itself, the appellant was granted refugee status. The State then contended that the appeal was moot (pointless). Holding of the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court found that while the matter was substantially moot, the Supreme Court held that is should nevertheless hear and make a determination on this appeal. This was due to the claims being constitutionally challenged. As the"}, {"text": "Supreme Court noted \"A person affected by the operation of a statute which he or she contends is unconstitutional, may be entitled to maintain the claim even if the statute is no longer being applied to them.\" The potential mootness arose after the Court had granted leave to appeal. The grant of leave to appeal to the Court established that there is a point of law of \"general public importance arising\". Also, the court considered the circumstances likely to recur and so it was desirable that it should be dealt with. Substantive issue. The court found that the state could restrict the employment of asylum seekers. It held that the complete ban on asylum seekers working while awaiting determination of asylum claims was \"in principle\" unconstitutional and contrary to the constitutional right to seek employment. The court found that as the situation arose due to \"the intersection of a number of statutory provisions\": and could arguably be met by alteration of them. It held that as that was first and foremost a matter for executive and legislative judgement, the court adjourned consideration of the order the Court for a period of six months and invited the parties to make submissions"}, {"text": "on the form of the order. Subsequent developments. C. v The Minister for Social Protection, Ireland and The Attorney General [2018 IESC 57] cites N.V.H. v Minister for Justice & Equality in relation to \"\"t\"he exceptional use of deferred declarations.\" Xi Mei Lin, Xing Jian Zheng, Xin Yi Lin (A Minor Suing by her Mother, Next Friend Xi Mei Lin), Zoe Xin Yue Zheng (A Minor Suing by her Mother and Next Friend Xi Mei Lin) v The Minister for Justice and Equality cites N.V.H v Minister for Justice & Equality as showing the freedom to work is a fundamental part of human personality and that \"errors in relation to employment prospects might not necessarily be fatal in every case but come into focus where the employment issue is central to the decision and where, on particular facts, the applicants have a clear position of employment or self-employment which was not properly considered.\" It has been claimed that this and other similar cases points to the need to reform the direct provision system."}, {"text": "The history of the Cinema of Botswana (or cinema in Botswana) comprises film-making in the Southern African country of Botswana, both before and after Botswana's independence. The local film industry of Botswana has been nicknamed \"Botswood\" by some, similar to the way the Indian film industry is called \"Bollywood\", the Nigerian one \"Nollywood\", and the American one \"Hollywood\". Early history. According to historian Neil Parsons, the earliest known surviving copy of a film recorded in Botswana dates back to between 1906 and 1907. According to him, a London, England\u2013based company owned by a man named Charlie Urban sent cameramen to record a documentary about the Bechuanaland Railways trip to Victoria Falls, a train trip which passed through territory of what is today's country of Botswana. Ethnographer Rudolf P\u00f6ch from Austria then came and made a series of short films in the African country, which incorporated sound and color and featured a sixty-year-old man, Kubi. Parsons considered Kubi the \"first Botswana film star\". In 1912, a Londoner known as W. Butcher obtained permission to travel to Eastern Botswana to film a march by the Bangwato regiments; this took place at the city of Serowe. From the time of the First World"}, {"text": "War and up to the Second World War, Botswana's film industry's productions were dominated by documentaries about local peoples of the Botswana western region and newsreels about things happening at the east. Reportedly, the first Filmmaker from Botswana was a man named Molefi Pilane, a local, tribal chief who allegedly recorded women bathing by using a small recording camera. A woman known as \"Miss Muichison\" recorded films totaling about two hours, detailing the operations of the African Auxiliary Pioneers Corps; two parts are known to survive and a third is suspected of existing somewhere in Botswana. The film named Bechuanaland Protectorate was made during the Second World War and has to do with APC soldiers returning home from North Africa after winning a trip back to Botswana. The film features tribal chief Bathoen II. Cape Town film-maker Bill Lewis came to Botswana territory in 1947 to film the Royal visit to a farm where APC soldiers had been. American Tom Larson also came during the late 1940s; he filmed two documentaries, one titled \"Rainmakers of the Okavango\" which was released in 1948. Botswana hit the world headlines in 1950 because of the political complications surrounding the marriage of Seretse Khama"}, {"text": "to Ruth Williams. At least 21 newsreel clips cover these events of 1949 to 1956. The earliest newsreel item, titled 'The African Domain of Ruth Williams' (British Movietone News, 25 August 1949, 3 minutes), made British movie-goers gasp audibly when the well-known voice of Leslie Mitchell told them that thornbush zarebas around households in Serowe were protection against marauding lions. 1950s to 1960s. Local politician, the future first President of Botswana Seretse Khama, a Black man, married Ruth Williams, a White woman from England, in 1948, bringing Botswana international attention because of regional Apartheid laws; this made several film production companies produce movietone reels about the couple. The companies that filmed these features included Paramount Pictures and Universal News. Films about this couple continued being produced well after they had left Botswana to live in exile. 1953 saw the production of \"Remmants of a Dying Race\", produced by Molepolole resident Louis Knobel, a White man who worked for the South African Information Services. This film detailed lives of the San people living on the Kalahari desert, which includes part of Botswana. It was produced under the \"Kalahari Films\" company name and lasted 17 minutes. \"The Hunters\", a 1957 film production"}, {"text": "by American John Marshall was also about the people living on the Kalahari, as was the BBC's show, \"The Lost World of the Kalahari\", featuring South African host Laurens van der Post. The American show \"Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom\" also came to film around Botswana several times during the 1960s. Botswana gained its independence in 1966, bringing political, social and cultural changes to the area, including the way films were produced and developed in the then new African country. Recent history. In 1980, John Marshall filmed another of his many Botswana-related documentaries, \"N\u01c3ai, the Story of a \u01c3Kung Woman\", about the struggles of a !Kung woman, N!ai, who was forcibly married at age eight to a tribal healer. The 1981 comedy, \"The Gods Must Be Crazy\" was set in Botswana and became a major international hit; it spanned one official and three unofficial sequels:1988's \"The Gods Must Be Crazy II\" was also a hit, both movies making Namibian actor N\u01c3xau \u01c2Toma a well known movie star, while 1991's \"Crazy Safari\" is the first of three unofficial sequels which were made by a Hong Kong\u2013based film company named Orange Sky Golden Harvest, also starring N\u01c3xau \u01c2Toma. The two latter others,"}, {"text": "\"Crazy in Hong Kong\" (1993) and \"The Gods Must Be Funny In China\" (1995) were not filmed in Botswana. 2000's Disney production \"\" was filmed in Botswana, starring Hollywood legend Angela Bassett. Later on, during 2009, parts of M. Saravanan's Tamil language Indian action film, \"Ayan\" were recorded in Botswana. Thokolosi is a Botswana television drama series that aired on BTV in 2006. It depicts the supernatural phenomenon of witchcraft in a village called Bobonong. The series sparked a public controversy, as some viewers from Bobonong and other regions accused it of being prejudiced and insensitive to their culture and beliefs. The creators of the series defended it as a creative and educational work of art that aimed to raise awareness and discussion on the issue of censorship. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency was shot on location in Botswana starting in 2007. It was the first major production to be filmed in Botswana, and the government provided five million dollars of funding for the project. Rradijo is a 2009 Botswana direct to video comedy series starring Radikgang Mandiane as the titular character. It rose to fame at its launch, selling 150,000 units in total between Botswana and South Africa."}, {"text": "The comedy series based in Botswana follows the life of an elderly man who loves his food more than anything and despises anyone who interrupts his meals. He often gets into hilarious situations with his wife Mmadijo, performed by co-star Boitumelo Serebotswe, and his friend 'Phongo', performed by co-star Onkagetse Ofetotse. Colours is an urban drama of 26 episode, commissioned in 2016, premiering on 10 October 2018. Set in the Gaborone metropolis as well as Ramotswa. It touches on drug abuse, HIV AIDs, youth waywardness in a corrective approach. It is the story of Tirelo, a young man despised by his friends and relatives for never following through anything in life. The critically acclaimed \"A United Kingdom\", about the real-life love story of Seretse Khama and Ruth Williams, was filmed partly between Botswana and London, England and was released internationally in 2016. The 2022 documentary \"African Moot\" was shot in Botswana. The 2024 Game show program Logaga lwa Ditiragalo(meaning \"exchange of cultures\") will be a cultural exchange competition held in Botswana. The competition aims to preserve and revive traditional cultural practices, foster cultural tourism, and promote understanding and tolerance among different ethnic groups and will unfold over forty days, starting"}, {"text": "in October 2024. Cinema companies. Botswana has a number of cinema and movie theater companies, including New Capitol Cinemas and Gaborone Cine Centre."}, {"text": "Maryino () is a rural locality (a village) in Gorod Vyazniki, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 27 as of 2010. Geography. Maryino is located on the Klyazma River, 11 km east of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Shchekino is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Matyukino () is a rural locality (a village) in Posyolok Nikologory, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 6 as of 2010. Geography. Matyukino is located 28 km southwest of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Abrosimovo is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Tipri is a Punjabi stick dance popular in Patiala (Punjab, India) and Ambala (Haryana). Styles. According to Randhawa (1960), Tipri is performed by boys and men using small sticks. The participants dance in a circle striking the sticks. In one version, the dancers also hold a rope which is tied at the top end to a pole. Each dancer then weaves the rope with the ropes of the other dancers. The ropes are then untangled whilst the male dancers strike the sticks. Randhawa suggests that the dance is local to Patiala city and is similar to dandiya of Bombay (Mumbai) and tipni of Rajasthan. Another style of Tipri, according to James (1974), is danced by girls who carry small sticks which are tapped to create a rhythm. No singing is involved in the dance. Dhillon (1998) tells of yet another style of Tipri where dancers carry two sticks. Each dancer strikes his own sticks and then that of the other dancers. The participants move in a circle and perform body actions. However, this form of Tipri is another name for the dance known as dandaas popular in Multan, Bahawalpur and north-western Punjab, Pakistan. Bavan Dvadasi. Bavan Dvadasi is a festival"}, {"text": "dedicated to the Hindu God Vamana. The festival is held during the lunar month of Bhadra. Singh writing for the Tribune in 2000 states that \"Tipri, a local version of dandia of Gujarat and a characteristic of the Patiala and Ambala districts, is losing popularity. Its performances are now limited to the occasions of Bavan Dvadsi.\" According to Singh (2000) \"Bavan Dvadsi is a local festival celebrated only in the Patiala and Ambala districts. Anywhere else, people are not aware of it. Now, tipri is performed during this festival only.\" Singh then states that Bavan Dvadsi \"is to celebrate the victory of Lord Vishnu, who in the form of a dwarf, had tricked Raja Bali to grant him three wishes, before transforming into a giant to take the Earth, the sky and Bali's life\". Tripri competitions are held during the festival. Dancers dance in pairs, striking the sticks and creating a rhythm whilst holding ropes."}, {"text": "Nikolay Petrovich Krasnikov (; born November 1921, Buzuluk) was active in Soviet academia as a philosopher, historian, and religious scholar. Early life. Krasnikov graduated from high school in Leningrad in 1940. He was released from military service due to poor eyesight. During World War II, he worked as a mechanic at a repair plant. In addition, he dug trenches for anti-aircraft gunners on the Field of Mars. In 1942, he graduated from and was sent to the 12th Front Railway Park of the North Caucasian Front as a senior equipment repair technician. He served in the railway units on the Ukrainian Front. From August to September 1945 Krasnikov served in the railway units on the Transbaikal Front. He was an adjutant of the brigade commander, assistant chief of staff, komsorg (Komsomol organizer) of the battalion and assistant chief of the political department for the Komsomol. For participation in the liberation of the Taman Peninsula in the autumn of 1943 he was awarded the Medal \"For Battle Merit\". In July 1944 he was awarded the Order of the Red Star for his participation in the liberation of Kerch and Sevastopol. He was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War, 2st class."}, {"text": "Krasnikov has medals \"For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941\u20131945\", \"For Valiant Labor in the Great Patriotic War 1941\u20131945\", etc. In 1952 Krasnikov graduated from Leningrad State University, in 1961 he graduated from the . In 1961, Krasnikov earned a Candidate of Sciences degree, having defended a dissertation on the theme \"Strengthening the Alliance of the Working Class and the Collective Farm Peasantry in the Struggle of the Communist Party for the Steep Rise of Agriculture (1956\u20131958)\". Career. From 1961\u20131969 he was the director of the . In 1969 he moved to Moscow. From 1969\u20131991 he worked at the Institute of Scientific Atheism of the Academy of Social Sciences. In 1976, Krasnikov defended his doctoral dissertation on the topic \"Socio-Ethical Views of Russian Orthodoxy: (Critical Analysis)\". Krasnikov is the author of many scientific works."}, {"text": "Medvedevo () is a rural locality (a village) in Paustovskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 99 as of 2010. Geography. Medvedevo is located 40 km south of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Sergiyevy-Gorki is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "The 461 Apahunik' earthquake affected the province of Apahunik', located to the north of Lake Van, in Anatolia. The main source for this earthquake is the chronicle of Yovhann\u0113s Awagerec' (13th century). The historian Ghazar Parpetsi (6th century) also mentions this earthquake, but dates it to 25 July, 454. Ghazar's narrative connects this earthquake to the martyrdom of the companions of \u0141ewond (Latin: Leontius) at Rewan, in the vicinity of Nishapur. On the evening of 25 July, a severe earthquake reportedly affected Rewan. \"Great noises and fearful voices\" were coming from the ground, massive clouds covered the Earth, and thunder and lightning shook the mountains. The corpses of the martyrs were enveloped in a rainbow-like \"column of light\", while the nearby guards were rolling to the ground due to the earthquake. Ghazar's narrative estimated that the earthquake lasted for one day and two nights. The historian Yeghishe (Latin:Eliseus, 5th century) depicts the same earthquake in terms of a hagiography. He does not mention a location, and his narrative lacks Ghazar's \"realistic details\". Rewan is otherwise described as a village of the magi, located in \"the land of Apar\". A critical edition of Ghazar's text contains an estimation of Rewan's distance"}, {"text": "from Nishapur. According to it, the village was located at least 6 Persian leagues from Nishapur. The historian Sebeos (7th century) reports that the location of this martyrdom was called Apr-Shahr, and that Apr-Shahr was located in \"T'elark'uni\". The historian Faustus of Byzantium (5th century), reported that Apahunik' was an \"erkir\" (quarter). Its capital was Manzikert. This \"Armeno-Byzantine\" city's ruins are located within modern Malazgirt."}, {"text": "Merkutino () is a rural locality (a village) in Oktyabrskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 7 as of 2010. Geography. Merkutino is located 12 km west of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Proletarsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Miklyayevo () is a rural locality (a village) in Paustovskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 2 as of 2010. Geography. Miklyayevo is located 43 km south of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Obednino is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Palazzo D'Anna Viaro Martinengo Volpi di Misurata, also known as Palazzo Talenti D'Anna Volpi, is a Renaissance palace in Venice, Italy, located in the San Marco district, overlooking the left side of the Grand Canal, between Palazzo Tron and Casa Marinoni and opposite of Palazzo Don\u00e0 a Sant'Aponal. History. The palace has changed many owners during its history, hence its multipart name. Built in the early 16th century by the Talenti family, the palazzo was soon sold to the rich Flemish merchant Martino D'Anna (van Haanen). In the middle of the 17th century, the subsequent owners, the Viaros, an ancient and noble Venetian family, expanded the structure. During the 18th century, the building changed hands again, first inherited by the Venetian patricians Foscarinis and later by the Martinengo counts of Brescian origin. In the 19th century, the palazzo became the property of Count Giovanni Conti who ordered the building to be a retirement home after his death. In 1917, the entrepreneur Giuseppe Volpi became its owner, and, since 1925, was awarded the title of Count of Misurata. The palazzo is still owned by the Volpi family. Architecture. At the first sight, the facade of the building seems to be divided"}, {"text": "into four vertical sections with two alternating structural typologies, but, by looking more closely, one notices that the leftmost section was added to the existing building at a later time. The original palace is built in Renaissance style common to many other buildings in the lagoon city. The stone-clad ground floor has a central water portal, with the mezzanine level being much higher than the norm. The structure further develops into a single noble floor decorated by a central quadrifora and a balcony. The side parts have a pair of single-light windows of the same style also with balconies. The walls of the noble floor are decorated with coats of arms in bas-relief. The fa\u00e7ade terminates with the attic level decorated with square windows of the same layout. The noble floor and the attic are divided by a string course cornice and a wide band of plaster that originally featured frescos by Giovanni Antonio da Pordenone, which has now completely disappeared. It is said that in 1529 Michelangelo had come to Venice to admire and study these frescoes. The added leftmost part of the building almost completely mimics the central part of the building, except for the presence of two"}, {"text": "water portals and only two windows in the attic level with a large gargoyle head between them. The interiors of the noble floor is opulent thanks to the presence of vintage furniture and paintings. The floor is accessed through the grand staircase leading from the entrance hall to the ground floor to the portego of the main floor. The ceiling of the great ballroom was frescoed by the painter Ettore Tito. Its frieze contains the names of the victorious battles of the Italian army in Tripolitania during the war in Africa, as a reference of Volpi's governorate there between 1921 and 1925."}, {"text": "Mitinskaya () is a rural locality (a village) in Paustovskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 8 as of 2010. Geography. Mitinskaya is located 25 km south of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Rogovskaya is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Mitiny Derevenki () is a rural locality (a village) in Gorod Vyazniki, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 46 as of 2010. Geography. Mitiny Derevenki is located near the Klyazma River, 8 km northwest of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Seltsovy Derevenki is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Naguyevo () is a rural locality (a village) in Oktyabrskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 11 as of 2010. Geography. Naguyevo is located 18 km southwest of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Starygino is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Naleskino () is a rural locality (a village) in Mstyora Urban Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 34 as of 2010. Geography. Naleskino is located near the right bank of the Klyazma River, 18 km northwest of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Timino is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Namestovo () is a rural locality (a village) in Oktyabrskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 13 as of 2010. Geography. Namestovo is located 19 km southwest of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Vaskino is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "The Swedish Union of Professional Musicians ( - SYMF) is a trade union that will organise professional singers and musicians. The union emerged as a split from the Swedish Musicians' Union (SMF) in the mid-1980's to solely represent musicians with employment contracts (as opposed to freelance musicians). SYMF and SMF jointly negotiate a national collective agreement with the Swedish employers' group, , which covers wages, insurance, copyright and pensions."}, {"text": "Nevezhino () is a rural locality (a village) in Styopantsevskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 5 as of 2010. Geography. By road, Nevezhino is located 39 km southwest of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre). Burtsevo is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Novo () is a rural locality (a village) in Gorod Vyazniki, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 8 as of 2010. Geography. Novo is located near the Velikoye Lake, 17 km northeast of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Luzhki is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Lori M. Stone (born January 3, 1980) is an American politician and teacher currently serving as the mayor of Warren, Michigan. Stone previously served as a Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives who represented District 13 (previously numbered as District 28 until 2023). Early life. Lori Stone was one of 5 siblings born to Thomas and Mari Stone in Warren, Michigan. Lori Stone's father, Thomas Stone, worked as a machine operator, while her mother, Marie Stone, worked as a local elementary school teacher. Marie Stone passed away when Lori Stone was 16. Lori Stone graduated from Fitzgerald High School, later going to Michigan State University and earning two bachelor's degrees in Political Theory & Constitutional Democracy and Elementary Education from 1998 to 2002. After this, she continued her education at Michigan State University, earning a master's degree in Science Education in 2008. Stone worked in Fitzgerald Public Schools as an elementary school teacher and was active within Mound Park Elementary for 14 years. In 2017, Stone returned to Michigan State University and participated in the Michigan Political Leadership Program (MPLP), a bi-partisan program dedicated to preparing individuals for leadership and public office. Stone also completed the Emerge Michigan"}, {"text": "Women's Boot Camp, a training program dedicated to aiding women in the Democratic Party who are planning to run for office. Community engagement. Stone has been involved in community engagement and leadership. Stone was a teacher at Mound Park Elementary School in the Fitzgerald Public Schools District in Macomb County, Michigan. Stone has fourteen years of experience in the classroom as a teacher. Stone is a member of Michigan Education Association (MEA). She volunteered for 13 years with the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life of Warren and actively supported the Warren Center Line Prevention Coalition. Since 2019, she has served as president of the Warren Symphony Society. Stone is also a member of the Warren Civic Theater, and the Fitzgerald Education Association. On the broader scale, she has contributed to statewide efforts as a member of the Legislative Education Caucus and the Student Recovery Advisory Council of Michigan. Michigan House of Representatives. In 2016, there was a special election called for the Michigan House of Representatives after state representative for District 28, Democrat Derek Miller, was appointed as Macomb County treasurer. Stone ran to fill the seat and was defeated in the August 2016 primary by Democrat Patrick Green,"}, {"text": "only garnering 30.71% of the votes. Patrick Green ended up winning the seat. Stone went on to run again for the same seat in 2018 and defeated incumbent Patrick Green in August 2018 in the primary. She then defeated opponents Aaron Delikta and Ryan Manier in the November 2018 general election. Stone had 62.97% of the votes. During the 2019-2020 legislative session, Stone was a member of several committees: the Education Committee, Financial Services Committee, and Health Policy Committee. In 2020, Stone ran for reelection and defeated her Republican opponent Stephen Colegio in the general election with 60.3% of the vote. During her 2021\u20132022 term, she served again on the Education and Health Policy Committees, along with the Insurance Committee. In 2022, Stone ran for a seat in Michigan's District 13. She defeated Republican opponent Ronald A. Singer in the general election with 67.4% of the vote. During her 2023\u20132024 term, Stone served on the Education Committee, the House Agriculture Committee, the Financial Services Committee, and the Military, Veterans and Homeland Security Committee. However, Stone did not serve her full 2023\u20132024 term as she was sworn in as the mayor of Warren before she could complete it. During her time"}, {"text": "as a state representative, Stone sponsored 25 bills. In addition to her service in the Michigan House of Representatives, Stone was a pledged delegate for Joe Biden at the 2020 Michigan Democratic presidential primary. Mayor of Warren. Following her exit from the House of Representatives, Stone was elected Mayor of Warren, Michigan in November 2023, becoming the first female Mayor of Warren. Stone received 53% of the vote. Her opponent was Human Resources Manager, George Dimas. Appointments. Stone began her term as mayor by introducing 12 appointees to her administration in January 2024. Many of these appointments were re-appointments. The appointments to building and grounds superintendent, city controller, assistant city controller, benefits administrator, city engineer, communications director, wastewater specialist, and police captain of the Patrol Services Bureau had served a previous term. Her new appointments included her chief of staff, administrative coordinator, deputy police commissioner, and community outreach director. The appointments were unanimously approved by the city council. In late June 2024, she announced the appointment of four members to the city's Downtown Development Authority. The city council rejected these appointments. In September 2024, Stone announced a new appointment to the Warren Police Commissioner. Budget. In April 2024, Stone proposed"}, {"text": "a new budget for the city's fiscal year, which began in July 2024. The budget was $349.9 million and included a 7.5% increase in the city's water and sewer rate. The city council made some amendments to the budget, including removing the city's local \"Newsbeat\" magazine, cutting the part-time employee budget for the communications department, rejecting the budget's proposal for an increased human resources director salary, a proposal for a contractual city project manager position, and a proposal for a captain to the police department. After making these changes, the city council approved the budget. Other initiatives as mayor. Stone addressed current projects as she continued her time in office in her first State of the City address on October 10, 2024. Among her plans is one to work with MyHealth to install an Urgent Care in Vandyke Corridor. The Michigan Economic Development Corporation offered $1.8 million for the Urgent Care Stone also plans to implement a climate action plan and tree ordinance. Stone invited Warren residents to assist in this effort through planting trees. The city provided 200 saplings to residents to commemorate Earth Day and Arbor Day. Personal life. Stone is a resident of Warren, Michigan."}, {"text": "Novosyolka () is a rural locality (a village) in Mstyora Urban Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 97 as of 2010. Geography. Novosyolka is located 23 km northwest of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Zarechny is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Obednino () is a rural locality (a village) in Paustovskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 9 as of 2010. Geography. Obednino is located on the Indrus River, 42 km south of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Miklyayevo is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Okatovo () is a rural locality (a village) in Posyolok Nikologory, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 8 as of 2010. Geography. Okatovo is located 30 km southwest of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Shatnevo is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Oktyabrskaya () is a rural locality (a village) in Paustovskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 842 as of 2010. There are 10 streets. Geography. Oktyabrskaya is located on the Selezen River, 26 km south of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Klimovskaya is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "A Silent Agreement is a 2017 Australian romantic drama film written and directed by Davo Hardy. It was the first theatrically released, cinematic film to feature Auslan (Australian Sign Language) as both a main language of the film's dialogue, as well as a key plot element in the story. The plot concerns Reuben (played by Davo Hardy), who overcomes a speech impediment with the use of Auslan, with help from his profoundly deaf boyfriend (played by Joshua Sealy). Having built up Reuben's confidence enough to encourage his higher ambitions, Derek contacts an Australian screen legend, Gareth (played by Paul Mercurio) to help mentor Reuben in his burgeoning career. But shortly after seeing the potential in Reuben's autobiographical screenplay, Gareth takes over the project for his own gain and sanitizes the story to suit a wider audience, thereby cutting Reuben out of the equation. Forced to draw upon the courage and self-actualization that he has gathered through the experience, Reuben stands up to his bully and wins the support of those who had once opposed him, for the greater moral good. Davo Hardy has stated in interviews that the film was a response to his film mentors telling him he could"}, {"text": "not be a director because of his real-life stutter. Plot. Reuben Heywood is an aspiring writer, who grapples with anxiety, manifesting as a stutter, while attempting to build a career as both a writer and actor. When a performance at an amateur theatre showcase goes awry, Reuben is bullied by the troupe leader and a sign language interpreter. Derek Shanahan, a profoundly deaf man from the audience (played by Joshua Sealy) comes to vindicate him and the two form a friendship which quickly turns into a sexual relationship. As Derek and Reuben discuss their mutual ambitions within the arts and political activism, Reuben discloses his troubled past and the origins of his speech impediment. Derek encourages Reuben to steer his work away from theater and into independent film, offering to support him, where needed. Shortly after, Derek seeks out Reuben's dream mentor, Gareth Donahue (played by Paul Mercurio) to help him bring his story, titled \"The Burden of Being Me\" to the screen. Gareth, meanwhile, has reached a low point in his career. He is over 50, lamenting his lost youth and fading career. Hungry for a chance to make a comeback, Gareth agrees to meet with Reuben and discuss"}, {"text": "their collaboration on \"The Burden of Being Me\". Derek is also present at the meeting and is quick to point out Gareth's self-obsessed narcissism. but Reuben overlooks his observations, blindsided by the support that Gareth offers. Derek's mother, Faye Shanahan, and sister, Courtney, are deeply protective of Derek and treat Reuben's artistic ambitions with skepticism. Faye, a painter, discourages Derek's involvement with Reuben's filmmaking, in favor of noble causes to support deaf education and advocating human rights in the footsteps of Helen Keller. Reuben recognizes the hypocrisy and continues to pursue his film with Derek and Gareth. Almost immediately after receiving the script of \"The Burden of Being Me\", Gareth begins to amend the characters and plot to suit him as both an actor and a producer. His wife, Lillian Donahue, a highly respected entertainment attorney, is captivated by the screenplay and recognizes Reuben as a talented writer. But Gareth uses his industry expertise and gas-lighting tactics to seize creative control from Reuben, while also manipulating Lillian to help him, using her long-delayed desire to have children as leverage for emotional blackmail. Obediently, Lillian writes up contracts that highly favor Gareth's interests and leave Reuben empty handed. Immediately conflicted by"}, {"text": "guilt, Lillian stands idly by, as Gareth pressures Reuben to sign the contracts and grant him 100% of the rights. When Reuben realizes that he has been swindled, Faye offers to help finance Reuben's next project, effectively giving her blessing for he and Derek to collaborate in the future. This offer is quickly retracted when Reuben accidentally makes a spectacle of himself at Courtney's engagement party and embarrasses the family. Derek sides with Faye, citing that Reuben has acted in appropriately. Reuben is asked to leave the party, at once. Shortly after, Reuben receives an emotional call from Courtney, saying that Derek has suddenly died from an accident. At the funeral, Faye confronts Reuben, imploring him to continue honoring Derek's memory, but also to honor himself. Meanwhile, Lillian reads an article about Reuben's stage play, dedicated to Derek's memory. Gareth's only response is to make sure the stage play has no affiliation with the film he now owns the rights to, or else they'd have to sue. Incensed at Gareth's heartlessness, Lillian lashes out at him and vows to reverse the contracts that she had made for Gareth. Concluding that her chance to have children has passed her by, Lillian"}, {"text": "abandons Gareth and seeks Reuben out at the theater, where he and Derek met. She encourages him to rewrite his story from scratch and amend key elements, so that Gareth cannot claim copyright infringement. Similarly, Faye reinstates her support of Reuben, around the time of her first Christmas since her son's death. One by one, Gareth's collaborators abandon his project and he is left without any supporters at around the time that Reuben develops his new film, \"The Purpose of Being Me\". At the a screening of his film, Reuben thanks the audience for attending, including those who may have originally discouraged him. He thanks them for providing the strength he needed to continue in his pursuits, even if it was only to prove them wrong. As a final thought, Reuben comes to terms with his speech impediment and thanks those who supported his journey, saying \"actions speak louder than words.\" Reception. Premiering in Sydney, Australia, on 28 September 2017, at the height of the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey, the film gained immediate attention for its unapologetic depiction of same-sex relationships without a plot revolving around coming-out, homophobia or the sex industry, effectively showing an everyday slice of life"}, {"text": "for a couple who happen to be two men. The film also brought Paul Mercurio back into the spotlight. On 11 April 2017, during a live interview for \"The Morning Show\", the hosts Larry Emdur and Kylie Gillies attempted to discuss the 25-year anniversary of \"Strictly Ballroom\", but Paul continued to steer the conversation back to \"A Silent Agreement\". He was cast in \"Promised\" a few months later. The film was submitted into many festivals for its use of Auslan, qualifying it as a foreign language film. Many LGBT-related festivals and organisations to do with the deaf and disabilities were lauding of \"A Silent Agreement\" for its authentic depictions of deaf characters, using deaf actors. The DVD was released in Australia on 8 December 2018, after its extended festival screenings; including special seminar screenings for its educational importance in support of Auslan and speech pathology. LGBT streaming service Dekkoo began to distribute the film from June 2019. Amazon released an NTSC DVD in September 2019. From 2022, \"A Silent Agreement\", along with the rest of Davo Hardy's films, were made available on his dedicated streaming website; www.davohardyfilms.com."}, {"text": "Emen may refer to:"}, {"text": "Chilean\u2013Ecuadorian relations refer to official and bilateral tie between Chile and Ecuador. Two countries have embassies in respective capitals. The two nations build a strong and strategic alliance as both Ecuador and Chile share common foe toward Peru, and till this day, two countries have boosted strong cooperation. History. Chile and Ecuador were both parts of the Spanish Empire until the Latin American wars of independence that saw Ecuador and Chile together freed from Spanish domination. However, in most of mid-19th century, Chile and Ecuador were mostly trade partners and little to none of their relations had been recorded. However, due to the War of the Pacific, Chile and Ecuador became strategic allies as relations with Peru worsened. Chile had invaded Peru during the war, while Ecuador had historical boundary conflict with Peru. This strategic alliance boosted as Ecuador and Chile together faced increasing Peruvian scrutiny toward two countries, and the strategic alliance remains still today. Military cooperation with Ecuador grew considerably after the War of the Pacific with Chile sending instructors to the military academy in Quito and selling superfluous arms and munitions to Ecuador. Despite Chile's over-all good relations with Ecuador both countries had a minor diplomatic crisis"}, {"text": "resulting from the capture of the Peruvian torpedo boat \"Alay\" in Ecuadorian territorial waters during the war. Throughout the 20th century, Ecuador and Chile had deepened their alliance. Though Chile was part of ABC Pact composing Brazil, Chile and Argentina, Chile had sided with Ecuador in a number of conflict with Peru. Chile acted as mediator for Ecuador during the 1941 Ecuadorian\u2013Peruvian War. Chile together with the other ABC Powers and the USA were among the guarantors of the Rio Protocol that followed the Ecuadorian\u2013Peruvian War in 1942. Chile had secretly supported Ecuador during the Cenepa War against Peru, providing worth 600 million dollars arms for Ecuadorian Armed Forces. Peru had accused Chile for meddling on its affairs and demanded Chile to stay out from the conflict. Chile also helped negotiating for Ecuador post-Cenepa War. Economic and military cooperation. Ecuador and Chile have increased their humanitarian and economic collaboration. There is a strong student exchange between Ecuador and Chile. Chile and Ecuador also have strong economic ties as two nations work in agriculture, industrialization and natural resource collaboration. Two countries also share military and defensive pact."}, {"text": "Upa-Sangharaj Satya Priya Mahathero (House name- Bidhu Bhiushan Barua, born, 10 June 1930 \u2013Died, 4 October 2019~ Ramu Upazilla, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. ) was a Bangladeshi Buddhist pundit, writer , religious leader and social worker. He is mostly known for received the highest honourable national prize of Bangladesh \"EKUSHEY PADAK\". He was the President of Bangladesh Sangharaj Bhikkhu Mahasava. He was the first translator & writer of 'The Chullyabarga' which is an important part of highest religious book of Buddhist called \"TRIPITHAK\". Biography. Satya Priya Mahathero was born on 10 June 1930 in South Merongloa Village of Fatekharpul Union which is situated in Ramu Upazila of Cox's Bazar District. His father was Harakumar Barua and his mother was Premamayi Barua. Mahathero received pravrajya in February 1950 from Binayacharya Aryabangsha Mahathero and dedicated himself to human beings. Six months later he became a bhikkhu on Maghi Purnima. He received Ekushey Padak in 2015 for social service. Mahathero died on 4 October 2019 at the age of 89 at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital, Dhaka."}, {"text": "Collins v Minister for Finance [2016 IESC 73; [2017] 1 ILRM 65; [2017] 3 IR 99], is case in which the Irish Supreme Court held that the Minister for Finance did not breach his power in issuing promissory notes (promises to pay money at a later date) under the Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Act 2008, which was found to be constitutional. Collins's appeal was dismissed by the Supreme Court, which concluded that, \"a Minister for Finance can spend any amount of money they deem necessary in an emergency without going back to the D\u00e1il\". The case thus legalised emergency measure to deal with Ireland's financial crisis. This was a case in which \"the matters described\" were of \"national importance.\" Background (and High Court challenge). In 2011, under section 6 of the Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Act 2008, the Minister for Finance issued promissory notes to the value of EUR 30 billion to two financial institutions. These were the Educational Building Society (EBS), and the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (IBRC). Under the terms of this deal, this imposed a repayment liability of EUR 3 billion per year on the state. Joan Collins, TD (the appellant) took judicial review proceedings, asserting that"}, {"text": "this was subject to section 6 of the 2008 Act, which was above the power of the Minister for Finance, and it was unconstitutional for the Oireachtas (Irish parliament) to approve this expenditure for the Minister. Ms. Collins argued that this issue of promissory notes should have been subject to a D\u00e1il \u00c9ireann vote. When this case was brought before the High Court, one of the issues that arose for Ms. Collins was her lack of locus standi, (legal standing) as she was only elected in 2011, after 2008, when the Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Act 2008 was passed and after 2010, when the promissory notes had been issued. Within the Irish Constitution, there were several articles set out that Ms. Collins asserted where breached when she brought forward her appeal, which were Article 11, Article 17, and Article 28. Holding of the Supreme Court. The case was heard before a six judge panel, each of whom contributed to the written judgement. The court noted that \"There is no doubt but that the constitutional provisions under consideration in this case are of the highest importance.\" It then went on to agree with the High Court's previous decision. However, the Court"}, {"text": "agreed that the sole entity who can create law under the Irish Constitution is the House of the Oireachtas. The court's summary of the delegation of power in financial matters is that the Constitution provides something of a \"double lock on expenditure\". According to Article 17.2 of the Constitution, \"D\u00e1il \u00c9ireann shall not pass any vote or resolution, and no law shall be enacted, for the appropriation of revenue or other public moneys unless ... recommended to D\u00e1il \u00c9ireann by a message from the Government signed by the Taoiseach\" However, under Article 11 of the Constitution, the Government cannot expend monies for purposes that are not authorised by the law. Thus, neither the Government, the Dail or the Oireachtas can validly authorise the expenditure of public monies without the approval of the other branch. This is a constitutional model. The court found that the 2008 Act was \"undoubtedly law\", but did not provide for the issuance of promissory notes - this power was delegated to the Minister. The question for the court then was whether this delegation of power was impermissible and unconstitutional. The court found that the 2008 Act provided sufficient limitations on the Minister's ability to make financial"}, {"text": "decisions as constitutionally valid. This was contained in the following statement:\"The opinion formed by the Minister after consultation with the Governor and the Regulatory Authority, and necessarily endorsed by the Oireachtas, is threefold, and requires three related opinions in ascending order of seriousness: first, that there is a serious threat to the stability of credit institutions in the State generally, or that there would be such a threat if the functions under the Act were not performed; second, that the performance of those statutory functions is necessary for maintaining the stability of the financial system in the State; and third, that the performance of those functions is necessary to remedy a serious disturbance in the economy of the State. Significantly, under s. 2(2) it is envisaged that the Minister may continue to consult with Governor and Regulatory Authority in the continuing performance of the functions under this Act.\" In the case of the promissory notes, the Court found that the Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Act 2008 was not an unconstitutional delegation of power to the Government under the 2008 Act. This was particularly the case regarding the extreme circumstances then facing the State; \"[t]he amount actually involved here was vast,"}, {"text": "and the impact on the State's finances significant. The legislation is therefore in every sense exceptional.\" As the court noted, \"it was a permissible constitutional response to an exceptional situation. It cannot therefore be considered to be a template for broader Ministerial power on other occasions\". The court dismissed the appeal."}, {"text": "Oktyabrsky () is a rural locality (a settlement) and the administrative center of Oktyabrskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 2,017 as of 2010. There are 17 streets. Geography. Oktyabrsky is located 11 km west of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Senkovo is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Oltushevo () is a rural locality (a village) in Gorod Vyazniki, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 65 as of 2010. There is 1 street. Geography. Oltushevo is located on the right bank of the Klyazma River, 17 km east of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Zavrazhye is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Osinki () is a rural locality (a village) in Saryevskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 312 as of 2010. There are 8 streets. Geography. Osinki is located on the Tara River, 38 km northwest of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Yuryshki is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "This is a list of notable bands considered to be beatdown hardcore. Beatdown hardcore (also known as heavy hardcore, moshcore, and brutal hardcore) is a subgenre of hardcore punk that incorporates more music elements of heavy metal than traditional hardcore punk."}, {"text": "Okhlopkovo () is a rural locality (a village) in Saryevskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 21 as of 2010. Geography. Okhlopkovo is located on the Tara River, 39 km northwest of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Shustovo is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "The maintenance requirement in biology is typically defined as the minimum quantities of foods of various types needed to sustain the necessary biological processes in an animal without it gaining or losing body mass or changes in composition of its body, but crucially not including food needed for growth or reproductive functions."}, {"text": "Pietro Veglio (Bellinzona, 1944) is a Swiss economist, from 2001 he served as Executive Director of the World Bank. Veglio is a visiting professor at the University of St. Gallen. Early career. Veglio began his career in 1969 at the Technical Cooperation Service (now the Directorate for Development and Cooperation, SDC) of the Department of Foreign Affairs. Inter-American Development Bank. After working at the technical cooperation service of the Swiss government, he was appointed deputy director at the Inter-American Development Bank, until 1992. From 1992 to 1997, he worked as an advisor for the Swiss Executive Director at the World Bank in Washington, then as an expert in the institute's valuation division. In November 1998 he became director of the evaluation division. OECD. After the World Bank, Veglio worked on the exam for countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Executive Director at the World Bank. In July 2001 Veglio was appointed by the Swiss Federal Council as Swiss Executive Director at the World Bank, where he replaced Matthias Meyer, who had been in office since November 1997."}, {"text": "Palkino () is a rural locality (a village) in Gorod Vyazniki, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 164 as of 2010. Geography. Palkino is located north of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Kozlovo is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Palkovo () is a rural locality (a village) in Paustovskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 39 as of 2010. Geography. Palkovo is located 18 km south of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Paustovo is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Paustovo () is a rural locality (a village) and the administrative center of Paustovskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 1,140 as of 2010. There are 13 streets. Geography. Paustovo is located 19 km south of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Uspensky Pogost is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "is a Japanese late night variety show starring Japanese idol group Keyakizaka46. It was hosted by Y\u016b Sawabe and Teruyuki Tsuchida and aired every Sunday at 12:35 AM JST on TV Tokyo. After the group was rebranded into Sakurazaka46 in 2020, the show was cancelled and immediately renewed as . History. \"Keyakitte, Kakenai?\" was first aired on October 5, 2015, roughly two months after the formation of Keyakizaka46. The show was styled similar to Nogizaka46's weekly show, \"Nogizaka Under Construction\". Although primarily used for variety shows, \"Keyakitte, Kakenai?\" has also been used as a platform for various announcements, including introducing Neru Nagahama to the group, and announcing participating members of the upcoming single in a process called . The show has also had a variety of guest appearances, including Sunshine Ikezaki, Kazuya Kojima, Ayano Fukuda, and Ami Kikuchi. Keyakizaka46's subgroup, Hiragana Keyakizaka46, also occasionally appeared on the show until they received their own show, \"Hiragana Oshi\". Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, starting from the 17 May 2020 episode, the program transitioned from recording in a studio to recording remotely via Zoom."}, {"text": "Frederick Theodore Hack (24 August 1877 \u2013 10 April 1939) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for South Australia from 1898 to 1909. An opening batsman, Hack scored 33, 115, 54, 37, 44 and 158 not out in the 1899-1900 Sheffield Shield, a total of 441 runs at an average of 88.20, putting him at the top of the Shield averages. The cricket writer A. G. Moyes said of Hack's career that he did \"grand service for [South Australia] as an opening batsman. Standing a few inches over six feet, he was an extremely difficult man to dislodge once he dug in his heels. Never quite Test class, he was nevertheless a remarkably handy man for the ordinary first-class game.\" He continued playing senior cricket in Sydney into the 1920s. For some years Hack was the managing director of his own company, F. T. Hack Limited, which manufactured automobiles in Adelaide. After he left Adelaide to take up business in Sydney in 1917, the company's premises were bought by Holden. In 1924 he was manager of the Missenden Road Body Building Works in the Sydney suburb of Camperdown. He and his wife had two daughters and two sons, Alfred"}, {"text": "and Reginald, both of whom played cricket for South Australia."}, {"text": "Netdata is a partially open source tool designed to collect real-time metrics, such as CPU usage, disk activity, bandwidth usage, website visits, etc., and then display them in live, easy-to-interpret charts. Overview. \"Netdata\" consists of a daemon that, when executed, is responsible for collecting and displaying information in real-time. It is mostly written in C, Python and JavaScript, and aims to use minimal system resources. It can be run on any Linux system to monitor any system or application, and is capable of running on PCs, servers, and embedded Linux devices. Features. \"Netdata\" is designed to be installed on a system without interrupting any of the applications running on it. It operates according to the memory requirements specified by the user, using only idle CPU cycles. Once the application begins, it will not perform disk I/O beyond logging. The tool saves to disk at the end of its execution and reloads at startup. By default it contains certain plugins that collect key system metrics, but its behavior is extensible by using its plugin API. Graphics generated by \"Netdata\" can be embedded into web pages. It has an interface with customizable themes and can be manually configured by the user with"}, {"text": "HTML. There are no dependencies, as it operates as its own web server, with static web files. Netdata is also known for its distributed design. Instead of funneling all data into a few central databases like most traditional monitoring solutions, Netdata processes data at the edge, keeping it close to the source. The lightweight open-source Netdata Agent acts as a distributed database, enabling the construction of complex observability pipelines with modular, Lego-like simplicity. Netdata provides A.I. insights for all monitored data, training machine learning models directly at the edge. This allows for fully automated and unsupervised anomaly detection, and with its intuitive APIs and UIs, users can quickly perform root cause analysis and troubleshoot issues, identifying correlations and gaining deeper insights into their infrastructure. Starting with v1.12, \"Netdata\" collects anonymous usage information by default and sends it to Google Analytics, a feature which can be disabled via manual configuration. Operation. When executing the daemon on Linux using the netdata command, threads are generated that collect information from each resource, using internal and/or external plugins. In turn, it keeps a record of the values collected in memory (without doing any Disk I/O). It operates as a stand-alone web server for its"}, {"text": "own static files, necessary for the representation of its dashboards. It provides a REST API so that the browser can access the information. Each installation of the application works autonomously. Although different running instances of the application can be saved to one dashboard, every \"Netdata\" instance is independent. Only the browser can connect all installations of different systems, unifying graphics from different sources as if they came from the same server. Development. \"Netdata\" is currently maintained by nearly 400 contributors, all helping (at various levels) to serve the thousands of individual users and businesses who utilize this tool. The user with the most contributions is currently Costa Tsaousis, the CEO and Founder of \"Netdata\", with over 600,000 additions to the code. The second most-active user is Ilya Mashchenko. The all-time most popular addition to \"Netdata\" appears to be adding support for data collection from Vnstat, a pull request by Noah Troy with nearly 200 individual comments (more than any other pull request). The all-time most popular feature request appears to be adding support for running multiple freeipmi jobs from the same \"Netdata\"."}, {"text": "Hugo Alnefelt (born 4 June 2001) is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender. He currently plays for the HV71 of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Alnefelt was drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2019 NHL entry draft with the 71st overall selection, and appeared in one game with the Lightning. Playing career. Alnefelt was drafted in the third round, 71st overall, of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning. This pick was initially acquired from the Vancouver Canucks as a part of the J. T. Miller trade. On 1 May 2021, the Tampa Bay Lightning signed Alnefelt to a three-year, entry-level contract. With both of the Lightning\u2019s regular goalies, starter Andrei Vasilevskiy and backup Brian Elliott out sick due to COVID, the Lightning recalled Alnefelt and fellow goalie Maxime Lagac\u00e9 from Syracuse on 27 December 2021. Lagac\u00e9, with prior NHL experience, played for the Lightning the next day against the Montreal Canadiens in a 5\u20134 overtime Lightning win. Lagac\u00e9 started again on 30 December against the Florida Panthers, but was pulled after the second period, letting in 6 goals on 27 shots. Alnefelt made his NHL debut, playing the third period in relief. Alnefelt allowed"}, {"text": "3 goals on 10 shots, as the Lightning lost 9\u20133. Following the game, RotoWire Staff analyzed Alnefelt as \u201ca decent prospect, but he clearly needs more development time in the AHL.\u201d Alnefelt was named AHL Player of the Week for the period ending 29 January 2023 after posting a 0.50 goals-against average and a .988 save percentage, including recording a 51-save shutout against the Providence Bruins on 29 January 2023. Following three seasons within the Lightning organization and as an impending restricted free agent, Alnefelt opted to return to his native Sweden in signing a three-year contract with his original club, HV71 of the SHL, on 11 June 2024."}, {"text": "Pervomaysky () is a rural locality (a village) in Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 413 as of 2010. There are 2 streets. Geography. The village is located 2 km west from Vyazniki."}, {"text": "Wansboro v DPP and anor, [2017] IESCDET 115 is an Irish Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled that granting 'leapfrog' leave to appeal directly to the Supreme Court from the High Court under Art. 34.5.4 of the Constitution of Ireland may be appropriate where the (intermediate) Court of Appeal has already clearly taken a view on the issues raised by the applicant. Background. Circuit Criminal Court. Mr. Wansboro, on 14 November 2013 appeared before the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in respect of Bill No. 298/2012, where he was charged for an offence of unlawful taking of a vehicle, a drink driving offence and driving without a driver's license respectively. He received a three years and two six months concurrent sentences. These sentences were however suspended for a period of three years on conditions. On 22 April 2015 the applicant pleaded guilty to another offence of dangerous driving causing death and serious injury on Bill No. 99/2015. The said offence was committed on 24 May 2014, he was remanded in custody until 18 May 2015 for the purpose of a sentence hearing of the offence and possible activation of the suspended sentences for Bill No. 298/2012. After hearing evidence"}, {"text": "and submission from both parties, the Court ordered the activation of the first suspended sentences and also imposed a sentence of five and half years imprisonment on Bill No. 99/2015 which would start immediately after expiration on first sentence. High Court. Mr. Wansboro sought judicial review of an order of the Circuit Court on grounds of unconstitutionality. He contended that based on the decision of the High Court in \"Moore & Ors v. DPP\" the Circuit Court did not have Statutory power under s. 99(9) (10) of the Criminal Justice Act. 2016. The DPP on the other hand argued that the applicant failed to appeal his decision at the time the trial Court reactivated the suspension and further argued that he also did not challenge the constitutionality of s. 99(9) (10) at the time of his conviction for the triggering offence and did not evince an intention to appeal that sentence, thus he could not benefit from the decision of \"Moore & Ors v. DPP.\" Justice Faherty denied relief sought by the applicant. The court held there was no denial of fundamental process or non observance of due process by the Circuit Court. The Court found that the applicant did"}, {"text": "not show any intention to appeal either the reactivation of the suspended sentence or the triggering offence at the relevant time, so therefore he could not invoke the unconstitutionality in the judgement in \"Moore.\" Holding of the Supreme Court. Mr. Wansboro sought to appeal directly to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court granted leave to Mr Wansboro to appeal directly from the High Court. The Court relied on Article 34.5.4 of the Constitution of Ireland which gives it right for direct appeal from the High Court if satisfied that there are exceptional circumstances warranting direct appeal. The Court also considered the fact that there were two already decided cases by the Court of Appeal which follows the same reasoning as adopted by Faherty J (High Court Judge) so it is suggested that no useful purpose would be served to the applicant to first appeal to Court of Appeal. First Issue raised by the Court was whether the general Constitutional threshold had been met? Mr. Wansboro suggest the Constitutional threshold for leave to appeal has been met because it is an issue of the general public importance. While the DPP on the other hand argued that the decision in this case"}, {"text": "and that of the decided cases by the Court of Appeal are settled legal principles. It was established by the Supreme Court that the Constitutional threshold had been met. The second Issue was whether it would be appropriate to grant leapfrog leave in the circumstances of this case? In order for leapfrog leave to be granted, the general Constitution threshold of public importance or interest of justice must be met. Also for leapfrog leave to be granted, it be established that there are 'exceptional circumstances' which would justify direct appeal. The court identified some of these as; costs, speed, effect on the Cases, will the issue still be alive. In this case, leapfrog leave was granted in view, inter alia, of the importance of obtaining clarity on \"the question of the effect of the decision in Moore on pre-existing orders made under the sections which were struck down in that case\". Subsequent developments. The ruling in this case was used in a recent determination to grant leave to appeal in the case of Petecel v. Minister for Social Protection and leapfrog appeal in Data Protection Commissioner v. Facebook Ireland Ltd."}, {"text": "Perovo () is a rural locality (a village) in Gorod Vyazniki, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 252 as of 2010. There are 2 streets. Geography. Perovo is located on the right bank of the Klyazma River, 18 km east of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Ilyina Gora is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Peski () is a rural locality (a village) in Gorod Vyazniki, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 487 as of 2010. There are 6 streets. Geography. Peski is located 16 km southeast of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Danilkovo is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Pivovarovo () is a rural locality (a village) in Oktyabrskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 139 as of 2010. There are 2 streets. Geography. Pivovarovo is located 19 km southwest of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Serkovo is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Pirovy-Gorodishchi () is a rural locality (a selo) in Gorod Vyazniki, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 870 as of 2010. There are 9 streets. Geography. Pirovy-Gorodishchi is located on the right bank of the Klyazma River, 7 km southeast of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Lapino is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Ploskovo () is a rural locality (a village) in Mstyora Urban Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 4 as of 2010. There are no streets with titles. Geography. Ploskovo is located 15 km northwest of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Stanki is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "World Medicine was a British medical magazine than ran from 1965 to 1984. History. The magazine was initially edited by physician and journalist Donald Gould. Physician Michael O'Donnell started as a columnist on the magazine in 1965 and, a year later, was appointed editor, a post he held until 1982. According to journalist Paul Vaughan, \"O'Donnell was a remarkable medical editor, a man who had ricocheted gaily between the professions of medicine and journalism, with an occasional lurch into the theatre... He now contrived to bring all these talents together as editor of \"World Medicine\" and ... established it as a bright entertaining and - in terms of medical politics - radical newcomer\". O'Donnell himself claimed his editorial approach drew heavily on his experience in Weybridge in the 1950s when local GPs met at the cottage hospital after their morning surgeries to drink coffee and exchange ideas and gossip. \"It was a time for passing on what we had learned of the clinical facts of life, and for seeking one another's advice about real problems in real patients. What made those conversations memorable were the irreverence and scepticism with which they were conducted, qualities rarely encountered in the world of"}, {"text": "medicine as it was written about. In those days, medical journals portrayed a more solemn universe than that in which we and our patients seemed to be living. When serendipity parked me in an editor's chair, I decided I wouldn't just report news about medicine but would try to reflect the uncertainties, the paradoxes, and the black comedy that make practising our craft so rewarding.\" \"World Medicine\" attracted a large and intensely loyal readership but in 1982, after a dispute with the publishers over editorial policy, O'Donnell was forced to leave. In a regular column in the magazine, Karl Sabbagh had discussed the fate of the Palestinian village of Deir Yassin, razed by Jewish paramilitary groups in 1948. A letter writing campaign against the magazine resulted. A major shareholder sold its share in the magazine and the new owners offered O'Donnell a contract he felt he could not accept. The senior editorial staff resigned in sympathy and \"most of his more talented contributors stopped writing for the magazine in a rare demonstration of self-sacrificial sympathy and protest.\" The publication closed two years later. With a new editor and new staff, it lacked, according to Paul Vaughan, \"the mercurial wit and"}, {"text": "verve that were O'Donnell's trademark.\" Impact. An editorial in the \"British Medical Journal\" (BMJ) commented, \"Michael O'Donnell, whose appointment as editor of \"World Medicine\" was abruptly ended two weeks ago, has put both the profession and the public in his debt. He has campaigned vigorously and successfully for the apparently impossible, such as reform of the GMC; he has got doctors to laugh at themselves and their practices; he has highlighted the pettiness of the jacks-in-office and their new bureaucracy; and he has exposed awkwardness that the Establishment would sooner have forgotten about. ... Not to have read Michael O'Donnell's \"World Medicine\" was to have been incomplete as a doctor\". Peter Tyrer wrote in the \"British Journal of Psychiatry\" in 2003 that, \"The lighter approach was pioneered by Michael O'Donnell as editor of \"World Medicine\" in the 1970s, who introduced a brand of racy articles, debates and controversial issues in a tone of amusing and irreverent iconoclasm. At this time it was dismissed as a comic by some of the learned journals but its popularity ensured that in subsequent years its critics quietly followed suit, as any current reader of the \"British Medical Journal\" and the \"Lancet\" will testify.\""}, {"text": "Pozdnyakovo () is a rural locality (a village) in Oktyabrskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 160 as of 2010. Geography. Pozdnyakovo is located 30 km west from Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Ponomaryovo is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Ponomaryovo () is a rural locality (a village) in Oktyabrskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 15 as of 2010. Geography. Ponomaryovo is located 25 km southwest of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Pozdnyakovo is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Prigorevo () is a rural locality (a village) in Paustovskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 11 as of 2010. Geography. Prigorevo is located on the Indrus River, 36 km south of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Sergiyevy-Gorki is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Asaf Jafarov (; 28 July 1927, in Baku \u2013 3 April 2000, in Baku) was a Soviet Azerbaijani painter, he was awarded the title of People's Artist of the Azerbaijani SSR. Early life and education. Asaf Jafarov was born on 28 July 1927 in Old City (Baku). His first education was at a painting school named after Azim Azimzade from 1945 until 1950. From 1951 until 1957, he continued his education at Surikov Moscow Art Institute. Career. In 1957, he was sent to India and Pakistan for creative trips by the Institute. Works. His works include portraits of Vagif Mustafazade, Niyazi, Jafar Jabbarly, Aliagha Vahid, Arif Malikov, Rashid Behbudov, and Vajiha Samadova. Other paintings include \"Snow in Baku\", \"Caspian Sea\", \"Absheron\", \"Winter in Baku\", \"Spring\", \"A Hot Day\", \"Winter\", \"Mashtagha Village\", \"Buzovna Village\", \"Evening Time\", \"Nasimi is in the assembly of free thinkers\" and \"Awakening\". He won the \"Grand Prix\" at \"The World Art Exhibition\" in Austria (1980). Death. Jafarov died on 3 April 2000 in Baku, Azerbaijan."}, {"text": "Priozerny () is a rural locality (a settlement) in Posyolok Nikologory, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 659 as of 2010. There are 10 streets. Geography. Priozerny is located 22 km southwest of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Nikologory is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Danielle Galligan (born 1 December 1992) is an Irish actress, theatre maker, and poet. On television, she is known for her roles in the Netflix series \"Shadow and Bone\" (2021\u20132023) and the RT\u00c9 series \"Obituary\" (2023). Her films include \"Lakelands\" (2022). Early life and education. Galligan is from Rathfarnham, a suburb in South Dublin. Her mother Lorraine is a beauty therapist who runs a salon and beauty school. Galligan attended Loreto High School Beaufort. She was a member of Ann Kavanagh's Young People's Theatre from 2005 to 2011 and was awarded the Ena Burke bursary for the Betty Ann Norton Theatre School. She then studied Drama and Theatre studies at Trinity College Dublin and trained in Acting at The Lir Academy, graduating with a bachelor's degree in 2015. Career. Theatre. After graduating from The Lir, Galligan began her career in stage productions such as \"The Train\" with the Rough Magic Theatre Company. In 2017, she was in \"All Honey\" and played the titular role in \"The Grimm Tale of Cinderella\". In 2018, Galligan played the lead opposite Tom Moran in his play \"Lyrics\" and Cinnamon in \"We Can\u2019t Have Monkeys in the House\" at the New Theatre. She reprised the"}, {"text": "latter role at the 2019 Young Curators Festival. She featured as the singer in Gavin Kostick's \"12 Christmas Poems\" that December. Theatre making. Galligan had a FUEL theatre making residency and workshop alongside Fionnuala Gygax and Ailish Leavy for \"Hostel 16\" at the Druid Theatre. In 2018, she co-founded Chaos Factory, an experimental theatre company alongside Gygax, Venetia Bowe, and Rachel Bergin. They debuted with a production titled \"Kiss Kiss Slap\", which featured in the 2018 Dublin Fringe Festival. Their second project, \"MorphMe\", premiered in April 2019. That same year, Galligan began working as an actor-deviser for Murmuration, which debuted with \"Summertime\" starring her and Finbarr Doyle. The show featured at the 2018 Dublin Fringe Festival, where the pair were shortlisted for Best Duo, as well as the 2019 Drogheda Arts Festival and Abbey Theatre Young Curators Festival. She was the dramaturg for Aisling O'Mara's \"Nothing But A Toerag\" in January 2019. Galligan participated in a podcast with RISE Productions in which she, Gavin Kostick, \u00c9anna Hardwicke, and Janet Moran performed Kostick's modern version of Homer's \"Odyssey\". Galligan and Kostick, having worked on the project since 2017, co-created and performed in \"Gym Swim Party\", a choreography production inspired by his"}, {"text": "take on the epic in association with O'Reilly Theatre. The production featured in the 2019 Dublin Fringe Festival. Television and film. In her early career, Galligan featured in short films such as \"Strangers in the Park\", \"Pernicio\", \"Beautiful Youth\", and \"Break Us\". She won best actress at the Short+Sweet Film Festival and best duo alongside Mark Lawrence at the 6 on Nebraska Film Festival for \"Strangers in the Park\", which she co-wrote. She received nominations from the Richard Harris Film Festival and the Underground Cinema Festival for her role in \"Pernicio\". Galligan made her television debut in 2019 with guest roles in \"Game of Thrones\" and \"Krypton\". She landed her first major television role as Nina Zenik in the Netflix series \"Shadow and Bone\", an adaptation of fantasy book series \"The Grisha Trilogy\" and the \"Six of Crows Duology\" by Leigh Bardugo, which premiered in 2021. A recurring character in season 1, Galligan was promoted to series regular for season 2, Galligan made her feature film debut as Naomi in \"Who We Love\", a remake of the 2016 short film \"Lily\". Galligan would then reunite with \u00c9anna Hardwicke for the film \"Lakelands\"; they jointly won the Bingham Ray New Talent"}, {"text": "Award at the Galway Film Fleadh and both received IFTA nominations. Galligan also appeared in the RT\u00c9 crime drama \"Kin\" as Molly and the television film \"Every Five Miles\". In 2023, she had a main role as Mallory Markum in the dark comedy series \"Obituary\" with Siobh\u00e1n Cullen, which was released on RT\u00c9 in Ireland and Hulu in the US. For her performance, Galligan received an IFTA nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Other media. Galligan has participated in RT\u00c9 radio dramas such as \"The Playboy of the Western World\" and \"Hecuba\" by Marina Carr. She also stars in the audible original vampire-apocalypse audio drama \"Impact Winter: Season 2\" by Travis Beacham alongside a full cast."}, {"text": "Ramenye () is a rural locality (a village) in Mstyora Urban Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 119 as of 2010. There are 2 streets. Geography. Ramenye is located 25 km northwest of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Chernomorye is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "This is a list of Peruvian Twenty20 International cricketers. In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Peru and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 had the T20I status. This list comprises all members of the Peru cricket team who have played at least one T20I match. It is initially arranged in the order in which each player won his first Twenty20 cap. Where more than one player won their first Twenty20 cap in the same match, those players are listed alphabetically by surname. Peru played their first T20I matches during the 2019 South American Cricket Championship in October 2019. \"Statistics are correct as of 5 October 2019.\""}, {"text": "Caroline Garcia was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Wang Yafan. Rebecca Peterson won the title, defeating Heather Watson in the final, 6\u20134, 6\u20134."}, {"text": "Ant\u00f4nio Jos\u00e9 Rodrigues Cavalcante (born March 8, 1962) is a Brazilian actor and comedian, who is known professionally as Tom Cavalcante. Early life. Cavalcante was born in Fortaleza, Cear\u00e1, Brazil on March 8, 1962, as Ant\u00f4nio Jos\u00e9 Rodrigues Cavalcante. Career. Cavalcante began his career in 1976, performing in bars in his home state of Cear\u00e1 doing humor skits and impressions of various artists. In 1982, Tom went to Rio de Janeiro and asked for a job on television, but he was turned down. In 1984, he tried to participate in the SBT \"Show de Calouros\" talent show, but he was not selected by the production to perform on stage. In the same year, he got a job as a radio broadcaster at R\u00e1dio Verdes Mares, where he presented the comedy show \"Liga\u00e7\u00e3o Direta\" for five years. During the 1986 elections, he worked by opening political rallies with comic skits. In 1987, he presented the television newsprogrm \"VM Not\u00edcias\", on the Rede Globo-affiliate TV Verdes Mares. In 1989, he met Chico Anysio, who invited him to return to Rio de Janeiro to participate in the Chico Anysio Show. With the program's end, he began to participate in another of Chico's shows:"}, {"text": "\"Escolinha do Professor Raimundo\", where he played the drunkard Jo\u00e3o Canabrava, a character created by himself. In 1996, Daniel Filho invited him to participate in \"Sai de Baixo\", playing the doorman Ribamar. From 1999 to 2001, he worked in Globo's comedy shows \"Zorra Total\" and \"Megatom.\" Unsatisfied with his treatment by Globo, Cavalcante resigned from the station and signed with TV Record, where he presented his own program, \"Show do Tom\", from 2004 to 2011. In 2013, Cavalcante and his family moved to the United States, where he worked on the short film \"Pizza Me, Mafia\", directed by Gui Pereira. Cavalcante returned to Brazil in 2014, and made an appearance on Globo's Doming\u00e3o do Faust\u00e3o, eleven years after being banned by the station. Since 2016, Cavalcante presented at Globosat's cable channel Multishow in the shows #PartiuShopping and Multi Tom, where he performed as several characters, among them \"Tomsonaro\" (an impression of president Jair Bolsonaro). He presented and hosted the show \"Todos os Toms\" in September 2019 at the Riomar Theater. and starred in the 2017 comedy film \"Os Par\u00e7as\"."}, {"text": "This set index article contains the following titles with the word \"Fox\" in the name; referring to numerous media, sports and entertainment ventures currently in or out of operation over the years:"}, {"text": "The Kuopio school stabbing occurred on 1 October 2019 at Savo Vocational College in Kuopio, Northern Savonia, Finland. Armed with a sabre, 25-year-old student Joel Otto Aukusti Marin killed a female student and wounded nine others. He also carried an air pistol which was not used during the attack; it was initially mistaken for a real firearm. The attack ended when a policeman shot and wounded Marin. Attack. The attack began in a classroom at Savo Vocational College, located in the premises of the Herman shopping mall. Students in the classroom described how Marin arrived to class with a \"long bag\", took out a longsword and began stabbing people. Police were alerted at 12:29. The attack lasted for at least eight minutes, during which Marin stabbed ten people. The only fatality was a 23-year-old Ukrainian-born woman who was a student at the college and had been stabbed in the neck and stomach, resulting in her death. During the attack, a fire was started in the building, presumably by Marin, but it was quickly extinguished. The attack ended when a policeman shot and severely wounded Marin, who was sent to the Kuopio University Hospital for treatment. The policeman was also wounded."}, {"text": "Perpetrator. Joel Otto Aukusti Marin (born 1994) was a student at Savo Vocational College. The police found several incendiary devices similar to a Molotov cocktail when they searched Marin's apartment after the attack. Based on preliminary information, he had no previous criminal record. Marin had moved to Kuopio from the municipality of Siilinj\u00e4rvi at some point after matriculating in 2014. He had been regularly bullied since primary school for reasons including his clothing and being overweight. He was described as quiet and lonely. Marin had participated in shooting courses at the Kuopio Shooting Club. Aftermath. The Finnish Parliament (\"eduskunta\") held a minute-long moment of silence the day after the attack to honor the victims. Finnish Prime Minister Antti Rinne called the violence \"shocking and completely unacceptable\" and visited Kuopio on 4 October. In November 2020 the perpetrator was sentenced to life imprisonment."}, {"text": "MA-10 cells are a model cell line derived from the mouse Leydig cell tumor used in biomedical research. The cell line is a luteinizing hormone-dependent steroidogenic cell line that was generated from a mice inbred strain C57BL/6J. MA-10 cells are the most widely used of Leydig cell lines, and contributed much to our knowledge in Leydig cell steroid formation and regulation."}, {"text": "Edith Millarca Valenzuela Pic\u00f3n is a Chilean geologist and meteorite expert. She has contributed to the study of meteorites that fall in the Atacama Desert in Chile. Biography. Millaraca Pic\u00f3n was born in Antofagasta, Chile in 1977. She studied geology at the University of Chile where she gained her PhD in the study of meteorological conditions of the Atacama Desert in 2011. She established the first national meteor monitoring and observation station in Chile - the Chilean Allsky Camera Network for Astro-Geoscience (CHACANA). In 2009, she was elected to the Adolfo Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez University business schools and El Mercurio young leaders network which recognises people who have made a significant impact in their field of work in Chile. In 2017, the asteroid 11819 was given the name Millarca in recognition of her work. Since 2018, she is head of a unit at National Geology and Mining Service of Chile specialising in meteorites. She is also the Vice-President of the Geological Society of Chile."}, {"text": "Swett is the surname of:"}, {"text": "Marie Huch (born Marie Gerst\u00e4cker: 19 May 1853 - 16 August 1934) was a German writer. Biography. Sophie Carla Pauline Marie \"Mady\" Huch was born in the quarter of Leipzig. She was the eldest daughter of the travel-writer and novelist Friedrich Gerst\u00e4cker (1816 \u2013 1872) and his wife, the court playhouse actress (\"Hofschauspielerin\") Anna Aurora Sauer (1822 \u2013 1861). On 6 December 1870, now aged 17, she married the lawyer Wilhelm Huch (1817 \u2013 1888) at the in Braunschweig. They embarked on married life at their home in central Braunschweig at (subsequently destroyed in the Second World War). Wilhelm Huch was slightly younger than Marie's father, but he was 36 years older than she was. The marriage was nevertheless followed by the births of six recorded children, including the writers Friedrich Huch (1873 \u2013 1913) and Felix Huch (1880 \u2013 1952). Marie Gerst\u00e4cker had married into a large literary family, and her husband was one of at least six siblings: Ricarda Huch (1864 \u2013 1947) and Rudolf Huch (1862 \u2013 1943) among Wilhelm Huch's nieces and nephews. During the 1870s and 1880s family finances became increasingly precarious. Wilhelm and Marie Huch moved house several times and by 1888 were living"}, {"text": "in rented accommodation. After her husband's suicide on 9 June 1888 Marie Huch moved with her children to Dresden where the family received financial support from Richard Huch (1850 \u2013 1914), her stepson from her late husband's earlier marriage. After she was widowed Marie Huch moved house frequently. She lived out her final years with her son Felix Huch in Bautzen. It was here that she died, aged 81. Her body was taken to Braunschweig for burial, ending up beside the grave of her father who had died 62 years earlier. By 1934 Marie Huch had been predeceased by at least two of her children. In the end the bodies of three of her children were buried in the same burial plot as her own at the in Braunschweig. Works. Marie Huch compiled a volume of memoires concerning her life as a young wife and mother with Wilhelm Huch in Braunschweig during the 1870s and 1880s. Apparently at the instigation of her kinswoman Ricarda Huch, Marie Huch's memoires were published posthumously together with those of her son Friedrich Huch (1873 \u2013 1913), in 1978."}, {"text": "Viking Destiny (also known as Of Gods and Warriors) is a 2018 film directed by David L.G. Hughes. The film was released on 5 October 2018 by Fatal Black and Saban Films. Plot. A Viking Princess (Demetriou) is forced to flee her kingdom after being framed for the murder of her father the King. Under the guidance of the god Odin, Terence Stamp, she travels the world gaining wisdom and building the army she needs to win back her throne. Production. Filmed between 8 June and 12 July 2017 at Leslie Hill, Red Hall, Ballycarry, and O'Harabrook House near Ballymoney in Northern Ireland. Critical reception. The film was largely negatively received by reviewers. \"The Guardian\"s Cath Clarke described it as \"fantastically wooden and dodgily acted\" and Jeannette Catsoulis of \"The New York Times\" summed it up as \"low-budget Nordic nonsense\". In contrast James Hanton of \"Starburst\" asserted that, of the Viking movies in circulation, \"this one punches above its weight in comparison to many\" and Flash Bang Film Review commented that it \"delivers a very high standard of action in front of the camera and strong filmatism behind it.\". Released. In 2018, the film was released on DVD in the"}, {"text": "United States (Region 1 format) and streamed on Netflix in 2019."}, {"text": "Ermogenis Christofi (born 21 September 1974) is a retired Cypriot football midfielder."}, {"text": "Pambos Christofi (born 10 May 1968) is a retired Cypriot football midfielder."}, {"text": "Perton is a civil parish in the district of South Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England. It contains nine listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. All the listed buildings are designated at Grade II, the lowest of the three grades, which is applied to \"buildings of national importance and special interest\". The parish contains the village of Perton and an area to the northwest. The major building in the parish is Wrottesley Hall, which is listed, together with associated structures. The other listed buildings include a farmhouse, a cottage, a barn, a dovecote, and a milepost."}, {"text": "Evagoras Christofi (;born 28 June 1961) is a former Cypriot footballer, widely regarded as one of the most important players in the history of AC Omonia Nicosia, one of Cyprus' most successful football clubs. He played primarily as a defender, but his versatility allowed him to start his career as a forward before transitioning into a libero, a role he excelled in both defensively and offensively. Early Career and Club Success. Evagoras Christofi joined Omonia Nicosia in 1979 at the age of 17, and he remained with the club until 1996, with a brief three-year break between 1982 and 1985. During that time, he was in New York for studies. Christofi's contribution to Omonia was immense, helping the club win a total of 18 titles, including: \u25cf 5 league championships \u25cf 6 Cypriot Cups \u25cf 7 Super Cups (Shields) He made 463 appearances for the club and scored 108 goals, a rare accomplishment for a defender. Christofi is remembered by Omonia fans for his leadership on the field and his exceptional ability to score, especially through headers due to his strong leaping ability. His versatility and skills made him one of the top defenders worldwide in terms of goal-scoring. Notable"}, {"text": "Moments. One of the most memorable moments of Christofi's career came during the 1992-1993 season when he scored the opening goal in Omonia's 2-0 victory over Apollon Limassol. This victory helped secure the championship for Omonia, returning the club to the top of Cypriot football after a four-year drought. International Career. Christofi also had a notable international career with the Cyprus National Football Team, earning 25 caps and scoring 1 goal for his country. His performances at both the club and international levels earned him recognition, and in 1987, he was named Footballer of the Year by the Cyprus Sports Writers' Association (EAK)."}, {"text": "Triller TV (stylized as TrillerTV, formerly known as FITE and FITE TV, and currently marketed as TrillerTV powered by FITE) is a Bulgarian-based American digital video streaming service. Owned by Flipps Media, Inc. and operated by its parent company Triller, Inc, TrillerTV is dedicated to combat sports-related programming (including boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, professional wrestling, and submission grappling). The service distributes free-to-air content, pay-per-view events, and SVOD packages. As of December 2023, the service has over 8 million registered users worldwide. Notable wrestling content available on TrillerTV has included NWA All Access from the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), AEW Plus from All Elite Wrestling (AEW), and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA)'s own streaming service TNA+ (then known as Impact Plus), among other subscription packages. History. As FITE. Founded in 2012, Flipps Media and their namesake app focused on online streaming content, including entertainment and sporting events. On January 4, 2015, Flipps streamed Global Force Wrestling's presentation of New Japan Pro-Wrestling's Wrestle Kingdom 9 event. On February 9, 2016, Flipps Media launched FITE (also known as FITE TV), a dedicated combat sports-oriented streaming platform. In April 2019, FITE officially provided international streaming for the professional wrestling company All Elite Wrestling"}, {"text": "(AEW), including its weekly televised shows and pay-per-view events. By September of that year, AEW announced a new subscription package on FITE called \"AEW Plus\" for viewers outside the U.S. that allows them access to AEW's library for $5USD a month. In April 2020, a new monthly subscription option called FITE+ was launched, including access to live pay-per-view events and back catalogues of various combat sports promotions. In October 2020, FITE began adding coverage of soccer events, acquiring rights to CONMEBOL qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. On April 14, 2021, Triller, Inc acquired the service for an undisclosed amount, ahead of the first Triller Fight Club event, featuring the Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren boxing match. In 2021, FITE began streaming professional grappling events after Third Coast Grappling moved to the platform from FloGrappling. In January 2023, it was announced that the North American-based professional grappling promotion Fight 2 Win was leaving FloGrappling and had signed an exclusive two-year deal with FITE. In 2022, FITE aired the pandemic-delayed 2021 Rugby League World Cup tournaments in several territories including Germany, Italy, Spain and the Americas, with most men's tournament matches available on a pay-per-view basis and all other games"}, {"text": "airing on FITE+. In February 2023, FITE announced that all Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) events would be included with FITE+. Previous BKFC events had been offered as standalone pay-per-view events on the service. A majority stake in the promotion was acquired by Triller the previous year. On May 2, 2023, FITE announced a new partnership with Major League Wrestling (MLW) to air live events through FITE+, with its first event being MLW Never Say Never on July 8 of that year. On June 30, 2023, Colosseum Tournament was relaunched on FITE after a four-year hiatus. As TrillerTV. In December 2023, FITE was rebranded as Triller TV (stylized as TrillerTV and marketed as TrillerTV powered by FITE) to closer align the service with its parent company. In May 2024, Eric Winter (formerly of Rivals.com and UFC Fight Pass) was named President and Chief Operating Officer of TrillerTV, ahead of its parent company, Triller, going public on NASDAQ."}, {"text": "is a 2019 drama film written and directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa. It stars Atsuko Maeda, Shota Sometani, Tokio Emoto, Adiz Rajabov, and Ryo Kase. It was released in Japan on 14 June 2019. It screened as the closing film at the 72nd Locarno Film Festival on 17 August 2019. Plot. Yoko (played by Atsuko Maeda) is the reporter for a television travel program who visits Uzbekistan with her television crew to make an episode for the program. She dreams of becoming a singer. The film contrasts Yoko's upbeat on-camera persona with her internal conflicts when she is on her own. The film consists of a series of episodes in which Yoko wades into a lake to describe looking for a possibly mythical Uzbeki fish; proclaims the delicious crunchiness of under-cooked rice in a bowl of \"plov\", a local dish; repeatedly takes nausea-inducing turns on a fun-park pendulum ride until her camera crew can get enough B-camera footage of her face; and tries to liberate a goat in captivity named Okoo only to learn that if she does, it will be eaten by wild dogs. She and the crew visit Samarkand and Tashkent; in the latter, she sings the classic \u00c9dith"}, {"text": "Piaf anthem, Hymne \u00e0 l'amour (with Japanese lyrics], in a fantasy sequence set at the Navoi Theatre which (as noted below) had been built after the war by Japanese POWs. During a visit to the bazaar, she wanders off with a hand-held camera and starts videotaping in a restricted area. She runs away from the police, who eventually apprehend her but treat her kindly, especially when she learns that her firefighter boyfriend may have been involved in a massive oil refinery fire in Tokyo Bay, where he was stationed. (The boyfriend is never actually seen or heard; all the audience learns about him comes from texts he exchanges with Yoko.) In a finale set in the mountains, her crew once again in pursuit of a likely mythical beast, she again sings Hymne \u00e0 l'amour as she imagines that she has caught sight of Okoo running free in the distance. Production. The film was made to commemorate the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Uzbekistan, as well as the 70th anniversary of the Navoi Theater, which was built by the forced labour of Japanese POWs after World War II. The filming took place in Uzbekistan. Release. The film was"}, {"text": "released in Japan on 14 June 2019. It screened as the closing film at the 72nd Locarno Film Festival on 17 August 2019. It also screened at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, the 2019 BFI London Film Festival, the 24th Busan International Film Festival, and the 2019 New York Film Festival. Reception. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of based on reviews, with an average of . The site's critical consensus reads, \"\"To the Ends of the Earth\" finds filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa crafting an insightful evocation of the feeling of being far from home.\" On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 85 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating \"universal acclaim\". Mark Schilling of \"The Japan Times\" gave the film 3.5 out of 5 stars, describing it as \"a uniquely Kurosawa mix of showbiz comedy, woman-in-jeopardy thriller and romantic drama with Maeda's lonely-but-intrepid heroine serving as the strong connecting thread.\" Sam C. Mac of \"Slant Magazine\" gave the film 4 out of 4 stars, writing, \"\"To the Ends of the Earth\" isn't, by any measure, a horror film, but it uses aesthetic and philosophical foundations that Kurosawa laid in"}, {"text": "his genre work to insinuate tensions and anxieties lurking beneath the serene surface of everyday life.\" Neil Young of \"The Hollywood Reporter\" wrote, \"Officially endorsed international co-productions are usually stilted, self-consciously didactic affairs; the seasoned but adventurous hands of Kurosawa, however, here yield quietly immersive and spellbinding results.\""}, {"text": "Andros Christofi (born 21 April 1969) is a retired Cypriot football goalkeeper."}, {"text": "Line 1 of Hohhot Metro is a rapid transit line in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China. The first phase of Line 1 is long. It was opened on 29 December 2019. The color for Line 1 is red."}, {"text": "Jean Martin (1922\u20132009) was a French actor. Jean Martin may also refer to:"}, {"text": "Ulla Preeden (born 29 April 1980) is an Estonian geologist, academic and politician. Academia. Preeden studied at the University of Tartu here she gained her PhD in geology in 2008. Her thesis considered secondary magnetization of Sedimentary rocks. After working as an researcher on geophysics and mineralogy at the University of Tartu, she was appointed the rector of the Tartu Health Care College in 2016 for a five-year term. In 2019, under her leadership, the college established the first masters programme in radiography in the Baltic States. She is a member of Estonian Rectors\u2019 Conference of Universities of Applied Sciences, a EURASHE member. Politics. Preeden is a member of the Isamaa political party where she has held positions including as a member of the governing council and chair of the party's Women's council. In 2011 she became the governor of P\u00f5lva, making her the first female governor since Estonian independence in southeast Estonia and the country's youngest governor. She held the post until 2016. Personal. Since 2013, she has been a member of the Women's Home Defence group of the paramilitary defence organisation the Estonian Defence League."}, {"text": "Varnavas Christofi (born 23 April 1943) is a retired Cypriot football goalkeeper."}, {"text": "Garhwa fort is a medieval fortified enclosure, housing a temple complex in Prayagraj district, Uttar Pradesh, India, belonging to the Gupta Period. It is most known for its Gadhwa Stone Inscriptions early 5th-century CE Sanskrit inscriptions by Chandragupta II and Kumaragupta. The fort is situated 50 km south-west of Prayagraj, on the Jabalpur road, 5 km from Shankargarh. The ancient name of Garhwa was Bhattpraya; in fact, there is a village called Bhattgarh nearby, which is currently named Bargarh. The ruins of the temple were fortified in the 1750 by Vishwanath Singh Deo, a Baghelkhand ruler belonging to Rewa princely state. The fortification consisted of a square enclosure and parapets, giving a fortress kind of look. There are also two bawli (stepwell) in the complex. The temple has many relics belonging to the Gupta period, which date back to as far as the 5th and 6th centuries. The most notable item in the fort is a carved slab of stone, 6-7 feet high, representing all Dashavatara (10 avatars) of Lord Vishnu, belonging to the 11th or 12th century. Only 1 km away from the fort complex lies Bhita, an archeological site dating to Mauryan and Post-Mauryan era (320 BCE -"}, {"text": "185 BCE). Here the remains of an ancient Indian town were discovered, complete with extensive housing blocks along several streets, where some houses had up to fifteen rooms arranged around a large open courtyard. This site was first explored by Alexander Cunningham in the 1870s, uncovered a series of 5th-century CE Sanskrit inscriptions of Gupta era, and later by John Marshall. Subsequently, a Mukhalinga, that a Shivlinga with five faces. dating to the 2nd century BCE was also discovered on the site. Raghava-Yatra Inscription. On December 18, 2024, one of the earliest known prashasti (eulogy) inscription found in India mentioning worship of King Rama during Ram Navami festival, was discovered here. It dates to Chaitra Shukla paksha Ekadashi, 1152 Vikram Samvat (11th day in Chaitra month, 1096 CE), in the reign of the Chandela king Kirtivarman (1060-1100 CE), whose minister Vatsaraja issued the edict. The ruined temple in the Garhwa Fort complex commemorates the site on the banks of the Yamuna River, where Rama, Lakshman, and Sita spent a night on their way to Chitrakuta, from where they proceed to crossing Ganges River at Shringverpur."}, {"text": "The Senegal National Under-17 Football Team, represents Senegal in international football at an under-17 level and is controlled by the F\u00e9d\u00e9ration S\u00e9n\u00e9galaise de Football. The team's first appearance on the continental stage was in 2011 at the 2011 African U-17 Championship. Senegal made their first appearance at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2019 in Brazil after Guinea was disqualified for fielding two overage players. Competitive Record. Africa U-17 Cup of Nations. \"*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.\" Current squad. The following players were called up to the squad for the 2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations. Head-to-head record. The following table shows Senegal's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup."}, {"text": "Chatterer is a fictional character appearing in the \"Hellraiser\" film series. He is a Cenobite, an order of extradimensional sadomasochists who experiment in extreme forms of hedonism. His name comes from the constant clicking of his teeth, his only means of communication. He serves the Cenobites' leader Pinhead. Chatterer has become a fan favourite character in the \"Hellraiser\" franchise. Character. Chatterer is a member of the Cenobites, formerly-human monsters dedicated to exploring the limits of human sensation; these \"explorations\" take the form of extreme sadomasochism, to the point that it is considered torture by most of those whom they encounter. He lives with his fellow Cenobites in an extradimensional realm called Hell, a gigantic labyrinth accessible only via a puzzle box called the Lament Configuration, which opens a dimensional fissure. While those who possess unique qualities conducive to the Cenobite agenda are transformed into Cenobites upon opening the box, others are subjected to the Cenobites' \"experiments\". Like his fellow Cenobites, Chatterer has lost all memory of his life as a human before he became a Cenobite; \"Hellraiser: Hellbound\" indicates that Chatterer opened the box while still a young boy. No further information for the character and his past is known."}, {"text": "A short story written by actor Nicholas Vince, who played Chatterer in the first two \"Hellraiser\" films, offers an origin for the version of Chatterer who appears in \"The Hellbound Heart\". Vince's story, \"Look See\", claimed that the novella version of Chatterer was a handsome young actor who specialised in off-colour humour. A hugely successful, albeit corrupt, actor (who among other things slept with underage girls and framed rival actors and his enemies for being communists in order to ruin their careers), Chatterer eventually found the box and sensing his dark heart, mutilated his face to match his inner self and as he was brought into the Order of the Gash. Like his fellow Cenobites, Chatterer's body has been subjected to an extreme form of body modification and ritual scarification; in Chatterer's case, his face has been severely disfigured and his lips have been peeled back to permanently expose his teeth, which he can only click together as a means of communication. He is a member of the entourage of lead Cenobite Pinhead, accompanying him whenever he is summoned via the box and acting as the group's enforcer, physically attacking and restraining potential victims, often by shoving his hand in"}, {"text": "their mouths. Alternate versions. Due to the original version of the character's death by Dr. Phillip Channard at the end of ', as well as the character's absence from the sequel ', several alternate versions of the Chatterer character were devised to appear in the numerous sequels in the \"Hellraiser\" franchise. Chatterer II. Chatterer II was intended to be a redesign of the original Chatterer character in \", with the updated version of the character allowing Nicholas Vince to be able to see through the makeup effects after an injury the actor sustained on set. Chatterer III. Chatterer III first appeared in ' portrayed by Mike Jay Regan. This version of the character also appears briefly in ', and has a more prominent role in \". Female Chatterer. The Female Chatterer, otherwise known as Chatterer IV or Female Cenobite II, is an amalgam of Chatterer and the Female Cenobite that appears in \" portrayed by Jolene Anderson. Torso. Torso is a Cenobite in Chatterer's likeness that appears in \". Torso is portrayed by Chatterer III actor Mike Jay Regan, and, as his name suggests, has the lower half of his body missing. This Cenobite was reportedly created by the original"}, {"text": "Chatterer himself. Chatterer Beast. The Chatterer Beast appears as Pinhead's pet in \"\". The Chatterer Beast was moulded from human flesh by the Leviathan and designed to be Pinhead's pet in Chatterer's image. Appearances. Literature. Chatterer is first introduced in the novella \"The Hellbound Heart\". Like the other Cenobites, he is identified only by the order in which he appeared to Frank Cotton, as \"the third\": Along with the other Cenobites, Chatterer takes antagonist Frank Cotton back to the Cenobite realm after Cotton opens the Lament Configuration, expecting to find a hedonistic paradise that will cure his nihilism. Despite being warned that what he finds may not be what he is expecting, Frank willingly goes along with the Cenobites, only to find that\u2014past an initial euphoria\u2014the experiences to which the Cenobites subject him are so intense as to be torturous. Chatterer is later part of the Cenobite contingent that makes a deal with Frank's niece, Kirsty, to return Frank to them in exchange for her own freedom, after she unwittingly makes a deal to return to the Cenobite realm by opening the box. Film. Chatterer would reappear in the film adaptation of \"The Hellbound Heart\", \"Hellraiser\", in which he was"}, {"text": "given a name in the film's closing credits. Unlike in the novella, this Chatterer is completely mute, only capable of communicating by clicking his teeth together. In \"Hellbound\", Chatterer is renamed \"Chatterer II\" following aesthetic modifications to the mutilations on his face. After Kirsty Cotton reminds Pinhead of his own former humanity, the revelation causes his fellow Cenobites to remember their own former lives and they turn against the newly created Cenobite, Channard, to protect Kirsty. Chatterer, along with the rest of the Cenobites, are killed by Channard following a short fight; like the other Cenobites, Chatterer reverts to a non-mutilated human form after he dies \u2013 the form of a teenage boy. Unlike other members of Pinhead's entourage from the first two \"Hellraiser\" films, Chatterer has made appearances in most of the later entries in the series. The mechanism of his revival was never explained in the films. He is a member of Pinhead's entourage in ' (in which he lacks legs and is called \"Torso\"), ', ', and ', while an alternative versions appear in ', which featured \"The Chatter Beast\", and ', which featured the \"Female Cenobite\". In the 2022 reboot, \"Hellraiser\", the Chatterer appears with an"}, {"text": "updated appearance but is still mute and only communicates using its teeth. In the film, the Chatterer is stabbed with the Lament Configuration, seemingly killing the Chatterer after being ripped apart by chains. Other Appearances. Comics. Chatterer has appeared in Clive Barker's \"Hellraiser\" comic book series for \"BOOM!\" comics, where he is identified as Pinhead's page. Midway through the series, Pinhead betrays him (along with the rest of his fellow Cenobites) to Kirsty Cotton as part of a plan to retake his own former humanity. After \"pleading\" with Pinhead (in the form of clicking his teeth), Chatterer is torn apart by a series of hooked chains. Novels. The Chatterer's origin was revealed in the 2017 short story \"Prayers for Desire\" written by Nicholas Vince and illustrated by Clive Barker, published by Seraphim Incorporated in the graphic novel \"Hellraiser Anthology Volume 2\". Vince said on the matter: \"I'm beyond excited to finally share a story I drafted in December 2012. It's worth the wait, as it's found its spiritual home beside wonderful illustrations by Clive and amongst superb storytellers\". Video Games. In September 2021, Chatterer became a playable character as a purchasable cosmetic in the online multiplayer horror game \"Dead by"}, {"text": "Daylight\". Due to licensing issues, all \"Hellraiser\" content was removed on April 4, 2025. Chatterer and Pinhead remained available only to players who purchased them before this date. Fictional character biography. As a pre-teenage boy, Jim frames his mother for the murder of his abusive father and is sent to an orphanage, where he and the other adolescents are taught that they will be useless to society. There, he engages in a homosexual relationship with a boy named Seth and regularly prays to the God of Love for affection. After turning sixteen, Jim joins Seth in becoming a prostitute, in which his physical appearance would often be complimented by his clients, to his disgust. One day, one of the clients asks him what his deepest desire is, to which he replied \"To be loved\". Later, he is asked again by the client what his desire is, this time replying \"To be ugly\", believing that people would love him for who he is. The client hands him a Lament Configuration, and he begins to serve who he is told is the God of Pain and Desire by distributing the Lament Configurations to various people. Years later, he comes across a blinded"}, {"text": "Seth, who was punished by their former pimp for Jim's decision to leave. Jim is told by another one of Hell's servants to make him solve a Configuration. Instead, Jim and Seth engage in sexual intercourse and Seth begins to angrily confess how much he hates Jim during the act. That night, Seth leaves without opening the Configuration and Jim's desire is granted as he is forcibly disfigured by the jealous God of Pain and Pleasure. The story ends with him becoming a Summoning Angel with clicking teeth. Character design and portrayal. Design. Actor Nicholas Vince lived near creator Clive Barker, who liked his work. Barker suggested they work together, resulting in a collaboration on \"Hellraiser\". As Chatterer, Vince wore a one-piece mask that rendered him blind. A fake set of chattering teeth were fitted in his mouth and were triggered when he bit down. Because of the difficulty in eating and the drooling associated with the design, the chattering teeth were redesigned to be removable. The design was changed in \"Hellbound\" because Vince suffered an injury to his jaw while filming a scene where Chatterer was to be impaled with several hooks. Due to this injury, Vince requested that"}, {"text": "Chatterer be given eyes to help with his vision. Portrayal. Chatterer was played by Nicholas Vince in \"Hellraiser\" and '. The role of the Chatter Beast in ' was played by Jodie St. Michael. Torso from ', and the Chatterer in ', ', ' and ' were all performed by Mike Jay Regan. The female Chatterer that appeared in ' was portrayed by Jolene Andersen. The Chatterer is played by Jason Liles in the 2022 reboot. Reception. Shock Till You Drop called Chatterer an iconic character that is \"simply a badass and incredibly terrifying\". Paul Kane describes the character as representing two different fears: that of being eaten alive and dental work. In his review of the original \"Hellraiser\" film, Chris Stuckmann stated when talking about how little screentime Pinhead actually has in the film: \"In fact I was more scared by The Chatterer, who must have inspired the creative team behind \"Silent Hill\". But that's kind of how it goes with these horror movie icons isn't it? I mean when you think of Jason, and then go back and watch the first \"Friday the 13th\", the Jason that we know, just really isn't there. Save for Michael Myers in"}, {"text": "the first \"Halloween\" film, a lot of times these horror movie villains become culturally impactful because \"we\" (the audience) decide they are\". The character has received their own Funko Pop Vinyl figure. Ironically, the figure claims to be from \"\", which is one of the few films in the \"Hellraiser\" franchise in which Chatterer (or any version of Chatterer) does not actually appear."}, {"text": "Chaka Salt Lake (; ) is a salt lake in Ulan County, Haixi Prefecture, Qinghai, China. The oval-shaped lake is located near the eastern end of Qaidam Basin, to the west of the provincial capital Xining. The name \"Chaka\" (\u0f5a\u0fad\u0f0b\u0f41) means \"salt lake\" in Tibetan. A branch railway connects the town of Chaka to the Qinghai\u2013Tibet railway. Originally constructed for transporting salt, the line is nowadays used by tourist trains from Xining, with a travel time of over 4 hours. Chaka Lake is a major tourist destination and a key salt mine in Qinghai. In 2018, it received more than 3 million visitors. The lake is famous for its crystal-blue water and reflective lake bed, and is popularly known as \"Mirror of the Sky\"."}, {"text": "Vajiha Samadova (; 24 November 1924 \u2013 24 October 1965) ) was Azerbaijan's first professional female painter and was named a Distinguished Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR in 1964. Shortly after she died a gallery hall in the Azerbaijan Artists Union was named after her. Four of Samedova's artworks are in the collection of the Azerbaijan State Art Gallery. Life. Samadova was born in 1924 to confectioner Karbalayi Ali, an Azerbaijani from Kars and his Rubaba Samadova, from an Azerbaijani family from Qom, Iran. As a child Samadova lived in Icherisheher. From 1939 to 1944 she studied at the Azim Azimzadeh Azerbaijan State School of Painting, where she met her future husband, Latif Fayzullayev. Afterward she studied at Institute of Painting in Moscow. On November 1, 1945, she and her husband had their first child, Nijat. After a one-year break, Vajiha Samadova resumed her education and completed her studies in 1949, returning to Baku. In 1951 graduated with a thesis \"Among the Students of Azerbaijani Composer Uzeyir Hajibeyov.\" Under the guidance of Pavel Korin she spent three more years as a postgraduate student. Later she returned to Baku and became Azerbaijan's first professional female painter. After returning to Azerbaijan she"}, {"text": "became a teacher at the Azim Azimzadeh School of Painting. In 1958, after the construction of the Artists' House was completed, her family was provided with an apartment and the painter's studio there. In 1962 she was given a separate studio. Soon after she fell seriously ill. Works. Between 1957 and 1963 she created works including \"Wedding in Lenkeran,\" \"Preparation for the Celebration,\" and \"Song.\" Her paintings about Azerbaijan include \"In the Cradle of the Kur,\" \"Song,\" \"In Anticipation,\" \"Preparation for the Celebration,\" series of landscapes like \"Qoshqar Pastures,\" \"Blue Lake,\" \"Kepaz,\" \"On the Kur Shores,\" portraits of \"Actress Leyla Badirbeyli,\" \"Cotton Picking Woman,\" \"Portrait of Shamama Huseynova,\" and \"Portrait of Geologist Minire Mammadbayli\". In 1953 she painted a portrait of actress Leyla Badirbeyli, exhibited in the National Art Museum of Azerbaijan. Her portrait works include \"Self-portrait,\" \"Portrait of Actress Leyla Badirbeyli,\" \"Portrait of Sureyya Karimova,\" \"Portrait of Sohbat Ibrahimova,\" \"Young Violinist,\" and \"Portrait of Geologist Minure Mammadbayli\". Her last painting, \"Awaiting News,\" was created in 1963 and displayed at the \"Our Contemporaries\" exhibition held in Baku in 1963. Death. In 1962, Vajiha Samadova was diagnosed with cancer. Her doctor suggested an operation to amputate her arm to prolong her"}, {"text": "life, but it would have meant ending her artistic career. However, the artist declined this option. As a result, her condition worsened. Although she underwent surgery in Moscow later, it was already too late. In 1965, just a month shy of her 41st birthday, Vajiha Samadova passed away. Despite being offered a place in the Alley of Honor by the Central Committee in Fakhri Khiyaban, according to her wishes, she was buried in a Muslim cemetery. Soon after her death, her name was immortalized by being presented in the exhibition hall of the Union of Artists of Azerbaijan. Following her death, her husband Latif Feyzullayev created paintings dedicated to her memory, including \"Old Cemetery,\" \"Solitary Grave,\" \"Portrait of the Painter Vajiha Samadova,\" and \"Morning.\" Awards. She received the title of Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR on June 29, 1964. Exhibitions. In 1962, a solo exhibition was held in Baku. His works such as \"Old Bulgarian women\", \"Market in Sofia\", \"Rainy day\" are exhibited here, where he painted impressions of his trip to Bulgaria. The next exhibitions are held in Moscow and Sofia. In 1963, the work \"Waiting for News\" was exhibited at the \"Our Modern\" exhibition. On July 14,"}, {"text": "2018, the \"Tandem of Love\" exhibition, consisting of the works of Latif Feyzullayev and Vajiha Samadova, was held in the Palace of Festivals and Congresses within the \"Azerbaijani Culture Days\" organized by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation in Cannes, France. In February 2020, an exhibition of 40 works of the couple was held at the \"Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Baku\" exhibition hall with the support of the Ministry of Culture of Azerbaijan. Memory. The exhibition hall of the Union of Artists of Azerbaijan, located in the center of Baku, has been named after Vajiha Samadova, the Honored Artist of Azerbaijan, since 1965. Her son, film director Nijat Feyzullayev, produced a documentary film commissioned by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism that portrays his mother's life and artistic contributions. The premiere of the film titled \"The Queen of Azerbaijani Painting\" took place on September 29, 2010, at the International Mugham Center in Baku. Currently, four artworks by Vajiha Samadova are preserved and stored in the collection of the Azerbaijan State Art Gallery."}, {"text": "Behafarid Ghafarian (\u200e; born: 20 January 1994) is an Iranian actress. Her most noted work is playing the protagonist in \"Sophie & The Mad\" (2017). She is also known for work on the stage, particularly for playing \u201cLeila Arash\u201d in \u201cFe\u2019l\u201d, a play written and directed by Mohammad Rezaee Raad."}, {"text": "Vladislav Yevgenevich Boiko (; born 15 December 1995) is a Russian professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for HC Shakhtyor Soligorsk in the Belarusian Extraleague. Boiko previously played one season for HC Dynamo Pardubice of the Czech Extraliga during the 2017\u201318 season, playing 41 games and scoring two goals and three assists. He also played one game in the Kontinental Hockey League for Admiral Vladivostok during the 2018\u201319 season."}, {"text": "Shmuel Kaminetsky (born 1965) is an Israel-born rabbi and has been the rabbi of Dnipro and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast since 1990. Biography. Shmuel Kaminetsky's parents emigrated from the USSR to Israel due to Soviet religious persecution in 1946. Kaminetsky was born in Kfar Chabad, Israel, in 1965. From 1978 to 1981 he studied at the yeshiva of the city of Lod. In 1981 he went to the United States where he graduated from the Lubavitcher hassidic Rabbinical College of America in New Jersey. In 1989, he married Hanna Lipsker; they had six daughters and three sons."}, {"text": "Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Centre is a non-profit organisation located in India with a presence across the country. It was formed in the memory of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (11th President of India) in 2015. The organisation was founded by Srijan Pal Singh, an author, social entrepreneur, and public speaker. He also worked as the Officer-on-Special-Duty and Advisor for Science, Technology, and Policy to Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam between 2009 and 2015. The organisation aspires to create a sustainable and livable planet Earth for humanity by taking forward the vision of Dr. Kalam. It also aims to promote innovations, especially in governance and social enterprises, to improve youth participation in national and international development so as to improve access to education as well as knowledge in all strata of society. Pillars. Education. Kalam Centre runs a network of free libraries across remote and low-income regions of India under the banner of Kalam Library. These libraries cater to the reading and learning needs of children in slums, government schools, low-cost private schools, and children observation homes. Collectively, the libraries serve the needs of over 500,000 children. Another initiative is that of Dreamathon which is an annual flagship campaign to ignite the"}, {"text": "passion for learning among youth. It supports them by providing relevant skills to help them reach their full potential and go beyond. Kalam Centre also has over 500 auxiliary teachers in Telangana under the initiative of Kalam Bharat to help fill the knowledge gaps in government schools."}, {"text": "Rastovo () is a rural locality (a village) in Paustovskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 1 as of 2010. Geography. Rastovo is located 40 km south of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Sergiyevy-Gorki is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Rogovskaya () is a rural locality (a village) in Paustovskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 82 as of 2010. Geography. Rogovskaya is located 26 km south of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Oktyabrskaya is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Romashyovo () is a rural locality (a village) in Paustovskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 2 as of 2010. Geography. Romashyovo is located 24 km south of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Zholobovo is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Rudelyovo () is a rural locality (a village) in Gorod Vyazniki, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 18 as of 2010. Geography. Rudelyovo is located 11 km east of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Log is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Rudilnitsy () is a rural locality (a village) in Gorod Vyazniki, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 51 as of 2010. Geography. Rudilnitsy is located on the Klyazma River, 16 km east of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Bragino is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Ryabikha () is a rural locality (a village) in Styopantsevskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 5 as of 2010. Geography. Ryabikha is located 30 km southwest of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Yamki is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Sankhar () is a rural locality (a settlement) in Gorod Vyazniki, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 49 as of 2010. Geography. Sankhar is located on the Sankhar Lake, 95 km northeast of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Frolishchi is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "TULL-KUST () is a trade union that organises employees in the customs service and coast guard of Sweden."}, {"text": "Saryevo () is a rural locality (a settlement) in Saryevskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 641 as of 2010. Geography. The village is located 4 km north-west from Saryevo and 30 km west from Vyazniki."}, {"text": "Saryevo () is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Saryevskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 409 as of 2010. There are 8 streets. Geography. Saryevo is located 29 km west of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Vysokovo is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "The Tomb of Sawai Singh is a 19th-century tomb built in Bundeli architectural style. The tomb has four bastions on all the four corners, with one large dome in the center and other smaller domes are near the bigger ones. The exterior side of these domes has full bloomed lotus petals as decorations."}, {"text": "Renae Maihi is a New Zealand film director and screenwriter. She is best known for her work on the films \"Waru\" and \"We Are Still Here\", both of which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2017 and 2022 respectively. Life and career. Maihi was born in Auckland, New Zealand. She is M\u0101ori of the Ng\u0101puhi and Te Arawa tribes as well as P\u0101keh\u0101. In 2009, Maihi made her writing debut with \"Nga Manurere\", starring Keisha Castle-Hughes. In 2010, she made her screenwriting debut with short film, \"Redemption\", which premiered at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival and Sundance Film Festival. Her play, \"Patua\", about child abuse won Adam NZ Play Award for best play by a Maori Playwright 2013, and her directorial theatre debut garnered critical acclaim in New Zealand. She subsequently wrote and directed the short film, \"Butterfly (Purerehua)\", funded by the New Zealand Film Commission. Butterfly premiered as part of the ImagineNATIVE Film Festival M\u0101ori spotlight in 2013 and screened in a programme alongside Taika Waititi\u2019s \"Two Cars One Night\". In 2015, her short film, \"Mannahatta\", premiered at ImagineNATIVE Film Festival in Toronto. \"Mannahatta\" was later selected as a finalist for \"Best Short Film\" at the"}, {"text": "New Zealand International Film Festival. During 2015, she worked on series 2 of My Kitchen Rules NZ as the Talent coordinator. Maihi's feature film, \"Waru\", which she co-wrote and co-directed in collaboration with 8 other M\u0101ori women filmmakers was made up of a series of vignettes which addressed the widespread issue of child abuse in New Zealand. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, won the audience award at Seattle International Film Festival and the grand jury award for an outstanding international narrative feature at the 34th Asia-Pacific Film Festival in Los Angeles. It was also screened at the Wairoa M\u0101ori Film Festival, where it won the Indigenous Rights award. In 2018, she was awarded the NZFC Maori Screen Excellence Award and Whakapapa Film Festival of Italy Award. Her films were screened as part of a retrospective on M\u0101ori filmmakers at Auckland's first M\u0101ori Film Week and the New Zealand International Film Festival. She directed one of the segments of the anthology film \"We Are Still Here\", which premiered as the opening film of the 2022 Sydney Film Festival and had its North American premiere in the Contemporary World Cinema program at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival."}, {"text": "\"We Are Still Here\" won Best Dramatic Feature Film at the 2022 imagineNATIVE Film Festival in Toronto. Bob Jones v Renae Maihi. For Waitangi Day in 2018, Bob Jones wrote an opinion piece calling for an annual \"M\u0101ori Gratitude Day\", where among other things he suggested that M\u0101ori serve breakfast in bed to Europeans as M\u0101ori owe their existence to British migrants. The opinion piece was published in the \"National Business Review\" on 2 February and caused so much outrage that it was soon deleted from their website. In response, Maihi started a petition calling for Bob to be stripped of his knighthood (received as a Knight Bachelor in the 1989 Queen's Birthday Honours) and on 27 March 2018, the petition (with then 68,000 signatures) was presented to parliament and received by MPs Kiri Allan and Willie Jackson. In a seven to four majority decision in April 2018, the New Zealand Media Council did not uphold a complaint about the opinion piece, but noted that the \"National Business Review\"s decision to no longer publish columns by Jones was an \"appropriate response to the justified public outrage\". In June 2018, Jones filed defamation papers with the Wellington High Court, seeking a"}, {"text": "ruling that the language used in Maihi's petition defamed him. Also in June 2018, community campaigner Te Raukura O'Connell Rapira started a crowdfunding campaign for Maihi's legal costs. The court hearing was set for 10 to 21 February 2020. In his initial cross examination, Jones admitted that he had never read the petition that he claims defames him. On 14 February 2020 Jones withdrew the case. Personal life. Maihi has been in a relationship with emerging First Nations Canadian filmmaker Judith Schuyler since 2017."}, {"text": "Sedelnikovo () is a rural locality (a village) in Oktyabrskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 13 as of 2010. Geography. Sedelnikovo is located 17 km south of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Naguyevo is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Selishche () is a rural locality (a village) in Gorod Vyazniki, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 157 as of 2010. Geography. Selishche is located 10 km southeast of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Vyazniki is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Seltsovy Derevenki () is a rural locality (a village) in Gorod Vyazniki, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 33 as of 2010. Geography. Seltsovy Derevenki is located near the Klyazma River, 7 km north of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Mitiny Derevenki is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Selyankino () is a rural locality (a village) in Saryevskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 18 as of 2010. Geography. Selyankino is located 37 km northwest of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Saryeyvo is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Senino () is a rural locality (a village) in the Styopantsevskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1. Geography. Senino is located 34 km southwest of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Korovintsevo is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Senkovo () is a rural locality (a settlement) in Oktyabrskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 81 as of 2010. Geography. Senkovo is located 11 km southwest of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Oktyabrsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Sergeyevo () is a rural locality (a village) in Paustovskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 540 as of 2010. There are 7 streets. Geography. Sergeyevo is located 10 km south of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Tsentralny is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Gretel Lees Packer (born August 1965) is an Australian billionaire investor and philanthropist. Early life and career. Packer is the daughter of Kerry Packer , a media mogul, and his wife, Roslyn Packer . She is the granddaughter of Sir Frank Packer. Following the death of her father and an estimated 1.2 billion settlement in 2015 with her brother, James, she inherited investments in Crown Resorts, and other companies. Her philanthropic interests include a broad range of community activities and charities aligned to the arts, education, and environmental science. Packer is Vice-President of the Board of Trustees of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Chair of the Advisory Board of Crown Resorts Foundation, Chair of the Packer Family Foundation, Chair of The Sydney Theatre Company Foundation, and a Founding Patron of the Taronga Zoo Conservation Science Initiative and a Founding Governor of the Taronga Zoo Foundation. She has previously served as a Director of the Royal Hospital for Women Foundation and as a Council Member of the Royal Botanic Gardens Foundation. Personal life. Packer had two children to her first husband, Nick Barham, whom she divorced in 1999; and one child to her second husband, Shane Murray, whom she"}, {"text": "married in late 2005 and divorced in 2007. Net worth. , Packer's net worth was assessed as 2.33 billion by the \"Financial Review\" in the 2025 Rich List. \"Forbes Asia\" magazine assessed Packer's net worth at 1.6 billion in January 2019."}, {"text": "Sergiyevy-Gorki () is a rural locality (a selo) in Paustovskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 462 as of 2010. There are 7 streets. Geography. Sergiyevy-Gorki is located on the Indrus River, 36 km south of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Prigorevo is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Serkovo () is a rural locality (a village) in Oktyabrskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 892 as of 2010. Geography. The village is located 1 km from Pivovarovo, 20 km south-west from Vyazniki, 10 km from Senkovo."}, {"text": "Roger Bekeford was a member of Dublin Corporation in the later fourteenth century, serving as bailiff on two consecutive terms from 1368 to 1370, and once as mayor in 1384. He is a witness to grants in 1371, 1373, 1382, and 1390 along with the mayor and bailiffs suggesting he was a prominent member of the Common Council. Further evidence for his standing comes from a note of him as one of the gentlemen of counsel for the city of Dublin on 18 October 1381, and again in 1385 he is empaneled on a jury looking into the Tolboll Custom claimed by St. Thomas\u2019 Abbey. But it is as a landholder under the Archbishop of Dublin that he has perhaps become best known. His grandfather, Simon Neyll has been identified as one of the archbishop's betaghs by later historians, but he certainly wasn't a betagh in the traditional sense of the term. He acted more as a free tenant, being a farmer in Clondolean (where the townland of Neilstown still preserves the name), along with several shops and some lands in New Street in Dublin. He also acquired the lands of Skatterney. On 7 May 1405 Roger Bekeford, son and"}, {"text": "heir of Elena, daughter and heiress to Simon Neale, remitteds to Thomas, archbishop of Dublin all his rights to these lands. It has been suggested that Roger Bekeford was a product of intermarriage, \u2018Bekeford\u2019s mother was an \u00d3 N\u00e9ill of Irish descent, while the surname he bears is English, suggesting that his father was of English extraction\u2019. Being of Irish extraction did not hold Simon Neale back, serving as a Jurat of the City of Dublin in 1359, suggesting that Roger's standing within the Common Council was due to the business, property and government interests of his \u2018Irish\u2019 grandfather. Roger seems adept at extending these property interests himself which no doubt placed him in a good position to vie for the main offices of Dublin corporation. So on the 16 May 1379 Richard, son of Adam Clerk, kinsman and heir to Thomas, son of Thomas Smothe, released to Roger Bekeford a messuage and seven shops in the Street of the Fishers, parish of St. Olave. He also extended his holdings in New Street, holding the property formerly held by Peter Wakefield. His standing was further enhanced with his appointment as general attorney for John White, clerk, on 1 April 1375,"}, {"text": "and again for Richard, Prior of Little Malvern, on 13 October 1389."}, {"text": "Serkovo () is a rural locality (a village) in Styopantsevskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 22 as of 2010. Geography. The village is located 10 km south-east from Styopantsevo, 34 km south-west from Vyazniki."}, {"text": "Sizovo () is a rural locality (a village) in Oktyabrskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 3 as of 2010. Geography. Sizovo is located 14 km southwest of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Bolshoy Kholm is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Simontsevo () is a rural locality (a village) in Saryevskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 138 as of 2010. There are 2 streets. Geography. Simontsevo is located 24 km west of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Vyazovka is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Phil Slater is an Australian jazz trumpeter and composer based in the Illawarra region. Slater has performed and recorded with a wide range of artists including Archie Roach, Missy Higgins, the Australian Art Orchestra, Lou Reed, Jim Black, Jonathan Zwartz, Katie Noonan, Vince Jones, Bernie McGann, Sandy Evans, Paul Grabowsky, Genevieve Lacey, PNAU, Directions In Groove, Nick Littlemore, Andrea Keller, Barney McAll, and Gian Slater. In the 1990s he studied composition with Peter Sculthorpe, Barry Conynham and Andrew Ford at the University of Sydney and University of Wollongong. During the 1990s and 2000s Slater was a prominent member of the Sydney jazz and improvisation community and led a number of un-recorded projects including The Fresh Kills (with Samuel Dixon, Carl Dewhurst, and Simon Barker), the Very Interactive Band, the Whistle Stop Trio (with Carl Dewhurst and Simon Barker), and the Phil Slater Quartet (with Matt McMahon, Lloyd Swanton and Simon Barker). Since the early 2000s Slater became the leader or co-leader of a number of award winning projects including Strobe Coma Virgo, Band of Five Names, Daorum, and Trace Sphere. Slater has composed and performed original music for many theatre, film and television productions including \"Stuff Happens\" and \"Exit The"}, {"text": "King\" for Belvoir Street Theatre, \"Mother Courage\", \"Gallipoli\", and \"King Lear\" with Sydney Theatre Company, the \"Tale of Samulnori\" with Legs On The Wall. In 2022, Slater was a featured soloist and guest Principal Trumpet with The Australian Chamber Orchestra. Slater has been awarded the Australian National Jazz Award, the Bell Award for Australian Jazz Artist of the Year, the Bell Award for Best Australian Contemporary Jazz Ensemble (Phil Slater Quartet), the Limelight Award for Outstanding Contribution to Australian Jazz, and the Freedman Fellowship. In 2019 he released \"The Dark Pattern\", featuring Simon Barker (drums), Matt McMahon (piano), Matt Keegan (saxophone) and Brett Hirst (bass). The album saw him nominated for the 2019 ARIA Award for Best Jazz Album. Slater's latest recording called \"Immersion Lure\" (2023) has been described by jazz critic John Shand as \"one of the timeless records of Australian music\". Slater has taught at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music since 1997, and was awarded a PhD in skill acquisition theory in 2020. Discography. And featured on Awards and nominations. AIR Awards. The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent"}, {"text": "Music sector. ARIA Music Awards. The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. Australian Jazz Bell Awards. The Australian Jazz Bell Awards, (also known as the Bell Awards or The Bells), are annual music awards for the jazz music genre in Australia. They commenced in 2003."}, {"text": "Tara Tiba () is an Iranian born singer based in Australia. Her music genre is Persian traditional music singing with jazz, Latin and contemporary music. She has been nominated for 2019's ARIA Award for Best World Music Album. Tiba recorded an EP in 2010 but was not able to get it released due to Iranian laws. She then moved to Perth in 2012 and released an album in 2014. She released a second album, \"Omid\", in 2019. Awards and nominations. ARIA Music Awards. The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987."}, {"text": "Singer () is a rural locality (a village) in Mstyora Urban Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 36 as of 2010. Geography. Singer is located 10 km northwest of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Malye Lipki is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Stadionul Giule\u0219ti-Valentin St\u0103nescu is the name of several football stadiums. It may refer to:"}, {"text": "Sinyatkino () is a rural locality (a village) in Posyolok Nikologory, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 51 as of 2010. There is 1 street. Geography. Sinyatkino is located 19 km southwest of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Nikologory is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Skolepovo () is a rural locality (a village) in Mstyora Urban Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 23 as of 2010. Geography. Skolepovo is located 22 km west of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Vyazovka is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Slobodka () is a rural locality (a village) in Mstyora Urban Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 69 as of 2010. Geography. Slobodka is located 21 km northwest of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Novosyolka is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Sosenki () is a rural locality (a village) in Paustovskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 4 as of 2010. Geography. Sosenki is located 15 km south of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Novovyazniki is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "\"Burn the Ships\" is a song performed by an Australian Christian pop duo For King & Country. The song was released to Christian radio in the United States on 30 August 2018, becoming the third single from \"Burn the Ships\" (2018). The song was written by Matt Hales, Seth Mosley, Joel Smallbone and Luke Smallbone. The song peaked at No. 3 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart, becoming their eleventh top ten single. Background. \"Burn the Ships\" was initially released on 28 September 2018 as the fifth promotional single from \"Burn the Ships\" (2018). In an interview with \"Billboard\", the duo shared the inspiration of the song, saying that it came from Luke Smallbone's wife, Courtney, battling with an addiction to prescription drugs, combined with a historical incident during the Spanish conquest of Mexico in 1519, when Hern\u00e1n Cort\u00e9s landed his ships on enemy shores unaware of what awaited his arrival. To ensure that his men were committed to their mission, he proclaimed, \"Burn the ships!\" Luke Smallbone shared in an interview with NewReleaseToday that the song became the album's title track after realising that the theme of \"no retreat\" was recurring on the album especially in songs like"}, {"text": "\"Never Give Up\" and \"Fight On, Fighter\" and he opined that \"it makes the album and the title feel potent.\" The song was released to Christian radio in the United States on 30 August 2019, becoming \"Burn the Ships\"' third official single. A radio-adapted version of the song was released in digital format on 27 September 2019. On 4 October 2019, For King & Country released a remix of the song by R3hab. Composition. \"Burn the Ships\" composed in the key of F major with a tempo of 94 beats per minute. For King & Country's vocal range spans from C3 to C5. Commercial performance. The song reached No. 1 on Billboard's Christian Airplay chart. It has sold 32,000 copies in the United States as of November 2019. Music video. The music video of \"Burn the Ships\" was published on For King & Country's YouTube channel on 5 October 2018, celebrating the release of the album, which arrived on the same day. It was filmed on \"Lady Washington\", the duo singing aboard the ship before leaving an explosive and retreating to shore."}, {"text": "Wednesday Music Playlist () is a South Korea variety show program on tvN. It aired on tvN on Wednesdays at 23:00 (KST) from 2 October to 4 December 2019. Synopsis. This show is led by PD . The show feature the 4 cast members enjoying many forgotten and hidden masterpieces and unknown new songs through various entertainment formats such as talks, games and outdoor variety."}, {"text": "Zela Margossian is an Australian pianist of Armenian heritage. Born in Beirut, she is currently based in Sydney. She is the founder of the Zela Margossian Quintet that was nominated for an ARIA Award for Best World Music Album in 2019. Education. From 1988 to 1999, Margossian studied Piano Performance at Parsegh Ganatchian Hamazkaine Musical College in Beirut, Lebanon. She continued her education at the Lebanese Higher State Conservatory while earning a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in English Literature from the Haigaizian University in Beirut, Lebanon. After graduating from Haigaizian University in 2002, she moved to Yerevan, Armenia to study at the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory in the class of Vili Sargsyan. In 2007, Margossian earned a Master's degree in Piano Performance from the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory. While studying in Yerevan, Margossian developed an interest in ethno-jazz and moved to Sydney, Australia where she studied Jazz Piano Performance Course at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Career. After moving to Sydney, Margossian formed the critically acclaimed ethno-jazz band Zela Margossian Quintet. The band consisted of Alexander Inman-Hislop (drums), Adem Yilmaz (percussion), Jacques Emery (bass, Stuart Vandegraaff (wind instruments), and Elsen Price (bass). The band's music is heavily influenced by"}, {"text": "traditional Armenian music. Since its foundation, the band has been performing its original repertoire throughout the world, making appearances at international jazz festivals including Jazz Women's Festival (2017), Beirut Jazz Festival (2018), and Sydney Improvised Music Association Winter Jazz Program (2018). The quintet also toured around Australia and the world, performing in Canberra, Melbourne, Hobart, Auckland, and Wellington. Zela Margossian Quintet released its debut album \"Transition\" in November 2018. The release has been positively reviewed by The Sydney Morning Herald, DownBeat, Jazzwise, Heavy Blog is Heavy, and Everything is Noise. The album was nominated for the Best World Music Album at ARIA Awards in 2019. Outside of the band, Zela Margossian gives private lessons at Zealous Music. Awards and nominations. ARIA Music Awards. The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987."}, {"text": "Sosnovka () is a rural locality (a village) in Styopantsevskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 3 as of 2010. Geography. Sosnovka is located 30 km west of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Ryabikha is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Stavrovo () is a rural locality (a village) in Mstyora Urban Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 12 as of 2010. Geography. Stavrovo is located 15 km northwest of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Stanki is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Stanki () is a rural locality (a selo) in Mstyora Urban Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 518 as of 2010. There are 14 streets. Geography. Stanki is located 14 km northwest of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Stavrovo is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Starygino () is a rural locality (a village) in Oktyabrskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 49 as of 2010. Geography. Starygino is located 18 km southwest of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Naguyevo is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Styopantsevo () is a rural locality (a settlement) and the administrative center of Styopantsevskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 2,221 as of 2010. There are 33 streets. Geography. Styopantsevo is located 36 km southwest of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Korovintsevo is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Stepkovo () is a rural locality (a village) in Posyolok Nikologory, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 17 as of 2010. Geography. Stepkovo is located 23 km southwest of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Yerofeyevo is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Stryapkovo () is a rural locality (a village) in Paustovskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 8 as of 2010. Geography. Stryapkovo is located 23 km south of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Borodino is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Stupiny Derevenki () is a rural locality (a village) in Gorod Vyazniki, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 38 as of 2010. Geography. Stupiny Derevenki is located 9 km north of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Mitiny Derevenki is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Drosophila prolongata commonly referred to as the panda fly, is a fly of the family Drosophilidae. This species is endemic to southeast Asia. Males of this species express one of the most extreme reversed sexual size dimorphism (i.e. males are larger than females) in the Drosophilidae, making this species an interesting model organism for the study of sexual selection. Males also display remarkable copulation courtship behaviour."}, {"text": "Suvoloka () is a rural locality (a village) in Posyolok Nikologory, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 12 as of 2010. Geography. Suvoloka is located 28 km southwest of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Zhelnino is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Suytino () is a rural locality (a village) in Gorod Vyazniki, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 1 as of 2010. Geography. Suytino is located 10 km southeast of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Selishche is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Sysoyevo () is a rural locality (a village) in Posyolok Nikologory, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 93 as of 2010. Geography. Sysoyevo is located 23 km southwest of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Priozyorny is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Tabachikha () is a rural locality (a village) in Styopantsevskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 20 as of 2010. Geography. Tabachikha is located 42 km southwest of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Edon is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "The Honeymooners is a classic American television sitcom created by and starring Jackie Gleason. The Honeymooners may also refer to:"}, {"text": "Pema Khandu ministry may refer to these cabinets led by Indian politician Pema Khandu as chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh:"}, {"text": "Timino () is a rural locality (a village) in Mstyora Urban Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 12 as of 2010. Geography. Timino is located 18 km northwest of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Naleskino is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Gabriele Ferrarini (born 9 April 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right-back. Club career. Fiorentina. He is a product of Fiorentina youth teams and started playing for their Under-19 squad in the 2017\u201318 season. For the last three games of the 2018\u201319 Serie A season, he was called up to the senior squad but remained on the bench. Loan to Pistoiese. On 29 August 2019 he joined Serie C club Pistoiese on a season-long loan. He made his professional Serie C debut for Pistoiese on 1 September 2019 in a game against Pergolettese. He started the game and played the whole match. He scored his first professional goal on 21 September 2019 in a 1\u20131 draw with Como. Loan to Venezia. On 25 August 2020, he became a new Venezia player. Loan to Perugia. On 20 August 2021, he joined Perugia on loan. Loans to Monza and Modena. On 1 September 2022, Ferrarini moved on loan to newly-promoted Serie A side Monza. He only made two bench appearances for Monza and never saw any time on the field. On 31 January 2023, he moved on a new loan to Modena in Serie B. Loan to Feralpisal\u00f2."}, {"text": "On 22 July 2023 he joined Feralpisal\u00f2 on loan. International career. He was first called up to represent his country for Under-18 squad friendlies in 2017. He was included in the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship squad and played in all 3 games, the last 2 as a starter, as Italy was eliminated at the group stage. On 3 September 2021 he made his debut with the Italy U21 squad, playing as a substitute in the qualifying match won 3\u20130 against Luxembourg."}, {"text": "Topolyovka () is a rural locality (a village) in Gorod Vyazniki, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 4 as of 2010. Geography. Topolyovka is located 18 km southeast of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Mishurovo is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Torchikha () is a rural locality (a village) in Styopantsevskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 3 as of 2010. Geography. Torchikha is located 41 km southwest of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Edon is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Troitskoye-Tatarovo () is a rural locality (a selo) in Mstyora Urban Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 38 as of 2010. Geography. Troitskoye-Tatarovo is located 30 km northwest of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Barskoye Tatarovo is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Trukhachikha () is a rural locality (a village) in Paustovskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 1 as of 2010. Geography. Trukhachikha is located 39 km south of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Sergiyevy-Gorki is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Simon Kofe is a Tuvaluan politician. He was appointed as the Minister for Justice, Communication & Foreign Affairs, in the cabinet of Kausea Natano following the 2019 Tuvaluan general election. Early life. He is the son of a Tuvaluan teacher at the University of the South Pacific (USP) in Suva, Fiji, Kofe was educated in a primary school of the Marist Brothers in Suva. He attended secondary school in various schools while his parents worked in several countries of Oceania. Legal career. Kofe earned a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of the South Pacific in 2004, followed by a master's degree in international maritime law from the University of Malta in 2014. As the former senior magistrate of Tuvalu, Afele Kitiona, retired in mid-June 2014, Kofe was appointed as senior magistrate on 24 September 2014. In May 2016, as the senior magistrate, Kofe determined that former Prime Minister Apisai Ielemia was guilty of corruption and sentenced him to 12-month imprisonment. In June 2016, Justice Norman Franzi of the High Court of Tuvalu quashed Ielemia's conviction and acquitted him of the abuse of office charges. The appeal to the High Court held that the conviction was \"manifestly unsafe\", with"}, {"text": "the court quashing the 12-month jail term. On 13 March 2017, the Court of Appeal upheld an appeal by the Crown on the sole ground that the personal interactions outside Court between Justice Franzi and counsel for Ielemia meant that the judgment of acquittal had to be set aside. The effect of the judgment was that Ielemia's conviction and sentence by the Senior Magistrate was re-instated but remained subject to a rehearing of the appeal by the High Court. On 26 May 2017, following the rehearing of Ielemia's appeal against conviction and the Crown's appeal against sentence, Justice Finnane dismissed Ielemia's appeal and upheld the Crown appeal against sentence and, on 29 May 2017, imposed a new sentence of one year and 11 months. On 18 September 2017, the Court of Appeal dismissed Ielemia's appeal on conviction and allowed the appeal on sentence thereby reinstating the Senior Magistrate's sentence of 12 months imprisonment. Parliamentary career. Sir Kamuta Latasi resigned as MP on 17 October 2018. A by-election was held on 20 November 2018, with Kofe winning his seat with a 30.5% of the total votes in his favour. In an interview he stated that he would like to contribute to"}, {"text": "the constitutional reform project, with which project he had participated in his role as senior magistrate. He served in the parliamentary Opposition in the government of Prime Minister Enele Sopoaga during the last months of the 2015-2019 legislature. At the time of his election to parliament, he was the youngest of the members of parliament at age 35. He was re-elected in the 2019 Tuvaluan general election. On 19 September 2019, Kausea Natano was voted into the office of Prime Minister of Tuvalu by a parliamentary majority consisting of 10 MPs. Kofe was appointed as the Minister for Justice, Communication & Foreign Affairs. Kofe was re-elected in the 2024 Tuvaluan general election. Kofe was appointed the Minister for Transport, Energy, Communication, and Innovation in the Teo Ministry. Climate activism and role as the Minister for Foreign Affairs (2019-2023). On 27 October 2021, Kofe launched Tuvalu\u2019s \u2018Future Now Project\u2019 (\"Te Ataeao Nei Project\" in Tuvaluan). The project\u2019s first initiative is values- or culture-based approach to diplomacy based on Tuvaluan values of \"olaga fakafenua\" (communal living systems), \"kaitasi\" (shared responsibility), and \"fale-pili\" (being a good neighbour), in the hope other nations will be motivated to understand their shared responsibility to mitigate climate"}, {"text": "change and sea level rise. A values- or culture-based approach to diplomacy was reflected in Tuvalu\u2019s 2020 Foreign Policy statement (\"Te Sikulagi\"). In November 2021, Kofe recorded a speech for the COP26. In the video, he stood knee-deep in seawater to highlight Tuvalu being on the frontline of climate change. The following year, in November 2022, he recorded a speech where he outlined that in response to rising sea levels, Tuvalu will replicate itself into the Metaverse, stating that \"our land, our ocean, our culture are the most precious assets of our people and to keep them safe from harm, no matter what happens in the physical world, we will move them to the cloud.\" Role in constitutional reform (2020-2023). In July 2020 the Parliament of Tuvalu adopted a Motion to establish: \u201ca constitution committee that would monitor in ensuring that the constitution plans for the review are observed\u201d. Simon Kofe was appointed the chair of the Constitutional Review Parliamentary Select Committee. The Final Report of the Constitutional Review Parliamentary Select Committee was published on 12 December 2022. on the same date The Constitution of Tuvalu Bill 2022 was published. Kofe resigned from the Cabinet in July 2023 to focus"}, {"text": "on amending the Constitution. On 5 September 2023, Tuvalu\u2019s parliament passed the Constitution of Tuvalu Act 2023, with the changes to the Constitution came into effect on 1 October 2023. The 2023 amendments to the Constitution adopt an innovative approach to determining the boundaries of the State of Tuvalu. Section 2(1) states the perpetual statehood of Tuvalu \u201cnotwithstanding the impacts of climate change or other causes resulting in loss to the physical territory of Tuvalu\u201d. Tuvalu, and other Pacific Ocean countries support such a position on the impact on territorial boundaries caused by climate change. The leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum countries published a declaration on 6 August 2021 that recalling that Pacific Islands Forum Members have a long history of support for the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (the \u201cConvention\u201d), and which declaration ended with a proclamation: \u201cthat our maritime zones, as established and notified to the Secretary-General of the United Nations in accordance with the Convention, and the rights and entitlements that flow from them, shall continue to apply, without reduction, notwithstanding any physical changes connected to climate change-related sea-level rise.\u201d Kofe summarised the changes to the Constitution as focussing on key areas:"}, {"text": "\"(1) the climate crisis and recognition of Tuvalu\u2019s statehood; (2) enhancing the stability of governance; (3) judicial reforms; and (4) rights and culture.\""}, {"text": "Persebaya Putri (English: \"Persebaya Women's\") is an Indonesia professional Women's football club based in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. It currently plays in the Liga 1 Putri, the top women's league in Indonesia. History. In July 2019, Persebaya announced their commitment to take part in the inaugural season of Liga 1 Putri, a women's football competition in Indonesia and formed a women's football team. On Friday, 27 September 2019, Persebaya decided to resign after sending a letter to PSSI to postpone participation in the 2019 Liga 1 Putri. The plan was that the Women in Green would enter the competition next year. But Persebaya finally decided to take part in the 2019 Liga 1 Putri. The obligation of every Liga 1 team to take part in the women's competition next season was taken into consideration."}, {"text": "John Anthony Fingleton (born 21 September 1965) is an Irish-British economist and former CEO of the Office of Fair Trading. He is Senior Independent Member of the Innovate UK Board. Early life and career. Fingleton was born in September 1965, he studied economics at Trinity College Dublin and Nuffield College Oxford, writing his PhD under supervision from James Mirrlees and graduating with a DPhil in 1991. After graduating from Oxford, Fingleton taught economics at the London School of Economics and Trinity College Dublin. While an academic at TCD, he advocated deregulation of the Irish taxi market and a relaxation of restrictive licensing laws in alcohol retail. In 2000, Fingleton was appointed chairman of the Competition Authority of Ireland - where he made a number of prominent hires including former FTC Commissioner Terry Calvani. Fingleton was also responsible for managing the introduction of the Irish Competition Act 2002 into law. Office of Fair Trading. In 2005, Fingleton was appointed Chief Executive of the Office of Fair Trading. While at the OfT, he led investigations into bank overdraft fees, competition between supermarkets, credit cards, and the PPI market, as well as an investigation into UK airports that led to the breakup of"}, {"text": "BAA. Fingleton was criticised during his tenure for his high salary, which at \u00a3275,000 made him the second-highest paid civil servant in the UK, after the Governor of the Bank of England. Fingleton left the OfT in 2012, just before it and the Competition Commission were merged to form the new Competition and Markets Authority. He was succeeded by Clive Maxwell. Later career. Fingleton now runs a company advising businesses with competition and regulation problems. In 2015, he called for BT and Openreach to be split up to increase competition in the broadband market. In 2018, he wrote a report attacking the government's plans to expand the national security test in mergers, which he warned would be damaging to the UK economy. On 30 October 2023, Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers appointed Fingleton to the Competition Taskforce Advisory Panel, which has been established to advise the Treasury on national competition policy. Public office. Fingleton is a board member of UKRI and Fingleton was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to the economy and innovation."}, {"text": "Gordon Conway (18 December 1894 \u2013 9 June 1956) was an illustrator and costume designer who designed for British films in the 1920s and 1930s. She established the first specialist costume department in Britain's film studios in the early 1930s. She worked closely with leading film producer Michael Balcon, and her notable films included \"High Treason\" (1929), \"Sunshine Susie\" (1931) and \"The Good Companions\" (1933). Conway's biographer, Raye Virginia Allen, credits her with helping to \"shape the way early-twentieth century women looked and aspired to look... in an atmosphere of sweeping change on both sides of the Atlantic\". She was, according to Allen, \"the quintessential jazz age flapper\". Gordon's distinctive masculine first name had been chosen by her father before her birth and, according to the designer, had been \"useful\" in her career, as many theatre managers would not agree to see female designers. Early life. Conway was born in Cleburne, Texas, to Jack and Tommie Conway. Jack Conway was a wealthy businessman with a chain of lumberyards. Tommie Conway, Gordon's mother, was a widely travelled social leader \"with business acumen\". Gordon attended the National Cathedral School in Washington, D.C. before travelling to Europe for finishing school in Switzerland and"}, {"text": "Rome. Career. In London in 1915, she was introduced to Heyworth Campbell, the art editor for Cond\u00e9 Nast magazines, and was commissioned to produce fashion illustrations for \"Vogue\" and \"Vanity Fair\". She also produced hundreds of advertising posters for products from hats to motorcars, and illustrated children's books and novels. Her drawings from 1919\u201320 display the New Woman style of a long narrow silhouette, cropped hair and witty panache\u2014which commentators also noted was reflected in the appearance of the artist herself. By the late 1910s, Conway had started designing theatre posters and soon moved into set and costume designs for cabarets and plays. For \"The Charm School\" (1920), directed by Robert Milton, Conway created a total design concept encompassing set design, costume and marketing materials. After her marriage to Blake Ozias in 1920, Conway, her husband and mother moved to Europe, where she continued to illustrate for fashion magazines, becoming a public personality. Conway and Ozias's marriage last until 1927, when they divorced in Paris. In 1928, Conway settled into a home studio and residence in London, where she stayed until 1936. In the mid-1920s, Conway began designing costumes for London stage revues, cabarets and musicals, including \"From Dover Street"}, {"text": "to Dixie\" (1923), \"Patricia\" (1925) and \"Peggy Ann\" (1927). This was a golden era for revue in London, a genre that embraced modernity and humour. Conway's commissions often involved designing the whole production, and she brought in costumiers and couturier to produce the costumes. By the end of the decade, she had progressed to designing for film. Between 1927 and 1929, the early sound period of British cinema, Conway designed costumes for high-profile films including \"Confetti\" (1927) and \"High Treason\" (1929). At the same time, Conway published accounts of her work that explained the technical and creative demands of costuming film: the use of fabrics, lighting, and the importance of personality. Between 1929 and 1935, Conway designed costumes for more than thirty films, frequently appeared in the promotional materials as the \"famous designer\", and was acclaimed in film fan magazines. The actor Jessie Matthews, who worked with Conway on \"The Good Companions\" (1933), credited the designer with \"the ability to express a person's essential character and personality through their clothes\". Film historian Melanie Bell has also documented Conway's skills as a negotiator, able to persuade producers and financiers not to \"scrimp on costs\", and her ability to manoeuvre through the"}, {"text": "business side of film production and costume management. In 1933, Conway was appointed chief costume designer for Gaumont-British Studios. She stated at the time that she employed thirty women, but hoped to grow to fifty, and \"it will be run entirely by women\". The following year, however, she retired from film costume design, due to ill health. Conway kept a daily diary of her appointments, work activities, and film-watching habits. These diaries, and many of Conway's designs and work notes, are held in the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin. Career. Gordon Conway died on 9 June 1956 at her family's home in Virginia, United States."}, {"text": "Navarana Fjord is a fjord in Peary Land, far northern Greenland. It is named after an Inuk woman. In 1984 important zinc and barium deposits were discovered in the Navarana Fjord. Australian Ironbark Zinc corporation was granted an exploration licence in 2007. History. This fjord was mapped by Danish Arctic explorer Eigil Knuth during the Danish Peary Land Expedition of 1947\u20131950. It was named after Navarana Mequpaluk (died 1921), the wife of Arctic explorer Peter Freuchen (1886\u20131957). Navarana had died at Upernavik in 1921 just before joining the Fifth Thule Expedition with her husband. Her death came at the time of the influenza epidemic that ravaged indigenous populations in Greenland in the early 1920s. Geography. Navarana Fjord is located in the northeastern part of Freuchen Land, western Peary Land. It is the only significant branch of J.P. Koch Fjord, with the junction about east of the mouth in the southern shore. The fjord runs roughly southwards in the middle fjord zone, deeply dividing the Freuchen Land Peninsula. It is about in length and high mountains rise on both sides of the shore, with impressive up to high cliffs in some places. There is a fairly large glacier, the Navarana Fjord"}, {"text": "Glacier, at the head of the fjord discharging from the southeast. Geology. Geologically this fjord is located in the Paleozoic Franklinian Basin. Navarana Fjord is part of an escarpment at the northern edge of a Silurian limestone shelf with a fault running for reaching Nyeboe Land. \"Sisamatispongia\" is a genus of fossil sponges whose spicules are only recorded from Navarana Fjord."}, {"text": "The Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Turkey () is the diplomatic mission of China to Turkey."}, {"text": "The 1984 Harlow District Council election took place on 3 May 1984 to elect members of Harlow District Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party retained control of the council. Election result. All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1980 election."}, {"text": "Estadi Baldiri Aleu is a rugby union stadium in Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona Province, Spain. Its location lies between the Baldi Aleu and Cerda\u00f1a streets in Sant Boi de Llobregat. UE Santboiana plays there its home matches in Divisi\u00f3n de Honor. The field is named after Baldiri Aleu Torres, UE Santboiana's first chairman, between 1921 and 1936 The field has capacity for 4000 spectators after its refurbishment in the 2000s."}, {"text": "Erald Lakti (born 6 January 2000) is a football player who plays as a midfielder for Italian club Arzignano. Born in Italy, Lakti represents Albania internationally. Club career. Fiorentina. He is a product of Fiorentina youth teams and started playing for their Under-19 squad in the 2017\u201318 season. He was called up to the senior squad for the last game of the 2018\u201319 Serie A season, but remained on the bench. He made his debut for the senior squad in 2019 International Champions Cup. Loan to Gubbio. On 1 August 2019 he joined Serie C club Gubbio on loan. He made his professional Serie C debut for Gubbio on 25 August 2019 in a game against Triestina. He substituted Rafa Mu\u00f1oz in the 52nd minute. He first appeared in the starting lineup on 1 September 2019 against Virtus Verona. Loan to Renate. On 22 September 2020, he joined Renate on loan. Lecco. On 8 July 2021, he joined Lecco on a permanent basis. Arzignano. On 16 July 2023, Lakti signed a two-year contract with Arzignano. International career. Lakti represents Albania internationally at youth level."}, {"text": "Ignacio Noguer Carmona (13 January 1931 \u2013 3 October 2019) was a Spanish Roman Catholic bishop. Noguer Carmona was born in Seville, Spain and was ordained to the priesthood in 1956. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Guadix, Spain from 1976 to 1990. He then served as coadjutor bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Huelva, Spain from 1990 to 1993 and was bishop of the Huelva Diocese from 1993 to 2006."}, {"text": "Tiwari ministry may refer to:"}, {"text": "Kathryn Olwen Farr (born Q2 1967) is a former track and field athlete who competed for England in the discus throw. Biography. Farr became the British discus throw champion after winning the British WAAA Championships title at the 1986 WAAA Championships. Shortly afterwards, Farr represented England in the discus event, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. The following year Farr won the 1987 UK Athletics Championships."}, {"text": "Annie Elizabeth Kunz (born February 16, 1993) is an American track and field athlete who specializes in heptathlon. She represented United States of America at the Tokyo Olympics, 2019 World Athletics Championships, 2019 Pan American Games and two Thorpe Cups competing in women's heptathlon. She also played soccer in college for Texas A&M. Professional career. Kunz has qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics. NCAA. Kunz earned 9 All-Conference honors and NCAA Division 1 All-American honors in 2016 and 2013 at NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Prep. Kunz is a graduate of Wheat Ridge High School in Wheat Ridge, Colorado and 10-time Colorado High School Activities Association State medalist in track and field, earning six gold and four silver medals. Kunz won four CHSAA 4A State titles as a senior in 100 hurdles 14.09 seconds, 300 hurdles in 43.30 seconds, high jump and triple jump . In 2010 as a junior, Kunz placed second at CHSAA 4A State championship in 100 hurdles 14.51 seconds, 300 hurdles 45.45 seconds and high jump . Kunz won two CHSAA 4A State titles as a sophomore in 2009 in 100 hurdles 14.37 seconds in windy conditions"}, {"text": "and high jump while finishing second in triple jump . Personal life. Kunz currently resides in San Clemente, California. Her father is Super Bowl winner Terry Kunz. She also has two siblings, Kelli and Terry."}, {"text": "Deng Li (; born May 1965) is a Chinese diplomat currently serving as Ambassador of China to France and Monaco. He previously served as Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Chinese Ambassador to Turkey. He is married and has one daughter."}, {"text": "Grayson is a 2014\u20132016 spy comic book ongoing series published by the comic book publishing company DC Comics about the character Dick Grayson leaving behind his superhero life to become Agent 37 of the fictional spy agency Spyral. The series was initially written by Tim Seeley and Tom King, with art by Mikel Jan\u00edn and Stephen Mooney. The creative team departed the series after issue #17, with Seeley working on \"Nightwing\" and King & Jan\u00edn on \"Batman\" for the impending DC Rebirth relaunch; from issue #18 onwards, the series was written by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly with art by Roge Antonio. Publication history. The \"Grayson\" series follows the events of the \"Forever Evil\" crossover event which ran from September 2013 to May 2014. During the story, the Crime Syndicate publicly unmask Nightwing as Dick Grayson following which he is seemingly killed. Although revived, Batman and Dick realize that he can no longer operate as Nightwing and must maintain the fa\u00e7ade of being dead. The first issue was released on July 2, 2014 following the conclusion of the then-current \"Nightwing\" run, which ended at issue #30 on May 24. Plot. Following his supposed death Batman sends Dick Grayson undercover to"}, {"text": "investigate Spyral, a clandestine organization founded by Kathy Kane to spy on superheroes. Grayson is designated Agent 37 and is partnered with senior Spyral agent Helena Bertinelli, codenamed Matron. The duo are sent on missions by Spyral's enigmatic leader Mr. Minos to retrieve body parts from the recently deceased supervillain Paragon; these parts are being traded and distributed among criminals in order to give them powers. Tension arises between the two when Grayson's refusal to kill costs the lives of other agents. During a mission, Grayson fights against Midnighter, who is also keeping an eye on Spyral, causing Grayson to question the organizations purpose and motives even more. While Grayson and Bertinelli are busy with these missions, Minos, who obscures his face using nanobot technology, secretly uses Spyral's resources to uncover the secret identities of superheroes. Grayson communicates with Batman in secret using code in order to discuss his findings and, although Batman expresses concerns over his safety and wants to extract him, Grayson convinces Batman that he needs to stay undercover to find out what Spyral are really planning. Grayson and Matron continue searching for Paragon's organs, coming into frequent conflict with Midnighter, who is trying to keep them"}, {"text": "out of Spyral's possession and has discovered that Agent 37 is actually Grayson. A cult known as the Fist of Cain manage to acquire Paragon's brain and intend to use it to unleash a psychic pulse at an Israeli peace rally, killing thousands. Grayson convinces Midnighter that they are on the same side and they successfully team up to stop the group. Minos meets with Bertinelli and shoots her with her crossbow, leading her to play dead until he leaves before making her way to Grayson. Bertinelli explains that all Spyral operatives are on missions aside from Agent 1, codenamed Tiger, and theorizes that Minos will try to kill him next. Grayson and Tiger team up to fight Minos, who has used the organs to create a new version of Paragon that has the powers of the Justice League. Using Grayson's knowledge of the League, they are able to defeat Paragon but find that Mr. Minos has escaped. In an unknown location, Minos holds a meeting with a reporter, revealing the identities of several superheroes and explaining that he joined Syral so that he could leak their secrets. The reporter, revealed to be Agent Zero, chastises Minos and kills him."}, {"text": "Following Minos' death, Matron takes over as the new director of Spyral and is confronted by the heads of several other spy agencies who inform her that, on each of Agent 37's five previous missions, one of their own agents has been murdered with escrima sticks. Bertinelli is suspicious, knowing that Grayson would never kill, and assumes he is being set up. Grayson attempts to contact Batman, asking when he is able to come home but receives no reply, causing him to act recklessly during a mission with Tiger to steal a necklace made of kryptonite. Grayson begins to question Bertinelli's true motivations when he discovers that he is supposed to hand the necklace to Lex Luthor and he flees. Tiger is attacked by someone who looks identical to Grayson but is saved from being murdered by the real Grayson, who initially believes his attacker to be Clayface in disguise. The two Graysons fight but Grayson is bested when the attacker distracts him by playing off his isolation from his family. Tiger regains consciousness and rips the nanobots out of his eyes, discovering that the attacker is his old partner Agent 8, whom he believed dead. Tiger lies about the"}, {"text": "identity of the attacker, blaming Maxwell Lord and Checkmate while Grayson, after another failed attempt to reach Batman, quits Spyral and heads for Gotham City. His reunion with Batman, who has lost his memory, is interrupted by Agent Zero, who demands he return to Spyral or they will reveal Batman's secret identity. Grayson meets with Jason, Tim, Barbara and Damian, with each reacting in various ways to the fact that he is alive. Knowing Spyral will be watching, he communicates with them in code and tasks them with hacking into the nanobots so that he will no longer be under Spyral's control. Upon his return to Spyral, Bertinelli reassures Grayson that she knew he was innocent whereas Tiger's relationship with Grayson remains strained. Tim confirms the identity of Agent Zero as Luka Netz, a woman who he discovers has been watching Batman and Grayson (as Robin) for years. Pinpointing her location to Berlin, Grayson and Midnighter orchestrate a mission causing Spyral to send him there so he can investigate. Once there, Grayson discovers that Spyral\u2019s founder (and Luka's father) Otto Netz created Spyral to deal with superhumans but, worrying that the organization would eventually stray from his original plans once"}, {"text": "he became bored and left, he also founded rival organization Leviathan to challenge them constantly. Wishing to end the cycle of violence, Grayson and Tiger go rogue and begin taking down the other Spyral agents, leading Bertinelli to send the Syndicate, a group of the world's most powerful spies, after them. In response, Grayson reaches out to Maxwell Lord and Checkmate to form an alliance. Armed with Checkmate technology, Grayson and Tiger handily defeat Frankenstein, a member of the Syndicate before taking on Grifter. Grayson works out that Grifter is a telepath and uses his training to outsmart him and learning that the Syndicate are only working with Bertinelli so that they can eventually kill her. Grayson tries to send a warning to Bertinelli but when the Syndicate attack she believes it to be Grayson and Tiger. Bertinelli is gravely wounded before Grayson can get to her and he is forced to fight against the Syndicate while Netz takes her to the medical bay. Agent 8, revealed to be a member of Leviathan, sets off a bomb at Spyral HQ and, after subduing her, Tiger kills his former partner. Grayson calls in Midnighter, who single-handedly takes down the entire Syndicate"}, {"text": "while he goes after Bertinelli, not realizing that Otto Netz has revived himself, killed Luka and taken over Bertinelli's body. While searching for Bertinelli, Tiger reveals himself to have been working for Checkmate all along and he and Grayson fight numerous times while attempting to locate her. Maxwell Lord reveals that he created Minos and he arrives at Spyral HQ to retrieve the identities of the Justice League but the files are deleted before he can get to them. Grayson buries Tiger in an avalanche and makes his way to Otto. Grayson convinces Otto to give up Bertinelli's body and take his instead, to which he agrees. Inside his mind, Grayson manages to outwit Otto and destroys him. Bertinelli reveals Otto had programmed a Spyral satellite to erase Dick Grayson from existence so that he could fully take over his life but adds that she tweaked it so that, while most of the world would still be unaware of Grayson's existence, she and the rest of the Bat Family would remember him. Relishing his new anonymity, Grayson returns to being a superhero. Return to Nightwing. The Spectre gathers Harley Quinn, Green Lantern, Azrael and John Constantine together to investigate the"}, {"text": "activities of a mysterious man with no face known as Agent 37, asking them to recall their meetings with him. Constantine explains that, while looking into some local disappearances, he came across a nest of vampires who were holding an attractive man captive. The man, who had no face, allowed the vampires to feed on him and, assuming he had been drained and killed, Constantine attacked the nest to gain revenge. Agent 37 suddenly awakens and reveals that his skin was coated in nanobots that he then sets alight killing the vampires before calling for Matron to retrieve him. Azrael notes a similar interaction where Agent 37 helped turn the tide of a war and Harley recounts breaking into a supervillain vault alongside him. Green Lantern describes how Agent 37 helped him destroy a collection of parademons. Each of the group describes 37 with one word: charmer (Constantine), savior (Azrael), gymnast (Quinn) and superhero (Lantern). Spectre asks them who they believe Agent 37 is and they all remember Dick Grayson. The Spectre is revealed to be Grayson himself who, uses the nanobots to cause the group to forget all trace of him before reuniting with Bertinelli and heading for the"}, {"text": "next adventure. Several months later, Bertinelli leaves Spyral, taking up the identity of Huntress and leaving Tiger in charge. Midnighter gives Grayson a piece of technology that allows him to save Damian's life and outwit the Court of Owls. Back in Gotham, Grayson discusses his plans with Batman, who believes that now Grayson has regained his secret identity, he should spend some time living his life. Grayson disagrees, explaining that even under his personas of the Flying Grayson, Robin, Nightwing, Batman and Agent 37, they are all still Dick Grayson. He reiterates his resolve to fight crime and protect the innocent and dons the Nightwing costume once again. Reception. The series holds an average rating of 8.1 by 301 professional critics on review aggregation website Comic Book Roundup. A positive review of the first volume by ComicBookWire.com described the series as \"a James Bond movie with a superhero flair, which is a very good thing\" and adding that \"besides the multitude of great plotlines running through this book, there is even more to like about the story as a whole. The spy stuff is campy and Dick is funnier than ever. It adds a comedic element to the series which"}, {"text": "contrasts perfectly with the seriousness of the situation\". A review of issue six, during which Grayson fights against Midnighter received positive reviews from critics, with Jay Yaws of BatmanNews.com remarking that \"what I liked most about it was it was a battle of personalities just as much as a physical confrontation. The dialogue here is excellent, rising above the macho one-liners and grandstanding that is typical of action scenes. Instead, the rapport between the two feels like a genuine rivalry, with past encounters and grievances carrying weight for these men rather than being forgotten footnotes\". He also praised the art by Janin and Cox, noting that \"Jan\u00edn's art is as fluid and expressive as always, but what really impresses me are his creative panel layouts. Everything flows together and feels like there's genuine motion, thanks in no small part to the beautiful coloring from Jeromy Cox\", adding that \"[Janin and Cox] may be one of the better illustrative teams in the industry right now\"."}, {"text": "Marco Meli (born 2 February 2000) is an Italian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for club Juve Stabia. Club career. Fiorentina. He is a product of Fiorentina youth teams and started playing for their Under-19 squad in the 2017\u201318 season. He has not been called up to the senior squad in 2017\u201318 or 2018\u201319. Loan to Gubbio. On 1 August 2019 he joined Serie C club Gubbio on loan. He made his professional Serie C debut for Gubbio on 1 September 2019 in a game against Virtus Verona. He substituted Mattia El Hilali in the 88th minute. He made his first starting lineup appearance on 8 September 2019 against Arzignano and was substituted at half-time. Loan to Ravenna. On 6 September 2020 he was loaned to Ravenna. International career. He was first called up to represent Italy in 2015 for Under-15 squad friendlies. He also appeared on the Under-18 squad."}, {"text": "The Here and Now Tour (originally known as the Chillaxification Tour) was the sixteenth headlining concert tour by American country music recording artist, Kenny Chesney. The tour is in support of his nineteenth studio album, \"Here and Now\" (2020). Pre-dominantly visiting the United States, there are 41 shows planned during the spring and summer of 2022. Background. The tour was announced in September 2019, with 20 shows planned for stadiums in the spring and summer of 2020. Country acts Florida Georgia Line and Old Dominion were slated as support acts for the tour. Later in December 2019, the tour expanded, adding an additional 18 shows to be performed in amphitheaters. For these shows, Michael Franti & Spearhead were announced as the opening act. The COVID-19 pandemic took a heavy toll on the live entertainment industry. In March 2020, Chesney postponed the tour to begin at the end of May 2020. A few months later, The Messina Touring Group announced all dates were postponed. Chesney wrote to his fan base (the No Shoes Nation) postponing all dates was a late resort. The singer also mentioned meeting with his team, MTG, medical experts, city commissioners, venue management, and the NFL daily to"}, {"text": "make the tour happen in 2020. Later that summer, postponed shows were rescheduled. The tour was set to start in April 2021, with the new country group Gone West added as a support act. However, as the effects of the pandemic increased, the tour was postponed once again. A year later, Chesney revealed the tour will finally take place in 2022. The singer also renamed the tour. Its full title with sponsorship is \"Blue Chair Bay Rum Presents Here And Now 2022 Fueled by Marathon\". As of July 2021, there are no support acts that have been announced for the new dates. Speaking of the tour, Chesney stated:\"Like it does for everyone, the idea of music, live music, fills me up [...] Nothing is so in the moment, so completely alive. I want to start 2022 with the awesome rush that embodies everything playing for No Shoes Nation is. We're calling the tour Here And Now 2022, because when we get together, there is only the present \u2013 and it's so electric and good, I know I don't want it to end. I just want to be 100% there with all of you.\" On February 7, 2022, Chesney announced 20"}, {"text": "amphitheater to coincide with the 21 stadium dates. Following the tour, Pollstar reported Chesney had broken 14 personal ticket sales records, and in many markets had to push the stage further into the end zone to accommodate the demand for tickets."}, {"text": "Richard Robinson was an American and Bermudian chess player, Chess Olympiad individual gold medal winner (1996). Biography. Richard Robinson was from New York City but he worked in Bermuda for many years. He was known as a regular member of US chess tournaments. His peak success in chess was in 1996 in Yerevan, where he won the gold medal at second board in the Chess Olympiad individual rankings, ahead of his percentage Grandmaster Alex Yermolinsky."}, {"text": "A migrainous infarction is a rare type of ischaemic stroke which occurs in correspondence with migraine aura symptoms. Symptoms include headaches, visual disturbances, strange sensations and dysphasia, all of which gradually worsen causing neurological changes which ultimately increase the risk of an ischaemic stroke. Typically, women under the age of 45 who experience migraine with aura (MA) are at the greatest risk for developing migrainous infarction, especially when combined with smoking and use of oral contraceptives. Symptoms and signs. Migraine with aura. Overall, 30% of the population with migraines will experience aura during their lifetime. Aura can be broadly defined as gradually developing attacks which cause neurological deficits in vision, sensation and language. Visual disturbances. Visual disturbances are commonly associated with MA, with 97% of patients experiencing visual symptoms. Only 14% of patients with MA experience visual disturbances for more than 60 minutes at a time, with the median duration of visual disturbance being 30 minutes. Typically, visual disturbances in MA patients begin as a zig zag line in the middle of the ocular field which appears to be flickering. Some patients describe symptoms of an expanding red circle in the centre of their visual field. A scotoma often occurs"}, {"text": "when the visual disturbance moves to the periphery of the visual field. Additionally, a scotoma can sometimes occur in the center of the visual field which will appear as a more distinct blindspot, although this is less common. Individuals with persistent MA may also report a visual disturbance called 'visual snow'. Generally, they will describe their visual field as consisting of many small flickering spots which may resemble snow. Sensory symptoms. Sensory symptoms are known to occur in 32% of patients with MA and only occur for longer than 60 minutes in 21% of these patients, with the median duration being 20 minutes. Typically, the sensory aura will consist of strange sensations and pain which gradually move from the hand, through the arm, to the face and tongue areas. It is extremely rare for MA patients to experience sensory symptoms in their legs and feet. Dysphasic symptoms. Dysphasic symptoms appear in 11% of MA patients, occurring for over 60 minutes in only 17% of patients with a median time span of 20 minutes. Dysphasia in patients with MA appears as a moderate language generation deficit, for example, the patient may be unable to state their home address. Sometimes, the patient"}, {"text": "may also experience language comprehension deficits in which they may be unable to comprehend the instructions of complex tasks. Ischaemic stroke. Public knowledge of stroke symptoms is scarce, with only 17.2% of people being able to correctly identify an individual experiencing a stroke. Cerebral ischaemia refers to a severely reduced flow of blood in the brain due to narrowing or blocking of arteries or blood vessels causing inflammation. Ischaemic stroke is characterised by dizziness, sudden weakness and numbness, visual deficits, difficulty speaking and comprehending speech, and a severe headache. Embolism. Approximately 36.6% of ischaemic strokes are caused by an embolism. Embolisms are an obstruction of a blood vessel in the brain, often due to a blood clot formed in the heart which travels through the blood vessels to the brain. Usually, embolic strokes cause multiple ischaemic lesions which are found in 41.2% of migrainous infarction patients. Thrombosis. In 21.4% of cases, ischaemic strokes are caused by thrombosis. A thrombus is a blood clot which forms in a cerebral blood vessel, reducing the flow of blood through that vessel. This occlusion of blood vessels causes localised cytotoxic edema which damages the energy-dependent pumps of the cellular membrane causing intracellular inflammation. Migrainous"}, {"text": "infarction. A history of MA is significant predictor of migrainous infarction, with 80% of migrainous infarction patients having experienced MA previously. However, migrainous infarction can also occur in those with migraine without aura, although this is less common with only 20% of migrainous infarction patients never having experienced aura. Typically, in the month prior to the cerebral infarction, the patient will experience more severe MA symptoms. Pathophysiology. Platelet activation. Enhanced platelet activation during MA has been observed which directly increases the risk of developing thrombosis. Additionally, platelet activation is enhanced in patients with MA, even during aura-free and headache-free periods. Moreover, this effect is exemplified through administration of non-selective beta-adrenergic antagonists (e.g. propranolol) which are often prescribed to reduce migraine symptoms. Reduced regional cerebral blood flow. Contrary to the suggestion that MA initiates ischaemic infarction, one theory suggests that ischaemia may in fact cause MA. This theory is based on the finding that reduced regional Cerebral Blood Flow (rCBF) has shown to be present in patients with MA due to underlying ischaemia. Therefore, it is possible that infarction occurs due to another unknown factor causing ischaemia and MA is merely a symptom associated with the process. Vasoconstriction. Migraines have a"}, {"text": "direct negative impact on the control of vessels in the brain, causing cerebral vasoconstriction which ultimately narrows blood vessels in the brain leading to cerebral hypoxia and tissue ischaemia. Vasoconstriction of blood vessels and arteries during migraine is thought to be caused by vasospasm. Use of a Transcranial Doppler revealed that patients with MA show prolonged diffuse vasospasm even during asymptomatic periods, although the vasospasm tends to be more severe during an aura attack. Diagnosis. Classification. For a diagnosis of migrainous infarction, the patient must meet criteria set out by the International Headache Society (IHS). The criteria include: One or more persistent aura symptom lasting more than 60 minutes and a previous medical history of migraine attacks with aura. The clinician must be certain that the infarction cannot be better explained by another medical problem or disorder. A diagnosis is confirmed when neuroimaging of the patient's brain exhibits an ischaemic infarction in an area associated with the migraine. Overall, only 18% of patients with MA will experience any aura symptoms for longer than 60 minutes. Localisation. CT scans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA) are all common techniques which allow the localisation of brain lesions after stroke."}, {"text": "Approximately 82% of migrainous infarction patients experience lesions in the posterior circulation, with 21% of patients also experiencing lesions in the cerebellum. Treatment. Clot-busting agents. Clot busting agents or thrombolytic therapy are a treatment option for migrainous infarction caused by enhanced platelet activation leading to thrombosis. Streptokinase. Streptokinase is a thrombolytic agent which aims to permit reperfusion, allowing the restoration of blood flow to the ischaemic areas. Recent trials indicate that Streptokinase can improve function after a 6-month period, however, the risk of mortality due to intracerebral haemorrhage resulting from use of this thrombolytic agent is extremely high and therefore, treatment using streptokinase is not recommended. Alteplase. Alteplase is a recombinant tissue plasminogen activator which enhances the conversion of plasminogen into plasmin to aid in the degradation of blood clots. Effectiveness depends highly on swift administration of the medication, notably, the treatment should be administered within 3 to 4.5 hours of onset of the ischaemic stroke for the most effective results. In a similar manner to Streptokinase, Alteplase increases the risk of intracranial haemorrhage, however, mortality rate is not affected. Aspirin. Aspirin is a class anti-aggregation drug, often used to treat headaches in patients with MA. Administration of aspirin in"}, {"text": "patients with MA has been shown to be effective in reducing platelet factor 4 (PF4) concentration. PF4 promotes blood coagulation which can cause ischaemia, therefore, aspirin's ability to reduce PF4 concentration in people with MA greatly reduces the risk of migrainous infarction."}, {"text": "Caract\u00e8re, which translates into English as \"Character\", is the second album by French R&B and hip hop singer Kayliah. It was released on August 24, 2007 by Parlophone. Personnel. Adapted from AllMusic."}, {"text": "Manchester Originals are a franchise 100-ball cricket side based in the city of Manchester. The team represents the historic county of Lancashire in the newly founded The Hundred competition, beginning in the 2021 season, and playing at Old Trafford. History. The announcement of the new eight-team men's and women's tournament series in 2019 was not without controversy, with the likes of Virat Kohli criticising the England and Wales Cricket Board for pursuing a shift away from Test cricket, while others argued the format should have followed the established and successful Twenty20 format. The ECB, however, decided it needed a unique format to draw crowds. It was announced in June 2019 that the side would be named the Manchester Originals, and would draw on players from Lancashire in the inaugural draft. It had been reported that other names such as the Manchester Bees and a Lancashire name were considered but rejected. Other regions such as Surrey and Kent were required to amalgamate their Hundred sides, however, Lancashire was one of the few regions spared this controversy. Lancashire chief executive Daniel Gidney has however suggested this will serve as a handicap for the region rather than a benefit, arguing that the other"}, {"text": "merged regions will enjoy greater marketing powers and better coaching resources. In July 2019 the side announced that former Lancashire and Australia batsman Simon Katich would be the team's first coach. Katich most recently coached Caribbean Premier League winners Trinbago Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League. He is joined by Lancashire head coach Glen Chapple and assistant coach Mark Chilton. The inaugural Hundred draft took place in October 2019 and with the Originals having claimed Jos Buttler as their England centrally-contracted player, and Kate Cross and Sophie Ecclestone the women's players, they were looking to build on their early picks. They were also joined by England internationals Matt Parkinson and Saqib Mahmood as local icon picks (players from their director county Lancashire). Honours. Men's honours. The Hundred Women's honours. The Hundred Ground. The Originals play at the home of Lancashire Cricket Club, Old Trafford Cricket Ground, to the south of Manchester. The women's team had been due to also use Sedbergh School in Sedbergh, Cumbria for some matches but this plan was abandoned when both teams were brought together at the same ground as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Seasons. Men's team. Notes"}, {"text": "Suba\u015f\u0131 (, literally \"head (ba\u015f) of the army/military (s\u00fc)\" or \"chief (ba\u015f) soldier (s\u00fc)\") is a Turkish surname derived from the synonymous Ottoman title and may refer to:"}, {"text": "Eugene Albert Emery Gilkes (born 5 March 1962), is a male former athlete who competed for England. Biography. Gilkes represented England in the decathlon event, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. Four years later he represented England and won a bronze medal, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand. Gilkes became the British decathlon champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1988 AAA Championships. And during the sixth series of \"Gladiators\" (1997), he served as \"Official Timekeeper\" to Referee John Anderson."}, {"text": "The Governor of North Gyeongsang Province () is the head of the local government of North Gyeongsang Province who is elected to a four-year term. List of governors. Appointed governors (before 1995). From 1945 to 1995, the Governor of North Gyeongsang Province was appointed by the President of the Republic of Korea. Directly elected governors (1995\u2013present). Since 1995, under provisions of the revised Local Government Act, the Governor of North Gyeongsang Province is elected by direct election. Elections. Source:"}, {"text": "Usady () is a rural locality (a village) in Styopantsevskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 195 as of 2010. There is 1 street. Geography. Usady is located 50 km southwest of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Butorlino is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Salvatore Longo (born 19 May 2000) is an Italian footballer who plays for club Monopoli. Club career. Fiorentina. He is a product of Fiorentina youth teams and started playing for their Under-19 squad in the 2017\u201318 season. He was not called up to the senior squad in 2017\u201318 and 2018\u201319 seasons. Loan to Bisceglie. On 2 August 2019 he joined Serie C club Bisceglie on loan. He made his professional Serie C debut for Bisceglie on 25 August 2019 in a game against Rende. He started the game and was substituted in the 71st minute. Turris. On 1 July 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Serie C club Turris. AlbinoLeffe. On 17 July 2023, Longo joined AlbinoLeffe on a two-year contract."}, {"text": "Uspensky Pogost () is a rural locality (a village) in Paustovskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 72 as of 2010. Geography. Uspensky Pogost is located on the left bank of the Suvoroshch River, 21 km south of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Borodino is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "The 2019\u201320 Aston Villa W.F.C. season was the club's 24th season under their current Aston Villa affiliation and the organisation's 47th overall season in existence. It was their sixth consecutive full season in the FA Women's Championship, formerly the FA WSL 2. Along with competing in the Championship, the club also contested two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup. On 13 March 2020, in line with the FA's response to the coronavirus pandemic, it was announced the season was temporarily suspended until at least 3 April 2020. After further postponements, the season was ultimately ended prematurely on 25 May 2020 with immediate effect. Aston Villa sat six points clear at the top of the table at the time and were awarded the Championship title and promoted on sporting merit after The FA Board's decision to award places on a points-per-game basis. Women's FA Cup. As a member of the top two tiers, Aston Villa entered the FA Cup in the fourth round, losing to FA WSL team Brighton & Hove Albion in their opening fixture. Squad statistics. Appearances. \"Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.\""}, {"text": "Fedorkovo () is a rural locality (a village) in Gorod Vyazniki, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 3 as of 2010. Geography. Fedorkovo is located on the Istok River, 8 km north of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Artemkovo is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Fedoseikha () is a rural locality (a village) in Mstyora Urban Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 13 as of 2010. Geography. Fedoseikha is located 20 km northwest of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Naleskino is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Fedurniki () is a western rural locality (a village) in Gorod Vyazniki, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 21 as of 2010. Geography. Fedurniki is located 6 km southeast of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Pirovy-Gorodishchi is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Fomina Ramen () is a rural locality (a village) in Styopantsevskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 19 as of 2010. Geography. Fomina Ramen is located 52 km southwest of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Usady is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Kharino () is a rural locality (a village) in Posyolok Nikologory, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 22 as of 2010. Geography. Kharino is located 31 km southwest of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Proskuryakovo is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "The 1928 Auckland Rugby League season was its 19th. Devonport United won the Senior A Championship for the first time under the Devonport United name, though they had won it twice before as North Shore Albions, before the North Shore merger with Sunnyside. Marist Old Boys won the Roope Rooster trophy for the first time. This was their second major trophy after winning the championship in 1924. They also went on to defeat Devonport to win the Stormont Shield. Ellerslie United finished last in the first grade championship and as a result had to play a promotion relegation match with the winners of the B Division which was Grafton Athletic. This was the second consecutive year they had met in this match. Ellerslie won 15-13 to retain their place in the first grade. The Grafton club then decided to amalgamate with Kingsland Rovers who were also in the B Division to gain acceptance into the 1st grade competition for the 1929 season. Season news and summary. Senior competition. The senior club season featured over 110 matches through various competitions and did not finish until late October when suburban cricket competitions had already begun. Grafton Athletic won the Senior B Division"}, {"text": "competition going undefeated season after they had been relegated the previous season, though they were beaten in the promotion relegation match with Ellerslie meaning they would have to stay there for another season. Point Chevalier defeated Grafton Athletic in the Stallard Cup final which was the Senior B knockout competition. The season was notable for the number of teams which played sides from other areas. Ponsonby, Richmond, Parnell, and the Northcote and Birkenhead Ramblers all played sides from north Auckland and the Waikato. During the year Carlaw Park saw its 300th senior grade match played on it stretching back to its opening in 1921 while the senior competitions also saw its 1000th game played (includes all official 1st grade matches and matches involving senior teams in the B Division). Mt Albert Club formed. Mt Albert held their first meeting at St George's Hall in Mt Albert on the evening of 3 April. Ralph Wilson chaired the meeting and George Rhodes, chairman of the Auckland Rugby League was present. It was decided that they would form a club in the Mt Albert area though they did not decide on a name at this time. They would enter teams in the third"}, {"text": "and fourth grades. During the season Auckland Rugby League made a grant of \u00a33 to Mount Albert for a dressing shed. Newmarket Club formed. In April it was reported that Newmarket was entering a team in the 6th grade competition. They club was to wear yellow and black. There was a fear that the club would rob the Parnell club of players but the league accepted the nomination anyway. The also then entered sides in the third grade intermediate grade as well as another team in the sixth grade in the B section. They also had a Primary School side which won the schoolboy championship. Representative program. It was a very busy season, with ten representative fixtures including matches against the touring England team. Ernie Asher, Edwin Vincent Fox, and Bert Avery were appointed selectors for the representative team for the season. Annual general meeting. At the annual general meeting of Auckland Rugby League it was noted that out of the 28 playing days during the 1927 season thirteen of them were played in wet weather; however, crowds were still good and they were happy with the growth of the game. Further developments at Carlaw Park were planned, consisting of"}, {"text": "\"conveniences for ladies\u2026extra accommodation\u2026 for players, and three more dressing rooms\" at a cost of \u00a360. There was a lengthy discussion about Ellerslie's application to join the A Grade. They had won the B Grade competition and defeated the last placed Grafton from A Grade. The annual general meeting was held at the Auckland Chamber of Commerce on Swanson Street. Thistle Cup. The Management Committee announced at the midway mark of the senior club season that the Thistle Cup would be awarded to the A or B grade team that had scored the most points in the second round of competition. If two teams were tied then the trophy would be awarded to the team which had scored the most points for the whole season. Ground availability. An ongoing issue for many clubs in Auckland was the availability of playing fields as the number of teams grew. During the season Northcote opened a new field at Stafford Park which is still in existence adjacent to State Highway 1 just north of the Auckland Harbour Bridge. Devonport also had a deputation present at the Devonport Borough Council meeting on 10 May to ask about the shortage of grounds in the area."}, {"text": "The club asked for permission to use some of the spare cricket grounds for matches. Mayor E. Aldridge said there would be a ground available at Stanley Bay. Rule changes. After Round 5 the issue of time keeping in matches at Carlaw Park was raised at the weekly Management Committee meeting. The bell had been rung in the match between Richmond and Devonport at Carlaw Park before the ball was dead which was against previously arranged rules. Agreement could not be reached on whether the timekeeper or referee should be responsible for calling time. In the end it was decided that official timekeepers should attend the Referees' Association meeting for instructions. It was noted that the dead ball area on both fields at Carlaw Park had been reduced from 12 yards to 8 yards in accordance with the laws of rugby league. A rule change came into effect during the season after the annual meeting of the English Rugby League. They decided that no forward at any time in the scrum could have both feet off the ground. Also forwards could not drop to one knee to attempt to hook the ball. The game in New Zealand would adhere to"}, {"text": "these rules. Richard Stack benefit matches. The opening weekend of the season saw four first grade matches played at Carlaw Park, though these matches were not part of the competition. The round was dedicated to Richard Stack (commonly known as Dick Stack) of the Newton Rangers who had suffered a broken leg in the Stormont Shield final the previous season and the injury was so bad Auckland Hospital staff were forced to amputate it. This meant that he was unable to continue in his profession and so the league fundraised so that he was able to start his own business. A total of \u00a3500 was taken at the gates with 10,000 spectators in attendance. The day also featured a program of boxing matches with the prizes donated back to Stack. After all the accounts were balanced it was worked out that the fund for Stack totalled \u00a3610 12/3. An oddity of the games themselves was the low scoring nature and that all four losing teams failed to register a single point. Given the timing in the season and the fact they were for charity and competition points they were largely treated as practice matches with the City Rovers side using"}, {"text": "18 players. Jack O'Sullivan made his debut for Marist. He was a champion bantam weight boxer and his son went on to become the well known horse racing trainer Dave O'Sullivan and his grandson is Lance O'Sullivan, one of New Zealand's greatest ever jockey's. Monteith Shield (First Grade Championship). Monteith Shield fixtures. Round 1. Round 1 saw the newly promoted Ellerslie upset Ponsonby 15 points to 8. This was Ellerslie's first ever match in the first grade. The season was ceremonially kicked off by Miss Peggy Rhodes, daughter of George Rhodes, the chairman of Auckland Rugby League Management Committee. Bill Hadley made his first grade debut for City alongside his brother Joe. Hadley switched to rugby union in 1931 and became an All Black in 1934 and played 25 games for them over three years. His older brother Swin Hadley was an All Black in 1928. Round 3. Tim Peckham, the representative halfback for Ponsonby, was suspended for 4 weeks following comments he made towards the referee in their loss to Newton. Round 4. It was decided by Auckland Rugby League after the 3rd round that they would no longer play curtain-raiser matches by Senior A Grade teams at 1:30pm."}, {"text": "This was due to players having difficulty getting to the ground on time as they often worked on Saturdays and had to travel from the outer suburbs. A recent example had been the Newton Rangers v Devonport match where several Newton players had arrived late and the match was so late kicking off that the second half lasted only 25 minutes instead of 40. Leslie Letton, a well known rugby player transferred from rugby union where he had been playing for Marist, and scored 2 tries for Ponsonby on debut in their 18\u201314 loss to Marist. He had only just left hospital days earlier after nursing a broken arm since the beginning of the season. He had played for Auckland B rugby team in 1927 and represented Waikato prior to that. Davis played break away for Ellerslie after having previously played representative league for Otago in the backs. Round 5. In Marist's win over Ellerslie representative tennis player Leslie Knott made his first appearance of the year after debuting the previous season. Dick Moisley scored 4 tries on the other wing for Marist after spending the 1927 season in the forwards before playing the previous week at standoff and now"}, {"text": "being tried on the wing. For Ellerslie Robert (Bob) Crewther was playing his second game after having played for Marist the previous season. He had started the season playing for the Petone side in Wellington before moving back to Auckland. His brother Selby was in his second year for Ellerslie after previously having played with Robert at City Rovers. At the Auckland Domain City beat Newton (6-3) who were missing Craddock Dufty, Trevor Hall, M Herewini, and Murray who were all injured. Round 6. The match between Richmond and Ellerslie was played at 9:30 in the morning on the Kings Birthday holiday as part of the celebrations. Round 7. Following the conclusion of the first round, \"The New Zealand Herald\" published the individual points tallies of all the point scorers. This was the first time this had been done. Taylor of Richmond led the standings with 46 points, Len Scott of Devonport had 33, while Craddock Dufty of Newton was third with 26 points. Round 8. Jim O'Brien the Devonport forward came out of retirement to rejoin their forward pack. he had debuted in the senior grade for Maritime in 1920 before joining Devonport in 1921 and playing over 70"}, {"text": "games for them. He represented New Zealand once in 1925 and had played for Auckland 20 times from 1922 to 1927. Round 10. Jim O'Brien returned to the field for Marist after retiring at the end of the 1927 season. He had played for the All Blacks in 1922 before switching to rugby league in 1924. He had played for the New Zealand rugby league side in 1924 and would make the national team again later this season before going on to play 2 more seasons for the Marist side retiring finally in 1930. Round 12. The New Zealand team was playing the 2nd test against England in Dunedin this weekend so all the Auckland players in the New Zealand side were unavailable for their club sides. Round 13. William Mincham refereed approximately his 50th ever senior club match in the game at Ellerslie Reserve between Ellerslie and Richmond. He had begun refereeing in 1920 after retiring from playing. Mincham had represented Auckland and his son Ted Mincham and grandson Robert Mincham both represented New Zealand. Roope Rooster Knockout Competition. Marist won the Roope Rooster for 1928 after defeating Ponsonby in a closely contested final. It was the first time"}, {"text": "they had won the trophy in their history. Semifinals. Extra time was played in the Ponsonby match with Newton. Craddock Dufty was tackled into touch going for a try and the match ended a 5\u20135 draw with a replay required the following weekend. Final. After being injured and stretchered from the field the previous week Charles Gregory was moved from his regular fullback position to first five eighth with Jack Kirwan at second five eighth and Hec Brisbane at centre. The three of them combined brilliantly in their sides win. The Marist hooker Jim Johnson was sent off after a skirmish with Ponsonby forward Dooley Moore in the second half. Stormont Memorial Shield. Marist won the Stormont Shield (named after their former teammate William (Bill) Stormont) for the first time when they defeated the Monteith Shield champions Devonport with a late try by 9 points to 8. Bill Stormont's younger brother Jim played his first game of the year in the memorial match for his brother and scored a try in Marist's win. Remarkably it was the fifth time the teams had met this season with Marist winning four (3-0, 14-13, 10-5, 9-8), and Devonport's lone win a round 3"}, {"text": "victory by 31-22. Labour Day Tournament. The \u2018Labour Day Tournament\u2019 was played over two days (the official holiday, and the following Saturday). It featured Huntly from the Lower Waikato competition and Pt Chevalier who had won the second grade competition. Marist won the trophy despite having to win two games on the first day, and two more on the second. For their efforts they were awarded \u00a350 in prize money. Future international Ted Mincham made his debut for Richmond and scored a try. A Division B Division promotion-relegation match. For the second year in a row Ellerslie United and Grafton Athletic met in a match to decide who would play in the Senior A Division in 1929. Ellerslie scored a converted try in the closing stages of the match to remain in the A Grade. Top try scorers and point scorers. Top try and point scorers for Dick Stack Benefit Games, A Division, Roope Rooster, Stormont Shield and Labour Day competitions (the competitions A Division teams competed in). Norton Cup (B Grade standings and results). Norton Cup results. Round 1 saw the opening of the new municipal ground (Stafford Park) at Northcote prior to Northcote and Birkenhead Ramblers match with"}, {"text": "Point Chevalier. The ground was opened by Northcote Mayor A. E. Greenslade who kicked off the ball to start the match. It was approximately the 21st ground in Auckland that had hosted an official senior club rugby league match. During the season Otahuhu asked the Otahuhu Borough Council for permission to take up a collection at the Princes St. Reserve and they also asked the council if they would erect a building. The council agreed to the collection but declined in regards to the building. On June 9 Sturges Park in \u014ct\u0101huhu was used for the first time for an official senior rugby league game when \u014ct\u0101huhu beat M\u0101ngere 7 to 5. Prior to the Round 11 matches Wirenui Mapi, the halfback of the Mangere team died after a short illness. The team wore white armbands for their match with Newton in honour of him. Grafton Athletic won the competition after an undefeated season. Stallard Cup Knockout Competition. In the first round of matches the referee (Mr. Hill) in the Otahuhu v Kingsland game stopped play early and awarded the game to Kingsland due to the rough play of the Otahuhu side. There were several fights during the match and"}, {"text": "the referee had difficulty keeping spectators off the field. According to the writer in the NZ Herald this \u201cwas not the first time the spectators at Otahuhu had made trouble, and they were really the cause of the players getting out of hand\u201d. The final saw Grafton and Point Chevalier tied at the end of normal time necessitating two extra periods of five minutes before Monaghan of Point Chevalier kicked a penalty goal to win the cup. This handed Point Chevalier their first ever senior trophy. Other club matches and lower grades. Lower grade competitions. Richmond were awarded the Davis Points Shield for the most junior grade wins. They gained 75 points, with Devonport finishing second. Second grade (Wright Cup). Devonport United won the championship, 6 points clear of Remuera, Ponsonby and Newton. Many of the results were not reported so the final standings are incomplete and shows the trailing teams 8 points behind. Newton won the knockout competition with an 8-7 win over Ponsonby on September 8. Third grade open (Walker Shield). The championship was won by Richmond who finished 2 competition points ahead of Mount Albert though with many results not reported the standings do not reflect this."}, {"text": "Richmond also won the knockout competition when the defeated Mount Albert on October 27. Mangere United withdrew after defaulting in round 1. Third grade intermediate. Won by Richmond who were unbeaten with 15 wins, 8pts clear of Ponsonby. They had scored 308 points and conceded only 28. They also won the knockout competition when they beat Newmarket 15-10 in the final on September 29. Newmarket had beaten Devonport 6-3 in one semi final, while Richmond defeated New Lynn in the other semi final. The Richmond team had been together for four seasons and won the competition each year as they progressed from sixth grade to third. They had only lost one championship match in that time. Grafton Athletic withdrew after 1 round so have not been included in the standings. Remuera withdrew after 9 rounds having lost all their matches to that point. Fourth grade (Hospital Cup). Richmond won by Richmond, 2 pts clear of Remuera. Richmond also won the knockout competition when they beat Akarana in the final by 13 points to 8 on October 13. Richmond had beaten Remuera 3-2 in one semi final, while Akarana defeated City 11-3 in the other. Fifth grade (Endean Shield). Akarana won"}, {"text": "the championship by 6 clear points from Devonport. Devonport beat Richmond 15\u20137 in the knockout final on September 15. On July 14 the newly formed Mount Albert side entered a team mid season and played 4 matches before the conclusion of the competition. Browne Bros and Geddes were a side made up of the employees of a confectionery company which entered a team in the competition. Their only win came against the Mount Albert side on July 21 when they beat them 6-4. Sixth grade A. Point Chevalier won the championship, 6pts clear of Richmond. Richmond won the knockout competition when they beat Newmarket 5-3 in the final on October 6. Richmond had beaten Northcote 27-7 in a semi final while Newmarket beat Point Chevalier 14-0 in the other semi final. Otahuhu withdrew after 9 rounds. Sixth grade B (Myers Cup). Point Chevalier won the championship with a 5 point gap back to Marist. Marist won the knockout competition with a 6-2 win over Point Chevalier in the final on September 29. Point Chevalier had beaten Richmond in one semi final, while Marist beat Devonport 11-6 in the other. Schoolboys competition. Newmarket Primary School won the championship. Otahuhu Schools won"}, {"text": "the final of the school knockout competition after defeating Onehunga Convent 13 to 3 on October 27. Otahuhu had beaten Newmarket 12-10 in their semi final while Onehunga Convent A beat Mount Albert Primary School 8-0 in the other semi final. Newton, Mount Albert, Otahuhu B, Onehunga Convent B, and Onehunga Convent C had entered teams for the knockout competition which began on September 8. Exhibition matches. Hikurangi v Richmond. Richmond traveled north to play Hikurangi in the first rugby league match in the area. The local rugby team had become dissatisfied with their treatment by the rugby union and had switched to the league code. Richmond won the match in poor weather by 5 points to 0. Due to the terrible conditions only about 50 spectators sheltered in the pavilion while there were half a dozen cars which spectators sat in and watched from. Some reports said the referee was Les Bull, the well known Auckland referee while others said the game was refereed by Richmond manager Ben Davis. Representative season. The first representative fixture of the season was played against South Auckland for the Northern Union Challenge Cup which the visitors had won from Auckland in 1927. Auckland"}, {"text": "won the 1928 match by 22 points to 3. The game was played in poor weather and was notable for the number of serious injuries with Stan Prentice of Auckland breaking his nose, W. Smith of Huntly suffering a severe back injury, and Stan Raynor of Huntly breaking his ribs. All three of them were taken to Auckland Hospital. A midweek trial match was played between the Possibles and Probables in order to select the Auckland team which was due to play the touring England side later in the season. Auckland trounced Canterbury in a Northern Union Cup match by 66 points to 22 with winger Roy Hardgrave (son of former Kiwi Arthur Hardgrave) running in five tries. The match was played in good conditions for the most part and was witnessed by a large crowd of 15,000. A North Island v South Island trial match was played at Carlaw Park. The North Island team fielded a large contingent of Auckland players including Craddock Dufty, Roy Hardgrave, Hec Brisbane, Maurice Wetherill, Stan Prentice, Frank Delgrosso, A. Scott, Lou Hutt, Wally Somers, and Jim O'Brien (Marist). The North Island team was far too good, winning 44 to 8. The following week"}, {"text": "a Probables v Possibles match was played as part of the selection process for the New Zealand team to play against the touring England side. The two teams featured the following Auckland players (Probables): Craddock Dufty, Len Scott, Hec Brisbane, Allan Seagar, Tim Peckham, Wally Somers, Jim O'Brien (Marist), Trevor Hall, Alf Scott, (Possibles): J Beattie, Trevor Hanlon, and Bill Cleaver. A match was also played by Auckland in Whangarei. This was the first time an Auckland representative team had played in Northland and they were up against a fledgling North Auckland side. The area was relatively lowly populated and it was thought that they could not sustain both competitive rugby union and rugby league sides. Auckland win relatively convincingly and rugby league was to continue to struggle in the area for some time. The final match of the season saw Auckland go down to South Auckland both physically and on the scoreboard by 21 points to 7. The Auckland team was below strength. Representative fixtures and trials. Auckland v South Auckland (Northern Union C.C.). Stan Prentice of Auckland broke his nose, while W. Smith of South Auckland sustained serious injuries to his back and broken ribs. While Stan Raynor"}, {"text": "also of South Auckland broke ribs with all three players being admitted to Auckland Hospital. England Tour Match. The entire Auckland Provincial team were Auckland club players aside from Joe Menzies Auckland players selected for New Zealand. The following Auckland players were selected in the New Zealand team to play the first test versus England at Carlaw Park: Craddock Dufty (Newton), Roy Hardgrave (Newton), Claude List (Kingsland), Len Scott (Devonport), Maurice Wetherill (City), Stan Prentice (Richmond), Frank Delgrosso (Ponsonby), Lou Hutt (Ponsonby), Wally Somers (Newton), Jim O'Brien (Marist), Reserves: Tim Peckham (Ponsonby), and Trevor Hall (Newton). New Zealand won the test by 17 points to 13 in front of 27,000 spectators. Hec Brisbane who had not been considered for the first test due to injury was selected for the second test to be played in Dunedin and replaced Len Scott in the side. Annual general meetings and club news. Details of annual club meetings were as follows, along with notable news during the season."}, {"text": "Khudyakovo () is a rural locality (a village) in Styopantsevskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 6 as of 2010. Geography. Khudyakovo is located 44 km southwest of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Kitovo is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Tsentralny () is a rural locality (a settlement) in Paustovskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 1,085 as of 2010. There are 7 streets. Geography. Tsentralny is located 10 km south of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Sergeyevo is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Chernevo () is a rural locality (a village) in Styopantsevskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 22 as of 2010. Geography. Chernevo is located 50 km southwest of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Butorlino is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Abdulkadir Emin \u00d6nen (born 15 March 1976) is a Turkish politician and diplomat who served as the Ambassador of Turkey to China. He was elected to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey representing \u015eanl\u0131urfa in 2007, 2011 and 2023. In addition to his native Turkish, he knows English and Chinese."}, {"text": "Chernomorye () is a rural locality (a village) in Mstyora Urban Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 8 as of 2010. Geography. Chernomorye is located on the Tara River, 27 km northwest of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Ramenye is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Chudinovo () is a rural locality (a village) in Gorod Vyazniki, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 1,310 as of 2010. There are 10 streets. Geography. Chudinovo is located 7 km west of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Pervomaysky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Shatnevo () is a rural locality (a village) in Posyolok Nikologory, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 464 as of 2010. There are 10 streets. Geography. Shatnevo is located 28 km southwest of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Zhelnino is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Goodbye Barcelona is a British stage musical with music and lyrics by K.S. Lewkowicz and a book by Judith Johnson. The musical is inspired by the true story of the International Brigades and tells the story of 18 year old Sammy from London's East End, who goes to Spain to help fight against the fascists in the Spanish Civil War in 1936. It made its world premiere at the Arcola Theatre in November 2011 followed by a Catalan production in Barcelona at the Teatre Del Raval from October 2013 to January 2014, which won the Best Spanish Musical award. Development. \"Goodbye Barcelona\" was originally inspired by a Guardian article in November 2000, containing interviews with many of the British International Brigaders alive at that time. Following the success of their musical Release The Beat in 2004, Johnson and Lewkowicz, guided by the Arcola Theatre's artistic director Mehmet Ergen, began work on what was to become \"Goodbye Barcelona\" in 2005. The musical was developed over 6 years with several readings. The writers received a development grant in 2006 from the Arts Council to research and produce a first draft, and went on to meet several of the International Brigaders then still"}, {"text": "alive. These included Lou Kenton, Jack Jones, Penny Feiwel, Alun Menai Williams and Sam Lesser. Based on extensive research into the subject including books and films as well as the interviews with the Brigaders, Johnson and Lewkowicz then developed a first draft for the initial 2008 reading, directed by Mehmet Ergen at Arcola Theatre's Grimeborn Festival in 2008. This was attended by leading Spanish Civil War historian Sir Paul Preston and 92 year old International Brigader Sam Lesser amongst others. Further readings and revisions, directed by Karen Rabinowicz, took place in 2009 for a second reading at Grimeborn followed by a third reading in 2010 at the Royal Academy of Music. A launch and fundraising campaign took place at the European Commission in March 2011 hosted by author Victoria Hislop with guest speakers including Paul Preston. The event was jointly sponsored by the Spanish Embassy and the Catalan Delegation with representatives from both in attendance and received nationwide media coverage in Spain. Following the launch, the musical opened at the Arcola Theatre on 24 November 2011 with the help of a production grant from the Arts Council. Productions. Arcola Theatre 2011. The world premiere was at the Arcola Theatre in"}, {"text": "London's Off West End in 2011 for an initial 5 week run. Reviews included the Guardian, the Morning Star and the Observer as well as reviews in Spanish media such as La Vanguardia and El Punt avui. It was directed and choreographed by Karen Rabinowicz, designed by Nigel Hook with lighting by Rob Halliday, sound design by Mike Walker and musical direction by Mark Smith. Teatre del Raval 2013-2014. A Catalan language production opened in 2013 at the Teatre del Raval directed by Fran Arraez and produced by Empar L\u00f3pez. The lyrics were translated by David Pinto and the book by Eva Rosell and dramaturg Carlos Be. Stage design was by Abd\u00f3n Alca\u00f1iz, costume design by Giovanna Riber, with lighting by Pedro Guerrero, sound design by Rafel Febrer and musical direction by Dani Campos. Musical supervision was by Mark Smith. The show played to full houses after receiving superlative reviews in El Punt Avui, La Vangardia and El Peri\u00f3dico amongst others.The production won several awards in 2014, including Best Spanish Musical and Best Director. A Catalan cast recording of selections from the show was released on iTunes in 2013. Forthcoming productions are planned in Germany and Mexico. International showings, workshops,"}, {"text": "readings and recordings. Barcelona. The Catalan cast recording of selections from the show is available on iTunes. New York. The script was further developed in New York as part of the Developmental Reading Series at the York Theatre Company for a reading in May 2014 directed by Hans Friedrichs, who encouraged the writers to further develop the script and include some elements from an earlier version. This is the version currently being used. Mexico. A live presentation of excerpts from the musical was given at Radio UNAM in Mexico City in November 2016. and at Centro Cultural de Espa\u00f1a in May 2019. A Spanish language hip hop remix of the title song was released in Mexico in October 2019, produced by rapper and producer Jer\u00f3nimo Gorr\u00e1ez. Germany. The script was translated into German by Hartmut H. Forche for a forthcoming German production. Film. The film of the London production has been shown in New York, Madrid, Barcelona, Berlin, Hamburg, Mexico City and London. Plot. 18 year old Sammy Abramski has just taken part in the Battle of Cable Street in October 1936, successfully helping to stop Oswald Mosley and the British Union of Fascists from marching through London's largely Jewish"}, {"text": "East End. Sammy is inspired by this victory to want to continue to fight against the rising tide of fascism sweeping across Europe. Against his mother's wishes, he leaves home to join the International Brigades who are helping to defend the Spanish Republican Government against the fascist military coup in the Spanish Civil War. Sammy's mother Rebecca, trapped in a failing marriage, misses her son so much that she too decides to leave for Spain, working as a nurse for the Brigades whilst searching for Sammy. Sammy meets fellow Brigaders, the more cynical older campaigner Jack, a First World War veteran, and tough young idealist George, who both take him under their wing. They discuss their various attitudes and motivations for volunteering. Sammy meets Pilar, a young woman trying to survive in war torn Barcelona, and they are instantly and deeply attracted to each other. Rebecca meets Ernesto, a charismatic Anarchist, and nurses him when he is wounded. He helps her in the search for her son. Despite the many privations of the Brigaders as well as clashing with Jack who mocks his youthful ideals, Sammy still believes that he has no choice but to be there to help fight"}, {"text": "the fascists and George agrees and supports him. Sammy is wounded and later loses contact with Pilar who has no one to turn to, whilst Rebecca and Ernesto keep searching for Sammy. Although they become aware that they are losing the war, they are all inspired by the words of La Pasionaria, the living embodiment of the Republic who exhorts them to stay strong and keep fighting. Sammy and Pilar are passionately reunited, while Rebecca and Ernesto realise that they love each other. Sammy writes a letter to his mother and gives it to Pilar for safekeeping. The war is almost lost and the International Brigades are due to be repatriated, all with very mixed emotions. Sammy and Jack are sheltering from a barrage of gunfire and when Sammy asks Jack why they even came, Jack repeats his own motivational words back to him. In the final climactic scene, La Pasionaria gives her iconic speech in tribute to the Brigaders gathered in the farewell parade in Barcelona. Awards. 2013:"}, {"text": "The following lists events that happened during 2020 in Oceania. Sovereign states. Australia. The Commonwealth of Australia gained its independence from the United Kingdom in 1901 and is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. Ashmore and Cartier Islands. Ashmore and Cartier Islands, located in the Indian Ocean, is an uninhabited territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport. Christmas Island. Christmas Island, located in the Indian Ocean, is a non-self governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport. Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Cocos (Keeling) Islands, located in the Indian Ocean, is a non-self governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport. Coral Sea Islands. The Coral Sea Islands is a territory of Australia administered from Canberra by the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts, and Sport. Norfolk Island. Norfolk Island is a self-governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts, and Sport. East Timor / Timor-Leste. The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste became independent from Portugal in 1975 and from Indonesia in 2002."}, {"text": "Fiji. The Republic of Fiji gained its independence from the United Kingdom in 1970 and became a republic in 1987. Kiribati. The Republic of Kiribati is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations that became independent in 1979. Marshall Islands. The Republic of the Marshall Islands is an associated state of the United States. Micronesia. The Federated States of Micronesia is an independent republic and an associated state of the United States. Nauru. The Republic of Nauru gained its independence in 1969 and is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. Palau. The Republic of Palau was established in 1979 and it became an associated state of the United States in 1994. Papua New Guinea. The Independent State of Papua New Guinea declared its independence from Australia in 1975 and is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. Realm of New Zealand. The Realm of New Zealand consists of the sovereign state of New Zealand, the associated states of the Cook Islands and Niue, and the dependent territory of Tokelau. It also includes the Antarctica territorial claim of the Ross Dependency. New Zealand. New Zealand signed the Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1947 and is a member of the Commonwealth"}, {"text": "of Nations. Cook Islands. The Cook Islands is a self-governing country in free association with New Zealand. Niue. Niue is a self-governing state in free association with New Zealand. Tokelau. Tokelau is a self-administering dependent territory of New Zealand. Samoa. The Independent State of Samoa became independent from New Zealand in 1962. Solomon Islands. The Solomon Islands became independent from the United Kingdom in 1978 and is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. Tonga. The Kingdom of Tonga became independent from British protection in 1970 and became a constitutional monarchy in 2010. Tuvalu. Tuvalu became independent from the United Kingdom in 1978 and is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. Vanuatu. The Republic of Vanuatu became independent from France and the United Kingdom in 1980 and is a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations. Dependencies. British Overseas Territories. The British Overseas Territories are territories that have not been granted independence. Most are self-governing and are lightly populated. Pitcairn Islands. The Pitcairn Islands are the only British Overseas Territory located in the Pacific Ocean. Chile. Chile declared its independence from Spain on September 18, 1810. France. French colonization of Oceania began in 1834 when Catholic missionaries arrived in Tahiti."}, {"text": "French Polynesia. French Polynesia is an overseas collectivity of France since 2003, though it is often referred to as an overseas country due the to its degree of autonomy. New Caledonia. New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France since 1998. Wallis and Futuna. Wallis and Futuna is an overseas collectivity of France since 2003. United States. The United States expansion into the Pacific beginning with Baker Island and Howland Island in 1857. American Samoa. American Samoa is an unincorporated unorganized territory of the U.S. Guam. Guam is an unincorporated organized territory of the U.S. Hawaii. Hawaii became a state of the United States on August 21, 1959. It consists of eight major islands and 129 smaller islands. Northern Mariana Islands. Northern Mariana Islands is a commonwealth in political union with and under the sovereignty of the United States. United States Minor Outlying Islands. The United States Minor Outlying Islands are small, isolated islands or atolls in the Pacific Ocean. Most are uninhabited, although they may be administered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service as National Wildlife Refuges. They are unincorporated territories of the U.S. Culture. Television. The long-running Australian soap opera \"Neighbours\" continues filming by limiting studio"}, {"text": "access and practicing social distancing. As of April 21, the country reported 6,547 cases of infection and 67 deaths related to COVID-19."}, {"text": "Varnals Creek is a long 3rd order tributary to the Haw River, in Alamance County, North Carolina. Course. Varnals Creek rises in a pond about 2 miles southeast of Rock Creek in Alamance County, North Carolina and then flows northeast to the Haw River about 4 miles south of Swepsonville, North Carolina. Watershed. Varnals Creek drains of area, receives about 46.2 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 413.35 and is about 50% forested."}, {"text": "Gyula Bereznai (1 May 1921 \u2013 6 September 1990) was a Hungarian mathematician and former head of department at a Teacher Training College in Ny\u00edregyh\u00e1za. Biography. He was born in S\u00e1toralja\u00fajhely on 1 May 1921. He completed his elementary school in Tornyosp\u00e1lca, the secondary school in Kisv\u00e1rda. His studies at the University of Debrecen were interrupted by the war (captivity). After six years in prison, he received a degree in mathematics from E\u00f6tv\u00f6s Lor\u00e1nd University, Budapest. After the Ny\u00edregyh\u00e1za Vocational School and the K\u00f6lcsey Grammar School, he was admitted to the mathematics department of the Bessenyei Gy\u00f6rgy in 1962. From 1969 to 1983 he was head of the department. For more than two decades he taught the future generation of teachers the basics of mathematical analysis, to whom he tried to pass on his knowledge and experience, and he was always happy to share it with his colleagues. Besides his professional security, he tried to shape his students with his own high standards. He was loved and respected by his colleagues and students, but the same can be said of mathematics teachers in the county, for whom he has organized and held numerous advanced lectures. He was not an ordinary"}, {"text": "individual, he was a true, well-educated teacher who was proficient not only in mathematics but also in physics, chemistry, and philosophy. His work is marked by numerous professional and methodological publications. He has written and edited several books and examples. Work. His specialty was mathematical analysis.<br> Former member of the editorial board of Teaching Mathematics.<br> The Mathematical Competition named after Gyula Bereznai has been held annually since 1991. <br> One of his students, who had good results in other subjects, asked, \"Mr. professor, is it because I am weak in maths? can I be a minister? \" Uncle Gyuszi didn't think twice about answering: \"Sure, you can be a minister, why not?\""}, {"text": "The Embassy of Japan in Ankara (; ) is the diplomatic mission of Japan to Turkey. KATSUMATA Takahiko has been the current ambassador since May 2023. The embassy was opened on 4 July 1953."}, {"text": "Hariprriya is an Indian actress and model who mostly works in Kannada films, in addition to a few Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam films. She gained wide acclaim for her role in \"Ugramm\" which fetched her a lot of appreciation and awards and also for her performances in \"Ranna\", \"Ricky\", \"Neerdose\", \"Bharjari\", \"Samhaara\", \"Jai Simha\", \"Bell Bottom\", \"Soojidara\" and \"D/O Parvathamma\"."}, {"text": "Swindon is a civil parish in the district of South Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England. It contains three listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. All the listed buildings are designated at Grade II, the lowest of the three grades, which is applied to \"buildings of national importance and special interest\". The parish contains the village of Swindon and the surrounding area. All the listed buildings are in the village, and consist of a public house and an adjoining barn, and a range of farm buildings."}, {"text": "Ankhwennefer was an ancient Egyptian vizier of the 26th Dynasty, who was in office under king Psamtik I (ruled 664\u2013610 BC). Ankhwennefer is only known from a statue that was seen in 1960 on the art market in Cairo. It is unknown what happened to the statue since then. The statue shows Ankhwennefer standing with a smaller statue of the god Ptah in front of him. The upper part of the statue is lost. On the back pillar is an inscription presenting his titles, his names and the name of the father (Pakherenptah). His titles include those of a vizier, but also titles connecting him with the temple of Ptah, with Sakhmet and with Apis. In the 26th Dynasty the office of the vizier was divided into two parts: one vizier was in charge for Upper Egypt, another vizier was in charge for Lower Egypt. Ptah and Apis are deities especially connected with Memphis in Lower Egypt. Therefore, he was most likely a vizier of Lower Egypt. Certain details of the statue point to a date of the statue under king Psamtik I."}, {"text": "Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee ministry may refer to these cabinets headed by Indian politician Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee as chief minister of West Bengal:"}, {"text": "Giorgio Altare (born 9 August 1998) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Sampdoria, on loan from Serie A club Venezia. Career. AC Milan. Altare is a product of AC Milan youth teams. He spent the second half of the 2015\u201316 season on loan at Serie D club Alzano Seriate. Late in the 2016\u201317 Serie A season he was called up to the senior squad for one game, but remained on the bench. Genoa. In the summer of 2017 he moved to Genoa. He spent the 2017\u201318 season with their Under-19 squad, he did not receive any call-ups to the senior squad during that season. Loan to Feralpisal\u00f2. On 20 July 2018, Altare joined Serie C club Feralpisal\u00f2 on a season-long loan. In September, he suffered an ACL rupture and the recovery took most of the rest of the 2018\u201319 season. He made his professional Serie C debut for Feralpisal\u00f2 on 5 May 2019 in a game against Pordenone. He replaced Paolo Marchi in the 72nd minute. He made his first starting line-up appearance on 29 May 2019 against Triestina. He finished the season with five appearances, one of which as a starter). On 11"}, {"text": "July 2019, the loan was extended for the 2019\u201320 season. He made one league appearance (as a starter) and one Coppa Italia appearance for Feralpisal\u00f2 in the 2019\u201320 season. Loan to Olbia. On 16 January 2020, Altare joined Olbia in Serie C on loan. The loan was renewed for the 2020\u201321 season on 26 August 2020. Cagliari. On 18 July 2021, Altare signed a four-year contract with Cagliari. On 1 October 2021, he made his Serie A debut for Cagliari in a 1\u20131 home draw against Venezia. Loan to Venezia. On 24 August 2023, Altare joined Venezia on loan with an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy. Venezia. Loan to Sampdoria. On 27 January 2025, Altare moved on loan to Sampdoria until 30 June 2026, with an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy. He signed a contract with Sampdoria until 30 June 2028 that would be in place if the transfer is made permanent after the loan expires."}, {"text": "Heaven on Earth, Part 1 is a live EP from Planetshakers, recorded during Planetshakers Kingdom Conference, in Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines. This album was released on 6 April 2018 by Planetshakers Ministries International and Venture3Media. Critical reception. Awarding the album four stars at \"CCM Magazine\", Matt Conner states, \"As the title\u2019s suffix implies, the latest Planetshakers album is just one of multiple Heaven On Earth EPs slated for release. Part One is four songs recorded from the band\u2019s regional worship conferences recently held in Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines. \"There Is No One Like You\" kicks off a literal praise party with such spunk and style that it\u2019s easy for the listener to imagine a dizzying array of lights and accompanying visuals. \"The Greatest\" maintains the energetic pace albeit with more of a rock and roll vibe before slowing things slightly for \"Above All Names.\" The EP's closing track, \"Not Alone,\" is its shining moment, a memorable chorus that reminds the congregation of God's people of His eternal presence. It's the latter that should continue to be sung well after future installments of Heaven On Earth are released.\" Giving the album a three and a half star rating in"}, {"text": "a \"Hallels\" review, Timothy Yap said: \"Described as a \"praise party,\" the EP's opener \"There's No One Like You\" gives illustration to such a designation with its steely beats and larger-than-life synth loops. \"The Greatest\" prolongs the party; this time with the team enjoying lots of microphone passing moments with the congregation as they sing in roaring enthusiasm. Just as with a finely crafted worship set, track three slows down the pace on what is one of Planetshaker's best worship power ballads \"Above All Names.\" \"Not Alone,\" may not be as congregational focused as the preceding track, but it's a reflective ballad that thrives on its soul-stirring piano backing.\""}, {"text": "Events in the year 1927 in Belgium. Monarch \u2013 Albert I Prime Minister \u2013 Henri Jaspar"}, {"text": "Haw Creek is a long 3rd order tributary to the Haw River, in Alamance County, North Carolina. Variant names. According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as: Course. Haw Creek rises in a pond about 0.5 miles southeast of Mebane in Orange County, North Carolina and then flows southwest into Alamance County to the Haw River about 3 miles south of Swepsonville, North Carolina. Watershed. Haw Creek drains of area, receives about 46.3 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 427.99 and is about 49% forested."}, {"text": "Julie Zickefoose (July 24, 1958) is an American nature book writer, biologist, bird artist, and blogger. Life and work. Born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Zickefoose has been drawing birds since childhood. The bird artist Robert Verity Clem (1933-2010) encouraged her to draw living birds in nature. She describes the work of Lars Jonsson as one of her main influences. After studying art, anthropology and biology from 1976, she obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University in 1981. While a student, she spent five months as a field biology assistant in Amazonian Brazil. She worked during the summers from 1981 to 1986 as a field biologist for the Nature Conservancy in Connecticut. She was commissioned as part of the illustrator team for the American Ornithologists' Union and the Academy of Natural Sciences for the eighteen-volume work \"Birds of North America\" from 1991 to 2002. She has also illustrated educational material for the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center. Zickefoose has presented her lectures and illustrations at universities, museums, galleries and festivals throughout the United States. Her articles and illustrations have been published in a variety of journals,"}, {"text": "including \"The New Yorker\", \"Smithsonian Magazine\", \"Country Journal\", and \"Bird Watcher's Digest\", for which she has designed 17 title covers. She was married to an editor of the latter journal, William Henry Thompson III (1962\u20132019), from 1993 until his death in March 2019, and has a daughter and a son. Zickefoose's early books dealt with birdwatching in the backyard. The guide \"Enjoying Bluebirds More\" from 1993 offers birdwatchers assistance in creating bird boxes for bluebirds and includes illustrations and colour photographs. \"Enjoying Bird Feeding More: Great Ideas for Your Backyard\" is a guide from 1995, that includes tips for feeding birds in the garden and attracting birds. \"Enjoying Woodpeckers More\" from 2003 is a guide to identifying woodpeckers. In 2006, Zickefoose published \"Letters from Eden: A Year at Home, in the Woods\", a compilation of columns she wrote for Bird Watcher's Digest. Arranged by seasons, the essays describe her daily excursions and observations of wild turkeys, box turtles, coyotes and other animals from the forests of her home country. The book \"The Bluebird Effect: Uncommon Bonds with Common Birds\" was published in 2012. Illustrated by Zickefoose with 216 paintings and sketches, this work reports on 25 species of birds that"}, {"text": "she has observed in different seasons around her 80 acre sanctuary near Whipple in the southern Appalachian Mountains of Ohio. Each chapter deals with one bird species, including the little tern, the northern cardinal, the Savannah sparrow, the scarlet tanager, the orchard oriole, the common starling, the piping plover, the turkey vulture, the barn swallow, the eastern phoebe, the ivory-billed woodpecker and some endangered species. It also contains stories about the rehabilitation of injured birds and diary entries in which Zickefoose describes her observations. In the book she also tells her seven-year study of Mr. Troyer, the namesake bluebird, who has fathered 53 chicks despite an injured wing caused by the attack of a falcon. In addition to North American birds, Zickefoose also illustrates Neotropical species. A black tupelo in the Dawes Arboretum was dedicated to Julie Zickefoose in 2014. In January 2021, Zickefoose began working with a team to bring back \"Bird Watcher's Digest\" magazine. Its first issue appeared in July 2022 with her painting of a Henslow's sparrow on the cover."}, {"text": "Andrea Cambiaso (born 20 February 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a full-back or wing-back for Serie A club Juventus and the Italy national team. Club career. Genoa. Cambiaso is a product of Genoa youth teams. He spent 2017\u201318 and 2018\u201319 seasons on loan to Serie D clubs Albissola and Savona respectively. He helped Albissola achieve promotion to Serie C. Cambiaso returned to Genoa for the 2021\u201322 season, scoring his first goal in Serie A on 29 August 2021 in a 2\u20131 home defeat against Napoli. Loan moves to Alessandria and Empoli. On 2 August 2019, Cambiaso joined Serie C club Alessandria on loan. He made his professional Serie C debut for Alessandria on 25 August 2019 in the opening game against Gozzano, starting the game and playing the whole match. Cambiaso suffered an ACL tear on 4 December 2019 in a match against Juventus U23 (which was his 17th start for the club), the injury would keep him unable to play for the rest of the 2019\u201320 season. On 21 September 2020, he joined Serie B club Empoli on loan with an option to purchase. Juventus. On 14 July 2022, Juventus announced the signing of Cambiaso"}, {"text": "on a five-year contract. The following day, Cambiaso joined Bologna on a season-long loan. On 28 October 2023, he scored his first goal for Juventus in the sixth minute of stoppage time in a 1\u20130 victory over Hellas Verona. On 15 May 2024, Cambiaso started in the Coppa Italia final as Juventus defeated Atalanta by a score of 1\u20130 to lift the trophy for a record-extending 15th time. On 24 May, he extended his contract with the club until 2029. International career. Cambiaso was called up to the senior Italy squad for UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against North Macedonia and Ukraine, respectively on 17 and 20 November 2023. On 21 March 2024, Cambiaso debuted for the Italian senior squad in friendly match against Venezuela. \"Scores and results list Italy's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cambiaso goal\" Honours. Juventus"}, {"text": "Mohamed Ajmal Malik (born 28 July 1941) is a Kenyan field hockey player. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics."}, {"text": "Davinder Singh Deegan (born 2 February 1946) is a Kenyan field hockey player. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics."}, {"text": "Harvinder Singh Marwa (born 11 September 1943) is a Kenyan field hockey player. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics. He is the brother of Kenyan hockey international Amarjeet Singh Marwa."}, {"text": "Nino Kipiani (1877\u20131920s) was a Georgian lawyer and politician. A graduate of the law school in Brussels, she was the first female lawyer in the Russian Empire. As a result of her calls for the liberation of Georgia, in 1907 she was forced to move abroad, living first in Brussels with her father and then in Italy. She returned to her home country in the early 1920s. Biography. A granddaughter of the Georgian statesman Dimitri Kipiani and the daughter of Niko Kipiani and Anastasia Eristavi, Nino Kipiani was born in Kutaisi in 1877. She attended the St. Nino private school in Tbilisi, but for unknown reasons was expelled in 1898. She then studied law in Brussels, becoming the first female lawyer not only in Georgia but in the Russian Empire. In the early 1900s, she was arrested several times for her involvement in the nationalist movement. Her interest in independence was expressed as early as July 1903 in a card she sent from Brussels: \"Why do we not have the will to insist on full independence from Russia? Why do not we allow our Georgia, which is the oldest of all the states and has the greatest history, to be"}, {"text": "free?\" References."}, {"text": "Reynold \"Renny\" Pereira (9 January 1948 \u2013 1 June 1979) was a Kenyan field hockey player. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics."}, {"text": "The Governor of North Chungcheong Province () is the head of the local government of North Chungcheong Province who is elected to a four-year term. List of governors. Appointed governors (before 1995). From 1946 to 1995, the Governor of North Chungcheong Province was appointed by the President of the Republic of Korea. Directly elected governors (1995\u2013present). Since 1995, under provisions of the revised Local Government Act, the Governor of North Chungcheong Province is elected by direct election. Elections. Source:"}, {"text": "Penz13 is a German racing team established in 2009 that competes in international road racing on courses such as the Isle of Man TT, Macau Grand Prix, and the FIM Endurance World Championship. Its teams include the Penz13 Franks Autowelt and Penz13 BMW Motorrad. History. The team was formed in 2009 with rider Rico Penzkofer, aiming to introduce a BMW model to the competitive racing scene. They participated in the Macau Grand Prix in 2009, where Penzkofer achieved a fifth place finish on the Guia Circuit in Macau. In the FIM Endurance World Championship, they competed professionally with additional starts at the Tourist Trophy at the Isle of Man, the International North West 200 and the Macau Grand Prix. In 2012, they secured the Endurance World Championship title in Stocksport class and fourth overall in the Superbike class in 2015 and 2017. International Road Racing. In 2015, Penz13 member Michael Rutter won a podium finish in the Macau Grand Prix. In 2016, Penz13 achieved a top five finish at the Isle of Man with Gary Johnson, and another win by Michael Rutter in Frohburg, Germay. The 2017 season's lineup of riders of Penz13 included Rutter, Dan Kneen, former Moto3 championship"}, {"text": "rider Danny Webb, and World Superbike rider Alessandro Polita. The 2017 Superstock TT race saw the team\u2019s first step onto the podium with Manxman Kneen's Top 5 finish in the SBK race. In 2018, the team partnered with the Czech Corporation WEPOL and continued in the international road racing scene. Besides appearing in the International events such as the Isle of Man TT and Macau, the team competed in the International Road Racing Championship (IRRC) with a four-rider line up while contracting various wild card riders. The Penz13 squad won multiple awards during this event, with Danny Webb taking the championship crown in the IRRC Superbike Class and French rider Matthieu Lagrive winning multiple awards in the IRRC Sport Class. In addition to this, Czech rider Marek Cerveny placed fourth and British rider Jamie Coward placed sixth. Additionally, Davey Todd, Daley Mathison, Dan Kruger, Derek Sheils and Martin Jessopp took various wildcards in Imatra, Finland, Frohburg, and Macau. Later that year, Davey Todd won the IRRC Superbike championship with two races left in the calendar. FIM Endurance World Championship. The team debuted in the FIM Endurance World Championship in the FIM World Cup in 2010, received the runner-up position in"}, {"text": "2011, and won in 2012. The Penz13 squad entered the Superbike Class in 2015 and compared in the following year including pole position at the 24 Heures Motos in Le Mans in 2016. In 2018, after ten years of working with BMW, the team partnered with Yamaha to receive the R1 as their bike for the following season. However, switching manufacturers caused the team lineup to change. Danny Webb remained with the team, while South African Sheridan Morais, French EWC champion Matthieu Lagrive, and lastly Ex-Moto GP rider Michael Laverty were brought in for the new lineup. The 2018 season started with another podium finish in 3rd position finish as well as two 4th place awards. As of 2018, the team took 3rd in the overall FIM EWC championship after three out of five rounds."}, {"text": "Evenepoel is a Belgian surname. Notable people with the surname include:"}, {"text": "Nermin Kari\u0107 (born 23 June 1999) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Italian club Virtus Entella. Club career. The beginnings: Genoa and Avellino. Born in Norrk\u00f6ping, Kari\u0107 started his career in the youth ranks of IF Sylvia, before moving to the Italian Serie A team Genoa in the summer of 2017. He played for Genoa's Under-19 squad in the 2017\u201318 and 2018\u201319 season, but he never featured for the senior squad. On 22 August 2019, Kari\u0107 joined Serie C club Avellino on a season-long loan. He subsequently made his professional debut for Avellino on 7 September 2019, during a game against Teramo. He substituted Juli\u00e1n Illanes in the 70th minute and scored his first professional goal 4 minutes later, establishing the final score of 2\u20130. S\u00fcdtirol. On 13 August 2020, Kari\u0107 joined fellow Serie C club S\u00fcdtirol and signed a three-year contract. He immediately established himself as a regular starter within the Tyrolean team, becoming one of the most highly-rated young midfielders in the league and helping his side reaching the promotion play-offs, where S\u00fcdtirol eventually lost on aggregate to Kari\u0107's former team Avellino in the quarter-finals. The midfielder played his last game for"}, {"text": "S\u00fcdtirol on August 28, 2021, coming in as a substitute for Marco Beccaro in the 62nd minute of the 1-0 win against Virtus Verona, the opening game of the 2021-22 season of Serie C. Virtus Entella. On 31 August 2021, the deadline day of the summer transfer window, it was announced that Kari\u0107 had agreed to join Virtus Entella on a permanent basis, thus setting himself for his third consecutive experience in Serie C. Benevento. On 5 July 2022, Kari\u0107 joined Serie B side Benevento."}, {"text": "Titus Menenius Lanatus ( c. 452 BC) was a Roman senator during the 5th century BC. He served as consul in 452 BC. Consulship. In 452 BC, he was consul with Publius Sestius Capitolinus Vaticanus. During their consulship, the delegates left to study Greek law in Athens. After returning to Rome, the tribunes of the plebs called together officials to create a commission to write the law down. Publius Sestius supported this proposition, contrary to Titus Menenius, who pondered the question before falling ill; then he was rendered inactive until the end of his term as consul. Publius Sestius refused to take the initiative on his own in creating the commission. So he deferred the decision to the following year. Titus Menenius was the father of Agrippa Menenius Lanatus, consul in 439 BC."}, {"text": "Heaven on Earth, Part 3 is a live EP from Planetshakers. This album was released on 9 August 2018 by Planetshakers Ministries International and Venture3Media. Critical reception. Rating the album three stars for \"Jesus Freak Hideout\", Bert Gangl wrote, \"Following the first two EPs in the series, Heaven on Earth - Part Three starts off promisingly with the driving, melodic EDM title cut. The lilting staccato rhythms and feather-light feel of \"Nothing Is Impossible\" render it a likewise winning proposition. The remainder of the run time, however, is given over to stereotypical radio-ready tracks like \"Rivers\" and \"Overcome It All,\" and the equally less than stellar \"Through It All\" remix, the latter of whose overuse of vocal effects winds up more gratuitous than engaging.\" Jake Frederick by New Release Today summarised that \"Heaven On Earth, Pt. 3\" \"completes the trilogy of EPs leading up to the release of the full album, and it closes on a strong note with an album worth waiting for.\""}, {"text": "Georges Vanderhulst (born 15 July 1944) is a Belgian former field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics."}, {"text": "Marc Legros (born 2 July 1946) is a Belgian former field hockey player. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics."}, {"text": "Aigul (Ai (Moon) + G\u00fcl (flower), ) is a Turkic feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:"}, {"text": "Alice Eleanor Jones Nearing (30 March 1916 \u2013 6 November 1981) was an American science fiction writer and journalist. Biography. Jones was born on 30 March 1916 in Philadelphia, to Henry Stayton Jones and Lucy A. Jones (n\u00e9e Schuler). Her father was a photoengraver for a publishing firm. She had one sister. Jones got her bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1936 and her Ph.D. in English literature from the same university in 1944. She married another graduate student and speculative fiction author Homer Nearing Jr. and they moved to Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. The couple had two sons, Geoffrey and Gregory. Jones had a long career in publishing for a number of magazines including Redbook, Ladies\u2019 Home Journal, The Saturday Evening Post, Woman\u2019s Day, American Girl, and Seventeen. She published articles which were both fiction and nonfiction. She wrote for these journals until the 1960s. During 1955 she published briefly in genre magazines and her work has since been reissued by Strange Horizons. Her work is recognized for its strong feminist tones. For example, in \"Created he Them,\" Jones focus on women's perspective \"merges contemporary understandings of nuclear war with the maternalist sensibilities of women's peace activism\" according to"}, {"text": "Lisa Yaszsek."}, {"text": "Hatim Ibrahim, born 1975) is an Egyptian chess player. He was awarded the title of International Master by FIDE in 2011. Ibrahim qualified for the Chess World Cup 2011, where he was defeated by Shakhriyar Mamedyarov in the first round."}, {"text": "Michel Deville (born 17 July 1946) is a Belgian field hockey player. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics."}, {"text": "Dalia Mostafa (; born on 12 April 1980) is an Egyptian actress and model. Mostafa is married to Egyptian actor Sherif Salama. She began her career as a TV advertisement model and started acting in 1995. As a model, Mostafa faced backlash for posting a photo in a bathing suit, prompting public conversations about the treatment of Arab women in Egypt."}, {"text": "Dathan is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:"}, {"text": "Palazzo Don\u00e0 Balbi is a palace in Venice, Italy, located in the Santa Croce district, overlooking the right side of the Grand Canal on the Riva di Biasio foundation opposite Palazzo Flangini and the church of San Geremia. History. The building was built in the 17th century\u2014most likely by joining three adjacent buildings. Owned by the Province of Venice, the building is the seat of the regional school office. Architecture. The simple plastered fa\u00e7ade is divided into three vertical parts, the rightmost being the main one and offering the only access door. The noble floors on the right are decorated with quadriforas supported by balconies and flanked by a single-light windows on their left side. The other two parts of the palace feature rows of triplets of single-light window, with those on the left not homogeneously positioned. All the openings are with round arches surmounted by frames. The stone-clad ground floor has signs of two secondary access gates closed over time."}, {"text": "Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Gilles (born 4 May 1946) is a Belgian former field hockey player. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics, the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics."}, {"text": "Karlsborg Anti-Aircraft Regiment (), also Lv 1, was a Swedish Army anti-aircraft unit that was active in various forms between 1937\u20131961. The unit was based in Karlsborg. History. Karlsborg Anti-Aircraft Regiment was raised on 1 July 1937, by reorganizing Karlsborg Artillery Regiment into an anti-aircraft regiment. This was due to the fact that, among other things, the anti-aircraft defense was awarded a more independent position in the artillery. Karlsborg Anti-Aircraft Regiment was a leading unit in the development of Swedish anti-aircraft defense, but together with \u00d6stg\u00f6ta Anti-Aircraft Regiment also became the parent unit for all Swedish anti-aircraft units. That is, it was from the two regiments that the other anti-aircraft units were formed. On 1 October 1942, the anti-aircraft defense was separated from the artillery and formed an independent branch. Karlsborg Anti-Aircraft Regiment thus came transferred to the anti-aircraft defense and adopted the new designation Lv 1, as a mark which branch the regiment belonged to. Prior to the Defence Act of 1958, the Chief of the Army proposed that Sundsvall Anti-Aircraft Corps (Lv 5) be disbanded. The training in Sundsvall would instead be distributed to other anti-aircraft units, including Lule\u00e5 Anti-Aircraft Corps (Lv 7) about 500 km north. The"}, {"text": "background to the proposal was entirely economic, as the Supreme Commande considered that a disbandment of Sundsvall Anti-Aircraft Corps was linked to the inconvenience from the standpoint of preparedness and recruitment. The saving of disbanding Sundsvall Anti-Aircraft Corps was estimated at approximately SEK 0.6 million per year. On 9 February 1959, the Chief of the Army proposed in a letter amending parts of the Defence Act, where he instead proposed that Sundsvall Anti-Aircraft Corps should remain as a peacetime unit. Instead, Karlsborg Anti-Aircraft Regiment would be removed from the peace organization. This with the background that conscripts should as far as possible be trained in probable areas of operation. Furthermore, it was considered that technological developments abroad had increased the opportunities for coup-related attacks. Therefore, it was considered that peacetime units in particularly vulnerable areas of the country would be maintained. What was advocated for maintaining Karlsborg Anti-Aircraft Regiment was good training conditions with the Swedish Air Force, as well as room for an annual training contingent of 800 conscripts, where only the Roslagen Anti-Aircraft Regiment (Lv 3) trained more conscripts on an annual basis. However, the disbandment of Karlsborg Anti-Aircraft Regiment came to affect all anti-aircraft units; this is"}, {"text": "in the form of a shortage of barracks at the other anti-aircraft units, but also in the form that the establishment in Sundsvall was in need of different function buildings. The total investment requirement for construction work at the other anti-aircraft units was estimated at SEK 4.9 million. In addition, an investment cost of SEK 2 million was added in Karlsborg, when the Signal Battalion in Sk\u00f6vde (S 2) came to relocate to Karlsborg, this in the form of regional political support to the region. On 12 March 1961, the Karlsborg Anti-Aircraft Regiment held a disbandment ceremony and on 31 March 1961, the regiment was officially disbanded. Locations and training areas. Barracks. The Karlsborg Anti-Aircraft Regiment was located at Karlsborg Fortress. After the regiment was disbanded, its location was taken over on 1 April 1961 by the Signal Battalion in Sk\u00f6vde (S 2), which at the same time adopted the name G\u00f6ta Signal Corps (S 2). Since 1 July 1984, the Life Regiment Hussars (K 3) have been placed in the fortress. Detachments. Boden/Lule\u00e5. On 20 June 1941, a preparedness division from the regiment was detached to Boden. The detachment adopted the name Boden Anti-Aircraft Division (\"Bodens luftv\u00e4rnsdivision\", A 9"}, {"text": "B). On 1 October 1941, the detachment was transferred to Lule\u00e5 and was named Lule\u00e5 Anti-Aircraft Division (\"Lule\u00e5 luftv\u00e4rnsdivision\", A 9 L). From 1 October 1942, the detachment was separated from the Karlsborg Anti-Aircraft Regiment and formed Lule\u00e5 Anti-Aircraft Corps (Lv 7). Gothenburg. On 1 October 1941, a preparedness division from the regiment was detached to Gothenburg. On 1 October 1942, the detachment was separated from the regiment and formed the G\u00f6ta Anti-Aircraft Corps (Lv 6). Karlstad. On 7 February 1943, the Karlsborg Anti-Aircraft Regiment placed a mobilization center in Karlstad (Lv 1 K). The center was located in S\u00f6rmon, just over 10 km west of Karlstad. On 30 June 1953, the mobilization center was disbanded and instead went on to act as a mobilization storehouse. Heraldry and traditions. Colours, standards and guidons. On 16 June 1938, the Karlsborg Artillery Regiment was presented with its standard at Ladug\u00e5rdsg\u00e4rdet in Stockholm by His Majesty the King Gustaf V on his 80th birthday. The standard was carried on by Karlsborg Anti-Aircraft Regiment until it was disbanded in 1961. Then, until 1984, it was carried by G\u00f6ta Signal Regiment (S 2). On 8 October 1984, it was taken over by the Swedish Anti-Aircraft"}, {"text": "Combat School (\"Luftv\u00e4rnsskjutskolan\", LvSS). Heritage. Since 1 July 2000, the memory of the Karlsborg Anti-Aircraft Regiment has been preserved by the Air Defence Regiment (Lv 6)."}, {"text": "Katrin B\u00f6hning-Gaese (born 22 December 1964) is a German biologist who specialises in ornithology. She is currently a professor at Goethe University Frankfurt, director of the Senckenberg Nature Research Society and Vice-President of the Leibniz Association. Biography. Katrin B\u00f6hning-Gaese was born on 22 December 1964 in Oberkochen, Germany. She initially studied biology as an undergraduate at the University of T\u00fcbingen. She gained her PhD in 1993 from the same University on following research into of white stork food ecology in Upper Swabia and causes of long-term stock development in European and North American songbirds. She held the title of Professor of ecology at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz in 2001. Her main research interests include the influence of global climate change and human land use change on animal populations in tropical and temperate areas of the world and evolution of bird communities and bird migration. In addition to research work she also teaches students in the MSc Ecology and Evolution and BSc Biology courses at Goethe University Frankfurt since 2010."}, {"text": "Daniel Dupont (born 18 October 1945) is a Belgian former field hockey player. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics."}, {"text": "Luiz Antonio Ferreira Rodrigues (born 10 April 1994), known by his nickname Felipe, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Liaoning Tieren as a right back or a defensive midfielder. Honours. Uniclinic Fortaleza Goi\u00e1s"}, {"text": "Armand Solie (28 April 1944 \u2013 25 September 2019) was a Belgian field hockey player. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics, the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics. Career. Solie became active in hockey at La Gantoise HC. With this club he became indoor champion three times, finalist in the Belgian Cup and vice-national champion. Later he moved to Royal L\u00e9opold HC. With this club he became national champion, among other things. In addition, he was a member of the Belgian hockey team from 1965 to 1978, with which he participated in the Summer Olympics of 1968, 1972 and 1976, among others . In total he collected \u00b1 120 caps. After his playing career he coached several teams, including the national team. He was also the founder of Indiana HTC in Zevergem. He was also involved in the development of Constantia Hockey in Waregem."}, {"text": "William Hansen (born 4 April 1939) is a Belgian former field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics."}, {"text": "Hope Walks, formerly CURE Clubfoot, is a Christian nonprofit organization based in Dillsburg, Pennsylvania, that treats infant clubfoot in developing countries around the world. As of 2019, Hope Walks operates over 130 clinics in 16 countries including Ethiopia, Niger and the Dominican Republic. Since 2006, over 135,000 children have been enrolled in the program for treatment. History. Hope Walks began in 2006 as CURE Clubfoot, a program of CURE International. By December 2018 this network of clubfoot treatment centers had treated more than 123,000 children. In 2018, CURE decided to make the clubfoot program an independent entity, named Hope Walks. Hope Walks focuses on strengthening health systems and public health through the early intervention and correction of children born with clubfoot in Africa and Latin America. Hope Walks was incorporated in July 2018 and took full ownership of CURE's clubfoot program in June 2019. Today, Hope Walks is the largest Christian organization treating children with clubfoot. Hope Walks has been able to enroll nearly 136,000 kids since 2006. On World Clubfoot Day, June 3, 2017, CURE Clubfoot announced a strategy to end clubfoot as a global disability, in partnership with the Global Clubfoot Initiative. The goal was set for at"}, {"text": "least 70% of children born with clubfoot in lower and middle countries to have access to treatment by 2030. Currently, less than 15% of children in these countries access treatment that would prevent a lifetime of disability. As a founding member of the Global Clubfoot Initiative, Hope Walks is a sponsor of Run Free 2030, a global initiative to see all children born with clubfoot have access to quality clubfoot care and treatment using the Ponseti method by 2030. Method. Hope Walks uses a method to treat infants born with clubfoot, known as the Ponseti method. This non-surgical method corrects the clubfoot with a series of casts over the course of four to six weeks, slowly manipulating the foot into a correct position. Typically, this method also includes a tenotomy. After the casting phase is completed, the child will wear a foot abduction brace while sleeping at night for the next five years in order to prevent relapse. In addition to the physical treatment of clubfoot, Hope Walks also uses counselors to provide education about the condition in order to eliminate the emotional shame that parents typically feel because of cultural stigma. These counselors also help coordinate the care of"}, {"text": "the child throughout the five-year process."}, {"text": "Eric Asomani (born 8 September 1999) is a Belgian footballer who plays for Saned Joni\u0161kis in Lithuania. Personal life. Born in Belgium, Asomani is of Ghanaian descent."}, {"text": "Danilo Giacinto Ventola (born 11 September 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie D club Bitonto. Club career. Ascoli. Ventola started playing for the Under-19 squad of Ascoli in the 2016\u201317 season. In March 2018 he received five call-ups to the senior squad of Ascoli, but did not see any field time. Loan to Genoa. On 17 August 2018, he signed a three-year professional contract with Ascoli and joined Serie A club Genoa on loan with a purchase option. He played for Genoa's Under-19 squad in the 2018\u201319 season, without any call-ups to the senior squad. Genoa. Loan to Rimini. On 3 August 2019, Ventola joined Serie C club Rimini on a season-long loan. He made his professional Serie C debut for Rimini on 21 September 2019 in a game against Carpi. He started the game and was substituted at half-time. Return to Ascoli. Loan to Imolese. On 29 August 2020, he was loaned by Serie C club Imolese. Loan to Turris. On 28 January 2021, he moved on loan to Serie C club Turris until the end of the 2020\u201321 season. Loan to Virtus Francavilla. On 20 August 2021, he joined Virtus Francavilla"}, {"text": "on loan. Loans to Recanatese and Fidelis Andria. On 19 July 2022, Ventola was loaned to Recanatese. On 6 January 2023, he moved on a new loan to Fidelis Andria. Release by Ascoli. On 25 August 2023, his contract with Ascoli was terminated by mutual consent. Personal life. He is a nephew of former player Nicola Ventola."}, {"text": "Nexif RATCH Energy is a Singapore-based company that owns and operates wind farms and other renewable energy projects in several countries. It is a joint venture of Nexif and RATCH Group Thailand PCL founded in December 2022. Power sources. In August 2019, Nexif took up a 25-year lease of the Temporary Generation North consisting of five open cycle gas turbines in South Australia, with the lease taking effect from May 2020. The generators will be relocated by Nexif to a new site at Outer Harbor and converted to operate on natural gas before the end of 2020. Nexif also proposes to convert them to combined cycle with a steam turbine in the following few years."}, {"text": "Brent Georges E M I Gabri\u00ebl (born 27 January 1999) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Challenger Pro League club Oostende. Club career. On 6 July 2023, Gabri\u00ebl signed a two-year contract with Oostende."}, {"text": "Varma is a Latvian icebreaker. She was built at the W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 Helsinki Shipyard, Finland and delivered to the Finnish National Board of Navigation in 1968. The vessel was transferred to Latvia in 1994."}, {"text": "Kheerat Panesar is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera \"EastEnders\", played by Jaz Deol. Kheerat was introduced alongside brothers Jags (Amar Adatia), and Vinny Panesar (Shiv Jalota) in episode 6001, broadcast on 4 October 2019, with the trio becoming the soap's first Punjabi Sikh family. Kheerat's arrival was announced on 21 August 2019, billed as the dominant and successful leader of his brothers. Deol accepted the role after being impressed by what was pitched to him by the producers, and being excited to be a part of the show's first Punjabi Sikh family. Kheerat's storylines in the serial have included the expansion of his family, helping to bring justice to Gray Atkins (Toby-Alexander Smith) with help from Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty), his friendship with Ben Mitchell (Max Bowden), his romances and flings with several female characters including Chantelle Atkins (Jessica Plummer), Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean), and Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner), and falsely confessing to the murder of Ranveer Gulati (Anil Goutam) to save his mother, Suki Panesar (Balvinder Sopal), from arrest. In November 2022, Deol departed from the show as he wanted to pursue other projects. Deol received various awards and nominations for his portrayal, despite the character's"}, {"text": "departure being poorly received by audiences. Development. Casting and introduction. Actor Jaz Deol was cast as Kheerat. On 21 August 2019, it was announced that three new characters would be introduced to the soap in the near future: Kheerat, and his brothers Jags (Amar Adatia) and Vinny Panesar (Shiv Jalota), dubbed \"the Panesar brothers\". The trio, who were the show's first ever Punjabi Sikh family, were billed by show bosses as being \"charming by nature but still a force to be reckoned with\" and would bring \"their own unique blend of charm and chaos\" to Walford. Executive producer Jon Sen expressed enthusiasm to introduce the brothers and explore their upcoming storylines. Deol was enticed to accept the role after being impressed by what producers pitched to him, and being excited to be a part of the show's first Punjabi Sikh family, describing his role as \"revolutionary\". He was pleased to gain the part: \"I'm very proud and excited to be joining such an iconic show and bringing to life a character that is a reflection of the cultural background that I and many others come from in today's modern Britain. I can't wait to get started and for viewers to"}, {"text": "meet the Panesars\". The actor was interested to wear a turban for the role, as he doesn't wear one himself, seeing it as an opportunity for representation. The brothers were set to make their debut later in 2019. Later details surrounding their arrival were teased by Sen, who revealed that the brothers would \"turn up\" on an unknown \"mission\". He added that there would be a feud with another family \"pretty much as soon as they arrive\". The feud was later revealed to be with Ben Mitchell (Max Bowden), who Kheerat and Jags would arrive and threaten for stealing Kheerat's car. Ahead of the arrival, Sen further explained that \"EastEnders\" \"is a show that prides itself on diversity\" and \"representing modern London and modern Britain\", so the team were interested in \"finding a way of telling stories from the Sikh community\". He added: \"They arrive with a little bit of a bang\" and were teased to have \"quite the impact\". Deol teased that Kheerat would be \"coming to mean business\". Kheerat and Jags made their first appearance in episode 6001, broadcast 4 October 2019. The brothers were announced to return later in October, with reasons why being hidden, but it"}, {"text": "was teased that Kheerat would feud with Iqra Ahmed (Priya Davdra) and Ash Kaur (Gurlaine Kaur Garcha). In a twist, it was revealed that the brothers had returned to find Ash, who was also their estranged sister. Characterisation. Upon their introduction, it is established that Kheerat, who is age 31, is the oldest of his siblings and a \"flashy\" and \"successful businessman\", which creates envy from his brother Jags. He often has to \"keep his little brothers out of trouble\", but can \"charm his way into anything\". It was suggested that the trio were \"led\" by Kheerat. They were teased to have a \"strong dynamic with each other\", with their relationships being hinged on \"a lot of mischief and just a hint of jealousy\". Sen billed them as \"loveable rogues\" and \"wheeler dealers\" over being hardened criminals, and teased the brothers bringing \"a completely different tone and flavour\" to the serial and being prone to \"ruffle feathers\". Kheerat has been described as \"controlling\", \"alpha male\", \"logical\", and \"opportunistic\". Deol noted that despite Kheerat being a reasonable person, he faces inner demons. When Kheerat's personality began to undergo changes, Deol praised the decision as it allowed for Kheerat's \"complicated and conflicted"}, {"text": "nature\" to be shown. He added that Kheerat is \"a man with a huge capacity to love his family and significant other but also a well of darkness that he can reveal at a drop of a hat\" and that since his father was imprisones, Kheerat has been \"someone who searches for the opportunity in everything\". Notable relationships. Suki Panesar. In December 2019, it was announced that Kheerat's mother Suki Panesar (Balvinder Sopal) would be introduced in early 2020. Executive producer Jon Sen commented that Kheerat and his siblings had \"lived under the shadow of an overbearing matriarch\" and teased that while the brothers \"arrived as men\", Suki's introduction would show that they were \"little boys who need their mum\". Sopal described her character's relationship to her sons as being \"very good\", wanting to keep her children \"close\". Stephen Patterson of the \"Metro\" noted parallels in Kheerat and Suki's behaviour, wondering if Kheerat had inherited his mother's \"controlling nature\". After Suki began doing business with Stan \"Stas\" Saunders (Adam Young), despite previously endangering Kheerat's life, Deol explained that Kheerat would put on a \"deep and cold rage\" to mask his \"hurt\" from the betrayal. He described it as \"definitely a"}, {"text": "turning point in their relationship\", and teased that Suki would not approve of upcoming Kheerat's relationship with Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean). Chantelle and Gray Atkins. In September 2020, it had been announced that Chantelle Atkins (Jessica Plummer) would try to escape her abusive marriage to Gray Atkins (Toby-Alexander Smith), turning to Kheerat for help. When asked about how Chantelle felt for Kheerat, Plummer explained that her character \"sees him as somebody she trusts more than a lot of people\" and \"feels safe with him\", noting that Chantelle had begun developing an attraction to Kheerat. Deol disclosed the hopes that Kheerat had for him and Chantelle, detailing that Kheerat was \"ready to leave and start a new life with her and [her] kids\". After Chantelle was eventually killed by Gray, Deol teased that Kheerat would play a part in Gray's downfall. Deol described her death as \"the end of a dream\" for Kheerat, due to their hopes of starting anew together, as \"words can't describe\" Kheerat's emotions in the moment. Deol explained that Kheerat had a \"gut instinct\" that \"something wasn't right\" and that Chantelle's death was not accidental, explaining: \"In his mind, he cannot dispute that feeling and it haunts"}, {"text": "him to this day. Maybe even the rest of his life\". He added that Kheerat knew Gray was behind the murder and was frustrated as he \"doesn't have the evidence to prove it\" and \"can't act on his anger\" as he was a well-respected solicitor with an in-depth knowledge of how to exploit the law. The actor considered Gray to be Professor Moriarty to Kheerat's Sherlock Holmes. Mitch Baker. Following Chantelle's death, Kheerat was set to share his suspicions about Gray to her father, Mitch Baker (Roger Griffiths). As Kheerat and Mitch had no prior relationship, Griffiths revealed that Mitch would initially be hesitant to believe Kheerat's claims of Chantelle's infidelity and Gray being behind her death. As \"Mitch doesn't like Gray\" and the two have a history, Griffiths added that Mitch would have to be \"careful and manage his emotions\" upon the news. Deol noted that due to Gray's status around Walford, allying with Mitch was the best move for Kheerat, as he was aware of Mitch and Gray's complicated dynamic. He explained: \"Knowing Mitch's history with Gray, Kheerat is playing on the heartstrings of a man that wasn't able to protect his baby girl because he couldn't protect"}, {"text": "Chantelle either. It's something that they can both connect with. That feeling of helplessness\". Stacey Slater. A year after Kheerat had a one-night stand with Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner), Turner teased a romance between the pair, commenting: \"You'd never put them as a match but they had a one-night stand a long time ago and there are some feelings still lingering\". She continued that a romance between them would be \"interesting\" and \"complicated\" as there had been \"a bit of a war between the Slaters and the Panesars\". Turner opined that there was \"something sizzling between them\" and Stacey would enjoy how a relationship with Kheerat would annoy his mother, Suki, as \"they really do hate each other\". The actress concluded: \"They definitely have a hold over each other so we will see how it plays out\". After Stacey faced a stint in prison, their romance was revisited. Ben Mitchell. Ben had stolen Kheerat's expensive car, and the siblings wanted to show him who was boss leading to a dramatic feud. In 2021, it was teased that Kheerat would team up with \"an unexpected family\". After Ben called off Jags' protection in prison, resulting in Jags death, he kept the"}, {"text": "betrayal a secret. Teasing potential fallout with Ben should the truth be revealed, Deol said: \"As far he's concerned, Ben did everything he could to protect his brother. So yes I think he does trust him. Whether that extends to the other members of Mitchell tribe is another question!\" Ben's guilt lead him to try distancing himself from Kheerat by admitting he doesn't want his business partnering involved in the Arches anymore. Deol commented that \"Kheerat knows the value of having a business stake in The Arches\" and can \"always make an offer that no one can refuse\", despite admitting that his friendship with ben worked on a \"personal and business level\". Sharon Watts. After signs of attraction between Kheerat and Sharon aired, Deol noted that it was \"obvious\" to viewers that a relationship with Sharon would \"cause more problems with the Mitchells\", due to Sharon's on-off relationship with Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden). Their passion was later explored in May 2021 as they kicked off a romance. Deol admitted that he was initially unsure about how the romance would work, but grew an understanding after filming the scenes began. He noted that deep down his character still grieved for Chantelle,"}, {"text": "and was drawn to Sharon as the two women shared several traits which got him to \"take his armour down\". As their relationship would have caused drama in both character's respective families, Kheerat decided to quickly end it. Departure. After Suki was arrested for murdering Ranveer Gulati (Anil Goutam) after he tried to rape her, unaware she was actually innocent, Kheerat planned to confess to the murder to save her from arrest. After Kheerat's arrest was aired in November 2022, it was confirmed that Deol had left the role, with a spokesperson for the show wishing him the best for his future work. In July 2024, Deol opined that he missed playing Kheerat, who he deemed a \"fantastic character\", but had to leave the show to pursue other projects. Storylines. Kheerat and his brother Jags (Amar Adatia) first arrive in Walford to confront Ben Mitchell (Max Bowden) after he steals Kheerat's car. They threaten retaliation unless the car is returned and when Ben fails to deliver, Jags kidnaps Lola Pearce (Danielle Harold), but Kheerat berates him for this and later agrees to let her go after Ben promises to repay them. Kheerat threatens Ben and Lola's daughter Lexi Pearce (Isabella"}, {"text": "Brown) as they are leaving. A few weeks later, the brothers, joined by their other brother Vinny (Shiv Jalota), return in search of their estranged sister Ash Kaur (Gurlaine Kaur Garcha). Kheerat reveals that Ash had an abortion years ago, disapproving of this. The brothers move into Walford and Kheerat apologises to Ash for his opinions on abortion, but upon discovering Ash's girlfriend, Iqra Ahmed (Priya Davdra), is a Muslim, he expresses further disapproval with Ash. He falls in love with old acquaintance Chantelle Atkins (Jessica Plummer) after employing her at the Panesar call centre, unaware she is trapped in an abusive marriage to Gray Atkins (Toby-Alexander Smith). They plan to run away together but Kheerat is devastated to learn that she has died in a tragic accident, aware that Gray was behind the death to some extent and being accusatory towards him. He later has a one-night stand with Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner) after they spend a night drinking and confiding in each other about their relationship woes. After Vinny attacks Martin Fowler (James Bye) and it is revealed that Jags is in a secret relationship with Habiba Ahmed (Rukku Nahar) and no longer wants to be involved in"}, {"text": "the family business, Kheerat is dismayed to learn that his mother Suki Panesar (Balvinder Sopal) has arranged for Jags to be arrested for Vinny's crime. Habiba leaves Walford and when Kheerat discovers she is pregnant he decides to pay for her flat and out of guilt for what his mother has done. At the same time, Kheerat enters a relationship with Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean). They decide to keep their romance a secret, but when Sharon's former stepson Ben catches them together he decides to call off Jags' protection and Kheerat is later devastated to learn that Jags has been killed in a prison fight. Kheerat begins a secret relationship with Stacey after teaming up with Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty) to take down Gray after she figures out Gray killed Chantelle. To spook Gray, he posts printed screenshots of Chantelle's forum posts detailing her abuse to Gray, but it backfires as Gray finds out and they violently fight, forcing Kheerat to go on the run. Gray is later arrested after his second wife Chelsea Fox (Zaraah Abrahams) records him confessing to the murder. Afterwards, he and Stacey go public as a couple. After Ben is raped by Lewis Butler (Aidan"}, {"text": "O'Callaghan), contracting chlamydia and seeing a mental health decline, Kheerat helps Ben calm down and then takes him to the hospital to check for AIDS, which Ben is relieved to find he doesn't have. Ben is grateful towards Kheerat, but begins feeling guilty for causing Jags's death. He confesses to it, resulting in Kheerat attacking Ben. When Ranveer Gulati (Aidan O'Callaghan) tries to rape Suki, she knocks him out with a clock, under the impression that she killed him. When his son Ravi (Aaron Thiara) walks in, he helps her hide the body and, when she leaves, Ranveer wakes up and Ravi murders him. Kheerat's father Nish Panesar (Navin Chowdhry) is later released from prison, and is unable to bond with Kheerat. Hoping to sow distrust, Nish asks Ravi to flirt with Stacey, and when Stacey reports this to Kheerat, he is furious and fights with Ravi. When Ranveer's body is uncovered, Suki is arrested for his murder, Kheerat tells her girlfriend Eve Unwin (Heather Peace) that he is planning to confess to the murder to save his mother from prison, and despite both Stacey and Suki pleading him not to, he remains adamant and is later arrested, to the"}, {"text": "dismay of his loved ones. Reception. For his portrayal of Kheerat, Deol was nominated for the Best Soap Performance at the 2020 I Talk Telly Awards and was shortlisted for the Best Newcomer at the 2020 \"Inside Soap\" Awards. Throughout 2021, Deol was awarded nominations for Serial Drama Performance at the 26th National Television Awards and the Best Actor at the \"Inside Soap\" Awards. He won the award for the Best TV Character at the 2021 Asian Media Awards. At the 2022 \"Inside Soap\" Awards, Deol was nominated for the Best Actor and shortlisted for the Best Romance, shared with Turner. He placed second for the Best Male Soap Actor for the 2022 Digital Spy Reader Awards. Prior to their fling, it was speculated that Kheerat and Chantelle would begin an affair. After the ship received \"overwhelming fan support\", Deol expressed joy to Digital Spy about how a \"you have British turban wearing Sikh man in love with a mixed race woman and that's completely okay\", adding that he was \"moved\" by people who were encouraging a relationship between the characters and hoped it would help pave the way for more representation on television. Verity Sulway of \"Daily Mirror\" reported"}, {"text": "viewers predicting Kheerat would save Chantelle from Gray. After Chantelle's death, Calli Kitson of the \"Metro\" commented that Kheerat had been a notably present character in comparison to his brothers, and praised how Chantelle's demise had offered \"a more truthful side\" of Kheerat to viewers, opining that it offered more room for audience sympathy towards him. Following the episode that aired on 15 February 2021, where it is revealed that Kheerat had been spooking Gray, Grace Morris of \"What's On TV\" reported viewers being \"ecstatic\" by the revenge. She continued by highlighting positive Twitter reactions of users \"applauding\" Kheerat, to which she agreed. After Kheerat's departure aired, Stephen Patterson of the \"Metro\" commented that Kheerat had become a \"beloved\" character across his stint and found his departure to be emotional. Laura Denby of \"Radio Times\" called the unannounced departure a \"shock\", and hoped that the character wasn't gone from the soap for good as he had become \"a popular mainstay\" and his exit had been deemed a \"huge injustice\". Matt Spivey of MyLondon called Kheerat a \"firm fan favourite\", despite acknowledging the character's various \"rough patches\". His colleague, Amber-Louise Large, noted that viewers were unhappy with Kheerat's ending, with many"}, {"text": "calling his exit storyline \"far fetched\" and \"terrible\". Joe Crutchley of the \"Daily Mirror\" reported high demand for Kheerat to return, even after being absent for over a year. Looking back at his time on the soap, Deol noted Kheerat \"meant so much\" to both the fans and Punjabi Sikh people. He disclosed that people still approached him to express how they missed the character."}, {"text": "Jags Panesar is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera \"EastEnders\", played by Amar Adatia. Jags was introduced alongside brothers Kheerat (Jaz Deol), and Vinny Panesar (Shiv Jalota) in episode 6001, broadcast on 4 October 2019. Billed by executive producer Jon Sen to bring \"charm and chaos\", the trio of brothers were also marked as soap's first Punjabi Sikh family in its history. Sen was also vocal about his eagerness to introduce stories from different cultures through the brothers. Adatia expressed excitement to join the soap as he never expected to be cast on it. Jags's storylines included abducting Lola Pearce (Danielle Harold), his prior connection to Chantelle Atkins (Jessica Plummer), his romance with Habiba Ahmed (Rukku Nahar), and being framed by his mother Suki Panesar (Balvinder Sopal), resulting in his imprisonment. After Jags tells his family about his relationship with Habiba, which Adatia considered a landmark moment for his character, Suki's fury leads her to frame Jags for attacking Martin Fowler (James Bye), despite knowing Jags's brother Vinny was responsible. Despite Adatia having prior commitments to other projects, and knowing from his casting that his time on the soap was limited, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on"}, {"text": "television meant the actor could stay on the show for longer to finish filming his character's storylines. Jags was arrested in October 2020, making his final on-screen appearance in episode 6144, broadcast on 9 October 2020. Eight months later, it was revealed that Jags had been murdered off-screen in a prison attack. Jags's exit story and eventual death were met with a mixed critical response. Development. Casting and introduction. On 21 August 2019, it was announced that the Panesar brothers, consisting of Jags (Amar Adatia), Kheerat (Jaz Deol), and Vinny (Shiv Jalota), would join the soap in the upcoming Autumn. The brothers were teased to arrive with \"score to settle\" with another family and were billed by show bosses as \"charming by nature but still a force to be reckoned with\". Jags, along with Kheerat and Vinny, were the first Sikh characters to appear on the soap. Executive producer Jon Sen teased that the brothers would \"bring their own unique blend of charm and chaos onto the Square\". He continued by promising they would arrive to \"settle the score\" with another family, but \"fate quickly takes a hand\" and results in the brothers settling in Walford. Speaking on the news"}, {"text": "of his casting, Adatia was excited to join: \"My younger self would never have believed I'd be on \"EastEnders\". It's pretty amazing to be part of one of the most iconic television shows alongside some of the best actors in the business. I really am so grateful\". The brothers were created to be new regular characters for the soap. Upon his introduction, Jags is 27 years old and the middle child of the three brothers. Jags was said to be envious of Kheerat's lifestyle as Kheerat was a successful businessman, having \"always\" had difficulty to step out of his shadow. Despite this, it was said that Jags \"idolised\" his older brother. He was billed as being \"no-nonsense\", a \"try-hard\", and often leaving his brothers and the rest of his family \"unimpressed\" as none of his plans would ever come to fruition, \"despite his best intentions\". The brothers would have a \"strong dynamic\", including \"a lot of mischief\" and \"just a hint of jealousy\". Ahead of their arrival, Sen disclosed that the brothers would \"turn up\" in Walford \"with a mission that will become apparent\". Sen enthused about being \"thrilled\" to introduce the \"vibrant\" siblings, especially excited to explore their storylines."}, {"text": "He was also keen to introduce the show's first Sikh characters, explaining: \"\"EastEnders\" is a show that prides itself on diversity, representing modern London and modern Britain. We were really keen at finding a way of telling stories from the Sikh community\". Jags and Kheerat were set appear first and be followed by Vinny. Spoilers and teasers leading up to their arrival showcased that the brothers would be \"gunning for\" Ben Mitchell (Max Bowden), Jags and Kheerat arriving to threaten him for stealing Kheerat's car. The dispute would result in Jags abducting Lola Pearce (Danielle Harold) as revenge on Ben for crossing his brother. Jags and Kheerat made their first appearance in episode 6001, broadcast on 4 October 2019. Relationship with Habiba. In March 2020, after a heartfelt conversation with Habiba Ahmed (Rukku Nahar), the characters shared an unexpected kiss and slept together. It was announced that the show would explore a romance between the pair as Habiba would \"begin to see Jags in a new light\" after he confides in her about his relationship with his cold mother Suki (Balvinder Sopal) and about an old friend of his being at death's door. Following the inaugural night, Jags and Habiba"}, {"text": "began to date in secret. Adatia explained that the relationship enlightened Jags to his mother's ruthlessness, describing Habiba and Suki as the \"angel and the devil\" on Jags's shoulders. He continued by confirming that the romance provided opportunities for Jags to change for the better, explaining \"having someone else giving him that positive influence opens his eyes and he starts realising that he could have a better life\". \"Trouble\" was teased for the couple in early September 2020, as while Jags wanted to tell his mother about his new romance, Habiba prefers to continue hiding it, especially from her sister Iqra (Priya Davdra). When Iqra walks in on them, Habiba would \"hurt\" Jags by making up an excuse to \"hide the truth\". When Jags eventually tells his family about the relationship, Adatia called it a \"huge\" moment and a \"big step\" for Jags because \"he's never really had his own mind\". Departure and death. In September 2020, Adatia confirmed that Jags would be leaving the show in a \"dark\" and \"dramatic\" storyline the upcoming October as he would be \"caught up in the scheming of his ruthless mum\". The announcement marked Jags as the first member of the Panesar family"}, {"text": "to exit the serial. Details surrounding Jags's exit plot were later confirmed to involve a recent incident where Vinny attacked Martin Fowler (James Bye) and Suki's fury surrounding Jags and Habiba's relationship. Jags would be asked to help the family cover up the attack, struggling with the morality of doing so, leading to his mother betraying him. His sister Ash (Gurlaine Kaur Garcha) was teased to be left \"horrified\" by Suki's action. Adatia confirmed that Jags would exit as a direct result of going against Suki, as, like his father learned, \"anyone that goes against her doesn't tend to fare so well\". The actor also teased that Jags's exit story would only prove \"just how far Suki will go to get her way\". Adatia disclosed that as he had prior commitments to other projects, he was always aware that both his and Jags's time on the soap would be limited. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit and storylines were delayed, the actor decided to stay on \"EastEnders\" for slightly longer to ensure that the show \"wrapped up Jags's storyline properly\". Reflecting on his time on the soap, Adatia called it an \"amazing journey\". Jags's exit storyline kicked off in the week"}, {"text": "beginning on the 5 October 2020, and showed Suki falsely reporting Jags, not Vinny, as Martin's attacker due to her disapproval of his relationship with Habiba. Sopal explained that Suki's motives for turning Jags in were born from anger, as his relationship with Habiba was \"another thing that just tipped her over the edge\". She continued by explaining that Jags's rebellion caused Suki to see him as the \"weakest\" member of the family, therefore he needed to be \"taught a lesson\". Sopal clarified that Suki's discovery of Jags's girlfriend made her panic that Jags would \"not care about his family duties as much\" as Suki believes \"romance softens people\", and opined that her character would have the same reaction if any of her other children were demonstrating similar behaviour. Jags made his final on-screen appearance in episode 6144, broadcast on 9 October 2020. Despite Habiba's best attempts to prove Jags's innocence, it was later revealed that Jags had been sentenced to four years in prison. On 24 June 2021, it was revealed that Jags had been killed in an off-screen prison attack after he got on the wrong side of a prison gang. As she was the one who falsely"}, {"text": "incriminated him, Suki was set to be \"broken\" by the death and his oncoming funeral. Storylines. Jags and his brother Kheerat (Jaz Deol) first arrive in Walford to confront Ben Mitchell (Max Bowden) after he steals Kheerat's car. They threaten him with retaliation unless the car is returned to them. When Ben fails to deliver, Jags kidnaps Lola Pearce (Danielle Harold), though he is berated by Kheerat for this and later lets her go after Ben comes to meet them and promises to repay them. A few weeks later, Jags and Kheerat, joined by their other brother Vinny (Shiv Jalota) arrive on the Square in search of their sister Ash Panesar (Gurlaine Kaur Garcha). While there, Jags recognises Chantelle Atkins (Jessica Plummer) waiting at a bus stop, and tells Kheerat that he used to have a crush on her at school, and that they once went on a date. The Panesar siblings later move to Walford and are eventually joined by their mother Suki (Balvinder Sopal). When Suki is revealed to have lied about having cancer, Jags is the first of the family to forgive her. Jags gets close to and eventually enters a secret relationship with Habiba Ahmed (Rukku"}, {"text": "Nahar), though he fears Suki's reaction as Habiba is Muslim and Jags is Sikh, ultimately deciding against going public. In September 2020, Vinny attacks Martin Fowler (James Bye) in a botched staged robbery, and Jags helps to clear up the evidence. After challenging his family's treatment of their tenants, Jags goes public about his relationship with Habiba. Enraged, Suki hands Jags' bloody jeans into the police, telling them he attacked Martin. Jags is wrongfully arrested and reluctantly agrees to plead guilty for the crime. He is sentenced to 4 years in prison. Months later, the Panesar family learn that Jags has gotten on the wrong side of a gang in prison, and Kheerat makes an agreement with Ben to arrange protection for him. Meanwhile, Habiba gives birth to Jags' son, Tyrion, off-screen. Kheerat remains hopeful for Jags' welfare, however Ben later cancels the protection in an act of rage. Shortly afterwards, in June 2021, the Panesars learn that Jags had been beaten to death in an attack in his cell. Reception. When it was revealed that Jags had a past connection to Chantelle Atkins (Jessica Plummer), Stephen Patterson of the \"Metro\" speculated Jags being involved in Chantelle's escape from her"}, {"text": "abusive husband Gray Atkins (Toby-Alexander Smith) and looked forward to seeing how their connection would be explored in upcoming episodes. Patterson later deemed the first kiss between Jags and Habiba a \"shock passion\". His colleague, Calli Kitson, called Habiba's excuse to protect the secrecy of the relationship \"cruel\". Claire Crick of \"What's On TV\" expressed sympathy for Jags after Suki falsely reported him as Martin's attacker. Will Twigger of the \"Daily Mirror\" reported that viewers noticed a plot hole in the storyline, as when Suki turned in Vinny's bloody jeans, claiming them to be Jags's, the police should have noticed that they were too small to belong to Jags as the brothers were noticeably different sizes. Twigger's colleague Kyle O'Sullivan commented that the decision to write in Jags's off-screen death was \"controversial\" and added that fans had hoped he would return to the role. Laura Denby of \"Radio Times\" described Jags as a \"kind soul\" and deemed his death \"brutal\" and \"harrowing\"."}, {"text": "Simone Ferrari (born 13 May 1999) is an Italian football player who plays as a midfielder for Serie D club Desenzano. Club career. He is a product of Brescia youth teams. He spent the 2018\u201319 season in Serie D with Adrense. On 8 July 2019 he signed his first professional contract with Brescia for a term of 5 years. On 15 July 2019 he joined Serie C club Pergolettese on loan. He made his professional Serie C debut for Pergolettese on 25 August 2019 in a game against Como. He started the game and played the whole match. On 25 September 2020 the loan to Pergolettese was renewed for the 2020\u201321 season. For the 2021\u201322 season, Ferrari was loaned to Giana Erminio."}, {"text": "The International Union of Woodworkers (IUW) was a global union federation bringing together unions representing wood carvers, carpenters and joiners. History. In 1891, the Belgian union of woodworkers organised the First International Wood Workers' Congress, in Brussels. The conference established an international information service, and this organised a further congress in Zurich in 1893, then a conference of woodworkers was organised in London in 1896, alongside the International Labour Congress. However, the information service then ceased to operate, and new international links were not established until 1899. In 1904, this led to the establishment of the International Union of Woodworkers at a conference in Amsterdam. The federation was based in Stuttgart until 1909, then in Berlin, and from 1920 in Amsterdam. By 1925, it had 44 affiliates in 25 countries, with a total of 1,000,876 members. That year, the small Carpenters' International merged into it. On 1 April 1934, the federation merged with the Building Workers' International, to form the International Federation of Building and Wood Workers. Affiliates. The following unions were affiliated in 1929: 1904: Theodor Leipart 1920: Kees Woudenberg 1929: Fritz Tarnow 1933: Willem Hauwaert"}, {"text": "Nokia 6600 generally refers to the mobile phone released in 2003. It may also refer to:"}, {"text": "Peter 'Pierre' Edwards (born 23 May 1953) is a former South African rugby union player. Playing career. Edwards played for Northern Transvaal and the Springboks. He made his international debut for the Springboks against the visiting South American Jaguars team on 26 April 1980 at the Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg. Edwards also started in the second test against the South American Jaguars, but got injured after 12 minutes in the second half and was replaced by Gysie Pienaar. He thereafter never again played for the Springboks."}, {"text": "Miguel Uribe (born 1 January 1995) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Greenville Triumph SC in USL League One. Career. College. Uribe began playing college soccer at Graceland University in 2015, before transferring to Southern Wesleyan University in 2016, where he stayed for three seasons. Professional. On 28 February 2019, Uribe signed for USL League One side Greenville Triumph SC ahead of their inaugural season."}, {"text": "Emily Whelan (born 22 August 2002) is an Irish footballer who plays for Scottish Women's Premier League club Glasgow City and the Republic of Ireland women's national football team. She is a former Gaelic footballer. Career. Football. Shelbourne. While attending Ardgillan Community College in Balbriggan, Whelan began her career in the Shelbourne Academy and made her debut in the Shelbourne Ladies first-team in August 2018. On 10 November 2018, when she was 16 years old, she was named the best player in the U-17 league and thus the first Continental Tires Women's Under 17 National League Player of the Year. Birmingham City. Whelan signed a one-year professional contract with Women's Super League club Birmingham City in September 2021. She made her league debut against Tottenham Hotspur on 4 September 2021. Glasgow City. After playing 19 times for Birmingham, who were relegated from the Women's Super League, Whelan transferred to Glasgow City of the Scottish Women's Premier League in July 2022. She made her league debut against Motherwell on 14 August 2022. Whelan scored her first goals against Dundee United on 24 August 2022, scoring in the 9th and 20th minute. She won the 2022-23 Scottish Women's Premier League. Whelan signed"}, {"text": "a contract extension on 10 May 2024. National team. After playing five games for the Irish U-17's team, at 16 years of age, Whelan was called-up to play for the Irish senior team against Poland. On 9 October 2018, she made her senior debut as a substitute, in the 86th minute, coming on for Ruesha Littlejohn. On 20 January 2019, she made her second international appearance, after a 76th-minute substitution for Emily Kraft, in a 1\u20130 defeat by Belgium at the Podoactiva Pinatar Arena Football Centre at San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia, Spain. Gaelic football career. In her youth until 2017, alongside association football, Whelan played Gaelic Football, for the O'Dwyers GAA, and the Dublin Ladies U-16's."}, {"text": "The International Federation of Building Workers (IFBW) was a global union federation bringing together unions representing masons. History. The German Central Union of Masons gradually built up international contacts in the late 19th-century. In 1903, it called a conference in Berlin, to formalise these relationships by establishing an international trade federation. The federation was established as the Building Workers' International, and was based in Hamburg from its foundation. By 1925, most of its member unions had merged with the carpenters' unions in their country, and so it agreed to absorb the Carpenters' International. This gave it 26 affiliates, with a total of 756,059 members. On 1 April 1934, the federation merged with the International Federation of Wood Workers, to form the International Federation of Building and Wood Workers. Affiliates. The following unions were affiliated as of 1922: 1903: Theodor B\u00f6melburg 1913: Fritz Paeplow 1919: Georg K\u00e4ppler 1933: Jaap van Achterbergh 1919: Fritz Paeplow 1927: 1933: Nikolaus Bernhard"}, {"text": "S\u00f8ren \u00d8stergaard Tengstedt (born 30 June 2000) is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Dutch Eredivisie club Go Ahead Eagles as a forward. Club career. Early years. Tengstedt started playing football at local club Nibe Boldklub, where his father, Kim Tengstedt, was his coach for several years. At the age of 11, Tengstedt moved to Aalborg Freja before joining AaB as a U13 player. After a half year at AaB, he was named AaB U13 player of the year. On his 15th birthday, 30 June 2015, Tengstedt signed a two-year youth contract with AaB. In the summer 2017, Tengstedt tore his cruciate ligament and was sidelined for one year. The injury ruined his first year as a U19 player and when he returned, he played with the second U19 team. He returned to the best U19 team in October 2018. AaB. On 11 June 2019, AaB confirmed that Tengstedt was one out of five players who had been promoted permanently to the first team squad. Tengstedt had a contract until 30 June 2020. Tengstedt made his official debut for AaB on 22 September 2019 against FC Nordsj\u00e6lland in the Danish Superliga. He started on the bench but replaced Mikkel"}, {"text": "Kaufmann with 18 minutes left of the game. After four Danish Superliga games for AaB, Tengstedt was surprisingly selected for the Danish national under-21 team. AGF. On 16 July 2020, Tengstedt signed a four-year contract with AGF. He made his debut on 27 August in a UEFA Europa League match against Finnish club FC Honka, coming on as a 70th-minute substitute for J\u00f3n Dagur \u00deorsteinsson. In injury time, he also scored his first goal for the club to secure a 5\u20132 win. Silkeborg. In order for him to play more, Tengstedt left AGF and joined Silkeborg IF on 1 September 2021. He made his debut for the club the following day in a 3\u20131 win over Skive IK in the Danish Cup, coming on as a substitute in the 64th minute for Anders Klynge. His domestic league debut for Silkeborg followed on 10 September in a 1\u20131 draw against Br\u00f8ndby, where he came on in the 65th minute for Nicklas Helenius. Tengstedt scored his first goal on 23 September in a 3\u20132 cup loss to AC Horsens. Go Ahead Eagles. After 18 goals and 6 assists in 84 games for Silkeborg, Tengstedt retired from the club when he was sold"}, {"text": "on 27 January 2024 to Dutch Eredivisie club Go Ahead Eagles. He signed a deal until June 2027 with an option for an additional year. Personal life. S\u00f8ren comes from a football family. S\u00f8ren's father, Kim Tengstedt, was a former professional who played for AaB. His uncle, Ren\u00e9 Tengstedt, was also a former professional footballer. Casper Tengstedt, who is the son of Thomas Tengstedt, is his cousin who also is a footballer. Honours. Go Ahead Eagles AaB"}, {"text": "Olympic Dreams is a 2019 American romance film directed by Jeremy Teicher and written by Alexi Pappas, Jeremy Teicher and Nick Kroll. The film stars Alexi Pappas, Nick Kroll, Gus Kenworthy and Morgan Schild. The film was released on February 14, 2020, by IFC Films. Release. The film premiered at South by Southwest on March 10, 2019. On June 17, 2019, IFC Films acquired distribution rights to the film. The film was released on February 14, 2020, by IFC Films. Reception. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of , with an average rating of based on reviews. The website's consensus reads: \"Even if it's mainly distinguished by its unique setting, \"Olympic Dreams\" remains a romcom with a heartfelt story and likable leads.\" On Metacritic, the film has a score of 55 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating \"mixed or average reviews\"."}, {"text": "In molecular biology, a batch effect occurs when non-biological factors in an experiment cause changes in the data produced by the experiment. Such effects can lead to inaccurate conclusions when their causes are correlated with one or more outcomes of interest in an experiment. They are common in many types of high-throughput sequencing experiments, including those using microarrays, mass spectrometers, and single-cell RNA-sequencing data. They are most commonly discussed in the context of genomics and high-throughput sequencing research, but they exist in other fields of science as well. Definitions. Multiple definitions of the term \"batch effect\" have been proposed in the literature. Lazar et al. (2013) noted, \"Providing a complete and unambiguous definition of the so-called batch effect is a challenging task, especially because its origins and the way it manifests in the data are not completely known or not recorded.\" Focusing on microarray experiments, they propose a new definition based on several previous ones: \"[T]he batch effect represents the systematic technical differences when samples are processed and measured in different batches and which are unrelated to any biological variation recorded during the MAGE [microarray gene expression] experiment.\" Causes. Many potentially variable factors have been identified as potential causes of"}, {"text": "batch effects, including the following: Correction. Various statistical techniques have been developed to attempt to correct for batch effects in high-throughput experiments. These techniques are intended for use during the stages of experimental design and data analysis. They have historically mostly focused on genomics experiments, and have only recently begun to expand into other scientific fields such as proteomics. One problem associated with such techniques is that they may unintentionally remove actual biological variation. Some techniques that have been used to detect and/or correct for batch effects include the following:"}, {"text": "Frivilliga Skytter\u00f6relsen (FSR) (lit. \"Voluntary Shooting Movement\"), formerly known as \"Frivilliga Skyttev\u00e4sendet,\" was a Swedish shooting sport association and a voluntary defense organization. They considered themselves as in 1860 by the start of the Swedish shooting movement, and together with its youth organization \"Ungdomsorganisation Skytte\" (UO) ceased to exist in 2009. The organization long had close ties to the Swedish Armed Forces and was operated with the help of government subsidies, but these gradually weakened during the years as more and more shooters wanted to separate civilian and military shooting. The Swedish shooting movement originated in the 1860s, and in 1893 the Swedish rifle clubs formally organized themselves in \"Skyttef\u00f6rbundets \u00f6verstyrelse\" (lit. \"The shooting association's governing body\"), an association consisting of smaller \"skyttef\u00f6reningar\" from each \"len\" (county). In 1893, the organization had 16 125 members, and the member numbers increased steadily to 225,000 in 1914. In the interwar period, membership numbers dropped steadily and reached 5,0000 in 1934, before it picked up again and reached a peak with about 297,000 members in 1944. In 1961, the name of the organization was changed from \"Frivilliga Skyttev\u00e4sendet\" to \"Frivilliga Skytter\u00f6relsen\". The member mass was evenly maintained above 200 000 until the end"}, {"text": "of the 1980s, and FSR celebrated its 125-year anniversary in 1985. In 1996 the membership numbers had declined to around 100 000, and was around 48 000 in 2006. The shooting disciplines maintained by FSR were: Most of FSR's activities have been continued in the Swedish Shooting Sport Federation, which today is considered the sister organization of the Norwegian Shooting Association, Det frivillige Skyttervesen and the Danish Gymnastics and Sports Associations."}, {"text": "Vladimir Lepko (; 1898\u20131963) was a Soviet and Russian actor. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1954). He died 19 October 1963 and is buried at Novodevichy Cemetery."}, {"text": "The 1957 Guerrero earthquake occurred on 28 July at 08:40 UTC. It had a magnitude of 7.6 and a maximum perceived intensity of VII (\"very strong\") on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale. Mexico City and Chilpancingo were particularly badly affected. It caused the deaths of between 54 and 160 people. A small tsunami was triggered but caused little damage. Tectonic setting. The state of Guerrero lies adjacent to part of the Middle America Trench where the Cocos Plate is being subducted beneath the North American Plate. The convergence between these plates at this location is about 65 mm per year. There have been many large and destructive earthquakes in the past, such as the M 7.6 1911 Guerrero earthquake. The Guerrero seismic gap is a ca. 200 km long segment of the subduction interface, which has not had a large earthquake since the 1911 event. Although several slow earthquakes have been observed in that time interval, an earthquake in the range M 7.9\u20138.0 could still be expected within the Guerrero gap. Earthquake. The earthquake originally had an estimated magnitude of 7.9 . This was recalculated by the International Seismological Centre in their ISC-GEM catalogue as 7.6 . The duration of"}, {"text": "strong shaking was recorded as 90 seconds in Mexico City. The earthquake is thought to have ruptured the plate interface at the southeastern end of the Guerrero seismic gap. Damage. The greatest damage was observed in Mexico City, where many buildings were destroyed. Chilpancingo was also badly affected with 90% of buildings being damaged. The towns of Ayutla, Chilapa, Huamuxtitl\u00e1n, San Luis Acatlan, San Marcos, Tlapa and Huitzuco all sustained significant damage."}, {"text": "This is a list of notable proto-punk artists and bands."}, {"text": "Bomma Venkateshwar was an Indian advocate and politician belonging to Indian National Congress. He was elected as a member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Indurthi in 1999. He died of cardiac arrest on 18 March 2019 at the age of 78."}, {"text": "Thomas Georg M\u00fcnster (March 1, 1855 \u2013 March 10, 1938) was a mine manager. He was also a diligent entomologist with a particular interest in beetles. Family and education. M\u00fcnster was born in Christiania (now Oslo). He was the son of Emil Bertrand M\u00fcnster (1816\u20131888), a professor of metallurgy, and Andrea Sophie With (1829\u20131918). M\u00fcnster married Betzy Marie Lund (1857 \u2013 1946) on December 6, 1881. They had two children, Emma (1882\u20131918) and Ragnhild (1888\u2013?). He graduated with a degree in mining in 1878 and passed a practical exam in 1879. Mine manager and mint administrator. M\u00fcnster was associated with the Royal Norwegian Mint at Kongsberg and the Norwegian Directorate of Mining for most of his working life. He worked as an assistant at the Geological Survey of Norway from 1882 to 1897, mostly in the Oslo Graben. He was the mint administrator from 1899 to 1906, the mine manager for the Finnmark Mining District from 1906 to 1911, and the mine manager for the Eastern Mining District from 1911 to 1918. Member of parliament. He was elected as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway for the 1889\u20131891 term, and then served as a member of parliament from"}, {"text": "1892 to 1894 and from 1895 to 1897 for the constituency of Kongsberg. Entomologist. M\u00fcnster was one of the founders and initiators of the Norwegian Entomological Society in 1904. He served as chair of the society for 29 years. He was named an honorary member of the society in 1937. He also conceived of the journal \"Norsk Entomologisk Tidsskrift\", and he served as its first editor from 1921 to 1932. When he retired as a mine manager in 1918, he was given a government scholarship to continue his research on entomology. He worked at the Oslo Zoological Museum. He also contributed a well-organized insect collection of over 80,000 beetles, containing 12,000 different species, to the Oslo Zoological Museum and the University Museum of Bergen. He described 65 species of beetles new to science. M\u00fcnster donated an extensive private collection of entomology books to the University of Oslo Library. He also produced a manuscript of twelve large volumes, in which he summarized all known finds of Norwegian beetle species. He authored more than 70 entomology articles. Zoogeography. M\u00fcnster was also engaged in zoogeography. Together with Knut Dahl and Johannes Lid, in 1924 he coauthored the work \"A Division of Norway into"}, {"text": "Bio-Geographical Sectional Areas Agreed Upon by Botanists and Zoologists\"."}, {"text": "This is a list of the presidents of the CERN Council, the decision-making authority of the European Organization for Nuclear Research."}, {"text": "Soma Bhupala was an Indian politician belonging to Indian National Congress. He was elected as a member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly three times, in 1962, 1967 and 1972. He died on 18 August 2019 at the age of 92."}, {"text": "The Old Abattoirs or the Old Slaughterhouses of Casablanca (, ) were constructed under the French protectorate in Morocco in 1912 in the neighborhood of Hay Mohammadi in Casablanca. History. The one-time slaughterhouses of Casablanca were constructed by architect George-Ernest Desmarest in 1912 and modernized in 1922 by Henri Prost. They were expanded in 1951, then closed in 2002, substituted by new slaughterhouses in the periphery of Casablanca. Abandoned since 2002, the approximately 14 acre complex became host to a public art movement, with free performances, workshops, and concerts. \"Theatre Nomade\" is still based there. Architecture. The Old Abattoirs were built in a style inspired by \"Neo-Mauresque\", or Moorish Revival, as well as Art Deco. Further reading. \"L'Batwar - Fabrique culturelle des Abattoirs de Casablanca - Histoire d'une reconversion.\" Jean-Louis Cohen, Najib Taki, Driss Ksikes. Sirocco. 2014. 978-9954-32-955-9."}, {"text": "Liludi Dharati () is a 1968 Gujarati social drama film directed by Vallabh Choksi. It stars Daizy Irani, Mahesh Desai, Kala Shah, Champshibhai Nagda, Upendra Kumar, Kishore Bhatt, Narahari Jani, Vina Prabhu, Vanalata Mehta. The film was adapted from Gujarati writer Chunilal Madia's novel of the same name. It was the first ORWO colour film of Gujarati cinema. Plot. The film follows a love story of Gobar and Santu, and is set in a rural background. It depicts the struggle of negative influence among characters and their corrupted desires. Antagonists such as Mandal and Shardul inject doubt in the lives of the couple. An unexpected twist comes in the form of the death of Gobar, which leads to Santu's loss of mental balance. After the death of Gobar, the family encounters financial stress. As a result, Santu and her sister-in-law turn to farming. Gobar's brother returns and joins the ploughing. Production. The film was adapted from Gujarati writer Chunilal Madia's novel of the same name. The screenplay was written by Manu Desai and dialogues were written by Jitubhai Mehta. Home video. The film was released on DVD by Moser Baer."}, {"text": "The fourth season of the American science fiction horror drama television series \"Stranger Things\", marketed as Stranger Things 4, was released worldwide on the streaming service Netflix in two volumes. The first set of seven episodes was released on May 27, 2022, while the second set of two episodes was released on July 1, 2022. The season was produced by the show's creators, the Duffer Brothers, along with Shawn Levy, Dan Cohen, Iain Paterson and Curtis Gwinn. Returning as series regulars are Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery, Cara Buono, Maya Hawke, Priah Ferguson, Matthew Modine and Paul Reiser, while Brett Gelman was promoted to series regular after recurring in the previous two seasons. Jamie Campbell Bower, Joseph Quinn, Tom Wlaschiha, and Eduardo Franco joined the main cast. Joe Chrest, Nikola \u0110uri\u010dko, Mason Dye, and Sherman Augustus appear in recurring roles. The season was met with acclaim. Critics praised the performances (particularly those of Harbour, Brown, McLaughlin, Sink, Dyer, Keery, Bower, and Quinn), the visuals, action sequences, realistic themes, soundtrack, emotional weight, and the darker, more mature tone, though some criticized it for"}, {"text": "being overstuffed due to the lengthier episode runtimes. The first volume of the season received 13 nominations for the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards, including Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, winning five. Premise. Set in March 1986, eight months after the events of the third season, the fourth season is split between different plotlines. The first plotline takes place in Hawkins, where a series of mysterious teenage murders begin haunting the town. Eddie Munson, leader of the Hellfire Club, Hawkins High School's Dungeons & Dragons group, becomes a prime suspect in the murders after senior cheerleading captain Chrissy Cunningham dies in his trailer. Dustin Henderson, Lucas and Erica Sinclair, Max Mayfield, Steve Harrington, Nancy Wheeler, and Robin Buckley begin investigating to clear Eddie's name. They discover that the true perpetrator is a powerful being who resides in the Upside Down, whom they later dub \"Vecna\". The second plotline involves Mike Wheeler visiting Eleven, Will and Jonathan Byers at their new home in California. Due to the events in Hawkins and the imminent danger to her friends, Eleven goes with Dr. Sam Owens to a secret facility in Nevada to regain her powers, where she is reunited with Dr. Martin"}, {"text": "Brenner and forced to confront her past in Hawkins National Laboratory with the aid of an isolation tank. The U.S. Military is simultaneously searching for Eleven, Mike, Will, Jonathan, and new friend Argyle in an attempt to reach Eleven before she regains her powers. The third plotline follows Joyce Byers and Murray Bauman as they venture to Russia upon learning that Jim Hopper may still be alive. Meanwhile, Hopper is held in a Soviet prison camp in Kamchatka, where he and the other inmates, including Dmitri Antonov, are forced to battle a Demogorgon that the Russians have captured. Episodes. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Production. Development. As with seasons past, planning for the fourth season of \"Stranger Things\" began before the preceding season's release. In an interview with \"Entertainment Weekly\" that ran shortly after the third season's release, series creators Matt and Ross Duffer revealed the series' creative team had already met on several occasions to discuss the show's future. On September 30, 2019, Netflix announced it had signed the Duffer Brothers for a new multi-year television and film deal that was reportedly worth nine figures. To coincide with the production deal announcement, Netflix also announced the renewal of \"Stranger Things\" for a fourth"}, {"text": "season by releasing a brief, minute-long teaser on YouTube. Writing. Commenting on the previous season's ending, Ross Duffer divulged the process of connecting story arcs between seasons: Matt Duffer indicated one of the plot's \"broad strokes\" is the main center of action being moved out of Hawkins, Indiana, for the majority of the season, a series first. He also indicated the several loose ends left by the ending of season three, such as Hopper's perceived death and Eleven being adopted by Joyce Byers and relocating with her new family out of state, will all be explored sometime during the fourth season. The Duffers later expanded on their previous comments, saying that \"epic\" triptych structure of the fourth season was one of the main contributing factors to its exaggerated length. They likened it to the HBO series \"Game of Thrones\" in terms of its sheer scale, runtime, and newer, more mature tonal shift, as well as having split their characters across multiple distant locations. Another contributing factor to the show's newfound extended length was the expressed goal of the Duffers to finally provide answers to uncertainties regarding the series' long-simmering mythology, which they have been slowly revealing like \"layers of [an]"}, {"text": "onion\" over the past three seasons. Halfway through writing the fourth season, Matthew and Ross realized they were going to need a ninth episode to include all of their desired plot points, which Netflix in turn \"quickly approved\". During production on the first season, the duo prepared a twenty-page document for Netflix that explained the show's universe, including what the Upside Down is, in clear detail. In turn, material from the document dictated certain plots while writing the season. The Duffers wanted to spend more time within the Upside Down in this season, as the narrative of the third season gave them little opportunity to explore it further. Since the fourth season is the longest-running season produced so far, the Duffers and Netflix opted for a two-volume release plan. In a letter from the Duffer Brothers posted by Netflix, the duo revealed they wrote nine scripts spanning over 800 pages, and that the fourth season is nearly double the length of any of the previously released seasons. In an interview on the Netflix podcast \"Present Company with Krista Smith\", Ross Duffer discussed season four's much more mature tone, which he indicated will be at least partially achieved by \"[leaning] into\""}, {"text": "the horror genre: In a May 2022 interview with \"Entertainment Weekly\" on their \"Around the Table\" series, Finn Wolfhard stated that this season feels like \"five movies into one\", comparing it to \"Scooby-Doo-meets-Zodiac-killer\" while also being a \"stoner action-comedy\" and a \"Russian prison movie\". The character of Eddie Munson is based on Damien Echols, one of the West Memphis Three who was wrongly convicted in 1994 of the deaths of three boys due to his appearance, which residents tied to being part of a satanic cult. The writers drew from \"\", a documentary covering Echols, for Eddie's story. As they had done with the Demogorgon from the first season, the Duffers opted to use the \"Dungeons & Dragons\" character of Vecna as the basis of this season's antagonist, something that the child characters would recognize and understand the dangers due to their familiarity through the role-playing game. While Vecna was not fully introduced in \"Dungeons & Dragons\" materials until 1990 through the module \"Vecna Lives!\", and only had been alluded to in the lore prior to that, the Duffers believed that Eddie was an advanced gamemaster that was able to extrapolate how Vecna would behave for purposes of the show."}, {"text": "Casting. By November 1, 2019, casting had begun to add four new male characters to the fourth season's lineup, with three of the roles being teenagers and one of them being an adult. The teenaged roles were characterized as ranging \"from a metalhead to an entitled jock to a character that sounds an awful lot like the twin of \"Fast Times at Ridgemont High\" stoner Jeff Spicoli\", while the adult character was tied to the Russian storyline introduced during the third season. On December 3, 2019, it was confirmed by the show's writers' room that Maya Hawke's character Robin would be returning for the fourth season. On February 14, 2020, Netflix confirmed David Harbour would return as Jim Hopper and that Tom Wlaschiha had been cast as a Russian malefactor. Priah Ferguson's return to the series was confirmed in February 2020. That March, Brett Gelman's promotion to series regular was also confirmed. On October 27, 2020, it was reported that Maya Hawke's brother, Levon Thurman-Hawke, was cast in an undisclosed role. On November 20, 2020, Jamie Campbell Bower, Eduardo Franco, and Joseph Quinn were cast as series regulars while Sherman Augustus, Mason Dye, Nikola \u0110uri\u010dko, and Robert Englund joined the"}, {"text": "cast in recurring roles for the fourth season; Englund, best known for portraying Freddy Krueger in the \"Nightmare on Elm Street\" films, had approached the Duffers for a role in \"Stranger Things\", which fit well with the direction they wanted to take this season. On June 9, 2021, Amybeth McNulty, Myles Truitt, Regina Ting Chen, and Grace Van Dien joined the cast in recurring roles for the fourth season. In the case of Bower, he was initially announced as \"Peter Ballard\", and credits for his role in the first six episodes were listed as \"Friendly Orderly\". This was to hide the reveal that his character was the grown-up Henry Creel, who was the first test subject for Dr. Brenner and thus named \"One\", and that he would become Vecna following his battle with Eleven. Filming. In February 2020, it was announced in a joint statement from the Duffer Brothers and Netflix that production had officially begun on the fourth season in Vilnius, Lithuania, at the recently decommissioned Luki\u0161k\u0117s Prison as well as Kyviskes airfield. After production wrapped in Lithuania, filming resumed in the United States in and around the Atlanta metro area, the primary production location of previous seasons. However,"}, {"text": "after two weeks of filming, all Netflix productions, including \"Stranger Things\", were halted on March 16, 2020, due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. A significant portion of filming occurred at Albuquerque Studios in New Mexico, which Netflix acquired in 2018. After several delays, filming resumed on September 28, 2020, in Georgia. On October 1, 2020, Natalia Dyer, Sadie Sink, and Gaten Matarazzo were all spotted filming scenes at the Hawkins Middle School and Hawkins High School sets. The three were also spotted filming scenes at the set for Dustin's house the following day. Filming took place in late 2020 around Rome, Georgia, including exterior shots of the Claremont House, which was used as the Creel House in the show. On January 27, 2021, Matthew Modine was spotted filming scenes in Atlanta. On March 15, 2021, set photos were leaked of a trailer park in Griffin, Georgia that was dressed with tendrils from the Upside Down. In June 2021, David Harbour said filming was set to wrap in August. The same month, Joe Keery, Sadie Sink, Natalia Dyer, Maya Hawke, Priah Ferguson, and Caleb McLaughlin were spotted filming a scene that involved buying weapons from a store. In August"}, {"text": "2021, a fire with no injuries near one of the filming sets was reported. In September 2021, Noah Schnapp stated that filming had wrapped. To visually distinguish between the season's three storylines, costume designer Amy Parris revealed that each of the plot's locations will have their own distinct color palette: \"It's so fun because [the production team gets] to kind of capture California versus Hawkins through color. So, Hawkins still looks very saturated. We don't have as much as the dusty, rusty brown of Seasons 1 or 2 ... And in California, we get to incorporate baby pinks, and fun teals and purples. It's way more sun-soaked and saturated as opposed to the richer colors of Hawkins.\" American shoe company Converse designed three different styles of shoes using the Hawkins High School colors to be worn onscreen during a scene depicting a pep rally. According to Bower, for the key scenes of the massacre at the Hawkins lab, Brown herself helped to direct Martie Blair, who played the younger version of Eleven, so that the multiple filmings of Eleven's interactions with Henry in the lab, some with Brown and some with Blair, were consistent in Eleven's mannerisms. Post-production. In April"}, {"text": "2022, \"The Wall Street Journal\" reported in an article scrutinizing Netflix's recent production expenditures that the total cost to produce \"Stranger Things 4\" was around $270 million, which amounts to roughly $30 million per episode, the most expensive Netflix show of all time and the third one in the whole television\u2014behind ($58 million) and Citadel ($50 million) Visual effects. Due to the season's considerable length, thousands of visual effect shots were commissioned and rendered during the two-year production and post-production processes. However, the Duffers wanted to rely more on practical effects than computer-generated ones, similar to how the first season was produced. For example, the season's major threat from the Upside Down, a humanoid creature called Vecna, was \"90% practical\", which the Duffers found created a better presence on the set for the actors to respond to rather than a prop for later computer-generated effects. Barrie Gower, a make-up artist that had worked previously on \"Game of Thrones\" and \"Chernobyl\", provided the look for Vecna and other creatures. Vecna was loosely based on the \"Dungeons & Dragons\" villain of the same name, though the character in the universe of the show is a human \"who mutated into a monster from"}, {"text": "overexposure to the Upside Down ... he's been subjected to all the environments and all the surroundings of the Upside Down basically for 20 odd years.\" Jamie Campbell Bower, who plays the human character that is turned into Vecna, also played the role of Vecna with the use of planned prosthetics. Once the outfit was prepared, it took about seven hours of work to fit Bower into it. Gower designed Bower's Vecna costume with \"anemic\" skin whose integration with the toxic environment of the Upside Down was apparent through the inclusion of \"lot of roots and vines and very organic shapes and fibrous muscle tissue.\" To achieve this look using mostly practical effects, Gower disclosed that he and his team took a full body cast of Bower, to later sculpt to meet their design needs: As with season three, Montreal-based Rodeo FX was contracted to provide a number of visual effects for the fourth season. One of the most complicated shots they worked on tracked a demobat as it glided through the air towards the Creel house in the Upside Down. Due to its various complexities, the company reports the shot took two years to animate to completion. To animate"}, {"text": "the death scenes of Vecna's cursed victims, personnel at Rodeo FX conducted \"extensive research on broken bones and accidents\" so they could properly manipulate the actor's CGI doubles to make their death look convincingly gruesome. The company also animated the demogorgon and demodogs seen in the Kamchatka prison, and updated their designs to better compliment the brighter lighting of the setting that was not present in seasons one and two. The season was released while the visual effects team were still perfecting the special effects, due to challenges encountered during the COVID-19 pandemic. Production went eight weeks over schedule for the season, without a change to the release date. The amount of visual effects work required for the season during a limited time period led Netflix to bring over some visual effects editors working on other shows they produced to devote more resources to this season. The Duffer brothers said that they updated certain visual effects shots in the season's first volume during its initial release weekend, a practice Netflix has not allowed for any of its past releases. Similarly with volume two, a number of visual effects shots had finished rendering the morning of June 30, a day before"}, {"text": "the release. The season finale was originally uploaded with an estimated 20 unfinished visual effects shots to meet the release deadline. In all, season four's two-and-a-half hour finale had more visual effects shots than the entirety of season three. Three weeks after the season's release, the visual effects team was still updating visual effects shots at the request of the Duffer brothers. Music. Both volumes of the original soundtrack album for the fourth season, titled \"Stranger Things 4\", were released digitally on July 1, 2022, via Lakeshore and Invada Records. Like the previous three seasons, the soundtrack was composed by Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein of the electronic band Survive. Both volumes were also released on physical formats such as CD and vinyl. The non-original soundtrack companion album for the season, titled \"\", was released digitally in two volumes by Legacy Recordings on May 27 and July 1, respectively. Kate Bush's \"Running Up That Hill\" is featured multiple times during the season, including as part of the key scene in episode 4 with Max escaping from Vecna. The Duffers had envisioned a powerful emotional song for Max and had tasked music supervisor Nora Felder to determine which song would be"}, {"text": "used. Felder came upon \"Running Up That Hill\", which the Duffers agreed was a great fit for both the music itself and the theme of dealing with God. Winona Ryder also mentioned in an interview that she had been dropping hints to include the singer since the first season, arriving on sets in her Kate Bush T-shirts. Felder knew that Bush had been cautious on music licensing before, but after contacting her, Felder learned Bush was a fan of the show, and after reviewing the script pages where the song would be used, Bush agreed to clear licensing rights to the song for the show. The song saw a resurgence of popularity with an increase of over 8,700% on streaming charts, reaching the second-most heard song on Spotify playlists in the United States and the fourth-most song for worldwide charts. Metallica's \"Master of Puppets\" was prominently featured in the season finale when Eddie played its guitar riffs and solo as music to lure and distract demobats in the Upside Down. The song also got a significant boost peaking at number one on streaming platforms, and made listings on music charts in both the U.S. and UK for the first time"}, {"text": "since the song's original release in 1986. Other songs featured in the season, such as Dead or Alive's \"You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)\", Musical Youth's \"Pass the Dutchie\", and Falco's \"Rock Me Amadeus\", also saw increased streaming playbacks of around 1,784 percent. The final two episodes of the season featured period music and classic rock songs such as Siouxsie and the Banshees' \"Spellbound\", James Taylor\u2018s \"Fire and Rain\", Rick Derringer\u2019s \"Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo\" and Journey's \"Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)\". Marketing. The season's official announcement showed a ticking grandfather clock in the Upside Down and ended with the tagline \"We're not in Hawkins anymore,\" which led many news outlets to speculate the show's setting would be relocated to Russia. A teaser was released on February 14, 2020, showing that Hopper was still alive. On October 2, 2020, the show's various social media accounts posted two photographs from different sets: A poster for a pep rally hanging in a hallway at Hawkins High, and a clapperboard in front of a grandfather clock in the Upside Down, a scene that was first depicted in the season's initial teaser trailer. A second teaser was released on May 6, 2021. On"}, {"text": "August 6, 2021, a sneak peek was released featuring most of the core cast and announcing that the show would return in 2022. On September 25, 2021, a third teaser was released, showcasing the house that was previously owned by the Creel family. The final teaser was released on November 6, 2021, and showed inside Will's and Eleven's lives in California, with the episode titles for the season being revealed on that same day. On February 17, 2022, the social media accounts associated with \"Stranger Things\" released four teaser posters, one to coincide with the four teasers that were previously released, and a fifth poster, announcing the release date of both volumes. On March 23, 2022, Netflix released various stills from the upcoming fourth season. On April 12, 2022, the first official trailer was released online. On May 20, 2022, the first eight minutes of the season's first episode were released online. Release. The fourth season was released on the streaming platform Netflix in two volumes, the first volume with seven episodes was released on May 27, 2022, while the second volume with two episodes was released five weeks later on July 1, 2022. The season's release occurred three days"}, {"text": "after a mass school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, where a gunman fatally shot 21 people. In the aftermath of the tragedy, and considering that the first episode's cold open \u2014 a scene that had been released as an online tease one week before the premiere \u2014 features graphic images of dead bodies including those of children's, Netflix added a warning card before the prior season recap that automatically plays before the episode. The card, which is shown only to viewers in the United States, reads as follows: Shortly after the season's release, viewers reported that Will's friends did not acknowledge his birthday in an episode of the season that took place on that day. The Duffers said in an interview that they could rectify the matter by changing its month, which they called \"George Lucas-ing the situation\", in reference to the canon changes that George Lucas had made to the original \"Star Wars\" trilogy to match what the prequel trilogy had added. Some viewers took this to imply that scenes from earlier seasons were also being edited, including one scene where Jonathan takes discreet pictures of a pool party that Steve, Nancy, and Barbara are holding. The writers stated that"}, {"text": "\"no scenes from previous seasons have ever been cut or re-edited\", including this scene. On July 1, 2022, after the second volume of the season was released, Netflix's website reportedly crashed due to server overload as vast numbers of users logged on to stream the new episodes, overwhelming the service. Reception. Viewership. Netflix reported that by May 30, 2022, \"Stranger Things 4\" had been viewed more than 287 million hours, surpassing the previous first-week viewership record from season two of \"Bridgerton\", which had 193 million hours in its first week. Earlier seasons of \"Stranger Things\" also broke into the top 10 viewed programs in the same week as \"Stranger Things 4\" release. With its fourth season, \"Stranger Things\" became the second Netflix title to reach more than one billion hours viewed within its first 28 days of release, following \"Squid Game\". It reached 1.352 billion hours of viewership in the first 28 days, making it the second-most viewed program after \"Squid Game\", and the most viewed English-language series ever. Critical response. On Rotten Tomatoes, the fourth season holds an approval rating of 88% based on 193 reviews with an average rating of 7.9/10. The site's critical consensus reads, \"Darker and"}, {"text": "denser than its predecessors, \"Stranger Things\" fourth chapter sets the stage for the show's final season in typically binge-worthy fashion. On Metacritic, the fourth season's first volume has a score of 69 out of 100, based on 29 reviews, indicating \"generally favorable\" reviews; the second volume has a score of 74 out of 100, based on 18 reviews, also indicating \"generally favorable\" reviews. Reviewing for \"The A.V. Club\", Saloni Gajjar gave the season a \"B+\" and said, \"\"Stranger Things\" still injects an enthralling backstory into its well-established universe. It\u2019s an indication that the final two episodes of Volume 2 (dropping on July 1), despite its movie length, will only elevate season four.\" \"The Guardian\"'s Jack Seale gave it a 4 out of 5 stars and summarized it by saying, \"\"Stranger Things\" is bigger, older, somewhat sadder \u2013 and as lovable as ever.\" Tilly Pearce of \"Digital Spy\" also rated it a 4 out of 5 stars and said \"\"Stranger Things\" continues to be the beautifully addictive nostalgic thrill ride we know and love. Season four is without a doubt the strongest offering to date and by far the most ambitious.\" Tara Bennett from \"Paste\" gave it a score of 8.1"}, {"text": "out of 10 and wrote, \"There\u2019s a lot to love about \"Stranger Things\" Season 4, especially when it comes to some of the character progression and the change in vibe which fully embraces the tropes of the best of \u201880s horror.\" In a mixed review, Mae Trumata of \"The Upcoming\" gave it a 3/5 stars and said \"Overall, this is a fun continuation to \"Stranger Things\". For anyone who\u2019s well acquainted and attached to the series and the characters, this is an addition that will either be appreciated or tired of, as it offers nothing significantly new.\" Author Stephen King reviewed the season as \"as good or better than the previous three\", pointing out a \"\"Carrie\" riff\". However, King opined that the decision to split the season into two parts is \"kind of lame\". Sophie Gilbert of \"The Atlantic\" was more critical, calling the season \"a 13-hour-plus behemoth that added Wes Craven to its mood board but otherwise ended with undeveloped characters and obvious but superficial allusions to contemporary crises.\" Critics praised Jamie Campbell Bower's performance as the season's villain. Patrick Caoile of \"Collider\" said \"For the first time, \"Stranger Things\" gives us a villain with layers. Through Vecna, Bower"}, {"text": "explores a compelling, more complicated villain than the monsters that came before. From his traumatic childhood as Henry Creel to the abusive experiments he went through as One and finally to his role as the Mind Flayer\u2019s top general, Vecna is the perfect villain to pit against Eleven. Another \"Collider\" writer Robert Brian Taylor stated, \"He's a compelling presence from the moment he first appears. [...] From there his performance continues to shape-shift -- from intriguing to imposing to menacing,\" and called his monologue scene in episode seven as \"hypnotizing\" and further deemed the scene as \"\"Stranger Things\" at its best.\" \"Vulture\"'s Devon Ivie wrote, \"[Bower] has the distinction of embodying three characters, each more unsettling than the last, as the episodes unfurl: a friendly Hawkins Laboratory orderly; Henry Creel, aka \"One\"; and the most significant villain of the series thus far, Vecna.\" \"TVLine\" named Joseph Quinn the \"Performer of the Week\" on May 28, 2022, for his performance in the episode \"\", writing: \"Quinn took the teenager in short order from curious to concerned, then from panicked to so utterly horrified that he let out the kind of shriek that other shrieks hear and go, \u201cWhoa.\u201d All in all,"}, {"text": "Quinn\u2019s debut was as auspicious as they come.\" Caleb McLaughlin was also named the \"Performer of the Week\" on July 9, 2022 for his performance in the season's final episode \"Chapter Nine: The Piggyback\". The site wrote: \"...after Vecna\u2019s brutal assault of Max, McLaughlin unleashed Lucas' pain with a rawness and urgency that still haunts us. McLaughlin had just shown us what an empowered young man his alter ego had become.\" \"TVLine\" gave Sadie Sink an honorable mention on June 4, 2022 for her performance in the episode \"\", writing: \"Sink not only nailed the tasks [of Max trying to put on a brave face for her friends despite being anxious and afraid] while still maintaining the edge that her character had received upon enrollment in the school of hard knocks, she also played Max's bittersweet monologue to her late stepbrother with a mixture of sincerity and regret that all but defined the word 'heartbreaking'.\" Millie Bobby Brown was also an honorable mention on July 2, 2022 for her performance in the penultimate episode \"Chapter Eight: Papa\". The site wrote: \"Brown unleashed a pain and fury that was every bit as impressive as her character's powers. Later, when 'Jane' was"}, {"text": "offered a chance to rewrite history, in a manner of speaking, Brown beautifully, wordlessly played the emotions that were roiling inside of her alter ego. The scene was complex, deep and tricky to navigate, especially without any dialogue on her part. Yet Brown led us through it as surely as a lantern through a dark night.\" The season was listed as one of the best TV shows of 2022, with \"BuddyTV\" and \"PopBuzz\" placing it at number one. \"Entertainment.ie\" ranked it at number five, \"NME\" at number eight, \"ScreenCrush\" at number 10, and \"Empire\" at number 11. In addition, \"Nerdist\" included it in its unranked list."}, {"text": "Kri\u0161j\u0101nis Valdem\u0101rs was an icebreaker of the Ministry of Trade and Industry of the Republic of Latvia from 1926 to 1941. It was designed to clear shipping lanes from the ice in the freezing port of Riga, but was also used for escorting the President and members of the government on foreign visits. Description. It had a tonnage of . The vessel long with a beam of and a draught of . The ship had an engine rated at . The maximum speed of the vessel in free water was and in hard, smooth ice, . History. The ship was ordered in 1924\u20131925 by the Latvian government and built at Glasgow Shipyard. The icebreaker was given the name of the spiritual leader of The First Latvian National Awakening and the most prominent member of the Young Latvians movement Kri\u0161j\u0101nis Valdem\u0101rs (1825\u20131891). \"Kri\u0161j\u0101nis Valdem\u0101rs\" sailed on 13 January 1926 on its first voyage from the port of Riga. The first captain of the icebreaker was (1875\u20131931). After his death Captain Fricis Veidners (1883\u20131942) and P\u0113teris Maur\u012btis (1887\u2013?) succeeded in command. After the Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940 the ship was nationalized. 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While at college, Donnelly played with National Premier Soccer League side Jacksonville Armada U-23 in 2016, and USL PDL side SIMA \u00c1guilas in 2018. Following college, Donnelly continued in the PDL, now rebranded as USL League Two, with South Georgia Tormenta FC 2. Professional. On 8 August 2019, Donnelly signed for USL League One side Greenville Triumph SC. In September 2021, Donnelly suffered a season-ending knee injury in training."}, {"text": "The Embassy of Turkey in Tokyo (; ) is the diplomatic mission of Turkey in Japan. It was established in 1925. The Embassy Building were designed by the famous Japanese Architect Kenz\u014d Tange. Korkut G\u00fcngen has been the current Ambassador since 15 March 2021."}, {"text": "The following is a list of Jewish rock bands and artists, bands which have Jewish themes in their music."}, {"text": "Ada Halenza or Magda Koch (20 April 1900 \u2013 10 July 1990) was a German writer noted for her association with Bremen. Life. Halenza was born in Bremen in 1900 to Friedrich and Berta Halenza. She grew up in Bremen in the area known as Ostertorviertel and graduated from a private school. She lived in Berlin in the 1920s and married the actor . In 1944 her husband became the director of the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm. She wrote the comedy \"Herzjunge\" (Beloved Boy), which was performed here. After the Second World War, she moved back to northern Germany where she wrote radio plays and film scripts. Her husband was a director and actor at the Bremen Art Theater. She became known principally because of her Radio Bremen stories involving the two cleaning ladies Madda and Kede. The stories are written in the local dialect of Bremen. In 1956, after the death of her husband, she and her sister-in-law ran a private nursery school. Halenza died in Bremen in 1990."}, {"text": "In Unicode, characters can have a unique name. A character can also have one or more alias names. An alias name can be an abbreviation, a C0 or C1 control name, a correction, an alternate name or a figment. An alias too is unique over all names and aliases, and therefore identifying. Background. The formal, primary Unicode name is unique over all names, only uses certain characters & format, and is guaranteed never to change. The formal name consists of characters A\u2013Z (uppercase), 0\u20139, \" \" (space), and \"-\" (hyphen). Next to this name, a character can have one or more formal (normative) alias names. Such an alias name also follows the rules of a name: characters used (A-Z, -, 0-9, <space>) and not used (a-z, %, $, etc.). Alias names are also unique in the full name set (that is, all names and alias names are all unique in their combined set). Alias names are formally described in the Unicode Standard. In this sense, an abbreviation is also considered a Unicode \"name\". Reason to add an alias. There are five possible reasons to assign an alias name to a code point. A character can have multiple aliases: for example"}, {"text": "has control alias and abbreviation alias . Commonly occurring abbreviations (or acronyms) for control codes, format characters, spaces, and variation selectors. There are 354 such aliases, including 256 aliases for variant selectors (VS-1 ... VS-256). For example, has alias . Presentation: in the code charts, the abbreviation is shown in a dashed box: . ISO 6429 names for C0 and C1 control functions and similar commonly occurring names, are added as an alias to the character. There are 84 such aliases. For example, has alias . Presentation: Control characters do not have a primary name, they are labeled like <control-0008>. Its alias name like is used in the chart documentation, but never as a primary name. This prevents unintended (automated) replacement by the actual, disrupting control character. For example, using alias name in line would be replaced by , triggering the bell sound. This is a correction for a \"serious problem\" in the primary character name, usually an error. There are 35 such aliases. For example, is actually a \"lowercase\" p, and so is given alias name \u203b : \"actually this has the form of a lowercase calligraphic p, despite its name, and through the alias the correct spelling is"}, {"text": "added.\" Presentation: A corrected name is preceded by symbol \u203b (the reference mark). For widely used alternate name for a character. There is 1 such alias. Example: has alternate . Presentation: listed in character charts description. Several documented labels for C1 control code points which were never actually approved in any standard (\"figment\" = feigned, in fiction). There are 3 such aliases. For example, has figment alias . This name is an architectural concept from early drafts of ISO/IEC 10646-1, but it was never approved and standardized. Presentation: These figment abbreviations are not published in Standard; the chart shows \"XXX\" for each informally, that is: not a unique or identifying abbreviation. Informal alternative names. The Unicode standard also uses and publishes alternative names that are \"not formal\", and are not listed as normative alias names. These labels may not be unique and may use irregular characters in their name. They are used in Unicode code charts, for example : ."}, {"text": "L'Boulevard (:, Arabe:) is an urban music festival held annually in Casablanca, Morocco. A segment named \"Tremplin\" (trampoline) is held in the form of a competition, allowing young musical groups to gain exposure to a larger audience. There are three main components to the event: L'Boulevard Festival, the Tremplin competition, and Sbagha Bagha\u2014an opportunity for graffiti artists to cover the \"White City\" with their creations. History. The event was created by Mohamed Merhari (also known as Momo) and Hicham Bahou in 1999. It was initially conceived as a competition to reward the best contestants in each of the 3 categories: hip-hop and rap, rock and metal, and fusion. Over the years, this festival has developed into a landmark event in Casablanca. Artists such as Don Bigg of Mafia C from (Casablanca), H-Kayne (Meknes), Fna\u00efre (Marrakesh), Zanka Flow (Tangier) and others and have participated in this competition and have been chosen as the best contestants. The concerts remain one of the best opportunities for underground Moroccan music groups to make themselves known to a wider public, as well as national and international media. In 2006, some groups, such as the Portuguese gothic metal group Moonspell, attracted 20,000 spectators. Program. The festival"}, {"text": "program includes competing musical groups as well as young groups and established groups. They contribute to the development of the youth music scene through meetings and workshops. Organization. The festival is 4 days long, with one day for each of the four genres of the festival: Each day, there are two sections: 2022 Incident. Due to COVID-19, the festival went through a two-year hiatus and announced its return in 2022, celebrating its 20th anniversary. On Friday 30 September, during its Rap/Hip-Hop programming, attendees reported a number of violent acts ranging from physical and sexual assault, rapes as well as crowd suffocation and stampede. there were multiple reports on security and police failed attempt to contain the crowd, and address the safety issues, as well as having no proper evacuation plans. The festival posted a press communique the next day, condemning the acts of violence committed, which gathered an outrage on social media for the lack of accountability towards the victims, and the affirmation that the festival will continue regardless of the security issues."}, {"text": "Foods of the Southwest Indian Nations is a 2002 cookbook by Lois Ellen Frank, food historian, cookbook author, photographer, and culinary anthropologist. The book won a 2003 James Beard award, the first Native American cuisine cookbook so honored. CNN called it \"the first Native American cookbook to turn the heads of James Beard Foundation award judges\". Frank was working in advertising as a commercial photographer for mass-market food and beverage products when a mentor questioned the meaningfulness of her work, and she had a \"moment of reckoning.\" She proposed a book on Native American cuisine to publishers in New York, who told her \"that Native people didn't have a cuisine, and that I didn't have the credentials to write any such book.\" She returned to school to earn a Master's and then a PhD in Cultural Anthropology, and recalls that \"at the time, they were teaching that American cuisine was made up of immigrant populations. The traditions of Native kitchens were largely overlooked.\" The book was published in 2002 by Ten Speed Press and collects recipes from the Hopi, Ute, Pueblo, and other Southwestern tribes."}, {"text": "Mengwu Shiwei (; ) is a \"sum\" (a type of township-level division) under the administration of Ergun City, northeastern Inner Mongolia, situated directly on the border with the Russian-Siberian Far East. Shiwei is known for its use of Russian architecture, including many domed buildings in the Russian style. The township is one of the main border crossings between China and Russia, lying on one side of the Ergune River. On the opposite bank lies the Russian village of Olochi, Zabaykalsky Krai, which connects to Shiwei via the Friendship Bridge. Demographics. Shiwei is notable for being home to descendants of ethnic Russians, one of China's smallest minorities (Russians are among the 56 nationalities officially recognized in China). They mostly live in the neighboring township of Enhe (\u6069\u548c\u4fc4\u7f85\u65af\u65cf\u9109), which, since 2011, has split with Shiwei to become an ethnic township. Ethnic Russians first arrived in large numbers to (what was) Manchuria during the 1890s as colonists. Marriages between Russian women and Han Chinese men in the towns and villages of the frontier areas along the Ergun River, including in Shiwei, became more common around this time and into the early twentieth century. However, intermarrying between Chinese women and Russian men were relatively"}, {"text": "rare, a contrast to the stereotypical image of Asian women marrying European (or otherwise Western) men. Economy. Shiwei serves as a border crossing between China and Russia. A Friendship Bridge was built following a joint agreement between Russia and China to construct it in 2001, an outcome of the 1991 Sino-Soviet Border Agreement. The treaty was implemented to resolve border disputes between the two states. Social anthropologist Ed Pulford has described the Friendship Bridge as an example of how \"even the most fervent attempts to forge cross-border linkages can become almost comically ineffective\" when it comes to Russian\u2013Chinese relations, as passenger traffic is not permitted, and the bridge primarily serves as a crossing for trucks carrying quarried stone into China, amongst other goods transported between the countries. Education. There is one school, Ergun City Shiwei Primary School (\u989d\u5c14\u53e4\u7eb3\u5e02\u5ba4\u97e6\u5c0f\u5b66). Tourism. Domestic tourists on package tours stop in Shiwei to view the Russian side from a viewing platform, on the riverbank on the Chinese side of the Friendship Bridge. The central square of Shiwei offers nighttime entertainment in the form of neon lights, techno music, and an atmosphere of \"revelry\", in addition to many shops and eateries. Along with neighboring Enhe, Shiwei"}, {"text": "is marketed as a tourist destination, inviting visitors to experience a \"Russian town\" in China. Since being listed in 2005 by CCTV as one of the \"top ten most beautiful townships in China\", Shiwei has seen an influx of tourists. However, domestic media and tour operators have seemingly given more weight to Enhe as the preferred locale to experience a \"Russian\" village."}, {"text": "Devolved Parliament is a 2009 oil-on-canvas painting by Banksy, replacing British politicians debating in the House of Commons with chimpanzees. In 2019, the artwork became Banksy's most costly to date, selling for \u00a39.9 million ($12.2 million) at Sotheby's in London on October 3, 2019. The work measures . It was titled Question Time when first shown at the Bristol Museum & Art Gallery's 2009 Banksy show. It was sold to a private collector in 2011. A reworked and retitled version of the painting was exhibited in Bristol in March 2019, with changes to details such as a banana and some lamps. Banksy commented, \"Laugh now, but one day no-one will be in charge\". The depiction of chimpanzees echoes Banksy's 2002 work \"Laugh Now\", a 6-foot-long stencilled work showing a row of apes wearing aprons with the inscription \"Laugh now, but one day we'll be in charge\", and the similar \"Keep it Real\". Chimpanzees are a theme that has occurred throughout Banksy's oeuvre, as a satirical device in the tradition of the \"singerie\" that depicts monkeys imitating human behavior. Examples include his \"Self-Portrait\" (2000) which shows a person holding spray cans but with a chimpanzee's head, and \"Monkey Queen\" (2003) based"}, {"text": "on a portrait of Elizabeth II with a chimpanzee's face."}, {"text": "Lisa Grushcow is a Canadian rabbi. She was a Rhodes scholar in the 1990s. In 2012, she became senior rabbi at Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom in Westmount. She was born in Ottawa, Ontario, and raised in Toronto, and studied at McGill before earning a doctorate at Oxford. In 2014 she edited the Central Conference of American Rabbiss \"The Sacred Encounter: Jewish Perspectives on Sexuality\", meant to communicate Judaism and sexuality to lay readers."}, {"text": "Marjorie Evans, later Marjorie Scott Elliot (c.1850\u20131907) was a Scottish artist known for her flower paintings. Biography. Evans spent most of her life in Aberdeen but was also resident in Richmond in London for a substantial period. She painted flowers, still-life scenes, landscapes and sometimes portraits, working in both oil and watercolours. Evans was elected to the Royal Scottish Watercolour Society in 1891 but resigned from the Society in 1902. She exhibited two paintings of roses at the Royal Academy in London in 1892 and also in 1895. She also exhibited with the Aberdeen Artists Society and the Royal Scottish Academy."}, {"text": "Khangayi Sedumedi (born Kangai Sedumedi; 1977), known as The Century City Killer, is a South African serial killer and rapist, responsible for the murders of between four and six women in the aforementioned Cape Town neighbourhood between 2011 and 2015. He was convicted on four counts and given seven life sentences in 2016, and is currently incarcerated at an unnamed prison in Cape Town. Biography. Born as the only child of a Shona man Adam Wapaka and Xhosa Jacqueline Sedumedi, he was named Kangai at birth, but Xhosa's relatives from the family pronounced it as Khangayi. He was raised by his grandmother, who had him regularly attend services at the local church, along with his aunt and cousins. Khangayi was given the nickname \"Jesus\" by childhood friends, as he never got angry at anybody no matter the circumstances, and always avoided fighting with other youths. In 1990, Sedumedi's mother Jacqueline disappeared suddenly, with her whereabouts still unknown. This took a great toll on the young Khangayi, who became a shy loner who avoided having his picture taken, to the point where even his own family didn't have any photographs of him. Even stranger, in the years before his arrest, he"}, {"text": "would disappear mysteriously for weeks on end, only to later return saying that he was \"just around\". In 2012, he vanished for almost a year before suddenly resurfacing in 2013, claiming he had been in France. Despite his odd behaviour and frequent vanishings, Sedumedi was regarded as a hard worker and an ambitious person, with a passion for the Orlando Pirates. In 2003, he quickly befriended Roland Thabo Mpofu, whom Khangayi treated as a brother and referred to by the nickname \"TaTibo\". Mpofu, who later married one of Sedumedi's cousins, noted in a later interview that Khangayi always spoke highly of his all-female cousins and was never visibly violent to women. However, he and the family alike were puzzled by the fact that he had never spoken of a girlfriend or even a female friend. Before his arrest, he was working as a security guard. Murders, trial and imprisonment. In the period between November 2011 and January 2015, a series of violent crimes against women occurred in the Cape Town suburbs of Century City and Kensington, mostly centred around the train station in Century City. A total of eight victims were raped, with six of them being murdered by their"}, {"text": "attacker: the youngest being a 15-year-old, who was raped both vaginally and anally and sustained multiple injuries during her assault. The bodies of the deceased were discovered in a field near Acre Road between February and December 2014, all of them naked and with their hands tied behind their backs. In an effort to catch the perpetrator and calm down the frightened community, Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille offered a reward of 50,000 rands to anybody who could help capture the killer. On 5 January 2015, Sedumedi was taken in for questioning regarding the crimes. Before long, he was charged with 23 counts, including eight rapes, four murders, two kidnappings, five robberies with aggravating circumstances, attempted robbery with aggravating circumstances, and attempted rape and assault, all before the Goodwood Magistrates Court. He entered into a plea deal and confessed his guilt to all but two of the charges. While in court, he explained his modus operandi: selecting his victims, mostly young jobseekers, at random, he approached the women under the pretext of possible job opportunities. He obtained their contact details, and would later phone the victim, claiming to have secured them a job interview. Agreeing to meet on a"}, {"text": "specific date, he would ambush the victim in an isolated place, where he would rape, rob and kill them. In some instances, he used a plastic toy gun to force them into submission. He also confessed to murdering the women so they could not identify him later on. Taking into account all the charges against him, Justice John Hlope gave him seven life sentences, as well as an additional 40 years of imprisonment."}, {"text": "Leo John Trese (May 6, 1902 \u2013 June 23, 1970) was an American Catholic priest, and author of spiritual books. Education and ordination. Leo J. Trese was born in Port Huron, Michigan, on May 6, 1902. He was the last of the five children of Joseph Trese and Mary Alice Byrth. He studied philosophy at the Assumption College of Windsor, Ontario. Later he studied theology at the Mount St. Mary Seminary, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was ordained a priest on February 13, 1927, by Mgr. Joseph C. Plagens, at the time auxiliary bishop of Detroit. Career. Attracted by the monastic life after having worked five years in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit, he spent some years in the Benedictine order. In 1936 he returned to the Archdiocese of Detroit and worked in Michigan in the cities of Marysville in which he was the first pastor of St. Christopher's Parish, Melvindale, and Carleton. In 1950, as a result of his first signs of heart disease, he was appointed chaplain of the Vista Maria school in Detroit. From then on he devoted himself mostly to research and writing. In 1957 he obtained a PhD in Education at Wayne State University in"}, {"text": "Detroit. He was followed in his path as a priest by one of his nephews, John A. Trese. Leo J. Trese died on June 23, 1970. Works. Trese wrote more than twenty books. Those aimed at priests were well received: \"Vessel of Clay\" (1950), \"A Man Approved\" (1953) and \"Tenders of the Flock\" (1955). Some of his other works written for the general public are \"Many Are One\" (1952), \"Wisdom Shall Enter\" (1954), \"More Than Many Sparrows\" (1958), \"The Faith Explained\" (1959), \"Sanctified in Truth\" (1961), \"Everyman's Road to Heaven\" (1961), \"Parent and Child\" (1962) and \"You Are Called to Greatness\" (1964). His works have been translated into Spanish, German, French, Italian, Korean, Dutch, Polish, Japanese and Portuguese. For several years he wrote a weekly column, \"It Seems to Me\", printed in \"The Michigan Catholic\". He also published numerous articles in different magazines."}, {"text": "Norberto Soli\u00f1o (born 1902) was a cinematographer businessman. He was born in Murgu\u00eda, La Coru\u00f1a. He moved to La Habana with his family and he studied in a school in Pokespaie, New Jersey. Then he worked with his parents and he played in the Cuba national football team, but he got an injury and left it. In 1936 he worked with his father Ram\u00f3n on CIFESA in La Habana, and they distributed films on Hispanoamerica. At the end of 1937 he led the direction of Hispano-Film-Produktion along Johann W. Ther, and CINA. This project was received by the Germans through the figure of Wilhelm Ther and became part of a powerful cinematographic industry which was expanded since Hitler's rise to power. He began offering contracts to many Spanish stars, so he hired Flori\u00e1n Rey, Benito Perojo, Imperio Argentina, Estrellita Castro, Miguel Ligero, Roberto Rey and Ricardo Merino, between others. He produced \"El barbero de Sevilla\" (1938) with Estrellita Castro and Roberto Rey, and \"La gitanilla\" (1940). After the Spanish Civil War he came back to Spain."}, {"text": "References. 2. https://forebears.io/surnames/bhadoria"}, {"text": "Shustovo () is a rural locality (a village) in Saryevskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 214 as of 2010. There are 4 streets. Geography. Shustovo is located 40 km northwest of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Okhlopkovo is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Shchekino () is a rural locality (a village) in Gorod Vyazniki, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 4 as of 2010. Geography. Shchekino is located on the Klyazma River, 11 km east of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Maryino is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "The 2019 Aurora Games was a female international multi-sport event that was held between 20 and 25 August 2019 in Albany, New York, United States of America. Planned to be a biennial event, the Times Union Center served as host venue. Albany shall also serve as host city for the 2021 and 2023 Aurora Games. The Aurora Games, designed as a multisport women's version of the Laver Cup, has in addition featured musical performances, food tastings, sports clinics, autograph sessions and the \u201cConversations with Champions\u201d series of seminars. The keynote speaker for the Aurora Games was Judge Rosemarie Aquilina, who presided over the case of the disgraced USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar. The Games. Sports. The 2019 Aurora Games programme featured seven sports. Team and individual competitions consisted of athletes from 15 countries participating as part of All-star teams known as Team Americas and Team World. Said teams were led by honorary captains Jackie Joyner-Kersee and Nadia Com\u0103neci with the teams competing for the Babe Didrikson Zaharias Trophy. Team Americas captured the first Trophy, defeating Team World in six of the seven events. Rosters. Team Americas. THIS IS AN INCOMPLETE LIST Team World. THIS IS AN INCOMPLETE LIST Athlete Advisory"}, {"text": "Committee. The Athlete Advisory Committee is chaired by Donna de Varona. Broadcasting. During May 2019, ESPN announced that it was to serve as the exclusive broadcast home for the inaugural Aurora Games."}, {"text": "Edon () is a rural locality (a village) in Styopantsevskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 650 as of 2010. There are 11 streets. Geography. Edon is located 42 km southwest of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Kitovo is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "The International Secretariat of Stone Masons, also known as the International Secretariat of Stone Workers, was a global union federation bringing together trade unions representing stone masons, quarry workers and paviours. The unions of stone masons in Austria, Germany, Norway, and Sweden, began working together in 1898. In 1903, they decided to form an international federation, which was launched at a conference in Zurich, where its headquarters were also located. In 1923, the small International Secretariat of Stone Setters joined the stone masons, and by 1925 the federation had 14 affiliates, with a total of 108,455 members, growing to 127,500 by 1935. Throughout the federation's existence, it was led by secretary Robert Kolb. He retired on 1 January 1947, when the federation merged into the International Federation of Building and Wood Workers. Affiliates. As of 1922, the following unions were affiliated:"}, {"text": "Yuryshki () is a rural locality (a village) in Saryevskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 24 as of 2010. Geography. Yuryshki is located on the Tara River, 37 km northwest of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Osinki is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Yam () is a rural locality (a village) in Posyolok Nikologory, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 17 as of 2010. Geography. Yam is located 29 km southwest of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Klimovskaya is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Yamki () is a rural locality (a village) in Styopantsevskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 4 as of 2010. Geography. Yamki is located 32 km southwest of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Senino is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Yandovy () is a rural locality (a village) in Mstyora Urban Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was one as of 2010. Geography. Yandovy is located 16 km northwest of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Kostenevo is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Yar () is a rural locality (a settlement) in Gorod Vyazniki, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 2 as of 2010. Geography. Yar is located 13 km east of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Log is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Yasnye Zori () is a rural locality (a village) in Styopantsevskoye Rural Settlement, Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 3 as of 2010. Geography. Yasnye Zori is located on the Vazhel River, 39 km southwest of Vyazniki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Burtsevo is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Professor Olawale Sulaiman (born ) is a Canadian and american-trained neurosurgeon, academician and physician executive of nigerian heritage. He is the CEO and chief medical director of RNZ Global Ltd, a healthcare development, operations and management company he started in 2010. He is also the chief medical officer of RNZ Clinic. Education. The government of Nigeria awarded 19-year-old Sulaiman a scholarship to study medicine in Bulgaria, where he received both a Master of Science and Doctor of Medicine from the Medical University of Varna. The University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, awarded him a Doctor of Philosophy in neuroscience. His neurosurgery residency was completed at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Sulaiman received two postgraduate fellowships: a \"complex nerve reconstruction\" fellowship at Louisiana State University in New Orleans and a \"complex spine surgery\" fellowship at Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Career. He was system chairman of neurosurgery and co-medical director at the Ochsner Neuroscience Institute until January 2019 and then serves as the medical director, international medicine, African Region, Ochsner Health system. He was a professor of neurosurgery at Tulane University. Currently, a visiting professor at the University of Ilorin, Kwara State, and adjunct professor to University"}, {"text": "of Abuja. He is the CEO and chief medical director of RNZ Global Ltd, a healthcare development, operations and management company he started in 2010. On May 17, 2023, President Muhammadu Buhari appointed him as the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman Governing Council of the Federal University of Health Science, Ila-Orangun, Osun State. On 26 August 2019, the governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, named Sulaiman as his \"Special Adviser on Health Matters\" to overhaul the state's healthcare system. The next month, from 23\u201327 September, Sulaiman participated in a Kwara State initiative that provided (equivalent to in ) for 500 free surgeries at General Hospital Ilorin. Charity. While working as the Chairman of Neurosurgery at Ochsner Health System in New Orleans, USA, Sulaiman negotiated a reduction in his annual salary by 25% to free up time for him to travel to Nigeria every month to participate in education, training, and provision of medical care to Nigerians including free neurosurgery and spine care. Through his position in the USA, he has trained hundreds of medical students, resident Doctors and Fellows as well as facilitated the training of Nigerian Doctors at his hospital by providing scholarships. Furthermore, he has facilitated the involvement of prominent"}, {"text": "American healthcare companies in Nigeria by providing hands-on training and education to Neurosurgeons, Orthopedic Surgeons, and Resident Doctors. He has also been involved in countless medical missions where thousands of Nigerians benefited from free medical and surgical care. He also co-founded RNZ Foundation with his wife, Mrs. Patricia Sulaiman to provide free medical services for Nigerian patients and training for healthcare professionals. Personal life. Olawale Sulaiman was born in in Lagos Island, Lagos, Nigeria; he later described being born into a poor polygamous family as one of ten children. Sulaiman later moved to Ajasse Ipo. By March 2018, Sulaiman had three children. In October 2019, he was married to his wife Patricia and living in Louisiana. He is married to Patricia, a nurse practitioner, and they have three children, Rahim, Zaynab, and Najeeb. Awards. He was shortlisted as one of the Sixty (60) most influential Nigerians, at \"Your Views\" Nigeria at 60th Diamond Jubilee series (Morayo,2020), in recognition of his selfless humanitarian services and career achievements home and abroad. Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) also shortlisted him as one of the top +600 most prominent Nigerians at the 60th Independent anniversary. He was conferred the Distinguished Citizen Award in (2019)"}, {"text": "by the Nigerian Canadian Association of Calgary (NCAC) presented by Adeyinka Olatokunbo Asekun, the Nigerian ambassador to Canada. Recently, he was also awarded the rank of Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) by President Muhammed Buhari."}, {"text": "The military of New Spain played an insignificant role during the 17th century. The new Mexican society growing on the ruins left by the conquest was peaceful. A very limited number of regular troops, a couple of companies, were enough to keep the peace. The defense against external enemies was based on a limited number of fortified port cities. Spanish conflicts with the British Empire during the 18th century changed this. The Bourbon Reforms resulted in the transfer of regular Spanish Army troops from Spain to New Spain, the raising several colonial line infantry regiments, and the creation of a colonial militia which also included former slaves. The northern frontier was the exception to the peacefulness of Mexico, with constant warfare with the nomadic Native Americans. Seventeenth century. In sharp contrast to New France's militarization, but also in contrast to the experience of the Thirteen Colonies during the French and Indian Wars, the military in New Spain played an insignificant role during the 17th century. The new Mexican society growing on the ruins left by the conquest was peaceful. The indigenous population was unarmed and the few popular uprisings could easily be defeated and posed no serious threat to Spanish"}, {"text": "power. In the interior of Mexico, there were only a couple of regular companies, which in the event of disruptions could be strengthened with levies from the merchant, \"haciendados\", and artisan classes. The geographical limitations insulated the interior of Mexico from external enemies. The silver mines in the north were secured by the large desert areas that a hostile army could not penetrate. The deadly tropical diseases on the Caribbean coast, the lack of suitable bases on the West Coast, and the long and poor road network, made the coastal regions of the Gulf of Mexico, the only areas in need of defense, against hostile powers, pirates and smugglers. The defense of New Spain against external enemies was based on a limited number of fortified port cities. On the west coast, there were no serious threats and the small Fort of San Diego in Acapulco, the port of call for the Manila galleon, was enough to meet all foreseeable contingencies. In the Caribbean, there were stronger fortifications to secure maritime communications with the mother country. The dominant winds led the silver galleons through the Straits of Florida; the fortress city of Havana, and the fortifications of St. Augustine in Florida,"}, {"text": "protected the only point where New Spain could really be threatened. On the surrounding mainland there were also strong fortress cities with regular garrisons. On the Mexican mainland it was Veracruz; in Yucatan, Campeche; and in the New Granada, Cartagena de Indias. As long as these fortresses could be held or quickly relieved, and as long as the large annual convoys could be assembled, there were no serious threats against New Spain. Eighteenth century. During the eighteenth century, Spanish conflicts with Britain threatened the strategic position of New Spain. The British government used its naval supremacy to its advantage during its many wars with the Dutch Republic, the Kingdom of France and the Kingdom of Spain. During the Seven Years War, Havana was captured by the British. However, New Spain never came under any significant threat of capture by any foreign nation, and thus continued under Spanish rule peacefully until the Mexican war of Independence. The main goal of the Bourbon reforms in New Spain was to strengthen its defensive capabilities, although it led to significant social and political changes. Militarily, the reform aimed to strengthen the coastal fortifications, increasing the size of local garrisons by raising more colonial troops,"}, {"text": "and to rotate units between Spain and its colonies on a regular basis. The military reforms in themselves did not alter social relationships, but since the military buildup in Spain proper limited the means available for colonial defense, the reformers decided to arm the colonial population. Hence, a disciplined and organized permanent militia was created. Although mainly consisting of criollos, it was still considered new and dangerous to arm any others than peninsulares. The lack of suitable criollo recruits in some areas led the Spanish military authorities to organize militia units of pardos and morenos. The arming of people of color was an even greater breach with traditional policy than arming white Mexicans. Northern frontier. The northern frontier, the Provincias Internas, with its population of nomadic Indians, was the only warlike area in Mexico. Apaches, Navaho, Comanches, and other native peoples not subordinated to the Spanish authorities, attacked the settled population, both the Spanish speakers, living on mission stations and cattle ranches or in mining villages, and the Pueblo Indians living in their prehistoric villages. The frontier area contained a third of Mexico's territory, and only one road, the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, connected the frontier with Mexico City,"}, {"text": "2,000 km away. The defenses of the northern frontier consisted of a series of forts or strongholds, presidios. They were garrisoned by a special type of soldiers, the \"soldados de cuera\", whose equipment was adapted to Native American warfare. They took their name from the heavy leather armor they wore in the field as a protection against Indian arrows. Besides them, and their Indian scouts \"(Indios exploradores)\", Indian auxiliaries \"(Indios auxiliaries)\" under Spanish command fought against the nomadic Indians. A special form of Indian auxiliaries was the \"Indios amigos\" that fought under their own captains. Military units of New Spain. Dragones de cuera. 1764. Presidios and their strength in the several provinces: Bejar, 23 Junta de los R\u00edos, 50 Janos, 51 Guajoquilla, 51 Rio Grande. 33 San Francisco de Coahuila. 36 Santa Rosa del Sacramento. 52 San Agust\u00edn Ahumada, 27 Corodeguachi, 51 Guebavi, 51 Horcasitas, 51 Tubac, 51 Caborca (Altar), 51 Buenavista, 51 Loreto, 30 San Jos\u00e9 del Cabo, 30 Source:"}, {"text": "Paterniti is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:"}, {"text": "Gomphoceridius is a monotypic genus of grasshoppers containing the species Gomphoceridius brevipennis and placed in the subfamily Gomphocerinae, tribe Gomphocerini. The species is found in western, mainland Europe, with a notable populations in the Pyrenees."}, {"text": "Thomas Hedley Fairfax Harwood (born 26 August 1996) is a British journalist, political commentator and television show host. He became the deputy political editor of GB News in March 2023. Harwood previously worked as a reporter for the right-wing political news website Guido Fawkes between 2018 and 2021, and was a regular contributor to \"The Daily Telegraph\", writing online columns from 2019 to 2021. Early life and education. Harwood was born on 26 August 1996. He grew up in Cambridge, England. Harwood attended The Perse School, a private school in the city. He studied politics at Durham University, where he was elected as president of its debating society, the Durham Union. Harwood ran a satirical campaign to become a National Union of Students (NUS) delegate, criticising the organisation with viral videos and satirical pledges such as using its funds to build a Death Star, and defeating the terrorist group ISIS with a boycott. He was elected in what \"The Times\" newspaper described as \"a landslide victory\" that gained national attention in December 2016. After his election, he appeared on the BBC's \"Daily Politics\" show. Harwood later ran for the presidency of the NUS in 2017 with a similar campaign and"}, {"text": "was endorsed by the University of Manchester Students' Union. The union was the only one to hold a primary election in which students could directly vote for their candidate. Their vote mandated their delegates to vote for him in the NUS presidential election. He finished a distant third in the election with 35 votes out of the 1,200 NUS delegates. In the following year, Harwood appeared on the BBC's \"Daily Politics\" show again due to another satirical campaign to lower the voting age to 12. Career. While at university, Harwood also became the national chair of pro-Brexit campaign group Students for Britain, an arm of the official Brexit campaign organisation Vote Leave. In 2017, he worked for the American libertarian organisation Students for Liberty. He was a Conservative Party candidate for the East Chesterton ward in the 2018 Cambridge City Council election. In the election, the two Labour candidates were elected. Harwood received 336 votes, and finished in 6th place. Harwood became a reporter for the right-wing political news website Guido Fawkes in July 2018. Harwood was listed in talk radio station LBC's list of top 100 most influential Conservatives of 2019. Harwood was briefly a member of Turning Point"}, {"text": "UK, an offshoot of the US right-wing student organisation Turning Point USA, distancing himself from the group days after it launched, saying that he did not realise its political positions would be aligned with those of the US organisation, which he opposes. He contributed opinion pieces to \"The Telegraph\" between 2019 and 2021. In 2019, at the age of 22, he became the youngest panellist to appear on a regular edition of the topical debate programme \"BBC Question Time\". In 2021, Harwood joined GB News as its political correspondent. In August 2021 it was announced that he would host a new programme on the channel, \"The Briefing: AM with Tom Harwood\". Harwood was promoted to deputy political editor of GB News in March 2023."}, {"text": "Steven Universe Future is an American animated series created by Rebecca Sugar for Cartoon Network. It serves as an epilogue to \"Steven Universe\" (2013\u20132019) and a follow-up to its television film sequel \"\" (2019). It premiered on December 7, 2019, and concluded on March 27, 2020. The series focuses on the aftermath of the events of \"Steven Universe\", where extraterrestrial magical Gems coexist in harmony with humans after the end of the war between the Crystal Gems and Gem Homeworld. Without the threats of the Diamonds or corrupted Gems, Steven must deal with the everyday challenges that still come with his now relatively peaceful life, and question his new life objectives. Like the original series, \"Steven Universe Future\" received critical praise for its design, music, voice acting, characterization, and prominent LGBT themes. The series was also praised for addressing issues some had with the original series, as well as for choosing to focus on the aftermath of the main story's climax and promoting mental health awareness through Steven's experience with psychological trauma. The episode \"Fragments\" was nominated for the 2020 Primetime Emmy Award for Short Form Animated Program. Premise. The series is set after the events of \"\", which itself"}, {"text": "takes place two years after the \"Steven Universe\" series finale \"Change Your Mind\". In \"Change Your Mind\", teenage protagonist Steven persuaded the Diamonds, the rulers of the intergalactic Gem empire, to cease their abusive, imperialist ways, and to heal the monstrous corrupted Gems that had been menacing the planet Earth. Now, Steven and his friends and family, the Crystal Gems, have constructed Little Homeworld, a community on Earth where humans and Gems can live in harmony. Steven now dedicates his time to inviting Gems to come to \"Little Homeschool\", and educating those who do not know how to find their new place in the galaxy. \"Steven Universe Future\" follows Steven's everyday life trying to help Gems find new purpose; it also depicts the disappointments he faces with his new life, including the realization that there are things he cannot fix and his own feelings of aimlessness after successfully liberating the Gem empire. He confronts old foes who are looking for revenge, tries to master a new power that he doesn't fully understand, and is challenged to decide what he wants for his own future. Voice cast and characters. Guest. Archival recordings and footage of Susan Egan as Rose Quartz/Pink Diamond"}, {"text": "are utilized. Episodes. The series consisted of a total of 20 11-minute episodes, with a four-part finale that aired on March 27, 2020. All episodes were supervised directed by Kat Morris and Alonso Ramirez Ramos, with Liz Artinian directing all of the art. The art was also co-directed by Patrick Bryson for the first four episodes. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Production. According to Rebecca Sugar, when she was notified in 2016 that \"Steven Universe\" would be canceled after the end of the fifth season, she prevailed upon Cartoon Network to allow her to produce the followup film, \"Steven Universe: The Movie\". When Cartoon Network approved the movie, they also green-lighted an additional season of episodes that the movie could serve to promote; 6 of the 26 additional episodes were used to extend the original series\u2019 fifth season in order to wrap up the story, and the remaining 20 became \"Steven Universe Future\". Writing. In April 2022, Kate Tsang, a series writer, and for \"\", said that for the series she could write what she \"wanted to see\". She also stated that the series had a \"heart to it\" and optimism which she incorporated into her 2022 film, \"Marvelous and the Black Hole\". It"}, {"text": "was also said that the series helping Tsang with how she approached her rewrites. Music. The opening theme, \"Steven Universe Future\", is a new version of the song \"Happily Ever After\" from \"\", replacing \"We Are the Crystal Gems\" from the original series. The show's main voice actors, Zach Callison (Steven), Estelle (Garnet), Michaela Dietz (Amethyst) and Deedee Magno Hall (Pearl), who had performed both the opening of the original series and \"Happily Ever After\" in \"The Movie\", perform \"Steven Universe Future\" alongside additional cast members Jennifer Paz (Lapis), Shelby Rabara (Peridot), Uzo Aduba (Bismuth) and Grace Rolek (Connie) LGBTQ representation. Like its precursor, the series has many examples of queer and non-binary representation. Sadie's romantic interest, Shep, is a person of color who is referred to with gender neutral language including the singular they pronoun, and who is voiced by non-binary actor Indya Moore. Unlike Stevonnie, Shep is the show's first non-binary character who is fully human. Reviewers argue that this could mean Sadie is not heterosexual. \"Den of Geek\" states, \"Straight people can obviously date non-binary people but...Sadie is more than likely queer and that\u2019s incredible.\" During the episode Bismuth Casual, Stevonnie, the intersex and non-binary fusion of"}, {"text": "Steven and Connie, appears. In \"Volleyball\", Pink Pearl (nicknamed \"Volleyball\") reminisces romantically over Pink Diamond, to which Pearl sneers, \"Looks like someone's still got it bad\", insinuating that - like Pearl once did - Pink Pearl still harbors romantic feelings towards the late Pink Diamond. However, it is later revealed that Pink Diamond physically abused Pink Pearl, causing irreparable psychological trauma that is reflected in Pink Pearl's physical form as a head injury. In \"Bismuth Casual\", Bismuth indirectly confesses she has a crush on Pearl. Both characters are female-coded and use feminine pronouns, like all gems, though some sources argue that all gems are non-binary, as they are \"genderless sentient aliens\". In 2020, Maya Peterson, a storyboarder for the show, stated that Peridot's disinterest in fusion is meant to represent asexuality and aromanticism, despite Peterson's reservations that she is only a secondary creator of the show. Before (and after this point), fans had shipped Peridot with various other characters, specifically Lapis Lazuli and Amethyst, some reviewers even seeing Peridot and Lapis in a \"close, loving relationship\" in 2018 when the two characters lived together in a barn. The announcement of Peridot's asexuality/aromanticism pleased many fans. Peterson also stated that the"}, {"text": "show's writers did not discuss whether or not Peridot was autistic, although it was a possibility, and many fans perceived Peridot to be on the spectrum. When Rebecca Sugar, who created the character, was asked if Peridot might be autistic, she said that she doesn't think of any of the gems as neurotypical, and that she's thrilled autistic viewers can relate to Peridot. In addition to LGBTQ characters, the series also engages in camp, an aesthetic sensibility historically associated with LGBTQ culture, to tackle complex issues such as decolonization. Release. Announcement. Prior to the announcement of \"Future\", Sugar and the crew of \"Steven Universe\" stayed silent regarding a potential sixth season of \"Steven Universe\", leaving fans with uncertainty over the future of the series, with some believing \"The Movie\" to be the conclusion of Steven's story; at New York Comic Con in October 2019, Sugar confirmed that there would be no sixth season of \"Steven Universe\" (therefore retroactively confirming the season 5 finale \"Change Your Mind\" as the series finale), but announced \"Future\", and shared the opening of the epilogue limited series with the audience. Several media outlets misinterpreted the announcement as a confirmation of a sixth season, with \"Future\""}, {"text": "as a simple sub-title. The official premise of the show was: \"After saving the universe, Steven is still at it, tying up every loose end. But as he runs out of other people's problems to solve, he'll finally have to face his own.\" Broadcast. \"Steven Universe Future\" premiered on December 7, 2019 on Cartoon Network. It premiered on Cartoon Network UK on December 23, 2019. Home media. On December 8, 2020, all 20 episodes of the series were released on the \"Steven Universe: The Complete Collection\" DVD, alongside the entirety of the original series and the movie. Reception. \"Steven Universe Future\" has been acclaimed by critics. Like the original series and \"Steven Universe: The Movie\", the characterization, themes, animation, voice acting, music, and LGBT representation have been widely praised; \"Future\" in particular is praised for its new ways of exploring previously developed themes (in particular Steven's dedication to solve other characters' problems), and its unconventional choice of focusing on the smaller-scale aftermath of the main storyline. Reviewers have pointed out that it addresses issues several fans and reviewers had with the original series, such as its perceived tendency to solve characters' problems in overly simple ways and to redeem all"}, {"text": "antagonists. Caroline Cao of \"/Film\" called \"Steven Universe Future\" \"a messy and beautiful tale of trauma, healing, and survival\", stating: \"Sugar and her team are the greatest visual maximalists in animation, pushing imageries to their most emotional and thematic extremes\u2014particularly through the inventiveness of the flexible Fusion metaphor\u2014and unraveling difficult revelations about surviving trauma.\" She praised the exploration of Steven's tendency to help other people with their problems, claiming that \"Steven faces the reoccurring lesson of 'biting more than you can chew.' Steven wants to heal everyone, anything, but falls short, and even unleashes destruction at times. As Future moves forward, Steven will contend with his own management of the new world order he has created, and his mother\u2019s past will continue to haunt his future. Then there's the matter of Steven's newest Gem power that manifests through his rage and insecurities. \"Steven Universe Future\" is on a roll in delivering hard and relevant messages about victimhood and survivorhood solidarity. There are kids and adults alike who need someone to tell them 'I'm sorry for not believing you'.\" \"The Mary Sue\" labeled \"Steven Universe Future\" \"fantastic\", praising \"the amazing storytelling\" and the \"beautiful\" animation. Reuben Baron of CBR praised the"}, {"text": "series for \"challenging Steven's savior mentality\", stating that the first four episodes were \"developing a clear thematic throughline. Picking up the loose ends from the original series, it's working to address criticisms of Steven as a character without betraying the show's essential ethos.\" In his review of the episode \"Bluebird\", Shamus Kelley of \"Den of Geek\" stated that \"Future\" \"finally addressed something of a complaint many had towards the series. As much as \"Steven Universe\" is all about love being the answer and Steven trying to be friends with everyone, there's still a nagging sense that it's all a bit... simple. Obviously what Steven and the Crystal Gems is incredibly taxing [\"sic\"] but the end result just being everyone is mostly friends? That\u2019s fairly unrealistic [...] So the fact that Aquamarine and Eyeball Ruby just flat out hate him? It\u2019s an acknowledgement, one that show takes it time to make explicit, that not everyone wants to change. Not everyone is down for learning to love and be friends\". Charles Pulliam-Moore of \"Gizmodo\" heavily praised \"Steven Universe Future\" for further establishing Pink Diamond/Rose Quartz as \"the villain of the decade\", stating \"When \"Steven Universe Future\" reveals exactly how Volleyball, the Pink"}, {"text": "Pearl, got her cracked face, the series is cluing viewers into the specific reasons why the other Diamonds were reluctant to give Pink what she wanted. It wasn't just that she was inexperienced, but rather she was inexperienced, dangerous, and all too capable of letting her powers run wild in ways that would actively harm others. [...] You see just how Not Over\u2122 Pink basically all of the Gems still are. Pink's legacy is one of the lasting, seemingly unending sadness that the other Gems are attempting to work through. The majority of them don't feel much ill will toward her, but she's still hurting them in ways that only the dead and dearly missed can. There are Gems like Spinel who have all the reasons in the galaxy to hate Pink, but that's not really where any of the people in the series are coming from. Rather, everyone's in different stages of mourning and not a single one of them can really be sure if and when the pain they're dealing with is going to go away.\" The introduction of Shep, a non-binary character who appears in the episode \"Little Graduation\" and is played by non-binary actor Indya Moore,"}, {"text": "received attention from various outlets. \"The Mary Sue\" stated that with \"Future\", \"Steven Universe\" \"continues to be one of the most wonderfully diverse shows on television. We got to see in 'Little Graduation' a new human character named Shep\u2014who is non-binary and voiced by a non-binary voice actor, \"Pose\"'s Indya Moore\u2014canonically queer couples, and one of them being a brown-skinned person!\". \"/Film\" stated about the episode \"Little Graduation\": \"what a fine way to wrap up 2019 by pushing the bar for queer representation through the introduction of the loveably chill Shep [...] They pop as the sort of character who has earned a Fan Favorite Title. Despite knowing the titular character for an hour, Shep participates in the proceedings by cooling down Steven.\" 100% of 7 critic reviews compiled by review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes are positive, and the average rating is 10/10. Future. While Rebecca Sugar has confirmed that this is the series finale of the franchise and that there is no continuation in development, nor any ongoing projects, she has hinted that possible future stories exist. \"The story is continuing off screen and I do know what happens next...But I would have to decide how and when I'd"}, {"text": "want to dig into that, or if it's best to give them their privacy.\" Sugar later told \"Fast Company\": \"I'm certainly interested in spending more time in this world with these characters. But the thing about \"Steven Universe\", it's about Steven Universe and I want to give him the time to heal\", [Sugar says.] \"I want to give that to my team as well. So I'm not really sure for certain what's going to happen in the future. I have a few ideas, but I'm going to take a little time to reevaluate everything before I jump into them.\" When asked by TVLine, Sugar responded similarly, \"I love these characters and this world, and I have theories about the timelines that follow \"Future\". But I want to give the characters some time and some privacy, at least for a while. I need a little of that too.\" In November 2023, Sugar reiterated her desire for a potential revival, suggesting that the show would come back if the public demand is high, adding, \"I love these characters and I love this world, and I would love to return to it. And I hope, if everyone else feels the same as I"}, {"text": "do, I may have an opportunity to do something like that.\""}, {"text": "Arthur \u201cArtie\u201d Minson (born October 29, 1970) is an American businessman. He is president and chief executive officer (CEO) of LeafLink, and a former co-CEO (with Sebastian Gunningham) of WeWork. Minson was born and raised in New York City, is a graduate of Regis High School there, and is now on the school's board of trustees. Minson earned a bachelor's degree from Georgetown University, and an MBA from Columbia Business School. On April 3, 2001, Minson was promoted to senior vice president of finance at Rainbow Media Holdings. From 2009 to April 2013, Minson worked for AOL. In June 2015 WeWork announced that Minson, former chief financial officer of Time Warner Cable, would join as president and chief operating officer. In September 2019, it was announced that Adam Neumann was leaving as CEO and would be replaced by Minson and Sebastian Gunningham as co-CEOs. Minson and Gunningham were replaced by Sandeep Mathrani in February 2020."}, {"text": "Sebastian J. Gunningham (born 1962) is the former co-chief executive (co-CEO), with Artie Minson, of WeWork. Early life. Gunningham was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He grew up on a ranch near the town of General Villegas, 500 km west of Buenos Aires. He left Argentina to attend university in the US and graduated from Stanford University in 1985 with a degree in Mathematical Sciences. Career. Gunningham worked for information technology companies including Automation Technology Products and Cimplex Corporation. Gunningham was senior vice president of Amazon Marketplace from 2007 to 2018. In 2018, he joined WeWork as vice chair and chief automation officer. In September 2019, it was announced that Adam Neumann was leaving as CEO and would be replaced by Gunningham and Artie Minson as co-CEOs. Gunningham and Minson were replaced by Sandeep Mathrani in February 2020. Oracle. Gunningham joined Oracle in 1988. Over the next 10 years, Gunningham became an SVP at Oracle and grew the Latin America business to over $1B in revenues across more than 13 countries. Starting in 1999, Gunningham also led the US Aerospace, Automotive and Industrial sectors for Oracle, based out of San Francisco and Miami. Apple. In 2002, Gunningham joined Apple as"}, {"text": "the VP for Enterprise. Peace Software. Gunningham became CEO of Peace Software in 2004. Peace Software had customers in Europe, US, and Australia. Peace Software was successfully acquired by First Data Corporation in December 2006. Amazon. In March 2007, Gunningham joined Amazon as the SVP for Marketplace and a member of the executive S-Team, reporting to Jeff Bezos. Over the next 11 years, Gunningham would lead one of the fastest growing segments of the Amazon business, growing 3rd party Sellers business to over 50% of total units in 2018. WeWork. In 2018, Gunningham joined WeWork as a vice chairman. In September 2019, the WeWork Board of Directors named Gunningham Co-CEO of WeWork, replacing WeWork founder and CEO Adam Neumann, to execute a plan to recover from a postponed IPO, fund the company and restructure its core operations. Personal life. In October 2018, his 8,250 square-foot house in Medina, Washington was listed for sale at $21 million."}, {"text": "Sittichok Kaewsanga (; born June 22, 2000), known professionally as Kongsuk Sitsarawatsuer () is a Thai professional Muay Thai fighter. He is a former two-division Lumpinee Stadium champion, two-division Thailand champion, and one-division Channel 7 Stadium champion. Fight record. ! style=background:white colspan=9 | ! style=background:white colspan=9 | ! style=background:white colspan=9 | ! style=background:white colspan=9 | ! style=background:white colspan=9 | ! style=background:white colspan=9 | ! style=background:white colspan=9 |"}, {"text": "Frederick Brown (born December 1, 1993) is an American professional football wide receiver. He played college football at Mississippi State. Early life. Brown was born and grew up in Jackson, Mississippi. He attended Jim Hill High School, where he played high school football. As a junior, Brown caught 35 passes for the Tigers and accumulated over 1,000 all purpose yards. He had 23 receptions for 419 yards and five touchdowns while also returning 20 kicks for 380 yards in his senior season. Brown, rated a three-star recruit by most recruiting services, committed to play college football at Mississippi State University over Ole Miss and Memphis. College career. Brown was a member of the Mississippi State Bulldogs for four seasons, redshirting his true freshman season. He became MSU's third starter at receiver as a redshirt junior, catching 27 passes for 412 yards and three touchdowns. Brown was dismissed from the team shortly before the beginning of his redshirt senior season due to a student honor code violation. He finished his collegiate career with 50 receptions for 785 yards and five touchdowns in 23 games played. Professional career. Indianapolis Colts. Brown signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent on"}, {"text": "June 15, 2017. He was waived by the Colts at the end of training camp and re-signed to the team's practice squad a few weeks later on September 3, 2017. Los Angeles Rams. Following the end of the 2017 season, Brown signed a reserve/futures contract with the Los Angeles Rams on January 8, 2018. He was cut at the end of training camp and did not spend the 2018 regular season with any team. Denver Broncos. Brown signed a futures contract with the Denver Broncos on December 31, 2018. Brown was waived at the end of training camp and re-signed to the practice squad on September 1, 2019. He was promoted to the active roster on September 24, 2019. Brown made his NFL debut on September 29, 2019, against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Brown caught his first career catch, a five-yard reception from Joe Flacco, on October 12, 2019, in a 16\u20130 win against the Tennessee Titans. On September 5, 2020, Brown was waived by the Broncos, but was signed to the practice squad the following day. He was elevated to the active roster on October 31 for the team's week 8 game against the Los Angeles Chargers and reverted to"}, {"text": "the practice squad after the game. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 4, 2021. On February 2, 2021, the Broncos waived Brown. Tennessee Titans. On May 4, 2021, Brown signed with the Tennessee Titans. He was waived on August 31, 2021. San Antonio Brahmas. Brown signed with the San Antonio Brahmas of the XFL for the 2023 season. He had a kickoff return for a touchdown in a week 7 game against the Vegas Vipers. He was not part of the roster after the 2024 UFL dispersal draft on January 15, 2024."}, {"text": "Ferrodraco (\"Iron Dragon\" after the ironstone the fossil was found in) is an extinct genus of anhanguerid pterosaur known from the Late Cretaceous Winton Formation of Queensland, Australia, containing the single species F. lentoni. The species was named after the former mayor of Winton, Graham Thomas 'Butch' Lenton. It is the most complete pterosaur fossil from Australia, being known from the holotype specimen AODF 876, consisting primarily of the anterior portion of the skull and dentary, cervical vertebral centra and a partial wing. Its wingspan was estimated to be about . \"Ferrodraco\" was found to have been within the subfamily Ornithocheirinae, as sister taxon to \"Mythunga\". A recent study also recovered \"Ferrodraco\" as sister taxon to \"Mythunga\", but both placed within the family Anhangueridae, more specifically within the subfamily Tropeognathinae. Discovery and naming. The holotype specimen was initially discovered in April 2017 when cattle farmer Robert A. Elliott was spraying herbicide near Belmont Station. It was excavated by a team led by Adele H. Pentland. Nicknamed 'Butch', it was further prepared by volunteer Ali Calvey. In 2019, the type species \"Ferrodraco lentoni\" was named and described by Adele H. Pentland, Stephen Francis Poropat, Travis R. Tischler, Trish Sloan, Robert A."}, {"text": "Elliott, Harry A. Elliott, Judy A. Elliott and David A. Elliott. It was subsequently X-ray CT scanned at high-resolution using the Imaging and Medical Beamline at the Australian Synchrotron and osteology described in detail. The generic name is derived from the Latin \"ferrum\", \"iron\", and \"draco\", \"dragon\", in reference to the fact that the skeleton was found in ironstone. The specific name honors the late mayor of Winton Shire, Graham Thomas 'Butch' Lenton, for his work for the local community and his support for the Australian Age of Dinosaurs. He died in 2017. The holotype, AODF 876, was found in a layer of the Winton Formation dating from the Cenomanian - lower Turonian, about ninety-six million years old. It consists of a partial skeleton with skull and lower jaws. It contains the front part of the head with the premaxillae, the maxillae and the dentaries; the left frontal bone, the rear part of the left lower jaw; forty single teeth; five neck vertebrae; the right shoulder joint; the left ulna; the left radius; the proximal and distal left wrist bones; two fourth metacarpals; phalanges from the first to third fingers of the left hand; and the first phalanx of the"}, {"text": "fourth finger. It represents a fully-grown but not yet mature animal. The skeleton has largely been preserved three-dimensionally due to the ironstone, but some bones however, have been crushed. It was probably fossilized in articulation but got some time prior to the discovery dispersed by erosion and cattle. \"Ferrodraco\" is the only pterosaur fossil known from the Winton Formation, and is the most complete pterosaur ever found in Australia, a continent where such finds are rare. Description. Size and distinguishing traits. \"Ferrodraco\" had a wingspan of and weighed . The describing authors indicated two autapomorphies (distinguishing traits) that \"Ferrodraco\" had. The first tooth pair in both the premaxillae of the snout and in the front lower jaws is smaller than the other front teeth. The fourth to seventh tooth pairs are smaller than the third and eighth pair. Additionally, a unique combination is present of traits that in themselves are not unique. The front edge of the premaxilla is flattened and triangular. The first tooth pair in the premaxillae is directed vertically and is slightly set-off to above from the jawline. The front parts of the upper and lower jaws are not expanded sideways. The rear teeth are directed vertically,"}, {"text": "gradually declining in size. The tooth sockets are swollen relative to the outer wall of the jaw bones. The snout bears a premaxillary crest, the front edge of which continues the line of the snout tip, steeply rising under an angle of 60 degrees, and ending in a rounded crest top. Skeleton. The length of the skull has been estimated to be about . The snout bears a relatively high crest, and it probably had a triangular profile in side view; the rear edge has not been preserved. The crest is very thin transversely however, only up to thick. It is hollow inside, the smooth bone walls being connected by small struts. The crest has a base length of and a height of . The symphysis of the lower jaws, their front fused area, probably extended to below in a second crest. There is an estimated total of twelve teeth in the upper jaw and thirteen teeth in the lower jaw for a total of fifty in the head as a whole. The teeth are formed as conical spikes with an oval cross-section, transversely flattened. The swollen tooth sockets cause an undulating profile of the jawlines in top view. Classification."}, {"text": "\"Ferrodraco\" was the youngest known member of the clade Anhangueria, and proves that the clade did not become extinct during the Late Cretaceous. In 2010 however, an ornithocheirid jaw fragment that includes two teeth (specimen WAM 68.5.11) had been reported from Australia, the same place where \"Ferrodraco\" was found, and this specimen was unearthed in the Molecap Greensand, layers that possibly have an even younger age than \"Ferrodraco\". The 2019 study of \"Ferrodraco\" made by Pentland et al. contained the results of two phylogenetic analyses, trying to determine the position of \"Ferrodraco\" in the evolutionary tree. The first analysis found \"Ferrodraco\" within the clade Ornithocheirae, more precisely within the subfamily Ornithocheirinae as the sister species of \"Mythunga\", another Australian pterosaur from somewhat older layers. The second analysis placed \"Ferrodraco\" as a basal member of the Anhangueria, and sister taxon to the polytomy that comprises \"Anhanguera\", \"Coloborhynchus\" and \"Ornithocheirus\". A more recent study made in 2020 by Borja Holgado and Rodrigo P\u00eagas placed \"Ferrodraco\" within the family Anhangueridae, more specifically within the subfamily Tropeognathinae, although still the sister taxon to \"Mythunga\". In 2022, Pentland et al. published a detailed description of \"Ferrodraco\" (particularly the post-cranial skeleton) and a renewed phylogenetic appraisal"}, {"text": "that unequivocally demonstrated that it belongs in the family Anhangueridae as proposed by Holgado and P\u00eagas. This study suggested that the precise position of \"Ferrodraco\" and \"Mythunga\" within Anhangueridae still remains uncertain, and that the diversity of Australian pterosaur fauna has been greatly underestimated. In 2023, Richards et al. published a revised diagnosis of the related \"Thapunngaka\", where they also erected the clade Mythungini. The clade comprises all Australian tropeognathines, including \"Ferrodraco\". Topology 1: First analysis by Pentland et al. (2019). Topology 2: Richards et al. (2023)."}, {"text": "Tuzin.fm (; ) is a private non-profit Belarusian web-portal, which was created in 2003 to cover musical creativity in Belarus. Among its objectives, the site promotes music written in Belarus and motivates to listen to Belarusian songs as large an audience as possible. It initiates and implements music projects and is the information partner of the most significant events of the Belarusian independent music scene. Independently determining its information policy, the nature and content of the information, advertising, audio, and video materials, in 2009 the mass media had more than 50 thousand monthly visitors who downloaded more than 80 thousand songs. History. The portal began operations on 12 October 2003. The site has changed its address several times. Initially, it was available over at music.fromby.net. Later on, the address was changed to tuzin.fm, but after problems with the domain, it was moved to tuzinfm.by. Since May 2017 the portal is available over at tuzin.by too. The back catalogue of articles is presented over at mpby.ru. In 2004 together with the Belarusian Collegium, it published the book \" with a description of 20 music albums from the 1970\u20131990 years. Since 2004, it broadcasts the radio version of its hit parade, entitled"}, {"text": "\", which is anchored by the lead singer of the band . From the beginning, airing was on Radio Rocks (Minsk), since 2005 on Radio Minsk, since 2006 on Radio Racyja (Bia\u0142ystok). In 2005\u20132011, it annually releases a compilation of 12 winning songs from the network's hit parade called \"\" (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011). In 2005\u20132007, it took part in the holding of the ceremony of awarding the best musicians of the country \"\". On 16 March 2006, it held the concert \"Rock Revolution\" in Vilnius (Lithuania) with the participation of N.R.M. In 2006, together with the label VoliaMusic, it published the compilation album \". On 3 November 2007, in the church of Saints Simon and Helena in Minsk, it held a memory concert to collect funds for a monument for poet Anatol Sys. On 31 August 2008, in Minsk, after a 12-year hiatus, it restored the music festival \". In 2009 and 2011 together with the public movement Budzma Belarusians!, it released music CDs Tuzin. Perazagruzka and Budzma! Tuzin. Perazagruzka-2 with translated into Belarusian songs by foreign-language performers. In 2011\u20132012 it arranged the acoustic concert series \" with the participation of Belarusian rock bands. In 2012\u20132013 it"}, {"text": "held a series of concerts \". In 2012, together with Radio Racyja (Bia\u0142ystok), it issued the audiobook \" by Sergey Vitushka. In 2012\u20132013 together with the Podlaska Opera and Orchestra, it prepared a musical voiceover disk of the Belarusian silent film classics \". In June 2014 together with the Viasna Human Rights Centre, it released the collection of songs \". Also in 2014 together with the Foundation \", it held a contest of young performers \"\", another one was opened in 2017. As a continuation of Tuzin. Perazagruzka and Budzma! Tuzin. Perazagruzka-2, a new similar project \"Global Reload\" was started in 2014, featuring Andrey Makarevich and more. Appraisal. In the interview with the founder Siarhei Budkin in connection with the 1st anniversary of the site, Volha Samusik of Muzykalnaya Gazeta stated that music.fromby.net was the most popular among Belarusian Internet portals. In her feature in 2005, she also described Tuzin.fm as \"the most popular Belarusian music site.\" In a report from its 5th anniversary party, Tuzin.fm was introduced by Belorusy i rynok's Anna Zhdanovich as \"one of the largest resources on the Internet devoted to Belarusian music.\" Being interviewed by Muzykalnaya Gazeta in 2006, rock-princess Rusya recognized that the portal,"}, {"text": "which \"has\" \"gained momentum,\" is the godfather of her band Indiga. During the presentation of the compilation album \"\" in 2008, musician Lavon Volski pointed out that Tuzin.fm \"is the only competent hit parade in Belarus.\" The founder of Via\u010dasla\u016d Radyjona\u016d gave his assessment of the portal on its seven-year anniversary via Budzma Belarusians!: \"That is a unique and very timely phenomenon. It appeared exactly when Belarusian-language music needed support and the opportunity to bring it to a large audience.\" In a review of all Belarusian music awards for 2013, Paviel Svierdlov, editor of \"KYKY.ORG\", criticized the portal because the hit parade did not work for a year, but praised offline activities, \"two excellent projects: \" and \".\" State pressure. In 2013 the Brest concert in support of the project was canceled by the city administration due ideological reasons."}, {"text": "Ambon Bay () is a bay that located in Ambon island, Maluku province, Indonesia. The bay separates Ambon island into two peninsulas; the southeastern and smaller peninsula is called Leitimur, while the larger northern peninsula is called Leihitu or Hitoe. These peninsulas are connected by a narrow neck of land on the eastern part of the island. The bay opens to the Banda Sea in the southwest direction. The Ambon Bay thus formed cuts about 20 kilometres into the island with the airport on the northern shore and the city of Ambon on the southern side. The city of Ambon covers the entirety of Leitimur, with its centre on the northwest coast of Leitimur, facing Leihitu, and has a safe harbor on Amboina Bay. The Merah Putih Bridge completed in 2016, spanned over the bay connecting the two peninsulas, cutting the travel time between the airport on the north shore and Ambon city on the south shore. The Ambon bay festival is held every year in September."}, {"text": "Qutb al-Din Mohammad \u2014 was Qutlughanid ruler of Kerman and a nephew of Buraq Hajib, founder of dynasty. Life. He was a son of Ham\u012bd Pur (or Khan Tem\u00fcr), thus a nephew of Buraq Hajib. His father was an emir in service of Khwarazmshah dynasty, who served as commander of Bukhara in c. 1220. First reign and exile. He succeeded his uncle Buraq Hajib in 1235 and married Kutlugh Turkan on 5 September 1235. However, his reign was very short as he was quickly replaced by his cousin Rukn al-Din on the order of \u00d6gedei Khan. He left for Mongolia through Shahdad-Zozan route and was ordered to join Mahmud Yalavach in China as soon as he arrived. He was present at G\u00fcy\u00fck Khan's election in 1246, from whom he asked to be recognized as ruler of Kirman once again. However, this was discouraged by G\u00fcy\u00fck's trusted advisor Chinqai who was a tutor to Rukn al-Din previously. Second reign. His aspiration to rule Kirman again was realized after G\u00fcy\u00fck's and Chinqai's subsequent deaths in 1251. He acquired \"yarligh\" from M\u00f6ngke Khan to rule Kerman same year. As the result, Rukn al-Din fled to his nephew Salghur shah - Atabeg of Yazd"}, {"text": "with his mother Uka Khatun in 1252, later getting into contact with Caliph al-Mustasim. When M\u00f6ngke heard of this treason thanks to a commander named Buqa, he authorised Qutb al-Din to execute his cousin. Sometime later he suppressed a rebellion by a person claiming to be Jalal ad-Din. He was confirmed as a vassal to Hulagu Khan and made many visits to his court. He died in 1257/1258 and was succeeded by his wife Kutlugh Turkan. Family. He was married to Kutlugh Turkan (or Khan Turkan, a daughter of Buraq Hajib), but had other sons from different wives and concubines:"}, {"text": "The International Secretariat of Painters and Allied Trades, also known as the International Secretariat of Painters and Kindred Trades, was a global union federation bringing together trade unions representing painters and decorators. History. The first international conference of painters' trade unions was held in Leipzig in 1907, and a second was held in Munich in 1911. This conference agreed to form an international trade federation, which was launched at a further conference, in Z\u00fcrich, later in the year. The federation was initially based in Hamburg, and by 1925 it had 11 affiliates, with a total of 181,536 members. Its headquarters moved to Amsterdam in the early 1930s, and by 1935 it had affiliates in Austria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States, with a total of 237,531 members. On 1 January 1947, the federation merged into the International Federation of Building and Wood Workers. Affiliates. As of 1922, the following unions were affiliated: 1911: Albert Tobler 1914: Otto Streine 1928: Hans Batz 1933: A. J. Dooyes"}, {"text": "Alopoglossus angulatus, known commonly as the northern teiid, is a species of lizard in the family Alopoglossidae. The species is endemic to northern South America. Geographic range. \"A. angulatus\" is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, and Suriname. Habitat. The preferred habitat of \"A. angulatus\" is leaf litter in lowland, tropical forests, or wetlands at altitudes of . Reproduction. \"A. angulatus\" is oviparous."}, {"text": "There are two species of lizard named northern teiid:"}, {"text": "Guglielmo Mancori (5 November 1927 \u2013 13 February 1995) was an Italian cinematographer, lighting director and camera operator. He worked in \"Manhattan Baby\" (1982), \"Carabinieri si nasce\" (1985), by Mariano Laurenti, and \"Web of the Spider\" (1971). He also worked in \"Adventurer of Tortuga\" (1965), \"Revenge of The Gladiators\" (1964), \"Revenge of the Mercenaries\" (1962), \"Nebraska il Pistolero\" (1966), \"Manhattan Baby\" (1982), \"So Sweet... So Perverse\" (1969), \"From Corleone to Brooklyn\" (1978), \"Spasmo\" (1974),"}, {"text": "Pascale Kramer (born 15 December 1961) is a French writer and novelist. Education and early life. Kramer was born on 15 December 1961 in Geneva, Switzerland. Kramer's family moved to Lausanne in 1964. After obtaining her baccalaureat, she studied literature at the University of Lausanne, which she briefly interrupted with studies in journalism, eventually leaving Lausanne and moving to Z\u00fcrich where she spent six years learning publicity with the Jacques S\u00e9gu\u00e9la group. In 1987, while visiting Paris on business, Kramer chose to relocate there, working in advertising but also writing. Career. Kramer's first book was \"Variations on the Same Scene\" in 1982, followed by \"Terres F\u00e9condes\" two years later. A ten-year hiatus followed, but she published \"Manu\" in 1996. This won the Michel-Dentan Prize. Kramer is responsible for organising the documentary film festival \"Enfances Dans le Monde\", the first exhibition of which was held in Paris on 20 November 2010. The day was chosen to mark the International Day of the Rights of the Child. Kramer received the 2001 Lipp Prize for \"The Living\", a tragic novel telling the story of two children who accidentally die in front of their uncle. Other works of Kramer's have won French awards, such"}, {"text": "as the Prix Rambert, the Grand Prix SGDL and the Schiller Prize. She also won the Swiss Grand Prix of Literature for her oeuvre."}, {"text": "The Bioma Pampa Quebradas del Norte is a protected ecological area in Uruguay, protected by UNESCO since 2 June 2014. This biological reserve consists out of a landscape with native grasses, streams and subtropical rainforests. The biosphere reserve has a surface area of 110,882 hectares, consisting of a mosaic of ecosystems. Flora and fauna. The reserve serves as a corridor for the entry of species of subtropical origin to the Uruguayan territory. Inside of the reserve there are many rare species of reptiles and amphibians. The area consists of unique features of the landscape with different species of plants and animals. Within the reserve are creeks with a structure of jungle-like subtropical forest. In addition there are wide grasslands and large forests. The biome pampa is characterized by many of species of grasses, and contributes to thenesting of many species of birds. Flora. The predominant vegetation in the area corresponds to the grassland in winter and scrub shrub. Trees and shrubs predominate on the slopes, being able to vary the composition of species in the different positions of the same. In addition, there is a pronounced forestry. Animal biodiversity. There can be found a diversity of different species in the"}, {"text": "biosfere reserve. The list of priority species is based on the list identified for the Protected Landscape Valle del Lunarejo, in which are properly represented all the species of the reserve. The most important records from the list are: 22 species of amphibians (nearly 50% registered at a national level), 41 species of reptiles (62% registered at a national level), 173 species of birds (40% recorded at national level) and 31 species of mammals (27% registered at the national level). A large part of the species registered in Uruguay can also be found in the reserve. Apart from this a part of the species in the reserve are recorded as a priority species for conservation. For example, the coati, the giant armadillo cerreta and the rattlesnake of South America. In addition to the wild animals, there are many sheep, cattle horses and other farm animals. The main functions. The three main functions of the biosphere reserve are Conservation. Temperate grassland has the greatest problems of conservation and to a lesser degree of protection on a global scale. So the conservation of this type in the reserve not only plays an important role in the conservation of regional but also at"}, {"text": "a global level. Especially the protected landscape Valle del Lunarejo which is a national park since 2009 within the reserve is important for the Uruguayan nature. Sustainable development. The biosphere reserve has a great potential of economic development, based on the vision of responsible use and sustainable of resources existing in the territory. In this sense, already been implementing a series of projects within the area with the aim of developing the potential of income generation to the local population. These include a strong emphasis on the participation of women in the economic development of the rural family. These projects have succeeded in revitalizing the use of local resources such as wool, honey, native bush, orchards and ecotourism. The socio-cultural development of the Reserves is driven by the local gaucho traditions; all of this movement isassociated with tourism and the revitalization of typical festivals where it promotes the enhancement of the status and image of Rio Grande do Sul. Farming and forestry will likely continue to be those that represent the main income in the region. The development of techniques for sustainable use of natural pastures and the breeding of sheep and cattle in the same serve as a model"}, {"text": "for the conservation of the characteristics of the biome pampa. The forestry is mainly carried out with various species of eucalyptus. They have also encouraged and very important to the development of beekeeping, being today the department of Rivera, the main producer of honey of Uruguay. The existence of a large area of natural bush, mountain streams and riverside mountains, to the obtaining of firewood without the proper care of the process of exploitation. logistical support. This function supports projects in education, tourism, awareness-raising and training on the environment, as well as also research for the conservation and sustainable development There are environmental education programs that are provided for the completion of talks with schools and locals within the area and to support the teachers in the subject of the reserves and of the environment. The research and surveillance programmes of the last 15 years are focused in the core area and are of different kinds: biological, social, and economic. These processes of research are to generate greater knowledge about the environment as well as those related to the conservation of these resources. The revitalization of green areas, public and close to the city of Rivera, such as the Park,"}, {"text": "Great Britain, and Saw Sauzal also contribute to the environmental education of citizens."}, {"text": "Football Bartar (, meaning Premier Football) is an Iranian live football television program. It usually broadcasts on Esteghlal, Persepolis and the Iran national football team match day, 30 minutes before the start of the match. The analytical program airs every Monday night on IRIB TV3. Overview. Produced by Mehdi Hashemi and presented by Mohammad Hossein Misaghi, the program explores what is happening around Iran's football. The program usually covers the Persian Gulf Pro League matches, the Iranian Hazfi Cup, the Iranian Super Cup, the AFC Champions League matches and the Iran national football team matches. Every episode typically feature three Referee Expert. they discuss the referee's decisions and errors. On some shows, famous football players are invited and interview as well. This television program replaces the \"Navad\". History. Football Bartar was founded in 2001 by Mehdi Hashemi. The first episode of the program aired on 2 November 2001. Since 31 March 2019, Football Bartar analytical program has aired on the IRIB TV3. The first episode of the analytical program was broadcast on 31 March 2019 for the 90th Tehran Derby special program. Attributes. The Football Bartar match broadcast program is usually broadcast on Esteghlal, Persepolis and the Iran national football"}, {"text": "team match day. The Football Bartar analytical program airs every Monday at approximately 22:30. The program is presented by Mohammad Hossein Misaghi. Javad Khiabani, Peyman Yousefi and Mazdak Mirzaei were former Football Bartar broadcast program presenter."}, {"text": "Alopoglossus atriventris, known commonly as the keel-bellied shade lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Alopoglossidae. The species is endemic to northwestern South America. Etymology. The specific name, \"atriventris\", is from Latin \"ater\" (black) + \"venter\" (belly), referring to the black belly of the male. Geographic range. \"A. atriventris\" is found in Brazil (Acre, western Amazonas), Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Habitat. The natural habitat of \"A. atriventris\" is lowland tropical forest at altitudes of , where it lives in the leaf litter of the forest floor. Reproduction. \"A. atriventris\" is oviparous."}, {"text": "Time Slip (stylized as Time_Slip) is the tenth Korean-language studio album (eleventh overall) by South Korean boy band Super Junior, released on October 14, 2019, by SM Entertainment. The album features nine members, namely Leeteuk, Heechul, Yesung, Shindong, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Siwon, Ryeowook, and also marks the return of Kyuhyun after his mandatory military service. On January 7, 2020 it was announced that the album would be re-released as a repackaged album, Timeless on January 28, 2020. Background and release. Super Junior is a South Korean boy band that had thirteen members at its peak. At the release of their previous album, \"One More Time\", the band has eleven members, with three of them being inactive; Kyuhyun due to military enlistment, Kangin because of his hiatus, and Sungmin, who voluntarily did not participate in group activities. In May 2019, Kyuhyun finished his mandatory military enlistment, thus finishing-off the enlistment period of the band members that started since 2010, when the first member, Kangin, enlisted. In July 2019, Super Junior became a ten members band as Kangin announced his departure from the group after three years hiatus. As Sungmin continue to sit out of the group activity, \"Time Slip\" featured the remaining"}, {"text": "nine members of Super Junior. However, on August 30, Label SJ, Super Junior's music label announced that Heechul will not be joining the band in music show promotions and the album's supporting tour, Super Show 8 due to health issue but he will participate in other promotions. Since the release of \"One More Time\", some of the band members released their own albums; Ryeowook released a pop ballad mini album, \"Drunk on Love\" in January, Donghae and Eunhyuk through the sub-unit Super Junior-D&E released a pop mini album, \"Danger\" in April, Kyuhyun released a single album, \"The Day We Meet Again\" in May, and Yesung released a mini album, \"Pink Magic\" in June 2019. Super Junior started hinting on their comeback date by incorporating the number 999 in Super Junior-D&E's title track \"Danger\" and Yesung's \"Pink Magic\" music videos. On September 3, Super Junior posted cryptic concept images with the text \"SUPER JUNIOR COMEBACK 999 : 00 : 00\" on their social media accounts and website, that countdown to October 14, 2019 and announced it as their comeback date for their ninth album. Nine cryptic teaser images were released, one for each band member, who posed with different props while"}, {"text": "hiding their faces from camera. The first single and its music video, \"Show\", was released on September 10, 2019. The single is a remake of Kim Won-jun's song with the same title that was released in 1996. The music video featured clips from the band's previous tour, Super Show 7 and its encore, Super Show 7S. On September 17, the music video for \"Somebody New\" was released. The song is described as a \"medium tempo song that conveyed hopeful message to those who are facing difficulties\". The music video features clips of the daily life of the band members and scenes in the practice room where they practice their choreography for the new album. The behind the scene of the music video was broadcast through episode 54 of SJ Returns Season 3, which was aired on October 20, 2019. On September 27, 2019 the lyric video for the track \"The Crown\" was released. The song described the band's 15 years history and featured heavy bass and synth sound. The track list for \"Time Slip\" was released on September 30, revealing that the album will contain ten tracks altogether, with \"Super Clap\" as its lead single. It was also revealed that"}, {"text": "the album will be released in ten versions; nine versions for each band members and a group version. On October 4, they released the fourth music video of the album, \"I Think I\", which was co-written by band member, Eunhyuk. The song is a fusion of latin soul and pop R&B genre, a nod to their previous album, which is a latin pop EP; \"One More Time\". The album was released on October 14, 2019. However, due to the death of label-mate, Sulli, on the same day, the release of \"Super Clap\" music video was delayed. It was subsequently released on October 18. On October 25, Label SJ announced the release of the special version of the album, \"Timeline\". The special version was released on November 6 in celebration of their 14th debut anniversary. Promotion. Live performances. On August 26, Super Junior announced the renewal of the reality show SJ Returns for its third season, with the first episode to be broadcast on September 9, 2019 on Naver TV and V Live, ahead of their album release. The show centers around the processes of making the album, including tracks selection, studio recording sessions, choreography practices, and album cover and music"}, {"text": "video shooting. The group made their comeback performances on the Korean music show, \"Music Bank\", with the songs \"I Think I\" and \"Super Clap\", on October 18. They also made their appearance on \"Inkigayo\" and \"Show! Music Core\". On September 24, it was announced that Super Junior will be appeared as a full group for the variety show, \"Idol Room\". On October 4, it was announced that Super Junior will appear as a full group on the 200th episode of \"Knowing Bros\", which was set to air on October 12, 2019. Super Show 8. On October 12 and 13, the group embarked on the album supporting tour, Super Show 8 at the KSPO Dome in Seoul. The two days concert was sold out and attracted 18,000 audiences. Repackage album. On January 7, it was announced that \"Timeless\", a repackage of \"Time Slip\" will be released on January 28, 2020 with its lead single being produced by Zico. Two days later, on January 9, 2020, the lead single's title, \"2YA2YAO!\" (), was revealed in a teaser video posted on SMTown YouTube channel. The video showed short clips of Zico monitoring the members of Super Junior while they were recording the track"}, {"text": "at a recording studio. The track is a hip hop song and was described as having addictive rhythm and witty lyrics. Super Junior released a series of images on their social media accounts on January 9, which were dubbed as \"story telling cards\". It featured a poetry that described the band's journey and themed around the darkness and light. The promotional concept photos of \"Timeless\" were gradually released between January 13 to January 17, 2020. The group version featured the band members in dandy style while the individual photos were theme around shadow and bright. It was confirmed on January 15 that \"Timeless\" will be released in two versions; \"Shadow\" and \"Bright\". Four new songs were included in the album; \"2YA2YAO!\", \"Ticky Tocky\", \"Shadow\" and \"Rock Your Body\". Sales and reception. The album received commercial success, recording 350,000 pre-orders and reaching number one on iTunes in 32 countries. Hanteo News reported that it recorded a first week sale of more than 270,000 copies, breaking the band's previous first week sale record by 215 percent, from the album \"Play\". The album received its platinum album certification on December 12, 2019. On the year end Gaon chart \"Time Slip\" placed 9th, selling"}, {"text": "427,647 copies throughout 2019. The album's lead single \"Super Clap\" also won first place in weekly music shows \"M Countdown\" and \"Music Bank\". Critical reception. \"Time Slip\" received positive reviews from critics. In the magazine \"The Kraze\", it received the overall score of 8.7/10. Further score breakdown showed that the lead single \"Super Clap\" received 9/10, its music video received 8.5/10 and the album received 8.5/10 score. \"United Kpop\" magazine commented on the contrast between \"Time Slip\" and \"Timeless\", stating that the former \"gave a colourful and retro feel\" while the latter's title track is \"more serious and intense\". Indonesian magazine, \"Cultura\" gave the album 3 out of 5 stars, citing that Super Junior through the album, managed to \"keep their identity as an early generation boy band who are also able to create songs with modern arrangements\"."}, {"text": "Adalberto Eli\u00e9cer Carrasquilla Alc\u00e1zar (born 28 November 1998), commonly known as Coco Carrasquilla is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club UNAM and the Panama national team. Club career. Tauro. Carrasquilla began his career with Tauro FC in his hometown of Panama City. He made his first team debut on 29 March 2015 during a 1\u20130 loss to \u00c1rabe Unido in a Liga Paname\u00f1a de F\u00fatbol match at just 16 years old. He scored his first goal on 22 April 2016 to give Tauro a 2\u20131 win over \u00c1rabe Unido. During 5 seasons playing for Tauro, Carrasquilla helped them win the 2017 Clausura and 2018 Apertura league titles. FC Cartagena. On 12 August 2019 it was confirmed that Carrasquilla had been loaned out to FC Cartagena, who at the time were playing in Segunda Divisi\u00f3n B, the Spanish third-tier, for the rest of 2019 with an option to buy. He made his debut for Cartagena on 15 September, coming off the bench in a 1\u20130 win over Atl\u00e9tico Sanluque\u00f1o. On 29 November 2019, Cartagena announced that they had triggered Carrasquilla's purchase option for \u20ac300,000 and signed him to a new contract until 2025. Carrasquilla"}, {"text": "made 20 appearances in all competitions during his first season in Spain, helping Cartagena win promotion to the Segunda Divisi\u00f3n after 8 seasons in the third tier. He scored his first goal for Cartagena on 24 October 2020 in a 3\u20130 win against UD Las Palmas. After playing regularly for the first half of the season Cartagena brought in a new head coach in January, Luis Carri\u00f3n. Carrasquilla featured less frequently over the latter half of the season. He made 28 appearances and scored 1 goal in league play as Cartagena finished 16th in the table, 3 spots and 3 points above the relegation zone. Houston Dynamo. On 5 August 2021, Carrasquilla joined MLS side Houston Dynamo on loan. He made his Dynamo debut on 7 August, coming on as a substitute in a 2\u20130 loss to Minnesota United. He scored his first goal on 28 August in a 2\u20131 loss to Minnesota United. Carrasquilla ended the season with 10 appearances and 1 goal as Houston finished last in the Western Conference, missing out on the playoffs. On 10 May 2022, Houston Dynamo activated their purchase option on Carrasquilla's loan, making his move to the Dynamo permanent. The official transfer"}, {"text": "fee was undisclosed, but was reportedly close to $2 million. Carrasquilla scored his first goal of the season on 14 May in a 2\u20130 win over Nashville. He finished the season with 2 goals and 4 assists in 32 appearances, but Houston failed to qualify for the playoffs again, finishing 13th in the conference. UNAM. On 16 January 2025, Mexican club UNAM announced the signing of Carrasquilla. International career. Carrasquilla made his debut for the Panama national team on 17 April 2018, coming off the bench in a 1\u20130 win over Trinidad and Tobago. On 14 May 2018, he was called up the Panama national team for the preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup but was not named in the final 23. Carrasquilla scored his first goal for Panama on 8 September 2019 in a 4\u20131 victory against Bermuda in the CONCACAF Nations League. On 1 July 2021, Carrasquilla was named to head coach Thomas Christiansen's 23-man squad for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Carrasquilla started all 3 games and had an assist as Panama finished 3rd in their group. In June 2023, Carasquilla was named to the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad. He was a regular"}, {"text": "fixture in the line-up as Panama made the Final of the tournament and finished runners-up to Mexico. For his efforts, Carrasquilla was the recipient of the Golden Ball for the tournament. \"Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.\" Honours. Tauro Houston Dynamo Panama Individual"}, {"text": "Pradeep Chamoli (born 23 April 1998) is an Indian cricketer. He made his List A debut on 27 September 2019, for Uttarakhand in the 2019\u201320 Vijay Hazare Trophy. He made his Twenty20 debut on 8 November 2019, for Uttarakhand in the 2019\u201320 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. He made his first-class debut on 9 December 2019, for Uttarakhand in the 2019\u201320 Ranji Trophy."}, {"text": "Alopoglossus buckleyi, also known commonly as Buckley's shade lizard and Buckley's teiid, is a species of lizard in the family Alopoglossidae. The species is native to northwestern South America. Etymology. The specific name, \"buckleyi\", is in honor of Clarence Buckley (1839\u20131889) who collected the holotype. Geographic range. \"A. buckleyi\" is found in Brazil (Amazonas, Acre), Colombia (Amazonas), eastern Ecuador, and eastern Peru (Loreto). Habitat. The natural habitat of \"A. buckleyi\" is forest at altitudes of . Description. \"A. buckleyi\" is a small species of lizard. The holotype has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of . Reproduction. \"A. buckleyi\" is oviparous."}, {"text": "Satnarine Sharma (1942/1943 \u2013 October 9, 2019) was the Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago from 2002 until 2008. He was succeeded by Ivor Archie. Controversy. In July 2006, Sharma was arrested and accused of trying to help Basdeo Panday, a former prime minister who was sentenced in April to two years in prison for corruption, an action which some perceived as racist. An international tribunal ruled that there was insufficient evidence to remove him from office in December 2007. He however resigned as scheduled in January 2008."}, {"text": "BlinkNow Foundation (BlinkNow) is a nonprofit organization that operates a globally recognized school and children's home in Surkhet, Nepal. Founded by Maggie Doyne when she was 19 years old, BlinkNow has been recognized as an example of \"DIY philanthropy.\" Programs. On its campus in Surkhet, BlinkNow's Kopila Valley School provides tuition-free education from preschool to 12th grade for more than 400 students from under-resourced backgrounds and employs more than 100 teachers and support staff. The organization's children's home provides shelter, nutrition, and support for orphans and other at-risk children. The campus also features a health clinic and women's center. Sustainability. BlinkNow identifies sustainability as one of its core values. In 2017, the organization opened a new campus for its Kopila Valley School which it has billed as \"the greenest school in Nepal.\" The campus features rammed earth walls that are nearly half a meter thick in addition to multiple solar power generation and rainwater collection and recycling systems. In 2019, BlinkNow was named a finalist for the Zayed Sustainability Prize in the Global High Schools category. Notable Supporters. BlinkNow received widespread attention after its founder, Maggie Doyne, was selected as CNN Hero of the Year in 2015. In 2016, author"}, {"text": "Elizabeth Gilbert shared a video of herself singing a karaoke version of Bonnie Tyler's \u201cTotal Eclipse of the Heart\u201d to raise money for the organization after learning Doyne was in part inspired by her memoir \"Eat, Pray, Love\". In August 2019, the organization was featured by Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, on their Instagram feed along with other organizations including the Earth Day Network and Children International."}, {"text": "The attack on Kru\u0161evac was an attack of Yugoslav rebels on Axis-held Kru\u0161evac in the German-occupied territory of Serbia which lasted between 23 and 27 September 1941 during World War II. Background. In April 1941, Germany and its allies invaded and occupied the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, which was then partitioned. Some Yugoslav territory was annexed by its Axis neighbors, Hungary, Bulgaria and Italy. The Germans engineered and supported the creation of the puppet state, the Independent State of Croatia (, NDH), which roughly comprised most of the pre-war Banovina Croatia, along with rest of present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina and some adjacent territory. The Italians, Hungarians and Bulgarians occupied other parts of Yugoslavian territory. Germany did not annex any Yugoslav territory, but occupied northern parts of present-day Slovenia and stationed occupation troops in the northern half of the NDH. The German-occupied part of Slovenia was divided into two administrative areas that were placed under the administration of the neighboring Reichsgaus. The remaining territory, which consisted of Serbia proper, the northern part of Kosovo (around Kosovska Mitrovica), and the Banat, was occupied by the Germans and placed under the administration of a German military government. This was due to the key rail"}, {"text": "and riverine transport routes that passed through it, and its valuable resources, particularly non-ferrous metals. On 10 April, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia (, KPJ) appointed a military committee headed by its secretary-general, Josip Broz Tito. From April, the KPJ had an underground network right across the country, including military committees that were preparing for an opportunity to initiate a revolt. In May, the KPJ outlined its policy of \"unity and brotherhood among all peoples of Yugoslavia, [and] relentless struggle against the foreign enemies and their domestic helpers as a matter of sheer survival\". On 23 June, immediately following the Axis attack on the Soviet Union, the KPJ decided to launch their armed struggle, and in the following week a KPJ operative visited the Rasina District Committee to organise a detachment of the Yugoslav Partisans. On 22 July, the Rasina Detachment was formed in the forest outside Kru\u0161evac, initially of 34 fighters, although there was a serious shortage of weapons. About 200 people had volunteered from the town itself. In late April, Yugoslav Army Colonel Dra\u017ea Mihailovi\u0107 and a group of about 80 soldiers, who had not followed the orders to surrender, crossed the Drina river"}, {"text": "into the occupied territory, having marched cross-country from the area of Doboj, in northern Bosnia, which was now part of the NDH. As they passed near U\u017eice on 6 May, the small group was surrounded and almost destroyed by German troops. His force fragmented, and when he reached the isolated mountain plateau of Ravna Gora, his band had shrunk to 34 officers and men. By establishing ties with the local people, and toleration by the gendarmerie in the area, Mihailovi\u0107 created a relatively safe area in which he could consider his future actions. Soon after arriving at Ravna Gora, Mihailovi\u0107's troops took the name \"Chetnik Detachments of the Yugoslav Army\". By the end of May, Mihailovi\u0107 had decided that he would adopt a long-term strategy aimed at gaining control over as many armed groups as possible throughout Yugoslavia, in order to be in a position to seize power when the Germans withdrew or were defeated. Planning. The attack was ordered by Royal Yugoslav Army Brigadier General Ljubo Novakovi\u0107. It was planned within larger rebel operations against Axis forces in western Serbia in autumn 1941. At the same time rebels kept Kraljevo under siege and the fall of Kru\u0161evac would significantly"}, {"text": "contribute to the fall of Kraljevo. According to post-war Yugoslav sources, the commander of the Stala\u0107 Detachment of the so-called Chetnik Detachments of the Yugoslav Army, Lieutenant Colonel Radojevi\u0107, held meetings with , the representative of the communist-led Yugoslav Partisan forces. They met twice, once in the village of Slatina on 18 September 1941 and the second time a day later in the village of Bovan and developed a plan to attack Kru\u0161evac. They agreed that the date of the attack would be 23 September 1941, that Kru\u0161evac would be cut off before the attack, that Keserovi\u0107 and his Chetniks would attack the town from the west and the south, across Bagdala and that Partisans would attack from the north and the east. Forces. The Chetnik part of the attack was to be conducted by the Rasina Detachment under the command of Dragutin Keserovi\u0107 and the Stala\u0107 Detachment under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Radojevi\u0107. A small unit of Pe\u0107anac Chetniks also joined the rebels. The Partisan part of the attack was to be conducted by the Rasina Detachment. The total number of rebels who attacked Kru\u0161evac was estimated between 1,000 and 10,000 in different sources while most sources agree"}, {"text": "on 2\u20143,000 men. Only 500 rebels were armed with firearms, while other carried melee weapons. The German garrison in Kru\u0161evac totaled 550 soldiers. Out of this number, about 350 soldiers belonged to I. Battalion of the 749th Infantry Regiment of the 717th Infantry Division. The Axis garrison in Kru\u0161evac was supported by the Go\u010d Detachment of Pe\u0107anac Chetniks with 500 men, on the last day of the battle. The battle. The fighting between attacking rebel forces and Axis garrison lasted for four days. On the first day Keserovi\u0107's Rasina Detachment attacked the Kru\u0161evac garrison from the direction of Bagdala and Rasina. The hardest battle was waged on the first day of the attack when the Chetniks of the Rasina Detachment pushed the German garrison from their positions on the town's periphery to its center and blocked them in three buildings in the town center: the Gymnasium, the Hotel \"Belgrade\" and the Town Hall. The Partisan Rasina Detachment was positioned between Obili\u0107evo and the railway in Dedina and was unable to join the initial surprise attack of Chetnik forces on the first day. As soon as the attack on Kru\u0161evac began, Kosta Pe\u0107anac insisted to cancel it and to cancel the"}, {"text": "alliance between Chetniks and Partisans. In his order issued on 23 September and in his appeal to Serbs issued on 24 September, Pe\u0107anac condemned his own units that participated in the attack on Kru\u0161evac. On the second day of the attack, Keserovi\u0107 canceled the attack, and retreated with his forces and joined other Chetnik units under Brigadier General Ljubo Novakovi\u0107 in their attack on Axis-held Kraljevo. Therefore on the second day of the attack only the Chetnik Stala\u0107 Detachment and the small Partisan Rasina Detachment continued their joint attacks on the garrison. On the second day of the attack German forces received reinforcements when German infantry, cavalry and tanks arrived from the Ni\u0161 garrison. Although the town was well defended the German garrison had 28 dead and 16 to 20 wounded soldiers, including the captain who was the commander of the German battalion and garrison. On the fourth day of the battle Kosta Pe\u0107anac himself and a large force of his Chetniks came to reinforce the Axis garrison. The rebels gave up further attacks after having suffered 17 dead and 74 wounded. Keserovi\u0107 and Radojevi\u0107 issued a resolution and condemned Pe\u0107anac and Milan Nedi\u0107 as traitors and invited people to"}, {"text": "join \"National liberation Chetnik detachments\" () en masse. Pe\u0107anac sentenced Keserovi\u0107 and Radojevi\u0107 to death. Aftermath. After the battle the Germans killed between 60 and 80 civilians in a reprisal for the attack. At the end of September rebels published a printed flyer with text criticizing Kosta Pe\u0107anac and signed it as the \"People's Liberation Movement of Chetniks and Partisans\" (). The post-war Yugoslav sources blamed Keserovi\u0107 for the failure of the attack on Kru\u0161evac. These sources accuse Keserovi\u0107 of attacking the German garrison earlier than agreed and for halting the attack when Partisan forces joined the attack. Eventually, Soviet Red Army and Yugoslav communist forces captured Kru\u0161evac in Autumn 1944 and established communist regime which lasted for about fifty years."}, {"text": "R\u0101hula was the son of Siddh\u0101rtha Gautama (commonly known as the Buddha). Rahula may also refer to:"}, {"text": "Munsar Lake (\u0aae\u0ac1\u0aa8\u0ab8\u0ab0 \u0aa4\u0ab3\u0abe\u0ab5) is water body constructed by Minaldevi, mother of Jayasimha Siddharaja, of Chaulukya dynasty. It was named as Mansavor but due to Indiscretion it's widely known as Munsar. This lake is situated at Viramgam, near Ahmedabad. History. This lake was built during 1090. During 2015 Gujarat Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama proposed development of Malav Talav (Dholka) and Munsar Talav (Viramgam) as archaeological site with Archaeological Survey of India team. In 2016 team ASI has granted Rs. 60 million for renovation and redevelopment of the lake. Architecture. The lake is 220-yard round shaped. It's shaped like a conch and temples. Gathering from the west, the water passes into a stone-built eightsided silt-well, kund, with, in a niche in each side, a figure cut in bold relief. From the silt-well, through a stone-lined channel and a three-cylinder tunnel, the water passes into the lake. There is a temple of Munsari (also known as Mansar) mata built by Marathas. This lake is surrounded by huge carved stone and more than 300 small and big temples (shrine). In each shrine on one side of the lake is a pedestal, probably for an image of Krishna, and on the other side a round"}, {"text": "basin, jaladhar, probably sacred to Shiva. On either side of one of the roadways that runs to the water's edge, is a larger temple with a double porch and spire and across the lake is a flat roofed colonnade. In 2023, Hardik Patel, BJP MLA, urged Union Minister of Culture, G. Kishan Reddy to restore Munsar Lake in Gujarat's Viramgam and requested the appointment of an Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) team for its maintenance."}, {"text": "Alopoglossus copii, known commonly as the drab shade lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Alopoglossidae. The species is native to northwestern South America. Etymology. The specific name, \"copii\", is in honor of American herpetologist Edward Drinker Cope. Geographic range. \"A. copii\" is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Habitat. The preferred habitat of \"A. copii\" is forest at altitudes of . Reproduction. \"A. copii\" is oviparous."}, {"text": "The , also known as the Oriental Academy) was founded in 1754 by Empress Maria Theresa in Vienna. History. As early as 1674, on the orders of the Emperor, teaching in Turkish and Arabic began in Vienna. The Ottoman wars in Europe, as well as the economic and cultural exchanges, had made interpreters necessary, and scientific interest in the Orient awakened. In 1754, Empress Maria Theresa founded the Oriental Academy at the suggestion of Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg, where Oriental Studies were taught alongside Turkish, Persian and Arabic. Most students entered the diplomatic service, where they were called \"language youths\" because of their age. One of the most famous students was Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall. At the end of the 19th century, the Oriental Academy was reorganised and renamed the Consular Academy. In 1902, the academy moved to a new building in , built by the architect Ludwig Baumann. After the \"Anschluss\" in 1938, the activities of the academy were strongly restricted by the new National Socialist rulers. From 1941, the building was used as a military hospital for the German army. In 1947, it was bought by the American government. Initially, it served as an American legation, and from"}, {"text": "1951 as the Embassy of the United States. The academy reopened in 1964 as the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna in the building of the Theresianum."}, {"text": "The 2020 Georgia Bulldogs baseball team represented the University of Georgia during the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulldogs played their home games at Foley Field as a member of the Southeastern Conference They were led by head coach Scott Stricklin, in his seventh year as head coach. Previous season. The Bulldogs finished the 2019 season with a 46\u201317 record, compiling a 21\u20139 mark in the SEC. They lost in the Athens Regional during the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. 2019 MLB draft. The Bulldogs had eight players drafted in the 2019 MLB draft. Schedule Source:"}, {"text": "Fernando Della Sala (born 10 June 1976) is an Argentine retired footballer who is last known to have played for Club N\u00e1utico Rumipal in his home country. Career. Della Sala started his senior career with Chacarita Juniors in 1997. In 2000, he signed for Inter Turku in the Finnish Veikkausliiga, where he made eighty-two league appearances and scored eight goals. After that, he played for Argentinean clubs Club N\u00e1utico Rumipal and Atl\u00e9tico Talleres de Berrotar\u00e1n before retiring."}, {"text": "Yurkovich is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:"}, {"text": "The Read with Kid Fury and Crissle West is an American variety and talk show. It is a television adaptation of the pop culture podcast \"The Read\" and stars the podcast's hosts, Kid Fury and Crissle West. The series premiered on October 11, 2019 on Fuse. Production. On March 13, 2019, it was announced that the podcast \"The Read\" would be adapted into a television show. The television show was one of several pilots released by Fuse from 2019 to 2020 that targeted diverse, millennial, and Generation Z audiences. The producers included Chloe Pisello, Jonathan Martin, Richard Allen-Turner, and Jon Thoday. Kid Fury and Crissle West served as the show's hosts and executive producers. The show has a 30-minute run-time, and features two segments that appear on the podcast, The Read and Hot Tops. Special guests appeared on several episodes. On August 14, 2019, it was announced that the show would premiere on October 11, 2019. The first season had ten episodes. Broadcast. The series premiered in the United States on Fuse on October 11, 2019. It appeared weekly for 30 minutes and also streamed on iTunes and Amazon Prime."}, {"text": "Alopoglossus embera is a species of lizard in the family Alopoglossidae. The species is endemic to western Colombia. Etymology. The specific name, \"embera\", is in honor of the Ember\u00e1, an indigenous people of Colombia and Panama. Geographic range. In Colombia, \"A. embra\" is found in Cauca Department and Valle del Cauca Department."}, {"text": "Mohammad Hossein Misaghi (; born 5 October 1986) is an Iranian TV presenter. He is the host of the TV show \"Football Bartar\" (\"Premier Football\" in Persian). He was the host of the TV show \"Football 120\", \"Bist Chahardah\" (meaning \"2014\", the special TV show of 2014 FIFA World Cup) and \"Asia 2019\" (the special TV show of 2019 AFC Asian Cup) and he was the reporter of the TV show \"Navad\" (\"90\", referencing the standard duration of an association football match). He won the Best Reporter of the Year award in the \"Seh Setareh\" (\"Three star\") TV show in 2015, with close to 580,000 votes."}, {"text": "The solo discography of Scottish singer and musician Midge Ure consists of eight studio albums, fifteen live albums, one soundtrack album, eight compilation albums, four video albums and twenty-five singles. In 1985, he released his debut solo album \"The Gift\" which spawned the internationally successful single \"If I Was\" which was released in September 1985 to commercial success, reaching number one in the United Kingdom and Ireland, whilst reaching the top ten in West Germany, Austria, New Zealand and Belgium. It was subsequently certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales in excess of 250,000 copies. The album, \"The Gift\" peaked at number two on the albums charts in the United Kingdom whilst also charting in territories including Sweden, Australia and the Netherlands. It was subsequently certified Gold by the BPI in the United Kingdom. His second album, \"Answers to Nothing\" (1988) was released to moderate success, reaching the top thirty in the United Kingdom and eighty-eight on the US \"Billboard\" 200. His 1988 single \"Dear God\" reached number ninety-five on the US Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number four on the US \"Billboard\" Modern Rock Charts. Follow-up albums, \"Pure\" (1991) and \"Breathe\" (1996), were released to"}, {"text": "less commercial success, but still charted within the top 100 of the UK Albums Charts. In 1993, his compilation album, \"\" was certified Silver by the BPI in the United Kingdom. His fifth album, \"Move Me\" (2000) failed to chart, but Ure returned to the albums charts in the United Kingdom with his sixth album \"Fragile\" (2014). In 2017, he released \"Orchestrated\" which became his highest charting album in the United Kingdom since \"Answers to Nothing\" (1991)."}, {"text": "Animal Ethics is a nonprofit organization formed to promote discussion and debate around issues in animal ethics and to provide information and resources for animal advocates. They also do outreach work in several countries on the issue of speciesism. Their aim is to create a world where moral consideration is extended to all sentient beings. The organization's website covers topics such as speciesism, sentience, veganism and wild animal suffering and has content translated into several languages. History. Animal Ethics was co-founded by Daniel Dorado, Oscar Horta and Leah Mckelvie in 2012. A stated aim for establishing the organization by Horta was the promotion of welfare biology as a field of research. Animal Charity Evaluators recommended Animal Ethics as one of its standout charities from December 2015 to November 2017. Work. In 2015 and 2017, Animal Ethics awarded an essay prize for essays on the topic of animal suffering in the wild. In 2018, the organization started to work in Chinese. In 2020, Animal Ethics released an online course on wild animal suffering. In the same year, they extended their outreach work to India and started a website in Hindi. As of April 2022, Animal Ethics participated in the World Day"}, {"text": "for the End of Speciesism in 2020 and 2021 by broadcasting series of online talks about speciesism in English, Portuguese and Spanish."}, {"text": "Niagara is the fourth studio album by the German stoner rock band Red Aim, released on 20 October 2003 by Metal Blade Records."}, {"text": "Alopoglossus festae is a species of lizard in the family Alopoglossidae. The species is native to northwestern South America. Etymology. The specific name, \"festae\", is in honor of Italian zoologist . Geographic range. \"A. festae\" is found in southwestern Colombia and adjacent northwestern Ecuador. Habitat. The preferred habitat of \"A. festae\" is forest at altitudes of . Reproduction. \"A. festae\" is oviparous."}, {"text": "St\u00e9phane Joinau (born 8 April 1944) is a French field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics."}, {"text": "The Tahoe\u2013Pyramid Trail is a planned long-distance pedestrian and bicycle trail which will run between Lake Tahoe and Pyramid Lake, principally along the routing of the Truckee River. History. The effort to construct a pedestrian path between the two connected lakes was started in November 2003, undertaken at first by Janet Phillips. The organization responsible for planning and construction of the trail, Tahoe\u2013Pyramid Bikeway, was formed in 2005 (the current name was adopted in 2018 to reflect its multi-use function). The western portion between Tahoe and the Reno\u2013Sparks area opened to hikers on October 5, 2019, completing the California section of the trail. , two sections are not complete: Vista Blvd to Mustang and USA Parkway to Wadsworth. The Porrtion to Mustang is blocked by landowner issues ."}, {"text": "Jean-Paul Sauthier (27 May 1942 \u2013 16 September 2016) was a French field hockey player. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics."}, {"text": "Alopoglossus lehmanni is a species of lizard in the family Alopoglossidae. The species is endemic to Colombia. Etymology. The specific name, \"lehmanni\", is in honor of Colombian biologist Federico Carlos Lehmann-Valencia. Geographic range. \"A. lehmanni\" is found in western Colombia, in Valle del Cauca Department. Habitat. The natural habitat of \"A. lehmanni\" is forest. The holotype was collected at an elevation of . Reproduction. \"A. lehmanni\" is oviparous."}, {"text": "Jean-Claude Merkes (born 27 December 1940) is a French field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics."}, {"text": "Patrick Burtschell (born 22 September 1946) is a French field hockey player. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics."}, {"text": "Alopoglossus meloi is a species of lizard in the family Alopoglossidae. The species is endemic to northern Brazil. Etymology. The specific name, \"meloi\", is in honor of Andr\u00e9 Renato de Melo Teixeira. Geographic range. \"A. meloi\" is found in the state of Par\u00e1, Brazil. Habitat. The preferred habitat of \"A. meloi\" is leaf litter in relatively open, dry forest."}, {"text": "Gilles Verrier (born 19 September 1947) is a French field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics."}, {"text": "Ada Isensee (born 12 May 1944) is a German stained glass artist. Life. Isensee was born in Potsdam in 1944. In 1964 she began studying psychology at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich completing her qualification in T\u00fcbingen. She was complete in 1967 and went to study at the \u00c9cole nationale sup\u00e9rieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Isensee has work in collections including the Corning Museum of Glass and she has led several exhibitions. She was married to who was another glass artist. They had moved in the 1970s to live and work in Buoch where they raised two sons. He died in 2000. In 2015 she was asked to create a retrospective exhibition in Remshalden."}, {"text": "The Deed of Death, or known as Geran, is a 2019 Malaysian Malay-language martial arts action film directed by Areel Abu Bakar. Showcasing the traditional Malay silat martial art, it tells the story of two siblings in a silat family who has to rescue their younger brother from the criminal gang, and reclaim their family grant stolen. It is released on 10 October 2019 in Malaysia and Brunei. The film received praise for its fast-paced silat action sequences. Plot. In a family of practicing silat Gayong, two siblings Ali and Fatimah are frustrated with their reckless younger brother, Mat Arip, as he fails to return home with the grant of their family land. Mat Arip takes part in illegal gambling and racing, and has loaned the land as collateral for his gambling debts to the loan shark criminal Haji Daud. Haji Daud, a long-time enemy of their father, silat coach Pak Nayan, now exact vengeance to the family. The family must fight and race against time to save their brother who is held hostage by the criminal gang and reclaim the family land grant. Production. This film showing the art of gayong martial arts from the Gayong Pusaka Organization. This"}, {"text": "film does not use the stuntmen.The actors perform their own actions because they are experienced in silat or real martial artists. The film's dialogue is in Kedah dialect Malay, with standard Malaysian subtitles provided. Future. The title for the prequel of Geran was revealed as Abang while the title for the sequel to Geran was revealed as Geran 2 (also known as The Deed of Death 2)"}, {"text": "La Belgique Horticole (\"Horticultural Belgium\") was an illustrated horticultural review published in Li\u00e8ge, Belgium, from 1851 to 1885. For the first four years it was edited by Charles Morren, director of the Botanical Garden of Li\u00e8ge. From 1855 to 1857 editorship was shared jointly with his son and successor \u00c9douard Morren, who continued as sole editor after his father's death in 1858. Illustrators. Illustrators and engravers who worked for \"La Belgique Horticole\" included Erin Corr, Jozef Linnig, Guillaume Severeyns and Michael Verzwyvel."}, {"text": "Marc Chapon (born 17 October 1944) is a French field hockey player. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics."}, {"text": "Georges Corbel (21 August 1942 \u2013 18 February 2015) was a French field hockey player. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics. Corbel debuted for the French national team at age 18 in 1960. The same year, he appeared as a non-playing reserve in the 1960 Summer Olympics. In the French national league, Corbel played for Bordeaux SAVP and FC Lyon Henri Cochet (FCLHC) - named after tennis player Henri Cochet. For FC Lyon Henri Cochet, he won ten consecutive league titles, from 1968 to 1977. He coached the French national junior team and the French men's national field hockey team from 1978 to 1981. Corbel served as president of the French Field Hockey Federation from 1994 to 1996."}, {"text": "Alopoglossus viridiceps, known commonly as the green-headed shade lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Alopoglossidae. The species is endemic to Ecuador. Etymology. The specific name, \"viridiceps\", is from Latin \"viridis\" (green) + \"ceps\" (head), referring to the green coloration of the head, both dorsally and ventrally. Geographic range. \"A. viridisceps\" is found in the Andes of Ecuador in Pichincha Province. References. also found in Guyana\u2026not endemic to Ecuador"}, {"text": "Charles Pous (7 January 1949 \u2013 29 July 2015) was a French field hockey player. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics."}, {"text": "This is the discography of British pop band Prefab Sprout."}, {"text": "Todrick is an American reality television series featuring Todrick Hall. The show aired on MTV for eight episodes from August 31 to October 19, 2015. Soundtrack. On October 13, 2015 a soundtrack featuring all the original songs from the show alongside commentary tracks was released to digital retailers."}, {"text": "Richard Dodrieux (born 22 March 1947) is a French field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics."}, {"text": "James Watkins ( \u2013 unknown), was an African American author and abolitionist. After managing to escape from slavery, Watkins travelled to the United Kingdom, where he gave several lectures against American slavery. Early life. Watkins was born into slavery as Sam Berry about 1823 on \"Mr. Abraham Ensor's plantation, about six miles from Cuckerville, Baltimore Co., Maryland.\" His mother was Milcah Berry. His father, Amos Salisbury, was the overseer of the plantation. Watkins describes him as a \"cruel and severe disciplinarian\" who never recognized Watkins as his son. Salisbury died about 1836. In the first edition of his slave narrative, Watkins states, \"I well remember how glad I felt at having got rid of such a cruel overseer\", but in the second edition that sentence about his feelings at the death of his father is left out. Conversion and escape. After the death of his enslaver he was separated from some of his siblings who were sold away, while he and his mother fell into the hands of Luke Ensor, Abraham Ensor's son. In 1841, he tried to run away for the first time, but was caught and severely punished. For three months, his enslaver made him wear an iron"}, {"text": "collar with bells attached to it. Some time after his failed escape, he stole away at night to attend a Methodist camp meeting. Here, he experienced his conversion and spent many hours in intense prayer, which resulted in his returning late to the plantation. Ensor, having explicitly forbidden his participation, tied him up to whip him, but was unable to strike a single blow when Watkins told him that Jesus would hold him responsible for every blow. The religious experience having increased his longing for freedom, he made a second attempt at escaping in May 1844, succeeding with the help of several Quakers. Abolitionist and author. To avoid detection by Luke Ensor, he changed his name to James Watkins. He settled in Hartford, Connecticut where he married Mary Eliza and had children. The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 convinced him that he was not safe in the United States. Supported by his wife, Watkins sailed to Great Britain, where he began giving abolitionist lectures. While in Britain, Watkins received a letter from his wife who wrote that: \"\"Your free papers\u2014shame on the country which we ought to claim our own\u2014that men and women must be bought like cattle, horses, hogs,"}, {"text": "and sheep; but it is so,--your free papers are come, and you can come home without fear of being arrested by tyrants as a runaway slave. When will this cruelty and oppression cease? I fear not before many have had to suffer on account of cruel powers and laws. But the Judge of all the earth will surely do right. Whatever you think your duty to do\u2014my dear\u2014I feel to say to you\u2014do; however, I wish much to see you; but do all you can for your oppressed brethren, as I see by the papers, you sent me you are\".\" Separated from her husband by thousands of miles, she was an activist in her own right and encouraged her husband to do his duty for the abolitionist cause while she raised their children and looked after their home. Watkins wrote two versions of his slave narrative, one published in 1852 \u2013 \"Narrative of the Life of James Watkins -\" the second one in 1860, entitled \"Struggles for Freedom\". He also published a poetry book in Manchester in 1859. Watkins was a strong supporter of the free produce movement, and regularly called on the British public in his lectures to avoid"}, {"text": "purchasing or consuming goods from the U.S. which were made with enslaved labor. During his lectures, Watkins frequently showed instruments of torture, recounted stories of failed escape attempts, and occasionally sang songs at the close of such lectures. He spoke in over 1,000 locations around Britain and Ireland between 1852 and 1862 (see a map of his speaking locations in the references). In October 1853, he lectured in Wolverhampton where the newspaper reported noted: \u201c\"He commenced by calling particular attention to America, which, he said, had been untruthfully denominated the land of freedom, while, at the same time, three millions and a half of human beings were kept in a state of degradation\".\u201d In Sheffield in July 1854, Watkins delivered another speech that was captured at great length by a newspaper reporter. Watkins declared: \"\u201cThe Declaration of Independence affirmed that all men are created free and equal. But in defiance of this solemn declaration, there are two millions and a half of slaves on its soil. Having been for 20 years a slave, he knew something of their condition. He was not permitted to receive any education, not even to attend a Sunday school \u2013 none dared tell him about"}, {"text": "Christ. A slave was only considered a thing, like a horse, and was bought and sold in the market like cattle\u2026The blacks were not the only sufferers, the whites were partners therein. Infants are sold by weight \u2013 two guineas for every pound. Infants are sold from the breast. They would sell an angel if they could. His own sister had been sold, and that too for the white man\u2019s lust. The horrors of slavery could not be exaggerated \u2013 the picture was so black, that it was impossible to over colour\u2026He remembered in youth walking in the tobacco fields, and watching in the tobacco fields, and watching the big sun in its glorious freedom, rising and setting and spanning the heavens, and as he gazed he was moved by a passionate longing to be free, and asked, How long shall I be a slave? But echo returned no response but one of despair, \u201cFor life!\u201d He thought it very hard to be thus at the mercy of a man like himself, and not to be able so much as to call even an inch of his skin on his own\u2026If you could hear the groans of the slaves, and"}, {"text": "witness for a moment their sufferings, you would never again touch Savannah rice \u2013 you would feel you were eating the blood and bones of the negroes.\" His activist wife, Mary Eliza, followed him to Britain after some time, but became ill and returned to Connecticut on medical advice. Little is known about his later life and death."}, {"text": "Meppadiyan () is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language drama thriller film written and directed by Vishnu Mohan and produced by Unni Mukundan Films. The film stars Unni Mukundan, Anju Kurian, Kottayam Ramesh, Saiju Kurup, Aju Varghese, Nisha Sarang and Kalabhavan Shajohn. The songs and background score for the film was composed by Rahul Subrahmanian. Filming took place in Aruvithura and Poonjar in late 2020. The film released on 14 January 2022 to mixed to positive reviews. At the 69th National Film Awards 2019, the film won the Best First Film of a Director trophy. This film is noted as the last film appearance of actor Kundara Johny, who died in 2023 Plot. Jayakrishnan is a mechanic who runs an automobile workshop in a small village in Kerala. He is a simple, honest, and kind-hearted man who is deeply rooted in his values. He lives a modest life, taking care of his family, and is respected by the people around him. Jayakrishnan is not an ambitious businessman; he only wishes to lead a peaceful life. However, like any middle-class man, he aspires for financial stability and a better future. He is religious and relies on faith to guide him through life's struggles."}, {"text": "One day, Jayakrishnan learns about a prime piece of land available for sale at a reasonable price. His friend and real estate broker Varghese (Aju Varghese) informs him that a businessman named Philip (Saiju Kurup) is interested in purchasing the land and is willing to pay a high price. Seeing this as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make a profit, Jayakrishnan decides to buy the land first and then sell it to Philip. To fund the deal, he takes a huge loan, trusting that the resale will happen smoothly. His friends and well-wishers warn him about the risks of real estate transactions, but Jayakrishnan is confident that everything will go as planned. After buying the land, Jayakrishnan approaches Philip to finalize the deal. However, Philip starts delaying the payment, making excuses and avoiding meetings. At the same time, some unexpected legal issues regarding the land emerge. A few powerful people claim ownership over the property, creating a legal dispute. Jayakrishnan soon realizes that he has walked into a well-laid trap. He is forced to pay off multiple people to settle disputes, but the problems keep increasing. He is pressured by bank officials to repay the loan, and moneylenders begin threatening him."}, {"text": "The Political Influence: Enemies Grow Meanwhile, a corrupt politician named Nambiar (played by Indrans) and some real estate mafias get involved. They see Jayakrishnan's struggles as an opportunity to exploit him further. They demand more money from him, falsely claiming that the land belongs to someone else. Jayakrishnan is now completely trapped\u2014he has no money left, and everyone around him starts turning against him. His family and friends are also dragged into the chaos, and his peaceful life turns into a nightmare. As the threats intensify, Jayakrishnan's mental and emotional state deteriorates. He is humiliated, betrayed, and pushed to the edge. The people who once respected him now ridicule him for making a foolish decision. His faith in humanity begins to shake. However, despite everything, Jayakrishnan refuses to give up. He starts gathering evidence to prove that he was deceived. He fights back against the corrupt system, using every bit of strength left in him. Jayakrishnan finally discovers crucial evidence against the people who scammed him. With the help of an honest advocate, he takes legal action. Slowly, the truth starts emerging, and those who exploited him are exposed. The legal battle is intense, but in the end, Jayakrishnan manages"}, {"text": "to reclaim his land. The corrupt businessman Philip is forced to pay for his crimes, and the real estate mafias are held accountable. The politician, who had manipulated the situation, faces a downfall. After months of suffering, Jayakrishnan finally clears his debts and gets justice. However, the experience changes him forever. He realizes the harsh realities of the world\u2014that honesty alone is not enough to survive in a corrupt system. Although he regains his dignity, he is not the same innocent man he once was. He returns to his workshop, choosing to live a simpler life once again, but with a newfound wisdom about the world. Production. The film was shot around 48 different locations across Aruvithura and Pala with an ensemble cast. Filming began on 26 October 2020 in Aruvithura. Soundtrack. The music of the film is composed by Rahul Subrahmanian. All lyrics are written by Joe Paul except Ayyappa Song was written by Vinayak Sasikumar and Niramizhiyode was written by Ajeesh Dasan. Release. The release of the film was postponed several times due to COVID-19 pandemic in India. The film had a theatrical release on 14 January 2022. Critical response. \"The Times of India\" rated 3.5 out of"}, {"text": "5 and said that \"The writer-director manages to really drive the tension to a peak with simply showing how our courts and particularly, government servants can make us sweat blood out of pure pettiness and arrogance ... Unni Mukundan is so wow that he is not Unni Mukundan, but Jayakrishnan ... This movie offers not just a glimpse at society, but also good character studies. It is a good film for the family to enjoy and discuss together\". \"Malayala Manorama\" also rated 3.5 out of 5 and wrote: \"Unni Mukundan follows his character with a well-balanced gait and has been able to deliver in total the tribulations ... The makers have been able to pull off a high drama by adopting scenarios of simple and real life events ... It may not be a highly thrilling drama but is nevertheless an engrossing tale that keeps viewers hooked till the credits roll up\". \"The New Indian Express\" rated 3 out of 5 stars and said that the film is \"supposed to be a respite from the action-heavy, macho posturing roles Unni did before, and in that regard, yes, the film lives up to its promise ... It's nice to see an"}, {"text": "actor like Unni making sincere efforts to change the audience's perception of his acting capabilities\"."}, {"text": "Jean-Paul Capelle (10 February 1945 \u2013 12 August 2019) was a French field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics."}, {"text": "Mozilla Corp. v. FCC, 940 F. 3d 1 (D.C. Cir., 2019) was a ruling the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 2019 related to net neutrality in the United States. The case centered on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)'s decision in 2017 to rollback its prior 2015 Open Internet Order, reclassifying Internet services as an information service rather than as a common carrier, deregulating principles of net neutrality that had been put in place with the 2015 order. The proposed rollback had been publicly criticized during the open period of discussion, and following the FCC's issuing of the rollback, several states and Internet companies sued the FCC. These cases were consolidated into the one led by the Mozilla Corporation. The Appeals Court ruled in favor of the FCC in October 2019, relying on the Supreme Court decision of \"National Cable & Telecommunications Ass'n v. Brand X Internet Services\" (2005) that the FCC has such authority to reclassify Internet services, and thus allowed the rollback. However, the Court ruled against the FCC in attempting to block state- and local-level laws that regulated the Internet, enabling states to pass net neutrality legislation. Background. Net neutrality in"}, {"text": "the United States has been of concern since the Internet became open to public use through Internet service providers (ISPs). Net neutrality broadly encompasses the idea that all data traffic on the Internet should be treated equal, counter to past and planned actions of ISPs to offered tiered service plans that block or throttle access to selected sites at lower payment tiers, among other provisions. Within the United States, proponents of net neutrality, which typically includes Democrats and large technology companies, believe it is necessary to prevent ISPs from blocking access to Internet services or to throttle the connection to these services as to maintain an open flow of information across the Internet without discrimination. Opponents of net neutrality, principally Republicans and ISPs, argue that the ability to offer tiered rates of service would help promote competition in providing Internet service across America, and enforced net neutrality regulations would stifle growth. A central facet of the debate around net neutrality is how ISPs are classified under the Communications Act of 1934. Under this act, they may either treated as \"information service\" under Title I of the Act, or as a \"common carrier service\" under Title II. Common carrier classification under"}, {"text": "Title II would mean that the FCC, which is granted authority to oversee communication services in the United States, could apply regulations to ISPs, which would include enforcing the principles of net neutrality. But under Title I, the FCC would not have significant authority to regulate ISPs. The FCC's authority to classify ISPs in this matter was upheld in the Supreme Court case \"National Cable & Telecommunications Ass'n v. Brand X Internet Services\" in 2005, based principle on the \"Chevron\" deference for the judiciary to allow federal agencies' interpretations of ambiguous Congressional language. With \"Brand X\"s ruling left in place the FCC's decision to classified cable-based ISPs as information services under Title I. Case background. The FCC in the early 2010s, while under the Barack Obama administration, were favorable to implementing net neutrality positions. The first FCC Commissioner in Obama's term, Julius Genachowski, was a strong proponent of net neutrality. Tom Wheeler, appointed as the new FCC Commissioner in 2013, had stated he was for an open Internet but favored the notion of \"fast lanes\" for some traffic, but eventually agreed to full net neutrality goals as to maintain the goals of an open Internet. The FCC introduced the FCC"}, {"text": "Open Internet Order 2010 that enshrined principles of net neutrality. The order was challenged by ISPs, and in 2014, the DC Appeals Court ruled in \"Verizon Communications Inc. v. FCC\" that the FCC did not have the authority to set net neutrality requirements on ISPs unless they were classified as a common carrier. This led the FCC to issue a new Open Internet Order in 2015 that not only continued to enshrine net neutrality principles but also classified ISPs as Title II common carriers. Again, ISPs sued the FCC over this. In 2016, the DC District Court ruled in \"United States Telecom Ass'n v. FCC\" in favor of the FCC and upholding the reclassification of ISPs and the neutrality rules. With Donald Trump becoming president in 2016, Ajit Pai, a current member of the FCC was elevated to the new FCC Commissioner. Pai was a strong critic of the FCC having oversight of net neutrality prior to this position, believing that the FCC should allow ISPs to self-regulate, and that if there was to be regulation on net neutrality, it needed to come from Congress. With Pai as Commissioner, and with Republican-appointed members outnumbering the Democrat-appointed ones 3\u20132, Pai led"}, {"text": "the FCC to propose a rollback of the 2015 Open Internet Order. By May 2017, the FCC voted to proceed the process of rolling back the 2015 Order by issuing a public notice of the FCC's intent of the rule change, titled \"Restoring Internet Freedom\". In addition to the rollback, the proposed rule would prevent states and local governments from passing legislation on net neutrality. The proposed changed drew heavy criticism from proponents of net neutrality, with several organized activism events created to draw the public's attention to this. During the public commenting period, running from May to August 2017, the FCC received more than 21 million comments related to the change. Analysis of the comments following their release after the public period found a near majority of these opposed to the rule change, even after accounting for potential fraud that had been discovered. Despite the public stance on the rule change, the FCC voted on December 14, 2017, to enforce the rollback. Appeals Court. Immediately after the FCC vote in December, several states issued statements of the intent to sue the FCC over this change. Once the rule change was published in the Federal Register in February 2018, twenty-two"}, {"text": "states and several other state and local agencies joined in the complaint lodged by Mozilla Corporation and Vimeo against the FCC, to be heard in the DC Appeals Court. The suit asserted that the FCC had been \"arbitrary and capricious\" in handling net neutrality, and disregarded \"critical record evidence on industry practices and harm to consumers and businesses\". The case was heard before the DC Appeals Court on February 1, 2019, before Senior Circuit Judge Stephen F. Williams and Circuit Judges Patricia Millett and Robert L. Wilkins. Mozilla and the states argued on points that the FCC, in making the rollback rule, failed to analyze current market conditions correctly, account for public safety, erred in how it classified ISPs as an information service, and asserted that the FCC did not have authority to block states from passing net neutrality laws. The FCC argued that the former net neutrality rules had harmed broadband investment, and that consumers would be protected by required transparency reports from ISPs. Several ISPs and trade groups representing them also joined the FCC to argue that there was evidence to suggest that net neutrality rules were required to prevent consumers from being harmed by aggressive throttling and"}, {"text": "blocking. A major point brought up by the judges was related to the 2018 California wildfires, in which it had been discovered that first responders' communications, operating through Verizon, were being throttled due to going over a certain bandwidth capacity, which significantly reduced the effectiveness of the responders to react to the changing fire conditions. Concurrent actions. While the case was pending in the Appeals Court, California passed the California Internet Consumer Protection and Net Neutrality Act of 2018 in September 2018. The law was written to enforce net neutrality principles for ISPs operating in California. The law was passed despite the fact that the FCC order passed earlier asserted states could not set net neutrality regulations themselves. Shortly after passage, the FCC sued California for this law on the basis of the 2017 rule; the FCC was joined by several ISPs and agencies representing them in suing the state. Both sides agreed to hold off any further legislation or enforcement of the law pending the decision of the \"Mozilla\" case. Decision. The DC Appeals Court issued its decision on October 1, 2019. In the \"per curiam\" decision, the Court voted to uphold the FCC's rollback of the 2015 Open"}, {"text": "Internet Order, ruling that the agency had been affirmed to have that authority through the prior \"Brand X\" case and was not at liberty to challenge the Supreme Court ruling there. The decision affirmed several of the points made by the FCC in relation to the potential harm to ISPs by imposing net neutrality, and agreeing that ISPs are more common to information services than common carriers. However, on the matter of limiting state and local-level enforcement of net neutrality, the Court ruled that the FCC had overstepped its bounds, and reversed that part of the rule. The opinion denied the claim that the FCC had implied authority on this matter, and stated \"If Congress wanted Title I to vest the Commission with some form of Dormant-Commerce-Clause-like power to negate States' statutory (and sovereign) authority just by washing its hands of its own regulatory authority, Congress could have said so.\" In addition, the Court ordered the FCC to review its rule change on the effect for public safety as related to the California wildfire incident, and the impact on low-income telecommunications services. Each of the three judges wrote an additional opinion. Both Circuit Judges Millett and Wilkens wrote in concurrence"}, {"text": "of the \"per curiam\" decision, while Senior Circuit Judge Williams wrote in part concurrence and part in dissent. All three reflected on the change of the Internet structure since \"Brand X\" was decided and pointing out that today, ISPs are better classified as information services than common carriers. At the time of \"Brand X\", the Supreme Court had relied on the existing of core technologies like caching at the ISP level and the Domain Name Service to justify that ISPs are information services. In this ruling, the judges noted that now, Internet services are defined by information that consumers can access, and as such, ISPs should be able to offer those consumers who want faster access to that information the capabilities to offer tiered service without regulation. Subsequent actions. Because of the Appeals Court decision that only partially upheld the FCC's ruling, either side may seek appeals with the Supreme Court. Parties that supported the plaintiffs, including the Computer & Communications Industry Association, other trade groups, and some of the states that joined with them sought an \"en banc\" hearing from the full Appeals Court, but this request was denied in February 2020. While the decision was seen as a"}, {"text": "short-term defeat for net neutrality proponents, the decision clearing the way for state and local regulation was seen as net positive. While California's net neutrality law is still barred from enforcement until the FCC's case against the state is complete, state lawmakers saw the decision as a victory since they expect the courts to clear the state of any wrongdoing in passing the legislation. Four other states have passed or have pending legislation to enforce net neutrality at the state level while an additional 33 other states along with the District of Columbia have proposed bills favoring net neutrality. However, it is expected that there will be ongoing legal challenges from ISPs for these state bills that may limit their enforcement. Another potential route would be for Congress to pass legislation overriding the FCC's decision to classify ISPs as common carriers or otherwise enforce net neutrality. Some lawmakers have attempted to pass such laws, but none has succeeded. There are also concerns that in haste to pass legislation, Congress may support poorly-thought out legislation, or legislation that also contains \"trojan horse\" clauses favorable to special interests. Mark Stanley of Demand Progress suggested that ISPs and telecomm groups may seek to"}, {"text": "lobby Congress to pass a weaker form of net neutrality to minimally satisfy its proponents but still would be beneficial to ISPs. The FCC issued another public commenting period from February to March 2020 to gain input on the factors of public safety, reduced infrastructure spending, and impact on the Lifeline program as identified in the Appeals Court ruling. Following the public comment period, the FCC voted again in October 2020 on the same 3\u20132 lines to uphold their prior decision, with Pai, in a separate post, stating that based on the public comments he was \"confident that the regulatory framework we set forth in the Restoring Internet Freedom Order appropriately and adequately addresses each issue.\""}, {"text": "Philippe Vignon (born 28 September 1942) is a French field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics."}, {"text": "Flesh for Fantasy is the third studio album by the German stoner rock band Red Aim, released on 6 May 2002 by Metal Blade Records."}, {"text": "The Black Book is a novel by James Patterson and David Ellis, book 1 in the Black Book Thriller series. Plot. This novel goes back and forth between present events involving Chicago detective Billy Harney and past events involving him. The novel starts with three people being found dead in an apartment (Billy, Billy's partner Detective Kate Fenton and Assistant District Attorney Amy Lentini). Billy's father, the chief of detectives, and his sister, Patty (also a detective), are ushered into this horrific crime scene. As they are leaving it is discovered Billy is barely hanging onto life. It appears that Billy killed Amy and Kate burst into the apartment and Billy and Kate simultaneously shot each other. When Billy recovers enough to become conscious and coherent, he cannot remember this or the time leading up to this event at all. Prior to the time leading up to Billy's memory loss he and a team of officers waited outside a brownstone where prostitution was taking place. Billy hoped to find a suspected murderer inside. While the team waited, the mayor and other elite in the city entered. Billy pondered what to do and decided to go forward with the raid, knowing"}, {"text": "his career could be on the line. Once inside and everyone inside was arrested, Kate was with the group that searched for the black book of addresses of clients. The rest of the novel deals with the intrigue concerning the black book. Various persons suspect each other of taking it and some suspect Billy of having it. Once Billy recovers from his wounds enough to leave the hospital, another two murders take place and Billy is suspected of these. The book is a thriller novel where various persons accuse each other of the theft of the black book and of the murders. Reviews. \"Kirkus Reviews\" gave a positive review of this novel and it gave a positive review of coauthor David Ellis, \"Most readers will be ahead of the twin investigators in identifying the guilty party. But the mystery is authentic, the lead-up genuinely suspenseful, and the leading characters and situations more memorable than Patterson\u2019s managed in quite a while. Co-author Ellis is definitely a keeper.\" Reviewers from \"Publishers Weekly\" wrote, \"Many readers will agree with Patterson that this is the 'best book [he\u2019s] written in 25 years.'\u201d Joe Hartlaub of \"bookreporter\" said this, \"While it ends on an upbeat"}, {"text": "yet bittersweet note, the characters \u2014 those who make it through to its conclusion, anyway \u2014 seem too good to be consigned to a stand-alone work.\" \"Vox Magazine\", with some criticisms, liked this novel, saying, \"So while \"The Black Book\" might not be what one considers emotionally stimulating, and the character development is of a caliber decidedly lower than that of a Jane Austen novel, don\u2019t be surprised if you find yourself flipping through the pages with the same vigor you had binge-watching that first season of \"How to Get Away With Murder\".\" \"The Black Book\" was first on the \"New York Times\" \"Combined Print & E-Book Fiction\" list for the weeks of April 16, 2017, and April 30, 2017."}, {"text": "The Tortue River (; ) is a river in the C\u00f4te-Nord administrative region, in the province of Quebec, Canada. The course of this river successively crosses the RCM of: It flows into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. The southern part of the Tortue River watershed is served by the route 138 which runs along the north shore of the estuary of Saint Lawrence. Location. The river originates from Turtle Lake (length: octopus-shaped; altitude: ). This lake has an island in its center-north. It is fed mainly by: (clockwise) the discharge of a small lake, the discharge (coming from the west) of a group of lakes, the discharge (coming from the north) of a lake, a stream (coming from the north), the discharge (coming from the northeast) of a set of lakes, the discharge (coming from the east) of some lakes. The mouth of Tortue Lake is located west of a bay in lake Manitou, east of lake Nipisso and northwest of the north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The river flows more or less in parallel to the west of the Manitou River and to the east of the Bouleau River. The Tortue River flows on towards the"}, {"text": "south, with a drop of , according to the following segments: Upper course of the Turtle River (segment of ) Lower course of the Turtle River (segment of ) Lower course of the Turtle River (segment of ) The mouth of the Tortue River is in the municipality of Rivi\u00e8re-au-Tonnerre in the Minganie Regional County Municipality. A painted metal bridge carries Quebec Route 138 over the river nears its mouth. Toponymy. The origin of the name is unknown. It was made official on 5 December 1968. The names of local European settlers are reflected in Mo\u00efse Maher Lake, located between the Manitou River and the Tortue River, and in the Ruisseau Philippe Henley, a tributary of the Tortue river. Basin. Part of the river basin is in the unorganized territories of Rivi\u00e8re-Nipissis and Lac-J\u00e9r\u00f4me and part in the municipality of Rivi\u00e8re-au-Tonnerre. The river basin covers . It lies between the basins of the Sault Plat River to the west and the Manitou River to the east. A map of the ecological regions of Quebec shows the river basin in sub-regions 6j-T and 6m-T of the east spruce/moss subdomain."}, {"text": "Sufmi Dasco Ahmad (born 7 October 1967) is an Indonesian politician and businessman from the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra). He is currently serving as a Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives. Early life and education. Ahmad was born on 7 October 1967 in Bandung, West Java. Ahmad completed elementary school in Palembang, middle school in Jakarta, and high school in Manado. After graduating from high school, he enrolled in the engineering department of Pancasila University, studying electrical engineering. Ahmad obtained a bachelor's degree from there in 1993, and he later studied law in several other universities, namely Jakarta University, Jakarta Islamic University, and Bandung Islamic University, respectively. Career. In Gerindra. After working for some time, Ahmad had done some business with Fadli Zon, and from this connection, he entered politics. Ahmad became a founding member of the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra), and in 2008 he was appointed as the chairman of its central committee. Following the 2014 elections, Ahmad was elected into the People's Representative Council, representing the Banten III electoral district with 56,323 votes. In his first term, he was part of the council's third commission on law, human rights, and security, in addition to chairing"}, {"text": "the body's ethics council. Within Gerindra, he later became a deputy chairman. In October 2017, Ahmad accused the Indonesian Police of bias against Gerindra. He also stated that communism in Indonesia had the potential to \"revive and spread overseas\". Ahmad was reelected to the council from the same district with 99,002 votes following the 2019 elections, and he was appointed one of the body's deputy speakers. He was reelected in 2024 with 119,692 votes. Academics. Since 2021, he has been a Lecturer of Law at Pakuan University and was appointed Professor of Law in 2022. Tempo magazine reported that he \"earned his professorship without fulfilling the 10-year teaching requirement, while his papers were published in journals that were either discontinued or not indexed by Scopus.\""}, {"text": "Georges Grain (born 20 October 1948) is a French field hockey player. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics."}, {"text": "Christmas Vol. 1 is the first Christmas worship EP of Contemporary worship music band Planetshakers. Planetshakers Ministries International and Integrity Music released the album on 1 December 2017. Critical reception. Awarding the album three and a half stars from Hallels reviewer Timothy Yap stated \"Christmas Vol. 1,\" this is a four-song set, with the Melbourne, Australia worship team tackling three traditional carols and one original. The pride of this set is that Planetshakers have taken the time to give each of these ancient paeans a contemporary dressing, making them palatable to today's synth-driven pop soundscape. Jonathan Andre, specifying in a four star review for 365 Days of Inspiring Media, replies, Overall an enjoyable EP that definitely continues my reinvigorated interest for Planetshakers a bit more; this track list has certainly taken me by surprise, well musically at least, of what the band is capable of. Even though one track was severely lacking, the other three more than made up for the mishap, and Planetshakers have done Australia proud with their latest Christmas anthems and dance melodies, full of inspiring messages and uplifting lyrics about Jesus! Phill Feltham, indicating in a four star review by New Release Today, describes, \"The Bottom"}, {"text": "Line: The Planetshakers' first Christmas EP is a holiday sampler of sounds. \"Joy to the World\" and \"Silent Night\" in particular engage the listeners with their vocals and music, evoking emotion and holiday cheer.\""}, {"text": "Alain Pascarel (born 20 March 1947) is a French former field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics."}, {"text": "James T. McDermott (September 22, 1926 \u2013 June 21, 1992) was a Pennsylvania judge and politician who served on the state's Supreme Court from 1981 until his death in 1992. Before joining the court, he was active in Philadelphia politics as a Republican candidate for Congress in 1958, city council in 1962, and mayor in 1963. He was a trial court judge on the Court of Common Pleas from 1965 to 1981. Early life and family. James Thomas McDermott Sr. was born in Philadelphia in 1926, the son of Harry Aloysius McDermott and his wife Helen Genoe McDermott. His maternal grandfather, James Genoe, was a Philadelphia Police captain, a fact later said to have contributed to McDermott's law-and-order approach on the bench. His mother, Helen, was a vaudevillian singer and actress before her marriage and entertained the troops in World War I. His father, a clerk and bartender, died in 1954. McDermott earned a bachelor's degree from Saint Joseph's University and a J.D. from Temple University Law School. He was admitted to the bar in 1951 and practiced in the field of labor law at the firm he co-founded, McDermott, Quinn & Higgins. He also taught classes on legal evidence"}, {"text": "at St. Joseph's and on commercial law at the American Institute of Banking. In 1954, he married Mary Theresa Bradley; they remained married until her death in 1974 and had six children\u2014five sons and one daughter. Political career. McDermott entered the political arena in 1958 when he ran for the Republican nomination for the federal House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 3rd district. He won the primary easily over William M. Phillips, a former city councilman, taking 85% of the vote. In the general election that November, however, McDermott lost to the incumbent Democrat, James A. Byrne, by a 63.5% to 36.5% margin. In 1962, McDermott ran for city council at-large. The race was a special election, called when councilman Victor E. Moore resigned his seat to become head of the Philadelphia Gas Works in September 1962. Because of the short time between the vacancy and the election, ward leaders picked McDermott instead of holding a primary. That November, McDermott lost the election to the executive director of the Philadelphia Parking Authority, Walter S. Pytko. McDermott was the city Republican organization's choice for mayor in 1963, and he easily defeated three independent candidates in the May primary. The Democrats nominated acting"}, {"text": "mayor James Tate for a full term, and a close race was expected. McDermott campaigned on a reform platform, saying that Tate had worked to sabotage the good-government reforms of the Joseph S. Clark Jr. and Richardson Dilworth administrations that had run the city from 1951 to 1962. Tate responded by contrasting his experience with McDermott's and touted his endorsement by the AFL\u2013CIO. McDermott said that Tate \"has never been off the public payroll in twenty-five years\" and criticized the mayor's refusal to debate him. The election was closer than the one four years earlier, but McDermott still lost by more than 66,000 votes. Judicial career. McDermott continued his private law practice after his mayoral election defeat. In 1965, six new judicial positions were added in Philadelphia's division of the Court of Common Pleas, a trial court of general jurisdiction; Governor William Scranton named McDermott to one of them. He and the other five new judges were nominated to full ten-year terms at the election that November. All six were endorsed by both parties and unopposed for retention in office. He easily won another retention election ten years later, in 1975. In his time on the bench, McDermott became known"}, {"text": "as a \"hanging judge\" who imposed harsh sentences on the criminals convicted in his court. He imposed the death penalty thirteen times in his fifteen years as a trial court judge. In 1979, Mayor Frank Rizzo\u2014then term-limited\u2014encouraged McDermott to enter the mayor's race that year as an independent. A few days later, McDermott took himself out of consideration, citing the tremendous cost of starting an independent campaign just two months before the election. Two years later, McDermott announced his candidacy for one of two open seats on the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. As was common with judicial races at the time, he ran for both major parties' nominations, but remained a member of the Republican Party. He captured second place in the Republican primary\u2014good enough to be nominated\u2014and third on the Democratic slate\u2014falling just short. In the general election in November, McDermott took the top spot with his fellow Republican nominee, William D. Hutchinson, winning the second open seat. The victories gave the Republican Party a 4\u20133 majority on the court. In 1983, \"The Philadelphia Inquirer\" published a series of stories accusing McDermott and other supreme court justices of conflicts of interest. McDermott sued the newspaper for defamation and won"}, {"text": "a partial victory after a seven-week trial in 1990. The following year, he won another ten-year term on the high court. McDermott's $6 million verdict against the \"Inquirer\" was still being appealed when he died suddenly on June 21, 1992, at the age of 65. After a funeral at St. Augustine Church, he was buried alongside his wife at Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery in Marple Township, Pennsylvania. Sources. Books Newspapers Websites"}, {"text": "Bernard Arlin (born 25 July 1942) is a French field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics."}, {"text": "Jean-Paul Petit (born 10 August 1945) is a French field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics."}, {"text": "Rukn al-Din Mubarak Khwaja was a Qutlugkhanid ruler of Kerman and the son of Buraq Hajib, founder of the dynasty. Life. He was the only son of Buraq Hajib and Uka Khatun. He was sent to court of \u00d6gedei Khan in 1234 by his father as a gesture of submission. He did not return to Kirman upon hearing of his father's death but continued his journey, which eventually secured his recognition by Khan. He was trusted to be tutored by Chinqai, a Nestorian Uyghur secretary of \u00d6gedei and G\u00fcy\u00fck. Indeed his deposed cousin Qutb al-Din Mohammad was held in Mongol court thanks to Chinqai's efforts. Reign. He was not popular among Persian population and clerics of Kirman during his 16 year long reign. Although he had to abdicate in favor Qutb al-Din Mohammad according to the order of M\u00f6ngke in 1252/1253. He left his domains and set out to Luristan, first fleeing to his nephew Salghur shah - Atabeg of Yazd with his mother Uka Khatun in 1252, later getting into contact with Caliph al-Mustasim. He was ambushed by Mongol forces along the way to Baghdad. When M\u00f6ngke heard of this treason thanks to the commander Buqa who ambushed, he"}, {"text": "authorised Qutb al-Din to execute his cousin. Family. He was married to Jahan Khatun, daughter of Salghurid atabeg Abubakr b. Sad. However this marriage only lasted a night. His other issues include:"}, {"text": "Michel Windal (born 1 January 1948) is a French former field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics."}, {"text": "Mankapur Junction railway station is located in Mankapur town of Gonda district, Uttar Pradesh. It serves Mankapur town. Its code is MUR. It has five platforms. Kushinagar Exp, Rapti Sagar Sperfast Express, Intercity, Prayagraj Sangam, Durg Express, Saryu Express, Varanasi Baharaich Intercity, Awadh Express, Chhapra Kachehri Gomti Nagar, Satyagrah Express and many more trains halt here."}, {"text": "The \u00c9cole Nationale Sup\u00e9rieure de G\u00e9ologie (; \"National Superior School of Geology\"; abbr. ENSG) is a French grande \u00e9cole, located in Nancy, Eastern France, part of the University of Lorraine. History. The ENSG was created as Institut de Geologie Appliqu\u00e9e de Nancy in 1908, and became a National Engineering School, Ecole Nationale Sup\u00e9rieure de G\u00e9ologie Appliqu\u00e9e et de Prospection Mini\u00e8re, in 1948. In 2010, it received the Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers status from the National Institute for Earth Sciences and Astronomy (INSU) of the Centre national de la recherche scientifique. The school. The ENSG engineering school is one of the French Grandes Ecoles, part of the University of Lorraine and associated with the Institut Mines-T\u00e9l\u00e9com. It trains students in the main fields of geological engineering. Its flagship degree is the Diplome d'ing\u00e9nieur de l'ENSG (M2-level), which combines education in mathematics, physics, engineering and geology. Admission. The majority of ENSG students are recruited at L3 level after a national competitive entrance exam following a two-year Classe Pr\u00e9paratoire aux Grandes Ecoles or based on an application file after a bachelor's degree. Admissions in second year (M1 level) are also possible for students after a M1 cursus. Curriculum. Students follow common classes"}, {"text": "during the semesters 5, 6 and 7, where they take introductory classes in partial differential equations, geophysics, soil and rock mechanics, porous media, structural geology, sedimentology, mineralogy, geochemistry, computer programming, statistics foreign languages, project management. During semesters 8 and 9, students specialize in Geotechnics, Mineral resource engineering and management, Water and the environment, Geosciences for energy, Reservoir engineering and hydrodynamics or Numerical geology. The last Semester (10) is dedicated to an end-of study project, generally performed as an internship. Research. The ENSG professors and researchers are associated to several research labs:"}, {"text": "Lynette Zahira Ure\u00f1a D\u00edaz (born 27 June 2000) is a Dominican footballer who plays as a right back for Croatian Women's First League club Osijek and the Dominican Republic women's national team. International career. Ure\u00f1a has appeared for the Dominican Republic at the 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification."}, {"text": "Domesticated animals in the Philippines include pigs, chickens, water buffalo, goats, cats, and dogs. Domestication is when a species is selectively bred to produce certain traits that are seen as desirable. Some desirable traits include quicker growth and maturity, increased fertility, adaptability to various conditions, and living in herds. Domesticated animals play an important socioeconomic role in the Philippines, as seen through their widespread use in rituals. Pigs. There is evidence for pigs in the Philippines during the Neolithic and Iron Age. Pig remains were found at the Nagsabaran site in Alaguia, Lal-lo town in Cagayan Province, Northern Luzon. Of the pig remains, two different taxa were found: \"Sus philippensis\" (also known as the Philippine warty pig) and an unknown species. The unknown species\u2019 remains are similar to \"Sus Scrofa,\" which is a domesticated pig found in Luzon. Through morphometric examination of teeth, researchers concluded that the unknown species of pig was likely domesticated due to its larger size than the Philippine warty pig and its similarity to the domesticated species \"Sus scrofa\". A carbon-14 date on a premolar of the unknown species dates domesticated pigs at ca. 2500-2200 cal BC. Faunal remains of predominantly wild pig were found at"}, {"text": "the Nagsabaran site, indicating that hunting was the primary subsistence strategy during the Neolithic and Iron Age and pigs were not domesticated for the sole purpose of subsistence. In present-day villages located in Luzon and Palawan, domesticated pigs (\"Sus scrofa\") are only eaten for ceremonial purposes, while wild pigs (\"Sus philippensis\") are never used for rituals. In Borneo, indigenous groups use pigs for trade and social status. Throughout the Philippines, domesticated pigs are bred for socioeconomic reasons and are used for ceremonies, bride wealth, burials, and ritual feasting. Domesticated pigs show status and wealth and are used to make and strengthen alliances. They are also used as deity offerings. Goat. Goats were believed to be introduced into the Philippines as cargo from Islamic or early traders and established into domestic contexts by Spanish contact before the fifteenth century A.D. Goats had a variety of uses throughout the Philippines, some examples of places where goats were used include; Mindanao, Visayas, and Palawan. Goats were used as prestige gifts and were a part of ritual feasts in chiefly societies. There is evidence that goats were consumed in Moros, where as in the Visayas, humans did not eat goat or consume their milk"}, {"text": "products. After Spanish contact, there was an increase of use in goats for trade and food. In Mindanao, it was very common for goats to be used as trade. Dog. The first animal to be domesticated in the Philippines was the dog, \"Canis familiaris\". The arrival of dogs in the Philippines were brought by some of the earliest colonists coming into the Philippine Archipelago. There have been a differential treatment of dogs within each community in the Philippines; some are free to roam around structures and villages, while in traditional contemporary societies, dogs are consumed. In Nagsabaran, a site in Cagayan, Northern Luzon Philippines, there is archaeological evidence for multiple uses of dog in Philippine societies. In one pit, found within the same stratigraphic area as humans, there is evidence of butchery due to the numerous cut marks on remains. In proper and deliberate dog burials, there is evidence of humans having an emotional tie or a special relation relationship to this animal because of their important use in the Philippine society. These dogs served as a utilitarian purpose and were used as a guard, for hunting, or for any other utilitarian purpose. In other cases, dogs were bred as"}, {"text": "consumption for funerals, marriages, or any other celebrations. Fish. Fish were an important in the Philippine economy and an important resource to rituals in prehispanic Philippine societies. The main sources of fish in the Philippines came from three major habitats; fresh water, marine inshore waters and marine offshore waters. For each of these waters: Some of the many fish that were caught include catfish, carp, snappers, mullets, sharks, rays, parrotfish, yellow fish tuna, and mackerel. In some villages, fishing was regulated and reserved for markets due to orders from chiefs. In the Boxer's Codex, it explains how some protective gear and helmets were made using fish skins. Fish were also used as a sacrifice during rituals that involved pig slaughtering. In Manila, there is evidence of Tagalogs having used fish as sacrifices to anito spirits. Deer. One of the largest wild animals available for exploitation in the Philippines. In lowland populations, deer were not involved in trading, rituals, or feasting up until after the seventeenth century A.D. For example, deer skin was used as a trading product between the Japanese. In the Visayas, there is evidence of deer being eating during banquets and special occasions. In Nagsabaran, deer was the"}, {"text": "second most mammal faunal found on the site. The variety of teeth found indicates that deer of all ages were hunted on this site. Deer bones, mainly the lower limb portions, were used to manufacture tools using a groove and snap technique. Deer faunal assemblages were higher in lower populations because they tended to withdraw from populated environments. Water buffalo. One of the few animals the Austronesian speaking people brought with them on their journey to Southeast Asia. Water-buffalo is credited with the success of wet rice cultivation. Unlike cattle, their hooves allow them to move easily through soft rice field without sinking. The scientific name for a domestic water- buffalo is \"Bubalus bubalis\". The two types of breeds for a domestic buffalo is swamp and river. River buffaloes have started replacing swamp buffaloes even though prehistorically swamp-type buffaloes can be seen in the early second millennia BC. Water buffalo, \"Bubalus bubalis\", were identified at the Nagasbaran site dating to around 500 BC. This date was confirmed using radiocarbon dating of the oldest fragments found in the same layer. This contributes to Karen Mudar's theory that they were introduced to the Philippines in the late Neolithic. Their introduction long precedes"}, {"text": "the records of the species being introduced from China or Mexico during the 16th century. It is inferred that their intended use was agricultural and also social and economic. Analysis of recovered specimen, a pattern of butcher marks on adult buffalo revealed that they might have also been a source of food. Ethnographic studies conducted in the 1990s illuminated the importance of water buffaloes for agricultural purposes and as sacrifices in feasts. Carabao. In the Philippines the swamp-type buffalo is referred to as carabao. In Tagalog \"kalabaw\" is another name for carabao, a name taken from Malay. They were also known as \"nowang\" or \"anowang\" in Luzon Chicken. At Nagasbaran site no domestic chicken (\"Gallus gallus\") were found. They are deemed to be a rare occurrence in the Neolithic and Metal Age records. However, their introduction route to Oceania is still unknown. As more studies are conducted starting to realize the origins of domestic chickens can be seen everywhere. If chickens are seen it is most likely that they hold an economic importance, as well as being used in cockfights. One of the animals that traveled with the Austronesian speaking people from Island Southeast Asia to Oceania. Not much emphasis"}, {"text": "on research to understand how domestic chicken got to Island Southeast Asia In the gallus genus the species \"Gallus gallus\", red junglefowl or chicken can be found in the Philippines. Around 5,000 years ago the red junglefowl was domesticated and created a subspecies \"Gallus gallus domesticus\", also known as chicken. They relationship to humans is as a food source. Unlike the domesticated red junglefowl the undomesticated red junglefowl is also a food source, but sometimes used in cock-fighting. Cats. Scientific name for a domestic cat is, \"Felis domesticus\". It is noted that the domestic cat was present in the Philippines by the time of the Spanish contact. How the cats were introduced to the Philippines is unknown. It is hypothesized that their introduction was a result of trading between the Greeks, Romans, and India. In which led to the domestic cat introduction in Southeast Asia after 1000 A.D. It is noted in Neil Todd's article, Cats and Commerce, that cats were great companions for ship owners. In which they would accompany them on long voyages, resulting in cats being introduced all over the world. In Antonio Pigafetta's journals from the Magellan trade voyages, he noted seeing cats in Visayas. He"}, {"text": "does not mention them being used in trade or for ceremonial use. However, in Philippine societies, it is possible that cats had part in subsistence and the local economy."}, {"text": "Clinton Bernard (May 31, 1930 \u2013 26 October 2019) was a Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago from 1985 to 1995. In 2018, he came into public light again after he released his autobiography and openly lamented the poor pension system provided for former high office holders and how it had affected him."}, {"text": "The following are lists of the highest-grossing animated films of the 2000s. Highest-grossing animated films of the 2000s. Figures are given in U.S. dollars (USD). DreamWorks Animation is the most represented animation studio with 13 films on the list and has the highest total of any animation studio in that decade. Distributors listed are for the original theatrical release. Highest-grossing film by year. DreamWorks Animation is the most represented studio with 4 films on this list. \"Ice Age\" is the most represented animated franchise with 3 films on this list. Notes. Release Notes"}, {"text": "Mehdi Abdi Ghara (\"\"; born 30 November 1998) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Persian Gulf Pro League club Malavan. Personal life. Mehdi Abdi was born on 30 November 1998 in Qara Kheyl, Qaem Shahr County, Mazandaran Province. Club career. Persepolis. He scored his first and second goals in the game between Persepolis and Peykan in the 22nd week of the Pro League. He scored his third goal in the game against Naft Masjed Soleyman in the 26th week of the 19th league, in which Persepolis won the fastest championship in the Pro League. In the AFC Champions League semi-finals, AFC unexpectedly banned Issa Alekasir from all sporting activities. According to Yahya Golmohammadi's decision to include Mehdi Abdi in the AFC Champions League semi-final match against Al-Nassr, he placed Mehdi Abdi in the starting lineup and he opened the gate of Al-Nassr with a header, causing Persepolis to reach the AFC Champions League final. In the 2018 season, he became the top scorer of the Tehran Youths Competition with 24 goals. He also has 14 assists in his record. He scored the first goal of the match against Ulsan Hyundai FC in the 2020 AFC"}, {"text": "Champions League Final."}, {"text": "Eckhard Wallossek (born 25 September 1944) is a German field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics."}, {"text": "Dieter Klau\u00df (16 September 1947 \u2013 8 February 2010) was a German field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics."}, {"text": "Leif Robert S\u00e4tter (born 8 August 1961) is a Swedish curler. He is a ."}, {"text": "Kowsar - now Brieflands - is an STM publishing company which was founded in 2002 by S.M. Miri and Seyed-Moayed Alavian. Kowsar journals have been peer reviewed and are published open access under a Creative Commons Attribution License Non Commercial 4.0. The company is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics. Brieflands is an official member of ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID), supporting accurate author identification and metadata integrity through persistent digital identifiers. It preserves 69 of its e-journals in Portico, a trusted digital archiving service, ensuring long-term accessibility and content stability. As a member of the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC), Brieflands also facilitates collective copyright licensing to support the legal and ethical reuse of its published materials. Furthermore, several Brieflands journals are indexed in major international databases such as Web of Science (SCIE and ESCI), Scopus, and PubMed Central, including Hepatitis Monthly, Innovative Journal of Pediatrics, and the International Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, reflecting its adherence to rigorous academic publishing standards. The publisher has been referenced in broader academic discussions about journal quality and was previously listed on Beall\u2019s List, which was discontinued in 2017 due to concerns over insufficient evidence and a lack of transparency"}, {"text": "in its evaluation criteria. Importantly, the two cited studies did not specifically assess this publisher, but rather analyzed samples of journals that had appeared on Beall\u2019s List. Furthermore, the author of the second study has been noted to have had a conflict of interest involving this publisher, which may have influenced the objectivity of the findings. In 2018, PubMed Central conducted a re-evaluation of 16 Kowsar journals indexed in the database; 14 were found to \"no longer satisfy PMC's Scientific Quality Standard\" and were accordingly delisted. Some of its journals, like \"Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine\", incorrectly claimed to be included in the Directory of Open Access Journals. The issue has been resolved in December 2019. In 2022, the company - formerly known as \"KowsarMedical Publishing\" - became Brieflands. List of journals. The first journal published by Brieflands (formerly Kowsar) was Hepatitis Monthly. As of October 2019, the publisher was producing 63 journals, although it had published more in previous years. The following is a list of journals that are or were published by Brieflands."}, {"text": "Reinhart Sasse (born 23 September 1943) is a German former field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics."}, {"text": "The Race Betterment Foundation was a eugenics and racial hygiene organization founded in 1914 at Battle Creek, Michigan by John Harvey Kellogg due to his concerns about what he perceived as \"race degeneracy\". The foundation supported conferences (including three National Conferences on Race Betterment), publications (\"Good Health\"), and the formation of a eugenics registry in cooperation with the ERO (Eugenics Record Office). The foundation also sponsored the Fitter Families Campaign from 1928 to the late 1930s and funded Battle Creek College. The foundation controlled the Battle Creek Food Company, which in turn served as the major source for Kellogg's eugenics programs, conferences, and Battle Creek College. In his will, Kellogg left his entire estate to the foundation. In 1947, the foundation had over $687,000 in assets but by 1967 the foundation's accounts were a mere $492.87, prompting the State of Michigan to close the Foundation and indict the trustees for squandering the funds. Founders. John Harvey Kellogg founded the organization with Irving Fisher and Charles Davenport. John Harvey Kellogg. John Harvey Kellogg (February 26, 1852 \u2013 December 14, 1943) was a physician, eugenicist, promoter of physical fitness and vegetarianism. He profoundly influenced numerous movements, including ones for pure food and"}, {"text": "drugs, public health, personal hygiene, physical culture and exercise, temperance, purity, and eugenics. He was the head physician and director of the Battle Creek Sanitarium. Irving Fisher. Irving Fisher (February 27, 1867 \u2013 April 29, 1947) was an economics professor and a pivotal reformer during the Progressive Era's Clean Living movement. He greatly influenced campaigns embracing eugenics, supporting sterilization and the segregation of \"defectives\" in institutions and positive eugenic programs including the fitter families campaign. He was also a key leader in eugenics movements. He established the American Eugenics Society with Madison Grant, Harry H. Laughlin, and several others in 1926, and was the society's first president (1922\u20131926) when it was still a committee at the Second International Eugenics Congress (1921). He was also vice president of the Third International Congress, a member of executive committee of the National Conferences for Race Betterment, president of the Eugenics Research Association (1920), and a member of the Eugenics Registry's governing committee. Charles Davenport. Charles Davenport (June 1, 1866 \u2013 February 18, 1944) was a well-known biologist and eugenicist, who introduced biometrics into American science and applied it in eugenics. He was the pivotal figure of the American eugenics movement, who made eugenics"}, {"text": "an underlying principle in many reform crusades of his day through his writing and great influence. Due to his eugenics concerns, he opposed Margaret Sanger and her birth control movement, while supporting immigration restriction and eugenical legislation. National Conferences on Race Betterment. The Race Betterment Foundation achieved its peak in power during the three National Conferences on Race Betterment (1914, 1915, 1928). The conferences, focusing on hygiene and eugenics, were held under the support of John Harvey Kellogg and Race Betterment Foundation. First National Conference on Race Betterment. The First National Conference on Race Betterment was held at the Battle Creek Sanitarium (John Harvey Kellogg is its owner), on June 1\u20136, 1914. Over 400 delegates attended the conference. The topic of the conference was to improve the health and quality of the human race taking hereditarian and environmental effects into concern. A eugenics registry was suggested by Kellogg to promote individuals to concern their marriage in terms of heredity. Other subject themes included the elimination of tobacco, alcohol, and prostitution through stricter laws. The conference received much public interest, and thus gave the foundation the chance to be present on the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco on August 4\u20138,"}, {"text": "1915. Second National Conference on Race Betterment. The second conference was held in San Francisco during the days of the Panama Pacific Exposition (August 4\u20138, 1915). This conference had fewer delegates and professional papers compared to the previous one. A eugenics registry was again encouraged by Kellogg. Panama\u2013Pacific Exposition. The theme of the 1915 exposition included \"acceleration of all that the New world had accomplished\" since Columbus' discovery of America, the opening of Panama Canal, the reconstruction of San Francisco from the 1906 earthquake, and \"multiculturalist ambitions\", etc. \"Novelty\" was a most import element can be found everywhere. The \"scientific\" doctrine of race betterment through the practice of eugenics was part of the exposition. The Race Betterment Congress was held by the exposition, and leading eugenicists made speeches on the best methods for achieving higher racial purity (Kellogg's support of eugenic registry as an example). In addition to their meeting in the beginning of August, the Race Betterment Foundation also had a spot in the Palace of Education. They advertised eugenics and reminded passers-by of the race's glorious past and possible future. Their contribution, according to Frank Morton Todd, the official historian of the Exposition, showed \"the necessity for its"}, {"text": "work\". Besides the section of eugenics, the exposition had a mile long stretch of Joy Zone that re-created villages of natives in a depiction of life in far-away lands. The description was stereotypical and racial, which was intended to express the necessity of eugenics movements. Third National Conference on Race Betterment. The initially planned third conference was interrupted by World War I. As a result, the third conference was not held until January 1928 at the Battle Creek Sanitarium. Unlike the previous two, the third conference was academic oriented and consisted of scholar presentations under the planning and presiding of Clarence C. Little, president of the University of Michigan. The subject matter was divided into twelve sections, including heredity and eugenics, crime and sterilization, immigration and man, etc. It was viewed as \"really a volume of applied anthropology\" and the topics were related \"directly or indirectly to man's welfare\" in a contemporary review of the conference published in 1929 in \"American Journal of Physical Anthropology.\" The fitter family contest was one of the consequences of this conference. Afterward. A fourth congress was planned, but was interrupted by the Great Depression, World War II, and Kellogg's death, one after the other."}, {"text": "After the war, due to the actions of Nazi Germany in perpetrating the Holocaust, neither race betterment nor eugenics were acceptable concepts in academic discussion. Other activities. Battle Creek Food Company. Kellogg organized the Battle Creek Sanitarium Food Company as a subsidiary of the Battle Creek Sanitarium with his brother Will Keith Kellogg in 1890. The brothers developed a method of producing crunchy, flavorful flakes of processed grain that became a popular breakfast food among the patients at Battle Creek Sanitarium. However, due to their dispute over the distribution of their cornflake cereal, W. K. Kellogg bought out his brother and in 1906 established the Kellogg Toasted Corn Flakes Company (later renamed Kellogg Company). After splitting with his brother, J. H. Kellogg formed the Battle Creek Food Company to develop and market soy products and health foods. The company was purchased by Eugene McKay and George McKay after World War II. The Battle Creek Food Company was also a major source of funding for the Race Betterment Foundation. Good Health Journal. The \"Good Health\" journal was funded by the Race Betterment Foundation. The journal was the official organ for many years of the foundation and at various times of other"}, {"text": "similar organizations. Its initial name was \"Health Reformer\", which started in 1866. Kellogg became the editor of the journal in 1874. He changed its name to \"Good Health\" in 1879, and served as its editor for 65 years until his death in 1943. After Kellogg's death, the editor was James Thomas Case, from August 1944 to August 1953. The \"Good Health\" journal had more than 20,000 subscribers and was published until 1955. Kellogg was an advocator of soyfoods. Starting in March 1921, he began to publish articles about soyfoods in \"Good Health\". During the 1930s, Kellogg became increasingly enthusiastic about soyfoods and there were more articles published in the journal. In August 1936, \"Good Health\" published a recipe for Soy Acidophilus Ice Cream, made from the cultured soymilk. Eugenics Registry. The idea of a eugenics registry was first raised by John Harvey Kellogg during the First National Race Betterment Conference in 1914. The registry was established after the Second National Race Betterment Conference in San Francisco in 1915 in cooperation of Race Betterment Foundation and the Eugenics Record Office. The purpose of the registry was stated on its family information survey forms as: The board members included pioneering eugenicists: David"}, {"text": "Starr Jordan, president; John Harvey Kellogg, secretary; Irving Fisher, Luther Burbank, and Charles Davenport, director of the ERO. The registry collected information on thousands of families during its years of operation until 1935. Fitter Family Campaign. The Fitter Family campaign was evolved from Better Babies contests, which was popular during pre-World War I years. The latter was associated with eugenics at the Kansas Free Fair in 1920, and was developed into \"Fitter Families for Future Firesides\" competitions under the direction of Mary Tirrell Watts and Florence Brown Sherbon. The initial sponsor of the competition was the Red Cross (1920\u20131924), then Rockefeller and Eastman (1924\u20131926), and then was transferred to Race Betterment Foundation under Luther S. West's direction in 1928. The campaign was a prime example of a positive eugenics program, focusing on teaching young adults familiar with their personal eugenical history how to choose their mates more prudently, and thus leading to a \"fitter humanstock\". Battle Creek College. Battle Creek College rooted in the Battle Creek Sanitarium, which was formed in 1866 as an institution of the Seventh-day Adventist Church at the beginning. The predecessors of Battle Creek College include the Training School for Nurses opened in 1884, the Battle"}, {"text": "Creek Sanitarium School of Health and Home Economics, which primarily served to train dieticians, founded in 1906, and the Normal School for Physical Education was founded in 1909. Kellogg chartered Battle Creek College in 1923 by bringing the three professional schools together and adding a liberal arts school. Battle Creek College became fully accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges in 1926. John Harvey Kellogg was the first president of the college. The fundamental purpose of this colleges was \"race betterment through eugenics and euthenics is the primary and essential object of this College\", as stated in its Articles of Association. Hence all the students, faculty members, and officers of the college were required to be \"earnest and enthusiastic supporters and promoters of race betterment principles and methods\". The college closed in 1938."}, {"text": "Behind the Attraction is a documentary television series on Disney+ produced by Dwayne Johnson's Seven Bucks Productions and Brian Volk-Weiss's The Nacelle Company. The first five episodes were released on July 21, 2021, with the remaining five released on August 25, 2021. The documentary is narrated by Paget Brewster. The series features interviews with fans and Imagineers and analyzes the history, popularity and transformation of Disney attractions and destinations over time. Production. In October 2019, Disney+ ordered the docuseries from \"The Toys That Made Us\" creator and director, Brian Volk-Weiss. His production company, The Nacelle Company and Dwayne Johnson's Seven Bucks Productions, were attached as production houses. In December 2021, Hiram Garcia confirmed plans to develop a second season for the series. Season two was officially announced on October 4, 2023 to be released on November 1, 2023. Release. All episodes of \"Behind the Attraction\" were initially scheduled to premiere on Disney+ on Friday, July 16, 2021. However, after the success of \"Loki\" on which premiered on a Wednesday, it was announced that the release dates for most original Disney+ series would be moved to Wednesdays. As a result, the series premiered its first five episodes on Wednesday, July 21,"}, {"text": "2021. The remaining five episodes premiered on August 25, 2021. Controversy. On September 16, 2021, a statement of alleged plagiarism was raised to episode 4 of the series regarding \"The Twilight Zone\" Tower of Terror. A Canadian YouTube channel called \"Art of Engineering\" pointed out several similarities to their original artwork and animations (showing the ride's interpreted interior layout) created by Art of Engineering and used in \"How Disney's Tower of Terror Works\" which was published on YouTube in 2019. The animations used in the Disney+ series appeared to be traces of the 2019 diagrams, with the only major change being the series' use of an orange background, which may allegedly indicate awareness of the parallels to the channel's 2019 work and an attempt to conceal the act. Throughout the rest of the episode, a more standard blue background was utilized. Neither Disney nor Seven Bucks Productions, the company responsible for the series, have commented on the matter. However, the internet's reaction and US law seem to favor of the original 2019 work. As of September 21, 2021, the matter was resolved. Brian Volk-Weiss \"offered a genuine apology on behalf of Disney, Nacelle and Seven Bucks Productions.\" The episode's credits"}, {"text": "were edited so that Art of Engineering creator James St. Onge received a credit for \"Tower of Terror Blueprint Graphic Design.\""}, {"text": "Hans-Dietrich Sasse (born 21 July 1940) is a German former field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics."}, {"text": "Rolf Thieme (9 March 1944 \u2013 5 January 2010) was a German field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics."}, {"text": "Zhiguo He is a Chinese financial economist serving as the James Irvin Miller Professor of Finance at the Stanford Graduate School of Business since 2024. He is also a faculty research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, executive editor of \"Review of Asset Pricing Studies\", member of the academy committee at the Luohan Academy, and special-term Alibaba Foundation Professor of Finance at Tsinghua University. He was previously a professor of finance at Chicago Booth School of Business. He earned his Ph.D. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Research. He\u2019s research focuses on the implications of agency frictions and debt maturities in financial markets and macroeconomics, especially related to contract theory and banking. His most-cited paper \u201cIntermediary Asset Pricing,\u201d co-authored with Arvind Krishnamurthy, presents a model explaining financial crises in markets with complex securities such as mortgage-backed securities and corporate bonds. Complicating the traditional asset pricing literature, which considers financial intermediaries to be veils for household investors, this paper understands intermediaries to be marginal investors and offers a framework for understanding and evaluating government policies during such a financial crisis. More recently, He has been studying rapidly developing Chinese financial markets and cryptocurrency. For example, \u201cThe"}, {"text": "Financing of Local Government in China: Stimulus Loan Wanes and Shadow Banking Waxes,\u201d co-authored with Zhuo Chen and Chun Liu, attributes the rise of shadow banking around 2013 in China to a stimulus loan hangover effect that results from the four-trillion-yuan stimulus package in 2009 and draws parallels to a similar phenomenon in the US national banking era. His paper on cryptocurrency, \u201cDecentralized Mining in Centralized Pools,\u201d co-authored with L. William Cong and Jiasun Li, highlights that while risk sharing leads to the consolidation of mining pools, over-consolidation of mining pools is not a concern as long as miners can freely allocate their hash rates. Awards. In 2008, He received the Lehman Brothers Fellowship for Research Excellence in Finance and in 2014, he received a Sloan Research Fellowship. He has won both top paper prizes from the Journal of Finance: he won the Brattle Group First Prize in 2012 for his paper \u201cRollover Risk and Credit Risk,\u201d co-authored with Wei Xiong, and again in 2021 for his paper \u201cLeverage Dynamics without Commitment,\u201d co-authored with Peter DeMarzo; he won the 2014 Amundi Smith-Breeden First Prize for his paper \u201cA Theory of Debt Maturity: The Long and Short of Debt Overhang,\u201d co-authored"}, {"text": "with Douglas Diamond. He was also named a Rising Star at Fordham University\u2019s 2018 Rising Stars Conference."}, {"text": "Jefferson Tavares da Silva (born 22 November 1989), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre forward. Club career. Gol Gohar. He made his debut for Gol Gohar Sirjan in 2nd fixtures of 2019\u201320 Iran Pro League against Saipa while he substituted in for Kevin Jansen. Nanjing City. On 7 April 2023, Jefferson joined China League One side Nanjing City. On 1 July 2023, Jefferson joined fellow China League One club Shanghai Jiading Huilong on loan. Wilstermann. On 3 January 2024, Jefferson joined Bolivian Primera Divisi\u00f3n club Wilstermann."}, {"text": "Klaus Tr\u00e4umer (born 27 January 1940) is a German field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics."}, {"text": "Helmut Rabis (born 14 March 1949) is a German former field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics."}, {"text": "The 2019 Rugby Africa season experienced significant restructuring and downsizing from the previous two seasons due to the loss of sponsor Kwese Sports. Due to the lack of funding, the previous formats of the Gold, Silver, and Bronze divisions of the Africa Cup were replaced with a revival of the Victoria Cup and a regional West African series. Men's Tournaments. Victoria Cup. The Victoria Cup was held for the first time since 2011 and featured four nations playing a double round robin. The fixtures between Kenya and Uganda doubled as the two legs of the Elgon Cup. Matches West African Series. The Ghana Rugby Football Union organized a regional series for West African nations."}, {"text": "Live in the City of Angels is the seventh (double) live album by Scottish rock band Simple Minds, released in early October 2019 to document their largest ever North American tour. Overview. On 20 August 2019, Simple Minds announced the release on 4 October 2019 of \"Live in the City of Angels\", their new live album capturing the band on their biggest ever (31-show) North American tour (24 September\u201311 November 2018), mostly recorded on 24 October 2018 at the Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles, California (i.e. the City of Angels). Twenty-four of the tracks were performed that night in Los Angeles, with only \"Glittering Prize\" being recorded on 8 November 2018 at the Fillmore-Gleason Theatre in Miami Beach. The bonus tracks available on the Deluxe CD and digital formats were recorded at various sound checks and rehearsals. The 40-song collection spans the band's 40-year career. The album title echoes their first (1987) live album, \"Live in the City of Light\", which was mostly recorded in Paris, France (i.e. the City of Light). Release. \"Live in the City of Angels\" was released on 4 October 2019 and made available on multiple formats: standard double CD, deluxe 4-CD album (4 CDs in a"}, {"text": "hardback book), 4-vinyl quadpack, digital downloads, and streaming services (plus a signed set list bundle). The standard CD and vinyl format features 25 songs while the Deluxe CD and digital formats feature 40 songs. Though the standard edition contains the whole concert in order (with Glittering Prize added in), it fades the audience out and back in between each song."}, {"text": "Riccardo Tosi (born 27 December 1999) is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club AC ChievoVerona. Club career. Verona. He joined the Under-19 squad of Verona in 2016. For the 2017\u201318 season he was loaned to Serie D club Virtus Verona. Loan to Arzignano. For the 2018\u201319 season he joined Serie D club Arzignano on loan. He established himself as the first-choice goalkeeper for the team and helped it achieve promotion to Serie C. On 12 July 2019 the loan was renewed for the 2019\u201320 season. He made his professional Serie C debut for Arzignano on 25 August 2019 in a season-opening game against Piacenza. Mantova. On 19 August 2020 he joined Mantova. Legnago and ChievoVerona. On 16 July 2023, Tosi joined Legnago on a one-year deal. One year later, on 1 July 2024, he joined the new Chievo."}, {"text": "Christmas Vol. 2 is the second Christmas worship EP of Contemporary worship music band Planetshakers. Planetshakers Ministries International and Venture3Media released the EP on 23 November 2018. Critical reception. Awarding the album four stars at CCM Magazine, Andrew Greenhalgh states, \"Filled with plenty of \"Planetshakers\" cheer, Christmas Vol. 2 will be a welcome musical treat for longtime fans.\" Tony Cummings, indicating in a nine out of ten review from Cross Rhythms, says, Christmas Vol. 2 is an album \"with such a beautiful melody is given an appropriately slow and reverential arrangement.\" Rob Allwright, gave a seven and a half review of ten stars by One Man In the Middle states, \"Like the previous release this is a four track EP which features the Planetshakers style of worship blended with some Christmas classics and this release also has an original track on it.\" Rating the album four stars by New Release Today, Jake Frederick describes, Final Word: \"Christmas, Vol. 2 is a great album to help celebrate the season. The fresh take on the classic carols will keep this EP a part of Christmas collections in the years to come.\" Joshua Andre, specifying in a four and a half star review"}, {"text": "for 365 Days of Inspiring Media, replies, Overall an enjoyable EP that continues my reinvigorated interest for Planetshakers a bit more; this track list has certainly taken me by surprise, well musically at least, of what the band is capable of. Even though the album still is more electronic than it needs to be; Planetshakers have nonetheless done Australia proud with their latest Christmas anthems and dance melodies, full of inspiring messages and uplifting lyrics about Jesus!"}, {"text": "Ebony Obsidian is an American actress. She had a supporting role in the 2018 drama film \"If Beale Street Could Talk\" and the following year began starring as Karen Mott in the BET comedy-drama series, \"Sistas\". In 2024, Obsidian played Lena Derriecott Bell King in the war drama film, \"The Six Triple Eight,\" earning her an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture as well as Outstanding Breakthrough Performance. Early life. Obsidian was born and raised in New Paltz, New York. She is of West Indian and Eritrean descent. She began performing in her childhood but never really saw it as a career. She later went into college for journalism. Obsidian left the college while working on three jobs for acting and trained at the William Esper Studio. While studying, she began acting appearing in the independent films, including \"The Vixens\" and \"Where Hearts Lie\" opposite Malik Yoba and Clifton Powell, as well made uncredited appearance in the superhero film, \"The Amazing Spider-Man 2\". Career. In 2015, Obsidian starred in \"Tough Love\", a web series that aired on YouTube. The series started as a micro budget project that eventually attracted more than 45,000 unique viewers with"}, {"text": "over 1 million channel views. In 2017 she made guest-starring appearance in an episode of Netflix comedy-drama series, \"Master of None\". In 2018, Obsidian co-starred in the drama film \"If Beale Street Could Talk\", playing Adrienne Hunt, one of two sisters of lead character Alonzo \"Fonny\" Hunt. In 2019, Obsidian was cast in the Hulu biographical drama series, \"\" playing Nia. The series ended in 2023 after three seasons. Later in 2019, she began starring as Karen Mott, one of lead characters, in the BET comedy-drama series, \"Sistas\" by Tyler Perry. In 2020, she had a recurring role as Carol Hawthorne in the Amazon drama series \"Hunters\" during the show' first season. In 2023, Obsidian was cast opposite Kerry Washington, Susan Sarandon and Oprah Winfrey in the war drama film, \"The Six Triple Eight\". \"The Six Triple Eight\" was released in select cinemas on December 6, 2024, before its streaming debut by Netflix on December 20, 2024. She played the role of Lena Derriecott King, a member of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, the only all-Black, all-female unit to serve overseas during World War II who also was one of the Battalion's last five surviving members. Obsidian received positive"}, {"text": "reviews from critics for her performance. Ian Thomas wrote in review for website \"Black History Month\": \"Ebony Obsidian shines as Lena Derriecott King, a battalion member whose personal journey reflects the broader struggles and triumphs of the unit.\" At the 56th NAACP Image Awards, Obsidian received nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture and Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture for playing Lena Derriecott King. Obsidian is Ambassador of International Rescue Committee organization. In 2023 she visited South Sudan where she witnessed the country\u2019s mounting humanitarian needs and the impacts of the climate crisis."}, {"text": "The Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Saint Joseph, popularly known as Varapuzha Basilica, is in Varapuzha, a northern suburban town of Kochi City in the Ernakulam district of Kerala state, India. It was built in 1673. The solemnity of the Assumption of Mary is celebrated as an annual sixteen-day confraternity festival, from 31 July to 15 August. The basilica is also a pilgrimage centre in the southern part of India. It serves as the mother church for 14 churches. History. This church was the seat of the metropolitans until 1904. The headquarters was then shifted to the town of Ernakulam, for easier administration. As the original seat of the Latin bishop, the church holds a unique place in the history of Latin Catholics in the area. Presently the church offers solace to the faithful who gather there for the powerful intercessions of Our Lady and Saint Joseph. In 1653 Mathew of Saint Joseph reached Goa as a missionary. The old Varapuzha Church was built in 1673. On 20 February 1700 Pope Clement appointed the Carmelite missionary Angelus Francis as the Vicar Apostolic Malabar. All those who guided the life and activities of the Church from 1700 AD"}, {"text": "to 1886 AD were known as Apostolic vicars. On 13 March 1709 the Holy See suppressed the Malabar Vicariate, and the Varapuzha Vicariate was erected officially. In 1886 the Varapuzha Vicariate was raised to the status of archdiocese. Until 1904, Varapuzha was the official residence of the Archbishops of Varapuzha. From 1886 onwards the bishops took charge and care of the diocese of Varapuzha from this place named \"Varapuzha\". On 1 September 1886 the Varapuzha Vicariate was officially raised to the status of archdiocese, and Rev. Dr. Leonardo Mellano OCD was consecrated as the first archbishop of the Archdiocese of Varapuzha. In those years the Varapuzha Church was the only Catholic Church of this locality. At that time this was the home to all the Syrian Catholics of this locality. The Carmelite missionary Paulinus (from 1744 to 1780) describes this church in his book \"India Orientalis Christiana\" as the \"Church of Latin and Chaldean rites\". The church has two patron saints, Saint Joseph resulted from the special devotion of its founder, Mathew of Saint Joseph. The old church underwent a major uplift and reconstruction in 1927 when its old front doom collapsed in 1919. In 1886 the Archdiocese of Varapuzha"}, {"text": "was established, and the church became the cathedral church of the archdiocese. This status remained with the church until 1936, when Saint Francis Cathedral was built in Ernakulam. The church is the final resting place of 28 Carmelite missionaries, including eight bishops of the Diocese of Varapuzha. When Tipu Sultan (1750\u20131799), the Muslim conqueror, attacked, plundered and killed many, Varapuzha was providentially left out being an island, but it became the place of refuge for all from all religions and castes. The Carmelite missionaries took care of all of them. In 1682 the Carmelite missionaries of Varapuzha requested the Propaganda Fidei for the construction of a seminary for the formation of the indigenous clergy. In 1685 the seminary was closed down. A new seminary was built in 1766 in Varapuzha. At that time it accepted candidates from both Latin and Syrian rites. In 1790 this seminary was closed following the attack of Tipu Sultan. The seminary was reopened in 1832. In 1866 the Syrians were shifted to the Puthenpally Seminary. From 1659 to 1904, sixteen bishops and two archbishops guided the diocese from this place. In those days all travels and transportation were through water. In a letter dated 11"}, {"text": "December 2020, the office of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments approved the application of the Archdiocese of Verapoly to elevate the status of the former cathedral of Varapuzha to a minor basilica. As a minor basilica, it will be one of only 28 nationwide and 10th in Kerala, and the first one in the country to be named after St Joseph. Venerable Eliswa of Blessed Virgin Mary TOCD. The tomb of Venerable Eliswa Vakayil (1831\u20131913), the foundress of the first indigenous Carmelite congregations (CTC and CMC) in Saint Joseph's convent, Varapuzha, is here."}, {"text": "The discography of Jamaican singer Popcaan consists of five studio albums, three mixtapes, five extended plays, 151 singles, 15 singles as a featured artist, and 26 music videos."}, {"text": "Jes\u00fas Noguera Perea (born 3 May 1990) is a Spanish professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He has won two PDC Challenge Tour titles, both in 2019. He has also represented Spain at the PDC World Cup of Darts on three occasions. Career. Noguera reached the final of the Southern Europe Qualifier for the 2018 PDC World Darts Championship, but lost 6\u20135 to compatriot Toni Alcinas. He missed out on World Championship qualification again the next year, losing to Jos\u00e9 de Sousa in the final of the South & West Europe Qualifier for the 2019 edition. In 2019, Noguera saw success on the PDC Challenge Tour. He won his first title in the seventh event, defeating Mark Walsh 5\u20131 in the final with a three-dart average of over 100. He won a second title at event 15, once again averaging over 100 in a 5\u20132 win over Kyle McKinstry. At the end of the year, Noguera finished second on the Challenge Tour Order of Merit behind Callan Rydz, earning a PDC Tour Card for the next two years. In 2020, Noguera took part in the PDC Home Tour from his friend's house in Orihuela. On"}, {"text": "8 May, he played in a group featuring Danny Noppert, Jamie Hughes and world number 10 Ian White. Noguera \u2013 ranked 127 in the world at the time \u2013 achieved wins over White and Wilson to surprisingly top the group. This qualified him for the Home Tour Play-Offs, where he finished bottom of group seven. Noguera also made his debut on the PDC European Tour in 2020, reaching the last 16 of the 2020 International Darts Open. He whitewashed Maik Kuivenhoven 6\u20130 in the first round before a 6\u20133 win over Ian White. He was eliminated by Michael Smith who beat him 6\u20131. Noguera represented Spain for the first time at the 2020 World Cup of Darts after stepping in as a replacement for Cristo Reyes. He partnered Toni Alcinas and the pair won their opening match against Italy. They lost 2\u20130 to the Netherlands in the second round. He represented Spain again the next year, now partnering Jos\u00e9 Justicia, but the duo lost in a deciding leg to South Africa in the first round. Noguera lost his Tour Card at the end of 2021 and failed to regain it at 2022 Q-School. He returned to the World Cup of"}, {"text": "Darts at the 2024 event, partnering Jos\u00e9 Justicia for a second time. The pair finished bottom of their group after a 4\u20130 loss to Sweden and a surprise defeat against Gibraltar. Performance timeline. PDC European Tour"}, {"text": "Roger Newton Flood (born 15 August 1939) is a British field hockey player who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Biography. Flood played club hockey for Old Silhillians. He represented Warwickshire at county level and became England's number one goalkeeper. Flood represented Great Britain at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City in the men's tournament."}, {"text": "Scott Cepicky (born July 29, 1966) is an American politician and former athlete who serves in the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing the 64th district. Cepicky is a member of the Republican Party. Early life and athletic career. Born in St. Louis, Cepicky attended Vianney High School in Kirkwood, Missouri, later attending the University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison where he was a history major. While at Wisconsin, Cepicky also played football and baseball, and after college declared for the 1989 NFL draft, where he went undrafted. Cepicky, a punter, was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Cincinnati Bengals, who cut him during the preseason. He was later picked up by the Minnesota Vikings, where he was also cut before the end of preseason. Moving on from football, Cepicky was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 23rd round of the 1989 Major League Baseball draft. He played Minor League Baseball for five teams from 1989 to 1994. After the end of Cepicky's athletic career, he became a cattle rancher. He also worked as a salesman in the automotive industry. Political career. Before he ran for office, Cepicky was active in Maury County politics, serving as chair of the county"}, {"text": "Republican Party and the county Board of Commissioners. Cepicky first ran for office in 2018, seeking to replace Sheila Butt, who was not seeking re-election. Cepicky won a partisan primary against Michael Fulbright, a local realtor, with 53% of the vote. Cepicky advanced to face local photographer AJ Holmes in the general election, winning with 63% of the vote. Cepicky ran unopposed in his primary for the 2020 election, and won against challenger James Campbell with 71% of the vote. Cepicky is a member of the Insurance & Banking and Education Committees of the Tennessee House of Representatives. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Cepicky opposed efforts by the Tennessee health department to advertise COVID-19 vaccinations for teenagers. Cepicky proposed that the Tennessee health department should be dissolved if it did not refuse to \"peer pressure\" teenagers to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Following a mid-June hearing where Cepicky and other conservative lawmakers criticized the Tennessee health department for outreach to teenagers regarding vaccinations, the department stopped its outreach. In 2020, Cepicky introduced legislation that banned transgender boys and men from playing male sports. During a special session of the legislature in October 2021, Cepicky co-sponsored controversial legislation allowing partisan school board elections"}, {"text": "statewide. The initial legislation would have required all school board elections statewide to be partisan, but was trimmed to allow local parties to call for partisan school board elections after some GOP opposition. The legislation still had the result of making most school board elections statewide partisan, however. This act was strongly believed to be an attempt to reduce the ability of Democrats and people with Democrat-leaning views to win election to school boards throughout the state, and to have been motivated by GOP opposition to critical race theory, mask mandates, and a perception of increasing liberalization of education throughout the country. The legislation was opposed by the Tennessee School Board Association and many school districts throughout the state. In 2023, Cepicky supported a resolution to expel three Democratic lawmakers from the legislature for violating decorum rules. The expulsion was widely characterized as unprecedented. During a subsequent meeting the next week with the Republican caucus, Cepicky criticized Representative Jody Barrett for voting against the resolution to expel Representative Gloria Johnson. In February 2023, Cepicky suggested that lettuce should be labeled as containing vaccines, introducing a bill which would prohibit manufacturing, delivering, and selling food that has a vaccine in it,"}, {"text": "unless the labeling identifies it as such. The bill, HB94, was signed into law on April 22, 2024. Personal life. Cepicky is married to Teresa Cepicky, and the couple have two children. He is a mortgage banker and also coaches football and baseball at Spring Hill High School in Columbia, Tennessee."}, {"text": "Richard Michael Oliver (born 25 September 1944) is a British former field hockey player who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics. Biography. Oliver gained a blue when playing for the hockey club during his time studying geography at the University of Oxford and was selected for the England U23 team in 1964. Oliver played club hockey for Hounslow Hockey Club and while at the club represented Great Britain at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City and was again a member of the Great Britain team at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich."}, {"text": "Rayyan Baniya (born 18 February 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for S\u00fcper Lig club Trabzonspor. Born in Italy, he chose to represent Turkey at international level. Club career. Verona. He joined the Under-19 squad of Verona before the 2016\u201317 season. He did not receive any call-ups to the senior squad in 2016\u201317 and 2017\u201318 seasons. He spent the 2018\u201319 season on loan at Serie D side Mantova. On 29 June 2019 he signed his first professional contract with Verona for a 3-year term. Loan to Renate. On 17 July 2019 he joined Serie C club Renate on loan. He made his professional Serie C debut for Renate on 25 August 2019 in a game against Giana Erminio. He started the game and played the whole match. Second loan to Mantova. On 1 September 2020 he returned to Mantova, this time in Serie C. Fatih Karag\u00fcmr\u00fck. On 22 June 2021, he signed with Fatih Karag\u00fcmr\u00fck in Turkey. Trabzonspor. On 18 August 2023, he signed a 4+1 year contract with S\u00fcper Lig club Trabzonspor. On 26 August 2024, Baniya moved to Palermo in Serie B on loan, with an option to buy. International career. In October 2023,"}, {"text": "Baniya received his first call-up to the Turkey senior national team for two UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Croatia and Latvia. Personal life. Born in Bologna, Italy to a Beninese father and a Turkish mother, Baniya holds Italian and Turkish passports."}, {"text": "Gerald Duncan Carr (born 13 June 1938) is a British field hockey player who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Biography. Carr attended Morgan Academy and played club hockey for Morgan Former Pupils. Carr represented Great Britain at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City in the men's tournament. He was one of four Scots, with Charles Donald, Jim Deegan and Timothy Lawson, in the 1968 Olympic team. He captained Scotland and when playing for Perth became the coach of the Scottish national team."}, {"text": "Patrick van den Boogaard (born 10 March 1995) is a Dutch professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He reached a PDC Challenge Tour event final in 2019, where he lost to Stephen Burton. He qualified for his first PDC European Tour event that year too, when he qualified for the 2019 Austrian Darts Open, but lost in the first round to Stephen Bunting."}, {"text": "Anthony Howard Ekins (born 4 January 1944) is a British field hockey player who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics. Biography. While paying for Cambridge Nomads, Ekins played for the England U23 squad in 1966. He joined Southgate Hockey Club and represented Great Britain at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. Ekins went to his second Olympics in 1972 when he represented Great Britain in Munich. He was part of the Southgate Hockey Club team that won the EuroHockey Club Champions Cup for three successive years in 1976, 1977 and 1978. Ekins was the England manager during the 1978 Men's Hockey World Cup."}, {"text": "Keith Sinclair (born 26 June 1945) is a British field hockey player who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics. Biography. Sinclair studied at the University of Manchester and played club hockey for Tulse Hill and represented Cheshire at county level. While with Tulse Hill he represented the England U23 team, Great Britain at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City and the Great Britain team again at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich."}, {"text": "Conqueror is the sixth studio album by the Japanese all-female rock band Band-Maid. It was released digitally on December 4, 2019, with physical formats released one week later. It debuted at number nine on the Oricon Albums Chart and debuted at number one on the Oricon weekly Rock Album ranking. The album was preceded by the singles \"Glory\" and \"Bubble\", both released in January 2019. The international version from JPU Records includes English lyric translations and Romaji lyric transliterations. \"Glory\" was used as the second ending theme for the second season of the anime series \"Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS\". \"Bubble\" was used as the theme song for the Japanese drama series \"Perfect Crime\". The song \"Blooming\" was used in the Netflix action thriller film \"Kate\". Background and recording. Production for the album started around August 2018. The album includes a lot of mid-tempo songs, because they felt that their fans were exhausted from their live shows and that they needed to rest. The working title was \"Future Conqueror\". Composition and lyrics. The drums for \"Page\" are a mix of live and electronic sounds. Lead guitarist Kanami T\u014dno wrote it with the image of a song that would be played at weddings. The"}, {"text": "lyrics are about cosmetics. \"Glory\" was inspired by the anime \"Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS\" and describes a world where AI and humans coexist. Rhythm guitarist/vocalist Miku Kobato stated that the English lyrics in the song were made intentionally easy to sing, as they found that many kids watched the show. \"Endless Story\" was the first song written for the album. It was written with the image of being played at Yokohama Arena. \"At the Drop of a Hat\" was written the day the Reiwa era was announced. The original title was \"Reiwa\". The drums are a mix of live and electronic sounds T\u014dno wrote the music for \"Azure\" after she learned of the passing of manga artist Momoko Sakura. \"Dilemma\" was the last song written for the album, as they felt they needed one more intense song. The B-side \"Screaming\" was originally going to be included on the album, but they opted to record a new song instead. It was written and recorded two weeks prior to the release of the album. \"Bubble\" was inspired by the manga \"Perfect Crime\". Kobato wrote the lyrics to be \"good enough so that those who read the original would appreciate it\". They were originally going"}, {"text": "to use one of their unreleased songs for the show, but T\u014dno \"realized that the demo I just happened to be working on at the time was a better fit for the drama.\" During the recording of the album, Band-Maid was contacted by producer Tony Visconti, who had learned about the band from songwriter Tom Kenney. Visconti invited band members Saiki Atsumi and Kobato to travel to a studio in New York City, where he produced the vocal tracks for the song \"The Dragon Cries\". T\u014dno sent Visconti a demo of the song's musical backing, expecting him to want to rework it, but he declared that it needed no alterations. \"Flying High\" was mixed to sound similar to \"The Dragon Cries\". All of the members wrote a part of the chorus of \"Blooming\". Bassist Misa wrote the intro. \"Rinne\" was originally going to be included on their previous album, \"World Domination\", but they decided it was not quite right. They stated it initially sounded closer to \"Blooming\", that it was not as dark and that the BPM was 190. Critical reception. \"Outright Geekery\" gave the album five out five stars, stating that it is Band-Maid's best album to date, and"}, {"text": "concluding that \"This is an album with versatility, passion, and killer hit after killer hit.\" \"JRock News\" also praised the album, noting growth in the band's lyrics, variety in the songwriting, and a duality between the harder and softer aspects of the band's sound. Commercial performance. \"Conqueror\" debuted at number nine on the Oricon Albums Chart, selling 11,195 copies in its first week. The album debuted at number 19 on the \"Billboard\" Heatseekers chart, selling 560 copies in its first week. Track listing. All lyrics written by Miku Kobato, except track 11 by Tom Kenney; all music written and arranged by Band-Maid; all music produced by Band-Maid, except track 11 by Tony Visconti."}, {"text": "Andrew Bruce Trentham (born 21 December 1946) is a British field hockey player who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics.. Biography. Trentham was educated at Bilton Grange preparatory school, where he first played hockey and Rugby School. He joined the military and represented the Royal Navy and Combined Services at hockey. Trentham represented Great Britain at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City in the men's tournament. At the time of his Olympic appearance he was a sub-Lieutenant in the Royal Navy."}, {"text": "\u00d6rjan Jonsson (born 8 November 1969) is a retired Swedish curler. He is a ."}, {"text": "Christmas in the City is the third studio album by American singer Lea Michele. It was released through Sony Music Entertainment on October 25, 2019. The album was produced by Peer \u00c5str\u00f6m and Adam Anders, who produced the tracks featured on \"Glee\". \"Christmas in the City\" features an original track, \"Christmas in New York\", and three duets\u2014Michele sings with Jonathan Groff on \"I'll Be Home for Christmas\", with Darren Criss on \"White Christmas\" and with Cynthia Erivo on \"Angels We Have Heard on High\". \"It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year\" was released ahead of the album on September 19, 2019 as the lead single. Background. Michele titled the album \"Christmas in the City\" as she grew up in New York City, calling the season \"such a beautiful time of year\". She also said it was \"always [her] dream to make a Christmas record [...] every single song that I picked [...] these are my most favorite Christmas songs.\" Michele called the original track, \"Christmas in New York\", \"the real anthem of the album\", elaborating that \"it paints this beautiful picture of New York, but it also is really about what it means to be with your family and"}, {"text": "friends and engaged in that holiday spirit\". Singles. \"It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year\" was released as the lead single along with the album pre-order on September 19, 2019. The song included in the soundtrack of \"Same Time, Next Christmas\" (2019), a television movie in which Michele is a co-star. \"Christmas in New York\" was released as the second single from the album. Its music video was released on November 19, 2019. The song was ranked by Billboard the 23rd \"Best Christmas Songs of the 21st Century\"."}, {"text": "Jalal ad-Din Suyurgatmish was Qutlughanid ruler of Kerman and a son of Qutb al-Din Mohammad. Life. His mother's identity is unknown, he had a full sister Ordu Kutlugh who was married to Baydu. He was a childhood friend with Tekuder, son of Hulagu, a connection that would prove helpful in future. An ambitious person, he went to the court of Abaqa to obtain noble rights of his step-brother Muzaffar al-Din Hajjaj in 1279. Having obtained recognition, he arrived at Kerman on 19 September 1280 and forced her step-mother Kutlugh Turkan to make him a co-ruler by 19 October, had the \"khutba\" proclaimed in his name too. A number of members of the court joined Suyurgatmish, including Muiz al-Din Malekshah, a high ranking noble. However she soon \"complained to her daughter Padishah Khatun and received a yarligh forbidding her stepson to meddle in the affairs of Kirman\". Reign. Following Abaqa's death in 1281, he obtained a great power due to his friendship with Tekuder, new Ilkhan. He was also allied to Suqunjaq Noyan - governor of Iraq and Khuzestan and Qutui Khatun - mother of Tekuder. He was confirmed as the new ruler of Kirman by Tekuder in 1282. Although Kutlugh"}, {"text": "Turkan's loyalists in Kirman, namely Amir Satilmish, Amir Muhammad Qutlugh Tash, Amir Muhammad Ayad G\u00fcz and Amir Muhammad Alamdar tried to raise Soyokshah - her daughter Bibi Turkan's son to throne, this proved futile when Soyokshah revealed the plot. Suyurgatmish's protege Qutui persuaded Tekuder to support Suyurgatmish against a possible alliance with rival prince Arghun. His next years spent in constant power struggle between his siblings Bibi Turkan and Padishah Khatun. Death. While he managed to secure his throne thanks to powerful chief minister Buqa, this situation came to an abrupt end in 1291 with death of Arghun. Padishah Khatun who was now married to new Ilkhan Gaykhatu, demanded lordship over Kirman to which Ilkhan agreed. He was imprisoned by Padishah in October 1292. However he managed to escape thanks to his wife Kurdujin Khatun, only to be imprisoned again. Suyurgatmish was finally strangled to death on 21 August 1294. Family. He was married to Kurdujin Khatun a daughter of Abish Khatun - daughter of Sad II, Atabeg of Fars and Meng\u00fc Timur - son of Hulegu and a certain Ilak Khatun. She also had a concubine named Isen. They had following issues:"}, {"text": "Jeremy Gavin Barham (born 27 February 1941) is a British former field hockey player who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Biography. Barham was educated at Cranbrook School, Kent and Cambridge University. He played club hockey for Dulwich Hockey Club and was a member of the England U23 side in 1963. Barham represented Great Britain at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City in the men's tournament."}, {"text": "The Golden Child is the debut studio album by American singer and rapper YK Osiris. It was released on October 11, 2019. It is Osiris' only album released under Def Jam Recordings; he was released from the label in late 2022. It features guest appearances from Jah Vinci, Kehlani, Russ, Tory Lanez and Ty Dolla $ign. The album debuted at number 90 on the US \"Billboard\" 200 chart. The lead single, Kiwi-produced song \"Valentine\" was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on April 25, 2019. The second single, \"Worth It\", was certified Platinum by the RIAA on October 30, 2019, and became Osiris' first song to hit the \"Billboard\" Hot 100 chart."}, {"text": "Basil Christensen (9 June 1938 \u2013 13 May 2005) was a British field hockey player who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics.. Biography. Christensen played club hockey for Beckenham Hockey Club. Christensen represented Great Britain at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City in the men's tournament."}, {"text": "Charles Buchan Donald (born 22 July 1939) is a British field hockey player who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Biography. Donald played club hockey for Grangemouth Hockey Club in Scotland. Donald represented Great Britain at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City in the men's tournament. He was one of four Scots, with Gerald Carr, Jim Deegan and Timothy Lawson, in the 1968 Olympic team."}, {"text": "Timothy Maben Lawson (born 29 November 1943) is a British field hockey player who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Biography. Lawson was born in London and studied at London University. He played for London Hospitals and then played for Tulse Hill Hockey Club in South London but chose to play for Scotland at international level despite playing for England schoolboys in 1961. Lawson represented Great Britain at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City in the men's tournament . He was one of four Scots, with Charles Donald, Jim Deegan and Gerald Carr, in the 1968 Olympic team."}, {"text": "is a Japanese professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Career. Yamada first came to prominence in 2015, when he was one of eight Japanese qualifiers who played in the 2015 Japan Darts Masters, where he lost 6\u20132 to Gary Anderson, although he hit a 121 checkout, one of the highest in the tournament. He then represented Japan alongside Haruki Muramatsu in the 2017 PDC World Cup of Darts, where they let a 3\u20131 lead slip into a 5\u20133 defeat against the Spanish duo of Cristo Reyes and Toni Alcinas. His big breakthrough came in 2019, where he won a PDC Asian Tour event in Hong Kong, defeating Paul Lim in the final. He finished 5th in the Asian Tour standings, but thanks to Seigo Asada winning the PDJ Championships, he qualified for the 2020 PDC World Darts Championship."}, {"text": "James Stuart Millner Morris (born 7 December 1940) is a British former field hockey player who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics.. Biography. Morris studied at Cambridge University and gained a blue. He played club hockey for Marlborough Hockey Club and represented Wiltshire at county level. He joined Richmond Hockey Club and was called up to represent England at international level. Morris was the hockey teacher at Great Horwood School in Stowe at the time of his Olympic selection. Morris represented Great Britain at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City in the men's tournament."}, {"text": "Malcolm Trevor Fitzwalter Read (born 8 January 1941) is a British field hockey player who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Biography. Read born in Singapore, won a blue for Cambridge University. He played club hockey for Dulwich Hockey Club and represented Kent at county level. Read represented Great Britain at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City in the men's tournament."}, {"text": "Alberto Fiumicetti (born 13 July 2000) is an Italian football player. Club career. Verona. He is the product of Verona youth teams and played for their Under-19 squad. He has not received any call-ups to the senior squad by the end of the 2018\u201319 season. Loan to Fermana. On 26 July 2019 he joined Serie C club Fermana on loan. He made his professional Serie C debut for Fermana on 25 August 2019 in a game against Ravenna. He substituted Luca Cognigni in the 82nd minute. On 13 January 2020, Fermana terminated the loan early. He ended the loan with 3 league appearances, all as a substitute. Loan to Mantova. On 14 January 2020 he was loaned to Serie D club Mantova."}, {"text": "Peter James Wilson (9 August 1942 \u2013 22 March 2024) was a British hockey player. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Biography. Wilson was born in Weston-super-Mare and educated at Dragon School and Chatham House Grammar School. While studying at St Edmund Hall at the University of Oxford, Wilson played two first-class cricket matches for Oxford University in 1964, against Hampshire and Derbyshire at Oxford. He scored 56 runs in his two matches, with a high score of 30. He was selected for Wales in 1963 and continued to represent Wales thereafter. Wilson represented Great Britain at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City in the men's tournament. At the time of his Olympic selection he played for the City of Oxford Hockey Club. Wilson spent most of his career as a teacher at the Dragon School in Oxford, retiring in 2021. He died in March 2024, and a memorial service in his honour was held at the school on 22 September 2024."}, {"text": "The Universal Kinship is a 1906 book by American zoologist and philosopher J. Howard Moore. In the book, Moore advocates for the doctrine of Universal Kinship, a secular sentiocentric philosophy, which mandates the ethical consideration and treatment of all sentient beings based on Darwinian principles of shared evolutionary kinship, and a universal application of the Golden Rule, a challenge to existing anthropocentric hierarchies and ethics. The book built on arguments Moore first made in \"Better-World Philosophy\", published in 1899, and was followed by \"The New Ethics\" in 1907. \"The Universal Kinship\" was endorsed by a number of contemporary figures including Henry S. Salt, Mark Twain and Jack London, Eugene V. Debs and Mona Caird. Background. J. Howard Moore (1862\u20131912) was an American writer, zoologist, and science teacher. He was a pioneering advocate for animal rights and ethical vegetarianism. His writings were significantly shaped by his scientific background and moral philosophy. Moore was also connected to the broader humanitarian movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, which aimed to improve the treatment of both animals and humans. \"The Universal Kinship\" was one of several works by Moore, including \"Why I Am a Vegetarian\" (1895), \"Better-World Philosophy\" (1899) and \"The"}, {"text": "New Ethics\" (1907). Together, these writings promoted his belief in the interconnectedness of all life and the necessity of a moral evolution toward a more compassionate world. Summary. \"The Universal Kinship\" is split into three parts, each exploring and evidencing the sources of kinship between humans and nonhuman animals\u2014the physical, psychical and ethical. To support his claims, Moore drew \"extensively upon the fields of geology, paleontology, and biology, together with the works of evolutionary scientists such as Darwin, Huxley, Haeckel, Romanes, and Lubbock.\" The Physical Kinship. This section focuses on the biological connections between humans and other animals. Moore discusses how humans are not fundamentally different from other animals but are part of a continuum within the animal kingdom. He begins by highlighting that humans are indeed animals, sharing a common ancestry with all living creatures. Moore then delves into the classification of humans as vertebrates and mammals, pointing out shared characteristics such as internal skeletons, four-chambered hearts, and the ability to nourish offspring with milk. Moore emphasizes the close relationship between humans and other primates, particularly the anthropoid apes, noting similarities in anatomy, behavior, and evolutionary history. He uses this to argue against the idea of an unbridgeable gulf"}, {"text": "between humans and other species. Moore concludes with a discussion on homology, the idea that similarities among species are not coincidental but rather evidence of common ancestry and evolutionary processes. The Psychical Kinship. The second section delves into the mental and emotional similarities between humans and nonhuman animals. Moore challenges the traditional view that places human consciousness and mental abilities on a unique pedestal, arguing that many cognitive and emotional capacities, such as problem-solving, memory, emotions, and social behaviors, are also present in varying degrees across the animal kingdom. He begins by exploring the conflict between science and tradition, highlighting how religious and cultural beliefs have long promoted the idea of humans possessing a unique, divinely granted soul or consciousness. This idea has led to a perceived gulf between humans and other animals. However, scientific advancements in biology, psychology, and ethology have increasingly shown that many animals exhibit behaviors and cognitive processes similar to those of humans. In providing evidence of psychical evolution, Moore argues that mental faculties have evolved in animals just as physical traits have, with different species demonstrating abilities like problem-solving, social structures, and communication skills. By presenting these parallels, Moore suggests that the minds of humans"}, {"text": "and animals are not fundamentally different but vary in complexity, challenging the notion of human exceptionalism in mental and emotional realms. The Ethical Kinship. The final section addresses the moral implications of the relationship between humans and other animals, arguing for a more inclusive ethical perspective that extends beyond humanity. Moore begins by tracing the evolution of human ethics, starting with the primal behaviors of early humans who, like other animals, acted primarily out of self-interest and survival instincts. As human societies developed, so did concepts of morality and ethics, gradually incorporating notions of altruism and compassion. However, Moore critiques the persistence of anthropocentric ethics, which place human interests above all other forms of life, often justifying the exploitation and mistreatment of animals. He emphasizes that this mindset contradicts the principles found in the Golden Rule, which encourages treating others as one would like to be treated. Moore argues that if this rule is to be applied consistently, it should extend beyond the human species to include all sentient beings. In advocating for the doctrine of Universal Kinship, Moore calls for a reevaluation of our ethical principles, urging humans to acknowledge their moral responsibilities toward other creatures. This includes considering"}, {"text": "the impact of human actions on animals and extending compassion and justice to them. By emphasizing our shared kinship with all life forms, Moore argues for an ethical framework that recognizes the inherent worth of every living being. He urges a shift towards more compassionate and humane treatment of animals, in alignment with the broader application of the Golden Rule. Reception. \"The Universal Kinship\" was well-received by several contemporary figures. The English writer Henry S. Salt, Moore's friend and fellow animal rights advocate, later described the book, in his autobiography, as \"the best ever written in the humanitarian cause\". Upon the book's publication in the United Kingdom, Salt widely publicized it using his Humanitarian League network. The book received positive reviews in \"The Daily Telegraph\", the \"Evening Standard\", \"The Clarion,\" and \"Reynold's News.\" American socialist Eugene V. Debs declared that \"[i]t is impossible for me to express my appreciation of your masterly work. It is simply great, and every socialist and student of sociology should read it.\" Debs was inspired by the book to publish an article \"Man and Mule\", reflecting on the relationship between mules and humans. Moore sent a personal copy of the book to the American writer"}, {"text": "Mark Twain, who replied:The book has furnished me several days of deep pleasure and satisfaction; it has compelled my gratitude at the same time, since it saves me the labor of stating my own long-cherished opinions and reflections and resentments by doing it lucidly and fervently and irascibly for me. In an endorsement, the American writer Jack London stated:Mr. Moore has a broad grasp and shows masterly knowledge of the subject. And withal the interest never flags. The book reads like a novel. One is constantly keyed up and expectant. Mr. Moore is to be congratulated upon the magnificent way in which he has made alive the dull, heavy processes of the big books. And, then, there is his style. He uses splendid virile English and shows a fine appreciation of the values of words. He uses always the right word.In his copy, London marked the passage \"\"All beings are ends;\" \"no\" creatures are \"means\". All beings have not equal rights, neither have all men; but \"all have rights\".\" English feminist and writer Mona Caird, was so deeply moved by the book that she wrote Moore a personal letter, declaring: It leaves me in a glow of enthusiasm and hope."}, {"text": "It seems like the embodiment of years of almost despairing effort and pain of all of us who have felt these things. That which we have been thinking and feeling\u2014some in one direction and some in another, some in fuller understanding and breadth, others in little flashes of insight here and there\u2014all seems gathered together, expressed, and given form and color and life in your wonderful book. American socialist Julius Wayland endorsed the book, describing the book as \"not exactly socialism\", but that it would open up a new world for its readers and that the book was a \"scientific education within itself.\" Criticism. The National Anti-Vivisection Society approved of Moore\u2019s illustration of \"the ethical kinship\" between humans and animals but objected to the idea that evolution could explain the evolution of human mental capacity. The RSPCA felt that while Moore's arguments were well supported, they took exception with his Darwinian perspective, stating that \"there is much in it that cannot be agreed with\". G. M. A.'s review in \"The American Naturalist\", stated: \"While agreeing with the author that 'the art of being kind' is in sore need of cultivation among us, one cannot but be amused at the mixture"}, {"text": "of fact and error, observation and travelers' tales, seriousness of statement and straining after absurd expressions, that characterizes this not unreadable book.\" J. R. Stanton in \"American Anthropologist\" was also critical, stating \"[i]ts failing, as in the case of so many works of similar nature, is that in sweeping away impassable gulfs it ignores real differences.\" Legacy. In the book, Moore criticizes the anthropocentrism of human beings: \"We think of our acts toward non-human peoples [...] \"entirely from the human point of view\". We never take the time to put ourselves in the places of our victims.\" He also asserts that arrogance prevents humans from recognizing their kinship with nonhuman animals and grievously mistreating them, likening their \"provincialist\" attitude to chauvinism and racism: The denial by human animals of ethical relations to the rest of the animal world is a phenomenon not differing either in character or cause from the denial of ethical relations by a tribe, people, or race of human beings to the rest of the human world. These arguments have been described by contemporary scholars as antecedents of the concept of speciesism, which was coined as a term 63 years later by Richard D. Ryder. Publication history."}, {"text": "The book's publisher, Charles H. Kerr & Co., included the book in its International Library of Social Science series, which was described as \"positively indispensable to the student of socialism.\" In 1906, the same year as the book's original publication, \"The Whole World Kin\", a condensed version of the book was published in London by George Bell & Sons. They also published an unabridged version of the book, as did the Humanitarian League. In the same year, Felix Ortt produced a Dutch translation of the book. In 1908, \u014csugi Sakae and Sakai Toshihiko translated the book into Japanese. The book was out-of-print for several years, but was reissued by Charles H. Kerr & Co., in 1916, due to increased demand. It was reissued by Centaur Press in 1992, edited by animal rights philosopher Charles R. Magel, with added appendices, including \"letters from Moore to Salt, a biographical essay and the eulogy Clarence Darrow delivered at Moore's funeral.\""}, {"text": "Malte Kiilerich Hansen (born 16 October 1995) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish 1st Division club Hvidovre. Career. Kiilerich was born in Copenhagen and grew up on Amager, where he started playing football for B1908. In 2012, he joined Midtjylland's academy, before moving to second tier club Br\u00f8nsh\u00f8j on loan in February 2015. The loan then became a permanent deal in July 2015, after the club suffered relegation to the third tier at the end of the season. On 12 July 2016, Kiilerich signed with Hvidovre. In June 2017, his contract was extended, followed by another extension in November 2017. The latter deal secured his position with the club until 2019, a testament to his development into a dependable starter at the centre-back position. In January 2019, it was announced that Kiilerich would be joining Danish Superliga club AC Horsens from the 2019\u201320 season onward. He signed a three-year contract with \"Den Gule Fare\". During his tenure, he established a robust defensive partnership alongside Alexander Ludwig, anchoring the center of defense. Their combined efforts resulted in both players amassing more than 100 appearances each for the club. The 2022\u201323 season proved challenging for Kiilerich"}, {"text": "and Horsens. The team struggled to maintain a clean sheet from October 2022 to June 2023, conceding a league-high 58 goals. Ultimately, their relegation occurred due to goal difference, narrowly missing out to Lyngby. On 1 September 2023, Kiilerich made his return to Hvidovre, who had secured promotion to the Superliga in the interim."}, {"text": "Tapalaya was a Vietnamese-Cajun restaurant owned by chef Anh Luu in the Kerns neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, United States. The restaurant closed in 2019, and was replaced by a vegan restaurant called The Sudra. History. Tapalaya opened in northeast Portland in 2008. In her role as head chef, Luu \"rebooted\" the restaurant's menu in 2014, then purchased Tapalaya in 2017. She competed on \"Chopped\" in 2015, and her \"Chicken, Shrimp, and Andouille Sausage Gumbo\" recipe was included in \"Portland Cooks, Recipes from the City\u2019s Best Restaurants & Bars\" (2017). The restaurant was burgled in February 2019, and participated in Portland Dining Month. It was included in the \"Portland Mercury\" \"100 Portland Happy Hours: Northeast\" list in 2019. Tapalaya closed in 2019 when Luu relocated to New Orleans. \"The Oregonian\" Michael Russell included Tapalaya is his list of \"Portland's most painful restaurant closures of 2019\". Reception. In 2018, \"The Oregonian\" ranked Tapalaya one of North and Northeast Portland's 40 best restaurants."}, {"text": "Daniel Baggish (born August 19, 1983) is an American professional darts player. He had a PDC tour card from 2021 to 2022, after being the only American player to win one at Q-School in 2021. He is sponsored by Target Darts, and has been a member of Team Target since 2019. Career. He first came to prominence in 2019, when he was one of 8 North American qualifiers who played in the 2019 US Darts Masters, where he lost 6\u20131 to Daryl Gurney in the first round. He went on to defeat Elliot Milk and Leonard Gates, before beating Jeff Smith in the final of the North American Championship, which meant he qualified for the 2020 PDC World Darts Championship. He then won a CDC Pro Tour event in Philadelphia, defeating Joe Huffman in the final. Baggish became the first American player to qualify for a PDC European Tour event by qualifying for the 2022 German Darts Grand Prix. At the tournament, he beat Thomas Junghans to become the first American to win a European Tour game."}, {"text": "Peter Nysted Therkildsen (born 13 June 1998) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ekstraklasa club Widzew \u0141\u00f3d\u017a."}, {"text": "Developmental Neuropsychology is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering the intersection of developmental psychology and neuropsychology. It was established in 1985 and is published eight times per year by Routledge. The editor-in-chief is Robert J. McCaffrey (Albany Neuropsychological Associates). According to the \"Journal Citation Reports\", the journal has a 2018 impact factor of 1.344."}, {"text": "Joseph Ansah Ekuban (born 2 January 2000) is a Ghanaian football player who plays for club Latina. Club career. Verona. He was raised in the youth teams of Verona. He never was called up to the senior squad. He spent 2018\u201319 season in Serie D with Mantova. Loan to Partizani. On 12 July 2019 he joined Albanian Superliga club Partizani Tirana on loan with an option to buy. He made his first appearances for Partizani in July in their European (UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League) qualifiers matches against Qaraba\u011f and Sheriff Tiraspol. He made his professional Albanian Superliga debut for Partizani on 15 September 2019 in a game against La\u00e7i. He substituted Jasir Asani in the 57th minute. On 20 January 2020, Partizani announced that they are terminating the loan early. He made just one appearance in the Albanian Superliga, two in Albanian Cup and two in UEFA qualifiers. Virtus Francavilla. On 21 January 2020, he signed a 2.5-year contract with Serie C club Virtus Francavilla. Loan to Monterosi. On 20 January 2022, he was loaned to Monterosi. Loan to Fidelis Andria. On 6 January 2023, Ekuban moved on loan to Fidelis Andria. Arezzo. On 1 February 2024,"}, {"text": "Ekuban signed with Arezzo. Personal life. His older brother Caleb Ekuban is also a football player. He scored 17 goals for Partizani in the 2016\u201317 season, 2 years prior to Joseph joining the club."}, {"text": "The United Jewish Communist Workers Party was a political party in Ukraine. The party was born out of a split in the United Jewish Socialist Workers Party (\"Fareynikhte\"), as after the February 25, 1919 Third Party Conference the Kiev organization had embraced communism and voiced support for the Bolshevik government. The Kiev communist \"fareynikhte\" did however retain the demand for Jewish national personal autonomy, to be expressed through the formation of Jewish soviets to govern Jewish community affairs. On April 8, 1919, the United Jewish Communist Workers Party was established as a separate party. Key leaders of the new party were Yehuda Novakovsky and Mikhail Levitan. The new party sought unity with the Communist Bund. The leadership of the two parties sought to merge with the Communist Party (Bolshevik) of Ukraine, on condition that their members could join \"en bloc\". By late April 1919 a conference of the party issued a statement addressed to the Communist Party (Bolshevik) of Ukraine protesting the de facto abolition of Jewish autonomy. In May 1919 the United Jewish Communist Workers Party and the Communist Bund formed a joint commission, to pave the path for a merger of the two parties. Each of the two"}, {"text": "parties had three representatives on the commission. The commission adopted a platform, that was broadly in line with communist policies but included a demand for the set-up of separate Jewish sections in the People's Commissariats for Social Welfare and Education. Each of the two parties held parallel conferences in Kiev, adopting resolutions in favour of the platform elaborated by the commission. On May 22, 1919, the two parties formally merged into the Jewish Communist Union in Ukraine (\"Komfarband\")."}, {"text": "Roberta Morris Purdee (born September 3, in Kansas City, Missouri) is an American film producer and documentarian. Early life and education. Morris Purdee was raised by single mother Nancy Kopplin Morris throughout the midwestern United States. She became a member of the first graduating class of Columbine High School, graduating early. She studied early childhood education in college. Personal life. In her late teens she married Nathan Purdee. The two supported themselves through college by working as bounty hunters in Denver, Colorado. They eventually moved to Los Angeles so that Purdee could pursue a career as an actor. The two divorced in the 1980s, but remarried in 1991 and moved to New York City to begin Purdee's tenure on \"One Life to Live\" and raise their newborn son Taylor A. Purdee. As of 2019 she resides in Pennsylvania with her husband. Career. After moving to Los Angeles Morris Purdee began working as assistant to Academy Award winning actor/director Lee Grant. While spending the next few years assisting Grant and fellow Oscar nominee Brenda Vaccaro, she became a script reader within the Hollywood Studio System before moving to New York to work as production coordinator on a number of studio films,"}, {"text": "independent films, television films, and documentaries. While continuing to work with Grant and husband Joseph Feury she began producing films, and eventually opened her own production company with her husband Nathan Purdee. The two groups worked together on a number of documentaries and narrative films for HBO, Lifetime, PBS, and Disney. In the late 90s Purdee's Karmic Release Ltd. began to strike out on its own, producing the documentary film \"\", an intimate, musical portrait of New York Cabaret legend John Wallowitch and partner Bertram Ross, who had been Martha Graham's star dancer and co-director of the Graham Company. Directed by her brother Richard Morris and crediting both his wife, costume designer Sue Gandy and Nathan Purdee as producers as well, \"Wallowitch & Ross: This Moment\" went on to be shortlisted for the 1999 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Morris Purdee teamed up again with Feury/Grant in the early 2000s to produce \"...A Father...A Son...Once Upon a Time in Hollywood\", the story of the Douglas Hollywood dynasty begun by Kirk Douglas, and the groundbreaking \"Baghdad ER\" for HBO, which went on to win 4 Emmys, a Peabody, and the Dupont-Columbia. During this era Morris Purdee also produced a series"}, {"text": "of specials for Sesame Workshop and the documentary \"Praying with Lior\", and worked with Jonathan Caouette on his seminal film \"Tarnation\". Her solutions to the political and logistical struggles faced while producing Baghdad ER and the extensive roadblocks faced when clearing rights to the near endless pop culture imagery that is woven into the fabric of \"Tarnation\" have been lectured on at Yale and Lehigh University. In 2011 she began working more closely with son Taylor A. Purdee. The two have produced two feature length films together: the documentary \"This is Honduras\", and the musical film \"Killian & the Comeback Kids,\" which stars both Taylor and Nathan Purdee, as well as a number of specials, shorts, and re-releases. The features, both directed by Taylor, were expected to be released theatrically in 2020. In 2014 Blue Rider Press published Lee Grant's memoirs as \"I Said Yes To Everything\", edited by Morris Purdee. The two began work on the book in 2009. The book has seen multiple printings and been placed on the Entertainment Weekly \"Must List,\" Apple's \"Best of 2014,\" and been named an Editor's Favorite book by Amazon."}, {"text": "The cockade of France () is the national ornament of France, obtained by circularly pleating a blue, white and red ribbon. It is composed of the three colors of the French flag, with blue in the center, white immediately outside and red on the edge. History. The French tricolor cockade was devised at the beginning of the French Revolution. On 12 July 1789 \u2013 two days before the storming of the Bastille \u2013 the revolutionary journalist Camille Desmoulins, calling on the Parisian crowd to revolt, asked the protesters what color to adopt as a symbol of the revolution, proposing either green (representing hope) or the blue of the American revolution, symbol of freedom and democracy. The protesters responded \"The green! The green! We want green cockades!\" Desmoulins then took a green leaf from the ground and pinned it to his hat. However, the green was abandoned after just one day because it was also the color of the king's brother, the reactionary Count of Artois, later King Charles X. The following day, 13 July, an opportunity arose to create a cockade of different colors when those bourgeois who hoped to limit revolutionary excesses established a citizen militia. It was decided"}, {"text": "that the militia should be given a distinctive badge in the form of a two-colored cockade in the ancient colors of Paris, blue and red. On 17 July, King Louis XVI went to Paris to meet the new French National Guard: its members wore the blue and red cockade of the militia, to which it would appear that the Marquis of Lafayette, commander of the Guard, had added a white band representing loyalty to the Sovereign. Louis XVI put it on his hat and \u2013 with some reluctance \u2013 approved the appointment of the revolutionary Jean Sylvain Bailly as mayor of Paris, and the formation of the National Guard led by Lafayette. Thus was born the French tricolor cockade. On the same day, the Count of Artois left France, along with members of the nobility supportive of absolute monarchy. The tricolor cockade became the official symbol of the revolution in 1792, with the three colors now said to represent the three estates of French society: the clergy (blue), the nobility (white) and the third estate (red). The use of the three colors spread, and a law of 15 February 1794 made them the colors of the French national flag. From"}, {"text": "August 1789, Italian demonstrators in sympathy with the French revolution began to use simple cockades of green leaves inspired by the primitive French cockade. From these evolved the red, white and green Italian tricolor cockade. Use. Use on institutional vehicles. Decree no. 89-655 of 13 September 1989 forbids the use of the tricolor cockade on all land, sea and air vehicles, with the following exceptions: The use of the tricolor cockade is not permitted for mayors' vehicles, and offenders risk up to one year's imprisonment and a fine of \u20ac15,000. Use on state aircraft. The use of the cockade on French military aircraft was first mandated by the \"A\u00e9ronautique Militaire\" in 1912, and subsequently became widespread during World War I. The French practice inspired the adoption of a similar roundel (with colours reversed) by the British Royal Flying Corps, and of comparable insignia by other nations. Cockades were, and still are, painted on the aircraft fuselages as the primary military aircraft insignia of the French Air Force; modified designs are used for other French government aircraft. Cockades continue to be used on French state aircraft. After World War II a yellow border was added to the cockade, which was removed"}, {"text": "in 1984. Other uses. The tricolor cockade is also used on certain elite uniforms, both military and civilian, which include headwear decorated with it. It is likewise an attribute of Marianne, the national allegorical representation of France, who is conventionally depicted wearing a Phrygian cap, sometimes decorated with a tricolor cockade. The cockade appears on mayors' badges; and on the sash worn by Miss France, as well as French-made \"m\u00e9duses\" (\"jellyfish\" in English) plastic beach sandals."}, {"text": "Matthias Pr\u00e6st Nielsen (born 21 June 2000) is a Danish footballer who plays for Icelandic Besta deild karla club KR as a midfielder. Career. Club career. On 27 July 2020 it was confirmed, that Pr\u00e6st had joined Danish 2nd Division club Middelfart Boldklub on a deal until the summer 2022. In January 2024, Pr\u00e6st joined Icelandic Besta deild karla club Fylkir. In August 2024, ahead of the 2025 season, Pr\u00e6st signed a three-year contract with fellow league club KR."}, {"text": "Ardab Mutiyaran is a 2019 Punjabi-language romantic comedy drama film directed by Manav Shah. The film is produced by Gunbir Singh Sidhu and Manmord Sidhu under the banner White Hill Studios. Starring Sonam Bajwa, Mehreen Pirzada, Ajay Sarkaria and Ninja, the story of the film revolves around Babbu Bains (played by Sonam Bajwa), who fights evils of the society in her own style. She represents all the women, who fight for their own identity. It was released on 18 October 2019. Plot. Babbu Bains, a young, spirited and bold girl finds her calling as a recovery agent in a finance company (Chaddha Finance) run by another headstrong girl, Shruti. Babbu\u2019s partner Vicky is always at the receiving end of Shruti\u2019s wrath. Owing to their constant clashes, Shruti sends Babbu for a false recovery to bring her down. This results in Babbu meeting Rinku Bansal, an only bachelor in his house dominated by his sisters-in-law. Rinku falls head over heels in love with her at first sight. Rinku and Babbu get married and Vicky ends up tying the knot with Shruti. Vickey's household is dominated by his mother Sudesh as his dad is a hen-pecked husband. Thus, begins the epic saga"}, {"text": "of power play between these women both at their workplace and their respective homes. While the men try to make peace between them but end up being pulled at both the ends in this tug of war. Production. The film was announced in July 2019, with lead cast of Sonam Bajwa, Mehreen Pirzada, Ninja and Ajay Sarkaria. It marked as Ajay Sarkaria's debut film. Release. The first look of the film was released on 17 September 2019. The official trailer of the film was released by White Hill Music on 19 September 2019. Dialogue promo was released on 4 October 2019. The film was theatrically released on 18 October 2019. Soundtrack. The songs are composed by Desi Crew, Jassi Katyal, Goldboy, Beat Minister, The Kidd, Gur Sidhu and Cheetah on lyrics of Sidhu Moose Wala, Harmanjeet, Gur Sidhu, Sukh Sohal, Singa, Vicky Gill, Jassi Lokka, and Satta Vairowalia. Reception. Critical reception. Manpriya Singh of \"The Tribune\" praised the script as refreshing, having a good storyline and funny dialogues. Singh praised the performance of Bajwa, Ajay Sarkaria and the cameo by Navneet Nishan but concluded, \"our Jatti [Bajwa] is loud and clear. This film belongs to her.\""}, {"text": "The 2016 Corpus Christi mayoral election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the mayor of Corpus Christi, Texas. It saw the election of Dan McQueen, who unseated incumbent mayor Nelda Martinez."}, {"text": "Benjamin Pratnemer (born 31 March 1979) is a Slovenian professional darts player. Career. Pratnemer won the PDC Eastern Europe World Championship qualifier in 2019, defeating J\u00e1nos V\u00e9gs\u0151 of Hungary 6\u20131 in the final, which meant he qualified for the 2020 PDC World Darts Championship. He became the second Slovenian after Osmann Kijamet in 2010 to qualify for the event. On 7 February 2020, he qualified for his first PDC European Tour event. He played in the 2020 Belgian Darts Championship, where he lost 5\u20136 in the first round against Wesley Plaisier. Since 2021 Pratnamer has been playing on the WDF Circuit picking up a couple of wins in Slovenia & Hungary. In 2023, Pratnemer participated in the PDC 2023 Q-School, in an attempt to get a tourcard. He got to the final phase, where he finished 28th with 3 points. Performance timeline. BDO PDC"}, {"text": "Jason Mims is an American soccer coach who is currently the Chief Operations Officer for USL Championship club Memphis 901. Playing career. Mims grew up in Memphis, Tennessee. He then attended Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer in St. Louis, Missouri, where he was a four-year starting midfielder from 1995 to 1999. Mims then played one year of professional soccer for the Cincinnati Riverhawks where he made 10 appearances and scored 2 goals. Coaching career. College career. After Mims retired from professional soccer he was hired as an assistant for the Creighton Bluejays. He spent nine years with Creighton before he was hired by the Omaha Mavericks as the first head coach in their soccer program's history. While there he brought the program national success, until leaving in mid-2018 for a spot in the Real Salt Lake academy system. Real Salt Lake Academy. Mims accepted a position working with the Real Salt Lake academy. While there he primarily worked with the U-18 and U-19 development teams. Moreover, when the head coach of the Salt Lake reserve team, Real Monarchs, left the team, Mims joined as an assistant to J\u00e1mison Olave. Union Omaha. On May 7, 2019, Mims was announced as the"}, {"text": "head coach of the new USL League One club, Union Omaha. Mims was named League One Coach of the Year in 2021. On December 16, 2022, Mims resigned from his position with Union Omaha. Memphis 901 FC. In December 2023, Mims returned to his hometown to act as Chief Operations Officer for Memphis 901 in the USL Championship."}, {"text": "The 2020 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour is the global elite professional beach volleyball circuit organized by the F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) for the 2019\u201320 beach volleyball season. Starts in late early October 2019, the 2020 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Calendar comprised by two FIVB World Tour 4-star tournaments, one 3-star, two 2-star and eleven 1-star event, all organised by the FIVB. Several events were postponed or canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic. External links."}, {"text": "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is a dystopian young adult action-adventure novel written by the American author Suzanne Collins. It is a prequel to the original \"The Hunger Games\" trilogy, set 64 years before the events of the first novel. It was released on May 19, 2020, by Scholastic, with an audiobook of the novel, read by the American actor Santino Fontana, released simultaneously. The book had a virtual launch due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A film adaptation by Lionsgate, \"\", was released on November 17, 2023. Plot. To help revive the televised Hunger Games' declining viewership, 24 Capitol Academy students are chosen to mentor tributes for the upcoming 10th Hunger Games and new features are added to the Games, such as tribute interviews and gifts that sponsors supply to the tributes. Eighteen-year-old Coriolanus \"Coryo\" Snow hopes to win a prize to pay his way to the university and return the Snow family's prestige. Coriolanus is assigned the District 12 female tribute, Lucy Gray Baird, a member of the Covey, a nomadic music band. District 12, the poorest district, has never produced a victor. However, during the reaping, she sparks the Capitol's attention by defiantly singing and by slipping"}, {"text": "a snake into the dress of Mayfair Lipp, the daughter of District 12's mayor. Coriolanus starts considering her a possible victor and urges Lucy Gray to use her musical abilities to garner Capitol viewers' favor and gifts during the Games. During a Games arena tour, rebel bombs explode, killing several tributes and mentors. Lucy Gray saves Coriolanus from a fallen beam while Marcus, the District 2 male tribute, escapes amid the chaos only to be later captured, tortured, and left to die in the arena. Lucy Gray and Coriolanus overcome their mutual mistrust and share their first kiss the night before the Games. During the Games, fellow student Sejanus Plinth sneaks into the arena to mourn Marcus and head gamemaker Dr. Volumnia Gaul sends an indifferent Coriolanus in to retrieve him. Coriolanus succeeds but has to kill the District 8 tribute Bobbin in self-defense when exiting. Coriolanus's family finances deteriorate when a new Capitol tax threatens their family home. His desire to win the Games and receive the Plinth Prize - a fully funded seat to the Academy - increases. With Coriolanus's help, Lucy Gray wins the Games. Dean Casca Highbottom discovers that Coriolanus cheated by giving Lucy Gray rat"}, {"text": "poison to kill another tribute and by using a handkerchief with her scent to save her from snake mutts; Highbottom confronts Coriolanus with the evidence. Threatened with his family's public disgrace, Coriolanus reluctantly joins the Peacekeepers for a 20-year contract, but requests to be assigned to District 12, hoping to see Lucy Gray again. In District 12, Coriolanus and Lucy Gray resume their romance. Snow begins to suspect that Sejanus, who has also been forced into the Peacekeepers, is working with rebels and so secretly records part of a conversation between himself and Sejanus, implicating the latter, and sends it to Gaul. Coriolanus and Lucy Gray discover Sejanus planning with a rebel, Spruce, to smuggle others away from District 12 and argue over Sejanus's involvement. Upon discovering Mayfair eavesdropping with Billy Taupe, Lucy Gray's ex-boyfriend, Spruce and Coriolanus kill them. Spruce is later captured for the crime and dies from his wounds. Later, due to Snow's recording, Sejanus is publicly hanged. Knowing he can still be linked to Mayfair and Billy's murders, Coriolanus agrees to run away with Lucy Gray. While escaping District 12, Coriolanus finds the murder weapons and turns on Lucy Gray as she is the only link"}, {"text": "to his crimes. While searching for her in the woods, Coriolanus is bitten by a snake, which he believes was a booby trap set by Lucy Gray. Coriolanus chases after and shoots at her with the gun, but she escapes. While Lucy Gray escapes, Coriolanus hears her sing the last stanza of \"The Hanging Tree\", mockingjays echoing the melody repeatedly as Coriolanus fires wildly into the trees. Later, Coriolanus disposes of the guns and returns to District 12. Coriolanus reports for officer training but is taken to the Capitol, where he meets Gaul, who arranges a pardon for him and gives him a place at the University; Sejanus's parents make him their heir, unaware that he betrayed their son. Later, in the epilogue, Coriolanus visits Dean Highbottom, who reveals his guilt surrounding the Games' creation, as it was a drunken idea which Coriolanus's father Crassus took seriously, before drinking a vial of morphling, unaware that Coriolanus had poisoned it. As Gamemaker, Coriolanus introduces the Victor's Village and rewards winning districts each year with money and food. This ultimately incentivizes the Games for both districts and the Capitol, thus beginning his rise to power. Reception. \"The Guardian\" praised the book, writing,"}, {"text": "\"Collins's themes of friendship, betrayal, authority and oppression, as well as the extra layers of lore about mockingjays and Capitol's history, will please and thrill.\" Similarly, \"Time\" said that Collins shines most \"as she weaves in tantalising details that lend depth to the gruesome world she created in the original series\". \"Kirkus Reviews\" gave it a starred review, saying the book is \"both a tense, character-driven piece and a cautionary tale\". \"The Daily Telegraph\" reviewer criticized it as \"not the most promising opening [fans expected]\" and said that Collins should \"stick to plucky heroes and dazzling plot-twists\". She wrote that \"when it comes to writing the murkiest backwaters of the human psyche, Collins is fathoms out of her depth\". Darren Franich from \"Entertainment Weekly\" said, \"The storytelling itself trends desperate at times. Chapters close on violent cliffhangers that edge into parody,\" and that \"there are too many folk music interludes [and] some ludicrous franchise callbacks\" but overall it \"is a major work with major flaws, but it sure gives you a lot to chew on\", ultimately giving it a grade of B\u2212. Film adaptation. In August 2017, Lionsgate's CEO, Jon Feltheimer, expressed an interest in spin-offs of \"The Hunger Games\","}, {"text": "with intentions to create a writers' room to explore the concept. In June 2019, Joe Drake, the chairman of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, announced that the company was working with Collins on an adaptation of \"The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes\". By April 2020, Collins and Lionsgate confirmed that plans were underway for the film's development. Casting had not yet begun, but the director Francis Lawrence had been confirmed to return after his success with \"The Hunger Games\" series. The film's writer was to be Michael Arndt, with Nina Jacobson and Collins as producers. In August 2021, Lionsgate's chairman, Joe Drake, revealed that the film was in pre-production with filming expected to begin in early 2022 for a targeted release of \"either late fiscal 2023 or early 2024\". On April 28, 2022, it was announced that the film would be released on November 17, 2023. On May 16, 2022, it was announced that Tom Blyth had been cast as the young Coriolanus Snow. On May 31, Rachel Zegler was cast as Lucy Gray Baird. On June 15, Josh Andr\u00e9s Rivera was cast as Sejanus Plinth. On June 22, Hunter Schafer was cast as Tigris. On June 27, Jason Schwartzman"}, {"text": "was cast as Lucretius \"Lucky\" Flickerman. In July, Peter Dinklage was reported to have been cast as Dean Highbottom. On June 6, 2022, Lionsgate released a teaser trailer for the film, followed by a full trailer on April 27, 2023. On November 17, \"\" was released in theaters to mixed reviews from critics."}, {"text": "Lukas Wenig (born 18 September 1994) is a professional German darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Career. Wenig qualified for his first PDC European Tour tournament in 2019, when he qualified for the 2019 German Darts Open, but he lost in the first round to Chris Dobey. Wenig has also qualified via different routes for the UK Open, reaching the third round in 2022 before losing to compatriot Florian Hempel. He reached the third round on the European Tour for the first time at the 2022 European Darts Matchplay before being defeated by Luke Humphries. He missed out on a Tour Card in 2023. In April 2023 Wenig won Week 9 of the 3rd Edition of the Modus Super Series, picking up \u00a35,000 in the process. He reached the final twice on the 2023 Challenge Tour. In January 2024, Wenig earned a Tour Card at Q-School by finishing tenth on the European Q-School Order of Merit. Performance timeline. PDC European Tour PDC Players Championships"}, {"text": "Massimo Bertagnoli (born 26 February 1999) is an Italian football player who plays for club Reggiana. Club career. He is a product of Chievo youth teams. On 5 July 2019 he signed his first professional contract with the club for a 5-year term. He made his professional Serie B debut for Chievo on 25 August 2019 in a game against Perugia. He started the game and played the whole match. On 27 January 2020, he joined Fermana on loan until the end of the 2019\u201320 season. On 13 August 2021 he joined Brescia. On 8 July 2025, Bertagnoli moved to Reggiana on a two-season contract."}, {"text": "Boyd Gittins (born September 12, 1946) was an American track and field athlete who competed in the 400-meter hurdles. He was selected for the United States' 1968 Olympic team. He qualified for the Olympic team for the 440 yard hurdles despite competing in the national qualifying race in Los Angeles with pigeon droppings in his eyes. During his Olympic preparation, an adverse reaction to a mandatory smallpox vaccine caused a hamstring injury that forced him to withdraw from the Olympic competition two days before his race. He attended Shoreline Community College before getting an athletic scholarship to run for Washington State University and their Cougar's track team. He was runner-up at the 1968 United States Olympic Trials to Geoff Vanderstock, who set a world record. Gittins' time of 49.27 seconds (49.1 in hand-timing) ranked him seventh in the world for that year."}, {"text": "Zafar Imam is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former minister of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, and a former member of parliament for Feni-1. Early life and education. He was born on 13 December 1948 in Feni District. He passed SSC from Feni Government Pilot High School in 1963. He completed HSC from Feni Government College in 1965. He joined the Pakistan Military Academy in 1966 while studying in Dhaka University. Military career. Pakistan Army. Imam was commissioned in April 1967 in the 9th Frontier Force Regiment. He served in 9th Frontier Force Regiment till 1970. In late 1970, he was transferred to 24th Frontier Force Regiment. In 1971 he was posted to the 24 Frontier Force Regiment as a captain in Comilla Cantonment. Bangladesh Army. After the crackdown he left the Pakistan Army and joined the Mukti Bahini.He fought in Sector 2 and served there as a Sub Sector Commander. In October when K Force was formed then he was promoted to the rank of Major and was appointed as the founding commanding officer of 10 East Bengal Regiment.He was awarded Bir Bikram for his role during the war. He served as the Provost Marshal"}, {"text": "of Bangladesh Army. Later he was appointed as the commanding officer of 15th East Bengal Regiment in Rangpur Cantonment. He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in 1975. He went to retirement in 1976. Political career. In 1980 Imam joined the cabinet of Ziaur Rahman. After the assassination of President Ziaur Rahman he joined the cabinet of President Abdus Sattar as a minister of state and was given the charge of Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief. He served there till 24 March 1982.Later he joined the Jatiya Party and was elected to parliament from Feni-1 in 1986. He was re-elected from Feni-1.On 23 December 1989 he joined the cabinet of President Hussein Mohammad Ershad and took charge as the minister of environment forest and climate change. He served until the government fell down in late 1990. Imam contested the 1991 election from Feni-1 as a candidate of the Jatiya Party but lost to Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. The Awami League had nominated Md. Zakaria Bhuiyan who also lost. Imam contested the 1996 election from Feni-1 as a candidate of the Jatiya Party but came a distant third behind Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. Imam contested the 2001 election"}, {"text": "from Feni-1 as a candidate of the Awami League but lost to Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. Personal life. He was married to Nurmahal Begum."}, {"text": "The Tebra is a river in the South Kurzeme Municipality of Courland, Latvia. Its source is Podnieki Lake in the Kalvene Parish of western Latvia. Several large populated areas are located on the banks of the Tebra river, including Aizpute, \u0160takeldanga, and Apriki. The river is crossed by the motorway. In the middle of the river there is a pronounced valley, which reaches depth of 10 to 20 m and has many ponds. There is a water reservoir (mill pond) Aizpute. The main tributaries are the rivers Aloxte (right) and Grabstes (left). Near the settlement of Saka the river merges with the Durbe, forming the Saka River."}, {"text": "Carrie Richerson (November 1, 1952 - February 2, 2019) was an American science fiction fan and bookseller who was also a science fiction writer repeatedly nominated for international awards. Biography. Born Carrie Richerson in Mississippi November 1, 1952, she got her degree from Rice University in Houston, Texas, where she studied Mathematics. She lived in Austin where she was involved in the local science fiction fandom and where she worked as a bookseller. Richerson was involved in running conventions and she was part of the team that ran the 1997 Worldcon, LoneStarCon 2. She also wrote short fiction, beginning in the 1990s. Her work was published in a number of magazines, including \"Amazing Stories\", \"Asimov's\", \"F&SF\", \"Pulphouse\", and \"Realms of Fantasy\". Richerson was nominated for a Campbell Award twice. Her work also appeared in a collection and other anthologies. Elizabeth Moon thanked her in her novel \"Against the Odds\" in 2000. Richerson died in 2019 in an Austin rehabilitation center due to years of poor health."}, {"text": "Daniel Klose (born 30 October 1979) is a German professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He finished as the runner-up at 2023 PDC Players Championship 21. Career. 2019. Klose qualified for his first PDC European Tour tournament, the 2019 European Darts Grand Prix, as one of four Host Nation qualifiers, but he lost in the first round to Keegan Brown 6\u20133. 2020. In November 2020, he qualified for the PDC Europe Super League Darts 2020, where he reached the quarter-finals after finishing top Group B. He won six wins in his seven games, defeating Manfred Bilderl 6\u20135 in a deciding leg, beating Ren\u00e9 Eidams 6\u20131, Dragutin Horvat and Nico Kurz both 6\u20132, Karsten Koch 6\u20133, and Thomas K\u00f6hnlein 6\u20134, with his one loss being to Maik Langendorf. He lost to Michael Unterbuchner 8\u20134 in the quarter-finals. 2021. In his second Super League participation in the 2021 edition, he was eliminated in the preliminary round, finishing bottom of Group D with only 2 points, having only won two of his 10 games, a 6\u20132 win over Steffen Siepmann and a 6\u20134 win against Ren\u00e9 Eidams. 2022. He was subsequently unable to win a Tour Card at"}, {"text": "European Q-School, failing to reach the final stage, but his attendance at Q-School did grant him access to play in the 2022 PDC Challenge Tour series. On 22 January he reached the quarter-finals at Challenge Tour 3, losing there to Matthew Edgar 5\u20134 in a deciding leg. He reached a second quarter-final of the year at Challenge Tour 12 on 15 July, being whitewashed there 5\u20130 by Chas Barstow, who averaged 107.36 to Klose\u2019s 88.45 On 17 September Klose reached the semi-finals of Challenge Tour 18. He whitewashed Jim Moston 5\u20130, averaging 100.20 to Moston's 86.78, to reach his first semi-final of the year from his third quarter-final of the year. He lost to eventual winner Jurjen van der Velde 5\u20132 in the semi-finals. On 26 & 27 March, Klose received call\u2013ups for 2022 PDC Players Championship series events 7 and 8 filling in as a reserve for an absent tour card holder virtue of his ranking on the Challenge Tour Order of Merit. This was his PDC Pro Tour debut. He lost in the first round on both occasions, to Steve Lennon 6\u20131 and Brendan Dolan 6\u20133 respectively. In November, he again took part in the PDC Europe Super"}, {"text": "League, where he narrowly lost 8\u20137 in the semi-finals to eventual winner Florian Hempel. 2023. At 2023 European Q-School he won a two-year Pro Tour card. He made the first PDC final of his career at the Players Championship 21 event in September, losing to Gerwyn Price. After Max Hopp, Gabriel Clemens, Martin Schindler and Ricardo Pietreczko, he was the fifth German to reach the final of a PDC professional tournament. In September 2023, Klose managed to qualify for the 2023 World Series of Darts Finals via the Tour Card Holder Qualifier. He lost in the first round to Krzysztof Ratajski 6\u20133. As 54th seed he qualified for 2023 Players Championship Finals, and on his debut he lost to Ryan Joyce 6\u20133 in the first round. On 27 November 2023, he took part in the \"Tour Card Holder Qualifier\", the last opportunity to qualify for the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship. He only just missed out on his World Championship debut when he lost to Darren Webster 7\u20135 in the final. 2024. Klose made it to the Fourth round at 2024 UK Open, but it was the only major tournament he appeared on. He qualified for two European Tour events,"}, {"text": "reaching Third round at 2024 Austrian Darts Open, his best result. After failing to qualify for 2025 PDC World Darts Championship, Klose lost his Tour card. Performance timeline. PDC PDC European Tour PDC Players Championships"}, {"text": "The 2017 Corpus Christi mayoral special election was held on May 6, 2017, to elect the mayor of Corpus Christi, Texas. It was held following the resignation of Dan McQueen. It saw the election of Joe McComb."}, {"text": "Elsa Maria Gi\u00f6bel-Oyler (1882\u20131979) was a Swedish painter. Biography. Gi\u00f6bel-Oyler was born in the small hamlet of H\u00e4llefors, Sweden to father, Adrian Gi\u00f6bel and mother, Maria Matilda Carolina Gi\u00f6bel. She had three sisters, Anna Maria Bj\u00f6rk, Louise Maria Hayward and Gerda Maria Lummis; and two brothers, Karl Fredrik Gi\u00f6bel and Christian Gunnar Gi\u00f6bel. Her aunt, Selma Gi\u00f6bel, was a well-known textile artist. In 1911, she married the writer Philip Oyler and in 1913 they had a daughter, Soldanella Oyler, who became an illustrator. Work. She is known for her still life, figurative and landscape paintings. In 1928 and 1929, her work was shown at the Southampton Art Society, England. Also in 1929 she had an exhibition at the Royal Academy in London. In 1937 her work was exhibited at the Renaissance Art Galleries, London. In 1952 she was given a retrospective exhibition at the \u00d6rebro Museum. Collections. Gi\u00f6bel-Oyler is represented in the permanent collection of Nationalmuseum in Stockholm. Death. Gi\u00f6bel-Oyler died in 1979 in the small town of Nora in the county of \u00d6rebro, in Sweden."}, {"text": "ACS Omega is a weekly peer-reviewed scientific journal published since 2016 by the American Chemical Society. The editors-in-chief is Krishna Ganesh. According to the \"Journal Citation Reports\", the journal has a 2024 impact factor of 4.3. It is an open-access publication, which covers research in chemistry and interfacing areas of science."}, {"text": "Majibul Haque Chowdhury is a Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and a former member of parliament for Feni-3. Career. Chowdhury was elected to parliament from Feni-3 as a Jatiya Party (Ershad) candidate in 1986 and 1988."}, {"text": "Diethylsuccinoylsuccinate is an organic compound with the formula [CH2C(OH)=C(CO2Et)]2 (Et = ethyl). A tetrasubstituted derivative of 1,4-cyclohexadiene, the compound is the enol tautomer of the corresponding cyclohexadione. It is produced by base-induced condensation of diethyl succinate: 2 EtO2CCH2CH2CO2Et [CH2C(OH)=C(CO2Et)]2 + 2 EtOH Diethylsuccinylsuccinate is valued as a precursor to the quinacridone pigments. For example, it reacts with two equiv of anilines to give the diamines [CH2C(N(H)Ar)=C(CO2Et)]2, which undergoes cyclization upon treatment with acid to give dihydroquinacridone. When heated in the presence of acid, diethylsuccinoylsuccinate converts to 1,4-cyclohexanedione via hydrolysis of the esters followed by decarboxylation."}, {"text": "Creatable World is the first line of gender-neutral dolls produced by Mattel. Creatable World dolls differ in design from other dolls produced by Mattel. The design of the doll is unique and is noticeably different from both Barbie and Ken; there are no curves or broad shoulders present on the dolls. The doll does not have breasts like Barbie does and has other features that do not display an obvious gender. The dolls are designed to be versatile: with wigs to change hairstyles and a variety of clothing options. Research and design for the doll line's development took 18 months. Mattel tested the product with focus groups that included children with a variety of gender identities. Overview. The dolls are sold in kits, and 6 different kits are currently part of the doll line. The kits offer several customization options, including different hairstyles, clothes and accessories that are intended to offer a variety of both feminine- and masculine-presenting play options. The dolls are designed to be versatile: with wigs to change hairstyles, and a variety of clothing options. The packaging obscures the dolls themselves and instead focuses on their possible variations. Reception. A 2017 survey conducted by the Pew Research"}, {"text": "Center found that approximately 76% of Americans supported girls pursuing interests perceived as masculine and approximately 64% of Americans supported boys pursuing interests perceived as feminine. There were differences based in responses from different political affiliations: approximately 84% of Democrats supported girls pursuing masculine interests compared to approximately 66% of Republicans. Responses also varied by gender: approximately 58% of Republican women supported boys pursuing feminine interests, in contrast to approximately 38% of Republican men. A 2019 consumer survey of approximately 700 adult shoppers indicated that 25% expressed a positive view of gender-neutral toys and that 5% were interested in purchasing dolls from the Creatable World line as a holiday gift. Creatable World was praised by Jess Day, a campaigner for Let Toys Be Toys, who hoped that more toy manufacturers would follow suit in the future and avoid gender stereotypes. Day stated that \"Toy companies have been quite slow to take on board that the world has changed. Most parents don't really want to see their children's interests limited.\" Madeline Schulz, writing for the \"Washington Examiner\", criticized the doll line. Schulz argued that the doll line went beyond Mattel \"trying to break down stereotypes\" and was \"woke capitalism\", since the"}, {"text": "dolls were \"more than three times the price of the average Barbie doll.\" Schulz also argued that Mattel was alienating a substantial portion of their target customers. According to Eliana Dockerman, a staff writer for \"Time\", some marketing materials included an \"overt nod to trans and nonbinary identities\" by including a group of children who used various pronouns and the usage of the slogan \"A doll line designed to keep labels out and invite everyone in\". Alex Meyers, writing for \"Slate\", criticized the doll line for this: Creatable World was recognized by the Project Management Institute in its list of the most influential projects of 2020. It was also a finalist for the Toy of the Year in the doll category."}, {"text": "Mary Catherine Juhas (born September 16, 1955) is an American engineer. She is an associate vice president in the Office of Research and associate professor of materials science and engineering in the College of Engineering at Ohio State University. She is a Fellow of the American Society for Metals and inducted into the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame. Early life. Juhas was born on September 16, 1955, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to parents Lucille and William alongside two sisters. Both her father William and his father were engineers. Education and career. After earning her Master's degree from Carnegie Mellon University, Juhas was hired as an engineer by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. She stayed in San Francisco for five years before completing her PhD at Ohio State University. She left North America for France after receiving her PhD to complete her post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Paris. Upon her return, Juhas was hired at the Edison Welding Institute as a senior research engineer and aerospace team leader. In 2002, she was appointed Assistant Dean for Diversity and Outreach at College of Engineering at Ohio State University. Juhas led the Diversity and Outreach in the Directorate for Engineering at the National Science"}, {"text": "Foundation from 2006 until 2008. In 2011, Juhas was named chair of the President and Provost's Council on Women and elected to the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame. Alongside Joan Herbers, Juhas was invited to speak at the White House regarding encouraging women to join and stay in STEM fields. Two years later, she was appointed Women in Engineering Pro-Active Network President-Elect. She was also elected a Fellow of the American Society for Metals. In 2017, The Ohio State University recognized Juhas as a Distinguished Alumni. Personal life. Juhas met her husband John Lippold while studying at Carnegie Mellon University."}, {"text": "Canegrate is a railway station in Italy. Located on the common section of the Domodossola\u2013Milan, Luino\u2013Milan and Porto Ceresio\u2013Milan lines, it serves the town of Canegrate. Services. Canegrate is served by line S5 of the Milan suburban railway network, operated by the Lombard railway company Trenord."}, {"text": "Marco Rosafio (born 19 March 1994) is an Italian football player who plays for club Potenza. He also holds Swiss citizenship. Club career. He spent the first 7 seasons of his senior career in the lower Italian divisions, mostly Serie C. On 12 July 2019 he signed with Serie B club Cittadella. He made his Serie B debut for Cittadella on 28 September 2019 in a game against Juve Stabia. He substituted Andrea Bussaglia in the 82nd minute. On 3 August 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Reggiana. On 13 August 2023, he signed a two-year contract with SPAL. On 28 August 2024, Rosafio moved to Potenza, on a one-season contract."}, {"text": "Ond\u0159ej Pl\u0161ek (born 8 January 1981) is a Czech professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Pl\u0161ek qualified for his first PDC European Tour tournament in 2019, when he qualified for the 2019 Czech Darts Open, but he lost in the first round to Keegan Brown without winning a single leg."}, {"text": "The Letipea massacre was a mass shooting of civilians by the Soviet armed forces that took place on 8 August 1976 in Letipea, Estonia, at the time part of the USSR. It resulted from a conflict between gas company workers who were having a picnic there, and drunken Soviet border guards. One of the border guards opened fire with an assault rifle, killing nine people at the picnic and wounding 13. In addition, he shot at one of the border guards who had come to stop him, who later died in hospital. In the end, the shooter committed suicide by shooting himself in the face. The commander of the border guard unit, who took responsibility, reportedly also committed suicide. Memorial. A memorial stone was erected for the victims of the massacre in 1991 and the names of those who died were added in 1996."}, {"text": "Lithuanian law allows firearm possession on a shall-issue basis. With approximately 13.6 civilian firearms per 100 people, Lithuania is 58th most armed country in the world. History. When Lithuania was part of the Soviet Union, firearm possession was tightly controlled and most citizens were not allowed to keep firearms. In 1990, Mikhail Gorbachev ordered confiscation of all weapons in Lithuania. In 1993 Lithuania allowed possession of firearms for purposes of self-defense on a may-issue basis \u2013 the applicant needed to demonstrate a danger to one's life. In 1997 this requirement was abolished, making the process shall-issue. In 2002 Lithuania passed new firearm law which is still in force today with some amendments. Since then number of legal firearms began to rise, doubling from 61,544 in 2002 to 127,984 in 2017. Current law. Lithuanian law allows firearm possession for the following purposes: The minimum age to own firearms is 23 for self-defense handguns, 21 for semi-automatic rifles, 18 years for semi-automatic shotguns and smooth-bore self-defense weapons and 16 years for sporting firearms. Every permanent resident of Lithuania of minimum age who passes the examination has the right to possess firearms for self-defense purposes. Article 12(5) forbids police from refusing granting license"}, {"text": "without valid reason. Any such refusal may be appealed in court. Carrying firearms is allowed with a permit to carry. Police also must have good reason to refuse such permit as per Article 40.6. There should be no round in the chamber while carrying, except revolvers, which should not be cocked with the exception of direct threat to the person\u2019s health or life. Explosive missiles, mortars and flame throwers are prohibited. Firearm possession. As of 2019 there are 173,680 (or 6 per 100 people) registered firearms in Lithuania owned by 94,352 people including 37,473 rifles, 47,796 smoothbore long guns, 34,016 gas handguns, 30,165 pistols, 19,684 revolvers and 4,564 other kinds of firearms. Gun crime. Between 1995 and 2018 number of homicides using firearms has fallen by more than 98% from 252 to four, while overall number of homicides has fallen by 85% from 505 to 72."}, {"text": "Grigorije Jezdimirovi\u0107 (Serbian:\u0413\u0440\u0438\u0433\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0458\u0435 \u0408\u0435\u0437\u0434\u0438\u043c\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0438\u045b:Borovo Selo, near Vukovar, Srem, 1745 - Dalj, near Osijek, after 1822) was a Serbian painter. From 1803 to 1804, painter Grigorije Jezdimirovi\u0107 worked on the iconostasis of the Serbian Orthodox Church of St. George in the Sveti \u0110ura\u0111 monastery, then part of the Austrian Empire, now Romania. With master woodcarver Grigorije Devi\u0107, he also worked on the iconostasis of the church of Saint John the Baptist in Ba\u010dka Palanka in 1811. In Osijek, Jezdimirovi\u0107 worked on iconostases with painters Jovan Isailovi\u0107, Jovan Isailovi\u0107, Jr., Jovan Stanisavljevi\u0107 and others of his generation."}, {"text": "The Battle of Checkpoint Pasta, sometimes called the Battle of the Pasta Factory, was a firefight in Mogadishu between Italian troops and Somali rebels, and is remembered for being the first all-out battle involving the Italian Army since the end of the Second World War. The battle took place near the Italian checkpoint called \"Pasta\", because it was located near an abandoned Barilla pasta factory across the intersection of Imperial Street and 21 October Street, after an ambush on Italian forces was set up by Somali rebels led by General Mohamed Aidid. The Italian units eventually broke the encirclement and withdrew. Context. On July 2, 1993, during the development of \"Operation Kangaroo 11\", planned by the command \"ITALFOR\", Italian forces split into two mechanized columns to carry out a search for weapons in the Haliwaa district, a district north of Mogadishu. Some targets were located near an abandoned Barilla pasta factory, near which a checkpoint had been set up, on the crossroads between Via Imperiale and Strada 21 October, called \"Pasta\". The operation. The first column, called Alfa, came from the old port of Mogadishu while the second, Bravo, from the city of Balad, another important Italian garrison during the"}, {"text": "mission, was located about twenty kilometers from Mogadishu. The target of the patrol was an area of 400 by 700 meters between and Pasta. Once the patrol operation was over, the two columns went back to base. Serious unrest broke out in the area, among which snipers mingled. The situation deteriorated to such an extent for Somali law enforcement that the intervention by the Bravo column was necessary, which at that time was in the vicinity of the pasta factory along the Via Imperiale. The militia ambush. Some Italian VCC-1 Camillino armored personnel carriers stopped in front of barricades erected by the Somali militiamen. They were immobilized with anti-tank rockets while the surrounding streets were blocked with other barricades. In one of these, paratrooper Pasquale Baccaro died, hit in the leg by a rocket, when his vehicle was hit by an RPG-7. Sergeant Major Giampiero Monti was seriously injured in the abdomen and paratrooper Massimiliano Zaniolo received a bullet wound in his hand. The rescue intervention of the Alfa column was therefore decided, equipped with eight M60 tanks, Fiat 6614 armored cars and seven B1 Centauro tank destroyers. Further support came from Agusta A129 Mangusta and Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopters."}, {"text": "Armored vehicle crews tried to protect other vehicles and injured comrades using onboard machine guns, while also trying to restart one of the damaged vehicles with men still patrolling the neighborhood; it was at this stage that the Raider Sergeant Stefano Paolicchi was mortally wounded while clearing a militias' dugout with an OD 82/SE hand grenade. Heavy armament was used only on two occasions: an unspecified number of M60s from a company of the 32nd Tank Regiment from the 132nd Armored Brigade \"Ariete\" opened fire on containers that served as a shield for the militiamen, causing great losses, and one of the Mangustas destroyed an Iveco VM 90 seized by the Somali militias with a TOW missile, killing all the rebels aboard. Among the men of the rescue column, the Second Lieutenant Andrea Millevoi, commander of a Centauro tank destroyer platoon of the 8th \"Lancieri di Montebello\" Regiment, was shot and killed as he leaned out of his vehicle to check out the area. A large number of civilians arrived and were used as human shields by the militiamen. The arrival of rescue armored vehicles allowed the soldiers under fire to withdraw. Losses and aftermath. The Italians lost three soldiers"}, {"text": "during that day of battle: In addition, 22 were injured and an unknown number of Somali militiamen and civilians were killed or injured. In the 2008 documentary \"Checkpoint Pasta\" by director Andrea Bettinetti, Somali sources say 67 militiamen were killed and at least 103 were injured. Among the Italians wounded, there was also the then Second Lieutenant Gianfranco Paglia, paratrooper, who during the action was hit by three bullets while trying to rescue the crew of one of the immobilized armored cars. One bullet entered the lung which caused internal bleeding, and one hit the spinal cord which forced him to use a wheelchair afterwards. He was awarded the Gold Medal for military valor for the action. Despite having lost the use of his legs, he is still in service in the Italian Army. The paratrooper and Sergeant Major Giampiero Monti, seriously injured in the abdomen, was awarded the Silver Medal of Military Valor. Other silver and bronze medals were awarded to various members of the Bersaglieri and helicopter pilots engaged in the action. Reasons for the battle. According to some reconstructions, never confirmed by official sources, the clashes erupted because the area of operations conducted by Italian forces was"}, {"text": "the refuge of General Mohammed Farah Aidid, one of the main Somali warlords and considered a major obstacle to reaching a peace agreement. The order from Aidid to his militiamen would have been to kick off the clashes, so as to allow him to flee the area."}, {"text": "Percy Morgan may refer to:"}, {"text": "Peter Sager (17 January 1925 \u2013 1 July 2006) was a Swiss political scientist and economist, an expert in Eastern European affairs, as well as a right-leaning conservative and later libertarian politician (BGB, SVP, LPS). He was the founder and former head of the Swiss Library of Eastern Europe and the Swiss Eastern Institute. His political views and anti-communist publications and lectures made him one of the most controversial figures in Switzerland after World War II. Education and scientific career. Sager was born in Bern. Together with his brother Hans he was raised there by their mother Anna Sager (n\u00e9e Abderhalden). His father Franz Sager who was the general manager of the Gurten brewery, died in a car accident in June 1925. After attending primary and secondary schools, Peter Sager spent a year at the Jomini boarding school in Payerne (known today as the \"Ecole en Guillermaux\"). Afterwards he attended the trade school of Lausanne where he graduated in 1945. Already in 1943 he had read Hitler's \"Mein Kampf\" asking himself how contemporary international politicians could have underestimated the dangers of Nazism. The counter-offensive of the Red Army in World War II later caused him to read works by Lenin"}, {"text": "and Stalin. After beginning university studies in Lausanne, he relocated to Bern where he enrolled at the university to study political economy. In the same year he began to work for \"Berner Student\" the university students' newspaper, where he eventually became an editor. In 1947 he joined the \"Zofingia\" fraternity whose Bern chapter also included Ahmed Huber and Jean Ziegler. His doctoral thesis in 1952 treated \"Die theoretischen Grundlagen des Stalinismus und ihre Auswirkung auf die Wirtschaftspolitik der Sowjetunion\" [\"The theoretical basics of Stalinism and its effects on the economical policy of the Soviet Union\"]. After that, Sager visited the Soviet Union Program at Harvard University for two years where Alexander Gerschenkron, Merle Fainsod, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Robert Lee Wolff and Isaiah Berlin were teaching. He briefly returned to Bern, but would leave again for the US in 1956 where he got a scholarship at Harvard's Russian Research Center. Influenced by the events of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, he came back to Switzerland prematurely to build a political information centre for the research of communism. Swiss Eastern European research. Peter Sager was founder of the Swiss Library of Eastern Europe and the Swiss Eastern Institute. While he presided the Library"}, {"text": "of Eastern Europe only until 1963, he continued to lead the Eastern Institute for more than thirty years from 1959 to 1991. With his numerous publications and lectures \u2013 according to Sager himself, he held an estimated 2,000 lectures \u2013 he participated importantly in defining the political discourse of Eastern European events in Switzerland. Sager's original intent was a scientific career, but after the Hungarian uprising he more and more contributed to establishing the Swiss Eastern Institute. It has been noted that this change accentuated the prevalent educational note of Sager's scientific research. Foreign intelligence organisations therefore judged him as \"not very scientific, but a first-rate propagandist\". Sager was committed to anti-communism and used to polemise against movements like the Swiss New Left, which earned him a reputation of \"the Cold War in person\". \"WOZ Die Wochenzeitung\" wrote in Sager's obituary that, \"in case of doubt\", Sager had not been obligated to democracy and human rights, \"but to Western power. In this respect he was a typical Cold Warrior, albeit clearly less simple than other members of this caste.\" Apart from establishing the Library of Eastern Europe since the late 1940s, Sager in the 1950s also began to collect historical"}, {"text": "western European prints and maps of Russia. This collection called \"Rossica Europeana\" has been held by the Swiss Library of Eastern Europe since 2005. Peter Sager died in Blonay on 1 July 2006. Politics. In 1945, Peter Sager joined the Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents () where his father had already been active. In 1959 and 1979 he ran for a seat in the Swiss National Council for BGB and the conservative Swiss People's Party (SVP) respectively, but was not elected. In 1983 he succeeded to win a seat in the National Council for the SVP of Bern. Sager held this seat until 1991. From 1984 to 1991 he was also a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, as well as its vice president, and from 1987 to 1991 he was chairman of the Assembly's board for relations to European non-member states. As an expert in Eastern European matters, Sager actively participated in decision-making during the discussions in the Council of Europe on the developments in Eastern Europe of the 1980s. His political interestes, however, went beyond Switzerland and Eastern Europe. E.g. he also commented on the Falklands War and South American issues. In 1967,"}, {"text": "also published an analysis of the Soviet influence in India and Pakistan. \"Moscow's Hand in India\" was described by Minoo Masani as having left a mark on India, and a review from Pakistan found that it \"represents a painstaking and scholarly effort to examine ... Muslim thought and politics since the time of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan.\" In the late 1980s, Sager began to oppose SVP politician Christoph Blocher whom he called \"a horrible catastrophe\" in a 2005 interview. \"He is like a centrifuge. Anything that isn't similar to him or that he doesn't like, he will haul away.\" In contrast to Blocher, Sager was an advocate of Switzerland joining the United Nations in 1986 and the European Economic Area (EEA) in 1992. The 1992 decision to not join the EEA was called \"the probably most incorrect decision regarding external affairs in the 20th century\" by Sager. In 1991, Sager left the Swiss People's party in protest and joined the Liberal Party of Switzerland in 2003. Criticism and controversies. Peter Sager is regarded as one of the most controversial figures of Swiss post-World-War-II history. He was often severely criticised for his views whereupon he used to retaliate with harsh words"}, {"text": "and even lawsuits. One critical point was Sager's attitude towards the Sandinist government of Nicaragua. Several Swiss papers accused Sager of supporting the counter-rebels with his public lectures and working for the CIA since the counter-rebels were allegedly financed by the CIA. Sager replied with an essay \"Fallstudie einer Diffamierung \u2013 Nachrichtenmanipulation durch Nicaragua-Propagandisten in der Schweiz\" [Case Study of a Defamation \u2013 Manipulation of the News by Nicaragua Propagandists in Switzerland] and with filing lawsuits for libel. According to Peter Hug, records of the South African military intelligence agency show that the agency attributed great importance to the contact with Peter Sager and others for establishing a positive foreign view of South Africa. Awards. Peter Sager received the Ida Somazzi Prize in 1974."}, {"text": "Beyond the Door is the seventh album by American rock band Redd Kross, released in 2019 on Merge Records. It features guest appearances by former Redd Kross member Gere Fennelly, Buzz Osborne of The Melvins and Josh Klinghoffer of Red Hot Chili Peppers, plus songs written with Anna Waronker and Kim Shattuck. Redd Kross new members include drummer Dale Crover (The Melvins) and guitarist Jason Shapiro (Celebrity Skin). \"Beyond the Door\" features nine original songs plus cover versions of the title track from the 1968 Blake Edwards/Peter Sellers comedy \"The Party\" and the Sparks 1994 dance hit \"When Do I Get to Sing 'My Way'.\" Bassist Steven McDonald previously played with Sparks on their 2006 album \"Hello Young Lovers\", as well as on the accompanying tour, which also featured Josh Klinghoffer, who plays lead guitar on the track. Personnel. Redd Kross Production"}, {"text": "Adam Gawlas (born 18 February 2002) is a Czech professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He reached his first major semi-final at the 2023 UK Open. In his youth career, Gawlas was the runner-up at the 2019 PDC World Youth Championship and won 2023 PDC Development Tour 15. Career. Gawlas qualified for his first PDC European Tour tournament in mid-2019, when he qualified for the 2019 Austrian Darts Championship, and he defeated Ross Smith in the first round, before losing to eventual champion Mensur Suljovi\u0107 in the second round. He finished third in the JDC World Cup with the Czech junior team. Gawlas also achieved another third place finish with the Czech junior team, this time the European Youth Cup. He then made it to the 2019 JDC World Championship final, where he lost to Keane Barry 5\u20133. Gawlas also played in the final of the 2019 PDC World Youth Championship, but he lost to Luke Humphries 6\u20130. The result qualified him for 2020 Grand Slam of Darts. In early 2020 he made his first attempt at the European Q-School. In the final tournament he achieved his best result of the week when he made"}, {"text": "it into the last 32; in the other 3 events, he finished in the last 512, the last 256 and the last 128. A few weeks later he qualified for The 2020 Austrian Darts Championship, although the tournament has been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. In April 2020 he became one of the ten players of newly found 2020 Tipsport Premier League. Gawlas won a PDC Tour Card for the first time at European Qualifying School in February 2021. On 17 December 2022 he became the first Czech player in history to reach second round at PDC World Darts Championship beating Richie Burnett 3\u20132 in the first round. In 2023, Gawlas was the first Czech player to reach the semi-finals at the UK Open. However, he lost this game to Andrew Gilding. Performance timeline. PDC European Tour PDC Players Championships"}, {"text": "Heal Our Land is a live album from the contemporary worship band Planetshakers. Planetshakers Ministries International, Integrity and Columbia released the album on April 10, 2012. The album was recorded in the Hisense Arena, Melbourne, Australia. Critical reception. Stephen Luff, in a nine out of ten review from Cross Rhythms, describes the album as \"infectious worship with a driving beat and an anthem audience response. An outstanding worship package.\" Rating the album one stars for Jesus Freak Hideout, Scott Fryberger says, \"These are the songs that, for the people in attendance for this recording, provided the more intimate moments of worship.\" In a one star review from Indie Vision Music, Jonathan Andre states, \"Despite the worshipful nature of the music, it becomes very disheartening with bands like this to listen as a music fan and literally wonder which of the songs are covers and which are originals.\""}, {"text": "Mika\u2019el Abiy is a \"tabia\" or municipality in the Dogu\u2019a Tembien district of the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. The \"tabia\" centre is in Megesta village, located approximately 7 km to the southeast of the \"woreda\" (town) Hagere Selam. Geography. The \"tabia\" stretches down south of the main road towards Rubaksa, which is a wider area with several springs and traditional irrigation. The highest peak is Gumawta (2815 m a.s.l.) on the Tsatsen plateau and the lowest place Rubaksa (1920 m a.s.l.). Geology and soils. Geological formations. From the higher to the lower locations, the following geological formations are present: Soilscape. The main geomorphic units, with corresponding soil types are: Springs. As there are no permanent rivers, the presence of springs is of utmost importance for the local people. The following are the main springs in the tabia: Livelihood. The population lives essentially from crop farming, supplemented with off-season work in nearby towns. The land is dominated by farmlands which are clearly demarcated and are cropped every year. Hence the agricultural system is a permanent upland farming system, and the population are not nomads. Population. The \"tabia\" centre Megesta holds a few administrative offices and some small shops. The villages close"}, {"text": "to Hagere Selam (Dingilet and Harena) have established a new settlement, at the margin of Hagere Selam, where the inhabitants benefit from the proximity of the town. The main other populated places in the \"tabia\" are: Religion and churches. Most inhabitants are Orthodox Christians. Legends and myths. In the northern part of Harena, called Argak'a, there is a large rock of more than 50 m2 - a legend says that a certain Ilias transported it up to there. Roads and communication. The main road Mekelle \u2013 Hagere Selam \u2013 Abiy Addi runs at the north and west of the \"tabia\". Schools. Almost all children of the \"tabia\" attend school and in some schools there is lack of classrooms, due to the large intake in primary schools."}, {"text": "The Fatimid conquest of Egypt took place in 969 when the troops of the Fatimid Caliphate under the general Jawhar captured Egypt, then ruled by the autonomous Ikhshidid dynasty in the name of the Abbasid Caliphate. The Fatimids launched repeated invasions of Egypt soon after coming to power in Ifriqiya (modern Tunisia and eastern Algeria) in 909, but failed against the still-strong Abbasid Caliphate. By the 960s, however, while the Fatimids had consolidated their rule and grown stronger, the Abbasid Caliphate had collapsed, and the Ikhshidid regime was facing prolonged crisis: foreign raids and a severe famine were compounded by the death in 968 of the strongman Abu al-Misk Kafur. The resulting power vacuum led to open infighting among the various factions in Fustat, the capital of Egypt. The atmosphere of crisis was deepened by the simultaneous advances of the Byzantine Empire against the Muslim states of the Eastern Mediterranean. Meanwhile, Fatimid agents operated openly in Egypt, and the local elites increasingly came to accept and even welcome the prospect of a Fatimid takeover in hopes of ending the instability and insecurity. Faced with this favourable situation, the Fatimid caliph al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah organized a large expedition to conquer Egypt."}, {"text": "Led by Jawhar, the expedition set off from Raqqada in Ifriqiya on 6 February 969, and entered the Nile Delta two months later. The Ikhshidid elites preferred to negotiate a peaceful surrender, and Jawhar issued a writ of safe-conduct (), promising to respect the rights of the Egyptian notables and populace and take up the against the Byzantines. The Fatimid army overcame the attempts of the Ikhshidid soldiery to prevent its crossing of the Nile river between 29 June and 3 July, while in the chaos pro-Fatimid agents took control of Fustat and declared its submission to al-Mu'izz. Jawhar renewed his and took possession of the city on 6 July, with the Friday prayer read in the name of al-Mu'izz on 9 July. For the next four years Jawhar served as viceroy of Egypt, quelling rebellions and beginning the construction of a new capital, Cairo. His attempts to expand into the former Ikhshidid domains in Syria, and even attack the Byzantines, backfired: after swift initial progress, the Fatimid armies were destroyed, and Egypt itself faced a Qarmatian invasion that was fought off just north of Cairo. Al-Mu'izz arrived in Egypt in 973, and took up residence in Cairo, which became"}, {"text": "the seat of the Fatimid Caliphate for the remainder of its existence, until the abolition of the Fatimid regime by Saladin in 1171. Background: initial Fatimid attempts to capture Egypt. The Fatimid dynasty came to power in Ifriqiya (modern Tunisia and northeastern Algeria) in 909. The Fatimids had fled their home in Syria a few years before, and made for the Maghreb, where their agents had made considerable headway in converting the Kutama Berbers to the Fatimid-sponsored Isma'ili branch of Shi'a Islam. While the Fatimids remained hidden, the Isma'ili missionary Abu Abdallah al-Shi'i led the Kutama to overthrow the reigning Aghlabid dynasty, allowing the Fatimid leader to reveal himself publicly and declare himself caliph with the regnal name of al-Mahdi Billah (). In contrast to their predecessors, who were content to remain a regional dynasty on the western fringes of the Abbasid Caliphate, the Fatimids held ecumenical pretensions: claiming descent from Fatima, the daughter of Muhammad and wife of Ali, the Fatimid caliphs were simultaneously the leaders of the Isma'ili sect, whose followers accorded them semi-divine status as imams, the lawful vicegerents of God on earth. Consequently, the Fatimids regarded their rise to power as the first step in the"}, {"text": "restoration of their rightful place as leaders of the entire Muslim world against the usurping, pro-Sunni Abbasids, whom they were determined to overthrow and replace. In line with this imperial vision, following the establishment of their rule in Ifriqiya, the next objective was Egypt, the gateway to the Levant and Iraq, the seat of their Abbasid rivals. In 914, a first invasion under the Fatimid heir-apparent al-Qa'im bi-Amr Allah was launched eastwards. It captured Cyrenaica (Barqa), Alexandria and the Fayyum Oasis, but failed to take the Egyptian capital, Fustat, and was driven back in 915, following the arrival of Abbasid reinforcements from Syria and Iraq. A second invasion was undertaken in 919\u2013921. Alexandria was again captured, but the Fatimids were repelled in front of Fustat and their navy was destroyed. Al-Qa'im moved to the Fayyum Oasis, but was forced to abandon it in the face of fresh Abbasid troops and to retreat over the desert to Ifriqiya. The failure of these early invasion attempts was chiefly due to the overextension of Fatimid logistics, and the concomitant failure to achieve decisive success before the arrival of Abbasid reinforcements. Nevertheless, Barqa was left in Fatimid hands as a forward base from which"}, {"text": "to threaten Egypt. As the Abbasid Caliphate entered a severe and general crisis in the 930s, the Fatimids once more tried to take advantage of the ensuing conflicts between the military factions in Egypt in 935\u2013936. Fatimid forces briefly occupied Alexandria, but the actual victor of this affair was Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid, a Turkish commander who established himself as the ruler of Egypt and southern Syria\u2014ostensibly on the Abbasids' behalf but for all practical purposes independent\u2014and founded the Ikhshidid dynasty. During his subsequent disputes with Baghdad, al-Ikhshid did not hesitate to seek Fatimid support, even suggesting a marriage alliance between one of his sons and a daughter of al-Qa'im, but after the Abbasid court recognized his rule and titles, he dropped this proposal. On the Fatimid side, by the late 930s the initial revolutionary \u00e9lan that had brought the Fatimids to power had faded, and although the claims to universal sovereignty were not forgotten, they were put on hold due to the outbreak of the large-scale revolt of the Khariji Berber preacher Abu Yazid (943\u2013947). This rebellion almost brought the Fatimid regime to collapse, and even after its suppression, the Fatimids were for some time preoccupied with restoring their"}, {"text": "position in the western Mediterranean. During this time, Egypt was left in relative peace. Following the death of al-Ikhshid in 946, power passed to the strongman Abu al-Misk Kafur, a black eunuch slave whom al-Ikhshid had appointed as commander-in-chief of the army. For twenty years, Kafur was content to be the power behind the throne, as al-Ikhshid's sons ruled as emirs, but in 966 he assumed the throne in his own right. Changing circumstances: Egypt in the 960s. During the second third of the 10th century, the balance of power shifted in the Fatimids' favour: while the Fatimids consolidated their regime, the Abbasid Caliphate was weakened by constant power struggles between rival bureaucratic, courtly, and military factions. Gradually deprived of its outlying provinces by ambitious local dynasts and reduced to Iraq, after 946, the Abbasid caliphs themselves were reduced to powerless pawns of the Buyids. By the 960s, the Ikhshidids were also facing a crisis, a combination of domestic tensions and external pressures. The Christian Nubian kingdom of Makuria launched invasions of Egypt from the south, while in the west, the Lawata Berbers occupied the region around Alexandria, and allied themselves with local Bedouin tribes of the Western Desert to"}, {"text": "confront the Ikhshidid troops. In Syria, increasing Bedouin restiveness challenged Ikhshidid rule, especially as it coincided with an invasion of Syria by the Qarmatians, an Isma'ili sect based in Bahrayn (Eastern Arabia). Frequently allied with the Bedouin, the Qarmatians raided the caravans of merchants and Hajj pilgrims alike, with the Ikhshidids unable to counter their attacks. The situation was such that the overland routes from Egypt to Iraq were practically cut. Modern scholars have suspected the hand of the Fatimids behind at least some of these events: according to the French Orientalist Thierry Bianquis, the Makurian raid of 956, which pillaged the area of Aswan, was \"probably supported covertly by the Fatimids\", and a Fatimid collusion in the Bedouin and Qarmatian attacks in Syria has been \"usually supposed\", but, as the historian Michael Brett cautions, there is \"no real evidence\" to that effect. The domestic situation in Egypt was worsened by a series of low Nile floods beginning in 962. In 967, the flood reached the lowest level recorded during the entire early Islamic period, followed by three years when the level of the river remained well below normal. Hot winds and locust swarms also did much to destroy crops,"}, {"text": "ushering in the worst famine in living memory, aggravated further by the outbreak of a rat-borne plague. Consequently, food prices rose rapidly: by 968, a chicken was to be had at 25 times its pre-famine price, and an egg at fifty times. The capital, Fustat, suffered most heavily. The most populous city in the Islamic world after Baghdad, it was ravaged by famine and outbreaks of epidemics (which continued into the early years of Fatimid rule). The poor harvests also reduced the revenue flowing into the treasury, leading to cuts in spending. This directly affected the influential religious circles; not only were their salaries left unpaid, but the money for the upkeep of the mosques vanished, and the inability to provide the men and money necessary to guarantee their security meant that after 965, the Hajj caravans ceased altogether. Furthermore, the 960s saw the Byzantine Empire under Nikephoros II Phokas () expand at the expense of the Islamic world, capturing Crete, Cyprus, and Cilicia, and advancing into northern Syria. The Ikhshidid regime's response to this advance was hesitant and ineffective: after doing nothing to help Crete, the fleet sent in response to the fall of Cyprus was destroyed by the"}, {"text": "Byzantine navy, leaving the coasts of Egypt and Syria defenceless. The Egyptian Muslims clamoured for and launched anti-Christian pogroms that were suppressed with difficulty. Fatimid propaganda was quick to exploit the Byzantine offensive, contrasting the ineffectiveness of the Ikhshidids and their Abbasid suzerains with the Fatimids, who at the time were successfully fighting with the Byzantines in southern Italy, as vigorous champions of Islam. The Byzantine advance, coupled with the contemporaneous depredations of the Bedouin and Qarmatians in central Syria, also served to deprive Egypt of Syrian wheat, its usual resort during famines. Against this backdrop of internal problems and external threats, and following the permanent decline of their former imperial overlords, the possibility of a Fatimid takeover became an increasingly more attractive prospect to the Egyptians. Collapse of the Ikhshidid regime. The death of Abu al-Misk Kafur in April 968, without leaving an heir, paralyzed the Ikhshidid regime. Kafur's vizier, Ja'far ibn al-Furat, who was married to an Ikhshidid princess and may have entertained hopes for their son to sit on the throne, tried to control the government, but lacked a power-base outside the bureaucracy; while the army was divided into mutually antagonistic factions (chiefly the , recruited by"}, {"text": "al-Ikhshid, and the , recruited by Kafur). The military leaders would have preferred that one of their own succeed Kafur, but were forced to back down in the face of the Ikhshidid family and the opposition of the civilian and religious establishments. The various factions initially agreed on a pact to share power under the nominal rule of al-Ikhshid's 11-year-old grandson, Abu'l-Fawaris Ahmad ibn Ali, with his uncle al-Hasan ibn Ubayd Allah, the governor of Palestine, as regent, Ibn al-Furat as vizier, and the slave-soldier () Shamul al-Ikhshidi as commander-in-chief. The pact quickly unravelled, as the personal and factional rivalries of the Ikhshidid elites came to the fore. Shamul lacked any real authority over the army, so that the clashed with and expelled the from Egypt. At the same time, Ibn al-Furat began arresting his rivals in the administration, thereby effectively bringing government and, crucially, the flow of tax revenue, to a halt. The regent al-Hasan ibn Ubayd Allah arrived from Palestine in November and occupied Fustat, imprisoning Ibn al-Furat; but his efforts to establish his authority failed, and in early 969 he abandoned the capital and returned to Palestine, leaving Egypt effectively without government. The historian Yaacov Lev writes"}, {"text": "that faced with this impasse, the Egyptian elites were left only \"with the choice of seeking outside intervention\". Given the international situation at the time, this could only mean the Fatimids. The medieval sources report that letters from civilian and military leaders alike were sent to the Fatimid caliph al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah () in Ifriqiya, where preparations for a new invasion of Egypt were already in full swing. Fatimid preparations. The first years of the reign of al-Mu'izz were dedicated to expanding his rule over the western Maghreb and in the conflict with the Byzantines in Sicily and southern Italy, but it is clear, according to historian Paul E. Walker, that al-Mu'izz \"intended the conquest of Egypt from early in his reign\". Already in 965/6, al-Mu'izz began storing provisions and making preparations for a new invasion of Egypt. By that time, his armies under Jawhar had triumphed over the Umayyads of the Caliphate of C\u00f3rdoba, reversing their gains and restoring Fatimid authority over what is now western Algeria and Morocco, territories that had been originally conquered by Fatimid generals in the 910s and 920s. In Sicily, the Fatimid governors captured the last Byzantine strongholds, thereby completing the Muslim conquest of"}, {"text": "the island, and defeated a Byzantine expedition sent in response. Following these successes, a truce was concluded with Constantinople in 967, leaving both powers free to pursue their designs in the East: the Byzantines against the Hamdanid Emirate of Aleppo, and the Fatimids against Egypt. The Fatimid caliph made no secret of his ambition, even boasting to the Byzantine ambassador during the negotiations that the next time they met would be in Egypt. Military preparations. Unlike the rashly undertaken expeditions of his predecessors, al-Mu'izz carefully prepared for his Egyptian venture, investing time and enormous resources. According to the 15th-century Egyptian historian al-Maqrizi, the Caliph spent 24 million gold dinars for the purpose. Lev points out that the figure \"should perhaps not be taken literally\", but nevertheless \"gives an idea of the resources available to the Fatimids\" for the enterprise. The fact that al-Mu'izz was able to amass such enormous sums is an indicator of the Fatimid state's flourishing finances during this period, boosted by taxes levied on the trans-Saharan trade\u2014some 400,000 dinars, half the Fatimids' annual revenue, derived from the Sijilmasa trade terminus in 951/2 alone\u2014and the massive importation of high-quality gold from sub-Saharan Africa. These funds were augmented in"}, {"text": "968 by special taxes levied for the imminent expedition. In 966 Jawhar, fresh from his triumph in the Maghreb, was sent to the Kutama homeland in Lesser Kabylia to recruit men and raise funds: he returned to the Fatimid capital in December 968 with fresh Berber troops and half a million dinars. The governor of Barqa was ordered to prepare the route to Egypt, with new wells being dug along it at regular intervals. This meticulous preparation also reflects the increased strength and stability of the Fatimid regime. As Lev points out, \"their first armies dispatched against Egypt lacked discipline and terrorized the population\", while the army assembled by al-Mu'izz was \"very large, well paid and disciplined\". The venture was entrusted to Jawhar, who was given supreme authority for the expedition: the Caliph decreed that the governors of the towns along his route had to dismount in his presence and kiss his hand. Fatimid propaganda in Egypt. Anti-Abbasid and pro-Fatimid Isma'ili propaganda was widespread in the Islamic world during the early 10th century, with Isma'ili sympathizers even in the Abbasid court. In 904, the eventual first Fatimid caliph had sought refuge in Egypt, then ruled by the autonomous Tulunid dynasty,"}, {"text": "and had remained in hiding with sympathizers in Fustat for about a year, until the Abbasids recovered control of the province in early 905. While the Fatimid leader fled west to Sijilmasa, the brother of Abu Abdallah al-Shi'i was left behind to maintain contact with other parts of the Fatimid missionary propaganda network (the ). The activity of Fatimid agents-provocateurs and sympathizers in Egypt is attested in the sources in 917/8, in the lead-up to the second invasion. In 919, the local governor arrested several people who were in correspondence with the invading Fatimid army. Following the failure of the initial invasion attempts, the Fatimids turned even more to propaganda and subversion. As a major commercial centre with an ethnically and confessionally diverse population, Fustat was easily infiltrated by agents of the Fatimid . The activity of the is shown in a marked rise in pro-Shi'a, or specifically Isma'ili, inscriptions among Egyptian tombstones in the decades after . Even Fatimid dinars, known for their high quality, appear to have circulated bearing the mint-mark ('Egypt') a decade before the actual conquest. Their presence has puzzled modern historians: some see them as an error, or an anticipation of the eventual conquest, but"}, {"text": "others consider them a deliberate provocation and part of the psychological warfare the Fatimids engaged in against the Ikhshidid regime. Remarkably, a delegation of Fatimid missionaries was publicly received by Kafur, and the was allowed to establish itself and operate openly at Fustat, its agents stressing that \"the Fatimid rule would commence only upon Kafur's death\". The leader of the , the wealthy merchant Abu Ja'far Ahmad ibn Nasr, maintained friendly relations with the local elites, including the vizier Ibn al-Furat, and had possibly bribed several of them. The city's merchants, who had a special interest in having stability, and thus normal trade, restored, were particularly susceptible to Ibn Nasr's arguments. In addition, some sources claim that the regent al-Hasan ibn Ubayd Allah was under Ibn Nasr's influence; when the troops rioted in Fustat, Ibn Nasr counselled al-Hasan to appeal to al-Mu'izz, and personally delivered a letter to that effect to the Caliph. Meanwhile, his lieutenant Jabir ibn Muhammad organized the in the residential quarters of the city, distributing Fatimid banners to display upon the expected arrival of the Fatimid army. The Fatimids also received the aid of the Jewish convert Ya'qub ibn Killis, who had harboured ambitions to become"}, {"text": "vizier himself before being persecuted by his rival Ibn al-Furat. Ibn Killis fled to Ifriqiya in September 968, where he converted to Isma'ilism and assisted the Fatimids with his knowledge of Egyptian affairs. The Ikhshidid establishment was thoroughly penetrated; some Turkish commanders are reported to have written to al-Mu'izz inviting him to conquer Egypt, while even Ibn al-Furat is suspected by some modern historians to have joined the pro-Fatimid party. Modern accounts of the events stress the importance of the Fatimids' \"skilful political propaganda\" (Marius Canard) that preceded the actual invasion. Coupled with the famine affecting Egypt and the political crisis of the Ikhshidid regime, this \"intensive period of psychological and political preparation\" (Thierry Bianquis) proved more decisive than military strength, and allowed the conquest to be carried out quickly and without much difficulty. The Fatimid cause was further helped by the terror inspired by news of the continuation of the Byzantine advance into northern Syria in 968: the Byzantines raided the area at will, and captured large numbers of Muslim prisoners, without facing serious opposition by the Abbasid-aligned Muslim rulers of the region. Invasion and conquest of Egypt. Jawhar set up his tent at Raqqada on 26 December 968,"}, {"text": "and the expedition began to assemble under his supervision. Caliph al-Mu'izz came almost daily to the growing camp from the nearby palace city of Mansuriya. The army assembled was reported by Arab sources to have numbered over a hundred thousand men, and was to be accompanied by a strong naval squadron, and a war treasury of over 1,000 chests filled with gold. On 6 February 969, the army set out, following a formal ceremony presided over by the Caliph in person, during which he bestowed full plenipotentiary powers on Jawhar. As a sign of this, only he and Jawhar were allowed to remain on their horses during the ceremony; all other dignitaries, including the Caliph's sons and brothers, were ordered to dismount and do Jawhar homage. To further underscore the authority bestowed on his new viceroy, al-Mu'izz accompanied the army on horseback for a while, and then sent the luxurious clothing he wore on that day to Jawhar. The army marched to Barqa, where Ibn Killis joined the army. In May 969, the Fatimid army entered the Nile Delta. Jawhar occupied Alexandria without resistance and erected a fortified camp at Tarruja, on the western edge of the Delta, close to"}, {"text": "Alexandria, while his vanguard advanced towards the Fayyum oasis. Jawhar's troops did not meet any resistance as they entered the country, and the Fatimid general quickly became master of the west bank of the Nile, from the sea to the Fayyum. Then he stopped, awaiting the reaction of Fustat. Jawhar's. As the administrative centre and largest city of the country, Fustat was the key to controlling Egypt. The Fatimids' own experience made them well aware of this. In their previous invasions, although they had managed to occupy much of the country, their failure to capture Fustat determined the outcome of the campaign. Conversely, Lev points to the career of Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid, and Jawhar's own success in 969, as evidence that \"the conquest of the centre determined the fate of the country, although the provinces were not totally subjugated\". In early June, the ruling circles of Fustat sent a delegation to Jawhar with a list of demands, notably assurances for their personal safety and a guarantee of their properties and positions. The leader of the , Nihrir al-Shuwayzan, being in command of the only sizeable military body, requested in addition that he be nominated as governor of the holy"}, {"text": "cities of Mecca and Medina, a demand that Lev dismisses as \"unrealistic\" and revealing a \"complete lack of understanding for the Fatimid particular religious sensitivities.\" The delegation comprised the leaders of the families\u2014the Husaynid Abu Ja'far Muslim, the Hasanid Abu Isma'il al-Rassi, and the Abbasid Abu'l-Tayyib\u2014the chief of Fustat, Abu Tahir al-Dhuhli, and the chief Fatimid agent, Ibn Nasr. In exchange for the peaceful submission of the country, Jawhar, as the representative of al-Mu'izz, issued a writ of safe-conduct () and a list of promises to the Egyptian population. As Lev points out, the was \"a manifesto setting forth the political programme of the new regime and a piece of propaganda\". Thus the opened by trying to justify the invasion by the need to protect the Muslims in the eastern parts of the Islamic world from their enemies\u2014implying, but not explicitly naming, the Byzantines. The letter proposed a number of concrete improvements to be undertaken by the new regime, which revealed the detailed knowledge of Egyptian affairs provided to the Fatimids by their agents in the country, such as restoring order and securing the pilgrimage routes, or ending illegal taxes and improving the coinage. The pledge to defend the pilgrims"}, {"text": "was, in the words of the Orientalist Wilferd Madelung, \"an open declaration of war\" on the Qarmatians, whom Jawhar explicitly named and cursed in his letter. The Islamic religious classes (preachers, jurists, etc.) were placated by promises to pay them salaries, restore existing mosques and build new ones. Most importantly, the letter ended by emphasizing the unity of Islam and the return to the \"true \" of the Prophet and the early generations of Islam, thereby claiming a common ground espoused by the Sunni and Shi'a alike. Its phrasing concealed the Fatimids' true intentions, since according to Isma'ili doctrine, it was the Fatimid imam\u2013caliph who was the true heir and interpreter of the \"true \". It would quickly become apparent that, in the all-important topic of public rites and jurisprudence (), the Fatimids were intent on granting precedence to Ismai'ili doctrine. For the time being, the letter achieved its purpose: \"on the whole\", writes Lev, \"it was a persuasive document appealing to wide sections of the Egyptian society\". Occupation of Fustat. The delegation returned to Fustat on 26 June, bearing Jawhar's letter. Even before the envoys arrived, rumours spread that the military refused to accept it, and had resolved to"}, {"text": "fight and bar passage over the Nile. When the letter was publicly read, the officers in particular vociferously opposed it, and not even the intervention of the vizier Ibn al-Furat could persuade them to submit. Jawhar then declared his expedition a against the Byzantines, and had the chief confirm that anyone who barred his way was an enemy of the faith and could be killed. On the Egyptian side, Nihrir was chosen as common commander of the and the , who on 28 June occupied Rawda Island, which controlled passage over the pontoon bridge that connected Fustat with Giza on the western shore of the Nile, where Jawhar had set up camp. The course of the subsequent conflict is unclear, as the sources report different details. The first engagement came on the 29th, but Jawhar was forced to withdraw. After that, Jawhar decided to cross the river elsewhere. Depending on the source, this was done with boats either provided by a group of defecting Ikhshidid , or captured by Ja'far ibn Fallah from an Ikhshidid fleet sent from Lower Egypt to assist the garrison of Fustat. Using these boats, Ibn Fallah led a part of the Fatimid army across, although"}, {"text": "the exact site is unknown. According to al-Maqrizi, four Ikhshidid commanders had been sent with their troops to reinforce the possible landing points, but the Fatimid troops managed to cross the river. On 3 July, the two armies clashed, and the Fatimids prevailed. No details are known, but the entire Ikhshidid force sent from Giza to oppose the Fatimids was destroyed. The rest of the Ikhshidid troops then abandoned Rawda and dispersed, leaving Fustat and fleeing as far as Syria to seek safety. Fustat was left in chaos by these events, but at that moment the Fatimid came forth, made contact with the chief of police, and hung white Fatimid banners over the city in token of submission, while the police chief marched through the streets ringing a bell and carrying a banner proclaiming al-Mu'izz as caliph. The resistance of the troops had broken Jawhar's and made the city licit for plunder according to custom. Jawhar consented to renew the , charging Abu Ja'far Muslim with its upkeep, while Ibn al-Furat was tasked with confiscating the houses of the officers who had fled. On 6 July, Ibn al-Furat and Abu Ja'far Muslim, accompanied by the leading merchants, led a crowd"}, {"text": "over the pontoon bridge to pay homage to Jawhar at Giza. On the same evening, the Fatimid army began crossing the bridge, and set up camp some north of the city. On the next day, the distribution of alms was announced, financed by the treasure that Jawhar had borne with him: money was distributed to the poor by the army's , Ali ibn al-Walid al-Ishbili. On 9 July, Jawhar led the Friday prayer in the Mosque of Amr in Fustat, where the Sunni preacher, dressed in Alid white and reading the unfamiliar phrases from a note, recited the in the name of al-Mu'izz. Consolidation of Fatimid rule. Pursuit of the Ikhshidid remnants and attempted expansion into Syria. The Ikhshidid remnants gathered in Palestine under al-Hasan ibn Ubayd Allah, while further north, the Byzantines captured Antioch after a long siege and forced the Hamdanids of Aleppo into vassalage. Jawhar therefore sent an army under Ja'far ibn Fallah to subdue the last Ikhshidid forces and, in the spirit of the promises to recommence the , confront the Byzantines. The Fatimid troops defeated and captured al-Hasan ibn Ubayd Allah in May 970, but the inhabitants of Damascus were enraged by the unruliness of"}, {"text": "the Kutama soldiers and resisted until November 970, when the city capitulated and was pillaged. From Damascus a Fatimid army moved north to besiege Antioch, only to be defeated by the Byzantines. At the same time, Ibn Fallah faced the attack of the Qarmatians, who allied themselves with the Arab Bedouin tribes of the region. Ibn Fallah was defeated and killed in battle in August 971, and Fatimid rule in Syria and Palestine collapsed, leaving the road to Egypt open. The Fatimids were more successful in the Hejaz and the two Muslim holy cities of Mecca and Medina, thanks in large part to liberal gifts of gold sent by al-Mu'izz. In Medina, where the Husaynids were ascendant, Abu Ja'far Muslim held great influence, and the was proclaimed for the first time in the Fatimid Caliph's name in 969, or according to Ibn al-Jawzi and Ibn al-Athir, 970. The Hasanid Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-Hasani, who had just established himself as ruler of Mecca in , is said to have proclaimed the in al-Mu'izz's name as soon as news of the conquest of Egypt reached him, but Najm al-Din Umar reports of the dispatch of a joint Fatimid\u2013Medinan expedition in 972 to"}, {"text": "force Ja'far to pronounce the on behalf of the Fatimid Caliph; Ibn al-Jawzi and Ibn al-Athir put the recitation of the Friday prayer as late as 974, while al-Maqrizi, relying on lost Fatimid documents, in 975. Recognition of Fatimid overlordship by the Hejazi , expressed through the naming of the Fatimid caliph in the , and the resumption of the Hajj caravans from 974/5 on, were major boosts to the Fatimid dynasty's claims to legitimacy. Jawhar as viceroy of Egypt. While the capture of Fustat, the most important settlement and the seat of the administration, was of critical importance, Egypt was not yet wholly under Fatimid control. While Ja'far ibn Fallah moved into Syria, Jawhar remained in Egypt to consolidate Fatimid authority as viceroy or proconsul. His tasks were to restore an orderly government, stabilize the new regime, confront the remnants of the defeated Ikhshidid troops, and extend Fatimid rule to the north (the Nile Delta area) and south (Upper Egypt). Treatment of the Ikhshidid troops. Already in 969, Jawhar accepted the submission of fourteen leaders of the and the , with some 5,000\u20136,000 of their men; the commanders were arrested and the troops disarmed. The properties of the Ikhshidid"}, {"text": "troops, commanders and rank-and-file alike, were also systematically confiscated by the new regime. The Fatimids distrusted the loyalty of the former Ikhshidid troops and refused to incorporate them as regulars into their army. Exceptionally, some former Ikhshidid commanders were employed in the early years of the new regime to suppress revolts in Egypt due to their superior local knowledge. The disbanded rank-and-file soldiers on the other hand were exploited as a manpower reserve for emergencies, especially since they were deprived of any other means of livelihood. Many were recruited to confront the Qarmatian invasion in 971, but after it was repulsed, Jawhar arrested 900 of them, who were not released until they were recruited against a second Qarmatian invasion in 974. Former Ikhshidid troops were recruited to shore up the Fatimid military following heavy defeats as late as 981. Many more Ikhshidid troops, who had fled Egypt, joined the Qarmatians instead. Domestic administration and reforms. In his domestic policies, Jawhar had to be careful to avoid creating resentment among the local elites, and to ensure the continuation of an orderly administration. As a result, he largely left the experienced personnel from the previous regime in place: Ibn al-Furat remained in"}, {"text": "office as vizier, as did the chief and the chief preacher, as well as the heads of the administrative bureaux; Jawhar merely appointed a Kutama supervisor to keep them in line. Jawhar also set up weekly sessions to hear grievances (), certain taxes were abolished, and properties illegally confiscated by the treasury were returned to their owners. Pursuant to the promises in his , Jawhar also established a new mint in Fustat, which minted gold dinars of high quality; so high, in fact, that the Egyptians preferred to hoard rather than use them. Jawhar tried to regulate the conversion rate between the new Fatimid dinars and the old, debased, Abbasid coinage, but largely failed to do so, and caused widespread resentment when he set the Abbasid dinar at an artificially low conversion rate to drive it out of circulation. The issue remained unresolved until al-Mu'izz arrived in Egypt with large quantities of gold bullion; only then did the Fatimid dinars prevail in the Egyptian market. In religious matters, Jawhar trod carefully, and Isma'ili rites were only gradually introduced. At the Mosque of Amr, the Sunni rites were retained for the moment, and only at the Mosque of Ibn Tulun, which"}, {"text": "served as a congregational mosque for the Fatimid army's encampment, was the Fatimid call to prayer (the ) introduced in March 970. Nevertheless, tensions erupted in October 969, when the Fatimid army's ended the Ramadan fast a day earlier than the Sunni chief . The Fatimid regime also imposed a stricter moral code, reflecting both by the Fatimids' own puritanism, as well as a deliberate attempt to reverse the supposed libertinism of the Ikhshidids. These measures contributed to the regime's popularity among the Sunni religious classes, but also provoked some resistance. The Fatimid soldiery also caused problems with the native population: stemming from the margins of the Islamic world, the Kutama with their rustic manners and lack of Arabic, nevertheless treated Egypt as a conquered land and the natives with contempt, resulting in frequent clashes, as the Berbers often seized whatever caught their fancy. After several such incidents, Jawhar had to formally prohibit the Kutama to even enter Fustat during the night. This led to the consolidation of the separation of the Isma'ili Kutama and the Fatimid apparatus from the Sunni populace of Fustat with the erection of a new palace city (that would become Cairo) at the site of"}, {"text": "Jawhar's army encampment. Like its Ifriqiyan counterpart, it was originally named ; even the names of certain gates and city quarters were copied. Its centrepiece, the al-Azhar Mosque, was begun by Jawhar on 4 April 970, and completed in the summer of 972. Pacification of the provinces and the Qarmatian invasion. As early as November/December 969, Jawhar sent troops under a former Ikhshidid commander, Ali ibn Muhammad al-Khazin, to combat brigandage in Upper Egypt. At some point thereafter, Jawhar also sent the Ibn Salim al-Aswani as an envoy to the Christian kingdoms of Nubia, to renew the treaty regulating trade and tribute () and to demand\u2014without success\u2014the conversion of the Nubian kings to Islam. Al-Aswani's mission is mostly notable for his description of Nubia, and of the sources of the Nile, being the first Arab traveller to reach that far south. In the Delta, the situation was more volatile. The marshy terrain and the complex social and religious divisions in the local population were unfamiliar to his Kutama, so that Jawhar initially entrusted former Ikhshidid officers with operations as well. Muzahim ibn Ra'iq, who with his men had submitted to the Fatimids, was appointed governor of Farama, and the former"}, {"text": "Ikhshidid commander Tibr was sent against Tinnis, where a revolt against heavy taxation had broken out. Soon, however, Tibr joined the rebels and became their leader, encouraging the locals to refuse payment of their taxes. After generous blandishments failed to make him return to the fold, Jawhar sent another army against Tinnis. Tibr fled to Syria, but was captured and executed by the Fatimids. In September 971, Jawhar had to confront the Qarmatians, who, after their victory over Ibn Fallah, invaded Egypt. Instead of advancing directly on Fustat, however, the Qarmatians turned to the eastern Delta. Their approach rekindled the rebellion in Tinnis, and the entire region rose in revolt. A Fatimid army briefly retook Farama, but in the face of the uprising it had to withdraw to Fustat, with the Qarmatians in pursuit. Nevertheless, this delayed the Qarmatian attack on Fustat for two months, and gave Jawhar time to prepare a line of fortifications and a trench at Ayn Shams, north of the capital, stretching for from the Nile to the Muqattam hills. The Fatimid general called almost the entire male population of Fustat to arms, and in two fierce battles on 22 and 24 December 971, despite heavy"}, {"text": "losses, managed to defeat his opponents. The Qarmatians broke and retreated back into Palestine, many being killed during their retreat for the bounty set on them by Jawhar. Two days after the battle, reinforcements arrived from Ifriqiya under al-Hasan ibn Ammar, securing the Fatimids' grip over the country. The Qarmatian invasion not only breathed new life into the revolt at Tinnis and the Delta, but led to a general surge in anti-Fatimid activity. In Upper Egypt, the Kilabi leader Abd al-Aziz ibn Ibrahim, formerly an ally, now rose in revolt in the name of the Abbasid caliph. An expedition under the Nubian commander Bishara was sent against him, and he was captured and brought to Cairo in a cage in early 973. The revolt in the Delta persisted for a few years, especially as Jawhar could not spare the necessary resources to confront it. It was only in the summer of 972 that troops under Ibn Ammar began a brutal suppression campaign. The Qarmatians sent a fleet to assist Tinnis, but in September/October 972 seven Qarmatian ships and 500 crew were captured by the Fatimid forces. Al-Maqrizi puts this a year later, in June/July 973, so there may have been"}, {"text": "two Qarmatian naval expeditions against Tinnis, which accords with Ibn Zulaq's claim that al-Mu'izz scored two naval victories against them. Tinnis eventually submitted, paying a million silver s as a ransom to avoid reprisals. Assessment. Jawhar's rule was more or less successful in securing control of Egypt, and made important headway in having the new regime accepted by the local population, chiefly by the prudence and restraint shown in imposing Isma'ili doctrine (an area in which Jawhar's practice contrasted sharply with that followed by al-Mu'izz, once the caliph arrived in Egypt). However, the disastrous campaign into Syria, the repulse of the Qarmatian invasion, the continued process of pacifying Egypt, and the construction of a new capital, entailed an enormous expenditure of manpower and financial resources. The tumults of these years also disrupted the ongoing recovery of Egyptian agriculture, and the administration's ability to tax it. As a result, in the words of Michael Brett, \"three years after the triumphal entry of Jawhar into Fustat, the expectation, or hope, of a conquest spreading as far as Baghdad had been dashed\". Apart from Ramla, which was briefly reoccupied in May 972, the bulk of Syria remained outside Fatimid control. Indeed, the Fatimids"}, {"text": "had to confront a second Qarmatian invasion of Egypt in 974. Once again the Delta was captured by the Qarmatians, while a second force, led by none other than Abu Ja'far Muslim's brother Akhu Muslim, bypassed Cairo and encamped between Asyut and Akhmim. Many scions of the most prominent families flocked to join him. Once more the populace of the capital was called to arms, and the Qarmatians fought off in a battle just north of Ayn Shams. Only under al-Mu'izz's successor, al-Aziz Billah (), did the Fatimids manage to capture Damascus and extend their control to most of Syria. Transfer of the Fatimid court to Egypt. Following the repulsion of the Qarmatian attack, and despite the continuing local unrest, Jawhar judged Egypt to be sufficiently pacified to invite his master, al-Mu'izz, to come to Egypt. The Fatimid caliph began preparations to move with his entire court, treasure, and even the coffins of his ancestors from Ifriqiya to Egypt. After long preparations, the Fatimid ruler and his entourage left Ifriqiyan al-Mansuriya on 5 August 972 for Sardaniya near A\u00efn Djeloula, where, for the next four months, those Fatimid followers who wanted to follow their leader came to join him. There,"}, {"text": "on 2 October, al-Mu'izz appointed Buluggin ibn Ziri as his viceroy in Ifriqiya. On 14 November, the huge column of men and animals set off for Egypt, arriving at Alexandria on 30 May 973, and Giza on 7 June. On the way, he was met by a delegation of notables headed by Abu Ja'far Muslim, who accompanied him on the final stage of his journey. On 10 June, al-Mu'izz crossed the Nile. Ignoring Fustat and the festive reception organized for him there, he went straight for his new capital, which he renamed as (\"the Victorious City of al-Mu'izz\"), a name which in English was corrupted to Cairo. The arrival of the Fatimid caliph and his court was a major turning point in Egyptian history. Already during the preceding Tulunid and Ikhshidid regimes, the country had become, for the first time since the Ptolemies, the seat of an independent polity, and had emerged as an autonomous regional power. Nevertheless, the ambitions of these regimes were regional and tied to the personalities of their rulers, who remained in the orbit of the Abbasid court; whereas the Fatimid regime represented a power at once imperial and revolutionary, with a religious mandate that gave"}, {"text": "them ecumenical pretensions in direct opposition to the Abbasids. This event also had repercussions for the development of Twelver Shi'ism and Sunnism alike in the eastern Islamic lands: with the Fatimids emerging as a serious claimant to the leadership of the Islamic world, the other Shi'a sects\u2014most notably the Twelvers\u2014were compelled to differentiate themselves from the Isma'ili Fatimids, thus accelerating the ongoing process of their separation into a distinct community, marked by its own doctrine, ritual and festivals. In turn, this led to a similar process among the Sunnis (the so-called \"Sunni Revival\"), culminating in the codification of Sunni doctrine and the anti-Shi'ite manifestos of the Abbasid caliph al-Qadir (). The result was a hardening of the Shi'a\u2013Sunni divide into mutually exclusive groups. As the historian Hugh Kennedy writes, \"it was no longer possible to be simply a Muslim: one was either Sunni or Shi'ite\". Even though the Fatimids ultimately failed in their ambitions\u2014their rule was ended by Saladin in 1171, who restored Sunnism and Abbasid suzerainty to Egypt\u2014they transformed Egypt, and their capital, Cairo, founded to be the seat of a universal empire, has since then been one of the main centres of the Islamic world."}, {"text": "Vice-Admiral Andreas Schifter (25 August 1779 \u2013 31 October 1852) was a Danish naval officer and shipbuilder. He oversaw the transition of the Danish navy from sail to early steam power. Personal. He was the son of Christian Schifter (1741\u20131785), a captain in the Danish Asiatic Company, and Karen Ibsen (1740\u201396). His father captained the Chinaman\"Dronning Juliana Maria\" on her expedition to Canton in 178182. He died on 28 January 1785, probably during another DAC expedition. Andreas Schifter had two elder brothers and two younger sisters. He lived with his widowed mother and four siblings in Hyskenstr\u00e6de (Strand Quarter No. 38, now Hyskenstr\u00e6de 10) at the time of the 1787 census. He married, in 1803 in the Danish naval church at Holmen, Christiane Dorthea Bech \u2013 the daughter of a senior highcourt official. His younger sister Christine was married to the wealthy merchant, ship-owner and ship builder Jacob Holm. Career. As a cadet from 1794 he won the Gerner Medal for mathematics in 1797. From 1798 as junior lieutenant he progressed through the ranks to counter admiral in 1843 and vice admiral in 1851. For three years (1799 \u2013 1801) Schifter saw service on \"Najaden\" in the Mediterranean during the"}, {"text": "war with barbary pirates. During this time, in May 1800 in Tunis, he was captured by the corsairs and received a severe head wound from a sword He was held captive for three months whilst the Danes and the Bey of Tunis were negotiating release of prisoners. On his return (to Denmark) he and three other officers were nominated to study shipbuilding, but with his mathematical abilities Schifter soon outdistanced his colleagues. In 1801 he was surveying the Little Belt. In 1803 the \"fabrikmester\" Frantz Hohlenberg resigned. At that point Schifter's studies were not yet completed, so the position of \"fabrikmester\" was left unfilled, but \u201creserved\u201d for him as he became \"auskulant\" (apprentice) at the Construction Committee (\"Konstruktionskommissionen\") in 1805. Fortunes of war. A study tour for Schifter started in 1807 in Sweden, but here he was surprised by the outbreak of war between his homeland and Britain. He escaped to Norway and found his way back to Frederiksv\u00e6rn (modern day Stavern) where he became busy building gunboats and other defence works. In October 1807 he was ordered to the Duchy of Holstein, producing more gunboats, and in December was back at the naval shipyards in Copenhagen converting commercial vessels"}, {"text": "to defence ships. In 1808 and 1809 he had a very unhappy posting to the Pultusk, the French ship-of-the-line stationed in the Scheldt where in January 1809 two Danish lieutenants (Falsen and Holsten)had mutinied. Eventually he was allowed to continue his educational tour to Holland, France and Italy, only returning to Denmark in 1814 where he became \"fabrikmester\" and member of the \"Konstruktionskommissionen\". Post War. From 1814 to 1846 he worked diligently at his post, building six ships-of-the-line, six frigates and fourteen lesser ships as well as 37 gunboats \u2013 all remarkably good ships which bore the stamp of Schifter's ability to rapidly adopt and include the new ideas he had brought with him. but without unnecessary experimentation. In 1825 he was in England studying aspects of the stern designs of warships. but he did not introduce these changes to his Danish-built ships.<br> At home he became a member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters in 1829 and was one of the leaders to establish boreholes for artesian wells on Nyholm. Schifter's ships. The following ships-of-the-line are attributed to Schifter's designs It was also Schifter who designed the type of lightship that was used even many decades"}, {"text": "after his death. After another study trip to England in 1840, where he was to study steamship construction and investigate the possibility of purchasing such a one for the Danish navy, he built 3 of the Navy's earliest paddle steamers. He did not have Gerner's or Hohlenberg's genius, but he was a competent and meticulous engineer and aware of the developments within his profession. Four steamships are credited to Andreas Schifter Later career. With the retirement of admiral Ulrich Anton Sch\u00f8nheyder from the admiralty college in 1846, Schifter took over as a deputy head \u2013 a post he served for two years. He was newly advanced to second in command of the navy but left shortly afterwards to become chief of the naval dockyards (\"overekvipagemester\" ). In this position he found himself leading the naval mobilisation for the war of 1848 -50 (Schleswig Holstein Question) which involved much of the fleet that he had built. After the first Schleswig war, the now vice admiral Schifter was recalled to active duty with the fleet, but was not involved in any notable actions. He died in service on 31 October 1852. Honours and memorials. Schifter was created a Knight in the Order"}, {"text": "of the Dannebrog in 1822, with increasing rank in 1826 and 1836 until he was awarded the Grand Cross (\"Storkorset\") in 1849. In 1903, H. Grandjean instigated the publication of Schifter's autobiography in \"Personalhistorisk Tidsskrift\". A housing estate on Holmen from 2002 is named Schifters Kvarter (Schifter's Quarter) in his honour. In 2004, a bronze bust of him by Joseph Salamon was unveiled at the site. A portrait of Andreas Schifter, painted by C A Jensen in 1845, was lost in a fire at Frederiksborg Castle in 1859. A copy of the painting was luckily produced as a lithograph in 1846 by Em. B\u00e6rentzen & Co. There is also a sketch by Quenedey from 1811 and a silhouette. Citations. This article is translated from the Danish Wikipedia article , checked and augmented against the in-line references cited."}, {"text": "Southern Brave is a franchise 100-ball cricket side based in the city of Southampton. The team represents the historic counties of Hampshire and Sussex in the newly founded The Hundred competition, which took place for the first time during the 2021 English and Welsh cricket season. Both the men's side and the women's side play at the Rose Bowl, Hampshire. History. The announcement of the new eight-team men's and women's tournament series in 2019 was not without controversy, with the likes of Virat Kohli criticising the England and Wales Cricket Board for pursuing a shift away from Test cricket, while others argued the format should have followed the established and successful Twenty20 format. The ECB, however, decided it needed a more distinctive format to draw crowds. In August 2019 the side announced that former Sri Lanka batsman and 2019 IPL winning coach Mahela Jayawardene would be the men's team's first coach, while former England Women captain Charlotte Edwards was appointed coach of the Women's team. Jayawardene will be assisted by former two former Hampshire players: Former New Zealand international bowler Shane Bond and former opening batsmen and current coach of Hampshire 2nd XI Jimmy Adams, while Richard Halsall will also"}, {"text": "assist the men's side. The inaugural Hundred draft took place in October 2019 and saw the Brave claim Jofra Archer as their headline men's draftee, and Anya Shrubsole as the women's headliner. They are joined by England international James Vince and Chris Jordan for the men's team, while Danielle Wyatt joins Shrubsole on the women's side. Honours. Men's honours. The Hundred Women's honours. The Hundred Ground. Both the Southern Brave men's and women's sides play at the home in Hampshire County Cricket Club, the Ageas Bowl, in West End, a short distance outside of Southampton. The women's side had been due to play at the home in Sussex County Cricket Club, the County Ground in Hove, but both teams were brought together at the same ground as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Seasons. Men's team. Notes"}, {"text": "Eddy Portnoy is an expert on Jewish popular culture. Portnoy earned an MA in Yiddish Studies from Columbia University and a PhD in Jewish History from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, and currently holds the position of Senior Researcher and Exhibition Curator at YIVO, as well as YIVO\u2019s Academic Advisor for the Max Weinreich Center. Exhibitions he has created have been praised in major media outlets, and his articles on Jewish popular culture have been published in The Drama Review, Polin, and The International Journal of Comic Art. Portnoy is also a contributing editor of The Forward and Tablet Magazine. Portnoy is the author of the bestselling book \"Bad Rabbi And Other Strange but True Stories from the Yiddish Press\" (2017, Stanford University Press). This book covers overlooked aspects of American and Polish Jewish society and culture, namely, the life of marginalized people, \"the downwardly mobile Jews\" based on the stories published in Yiddish newspapers of New York City and Warsaw As Jack Fischel writes in his review, \"He [Portnoy] admits that the stories are not representative of Jewry, but insists that in every society there is a group of people who are lowly, uncultured, uneducated, poor, and worthy"}, {"text": "of attention.\" The book is based on Portnoy's Ph.D. on cartoons in the early Yiddish press. The New York Times praised \"Bad Rabbi\" as \"The Good Kind of Schmaltz,\" adding that the book contains \"a succession of outlandish misadventures, a wild panorama populated by an astonishing array of characters.\""}, {"text": "Deadman and the Flying Graysons is a 2011 three-issue comic book limited series published by the publishing company DC Comics for the \"Flashpoint\" crossover event series. The series features the characters Deadman and the Flying Graysons working at Haly's Circus in an alternative universe from the main DC Comics continuity. Publication history. The series was written by J.T. Krul, with Mikel Janin doing illustrations for the first issue, but the second and third saw art duties being taken over by Fabrizio Fiorentino. Cliff Chiang served as editor during all three issues. Plot. Boston Brand (also known as Deadman) is attempting to pull off a trick after his co-workers John and Mary Grayson and their son Dick have done theirs. Brand intentionally outdoes theirs to show off. Afterwards Dick and his parents help with the packing and cleaning of the circus, but Boston declines to lend a hand, saying that he can not risk tearing his costume, or possibly injuring one of his hands, because if he did there would be no show. As the Graysons walk away, they discuss how much of an ego they think Boston has. A while later the Graysons join the resistance against the Atlantean/Amazon war."}, {"text": "When the circus gets attacked by Amazons Mary and John are killed, and Boston has to protect Dick. Reception. The series holds an average rating of 6.3 by 16 professional critics on review aggregation website Comic Book Roundup."}, {"text": "Judith Scheele is a social anthropologist, who works in the Sahara. Scheele is based at the EHESS, France. Career. Scheele obtained her DPhil (PhD) from the University of Oxford. From 2006-2009, she was a fellow by examination at Magdalen College, Oxford. In 2009 she was the All Souls College Evans Pritchard lecturer. In 2009 Scheele was elected as a fellow of All Souls College, Oxford in 2009. Scheele is Directrice d\u2019\u00e9tudes at the \u00c9coles des Hautes \u00c9tudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris. She holds an Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship at the Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient in Berlin. In 2019 she gave the Malinowski Memorial Lecture at LSE in London. In 2021-2022, she was a member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. Selected publications. Monographs. \"Village Matters: Knowledge, Politics and Community in Kabylia (Algeria)\" (Oxford: James Currey, 2009). \"Smugglers and Saints of the Sahara: Regional Connectivity in the Twentieth Century\" (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012). (with Julien Brachet) \"The Value of Disorder: Autonomy, Prosperity, and Plunder in the Chadian Sahara\" (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2019). Edited volumes. (ed. with James McDougall) \"Saharan Frontiers: Space and Mobility in Northwest Africa\" (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2012). (ed. with Fernanda Pirie)"}, {"text": "\"Legalism: Community and Justice\" (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014). (ed. with Paul Dresch) \"Legalism: Rules and Categories\" (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015)."}, {"text": "The Corderie Royale is a 1666 building originally used for the manufacture of rope for ship rigging but now the centrepiece of the Centre International de la Mer, a vast museum complex located in the heart of the maritime Arsenal de Rochefort. The building has been classified as a historic monument since 1967, and currently a candidate for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Since 1986, the part open to visitors has permanent and temporary exhibitions dedicated to the maritime world and the history of the Arsenal de Rochefort. Presentation. The site of the Corderie Royale, home to the International Sea Centre, is a vast museum space that is part of the Arsenal de Rochefort (Grand Arsenal) in Rochefort, France, the city's historic, cultural and tourist landmark, which also includes the Mus\u00e9e National de la Marine (National Naval Museum), the construction site of the replica of the frigate \"Hermione\", and the renovation project of the Office of the Commissioner of the Navy on Rochefort's food wharf. It is the city's busiest museum site, receiving more than 50,000 visitors each year. This exceptional museum complex is mentioned in many tourist guides as well as on the website of the tourist"}, {"text": "office Rochefort Ocean, Charente-Maritime and Poitou-Charentes. The Corderie Royale is also part of the historic (Saintonge Treasures Route), a tour of the monuments of the former province of Saintonge. History. A grandiose creation. The Corderie Royale is one of the most important buildings in the arsenal and was one of the first built when the city was founded in 1666. Rochefort is named after the 11th-century village, \"Roccafortis\". From 1653 to 1660, Jean Colbert du Terron managed Mazarin's affairs in his government of Brouage. He searched the coast for a site to replace this silt port and proposed to his cousin, Jean-Baptiste Colbert, to install a new one in Rochefort, at the mouth of the Charente. The architect of the rope factory was Fran\u00e7ois Blondel who started the work in March. Sent to the Antilles, he could not see the result of his plans. The realization was not simple because of the terrain. Located on the edge of the Charente, on a ground made up of a layer of mud nearly thirty meters deep, sometimes flooded with about sixty centimeters of water at high tides. Before the building itself was built, it was necessary to raise a few feet and"}, {"text": "establish a sill plate consisting of a grid of 30 cm section oak pieces 5 feet under the water table. It was only after the sill plate was completed that construction began, using limestone from quarries near Crazannes. In order not to destabilize this \"floating raft\", construction by the 700 workers was done symmetrically, construction of a higher tier commencing only when the lower sections of wall were completed. Finally, after more than three years of work, construction was completed in June. For nearly two hundred years, the building, which is more than 374 metres long, was used to furnish the rigging (or cordage) of the French Navy. The length of the central building corresponded to the manufacture of a rope of a single cable length. The main wing is bounded by two pavilions. To the north, the one for hemp storage and to the south, the one for tarring the rope. The Corderie used French hemp and hemp from Riga at the Baltic Sea to make ropes, the largest of which, when completed, measured a cable, or about 200 metres long. All the steps were taken care of at the arsenal, including tarring to prevent the ropes from rotting"}, {"text": "at sea. The end of the \"corderie\" in 1867 and the conversion of the site. In [1867], the rope-makers ceased their activity at the Rochefort site. The building will then be designed to house several institutions: The gradual abandonment of the site. On the date of 10 September 1926, it was decided to close the Rochefort arsenal, with the consequent gradual abandonment of the Corderie. The decline of the Corderie was complete when the German occupying forces leaving the city in August 1944 burned down the monument. The fire, which lasted several days, made the building unusable. Left abandoned completely for more than twenty years, the Corderie and its surroundings were completely overrun with brush and brambles. This abundant vegetation jeopardized this remarkable building steeped in the city's history. In 1964, Admiral oversaw the clean-up of the site by military members, and in 1967, the building was declared a historic monument. The municipality, now the owner of the site, decided in 1974 under the \"Medium City\" contract to start work on the rehabilitation of the monumental site. The Corderie Royale today. The building, whose restoration work was begun in 1976 and completed in 1988, made it possible to give the"}, {"text": "city the \"National Grand Heritage Prize\". Today, this imposing building houses important administrative and tertiary services: The site of the Corderie Royale is decorated with a large park on the edge of the Charente River. The Jardin des Retours and the rigging area. This pleasant park of contemporary creation, inaugurated in 1991 and referred to as \"jardin des Retours\" (Garden of Returns), was created to enhance the site of the Corderie Royale. It is also composed of the 'rigging area' which is cut off on the edge of the Charente, whose aim is to illustrate the theme of ropes and the time of sailing. The Labyrinthe des Batailles Navales (Maze of Naval Battles), made of yew, follows. This vast garden of rare plants, which stretches over an 18-hectare tree-lined area, has been landscaped as a theatre of greenery, imagined as an introduction to botanical art, and forms a walking space all around the Corderie Royale. It is divided into three large green spaces represented by the Jardin de la Marine (Garden of the Navy), Jardin de la Galissonni\u00e8re, and Jardin des Am\u00e9riques (Garden of the Americas). Museography. The International Sea Centre, sometimes referred to as the Rochefort International Sea Centre,"}, {"text": "is the museum of the Corderie Royale: it covers an exhibition area of 300 m2 occupying the northern wing of France's longest arsenal. It was opened to the public in 1986. It includes a specialized library housing a wide range of books, documents and journals on the theme of the sea, open to the public as an annex to the Municipal Media Library, and a photo library and cinematheque of the sea with a multi-purpose projection room. Permanent exhibition. A permanent exhibition room is devoted to the history of rope and rope making, while at the seamanship workshop, the demonstration of marine knots highlights the complexity of this technique. The impressively sized room is adapted to the different sizes of the ropes to be made: in this vast exhibition hall, tools and machines (including a cable machine from the 19th century), the raw materials used (including hemp), manufacturing processes and methods are presented with educational concern. Animated scenes of life aboard ships complete the visit. Temporary exhibitions on the maritime world are renewed on average every two years. The maritime bookstore offers 8,000 books related to the world of the sea. During the summer periods, guided tours are offered at"}, {"text": "the two museum sites of the Corderie Royale and the \"Hermione\" replica. The redesign of the exhibition. In 2017, on the occasion of the 50 anniversary of the Royal Ropery as a historic Monument, the International Centre of the Sea undertook major works to renovate its permanent exhibition. On 1 April 2017, the exhibition reopened with a completely modified space. The experience is more interactive thanks to additions such as a holographic optical theater and manipulations left at the disposal of visitors. The seamanship area is preserved and the course is embellished with numerous videos and demonstrations to better explain the manufacturing process of the ropes used in the Navy. The various workshops of the exhibition (spinning, laying, seamanship) show the process of ropemaking in the seventeenth century."}, {"text": "Events in the year 1872 in Belgium. Monarch: Leopold II Head of government: Barth\u00e9l\u00e9my de Theux de Meylandt"}, {"text": "Jean Lambert Evan's Allan, known as Jean Lambert Evans (born 17 December 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 2 club Pau FC. Club career. He started his senior career in the Italian fourth-tier Serie D with Pavia. On 1 December 2017 he moved to another Serie D club Gozzano. At the end of the 2017\u201318 season Gozzano was promoted to Serie C and he remained with the club. He made his but \u00e8 scarsissimo su fifa, Serie C debut for Gozzano on 17 September 2018 in a game against Virtus Entella. He started the game and played the whole match. On 31 January 2019, his rights were sold to Serie B club Crotone, who loaned him back to Gozzano until the end of the 2018\u201319 season. He finished his first professional-level season with 29 appearances, 26 as a starter. He made his Serie B debut for Crotone on 24 August 2019 in a game against Cosenza. He substituted Salvatore Molina in the 70th minute. On 5 October 2020, he joined Serie C club Catanzaro on loan. On 29 January 2021 he moved on a new loan to Livorno. On 15 July 2021 he"}, {"text": "returned to France and signed for Pau."}, {"text": "Fortunatus Wright (c.1712\u20131757) was a British merchant and privateer, notable for his activities in the Mediterranean Sea during the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War. Early life. Wright was apparently a native of Wallasey, then in Cheshire, England. He was the son of master mariner and ship owner John Wright (d. 1717). After going to sea as a boy, he settled down as a brewer and distiller and married Martha Painter in 1732. They had several children, including a daughter, Philippa. His wife died shortly after Philippa's birth, and in 1736 Wright married Mary Bulkeley, a daughter of William Bulkeley of Anglesey. Their daughter Ann was born the next year. The marriage was unhappy, and in 1741 Wright abandoned his wife and traveled to Italy. War of the Austrian Succession. After being arrested in Lucca for refusing to give up his guns and pointing one at a guard, Wright settled in Livorno and became a merchant. In January 1744 his ship \"Swallow\" was captured and ransomed at sea. Wright and other Livorno merchants fitted out the privateer \"Fame\" and by 1746 he had reportedly captured sixteen enemy ships worth as much as 400,000 pounds (a number"}, {"text": "perhaps greatly exaggerated, as Wright was never rich). Wright's capture of a French ship in December 1746 carrying the baggage of the Prince of Campo Florido (the Spanish ambassador to France) led to a dispute over whether a pass from King George to the Prince covered his luggage; English authorities in Italy decided that it did, and Wright was forced to give up a portion of what he had seized. Another capture by the \"Fame\", that of the French \"Hermione\" on 26 February 1746/7, led to a dispute over Turkish property on board. Wright was jailed by authorities in Tuscany in December 1747 for refusing to turn over profits from the sale, but was freed in June 1748. After the war Wright and fellow Englishman William Hutchinson bought and fitted out the 20-gun \"Lowestoft\" for trading, and Hutchinson captained it on a number of voyages to the West Indies and in the Mediterranean. Seven Years War. When war broke out again in May 1756, Wright had a new ship ready for action, the \"St. George\". Local authorities attempted to restrain Wright, but finally allowed him to leave port with a few guns on the St. George and four merchant vessels;"}, {"text": "once off-shore, Wright moved armaments which he had hidden in the merchant cargoes to the \"St. George\" and prepared his ship for battle. French merchants of Marseilles had outfitted a warship specifically to destroy Wright, but Wright managed to put the French ship to flight, although the \"St. George\" was damaged and he was forced to return to port. The local authorities in Livorno seized his ship and all other English shipping in an effort to maintain neutrality; they were not freed until September when two English warships forced their release by the Tuscan government. After an unsuccessful attempt to recruit men in Malta, Wright took several prizes which were sent to Cagliari. He was largely successful in several engagements off Malta with the French \"Hirondelle\", sent to halt his activities. The \"St. George\" and Wright were probably lost at sea in early 1757, by one report on 16 March. Most of Wright's estate went to his daughter Philippa, who was married to Charles Evelyn, grandson of the writer and diarist John Evelyn. Legacy. Wright was celebrated in his time and afterwards for his successful privateering. William Hutchinson, who served under him, wrote admiringly of his seamanship and bravery. Tobias"}, {"text": "Smollett called him \"this brave corsair\" in his 1825 \"History of England\", while Gomer Williams in his 1897 \"History of the Liverpool Privateers\" wrote \"...he strikes the imagination as the ideal and ever-victorious captain, around whose name and fate clings the halo of mystery and romance.\" He is mentioned in James Joyce's \"Finnegans Wake\"."}, {"text": "Back Creek is a long 4th order tributary to the Haw River, in Alamance County, North Carolina. Variant names. According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as: Course. Back Creek rises in a pond about 0.5 miles northeast of Carr in Orange County, North Carolina and then flows southwest to the Haw River about 1.5 miles southeast of Graham, North Carolina. Watershed. Back Creek drains of area, receives about 46.3 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 430.93 and is about 44% forested."}, {"text": "Sophie Harker is a British engineer and an aerodynamicist. She specializes in aerodynamics and performance engineering within BAE Systems\u2019 Concepts and Technology team, who works closely on the aircraft of the future. Harker is one of the youngest engineers to have achieved Chartered Engineer status, doing so at age 25. In 2018, she was the winner of the IET's Young Women Engineer of the Year Award. Early life and education. On a visit to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at age 16, Harker decided to be an astronaut. She completed her Master\u2019s degree in mathematics in the University of Nottingham. Whilst in university, she met Helen Sharman, who recommended engineering as a pathway to becoming an astronaut. She then focused on applied mathematics and completed an internship in software engineering for BAE Systems. Career. Harker joined BAE Systems Graduate Scheme, consisting of four engineering placements across various platforms and products, including the Eurofighter Typhoon; leading her to working in the Concepts & Technology Team. Currently, she is embedded in the Team Tempest engineering at BAE Systems where she works on technologies for Flight Control Systems to enable future combat air system capabilities. Harker has also worked on designs for"}, {"text": "the Skylon Space Plane, a fully reusable single stage to orbit (SSTO) space plane. In March 2019, she returned to the University of Nottingham to deliver the \"Women in Aerodynamics\" lecture. Harker is an active STEM ambassador, she features in the Royal Academy of Engineering\u2019s flagship, This Is Engineering, campaign which promotes careers in engineering. Honors and recognition. In 2016 Harker became BAE Systems' Technical Graduate of the Year. She then went on to being awarded Graduate of the Year 2017 by the Science, Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies Alliance (SEMTA) and in the same year featured in The Daily Telegraph's Top 50 Women in Engineering. Harker was given the Bee Beamont award in 2018, which annually recognizes \"newly qualified engineers who have made an outstanding contribution to the business in the early stages of their career.\" She won the 2018 Young Woman Engineer of the Year Award. Harker was awarded in 2019 at age 26 the Sir Henry Royce Medal, which recognized her research in developing future technologies for the aviation industry. Personal life. Harker lives in Lytham St Annes."}, {"text": "An Island Comedy is a 1911 silent film short comedy directed by Ashley Miller. It starred Marc McDermott and Miriam Nesbitt. It was produced by the Edison Company and distributed through General Film Company."}, {"text": "James Morrill Banner Jr. (born May 3, 1935) is an American historian whose scholarly specialties are the history of the United States, of the discipline of history, and of historical thought. He has served in a number of different academic and public capacities. Education. A New York City native born on May 3, 1935, the son of James M. Banner, one of the nation's first real estate consultants, and Dorothea Bauer Banner, a homemaker and life-long civic and charitable volunteer, after attending Edgemont School (now the Seely Place School) in Scarsdale, New York, he graduated in 1953 from Deerfield Academy, and in 1957 from Yale University. After service in the U.S. Army Counter-Intelligence Corps in the United States and France, he earned his Ph.D. degree in 1968 at Columbia University under Richard Hofstadter and Eric L. McKitrick. Career. From 1966 to 1980, Banner taught at Princeton University, where he attained the rank of associate professor of history and chaired the Program in American Civilization and the Program in Continuing Education. He resigned his professorship in 1980 to found the American Association for the Advancement of the Humanities. Subsequently, he served as director of publications and communications for Resources for the"}, {"text": "Future and the founding director of academic programs of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation. He is known for the creation of institutions, including the National History Center of the American Historical Association and the History News Service. He was also a co-founder of the National Humanities Alliance. In civic life, he was the founding chairman of New Jersey Common Cause and served on the National Governing Board of Common Cause from 1973 to 1979. The recipient of fellowships from the Social Science Research Council, the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, and the Charles Warren Center for Studies in American History at Harvard University, he was a Fulbright Scholar/Professor at Charles University, Prague, and is an elected member of the Society of American Historians and a fellow of the American Antiquarian Society. In 2023, the American Historical Association created an annual James M. Banner, Jr., Lectureship on the State of the Discipline of History. Writings. Banner's writings have been diverse and influential. In \"To the Hartford Convention\", which Gordon S. Wood called \"truly outstanding\" and Jack P Greene termed \"an essential contribution to the early political history of the new nation\", Banner tried to bring the Federalist Party back into consideration"}, {"text": "as fully committed to the principles of the American Revolution and the norms of republican government. Diane Ravitch called \"The Elements of Teaching\", which Banner wrote with Harold C. Cannon, \"a true classic\", and Andrew Delbanco termed its second edition \"a wise and wonderfully concise reflection on a subject about which one might think everything worth saying had already been said\". Banner's \"Being a Historian\" was characterized as \"a remarkable work of analysis, advice, and warning\". His 2022 work, \"The Ever-Changing Past: Why All History Is Revisionist History,\" won praise as \"a model of accessible. jargon-free prose [that] reveals an erudition across a range of western historiographical trends and debates;\" as \"a wise and elegant book;\" and as a \"carefully and judiciously written book\", one of \"learning, intelligence, and fairness...deserving a wide readership beyond the precincts of university discourse\", and \"a model of what now seems a somewhat old-fashioned but honorable liberal-humanist approach, respectful of the numerous components and complex dynamics of historical controversy\". Bibliography. Principal essays. \"The Problem of South Carolina,\" in \"The Hofstadter Aegis: A Memorial\", ed. by Stanley Elkins and Eric McKitrick (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1974), pp. 60\u201393. \"Historians and the Impeachment Inquiry: A Brief"}, {"text": "History and Prospectus,\" \"Reviews in American History\", vol. 4 (June 1976), pp. 139\u2013149. \"France and the Origins of American Political Culture,\" \"Virginia Quarterly Review\" (Autumn 1988), pp. 651\u2013670. \u201cThe Federalists\u2014Still in Need of Reconsideration,\u201d in \"Federalists Reconsidered\", ed. by Doron Ben-Atar and Barbara B. Oberg (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1999), pp. 246\u2013253. \u201cThe Capital and the State: Washington D.C. and the Nature of American Government,\u201d in \"A Republic for the Ages\", ed. by Donald R. Kennon (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1999), pp. 64\u201386. \u201cHistorian, Improvised,\u201d in James M. Banner, Jr., and John R. Gillis, \"Becoming Historians\" (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2009), pp. 259\u2013288. \"The Election of 1801 and James A. Bayard's Disinterested Constitutionalism,\" \"Journal of the Early Republic,\" vol. 44 (Fall 2024), pp. 319\u2013353."}, {"text": "The first series of \"The Circle\" began on 18 September 2018 on Channel 4, and concluded after 21 days with a live final on 8 October 2018. This series was hosted by Alice Levine and Maya Jama on both the launch and the final, and was narrated by Sophie Willan. Ahead of the series it was announced that players would be competing against each other to become the most popular, but would never actually meet. Instead they would communicate through a specially designed app and be able to portray themselves in any way they choose. The series launched with a total of 1,607,000 including +1 catch-up services. It concluded with 1,125,000. On 8 October 2018, the series was won by Alex Hobern, who had played the game claiming to be a 25-year-old woman called Kate, using photos of his real-life girlfriend Millie. Alex also won the \"viewers champion\" for an additional \u00a325,000, claiming \u00a375,000 in total. Freddie Bentley was the series runner-up. Following this series, it was announced that Alice and Maya would not be returning for the second, with Emma Willis taking over the role as presenter instead. Players. The contestants taking part in the series were revealed on"}, {"text": "18 September 2018. However throughout the series more players joined \"The Circle\". Results and elimination. For the first series, the contestants rated one another out of five throughout. At the end of each ratings their average scores were revealed from highest to lowest to the players. The two highest rated players became \"influencers\", while the remaining players were at risk of being \"blocked\" by the influencers."}, {"text": "The second series of \"The Circle\" began on 24 September 2019 on Channel 4, with a live special hosted by Emma Willis, and concluded on 18 October 2019 after 22 episodes. The series was confirmed on 18 January 2019. Sophie Willan returned as narrator for the second season. The series launched with 1,975,000 viewers. It concluded with 1,209,000 viewers, which was a +67% increase on the first season's final number of viewers, and attracted the biggest share of 16-34 year old viewers from 10 to 11:35 p.m. On 24 September 2019, it was announced that Richard Madeley would be taking part in the series as a special guest, and would be entering during the live launch. Viewers were then tasked with picking which persona he would be playing, ultimately choosing him to play as \"Judy\", a 27-year-old woman. He left the series during the seventh episode after successfully completing his mission to be blocked. On 18 October 2019, the series was won by Paddy Smyth, who had played the game as himself. He won \u00a370,000 of the total prize fund, with the remaining \u00a330,000 going to Tim Wilson who won the \"viewers champion\" vote. Georgina Elliott was the runner-up of"}, {"text": "the series. Format changes. This series was the first to include weekly live episodes, which are hosted by Emma Willis and airs instead of the regular episode on Fridays. Although it still features daily highlights, it also includes interviews with blocked players and celebrity guests dissecting the week's events. Emma also confirmed on the launch show that the prize fund had been increased this year taking it to \u00a3100,000, doubling the amount from the first series. The \u00a3100,000 would be split, with \u00a370,000 going to the highest rated player and \u00a330,000 going to the viewers' favourite finalist. Unlike the previous series, instead of the players rating each other out of 5 during each round, they are given the task of ranking each other from most to least favourite instead. Players. The contestants taking part in the series were revealed on 23 September 2019. Twists. Richard Madeley \u2013 \"Judy\". Ahead of the launch, it was announced that television presenter Richard Madeley would be entering The Circle, with the viewers deciding which persona he would be playing. They chose for him to play as \"Judy\", a 27-year old woman. In Episode 5, Richard was tasked with becoming the most unpopular player and"}, {"text": "getting blocked at the next ratings. He successfully completed this task and, as a reward, was allowed to give one player immunity in the next ratings. He gave this to Georgina. The Public \u2013 Ella and Kevin. During episode 4, the public were given the choice to vote for a new player to be added into The Circle. The viewers had the choice between Ella, 24, or Kevin, 23, to join the game as themselves. After the vote, it was revealed that Ella had won, and joined The Circle. \"Joyce\". Beth Dunlavey and Jack Quirk, who both joined The Circle as separate players in Episode 8, were the next twist decided by the public. After being blocked during Episode 11, having received the two lowest average ratings, they were then informed that the viewers had been voting for whether they should be blocked for good and be replaced by a brand new player, Ryan, playing secretly with his girlfriend, Lauren, or to continue in the game together, but join forces to play as one persona (\"Joyce\", a 62-year-old woman). The viewers voted for Beth and Jack to continue in the game as a team, and \"Joyce\" officially joined The Circle"}, {"text": "in Episode 12. The Eggs \u2013 Andrea and Jan. During Episode 16, Andrea and Jan entered The Circle as anonymous players represented by coloured eggs. Andrea (\"Red Egg\") and Jan (\"Blue Egg\") had to participate in various tasks so the other players could vote for which of the two they would like to see join The Circle. Tim and Ella voted for \"Red Egg\", whilst Beth and Jack (\"Joyce\"), Busayo, Georgina, James, Paddy, and Woody voted for \"Blue Egg\". After the votes were tallied, the identities of the eggs were revealed. Having received the majority vote, Jan was introduced into The Circle; Andrea was immediately blocked, leaving the show just a few hours after arriving. Jan became the last player to enter The Circle. Results and elimination. Unlike the previous series, players ranked each other from most to least favourite in order to determine the average ratings results."}, {"text": "V\u00f5 Tr\u1ea7n Tr\u01b0\u1eddng An (born 26 April 1981) is a retired Vietnamese Olympic swimmer who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Career. V\u00f5 finished 52nd out of 55 competitors in the women's 50m freestyle with a time of 29.02 seconds. She retired from swimming four years later. Personal life. V\u00f5 owned a shop at Ben Thanh Market."}, {"text": "Major General Robert John Thomson, (born 1 January 1967) is a former senior British Army officer. He served as Commander of British Forces Cyprus between September 2019 and August 2022. Military career. He was educated at Brentwood School, Essex, Magdalene College, Cambridge and King's College London (MA Defence Studies). Thomson was commissioned into the Royal Green Jackets on 2 September 1988. He served as commanding officer of 2nd Battalion The Rifles and was deployed in that role on Operation Herrick 10 in Afghanistan from May 2009 to October 2009. He went on to be commander of 38th (Irish) Brigade in December 2011 and Deputy Commander of Regional Command Southwest in April 2014, in which role he led the withdrawal of British troops from Camp Bastion in October 2014. He became British defence attach\u00e9 in Paris in September 2017, and commander of British Forces Cyprus in September 2019. Thomson was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2005 New Year Honours, and advanced to Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services in Afghanistan on 3 July 2015."}, {"text": "Harold Crocker is an American former football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Iona College in New Rochelle, New York from 1985 to 1997, compiling a record of 49\u201379\u20131. Crocker was the athletic director at the College of New Rochelle from 1998 to 2015 and Ramapo College in Mahwah, New Jersey from 2015 to 2021. Prior to his hiring at Iona, Crocker was the head football coach at New Rochelle High School from 1978 to 1984, tallying a mark of 43\u201319\u20132 in seven seasons."}, {"text": "Walter Messias J\u00fanior (born 13 May 1991) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward. Capable of playing anywhere across the attacking front, he has also been deployed on occasions as an attacking midfielder. Club career. Early career. Messias started his senior career in the lower-tier, non-professional Italian divisions, being discovered by former Torino player and manager Ezio Rossi, who persuaded him to join Casale in 2015. At the end of the 2017\u201318 season his team Gozzano was promoted to Serie C. He made his professional Serie C debut for Gozzano on 23 September 2018 in a game against Cuneo, starting the game and played the whole match. He scored his first professional-level goal on 26 September 2018, against Piacenza. Crotone. On 31 January 2019, Messias' rights were sold to Serie B club Crotone, who loaned him back to Gozzano until the end of the 2018\u201319 season. He finished his first professional-level season with 33 appearances (32 as a starter) and four goals. Messias made his Serie B debut for Crotone on 24 August 2019 in a game against Cosenza, starting the game and played the whole match. He was instrumental in Crotone's promotion to the Italian top"}, {"text": "flight (the second in the club history) by scoring six goals throughout the season, and was confirmed as part of the team squad for the 2020\u201321 Serie A campaign. He scored his first Serie A goal on 25 October 2020 against Cagliari, followed by two braces in December against Spezia and Parma. AC Milan. On 31 August 2021, Messias joined AC Milan on a one-year loan deal with an option to buy. He made his debut for the club on 3 October 2021, coming on as a substitute in a 3\u20132 win over Atalanta. On 24 November, he scored his first goal for Milan on his UEFA Champions League debut; he scored the only goal of a 1\u20130 group stage win over Atl\u00e9tico Madrid. Messias described his header as \"the most important moment of [his] career\". On 1 December 2021, he received his first league start scoring a brace in a 3\u20130 away win for Milan against Genoa. On 6 January 2022, against Roma, he scored the second goal in eventual 3\u20131 win. On 17 January against Spezia, Messias last minute goal and potentially the winner was controversially disallowed by the referee due to a beforehand foul on his teammate,"}, {"text": "Ante Rebic, Spezia went on to score the second and win 2\u20131, the referee apologized to Milan players for the incident. On 19 February, he scored the opener against Salernitana in 2\u20132 draw. On 15 April, he scored against Genoa again to seal 2\u20130 win. On 15 May he provided the assist to Leao against Atalanta in the first goal as Milan won 2\u20130, One week later Milan was crowned The Scudetto title after 11-year absence. Overall Messias contribution in the campaign was 5 goals and 2 assists in 26 matches. On 7 July, Milan bought him, despite the option to buy having already expired. Genoa. On 11 August 2023, Messias joined recently promoted Serie A club Genoa on a season-long loan with the option to make the deal permanent, which becomes an obligation if certain conditions are met. On 13 January 2024, Genoa CFC paid the clause to AC Milan, totalling 3 million euros and with Messias permanently moving to the club. Personal life. A Brazilian by birth, Messias moved to Italy in 2011 together with his wife and son, joining his brother in Turin, where he started working in the delivery sector and playing football for an amateur"}, {"text": "team of the local Peruvian community in his free time. Honours. AC Milan"}, {"text": "They Live Inside Us is an American independent horror film written and directed by Michael Ballif, and produced by Ballif, James Morris, Allen Bradford, and Jordan Swenson. It is an adaptation of episode #4 of \"The Witching Season\" anthology series, and once again stars James Morris in the lead role. Plot. Jake takes his daughter Dani to spend Halloween in the notoriously haunted \"Booth House\" with the hope of finding inspiration for a new writing project. Shortly after arriving, he realizes the secrets hidden within the house are far more sinister than he ever imagined, and that he is now living his own horror story. Production. After the physical release and VOD/online/Physical success of \"The Witching Season\", series creator Michael Ballif decided to adapt the \"They Live Inside Us\" short-film into a feature-length film. Pre-production lasted well over a year, but after a successful crowdfund in the fall of 2017, the team finalized the cast/crew and prepared to start shooting on a small budget. Production officially began in July 2018 and wrapped in July 2019. The film was shot entirely on location throughout northern Utah, primarily in historic Nephi, Utah, which is where the film's main location, the \"Edwin Robert"}, {"text": "Booth House\" is located. Several sequences were also shot during the City of Fun Carnival, which was featured in the film \"The Sandlot\". On October 30, 2018, during principal photography, Witching Season Films was announced that they were \"hoping to have the film ready to release by Halloween 2019.\" Release. \"They Live Inside Us\"' was released in the United States and Canada on October 6, 2020, on digital and on-demand cable platforms. Reception. Upon its release, the film received mixed reviews from critics. Helena Zurc with the Utah Film Festival gave the film high praise, saying \"The horror, the intensity, plus the drama seriously oozes intrigue that had me at the edge of my seat until the last minute. Amazing, amazing movie, not just in time for Halloween but recommended all year long!\". \"Dread Central\" gave the film 3.5 stars and summed up the review as \"Sometimes technically flawed and with occasionally lackluster performances, it remains a compelling watch which, for better or worse, relies heavily on its emotional impact to set itself apart from the pack.\" Michael Pementel writing for \"Bloody Disgusting\" gave the film 1.5 stars saying \"One will find promising elements throughout the film \u2013 interesting ideas"}, {"text": "that make their way in, but unfortunately are never fully committed to. For as much as it tries, They Live Inside Us fails to convey anything of substance.\" Awards and Accolades. The film won the \"Best Utah Film\" award at the Horrorfest Film Festival (2020) as well as the \"Best Halloween Film\" at the Halloween International Film Festival (2020). At the 2021 Utah Film Festival and Awards, the film was nominated for Best Feature, Best Director (Michael Ballif), Best Lead Actor (James Morris), Best Actress Under 18 (Emily Broschinsky), Best Supporting Actress (Hailey Nebeker), Best Score (Randin Graves), and took home the award for Best Feature (under $50k budget). The film was also an official selection at 2021 Filmquest Film Festival (2021) and was nominated for Best Feature Film, Best Actor (James Morris), Best Screenplay, Best Ensemble Cast, Best Cinematography, Best Costumes, Best Makeup, and won the award for Best Musical Score (Composer Randin Graves)."}, {"text": "Early parliamentary elections were held in Peru on 26 January 2020. The elections were called after President Mart\u00edn Vizcarra constitutionally dissolved the Congress of the Republic on 30 September 2019. All 130 congressmen corresponding to the 26 electoral districts were elected to serve the remainder of the 2016\u20132021 congressional period. It was the seventh parliamentary election under the 1993 Constitution, which created the current Congress of the Republic. Background. On 30 September 2019, the President of the Council of Ministers, Salvador del Solar, set forth a vote of confidence before the Congress for refusing to pass a bill that modified the election process of judges of the Constitutional Court. The vote of confidence sought to stop the election of magistrates, modify the Organic Law of the Constitutional Court and the designation of the tribunes. However, the Plenary Session of Congress decided to continue with the election of magistrates, and ignored the vote of confidence presented by Del Solar. President Mart\u00edn Vizcarra considered this a vote of no confidence in his Cabinet, and proceeded with the dissolution of Congress and the call for new elections according to Article 134 of the constitution: The President of the Republic is empowered to dissolve"}, {"text": "the Congress if it has censured or voted down two Councils of Ministers. The decree of dissolution also called for new congressional elections to replace the existing congress. Under the law, elections are to be held within four months of the date of dissolution, without altering the pre-existing electoral system, and the Congress cannot be dissolved in the last year of the congressional term, which would be 2021. Once the Congress is dissolved, the Permanent Congressional Committee, which cannot be dissolved, remains in operation. Schedule. The schedule of activities of the congressional elections of Peru of 2020: Electoral system. The 130 members of Congress are elected in 26 multi-member constituencies using open list proportional representation. To enter Congress, parties must either cross the 5% electoral threshold at the national level, or win at least seven seats in one constituency. Seats are allocated using the D'Hondt method. Opinion polls. \"The following graph shows the weighted polls, and does not include voting simulations\" Results. The election was the most divided in Peruvian history, with no party receiving more than 11% of the vote. The Fujimorist Popular Force, the largest party in the previous legislature, lost most of its seats, and the American"}, {"text": "Popular Revolutionary Alliance (APRA) had its worst ever election result, failing to win a seat for the first time since before the 1963 elections. Popular Action emerged as the largest party with 25 seats. New or previously minor parties such as Podemos Per\u00fa, the Purple Party and the Agricultural People's Front had good results. Contigo, the successor to former president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski's Peruvians for Change party, failed to win a seat and received only around 1% of the vote. The result was seen as representative of public support for president Mart\u00edn Vizcarra's anti-corruption reform proposals."}, {"text": "Ayeebo Asumda (1924-2002) was a Ghanaian educationist and politician. He served as a minister of state during the first republic. He was the first regional commissioner (regional minister) for the Upper Region. A region that comprised what we know today as the Upper East Region and the Upper West Region. He served as a member of parliament for the Kusasi West electoral district and later the Kusanaba electoral district. He also served as a member of the council of state during the fourth republic. Early life and education. Asumda was born on 24 January 1924 to Abugure Kusasi (his father) and Abana Kusasi (his mother). His name Ayeebo was adopted from his uncle who was called Atia Ayeebo Kusanaba. His uncle was responsible for his education and up bringing. Asumda begun his early education at Gambaga Primary School in 1931. He later transferred to Tamale Government Boys School in 1939 for his middle school education. He obtained his standard 7 certificate in 1942 and entered the Tamale Teacher Training College (now Bagabaga College of Education) in 1945. He was awarded his teachers' Certificate 'B' after two years of training. Career and politics. Prior to entering the Tamale Teacher Training College"}, {"text": "in 1945 Asumda was employed as a pupil teacher for a period of two years. In 1946 Asumda took a teaching appointment at Zebilla and taught there until 1951 when he decided to venture politics. In 1951 Asumda was nominated to represent the Kusasi West constituency in the National Assembly. He stood for the seat in 1954 and 1956 and won on both occasions. He remained in parliament until 1966 when the Nkrumah government was overthrown. During his tenure in parliament until July 1960 when he was appointed as Regional Commissioner for the Upper Region, Asumda served as parliamentary secretary (ministerial secretary or deputy minister) for various ministries, some of which include the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Health and Social welfare. Asumda remained Regional Commissioner for the Upper Region from July 1960 to 24 February 1966. Personal life. Asumda had two brothers; Anyagre Azampaka and Anyagibila Azampaka and a sister; Aryapoka Azampaka. In 1946 he married two wives; Madam Ateedpagira and Madam Ayineem. His marriage with Madam Ayineem was dissolved in 1951. In 1953 he married Madam Atesikongi and in 1954 he married Madam Ayelsabliga Batuure. Death"}, {"text": "and legacy. Asumda died in 2002. He was buried in Kusanaba a town in the Bawku West District of the Upper East Region. In 2006 the then vice president Alhaji Aliu Mahama launched the Asumda foundation for education. The aim of the foundation is to support the pursuit of culture, education and sports in the Northern, Upper East and Upper West regions."}, {"text": "Event Communications, or Event, is one of Europe's longest-established and largest museum and visitor attraction design firms; it is headquartered in London. History. The firm was founded in 1986 by businesswoman Celestine (\"Cel\") Phelan and design partner Steve Simons. In 2008, a new management team took over the running of Event, led by museum design consultant James Alexander, and creative director Esther Dugdale, which saw the firm expand from its European base to an international focus that included the Middle East (Oman and Kuwait), and latterly Asia (China and Hong Kong). Event projects have won the major European Museum of the Year Award (EMYA) a number of times, including for the Riverside Museum in Glasgow in 2013, and for the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in 2016. Event projects have also won other EMYA awards such as the Silletto Prize for the in Denmark in 2019. The firm was also notable as the exhibition designer for the Titanic Belfast visitor attraction which opened in 2012, and which has also won several major international visitor attraction awards including the 2014 THEA award. Event projects have won notable cultural tourism awards, including the World Travel Awards \"Europe's Leading Tourist"}, {"text": "Attraction\" for the EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum in 2019, for the Titanic Belfast in 2016, and for the Guinness Storehouse in 2015. Since 2016, Event became associated with \"immersive\" and \"technology-driven\" experiences, such as the \"Meet Vincent Van Gogh Experience\", a traveling exhibition created in 2017 with the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, and which also won a 2017 THEA award. Another example being the overhaul of the Hans Christian Andersen Museum in Odense in Denmark, into the \"House of Fairytales\" concept, a collaboration with Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, that was set to open in late 2020. Event's EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum was described by the \"Irish Times\" as \"the world\u2019s first fully digital museum\", and was also shortlisted for the European Museum of the Year Award in 2018 (but did not win). Event has designed attractions for corporate exhibitions and landmark buildings such as The Shard: Viewing Gallery in London, the KAPSARC in Riyadh, the Siemens Crystal in London, and the Expo 2020: Opportunity Pavilion in Dubai."}, {"text": "Derick de Souza da Silva (born 23 April 1998) is a Brazilian track and field athlete who specializes in sprint. Representing Brazil at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, he was part of Brazil's team that qualified to the final in men's 4 \u00d7 100 metres relay. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics."}, {"text": "Nicolas Blies, born on 26 September 1981 in Mulhouse (France), and St\u00e9phane Hueber-Blies, born on 18 August 1976 in Mulhouse (France), also called the Blies brothers, are two French filmmakers, producers and artists who create their works together. They are known for writing and directing the feature film \"Zero Impunity\" which was in official feature film competition at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival in 2019. Biography. In 2013, they conceptualized the documentary music transmedia \"Soundhunters\" in co-production with the French-German TV channel ARTE. \"Soundhunters\" was imagined to transform the world into an infinite musical instrument. It is the first part of the collection \"Living the world poetically\". The transmedia is released in 2015 in collaboration with many international artists including Jean Michel Jarre, Simonne Jones or Blixa Bargeld. The project is selected for the Prix Europa in Berlin and at SXSW. In 2016, the Blies brothers were invited to present their work at Lincoln Center during the New York Film Festival. The project is placed in 2016 under the high patronage of UNESCO. In 2019, they wrote and directed their first feature film \"Zero Impunity.\" The feature-length documentary actually mixes animation and real footage. The film had its World"}, {"text": "premiere in March 2019 at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival (Greece) before being in official competition at the Annecy International Animated Film (France) and then the Palm Springs International Film Festival or the Moscow International Film Festival. Jordan Mintzer of The Hollywood Reporter gave the documentary a mostly favorable review for calling attention to the widespread indifference to sexual assault and sexual abuse by both terrorist organizations and sanctioned governmental organizations such as the United States Armed Forces and the United Nations peacekeepers. However, Mintzer criticized the film for trying to cover too many separate stories in its runtime, and for relying on \"heavy-handed aesthetics [...] to make a point that didn\u2019t need to be so overemphasized\". Allen Hunter of ScreenDaily praised the film for giving a voice to sexual assault victims and for calling attention to the international issue of sexual violence in wartime. Cineuropa said that the genius of \"Zero Impunity\" lies in its waltz between real-life shots and animation. In 2021, the film is nominated for the Best documentary Price at the Troph\u00e9es Francophones du Cin\u00e9ma. The film is the centerpiece of an international transmedia social impact project denouncing the impunity of sexual violence in wartime. The"}, {"text": "transmedia project is built as an \"active media that promotes the liberation of the word and thus fights against impunity\". The \"Zero Impunity\" media, supported by more than 400,000 citizens around the world, was launched with the publication of the first investigation \"L'ADN de Sangaris\" in M\u00e9diapart (France), Internazionale (Italy), InfoLibre (Spain), Le Desk (Morocco), Inkyfada (Tunisia), Correctiv (Germany), Le Jeudi and Tageblatt (Luxembourg). The transmedia won the FIPA d'Or 2017 and was selected for the Visa d'Or de l'information France TV. In 2024, continuing their plastic research in the field of hybridization of forms, the Blies brothers released the digital art installation \"Ceci est mon coeur\" \"(This Is My Heart)\", about the reconciliation of a child with his body, mixing video-mapping and connected clothing. Following \"Zero Impunity\", here again they hybridize animation and live action. For the first time, they also use a technique akin to \"Spoken Word\". The World Premiere of \"Ceci est mon coeur\" take place during the 81st Venice International Film Festival. \"Ceci est mon coeur\" is selected to participate at the 78th Cannes Film Festival. The project is distinguished during the \"Breakthroughs in Storytelling Awards\" from Columbia University New York City. The Blies brothers decided"}, {"text": "to pursue their research into Spoken word and visual hybridization in the development of their first feature-length film \"Maman Sopra\". Political commitments. In March 2022, at the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation, the Blies brothers spoke out in favor of a cultural boycott of Russian artists. Jury. In 2020, the Blies brothers are members of the feature film jury section \"Contrechamp\" at the 44th Annecy International Animation Film Festival. The same year, the Blies brothers are invited by the Annecy Film Festival to give their vision of animation cinema in the section \u00ab Lessons of cinema \u00bb. In 2018, Nicolas Blies is a member of the jury section \"National Documentary\" and St\u00e9phane Hueber-Blies member and president of the section \"Innovation Award\" at the 31st International Festival of Audiovisual Production in Biarritz (FIPA)."}, {"text": "Vitaly Borisovich Voloshinov (Russian: \u0412\u0438\u0442\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0439 \u0411\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0441\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0447 \u0412\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0448\u0438\u043d\u043e\u0432; 20 March 1947 \u2013 28 September 2019) was a Soviet and Russian physicist, one of the world's leading experts in the field of acoustoptics, honored teacher of Moscow State University PhD in physics and mathematics, associate professor Physics Department, Moscow State University. Consists of Corps of Experts in Natural Sciences, with 1683 citations for papers published after 1976. H-index \u2013 19. Biography. Vitaly B. Voloshinov was born on 20 March 1947 in Berlin. Son of Boris E. Voloshinov and Nataliya K. Voloshinova. In 1965 he graduated from English special school No.1 in Moscow and music school No.1 named after Sergey Prokofiev. In 1971 he graduated from the Physics Department of Lomonosov Moscow State University with Highest Distinction and Prize named after Rem Khokhlov for best Graduate Student Research Projects. In 1971\u20131973 he worked as an engineer and senior research engineer at the Scientific Research Institute of Space Engineering Instruments. In 1977, upon completion of graduate school, defended his thesis on \"Control of light beams using Bragg diffraction in an optically anisotropic medium\", specialty No. 01.04.03, PhD in Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics. Since 1976, a researcher at the physics department. Since 1992, an associate"}, {"text": "professor at the physics department. He died suddenly on 28 September 2019. The funeral service took place in the church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Mitino. He was buried at Mitinsky cemetery in Moscow. Achievements. Achievements include 7 national patents for inventions in optical engineering. Scientific supervisor of national and international research projects and grants (CRDF, RFBR, etc.). Teaching activities. Prepared 15 candidates of sciences(PhD). Professor Voloshinov gave lectures to Graduate and Post-graduate Students of MSU on the following educational courses: He also gave invited lectures in Russia, Bulgaria, Vietnam, Poland, Belgium, France, China, Colombia, (Germany) and United States."}, {"text": "Scenes from the Life of the Virgin Mary (Italian - \"Le Storie della Vergine\") is a cycle of frescos by Filippo Lippi in Spoleto Cathedral. History. The cycle was commissioned in 1466, when Lippi had completed his \"Stories of Saint Stephen and Saint John the Baptist\" at Prato Cathedral, and was abruptly terminated by Lippi's death in 1469, caused by poison according to Vasari's \"Lives of the Artists\". His studio assistants completed the work in around three months. Lippi was buried in Spoleto Cathedral despite Lorenzo the Magnificent's request for the remains to be returned to Florence - Spoleto replied that unlike Florence their great new cathedral had no illustrious men buried in it. Scenes. From left to right the cycle shows: References."}, {"text": "Brian Raman (born 14 October 1996) is a Belgian darts player who competes in World Darts Federation (WDF) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. In 2021, he became the second Belgian WDF world number one, after Leo Laurens in 1993. Career. In 2019, Raman won the Denmark Masters, beating Willem Mandigers in the Final. In September 2019, he qualified for the 2020 BDO World Darts Championship and played Paul Hogan in the Preliminary Round, losing 3 sets to 1. In 2020, he attended PDC Q-school, where he reached a semi-final on day one of the final phase, losing out to Harald Leitinger. Raman won a PDC Tour Card at 2022 Q-School by winning the second event of the final phase. He beat Jules van Dongen in the final 6\u20134. During his two years as a PDC tour card holder, he was unable to reach the top 64 of the order of merit, hampered by a shoulder injury which required surgery in late 2023. Thus, he failed to retain his tour card. As a result, he was forced to go to the 2024 Q-school. He was unable to win a new tour card and subsequently returned to playing WDF events. Performance"}, {"text": "timeline. PDC European Tour"}, {"text": "General elections were held in the Cook Islands in 1953. The elections took the form of an election to Rarotonga Island Council, whose sole European member also automatically became the only elected member of the Legislative Council. Electoral system. The Cook Islands Legislative Council consisted of ten members elected by island councils (four from Rarotonga and six from smaller islands), ten civil servants appointed by the Governor-General of New Zealand (the Chief Medical Officer, the Director of Agriculture, the Education Officer, six Resident Agents and the Treasurer) and the Resident Commissioner, who was president of the council. The sole European member of Rarotonga Island Council automatically became the island's representative in the Legislative Council, and was the only member of the Legislative Council to be directly elected. Elections to Rarotonga Island Council were held every three years, with the six Cook Islander members elected from single-member constituencies based on the land survey districts, and the European member from the entire island. Results. Incumbent MLC Willie Watson was defeated by Henley McKegg. This was attributed by \"Pacific Islands Monthly\" to Watson's criticism of the colonial administration, as more than half of the registered voters were civil servants or their partners."}, {"text": "Bavel is a Middle Eastern restaurant in the Arts District neighborhood of Los Angeles. The restaurant defines itself as Middle Eastern, showcasing the cuisines of Israel, Morocco, Turkey, and Egypt, though some critics characterize it as Israeli. It received positive reviews from Jonathan Gold and \"Bon App\u00e9tit\", and the \"Los Angeles Times\" named it 2019 Restaurant of the Year. Bavel was founded by the Israeli-American chef Ori Menashe and his American wife, chef Genevieve Gergis, who are also the founders and owners of the Italian restaurant Bestia in Downtown LA. Etymology. The name Bavel is the Modern Hebrew pronunciation of the biblical Babel. For the restaurateurs, it evokes \"a time when the Middle East was one\" because \"Bavel is not specific to any one region.\" Menu. Bavel is particularly well known for its hummus and malawach. Reception. Bavel has enjoyed a positive reception from restaurant critics both in Los Angeles and nationally, including the \"Los Angeles Times\", \"Bon Appetit\", Eater, \"Food & Wine\", \"Los Angeles\", and others. It has also been featured in \"The New York Times\" several times, \"The Boston Globe\", and \"The Jerusalem Post\", among others. Honors. Bavel was nominated for a James Beard Award for best new"}, {"text": "restaurant in the United States in 2019. Bavel was named the best restaurant of the year by the \"Los Angeles Times\". It is listed in the 2019 California Michelin Guide with no stars."}, {"text": "Thomas Dannhauser du Plessis (born 29 Junie 1953) is a former South African rugby union player. Playing career. Du Plessis played for Northern Transvaal and the Springboks. He made his international debut for the Springboks against the visiting South American Jaguars team on 26 April 1980 at the Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg. He scored his first and only test try in his first test. Du Plessis played in two test matches for the Springboks and scored the one try."}, {"text": "Audrey van der Meer (born 1 October 1966) is a Dutch-born Norwegian neuroscientist and Professor of Neuropsychology at the Department of Psychology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). With her husband, Professor of Cognitive Psychology Ruud van der Weel, she directs the Developmental Neuroscience Laboratory at NTNU. Her research seeks to understand the underlying principles that guide development, learning, and cognitive ageing. She joined the psychology department at NTNU in 1996, in the same year fellow neuroscientists Edvard Moser and May-Britt Moser joined the department; in 1997 she was promoted to full professor of neuroscience. She was part of the Section for Biological Psychology headed by Edvard Moser, but had her own research group. She is a member of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters. She also believes that \"national guidelines should be put into place to ensure that children receive at least a minimum of handwriting training.\""}, {"text": "Eleftherios \"Lefteris\" Mantzoukas (alternate spelling: Madzoukas) (; born July 8, 2003) is a Greek professional basketball player who last played for Maroussi of the Greek Basketball League (GBL), on loan from Panathinaikos. Professional career. On 14 February 2018, at the age of 14, Mantzoukas began his pro career with Promitheas Patras, in the Greek Basket League, during the 2017\u201318 season. He made his Greek League debut in a game versus Panionios, in which he scored 2 points, in 1 minute of playing time. Mantzoukas thus became the second youngest player to ever debut in the top-tier level Greek League, since it became fully professional in 1992. Georgios Papagiannis is the only other player to have previously debuted in the same competition, at a younger age. Three months later, on 24 May 2017, while still at the age of 13, Mantzoukas became the youngest player to ever start a game in the top-tier level Greek League, since it became fully professional in 1992. He accomplished that when he started a Greek League game against Olympiacos, in which he scored 12 points, in 31 minutes of playing time. During the 2017\u201318 Greek League season, he averaged 2.9 points, 1.3 rebounds, and 0.6"}, {"text": "assists per game, in 7 games played. On 10 October 2018, at the age of 15, Mantzoukas debuted in one of the two European-wide secondary level competitions, the FIBA Champions League, during the 2018\u201319 season. He made his FIBA Champions League debut in a game versus the Belgian League club Oostende, in which he went scoreless, in 1 minute of playing time. During the 2018\u201319 FIBA Champions League season, he averaged 3.5 points and 0.5 rebounds per game, in 2 games played. He also averaged 1.5 points, 1.0 rebounds, and 0.8 assists per game, in 4 games played, during the 2018\u201319 Greek League season. On 2 October 2019, at the age of 16, Mantzoukas debuted in the other European-wide secondary level competition, the EuroCup, during the 2019\u201320 season. He made his EuroCup debut in a game versus the Israeli Super League club Maccabi Rishon LeZion, in which he scored 2 points. On 18 December 2020, Promitheas announced that Mantzoukas would be moving to EuroLeague mainstays Panathinaikos on a five-year contract. During the 2022\u20132023 campaign, in 29 domestic league matches, Mantzoukas averaged 5.5 points and 2.4 rebounds (shooting with 41% from the 3-point line) in 18 minutes per contest. On June"}, {"text": "28, 2024, Mantzoukas was loaned to Aris Thessaloniki for the 2024\u20132025 campaign. On October 14 of the same year, his loan agreement was terminated by request of his Aris head coach Ioannis Kastritis. On October 17, Mantzoukas was loaned to Maroussi by Panathinaikos. National team career. Mantzoukas has been a member of the junior national teams of Greece. He played at the 2018 FIBA Under-16 European Championship, where he averaged 9.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game. He also played at the 2019 FIBA Under-16 European Championship, where he averaged 15.0 points, 9.1 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game. Career statistics. Domestic leagues. ! Year ! Team ! League ! ! ! ! !"}, {"text": "Ingoglia is an Italian surname meaning \"belonging to the family of Goglia\". Notable people with the surname include:"}, {"text": "Dennis Miller is a New Zealand Paralympian who competed in athletics and table tennis. At the 1976 Summer Paralympics, he won gold medals in the 60m 1C and Slalom 1C. At the 1980 Summer Paralympics, he won a gold medal in the Slalom 1C, and a bronze medal in the 60m 1C. At the 1984 Summer Paralympics, he won a gold medal in the Slalom 1C. He also competed at the 1972 Summer Paralympics."}, {"text": "Bente Gunnveig Berg (born 20 February 1954) is a Norwegian neuroscientist and Professor of Neuroscience at the Department of Psychology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Her research seeks to understand how the brain processes olfactory information, including how signals are encoded in a functional neural network. She is a member of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters."}]