[{"text": "The Law Society is a body of students from Aligarh Muslim University's faculty of law. The body has produced lawyers, judges and politicians. It is an educational and representative body with an estimated 1000 active members. It is involved in training and preparing students for various competitive activities like Moot Court, Legal debate, Quiz, Judgment writing etc. of the Faculty. It was founded in 1894 as a non-profit student organization. It has long traditional character which always uplifts the students' participation and performance in relation to legal affairs in different arena. The Dean, Faculty of Law, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh is the President of the Society. Mr. Hammad Khan is currently serving as the hon'ble Secretary of the Law Society for the academic year 2024-25. President. Dean, Faculty of Law, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh is the President of Law Society.Prof. Md.Zafar Mahfooz Nomani is currently serving as the President of Law Society. Post holders. Mohammad Shafi Qureshi former Governor of Uttar Pradesh was the secretary of the society in the year 1953. Arif Jwadder was the secretary for the session 2013\u201314. Mr. Aqa Raza served as the Vice President of the Law Society in the academic session 2015-2016 and Editor"}, {"text": "of the Aligarh Law Society Review in the academic session 2014\u20132015. Anam Rais Khan was the secretary for the session 2014\u201315. Mr. Ali Faran Gulrez held the post of Editor of the Aligarh Law Society review in Law Society for the session 2017\u201318, which was published around after 45 years after 1971. Mr. Piyush Chawla has served as the vice-president for the session 2018\u201319, while Mr. Faham Ahmad Khan was the Secretary for the session 2018-19 Mr. Abdullah Samdani served as the Secretary for the session 2019-20. Mr. Akash Varshney is currently serving as the Vice President for the session 2022-2023 and Mr. Shoaib Akhtar is serving as its Secretary. Mr. Hammad Khan is currently serving as the hon'ble Secretary of the Law Society for the academic year 2024-25. Publications. AMU Law Society Review. The \u2018AMU Law Society Review\u2019 which is a wholly student reviewed Journal gets published by the editorial board, Law Society of the Faculty of Law, Aligarh Muslim University, every academic session. It is being published since the last 3 years. AMU Law Society Newsletter. The editorial board, Law Society, AMU, aims to provide a detailed report of all the events which were held throughout the year"}, {"text": "in the faculty. It gives a platform to the students to express their experiences and opinions. The main objective behind the Newsletter is to disseminate knowledge relating to contemporary legal issues. AMU Law Society Newsletter was started in the year 2018 by Faran Gulrez and Abdullah Samdani. Since 2019, Prof. Tariq Mansoor, Hon'ble Vice Chancellor approved the publication of this Newsletter annually. In the year 2020, the Newsletter was published under the guidance of Prof. Shakeel Ahmed Samdani, Dean, Faculty of Law and President, Law Society, Chief Editorship of Abdullah Samdani, Secretary, Law Society and Amber Tanweer, Editor, AMU Law Society Review. Programmes. The Society for the first time organised annual festival named 1st Gavel's Buzz in the year 2014. The 2nd Gavel's Buzz was organised in the year 2016. The 3rd Gavel's Buzz was organised on 2017. Justice Markandey Katju visited the Law Society recently. Law Society 2019-20 International Events. 1. In 2020, the law society got the credit of organising the first International Conference in the history of the law faculty. On 12 July 2020 the law society organised an its first national conference on the topic \"Globalisation of Justice through Alternate Dispute Resolution\". Experts from four countries"}, {"text": "delivered their lectures, namely, Mr. Jeff Kichaven from the United States, Mr. Gustavo Milare Almeida from Brazil, Mr. Fahmi Shahab from Indonesia, and Ms. Iram Majid from India. This conference was inaugurated by Prof. Tariq Mansoor, Vice Chancellor, Aligarh Muslim University and was presided by Prof Shakeel Ahmed Samdani, Dean, Faculty of Law, Aligarh Muslim University. Mr. Abdullah Samdani, Secretary, Law Society 2019-20 moderated this conference. 2. Second International Virtual Conference was also organised by the law society on the topic \"Civil Society and Contemporary Legal Issues\" on 26 July 2020. International experts from four countries delivered their presentations, namely, Dr Mario Boris Curatolo (Spain), Dr Ferdinand Epoc (Philippines), Dr Ermal Bino (Republic of North Macedonia), and Dr. Shad Ahmad Khan (Oman). This conference was inaugurated by Prof. Tariq Mansoor, Vice Chancellor, Aligarh Muslim University and was presided by Prof Shakeel Ahmed Samdani, Dean, Faculty of Law, Aligarh Muslim University. Mr. Abdullah Samdani, Secretary, Law Society 2019-20 moderated this conference. 3. Third International Virtual Conference was also organised by the law society on the topic \"International Health Laws During COVID-19: A Perspective\" on 12 August 2020. International experts from two countries delivered their presentations, namely, Dr Julie Lord and Dr"}, {"text": "Aruj Qayum (United Kingdom) and Dr Abdul R Moodambail (Qatar). This conference was inaugurated by Prof. Tariq Mansoor, Vice Chancellor, Aligarh Muslim University and was presided by Prof Shakeel Ahmed Samdani, Dean, Faculty of Law. Mr. Abdullah Samdani, Secretary, Law Society 2019-20 and Dr Gaurav introduced the guests. 4. Fourth International Virtual Conference was organised by the law society on the topic \"Women Empowerment, Gender Justice and Role of International Law\" on 28 August 2020. International experts from three countries delivered their presentations, namely, Ms Wafa Rashid Al Alyani (Oman), Prof Namrata Pradhan (Bhutan) and Dr Sadaf Khan (Saudi Arabia). This conference was inaugurated by Prof. Tariq Mansoor, Vice Chancellor, Aligarh Muslim University and was presided by Prof Shakeel Ahmed Samdani, Dean, Faculty of Law, Aligarh Muslim University. Mr. Abdullah Samdani, Secretary, Law Society 2019-20 moderated this conference. 5. Fifth International Virtual Conference was organised by the law society on the topic \"Imbibing Professional Skills Among Law Practitioners\" on 13 September 2020. International experts from three countries delivered their presentations, namely, Mr. Habibul Islam (Bangladesh), Dr. Anna C. Bocar (Philippines) and Ms Shrijana Rai (Bhutan). This conference was presided by Prof. Shakeel Ahmed Samdani, Dean, Faculty of Law and President,"}, {"text": "Law Society. Mr. Abdullah Samdani, Secretary, Law Society moderated this event. 6. Sixth International Virtual Conference was organised by the law society on the topic \"Becoming Global Citizen \u2013 Skills and Approach\" on 26 September 2020. International experts from three countries their presentations, namely, Ms. Shefali Raj (India), Dr. Prabha Thoudham (Oman) and Mr. Subhajit Sanyal (Nepal). The conference director and Dean, Faculty of Law, Prof. Shakeel Ahmed Samdani also addressed the participants. Mr. Abdullah Samdani, Secretary, Law Society welcomed the guests. 7. Seventh International Virtual Conference was organised by the law society on the topic \"Sir Syed : Vision and Mission\" on 10 October 2020. International experts from three different countries, namely, Er. Nadeem Tarin (Saudi Arabia), Dr. Latifa Ben Arfa Rabai (Oman), Mr. S. Gurdev Singh (India) and Prof. Shafey Kidwai (India) addressed the participants virtually. The conference director and Dean, Faculty of Law, Prof. Shakeel Ahmed Samdani also addressed the participants. Mr. Abdullah Samdani, Secretary, Law Society welcomed the guests. National Events. National Moot Court Competitions Sir Syed National Moot Court Competition \u2013 2025 The Sir Syed National Moot Court Competition \u2013 2025 organized by the Faculty of Law, Aligarh Muslim University took place between 22nd February"}, {"text": "and 1st March 2025. Being a hybrid competition, it saw participation from some of the best law schools in India and centered around a historically-based constitutional issue related to the derecognition of princely princes and the abolition of Privy Purses. The activity provided a forum where the students could hone their drafting, legal research, and advocacy skills with competitive courtroom simulations. The competition was headed by Mr. Shashwat Dubey, the \"Student In-Charge\" of the \"Moot Court Society\" who significantly contributed to the event\u2019s resounding success, leveraging his distinguished moot court experience and achievements, notably his victory at the 4th IILM National Moot Court Competition,2025. The \"Secretary\" of the \"Law Society\", Mr. Hammad Khan also played an important role in administrative coordination and institutional outreach. Their leadership, in conjunction with faculty mentors, saw to it that the event was kept academically sound and well-organized. Award-Winning Institutions and Individuals Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law was the winner, with Lloyd Law College as the runner-up, and National Law School of India University, Bengaluru the Best Memorial. Anam Sajid of RGNUL received the Best Speaker, and Aathira Pillai of MNLU Nagpur was the Best Researcher. Webinars. During the COVID-19 pandemic the Faculty of"}, {"text": "Law, Aligarh Muslim University was closed but the Law Society continued its activities through online mode. 3 National webinars were conducted under the banner of law society. 1. \"Role of Young Lawyers in Alternate Dispute Resolution\" by Ms Iram Majid, Director, Indian Institute of Arbitration and Mediation. The webinar was presided by the Prof. Shakeel Ahmed Samdani, Dean, Faculty of Law, Aligarh Muslim University and President, Law Society and was moderated by Mr. Abdullah Samdani, Secretary, Law Society, AMU. 2. \"Working of Competition Commission in India: An Overview\" by Mr. Anand Vikas Mishra, Joint Director (Law), Competition Commission of India. The webinar was presided by the Prof. Mohd Shakeel Ahmed Samdani, Dean, Faculty of Law, Aligarh Muslim University and President, Law Society and was moderated by Mr. Abdullah Samdani, Secretary, Law Society, AMU. 3. \"Law Relating to Bail in India: An Analysis and Overview\" by Adv. Shariq Ahmed, Advocate, Supreme Court of India. The webinar was presided by the Prof. Mohd Shakeel Ahmed Samdani, Dean, Faculty of Law, Aligarh Muslim University and President, Law Society and was moderated by Mr. Abdullah Samdani, Secretary, Law Society, AMU. 4. \"Legal Philosophy of Sir Muhammad Iqbal (Allama Iqbal)\" was a national level webinar"}, {"text": "in which Prof. Abdul Haq, Professor Emeritus, University of Delhi, Delhi, India was the Chief Guest. Prof. Shakeel Ahmed Samdani, Dean, [Faculty of Law, Aligarh Muslim University] and President, Law Society, AMU presided over the conference. Prof. Saud Alam Qasmi and Ms. Ayesha Samdani also delivered their speeches. Mr. Abdullah Samdani, Secretary, Law Society proposed the vote of thanks and Ms. Ayesha Nasir Alavi moderated this event. 5. \"Constitutional Day Celebrations\" was a national level webinar which was conducted by Law Society. The topic of the webinar was \"Interface between Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Duties\". Prof. Manoj Kumar Sinha, Director, Indian Law Institute, New Delhi was the Chief Guest and the webinar was Presided by Prof. Shakeel Ahmed Samdani, Dean, Faculty of Law and President, Law Society. Online Events'. 1. Online Essay Writing Competition was conducted on national level by the Law Society 2019\u201320. 2. All India Independence Day Quiz Competition was conducted by the Law Society 2019-20 via online mode. 3. All India Independence Day Essay Writing Competition was conducted by the Law Society 2019-20 via online mode."}, {"text": "Michaela Klarwein (1946 or 1943 in Munich) is a German actress. Life. Klarwein was born as daughter of the opera singer Franz Klarwein in Schwabing. She attended the Rudolf-Steiner-Schule in Munich and then a grammar school in Hamburg. Afterwards she began her studies at the acting school in Hamburg under Hildburg Frese. Half a year before her final exam she got a contract at the Hamburger and played there in Carl Sternheim's \"Die Hose\". From Hamburg she went for two and a half seasons to the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden. She continued her career at the Deutsches Theater Buenos Aires. With the theater she went not only as an actress, but also as an assistant director on tours in Argentina, Brazil and Chile. After her stay in South America she was engaged in Nuremberg and then went to the Theater Oberhausen in 1968. This was followed by firm and individual contracts in Hamburg, Hanover, Munich, Bern, Stuttgart, Krefeld, Bregenz, Bonn, Nuremberg, Cologne and D\u00fcsseldorf. She was part of several tour productions and took part in the summer games in Wunsiedel and Feuchtwangen. On television she had guest appearances in \"Lindenstra\u00dfe\", \"Der Fahnder\", \"Die Anrheiner\", \"7 Tage Gl\u00fcck\" and in the feature"}, {"text": "film \"Engel & Joe\". She also synchronizes and speaks radio commercials."}, {"text": "HarvardTHUD (or The Harvard Undergraduate Drummers) is an undergraduate student-led music group from Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1999, the group performs with a diverse set of percussive instruments in the style of mixed percussion groups such as \"STOMP\" and the Blue Man Group. In addition to traditional and ethnic percussion instruments, the group is known for making creative use out of everyday items, such as brooms and plastic SOLO cups. As of 2020, they are best known for their performances using boomwhackers\u2014hollow, plastic tubes that can be struck on any surface to create a pitched tone. The group gained exposure for their performances on YouTube as early as 2009, but Harvard THUD wouldn't gain significant prominence outside of Harvard until late 2018, when videos of the group's performances with boomwhackers went viral. In this time, the number of their subscribers quadrupled in two months. As of June 2021, the group has 360,000 subscribers and 69,000,000 views. The group writes their own arrangements of songs especially for their particular instrumentation. Their repertoire (and the content of their video performances) includes covers of popular songs, such as Toto's \"Africa\" and \"Don't Stop Believin',\" as well as internet meme-related songs,"}, {"text": "such as Darude - \"Sandstorm\" and \"All Star\" by Smash Mouth."}, {"text": "Mohammad Mohib-Al-Haque (, , born March 3, 1971), also known as Muhibul Haque, is a Sunni scholar and professor of International Politics, Indian Polity, Minority Rights, and Human Rights at the Department of Political Science at Aligarh Muslim University. He was awarded the Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma Gold Medal for Excellence, named after the former President of India, during his studies. Haque speaks English, Hindi, and Urdu. He authored several articles, research papers, and book chapters focusing on socio-political issues. Stand on Indo-Palestine relations. Haque supports India's position on Palestine, stating in an interview, \u201cIndia has opposed the creation of Israel right from the days of its freedom struggle. India\u2019s interest will be best served by supporting Palestine\u2019s legitimate aspirations.\u201d Views on terrorism. Haque has defined terrorism as an act against humanity, stating that \"An act of terror which involves the killing of innocent people is contrary to the spirit of Quran and Islam because the holy book itself declares that to kill one human life is to kill entire humanity and to save one human life is to save entire humanity. (Quran, 5:32). Islamic militancy is a misnomer in another sense also. The so-called Islamic militancy has killed more"}, {"text": "Muslims than any other community, and the Muslims are the worst affected victims of terrorism.\" He is the author of \"International Terrorism and Violence: A Human Rights Perspective.\" Views on nuclear weapons. Haque has stated that the presence of a large number of nuclear weapons in a turbulent world is a serious threat to the existence of life on our planet. Works. Articles and seminars. Haque has participated in several national and international seminars and conferences, including:"}, {"text": "Dietmar Arno Salamon (born 7 March 1953 in Bremen) is a German mathematician. Education and career. Salamon studied mathematics at the Leibniz University Hannover. In 1982 he earned his doctorate at the University of Bremen with dissertation \"On control and observation of neutral systems\". He subsequently spent two years as a postdoctoral fellow at the Mathematical Research Center at the University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison, followed by one year at the Mathematical Research Institute at ETH Zurich. In 1986 he became a lecturer at the University of Warwick, where he was appointed full professor in 1994. The summer semester 1988 he spent as a visiting professor at the University of Bremen and the winter semester 1991 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. From 1998 to 2018 he was a full professor of mathematics at ETH Zurich, retiring as professor emeritus in 2018. Salamon's field of research is symplectic topology and related fields such as symplectic geometry. Symplectic topology is a relatively new field of mathematics that developed into an important branch of mathematics in the 1990s. Some important new techniques are Gromov's pseudoholomorphic curves, Floer homology, and Seiberg-Witten invariants on four-dimensional manifolds. In 1994 he was an Invited Speaker with talk \"Lagrangian intersections,"}, {"text": "3-manifolds with boundary and the Atiyah-Floer conjecture\" at the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) in Zurich. In 2012 he was elected a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society. In 2017 he received, with Dusa McDuff, the AMS Leroy P. Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition for the book \"J-holomorphic curves and symplectic topology\", which they co-authored. He has been a member of Academia Europaea since 2011."}, {"text": "The mimetic theory of desire, an explanation of human behavior and culture, originated with the French historian, literary critic, and philosopher of social science Ren\u00e9 Girard (1923\u20132015). The name of the theory derives from the philosophical concept mimesis, which carries a wide range of meanings. In mimetic theory, mimesis refers to human desire, which Girard thought was not linear but the product of a mimetic process in which people imitate models who endow objects with value. Girard called this phenomenon \"mimetic desire\", and described mimetic desire as the foundation of his theory:\"Man is the creature who does not know what to desire, and he turns to others in order to make up his mind. We desire what others desire because we imitate their desires.\"Mimetic theory has two main parts - the desire itself, and the resulting scapegoating. Girard's idea proposes that all desire is merely an imitation of another's desire, and the desire only occurs because others have deemed said object as worthwhile. This means that a desirable object is only desired because of societal ideas, and is not based on personal preference like most believe. The mimetic desire is triangular, based on the subject, model, and object. The subject"}, {"text": "mimics the model, and both desire the object. Subject and model thus form a rivalry which eventually leads to the scapegoat mechanism. The scapegoat mechanism has one requirement for it to be effective in restoring the peace; all participants in the removal of the scapegoat must genuinely believe that he is guilty. It is also essential that the scapegoat cannot strike back afterwards, so it is common for him to be killed. Once he is gone, peace will quickly be restored, further confirming his \"guilt\". However, the scapegoat is chosen arbitrarily. The resulting peace is borne from violence, and this form of violence controlling violence has existed since the beginning of civilizations. Girard believed that we cannot truly escape this mimetic desire, and that any attempts to do so would simply land you playing the game of mimesis on a different level. A new desire for peace must develop in order for the violence of scapegoating to end. However, the model for this desire must somehow rise above the tendency to scapegoat. In more recent years, mimetic theory was expanded by colleagues and critics of Girard, including Jean-Pierre Dupuy from the angle of economics, Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe from the perspective of"}, {"text": "philosophy, and Nidesh Lawtoo from the angle of mimetic studies. Mimetic studies argues that not only desires, but all affects are mimetic."}, {"text": "Tal'at Bassari (, 1923 \u2013 18 September 2020), was an Iranian Bah\u00e1\u02bc\u00ed poet, feminist, academic, and writer. Biography. Born in the city of Babol along the Caspian Sea, Bassari received a PhD in Persian language and literature and lectured at secondary schools in the Iranian capital Tehran. She was the first woman to be appointed as vice-chancellor of a university in Iran when she worked at the Jondishapur University in Ahvaz, during the 1960s. The university was instated in the 20th century by the Pahlavi dynasty to commemorate the ancient Sasanian academy of Gundeshapur. In the aftermath of the Islamic revolution and because of her belief in the Bah\u00e1\u02bc\u00ed Faith, she was dismissed from her university position and eventually migrated to the United States. Bassari published extensive critiques on Persian literature including the national epic Shahnameh written by the celebrated Persian poet Ferdowsi. Her critiques have been listed by prominent Iranian historian Iraj Afshar as recommended descriptive reading surrounding the literature of Shahnameh. In 2018, she published a 347-page book titled \"Women of Shahnameh\" (Ketabsara; 2018) that studied the female characters in the epic. Each character is individually analysed and include Soudabeh, wife of Shah Kay K\u0101vus, Tahmineh, wife of"}, {"text": "the hero Rostam, Gordafarid, a champion who symbolised courage and hope for women, and Faranak, mother to Fereydoun who is a hero from the Kingdom of Varna. In 1967, she had also published a biography on Zandokht Shirazi, a pioneer in the feminist movement in Iran. She resided in New Jersey. She also worked on the editorial board of the New Jersey\u2013based magazine, Persian Heritage. She identified as Bah\u00e1\u02bc\u00ed. Bassari also assisted in books on the life of the influential Persian Bahai poet T\u00e1hirih, and contributed with Persian to English translations in academia. Recognition. A portrait of her was amongst those exhibited at the \"Women of Persia\" art exhibit in Issaquah Highlands, Seattle, United States of America."}, {"text": "Fetih II Geray (reigned 1736-1737, lived 1696-1746) was a khan of the Crimean Khanate. During his brief reign Russia invaded Crimea for the second time. He was the eldest son of Devlet II Giray, one of the six brothers who held the khanship for most of the period 1699-1743. His son was future khan Selim III Giray. His brothers were future khans Arslan Giray and Q\u0131r\u0131m Giray. During the third reign of his uncle and predecessor Qaplan I Giray he was nureddin until 1735 when he became kalga on the death of Adil Giray. In 1733 or 1734 he led a raid across to the Caspian Sea. In the summer of 1736 Russia invaded Crimea for the first time and burned the capital, for which Qaplan was removed. Reign. He became khan around August or September 1736. The Turks made him khan because of his success in 1734 and possibly because of connections in the Ottoman court. As kalga and nureddin he appointed his brothers Arslan and Mahmud. Since Bakhchisarai had been burned he established himself at Karasubazar. In revenge for the Russian invasion, in October he raided the Russian borders. In December the Don Cossacks and Kalmyks seriously defeated"}, {"text": "the Kuban Horde. Kalmyks later joined in the second Russian invasion. The Turks apparently made another retaliatory raid and took 30,000 prisoners. In July 1737 Russia invaded Crimea for the second time and burned Karasubazar. (For a fuller account see Russo-Turkish War (1735\u20131739) under 1737) For this Fetih was deposed, possibly in August. He retired to the village of Chakilli near Vize northwest of Istanbul. He died in 1746 and was buried near the local mosque."}, {"text": "Josh Nasser (born 23 June 1999 in Australia) is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the Queensland Reds in Super Rugby. His playing position is hooker. He has signed for the Reds squad in 2020. He is the son of 1991 World Cup Wallaby Brendan Nasser and also has a sister, Isabella Nasser, who plays for Australia's world champion women's rugby sevens team."}, {"text": "Sean Farrell (born in Australia) is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the Queensland Reds in Super Rugby. His playing position is hooker. He played in 3 games for the Reds squad in 2020."}, {"text": "Tom Kibble (born 3 June 2000 in Australia) is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the Queensland Reds in Super Rugby. His playing position is flanker. He has signed for the Reds squad in 2020."}, {"text": "Philip Morris Pakistan, formerly known as Lakson Tobacco Company, is a Pakistani tobacco manufacturing company which is a subsidiary of Philip Morris International. It is headquartered in Karachi, Pakistan. The company is involved in the manufacturing and sale of cigarettes and tobacco products. It is the second-largest tobacco company in Pakistan after Pakistan Tobacco Company. History. Philip Morris Pakistan was founded in 1969 as a joint venture between Lakson Group, Philip Morris International, and Rothmans International. It was then known as Lakson Tobacco Company as 51 percent of the shareholding was held by Lakhani family. Two years later, in 1971, it was listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange. In 1997, Premier Tobacco was merged into Lakson Tobacco Company. Premier Tobacco was founded in 1952 by SA Samad as a joint venture with Philip Morris and Rothmans International. Premier Tobacco became a listed company on the Karachi Stock Exchange in 1955. In 1984, Samad sold his controlling stake to Sadruddin Hashwani of Hashoo Group, which was ultimately acquired by Lakhani family from Hashwani in 1987. In 2007, Philip Morris International increased its shareholding in the company to 97 percent and renamed it as Philip Morris Pakistan. In 2015, Philip Morris shut"}, {"text": "down its plant in Mandra, Rawalpindi District due to rising costs and smuggling of tobacco in Pakistan. 141 employees lost their jobs. In 2019, Philip Morris closed Kotri plant in order to restructure their finances. As a result, 193 employees lost their job. Production. By 1996, Philip Morris had an installed capacity to produce 18.76 billion cigrattes in three factories located in Dadu, Karachi, and Sahiwal. Until 1991, the company also operated a factory in Mardan, but it was closed due to the rise of smuggling. The company currently operates two factories in following cities:"}, {"text": "Serupepeli Uru (born 3 January 1997 in Lautoka, Fiji) is a Fijian-born Australian rugby union player who plays for the Queensland Reds in Super Rugby. His playing position is flanker. Current Australian Wallaby player, Seru attended the prestigious Ratu Kadavulevu School with whom he won the U18 Deans Trophy in 2015. He represented Fiji in Basketball and also Fiji under 20 rugby 15s which toured around Europe. He later came to Melbourne and played club rugby for Power House Rugby Union and received best player in 2017 in Victoria. He later signed with Queensland Reds after Melbourne Rebels failed to sign him on. He was selected for the Australian A side. Since than, he has won many awards with his club team's and is respected among his team as one of the gifted talent on the field."}, {"text": "Halim Giray (1689\u20131759) was a Crimean khan from the Giray dynasty. He was the son of the Crimean khan Saadet IV Giray and grandson of Selim I Gerai. His vizier was Bahad\u0131r A\u011fa, whose father had been Saadet's vizier during his reign."}, {"text": "Madeline Marie Penna (born 30 August 2000) is an Australian cricketer who plays for South Australia in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) and the Adelaide Strikers in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL). An all-rounder, she bowls right-arm leg spin and bats right-handed. Early life. Penna was born on 30 August 2000. When she was nine, she was diagnosed with osteochondritis dissecans, which is effectively loose bone under her kneecap. Cricket career. Penna made her WNCL debut for the ACT Meteors on 22 September 2019 against Victoria. She scored 14 runs and took one wicket for 24 from seven overs. Two days before the beginning of the 2019\u201320 WBBL, Penna had not been selected for any of the teams, but due to an injury to Alana King, the Melbourne Stars offered her a position in their squad. She went wicketless on debut but took four for 20 in her second match, against Sydney Thunder. Penna joined the Adelaide Strikers for the 2020\u201321 WBBL. In the final week of the tournament she struck a \"whirlwind\" half-century against the Hobart Hurricanes, the first by a number seven in WBBL history, scoring 56 from 33 balls including 24 runs off a single"}, {"text": "over. In the 2020\u201321 WNCL, Penna made her maiden one-day century, scoring 118 from 100 deliveries to help the ACT Meteors to a 64-run win over Western Australia. On 15 October 2024, Penna scored her maiden Twenty20 century against the Melbourne Renegades in the 2024 T20 Spring Challenge."}, {"text": "Michael Wood (born 18 February 1999) is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the NSW Waratahs in Super Rugby AU. His playing position is lock. He was a member of the Queensland Reds squad in 2020, but did not play in a game."}, {"text": "Selim III Giray (1713\u20131786) was a Crimean khan from the Giray dynasty (1765\u20131767, 1770\u201371), son of Khan Fetih II Giray and grandson of Devlet II Giray. Life. Under Arslan Giray (1748\u20131756) he held the post of kalgi. The reign of Selim III Geray brought about major changes in the life of the Crimean Khanate. Reigning for the first time, Selim III convinced the Ottoman Sultan of the need to conclude peace with Austria for a joint confrontation between Russia, but was soon deprived of the khan's rank. In the first reign, Selim III Gerai appointed his brothers Mehmed Gerai and Kyrim Gerai as kalga and nureddin. In the second reign, Selim III appointed the kalga of his brother Mehmed Geray, and Nureddin - Kyrym Geray, the son of Khan Halim Geray. By his repeated return to the throne, the Ottoman Empire had already entered the war with Russia and was unable to protect its possessions in the Northern Black Sea region. Local Nogais, seeing the military superiority of the Russians, came out of obedience to the khan and Turkey, having sided with Russia. The proposal to leave the Turkish vassalty came from St. Petersburg and the Crimea. Selim III Gerai"}, {"text": "refused the Russians and stopped all negotiations on this subject - and then in June 1771 the Russian army invaded the peninsula under the command of General-General-Chief Prince V. Dolgorukov. The Russian troops, having defeated the 70,000th army of the Crimean Khan, captured Perekop, and two weeks later, another 95,000th Tatar army was defeated in the battle of Kafa. Russian troops occupied the cities of Arabat, Kerch, Yenikale and Balaklava. Among the Crimean Beys and even among the Khan's relatives, a pro-Russian party had already arisen by this time, and this, along with the unsuccessful Khan's command, led to the fact that the enemy occupied the country in the shortest possible time. The Beysk assembly signed an alliance with Russia and decided from now on to elect the khan independently, which meant the country's exit from Ottoman rule and the independence of the khanate. Selim III Gerai initially obeyed the Beys' hope in the hope of a change in the situation, but soon, realizing his powerlessness to change something, abdicated and retired to Turkey. Selim III Gerai was remembered as a brave man, at the same time reproaching him for inaction and indecision. He died in 1786 in the city"}, {"text": "of Wiese."}, {"text": "Musa Panti Filibus (born in 1960) is a Nigerian Archbishop of the Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria (LCCN) and president of Lutheran World Federation (LWF). Elected at the LWF 12th Assembly in Windhoek, Namibia 13 May 2017, Archbishop Panti Filibus is the 13th president and second from Africa to head Lutheran World Federation's highest authority established in 1947 to oversee the church with about 72 million members in 147 countries. After his election, he led a delegation of seven Regional Vice-presidents to meet Pope Francis, the head of the Roman Catholic Church to strengthen relationship between the two churches. Archbishop Filibus told the Catholic pontiff that the past 50 years of improved relationship in worship had seen a departure \u201cfrom conflict to communion\u201d. Pope Francis who had in 2015 participated in the Lutheran Church 500th anniversary of reformation in Sweden urged LWF delegation to continue on the road of reconciliation to full unity. In 2002, Filibus was the area secretary for Africa in the Department for Mission and Development (DMD) working with several churches under Mission Africa until 2010, when he was elevated to the position of Director of DMD. He was consecrated the first bishop of his local"}, {"text": "diocese of Mayo Belwa in Nigeria's north east state of Adamawa in 2013 after its creation at the peak of violent campaign against Christians by Islamist extremist Boko Haram that led to a forced closure of several churches in the area. In 2016, he was elected the Archbishop of the Nigeria church. Archbishop Filibus is noted for his humility, sympathy for the poor, commitment to interfaith relationship and peace, gender equality and spartan life style. For instance, in spite being the leader of the Lutheran World Federation, Filibus still maintains his small cathedral residence in Numan, north east Nigeria where there are frequent clashes between sedentary farmers and nomadic herders. In November 2017, dozens were reportedly killed in the area in a clash between farmers and herders but Filibus choose to stay helping victims of the attacks. His life style is a sharp contrast to many Nigerian clergy men who live in opulence flaunting private jets. Humanitarian work. Archbishop Filibus is recognised as a strong voice against modern day slavery, human trafficking, irregular migration, oppression and injustice of all forms which is rife in his home country Nigeria and other African countries and helping those on the margin of society,"}, {"text": "weak and tired without a voice find voice and hope. In 2017 he led a joint effort of the Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria, LCCN and Lutheran World Federation, LWF to found a non-governmental organization \u2013 Symbols of Hope whose focal objective is to create awareness against human trafficking and irregular migration especially of Nigerians traveling through Sahara Desert crossing Mediterranean Sea en-route Europe under inhuman conditions. Extreme poverty and internal conflict are cited as key factors that increase vulnerability to trafficking in Nigeria. Ranked 32 out of 167 countries according to the 2018 Global Slavery Index, Nigeria remains a source of transit and destination country for human trafficking. In August 2019, Archbishop Filibus launched interfaith network to bring people of different faith together to help victims of modern-day slavery find hope and confidence for the future. Development of the church in Nigeria. Archbishop Filibus in February 2019 saw the need for the LCCN to have a standard media to serve its information needs, thus started Reformation Tabloid \u2013 a monthly publication of the Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria to help spread the gospel through the print. The Newspaper was publicly unveiled by Nigerian Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo"}, {"text": "at the 2019 annual convention of the church in Demsa, Adawama state of Nigeria. At the same convention he flagged off the building of LCCN mega convention ground after obtaining approval from the government of Adamawa State. In May 2019 Dr Filibus launched a \u2018strategic plan\u2019 for the development of the church in Nigeria. Archbishop Filibus in 2019 told a large gathering of LCCN that he was leading efforts to establish a University known as the Lutheran University of Nigeria (LUN) in Adamawa state, \"to produce people with integrity, that would govern the country in future\". Climate change campaign. Archbishop Filibus is a climate change campaigner and desert encroachment ravaging northern Nigeria- an agriculture-heavy region. Filibus has often said the issue of climate change and desertification is very important to him and the Lutheran church and often uses the pulpit to enlighten locals on the impact of illegal logging, bush burning, use of woods as source of energy for domestic cooking on the environment while teaching them to adopt climate friendly activities such as planting of trees to protect the environment. During the Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria, LCCN 2019 annual convention, Filibus in a major speech called on"}, {"text": "Nigerian government senior officials which included the vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, Secretary to the government of Nigeria, Boss Mustapha and Jubrila Bindow the governor of north eastern state of Adamawa who were present at the convention to convey the climate message to Nigerian government to speed up action against climate change and desertification in northern Nigeria to ease hardship. The economy of northern Nigeria largely depends on agriculture but many of them are peasant farmers and herders who have increasingly watched as their farmlands are encroached by desert, and crops and pastures get dried up causing more hardship to people who are already impoverished. Lake Chad which provides a source of livelihood to hundreds of agrarian communities has shrunk by 90 percent, going from 25,000 km2 in 1963 to less than 1,500 km2 in 2001. Climate change has been partly blamed for farmers-herders conflict in Nigeria due to struggle over diminishing land resources."}, {"text": "Carter Carl Gordon (born 29 January 2001) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League (NRL). He formerly played professional rugby union for the Melbourne Rebels and internationally for Australia. Rugby union career. He was signed for the Queensland Reds squad in 2020 but relocated to Melbourne in 2021 to join the Rebels. Since his move to the Rebels, Gordon has remained with the team and has since become the starting fly-half for the team, and re-signed for the team, in 2022, until the end of 2024. Gordon was selected in the Australian squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup. Rugby league career. On June 12, 2024, it was announced that Gordon had signed for NRL team, the Gold Coast Titans from the 2025 NRL season onwards. Gordon would be ruled out indefinitely after suffering a back injury at pre- season training, Gordon revealed that his injury was a CSF leak from his back that required full bed rest."}, {"text": "St. Mary's Hostel, formerly Mount Blatherskite Hostel (1946\u201347), commonly known simply as St Mary's, was an Australian Board of Missions hostel in Alice Springs from 1947 to 1972. Its residents were mostly Aboriginal children, including some who were taken as wards of the state because they were \"half-caste\". In 1972, coming under new management, it was renamed St Mary's Children's Village (1972\u20131980). History. St. Mary's Hostel was built on the site of the Lady Gowrie Rest Home for Service Women, which was in operation during World War II, located on the Stuart Highway, just south of Alice Springs. Following the war it was purchased cheaply by the Australian Board of Missions, after higher tenders had been received for the property, and named St. Mary's Church of England Hostel (most often simply referred to as St. Mary's). From 1947 to 1972, it was, in part, an institute for \"half-caste\" (part-Aboriginal) children (taken as wards of state under the \"Aboriginals Ordinance 1918\"), and the hostel played an important role in creating the Stolen Generations in Central Australia. Not all of the residents of the hostel were taken from their families; the hostel also accommodated many Aboriginal children from more remote parts of"}, {"text": "the region whose families paid for their stay there. The first superintendent of the hostel, Sister Eileen Heath, arrived in Alice Springs with her friend, Lillian Schroder, who would serve as the housekeeper and seamstress. They welcomed their first residents on 2 March 1946, four children (two girls and two boys) from Newcastle Waters Station and from there the numbers continued to grow. Eight months later there were 18 children. In January 1949, a major event in the life of the hostel was Heath travelling to Mulgoa NSW, to \"bring back\" some of the women and children who had been evacuated there during the war (1942). Heath made the return journey with Rona and Freda Glynn and their mother Topsy, and seven other girls or women, while three chose to remain in NSW. These children were all wards of the state, under Mr Moy of the Native Affairs Branch. In 1953 film director Charles Chauvel visited St. Mary's (for the second time) during an exhaustive search for his lead and \"discovered\" Ngarla Kunoth (Rosalie Kunoth-Monks) who he cast as the title role in Jedda. Records are available of all residents of St. Mary's in 1953 that give an \"undated list"}, {"text": "of inmates\", with 71 school students and six \"working girls\" listed; women who worked in Alice Springs and paid board at the hostel. Of all of the residents, 31 were wards of the Native Affairs Branch. Rona Glynn (the first Indigenous Australian teacher in Central Australia, at the age of 16) was one of the working girls, and her younger sister Freda Glynn, then a student, went to work in media and co-found CAAMA. Both can be seen in the accompanying photo: the tallest girl in the back row is Rona Glynn, and on her left is Freda. The second superintendent of the hostel was Captain, later Reverend, Colin Steep who worked there from 1956 - 1959 and it is he who struck up a friendship with Robert Czak\u00f3, a Hungarian artist, who he allowed and supported to paint the Robert Czak\u00f3 Mural at the onsite chapel. This mural depicts biblical themes and was heritage listed in 2014. The final two superintendents were Archdeacon Bott (1962\u20131966) and Bob Gaff (1971\u20131972). Gaff continued as superintendent when the home closed and became St Mary's Children's Village. In 2016 Archbishop Freier claimed that the hostel had been \"appropriated\" by the post-war government to"}, {"text": "wrongfully remove children from their families and said that the Anglican Church: Sale of the site. In October 2022 it was announced by the Anglican Diocese of the Northern Territory that the property would be sold, as the church grapples with financial pressures. A group of former residents, known as the St Mary's Stolen Generation Group, claim they haven't been property consulted about the sale. Other former residents have taken to the media to voice their frustration at the sale as the site holds great significance to the people who called it home over many decades. The St Mary's Stolen Generation Group has written to the bishop, asking that a section of the property, including the chapel, be gifted to the former residents and their families. They've also asked that a memorial monument be built in front of the chapel, and 10 percent of the sale be invested into programs to connect past residents' families to the site. The Diocese says that is hopes to find a buyer who would honour the legacy of the site, and continue to provide access to the chapel. As at August 2024 the site remains unsold and there are accusations that it is suffering"}, {"text": "from \"demolition by neglect\"."}, {"text": "Aloysius Chen Guodi (; 7 November 1875 - 9 March 1930) was a Chinese Catholic priest and Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fenyang from 1926 to 1930 until his death. Biography. Chen was born in Changzhi, Shanxi, Qing Empire on November 7, 1875. He entered the Franciscans in 1896 in a village named Dong'ergou (). He was ordained a priest on March 13, 1903. He then served as a missionary for nine years and then became secretary to two Italian bishops. In addition to teaching Latin and apologetics at the Taiyuan Priesthood Seminary, he led a Catholic middle school in the city. This was the only Catholic middle school in Shanxi at that time. He was appointed apostolic vicar by Fenyang on May 10, 1926, and was consecrated by Pope Pius XI on October 28, 1926. He was one of six Chinese bishops ordained over 200 years. In May 1927 he went to Fenyang and died of lung disease there three years later."}, {"text": "Harrison Lloyd (born 17 January 1995 in Australia) is a retired Australian rugby union player who most recently played for the Waratahs in Super Rugby. His playing position is prop."}, {"text": "Lachlan Lonergan (born 11 October 1999) is an Australian professional rugby union player. He plays as a hooker for the Brumbies in Super Rugby and has represented in international rugby. Rugby career. Lonergan played for the Australia U20 team at the World Rugby Under 20 Championship in 2019. He signed with the Brumbies later that year, linking up with his older brother Ryan who had joined the franchise in 2018. He was named in the Brumbies squad for the 2020 season. Statistics. Source:"}, {"text": "Nick Frost (born 10 October 1999) is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the Brumbies in Super Rugby. His playing position is lock. He has signed for the Brumbies squad in 2020. Biography. Frost was born on 10 October 1999 in Sydney, Australia. He began playing rugby at Knox Grammar School. Career. Brumbies. Frost made his debut for the Brumbies in February 2020 and went on to a total of 8 appearances that year. He continued to be a mainstay in the Brumbies in the subsequent years, making 42 more appearances in the 2021-2023 Super Rugby seasons. Highlights include a 2 try night against the Hurricanes in 2023. Wallabies. Frost made his debut for the Wallabies in July 2022 against England, earning a further 8 caps that year and Rugby Australia's Rookie of the Year award. In August 2023 Frost was named in the Wallabies squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup."}, {"text": "Issak Fines-Leleiwasa (born 2 October 1995 in Australia) is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the Western Force in Super Rugby. His playing position is scrum-half. He has signed for the Western Force squad in 2022. In 2023, Fines-Leleiwasa was selected as a member of the Australian squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup."}, {"text": "Bayley Kuenzle (born 18 June 1998) is an Australian professional rugby union player. He currently plays for the Western Force in Super Rugby, having previously played for the Brumbies. Kuenzle's usual playing position is fly-half."}, {"text": "Bahadir II Gerai (1722\u20131791). He came to power during the uprising of 1782. He was the eldest son of Akhmed Geray (d. 1750) and the grandson of Crimean Khan Devlet II Geray. Life. In 1777, Prince Bahadir Gerai became the leader of the Abaza people. In 1781, he was appointed and approved by his brother, the Crimean Khan \u015eahin Giray, serasker of the Edichkul horde. Ruling since 1777, Khan Shahin Gerai carried out pro-Russian radical reforms in Crimea, in particular, equalizing Muslim and non-Muslim populations. Reforms were extremely unpopular, and in 1781 led to an uprising that began in the Kuban and quickly spread to the Crimea. By July 1782, an uprising completely swept the entire peninsula, the khan was forced to flee, and his administration officials, who had not managed to escape, were killed. At the center of the uprising were the brothers Shakhin, princes Bahadir Gerai and Arslan Gerai . Bahadir Gerai was elected khan and is considered the last independent Crimean khan, since the short reign of Shakhin after him was a puppet character. Bahadir Gerai appointed his younger brother Arslan Gerai as a kalga-sultan. The new Crimean government applied for recognition to the Ottoman and Russian"}, {"text": "empires. The first refused to recognize the new khan, and the second sent troops to crush the uprising. The troops were commanded in the Crimea by Anton Bogdanovich Balmen, and in the Kuban by Alexander Vasilievich Suvorov. By November 1782, the uprising was completely crushed, most of Bahadir's supporters through the North Caucasus went to Turkey, and Bahadir himself was captured and was imprisoned in Kherson. In 1783, he managed to escape to the Caucasus, and since 1789 he lived in Turkey. He died in Turkey on his estate in 1791 near Istanbul."}, {"text": "Guy Edward Porter (born on 23 January 1997) is an English former rugby union international player who played as a centre primarily played for Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby. He made his international debut for on 9 July 2022 and overall made five appearances. In the summer of 2024 he announced his retirement following medical advice. Early life and education. Born in London, England, Porter started playing rugby for Rosslyn Park in south London. He moved with his family to Australia at the age of seven. He studied law at Sydney University. Rugby player career. Porter came through the Australian rugby union system. He played for Sydney University, captaining the team in his final year. After then playing for Sydney Stars and Sydney Rays in Australia\u2019s National Rugby Championship, in September 2019 Porter signed for the ACT Brumbies. The covid pandemic caused the suspension of the 2020 Super Rugby season. Porter signed for English club Leicester Tigers on 20 July 2020, and made his debut on 22 August 2020 against Bath at Welford Road. At the end of his first season with the club he started in the 2020\u201321 European Rugby Challenge Cup final which Leicester lost against Montpellier to"}, {"text": "finish runners up. On 26 December 2021 Porter scored the winning try on the final play of the match as Leicester beat Bristol Bears 28-26. Porter extended his contract with Leicester on 1 February 2022, and was named as the \"Leicester Mercury's\" man of the match for his performance against Worcester Warriors on 5 February. Porter started the 2022 Premiership Rugby final at inside centre and his defence was crucial as Leicester won 15-12 against Saracens. In June 2022 Porter received his first call-up to the senior England squad by coach Eddie Jones for their tour of Australia. He was named on the bench for the first test and was an unused substitute as England lost 30\u201328. On 9 July 2022 Porter made his debut in the second test starting at centre in a 25-17 victory at Lang Park to level the series. He retained his place for the final test as England defeated the Wallabies at Sydney Cricket Ground to win the series. Porter was selected for the 2022 end-of-year rugby union internationals and on 12 November 2022 scored the only tries of his international career in a victory over Japan. The following weekend saw him come off the"}, {"text": "bench as a substitute in a draw against New Zealand at Twickenham. Porter was injured and therefore not included in the initial squad for the 2023 Six Nations Championship, but was called up by new coach Steve Borthwick to replace his Leicester Tigers team-mate Dan Kelly in the week before the tournament started, due to a thigh injury ruling Kelly out. Later that year Porter was included in a training squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup. On 5 August 2023 Porter made his fifth and ultimately last appearance for England starting in a warm-up defeat against Wales at the Millennium Stadium. He was not chosen for the World Cup. In April 2024, Leicester Tigers announced Porter would be among five players to be released, also including England international Nic Dolly, at the end of the 2023\u201324 season. In July 2024 Porter announced his effective retirement following advice from neurologists. International tries. \"As of 13 November 2022\""}, {"text": "Ann-Marie Holmes is an Irish Engineer currently working at Intel Ireland as a factory manager and vice president of the company. She is also on the board of directors for the American Chamber of Commerce, Ireland She has been promoting diversity in tech companies and the possibilities for women in engineering. Background and education. Holmes grew up in Roscommon Town, County Roscommon in Ireland. She graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and Maths from Trinity College Dublin in 1991. She is married to her husband Paul and has two children, Cian and Ruth (legend). Career. After graduating from Trinity College Dublin, Holmes joined Intel as a process engineer in 1991. She has worked in all four Intel fabrication and sort manufacturing facility in Ireland, namely Fab10, Fab14 Ireland Fab Organisation and Fab 24. In Fab 10 she was a process engineer before being promoted and becoming a Diffusion Group leader in Fab 14. In 2001, she became the transfer manager in Fab24 located in Leixlip, Co.Kildare. She worked her way through the company eventually becoming factory manager in 2012, where she had the responsibility for delivering 65/90 nanometer Best in Class results and preparing the organisation for new technology."}, {"text": "After a $5 billion Investment in the facilities by Intel, she is now responsible for running the 14 nm process technology node. She is responsible for all manufacturing that happens at the Fab 24 site, which Intel purchased in 1989 and has since invested over $15 billion into the site. This makes it the largest private investment ever in the Irish state. She also oversees and manages over 4,500 at the Leixlip site. Achievements. In 2016, she was named as vice president of Intel\u2019s technology and manufacturing group. This makes her only the 8th Irish person and 3rd Irish woman to be promoted to such a senior role at the company. In 2016, she became a Fellow of Engineering. This is the highest level of achievement one can receive from Engineers Ireland which recognises her a leader and highly skilled engineer. Holmes has worked in Intel her whole career, over 27 year"}, {"text": "Cooper Lake is Intel's codename for the third-generation of their Xeon Scalable processors, developed as the successor to Cascade Lake-SP. Cooper Lake processors are targeted at the 4S and 8S segments of the server market; Ice Lake-SP serves the 1S and 2S segment. Features. Cooper Lake was launched on June 18, 2020 and features up to 28 cores. Aside from a few microarchitectural changes, Cooper Lake's microarchitecture is mostly identical to Skylake. Cooper Lake features faster memory support (DDR4-3200 over DDR4-2933), support for second-generation Optane memory, and double the UPI links over Cascade Lake. Cooper Lake is the first x86 CPU to support the new codice_1 instruction set as a part of Intel's Deep Learning Boost (DPL)."}, {"text": "Measure Map Pro format (MMP) is an XML notation to store GIS information in two-dimensional or three-dimensional maps. It was created by Blue Blink One to store information about Polygons, Polylines and Spots including georeferenced labelling, grids and comments. Structure. The MMP file includes a set of geometries (Polygon, Polylines, Spots) that can be represented on a map and are georeferenced using WGS84 coordinates. It includes RGB colors for lines and areas and information associated to the geometries. 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For its reference system, MMP uses 3D geographic coordinates: longitude, latitude and altitude, in that order, with negative values for west, south and below mean sea level if the altitude data is available. The longitude, latitude components (decimal degrees) are as defined by the World Geodetic System of 1984 (WGS84). The vertical component (altitude) is measured in meters from the WGS84 EGM96 Geoid vertical datum."}, {"text": "Ding Lin (; born July 1965) is a Chinese geologist and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Biography. Ding was born in Xiao County, Anhui in July 1965. In 1988 he graduated from Peking University, earning his bachelor degree in structure and Geomechanics. He received his master's degree and doctor's degree in structural geology from the Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in 1991 and 1999 respectively. In 1995 he became an associate research fellow at the CAS Institute of Geology. In 2003 he became a research follow at the Institute of Tibet Plateau Research of the CAS."}, {"text": "Melanie Lubbe ( Ohme, born 23 June 1990) is a German chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM, 2012). Biography. Lubbe was the eldest of six siblings. She learned playing chess at the age of four from her parents. She won German Girls' Championships in the under-14 age group (2003), under-16 age group (2005) and under-18 age group. Melanie Lubbe played for Germany in Women's Chess Olympiads: Lubbe played for Germany in the World Women's Team Chess Championship: Lubbe played for Germany in European Team Chess Championships: In 2009 she was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title and in 2012 the Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title. Lubbe studied psychology from 2010 to 2013 at the University of Mannheim and graduated with a bachelor's degree. Since February 2015 she works as a personnel consultant in Braunschweig. Also since 2015, Lubbe has been married to International Master chess player Nikolas Lubbe."}, {"text": "Stephen Lesieur or Le Sieur (fl. 1575 \u20131640) was a Swiss-born English ambassador to Denmark, Florence, and the Holy Roman Empire. Career. Lesieur was born in Geneva, came to England in 1575, and was first employed as a servant of Sir Philip Sidney. In March 1583 an envoy in London collecting money for the church in Geneva, Jean Maillet, met Lesieur and they discussed efforts to raise a ransom for the English diplomat Daniel Rogers, who had been captured by Maarten Schenck van Nydeggen. Lesieur came to Edinburgh as the secretary of Robert Sidney in August 1588 and made the acquaintance of a Flemish mining engineer, Eustachius Roche. The Danish council was angered by a letter from Queen Elizabeth which he brought in October 1599, and they claimed to believe it came from private persons, rather than the queen or her advisors. Lesieur was given a gift of Christian IV's portrait. In 1602 he was appointed as assistant to an embassy sent to Bremen to meet Danish ambassadors including Manderup Parsberg and Jonas Charisius to discuss fishing rights. The ambassadors were Ralph, Lord Eure, Sir John Herbert, and Daniel Donne. After the Union of the Crowns in 1603 it was"}, {"text": "said Lesieur would be sent to Germany to announce King James' accession to the throne of England, while Anthony Standen was sent to Italy. He was ambassador to the Holy Roman Empire in 1603-1604 and 1610-1614, and ambassador to Florence in 1608-1609. On 12 February 1603 Lesieur wrote from Bremen to Christian IV of Denmark, sending a miniature portrait of Queen Elizabeth that he had commissioned in London at Christian's request. James VI and I paid him in June 1603 for his role as assistant ambassador to Denmark for Queen Elizabeth, at a rate of forty shillings a day. On 17 August he wrote from Neukloster near Wismar to Robert Cecil detailing his movements and meetings, following his audience with Charles I, Duke of Mecklenburg. He was kinghted in March 1608 and was preparing to go to Italy when one of his companions and cousins, the eldest son of Sir Richard Norton, was challenged to a duel by Henry Clare (a follower of the Earl of Montgomery) for wrongs done to his sister. Lesieur wrote to the Earl of Salisbury to prevent a fight. The young man, later Sir Richard Norton of Rotherfield (d. 1646) joined the embassy in Florence."}, {"text": "The Governor of Vlissengen, John Throckmorton heard in October 1612 that Lesieur had a \"sour\" audience with the Emperor, and a better reception from Archduke Maximilian, and had gone to the Duke of Brunswick to offer condolences on the death of his father. In May 1614 Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia wrote to her father King James saying that Lesieur could explain the actions of Colonel Sch\u00f6nberg that would make him a suitable husband for her lady in waiting, Anne Dudley, daughter of Theodosia Harington and Edward Sutton, 5th Baron Dudley. In 1633 the printer William Fitzer dedicated an edition of Philip Sidney's letters to Lesieur, who had given him a volume of Sidney's correspondence with Hubert Languet. The dates of Lesieur's birth and death are uncertain. He lived at Chiswick in his old age. He married Elizabeth Dabridgecourt in 1609, they had a daughter Margaret born in 1612."}, {"text": "Nullarbor Avenue is a light rail station on the Canberra Metro R1 Civic to Gungahlin line, located at the intersection of Nullarbor Avenue and Flemington Road. The station was a key location during construction and testing of the light rail route and serves the suburbs of Franklin and Harrison. A crossover track is located immediately north of the platforms, making it possible for light rail vehicles to terminate here, however currently all services continue through the station. The station offers bicycle lockers in addition to \"kiss and ride\" bays, installed around the intersection adjacent to the station. In February 2020, Nullarbor Avenue was the fourth busiest station on the line, after the two termini and Dickson Interchange, with 6% of all customers beginning or ending a journey here in the first 10 months of operation. Light rail services. All services in both directions stop at the station. Although the station is not a major interchange, transfers to local ACTION bus routes 21 and 22 are also available."}, {"text": "Isfandiyar Khan, or Asfandiyar Khan (Turki and ; 1871 \u2013 1 October 1918), born Isfandiyar Jurji Bahadur, was the Khan of Khiva between September 1910 and 1 October 1918, the 53rd Khan of Khiva, and the 12th Khongirad ruler of the Khiva. He was overthrown and executed by Junaid Khan in 1918. Biography. In 1910, after the death of his father, Muhammad Rahim Khan II, Isfandiyar Khan came to power in Khiva. Unlike his father, he did not have many special talents. Initially, the enlightened vizier Islam Khodja played a large role in the running of the state. Using his money, a cotton gin plant, a hospital, a post mail, a telegraph and a secular school were built. Between 1908 and 1910, Islam Khodja built an ensemble of buildings in the Southeast of Itchan Kala, consisting of the smallest madrasa and the largest minaret in Khiva. Islam Khodja was later killed without Isfandiyar Khan's consent. Tsar Nicholas II awarded Isfandiyar Khan with the Orders of Saint Stanislaus and Saint Anna. In 1910, Isfandiyar was awarded the title of Major-General of the Russian Empire. In 1911, he was enrolled in the Tsar's retinue. In 1913, he received the title of Royal"}, {"text": "Highness from the Tsar. In 1912, the Khanate of Khiva faced a revolt by Yomud Turkomans. It ended in 1913. The February Revolution in Russia influenced the Khanate of Khiva. On April 5, 1917, the Young Khivans presented Isfandiyar Khan with demands for reform. The Khan was forced to publish a manifesto in which he promised to create a representative body - the Majlis, which also included members of the Young Khivans. The power of the Khan was limited by this document. The chairman of the Majlis was Young Khivan politician Boboahun Salimov. However, as Isfandiyar was a conservative, he hindered the reforms as much as he could. Many were dissatisfied with Isfandiyar Khan's actions, especially after the October Revolution, when Khivans learned about the reforms in Russia. Eventually, the political situation escalated to the point where reactionary forces took over. As a result, the Young Khiva government was overthrown and all the reforms Isfandiyar Khan announced were cancelled. However, the leader of the Turkmen Yomud tribe, Junaid Khan, had returned to Khiva. He launched a coup in Spring 1918 and was appointed commander of the armed forces of the Khanate, and took power almost effortlessly, soon concentrating all the"}, {"text": "power in his hands. With Isfandiyar Khan executed by Junaid Khan in Nurullabai Palace, his brother, Sayid Abdullah, became Khan. Cultural policies. During the reign of Isfandiyar Khan, new madrasas and mosques were built in Khiva. In 1912, he built the complex of Narallabay Palace (also known as the Isfandiyar Palace), in the form of a separate building which housed several ceremonial halls in rooms of various shapes. Among them, there was the throne room, built and decorated in a modern Russian style. Isfandiyar Khan ordered many elements of the new building from the St. Petersburg Imperial Porcelain Factory. Photographer and first Khivan film director Khudaibergen Devanov shot the first documentary about Isfandiyar Khan with his heir riding in the front of a car in 1910. Together with the Emir of Bukhara Mohammed Alim Khan, Isfandiyar Khan took part in the opening of the Saint Petersburg Mosque on February 22, 1913."}, {"text": "Jean Baptiste Gaspard Roux de Rochelle (26 March 1762 \u2013 March 1849) was a French geographer, writer, poet and ambassador to the U.S. Ambassador. Born in Lons-le-Saunier, Roux de Rochelle was head of division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, then was appointed Minister Plenipotentiary of France to Hamburg from 1826 to 1830, then to the United States in Washington, D.C. from 1830 to 1831. Geographer. He was a member of several learned and literary societies, including the Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 de G\u00e9ographie (of which he was for the third time the president of the Central Commission) and of the Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 philotechniqne. Roux de Rochelle died in Paris at approximatively age of 87. Writer. He wrote several geographical and historical works."}, {"text": "Carl Stenger (26 November 1905 \u2013 29 June 1982) was a German politician and trade union leader. Stenger grew up in Frankfurt and, at the age of fifteen, became a locksmith, and joined the German Metal Workers' Union. In 1924, he moved to work for the Reichspost, and joined the German Transport Workers' Union. Following World War II, Stenger focused on reconstructing the trade union movement in West Germany, becoming chair of the Association of German Postal Unions. In 1949, he chaired the founding conference of the German Postal Union (DPG), then became its first leader. He also won election to the executive of the Postal, Telegraph and Telephone International, and from 1960 to 1966 served as its president. Stenger was a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, and in 1957 was elected in Hesse, serving a single term. He retired from his union posts in 1971, but remained active on the executive of the recreation committee of the DPG."}, {"text": "The 1987 King Cup was the 29th season of the knockout competition since its establishment in 1956. Al-Nassr were the defending champions and successfully defended their title by beating Al-Hilal 1\u20130 in the final. They became the first team since Al-Ahli in 1979 to successfully defend the title. Bracket. Note: H: \"Home team\", A: \"Away team\" Source: Al Jazirah Round of 16. The Round of 16 matches were held on 23, 26 and 27 February 1987. Quarter-finals. The Quarter-final matches were held on 2 March 1987. Semi-finals. The four winners of the quarter-finals progressed to the semi-finals. The semi-finals were played on 6 March 1987. All times are local, AST (). Final. The final was played between city rivals Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr at the Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Malaz, Riyadh. Al-Hilal were appearing in their 11th while Al-Nassr were appearing in their 8th final. Al-Nassr were the defending champions."}, {"text": "\"For the publisher and activist see Buzz Johnson\" Norris Johnson (1898\u20131971) was an actress in silent films in the U.S. She had supporting roles in various films and also had lead roles in Thomas H. Ince and Samuel Goldwyn productions."}, {"text": "Rajaram Ozare (15 September 1975) is an Indian politician and member of the 12th state Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He represented the Dahanu constituency as member of Communist Party of India (Marxist)."}, {"text": "Go First Dice are a set of dice in which, when rolled together, each die has an equal chance of showing the highest number, the second highest number, and so on. The dice are intended for fairly deciding the order of play in, for example, a board game. The number on each side is unique among the set, so that no ties can be formed. Properties. There are three properties of fairness, with increasing strength: It is also desired that any subset of dice taken from the set and rolled together should also have the same properties, so they can be used for fewer players as well. Configurations where all die have the same number of sides are presented here, but alternative configurations might instead choose mismatched dice to minimize the number of sides, or minimize the largest number of sides on a single die. Sets may be optimized for smallest least common multiple, fewest total sides, or fewest sides on the largest die. Optimal results in each of these categories have been proven by exhaustion for up to 4 dice. Configurations. Two players. The two player case is somewhat trivial. Two coins (2-sided die) can be used: Three players."}, {"text": "An optimal and permutation-fair solution for 3 six-sided dice was found by Robert Ford in 2010. There are several optimal alternatives using mismatched dice. Four players. An optimal and permutation-fair solution for 4 twelve-sided dice was found by Robert Ford in 2010. Alternative optimal configurations for mismatched dice were found by Eric Harshbarger. Five players. Several candidates exist for a set of 5 dice, but none is known to be optimal. A not-permutation-fair solution for 5 sixty-sided dice was found by James Grime and Brian Pollock. A permutation-fair solution for a mixed set of 1 thirty-six-sided die, 2 forty-eight-sided dice, 1 fifty-four-sided die, and 1 twenty-sided die was found by Eric Harshbarger in 2023. A permutation-fair solution for 5 sixty-sided dice was found by Paul Meyer in 2023."}, {"text": "Keriri Island is a rural locality in the Torres Strait Island Region, Queensland, Australia. It consists only of the island Hammond Island whose only town is also called Hammond Island .In the , Keriri Island had a population of 261 people. Geography. Hammond Island is the town on the east coast of the island (). Bruce Point is a headland just south of the town (). There are boat launching facilities there. History. Keriri Island was named as a locality on 2 July 2010. Hammond Island was probably named after naval office Sir Andrew Snape Hamond by Captain Edward Edwards in September 1791 while travelling to Timor in the boats after the wreck of HMS Pandora. Bruce Point was named after Robert Gerald Bruce, who worked as a pilot from 1922 to 1964 in the Torres Strait. Following his death 1973, his cremated ashes were scattered at this point. Demographics. In the , Keriri Island had a population of 268 people. In the , Keriri Island had a population of 261 people. Education. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School is a private primary (Prep\u20133) campus at Lot 11 Church Street () of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School"}, {"text": "headquartered at Thursday Island. Older children take the daily ferry to Thursday Island to attend the main school there. There are no government schools on Keriri Island. However, there are government primary and secondary schools on neighbouring Thursday Island."}, {"text": "The Community Alliance () is a political alliance set up by a group of pro-democratic grassroots activists and community workers, many of whom are the former members of the Democratic Party. Mainly based in New Territories East, the group consists of several local political groups including the Community Sha Tin and Concern Group for Tseung Kwan O People's Livelihood (CGPLTKO). Many of the members contested in the 2019 District Council elections under different banners. History. The Community Alliance was set up in May 2019 for the 2019 District Council elections. It consists of more than 60 former Democratic Party members and another 20 pro-democracy advocates. Its convenor Ricky Or and two deputies Au Chun-wah and Ting Tsz-yuen, quit the Democratic Party in December 2018 due to the intra-party conflict. Since then, Ricky Or's Tseung Kwan O groups and Ting Tsz-yuen's Sha Tin groups operated under their own local groups of Concern Group for Tseung Kwan O People's Livelihood (CGPLTKO) and Community Sha Tin respectively. The group planned to field 28 candidates in the elections in November 2019. However, many of its candidates ran under different banners including CGPLTKO, Community Sha Tin, Power for Democracy democrats and independent democrats. All four"}, {"text": "candidates in Tai Po who associated themselves with the alliance were elected, making it the largest political group in the council with Neo Democrats which also won four seats of which all the elected seats were taken by the pro-democracy camp."}, {"text": "Margherita Oggero (born 22 March 1940) is an Italian screenwriter and author. Margherita Oggero was born 22 March 1940 in Turin where she still lives. She worked as a teacher until later life when she took up writing full time. She published her first novel in 2002. She went on to publish more novels and work on the text for a photographic book by Mauro Raffini in 2007. Her work was used to create the film \"If I have to be honest\". 2011 saw the publication of her first children's book. Oggero created the stories behind the TV series \"Try again prof!\" with Veronica Pivetti. In 2015, Oggero won the Bancarella Award for the book \"La ragazza si fronte\". She is best known for her regional mysteries featuring a high school teacher in Turin."}, {"text": "Abu Muhammad Abd al-Wahid ibn Abi Hafs al-Hintati (, d. 25 February 1221), or simply Abd al-Wahid, was the Almohad governor of Ifriqiya from 1207 to 1221 and the father of the first Hafsid sultan Abu Zakariya Yahya. Life. Abd al-Wahid belonged to the Hintata, a Berber tribe of the High Atlas mountains of Morocco. His father Abu Hafs Umar ibn Yahya al-Hintati was a tribal chief of the Hintata and a close companion of Ibn Tumart who contributed to the triumph of the Almohads, occupying important positions in their government. In October 1205, Abd al-Wahid led a cavalry of 4,000 soldiers and crushed in a battle at Jabal T\u0101jr\u0101 southeast of Q\u0101bis Yahya ibn Ghaniya, the Banu Ghaniya warlord who attempted to conquer the Maghreb from the Almohads. In January 1206, in the company of the Almohad Caliph Muhammad al-Nasir, he obtained the surrender of al-Mahdia, whose governor, 'Ali ibn Ghazi, cousin of Yahya, rallied to the Almohad cause. Before leaving for Morocco, the caliph entrusted the administration of the province of Abd al-Wahid, one of his trusted lieutenants. This strengthened the authority of Abd al-Wahid to such an extent that his successors ceased to consider themselves governors and"}, {"text": "freed themselves from the rule of the Almohads in 1229. The new kingdom soon extended its power to B\u00e9ja\u00efa and a number of neighboring regions. Abd al-Wahid was succeeded by his eldest son Abdullah ibn Abd al-Wahid, but he had barely declared independence when he was overthrown by his brother Abu Zakaria Yahya I, who strengthened his throne and forced his brother to agree to the title of Sheikh and devote himself to religious life. Abd al-Wahid died in Tunis on 25 February 1221."}, {"text": "Tarikhe Dokhanieh (Persian: \u062a\u0627\u0631\u06cc\u062e \u062f\u062e\u0627\u0646\u06cc\u0647) (means: The History of Tobacco or History of Events of the Tobacco Sanctions) is one of the primary sources of Tobacco Protest events, written by Hassan Isfahani Karbalyi (born in Isfahan and living until 1 June 1904 in Kadhimiya). Hassan Isfahani Karbalyi was a student of Mirza Shirazi, who wrote this book at the request of Muhammad Hossein Naini, about the events of Tobacco Protest in 1892 AD (1271 SH, 1310 AH). The second edition of \"Tarikhe Dokhanieh\" was published in Iran in 1998 after being revised by Rasoul Jafarian, who also wrote an introduction to the book. In 2003, Jafarian again edited and re-published the text. Hassan Isfahani. Isfahani also known as Hassan Isfahani Karbalyi, is the author of \"Tarikhe Dokhanieh.\" He was a distinguished scholar among Ayatollah Mirza Shirazi and Ayatollah Ismail as-Sadr's students. He emigrated to Samarra around 1883 AD (1300 AH, 1261 SH), and attended Ayatollah Mirza Shirazi's lectures, mapping his lessons in Jurisprudence (Fiqh) and Principles of Islamic jurisprudence. He completed the compilation of the \"Tarikhe Dokhanieh\" in 1892 AD (1310 AH, 1271 SH). He stayed in Samarra until the death of Mirza Shirzai, then returned to Karbala in 1896"}, {"text": "AD (1314 AH, 1275 SH) and became Ismail as-Sadr's student. He died in Kadhimiya and was buried there on 1 June 1904 AD (1322 AH, 1283 SH). His masters included Seyed Mohammad Esfahani, Sheikh Fazlollah Noori and Sayyed Muhammad Tabatabai Fesharaki. Hassan and Muhammad Hossein Naini were close friends. At that time, Hassan was a prominent mujtahid but not conversant as Naini. Naini told him to write \"Tarikhe Dokhanieh\", among the most comprehensive books on this subject. After Hassan's death, Naini took charge of his family. Hassan's student Abd al-Husayn Sharaf al-Din al-Musawi was more courageous and more aroused in the controversy and debate than Naini. Book. Although Isfahani was a Faq\u012bh, his book on the history of Tobacco Protest largely followed the style of historical writing. The author's commitment to writing the history of such a movement illustrates the high status that it had in his religious and political beliefs. He outlined his own intellectual orientation. The most important points are:"}, {"text": "Abu Muhammad Abdullah ibn Abd al-Wahid (), or Abdullah, was the second ruler of the Hafsid dynasty in Ifriqiya from 1224 to 1229. Life. Abdullah was the son of the founder of the Hafsid dynasty, Abu Muhammad Abd al-Wahid ibn Abi Hafs, whom the Almohads made the ruler of Ifriqiya to better control the nomads of the Banu Hilal tribe. After the death of his father, Abdullah succeeded in strengthening his power and proclaimed independence from the Caliph Almohad. However, in 1228, his brother Abu Zakaria Yahya I rebelled against him. Abdullah marched from Tunis to Qayrawan to confront his brother in battle, but his troops deserted him and Abu Zakariya overthrew him, forcing him to be content with the title of Sheikh and to devote himself to religious life."}, {"text": "Stefan Wurster (born 1980) is a German political scientist, Professor for Policy Analysis at the Munich School of Politics and Public Policy at the Technical University of Munich and the member of the TUM School of Social Sciences and Technology. He is known for his research on policy analysis in policy fields related to sustainability, democracy-autocracy comparisons, development of party systems and governance structures in energy, innovation, research and environmental policy. Education. Stefan Wurster studied Political Science, History and Public Law and graduated from the Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg. He received his PhD in Political Science from the Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg in 2010 (Supervisor: Professor Manfred G. Schmidt) and started 2010 his Habilitation on sustainability and regime type (successful interim evaluation 2013). Academic career. Between 2009 and 2015, Wurster was a research assistant at the Institute for Political Science in Heidelberg. There he coordinated the doctoral program on the political performance of autocratic and democratic regimes from 2012 to 2015. 2015, he became Assistant Professor (W1) for Political Science (focus on policy studies) at the University of Trier. In August 2016, Wurster accepted the position as an Assistant Professor (W2) for \"Policy Analysis,\" in March 2024, Wurster got tenured as Associate Professor (W3)"}, {"text": "at the Munich School of Politics and Public Policy at the Technical University of Munich. Since January 2017, he is member of the TUM School of Governance. From 2013 to 2016 he worked as principal investigator for the interdisciplinary research project \"Results of the Local Agenda 21 Process in Heidelberg\" and the follow-up project \"Determinants of Local Agenda 21 Processes\" on issues of sustainable governance at the local level. He is the author of over 15 peer-reviewed journal articles, editor of several books and author of one monograph. He was also the editor of several special issues for peer-reviewed journals. His research has been published in many different journals such as \"Contemporary Politics, Energy Policy, Global Policy, Sustainability, Swiss Political Science Review, Zeitschrift f\u00fcr Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft,\" \"der moderne staat, Zeitschrift f\u00fcr Politik, Politische Vierteljahresschrift\". In the media, Wurster has commented on the development of the German and Bavarian \"party system\"."}, {"text": "Gustav Detring (1842 - 4 January 1913) was a German-born British official of Chinese Customs. He was appointed Customs Commissioner at Tianjin in 1877 where he worked under the patronage of Li Hongzhang. From 1878 to 1893 he was chairman of the board of directors of the British municipal council in Tianjin. Early life. Gustav Detring was born in Germany in 1842. Career. He was appointed Customs Commissioner at Tianjin in 1877 where he worked under the patronage of Li Hongzhang. From 1878 to 1893 he was chairman of the board of directors of the British municipal council in Tianjin. A supporter and speculator in China's burgeoning railroad and mining market, Detring resigned from his post in Tianjin in 1904 following a dispute on the ownership of the Kaiping Mining Company and subsequent conflict with Yuan Shikai. Death. Detring died on 4 January 1913."}, {"text": "EVN Report is a non-profit online news site covering Armenian news for an English-speaking audience. It is based in Yerevan, from which it gets its namesake (EVN is the IATA airport code for Yerevan's Zvartnots International Airport). History. The site began publishing in 2017 but launched to prominence during the 2018 Velvet Revolution in Armenia, as a major source of English-language reporting. After its start at the Yerevan Impact Hub incubator center, it moved into its own office space in 2019. Besides covering current news, \"EVN Report\" also places emphasis on policy areas that it considers neglected by other outlets. As a non-profit organization, it is funded through donations made by readers. It has also received a grant from the National Endowment for Democracy."}, {"text": "Abu Yahya Abu Bakr ash-Shahid () or Abu Bakr was a grandson of the Caliph Abu Ishaq Ibrahim I, he ruled Tunisia for just 17 days in 1309. Life. The Caliph Abu Asida Muhammad II died in 1309, and, in accordance with the agreement signed by him with his nephew Abu-l-Baqa Khalid An-Nasr, he was to be proclaimed a caliph. The sheikhs of Almohad sheikhs of Tunis however elevated Abu Bakr to the throne. After 17 days he was deposed and executed by Abu-l-Baqa, who arrived with an army from B\u00e9ja\u00efa. He was thereafter known as \"Ash-Shahid\" (\"the martyr\")."}, {"text": "Kamil Dawid Pi\u0105tkowski (born 21 June 2000) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg and the Poland national team. Early and personal life. Born in Jaslo as the oldest of two children, Pi\u0105tkowski moved to Zag\u0142\u0119bie Lubin when he was attending high school. Pi\u0105tkowski is in relationship with his partner, Katarzyna Noga. Club career. Pi\u0105tkowski moved to Austria in 2021, signing for Red Bull Salzburg. During the 2024\u201325 UEFA Champions League play-off round on 21 August 2024, he scored a header for Red Bull Salzburg in a 2\u20130 victory against Dynamo Kyiv. He joined Spanish La Liga club Granada CF on a six-month loan in January 2024. Pi\u0105tkowski returned to Red Bull Salzburg at the end of the season. On 31 January 2025, he moved to Turkish club Kas\u0131mpa\u015fa on loan for the remainder of the season. International career. On 28 March 2021, Pi\u0105tkowski debuted for the Polish senior squad in a World Cup qualification against Andorra. He scored his first international goal for Poland on 18 November 2024, in a UEFA Nations League match against Scotland. The goal came just after the hour mark, when Piotr Zieli\u0144ski set him"}, {"text": "up for a powerful strike from outside the box that found the top corner of the net, leveling the score at 1\u20131. Despite Pi\u0105tkowski's goal, Poland ultimately lost 2\u20131 after a last-minute goal from Andy Robertson, which led to Poland's relegation from League A for the first time in the competition's history. \"Scores and results list Poland goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pi\u0105tkowski goal\" Honours. Zag\u0142\u0119bie Lubin II Rak\u00f3w Cz\u0119stochowa Red Bull Salzburg Individual"}, {"text": "Hammond Island may refer to:"}, {"text": "\"Break Up (Bye Bye)\" is a song recorded by British drag girl group the Frock Destroyers for the Girl Group Battle Royale challenge during their stint on the first series of the reality television competition, \"RuPaul's Drag Race UK\". During the episode the contestants had to create girl groups to participate in the challenge; there were two versions of the song released, the first being by Divina de Campo, Baga Chipz and Blu Hydrangea. The alternate version was released by Filth Harmony, consisting of \"Drag Race UK\" winner The Vivienne, Cheryl Hole and Crystal, however the latter did not chart. The song was released on 31 October 2019. The song was also included in the band's debut album, \"Frock4Life\", which was released 11 December 2020. The song was primarily written by Leland and Freddy Scott with De Campo, Chipzs and Hydrangea writing the lyrics for their individual verses. Upon the release, the song proved an instant hit with the British viewers, charting at number 35 on the Official UK Charts, becoming the highest charting song by a drag queen, since RuPaul's \"Supermodel (You Better Work)\", until the following year when United Kingdolls released \"UK Hun?\" which charted at number 27."}, {"text": "Background, composition and reception. \"Break Up Bye Bye\" was originally performed by the Frock Destroyers during a girl group challenge on \"Drag Race\", in which contestants were required to write and perform an original song. Lyrically, Baga Chipz alludes to anal sex in the song, which was written by Leland and Freddy Scott. MNEK served as a guest vocal coach during the girl group episode, with him also being credited as a producer. The pop anthem sees Divina de Campo sing \"repeated whistle tone notes layered into the chorus\". Live performances. Following \"Drag Race\", the Frock Destroyers embarked on a three-stop UK tour. Shows featuring individual and group performances were held at Powerhouse in Newcastle upon Tyne, Cruz 101 in Manchester and the Nightingale Club in Birmingham, during 17\u201319 November 2019. For Digital DragCon, an online event replacing RuPaul's DragCon LA in May 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Blu Hydrangea recreated the trio's performance of \"Break Up Bye Bye\" in isolation by impersonating Baga Chipz and Divina de Campo. Daniel Megarry of \"Gay Times\" complimented her work. Track listing. Digital download and streaming Vinyl Chart performance. After the girl group episode of \"Drag Race\" aired, \"Break Up Bye Bye\""}, {"text": "peaked at number 35 on the UK Singles Chart and number 10 on The Official Big Top 40, becoming the highest chart position for a drag group. The song also prompted a petition for the Frock Destroyers to represent the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest to garner at least 10,000 signatures, while it peaked at number 44 on the \"Billboard\" Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart in the United States."}, {"text": "The Prophecy is a Mauritian seggae music band created in 2015 by Murvin Cl\u00e9lie (voice) and Olivier Dauphine (guitar)."}, {"text": "Kamil Ko\u015bcielny (born 4 August 1991) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a defender for I liga club Mied\u017a Legnica. Club career. On 4 August 2020, he returned to his first club Stal Mielec that was just promoted to the top-tier Ekstraklasa. Honours. Stal Mielec Rak\u00f3w Cz\u0119stochowa"}, {"text": "W. Martin Fair (born 1964) is a minister of the Church of Scotland and was Moderator of its General Assembly from May 2020\u2013 May 2021. He has also served as the minister at St Andrews Parish Church in Arbroath, Angus since 1992. Early life and education. Fair grew up in Thornliebank on the southside of Glasgow, Scotland. Dr Fair was brought up in Spiersbridge Church, now called Thornliebank Parish Church, and his wife Elaine, a primary school teacher by profession, was his childhood sweetheart. They were married on 4 July 1987. The couple grew up on the same street and attended the same school. Ordained ministry. He has served as the Minister of St Andrew's Parish Church, Arbroath for the whole of his ministry, since being ordained in 1992. He has served on the Mission & Discipleship Council of the denomination, becoming a vice-convener in time, and chairing the Church Without Walls committee. On 21 October 2019, it was announced that he had been nominated as the next Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. He was elected to the position by a Commission of Assembly and installed on 16 May 2020. Uniquely, due to the COVID-19"}, {"text": "pandemic, Dr Fair was installed as Moderator in a special ceremony attended by a handful of people but live-streamed to the Kirk. Dr Fair moderated an online Assembly held in October 2020 in place of the usual Assembly which would have been held in May 2020. He was succeeded as Moderator by Jim Wallace, Baron Wallace of Tankerness in May 2021. Personal life. He was born in Glasgow in 1964. He is married to Elaine; they have three sons: Callum, 23, Andrew, 20 and Fraser, 18 (ages as of October 2019). In the autumn of 2017 he fell awkwardly and was left without the use of his left arm."}, {"text": "Tatiana Melamed (born 3 February 1974) is a Ukraine born German (since 2010) chess player who holds the title of Woman grandmaster (WGM, 1999), Ukrainian Women's Chess Championship winner (1996). Biography. In 1994, Tatiana Melamed represented Ukraine at the European Junior Chess Championship in U20 girl's age group and shared 6th to 9th place. In 1996, she won Ukrainian Women's Chess Championship and shared 3rd place in Lyudmila Rudenko Memorial Chess Tournament in Saint Petersburg. In 1998, Tatiana Melamed was 2nd in Saint Petersburg. In 2001, she won the International Chess Tournament in Saint Petersburg. Tatiana Melamed twice won silver medals in German Open Women's Chess Championships: in 2004 in Osterburg and in 2006 in Bad K\u00f6nigshofen. Tatiana Melamed played for Germany in Women's Chess Olympiads: Tatiana Melamed played for Germany in European Team Chess Championship: In 1999 she awarded the FIDE Woman grandmaster (WGM) title."}, {"text": "The Homorod is a right tributary of the river Homorodul Nou in Romania. It discharges into the Homorodul Nou near Hrip. Its length is and its basin size is ."}, {"text": "Masig Island, also known as Yorke Island, is an island and locality in the Torres Strait Island Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Masig Island had a population of 283 people. The name Masig is from the Kalau Lagau Ya language for this coral cay island of the Torres Strait Islands archipelago, situated in the eastern area of the central island group in the Torres Strait, at the top end of the Great Barrier Reef and northeast of the tip of Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia. The Masigalgal people, of the Kulkulgal nation of the Central Torres Strait, are recognised as the traditional owners of Masig. They are of Melanesian origin and had followed traditional patterns of hunting, fishing, agriculture and trade for many thousands of years prior to contact with the first European visitors to the region. The Queensland Government moved the people of Aureed to Masig after it was declared an Aboriginal reserve. Luggers owned by Masig families continued to operate until the pearling and shell industry collapsed in the 1960s. The people then shifted successfully into commercial mackerel fishing, prawning and crayfishing. A highly profitable fish factory has operated on the island since the late 1970s,"}, {"text": "freezing the catch and air freighting it to southern markets. Masig Island is one of the Yorke Islands (), the other being Kodall Island (). Geography. Masig/Yorke Island lies northeast of Coconut/Poruma Island in the central island group and southwest of Stephens/Ugar Island, and Darnley/Erub Island, and northwest of Murray/Mer Island in the eastern island group. It is about northeast of Thursday Island. The island is about long and at its widest point, a very small low-lying coral cay. The topography is very flat, with ground level generally less than above sea level. More than half the island is covered in undisturbed vegetation, including dense trees on the eastern and western parts of the Island. Masig Island is near the following sea passages: The Bourke Isles are to the south of Masig Island (). History. The Masigalgal people, of the Kulkulgal nation of the Central Torres Strait, are recognised as the traditional owners of Masig. The Torres Strait Islander people of Masig are of Melanesian origin and had followed traditional patterns of hunting, fishing, agriculture and trade for many thousands of years prior to contact with the first European visitors to the region. They are skilled navigators with a detailed"}, {"text": "knowledge of the reefs and have always occupied a central position in the Straits trading networks. In September 1792, Captain William Bligh, in charge of the British Navy ships \"Providence\" and \"Assistant\", visited Torres Strait and mapped the main reefs and channels. In the 1860s, beche-de-mer (sea cucumber) and pearling boats began working the reefs of Torres Strait. William Banner established a beche-de-mer station at Warrior Island in 1863 and employed Islander men from Masig to work on his boats as divers and crew. Before the arrival of teachers from the London Missionary Society in the 1870s, Masig was attracting a diverse community of immigrants, some brought by the pearl and trochus shell industry. In 1872, the Queensland Government sought to extend its jurisdiction and requested the support of the British Government. Letters Patent were issued by the British Government in 1872 creating a new boundary for the colony which encompassed all islands within a 60 nautical mile radius of the coast of Queensland. This boundary was further extended by the \"Queensland Coast Islands Act 1879\" (Qld) and included the islands of Boigu, Erub, Mer and Saibai, which lay beyond the previous 60 nautical mile limit. The new legislation enabled"}, {"text": "the Queensland Government to control and regulate bases for the beche-de-mer and pearling industries, which previously had operated outside its jurisdiction. In 1871, an American whaler from Boston named Edward (Ned) Mosby arrived in Torres Strait. He was commonly known as \"Yankee Ned\". After working for Frank Jardine on Nagir Island, Edward Mosby established a beche-de-mer station on Yorke in the late 1870s, with his business partner Jack Walker. Mosby and Walker leased half the island from the Queensland Government for their business operations. Captain Charles Pennefather, in charge of the government survey vessel \"Pearl\", visited Masig in September 1882. Mosby and Walker lodged a complaint with Pennefather against the crew of the beche-de-mer operator Captain Walton, for cutting down Wongai fruit trees on the island for fuel. Steam powered ships often stopped at Masig to collect supplies of firewood, resulting in deforestation on the Island. Torres Strait Islanders refer to the arrival of London Missionary Society (LMS) missionaries in July 1871 as \"the Coming of the Light\".The Reverend A W Murray and William Wyatt Gill were the first LMS missionaries to visit Masig in 1872. Around 1900, the LMS missionary the Reverend Walker established a philanthropic business scheme named"}, {"text": "Papuan Industries Limited. This company encouraged Islander communities to co-operatively rent or purchase their own pearl luggers or \"company boats\". The company boats, were used to harvest pearl shells and beche-de-mer, which was sold and distributed by the company. The people of Masig purchased their first company boats around 1905. These boats provided Islanders with income, a sense of community pride and also improved transport and communication between the islands. \u2018Yankee,\u2019 Ned Mosby's son, also operated a number of pearl luggers from Masig, including the \"Yano\" and \"Nancy.\" In November 1912, the Queensland Government officially gazetted 320 acres of land on Masig as an Aboriginal reserve. Many other Torres Strait Islands were gazetted as Aboriginal reserves at the same time. The Government moved the people of Aureed to Masig after this. A government school was established on the island in 1912. By 1918, a Protector of Aboriginals had been appointed to Thursday Island and, during the 1920s and 1930s, racial legislation was strictly applied to Torres Strait Islanders, enabling the government to remove Islanders to reserves and missions across Queensland. A world-wide influenza epidemic reached the Torres Strait in 1920, resulting in 96 deaths in the region. The Queensland Government"}, {"text": "provided the islands of Masig, Iama and Poruma with food relief to help them recover from the outbreak. In March 1923, Masig and Poruma were hit by a \"violent hurricane\" which destroyed local crops and gardens. The Queensland Government subsequently established new facilities on Masig during the 1930s, including an Aboriginal Industries Board store, a court house, and improved roads. In 1936, around 70% of the Torres Strait Islander workforce went on strike in the first organised challenge against government authority made by Torres Strait Islanders. The nine-month strike was an expression of Islanders\u2019 anger and resentment at the increasing government control of their livelihoods. The strike was a protest against government interference in wages, trade and commerce and also called for the lifting of evening curfews, the removal of the permit system for inter-island travel and the recognition of the Islanders\u2019 right to recruit their own boat crews. This strike produced a number of significant reforms and innovations. Unpopular local Aboriginal Protector J.D. McLean was removed and replaced by Cornelius O\u2019Leary, who established a system of regular consultations with elected islander council representatives. The new island councils were given a degree of autonomy, including control over local island police"}, {"text": "and courts. On 23 August 1937, O\u2019Leary convened the first Inter Islander Councillors Conference at Masig. Representatives from 14 Torres Strait communities attended. Barney Mosby, Dan Mosby and William represented Masig at the conference. After lengthy discussions, unpopular bylaws, including the evening curfews, were cancelled and a new code of local representation was agreed upon. In 1939 the Queensland Government passed the \"Torres Strait Islander Act 1939\", which incorporated many of the recommendations discussed at the conference. A key section of the new act officially recognised Torres Strait Islanders as a separate people from Aboriginal Australians. During World War II, the Australian Government recruited Torres Strait Islander men to serve in the armed forces. Enlisted men from Masig and other island communities formed the Torres Strait Light Infantry. While the Torres Strait Light Infantry were respected as soldiers, they only received one third of the pay given to white Australian servicemen. On 31 December 1943, members of the Torres Strait Light Infantry went on strike, calling for equal pay and equal rights. The Australian Government agreed to increase their pay to two thirds the level received by white servicemen. Full back pay was offered in compensation to the Torres Strait"}, {"text": "servicemen by the Australian Government in the 1980s. Following World War II, the pearling industry declined across Torres Strait and Islanders were permitted to work and settle on the Australian mainland. Prawning and fishing enterprises were established at Masig in the 1970s. Luggers owned by Masig families continued to operate until the collapse of the pearl industry in the 1960s, after which the people shifted successfully into commercial mackerel fishing, prawning and crayfishing. In 1970, the Australian Government established a turtle farm on the island to provide employment for Torres Strait Islander people. However, turtles take too long to mature and the costs of farming them was greater than their value when sold for eating. The project was later abandoned and the remaining turtles released into the sea. In December 1978, a treaty was signed by the Australian and Papua New Guinea governments that described the boundaries between the two countries and the use of the sea area by both parties. The Torres Strait Treaty, which commenced operation in February 1985, contains special provision for free movement (without passports or visas) between both countries. Free movement between communities applies to traditional activities such as fishing, trading and family gatherings which"}, {"text": "occur in a specifically created Protected Zone and nearby areas. Yorke Island State School opened on 29 January 1985. On 1 January 2007, it became the Yorke Island Campus of Tagai State College. On 30 March 1985, the Masig community elected 3 councillors to constitute an autonomous Masig Island Council established under the \"Community Services (Torres Strait) Act 1984\". This Act conferred local government-type powers and responsibilities upon Torres Strait Islander councils. The council area, previously an Aboriginal reserve held by the Queensland Government, was transferred on 21 October 1985 to the trusteeship of the council under a Deed of Grant in Trust (DOGIT). Native title was recognised over Masig in 2000, held in trust by the Masigalgal (Torres Strait Islander) Corporation RNTBC. In 2007, the Local Government Reform Commission recommended that the 15 Torres Strait Island councils be abolished and the Torres Strait Island Regional Council be established. The first Torres Strait Island Regional Council was elected on 15 March 2008 in elections conducted under the \"Local Government Act 1993\". Demographics. In the , Masig Island had a population of 270 people. In the , Masig Island had a population of 283 people. Education. Yorke Island Campus (Masig Muysaw"}, {"text": "Ngurpay Lag) is a primary (Early Childhood-6) campus of Tagai State College (headquartered at Thursday Island). It is at 131 William Street (). There is no secondary school on Masig Island. The nearest secondary school is Tagai State College on Thursday Island, approximately away. Distance education or boarding schools are options. Facilities. Yorke Island SES Facility is on Barneys Road (). Masig (Yorke Island) Primary Health Care Centre is at 115 Aous Road (). The health care centre is staffed by a qualified nurse and there is also a doctor based there, who provides medical services to three other islands in the central island cluster (Coconut, Yam and Warraber). There is an IBIS store on the island and also a Mini-Mart. Transport. Yorke Island Airfield is long and lies diagonally between the north and south side of the island (). A regular scheduled air service is operated by West Wing Aviation from Horn Island, otherwise access to Masig is by charter plane or boat. All goods and mail are delivered by a weekly barge service and via the scheduled air service. Popular culture. Yorke Island was the film location for the Australian television series, \"RAN Remote Area Nurse\". References. Attribution."}, {"text": "This Wikipedia article contains material from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community histories: Yorke Island (Masig). Published by The State of Queensland under CC-BY-4.0, accessed on 3 July 2017."}, {"text": "Rosina Acheampong is a Ghanaian educationist. She was the first female deputy director general of the Ghana Education Service and a former headmistress of Wesley Girls High School. On 13 April 2019, she was awarded with a lifetime achievement award for her contribution to girl-child education in the country by Glitz Africa at the Labadi Beach Hotel. Education. She gained admission into Wesley Girls\u2019 High School in 1954 and there she had her secondary education. She later furthered at the University of Ghana and the University of Cape Coast where she acquired a bachelor's degree in French and a professional course (PGCE) respectively. Career. She has taught in different schools including Wesley Girls High School, Prempeh College, Tamale Senior High School and University Practice Senior High School. After serving three years as the assistant headmistress, she became the first alumni and non-missionary Ghanaian Headmistress of the school, a position she held for sixteen years. Then she was promoted to be the deputy director general of the Ghana Education Service, making her the first woman to hold this position. Family. Acheampong has three children."}, {"text": "An Ottoman invasion of Persia took place in 1906 on the orders of the vali of Baghdad. Persia was then under the rule of the Qajar dynasty. The invasion of Persia by the Ottoman Empire occurred during the Persian Constitutional Revolution, and the Ottoman troops were driven out by Russian troops prior to the First World War. Iran would maintain its neutrality during the First World War, but that did not prevent the state from being of interest to both the British and the Russians and therefore of strategic importance to the Ottoman Empire. On 23 May, the Ottomans began their occupation of Persia by occupying Behik in Bradest. By the end of May, Ottoman troops occupied parts of Dasht and Mergaver districts but not the settlement of Mergaver itself. By 13 June, the Ottomans had occupied Serdasht and Bani. Citizens of Khanavin were forced to take Ottoman passports and enlist in the Ottoman Army. Five hundred mounted Ottoman troops marched from Baneh into the Persian Luristan country and the districts of Seifi, Malkhatavi and Baghasi and burned crops along the way. On 24 August, after protests were given by the Persian government, the Ottoman commander at Ban said he"}, {"text": "had no order to withdraw, and two days later, the Ottomans were collecting taxes near Urumia. On 8 September, the Ottomans occupied Gangatchin and the district of Baradost. Ottoman troops subsequently occupied a strip of territory extending from a point south-west of Soujboulak to a point west of Khoi. On 3 August 1907, Mergaver was occupied, and three days later the Ottomans threatened Urmia. From 1906 to 1911, the Ottomans, in concert with local Kurdish allies, continued their efforts. Heavy-handed rule by Muzaffereddin Shah weakened Persia internally, and the continued interest from the British encouraged the Ottomans to maintain control of the territory, especially as the British wanted to prevent Russian access to the Mediterranean. The Ottomans were eventually expelled from Persia by the Imperial Russian Army in 1911."}, {"text": "Eyvin Seward Schi\u00f8ttz (28 April 1910 in Copenhagen \u2013 10 April 1978 in Copenhagen) was a sailor from Denmark, who was one of the reserve team members for the Danish 6 Metre at the 1948 Summer Olympics at Torbay, Great Britain. Since the beginning of the activities of the International Soling Association Eyvin played an important role for the Soling class. The annual Soling Guides from 1970 until the 1977 edition was mainly his work. From 1967 till his death, after a long illness, in 1978 Eyvin was secretary and treasurer of the International Soling Association. Eyvin was author of many books. Some of them are listed below: Eyvin was the father of Nina Schi\u00f8ttz References."}, {"text": "Robbie Barrett is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2012 to 2018. He held the British lightweight title in 2017. Professional career. Barrett made his professional debut on 2 March 2012, scoring a four-round points decision (PTS) victory over Kristian Laight at The Dome Leisure Centre in Doncaster. In his eleventh fight, with a record of 7\u20132\u20131, he fought Brad Botham at The Dome Leisure Centre on 28 February 2015, winning the fight and vacant Central Area lightweight title via PTS over ten rounds. On 22 October 2016, he defeated Marcus Ffrench at the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham by unanimous decision (UD) to win the vacant English lightweight title. Two judges scored the bout 100\u201391 and the third scored it 98\u201392. Two fights later, he challenged Scott Cardle for the British lightweight title on 15 April 2017 at The SSE Hydro in Glasgow. Barrett touched the canvas twice during the fight, once in round two and again in the fifth, but won the title via majority decision (MD), with two judges scoring the bout 115\u2013113 and 114\u2013112 in favour of Barrett, while the third scored it a draw with 114\u2013114. The first defence of his British title came"}, {"text": "on 7 October 2017 at the Manchester Arena against undefeated prospect Lewis Ritson, losing via seventh-round technical knockout (TKO). Ritson was the aggressor from the opening bell, backing Barrett up with combination punches. 13 seconds into round two, the champion was dropped heavily from a left hook and straight right hand. Barrett made it back to his feet and entered defensive mode as spent the rest of the round on the back foot while under constant pressure from Ritson's combination punches to the head and body. The next few rounds saw Ritson staying on the front foot, attacking in combinations, with Barrett having minimal success with the jab and straight right hands. In the first minute of the sixth, Barrett was dropped with a left hook to the body. After beating the count, he was dropped again just 7 seconds later from another body shot, this time a right hand. After rising to his feet for the referee's count of 8, Barrett had Ritson backed up against the ropes nearing the halfway point of the round, only for Ritson to spin the champion and turn the tables, unleashing heavy shots as Barrett's back was now against the ropes. In the"}, {"text": "final 30 seconds of the round, Barrett had some success with straight right hands as Ritson appeared to tire from the earlier onslaught. The first half of the seventh round was evenly contested with both fighters having success. In the second half, Ritson began landing clean punches to the head of Barrett. Ritson landed a left hook to the body of Barrett in the final minute and dropped the champion for the fourth time, causing referee Steve Gray to wave off the fight with 40 seconds remaining. In his final professional fight, he fought Matty Fagan for the vacant IBF European lightweight title on 5 October 2018 at the Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley. Barrett won via unanimous decision over ten rounds, with two judges scoring the bout 96\u201393 and the third scoring it 99\u201391. On 5 March 2019, Barrett announced his retirement from boxing."}, {"text": "2020 is the fifteenth studio album by American rock band Bon Jovi. The album was initially set for release on May 15, 2020, through Island, but was later pushed back to October 2, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The album's debut single \"Unbroken\" was released in November 2019, and the second single \"Limitless\" was released on February 20, 2020. \"American Reckoning\" was released on July 10, 2020, along with a lyric video, and \"Do What You Can\" was released on July 23, 2020. The music video for \"Do What You Can\" was released on August 25, 2020. While in quarantine, lead singer Jon Bon Jovi wrote two songs that would be included in the final album: \"Do What You Can\", which represents the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and \"American Reckoning\", a protest song about the murder of George Floyd, written in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Before the postponement, the songs \"Luv Can\" and \"Shine\" were initially part of the album, but were replaced with \"Do What You Can\" and \"American Reckoning\". The tracklist order also changed, as the first version of the album was set to start with \"Beautiful Drug\" and finish with \"Blood in"}, {"text": "the Water\". Background and recording. Recording of the album started on Saturday, March 9, 2019 in Ocean Way Recording studio in Nashville. On the same day, Jon posted 30-second long Instagram story videos showing him, Tico Torres, David Bryan, John Shanks, Hugh McDonald and Phil X tuning up their instruments in the same studio. Jon Bon Jovi recorded all the songs on his smartphone in poor audio quality and brought them to the rest of the band. During the period of 11 days in Nashville, band recorded bed tracks for 23 songs. Bon Jovi then picked his favorite 10 songs, and for those songs, the band recorded vocals, guitar, piano, keyboard and percussion overdubs as well backing vocals sung by all of the band members. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the release of the album was postponed, and a tour was cancelled. The murder of George Floyd inspired him to write \"American Reckoning\", and the pandemic gave him the opportunity to write \"Do What You Can\". Both were written in his home studio. Writing and themes. \"Limitless\" is a song that is encouraging optimism in an uncertain world and implores the listener to seize the day. \"Do What You"}, {"text": "Can\" is a song about the COVID-19 pandemic. Bon Jovi wrote the song the day after his wife took a photo of him washing the dishes in a JBJ Soul Kitchen restaurant and published it on social media with caption \"If You Can't Do What You Do\u2026 Do What You Can\". \"American Reckoning\" was inspired by the murder of George Floyd and Black Lives Matter Movement. Bon Jovi explained: \"I was moved to write American Reckoning as a witness to history. I believe the greatest gift of an artist is the ability to use their voice to speak to issues that move us\". \"Story of Love\" is a song about Bon Jovi's parenthood, family, children, wife and parents. The song takes a journey through the circle of life, where suddenly the child becomes the parent and the parents are getting older. \"Let It Rain\" is a song that calls for a cleansing of the spirit. It also calls for social justice, taking a stand and also calls for people to purge themselves from all of the hurt, hate and division and pursue them to search a man who is going to unify all the people. The last verse \"somewhere there's"}, {"text": "a church bell/that's summoning the choir/somewhere there's a dreamer who would walk 1,000 miles\" is a throwback to the \"Young Guns II\" (1990) era. \"Lower the Flag\" is inspired by the 2019 Dayton shooting. The song laments that the news cycle will move on before there is time to grieve. It concludes with the narrator reciting the names of cities caught in the crossfire, including Las Vegas, Sandy Hook Elementary, Orlando, Florida, and Columbine. Bon Jovi started to write the song on the day the shooting happened and wrote the first draft of the song over a period of two days. He continued tweaking it and realized that he did not have a proper title and the chorus for the song. He came up with the working title \"Four Dead in Ohio\", which is derived from the lyrics of the song \"Ohio\" by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. After writing the song, Bon Jovi played the song for a group of people, including Shanks. When Bon Jovi rewrote the lyrics in a way that the last line repeated what the first line of the lyrics said, he came up with a title \"Lower the Flag\". The bridge of the song"}, {"text": "was different for Bon Jovi from a compositional point-of-view, but the rhythm of the melody was something easy to compose for him. When he finished with the writing, he went in the studio with McDonald, Torres and Shanks. Bon Jovi played the guitar and Torres played drums. While playing drums, Torres realized that drums were hindering the progress of the song, so the band decided to exclude them in the end. \"Blood In the Water\" is a song that was written in 2018, and talks about migrants and the struggles they face. Bon Jovi explained: \"Migrants who come to Italy or those who arrive in America from Mexico are looking for a better life. Yet we hear ignorant comments, 'I don't give a damn, let's send them back.'\" \"Brothers In Arms\" is a song about social relevance and unity, featuring a direct reference to NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Bon Jovi came to idea for the song while staying in Alabama during football season. \"Unbroken\" was written for the film \"To Be of Service\", released in 2019. The song discusses soldiers who have PTSD and is from their point of view. The song is meant to honor America's veterans and their"}, {"text": "service, but also discusses the reality of their daily lives and struggles. \"Shine\" is a song about a partner or a child that's grown up in front of you. \"Luv Can\" is a song about romantic love and how it can heal, as well as religion. Album title and cover. Jon Bon Jovi revealed the album title \"Bon Jovi: 2020\" during the Runaway to Paradise Mediterranean Cruise. Bon Jovi said he gave the album this particular title because \"he now had a clear vision\" after the album \"This House Is Not for Sale\" (2016), which dealt with personal issues, as well as 2020 being an American election year. The cover shows Bon Jovi, in black and white, head tilted forward, mouth in his hand as if he's about to speak. There is an American flag in the reflection of his sunglasses. The words \"Bon Jovi 2020\" are in the upper right corner. The zeroes in \"2020\" have stars in them. It is the first Bon Jovi album cover to feature only Jon Bon Jovi without any of the band members on it since their second album (1985), aside from their abstract album covers. The inspiration for the album cover is"}, {"text": "a photograph of President John F. Kennedy, taken by Michael Ochs in August 1962, of him reflecting upon a crowd in California. Release and promotion. The first single \"Unbroken\", was released on November 1, 2019 featuring a music video. The band and Island Records donated 100 percent of net proceeds from the download of the single to the Patriotic Service Dog Foundation over the 12 months following its release. On February 6, 2020, it was announced that the next single of the album would be the song \"Limitless\". To preview the song, fans had to enter a contest and record themselves singing the song and then upload the video footage on the web page singbonjovi.com and post video on their Instagram story. On February 19, the winner (Jean Ramos, from Brazil) was announced. The performance date is still unknown. The song charted at number 27 on the Hot Rock and Alternative charts. On February 20, 2020, the band officially released the single \"Limitless\" which charted at number 10 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Charts. On the same day they announced the release date for the album which became available for pre-order on the band's web shop on vinyl, CD, digital"}, {"text": "download and in a T-shirt bundle version, coming with the instant download of the single \"Limitless\". The album was originally set to be released on May 15, 2020. On February 21, 2020, a music video for the single \"Limitless\" was released on YouTube. On March 27, 2020, \"Unbroken\" featuring the Invictus Game Choir was released as a digital single download and featured a new music video. All of the single's proceeds go to the Invictus Games Foundation, in support of the recovery and rehabilitation of international wounded, injured or sick military personnel. \"American Reckoning\" was released through all digital platforms on July 10, 2020. On the same day, lyrics and lyrical video were also released. All of the single's proceeds go to support the Bryan Stevenson's Equal Justice Initiative until December 31, 2020. In the early days of quarantine, instead of playing the complete song \"Do What You Can\", Bon Jovi played only the first verse and chorus. He asked fans to write their verse and tell their story. He received thousands of fan-created verses on social media. The final version of the song written by Bon Jovi, was performed live acoustically for the first time on Jersey4Jersey benefit concert,"}, {"text": "raising 6 million dollars for the state of New Jersey which was hard hit during the pandemic. \"Do What You Can\" was released as a single on July 23, 2020 and charted at number 11 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Charts. On the same day, it was announced that the album's rescheduled release date will be October 2, 2020. Pre-orders for the album started and album track listing with songwriting credits was also announced. A new version of the song featuring Sugarland singer Jennifer Nettles was released as a single on September 23, 2020, and featured a new music video. This version charted at number 28 on the Country Airplay charts. In the US, the album opened at number 19 on the \"Billboard\" 200 with 24,700 album-equivalent units earned. In 2021 \"Story of Love\" was released as a single with a music video and also charted on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Charts at number 13. Due to David Bryan's commitments to the musical \"Diana\" for which he composed the music, he was unable to participate in Bon Jovi's promotional performances for the album, with Greg Mayo filling in on keyboards. Bon Jovi: 2020 Tour. Bon Jovi: 2020 Tour was officially"}, {"text": "announced on January 15, 2020, with dates across arenas in the United States. It was also announced that Bryan Adams would be the opening act for most of the concerts. Tickets went on sale to the general public on January 14, 2020, at 10 am. Every ticket sold included one copy of the album \"Bon Jovi: 2020\". On April 20, 2020, it was announced that the entire tour would be canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Ticketholders received refunds."}, {"text": "Antisemitism in Costa Rica refers to the anti-Jewish sentiment and prejudice in the Republic of Costa Rica. History. Colonial period. The first Jews arriving to Costa Rica were mostly Sephardic Jews from Spain escaping persecution. Most of them New Christians. Although some may have been crypto-Jewish it is impossible to know how many were Roman Catholics and how many were not. As part of the Spanish Empire the Spanish Inquisition was in place in the province of Costa Rica, however there's no registry of any Jew ever to have been trialed or executed, as the only registry of an Inquisition trial in Costa Rica was against a couple of young women accused of Witchcraft who were absolved. Independence. After gaining independence the first Costa Rican Constitution, the Pact of Concord of 1821 established the Catholic religion as the mandatory religion (not only official but compulsory) banning all other creeds for the citizens of Costa Rica and only allowing the practice of other religions for foreigners who were temporary in the country. This, of course, affected the Jews already living in the country who had to practice their religion in secret, inspiring the myth of the \"witches of Escaz\u00fa\". Escaz\u00fa had"}, {"text": "one of the largest Jewish communities and the Jewish rites (using black clothes and speaking in \"strange languages\" [Hebrew] among other things made some observers to think that it was some sort of magical ritual). However freedom of religion was established in the following Constitution, 1925's Fundamental Law of the State of Costa Rica as in the Federal Republic of Central America in general of which the State of Costa Rica was a member, allowing Jews to practice freely. First Republic. Successive migration from Sephardic Jews from places like Curacao, Panama and Jamaica faced relative tranquility, though Jews did not have their own graveyard and Sephardic Jews were buried (alongside Protestants, Muslims, Bah\u00e1\u02bc\u00eds and other minorities) in the Foreigners\u2019 Cemetery, a practice that continues to this date. After the foundation of Freemasonry in Costa Rica anti-Masonic publications mostly from the Church also associated Masonry with Judaism, as did the publication of the anti-Masonic Catholic party, the Catholic Union in 1891 accusing it of being the \"flesh and bones of Talmudism\". The first major waves of Jewish migrations came in the late 19th century and early 20th century mainly from Ashkenazi Polish Jews who did not mix with the Sephardic. These"}, {"text": "migratory waves escaping the European anti-Semitism and the rise of Nazism were controversial in the Costa Rican society and caused heated debates in the press, producing also a large number of anti-Semitic articles and the births of far-right anti-Semitic groups like the Patriotic Union and the Anti-Jewish Committee. Anti-Semitic laws were enacted during President Le\u00f3n Cort\u00e9s Castro's administration. Cort\u00e9s was a well known anti-Semite and Fascist sympathizer. Future president Otilio Ulate also spread anti-Semitic canards in his own newspaper even accusing Jews of poisoning the milk of children and was a prominent anti-Semite. World War II. During the interwar period the NSDAP/AO tried the nazification of the Costa Rican German community, which was led by engineer , who would be a minister in Cortes' cabinet. The issue split the German community among pro and anti-Nazis. Cortes' successor, Dr. Rafael \u00c1ngel Calder\u00f3n Guardia, has also being accused of anti-Semitic and anti-Masonic ideas, however Calder\u00f3n was closer to Spanish National Catholicism than any form of Fascism and was loyal to the United States even visiting the White House during his tenure. After the Pearl Harbor attack Calder\u00f3n declared war on Germany and aligned the country with the Allies following a persecution of"}, {"text": "Germans, Italians and Japanese (including Effinger who was deported to the United States although release after the war). However most laws limiting the rights of Jews were kept in place until Calder\u00f3n successor's presidency, Teodoro Picado Michalski, himself son of a Polish mother and thus friendly toward the Polish Jewish community. The outbreak of the Costa Rican Civil War after the 1948 election in which Otilio Ulate was the alleged winner split the country in two sides; opponents and supporters of the government. The Jewish community was seen as pro-government whilst Germans and Italians were overwhelmingly anti-Calder\u00f3n due to the persecutions. After the triumph of rebel forces the Synagogue of San Jos\u00e9 was set on fire, but no more anti-Semitic attacks happened in part due to the opposition of war caudillo Jos\u00e9 Figueres. Second Republic. Most of post\u20131948 period of Costa Rica was characterized by its political stability. The country developed a two-party system between the center-left Figueristas and center-right Calderonistas and in general avoided the extremes with both far-left and far-right parties receiving testimonial results. Costa Rica (as a founding member of the United Nations) was also one of the countries that voted in favor of the creation of"}, {"text": "Israel and for many years was alongside El Salvador one of the only two countries with the embassy in Jerusalem and not Tel Aviv. During the Cold War period the far-right Free Costa Rica Movement was born and active, with a strong paramilitary anti-leftist organization. Although some members of the group were openly anti-Zionist others were simply Conservative and Libertarian hardliners whose anti-Communism was not mixed with anti-Jewish ideas. Controversies regarding Luis Fishman's Jewishness arise during the 2002 Costa Rican general election when presidential candidate Abel Pacheco de la Espriella separated Fishman as his running mate in the presidential ticket. Fishman accused Pacheco and his team of making anti-Semitic comments. On the 2010\u20132014 period, then deputy Manrique Oviedo of the Citizens' Action Party (although he later defected to National Restoration) accused then Vice President Luis Liberman of using his influence for benefiting a fellow Jew. And in 2019 anti-establishment right-wing candidate Juan Diego Castro generated uproar due to his video making accusation against businessman and newspaper owner Leonel Baruch, of Jewish origin, calling him \"evil banker\" and mocking the Holocaust. Anti-semitic comments have been reported in social media including against Eli\u00e9cer Feinzaig, president of the Liberal Progressive Party and of"}, {"text": "Jewish religion. 21st century and rise of Neo-nazism. Around the early 2000s the so call National Socialist Party of Costa Rica was founded, mainly as a fringe neo-Nazi group, accused of minor violent hate crimes and vandalism, but with little to non impact in Costa Rican politics aside from the media coverage. Some other minor neo-Nazi groups also appeared with mostly online activity. In 2012 a police officer identify as Ronald \"Murdock\" Herrera Borges came into the spotlight for his association with Nazism and being openly neo-Nazi. Herrera was fired from the police and committed suicide a few years later. In 2015 the Simon Wiesenthal Center denounced that shops selling Holocaust denial literature and Nazi symbols existed in San Jos\u00e9. In 2018 an anti-immigration rally was controversial due to the presence of neo-Nazis in it using Swastikas and Nazi salutes and administrating far-right Facebook pages that spread xenophobic material and Fake news. Several far-right organization were dismantled during the 2019 including a terrorist group that owned one of these pages named \"Resistencia Costarricense\" (Costa Rican Resistance). Data and analysis. A 2009 poll measuring the perception of Jews in Costa Rica showed that 32% of Costa Rican have a positive view"}, {"text": "of the Jews, whilst 29% have a negative and 38% have neither. 8% of Costa Rican considered Jews to be honest citizens, 10% considered that they help each other, 4.7% considered that they help the economy, 4.5% believed they respect the family and 4.8% that they have a clear identity. 7.5% of Costa Ricans believed that Jews discriminate non-Jews, 6.5% believed they exploit who works for them, 11% that they know how to handle money and 4% believed they disrespect the Christian faith. Negative ideas were more prominent among men than women. Only 1.3% expressed they distrusted Jews (the most distrusted group was that of the Colombian immigrants at 34%), and only 0.5% expressed that they have a problem with Judaism as a religion (65% expressed no problem with any religion), 67% expressed no problem with Jewish institutions, 13% express a little of discomfort and only 7% expressed a lot of discomfort. 37% thought that Jews should be more loyal to Costa Rica than to Israel, and 35% were indifferent if they were. 41% of Ticos answered that they think the Jews killed Christ or took part in his death, whilst 37% do not answer and 21% think the Jews"}, {"text": "were not responsible."}, {"text": "Jon Ander P\u00e9rez Ruiz de Garibay (born 16 January 1990), known as Jon Ander, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Real Uni\u00f3n. Club career. Born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, \u00c1lava, Basque Country, Jon Ander finished his formation with CD Aurrer\u00e1 de Vitoria, and made his senior debut in the 2009\u201310 season, in the regional leagues. In 2013, he moved to fellow fifth division CD Vitoria before returning to Aurrer\u00e1 the following year. On 30 June 2017, after a one-season spell at SD Beasain, Jon Ander signed for Segunda Divisi\u00f3n B side SD Amorebieta. Roughly one year later, he moved to fellow league team Racing de Santander on a three-year deal. Jon Ander contributed with ten goals in 28 appearances, as his side achieved promotion to Segunda Divisi\u00f3n, but spent the latter months of the competition nursing a knee injury. He returned to action in late October 2019, and made his professional debut on 2 November of that year by coming on as a late substitute for \u00c1lvaro Cejudo in a 0\u20131 away loss against AD Alcorc\u00f3n."}, {"text": "Jose Manuel Sabucedo is a Spanish social psychologist, professor at Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. He is an expert in collective action and political violence and reconciliation, and an author of influential publications in these fields. Sabucedo is director of the research group on social behaviour and applied psychometrics at USC. He is also president of the Spanish Scientific Society of Social Psychology (SCEPS), and associate editor of peer-reviewed \"Revista Latinoamericana de Psicolog\u00eda\" since 2009. He was also editor-in-chief of \"Revista de Psicolog\u00eda Social/International Journal of Social Psychology\" between 2010 and 2016. Throughout his academic career, he also supervised 18 doctoral theses. In 2007 Sabucedo received the Galicia Research Prize in the senior category, recognising 25 years of research in social and political psychology, characterised by interdisciplinarity and high social relevance."}, {"text": "Louis Takaji Julien Th\u00e9bault-Yamaguchi (, born 28 May 1998) is a footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J1 League club Kawasaki Frontale. Born in France, he is a former youth international for Japan. Club career. Born in La Garenne-Colombes, Paris to a French father and a Japanese mother, Yamaguchi moved to Tokyo at six months old, and returned to France at the age of 16, joining FC Lorient's youth setup. On 16 June 2017, after finishing his formation, he moved to Spanish Segunda Divisi\u00f3n B side Extremadura UD, being initially assigned to the reserves. Yamaguchi made his senior debut on 3 September 2017, starting in a 1\u20130 Tercera Divisi\u00f3n home loss against UD Montijo. He became a regular starter for the B-side during the following seasons, and ahead of the 2019\u201320 campaign, he was definitely promoted to the first team as a backup to Casto. Yamaguchi made his professional debut on 3 November 2019, starting in a 3\u20131 home loss against Girona FC in the Segunda Divisi\u00f3n. He left the club in the following July, as his contract expired, and joined Recreativo de Huelva in the third division on 11 August. After leaving Recreativo in July 2021, Yamaguchi signed"}, {"text": "with J2 League club Mito HollyHock in January 2022. He made his club debut in a 2-1 loss to Thespakusatsu Gunma as the team's starting goalkeeper, replacing Shu Mogi. In January 2024, Yamaguchi joined newly promoted J1 League club FC Machida Zelvia. He appeared in one match, a 1-1 (2-4) penalty shootout loss to the fifth-division University of Tsukuba team in the Emperor's Cup, before being sent on loan to Kawasaki Frontale. Yamaguchi made his club debut for Frontale in the J.League Cup quarter-finals, keeping a clean sheet in a 1-0 win against Ventforet Kofu. In December, it was announced that Yamaguchi would be permanently transferred to Frontale. He began Frontale's 2025 campaign as their starting goalkeeper, in the process making his J1 League and AFC Champions League debuts, which were both clean sheet victories. Yamaguchi kept his starting position throughout Frontale's run to the 2025 AFC Champions League Elite final, a 2-0 defeat to Al-Ahli. International career. Yamaguchi represented Japan at under-19, under-20 and under-23 levels. He was a member of the Japanese squad at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, and the squad that finished runners-up in the 2019 Toulon Tournament. Honours. Kawasaki Frontale"}, {"text": "Untamable Angelique (French: Indomptable Ang\u00e9lique) is a 1967 historical adventure film directed by Bernard Borderie and starring Mich\u00e8le Mercier, Robert Hossein and Roger Pigaut. It was made as a co-production between France, Italy and West Germany. It was the fourth in the five film series based on the novels by Anne and Serge Golon. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Giordani. It was shot at Cinecitt\u00e0 Studios in Rome. Synopsis. After discovering that her first husband is still alive, Ang\u00e9lique travels to the South of France not knowing that he is now a notorious pirate. Captured by some slave traders she is taken to Crete where she is intended to be sold. Production. Mich\u00e8le Mercier revealed that she got hurt during the gang rape scene: \"Angelica is thrown into the hold where four prisoners are. They were inexperienced extras. They really rushed on me. I was terrified, I screamed. One of them hit me hard on the chest with his chain. For two years I had a lump in my breast. It was horrible!\" Box office. The film sold 4,610,585 tickets in France and Germany. It also sold tickets in the Soviet Union, for a worldwide"}, {"text": "total of 29,410,585 ticket sales."}, {"text": "Mer Island (also known as Murray Island or Maer Island) is a locality and island in Murray Island Group of the Torres Strait Island Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Mer Island had a population of 406 people. The town is on the island's northwest coast. The island is of volcanic origin, the most easterly inhabited island of the Torres Strait Islands archipelago, just north of the Great Barrier Reef. The name \"Meer/Mer/Maer\" comes from the native Meriam language. The island is populated by the Melanesian Meriam people. There are eight tribes on Mer: Komet, Zagareb, Meuram, Magaram, Geuram, Peibri, Meriam-Samsep, Piadram/Dauer. The island's organisation is based on traditional laws of boundary and ownership. Geography. Murray Island, in the eastern section of Torres Strait, is a basaltic island formed from an extinct volcano, last active over a million years ago. It formed when the Indo-Australian Plate slid over the East Australia hotspot. The island rises to a plateau above mean sea level. The island's highest point is the Gelam Paser, the western end of the volcano crater. The island has red fertile soil and is covered in dense vegetation. It has a tropical climate with a wet and dry season."}, {"text": "Murray Island is one of the three islands in the Murray Islands, the others being Daua Island (\"Dowar\") and Waier Island (\"Waier\"). The town of Murray Island is on the island's northwest coast (). History. Pre-European settlement. Murray Island has been inhabited for around 2,800 years, the first settlers being Papuo-Austronesians who brought agriculture and pot-making with them. Regular contact between the inhabitants of Torres Strait, Europeans, Asians and other outsiders began once the Torres Strait became a means of passage between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean in the 19th century.The inhabitants of the Torres Strait, including the Meriam people, gained a reputation as fierce warriors and skilled mariners. Warfare (both intertribal and against European ships in transit through the Coral Sea) and head hunting were part of Torres Strait Islanders' culture. The account of Jack Ireland, a surviving cabin boy from the \"Charles Eaton\", a barque that was wrecked in 1834 at Detached Reef, near the entrance to Torres Strait, is of interest in this respect. Ireland and another young survivor, William D'Oyley, spent much of their time on Mer before being rescued. In 1836 a large ceremonial mask was recovered from neighbouring Aureed (Skull) Island after"}, {"text": "Ireland and D'Oyley were rescued returned to Sydney. The mask was made of turtle shells surrounded by numerous skulls, 17 of which were determined to have belonged to the crew and passengers of the \"Charles Eaton\", who were massacred when they came ashore after the shipwreck. The mask was entered into the collection of the Australian Museum after the skulls were buried on 17 November 1836 in a mass grave in the Devonshire Street Cemetery in Sydney. A monument was erected in the form of a huge altar stone to record the manner in which they died. When the Devonshire Street Cemetery was resumed for the site of the Central Railway Station in 1904 the skulls and the monument were removed to Bunnerong Cemetery at Botany Bay in Sydney. Post-European settlement (1872). Missionaries (mainly Polynesian) and some other Polynesians began to settle the island in 1872 when the London Missionary Society founded a missionary school there. The Queensland Government annexed the islands in 1879. The Australian painter Tom Roberts visited the island in 1892. He witnessed a nighttime dance and depicted it in a painting. From 1896 to 1903, it was under the control of the Department for Public Instruction"}, {"text": "and was known as Murray Island Provisional School. From 1904, it became the responsibility of various other government departments. It returned to the control of the Department of Education on 29 January 1985 as Murray Island State School. It was renamed in October 1990 as Mer State School, becoming the Mer Campus of the Tagai State College on 1 January 2007. In 1936, a maritime strike fuelled by Islander dissatisfaction with the management of their wages and boats by the Protector of Aborigines allowed Islanders to assert control and reject government controls. In 1937, the inaugural meeting of Island Councillors on Yorke Island resulted in the \"Torres Strait Islander Act 1939\", giving Islanders more authority in their own affairs and establishing local governments on each island. After the Pacific War broke out in 1941, over 700 Islanders volunteered to defend the Torres Strait. This group was organised into the Torres Strait Light Infantry Battalion. The migration of Islanders to mainland Australia increased as jobs disappeared in the pearling industry. A call for independence from Australia in the 1980s arose as the government failed to provide basic infrastructure on the island. Murray Island's most famous resident was trade unionist Eddie Mabo,"}, {"text": "whose decision to sue the Queensland Government to secure ownership of his land, which had been removed from his ancestors by the British colonial powers using the \"terra nullius\" legal concept, ultimately led the High Court of Australia, on appeal from the Supreme Court of the State of Queensland, to issue the \"Mabo decision\" on 3 June 1992, finally recognising Mabo's native title rights on his land. The decision continues to have ramifications for Australia. Mabo himself died a few months before the decision. After vandalism to his grave site, he was reburied on Murray Island, where Islanders performed a traditional ceremony for the burial of a king. Demographics. In the , Mer Island had a population of 450 people. In the , Mer Island had a population of 406 people. Education. Mer Campus is a primary (Early Childhood-6) campus of Tagai State College on an unnamed road at . There are no secondary schools on Mer Island. The secondary campus of Tagai State College is on Thursday Island over away. Boarding facilities are available on Thursday Island. Culture. The people of Mer maintain their traditional culture. Modern influences such as consumer goods, television, travel and radio are having an"}, {"text": "impact on traditional practices and culture. Despite this, song and dance remains an integral part of island life and is demonstrated through celebrations such as Mabo Day, Coming of the Light, Tombstone openings and other cultural events. In 2007, after two years of negotiations, the skulls of five Islander tribesmen were returned to Australia from a Glasgow museum where they had been archived for more than 100 years. The artist Ricardo Idagi was born on Murray Island. Idagi won the main prize at the Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards in 2009. Language. The people of Murray Island speak Torres Strait Creole and Meriam, a member of the Eastern Trans-Fly languages of Trans\u2013New Guinea; its sister languages being Bini, Wipi and Gizrra. Though it is unrelated to Kalaw Lagaw Ya of the Central and Western Islands of Torres Strait, the two languages share around 40% of their vocabulary. Torres Strait English is a second language. Governance. Murray Island is governed by the Community Council, which is responsible for roads, water, housing and community events. The Community Council is an integral part of community life. The elders of the community hold a position of respect and also have a major influence on"}, {"text": "island life. Queensland's control was moved from just 3 miles, to a large 60 miles offshore. This brought all of Torres Strait that were within a couple hundred metres of New guineas coast, into Queensland. The laws rose from requests from the public, who were asking for the lease of islands Queensland's coast. As before this, all islands that were within three miles of the coast, were under Queensland's control. Murray island waited unclaimed until 1879. In 1879, Britain annexed the island to Queensland. The reason for annexation was to protect the British and their property, control the Torres Strait and sea lane to India, dominate fishing and pearling industries and to extend authority to some non-British areas. Britain also gave all control of Torres Strait islands to Queensland, with no negotiating treaties, in order to avert enemy colonial powers claiming the region."}, {"text": "\"Season Finale\" is the sixth episode of the twenty-third season of the American animated television series \"South Park\". Despite its name, it is not an actual season finale. The 303rd episode overall of the series, it premiered on Comedy Central in the United States on November 6, 2019. The episode parodies Donald Trump\u2019s use of victimization tactics, as well as media censorship in China, ICE detention centers and the 2019 film \"Joker\", continuing from previous episodes in the season. Plot. As marijuana farmer Randy Marsh and his partner Towelie are broadcasting a podcast about Tegridy Farms, police interrupt the broadcast and take away Randy, taking him to the South Park City Council. Mayor McDaniels and the council tell Randy that the Tweaks have brought video footage proving that Randy was responsible for blowing up local marijuana farms in the episode \"Mexican Joker\". This footage, along with other examples of Randy's behavior over the course of the episodes of the past few weeks, leave McDaniels no choice but to have Randy arrested and put in jail. When Randy's wife Sharon breaks the news to their children Stan and Shelly, they are all giddy as they realize that this may be the"}, {"text": "opportunity they have wanted to leave the farm and return to normal lives in South Park. Meanwhile, a group of children play football in the park. During the game, fourth-grader Eric Cartman throws a pass to Jason White, but when Jason runs into the street to catch the pass, he is run over by a police car and killed. Father Maxi leads the funeral service for Jason at the church and he brings up Jason's father Robert White. Robert expresses his frustration at the lack of people who have arrived to mourn for Jason and his ongoing belief that no one cares about the Whites. At the White House, President Herbert Garrison receives a call from Randy in jail as Randy asks Garrison for help. Randy visits the jail's infirmary and complains that he is starting to feel remorse for his actions as he no longer has access to his marijuana. While there, he attempts to use a technique of blame reversal taught to him by Garrison, but it is rejected since he is not the President. The Marsh family celebrates potentially moving back to South Park with their friends. When the Whites arrive, Robert is angry that no one"}, {"text": "brought food or properly mourned for Jason, and he is upset about the impending demise of Tegridy Farms as he was a loyal customer. When the Whites leave, Cartman runs after them and suggests to them that they consider adopting a child that has been abandoned at one of the ICE detention centers, where Cartman had previously seen children in need. The Whites look at several children who are displayed similarly to animals in an animal shelter, and decide to adopt a \"pure-bred Mexican\". The White family names the boy Alejandro, and share with him their feelings about how everyone else will not care about the Whites and that he will experience this for himself. As they watch television, President Garrison and his attorney Rudy Giuliani speak out against the charges made against Randy Marsh and call on people to make their voices louder. Robert promises to take action for his family, while at the same time disciplining Alejandro for attempting to make a cellphone call to Mexico after 7 pm, their designated cutoff time for phone usage. When Alejandro refuses to join the Whites in a protest in support of Randy, the Whites decide to get Alejandro his own"}, {"text": "child to adopt from an ICE detention center. Their continued discipline of Alejandro along with responding to all of his Spanish statements with \"Bien, gracias, \u00bfy t\u00fa?\" (translating to \"Good, thanks, and you?\") makes Alejandro grow increasingly angry. In a therapy session in jail, Randy shares that his moral values are lower due to him comparing his values to that of the President, and that as long as his values were better than the President's, he should be okay. Randy is later visited in jail by Giuliani who gives Randy a marijuana cigarette. Randy's arraignment begins and most of the citizens of South Park arrive in support of Randy being convicted, chanting \"lock him up\". The Whites are the only ones who are protesting in support of Randy. As Randy begins to use a defense given to him by Garrison and Giuliani, who are also present at the arraignment, he gives up on their defense strategy. He states that the marijuana given to him by Giuliani was poor quality, and it reminded him of why he got into marijuana farming in the first place. As Randy extols the virtues of his marijuana farming, a series of explosions occur outside. Alejandro,"}, {"text": "who now has his face covered in white sunscreen put on him by Robert, is on a rampage of destruction in the town, and the police believe he is now the Mexican Joker. They attempt to shoot Alejandro but he escapes. Randy is exonerated of all charges and solely thanks the Whites for their support. At Tegridy Farms, snow begins to fall as Randy tells his family that this year's marijuana farming season has now ended due to the colder weather. He turns to a camera which has been filming all of this and thanks the viewers for their support of Tegridy Farms as he announces the harvest's last crop of the season for sale, which he has named Season Finale. Reception. Jesse Schedeen of IGN gave the episode a score of 8.5 out of 10, praising how the episode managed to tie loose ends in a satisfying way, and explaining, \"It may not actually be the season finale, but this \"South Park\" episode succeeds in bringing together a number of ongoing plot threads and bringing the Tegridy Farms saga to a close. Some of the material involving the White family grows repetitive, but this is still one of the"}, {"text": "stronger chapters of Season 23 so far.\" John Hugar of \"The A.V. Club\" gave the episode a B and called it \"entertaining,\" stating, \"'Season Finale' was an enjoyable episode, and while it let Randy off the hook a little too easily, its well-executed twist ending, and the memorable return of Trump/Garrison made it quite a worthwhile affair.\""}, {"text": "In geometry, a lemon is a geometric shape that is constructed as the surface of revolution of a circular arc of angle less than half of a full circle rotated about an axis passing through the endpoints of the lens (or arc). The surface of revolution of the complementary arc of the same circle, through the same axis, is called an apple. The apple and lemon together make up a spindle torus (or \"self-crossing torus\" or \"self-intersecting torus\"). The lemon forms the boundary of a convex set, while its surrounding apple is non-convex. The ball in North American football has a shape resembling a geometric lemon. However, although used with a related meaning in geometry, the term \"football\" is more commonly used to refer to a surface of revolution whose Gaussian curvature is positive and constant, formed from a more complicated curve than a circular arc. Alternatively, a football may refer to a more abstract orbifold, a surface modeled locally on a sphere except at two points. Area and volume. The lemon is generated by rotating an arc of radius formula_1 and half-angle formula_2 less than formula_3 about its chord. Note that formula_4 denotes latitude, as used in geophysics. The"}, {"text": "surface area is given by formula_5 The volume is given by formula_6 These integrals can be evaluated analytically, giving formula_7 formula_8 The apple is generated by rotating an arc of half-angle formula_2 greater than formula_3 about its chord. The above equations are valid for both the lemon and apple."}, {"text": "Vengara Grama Panchayat is grama panchayat in Malappuram district, Kerala, India. It is situated in \"Vengara\" village in \"Thiroorangadi\" taluk. This panchayat was the largest panchayat in Malappuram district and was divided into \"Vengara\" and \"Kannamangalam\" in 1999-2000 year. The current geographical area of the panchayat is 18.66 km2 . Though 70% of people in the panchyat depends upon agriculture, the income source is overseas jobs. History. Vengara panchayat is situated 16 km away from Malappuram district headquarters. There were separate panchayats existed between 1954\u201355 in the \"Valiyora\" and \"Kannamangalam\" portions of the Malabar District Board. There were no elections conducted for president of panchayat during that time. The panchayat president was elected by the voters by raising their hands. Formation of Panchayat. Vengara panchayat was constituted on 11 December 1961 by including \"Vengara\" , \"Kannamangalam\" villages and by merging \"Valiyora and Kannamangalam\" panchayats. This was headquartered at Vengara. There were 11 wards at the initial time. The first election was in 1964. Shri. Chakkeri Ahmed Kutti Sahib who later became the Minister of Education in Government of Kerala served as the first president. Partition. For many geographical and demographic reasons, the development process of Vengara Panchayat was more in"}, {"text": "Vengara when comparing to other places in the panchayat. Due to the low population density of Kannamangalam, it did not achieve significant development until 1995. Due to this, government divided this panchayat into \"Vengara\" and \"Kannamangalam\" on 2 December 2000. In the next election, Shri. Kallan Muhammed and Shri. K Saitalavi was elected as the President and vice president respectively. First governing body. The first governing body was elected for 1964\u201369 years. Chakkiri Ahmed Kutti was the president and the other members are as follows: Wards. Panchayat currently comprises 23 wards: Education. The people in panchayat majorly focused in religional education along with general education. Several persons worked for the education here. The most prominent among them were Chakkiri Ahmed Kutti. History of education. Until 1958, there were only 13 LP schools with 5th standard and one higher elementary school with 8th standard in the panchayat. The first Kerala government led by E. M. S. Namboodiripad granted a high school to Vengara in 1958. Due to the lack of suitable space to build a school in Vengara this school was set up in Neduparamba in Orakam Panchayath. This school is still known as Vengara school. Educational institutions. There are six"}, {"text": "LP schools, four UP schools, one Higher Secondary School and one Vocational Higher Secondary School in Vengara Panchayath. Out of these, one LP school, two UP schools and one vocational higher secondary school are in the government sector. The rest are under private management. There are also some unaided schools and a few parallel colleges situated in here. Schools. There are several schools in this panchayat including. Hospitals. There are several hospitals nestles in Vengara panchayat in both public and private sector Transportation. In the past, the main means of transport were the oxen and the boat. Now, the Malappuram Parappanangadi road runs through the town of Vengara. NH-17 passes through the boundary of Vengara Panchayat."}, {"text": "Trade unions in the Isle of Man date from the emergence of the first trade unions in Great Britain in the early to mid-19th Century. Initially influenced by the Chartist movement, Manx trade unions played important roles in campaigns for universal suffrage and improvement in working conditions. During the period immediately after the First World War, the Isle of Man saw significant industrial conflict and the labour movement in the island emerged as one of the strongest throughout the British Isles. Beginnings to World War One. Congress of Spinners of the British Isles in 1829. In 1829/30 cotton During the Chartist period, there were far fewer restrictions on freedom of speech in the Isle of Man and Chartist organisations used Douglas as a base for publications. Bakers were unionised in 1908, and post office staff in 1912. General strike and reform. Living conditions in the Isle of Man for the general population deteriorated during the War - in 1917 costs were 80% above 1914 levels with no wage rises to compensate. Unions today. The Isle of Man Trades Union Council (IOMTUC) operates as the peak body with 10 affiliated unions: Unite, UNISON, USDAW, NUT, RCN, CWU, NHAT, BECTU, BDA and"}, {"text": "ATL."}, {"text": "Sergio Bermejo Lillo (born 17 August 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club Gil Vicente. Mainly an attacking midfielder, he can also play as a winger. Club career. Bermejo was born in Madrid, and finished his formation with Getafe CF. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 1 May 2015, starting in a 0\u20131 Segunda Divisi\u00f3n B home loss against SD Amorebieta. On 15 January 2017, after being rarely used, Bermejo was loaned to fellow Tercera Divisi\u00f3n side CD M\u00f3stoles URJC until June. Upon returning, he became an undisputed starter for the \"Azulones\"' B-team. On 20 June 2018, Bermejo signed for CDA Navalcarnero in division three. On 18 December, however, he agreed to a four-year deal with RC Celta de Vigo and was assigned to the B-side also in the third tier. Bermejo made his first team \u2013 and La Liga \u2013 debut on 30 October 2019, coming on as a late substitute for Denis Su\u00e1rez in a 1\u20132 loss against Real Betis. The following 18 August, he signed a four-year contract with Real Zaragoza in Segunda Divisi\u00f3n, after terminating his contract with Celta. Bermejo scored his first professional goal on 8 January 2021,"}, {"text": "netting his team's second in a 2\u20130 home win over UD Logro\u00f1\u00e9s. On 13 September 2022, after establishing himself as a regular starter, he renewed his contract until 2025. On 1 February 2024, Bermejo was loaned to fellow second division side Elche CF until the end of the season. Upon returning, he featured sparingly before signing a two-and-a-half-year contract with Portuguese Primeira Liga side Gil Vicente FC on 24 January 2025."}, {"text": "The Embassy of Vietnam in Berlin (Vietnamese: \"\u0110\u1ea1i s\u1ee9 qu\u00e1n Vi\u1ec7t Nam t\u1ea1i \u0110\u1ee9c\") is the diplomatic mission of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to the Federal Republic of Germany. The embassy building is located at Elsenstra\u00dfe 3 of Berlin's Alt-Treptow of district Treptow-K\u00f6penick. The incumbent ambassador is Vu Quang Minh. Kidnapping case. In 2017, the Vietnamese kidnapped Tr\u1ecbnh Xu\u00e2n Thanh, a former Vietnamese politician and businessman, he was head of the state-owned Petrovietnam Construction JSC (a subsidiary of Petrovietnam), and the former Deputy-Chairman of Provincial People's Committee. In Vietnam, he was accused of causing massive losses at the state-owned company. While in Berlin, as an asylum-seeker, he was kidnapped in broad daylight in Tiergarten. Vietnamese intelligence service agents from TC2 drove the kidnapped man to the Vietnamese embassy. He was repatriated to Vietnam on 23 July 2017, which led Germany to expel a Vietnamese diplomat. He later said on Vietnam television that he had decided to turn himself in to Vietnamese authorities. However, there have been suggestions that this statement was possibly made under duress. Thanh was sentenced to life imprisonment on 22 January 2018. A man from Vietnam, who was involved in the kidnapping was arrested by the"}, {"text": "federal prosecutor and sent to prison after a German trial."}, {"text": "Arkadiusz Kasperkiewicz (born 29 September 1994) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ekstraklasa club Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza. Club career. On 4 August 2020, he joined Arka Gdynia. Honours. Rak\u00f3w Cz\u0119stochowa"}, {"text": "Elorm Kabu Amenyah (born 1 August 1992) professionally known as $pacely (pronounced Spacely) is a Ghanaian rapper and singer. He is a member of trap music collective La Meme Gang. He has collaborated with Kwesi Arthur, Nxwrth, RJZ, Pappy Kojo, Kiddblack, KwakuBS, Kofi Mole and Darkovibes. He released his debut EP \"Fine$$e or Be Fine$$ed\" in 2019, which features songs like \"Somimu\" and \"Uber\" featuring Cina Soul and Joey B. respectively. Early life and career. Upon relocating to Ghana in 2012, he formed a music group in high school with friend Art Soul Kojo, who is now a painter and an artist. $pacely is called the Ad-lib King by his peers and Keanu- a moniker he gained for his very popular song \"Digits\". In 2016, $pacely met young Ghanaian Producer Kuvie. This led to the recording of his debut single \"Love on Drugs\". The single featured and was produced by now members of La Meme Gang- Darkovibes and Nxwrth. Spending much time together in the creative tutelage of Villain Sounds studio formed a bond between him and five other musicians which led to the creation of the La Meme Gang collective. The name which translates as 'The Same Gang' was"}, {"text": "coined by $pacely. After the release of their debut EP, they secured four nominations at the 2019 Vodafone Ghana music Awards. In 2017, $pacely released 'Digits', a heavy trap Nxwrth produced song. A remix to the song was later released which featured Ghanaian rapper Kwesi Arthur. Alongside his La Meme Gang members, $pacely was featured in a Boiler Room documentary which spoke about the rich history of Ghanaian Culture and also sealed Boiler Room performance."}, {"text": "Arthur L. \"Bill\" Burkholder (June 6, 1892 \u2013 July 28, 1952) was an American football player and coach. He played college football for Kansas State from 1911 to 1913 and served as head coach at New Mexico A&M in 1926. Early years. A native of Marion, Kansas, Burkholder played college football at Kansas State Agricultural from 1911 to 1913 and was an All-Missouri Valley Conference guard. During World War I, he served in the United States Army and played on the 89th Division football team. He worked at the Fort Hays Experiment Station for 10 years. Coaching career. Burkholder served as head coach of the 1926 New Mexico A&M Aggies football team, leading the team to a 5\u20133\u20131 record, including four shutout victories. Later years. Burkholder returned to Kansas in 1930, settling in Plainville where he worked in the cattle business and as a tax accountant. He died from a heart attack in 1952 at age 60. He never married."}, {"text": "Maciej Doma\u0144ski (born 5 September 1990) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for I liga club Stal Mielec. Honours. Radomiak Radom Stal Mielec Rak\u00f3w Cz\u0119stochowa"}, {"text": "Margaret Stewart, Mistress of Ochiltree (died 1627) was a courtier in the household of Anne of Denmark in Scotland and looked after her children Prince Henry, Princess Elizabeth, and Charles I of England Career. Margaret was the daughter of Henry Stewart, 1st Lord Methven and Janet Stewart, daughter of John Stewart, 2nd Earl of Atholl and Lady Janet Campbell. Her three siblings were; Henry Stewart, 2nd Lord Methven (died 3 March 1572), Dorothea Stewart, Countess of Gowrie, and Joan Stewart, Countess of Argyll. Margaret Stewart was called the \"Mistress of Ochiltree\" after she married Andrew Stewart, Master of Ochiltree in 1567, eldest son of Andrew Stewart, 2nd Lord Ochiltree and Agnes Cunningham. After his death in 1578 she married Uchtred Macdowall of Garthland, but was still called, and signed her name, \"Margaret, Mistress of Ochiltree\", or \"Margaret, Lady Ochiltree\". Margaret Stewart the second wife of the minister John Knox, was her sister in law. She had a long running dispute with Lord Robert Stewart, commendator of Whithorn over Cruggleton Castle and its lands. In August 1579 she was awarded the goods of John Douglas, chamberlain of Whithorn, who refused to surrender the castle to her. She was paid \u00a3100 Scots"}, {"text": "in September 1579 presumably for a royal pension. She was friendly with Patrick Vaus of Barnbarroch, who paid her 500 merks towards a royal pension she had from the incomes of Whithorn Priory in December 1582. She wrote to him on 20 August 1583 from Perth calling him \"brother\", and asking him to pay her debt to an Edinburgh tailor, Nicoll Spens. She called him \"brother\" as a member of the extended family of Janet Stewart, daughter of the Earl of Atholl, who had married four times, so making Margaret Stewart a relative of the Ruthvens, the Kennedys of Girvanmains, and the Gordons of Sutherland. On 1 February 1591 she was listed as a member of the household of Anne of Denmark with her daughters Mary, Martha, and Jean. Margaret had a male and a female servant and a page. She was paid substantial sums from the royal treasury, and may have been a leading figure in the queen's household, a role known as \"hofmesterinde\" at the Danish court. James VI came to Holyrood Palace on 25 July 1595 from Stirling Castle, after receiving a letter from Sir Robert Melville assuring him the queen was ill, on the testimony of"}, {"text": "the Mistress of Ochiltree and other gentlewomen. There was some doubt over the queen's illness because a plot was suspected. On 11 October 1603 Margaret Stewart was given a royal pension of 300 and later 700 merks annually for her service to Anne of Denmark and her children from 1590 to 1603, and especially for looking after Lady Margaret, Duke Robert, and Prince Charles at Dunfermline Palace before he was put in the keeping of Alexander Seton, 1st Earl of Dunfermline. On 4 May 1621 she wrote from Dalkeith Palace to her son and Sir Robert Kerr, a gentleman of the king's chamber, asking him to ask the King for payment of her pension by the depute treasurer Gideon Murray. She reminded him that she had served Anne of Denmark since the month of her arrival in Scotland to the day she left in June 1603. Family. Her children formed links at court, especially as ladies in waiting in the household of Anne of Denmark, where she was the senior lady in waiting. Her second son Josias Stewart sided with the rebels Francis Stewart, 5th Earl of Bothwell and Hercules Stewart, but was pardoned for his treason. Her children were;"}, {"text": "Sree Perunthatta Siva Temple () is an ancient Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva situated in Guruvayur of Thrissur District in Kerala state in India. According to folklore, sage Parashurama has installed the idol of Lord Shiva in the Treta Yuga. The temple is a part of the 108 famous Shiva temples in Kerala. Therefore, the Saiva-Vaishnava glow is a holy abode. History. This centuries old Shiva temple was under the direct rule of the Zamorin of Calicut. Bhaktasiromani Sundaramurthy Nayanar has written about this temple in the ancient Tamil script, Tirukova. It is one of the great temples that were destroyed during the Tipu's campaign. It is said that the devotees returned to Ambalapuzha with the idol of Guruvayoorappan just before thistemple was destroyed. Perundatta Mahadeva Temple is located on the south western side of the Guruvayur Temple. Many stone inscriptions are found in the temple complex. Recently, excavations from the temple have uncovered evidence that the Zamorin's forces tried to defend Tipu. When excavating the temple, two large cannons were found. The history of these two cannons dates back to the 18th century. The palace of the Zamorin Raja is located near the Perundatta temple at western side."}, {"text": "Temple, Architecture. This is one of the oldest temples of Thrissur district and centuries old in Cochin kingdom. The temple is located in the Guruvayur town, south-western side of the Guruvayur temple. The temple is built like a maha temple. The Sanctum Sanctorum is double storey with its proportions it shows the Kerala temple architectural style. The Sanctum Sanctorum is tile roofed with rectangular shape. Perunthatta temple has about 2 acres of land. It has built a large edifice around it. The village can be seen on all four sides of temple."}, {"text": "Angelique and the Sultan (French: Ang\u00e9lique et le Sultan) is a 1968 historical adventure film directed by Bernard Borderie and starring Mich\u00e8le Mercier, Robert Hossein and Jean-Claude Pascal. It was made as a co-production between France, Italy and West Germany. It was the last entry in the five film series based on the novels by Anne and Serge Golon. A planned sixth film \"Angelique the Rebel\" was announced but never made. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Giordani. It was shot at Cinecitt\u00e0 Studios in Rome. Production. Mich\u00e8le Mercier said that during the shooting in Tunisia, Habib Jr, the son of President Habib Bourgiba, came to attend the famous scene where she is whipped. \"The last day of the shooting, he made give a party in my honor. Some young girls brought me a bellydancer's costume and said: 'The president's son wants you to dance with us tonight.' They try to put silver bracelets on my feet. They are so tight that it takes oil to make them slip off. The evening went well, but afterwards, once I was alone in my room, it was impossible to remove the bracelets. I had to sleep with them"}, {"text": "on. I kept them as a souvenir,\" Mercier said."}, {"text": "The Holy Ghost Church of East Africa, known among its adherents as Akurinu (sometimes \u201cAkorino\u201d), is an African sect of Christianity common in the central region of Kenya among the Agikuyu community. The sect incorporates some aspects of Christianity with those of traditional Kikuyu religious beliefs. The sect was officially registered in 1959. However, it traces its origins between the years 1926 and 1930 in Limuru, Kiambu County, Central Kenya. History. The origin of the word \"akurinu\" is not clear. It is said by some to come from the Kikuyu question \u2018\"Mukuri-n\u00fa\"\u2019 which translates to \u2018who is the redeemer?\u2019. Others say that it comes from the growling sounds made by early adherents to the sect when possessed by the spirit, an act described as \"gukurina\". In his book \"Facing Mt. Kenya\", Jomo Kenyatta states that the \"akurinu\" referred to themselves as Arooti(dreamers), people of God. The \"akurinu\" identify Joseph Ng\u2019ang\u2019a as the founder of the sect. It was Ng\u2019ang\u2019a who ascended Mount Kenya (then known as Mount Kirinyaga) with the first four akurinu prophets - Joseph Kanini, Henry Maina, Philip Mukubwa, and Lilian Njeru. It was on this ascension that the \"akurinu\" say Njeru was instructed to remove all adornments"}, {"text": "she had worn, throw them into River Nyamindi, and cover her hair. They also claim to have been instructed by God to lift their hands in the air as they pray. These two practices form an integral part of \"akurinu\" religious beliefs today. Henry Maina is credited with composing most of the 544 hymns in the \"akurinu\" hymn book. It is said that he was given the gift of music by God on condition that he would not marry. However, after marrying a woman from Nyahururu, he lost his musical prowess. His name was replaced by that of David Ikegu in the Akurinu New Testament. In the 1950s at the height of tension between the British colonial government and natives, the movement came under heavy suppression from the colonial government which was opposed to any indigenous religious movement. Joseph Ng\u2019ang\u2019a was shot dead on 2 February 1934 by British soldiers while praying in a cave. Differences with mainstream Christianity. Adherents to the sect are known to be reserved about their religious beliefs and do not interact freely with non-Akurinu. They are conspicuous in their white robes and turbans as their scripture dictates that they should discard all forms of European"}, {"text": "dressing. The white turban is also meant to show that they are peace-makers. These are some of the main differences between the \"akurinu\" sect and mainstream Christianity. Today, the church has split into several different sub-sects, each with its own style of dress."}, {"text": "Guy Salvatore Alitto () is an American academic in the History and East Asian Languages and Civilization Departments at the University of Chicago. He is known in China for revitalizing the scholarship on Chinese Confucian scholar Liang Shuming. He is also often quoted in popular Chinese media sources. He is best known in America for his scholarship and for his role as translator for the first official Chinese delegations to the United States after Richard Nixon's first visits to China. Career. Alitto received his Ph.D. at Harvard in 1975 in Chinese history. His advisors were Benjamin I. Schwartz and John Fairbank. Alitto did not immediately find a faculty position in the United States. Instead, he took a part-time role in Donghai University in Taiwan. His first book (published by University of California Press in 1979), \"The Last Confucian: Liang Shu-ming and the Chinese Dilemma of Modernity\", won the John K. Fairbank Prize. In it, Alitto studies Liang as a forward looking Confucian who put his thought into action. Liang, along with James Yen and Tao Xingzhi, was a leader in the Rural Reconstruction Movement of the 1920s and 1930s. His Rural Reconstruction project in Zouping County, Shandong, drew national attention"}, {"text": "but was destroyed in the Japanese Invasion of 1937. The Yale historian Jonathan Spence wrote in the \"New York Times\" \"Sunday Book Review\" that it was an \"engrossing study\" in which Liang was \"lucky to have found a biographer who takes him seriously.\" Alitto was one of the first foreign academicians allowed into rural China and observed Zouping between 1987 and 1991. He continued visiting the area throughout the 80s and 90s, and it is reported in China Daily that the academic became a regular figure in the area. Influence in China. Alitto is best known in China for revitalizing scholarship into Liang Shuming with his \"The Last Confucian\". Before this book, Liang had been \"consigned to the dustbin of history.\" Alitto was widely popularized in the China Central TV episode \"The Last Confucian and Me\". Alitto is often cited in Chinese national media sources. Examples include Alitto's support of Chinese jurisdiction in the Senkaku Islands dispute, his statement that the Falun Gong \"represents more of a rupture than a continuity with Chinese religious traditions,\" or his interest in rural areas of China."}, {"text": "Dai Jun (born 29 March 1966) is a Chinese speed skater. He competed in two events at the 1992 Winter Olympics."}, {"text": "William Westcott Rundell, sometimes W W Rundell (21 March 1816\u201310 March 1897) was an inventor and engineer from Stoke Damerel in Devon. He is best known for his work on the magnetism, particularly of adjustment needed for compasses on iron ships. He also campaigned for the better training of ships crews. Life and work. The son of a shipwright, he was born at Stoke Damerel. In 1845 he was appointed secretary of The Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society. He resigned in 1855 to take the position of secretary at the Liverpool Compass Committee. Concurrently he was the Secretary of underwriters Registry for Iron vessels, Liverpool. In 1855 and 1886, Rundell presented two reports to the Board of Trade and the Houses of Parliament giving his observations on the deviation of the compass in vessels having the compasses corrected by magnets. At the 1851 Great Exhibition, Rundell exhibited a carbonized cast-iron magnet. He proposed a way of marking ships to mark percentages of every ships volume as a guide to determine her freeboard. He conducted experiments on the with Frederick J Evans RN. The work with Evans related to dealing with the disturbing elements arising from the iron and the magnetisation of"}, {"text": "the ships. Evans published his work in conjunction with Archibald Smith. In 1889, Rundell created charts showing the horizontal variation in the magnetic force acting on a ship's compass needle by the iron within the ship (Dygograms) for HMS Polyphemus, HMS Curlew and HMS Dreadnought are held at National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. He published many articles in The Engineer between 1857 and 1883."}, {"text": "Desean Kevin Terry is an American actor, acting coach and theatre director. He is best known for his recurring role in the television series \"The Morning Show\" (2019\u20132021)."}, {"text": "Ary Kara (26 March 1942 \u2013 1 November 2019) was a Brazilian politician and sports executive. He served as a federal deputy from 1999 to 2003 and 2005 to 2007, a state deputy in S\u00e3o Paulo, and a councilor in Taubat\u00e9. He also was chairman of Esporte Clube Taubat\u00e9 from 2009 to 2012. He was a graduate of the Universidade de Taubat\u00e9. On 1 November 2019, Kara died of cancer in S\u00e3o Paulo."}, {"text": "Slavenko Liki\u0107 (born 25 December 1974) is a Bosnia and Herzegovina speed skater. He competed for Yugoslavia in two events at the 1992 Winter Olympics."}, {"text": "Bajro \u0106enanovi\u0107 (born 2 September 1968) was a Bosnian speed skater. He competed for Yugoslavia in three events at the 1992 Winter Olympics."}, {"text": "Kevin McGarry is an American football coach. He has been an assistant coach at San Diego State University since 2011. McGarry served as the head football coach at the University of San Diego from 1996 to 2003, compiling a record of 39\u201337. McGarry played college football at Saddleback College from 1974 to 1975 and the University of San Diego from 1976 to 1977. He joined San Diego's coaching staff the following year and served as an assistant coach for 18 years from 1978 to 1995. McGarry was fired from his post at San Diego after seven games during the 2003 season."}, {"text": "Mark Alan Smith (born June 27, 1949) is an American serial killer who killed at least four women in Illinois and Arkansas during the 1960s, and was sentenced to 500 years' imprisonment for three of the deaths. Smith later confessed to killing eight women while stationed as a soldier in West Germany, for which he was never prosecuted, and authorities believe he could be involved in other murders, both in the US and overseas. Early life. Smith was born at the Illinois Masonic Hospital, to marine Charles Gilbert Smith and Delores Rechlin, who had another four children. The couple separated when Mark was 2 to 3 years old, with his mother receiving primary custody. At the age of 7, his mother remarried, and the family moved out to McHenry County, Illinois, where Smith grew up. He attended the local grade school, but anger issues and the difficulty of adjusting to a new locale resulted in his return to Chicago. A year later, while a student at Edgebrook Public School, Smith attempted to strangle a female classmate behind the school building. One year after that, he stabbed a 6-year-old playmate with a pen knife more than 20 times. The boy managed"}, {"text": "to survive, and Mark was sent off to a psychiatrist. In 1966, Smith was enlisted in the Army during the Vietnam War and stationed in West Germany, where, in 1967, he was court-martialed for assaulting four African-American colleagues. After three years in the army, he returned to the US, settling in McHenry County. Murders. Obie Fay Ash. On December 3, 1969, Smith abducted 32-year-old Obie Fay Ash of Cotter, before proceeding to rape and strangle her. After ensuring she was deceased, he repeatedly stabbed her. All of this occurred in the nearby city of Mountain Home, where Smith worked as a handyman at a TV repair shop. When she was deceased, Smith tied Ash up with wire, placed her in the backseat of her own car, and drove the car near to the repair shop. Ash's body was discovered later the same day. Ash left behind three children. Smith later admitted Ash's murder in a bench trial. Jean Bianchi. On January 27, 1970, the 27-year-old housewife and mother of two Jean Bianchi, from McHenry, was last seen at a local laundromat on Elm Street. In the evening, she had phoned her husband to inform him that she would come home"}, {"text": "shortly, but she didn't return. Bianchi's laundry and an unfinished letter were all located at the laundromat, with no sign of her. Three days later, her body was found in a partially frozen creek near one of the town's bridges, having been sexually assaulted and stabbed multiple times. After chancing upon her, Smith forced Bianchi into his car at knifepoint, whereupon he repeatedly stabbed and raped her. He then drove outside of town and dumped the body in a local stream, but as he was leaving, he saw that she was trying to climb up an embankment and escape. He quickly caught up with her, and inserted his fist up her vagina. Then, he pulled her shirt over her head and continued stabbing Bianchi, to the point where he could clearly hear that her lungs had collapsed. After assuring himself she had died, Smith dumped the body into the stream again, where it was later found at the creek. Janice Bolyard. On February 27, 1970, Smith was working at the Resin Research Laboratory, part of the Desoto Chemical Company, situated in Mount Prospect. He was left to work in the late evening hours, along with 22-year-old Janice Bolyard, from Evanston."}, {"text": "Taking the opportunity to follow her into the basement, Smith began making sexual advances on her, which Bolyard resisted. Infuriated, he began beating her, before choking her into unconsciousness. Smith then moved her to another room, where he took off her undergarments and tampon, before proceeding to rape her. After he had finished, he took her pantyhose and wrapped it around her neck, strangling her to death. She was discovered on the next day, after she'd been reported missing by her fianc\u00e9. Jean Lingenfelter. On May 27, 1970, 17-year-old Jean Ann Lingenfelter, an honors student at McHenry's local high school who had triple-dated with Mark Smith at the school prom, left her home so she could study at a friend's house, as she was only a week away from graduation. After two hours, she left the house so she could meet Smith, and was last seen entering his vehicle. After she did not return home, her parents reported her missing. The next day, her naked body was found by a young couple on a beach, lying motionless at the Lakeland Park subdivision. Her body showed signs of rape, severe beating and strangulation, as well as sexual assault of her vagina"}, {"text": "and rectum. Smith admitted that he raped and strangled Lingenfelter, later inserting a beer bottle in both her vagina and rectum after she had died. He then put the lifeless body in the trunk of his car, and dumped the body at McCullom Lake. Suspected. Aside from these murders, Smith himself confessed to killing between three and eight women in West Germany during his enlistment, which he later recanted to just two. German authorities never prosecuted him for these alleged killings, despite his confessions being credible. The prosecutors at his trial alleged that his victim count likely exceeds 20 in number, but because his crimes covered a two-year period over a large geographic area, they were largely ignored. Authorities have questioned him regarding murders in South Vietnam, South Korea, five other states and in Washington, D.C., as well as the still-unsolved 1966 Kenilworth murder of 21-year-old Valerie Percy, daughter of businessman and Republican politician Charles H. Percy. Capture, trial and imprisonment. The murders of Bianchi and Lingenfelter had shocked the population of McHenry, and large amounts of people aided in the search for the killer\u2014one of them being Mark Alan Smith himself. He was arrested and charged with murder, after"}, {"text": "he discovered Lingenfelter's body \"by accident\", with surprising accuracy. He was interviewed shortly after his arrest, where he displayed cold-blooded indifference towards the victim. Additionally, prosecutors recalled a quote from an earlier parole hearing, where he claimed that \"everybody has got to die sometime\". He later confessed to the two killings, as well as those of Ash and Bolyard. He was sentenced to 500 years' imprisonment for the Illinois murders in 1971. He dodged the death penalty, as there was a moratorium for it at the time. On April 27, 1977, Smith was caught trying to escape from the Pontiac Correctional Center through the boiler room, to which he later pleaded guilty and was given another 18 years. While serving his time, Smith's defense attorney, Harold C. McKenney, aided by Jon K. Hahn, helped Smith co-author a book, titled \"Legally Sane\", in which Mark described his life and crime spree in vivid detail, where he also admits the killings in Germany. He now claims to be a changed man who can reintegrate into society, having chosen a new identity for himself\u2014Remington Steele. Every 3 years, he has a mandatory hearing for parole, but he claims to know that being released"}, {"text": "is unlikely. Even if he was to be released, he would have to be transferred to Arkansas, where he will serve a life sentence for the killing of Obie Fay Ash. Smith currently remains incarcerated at Pontiac, where he earns an income through selling oil paintings to guards, and is currently studying for his third college degree."}, {"text": "Ji\u0159\u00ed Musil (born 21 June 1965) is a Czech speed skater. He competed in three events at the 1992 Winter Olympics."}, {"text": "King Lan Chew (November 4, 1901 \u2013 February 2, 1988), also known as Qionglan Chew or Caroline B. Chew, and later as Caroline Chew Ruttle, was an American dancer. She was billed as \"the only Chinese concert dancer in America\" in the 1930s, when she toured North America on the chautauqua circuit. Early life. King Lan Chew was born in Berkeley, California, the daughter of Presbyterian minister, publisher and lecturer Ng Poon Chew and Chun Fah Chew. Both of her parents were born in China. She was raised in Oakland, California, the youngest of five siblings, and studied piano. She graduated from Oakland High School in 1921, and from Mills College in 1925; she completed a master's degree at Mills the following year. She studied dance with Hanya Holm, Harald Kreutzberg, and Michio It\u014d, among other teachers. Career. Chew worked as a social worker at Oakland's International Institute after college. She danced on Broadway in \"Continental Varieties\" (1935) with French singer Lucienne Boyer, and in the film adaptation of Pearl Buck's \"The Good Earth\" (1937). She toured on the chautauqua circuit in North America in the 1930s and 1940s, billed as \"the only Chinese concert dancer in America\". Her act"}, {"text": "involved her interpretations of traditional dances and costumes from China, Java, India, Japan, Turkey, and Burma, and original contemporary dances to works by Gershwin, Scriabin and Debussy. She created all her own costumes for her performances, with zippers for quick changes. She appeared with the Red Gate Players, directed by puppeteer Pauline Benton; she succeeded Soo Yong and the troupe's \"mistress of ceremonies\"\".\" Personal life. Caroline Chew married performer, writer and publicist Lee Ruttle in New York in 1938. She was widowed in 1985, and she died in California in 1988, aged 86 years. There are items related to Chew in her sister Mansie (Jingping) Chew's scrapbook, archived at the Bancroft Library."}, {"text": "Archimediella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turritellidae. Species. Species within the genus \"Archimediella\" include:"}, {"text": "Mark Allan Ho\u00e2 LeBlanc (June 29, 1950 \u2013 November 1, 2019) was an American sailor. He was part of the team that won the Sears Cup in 1967. Together with John Dane III and John Cerise, he won the first Soling North American Championship 1969, Milwaukee. The same team became silver medallists in the 1970 Soling World championship held in Poole, UK. LeBlanc fathered sailor Mark Edward LeBlanc, who came in 6th at the 2012 Summer Paralympics."}, {"text": "Csaba Madar\u00e1sz (born 20 April 1968) is a Hungarian speed skater. He competed in three events at the 1992 Winter Olympics."}, {"text": "Juliet Macur is an American journalist. Biography. Macur is from Bridgewater Township, New Jersey, born to Catholic Polish immigrant parents, and attended Bridgewater-Raritan High School West. She attended Barnard College at Columbia University, graduating with a bachelor's degree in History and Political Science in 1992. She went on to graduate with a master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 1997. While in college Macur was captain of the Columbia University rowing team. After college she rowed competitively for the New York Athletic Club. She went on to work as a sports journalist, reporting on Dallas Cowboys head coach Bill Parcells, the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Olympics and motorsports. Macur has worked for the \"Orlando Sentinel\" and \"The Dallas Morning News\". She moved to \"The New York Times\" in 2004. Macur wrote a biography of champion cyclist Lance Armstrong which became a best selling book. Her work has twice been anthologized in the Best American Sports Writing series. She has also been named one of the top 10 sports columnists in the United States by the Associated Press Sports Editors. In 2016, Macur was a fellow at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics. She currently lives in"}, {"text": "Washington, D.C."}, {"text": "Joyce E. Salisbury is an American historian. She is professor emerita of humanistic studies (history) at the University of Wisconsin\u2013Green Bay, where she was named Frankenthal Family distinguished professor in 1993, and was the Director of International Education. Salisbury is the author of hundreds of publications and more than ten books that address early modern and medieval social and gender history, as well as early Christianity. Salisbury's edited volume, \"The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Daily Life: A Tour Through History from Ancient Times to the Present,\" won the American Library Association award for outstanding reference text in 2005. She has also created a range of public humanities projects, including several for Great Courses, including The Middle Ages Around the World."}, {"text": "Zsolt Bal\u00f3 (born October 21, 1971) is a Romanian speed skater. He competed for Romania at the 1992 Winter Olympics and the 1994 Winter Olympics. He later represented Hungary at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter Olympics."}, {"text": "Mulavukad Grama Panchayat is grama panchayat in Ernakulam district, Kerala, India. It is situated in Vypin block panchayat. The major portion of this panchayat is an island with same name. It is situated some kilometres from Vypin island. The boundaries of the Mulvukad Panchayath are \"Kadamakkudy\", \"Njarakkal\" Panchayaths in the North, Kochi Corporation in the East and South and \"Elangunnappuzha\" Panchayath in the West. This island is situated very near to Kochi city. Bolgatty Palace is a popular tourist attraction in the southern part of the island. This palace was built by Dutch in 1774. Now it is under the control of Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala. History. In the past, the people in this area were mainly engaged in the works in ships arriving at Kochi. Water was the only means of transport. But with the creation of the \"Gosree\" Bridge, the island's popularity has increased. Economy. In earlier time, people were employed on meager wages here. The main means of livelihood was to work in coir industry and work in ships. But after the arrival of Cochin Port 80% of people got permanent jobs there. The companies like Tata Group centred there work at Kochi also created"}, {"text": "job opportunities in 19th and 20th centuries. Though this island was backward in industrial progression they worked for the industries in the mainland regions like Ernakulam. The arrival of Vallarpadam Container Terminal progressed the region industrially and economically. People also engaged in the cultivation of crops like paddy, vegetables, etc. Culture. There are different cultural institutions working in this panchayat. Some of them are.. Notable personalities. There were different notable persons lived here like Ponjikkara Rafi, a Malayali writer and winner of Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel named \"Kaliyugam\", Gasper De Silva who was an Anglo-Indian nominee in the legislative assembly of Kochi. He was also a member of Constitution Assembly of India in 1946. Abraham Madamakkal, an Indian freedom fighter and activist was also a notable person here. Wards. There are several wards in this panchayat including"}, {"text": "M. A. Jabbar (30 November 1932 \u2013 18 August 2020) was a Jatiya Party politician and a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Pirojpur-3 and Pirojpur-4 constituencies. In February 2015, Jabbar was sentenced to jail until death on the conviction of four charges of crimes against humanity and genocide committed during Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. Early life and career. Jabbar earned his bachelor's in engineering degree and joined the politics of Muslim League. He was elected an MPA in 1964. He was elected to the parliament from Pirojpur-4 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1986. Jabbar was elected to the parliament from Pirojpur-3 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1988. War crimes and convictions. According to the International Crimes Tribunal prosecution, while Jabbar was serving as the chairman of Mathbaria Peace Committee, he played a key role in the formation of the Razakar force and led it to commit war crimes. They brought five charges against him for killing, mass killing, looting and forced conversions in Pirojpur in 1971: In May 2014, an arrest warrant was issued against Jabbar. According to the investigators, he had resided in the United States in his later life."}, {"text": "Governor Vereker may refer to:"}, {"text": "George Petrus \"Jorrie\" Muller, born 1 March 1981 in Fochville (South Africa), is former a South African rugby union player, who played for South Africa 6 times in 2003, his last coming during the 2003 Rugby World Cup."}, {"text": "Edi D\u017eelalija (; born November 28, 1969) is a Croatian professional basketball coach. Coaching career. First years. Born in \u0160ibenik, D\u017eelalija graduated from the Rijeka Faculty od Kinesiology and the Faculty of Economics. In 1991, he started his professional basketball coaching career with \u0160ibenka, where he worked as an assistant coach to An\u0111elko Matov. Later, he worked five years as junior team head coach and five years as assistant coach of Rijeka-based team Triglav Osiguranje. Svjetlost Brod and Croatia (2003\u20132006). In 2003, D\u017eelalija was appointed head coach of Svjetlost Brod, which he led to the Final Four of the Croatian Championship. After he worked as an assistant coach to Neven Spahija at the 2003 EuroBasket, D\u017eelalija took over Croatia national under-18 team in 2004 and led them at the 2005 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, winning eleventh place, and at the 2006 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, winning tenth place. Jolly JBS \u0160ibenik (2011\u20132013). In 2011, he was appointed head coach for Jolly \u0160ibenik, a women's club from his hometown. In inaugural season, the club reached semifinals of the Croatian Championship and D\u017eelalija won the Croatian Coach of the Year award in 2012. Later, he led Tajfun \u0160entjur from Slovenia, Amal Essaouira"}, {"text": "from Morocco, BC Razmi from Georgia, while from 2018 to 2019, he worked as head coach of the Kuwait national team. \u0160ibenka (2019\u20132020). On 4 November 2019, D\u017eelalija was appointed head coach of \u0160ibenka. In his debut, he led the club to a 74\u201381 loss to Zadar. On 24 June 2020, after the expiration of the contract, D\u017eelalija did not renew it and left \u0160ibenka. Style of coaching. During his presentation as new head coach at \u0160ibenka, he emphasized that he wants and prefers fast, modern and, for spectators, attractive basketball. With his ability and experience, he has particularly distinguished himself as head coach of the Kuwait national team between 2018 and 2019."}, {"text": "Brian Fogarty (born 1950) is a former American football player and coach. Fogarty was born in 1950 in Altadena, California. He had five brothers and four sisters. He played football at St. Francis High School in La Ca\u00f1ada Flintridge, California. He played college football first at Pasadena City College and then at UC Santa Barbara. A head injury ended his playing career in 1970. He received a degree in physical education at Cal State Los Angeles. After receiving his degree, he returned to Saint Francis High School as a teacher and coach. He coached the football, baseball, and basketball teams at Saint Francis. In February 1983, he was hired as the head football coach at the University of San Diego. He held that position until 1995, compiling a record of 67\u201354\u20133 and leading the program from Division III to Division I-AA. He resigned the post in May 1996. Fogarty remained at the University of San Diego, working in administrative and development roles until his retirement in August 2017. In 2009, the National Football Foundation presented Fogarty with the NFF Chapter Leadership Award. As a tribute to Fogarty, San Diego's first home game each year is titled the Brian Fogarty PFL"}, {"text": "Classic."}, {"text": "Choi In-chol (born 19 January 1974) is a North Korean speed skater. He competed in three events at the 1992 Winter Olympics."}, {"text": "Raigo M\u00f5lder (born 25 March 1982) is an Estonian rally co-driver. He was the co-driver of 2019 World Rally Champion Ott T\u00e4nak from 2014 to 2016. Rally career. M\u00f5lder made his WRC debut at 2009 Rally Finland, where he was the navigator of compatriot Georg Gross in a Subaru Impreza STi N12. His most successful part of career was with Ott T\u00e4nak. M\u00f5lder achieved his first podium finish at 2015 Rally Poland. A year later, at 2016 Rally Poland, it could be a victory until a puncture dropped the Estonian crew down to second. M\u00f5lder and T\u00e4nak garnered mainstream attention during the third stage of 2015 Rally M\u00e9xico, Los Mexicanos, when the Estonian crew crashed their Ford Fiesta RS WRC into a lake, but both M\u00f5lder and T\u00e4nak were able to extract themselves from the car prior to it submerging. The car was recovered from the lake before repaired by the M-Sport World Rally Team and dubbed the \"TiT\u00e4nak\" \u2014 a portmanteau of the RMS \"Titanic\" passenger liner, that sank in 1912, and T\u00e4nak's name. They re-joined the rally on Sunday, finishing 22nd overall and scoring a manufacturers' championship point."}, {"text": "John Manley Barnett (3 September 1917 \u2013 6 December 2013) was an American orchestral conductor and musician. He played cornet, trumpet, violin and piano. In 1939, he became the youngest professional symphony conductor in the United States. He toured the world extensively as an orchestral conductor and championed new performers and composers. Early life and musical education. Barnett was born in 1917 in Manhattan, New York, to optician Guy Carlton Barnett and Bernadette Emma (Manley) Barnett. He began studying music at the age of five, when his mother taught him how to play the piano. In 1927, when Barnett was ten years old, his family relocated to Englewood, New Jersey. Haworth Grammar School teacher Clifford Demarest of Tenafly, New Jersey, noticed his talent and placed him on trumpet in the school orchestra, where he received musical ensemble training. Barnett continued studying with Demarest through grammar and high school, playing solos in Demarest's Tenafly High School Orchestra and the Beethoven Orchestra of Tenafly, which Demarest had founded. Barnett later conducted Demarest's arrangement \"Bach Doric Toccata\" (1939) in January 1940. By 1930 Barnett had received awards for his trumpet and piano playing, winning two silver medals in the Junior Division at the"}, {"text": "New Jersey State Musical Contest at Newark. He was a freshman at Englewood High School (Dwight Morrow High School), studying with a member of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra who was preparing him to enter the orchestra when he reached the age of 21. Having played with the Heckscher Symphony Orchestra as cornetist, at the age of 13 he appeared as soloist in the 310th Infantry Band on August 12, 1931, at Winton J. White Stadium. At the age of 15, he received a five-year scholarship for the period 1932\u201337 from the Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York to learn orchestral conducting, advanced music theory, composition and piano. In 1932 he studied music at Columbia University summer school in New York City, with a four-week extension course in Boston, and entered Carnegie Hall's preparatory course to become a cornetist with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. He had been studying the cornet since the age of ten with Moscow-and-Berlin-trained, New York Philharmonic cornetist/trumpeter Max Schlossberg (1873\u20131936), who was considered to be \"the Founder of the American School of Trumpet Playing in the Twentieth Century\". Barnett studied composition and counterpoint with Reginald Mills Silby of New York and Princeton, New Jersey. From 1930"}, {"text": "to 1936, he studied violin with Hugo Kortschak, piano with Janet Daniels Schenck (founder of the Manhattan School of Music), and trumpet with Max Schlossberg at the Manhattan School of Music in New York City, where he obtained a Master's degree. Professional training. Barnett began his professional career in 1931, when he was accepted into the National Orchestral Association under conductor L\u00e9on Barzin, with whom he studied conducting for five years. In June 1936, accompanied by Barzin, Barnett sailed to Europe to study for a year in Paris, Romania, London and other European cities. Funded by a scholarship from the New York Philharmonic Society, the first of its kind, he studied with composer and conductor of the Orchestre de Paris, George Enescu, in Paris and at Enescu's estate in Romania. Barnett was the only conducting pupil that Enescu ever accepted. Barnett studied at the Mozarteum Academy in Salzburg, Austria, with conductor Bruno Walter, Felix Weingartner and the Vienna Philharmonic. In Austria, he visited Linz and St. Florian, \"the Bruckner cities\", and attended the Bruckner Festival. He spent six months in Copenhagen and Prague, studying with Russian conductor Nikolai Malko, travelled with Malko through England, Denmark and Russia, and studied operatic"}, {"text": "conducting in Moscow, Leningrad and Kiev. Barnett spent a year studying conducting in Europe, returning to Paris in the summer of 1937 to resume his studies with Enescu, and returned to the United States later that year. a few months after his father died. Early career. In 1937, Barnett was appointed assistant conductor to Leon Barzin of the National Orchestral Association, and conducted for the New York Federal Civic Orchestra (part of the WPA Federal Music Project) twice a week in Brooklyn and New York. In 1939, at the age of 21, he was appointed conductor of the Stamford Symphony Orchestra in Connecticut, retaining his other conducting posts. At the time he was known as the \"youngest professional symphony conductor in the United States.\" One of his performances involved an appearance at the 1939 New York World's Fair, where he conducted the Federal Knickerbocker Orchestra of New York at the WPA Building on May 28, 1939, part of which was broadcast over WNYC. Barnett was awarded the position of Principal Conductor of the New York City Symphony Orchestra in 1939 after guest conducting a semester-long Beethoven Cycle at Columbia University. He assisted conductors Thomas Beecham, Fritz Reiner and Otto Klemperer"}, {"text": "in the New York City Symphony's Carnegie Hall series, taking over two of Klemperer's Carnegie Hall concerts at short notice. The World War II years (1940s). In 1941, Barnett was appointed conductor of the Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra, a newly-formed, all-professional organization sponsored by the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, which made its debut on November 12, 1941. In 1942, he conducted the Naumburg Orchestral Concerts, in the Naumburg Bandshell, Central Park, in the summer series. Before the war he was conductor of the New York City, Brooklyn and Stamford (CT) Symphony Orchestras. Barnett joined the United States Army as a chief warrant officer from 1942 to 1946, enlisting at Yaphank, New York, on February 27, 1942, and during the war he organized bands in military camps in the United States and overseas. In January 1945 he conducted a War Bond Concert at the Civic Music Center in New York City, which was broadcast by WQXR Radio. In March 1946, after his discharge from the Army, he was given the Oliver Ditson Award by Columbia University, which allowed him to resume his music career, and he was chosen by the university to conduct at Winston Churchill's honorary degree conferral. Barnett"}, {"text": "and his wife relocated to Southern California, where they settled and had three children in the following decade. From the fall of 1946 to 1948 he served as associate conductor to Alfred Wallenstein, conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and led the orchestra in nine appearances during the 1946\u20131947 and 1947\u20131948 seasons. He conducted the orchestra in two appearances on the coast-to-coast broadcasts of the \"Symphonies for Youth\" series. During his years in California, Barnett served as associate conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, music director of the Hollywood Bowl and of the Pacific Coast Music Festival, conductor of the Phoenix and San Diego Symphony Orchestras, and for over ten years he also conducted the NBC Network's \"Standard Hour\" broadcasts of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. The weekly live, one-hour broadcasts were sponsored by Standard Oil Company of California showcasing the talents of major orchestras on the West Coast, and broadcast wherever the company's products were sold. After serving for two seasons with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, 30-year-old Barnett was appointed conductor of the newly formed Phoenix Symphony Orchestra. That position lasted only two seasons. He was dismissed by the Board of Directors on April 25, 1949, and returned to Los"}, {"text": "Angeles. The Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, with Barnett as conductor, made its debut on November 10, 1947. Barnett commuted from Los Angeles, where he was associate conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, bringing musicians with him as needed to supplement the fledgling orchestra. The season was successful and Barnett was re-engaged as conductor for the 1948\u201349 season. By April 1949, however, relations had soured between Barnett and the Board of Directors, and on April 25 the president of the board announced that they would engage a resident conductor who would also take on the responsibilities of a professorship at Arizona State College at Tempe, and that Barnett need not apply because \"he would not get it.\" Barnett's response was \"I would never apply for a position I had already proved I could hold.\" He met with the orchestra and said that none of the complaints against him had anything to do with the music or the development of the orchestra, and his dismissal was \"on purely social grounds, although the term used was 'poor public relations.'\" He claimed his principal mistake had been not attending a Phoenix Symphony Association party the evening after the Concertmaster's performance, which had offended certain board"}, {"text": "members. He had explained that he was exhausted after performances and could not attend. He said he had previously suggested that parties be held the night before a performance, but the suggestions had gone unheeded. The second reason he gave for his dismissal was his rejection of broadcasting symphony concerts for which the Symphony Association would not receive payment. The third reason was that he had complained about lack of dressing facilities for concerts at Arizona State College, and lack of hotel arrangements for musicians imported from out of the Tempe area. The final reason he gave was that he believed the Phoenix Symphony Association's Board of Directors was \"antagonistic toward the musicians union.\" After terminating Barnett, its founding conductor, the Board of Directors had a hard time holding on to conductors and five came and went in the orchestra's turbulent first quarter-century of existence. Middle career. On February 20, 1956, Barnett was named the conductor of the Guild Opera Company of Los Angeles, a position he was to hold for twenty-five years. Later in 1956, Barnett and the 92-member Los Angeles Philharmonic began a 60-concert nine-week goodwill tour the free Far East under the sponsorship of the State Department"}, {"text": "and the American National Theater and Academy. Uncommon during the time, it was the first major orchestra in the Western United States chosen for an international cultural exchange program with the Orient. The orchestra was given a VIP-sendoff by Jack Benny, Jane Powell, Arthur Rubinstein, and Gregor Piatigorsky, and the orchestra flew to the Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Okinawa, Korea, and finally back to Japan for an eleven-city tour. The orchestra's concerts would eventually be heard by over 250,000 people during the course of its tour. The orchestra's tour was the United States' response to Soviet propaganda being spread throughout Asia that the United States had no appreciation of culture and the fine arts, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic chosen to represent the refinement and good taste of American culture. The tour included stops in Manila, Bangkok, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Taipei, Okinawa, Seoul, and 11 cities in Japan (Tokyo, Yokohama, Shizuoka, Osaka, Hiroshima, Kokura, Fukuoka, Kyoto, Otsu, Sapporo and Nagoya). The orchestra premiered its first concert on April 30 in the sweltering mid-90-degree heat and high humidity of Manila, where a crowd of more than 3,000 people attended, 2,500 of them sitting in squeaky rattan-bamboo"}, {"text": "chairs provided at the Mapua Memorial Hall, usually used as a sports arena, with many more listening from outside the venue. A touching photograph of a Filipino child listening to the orchestra from behind barbed wire was taken by Leigh Wiener, a \"Los Angeles Times\" staff photographer who was assigned to send back a pictorial account of the orchestra's nine-week tour. While in Manila, on May 3, the orchestra took a junket to the small island fortress of Corregidor (three days before the 14th anniversary of its surrender to Japan by the U.S.). They visited the still-visible scars of war and the small cemeteries interring the American defenders of the island who perished there. In Singapore, the orchestra was entertained with traditional Balinese and Malayan (now called Malaysian) music performed by their musical counterparts in a Gamelan orchestra complete with Balinese dancers. Because the violin was a popular \"Western\" instrument in Singapore, Barnett spent an entire morning at the Goh Soon Tioe School of Music working on Mozart's 26th Symphony with 20 Chinese, Indian and Eurasian children string players ranging in age from six to twenty-four. In Formosa (now known as Taiwan), principal conductor Alfred Wallenstein and his wife were"}, {"text": "guests of the country's leader's wife, Mme. Chiang Kai-shek, who welcomed the orchestra wholeheartedly, seeing the tour as a way to win over the Southeast Asian people's hearts and minds in this tumultuous post-war era. In Korea, the orchestra performed at Outpost Mazie for 5,000\u20136,000 soldiers of the U.S. 24th Regiment, which was stationed at the demilitarized zone on the 38th Parallel between free South Korea and communist North Korea. The soldiers built a makeshift orchestra shell within sight of artillery emplacements, and named the shell the \"Alfred Wallenstein Bowl\" after the orchestra's conductor. On June 17, the orchestra arrived for the final leg of its tour in Japan before heading back to Los Angeles on June 23. In Japan, the orchestra was quite busy, giving concerts in eleven cities. Conductor Wallenstein was thrilled with the sizes of the audiences for the Japan concerts, estimating attendance for each concert to be between 12,000 and 15,000 and commending them for their concert etiquette and rapt attention, wishing that U.S. audiences would emulate this behavior. The orchestra was also able to visit the \"atomic desert\", the remains of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Following the tour, the then 39-year-old Barnett was invited"}, {"text": "by the United States Information Service (USIC), the agency responsible for U.S. cultural programs abroad, to form and conduct the 96-piece bi-national Japan-America Philharmonic Orchestra in Tokyo. The Japan-America Philharmonic Orchestra included 60 professional Japanese musicians as well as 36 American musicians representing the 746th U.S. Air Force Band and the 56th U.S. Army Band. During his stay, Barnett guest conducted two major Japanese orchestras, the NHK Symphony Orchestra and the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra. He returned to the United States in August 1956. Barnett returned to Japan in May 1957 with a two-fold purpose: conducting all of the nation's symphony orchestras, and taking the Japan-America Philharmonic Orchestra on a tour encompassing the larger part of the main island of Honshu and the lower island of Kyushu. He spent four months in Japan, returning to the United States in September 1957. While in Japan, Barnett conducted all five Tokyo orchestras: MKH Orchestra of the Japanese Broadcasting Co.; the Tokyo Philharmonic; the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra; the ABC Symphony Orchestra; and the Nippon Philharmonic. In other parts of Japan, he also conducted the Kyoto Orchestra and the Kansai Symphony Orchestra. The string instrument players of the Japan-America Philharmonic Orchestra consisted of Japanese string"}, {"text": "players from the ABC Symphony Orchestra of the Asahi Broadcasting Corporation. The woodwind and brass players of the orchestra were American military personnel, including members of the 746th AAF Band, the 56th Army Band, the 1st Cavalry Band, and 8th Army Band members from Korea. The orchestra's tour was co-sponsored by the United States Information Service of the American Embassy in Tokyo, and the Japanese Cultural Organization. Transportation was provided free of charge by the United States Air Force. The orchestra performed eleven adult and three children's concerts in a span of fifteen days. One of the purposes of touring Japan was to foster good relations with the country, which was also being courted by the Soviets during the height of the Cold War. Barnett said in a \"Los Angeles Times\" article dated September 22, 1957, that the goal of the orchestra (and the American Embassy) was to put on higher-quality concerts for the average Japanese for the same low price the \"leftists\" were providing, and also to show camaraderie between Japanese and American musicians working together to overcome any lingering resentment still existing after the war. The National Orchestral Association years (1958\u20131970). Source: After 12 years as associate conductor"}, {"text": "of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Barnett resigned to accept a position as music director of the National Orchestral Association in New York City. Barnett conducted his final two sold-out performances with the Los Angeles Philharmonic on April 16, 1958, at the California Theater in San Bernardino, a city which he had visited frequently during his years in Los Angeles, as he was a member of San Bernardino County's Valley College Community Education, where he directed the San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra until 1958. Barnett's earlier association with conductor Leon Barzin served him well. Acting as musical director of the National Orchestral Association from 1930 to 1958, Barzin was looking to retire. National Orchestral Association alumnus John Barnett was an obvious choice as his replacement. Barnett was intimately familiar with the workings of the National Orchestral Association. He had played as a youth in the association's trumpet section and had benefited from its conductor-training program when he went abroad in 1936 to study conducting with some of the world's most famous conductors. Paul Affelder described the National Orchestral Association in his original liner notes circa 1968 from the Composers Recordings Inc. (CRI) LP of \"Music of Wallingford Riegger\" (conducted by John Barnett"}, {"text": "in 1967). Affelder stressed that the National Orchestral Association, in addition to being \"a training school for young musicians,\" provided a bridge between music students graduating from conservatories and music schools and preparing to enter the real world of professional orchestral performance. Members went through grueling rehearsals with a professional conductor, were coached by distinguished professional symphonic players, and gave regular concerts at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Their repertoire was vast as well, requiring the students to learn about 100 standard pieces of the symphonic repertoire each season, in addition to unknown and newly composed works. This enhanced the ability of the student musicians to quickly read, learn and perform complex works on sight. They were also given the opportunity to accompany great guest soloists from time to time. In a way, it was a \"feeder\" orchestra for the major symphony orchestras of the time, similar to minor league baseball teams serving as \"feeder\" teams for the major league teams. It was from this \"training orchestra\" that many professional conductors chose musicians for their orchestras, many of them going on to hold principal positions in major orchestras around the world. While musical director of the National Orchestral Association,"}, {"text": "Barnett championed new performers and composers, which resulted in many accolades for his work. In December 1967, John Barnett conducted an orchestra composed of prestigious alumni of the National Orchestral Association and the American Brass Quintet performing three recent works by contemporary composer Wallingford Riegger: Music for Brass Choir (1949), Recorded in the Grand Ballroom of the Manhattan Center, New York City, December 11, 1967; Movement for Two Trumpets, Trombone and Piano (1960), Recorded at Fine Sound, Inc., New York City, December 13, 1967; and Nonet for Brass (1951), Recorded at Fine Sound Inc., New York City, December 12, 1967. These works can be heard on the album \"Modern Music for Brass\" (Composers Recordings Inc. CD 572). He also encouraged the growth of new young artists by offering solo performance opportunities through the association's annual Carnegie Hall Concerts, and accompanied violinist Itzhak Perlman in his Carnegie Hall debut. In addition to his work with the association, Mr. Barnett served as music director of the Philharmonic Symphony of Westchester (New York) and continued to direct the Guild Opera Company of Los Angeles. While with the Guild Opera, he worked with German stage director Dr. Carl Ebert in many productions, including Rossini's"}, {"text": "opera \"La Cenerentola\" (Cinderella) in which he introduced to the world a young USC student/star-in-the-making Marilyn Horne in her debut role as Cinderella. Late career (1970\u20132013). In 1972 he became an artistic consultant for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), a position he would hold for eight years. From 1979 to 1985, Barnett served as music director of the Puerto Rico Symphony. During this time he also guest conducted at the Casals Festival and the Pro Arte Musical concerts in San Juan. While in Puerto Rico, he was quite active in opera, conducting stage productions featuring such great operatic artists as Renata Scotto, Pl\u00e1cido Domingo, Alfredo Kraus, Kiri Te Kanawa, and Birgit Nilsson. In symphonic-soloist concerts, he conducted the orchestra for famed soloists Claudio Arrau (Piano) Paul Badura-Skoda (piano), Rudolf Firkusny (piano), Ruggiero Ricci (violin), Yehudi Menuhin (violin), Hermann Baumann (French horn), James Galway (flute), Shlomo Mintz (violin), Itzhak Perlman (violin) and Ravi Shankar (Sitar). Barnett was constantly on the go traveling to his conducting appearances. He guest-conducted the San Francisco Symphony, the Honolulu Symphony, the Kansas City Symphony, the Fort Lauderdale Symphony, the Phoenix Symphony (of which he was the Founding Conductor), and the Eastern Music Festival. His"}, {"text": "conducting assignments took him all over the world, to such countries as Italy, Venezuela, New Zealand, Japan and throughout Asia. He also recorded for the record labels Capitol, Vanguard and CRI Records. In keeping with the National Orchestral Association's teaching philosophy which influenced him greatly, Barnett's later years were dedicated towards nurturing promising musicians in higher education. He taught conducting and conducted student orchestral and operatic performances at Stanford University, Claremont Colleges's Summer Session, the College-Conservatory of the University of Cincinnati and at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, where he had been a faculty member since 1947. As the head of U.S.C.'s Symphony Conducting Department, he taught and conducted well into his eighties. Private life and death. During World War II, on Easter Sunday, April 9, 1944, Barnett married South Carolinian Ruth Allen Gilland in the Army Chapel at Fort Rucker in Alabama He married his second wife, professional dancer Marlyn Ann Balling (\"Talma\") in 1972 in Santa Barbara, California. They lived together in Westwood Hills, California, in the Hollywood Hills until his death. Barnett died in Los Angeles, California, on December 6, 2013, at the age of 96."}, {"text": "Governor Watson may refer to:"}, {"text": "The 2019\u201320 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team represented Michigan State University during the 2019\u201320 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans, led by 13th-year head coach Suzy Merchant, played their home games at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan as members of the Big Ten Conference. Schedule and results. !colspan=9 style=| Exhibition !colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season !colspan=9 style=| Big Ten regular season !colspan=9 style=|Big Ten tournament Rankings. 2019\u201320 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings See also. 2019\u201320 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team"}, {"text": "Nils Bo Anders K\u00f6nig (born 31 May 1965) is a Swedish speed skater. He competed in three events at the 1992 Winter Olympics."}, {"text": "Tapani Talo (born Tapani Tapanainen in 1950) is a Finnish-American architect, who has also worked as an audio engineer. He is best known from Rolling Stones Mobile studio technician in early and mid 1970s. Career. Born in Lahti, Finland in 1950, he moved to Australia along his parents when he was just one year old. Family returned to Finland in late 1950s. Talo worked as a sound technician in Dipoli congress center in Otaniemi, Espoo from 1967 to 1972. At the same time he worked as a freelance photographer to various magazines and was also a DJ. In December 1972 he went to Abbey Road studios in London and ended to work to George Martin's Associated Independent Recording studios. In February 1973 he worked as a technician at Black Sabbath European Tour concerts, from which recordings they made the live album \"Live at Last\". In March same year he was in France to record an album for the band called Tucky Buzzard. Their producer was Bill Wyman who then hired Talo to work for the Rolling Stones Mobile studio. He worked there until 1977. In 1974 Talo began the architect studies in London and continued them in Indiana after moving"}, {"text": "to United States in 1977. Since 2002 he has run his own studio \"Talo Architect (Talo Green Passive Architect) \" in New York."}, {"text": "Lee In-hoon (born 30 July 1970) is a South Korean speed skater. He competed in two events at the 1992 Winter Olympics."}, {"text": "Harri Ilkka (born 23 August 1970) is a Finnish speed skater. He competed in two events at the 1992 Winter Olympics."}, {"text": "Spirocolpus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turritellidae. Species. Species within the genus \"Spirocolpus\" include:"}, {"text": "Ri Yong-chol (born 14 February 1972) is a North Korean speed skater. He competed in two events at the 1992 Winter Olympics."}, {"text": "Aarun Nagar is an Indian film director, writer, editor, producer and actor known for his works in Hindi-language films. Early life and education. Nagar was born in the village of Dujana in Gautam Buddh Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh. He graduated from Delhi University. Career. As an actor. Nagar started his acting career in 2003 with a devotional TV serial, based on Sai Baba as a lead role of Sri Sai. Nagar did about 25 TV serials on various Channels, i.e. Kaali \u2013 Ek Agnipariksha (Star Plus), Seven (Sony), Kismat (Sony), Vaseeyat (DD), Dhoondh Legi Manzil Humein (Star One), etc. These serials did reasonably well at that time and exposed him to many filmmakers in the industry, leading him to being cast in so many famous Bollywood Movies such as \"Bhouri\" alongside stalwarts like Raghuveer Yadav, Aditya Pancholi, Shakti Kapoor. He has consistently won rave reviews for all his performances in films such as \"Semshook\" (2010), \"Children of War\" (2014) \"Gurjar Aandolan\" (2014), \"Uvaa\" (2015) \"Bhouri\" (2016) \"Risknamaa\" (2019). As a director. Nagar made his directorial debut as a writer and director in a real story based epic drama \"Gurjar Aandolan\" (2014), which was banned by the Rajasthan Government and"}, {"text": "never had a theatrical release in Rajasthan due to its issues based on the real 'Gurjar Agitation' which was happened in '2007-2008' in Rajasthan. Later he released his next film \"Risknamaa\" a film based on the controversial love story based on two brother's life, where the elder brother falls in love with his younger brother's wife. It was released on 15 March 2019 to widespread critical acclaim."}, {"text": "Shajahan Chowdhury () is a Bangladeshi politician and a former MP from the Chittagong-14 constituency. Currently, he is serving as the \"Ameer\" of Chittagong Metropolitan unit of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. Career. Chowdhury was elected to parliament from Chittagong-14 as a Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami candidate in 1991 and 2001. Chowdhury was arrested on 1 May 2019. According to the local police, there had been 50 violence cases against him."}, {"text": "Robert Dubreuil (born 20 April 1967) is a Canadian speed skater. He competed in the men's 500 metres event at the 1992 Winter Olympics."}, {"text": "Caroline Chew may refer to:"}, {"text": "Ashraf Hossain (died 18 July 2020) was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician who served as member of parliament for Khulna-3. Career. Hossain was elected to parliament from Khulna-3 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 1991 and 2001. He served as the whip in the Parliament. Death. Hossain died on 18 July 2020 in United Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh."}, {"text": "Liu Hongbo (born 7 November 1973) is a Chinese speed skater. He competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics, the 1994 Winter Olympics and the 1998 Winter Olympics."}, {"text": "Stumpp Schuele & Somappa Defence (SSS Defence) is an Indian company that deals in military small arms sectors. It is a subsidiary of Stumpp Schuele & Somappa Springs. Its current focus area is small arms, ammunition and accessories related to small arms. History. In 2016, Stumpp Schuele & Somappa Springs, the biggest Indian manufacturer of springs, started deliberating on ways to diversify its business. This led to the creation of SSS Defence. This foray into the business of small arms and ammunition was primarily targeted onto the foreign markets located in Asia, apart from those in India. It became the first private Indian firm to have developed sniper rifles when it\u2019s Viper and Saber rifles were released. In October 2021, the firm received an order to upgrade some of Indian army's AK-47 rifles to special operations standard. This was the first time a private Indian company received a firearms order. In July 2024, the company secured the first export contract to a friendly foreign nation, though how many Saber sniper rifles were ordered remains unknown. The company also received the contract of ammunition from several countries. The sum of these deals is around $50 million. In March 2025, SSS Defence"}, {"text": "won a contract to provide the Manohar M72 carbine to the Uttar Pradesh Police with 2,000 M72s. In the same month, the company unveiled a submachine gun chambered in 9mm Parabellum and a DMR. Products and facilities. Products. Sniper rifles. SSS Defence has developed two sniper rifles and plans to offer them for trials to Indian special forces, being the Viper and the Saber. SSS Defence says that these rifles have been designed to be compatible with the body structures of Indian soldiers. Assault rifles. The company has also developed the P-72 family of rifles, with design philosophy similar to the ACR, FN Scar, and Czech CZ Bren 2 Family. Facilities. SSS Defence is projected to become the second Indian company to operate a small arms manufacturing facility by the end of 2020. This facility will eventually be capable of producing 80,000 arms per year, starting with an initial 15,000 per year. By 2021, it also plans to operationalise an ammunition manufacturing in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The firm has established a joint venture with Companhia Brasileira de Cartuchos for this purpose. This facility will produce ammunition, including 12.7mm, 9mm, 7.62\u00d751mm, 7.62\u00d739mm and .338 Lapua Magnum."}, {"text": "Song Chen (born 3 June 1967) is a Chinese speed skater. He competed in two events at the 1992 Winter Olympics."}, {"text": "Lullabye Arkestra is a Canadian musical duo from Toronto. Lullabye Arkestra was founded in 2001 by Justin Small, a member of the group Do Make Say Think, and Katia Taylor. Their first release was a self-issued demo called \"Bzaster\", issued in 2002; several members of Do Make Say Think played horns on the demo. The group's membership shifted over time; they play both as a duo and with additional touring musicians, sometimes as many as twelve. Reviews of their early shows noted the contrast between the songs sung by Taylor, which were bluesier and more soul-driven, and those by Small, which tended more toward rock music. In 2006, they released their debut full-length on Constellation Records, entitled \"Ampgrave\". Allmusic described the album as \"deep distortion-drenched soul music\", and \"Exclaim!\" described it as \"one shot of metallic aggression, another shot of sexed-up rock'n'roll, and a glass full of fervent soul\". In 2009, Taylor and Small married, and sang backing vocals on the album \"The Chemistry of Common Life\" by Fucked Up. That same year, they signed with Vice Records and released \"Threats/Worship\", their second full-length. The release of the album was preceded by the single \"We Fuck the Night\", which featured"}, {"text": "a music video paying homage to the films of George A. Romero. \"Pitchfork Media\" described the album as \"pure grindhouse grit - ugly, brutal, yet thrilling as all hell.\" The group played the Scion Rock Fest in 2010."}, {"text": "Basket Club Mazembe, sometimes known as ASB Mazembe, is a Congolese basketball club based in the city of Lubumbashi. Founded in 1958, the team is active on a domestic and pan-African level. The team has participated in the FIBA Africa Basketball League multiple times, with its best performances finishing fourth in 2009 and 2010. Honours. Cup of Congo FIBA Africa Basketball League In African competitions. FIBA Africa Basketball League (7 appearances) 2009 \u2013 4th Place 2010 \u2013 4th Place 2011 \u2013 5th Place 2012 \u2013 5th Place 2014 \u2013 7th Place 2017 \u2013 Classification Round 2018\u201319 \u2013 Group Stage Players. Current roster. The following is the ASB Mazembe roster for the 2020 BAL Qualifying Tournaments:"}, {"text": "El mesero () is a 2020 Mexican comedy film directed by Ra\u00fal Mart\u00ednez. The film stars Vadhir Derbez, and B\u00e1rbara L\u00f3pez. The production of the film began on June 21, 2019 in Mexico City. The plot revolves around Rodrigo Sada, a young waiter who wants to be a millionaire to lead the life of luxury and sophistication he sees in the clients of the restaurant where he works. His ambition leads him to take an easy route to try to get what he wants. It is written jointly between Ra\u00fal and Alberto Bremer, and was released on 3 December 2020."}, {"text": "Pseudonoba is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Iravadiidae. Species. Species within the genus \"Pseudonoba\" include:"}, {"text": "Six Minutes is an all-ages family podcast by Gen-Z Media and the most downloaded family audio drama in history. The podcast consists of more than 200 episodes and 4 seasons. The third and fourth seasons are sequels of the show, titled \"Six Minutes: Out of Time.\" They were released in early March 2023 and late September 2024 respectively. New episodes come out every Tuesday, as of December 30. Both the original podcast and the sequel were co-created by Gen-Z Media founders David Kreizman, Benjamin Strouse, and Chris Tarry. Tom Casiello is the head writer, and the scripts are written by Nidhi Mehta and Marla Kanelos. The original podcast was directed by Michelle Tattenbaum, while the sequel is directed by David Kreizman. History. Gen-Z Media was founded in 2016 by David Kreizman, Benjamin Strouse, and Chris Tarry. The company launched Six Minutes in March 2018. Premise. The protagonist is a 12-year-old girl named Holiday who was found stranded in the ocean off the coast of Alaska by the Anders family. \"Six Minutes: Out of Time\" is set three years after the finale of Six Minutes. The protagonist is Holiday's former classmate and frenemy named Brynleigh, who sets out to Florida to"}, {"text": "uncover the mystery about her missing mother. Production of the Show. The podcast was produced by Gen-Z Media in partnership with PRX. The podcast was later added to Wondery. The podcast was also translated into Spanish. Each episode is six minutes long. Main cast and characters. Additional main characters from \"Six Minutes: Out of Time\" Reception. Wil Williams wrote in \"Polygon\" that the show has \"music that absolutely slaps.\" Adaptation. A deal has been made to create a three-book adaptation of the podcast with Razorbill of Penguin Random House."}, {"text": "Delwar Hossain ( \u2013 12 January 2023) was a Bangladeshi independent politician who was a Jatiya Sangsad member, representing the Barguna-1 constituency. Life and career. Hossain was elected to parliament from Barguna-1 as an independent candidate in 2001. Hossain died of kidney disease on 12 January 2023, at the age of 67."}, {"text": "Ke'Montae Tayvon \"Tae\" Hayes (born August 19, 1997) is an American professional football cornerback. He played college football for the Appalachian State Mountaineers. Professional career. Jacksonville Jaguars. Hayes signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent but was released before the start of the 2019 season. He was later signed to the practice squad before being promoted to the active roster to replace injured wide receiver Marqise Lee. He was waived on December 12, 2019. Miami Dolphins. On December 13, 2019, Hayes was claimed off waivers by the Miami Dolphins. On September 5, 2020, Hayes was waived by the Dolphins and signed to the practice squad two days later. He was elevated to the active roster on September 24 and October 31 for the team's weeks 3 and 8 games against the Jaguars and Los Angeles Rams, and reverted to the practice squad after each game. He was released on November 23, 2020. Minnesota Vikings. On December 2, 2020, Hayes signed with the practice squad of the Minnesota Vikings. He was elevated to the active roster on January 2, 2021, for the team's week 17 game against the Detroit Lions, and reverted to the practice squad after the"}, {"text": "game. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Vikings on January 4, 2021. On March 5, 2021, he was waived by the Vikings. Arizona Cardinals. On May 17, 2021, Hayes signed with the Arizona Cardinals. He was waived on August 5, 2021. Carolina Panthers (first stint). On December 30, 2021, Hayes was signed to the Carolina Panthers practice squad. Birmingham Stallions. Hayes was selected with second pick of the ninth round of the 2022 USFL draft by the Birmingham Stallions. Carolina Panthers (second stint). On August 4, 2022, Hayes signed with the Panthers. He was waived on August 30, 2022, and signed to the practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on October 25. He was waived on December 10 and re-signed to the practice squad. He was released on December 20. New England Patriots. On December 27, 2022, Hayes was signed to the New England Patriots practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster four days later. On January 6, 2023, Hayes signed a two-year contract with New England. He was waived on February 15, 2023. On May 9, 2023, Hayes re-signed with the Patriots. He was waived on June 12, 2023. Detroit"}, {"text": "Lions. On August 4, 2023, Hayes signed with the Detroit Lions. He was waived on August 11. Baltimore Ravens. On August 13, 2023, Hayes was claimed off waivers by the Baltimore Ravens. He was waived on August 29. He was re-signed to the practice squad on September 4, 2023. He was released from the practice squad eight days later. New York Jets. On October 3, 2023, Hayes was signed to the New York Jets practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 8, 2024. He was released by the Jets on June 24, 2024. Personal life. On June 23, 2024, Hayes was arrested in Alabama for marijuana possession. He was released over an hour later after posting a $300 bond."}, {"text": "Association Sportive Nigelec Basket Club, commonly known as Nigelec, is a basketball team based in Niamey, Niger. The team is owned by NIGELEC, a state-owned electric power generator company in the country. The team is nicknamed \"\u00c9lectriciens\" (Electricians). Representing Niger, the team participated in the Road to BAL in the 2021, 2022 and 2023 tournaments. Under head coach Amadou Karimou, they reached the second round Elite 16 twice, despite never qualifying for the main tournament. Arena. Games of AS Nigelec, as for other basketball teams in Niger, are usually played at the Palais de 29 Juillet (Palace of 29 July). Honours. Coupe du Pr\u00e9sident de la R\u00e9publique Players. 2022 roster. The following was the Nigelec BC roster in the 2022 BAL Qualifying Tournaments."}, {"text": "Loserthink: How Untrained Brains Are Ruining America is a 2019 non-fiction book by Scott Adams, creator of \"Dilbert\". Adams suggests that many otherwise intelligent people are trapped by unproductive ways of thinking. The reason for this, he says, is they don't have experience across multiple domains and thus are not equipped to think more productively. Loserthink introduces readers to the most useful thought patterns in a variety of disciplines. Adams wants to help employees identify mental barriers and how to break through them, as well as escape from their own \"mental prisons.\" Adams has suggested two ideas for a calmer internet: the \u201c48-hour rule,\u201d where everyone should be given a grace period of a couple of days to retract any controversial statement they have made, and the \u201c20-year rule,\u201d where everyone should be automatically forgiven for any mistakes they made more than two decades ago\u2014with the exception of certain serious crimes."}, {"text": "Young In Hong (born 1972) is a visual artist from Seoul, Korea, based in Bristol, England. Hong graduated with an MA and a PhD in Art from Goldsmith College in London UK in 2012. From 1992 to 1998, she studied Sculpture at Seoul National University (BA and MA). Hong currently works from her studio at Spike Island in Bristol and teaches at Bath School of Art as Reader in Performance and Textiles. She is represented by PKM Gallery in Seoul. Practice. Hong's work is research-led, revisiting specific historical moments in South Korea and reinterpreting them. She is interested in how art can have a political role, particularly from a female perspective, as South Korean history has evolved under authoritative male-dominated regimes until very recently. In her practice, Hong examines unwritten history, collective memory and undervalued cultural practices, politics of intuition and the practice of \u2018equality\u2019. Most of her works deal with those people whom society regards as minorities, and she often uses methods that are not usually associated with high art. Hong works in a range of disciplines \u2013 drawing, embroidery painting, installation and site-specific performance. For her performance projects, she collaborates with local communities, dancers, musicians and choreographers and"}, {"text": "the public. In 2015, curator Fato\u015f \u00dcstek commissioned her to create a new work for \"fig-2 at\" the ICA London, resulting in the ambitious, very complex, but at the same time very strong and resonating piece \"In Her Dream\", a collaboration with Delfina Foundation and The Korean Cultural Centre. Hong combined baroque aesthetics with Korean Shaman music for a performance based on a detailed study of induced violence and isolation in the everyday lives of women from various countries of affiliation. \"The Moon's Trick\", Hong's solo exhibition at the Korean Cultural Centre UK in 2017 was part of \"Korea-UK/2017-18\". It later travelled to Exeter Phoenix. The same year, \"Echoes\", commissioned by Venice Agendas, launched at the Venice Biennale in May 2017 and continued to run in Margate at Turner Contemporary, Folkestone and Spike Island Bristol in December 2017. Voluntary participants were invited through open call to respond to a soundtrack consisting of a compilation of political statements by public figures ranging from Donald Trump to Michael Moore. In her solo show \"We Where\" at PKM Gallery in Seoul in 2022, \"Hong attends to the subject of \u201ccommunities\u201d that become forgotten in contemporary society. She recognizes the loss of a communal"}, {"text": "space that premodern folks believed to be real, i.e., sacred areas in which the spirits of living organisms including animals, humans, and plants could communicate through a natural connection, and wishes for the recovery of such relationships of equality.\" For the group exhibition \"Scoring the Word,\" Hong created \"Meta-hierarchical Exercise\", a series of nine improvised group performances with 24 embroidered choreography-scores, presented at the Seoul Museum of Art in November 2022. \"5100:Pentagon\", created for the Gwangju Biennale 2014, was performed again at the Parque de la Memoria in Buenos Aires in December 2022, with local volunteers, as part of \"Mitos del futuro pr\u00f3ximo\" curated by Sof\u00eda Dourron and Javier Villa. The movements of the performers are inspired by video footage of the Gwangju massacre in South Korea in May 1980, found in the archives of the democratic movement in the city of Gwangju. Lubaina Himid included Hong's embroidered image \"Burning Love\" in the touring exhibition \"Found Cities, Lost Objects: Women in the City\", curated in partnership with the Arts Council Collection in 2022/23. \"Ring of Animals\", Young In Hong's first solo exhibition in Belgium is shown at Kunsthal Extra City in Antwerp in early 2023. The same year, she produced"}, {"text": "a new work for \"Threads - breathing stories into materials\", co-curated by textile artist Alice Kettle at Arnolfini in Bristol. 2023, Young In Hong received the Spike Island Commission for South West-based Artists. The resulting work was presented in Spike Island\u2019s galleries in spring 2024 in the show \"Five Acts\". This circular embroidered tapestry, combined with sculptures resembling animal toys, and five live performances will also be exhibited at the Art Sonje Center in Seoul in early summer 2025, in combination with \"Accidental Paradise\", a newly commissioned sound installation Hong draws attention to the overlooked stories of Korean women\u2019s stories, which have long been excluded from dominant historical narratives centered on male heroes. She focuses on figures such as Hyun Kyeok, a former \"gisaeng\" turned independence activist; Bu Chunhwa, a \"haenyeo\" who led anti-Japanese protests in Jeju; and Shin Soonae, a leader in the Cheonggye Garment Workers\u2019 Union."}, {"text": "The 2019\u201320 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team represent Ball State University during the 2019\u201320 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by seventh-year head coach James Whitford, play their home games at Worthen Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. Previous season. The Cardinals finished the 2018\u201319 season 16\u201317, 6\u201312 to finish in fifth place in the MAC West division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament to Bowling Green. Schedule and results. !colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season !colspan=9 style=| MAC regular season !colspan=9 style=| MAC tournament"}, {"text": "Governor Colby may refer to:"}, {"text": "Seyid Islam Khodja (1872 - 1913; ) was the Grand Vizier (Prime Minister) of the Khiva Khanate from 1898 until his death in 1913. Early life. Seyid Islam Khodja was born to Seyid Ibrahim Khoja in 1872 in Khiva. Growing up in the family of an Islamic clergy representative, Khodja studied at the Khiva madrasa. In addition to the native Khorezm dialect of the Uzbek language, he was fluent in Persian, as well as being proficient in Turkmen. He began his political career as governor of Hazorasp. In 1898, at the age of 26, he was appointed Grand Vizier of the Khiva Khanate, becoming the second statesman in the Khanate, and one of the youngest Grand Viziers in the history of the Khiva Khanate. At the time, the Khan was Muhammad Rahim Khan II. With his death in 1910, his son, Isfandiyar Khan, ascended the throne. With Isfandiyar Khan's enthronement, Islam Khodja began to play a much larger role in the Khanate. Isfandiyar Khan was only one year older than him, and, unlike his father, Isfandiyar did not have any special abilities in governing. Islam Khodja was popular amongst the Khivan population and part of the ruling elite. He was"}, {"text": "seen as an enlightened, wise, and fair vizier. Modernization Policies. During the reign of Isfandiyar Khan, Islam Khodja visited St. Petersburg and Moscow several times as part of a delegation from the Khiva Khanate. Islam Khodja admired European culture and tried to westernize the Khiva Khanate. With the permission of the khan, he received many foreign ambassadors and delegations from European countries. With his efforts and at his own expense, a ginnery, the first power station in the Khanate, a hospital, a pharmacy, a post office, a telegraph, Jadidist secular schools, as well as a Russian school were built. Islam Khodja was the leader of the right wing of the Khorezm Jadidists, which united the Bais (the rich), industrialists and merchants. This was one of the rare cases in which one of the leaders in the state sided with the Jadidists. The right wing of the Jadidist movement, unlike the left wing, advocated for the preservation of the monarchy, but also for the implementation of liberal policies and large scale social, political, and economic changes in the Khanate. In neighboring states, there had already been significant political change - the Constitutional Revolution in Qajar Iran had brought much change and"}, {"text": "Russia had been subject to a revolution. Only the neighboring Emirate of Bukhara was still traditionalist and conservative. Bukharan leaders, under Mohammed Alim Khan, agreed with Isfandiyar Khan that they did not want radical transformations. Buildings. In 1910, with the efforts and funds of Islam Khodja, a large complex was constructed in the Southeast of Itchan Kala (the inner city of Khiva), comprising the Islam Khodja madrasah and the eponymous minaret, which were 44.6 meters high, becoming the highest minaret of Khiva and the entire Khiva Khanate. It was slightly shorter than the Kalyan minaret in Bukhara. Death. A number of public speeches made by Islam Khodja have been recorded, in which he spoke out against some customs and Sharia punishments for criminals and those who were disliked by people in power. He also demanded an end to arbitrary officials and the introduction of administrative reforms that would have prevented growing discontent from peasants. According to some reports, this was consistent with the opinion of the Governor-General of Turkestan, whose land bordered the Khiva Khanate to the North and Northeast. In 1910, the Khivan leadership was forced to publish a manifesto restricting the rights of landowners and the clergy under"}, {"text": "the guidance of the Young Khivans. This cause a wave of reactions from conservatives in the Khanate who allegedly managed to win Isfandiyar Khan to their side, convincing him that Islam Khodja was a threat to the Khan's power and the integrity of the state. In 1913, Isfandiyar Khan invited Islam Khodja to his palace and released him at night after the Isha prayer. On the way to his suburban palace, located near the cemetery of Oglan Adiz-bobo, several people attacked Islam Khodja and inflicted several fatal knife wounds. After Islam Khodja's death, Isfandiyar Khan was found crying. The Khan ordered the executions of all of Islam Khodja's assassins, even though he knew about the murder, and, in the words of the former Young Khivan, Polvonniyoz hoji Yusupov, \"the direct benefactor of the murder was Isfandiyar Khan himself.\" Having learned about the murder of the reformist Islam Khodja, a special commission was sent by the Russian Empire to investigate it. However, the commission was bribed by the frightened Khan's close associates and clergy, who were enemies of Islam Khodja, to not investigate. Soon after the assassination of Islam Khodja, his son, Abdusalam Khoja, was shot dead. His assistant and right-hand"}, {"text": "man, Raim Bergen, was found buried alive. Family. It is known that one of the wives of Isfandiyar Khan was Islam Khodja's daughter, and that Islam Khodja was the father-in-law of the Khan. Islam Khodja himself was also married. The name of his only son, Abdusalam Khoja, is known. Films. Unlike the policy of the conservative leadership of the neighboring Emirate of Bukhara, where art, photography and film were looked down upon, Islam Khodja contributed to the development and origin of photography and cinema in Khorezm. He invited Russian and European specialists to Khiva and supported the first Khorezm and Uzbek photographer and cameraman Khudaibergen Devanov. In 2018, a historical drama movie about him premiered, titled \"Islomxo\u02bbja\". It was written by Jurabek Ruzmetov and directed by Jahongir Akhmedov."}, {"text": "Susanna Salonen is a Finnish-German film director, screenwriter and cinematographer. Born in 1966 in Finland, Salonen grew up in L\u00fcbeck and trained as a camerawoman in Berlin. She has shot several award-winning documentaries, and written and directed fiction films. Her fiction debut \"Patong Girl\" won the prestigious German Grimme award in 2016. Salonen is a member of the German film academy. In 2020, she filmed in the central Arctic during the MOSAiC Expedition on German research-icebreaker Polarstern for the international documentary \"Arctic Drift\" on climate change research in the Arctic."}, {"text": "Marian Canney (n\u00e9e Gallagher, Jan. 18, 1921 \u2013 Sept. 9, 2019) was a faculty member at Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School. She was also well known for her visibility as widow of a Korean war soldier, John J. Canney Jr. Early life and education. Canney was born Marian Elisabeth Gallagher and lived in Washington, D.C., with her parents and two sisters. She started Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, first graduating from high school in 1938 before continuing on to their junior college and graduating from there in 1940. Canney attended Trinity College before her marriage, then returned to Georgetown University for a graduate degree in theology and philosophy. Career. In 1971, Canney joined the faculty at Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, the school she attended growing up. She became the Chair of the Religion Department. She assisted the head of the school during her career as well. She retired in 2017. Marriage and widowhood. Canney married Captain John Joseph Canney Jr., of Cambridge, Massachusetts, in January 1943 in Washington, D.C. John J. Canney, who was five years Marian's senior, was killed in action on November 28, 1950, during the Korean War. The Navy Cross was awarded to him after his death. Influences. Canney"}, {"text": "influenced authors Anne B. Keating, Joseph Hargitai, Joseph R. Hargitai, who wrote \"The Wired Professor: A Guide to the World Wide Web in College Instruction\"."}, {"text": "Endorsed in December 2017, the United Nations Decade of Family Farming 2019-2028 seeks to place family farming at the center of national public policies and investments. In declaring this decade, the United Nations General Assembly recognized the importance of family farming in reducing poverty and improving global food security (Resolution A/RES/72/239). The UN Decade of Family Farming is led by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in collaboration with governments and civil society organizations. Family farming. Though there is no single, universal definition of family farming, it can be defined as : \"\u201ca means of organizing agricultural, forestry, fisheries, pastoral and aquaculture production which is managed and operated by a family and predominantly reliant on family labor, including both women\u2019s and men\u2019s. The family and the farm are linked, co-evolve and combine economic, environmental, reproductive, social, and cultural functions\u201d\". Family Farming is the predominant form of agriculture in both developing and developed countries. In fact: Background. The United Nations declared 2014 the International Year of Family Farming (IYFF). Following the success of IYFF 2014, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 2019\u20132028, the United Nations Decade of Family Farming (UNDFF). The decade was"}, {"text": "launched on 29 May 2019. An International Steering Committee (ISC UNDFF), composed of representatives of the Member States and family farmer organizations, oversees the implementation of the UNDFF. The ISC UNDFF is supported by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) joint secretariat. Aims. The UNDFF seeks to address the need for a global food system that provides sufficient, affordable, and nutritious food while accounting for climate change and the growing population. According to FAO, by the year 2050, the world's agricultural production will need to increase by about 50% in order to feed the growing population. The UN considers that family farming holds the key to a sustainable food system and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The UNDFF serves as a framework for countries to develop public policies and investments to support family farming from a holistic perspective, unleashing the transformative potential of family farmers to contribute to achieving the SDGs. According to FAO and IFAD, family farmers, with adequate support, have a unique capacity to \"redress the failure of a world food system that, while producing enough food for all, still wastes one-third of the food produced, fails to reduce"}, {"text": "hunger, and the different forms of malnutrition, and even generates social inequalities.\" Sustainable development goals. While countries have made significant efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, there are still many challenges that impede the realization of the targets by 2030. Conflict, urbanization, resource constraint, and climate change are amongst these challenging issues. Poverty and hunger are also constant challenges, while almost 80% of the world's poor depend on agricultural production. The UN General Assembly assessed that in family farming lies the potential to achieve the SDGs. For instance: ensuring food security and diverse and sustainable nutrition; providing sufficient food for the growing population; preserving biodiversity and finding ways of productions that withstand climate change; reducing inequalities by helping generate income and providing more opportunities to men but also women and youth. UN Decade of Family Farming global action plan. The Global Action Plan of the United Nations Decade of Family Farming (2019\u20132028), put together by the joint secretariat of FAO and IFAD, is the result of an international consultation involving the representatives from many countries, family farmers, civil society and other relevant actors. It focuses on seven pillars: Family Farming Knowledge Platform. With a wealth of national laws and"}, {"text": "regulations, optimal practices, relevant data, public policies, research, articles and publications, the Family Farming Knowledge Platform brings together high quality digitized information on family farming worldwide. It centralises access to international, regional and national information related to family farming issues; it systematically integrates and organizes existing information to better inform and assist policy makers, family farming organizations, development practitioners, and the various stakeholders in the field and at the local level, by providing the knowledge they need."}, {"text": "Brandon Rusnak (born Brandon Watson, July 11, 1995) is an American football cornerback who is a free agent. He played college football for University of Michigan. Professional career. Jacksonville Jaguars. Rusnak signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent after he was not selected in the 2019 NFL draft. He was later signed to the practice squad before being promoted to the active roster. On August 31, 2021, Rusnak was waived by the Jaguars and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on December 28. On August 29, 2022, Rusnak was waived by the Jaguars. Arlington Renegades. Rusnak signed with the Arlington Renegades of the XFL on March 7, 2023. He re-signed with the team on January 22, 2024. Rusnak was released on May 1. Personal. Rusnak was born Brandon Watson, but legally changed his name to Brandon Rusnak in November 2020."}, {"text": "Bakur may refer to:"}, {"text": "Jeshi la Kujenga Taifa Basketball Club, commonly known as JKT, is a Tanzanian basketball club from Dar es Salaam. The team plays in the National Basketball League(NBL), and have won the national championship in 2003, 2017 and 2023. The team made two appearances in the Road to BAL, the qualifiers of the Basketball Africa League (BAL), in the 2021 and 2025 tournaments. Honours. Tanzanian National League In African competitions. Road to BAL (2 appearances) 2021 \u2013 First Round (\"hosts)\" 2025 \u2013 First Round (\"hosts)\" Players. Current roster. The following was JKT's roster in November 2019."}, {"text": "Dorothea Buck (5 April 1917 \u2013 9 October 2019) was a German writer and sculptor, diagnosed with schizophrenia at the age of 19. She was a victim of German psychiatrists during the Nazi dictatorship who sterilized her by force; she subsequently became an advocate for psychiatric reform. Early life. Buck was born in 1917, the fourth of five siblings born to a pastor father and a teacher mother, in Naumburg, where she grew up. In 1936, at the age of nineteen, she was diagnosed with schizophrenia at Bodelschwingh Foundation Bethel. There she was exposed to baths and cold water head pourings for \"disciplining\", then common practices of psychiatry in the first half of the 20th century. She found the \"complete speechlessness\" to be especially humiliating: patients did not speak to each other and conversations between staff and patients were unusual. According to the \"Law for the Prevention of Diseased Offspring\", Buck was forcibly sterilized in the Bodelschwingh Foundation Bethel on 18 September 1936. Buck was institutionalized four more times after being released from Bethel, a Christian hospital in what is now the German city of Bielefeld. She was sometimes treated with electroshock therapy, and after her last psychotic episode, in"}, {"text": "1959, was injected with a \"high dosages of antipsychotic drugs\". Career. After World War II, Buck began to work as a sculptor. From 1969 to 1982, she was an art teacher in Hamburg. After her last treatment, in the early 1960s, Buck became an advocate for mental health, introducing an approach that gave value to patients' experiences. She wrote an autobiography, published in 1990, under the pseudonym, Sophie Zerchin (an anagram of the German word for \"schizophrenia\"), entitled \"On the Trail of the Morning Star: Psychosis as Self-Discovery\". In 2011, she created the \"Dorothea Buck Foundation for mutual support of psychiatric patients\". Buck introduced an approach called \"trialogue\" with the head of the Special Outpatient Clinic for Psychosis at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf and colleagues, which \"gives equal weight to the experience of the mental health professional, the mental health service user, and the patient's family\". Buck pushed the German psychiatric profession to confront the role its members had played under the Nazi regime. The German Association for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics created a travelling exhibition about it. Buck died in Hamburg in October 2019 at the age of 102. Alexandra Pohlmeier made a documentary film about Buck, entitled"}, {"text": "\"The Sky and Beyond - On The Trail of Dorothea Buck\"."}, {"text": "Veronica Koman (born 14 June 1988) is an Indonesian human rights activist and lawyer, known for disseminating information on Papua and West Papua provinces. She was awarded the Sir Ronald Wilson Human Rights Award in October 2019. Biography. Koman was born in Medan, North Sumatra on 14 June 1988. She graduated from the faculty of law at Pelita Harapan University. In 2016, she received an Indonesian government scholarship to continue studying at the Australian National University, graduating with a masters in law in July 2019. Outside of her activism on Papua, she also worked as a lawyer for asylum seekers from Afghanistan and Iran. In May 2017, she participated in a demonstration urging for the release of former Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama from prison, and gave a speech criticizing Joko Widodo's government. In September 2019, Indonesian police named Koman a suspect under the country's information and electronic transactions law for alleged \"provocation\" and for \"spreading hoaxes\". She was in Australia at the time and declined to return to Indonesia. Indonesia threatened to ask Interpol to issue a red notice for her arrest."}, {"text": "Mellony Wijesinghe () (2002 \u2013 20 October 2019) was a Sri Lankan netball player who played in the position of goal shooter in international netball tournaments. She died on 20 October 2019 from suspected leukaemia. She was treated by Dr Eliyantha White in July 2019 for a shoulder injury after which she developed loss of red blood cells, however tests conducted in India and South Africa have not revealed any trace of leukaemia. She also served as vice captain of the national youth netball team until her death. Education. She initially pursued her primary education in Vihara Maha Devi Balika Vidyalaya, Kiribathgoda and received a scholarship to join Visakha Vidyalaya. Playing career. While pursuing her education, she continued to play netball in domestic and international level. She made her World Netball Youth Cup during the 2017 Netball World Youth Cup. Sri Lanka finished at nineteenth position during the World Cup tournament. She was appointed the vice-captain of the national youth team in June 2019. She was also a key member of the Sri Lankan youth team which finished at third position at the 2019 Asian Youth Netball Championship. During the competition, she emerged as the top goal scorer with 106"}, {"text": "and received the Best Shooter Award. She was compared to Sri Lankan national veteran netball player Tharjini Sivalingam mainly for her shooting skills. She was groomed to take over the national team after emerging in youth level. Death. She was complaining of a shoulder pain after competing at the All Island Schools Netball Championship in August 2019. She became ill and was subsequently admitted to the Apeksha Hospital in Maharagama. It was later discovered that she was confronting severe Acute Myeloid Leukaemia. She died at the hospital on 20 October 2019 after receiving treatment in the Intensive Care Unit. However her parents claim her death is a direct result of taking medicine from an unregistered practitioner Eliyantha White."}, {"text": "The University of Zambia Pacers, better known as UNZA Pacers, is a Zambian basketball team based in Lusaka. The team plays in the Midlands Basketball Association (MBA). It is the basketball section of the University of Zambia. Representing Zambia, the Pacers played in the qualifying tournaments for the inaugural BAL season. The Pacers finished second in Group E to advance to the Elite 16. Honours. Zambia Basketball League In African competitions. BAL Qualifiers (1 appearance) 2020 \u2013 first round"}, {"text": "The Jefferson\u2013Eppes Trophy is an American college football trophy given to the winner of irregularly played games between the Florida State Seminoles of Florida State University and the Virginia Cavaliers of the University of Virginia. The trophy was created on the suggestion of former FSU President Sandy D'Alemberte, after Virginia became the first ACC program to defeat Florida State on November 2, 1995. To that point, the Seminoles had run up a perfect 29\u20130 record through their first 3\u00bd years of Atlantic Coast Conference play. Virginia and Florida State played each other yearly between 1992 and 2006, but the game never became a major rivalry (e.g., called \"one of the lesser known rivalries in college football\" by the \"Orlando Sentinel\"). The annual game was not preserved by the ACC when its divisional play began, and the Cavaliers and Seminoles began facing off much more rarely. In recent decades the games are sporadic but competitive: since 2005, Virginia is 3\u20132 against Florida State. Virginia won the most recent trophy game in 2019, and currently possesses the Jefferson\u2013Eppes Trophy in Charlottesville. Unless they meet in an ACC Championship Game, Florida State and Virginia will not match up on the gridiron again until"}, {"text": "2025. Eppes, Trophy, and Statue. This football trophy was created in 1995 by Florida State president Sandy D'Alemberte and was named for former President of the United States and founder of the University of Virginia, Thomas Jefferson, and Jefferson's grandson Francis W. Eppes, a two-time mayor of Tallahassee. In 1856, he presented the offer of a building and funds to the State Assembly of Florida to have the West Florida Seminary located at Tallahassee (now Florida State University). The Seminary later evolved into FSU. Thomas Jefferson's youngest daughter was Mary Jefferson Eppes, mother of Francis Eppes. Her death, in 1804, prompted Abigail Adams to thaw relations between the Adams and Jefferson families by writing her condolences to Thomas Jefferson. Francis was only three years old when his mother died and had no memory of her. Seven years after this football trophy was created, an Eppes statue was created and placed as a focal point of the FSU Legacy Walk in 2002. Former Florida State president D'Alemberte also spearheaded this effort. The Eppes statue later became controversial, in 2016, due to Eppes' history of expanding his slave ownership to encompass several working cotton plantations prior to the American Civil War, supporting"}, {"text": "the Confederacy in various ways, and organizing night watches to catch slaves in the streets of territorial Tallahassee. Despite this history, FSU students voted by a large margin, 72% to 28%, to keep the Eppes statue. The Florida State administration moved its location in 2018. However, in January 2021 FSU President John Thrasher ordered Eppes' name be removed from the College of Criminology building and the Eppes statue permanently removed from campus display. The announcement came after Thrasher decided to accept the recommendations from the \"President's Task Force on Anti-Racism, Equality, and Inclusion\". Construction. The trophy is composed of an intricately wrought silver pitcher presented to the city of Tallahassee, Florida by Eppes in 1842 and set upon a wood base made of remains of the McGuffey Ash, which was once the largest tree on the Grounds of the University of Virginia but suffered a fatal tree disease in 1990. The trophy was designed by Ryan Parker."}, {"text": "Margaret Gibson Auld FRCN (11 July 1932 \u2013 10 September 2010) was a Scottish nurse, Matron at Simpson Memorial Maternity Pavilion, Edinburgh and Chief Nursing Officer for Scotland from 1977 to 1988. Early life and education. Auld was born in Cardiff on 11 July 1932 to Scottish parents, Eleanor Margaret Ingram and Alexander John Sutton Auld. She attended Cardiff High School for Girls and Glasgow High School, going on to train as a nurse at Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, qualifying as a state registered nurse in 1953. She further qualified as a midwife in 1954. In 1962 she qualified with a teaching diploma in midwifery and received her Certificate in Nursing Administration from the University of Edinburgh in 1966. In 1974 she received her MPhil from the university. Career. In her early career, Auld worked at Queen's Park Hospital (1953\u201354), Blackburn, as a staff midwife at Cardiff Maternity Hospital in 1955 and as Sister in 1957. She then travelled to New Zealand to work as a Sister at Queen Mary Hospital, Dunedin (1959\u20131960). She returned once again to Cardiff Maternity Hospital where she was Departmental Sister from 1960 to 1966. She then transferred to Scotland where she would remain for the"}, {"text": "rest of her life. She was Assistant Matron at Simpson Memorial Maternity Pavilion in Edinburgh from 1966 to 1968, and Matron from 1968 to 1973. In 1973 she became Chief Area Nursing Officer for Borders Health Board. She was appointed Chief Nursing Officer for Scotland in 1977, holding the position until 1988. As CNO she was key to the development of the Aberdeen formula, a method for calculating the number and quality of nurses required for hospital service. She supported the training and education of nurses in Scotland and made the case for them to take up senior positions in medical services. She was proud of the fact that, at that time, Scotland produced 50 percent of nurse graduates in the UK. In her professional capacity she sat on many boards and committees including as; a member of the Briggs Committee on Nursing (1972\u20131976), member of the Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority (1990\u201393), a member of the Committee on Ethics of Gene Therapy (1990\u20131993), and governor of the Board of Governors of Queen Margaret College (1989\u20132000), and as Chairperson from 1997 to 2000. Recognition. The Margaret Auld Prize at the University of Glasgow was created in 1993 in recognition of"}, {"text": "her contribution to nursing and midwifery education in Scotland. It is awarded each graduating year for the best dissertation in the university's BSc(Hons) Nursing. In 1987 she received the first Honorary Degree, a DSc, to be awarded by Queen Margaret College, Edinburgh. She was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing in 1981. Personal life. Auld met her lifelong companion Kay Rowe in Edinburgh in the 1960s. After her retirement Auld travelled extensively with Rowe. She was fond of animals and kept dogs. Auld died in Edinburgh on 10 September 2010. Rowe predeceased her by a few months."}, {"text": "Reverend John Hurt (1752 \u2013 1824) was an American Episcopal minister and army chaplain from the Commonwealth of Virginia. He was the first official United States Army Chaplain. Personal and family life. Little is known about Hurt's early life. Many of the records of his birth, early education and marriages were destroyed by Union soldiers near the conclusion of the American Civil War. Some genealogical records place bid birth as early as 1738 (six years after George Washington's). However, most historical accounts and genealogical records put it in 1752 (three years before Alexander Hamilton's). This confusion is mostly from the Hurt family's reuse of given names over several generations. Some sources list James Hurt and Jane Bickley as parents, while others claim that Jane Bickley died prior to Hurt's birth and instead list Benjamin Hurt and Anne Newman as parents. What \"is\" known about Hurt's early life is that he came from a long line of devout anglicans. Two of his relatives (probably his uncles), Philemon and William Hurt, were also Anglican ministers before the American War of Independence. After the Continental Army's victory, Anglicans in the United States restructured the church. It was renamed the Episcopal church, due to"}, {"text": "broken ties with England and, by association, the Church of England. Hurt was ordained as a minister in Trinity Parish on December 21, 1774. After his extensive military service in the revolution as a chaplain, he married Nellie McTaggart of Virginia in 1785. The exact date is disputed. They had two daughters, Martha Patsy and Sarah Elizabeth Hurt. After his wife's death, he married Sallie Franklin. The date of the marriage is disputed, between 1788 and 1796. They had two sons, James and Samuel Jones Hurt. Much like the accounts of his early life, the historical and genealogical records often conflict on the dates and even years of his marriages and births of his children. Even the exact time of his death is unclear, but most sources agree he died sometime in 1824 in Prince Edward County, Virginia. In all historical accounts of his chaplaincy, it is made clear that little is known about and few records remain of his personal life, and that it is likely to remain a mystery. Military service. He began his service in the continental army on October 1, 1776. His experience as a minister qualified him to serve as chaplain to the Virginia 6th"}, {"text": "Infantry Regiment. George Washington desired that every regiment of continental soldiers be assigned a chaplain, but the continental congress at the time due to financial concerns did not authorize the commission of more chaplains. As a result, John Hurt became chaplain to the 4th and 5th Virginia infantry regiments as well. These units were later consolidated on August 18, 1778, into a brigade commanded by General George Weedon. Hurt would become this brigades chaplain and remain so until the end of his service in 1783. As an episcopal minister, his method of preaching stood in contrast to ministers of other denominations. One source cites the difference this way, \"While the sermons of presbyterians, congregational and baptist chaplains were clearly outlined giving an exegetical giving the context of the verse used, its theological ramifications, and finally, its immediate application in practicalities of the existential situation, sermons extant from Anglican chaplain border more on the style of highly refined homilies, but lacking contextual explanations.\" As a soldier he has been described as \"the bravest of the brave\". He served alongside his fellow Virginia soldiers in the battles of Trenton, Princeton, Brandywine Creek, Germantown, the encampment at Valley Forge, the Battle of Monmouth"}, {"text": "and the Siege of Charleston. During the Virginia campaign Hurt was used as an intelligence officer for General Baron Von Steuben. He was captured in January 1781 a few months before the battle of Blandford. Capture. In 1780 General George Washington had agreed with British commander Sir Henry Clinton that all men of both sides that were designated as chaplains were not to be detained as prisoners of war, but were to be immediately released. Despite this, after Hurt's capture in Northern Virginia, he spent several months detained in a British prison barge off the Atlantic coast. The exact duration and location of his imprisonment are unknown. He was later paroled, as was custom, to the city of Norfolk and later the state of Virginia. However, he was still dissatisfied with the conditions of his parole. There is still extant a letter he wrote in September 1781 directly to George which requested Washington's help in canceling his parole, exchanging him for a British chaplain and returning him to active duty. A portion of the letter reads, \"By endeavoring to gain intelligence for the Baron de Steuben last January, I was made a prisoner by a party of Simpcoe's Corps. After"}, {"text": "suffering the most ignominious treatment at different times onboard different prison Ships about a month ago I had my parole extended from the Town of Norfolk to the State of Virginia there to remain till exchanged or my parole altered. By the information I have had from Col. Tilman with respect to the British Chaplains, I humbly conceive that it is in your Excellency's power to have my parole of honor officially canceled which would add very much to my happiness I conclude also from the above information that I have been unjustly detained and improperly paroled.\" General Washington, unfortunately, was unable to help. Washington wrote a response that is housed in the Library of Congress explaining his inability to exchange him but expressed his confusion that he was not being released due to his status as a chaplain. Peacetime. Despite his capture, Hurt witnessed some of the most iconic events of the American Revolution. After his seven years of service and the end of the fighting, Hurt returned to his parish in Virginia and ministered to the people there. Records of his peacetime sermons describe Hurt's orations to be particularly eloquent, \"theologically sensitive and homiletically alert, he was a"}, {"text": "good pastor and able preacher. Several of his sermons were printed and circulated by some of his parishioners who were tremendously impressed by the content and structure of the discourse. Each manuscript contained the hallmark of an artisan.\" For his service in the revolution, he was awarded 5,000 acres of land in western Virginia in what is today Cumberland County, Kentucky. However, it is believed that he deeded most of this property to his younger relatives soon after acquiring it. US Army chaplain. After the end of the Revolutionary War, the Continental Army was dissolved. Forming a peacetime government was the primary focus of American political leadership. Uprisings such as Shays' Rebellion and attacks on frontier outposts raised concerns among those of the new federal government in 1791. After a massive defeat given by the Miami Tribe congress was hard-pressed to increase the number of soldiers in its regular army. Accordingly, on March 3, 1791, an act of Congress permitted the formation of a new regiment of infantry in the regular army. The new regiment brought the total number of regiments in the regular US Army to two. The act called for a brigadier general, a quartermaster, and a chaplain"}, {"text": "to be commissioned. After receiving authorization from the Senate, George Washington sent a letter to Congress nominating Arthur St. Claire as Brigadier General, Samuel Hodgdon as quartermaster, and John Hurt as the chaplain. These men were instated into their respective positions on March 4, 1791. As Chaplain of the Army Hurt was to be paid $600 a year, above average for the time. Hurt was most likely ill and not present during the first major conflict that his men participated in. General St. Claire, who was also the acting Governor of the Northwest Territory, led the defense of the frontier. On September 4, 1791, St. Claire's forces encountered Native forces led by Blue Jacket and Little Turtle. The American force was devastated. Their casualties numbered 657 dead and 271 wounded. This defeat was the worst ever suffered at the hands of Native Americans, dwarfing the American casualties during \"Custer's Last Stand\". This defeat prompted congress to further enlarge the army to three regiments. Hurt, however, would remain the army's only chaplain. After the increase in the army's size a new commander was appointed, General Anthony \"Mad Anthony\" Wayne. John Hurt resigned from his post on September 20, 1794. He was"}, {"text": "succeeded by Pennsylvania Baptist minister David Jones, who would serve for another six years. It would be Jones, not Hurt that would serve during the army's next major engagement. \"Mad Anthony\" led a force that defeated Native forces in Fallen Timbers on August 20, 1794. Unfortunately, any records of John Hurt's service during the engagements prior to his resignation were most likely destroyed when the British invaded Washington D.C. during the War of 1812. This stands in contrast to Jones who, unlike hurt, was an avid diarist. Historical connections. John Hurt has a few remaining historical connections to key American political figures during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Besides his letters to George Washington during the war, in peacetime, he wrote to both Thomas Jefferson and James Madison on personal matters. These matters, for the most part, involved horses. It is clear from his letter that horses were a passion of Hurt's. One of his letters to James Madison revolved mainly around the recommendation of a horse he thought Madison should buy. Legacy. Hurt only served for three years as chaplain of the Army. He was succeeded by David Jones, a baptist from Pennsylvania. After the end of"}, {"text": "Jones' tenure as chaplain of the Army, the post was eliminated. Chaplaincy in the expanding United States Army would be organized in various forms over the rest of the 19th century. Finally, with the National Defense Act of 1920 the Army Chaplain Corp was formally organized into its current form. Although the structure is presently different from the time of John Hurt, his role as the first chaplain of the army has set a precedent of including clergy as an essential part of the United States military efforts. Notable sermons. American leadership had always been supportive of the chaplains' roles in the army. The chaplain's duties went beyond the ecclesiastical. They included promoting ideas of democracy as essential to a happy society and discouraging sinful behavior while encouraging obedience to officers and loyalty to the army. John Hurt excelled at fulfilling these roles. Few examples of his work exist today, but below are two extant sermons Hurt gave during the revolution. Franco-American Alliance Sermon. After the American victory against British General John Burgoyne at Saratoga, New York, American delegates to France were successful in securing an alliance between the two nations. The announcement of this alliance inspired American patriots to"}, {"text": "continue fighting and the occasion was marked by speeches and other celebrations. Chaplains were instrumental in giving speeches to celebrate the alliance. These speeches promoted patriotism and optimism about the righteousness of their rebellion. John Hurt gave one of the most impassioned speeches on the alliance. An excerpt from one of Hurts speeches is a follows: \"By wisdom of our councils, and the magnanimous perseverance of our troops, during three campaigns, we have at length received the most manifest tokens of divine approbation; and now, by the alliance of a great and warlike European power, we stand in a situation that bids defiance to our enemies - a situation which affords the fairest prospect - the blessings of PEACE, LIBERTY, and SAFETY, the end of our warfare. For these ye fought, for these, ye bled -and not in vain! But through form the goodness of our cause the wisdom of our councils, the abilities of our generals, the courage of our troops, the strength of our armies, as well as our foreign alliances, we now have the most reasonable hope of establishing America freedom; yet it is a truth which reason and experience, as well as religion, teach us, that"}, {"text": "the race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; that the event of all things is in the hand of God, and more especially the fate of nations is weighed and determined by him. \"And if in the common occurrences of life, it is our wisdom and interest, as well as our duty, to look up to heaven for a blessing on our labors, it certainly becomes a far more indispensable duty on so important an occasion. Presumptuous confidence in our own strength might mostly provoke God to give us up to the tyranny of our enemies; while pious trust in his mercy may be a powerful means to draw down his blessings in our favor. Let us then consider the present duty as a point on which the fate of nations is suspended; and let us, therefore, redouble our diligence, and endeavor to acquire the highest perfection in our several duties, whether religious, civil or military; for the more we do for ourselves the more reason have we to expect the smiles of providence. In the name then of all that is sacred, and in defense of all that is dear to us, let"}, {"text": "us exert ourselves from the highest to the lowest, to deserve the great and wonderful deliverance with providence hath manifested toward this infant land! ... You, my fellow soldiers, are the hope of our country; to your arms, she looks for defense, and for your health and success, her prayers are incessantly offered. Our God has heard them - the princes of the earth court our friendship - we have a name among nations - victory and triumph attend us; and unless our sins forbid, our warmest wishes shall be most amply completed. \"Let us then join in one general acclamation to celebrate this important event; and while our vices proclaim our joy, let our hearts glow with gratitude to the God of nations, who is able to help us, and whose arm is mighty to save. Thus shall we see, and triumph in the fight, while malice frets, and fumes, and gnaws her chains, AMERICA shall blast her fiercest foes! Out-brave the dismal shocks of bloody war! And in unrivaled pomp resplendid rise, and shine sole empress of the western world!\"(May 6, 1778, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania) The Love of Our Country. The following excerpt is from one of Hurt's"}, {"text": "sermons entitled \"For the Love of Our Country\" and was given to soldiers fighting in the New Jersey Campaign in 1777: \"The name of patriot implies, in its true sense, everything that is most great and godlike among men; it carries in it the idea of a public blessing; it implies a power of doing good, exerted and extended to whole communities, and resembles within its sphere, that universal Providence which protects and supports the world. This is that elevated passion, of all others the most necessary, as well as most becoming, to mankind ... The miseries of the state of nature are so evident, that there is no occasion to display them; every man is sensible that violence, rapine, and slaughter must be continually practiced where no restraints are provided to curb the inordinacy of self-affection. To society, then, we must owe our security from these miseries, and to a wisely-constructed and well-regulated government we must stand indebted for our protection against those who would encroach upon the equal share of liberty which belongs to all, or would molest individuals in the possession of what is fairly appropriated, or justly claimed. And what an unspeakable satisfaction it is to"}, {"text": "be free, and to be able to call anything one's own. Freedom and security diffuse a cheerfulness over the most uncomfortable regions, and give a value to the most inconsiderable possessions...to be unmindful of the public, is not only an argument of an ungrateful, it is a proof also of a dishonest temper of mind. \"God has assigned each of us our station, and a part which we are obliged to discharge in carrying on the great work of social happiness. If then, I neglect the part appointed me, I am highly unjust; because I take a share of the benefits of society, and yet leave the burden to be borne by others. A greater injustice than this can scarcely be conceived...The public good is, as it were, a common bank, in which every individual has his respective share; and, consequently, whatever damage that sustains, the individuals unavoidably partake of the calamity. If liberty is destroyed, no particular member can escape the chains; if the credit of the associated body sink, his fortune sinks with it; if the sons of violence prevail, and plunder the public stock, his part cannot be rescued from the spoil...But still, the more noble motive"}, {"text": "to a generous soul is that which springs from a benevolent desire of diffusing the joys of life to all around him. There is nothing, he thinks, so desirable as to be the instrument of doing good; and the further it is extended, the greater is the delight, and the more glorious his character...The liberty we contend for is not the license of a few to tyrannize over multitudes, but equal freedom to all, so far as is consistent with the present circumstances of our country, good order, the constitution, and peace of government. \"These are circumstances which give a sanction to patriotism and not only justify but demand our most active resolutions to promote the welfare of our country by all those methods which become a civilized and numerous people, born with an instinctive love of liberty...If the love of your country is indeed the governing principle of your soul, you will give up every inclination which is incompatible with it; nor will you cherish in your hearts any rivals of the favorite passion. All the train of darling vices must, therefore, be brought forth, and offered up as victims on the altars of liberty...National affection, therefore, if it"}, {"text": "be derived from a true principle, must necessarily inspire a moral conduct, must incline us to quit every baneful vice, to contract the circle even of what we call innocent amusements, and, instead of looking out for daily parties of pleasure, it will prompt us rather make a constant festival of human kindness, the most delicious of all entertainments to a generous mind. If we behave thus, then we are patriots indeed.\""}, {"text": "Franciska is a given name. It is a feminine form of the Latin Franciscus. Notable people with the name include:"}, {"text": "Lady Margaret Frances Domville (n\u00e9e St Lawrence; 1840 \u2013 9 January 1929) was an Irish aristocrat and a writer. She was also the daughter of the 3rd Earl of Howth and the wife of Sir Charles Compton Domville, 2nd Bt. Biography. Lady Margaret Frances St Lawrence was born in 1840 to Thomas St Lawrence, 3rd Earl of Howth, and his wife, Lady Emily de Burgh, who was the daughter of the John de Burgh, 13th Earl of Clanricarde. Lady Emily died of measles in 1842 in Dublin. Lady Margaret was raised a Protestant but converted to Catholicism. She was a regular contributor to periodicals and magazines, and wrote two books. She wrote predominantly about history and religion. She married Sir Charles Compton William Domvile, 2nd Baronet Domvile, of Templeogue and Santry, on 20 June 1861. The couple had no children and were the last of the Domville family to live in Santry estate. Sir Charles died on 10 July 1884."}, {"text": "The 2019\u201320 season was Real Zaragoza's sixth consecutive season in the Segunda Divisi\u00f3n and their 88th year in existence. Along with Segunda Divisi\u00f3n, the club competed in the Copa del Rey. The season was due to cover a period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. It was extended extraordinarily beyond 30 June due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain. Pre-season and friendlies. Real Zaragoza announced six pre-season friendlies against Pe\u00f1a Ferranca, Club Deportivo Ebro, Calahorra, Gimn\u00e0stic de Tarragona, Deportivo Alav\u00e9s, and Tudelano. Competitions. Segunda Divisi\u00f3n. Matches. The fixtures were revealed on 4 July 2019. \"Last updated on 17 March 2020.\" Statistics. Appearances and goals. ! colspan=10 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|\"Goalkeepers\" ! colspan=10 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|\"Defenders\" ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|\"Midfielders\" ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|\"Forwards\" ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club"}, {"text": "Muhammad Karim Babak (born; 1947) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 1988 to 1990 and 1997 to 2002.<ref name=\"ecp/nwfp\"></ref> Political career. Babak also served as Minister of transportation of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly from 2008 to 2013."}, {"text": "Proinsias is a given name, the Irish equivalent of Francis. Notable people with the name include:"}, {"text": "Louis de Courbon, Comte de Bl\u00e9nac, Marquis de Coutr\u00e9 (died 10 July 1722) was governor of the French colony of Saint-Domingue from 1713 to 1716. Family. Louis de Courbon, Marquis de Coutr\u00e9, was the second son of Charles de Courbon de Bl\u00e9nac, marquis de la Roche-Courbon (died 10 June 1696), and Ang\u00e9lique de la Rochefoucaut. His father became a \"mar\u00e9chal de camp\" in the king's army, in 1669 became a ship's captain, and in 1677 was made governor and lieutenant general of the French Islands and all the lands of America. Louis de Courbon had nine brothers and sisters. As a boy he was a page of King Louis XIV of France. He joined the navy in November 1675, and became a ship's captain (\"capitaine de vaisseau\") in January 1689. Governor of Saint-Domingue. Bl\u00e9nac was offered the position of Governor of Saint-Domingue to replace Nicolas de Gabaret in a latter of 13 September 1712. He was named governor of Saint-Domingue in place of Nicolas de Gabaret on 1 October 1712, and was received by the Council of Cap Fran\u00e7ois on 13 June 1713. He took over from Paul-Fran\u00e7ois de La Grange d'Arquien, who had acted as governor after Gabaret's death."}, {"text": "Blenac found the colony at peace, since under the Treaty of Utrecht the English had left. However, there were constant squabbles over land among the settler families. Blenac had three subordinate governors, that of Saint-Louis on \u00cele-\u00e0-Vache opposite Les Cayes on the south coast, another at L\u00e9og\u00e2ne for the east coast, and that of Sainte-Croix for the north coast. The Count of Arguyan, who had been acting governor, resumed his post at the Cap-Fran\u00e7ais (now Cap-Ha\u00eftien), which he commanded as Governor of Sainte-Croix. The correspondence from the Secretary of State for the Navy to Bl\u00e9nac and the \"intendant\" Jean-Jacques Mithon de Senneville from September 1712 to July 1715 has been preserved. It covers finance, provisions, the state of the colony, the Treaty of Utrecht (1713), fortifications, appointments, complaints, trade restrictions and relations with Spain (which occupied the east of the island). Blenac was given strict instructions to prevent foreign trade, which was difficult in Saint-Domingue given the great length of the coastline from which ships could carry goods to and from Jamaica. In 1713 Brenac and Mithon reported that the town of L\u00e9og\u00e2ne, founded two years earlier, was growing rapidly. They were doing all they could to encourage settlers to"}, {"text": "build in the town. There was difficulty in obtaining bricks for barracks and magazines in L\u00e9og\u00e2ne and Petit-Go\u00e2ve. Lemaire had started a brick making factory at considerable cost but with no result. The right soil had not been found, and the bricks crumbled into small pieces in the rain. De Champ had better results at Cap Fran\u00e7ais (now Cap-Ha\u00eftien), but his bricks cost more than those from France. On 1 January 1714 the king signed an order making the leeward islands independent of the windward islands. A letter of 10 January 1714 from the Secretary of State for the Navy informed Bl\u00e9nac of the death of Raymond Balthazar Ph\u00e9lypeaux, governor-general of the French West Indies. The West Indies would now have two governors-general, Bl\u00e9nac in Saint-Domingue, and another in the Windward Islands. Further letters discussed black slaves shipped by the Compagnie du S\u00e9n\u00e9gal, taxes, trade, shortage of coinage, sugar factories, negro regulations, lawsuits and piracy. Blenac was less active than Duquesne in the Windward Islands, and had more difficulty pursuing the smugglers. His health could not cope with the tropical climate, and he asked for recall to France. Bl\u00e9nac returned to France in 1716. He was replaced as governor-general on"}, {"text": "1 January 1717 by Charles Joubert de La Bastide, marquis de Ch\u00e2teaumorand. Bl\u00e9nac died in Rochefort on 10 July 1722. He had never married."}, {"text": "Pranci\u0161kus is a given name. Notable people with the name include:"}, {"text": "Sohail Khan (born 1970) is an Indian actor and filmmaker. Other notable people with the same name include:"}, {"text": "Dinny O'Bryan is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s. He played for the St. George, North Sydney and Cronulla-Sutherland in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition. Playing career. O'Bryan made his first grade debut for St. George in 1962. O'Bryan made 16 appearances for the club as they won the minor premiership. O'Bryan did not play in the club's grand final victory over Western Suburbs. In 1963, O'Bryan joined North Sydney. The following season, Norths finished in fourth place on the table and reached the finals for the first time in many years. O'Bryan played in the club's semi final loss against Balmain. In 1965, Norths had one of their best seasons on the field finishing second. O'Bryan however missed both of the club's finals matches through injury. In the coming seasons, Norths were unable to match their form of the 1965 season and O'Bryan left the club at the end of 1968. O'Bryan then joined the newly formed Cronulla side which had only entered the competition two years prior. O'Bryan only played 3 times for Cronulla in a season where the club finished last on the table and claimed the wooden spoon."}, {"text": "O'Bryan's final game for Cronulla came against Eastern Suburbs in round 4 1969 in which O'Bryan kicked a field goal although Easts ran out winners 29\u201319 at Endeavour Field."}, {"text": "The Spectrally Agile Frequency-Incrementing Reconfigurable (SAFIRE) radar is a vehicle-mounted, forward-looking ground-penetrating radar (FLGPR) system designed to detect buried or hidden explosive hazards. It was developed by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) in 2016 as part of a long generation of ultra-wideband (UWB) and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) systems created to combat buried landmines and IEDs. Past iterations include the railSAR, the boomSAR, and the SIRE radar. Development. The SAFIRE radar was initially conceived as a response to the increasing congestion of the radio frequency (RF) spectrum due to the recent growth of wireless technology. As part of an effort to improve upon the existing SIRE radar system, the U.S. Army Research Laboratory designed the SAFIRE radar as a UWB radar that could match or exceed the performance of the SIRE radar while operating in congested RF environments. Instead of impulse UWB, it was fitted with a stepped-frequency design in order to retain spectral agility while maintaining minimal ADC sampling requirements. The SAFIRE radar was also designed to be highly reconfigurable due to its nature as an experimental radar. The SAFIRE radar differs from past UWB SAR systems developed by ARL like the boomSAR and the SIRE radar in"}, {"text": "that it utilizes a stepped-frequency system rather than a short-pulse one. One of the main challenges caused by the nature of the SIRE radar as an impulse UWB system was its high susceptibility to in-band radio frequency interference (RFI). In contrast, stepped-frequency radars can excise specific frequencies within their operating band, which reduces interference from nearby radar systems. In addition, the frequency bands where RFI is present can be easily removed with the use of spectral sensing techniques. Furthermore, while impulse UWB radars like the SIRE radar must avoid transmitting signals in certain reserved frequency bands, stepped-frequency radars possess the flexibility to transmit signals that conform to any spectral shape, so long as the return signals are processed to minimize the noise. The resulting radar imagery of this approach may feature bands of frequencies over the operating bandwidth with no data as a consequence. Due to these configurations, the SAFIRE radar is capable of performing ultra-wideband operations with comparable range resolution and penetration abilities while avoiding spectral areas congested with high RF content. Once development was completed, the SAFIRE radar was later subjected to a series of field trials at an arid Army test site in 2016 and 2017, where"}, {"text": "it was tasked with detecting several anti-tank landmines hidden throughout the site and buried at different depths. According to the results of these experiments, the SAFIRE radar was shown to be capable of detecting and imaging broadside-oriented landmines that were buried as deep as 8 inches in the soil. Characteristics. The SAFIRE radar operates at a bandwidth ranging from 300 MHz to 2 GHz with a minimum frequency step size of 1 MHz. However, the frequency step size can be set by the user and is generally governed by the speed of the vehicle on which the system is mounted. While an increase in bandwidth may improve the resolution and the signal-to-clutter ratio, SAFIRE's radar resolution was specifically chosen to be comparable to the dimensions of a typical anti-personnel (AP) landmine. The radar system utilizes a superheterodyne architecture in order to keep the RFI further separated from the received signal within the radar operating band. It was also designed to have highly reconfigurable timing control, where the user can select the transmit and receive on/off times with 8.33 nanosecond resolution. Antennas. The SAFIRE receiver antennas are arranged in a uniform linear array that consists of 16 ARL-manufactured Vivaldi notch antennas."}, {"text": "Two large ETS-Lindgen quad-ridged horn transmit antennas are stationed above the array and separated from the receive antennas by radar absorbing foam. The radar system can be configured to have either a forward- or side-looking orientation, but doing so requires the Vivaldi notch antennas to be physically rotated. In contrast, the ETS-Lindgen horn antennas can be electronically switched between vertical or horizontal polarizations. Through this configuration, it becomes possible for the SAFIRE system to collect fully polarimetric data. Transmitter. The transmitter consists of two mixing stages produce the operating frequency by mixing the three generated signals. Once filtered, the operating frequency passes through the Tx-Enable switch and then the Tx-LR switch, both of which are made out of commercial off-the-shelf components. The Tx-Enable switch is responsible for controlling the pulse width and duty cycle of the operating frequency and can also disable the transmitter during listen-only mode. When the SAFIRE radar is not in listen-only mode, the signal is sent to the Tx-LR switch, which is used to cycle between the left and right transmitters. A third switch called the Tx-Pol switch controls which polarization port is used after the power amplification performed by an ARL-manufactured printed circuit board (PCB),"}, {"text": "which is incorporated with AD9249 integrated circuits. Receiver. The receiver tracks the current operating frequency during the first mixing stage using a stepped local-oscillator (LO), which is held at a constant offset to the stepped operating frequency. This first mixing stage serves to collapse the 1700-MHz operating bandwidth into a narrowband IF, which is then amplified and filtered. Once amplified, the signals are split four ways and connected to a Rx module, which consists of three PCBs and four receiver channels. Cameras. The SAFIRE radar also features two electro-optical (EO) Point Grey Flea 2G HD cameras and two long-wave infrared (LWIR) Xenics Gobi 640 cameras. The EO cameras are capable of 2448x2048 resolution and 7.5 frames per second, while the LWIR cameras operate between 8 and 14 micrometers with 55-mK sensitivity. The data generated from these four cameras can be superimposed with the collected radar data to produce a stereoscopic augmented reality display for the user that allows them to view all the sensor data simultaneously. In addition, this data makes it possible for the SAFIRE system to generate a metric reconstruction of the scene with information about the spatial extent and proximity of the objects present. Plans were also"}, {"text": "made to combine data from the EO and LWIR cameras to create 3D metric scans of the environment complete with depth, color, thermal, and radar information to enhance the user's viewing experience. Position and motion sensors. A GPS receiver and an inertial measurement unit (IMU) are both incorporated into the SAFIRE radar to collect and determine the position and movements of the platform as it travels on top of its designated vehicle. This information allows the system to create SAR imagery using the radar's backprojection imaging technique."}, {"text": "Bella Tovey (born Bella Jakubowicz, September 18, 1926 \u2013 July 14, 2019) was a Holocaust survivor who told her survival story in Europe, the United States, and Canada. Life before WWII. Tovey was the oldest child of four, born in Sosnowiec, Poland. Her father owned a knitting factory. Experience in WWII. In 1943, after four years of German occupation in Poland, Tovey was sent to northern Germany, to a labor camp. She was moved to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in December 1944. In April 1945, the camp was liberated, at which point she weighed 70 pounds and had lice. Life after WWII. In 1948, she married a fellow survivor, Henry Tovey. Visiting her only other surviving sibling in 1959, Tovey pivoted from becoming an accountant to focusing on telling her story. She talked at schools across North America and Europe, as well as being a teacher within the Washington Hebrew Congregation."}, {"text": "Laura Soucek (born 1973) is a Group Leader at VHIO (the Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology), Research Professor at ICREA, and CEO of Peptomyc S.L. She works on the Myc oncoprotein, the deregulation of which occurs during almost all cancers. Soucek has designed a dominant negative variant, Omomyc, which allows her to investigate the benefits of inhibiting Myc in cancer. Early life and education. Soucek was born in Velletri on the outskirts of Rome. She studied biology at the Sapienza University of Rome and graduated in 1996. During this time she started researching novel treatments for cancer. After earning her bachelor's degree, Soucek obtained a doctorate in genetics and molecular biology researching at the National Research Centre in Rome in 2001. That same year, she joined the University of California, San Francisco as a postdoctoral fellow. She was appointed as an Assistant Researcher in the laboratory of Gerard Evan in 2006. She returned to Europe in 2011, joining VHIO (Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology) as Principal Investigator of the Models of Cancer Therapies Laboratory. Research and career. Soucek is Head of the Models of Cancer Therapies Group at VHIO and was the first woman and non-Spanish national to be appointed"}, {"text": "as Principal Investigator at that Institution. She became research professor at ICREA in 2014. In 2014 she founded a spin-out company, \"Peptomyc S.L.\". In 2015 she was made associate professor at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Her research considers the Myc oncoprotein, a protein that cancer cells appear to depend on, which had long been considered too difficult to target. She has demonstrated that inhibition of Myc can have a dramatic therapeutic index in mouse models of cancer, causing minimal side effects in normal proliferating tissues. Soucek created \"Omomyc\", a dominant negative form of Myc that can inhibit the oncogene without causing adverse impacts. As Omomyc is tolerated by mice and has anti-tumour activity, Soucek has been developing an efficient and safe drug version of it. She believes that inhibition of Myc can force the immune system to wake up, and kill cancer from the inside and outside. Peptomyc have demonstrated that Omomyc can be used against non-small-cell lung carcinoma and potentially be used for other oncological indications. In 2019 Laura was awarded the European Institute of Innovation and Technology Public Prize. She featured in a FC Barcelona commercial to advertise the 2019/2020 season kit. The advert paid homage to"}, {"text": "people who have contributed to the community of Barcelona. Selected publications. Her publications include:"}, {"text": "The Embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in Berlin was the diplomatic mission of North Korea to the Federal Republic of Germany. It is located at Glinkastra\u00dfe 5\u20137 in the district Berlin-Mitte. Since 24 April 2017, the ambassador has been Pak Nam-Yong. The North Korean Embassy rented out its main building to the hotel company \"EGI GmbH\", who operated the \"City Hostel Berlin\" in the building and thus generated foreign exchange for North Korea. According to a UN resolution from 2016 (resolution 2270) it is prohibited to rent or lease any property from North Korea. This is to prevent North Korea from generating foreign currency that the People's Republic could use to procure materials for its nuclear program. Attempts by German authorities to take action against it had been unsuccessful until 2020, when it was closed."}, {"text": "Gilles Fontaine (1948 \u2013 November 1, 2019) was a professor of astrophysics at the Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al in Quebec, Canada. Fontaine's research interests included theoretical and observational studies of white dwarfs, sub-dwarf stars and astroseismology (the interpretation of variations in brightness of certain pulsating or vibrating stars to understand their interior structure). In particular, he found that white dwarfs can serve as test benches for the equation of state, the coefficient of transport, and the phase transition between solid and liquid states at very high densities. Early life and education. Gilles Fontaine was born in 1948 in L\u00e9vis, Quebec. He obtained a Bachelor of Science degree from Universit\u00e9 Laval in 1969. He arrived at the University of Rochester in the fall of that year to begin his graduate work, initially hoping to study quantum optics. However, he ended up following his interest in astronomy to work with Hugh M. Van Horn on modeling convection in the surface layers of white dwarfs. Career. After receiving his PhD in 1974, he completed a postdoctoral fellowship at University of Western Ontario where he worked with John Landstreet, gaining experience with observational astronomy. In 1977 he became an assistant professor at the Universit\u00e9 de"}, {"text": "Montr\u00e9al. He was promoted to associate professor in 1980 and full professor 1986. In 1981, expanding upon his PhD research in white dwarfs, Fontaine founded a research group specializing in white dwarf asteroseismology with his colleague Fran\u00e7ois Wesemael. This research group received international acclaim for its wide-ranging contributions to our understanding of white dwarfs. Three of Fontaine's PhD students, would go on to win the Canadian Astronomical Society Plaskett medal, awarded for the most outstanding doctoral thesis in astronomy at a Canadian university. In 1982, the group made headlines by predicting the existence of a new type of pulsating star, a DB white dwarf, which was later confirmed by telescope observations. This was the first time that the existence of a variable star was predicted by mathematical models first, rather than being discovered first through observations. In 1987, Fontaine along with his collaborators, attempted to determine the age of the Universe using the amount of time it takes for white dwarfs to cool. Comparing observations to numerical simulations, the found that the Universe is between 10 billion and 300 million years old. In 1990, his group published the first results from the Whole Earth Telescope, a network of telescopes around"}, {"text": "the world located at different longitudes that could collectively provide continuous observations of pulsating white dwarfs. In 1996, the asteroseismology group at the Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al once again predicted a new type of variable star, a B-type white subdwarf, which was confirmed by observations by the South African Astronomical Observatory in 1997. In 1992, he became a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and in 2016 he was awarded the Canadian Association of Physicists Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Physics \"for his pioneering, world-renowned work in theoretical and observational studies of white dwarf stars.\" Over his career, he published more than 200 scientific articles. He was a member of the Institute for Research on Exoplanets (iRex) and the Centre de recherche en astrophysique du Qu\u00e9bec (CRAQ). Fontaine died November 2, 2019, in Montreal, Quebec."}, {"text": "Biwarsar I was the Afrighid ruler of Khwarazm in the third quarter of the 4th century. He was the predecessor of Baghra, and was succeeded by Kawi."}, {"text": "Dr. Anisa Ibrahim (Somali: \"Anisa Ibrahim\"; Arabic: \u0623\u0646\u064a\u0633\u0629 \u0625\u0628\u0631\u0627\u0647\u064a\u0645) (born 1987) is a Somali-American doctor. She is the first refugee to be appointed director of a clinic, Harborview Medical Center's Pediatric Clinic in the United States. Early years and education. Ibrahim was born in Somalia. When she was five years old, she and her family fled from the civil war in Somalia in 1992 for Kenya. They spent a year in refugee camps in Kenya before relocating to the United States. In the United States, she and her siblings were treated at Harborview Medical Center's Pediatrics Clinic in Seattle. Education. Ibrahim trained as a doctor at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Career. After completing her training as a medical doctor in 2013, she did her internship and her residency at the University of Washington School of Medicine. In 2016 she joined Harborview Medical Center as a general paediatrician, the same hospital that treated her and her siblings about two decades ago. In 2019, she was appointed as director of the Harborview Medical Center, making her the first refugee to lead such a clinic in the United States. As part of her work at the clinic, she delivers outreach"}, {"text": "and care to immigrant and refugee populations, with a focus on those from East Africa. Personal life. Ibrahim is married with three children. In 2021, Ibrahim was named by Carnegie Corporation of New York as an honoree of the Great Immigrants Award."}, {"text": "The Crash/Major League Wrestling Show was a professional wrestling supercard event co-produced by the U.S-based Major League Wrestling (MLW) and Mexico-based The Crash Lucha Libre (Crash) held in The Crash's home arena, Auditorio Fausto Gutierrez in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. The show was taped for episodes of \"MLW Fusion\" that aired from October 12 to 26, 2019 on BeIN Sports USA The main event of the show was a continuation of the MLW storyline feud between L.A. Park and \"Contra Unit\" (Jacob Fatu, Ikuro Kwon, Josef Samael, and Simon Gotch) that was building to MLW's Saturday Night SuperFight pay-per-view on November 2, 2019. In the main event L.A. Park teamed up with The Crash main-stays \"La Rebeli\u00f3n Amarilla\" (Bestia 666 and Mecha Wolf 450) to defeat Kwon, Samael and Gotch. On the undercard The Crash Heavyweight Champion Rey Horus faced the MLW National Openweight Champion Alexander Hammerstone in a match where both championships were on the line. The match ended in a disqualification, with both men keeping their championships. The show featured seven additional matches. The show was originally supposed to include matches with four Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) wrestlers, but CMLL pulled their workers from the show"}, {"text": "when The Crash insisted on booking Dragon Lee, who had been fired from CMLL in the days leading up to the show. In addition to CMLL workers Soberano Jr., Barbaro Cavernario, \u00c1ngel de Oro, and Niebla Roja, several of the originally scheduled matches had to be changes as Jacob Fatu, Minoru Tanaka, Mance Warner, Teddy Hart, Marshall Von Erich, and Ross Von Erich ended up not working the show. Production. Background. On August 8, 2019 Major League Wrestling (MLW) announced that they had formed an alliance with the Mexican based The Crash Lucha Libre professional wrestling promotion and as part of that alliance they would co-promote a show in Mexico. The show would tape matches for 3 episodes of their MLW Fusion show. The originally announced card for the show also included wrestlers from Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL); Dragon Lee, Soberano Jr., Barbaro Cavernario, \u00c1ngel de Oro, and Niebla Roja. The matches including CMLL wrestlers were not scheduled to be aired on Fusion. On September 27, CMLL announced that they had fired Dragon Lee, followed by CMLL removing the remaining CMLL wrestlers from the joint Crash/MLW show as they kept Dragon Lee on the card afterwards. MLW and"}, {"text": "The Crash had also announced matches including MLW regulars Jacob Fatu, Mance Warner, Teddy Hart, Marshall Von Erich, Ross Von Erich and Japanese wrestler Minoru Tanaka for the show. The six wrestlers were not part of the show, forcing most matches to be modified from the originally scheduled matches. Storylines. The Crash / Major League Wrestling Show featured nine professional wrestling matches scripted by The Crash with some wrestlers involved in scripted feuds. The wrestlers portray either heels (referred to as \"rudos\" in Mexico, those that play the part of the \"bad guys\") or faces (\"t\u00e9cnicos\" in Mexico, the \"good guy\" characters) as they perform. Aftermath. The main event storyline culminated at MLW's first PPV Saturday Night SuperFight, where Josef Fatu successfully defended the MLW World Heavyweight Championship against L.A. Park in a no disqualification match."}, {"text": "This is an incomplete list of police stations, world-wide, that are individually notable. This includes current and former police stations that have been recognized and documented by historic registries, as well as other historic or modern ones that have been the locations of major events or otherwise received substantial coverage. United States. Ones without NRHP category:"}, {"text": "Ripley District, formerly Ripley Magisterial District, is one of five historic magisterial districts in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. The district was originally known as Mill Creek Township, one of five civil townships established in Jackson County after West Virginia became a state in 1863; it was renamed \"Ripley Township\" after its chief town in 1871, and the following year, all of West Virginia's townships were converted into magisterial districts. When Jackson County was redistricted in the 1990s, the area of Ripley District was divided between the new Eastern and Western Magisterial Districts. However, the county's historic magisterial districts continue to exist in the form of tax districts, serving all of their former administrative functions except for the election of county officials. Geography. Ripley District is located in the central and southern portions of Jackson County. To the north, it is bounded by Ravenswood District, to the east by Washington District, to the northwest by Union District, and to the southwest by Union District in Mason County, Buffalo-Union District, formerly Union District in Putnam County, and District 3 and District 4, formerly Poca District, in Kanawha County. With an area of 145 square miles, it is the largest of"}, {"text": "Jackson County's historic districts. Most of Ripley District is hilly, except for the bottomlands along Mill Creek and its numerous tributaries. Streams. The principal stream of Ripley District is Mill Creek, which traverses the district from east to west, with its upper waters arising in the western portion of Roane County, then crossing Washington District on its way to Ripley; below Ripley the creek continues in a northwesterly direction through Union District, and empties into the Ohio River at Millwood, West Virginia. It is sometimes known as \"Big\" Mill Creek to distinguish it from two other streams in Jackson County, both known as \"Little Mill Creek\", one in Union District, and the other a tributary of Big Mill Creek. Mill Creek is formed by the confluence of Little Mill Creek and the Elk Fork, about seven miles above Ripley, in the eastern part of the district. Most of Little Mill Creek is in Washington District, and its upper waters reach all the way into Roane County. It flows westward into Ripley District just below the village of Hereford, where it is met by Joes Run. Between Hereford and its confluence with the Elk Fork, Little Mill Creek is joined by"}, {"text": "Stationcamp Run, coming from the west past Mount Olive Church. Most of the Elk Fork is likewise in Washington District, but just after entering Ripley District it meets with Scale Run, flowing southwest out of Washington District, and Wolf Run, coming from the south. After Little Mill Creek and the Elk Fork converge, Mill Creek winds southwest through the hills and past the village of Shatto, until it meets the Tug Fork, coming from the southeast, about four miles above Ripley. Most of the Tug Fork and its tributaries are in Washington District, with some extending all the way into Roane County; but one of the largest, Grasslick Creek, lies mostly in Ripley District. Its upper waters flow out of the hills east of Garnes Knob, and the creek flows northward past the village of Kenna, continuing northward for more than three miles, accumulating numerous smaller tributaries, including Pleasant Valley Run, the Shamblen Branch, and the Coleman Branch, all coming from the west. It then meets Grasslick Run, flowing from the north out of the hills above Fairplain, and curves around a ridge, traveling southeast for two miles, until it meets Stonelick Creek, coming from the south above Plum Orchard;"}, {"text": "Gin Run is an upper tributary of Stonelick Creek. Turning east, Grasslick Creek flows past Plum Orchard, and meets Plum Orchard Run coming from the south, before flowing eastward into Washington District. In Washington District, Grasslick Creek meets the Bear Fork to form the Tug Fork of Mill Creek. At Ripley, Mill Creek is joined by Sycamore Creek, coming from the east, and flowing around the plateau where the town was built; the Left Fork of Sycamore flows out of the hills north of Ripley. Below the town, Bullfrog Run, Burnt Run, and Claylick Run flow into Mill Creek from the Northwest, and the creek turns westward toward the district boundary. Before leaving Ripley District, Mill Creek is joined by Parchment Creek, coming from the south; Mud Run, flowing from the north; and Isaacs Run, running northeast past the village of Evans. Parchment Creek has an extensive watershed, with its upper course flowing out of the hills southeast of Given, where it meets with Wolfe Creek. Continuing northward, it meets with Kissel Run, coming from the west, then the Cox Fork, flowing from the east out of the hollows south of Reynolds Hill. Above the village of Parchment Valley, the"}, {"text": "creek meets with Wolfpen Run, flowing northeast, then below the village with Grass Run, flowing southwest. Parchment Creek continues westward, meeting with Bull Run, coming from the south, then Roundknob Run, flowing northeast from Danstown, and Johns Run, where the creek turns northward toward Mill Creek. Other streams in Ripley District include the Left Fork of the Pocatalico River, which drains the southern portion of the district; the upper course of Thirteenmile Creek, which flows out of Douglas Hollow above the village of Rockcastle, then flows northwest into Mason County; and the upper waters of Eighteenmile Creek, most of which is in Putnam County. The Left Fork of the Pocatalico is formed in Ripley District by the confluence of Pocatalico Creek and the Dudden Fork, south of Goldtown. Above Goldtown, Pocatalico Creek is joined by the Dog Fork, which curves through Jackson, Putnam, and Kanawha Counties, before returning to Jackson County in its lower course. Before leaving Jackson County, the Left Fork is joined by the Spicewood Branch, coming from the west. The southernmost portion of the boundary separating Ripley District from Kanawha County follows the course of the Left Fork. Communities. The only incorporated settlement in Ripley District is"}, {"text": "the city of Ripley, located on a plateau overlooking Mill Creek, in the northern part of the district. It is the county seat, and home of the Jackson County Courthouse. For most of its history, Ripley has been the second-largest town in Jackson County, behind Ravenswood, on the Ohio River. Besides the town of Ripley, the district is home to a number of unincorporated communities. Further up the main branch of Mill Creek, the village of Shatto is about five miles above Ripley. In the central part of the district, Kenna lies at the headwaters of Grasslick Creek, while Fairplain is on Grasslick Run, a tributary of the former. Plum Orchard lies along the lower course of Grasslick Creek, just before it crosses into Washington District. On the Left Fork of Sycamore Creek, which joins Mill Creek just below Ripley, is the village of Sidneyville. Parchment Valley, as its name suggests, lies in the valley of Parchment Creek, about four miles above the mouth of that stream. The village of Given is about four miles above Parchment Valley. Below Parchment Valley is Mount Moriah, on a hill overlooking a bend in the creek, opposite the mouth of Bull Run. Danstown"}, {"text": "is on Roundknob Run, the next tributary of Parchment Creek below Mount Moriah. Foster Chapel, West Virginia is in the hills south of Danstown. The village of Evans is on Isaacs Run, in the western part of the district. In the southern part of the district, Goldtown lies along Pocatalico Creek, while the village of Loop is further downstream, on the Left Fork of the Pocatalico River, near the southernmost corner of Ripley District. The former village of Edgar is in the hills above the headwaters of Eighteenmile Creek. Rockcastle is on the upper waters of Thirteenmile Creek, in a portion of the district that belonged to Mason County until 1866. Roads and transportation. The main north\u2013south highway in Ripley District is County Road 21, which runs between Charleston and Parkersburg, through the center of the district. South of Ripley, it is known locally as the Charleston Road, and runs past Loop, Goldtown, Kenna, and Fairplain; south of Kenna it is joined by West Virginia Route 34, coming from Red House in Putnam County. North of Ripley, County Road 21 becomes the Parkersburg Road. The main east\u2013west highway is West Virginia Route 62, formerly part of U.S. Route 33 west"}, {"text": "of Ripley, which runs to Cottageville, and then on to Ripley Landing, along the Ohio River in Union District. Continuing through Ripley, it becomes Main Street and U.S. Route 33, otherwise known as the Spencer Road, traveling eastward to Spencer in Roane County. Interstate 77 runs through the district, roughly paralleling County Road 21, with exits at Goldtown, Fairplain, and Ripley, on its way from Charleston to Parkersburg. For most of the twentieth century, a spur line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, known as the Ripley Branch, traveled between Millwood and Ripley. History. To a large extent, the history of Ripley District is synonymous with that of the town of Ripley. The first settler was William Parsons, who built a log cabin on a plateau overlooking Mill Creek. He later sold this land to Jacob Starcher. Until 1831, the land that would become Jackson County was part of Mason, Wood, and Kanawha Counties; most of Ripley District was part of Mason County, except for the southernmost portion, which was in Kanawha County. Soon after Jackson County's formation, the town of Ripley was chosen as the county seat. The town began to take shape between 1828 and 1832, on land"}, {"text": "donated by Jacob Starcher and his wife, Anna; they and several of their relatives were key to the town's development. It was named in honour of Harry Ripley, a young man who had recently drowned in Mill Creek, shortly before he was to be married. A log schoolhouse was built in 1829, and the first schoolmaster was John Armstrong, later a physician at Ripley. The first county court was held at the house of Joel Sayre, Jacob Starcher's son-in-law, in 1831; the following year a courthouse was erected at what became the Ripley town square, and Robert Lowther was appointed the first postmaster of Jackson Court House, as the post office was officially named. The town soon flourished, as merchants Alfred Beauchamp and James and Nehemiah Smith opened stores in 1833, and hotels were established the same year by William Carney and Jacob Staats, the latter a brother-in-law of Jacob Starcher. Staats' son-in-law, Joseph Bolen, opened a blacksmith shop at Ripley in 1834. Jacob Starcher built a water-powered floating grist mill in 1836, and soon afterward established the town's first sawmill. Joseph Mairs was the town's first physician, and a Methodist church was built at Ripley about 1840. The original"}, {"text": "courthouse was replaced by a new structure, built by Nicholas H. Bonnett, also a son-in-law of Jacob Staats, in 1858. A woolen mill came to Ripley in 1866. Prior to the civil war, most counties in Virginia were not subdivided into smaller units. Jackson County was one of forty-eight Virginia counties admitted to the Union as the state of West Virginia on June 20, 1863. On July 31 of that year, the West Virginia Legislature passed an act requiring the division of the counties into civil townships. Section five of the bill appointed George L. Kennedy, John Johnson, Robert R. Riley, Abraham Slaughter, and George Click to establish Jackson County's townships. Mill Creek Township, later Ripley, was one of the five original townships of Jackson County; it was given its present name in 1871. The original purpose of the townships was to provide for local government, as well as local control over revenue and the newly created system of free public schools. However, the rural nature of the state proved an impediment to participation in township government, and revenues fell far below expectations. In 1872, the townships were converted into magisterial districts, serving various administrative purposes, but having no governmental"}, {"text": "function. The only major change in the boundaries of any of Jackson County's historic districts occurred in 1866, when a trapezoidal section of eastern Union Township in Mason County, surrounding the village of Rockcastle and the upper waters of Thirteenmile Creek, was transferred to Mill Creek Township in Jackson County. Otherwise, the names and boundaries of Jackson County's magisterial districts remained largely unchanged until the 1990s, when the county was redistricted in order to equalize the area and population of its magisterial districts as nearly as possible. The western portions of Ripley District, excluding the town of Ripley, were combined with Union District and the southwestern portion of Ravenswood District, to form the new Western Magisterial District. The eastern part of Ripley District, together with the city of Ripley, were combined with Washington District to form the new Eastern Magisterial District. However, redistricting in a number of counties created confusion with land and tax records, so the legislature provided for the establishment of tax districts, following the lines of the historic magisterial districts, and serving all administrative functions other than the apportionment of county officials. As a result, Ripley District remains an administrative unit of Jackson County, although it is"}, {"text": "no longer one of the magisterial districts."}, {"text": "CashorTrade is a fan-to-fan face-value ticket-reselling market created in 2009 by brothers Brando and Dusty Rich based in Burlington, Vermont. , the platform had users from 20 countries and had processed over half a million transactions. The platform offers an optional gold membership which provides early notice of available tickets for an annual fee. Overview. CashorTrade does not allow ticket-scalping (reselling tickets above the original price). The marketplace is user-policed; tickets sold above face value are flagged and removed. CashorTrade works with many artists and non-profits dedicated to keeping resale tickets at face value, including Twiddle, Greensky Bluegrass, Billy Strings, The Osiris Podcast Network, The Waterwheel Foundation and Phish. History. The service began as a tent in the Phish parking lot outside shows in 2009. The Rich brothers began creating an online interface for the platform; the app is now available for both iPhone and Android users. In June 2019, CashorTrade launched an escrow service, providing a money-back guarantee on all purchases."}, {"text": "Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. v. Ward, 470 U.S. 869 (1985), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that a state cannot tax out-of-state insurance companies at a greater rate than domestic insurance companies under the Privileges and Immunities Clause of Article Four of the United States Constitution. Facts and procedural history. Alabama passed a law which imposed greatly lower gross premiums tax rate on Alabama-based insurance companies than on out-of-state or foreign insurance companies. The statute permitted these out-of-state companies to invest in Alabama assets and securities, which could reduce (though not eliminate) the higher tax. Out-of-state insurance companies brought claims for refunds of taxes paid. They argued that the tax plan violated the Equal Protection Clause of the US Constitution. The State Commissioner of Insurance denied the claims. Alabama's court of first instance upheld the statute on summary judgment, finding that the statute did not violate the Equal Protection Clause. The Court reasoned that, among the legitimate state purposes are encouraging the formation of new insurance companies in Alabama and capital investment by foreign insurance companies in Alabama assets and securities, not to mention raising revenue via taxation. Thus, the distinction between foreign"}, {"text": "and domestic companies which was rationally related to those purposes, was acceptable. After two appeals, the Supreme Court of Alabama upheld these findings, and the case was brought to the United States Supreme Court. Supreme Court. Justice Powell, writing for the 5-4 majority, held two things. First, under the circumstances of the case, promotion of domestic business by discriminating against nonresidents is not a legitimate state purpose. The Court here distinguished this case from \"Western & Southern Life Ins. Co. v. State Board of Equalization of California\". The law had no purpose but to burden foreign businesses for the benefit of Alabama businesses. This was, according to the Court, exactly the sort of behavior the Equal Protection Clause was written to prohibit. A state may not incur a higher tax on a business solely based on the state of one's residence. The Court noted that while the McCarran-Ferguson Act did take the insurance industry outside the purview of Commerce Clause restrictions, that did not extend to the Equal Protection Clause. While the doctrines are related, the Act did not stop both. Second, promotion of investing in Alabama industry was a legitimate state interest. All insurance companies, domestic and foreign, were"}, {"text": "entitled to the tax breaks for the investment credits. However, because investment credits could not eliminate, but only lessen the tax burden on foreign insurance companies, this further demonstrated the unconstitutionality of Alabama's tax scheme. Dissenting opinion. Justice O'Connor wrote a dissent joined by Justices Brennan, Marshall, and Rehnquist. It argued that promoting domestic industry was a legitimate state interest, and the tax scheme was related to this purpose."}, {"text": "Llannerch (sometimes spelled Llanerch) was a commote in the cantref of Dyffryn Clwyd which later became the Marcher Lordship of Ruthin. Situated in an area south of Ruthin the commote covered an area of which included the parishes of Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd and Llanelidan and 19 townships. Much of the land within the commote was owned by the Bishopric of Bangor. The commote was abolished when the English system of counties was introduced to north Wales under the provisions of the Act of Union 1536 and the area became part of the county of Denbighshire. The name was maintained with the building of Llannerch Hall in the 16th century. Llannerch is known as the home of the poet, Gruffydd ap Ieuan ap Llywelyn Fychan. He had four children including the poets Catrin ferch Gruffudd ap Ieuan ap Llywelyn Fychan and Alis ferch Gruffudd ab Ieuan ap Llywelyn Fychan, known as Alis Wen."}, {"text": "NG-13, previously known as OA-13, was the fourteenth flight of the Northrop Grumman robotic resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its thirteenth flight to the International Space Station (ISS) under the Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-1) contract with NASA. The mission launched on 15 February 2020 at 20:21:01 UTC after nearly a week of delays. This is the second launch of Cygnus under the CRS-2 contract. Orbital ATK and NASA jointly developed a new space transportation system to provide commercial cargo resupply services to the International Space Station (ISS). Under the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program, then Orbital Sciences designed and built Antares, a medium-class launch vehicle, with Ukrainian specialists providing first stage structure, and Russian specialists providing first stage engines. Cygnus, an advanced maneuvered spacecraft, mates a Pressurized Cargo Module, provided by Orbital's industrial partner Thales Alenia Space, with their GEOStar satellite bus. Northrop Grumman purchased Orbital in June 2018; its ATK division was renamed Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems. History. Cygnus NG-13 is the second Cygnus mission under Commercial Resupply Services-2. Production and integration of Cygnus spacecraft are performed in Dulles, Virginia. The Cygnus service module is mated with the pressurized cargo module at the launch site, and mission operations are"}, {"text": "conducted from control centers in Dulles, Virginia and Houston, Texas. The original launch attempt on 9 February 2020 was scheduled to launch at 22:39:30UTC before being pushed to the end of its five-minute window at 22:44:29UTC, only to end up being scrubbed due to a technical issue with a regulator at the launch pad with three minutes left in the countdown. The second launch attempt on 14 February 2020 at 20:43:34UTC was scrubbed due to strong upper winds with less than ninety minutes left in the countdown. Cygnus NG-13 was launched successfully on 15 February 2020 at 20:21:01UTC. Launch and early operations. After Northrop Grumman purchased Orbital ATK in June 2018, the mission was changed from OA-13 to NG-13. The Antares rocket was built and processed in the Horizontal Integration Facility over the course of six months. The rocket was rolled out to MARS Pad 0A where it was originally planned to launch 9 February 2020 but was scrubbed and delayed due to inclement weather and an issue with a regulator at the launch pad. The mission launched successfully on the 15 February 2020 at 20:21:01UTC with no delay and no apparent problems. The Cygnus spacecraft arrived at the space"}, {"text": "station on 18 February 2020 at 09:05UTC. Expedition 62 astronaut Andrew Morgan grappled the spacecraft using the station's robotic arm. After Cygnus capture, ground controllers commanded the station's arm to rotate and install Cygnus on the Earth-facing port of the station's Unity module at 11:16UTC. The Cygnus spacecraft remained at the space station until 11 May 2020. The Saffire-IV experiment was conducted within Cygnus after it departs the station, and prior to deorbit, when it disposed of several tons of trash during reentry into Earth's atmosphere, over the Pacific Ocean, on 29 May 2020. Launch attempt summary. \"Note: Times are local to the launch site (Eastern Daylight Time).\" Spacecraft. This is the tenth flight of the Enhanced-sized Cygnus PCM. This Cygnus spacecraft is named to honor Robert H. Lawrence. Manifest. The Cygnus spacecraft was loaded with of pressurized cargo with packaging, broken down as follows: Hardware. NASA provided the following breakdown of the cargo's hardware for ISS: Research. The new experiments arriving at the orbiting laboratory will challenge and inspire future scientists and explorers, and provide valuable insight for researchers. Experiments will test new facilities for microscopic viewing and cell culturing, and particle identification will seek to better understand how"}, {"text": "fire spreads in microgravity and will study how bacteriophages behave in space. The Saffire-IV experiment will occur after Cygnus leaves the ISS. Cubesats. Cubesats planned for release: Red-Eye 2, DeMI, TechEdSat 10. A CubeSat payload for the communications provider Lynk (2020-011D) was ejected from the Slingshot deployer on Cygnus on 13 May 2020 at 23:25UTC. Another payload (another Lynk, or perhaps WIDAR) remained attached to Cygnus and deployed a communications antenna. The payloads were launched aboard SpaceX CRS-20 and installed on the Cygnus hatch by the ISS crew. The Cygnus host a NASA combustion experiment inside its pressurized cabin before Northrop Grumman controllers command the spacecraft to a destructive re-entry over the South Pacific Ocean on 29 May 2020. Disposal. On 26 May, after unberthing from the ISS and before disposal, the experiment in rocket exhaust driven amplification (REDA) of very low frequency (VLF) radiowaves was conducted. The BT-4 engine on Cygnus was fired for 60 seconds, while coherent 25.2 kHz VLF radiowaves were transmitted through the rocket exhaust plume from the U.S. Navy NML Transmitter in LaMoure, North Dakota. Radiowaves were then received by Radio Receiver Instrument (RRI) on the e-POP payload of Canadian CASSIOPE satellite at higher orbit."}, {"text": "Amplification by 30 decibels was observed. Cygnus NG-13 was another test of the Cygnus External Payload Carrier. Europe's HDEV experiment which has provided high definition views of the Earth was disposed on Cygnus NG-13."}, {"text": "Konrad Johannes Oberhuber (March 31, 1935 \u2013 September 12, 2007) was a curator at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Oberhuber is known for being the individual who first raised suspicion about subsequently renowned art forger Eric Hebborn when he noticed distinct similarities in style and types of paper used for two works supposedly by two different artists. After alerting the Morgan Library & Museum, further issues were noted in other works they had purchased from Hebborn. Oberhuber was Curator of Drawings at Fogg Art Museum and Professor of Fine Arts at Harvard University\u2019s Department of History of Art and Architecture from 1975-1987. Biography. Oberhuber was born in Linz, Austria and graduated from the University of Vienna. Originally a curator at the Albertina graphic arts museum in Vienna, he served as director from 1987 to 2000. Oberhuber died of brain cancer September 12, 2007, in San Diego."}, {"text": "Wallace Buttrick (October 23, 1853 \u2013 May 28, 1926) was an American Baptist minister who served as secretary (1903\u20131917), president (1917\u20131923), and chairman (1923\u20131926) of the General Education Board, and as a trustee of the Rockefeller Foundation (1917\u20131926). Wallace Buttrick believed that schools, teachers, and institutions were not necessary for education however, for those who were less fortunate this served as the only medium for learning. The academic and administrative building Buttrick Hall at Agnes Scott College is named in Buttrick's honor. He is cited as a friend of the college, the opening of Buttrick Hall was celebrated May 30, 1930. Buttrick was born in Potsdam, New York on October 23, 1853. He died in Baltimore, Maryland on May 28, 1926 at the age of 72. General Education Board. Wallace Buttrick, Secretary of the GEB, played a significant role in not only funding the General Board of Education but as well the reason for education."}, {"text": "Robert Giordani (1902-1981) was a French art director. He designed the sets for more than eighty productions during his career."}, {"text": "Zehri () is an ethnic Brahui tribe mainly found in Balochistan, Pakistan. According to the official list by Mir Ahmad Yar, the last Khan of Kalat, Zehri was originally one of the Ja\u1e6d\u1e6d tribes inhabiting Balochistan. It belongs to the Jhalawani branch of the Brahui tribes. Notable people. Notable people with the surname Zehri include the following politicians from Balochistan, Pakistan:"}, {"text": "Kevin C. A. Burke (Kevin Charles Anthony Burke, November 13, 1929 - March 21, 2018) was a geologist known for his contributions in the theory of plate tectonics. In the course of his life, Burke held multiple professorships, most recent of which (1983-2018) was the position of professor of geology and tectonics at the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Science, University of Houston. His studies on plate tectonics, deep mantle processes, sedimentology, erosion, soil formation and other topics extended over several decades and influenced multiple generations of geologists and geophysicists around the world. Biography. Early life and education. Kevin Burke was born on November 13, 1929, in London, England, to a cultured family of Irish descent. He obtained his B.Sc. degree from University College London in 1951, and a Ph.D. degree from the University of London in 1953. His Ph.D. study focused on mapping and dating Barrovian metamorphic rocks and granites in the Connemara area of western Ireland. Scientific work. From 1953 to 1972, Burke held a series of teaching and research positions in geology, including a lecturer position at the University College of the Gold Coast (now the University of Ghana, 1953\u20131956) and a senior geologist position at the"}, {"text": "Atomic Energy Division of the British Geological Survey (1956\u20131961). While at the British Geological Survey, he worked in the east African rift and in South Korea. During that time he married his lifelong companion, Angela Marion Burke. From 1961 to 1965, Burke was the head of the Geology Department at the University of the West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica, and held a position of the head of the Geology Department at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, from 1965 to 1972. A critical turn in Burke's career occurred in 1972\u20131973 when he became a visiting professor at the University of Toronto, Canada. There, he became a close associate of J. Tuzo Wilson, who at that time was one of the most prominent proponents of plate tectonics and studies of volcanic hotspots. During his time in Toronto with Wilson, Burke began a lifelong study of hotspots, rifting and mantle processes, which was enhanced by his previous field experiences in Africa and the Caribbean. In 1973, Burke was invited by John F. Dewey to join the faculty at the State University of New York at Albany, which had assembled a group of geoscientists interested in plate tectonics, hotspot studies, rifting, and field-based ophiolite"}, {"text": "studies. During his 10-year residence in Albany, Burke produced many seminal papers on continental rifting, hotspots, Caribbean tectonics, and the effects of continent-continent collision in Asia and other places. In 1983, Burke joined the faculty of the University of Houston and also worked as director and associate director of the Lunar and Planetary Institute at NASA in Houston until 1988. In the 1990s and 2000s, in addition to mentoring graduate students and teaching at the University of Houston, he held many visiting professorships at NASA, JPL, UCLA, Carnegie Institute, and the University of Oslo, Norway. From 2003 and until his death in 2018, Kevin Burke worked in close collaboration with Trond H. Torsvik, who was then the head of the Geodynamics research group at the Geological Survey of Norway and later became a professor of geology at the University of Oslo, Norway. This collaboration resulted in several seminal contributions, describing the causal links between the two large-scale structures in the lowermost part of the Earth mantle (Large Low Shear-wave Velocity Provinces, or LLSVPs), the large-scale geometry of mantle convection, mantle plumes and surface hotspot volcanism. Burke was the first who recognized that the most prominent mantle plumes feeding active hotspots"}, {"text": "rose from the margins of LLSVPs, which he termed the \"Plume Generation Zones\" (PGZs). Evidence for long-term stability of LLSVPs (over time scales of hundreds of millions of years) from paleogeographic reconstructions of large igneous provinces and kimberlites, led Burke and Torsvik to develop a new approach to absolute plate reconstructions (PGZ method), in which the geological records of hotspot volcanism are used to constrain the longitudinal positions of lithospheric plates in the originally unconstrained reconstructions based on paleomagnetism. This work stimulated renewed interest to the LLSVPs in the geosciences community, resulting in a growing number of studies aimed to address the origin and evolution of the LLSVP structures in the lowermost mantle. The long-term temporal stability of LLSVPs has not yet been fully accepted by the scientific community and remains a field of on-going debate and active research. Professional communities. Over his entire scientific career, Kevin Burke was a very active member of the geological and geophysical scientific community. Burke was a member of the Geological Society of London, the Geological Society of America, the American Geophysical Union, the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, the European Geosciences Union, the Nigerian Mining Geological and Metallurgical Society, the Nigerian Association of"}, {"text": "Petroleum Explorationists, and the Houston Geological Society. He also served on many national committees, including the National Science Foundation, the National Research Council, NASA, and the National Academy of Sciences. Death. Kevin Burke died of a heart attack at the age of 88. He died at Addison Gilbert Hospital in Gloucester, Massachusetts, on March 21, 2018. Burke was survived by a brother and sister, three children and two grandchildren. The EOS magazine of the American Geophysical Union paid a tribute to Kevin Burke by publishing an article, in which he was described as a \"complete geologist of the ilk of Charles Lyell, Alexander von Humboldt, Eduard Suess, or Arthur Holmes.\" Awards and honors. Burke's lifetime achievement awards include the Geological Society of America (GSA) Structural Geology and Tectonics Career Contribution Award (2004); the Penrose Medal, the highest award of the Geological Society of America (2007); and the Arthur Holmes Medal and Honorary Membership, one of the most prestigious awards of the European Geosciences Union (2014)."}, {"text": "Mohammad Zeynali (; born 26 June 1997) is an Iranian footballer who played as a defensive midfielder for Iranian club Sepahan in the Persian Gulf Pro League."}, {"text": "The Roscommon Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition between mid-tier football clubs in County Roscommon. The winning club qualifies to represent its county in the Connacht Intermediate Club Football Championship, and, in turn, goes on to the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship. The 2021 championship was won by St Faithleach's, who defeated St Dominic's (after extra-time) by a scoreline of 1\u20138 to 0\u20137. Qualification for subsequent competitions. Connacht Intermediate Club Football Championship. The Roscommon IFC winners qualify for the Connacht Intermediate Club Football Championship. It is the only team from County Roscommon to qualify for this competition. The Roscommon IFC winners enter the Connacht Intermediate Club Football Championship at the quarter-final stage. For example, 2021 winner St. Faithleach's qualified for the Connacht final, and won the game with a last-minute goal. 2017 winner Michael Glavey's also won the Connacht final, as did 2014 winner St Croan's. That was the first time that this competition's winner also won the Connacht final since Western Gaels did so in 2004. All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship. The Roscommon IFC winners \u2014 by winning the Connacht Intermediate Club Football Championship \u2014 may qualify for the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship, at"}, {"text": "which they would enter at the semi-final stage, providing they haven't been drawn to face the British champions in the quarter-finals. Roscommon Senior Football Championship. The winning club gains promotion to the Senior Championship. Venue. The final is traditionally held at Dr Hyde Park."}, {"text": "Drenje (Italian: Dregne) is a small hamlet in Istria County, Croatia. It is situated just off the coast of the Gulf of Quarnero in the Adriatic Sea. It is part of the Labin\u0161tina peninsula in Istria. Demographics. According to the 2021 census, its population was 49."}, {"text": "Mathey is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:"}, {"text": "Wakasegawa Taiji (\u82e5\u702c\u5ddd\u6cf0\u4e8c\u300d\u3092\u7de8\u96c6\u4e2d, real name Tadao Hattori, 20 February 1920 \u2013 3 September 1993) was a sumo wrestler from Amagasaki, Hy\u014dgo Prefecture, Japan. He made his professional debut in 1935, reaching the top \"makuuchi\" division in 1942. His highest rank was \"komusubi.\" He was twice runner-up in a tournament and earned seven gold stars for defeating \"yokozuna\" and four special prizes. He retired in 1959 at the age of 38 and became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association, working as a coach at Isegahama stable until his mandatory retirement in 1985. Career. He was a member of the Isegahama stable, a strong stable run by former \"sekiwake\" Kiyosegawa that also had \"yokozuna\" Terukuni and \"sekiwake\" Bish\u016byama at the time. He fought in the top division for 54 tournaments, which at the time of his retirement was the most ever, winning 352 matches and losing 395, with 19 absences. His best result in a tournament was in November 1944, where at the rank of \"maegashira\" 14 he won nine out of his ten bouts, the same as \"\u014dzeki\" Maedayama, but as he was the lower ranking wrestler he had to settle for runner-up honours as there was no playoff system"}, {"text": "at the time. Thirteen years later in September 1957 he was again runner-up, with a 12\u20133 record, one win behind \"yokozuna\" Tochinishiki. He had to withdraw from the November 1946 tournament through injury, as did Terukuni and Bishuyama, a rare example of three wrestlers from the same stable all missing a tournament. Over his long career he defeated \"yokozuna\" seven times, with two wins against Haguroyama, three against Kagamisato, one against Tochinishiki and one against Chiyonoyama. (He had another win over Chiyonoyama by default, which did not count as a \"kinboshi.\") He spent just one tournament in the titled \"sanyaku\" ranks, at \"komusubi\" in September 1950, where he scored 7\u20138. He won the prestigious \"ginosho\", or Technique Prize on three occasions, the final time coming in November 1958 at the age of thirty eight years and nine months. This made him the oldest winner of a \"sansh\u014d\" until Kyokutenh\u014d surpassed him in November 2014. He also won one Fighting Spirit prize, or \"kantosho\", for his second runner-up performance. Retirement from sumo. Just one tournament after his final Technique prize, Wakasegawa withdrew on the second day of the January 1959 tournament with an ankle injury and announced his retirement after it"}, {"text": "ended. He became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association under the name Asakayama. He worked under his former stablemate Terukuni, who had run Araiso stable since his own retirement in 1953, renamed Isegahama stable from 1961. After Terukuni's death in 1977 he worked under the former \"\u014dzeki\" Kiyokuni. He reached the mandatory retirement age in 1985 and left the Sumo Association. He also worked as a sumo commentator for NHK. He died in 1993 at the age of 73 of pancreatic cancer. Fighting style. Wakasegawa was a yotsu-sumo wrestler, preferring grappling techniques which involved grabbing the opponent's \"mawashi\" or belt. His most common winning \"kimarite\" was \"yori-kiri\", a straightforward force out. However he was also fond of sotogake, the outer leg trip, winning almost 15 percent of his top division matches this way. Career record."}, {"text": "Delwar Hossain (\u201324 July 2020) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former member of parliament for Faridpur-4. Career. Delwar Hossain was a freedom fighter. He was elected to parliament from Faridpur-4 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate in 1973. He was the principal of Faridpur Yasin College, Madhukhali Government Ain Uddin College, Kaderdi Degree College, Boalmari College and the headmaster of Boalmari George Academy. Death. Hossain died on 24 July 2020."}, {"text": "Standon is a civil parish in the Borough of Stafford, Staffordshire, England. It contains 19 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, one is at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the village of Standon and the surrounding countryside. In the parish is Mill Meece Pumping Station, and six buildings on its site are listed. The other listed buildings consist of two churches, and houses, cottages, and farmhouses, the earlier of which are timber framed or have timber framed cores."}, {"text": "Theodore \"Tod\" Sedgwick is the former US Ambassador to the Slovak Republic from 2010 to 2015 and President and CEO of Sedgwick Publishing Co. (1987\u20132010). Since 2015, he is a Fellow at the Transatlantic Center at The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Study and a Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress. While CEO of Sedgwick Publishing, he was also President and CEO of Red Hills Lumber Co. (2000 to 2008) and Director of Sedgwick Land Company (1992 to 1998). Sedgwick founded IO Energy and served as its Chairman from 2001 to 2004. He was CEO of Pasha Publications, another company he founded, from 1978 to 1998. On June 3, 2016, President Barack Obama appointed Sedgwick Commissioner to the United States World War One Centennial Commission. Education. Sedgwick received an A.B. from Harvard College. Family. Sedgwick\u2019s great-great-grandfather is Theodore Sedgwick (1746-1813), a member of the Continental Congress who served in the U.S. Senate, and was the fourth Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. Ellery Sedgwick Sr., his grandfather, was editor and publisher of Atlantic Monthly magazine. Ellery Sedgwick Jr., his father, was a naval intelligence officer during the D-Day invasion and his"}, {"text": "uncle, William Ross Bond, was a brigadier general who was killed in the Vietnam War. William Ellery, an original signer of the Declaration of Independence, is another ancestor."}, {"text": "Fine Line is the second studio album by English singer-songwriter Harry Styles, released on 13 December 2019 by Erskine and Columbia Records. The album's themes revolve around breakups, happiness, sex and sadness. The record has been described as pop rock, with elements of progressive-pop, psychedelic pop, folk, soul, funk and indie pop. It was primarily written with and produced by frequent collaborator Tyler Johnson and Kid Harpoon. Supported by seven singles\u2014\"Lights Up\", \"Adore You\", \"Falling\", \"Watermelon Sugar\", \"Golden\", \"Treat People with Kindness\", and the title track\u2014the album debuted at number three on the UK Albums Chart, peaked at number two, and has since been certified triple platinum. It debuted at number one on the \"Billboard\" 200, making it Styles' second consecutive number-one album in the US. The album had the third-largest sales week of 2019 in the US and broke the record as the biggest debut from a British male artist since Nielsen SoundScan began, earning 478,000 album-equivalent units. It has been certified triple platinum in the US for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over three million units in the country. \"Fine Line\" received generally positive reviews from music critics, particularly towards its production and stylistic influences. It was"}, {"text": "nominated for Album of the Year at the 2020 Brit Awards, and for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 2021 Grammy Awards. The album received a Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance and a Brit Award for British Single of the Year for \"Watermelon Sugar\". In 2020, \"Rolling Stone\" ranked it at the time, number 491, on its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Background. In an interview with \"Rolling Stone\" released on 26 August 2019, it was reported that the singer was putting the \"final touches\" on his album which Styles explained was \"all about having sex and feeling sad.\" The album was also described to contain his \"toughest, most soulful songs he's written yet.\" On the direction of his second album, Styles revealed he wanted to be more fun and adventurous compared to his self-titled debut album. Much of the album was inspired by Styles' relationship with model Camille Rowe. Following the couple's split, producer and writer Kid Harpoon encouraged Styles to deal with his emotions by writing about them. During the recording Styles was inspired by David Bowie, Van Morrison, Paul McCartney and Joni Mitchell. The latter's album \"Blue\" (1971) and its use"}, {"text": "of the dulcimer, particularly influenced the album's musical style. Styles tracked down the woman who built the dulcimer used in Mitchell's album, Joellen Lapidus, and had a musical exchange; she would go on to sell him the Crying Seahorse dulcimer which was used during the album's recording. Styles used \"mushrooms\" during the recording process. Release and promotion. The album was released on 13 December 2019, by Erskine and Columbia Records, Styles' second to be released under the label. The standard edition was released on CD, vinyl, digital download and streaming. The deluxe edition of the album was released on CD on 13 December 2019. Shortly before release of the album's lead single \"Lights Up\", the album was promoted by billboards and the caption: \"Do You Know Who You Are?\" in several cities around the world. Marketing for a tourism agency in \"Eroda\", the fictitious isle Styles' team came up with, began appearing on social media; as well as a website for the isle. Styles collaborated with Spotify to organize a fan-exclusive event held at an undisclosed location in Los Angeles for a private listening party, where fans were taken to experience \"Eroda\", an elaborate theme created for his single \"Adore"}, {"text": "You\". Styles promoted the album on 16 November episode of NBC's \"Saturday Night Live\" as both a host and a musical guest. Leading up to the album's release, on 10 December, Styles also served as the guest host on \"The Late Late Show with James Corden\". To celebrate the release and maximize sales of the album, Styles held a one-night-only show at The Forum in Los Angeles that coincided with the album's 13 December release. Styles allowed fans to pre-order his album and rewarded them with a code to have a chance to buy tickets to see him at his one-night-only show for only $25. The show in Los Angeles was followed by another show at the Electric Ballroom in London on 19 December with British rapper Stormzy as a special guest. The album cover features Styles wearing a \"hot fuchsia\" silk blouse, a scoop-neck vest, and white trousers. The scene was shot using a fisheye lens and was composed by Tim Walker, whose hand is visible in the frame. \"i-D\" described the outfit as androgynous, speculating that \"Fine Line\" was referring to Styles blurring the lines between femininity and masculinity in the album art. Singles. \"Lights Up\", the lead"}, {"text": "single from the album, was released on 11 October 2019, debuting at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart. The song features a \"soft-touch re-entry into the pop slipstream\", according to music writer Jon Caramanica. A music video for the song was released the same day. The song debuted at number 17 on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100. On 2 December, Styles revealed the trailer for the album's second single, \"Adore You\". The song and music video were released on 6 December, with the extended version of the music video being narrated by Rosal\u00eda. \"Adore You\" peaked at number six on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100, becoming his first top-ten single in the country since his solo debut single, \"Sign of the Times\". In the singer's native, the United Kingdom, the song peaked at number seven. A music video for \"Falling\" was released on 28 February. On 7 March 2020, \"Falling\" was officially released as the third single of the album in the UK. Peaking at number 15 on the UK Singles Chart, the song became Styles third consecutive top-fifteen single from the album. Moreover, it peaked at number 62 on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100. \"Watermelon Sugar\" was released as the album's"}, {"text": "fourth single on 18 May 2020. It was originally released as a promotional single on 16 November 2019; Styles performed \"Watermelon Sugar\" on \"Saturday Night Live\". Peaking at number four on the UK Singles Chart, the song became Styles third top-ten single from the album. Additionally, it peaked at number one in the US, making it his first number one single in the country. \"Golden\" impacted UK contemporary hit radio on 23 October 2020, and later to US adult pop radio formats on 26 October 2020 and Top 40 on the following day as the album's fifth single. On 1 January 2021, Styles released a music video for \"Treat People with Kindness\" co-starring actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge. The song later impacted UK radio on 9 January 2021 as the album's sixth single. The title song \"Fine Line\" impacted on Italian radios as the album's seventh single on 19 November 2021. Tour. Styles announced the album's support tour, Love On Tour on November 13, exactly a month before the album's release. The tour was later postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic; the dates of the US leg of the tour were later rescheduled for fall 2021. Musical style. \"Fine Line\" is primarily"}, {"text": "a pop rock record that incorporates elements of progressive pop, psychedelic pop, folk, soul, funk and indie pop. Critical reception. \"Fine Line\" received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional critics, the album has an average score of 76 out of 100, based on 20 reviews. Gregory Robinson, writing for \"The Guardian\", regarded the album as \"confident, convincing and catchy.\" Alexandra Pollard of \"The Independent\" stated that \"it may not reach the pinnacle of sex or sadness, but \"Fine Line\" is a fine album nonetheless.\" Hannah Mylrea of \"NME\" found the album to be \"a total joy\", calling it \"an elegant combination of the ex-boybander's influences, slick modern pop and his own roguish charm.\" Rea McNamara of \"NOW Magazine\" praised Styles' decision to lean towards \"ebullient, soulful pop\" while naming \"Sunflower, Vol. 6\" as the album's best track. Writing for \"Rolling Stone\", Nick Catucci deemed the album \"excellent\" and felt that \"if there's a nontoxic masculinity, Harry Styles just might've found it.\" David Smyth of \"The Evening Standard\" remarked that while Styles' music can not \"live up to the sparkling imagery of his press profiles\", his second album"}, {"text": "makes \"a strong argument for being the most interesting boy band escapee yet.\" Jon Pareles of \"The New York Times\" described the production as a \"tour-de-force\" and complimented how \"Styles exults in sound, not image.\" Chris Willman of \"Variety\" commented that, contrary to Style's description of the record, the sensuality and melancholy are \"a little on the muted side\", while Styles is \"still stuck\" in the classic rock era that he \"casually [claims] as his own.\" Bryan Rolli of \"Consequence of Sound\" called \"Fine Line\" an \"airy, melancholy album that diplomatically addresses heartache while declining to wallow in it\", complimenting his more honest songwriting but lamenting the lack of energy in his vocal performance. \"The Daily Telegraph\" Neil McCormick characterized the album as \"charming but inconsequential\", while Mark Richardson of \"The Wall Street Journal\" described it as \"earnest, forthright and delivered with polish\", but \"more imitative than original\" and offering \"no fresh perspective\". In a mixed review, Jeremy D. Larson of \"Pitchfork\" described the \"actual sound\" of \"Fine Line\" as \"incredible\" as Styles' influences permeate the record, but considered his songwriting shallow and lacking in imagination. Tom Hull wrote similarly that it \"seems pointless even when he comes up with"}, {"text": "something catchy \u2013 actually, the catchier, the more annoying it gets.\" Commercial performance. \"Fine Line\" debuted atop the US \"Billboard\" 200 with 478,000 album-equivalent units (of which 393,000 are pure sales) in the week ending 19 December. It marked the biggest week for a pop album by a male artist in over four years. \"Fine Line\" also achieved the largest sales week from a British male artist since Nielsen SoundScan began, and made him the first UK male artist to debut at number one with first two albums. The album's tracks earned a total of 108.7 million on-demand US streams in its first week. In its second week, the album remained at number one on the chart, selling an additional 89,000 album equivalent units consisting of 47,000 pure album sales, and becoming the first pop album to spend two weeks at number one since Ed Sheeran's \"No.6 Collaborations Project\" in August 2019. According to Nielsen year-end report, \"Fine Line\" was the fifth-best selling album of the year in pure sales, with 458,000 copies\u2014of which 354,000 were physical copies. In its third week, the album dropped to number four on the chart, earning 54,000 more units that week. In its fourth"}, {"text": "week, the album climbed to number three on the chart, earning 49,000 more units. On 15 February 2022, the album was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of three million units in the United States. Fine Line is one of only three albums released in 2019 to have sold a million copies in traditional album sales in the US. After debuting at number 3 on the UK Album Charts in December 2019, the album peaked at number 2 in its 56th week in the top 100 on 14 January 2021 (week ending) behind Taylor Swift's \"Evermore\". On 16 October 2020, it was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for selling over 300,000 units in the UK. The album has shifted over 500.000 units to date in the UK. Personnel. Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. Musicians Technical Art"}, {"text": "Emiliano Zurita is a Mexican actor, writer and producer, best known for his role as Felipe Quintanilla in the Telemundo' series \"Se\u00f1ora Acero\" (2018\u20132019). He is the son of actors Christian Bach and Humberto Zurita and younger brother of Sebasti\u00e1n Zurita. Zurita is a graduate of the Pratt Institute in New York as an architect. At the same time, he studied acting at Susan Batson Studios with James E. Lee and Susan Batson. He recently served as producer and writer of the Amazon Prime Video comedy series \"How to Survive Being Single\" with his brother, with whom he has a production company called Addiction House."}, {"text": "\"Little Demon\" is a song by American singer Frank Ocean featuring vocals by British rapper Skepta. The song was intended to be sold as a 7-inch single in November 2019, but plans were scrapped in February 2020. The song was remixed by Venezuelan record producer Arca and previewed on \"Blonded Radio\". The song has yet to be released digitally. Background. \"Little Demon\" is the first collaboration between Ocean and Skepta. In November 2018, Ocean initially teased \"Little Demon\" by sharing a snippet of the song on Instagram. In October 2019, Ocean resumed his \"Blonded Radio\" show on Beats 1 and began a series of queer-themed club nights entitled PReP+. He released the single \"DHL\" and sold the upcoming songs \"Cayendo\" and \"Dear April\" as 7-inch vinyl singles. On October 30, 2019, Ocean announced that his third PReP+ party would take place on Halloween and would be hosted by Venezuelan record producer Arca. During the party, Ocean and Arca debuted a new song featuring British rapper Skepta. The following day, Ocean released his follow-up single \"In My Room\" which was also sold on vinyl. The Skepta-featured song was then previewed as \"Little Demon\" on the ninth edition of \"Blonded Radio\" and"}, {"text": "sold as a 7-inch single. Release and promotion. In November 2019, Ocean put up \"Little Demon\" on sale as a 7-inch single. In February 2020, Ocean's website Blonded.co sent out an email that stated that the release of \"Little Demon\" on vinyl was canceled. The vinyl was planned to be replaced with \"a new, unreleased Frank Ocean song\" instead. However, this ended up getting canceled as well. Critical reception. Michael Saponara, writing for \"Billboard\", described the song as melancholic."}, {"text": "John-Michael Kendall (born 1962) is a geophysicist and professor in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Oxford. Education. Kendall was educated at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, where he was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in 1984 and a PhD in 1991 supervised by Colin J. Thomson. Career and research. Kendall's research interests are in geology, geophysics and seismology. Kendall has led field experiments in a range of geologic settings varying from the Arctic Archipelago, to Oman and Ethiopia. Previously Kendall has worked for the Chevron Corporation in Canada, the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in the United States, the University of Toronto, the University of Leeds and the University of Bristol. Awards and honours. Kendall served as president of the British Geophysical Association (BGA) and vice-president (Geophysics) of the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS). In 2019, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS), he was elected to the Royal Society of Canada in 2021, and in 2011 he was elected Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU). He was awarded the Gold Medal (GP) of the Royal Astronomical Society in 2024."}, {"text": "Avrupa Pasaj\u0131 (\"European Arcade\" in Turkish) or Passage d'Europe is a historical shopping arcade that connects Me\u015frutiyet Caddesi and Sahne Sokak in \u0130stanbul's Beyo\u011flu district. The building is located in H\u00fcseyina\u011fa subdistrict and is close to Galatasaray High School and Beyo\u011flu Fish Market. It is also called Aynal\u0131 Pasaj (Arcade with Mirrors). History. The Naum Theater and the Jardin des Fleurs Hotel were previously located at the modern site of Avrupa Pasaj\u0131, but these buildings were burned along with many others during the Great Beyo\u011flu Fire of 5 June 1870. After the fire, architect Pulgher developed a neoclassical shopping arcade project for the cleared area and this project was built by the Ottoman Armenian merchant Onnik D\u00fcz in 1874. Initially the arcade was illuminated by gas lamps placed in front of its famous mirrors, giving rise to its other name \"Aynal\u0131 Pasaj\". In the early years shops in the arcade included a shoemaker, two hairdressers, two tailors, a grocery store, a haberdasher, two soap-makers and a carpet seller. In the following years, businesses such as florists, watchmakers, piano manufacturers and fashion houses were also established in the building. Today, businesses in the mall are dominated by souvenir, antique, clothing and"}, {"text": "jewelry stores selling items such as postcards, china and carpets. Architecture. 56 meter long, 3 stories high shopping arcade was built in a neoclassical fashion and contains 22 stores. Fire resistant Maltese limestone was used as a building material during construction. Each store has its own staff room, kitchen and basement. Avrupa Pasaj\u0131 also contains large female statues on its upper inner fa\u00e7ade, each one representing a different craft. The ceiling of the passage is partially covered with windows. The building has chandeliers hanging from its ceiling, which can be used as a light source. Arches are located between each shop."}, {"text": "Georges Kachaamy (born June 27, 1978) is the current director of research, innovation, and design center at the American University in Dubai (AUD). He is an associate professor of architecture, architect, artist, scholar, and a philosopher. He has served as the chairperson of the department of architecture at AUD\u2019s school of architecture, art, and design under which the architecture program has received the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) accreditation. In 2013 he served on the board of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Middle East Chapter as the director of continuing education. His ongoing research that covers architecture and technologies, deals specifically with gravity defiant architecture (GDA) and has received the attention of many media outlets such as CNN, the Middle East Broadcast Center (MBC1), Sky News Arabia, MTV (Lebanon), Future TV, ArchDaily, and Middle East Architect magazine. Early life and education. Georges Kachaamy was born in Bekfaya, Lebanon. He holds a DES (\"Dipl\u00f4me d'Etudes Sup\u00e9rieures\") in architecture from the Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts (\"Acad\u00e9mie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts\", ALBA) and a Ph.D. in architecture from the University of Tokyo. His passion for exploration has led him to Japan when he was offered the Japanese Government Monbukagakusho Scholarship in order"}, {"text": "to pursue his graduate studies at the University of Tokyo. Georges Kachaamy is trilingual, and can speak English, Arabic, and French. He is also proficient in conversational Japanese. Career. As a scholar, his research relates to future environments, space planning, design, phenomenological theory in architecture, and evidence-based spatial experiments. Georges Kachaamy has over 15 years of experience in the architectural field among three cities, Dubai, Tokyo, and Beirut. He worked on different national and international urban and architectural designs. His work spans from universal spaces of meditation to the urban conservation and design studies for cultural heritages and urban developments. He has published many articles and has been involved in architecture, art talks, and exhibitions in Tokyo, Venice, Salerno, Madrid, and Dubai. He was invited by the European Cultural Center to exhibit his best-known ongoing architectural research \"Rising Oases\" and his artwork \"Unconscious\" at the Palazzo Bembo in the context of the Venice Biennale. Georges Kachaamy is mostly known for his vision towards a futuristic architecture that liberates itself from the ground. His main ongoing research and work, relates to Gravity Defiant Architecture (GDA), has produced and exhibited prototypes in many forums. His latest model was showcased in Dubai Design"}, {"text": "Week 2019 (DDW) at Dubai Design District (D3). Recognition. Georges Kachaamy has won international prizes from renowned organizations such as the International Union of Architects, UIA (\"Union Internationale des Architectes\"). In 2014 he received the American University in Dubai President\u2019s award for teaching excellence and in 2019 he has earned the President's Award for Institutional Effectiveness and the Provost's Award for Creativity in Design and the Visual Arts. Personal life. Georges Kachaamy currently resides in Dubai. He is the youngest of four siblings. His mother Georgette Hashem Kachaamy was a writer, journalist and a supporter of feminism. In 2006, his parents have joined his siblings in the USA and are residing between California and Arizona."}, {"text": "Altangadasyn Sodnomdarjaa (born 16 January 1968) is a Mongolian speed skater. He competed in two events at the 1992 Winter Olympics."}, {"text": "Sally Svendelin (born 19 November 1939) is a former archer who represented Switzerland at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in archery. Olympics. Svendelin competed in the women's individual event and finished 33rd with a score of 2191 points."}, {"text": "Randy Rutherford (born December 4, 1971) is an American basketball coach and former professional basketball player. Rutherford had a three-year college career with Oklahoma State, where as a senior in 1995 he helped the Cowboys make their first Final Four appearance in 45 years. He went on to play professionally in Spain, Finland, Cyprus and Australia. With the Brisbane Bullets in Australia, he led the league in scoring and earned All-NBL Second Team honors in 2002. Early life. Born in Idabel, Oklahoma, Rutherford was raised in the nearby football-crazed town of Broken Bow. He grew up playing football, but gave it up to concentrate on basketball. He also played baseball as a child alongside his five brothers. Rutherford attended Broken Bow High School, where he played three years of basketball for the Savages. He averaged 28.6 points and 14.6 rebounds as a senior in 1989\u201390, leading Class 4A in scoring while finishing second in rebounding. He had a 49-point performance during the season and was named the Oklahoma Basketball Coaches Association's 1990 Player of the Year. He was also a successful long jumper in high school. College career. In the fall of 1989, Rutherford signed a letter of intent with"}, {"text": "the Oklahoma State Cowboys. However, by the end of his senior year at Broken Bow, he had not qualified academically for Division I after not meeting Proposition 48 guidelines. Rutherford initially indicated he would attend OSU and sit out the 1990\u201391 season after learning he was only one point shy of the necessary 18 on his ACT. But two weeks after making his decision public, he changed his mind. Rather than miss a season of basketball, Rutherford enrolled at Bacone College. His plan was to graduate from Bacone in three semesters and then transfer to OSU midway through his sophomore year. During the 1990\u201391 season, Rutherford averaged 17 points and five rebounds for the Warriors. In November 1991, Rutherford signed a financial aid agreement with OSU. He successfully transferred to OSU midterm and redshirted in the spring of 1992 to maintain three years of eligibility. Rutherford was a three-year letterman for Oklahoma State from 1992\u201395. He had a memorable senior season, averaging 19.6 points and 8.4 rebounds per game during the Cowboys' 1994\u201395 campaign. He had 45 points with 11 3-pointers in a game against the Kansas Jayhawks on March 1, 1995. He finished as the Big Eight Conference record-holder"}, {"text": "for 3-pointers in a season and a career, while earning All-Big Eight honors and making the Big Eight's all-defensive team. He led the team to a Big Eight tournament championship and the Cowboys' first Final Four appearance in 45 years, helping the Cowboys put together a memorable NCAA tournament run, upsetting No. 1 Wake Forest and No. 2 UMass. In a Sweet Sixteen victory over Wake Forest, Rutherford had 23 points and 11 rebounds, and in the East Regional final, he scored 19 points in a win over UMass to earn Oklahoma State's first Final Four appearance since 1951. Oklahoma State lost to eventual national champion UCLA 74\u201361 in the semifinals, despite Rutherford's 15 points. He averaged 18.2 points in five NCAA Tournament games. In 99 collegiate games over his three-year career, Rutherford averaged 15.6 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.2 steals per game. Professional career. A lack of height and poor performances in numerous NBA draft camps, combined with a court appearance in May 1995, led to Rutherford dropping to second-round pick contention in the 1995 NBA draft. He ultimately went undrafted and was picked up by the Oklahoma City Cavalry in the third round of the CBA"}, {"text": "draft in September 1995. He did not join the Cavalry however, deciding instead to return to OSU to complete his degree. In October 1996, Rutherford signed with the Oklahoma City Cavalry. He began the 1996\u201397 season with the Cavalry, but left the team after just three games. He subsequently moved to Spain, where he played in the second division for Andorra. In 13 games during the 1996\u201397 LEB season, he averaged 14.9 points per game. For the 1997\u201398 season, Rutherford played in Finland for KTP Basket. He moved to Cyprus for the 1998\u201399 season, where he played for PAEEK. For the 1999\u20132000 season, Rutherford moved to Australia to play for the Canberra Cannons in the NBL. In 28 games for the Cannons, he averaged 23.9 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.0 steals per game. Rutherford remained in the NBL for the 2000\u201301 season, joining the Brisbane Bullets. In 27 games in his first season with the Bullets, he averaged 19.3 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game. In his second season with the Bullets, Rutherford earned All-NBL Second Team honors and led the league in scoring with 25.0 points per game. In 30 games, he also"}, {"text": "averaged 5.9 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.2 steals per game. His third season with the Bullets ended prematurely after he was cut with three games to go. In 26 games, he averaged 17.4 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.1 steals per game. On July 22, 2003, Rutherford signed with APOEL of the Cyprus Basketball League. After failing to satisfy the coach, he was released on September 2, 2003, prior to the start of the season. Coaching career. After retiring from playing basketball, Rutherford returned to OSU and served as an assistant strength and conditioning coach for four years. He was on the coaching staff in 2004 when the Cowboys went back to the Final Four in the NCAA tournament. In May 2008, Rutherford was appointed head coach of the boys basketball team at Tulsa Central. In his lone season as coach of the Braves, he guided Central to an area tournament championship and an appearance in the Class 4A State Tournament. The Braves, who played against many Class 5A and Class 6A teams during the regular season, finished 13\u201313. In March 2009, Rutherford resigned as coach of Central to become the men's coach at Murray State College. He coached"}, {"text": "at Murray State for two years. In July 2018, Rutherford was appointed head coach of the boys basketball team at McLain High School in Tulsa. He was still in the role as of February 2024."}, {"text": "Pawe\u0142 Jaroszek (born 7 January 1972) is a Polish speed skater. He competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics and the 1994 Winter Olympics."}, {"text": "Partalopa saga (or Partal\u00f3pa saga) is a medieval Icelandic romance saga deriving from the medieval French \"Partenopeus de Blois\". Synopsis. Kalinke and Mitchell summarise the saga thus: Presumably either a thirteenth-century translation from a lost version of the French \"Partenopeus de Blois\", or an Icelandic reworking of a lost Norwegian translation. Partalopi, son of King Hl\u00f6\u00f0vir of Frakkland, is transported to Miklagar\u00f0 where he becomes the lover of Marmoria, a maiden king, who remains invisible to Partalopi, while he remains invisible to her courtiers. Marmoria warns Partalopi that any attempt to see her will result in his death. Partalopi disobeys, but is saved by Marmoria's sister. After a succession of adventures, the lovers become reconciled, marry, and rule jointly. Manuscripts. Kalinke and Mitchell identified the following manuscripts of the saga:"}, {"text": "Mosharraf Hossain (died 19 August 1999) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician who served as a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Faridpur-4 constituency. Career. Hossain was a veteran of the Bengali Language movement. He fought in the Bangladesh Liberation war. He was elected to parliament from Faridpur-4 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate in 1991 and won again in 1996. Death. Hossain died on 19 August 1999. He was succeeded by his wife, Saleha Mosharraf, in his constituency."}, {"text": "Yuji Fujimoto (born 7 October 1970) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed in the men's 1000 metres event at the 1992 Winter Olympics."}, {"text": "Danny O\u2019Flaherty is an Irish balladeer and Celtic folk musician. Life. O'Flaherty lived in the Aran Islands and the village of Ardmore, Co Galway, in the west of Ireland and immigrated to London in 1967, and shortly thereafter to the United States where he eventually became a professional songwriter and performer. Career. After moving to the USA in 1969, O'Flaherty performed with a professional folk group known as \"The Irish Minstrels,\" eventually performing around the country. He was influenced by the performances of Steve Goodman, Tommy Makem, Liam Clancy, and The New Christy Minstrels. O'Flaherty joined with his brother Patrick O'Flaherty to form The Celtic Folk. They performed mostly in Washington, D.C. On October 7, 1979 Danny performed a concert at Catholic University of America for the visit of Pope John Paul II. In 1989 O'Flaherty and his brother Patrick opened O'Flaherty's Irish Channel Pub in New Orleans. The pub was located at 508 Toulouse Street in the French Quarter. In 2005 Hurricane Katrina hit the area and the pub closed. Danny evacuated to Texas, where he stayed after the storm. O'Flaherty toured mainly as a solo act through first half of 2015, until October 15th when he was involved"}, {"text": "in an automobile accident in New Orleans. As a result of the injuries sustained, he was unable to perform regularly for 5 years. In August 2018 Danny released his latest album, \"It's a Long Way From St. John's.\" The album chronicles the Royal Newfoundland Regiment. In November 2019, Danny performed his first full live show in New Orleans at Esplanade Studios. O'Flaherty returned to touring in March 2020 but the mandated shutdowns resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic ended that tour. In early 2022 Danny O'Flaherty returned to live performances in the southern USA including multiple live shows from Esplanade Studios in New Orleans. Recordings. Danny O'Flaherty has recorded numerous albums and has had songs featured in major films. He recorded the traditional song, \"The Parting Glass,\" featured in Seeking Justice, a film starring Nicolas Cage. Discography. Solo Recordings / Albums:"}, {"text": "Governor Smith may refer to:"}, {"text": "The is the prefectural parliament of Ibaraki Prefecture. \"As of 23 August 2019\" Members. Source:"}, {"text": "Cadan Murley (born 31 July 1999) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a wing for Premiership Rugby club Harlequins. Rugby career. Club. In January 2018 Murley made his club debut for Harlequins against Scarlets in the Anglo-Welsh Cup. He started in the Premiership final against Exeter Chiefs on 26 June 2021 as Harlequins won the game 40-38 in the highest scoring Premiership final ever. In April 2024, Murley scored in the Champions Cup as Harlequins won their first ever knockout game in the competition defeating Glasgow Warriors 28-24 at home in the Round of 16. In October 2024, Murley was named captain for Harlequins Premiership fixture against Exeter Chiefs in the absence of club captain Alex Dombrandt who had been called up to the England squad. He went on to score the final try in the fixture. In December 2024, he scored a hat-trick in their opening home fixture of the 2024\u201325 Champions Cup in a 56\u201419 win over the Stormers. In January 2025, he scored another try in 24\u20137 win over Glasgow Warriors to help secure a place in the knockout stages of the 2024\u201325 Champions Cup. In May 2025, he scored a hat-trick against"}, {"text": "Gloucester during a 38\u201319 victory in the Big Summer Kick Off fixture. International. In 2017 Murley represented the England under-18 team scoring tries in games against Ireland and France. He scored a try in a defeat against Ireland during the opening round of the 2019 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. An elbow injury sustained in a league match against Northampton Saints ruled him out of selection for the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship. In January 2023 he was called up by Steve Borthwick to the senior England squad for the 2023 Six Nations Championship however he did not make his international debut during the tournament. In February 2024, he was named in the England A side by coaches Steve Borthwick and George Skivington alongside Harlequins teammates Fin Baxter and Sam Riley to face Portugal. Murley scored a hat-trick of tries in this fixture. In November 2024, he scored two tries for England A against Australia A. Off the back of this performance, and injuries to Immanuel Feyi-Waboso and Elliot Daly, he was called into the senior training squad for the 2024 Autumn Nations Series fixture against Japan. Although uncapped in that series, he received a call-up to the squad"}, {"text": "once more for the 2025 Six Nations. In January 2025, he was named in the starting lineup to make his debut in the opening round of the tournament against Ireland. He scored a try and assisted another as England were eventually defeated 27\u201322. Following the game, he dropped out the senior training squad with a foot injury and was replaced by Alex Lozowski. In July 2025, he returned to the senior setup scoring a try off the bench in a 35\u201312 victory over Argentina in the 2025 summer series. In the final game of the summer tour, he scored another try during a 40\u20135 victory over the United States. List of international tries. \"As of 11 February 2025\""}, {"text": "The Watkins 27P, also known as the W27P, is an American sailboat that was designed by naval architect Walter Scott and first built in 1981. The Watkins 27P design was developed from the commercially successful Watkins 27, by adding a pilothouse and making changes to the mast height and sail area. Production. The design was built by Watkins Yachts in Clearwater, Florida, United States. A total of seven examples were completed, with all constructed in 1981. Development. The boat was initiated as \"one-off\" custom design for a customer, using the Watkins 27 hull and deck as a basis. Once completed, the company decided to put the design into production to compete with Morgan Yachts and Pearson Yachts, which were also producing pilothouse yachts at that time. The prototype was used to create a mould for the pilothouse, the mast was then shortened, the boom raised to clear the pilothouse and the sailplan was adjusted accordingly. Design. The Watkins 27P is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of polyester resin-based fiberglass, with teak wood trim. Plywood coring is used in the structures of the cabin roof, the deck, seats and cockpit sole for additional stiffness. It has a masthead sloop rig with"}, {"text": "6061-T6 aluminum spars, a raked stem, a vertical transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a shoal-draft keel. It displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a draft of with the standard shoal-draft keel fitted. The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of . Sleeping accommodation is provided for five people and consists of a bow \"V\" berth, a main cabin settee berth and a double-sized quarter berth. The head is fully enclosed and located to port aft of the forward cabin. The galley is aft, on the starboard side and includes an icebox and a two-burner alcohol or gas-fired stove mounted on gimbals. Ventilation is provided by six opening ports. The main cabin has of standing headroom. All woodwork is teak, including the cabin accents, bulkheads and the cabinets, which are teak veneer over plywood. The cabin sole is a teak parquet design. The design has a hull speed of . Operational history. The boat is supported by an active class club, the \"Watkins Owners\". By 2008 it was reported that four 27Ps were still in existence. See also. Related development"}, {"text": "Similar sailboats"}, {"text": "Oh Yong-seok (born 4 November 1969) is a South Korean speed skater. He competed in two events at the 1992 Winter Olympics."}, {"text": "Drenje may refer to:"}, {"text": "Nathaniel Lincoln Mills (born February 15, 1970) is an American speed skater. He was a three-time Olympian, competing at the 1992 Winter Olympics, 1994 Winter Olympics and, after a three-year retirement, 1998 Winter Olympics, when he was captain of the U.S. Olympic speedskating team. He also competed at the 1991 World Winter Universiade where he won a bronze in the 1,000 m; at the 1989 and 1991 World Championships, placing second in the 500 in 1991. Mills transitioned into coaching following his competitive skating career. In the late 1990s, he helped coach the Canadian national team in Calgary. In 2002, Mills co-founded DC-ICE, a program that introduces youth in Washington, D.C. to skating sports. This program introduced Maame Biney, a member of the 2018 and 2022 U.S. Olympic short-track speedskating team, to the sport. Mills has worked with other Olympians including Shani Davis. Mills' is the brother of Olympic gymnast Phoebe Mills and Junior World Figure Skating Champion Jessica Mills. He also trained as a lawyer and actor."}, {"text": "Larry Doheny was a tanker ship that sank during World War II. The 430 ft x 59 ft x 33 ft oil tanker had nine cargo tanks and was built in 1921 by the Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company in Chester, Pennsylvania. The first owner of \"Larry Doheny\" was the Norwegian America Line and it was called SS Foldenfjord. In 1928, the ship was sold to the Richfield Oil Company, who owned many gas stations throughout the west coast of the U.S. \"Larry Doheny\u2019s\" homeport was Los Angeles. On October 5, 1942, The ship sank 8 miles off of Gold Beach, Oregon after an attack by the Japanese submarine \"I-25\". \"Larry Doheny\" was on her way to Portland, Oregon from Long Beach, California and was loaded with 66,000 barrels of Bunker C Crude Oil. On October 4th, a radio warning of a submarine caused the ship to alter her course. A day later, at 21:21, a torpedo track was seen and soon after, a second miss was reported. At 22:07, the ship was struck by a torpedo from the forward direction at port side number 2. The crew reported hearing a loud thud and a crack as the vessel"}, {"text": "rose two feet in the air. The number 3 tank exploded which set the bridge afire and the port side buckled as a 14-foot hole opened six feet below the waterline. \"Larry Doheny\" was unable to counterattack as the ship was aflame, mechanisms were wrecked, and many personnel were trapped, but debris from the ship did hit the submarine. The steering mechanisms were destroyed, and the ship lost headway within two minutes. The explosion destroyed the radio, so no distress call was sent. Three men were known to be killed, and three believed dead. The surviving 40 crew members were rescued by USS \"Coos Bay\", a United States Navy \"Barnegat\"-class small seaplane tender. The ship sank thirteen hours after the attack about 36 miles offshore of Cape Sebastian, although the precise location is still unknown."}, {"text": "Per Seconde Wijzer (Dutch for: \"Wiser/Smarter by the second\") is a Dutch television quiz show. The show first aired on October 7, 1967. History. Berend Boudewijn presented the show in 1967, 1968 and 1969. The show returned in 1989 and Kees Driehuis was the presenter of the show for 29 years. Driehuis presented the show for the last time on 1 March 2018 and in total he presented 794 episodes of the quiz show. , Erik Dijkstra is the presenter of the show. In September 2020, a special series of the show was broadcast, called \"Per Seconde Wijzer: De strijd\", which featured only winners of the past season of the show. Format. The format of the show has seen small changes over the years but has remained largely unchanged at its core. A contestant is faced with four 'questions' or challenges and each question consists of nine possible answers. These answers are presented to the contestant at the beginning of each question and the goal is to match the answers with images or descriptions that are presented afterwards. For example, the contestant may be given the names of famous buildings and the contestant needs to provide a correct answer when"}, {"text": "images of these buildings are shown, or they may be given a list of devices and must provide the answer when its function is read out by the host. The contestant is allowed to change previous answers as the question progresses and the contestant is not required to have provided an answer for each part; if a contestant reuses an answer, the part that they had previously given that answer to becomes unanswered, and the contestant must then give a new answer for the previous part or have that item counted as wrong. The contestant is given 200 seconds to complete all the 'questions' or challenges in an episode of the show and it's up to the contestant to say \"stop\" to stop the clock. After each question the host reviews the answers with the contestant to determine whether the contestant has provided enough correct answers to advance to the next question. Each correct answer adds money to the player's total, as follows: The contestant is also given two 'jokers' at the beginning of the game. A contestant can choose to use these before the answers are evaluated to guard against an incorrect answer. Using a joker reduces the player's"}, {"text": "remaining time by 16 seconds. Deciding to use a joker can be useful in case the contestant is not confident about the provided answers but equally the contestant may end up using one or more jokers unnecessarily. A player who answers all nine parts of the question correctly is given another joker, but no extra time. For each question, the player must answer a minimum number of parts correctly (any jokers used count towards the player's correct answers, if any questions were missed); if the player fails to reach the quota, they lose all accumulated money and receive a small commemorative clock. If the player successfully completes all four questions in a round, they have the option to quit with their accumulated winnings or return on the next program to play their next round. A contestant that chooses to play their fourth round is allowed the unused time from the previous rounds in addition to the basic 200 seconds (similar to the \"clock format\" of the American version of \"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire\"). A contestant that completes all four rounds is awarded double their total winnings, for a theoretical maximum of \u20ac7,920."}, {"text": "Patricia A. Burrowes Gomez (born 1961) is an American herpetologist. She is a professor of biology at the University of Puerto Rico, R\u00edo Piedras Campus where she serves as principal investigator of the Amphibian Disease Ecology Lab. Burrowes specializes in amphibian population dynamics. Early life and education. Burrowes was born in 1961. In 1986, during her graduate studies, Burrowes and her doctoral advisor William E. Duellman collected specimens in Colombia and co-wrote \"A new species of marsupial frog (Hylidae: Gastrotheca) from the Andes of Southern Colombia\". She completed a M.A. in systematics and ecology in 1987 at University of Kansas. Her graduate thesis was titled \"An ecological study of a cloud forest herpetofauna in southern Columbia\". Burrowes earned a Ph.D. in ecology and systematics in 1997 at University of Kansas. Her 1997 dissertation was titled \"The reproductive biology and population genetics of the cave-dwelling Puerto Rican frog, Eleutherodactylus cooki\". Career and research. In 2003, Burrowes began working with amphibians in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. She was a professor in the biology department at University of Puerto Rico at Cayey and is currently a professor of biology at the University of Puerto Rico, R\u00edo Piedras Campus where she serves"}, {"text": "as principal investigator of the Amphibian Disease Ecology Lab. Burrowes specializes in amphibian population dynamics. In April 2019, Burrows and a team of student researchers published a study in \"Science\" about a mycosis causing a dramatic population decrease in at least 501 species of amphibians."}, {"text": "Chris Shelley (born June 22, 1963) is an American speed skater. He competed in the men's 1500 metres event at the 1992 Winter Olympics. Shelley later moved to Calgary and became the coach of the Canadian national team."}, {"text": "is an amusement park located near Tokyo in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture. It is just outside the Seibuen-y\u016benchi Station, which is also owned and operated by the Seibu Railway. The park underwent a significant expansion and redesign for the 2021 season, focused around a Showa era themed marketplace, a Godzilla motion simulator attraction, and a children's area based on the work of Osamu Tezuka. An Ultraman attraction opened for the 2023 season, which shared the Yuhikan Theater with the Godzilla attraction. Attractions. Certain attractions are closed during rainy weather. The park charges a separate admittance fee for each attraction. However, a one-day free ticket is available, which includes admission and unlimited rides on most attractions. In the evening, portions of the park are illuminated."}, {"text": "The Parkside Ground was a football ground in Nottingham in England. It was the home ground of Nottingham Forest between 1883 and 1885. Forest were forced to leave Trent Bridge cricket ground in 1883 when Notts County replaced them there and they found a field in Lenton Sands to play on at short notice. The new pitch at Parkside had a slope and was uneven, which contrasted with their previous pitch at Trent Bridge. Forest's first game there was a 3\u20132 victory on 22 September 1883 against Small Heath Alliance (who were to become Birmingham City) watched by 3000 people. Crowds in general though were small at Parkside with one game attracting only 150 spectators. The club left Parkside at the end of the 1884/85 season to move to the Gregory Ground."}, {"text": "Alessandro De Taddei (born 25 October 1971) is a former Italian speed skater. He competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics and the 1994 Winter Olympics."}, {"text": "Hans Gufler is a Danish curler and curling coach. He is a . At the national level, he is a Danish men's and mixed curling champion curler."}, {"text": "is a Japanese speed skater. He competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics and the 1994 Winter Olympics."}, {"text": "The cuisine of the Indian union territory of Pondicherry consists of a mixture of Tamil and French influence, given the history of the area as a former French outpost in India until the late 20th Century. Common foods include baguettes and croissants with coffee for breakfast, ratatouille, coq au vin, bouillabaisse, which all show their French heritage or South Indian meals such as masala dosa, sambar or idli. French influence. While a French colony, the local cuisine was downplayed. \"Leaving aside the food of the Indian class, which does most of the time consist of boiled rice seasoned with a scanty patch of grass or fish, we will provide only some details about the European diet. [...]\" Food in Pondicherry is strongly influenced by the French. Salade ni\u00e7oise, cr\u00eapes (both sweet and savoury) and cr\u00e8me br\u00fbl\u00e9e are among popular French dishes still prepared in Pondicherry. Multiple French restaurants are located in the area, including bakeries, caf\u00e9s, seafood restaurants and traditional French restaurants. There was also much cross-pollination between Pondicherry and South Asia and Vietnam (both were under French control) as people travelled between these two locations for business, for administration and as part of the armed forces. Tamil food was"}, {"text": "refined by French influence, using much less spice. Indian influence. The cuisine from the neighbouring Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala have also influenced the cuisine of Pondicherry. Recently growth of North Indian community at Pondicherry brought many North Indian chaat shops to Pondicherry. Fusion and Creole cuisine. Given the history of the area, local cuisine is a fusion of many cultures. Dosas made like crepes with meat and cheese instead of masala are an example. Chaiyos (a kind of Vietnamese spring roll made from rice flour) also appear in local restaurants. Vindaloo is different than in Goa (a result of the area\u2019s Portuguese past). Prawn malay curry also shows influence from South East Asia. Pondicherrian Fish Assad Curry, a coconut-milk-laden curry, flavoured with anise and curry leaves and finished with a squeeze of lime is a \"quintessential\" local dish. Bouillabaisse morphed into Meen Puyabaise with turmeric to suit the French palate. With the passage of time, local creole dishes have slowly begun to fade from restaurants in Pondicherry, with some older residents attempting to keep these dishes alive by offering classes in their homes on how to prepare them."}, {"text": "Kwatha () is a village in Tengnoupal district of Manipur, India. Kwatha is notable for being the only Meitei-majority settlement in the hill regions of Manipur, as Meitei people predominantly live in the Imphal valley. It is situated approximately 16 to 18 kilometers from Moreh, a town on the Indo-Myanmar border. Etymology. The name \u201cKwatha\u201d () is derived from the Meitei language word Kwa (), meaning \u201cbetel nut.\u201d The early settlers are believed to have engaged in betel nut cultivation, which influenced the naming of the village. Historical background. The village is believed to date back to the reign of King Senbi Kiyamba (, 1467\u20131508), during which it functioned as a strategic meeting point between the Meitei kingdom and the rulers of Burma (present-day Myanmar). According to tradition, a symbolic exchange of a flowering plant between the two kings is said to have led to the initial settlement of Meitei people in the area, forming the basis of the current village population. Demographics and Governance. As of March 2025, Kwatha comprises 87 households with a population of approximately 437 residents. The village maintains a traditional governance system in which a village head (often referred to as a king) plays a"}, {"text": "central role in community decisions. As of 2023, the village has a population of 370 residents. As of December 2019, the village currently has 75 clans, with a population of 382 people and 160 eligible voters. Socio-Political Context. Since May 2023, Manipur has experienced ethnic tensions. However, Kwatha has remained largely unaffected by direct conflict. Surrounded by Kuki and Naga villages, Kwatha has retained relative stability. The presence of the Assam Rifles and other security forces has contributed to the village's security. Residents also cite cooperative relations with neighboring communities as a stabilizing factor. Movement and trade have become restricted compared to previous years, which has impacted daily life. Nonetheless, the village continues to function without major disruption. Educational opportunities remain limited within the village, prompting children to travel outside the area for schooling. Education. Kwatha village has one high school, which was upgraded from a junior high school in 2017. The school is staffed by five teachers, two of whom are residents of the village, and currently serves a total of 30 students. Health. Healthcare infrastructure in the village is limited to a single Primary Health Sub-Centre (PHSC), which is staffed by two nurses. The facility does not include"}, {"text": "a pharmacy. In cases of medical emergencies, patients are typically transported to Moreh, Kakching, or Imphal for further treatment. Economy and Livelihood. The local economy is primarily agrarian. The village is known for its bamboo shoot production, which is a commonly consumed food item in the region. Kwatha village has a population primarily composed of individuals from economically underprivileged backgrounds. The main sources of livelihood are agriculture, farming, and food processing, with a significant focus on the production of fermented bamboo shoots. The bamboo shoot used in this process, locally referred to as Usoi\u2014characterized by its thick and triangular shape\u2014is either collected from surrounding forests or procured from neighboring Myanmar. The growth of new shoots occurs around June and July, with harvesting typically taking place from August to September. Villagers are employed in cutting the bamboo shoots, for which they receive approximately \u20b9200 per individual. About 20 households, identified as relatively financially stable within the village, are engaged in the fermentation and processing of the bamboo shoots. The fermented product is generally made available for sale between December and January. Buyers from Kakching district regularly procure the product from Kwatha, and villagers also sell directly in Kakching. The current market"}, {"text": "rate for fermented bamboo shoots is approximately \u20b950 per kilogram, an increase from the earlier rate of \u20b910\u201315 per kilogram. The village has a limited number of government employees\u2014approximately seven\u2014with the majority of residents engaged in subsistence agriculture, food processing, or wage labor related to bamboo shoot fermentation. Accessibility and Geography. Kwatha is accessible via mountainous terrain, with roads that pass through forested areas and streams. The village infrastructure remains basic, and modern development is limited. Housing primarily consists of traditional wooden structures, and the community largely relies on subsistence practices. Cultural significance. Kwatha\u2019s status as the only Meitei village in the hills gives it a distinctive place in the socio-cultural landscape of Manipur. The village reflects a blend of historical continuity and adaptation within a diverse and often tense regional context. Festivals. The Kwatha Schedule Caste Welfare Youth Club organizes the annual Kwatha Festival and the celebration of the Soibum Festival. The District Administration of Tengnoupal organized the 2024 Ningol Chakkouba event for the women of Kwatha and Kwatha Khunou. The program was held at the Kwatha Community Hall. Public Interest Litigation. The Manipur High Court is currently hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) related to a humanitarian situation"}, {"text": "in Kwatha village, Tengnoupal district. The situation has arisen due to ongoing state-wide violence over a period of seven months. As Kwatha is the last Meitei-majority village in the district, located near the Myanmar border, its villagers have been affected by communal tensions. While some Meitei individuals have relocated from the area, others remain in Kwatha, which is geographically isolated from the rest of the state. The PIL was filed by Kongjengbam Chingkham of Singjamei, Imphal. It reports that due to conflicts between the Meitei and Kuki communities, which began on May 3, 2023, villagers have been unable to sell their products or leave the village. The Court scheduled a hearing of the case for January 24, 2024."}, {"text": "The Cave of Los Aviones, located at sea level near Cartagena in southeastern Spain, is a paleontology site dating back to the Middle Paleolithic era. It is famous for having yielded in 2010 several perforated and painted seashell beads thought to have been crafted as jewelry by Neanderthals. The cave is a cemented marine conglomerate. The site has yielded ochred and perforated marine shells, red and yellow colorants, and shell containers that feature residues of complex pigment mixtures. The pigments on the sea shells were dated to 115,000 years old, making these \"the oldest personal ornamentation known anywhere in the world,\" predating \"Homo sapiens\". Art is an archaeological proxy for symbolic behavior."}, {"text": "Suriye Pasaj\u0131 (\"Syria Arcade\" in Turkish), or Cit\u00e9 de Syrie in French, is a historical six-storey shopping arcade located in \u0130stanbul, Turkey, in the Asmal\u0131mescit subdistrict of Beyo\u011flu. The arcade is situated on \u0130stiklal Avenue 166 (formerly 348). The ground floor of the arcade hosts a wide array of businesses, meanwhile upper floors are being mostly used for residential accommodation. It was built in 1908. History. Construction of the building started in 1901 and financed by Syrian Hasan Halbuni Pasha and the president of the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce, Mehmet Abbud Pasha. The project was designed by Greek architect Demetre Th. Bassiladis in neoclassical style and arcade was completed in 1908. In 1911, the Santral Sinemas\u0131 (Cine Central) was opened inside the building. For more than 100 years, Suriye Pasaj\u0131 has hosted and continues to host individuals, families, offices and businesses belonging to many different cultures. Headquarters of Stamboul, a French language newspaper that was printed between 1875 and 1964, was situated in this arcade. The head offices of minority newspapers such as Apoyevmatini written in Greek and Armenian Nor Marmara were also located in this building until the early 2010s. There is an antique and second-hand shop in the"}, {"text": "basement of the building. Leather and fur shops, coffee and tea houses, a night club and restaurants are other examples of modern businesses in the building. Ada Kitabevi is a bookshop that also hosts a cafe inside. Art exhibitions are also being held in arcade's atelier. There are concerns about cafes and restaurants of the arcade that illegally occupy corridors of the building."}, {"text": "This is the discography of Italian singer and songwriter Spagna."}, {"text": "Jo-Ann Roberts (born September 8, 1956) is a Canadian politician and former journalist who served as the interim leader of the Green Party of Canada from November 4, 2019, to October 3, 2020, having been appointed upon Elizabeth May stepping down from the party's leadership role. Roberts previously served as the party's deputy leader since March 2018 and was a broadcaster with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. She has been a federal Green Party candidate trice in the past, running in Victoria in 2015 and in Halifax in 2019 and 2021. She was appointed to be deputy leader of the party in 2018, serving alongside Daniel Green. In October 2021, Roberts was elected to be the deputy leader of the Green Party of Nova Scotia, with Anthony Edmonds being elected leader of the party. Together they implemented a shadow cabinet for the party and hope to elect the first Green MLA to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the next election. She stepped down as Deputy Leader of GPNS in April 2024. Personal life. Roberts received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mount Allison University and a journalism degree from Carleton University. She received a Master of Fine Arts in"}, {"text": "Creative Non-Fiction from University of Kings College. https://ukings.ca/area-of-study/master-of-fine-arts-in-creative-nonfiction/ She has written a book, Storm the Ballot Box; How to Start a Voting Revolution Before It's Too Late, which will be published by Nimbus Publishing in May 2025. She is married to Ken Kelly, with whom she has four adult children. She also has four grandchildren and cites the birth of her first grandchild as one of the forces which compelled her to move into politics in 2014. Roberts has claimed that she wanted to have an adequate answer if her granddaughter asked her what she had done to fight climate change. Political career. Roberts left her job at the CBC in 2014 to pursue a career in advocacy for public communication and the environment. She decided to run as a Green Party candidate in Victoria for the 2015 federal election campaign. While she had been approached by other parties, she claimed that the Green Party platform was the one which most aligned with her beliefs. She came second in 2015 with almost 24,000 votes, which is more votes than was received by 131 MPs who were elected. After the election, Roberts and her family moved back to her childhood hometown"}, {"text": "of Halifax. In 2018, she was appointed by Elizabeth May to serve as the deputy leader of the party, alongside Daniel Green. She ran as the Green Party candidate in Halifax in the 2019 federal election, finishing in third with 14% of the vote. On November 4, 2019, Elizabeth May announced that she would be stepping down as leader of the Green Party, effective immediately. She then named Roberts as the new interim leader. Roberts served until the election of Annamie Paul in October 2020. Roberts ran in Halifax in the 2021 federal election, placing fourth. Roberts serves as host and producer for the Green Party podcast, \"People, Politics, and Planet\"."}, {"text": "The Root of Evil is a 1912 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring William J. Butler and Dorothy Bernard."}, {"text": "Konstantin Kalistratov (born 14 August 1967) is a Soviet speed skater. He competed in the men's 1500 metres event at the 1992 Winter Olympics."}, {"text": "Brian Wanek (born May 25, 1967) is an American speed skater. He competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics and the 1994 Winter Olympics."}, {"text": "Epinephelus fuscomarginatus, the darkmargin grouper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. It is found off the coast of eastern Australia. Description. \"Epinephelus fuscomarginatus\" has a body which has a standard length 3.0 to 3.4 times its depth. The preopercle has a rounded angle which has 4-9 small serrations. The dorsal fin contains 11 spines and 14 soft rays while the anal fin has 3 spines and 8 soft rays. The caudal fin is rounded. There are 60-67 scales in the lateral line. The flanks are marked with diffuse, irregular brown bars and blotches and there are wide dark brown margins to the soft rayed part of the dorsal fin, anal fin and caudal fins. It also has two indistinct, light brown bars which radiate from the eye to the rear edge of the gill cover in non sexually mature fish. There are no dark spots on the head, body and fins of this fish at any stage of its life. This species attains a length of at least . Distribution. \"Epinephelus fuscomarginatus\" is endemic to the Great Barrier"}, {"text": "Reef off Queensland. Here it has been recorded from the Capricorn Channel off the southern end of Swains Reefs to the east of the Capricorn-Bunker group. Habitat. \"Epinephelus fuscomarginatus\" inhabits reefs at depths of up to . Taxonomy. \"Epinephelus fuscomarginatus\" was first formally described in 2019 by Jeffrey W. Johnston and Jessica Worthington Wilmer with the type locality given as Capricorn Channel, south of Swain Reefs, Queensland. The first five specimens were purchased by Mr. Johnson from a fish market in Brisbane's North Lakes after a fisherman had sent him a photograph and he suspected that they were an undescribed species. Utilisation. \"Epinephelus fuscomarginatus\" is caught using longlines and has been recorded in fish markets."}, {"text": "Major General (\"Generalmajor\") Franz Krech (23 June 1889 \u2013 27 April 1944) was the German commander of the 41st Fortress Division of the Wehrmacht during the World War II Axis occupation of Greece. He was ambushed and killed by a platoon of the Greek People's Liberation Army (ELAS) in Molaoi, Laconia. It led to harsh reprisals by the occupying forces and contributed to the declaration of the Peloponnese as an \"operational zone\", i.e. a war zone. Biography. Franz Krech was born on 23 June 1889 in G\u00f6rlitz. He joined the Deutsches Heer on the 2nd of May, 1908 and became a lieutenant on 19 August 1909. He saw combat during World War I as part of the \"Infanterie-Regiment \u201evon Courbi\u00e8re\u201c (2. Posensches) Nr. 19.\" He received both classes of the 1914 Iron Cross and the Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 for combatants, the Wound Badge in black and the Military Merit Cross 3rd Class with War Decoration. Postwar, he remained in the Reichswehr and the Wehrmacht, later receiving the Wehrmacht Long Service Award. During the outbreak of World War II he was an Oberst, serving as an Army Selection Inspector. Ambush. A platoon of the 8th (Laconian) Regiment"}, {"text": "of ELAS, under 2nd Lieutenant Manolis Stathakis, ambushed the German major general in the region of Laconia on 27 April 1944. Krech and four members of his escort were killed. The day before, German Major General Heinrich Kreipe had been kidnapped by British agents and Greek civilian activists in Crete. The American OSS and the British SOE, with the collaboration of the Greek National Liberation Front, spread the story, for propaganda reasons (see Operation Hemlock) but also to prevent German reprisals, that Krech had been executed by the Gestapo as a \"dissident\" and they publicized a forged letter calling on German soldiers to desert. It had also been alleged that Krech, along with Kreipe, had participated in the anti-Hitler \"Free Germany\" movement. Reprisals. On 1 May, the Germans executed 200 communist prisoners at Kaisariani, a suburb of Athens. According to Hellmuth Felmy's apology in the Nuremberg trials, the head of the collaborationist Security Battalions in the Peloponnese, Colonel Dionysios Papadongonas, who was a friend of Krech, ordered on his own initiative the execution of further 100 members or suspected members of the Resistance. At the same time, the Germans killed another 25 in Athens. In total, at least 325 people"}, {"text": "were executed, and more executions followed in the wake of 117th J\u00e4ger Division's march from Molaoi to Sparti. Felmy justified the number of the killings with Krech's status as a divisional commander. The orders for reprisals were given by the Higher Military Commander of the Peloponnese, Major General Karl von Le Suire. In May, the Peloponnese area was declared an \"operational zone\", i.e., a war zone. Promotion. Krech was posthumously promoted to lieutenant general (\"Generalleutnant\") by Hitler and buried in Athens."}, {"text": "The Milwaukee Police Band is an American police band in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is the oldest currently active police band in the United States and serves as the official musical unit of the Milwaukee Police Department. It is composed of both civilian and police personnel who volunteer to work with the band. The band is funded by the Milwaukee Police Athletic Association, due none of the city budget being available to fund its operations. The MPD band performs regularly at events such as Peace Officers Memorial Day, graduation ceremonies and other Civic functions. History. In the fall 1897, the Milwaukee Police Band became the first police ensemble to be formed in the United States, coming 13 years after the first police band one was formed in Australia. It was originally composed of a group of whistlers who worked in the MPD. 9 April 1898, 5 months after its founding, the band performed at its first concert to members of the MPD, playing the \"Star Spangled Banner\", \"El Capitan\" and \"Yankee Doodle\". On 7 October 1922, the band met former United States Marine Band director John Philip Sousa at a train station and played for him when he visited Milwaukee to"}, {"text": "perform with the MPD Band alongside the Sousa Band at the Milwaukee Auditorium. It performed again with the band in mid-November 1923, during which Sousa presented the band with an American flag that included with streamers with Sousa's name embroidered. Under the direction of Robert O. Brunkhorst, the band became a regular feature on WISN (AM) radio, as well as other emerging radio stations in the region. The MPD Jazz Ensemble was formed in the 1940s to increase the diversity in music played by the band as it was a rising trend during that period. In October 1993, the Band was invited to appear at the Wisconsin Music Educators Association Music Conference in Madison, Wisconsin, during which they demonstrated their approach to establishing youth programs. In March 2000, the expansion of the MPD Band youth saw younger children being introduced included and paired with police officer-musicians who mentored and performed with the students. Performance history. In November 1924, the band made its first appearance at the municipal Christmas tree lighting ceremony, an event that it has continued to perform at annually. On 22 March 1925, the band joined the visiting NYPD Police Band in a benefit concert that saw an"}, {"text": "estimated 8,500 people in attendance at Milwaukee Auditorium. In the mid twenties, Howard B. Weeks, a local composer, wrote the \"Milwaukee Police Band March\", the original manuscript of which is today located in the archives of the MPD Band at the Safety Academy. In July 1989, the band traveled to Minneapolis to march in the famous Aquatennial Parade, performing with the Bands of the Minneapolis Police Department, the Winnipeg Police Service and the Ontario Provincial Police. In coordination with Nick Contorno of the and program at Marquette University, a high school awards program was developed in 1990 to have area high school students perform with the Milwaukee Police Band in a concert at Varsity Theater in Marquette. On its centenary in July 1998, the band was invited to Washington D.C. to take apart in the National Independence Day Parade in Constitution Avenue. The band also traveled to Florida in April 2003 to perform at Walt Disney World's \"Share a Dream Come True Parade\". Directors. The following is a list of directors of the MPD Band since its 1897 establishment: All directors are appointed directly by the Chief of the MPD. Robert O. Brunkhorst. On 2 February 1940, Robert O. Brunkhorst"}, {"text": "became the first director of the band from the civilian sector. A dentist by profession, he also conducted the Tripoli Shrine Band concurrently. Karen Dubis. In June 2015, the longtime director of the band, Lieutenant Karen Dubis, retired from the MPD, continuing to lead the band as a civilian. She had been named as the band's first female band director in 2003. Dubis's nephew John is a soloist in the band."}, {"text": "Yuriy Shulha (, born 2 January 1966) is a Ukrainian speed skater. He competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics and the 1994 Winter Olympics."}, {"text": "Hebe Vessuri is an Argentine\u2013Venezuelan social anthropologist. In 2017, she was recognized with the John Desmond Bernal Prize Award from the Society for Social Studies of Science. Early life and education. Vessuri was born in 1942 in Buenos Aires. She married young and studied at the University of Oxford. While there, she wished to study anthropology but was unable to due to age restrictions. She received permission from the director of the Anthropology Faculty, E. E. Evans-Pritchard, to study under his supervision. Career. Due to the dictatorship growing in Argentina, she moved to Canada and taught at Dalhousie University in their Social Anthropology and General Anthropology Department. She eventually earned a grant to conduct her PhD in Santiago del Estero, under Raymond Carr. In 1971, she accepted a position at the National University of Tucum\u00e1n, and later moved to Venezuela with her husband. She subsequently joined the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Central University of Venezuela, where she later became head of the Center for Science Studies at the Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research from 1992 to 2010. During this period, she received the 2006 National Prize for Science of Venezuela and the Oscar Varsavsky Prize to the scientific"}, {"text": "trajectory in the field of Science, Technology and Society Studies. Under her direction, she founded the postgraduate program in Social Studies of Science. In 2017, she became the first Latin American researcher to be awarded the John Desmond Bernal Prize of the Society of Social Studies of Science. Vessuri also sits on the editorial boards of Social Studies of Science; Science, Technology, & Human Values journal, Industry & Higher Education; Interciencia (Venezuela) and Redes (Argentina) journal. She also collaborated with Pablo Kreimer, Lea Velho, and Antonio Arellano to publish the first handbook of Latin American STS, titled \"Perspectivas Latinoamericanas en el Estudio Social de la Ciencia, la Tecnolog\u00eda y la Sociedad\" in 2014. Personal life. Her daughter, Paola D'Alessio, was born in 1964 when she was in Oxford, and became a noted planetary scientist. She was also mother to Dr. Bibiana Bilbao, a renowned field and experimental ecologist, winner of the 2010 European Award \u2018Innovation for Sustainable Development'."}, {"text": "Shahidul Islam is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a two term member of parliament for Kushtia-2 from 1996 to 2006. He was known for filing cases and attacking journalists in Kushtia District. Career. In 1981/6, Islam was removed from Bheramara College as lecturer after an investigation by the Deputy Commissioner found his high school certificate to be forged. In the 1980s, he joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. In 1991, he tried to get the Bangladesh Nationalist Party nomination for Kushtia-2 but failed. He got his wife, Selina Shahid, elected to parliament from a Bangladesh Nationalist Party women's reserved seat. Islam was elected to parliament from Kushtia-2 as a candidate of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in the February 1996 Bangladeshi general election which was boycotted by all other political parties. The previous Bangladesh Nationalist Party member of parliament, Abdur Rouf Choudhury, refused to participate in the election without any other party. Islam was elected to parliament from Kushtia-2 as a candidate of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in 1996. He received 64,389 votes while his nearest rival, Ahsan Habib Lincoln of Jatiya Party, received 40,106 votes. Sirajul Islam Siraj, chief of Gono Bahini, campaigned for him in the election and intimidated"}, {"text": "voters. After Siraj surrendered, Islam asked a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician to take over the gang. Islam was elected to parliament from Kushtia-2 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 2001. He received 100,544 votes while his nearest rival, Mahbubul Alam Hanif of the Awami League, received 87,734 votes. Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-ML) campaigned for him in the election. On 1 April 2001, a follower of his was arrested with a gun and a case was filed against him. On 15 July 2001, three Awami League activists were murdered and a case was filed by Ismat Kadir Gamma against Islam but Bangladesh Police dropped his name from the case. In 2003, Islam's associate Khokon as well as other leaders of Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami threatened the local Ahmaddiya Muslim Community. In February 2004, Islam challenged a tender of the Bangladesh Water Development Board awarded to Japanese company with the parliamentary sub-committee who found the tender process faulty. On 21 July 2005, seven journalists in Kushtia District filed a general diary alleging Islam was threatening them. Islam verbally abused Hassan Jahid, a journalist of \"Manab Zamin\", over a report at a government event in presence of Minister of"}, {"text": "Environment Tariqul Islam in May 2006. Following that Kushtia Reporters' Unity called for a boycott of all his events. In May, he filled an extortion case against three journalists claiming they threatened him at his house for 50 thousand taka. The journalists are Al-Mamun Sagar, of ATN Bangla and \"Jugantor\", Hasan Jahid, of \"Manab Zamin\" and RTV, and Munshi Tarikul Islam, of \"Samakal\" and Channel 1. They had recently run a new story on corruption by Shahidul Islam's followers. Another extortion case was filed by a close aide of Islam and fellow Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician, Azad Biswas, who claimed the journalist robbed him at gunpoint and threatened to shoot him. The journalists fled Kushtia District following the cases. Kushtia District journalists called for the cases to be withdrawn. On 16 May, Justices M. A. Rashid and Mizanur Rahman Bhuiyan granted bail to the journalists. On 30 May, Bangladesh Nationalist Party activist and supporters of Shahidul Islam and Syed Mehedi Ahmed Rumi attacked a rally of journalists protesting against Shahidul Islam at the Kushtia Public Library ground. President of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury and other senior journalists from the union and the Dhaka Union of Journalists"}, {"text": "were injured. There were protests against the attack across the country and it was condemned by the Commonwealth Journalists Association and Committee to Protect Journalists. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina called for action against the attackers. The International Federation of Journalists called for the charges to be dropped against the journalists. Human Rights Watch expressed concern over no one being arrested for the attack on journalists. On 1 June 2006, Kushtia newspaper \"Andoloner Bazar\" was vandalized by Bangladesh Nationalist Party followers following which Islam warned local press against printing the newspaper. The newspaper stopped publication following the incident. Khoksa Press Club in Kushtia District was attacked and vandalized by Bangladesh Nationalist Party activists. In June 2006, Islam claimed he would win the next election regardless of the negative news against him. He also blamed the police for the attack on journalists in Kushtia District. He blamed the local people for the vandalism of \"Andoloner Bazar\", a local newspaper. A human chain was formed protesting against him at the Jatiya Press Club. On 24 June 2006, the Bangladesh High Court granted bail to journalists Islam had filed cases against. There was a bomb attack on his election rally which he blamed on"}, {"text": "MA Khaleq who was contending against him for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party nomination. Khaleq, owner of Pacific Group, denied the allegations against him. Khaleq bought numerous allegations against Islam. On 13 July 2006, Islam attended a meeting with Minister of Home Affairs Lutfozzaman Babar, members of parliament Abdus Salam Pintu, Bachhu Mollah, Syed Mehedi Ahmed Rumi, Inspector General of Police Anwarul Iqbal, and Sangbadik Shramik Karmachari Oikya Parishad after which he apologised to journalists. Lutfozzaman Babar ordered the administration take steps for \"Andoloner Bazar\" to resume publication and protest journalists in Kushtia District. In November 2006, a case was filed against Islam over the murder of Krishak League politician Basir Udin. In 2007, the Anti-Corruption Commission identified Islam as a corruption suspect. The commission and two army officers from the National Coordination Committee Against Corruption and Crime had found evidence against Islam of embezzlement of public school teachers salary, illegal sand mining from the local river, harassing journalists, and embezzlement from government contracts through manipulation of tenders. In February, seven cases were filed against Islam for attacking rallies of the opposition party. His house was raided but law enforcement failed to catch him. His brother and chairman of Bheramara municipality,"}, {"text": "Touhidul Islam Alam surrendered to joint forces. On 21 April 2007, his nephew, Lablu Malitha, was arrested from Kushtia by the Rapid Action Battalion. Malitha allegedly committed crimes under Islam's patronage and had 18 criminal cases against him. Islam was the president of Kushtia District unit of Bangladesh Nationalist Party. From 2001 to 2006, six billion taka was sanctioned for development in his constituency and many of the contracts went to his relatives. He had imported a Lexus under his duty free quota as a member of parliament. In September, his wife submitted his wealth statement to the Anti-Corruption Commission. On 12 November 2008, Islam spoke at an election rally though a phone as he had not visited the area since 2007 after the caretaker government took power. Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami sought the Kushtia-2 seat nomination from their coalition partner, Bangladesh Nationalist Party but the party nominated Islam. Islam contested the 2008 Bangladeshi general election from Kushtia-2 as a candidate of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He lost the election with 107,527 votes while the winner Hasanul Haq Inu of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal received 165,952 votes. Islam along with the rest of Bangladesh Nationalist Party boycotted the 2014 Bangladeshi general election and"}, {"text": "Hasanul Haq Inu of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal was elected from Kushtia-2 unopposed."}, {"text": "The Isfahan National Holy Association (1906 - 1908) was the main political and decision-making bureau of Isfahan, Iran during the first Persian Constitutional Revolution period. The members of the council were elected by the people of Isfahan and Nurollah Najafi Isfahani chaired the council. The association was formed between years 1906 and 1908, namely from the migration of Qom to the 1908 bombardment of the Majlis at the Fort of Chehel Sotoun in Isfahan. History. Following the Persian Constitutional Revolution, the people of Isfahan were able to expel Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan from Isfahan by pursuing their protests and rallies led by Aqa Najafi Isfahani. After that, the \"Isfahan National Holy Association\" was responsible of Isfahan city administration, whose members were elected by the people through free elections. Members. Members of the \"Isfahan National Holy Association\" were: Actions. Among the features of the \"Isfahan National Holy Association\" and the important actions of its founding clerics are the following: The \"Isfahan National Holy Association\" in comparison with to the other contemporary communities, has been one of the most prolific and endorsing examples in the country. Factor that caused tension in the relationship between the National Consultative Assembly and the \"Isfahan National"}, {"text": "Holy Association\" was the issue of the entry of the former ruler into the Isfahan and the serious opposition of the people and the \"Isfahan National Holy Association\". This was despite the National Consultative Assembly strong request. Isfahan National Holy Association Newspaper. The newspaper of the \"Isfahan National Holy Association\" was published 15 days after the formation of the Association on 5 January 1907, reflecting the summary of the negotiations of the members of the Association. Expressing the principles of constitutionality and citing urban events was the focus of this newspaper's articles. Serajuddin Jebel Ameli Mousavi was the editor of this newspaper. The first 78 volume of this newspaper was published in the Isfahan by Mohammad Ali Chelunger efforts, sponsored by Isfahan Recreational Cultural Organization. The subtle point in the headline of this newspaper is the conversion of Gregorian calendar to Solar Hijri calendar without mentioning the Iranian months. This change may be seen as a reaction to the foreigners and honoring the National Iranian calendar, which was undoubtedly due to the growing nationalism among Iranian people. The same attitude prompted the British Embassy's secretary to report to his country about two Isfahan newspapers (the \"Isfahan National Holy Association\" newspaper"}, {"text": "and the \"Jahade Akbar\" newspaper), especially those who spoke out against foreigners."}, {"text": "Markus Tr\u00f6ger (born 16 April 1966) is a German speed skater. He competed in three events at the 1992 Winter Olympics."}, {"text": "Maar is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:"}, {"text": "Maggie O'Connor is a Grammy winning American violinist and singer. She is married to Mark O'Connor. She graduated from the Peabody Conservatory in 2014. As a member of the O'Connor Band, she performed for the 59th Grammy Awards in 2017. Awards and honors. She won a Grammy in 2017 for her performance on the Coming Home (O'Connor Band album) along with her spouse and family in the O'Connor Band."}, {"text": "The 2019\u201320 Columbia Lions men's basketball team represented Columbia University in the 2019\u201320 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by fourth-year head coach Jim Engles, played their home games at Levien Gymnasium in New York City as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 6\u201324, 1\u201313 in Ivy League play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Ivy League tournament, although the tournament was ultimately cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Previous season. The Lions finished the 2018\u201319 season 10\u201318 overall, 5\u20139 in Ivy League play, to finish in seventh place. In turn, they failed to qualify for the Ivy League tournament. In May 2019, assistant Kenny Blakeney was hired as the new head coach at Howard. Schedule and results. !colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season !colspan=9 style=| Ivy League regular season Source"}, {"text": "Rodolphe Saad\u00e9 (; ; born 3 March 1970) is a Franco-Lebanese businessman. He is the chairman of the CMA CGM Group, a world leader in logistics transport, and the son of its founder, Jacques Saad\u00e9. As of April 2024, his net worth was estimated at US$8.9 billion. Saad\u00e9 is a member of The Business Council in the United States. Biography. Rodolphe Saad\u00e9 was born on 3 March 1970 in Lebanon, the son of Jacques Saad\u00e9. His Lebanese mother Naila Saad\u00e9 (n\u00e9e Salem) was born in Beirut and is the sister of Farid Salem, co-founder of CMA CGM. After studying business at Concordia University in Montreal, he started his own water cooler company in Lebanon, Dynamic Concept. President and CEO of this distribution company, he acquires a first experience in international trade in Lebanon and Syria. He put this experience to good use by working for the CMA CGM Group, headed by his father, which he joined in 1994. He first held positions in New York and Hong Kong, then returned to the Group's head office in Marseille, where he took on increasingly important responsibilities between 1997 and 2004. From 1997 to 2000, Rodolphe Saad\u00e9 was successively Director of the United"}, {"text": "States - Mediterranean - Far East - Northern Europe and Far East - Northern Europe - U.S. West Coast lines. Appointed Director of the Transatlantic and Transpacific line in 2000, he became Vice President of the same line in 2002. In 2004, Rodolphe Saad\u00e9 became General Manager and is in charge of developing the regular lines of the North-South Axis to North America, Central America, the Caribbean, South and West Africa, Australia and the Indian Ocean. In 2006, following the takeover of Delmas by CMA-CGM in 2005, Rodolphe Saad\u00e9 is leading the development of Delmas' lines in West, East and Central Africa and the Indian Ocean, and will make it an efficient and profitable maritime operator. In 2008, Rodolphe Saad\u00e9 invested in the development of services to Africa and the Indian Ocean, following which, he took over the management of Delmas, dedicated to African lines. That year, he played a key role in managing the hostage-taking of a Compagnie du Ponant cruise ship. He led the discussions with the kidnappers and helped to free the victims unharmed. Two years later, he became Vice Chairman and member of the Board of Directors of the CMA CGM Group. In November 2017, Rodolphe"}, {"text": "Saad\u00e9 is appointed chairman and CEO of the CMA CGM Group. In April 2018, under the leadership of Rodolphe Saad\u00e9, the Group took a 25% stake in Ceva Logistics at the time of its initial public offering. One year later, CMA CGM launched a public takeover bid for the company. With this acquisition, CMA CGM creates a global transport and logistics group. Rodolphe Saad\u00e9 transfers CEVA Logistics headquarters from Switzerland to France, creating 200 jobs. He inaugurates it in November 2019, in the presence of French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe. In August 2018, Rodolphe Saad\u00e9 creates a start-up incubator in Marseille, called Zebox, in partnership with Accenture, BNP Paribas, EY, the forwarding agent Centrimex, the logistics specialist Ceva. In August 2019, at the G7 meeting, Rodolphe Saad\u00e9 announces his commitment to ensure that his container ships do not use the Northeast passageway, commonly known as the \"Northern Route\" and made accessible by global warming, in order to protect the biodiversity of the Arctic zone and to fight against global warming. In September 2019, the world's first LNG-powered container ship is launched. In March 2020, Rodolphe Saad\u00e9 announced that CMA CGM was offering 200,000 FFP2 protective masks to France Health Agency"}, {"text": "to fight against the COVID-19 virus. In May 2025, Saad\u00e9 purchased a 20 percent stake in the French film studio Path\u00e9. Awards. Saad\u00e9 is a Knight of the French Legion of Honor. Personal life. Saad\u00e9 resides in Marseille, France."}, {"text": "The Crash WrestleCon show was a professional wrestling supercard event, scripted and produced by the Mexican \"lucha libre\" wrestling company The Crash Lucha Libre, which took place on April 6, 2018. The show was held at The Sugar Mill in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA and was the first time The Crash had held a show in the United States. It was part of a larger \"WrestleCon\" event that took place in New Orleans around the WrestleMania 34 show held on April 8, 2018. The show was later made available on demand on the High Spots network. The show featured several inter-promotional matches between The Crash wrestlers and wrestlers from Impact Wrestling (IW) who were also a part of the larger WrestleCon event. In the main event Austin Aries defeated The Crash representative Penta el 0M in a match where Aries' Impact World Championship was not on the line. The show also featured the one-night reunion of the Latino World Order (lWo) in the semi-main event as Dami\u00e1n 666, L.A. Park, and Nicho el Millonario teamed up to defeat \"La Rebeli\u00f3n Amarilla\" (\"The Yellow Rebellion\"; Bestia 666, Garza Jr., and Mecha Wolf 450). The fifth match of the night featured three"}, {"text": "wrestlers who primarily worked for Impact Wrestling and not The Crash as Willie Mack defeated Brian Cage and Sami Callihan. The show featured a total of eight matches. Production. Background. The first WrestleCon supershow was held in 2015 in San Jose, California on the same weekend as WrestleMania 31 in near-by Santa Clara, California. The first show led to an annual event held by various wrestling promotions in the week leading up to WrestleMania. In 2018 WrestleMania 34 was held in New Orleans, Louisiana, leading to various WrestleCon 2018 shows being held in and around New Orleans in the week leading up to the big show. As part of that show The Crash Lucha Libre announced that they would be promotion a show at WrestleCon. It was not just the first time The Crash participated in WrestleCon but also the first time they promoted a show outside of Mexico. Storylines. The Crash WrestleCon show featured eight professional wrestling matches scripted by The Crash with some wrestlers involved in scripted feuds. The wrestlers portray either heels (referred to as \"rudos\" in Mexico, those that play the part of the \"bad guys\") or faces (\"t\u00e9cnicos\" in Mexico, the \"good guy\" characters) as"}, {"text": "they perform in the ring. Aftermath. The Crash did not participate in the 2019 WrestleCon event in the New Jersey/New York area. The main event match between Austin Aries and Penta el 0M led to Penta winning the Impact World Championship from Aries on April 22, 2018, at the Impact Wrestling Redemption show. While his reign only lasted for two days before Aries regained the championship, it did lead to Penta el 0M appearing regularly for Impact Wrestling over the following year."}, {"text": "The Santa Monica road race course was an American race track consisting of public roads. Established by a consortium of Southern California auto dealers who sought to promote cars, buying them as well as racing them, at a time when they were rather rare in Los Angeles, the Santa Monica road races lasted for ten years. Inaugural event. An estimated 50,000 people attended the 1909 Santa Monica road races. Harris Hanshue was the winner of the heavy-car division in an Apperson Jackrabbit and Bert Dingley won the lightweight division in a Chalmers-Detroit Forty. 1912 races. The free-for-all race of the 1912 event was won by Teddy Tetzlaff in a Fiat. He was awarded a medal for the win. Vanderbilt Cup and American Grand Prize. Santa Monica hosted both the Vanderbilt Cup and the American Grand Prize in 1914 and in 1916. A fatality occurred in practice for the 1914 event when a car crashed into the crowd and killed a spectator. The 1916 event was marred by a total of five deaths: After a mechanician had been fatally injured in practice, driver Lewis Jackson and three people lining the road died as a result of a crash during the Grand"}, {"text": "Prix race. Final race. A record crowd of 150,000 people saw millionaire sportsman Cliff Durant drive his Chevrolet Special to victory on a shortened course in 1919. Walter Melcher sustained fatal injuries when his car overturned."}, {"text": "Miniestadio de Anoeta, known also as Estadio Kote Olaizola, is a sports stadium near to the Anoeta stadium, in San Sebasti\u00e1n. It is usually used for athletics events. and for trainings. The central pitch, whose surface is natural grass, is occasionally used for football and habitually used for rugby union matches of Bera Bera RT in Divisi\u00f3n de Honor. The stadium has a main stand with a capacity of 1,262 spectators, a 400m long running track, a 500m long warm-up track, a gym and two multi-purpose rooms"}, {"text": "In early 1976, the Indonesian Army launched an offensive against Free Papua Movement (OPM) military elements in the southern parts of Jayapura Regency, in what is today Papua. While the operation failed to completely destroy OPM's presence, the organization was considerably weakened militarily from its losses. Background. Following the New York Agreement, administration of Western New Guinea was transferred from the Netherlands (as Netherlands New Guinea) to Indonesia. The agreement contained provisions for self-determination for the Papuans, which resulted in the controversial Act of Free Choice in July 1969, whereas around 1,000 selected representatives all voted unanimously for incorporation. The representatives had no members which were opposed to unification, and by July 1971 the Free Papua Movement issued a proclamation of independence for \"The Republic of West Papua New Guinea\". Containing both a political and a military wing, the OPM was the only organization which conducted armed opposition against Indonesia, with its military consisting primarily of irregular fighters with few regulars. OPM's primary base of operations at the time, also known as \"Markas Victoria\" (Victoria Base), was located southeast of Jayapura, around the Keerom region. Operations. Following an aerial bombardment by two OV-10 Bronco aircraft, around 10,000 soldiers were dropped"}, {"text": "onto the area south of Jayapura near the border with Papua New Guinea. The number of Indonesian soldiers involved were around 10,000, with reports reaching up to 16,000 soldiers. In the operation, OPM claimed that 425 Indonesian Army personnel were killed and 800 were wounded, while the Indonesian government stated that losses were minor. The OPM reported 1,605 killed, including armed regulars, sympathizers, and local villagers alike. According to OPM spokesmen located abroad, the organization still had a fighting strength of 3,000 to 5,000 men. Aftermath. Brigadier general Imam Munandar, the commander of the Papuan military region for the Indonesian Army, stated that the OPM had been \"reduced to scattered remnants\". The operation resulted in a significant setback for the OPM's military capabilities, but the Indonesian government failed to achieve its objective of destroying the organization by 1977. Richard Woolcott, Australian Ambassador to Indonesia at the time, visited the border regions in early 1977 and reported that there were \"not more than twenty rebels\", though armed conflict continued in the Papuan highlands. OPM was further weakened by an internal split, where OPM's leaders Jacob Prai and Seth Rumkorem split ways, and most of OPM fighters joined Prai's organization. Though both"}, {"text": "leaders eventually were arrested in Papua New Guinea and went into asylum in Sweden, OPM remained active in Papua, with leaders such as Kelly Kwalik leading a number of small-scale military operations denying total control by the Indonesian Armed Forces."}, {"text": "Davide Pagliarani (born 25 October 1970) is an Italian traditionalist Catholic priest of the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) who has served as its superior general since 2018. Biography. Pagliarani entered the SSPX's seminary in Flavigny-sur-Ozerain in 1989. Following his studies, he completed military service. Pagliarani was ordained a priest of the SSPX in 1996 by the then-Superior General, Bishop Bernard Fellay. Fr. Pagliarani ministered in Rimini for seven years, before being transferred to Singapore for a further three years. He then served as superior of the District of Italy between 2006 and 2012, becoming rector of the Nuestra Se\u00f1ora Corredentora Seminary in the Province of Buenos Aires from 2012. On July 11, 2018, at the SSPX's general chapter, Pagliarani was elected superior general of the Society for a 12-year term, succeeding Bishop Fellay. Pagliarani is reputed to advocate a more hardline approach concerning Vatican relations relative to Fellay's approach, yet he did meet with Cardinal Luis Ladaria Ferrer, president of the \"Ecclesia Dei\" Commission, on November 2, 2018, at the Vatican. Views. Pagliarani is known to be an outspoken critic of Pope Francis. Even before his election as superior general, he had already criticized and denounced Francis' 2016"}, {"text": "apostolic exhortation \"Amoris laetitia\". Following the events that occurred at the 2019 Amazon synod, Pagliarani called for \"a day of prayer and reparation\" and called the synod \"demonic\" and \"idolatrous.\" In October 2020, Pagliarani criticized the encyclical \"Laudato si\"' for its reduction of Christian sanctity to environmentalism, ecumenism of the Document on Human Fraternity and its extension to the encyclical \"Fratelli tutti\". Recently, Pagliarani lamented on the \"motu proprio\" \"Traditionis custodes\" promulgated by Francis in July 2021 restricting the use of the Tridentine Mass. In a sermon delivered at Mass on July 18, 2021, Pagliarani asked, \"Why is this Mass the 'apple of discord'? Why does this Mass divide?\" and criticized the pope once more, saying, \"The pope and his accomplices are the jail guards of tradition. They are guardians of the zoo.\" Pagliarani also issued a communiqu\u00e9 regarding the \"motu proprio\" in which he stated, \"This Mass, our Mass, must really be for us like the pearl of great price in the Gospel, for which we are ready to renounce everything, for which we are ready to sell everything.\""}, {"text": "Mecodema aberrans is a medium-sized (14.6\u201319.5 mm length, 5.3\u20136.5 mm width) ground beetle endemic to the South Island, New Zealand. This species is within the \"curvidens\" group and is one of three species that is a braided-river ecotype. It occurs in Otago and Canterbury. Description. The body colour of the species varies from black (dorsal) to brown (ventral), legs may be a red-brown. To reduce the abrasion of the ventral abdomen, ventrites 3\u20135 are covered in a large number of setae, which is one of the distinguishing features of this species. To further identify \"M. aberrans\" from other \"Mecodema\" species there is a difference in the size of the asetose punctures along elytral striae 9 in comparison to striae 1."}, {"text": "The Green Party of Canada held a leadership election between September 26 and October 3, 2020. The election was held to replace Elizabeth May, who resigned on November 4, 2019, after leading the party for more than a decade and achieving a record three seats in Parliament in the 2019 federal election. Eight candidates ran to replace her. While these candidates offered different visions for the future of the party and made various policy proposals, they all agreed that climate change is a serious issue, opposed the construction of new pipelines, supported a guaranteed livable income, and supported adopting some form of proportional representation in federal elections. No polling for the leadership race was released during the contest, and so frontrunner status was largely determined in the media on the basis of candidate fundraising. In that sense, the two frontrunners were Annamie Paul and Dimitri Lascaris. Paul, an activist and lawyer from Toronto, won the election on the eighth round of voting. Her win was described as a win for \"the more centrist camp\". Election format. The vote was held online between September 26 and October 3, as well as by mail-in ballot. All party members as of 11:59 p.m."}, {"text": "PDT on September 3, 2020, who were 14 years of age or older were eligible to vote. The vote was conducted through a one member, one vote preferential ballot with a none of the above option. The candidate with a majority of votes after a minimum of one ballot would win the leadership. The Greens originally planned to announce the election results at the party's biennial convention in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, however the convention was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, the candidates gathered in Ottawa, Ontario for the results, which were announced online at 9:00 p.m. ADT on October 3. Fundraising. Source Candidates. Meryam Haddad. Meryam Haddad, 32, is an immigration lawyer residing in Montreal, Quebec. Haddad immigrated from Syria at the age of 5 and has been a resident of Montreal since. She holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Ottawa and was the candidate for Ch\u00e2teauguay\u2014Lacolle in 2019. She is openly lesbian. Candidacy announced: May 22, 2020 Candidacy approved: June 3, 2020 Disqualified: September 22, 2020 Reinstated: September 24, 2020 Date registered with Elections Canada: Campaign website: In the lead-up to the 2020 British Columbia general election, Haddad criticized the Green Party of"}, {"text": "British Columbia over leader Sonia Furstenau's positions on defunding the police and Indigenous land rights, saying she would endorse the BC Ecosocialists over the Greens' provincial wing. She was disqualified from the election by the Green Party on September 22 for \"intentionally undertaking an action that would bring the Green Party of Canada into disrepute.\" Haddad appealed and was reinstated two days later. Courtney Howard. Courtney Howard, 41, is an emergency room physician residing in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. She holds degrees from Simon Fraser University, University of British Columbia, and McGill University. She is the President of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment and a Clinical Associate Professor in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary. Candidacy announced: June 11, 2020 Candidacy approved: June 12, 2020 Date registered with Elections Canada: Campaign website: Amita Kuttner. Amita Kuttner, 30, is an astrophysicist residing on Lasqueti Island, British Columbia. They hold a doctorate from the University of California, Santa Cruz. During the 2019 federal election, Kuttner was the candidate for Burnaby North\u2014Seymour. Following the election, they served as the Green Party's Science and Innovation Critic. They are also the co-founder and director of the Moonlight Institute. Kuttner"}, {"text": "is openly non-binary and pansexual, and uses \"they\"/\"them\" pronouns. They have refused to hold fundraising events with former leader Elizabeth May, saying the offer of assistance with fundraising does not address other systemic inequities in the race. Candidacy announced: March 9, 2020 Candidacy approved: April 22, 2020 Date registered with Elections Canada: Campaign website: Dimitri Lascaris. Dimitri Lascaris, 56, is a lawyer who was born in London, Ontario, and resides in Montreal, Quebec. He holds a law degree from the University of Toronto. He was the federal candidate for London West in 2015 and the Justice Critic in the Green Party's shadow cabinet in 2016, and is a former member of the Quebec Greens' National Executive. Candidacy announced: March 11, 2020 Disqualified: May 26, 2020 Reinstated and approved: June 2, 2020 Date registered with Elections Canada: Campaign website: Lascaris' candidacy was initially rejected by the party's vetting committee, which was appealed. The appeal was accepted on June 2, and his candidacy was reinstated and approved. David Merner. David Merner, 58, is a retired lawyer residing on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. He holds degrees from Harvard College, University of Alberta, Oxford University, and University of Toronto. Prior to his university studies,"}, {"text": "David was largely educated in French pre-schools and primary schools. He was the former Green Party Critic for Justice (2018\u20132020), and was the Green Party candidate for Esquimalt\u2014Saanich\u2014Sooke in 2019. From 2012 to 2013, he was the president of the Liberal Party of Canada's British Columbia wing and was their candidate for Esquimalt\u2014Saanich\u2014Sooke in 2015. Prior to entering politics, Merner was a lawyer at the Department of Justice and for the Privy Council Office as well as the Ministry of Attorney General of British Columbia. He was also the recipient of the Head of the Public Service Award from the Government of Canada. Candidacy announced: November 5, 2019 Candidacy approved: April 8, 2020 Date registered with Elections Canada: Campaign website: Glen Murray. Glen Murray, 62, is a politician residing in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He holds a degree in Urban Studies from Concordia University. He is the former Liberal MPP for Toronto Centre (2010\u20132017) and a former cabinet minister under Premiers Dalton McGuinty and Kathleen Wynne, most notably as the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change (2014\u20132017). He was a candidate in the 2013 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election but withdrew from that contest midrace. Murray previously ran for the Liberals"}, {"text": "in Charleswood\u2014St. James in 2004. In addition, he has also served as city councillor (1989\u20131998) and Mayor of Winnipeg (1998\u20132004). He has also been the CEO of the Canadian Urban Institute (2007\u20132010), and executive director of the Pembina Institute (2017\u20132018). He is openly gay. Candidacy announced: April 29, 2020 Candidacy approved: May 11, 2020 Date registered with Elections Canada: Campaign website: Annamie Paul. Annamie Paul, 47, is a human rights lawyer residing in Toronto. She holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Ottawa and a Master of Public Administration degree from Princeton University. She was the Green Party Critic for Global Affairs (2019\u20132020) and the federal candidate in Toronto Centre in 2019. Paul is also the Green Party nominee for Toronto Centre in the October 26, 2020 federal by-election, having received permission from the Federal Council to do so as a leadership candidate. Candidacy announced: January 30, 2020 Candidacy approved: March 24, 2020 Date registered with Elections Canada: Campaign website: Andrew West. Andrew West, 45, is a lawyer residing in Ottawa, Ontario. He holds a degree in Environmental Law from University of Ottawa. He is the Green Party of Ontario critic for the Attorney General (2015\u2013present). He"}, {"text": "stood as the provincial candidate in Carleton\u2014Mississippi Mills in 2014, the federal candidate in Kanata\u2014Carleton in 2015 and provincially in 2018, and as the provincial candidate in the 2020 Orl\u00e9ans by-election. Candidacy announced: May 15, 2020 Candidacy approved: June 11, 2020 Date registered with Elections Canada: Campaign website: Candidates who withdrew or failed to qualify. Don Elzer. Don Elzer is an environmental activist, businessman, and former journalist from Vancouver, British Columbia. He is the founder and owner of Wildcraft Forest, a natural health company. He currently resides just outside of Lumby with his family. Candidacy announced: February 24, 2020 Withdrew: June 3, 2020 Campaign website: Withdrew via email. Judy N. Green. Judy N. Green is a computer scientist, veteran and small business owner residing in Nova Scotia. She holds a Bachelor of Computer Science (Honours) from Acadia University and a Master of Computer Science from Carleton University. She was the candidate for West Nova in 2019. Candidacy announced: January 23, 2020 Disqualified: June 2, 2020 Reinstated and approved: June 10, 2020 Withdrew: August 30, 2020 Endorsed: David Merner Campaign website: Green's candidacy was rejected by the party's vetting committee on June 2, which was appealed. The appeal was accepted and"}, {"text": "her candidacy was reinstated on June 10. She withdrew on August 30 and endorsed David Merner. Constantine Kritsonis. Constantine Kritsonis, 62, is a former Ontario representative on the Green Party Council. He stood as the Green Party of Canada candidate for York Centre in 2015, 2011, 2006, 2004 and 1997, and the Green Party of Ontario candidate in Oakwood in 1995. Candidacy announced: January 23, 2020 Withdrew: February 3, 2020 Endorsed: Dimitri Lascaris Withdrew following announcement of the election rules, citing the entrance fee at the time of announcement, $50,000, being too high. Later endorsed Dimitri Lascaris. Dylan Perceval-Maxwell. Dylan Perceval-Maxwell is a Montreal activist and businessman. He was the Green Party candidate in Laurier\u2014Sainte-Marie five times from 1997 to 2008 and the candidate in Alfred-Pellan in 2011. His 2006 campaign is the subject of the NFB documentary \"Democracy 4 Dummies\". Candidacy announced: March 17, 2020 Candidacy approved: May 29, 2020 Disqualified: July 8, 2020 Campaign website: Disqualified by the party after inappropriate statements going against the Greens' core values. Julie Tremblay-Cloutier. Julie Tremblay-Cloutier is a businesswoman from Oka who was the Green Party candidate for Mirabel in 2019, and a candidate for Oka City Council in 2017. Prior to"}, {"text": "entering politics, Tremblay-Cloutier was the head of a local pool and spa inspection company. Candidacy announced: December 2, 2019 Withdrew: February 14, 2020 Withdrew citing the leadership election rules, her lack of experience and resources to do fundraisers, and her concern that ideas and debates would become secondary to raising funds. Alex Tyrrell. Alex Tyrrell, 32, is the leader of the Green Party of Quebec (2013\u2013present), and was the provincial candidate for Verdun in 2018, Notre-Dame-de-Gr\u00e2ce in 2014, and Jacques-Cartier in 2012. He was also the candidate in the Outremont, Chicoutimi, Gouin, Louis-H\u00e9bert, and Roberval by-elections in 2013, 2016, May 2017, October 2017 and 2018, respectively. Candidacy announced: January 15, 2020 Withdrew: June 3, 2020 Endorsed: Dimitri Lascaris Campaign website: Withdrew citing \"Elizabeth May and her associates meddling in the election\". Controversies. Endorsements. Former leader Elizabeth May was the subject of criticism over perceived implicit endorsements. Alex Tyrrell contended that May appeared with candidates at fundraisers to push them towards the lead. David Merner said it would be wiser for May to stay out of the contest completely. May responded that she was remaining neutral, but would help candidates from equity-seeking groups in fundraising efforts. Racism. Candidate Meryam Haddad accused"}, {"text": "fellow candidate Dylan Perceval-Maxwell of racism for comments he made during a TVOntario debate. When asked about calls to defund the police, Perceval-Maxwell suggested having police officers \"give $20 to every person of colour they stop\". Haddad called the suggestion racist, and said it would not further the goal of ending systemic racism. Perceval-Maxwell suggested that Haddad was \"angry that a white person came up with an idea.\" On July 8, the party announced that Perceval-Maxwell was no longer a candidate for the leadership, citing statements \"not aligned with the party's values.\""}, {"text": "Tahicelis Susana Marcano Vargas (born 12 April 1997) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Costa Rican first division club SUVA Sports and Venezuela women's national team. International career. Marcano represented Venezuela at the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. At senior level, she played the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games. International goals. \"Scores and results list Venezuela's goal tally first\""}, {"text": "\"Bebe\" is a song by Romanian singer Inna and Ugandan recording artist Vinka, digitally released on 4 November 2019 by Global Records. It was written by the aforementioned artists alongside Theea Miculescu, while the production was handled by Sebastian Barac and Marcel Botezan. A French, Swahili, Luganda, and English love song, the track's genre has been described as Afro and dancehall-influenced pop. Music critics gave mixed reviews to the track, praising its catchiness but criticizing the track as sonically uninteresting. An accompanying music video for \"Bebe\" was uploaded to Inna's YouTube channel simultaneously with the song's digital release. Directed by Bogdan P\u0103un and filmed at the Bucharest Metro, the clip features Inna and Vinka residing in a graffiti-decorated train and walking the corridors of the subway. They wear various Gucci clothing pieces which were praised by critics. Commercially, the track experienced success in Romania, reaching number one on the country's Airplay 100 chart. Background and composition. \"Bebe\" was written by Inna, Vinka and Theea Miculescu, while the production was handled by Sebastian Barac and Marcel Botezan. It was released for digital download in various countries on 4 November 2019 by Global Records. A French, Swahili, Luganda, and English love song,"}, {"text": "\"Bebe\" was composed during a spontaneous studio session, leading to the creation of its concept, melodic line and refrain. Critical commentary noted the track as a \"melancholic\" Afro and dancehall-influenced pop song. Lyrics include: \"Je suis folle d\u2019amour avec toi / Mon c\u0153ur ne s\u2019arr\u00eate pas\". Reception. Upon its release, \"Bebe\" received mixed reviews from music critics. While Mandina Herv\u00e9 of Radio France International called the song \"terribly effective\", CelebMix's Jonathan Currinn praised the singers' vocals, as well as the track's catchy and multilingual nature. In a negative review, an Aficia writer described \"Bebe\" as \"relatively banal\" and wrote that \"the beat is dull. Almost boring\", deeming only its title as interesting. OkayAfrica's Camille Storm included the track on her 20 Best East African Songs of 2019 list. Commercially, the track achieved success in Romania, initially peaking at number three on the country's Airplay 100 chart for three weeks as of 23 February 2020. On 15 March, \"Bebe\" topped the chart, becoming Inna's fourth number-one in the country. Music video. An accompanying music video for \"Bebe\" was uploaded to Inna's official YouTube channel on 4 November 2019. It was directed by Bogdan P\u0103un, while Alexandru Mure\u0219an acted as the director"}, {"text": "of photography. RDstyling was hired for the outfits used, while Andra Manea and Anca Buldur completed the make-up, and Adonis Enache and Ana L\u0103z\u0103rescu the hair styling. Product placement of Coca-Cola Zero Sugar is incorporated in one scene of the video. Filmed at the Bucharest Metro, the video opens with a subway train driving past a restricted area and entering a tunnel. As the graffiti-decorated interior of the carriage is shown, it sees Inna and Vinka accompanied by several models. The singers wear Gucci clothing, with Inna sporting a nylon hood over a black bra and loose joggers, while the latter wears a long-length red jacket black shorts paired with striking jewelry and sunglasses. As the clip ends, black-and-white shots of them walking the corridors of the subway are shown. Upon its release, the music video was praised by critics. Currinn of CelebMix called the clip one of Inna's \"most unforgettable music videos to date\" and praised its energy, while InfoMusic's Alex St\u0103nescu commended Inna's fashion as \"Cleopatra meets Little Red Riding Hood\". Elizabeth Musyimi, writing for \"The Star\", further stated that Inna and Vinka express \"their strong personalities through their outfits\". Credits and personnel. Credits adapted from YouTube."}, {"text": "Casey Cole, OFM is an American Franciscan friar, Catholic priest, writer, and blogger. Cole runs his own online blog and YouTube channel called \"Breaking in the Habit\" and is the author of the books \"Let Go: Seven Stumbling Blocks to Christian Discipleship\" and \"Called: What Happens After Saying Yes to God\". Biography. Early life. Cole grew up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, before moving to Cary, North Carolina. He was a parishioner at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church in Cary. Cole attended Green Hope High School and, in 2011, graduated from Furman University with a degree in religious studies and a minor in poverty studies. In August 2011, Cole was received as a postulant in the Order of Friars Minor. Media career and onward. Later in 2011, he began his blog called \"Breaking in the Habit\", writing about considering joining the priesthood, later adding a podcast and a YouTube channel. He was received as a Franciscan novice in August 2012, where, in 2013, he made his first profession with novices from seven North American provinces in Burlington, Wisconsin at the Franciscan Interprovincial Novitiate. He studied at The Catholic University of America from 2013 to 2016, working towards a master of divinity"}, {"text": "degree. In 2016, Cole began serving at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Durham, a Franciscan parish, and professed his final vows as a Franciscan friar in 2017. In March 2018, he was ordained a deacon. In 2019, he received a master of divinity from Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. On June 22, 2019, Cole was ordained a priest of the Franciscan Order by Luis R. Zarama, the Bishop of Raleigh, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. At Cole's insistence (wanting \"the people of God in their realness to be there\"), all lay liturgical ministers who assisted in the celebration of the Mass were women. Since 2020, Cole has served as the chaplain of Mount de Sales Academy in Macon, Georgia. Writings. Cole has written three books, \"Called: What Happens After Saying Yes to God,\" \"Let Go: Seven Stumbling Blocks to Christian Discipleship,\" and \"The Way of Beatitude: Living Radical Hope in a World of Division and Despair\"."}, {"text": "Everybody's Everything is a 2019 documentary film about the life of American rapper Lil Peep. The film was directed by Sebastian Jones and Ramez Silyan, produced by Benjamin Soley and executive produced by Terrence Malick, Liza Womack and Sarah Stennett. It chronicles the life of Lil Peep from his childhood in Long Beach, NY through his meteoric rise in the underground scene and music industry, up to his death on November 15, 2017 at the age of 21. The film takes its title from one of Lil Peep's Instagram posts, which appeared the day before his death. \u201cI just wanna be everybody's everything,\" he wrote. The documentary is described as a \"humanistic portrait that seeks to understand an artist who attempted to be all things to all people.\" The film had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 10, 2019 and was released by Gunpowder & Sky for one-night worldwide fan screenings on November 12 ahead of its theatrical release on November 15, 2019. A companion album of the same name was released by Columbia Records alongside the film on November 15, 2019. Cast. Credits adapted from Rotten Tomatoes. Reception. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds"}, {"text": "an approval rating of based on reviews, with an average rating of . Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 73 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating \"Generally favorable reviews\". IndieWire listed the film as one of the ten best Film and TV projects at SXSW and \"Variety\" included it in its top twelve of the festival. The rapper Drake called the film \"genius\" in an interview with Rap Radar and Justin Staple of Vice named it \"The Defining Document of the SoundCloud Rap Generation.\" The Playlist's Ryan Oliver writes: \"Having only witnessed the quick meteoric rise of Lil Peep in the peripherals as it was unfolding, \"Everybody\u2019s Everything\" is a loving tribute for fans as well as those unfamiliar. And for the latter, the doc truly creates a sense of humanity, awe, and undeniable raw talent that it makes it easy to see why his music connected with so many people in such a quick amount time.\" David Ehrlich of IndieWire called the film \"a riveting and hypnotic sanctification of the late musician.\" David Fear of \"Rolling Stone\" described it as \"a hard film to watch, and an even harder one to"}, {"text": "look away from. But it needs to be seen.\" Many critics have also noted the unique use of letters written to Peep by his grandfather John Womack throughout the film. \"Variety\"'s Andrew Barker called them \"heartbreakingly poetic\" and said of the ending \"the film snaps back into stunning focus during its epilogue, where Peep\u2019s grandfather Womack, previously only heard in voiceover, is allowed to speak at length. Unfazed by all the face tattoos and calculated outrageousness that accompanied his grandson\u2019s artistic persona, Womack clearly never stopped seeing Peep as his little boy, and his quiet ruminations on mortality and manhood land with shattering force.\""}, {"text": "Zoroaster was launched at Hull in 1818. From the start she was an East Indiaman, sailing between England and India under a license from the British East India Company (EIC). Her crew mutinied and scuttled her in 1836. Career. \"Zoroaster\" first appeared in \"Lloyd's Register\" in 1818 with I.Ross, master, Egginton & Co., owner, and trade Hull\u2013Calcutta. In 1813 the EIC had lost its monopoly on the trade between India and Britain. British ships were then free to sail to India or the Indian Ocean under a license from the EIC. \"Zoroaster\" served as a transport vessel under the British government's 1820 Settlers scheme. The settlers embarked on \"Zoroaster\" in December 1819 at Deptford. Unfortunately ice on the Thames trapped the ship which was only able to sail on 12 February 1820. She arrived at Simon's Bay on 30 April. Her charter party only covered the journey to Simon's Bay so when she arrived the some 142 settlers had to transship on . The \"Register of Shipping\" for 1821 still showed \"Zoroaster\" with A.Ross, master, Eggington, owner, and trade Hull\u2013Calcutta, as it had for 1820. However, \"Zoroaster\"s master was Thompson. She was at Deal on 4 February 1820, having come"}, {"text": "from the Thames, bound for the Cape of Good Hope. On 16 March \"Zoroaster\", of Hull, Thompson, master, was at . On 30 May she sailed from the Cape for Mauritius. She arrived there on 20 June and sailed for Bengal on the 29th. She arrived at Bengal on 27 July. On 12 January 1821 she was back at Cape of Good Hope, having come from Bengal via Mauritius. On 1 April she was off Dover and on the 4th she was at Gravesend. \"Zoroaster\" disappears from \"Lloyd's Register\" and the \"Register of Shipping\" after 1830. She next appeared in Singapore. An advertisement gave her masters name as Patton. He managed \"Zoroaster\" with his wife. She sailed with him on her last two voyages. When her crew deserted at Sumatra in early 1836 on what would be her last voyage Mrs. Patton left \"Zoroaster\", sailed to Penang on another vessel, and there recruited a new crew of lascars. When his crew deserted, Patton complained to the local rajah who investigated. The rajah found that the crew complained that Patton was cruel, beating them, and having beaten one lascar to death. Their wages were always six to seven months in arrears,"}, {"text": "and he withheld their provisions. Fate. \"Zoroaster\"s crew mutinied, murdered the captain, his wife, and the chief officer, and scuttled the vessel on or before 3 September 1836. By some reports \"Zoroaster\" was on a voyage from \"Pilen\" to China. The mutiny took place off the coast of Sumatra near Aceh. The mutineers scuttled \"Zoroaster\" and landed at Kreung (or Kerong) Raja. They claimed that they had been shipwrecked but the local rajah soon found out about the mutiny. He did not, however, arrest them, or hand them over to the EIC's schooner \"Zephyr\" when she came looking for them. One of the mutineers reported that \"Zoroaster\" had had special ports cut into her sides to facilitate the loading of lumber. These had facilitated her scuttling."}, {"text": "Abdul Gani (; 1926\u20132018) was an independent politician and member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Cox's Bazar-4. Early life and family. Abdul Gani was born in 1926 to a Bengali family of Muslim Saudagars in Teknaf, Cox's Bazar subdivision, Chittagong district, Bengal Presidency. His father, Ayyub Ali Saudagar, was the inaugural president of the Teknaf Greater Sadar Union Council. Career. Abdul Gani had served as the chairman of Teknaf Sadar Union since before 1971. He was a sponsor of the freedom fighters during the Bangladesh Liberation War and participated in it. He was elected to the fourth Jatiya Sangsad from Cox's Bazar-4 (Ukhia-Teknaf) as an independent candidate following the 1988 Bangladeshi general election. Death. Abdul Gani died on 15 September 2018 in Chittagong Metropolitan Hospital, leaving behind 8 sons, 2 daughters and numerous grandchildren."}, {"text": "Stranded in the Arcady was a popular book by Francis Lynde (1856\u20131930) first published in 1917. It was adapted to a silent film \"Stranded in Arcady\" by Astra Film. The book was illustrated by Arthur E. Becher. Several of Lynde's other books were also adapted into films. The film was directed by Frank Hall Crane and starred Irene Castle, Elliott Dexter, George Majeroni, and Pell Trenton. The story is set in the Canadian wilderness."}, {"text": "The Northwestern Terra Cotta Company Building is a historic building at 1701-1711 W. Terra Cotta Place in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Constructed in 1905, the building housed the offices for the Northwestern Terra Cotta Company's terra cotta production plant. In the early twentieth century, terra cotta was a popular decorative building material in both Chicago and the country as a whole; the newly developed Chicago school of architecture in particular used terra cotta extensively. The Northwestern Terra Cotta Company was one of the leading national producers of the material, and its terra cotta was used in Chicago architectural landmarks such as the Rookery Building, the Wrigley Building, and the Sullivan Center. The plant closed in 1932 and has been largely demolished, leaving the office building as its only major remnant. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 8, 1989."}, {"text": "Beer distribution worldwide has several different steps, ranging from the production of supplies used in the making of beer to selling it in stores, with many separate interactions in between. In general, beer distribution can be shown by a three tiered or two tiered model of distribution, with most of the world partaking in the latter. Even with a slow decrease in the sale of beer over the last five years., beer is still one of the most common beverages throughout the world, making its distribution very important worldwide, with approximately 202,200,000 barrels being sold in 2018, equal to 8.5 trillion gallons of beer. Beer sales are most common in areas throughout Europe as well as America. American Beer Distribution. Before American prohibition in 1919, breweries created deals with bars where they would only sell their brand of beer at these certain bars, without the variety of beers that is common in today\u2019s bars. Breweries took stake in bars and provided them with the things a bar needs to function, like equipment, furniture, and beer. Breweries pushed bars to sell an excessive amount of their beer since they had so much investment in these bars and wanted to increase their"}, {"text": "profits with the sale of more beer being the only way to accomplish this. This excessive pushing of beer on the public was seen as a negative by the American government and was a leading cause for prohibition, a ban on any production, consumption, or sale of alcohol in the United States. Prohibition in the United States lasted from 1919 to 1933 and caused major changes to the way beer was distributed and consumed. Three Tier distribution in America. In America, the end of prohibition in 1933 led to the required implementation of a three tiered process of alcohol sales in every state except for the State of Washington. This was put into place in an attempt to increase tax revenue from beer, make it easier to regulate, and create a safer environment for consumers. While it seemed like a simple solution to the process of beer sales, it did however face some backlash. Beer distribution includes three tiers: the producers, distributors, and buyers. In this case, producers are the breweries, buyers are the bars or retailers, and the distributor is the middle man that moves the beer from the breweries to the bars. This system eliminates the ability for"}, {"text": "the breweries to directly sell their beer to anyone but the intermediaries. The addition of the wholesale beer distributors meant more than one type of beer being sold in a single bar since the distributors were free to sell to whoever they wanted to, and had no stake in any bars they sold to. Breweries now had much less control over individual bars or pubs and therefore they were not capable of excessively pushing the sales of their own beer in specific bars. Also having distributors can make it easier to spread breweries brands outside of their local market reach to different buyers. It is beneficial for distributors to diversity their selection of beer along with how many buyers they are selling to, which is also beneficial for breweries as it is more likely that a distributor would be inclined to buy their product and sell it to many bars and retailers. With three distinct levels to this system, it made regulating the sale of beer much easier. Trade from each tier to the next is tracked and every party involved is responsible for ensuring the quality and safety of the beer at each step. Introducing private distributors into the"}, {"text": "beer distributing process meant for more mouths to be fed, since instead of two parties involved it is now three. This was accounted for in the rise of beer prices in the United States. In 2017 federal tax revenue from the sale of alcohol was 12% of the total excise receipts, equal to $9.9 billion dollars Opposition to the Three Tier System. There is also opposition to this three tiered system. Some major distributors have grown into larger corporations and have much more power over smaller sized breweries. Price negotiations become up to the distributors and breweries have no choice but to accept it as there is no alternative. Small breweries rely solely on independent distributors as it is legally their only method of moving their beer to the consumer. Corruption has spawned from the three tier system with distributors also having the power to cut off supply to retailers if the want just from the buyers not buying the specific brands they want to be sold. Another complaint is that the three tiered system disrupts trade between countries. The European Union (EU) complains that it is difficult for European breweries to enter the American beer market because it can"}, {"text": "problematic to go through distributors in America when they have much easier access to American brands. On the other hand, large American breweries can easily infiltrate European markets by simply selling directly to bars or retailers if they have the funds to be able to successfully trade internationally. Worldwide distribution process. While countries like America have a system in place that allows only for a three tiered alcohol distribution system, many don\u2019t and allow breweries to sell straight to retailers or go through a third-party distributor. For example, most of the rest of the world\u2019s beer sales goes through the two tiered system still, with breweries supplying directly to bars or retailers (5). Self-Distribution of beer can be seen as a positive by a few ways. Breweries selling to distributors costs money, coming from transportation and advertising costs that distributors force them to pay. When the distributor is cut out of the system breweries have the control over where their money is allocated and don\u2019t have to be strong-armed by distributors, which is often the case. Self-distributing also allows more control on how the beer is advertised and how it gets to buyers. Disadvantages can come straight from cutting out"}, {"text": "the distributors, as breweries need more capital to distribute directly to retailers and bars. Self-distributing breweries need warehouse space, equipment, transportation, and more workers to be able to move their beer independently, making it difficult to small sized breweries to afford all of this. Micro-breweries especially find it difficult to move the beer outside of local reach with limited fund."}, {"text": "The Whirlwind was a short-lived British newspaper, published in 1890 and 1891. It was known for its Individualist political views and its artwork by Walter Sickert and James Abbott McNeill Whistler. It was also strongly Jacobite and played a leading role in the Neo-Jacobite Revival of the 1890s. History. Revival of Jacobite sympathies. In 1886, Bertram Ashburnham circulated a leaflet seeking Jacobite sympathisers. Following the failed Jacobite rising of 1745, Jacobites had been suppressed and had only met in small secret gatherings. By the late 19th century, Jacobitism was no longer stigmatised, and Ashburnham's leaflet gathered a number of responses. Amongst those who replied was Melville Henry Massue. Massue and Ashburnham founded the Order of the White Rose, an openly Jacobite group. The Order was officially founded on 10 June 1866. The Order attracted Irish and Scottish Nationalists to its ranks. While these various interests gathered under the banner of restoring the House of Stuart, they also had a common streak against the scientific and secular democratic norms of the time. Some even planned (but did not execute) a military overthrow of the Hanoverian monarchy, with the aim of putting Princess Maria Theresa on the British throne. See \"Jacobite succession\"."}, {"text": "Two early, and enthusiastic, members of the Order were Herbert Vivian and Ruaraidh Erskine. They had met at journalism school and were keen to pursue a political campaign of Jacobite restoration. In 1889, the New Gallery in London put on a major exhibition of works related to the House of Stuart. Queen Victoria lent a number of items to the exhibition, as did the wife of her son Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany; Jacobite families from England and Scotland donated items. The exhibition was hugely popular and provoked a widespread new interest in the Stuart monarchs. The exhibition itself showed some distinctive Jacobite tendencies, as Guthrie points out in his book:\"It is clear that the point of the whole exhibition in the New Gallery ... was a Stuart restoration and to bring the Jacobite fact and the modern succession to the Stuart claim to the attention of the British public\" Founding. In 1890, Vivian and Erskine founded a literary weekly newspaper \"The Whirlwind, A Lively and Eccentric Newspaper\", with Vivian as editor. The paper had an explicitly Jacobite viewpoint, as well as espousing an extreme form of Individualism. Brief life. \"The Whirlwind\" was noted for publishing illustrations by artists including"}, {"text": "Whistler and Walter Sickert; Sickert was also the art critic of \"The Whirlwind\", and wrote a weekly column. It also carried articles about Oscar Wilde at the height of his fame and notoriety. The paper espoused an Individualist and Jacobite political view, championed by Erskine and Vivian. One of the notable illustrations produced by Sickert for \"The Whirlwind\" was a portrait of Charles Bradlaugh. Bradlaugh also wrote an article on \"practical individualism\" for the paper. Erskine's contributions to \"The Whirlwind\" tended towards more serious political discourse. He wrote in favour of a purely-voluntary taxation system and against women's suffrage. Vivian was drawn more to social events and personal attacks on those he disagreed with. He wrote a number of articles attacking Henry Morton Stanley, was scathing of London's tramway system on individualist grounds, and published his series \"Letters to Absurd People\" skewering various political figures including Arthur Balfour, George Goschen and Henry Edward Manning, the Archbishop of Westminster. The initial success of the paper emboldened Vivian and Erskine's political ambitions. In 1891, they split from The Order of the White Rose, and along with Massue they formed the Legitimist Jacobite League of Great Britain and Ireland. This was a much"}, {"text": "more politically motivated organization, while the Order was moving in a more artistic direction. Pittock describes the League as a \"publicist for Jacobitism on a scale unwitnessed since the Eighteenth Century\". In August 1890, the paper carried an article by William Henry Wilkins, a friend of Vivian's from Cambridge University. Wilkins argued in favour of replacing the royal prerogative with popular referendums, to solve constitutional issues like Irish Home Rule and the Disestablishment of the Church of England. In October 1890, the printers of \"The Whirlwind\" refused to complete one issue due to the inclusion of an inflammatory piece title \"Young England\". Erskine and Vivian promptly sued the printers for the loss of income from the cancelled edition. End. The 8 November 1890 issue of \"The Whirlwind\" was the last to carry Erskine's name on the letterhead. Issues from 20 onwards appeared with his name crossed-out and were produced solely by Vivian. Erskine's absence from the paper was briefly note in that issue: \"Our colleague has, for the nonce, been called from us. While duly deploring the discontinuance of his collaboration, we feel so deeply the importance of what is before him that we refrain from further regret and wish"}, {"text": "him Godspeed upon his delicate mission, in the full confidence that his brilliant success will shed additional lustre upon our own triumphs during his absence\". The 26th issue of the paper was published on 27 December 1890. It had fewer pages than most previous issues, and it led with a note from Vivian entitled \"Not Dead but sleepy\" which read, in part: \"There will not be a Christmas number of The Whirlwind, but a large extra-special edition will be published on the birthday of the Proprietor-Editor, 3rd. April 1891. Until then The Whirlwind proposes to hibernate and, during the next three months, hushed in grim repose, will show no sign of life... The Proprietor-Editor finds that the direction of the Whirlwind absorbs his whole time... He intends devoting the next three months to political organization\". Early in 1891, Vivian announced he was standing for election in the Bradford East constituency and Erskine that he was standing in Buteshire. In April 1891, despite their political ambitions, Erskine and Vivian were attempting to raise capital to restart the newspaper. Despite this, \"The Whirlwind\" did not resume publication. Its 26 issues had proved lively and eccentric indeed, filled with polemic, scurrilous personal attacks,"}, {"text": "political essays and drawings from some of the leading artists of the day. Reception. \"The Whirlwind\" debuted to a wide range of critical reactions, many of which were published in subsequent issues of the paper. In July 1890, the \"Lady's Pictorial\" described \"The Whirlwind\" as \"The oddest little journal I ever saw... The young men appear to be far from lacking in ideas\", the \"Dramatic Review\" called it \"A monument of youthful audacity...To give anything like a comprehensive description of this extraordinary publication, is impossible\" and the \"Nottingham Daily Express\" wrote \"I like bare unflushing cheeksometimes; and I am very much interested in the first number of The Whirlwind... for a more impudent little publication it would be difficult to turn out. It is frank, open egotism, though, and distinctly entertaining\". The paper was criticised for its anti-semitic stance by Victor Yarros. In September 1890, \"The Star\" newspaper described it as \"Rank Treason\", and the \"Southampton Observer\" said it was \"at once preposterously pretentious and absurdly paradoxical\", while the \"Huddersfield Examiner\" reported: \"For pertness and flippancy in full swing, you need to no more than invest a penny in a copy of The Whirlwind. It will not be particularly well"}, {"text": "spent, but you will have obtained an object\"."}, {"text": "Kovai Ayyamuthu (also known as Kovai Kadar Ayyamuthu, December 1898 \u2013 21 December 1975) was an Indian Gandhian freedom fighter and writer. He was an active member of the Indian National Congress and one of the prominent leaders of the Sarvodaya movement. He participated in the Indian independence movement and his writings contributed to the movement. He was imprisoned several times for his involvement in the freedom struggle. Life and career. Ayyamuthu was born in present-day Kangayam Taluk of Tiruppur district to Angannan Gounder and Marakkal. He was married to Govindammal in the year 1921. Ayyamuthu was an important leader in Sarvodaya Movement. Being a good friend of EVR Periyar, he was mentored by C. Rajagopalachari. Govindammal actively participated and involved in various agitation and the couple were jailed numerous times. In the year 1924 Kovai Ayyamthu participated in Vaikom Satyagraha. He also played pivotal role in Kadar organisation in the Coimbatore region. After independence Ayyamuthu and Govindammal set up the \"\"Gandhi Pannai\" on the Coimbatore Pollachi road. And their house was named as \"Rajaji Illam\"\"."}, {"text": "\"History Has Its Eyes on You\" is the nineteenth song from Act 1 of the musical \"Hamilton\", based on the life of Alexander Hamilton, which premiered on Broadway in 2015. Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote both the music and lyrics to the song. George Washington recounts to Hamilton the story of his first command, and his fears that history will judge him harshly for his actions. Synopsis. The song begins after Hamilton has been promoted by George Washington to a command position in the Continental Army. Washington tells Hamilton the story of his first command, when his ineptitude led to a massacre of his men. Washington reveals his deep regret over this failure, his fear that history is both judging his actions and will hold him in contempt for his mistakes. Hamilton is told that because of his increasingly important role in the events of the war, history will now be judging his actions in the same vein as Washington's. Analysis. This song reveals Washington's inner struggle, and his conflict with the fact that he has no control over his legacy or how he is remembered. When Hamilton is told that history will be watching him, it symbolizes that Hamilton is becoming"}, {"text": "a significant part of the narrative of the war and of the early history of America. The melody for this song is repeated in the opening chords of the final song of Hamilton, \"Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story\". Reception. A community poll on BuzzFeed ranked the song as 30th best in the musical. The Young Folks placed it as the 42nd best song. Clashcultures placed the song at 20th and claimed that it fills the listener with \"hope and sadness\". \"History Has Its Eyes on You\" (mixtape). A cover of the song was recorded for \"The Hamilton Mixtape\". The song was sung by John Legend who also played the piano heard in the song. As the original casting call for Hamilton called for \"a John Legend type\" to play George Washington, Legend said he felt comfortable stepping into the role. The song has a different melody and chord progression than the original because Legend opted for a \"more gospel\" sound. The producer for The Roots, Ahmir Thompson, told Entertainment Weekly that he was \"blown away\" by the song and it was what made him realize that \"this [the mixtape] could go anywhere\". Slate ranked the song as"}, {"text": "the 10th best on the mixtape while Paste ranked it lower at the 21st best song."}, {"text": "Rudi Jeklic (born 5 November 1965) is a German former speed skater. He competed in two events at the 1992 Winter Olympics."}, {"text": "Nyamdondovyn Ganbold (born 5 March 1973) is a Mongolian speed skater. He competed in two events at the 1992 Winter Olympics."}, {"text": "Akhtar Hussain, (born 1959) is a sarangi player from Karachi, Pakistan. His grandfather, Ghulam Mohammed Khan (1910 \u2013 1974), was associated with the court of the Nawab of Hyderabad Deccan and was highly regarded for his sarangi performances at private gatherings of the Nawab. Early life and family. Akhtar Hussain was born in 1959 in Hyderabad Deccan, India. His grandfather, Ghulam Mohammed Khan, had migrated to Faisalabad District in 1964 from Hyderabad Deccan and later moved to Lahore to work as a sarangi player at Radio Pakistan, Lahore, where he died in 1974. His grandson, Akhtar Hussain, later worked in Sindh province at Khairpur for Radio Pakistan as a contract musician for over 22 years playing background sarangi for many folk dramas on radio. He later decided to move to Karachi in 2006 to settle there. He was hired by National Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA) in Karachi, where he started earning a reasonable income by playing sarangi there. Music critics often argue that sarangi, out of all bowed string instruments, is the closest to the human voice. They say that when played by a true maestro, sarangi can express the sadness one experiences in love. In 2009, 50-year-old Akhtar"}, {"text": "Hussain was struggling through hard times and had taken shelter with his teenaged son in a small home at an imambargah in Karachi. He was not happy with the lack of support for classical musicians by the Government of Pakistan. Akhtar Hussain's son, Gul Muhammad Hussain, also following the family tradition, became a sarangi player in Karachi, Pakistan and earns a month. In 2009, Akhtar Hussain revealed that he had been suffering from asthma for some time. In 2023, Akhtar Hussain was rated as a 'stalwart' of the sarngi instrument in Pakistan."}, {"text": "The North Carolina Constitutional Convention of 1835 was a meeting of delegates elected by eligible voters in counties in the United States state of North Carolina to amend the Constitution of North Carolina written in 1776 by the Fifth North Carolina Provincial Congress. They met in Raleigh, North Carolina from June 4, 1835, to July 11, 1835, and approved several amendments to the constitution that were voted on and approved by the voters of North Carolina on November 9, 1835. These amendments improved the representation of the more populous counties in the Piedmont and western regions of the state and, for the first time, provided for the election of the governor by popular vote rather than election by the members of the General Assembly. Demand for a new constitution. The population distribution had changed since the time of the original constitution was written in 1776. The number of counties had increased from 38 at the time of the first general assembly in 1777 to 68 in 1835. Many new counties had been created in the central Piedmont and Western regions of the state. The population of the 23 counties in the Piedmont region (344,184) and eight counties in the Western"}, {"text": "region (80,592) combined exceeded that of the 34 counties in the Eastern region (313,211) in 1830. This created a greater demand for roads, schools, and infrastructure in the faster growing counties, especially the Piedmont region. The 1776 constitution had spelled out one senator for each county, at least two delegates to the house of commons for each county, and one senator from each of eight large towns, also called districts or boroughs. The governor was also chosen by the general assembly vice the voters in each county. The 1776 Constitution was worded with restrictions on who could and who could not vote, as follows: Freemen included former slaves, so they were allowed to vote in North Carolina from 1777 to 1835. Amendments to the constitution. Out of the convention came many amendments. Among those changes was fixing the membership of the Senate and House at their present levels, 50 senators and 120 representatives. Each county received at least one representative in the House and the remainder of the 120 representatives were assigned based on population of the counties. Senators were elected from districts that were laid out based on the amount of taxes paid to the state for each county."}, {"text": "Also, the office of Governor became popularly elected. These changes gave the more populous western counties more of a say in government but still favored those who owned property, since this was required to vote and hold office. The vote was taken away from freed slaves in this convention, which followed a national trend. The most ardent supporters of disenfranchisement were located in the Eastern regions, where the black population was higher and slavery had been more established. The convention approved the changes on July 11, 1835. The convention's proposed changes were adopted by vote of the people on November 9, 1835 with 26,771 in favor and 21,606 against. These changes remained in effect until 1868 when the Constitution was next changed. The convention also provided amendments that eliminated private acts that granted divorces, changed names, and legitimizing persons; provided procedures to impeach of state officers; procedures to remove judges for disability; established biannual legislative sessions; and provides provisions for amending the constitution. Officers. The following officers were chosen by the delegates to the convention: Delegates. In 1835, the counties of North Carolina were characterized as either eastern or western counties. The more sparsely populated counties were in the west."}, {"text": "The voters from the counties elected two delegates for each county in elections held in April 1835. In 1835, there were 38 Eastern counties and 27 Western counties (Western and Piedmont Regions, see table). The following delegates were elected by the eligible voters of North Carolina:"}, {"text": "Bronislav Snetkov (; born 24 November 1967) is a Soviet speed skater. He competed in two events at the 1992 Winter Olympics."}, {"text": "\"Push My Luck\" is a song by American duo The Chainsmokers. It was released on November 8, 2019, as the sixth single from their album \"World War Joy\". Background. The track was first heard in mid-June 2019 in an Instagram story of The Chainsmokers. On September 25, they played it for the first time live on their \"World War Joy\" tour in Cincinnati, Ohio. On the following day, they mentioned the song to \"Billboard\", unveiling its title. Andrew Taggart, a member of the duo said, \"This one is not out yet\", unveiling that it will be named \"Push My Luck\". They later said to the same publication, in October, that the song \"wasn't able to be released in time for the tour\". Andrew Taggart revealed he was nervous, and he confidently sang lyrics like, \"I think I might push my luck with you/'Cause you say that you've got nothing else to do.\" On November 4, 2019, the duo announced the release of the song on Twitter, posting a short teaser animated by the cover of the song. Their announcement was made at the same time they announced that they will play at 3Arena in 2020. Critical reception. During the duo's"}, {"text": "tour, the magazine \"Billboard\" made a recapitulation of their previous releases. Unveiling the existence of the upcoming track, Gil Kaufman of the publication deemed it \"an unreleased ballad into the lineup near the beginning of the set [...] before leaning into the sentimental chorus, \"I think I might push my luck with you,\" over Pall's gentle [i.e. Alex Pall, the other half of the duo], swaying keyboard line\". A few hours prior the release, Karlie Powell of \"Your EDM\" noted that the song is \"about pushing your luck with someone, acting on those butterfly feelings from the jumpsounds\". She felt the track \"like a synth-filled dream, amplifying the signature style\" of the duo. After the release, the song received criticism from multiple publications. Writing for \"Dancing Astronaut\", Farrell Sweeney remarked that the song \"leans on Andrew Taggart's vocals\", endowed with \"a simple yet catchy synth note progression [which] creates a delicate drop that doesn't detract from the sense of calm the track instills\". He added that the single \"falls on the pop-leaning side of the production spectrum from [the duo]\", containing \"light instrumentals [which] carry a majority of the track\". Shakiel Mahjouri of \"Entertainment Tonight Canada\" called it \"a sultry"}, {"text": "track\", which makes \"a stark contrast from some of the bangers The Chainsmokers have become famous for\". Concerning the composition, he remarked the presence of \"a synth note progression\" which \"creates a light by noticeable drop\" and wrote that the song is \"buoyed by Andrew Taggart's vocals with light instrumentals provided by Alex Pall and others\". Jason Lipshutz of \"Billboard\" described too the track as \"a stark contrast from their \"#Selfie\"-led early days\". He called the song \"a moody wonder\", with a slowing down tempo and \"a pseudo-breakdown in the back half but more room set aside for an acoustic guitar lick and quiet reflection on the submission of the moment in which infatuation turns into commitment\". Katie Bain of the same publication called the production \"a plaintive sort of ballad\", containing Andrew Taggart's vocals which \"get pitched all the way up\" and a chorus which \"gets an elastic build\". She wrote that \"Push My Luck\" certainly \"does push hard into indie pop territory\" but \"goes full on EDM at precisely\", remarking this construction as usual from the American duo. Writing for \"EDM.com\", Katie Stone deemed the song \"a downtempo pop crossover with a subtle future bass feel to it\","}, {"text": "which perfectly \"follows the emotional vibe of the rest of the album thus far\". According to her, it is about \"the internal struggle one has when they are pursuing a new relationship\". Karlie Powell of \"Your EDM\" noted that \"the first 2/3 of the track is unapologetically pop by design, with a gorgeous electronic-fused breakdown toward the end\", making it \"a soft, melodic production worth obsessing over\". Composition. \"Push My Luck\" is written in the key of D Major and is 90 beats per minute. Music video. The official music video of the song was premiered on the same day through The Chainsmokers YouTube channel. Directed by Steven Sebring, it features Brazilian model Lais Ribeiro. Credits and personnel. Credits adapted from Tidal."}, {"text": "The Ardwick Industrial Park Shuttle Line, designated Route F12, was a weekday-only bus route operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority between the New Carrollton station and Cheverly station on the Silver and Orange Lines of the Washington Metro. The line operated every 35\u201337 minutes during peak hours and 60 minutes all other times, weekdays only. F12 trips were roughly 30 minutes. Background. Route F12 operated weekdays only between New Carrollton station and Cheverly station. Route F12 got its buses out of Landover division. Prior to 1989, route F12 would get its buses out of Southern Avenue division. History. Route F12 was created as a brand new Metrobus Route by WMATA on December 3, 1978, when New Carrollton & Landover stations opened. Route F12 was designed to operate between New Carrollton & Landover stations, via Ardwick Industrial Park on Weekdays only via Garden City Drive, Pennsy Drive, Ardwick-Ardmore Road, Jefferson Avenue, Polk Street, and Pennsy Drive. When operating to New Carrollton, it would make a right turn from the intersection of Ardwick-Ardmore Road onto the intersection of Pennsy Drive because Ardwick-Ardmore Road is only a one-way street between the intersections of Garden City Drive & Pennsy Drive and will"}, {"text": "operate along Corporate Drive and Garden City Drive to serve New Carrollton. Route F12 will also serve an extra loop serving Metro East Office Park after serving New Carrollton. On December 11, 1993, route F12 was extended from Landover station, to operate up to Cheverly station, in order to replace the segment of the former route F3 routing between Cheverly station & Columbia Park subdivision of Landover when route F3 was discontinued. Route F12 would keep operating its same routing between New Carrollton & Landover stations but would operate between Landover & Cheverly stations, via Pennsy Drive, Old Landover Road, Landover Road, Martin Luther King Jr. Highway, Columbia Park Road, East Marlboro Avenue, Flagstaff Street, Kent Village Drive, and Columbia Park Road. In February 2020, WMATA proposed to discontinue route F12 as part of fiscal year 2021 budget due to low ridership. However WMATA later backed out the elimination. All service was suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic beginning on March 18, 2020. The line resumed service on August 23, 2020 with reduced frequencies. Full service was restored on September 5, 2021. On December 17, 2023, the F13 was changed to operate along Forbes Boulevard and Business Parkway on all trips,"}, {"text": "eliminating service on Philadelphia Way. As part of WMATA's Better Bus Redesign taking place on June 29, 2025, the F12 was taken over by TheBus and was merged with Route 27 and renamed into Route P44. The route follows the F12 portion between New Carrollton station and Landover Road & Fire House Road, then operates via Fire House Road, Kent Village Drive, Columbia Park Road, and Martin Luther King Jr Highway before resuming TheBus 27 routing to Downtown Largo station."}, {"text": "is a Japanese speed skater. He competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics, the 1994 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter Olympics."}, {"text": "Jaromir Radke (born 28 May 1969) is a Polish speed skater. He competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics and the 1994 Winter Olympics."}, {"text": "This is a list of cemeteries in Latvia."}, {"text": "Caulfield Byrne Caulfield (14 January 1733 \u2013 23 November 1803 was an Irish Anglican priest in the second half of the 18th century and the first three years of the 19th. Byrne was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He held livings at Derryloran; Rossory, Monaghan and Donaghmore. Caulfield was Archdeacon of Clogher from 1788 until his death."}, {"text": "Yevgeny Leonidovich Sanarov (; born 2 September 1971) is a Kazakhstani former speed skater. He competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics and the 1994 Winter Olympics."}, {"text": "The Journal of Austrian-American History is a biannual, open access, peer-reviewed scholarly journal published by Pennsylvania State University Press, and the flagship publication of the Botstiber Institute for Austrian-American Studies. The journal publishes new research, review essays, and other materials of significance that explore the historic relationship between the United States and Austria, including the lands of the historic Habsburg empire. Content is interdisciplinary and emphasizes transatlantic exchange, across the fields of historical, political science, economics, law, and cultural studies. The Journal is covered in the Scopus abstract and citation database, in the MLA Bibliography, and it is included in ERIH PLUS, as well as in the Directory of Open Access Journals. Its 2023 Scopus impact factor is 0.18, with a sharply rising three-year average. The journal is indexed and accessible via the digital library of the Scholarly Publishing Collective at Duke University Press. Austrian-American relations. By the mid-eighteenth century and the period of the American revolution, the Austrian-American relationship had already become significant. Transatlantic trade had already begun here between the Austrian-controlled port of Trieste and Philadelphia, while by the 1780s, the imperial court established the first Austrian representative in the Americas, Baron de Beelen-Bertholff, as a trade envoy."}, {"text": "In 1820, appointed by Emperor Francis II, Alois von Lederer became the first Austrian Consul General to the United States. By 1829, with the blessing of Klemens von Metternich, Austrian religious and entrepreneurial elites had established the Leopoldine Society, a missionary endeavor founded to support Catholics in the United States, though in its early years, the Society devoted some of its greatest attention to Anishinaabe groups and Indigenous Peoples of the Upper Midwest. During the American Civil War, Habsburg elites, such as Charles Frederick de Loosey, the Austrian consul in New York, finessed a balance among U.S., Austrian, and Mexican interests. Meanwhile, immigrants from across Austria-Hungary had begun to shape everyday life in the fields of media and commerce, popular and high culture, and more. The First World War reconfigured Austrian-American relations, not least through the postwar redrawing of Austro-Hungarian borders and the financial reconstruction of the First Austrian Republic. But inasmuch as the U.S. Senate had rejected the Treaty of Versailles, the process of reaching a U.S.-Austrian peace took a circuitous and prolonged path. These latter developments represent only a few of the highlights in a twentieth-century characterized by a series of bilateral milestones in political, economic, and diplomatic"}, {"text": "relations between the two countries. A central feature of the Austrian-American relationship is the movement of people between the two countries. Immigrants and refugees from Austria and the historic Habsburg region have contributed significantly in American achievements in the arts, culture, and sciences, even as these trailblazers have been described as \"silent invaders.\" The consequences of economic hardship in the 1920s, together with political instability, and most notably, the lethal persecution of Jews in the wake of the 1938 Anschluss with Nazi Germany forced those Austrians who could to leave the country. , the only person painted by both Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele in full-length portraits, managed the Artists' Gallery in New York. Graphic designer, artist, and author, developed a style of drawing that adapted Viennese traditions for high-end American fashion publications, and she collaborated with the Little Orchestra Society, making live drawings with charcoal on a large white canvas while the orchestra performed The Socerer's Apprentice. Neverthelless, with few exceptions, as when the U.S. Justice Department barred Austrian president Kurt Waldheim from entering the United States, American public opinion has only occasionally registered the Austrian National Socialist past. Following the Second World War, images, tropes -- and not"}, {"text": "least, revenue -- generated by the tourism industry did much to promote symbols of natural beauty, Alpine purity, and culture, and delivered a comforting, if forgetful, new gloss to the Austrian nation brand. Meanwhile, the entertainment industry continues to reshuffle episodes in Austrian-American history, via familiar tropes of imperial Austria, the Cold War, \"Coca-Colonization\", and more. Published volumes. The \"Journal of Austrian-American History\" publishes articles representing the full diversity of scholarship on the Austrian-American relationship. The first volume, which appeared in 2017, included articles on Hungarian migrant marriages in the United States, a study of Austrian and Dustbowl refugees, as they appear in Hollywood cinema, and an assessment of Hip hop, Malcolm X, and Muslim activism in Austria. The volume that followed featured a special issue on migration from Central Europe, together with articles on the ties between the industrialist and arts patron Walter Paepcke, the Hungarian artist L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Moholy-Nagy, and an emerging Bauhaus sensibility in Chicago, among others. The \"Journal\" has also presented archival research foregrounding the correspondence of prominent Habsburg-Americans, with articles devoted to John R. Palandech (Ivan Palanda\u010di\u0107), the well-known immigrant publisher, politician, and entrepreneur in Chicago, as well as an essay by on language and loyalty"}, {"text": "among German Americans during World War I. Oral histories of American diplomatic personnel stationed in Vienna from 1945\u201355, recorded by the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training, have also been published. Transatlantic cultural relations remain a continuing focus of \"Journal\" contributions. The 2020 volume included an investigation of Vienna and the British-American film production, The Third Man, as a \"locus classicus\" for postwar espionage, while the 2021 volume presented five essays devoted to \"Americans in Vienna 1945-1955.\" The 2022 special issue highlighted \"Musical Diplomacy in Austrian-American Relations.\" The 2022 journal special issue also featured a review by G\u00fcnter Bischof of Allied post-World War II occupation and nation-building, and its lessons for the future. That same volume included a special issue on \"Austrian Children and Youth Fleeing Nazi Austria,\" with four contributions, ranging from an essay on to an article on intracategorical complexity in the memoirs of young Jewish Austrian emigrants to the United States. Following the 2023 collection of essays devoted to the Hungarian-American scholar Istv\u00e1n De\u00e1k, the \"Journal\" presented new research on the United States and the development tourism in Austria, together with articles on Central European Initiatives in 19th Century America.\" In 2025, the \"Journal\" published a special"}, {"text": "issue on \"Austrian Women Artists and Transatlantic Exchange in Design and Pedagogy,\" together with research on , the postwar Hungarian prophet of anti-Americanism who spent the war years in Shanghai exile. Editorial board. The editorial board of the \"Journal of Austrian-American History\" is composed of Austrian history scholars in the United States and Europe, including , , G\u00fcnter Bischof, Gary B. Cohen, Olivia Florek, Farid Hafez, Christian Karner, Teresa Kovacs, Nathan Marcus, Anita McChesney, Britta McEwen, Martin Nedbal, Nicole M. Phelps, Dominique Reill, Julia Secklehner, Janis Staggs, and Jonathan Singerton. Journal editor is Michael Burri."}, {"text": "Johnny Hartman, Johnny Hartman is a studio album by American singer Johnny Hartman, released in 1977 by Musicor Records. Gene Novello produced the record and co-wrote all of the songs. Fred Norman served as arranger and conductor. The title of the album is a play on \"Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman,\" the satirical television series popular at the time. Reception. Upon its release, the album received mixed reviews. \"Billboard\" selected it as one of their \"Recommended LPs for Jazz,\" , and said, \"Hartman swings into this album, then mellows into his usual clear, smooth vocal style... Strong string and horn sections compliment this album.\" The review listed \"Starting Now,\" \"Suzanne,\" \"Onery Little Critter,\" and \"Hello Mrs. Jones\" as \"Best Cuts.\" Music critic Robert Palmer, writing in \"Record World\", said, \"Johnny Hartman isn't as confused as Mary, but 'Johnny Hartman, Johnny Hartman' plays on the title of the popular television series nonetheless. This Musicor release ... doesn't really do Hartman justice, although he is in excellent voice.\" Dave Nathan at AllMusic reviewed the 1996 reissue, titled \"The Many Moods of Johnny Hartman\", writing: \"Hartman tries, but even his talent cannot save this material... [He] is reduced to warbling (literally) a set of"}, {"text": "inane tunes composed by Gene Novello... Not only are the songs mundane, but the arrangements are cloying and the performances, with the exception of Hartman's voice, uninspired and gimmicky.\" Nathan does offer a positive comment: \"The one track which is a cut above the others is a catchy 'I've Only Myself to Blame,' which features some very good alto by an unidentified player. It is the only one which Hartman seems to enjoy doing.\" The review incorrectly states that the album had never been previously released after it was recorded in 1976. Reissues. According to Gregg Akkerman, Hartman's biographer, the master tapes of \"Johnny Hartman, Johnny Hartman\" were sold after Musicor went out of business in 1978, and the album has been \"repackaged and retitled for unsuspecting Hartman fans several times after his death.\" Some reissues incorrectly claim that the material was previously unreleased. \"It is rather implausible that all the parties concerned had no idea that the album had already been released in the late 70s.\" Titles of the reissues include: \"The Many Moods of Johnny Hartman\" (1996), \"Johnny Hartman Sings the Songs of Paul Greenwood and Gene Novello\" (1997), and \"You Came a Long Way from St. Louis\""}, {"text": "(2003)."}, {"text": "The 2019\u201320 Fordham Rams men's basketball team represented Fordham University during the 2019\u201320 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by fifth-year head coach Jeff Neubauer, played their home games at Rose Hill Gymnasium in The Bronx, New York as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. Previous season. The Rams finished the 2018\u201319 season 12\u201320, 3\u201315 in A-10 play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 tournament to Richmond. Schedule and results. !colspan=9 style=| Exhibition !colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season !colspan=9 style=| Atlantic 10 regular season !colspan=9 style=| Atlantic 10 tournament Source"}, {"text": "The Church of St Birinus is a Church of England church in Morgan's Vale, Wiltshire, England. It was designed by Charles Ponting and constructed in 1894\u20131896. The church has been a Grade II listed building since 1985. History. The Church of St Birinus was built as a chapel of ease to St Laurence in the parish of Downton. Prior to its construction, an earlier building doubling as a chapel of ease and infant school was erected in 1868\u201369 to serve the village. The infant school opened in January 1869 and the chapel opened for Divine service on 21 February 1869. The new church was built through the bequest of Rev. Edward Augustus Ferryman of Redlynch House, who died in 1884. He left \u00a32,000 towards the construction of a church and \u00a34,000 for its endowment, with the money to be made available on the death of his wife. Rev. Ferryman intended for the church to be built in memory of his uncle, Charles Theobold Maud who died in Bath in 1877. After Mrs. Ferryman died in December 1891, the new church scheme commenced. The chosen site for the church, next to the existing chapel/school, formed part of the land purchased in"}, {"text": "1868. Plans for the church were drawn up by Charles Ponting of Marlborough and a local man, Charles Mitchell of Woodfalls, was hired as the builder. The foundation stone was laid by Horatio Nelson, the 3rd Earl Nelson, on 27 September 1894, and the completed church was consecrated by the Bishop of Salisbury, the Right Rev. John Wordsworth, on 1 February 1896. It cost \u00a32,200 to build. The church used a harmonium until funds could be raised for an organ. It was made by Messrs. Conacher and Co of Huddersfield for \u00a3185, and dedicated by the Bishop of Salisbury on 19 December 1900. The church had no pulpit until 1901, when an anonymous donor enabled the construction of one by Messrs. Jones and Willis of London. The oak pulpit was dedicated on 30 June 1901. Architecture and fittings. The Church of St Birinus is built of local red brick, with a tiled roof, and dressings in Bath stone. Designed for 160 persons, it is made up of a nave, chancel, organ chamber and west baptistery, the latter having a north vestry and south porch. There is a west tower with a louvred bellcote containing one bell. A hipped gablet above"}, {"text": "one of the buttresses contains a statue of St Birinus, which was modelled in clay by Miss. A. M. Palmer. The five-light east window by Heaton, Butler and Bayne (1895) is described as \"fine Arts and Crafts\" by Historic England, and contains three sections originally installed in the school chapel by Mrs. Ferryman in memory of her husband. The west end of the baptistery and the vestry have mullioned windows of oak. The floor of the nave, baptistery and vestry is paved with wood block, and the chancel and porch with tiles. The original font is of Bath stone and has an oak cover. Parish. An ecclesiastical district was created for the church in 1915, from parts of Downton and Redlynch parishes. The benefice was united with that of St Mary's, Redlynch in 1968, and today the parish is one of six served by the Forest & Avon Team Ministry."}, {"text": "The Gregory Ground was a football and cricket ground in Nottingham in England. It was the home of Nottingham Forest between 1885 and 1890. It was also used as a cricket ground by Lenton United in between 1888 and 1969. Nottingham Forest. When Nottingham Forest moved there, the pitch was 115 yards by 75 yards. The ground had been levelled and two small wooden stands erected. The pavilion and dressing room from the Parkside Ground had been transported here. The Midland Railway agreed to stop all trains at the nearby Lenton Station on match days. Forest played their first match here on 26 September 1885, beating Stoke on Trent 4-0 watched by a crowd of 2000. Tinsley Lindley scored twice. Unwin and Fred Fox scored the others. Forest played a floodlight match at the Gregory Ground on 25 March 1889 against Notts Rangers. The pitch was illuminated by 14 Wells lights."}, {"text": "The Mad\u012bd (, \"protracted\") metre is one of the metres used in classical Arabic poetry. The theoretical pattern of the metre is as follows, where u = a short syllable, \u2013 a long syllable, and x = \"anceps\" (either long or short): | x u \u2013 x | x u \u2013 | x u \u2013 \u2013 | x u \u2013 | However, more usually the metre is found in a trimeter version. The full version of the trimeter is as follows: | x u \u2013 x | x u \u2013 | x u \u2013 \u2013 | In two of the examples below, the metre is used in a catalectic trimeter version (i.e. shortened by one syllable), as follows: | x u \u2013 x | x u \u2013 | x u \u2013 | In the above catalectic trimeter version, the 2nd and 3rd \"anceps\" syllables (x) are usually long (never both short), and the 3rd is almost always short. The final foot | u u \u2013 | may become | \u2013 \u2013 |. The Mad\u012bd metre is only rarely used. Only 0.43% of Vadet's corpus of 1st\u20133rd century AD poetry are in this metre. It does not occur at all in"}, {"text": "Stoetzer's corpus of 8th-century poems or in the 10th-century poet al-Mutanabbi. The tetrameter version is rarely found in practice except in prosodists' examples. Examples. Tetrameter. The longer tetrameter version of this metre is rare. The following line, a mother's lament for her son, is found in the \u1e24am\u0101sa, an anthology of poems compiled in the 9th century by Ab\u016b Tamm\u0101m: | \u2013 u \u2013 \u2013 | \u2013 u \u2013 || \u2013 u \u2013 \u2013 | u u \u2013 | \"Would that my heart for an hour * could control its grief for you; Would that my soul could be sacrificed * to Fate instead of you.\" In this version, there is a clear break between the two halves of the hemistich. Trimeter. The trimeter is more common than the tetrameter. The following line is by the 8th-century Iraqi poet Abu-l-\u02bfAtahiya: | \u2013 u \u2013 \u2013 | u u \u2013 | \u2013 u \u2013 \u2013 | | \u2013 u \u2013 \u2013 | \u2013 u \u2013 | u u \u2013 \u2013 | \"Lo, you are dwelling in Fate's vale; when Death strikes you, it will not fail.\" Trimeter catalectic. More often the trimeter is used in a catalectic version, that is, with"}, {"text": "the final syllable missing. A well known poem in this catalectic version is the following by the Baghdadi Sufi poet Sumn\u016bn al-Mu\u1e25ibb (also known as Samn\u016bn, died c. 910 AD): \u2013 u \u2013 \u2013 | \u2013 u \u2013 | u u \u2013 \u2013 u \u2013 \u2013 | \u2013 u \u2013 | u u \u2013 \u2013 u \u2013 \u2013 | u u \u2013 | u u \u2013 \u2013 u \u2013 \u2013 | \u2013 u \u2013 | u u \u2013 \u2013 u \u2013 \u2013 | \u2013 u \u2013 | u u \u2013 \u2013 u \u2013 \u2013 | \u2013 u \u2013 | u u \u2013 \"I had a heart which I lived with; I lost it in its turning. Lord, return it to me, since my breast has become narrow in searching for it. And succour me as long as life remains, O succour of him who seeks assistance.\" Another version of the metre is used by the Arabian poet Baha' al-din Zuhair (1186\u20131258) in the love ode which begins: \u2013 u \u2013 \u2013 | \u2013 u \u2013 | \u2013 \u2013 u u \u2013 \u2013 | \u2013 u \u2013 | \u2013 \u2013 \u2013 u \u2013 \u2013 | \u2013 u \u2013 | u u"}, {"text": "\u2013 \u2013 u \u2013 \u2013 | \u2013 u \u2013 | \u2013 \u2013 \"Everything from you is acceptable and bearable in my eyes; And what pleases you of my destruction is easy for me and (readily) bestowed.\" In this version of the metre, the final u u \u2013 is optionally changed to \u2013 \u2013. This variation, affecting the last three syllables of the line, is also found in the Bas\u012b\u1e6d metre, and is also common in Persian poetry. Medieval Hebrew poetry. This metre is almost never used in medieval Hebrew poetry. However, Halper quotes a piyyut written by the 12th-century Spanish scholar Abraham ibn Ezra in the trimeter version of the metre, which runs as follows: | \u2013 u \u2013 \u2013 | \u2013 u \u2013 | \u2013 u \u2013 \u2013 | Because of the rarity of short syllables in Hebrew, Ibn Izra chooses the long alternative of each \"anceps\"."}, {"text": "Marialba Jos\u00e9 Zambrano Saracual (born 17 June 1995) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for the Venezuela women's national team. She is also a futsal player who has appeared in the 2017 Copa Am\u00e9rica Femenina de Futsal. International career. Zambrano represented Venezuela at the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, 2012 South American U-17 Women's Championship and the 2014 South American U-20 Women's Championship. At senior level, she played two Copa Am\u00e9rica Femenina editions (2014 and 2018) and the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games. International goals. \"Scores and results list Venezuela's goal tally first\""}, {"text": "Lazarous Kapambwe (born December 31, 1959) is a Zambian diplomat, the 17th Ambassador of the Republic of Zambia to the United States of America since January, 2020. He has served as Zambia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York from 18 June 2007 to 31 December 2019. He was the sixty-seventh President of the Economic and Social Council. He has also served as Zambia's Ambassador to the African Union, from June 2003 to June 2007. Education and career. Kapambwe is a bachelor's degree holder in political economy obtained from the University of Zambia he is also a post-graduate diploma holder in international relations which he obtained from Nairobi University. He served as director for European Affairs from June to August 1996 then he was moved to Director for Africa and Organization of African Unity Affairs from 1996 to 2000. Deputy Permanent Secretary from 2000 to 2002 he served as Deputy Permanent Secretary Asia, Africa and the Middle East. He has also served as Zambia's Ambassador to the Ethiopia, Sudan, Yemen, Djibouti and Somalia. Ambassador of Zambia to the United States. In February 2020, former Foreign Affairs Minister Harry Kalaba announced Kapambwe had been expelled from the US, when"}, {"text": "he was scheduled to present his credentials to President Donald Trump in response to how the Zambian government unfairly treated the American Ambassador to Zambia Daniel Foote who was implicitly expelled from Zambia by then President Edgar Lungu in 2019. However, Foreign Affairs Minister Joseph Malanji stated that he was just swapped positions with Ngosa Simbyakula who was based at Zambia's Mission in Washington, D.C. and the reason he was in Zambia at the time was because he was waiting for a bilateral visa for him to operate in Washington. Vice President Inonge Wina also added that no Zambian diplomat has been expelled by the US Government in retaliation to the expulsion of that country's Ambassador to Zambia Daniel Foote. On July 17, 2020, Donald Trump formally received credentials during the Credentialing Ceremony in the Oval Office at the White House."}, {"text": "The 2019 Rajyotsava Awards ceremony took place at the Ravindra Kalakshetra on 1 November 2019. Awarded annually by the Government of Karnataka, the ceremony saw 64 individuals being awarded for achievements in various fields. The number was chosen to mark the 64th anniversary of the formation of the State of Karnataka."}, {"text": "All My Life is a 2020 American romantic drama film directed by Marc Meyers, from a screenplay by Todd Rosenberg, based on the true story of Solomon Chau and Jennifer Carter, a young couple that rushes to put their wedding together after Solomon is diagnosed with liver cancer. The film stars Jessica Rothe, Harry Shum Jr., Kyle Allen, Chrissie Fit, Jay Pharoah, Marielle Scott, and Keala Settle. The film was theatrically released in the United Kingdom on October 23, 2020, and in the United States on December 4, 2020, by Universal Pictures. Critics praised the performances and chemistry of the leads, but noted the film as clich\u00e9. Plot. Based on a true story, Jenn and her friends stop at a bar for a drink before dinner. There, they meet Sol and his friends over a short discussion of UFC and embarrassing pickup lines. After Sol and Jenn meet up a few times, they start a seamless relationship. They move in together so he can pursue his passion to become a chef after he complains that his current job doesn't fulfill him. After analyzing his mounting bills, he decides to stay at work. The couple host Friendsgiving, a ploy by Jenn"}, {"text": "to inspire him. Although Sol feels off, he ignores it. He whispers to Jen over a thank you toast to everyone that he put in his two weeks notice. Later in the season, he proposes with family and friends singing their favorite song. Sol starts working at Jenn's cousin Gina's successful restaurant. One night, Sol wakes up screaming in pain. Although he has cancer, he reassures Jen that everything will be okay once he gets treatment. Sol suggests they get a dog if the news is bad. After returning from the doctor's, he tells them that everything is fine and that the labs are good. The couple continues planning the wedding and Sol returns to the restaurant, where his dish is put on the menu. One day, Sol texts Jen to come home and greets her with a dog named Otis, his way of telling her his cancer has returned. A few months later, he is accepted for a clinical trial. They discuss postponing the wedding, but their friends offer to throw them a quick wedding in three weeks. They fund it with the help of strangers through crowd-funding and putting up posters all over town and friends while Sol"}, {"text": "undergoes his treatment. Sol's friend Kyle misses everything because his illness reminds him of losing his dad, which he hasn't dealt with. Sol tells Jenn about suffering from all of the drug trial's side effects, including his sense of taste. He tells her to just move on with her life, but she insists on staying by his side. Jenn and Sol get married in front of all their friends and family. Kyle finally shows up at the reception. Jenn and Sol get his scans and are told the cancer has metastasised throughout his body. The doctor tells them he has little time left. So, Jenn and Sol work together on his eulogy. Jenn goes to Dave and Kyle's new restaurant/bar, called \"Now or Never\", Sol's motto. She talks about Sol and how he inspired everyone. Amanda and Megan give her Sol's honeymoon gift, which they had been keeping secret until after his death. The flash drive contains a video of Sol, thanking Jenn for loving him during their time together. She says she will live for today for the rest of her life because of him. Production. The film was announced in August 2017, with Universal Pictures distributing a script"}, {"text": "written by Todd Rosenberg. In December 2017, the film was revealed to be on that year's \"Black List\" of most-liked unproduced screenplays. In July 2018, it was announced Marc Meyers would direct the film. Jessica Rothe was cast that September, and Harry Shum Jr. joined the cast the following month. Michael Masini, Chrissie Fit, Greg Vrotsos, Jay Pharoah, Marielle Scott, Kyle Allen, Mario Cantone, Keala Settle, and Ever Carradine later filled out the rest of the main cast. In December 2019, Josh Brener and Jon Rudnitsky joined the cast of the film. Principal photography took place in New Orleans from October 31 to December 20, 2019. Release. \"All My Life\" was theatrically released in the United States on December 4, 2020, by Universal Pictures, followed by a video-on-demand release on December 23. It was released in the United Kingdom on October 23, 2020. Reception. Box office and VOD. The film grossed $370,315 from 970 theaters in its opening weekend, finishing fourth at the box office. In its sophomore weekend it fell 42% to $215,000. Upon being released to digital rental platforms, the film eighth-most rented title on FandangoNow. Critical response. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval"}, {"text": "rating of 59% based on 46 reviews, with an average rating of 5.1/10. The website's critics consensus reads, \"\"All My Life\" benefits from some real chemistry between its leads, even if it's undermined by an aggressive reliance on heartstring-tugging sentimentality.\" According to Metacritic, which sampled nine critics and calculated a weighted average score of 39 out of 100, the film received \"generally unfavorable\" reviews. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of \"B+\" on an A+ to F scale, while PostTrak reported 72% of audience members gave the film a positive score, with 51% saying they would definitely recommend it. Carlos Aguilar of \"The A.V. Club\" gave the film a \"D\u2212\" and wrote: \"\"All My Life\" is too passionless to earn even a begrudged sniffle. It's all paint-by-numbers, from the requisite 'screaming inside a car' shot expressing a character's frustrations to the store-bought spontaneity of a couple jumping into a fountain fully clothed.\" However, Steve Pond of TheWrap noted that \"\"All My Life\" is nothing if not pleasant and amiable as it makes its way down the road to heartwarming\" and Courtney Howard of Variety wrote \"The warmth and touching tenderness of \"All My Life\" melts even"}, {"text": "the coldest of hearts in its quest to deliver happy and sad tears. Unlike the phony, syrupy, and predictably manipulative devices of a Nicholas Sparks romance, this three-hankie weepie holds a surprising amount of heart and hope to accompany all the cathartic crying.\""}, {"text": "Battle of Roses () is a 1950 Japanese drama film directed by Mikio Naruse. It is based on the pre-war novel \"Bara kassen\" by Fumio Niwa. Reception. Naruse biographer Catherine Russell rated \"Battle of Roses\" a lesser work by its director, which seemed \"to have been hastily put together, with some surprisingly abrupt editing and a rather poor script [\u2026] drawing on the sensationalism of the \u201cliberated\u201d woman."}, {"text": "Southernpec (Southern Petrochemical) is a Chinese oil and shipping company. Sinopec is a minority shareholder. Souternpec transports and stores oil products using its ships. The company acquired its first VLCC in 2009. Its Wing Wah subsidiary developed and operates the Banga Kayo oil field in the Republic of Congo, expected to reach a maximum production of 50,000 barrels per day. The Banga Kayo oil field is one of the projects credited with rejuvenating oil production in the Republic of Congo, which had been in decline before 2016."}, {"text": "Kushan art, the art of the Kushan Empire in northern India, flourished between the 1st and the 4th century CE. It blended the traditions of the Greco-Buddhist art of Gandhara, influenced by Hellenistic artistic canons, and the more Indian art of Mathura. Kushan art follows the Hellenistic art of the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom as well as Indo-Greek art which had been flourishing between the 3rd century BCE and 1st century CE in Bactria and northwestern India, and the succeeding Indo-Scythian art. Before invading northern and central India and establishing themselves as a full-fledged empire, the Kushans had migrated from northwestern China and occupied for more than a century these Central Asian lands, where they are thought to have assimilated remnants of Greek populations, Greek culture, and Greek art, as well as the languages and scripts which they used in their coins and inscriptions: Greek and Bactrian, which they used together with the Indian Brahmi script. With the demise of the Kushans in the 4th century CE, the Indian Gupta Empire prevailed, and Gupta art developed. The Gupta Empire incorporated vast portions of central, northern, and northwestern India, as far as Punjab and the Arabian Sea, continuing and expanding on the earlier"}, {"text": "artistic tradition of the Kushans and developing a unique Gupta style. Dynastic art of the Kushans. Some traces remain of the presence of the Kushans in the areas of Bactria and Sogdiana. Archaeological structures are known in Takht-I-Sangin, Surkh Kotal (a monumental temple), and the palace of Khalchayan. Various sculptures and friezes are known representing horse-riding archers and, significantly, men with artificially deformed skulls, such as the Kushan prince of Khalchayan (a practice well attested in nomadic Central Asia). Khalchayan (1st century BCE). The art of Khalchayan at the end of the 2nd-1st century BCE is probably one of the first known manifestations of Kushan art. It is ultimately derived from Hellenistic art and possibly from the art of the cities of Ai-Khanoum and Nysa. At Khalchayan, rows of in-the-round terracotta statues showed Kushan princes in dignified attitudes, while some of the sculptural scenes are thought to depict the Kushans fighting against the Sakas. The Yuezis are shown with a majestic demeanour, whereas the Sakas are typically represented with side-whiskers, displaying expressive and sometimes grotesque features. According to Benjamin Rowland, the styles and ethnic type visible in Kalchayan already anticipate the characteristics of the later Art of Gandhara and may"}, {"text": "even have been at the origin of its development. Rowland particularly draws attention to the similarity of the ethnic types represented at Khalchayan, in the art of Gandhara, and in the style of portraiture itself. For example, Rowland find a great proximity between from Khalchayan, and the head of Gandharan Bodhisattvas, giving the example of in the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The similarity of the Gandhara Bodhisattva with the portrait of the Kushan ruler Heraios is also striking. According to Rowland, the Bactrian art of Khalchayan thus survived for several centuries through its influence in the art of Gandhara, thanks to the patronage of the Kushans. Bactria and India (1st-2nd century CE). The Kushans favoured royal portraiture, as can be seen in their coins and dynastic sculptures. A monumental sculpture of King Kanishka I has been found in Mathura in northern India, which is characterized by its frontality and martial stance, as he holds firmly his sword and a mace. His heavy coat and riding boots are typically nomadic Central Asian and are way too heavy for the warm climate of India. His coat is decorated by hundreds of pearls, which probably symbolize his wealth. His grandiose regnal title is"}, {"text": "inscribed with the Brahmi script: \"The Great King, King of Kings, Son of God, Kanishka\". As the Kushans gradually assimilated into Indian society, their attire became lighter and their depictions more natural, moving away from frontal representation. However, they still retained distinctive elements of their nomadic dress, including trousers, boots, heavy tunics, and robust belts. Art of Gandhara under the Kushans. Kushan art blended the traditions of the Greco-Buddhist art of Gandhara, influenced by Hellenistic artistic canons, and the more Indian art of Mathura. Most of the Greco-Buddhist art of Gandhara is thought to have been produced by the Kushans, starting from the end of the 1st century CE. The Kushans were eclectic in their religions, venerating tens of Gods from Iranian, Greek, or Indian traditions as can be seen on their coins. It is thought that this tolerant religious climate, together with an openness towards visual arts encouraged the creation of innovative figural art in the Jain, Buddhist, and Brahmanic traditions. The Buddha was only represented with symbols in earlier Indian art as in Sanchi or Bharhut. The first known representations of the Buddha seem to appear before the arrival of the Kushans, as shown with the Bimaran casket,"}, {"text": "but Buddhist art undoubtedly flourished under their rule, and most of the known early statues of the Buddha dated to the period of the Kushans. The characteristics of early Kushan art in depicting the Buddha can be ascertained through the study of several statues bearing dated inscriptions. Some statues of the standing Buddha with inscriptions dating them to 143 CE, such as the Loriyan Tangai buddha, show that the features of that time are already rather late and somewhat degenerate compared to : the figure of the Buddha is comparatively more stout, shorter and broader, the drapery is already not as three-dimensional, and the head is large and broad-jawed. Numerous Kushan devotees, with their characteristic Central Asia costume, can be seen on the Buddhist statuary of Gandhara and Mathura: Art of Mathura under the Kushans. From the time of Vima Kadphises or Kanishka I the Kushans established one of their capitals at Mathura in northern India. Mathura already had an important artistic tradition by that time, but the Kushan greatly developed its production, especially through Buddhist art. A few sculptures of the Buddha, such as the \"\" are known from Mathura from circa 15 CE, well before the arrival of"}, {"text": "the Kushans, at a time when the Northern Satrap Sodasa still ruled in Mathura, but the style and symbolism of these early depictions were still tentative. The Kushans standardized the symbolism of these early Buddha statues, developing their attributes and aesthetic qualities in an exuberant manner and on an unprecedentedly large scale. Bodhisattvas. The style of the statues of Bodhisattvas at Mathura is somewhat reminiscent of the earlier monumental Yaksha statues, usually dated one or two centuries earlier. The Greco-Buddhist art of Gandhara, although belonging to the same realm under the Kushans, seems to have had only limited influence on these creations. Some authors consider that Hellenistic influence appears in the liveliness and the realistic details of the figures (an evolution compared to the stiffness of Mauryan art), the use of perspective from 150 BCE, iconographical details such as the knot and the club of Heracles, the wavy folds of the dresses, or the depiction of bacchanalian scenes. The art of Mathura became extremely influential over the rest of India, and was \"the most prominent artistic production center from the second century BCE\". Standing Buddhas. The Mathura standing Buddha seems to be a slightly later development compared to the Bodhisattvas"}, {"text": "of the type of the Bala Bodhisattva. Although several are dated to the 2nd century CE, they often tend to display characteristics that would become the hallmark of Gupta art, especially the very thin dress seemingly sticking to the body of the Buddha. These statues of the standing Buddha however tend to display characteristic and attitudes more readily seen in the Greco-Buddhist art of Gandhara: the head of the Buddha is surrounded by a halo, the clothing covers both shoulders, the left hand hold the gown of the Buddha while the other hand form an Abbhiya mudra, and the folds in the clothing are more typical of the Gandharan styles. In many respect, the standing Buddha of Mathura seems to be a combination of the local sculptural tradition initiated by the Yakshas with the Hellenistic designs of the Buddhas from the Greco-Buddhist art of Gandhara. Other sculptural works. The Mathura sculptures incorporate many Hellenistic elements, such as the general idealistic realism, and key design elements such as the curly hair, and folded garment. Specific Mathuran adaptations tend to reflect warmer climatic conditions, as they consist in a higher fluidity of the clothing, which progressively tends to cover only one shoulder"}, {"text": "instead of both. Facial types also tend to become more Indianized. Banerjee in \"Hellenism in ancient India\" describes \"the mixed character of the Mathura School in which we find on the one hand, a direct continuation of the old Indian art of Barhut and Sanchi and on the other hand, the classical influence derived from Gandhara\". In some cases however, a clear influence from the art of Gandhara can also be felt, as in the case of the \"Mathura Herakles\", a Hellenistic statue of Herakles strangling the Nemean lion, discovered in Mathura, and now in the Kolkota Indian Museum, as well as Bacchanalian scenes. Although inspired from the art of Gandhara, the portraiture of Herakles is not perfectly exact and may show a lack of understanding of the subject matter, as Herakles is shown already wearing the skin of the lion he is fighting. Hindu art at Mathura under the Kushans. Hindu art started to develop fully from the 1st to the 2nd century CE, and there are only very few examples of artistic representation before that time. Almost all of the first known instances of Hindu art have been discovered in the areas of Mathura and Gandhara. Hindu art"}, {"text": "found its first inspiration in the Buddhist art of Mathura. The three Vedic gods Indra, Brahma, and Surya were first depicted in Buddhist sculpture from the 2nd-1st century BCE, as attendants in scenes commemorating the life of the Buddha, even when the Buddha himself was not yet shown in human form but only through his symbols, such as the scenes of his Birth, his Descent from the Tr\u0101yastri\u1e43\u015ba Heaven, or his retreat in the Indrasala Cave. During the time of the Kushans, Hindu art progressively incorporated a profusion of original Hindu stylistic and symbolic elements, in contrast with the general balance and simplicity of Buddhist art. The differences appear in iconography rather than in style. It is generally considered that it is in Mathura, during the time of the Kushans, that the Brahmanical deities were given their standard form: Cult images of V\u0101sudeva. Cult images of V\u0101sudeva continued to be produced during the period, the worship of this Mathuran deity being much more important than that of Vishnu until the 4th century CE. Statues dating to the 2nd and 3rd centuries show a possibly four-armed V\u0101sudeva standing with his attributes: the wheel, the mace, and the conch, his right hand"}, {"text": "saluting in \"Abhaya mudra\". Only during the Gupta period, did statues focusing on the worship of Vishnu himself start to appear, using the same iconography as the statues of V\u0101sudeva, but with the addition of an aureole starting at the shoulders. During this time, statues of Gopala-Krishna, the other main component of the amalgamated Krishna, are absent from Mathura, suggesting the near absence of this cult in northern India down to the end of the Gupta period (6th century CE). Some sculptures during this period suggest that the \"Vy\u016bha doctrine\" \"(Vy\u016bhav\u0101da\", \"Doctrine of the emanations\") was starting to emerge, as images of \"Chatur-vy\u016bha\" (the \"four emanations of V\u0101sudeva\") are appearing. The famous \"Caturvy\u016bha\" statue in Mathura Museum is an attempt to show in one composition V\u0101sudeva as the central deity together with the other members of the Vrishni clan of the Pancharatra system emanating from him: Samkarsana, Pradyumna, and Aniruddha, with Samba missing. The back of the relief is carved with the branches of a Kadamba tree, symbolically showing the genealogical relationship being the different deities. The depiction of V\u0101sudeva and later Vishnu was stylistically derived from the type of the ornate Bodhisattvas, with rich jewelry and ornate headdress. Jain"}, {"text": "art. Various dedications in the name of Kushan kings, such as Vasudeva I, with dates, appear on fragments of Jain statuary discovered in Mathura. Chronology. The chronology of Kushan art is quite critical to the art history of the region. Fortunately, several statues are dated and have inscriptions referring to the various rulers of the Kushan Empire. Coinage is also very important in determining the evolution of style, as in the case of the famous \"Buddha\" coins of Kanishka I, which are dated to his reign (c. 127\u2013150 CE) and already displays an accomplished form of the standing Buddha, probably derived from pre-existing statuary. While the early styles of Kushan statues seem comparatively crude, later, highly ornamented statues are generally dated to the 3rd-4th century CE. The Brussels Buddha is one of the rare Gandharan statues with a dated inscription, and it bears the date \"Year 5\", possibly referring to the Kanishka era, hence 132 CE. However, its sophisticated style has led some authors to suggest a later era for the calculation of the date. Kushan coinage. The coinage of the Kushans was abundant and an important tool of propaganda in promoting each Kushan ruler. One of the names for"}, {"text": "Kushan coins was \"Dinara\", which ultimately came from the Roman name \"Denarius aureus\". The coinage of the Kushans was copied as far as the Kushano-Sasanians in the west, and the kingdom of Samatata in Bengal to the east. The coinage of the Gupta Empire was also initially derived from the coinage of the Kushan Empire, adopting its weight standard, techniques, and designs, following the conquests of Samudragupta in the northwest. The imagery on Gupta coins then became more Indian in both style and subject matter compared to earlier dynasties, where Greco-Roman and Persian styles were mostly followed. Influence of the Parthian cultural sphere. According to John M. Rosenfield, the statuary of the Kushans has strong similarities with the art of the Parthian cultural area. Similarities are numerous in terms of clothing, decorative elements, or posture, which tend to be massive and frontal, with feet often splayed. In particular, the statuary of Hatra, which has remained in a relatively good state of preservation, shows such similarities. This could be due either to direct cultural exchanges between the area of Mesopotamia and the Kushan Empire at that time, or from a common Parthian artistic background leading to similar types of representation."}, {"text": "Fran\u00e7ois Wesemael (20 January 1954 in Vietnam \u2013 28 September 2011 in Montreal, Quebec) was a Canadian astrophysicist who specialised in modeling stellar atmospheres. He was widely recognized for his talents in communication and outreach, and a supervisor of student projects. Early life and education. Fran\u00e7ois Wesemael was born in Vietnam, moving with his family to France, Luxemburg and then Canada during his childhood. He received a bachelor's degree from the Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al in 1974. Wesemael completed a PhD under the supervision of Hugh M. Van Horn and Malcolm P. Savedoff at the University of Rochester. During this time, he constructed models for white dwarfs with both hydrogen and helium atmospheres. Career. After receiving his PhD in 1979, he became a professor at the Department of Physics at the Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al. He remained there for the rest of his career. Specializing in the modeling of stellar atmospheres, his principal contributions focused on the photospheres of subdwarf and white dwarf stars, the spectral evolution of white dwarfs and the astroseismology of stellar remnants. He was a member of the white dwarf asteroseismology group at Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al, along with his colleague Gilles Fontaine. This research group received internationally acclaim"}, {"text": "for its wide ranging contributions to our understanding of white dwarfs. From the mid-2000s, Wesemael began to increasingly focus his work on the history of science, including the development of astronomy and astrophysics in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and the development and sharing of knowledge in the seventeenth century."}, {"text": "Ni Yide (1901\u20131970) was a Chinese modernist painter, writer and art critic. Artistic career. He graduated in 1922 from the earliest training ground for modern Western art in China, the Shanghai Art School. He became a professor at the Shanghai Art Academy upon his graduation. He continued his studies in Western art and art history in Tokyo at the Kubwata Painting school under Fujishima Takeji. In 1927, Ni returned to China to protest the Japanese military incursion into Shandong. There, he taught at Gangzhou Municipal Art School, then at the Wuchang College of Art in Hubei (Today's Hubei Institute of Fine Arts). By 1930, he was an art critic, theorist, and creative writer, as well as an oil painter. In 1931 Ni, Pang Xunqin (1906\u20131985), and five other modernist painters formed the Storm society to promote modern Western art's influence on Chinese art. Ni Yi-de helped write the group's manifesto. The Storm Society wanted to be unrestrained by past conventions in art such as limitations by nature. They said that art is not a slave of religion or literature. The storm society exhibited works inspired by European styles such as Fauvism, Cubism, symbolism, expressionism, futurism, abstractionism and surrealism. Their works"}, {"text": "were featured in Shanghai newspapers and magazines such as Liangyou, Meishije and Shidai. Ni was also a member of the Muse society at the Shanghai Art Academy. They published l'Art Journal, which provided a venue for its manifesto and most of its exhibition news. One of his paintings, \u2018'Summer\u2019' (1932) was cubist-inspired. In 1941, Ni set up Nitian Studio in Chongqing. On December 8, 1942, the day after the Pearl Harbor attacks, Japanese encroachment caused the 10 members of the Storm Society to flee south. In 1944, he became a professor at NAA in Chongqing. In 1945 Ni Yide, Din Yangyong (1902-1978), and a few other artists exhibited their works at the Chinese Modern painting exhibition (Zhongguo Xiandai huihan zhan) organized by Zao Wouki (1921-2013) in Chongqing. After World War II, Yide became part of the nine person art society in Shanghai. In 1949, Ni became a professor and vice president of ZAFA (Zhejang Academy of Fine Arts). In 1953, Ni transferred to teach at CAFA (Central Academy of Fine Arts) China. In 1955, Ni became a director of the editing department of Meishu. In 1961, Ni set up a studio in ZAFA, Hangzhou. Writing career. As a writer, Ni"}, {"text": "Yide used his considerable literary skills to defend stylistic innovation and personal creativity as the essentials for a modern art in modern China. In the 2nd national art exhibition of China, Ni Yide criticized the judges for their conservative bias, and dismissed \"official art\" with the argument that in France real progress always came outside of the government salon. Ni Yide wrote an article defending Qui Ti (1906-1958), a Storm society member who received criticism from realists for a still life of flowers she painted. He wrote an article on Pan Tianshou\u2019s (1897-1971) bird and flower landscapes where he described \u2018Bathed in Dew\u2019 as poetical and \u2018After the Rain\u2019 where he mentions for example, \u201c...the crimson flowers with their stately leaves appear pure and noble, lovely and gentle and above all lyrical in their beauty\u201d. He uses strong imagery. According to Yide \u201c ...If we want to exhibit our national heritage, I believe, landscape painting is the most suitable subject. Chinese landscapes in every place possess indigenous Chinese traits."}, {"text": "The migration and asylum policy of the European Union is within the area of freedom, security and justice, established to develop and harmonise principles and measures used by member countries of the European Union to regulate migration processes and to manage issues concerning asylum and refugee status in the European Union. History and overview. The European Union gained authority to legislate in the area of migration and asylum with the entry into force of the Treaty of Amsterdam on 1 May 1999. At the European Council meeting held in Tampere in October 1999, several legislative instruments instituting a Common European Asylum System (CEAS) were proposed. Central to these instruments was adoption of the Dublin II Regulation, a recast of the Dublin Convention, which was an intergovernmental treaty agreed in 1990 outside of the structure of the European Union. By 2005, all legislative instruments of the first phase had been adopted. Following the presentation of the Policy Plan on Asylum by the European Commission in June 2008, the legislative instruments of the first phase were reformed. The adoption of the recast directives and regulations was completed by 2013. The second phase also saw the institution of a European Asylum Support Office."}, {"text": "Between May and July 2016, the European Commission proposed legislation for a third phase of the Common European Asylum System. This came in the wake of the 2015 European migrant crisis. In September 2020, these reforms were made part of newly proposed Pact on Migration and Asylum. As of September 2023, the legislative instruments were in various stages of adoption. The Dublin III Regulation is to be replaced by an Asylum and Migration Management Regulation (AMMR), as part of the third phase of the Common European Asylum System. The Justice and Home Affairs Council reached agreement on a negotiating position towards the European Parliament on 8 June 2023, with implementation in 2024. Key to the Asylum and Migration Management Regulation is the institution of a new solidarity mechanism between the member states. Solidarity can take the form of relocation of migrants, financial contributions, deployment of personnel or measures focusing on capacity building. Solidarity will be mandatory for member states, but the form of solidarity is at the discretion of the member states themselves. Per relocation, member states can instead make a financial contribution of \u20ac20.000. Guiding principles. Migration policy of the European Union has its roots in the 1951 Convention"}, {"text": "Relating to the Status of Refugees, an agreement founded on Article 14 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The current legal bases for the EU's creation of a harmonised legislative framework on asylum are found in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. The EU complies with the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, which is the main legislative act establishing the status and rights of refugees. According to the key provisions of the legal act, the main apparatus in the regulation of situations with refugees is the government. They are obliged to preserve the rights and freedoms of internally displaced persons and refugees, but at the same time monitor the creation of such a legal provision that is used by all foreigners who have arrived in a foreign country on a common basis In order to regulate and control the high number of migrants as a result of the migration crisis in 2015, the EU annually directs its efforts to develop an effective European migration policy. One of the main principles of migration policy is the principle of solidarity, which is expressed in respect for natural human"}, {"text": "rights, in the coordination of political and social forces in solving the migration issue. The creation of a migration policy and its functioning is based on the collection of data about the current state of affairs, in particular the statistics of the number of legal and illegal migrants who have crossed the borders of the European Union. Despite the fact that migration policy is internally determined, it also serves as an international regulator because it is related to crossing state borders. Accordingly, events at the international level directly affect the development of this type of policy. In 2020, the European Commission, at the request of the European Parliament, proposed a series of reforms to the existing system through a comprehensive approach anchored on three mainstays: 1) Efficient asylum and return procedures, 2) Solidarity and fair share of responsibility, and 3) Strengthened partnerships with third countries. New Pact on Migration and Asylum. The New Pact on Migration and Asylum, also known as the EU Migration Pact or the EU Asylum and Migration Pact, is a set of new European Union rules concerning migration set to take effect in June 2026. It will compel member states to more evenly share the cost"}, {"text": "and efforts of hosting migrants and reform European Union asylum and border security procedures, among other provisions. The deal was agreed to on 20 December 2023 between representatives of the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union. It passed the European Parliament on 10 April 2024 and was approved by the Council of the European Union on 14 May 2024. Countries where migrants first arrive will newly be able to relocate a total of up to 30,000 migrants per year to other EU member states. The Pact will institute a \"mandatory solidarity mechanism\". The Pact has been criticized by some right-wing politicians for not going far enough to prevent illegal immigration, such as missing provisions relating to migrant returns. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico called for a better return policy, saying that out of \"100% of illegal migrants who arrive in Europe, 80% stay there, and only 20% we manage to get back.\" A group of human rights organizations including Oxfam, Caritas, Amnesty International, and Save the Children have criticised the deal in an open letter stating that it would create a \"cruel system\". More than 200 academics belonging to 66 predominantly European universities have called the pact"}, {"text": "\"inhumane\" and demanded that the European Parliament and the council to reconsider how they view the pact. The pact resulted in the following legislation: Legal framework. Common European Asylum System. Since 1999, refugees entering Europe have been subject to the laws in place in accordance with the Common European Asylum System (CEAS). These laws were established to prohibit European Union Member States from sending individuals back to where they came from at risk of persecution, and to offer international protection to those who were granted refugee status through the course of the law. The latter, however, is still left up to EU Member States the discretion to establish procedures for obtaining and withdrawing international protection. Asylum Procedures Directive. The Asylum Procedures Directive (APD) establishes a common international protection procedure. The original Asylum Procedures Directive was adopted on 1 December 2005. A recast version of the directive was adopted on 26 June 2013, as part of the second phase of CEAS. As part of the third phase of CEAS, the Asylum Procedures Directive is to be replaced by an Asylum Procedure Regulation (APR). The Justice and Home Affairs Council reached agreement on a negotiating position towards the European Parliament on 8"}, {"text": "June 2023. Key to the Asylum Procedure Regulation that is currently being negotiated with the European Parliament is the institution of a new border procedure. The border procedure can be applied when an individual applies for asylum at an external border crossing point, is apprehended in connection with an illegal border crossing, or is rescued as part of a search and rescue operation. Those subjected to the border procedure are treated as if they have not yet entered the territory of the member state. The new border procedure will be mandatory for applicants who are a danger to national security or public order, who have misled the authorities, or who have a nationality with a recognition rate below 20%. Reception Conditions Directive. The Receptions Conditions Directive (RCD) ensures equal standards of reception conditions throughout the EU. The original Reception Conditions Directive was adopted on 27 January 2003. A recast version of the directive was adopted on 26 June 2013, as part of the second phase of CEAS. As part of the third phase of CEAS, the Reception Condition Directive is to be recast again. The Justice and Home Affairs Council reached agreement on a negotiating position towards the European Parliament"}, {"text": "on the recast directive on 20 December 2022. Qualification Directive. The Qualification Directive, which refers to who qualifies for the different statuses. The original Qualification Directive was adopted on 29 April 2004. A recast directive was adopted on 13 December 2011 as part of the second phase of CEAS. As part of the third phase of CEAS, the Qualification Directive is to be replaced by a Qualification Regulation. The Justice and Home Affairs Council reached agreement on a negotiating position towards the European Parliament on 20 December 2022. Dublin Regulation. The Dublin Regulation determines which member state is responsible for handling an asylum application. The original Dublin Regulation was adopted on 27 January 2003, as part of the first phase of CEAS. As it replaced the Dublin Convention of 1990, which was agreed outside of the structures of the European Union, this regulation was actually referred to as the Dublin II Regulation. As part of the second phase of CEAS, the Dublin III Regulation was adopted on 26 June 2013. As part of the third phase of CEAS, the Dublin III Regulation is to be replaced by the Asylum and Migration Management Regulation (AMMR). The Justice and Home Affairs Council"}, {"text": "reached agreement on a negotiating position towards the European Parliament on 8 June 2023. Key to the Asylum and Migration Management Regulation is the institution of a new solidarity mechanism between the member states. Solidarity can take the form of relocation of migrants, financial contributions, deployment of personnel or measures focusing on capacity building. Solidarity will be mandatory for member states, but the form of solidarity is at the discretion of the member states themselves. Per relocation, member states can instead make a financial contribution of \u20ac20.000. Eurodac Regulation. The Eurodac Regulation establishes a database in which fingerprints can be collected, transmitted, and compared. It is central to the operation of the Dublin Regulation, which determines which member state is responsible for the handling of an asylum application. Eurodac was established under EU law by Council Regulation 2725/2000 of 11 December 2000. As part of the second phase of CEAS, a recast Eurodac Regulation was adopted on 16 June 2013. As part of the third phase of CEAS, another recast of the Eurodac Regulation was proposed by the European Commission on 4 May 2016. Temporary Protection Directive. In 2001, during the first phase of CEAS, a Temporary Protection Directive, was"}, {"text": "also adopted. In the event of a mass influx of displaced persons from non-EU countries, this directive gives the European Union authority to provide immediate and temporary protection. This temporary protection is separate from the regular asylum offered by CEAS. Proposed legislation. Union Resettlement Framework Regulation. Following an unprecedented migrant influx, EASO in 2015 proposed a relocation programme that was agreed upon to support the \u2018frontline\u2019 Member States of Italy and Greece, who were under pressure.\"After a proposal made by the Commission in May 2015, the Council adopted two decisions \u2013 (EU) 2015/1523 and (EU) 2015/1601 respectively \u2013 establishing a temporary relocation mechanism for 160 000 applicants in need of international protection from Greece and Italy, to be implemented over two years until September 2017.\" A permanent Union Resettlement Framework Regulation is being negotiated. The Justice and Home Affairs Council reached agreement on a negotiating position towards the European Parliament on 20 December 2022. Crisis and Force Majeure Regulation. The Commission proposed a Crisis and Force Majeure Regulation on 23 September 2020. The Justice and Home Affairs Council of 28 September 2023 failed to reach agreement on a negotiating position towards the European Parliament. However, the Spanish presidency expressed confidence"}, {"text": "that a negotiating mandate could be reached shortly. Agencies and funds. European Union Agency for Asylum. The reforms implemented in the aftermath of the 2015 European migrant crisis culminated in the creation of the European Union Agency for Asylum on 19 January 2022, which will promote greater convergence of the different member states asylum and reception practices and ensure that high EU-standards are the guide. The agency effectively replaced the European Asylum Support Office (EASO), which had been investigated by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) due to alleged misconduct and breaches of data protection amongst other charges. European Border and Coast Guard Agency. The European Union's agency, titled \"European Border and Coast Guard Agency\", provides a reserve of European border guards and technical equipment. The agency may purchase its own flagged vehicles. The Member States where this equipment is registered (bigger equipment such as patrol vessels, air crafts, etc.) are obliged to put it at the Agency's disposal whenever needed. This enables the Agency to rapidly deploy the necessary technical equipment in border operations. A rapid reserve pool of border guards and a technical equipment pool is at the disposal of the agency, intending to remove the shortages of staff"}, {"text": "and equipment for the Agency's operations. The Agency is able to launch joint operations, including the use of drones when necessary. The European Space Agency's earth observation system Copernicus provides the new Agency with almost real time satellite surveillance capabilities alongside the current Eurosur border surveillance system. Frontex regularly releases reports analyzing events related to border control, irregular border crossing and different forms of cross-border crime. The general task of assessing these risks has been laid out in Frontex founding regulation, according to which the agency shall \"carry out risk analyses [...] in order to provide the Community and the Member States with adequate information to allow for appropriate measures to be taken or to tackle identified threats and risks with a view to improving the integrated management of external borders\". Frontex's key institution with respect to intelligence and risk assessment is its Risk Analysis Unit (RAU) and the Frontex Risk Analysis Network (FRAN), via which the Frontex staff is cooperating with security experts from the Member States. Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund. The Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund is a funding programme managed by the Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs of the European Commission, which promotes the efficient"}, {"text": "management of migration flows and the implementation, strengthening and development of a common approach to asylum and immigration in the European Union. According to the text of the international instrument, the objectives of the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund are listed in Article 3. These are: In addition to providing funding for projects, the programme funds the activities and future development of the European Migration Network. Efficacy. Based on the data published by UNHCR, as a result of hostilities in Syria, almost 22% of the country's population (with estimated of 4 million people) turned out to be refugees and internally displaced persons by the beginning of 2015. At the same time as a results of new EU policies, in 2017 the number of migrants has decreased \u2013 during the first quarter of 2017, number of immigrants and refugees accounted for 35% of their numbers of the first quarter of 2016. However, according to critics, the decline in migration occurred due to the fact that people emigrated in large number to Greece before the adoption of a new EU-Turkey agreement. Main issues related to EU migration policy. Socio-political issues. As a result of the crisis, fears have been increasing among the"}, {"text": "EU population, including the fear of Islamization through exerting pressure (politically or through acts of Islamic terrorism) to impose social, moral, legal as well as cultural norms of Islam at the expense of the local ones, but also the fear of a parallel society emerging along the indigenous one, in the form of turning entire neighborhoods into so-called no-go areas resisting any forms of linguistic or cultural integration into the host society and attempting to replace the national law and its enforcement with some informal own legal norms enforced through militias. Such sentiments have arisen not only due to existence of areas like Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, but also due to a sharp increase in attacks attributed to jihadists in the European Union (their number rose from four attacks in 2014 to seventeen in 2015, while the number of people killed increased from four to 150), but also to some other events such as the 2015\u201316 New Year's Eve sexual assaults in Germany which were unrelated to terrorism but nevertheless shocked the public as an open and widespread demonstration by Muslim refugees of disregard for European social norms, as did also attempts by some imams in Germany to excuse such behaviour and shift"}, {"text": "the blame to the victims instead, while the ensuing (and later exposed) concerted effort of the authorities and the media to cover up the events, their extent and the ethnicity of the perpetrators, seriously undermined public trust in reporting on ethnically sensitive topics in Germany and entire EU by the mainstream media. As an obvious consequence, some politicians attempt to capitalize on these fears, or even reinforce them, by voicing opposition against reception of migrants, under the justification that the public security and protection of the state and its citizens against Islamic terrorism in Europe must be given precedecence, but also due to economic, social, cultural and religious risk posed by uncontrolled migration. In some EU countries, right-wing extremists, previously marginalised but now reinvigorated, managed to enter the mainstream politics. On the other hand, the representatives of the European Commission and countries which support the adoption of migrants emphasize the need to fulfill international obligations, focusing on the priority of migrant security. In September 2022, Finland, Poland, and the Baltic countries announced that they would not provide refuge to Russians fleeing war mobilization during the invasion of Ukraine. Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said that \"Every citizen is responsible for"}, {"text": "the actions of their state, and citizens of Russia are no exception. Therefore, we do not give asylum to Russian men who flee their country. They should oppose the war.\" As of 2024, France was the only EU country accepting Russian deserters without a passport and allowing them to apply for asylum. Fortress Europe. Therefore, the EU's actions gradually shifted during the crisis towards surveillance and securitization, and the first step in this direction was terminating the Operation Mare Nostrum in 2014 and supplanting it with the Operation Triton. By 2016, EU was already externalizing its border control through a 3 billion deal with Turkey. In 2017, the EU migration policy was tightened. At the summit held in Brussels on October 19, 2017, it was indicated that the approach of the EU Member States and institutions to ensure full control over the borders should be consolidated. Since 2017, the humanitarian NGO's carrying out search and rescue (SAR) operations have become the object of a criminalization campaign on the part of EU member states, leading to the arrest of some ship captains, as well as to the seizure of most of their vessels, provoking international criticism and accusations towards the EU"}, {"text": "for dereliction of duty regarding SAR operations. As a consequence, the EU has been blamed for numerous deaths at sea by preventing humanitarian NGOs search and rescue efforts, thus allegedly contradicting its declarations of good will towards refugees and migrants. Despite all the difficulties imposed on them, humanitarian NGOs continue to carry out SAR operations in the Mediterranean. Another visible sign of the tightening of EU migration policy was the construction of located primarily on the external borders of the Schengen Area. Moreover, the conclusions of the European Council have indicated its readiness to respond and suppress any attempts to illegally cross the borders of EU Member States, e.g. through expulsion of asylum applicants into neighbouring countries such as Ukraine, Turkey or Russia, where the system to recognize refugee status is often faulty. Chachipe, a Roma rights organisation, has criticised EU asylum policy that denies Roma from the former Yugoslavia asylum based on the \"safe country of origin\" doctrine, as they face discrimination in their home countries. Human rights have increasingly collided recently with security measures, while the EU has struggled to reconcile both. The position of national states in relation to migrants who violate public order and impose their"}, {"text": "own way of life has been becoming tougher, resulting in an inevitable side effect for all migrants having their rights restricted in general. Moreover, pessimistic forecasts have sometimes been voiced that the applicability of these restrictions, currently limited to migrants, could be only a prelude to possible wider extension aiming to make the indigenous EU population also subjected to them in the future. Use of migrants as weapons in hybrid warfare. Following the severe deterioration in Belarus\u2013European Union relations, Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko threatened around July 7, 2021 to \"flood\" the EU with human traffickers, drug smugglers, and armed migrants. Later, Belarusian authorities and state-controlled tourist enterprises, together with some airlines operating in the Middle East, started promoting tours to Belarus by increasing the number of connections from the Middle East and giving those who bought them Belarusian visas, ostensibly for hunting purposes. Social media groups were additionally offering fraudulent advice on the rules of crossing the border to the prospective migrants, most of whom were trying to reach Germany. Those who arrived in Belarus were then given instructions about how and where to trespass the European Union (EU) border, and what to tell the border guards on the other"}, {"text": "side of the border. Migrants said that Belarus provided them with wire cutters and axes to cut through border fences and enter the EU; however, those who did not manage to cross the border were often forced to stay there by Belarusian authorities, who were accused of assaulting some migrants who failed to get across. Belarusian authorities later confirmed that the involvement of the border troops is \"absolutely possible\". Belarus refused to allow Polish humanitarian aid for the migrants, which would have included tents and sleeping bags. Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia have described the crisis as hybrid warfare, calling the crisis an incident of human trafficking of migrants, waged by Belarus against the EU. The three governments declared a state of emergency and announced their decisions to build border walls on their borders with Belarus, with Poland approving an estimated \u20ac353 million in spending to build a barrier. The EU sent additional supporting officers and patrol cars to Lithuania, and 12 EU governments stated their support for a physical barrier along the border. Similar actions, though on a smaller scale, were organised by Turkey against Greece during the 2020 Greek\u2013Turkish border crisis, as well as by Morocco against Spain during"}, {"text": "the 2021 Morocco\u2013Spain border incident. In February 2016, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan threatened to send the millions of refugees in Turkey to EU member states, saying: \"We can open the doors to Greece and Bulgaria anytime and we can put the refugees on buses ... So how will you deal with refugees if you don't get a deal? Kill the refugees?\" In March 2025, Poland suspended the right to apply for asylum at the Belarus-Poland border, with the European Commission supporting Poland's move. Externalization of the asylum procedures. The externalization of asylum procedures is a type of migration policy pursued by the countries of the European Union, it consists of relocating the reception and accommodation of asylum seekers and the processing of their asylum applications, in places near the borders of the EU or in countries outside the EU, from which asylum seekers originate or through which they pass. After an attempted relocation of asylum procedures in centres on the boundaries of the EU, in 2003 these policies have resulted in a proliferation of exile camps in and around the European Union, a pressure on neighbouring countries to develop systems that consider applications for asylum in their territories, and"}, {"text": "a radicalisation of antimigratory policies in neighbouring countries and within the border of the European Union. Migration deals. The European Union has agreed aid packages with a number of countries in return for externalization or cooperation in preventing illegal immigration to the EU. Asylum shopping. In the jargon of European institutions, asylum shopping is the practice of refugees wanting to choose a country other than that prescribed by the regulations to apply for political asylum, to choose the one which will offer the best reception conditions, or to lodge an application in another country after being dismissed. This expression is used to treat certain asylum seekers in analogy with consumers of welfare provisions). Such definition appears in official documents, newspaper articles, analysis, etc. The main factor in refugees' choice for their host country is the differences in laws of different Member States; some states give refugee status to the majority of applicants, while others give it to fewer than 1%. In 2017 Maria Teresa Rivera became the first woman in the world granted asylum because of being wrongly jailed for disregarding a ban on abortion; she disregarded the ban in El Salvador and was given asylum in Sweden. Asylum shopping"}, {"text": "is practised by 12% of asylum seekers, according to former European Commissioner for Justice Franco Frattini. The Dublin Regulation has significantly reduced extent of this phenomenon. According to the Regulation, migrants are not able to choose the state from which they decided to apply for asylum. The regulation allows to apply for refugee status only from the country in which migrants enter first. At the same time, if there is a desire to change the country, migrants will have to return to their original point of arrival. Disparities between Member States. Number of asylum applications in 2023 Neither the readmission system under the Dublin Regulation nor the temporary relocation mechanism for refugees according to quotas proved its worth in all countries of the European Union. The effect of the Dublin Regulation is a greater number of asylum applications in the border states (like Greece, Slovakia, Poland or Malta). The UNHCR asked the European Union in 2008 to not return Iraqi asylum seekers to Greece. Starting from 2015, many European countries unilaterally were closing their borders imprisoning people on the EU countries borders for additional investigations on their further moving intentions, thereby damaging the solidarity of the Schengen countries and violating"}, {"text": "the Dublin Regulation, which determines the procedure for considering applications for international protection. In the autumn of 2015, the Czech Republic, together with Hungary, Romania and Slovakia, voted against the compulsory admission of refugees assigned according to relocation quotas. Later, under pressure from EU neighbors, authorities nevertheless agreed to comply with EU requirements. The Czech Republic were supposed to accept 2000 asylum seekers but only accepted 12. Spokesperson of the president of Czech Republic Milo\u0161 Zeman commented that: \"Our country simply cannot afford to risk terrorist attacks like those that occurred in France and Germany. By accepting migrants, we would create fertile ground for barbaric attacks\". In fact, Western Europe endured the period of the deadliest attacks: the November 2015 Paris attacks (130 killed), the July 2016 Nice truck attack (86 killed), the June 2016 Atat\u00fcrk Airport attack (45 killed), the March 2016 Brussels bombings (32 killed), while at the same time, the terrorist threat level in Poland was in 2015 zero, on its scale which has four levels plus the \"zero level\". According to statistics for 2017, Malta and Luxembourg accepted the maximum number of migrants among all EU countries with an average of 41-46 immigrants per 1000 population."}, {"text": "Meanwhile, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Bulgaria and Slovakia accepted less than 5 migrants per 1000 of population. History of migration in Europe. 1985\u20132015. Following the adoption of the 1985 Schengen Agreement and the 1990 Schengen Convention on the elimination of internal border controls of signatory states and their subsequent incorporation into the EU legislative framework by the 1997 Amsterdam Treaty, the EU set the objective of introducing \"appropriate measures\" with respect to asylum in the Amsterdam Treaty, which required the Council of the European Union to adopt measures on asylum in accordance with the Geneva Convention and the Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees by 2004, five years after the Treaty of Amsterdam entered into force. Refugee applications in EU countries have usually reflected conflicts occurring in other parts of the world. In the 1990s, refugees from the Yugoslav Wars sought asylum in Europe in large numbers. In the 2010s, millions fled to Europe from wars in Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq. More than 34,000 migrants and refugees have died trying to get to Europe since 1993, most often due to capsizing while trying to cross the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas. Ostensibly to fight against fraud, most European states have"}, {"text": "engaged in more restrictive policies in the 2000s. For example, the United Kingdom passed the UK Borders Act 2007, the Netherlands passed the Aliens Act in April 2001, Italy passed the Bossi-Fini Act of July 2002, and France passed multiple different acts (such as the French Law of 24 July 2006 on immigration and integration and the French Law of 20 November 2007 on the control of immigration, integration and asylum). These measures have reduced the number of asylum seekers that are awarded the status of Refugee. As part of the adoption on first reading of four codecision acts, between 4 May 2009 and 7 May 2009, 7 MEPS voted on what was called an \"asylum package\". This included a proposed revision of the \"reception\" directive and another proposal to improve the Dublin system. The commission also proposed to revise the regulations for Eurodac (biometric database) and create a European Asylum Support Office, partially financed by funds previously granted to the European Refugee Fund, which would be responsible for assisting Member States in the management of asylum applications. doctrine, as they face discrimination in their home countries. Changes of 2015. The 2015 European migrant crisis, which brought with it over"}, {"text": "a million refugees escaping war, political instability, and poverty, accentuated the shortcomings of the existing system and made evident the need for reform. The unequal distribution of the bureaucratic burden amongst different member states produced situations that demonstrated that the CEAS, as it stood, was not sufficient or adequate. Therefore, the European Commission proposed a system of measures to improve the migration policy of the European Union. A decision was made to strengthen the EU's presence in the world. This decision was reinforced by the Action Plan to Combat Smuggling of Migrants for 2015\u20132020: it strengthen the stimulation of law enforcement and judicial activities, improved the collection and exchange of information on migrants, and forfeited cooperation with non-EU countries to combat illegal migration. EU enacted to block the migration route through the Western Balkans and let in Europe only those migrants and refugees, who will get there by legal routes originating in Turkey. Thus, it was assumed that: the participating countries will forever stop the passage of migrants and refugees through their territory; strict entry control will be introduced at the external borders of the EU; Greece will receive substantial financial assistance due to acceptance of a strong migration flow,"}, {"text": "as well as an agreement will be reached with Ankara that Turkey will not allow illegal migrants across its border to Europe and will receive back migrants not allowed into the EU. Decisions on the migration crisis are formulated in the final documents of the European Council, adopted on February 18, March 7 and 18, 2016, which can be grouped in three major areas: Firstly, the EU has provided financial and expert support, to countries that have accepted the main migration flow, in particular Greece, which will facilitate the provision of humanitarian assistance to refugees, the observance of administrative procedures for border control and the processing of asylum requests in accordance with the rules EU. Reception centers are being set up, where newly arrived migrants will pass a quick check and will be divided into those whose asylum requests can be considered, and those for whom the further path is closed. In addition, transit centers are organized to which candidates for asylum or other forms of international protection will be sent. Secondly, the EU has concluded an agreement with Turkey, which clearly defines the rights and obligations of both parties in connection with the influx of refugees and migrants traveling"}, {"text": "through Turkey to Europe. According to this agreement, migrants who illegally arrived in Greece from Turkey will be sent back to Turkey, and Europe will accept migrants only on condition that their asylum requests are submitted and approved in Turkish territory. Also, the Turkish authorities from now are obliged to block the channels of smuggling and illegal transportation of people to Europe. Meanwhile, the EU gave the right to legal employment and education of Syrian children in Turkish schools. In exchange, European leaders agreed to pay compensation of \u20ac3 billion to Turkey in 2016\u20132017, expedite the abolition of visas for Turkish citizens entering the Schengen zone, and resume the stalled negotiations on Turkey's accession to the EU Thirdly, in accordance with the obligation taken by all EU countries to return to compliance with the Schengen rules and establish strict border controls, additional resources were allocated to specialized services, including the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex), as well as the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) managing the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) for persons applying for asylum. In addition, on September 22, 2015, member states of the European Union decided to grant national quotas to refugees in Europe."}, {"text": "This principle was developed with the aim of reducing migration pressure in countries such as Italy and Greece. The resettlement of refugees in the Schengen Area took into account such economic and demographic indicators as GDP, population, unemployment rate and the number of already considered asylum applications in countries that are members of the European Union. 2015\u2013present. The provisions of the New Pact on Migration and Asylum apply to migrants caught illegally crossing an external EU border, such as those reaching the shores of Greece, Italy or Spain via the Mediterranean Sea or Atlantic Ocean on boats provided by smugglers; estimated at 300,000 migrants in 2023. Provisions do not apply to legal migrants to the EU (~3.5 million in 2023) and migrants who arrived legally but overstayed their visas (~700,000 in 2023). Asylum for those persecuted in the European Union. Rafa\u0142 Gawe\u0142 from Poland, who had been sentenced to two years' imprisonment for alleged financial fraud, was given political asylum in Norway on 30 September 2020 on the grounds of a lack of the possibility of a fair trial, the lack of Polish authorities' control of extreme-right militias, and the criminal case against him appearing to constitute political persecution by"}, {"text": "Polish authorities. The case is widely regarded in Poland as a Norwegian retaliation for granting the refugee status by the Polish authorities in 2017 to a Norwegian woman named Silje Garmo, on the grounds of her persecution by the Norwegian Child Welfare Services."}, {"text": "Ranjeet Singh may refer to:"}, {"text": "Archie White (born 5 August 1997) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker for Premiership Rugby club Harlequins. He is in a relationship with England and Saracens player Jess Breach."}, {"text": "Michael Spielmann (born 23 January 1970) is a German speed skater. He competed in three events at the 1994 Winter Olympics."}, {"text": "Arjan Schreuder (born 19 January 1972) is a Dutch speed skater. Professional career. He competed in two events at the 1994 Winter Olympics."}, {"text": "Sambasa Nzeribe (born Chiedozie Nzeribe Siztus) is a Nigerian film and television actor, model and entertainer. Background. He hails from Anambra State of Nigeria. Career. He has featured in a lot of successful Nigerian movies, including \"A Mile from Home\" (2013) \"Out of Luck\" (2015), \"Just Not Married\" (2015) Breathe of Life \" (2024), \"A Soldier's Story\" (2015), \"Hotel Choco\" (2016), \"The Wedding Party\" (2016), \"The Island\" (2018), \"Slow Country\" (2018), \"Elevator Baby\" (2019), \"Kasala\" (2018) and \"The Ghost and the Tout\" (2018). Personal life. Sambasa grew up in a rough environment, having lost his father early on. He grew up in Isolo, Lagos State. He developed the passion for acting while growing up and was very active with the church choir and drama groups. Award. In 2016, he won his second consecutive AMVCA for \"Best Actor in a Drama\"."}, {"text": "Lee Jae-sik (born 13 March 1972) is a South Korean speed skater. He competed in three events at the 1994 Winter Olympics."}, {"text": "Mount Niobe is a summit located in the Tantalus Range, in Tantalus Provincial Park, in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is situated northwest of Squamish, and southeast of Mount Tantalus, which is the highest peak in the Tantalus Range. Its nearest higher peak is Lydia Mountain, to the west-northwest, and Omega Mountain lies to the east. Lake Lovely Water lies below the northern slope of the peak and precipitation runoff from the peak drains into tributaries of the Squamish River. The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1910 by E. Kingsford-Smith and G. Warren via the south side. The mountain's name was officially adopted on June 6, 1957, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada. The mountain was named for Niobe, daughter of Tantalus in Greek mythology, with several peaks in the Tantalus Range being named for family members of Tantalus. Climate. Based on the K\u00f6ppen climate classification, Mount Niobe is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America. Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Coast Mountains where they are forced upward by the range (Orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of"}, {"text": "rain or snowfall. As a result, the Coast Mountains experience high precipitation, especially during the winter months in the form of snowfall. Temperatures can drop below \u221220 \u00b0C with wind chill factors below \u221230 \u00b0C. This climate supports small glacier remnants on the east and north slopes of Niobe. The months July through September offer the most favorable weather for climbing Niobe. Climbing Routes. Established rock climbing routes on Mount Niobe:"}, {"text": "The Blunder of a Horse is an improvising ensemble of contemporary microtonal folk jazz based in Strasbourg, France, with compositions and settings heavily invested in sound art, psychedelia, electroacoustic and process music. Active since the year 2011, the ensemble has released three full-length albums since, and is led by Arian Bagheri Pour Fallah and Ashkan Zareie. Beginnings, \"The Irrationalist\" and \"Mystery Manta\". After original establishment in 2011 by ethnographer-composer Arian Bagheri Pour Fallah, the ensemble debuted in the year 2013 with multi-instrumentalist Ashkan Zareie as the second director the record The Irrationalist, viewed by Rest Art as \"dissociative in nature,\" comparable in its free improvisation roots to the works of Tim Hodgkinson's Konk Pack and aligned structurally along the atonal trajectory of the likes of \"Stockhausen.\" The Irrationalist was soon followed by a second album in the year 2014. In his review of the ensemble's 2014 follow-up, Mystery Manta, for Sputnikmusic, staff critic Tristan Jones described the album as \"an impressive feat in sonically diverse improvisation, with odes to exploration and no safety lines.\" He noted that despite lack of a \"conventional structure\" as with \"Faust-esque krautrock\" and \"expressionist\" music, The Blunder Of A Horse followed \"terrifying\" narratives \"heightened by"}, {"text": "the element of surprise, mixing sparse time signatures with drastic changes in sound,\" characteristics unique to film and incidental music. Mystery Manta was \"recommended\" by Avant Music News, and included in the best albums of 2014 by Noise/Admiration and Holy Grail from Hell respectively. \"Zoantrophi\", Methodology and Mythology. In 2015, The Blunder Of A Horse released a third album, Zoantrophi. The Modern Folk Music of America \"highly recommended\" the record as \"an exploration of world folk through a psychedelic lens\" while We Need No Swords concluded \"Zoantrophi channels that particular strain of psychedelia that Jhonn Balance and Sleazy Christopherson made their own, but twisting their mordant lyricism into the more abstract, sinewy forms familiar to anyone versed in the Emanem or Incus discographies.\" Emphasis was put on both methodology and mythology of the ensemble in reviews of the album, whereby entheoges, \"Appalachia\" and several Austronesian, Celtic and Welsh sources were recognized and elaborated on. The greater part of these remain reputed when viewed with the largely humanities-centered liner notes in mind. The liner notes of the album, having in the past included excerpts from Blanchot and Bataille, quote a passage from A Thousand Plateaus, in Zoantrophi. Furthermore, the composition Richeleneblom"}, {"text": "was dedicated to French erotic artist and etcher Henri Richelet and painter Rickard Eneblom. Instrumentation. The Blunder Of A Horse is known for wide-ranging, maximal instrumentation comprising a range of aerophones and prepared string instruments. Origin. The origins of the ensemble remain disputed to date, with Expos\u00e9 Online and The Modern Folk Music of America listing \"United States\" and Sputnikmusic, \"the Republic of Palau,\" as place of origin. The ensemble's own web page however points to Strasbourg, France as the place of origin."}, {"text": "Child Labor in Saudi Arabia is the employing of children for work that deprives children of their childhood, dignity, potential, and that is harmful to a child's physical and mental development. Definitions. Child Labor. Child labor, as defined by the International Labour Organization (ILO), is work that deprives children of their childhood, dignity, potential, and that is harmful to a child's physical and mental development. International efforts to abolish child labor were first organized at the International Labour Conference in Berlin in 1890. Child labor is far more prevalent in developing countries, including much of the middle east, where millions of children are working in mines, fields, and service industries. Child labor has existed throughout history and reached its peak in western society during the 19th and 20th centuries following the onset of the industrial revolution. In poor countries, one in four children are working in a form of child labor. Primary causes of child labor are poverty and lack of access to education. Oftentimes, income the child makes from their work is thought of as crucial for their survival and the survival of their family. Consequences of Child Labor. Consequences of child labor include interfering with a child's schooling"}, {"text": "by depriving them the ability to attend school as a result of working. A child may be obliged to leave school before completion or demanding the child to attend school along with long and demanding work. According to a study conducted by ILO, sending a child into child labor rather than to school can bring large economic downfalls for developing nations. Employed children are less likely to attend school and results in a less educated, and less economically competitive population in the future. Current state of child labor in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia Census 2011 shows children and young adults make up half of the 28 million population in Saudi Arabia. Of this population, 15 percent are child laborers. 42 percent of the children spend four to eight hours a day outside the home, 40 percent spend eight to 12 hours, while 10 percent spend more than 12 hours outside the home. The majority of child labor in Saudi Arabia is concentrated in the areas of human trafficking, agriculture, and family businesses. The Government of Yemen has signed trafficking agreements with neighboring countries, provided training to security and border officials on how to recognize and care for trafficked children, raised"}, {"text": "awareness among parents about the dangers of child trafficking, and established a reception and rehabilitation centre on the border with Saudi Arabia for returned child victim. According to a 2018 Report on Saudi Arabia human rights conducted by the US Government, the law prohibits inhumane forms of child labor. It states that no person younger than 15 is permitted to work unless that person is the sole source of support for the family. If a child is between the ages of 13 and 15, they are permitted to work as long as it does not interfere with their schoolwork. Children under the age of 18 are not allowed to work shifts longer than 6 hours a day or no more than 30 hours per week. Additionally, minors are under no circumstances are to be employed in environments deemed hazardous or harmful. There is no minimum age for workers employed in family-owned businesses. These businesses and household jobs include farming, herding, and domestic service. Industries. Child Trafficking. One of the foremost forms of child labor in Saudi Arabia. Globally in 2006, it was estimated 1.2 million children were subjected to trafficking annually. Children in the Saudi Arabia region are trafficked for"}, {"text": "multiple reasons, including cheap labor, sex exploitation, and for use in local militias. Trafficking expands to war efforts as well. Human rights monitoring organization SAM reported Saudi Arabia has been enlisting Yemeni children using human trafficking to fight alongside Saudi Arabia against Yemen. Agriculture. Has the highest percentage of all child labor, 62%. The predominant drivers for child labor in agriculture include lack of access to education and poverty. To be considered child labor, the work done in the agriculture industry must be hazardous or interfere with schooling. Most children are involved in agriculture working in their own family's farm. These households are oftentimes poorer, an indication the children will be involved in a form of child labor."}, {"text": "Magnus Enfeldt (born 25 August 1969) is a Swedish speed skater. He competed in two events at the 1994 Winter Olympics."}, {"text": "The List of British athletics champions (outdoors) covers four different competitions: During the period of overlap between the AAA Championships and the original UK Athletics Championships, the former was regarded by statisticians as the principle national championship, despite the presence of foreign guest athletes. Champions in the latter event are, however, were also recognised as national champions in their own right."}, {"text": "Vladimir Klepinin (born 2 August 1971) is a Kazakhstani speed skater. He competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics and the 1998 Winter Olympics."}, {"text": "\"Case\" is a song by Nigerian singer Teni. Produced by Jaysynths, it was officially released on October 19, 2018. The song won Best Pop Single at The Headies 2019. Background and composition. \"Case\" is a mid-tempo Afrobeats track that was produced by Jaysynths. Recorded primarily in Nigerian pidgin, its lyrics revolve around a girl going the extra mile to get the attention of her love interest. In 2019, Teni was featured on YouTube's Artist on the Rise platform. As a result of the recognition, her videos were promoted on YouTube's U.S trending page, in social media ads, and at fan event appearances. Video and performance. The accompanying music video for \"Case\" was shot and directed by Director K outside Nigeria. As of November 2019, the video has surpassed 18 million views on YouTube. In September 2019, Teni performed \"Case\" during an event attended by Aliko Dangote in New York. Teni also performed the song at The Headies 2019 awards ceremony. Moreover, she performed \"Case\" with Mike Edwards of Big Brother Naija, Season 4. Snazzy the Optimist version. Nigerian Singer-songwriter and rapper Snazzy the Optimist recorded and released his case version in February 2019 with a different title \u201cUpgrade\u201d which was"}, {"text": "produced by Nigerian record producer JaySynths. \"The Guardian\" profiled him as A Rising Star, the voice of the Nigerian younger generation and described the song as a testament to his growth and adaptability. The cover was originally released in 2019 and was redistributed in music streaming platform SoundCloud on 29 May 2020."}, {"text": "Davide Carta (born 15 June 1972) is an Italian speed skater. He competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics, the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter Olympics."}, {"text": "The Jewett Piano Company Building is an historic building at 140 Adams Street in Leominster, Massachusetts. Built in 1892, it is a well-preserved example of late 19th-century wood-frame industrial construction. It is one of two surviving 19th-century piano case company plants in the city, which was known for this industry until World War I. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019. The building has been converted to residential use, known as Ivory Key Apartments. Description and history. The former Jewett Piano Company Building is located on the south side of Adams Street, extending west from its junction with Cotton Street. It is a four-story timber-framed structure, five bays wide and 32 long, with a flat roof topped by a cupola roughly near the middle. The piano case manufacturing industry was one of Leominster's major businesses in the 19th century, contributing significantly to the city's economic growth until a precipitous decline in the years following World War I. Wade Hampton Jewett (1819-1894), a native of Amesbury, Massachusetts, came to Leominster and in 1840 began manufacturing furniture. He opened the first in a series of piano case manufacturing partnerships in 1856, and incorporated W.H. Jewett in"}, {"text": "1885. That business built this plant in 1892, and operated there until closing in 1931. It was then taken over by New England Novelties, which operated here and in a nearby building on Adams Street. By 1983 the building had stood vacant for some years."}, {"text": "Montclar Castle is a fortress of the town of Montclar d'Urgell, in Catalonia, declared historic artistic monument of national interest at 1979. It is strategically located at one of the highest points of the Montclar mountain range. It is built on the remains of an ancient Roman tower and was renovated in the 17th century with an architecture of the Catalan Renaissance. Description. The building, made of well-hewn stone, has several defensive elements, such as the slope, the turrets of the angles, or the central matac\u00e1n. The portal is formed by large dovelas. In the central dome there is the coat of arms or lordly coat of arms, and the date 1635. In 1970 the building was carefully restored. The interior of the castle can be visited and is structured in large rooms, including: the cellar, which still preserves the wood for the wine; the armor of the entrance; the grand central staircase; the library and the music room. There is also a terrace, which houses a well. Other elements to highlight are the original stone signs to monitor the prisoners, located on the prison wall and on the exterior facades; the great dining room, scene of medieval dinners; the"}, {"text": "prison and the dungeons; or direct access to a box office in the church of Saint James to attend services from the castle. History. The jurisdiction of Montclar, which belonged in the XIV century to the Ponts family and in the XVI century to the Guimer\u00e0, passed by marriage link (1686) to the Despujols, marquises of Palmerola. In 1919, the barony of Montclar was recognized in favor of Josep M. Despujol i Ricart, Marquis of Palmerola. Only five families have owned Montclar castle since 1200: the Cabrera, the Ribelles, the Ponts, the Despujols and since 1986, the Miguels."}, {"text": "Allenton is an unincorporated community in Wilcox County, Alabama, United States. Geography. Allenton is located at and has an elevation of . Demographics. Allenton. Allenton first appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. It has not appeared separately on the census since. Allenton Precinct (1870-1950). The beat (precinct) containing Allenton first appeared on the 1870 U.S. Census as Allenton-9th Beat of Wilcox County. It continued to report as the 9th precinct until 1950. In 1960, the precincts were merged and/or reorganized into census divisions (as part of a general reorganization of counties) and it was consolidated into the census division of Pine Apple."}, {"text": "Tereza Kostkov\u00e1 (born 14 June 1976) is a Czech actress and television presenter, daughter of actors Petr Kostka and Carmen Mayerov\u00e1. Biography. Career. After graduating from high school, Kostkov\u00e1 studied at the VO\u0160 hereck\u00e1 acting college, where she earned an associate degree, after which she began working in theatre. Between 1997 and 1999, she worked at the Z\u00e1pado\u010desk\u00e9 divadlo in Cheb and between 1999 and 2014, she was based at the Divadlo pod Palmovkou in Prague. She has been active in a number of other theatres, including Broadway Theatre (Prague). Since 2006, she has co-hosted the television show \"StarDance\" with Marek Eben. In 2009, she co-hosted \"Duety\u2026 kdy\u017e hv\u011bzdy zp\u00edvaj\u00ed\" with Ale\u0161 H\u00e1ma. Kostkov\u00e1 has appeared in numerous television shows, including \"Baz\u00e9n\", \"Pro\u010d bychom se netopili\", \"Poji\u0161\u0165ovna \u0161t\u011bst\u00ed\", \"Ordinace v r\u016f\u017eov\u00e9 zahrad\u011b 2\", \"Obcho\u010f\u00e1k\", \"Cesty dom\u016f\", \"Vina\u0159i\", and \"Temn\u00fd Kraj\". Her film roles include \"L\u00edb\u00e1\u0161 jako \u010f\u00e1bel\" (2012) and \"Women on the Run\" (2019). Personal life. Kostkov\u00e1 is distantly related to actor Rudolf Hru\u0161\u00ednsk\u00fd, on her father's side. Between 2006 and 2015, she was married to theatre director and manager Petr Kracik, with whom she has a son, Anton\u00edn. Since 2018, she has been married to Jakub Nvota."}, {"text": "Ratan Singh (died 15 May 1548) was the Rajput ruler of Amber from 1537 to 1548. Reigning during a period of political uncertainty, Ratan Singh proved to be an ineffective monarch. He faced multiple rebellions among his relatives during his short reign as well as incursions by the Sur Empire. He was assassinated and supplanted by his brother after ten years of rule. Life. Ratan Singh was the eldest son of Bhim Singh, Raja of Amber. His paternal grandparents were Raja Prithviraj Singh I and his wife Bala Bai, a daughter of Rao Lunkaran of Bikaner. He ascended the throne upon the premature death of his father in July 1537. However, he showed himself to be an ineffective monarch, being viewed as weak and suffering from alcohol addiction. This resulted in a breakdown of order in the kingdom. Raimal, a relative from a cadet branch of the Kachwahas, took advantage of this turbulence and ceded territory from the crown for himself. Ratan Singh's paternal uncles, Sanga and Bharmal, also turned against him and attempted to launch a conspiracy, though this proved less successful. In 1544, the Sur emperor Sher Shah Suri launched an attack against the kingdom. Already the ruler"}, {"text": "of much of Rajputana, Suri was a formidable threat who had already forced the submission of the likes of Maharana Udai Singh II of Mewar. Perhaps taking cue from the latter, Ratan Singh surrendered and accepted the suzerainty of the Afghan ruler. By the end of his reign, Ratan Singh had earned the enmity of many of his courtiers through his use of insults. These individuals instigated his younger brother, Askaran, to make a bid for the crown and on 15 May 1548, Ratan Singh was fatally poisoned. Askaran ascended the throne, though was himself overthrown after a reign of only 16 days and was in turn succeeded by their uncle Bharmal."}, {"text": "Nico van der Vlies (born 11 October 1972) is a Dutch former speed skater. He competed in two events at the 1994 Winter Olympics."}, {"text": "Ali Dastmalchian (27 October 1954 - 13 August 2020) was a Dean and Professor in the Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University (SFU). He was also the President and Chair of the Global Leadership & Organizational Behaviour Effectiveness (GLOBE) Foundation. Before joining SFU, Dastmalchian served as dean at the University of Victoria and University of Lethbridge. Education and early career. Dastmalchian earned his Bachelor of Science from the National University of Iran and Masters and PhD at Cardiff University. Dastmalchian spent years managing sales and international business in the Middle East and Europe, including designing executive development programs throughout Asia and the Middle East. Career. In the 1990s, Dastmalchian, Robert J. House, and Mansour Javidan created the Global Leadership & Organisational Behaviour Effectiveness (GLOBE) project. He later joined the University of Alberta and University of Saskatchewan faculty. From 1997 until 2002, Dastmalchian served as dean of the Faculty of Management at the University of Lethbridge. He subsequently joined the University of Victoria as dean of their Gustavson School of Business. In 2004, he was named to the BC Venture Society Board. Under his leadership, the Gustavson School of Business was accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools"}, {"text": "of Business. By 2011, he was nominated for the BC Council of International Education Awards. He stayed at the University of Victoria until 2016, when he joined the faculty at Simon Fraser University as Dean of the Beedie School of Business. Dastmalchian died on 13 August 2020. Selected publications. The following is a list of his selected publications:"}, {"text": "On 1 November 2019, a mass shooting occurred at an army post in M\u00e9naka Region, Mali, killing 53 soldiers and a civilian. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack."}, {"text": "Yenifer Yuliet Gim\u00e9nez Gamboa (born 3 May 1996) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a for club Servette and the Venezuela women's national team. International career. Gim\u00e9nez represented Venezuela at the 2015 South American U-20 Women's Championship and the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. At senior level, she played two Copa Am\u00e9rica Femenina editions (2014 and 2018) and two Central American and Caribbean Games editions (2014 and 2018)."}, {"text": "Lars Funke (born 28 January 1972) is a German speed skater. He competed in two events at the 1994 Winter Olympics."}, {"text": "\"OK boomer\" or \"okay boomer\" is a catchphrase and internet meme used to dismiss or mock attitudes typically associated with baby boomers \u2013 people born in the two decades following World War II. The phrase first drew widespread attention due to a November 2019 TikTok video in response to an older man, though the phrase had been coined years before that. The phrase has developed into a retort for resistance to technological change, climate change denial, marginalization of members of minority groups, or opposition to younger generations' values more generally. Critics of the term perceive it as ageist, though that view has been publicly ridiculed. It has been noted as a marker of intergenerational conflict. Origin. The first recorded instance of \"OK boomer\" is in a Reddit comment on 29 September 2009, and it appeared from 2015 on 4chan, to refer to others who seemed out of touch with the modern world. \"Reason\" magazine credited the journalist Taylor Lorenz with popularizing the term \"OK boomer\" in a story declaring \"the end of friendly generational relations\". \"OK boomer\" reached mass popularity in late 2019 as a reaction to an unidentified older man's rant on TikTok condemning \"infantile\" younger generations \"hobbled\" by"}, {"text": "social media and participation trophies. He said, \"millennials and Generation Z have the Peter Pan syndrome ... they don't ever want to grow up [and] they think that the utopian ideals that they have in their youth are somehow going to translate into adulthood\". Thousands of viewers responded with \"OK boomer\" as \"a sophisticated, mass retaliation\" against the impact of past generations. Usage. The phrase has been used as a retort for perceived resistance to technological change, climate change denial, or opposition to younger generations' opinions. Various media publications have noted the meme's usage on social media platforms beyond TikTok, and \"The New York Times\" wrote that \"teenagers use it to reply to cringey YouTube videos, Donald Trump tweets, and basically any person over 30 who says something condescending about young peopleand the issues that matter to them.\" , videos tagged with #OkBoomer on TikTok had been viewed about 4 billion times. In early November 2019, while giving a speech supporting a climate change bill, New Zealand MP Chl\u00f6e Swarbrick claimed that the average age of parliamentarians was 49 years old, and MP Todd Muller interrupted her, to which she responded \"OK boomer\". She wrote in an article in \"The"}, {"text": "Guardian\" that her comment \"symbolised exhaustion of multiple generations\". Swarbrick received widespread support on social media, as well as criticism for allegedly promoting ageism, including by the MP Chris Bishop. A July 2019 song titled \"OK boomer\" fuelled the meme like an anthem, with cutting lyrics. During halftime of the Harvard-Yale football game on 23 November 2019, climate change protesters interrupted the game by rushing the field and remained even after they were asked to leave, instead chanting \"OK boomer.\" On 9 January 2020, during the \"Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time\" tournament, \"OK boomer\" was the answer to a 400-point question in the \"OK\" category: \"A 2019 \"New York Times\" article says this two-word phrase 'marks the end of friendly generational relations'.\" Ken Jennings elicited laughter from the audience with the response, \"I get to say it to Alex! What is 'OK, boomer'?\" The phrase was used by US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on 15 January 2020, as part of questioning for the \"Babb v. Wilkie\" age discrimination case. On 2 March 2020, streamer Neekolul posted a video of lip-syncing and dancing to the song \"Oki Doki Boomer\" by YouTube content creator Senzawa while wearing a Bernie"}, {"text": "2020 shirt. With more than 6 million views in four days, and more than 30 million that month, the video has been described by viewers as both cute and cringey. Reception. Many reactions have been positive. According to India Ross of the \"Financial Times\", the phrase has \"come to symbolise a generational cultural fracture\" with attacks on its use from baby boomers perhaps only serving to increase its power and use. Cl\u00e9mence Michallon of \"The Independent\" applauded the phrase as \"just the right amount of dismissive\" while warning against its overuse. Miyo McGinn of \"Grist\" applauded the term, writing, \"This joy undeniably stems from righteous indignation as much as simple amusement\u2014the two words feel downright poetic after \"years\" of hearing my generation blamed for 'killing' everything from restaurant chains to department stores to relationships.\" Some have commented that the term should be considered a shorthand term for \"The Establishment\" rather than targeting a specific age group. Some commentators have considered the phrase to be ageist. The conservative radio host Bob Lonsberry went as far as labeling the word \"boomer\" as \"the N-word of ageism\" in a widely criticized and soon deleted tweet. Furthermore, Lonsberry stated that \"being hip and flip"}, {"text": "does not make bigotry OK, nor is a derisive epithet acceptable because it is new\". \"The Late Show with Stephen Colbert\" mocked him: \"Clearly this fella needs to play the hot new game: 'Is This The New N-Word?' No, it's not. Thank you for playing.\" Francine Prose of \"The Guardian\" suggested that the phrase reflects general cultural acceptance of discrimination against older generations. Also writing for \"The Guardian\", Bhaskar Sunkara criticized the meme and said that baby boomers instead \"need solidarity\" because many \"older workers and retirees are struggling to survive\" as \"half of Americans approaching age 65 have less than $25,000 in savings\". In an interview, AARP executive Myrna Blyth told \"Axios\", \"OK, millennials. But we're the people that actually have the money.\" Several French politicians have also accused the phrase of being ageist, with MP Audrey Dufeu Schubert (Renaissance) deeming it an ageist slur in a special report on \"succeeding in bridging the generational gap and fighting ageism\". \"OK boomer\" was one of the top five words for the year 2019 as selected by readers of a blog published on PublicAddress.net. It was nominated for a similar designation by a university in Switzerland, landing in second place. The"}, {"text": "phrase is on Lake Superior State University's 45th annual Banished Words List. Commercialization. The phrase has been used commercially to sell merchandise and has been the subject of multiple trademark applications. A hoodie bearing the phrase \"OK boomer have a terrible day\", designed by US art student Shannon O\u2019Connor, generated more than in sales by 1 November 2019. Multiple trademark applications were filed for \"OK boomer\", including one from Fox Media in 2019 with the intent to launch \"an ongoing television series featuring reality competition, comedy, and game shows\". Variations. OK zoomer. Some writers and critics of the \"OK boomer\" meme responded with their own generational hostilities, particularly aimed towards the digital natives of Generation Z who are sometimes referred to as \"zoomers\". In \"The Spectator,\" columnist Cosmo Landesman wrote, \"I suspect that future generations will want to stick the boot into the boomers too, but Generation Z will provoke nothing but a yawn. Their children will look at them and their infatuation with the latest bit of digital technology, roll their eyes and declare: OK zoomer.\" Comedian Bill Maher also took aim at what he described as a sense of impatience and moral superiority among Generation Z's activists such"}, {"text": "as environmentalist Greta Thunberg, in a \"New Rule\" segment for his HBO current events program \"Real Time\" titled \"OK Zoomer.\" Responding to such criticisms, staff editor of \"The Bi-College News\"Viviana Freyer wrote, \"When it is our turn to take the heat from 'Generation Alpha' and whatever generation comes next, we hopefully will understand that this comes with getting older, and we'll take the jokes with more grace than some thirty-something on Twitter getting overly defensive over side parts or cursive.\" OK groomer. Colloquially, the word \"groomer\" refers to child grooming, when a person attempts to form trusting relationships with children, or their families or caregivers, in order to sexually abuse them. Originally, \"OK groomer\" was used on social media to address YouTube personality Onision, who had been accused of grooming young fans in 2020 and was the subject of a documentary produced by Chris Hansen."}, {"text": "Laura Overdeck (n\u00e9e Bilodeau) is an American education reformer, author and movie producer. Overdeck is the founder and president of the Bedtime Math Foundation, a nonprofit that helps parents teach their kids math in fun, recreational ways through a free app. She also authored a book series entitled \"Bedtime Math\" published by MacMillan. Overdeck is the producer of the movie \"Rule Breakers,\" the inspiring story of the first all-girls robotics team in Afghanistan. In her role on the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund, she launched the New Jersey Tutoring Corps to address learning loss during the COVID pandemic. The Tutoring Corps continues to function today as a standalone nonprofit operating statewide at 80 sites. Early life and education. Overdeck is the daughter of Emily and Gilbert R. Bilodeau of Westfield, New Jersey. She graduated from Westfield High School in 1987, where she was valedictorian of her class. She was also selected for and participated in the New Jersey Governor's School in the Sciences. Overdeck went on to earn a bachelor's degree in astrophysical sciences from Princeton University. She also holds a master's degree in business administration from the Wharton School, and an honorary doctorate in engineering from Stevens Institute of"}, {"text": "Technology. Career. After completing her education, Overdeck held positions at D.E. Shaw & Co. and at Stanford Research Institute. Overdeck founded the nonprofit Bedtime Math in 2012, sending out playful nightly math posts for children to solve with their parents. The blog received early critical acclaim, and the following year she published \"Bedtime Math: A Fun Excuse to Stay Up Late\", her first of four books with Feiwel & Friends, an imprint of Macmillan Children's Publishing Group. In 2021, she received Mathical Honors for \"Bedtime Math: This Time It\u2019s Personal\". Subsequently, the Bedtime Math team created an app version of the offering; University of Chicago researchers found that app usage increased children's math skills by an extra three months in one school year, publishing the results in \"Science\". Overdeck has published opinion pieces on children's math education in TIME Magazine, Huffington Post, USA Today, the Houston Chronicle, and Quartz. Overdeck serves as a trustee at Princeton University and is vice chair of the board of trustees at the Liberty Science Center in New Jersey. She also serves on the advisory boards of the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth and Khan Academy. Awards. Overdeck was named Educator of the Year"}, {"text": "by the New Jersey R & D Council in 2017. In 2019 she was the commencement speaker at Stevens Institute of Technology, where she also received an honorary doctorate. Philanthropy. In 2011, Overdeck and her husband established the Overdeck Family Foundation, an organization that funds educational research and STEM education. The foundation's overall goal is to enable all American children to unlock their potential by strengthening learning in and out of school. The Overdecks\u2019 education philanthropy focuses on four key issue areas: \u201cearly impact,\u201d \u201cexceptional educators,\u201d \u201cinnovative schools,\u201d and \u201cinspired minds.\u201d They have made gifts to Robin Hood Foundation for work by MDRC to study the long-term effects of various early childhood programs. The Overdecks have also supported the Harlem Children's Zone with its early impact strategy and the Khan Academy. Other grantees have included the NJ STEM Teaching Fellowship, and Governor's School for the Sciences at Drew University in New Jersey. Overdeck is an alumna of Governor's School and was instrumental in saving the program through private donations in 2006. In October 2018, The Overdeck Education Innovation Fund gifted $1 million to be distributed over the next three years by the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs"}, {"text": "for research on education issues. This is the second gift from the Overdeck Family Foundation, the first of which was $1 million donated in 2016. That same month, the Overdeck Family Foundation pledged $3 million to Opportunity Insights, a policy and research institute based at Harvard University that will publish data on the probability that children will escape poverty based on where they were raised. In early 2024, Overdeck co-founded Wake Up Call NJ with former Deputy Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Education, Peter Shulman. Personal life. On October 12, 2002, Overdeck married John Overdeck, co-founder of Two Sigma Investments. They live in Millburn, New Jersey, and have three children. They started divorce proceedings in early 2022."}, {"text": "Oleh Kostromitin (born 16 June 1972) is a Ukrainian speed skater. He competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics and the 1998 Winter Olympics."}, {"text": "Mokihana Lives in Hawaii (original title: \"Mokihana bor p\u00e5 Hawaii\") is a book by the Swedish writer Eug\u00e9nie S\u00f6derberg, with photos by Anna Riwkin-Brick. In 1961 the book was published by Rab\u00e9n & Sj\u00f6gren in Sweden. Plot. Mokihana lives in Hawaii where she has many friends. Originally the children's families came to Hawaii from different countries and cultures, but they all speak English. The friends meet each other almost every day and have many adventures. They are organising a secret birthday party for Anela, who turns ten. Mokihana and her friends are preparing flower wreaths for the party and Mokihana draws a picture of Anela's favourite dog Iki. Anela is surprised because she thought that everyone had forgotten her birthday. Together the friends celebrate her birthday, eat mangos, pineapple, banana, papayas, ice cream, cakes and drink orange juice. In addition, Anela gets chicks in a basket as a birthday present, and she is overjoyed. Overview. The book Mokihana is part of the \"Children's Everywhere\" series by Anna Riwkin-Brick. It was made in Hawaii. Anna Riwkin-Brick and her sister Eug\u00e9nie S\u00f6derberg lived there for several months. While Riwkin took the photos, S\u00f6derberg was responsible for the text. For a picture that"}, {"text": "appeared in the book, more than a hundred photos were taken. Documentary film from Israel. Especially in Israel, the \"Children's Everywhere\" series were a great success, which was also based on the translations by the poet Leah Goldberg. In 2017, Israeli director Dvorit Shargal shot a 50-minute documentary entitled \"Where Is Lilibet the Circus Child and What Happened in Honolulu?\". In the film, director Shargal tried to find out what happened to Mokihana after the end of the book. Reception. At the time of publication, the book was considered as a school book for educational purposes. It showed how children, whose families were originally from different cultures, play with each other very happily without any prejudices. Rose C. Merenda wrote in the book \"Day Care and Early Education\" (1987) that \"Mokihana Lives in Hawaii\" is a great story to teach and educate children in schools on Hawaiian life. It is especially important because the students can compare Mokihana's life to their own life. The Moderna Museet in Stockholm presented an exhibition about Anna Riwkin in 2019, which also featured the \"Children's Everywhere\" series and \"Mokihana Lives in Hawaii\". This exhibition was called \"The world beyond my suburb\"."}, {"text": "Brian McAllister Linn is an American military historian, who specializes in the 20th century. He served on the faculty at Texas A&M University from 1989 to 2024. He was born in the territory of Hawaii and graduated from Ohio State University. Career. Linn has been the recipient of a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship, a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, and an Olin Fellowship. He taught as a visiting professor at the Army War College and a Fulbright Fellow at the National University of Singapore and the University of Birmingham. He is a past president of the Society for Military History."}, {"text": "Mikhail Vostroknutov (; born 22 December 1969) is a Russian speed skater. He competed in two events at the 1994 Winter Olympics."}, {"text": "Legere or L\u00e9g\u00e8re are surnames. Notable people with the surnames include:"}, {"text": "Charlotte Speedway was a wooden board track in Pineville, North Carolina, near Charlotte. It operated from 1924 to 1927, hosting AAA national championship trail races. History. Financed by local businessmen, the speedway cost $380,000. Nearly 30,000 spectators attended the inaugural event in October 1924, which was won by Tommy Milton. A fatal accident had occurred in practice for the 250-mile race when Ernie Ansterburg lost control of his car at . The May 1925 event drew 55,000 people, but attendance figures had dwindled to 7,500 by November 1926 when the AAA national championship trail visited the track for the third time that season. The final races were held in September 1927. Today, the Southland Industrial Park is situated at the former site of the racing plant, which Charlotte Motor Speedway has replaced as the area's predominant racing venue."}, {"text": "Adrian Stimson (born 1964 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada) is an artist and a member of the Siksika Nation. Education. Stimson earned a BFA with distinction from the Alberta College of Art and Design and an MFA from the University of Saskatchewan. Career. Stimson is a multidisciplinary artist: He creates paintings, installations, performances and video. His mostly black and white paintings often depict bison in fictional settings. In his installations, he refers to experiences in the residential school system. His performances look at constructing identity and the blending of the Indian, the cowboy, the shaman and the Two Spirit being. Two recurring personas in Stimson's performances are Buffalo Boy and the Shaman Exterminator. Stimson travelled with the Canadian Forces Artists Program to Afghanistan in 2010. In 2017, Stimson created, \"TRENCH,\" a five-day durational performance on the Siksika (Blackfoot) Nation. The performance commemorates the approximately 4,000 Indigenous soldiers who served in the First World War. This contemporary art contributed to War Stories: 1917 at Calgary's Military Museums. In 2019, Stimson collaborated with AA Bronson for the Toronto Biennial of Art on \"A public apology to Siksoka Nation\" by Bronson and \"Iini Sookumapii: Guess who\u2019s coming to dinner?\" a work that"}, {"text": "explored the connection between two of their ancestors: Bronson's great-grandfather John William Tims, an Anglican missionary who established a residential school in 1886 and Stimson's great-grandfather Old Sun (18191897), the traditional chief of the North Blackfoot and a participant of the making of Treaty 7. In 2020 he created a waterbed installation, a nod to Ono's and Lennon's famous bed-ins for peace as part of the Yoko Ono\u2019s exhibition Growing Freedom at Contemporary Calgary. Collections. Two of Stimson's paintings are in the North American Indigenous collection of the British Museum. His work is included in the collections of the Glenbow Museum, Calgary, and the Alberta Foundation for the Arts. Awards. In 2018 he was awarded the Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts. Stimson won the Blackfoot Visual Arts Award in 2009, the Alberta Centennial Medal in 2005 and the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal in 2003,"}, {"text": "Tal-Al ward is a small village in Syria, that has seen fighting in the Syrian Civil War and Turkish Offensive into North-East Syria."}, {"text": "Galina Anatolyevna Pugachenkova (; 7 February 1915 \u2013 18 February 2007) was a Soviet archaeologist and art historian, regarded as a founder of Uzbek archaeology and central to the progression of archaeology and art history under the Soviet regime. Her work has contributed greatly to the register of surviving buildings in Central Asia and in many cases was the first register of traditional surviving buildings. Pugachenkova directed a branch of the archaeological expedition of southern Turkmenistan from 1946 to 1961, and of the Uzbek historical-artistic expedition from 1959 to 1984. Education and career. Pugachenkova published over 700 works in six languages, on the fine and applied art of antique and medieval central Asia. Her career began in 1937 when she graduated from the Central Asian Industrial Institute. This led to a long career studying the development of ancient Asia, including monuments such as exploring places such as Holchayon, Dalvarzintepa and Bactria. Pugachenkova began writing her first scientific works in 1958, characterised by her interest in the evolution of Central Asian architecture in the history of architecture, with a particular focus on 14th and 15th century. The study of the architectural material collected during the excavation campaigns of Khalchayan and Dalverzintepa"}, {"text": "allowed her to develop theories on the genetic origins of Kushan art and the various influences of Bactrian and Parthian culture on the artistic culture of Gandhara. She developed a great interest in numismatics, which allowed her to refine her study of the different ancestral sculptural styles and her lively interest in the coroplastics of Margiana and Northern Bactria, led her to study the bas-reliefs of Samarkand as a relative material for details and small architectural patterns. G.A. Pugachenkova has left a number of monographs on the concept of the evolution of Central Asian art, including \"The Art of Uzbekistan from the Most Ancient Times to the middle of the 19th Century\", awarded by the Khamza Uzbek SSR State Prize. (co-author with L.I. Rempel), \"The Art of Turkmenistan\", \"The Art of Afghanistan\", \"The Art of Bactria of the Kushan era\", \"From the artistic treasure of the Middle East\". Pugachenkova held the following positions over the course of her career: She was critical of the dispersal of Uzbek treasures into foreign museums and called in the 1970s for their repatriation. This has begun with extensive publications of catalogues to draw the material together. Galina Pugachenkova was married to Mikhail Masson, who"}, {"text": "was also a well-known central Asian archaeologist. After her death, mourners were able to see her a final time in her coffin in the Central Exhibition Hall of the Uzbek Academy of Arts. She was buried on 19 February 2007, following Christian rites. Art history. As an art historian she wrote on a wide variety of central Asian art-forms, including miniature painting. On miniature painting, she said that when artists illustrated literature in the form, they showed \"their time and their place\" not that of the literary work. Pugachenkova came up with original interpretations of art historical questions, including a study of the dragon totem seen on the Sheikh Jemaliddin Mosque in Turkmenistan. She also studied illuminated manuscripts in Uzbekistan. Archaeology. Pugachenkova had her first contact with the world of archaeology thanks to her participation in the YuTAKE (Southern Turkmen Archaeological Complex Expedition) project from 1936 to 1938, led by Mikhail Masson, who later became her husband. The project, which for the first time brought a systematic approach to archaeology in Central Asia, developed in Pugachenkova the awareness that the architectural artifacts kept in museums are not sufficient to reconstruct the development of Middle Eastern architecture and art, but it"}, {"text": "is essential to seek history in the artifacts preserved \"in situ\" and under the ground. The experience at YuTAKE, the following years spent in Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan and Iran, and the collaboration with Masson, resulted in Pugachenkova applying archaeological methods in the research and study of architectural monuments leading to the creation of unique expeditions to explore the historical-artistic heritage of Uzbekistan. Her work has opened the doors of the Central Asian and Afghan art to the world's scientific community and to the entire world. As an archaeologist, Pugachenkova excavated widely and published both on art and architecture, including Buddhist architecture in the fourth-century. She also worked extensively on Sogdian archaeology with Vladimir Karasev. She studied the archaeology of the Silk Road through Turkmenistan as part of a team from the Academy of Science. She was the first person to study in detail the eleventh century ruins of Akcha-kala. Another research project led her to research the fifteenth century Timurid gardens, proposing they followed established plans and held many symbolic meanings in their layout. Materials, such as gold were central to her research, as she studied the wealth from a wide variety of sites. She also had a"}, {"text": "keen research interest in burial practices from Sogdia. Honours and awards. G. A. Pugachenkova was elected corresponding member of the German Archaeological Institute, Italian Institute of Middle and Far East, honorary doctor of Strasbourg University, honorary academician of the International Academy of Oriental Architecture, many other authoritative scientific institutions."}, {"text": "Azkajwar-Abdallah was the Afrighid king of Khwarazm from the late 8th till the early 9th century. The precise date of his regnal period is uncertain. He ascended as king after 762, but not later than 783 or 787. He was the grandson of his predecessor Sawashfan. Azkajwar-Abdallah is notable for converting to Islam, taking the Muslim name of Abdallah. He was also the last Afrighid king to have coins minted in pre-Islamic style. The latest discovered coin of Azkajwar-Abdallah cites his overlord the Tahirid dynast Tahir ibn Husayn, who governed Khurasan on behalf of the Abbasid Caliphate in 821\u2013822. Azkajwar-Abdallah was succeeded by Mansur."}, {"text": "was a Japanese Buddhist monk and artist. He served as head priest at Daihon-zan My\u014dson-ji (\u5927\u672c\u5c71\u5999\u5c0a\u5bfa) in Mie Prefecture, S\u014dhon-zan Ry\u016bkaku-ji (\u7dcf\u672c\u5c71\u9f8d\u899a\u5bfa) in Yamanashi Prefecture, and My\u014dkai-ji (\u5999\u6d77\u5bfa) in Yamaguchi Prefecture. Early life. Jiun Aoki was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. In 1943, he attended Kiyomizu Nautical College (\u6e05\u6c34\u9ad8\u7b49\u5546\u8239\u5b66\u6821) where he graduated from the Department of Navigation. In 1953, Aoki entered Musashino Art University, where he graduated from the Department of Painting five years later. He devoted himself to studying Buddhism and philosophy of religion overseas and received his doctorate of Religious Philosophy at Honolulu University."}, {"text": "Perfect Strangers () is a 2018 Mexican comedy film directed by Manolo Caro. It is an adaptation of the 2016 Italian film. The film premiered on 25 December 2018, and stars Bruno Bichir, Mariana Trevi\u00f1o, and Cecilia Su\u00e1rez. Plot summary. The plot revolves around seven friends who gather for dinner and agree to participate in a game where they will have to read all the messages on their cell phones, giving rise to a series of discussions and misunderstandings and revelations of unexpected truths. Production. In November 2017 Cin\u00e9polis showed \u00c1lex de la Iglesia's 2017 Spanish version to the Manolo Caro production team and proposed the project of a Mexican version. Caro immediately accepted; it was his first remake and the first production of Cin\u00e9polis."}, {"text": "Ralf Baecker (born 1977 in D\u00fcsseldorf) is a German artist known for his installation works that use complex electronic systems. Baecker studied media art at Cologne's Academy of Media Arts. Work. Baecker's \"Irrational Computing\", created in 2014, used elemental quartz crystals to create a basic signal processing unit. Created the same year, \"Mirage\" employed a luminous red light projection based on readings of the Earth's magnetic field. In 2015 he received an Honorary mention at Ars Electronica for \"Mirage\". In 2017 his work \"Order+Noise (Interface I)\", which uses background radiation data to control mechanical movements, received the grand prize at the Japan Media Arts Festival. His 2018 work \"Putting the Pieces Back together Again\" involves an array of 1250 stepper motors that create a swarm-like display of mechanical movement. Baecker is a professor of experimental design of new technologies at the University of the Arts Bremen."}, {"text": "Sotiris Petroulas (Greek: \u03a3\u03c9\u03c4\u03ae\u03c1\u03b7\u03c2 \u03a0\u03ad\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b1\u03c2), 1943 - 21 July 1965, was a Greek student that was killed on 21 July 1965 during demonstrations against the governments of \"Iouliana\". Born in Oitylo, he was a founding member of the \"Lambrakis Youth\", named after Grigoris Lambrakis, who was murdered in 1963. During one of the demonstrations of July 1965 in Athens, he was either hit by men of the Cities Police, or he was arrested and murdered. His funeral became another opportunity for new demonstrations, while Georgios Papandreou gave a speech. A song was composed in his honour by Mikis Theodorakis. The students' union of Athens University of Economics and Business is named after him."}, {"text": "The Canadian Senators Group () is a parliamentary group of senators in the Senate of Canada founded in 2019. Its inaugural and current leader is Scott Tannas. History. The caucus was formed on November 4, 2019, by eight senators from the Independent Senators Group, two from the Conservative Party of Canada's Senate caucus, and one non-affiliated senator. In an interview with CTV News' Don Martin, Tannas said that the motivation for him and at least several other senators to depart the ISG was a perceived lack of independence in the contentious spring 2019 legislation related to west coast oil tanker moratoriums and other oil and gas-related legislation. Additionally, Tannas cited the concern that the Independent Senators Group, then numbering 58 Senators, had become too large, and that a \"wider range of views and approaches\" was needed. In addition, in an effort to avoid \"groupthink\", CSG interim leader Senator Scott Tannas announced that the initial founding members of the group had agreed to cap membership in the group to no more than 25 members. Also included among the reasons for the founding of a second, non-partisan, and independent Senate caucus was a perennially renewed effort to focus on regional issues, despite"}, {"text": "this notionally being the constitutionally-enshrined purpose of the Senate as a whole. Included among those decamping to the Canadian Senators Group was Elaine McCoy, who previously served as the ISG's founding facilitator from 2016 to 2017. On November 18, 2019, two more senators joined the CSG: Percy Downe, formerly of the Progressive Senate Group and Senate Liberal Caucus; and Jean-Guy Dagenais, a Conservative. Downe said he still supported the Liberal Party but liked the \"diversity of views\" in the CSG; while Dagenais cited disagreements with the leadership of Andrew Scheer, particularly Scheer's social views and the \"low importance\" he placed on Quebec, as the reasons for his defection. On February 4, 2022, Dennis Patterson joined the CSG, departing the Conservative caucus. The \"last straw\" was disappointment that members of the party weren't condemning the Freedom Convoy. On August 4, 2022, Larry Smith left the Conservative caucus to join the CSG. Smith clarified that he would remain a member of the Conservative Party."}, {"text": "Erik Dijkstra (born 9 March 1977) is a Dutch journalist and television presenter. He is known as presenter of the quiz show \"Per Seconde Wijzer\" and for the segment \"De Jakhalzen\" in the talk show \"De Wereld Draait Door\". He was also one of the presenters of the talk show \"Op1\". Career. Dijkstra worked as cameraman at RTV Noord-Holland. Dijkstra is known for his role as Jakhals Erik in the recurring segment \"De Jakhalzen\" in the early-evening talk show \"De Wereld Draait Door\". In 2011, he was the narrator in the inaugural edition of \"The Passion\", a Dutch Passion Play held on Maundy Thursday. He finished in second place in the 2014 season of the quiz show \"De slimste mens\". In 2018, he succeeded Kees Driehuis as presenter of the quiz show \"Per Seconde Wijzer\". Dijkstra presented the television show \"Roofkunst\" in which he looks at stolen artworks that are part of collections of European museums. In 2020, Dijkstra was one of the presenters of the talk show \"Op1\". He presented the show together with Willemijn Veenhoven. He played a small role in the 2020 film \"The Marriage Escape\" directed by Johan Nijenhuis. He was also one of the presenters"}, {"text": "of \"Op1\" in the summer of 2021. He presented the show together with Natasja Gibbs. Writing. He published the book \"Hoe sterk is de eenzame schaatser\" in 2015 about the life of Dutch speed skater Hans van Helden. In 2021, Dijkstra won the \"Nico Scheepmaker Beker\", an award given for the best sports book of the previous year. He won the award for his book \"Ali was mijn vriend\", a book about the friendship between photographer Guus Dubbelman and boxer Muhammad Ali. Personal life. Dijkstra studied history at the University of Groningen in Groningen, Netherlands."}, {"text": "The Hatheam dam is a dam in the Asir region of Saudi Arabia that opened in 1984. The main purpose of the dam is flood control."}, {"text": "The Hareeq dam is a dam in Saudi Arabia opened in 1984 and located in Riyadh region."}, {"text": "The Helwah dam is a dam in Saudi Arabia opened in 2002 and located in Riyadh region."}, {"text": "Laura Nolan (born 31 May 1994) is an Irish ballroom dancer and choreographer. She is best known as a professional dancer on the Irish version of Dancing with the Stars, having danced on the show since 2020. Early life. Nolan was born in Lucan in Dublin. She is trained in ballroom, latin and ballet dancing. Professional career. Nolan first began dancing competitively at the age of five. She competed in the All Ireland Championships in June 2006 with her first partner, Luca Mastropietro. The couple reached the quarterfinals of their first championship. From 2009 to 2013, Nolan danced with English dancer, Stanislav Wakeham. From 2015 to 2019, Nolan danced with Italian dancer, Alessandro Bosco. In 2018 they finished in first place in the World Open Adult Standard at the Bacau Dance Open tournament. Nolan was a finalist in the Under 21 World Championship, placing amongst the top ten in the world. In 2018, she and Bosco ranked fifth in the World Open. Nolan has won numerous International Open championships and was a finalist in the German Open. Making her the first Irish dancer to compete in the World Championships. In 2019, the couple announced their retirement from ballroom dancing. Media"}, {"text": "career. In 2020, Nolan was crowned Miss Universe Leinster. She went on to take part in the Miss Universe Ireland competition where she reached the top three. In 2021, Nolan appeared as a contestant in the celebrity version of the RT\u00c9 programme, \"Hell Week\". \"Dancing with the Stars\". In November 2019, it was confirmed that Nolan would be joining the cast of the Irish series of \"Dancing with the Stars\" as a professional dancer. She was paired with television presenter and \"Big Brother\" winner, Brian Dowling. They were eliminated in the seventh week of the competition. In 2022, Nolan partnered former \"Love Island\" contestant, Matthew MacNabb. Despite receiving some of the lowest scores from the judges throughout their time on the show, Nolan and MacNabb reached the semi-final of the competition, finishing in fifth place. In 2023, Nolan partnered comedian, Kevin McGahern. Nolan once again reached the semi-final of the competition with McGahern and finished in fifth place, following their dance-off against Suzanne Jackson and Michael Danilczuk. In 2024, Nolan partnered \"Fair City\" actor, Shane Quigley Murphy. They were the third couple to be eliminated from the competition. Nolan also partnered former jockey Davy Russell in week two when Russell's"}, {"text": "usual partner, Kylee Vincent, was ill, meaning she performed two dances on that particular edition of the show. In 2025, Nolan partnered Olympic artistic gymnast, Rhys McClenaghan and they won the competition on 16th March 2025. Highest and Lowest Scoring Per Dance 1 This score was awarded during Switch-Up Week. Personal life. In March 2022, Nolan confirmed that she was in a relationship with her Series 5 celebrity partner, Matthew MacNabb, following their elimination from the show. The couple got engaged on 9 November 2024."}, {"text": "Bassozetus robustus, the robust assfish, is a species of cusk-eel (Ophidiidae) found in deep tropical and temperate waters around the world."}, {"text": "The Lasad dam is a dam in Saudi Arabia opened in 1987 and located in Riyadh region."}, {"text": "The Ittwid dam is a dam in Saudi Arabia opened in 1982 and located in Asir region. The main purpose of the dam is flood control."}, {"text": "The Malal dam is a dam in Saudi Arabia opened in 2003 and located in Madinah region."}, {"text": "The Laya dam is a dam in Saudi Arabia opened in 1982 and located in Makkah region. The main purpose of the dam is flood control."}, {"text": "The KTX-Eum (), also known as Korail Class 150000 or EMU-260, is a South Korean high-speed electric multiple unit train manufactured by Hyundai Rotem and operated by Korail. It is the first domestically designed and developed high-speed EMU in commercial service (also the second domestically developed high-speed train in commercial service, the first being KTX-Sancheon) in South Korea. History. After the development of the prototype HEMU-430X train, Hyundai-Rotem and Korail signed an agreement in June 2016 to supply high-speed electric multiple units, the first of its kind in South Korea in commercial service (the HEMU-430X is also an electric multiple unit, but it is not for service and mass production). The original order was for five six-car units, but an additional order for 14 six-car units was placed in December 2016; both orders were scheduled for delivery from 2020 to 2021. In September 2016, Korail held a public contest for the design of the new models. In 2017, a mockup of the chosen design was exhibited to the public to promote the train and receive feedback. On November 4, 2019, the first set was delivered to Korail. In August 2020, Korail held a public competition for the name of the"}, {"text": "new model, which at the time was known as the EMU-260. The model was officially renamed \"KTX-Eum\" () in October 2020, after Korail filed patent trademark with the Korean Intellectual Property Office. The word \" in Korean means 'link' or 'connection', which could be understood as 'uniting through connection'. This name was selected by members of the public, and expresses the desire to connect regions, people, and happiness through trains. On January 4, 2021, the train entered service on Jungang Line operating between the electrified section of Cheongnyangni and Andong. On July 13, 2021, Korail announced the train will be introduced on Gangneung Line from August 1, replacing KTX-Sancheon which would be redeployed to other KTX lines. On June 19, 2025, it was reported that Hyundai Rotem introduced upgrades to KTX-Eum with significant improvements in noise, vibration, and ride quality. These upgraded trains have been supplied to Korail from 2025 onwards, and feature buffer devices with improved bogie performance, which will increase the strength of the lower part of the car body that would lead to reduced external impact felt by passengers. Noise inside the train cabin will also decrease with improved sound-absorbing material area, as well as sound-absorbing plywood"}, {"text": "with enhanced sound-absorbing properties on the floor of car body with minimized friction noise from the railway. Similar improvements will also be introduced to the next batch of KTX-Cheongryong trains which are expected to be supplied to Korail and SR Corporation from 2027 onwards. Design. Technology incorporated in these trains is derived from the experimental HEMU-430X train previously tested by Korail. The KTX-Eum will feature the same design as KTX-Cheongryong trains, but the formation will consist of six cars as opposed to eight cars. Unlike previous generations of KTX trains, the KTX-Eum uses distributed traction with driving trailers at each end and four powered intermediate cars as opposed to a traction head configuration. Interior. Unlike KTX-I and KTX-Sancheon, the seats on KTX-Eum feature more leg room, wider armrests, USB ports, wireless charging pads, and entertainment displays similar to inflight entertainment systems found on aircraft. In addition, every seat is aligned with the window. Export variant. In June 2024, South Korea and Uzbekistan concluded a KRW 270 billion (approximately US$196 million at the time) deal to apply KTX technology in Uzbekistan by supplying 6 sets of high-speed trains and Korail expertise. The high-speed trains, UTY EMU-250, is a variant of the"}, {"text": "KTX-Eum and will have 7 cars in each set. Fleet List in KTX. , the fleet is as follows:"}, {"text": "Jack Cashman is an Irish-American author. He has published two books, \"An Irish Immigrant Story\" and \"Three Steps to the Making of an Assassin\". The former chronicles the struggles of an Irish immigrant family and Ireland's drive for independence, while the latter analyzes the Vietnam War's impact on two friends from a New England mill town. Prior to becoming a novelist, Cashman served as commissioner of Maine's Department of Economic and Community Development and chairman of the Maine Public Utilities Commission. Personal life. Cashman lives in Hampden, Maine with his wife, Betty."}, {"text": "John de Mirjian (July 4, 1896 \u2013 September 24, 1928) was an Armenian American glamour photographer based in New York, famous for his images of celebrities, sometimes in risque poses. His brother Arto de Mirjian continued the business after John's early death. Biography. John de Mirjian was a glamour photographer in New York City; his studio was at 1595 Broadway. His fame began in 1922 and ended when he was killed in a car accident in New York in 1928 while was driving a Peerless roadster on the Jericho Turnpike in Long Island at 70 miles per hour. He was accompanied the married Broadway actress Gloria Christy, who claimed after the accident to have been de Mirjian's half-sister; she was not. Known for his extravagant personality, passion for gambling, and compulsive womanizing, de Mirjian tolerated neither criticism nor defiance. He was infamous for erupting into temper tantrums during photo sessions when sitters failed to obey his commands. He earned an impressive $25,000 a year\u2014placing his studio among the most profitable in New York. He published most of his work in the magazines \"Art Lovers\" and \"Artists and Models\". His brother Arto continued the photographic business until 1950. He gained notoriety"}, {"text": "when the actress Louise Brooks sued him to prevent publication of his nude portraits of her."}, {"text": "The Marzoq dam is a dam in Saudi Arabia opened in 1987 and located in Baha region."}, {"text": "The Marbaa dam is a dam in Saudi Arabia opened in 1984 and located in Baha region."}, {"text": "The Motha dam is a dam in Saudi Arabia opened in 1984 and located in Asir region."}, {"text": "The Murayfeg dam is a dam in Saudi Arabia opened in 1985 and located in Tayif city in Makkah region."}, {"text": "The Maslah dam is a dam in Saudi Arabia opened in 1984 and located in Baha region. The main purpose of the dam is flood control."}, {"text": "The John Bland Canadian Architecture Collection is a unit of McGill University Library specializing in the conservation and curation of Canadian architectural archives. Its mandate is to document the past and present work of architects who studied or taught at the McGill University School of Architecture. Description. The collection was created by John Bland, then director of McGill School of Architecture, in 1974. To date, it contains more than 100 archival fonds documenting renowned Canadian architects such as Edward Maxwell, Moshe Safdie or Harold Lea Fetherstonhaugh through their correspondence, architectural drawings, plans and photographs concerning their realizations. Architectural historian France Gagnon-Pratte used the collection in writing her 1987 book \"Country Houses for Montrealers, 1892-1924 : the architecture of E. and W.S. Maxwell\", after which she donated her working notes and photographs."}, {"text": "The Radah dam (also known as the Aradah dam) is a dam in Saudi Arabia opened in 1987 and located in Asir region. Water supplied by rainfall is the primary source of this dam. This dam is one of 43 dams in Asir region with a total storage of 358.81 million cubic meters, 17 of which are used for drinking purposes."}, {"text": "The Qaa hathutha dam is a dam in Saudi Arabia opened in 2001 and located in Madinah region."}, {"text": "The Nawfla dam is a dam in Saudi Arabia opened in 1988 and located in Taif city of Makkah region."}, {"text": "The Qrn dam is a dam in Saudi Arabia opened in 1988 and located in Taif city of Makkah region."}, {"text": "2020 in women's road cycling is about the 2020 women's bicycle races ruled by the UCI and the 2020 UCI Women's Teams. Olympic Games. The 2020 Olympics, set to be held in Tokyo, Japan, were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic with the road cycling events taking place from 23 July to 8 August 2021. World Championships. The World Road Championships were originally set to be held in Aigle and Martigny, Switzerland, from 20 to 27 September 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland the races in Switzerland were cancelled. The UCI are intending to run the World Championships on the original dates at a new to be confirmed locations. The final location of the World Road Championships is Imola in Italy."}, {"text": "Diocese of Soroti may refer to the following ecclesiastical jurisdictions:"}, {"text": "The 1983 New Mexico Lobos football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Mexico in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Joe Lee Dunn, the Lobos compiled a 6\u20136 record (4\u20133 against WAC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 239 to 233. The team's statistical leaders included Buddy Funck with 1,521 passing yards, Michael Johnson with 739 rushing yards, Derwin Williams with 677 receiving yards, and kicker Joe Bibbo with 61 points scored."}, {"text": "Diocese of Nebbi may refer to the following ecclesiastical jurisdictions:"}, {"text": "ISAM or Isam may refer to:"}, {"text": "The Anglican dioceses of Eastern Uganda are the Anglican presence in (roughly) the Eastern Region, Uganda; they are part of the Church of Uganda. The remaining dioceses of the Church are in the areas of Buganda, of Northern Uganda, of Ankole and Kigezi, and of Rwenzori. Diocese of Mbale. Erected from the Diocese of Uganda in 1926. In 1954, four archdeaconries were created: West Nile; Lango and Acholi; Teso and Karamoja; and Mbale; there was an Archdeacon of Elgon until that point. By 1953, St Phillip the Evangelist, Ngora was a pro-cathedral of the diocese; it later became a full cathedral of successor dioceses. In preparation for the creation of the independent church province, the diocese was split in three parts in 1961: Teso and Karamoja became Soroti diocese; the Northern Province the Diocese of Northern Uganda; and Mbale, Bugisu and Bukedi remained and was renamed Mbale. When Usher-Wilson was (re)installed as ordinary of the newly-split Mbale diocese, it was at St Andrew's, Mbale. Diocese of Soroti. One of the two split from Upper Nile diocese in 1961 was the Diocese of Soroti; her cathedral is St Peter's Cathedral, Soroti. Diocese of Busoga. Erected from the Diocese of Namirembe in"}, {"text": "1972, the mother church is Christ Cathedral, Bugembe (in Jinja District). Diocese of Bukedi. Founded from Mbale diocese, 1972; the cathedral is St Peter's Cathedral, Tororo. Diocese of North Mbale. Split from the Diocese of Mbale during 1992. The See is at St Matthew's Cathedral, Buhugu in Sironko District. Diocese of Sebei. Erect from Mbale diocese, 1999. The See is at St Peter's Cathedral, Kokwomurya, Kapchorwa. Diocese of Kumi. From the Diocese of Soroti in 2001. St Philip's Cathedral, Ngora. Diocese of Central Busoga. Founded in 2016 from the Busoga diocese; All Saints' Pro-Cathedral, Iganga. Diocese of East Busoga. Proposed for split from Busoga."}, {"text": "The 1984 New Mexico Lobos football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Mexico in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Joe Lee Dunn, the Lobos compiled a 4\u20138 record (1\u20137 against WAC opponents) and were outscored by a total of 359 to 251. The team's statistical leaders included Buddy Funck with 922 passing yards, Willie Turral with 1,064 rushing yards and 60 points scored, and Kenneth Whitehead with 713 receiving yards."}, {"text": "Ismayil bek Kutkashensky (, ) was Imperial Russian general of Azerbaijani background. In addition to being author of the first Azerbaijani literary work in French language, he is also known to be first Azerbaijani ever to be decorated with Order of St. George - the highest military decoration of the Russian Empire. Early life. He was born on 27 January 1806 in Lezgi family during Eid al-Adha for which he was named Ismayil after Ishmael who is believed in Islam to be near-sacrificed by his father Abraham. He was born to Nasrullah Sultan, the last Sultan of Qutqashen and Badirjahan Khanum; had 4 elder brothers named Agha, Huseyn, Abdullah and Yahya. After receiving basic education of Arabic and Persian languages, he was sent to study in First Cadet Corps in St. Petersburg and enrolled in military service in 14th Georgian Grenadier Regiment starting from 1822. On 17 August 1822, Ismail bek was promoted to podpraporshchik, and on 27 August 1824 to praporshchik. Russo-Persian War (1826\u20131828). He participated in the defeat of the Persians at Shamkhor on 3 September 1826 and in the Battle of Elizabethpol on 13 September, later was promoted to podporuchik for the bravery in the battle on"}, {"text": "J28 January 1827. He participated in the siege and capture of the fortress of Abbasabad in July 1827, capture of the fortress of Sardarabad in September, Capture of Erivan from September 24 to 1 October 1827. Subsequently, he was awarded the Order of St. Anne (4th degree) with the inscription \"for courage\" for the battles against the Persians in 1827 on 25 January 1828. He was awarded the Persian Order of Leo and the Sun of the 3rd degree. Russo-Turkish War (1828\u201329). He was also the participant of Russo-Turkish War of 1828\u201329. He took part in a campaign through the Soganlug Range and the defeating armies of Hakk\u0131 Pasha on 14 June 1829. He was further involved in the defeat of the main forces of Erzurum serasker on June 19, the occupation of the Hasankale fortress on June 23 and the occupation of Erzurum on June 24\u201327, 1829. The bravery in service brought him another promotion on 24 April 1829, this time to poruchik. He was awarded the Order of St. Anne of the 3rd degree with a bow. Later life. He was appointed as adjutant to decorated General Nikita Pankratiev on 20 November 1829. After 2 years, he would"}, {"text": "be transferred to the Pavlovsky Regiment. He served in the Transcaucasian Equestrian Muslim regiment in Warsaw during 1835-1836. By 6 December 1835 he was headquarters captain. In 1836 he was appointed to be under the commander of the Separate Caucasian Corps for special assignments under Georg Andreas von Rosen. He temporarily governed Karakaytag province (centered around modern Jinabi, Kaytagsky District) from 28 June to 30 September in 1837. His promotions would follow from 1839 to 1841, until when he was promoted to be a colonel. He was involved in fixing the estate rights of the beys since 1848 as part of Shamakhi Provincial Commission. The commission was engaged in determining the land and personal rights of the upper Muslim nobility. Being a landed noble himself, he was interested in the prospects for the economic development, even drafted a \u201cNote on the development of sericulture in the region\u201d and tried to introduce new forms of production in his estate. In 1850 he was elected a full member of the Caucasian Society of Agriculture, and then the Caucasian Branch of the Russian Geographical Society - the first scientific institutions in the Caucasus. He was promoted to General-Major of Cavalry at the Separate"}, {"text": "Caucasian Corps on 6 December 1850. He retired from military on 1 March 1852, after when he left for Hajj and toured Middle East. Personal life. After retirement he advocated for education of Muslims as he worked later as Russian language teacher at local Muslim school of Shamakhi for a while. He was married to Tuti Bika khanum, widow of Suleyman Pasha Tarkovsky - ruler of Shamkhalate of Tarki and sister of Khasay Khan Utsmiyev, both ethnic Kumyks. He died on 26 August 1861 in a caravanserai in Agdash. His body was brought back to Qutqashen and buried. His properties were inherited by Utsmiev family. Literary activities. He authored at least two books - \"Safarnama\" and \"Rashid beg and Saadat khanum. Safarname\" is a travelogue depicting his travel to Middle East (Egypt, Beirut, Syria, Trabzon, etc.). \"Rashid beg and Saadat khanum\" () is the first Azerbaijani literally work written in French language. A romantic story of fictional nobles Rashid beg (Shakikhanov) and Saadat khanum (Qutqashen princess) was first printed in Warsaw, 1835. He also wrote some poetry under pen name \"Miskin\" (Miserable) for a time. His other romantic story \"Tutu\" is lost. He was friends with other literary Azerbaijanis Abbasgulu"}, {"text": "agha Bakikhanov and Mirza Fatali Akhundov. Legacy. There are streets in Qabala and Yasamal are named after him."}, {"text": "Duncan Campbell (born 1955 or 1956), sometimes known as \"the Quadfather\", is a Canadian co-inventor of murderball. In the 1970s, Campbell invented the sport with four other Canadians before the sport was renamed to wheelchair rugby. In the sport, Campbell coached the Canadian team that went to the 2000 Summer Paralympics and organized the 2010 IWRF World Championship. Apart from wheelchair rugby, Campbell became a recreational therapist for the G. F. Strong Centre in 1986. His honours include an induction into the Canadian Paralympic Committee Hall of Fame in 2005 and receiving the Paralympic Order in 2013. Early life and education. In 1955 or 1956, Campbell was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. During his childhood, he began his sports career playing hockey and baseball. At the age of seventeen, Campbell broke his neck while diving and became paralyzed from the waist down. For his post-secondary education, Campbell received a Bachelor of Arts from both the University of Manitoba and University of Alberta. For his degrees, Campbell specialized in psychology and recreation administration. Career. In the 1970s, Campbell co-invented murderball with four other Canadians at a physical therapy clinic in Winnipeg. The idea came to them after a volunteer at the clinic"}, {"text": "was unavailable to facilitate their exercise session. Campbell and the team used a volleyball to score points into a garbage can and later replaced the garbage can with a goal line. Their invented sport was played throughout North America and later renamed from murderball to wheelchair rugby. After the sport was created, Campbell was nicknamed \"the Quadfather\" by wheelchair rugby players. In 1986, Campbell left Winnipeg for British Columbia and became a recreational therapist for the G. F. Strong Centre. While in British Columbia, Campbell played for the province's wheelchair rugby team and was part of the Canada national wheelchair rugby team. In executive roles, Campbell was a coach for the Canadian wheelchair rugby team at the 2000 Summer Paralympics and an organizer for the 2010 IWRF World Championship. He also was a development director for Wheelchair Rugby Canada and a coordinator for the Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association during the 2010s. Awards and honours. Campbell was a torchbearer at the 2008 Summer Paralympics and received the Paralympic Order in 2013. For hall of fames, Campbell was inducted into the Canadian Paralympic Committee Hall of Fame in 2005 and the BC Sports Hall of Fame in 2015. In 2017, he was"}, {"text": "one of the inductees into a hall of fame by Wheelchair Rugby Canada. In 2018, Campbell became the first person named into the International Wheelchair Rugby Federation Hall of Fame. He was awarded the Order of Sport, marking induction into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2021."}, {"text": "The Arfai incident () was a skirmish between Indonesian Army soldiers and Free Papua Movement fighters backed by local sympathizers on 28 July 1965, where the fighters launched a raid against an Indonesian barracks in an attempt to capture firearms. Events. On 26 July, three Indonesian Army soldiers were shot during a flag-raising ceremony, and the following day, the army launched reprisals, with soldiers reportedly roaming the streets firing at civilians. The raid occurred against the barracks of army's 641st infantry battalion in Arfai, Manokwari on 28 July 1965, and was conducted by an armed group under one Permanas Ferry Awom, which numbered around 400 men and originated mainly from Biak tribe, from Biak, Numfor, Ayamaru and Serui. Awom was a member of the Papuan Volunteer Corps, and according to a participant in the raid during a later interview, he entered Manokwari with around 80 fighters, receiving help from local sympathizers. Later lieutenant general Sintong Panjaitan, who arrived in Irian in 1967, wrote in his memoir that the attack occurred on 4:30 AM, and the Papuan fighters utilized firearms, \"parang\", spears and bows. Meanwhile forces of Lodewijk Mandacan and Barents Mandacan would be mostly from Arfak tribe, some former members"}, {"text": "of Papuan Volunteer Corps. Reportedly, 3 Indonesian soldiers were killed in the raid and another 4 were injured, while Panjaitan wrote that 36 rebels were killed. He also wrote that two pieces of small arms - a Bren light machine gun and an automatic weapon - were captured. The International Center for Transitional Justice reported that \"18 Indonesian military personnel and four OPM guerrillas\" were killed in the incident. Aftermath. Following the incident, alongside other events in Manokwari and Sorong, the Indonesian National Armed Forces launched a military operation codenamed \"Sadar\" under Brig. Gen. R. Kartidjo , which involved pressuring civilians and launching aerial attacks, on occasion burning villages supporting rebellions. After Brig. Gen. Sarwo Edhie Wibowo became commander of Kodam XVII/Cenderawasih he launched operation \"Wibawa\". He tasked Major Heru Sisnodo and Air Sergeant major John Saleky of Kopassus to meet with Lodewijk Mandatjan and Barents Mandatjan and managed to convinced them alongside to surrender. Both of them would later be granted the rank of titular Major. While some of Cassowary Battalions under them would be integrated with Kodam XVII/Cenderawasih after trained in Siliwangi and Diponegoro. Meanwhile Permenas Ferry Awom would surrender to Capt. Sahala Rajaguguk alongside 400 of his"}, {"text": "men in July 1971."}, {"text": "Edith Marian Begbie (8 February 1866 \u2013 27 March 1932) was a militant Scottish suffragette and member of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) who went on hunger strike in Winson Green Prison in Birmingham in 1912 and who was awarded the WSPU's Hunger Strike Medal. Early life. She was born in 1866 as Edith Marian Macfarlane in Leith in Midlothian in Scotland, the oldest daughter of at least twelve children born to Marian Elizabeth \"n\u00e9e\" Newton (1841-1883) and John Macfarlane (1837-1903). The couple's second daughter, Florence Geraldine Macfarlane (1867\u20131944) who sometimes using the pseudonym Muriel Muir was also to take an active role in the suffrage movement. In 1856 John Macfarlane joined the family business making wire cloth products and which also moved into paper milling. The 1881 census shows that by that year the family had moved to Edinburgh. As his businesses became more profitable John Macfarlane founded a liberal newspaper and his liberal principles may have influenced his daughters in their later actions. By 1901 Florence was running a hospital for women in Edinburgh with two of her younger sisters. In 1888 Edith Marian Macfarlane married John Aitchison Begbie (1859\u20131907), an East India merchant, following which"}, {"text": "the couple moved to Stanmore in Middlesex where they had four children: George Begbie (1889\u2013); Thomas Newton Begbie (1891\u20131919); William Herbert Begbie (1893\u20131959), and Hilda Aitchison Begbie (1897\u20131936). Militancy. The now widowed Begbie was first arrested on Black Friday in 1910 but the charges against her were subsequently dropped. In 1911 she participated in the \"No Vote no Census\" protest and although she gave her name for the 1911 Census she refused to disclose any further information. Arrested again on 7 March 1912 she was charged with smashing windows at various premises along The Strand in London with something she had hidden in her muff. She was arrested and remanded in custody for committal. At her trial a witness described how Begbie walked down The Strand smashing one window after another causing about \u00a340 in damage. During her first appearance in court Begbie declared \"I stand here as the mother of four children ... that my children should have equal rights and protection, daughters and sons, and as I cannot appeal to men\u2019s reason I must use their own language, which is violence.\" During her imprisonment in Winson Green Prison in Birmingham Begbie went on hunger strike along with Gertrude"}, {"text": "Wilkinson and her sister Florence Macfarlane, known as \"Dundee\u2019s hunger-striker\" and who arrived in prison a few days after the former two. On their release from prison both sisters were unwell and appeared very frail; Florence continued with her militant campaign for women's suffrage but Edith Begbie was not arrested again. In the group photograph shown Begbie is on the left with Wilkinson in the centre and Macfarlane on the right. The child kneeling in front of the hammock is three year old Paul Lamartine Yates, the son of Rose Emma Lamartine Yates, the Organising Secretary and Treasurer of the Wimbledon branch of the WSPU and at whose home, Dorset Hall in Merton Park the photograph was taken in about 1912. Begbie was the second-in-command of the WSPU branch at Wimbledon. Edith Marian Begbie lived at 107 The Ridgeway in Wimbledon. On her death in 1932 she left \u00a33,045 9s 7d."}, {"text": "Ivar Saris (born 14 July 1993) is a Dutch professional pool player. Saris is a regular player on the Euro Tour, finishing as runner-up at the 2019 Treviso Open, where he lost to Konrad Juszczyszyn in the final 9\u20136. Saris made his first appearance at a world championship at the youth WPA World Nine-ball Championship, where he won three matches before losing to Marcel Fortunski. Saris is a three time medalist at the youth European Pool Championships, winning the ten-ball event, and runner-up in straight pool in 2008."}, {"text": "Lasioglossum exlautum is a species of halictid bee found in Australia. The name \"Lasioglossum punctatum\" was used for this species until it was recognized as in use for a different species from Indonesia, at which point the next oldest name, \"exlautum\", was used as a replacement."}, {"text": "Girija is a village in Vilnius District Municipality, Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, it had population of 9. It is located near the . The only Geographical Centre of Europe recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records is located in Girija. The village also hosts the Europos Centro Golf Club."}, {"text": "Giovanni della Croce Bernardotte, Spanishized with the name of Juan de la Cruz y Bernardotte (Genoa, 1693 - San Agust\u00edn de Talca, 27 January 1768), was a Genoese ship captain and explorer. It is the trunk of one of the most important colonial families of San Agust\u00edn de Talca due to many local advances. Origin. He was a sailor in his early years. Juan de la Cruz joined the troops of King Felipe V. In Naples he was present at the coronation of Carlos III. He left for the Indies in the ship of San Esteban and attended the assault in Colonia del Sacramento, where the Portuguese took him prisoner. Having escaped, he returned to Spain, where he joined Admiral \"Jos\u00e9 Pizarro's\" squad who came to America to fight Admiral Anson's squad. Arrival to the kingdom of Chile. Upon arriving in Concepci\u00f3n, he stayed in those lands where he was part of the retinue of the Count of Superunda, with whom he promised to found cities in the center of the Kingdom. He gathered people from the squad of \"Admiral Pizarro\" with whom they had some architectural knowledge to lead the Creoles in their constructions. Juan de la Cruz with"}, {"text": "the governor of the Kingdom passed to the foundation of the city of Talca. There he received one of the best lots and helped the Creoles build their houses. In his manor house, whose construction he himself directed, consisted of 71 front bars per 100 sides. It had ten pieces and the house was made of tiles: \"A flat iron window in the street, with its two doors made of boards of a high and medium wide bar, with its iron knockers.\" It had corridors of \u00abcarved pillars, main street door, which is two-leaf, with 150 bronze nails with its trascason and its shutter, and its key and tread plate, and its bronze accessories, three bars and five seams high and three wide, with a lobby, with its thresholds up and down with its cypress wood hinges \u00bb. Family. He married Silveria \u00c1lvarez de Bahamonde y Herrera, a descendant of the first conquerors and first settlers of the Maule party, with whom he had 15 children: Faustino, Jacinto, Juan Esteban, Vicente, Juan Manuel, Ignacio, Mar\u00eda de los \u00c1ngeles, Anselmo, Juan, Mar\u00eda Mercedes, Bartolina, Micaela, Mar\u00eda Rita, Manuela and Nicol\u00e1s. The noble neighbors considered Juan de la Cruz y Bernardotte as"}, {"text": "a good gentleman, despite being a foreigner. He made and put his entire person at the service of the neighborhood. He was benefactor of the Jesuits. However, he was affected with the expulsion order of all foreigners residing in Chile. In 1763, the corregidor published an order, which ordered foreigners to leave the country in a short time. De la Cruz filed an application asking to be left because of his age, because he was then seventy years old, for his services and for being one of the first settlers. The corregidor consulted with the governor and ordered that De la Cruz remain in Talca. It was the trunk of the main families that formed San Agust\u00edn de Talca. He gave all his children a good education of the Jesuits, at whose request he had made valuable donations. Among the teachers of his children was the famous abbot Juan Ignacio Molina, who was his great friend."}, {"text": "was a Japanese calligrapher, Maruyama school painter, scholar of Sino-Japanese studies, and Meiji period educator. She founded the Atomi School in 1875 in Kanda, Tokyo, one of the oldest women's universities in Japan. Biography. Atomi Kakei was born in Osaka into the rural elite. Both of her parents were well-educated, and they both taught at her father's juku. As the daughter of a scholar of Chinese learning, she had the opportunity to be educated in the Chinese Classics, a field that was traditionally male dominated. She studied calligraphy under Setsuan Miyahara, a student of Sanyo Rai. She studied painting under painters Oryu Maruyama, Raisho Nakajima, and Hine Taizan. She is known for her decorative work inside the Sakura, Chiba mansion of Hotta Masatomo. In 1857, she moved to Kyoto to study. She returned to her family several years later to help her father run his juku. There, she taught painting, calligraphy, and poetry. By 1870, she had run a juku in Osaka for six years and in Kyoto for five. However, her primary interest was in art rather than education. That same year, she moved to Tokyo, where she later founded the Atomi School. In Tokyo, the social conditions of"}, {"text": "women in the city inspired her to reform girls' education. She opened another juku, which eventually grew to become the Atomi School. The Atomi School taught girls practical subjects in addition to Chinese and Japanese Classics. Atomi Kakei served as the head of the school until 1919, when she was replaced by her adopted daughter. She remained active with the school and the cause of women's education until her death in 1926. Educational Philosophy. Atomi Kakei believed that the woman's primary role was within the family. As such, the Atomi School was founded with the goal of preparing girls to be wives and mothers. While she encouraged women to obey their husbands, she said to not do so blindly, knowing why. Atomi stressed the importance of women's contributions to the nation's stability and economic success: She encouraged women to supplement their husband's income by engaging in some form of art or craft. She also advised against spending money unnecessarily on luxuries, and encouraged frugality. Atomi rejected what she referred to as the 'new woman,' those who were challenging the traditional social order, such as women who chose to stay unmarried. Atomi Kakei believed that real social change had to come"}, {"text": "from within, and encouraged women to first work on themselves."}, {"text": "The city of Lyon, situated in the Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes region of France, is the second wealthiest city in France, preceding Paris, and one of the most economically important cities in Europe. It is economically one of the largest centers for banking, pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotech industries in Europe. Lyon's strong economical presence is nothing new, as it has been at the forefront of Europe's economic industries dating back to the Roman Empire. The industrialization of Lyon came about in 4 different phases, first with the French Renaissance period of the 15th century, then the silk industries in the 18th and 19th centuries, followed by World War I, and more recently with the advanced technologies of the 20th and 21st centuries. Beginning of Lyon's economy. Situated on the Rh\u00f4ne River and in the Rh\u00f4ne river valley, Lyon has played a crucial role in uniting the coasts of France with its interior. The Romans were the first to recognize this around 120 BC, later founding the Gallia Viennensis colony in 51 BC. The ideal location of the city saw it to be the center of trade for many industries in western Europe. Lugdunum. The economic development of the city of Lyon began early"}, {"text": "in the Roman Empire, when Lyon was known as Lugdunum. In 27 BC, Lugdunum became the headquarters of the Roman empire for the 3 provinces of Gaul. It thus became the administrative, cultural, and commercial center of the Gauls in the Roman Empire. A network of Roman roads known as the Via Agrippa helped connect the Atlantic Ocean, the English Channel, the North-East coast of Gaul, and Gaul's South-East to Lugdunum, increasing trade and influence in the city. France's major roadways today still follow the same patterns as the Via Agrippa roadways. Along with its strategic location between the Sa\u00f4ne and Rh\u00f4ne rivers, Lugdunum quickly rose as an important center for commerce in the Roman empire. Silk trade of 15th\u201319th centuries. Starting in the late 15th century, Lyon once again became a major hub for trade in France. Much was traded in the city, including spices, knives, weapons, and most importantly silk. Silk played a large historical and monetary role in the development of Lyon's economy. Introduced to Lyon in 1466, when Louis XI of France set up the first silk manufacture, the large demand for luxury silk goods by the French aristocracy led Lyon to become one of the"}, {"text": "worlds major producers of silk. in 1540, King [Francois I] granted Lyon the monopoly of silk manufacturing, ensuring that all silk goods produced in Italy or Asia traveling the Silk Roads would pass through Lyon's warehouses. In the 17th century, it was estimated that the city contained more than 10,000 silk looms, cementing Lyon as the global centre for silk weaving. In 1667 Jean-Baptiste Colbert, the superintended of finance to Louis XIV regulated the quality implications of silk production, and tariffs to be paid to workers. Thanks to these regulations, the social advancements and mastery of silk production helped Lyon become the worldwide capital of Silk in the late 17th century. In 1801, Joseph Marie Jacquard invented a mechanical loom that rapidly industrialized the process of producing silk. Hinderances of the Silk Industry. The Edict of Fontainebleau (1685) which revoked the Edict of Nantes issued in 1598, forced the Calvinist Protestants, also known as the Huguenots, of France to flee the country for fear of religious persecution. Many of these Huguenots were skilled workers within the silk industry, and their persecution saw a drastic decline in the production of silk. However, the Huguenots greatly participated in the development of the"}, {"text": "silk industries in Germany, Great Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. The end of Louis XIV's rule also posed a great threat to the silk industries of Lyon. The end of his reign marked a period of war and poverty. Without royal orders for silk, and with an impoverished nation the demand for silk greatly dropped, greatly damaging the industry. The French Revolution proved to be the most damaging period for the silk industry. As thousands of French citizens were either guillotined or shot, much of the skilled labor in France disappeared. Most of the drawings, designs and fabric samples in Lyon were destroyed, leaving hundreds of years of Lyon's history to be no more. As many fled the country, the workforce for the silk industry declined by almost 90%. Printing. In 1440, German innovator Johannes Gutenberg invented the modern printing press; with moveable characters in lead alloy which allowed for texts to be printed much faster and in larger quantities than its prior wooden ancestor. With the introduction of this new technology, printing industries thus emerged in France in the late 15th century, with the first 50 printing houses in Lyon opening in 1472. In this year, Bart\u00e9lemy Buyer"}, {"text": "and Guillaume Leroy began publishing legal reference works for the international market, as well as illustrated volumes of religious popularization, and many books on chivalry and medical treaties. Barth\u00e9lemy and Leroy made Lyon the focal point for the circulation of Venetian works throughout Europe. By the early 16th century, Lyon was the 3rd largest printing center in Europe (behind Paris and Venice), containing 181 printing houses. This led to a large influx in foreign printers coming from Germany, Italy, Spain, and other European nations. In 1519, the Great Company of Lyon's Booksellers was created to organize the many printing houses into an economic force. This enabled the town of Lyon to export its printing goods as far as Mexico, Peru, and the Far East. Economic welfare such as this led Lyon to be known as the European printing capital in 1550. Modern industries. 20th-century Lyon. The 20th century proved to be a crucial time for Lyon's economic development. Innovations such as the cinematographic camera marked the city as an important location for innovation and culture. This century saw a rise in Lyon's chemical and medical industries, as well as the rise of the French automotive industry. Cinema. At the very"}, {"text": "end of the 19th century, Auguste and Louis Lumi\u00e8re began making a name for themselves in the world of film. The brothers began producing photographic plates in Lyon, a huge success, and by 1894 they were selling over 15 million plates a year. That same year, Antoine Lumi\u00e8re was invited to a showing of Thomas Edison's Kinetoscope, an early motion picture device which enabled viewers to see images through a peep hole. Antoine brought back news of this machine to his sons and asked them to enable the machine to both animate and project to be viewed by many at once. On February 13, 1895, Louis Lumiere created such a machine. The cin\u00e9matographe was a small apparatus that enabled both photographing and projecting at 16 frames per second, which was quicker than Edison's kinetoscope and used less film. Their first screening took place on March 22, 1895, with a showing of Sortie des Usines Lumi\u00e8res \u00e0 Lyon which is recognized as the first true motion picture ever created. World War 1. World War 1 saw a significant increase in French employment and forced many industries to make major changes in order to aid with the war effort. Companies like the"}, {"text": "Gillet firm, which was previously a construction company, became the war efforts' largest producer of gases, predominantly mustard gas. Automotive companies played the largest role in the war effort, with companies like Berliet (presently known as Renault ) whom originally produced trucks for the war, were licensed to produce shells and battle tanks; many of which were used in the Battle of Verdun. By the end of the war, Berliet saw their annual turnover increase fourfold. Overall, the war effort in Frances cities created nearly 2 million jobs, employing over 400,000 women. Present-Day industries. In 2012, over 5.6 billion euros were invested into Lyon and the surrounding region for research and development in life-science and green technologies. Chemical industries. Recognized as the birthplace of French chemical industries, Lyon still has a high density of chemically oriented companies. Over 500 companies in the petrochemical, mineral chemistry, analytics and organics fields reside in the city. The city has produced 2 Nobel Prize winners; Victor Grignard in 1912 for the Grignard reagent and Yves Chauvin in 2005 for his work in the area of olefin metathesis. Lyon also contains a \"Chemical Valley\", located in the South of the city which has over 30"}, {"text": "companies in the chemical and energy sectors. Biotech. In 2014, Lyon launched its Gerland Biodistrict. This district covers over 100 hectares, 30 public laboratories with around 2,750 researchers providing nearly 35,000 jobs in the city. This massive establishment was created in hopes to spur an influx of major biotech companies from around the world to move to Lyon by offering state of the art establishments and an access to students from some of France's Universities. The city has built many districts such as this one, including Biotech park."}, {"text": "The Green Party of Canada held a leadership election from November 12 to November 19, 2022. It elected a new leader to replace Annamie Paul, who had resigned following the 2021 Canadian federal election. Notably, four of the six candidates approved to run in this leadership race campaigned as part of joint tickets, promising to appoint the losing member of their ticket as a deputy or co-leader. As co-leadership was not recognized in the Green Party\u2019s constitution at the time of the leadership election, a move to shared leadership required approval from the Green Party. Former party leader Elizabeth May won the election, after campaigning as part of a joint ticket with Jonathan Pedneault; as co-leadership was not formally recognized in the party\u2019s constitution, Pedneault became Deputy Leader while the two sought to amend the party constitution. However, the proposed constitutional change was not approved due to internal disagreement and delay. On July 9, 2024, Jonathan Pedneault resigned as deputy leader, citing personal reasons. He would return in February 2025, following the ratification of the co-leadership model by party members. Rules. To be eligible, a candidate: If there are more than five contestants, the first round will end with a"}, {"text": "preliminary vote by members. The top four contestants will then continue into the second round. On September 28, 2022 it was announced that there would only be a single round of voting. All Party members age 14 and older were eligible to vote. History. On September 20, 2021, the 2021 Canadian federal election was held. The election was the Green Party's worst showing since 2000 and included Paul's defeat in her own riding of Toronto Centre, where she placed fourth. As the Green Party's constitution stipulate that leaders must face a leadership review within six months of an election, and following speculation on her political future, Paul announced on September 7 that she would be resigning as leader. By October 27, Paul had still not formally resigned, due to on-going exit negotiations, and members began voting in the leadership review, set to conclude on November 25. On November 10, 2021, Paul formally resigned as leader.<ref name=\"CBC11/10\"></ref> Her resignation officially took effect on November 14, 2021, when it was accepted by the party's federal council. Amita Kuttner was appointed interim leader on November 24, 2021. The party's constitution requires a leadership race begin within six months of the appointment of an"}, {"text": "interim leader, and conclude within two years of their appointment. In December 2021, Kuttner said they believed there should be a \"longer period before launching a permanent leadership contest, and then a short leadership race.\" Candidates. Sarah Gabrielle Baron. Sarah Gabrielle Baron is a teacher, businesswoman and creative author residing on Manitoulin Island, Ontario. She was the candidate for Algoma\u2014Manitoulin\u2014Kapuskasing in 2006, and an independent candidate for Durham in 2021, finishing in fifth place out of seven candidates for the seat and receiving 0.37% of the vote. She called for a moratorium on new nuclear development. Campaign website: Simon Gnocchini-Messier. Simon Gnocchini-Messier is a senior teacher at the Department of National Defense. He was the candidate for Hull\u2014Aylmer in 2021, finishing in sixth place out of nine candidates for the seat with 2.8% of the vote. He said that he would work with municipalities to make federally owned land in urban areas available for cooperative farming, dedicate space for food production in public parks larger than two acres, and include vertical farming in new residential developments greater than 100 units. He also called for an increase in hydroelectricity production, in part to support electrification of public transit. He proposed limiting"}, {"text": "immigration to 300,000 people per year to achieve environmentally sustainable population growth. Campaign website: Anna Keenan and Chad Walcott. Anna Keenan and Chad Walcott ran on a joint ticket with a shared platform. Anna Keenan, 36, was the candidate for Malpeque in 2019 and 2021, the latter of which she finished third out of five candidates with 14.32% of the vote. Keenan is also currently the Green Party critic for electoral reform. Keenan has degrees in physics and economics from the University of Queensland, Australia, and has worked for 15 years as a campaigner for renewable energy, a labour organizer, and a community organizer within organizations such as Greenpeace International and 350.org. She currently lives in PEI, where she led the provincial Greens through a expansion and professionalization which led to them becoming PEI's Official Opposition in 2019. She has run twice as a federal candidate and has been in the top six Green candidates nationwide both times. Since 2019 she is the Green Party of Canada\u2019s Democratic Institutions Critic. She is believed to be the first person from Prince Edward Island to run for the leadership of a major political party. Chad Walcott, 34, was the candidate for Notre-Dame-de-Gr\u00e2ce"}, {"text": "in the 2018 Quebec provincial election, finishing fourth out of nine candidates with 6.67% of the vote. Walcott was born in Montreal and received a Bachelor of Political Science from Concordia University. He has worked 10 years in politics, community engagement and social development, including 2 \u00bd years as a fundraiser for the Jewish General Hospital Foundation. He was involved in student mobilization at Concordia, especially during the 2011-2012 Maple Spring when he organized and led the largest student protest in Concordia's history (for which he received an award for Outstanding Contribution to Student Life). In 2018, Walcott ran for the Green Party of Quebec and won that party's second-highest result. As part of Keenan and Walcott's platform they supported Canada moving towards implementing a universal basic income (UBI). They believe the Green Party should adopt a co-leadership model. Other policies they ran on included a four-day work week for federal workers, a ban on fossil fuel projects and the creation of a national electric inter-city bus service. Campaign website: Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault. Elizabeth May, 68, and Jonathan Pedneault, 32, ran on a joint ticket with a shared platform. They support moving the Green Party to a co-leadership"}, {"text": "model. Elizabeth May, MP for Saanich\u2014Gulf Islands since 2011, Green Party leader (2006\u20132019), and parliamentary leader since 2019. May previously said she would not return as permanent nor interim leader, but when asked in July 2022, she did not deny considering a run. Jonathan Pedneault is a human rights activist and co-director of the 2008 documentary \"Refuge: A Film About Darfur\" from Montreal, Quebec. Campaign websites: and Opinion polling. A poll of 218 Green party supporters conducted March 22 to April 4, 2022, by Probit Inc. found that provincial party leaders Sonia Furstenau (27%) and Mike Schreiner (23%) led in support, were they to run. Several other people who were noted in media sources as potential candidates, but who declined to run or failed to qualify, were included in the survey options, including Paul Manly (12%), Dimitri Lascaris (8%), Alex Tyrrell (7%) and Naomi Hunter (3%). Another poll of 281 Canadians was done by Probit Inc. and posted on November 18, 2022. The poll showed the May/Pedneault ticket at 72%, the Keenan/Walcott ticket at 16%, Baron at 7%, and Gnocchini-Messier at 6%."}, {"text": "Bernard Shore (17 March 1896 \u2013 2 April 1985) was an English viola player and author. Early life. Shore studied at the Royal College of Music from 1912, with Sir Walter Alcock (organ) and Thomas Dunhill (composition), but his time there was interrupted by the war. Returning after 1918 with an injured right hand \u2013 he had lost two fingers \u2013 Shore focused on viola playing rather than the organ, becoming a pupil of Arthur Bent, and subsequently Lionel Tertis. He also studied horn with Adolf Borsdorf. Career. From 1922 on he was an orchestral player, first with the Queen\u2019s Hall Orchestra under Sir Henry Wood and (from 1930) as principal viola of the BBC Symphony Orchestra. There is an His Master's Voice recording of a performance of Elgar's \"Introduction and Allegro\" with the orchestra, conducted by Sir Adrian Boult with Shore as part of the solo quartet. It was recorded on 24 March 1937. He sometimes also played with the Spencer Dyke Quartet and the Catterall Ensemble. As a soloist, Shore made his debut as a soloist in a recital with Angus Morrison in 1925. The following year came his first appearance at the Proms, giving the London premiere"}, {"text": "of Gordon Jacob's Viola Concerto No 1. He gave the second performance of William Walton's Viola Concerto in 1930 (following its premiere the previous year with Hindemith as soloist, in which Shore had played principal viola). On 27 August 1931 he played \"Flos Campi\" by Vaughan Williams at a Prom. Shore commissioned Christian Darnton's Viola Concerto, and gave its first performance on 15 April 1936. Other premieres of British music included Philip Sainton's \"Serenade Fantastique\" in 1936, Elizabeth Maconchy's Viola Concerto in 1937 and (with Albert Sammons) Stanley Wilson's Concerto for Violin and Viola, also in 1937. With Eda Kersey he premiered Arthur Benjamin's \"Romantic Fantasy\" for violin, viola and orchestra on 24 March 1938 at a Royal Philharmonic Society concert, with Benjamin conducting. Shore retained great affection for Lionel Tertis, and on 18 March 1934 the two came together in a broadcast to play an adaption by Tertis of the Bach Brandenburg Concerto No 6 in Bb with two solo violas. By 1937 Tertis was finding he could no longer play to the standards he set himself, so he sold his beloved 1717 Montagnana viola to Shore. Shore eventually passed the viola on to his own pupil, Roger Chase."}, {"text": "In 1937 Shore wrote a book, \"The Orchestra Speaks\", which arose out of his experience of orchestral playing. It discusses the inner workings of an orchestra and also includes a collection of character sketches of conductors of the time, including Sir Thomas Beecham, Adrian Boult, Malcolm Sargent, Henry Wood, Eugene Goossens and Hamilton Harty. In 1947 he wrote a second book, \"Sixteen Symphonies\", discussing symphonies from Haydn to Walton. Shore was also an occasional composer of songs and instrumental pieces. His 1933 Scherzo for viola, published in 1933, has been recorded by Roger Chase. In 1940 Shore left the BBC Symphony Orchestra to join the Royal Air Force. He reached the rank of Squadron Leader in 1942 and put on special duties, serving until 1945. Shortly after the end of the war he retired from the BBC Symphony Orchestra, took on a professorship at the Royal College of Music, and from 1948 acted as a staff inspector of schools. \"The Sons of Light\", a cantata for chorus and orchestra (1950) by Vaughan Williams, was commissioned by the Schools Music Association where Shore was an inspector there. The work is dedicated to him. After Vaughan Williams' death in 1958 the previously"}, {"text": "unknown \"Romance\" for viola and piano was found amongst his papers. Shore gave the premiere of the piece on 19 January 1962. Later life. Shore was made a CBE in 1955. During the 1960s and 1970s he was involved in the Rural Music Schools Association and taught at the Northern School of Music and various summer schools. In August 1980, Shore was involved in the Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition and Workshop on the Isle of Man, which commissioned Gordon Jacob's Viola Concerto No 2 as a test piece. The winner of the competition, the 19 year old American Paul Neubauer, gave the first public performance in 1981 as part of his prize. Bernard Shore died, aged 89, at the Dulas Court care home in Hereford."}, {"text": "Giovanni Pippan (also known as Giovanni Pipan and Ivan Pipan) (16 December 1894, Trieste \u2013 31 August 1933, Cicero, Illinois) was an Italian labor leader and socialist, active in Italy, Croatia and the United States of America. Early life. Giovanni Pippan was born to Valentino Pippan and Maria Brissek in Trieste. He was married and widowed some time before 1921. The Albona Republic. In the spring of 1921 Pippan was sent by the Italian Socialist Party to organise the striking miners of Labin on the Istrian peninsula. On March 1 he was caught by a group of fascists at the railway station in Pazin, where he was beaten. The news reached Albona the following day and on 3 March the miners assembled and decided to occupy the mine works in response. The miners proclaimed the Labin Republic in the occupied mines on 7 March with the slogan \"Kova je nasa\" (\"The mine is ours\"). They organized a government and the so-called red guard as a protection from the Italian law enforcement and started to manage the production of mines by themselves with the support of a section of farmers. On April 8, 1921 the Italian administration in Istria, responding to"}, {"text": "requests for intervention from the mine owners, decided to suppress the republic using military force. 52 of the rebellion\u2019s leaders were indicted for various crimes, with Pippan being first on the charge sheet. Lawyers Edmondo Puecher, Guido Zennaro and Egidio Cerlenizza successfully defended the accused, and the jury issued an acquittal. Shortly afterwards, because of the threat to his life from fascists if he remained in Italy, he left for the United States. Chicago. In the United States, Pippan helped organise the silk workers of Paterson, New Jersey. He was also active in the campaign to save Sacco and Vanzetti and fought against fascist elements in the Italian immigrant community. He became a member of the American Communist Party (1926\u20131931). In 1931 he went to Chicago where he became involved in the unionisation of bread delivery drivers. In the 1920s and 1930s bakeries in Chicago were controlled by criminal racketeers and delivered bread from door to door on horse-drawn carts. The drivers wanted to reduce their long hours and increase their pay, so in 1933 they approached the Socialist Federation to ask for help in forming a union. Pippan not only formed a drivers\u2019 union, but also began trying to"}, {"text": "persuade the bakers themselves to unionise and free themselves of racketeer control. He was assassinated in Cicero, Illinois, most likely by the Italian-American mafia or by fascist sympathizers in the Italian community. The date is variously given as 29 or 31 August 1933."}, {"text": "Paper Tiger is a 2019 stand-up comedy special by American comedian Bill Burr. Released via Netflix on September 10, 2019, it was filmed at the Royal Albert Hall in London and directed by filmmaker Mike Binder. Burr performed at the Royal Albert Hall for the first time on June 6, 2018, returning in 2019 to perform extra dates on March 4 and 5 for his show, which was then named \"50\". \"Paper Tiger\" was nominated at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards for Best Comedy Album. Synopsis. The central subjects of \"Paper Tiger\" are cancel culture, the Me Too movement, people who spread misandry under the guise of feminism, Burr's anger issues and childhood, Elvis Presley's legacy of cultural appropriation, and Burr and his wife having to give up their beloved but \"deranged\" rescue pit bull when his wife became pregnant. Reception. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds rating from critics. \"Forbes\" compared \"Paper Tiger\" to Dave Chappelle's 2019 special \"Sticks & Stones\", saying that both specials are framed as a backlash against outrage culture. \"The Washington Post\" cited \"Vulture\" describing the special as \"thoughtful, surprising, introspective\", noted the show's \"risk of offensiveness\" as being in a similar vein with Chappelle's"}, {"text": "release while pointing out the necessity to \"defend the right to be offensive\". \"Paper Tiger\" was nominated at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards for Best Comedy Album."}, {"text": "Who's Molly? are an indie rock band originating from Swansea, UK. Karl Morgan (vocals, guitar, writer), Matt Williams (guitar), Rhys Morgan (drums) & Huw Jenkins (drums) all grew up together and formed the band in 2017 after playing in various different groups around the South Wales scene. The band have released three EPs and four singles with several tracks used on TV as well as a global movie trailer for the Tom Cruise motion picture American Made. Who's Molly? have supported Jess Glynne, George Ezra and opened both North and South CarFest after being championed by Chris Evans on Virgin Radio. Origins. The origin of the band's name, \"Who's Molly?\" has been the subject of some speculation and rumour since the band formed. A common theory was that the name came from a line in one of Karl Morgan's favourite Beatles songs (\"Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da\"), however, in an interview with Laura Whitmore on BBC Radio 5 Live in June 2019, Morgan revealed that the band was actually named after an online stalker from Instagram. Career. The band released their first EP, \"New Tomorrow\" in April 2017, consisting of four tracks co-written and produced by Karl Morgan & Pete Woodroffe (best known"}, {"text": "for his work with Def Leppard). The track, \"Touch the Sky\" was used by the International Olympic Committee as the music for their \"Best of Rio 2016\" video, achieving over one million views. The title track was also used by Sky Sports during their coverage of The Masters golf tournament. In March 2017, the follow-up EP, \"Welcome to the Good Life\" was released, again containing four tracks. The title track was featured in a trailer for the Tom Cruise motion picture \"American Made\". Another track from the EP, \"Top of the World\" is used by YouTuber bambinobecky as the outro for her videos, helping to drive over 400,000 streams of the song on Spotify. The third EP, entitled \"Fame\", followed in February 2018. The track \"Fire in My Soul\" was used by BT Sport during their Champions League coverage. Championed by DJ Janice Long, Who's Molly? performed on her \"Biggest Weekend Build-up\" show on BBC Wales in May 2018, and again on the BBC introducing Biggest Weekend Show on BBC Radio 1. In August 2018, the track \"The Moment\" (released as a standalone single earlier in July) was used as the official anthem for the European Athletics Championships and was"}, {"text": "broadcast to an estimated global audience of 1.2 billion. During the summer of 2018, the band performed at both CarFest North and South in aid of the BBC Children in Need charity. Later that year in November, the band performed \"Welcome to the Good Life\" at the Welsh BAFTA awards, introduced by BBC Radio 1 DJ Huw Stephens. Around the same time, band member Karl Morgan began collaborating with Jamie Morrison of the Stereophonics on new material set for release in 2022. A cover of The Pretenders track Don't Get Me Wrong was debuted by the pair in August 2018. Who's Molly? released two new singles in May and June 2019. \"About Last Night\" and \"Until I Found You\", which charted at number 45 in the Spanish chart with over 10,000 streams in its first week of release. It has now been streamed over a million times on Spotify (As of October 2021). Who's Molly? won \"Best Band\", \"Best Live Act\" and \"Best Single\" for \"Until I Found You\" at the 2019 Soundboard awards. \"Dead Man Walking\", the band's third single of 2019, was released on 8 November 2019 and added to the BBC Radio Wales A list, and used"}, {"text": "on promos for EA Games Battlefield. \"Girls and Boys\", the band's first single of 2020 was released on 20 March. In 2021 Who's Molly? have had their songs used on TV & online commercials for \"Becks\" / \"OralB\" / \"Mini\" / \"Ford\" & \"Cornetto\". Releasing three new tracks while the music industry found some sort of normality. \"Wasted\" (July 2021) which was again added to BBC & Virgin Radio playlists, \"You got me like\" which was used on the Oral B worldwide commercial and \"Feels good to me\" (August 2021) which coincided with a Becks Lager commercial in Romania. Lead singer Karl Morgan wrote the Korean hit 'Youth' for Kpop superstar Kihyun. Charting at number one on iTunes in 9 countries, and selling over 180,000 physical copies. Karl is also writing with UK Eurovision and TikTok sensation Sam Ryder for Sams new album. Who's Molly are also supporting Sam at Singleton Park Swansea (18 August 2023) According to an interview at the 2023 in it together festival with YouTuber @BambinoBecky the band are set to release new music in August 2023. Who's Molly? released their lates single 'Victoria' August 2023. Written by lead singer Karl and recorded by the band"}, {"text": "at their home studio in Wales. They debut the song while supporting Eurovision superstar @SamRyder at Singleton Park Swansea. It was given its first play on BBC Radio2 breakfast on 20 August. Victoria also received 3 weeks Alist on @BBCRadioWales According to the bands instagram they have new music dropping on June 20th 2025, titles Night Driver."}, {"text": "Gary Drostle (born 1961) is a British artist specialising in public art, sculpture and mosaic as well as mural painting and drawing. He was also President of the British Association for Modern Mosaic, a lecturer at The Chicago Mosaic School. and is on the editorial board of Andamento the Journal of Contemporary Mosaics. Early years and education. Born in Woolwich, London, United Kingdom, the son of Docker and Trade Union activist Frederick Drostle. He studied art at the St Martin's School of Art (1979) and Hornsey College of Art (1980\u20131983) (now Middlesex University) where he undertook a Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art). His graduate work was selected for the Christie's 'Pick of the New Graduate Art' exhibition in 1984. Public Art career. Haringey Hospitals Mural Project After leaving art college in 1984 he worked on a Government employment program creating murals for Haringey Hospitals. Haringey Mural Workshop In 1987 he founded 'Haringey Mural Workshop' with four other members of the Hospital Arts Program: Ruth Priestly; Hilary Leobner; Joanne White and Paul Beaumont. They designed and painted their first major public commission 'History of the Peoples Palace' mural series for Alexandra Palace in London in 1987. Wallscpaes When the Haringey Mural"}, {"text": "Workshop disbanded in 1989 Gary set up the Arts Group 'Wallscapes' initially with Belfast artist Ruth Priestly, together receiving their first public mosaic commission in 1990 from London Borough of Islington. In 1990 Ruth returned to Belfast and Gary was joined by fellow St Martins colleague, artist Rob Turner. He worked with Rob Turner from 1990 to 2001 completing many major public art commissions across the UK including works for Sutton in Surrey, Gloucester city centre and Chingford Library for Waltham Forest Council. Drostle Public Arts In 2001 the Wallscapes partnership was dissolved and Gary set up a new studio in Greenwich to creating public art and mosaics. Since 2001 he has continued designing and making large scale public artworks, murals and mosaics across the UK and in the USA. He now works from a studio at The Lakeside Centre, a Bow Arts Trust and Peabody Trust partnership Arts Centre in Thamesmead, south-east London In 2006 he received a Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust award to further study mosaic making at the famous Orsoni Mosaic Works in Venice. In 2015 he undertook the major restoration and replacement works of the Eduardo Paolozzi Mosaics on the Central Line platforms at Tottenham Court"}, {"text": "Road tube station."}, {"text": "Crassula perfoliata is the type species of the genus \"Crassula\", in the succulent/flowering plant family Crassulaceae, where it is placed in the subfamily Crassuloideae. Formally described by Linnaeus in 1753 as one of 10 species of \"Crassula\", the plant is endemic to Southern Africa, where it may be found in Eswatini, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe. \"Crassula perfoliata\" var. \"falcata\", known as the airplane plant or airplane propellers, is arguably the best-known in cultivation; this popular variety has gained the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Award of Garden Merit. Description. Growing to tall by about as broad, this succulent, evergreen subshrub is known for its greyish-teal, sickle-shaped, thick foliage up to 90 x 28 mm, arranged in opposite rows, often with red markings, which emerges in a criss-cross or rosette formation, on an ever-lengthening, compact stem which may produce aerial roots and thus further spread the plant. The surface of the leaves is covered with dwarf, rounded papillae and the leaf margins are covered with very small teeth. The Latin specific epithet \"perfoliata\" means \"with the leaves surrounding the stem\". Inflorescences. It has inflorescences of brilliant profusions of scarlet blossoms in the summer, unlike many other \"Crassula\" species which are winter-blooming."}, {"text": "The flowers are densely arranged in a rounded inflorescence on a long peduncle up to 100 mm high. The bright red or pink color of the tubular flowers can also turn to almost white, they can be up to 7 mm long. The seeds are rather small. Distribution. It grows mainly on drier, partially exposed, lower slopes and canyon walls (for sufficient root drainage and aeration) from the Groot Winterhoek range of Western Cape to Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) and Umtata (Mthatha) in the Eastern Cape. It is found on rocky outcrops, in meadows and on inaccessible cliffs, and in river valleys where it is well protected. It is confined to outcrops of quartzite sandstone (rarely shale), from the Groot Winterhoek and Cape Fold Belt, south of Umtata to the northeast in South Africa. Cultivation. It does not tolerate freezing temperatures, thus in temperate zones, it must be grown under glass in a greenhouse during the coldest seasons, or brought indoors and kept in a very sunny southern or western window, lest they become distended and begin reaching for the sunlight, as is typical of many succulents grown indoors. When repotting \"Crassula\", the plants should be, preferably, potted in as loose"}, {"text": "and aerated of a substrate as can be provided. Coconut husk or fiber, potting soil, commercial orchid or cacti mixes, or organic compost are all acceptable as a base substrate, adding a small amount of earthworm castings (vermicompost) as a nutrition source; \"Crassula\", like many succulents, are not heavy feeders and do not require intense or regular fertilisation\u2014though it will not harm them, provided it is infrequent (monthly basis during growing season) and well-diluted. Granulated or pelleted timed-release fertilisers are additionally beneficial, only being released when the soil is wet, and thus may last for between three and six months. However, regardless of soil composition, water must flow freely from the substrate so as not to risk root rot. Substrates for succulent species, such as \"Crassula\", should be amended with inert (inorganic) materials to add aeration, such as perlite, pumice, gravel, decomposed granite, or sand, or a mixture. It is also susceptible to damage from excessive sun exposure, which may show as scarring, burning or chlorotic or yellowing foliage. Varieties. Four varieties are recognized:"}, {"text": "K\u014dy\u016b Amano (\u5929\u91ce \u9ad8\u96c4, 1968 - present) is a Japanese Buddhist monk of K\u014dyasan Shingon-sh\u016b. He currently serves as abbot at K\u014dz\u014d-ji (\u9ad8\u8535\u5bfa) in Okayama Prefecture and has been active as a missionary, artist, sculptor and radio personality. Life. Amano was born in Kurashiki city as the eldest son of ex-photographer Masao Amano. In his youth, he studied oil painting and shod\u014d and developed hobbies such as playing trumpet and softball. He traveled to Tokyo with the purpose of becoming a comedian, but was turned away from the opportunity. At the recommendation of his grandfather Y\u016ben Amano, then 15th abbot, he enrolled in Koyasan High School and later entered Koyasan University where he graduated from the Department of Esoteric Buddhism (\u5bc6\u6559\u5b66\u79d1). Immediately after his grandfather's passing, Amano took over as 16th abbot of the temple. Today, Amano proselytizes Buddhism through his art and local radio show. Family. Amano has one younger brother, Yukio Amano who is supervisor of Japan Mononoke Tourist (\u65e5\u672c\u7269\u602a\u89b3\u5149; \"Nihon mononoke kank\u014d\"), an art unit that aims at spreading information about Japanese y\u014dkai."}, {"text": "Susan Golombok (born 11 August 1954) is Professor of Family Research and Director of the Centre for Family Research at the University of Cambridge, and Professorial Fellow at Newnham College, Cambridge. Her research on new family forms has contributed to theoretical understanding of family influences on child development and has addressed social and ethical issues that are of relevance to family life. Personal life and education. Golombok grew up Glasgow, Scotland, the only child of Clara and Benzion Golombok, and attended Hutchesons' Girls' School. Following a first degree in Psychology at the University of Glasgow in 1976, Susan was awarded a master's degree in Child Development at the University of London, Institute of Education in 1977, and a PhD at the University of London, Institute of Psychiatry in 1982, supervised by Professor Sir Michael Rutter. Golombok married Professor John Rust in 1979 and they have one son, Jamie Rust, born in 1985. Career. Golombok held research positions at the Institute of Psychiatry for 10 years before being appointed to a Lectureship in Psychology at City University, London in 1987 where she established the Family and Child Psychology Research Centre. She became Professor of Family and Child Psychology in 1993. She"}, {"text": "moved to Cambridge in 2006 to take up the Chair of Family Research and the Directorship of the Centre for Family Research on the retirement of the Founder, Professor Martin Richards. In 2005, she was Visiting Professor at Columbia University, New York, and in 2019, she was Visiting Distinguished Scholar at the Williams Institute, UCLA. Research. Golombok has pioneered research on lesbian mother families, gay father families, single mothers by choice, and families created by assisted reproductive technologies including in vitro fertilisation (IVF), donor insemination, egg donation and surrogacy. She conducted one of the first studies worldwide of children in lesbian mother families in the 1970s and of children born by assisted reproduction in the 1980s. Her research has challenged popular myths and assumptions about the social and psychological consequences for children of being raised in new family forms, and has advanced theoretical understanding of parental influences on child development more generally by showing that the quality of family relationships and the social context of the family are more influential in children's psychological development than are the number, gender, sexual orientation or biological relatedness of their parents. Impact of research on policy and legislation. Golombok's research has informed policy and"}, {"text": "legislation on new family forms in the UK and internationally. She has been invited to give evidence to regulatory bodies including the Dutch State Commission on Family Law, the Swedish Government Inquiry on Surrogate Motherhood, the UK Law Commission, and the French National Assembly Parliamentary Committee on Bioethics. She was a member of the UK government's surrogacy review committee in the late 1990s, a member of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics Working Party on Donor Conception in 2012\u201313, and is currently a member of the International Commission on the Clinical Use of Human Germline Genome Editing. Her research has been used as evidence in same-sex marriage legislation in a number of countries, including the US Supreme Court ruling in 2015, and in legislation on assisted reproduction such as the UK Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 that allowed same-sex parents to be joint legal parents of children born through assisted reproduction, and the 2019 amendment that facilitated single parents becoming the legal parents of children born through surrogacy."}, {"text": "Phosphinous acids are usually organophosphorus compounds with the formula R2POH. They are pyramidal in structure. Phosphorus is in the oxidation state III. Most phosphinous acids rapidly convert to the corresponding phosphine oxide, which is tetrahedral and is assigned oxidation state V. Synthesis. Only one example is known, bis(trifluoromethyl)phosphinous acid, (CF3)2POH. It is prepared in several steps from phosphorus trichloride (Et = ethyl): PCl3 + 2 Et2NH \u2192 PCl2NEt2 + Et2NH2Cl 2 P(NEt2)3 + PCl2NEt2 + 2 CF3Br \u2192 P(CF3)2NEt2 + 2 BrClP(NEt2)3 P(CF3)2NEt2 + H2O \u2192 P(CF3)2OH + HNEt2 Reactions. With the lone exception of the bis(trifluoromethyl) derivative, the dominant reaction of phosphinous acids is tautomerization: PR2OH \u2192 OPR2H Even the pentafluorophenyl compound P(C6F5)2OH is unstable with respect to the phosphine oxide. Although phosphinous acids are rare, their P-bonded coordination complexes are well established, e.g. Mo(CO)5P(OH)3. Secondary and primary phosphine oxides. Tertiary phosphine oxides, compounds with the formula R3PO cannot tautomerize. The situation is different for the secondary and primary phosphine oxides, with the respective formulas R2(H)PO and R(H)2PO."}, {"text": "The year 2020 was the 10th year in the history of the ONE Championship, a mixed martial arts, kickboxing and muay thai promotion based in Singapore. Background. Chatri Sityodtong announced that ONE Championship intended to do 50 events in 2020. ONE Championship 2020 Awards. The following fighters won the ONE Championship year-end awards for 2020: ONE Championship: A New Tomorrow. ONE Championship: A New Tomorrow (also known as ONE Championship 106: Rodtang vs. Haggerty 2) was a combat sport event held by ONE Championship on January 10, 2020, at the IMPACT Arena in Bangkok, Thailand. Background. The event featured a rematch between Rodtang Jitmuangnon and Jonathan Haggerty for the ONE Muay Thai Flyweight Championship as the event headliner. Haggerty lost their previous fight by a unanimous decision. The co-main even featured the ONE Atomweight Kickboxing and Muay Thai champion Stamp Fairtex in an MMA bout against Puja Tomar. ONE Championship: Fire & Fury. ONE Championship: Fire & Fury (also known as ONE Championship 107: Pacio vs. Silva) was a combat sport event held by ONE Championship on January 31, 2020, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Philippines. Background. Eduard Folayang was scheduled to face Ahmed Mujtaba, but Mujtaba"}, {"text": "was forced off the card on January 16 with an injury. Pieter Buist served as Mujtaba replacement, takes short notice fight against Folayang. ONE Championship: Warrior's Code. ONE Championship: Warrior's Code (also known as ONE Championship 108) was a combat sport event held by ONE Championship on February 7, 2020, at the Istora Senayan in Jakarta, Indonesia. Background. The ONE Muay Thai Featherweight Championship bout between Phetmorakot Petchyindee Academy and Jamal Yusupov was expected for ONE Championship: Warrior\u2019s Code main event. However, on January 30, Yusupov pulled out of the bout due to an injury. The Russian veteran, has been replaced by Thailand\u2019s Detrit Sathian in the main event for the ONE Muay Thai Featherweight Championship. Detrit was later replaced by fellow Thai Pongsiri PK. Saenchaimuaythaigym, who took the fight on two days' notice. Bi Nguyen was forced to withdraw from her bout with Itsuki Hirata due to an elbow injury sustained during training. Nyrene Crowley stepped in on short notice to face Hirata. ONE Warrior Series 10. ONE Warrior Series 10 was a combat sport event held by ONE Championship on February 19, 2020, in Kallang, Singapore. ONE Championship: King of the Jungle. ONE Championship: King of the Jungle"}, {"text": "(also known as ONE Championship 109: Stamp vs. Todd 2) was a combat sport event held by ONE Championship on February 28, 2020, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. Background. ONE: King of the Jungle was headlined by a title fight between the reigning ONE Kickboxing Women's Atomweight Champion Stamp Fairtex and Janet Todd. Stamp had previously beaten Todd to win the ONE Atomweight Muay Thai World Title. The co-main event saw Sam-A Gaiyanghadao face Rocky Ogden for the inaugural ONE Muay Thai Strawweight Championship. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this event was held behind closed doors. ONE Infinity 1 (Cancelled). ONE Infinity 1 was expected to be a combat sport event held by ONE Championship in Manila, Philippines. The event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Background. The event was originally expected to take place in Chongqing, China on April 11. However, on February 6, the event was moved to the Istora Senayan in Jakarta, Indonesia due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Next the event was once again rescheduled, this time for 29 May in Manila, Philippines. The event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Former UFC Flyweight Champion Demetrious Johnson was handed a shot at"}, {"text": "reigning ONE Flyweight Champion, Adriano Moraes. A ONE Kickboxing Light Heavyweight Championship bout between current champion Roman Kryklia and former SUPERKOMBAT Super Cruiserweight Champion Andrei Stoica was slated to serve as the event co-headliner. ONE Hero Series 13. ONE Hero Series 13 was a combat sport event held by ONE Championship on June 20, 2020, in Shanghai, China. ONE Hero Series 14. ONE Hero Series 14 was a combat sport event held by ONE Championship on June 21, 2020, in Shanghai, China. ONE Championship: No Surrender. ONE Championship: No Surrender (also known as ONE Championship 110) was a combat sport event held by ONE Championship on July 31, 2020, at the IMPACT Arena in Bangkok, Thailand. Background. ONE: No Surrender featured two title bouts: Rodtang Jitmuangnon was scheduled to defend the ONE Muay Thai Flyweight Championship against Petchdam Petchyindee Academy and Phetmorakot Petchyindee Academy was scheduled to defend the ONE Muay Thai Featherweight Championship against Yodsanklai Fairtex. The main card also featured a kickboxing superfight between Superbon Banchamek and Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong. ONE Championship: No Surrender 2. ONE Championship: No Surrender 2 (also known as ONE Championship 111) was a combat sport event held by ONE Championship on July 31, 2020,"}, {"text": "at the IMPACT Arena in Bangkok, Thailand. It was first broadcast on August 14, 2020. Background. The Bantamweight Muay Thai Tournament Semi-Finals bout between Saemapetch Fairtex and Rodlek P.K. Saenchaimuaythaigym was scheduled as the main event for ONE: No Surrender 2. In the co-main event, the former WBC Muaythai and World Muaythai Council champion Mehdi Zatout was scheduled to fight Victor Pinto. Bonus awards The following fighter was awarded bonus: ONE Championship: No Surrender 3. ONE Championship: No Surrender 3 (also known as ONE Championship 112) was a combat sport event held by ONE Championship on July 31, 2020, at the IMPACT Arena in Bangkok, Thailand. It was first broadcast on August 21, 2020. Background. Bonus awards The following fighter was awarded bonus: ONE Championship: A New Breed. ONE Championship: A New Breed (also known as ONE Championship 113) was a combat sport event held by ONE Championship on August 28, 2020, at the IMPACT Arena in Bangkok, Thailand. Background. This will be the fourth consecutive event ONE Championship has held in Bangkok and will be headlined by a bout between the current Atomweight Muay Thai champion Stamp Fairtex and Allycia Rodrigues. Additionally, Kulabdam Sor.Jor.Piek-U-Thai was expected to fight Saemapetch"}, {"text": "Fairtex, however Saemapetch suffered an injury before the bout and was replaced by Rodlek P.K. Saenchaimuaythaigym. Road to ONE: Tokyo Fight Night 3. Road to ONE 3: Tokyo Fight Night was a combat sport event held by ONE Championship in partnership with Shooto on September 10, 2020, at the Tsutaya O-East in Tokyo, Japan. ONE Championship: A New Breed 2. ONE Championship: A New Breed 2 (also known as ONE Championship 114) was a combat sport event held by ONE Championship on August 28, 2020, at the IMPACT Arena in Bangkok, Thailand. It was first broadcast on September 11, 2020. Background. A fight between the former ONE Muay Thai Featherweight title challenger Pongsiri PK.Saenchaimuaythaigym and the current WBC Muaythai Super Lightweight champion Sean Clancy was announced as the main event. A kickboxing bout between Superlek Kiatmuu9 and Fahdi Khaled was announced as the co-main event. An additional fight in the ONE Super Series will feature Supergirl Jaroonsak Muaythai and Milagros Lopez at 53.7 kg catchweight. Two mixed martial arts bouts at lightweight (77 kg) were announced, pitting Abu Muslim Alikhanov vs. Pascal Jaskiewiez and Witchayakorn Niamthanom vs. Khalid Friggini. A 67.5 kg catchweight mixed martial arts fight between Prach Buapa"}, {"text": "and Brogan Stewart-Ng was announced as well. ONE Championship: A New Breed 3. ONE Championship: A New Breed 3 (also known as ONE Championship 115) was a combat sport event held by ONE Championship on August 28, 2020, at the IMPACT Arena in Bangkok, Thailand. It was first broadcast on September 18, 2020. ONE Championship: Reign of Dynasties. ONE Championship: Reign of Dynasties (also known as ONE Championship 116) was a combat sport event held by ONE Championship on October 9, 2020, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. Background. ONE: \u2018Reign of Dynasties\u2019 will be headlined by a title fight between the current ONE Muay Thai Strawweight champion Sam-A Gaiyanghadao and Josh Tonna, who is currently on a two fight win streak. The card will also feature an MMA bout between the undefeated prospect Aleksi Toivonen, and the #5 ranked flyweight Reece McLaren. Former ONE Strawweight champion Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke is scheduled to have his first fight of 2020 against Getu Hexi. This event marks ONE's return to Singapore, for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. ONE Championship: Reign of Dynasties 2. ONE Championship: Reign of Dynasties 2 (also known as ONE Championship 117)"}, {"text": "was a combat sport event held by ONE Championship on October 9, 2020, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. It was first broadcast on October 16, 2020. Background. ONE: Reign of Dynasties 2 will be headlined by a kickboxing bout between Hiroki Akimoto and Zhang Chenglong. The co-main event will feature a fight between the former three weight Lumpini Stadium champion Sagetdao Petpayathai and Zhang Chunyu. ONE Championship: Inside the Matrix. ONE Championship: Inside the Matrix (also known as ONE Championship 118: N Sang vs. De Ridder) was a combat sport event held by ONE Championship on October 30, 2020, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. Background. ONE Championship CEO Chatri Sityodtong announced, four weeks before the event, that \"Inside the Matrix\" would feature four title bouts: Aung La Nsang would attempt to defend his Middleweight title for the fourth time against the undefeated Reinier de Ridder, Christian Lee would defend his Lightweight title for the first time against the undefeated prospect Iuri Lapicus, Martin Nguyen would defend his Featherweight title against Thanh Le, and Xiong Jingnan would defend her Strawweight strap in rematch with Tiffany Teo. The event will be third in a row to"}, {"text": "take place in Singapore, following the relaxation of measures meant to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Former ONE Lightweight champion Eduard Folayang is scheduled to fight Antonio Caruso. Both fighters have most recently lost to Pieter Buist. A women's atomweight bout between Ritu Phogat and Nou Srey Pov was announced as the sixth fight on the card. ONE Championship: Inside the Matrix 2. ONE Championship: Inside the Matrix 2 (also known as ONE Championship 119) was a combat sport event held by ONE Championship on October 30, 2020, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. It was first broadcast on November 6, 2020. Background. ONE: Inside the Matrix 2 will be headlined by a welterweight title fight, as the reigning champion Kiamrian Abbasov is scheduled to defend his title for the first time against James Nakashima. In the co-main event, the #4 ranked lightweight Timofey Nastyukhin will face the #3 ranked Pieter Buist. In the remaining three MMA matches, the #4 ranked flyweight Yuya Wakamatsu is scheduled to fight Kim Kyu Sung, Eko Roni Saputra is scheduled to fight Ramon Gonzales, likewise at flyweight. The #2 ranked women's atomweight Meng Bo will face Priscilla Gaol. A catchweight muay thai bout"}, {"text": "between Joseph Lasiri and Rocky Ogden was previously scheduled for ONE: Inside the Matrix 2.However, on November 4, the bout was removed from the card and the bout was rescheduled to a future card. ONE Championship: Inside the Matrix 3. ONE Championship: Inside the Matrix 3 (also known as ONE Championship 120) was a combat sport event held by ONE Championship on October 30, 2020, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. It was first broadcast on November 13, 2020. Background. Former ONE Bantamweight champion Kevin Belingon is scheduled to fight the #5 ranked bantamweight John Lineker. The fight will serve as the event headliner. In the co-main, former ONE Flyweight champion Geje Eustaquio is scheduled to fight the former Road FC interim flyweight champion Min Jong Song. A middleweight bout between Murad Ramazanov and Hiroyuki Tetsuka was announced, as well as a flyweight bout between the #5 ranked Lito Adiwang and Hiroba Minowa. Two time ADCC champion Yuri Sim\u00f5es will fight Fan Rong. ONE Championship: Inside the Matrix 4. ONE Championship: Inside the Matrix 4 (also known as ONE Championship 121) was a combat sport event held by ONE Championship on October 30, 2020, at the Singapore Indoor"}, {"text": "Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. It was first broadcast on November 20, 2020. Background. ONE: Inside the Matrix 4 was headlined by a kickboxing bout between the former ONE Kickboxing Strawweight title challenger Wang Junguang and Aslanbek Zikreev. In the co-main event, Joseph Lasiri fought Rocky Ogden. Bruno Pucci returned from a year long layoff to face Kwon Won Il. Former Shooto Featherweight champion Ryogo Takahashi fought the undefeated prospect Yoon Chang Min. The sole WMMA bout saw Maira Mazar face Choi Jeong Yun. Although Choi was undefeated, it was her first fight in over three years. Road to ONE: Fair Fight 13. Road to ONE: Fair Fight 13 was a Kickboxing event held by ONE Championship in partnership with Fair Fight promotion, on November 28, 2020, at the Akademiya Yedinoborstv Rmk in Yekaterinburg, Russia. Background. Road to ONE 4 will be ONE Championship's first event held in Russia. A four-man tournament will be held in the 66 kg weight class, featuring Tamerlan Bashirov, Viktor Mikhailov, Vladimir Kuzmin and Maxim Petkevich. Sher Mamazulunov is scheduled to fight Dmitry Valent in a kickboxing bout at 84 kg. ONE Championship: Big Bang. ONE Championship: Big Bang (also known as ONE Championship 122) was"}, {"text": "a combat sport event held by ONE Championship on December 4, 2020, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. Background. ONE: Big Bang will be headlined by a featherweight kickboxing bout between Marat Grigorian and Ivan Kondratev. The #5 ranked featherweight Garry Tonon is scheduled to fight the former ONE Featherweight title challenger Koyomi Matsushima. Former Glory lightweight champion Marat Grigorian is scheduled to fight Ivan Kondratev, in his debut with the organization. In the sole WMMA bout, Ritu Phogat is scheduled to fight Jomary Torres. A Heavyweight bout between newcomer Amir Aliakbari and Islam Abasov was previously scheduled for ONE: Big Bang. However, on November 25, the bout was removed from the card because Abasov was arrested and detained in Moscow after a road conflict. Danny Kingad was scheduled to face Kairat Akhmatov, but Kingad was forced off the card on November 30 after one of his cornermen tested positive for COVID-19. The bout has been scrapped. As a number of fighters withdrew, several changes took place on the card. The featherweight matchup between Marat Grigorian and Ivan Kondratev was promoted to the main event. Anderson Silva replaced Roman Kryklia as Murat Aygun's opponent, and a featherweight fight"}, {"text": "between Andy Souwer and Zhang Chunyu was added. A women's atomweight MMA bout between Jihin Radzuan and Bi Nguyen was later added as well. Roman Kryklia was scheduled to defend his ONE Kickboxing Light Heavyweight title against promotional newcomer Murat Ayg\u00fcn in the ONE championship: Big Bang Headliner, but Kryklia has to withdraw from the bout when one of his coaches tested positive for COVID.Anderson Silva was pulled from a planned ONE Championship: Big Bang 2 bout with Masoud Safari, and faced Ayg\u00fcn on the ONE Championship: Big Bang card. ONE Championship: Big Bang 2. ONE Championship: Big Bang 2 (also known as ONE Championship 123) was a combat sport event held by ONE Championship on December 4, 2020, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. It was first broadcast on December 11, 2020. Background. ONE: Big Bang 2 will be headlined by a Muay Thai fight between Taiki Naito and Jonathan Haggerty. In the co-main event, Nieky Holzken will return from a year long layoff to take on Elliot Compton. Errol Zimmerman returns from a two-year hiatus from kickboxing to fight Rade Opacic. In the remaining MMA bouts, Tetsuya Yamada is scheduled to fight Kim Jae Woong, and"}, {"text": "Ali Motamed will fight Chen Rui. Masoud Safari was scheduled to face Anderson Silva, but was removed from the card when Silva stepped up to face Ayg\u00fcn on ONE Championship: Big Bang card. A welterweight fight between Agilan Thani and Tyler McGuire was later added. Road to ONE: World Siam Stadium. Road to ONE 5: WSS was a Muay Thai event held by ONE Championship in partnership with World Siam Stadium (WSS) on December 7, 2020, at the World Siam Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. Background. The event will be headlined by a fight between the reigning Rajadamnern Stadium 126 lb champion Petchpangan Teeded99 and Wanchana Nor Narisson. They have met on two previous occasions, with each fighter winning once. ONE Championship: Collision Course. ONE Championship: Collision Course (also known as ONE Championship 124) was a combat sport event held by ONE Championship on December 18, 2020, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. Background. A ONE Kickboxing Light Heavyweight Championship bout between current champion Roman Kryklia and former SUPERKOMBAT Super Cruiserweight Champion Andrei Stoica was slated to serve as the event headliner. This fight was previously postponed three times in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the Ukrainian"}, {"text": "was rescheduled for this event. On December 9, it is announced that Kryklia will defend his belt against Stoica. The Romanian will finally get his title shot but on short notice. Stoica was announced only 2 weeks before the event and at that time he had cut weight to make 95 kilogram weight class for a fight in Romania. In the co-main event, the reigning ONE Muay Thai Bantamweight champion Nong-O Gaiyanghadao will defends his title against the ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai Tournament winner Rodlek P.K. Saenchaimuaythaigym. After a 2 years hiatus the undefeated lightweight contender Lowen Tynanes will make his comeback against the former ONE Featherweight champion Marat Gafurov. The #3 ranked bantamweight Yusup Saadulaev is scheduled to fight the undefeated Troy Worthen. In the flyweight division, Xie Wei will take on Chan Rothana. ONE Championship: Collision Course 2. ONE Championship: Collision Course 2 (also known as ONE Championship 125) was a combat sport event held by ONE Championship on December 18, 2020, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. It was first broadcast on December 25, 2020. Background. ONE: Collision Course II will be headlined by a muay thai match between Jamal Yusupov and Samy Sana. In"}, {"text": "the co-main, the #3 ranked flyweight Kairat Akhmetovi is scheduled to fight Dae Hwan Kim. Road to ONE 6: WSS (Cancelled). Road to ONE 6: WSS was expected to be a Muay Thai event held by ONE Championship in partnership with World Siam Stadium (WSS) at the World Siam Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. The event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Background. The event was expected to take place at the World Siam Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand on December 25. However, on December 21, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The sixth edition of Road to ONE was supposed to be composed solely of muay thai bouts, the former WBC Muaythai 147 lb champion Luis Cajaiba and the current Lumpinee Stadium 160 lb champion Sorgraw Petchyindee was planned to headline the event."}, {"text": "Grace Parr may refer to:"}, {"text": "Leo I (or Leone) was archbishop of Ravenna from A.D. 770, following a disputed election, until his death in A.D. 777. Archbishop Leo played an important role in the arrest of Paul Afiarta and was the subject of letters from Pope Hadrian I to Charlemagne collected in the Codex Carolinus and dated from late 774. Disputed Election. Sergius, Archbishop of Ravenna, died on 8 August 769. Leo, then Archdeacon, was elected to succeed him and received official papal approval. However, the election was challenged by a layman named Michael, backed by Duke Maurice of Rimini with the support of Desiderius, King of the Lombards. Archbishop Sergius had, as argued by Thomas F. X. Noble, been loyal to the papacy in the face of conflict coming from the Lombards, or at the very least had refrained from being disloyal. The death of Sergius created an opportunity for Desiderius to bring his influence to bear upon the diocese. Louis Marie DeCormenin wrote in his history that Leo was imprisoned at Rimini by Lombard soldiers while Michael occupied the see at Ravenna. Noble's account does not include this detail. Supporters of Michael in the city of Ravenna sent requests to Pope Stephen III"}, {"text": "for his consecration as Archbishop with the bribe of gifts in return. Stephen refused and according to DeCormenin had Michael excommunicated. Leo's fortunes took a positive turn during a diplomatic mission he made to Rome in 770. There, Bertrada of Laon, the mother of Charlemagne, agreed with Pope Stephen that her son would provide assistance to resolve the dispute over Ravenna. Charlemagne sent his missus Hugbald to arrest Michael and bring him to Rome, this permitting Leo to occupy at last the see of Ravenna and begin to govern. Arrest of Paul Afiarta. In 772, following his election, Pope Hadrian I set out to remove the influence of Paul Afiarta who, during the pontificate of Stephen III, had begun moving against supporters of the murdered Christophus and his son Sergius. Hadrian reintroduced those who had been purged by Afiarta and sent him away on a diplomatic mission to Pavia. This intended to allow time for Hadrian to organise a case against him, however the mission did not reach Pavia before Desiderius launched an attack against the Papacy and captured Faenza, Ferrara, and Comacchio. Leo, following this attack, had written Hadrian to request support as Lombard forces began to pose a"}, {"text": "threat to Ravenna itself. During this chaos Hadrian decided to act against Afiarta and ordered Archbishop Leo to have him seized at Ravenna on his journey back to Rome. A tribune named Julian was sent on behalf of Hadrian to Leo at Ravenna to request this and he was captured. In a further letter Hadrian gave Leo greater details as to how he should handle Afiarta, ordering that the prisoner should be sent into exile, but Leo, having previously disputed with agents of Desiderius similar to Afiarta, wanted him executed. When papal envoys travelled to deal with Afiarta they found he was dead According to DeCormenin, Afiarta was beheaded. Conflict with Pope Hadrian I. Leo had twice now been at odds with agents of Desiderius and when the Lombard Kingdom fell to Charlemagne in 774 he was relieved of any neighbouring threat. Leo is alleged to have begun to manage the territory of his diocese personally as a new form of the exarchate. This prompted four letters written between 774 and 776 from Pope Hadrian I to Charlemagne, found collected in the Codex Carolinus. In these letters Hadrian accuses Leo of subjugating cities in Emilia and the Pentapolis under his"}, {"text": "firm control, excluding papal officials from them and from the rest of his diocese, and even placing Ravenna under his own personal government. To add greater insult Leo excused his actions by claiming that he had the permission of the Papacy to do this. Another issue that Hadrian had with Leo was that the latter had allegedly had been in contact with Charlemagne without first going through Rome. In the letter no. 53 of the Codex Carolinus, dated 775 it is suggested that Archbishop Leo had travelled to the Frankish court to meet with Charlemagne in person. By means of his correspondence with Charlemagne in 775 regarding the Leo's case, Hadrian had hoped to achieve a meeting with Charlemagne himself at Rome later that year but by November this appeared unlikely. Archbishop Leo's role in driving a wedge between the Frankish King and the Pope has been questioned by historians writing on the events. Janet Nelson wrote in her biography of Charlemagne, \"King and Emperor: A New Life of Charlemagne\", that Charlemagne had been supporting Leo's moves against the Papacy in order to strengthen his own control over the diocese. In contrast, Thomas Noble wrote that while Charlemagne was indeed"}, {"text": "disposed towards good relations with Leo, he was not an active supporter of his cause against Rome. Noble believes this friendly disposition to be a natural result of Charlemagne's initial intervention to bring Leo to bring to the episcopal throne of Ravenna."}, {"text": "Club Deportivo Elemental Fuenlabrada Promesas Vivero is a Spanish football team based in Madrid, in the autonomous community of Madrid. Founded in 1969, it plays in , holding home games at \"Campo Municipal La Aldehuela\", with a capacity of 2,000 people. History. M\u00f3stoles Balompi\u00e9 was formed in 2016, as the club took the place of CDC Comercial (club founded in 1969 and federated in 1983), who was at the time a reserve team of RCD Carabanchel. The club achieved promotion to the \"Preferente\" (fifth tier) in their first season, and promoted to Tercera Divisi\u00f3n in 2019. In late June 2019, M\u00f3stoles Balompi\u00e9 reached international attention after their president Javi Poves opted to change the club's name to Flat Earth FC, and publicly endorsed modern flat Earth beliefs. The club also moved from the Madrid suburbs of M\u00f3stoles to the city of Madrid. In December 2020, Poves resigned from his president role. The club was later renamed CD Elemental Madrid 2021. On 6 July 2021, Flat Earth was bought out by CF Fuenlabrada and became their reserve team, being renamed \"CF Fuenlabrada Promesas\" and taking their place in the new Tercera Divisi\u00f3n RFEF. The club's former B-side, CF Fuenlabrada B, became"}, {"text": "the second reserve team."}, {"text": "The Roscommon Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition between third tier football clubs in County Roscommon. The winning club (or the best placed first-team) qualifies to represent its county in the Connacht Junior Club Football Championship. The 2021 Championship was won by St Brigid's B, who defeated Padraig Pearses B in the final, by 2-14 to 0-4. Qualification for subsequent competitions. Connacht Junior Club Football Championship. The Roscommon JFC winners qualify for the Connacht Junior Club Football Championship. It is the only team from County Roscommon to qualify for this competition. The Roscommon JFC winners enter the Connacht Junior Club Football Championship at the quarter-final stage. For example, 2013 winner Fuerty qualified for the Connacht final and won that game against a Galway club, from a traditionally larger county. That was the first time this competition's winner also won the Connacht final since Tulsk did so in 2004. All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship. The Roscommon JFC winners \u2014 by winning the Connacht Junior Club Football Championship \u2014 may qualify for the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship, at which they would enter at the semi-final stage, providing they haven't been drawn to face the British champions in"}, {"text": "the quarter-finals. Venue. The final is traditionally held at ?. Roll of honour. \"*Denotes wins by club's second-team\" Records unavailable for 1929, 1934, 1936\u201338, 1941, 1946\u201347, 1949, 1951,1955, 1958, 1961\u201361, 1964, 1968\u201372, 1976, 1978\u201379, 1981"}, {"text": "The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show is a 2019 musical Christmas television special directed by Chris Howe and produced for Amazon Prime Video. The special stars country music singer Kacey Musgraves as she prepares for a Christmas party, alongside an array of celebrity guests including Dan Levy, Troye Sivan, Fred Armisen, Kendall Jenner, Camila Cabello, Lana Del Rey, Leon Bridges, James Corden, Zooey Deschanel, and the Radio City Rockettes. Synopsis. The \"Wes Anderson-inspired reimagining of the holidays\" features a mix of original songs featured on the 2016 album \"A Very Kacey Christmas\", as well as new versions of holiday classics as duets with celebrity guests. Actor and writer Dan Levy narrates Musgraves' holiday preparations, as she struggles to find her nana's Christmas tree star. Reception. The special has a 67% positive rating on review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes based on six reviews. Ellen Johnson of \"Paste\" called the special \"campy holiday fun\" and praised its musical performances, Musgraves' costumes, and its emotional resonance. Cat Zhang of \"Pitchfork\" had a more mixed reaction, criticizing its inconsistent tone and Musgraves' banter, but ultimately concluded that her \"sincerity and magnetic calm\" saved the special. Soundtrack. The show's official soundtrack was released to digital retailers"}, {"text": "on the same day of the special's release through MCA Nashville."}, {"text": "Blake Michael Taylor (born August 17, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros. Taylor was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2nd round of the 2013 MLB draft. He is a member of the Great Britain national team. Career. Taylor attended Dana Hills High School in Dana Point, California. Pittsburgh Pirates. Taylor was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2nd round, with the 51st overall selection, of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft. Taylor spent his professional debut season of 2013 with the rookie\u2013level GCL Pirates, going 0\u20132 with a 2.57 ERA over 21 innings. New York Mets. On June 14, 2014, Taylor was traded to the New York Mets as the PTBNL in a trade that had also sent Zack Thornton to the Mets, in exchange for Ike Davis. Taylor split the 2014 season between the GCL Mets and the Kingsport Mets, going a combined 4\u20131 with a 3.95 ERA over innings. In 2015, Taylor split the season between the GCL and the Brooklyn Cyclones, combining to go 0\u20130 with a 2.25 ERA over 12 innings. In 2016, Taylor"}, {"text": "made five appearances for Kingsport, going 0\u20130 with a 4.15 ERA in innings. In 2017, Taylor spent the season with the Columbia Fireflies, going 1\u20139 with a 4.94 ERA over innings. In 2018, Taylor split the season between the St. Lucie Mets and the Las Vegas 51s, going a combined 3\u20138 with a 5.40 ERA over innings. In 2019, Taylor split the season between St. Lucie, the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, and the Syracuse Mets, combining to go 2\u20133 with a 2.16 ERA over innings. Following the 2019 season, Taylor played for the Scottsdale Scorpions of the Arizona Fall League. On November 4, 2019, Taylor was added to the Mets' 40-man roster. Houston Astros. On December 5, 2019, Taylor and Kenedy Corona were traded to the Houston Astros in exchange for Jake Marisnick. On July 24, 2020, Taylor pitched a scoreless inning in his MLB debut against the Seattle Mariners. On August 17, he earned his first career save. In 2020, he was 2\u20131 with one save and a 2.18 ERA in which he pitched innings over 22 relief appearances. In 2021, he was 4\u20134 with a 3.16 ERA. In 50 relief appearances, he pitched innings. On June 4, 2022, the"}, {"text": "Astros placed Taylor on the 15-day injured list due to left elbow discomfort and transferred him to the 60-day injured list on July 1, 2022. The Astros activated Taylor on September 13, and assigned him to the Triple-A Sugar Land Space Cowboys of the Pacific Coast League. On the season, he pitched in 19 games for Houston and logged a 3.94 ERA with 9 strikeouts in 16.0 innings of work. On January 13, 2023, Taylor avoided arbitration with the Astros, agreeing to a one-year, $830K contract for the season. After beginning the year in Triple\u2013A, Taylor was designated for assignment by Houston following the waiver claim of Jake Cousins on July 31. On August 4, he was released by the Astros organization. Texas Rangers. On January 25, 2024, Taylor signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers. In 34 appearances for the Triple\u2013A Round Rock Express, he compiled a 4\u20132 record and 5.80 ERA with 40 strikeouts over innings of work. Taylor was released by the Rangers organization on August 27. International. In September 2016, Taylor was selected for Great Britain at the 2017 World Baseball Classic Qualification, qualifying via his British father."}, {"text": "Xu Shilin was the defending champion but chose to participate at the 2019 Shenzhen Longhua Open instead. Elisabetta Cocciaretto won the title, defeating Victoria Bosio in the final, 6\u20133, 6\u20134."}, {"text": "Alfred Levitt (August 15, 1894 - May 25, 2000), born Avraham Levitt in Starodub, Russian Empire, was a painter and an expert on prehistoric art who migrated to the United States in 1911 and was made a Chevalier of the Order of the Arts and Letters by the government of France for his studies of Paleolithic cave paintings. Levitt was an anarchist whose friends included radicals Emma Goldman and Jack London as well as artist Marcel Duchamp. He and his wife were close friends with artist Margret Sutton, who lived with them till they died. Twenty of his works are in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. He was also a MacDowell Colony Fellow in 1956. His papers are now in the Smithsonian Institution's Archives of American Art."}, {"text": "Real Monasterio de Santo Tom\u00e1s (Royal Monastery of St. Thomas) is a monastery of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain in Gothic style in \u00c1vila, Spain. It was founded in 1482, as a Dominican convent to honour Saint Thomas Aquinas (Tom\u00e1s de Aquino). It became the burial place of John, Prince of Asturias. Since the 1970s the monastic church has served as a parish church. The site also contains a museum of natural sciences, and a museum of oriental art. History. The Dominican monastery was commissioned by the Catholic Monarchs, Ferdinand and Isabella, with other funds from the royal treasurer and secretary Hern\u00e1n N\u00fa\u00f1ez de Arnalte and Tom\u00e1s de Torquemada, the Grand Inquisitor of the Spanish Inquisition. Building began in 1482 on a site outside the walled city, and was completed already in 1493, led by Mart\u00edn de Sol\u00f3rzano. The complex has three cloisters: The main large polyptych altarpiece in the church was painted by Pedro de Berruguete, showing scenes from the life of Thomas Aquinas. The same artist also painted \"St Dominic presiding over an Auto da Fe\" for the monastery: this work is now in the Museo del Prado. The monastery became the burial place for John, Prince of"}, {"text": "Asturias, the son of Queen Isabella I of Castile, and King Ferdinand II of Aragon. A marble monument below the main altar was designed by Domenico Fancelli. While the statue of the prince is still Gothic, the ornamented truncated pyramid on which he rests is in Renaissance style. The stalls in the choir are carved from walnut in Gothic style. Conservation. The monastery was damaged during the Napoleonic invasion, and by fires in 1699 and 1936. The monastery is protected as part of a World Heritage Site, \"Old Town of Avila and its extra muros churches\"; the monastery with a defined area of 1.02 ha is listed as one of ten \"extra muros\" churches (that is, outside the walled city) included in the site. It is also protected by the Spanish heritage listing \"Bien de Inter\u00e9s Cultural\"."}, {"text": "Mahendra Thorve is an Indian politician serving as Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Karjat Vidhan Sabha constituency as a member of Shiv Sena."}, {"text": "The 1908\u201309 NYU Violets men's basketball team represented New York University during the 1908\u201309 college men's basketball season. The head coach was Benjamin Hermes, coaching his first season with the Violets. The team finished with an overall record of 12\u20130."}, {"text": "The British 100 metres athletics champions covers four competitions; The AAA Championships were open to international athletes but those athletes were not considered the National Champion in this list if they won the relevant Championship, with the highest ranking British athlete given that title. Notes. +Lincoln Asquith finished fifth and was the leading British athlete."}, {"text": "Mahendra Dalvi is an Indian politician serving as Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Alibag Vidhan Sabha constituency as a member of Shiv Sena."}, {"text": "Belinda Bencic was the defending champion, but chose not to participate. Mayo Hibi won the title, defeating Anhelina Kalinina in the final, 6\u20132, 5\u20137, 6\u20132."}, {"text": "Damianos Giallourakis (born 15 October 1986) is a Greek professional pool player from the island of Rhodes and lives in Oslo. He is best known as the 'Jump Master' of the pool world. He is a regular player on the Euro Tour, winning his first medal at the 2019 Austria Open, reaching the semi-final before losing 9\u20136 to Joshua Filler."}, {"text": "St\u00e9phane Moreau (born 1 January 1971) is a retired French football defender. He is currently U19 coach of Nantes. Coaching career. After retiring in 2003, Moreau began his coaching career at Laval as a youth coach. In 2004, he took charge of FC Nantes's reserve team and later in 2008 the \"18 ans\" team at the club. In June 2009, Moreau returned to Laval as director of the youth sector and later also as U17 manager. In February 2019, he took charge of Laval's reserve team. After 10 years at Laval as director of the youth sector, he left the club in the summer 2019 and was hired as U17 manager for Paris Saint-Germain."}, {"text": "Asia Muhammad and Maria Sanchez were the defending champions, but chose not to participate. Olga Govortsova and Mandy Minella won the title, defeating Sophie Chang and Alexandra Mueller in the final, 6\u20133, 6\u20134."}, {"text": "Olivier Fugen (born 17 October 1970) is a retired French football defender. Honours. Club. OGC Nice"}, {"text": "This is a list of events in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Ponce is Puerto Rico's second largest city outside the San Juan metropolitan area. It is located in the southern coast of Puerto Rico, about a 75-minute drive via Autopista Las Americas or reachable via plane as a destination at the Mercedita International Airport or by cruise line at the Port of the Americas. Ponce holds numerous annual events. Only the most prominent and popular ones are listed below. Ponce events list summary table. The following table lists recurring events in Ponce by their month of occurrence. A listing sorted by any of the other fields can be obtained by clicking on the header of the field. For example, clicking on \"Year Established\" will sort events by the year when the event started. <br>"}, {"text": "Jean-Philippe Mattio (born 24 February 1965) is a retired French football defender. Career. Mattio started his career with OGC Nice."}, {"text": "Villaricos is a coastal district located in Cuevas del Almanzora, Spain. On 5 April 1863 the barque \"Candahar\" was driven ashore at Villaricos and broke in two. By 2018 it has 626 inhabitants, 335 men and 291 women. Baria, an ancient Punic and later (since 209 BC) Roman city, was found in Villaricos."}, {"text": "Quinn Gleason and Luisa Stefani were the defending champions, but Gleason chose to participate at the 2019 Henderson Tennis Open instead. Stefani partnered alongside Hayley Carter and successfully defended her title, defeating Anna Danilina and Conny Perrin in the final, 5\u20137, 6\u20133, [10\u20136]."}, {"text": "Elections to City of Lincoln Council in Lincolnshire, England, were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the Council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the Council. After the election, the composition of the council was: Election result. All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 2002 election."}, {"text": "Mecodema moniliferum is a medium-sized ground beetle endemic to the South island, New Zealand. This species is part of the monophyletic \"curvidens\" group and is found on the braided-river systems of the South Island. Diagnosis. Distinguished from other \"Mecodema\" species by having: Description. Length 14.6\u201319.5 mm, pronotal width 4.2\u20136.2 mm, elytral width 5.1\u20137.1 mm. Colour of entire body matte reddish-brown to matte black. Natural history. One of the three \"Mecodema\" species that is adapted to inhabiting the braided-river systems of Canterbury and Otago, South Island."}, {"text": "Henri Savini (born 8 May 1975) is a retired French football midfielder. Honours. Club. OGC Nice"}, {"text": "Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Gioria (born 2 September 1969) is a retired French football midfielder who is the currently assistant manager of Ligue 1 club Nice. Career. A youth product of his native club Nice since the age of 10, Gioria began his professional career with the club in 1988. He went on captain the side, and led them when they won the 1997 Coupe de France Final. He retired from professional football in 2000, after a recurring knee injury. After retirement, he returned to Nice as a physical trainer, then managed the reserves. In 2012, he was named assistant manager by Claude Puel, and has stayed in that post since. Honours. Club. OGC Nice"}, {"text": "Andrei Vittenberg (born September 30, 1965) is a Russian-born French former professional ice hockey forward. Vittenberg played in the Soviet Hockey League for Torpedo Yaroslavl before moving to France in 1991 to sign for Dragons de Rouen. In 1993, he joined Brest Albatros Hockey and played for four seasons until his retirement in 1997. During his spell in France, Vittenberg became a French citizen and played in the 1994 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships for the France national team."}, {"text": "Bruno Valencony (born 16 June 1968) is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Honours. Nice"}, {"text": "Touch the Lion's Paw is a 1975 thriller novel by the British writer Derek Lambert. The plot revolves around a major diamond heist carried out in Amsterdam. Adaptation. In 1980 it was adapted into the film \"Rough Cut\" directed by Don Siegel and starring Burt Reynolds, Lesley-Anne Down and David Niven."}, {"text": "David Marraud (born 3 August 1964) is a retired French football goalkeeper."}, {"text": "Marc Delaroche (born 18 April 1971) is a retired French football goalkeeper."}, {"text": "Richard Lecomte (born 30 March 1964) is a retired French football midfielder."}, {"text": "Yannick Baret (born 20 December 1972) is a retired French football midfielder."}, {"text": "Mychal Mulder (born June 14, 1994) is a Canadian professional basketball player who last played for the Capital City Go-Go of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Vincennes Trailblazers and the Kentucky Wildcats. Early life. Mulder is the son of Jennifer Gignac and Randy Mulder. His mother was an Executive Assistant at the local Utilities company and his father worked at General Motors before being forced to retire after a leg injury. Mulder was named after former NBA player Mychal Thompson, the father of Mulder's future Golden State teammate Klay Thompson. Mulder was raised in Windsor, Ontario, alongside an elder sister, Cynthia. He played basketball at Catholic Central High School, where he was coached by Pete Cusumano. Mulder was considered a Top 10 Canadian prospect in 2013. College career. Mulder received a single NCAA Division I scholarship offer, to play for the Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball team. Mulder opted to begin his college basketball career at Vincennes University. As a sophomore, he averaged 15.7 points and 6.4 rebounds per game, shooting 46.3 percent from behind the arc. He led the team to a 33\u20132 record, was named a JUCO All-American and was rated the 13th-best"}, {"text": "junior-college prospect by 247Sports. He then transferred to play for the Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team. He chose Kentucky over several other colleges, including Creighton, Indiana, and Wichita State. As a senior at Kentucky, Mulder made two starts and averaged 4.7 points and 1.5 rebounds in 10.6 minutes per game, shooting 40.3% from the field and a team-high 92.3% from the free throw line. Professional career. Windy City Bulls (2017\u20132019). Mulder went undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft. He was later selected ninth overall in the 2017 NBA G League draft by the Windy City Bulls. In his second season with the Bulls, Mulder posted 13.7 points, 4.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists in 32.9 minutes per game. In May 2019, Mulder was invited to the NBA G League Elite Camp. Sioux Falls Skyforce (2019\u20132020). Mulder signed with the Miami Heat on September 17, 2019. The team waived Mulder on October 15, 2019. He began the season with the Sioux Falls Skyforce. Golden State Warriors (2020\u20132021). On February 27, 2020, the Golden State Warriors announced that they had signed Mulder to a 10-day contract. He made his debut against the Los Angeles Lakers that same day. Mulder had two points and four"}, {"text": "rebounds in that game, which was a 116\u201386 loss. On March 1, 2020, Mulder had a career-high 17 points, along with two rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal in just his third game with the Warriors, a 124\u2013110 loss against the Washington Wizards. On March 7, he started against the Philadelphia 76ers - setting a new career-high 18 points and 3 assists during his last game of his first 10-day contract, a 118\u2013114 win. On March 10, after his 10-day contract expired, the Warriors signed him to a multi-year contract. On April 28, 2021, Mulder had a career-high 26 points and five rebounds in a 133\u2013103 loss against the Dallas Mavericks. On May 6, 2021, Mulder had 25 points in 20 minutes in a 118\u201397 win against the Oklahoma City Thunder. On May 14, 2021, Mulder started for the Warriors and had a new career-high of 28 points in a 125\u2013122 win against the New Orleans Pelicans. Mulder was waived near the end of training camp before the 2021\u201322 season. Orlando Magic (2021\u20132022). On October 26, 2021, the Orlando Magic signed Mulder to a two-way contract. On January 6, 2022, he was waived. Return to Sioux Falls (2022)."}, {"text": "On March 3, 2022, Mulder signed with the Sioux Falls Skyforce. Miami Heat (2022). On March 24, 2022, Mulder signed a two-way contract with the Miami Heat. On July 16, he was waived. On October 9, 2022, Mulder was re-signed by the Heat. Third stint with Skyforce (2022\u20132023). On October 24, 2022, Mulder rejoined the Sioux Falls Skyforce roster for training camp. Memphis Hustle (2023). On September 1, 2023, Mulder's rights were traded to the Memphis Hustle and on September 30, he signed with the Memphis Grizzlies. However, he was waived on October 16 and on October 30, he joined the Hustle. Capital City Go-Go (2024). On December 27, 2023, Mulder was traded to the Capital City Go-Go in exchange for DeJon Jarreau."}, {"text": "Jean-Louis Lima (born 26 August 1967) is a retired French football striker."}, {"text": "Mecodema mohi is a large-bodied (28\u201334.8 mm length; 8.4\u201311.5 mm width) ground beetle that is endemic to the Hawke's Bay, North Island, New Zealand. This species inhabits native forest fragments on the Maraetotara Plateau, and is named for its type locality, which is Mohi Bush Scenic Reserve. It is distinguishable from other \"Mecodema\" species in the area by the form of the apical portion of penis lobe, the weakly impressed and sparsely punctured vertexal groove on the back of the head. Natural history. Relatively abundant in Mohi Bush S. R. and is also found in some native bush fragments to the north and south along the Maraetotara Plateau. \"Mecodema mohi\" can be found under logs and rocks in the native forest, it is a nocturnal predator of other invertebrates on the forest floor."}, {"text": "Tamara Rowanne Vrooman, (born June 1968), is a Canadian businesswoman and civil servant. From 2007 until July 2020, she was the CEO of Vancity Credit Union. In May 2020, Vrooman left Vancity to accept a position as the president and CEO of Vancouver International Airport and the 12th chancellor of Simon Fraser University. Vrooman was British Columbia's first and youngest female deputy minister of Finance. Additionally, she was the chairperson of the Canada Infrastructure Bank from 2021 to 2024. Early life. Vrooman was born in Victoria, British Columbia, in June 1968. She attended Kamloops High School, where she played string bass for the school band. Career. In 1992, Vrooman attempted to earn a position with the British Columbia's Ministry of Finance but was rejected because her interviewers assumed she had poor mathematical skills. As a result, she enrolled at the University of Victoria where she took finance courses. Twelve years later, she became British Columbia's first and youngest female deputy minister of finance. While in this role, she won the 2007 Knowledge and Leadership Award from the Association of Women in Finance and the 2003 Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal for outstanding contributions to B.C.'s public service. She also became the"}, {"text": "first deputy minister in B.C. to take maternity leave. Vrooman stayed in her role as Deputy Minister of Finance for three years before leaving in 2007 to become CEO of Vancity Credit Union. She replaced Dave Mowat, who had held the position for seven years. The following year, Vancity became the first carbon-neutral credit union in North America. During the 2010 fiscal year, Vancity hit a financial high and Vrooman was named Canada's most powerful woman in the corporate executives category by the Women's Executive Network. By 2011, Vancity became the largest Canadian organization to adopt a living wage policy and she was appointed to sit on the Board of Vancouver Airport Authority. Vrooman received a 2011 YWCA Women of Distinction Award and was also honoured with a Distinguished Alumni Award from the UVic Alumni Association. As CEO and president of Vancity, Vrooman helped develop and chair Canada's first Schedule 1 bank focused on impact in the Greater Toronto Area, called the Vancity Community Investment Bank. In 2016, Simon Fraser University honoured her with an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws. By 2018, she was selected by the Federal Government to co-chair a panel on climate change. A year later,"}, {"text": "she was the recipient of the Order of British Columbia for \"contributing to a better quality of life in B.C. and beyond.\" She was also awarded the 2019 PEAK Award from the Association of Women in Finance. In May 2020, it was announced that Vrooman would be leaving her role at Vancity to become the new president and CEO of Vancouver International Airport, effective July 1. In June, she was named the 12th chancellor of SFU. While in these roles, she was appointed chair of the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) in January 2021. This position is a Governor in Council appointment made of the advice of the minister of infrastructure and communities. She left the CIB board in January 2024."}, {"text": "Vishaan Chakrabarti (born November, 29 1966) is an American architect and professor. He is the founder of Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU), which is an architecture firm based in New York. In 2018 he was named a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. In 2019, the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada named him an Honorary Fellow. For a period of one year, from July 2020 to September 2021, Chakrabarti served as the Dean at the College of Environmental Design at UC Berkeley. Early life and education. Chakrabarti was born in Kolkata, India in 1966. His family moved to the United States in 1968 when he was two years old. His undergraduate education was completed at Cornell University where he holds dual bachelor's degrees in Art History and Engineering. Chakrabarti attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he received his Master of Architecture degree, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he received a Master of City Planning degree. Career. He began his career at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LP in New York where he worked as an Associate Partner and Director of Urban Design. In 2003 Chakrabarti was named Director of the Manhattan Office of the New York"}, {"text": "Department of City Planning under Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Shortly after this in 2005 he served as the President of Moynihan Station Venture at The Related Companies. In 2009 he was named the Marc Holliday Professor and Director of the Master of Science in Real Estate Development program at Columbia's GSAPP. Then in 2011 he became the founding director of the Center for Urban Real Estate (CURE). From 2012 until 2015, Chakrabarti was a partner at SHoP Architects. After leaving SHop in 2015, Chakrabarti founded PAU (Practice for Architecture and Urbanism), through which he has been involved in projects such as the master plan for the site occupied by the rail yards in Sunnyside, Queens; the design for the adaptive reuse of the Domino Sugar Refinery in Brooklyn; Penn Palimpsest, a proposal for reimagining New York\u2019s Penn Station; and the design for Hobson College, a residential college at Princeton University. He also serves as Collaborating Architect with Foster + Partners for JPMorgan Chase's global headquarters at 270 Park Avenue. Chakrabarti assumed the deanship of the University of California, Berkeley\u2019s College of Environmental Design, in 2020. In September 2021 he announced he was stepping down as dean after one year, citing family"}, {"text": "health issues. Chakrabarti is an alumnus of CED\u2019s graduate architecture program and previously served as a member of the College\u2019s Dean\u2019s Advisory Council. During the Fall of 2024, Chakrabarti served as the Thomas J. Baird Visiting Critic at Cornell University College of Architecture, Art, and Planning. Awards and recognition. Chakrabarti was elected to the American Institute of Architects\u2019 College of Fellows in 2018 and was named an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) in 2019. In 2025, Chakrabarti was named the Edmund N. Bacon Urban Design Award honoree by DesignPhiladelphia for his contributions to urban design and architecture."}, {"text": "Fran\u00e7ois Calderaro (born 15 June 1964) is a retired French football striker. Whilst at \"PSG\" he played as a substitute as they won the 1993 Coupe de France Final against FC Nantes."}, {"text": "Angels in the Snow is a 1969 thriller novel by the British writer Derek Lambert. It is set amongst the western community in the Soviet capital Moscow, mainly journalists and diplomats. Lambert was working as the \"Daily Express\" correspondent in Moscow at the time and had to smuggle the manuscript back to Britain. It was a critical and commercial success."}, {"text": "St\u00e9phane Dedebant (born 17 October 1970) is a retired French football midfielder. Following a career in France, he trialled with Hearts in 2001 before retiring."}, {"text": "Ectors saga (or Hectors saga) is a medieval Icelandic romance saga. Synopsis. Kalinke and Mitchell summarise the saga thus: Composed in Iceland, presumably in the late fourteenth or early fifteenth century. Ector, a descendant of King Priam of Troy, and six knights in his service decide to separate for a year to seek adventure. The fates of the several knights are related serially. All but one of the knights are successful in their undertakings. The sixth knight, Aprival, boasts to King Troilus of Mesopotanea of the superiority of Ector and his companions, but is defeated in a tournament by Eneas, son of King Troilus. When Aprival does not return on the appointed day, Ector leads his army in search of him. Eneas is captured by Ector, but wins his freedom through the intercession of his sister Trobil, who agrees to marry Ector. Manuscripts. Kalinke and Mitchell identified the following manuscripts of the saga:"}, {"text": "Maurice E. Brooks (1908 - December 1, 1970) was an American sculptor and painter. Life. Brooks was born in 1908 in Edgewood, Nevada. He graduated from the University of Utah. Brooks was articled to sculptor Millard F. Malin, whom he assisted in designing the Mormon Battalion on the Utah State Capitol and the Sugar House Monument in Salt Lake City. Brooks designed busts as well as baptismal fonts for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Bern, London, and New Zealand. He was also a painter, and like many artists he painted scenes in Dixie, southwestern Utah. One of his paintings depicting Native Americans dancing was acquired by the Springville Museum of Art. Brooks died on December 1, 1970, in Salt Lake City, and his funeral was held at the Cathedral of the Madeleine."}, {"text": "Claude Michel (born 24 April 1971) is a retired French football midfielder. Career. Michel started his career with EA Guingamp."}, {"text": "The Benworth-Chapman Apartments and Chapman Cottages are two apartment buildings in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Benworth-Chapman Apartments building was built as Benworth Apartments by George Bowles & Sons in 1927, and designed in the Mission Revival style. Bowles sold the building to Benjamin L. Farnsworth in 1927, and Farnsworth, his wife Alice and some of their children lived in the building with their tenants. The building belonged to the Zions Bank from 1933 to 1937, when it was acquired by Clarissa G. Chapman, who renamed it Chapman Apartments. Chapman Cottages was built in 1937\u20131940. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 30, 2004."}, {"text": "J\u00f3ns saga leikara is a medieval Icelandic romance saga. Synopsis. Kalinke and Mitchell summarise the saga thus: Composed in Iceland, presumably in the fourteenth century. The saga relates the strange adventures encountered by Jon, a young knight, in Fl\u00e6mingialand. He is welcomed by the king and witnesses mysterious events during a great banquet and again the following morning, when a fierce wolf is captured. Jon requests the wolf as a parting gift, and it turns out that the beast is in reality Sigur\u00f0r, the king's son, upon whom his stepmother had placed a spell. Jon and Sigur\u00f0r become sworn brothers, and Jon marries the king's daughter. Manuscripts. Kalinke and Mitchell identified the following manuscripts of the saga:"}, {"text": "This is a list of Malawian 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 Malawi and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 have the T20I status. This list comprises all members of the Malawi 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 his first Twenty20 cap in the same match, those players are listed alphabetically by surname. Malawi played their first T20I matches during the 2019 T20 Kwacha Cup in November 2019. \"Statistics are correct as of 13 October 2024.\""}, {"text": "Dar\u00edo Yazbek Bernal (born 30 November 1990) is a Mexican actor, known for playing Juli\u00e1n in \"The House of Flowers\" on Netflix. Early life. Yazbek is the son of Sergio Yazbek and Patricia Bernal; his siblings are the actors Tamara Yazbek Bernal (sister) and Gael Garc\u00eda Bernal (half-brother). Surrounded by film from a young age, he went straight into acting. He is of Mexican and Lebanese descent."}, {"text": "Saulus saga ok Nikanors (also known as S\u00e1lus saga og Nikanors) is a medieval Icelandic romance saga. Its style is said to combine that of a romance as well as that of Sagas of Icelanders. Thematically, the saga discusses issues of power, embodied by Nikanor's sister's name, Potentiana. Synopsis. Kalinke and Mitchell summarise the saga thus: Composed in Iceland, presumably in the fourteenth century. After a duel nearly to the death as a result of a chess game at the court of the Roman emperor, Prince S\u00e1lus of Galicia and Duke Nikanor of B\u00e1r become blood brothers and are involved in a series of tremendous battles in order to obtain Potentiana, Nikanor's sister, as S\u00e1lus' bride. Nikanor ultimately marries Luneta, daughter of King Benjamin of Akaia in Grikkland. There are many classical and Biblical elements and allusions. Manuscripts. Kalinke and Mitchell identified the following manuscripts of the saga: Derived \"r\u00edmur\". Finnur Sigmundsson's catalogue of \"r\u00edmur\" lists three different \"r\u00edmur\" based on the saga which Finnur knew in manuscripts in public collections, and reports rumours of six lost \"r\u00edmur\" on the subject. The oldest is \"S\u00e1lus r\u00edmur og N\u00edkan\u00f3rs\", dated to the first half of the fifteenth century by Haukur \u00deorgeirsson;"}, {"text": "the poem comprises 593 stanzas in eleven \"r\u00edmur\" and was edited by Finnur J\u00f3nsson."}, {"text": "Carla King is a lecturer at St Patrick's College, Dublin and an author in Irish history. According to Diarmaid Ferriter, she is \"peerless in her expertise on Michael Davitt\"."}, {"text": "Love of My Loves (Spanish: Amor de mis amores) is a 2014 romantic comedy film directed by Manolo Caro. The film was produced by the Zurita's brothers company Addiction House, and Itaca Films, and it premiered on 4 September 2014 in Mexico. It stars Sandra Echeverr\u00eda, Juan Pablo Medina, Marimar Vega, Sebasti\u00e1n Zurita and Erick El\u00edas. The film is an adaptation of stage play \"Un, dos, tres por m\u00ed y todos mis amores\". The plot revolves around a woman believed to have fallen in love with a stranger who also goes to the altar, so their lives change radically."}, {"text": "32 Signal Regiment (Amalgamated from former 709 Communication Regiment and 700 Communication Squadron) is a Canadian Army primary reserve unit, part of the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals. It is the dedicated signals unit within 32 Canadian Brigade Group. The regiment exercised its Freedom of the City in Toronto in 2017. History. The regiment was established in Toronto in 1907 as the 2nd Signalling Company of the\u2014then newly established\u2014Signalling Corps. It employed semaphore flags, lamps, and heliographs. Telegraphy was still under the purview of the Canadian Engineers at the time, and as a result the 2nd Signalling Company had a detachment that paraded with the 2nd Engineer Company which was also based in Toronto. After the advent of the First World War, thirty six signallers and officers were sent to Valcartier to join the 1st Canadian Divisional Signal Company. Wartime communications were made up of telephones, runners, telegraphy, and carrier pigeons. Radio use at the time was limited. In 1919, all of the units comprising the Canadian Corps Signal Service were disbanded in Toronto. Squadrons and Training. 32 Signal Regiment is broken up into three squadrons. The regiment is divided between a detachment at Toronto's Fort York Armoury and at"}, {"text": "CFB Borden, with support elements in both locations. The unit parades on Tuesdays between 7:00 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., September to June. Exercises are conducted over one weekend each month. Military and occupational training occurs primarily in the summer, however some courses are done on a weekend basis. Enrollment in the Reserve Forces guarantees Full Time Summer Employment (FTSE) from May to August for the first four years of service. Equipment. 32 Signal Regiment uses a host of weapons, vehicles, and equipment to fulfil its mandate. The regiment uses the C22 pistol, C7A2 service rifle, and C9 light machine gun. The regiment operates numerous vehicles, including the LUVW-MilCOTS (regular and line-laying variants), the LSVW in radio pod configuration, the MSVS flatbed with the shelter SEV pod container system. Civilian vehicles are also used for non-operational tasks, including light duty crew-cab trucks, vans, and SUVs. The regiment uses various radio systems to provide communications, with over-the-air capability including HF, VHF, UHF, and satellite communications. The regiment is also capable of laying line using line trucks and installing field telephone systems. The regiment uses numerous radio, satellite, and tac-line systems to provide communications:"}, {"text": "is a Japanese actress and voice actress from Tokyo who is affiliated with the Himawari Theatre Group. She debuted as an actress in 2002, playing a role in the television series \"First Love\", and later appeared in several television series and commercials. Her first voice acting role in an anime was as the character Lulu in the anime television series \"Michiko & Hatchin\". She is known for her roles as Hifumi Takimoto in the anime television series \"New Game!\", Lynn Hughes in \"Wise Man's Grandchild\", and Koharu Nanakura in \"Aikatsu Stars!\"."}, {"text": "Arturo R\u00edos is a Mexican actor. Career. Rios is largely a theatrical actor, but has also starred in films and on television. He won the Ariel Award for Best Actor for his performance in the movie \"Fairy Tales for Sleeping Crocodiles\", taking another Best Actor nomination for \"Desiertos mares\". In theater he has participated in more than 80 works and has won two awards as best actor: one for \"El otra exilo\" and the other for \"Devastated\". He has been an actor of the National Theater Company and the Theater Experimentation Center (INBA). He was the founder of the Taller del S\u00f3tano theater group and is part of Por Piedad Teatro. He has also worked with Shadow Line Theater and Arena Theater. He has been a FONCA Fellow twice, first for playing Richard II in the Shakespeare play, and second as a Scenic Creator with Outstanding Career for the works \"The Lesson\" by Ionesco, \"Shakespeare: his Invention\" by Arturo R\u00edos, and \"The Golden Dragon\", by Roland Schimmelpfennig. Filmography. Films. R\u00edos has starred in films including: Theatre. His latest roles include:"}, {"text": "Sigrgar\u00f0s saga ok Valbrands is a medieval Icelandic romance saga. Synopsis. Kalinke and Mitchell summarise the saga thus: Composed in Iceland, presumably in the fourteenth century. Sigrgar\u00f0r, son of King Valdimar of England, obtains a magic harp from the dwarf Gestr in exchange for promising to give him his first-born son. He wins Florida, daughter of King Ptolemeus, by defeating Valbrandr, another suitor, at arms and at harp playing. Valbrandr takes revenge first by stabbing Sigrgar\u00f0r and then by killing the king in battle. Florida's two sons by Sigrgar\u00f0r are thrown into the sea, but one is rescued by a crow. King Valdimar of England frees Florida and her mother. Fifteen years later a joyful reunion takes place in England when Gestr arrives with the rescued son whom he had raised. Young Sigrgar\u00f0r avenges his father's death by killing Valbrandr. Manuscripts. Kalinke and Mitchell identified the following manuscripts of the saga: Two manuscripts are listed by Kalinke and Mitchell as containing \"Sigurgar\u00f0s saga fr\u00e6kna\" which actually contain \"Sigurgar\u00f0s saga og Valbrands\": Lbs 1496 4to (1883) and Lbs 2319 4to (1727-1729). Likewise, Handrit.is lists Lbs 4547 8vo as containing \"Sigurgar\u00f0s saga fr\u00e6kna\", also incorrectly."}, {"text": "The Yermakov Transfer is a 1974 thriller novel by the British writer Derek Lambert. The life of the Soviet President is threatened by a plan to kidnap him on the Trans-Siberian Express."}, {"text": "The following is a list of Teen Choice Award winners and nominees for Choice Movie Actor - Action. This award was first introduced in 2002."}, {"text": "The 2020 Pacific FC season was the second in the club's history, as well as second in the Canadian Premier League. In 2019, Pacific finished 5th overall, failing to qualify for the CPL Finals. On March 20, 2020, the league announced a postponement of the start of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Current squad. \"As of August 14, 2020.\" Transfers. In. Draft picks. Pacific FC selected the following players in the 2019 CPL\u2013U Sports Draft on November 11, 2019. Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. Canadian Premier League. Match times are Pacific Daylight Time (UTC\u22127). Statistics. Squad and statistics. 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His father William was an immigrant from England who converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Horspool initially worked for the railroad in Ogden, and he relocated to Salt Lake City in 1907. He worked as a civil engineer, salesman, and draftsman. By 1931, he had become a full-time painter. Horspool died in 1951 in Salt Lake City, at the age of 80, and he was buried in the Ogden City Cemetery. His work is in the permanent collection of the Springville Museum of Art in Springville, Utah."}, {"text": "This page details Northern Ireland national under-21 football team records and statistics; the most capped players, the players with the most goals, and Northern Ireland under-21's match record by opponent. Player records. Most appearances. \"Last updated after the match against on 15 October 2024.\" Top goalscorers. \"Last updated after the match against on 15 October 2024.\" Hat-tricks. The result is presented with Northern Ireland's score first. Red cards. The result is presented with Northern Ireland's score first. Performance. Performance by competition. \"Last updated after the match against on 15 October 2024.\" Performance by manager. \"Last updated after the match against on 15 October 2024.\" Performance by venue. \"Last updated after the match against on 15 October 2024.\" Performance by decade. \"Last updated after the match against on 15 October 2024.\" All-time records. Head to head records. \"Last updated after the match against on 15 October 2024.\" UEFA under-21 teams yet to play against Northern Ireland. \"Last updated after the match against on 15 October 2024.\" Competitive record. Champions Runners-up Third Place Fourth Place"}, {"text": "This is a season-by-season list of records compiled by St. Lawrence in men's ice hockey. St. Lawrence University has made twenty-two appearances in the NCAA Tournament, making the Frozen Four seven times and the championship game two times. Season-by-season results. \"Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties\" <br><br>"}, {"text": "Tar\u0131k \u00c7etin (born 8 January 1997) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Turkish S\u00fcper Lig club Fenebah\u00e7e. Club career. He began his football career at Fenerbah\u00e7e Academy and signed his first professional contract with Fenebah\u00e7e in the 2018-2019 season, then loaned to Fatih Karag\u00fcmr\u00fck. On July 17, 2019, he was traded to Rizespor along with Burak Albayrak and Mahsun \u00c7apkan in the transfer of Vedat Muriqi. On 24 July 2019, \u00c7etin signed a professional contract with \u00c7aykur Rizespor. On 1 November 2019, he made his professional debut in the S\u00fcper Lig with \u00c7aykur Rizespor in a 2\u20130 loss to Galatasaray. In November 2022, he renewed his contract with Rizespor until the end of 2024\u201325 season. On July 13, 2025, he signed a one-year contract with Fenerbah\u00e7e, where he started to play football. International career. \u00c7etin is a youth international for Turkey, having represented the U16s, U17s and U19s."}, {"text": "The Theatre Alfred Jarry was founded in January 1926 by Antonin Artaud with Robert Aron and Roger Vitrac, in Paris, France. It was influenced by Surrealism, Theatre of the Absurd and the work of Alfred Jarry. It was foundational to Artaud's theory of the Theatre of Cruelty. Though short-lived, productions were attended by an enormous range of European artists, including Arthur Adamov, Andr\u00e9 Gide, and Paul Val\u00e9ry.:249 Foundation. The theatre was a \"collaborative project\" between Antonin Artaud, Robert Aron and Roger Vitrac that \"emerged from [their] collective interests.\"\"\":77 They named the theatre after Alfred Jarry, \"a key figure in the French avant-garde known for his aggressive and biting satire of bourgeois social mores\", best known for his play \"Ubu Roi.\":77 Productions. <mapframe latitude=\"48.867764\" longitude=\"2.311935\" zoom=\"11\" width=\"268\" height=\"211\" align=\"right\" text=\"Locations of theaters where productions by The Theatre of Alfred Jarry were staged.\"> \"type\": \"FeatureCollection\", \"features\": [ \"type\": \"Feature\", \"geometry\": { \"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [ 2.298073, 48.845412 }, \"properties\": { \"name\": \"The Theatre of Grenelle\", \"marker-color\":\"2c528c\", \"marker-symbol\": \"-number-see\" }, \"type\": \"Feature\", \"geometry\": { \"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [ 2.303288, 48.865813 }, \"properties\": { \"name\": \"The Comedy of Champs-Elysees\", \"marker-color\":\"2c528c\", \"marker-symbol\": \"-number-see\" }, \"type\": \"Feature\", \"geometry\": { \"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [ 2.342259, 48.883413 },"}, {"text": "\"properties\": { \"name\": \"The Theatre of the Atelier\", \"marker-color\":\"2c528c\", \"marker-symbol\": \"-number-see\" }, \"type\": \"Feature\", \"geometry\": { \"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [ 2.301754, 48.867894 }, \"properties\": { \"name\": \"The Theatre of the Avenue\", \"marker-color\":\"2c528c\", \"marker-symbol\": \"-number-see\" </mapframe> Between June 1927 and January 1929, the Theatre Alfred Jarry staged seven productions over four seasons.\":77\" They did not have a regular space or company, which changed depending on what was available.\":78\" The theatre advertised that they would produce Artaud's play \"Jet de sang\" in their 1926\u20131927 season, but it was never mounted and was not premiered until 40 years later. Actors. The following actors performed at TAJ::43"}, {"text": "Al-Darb al-Ahmar () is a historic neighbourhood in Cairo, Egypt. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Historic Cairo. Located south of the old walled city of Cairo, originally built by the Fatimids in the 10th century, it began to urbanize largely during the 14th century in the Mamluk period. Today, al-Darb al-Ahmar is an administrative division (\"qism\") within the district of \"Wasat al-Qahira\" (Central Cairo). This division includes the area south of al-Azhar street, encompassing the southern half of the original Fatimid Cairo and what is now al-Azhar University, as well as the nearby Al-Azhar Park. History. The area south of Cairo's city walls, between Bab Zuweila and the Citadel, was initially the site of Fatimid and Ayyubid-era cemeteries. Under the prosperous reign of Sultan al-Nasir Muhammad (between 1293 and 1341) the population of the city reached its peak and the area began to be developed in earnest. The city expanded southwards and many Mamluk elites were eager to build new establishments closer to the Citadel, the seat of the sultan's power. Al-Nasir himself encouraged this development and even built some of the palaces northwest of the Citadel for his amirs (e.g. the Palace of Amir"}, {"text": "Qawsun), just as he was building his own palaces inside the Citadel. The Bab al-Wazir Cemetery also developed next to the neighbourhood at this time, just outside the old Ayyubid city walls. As a result of this period's development, most of the neighbourhood's notable historic monuments date from the 14th century. From the late 14th century onward, however, Cairo suffered from the Black Plague and its population declined and did not recover until centuries later. Nonetheless, the area did develop further during the Ottoman period. The Qasaba of Radwan Bey (now part of the Tentmakers' Street), for example, was a commercial urban complex developed in the 17th century along the old \"Qasaba\" road (now al-Mu'izz Street) and partly aimed at promoting urbanization of the area. The area received further urbanization impetus during the 19th century when Muhammad 'Ali Pasha again redeveloped the nearby Citadel as a seat of power. He granted various plots of land in al-Darb al-Ahmar to important army officers who were thus encouraged to build in the area. In 1979, al-Darb al-Ahmar was listed by UNESCO as part of the World Heritage Site of Historic Cairo. The district was a center of craftsmanship for generations, but in"}, {"text": "recent years it has suffered from the liberalization of Egypt's economy and the neighbourhood is hampered by poverty. The district also suffered heavy damage during the 1992 Cairo earthquake. The weakness of central authority has recently created problems for historic conservation, as many old houses are being demolished and replaced with modern high-rise structures. Geography and description. The neighbourhood historically consists of the area between the Citadel and Bab Zuweila. However, the modern administrative ward (\"qism\") of al-Darb al-Ahmar has different borders: it is bordered to the north by al-Azhar street, to the east by Salah Salem Road, to the south by the Khalifa district and the Cairo Citadel, and to the west by Port Said Street (or al-Khalig). The neighbourhood is centered around two or three main streets, one of which is named al-Darb al-Ahmar, giving the district its name. The southern sections of al-Darb al-Ahmar Street officially have different names, however, such as Bab al-Wazir Street (named after a former city gate). Another major street, which branches off al-Darb al-Ahmar street, is Souq al-Silah Street, which was once a market for producers of arms and armor near the Citadel. The modern Muhammad 'Ali Street (\"Shari'a Muhammad 'Ali\") also"}, {"text": "cuts across the southwestern side of the district. Demographics. In the 2017 census, the neighbourhood had about 58,489 residents, living in 14 shiakhas (census blocks): According to a 2010 report on the neighbourhood, the district includes some of the poorest households in Egypt, with unemployment as high as 60% (mostly among women) and a 45% rate of illiteracy. About 83% of the population was born locally. Present-day conservation efforts. Since around 2000, the area has been the subject of a long-running conservation and restoration program led by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, aimed at restoring and rehabilitating historic monuments within the urban fabric of the neighbourhood. Monuments that were restored include the Mausoleum complex of Khayrbek and surrounding structures, the Madrasa of Umm al-Sultan Sha'ban, the Mosque of Aslam al-Silahdar, and the Mausoleum of Tarabay al-Sharifi. The development program also involved the creation of al-Azhar Park, one of the few major green spaces in Cairo, which adjoins the neighbourhood today to the east. Historic monuments in the neighbourhood. Below is a list of some of the notable historic monuments in al-Darb al-Ahmar:"}, {"text": "Cameron Hughes (born October 9, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing with the Texas Stars in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). Personal life. Hughes was born on October 9, 1996, in Edmonton Alberta, to parents Brian and Pauline. Hughes has three younger brothers; Ryan, Liam, and Ethan, who all play ice hockey. Growing up in Edmonton, Hughes played with the Canadian Athletic Club Midget Hockey program of the Alberta Midget Hockey League (AMHL) and the Spruce Grove Saints of the Alberta Junior Hockey League. During his time in the AMHL, Hughes was drafted by the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League (WHL). Instead of joining the Broncos, he played with the Saints and tallied 31 points in 60 regular season games and 9 points in 14 playoff games as he helped the Saints to the AJHL finals. In 2014, Hughes was named to the Reebok North Division All-League Team. Later that year, he committed to play collegiate ice hockey for the Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey team. Playing career. Hughes played for the Wisconsin Badgers at the University of Wisconsin from"}, {"text": "2014 to 2018. There, he majored in agricultural and applied economics/agricultural business management. The Badgers had a disappointing 2014\u201315 season and began the year with the second-worst record amongst the 59 schools competing in NCAA Division I. As a result, during the winter break, Hughes debated joining the Broncos in the WHL instead of returning to college. However, he returned to the University of Wisconsin and finished the season with three goals and 10 assists for 13 points through 34 games. Following his freshman season, Hughes was ranked 196th overall amongst North American skaters by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau. He was eventually drafted 165th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 2015 NHL entry draft. After attending their development camp, Hughes returned to Wisconsin for his sophomore season. During the offseason following his sophomore season, Hughes participated in the Bruins' 2016 Development Camp. Upon returning to the Badgers, Hughes tallied a 12-game point streak which tied the programs longest streak record. At the conclusion of his junior season, Hughes had tallied a team-high seven goals and 25 assists, earning him the teams' Fenton Kelsey Jr.-Mike Richter Most Competitive Award. He was also appointed team captain for the 2017\u201318 season."}, {"text": "Prior to returning for his senior season, Hughes underwent shoulder surgery during the offseason and spent the first three weeks participating in limited team practices. On March 10, 2018, Hughes concluded his collegiate career by signing an entry-level contract with the Boston Bruins. Professional. Hughes made his NHL debut with the on November 4, 2019, during a game against the Pittsburgh Penguins as a replacement for fourth-liner David Backes. On July 7, 2021, Hughes signed a one-year, two-way contract extension to remain with the Bruins organization. As a free agent from the Bruins after parts of five seasons, Hughes signed a two-year, two-way contract with the Seattle Kraken on July 13, 2022. Hughes scored the first ever goal at the Coachella Valley Firebirds' home arena, Acrisure Arena, on December 18, 2022. Hughes would also be part of a Firebirds team that made it to the Calder Cup final in their inaugural season, before they fell to the Hershey Bears in seven games. On July 1, 2024, Hughes signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the Dallas Stars for the season."}, {"text": "Annie Williams (c. 1860\u20131943) was a British suffragette, organiser for the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU), imprisoned twice and awarded a Hunger Strike Medal. She was involved in a same-sex partnership with fellow activist Lettice Floyd, but not allowed to write to her in prison. Life. Annie Williams, described as Cornish, taught in local authority schools, becoming a headmistress at Crantock Public Elementary School in Newquay, before joining the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) in 1907. In 1908, Williams spent her school summer break working for the organisation in Bristol and met Lettice Floyd. At the start of the 1908 school term, Williams returned to teaching in Cornwall, but attended a WSPU \"At Home\" gathering in Plymouth in November. On 14 May 1909, Williams had a poem in the newspaper \"Votes for Women\". At the end of that semester, she stopped teaching and became a full-time WSPU organiser. Williams's sister Edith also joined the WSPU and later took over the Cornwall branch in 1913; Williams's mailing address was care of her sister at Glanafon, Devoran, Cornwall. Williams's relationship with Lettice Floyd lasted until the latter's death and Williams inherited \u00a33000 and a \u00a3300 annuity. Suffrage activism. On 29"}, {"text": "June 1909, Williams was part of the protest at the House of Commons, was arrested and subsequently released. In August, she was speaking for WSPU at Canford Park, Dorset, when attacked by the mob. From 1910 to 1911, Williams was in Newcastle organising for the by-election campaign, Lettice Floyd moved up from the Midlands to be with her. Williams opened a WSPU shop in February 1910 at 77 Blackett Street, Newcastle, and she spoke at events for the Co-operative Women's Guild and noted that in Newcastle \"Co-operative women are very keen to know about 'Votes for Women. Williams was then replaced by Laura Ainsworth and moved on to be WPSU organiser for Huddersfield and Halifax before in 1912 and 1913 becoming WSPU Wales organiser, based at 27 Charles Street, Cardiff. Williams and others organised various holiday campaigns in seaside resorts and other areas, such as the Rhondda, which Williams described as \"a unique opportunity for coming into touch with the typical Welsh collier and his surroundings\". These trips also allowed Williams \"time for hill climbing, for enjoying the wide views of hill and dale, and for drinking in life-giving air\". Williams wrote \"historic Tonypandy\" could not \"object to militant methods!\"\u2014referring"}, {"text": "to the miners' riots there earlier in 1911. In March 1912, with Lettice Floyd, Williams was one of the 200 or more WSPU members organised to be smashing windows, as Parliament was considering (and rejected) the Conciliation Bill (to give some women the vote), and was sentenced to one month in Holloway prison. Williams and Lettice Floyd took part in the hunger strike and both were forcibly fed. Williams and Lettice Floyd were among the 100 suffragettes who were honoured, awarded the WSPU Hunger Strike Medal, \"for Valour\" Up to November 1912, Emily Davison had been helping Lettice Floyd and Williams at their open air meetings before travelling by train to Aberdeen to accost the Prime Minister Lloyd-George. In January 1914, Williams visited Christabel Pankhurst, who was in self-imposed exile in Paris. In July 1914, Williams spoke in Batheaston, near Bristol, at a WSPU garden party for the Tollemache sisters. Relationship and later life. The same-sex relationship between Williams and Lettice Floyd was open, and lasted from 1908 to the latter's death in 1934. In November 1908, Williams wrote from Cranlock, Newquay, to Lettice Floyd, who was then serving a sentence in Holloway Prison, London, but the letter was returned"}, {"text": "as the prison governor said she was \"not entitled\" to receive it. At the start of World War One, when the suffragettes called off their activism campaign, Williams and Lettice Floyd moved from Cardiff to Berkswell, near Coventry, and their relationship continued. In 1920 they helped start the Women's Institute there. Williams was president of the institute 1926\u201330 and 1933\u201334. She was at Lettice Floyd's side when she died in hospital in Birmingham after surgery in 1934. Williams inherited from Lettice Floyd's will \u00a33000 and annual income of \u00a3300. Williams died in 1943."}, {"text": "Talbott Vineyards is an estate winery in Monterey County, California that specializes in the Burgundy varietals of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. History. In 1982, the winery was founded in Carmel Valley by Robb Talbott and his father, Robert Talbott Sr. Vineyards. Talbott sources from two vineyards, Diamond T and Sleepy Hollow. The Diamond T Vineyard was planted by the Talbotts in 1982 with chardonnay on a mountaintop in Carmel Valley. Sleepy Hollow was first planted in 1972 in the Santa Lucia Highlands, and has a mix of pinot noir and chardonnay. The Sleepy Hollow Vineyard was purchased by Talbott in 1994, enabling them to produce wines exclusively from grapes grown on land owned by them\u2014making Talbott an estate winery. Reception. Talbott's 1990 Sleepy Hollow Chardonnay was awarded a 100-point score by Wine Spectator in a retrospective tasting in 1997."}, {"text": "Kuledibi (\"foot of the tower\" in Turkish) is a quarter of \u0130stanbul's Beyo\u011flu district. The term is generally used to describe the surrounding areas around the Galata Tower. The region extends to the streets parallel to Voyvoda Street in the south, Ok\u00e7u Musa Street in the west (forming the upper part of Bankalar Caddesi), Y\u00fcksek Kald\u0131r\u0131m Street in the east, T\u0131marc\u0131 Street and \u015eahkulu Street in the north. Palazzo del Comune (Ceneviz Saray\u0131), which was built in 1316 and served as the administrative center of the Genoese colony in \u0130stanbul is one of the main buildings in Kuledibi quarter. Sankt Georg Church, Hospital and School (Avusturya Lisesi), Church of SS Peter and Paul, \u015eehsuvar Bey Masjid and Beyo\u011flu G\u00f6z E\u011fitim ve Ara\u015ft\u0131rma Hastanesi are other major structures around Galata Tower. Architecture of Kuledibi, especially buildings that was constructed before 20th century, exhibits varying degrees of influence from Italian Levantines that were living in \u0130stanbul at the time. Kuledibi, which was called \"La Kula\" (\"The Tower\") by Judeo-Spanish speakers, had a dense Jewish population until the 1950s. Neve Shalom Synagogue and Terziler Synagogue are the two temples that still serve the \u0130stanbul's Jewish community. The Camondo Steps, a pedestrian stairway designed"}, {"text": "with a unique mix of the Neo-Baroque and early Art Nouveau styles was also built by Ottoman-Venetian Jewish banker Abraham Salomon Camondo."}]