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Nicolas Ruyssen
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Ruyssen returned to France in 1814. In Hazebrouck, he restored several paintings and donated some canvases to the church of Saint Eloi in Hazebrouck. Five of his paintings are kept in the Augustins Museum in Hazebrouck.
In 1819, he bought the ruins of the former hermitage of the Hospital Brothers of St. Anthony on the Mont des Cats to found a school. He had the buildings restored and in 1821, opened a boarding school there with the help of the Brothers of the Christian Schools of Saint-Omer. He soon had a hundred pupils but at his age, it was too heavy a burden. In 1825, he contacted the Trappist Abbey of Notre Dame du Gard. Eight Trappist monks arrived on 26 January 1826 and founded the Mont des Cats abbey.
A few months after the arrival of the monks, Ruyssen died from apoplexy in his home in Godewaersvelde on 7 May 1826. Other sources wrongly reported 17 May or 8 May. In his will, Ruyssen included a clause requiring the monks to teach Flemish, French and the principles of religion to the children of the neighbourhood. He was buried in the oratory of the monastery. When the new monastery was built, his body was transferred to the Mont des Cats abbey church.
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Bothrops mattogrossensis
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Bothrops mattogrossensis, also known as Boca-de-Sapo, Jararaca, and Jararaca-Pintada in Portuguese, is a species of pit viper from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Peru. As with all vipers, they are venomous. It has been mistaken for a subspecies of Bothrops neuweidi.
Description
Bothrops mattogrossensis has a unique colouring of its supralabial scales, with them either being uniform or displaying large dark markings which take up 50% of the supralabials and always meet under the eye. Its body also displays large dark markings, and its head displays stripes around the eyes.
Diet
Bothrops mattogrossensis is known to eat mammals, frogs, lizards, other snakes, and centipedes, giving it a varied diet compared to other pit vipers such as B. neuweidi.
Scientific naming
The name mattogrossensis comes from the name of the area the species was first found in, Mato Grosso. Amaral misspelt the area name as Matto-Grosso in his paper, and so the "proper" name is believed to be matogrossensis. However, the original spelling is the official name and so it is expected to be spelt as such in official papers.
Reproduction
Bothrops mattogrossensis reproduces sexually and is ovoviviparous.
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Johannes Hendrik Thiel
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Teaching
In the first phase of his academic work, Thiel focussed on ancient Greek legal sources. Later, he focussed on ancient biographies, especially the lives of Roman emperors. The third phase of his academic work was dedicated to Roman naval history. Two parts of his incomplete main work were published: Studies on the history of Roman sea-power in republican times (1946) and A history of Roman sea-power before the second Punic war (1954).
Personality
Thiel was very shy and, even after 40 years of teaching, he still found it difficult to enter the lecture theatre every time. He set high standards for himself and his fellow human beings and could quickly become angry at signs of laziness, but without hatred. For him, conviction, commitment and personality were central characteristics of the historian or scientist. He therefore saw the scientist as a lone actor; he did not believe in teamwork.
Despite his personal distance from his contemporaries, he was extremely popular and respected by secondary school pupils and college students, who, according to his obituary, were almost ‘lyrical’ about his way of lecturing. In the early 1960s, fellow historians may have turned up their noses at his statement that if he had lived in Julius Caesar's time, he would have joined his murderers ‘to give him his due’ - but this won him the respect and affection of the students.
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Jan Valta
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Work on Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Valta began working on the soundtrack for KCD with Adam Sporka in the summer of 2014 for the alpha teaser trailer. A major theme of KCD, which takes place in 1400s Bohemia, was an attempt to be historically accurate "as much as possible." According to Dr. James Cook, there is not much extant early music from the place and time period, where Mensural notation was only just beginning to come into use. This makes it difficult to simply reuse existing medieval scores from that time period, with Cook noting about 19 possible works that could be used. Such a possibility is additionally complicated by the usage of adaptive music in video games, which requires works to be specifically composed to transition in line with different possible game states. Valta sought to convey a sense believable medievalness and keep a consistent theme throughout the track. Cook describes the historical accuracy of the soundtrack as varying depending on the context, with the monastic chants being the most "recognizably medievalist." Cook notes that the term "authenticity" has "become a dirty word" within historical music scholarship, and suggests that Valta's work could help it be "re-habilitated."
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PV Coonawarra
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In 1953, due to a planned lowering of river levels, the Coonawarra left Echuca for Renmark, planning to operate from its new home for at least two years. At the time, it was the first passenger paddle vessel to travel from Echuca to Mildura since August 1937. She berthed at Renmark on November 16, following which she undertook a weekly run to Waikerie and back. The Coonawarra again relocated to Mildura in November of 1954, to operate weekly trips between Mildura and Renmark, in hoping to "re-capture the NSW trade", noting the lack of interest in a new river boat in South Australia.
By the 1960s, the Coonawarra was operating out of Murray Bridge, conducting trips to Blanchetown, and later 5-day return cruises to Morgan, which continued into the 1970s. In 1981, the PV Coonawarra was purchased by Alby Pointon, returning to Mildura, where she remains to the present day. By 1986, the vessel had resumed regular weekend, three-day, and five-day cruises, accommodating up to 42 passengers. In 1988, while at Goolwa, South Australia, the Coonawarra competed in a paddleboat race against the PS Rothbury, PS Mayflower, PS Impulse, and PV Murray River Queen, finishing in third place. The vessel made a brief return to Echuca in 1990, as part of its 40th anniversary cruise.
Today, the Coonawarra is privately owned, moored in Mildura overlooking the wharf and weir. As a static motel, she boasts 16 air-conditioned cabins, each with an ensuite.
Particulars
The Coonawarra is powered by twin diesel engines, allowing to 'split' the directions of the paddle wheels.
The 15ft paddle wheels of the Coonawarra were sourced from the wreck of the PS Excelsior, while the paddle shaft was sourced from the burnt wreck of the PS Murrumbidgee.
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Roxolana Roslak
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Roxolana Roslak (; born 10 February 1940) is a Ukrainian soprano singer.
Biography
Roxolana Roslak was born on 10 February 1940 in Chortkiv, now Chortkiv urban hromada, Chortkiv Raion, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine.
From 1948 she lived in Edmonton, Canada. In 1964, Roslak graduate of the Royal Conservatory and the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto.
Career
From 1963, she has been a soloist with the Canadian Opera Company and the Toronto Regional Concert Bureau, and a lecturer at the RCMT in Toronto (from 1986).
Roslak has performed at opera houses in Germany (Munich, Düsseldorf), Great Britain (Royal Opera House, London; Shakespeare festival, Stratford-upon-Avon), and Switzerland (Geneva).
Roslak gave concerts in Canada and the United States (1978 – a large tour of the American continent; including in Lincoln Center, New York City); her repertoire includes works by Antonio Vivaldi, Claude Debussy, and Ukrainian folk songs. She has recorded several albums in the USA.
Opera parts:
1963: Modiste, Der Rosenkavalier
1963, 1975: Marguerite, Somers' Louis Riel
1968: Musetta, La Bohème
1970: Donna Elvira, Don Giovanni
1970, 1979: Micaëla, Carmen
1978: Agnes Sorel, Jeanne d'Arc
1979: la comtesse, Les Noces de Figaro
1982: Alice Ford, Falstaff
Awards
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Tola Wewe (born 1959) is a Nigerian artist.
Early life and education
Wewe was born in Okitipupa, Ondo State in 1959. In 1983, Wewe graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the department of Fine Art from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University). He got a Masters of Arts degree in African Visual Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1986.
Career and art style
Wewe taught fine art at the Teachers College Igboegunrin in Ondo, lectured at Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo, was a senior artist at the Daily Times of Nigeria, and the general manager of the Signature Art Gallery in Lagos before becoming a full-time practicing artist in 1995.
Wewe's works draw inspiration from his master's research on the Ijaw water spirit mask and the traditional Yoruba society, folklore and mythology. He is a part of Ona movement, a group of artists, scholars and critics committed to the exploration, interpretation and adaptation of traditional Yoruba symbols, motifs and concepts.
He is frequent collaborator with Nike Davies-Okundaye. Gbolahan Ayoola worked as Wewe's studio apprentice. In Prof. Moyo Okediji published a 149-page book, "Metamodern Vision of Tola Wewe" to commemorate Wewe's work. Wewe's work is also part of the art collection owned by Nigeria's largest private art collector Yemisi Adedoyin Shyllon.
Iye Boabo
In 1989, Tola Wewe's painting titled "Iye Boabo" was stolen along with other works from the apartment of fellow artist Moyo Okediji at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. The stolen artworks included pieces by Kunle Filani and Tunde Nasiru. The theft went unnoticed for years due to limited communication means at the time.
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Murellen mountains, Murellen gorge and Schanzenwald forest
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The Murellenberge, the Murellenschlucht and the Schanzenwald are a hilly landscape formed during the Weichselian Ice Age in the Berlin district of Ruhleben in the Westend part of the District of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf. The area is located to the west of the Olympic site. The largest part of the upslope and terminal moraine landscape is designated as nature reserve Murellenschlucht und Schanzenwald, which is part of the biotope network Fließwiese Ruhleben, Tiefwerder Wiesen and Grunewald. About 1.5 kilometers northeast of the area (from Murellenberg) is the natural monument Murellenteich.
The Murellenberge (often referred to as 'Murellenberg', formerly: Morellenberge) are part of the Teltownordband, which forms the northernmost spur of the Teltow plateau to the Berliner Urstromtal. The connection of the original natural area was largely lost due to urban development. The up to 62 meter high mountains and the up to 30 meter incised basin have a diverse and endangered flora and fauna, especially in their dry grassland areas. Used as a military and police area for over 150 years, the forest stands in the Schanzenwald were able to develop almost undisturbed. The Waldbühne was built in the eastern part of the ravine in 1936 under the direction of the architect Werner March. The National Socialists set up an execution site in the mountains for deserters and so-called "wehrkraftzersetzer". The Installation Memorial to the Murdered by Nazi Military Justice on the Murellenberg by the artist Patricia Pisani from 2002 commemorates the victims.
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Geologically, the Murellenberge and the Grunewald belong to the Teltow plateau, which ends to the west in the Havel lowlands and to the north in the Berlin glacial valley, through which the Spree flows. The Havel separates the soft glacial Teltow plateau from the Nauener Platte to the northwest with Gatow and parts of Wilhelmstadt. The Spreeniederung separates the plateau from the Barnim. While the ground moraine plateau of the Teltow is largely shallow and dominated by boulder clay, the Grunewald is dominated by exceptionally thick (20 meters and more) meltwater sands from the advance phase of the inland ice. In the area around Schildhorn, the Pichelsberg and the Murellenberge, the advancing ice has also severely compressed (disturbed) the sands, so that a relief of a thrust/terminal moraine determines the landscape here. The northern edge of the Teltow runs northwards from the Murellenberge along the Murellenschlucht gorge and turns north-east shortly after reaching the Ruhleben meadow. It runs around the Murellenteich pond and continues over the former Spandauer Spitze at the former Spandauer Bock and the Ruhwaldpark to the steep slope above the Fürstenbrunn mineral water spring. At this point, south of today's Rohrdammbrücke, the Teltow plateau reaches its northernmost point. The Teltowkante then bends to the southeast along the Schlossgarten Charlottenburg.
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Today's dry valley Murellen Gorge is a former dead ice channel that cuts up to 30 meters deep into the hilly landscape. The gorge, which is up to 100 meters wide, runs along the southern edge of the entire area and separated the Murellenberge from the Pichelsberg, which, like the Murellenberge, has a height of 62 meters and is almost completely built over today. To the west, the Drainage channel originally stretched across the Havel valley arm Hohler Weg to the Stößensee. In the other direction, it bends to the north and continues in the Verlandungsmoor and nature conservation and Natura 2000 area Fließwiese Ruhleben. The Schanzenwald forest to the northwest is already part of the valley sand area of the Spreeniederung in the Urstromtal.
Boulders
Numerous erratic boulders bear witness to the landscape-shaping power of the ice in the Murellenberge. Two of the erratic blocks are protected as natural monuments (NDM) under protection: one is in the Murellen Gorge (NDM VII-6F), the other (NDM VII-5F) was moved from the Murellen Gorge to the meadow at the southern exit of the Ruhleben subway station in 1968. While the boulders of the gorge and the mountains are otherwise mainly made of granite, the stone at the station is made of gray, medium-grained sandstone (so-called lignite quartzite). As debris made of this soft material usually has a maximum head size after drifting from Scandinavia, the approximately 1.2 m3 boulder cannot have traveled such a long way, unlike granite or gneiss boulders. Experts therefore suspect the region around Stettin or Bad Freienwalde as the place of origin. Its dimensions are 1 m × 1 m × 1.2 m and those of the boulder in the ravine, which is probably made of biotite gneiss or alkali granite, 1.5 m × 1.5 m × 1 m.
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At the inauguration of the installation on May 8, 2002, Ludwig Baumann, Wehrmacht deserter and chairman of the Federal Association of Victims of National Socialist Military Justice, introduced his speech with a quote from Hitler: "The soldier can die, the deserter must die."
Criticism: Second-class commemoration
In his inauguration speech for the memorial, Ludwig Baumann criticized the fact that commemoration at the authentic site was not possible. Baumann pointed out that the location at the ammunition depot was still part of the fenced-in police area. However, the site was visible from the memorial path, as it was located in the extreme south-eastern corner of the training area close to the fence. Initiatives to make the site accessible were initially thwarted by the Senate Department of the Interior. Lothar Eberhardt, who has been a critical observer of Nazi remembrance work for years, describes the memorial as second-class remembrance. Instead of Wolfgang Göschel's design being realized on the path to the Waldbühne, which was clearly visible to many, the Senate opted for memorials that were "hidden in the forest". In response to this criticism, there is another traffic mirror in the Urban space at the former Reichskriegsgericht building and refers to the memorial sign on the Murellenberg.
In the meantime, the entire area of the former ammunition depot up to the fence of the Fighting City has been completely cleared, renaturalized and opened to the public. The previously inaccessible Wehrmacht firing range is now accessible to everyone. From the Schanzenwald forest via the southern part of the Große Schießwiese, the area has also been made accessible by an additional path from this side.
Nature conservation, flora and fauna
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The ramparts of the former shooting ranges structure the redoubt forest, in which biotope qualities have been able to develop relatively undisturbed due to over 150 years of enclosure. Pine and oak stands, some specimens around 300 years old, characterize the forest and the forest areas of the Murellenberge. Sparse English oaks and birchs provide a more open feel. Also noteworthy are some very old common weeping cherrys and the old oak avenue of the former post road. Common robinia crown the crests of some of the mounds. The age structure is very mixed and the stands are characterized by a strong horizontal layering (herb, shrub, tree layer). "This clearly distinguishes this area from the tree stands of the Grunewald, which were predominantly afforested and are so-called age-class stands. The diversity of habitats for native fauna is significantly lower there, as is the number of species." There is also a high proportion of deadwood, which is of great importance for biocoenoses in the bark, in the wood, in tree hollows and in special structures such as sap flows or burns. Many insect species, such as ants, hymenoptera and butterflies find their habitat niche here. The majority of wasp and bee species depend on the decay and decomposition phases of old and dead wood.
Fauna
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Inventory studies of the Zoological Institute at the Free University of Berlin revealed that 97 different flying insect species, 57 of which are rare or endangered, and eleven rare butterfly species are native to the structurally rich biotope. Hymenoptera in particular, which build their nests in the ground and are dependent on dry, warm locations, find ideal conditions here. These include digger wasps such as the beewolf, which catches honeybees as food for its larvas and immobilizes them with a sting using a fast-acting venom. Other cuckoo wasps and also social parasites such as cuckoo bumblebees, which have their young raised by other bumblebees, live in the area. There are also cuckoo bee species such as wasp bees or blood bees, as well as silk bees, furrow bees and recluse bees such as cone bees. All wild bees and bumblebees are protected under the BArtSchV. There are various wasps from the family of stinging wasps, including the German wasp, Saxon wasp and common wasp and the unjustly feared hornet, which is specially protected under the BArtSchV, although it is not on the Red List in Berlin as endangered. Arachnids and beetles are represented in large numbers. It is noteworthy that the Brandenburg Red List lists a now extinct/vanished water beetle that was recorded at the Elsgraben in 1921: the hook beetle Dryops smilaris Bollow, a typical inhabitant of running water.
The old-growth forests are also used by cavity-nesting birds for their nests. A total of 65 bird species are native to the area. The forest is dominated by songbirds and the occasional knocking of a great spotted woodpecker can be heard. In 1999, ornithologists discovered a breeding pair of Common Rail at the Murellenteich pond, which is on the Red List in the early warning stage (as of 2006). From the class of reptiles, the slow worm and the sand lizard are represented. Furthermore, wild boars, roe deers, red foxes and small mammals such as the wood shrew colonize the Murellenberge, the Murellenschlucht and the Schanzenwald.
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Church of St Peter, Draycott
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St Peter's Church is an Anglican parish church in Draycott, Somerset, England. It dates from 1861. Designed by Charles Edmund Giles, the church is a Grade II listed building. It holds a notable font by the celebrated Victorian art-architect William Burges, which the church controversially attempted to sell in 2006.
History and description
The church was designed by Charles Edmund Giles and consecrated in 1861. The building stone is rubble, known locally as 'Draycott Marble', a dolomitic conglomerate quarried nearby. The church is in a simple Early English revival style. Historic England's listing record describes it as "competent", while Pevsner considers it "modest". The interior contains a rood screen fashioned in wrought iron. It is later in date than the church and Historic England suggests that the designer may have been George Fellowes Prynne.
The church is an active parish church in the benefice of Cheddar, Draycott and Rodney Stoke.
Burges font
The church's most notable feature is its font by William Burges. In his study, Anti-Ugly, the architectural historian Gavin Stamp described it as "the one object that makes [St. Peter's] interesting". It is uncertain how the font came to St Peter's. Recent research confirms that it was made for the Rev. John Augustus Yatman, a patron for whom Burges undertook a number of West Country–based commissions. The font's size suggests that it was not originally designed for St Peter's. It is possible that the original intended site was the Church of St James, Winscombe, where Burges reconstructed the chancel in 1863–64. It is attributed to Burges on stylistic grounds, and on the basis of a sketch in his notebooks. The style is Romanesque. It was likely sculpted by Thomas Nicholls. The faces of the font depict the Four Ages of Man, a design Burges subsequently reused at St Mary's, Studley Royal, in Yorkshire, and at his own London home, The Tower House.
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Uzbeks in Japan
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Uzbeks in Japan consist of ethnic Uzbek people that were born in or have immigrated to Japan. As of December 2023, there were 6,591 Uzbeks living in Japan.
History
The first Uzbeks settled to Japan during the Soviet-era in the 1970s, where most of them worked in factories.
Since the independence of Uzbekistan, the population of Uzbeks in Japan grew rapidly. From only 184 Uzbeks in 2000, the number of Uzbeks in Japan grew close to 4,000 in 2018, making it one of the fastest growing foreign population in Japan. It is also the largest Central Asian and the second largest community from former Soviet Union after Russia. It also make the fifth largest Muslim community in Japan after Indonesia, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Malaysia. Many Uzbeks are students or factory and restaurant workers, as well as those working as translators for Russians. There are also a few Japanese-Uzbek non-profit organisations made by Uzbek community and Japanese volunteers.
Notable people
ANoRA, Uzbek-born Japanese singer
Timur Dadabaev, Uzbek-born researcher, studied at Tsukuba University
Arfiya Eri, Japanese politician with Uzbek-Uyghur background
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Siege of Vilnius (1390)
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Higher and Lower Castles
Although the attack on the Crooked Castle was successful, attacks on the Lower and Higher Castles were marked by difficulties. Johann von Posilge once again notes that "the other castles were well supplied with flying firearms and crossbows, and in such a hostile manner that the soldiers besieging them, short of two days, for five weeks, weren't able to able to conquer any of them." The attackers managed to burn down the gates of the Lower Castle and partially destroy the Higher Castle tower, however, the defenders were able to quickly fill the breaches with dung and dirt.
Retreat
During the siege, trade continued between the attackers and defenders; food was brought to the Teutonic soldiers by Vytautas's army. However, as the coalition feared suffering heavy losses and depleting supplies, as well as the deterioration of the roads due to the approaching autumn, they decided to retreat. Grandmaster Konrad von Wallenrode, in a letter to the Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV, notes that the retreat was due to the increasing bad weather.
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The Sengsengebirge mountains are a folded mountain range in the Upper Austrian Pre-Alps and is part of the Northern Limestone Alps. The heavily karstified mountain range consists mainly of Wetterstein limestone, drains mostly underground and is criss-crossed by several large caves, including the Klarahöhle with a length of over 31 kilometers. The highest elevation is the Hohe Nock at . A large part of the Sengsengebirge has been a nature reserve since 1976 and has been integrated into the Kalkalpen National Park since 1997.
The name can be traced back to the extensive use of its forests in the Middle Ages by scythe forges, of which only a few remain today. The farmers of the region used the manorial forests, which today are mostly managed by the Austrian Federal Forests, for the production of charcoal. Until the 19th century, a large number of mountain pastures were used for mountain farming. The Sengsengebirge was developed for tourism at the beginning of the 20th century and offers a variety of opportunities for hiking, snowshoe and ski tours and some climbing routes.
Geography
The Sengsengebirge has a maximum extension between the Steyr in the west and the Krummen Steyrling in the east of 20 km and from north to south of 6 km; it covers a total area of about 75 km².The western border is formed by the upper Steyrtal near Klaus an der Pyhrnbahn and St. Pankraz. South of the confluence of the Hinterer Rettenbach with the Teichl to the Haslersgatter is the Windischgarstner Becken. The Krumme Steyrling to Bodinggraben forms the eastern border and separates the Sengsengebirge from the Reichraminger Hintergebirge. The northern border runs from Bodinggraben via the Ramsau-Molln shooting range to the Steyr. Administratively, the Sengsengebirge is located entirely in the district of Kirchdorf. The municipalities of Molln, Rosenau am Hengstpaß, Roßleithen and St. Pankraz have a share in the Sengsengebirge (in alphabetical order).
Geomorphology
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The deep karstified Wetterstein limestone drains underground. There are therefore no lakes or streams in the higher areas. The drainage of the Karststock is mainly to the south via the two karst springs of Vorderem Rettenbach (Teufelskirche) with an average filling of 1028 l/s and Hinterem Rettenbach with an average fillingof 1100 l/s. At 1600 at, the Merkensteinbründl on the slope of the Gamsplan is the highest spring outlet in the Sengsengebirge. There are only a few small stillwaters in the Sengsengebirge, including the two Feichtau lakes at 1400 at altitude north below the Seehagelmauer. The smaller lake has neither inflow nor outflow and is classified as a Weiher. The larger of the two Feichtau lakes is fed by a watercourse at 1510 at and is fed by a perennial spring. The water of the two spring branches, which are strong for the altitude, probably comes from the Rauhwacke of the Lunz strata that form the walls here. To the east of the Feichtau lakes lies the Herzerlsee, a moorland lake.
Caves
The Wetterstein limestone, which is easy to karstify, offers favorable conditions for cave formation in combination with the remaining interface structure. As of 2019, 77 caves are listed in cadastral group 1651 (Sengsengebirge) of the Austrian Cave Register. Most cave entrances lie between a height of 1300 m to 1600 m They are mostly shaft-like caves, only a few have a pronounced horizontal extension. With a measured length of 31,086 m, the Klarahöhle (Cat.No. 1651/xx) is the longest cave in the Sengsengebirge and the eleventh longest cave in Austria. Below the Rettenbachhöhle (Cat.No. 1651/1), the so-called Teufelsloch, is the source of the Hintere Rettenbach. The ice chapel in the Steyreck (Cat. No. 1651/3) is also well known. With the Kraterschacht (Cat.No. 1651/24), there is also an important ice cave in the Sengsengebirge, whose huge cave ice deposits are the subject of scientific research.
Climate
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The beech (Fagus sylvatica) accounts for about 30% of the area. It forms extensive areas, especially on the northern slope. The European larch (Larix decidua) characterizes the higher altitudes up to 1500m, where it forms the forest boundary. Depending on the location, there are also white firs (Abies alba), Scots pines (Pinus sylvestris), common ashs (Fraxinus excelsior) and mountain maples (Acer pseudoplatanus).the association of mountain pine (Pinus mugo) dominates the higher altitudes. On the southern slopes, it grows in ditches down to 600m, for example in the Schröcksteingraben. On the other hand, it climbs up to the summit region of the Hoher Nock, leaving only extreme rock and wind zones free. Alpine meadows form on wind-exposed and partially blown-off sites in winter, in which especially the Horst sedge (Carex sempervirens) and the calcareous bluegrass (Sesleria varia) dominate. To the north of the Großer Feichtausee lies a small spruce raised bog. There are two moors in the Mayralm area. The Eisboden is a Fersumpfungsmoor, the Vorderanger is a Verlandungsmoor. The Scheuchzers Wollgras, which is very rare in Upper Austria, grows in the Vorderanger (Eriophorum scheuchzeri) grows in the Vorderanger.
The majority of the endemic plant species of the north-eastern Alps grow in the Sengsen Mountains.
Fauna
The Sengsengebirge is rich in game species. Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), red deer (Cervus elaphus) and chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) are present in significant populations; mountain hares (Lepus timidus) also live in the area. Of the carnivores (Carnivora), Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx), stone marten (Martes foina) and pine marten (Martes martes) and red fox (Vulpes vulpes) are present. The brown bear (Ursus arctos) has not been detected since 2004.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sengsengebirge%20mountains
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Sengsengebirge mountains
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A large number of Almen were used for alpine farming, the importance of which declined sharply in the 19th century. Field names such as Haidenalm and Kühböden indicate that they were more widespread at the time, and numerous foundation walls of ruined huts are reminders of this. In the area of the large hollows between and , on the south side of the Sengsengebirge, there were nine mountain pastures until 1862: Kaltwasser, Fotzen, Pernkopf, Kogler, Brettstein, Bärnriedelau, Koppen, Rettenbach-Hüttstatt, Gyrer (Gierer). Grazing records show that until 1862 there were grazing rights for 200 horned cattle, 220 sheep and 90 goats in this area. These numbers were generally reduced during the regulations in 1862 and in 1882 grazing rights for at least 108 horned cattle, 90 sheep and 70 goats were replaced. Due to the number of livestock being too high for the natural balance, the alpine pastures showed signs of degeneration, including karstification. The water supply became increasingly difficult and the upwelling numbers fell. The large alpine pastures still in use today (2023) include the Feichtaualm and the Blumauer Alm in the northern Sengsengebirge and the Rumpelmayr Reit at the eastern end of the mountain range. The servitude right for the Feichtaualm comprises 95 hectares of pastureland with a right to drive 104 horned cattle.
Settlements and agriculture
Only small settlements have been established in the Sengsen Mountains. Permanently inhabited settlements are located at the southern foot of the mountains. From west to east these are: Pernkopf, Spering, Koppen and Rißriegl. As settlement areas and pastures, these clearing islands are the main agricultural areas. In the Rißriegler area, sheep are herded in the forest pasture. Further open meadow areas are located in the south-east of the municipality of St. Pankraz (Rohrauer Fichten, Saubachgut and Rohraugut) and the Spannriegl in the municipality of Roßleithen.
Mountain sports
Hiking
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cry%20of%20Santa%20Barbara
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Cry of Santa Barbara
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The Cry of Santa Barbara was a call for revolution held in Santa Barbara, Iloilo, against Spanish rule in the Philippines on November 17, 1898. It was led by Martin Delgado.
Prior events
Emilio Aguinaldo declared independence for the Philippines from Spain on June 12, 1898. Months after the independence proclamation, Manila fell to the Americans on August 13. The Spanish government fled Manila and established their new capital for the country in Iloilo City with Diego de los Rios as governor-general.
The cry
On November 17, 1898, revolutionaries coming from various parts of Iloilo, including Martin Delgado, attended a Catholic mass in the town's church. After the mass, they proceeded to the house of Vicente Bermejo, where the Philippine flag on a bamboo pole was hoisted.
The crowd broke into a cheer. Delgado led in proclaiming Philippine independence, saying: "Viva Filipinas! Fuera España! Viva independencia!" (Long live the Philippines! Down with Spain! Long live independence!).
That became known as the cry of Santa Barbara. The event led to the first hoisting of the Philippine flag outside Luzon. The flag was produced in Jaro, Iloilo City, and a replica of the one flown by Aguinaldo during the proclamation of Philippine independence in Kawit, Cavite.
Following events
Santa Barbara became the headquarters of Delgado's revolutionary forces against Spain and from there, he launched campaigns to liberate Iloilo. The town's church and convent served as military garrison and hospital. Under Delgado, the revolutionaries were able to take control most municipalities in Iloilo.
On December 2, 1898, the Federal State of the Visayas was formed, with Roque Lopez as president. With the defeat of the Spanish forces against the revolutionaries, de los Rios surrendered Iloilo City on December 24.
On October 5, 1899, the federal government was dissolved by virtue of a decree from Aguinaldo.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20Nankai%20University
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History of Nankai University
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By the time full-scale war broke out in 1937, early Nankai University had developed into an institution with three schools: liberal arts, science, and business, 12 departments, and two research institutes for economics and applied chemistry. However, as a private university, its student body remained small, with only 429 students enrolled in 1937. Despite this, the faculty was highly qualified, with over 110 staff members, including scholars such as Ling Bing, Jiang Lifu, Rao Yutai, Qiu Zongyue, Yang Shixian, Li Jitong, Xiong Dashi, Jiang Tingfu, Li Ji, Xiao Gongquan, Xu Mo, He Lian, Fang Xianting, Chen Xujing, Li Zhuomin, Huang Yusheng, Zhang Pengchun, Liu Wuji, Situ Yuelan, Zhang Zhongfu, Feng Wenqian, Zhang Kezhong, Zhang Hongyuan, Liu Jinnian, and Qian Baochong. Additionally, Zhu Kezhen, Tang Yongtong, Xiao Shuyu, Fan Wenlan, Luo Longji, and Wu Dayou also taught at Nankai for short periods. Through years of development, Nankai University had developed a rigorous academic atmosphere, excellent ethos, emphasis on fundamental studies, strict examinations, and high educational efficiency, earning it the reputation of "the most outstanding private school".
Effects of the Second Sino-Japanese War
On July 7, 1937, following the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, the Second Sino-Japanese War broke out in full scale, with Japanese forces swiftly invading northern China. On July 24, Nankai University began evacuating its materials. By July 28, Tianjin and Beiping had fallen. On July 29, Japanese forces bombed key targets in Tianjin, including Nankai University, which was being used as a stronghold by part of the 29th Army of the National Revolutionary Army. The bombing destroyed all or part of campus buildings such as Xiushan Hall and Zhiqin Building, and damaged Muzhai Library.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20Nankai%20University
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History of Nankai University
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In 1960, Nankai University added the Department of Geology and Geography, the Second Department of Physics, and the Department of Philosophy. In 1961, the Department of Geology and Geography was closed. In 1962, the Institute of Economics of the Hebei Branch of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, which was formed by the split of the Nankai University Institute of Economics, was preparing to close. Zhou Enlai instructed Nankai University to take over and restore the Nankai University Institute of Economics. In the same year, Yang Shixian founded the Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry at Nankai University, laying the foundation for Nankai University's chemistry discipline. In 1965, the teachers and students of the nuclear physics and radiochemistry majors from the Second Department of Physics at Nankai University were relocated and merged into Lanzhou University.
The Cultural Revolution Period (1966–1976)
During the Cultural Revolution from 1966 to 1976, the normal teaching order at Nankai University was severely disrupted, and most teachers were subjected to persecution. As soon as the Cultural Revolution began in 1966, the then Hebei Provincial Committee Secretary for Education and Culture, Zhang Chengxian, came to Nankai University to incite unrest. The then Party Secretary of Nankai University, Zang Boping, immediately established the Cultural Revolution Office led by Pang Songpang and the big-character poster organization led by Liu Shikai. At the same time, Zang Boping instructed the Party's Propaganda Department, led by Xing Fude, to create a blacklist. Vice President He Xilin and Lou Ping were at the forefront, and over 100 faculty and staff members of Nankai University, including Wu Daren, Teng Weizao, and Zheng Tianting, were labeled as "black gangsters" and were referred to as the "He-Lou Black Gang". This led to their being falsely accused, kidnapped, and subjected to inhumane treatment such as beatings.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vairocanavajra
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Vairocanavajra
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Vairocanavajra (also known as Vairocana and Vairocanaraksita) was a 12th-century Indian Buddhist master and alchemist who studied at the monastery of Nalanda. He is known in particular for his work in the translations of the Charyapadas which have been described as "having a lasting effect on the literary history of Tibetan Buddhism."
Life
Vairocanavajra's biography was written by his Tibetan student, Zhang Yudrakpa Tsöndru Drakpa, shortly after his death and was intended to be a eulogy to his master.
Vairochanavajra was born in the 12th century in the city of Sonapura in the region of Dakshina Kosala which is just south of Magadha. From the age of 12, he travelled with his uncle, who was a non-Buddhist, to different parts of India including Western India, Magadha and Varanasi. During his travels, he met a yogin who initiated him into the practice of the bodhisattva, Manjushri.
After this, he travelled to the monastery of Nalanda where he studied under a yogin called Surapela who belonged to the Kayastha caste. For the next eight years, Surapela taught Vairochanavajra about alchemy, arts and logic. In particular, he was taught the Dohā songs and the teachings of Maitripada. After this, he held a tantric gathering in the forests surrounding Nalanda with other masters including Siri and Mathanata.
Vairochanavajra also came into contact with a scholar from the Vikramashila monastery called Gunaraksita. From him, Vairochanavajra received teachings on the Prajnaparamita, the Madhyamaka collection of teachings and more complex tantras like the Guhyasamāja. During this period, he received teachings from other masters including Abhayakaragupta, Śarana, Jayākara and Dānaraksita.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy%20E.%20Chupp
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Timothy E. Chupp
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Timothy E. Chupp is an American scientist and educator and is currently a Professor of Physics and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Michigan. He has also taught at Princeton and Harvard.
Chupp is fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a fellow of the American Physical Society. In 1993 he was awarded the I. I. Rabi Prize. In 2020 he was named the Los Alamos National Laboratory LANSCE Rosen Scholar.
He has broad-ranging interests in experimental physics, precision measurement in particle physics, and applications in metrology and biomedicine. He is also the founder of Michigan Magnetometry LLC.
Education
Chupp earned his A.B. in physics from Princeton in 1977, and his Ph.D. from the University of Washington in 1983.
Research
Chupp has broad research interests in experimental physics, including particle physics, atomic physics, and nuclear physics. His applied work includes precision magnetometry, nuclear magnetic resonance and MRI with laser polarized xenon. He has co-authored over 170 papers.
His most recent work uses precision measurement techniques and symmetry principles in particle physics investigations, applied to a wide variety of research questions, including measurement of the anomalous magnetic dipole moment (g-2) of muons at Fermilab, as well as atomic and neutron electric-dipole-moment measurements. The results of this latest research challenge the Standard Model with new precision measurements that deviate from Standard Model predictions well beyond experimental error.
Public lectures
Chupp has given a number of lectures to the public, including for the University of Michigan Saturday Morning Physics program and Sloan Foundation Science and Film Series and other channels, on topics including on muons, solar neutrinos, the physics of vision, and the physics of baseball and basketball.
Select publications
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmilson%20Pedro
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Edmilson Pedro
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Edmilson Pedro (born 23 May 1997) is an Angolan judoka. He qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics and was named his country's flag bearer.
Biography
Pedro was born on 23 May 1997 in Angola. He said that he "started practicing judo from the cradle", following after his older brothers who competed in the sport. He is nicknamed (Bogeyman in Portuguese) and competed for the judo department of the club Interclube.
Pedro made his debut for the national team at the 2015 African Judo Championships. He became a decorated judoka in the Angolan ranks: by 2022, he had won the Luanda Province championship 10 times and the national championship eight times, also having been the national runner-up five times and provincial runner-up eight times. He participated at the 2018 African Judo Championships, placing seventh, and also competed at the 2018 World Judo Championships.
In 2022, Pedro competed at the African Judo Championships and won a gold medal in the 66 kg event. Later that year, he competed at African Open tournaments in Yaoundé and Dakar, winning gold at both. For his 2022 season, he was honored by the Angolan Olympic Committee as the nation's best male judoka. By February 2023, he had a global ranking in his weight class of 36th. His 2023 season included a silver medal at the African Open in Tunis and a gold at the African Open tournament in Luanda.
Pedro won bronze at the 2024 African Judo Championships and gold at the 2024 African Open in Luanda. He qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics as the only Angolan judoka at the games, as well as the first-ever Angolan in the 66 kg weight class. He was the co-Angolan flag bearer at the opening Olympic ceremony. He lost to Serdar Rahimov of Turkmenistan in the round of 32 and did not advance.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haigerloch%20research%20reactor
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Haigerloch research reactor
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Transportation of materials
On January 31, 1945, Gerlach, Wirtz and Diebner left the capital at the head of a small convoy (road transport). They were followed by several trucks loaded with several tons of heavy water, uranium, graphite and technical equipment. After a night-time journey on an icy freeway, the convoy stopped the following day about 240 kilometers south of Berlin in Thuringia Stadtilm, where Diebner's working group had been relocated the previous summer. Gerlach believed that Diebner's laboratory was more advanced than Heisenberg's and decided without further ado to unload the materials there. Very annoyed at the change of plan, Wirtz contacted Heisenberg in Hechingen, who immediately set off for Stadtilm together with von Weizsäcker and arrived there three days later after an adventurous journey by bicycle, train and car.
On site, Heisenberg tried to convince Gerlach to take the materials to Haigerloch after all. The two went to Hohenzollern on February 12, 1945 to inspect the situation on site. Wirtz, meanwhile, remained in Stadtilm to ensure that the materials were not used in Diebner's experiments. After Gerlach had ascertained in Haigerloch that the Felsenkeller was better suited as a new location for the reactor, he agreed to the relocation again. Trucks were again procured and on February 23, 1945, the physicist Erich Bagge set off from Haigerloch with a new convoy to collect the materials from their storage site in Stadtilm.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Save%20Me%20Mr%20Tako
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Save Me Mr Tako
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The player navigates by visiting an overworld map that allows them to visit different levels. As the story progresses, the levels change, encouraging the player to revisit them. Every individual level is depicted from a side-scroller perspective, with a starting point. The character has a default three lives - when they die with ones to spare, they resurrect at the last checkpoint; if they die with none left, they must restart the entire level.
Synopsis
Setting and characters
Save Me Mr Tako takes place in a fictional world contested by humans and intelligent anthropomorphic octopuses. After creating the world, God slumbered and left it in the care of fairies. Failing to cooperate, the fairies forged a blade that they used to bisect God, but the pieces were uneven, leaving the world dysfunctional. The fairies founded the World Order, a system that would pass rule between them, while sealing the remains of the god with amulets and a sacred song - mortals would be able to harness this power, if the world were threatened.
Octopuses were the world's dominant species men. Humanity is divided into three nations: the fisherman state of Belys, governed by the Mayor; the militant & religious state of Sarona, ruled by the King and his children, Princess Mireille & Prince Evan; and the artistic state of Ydor, ruled by the Queen and her son, Prince Pol. While Belys has remained neutral, Sarona & Ydor have been locked in war for several decades. The octopus fairy, Lalabichoua, met the ambitious octopus leader, Bako, who sought solutions to the humans' conflict. Lalabichoua fell in love with Bako and gifted him with the power to breathe out of water, in the hopes that he could broker peace between Sarona & Ydor. Instead, the King of Sarona, representing humanity's general sentiment, regarded the octopuses as monsters and killed Bako's comrades, incurring his wrath and bringing the octopuses into the war.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C5%91rinte%20%28genus%29
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Lőrinte (genus)
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Lőrinte or Lőrente (Leurente or Leurenthe) was the name of a gens (Latin for "clan"; nemzetség in Hungarian) in the Kingdom of Hungary, which possessed lands in Transdanubia, mainly Veszprém and Zala counties. The Essegvári and Bezerédj families descended from this clan.
History
The namesake founder of the clan, Lőrinte (a name variant of Lawrence) possibly lived in the 12th century. The kindred centered around the village Lőrinte (present-day Lőrintepuszta, a borough of Kolontár) in Veszprém County. There, they also erected a church. According to historian Attila Zsoldos, the Lőrinte kindred came from a lower social status (castle warriors or royal servants), who elevated into the Hungarian nobility due to their services for the royal court.
Based on a 1478 seal of vice-ispán George Essegvári, heraldist József Csoma reconstructed the coat-of-arms of the Lőrinte kindred in his 1904 work: on the shield field a falcon facing left, standing on top of the palm of an outstretched arm.
The first known member of the kindred, Dedalus acted as pristaldus (bailiff) of Judge royal Julius Rátót in 1236, during a lawsuit between the nobles of Vigánt. The Judge royal instructed Dedalus to determine the borders of portions within the village in order to settle the conflict.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low%20German%20%28school%20subject%29
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Low German (school subject)
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In the first year after their introduction, 615 pupils attend Low German lessons at the six profile schools. This corresponds to a third of all seventh graders at these schools. In addition, elementary school that pursue an all-day school concept must include Low German courses in their profile. In total, around 2100 pupils in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern learned Low German at school in the 2019/20 school year. The first Abitur examinations in Low German will be held in 2023.
In 2017, there were 62 teachers across the country who were qualified to teach Low German. In order to increase this number, a competence center for Low German didactics was established at the University of Greifswald. The competence center complements the services offered by the Institute for Quality Development in Schwerin. It will also accompany the state's Low German competition.
Bremen
In the 2014/15 school year, a pilot project was launched that enables elementary school in the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen to set up an additional compulsory teaching program for all or some of their pupils. Four elementary school in Bremen and one in Bremerhaven are implementing this and have each developed a systematic concept. There is no standardized curriculum. After the end of the pilot phase of the Low German profile schools in the primary sector at the end of the 2017/2018 school year, the language offer will be systematically continued at at least two secondary schools.
Immersive Low German lessons
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low%20German%20%28school%20subject%29
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Low German (school subject)
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Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony has not adopted specific Charter obligations in the area of education, although it has signed Part III of the Language Charter. The only binding commitment since 2006 has been a language encounter with Low German for all schools and school types at primary and lower secondary level. Stefan Oeter, Chairman of the Council of Europe's Committee of Experts on the European Language Charter, judged in 2009 that Lower Saxony had until then "deliberately avoided the core options for primary and secondary education, which is a unique peculiarity in Europe".
For a long time, the teaching of Low German was limited to school study groups and extracurricular activities. The Low German reading competition organized by the Lower Saxony Savings Bank Foundation every two years since 1979, in which several thousand pupils take part, plays an important role.
In 2011, a decree opened up the possibility of teaching Plattdeutsch or Sater Frisian in the subjects on the compulsory timetable or in compulsory elective subjects, with the exception of German, mathematics and foreign languages, at primary and lower secondary level. The immersion method is therefore predominantly used, i. e. that Low German is learned "on the side" in lessons of other subjects.
By 2016, 21 elementary school, one Oberschule and one Realschule had been awarded the title of "Plattdeutsche Schule" (Low German school) because regular language learning is part of their school program. There is a corresponding award for "Sater Frisian schools". In 2017, 71 schools received relief hours to initiate the acquisition of Low German in regular lessons. Two years later, there were already 90 project schools. The schools are largely free in the design of the decree. For example, in some bilingual classes at the Simonswolde elementary school in East Frisia, only Low German is spoken except in German and English lessons.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021%20Naperville%E2%80%93Woodridge%20tornado
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2021 Naperville–Woodridge tornado
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Aftermath
Less than 10 minutes after the tornado lifted, WBBM-TV, Chicago's CBS affiliate, released a news story which described "extensive" damage in Woodridge and Naperville. Daytime surveys conducted from an ABC-7 helicopter showed large trees uprooted and blown up to .
A total of 900 structures received some form of damage, of which 300 had suffered significant damage. 29 properties across Lisle Township were declared uninhabitable. By June 2 the next year, 22 were still in varying stages of repair. On June 22, Alicia Tate-Nadeau, director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, toured storm damage in Naperville and Woodridge with DuPage county officials. On June 27, Brian McDaniel of the Illinois River Valley Red Cross met with county officials and opened the Multi-Agency Resource Center, where over 1,000 volunteers assisted to provide aid to those affected by the tornado. The center was opened for two days.
The non-profit group Naperville Tornado Relief was established in the aftermath of the event. They planned to raise $1.5 million to assist in cleanup of properties affected by the tornado. This goal was augmented in January 2023 by Illinois House Bill 969, which awarded the group $1 million. By May 2024, 66 yards across Naperville had been replaced by the group.
As of 2024, some repairs were still ongoing.
Non–tornadic effects
The system brought sporadic downburst winds and rainfall. Over a 24-hour period, total rainfall amounts were reported at in Lake Zurich in Lake County, inches in Elk Grove Village in Cook County, and inches in Bartlett in DuPage County.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthodox%20Church%20of%20the%20Divine%20Wisdom%20in%20Bia%C5%82ystok
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Orthodox Church of the Divine Wisdom in Białystok
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Architecture
The author of the church design is Michał Bałasz. It was modeled on the Hagia Sophia church in Constantinople. The frescoes were made by a four-person group of painters from Greece: prof. Konstantinos Xenopoulos, Konstantinos Tzitzilis and the married couple Leonidas and Maria Tsauparoglou. The polychrome in the dome of the building is a gift from the Patriarchate of Constantinople to the church, while the polychrome in the altar part is a private offering of painters. The church was built on a rectangular plan with dimensions of 32.5 × 22.5 m. The total height of the building (from the floor to the highest point of the central dome) is 17 m. The facades are made of clinker brick. On the northern and southern walls, patterns were created from panels and pilasters, turning into interpenetrating arches.
The church has five domes (the largest - central and four smaller ones) covered with copper sheet and topped with crosses. The central dome has a diameter of 16 m, and the cross crowning it is 4 m high. The body of the church is shaped according to a vertical axis, defined by the highest point of the central dome. This dome is supported by arcade arches and pendentives. The horizontal axis is marked by two semi-domes and rows of columns separating the main nave from the side naves. There are balconies above the side aisles. In order to maintain appropriate acoustics in the church, a contrapse was placed in the western apse, thanks to which there are no reverberations or echoes.
The church has a single-row iconostasis (the arches of which are made of casts of marble flour), with icons written by the Greek artist Konstantinos Spandinos, which are a gift from the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, Christodulos. The internal walls (both in the presbytery and in the nave) are decorated with polychromes. The lower parts of the walls are covered with white marble. The floor is made of seven-colored granite, with a central composition depicting a two-headed eagle, the emblem of the Byzantine Empire.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur%20B%C3%B6ckenhauer
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Arthur Böckenhauer
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Career in Nazi Germany
Following Adolf Hitler's seizure of power, Böckenhauer was promoted to SA-Gruppenführer on 1 March 1933 and, on 14 March, was named the Sonderkommissar (Special Commissioner) of the Supreme SA Leadership (OSAF) to Hamburg, a post he held until 1 March 1934. From 1 July 1933 to 14 September, he was the SA-Führer of SA-Gruppe Hansa, based in Hamburg. He next served on the staff of SA-Obergruppe II in Stettin (today, Szczecin) through the end of February 1934. From 1 March 1934 to 31 March 1935, he was a department chief within the Political Office at OSAF in Munich, where he was responsible for handling the affairs of the SA-Feldjäger Corps. In the aftermath of the Night of the Long Knives of 30 June to 2 July 1934, Böckenhauer, on 1 August, became the chairman of an SA-Sondergericht (special court) that established special commissions in each SA-Gruppe to investigate and purge the SA. Hitler's order establishing this court charged it with investigating "all circumstances by which SA leaders have rendered themselves unworthy of membership of the SA corps of leaders", specifically citing immorality, materialism, embezzlement, drunkenness and debauchery. From 1 April 1935 to 31 October 1937, Böckenhauer served as Chief of the Courts and Legal Office at OSAF. In the period from 1 May to 30 November 1936, he was also acting Chief of the Personnel Office. While serving on the OSAF staff, he was promoted to SA-Obergruppenführer on 9 November 1936.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St%20John%27s%20Church%2C%20Easingwold
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St John's Church, Easingwold
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St John's Church is a Catholic parish church in Easingwold, a town in North Yorkshire, in England.
Catholic missions were established at Crayke and Oulston in the early 19th century, but in 1827 both were closed, and a new mission established in Easingwold. A presbytery was built in 1830, and a church was completed in 1833. It was designed by Joseph Hansom, and is his earliest known work. In 1870, the church was altered as a school was built adjoining it, to a design by Hadfield & Sons. At the same time, a new altar was installed, to a design by Joseph Stanislaus Hansom. In the 1880s, the building was heightened and the roof rebuilt, and a porch was added. The church was grade II listed in 1994. The building was restored in 2015, with a lady chapel being added, a new stone altar installed, and the gallery reduced in size.
The church is built of stone with a slate roof. It consists of a single cell with a west porch, and is in the Gothic Revival style. The porch has buttresses, and a coped gable with kneelers and a cross finial. The doorway has a pointed arch with a chamfered surround and a hood mould. On the west gable is a bellcote with a pointed arch, and the windows are lancets. Inside the church is a wooden west gallery, a wooden panelled roof, and late 19th century pews which were installed in 1934.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rembrandt%27s%20prints
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Rembrandt's prints
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The Dutch Golden Age painter Rembrandt was a prolific printmaker throughout his career, and is universally regarded as one of the greatest creators of old master prints. Though, like other prints, his are often loosely described as "engravings", the main technique he used was etching, with some prints entirely in true engraving or in drypoint. Many prints used a mixture of techniques, as was common at the time.
In all he produced about 300 prints. He is famous for revising prints, sometimes over a period of several years, producing an unusually large number of states, which have provided specialist scholars with a good deal of work. For some of his career Rembrandt had an etching press in his house; this is now recreated in the original room in the Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam.
He produced prints on a wide range of subjects: self-portraits and portraits, biblical and mythological subjects, genre scenes, landscapes, and other subjects. In particular, of the unprecedentedly high number of self-portraits by Rembrandt, 31 are etchings, ranging from very quick sketches to four highly-finished "official" self-portraits. Unlike his paintings, his prints circulated throughout Europe during his lifetime, contributing to his great reputation.
Some of his prints survive in a single impression (or copy), but these are mostly sketchy studies. Many of his most finished prints have had the plates reworked, initially by Rembrandt himself, to produce a later state, but then by others for two centuries or more after his death. Studies of the paper used, and any watermarks, help to clarify the dating of what are often several stages of creating the print, and then printing off batches of it.
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Rembrandt's prints
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Edme-François Gersaint (1694–1750) was the first to publish a catalog of Rembrandt's engravings, in 1751 (posthumously): le Catalogue raisonné de toutes les pièces qui forment l'œuvre de Rembrandt. In this work, Gersaint chose to classify the works not in chronological order, but according to the subject - and in this, he was to be followed by most of his successors - which are: Rembrandt portraits; Old Testament; New Testament; pious subjects, fantasy pieces; beggars, free subjects; landscapes; portraits of men; fantasy heads; portraits of women; studies.Adam von Bartsch (1757-1821), also an aquafortist, wrote a landmark work in this field: Catalogue raisonné de toutes les Estampes qui forment l'Œuvre de Rembrandt, et ceux de ses principaux Imitateurs. In it, he established what became the definitive numbering system, based on his name (e.g. “Bartsch 17” or “B. 17”), for Rembrandt etchings and copies by many other artists, a system still in use today.
Ignace Joseph de Claussin (1795–1844), an aquafortist and print dealer, fell in love with Rembrandt when he tried to compile a catalog raisonné of all his prints, including his own engravings after the Dutch master, whose quality misled some specialists. In 1824, he finally published Catalogue raisonné de toutes les estampes qui forment l'œuvre de Rembrandt, et des principales pièces de ses élèves, followed in 1828 by Supplément au Catalogue de Rembrandt, the first of which became a reference work, notably for Charles Henry Middleton, who quoted extensively from it in A Descriptive catalog of the etched work of Rembrandt van Rhyn (1878), another landmark work.
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Rembrandt's prints
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Shortly before the latter, Charles Blanc (1859–1861) had undertaken an ambitious work, L'Œuvre complet de Rembrandt, catalog raisonné de toutes les eaux-fortes du maître et de ses peintures (in two volumes), in 1859-1861. However, André-Charles Coppier (see below), strongly criticized this work: he claimed that Blanc himself had copied forgeries abroad and had them etched by Léopold Flameng to illustrate his third catalog with so-called facsimiles.
In 1986, the Petit Palais based its two-volume monograph Rembrandt: Eaux-fortes on Eugène Dutuit's Œuvre gravé de Rembrandt (1883), “recognized for the technical perfection of their illustration. This “serious work” is based on the study of his own collection and those of the French National Library and the British Museum. He broadly follows the categories of his predecessors to study 363 pieces (80 of which are now rejected). Dutuit had a great aesthetic sensitivity, as revealed by the large number of high-quality prints (fine supports, parchment, Japanese or Oriental paper) and very well preserved. He donated the 375 pieces to the Musée du Petit Palais in 1902; Rembrandt: Eaux-fortes presents 175 etchings from this collection.
Arthur Mayger Hind is a British specialist in etching, particularly Italian, but has published several works on Rembrandt's etchings: A Catalogue of Rembrandt's Etchings: chronologically arranged and completely illustrated (1900), Etchings of Rembrandt (1907), Rembrandt, With a Complete List of His Etchings (?) and Rembrandt and his etchings. A compact record of the artist's life, his work, and his time (1921).
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High%20Price%20%28book%29
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High Price (book)
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High Price: A Neuroscientist's Journey of Self-Discovery That Challenges Everything You Know About Drugs and Society is a 2013 book by psychologist and neuroscientist Carl Hart, combining memoir, scientific assessment, and policy recommendation. Hart recounts his own experiences growing up in a poor African-American neighborhood in Miami, surrounded by violence and drug use, and views it through his research as a neuroscientist investigating the effects of drugs. He argues for an end to the punitive war on drugs that he finds to be based on race, class and misconceptions, in favor of evidence-based policies.
Reception
Writing in the New York Times, John Tierney found High Price to be "a fascinating combination of memoir and social science: wrenching scenes of deprivation and violence accompanied by calm analysis of historical data and laboratory results." In Scientific American, Anna Kuchment recommended High Price, writing, "Hart's account of rising from the projects to the ivory tower is as poignant as his call to change the way society thinks about race, drugs and poverty." Publishers Weekly wrote, "Combining memoir, popular science, and public policy, Hart’s study lambasts current drug laws as draconian and repressive, arguing that they’re based more on assumptions about race and class than on a real understanding of the physiological and societal effects of drugs. ... His is a provocative clarion call for students of sociology and policy-makers alike."
High Price won the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award in 2014.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan%20V%C3%A9laz%20de%20Medrano%20y%20Mauleon
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Juan Vélaz de Medrano y Mauleon
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Confirmation of nobility
On September 1, 1552, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, issued the Carta Ejecutoria de Hidalguía to confirm the noble status of the Medrano family. Detailed genealogical records are presented to support the family's claim to nobility and descent from royalty, with records dating back to Juana Pimentel and King Enrique III of Castile and León, hereby proving their status. The document, created in Valladolid and Arenas, Spain, concludes with official signatures and seals, affirming their noble status.
Paternal ancestry
Juan Vélaz de Medrano y Mauleon's father Juan Vélaz de Medrano y Echauz was the sixth of the same name, baron and Lord of Igúzquiza, Aguinano, Orendain, Zabala, Arroniz, the 4th lord of Learza, merino of the merindad of Estella and the alcaide of the castles of Del Castillo, Santacara, and Monjardin.
His father was one of the main leaders in the defense of Navarre against the Castilian invasion and was a major knight of King Juan de Albret, who gave him in 1496 the property that belonged to Langarot de Yaniz, who was declared a traitor. Juan Vélaz de Medrano y Mauleon was the nephew of the famous alcaide of Amauir-Maya, Jaime Vélaz de Medrano y Echauz.
Juan was the paternal grandson of Juan Vélaz de Medrano y Goni and Elvira de Echauz y Beaumont. His grandfather Juan Vélaz de Medrano y Goni was the fifth of the name, Lord of Igúzquiza, Agos and Aguinano, the 3rd lord of Learza, and alcaide of the castle of Monjardin. He was a prominent noble and knight during the reign of John III of Navarre and Catherine of Navarre. His grandfather was the son of Ferran Vélaz de Medrano and Elvira de Goni.
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Burks Mountain
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Burks Mountain is an elevated area in Columbia County, Georgia. Its summit is 474 feet above sea level. It lies within a region of the Piedmont which is characterized mainly by a broad southwest-to-northeast area of felsic igneous and metamorphic rock such as gneiss, schist, granite, and phyllite, as mapped by J. H. Hetrich. Within the corresponding area dominated by felsic rock across the Savannah River in South Carolina, small bands of mafic rock such as amphibolite, and ultramafic rock such as dunite, soapstone, and serpentine are mapped by Horton and Dicken.
Hetrich does not separate the mafic or ultramafic rock areas of Burks Mountain from his map unit of undifferentiated felsic rock. A soil survey has mapped the site as Enon soil series, which occurs over mafic or intermediate rock. The ultramafic area is not large enough to have its own soil unit mapped.
Nevertheless, Burks Mountain has a particularly notable example of the Piedmont Ultramafic Barrens and Woodland community, with Longleaf Pine (usually associated with the Coastal Plain) growing alongside rare species such as Dixie Mountain Breadroot.
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Scott Yenor
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Scott Yenor (born 1970) is an American political activist, university professor, and author. He is a member of the men-only Christian nationalist organization Society for American Civic Renewal and works for the Claremont Institute's Center for the American Way of Life. He wrote the 2011 book Family Politics: The Idea of Marriage in Modern Political Thought and the 2020 book The Recovery of Family Life: Exposing the Limits of Modern Ideologies. He anonymously founded the far-right website Action Idaho in 2021.
Yenor has taught political science at Boise State University since 2000 and has been strongly critical of social justice programs at universities. His anti-feminist views, including referring to career-oriented women as "medicated, meddlesome and quarrelsome", led to a Title IX investigation and his being charged with civil rights violations by Boise State. Yenor is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire and Loyola University Chicago.
In January 2025, Governor Ron DeSantis appointed Yenor to the board of trustees for University of West Florida in Pensacola, Florida.
Early life and education
Scott Yenor was born in 1970. He attended the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, receiving a B.A. in 1993. He earned a Ph.D. from Loyola University Chicago in political science and government in 2000.
Academic career
Yenor was hired as a professor at Boise State University in 2000. He is a tenured professor and teaches political philosophy.
In his academic writings, Yenor has addressed the Scottish Enlightenment, David Hume, the Reconstruction era, presidential power, and "the principles of family regime for the late modern world". He authored the 2011 book Family Politics: The Idea of Marriage in Modern Political Thought.
Political activism
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Banaras Pan
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Banaras Pan (Betel Leaf) is an important traditional crop variety of Betel leaf (Piper betle) cultivated in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is mainly cultivated in Varanasi, Jaunpur, Chandauli, Ballia, Ghazipur, Azamgarh, Mirzapur, and Sonbhadra districts of Uttar Pradesh.
Under its Geographical Indication tag, it is referred to as "'Banaras Pan (Betel Leaf)".
Name
It is named after its place of origin, the region of Banaras (also known as Varanasi), located in Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh. The word "Paan" originates from the Sanskrit term "Parna," meaning leaf. With its roots in ancient India, Paan was consumed not only for its medicinal properties but also for its symbolic auspicious significance. Locally, the Banaras Pan is also known as "Desi Pan".
Description
The Banaras Pan leaf is a dioeciously perennial root climber that thrives in warm and humid climates. It has simple, alternate, ovate, cordate, acuminate or acute, entire, and bright green leaves. The Piper Betel vine, on the other hand, is a tropical shade-loving perennial evergreen vine that can grow up to 6-10 feet in Varanasi conditions. Its leaves are yellowish green to dark green with a glossy upper surface and have a characteristic and pleasant odour.
Banaras Pan is renowned for its high-quality leaves, which are rich in tannins and have a distinctive taste ranging from sweet to pungent due to the presence of essential oils. The Pan growers in the region bundle 200 leaves together, known as a Dholi. Varanasi is a major center for the trade and commerce of Pan leaves, with the Pan Mandi (Pan-Dariba) being a key marketplace. The primary customers are those who prepare paan, mainly large-scale "Paanwari" from Varanasi and surrounding districts, including Bhadohi, Ghazipur, Jaunpur, Prayagraj, Chandauli, and Mirzapur. The Pan Dariba in Varanasi is an important hub for marketing Pan leaves from the surrounding regions.
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Joan Lasenby
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Joan Lasenby is a British applied mathematician whose research interests include 3D reconstruction and motion capture, geometric algebra, inverse kinematics, and the applications of structured light plethysmography in non-invasive medical diagnostics. She is Professor of Image and Signal Analysis in the University of Cambridge Department of Engineering, and College Lecturer and Director of Studies in Engineering for Trinity College, Cambridge.
Education and career
Lasenby grew up in Liverpool, and entered Trinity College, Cambridge in 1978, as one of the first women to enter the college. She read mathematics there, entered graduate study at Louisiana State University, returned to Cambridge for Part III of the Mathematical Tripos, and completed a Ph.D., on radio and molecular studies of the galactic centre, through Cambridge's Cavendish Laboratory.
Before taking her present position, she held a Junior Research Fellowship in Trinity Hall, Cambridge from 1987 until 1990, did a year of postdoctoral research at the Marconi Research Centre, and held a Royal Society University Research Fellowship for research into Applications of Geometric Algebra in Engineering in Newnham College, Cambridge, from 1994 until 2000.
Books
Lasenby has edited two books on geometric algebra:
Applications of Geometric Algebra in Computer Science and Engineering (with Leo Dorst and Chris Doran, Springer, 2002)
Guide to Geometric Algebra in Practice (with Leo Dorst, Springer, 2011)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Jumping%20Frog%20of%20Calaveras%20County
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The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
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The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County is an English language American comic opera in one act and two scenes. It was composed by Lukas Foss with a libretto by Jean Karsavina, based Mark Twain's 1865 short story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County". The opera was commissioned for television by Roger Englander. It was first staged by Indiana University Opera Theatre at Indiana University's East Hall in Bloomington on May 18, 1950.
The short opera—around forty-five minutes running time–quickly gained notice: it was work-shopped fifteen times in its first three years and received at least eighteen productions in the six years after its premiere. It is a popular production for small opera companies and student productions.
Plot
Setting: Calaveras County, California, during the Gold Rush, 1850s. The first scene is inside Uncle Henry's saloon, the second out in the town square.
Smiley brags of the talents of his jumping frog, Dan'l Webster, to Uncle Henry and his niece Lulu. The Stranger enters and hears Smiley's boasting. When the Stranger doubts Daniel's abilities, Smiley bets $40 that Dan'l can best any other frog in Calaveras County. The Stranger says he does not have a frog to compete so Smiley leaves to find one. Uncle Henry leaves to tell the townspeople of the wager. The Stranger flirts with Lulu, who invites him to dinner. After she leaves, The Stranger takes down a shotgun off the wall and empties it of its buckshot. The Stranger feeds the buckshot to the frog, singing of how he goes from town to town as a confidence man.
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Fatima Hills
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Fatima Hills () are a series of strategic hills located in southwestern Syria, overseeing borders of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. The hills hold significant military and religious importance and have been the focus of various regional conflicts.
Location and geography
The Fatima Hills are situated approximately 15 kilometers from the borders of the Golan Heights. They are strategically located, providing a commanding view of the surrounding area, making them one of the most important military vantage points in southern Syria.
Strategic and religious significance
The Fatima Hills hold dual significance:
Religious Importance: The hills are linked to religious narratives associated with Fatima al-Zahra', the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad. Some traditions claim she passed through these hills, giving them symbolic importance for certain groups.
Military Importance: Due to their elevation and location, the Fatima Hills are considered a critical strategic point for military operations in southern Syria.
History
Pre-2011
Before the Syrian civil war, the Fatima Hills had a known military presence. Reports indicate that the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fortified the area between 2004 and 2006 with missile platforms and a helicopter landing pad. Syrian military officials frequently inspected the site during that period.
Post-2011
During the Syrian Civil War, the Fatima Hills became a key site for Iranian-backed militias. In February 2015, Liwa Fatemiyoun seized control of the hills after battles with opposition forces. The hills served as a base for several militias, including:
Hezbollah
Liwa Fatemiyoun
Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba
The Mahdi Shiraz Missile Division
These groups used the Fatima Hills as a command center for regional military operations.
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Räbeliechtli
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The Räbeliechtli (Swiss German for "turnip lantern") is a traditional lantern made from autumn turnips (known as Räben in Swiss German). It originates from the Alemannic German-speaking regions, especially in Switzerland. In the Middle Ages, turnips were a staple food, playing a role similar to that of the modern-day potato. To mark the harvesting of the last crops in November, children in various Swiss cantons carve these lanterns.
Origins and construction
While turnips have lost their importance as a staple food today, their use as lanterns remains a vibrant tradition. To create a Räbeliechtli, the turnip is hollowed out with a spoon, leaving the walls about one to two centimeters thick. Using a pointed knife, children and adults carve designs—traditionally motifs like the sun, moon, and stars—into the turnip's purple skin.
Originally, this craft was carried out at home with the family. Nowadays, the activity is often organized by local youth groups, schools, or kindergartens, with the turnips frequently provided by schools or local civic or trade associations.
Lantern parades
The Räbeliechtli is hung using three strings knotted together or carried with a stick. A small candle is placed inside the hollowed-out turnip, and children carry these glowing lanterns through dark streets. During parades, the light shines through the carved patterns, creating a beautiful display. To preserve the atmosphere, street lighting is often turned off during the evening of the parade, which usually takes place in November.
After the parades, the lanterns are displayed in windows until the candles burn out. Families or neighborhoods often repeat the process nightly until the lanterns wither and are composted.
Lantern parades are accompanied by traditional songs, such as the German Ich ga mit miner Latärne ("I go with my lantern"), Laterne, Laterne, Sonne, Mond und Stärne ("Lantern, lantern, sun, moon, and stars"), or the Alemannic Rääbeliechtli, wo gasch hii? ("Räbeliechtli, where are you going?").
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C/2022 A2 (PanSTARRS)
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Comet PanSTARRS, formal designation C/2022 A2, is a faint hyperbolic comet that passed through the inner Solar System in February 2023. It is one of many comets discovered by the Pan-STARRS survey.
Observational history
The comet was discovered as a 20th-magnitude object by the Pan-STARRS telescope of the Haleakalā Observatory on the night of 10 January 2022. Prediscovery images taken a day earlier allowed Shuichi Nakano to refine the first orbital calculations for the comet, which turned out to be hyperbolic.
Between 7 and 10 December 2022, Rob Matson had spotted the comet in images taken by the SWAN instrument aboard the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), indicating that it has brightened more rapidly than expected. Later on 19 December 2022, chemical production rates from the comet were measured by the TRAPPIST telescopes, detecting emissions of OH, CN, as well as C2 and C3-carbon compounds from its coma.
It made its first and last perihelion on 18 February 2023, making its closest approach to the Sun at a distance of . It is expected that the comet will be ejected from the Solar System due to its hyperbolic trajectory around the Sun.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International%20Flight%20Training%20Center%2C%20Kalamata
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International Flight Training Center, Kalamata
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Facilities and training
The facilities of the IFTC include a 2,000 m2 Ground-Based Training Center and a 1,300 m2 Logistics Center, established at the Air Base to provide ongoing technical support. The center is equipped with systems for fleet control and communication and 5th generation flight simulators. Training programs cover basic (using the T-6 Texan II) and advanced (using the M-346) flight training for both Greek and international pilots. According to reporting by the Associated Press in late 2022, the T-6 will provide 7,000 and the M-346 will provide 3,500 flight training hours annually.
The International Flight Training Center also serves as a hub for allied forces, with pilots from the Air Forces of Germany and Croatia to join training programs. The former has initiated a two-year training program at the IFTC, planning to enroll 16 pilots annually starting in 2025, while the latter is in discussions to begin pilot training at the center, also by 2025. The facility emphasizes interoperability with NATO and allied air forces.
Strategic role
The IFTC plays a significant role in Greece's military modernization initiatives and regional defense strategy. It provides advanced pilot training for modern aircraft, including the Rafale, F-16 Viper, and future F-35 military aircraft.
Although the IFTC is not designated as a separate NFTE training campus, the center operates within the framework of the 120th Air Training Wing, which in 2023 became part of the NATO Flight Training Europe (NFTE) initiative. This program expanded to include training facilities in Greece, Hungary, and North Macedonia, aiming to enhance the capabilities of Allied military pilots and reached full operational capability in 2024.
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2025 NCAA Division I softball season
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The 2025 NCAA Division I Softball season, play of college softball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, begins in February 2025. The season will progress through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and will conclude with the 2025 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 2025 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament will be held annually in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at Devon Park, will end in June 2025.
Realignment
Two schools transitioned from NCAA Division II to Division I after the 2024 season.
Mercyhurst joined the NEC.
West Georgia joined the ASUN.
A total of 14 softball-sponsoring schools changed conferences after the 2024 season.
Arizona, Arizona State, and Utah joined the Big 12 Conference.
California and Stanford joined the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Oklahoma and Texas joined the Southeastern Conference.
Oregon, UCLA, and Washington joined the Big Ten Conference.
Kennesaw State joined Conference USA.
Merrimack and Sacred Heart joined the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
Stephen F. Austin joined the Southland Conference.
The 2025 season will be the last for four Division I softball schools in their current conferences.
Delaware and Missouri State will join Conference USA.
UMass will join the Mid-American Conference.
Seattle will join the West Coast Conference.
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The Real Mother (Indian folktale)
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Birhor people
Indian ethnographer Sarat Chandra Roy collected and a published a tale from the Birhor people. In this tale, titled How the dead and buried children of the Raja were restored to life, a childless rajah is married to seven ranis, but has no son. A Brahman advises him to strike a mango tree with his sword, take as many mangoes as he can and give them to his seven wives. He does, but only manages to get one. Six of the ranis eat the fruit and leave the rind to the seventh. The ones that ate the fruit bear no son, while the seventh becomes pregnant. The king gives her two drums to announce the child's birth: golden for a boy, silver for a girl. She gives birth to twins, a boy and a girl, who are replaced for a broom and a piece of burnt firewood. The twins are thrown in a pit and found by pot-makers, who raise them as their children. Years later, the six ranis notice that the children are alive and give them poisoned bread. The twins eat, die and are buried by the potmakers in the jungle. From the boy's grave, a plantain tree sprouts, and from the girl's a pinjār tree. One day, a king's woodsman tries to pluck a flower from the pinjar tree, but both it and the plantain extend their trunks. The woodsman reports to the king, who goes to the trees and tries to pluck the flower. The same event happens. The king summons his six queens, who also fail to pluck the flower. The rajah summons the seventh queen, who tries to take the flower and both trees return to human form. The rajah learns of the co-wives' deceit and buries them alive in a hole.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Real%20Mother%20%28Indian%20folktale%29
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The Real Mother (Indian folktale)
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Nepal
In a Nepalese tale titled From the Mango Tree, a king has seven wives, but none have given birth to a son yet. He laments the fact to a sanyasi, a religious old man, who gives him a magic stick and advises him to beat it against a certain mango tree on a certain place, pluck the fruits that will fall and give them to his queens. The king beats the stick against the mango and gathers six mangoes. He brings the fruits home and gives them to his eldest queen, with a request to share the fruits with the other co-wives. The eldest queen summons five of their co-queens, save for the youngest and seventh, and the sextet eat the fruits, leaving nothing for the seventh queen, out of jealousy for the king's attention on her. The seventh queen learns of the king's quest, and goes to eat the mango pits and whatever was left of fruit. In time, the youngest queen becomes pregnant and gives birth to twins, a boy and a girl, whom the other queens throw through the window into some bushes and place a musli (a pestle) and a broom next to the queen. The king falls for the trick and reduces the seventh queen to being a servant to the others. As for the children, a poor water-carrier woman finds the twins in the bushes and takes them to raise. Years later, when the twins are playing next to a well, one of the other queens sights the pair and asks about their parentage. This motivates the twins to ask their adoptive mother, who reveals they are not her children. The queens learn the children are alive and conspire to eliminate them: they dig up a hole in the garden, shove the twins in and bury them. However, two trees sprout bearing blossoms. Later, each of the queens try to pluck a flower from the trees, but their branches move away.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cetraria%20sepincola
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Cetraria sepincola
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The upper surface of the thallus varies in colour, ranging from yellowish-green to reddish-brown or even dark brown, and it often has a wrinkled and glossy texture. The underside is lighter, transitioning from pale brown near the centre to almost white towards the edges, and it also has a wrinkled appearance. Sparse root-like structures called rhizines can be found on the lower surface, though they are few, and fine hair-like are rarely present. The lichen lacks soredia, which are powdery reproductive structures used for dispersal.
One distinguishing feature is the presence of small, pale spots called pseudocyphellae, which are mainly concentrated near the edges of the reproductive structures (apothecia). The apothecia are common, occurring along the edges or at the tips of the lobes, and can reach up to in diameter. They are disk-shaped and match the colour of the thallus.
Microscopically, C. sepincola produces elliptical spores that measure 6–10 by 3–6 μm. Another feature is the presence of tiny black structures called pycnidia along the margins of the lobes; these are slightly raised and typically empty. The lichen's conidia (spores produced asexually) are shaped like dumbbells and measure 5–7 by 1 μm.
Cetraria sepincola contains lichesterinic acid and protolichesterinic acid as characteristic secondary metabolites (lichen products). These substances are fatty acids and are non-reactive with any of the standard chemical spot tests used in lichen identification.
Habitat and distribution
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles%20of%20Vicenza%20%281848%29
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Battles of Vicenza (1848)
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With the heights to the south lost, Durando raised the white flag on the Torre Bissara at 1900 hours. The citizens, however, took shots at the flag and the Committee of Defence ordered it replaced by the red flag. In response, Durando opened negotiations with the Austrians. It was agreed that the Papal troops would march out with the honours of war and be given free passage to Padua provided they did not engage in war against Austria for the next three months. Although these generous terms have been seen as an act of deference to the pope, they served a military purpose: freeing up Radetzky for three months to confront the Sardo-Piedmontese.
On 11 June, Durando's forces, 9,000 in number, marched out of Vicenza via the Monte gate. They were joined by some refugees. The city was occupied by Austria. The whole of the Veneto soon followed.
The Italian casualties at the third battle of Vicenza amounted to 293 dead and 1,665 wounded, while on the Austrian side 141 were dead, 541 wounded and 140 had deserted. The Emperor Franz Joseph had a monument erected by the Sanctuary of the Madonna to commemorate the troops.
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Im Hwa
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Im In-sik (), better known as Im Hwa (; ; October 13, 1908 – August 6, 1953), was a Korean poet, literary critic, and politician.
Born in Hanseongbu (modern-day Seoul), he became a key figure in proletarian literature during the Japanese colonial period, serving as General Secretary of the Korean Artists Proletarian Federation (KAPF). Im’s work spanned across poetry, literary and film criticism, and acting. Im wrote nearly 80 poems and over 200 essays, playing a key role in modern Korean poetry, criticism, and literary studies, particularly in proletarian and leftist literature. Im is also known for short epic poetry (Danpyeon seosasi) and transplantation theory. After the 1945 liberation of Korea from Japanese colonial rule, he became a prominent North Korean poet and politician.
Life
Early life and influences (1908–1945)
Im Hwa was born into a middle-class family in Seoul, Korean Empire. He attended Boseong High School, where he connected with figures such as Yi Kang-guk, a North Korean communist politician, and Yi Sang, a pioneering modernist poet. Im made his literary debut with six poems in The Dong-A Ilbo in 1924, during his senior year. However, due to the downfall of his family business, he left school the following year. Influenced by Russian literature, especially the works of Maxim Gorky and Leo Tolstoy, he joined KAPF in 1926, aligning himself with Korea’s leftist literary circles. From 1930 to 1931, he briefly studied abroad in Japan, which further solidified his leftist ideology.
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After his execution in 1953, Im’s works were banned in both North and South Korea. In the North, his writings were erased due to accusations of espionage, while in the South, his Marxist ideology and defection made them targets of anti-communist censorship. The ban lasted until 1988. His legacy remains controversial, as a reactionary and bourgeois writer from a North Korean view and a communist writer from the perspective of South Korean historiography. Im’s works, largely inaccessible for decades, reflect the unresolved tensions on the Korean peninsula surrounding colonial and ideological divisions.
Poetry
Im Hwa began his literary career experimenting with free-verse rhythms, avant-garde typography, and Dada aesthetics, as seen in "Earth and [Bacteria] (Jigu wa [bakteria])”, "The Tank's Departure (Taengkeu ui chulbal)," and "Bright Soil" (Hyeokto), all written in 1927. These works reflect a transition from formal experimentation to an emerging political consciousness, blending disjointed imagery and unconventional structures with themes of class struggle and imperialist exploitation. While his early poetry explored personal and abstract rebellion, these poems marked the beginning of his alignment with the New Tendency (Sin gyeonghyangp) trends in literature, where collective struggles of the proletariat took precedence. By bridging avant-garde techniques with a growing emphasis on social critique, Im set the stage for his later commitment to proletarian literature.
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In the 1930s, Im Hwa developed what he termed short epic poetry (Danpyeon seosasi) while he was involved with KAPF. This genre fused narrative and lyrical forms to capture the struggles of working-class life. For instance, “My Brother and a Brazier (Uri oppa wa hwaro, 1929)”, connects personal emotion of the fictive content, in which a sister sends a letter to her activist brother, with the broader social reality. Other poems, like “Suni at the Crossroads (Negeori ui suni, 1929)” and “The Sea of Genkai (Hyeonhaetan, 1938)”, similarly use intimate perspectives to explore themes of colonial resistance and social solidarity. Later, during the Korean War, Im wrote “Where Are You? (Neo eoneu gose itneunya, 1950)”, a poem dedicated to his daughter, which North Korean authorities criticized for its allegedly defeatist tone.
Film and song
Proletarian film contributions
As a supporter of the proletarian movement, Im Hwa participated in the production of key proletarian-themed films that highlighted class struggles and social issues, including Vagabond (Yurang, 1928), A House (Hon-ga, 1929), andUnderground Village (Jihachon, 1931). Im also starred in A House (1929) as an actor.
Cinematic criticism and history
Im’s first critique, published in 1926, was one of the earliest critics focused on Joseon cinema. He typically critiqued foreign films, particularly American cinema, as being symbolic of capitalist values, and advocated for cinema as a tool for class struggle. In 1930, Im introduced Joseon cinema to Japanese audiences through an essay published in Shinko Eiga, a Japanese socialist film magazine. He later wrote Joseon Yeonghwa Baldalsosa (Yeonghwa baldalseosa, A Short History of the Development of Joseon Cinema) in 1941, which is regarded as the first official historical documentation of Korean cinema.
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Songwriting
Im wrote the lyrics for “People’s Struggle Song (Inmin hangjaengga)”, composed by North Korean composer Kim, Soon-nam in 1946. This song became popular among the Korean People's Army and partisan fighters during the Korean War.
Cultural criticism
Im Hwa’s critical essays reflect his belief in literature as a means of social engagement. In “The Division and Development (Bunhwa wa jeongae, 1927)”, he critiques anarchism, calling it aristocratic and insufficiently scientific. Im’s 1929 essay, “The Eyes of the Proletarian Vanguard (Musangyegeup jeonwi ui nun)”, advocates social realism, urging writers to prioritize class solidarity. In 1930, he published “The Immediate Central Task of the Chosun Proletarian Arts Movement (Joseon pro yesul undong ui dangmyeon ui jungsimjeok immu)” in Jungoe Ilbo, advocating for the “Bolshevization” of literature and for stronger connections among workers, peasants, and intellectuals within a global context. His later work, “The Logic of Literature (Munhak ui nonli, 1940)” further situates literature within a Marxist framework, linking it explicitly to class struggle and introducing his concept of “transplanted literature,” which would shape his later theory of cultural adaptation in transplantation.
As for cinema, Im Hwa wrote works on film theory and criticism in the early 1940s. His works include “Outline of the Development of Korean Film History (Joseon yeonghwa baldalsa, 1941)”, “Theory of Korean Film (Joseon yeonghwaron, 1941)”, and “Drama and Documentation in Film (Yeonghwa ui geukseong gwa girokseong, 1942)”. These works examine the history of Korean cinema and discuss films such as Blessed Land (Bokji manri, 1941).
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Transplantation theory in Korean arts and cinema
Im Hwa’s transplantation theory (isik) provides a framework for understanding how Korean literature, arts, and cinema incorporated foreign influences in their early development while retaining a distinct identity. Rather than viewing cultural adaptation as a loss of identity, Im proposed transplantation as a dynamic process, integrating foreign elements into a Korean context to create something uniquely Korean. This perspective challenged rigid ideas of cultural purity, which were advocated by proponents of national literature who criticized the theory as compromising Korean identity. Nevertheless, its value lies in its role as a resisting discourse against colonial culture, offering a way to assert a distinct Korean cultural identity within the influences of colonial and global powers.
Transplantation in literature and arts
For literature, Im viewed transplantation as a pathway from foreign genres—primarily Western, mediated through Japan—to a Korean form. His works like An Introduction to the Theory of New Korean Literary History (Joseon sinmunhaksa nonseoseol, 1935), and Outline of New Korean Literary History (Gaeseol joseon sinmunhaksa, 1940) demonstrate this trajectory, noting early adaptations by writers like Yi In-jik and Yi Kwang-su as the foundation of Korean literary modernity. He proposed that by reframing external influences, Korea could assert an autonomous cultural identity even within a colonial context.
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Aristolochia socorroensis
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Aristolochia socorroensis is an island endemic species from the Mexican Socorro Island, one of the Pacific Revillagigedo Islands. It is a species of pipevine in the birthwort family.
Description
Aristolochia socorroensis is a perennial plant that grows herbaceous stems that trail along the ground without rooting. Its leaves are hastate, shaped like an arrow head with the two lobes at the base pointing outward. The tip of the leaf is strongly pointed while the base is deeply indented like the top of a heart shape while the leaf edges are smooth. Each leaf measures from 3 to 5 centimeters long and 1.5 to 4 cm in width. They are green in color and strigulose, covered in short, stiff hairs that lay down on the surface of the leaf. Their undersides are more pale with short, stiff hairs that stand up. They are attached to the plant by petioles, short leaf stems 1 to 1.5 cm long.
Each flower is solitary and found in the , just above the joint where the petiole attaches to the main stem. The flower is a narrow tube coming to a drawn out point that is green and covered in brown speckles on the inside. The tube of the flower is straight and just 6 to 8 millimeters long and 1.5 mm in diameter. The flowers have five stigmas and five anthers within the tube of the flower.
The fruit is a sausage shaped capsule 2.75 cm long and 1.75 cm wide and five internal cells. The numerous seeds are black, triangular, about 5 mm wide, but just 1 mm thick.
Taxonomy
Aristolochia socorroensis was named and scientifically described by Howard William Pfeifer in 1970. It is classified in the genus Aristolochia in family Aristolochiaceae. It has no botanical synonyms, subspecies, or varieties. Though collected by previous expeditions to the island as early as 1890 it had not been recognized as a species and been recorded as Aristolochia brevipies, a mainland Mexican species.
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Dick Blair
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Dick Blair (born Richard Carl Phillips; 1937 – 9 April 2013), also known as Dickie Blair, was an Aboriginal Australian professional boxer, Christian pastor, and community leader in Sydney, Australia. He became the Australian middleweight boxing champion in 1972, and was later involved in the Aboriginal Housing Committee in Redfern as well as mentorship of young people in the area.
Early life
Richard Carl Phillips was born in Fingal Head, in the Tweed Coast region of New South Wales.
He started work as a cane cutter before moving south to Redfern, Sydney, in the late 1960s. During that time there was a new wave of the Aboriginal rights movement, and the 1967 referendum.
Athletic career
Phillips became known as Dick Blair during his boxing career, and was also referred to as Dickie Blair. His boxing career spanned 12 years, beginning in 1963 and turning professional in 1964. For some time he trained Tony Mundine. His boxing stance was orthodox.
In 1972 he beat Australian middleweight champion Charkey Ramon to earn the title himself. Among others, he fought Trevor Christian, Mick Croucher, Trevor Thornberry, and Jim Brown (Withers). He retired in 1975, having fought 85 bouts, and with a record of 46 wins-31-5.
Activism
He became a pastor with the local Pentecostal Church in Redfern, when he was known as Pastor Richard Phillips. He co-founded Koori Lighthouse Youth with his wife Yvonne Phillips. They also set up the Aboriginal Christian Youth Organisation on Holden Street. This included a workshop for training unemployed people, a kitchen, and accommodation for a few homeless children.
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Yazdi coffee
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Oral traditions trace Yazdi Coffee back to the Safavid era, but the earliest written documentation dates to 1832 CE in the waqf (endowment) document of the Imam Hosseini House in Yazd. This house continues to serve Yazdi Coffee today, adhering to traditional preparation methods established over two centuries ago.
Cultural and Religious Significance
In contemporary Yazd, Yazdi Coffee is served in various Takyehs and Husayniyyas (religious gathering places) during Muharram. However, the preparation at the Imam Hosseini House is considered the most authentic, as it has remained unchanged for two centuries. Traditionally, the coffee is distributed by a servant performing ablution, often accompanied by Yazdi cake.
Recognition as Intangible Cultural Heritage
In July 2019, Yazdi Coffee was officially registered as part of Iran’s National Intangible Cultural Heritage. The decision was made during the National Conference on Intangible Cultural Heritage in Ardabil, where Yazdi Coffee was recognized under registration number 1893.
Preparation
The traditional preparation of Yazdi Coffee follows a meticulous process maintained for generations at the Imam Hosseini House:
Coffee beans are ground using a mill stones and roasted.
The ground coffee is dissolved in water in a large copper pot and brought to a vigorous boil.
The mixture simmers for approximately 4-6 hours, requiring constant stirring to prevent overflow.
Once brewed, a hot coal is added to the coffee, and it is filtered through silk cloth to remove impurities.
Sugar is added, and the coffee continues to simmer until it reaches the desired consistency.
Just before serving, rosewater and ground cardamom are infused for added aroma and flavor.
The coffee is traditionally served in small cups, similar to Turkish coffee cups, often accompanied by Yazdi cake.
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The Sarvadharmāpravṛttinirdeśa, preserved in part within the Schøyen collection, recounts the story of Viśuddhacāritra, a skilled preacher. Upon arriving at a monastery led by the austere Cāritramati—an expert in vinaya but inexperienced in bodhisattva conduct—tensions arise when Viśuddhacāritra and his followers engage in active town preaching, converting countless beings to the path. Displeased, Cāritramati chastises their actions as disruptive and contrary to monastic seclusion, eventually expelling them. However, Viśuddhacāritra resumes his mission elsewhere, and Cāritramati’s judgmental stance leads to his karmic downfall into the Avīci hell. While the narrative reflects a tension between preaching and forest dwelling focused practices, it ultimately validates Viśuddhacāritra's efforts, revealing his eventual attainment of Buddhahood as Akṣobhya. The story suggests a possible historical friction between reformist Mahāyāna preachers and conservative monastics in early Indian Buddhism.
Dharmabhāṇakas as Buddha-like
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Sudama Mandir Porbandar
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The Sudama Mandir is a prominent Hindu temple situated in Porbandar, Gujarat, India. It is dedicated to Sudama, the legendary childhood friend of Krishna. This temple is one of the few in India dedicated to a mortal figure rather than a deity, making it a unique and culturally significant site for visitors and devotees.
Architectural Features
The temple showcases intricate carvings and vibrant icons on its walls and pillars. A notable highlight is the statue of Krishna embracing Sudama, which vividly depicts their bond of friendship. The temple's serene surroundings include lush greenery and a water body, creating a tranquil atmosphere for prayer and reflection.
Historical Significance
Historically, Porbandar was known as "Sudamapuri," believed to be the birthplace of Sudama. The temple's origins date back to the 12th and 13th centuries, with significant renovations carried out by Bhavsinhji Madhavsinhji of Porbandar. These renovations transformed the small shrine into a magnificent temple, emphasizing the enduring cultural and spiritual importance of Sudama's story.
Cultural Importance
The story of Sudama, known for his humility and devotion, resonates deeply within Indian culture. His journey to meet Krishna during a time of hardship is seen as a testament to true friendship and faith. The temple attracts numerous devotees annually, who visit to pay homage to Sudama and seek blessings.
Visiting Information
The Sudama Mandir is located at Sudamapuri, Bhatia Bazar Old, Porbandar, Gujarat 360575, and is easily accessible to visitors. A typical visit to the temple lasts about an hour, allowing ample time to appreciate its architecture and serene environment.
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Anna Fuller
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Anna Fuller (November 9, 1853 – July 11, 1916) was an American novelist and short story writer.
Anna Fuller was born on November 9, 1853 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the daughter of Robert Henry Fuller and Mary Lucretia Bent Fuller. She graduated from the Abbot Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. Her print debut was in the New York Evening Post at the age of 21, but her first book was not published until she was 38. That book was Pratt Portraits (1892), a popular collection of character studies originally published in Harper's Bazzar.
Her novel A Literary Courtship Under the Auspices of Pike's Peak (1893) features a pair of New Yorkers who travel to Colorado in search of the woman whose name one of them stole for a pseudonym. Her story collection Peak and Prairie: From a Colorado Sketchbook (1894) contains strong female protagonists and deals with issues such as spousal abuse and child abuse.
Anna Fuller died on 11 July 1916 in Boston.
Bibliography
Pratt Portraits: Sketched in a New England Suburb (1892)
A Literary Courtship Under the Auspices of Pike's Peak (1893)
Peak and Prairie: From a Colorado Sketchbook (1894)
A Venetian June (1896)
Katharine Day (1901)
A Bookful of Girls (1905)
Later Platt Portraits (1911)
The Thunderland Lady (1913)
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Sąjūdis rally (1988)
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Writers Vytautas Petkevičius, Virgilijus Čepaitis, and Kazys Saja
Poets Sigitas Geda and Jonas Kalinauskas
Actor Ramūnas Abukevičius
Philosopher Arvydas Juozaitis
Composer Julius Juzeliūnas
Film director Arūnas Žebriūnas
Priest Edmundas Atkočiūnas
Poet Justinas Marcinkevičius demanded the publication of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact and its secret protocols in the Soviet press.
Historical Footage and Anthem
During the event, historical footage was shown, featuring former Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs (1938–1940) Juozas Urbšys discussing his meeting with Stalin in Moscow and the Soviet leader’s ultimatum to Lithuania. The Lithuanian national anthem, "Tautiška giesmė," was sung by the crowd.
Conclusion and Confrontation with Authorities
The rally ended just before midnight with a candle-lighting ceremony in memory of the victims of Soviet oppression. Some participants proceeded to Cathedral Square to join the hunger strikers. However, under orders from Minister of Internal Affairs Romas Lisauskas, militia and military forces surrounded the square, preventing demonstrators from reaching the hunger strikers. Clashes ensued, with police pushing back the protesters. After midnight, Lisauskas met with Landsbergis and allowed small groups to visit the hunger strikers in turns. By around 3 a.m., the crowd dispersed, and tensions eased.
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Pratibha Agrawal
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The institute's library and museum have hundreds of books on theatre, rare manuscripts and interviews of four hundred people. For the convenience of researchers, the catalogue of Natya Shodh Sansthan has been published in three volumes. It is edited by Pratibha Agarwal. The institute has also been active in the field of publishing. The first book published by Pratibha Agarwal on Master Fida Hussain was published in 1986.
After the establishment of her institute, Pratibha gave up acting and directing, but she did important work through the institute, including the collection and preservation of theatre-related materials.
Literary career
Pratibha Agrawal is also a writer and translator. Her original works - Sajan Ka Sukh Dukh (meaning: Joys and Sorrows of Creation), Dastak Zindagi Ki (meaning: The Breakdown of Life) and Mod Zindagi Ka (meaning: The Turning Point of Life) in Hindi have been widely acclaimed. All three books are partially autobiographical. In these books, she has also presented the history of the Hindi theatre in Kolkata. In this series, her book Kahani Madan Babu Ki (meaning: story of Madan Babu) can also be mentioned.
Pratibha has also written poems. His poetry collection Khel Khel Mein is a collectible book for children. She has written a biographical novel titled Pyare Harichand ji. Her research paper titled 'Hindi Language Styles: An Analytical Discussion' is also a valuable work. As a translator, she has translated notable works into Hindi including Henrik Ibsen's An Enemy of the People (1959),Rabindranath Tagore's Shesh Raksha (1963), Badal Sircar's Ebang Indrajit (1969), Utpal Dutt's Tin ki Talwar (1979), and Jayavant Dalvi's Hurry Up, Hari (1995).
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Autobiography
Pratibha Agrawal wrote her autobiography in two parts. The first part of the autobiography Dastak Zindagi Ki, published in the year 1990, is about the struggles of her life from childhood to marriage. The second part Mod Zindagi Ka published in the year 1996, is about her life after marriage, and coming to Kolkata. In the autobiography, the she has mentioned every small but important thing of her life.
Awards and honors
In 2005, Pratibha Agrawal was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for her overall contribution to the performing arts. In 2016 she received the 21st Aditya Vikram Birla Kalashikhar Award for Excellence in Indian Theatre by Sangit Kala Kendra. She received Ratna Sadasya Award of the Uttar Pradesh Sangeet Natak Akademi in 1975, award of the Uttar Pradesh Hindi Sansthan in 1989, Madhya Pradesh Sahitya Parishad Award in 1993, and the Bharatiya Anuvad Parishad Award in 1997. In 2018, the Sahitya Akademi awarded her Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize for her Hindi translation of author Sombhu Mitra's Bengali work Abhinay Natak Manch.
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Centropyge joculator
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Centropyge joculator, commonly known as the joculator angelfish, yellow head angelfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a marine angelfish belonging to the family Pomacanthidae. It is found in the central Pacific Ocean.
Description
Centropyge joculator is a brightly colored angelfish that resembles the bicolor angelfish (Centropyge bicolor) but lacks the distinguishing vertical blue bar above the eye. In contrast, the joculator angelfish sports a blue ring around its eyes and the same electric blue coloration traces a thin outline along the edges of its dorsal and anal fins. This fish attains a maximum length of , with 14 total Dorsal spines, 16 - 17 total Dorsal soft rays, 3 Anal spines, and 17 Anal soft rays.
Distribution
Centropyge joculator is found only in the Christmas Islands and Cocos-Keeling Islands in the Eastern Indian Ocean, making it quite rare in the aquarium hobby.
Habitat and biology
Centropyge joculator is found at depths between . This species lives in areas of rock, coral or rubble on seaward reefs. Juveniles are occasionally recorded in waters as shallow as . It is a benthopelagic species which feeds on algae and detritus. They may live in small social groups, harems with a single male and up to 4 females. They are protogynous hermaphrodites and if no male is present the dominant female will change sex.
Utilisation
Centropyge joculator rarely appears in the aquarium trade.
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Centropyge cocosensis
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Centropyge cocosensis, commonly known as the Cocos pygmy angelfish, is a species of marine angelfish belonging to the family Pomacanthidae.
Description
Centropyge cocosensis is a brightly colored angelfish that resembles the lemonpeel angelfish (Centropyge flavissima). As a recently discovered angelfish, this species is the colour of a lemonpeel angel, with a blue margined gill operculum, spine and fins; a conspicuous blue iris and faint blue eye ring surrounding the eye. In alcohol, its colour is uniformly yellowish with dark eye and dark posterior dorsal, anal and caudal fin margins; which differs from C. flavissima (and 2 other species of this species complex) by nucleotide quasisynapomorphies at the CO1 locus, these include G at both nucleotide sites 247 and 366 of the gene. Little is known about this fish, including maximum length, breeding habits, and food preferences.
Distribution
Centropyge cocosensis is known only from the Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the Eastern Indian Ocean.
Utilisation
Centropyge cocosensis specimens were obtained through aquarium trade.
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Jonas Blaymire
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Jonas Blaymire (died 1763) was an architectural draughtsman, surveyor and measurer likely of Yorkshire or County Durham origins active in Dublin and Ireland for much of the 18th century from at least 1736 until his death in 1763.
It is supposed that he may be the Mr "Bell Mires" that taught Thomas Ivory draughtsmanship. His name is also at times spelled Blaymyre.
He is most known today for a series of illustrations commissioned by Walter Harris for Historiographorum Aliorumque Scriptorum Hiberniae Commentarium: or, a history of the Irish writers (1736), Ware's Works (1738) and the The History and Antiquities of the City of Dublin: From the Earliest Accounts (1766) all of which featured original illustrations as well as adapted works from earlier illustrations of buildings within Charles Brooking's map of Dublin (1728).
Among his more famous works are illustrations of Armagh Cathedral, Lismore Cathedral, Kildare Cathedral, St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, St Columb's Cathedral, Cloyne Cathedral, St Canice's Cathedral, Cashel Cathedral and Clonmacnoise.
He died at Loughboy, County Kilkenny on 12 June 1763.
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Shortly after occupying Kraków, the Germans appeared at the fort to remove the ammunition stored there. According to testimony from the fort's caretaker, Antoni Grzesiak, the first execution took place there on 11 October 1939. Another mass execution occurred on 15 November 1939, during which the Germans reportedly shot 15 people, including three women. It is generally accepted that the extermination operation at Fort Krzesławice lasted from autumn 1939 to November 1941, peaking in intensity during the summer of 1940. Documented execution dates include: 11 October 1939, 15 November 1939, 14 December 1939, 14 January 1940, around 20 January 1940, 29 March 1940, 6 June 1940, 29 June 1940, 2 July 1940, 4 July 1940, 12 March 1941, and 7 November 1941.
Mass murders at Fort Krzesławice generally followed the same procedure. Extensive information has been preserved, particularly about the extermination of prisoners from Montelupich Prison. Condemned prisoners were kept in separate rooms beforehand, typically in one of the ground-floor cells on the left wing or in cells 87 and 94 on the first floor. The day before executions, usually in the afternoon, the prisoners were transported to the fort to dig their own mass graves. Execution transports were organized at night or in the early morning hours. Prisoners from Montelupich were called out into the hallway without their belongings, sometimes dressed only in undergarments. Their hands were tied behind their backs with rope or wire, or they were shackled in pairs. In some cases, the condemned were gagged or marked with a cross drawn in white chalk on the back of their jackets. A typical transport consisted of 2 or 3 canvas-covered trucks carrying prisoners, accompanied by 1 or 2 vehicles for the escort and the execution squad.
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After the war
Between 15 October and 6 December 1945, employees of the Chief Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes against the Polish Nation conducted a detailed examination of the execution site and exhumed the discovered graves. The investigation and exhumation were led by district investigative judge Jan Sehn, assisted by Dr. Stanisław Żmuda (judge of the Grodzki Court in Kraków), Edward Pęchalski, Dr. Wincenty Jarosiński (vice-prosecutors of the District Court), and Professor Jan Olbrycht (Head of the Forensic Medicine Department at Jagiellonian University). At Fort Krzesławice, 29 mass graves of various sizes were discovered – 23 in the fort's moats and six more in its courtyard. A total of 440 bodies were exhumed. 91 bodies were identified by the victims' relatives. Documents and personal items found with 13 bodies facilitated their identification. Additionally, the names of 78 individuals believed to have been executed at Fort Krzesławice were determined. However, 258 victims remained unidentified. After the exhumation work was completed, all the bodies were interred in a single mass grave located behind the fort.
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Agnes Hope Pillsbury
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Agnes Hope Pillsbury (September 28, 1876 – February 10, 1937) was an American pianist, music educator, and settlement worker. She taught and performed in Chicago for most of her career, and lived at Hull House for almost twenty years.
Early life and education
Pillsbury was born in Bangor, Maine, the daughter of Frederick A. H. Pillsbury and Sara C. Berry Pillsbury. Her father ran a hardware store. She trained as a pianist with Theodor Leschetizky in Vienna. Her aunts Mary Ayer and Fanny Cliff Berry were both pianists too.
Career
Pillsbury was a concert pianist in Chicago. In 1927, she was a soloist with the Chicago People's Symphony. In 1929, she played a Helen Sears composition with the Woman's Symphony Orchestra of Chicago, with Ebba Sundstrom conducting. She served on board of the Musicians Club of Women, and was an active member of Chicago's Cordon Club, for women in the arts.
Pillsbury also taught piano and music. She taught at Oxford College in Ohio before 1905, and joined the faculty of the Bush Conservatory of Music in 1908. She also taught at Augustana College in the 1910s. She spent the summer of 1920 in Los Angeles, teaching and performing. She taught piano at the University of Notre Dame Summer School from 1924 to 1936. She taught from her own studio in Chicago.
Pillsbury lived at Hull House from about 1920, and helped to direct the program's music school. She invited pianist Vivian Blythe Owen to join in the work at Hull House.
Personal life
Pillsbury died in 1937, at the age of 60, in Chicago. Her funeral service was held at Hull House. Some of her papers are in the Alma Birmingham Papers at the University of Illinois at Chicago Library.
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Ptilozamites
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Ptilozamites is an extinct genus of pteridosperm (colloquially known as "seed ferns"), known from the Triassic and Early Jurassic of the Northern Hemisphere. It is associated with the pollen organ Harrisiothecium.
Taxonomy
The genus was first erected by Alfred Gabriel Nathorst in 1878 for remains found in Scania in southern Sweden. Nathorst did not declare a type species While the species Ptilozamites nilssonii was described in the same paper that named the genus, later authors have Ptilozamites heeri as the type genus. Recent authors have suggested that the genus Ctenozamites is a synonym of Ptilozamites. Most authors interpret Ptilozamites as an enigmatic "seed fern" (a seed plant, typically with fern-like leaves, of uncertain affinities), though some authors historically suggested that they were related to cycads.
Description
The leaves of Ptilozamites are pinnate (that is, arranged like that of a typical fern, with pairs of parallel leaflets/pinnules projecting from a central axis). The leaves have an odontopteroid venation, and a thick cuticle. The leaves as a whole are typically elongate, with stomata being present either on both sides (amphistomatic) or only on the underside (hypostomatic) of the pinnules, with the stomata being surrounded by a thickened ring of tissue. The leaves of Ptilozamites are often (but not exclusively) forked, like the leaves of the corystosperm seed fern Dicroidium.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storming%20of%20Varna%20%281773%29
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Storming of Varna (1773)
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The Storming of Varna was a military storm undertaken by the Russians October 30, 1773 against the city of Varna. The storm was part of the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774), and resulted in an Ottoman victory.
Background
In October 1773, Field Marshal Pyotr Rumyantsev resumed the offensive beyond the Danube. On October 16, the detachment of Lieutenant General Yuri Vladimirovich Dolgorukov (5,000 men) crossed at Hârșova and joined up with the detachment of Lieutenant General Karl Karlovich von Ungern-Sternberg (4,000 men) at Babadag. The next day, they attacked the 15,000 strong army under the command of Dagestanly Pasha at Karasu and defeated it. On October 23, both detachments occupied the stronghold in Dobrich almost without a fight. Then they were ordered to continue the offensive. Dolgoruky on Shumen. Ungern on Varna.
At the end of October, Ungern approached Varna, which was defended by a 3,000 strong garrison. Varna was surrounded by a high stone wall with towers; many trenches were dug in front of the ditch. The garrison was reinforced by the crews of warships stationed in the harbor. Trusting in the courage of his soldiers, Ungern decided to storm the fortress.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death%20of%20Napoleon%20I
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Death of Napoleon I
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The Corsican physician François Antommarchi and five English doctors note in their autopsy reports the existence of a chronic perforated gastric ulcer (which would have caused fatal peritonitis), probably evolving into cancer, and pulmonary lesions linked to tuberculosis. Another report drawn up 2 years later on September 12, 1823, by Dr. Walter Henry confirms this ulcer, aggravated by the presence of “masses of cancerous ulcerations or squirrels”. Thierry Lentz and Jacques Macé consider this thesis, which corresponds to the initial report, to be the most historically credible.
If all the autopsy reports were compared, it becomes clear that the large perforated gastric ulcer, blocked by the left lobe of the liver, did not cause the Emperor's death. The fact that Dr. Antommarchi had difficulty separating the outer wall of the stomach from the liver argues in favor of an old fibrosis, dating from several weeks or months before death. On the other hand, all witnesses, doctors and non-physicians alike, described a gastric mucosa in poor condition over virtually its entire surface, with a “mass of ulcerations”. This pathology was well described a few years later by Jean Cruveilhier, in 1830, under the name of “gastrorrhagia”. It causes chronic microscopic bleeding, leading to iron deficiency, anemia, and death from exsanguination (loss of more than 40% of total blood volume).
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death%20of%20Napoleon%20I
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Death of Napoleon I
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Arsenic poisoning theory
Sten Forshufvud, a Swedish stomatologist, proposed this hypothesis around 1955 when reading the memoirs of Louis Joseph Marchand, Napoleon's personal valet, which had just been published by his descendants in 1952 and 1955. Twenty-eight of the 31 symptoms described by Marchand (including the disappearance of the hair system) resembled those caused by arsenic poisoning.
Forshufvud obtained from various sources several locks of hair claimed to belong to Napoleon, and had them analyzed by Professor Hamilton Smith of Glasgow University: by cutting the hair into small segments and analyzing each segment, then referring to the dates on which the hair was said to have been collected, and connecting all this data, he made a histogram showing the evolution of arsenic concentration in Napoleon's body before and during his exile. Napoleon was said to have suffered chronic arsenic poisoning since 1805, which, combined with the island's climate, weakened him to the point where the medical treatments of the time, notably calomel administered in the last days of his life, finished him off.
This thesis was nevertheless called into question by a scientific study in 1998 (suggesting that Napoleon had gastric carcinoma and that his death was due to an internal hemorrhage caused by the ingestion of calomel), and severely criticized by medical historians Paul Gainière and Guy Godlweski and historian Thierry Lentz, for whom Napoleon died “of his own accord”, or even “of boredom”, and who, with Jean Tulard, published a collective work entitled Autour de l'empoisonnement de Napoléon, in which he expressed doubts about the legitimacy of the hair samples taken, the methodology and the interpretation of the results. Interviewed by him and having been able to reread their interviews, Drs. Kintz and Fornix, who carried out the toxicological analyses, declare that they never spoke of Napoleon's “assassination”, but of exposure to arsenic, which is not the same thing.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maribel%20Flores
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Maribel Flores
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Maribel Flores Hernández (born January 8, 2005) is a college soccer player who plays as a forward for the USC Trojans. Born in the United States, she has represented Mexico at the youth international level. She was named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year with the Trojans in 2023.
Early life and college career
Flores was born and raised in Fullerton, California, the daughter of Edith Lopez and Jesus Flores. Her mother played soccer into her twenties, and her father played semi-professionally. She was raised by her mother and her grandparents, who are from Jalisco. She attended Troy High School.
Flores began playing recreational soccer at around age five, soon scoring prolifically. She played club soccer for Fullerton Rangers, Strikers FC, and eventually Slammers FC, where she featured alongside future USC teammates Simone Jackson and Aaliyah Farmer. She led the Slammers to the ECNL under-16 national championship in 2021, being named the ECNL National Player of the Year, and the under-19 national title in 2023. She committed to play college soccer at Stanford when she was a junior, but after head coach Jane Alukonis took over at USC, she changed her commitment to the Trojans. She was ranked by TopDrawerSoccer as the No. 18 recruit of the 2023 class.
USC Trojans
Flores led the USC Trojans with 6 goals and had 5 assists in 18 games (13 starts) in her freshman season in 2023. She helped the Trojans place third in the Pac-12 Conference, behind UCLA and Stanford, in what was the conference's final year, and reach the second round of the NCAA tournament. She was named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, third-team All-Pac-12, and second-team Freshman Best XI by TopDrawerSoccer. She missed the start of her sophomore season while at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup before returning to make 15 appearances off the bench. USC topped the Big Ten Conference and reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament, falling to Wake Forest on penalties.
International career
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammillaria%20matudae
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Mammillaria matudae
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Mammillaria matudae, commonly known as the thumb cactus, is a species of cactus from Mexico. It was named after the botanist Eizi Matuda.
Mammillaria matudae is a succulent subshrub. It grows either solitarily or in clusters from its base. Its cylindrical stems are slender, reaching 10–20 cm in height and about 3 cm in diameter, and have a sprawling or creeping habit. A variety, described as var. serpentiformis but no longer separately recognized, can grow up to a meter long and 7 cm wide. The axils are smooth and bare. It features 18–20 delicate, translucent white radial spines, each just 2–3 mm long. A single central spine (two in the untypified var. serpentiformis fa. duocentralis) stands out, pinkish-white when young and aging to a dull white, measuring 4–5 mm. The flowers are small but striking, with pale reddish-purple petals, about 12 mm in length and width. Its fruit, green with a reddish tint, houses brown seeds.
Mammillaria matudae grows primarily in the desert or dry scrubland. It has been reported in the state of Mexico, at elevations between 700 and 1,250 meters, near the Miguel Alemán hydroelectric system at La Punta, Tingambato, close to the border with Michoacán (at 19°4'N, 100°22'W). There appears to be some confusion in other collections regarding this species, as there is a town named Tingambato in Michoacán. However, this town is approximately 160 kilometers from the border with the state of Mexico, just beyond which the type locality is found.
In cultivation, Mammillaria matudae has a tendency to sprawl over other plants. To prevent this and save space, the cacti nurseryman John Pilbeam recommends growing it upside-down by pulling the stem through a hole in the bottom of a hanging pot.
Mammillaria matudae is legally protected in Mexico by the national list of species at risk of extinction. It is listed under category "subject to special protection".
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allobates%20niputidea
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Allobates niputidea
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Allobates niputidea is a frog in the family Aromobatidae. It is endemic to Colombia.
Habitat
This diurnal frog lives in forests where the trees do not exceeed 20 meters in height. These frogs have been observed no more than 9 meters from permanent streams in these forests, always between 50 and 970 meters above sea level. This frog does not tolerate habitat disturbance well.
Scientists have seen the frog in some protected areas: Embalse Topocoro private reserve from ISAGEN, Pauxi Pauxi ProAves Reserve, and Cabildo Verde Reserve.
Reproduction
The adult male perches on the leaf litter and calls to the female frogs. The frog reproduces through larval development, with a free-swimming tadpole stage. Young frogs have been observed near pools of water.
Threats
The IUCN classifies this frog as least concern of extinction. What threat it faces comes from conversion of its habitat to spaces for livestock cultivation and agriculture, including both large cacao plantations and small subsistence farms that grow cacao, avocadoes, and bananas. Because these small farms use traditional agroforestry practices that do not involve agrochemicals, scientists do not consider them a threat.
Original publication
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tremella%20compacta
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Tremella compacta
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Tremella compacta is a species of fungus in the order Tremellales. It produces large, ochraceous yellow, compactly lobed, cartilaginous-gelatinous basidiocarps (fruit bodies) on dead branches of broadleaved trees. It was originally described from Brazil and is distributed in northern South America, Central America, and the Caribbean.
Taxonomy
The species was first published in 1895 by German mycologist Alfred Möller based on a collection from Blumenau. As a probable parasite of Stereum fruit bodies, Tremella compacta belongs in the genus Naematelia, but the species has not as yet undergone DNA sequencing to confirm this.
Description
Fruit bodies are tough-gelatinous, compactly lobed to cerebriform (brain-like), 35 to 60 mm across, the lobes hollow, ochraceous to apricot or pale orange-brown when fresh, drying hard and rigid. Microscopically, the hyphae have clamp connections. The basidia are tremelloid (ellipsoid, with oblique to vertical septa) and normally stalked, 2 to 4-celled, 10 to 16 by 7.5 to 14 μm. The basidiospores are ellipsoid, smooth, 7 to 9.5 by 5 to 6.5 μm.
Similar species
Naematelia aurantia occurs on Stereum hirsutum on broadleaved trees but typically has more leaf-like lobes and is bright yellow to yellow-orange.
Habitat and distribution
Tremella compacta occurs on broadleaved trees and appears to be a parasite on fruit bodies of Stereum species. The type collection was from Brazil, but it has also been reported from Belize, the Dominican Republic, Trinidad, Puerto Rico, Colombia, and Venezuela.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed-orientation%20marriage%20and%20the%20Church%20of%20Jesus%20Christ%20of%20Latter-day%20Saints
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Mixed-orientation marriage and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Because all homosexual sexual activity is condemned as sinful by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in its law of chastity, and the church teaches that God does not approve of same-sex marriage, many LGBTQ members of the LDS Church have felt that they should marry someone of the opposite sex. According to LDS historian Greg Prince, for decades church leaders counseled many men to be sealed to a women with the promise this would "cure" their homosexuality, and the overall track record of these mixed-orientation marriages (MOMs) has "generally been dismal, often catastrophic, and sometimes lethal" despite the best intentions.
The church's 2012 website acknowledged by implication that past leaders' advice for individuals attracted to the same-sex to marry someone of the opposite sex may have been erroneous. Leaders have said that homosexual attractions will not continue past death, and that those who don't have an opportunity to be married in this life will in the afterlife.
Background
All homosexual sexual activity is condemned as sinful by the church, and it teaches that God does not approve of same-sex marriage. Adherents who participate in same-sex sexual behavior may face church discipline. Members of the church who experience homosexual attractions, including those who self-identify as gay, lesbian, or bisexual remain in good standing in the church if they abstain from same-sex marriage and any homosexual sexual activity or sexual relationships outside an opposite-sex marriage. However, all people, including those in same-sex relationships and marriages, are permitted to attend the weekly Sunday meetings.
Plan of Salvation
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara%20Blegen
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Barbara Blegen
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Barbara Blegen is an American pianist of classical music. She is a former child prodigy and is sister to soprano
Barbara Blegen was born in Missoula, Montana to a musical family, including her sister, soprano Judith Blegen. Blegen began piano lessons with University of Montana piano professor George Hummel. Her musical aptitude inspired her sister Judith to start singing in the middle-school choir. A child prodigy, Blegen could pick out tunes on the piano from the age of four. She made her solo debut at the age of 11 and orchestral debut with the Missoula Symphony Orchestra at age 13. At the age of 15, she was selected by Rudolf Serkin to study at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia on a scholarship.
Blegen began appearing with her sister Judith on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, becoming a "favorite guest."
After graduation from Curtis, Blegen performed with the world's leading orchestras and ensembles, including the New York Philharmonic, St. Louis Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, and many others, playing over 90 concerts in a 7-year span.
Blegen returned to New York City, where she completed her Master of Fine Arts at Columbia University and subsequently acquired a teaching position there.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro%20Nolasco%20de%20Soto
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Pedro Nolasco de Soto
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Sporting career
In 1876, together with his younger brother Luis, he was a founding member of the Sociedad Sevillana de Regatas, a sport that he discovered whilst in Liverpool, and then serving the society as a director for many years. Shortly after moving to Huelva in 1880, he co-founded another sporting association, the Sociedad Colombina Onubense.
On 23 December 1889, Nolasco de Soto was one of only two Spanish involved in the second founding meeting of Recreativo de Huelva, the other being José Muñoz Pérez, in which he was appointed co-president, together with Charles Wilson Adam. His appointment was most likely not only to demonstrate the presence of members of the Huelva bourgeoisie in the club, but also because of the convenience of having a president of Spanish nationality, with Nolasco de Soto being the chosen Spaniard due to his knowledge of the English language, and perhaps because of his previous experience as a director of a sailing club, not to mention that he was the director of the Huelva-Zafra railway tracks, which bordered the fields where the club played football and cricket at that time. Either way, his role in the club was simply honorary, and likewise, in 1892, he disappeared from the board.
Personal life and death
On 3 April 1899, the 51-year-old Nolasco de Soto married the 35-year-old Rosa Maria Aldaz y Sancho, and the couple had a son, Pedro Nolasco de Soto y Aldaz.
Nolasco de Soto died in Huelva on 26 July 1908, at the age of 60.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara%20Walden
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Barbara Walden
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Barbara Walden Cosmetics
Walden felt disheartened by the makeup used during her professional acting jobs, as it often left her skin looking unnatural. Determined to find a solution, she decided to create her own makeup. Remembering that a friend’s father was a chemist, she collaborated with him to experiment on makeup and moisturizers specifically designed for Black women’s skin.
Walden partnered with Los Angeles advertising executive Dan Raeburn. Each contributed $350 starting capital to establish Barbara Walden Cosmetics, Inc. in 1968. The company opened an office in Watts and trained women to sell the product door-to-door and through house parties. An early customer and supporter was Ethel Bradley, the wife of Tom Bradley, mayor of Los Angeles (1973-1993).
In 1972, the cosmetics line expanded distribution to departments chains, starting with I. Magnin, in Los Angeles. followed by the May Co., the Broadway, Chicago's Carson Pirie Scott and others. The product line began to appeal to Caucasian and women of other ethnic groups.
By 1979, the Barbara Walden Cosmetics company had generated $1 million in sales. Fifty-five products were available in several African countries, Saudi Arabia, Holland, France, Singapore, Australia, Fuji, New Zealand, Papua and New Guinea.
In interviews, Walden attributed the success of the company to her faith in God and the “personalized attention” customers receive at Walden cosmetic counters.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsa%20Danson%20W%C3%A5ghals
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Elsa Danson Wåghals
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Elsa Danson Wåghals (née Anna Ingeborg Elsa Danson; 13 January 1885 – 30 March 1977) was a Swedish visual artist, known for painting and sculpture.
Biography
Elsa Danson Wåghals was born as Anna Ingeborg Elsa Danson on 13 January 1885, in Stockholm, Sweden. She was one of three daughters of Anna (née Petrini) and accountant Carl August Wilhelm Danson. She took the name Wåghals sometime in the 1910s, it is a family name on her father's side.
During the 1910s she studied at and at the Technical School (; now Konstfack) in Stockholm.
Wåghals worked for seventeen years as a telegraph commissioner at the Royal Telegraph Office, and left her role in 1920 to study art in France.
In Nice, she studied under sculptor Fabio Stecchi, and at the Nice Academy of Sculpture. She studied in 1923 to 1924 with André Lhote, and Otte Sköld at the Académie Scandinave in Paris; as well as studied with Antoine Bourdelle and Ossip Zadkine in Paris. While in Paris, she exhibited her work at the Salon of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Salon d'Automne, Société des Artistes Indépendants, and Salon des Tuileries. Wåghals also studied drawing at the British School at Rome.
Her paintings featured themes of landscapes, and city scenes. Wåghals made public art for Stockholm City Hall.
Wåghals died on 30 March 1977, in Lidingö, Sweden, and is buried in Lidingö Cemetery. Her work can be found in the collection at .
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suenonius%20Mandelgreen
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Suenonius Mandelgreen
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Suenonius Mandelgreen was one of the top Dutch eighteenth-century bookbinders and was also a publisher, translator and auctioneer.
Bookbinder
Suenonius Mandelgreen was a bookbinder from Sweden. He was born in Uppsala and learned the trade of bookbinding in his native country, including stamping book covers in gold leaf. He then worked in Middelburg (Dutch Republic) from 1736 onwards, until his death in 1758.
Until the eighteenth century, it was customary for a publisher to only publish the book block. People could choose a bookbinder to provide it with a (luxury) binding of their choice, as happened with the illustrated copy of the Van Borssele van de Hooge family. The book block of this work was printed by Pieter Gillissen in Middelburg.
A very special book binding by Mandelgreen is in the possession of the Royal Library of the Netherlands (KB). It is the binding Kern der Nederlandsche historie (Core of Dutch history), which is actually a cassette containing eleven miniature bindings, which are in turn located in a miniature bookcase with five shelves. Mandelgreen was one of the few bookbinders to sign his work. He did this on various bindings with the text Mandelgreen fecit. In addition to the KB (The Hague), the Royal Library of Belgium in Brussels, the Zeeuws Archief in Middelburg and the ZB (Middelburg), the British Library also owns book bindings by Mandelgreen. Mandelgreen probably found a successor to his knowledge in the Flushing pupil and later publisher and bookbinder Jan Dane. As a book binder, Mandelgreen is considered one of the best representatives of his time.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barletta%20massacre
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Barletta massacre
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The Barletta massacre (Italian: Eccidio di Barletta), was a German war crime that took place on 12 September 1943 in the city of Barletta in Italy. The event took place following the Italian surrender on 8 September 1943. Twelve Italian civilians were killed and several hundred houses were destroyed by artillery fire of the Waffen-SS under the command of Hart Gloocke.
The massacre was captured by numerous photos and video by Germans.
The Barletta massacre is referred to as one of the first German World War II massacre on civilians in Italy, from the Italian surrender of 8 September.
History
The massacre of Barletta was conceived as a Nazi retaliation for the strenuous resistance found in the Italian city, both by civilians and by the military. In the days preceding the massacre, in fact, there had been clashes in the city between Italian and German armed forces, which saw the Italians as victorious. The Germans were thus forced to ask for reinforcements and to attack civilian buildings, thus forcing the Italian soldiers to surrender. Surrender that occurred on September 10, 1943, two days before the massacre.
Subsequent events
Between 8 and 25 september 1943 a further 35 civilians and soldier were killed. The Germans were only put to flight by the Allies in mid-September. On 25 September 1943 the Third English Army entered Barletta.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose%20Naranjo
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Rose Naranjo
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Rose "Gia" Naranjo (Tewa: Aakonpovi; 1917 – August 16, 2004) was a Tewa potter and visual artist from Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. She was the matriarch of the Naranjo Puebloan family of ceramists, artist and scholars. A former Southern Baptist missionary, she was named a "Living treasure" by the city of Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1994.
Biography
Early life and pottery
Rose Naranjo was born in 1917 in Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. Her Tewa name, Aakonpovi translates to "Meadow flower". She was raised by her grandmother, Lupita, "Corn Tassel" a medicine woman and midwife after her parents died in the Spanish flu pandemic. Naranjo could trace her matrilineal heritage to Nampeyo, one of the first named Native American artists.
Naranjo began learning traditional Puebloan pottery as a teenager. She made her first pot aged 13 at her grandmother's home. Naranjo, as with other Tewa potters considered clay was a gift of Mother Earth, appreciating the material as having its own agency and being. She described clay as having a strength and personality, "clay is very selfish. It will form itself to what the clay wants to be." Working with the material, Naranjo claimed that a potter with "good intentions" could create designs that were a shared vision between its own, and the potter's spirit. Creating pottery became a conversation between the potter and her material.
At age 18, she married her husband, Michael Edward Naranjo, a Southern Baptist minister. Together, they moved to Taos to become missionaries, working in Taos and Santa Clara Pueblo. Together, they conducted missionary work throughout the Southwest. Rose continued to craft traditional pots to support her family. Rose and Michael would raise ten children together.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rila%20Monastery%20Forest
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Rila Monastery Forest
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Rila Monastery Forest (, Rilomanastirska gora) is a nature reserve in Rila Monastery Nature Park, located in the Rila mountain range in southwestern Bulgaria. Spanning a territory of 3671 ha or 36.71 km2, it was declared in April 1986 to protect primary ecosystems of coniferous and mixed coniferous–deciduous forests. It is a strict nature reserve (1st category protected territory according to Bulgarian legislation and IUCN classification).
Geography
The reserve is situated in western part of Rila and is bisected in two unconnected parts by the valley of the Rilska River. It overlooks the Rila Monastery, one of the most important spiritual centers of Bulgaria. It includes forests and alpine peaks on both sides of the valley between the summits of Malyovitsa (2,729 m) and Brichebor. One of the most visited parts is the meadow of Kirilova Polyana, overlooked by forests and the raising summits of Kupenite (2,731 m), Lovnitsa (2,695 m), Zlia Zab (2,678 m), Dvuglav (2,605 m), Orlovets (2,686 m) and Eleni Vrah (2,654 m). The northern slopes of the Rilska River valley are cut by gullies, the most famous being the dizzying White and the Blue Gully that descend from the Zlia Zab massif to the valley some 1,200 m below. Administratively, it is part of Rila Municipality, Kyustendil Province.
Flora and fauna
The reserve is a model of mixed deciduous–coniferous forests dominated by European silver fir (Abies alba) and European beech (Fagus sylvatica). The high-mountain population of the Dalechamps oak (Quercus dalechampii) is unique for the country, and in places it forms the upper forest boundary. Other commons trees in the local mixed forests include Norway spruce (Picea abies), Macedonian pine (Pinus peuce), Austrian pine (Pinus nigra), dwarf mountain pine (Pinus mugo), silver birch (Betula pendula) and goat willow (Salix caprea).
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%20destroyer%20Velasco
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Spanish destroyer Velasco
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Spanish Civil War
When the Spanish Civil War began with General Francisco Franco′s attempted coup against the Second Spanish Republic on 17 July 1936, Velasco was serving at the Gunnery School in Marín and was moored at Ferrol along with the battleship España and the light cruiser . Velasco'''s crew and some of the coastal artillery units around the harbor sided with Franco's Nationalist faction, while the crews of España and Almirante Cervera opted to support the Republican faction. A gunnery duel broke out pitting Velasco and the coastal fortifications against España and Almirante Cervera. After two days of fighting that resulted in significant damage to the harbor and to Velasco, the crews of España and Almirante Cervera surrendered their ships to the Nationalists.Velasco was the only Spanish destroyer to side with the Nationalists. After undergoing repairs at Ferrol, she was extremely active, especially in the Cantabrian Sea, bombarding fuel depots in Bilbao, laying mines off various ports, and participating in a Nationalist blockade of Republican-controlled ports. On 17 August 1936, Velasco, España, and Almirante Cervera bombarded San Sebastián. On 3 September 1936 Velasco fought an action with the Republican submarine .
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans%20Peter%20Beck
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Hans Peter Beck
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Hans Peter Beck (born 19 January 1965) is a Swiss experimental particle physicist and a former president of the Swiss Physical Society. Since 1997, he has served as a reader at the University of Bern and in addition, since 2014, as a titular professor at the University of Fribourg. Beck is a member of the ATLAS collaboration, one of the two major experiments at CERN that analyze particle collisions at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), which led to the discovery of the Higgs boson in 2012.
Professional career
Finishing his doctorate at University of Zurich, related to research carried out at the DESY laboratory in Hamburg, in 1996, Beck worked shortly a consultant and engineer in the private Swiss industry before taking up a position at the University of Bern. Since then Beck has been affiliated to the CERN scientific programme. He has co-authored more than 1500 scientific articles.
Community engagement
Beck is a former chair of the International Particle Physics Outreach Group (2013 to 2019) and a former president of the Swiss Physical Society (2017 to 2021). He is the Swiss liaison to the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics and represented the Swiss Physical Society on the occasion of the opening ceremony of the International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development at UNESCO, Paris on 8 July 2022.
Physics and societal impacts
Beck participates regularly in the public debate on matters implying physics. He co-authored, in 2021, the book "The Economics of Big Science".
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie%20Glass
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Charlie Glass
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Beyond his botanical pursuits, Glass was a passionate scuba diver and shell collector, editing The Conchologist and collecting shells worldwide. Proficient in multiple languages, he translated and performed over 300 Filipino folk songs on television and stage in the Philippines and the U.S. In 1991, he became curator of El Charco del Ingenio, a botanical reserve in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, where he organized plant exploration expeditions and helped discover 42 new plant species. After leaving in 1997 due to permit restrictions, he began a new non-profit plant research initiative at his home in San Miguel, Rancho Alcocer, in collaboration with Mario Mendoza García.
Glass authored several books, including Cacti and Succulents for the Amateur (with Foster) and Cacti (with Clive Innes). He served as vice president of the California Cactus Growers and the African Succulent Plant Society, was an honorary life member of the Sociedad Mexicana de Cactología, and participated in the International Organization for Succulent Plant Study. Glass is commemorated in the species Mammillaria glassii and the shell Bathyliotina glassi. He died of a heart attack in 1997, shortly after launching a new research initiative.
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Kingo Miyabe
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Kingo Miyabe (April 27, 1860 – March 16, 1951) was an influential Japanese botanist and mycologist. He received the Order of Cultural Merit in 1946 and was an honorary international member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Life
Miyabe was a graduate of the second class of students at Sapporo Agricultural College. In 1882, he was a founding member of the Tokyo Botanical Society. As part of broader efforts to develop expertise in scientific botany in Japan, Miyabe traveled to Harvard University to study with Asa Gray and William G. Farlow, where he earned a D.Sc. Miyabe returned to Japan in 1889 as a professor at Sapporo Agricultural College.
Miyabe maintained active correspondence with botanists around the world, including Curtis Gates Lloyd. He is best known for a series of floristic studies of Japan, including The Flora of the Kurile Islands (1890), The Laminariaceae of Hokkaido (1902), Plants in Sakhalin (1915, co-authored with Tsutome Miyake), Flora of Hokkaido and Saghalien (co-authored with Yushun Kudo), and Icones of the essential forest trees of Hokkaido (1920–1923, co-authored with Yushun Kudo and Chusuke Suzaki).
A Christian, Miyabe helped found the Sapporo Independent Church. He was also lifelong friends with the Christian thinker and evangelist Uchimura Kanzō.
The "Miyabe maple" (Acer miyabei), which he first identified in Hokkaido in the 1880s, now grows at botanic gardens and arboreta around the world.
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Campaign of Yesim Khan against Kalmyk uluses (1619–1621)
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By the end of the second decade of the 17th century, as V. A. Moiseyev noted, significant changes occurred in Kalmyk-Kazakh relations. Yesim Khan managed to achieve a series of victories over the Kalmyks and force them into peace. According to interpreter P. Semenov’s 1620 report, in 1619, the Kalmyk taishas sent envoys to him for negotiations. However, during the talks, certain Kalmyk taishas attacked some Kazakh uluses. Enraged by this, Yesim Khan killed the Kalmyk envoys and launched a campaign against the uluses of two Kalmyk taishas, which ended successfully for the Kazakhs. Shortly thereafter, the Kalmyks were also defeated by the forces of the Altan Khan.
According to V. A. Moiseyev, Bai-Bagish Taisha, Dalai-Batyr, Kho-Urluk, and Chokur sought peace with Yesim Khan, understanding that simultaneous conflict with three strong opponents could not end successfully. They also intended to launch a joint campaign with him against the domains of Tursun Khan and his ally, the Ashtarkhanid Imam Quli Khan, although this campaign did not take place for unknown reasons. The attack on the Kazakhs during the negotiations was carried out by their rivals leading other Kalmyk tribes. It is known that Bai-Bagish Taisha and Chokur (Chokur Ubashi) were heads of the Khoshut ulus, Dalai-Batyr led the Derbets, and Kho-Urluk (Kho-Orleg) headed the Torgut ulus.
Thus, the attack on Yesim Khan’s domains was likely carried out by the Choros (Zuun Gar or Dzungars) led by Khara-Khula Taisha. This indicates that during this period, the Kalmyks were divided into two factions: one group consisted of the three main Kalmyk uluses (Khoshuts, Derbets, and Torguts), while the other, hostile group was composed of the Choros ulus.
In 1620, Tursun-Muhammad Khan also sent his envoys to the Kalmyks, who conveyed their ruler's demand to refrain from attacking trade caravans traveling to the Russian state.
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Campaign of Yesim Khan against Kalmyk uluses (1619–1621)
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Commenting on this, A. I. Isin noted that the "subordinate" position of the Kazakh Great Horde under the Oirats (if it existed at all) was very brief, lasting approximately between 1616 and 1618. Afterward, the Kazakh Great Horde joined an alliance with Yesim Khan, the Nogais, and the Mongol Altan Khan.
Yesim Khan’s campaign against the Kalmyks, which began in 1620, continued until early 1621, according to A. I. Isin. It involved Kazakhs, Nogais, and Khalkha Mongols. As a result, the Kalmyks were pushed back to the region of the Ob River. The allied relations between the Kazakhs and the Altan Khan's state are confirmed by Russian archival materials. For instance, in September 1620, Tobolsk voivode M. Godunov wrote to Russian Tsar Mikhail Fyodorovich: "The Altan Tsar and the Kazakh Horde are waging war against the Kalmyk taishas." A month later, Ufa voivode O. Pronchishchev reported: "The Kalmyk taishas have faced great hardships from the Kazakh Horde and Yesim Tsar, who have killed many of their people, as have the people of the Altan Tsar."
The involvement of Nogai mirzas in this campaign, allied with the Kazakhs and Mongols, is also noted in a dispatch by Tomsk voivode I. Shakhovsky. In September 1621, he wrote: "The Altan Tsar has allied with the Kazakh land, and the Kazakh people with the Nogais."
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Schendylops demelloi
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Schendylops demelloi is a species of soil centipede in the family Schendylidae. This centipede is found in Brazil. This species is notable for its large size, reaching 70 mm in length, the maximum size recorded in the genus Schendylops. This centipede can have either 69 or 71 pairs of legs.
Discovery and distribution
This species was first described in 1938 by the German zoologist Karl W. Verhoeff. He based the original description of this species on two specimens, one female and one male. These specimens were found in the Atlantic Forest, in the municipality of Iguape in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. Both the female lectotype and the male type specimen are deposited in the Zoologische Staatssammlung in Munich.
In 2015, seven more specimens were collected near a park in São Roque, another municipality in the state of São Paulo, where this species is relatively abundant and found mostly in forest litter. These specimens include two males (one adult and one juvenile) and five females (three adults and two juveniles). These specimens are deposited in the Instituto Butantan in the city of São Paulo.
Taxonomy
Verhoeff originally described this species under the name Schendylurus demelloi. In 1997, the zoologists Richard L. Hoffman and Luis A. Pereira deemed Schendylurus to be a junior synonym of Schendylops. Authorities now consider Schendylops demelloi to be the valid name for this species.
Description
Males of this species have 69 pairs of legs, whereas females can have either 69 or 71 leg pairs. The female lectotype has 69 leg pairs, but all other female specimens have 71 pairs. The adult female specimens range from 51 mm to 70 mm in length, whereas the adult males are smaller, ranging from 44 mm to 47 mm in length. Juvenile specimens range from 17 mm to 22 mm in length. When preserved in alcohol, adults have yellow bodies with a darker reddish brown head. Juveniles have white bodies with heads that are slightly orange.
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May Montoya Jones
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May Montoya Cole Jones (born about 1884, died 1973) also known as Warcaziwin or Sunflower, was an American writer, lecturer, and clubwoman based in Los Angeles, California.
Early life
Mary "May" Montoya Cole was born in Texas, the daughter of John Albert Cole and Carolina Montoya Cole. Her father was a physician from Illinois; her mother was from Texas. She had younger brothers Robert Fontaine Cole and John Albert Cole.
Career
As a young woman, Montoya wrote about boxing and legal subjects for the Los Angeles Express and Los Angeles Herald newspapers. She also wrote for periodicals, including New Outlook. She was adopted into the family of Oglala Sioux chief Luther Standing Bear in Los Angeles in 1929, and welcomed at Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in 1934. She assisted Standing Bear in writing True Stories of the Sioux, My Indian Boyhood, and Land of the Spotted Eagle (1933). She managed Standing Bear's business affairs from 1935, and held the rights to these books when Standing Bear died in 1939.
In Los Angeles, Jones was president of the American Indian Woman's History and Art Club, and secretary of the American Indian Women's Club and the Popular Science Society. She spoke on American Indian history and culture at the Southwest Museum in 1928, and to various church and community groups, often in costume and with music and slides. In 1932, in connection with the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, she was slated to represent Native American religious traditions at a Parliament of World Religions.
Jones was connected with the San Bernardino County Museum later in life; she spoke at the museum's annual gala in 1960 and 1964. In 1963, she taught a class in ethnology at the museum. and the museum published her booklet, The Lore and Symbolism of Birds and their Relation to Man. One of her speeches was reprinted in Aboriginal American Oratory: The Tradition of Eloquence among the Indians of the United States (1965).
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Ziya Gökalp Anatolian High School
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Ziya Gökalp Anatolian High School () is a co-educational Anatolian High School located in the Yenişehir district of Diyarbakır, Turkey. The school is named after Turkish intellectual Mehmet Ziya Gökalp, a prominent nationalist writer and sociologist.
Ziya Gökalp Anatolian High School is among the oldest 100 high schools in Turkey and has a reputation for producing bureaucrats, politicians and poets.
The high school admits students without examination and teaches English and German as foreign languages.
History
Ziya Gökalp Anatolian High School was originally founded as Diyarbekir High School (Turkish: Diyarbekir İdâdîsi), which began operating in the academic year 1891-1892. The İdâdî had 5 years of schooling in 1893-1898 and 1901-1910, and 7 years in 1898-1901 and 1910-1913. In 1913, idâdî institutions were closed, and the school became a sultânî on November 16, 1913. Ottoman participation in the First World War and the reliance on conscripts meant that the institution closed its schooling for higher years until 1921. The institution was known as "Diyarbakır Lisesi" after July 1923, but officially closed again as a result of the Sheikh Said rebellion in 1925, though still providing an education under the name "Diyarbakır Erkek Orta Mektebi" from 1926 to 1932.
During his visit to the city on October 1, 1932, Prime Minister İsmet İnönü dined in the People's House where its president and members requested a high school. After İnönü promised to reopen the high school, the institution started educating in the academic year 1932-1933.
The present school building was completed in 1946 and the name was changed to Ziya Gökalp High School in 1953. In the 1990-1991 academic year, the secondary was closed and the school became an Anatolian High School.
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