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2004 United States women's Olympic basketball team

The 2004 United States women's Olympic basketball team competed in the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad which were held in Athens, Greece. The U.S. women's Olympic team won their fifth gold medal, and third consecutive, at the event. They went undefeated, beating Australia in the Gold medal final and bronze medal winners Russia in the semi-finals. Roster Results Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Gold Medal Final See also 2004 Summer Olympics Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics United States women's national basketball team References External links 2004 Olympics, Women's Basketball: Standings and Stats at Basketball-Reference.com United States olympic United States at the Olympic women's basketball tournament

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Connewitz

Connewitz is a district and also a town in the south of the municipal district of Leipzig, Germany. Geography Location Connewitz is located about three kilometers south of downtown Leipzig. The area includes floodplain forests and former fields to the east and up to ten meters higher. Only this area is developed. Schleußiger Weg, Wundt Street, and Richard-Lehmann-Street form the northern boundaries of the district. The eastern and southeastern borders are formed by the Leipzig–Hof railway line. In the south, the built-up area of Markkleeberg forms the border. Here, however, a few short streets in the area called the Wolfswinkel still belong to Connewitz in an isolated location. The Plagwitz-Markkleeberg railway line the western embankment of the Elster floodplain and the western bank of the Elster floodplain follow to the west. The neighboring districts are, clockwise from the north, Südvorstadt, Marienbrunn, Lößnig, Dölitz-Dösen, Markkleeberg (independent town), Großzschocher, Kleinzschocher and Schleußig. Forest and water With 384 hectares of forest (53% of its area), Connewitz has the largest proportion of forest in Leipzig's districts. This forest, the Connewitzer Holz, forms the main part of the southern Leipzig Riverside Forest as a contiguous area. It is used for both forestry and recreational purposes. In addition to a dense network of footpaths, cycle paths and bridleways, there is also the Leipzig Wildlife Park, which is home to indigenous animal species. Sports and catering facilities are also available. Historically, Connewitzer Holz and Dölitzer Holz on the other side of the southeastern district boundary on the right bank of the Pleiße formed the Leipziger Ratsholz. Before the village merged with Ötzsch and Dölitz at the beginning of the 20th century, this forest area was interrupted only by a few meadows. The forest district Connewitzer Holz is divided into Beipert and Probstei on the left side of the river Pleiße and Batschke-Floß ditches, Pfarrholz, Haken, Wolfswinkel, Langes Feld, Dachsbau, Horst, Gautzscher Spitze und Siebenacker between Floß ditches and Pleiße and Streitholz, Stempel, Mühlholz and Apitzsch on the right side of the river Pleiße. The Pleiße runs the full length of the Connewitzer Holz from south to north. As early as the first half of the 13th century, the three villages of Dölitz, Lößnig, and Connewitz jointly built a ditch off the Pleiße for the operation of their mills, the Mühlpleiße, which still runs today, with minor changes, in the border area between the forest and the settlement area and flows into the Pleiße at the Hakenbrücke bridge. Shortly before this, the flood bed of the Pleiße flows into the Pleiße on the left in the area of the former Jungfernlachen estuary. About 150 meters to the left is the Panichs Lache and about 350 meters to the left is the Batschke, usually called Floß ditches in Leipzig. The Batschke used to be a branch of the White Elster near Zwenkau and was once used to raft firewood across the Weiße Elster to Leipzig. The connection to the Elster River was interrupted by lignite mining. Today the Floß ditches receive its water from Cospudener See. It is the connection between Leipzig's waterways and Cospudener See and, since the completion of a bridge in Markkleeberg, can be used for continuous boat traffic. Further west, in addition to numerous oxbow lakes and puddles, there is another waterway, the Paußnitz. A former tributary of the Batschke, it is fed with Elster water via the Grenz ditches and flows into the Elster floodplain. The latter forms the western border of Connewitz. It was built for flood protection and, like the Pleiße, is used for water sports. Still, in Connewitz, the Pleißemühl ditches branch off at the Pleiße weir and flows through the southern suburbs to the city center. In historical times there were two watercourses east of the Pleiße in Connewitz. The Trenken ditches (also known as Tränken ditches) came from Probstheida via the Connewitz field (today Marienbrunn) and the area of Hildebrandt street to the Mühlpleiße. Today it is piped and integrated into Leipzig's sewage system. The second was the Dom ditches, from the Marienquelle (near the Monument to the Battle of Nations) roughly along the course of today's Richard-Lehmann Street westward to Heilemann Street and then southward into the former Streitteich pond. Today, only depressions in the ground on the south side of Richard-Lehmann Street and between Heilemann Street and Focke Street remain as reminders of the Dom ditches. The Streitteich pond in the area of today's Teich Street was the largest of the nine former Connewitz ponds, most of which were located along the Trenken ditches. The former poplar pond near Bornaische Street is still indicated today by the low location of the allotment gardens on Burgstädter Street. The Connewitz village pond was located at the intersection of Probstheidaer Street and Prinz-Eugen Street. Today, the only remaining ponds in Connewitz are the hook pond at the Wildpark guesthouse, which was built in the early 1970s, the smaller frog pond in the Wildpark, and a pond between the buildings on Prinz-Eugen-Street and Mühlpleiße with a connection to the latter. History The Connewitz village There is evidence of a settlement on the site of the present village as far back as the Iron Age. After the migration of peoples, Sorbian settlers founded the village of Connewitz (Old Sorbian: *Końovica or *Końovici = "horse place", "place where horses graze") probably after the seventh century. The center of the village was a rundling in the triangle of today's Prinz-Eugen-, Probstheidaer- and Biedermann Street. The village developed in a northwestern direction towards the edge of the Pleiße floodplain until it merged with the Sorbian settlement of Döbschütz (later the upper and lower villages) to form a long, cul-de-sac village. The Sorbian population was assimilated by the German settlers in the course of the German East settlement and the rural land take-over in a long process from about the eleventh century. In the upper part of the village, a manor house was established (ca. 1100 Knight of Kunawitz). Between 1200 and 1250, the villages of Dölitz, Lößnig, and Connewitz jointly built the four-kilometer-long Mühl ditches for the operation of their mills. In 1275/76 the Augustinian monastery in Leipzig acquired the manor and the rights to the Döbschütz mill. In the 15th century, it expanded its activities. A copper hammer and a grinder were added to the flour, oil, and spice mill. In 1496, the city of Leipzig erected a wooden cross at the fork north of Connewitz, which was replaced in 1536 by a stone column depicting a cross (Connewitz Cross). The surviving stone column from 1536 can be found in the Leipzig City History Museum. After the Reformation, the Leipzig City Council acquired the Connewitz estate in 1543 and established four threshing estates in 1545. The village of Connewitz, which until the Reformation had belonged to the Chapel of the Holy Cross in Ölschwitz, was assigned to the parish of Probstheida. The Connewitz forester's office was established in 1563. Between 1619 and 1629, 17 farm workers' houses were built next to the mill, the new village of Connewitz, which separated from Connewitz in 1705, but "returned" in 1839. During the Thirty Years' War, there were several cases of looting and plundering when troops passed through. In 1755/56 the (old) cemetery of Connewitz was built near the cross and in 1770/71 a small late baroque church was built in the upper village on the Schulberg, which remained a filial church of Probstheida until 1875. During the Battle of the Nations near Leipzig, troops from Napoleon's army barricaded themselves in Connewitz, which was severely damaged in the fierce fighting. At the beginning of the 19th century, wealthy Leipzig citizens discovered the beautiful location of Connewitz and built country houses here. In 1830, Schumann's "Lexicon of Saxony", continued by Albert Schiffner, stated that Connewitz was "one of the most beautiful villages in Saxony". In 1839 Connewitz became an independent municipality with its council according to the Saxon Rural municipality regulations. Until 1856, the town was part of the Electoral Saxon or Royal Saxon District Office of Leipzig. From 1856 Connewitz belonged to the Court Office of Leipzig II and from 1875 to the District Administration of Leipzig. From 1859 to 1871 in the area between Bornaischer Street and today's Wolfgang-Heinze-Street and from 1865 to 1890 between Wolfgang-Heinze-Street and Neudörfchen. In 1877, the address book lists 310 residential buildings. In 1866, the waterworks for the city of Leipzig were put into operation at the western end of today's Richard-Lehmann Street. From 1887 it was gradually shut down due to the transition to overland supply. In 1868/69, the flood bed of the Pleiße was created for flood protection and the network of paths in the Connewitz Forest was laid out with hiking and riding trails. Street lighting with gas lamps began in 1872. In 1877, the Süd Street was completed as a straight connection from the cross to the city of Leipzig. In 1880, the new Connewitz Cemetery was opened on Meusdorfer Street, which still exists today. Finally, in 1891, Connewitz, now with a population of 1,0596, was consolidated into Leipzig along with five other town-like villages. The poverty-stricken village had been seeking incorporation since 1888 to share in Leipzig's economic growth. Before consolidation, the village was also known as Connewitz bei Leipzig. Connewitz as a Leipzig district The lively building activity continued after the consolidation, initially by extending the cross streets beyond Bornaische Street to the east and connecting them via Zwenkauer Street. The new church of Connewitz, today's Paul-Gerhardt-church, was consecrated on the site of the old cemetery in 1900. The old church was demolished two years later. From 1911 to 1914, about 60 houses with about 350 apartments were built each year in Connewitz. The development of the Connewitz section of Süd street also began in 1913 with the Königlich-Sächsische Bauschule (now LUAS) and the Teutonia insurance building opposite it (later the Oberfinanzdirektion, then the Leipzig district headquarters of the SED, now an office complex). In 1926, the building of the Oberpostdirektion (now the Lipsius building of the LUAS) followed next door, i.e. all buildings that were important beyond Connewitz. In 1913, the International Building Exhibition was held in Leipzig. For this purpose, 48 single-family houses, 14 semi-detached houses, and 10 apartment buildings were erected on the eastern Connewitz site, far from the Connewitz development, as the exhibition object of a garden city, the core of the later independent Leipzig district of Marienbrunn. After a period of stagnation during and after World War I, residential construction in the northeastern part of Connewitz began in earnest in 1926. Residential buildings, some in the Art Deco style, were erected in and around today's Bernhard-Göring-, Richard-Lehmann-, Arthur-Hoffmann-, and Gustav-Freytag-Street. Between 1930 and 1940, the Eisenbahner-Baugenossenschaft Leipzig built 426 apartments, some in the New Objectivity style, on the newly laid out streets of Burgstädter, Kohrener, and Narsdorfer Street. In 1926, the Waldbad Connewitz, which was closed again in 1989, was opened, and in 1927/28 Connewitz was given another access from the east with the construction of the Markthallenbrücke bridge and the embankment of today's Richard-Lehmann-Street. In 1930, St.-Bonifatius Church was built on Biedermann Street in memory of the Catholic merchants who died in the First World War. In 1931, the adjacent St. Elisabeth Hospital was opened. Another hospital was added in 1936, when the Villa Schomburgk on Prinz-Eugen-Street, built by Theodor Kösser in 1899, was used as the Bethanien Hospital, the first in-patient hospital in Saxony. Since 2014, the building has been an outpatient rehabilitation center of the Elisabeth Hospital. The air raids on Leipzig during World War II caused considerable destruction in Connewitz. Nearly half of the residential buildings north of the cross, parts of Herder Street (including the school), Brand Street (Friedrichshallen entertainment center), and today's Wolfgang-Heinze-Street were affected, as well as the Connewitz Mill, the Wald-Café, the Zum Wassergott inn, and large parts of the gas works. On April 18, 1945, U.S. Army troops occupied the city, and after the Red Army took over on July 2, 1945, Leipzig became part of the Soviet occupation zone. Connewitz 1945–1989 In the 1950s and early 1960s, after the wartime rubble had been cleared, attempts were made to fill in the gaps in the urban fabric. Predominantly four-story, mostly plain residential buildings were erected, for example on Brand Street and Windscheid Street, on Bernhard-Göring-Street and Richard-Lehmann-Street, and Hildebrandplatz. In 1953, the first phase of construction of the German Postal Engineering School began, and in 1958, the expansion of the Technical University (now LUAS). In 1969, the department store at the cross and the indoor swimming pool in Arno-Nitzsche-Street was built, which was closed in 2004. In 1970, the student gym was opened next to the indoor pool. From 1957 to 1962, the gasworks was significantly expanded to ensure Leipzig's gas supply. In 1977, the gas coking plant was shut down and the city's gas was supplied by the black pump gas combine until it was converted to natural gas. Between 1984 and 1987, a lignite-based combined heat and power plant was built on the site, but it ceased operation in 2004 for environmental reasons and was demolished, except for the furnace. Due to the interruption of the F2 and F95 trunk roads by the lignite mines south of Leipzig, the new four-lane F2 was built in the early 1980s, which reached Leipzig via Markkleeberg through Connewitzer Holz at Wundt Street. This gave Connewitz direct access to the highway network with two slip roads. The decay of the old building fabric, which could be found everywhere during the GDR era, was particularly noticeable in the old part of Connewitz around Biedermann Street. Large-scale demolition and replacement with large prefabricated buildings was therefore planned and had already begun when the events of 1989/90 (the first People's Building Conference) put an end to it for the time being. Connewitz after 1989 In 1991, the area bounded by Wolfgang Heinze Street, Meusdorfer Street, and Bornaische Street was declared a redevelopment area (the first in Saxony to be formally defined and confirmed), where careful urban renewal is taking place. An emergency program in 1991 initially saved 33 houses from decay. Nevertheless, further construction was not possible without demolition. However, the new buildings were adapted to the Connewitz building typology. Care was also taken to ensure an appropriate social balance (senior housing next to townhouses for young families). An alternative scene formed with squats in initially unrenovated houses in Alt-Connewitz. Clashes and violent confrontations with the police occur regularly on special occasions such as May Day and New Year's Eve. The situation with the squatters was defused when the former squatters founded an alternative housing cooperative, Connewitz e.G., which was financed by the city. The Connewitz community of interests, founded in April 1998 by residents, investors, and merchants, works to improve the image of Connewitz. On January 11, 2016, about 250 neo-Nazis and hooligans attacked Connewitz. Armed with iron bars, axes and pyrotechnics, they attacked people and businesses and destroyed cars and residential buildings. The damage caused amounted to 113,000 euros. 215 of the participants were arrested. The judicial process has been slow. The first conviction was handed down in August 2018. Five years after the attack, 66 defendants still had no trial date. In the majority of Connewitz, residential buildings have been renovated or reconstructed, bringing back the beauty of the Gründerzeit houses, but also significantly improving the living comfort in old and GDR buildings. New residential areas were also developed (Untere Eckstein Street), and entire streets with dilapidated old buildings were renovated and supplemented with new buildings (Ernesti Street, Teich Street). Another property is the former barracks building on Windscheid Street, built in 1939 for the Army High Command 10 under Walter von Reichenau and his then Chief of Staff Friedrich Paulus, which was used by the Red Army after 1945. It has since been converted into a residential complex and the rest of the site has been developed with detached houses. New buildings for the Sparkasse and the AOK were erected near the Connewitz intersection. The two universities in Connewitz and the Elisabeth Hospital were considerably expanded. The few remaining industrial plants in Connewitz were closed after the Peaceful Revolution. For more information on their conversion to cultural, residential, and commercial uses, see the industry section. The House of Democracy in Bernhard-Göring-Street gained significance beyond Connewitz after the Peaceful Revolution. Built in 1903 as an orphanage, it served as an apprentice home, a military hospital, and a children's home until it was destroyed in World War II. After its reconstruction, it was used as a design office from 1952 until the SED city government moved in in 1983. Since 1990, it has been run by the House of Democracy Leipzig e.V. and is home to numerous associations and initiatives. The list of tenants and members of the building contains 50 names (2009) and ranges from environmental institutions (e.g. the Leipzig Environmental Library), education and culture (Leipzig Teachers Association e.V.), social affairs, senior citizens and politics (South Municipal Advisory Council) to the dance café Ilse's Erika and the cinema bar Prager Frühling. In 1992, the administrative structure of Leipzig was reorganized. Connewitz is now one of the 63 districts of Leipzig, roughly within its old boundaries, except for Fockeberg, which is now part of the south suburb, and the area of Marienbrunn, which became an independent district. Population Politics The Municipal District Advisory Council of the Municipal District South is responsible for Connewitz as for the other districts of the Municipal District. Its eleven members are elected by the City Council after each municipal election on the recommendation of the parties represented in the City Council. The meetings of the District Council South take place in the House of Democracy in Connewitz. Connewitz is part of the electoral district Leipzig 2 for the elections to the Saxon Parliament and part of the electoral district Leipzig II (electoral district 153) for the elections to the German parliament. The 2021 German federal election produced the following second election result with a voter turnout of 82.4%: Connewitz is known nationwide as a stronghold of the left-wing and alternative scene and is often associated with punks, autonomists, Antifa , and the squatter scene. However, these make up only a small minority of the Connewitz population and are mainly concentrated in the so-called Bermuda Triangle between Bornaischer, Meusdorfer, and Wolfgang-Heinze-Street. Important meeting places for this extremely heterogeneous scene are linXXnet, which is run by the Left Party, and the alternative cultural center Conne Island. Places of interest Connewitz Cross A stone column with a cross at the southern end of Karl-Liebknecht-Street was erected in 1536 as a symbol of Leipzig's soft picture. A copy has been standing at this location since 1994. The original is in the Leipzig Museum of City History. (Picture at the top of the article) Panometer Leipzig Panometer (a portmanteau of "panorama" and "gasometer") in Richard-Lehmann-Street. The artist Yadegar Asisi has combined the old technique of panoramic images in an abandoned gas holder building of the Leipzig public utilities with today's technical possibilities. In the Leipzig Panometer, the largest panoramic images in the world are shown on an area of around 100 x 30 meters, each linked to themed exhibitions. After an image of Mount Everest (2003–2005), a depiction of Rome in the year 312 (2005–2009), and a view of the Brazilian rainforest ("Amazonia", 2009–2013), Leipzig after the Battle of the Nations in 1813 was on display from August 2013 to September 2015. The Great Barrier Reef panorama was on display from October 2015 to January 2017. Since then, the Titanic panorama has been on display. Paul-Gerhardt Church The Paul-Gerhardt Church near the Connewitz Cross is one of the two churches of the Evangelical Lutheran parish of Leipzig-Connewitz-Lößnig. The building, designed by architect Julius Zeißig in 1900 in the style of the German Renaissance, has a 60-meter-high tower on its eastern entrance side. The interior, which seats 650, is covered by a wooden barrel vault with ornamental paintings. Each of the stained glass windows, created in 1954, refers to a hymn by the hymn writer Paul Gerhardt, whose name the church has borne since 1934. (Illustration in the section Connewitz as a district of Leipzig) St.-Bonifatius Church St.-Bonifatius Church at the southern end of Biedermannstrasse is considered one of the most important Catholic church buildings in Germany between the two world wars. Designed by architect Theo Burlage, it is a round Art Deco church with a flat, gilded dome and an important late Expressionist interior (terracotta figures). Wildpark Leipzig In Wildpark Leipzig in the southern part of the Connewitz floodplain forest, around 40 species of native Central European animals can be observed in near-natural enclosures on an area of 42 hectares with free admission. Culture Werk II makes an important contribution to the cultural life of Connewitz. It is a socio-cultural center located on the site of the former Werk II of the VEB Material testing machines Leipzig directly at the Connewitz Cross. It offers courses and club activities (e.g. ceramics, glass blowing, graphic printing, computer club for seniors), and contains artists' studios and offices for cultural groups and associations. In a hall of 1000 square meters, a wide range of events is offered, from discos to concerts of internationally renowned bands, for which the catchment area covers the entire city. Werk II is also home to the off-theater Leipzig Chamber. The Chamber is the smallest theater in the city. The action on the Chamber stage is almost close enough to touch. The plays are developed and performed by experienced directors and actors from Leipzig's independent scene. The Chamber also gives guest performances in other venues and is an essential part of Leipzig's independent scene. In addition to Werk II, the UT Connewitz has established itself in recent years as a venue for concerts, film screenings, and other events aimed at an alternative scene audience. The building, located in a courtyard with direct access to the street, is the oldest cinema in Leipzig (1912). Since 2001, it has been run by the UT Connewitz e. V. association, which saved it from decay. Trendy pubs and clubs, such as the Conne Island youth cultural center, the Waldfrieden Connewitz culture industry and Ilses Erika in the House of Democracy, also cater to a largely alternative audience with a diverse range of events. Economy and infrastructure Industry As in all districts of Leipzig, craft businesses and small trades developed in the courtyards of the Wilhelminian-style buildings, some of which still exist today. In contrast to the western districts of Leipzig, for example, only a few industrial enterprises were established in Connewitz. These included a brewery in Biedermann Street (later Kronen-Brewery Bruno Ermisch) in 1875, the gasworks from 1882 to 1885 with later extensions (1984-1987: additional construction of a combined heat and power plant), a factory for gas measuring instruments and an iron foundry at the Kreuz (later VEB Material testing machines Leipzig). Gustav Edmund Reinhardt founded a letterpress, metal utensil, and machine factory in 1897 on what was then Waisenhaus Street, which has been called Arno-Nitzsche-Street since 1949. The former G. E. Reinhardt, letterpress, utensil, and lining machine factory at Arno-Nitzsche-Street 19 was merged with Köllmann gear manufacturing in Liebertwolkwitz in 1958 to form VEB Automotive gearboxes "Joliot-Curie", which was subordinated to VEB IFA-Combine Industriewerke Ludwigsfelde from 1978. Except for the gasworks, all of these businesses were located in residential areas, so after the Peaceful Revolution and the subsequent closures, most of these commercial properties could easily be used for other purposes: The site of the VEB Material testing machines became the culture factory Werk II, and a residential park was built on the site of the demolished brewery. As a technical monument, the former G.E. Reinhardt (VEB Vehicle transmission factory) was converted into the "Südcenter," a residential complex with integrated offices, a fitness center, and a discount supermarket. As a result, Connewitz has virtually no major industrial facilities, except for the site of the former gasworks and the now-demolished cogeneration plant, where the municipal utilities temporarily store and distribute natural gas. Other companies also use the area. These include the Asisi factory in the Panometer and the DVB-T television antenna on the chimney of the former heating plant. In the east of Connewitz, behind the Connewitz cemetery on Köhraer Street and Threnaer Street, a kind of business park has developed, consisting of craftsmen and service providers. Retail in Connewitz is concentrated on the main streets leading from the Cross. In addition, there are now four discount supermarkets that are spread out a bit. Traffic In the Middle Ages, the Via Imperii trade route from Leipzig to Nuremberg passed through the village of Connewitz. Later, a post road ran along this route. Today, Koch Street and Bornaische Street follow this route. With the construction of the highway from Probstheida to Magdeborn in the first half of the 19th century (later F95), this route lost its importance for long-distance traffic. Today, Connewitz has access to long-distance traffic via the Bundes Street 2 highway with access points at Richard Lehmann Street and Wolfgang-Heinze-Street. In 1861, a horsebus line was opened between Leipzig and Connewitz. In 1872, when three horse-drawn tram lines were opened in Leipzig, one of them went to Connewitz. The Connewitz line was also the first when the horse-drawn streetcar lines were electrified to form the "Blue" streetcar in April 1896. In 1900, the Leipzig outside track AG (LAAG) was founded, whose line, marked with a star, ran via Connewitz to Gautzsch (Markkleeberg-West). In the city center, the most important streets in Connewitz today are Karl-Liebknecht Street, Bornaische Street, and Wolfgang-Heinze Street. They are served by tram lines 9, 10, and 11 and the bus lines 70, 79, 89, and 107 of the Leipzig Transport Authority. Connewitz is touched by the Leipzig-Hof railway line. Although the Leipzig-Altenburg section of this line was opened in 1842, the Connewitz station was not built until 1888. In the same year, the single-track Connewitz-Plagwitz connecting line through the Auenwald forest, which was used only for freight traffic, was completed, but service was discontinued in 1925. Today, the Connewitz station is used for S-Bahn services. Education Schools To date, seven schools have been built in Connewitz. Three of them still exist today as general education schools. (see table) Universities Leipzig University of Applied Sciences (LUAS) is located in northern Connewitz. The LUAS was founded in its current form in 1992 by various universities and technical colleges. It is the largest university of applied sciences in Saxony. It has over 6000 students enrolled in the fields of Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science, Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Media, Social Sciences and Economics. Although some buildings are located in other districts, the central facilities, such as the Rector's Office, the University Library, and the Cafeteria, as well as most of the technical programs, are located on the Connewitz campus. The individual buildings are the Geutebrück building (former School of Architecture), the Lipsius building (former administrative building of the General Postal Directorate or district council during the GDR era), the Föppl building (new laboratory building), the Zuse building, the Gutenberg building, the new media center, the university library, an administrative building in Eichendorff Street, and the new laboratory building in Gustav-Freytag-Street. The university's sports hall in Arno-Nitzsche Street is also part of Connewitz. The newest building on campus is the Nieper Building of the Faculty of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, which opened in 2015. The University of Applied Sciences for Telecommunications Leipzig (HfTL) of Deutsche Telekom was located on Gustav-Freytag Street. It emerged in 1991 from the Leipzig School of Engineering of the German Federal Post Office Telekom, which was created in the course of reunification by taking over the "Rosa Luxemburg" School of Engineering of the German Post in the GDR. It was one of the first Universities of Applied Sciences in the Free State of Saxony. In 2007, the university was renamed to University of Applied Sciences for Telecommunications Leipzig (FH). It was privately run by Deutsche Telekom. More than 500 students were enrolled in direct or dual study programs. The university was closed at the end of 2022 after all enrolled students had completed their studies. The buildings were transferred to the University of Applied Sciences for Technology, Economics, and Culture, where a Faculty of Digital Transformation was created and endowed by Deutsche Telekom. Libraries In addition to the libraries of the two universities, the Leipzig Environmental Library in the House of Democracy on Bernhard-Göring Street is particularly worthy of mention. It was founded in 1988 by the Environmental Protection Working Group of the Leipzig Youth Council. Since 1990 it has been run by the association Eco-lion - Leipzig Environmental Association. With 18,000 media (books, brochures, CD-ROMs, videos, games, posters, slides, maps and plans) it is one of the largest public environmental libraries in Germany under independent sponsorship. Health and care Healthcare The population of Connewitz has access to 33 registered doctors, including 5 general practitioners, for health care (as of 2015). There are four pharmacies in Connewitz. The St. Elisabeth Hospital, founded in 1931 and run by the Catholic Church, is an important institution not only for Connewitz. It was significantly expanded after the fall of the Berlin Wall. In 2022, 19,374 patients were treated as inpatients, and 11,151 operations were performed. Childcare The first kindergarten in Connewitz was opened in 1912 as a "Childcare center" on Meusdorfer Street. There is still a kindergarten there today. There are a total of nine childcare facilities in Connewitz in the form of kindergartens, nurseries, or combined facilities run by various organizations. Nursing and elderly care Nursing homes and forms of assisted living are considered here as forms of support for people in need of care and the elderly. The "Angelika-Stift" nursing home in Bornaische Street is a nursing home in Connewitz. It was built in 1887, renovated in 1997 and extended by a new building. It offers 179 care places. There are three assisted living facilities in Connewitz. They contain a total of 310 apartments and are located in new buildings constructed in 1998/99 and old buildings renovated in 1999 and 2001. Sport and recreation In the 1900s, a sports ground with standing room for up to 25,000 spectators was built on Waisenhaus Street (now Arno-Nitzsche-Street ) next to the gasworks, the Connewitz Sports Park, which was used by FC Sportfreunde Leipzig and existed until 1942. Today, Connewitzer Holz with its extensive network of paths offers good opportunities for private sporting activities such as jogging and cycling. Sports facilities are located on Teich Street and Neue Linie in Connewitzer Holz. The former is home to the Roter Stern Leipzig '99 e. V. sports club. Badminton, table tennis, roller derby, boxing, cycling, off-road, volleyball, handball, darts, tennis, croquet, frisbee, boules, bowling and soccer are played there. The RSL was awarded the 2010 Julius Hirsch Prize by the German Football Association (DFB) for its commitment to combating discrimination based on gender, ethnicity, or sexual preference. The facility at the Neue Linie belongs to the Leipzig Transportation Companies Sports Association. There are soccer fields and tennis courts. There is a large outdoor skate park on Conne Island and a streetball court at Connewitz Cross. The LUAS sports hall is located on Arno-Nitzsche Street. Two large fitness studios offer their services in Connewitz. A popular leisure activity in Connewitz is allotment. There are four allotment garden associations in the northeastern part of the district: Recreation, Gardening Friends South, Woodland Idyll, and Reichs Railroad Connewitz. The Connewitz municipal garden is located on Kohrener/Burgstädter Street. It is the former school garden of the former 54th Polytechnic Secondary School (POS), which was converted into a public exhibition, information and recreation garden in 1993. Notable people Elena Gerhardt (1883–1961), concert singer, born in Connewitz Heinrich Schomburgk (1885–1965), tennis player, born in Connewitz Elisabeth Hartenstein (1900–1994), writer, born in Connewitz Ingeborg Krabbe (1931–2017), actress, born in Connewitz and buried in the cemetery there Dagmar Elsner-Schwintowsky (1939–1997), graphic artist and illustrator, born in Connewitz References Bibliography Connewitz – Eine historische und städtebauliche Studie. PROLEIPZIG 2008 Horst Riedel: Stadtlexikon Leipzig von A bis Z. PRO LEIPZIG, Leipzig 2005, ISBN 3-936508-03-8. Thomas Liebscher: Im Leipziger Pleisseland. Connewitz, Lössnig, Dölitz. Passage publishing house Leipzig 1996, ISBN 3-9804313-4-7. Oswald Müller, Thomas Nabert: Connewitz – Ein Leipziger Ortsteil auf alten Ansichtskarten, PRO LEIPZIG 2011, ISBN 978-3-936508-58-1 Paul Altenburger: Die Entwicklung des Vorortes Connewitz. Trade Association Leipzig-South 1926. Morgenstern et al.: Connewitz. Connewitzer Verlagsbuchhandlung (Hrsg.) 1993, ISBN 3-928833-13-8. Nünthel u. a.: UT Connewitz & Co. Kinogeschichte(n) aus Leipzig-Süd. Sax publishing house Beucha, 2004, ISBN 3-934544-67-3. Thomas Steinert: Connewitzer Welttheater, Fotografien 1969–1994. Lehmstedt publishing house, 2006, ISBN 3-937146-34-2. Connewitz as Konnewitz. In: August Schumann: Vollständiges Staats-, Post- und Zeitungslexikon von Sachsen. Volume 5. Schumann, Zwickau 1818, p. 76. Connewitz. In: August Schumann: Vollständiges Staats-, Post- und Zeitungslexikon von Sachsen. Volume 17. Schumann, Zwickau 1830, p. 519 f. Michael Liebmann: Connewitz. Vom Werden eines Leipziger Stadtteils. PROLEIPZIG, Leipzig 2015, ISBN 978-3-945027-16-5. Franziska Werner, Rico Rokitte: Randlagen im subkulturellen Raum. Zur Lebenswirklichkeit älterer Menschen in Leipzig-Connewitz. In: Frank Eckardt, Rene Seyfarth, Franziska Werner [Ed.]: Leipzig. Die neue Ordnung der unsichtbaren Stadt. Unrast publishing house Münster, 2015, ISBN 978-3-89771-577-6 External links Information website Mein Stadtteil of the city of Leipzig for Connewitz Connewitz im Historischen Ortsverzeichnis von Sachsen Connewitz im Leipzig-Lexikon Slavic toponyms Leipzig (district)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20number-one%20singles%20of%20the%202020s%20%28Romania%29

List of number-one singles of the 2020s (Romania)

Uniunea Producătorilor de Fonograme din România (UPFR) has been publishing charts measuring radio and television airplay in Romania since November 2021, in collaboration with BMAT. In February 2022, Billboard inaugurated Romania Songs, a streaming and digital download-based chart compiled by MRC Data. The following is a list of all documented number ones on the aforementioned two Romanian record charts. UPFR charts Romania Songs Notes References Number-one singles Romania Singles Lists of number-one songs in Romania

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinmen%20Defense%20Command

Kinmen Defense Command

The Kinmen Defense Command (Chinese: 金門防衛指揮部, abbreviated as: Kinmen Defense Command, team name "Taiwu Force") is one of the defense commands under the Army of the Republic of China. Army force in Kinmen County, with a total strength of about 3,000. The commander is a lieutenant general. He is responsible for combat command and military control in the Kinmen area during wartime. In its heyday, the total strength was about 100,000. The team's name was originally "Qingtian" Force" , has been responsible for the first-line defense tasks in the free areas of the Republic of China since its establishment. In March 2006, in compliance with the National Defense Organization Law, it was renamed the Kinmen Defense Command . It was formerly known as the Army's Twelfth Corps. The force maintains troops on Dadan and Erdan Islands. Organization Kinmen Defense Command () Jindong (, Kinmen East) Defense Team Jinshih (, Kinmen West) Defense Team Shihyu () Defense Team Artillery Group References Republic of China Army Military units and formations established in 1949

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proshyan%20dynasty

Proshyan dynasty

The Proshyan dynasty, also Khaghbakians or Xaghbakian-Proshians, was a family of the Armenian nobility, under Zakarid Armenia during the 13th–14th century CE. They were princes of Bjni, Garni, Geghard and Noravank. The family prospered as an ally of the Mongols, following the Mongol invasions of Armenia and Georgia, as did the Zakarians and Orbelians. They benefited from trade routes to China under the control of the Mongols, and built many magnificent churches and monasteries. Context In the mid-11th century, the region of Tsaghkadzor suffered from the Seljuk invasion led by Tughril and later by his successor Alp Arslan. Later, in the early 13th century, the Georgians captured the Syunik region from the Kipchak Eldiguzids, a successor state of the Seljuks (Georgian–Seljuk wars). With the establishment of the Zakarid Principality of Armenia in 1201 under the Georgian protectorate, Kecharuyk witnessed a significant rise in economic and cultural life under the rule of the Khaghbakyan and later the Proshyan noble families, during the 13th and the 14th centuries. After the Mongols captured Ani in 1236, Armenia turned into a Mongol protectorate as part of the Ilkhanate. After the fall of the Ilkhanate in the mid-14th century, the Zakarid princes ruled over Lori, Shirak, Kotayk, and Ararat plain until 1360 when they fell to the invading Turkic tribes of the Timurids and Qara Qoyunlu. Main figures Prince Prosh Khaghbakian, also "Pros Xalbakean" (1223–1283), was an Armenian Prince, son of Vasak Khaghbakian ("Vasak the Great"), himself a vassal of Ivane I Zakarian of the Zakarian princes of Armenia who had helped in the reconquest of Vayots Dzor, Bjni, and Dvin. Prosh Khaghbakian was the founder of the Proshian principality. He was a lord of the Khaghabakian or Pŕoshian House in Urkghunk‘, Boloraberd, Eghegiats‘ Dzor and Hrashk‘aberd. He was one of the main Greater Armenian lords to execute the alliance between his suzerain the Georgian King David Ulu and the Mongol Prince Hulagu, during the Mongol conquest of Middle-East (1258–1260). In 1258, he led Armenian troops to accompany the Mongol Siege of Baghdad, while Zakare III Zakarian was leading the Georgian troops. He was the main source for the account of the fall of Baghdad by the Armenian historian Kirakos. He had a son named Ami Hasan I (died in 1292). Prosh Khaghbakian was involved in the development of the Geghard medieval monastery in the Kotayk province of Armenia, partially carved out of the adjacent mountain and surrounded by cliffs. He purchased the monastery in the mid-13th century, and built a series of additional chapels hewn into the rock. The chamber reached from the North East of the gavit and became Prince Prosh Khaghbakian's tomb in 1283. Over a short period the Proshyans built the cave structures which brought Geghard well-merited fame — the second cave church, the family sepulcher of Prosh's son Papak and Ruzukan, a hall for gatherings and studies (collapsed in the middle of the 20th century) and numerous cells. Spitakavor Monastery was built by two princes from the Proshian dynasty during the Zakarid Armenia period. The construction of the church began by Prince Eachi Proshian (died in 1318), a grandson of Prosh Khaghbakian, and completed in 1321 by his son Prince Amir Hasan II. Eachi Proshian (-1318) is depicted in one reliefs from Spitakavor, and on a golden reliquary, he which he shown holding his hands up in prayer, and wearing a Mongol-style dress (cloud collar). On his reliquary, Eachi Proshyan engraved a colophon recounting the story of his family: Also from the Monastery, a relief represents a young rider in princely attire with a bow, with the letters ԱՄՐ ՀՍ (AMR HS), indicating Prince Amir Hasan of the Proshians, son of Eachi Proshian, who completed the church his father had started. The relief is dated to 1320–1322, date the church was completed. In these depictions, the Proshyans wear close-fitting clothing with an ornate belt and tall hats, and have round cheeks and almond-shaped eyes in a style characteristic of Mongol-era Armenia. Prince Eacchi Proshian on his reliquary, dated circa 1300, is shown wearing a Mongol-style royal dress (cloud collar). The Proshyan dynasty continued to rule in Vayots Dzor and Shahapunik under the Timurids, while the Orbelians were allowed to rule in Siunik, the Dopians in Tsar. But their circumstances were difficult, and they receive huge pressure to convert to Islam. Members of the dynasty Prince Prosh Khaghbakian (-1283, founder), wife Khut'lu Khat'un. His son Papak Proshian (died 1298), wife Ruzukan. His son Vasak (died 1268–1273). His son Amir Hasan I (died 1292). Eachi Proshian, son of Ami Hasan I (-1318). His son, Amir Hasan II. References Zakarids

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jose%20Rod%20de%20Parra

Jose Rod de Parra

José Francisco Rodrigues (1 October 1938 – 13 June 2014), known professionally as Jose Rod de Parra, was an Indian comedian, actor, singer, and playwright known for his work in tiatr productions and zagors. Early life José Francisco Rodrigues was born on 1 October 1938 in the village of Parra, Goa, which was part of Portuguese India during the Portuguese Empire (now located in India), to Francisco Abrão Rodrigues, a worker, and Ana Angélica Fernandes, a homemaker, in a Goan Catholic family. He was the fourth of four children, having an elder brother, Lourencinho (born 1926), and two elder sisters, Bernardina (born 1931), and Gumeroza (born 1935). Career Rodrigues commenced his journey on the tiatr stage at a tender age of ten, establishing himself as a tiatrist (tiatr performer). His talent and aptitude allowed him to gain popularity, not only in his native village of Parra and the surrounding villages of the Bardez taluka, but also in various other villages throughout the state of Goa. He shared the limelight with commercial tiatrists such as Valente Mascarenhas, Prem Kumar, Jessie Dias, S. B. Radio, Thomas Andrade, and many others. Theater directors, including Valente Mascarenhas, Thomas Andrade, Francis de Parra, Bonaventure D'Pietro, and Anthony Furtado, sought Rodrigues' participation in their tiatrs. Some productions in which he featured include Valente Mascarenhas' Bim Toxem Bhat, Thomas Andrade's Mog Vo Axea (Love or Greed) and Ekuch Mati (One Sand), Francis de Parra's Lagmodi Sun, Bonaventure D'Pietro's Vatt Chuklelem Suknnem (The Lost Bird), and Anthony Furtado's tiatr. Rodrigues garnered acclaim for his comedic songs and frequently portrayed comic characters in collaboration with fellow comedian Johnny de Saligão. Rodrigues showcased his talent and versatility as both a tiatr performer and a zagor artiste. His passion for these traditional forms of folk drama, ignited a sense of enthusiasm within him whenever tiatr or zagor were mentioned. On 17 May 2014, Rodrigues made his final appearance in the zagor production titled Sukh Tankam Favo Zaum (May they find happiness), which was written and directed by his son, Domnic de Parra. In this performance, Rodrigues collaborated with his son Braz de Parra and brother-in-law Aniceto, forming a trio that showcased a composition personally crafted by Rodrigues himself. During this significant occasion, Rodrigues received recognition and appreciation, being felicitated alongside John de Parra. Not only did Rodrigues work as a performer, but he also displayed his creative prowess by writing a tiatr called Mogachem Kazar Atanchea Tempar (Love marriage in today's generation). Additionally, he showcased his acting skills in two tiatrs penned by his son Braz de Parra, namely Rostad and Nagovnno (Cheater). Rodrigues's artistic contributions extended beyond the realm of acting and writing. He lent his voice to his son Braz's Konkani audio CD titled Kosli Ixttagot (What is Friendship), which was released on 1 December 2013, in Kuwait. The CD, created by Avy Productions, was introduced during the performance of 'Goencho Rakonddar,' a Konkani musical show organized by Maestro Shahu at the Asia-Asia Hall. It featured 13 tracks performed by Goan singers connected to the Konkani theatrical scene. Personal life Rodrigues married Angela "Eliza", a homemaker originally from Anjuna, Goa. The couple had three sons: Isidor, Greg, and Dominic, and two daughters: Carmen and Anita. All three of his sons are involved in the Konkani stage. Isidor is known professionally as Braz de Parra, a singer and composer. Dominic and Greg are also Konkani singers. Rodrigues's brother-in-law, Aniceto, is also a singer active in the Konkani stage. Rodrigues resided at Silva Vaddo in Parra, Goa. Death On 17 May 2014, during Rodrigues' final appearance in his son's theatrical production titled Sukh Tankam Favo Zaum, his health deteriorated significantly. Less than a month later, on 13 June 2014, Rodrigues died at his residence in Silva Vaddo, Parra, Goa, at the age of 75. Following his death, a funeral procession was organized, which commenced on 15 June, two days after his demise at 4 pm. The procession proceeded to St. Anne's Church in Parra, where a eucharistic celebration was held, followed by his burial in accordance with Christian customs. References 1938 births 2014 deaths Goan people Tiatrists People from North Goa district Actors from Goa

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh%20Fort

Hugh Fort

Sir Hugh Fort (1862 – 28 May 1919) was an English barrister-at-law who served on the Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements at the beginning of the twentieth century. Early life and education Hugh Fort was born in 1862, son of Richard Fort of Whalley, Lancashire, who was member of parliament for Clitheroe. He was educated at Winchester and New College, Oxford, and in 1887 was called to the bar at the Inner Temple, London. Career In 1887, he went to Singapore for health reasons, and joined the firm of Donaldson and Burkinshaw, becoming its head in 1893 after being admitted to the local bar the same year. During his 18 years at the bar, he became one of its leading members and held in high esteem, being considered one of the "Big Four" of the legal profession in Malaya at the end of the nineteenth century and early twentieth century. He had a reputation as a formidable advocate, became head of the Singapore bar, and it was said he possessed the best brain of any man who had come to the Straits Settlements. In most large cases, he was usually instructed, including many high-profile cases such as the Tanjong Pagar Dock Company proceedings in London, the Tilleke jewel-robbery case in Bangkok where he secured the acquittal on appeal of A. Tilleke, proprietor of the Siam Observer, and the application for a writ of habeas corpus to secure, unsuccessfully, the release of José Rizal, Philippino nationalist, who was being held prisoner on a ship docked in Singapore on its return to Manila. From 1905 to 1910, he served as an unofficial member of the Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements where he advised and assisted the government with the introduction of many new laws, sitting on various commissions with the Attorney-General and the Chief Justice, which were established to consider and draft the new legislation. Fort retired to England in 1911, and died on 28 May 1919 in London. Personal life Fort played a prominent role in public life in Singapore. He was a keen sportsman, served as president of the Singapore Cricket Club, presided over committee meetings of the Racing Club, and was a racehorse owner. He never married. Honours Fort received the honour of Knighthood in 1911, shortly after his retirement. References   1862 births 1919 deaths Alumni of New College, Oxford People educated at Winchester College English barristers 19th-century English lawyers Members of the Inner Temple Knights Bachelor

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maram%20Al%20Balushi

Maram Al Balushi

Maram Al Balushi (born February 2, 1979) is a Kuwaiti singer and actor. She initially sang before she started acting. She has had leading parts in several Kuwaiti television series. Life Al Balushi was born in 1979 and she has elder and younger sisters, May and Hind, who are also actors. Her father was known for playing the Oud. Her first recording was an album titled Not Cheating in 1997. In 2000 she appeared on stage for the first time in the play, Baby, for children where she also sang. In 2009 she won a prize of 30,000 pounds and a Golden Creativity award at the Cairo Arab Media Festival. The award was for her work on a Kuwaiti evening TV show. It was one of seven awards given to Kuwaitis that year. In 2017 the “Distinguished in Ramadan” festival awards took place in Salmiya. She was judged best actress in a leading role for her part in The Black Day which was also judged the best drama and Reem Arhama was best gulf actress for her part. In 2019 she was the leading actress in Dofaat Al-Qahira which tells the story of Kuwait students who get to attend Cairo University during the 1950s. She appeared in the Kuwaiti TV series Beit Bayut (house of houses) which was completed during the coronavirus precautions in 2020. She was also included in the TV series The Universe in a Palm and My Dear Father that year. In 2021 she was filming another TV series when she was taken to Al-Amiri Hospital following a heart attack. This was not her first scare as she had heart problems in 2019 while filming, Dofaat Al-Qahira, in Egypt. Private life In 2017 she confirmed that she was divorced. References 1979 births Living people Kuwaiti actors Kuwaiti singers

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry%20Faller

Henry Faller

Henry Conrad Faller (August 14, 1927 – March 21, 2012) was an American businessman. In 1970, he established Uncle Henry's, a classified advertisements repository. It later gained an online version. They are both active today. Early life Faller was born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1927, the son of William and Cecilia. He graduated from Northeastern University with a diploma in taxidermy. Career In 1945, Faller joined the U.S. Navy, in which he was stationed on the aircraft carrier the USS Shangri-La. After discharge, he worked at Studebaker Corporation in Russell Park, New Jersey. Faller began working at FMC Marine Colloids, before becoming assistant manager at F. W. Woolworth department store. He also worked briefly at J. J. Newberry's on Main Street in Rockland, Maine. Deciding he wanted to become a printer, he began apprenticeship at Bald Mountain Press in Rockland. Faller started his own printing establishment, the Village Print Shop, on Main Street in Rockland, in 1968. He printed the first edition of Uncle Henry's in 1970. The Fallers sold their business and retired in 1989. Personal life Faller married Helen Sonnenberg in 1952, a year after they met, and the couple moved to St. George, Maine, to live and raise their family of three daughters and one son. He learned the art of glassblowing from an uncle, and some of his work was showing at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. He was also a sculptor, and his "Ballerina" was on display at Rockland's Farnsworth Art Museum. Faller was also a horse breeder, at one time owning four horses. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, Council 136. Faller died in 2012, after a battle with Alzheimer's disease, aged 84. His wife of sixty years, who co-founded Uncle Henry's, survived him by eleven years. She died in 2023, aged 92. They are both interred in Coughlin Cemetery in Rockland. References 1927 births 2012 deaths American printers Businesspeople from Maine People from Newark, New Jersey People from Rockland, Maine Northeastern University alumni American glass artists American sculptors American horse trainers

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemeni%20Identity%20Card

Yemeni Identity Card

A Yemeni Identity Card is an official document issued by the Yemeni government to its citizens. It acts as proof of identity for someone who holds it. Smart ID cards The Yemeni embassy in Riyadh has launched a new program offering smart cards to Yemeni citizens abroad. These cards, equipped with biometric security features, aim to improve efficiency in government interactions and data management. This initiative follows a 2009 European Union proposal for a similar [Identity document|identity card] system, which was ultimately rejected. Yemeni residents in Saudi Arabia can now schedule appointments online to obtain their smart cards through a process similar to passport issuance. Historical versions References National identity cards by country Government of Yemen

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St%20Loe

St Loe

St Loe is an English surname. A French family who took their name from Saint-Lô in Normandy came to England in the Norman Conquest, and later held the manor of Newton in Somerset, now called Newton St Loe, where they built a fortified house called Newton St Loe Castle. Notable people named St Loe or St Lo include: Edward St. Loe (died 1578), English landowner, MP for Bath and for Downton Elizabeth St Loe ( Hardwick; c.1521–1608), known as Bess of Hardwick, English noblewoman and businesswoman, married for a time to Sir William St Loe George St Lo (sometimes written as St Loe; 1655–1718), British naval officer and politician Sir William St Loe (1518–1565), English soldier, politician and courtier References

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024%20A-Leagues%20All%20Stars%20Men%20game

2024 A-Leagues All Stars Men game

The 2024 A-Leagues All Stars Men game was the fourth edition of the A-Leagues All Stars Game, and the first since the 2022 Game. It will be held at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne on 24 May 2024 against English club Newcastle United. Pre-match On 19 March 2024, the A-Leagues announced that the A-League All Stars Men would play Newcastle United at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne on Friday, 24 May 2024 – shortly ahead of the 2024 A-League Men Grand Final. In addition, an A-Leagues All Stars Women game would be held for the first time, against Arsenal, immediately after the men's game at the same venue. Newcastle would also play Tottenham Hotspur at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in a friendly two days before the All Stars game. Match Details References 2024 All Stars Game A-Leagues All Stars Men game 2024

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sevastopol%20Park

Sevastopol Park

The Sevastopol Park () is a memorial park in the city of Dnipro, Ukraine. In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Siege of Sevastopol, the park was established in 1955. On the park's main lane is a monument honoring the soldiers of the siege. The memorial was built by architect Petrov and given to the city, constructed from materials collected from Sevastopol itself. History During the Siege of Sevastopol Fromm 1854 to 1855, the whole of what is now Dnipropetrovsk, or Katerynoslav, was the a strategically significant location on the military operations map during the Crimean War. The location functioned as the southern frontier area leading to Crimea. This location also housed army units, command centers, and military hospitals. This was the closest safe area for all the injured, and is significant to remember that Katerynoslav received the captured French, British, and Turks. Potemkin Palace and Mechnikov Hospital served as military hospitals during the period. The fallen soldiers were laid to rest at a hospital cemetery situated on the grounds of the present-day Sevastopol Park. Historians from Dnepropetrovsk and the surrounding area claim that over 40,000 Russo-Turkish War solders are interred here. On different sides of the same hill, they were buried. Later on, the nearby Sevastopol Park and the commemorative monument were established there. A tiny chapel was constructed at the cemetery in 1863. However, Emperor Alexander II visited Ekaterinoslav in October of that same year, and on his own initiative, the chapel was restored and dedicated in honor of the Lazarus of Bethany. The church was shuttered and largely demolished during the 1930s. Ivan Manzhura, a Ukrainian poet and democrat, was buried in 1893 on land that would eventually become Sevastopol Park. When the church was finished in 1894, a two-story bell tower was built. The USSR's anti-religious campaign demolished the church, but some of its ruins survived and provided the foundation for the mound that would eventually be built. The cemetery was devastated during the Great Patriotic War and rebuilt in 1956. A mound with a monument atop it crumbled during the Siege of Sevastopol, by Nazi German forces. Originally intended to be cleared out and replaced with a vegetable greenhouse, the cemetery was turned into a memorial garden in 1953. Monuments and memorials were erected on the main lane, and alongside them—on the burials of thousands of city dwellers—were constructed a children's playground, a dance floor, a movie theater, and even a bar. Sevastopol Park received the designation of a monument in 1977. Nevertheless, the memorial became abandoned throughout the years of Ukraine's independence. The park ran out of money in the 1990s, and everything came to a halt and abandoned. The park was attempting to come back to life in the mid-1990s, so they began construction and the bar reopened. However, the workmen discovered the coffins and bones. People in the neighboring areas started to protest against the development, the construction was again halted. The bones of an unidentified man were discovered in 1997 while the park was being rebuilt. Although there were speculations that he recognized Alexander Pol, the inspection revealed that the bones were not his. A square named for the young scouts was inaugurated and refurbished in the following decade. Sevastopol Memorial Park opened to the public on 3 May 2008, the 225th anniversary of Sevastopol and Victory Day. Diplomats from the Russian Federation Consulate General in Ukraine, a delegation from the city consisting of the Sevastopol veterans, the Dnipropetrovsk diocesan clergy, Cossacks, young sailors from the Dnieper Flotilla, and civilians all attended the event. In 2020, while conducting archeological digs, archaeologists discovered the tomb of the protopop, from the late 1800s who was maybe the Lazarov Church's rector. The church's foundation, burials and crypts, were unearthed during a 109 UAH renovation work in 2021. Alexander Pol's remains were discovered and was later reburied in a new grave a from the actual resting place. A labradorite slab over his new grave would be placed near the central lane. The park would be closed for redevelopment, which was expected to take longer than a year, from 18 October to 31 December 2022. After the beginning of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine in 2022, work has been put on hold. The park was deteriorating as of May 2023, with several deep holes and broken tiles on monuments. The park's renovation is expected to remain intact until 31 December 2024. Landmarks and structures There is a commemorative monument on the location of the mass burial that has a staircase. Defensive weaponry are among the components that the architects employed to decorate the monument. As one strolls around the area, visitors may become familiar with the main alley whose busts adorn the park. One of the park's distinctive features was the arch in front of the entrance, which eventually collapsed because of structural instability brought on by the trams that went through it every day. Following renovation in 2008, a bust depicting Russian admirals and sailors from the Crimean War was placed in the park. The busts in the park consisted of: Nikolay Pirogov (1810–1881), a medical doctor and scientist Shevchenko Ignatiy (died 1855), a sailor of the Imperial Russian Navy Koshka Markovich (1828–1882), a sailor of the Imperial Russian Navy Zaika Fedor, a sailor of the Imperial Russian Navy Sevastopol Dasha, a Sister of Mercy Pavel Nakhimov (1802–1855), admiral of the Imperial Russian Navy Vladimir Kornilov (1806–1854), vice admiral of the Imperial Russian Navy Vladimir Istomin (1810–1855), rear admiral of the Imperial Russian Navy Gallery References External links Tourist attractions in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Buildings and structures in Dnipro Parks in Dnipro

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P/2003%20T12%20%28SOHO%29

P/2003 T12 (SOHO)

P/2003 T12 is a periodical comet that is observed in the sky every 10–15 years. On January 13, 2012, it was observed by the satellite STEREO-B, and the most documented phase of P/2003 T12 was observed on that date. January 12, 2012 Event During its apparition on January 12, 2012, it ventured into the highest phase angle ever observed for a comet, and the forward-scattering enhancement in brightness was marked, as large as ∼8.5 mag. This has given insight into Henyey-Greenstein (HG) space-dust. References Comets Astronomy

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last%20Train%20To%20Fortune

Last Train To Fortune

Last Train to Fortune is an upcoming film, where a schoolteacher and a gunslinger take an unlikely journey through the Old West. Premise The film follows a schoolmaster, who misses the last train to the town of Fortune. As a result, he meets an outlaw and gunslinger named Dooley. They strike a deal - Dooley will ride the schoolmaster to the town in exchange for the stipend awaiting him on his arrival. On the way they form an unlikely bond, after various trials and tribulations including saloon girls, runnings with the law and gunfights. Cast Malcom McDowell as Cecil Peachtree Mary Steenburgen References Upcoming films

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20J.%20Morton

James J. Morton

James J. Morton (December 25, 1861April 10, 1938) was an American vaudeville comedian and master of ceremonies. Life and career Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he first performed in vaudeville in the 1890s, as a double act with his wife, Maude Revel. A physically large man, he was billed as "the Boy Comic", and acted as though he was an overgrown child desperate to please the audience. His comedy act was that he would attempt to direct his wife as she sang, and explain her song to the audience, while never managing to successfully finish his interventions. He became a solo performer in the early 1900s, and developed his act further as a monologist with a zany sense of humor, drifting from one absurdity to another. According to vaudeville historian Anthony Slide: "He would sing songs without music and without a rhyme, and would tell jokes that were pointless. Sometimes, as an encore, he would return to the stage announcing that he had left out a couple of lines from one of his songs, then proceed to sing lyrics that made absolutely no sense." He would sometimes talk about other acts on the bill before they came on, often from the side of the stage, and in terms bearing no relation to what the acts actually did. As a result, he became, in 1906 at the American Theater in New York, the first recognised master of ceremonies in vaudeville. In the same year he was appointed as the first secretary of the Vaudeville Comedy Club, an association of performers set up by Will Cressy. His act became less popular over time, and when another performer, James C. Morton (born James C. Lankton) became successful, James J. Morton feuded with him, and took out advertisements in the trade press to express his annoyance over the appropriation of his name, and to differentiate himself from his rival. James J. Morton died in a retirement home for actors, in Islip, New York, in 1938, at the age of 76. References 1861 births 1938 deaths Vaudeville performers American male comedians Comedians from Massachusetts

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Data%20Protection%20Commission

National Data Protection Commission

The National Data Protection Commission (NDPC) is a statutory Nigerian organization that is responsible for the regulation of data privacy in Nigeria. It was created by the Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB) in February 2022, as a mandate to oversee the implementation of the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR) which was issued by National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) in 2019 as a subsidiary legislation of NITDA Act, 2007. History In April 2022, the Nigeria Data Protection Bureau on the 7 of March 2022 hosted representatives of The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (NACCIMA). The delegation was led by the Chairman, Digital Economy Group, Prince Adetokunbo Kayode, SAN, CON. In February 2023, the commission partnered with Voice of Nigeria (VON) to harness the Fourth Industrial Revolution (FIR) era to promote Data Protection and Privacy in the country. They stressed the need for capacity building of staff to ensure efficiency and productive output in Voice of Nigeria in line with emerging technologies as the 4IR is an enabler of inclusive industrialization. In March 2024, The Commission launched an investigation into an alleged privacy breach at the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). Data Controller/ Processor The commission is responsible for enforcing data protection laws and ensuring compliance with data protection standards in Nigeria. NDPC aims to safeguard the privacy rights of individuals and promote responsible data management practices across various sectors. Data Protection Compliance Organisation(DPCO) According to the commission, Article 1(3j) of the Nigerian Data Protection Regulation provides that a Data Protection Compliance Organisation (DPCO) is any entity duly licensed by NDPB for the purpose of training, auditing, consulting and rendering services aimed at ensuring compliance with this Regulation or any foreign Data Protection law or regulation having effect in Nigeria. A DPCO may be one or more of the following; Professional Service, Consultancy firm, IT Service Provider, Audit firm, Law firm. References Government agencies of Nigeria Data protection authorities Internet in Nigeria Computer security organizations Government agencies established in 2022 2022 establishments in Nigeria Privacy organizations Internet governance organizations Data laws of Africa

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%20Film%20Like%20Any%20Other

A Film Like Any Other

A Film Like Any Other (Original title: Un film comme les autres) is a 1968 French-language documentary film by Jean-Luc Godard. Background The 1968 protest and civil unrest in France had culminated in nearly two month of demonstrations, general strikes, and the occupation of universities and factories by students and workers. A Film Like Any Other looks at the context and perspectives around the May 1968 events. Synopsis The film offers reflections on the social upheaval of May 1968 in France in the immediate wake of the workers' and students' demonstrations. In July 1968, on the outskirts of Paris, three students and two workers of the Renault factory discuss May 1968 and the challenges of uniting militants across class lines. Their argument is punctuated by newsreel footage of the May 1968 events, including occupation of the Sorbonne, and barricades and battles in the streets. Godard's film is essentially a short film played twice, each time with identical image tracks but differing narration. References 1968 documentary films French documentary films French-language films 1960s French films French avant-garde and experimental films

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brajesh%20K.%20Singh

Brajesh K. Singh

Brajesh K. Singh is an Indian-Australian soil scientist, ecologist, researcher and academic known for his work in functional ecology, microbiology, and soil biology. Singh is distinguished professor of soil biology at Western Sydney University (WSU)'s Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, and was the director of the Global Centre for Land-Based Innovation until 2023 at WSU. Singh won the 2023 Dorothy Jones Prize for microbiology, and Alexander von Humboldt Research award in 2019. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science. Biography Singh graduated with a Ph.D. from Imperial College, London, in 2003. After working for about ten years in Scotland, working at the Macaulay Institute in Aberdeen from 2002 to 2010, Singh moved to WSU in 2010, where he worked at various positions until 2015, when he became the director of its the Global Centre for Land-Based Innovation. In 2022, he was awarded the Distinguished Professor title after being named a Clarivate Highly Cited (HiCi) Researcher since (2021–2023) and winning the JA Prescott Medal in 2021. Singh was a member of the European Commission High Level Expert Group (HLEG) and chaired the FAO's International Network of Soil Biodiversity and is President of the Global Initiative of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment. Select publications Singh BK, Delgado-Baquerizo M, Egidi E, Guirado E, Leach JE, Liu H, Trivedi, P (2023). Climate change impacts on plant pathogens, food security and paths forward. Nature Reviews Microbiology, 21, 640–656. Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel, Fernando T. Maestre, Peter B. Reich, Thomas C. Jeffries, Juan J. Gaitan, Daniel Encinar, Miguel Berdugo, Colin D. Campbell, and Brajesh K. Singh. "Microbial diversity drives multifunctionality in terrestrial ecosystems." Nature communications 7, no. 1 (2016): 10541. Xiong, Chao, Yong-Guan Zhu, Jun-Tao Wang, Brajesh Singh, Li-Li Han, Ju-Pei Shen, Pei-Pei Li et al. "Host selection shapes crop microbiome assembly and network complexity." New Phytologist 229, no. 2 (2021): 1091–1104. Trivedi, Pankaj, Jan E. Leach, Susannah G. Tringe, Tongmin Sa, and Brajesh K. Singh. "Plant–microbiome interactions: from community assembly to plant health." Nature reviews microbiology 18, no. 11 (2020): 607–621. Cavicchioli, Ricardo, William J. Ripple, Kenneth N. Timmis, Farooq Azam, Lars R. Bakken, Matthew Baylis, Michael J. Behrenfeld et al. "Scientists’ warning to humanity: microorganisms and climate change." Nature Reviews Microbiology 17, no. 9 (2019): 569-586. Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel, Angela M. Oliverio, Tess E. Brewer, Alberto Benavent-González, David J. Eldridge, Richard D. Bardgett, Fernando T. Maestre, Brajesh K. Singh, and Noah Fierer. "A global atlas of the dominant bacteria found in soil." Science 359, no. 6373 (2018): 320–325. Maestre, Fernando T., Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo, Thomas C. Jeffries, David J. Eldridge, Victoria Ochoa, Beatriz Gozalo, José Luis Quero et al. "Increasing aridity reduces soil microbial diversity and abundance in global drylands." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 112, no. 51 (2015): 15684–15689. Karhu, Kristiina, Marc D. Auffret, Jennifer AJ Dungait, David W. Hopkins, James I. Prosser, Brajesh K. Singh, Jens-Arne Subke et al. "Temperature sensitivity of soil respiration rates enhanced by microbial community response." Nature 513, no. 7516 (2014): 81–84. Singh, Brajesh K., Richard D. Bardgett, Pete Smith, and Dave S. Reay. "Microorganisms and climate change: terrestrial feedbacks and mitigation options." Nature Reviews Microbiology 8, no. 11 (2010): 779–790. Singh, Brajesh K. "Organophosphorus-degrading bacteria: ecology and industrial applications." Nature Reviews Microbiology 7, no. 2 (2009): 156–164. Singh, Brajesh K., and Allan Walker. "Microbial degradation of organophosphorus compounds." FEMS microbiology reviews 30, no. 3 (2006): 428–471. The Dorothy Jones Prize Singh won the 2023 Dorothy Jones Prize for microbiology for his research in microbial functional ecology, particularly focusing on soil microbial diversity and its impact on ecosystem functions under various natural and human-induced pressures. References External links ResearchGate Living people Academic staff of Western Sydney University Indian expatriates in the United Kingdom Indian emigrants to Australia Soil scientists Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science Fellows of the American Academy of Microbiology

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congolapia%20louna

Congolapia louna

Congolapia louna is a species of fish belonging to the family Cichlidae. Unlike other Congolapia species, Congolapia louna is only known in the Louna River making it a endemic fish in the Republic of the Congo. Status As of 2024, the IUCN has not evaluated Congolapia louna. References Tilapiini Cichlid fish of Africa Fish described in 2012

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian%20Christian%20tradition%20in%20the%2020th%20century

Armenian Christian tradition in the 20th century

The exploration of Armenian Christian tradition during the 20th century has spanned multiple disciplines, including architecture, archaeology, literature, and ethnology. Following the war, access to relics of Armenian civilization in Western Armenia was restricted and remained challenging until recently. In Eastern Armenia, the study of Christianity was hindered during the Soviet era. References Christianity in Armenia 20th century in Armenia

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvian%20Milk%2C%20Bread%20and%20Honey%20festival

Latvian Milk, Bread and Honey festival

The Latvian Milk, Bread and Honey festival is an annual event that has been held in Jelgava at the end of August since 2001. Overview Originally held as the Milk Festival, replacing the once popular Wine Festival, it was transformed into the Milk, Bread and Honey Festival in 2004. It is dedicated to the promotion of handicrafts and food products. As part of the festivities, there is a product parade, presentations, creative workshops and sales from various artisans, farms, and companies where participants can taste Latvian milk, honey, and bread products. The holiday program includes competitions for baking, milking, making the most delicious bread dessert, eating and drinking milk, as well as creating the most beautiful straw sculpture and fishing championships. Several dance, musical, and theater art groups take part in the event. Since 2003, the Milk Pail Regatta has become an annual holiday tradition, in which rafts made of milk pails travel in Lielupe river towards Jelgava Castle. References Holidays Culture of Latvia Summer events in Latvia

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koh%20Lip%20Lin

Koh Lip Lin

Koh Lip Lin (1935 – 12 February 2015) was a Singaporean chemist and former politician. A former member of the People's Action Party (PAP), he served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Nee Soon Constituency from 1980 to 1988 and the MP for Nee Soon South Single Member Constituency from 1988 to 1996, both of which he served two terms, until they were absorbed by Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency. He also served as the first dean of the Science Faculty for the National University of Singapore (NUS) from 1980 to 1996. Early life Koh was born in 1935. He attended Chung Cheng High School in 1954. In 1960, Koh received a Bachelor of Science from Nanyang University and a PhD in Science from the University of Boston. Career Academic career In 1972, he was appointed the dean of the College of Science of Nanyang University. In 1978, Koh joined the People's Action Party (PAP) and was a member of the Estimates Committee of Parliament (from 1979 to 1990) and the Urban and Rural Service Committee (from 1979 to 1988). He stated that before joining, he had previously been asked by the PAP to join in "1970 or 1972". In the late 1970s to 80s, Koh, along with several others, supported the merging of Nanyang University and the University of Singapore to form the National University of Singapore (NUS). Political career Koh became the Member of Parliament (MP) representing Nee Soon Constituency after the 1980 Singaporean general election where he was elected unopposed. In 1987, Koh opened the S$5 million Jiemin Primary School. In the 1984 Singaporean general election, Koh remained as the MP representing Nee Soon Constituency after winning 74.24% of the vote against Singapore United Front's (SUF) Quek Teow Chuan's 25.76% of the vote. During the 1988 Singaporean general election, Koh became the MP representing Nee Soon South Single Member Constituency after winning 64.9% of the votes against Singapore Democratic Party's (SDP) Yong Chu Leong with 30.7% and United People's Front's (UPF) Munjeet Singh with 4.39%. In the 1991 Singaporean general election, Koh secured a second term as the MP representing the Nee Soon South Single Member Constituency by winning 52.9% of the vote against SDP's Low Yong Nguan. In 1996, Koh complained that his branch's library had not been made since it was materialized 10 years ago, asking for a progress report on the Library 2000 project. He retired from politics in 1996 after being an MP since 1979. Death Koh died on 12 February 2015 at 79. References 20th-century Singaporean politicians 1935 births 2015 deaths Members of the Parliament of Singapore Nanyang University alumni Boston University alumni Singaporean chemists

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV%20Vanguarda%20S%C3%A3o%20Jos%C3%A9%20dos%20Campos

TV Vanguarda São José dos Campos

TV Vanguarda São José dos Campos is a Brazilian television station based in São José dos Campos, a city in the state of São Paulo. It operates on channel 17 (16 UHF digital), and is affiliated to TV Globo. Generator of Rede Vanguarda, it transmits its programming to part of Vale do Paraíba, while the other half and the North Coast are covered by TV Vanguarda Taubaté. Its headquarters are located in an annex to CenterVale Shopping in Jardim Oswaldo Cruz, while its transmission antenna is at the top of Morro do Cruzeiro, in Jardim Guimarães. History Organizações Globo received the concession of a television station in Vale do Paraíba on February 12, 1987, when President José Sarney granted channel 17 UHF in São José dos Campos to the group. About a year later, on October 1, 1988, TV Globo Vale do Paraíba was opened, Rede Globo's ninth own broadcaster and the fourth to be opened in the state of São Paulo. Its studios were built in an annex to CenterVale Shopping, which had been opened in 1987 by São Marcos Empreendimentos Imobiliários Ltda., a company controlled by the Marinho family (sold in 2008 to the Ancar Ivanhoe chain) and its implementation was delivered in a record time of just 100 days. Initially, its coverage area covered around 40 municipalities in Vale do Paraíba, the North Coast and Serra da Mantiqueira. In 1998, it also began serving the Bragantina Region, previously covered by TV Globo São Paulo retransmitters. That same year, Central Globo de Affiliadas e Expansão launched the "Projeto Regional do Futuro", which aimed to give greater autonomy to Rede Globo's own broadcasters in inland São Paulo and also to TV Globo Juiz de Fora in Minas Gerais, as well such as expanding programming and interacting with the local community. From then on, TV Globo Vale do Paraíba was renamed TV Vanguarda Paulista, a name that was reduced to just TV Vanguarda at the end of 2001. In March 2002, due to financial problems related to unsuccessful investments in Globo Cabo, Globo put up for sale its shareholding in 27 stations across the country, including TV Vanguarda, in order to raise capital to cover the hole in its finances. In September of the same year, the station was acquired by businessman José Bonifácio de Oliveira Sobrinho, known as Boni, former general director of Rede Globo, who had also recently won the bid for a new television channel in the municipality of Taubaté, which became TV Vanguarda Taubaté. With the union of the two broadcasters, Rede Vanguarda was created on August 21, 2003, and the São José dos Campos channel assumed the role of head of the network. Its coverage area was then divided with the Taubaté channel, and after that, it started to serve only 18 municipalities. (Atibaia, Bom Jesus dos Perdões, Bragança Paulista, Caçapava, Campos do Jordão, Igaratá, Jacareí, Jambeiro, Joanópolis, Monteiro Lobato, Nazaré Paulista, Paraibuna, Piracaia, Santa Branca, Santo Antônio do Pinhal, São Bento do Sapucaí, São José dos Campos and Vargem). On August 27, 2011, when Rede Vanguarda completed 8 years, the cornerstone of a new headquarters was laid, in an event attended by Boni, the then governor of São Paulo, Geraldo Alckmin, and the mayor of São Paulo. José dos Campos, Eduardo Cury. The new development will occupy an area of 8,500 m2 in the Jardim das Colinas neighborhood, and will have a 6-story building for offices, as well as separate blocks for technical and journalism centers. The new headquarters were expected to be completed by 2014, but work hadn't even started yet. Technical information The station began its digital transmissions in May 2010, on an experimental basis, through channel 16 UHF. On June 1, together with its sister TV Vanguarda Taubaté, it officially inaugurated its digital broadcasts. [11] In 2014, it began broadcasting its programs in high definition. Based on the federal decree for the transition of Brazilian TV stations from analogue to digital signals, TV Vanguarda São José dos Campos, as well as the other stations in São José dos Campos, ceased broadcasting on channel 17 UHF on January 17, 2018, following the official ANATEL schedule. References 1988 establishments in Brazil Television stations in Brazil Television channels and stations established in 1988 TV Globo affiliates

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elchanan%20Team

Elchanan Team

Elchanan Team was an operational team composed of brothers Elchanan and Menachem Kalmanzon and their nephew Itiel. The three fought for hours in battles against Hamas militants who carried out a massacre in Kibbutz Be'eri in the Gaza Strip area, The team rescued about 100 members of the kibbutz. In March 2024, it was decided to award the team the Israel Prize for Civil Courage for their actions in preventing the continuation of the massacre. Background On the morning of 7 October 2023, Saturday, Simchat Torah, the 22nd of Tishrei 5784, the Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant organizations launched a surprise attack on Israel. Under the cover of firing thousands of rockets, approximately 3,500 militants infiltrated from the Gaza Strip into dozens of Israeli communities and military facilities in the area of the Gaza Strip and its surroundings, engaging in firefights with limited security forces. The militant carried out massacres and rapes, murdering 1,150 people, including 779 civilians, and abducting about 253 people, including women, elderly and infants, to the Gaza Strip. In the early hours, they were confronted by reserve forces, Israel Police officers, Border Police fighters, and IDF soldiers who were outnumbered. In the battles, about 1,550 militant were killed on Israeli soil, and on the Israeli side, 55 police officers, 10 members of the General Security Service, and 301 soldiers were killed. One of the largest massacres in the surprise attack was the Be'eri Massacre, in which about a hundred civilians and security personnel were killed. Course of the Battles When the brothers Elchanan and Menachem Kalmanzohn heard about the surprise attack on Israel on the morning of October 7, they independently arrived in the Gaza Strip area and took part in the battles before receiving official orders. They fought in Kibbutz Be'eri from 6:00 p.m., and their nephew Itiel joined them a little later. The team fought for about 16 hours under fire. At 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, they encountered a militant dressed in black who was hiding in the corner of one of the houses and opened fire on Elchanan with a burst of bullets. Elchanan shouted 'I've been hit' and fell near the entrance of the house. His teammates shot at the militant and rescued Elchanan, but the militant was not killed. Elchanan lost consciousness. After the arrival of an IDF force that provided cover, Elchanan was evacuated to a field hospital, where they waited for his evacuation by helicopter to a hospital, but they were forced to declare him dead on the spot. The Elchanan team rescued about 100 members of the kibbutz under fire and for many hours. Tribute In March 2024, Education Minister Yoav Kish decided to award the Israel Prize in the field of Rebirth and Civil Courage to the 'Elchanan Team' for their bravery in the battles on October 7.[8] The justification for the award stated: "Menachem Kalmanzohn, his late brother Elchanan, and their nephew Itiel Zohar left their home in Itamar on Simchat Torah to save the lives of residents of the communities in the Gaza Strip area. Despite being told they were not needed, they arrived at Kibbutz Be'eri and entered the besieged kibbutz time and time again for many hours, thus saving dozens of kibbutz residents. In the last house they entered, a militant lay in ambush and shot and killed Elchanan Kalmanzohn, brother of Menachem." References Israel Prize recipients Israel–Hamas war

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridget%20Atkinson

Bridget Atkinson

Bridget Atkinson (1732–1814) née Maughan was an English collector, recognised at the end of her life by the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne. In 1813 she was made the Society's first honorary member, for her extensive coin collection. Family The daughter of Michael Maughan of Wolsingham, Bridget married into the Atkinson family of Temple Sowerby. With her husband George Atkinson (1730–1781), she had ten children, six sons (of whom two are thought to have died young), and four daughters (of whom one died young and two married). George, like his father Matthew, began work as a tanner, and became a broker (what would later be called a bill-broker, dealing in bills of exchange); he was ultimately a government official, receiver-general for Cumberland and Westmorland. George's youngest brother was Richard Atkinson (1738–1785), Member of Parliament for , a slave-owner and a government contractor for rum who made a fortune. He left a large sum of money to his family, but litigation over it continued until after Bridget's death. George and Bridget's second son George II 1764–1814) was a wealthy West Indian merchant and Island Secretary of Jamaica; his son George III (1795–1849) is identified on the UCL Legacies of British Slavery site as a supplier of the contract labour of enslaved people to the British government. Legacy Bridget Atkinson's shell collection passed to her grandson John Clayton, son of her eldest daughter Dorothy with her husband Nathaniel Clayton, a Newcastle lawyer. After John Clayton's death in 1890 it formed part of the Clayton Estate, mentioned as "Shells" in Clayton's will, where he made provision for the major Clayton Collection, mostly of Roman antiquities, and a museum for those to be built at Chesters Roman Fort. Some of the shells were lent to the Zoology department at Armstrong College in Newcastle, later part of Newcastle University. There this part of the collection was de-accessioned in the 1980s, and was taken into private hands. In March 2024, after the scientific interest of part of the collection was realised through its connection with the third voyage of James Cook, an exhibition of shells from it opened at Chesters Roman Fort Museum. One of the species is Distorsio cancellina, from the sea snail genus Distorsio, described in 1803 by Lamarck, and believed to be extinct. Bridget Atkinson also compiled manuscript cookery books, of which some are extant. Notes External links Bridget Atkinson's Shells, English Heritage. The collection includes Astraea heliotropium, inferred to have been brought back from the Pacific by Captain Cook's crew. 1732 births 1814 deaths English collectors

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelmatochromis%20buettikoferi

Pelmatochromis buettikoferi

Pelmatochromis buettikoferi is a species of fish belonging to the family Cichlidae. It is found in coastal rivers in West Africa from the upper Casamance River in Senegal up to Saint John River in Liberia. Status As of 2019, the IUCN has listed Pelmatochromis buettikoferi as Least Concern. References Pseudocrenilabrinae Fish described in 1894 Taxa named by Franz Steindachner Fish of West Africa

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024%20Copa%20Gr%C3%A3o-Par%C3%A1

2024 Copa Grão-Pará

The 2024 Copa Grão-Pará is the first Copa Grão-Pará, a football state cup. Those eliminated in the quarter-finals and semi-finals of the Campeonato Paraense will take part. Teams Bracket References 2024 in Brazilian football Copa Grão-Pará

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirta%20Hortas

Mirta Hortas

Mirta Hortas (1949–2022) was an Argentine writer. She was born in Buenos Aires in 1949. She was one of the founders of the Mario Jorge de Lellis literary workshop. Some of her early stories were published in the literary magazine El Escarabajo de Oro, edited by Abelardo Castillo. She lived in Paris, France and Lisbon, Portugal for some years before returning to Argentina in 2000. Upon returning, she once again resumed an active literary career, publishing the works En espejo ajeno (Galerna, 2005), El tajo (Paradiso, 2015) and Punta Rasa (Paradiso, 2019). Her works were also published in Spain. She also served as vice-president of PEN Argentina. Her husband was the writer Jorge Asís, with whom she had four children. References 1949 births 2022 deaths Argentine expatriates in France Argentine expatriates in Portugal Argentine women writers Argentine writers Writers from Buenos Aires

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kicks%20%28Rickie%20Lee%20Jones%20album%29

Kicks (Rickie Lee Jones album)

Kicks is a 2019 studio album by American singer-songwriter Rickie Lee Jones. The collection of cover versions received positive reviews from critics. The collection of songs incorporates jazz, pop, and rock music influences and was Jones' second album recorded with a group of New Orleans-based musicians. Reception Editors at AllMusic rated this album 3.5 out of 5 stars, with critic Mark Deming writing that "even when the material is familiar, Jones inarguably finds something very much her own in this material" and that the music "feels richly Southern in its comfortably laid back but impassioned tone and in the loose precision of the arrangements". In Glide Magazine, Matthew Barton writing that this album synthesizes Jones' previous covers releases and "Kicks seem to take its lead from all of these records, but perhaps more than any of them it seems to sit more snugly alongside Jones’ own material". Will Hodgkinson of The Times rated this album 4 out of 5 stars, calling it an "appealingly lived-in set of covers" where "she sounds more effortlessly cool than ever". Track listing "Bad Company" (Simon Kirke and Paul Rodgers) – 5:52 "My Father's Gun" (Elton John and Bernie Taupin) – 4:18 "Lonely People" (Catherine Peek and Dan Peek) – 3:18 "Houston" (Lee Hazlewood) – 3:04 "You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You" (James Cavanaugh, Russ Morgan, and Larry Stock) – 2:22 "Nagasaki" (Mort Dixon and Harry Warren) – 1:59 "Mack the Knife" (Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill) – 3:19 "Quicksilver Girl" (Steve Miller) – 3:39 "The End of the World" (Sylvia Dee and Arthur Kent) – 4:01 "Cry" (Churchill Kohlman) – 4:08 Personnel Rickie Lee Jones – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar, acoustic piano, electric piano, Wurlitzer, tambourine, hand percussion, vocals, production Bruce Barielle – mastering Doug Belote – drums Gina R. Binkley – design John Culbreth – trumpet Ian Bowman – tenor saxophone Mike Dillon – vibraphone, junk drum kit, concert bells, tambourine, congas, concert bass drum, timpani, perucssion, snaps, claps, hand percussion, production David Easley – pedal steel guitar Nick Ellman – baritone saxophone John Gross – sousaphone Cliff Hines – guitar Peregrine Honig – illustration Nathan Lambertson – bass guitar, Moog Opus, synth bass, upright bass Tiffany Lamson – backing vocals Andre Michot – accordion Louis Michot – fiddle, production on "My Father's Gun" Michael Napolitano – mixing Aurora Nealand – clarinet, backing vocals John Singleton – upright bass Zack Smith – photography Shane Theriot – guitar, slide guitar See also 2019 in American music List of 2019 albums References External links An exploration of the songs at Radio New Zealand 2019 albums Covers albums Rickie Lee Jones albums Self-released albums

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loren%20Dawson

Loren Dawson

Loren Dawson (born ) is an American high school football coach. He is the head football coach for the American Leadership Academy, a position he has held since 2023. He was the head football coach for Austin College from 2010 to 2022. Playing career Dawson grew up in Casa Grande, Arizona, and played high school football for Casa Grande Union High School. In 1984, he played college football for Phoenix College. In 1987, he transferred to Austin College as a defensive back under head coach Mel Tjeerdsma. Coaching career In 1990, Dawson began his coaching career as an assistant coach for Bourgade Catholic High School. In 1993, he served as a graduate assistant for Midwestern State under head coach Mike Calcote. In 1994, he returned to Bourgade Catholic as the head coach. After two years as head coach, he joined Phoenix College as the offensive line coach and linebackers coach. In 1999, he was promoted to assistant head coach, special teams coordinator, and defensive backs coach. In 2002, Dawson served as the defensive coordinator and special teams coordinator for his first stint with Austin under head coaches David Norman and Ronnie Gage. In 2008, he was the special teams coordinator and linebackers coach for Colorado Mines under head coach Bob Stitt. In 2010, Dawson earned his first college head coaching position for Austin College. In thirteen years as head coach he led the team to a 37–85 record and increased the team's roster to over 100 during his tenure. His best seasons came from 2013 to 2015 and in 2019 when the team finished 5–5. He resigned following the 2022 season. In 2023, Dawson returned to high school football as the head football coach for the American Leadership Academy. Head coaching record College References External links Austin profile Year of birth uncertain 1960s births Living people American football defensive backs Arizona State University alumni Austin Kangaroos football coaches Austin Kangaroos football players Colorado Mines Orediggers football coaches High school football coaches in Arizona Midwestern State Mustangs football coaches Phoenix Bears football players Coaches of American football from Arizona People from Casa Grande, Arizona Players of American football from Arizona

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaccheus%20Collins

Zaccheus Collins

Zaccheus Collins (1764–1831) was a botanist. He collected plants and owned a herbarium. He collected many plants from Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and was gifted specimens from southern statea inclusing North Carolina and Georgia. The genus Collinsia is names for him. He corresponded with botanists including Henry Muhlenberg, Frederick Augustus Hall Muhlenberg, Stephen Elliott, Jacob Bigelow, John Torrey and William Baldwin. A Quaker, he was a philanthropist and belonged to the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia Linnean Society, and the American Philosophical Society in which he served as a curator. References Year of birth missing

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose%20Asiedua

Rose Asiedua

Rose Amankwah, formerly referred to as Rose Asiedua, is a retired Ghanaian-British nurse and former athlete. Born in Kumasi, she won a gold medal in the 1972 Munich Olympic Games. In 1973, she represented Ghana at the 1973 All-Africa Games held in Nigeria and won a silver and gold in the 100 meters and relay sprints respectively. Amankwah also won a gold medal in a 200 meters race in an Africa versus America athletics competition in 1973 and a bronze medal in the 4x100 meters relay at the Commonwealth Games in New Zealand in 1974. She represented Ghana in the same race at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games. In 1974 Amankwah migrated to the United Kingdom, where she trained as a nurse, ultimately becoming a theatre matron at Central Middlesex Hospital. After 49 years of service at the hospital, she retired in 2024, aged 72. References Living people British women nurses Ghanaian athletes Ghanaian emigrants to the United Kingdom Ghanaian nurses National Health Service people People from Kumasi

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asarva%E2%80%93Udaipur%20City%20Intercity

Asarva–Udaipur City Intercity

The Asarva–Udaipur City Intercity Express (Train Number 19704) is an InterCity Express train operated by the North Western Railway of the Indian Railways, connecting Asarva in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, to Udaipur City in Rajasthan. The train covers a distance of 295 km with a total travel time of approximately 5 hours and 50 minutes. Route The train departs daily from Asarva (Ahmedabad) and traverses through the scenic landscapes of Gujarat and Rajasthan before arriving at Udaipur City. The route includes 14 halts at key stations, providing vital connectivity for both local commuters and tourists exploring these regions. 19704/ Asarva (Ahmedabad) - Udaipur City Intercity Express schedule Service The 19704 Intercity Express is known for its punctuality and efficient service, catering to the daily commute and travel needs of passengers. It offers various classes of travel including Second Sitting, AC Chair Car, Sleeper Class, and General Unreserved, accommodating a wide range of preferences and budgets. Operational Details Rake Sharing Arrangement: The train shares its rake with 09721 – 19703 – 19704 – 09722, with a total of 2 rakes and periodic maintenance at Jaipur. See also North Western Railway zone Indian Railways References Expressways Indian Railways

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC%202523B

NGC 2523B

NGC 2523B is a spiral galaxy located around 168 million light-years away in the constellation Giraf. NGC 2523B was discovered in 1885 by the American astronomer Edward Swift, and is estimated to have dimensions of 1.905′ × 0.275′. NGC 2523B does not have much star formation, and it does not have an active galactic nucleus. References

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amir%20Reza%20Rafiei

Amir Reza Rafiei

Amir Reza Rafiei (; born August 11, April 2002) is an Iranian footballer who plays for Perspolis in the Persian Gulf Pro Leagu. References External links 2002 births Living people

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical%20Archers%20Philippines

Historical Archers Philippines

Historical Archers Philippines started in 2020 as an online community for historical and traditional archers, enthusiast, hobbyist, manufacturers, and researchers in the Philippines through Facebook groups. Its active members are practicing Chinese archery, Turkish archery, Kyudo, Mid-Eastern archery, Korean archery, etc.. as well as Philippine heritage archery. Soon it grew and became an organization and events was organized by its core members to promote it as a traditional and cultural sports competition in the Philippines, like the World Nomad Games. Philippine traditional archery history was made during the First PANA Traditional Archery Festival in Bayawan City, Sept.16-17 2022 for Pinoy archers. In 2023 HAP became a member of HDH-International Archery Association (Hungary) who have members worldwide. In May 13–14 the Panaan Games Historical Archery Festival was held at Bayawan City with Malaysian delegates joining. HAP Organization are planning to continue to host Historical and Traditional archery events around the country as well as send delegates to other international events to represent the country. References Archery Traditional archery Traditional games

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024%20Kalmyk%20head%20election

2024 Kalmyk head election

The 2024 Republic of Kalmykia head election will take place on 8 September 2024, on common election day. Incumbent Head Batu Khasikov is eligible to run to a second term in office. Background Former Federation Council member (2012–2014) and professional kickboxer Batu Khasikov was appointed acting Head of Kalmykia in March 2019. He overwhelmingly won the subsequent general election in September 2019 with 82.54% of the vote. Khasikov also appointed his predecessor, Aleksey Orlov, to the Federation Council after the election. Khasikov's first term was tumultuous as already in September–October 2019, mere weeks after Khasikov's election, protests swept through the republic as people opposed the appointment of Orlov to the Federation Council and nomination of DNR official Dmitry Trapeznikov as Mayor of Elista. Despite the protests, the nominations were never withdrawn. In October 2020 leaders of three factions in the People's Khural of Kalmykia – Communist Party, A Just Russia and, even, United Russia – wrote an open letter to President Vladimir Putin, where they accused Khasikov of mishandling of Covid-19 pandemic, lack of support for farmers, and general negligence. In the 2021 Russian legislative election United Russia underperformed in Kalmykia as the party lost 18 points compared to 2016 election. Nevertheless, Khasikov was able to get his ally Badma Bashankayev a seat in the State Duma, who in turn in the primaries defeated incumbent Marina Mukabenova, who was viewed as potential replacement for Khasikov. Batu Khasikov also strengthened his positions after the 2023 Kalmykia parliamentary election, when United Russia retained its majority winning 23 out of 27 seats, and, importantly for Khasikov, when his critics, like former United Russia faction leader Saglar Bakinova, lost their seats in the Khural. Candidates In the Republic of Kalmykia candidates for Head can be nominated only by registered political parties. Candidate for Head of the Republic of Kalmykia should be a Russian citizen and at least 30 years old. Candidates for Head should not have a foreign citizenship or residence permit. Each candidate in order to be registered is required to collect at least 9% of signatures of members and heads of municipalities. Also head candidates present 3 candidacies to the Federation Council and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates. Potential Batu Khasikov (United Russia), incumbent Head of the Republic of Kalmykia (2019–present) See also 2024 Russian regional elections References Kalmykia Kalmykia Politics of Kalmykia

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social%20justice%20index

Social justice index

A social justice index is a set of numbers which have been calculated through weighing several indicators of various entities, usually countries, but also regions or commercial firms. These indicators are considered related to social justice. The European Union Social Justice Index, published in September 2015 by Bertelsmann Stiftung, is based on 35 indicators. The highest number (7.48) is given to Sweden, whilst the lowest one (3.57) goes to Greece. The Social Justice in the EU and OECD Index, published in September 2019 also by Bertelsmann Stiftung, ranks 41 countries, from the highest one (7.90, Iceland) to the lowest one (4.76, Mexico). It considers 6 dimensions of social justice: poverty prevention, equitable education, labor market access, social inclusion and non-discrimination, intergenerational justice and health. For some countries, like Sweden, this index has been calculated since 2009 and every 2 or 3 years. The Adasina Social Justice Index is a stock market index of about 9,000 publicly traded securities. Adasina is a financial analysis firm. These securities are included in this index (or excluded from it) according to 4 criteria: racial justice, gender justice, economic justice and climate justice. The Adasina Social Justice Index is designed to support progressive movements. See also Government effectiveness index World Governance Index References Effective altruism Index numbers International rankings

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chongqing%20Municipal%20Committee%20of%20the%20Chinese%20Communist%20Party

Chongqing Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party

The Chongqing Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, officially the Chongqing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, is the municipal committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Chongqing. The committee secretary is the highest ranking post in the municipality. The current secretary is Yuan Jiajun, a member of the CCP Politburo, who succeeded Chen Min'er on 8 December 2022. History The Chongqing Municipal Committee was established in May 1949. In June 1997, after Chongqing was split from Sichuan to become a direct-administered municipality, Chongqing Municipal Committee became the municipality's highest administrative agency. Organization The organization of the CCP Chongqing Committee includes: General Office Functional Departments Organization Department Propaganda Department United Front Work Department Political and Legal Affairs Commission Offices Policy Research Office Office of the National Security Commission Office of the Cyberspace Affairs Commission Office of the Central Military-civilian Fusion Development Committee Taiwan Work Office Office of the Central Institutional Organization Commission Office of the Leading Group for Inspection Work Bureau of Veteran Cadres Municipal Archives Bureau Dispatched institutions Working Committee of the Organs Directly Affiliated to the Chongqing Municipal Committee Organizations directly under the Committee Chongqing Party School Chongqing Daily Chongqing Institute of Socialism Party History Research Office Chongqing Municipal Archives Leadership Party Secretary Party Committees 5th Municipal Party Committee (May 2017–May 2022) Secretary: Sun Zhengcai (until 14 July 2017, put under investigation), Chen Min'er (from 15 July 2017) Deputy Secretaries: Zhang Guoqing (until December 2017), Tang Liangzhi (until December 2021), Ren Xuefeng (October 2018–October 2019, died), Wu Cunrong (from January 2021), Hu Henghua (from December 2021) Other Standing Committee members: Zhang Ming (from April 2022), Zeng Qinghong (until 15 September 2017), Chen Yong (until October 2018), Wang Xiangang (until January 2018), Liu Qiang, Chen Luping (until January 2018), Tao Changhai (until January 2018), Du Heping (until January 2018), Hu Wenrong (September 2017December 2020), Li Jing (from December 2017), Han Zhikai (December 2017–February 2021), Wang Fu (January 2018–December 2021), Mo Gongming (from January 2018), Duan Chenggang (from October 2018), Mu Hongyu (November 2018–December 2021), Peng Jinhui, Gao Buming (from February 2021), Li Mingqing (from July 2021), Song Yijia (from March 2022), Chen Mingbo (from March 2022), Jiang Hui (from April 2022), Cai Yunge (from May 2022), Zhang Hongxing (from May 2022) 6th Municipal Party Committee (May 2022–) Secretary: Chen Min'er (until 8 December 2022), Yuan Jiajun (from 8 December 2022) Deputy Secretaries: Hu Henghua, Li Mingqing Other Standing Committee members: Lu Kehua, Song Yijia, Jiang Hui, Cai Yunge, Zhang Hongxing (died on 1 April 2023), Chen Mingbo, Yu Huiwen, Lu Hong, Luo Lin, Wang Yanqi (from October 2023), Chen Xinwu (from July 2023) Sources: See also Politics of Chongqing References Politics of Chongqing Province-level committees of the Chinese Communist Party

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayat-Dawudi

Hayat-Dawudi

The Hayat-Dawudi (), also known as the Hayat-Davudi, were a Lur tribe that inhabited the Hayat-Davud dehestan. Their center was in Bandar Rig, and the Hayat-Dawudi chiefs were Khans of the district. They also held influence in Kharg. History According to A.T. Wilson, the Hayat-Dawudi originated from the Behbehan district. Around the 15th century, they expelled the original Zoroastrian inhabitants of the region. One of the tribes' most prominent Khans was Amir 'Ali Khan Hayat-Dawudi, who was part of Lotf 'Ali Khan's entourage. After Hajji Ebrahim Shirazi's betrayal of the Zand monarch in 1791, he fled south to Bandar Rig, preparing for a counter-attack. Lotf 'Ali Khan defeated Nasir II, sheikh of Bushehr, handily outside Bandar Rig, and marched to Khesht. A rival faction of Hayat-Dawudis, led by Morad Khan and his son Hosayn Khan, acquired preeminence over the tribe in the 19th century. In 1870, Hosayn Khan's successor, Khan 'Ali Khan, murdered the Khan of Bandar Rig and acquired the place. In 1896, Khan 'Ali Khan died and was succeeded by Haydar Khan. The Hayat-Dawudi Khans, along with the local tribal khans (Borazjan, Shabankareh, Angali, Liravi) and the sheikh of Chah Kutah, were constantly in dispute, with raids and military conflicts being the norm. He allied with the British and captured German agent Wilhelm Wassmuss and his party in 1915, handing over important documents to the British. The Hayat-Dawudi supported tribal rebellions against the central government in 1946 and 1963, for which the latter one their leader, Fathallah Khan, was executed. The Hayat-Dawudis gradually lost their way of life and culture, under the exploitationary hold of the NIOC. References Lur people History of Iranian peoples History of Bushehr Province History of Iran

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.%20C.%20Escher%3A%20Visions%20of%20Symmetry

M. C. Escher: Visions of Symmetry

M. C. Escher: Visions of Symmetry is a book by mathematician Doris Schattschneider published by W. H. Freeman in 1990. The book analyzes the symmetry of M. C. Escher's colored periodic drawings and explains the methods he used to construct his artworks. Escher made extensive use of two-color and multi-color symmetry in his periodic drawings. The book contains more than 350 illustrations, half of which were never previously published. Structure and topics The book is divided into five chapters. Before the main text there is a foreword and a preface, and the book is concluded with a concordance, afterword (in the second edition only), bibliography and four indexes. The first chapter, 'The Route to Regular Division', describes Escher's early artistic development, and how Escher first became intrigued by the problem of filling the plane with interlocking shapes (tessellation). This work came to dominate his art from 1937. He was also encouraged, by a half-brother who was a professor of geology, to study papers on symmetry by Pólya and other mathematicians in the Zeitschrift für Kristallographie. These helped launch Escher into his own detailed investigations of the rules for generating the allowable patterns for tiling the plane. The second chapter 'The 1941–1942 Notebooks' presents, for the first time, the complete set of numbered drawings from the two 1941–1942 notebooks which summarize Escher's theory of the regular divisions of the plane, and details the classification system Escher used to organize his drawings. The third chapter 'The Regular Division Drawings' is the longest in the book at 118 pages. It reproduces all of the known drawings (numbers 1 to 137) and the known periodic designs (A1 to A14) from Escher's 1938–1941 notebooks together with his notes on their symmetry type. The fourth chapter 'The Use of Regular Division' explains that Escher regarded his periodic drawings as a means to an end rather than as finished works of art in their own right. The periodic drawings were the solutions to the question of what was possible when tiling the plane using the rules that Escher had established. Escher used the periodic drawings as a basis for developing his completed artworks. The fifth chapter 'Notes on the drawings' provides additional information of each of the drawings in chapter 3. For each drawing the following information is given: number, title, place drawn, medium, dimensions, Escher system type, symmetry group, previous publication, and notes. The book concludes with a concordance which gives a complete tabulation of the symmetry groups represented by Escher's periodic drawings and an afterword, in the second edition only, which outlines the developments in the subject between 1990 and 2004. Audience In her preface, the author's stated objective for the book is to answer the question "How did he do it?". The audience for the book is any person who admires, or is interested in, M. C. Escher's periodic drawings and would like to understand his methods for designing and executing his artworks. As no prior mathematical knowledge is assumed by the author to understand the material presented in the book, it is appropriate for a general audience. As Michele Emmer comments in his review: "It is important that, with this beautiful volume, artists and scientists can look at Escher's original notebooks." Reception The book was widely reviewed and its reception was very positive. Alan L. Mackay in a full-page review for Nature wrote: "This book contains very many colour reproductions of the periodic drawings and analyses the 1941–42 notebooks which show Escher's development [...] Taking Doris Schattschneider's beautiful volume with earlier books, especially that by Bruno Ernst, documentation of Escher's life, intellectual development and corpus must now be almost complete." Roger Goodwin writing in the The British Journal of Aesthetics said "This book, the product of more than fifteen years of research by its mathematician author, provides the definitive account of how Escher produced his renowned interlocking drawings, based on the regular division of the plane." Michele Emmer reviewing the book in Leonardo wrote: "Escher's theory, recorded in the notebooks of 1941–1942, has never been completely published before. All the 150 color drawings of interlocking patterns that he produced from 1937 to 1941 are reproduced in the book. It is, of course, the most essential part of the volume." Marjorie Senechal wrote the entry for Mathematical Reviews: "The development of Escher's ideas is carefully traced, the influence of his work on others, and vice versa, is discussed, and all of the notebook drawings are presented in full color. Doris Schattschneider has written the Escher book for mathematicians." John Galloway reviewing the book for New Scientist said: "Many books have been written about Escher’s art. None has approached Visions of Symmetry for its scope, scale and sumptuousness. The sheer beauty and ingenuity of the pictures keep you turning the pages as though the book were a collection of detective stories whose plots are brilliantly organised patterns." In an extensive review in The American Mathematical Monthly Douglas Dunham said: "For the Escher fan, Visions of Symmetry fills a gap in the literature by showing all of his notebook patterns, answering the question "how did he do it?", and relating the patterns to his prints. For the person interested in tilings and patterns, Visions of Symmetry provides many beautiful examples (which illustrate the theory expounded in Grünbaum and Shepard's Tilings and patterns [1987])." J. Kevin Colligan reviewing the book for The Mathematics Teacher wrote: "This book sits on the boundary between mathematics and art, as did Escher. In fact, this book supports the argument that no such boundary exists; rather, the two disciplines coexist and intermingle, enriching both." Paul Garcia writing in the The Mathematical Gazette writes: "I recommend the book highly to anyone - the price is small compared to the scope and interest of the work. Doris Schattschneider has done us all a tremendous favour by compiling this book." Influence David Topper writing of the second edition in Choice said "This beautiful book remains one of the essential studies of this most popular artist." Gerald L. Alexanderson writing in MAA Reviews said "It's an impressive piece of scholarship that is extraordinarily beautiful as well. This book is an old friend and it's good to welcome it back in such an elegant and sumptuous form." Laurence Goldstein reviewing the second edition in Print Quarterly said: "... the reader is enabled to glimpse the process through which the artist struggled towards the finished works of art that Hofstadter (and, of course, many others) find so sensuously gratifying. There is also a wealth of biographical information concerning the mathematical and artistic influences on Escher's work, and on the creative process as witnessed by people close to him and as perceived by the artist himself." A brief, unsigned review in Science said: "Escher's periodic tilings have made the artist a favorite of mathematicians and scientists. In her classic 1990 book, Schattschneider analyzed his art and notebooks to explain how Escher created his colorful, puzzle-like regular divisions of the plane [...] This new edition adds a short survey of reflections of his work in mathematics, computer graphics, the Internet, and contemporary art." An unsigned review in the Epsilon Pi Tau Journal of Technology Studies said: "A revision of a classic book that appeared in 1990, this is the most penetrating study of Escher's work in existence and the one most admired by scientists and mathematicians. It deals with one powerful obsession that preoccupied Escher: what he called the 'regular division of the plane', the puzzle-like interlocking of birds, fish, lizards, and other natural forms in continuous patterns. Schattschneider explores how he succeeded at this task by meticulously analyzing his notebooks." Editions First edition entitled Visions of Symmetry: Notebooks, Periodic Drawings, and Related Work of M. C. Escher published by W.H. Freeman in 1990. Second, revised edition entitled M. C. Escher: Visions of Symmetry: Notebooks, Periodic Drawings, and Related Work published by Harry N. Abrams in 2004. References External links at the Internet Archive M. C. Escher Mathematics and art Patterns Symmetry Tessellation Mathematics books 1990 non-fiction books

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veronika%20Machyniakov%C3%A1

Veronika Machyniaková

Veronika Machyniaková (born 14 September 1997) is a Slovak retired biathlete, who competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics held in Beijing, China. Biography Veronika Machyniaková was born on 14 September 1997 in the village of Hronec, close to Brezno. Her father Ľubomír Machyniak is a former professional biathlete who competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics and became a Slovak Biathlon Association functionary after retirement. Her younger sister Júlia is a biathlete as well. While competing in professional biathlon, Machyniaková graduated in economics from the Matej Bel University. Career As a junior, Machyniaková trained with KB Osrblie. In the 2019/20 session, she advanced to the Senior national team to fill the vacant space left by the retirement of Anastasiya Kuzmina. In spite of very good performance at shooting, she only achieved average results overall. Her best career result was the 15th place at the 2021 IBU Open European Championships. In spite of her mixed performances, Machynová was a part of the Slovak biathlon team at the 2022 Winter Olympics in China as a replacement for the Remeň twins, who refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Following her disappointing performance Olympics, Machyniaková retired from competitive biathlon. References 1997 births Living people People from Brezno District Slovak female biathletes Olympic biathletes for Slovakia Biathletes at the 2022 Winter Olympics Matej Bel University alumni

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periphery%20III%20%28artwork%29

Periphery III (artwork)

Periphery III is a conceptual installation by Swedish artist Sirous Namazi. Artist Sirous Namazi (born 1970) is a Swedish artist known for his largescale installations. Namazi was trained at the Forum Art School in Malmö and, subsequently, the School of Art; also this in Malmö. He has exhibited internationally at, for example, the biennale in Venice. Periphery III (architecture) Periphery III is a balcony with satellite dish mounted high up on a telephone pylon. Etymology The work consists of a base in aluminium and wood with corrugated sheet metal and a satellite dish. Interpretation The work is a sculpture that's resembling a painting in general and a constructivist painting specifically. Periphery III (art) Periphery III is a sculpture resembling a painting. Etymology The work consists of a light green rectangle and a black circle. Interpretation The work is using the symbol of a suburban balcony, with an observation point of the local neighbourhood, to showcase the more distant world in focus coming in through the satellite dish. This can then be used to represent a solution to the isolation of immigrants as they, with the typical satellite dish, could make contact with their homeland. The balcony is wider an image for a place between the private and the public, as it was so an important part of housing projects mid -70s, which by now represents a link to a culture left behind. Predecessors Two earlier work with a likely intention, as crafted as a balcony - called simply Periphery II and Periphery - is evident with the former balcony in blue and the latter balcony in yellow. Both hold the satellite dish but are not mounted on a pylon but exhibited in a museum. References

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324%20Lindenwood%20Lions%20women%27s%20basketball%20team

2023–24 Lindenwood Lions women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Lindenwood Lions women's basketball team represented Lindenwood University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lions, who were led by first-year head coach Amy Eagan, played their home games at the Hyland Performance Arena in St. Charles, Missouri, as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 7–21, 5–13 in OVC play to finish in tenth place. They failed to qualify for the OVC Tournament. Previous season The Lions finished the 2022–23 season 2–24, 1–17 in OVC play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the OVC tournament. On March 16, 2023, the school announced the firing of head coach Katie Falco, ending her five-year tenure. On March 28, Drury head coach Amy Eagan was named as Falco's successor. Roster Schedule and results |- !colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season |- !colspan=12 style=| OVC regular season |- Sources: References Lindenwood Lions women's basketball seasons Lindenwood Lions Lindenwood Lions women's basketball Lindenwood Lions women's basketball

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelmatochromis%20nigrofasciatus

Pelmatochromis nigrofasciatus

Pelmatochromis nigrofasciatus is a species of fish belonging to the family Cichlide. It is found in the Republic of the Congo, Gabon and in the middle of the Congo River Basin. Status As of 2009, the IUCN listed Pelmatochromis nigrofasciatus as Least Concern. References Pseudocrenilabrinae

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li%20Yong%20%28executive%29

Li Yong (executive)

Li Yong (; born August 1963) is a former Chinese executive who served as general manager of the China National Offshore Oil Corporation between 2020 and 2023. As of March 2024 he was under investigation by China's top graft busters. Early life and education Born in August 1963, Li graduated from Southwest Petroleum University in 1984. He also received his MBA degree from Peking University in 2001. Career After university in 1984, he was assigned to the newly founded China National Offshore Oil Corporation, he served in several posts there, including assistant engineer, engineer, director of Comprehensive Technology Department and Drilling Testing Department of Exploration Department, director of Drilling and Completion Office, deputy general manager of Tianjin Branch, executive vice president of CNOOC Oilfield Services Co., Ltd., and president of CNOOC Oilfield Services Co., Ltd. He was elevated to assistant general manager and executive vice president of China National Offshore Oil Corporation in June 2016, in addition to serving as director and party secretary of Bohai Oil Management Bureau (Tianjin Branch). In March 2017, he was transferred to the Sinopec and appointed deputy general manager, a post he kept for three and a half years. He moved back to China National Offshore Oil Corporation in September 2020 and rose to become vice chairman and general manager, serving in the posts until his retirement in December 2023. Downfall On 15 March 2024, he has come under investigation for "serious violations of discipline and laws" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China. References 1963 births Living people Southwest Petroleum University alumni Peking University alumni

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chloe%20Stroll

Chloe Stroll

Chloe Faith Strulovitch (born April 11, 1995), known professionally as Chloe Stroll, is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Personal life Stroll was born and raised in Montreal, Canada, and wrote her first song at seven years old. She is the daughter of part-owner of the Aston Martin Formula One team, Lawrence Stroll and fashion designer Claire-Anne Callens. She is the older sister of Aston Martin Formula 1 driver, Lance Stroll. In 2023, she married professional snowboarder and Olympic athlete, Scotty James. Career Stroll has released numerous singles throughout 2023 and 2024. "Run" debuted as her first single of 2023 on July 14. She later went on to release a remix of the track by PINES, an Australian electronic duo. She subsequently released five additional singles, including "Pedestal," "Hurricane," "Homesick," a cover of Billie Eilish's "My Future," and "Dizzy." These releases marked a shift from her earlier single "Surrender" in 2012. Chloe performed "Pedestal" on The Kelly Clarkson Show on February 13, 2024. She then performed "Dizzy" on Good Day New York on February 16, 2024. "Run," "Pedestal," and "Homesick" were all featured on ET Online's "New Music Friday" round-up. Additionally, "Pedestal," "Hurricane," and "Homesick" were all featured on Popdust. Discography Singles References 1995 births Living people

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free%20University%20of%20the%20Great%20Lakes%20Countries

Free University of the Great Lakes Countries

The Free University of the Great Lakes Countries (French: Université Libre des Pays des Grands Lacs, colloquially referred to by its acronym ULPGL), is a private Christian educational institution located in Goma, in the North Kivu Province of the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). ULPGL was founded in 1985, as a result of the Institut Supérieur de Théologie Protestante and was granted university status by the government in 1991. It is sponsored by six Protestant denominations, including two Baptists (CBCA and CEBCE), two Pentecostals (CELPA and CADAF), one Anglican (EAC), and one Methodist (CLMC). With a vision to provide quality education and research tailored to the needs of the African Great Lakes Region, ULPGL consists of six academic faculties and other educational institutions, such as a nursery and primary school (EMP Kauta) and a secondary school (Metanoïa Institute). The university mainly attracts students from the Great Lakes region, which includes countries such as DRC, Rwanda, Burundi, and occasionally Uganda and Tanzania. History The establishment of ULPGL's lineage traces back to the collaborative endeavors of six Protestant ecclesiastical communities, including two Baptist entities (Communauté Baptiste au Centre de l'Afrique; CBCA and Communauté des Églises Baptistes du Congo-Est; CEBCE), two Pentecostal congregations (Communauté des Églises Libres de Pentecôte; CELPA and Communauté Assemblée de Dieu à l'Est du Congo; CADAF), one Anglican denomination (Afrique and Église Anglicane du Congo; EAC), and one Methodist association (CLMC). Initially founded in 1985 as the Institut Supérieur de Théologie Protestante (ISTP), the university underwent a significant transformation on August 16, 1991, when it was officially established as the Université Libre des Pays des Grands Lacs (ULPGL) as ordained by Order N°ESU/CABMIN/0188/91. This pivotal juncture heralded the university's expansive educational scope, incorporating the Faculty of Protestant Theology and Faculty of Law. The accreditation of ULPGL's academic credentials was solidified by Order N°ESURS/CABMIN/0108/92, dated February 5, 1992, and further augmented by Ministerial Order N°ESURES/CABMIN/A5/0022/96 of January 31, 1996, endorsing the university's establishment. Prime Ministerial Decree No. 0016 of May 27, 1996, granted ULPGL with legal personality, elevating it to the status of a "Public Utility Establishment". The ultimate imprimatur was consecrated by Presidential Decree No. 06/0106 of June 12, 2006. In its commitment to expanding access to education, ULPGL embarked on the establishment of two campuses in Bukavu (South Kivu) and Butembo (North Kivu) in 2001. These campuses evolved into autonomous universities, namely ULPGL-Bukavu and ULPGL-Butembo, alongside the original ULPGL-Goma, also known as the mother university. Campuses The ULPGL has three campuses in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Goma, Bukavu, and Butembo. ULPGL-Goma Goma hosts two campuses of ULPGL: Moïse and Salomon. The Moïse Campus, comprising the Faculty of Theology, student residences, and scholarly lodgings for professors, was erected by MEU, while CPFP from Hamburg, facilitated the development of the Salomon Campus, housing faculties such as Law, Economics, Science of Education, and accommodations for male students and visiting professors. ULPGL-Bukavu In Bukavu, ULPGL operates with a variety of faculties including Theology (FT), Economic Sciences and Management (FSEG), Community Health and Development (FSDC), and Psychology and Sciences of Education (FPSE). Despite minimal reception infrastructure, the university has secured land in the commune of Ibanda, in the Kasihe district, for future expansion. ULPGL-Butembo In Butembo, ULPGL operates four faculties: Theology, Economic and Management Sciences, Community Health and Development, and Psychology and Educational Sciences. Construction is underway on two plots of land, one located in Makoma, Katwa district, and the other in Kinyatsi, to further enhance the university's academic offerings and infrastructure. Governance and organization The ULPGL is governed by a combination of its Board of Directors, a university council, a scientific council, and a management committee led by a Rector. The university is organized around six faculties: Faculty of Theology The Faculty of Theology aims to critically examine contemporary societal values and norms from a Christian perspective. It offers intellectual and moral training while contributing to the spiritual fulfillment of the community. Through services like the Chaplaincy and the Polyvalent Center for Vocational Training (CPFP), the faculty provides diverse educational avenues. Faculty of Law With a mission to combat legal underdevelopment and ignorance of the law within the community, the Faculty of Law undertakes research, hosts consultation frameworks, and operates programs like the Legal Clinic for the Protection of Victims of Sexual Violence. These initiatives aim to promote human rights and facilitate legal assistance for vulnerable individuals. Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management This faculty supports local development initiatives by providing technical support and training people capable of creating and managing businesses sustainably. Through actions such as supporting cooperatives, microfinance, and offering professional IT training via the Computer and Business Management Center (CIME). Faculty of Health and Community Development Focused on equipping learners with the knowledge and skills to improve community health and integral development, this faculty fosters partnerships with communities and implements projects such as education on malaria prevention and evaluating social reintegration programs. It actively contributes to promoting health for all and hygiene in the city of Goma. Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences Trains educators and administrators, conducts research for educational improvement, and offers services to enhance learning quality. Faculty of Science and Applied Technology This faculty provides technical support for local development initiatives and trains individuals to introduce appropriate technologies while considering ecological preservation. It aims to empower people to implement sustainable development practices in their environment. Schools and research centers ULPGL is home to a diverse range of schools and research centers that provide diverse academic and research opportunities. Educational Institutions: EMP Kauta EMP Kauta is a renowned nursery and primary school named after one of the first CBCA pastors in the city. Initially, it only catered to the children of married ISTP students, but its stellar reputation has drawn students from all over the city. Metanoïa Institute: Established in 2001, the Metanoïa Institute is a leading secondary school in Goma. It provides top-tier education at all levels and has become one of the city's most prominent benchmark school. Research Centers: Centre Polyvalent pour la Formation Professionnelle (CPFP) Centre Informatique et de Management des Entreprises (CIME) Centre Africain de Recherche et d’Education à la Paix et à la Démocratie (CAREPD) Legal Clinic University Hospital Center (University Dispensary) References 1985 establishments in Africa Universities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo North Kivu Goma

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie%20Laeng-Stucki

Marie Laeng-Stucki

Marie Laeng-Stucki (née Stucki) (30 July 1905 – 27 August 1974) was a Swiss entrepreneur in the sound industry. With her husband Fritz Laeng, she founded Lenco Turntables, a factory specialising in vinyl turntables and injection-moulded parts. The company played a significant role in shaping the Swiss music industry between 1945 and 1974. Early life Marie Stucki was born on 30 July 1905 in Signau, in the Canton of Bern. She never knew her father as he died before she was born. Her mother died when she was only 7 years old. The young Marie was separated from her brother and placed in a children's home, where she was subjected to violent and abuse but managed to complete her primary education. After she completed her compulsory education, she left Switzerland for Italy, where she worked as a cleaner and a secretary in hotels in Florence and Naples. Age 22, she returned to Switzerland and worked at l'Hotelwachter in Berne. Career In Switzerland she met electrician and photographer Fritz Laeng, who was running a small radio shop in Burgdorf, north-east of Bern. They married in 1929. Their shared passion for radio technology and record players led to them becoming business partners as well. She played an essential part in the development of and success of the company, and was particularly involved in managing the shop and workshop. During the Second World War, Fritz Laeng was conscripted into the army and Marie Laneg-Stucki ran the business on her own. In 1946, Marie Laeng-Stucki, her husband Fritz and radio technician Bruno Grütter founded Lenco AG Burgdorf, a record player and injection moulding factory that made record players. Grütter and some employees lived and ate in the Laeng family home. The name Lenco was dreamt up by Laeng-Stucki, using elements of her family's name. She had wanted to use the name Lanco, but the Swiss watch brand LANCO had been in existence since 1873. Early newspaper advertisements used the name Lenco and giving the company's address before the formal formation of Lenco AG. Laeng-Stucki encouraged the development of a series of record player models and built new business partnerships for product distribution. In 1953, she negotiated an exclusive contract to supply record players to the Migros subsidiary and book division Ex Libris with its then director, Elsa Gasser. A thousand turntables were initially planned, which increased to 50,000 delivered over four years. From 1955 onwards, under Laeng-Stucki's direction, Lenco developed a simple, inexpensive record player, marketed at an attractive price under the name Ex Libris Junior, which secured the company's future. Marie Laeng-Stucki instignated the construction of the company's production sites in Steg (Valais) in Switzerland and Osimo in Italy. Throughout her life, Marie Laeng-Stucki worked to promote social progress both inside and outside her company. She founded an institution to support disadvantaged children. At the head of a multinational company with over 1,300 employees, she became one of the "most powerful female entrepreneurs in Switzerland". She was oftern referred to as Mama Laeng. Personal life Marie Stucki married Fritz Laeng in 1929 and was known as Marie Laeng-Stucki after her marriage. The couple had four children, two of whom died at birth. She worked in the company she ran with her husband until her death. Marie Laeng-Stucki died on 27 August 1974 in Geneva. Commemoration L'Institut pour l'industrie et l'économie d'Osimo in Italy was renamed Instituto Maria Laeng in her honour in 2010. Laeng-Stucki was featured in an exhibition Women of Action (Macherinnen) at the Schloss Burgdorf in 2022. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of her death, the Museum of Schloss Burgdorf is publishing a Schlossschrift on Marie Laeng, Lenco AG and its employees, produced in collaboration with the Burgdorf Biographical Institute and former Lenco employees. References 1905 births 1974 deaths Swiss women in business Swiss women Swiss businesspeople Women in music Music industry executives People from the canton of Bern

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li%20Xiangang

Li Xiangang

Li Xiangang (; born February 1963) is a former Chinese politician. He was investigated by China's top anti-graft agency in March 2024. Previously he served as vice chairperson of the Heilongjiang Provincial People's Congress. Early life and education Li was born in Hanchuan, Hubei, in February 1963. After resuming the college entrance examination, in 1979, he enrolled at Huazhong Agricultural College (now Huazhong Agricultural University), where he majored in agriculture economic management. He received his master's degree in management from China Agricultural University and doctor's degree in management from the Renmin University of China in 1999 and 2015, respectively. Career After college in 1983, he was despatched to the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries (now Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs), where he stayed there for 13 years and eventually becoming deputy director of the Economic Research Center. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in December 1984. He was deputy bureau-level secretary of the Office of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress in July 1999 and subsequently bureau-level secretary of the Secretariat of the General Office of the CCP Central Committee in April 2000. He was transferred to northeast China's Heilongjiang province in March 2005 and appointed deputy secretary-general of the CCP Heilongjiang Provincial Committee, the province's top authority. He served as mayor of Shuangyashan from February 2008 to December 2009, and party secretary, the top political position in the city, from December 2009 to December 2013. He concurrently served as chairperson of the Municipal People's Congress. He was secretary-general of the Heilongjiang Provincial People's Government in December 2013, and held that office until January 2018, when he was chosen as vice chairperson of the Heilongjiang Provincial People's Congress, the province's top legislative body. Downfall On 17 March 2024, he was put under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline and laws" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China. References 1963 births Living people People from Xiaogan Huazhong Agricultural University alumni China Agricultural University alumni Renmin University of China alumni Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party alumni People's Republic of China politicians from Hubei Chinese Communist Party politicians from Hubei

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beretella

Beretella

Beretella is a genus of extinct ecdysozoan in the phylum Saccorhytida. It is the second genus of its phylum to be described, after the early cambrian Saccorhytus. It is from the early Cambrian, 529 million years ago. References Ecdysozoa Ecdysozoa genera

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liu%20Yuejin

Liu Yuejin

Liu Yuejin (; born January 1959) is a former Chinese police officer and politician. He was investigated by China's top anti-graft agency in March 2024. Previously he served as a commissioner for counterterrorism of the Ministry of Public Security and before that, assistant to the minister of public security and deputy director of the National Narcotics Control Committee. He was a member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Early life and education Liu was born in Ningyuan County, Hunan, in January 1959. During the Cultural Revolution, he worked in the Great River People's Commune in Guilin, Guangxi, and later an editor of the Guangxi People's Broadcasting Station. He graduated from the Criminal Investigation Department of Southwest University of Political Science & Law. Career Liu joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in September 1977. After university, he was despatched to the Tianjin Public Security Bureau, he served in several posts there, including officer of the Criminal Investigation Department, deputy director of the Political Department, deputy director of Hebei Branch, deputy director of Tanggu Branch, deputy director of the Criminal Investigation Department, director of the Criminal Investigation Department, and deputy director of the Tianjin Public Security Bureau. During his term in office as deputy director of the Anti Drug Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security, in October 2011, he led the special task force to investigate the Mekong River massacre, where 13 Chinese crew members aboard two cargo ships were killed by the "Naw Kham Group" in the border area between Myanmar and Thailand. He was appointed assistant to the minister of public security in November 2014 and was admitted to member of the CCP Committee, the ministry's top authority. He concurrently served as deputy director of the National Narcotics Control Committee and head of its Office since May 2015. In December 2015, he was elevated to a commissioner for counterterrorism of the Ministry of Public Security, a position at vice-ministerial level. Downfall On 18 March 2024, he had been suspended for "suspected serious discipline violations" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China. References 1959 births Living people People from Ningyuan County Southwest University of Political Science & Law alumni People's Republic of China politicians from Hunan Chinese Communist Party politicians from Hunan Members of the 13th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li%20Jiping

Li Jiping

Li Jiping (; born September 1955) is a former Chinese banker who served as vice governor of the China Development Bank between 2008 and 2016. He has been retired for 8 years. As of March 2024 he was under investigation by China's anti-graft watchdog. Early life and education Li was born in Dalian, Liaoning, in September 1955. After resuming the college entrance examination, in 1979, he enrolled at Liaoning College of Finance and Economics (now Dongbei University of Finance and Economics), where he majored in infrastructure finance and credit. Career After college in 1983, he was assigned to the China Construction Bank, working in the bank for more than 11 years. He was appointed deputy director of the Office of the China Development Bank and deputy director of the Policy Research Office in 1994, becoming governor of the Sichuan Branch in 2004 and dean and deputy director of the Personnel Bureau in 2006. In September 2008, he rose to become vice governor of the China Development Bank, a post he kept until January 2016. Downfall On 13 March 2024, Li has been placed under investigation for "serious violations of laws and regulations" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China. His colleagues Zhou Qingyu and Wang Yongsheng, both were vice governors of the China Development Bank, had been disgraced in 2023. His superior Hu Huaibang was sacked for graft in 2019. References 1955 births Living people People from Dalian Chinese bankers Dongbei University of Finance and Economics alumni Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party alumni

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mois%C3%A9s%20Saba

Moisés Saba

Moises Saba Masri (Hebrew: משה סבא מסרי; Mexico City, 1963 - Cuajimalpa, Mexico City, January 10, 2010) was a Mexican businessman. He studied engineering at the Universidad Anahuac in Mexico and came from a Syrian Jewish family of entrepreneurs present in various sectors. From June 1999 he was CEO of Unefon, a Mexican mobile telephone operator. He also belonged to the Board of Directors of many Mexican companies, including Cosmofrecuencias, a provider of wireless broadband Internet, where he served as chief executive. He joined the Board of Directors of several companies within the textile industry and media, was CEO of Textile Industries Ayotla, Alsavisión Group and other private businesses owned by his family. One of its main business was real estate, and in 2006, acquired 5000 sold properties IPAB. In 1993, he acquired 50 percent of Televisora Radio Centro, SA de CV, the Mexican government bought TV Azteca, SA of C.V. On television, owned 10 percent of the shares of TV Azteca. He negotiated the deal to buy the soccer team, Veracruz, and in 1996 the soccer team, Morelia. Ecocinemas also operated theaters and had two hotels in Acapulco, the Grand Hotel, and the Crowne Plaza Acapulco. In Israel he had a TV channel. Until 1998, he was a member of the Board of Directors Communications Controller Mexicana, SA of C.V. (TV Azteca Group) and Theatres Operating Company, Inc. of C.V. On October 18, 2007, he tried alongside Alberto Saba Rafoul, to buy Aeromexico, but the Institute for Bank Savings Protection was declared the winner of a group of businessmen backed by Banamex. Saba was president of real estate developer of shopping centers, created the concept of building retail space over the subway stations and at bus stops where crowds pass every day, avoiding the difficulty of bringing the consumer shopping, "we Store customer and the customer to the store "built in the six stations it operates the suburban train operates. Won through IUZA estate, contracts for the construction of the whereabouts of Zaragoza, where he planned to develop a large shopping center. In August 2008, in an unusual event, won the dispute to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC, for its acronym in English), which withdrew unilaterally and voluntarily requested no charges had been formulated and presented in against him in February 2004 in federal court (having manipulated the stock market on Wall Street in 1999). On January 10, 2010, Saba died after his helicopter crashed in Cuajimalpa along with his wife, his son, and his son's wife. References 1963 births 2010 deaths Mexican Jews Mexican businesspeople Mexican people of Syrian-Jewish descent Mexican people of Syrian descent Syrian Jews Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Mexico

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024%20Russian%20Second%20League%20Division%20B

2024 Russian Second League Division B

The 2024 Russian Second League Division B will be the second season of Russia's fourth-tier football league. The season will begin on 23 March 2024 and end on 16 November 2024. Overview In the summer of 2023, the Russian Second League was reorganized and split into two tiers - third-tier Russian Second League Division A and fourth-tier Russian Second League Division B. Division B also switched to the spring-to-autumn, March-to-November schedule. 2023 was a transitional half-year season. 2024 season is the first full-length season. Division B is split into 4 groups, mostly based on geographical location. At the end of the year, four winners of their groups will be promoted into the Division A Second Stage Silver Group. Four bottom teams from the Division A First Stage Silver Group will be relegated to 2025 Division B. Team movement At the end of the 2023 season, Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk, Khimik Dzerzhinsk, Kaluga and Torpedo Miass were promoted to Division A as winners of their Division B groups. Forte Taganrog, Amkar Perm, Chertanovo Moscow and Salyut Belgorod were relegated to Division B from Division A. Torpedo-2 and Peresvet Domodedovo were relegated from Division B. SKA Rostov-on-Don and Zorkiy Krasnogorsk voluntarily dropped out. Sakhalinets Moscow and Khimik-Avgust Vurnary dissolved their professional squads. Krasnoye Znamya Noginsk failed licensing for the season. Elektron Veliky Novgorod moved to Nizhny Novgorod and was renamed to Volna Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Pobeda Khasavyurt, Dynamo Stavropol, Kolomna, Orenburg-2 and Akron-2 Tolyatti, which finished the 2023 season in relegation spots, were kept in the league because of the other teams dropping out. New teams were Angusht Nazran, Lada-Tolyatti, Nart Cherkessk, Oryol, Sokol Kazan and Stroitel Kamensk-Shakhtinsky (promoted from the Russian Amateur Football League), Krylia Sovetov-2 Samara, Pari NN-2 Nizhny Novgorod, Rostov-2 and Spartak-2 Moscow (farm clubs of the Russian Premier League teams). Group 1 Group 1 includes 17 teams that will play each other twice, home and away, from 23 March 2024 to 16 November 2024. Group 2 Group 2 includes 16 teams that will play each other twice, home and away, beginning on 7 April 2024, the full calendar will be published later. The group winner will be promoted to the Division A Second Stage Silver Group, the bottom two teams will be relegated from Division B. Group 3 Group 3 includes 15 teams that will play each other twice, home and away, beginning on 7 April 2024, the full calendar will be published later. The group winner will be promoted to the Division A Second Stage Silver Group, the bottom two teams will be relegated from Division B. Group 4 Group 4 includes 14 teams that will play each other twice, home and away, from 13 April to 19 October. The group winner will be promoted to the Division A Second Stage Silver Group, the bottom two teams will be relegated from Division B. References 2025 B 4 B Rus

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue%20of%20Dustin%20Brown

Statue of Dustin Brown

A statue of ice hockey player Dustin Brown was installed outside Los Angeles' Crypto.com Arena, in the U.S. state of California, in 2023. References 2023 establishments in California 2023 sculptures Monuments and memorials in California Outdoor sculptures in Greater Los Angeles Sculptures of men in California Sculptures of sports Statues in Los Angeles

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uttum

Uttum

Uttum is a village in the region of East Frisia, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is part of the municipality of Krummhörn. The village is located to the northeast of Pewsum. Uttum used to be a seat of East Frisian chieftains, seated at Uttum Castle. The meaning of the village's name is presumably home of Otte or Utte. The Evangelical Reformed Church of Uttum dates from the 13th century and is home to an organ that was made in around 1655. Gallery References External links Krummhörn Villages in Lower Saxony Towns and villages in East Frisia

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air%20Spy

Air Spy

Air Spy is a 1939 Australian radio serial starring Arundel Nixon and Ronald Morse. It was one of the first Australian radio dramas to expressly reference World War Two. It debuted on 12 December 1939. The show was popular and was repeated in 1943. Premise An Englishman and Australian are trapped in Nazi Germany. Cast Arundel Nixon Ronald Morse Queenie Ashton Ron Randell Reception Wireless Weekly sid Nixon and Morse were "two perfectly good reasens for listening to any radio play, however melodramatic" although the critic thought it was strange the English Nixon played an Australian while the Australian Morse played an Englishman. References 1939 Australian radio dramas Australian radio dramas about World War Two 1930s Australian radio serials 1940s Australian radio serials 1943 Australian radio dramas

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahajatra

Mahajatra

Mahajatra () is an upcoming Nepali comedy film written and directed by Pradip Bhattarai under the banner of Shatkon Arts. Produced by Rabindra Singh Baniya, Max Dipesh Khatri, and Yagyashwor Poudel, it is releasing on March 22, 2024. The film stars Hari Bansha Acharya, Bipin Karki, Rabindra Singh Baniya, Rabindra Jha, and Barsha Raut. It is the sequel to the 2019 film, Jatrai Jatra. The film will be released in forty countries. Cast Hari Bansha Acharya Bipin Karki Rabindra Singh Baniya Rabindra Jha Barsha Raut Rajaram Poudel Arjun Jung Shahi Shishir Wangdel Mohan Niraula Puskar Gurung Prakash Ghimire Gaumaya Gurung Divya Dev Rajani Gurung Suman Karki Soundtrack The first song, Hamro Jodi, was released on January 15, 2024. References External links Nepalese sequel films Nepalese comedy films 2024 films 2020s Nepali-language films

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OOOH%21%20%28Out%20of%20Our%20Heads%29

OOOH! (Out of Our Heads)

OOOH! (Out of Our Heads) is an album by the British band the Mekons, released in 2002. It was inspired by a collaborative visual arts project sponsored by East Street Arts. The album marked the band's 25th anniversary. "Thee Olde Trip to Jerusalem" was released as a single. The Mekons supported the album with a North American tour. Production Although often labeled a 9/11 album, OOOH!s songs were written by the spring of 2001 and recorded in Chicago. Frontman Jon Langford thought that many of the songs were about the constructive features of religion. Langford and Tom Greenhalgh were the only original bandmembers to participate in the recording sessions. The album cover art was based on the deuterocanonical Book of Judith. "Lone Pilgrim" is a version of the folk standard. "Thee Olde Trip to Jerusalem" mentions William Morris, Tony Benn, William Blake, and the Diggers, among others. Edith Frost and Kelly Hogan provided backing vocals on "Take His Name in Vain", which was inspired by gospel music. "Stonehead" is about regicide. Critical reception Robert Christgau wrote that "their best album in a decade doesn't exactly come up and give you a kiss... It's slow, sour, dark, grim--obsessed with treachery, conflagration, and death"; he listed the album as the best of 2002 in his ballot for the Pazz & Jop poll. Pitchfork called the album "a return to textbook Mekons—from gracefully shambling country to deep-beating tribal rhythms, by way of good, clean rock 'n roll." The Tallahassee Democrat deemed it "yet another exuberant, drunken foray into the briar patch of country music." Salon opined that, "instead of plundering trends, like well-preserved chameleons David Bowie and Madonna, they stay relevant by setting songs in the actual world." The Washington Post determined that OOOH! "consolidates the band's best-loved styles into a boisterous sort of Brit-folk/country-rock," writing that "most of these downbeat yet defiant songs could have been inspired by either the state of the world or the condition of singer-guitarists Jon Langford and Tom Greenhalgh's souls." The Boston Globe considered the Mekons "rock 'n' roll's most enduring band-as-family," labeling the album "country and rock, agitprop and comfort food." The Independent said that "Langford's vocals are equal parts ragged gospel, drunk country and spiteful punk." The Chicago Tribune, The Globe and Mail, and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette were among the many periodicals that included OOOH! with the best albums of 2002. AllMusic wrote that "this is a Mekons recording that pulls out all the stops and brings their deeply rooted psychobilly country base to the fore while engaging their punk roots with abandon." Track listing References The Mekons albums 2002 albums Quarterstick Records albums

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Saudi%20Vision%202030%20Projects

List of Saudi Vision 2030 Projects

Saudi Vision 2030 is a Saudi Arabian government program launched by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in January 2016. The program aims to diversify the Saudi economy away from oil, in addition to transforming the country both socially and culturally. This following is a list of all projects that are part of Vision 2030: List Giga Projects Tourism Communities Ongoing Pre-Vision 2030 Projects Energy and Sustainability Initiatives Major Companies Other Projects References 2016 in Saudi Arabia 2030 in Saudi Arabia 2030 Economic history of Saudi Arabia Economy of Saudi Arabia Future vision statements of countries

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazar%20Hloba%20Park

Lazar Hloba Park

The Lazar Hloba Park () is one of the oldest and largest central park in the city of Dnipro, Ukraine. Established in 1807, the park bears the name Lazar Hloba in honor of the Cossack. History The park's history dates back to Katerynoslav's founding. Cossack Lazar Hloba established the park, which was then a garden. He chose to settle here after his military service ended in 1743 because he had a fascination with the scenic areas along the Dnieper. Gardening was his passion, thus after relocating, he planted several gardens and constructed four watermills alongside the river. The upper garden on the riverbank was the first location Hloba relocated. He was quite pleased of the several beautiful trees and flowers he planted in Dnipro, which is now Taras Shevchenko Park. However, Grigory Potemkin quickly purchased this property for the purpose of building his home (Potemkin Palace) but was never completed, and creating a new park and garden area around it. As a result, Hloba moves to live on the land that was formerly his lower allotment, becoming the present day location. Hloba extended the lowland garden to the future Sadovaya Street (now St. Andriy Fabra), from the lake that once stood where the Ozerka market now stands. He only spent around ten years here before passing away at the age of 104, in 1793. Following his passing, the garden was given to a canvas manufacturer on its western edge, renamed as the Katerynoslav State Botanical Garden. In 1806, Novorossiysk needed unique trees and plants for fruit plantations, so Emperor Alexander I ordered Governor Duke of Richelieu to supply the top garden in Ekaterinoslav for public celebrations and the lower garden to be returned for regular landscaping. The park, at the time covered more than , has been given new life since 1807 thanks to the efforts of chief gardener Adam Hummel, who also helped to establish a Special Pomological Committee for gardening. This leads to the founding of the gardening school in the northern part of the garden in 1817. Under the permanent leadership of General Ivan Nikitich Inzov, the committee operated until 1843. The garden's species collection grows throughout this time, reaching 945 plant genera in 1837, and 20,000 seedlings are sold annually. The park and the Poltava School of Horticulture were included under the newly established Ministry of State Property in 1837. Though the school that served as its foundation lasted until 1858, the Katerynoslav Botanical Garden is progressively deteriorating since the death of its founder in 1848. AIn 1869, the Treasury Garden was renamed the City Garden. For this reason, the western portion was divided and made inaccessible to the public in 1895, becoming the Technical Garden, while the remaining portion remained urban and open to all visitors. The technical section was leased, research spaces and greenhouses remained, and a gardening school reopened. A tiny lake inside the park's boundaries grew during the 1800s as a result of water from the nearby lake freezing over at the location of the present-day Lake Market. On the reclaimed portions of the garden and the Lutheran Church, a Catholic church was constructed in the 1860s and 1870s. The English Club was leased by the City Garden in the start of the 1800s, and a summer theater was constructed on the club's location in 1904. The garden, which was normally peaceful, became the scene of protests and demonstrations during the 1905 revolution. Thousands of laborers and soldiers gathered here on 19 October 1905. On the site of the park, which is now the Dnipro Academic Drama and Comedy Theater, Winter Theater was constructed in 1907.A new street named Nova was created during the park's subsequent rebuilding from 1924 to 1930, which extended from Starokozatska Street to the present-day Avenue D. Yavornytsky. This resulted in a pedestrian bridge being built across the lake in the 1930s. Following the park's destruction during the Russian civil war, the park's reconstruction got underway in the 1930s. Following the founding of Mendel Khatayevich's regional communist party in the city in 1934, the park was renamed the Khatayevich Central Park of Culture and Recreation in his honor. In commemoration of Valery Chkalov, the park was renamed following Khatayevich's capture and death in 1937. Newspapers from December 1935 stated that the pioneers of the spawn-in school and the Komsomol inhabitants of the locomotive repair factory sought to construct a children's railway in the city together. Thus, work started on 2 April 1936, and the railway was opened on 6 July. Nazi Germans are said to have carefully disassembled the railway equipment during World War II and planned to transport it to Germany. In 1947, the railway had a thorough restoration. A fountain with a sculpture of Samson was perhaps the park's major draw, as images from the 1950s and 1960s inevitably showed. After the war, in the middle of the 20th century, it was installed. The Lazar Hlobe obelisk-memorial was taken down in 1936 to make room for the Children's Railway, and a replacement monument wasn't placed there until 1972. He paints a picture of him clutching a little piece of wood. It was not until 1992, the park was given it's present day name Lazar Hloba Park. An explosion was heard on 27 April 2012, at 12:45 outside the park's main entrance on Dmytro Yavornytskyi Avenue (formerly Karl Marx Avenue). This was the third explosion in a string of terrorist strikes. Three persons were injured, one of whom required hospitalization. The Dnipro City Council decided to name the pedestrian lane in Hloba Park in honor of John Paul II on 17 August 2022. Landmarks and structures Playgrounds, a racing center, a children's train, and various areas for strolling and leisure are all present. In the middle of the park, an artificial lake has been built. A scene shaped like a seashell is decorated in one of the park's ends. There's a summer theater and several activities around the lake. Swans and ducks may be seen on the lake, and during the warm season, catamarans can be ridden on it. Other places of interest within the park includes: Monument of Valery Chkalov – the current bronze monument replaced the first one that first appeared in the park in 1957. Monument of Lazar Hloba – a symbol of the park and a tribute to its founder. Dnipro Dolphinarium – the park's dolphinarium since 2009. Children's Railway – a children's narrow-gauge railway built in 1936. Gallery References External links Tourist attractions in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Buildings and structures in Dnipro Parks in Dnipro

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Radar is a weekly news magazine published in Belgrade, Serbia. It is published by the regional media conglomerate United Media, owned by the United Group, who also own television channels N1 and Nova S, and the newspaper Danas. In January 2024, following a change in ownership of the magazine NIN, the entire editorial staff resigned and established Radar. The name was selected via public poll. References 2024 establishments in Serbia Magazines established in 2024 News magazines published in Serbia Serbian-language magazines

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Arundel Nixon (1907 – 3 April 1949) was an Australian-British actor best known for his long career in Australian radio as "king of the cads" (the title of one of his programs). Biography Nixon was born in England and attended Sandhurst Military College. He ran away to start a theatre career. Nixon moved to Australia in 1935 and established a strong, if controversial, reputation on radio. He became the most popular radio actor in Melbourne and moved to Sydney in 1939. Nixon resigned from 2UE in 1943. Nixon's personal life was often turbulent. He was married three times and his two children were sent to a home. He declared bankruptcy in 1945. Select credits Air Spy (1940) - radio That Certain Something (1941) - film References External links Arundel Nixon at IMDB Arundel Nixon at Ausstage 1907 births Australian male actors 1949 deaths

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The 2024 BMW Open will be a men's tennis tournament to be played on outdoor clay courts. It will be the 108th edition of the event and part of the ATP Tour 250 series of the 2024 ATP Tour. It will take place at the MTTC Iphitos complex in Munich, Germany, from 15 to 21 April 2024. Finals Singles vs Doubles / vs / Point distribution Singles main draw entrants Seeds Rankings are as of 18 March 2024. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the main draw: Matteo Berrettini Dominic Thiem The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Withdrawals Doubles main draw entrants Seeds Rankings are as of 8 April 2024. Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: / / References External links Official website Bavarian International Tennis Championships BMW Open BMW Open BMW Open

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Matti Miikki (1889–1960) was a Finnish farmer and the Centre Party politician. He was a long-term member of the Parliament and the minister of finance between 1951 and 1953. Biography Miikki was born in Ruokolahti on 30 December 1889. He was a member of the Centre Party. He was elected to the Parliament for the party on 21 October 1930 and served there until 9 July 1960. He was appointer minister of finance on 20 September 1951 to the third cabinet of Urho Kekkonen. Miikki's tenure ended on 8 July 1953. Miikki died in Imatra in 1960 while serving a deputy. References 1889 births 1960 deaths Ministers of Finance of Finland Members of the Parliament of Finland (1930–1933)‎ Members of the Parliament of Finland (1933–1936)‎ Members of the Parliament of Finland (1936–1939)‎ Members of the Parliament of Finland (1939–1945)‎ Members of the Parliament of Finland (1945–1948)‎ Members of the Parliament of Finland (1948–1951)‎ Members of the Parliament of Finland (1951–1954)‎ Members of the Parliament of Finland (1954–1958)‎ Members of the Parliament of Finland (1958–1962)‎ People from Ruokolahti Centre Party (Finland) politicians Finnish agronomists

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Westcott Bailey Clarke (September 27, 1886 – January 26, 1959), also known as Westcott Clarke, W.B. Clarke, Westcott B. Clarke and W.B. Westcott, was an American film actor and Broadway actor. Biography Westcott Bailey Clarke was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, on September 27, 1886. He appeared in 12 films during his career and was best known for his role in Safety Last! from 1923. Before 1922, he was active on Broadway. Death Clarke died in Los Angeles, California, in 1959. He is interred in Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego, California. Filmography References External links 1886 births 1959 deaths Actors from Jersey City, New Jersey American male silent film actors Death in California

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Gothic book illustration

Gothic book illustration, or gothic illumination, originated in France and England around 1160/70, while Romanesque forms remained dominant in Germany until around 1300. Throughout the Gothic period, France remained the leading artistic nation, influencing the stylistic developments in book illustration. During the transition from the late Gothic period to the Renaissance, book illustration lost its status as one of the most important artistic genres in the second half of the 15th century, due to the widespread adoption of printing. During the transition from the 12th to the 13th century, commercial book production emerged alongside monastic book production. Simultaneously, more artistic personalities gained recognition by name. Starting in the 14th century, the master became a common figure, overseeing a workshop that was active in both panel and book painting. During the 13th century, the high nobility replaced the clergy as the primary patrons of book illustration, leading to an increase in secular literature at courts. Despite this shift, the book of hours for private use remained the most commonly illustrated type of book. Compared to Romanesque painting, Gothic painting is distinguished by a soft, sweeping figure style and flowing draperies. This tendency remained consistent throughout the entire Gothic period and culminated in the so-called "Soft Style". Other distinctive features included the use of contemporary architectural elements to decorate the pictorial fields. From the latter half of the 12th century, red and blue fleuron initials became a common form of decoration in manuscripts of the lower and middle decoration levels throughout Europe. Independent scenes were often executed as historiated initials and drolleries at the lower edge of the picture. These scenes offered space for imaginative depictions that were independent of the illustrated text and contributed significantly to the individualization of painting and the rejection of rigid pictorial formulas. In the 15th century, naturalistic realism became increasingly prevalent in art, particularly through the influence of the southern Netherlands. This style emphasized perspective, spatial depth, light effects, and realistic anatomy of depicted figures, pointing towards the Renaissance. Fundamentals of Gothic book illustration Temporal and geographical context The Gothic period is a stylistic era in Europe, which excludes the Byzantine cultural sphere, whose art, however, greatly influenced Western European art. The style originated in France, which remained the leading European art nation until the late Gothic period. The temporal boundaries of the preceding Romanesque period and the subsequent Renaissance are imprecise and can vary by several decades in different regions. In France, Gothic book illustration began around 1200, almost four decades after the first early Gothic cathedrals were built. In England, this change in style began around 1220, while in Germany, Romanesque forms persisted partially until about 1300. The change of style in painting was always preceded by that in architecture. Around 1450, woodcut, particularly in the form of block books, began to compete with laborious book illustrations. The rapid spread of printing and the initially hand-colored prints in the second half of the 15th century largely displaced book illustration. Engraving was developed as a printing technique that also made artistically sophisticated illustrations possible. By the end of the 15th century, engraving had surpassed book illustration in rational and artistic terms. Renaissance artists such as the Master E. S., Martin Schongauer, Albrecht Dürer, and Hans Burgkmair the Elder devoted their greatest attention to graphic techniques rather than book illustration. During the mass production of printmaking, book illustration shifted its focus to representative and sumptuous codices, which continued to be produced until the 16th century. This change in the role of book illustration occurred around the same time as the transition from the Gothic period to the Renaissance. Materials and techniques The introduction of paper as a writing material revolutionized the book industry. Paper was invented around 100 CE by an imperial court official in China, established in Arabia in the 12th century, and reached Europe in the 13th and 14th centuries. In the 15th century, it almost completely replaced parchment and significantly reduced the cost of book production. During the Gothic period, there was a rapid increase in book production. As books became more affordable for the broader classes, the usual level of decoration declined. The representative sumptuous codex with opaque color painting, in exceptional cases still with gilding and on parchment, increasingly became the exception. Instead, text illustration with glazed pen and ink drawings or merely unpretentious historiated initials became the norm. As illustrated books became more common for private use in the 13th century, small-format utility manuscripts superseded large-format codices for monastic communities or the liturgy. Artists and clients During the 12th and 13th centuries, commercial book production emerged alongside monastic book production. This change was primarily driven by universities, particularly those in Paris and Bologna, yet most of the literature produced was theological and legal, and seldom illuminated. Book illustration was primarily commissioned by the high nobility, who later became patrons of secular courtly literature, and women of nobility played an important role. Over the 14th and especially the 15th century, this circle expanded to include lower and official nobility, patricians, and wealthy merchants, who commissioned primarily books of hours and other devotional texts for private use. Dedication images often depicted prominent noble clients and were placed on the first leaves of the manuscript. The trend towards increasingly realistic portraits is evident in the dedication images. By the middle of the 13th century, the heyday of monastic scriptoria had ended in all regions. During the Gothic period, commercial ateliers emerged, and more artistic personalities began to appear by name. It became typical from the 14th century onwards to find a master who ran a workshop and was active in both panel painting and book illustration. However, the monastic scriptoria still remained productive. Especially in the Upper German reform monasteries of the 15th century, nuns such as Sibylla von Bondorf can often be traced as book illustrators. The typical works of these "nuns' paintings" are colorful, characterized by emotional expression, and are not artistically demanding. It is not known whether nuns were also involved in prominent works produced for women's convents or to what extent women were able to work in professional studios. In any case, masterful book illustrations such as the Katharinentaler Graduale or the Wonnentaler Graduale were created for women's convents. Around 1405, the writer Christine de Pizan wrote in The Book of the City of Ladies about a female illuminator, Anastasia, who was said to have illuminated works by Christine, among others, to have outdone all the artists in Paris in painting vine leaf ornaments to decorate books and background landscapes and to have sold her works at a high price. In the 15th century, independent workshops were established to produce inexpensive manuscripts with simple glazed pen drawings in stock, without a specific commission, and then advertised their publishing program. One of the best-known workshops of this type is that of Diebold Lauber, which can be documented in Haguenau between 1427 and 1467. Following the rapid spread of printing and graphic book illustration, some artists once again focused on representative, sumptuous manuscripts. Notable artists on the cusp of the Renaissance, such as Jan van Eyck, Jean Fouquet, and Andrea Mantegna, emerged as panel and book illustrators, running powerful workshops. As regional stylistic particularities receded, the individual mark of each artist's personality gained in importance. Types of books Double page from the Book of Hours of the Duke of Berry of the Limbourg brothers (France, between 1410 and 1416). During the Gothic period, the range of illustrated texts expanded significantly. Secular, courtly literature in the vernacular became a subject of illustration from the late 12th century onwards and was placed alongside Latin liturgical texts. The only secular genre that was illuminated at the highest level with gold ground and opaque color painting was chronicles, especially universal chronicles, which combined historiography with lay religious literature. It is noteworthy that the German heroic epic was illustrated rather belatedly, infrequently, and with low standards, while the chanson de geste about the deeds of Charlemagne, which was more closely associated with historiography, was particularly lavishly decorated in France. Sumptuous manuscripts, though without gold grounds, were also produced for collections of courtly epic or lyric poetry. The Codex Manesse is a well-known example of an illustrated manuscript, produced in Zurich around 1300. In the 13th century, illuminated non-fiction and specialized texts appeared, primarily in the university environment. In Bologna, legal books dominated. The field of law also included imperial or papal bulls, the most famous illustrated example of which is the Golden Bull of Charles IV, commissioned by King Wenceslaus in 1400. A frequently illustrated legal source for practical rather than academic use was the Sachsenspiegel by Eike of Repgow. However, the typical illustrated manuscript of the Gothic period remained the religious book, which, in contrast to earlier times, was now primarily intended for the private devotion of lay people. In the 13th century, the psalter was the most popular book for this purpose, giving rise later to the book of hours, which became the most common type of illustrated book. Popular Bibles and the Biblia Pauperum also belong to the realm of lay devotion. In the university and monastic environment, theological treatises of the Church Fathers, the great scholastics and mystics, legends of the saints and authors of Latin and Greek antiquity were illustrated in large numbers. Influences from other arts While Romanesque book illustration was inspired by mural painting, Gothic book illustration was primarily inspired by stained glass, which marked the Gothic cathedrals. Book illustration directly adopted the often dominant bright reds and blues in its miniatures, at least as far as representative opaque color paintings were concerned. The inspiration of stained glass affected the patterned ground of the miniatures in particular, while gilding contributed to the luminosity of the manuscripts. The dependence on stained glass for inspiration is particularly evident in the early Gothic French Bible moralisée, which survives in 14 manuscripts. Biblical scenes and their typological counterparts are juxtaposed in circular fields. In addition to their arrangement, the miniatures reflect the coloring and style of Gothic medallion windows in French cathedrals. Subsequently, book illustration also transposed the tracery of Gothic cathedral architecture into its medium. Architectural sculptural forms became common as pictorial ornamentation, recalling the wimpergs, pinnacles, rose windows, gables, friezes, and trefoils of Sainte-Chapelle in Paris or the great Gothic cathedrals. The bright colors of red, blue, and gold could be a reference to the colorful decoration of Gothic cathedrals, which are almost only found in written sources but are no longer preserved in the churches. Style history General stylistic features and developments Stylistic characteristics that remained consistent throughout the Gothic period were a soft, sweeping style with a smooth, curved linear ductus, courtly elegance, elongated figures, and flowing drapery. Another characteristic was the use of contemporary architectural elements to decoratively structure the picture fields. From the second half of the 12th century, red and blue fleuron initials were used throughout Europe as a typical decoration in manuscripts of the lower and middle levels of ornamentation. In most Gothic manuscripts, the fleuron is the only form of decoration and was then executed by the rubricator, who was usually identical to the scribe, especially in the case of unpretentious manuscripts. The fleuron is particularly useful as a reference point for dating and locating manuscripts. Independent scenes were inserted as historiated initials and drolleries at the bottom of the picture. They provided space for imaginative depictions unrelated to the illustrated text and contributed significantly to the individualization of painting and the rejection of rigid pictorial formulas. Between approximately 1380 and 1420, a new visual language known as International Gothic spread throughout Europe as a result of the supra-regional marriage policy of the European noble houses and the growing mobility of artists. This style is characterized by softly flowing robe folds and hairstyles, as well as slender figures wearing courtly, tight-fitting, and high-belted robes. It was also referred to as the "soft style" due to its soft lines. Gothic painting typically depicted figures in contemporary fashion and Gothic architecture, even in biblical events. During the 13th century, sketchbooks began to feature new creations based on studies of nature and architecture, rather than solely adopting iconographic models from other works of art. One notable example is the sketchbook of the Frenchman Villard de Honnecourt, created around 1235. On the threshold of the Renaissance, naturalistic depictions dominated based on the realism of art in the southern Netherlands. The 15th century saw the establishment of perspective, spatial depth, lighting effects, and realistic anatomy of the people depicted, which pointed towards the Renaissance. After the diffusion of the printing press, book illustration in the second half of the 15th century once again concentrated on particularly lavish representational codices for high-ranking patrons. During the late Gothic period, the distinction between book and panel painting became increasingly blurred. Miniatures adopted the complex pictorial compositions of monumental painting and went from instructive text illustrations to largely autonomous images. France By 1200, French court culture and the fine arts had achieved dominance in the West and spread throughout Europe. This was due to several factors, including France's advanced centralization with a strong royal court, the development of a national identity, and the prestige of the University of Paris. In France, particularly in Paris, there was a significant shift in manuscript production towards professional workshops of secular artists. From the late 13th century, these workshops were concentrated in Paris's Rue Erembourg, which is now known as Rue Boutebrie, right next to the copyists and paper merchants. The Ingeborg Psalter, produced in Tournai, and the Bible moralisée are notable examples of early Gothic book illustration. These manuscripts mark a transition of the Romanesque visual tradition to a more classical phase, featuring figures with softly flowing, pleated robes, finely modeled faces, and a new sense of corporeality. The new style developed until approximately 1250, at which point it had acquired all of its essential characteristics, marking the beginning of the High Gothic period. Examples from the third quarter of the 13th century that exemplify this style include the Psalter of Saint Louis, the Sainte-Chapelle Gospels, and the Roman de la Poire. In the late 13th century, Master Honoré initiated the emergence of a new and distinguished type of artist: the court painter, who worked exclusively for the king or a prince. Master Honoré was the first documented court painter and the first known book illustrator in France. He and his contemporaries aimed to give their paintings a three-dimensional quality, creating works that resemble sculptures and reliefs in the way they model robes, faces, and hair. An excellent example of this style from Honoré's workshop is the Breviary of Philip the Fair, dating from around 1290. The Book of Hours of Jeanne d'Evreux, a small-format manuscript illuminated by the court painter Jean Pucelle around 1324-1328, contains the first truly three-dimensional depiction of an interior space north of the Alps. Pucelle introduced France to Italian Trecento art and the grisaille technique, which remained popular throughout the 14th century and was adopted by his students, including Jean le Noir. Additionally, Pucelle had a significant impact on the high Gothic framing style, characterized by leafy tendrils and drolleries that highlight both the image and the text. Pucelle is also noteworthy as the first book illustrator for whom several documents and colophons from 1325-1334 provide information. It is known that he employed at least three people in his workshop. During the period of King Charles V's reign from 1364 to 1380, book illustration was significantly influenced by his patronage. He is considered one of the greatest bibliophiles of the Middle Ages. Charles attracted foreign artists to Paris, including Jean de Bondol from Bruges and Zebo da Firenze, which played a major role in turning Paris into an international center of book illustration. This center absorbed new impulses and radiated throughout Europe. Jean de Berry and Philip the Bold, the brothers of the king, were also significant patrons of the arts. The Duke of Berry was served by André Beauneveu and Jacquemart de Hesdin from Flemish Artois, as well as the Limbourg brothers, who created the most famous illustrated manuscript of the 15th century, the Book of Hours of the Duke of Berry, between 1410 and 1416. This manuscript contains the first realistic landscape paintings in art north of the Alps. The Boucicaut Master, who worked in Paris between 1405 and 1420, introduced the first central perspective interiors. He and the Limbourg brothers developed the acanthus vine as a dominant decorative motif in French book illustration. The Bedford Master, who worked in Paris from 1405 to 1465, combined the main miniatures with the surrounding marginal scenes as a thematic unit. Jean de Bondol was unafraid to depict even the king in an unidealized way in a dedication painting and to introduce portraiture that approximated reality into book illustration. Together, the Limbourg brothers, the Boucicaut Master, the Bedford Master and Jean Bondol marked a new realistic turn in Gothic book illustration, which productively transformed Italian Trecento art and International Gothic. Another contemporary was the Rohan Master, who, however, took a unique approach and deviated from the typical conventions of French book illustration. Besides the dominant center of Paris, only the papal residence of Avignon was able to assert itself as an independent center of art in the 14th century. In the second quarter of the 15th century, however, as a result of France's defeat by England in the Hundred Years' War and the resulting weakness of the royal family - the royal court was forced to relocate to Touraine - Paris lost its vital position as a center of art in favor of the Loire region and western France, where princely courts competed with the king's splendor and attracted important artists as court painters. Even in Paris, for instance, the Bedford Master was not in the service of the king but of the English governor, the Duke of Bedford. Immediately after the middle of the century, a new style emerged, strongly influenced by the realism of the art from the southern Netherlands. The Master of Jouvenel, who can be traced back to between 1447 and 1460, leads to Jean Fouquet of Tours, who became the pre-eminent artistic figure in France in the third quarter of the 15th century. His major works include the Hours of Étienne Chevalier and the Grandes Chroniques de France. With Fouquet, French painting stood on the threshold between the Gothic and Renaissance periods. His work is considered an independent synthesis of the French painting tradition, the early Italian Renaissance of the Quattrocento, and Dutch realism. Especially the perspective constructions, the use of light and the historical accuracy of his paintings make Fouquet one of the most important painters of his time. The only illuminator of Fouquet's rank was Barthélemy d'Eyck from the Netherlands, who illustrated the Book of the Love-Burnt Heart for René of Anjou between 1457 and 1470. After Fouquet, only a few individual illuminators remain, including Jean Colombe in Bourges, Jean Bourdichon in Tours and Maître François in Paris. England Around 1220, the gradual transition from Romanesque to Gothic book illustration took place in England. The strongest connection to French book illustration can be seen in the studios around the English court, which, however, played a minor role as patron of illuminated manuscripts compared to the French kings. The grotesque animals and bizarre figures of the drolleries, largely detached from the text, are characteristic of English book illustration, especially between about 1280 and 1340. In addition to illustrations in opaque color painting with a gold ground, English book illustration continued the technique of color drawing, which was particularly widespread in the British Isles. Matthew Paris, a Benedictine monk from the monastery of St. Albans, was a distinguished author, scribe, and illuminator who belonged to the closest circle of advisors to King Henry III. His main work is the Chronica majora, which he illustrated in part with glazed pen-and-ink drawings, some of which were based on his own eyewitness accounts. The Salisbury scriptorium was based on the style of St. Albans. In the second third of the 13th century, workshops based on the Parisian model were established around the University of Oxford, where William de Brailes worked and signed several of his miniatures around the mid-13th century, making him one of the few known illuminators of the period. There were also important workshops in London, where there were particularly wealthy buyers. The most frequently illustrated type of book in English Gothic was the psalter, even after the Book of Hours had long since established itself on the continent in the 14th century. Among the most important 13th-century English Gothic psalters are the Westminster Psalter, several Peterborough psalters, a mid-13th-century illustrated copy for a nun in Amesbury, a psalter for an abbot in Evesham, the unusually richly decorated Oscott Psalter, possibly illuminated around 1270 for the future Pope Adrian V, and the Alphonso Psalter. From the 14th century, the Ormesby Psalter, the Luttrell Psalter, the Gorleston Psalter, the De Lisle Psalter, the Peterborough Psalter and, above all, the particularly ornate Queen Mary Psalter stand out. In addition, Bibles and individual books of the Bible were among the main types of books favored by English book illustrators, especially the illuminated Apocalypse manuscripts of the 13th century, such as the Trinity College Apocalypse (1242-1250), the Lambeth Apocalypse (1260-1270), and the Douce Apocalypse (1270-1272). Other subjects of book illustration were legends of saints and bestiaries. In the 14th century, London became the most important center of English book illustration, with the royal court playing a leading role in its promotion. Westminster in particular attracted artists from a variety of backgrounds and developed its singular approach, first the Court Style, then the Queen Mary Style. At the end of the 14th century, Richard II in particular sponsored book illustration. In East Anglia, important illuminated manuscripts with vivid, naturalistic detail were produced for the Bohun family. Around 1400, a form of International Gothic also became dominant in England. The numerous large-format manuscripts that were increasingly produced around this time are striking. In the 15th century, English book illustration was particularly influenced by Flemish and Lower Rhine illustrated manuscripts, which were imported in large numbers. The illuminator Herman Scheerre, who probably came from the Lower Rhine, played an important role in the first half of the 15th century. The dissolution of monasteries in 1536-40 and reformist hostility to images in the 16th and 17th centuries caused severe losses. The Netherlands Throughout the Middle Ages, the southern Netherlands, including Flanders and Brabant, dominated the Dutch region economically and culturally. Parts of the Southern Netherlands belonged to the French crown and were closely linked to France as the Burgundian Netherlands from the 14th century. As a result, the French Gothic style was particularly strong in the southern Netherlands in the 13th century. Here, the transition from Romanesque to Gothic art was completed around 1250. Since Carolingian times, the Meuse region, especially the diocese of Liège, had played an important role as an intermediary between French and German book art. In the 14th century, Maastricht surpassed the episcopal city of Liège with numerous biblical illustrations, lives of saints, as well as secular works. A third center was Sint-Truiden. Since Flemish book illustration in the 13th century was still completely under the influence and shadow of Paris, the great French patrons of the 14th century often brought Flemish masters such as Jean de Bondol, André Beauneveu or Jacquemart de Hesdin to Paris. Probably under Italian influence, three-dimensional space became an important theme in Dutch book illustration. The desire for greater fidelity to nature also affected the depiction of people. Around 1375-1420, the International Style became dominant in the Netherlands. The 15th century was the golden age of Flemish book illustration. Leading artists working in France, such as the Limbourg brothers or later Barthélemy d'Eyck, came from the Netherlands, but it was under the reign of Philip the Good and Charles the Bold that the Flemish cities experienced their greatest economic and cultural prosperity. Philip, in particular, attracted outstanding artists such as Loyset Liédet, Willem Vrelant, and Jan Le Tavernier to his court in Bruges. A series of illuminated manuscripts from Valenciennes dating from 1458-1489 are attributed to Simon Marmion and show influences from the landscape paintings of Dierick Bouts. The illusionism of Netherlandish book illustration was enhanced by the anonymous Master of Mary of Burgundy through trompe-l'œil effects. By this time, French art lost its influence and Early Netherlandish painting developed a unique style characterized by painting based on observations of nature. The most significant innovation was the replacement of medieval gold grounds with realistic landscapes as the background of the picture. Through the careful observation of nature, the movement and surface character of the human body, as well as the plasticity of inanimate objects, were precisely reproduced through closely studied and effectively applied light effects. During this period, Jan van Eyck was a central figure in the fundamental renewal of art, who worked as an illuminator himself and illuminated the Turin-Milan Book of Hours. Following the death of Charles the Bold in 1477 and the collapse of the House of Burgundy, the domestic market for Netherlandish artists abruptly vanished. Consequently, artists such as Simon Bening and the Master of the Dresden Prayerbook began exporting high-quality books of hours as luxury goods to all European countries. The Flemish workshops not only had a high standard of performance but were also well-organized production centers capable of producing devotional books in large quantities for a wide range of customers. The colorful and naturalistic book illustrations of this Ghent-Bruges school were on the dawn of Renaissance painting. Only a few significant Gothic manuscripts were produced in the northern Netherlands, with Utrecht being the most important center. The Premonstratensian abbey of Marienweerd, located nearby, produced a rhyme Bible by Jacob van Maerlant and a 14th-century illuminated manuscript by the same painter, Der naturen bloeme. Around 1440, an anonymous master in Utrecht produced the Hours of Catherine of Cleves, which contains over 150 miniatures and is considered the most magnificent and imaginative example of northern book illustration. The book was strongly influenced by Flemish panel painting, especially that of Robert Campin. The Master of the Saint Bartholomew Altarpiece was also active as a book and panel painter in Utrecht and Cologne between 1470 and 1510. In Holland, engraving became more prevalent than book illustration towards the end of the 15th century. An overview of Northern Netherlandish Gothic art strongly points out the effects of the iconoclasm of the Reformation in the 16th century. German language area The "jagged style", characterized by the sharp-edged design of the robes and influenced by Gothic architecture, led to Gothic painting in the German-speaking world. It was established in all German regions around 1300. Book illustration was dominated by monastic scriptoria for a longer period in Germany compared to France, and commercial workshops only gained prominence relatively late. The Upper Rhine, Lake Constance, and the Lower Rhine cultural area were the first to adopt new stylistic elements from France. Alsace, with Strasbourg as the undisputed center of German Gothic in the 13th century, played a central role in Franco-German cultural exchange. Lorraine, where Metz was an important producer of books of hours, and the Meuse region around Liège also played important mediating roles. South of Lake Constance, the Codex Manesse, a collection of 137 poetic images, was produced between 1300 and 1340 in Zurich. It is an important textual witness to Middle High German Minnesang. Other notable codices were also produced in the region between Konstanz and Zurich in the first half of the 14th century. Two manuscripts containing the Universal Chronicle of Rudolf von Ems in connection with "Karl" by the Der Stricker and the Katharinentaler Graduale are among them. Two Franco-Flemish influenced graduals illuminated by Johannes von Valkenburg in Cologne in 1299 are considered important early Gothic works. After 1400, Cologne, which had become one of the largest cities in Europe and already was a university city since 1388, regained its status as a center of book art. Stefan Lochner worked here not only as a panel painter but also as a book illuminator. During the 14th century, the Gothic style spread to the eastern regions. Austrian monastery scriptoria, such as St. Florian, Kremsmünster, Admont, Seitenstetten, Lilienfeld, Zwettl, and Klosterneuburg, were influenced by Italy and gradually developed a realistic style around the year 1330. In 1380, Albert III established a courtly illuminator's workshop in Vienna, which remained active until the mid-15th century. After a brief hiatus, book illustration experienced a revival during the reign of Emperor Maximilian I, reaching new heights and completing the stylistic shift towards the Renaissance. Simultaneously, book printing and printmaking gained importance under Maximilian, exemplified by the printed edition of Theuerdank. In the second half of the 14th century, Bohemia also experienced a peak in courtly book illustration at the court of the Luxembourgs under Emperor Charles IV and King Wenceslaus. Prague had become the political and cultural center of the empire and was home to the first German university since 1348. The Wenceslas workshop produced exceptional examples of Gothic book illustration between 1387 and 1405. These include the six-volume Wenceslas Bible, the Golden Bull, and a manuscript of Willehalm. It is worth noting that the work during this period is highly regarded for its quality and attention to detail. Italy Italian book illustration, at first, was heavily influenced by Byzantine art, which dominated the field for a long time in both Venice and Southern Italy. One notable example of this style is the Epistolary by Giovanni da Gaibana from Padua, dated 1259. German artistic influences had also made their way to Southern Italy by the early 13th century, likely through the Hohenstaufen dynasty. The Hohenstaufen dynasty is associated with the illustration of several famous factual texts, including De arte venandi cum avibus (On the art of hunting with birds) and De balneis puteolanis, both from the second half of the 13th century. The former is illustrated with naturalistic studies of birds of prey, while the latter provides insight into the thermal baths of Pozzuoli. Notably, the falcon book demonstrates the influence of Islamic book art on southern Italian book illustration, likely transmitted through Sicily. During the Trecento and Quattrocento periods, numerous cities became art centers that encouraged art as a means of representation and competed to attract the best artists. Although French influence initially dominated Italian book illustration in the early 14th century, independent styles emerged in various regions, and individual artistic personalities began to rise. During this period, the relationship between monumental painting and book illustration became stronger, and miniature art increasingly adopted the compositional schemes of large-format painting. Italian literature, which was flourishing, required new illustration schemes. In the 14th century, vernacular works such as Dante's Divine Comedy or Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron became increasingly popular and were frequently illustrated. In Rome and the monasteries of Lazio, the antique heritage was still dominant and hindered the productive assimilation of Gothic formal elements for a long time. The transfer of the papal seat to Avignon in France resulted in the loss of this crucial patronage between 1309 and 1377. However, the centers of Italian book illustration were the northern Italian cities of Milan and Pavia, which were ruled by the Visconti family and heavily influenced by French art. The Visconti court, which had dynastic ties to Burgundy, primarily produced courtly chivalric romances such as Tristan and Lancelot. One of the outstanding book illuminators towards the end of the 14th century was Giovannino de' Grassi, who illustrated an Officium and a Breviarum Ambrosianum for Gian Galeazzo Visconti. Belbello da Pavia and Michelino da Besozzo were also painters in the service of the Visconti family. In Bologna, a book illustration scene developed around the university. Its first notable representatives were Oderisio da Gubbio, who was celebrated by Dante, and Niccolò di Giacomo. The university also produced new types of books, especially legal books for the Faculty of Law, but also texts by classical authors. In Central Italy during the 14th century, a more lifelike and vernacular style of illustration became prevalent in a bourgeois environment. This style was embodied by Domenico Lenzi from Florence. Pacino di Bonaguida's miniatures show the earliest reception of Giotto's spatial pictorial concept. Another artist is Bernardo Daddi, who is considered one of the most original of this period, and his main work is the Biadaiolo. Florentine illuminators frequently omitted decorative ornamentation and focused solely on illustrating the text. Simone Martini, originally from Siena, primarily produced large-scale paintings but also worked as a miniaturist. One of his notable works includes the frontispiece of the Codex Ambrosianus, which he painted around 1340 for Petrarch. Spain and Portugal Until the High Middle Ages, Spain and Portugal were dominated by the Moors, and Christian art remained largely isolated from developments in the rest of Europe. By the mid-13th century, however, the Reconquista had brought the Iberian Peninsula back under Christian control, except for Granada. As a result, the art of the four kingdoms of Catalonia-Aragon, Castile-León, Portugal, and Navarre slowly opened up to European influences. From the 13th century, artists from France, the Netherlands, and Italy came mainly to the Castilian court in Madrid and the Catalan commercial metropolis of Barcelona. The Kingdom of Mallorca was particularly open to French and Italian influences until the mid-14th century. The Cantigas de Santa Maria and the Libro de los juegos, recorded and illuminated for Alfonso X, are among the most important works of 13th-century book illustration in the Iberian Peninsula. Scandinavia Book illustration had a minor role in Scandinavian art and was of modest quality. The limited number of wealthy monasteries, schools, and literate individuals contributed significantly to the marginalization of book art. Stylistically, it was influenced by Anglo-Saxon and German art, but retained the formal elements of earlier periods for a longer time. For instance, book illustration in the 13th century was mainly restricted to archaic, historicizing initials in the Romanesque style. Gothic forms were not established until around 1300, under English influence. Simultaneously, numerous book illustrations in Northern Europe during the Middle Ages display a provincial vernacular style. Law books hold a prominent position among the illustrated Scandinavian codices. Jewish book illustration from the Gothic period A unique form of Gothic painting is the Jewish book illustration of Hebrew manuscripts. It was part of the regional artistic landscape and blended into the contemporary style of the respective country. However, it also had common features throughout Europe, which made it stand out from local schools. In Europe, Jewish book illustration only began to appear with figurative depictions in the 13th century, whereas it was originally limited entirely to ornamentation. The liturgical Jewish Bibles used in the synagogue were generally in the form of scrolls and were always unadorned. The illustrated religious books were intended for private use, primarily the Hebrew Bible with the Torah, the Pentateuch, the Prophets, and the Ketuvim. Other Jewish texts that were frequently illustrated were the Haggadah, the marriage contract Ketubba and the writings of Maimonides and Rashi. The art of Sephardim in Spain and the Jews in Provence during the 14th century was heavily influenced by oriental decorative systems. Full-page illustrations and depictions of the cult objects of the tabernacle in gold were common. The combination of European Gothic and Muslim ornamentation is typical of the few surviving Jewish Bibles from the Iberian Peninsula. The Catalan Farhi Bible (1366-1382) by Elisha ben Abraham Crescas is a notable example of this period. This cultural flourishing came to an abrupt end with the expulsion of the Jews from France and Spain in 1394 and 1492, respectively, and lastly from Portugal. Bibliography K. Bierbrauer, Ø. Hjort, O. Mazal, D. Thoss, G. Dogaer, J. Backhouse, G. Dalli Regoli, H. Künzl: Buchmalerei. In: Lexikon des Mittelalters (LexMA). Band 2. Artemis & Winkler, München/Zürich 1983, ISBN 3-7608-8902-6, Sp. 837–893. Ernst Günther Grimme: Die Geschichte der abendländischen Buchmalerei. 3. Auflage. Köln, DuMont 1988. ISBN 3-7701-1076-5. Christine Jakobi-Mirwald: Das mittelalterliche Buch. Funktion und Ausstattung. Stuttgart, Reclam 2004. ISBN 978-3-15-018315-1, (Reclams Universal-Bibliothek 18315), (Besonders Kapitel: Gotische Buchmalerei S. 263–272). Ehrenfried Kluckert: Malerei der Gotik. Tafel-, Wand- und Buchmalerei. In: Rolf Toman (Hrsg.) – Gotik. Architektur, Skulptur, Malerei. Sonderausgabe. Ullmann & Könemann 2007, ISBN 978-3-8331-3511-8, S. 386–467, (Buchmalerei S. 460–467). Otto Mazal: Buchkunst der Gotik. Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz 1975, ISBN 3-201-00949-0, (Buchkunst im Wandel der Zeiten. 1). Bernd Nicolai: Gotik. Reclam, Stuttgart 2007, ISBN 978-3-15-018171-3, (Kunst-Epochen. 4) (Reclams Universal-Bibliothek. 18171). Otto Pächt: Buchmalerei des Mittelalters. Eine Einführung. Hrsg. von Dagmar Thoss. 5. Auflage. Prestel, München 2004. ISBN 978-3-7913-2455-5. Ingo F. Walther / Norbert Wolf: Codices illustres. Die schönsten illuminierten Handschriften der Welt. Meisterwerke der Buchmalerei. 400 bis 1600. Taschen, Köln u. a. 2005, ISBN 3-8228-4747-X. Margit Krenn, Christoph Winterer: Mit Pinsel und Federkiel, Geschichte der mittelalterlichen Buchmalerei, WBG, Darmstadt, 2009, ISBN 978-3-89678-648-7 Useful links Petrarchs Codex Ambrosianus Farhi Bible University of Toronto Library Virtual Collection References Medieval art European art Art history Book arts

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Yokau

Yokau village also written as Yokao and Yakhao is located in Panso circle of Tuensang district in Nagaland, India.It is situated 13km away from sub-district headquarter Panso (tehsildar office) and 56km away from district headquarter Tuensang. The language most widely spoken is Patsho Khiamniungan, that of the Patsho people there. Agriculture Paddy, Maize and Beans are agriculture commodities grown in this village. Traditional Shawls, Bamboo Baskets and Wood Craft are some of the HandiCraft items produced in this village. References Villages in Nagaland Villages in Noklak district

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Farhad Zaidi

Farhad Zaidi (1931–2022) was a Pakistani journalist. Biography Born into a Syed family in 1931 in Jaunpur, British India, Zaidi moved with his family to Lahore, Pakistan, where he spent most of his career. Zaidi began his journalism career in the 1950s, working for Urdu newspapers such as Daily Imroze, Nawaiwaqt, and Daily Mashriq. He later became the editor of Hurriyat, a Dawn Media Group publication, where he introduced a new style of journalism that focused on human interest stories, civic issues, and politically charged op-ed articles. During his career, Zaidi held various positions, including a management role at the English-language daily, Muslim, in Islamabad. He served two terms as the president of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society and was a preferred interviewer for PTV during pre-election periods. In 1978, Zaidi, along with Ghazi Salahuddin, protested against the military dictatorship's press restrictions, resulting in a brief imprisonment. His experiences from this period were published in the weekly Mayar. In the 1990s, Zaidi transitioned to television and became the head of PTV. During this period, he also facilitated private sector involvement in state television's news production. As a poet, Zaidi's wrote an epic poem "Sharif Aadmi" in response to Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's execution. References 1931 births 2022 deaths Pakistani journalists Indian emigrants to Pakistan Pakistani prisoners and detainees People from Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh

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Roma Volley Club (women's volleyball)

Roma Volley Club Femminile is the professional women's section of the Italian volleyball club Roma Volley Club. The team is based in Rome and currently plays in the Serie A1, Italy's highest professional league. Previous names Due to sponsorship, the club has competed under the following names: Volley Group Roma (2013–2017) Acqua & Sapone Roma Volley Group (2017–2019) Acqua & Sapone Roma Volley Club (2019–2022) Roma Volley Club (2022–2023) Aeroitalia SMI Roma (2023–present) History Volley Group Roma was founded in 2013 as a joint collaboration between three clubs: G.S. Divino Amore, A.P.D. Palocco and A.P.D. San Paolo Ostiense. Volley Group Roma played its first season (2013–2014) in Serie B2 where it finished the regular season in second place in pool G. While the club failed to reach a promotion spot in the playoffs it was still promoted to Serie B1 due to repechage. Volley Group Roma's first try in Serie B1 only lasted one season as the club finished the regular season (2014–2015) last in pool D. The club once again managed to get promoted to Serie B1 in 2016. In 2018 Volley Group Roma acquired the rights to play in Serie A2 from another club, San Lazzaro, which had financial problems. After just one season in Serie A2 the club was relegated back to Serie B1. However, Volley Group Roma got the chance to continue playing in Serie A2 when the club Zambelli Orvieto announced that it would abandon the league. In the summer of 2019 Volley Group Roma formed a joint partnership with the men's volleyball club A.P.D. Roma and the club changed its name to Roma Volley Club. In the 2020–2021 season Roma Volley Club won the Serie A2 promotion pool and was for the first time promoted to Serie A1. In 2022 the club was relegated back to Serie A2, but the following season it won the promotion pool once again and returned to Serie A1 for the 2023–2024 season. Team The following is the roster for the 2023–2024 season.'' References External links Official website Italian women's volleyball clubs Volleyball clubs established in 2013 2013 establishments in Italy Sport in Rome

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Rolf Zick

Rolf Zick (16 April 1921 – 8 March 2024) was a German journalist. Life and career Rolf Zick was born in Dransfeld on 16 April 1921 to a family of teachers. His father was a member of the SPD from 1924 to 1933, and also a member of the Reichsbanner Schwarz-Rot-Gold. Zick reported that his sister was killed under the Nazi regime among the , but her name is not officially listed. and his father was degraded and relocated under the Gesetz zur Wiederherstellung des Berufsbeamtentums. Zick achieved his Abitur at the in 1939 and was then drafted to the Wehrmacht. He experienced 70 bombings of Hanover as a FLAK commander. Zick was a Soviet prisoner of war until 1948 where he was abused for medical experiments, according to his reports. Zick then began his career as a journalist with local news in Göttingen. He moved to Hannover in 1960 and reported for decades about state politics of Lower Saxony. He founded an independent press office in 1974, Nordreport, and worked as its chief. He served as president of the state press conference of Lower Saxony from 1971 to 1990. His daughter Anne-Maria Zick continued the Nordreport, which merged with the . Rolf Zick died in Hannover on 8 March 2024, at the age of 102. Awards 1981 Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 1994 Lower Saxony Order of Merit 2011 2011 Honorary president of Landespressekonferenz Niedersachsen 2020 of 2021 Honorary president of Presse Club Hannover Publications (with Burkhard Nowotny): Hörfunk in Grossbritannien. Privater Lokalrundfunk, Verband Nordwestdeutscher Zeitungsverleger, 1980 (with Maria Haldenwanger, Rolf Manfred Hasse): Kostbarkeiten in Bibliotheken Niedersachsens, ed.: Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Bibliotheken in Niedersachsen, Hannover 1996 Ich war dabei und habe überlebt ISBN 3-00-002062-4, 1997 (5th edition, 2002) Die Landespressekonferenz am Puls des Geschehens, LPK, Hannover 1997, ISBN 3-00-002338-0 Landesverkehrswacht Niedersachsen: 50 Jahre jung – Eine Dokumentation, Landesverkehrswacht Niedersachsen, 2001 Die CDU in Niedersachsen: eine Chronik, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Sankt Augustin 2008, ISBN 978-3-940955-28-9 60 Jahre Zahnärztekammer Niedersachsen – Eine Chronik 1949-2009, Zahnärztekammer Niedersachsen, 2009 Walter Hirche – Ein Liberaler aus Niedersachsen, Georg Olms Verlag, 2014, ISBN 978-3-487-08534-0 Ein starkes Land im Herzen Europas: die CDU in Niedersachsen 1945 bis 2015, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Sankt Augustin, Berlin 2016, ISBN 978-3-95721-190-3 Der letzte Zeitzeuge : Ein halbes Jahrhundert hinter der landespolitischen Bühne, ed. by Presse Club Hannover, Olms Verlag, Hildesheim, Zürich, New York 2021, ISBN 978-3-487-08635-4. References External links Rolf Zick: Der Zeitzeuge wird 100 in: Rundblick – Politikjournal für Niedersachsen vom 11. April 2021 Leibniz-Ring für Journalist Rolf Zick (99) 14 October 2020 Rolf Zick Lower Saxony Rolf Zick 1921 births 2024 deaths German journalists Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Nazi Party members German centenarians Men centenarians People from Göttingen (district)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6%20Kiss%20%28album%29

6 Kiss (album)

6 Kiss is the second full length solo mixtape by American rapper Lil B. At 20 years old, he released the album on December 22, 2009. It follows the release of his first solo mixtape I’m Thraxx that was released on September 24, 2009. The album cover was illustrated by Benjamin Marra which depicts Lil B shirtless with a halo on his head. Clams Casino is the primary producer of the album. Background Prior to releasing 6 Kiss, Lil B was a part of a hip hop group, The Pack, and released a song "Vans" that reached #58 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2006.During 2008 and 2009, he was busy uploading songs on Myspace where he started to develop a cult-like underground following. Reception The Rolling Stone ranked the second track on the album, "I'm God" at 37th on their 2023 list of "The 100 Greatest West Coast Hip-Hop Songs of All Time" Soulja Boy, a prominent rapper, stated that one of his all-time favorite albums is 6 Kiss, therefore further popularizing the album. Additionally, rappers including Kendrick Lamar and Tyler the Creator applauded his work and revolutionary style. Despite this, older rappers ignored his mixtape as it strayed from traditional styles. Lil B has also faced criticism from fans for some materialistic and misogynistic lyrics. Influence The release of 6 Kiss started the sub-genre of rap: cloud rap, which is know for ethereal sounds combined with melodic rapping. Many critics attribute 6 Kiss to be one of the most influential albums of all time and say that it allowed for the success of many rappers, such as A$AP Rocky, Yung Lean, Playboi Carti and Bladee. Track listing References

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Silvester Jourdain

Silvester Jourdain (sometimes Sylvester Jourdan) (d. 1650), was an English traveler who became a colonist at the Jamestown, Virginia settlement. During the journey in 1609, a tropical storm caused the ship, the Sea Venture to be run aground on the uninhabited St. George's Island, Bermuda with Jourdain, George Somers, Thomas Gates, William Strachey, and other settlers marooned. Silvester authored a pamphlet, A Discovery of the Barmudas, otherwise called the Ile of Divels (later named A Plaine Description of the Barmudas), which some have attributed as inspiration for William Shakespeare's The Tempest. Silvester was the son of William Jourdain of Lyme Regis, and a cousin of John Jourdain. Jourdain died unmarried in the parish of St Sepulchre, in the spring of 1650. See also True Reportory Notes Attribution Castaways People from Jamestown, Virginia 1650 deaths

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Henry VI's conquest of Sicily

Henry VI's conquest of Sicily was a conquest led by Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI for the inheritance of the Kingdom of Sicily. Background William II of Sicily had stated that, should he die without having any children, he wished to be succeeded by his aunt Constance. However, Constance was married to Henry VI, a member of the Hohenstaufen family that was widely disliked within Italy. Because Constance was connected to the Hohenstaufen family, William's cousin Tancred of Lecce seized the Sicilian throne instead after William died in 1189. Henry ascended to the title of Holy Roman Emperor in 1190, and the following year, he and Constance led an invasion of Sicily to inherit the kingdom. The 1191 invasion failed due to pressure from Italian citizens and military failures, culminating in the 1191 siege of Naples, during which Constance was captured. Conquest After Tancred's death in February 1194, the throne of Sicily passed to his young son, William III. Henry capitalized on the change in ruler to launch a second invasion of Sicily that May. This time, the conquest proceeded smoothly: Henry's forces occupied Naples in August and entered the Sicilian capital of Palermo on 20 November 1194. William III was tortured and blinded, and Henry VI assumed the kingship of Sicily. Aftermath Henry's power was now close to endless, he controlled not just Germany and Parts of Central Europe but all of Italy and got called the Universal Emperor. the Kingdom of Sicily remained under Hohenstaufen rule until 1258, bringing the Holy Roman Empire to its peak. References Wars involving the Holy Roman Empire Wars involving the Kingdom of Sicily 1190s conflicts Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor

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Moody Hospital

Moody Hospital is a historic hospital building in Dothan, Alabama. Built in 1916, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021. History The hospital was built in 1916 by Dr. Earle Farley Moody and Dr. Charles Wesley Hilliard on the site of a smaller clinic they had opened in 1912. A segregated cottage for Black patients was also constructed, but no longer exists. In 1922, a twenty-room addition was completed, which replaced the 1912 clinic. A third addition was completed in 1929. The hospital also operated as a nursing training school until 1952, the year Dr. Moody died. The hospital was taken over by Moody's son-in-law, Dr. Arthur Mazyck, until it closed in 1965 amid competition from larger public hospitals. The building was acquired by an architecture firm in 1973 for use as offices. It has been vacant since the mid-2000s. Architecture The building is a two-and-a-half story frame structure. The façade is ten bays wide, with brick veneer on the lower two floors and a tile mansard roof enclosing the third floor. Concrete-arched openings sit at both corners of the building. The original three-bay central block is an L-shaped structure, while the four-bay 1922 addition sits to the right (north) and the three-bay 1929 addition is to the left (south). The main entrance is covered by a shallow porch supported by Tuscan columns. The double doors have a fanlight and sidelights. The interior plan has a central hall with stairway, and long halls in each direction, with access to rooms of various sizes. A larger operating room with additional windows is on the third floor at the end of the 1922 addition; this replaced an operating room in the original block which has a skylight. References National Register of Historic Places in Houston County, Alabama Buildings and structures in Dothan, Alabama Hospital buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Alabama Hospital buildings completed in 1916 Defunct hospitals in Alabama Hospitals established in 1916 Hospitals disestablished in 1965 1916 establishments in Alabama

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Tamil Nadu House

Tamil Nadu House () is the Guest House of the Government of Tamil Nadu in New Delhi. Tamil Nadu House has 2 premises: Vaigai-Tamil Nadu House and Podhigai-Tamil Nadu House. It has Business Centre, Fitness Centre, Auditorium in its premises. Vaigai Tamil Nadu House has 49 rooms and Podhigai Tamil Nadu House has 73 rooms. The First one Vaigai-Tamil Nadu House was built in the year 1962. It was originally called  ‘Madras House’. It is located at No.6 Kautilya Marg, Chanakyapuri. It is located on a plot of land about 1.757 acres. The nearby buildings are Gujrat Bhavan, Arunachal Bhavan. The Second one Podhigai-Tamil Nadu House is at No.9 Tikendrajit Marg, Chanakyapuri. It was inaugurated on 16 September 2004. It is located on a plot of land about 1.966 acres. The nearby buildings are Uttarakhand Sadan, NEC House, Tripura Bhavan. The Resident Commissioners represent the Government of Tamil Nadu in New Delhi. And the Resident Commissioners administrates the Tamil Nadu House. References External links State governments' houses in Delhi Official residences in India Government of Tamil Nadu

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC%202012

NGC 2012

NGC 2012 is a large spiral galaxy in the Constellation Mensa. It was discovered by John Herschel in 1836. With its distance from the Earth being over 236 million light years, NGC 2012 is not visible to the naked eye, and a large telescope is needed. A probe has never been sent out to study the galaxy. Discovery Polymath John Herschel observed the galaxy in 1836, and it was then added to the New General Catalog (NGC). The galaxy itself is a relatively long distance from Earth, making Herschel's find very uncommon for the time period. References Spiral galaxies Mensa (constellation) NGC objects 17194 Astronomical objects discovered in 1836 Discoveries by John Herschel

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024%20Women%27s%20National%20Invitation%20Tournament

2024 Women's National Invitation Tournament

The 2024 Women's National Invitation Tournament is a single-elimination tournament of 48 NCAA Division I women's college basketball teams that were not selected for the field of the 2024 Women's NCAA Tournament or the 2024 WBIT. The tournament committee announced the 48-team field on March 17, following the selection of the NCAA Tournament field. Participants The 2024 field features 11 automatic qualifiers and 37 teams at-large selections, chosen after consideration of a mix of criteria by WNIT officials. There are 24 teams with 20 or more victories in the bracket. Automatic qualifiers At-large bids Bracket * – Denotes overtime period (H) - Denotes home team Teams with a bye are not guaranteed to play at home in the second round Semifinals and Championship Game See also 2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 2024 WBIT 2024 Men's National Invitation Tournament References Women's National Invitation Tournament Women's National Invitation Tournament

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Mike Dunlevy

Michael D. Dunlevy (born ) is an American former college football coach. He was the head football coach for Averett University from 2002 to 2013. Playing career Dunlevy grew up in Kettering, Ohio, and played high school football for East Fairmont High School. He played college football for Otterbein under head coach Rich Seils from 1983 to 1984 and for Bob Shaw from 1985 to 1986 as a wide receiver. Coaching career In 1987, Dunlevy began his coaching career for Toledo as a graduate assistant working with safeties under head coach Dan Simrell. In 1989, Dunlevy served as a graduate assistant working with the secondary for Ohio State under head coach John Cooper. For the next two years he was a volunteer coach working with the defensive line coach. In 1992, he was the special teams coordinator and linebackers coach for the Ohio Glory of the World League of American Football (WLAF) under head coach Larry Little. In the team's only season in existence they went 1–9. In 1994, Dunlevy served as the defensive coordinator, special teams coordinator, linebackers coach, and defensive live coach for Waynesburg under head coaches Dan Baranik and Jeff Hand. In 2002, he earned his first head coaching job for Averett University. He was the second all-time coach following the resignation of Frank Fulton. In twelve year with Averett, he led the team to a 49–69 record and finished his career with the most all-time wins for the school. In 2003, he was named the USA South Athletic Conference (USA South) Coach of the Year. His best season was in 2006 when he led the team to a 7–3 record and a share of the USA South title. He resigned following the 2013 season. In 2014, Dunlevy was hired as the linebackers coach and safeties coach for Central Washington under head coach Ian Shoemaker. Personal life In 2015, Dunlevy was hired as the director of regional recruiting for the Next College Student Athlete (NCSA). Head coaching record References External links Averett profile Year of birth uncertain 1960s births Living people American football wide receivers Averett Cougars football coaches Central Washington Wildcats football coaches Ohio Glory coaches Ohio State Buckeyes football coaches Otterbein Cardinals football players Toledo Rockets football coaches University of Toledo alumni Waynesburg Yellow Jackets football coaches Coaches of American football from Ohio People from Kettering, Ohio Players of American football from Ohio

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2000 Formula Renault 2000 Italia

The 2000 Formula Renault 2000 Italia season was the inaugural season of the Formula Renault 2000 Italia championship. It was won by Felipe Massa driving for Cram Competition. He had scored the same amount of points as Raffaele Giammaria but was given the title on account of having more wins. Drivers and Teams Calendar Championship standings Points are awarded to the drivers as follows: Drivers References External links Eurocup Formula Renault 2000 Italia Renault Italia

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Iekhau

Iekhau or Ekhao is a village of the Panso taluka, Noklak district in the Indian state of Nagaland. The language most widely spoken is Patsho Khiamniungan, that of the Patsho people there. Agriculture "People living in Iekhau depend on multiple skills, total workers are 211 out of which men are 111 and women are 100. Total 202 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 106 are cultivated by men and 96 are women." References Villages in Nagaland Villages in Noklak district

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Ararara

"Ararara" is an Indian Marathi-language song, composed by Narendra Bhide, sung by Adarsh Shinde and lyrics are penned by Pranit Kulkarni for the soundtrack album of the 2018 Indian action thriller film Mulshi Pattern. It was released on 19 September 2018 as the first single from the album, through Zee Music Company. The song become viral on social media, specially the dance steps of Pravin Tarde. Song crossed over 85 million views in YouTube. The Mulshi Pattern film is remade in Hindi as Antim: The Final Truth starred Salman Khan, Aayush Sharma and Mahima Makwana, the celebration song "Bhai Ka Birthday" is a remake of this song. Though, the cop wasn't in the original song. Salman was added to the proceedings by Mahesh Manjrekar in an attempt to broaden the appeal. Credits Credits adapted from YouTube. Adarsh Shinde – singer Narendra Bhide – music Pranit Kulkarni – lyrics Tushar Pandit – mix Ishaan Devastalli – mix Umesh Jadhav – choreographer Zee Music Company – label Release The song was digitally released on 19 September 2018. Music video The song is picturised on Pravin Tarde, who is a director of the film. The song featured gangsters Amol Shinde and Vitthal Shelar, which later embroiled the song in controversy. It was choreographed by Umesh Jadhav. Reception It was crossed over 1 million views in YouTube just in 10 days. Later song gained 50 million views. Controversy The controversy arose because the notorious criminals Amol Shinde and Vitthal Shelar appeared in the song. Originating from Botarwadi in Mulshi taluka, Vitthal Shelar has a criminal record for extortion in Marne Toli. He was also accused of kidnapping for ransom, and his acts caused the deaths of two people in Mulshi. An other criminal past exists for Amol Shinde. Watunde village's Sarpanch, Amol Shinde, was elected without opposition. The Poud police station has three cases against him, and the Hinjawadi police station has one case. Within the borders of the Poud police station, there have been murders, robberies, and riots. References External links Gaana Wynk Music Songs written for Marathi-language films Marathi songs remade in other languages Indian songs Adarsh Shinde songs 2018 songs Marathi music Songs with music by Narendra Bhide Music controversies Zee Music Company singles

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High Country (TV series)

High Country is an Australian mystery drama series created by Marcia Gardner and John Ridley, which commenced broadcast on 19 March 2024 on Binge and Showcase. The series stars Leah Purcell, Ian McElhinney, Sara Wiseman and Aaron Pedersen. Premise When detective Andrea 'Andie' Whitford is transferred to the town of Brokenridge, located within the Victorian High Country, she is assigned to the mysterious case of five missing persons, who have disappeared into the wilderness. As she delves further into the investigation, she begins to uncover a complex web of murder, deceit and revenge. Cast Leah Purcell as Andrea 'Andie' Whitford Ian McElhinney as Sam Dryson Sara Wiseman as Helen Hartley Aaron Pedersen as Owen Copper Shannon Berry Linda Cropper Geoff Morrell Henry Nixon as Damien Nathaniel Dean Nicholas Bell Leah Vandenberg as Tammy Sampson Luke McKenzie as Brett Sweet Production The eight-part series was commissioned for Foxtel, in association with Screen Australia, VicScreen, and its production company Curio Pictures. Filming commenced in April 2023, and set in the Victorian Alps, a region rarely captured on screen. Foxtel Chief CEO, Graeme Mason believes that "High Country is sure to be a landmark television series". Jo Porter, Rachel Gardner, Lana Greenhalgh, Penny Win, Marcia Gardner and John Ridley serve as executive producers for the series. Broadcast High Country premiered on 19 March 2024 on Foxtel-on-demand service, Binge, followed by a television screening on Foxtel's Showcase on the same day. Episodes will be released on Tuesdays through Binge at noon, and Tuesday nights on Showcase at 8.30 pm. Reception Reviews for the series have been positive. David Knox of TV Tonight rated the series at 4 out of 5 stars, stating that "It’s fair to say the themes of High Country, being missing persons and associated crimes, have been explored in a range of other series, including Scandi-noir drama. Here it gets the First Nations treatment thanks to the fine talents of Leah Purcell." He did particularly praise Purcell's performance – "Purcell is outstanding as a grounded, diligent cop, using her smarts and following the law, whilst being challenged spiritually." In a review for Screenhub, Anthony Morris gave the series a 4 out of 5 star rating and said that "The Victorian-shot series starring Leah Purcell stands out from the pack with its authentically shady sense of place." Luke Buckmaster of The Guardian gave the series a rating of 3 stars out of 5 and commented on Purcell's "rock-solid" performance, mentioning that "Leah Purcell is as engaging as ever in a decent, if familiar crime series". Episodes References External links Australian English-language television shows 2024 Australian television series debuts 2020s Australian drama television series Showcase (Australian TV channel) original programming

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Afghanistan A cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2024

The Afghanistan A cricket team are scheduled to tour Sri Lanka in April and May 2024 to play the Sri Lanka A cricket team. The tour will consist of five List A and one first-class matches. In February 2024, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) confirmed the dates for the tour. In March 2024, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced the full tour itinerary, with the one-day and four-day matches taking place at Hambantota and Colombo respectively. Afghanistan A will arrive in Sri Lanka on 25 April 2024. List A series 1st Unofficial ODI 2nd Unofficial ODI 3rd Unofficial ODI 4th Unofficial ODI 5th Unofficial ODI First-class match References A team cricket 2024 in Sri Lankan cricket 2024 in Afghan cricket International cricket competitions in 2024 Afghan cricket tours of Sri Lanka

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For the Love of April French

For the Love of April French, also titled as For the Love of April French: A Novel is a 2021 romance novel by Penny Aimes. It is her debut novel. The novel received critical acclaim from critics, with multiple outlets calling it one of the best romance novels of the year. Development Aimes began development on the story after beginning her transition and reading romance novels. Initially she didn't believe that the novel would be finished, but the story continued to develop as she wrote it. Much of April's character was based off Aimes' own personal experiences as a transgender woman and her own experience in the BDSM community. She based the character's sense of being a "pit stop" on her own experiences. In stark contrast to Fifty Shades of Grey, a novel with similar BDSM themes, Aimes placed heavy emphasis on consent and agency for the character of April. Plot The book follows April French, a transgender woman who's a regular at a kink club. She meets a man, Dennis Martin, who she falls for and challenges her resolve to box up her desire. Reception The book received almost universally positive reviews from critics. The Washington Post included it on their 'Best romance novels of 2021', stating it was, "Rendered with sweet vulnerability and a wry sense of humor". Similarly, Vulture included it in their best of 2021, stating it was, "effortlessly inclusive and insightful". Paste Magazine gave it similar praise, praising the blend of BDSM and more "soft" romance elements. References 2021 novels 2020s novels 2020s LGBT novels 2021 LGBT-related literary works Novels with transgender themes BDSM literature

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Fall of Barcelona (1939)

The fall of Barcelona was the capture of Barcelona, until then in the Republican zone, by the Nationalists; it took place on January 26, 1939, during final phases of the Spanish Civil War. The event was part of the Catalan Offensive, which wiped out the Catalan enclave of the Republic. The offensive unfolded since late December 1938; the Republicans were offering some resistance, but they were not in position to mount any larger counter-offensive and there was no major battle fought either in western Catalonia or on approaches to Barcelona. Initially the Republican leaders intended to defend Barcelona, and the ultimate line of resistance was planned along the Llobregat. However, on January 20 and as contingency option the prime minister Juan Negrín ordered preparations to would-be evacuation. On January 23, when the supreme Republican military commander general Rojo informed the government that effective defence of the Llobregat was unlikely, the evacuation began. The central and the autonomous Catalan governments left Barcelona on January 23–24 and power vacuum started to emerge. Eventually Barcelona was declared an open city and apart from isolated skirmishes, there was no combat on the streets. The fall of Barcelona preceded the fall of entire Catalonia, which took place in early February 1939. For the Republicans it marked the loss of vital industrial production and some 200,000 of troops; also, it enhanced the spirit of defeatism, already ruling among most segments of the population. However, the fall of Barcelona and the fall of Catalonia did not mark the end of the Republic. The government moved to the central-southern zone, initially to Madrid, and the war continued until April 1, 1939. Catalonia offensive Following 30 months of the civil war, in late 1938 the Republican-held part of Spain (one third of national territory) was inhabited by some almost 9m population, compared to almost 15m in the Nationalist-held zone. The Republican part was divided into 2 separated zones. The larger one, some 130,000 km2 and almost 6,5m people, comprised southern part of the Mediterranean coast, part of New Castile, La Mancha and eastern Andalusia, with 10 provincial capitals. The smaller one, Catalonia except its western belt, already controlled by the Nationalists, was some 25,000 km2. Nominally it hosted some 2,5m people, yet including refugees the figure was probably higher; the area comprised 3 provincial capitals, Barcelona, Tarragona and Girona. Since October 1937 Barcelona hosted key Republican state structures, including the government, the president and the rump parliament; besides, it was home to the autonomous Catalan government and the exiled autonomous Basque government. Also, the supreme Republican military command was based in Barcelona. In early November 1938 the Battle of the Ebro terminated with Nationalist troops regaining all territory lost since July. Though at that point there was some unclarity in their high command as to direction of future offensive, later that month it was already agreed that the next target should be Catalonia, with the objective of overrunning the entire enclave. Before December the first sketchy plan of the campaign was already in place, worked down to details during the following weeks. The Nationalists were organized in 2 armies, North (commander Fidel Dávila, 19 divisions) and Levante (Luis Orgaz, 9 divisions), 28 divisions in total; the overall command was with Francisco Franco. Official intendancy data listed 332,000 troops, including reserve units. Initial plans envisioned start of the offensive around December 15, yet it was postponed a few times. It is not clear when the Nationalist general staff envisioned seizure of Barcelona or the end of the campaign. Republican troops in Catalonia were organized in Grupo de Ejércitos de la Region Oriental (GERO) under command of Juan Hernández Saravia; however, its operations were under direct supervision of overall commander of Republican army, general Vicente Rojo, who also resided in Barcelona. GERO was composed of 2 armies, East (Juan Perea, 9 divisions) and Ebro (Juan Modesto, 11 divisions), 20 divisions in total. Nationalist intelligence estimated that GERO numbered some 150,000 soldiers in 65 mixed brigades (comparable to regiment) or 260 battalions; present-day historian offer similar estimates, with the overall strength of 220,000 troops and 140,000 in frontline combat units. The Nationalists enjoyed great advantage in terms of armour and aviation, but it was massive especially in case of firepower: in terms of artillery pieces and mortars they outnumbered the Republicans 5:1. Also, Republican divisions were mostly under strength. Geography favoured the defenders; numerous hilly ranges and mid-size rivers, high waters at this time of the year, formed natural obstacles. The Nationalist offensive in Catalonia commenced on December 23, 1938; the point closest to Barcelona, held by the Nationalists, was some 120 km away. Operations commenced in extreme western Republican salient projecting into Nationalist lines in-between the Segre and the Ebro. Most fightings took place along some 50-km long frontline in the county of Garrigues. Until the year-end the Nationalists overran the salient; it was only at this point that in first days of 1939 another offensive was launched north-east of Lleida, in the county of Noguera. By January 5 the Republican front collapsed, and the Nationalists broke into operational space. Re-organised Republican troops were not in position to mount a counter-offensive and were capable merely of slowing down the enemy advance; it progressed in course of numerous minor engagements, but with no major battle fought. Though after 2 weeks of combat the Nationalists were still no closer than 110 km to Barcelona, their offensive was now progressing along some 150-km long frontline from Tremp at the Pyrenean foothills in the north to Tortosa on the Mediterranean coast in the south. Barcelona, January 5 to 15 In the very first days of 1939 daily life in Barcelona did not differ much from earlier wartime period. The Catalan industry, since the summer of 1936 on revolutionary footing, was in decline, yet contemporary scholar concludes that "industria de guerra catalana siguió funcionando relativamente bien hasta el mismísimo final del conflicto". In late 1938 its output was some 40% of this from the pre-war period; most factories kept operating, in some cases with production ongoing until mid-January. Like everywhere in Republican zone, food was subject to rationing; some authors claim that Barcelona dwellers until then lived rather comfortably, but some claim that the city was suffering from hunger. The annual inflation rate was some 260%, but given there was little to buy and food was to large extent purchased on black market anyway, monetary problems did not matter much. Municipal services kept operating and newspapers were being issued. Cinemas remained opened, with screenings of pre-war foreign (e.g. Beloved Enemy with David Niven) or Spanish (e.g. Rinconcito madrileño with Luis Prendes) movies. The press were fairly accurately reporting frontline developments, yet contrary to facts they claimed that own troops were doing well, remained in excellent spirits and kept inflicting heavy losses upon the enemy. Popular Front parties started to publishing repeated calls for males to volunteer for either combat troops of fortification units, though with at best moderate response on part of the population. To enhance the spirit of resistance, some newspapers published horror stories of hundreds of thousands people already murdered in political purges in the Nationalist zone. Defeatism was treated as offence; on January 8 a well-known writer Eduardo Zamacois was sentenced to 6 years in prison for the spirit of derrotismo in his novels. To introduce more serene tone, on January 6 the president declared amnesty for all prisoners above 60 years of age. Nationalist troops were reporting taking hundreds of prisoners every day and strength of the Republicans was dwindling dramatically. On January 5 the Republican Ministry of Defence issued a decree which broadened conscription to males born in 1901 (“quinta de 1922”) and these who complete 18 years of age in the first quarter of 1939, even though they had not undergone any military training at all; they would form part of a theoretical “quinta de 1942”. It is not clear how many new conscripts were pressed into line, yet it is known that many of these called defaulted or went into hiding, usually in premises of their relatives. For these who did show up there were not many rifles available, as even frontline units reported shortages of arms and munitions. The Nationalist intelligence estimated that Republican human reserves in Catalonia were 45.000 men aged 37–41 and 34.000 men aged 41–44. Around January 10 the situation at the front became so dire that the Republican command started to fear total breakdown and collapse of organised military resistance. On January 12 the government broadened the conscription even further, to “reemplazos de 1915 a 1921”, effectively calling to arms men in their mid-40s. All war-related industry was declared militarised, rearguard units were to be subject to review to send all fit men to frontline units, Batallones de Obras y Fortificaciones were dissolved and their members incorporated into infantry. Retired governmental employees were called to service in public sectors with shortages of labour force. Trade unions called women to fill in vacancies created by males departing for the front. Young activists, e.g. from JSU, roamed the streets and called to arms, e.g. interrupting music in cafeterias or showings in cinemas. In early January it was clear to Republican officials that the Nationalist advance was not a local offensive to gain some territory, but an attempt to overrun the entire Catalonian enclave. All active political forces represented in Barcelona seemed united behind the governmental policy of resistance and there were no official voices of dissent heard, e.g. about commencing talks on truce or surrender. On January 8 the Barcelona CNT-UGT liaison committee recommended mobilising all industry workers except these who were absolutely necessary to ensure military production. The Communists focused on recruitment to army units, the Anarchists talked rather about their own militia. PSUC declared all their members mobilised under the military discipline. Some propaganda squabbles between the Communist and the Anarchist press continued. On the other hand, on January 13 the executive committees of the Socialist UGT and the Anarchist CNT had their first ever joint sitting; both declared total support for governmental efforts. Last days of Republican Barcelona Sunday, January 15 The Nationalists seized one of 3 Catalan provincial capitals still controlled by the Republicans, Tarragona, located some 80 km away from Barcelona. At that moment the closest point to Barcelona they controlled was Santa Coloma de Queralt, already some 65 km away from the capital. The news was made public the same day and made enormous impact among the population. Until the day some tended to trust the official propaganda and though probably very few if any believed in Republican victory, they might have calculated that it was months before the Nationalists might reach Ciudad Condal, or even that the Republican resistance might lead to some kind of truce. The fall of Tarragona marked a dramatic change and most residents realized that Barcelona was now under direct threat. In some political groups, e.g. within the Catalanist ERC, the idea that the fall of Catalonia was not only inevitable but also imminent, started to take roots. For the first time parties and unions began to talk not about defending Catalonia, but rather about the need to fortify the city, anticipating the expected siege of the Catalan capital. Both civilian (Negrín) and military (Rojo) leaders started to consider mounting an ultimate defence line along the Llobregat river, in its lower section flowing directly at the outskirts of Barcelona. However, in parallel and still rather as contingency, in utmost secrecy Negrín commenced works on schemes of evacuation. Newspapers doubled their propaganda efforts. The Nationalists were usually referred to as foreign invaders on Spanish soil, with focus on Moroccan, Italian and German units. The local Republican advance in Extremadura, commenced on January 5 some 800 km away, was put on equal footing with the Nationalist one in Catalonia and at times even occupied more space in the papers. Following few months of no arms supplies from the USSR, the first Soviet ship with additional deliveries, requested by Negrín's envoy to Moscow Hidalgo de Cisneros in early December, arrived in Bordeaux; some weapons reached Catalonia before its fall, but it is not clear whether they reached Barcelona. Monday, January 16 The government declared all males between 17 and 55 subject to military discipline; a separate decree declared all males above 55 who were entitled to any financial benefits, including pension, subject to mandatory public service if called. Political parties, trade unions and other organisations supported the measures and kept manifesting their will to fight; specific organisations declared creating own combat battalions, including batallón de ametralladoras, yet this remained clear fiction as machine-guns were few and missing even in frontline machine-gun platoons. Though nationwide Anarchist congress, held in Valencia, voiced their disagreement with decrees of mobilisation, claiming that they paralysed sindical and political life, in Catalonia neither CNT nor FAI upheld this claim. At mobilisation points and in the barracks a rather moderate inflow of males called to arms continued. New recruits, about to be pressed into military, were missing uniforms, equipment and arms; there were hardly undergoing any training and some preparations boiled down to propaganda addresses by political commissars. Though seemingly scarcely enthusiastic, when interrogated by superiors the recruits declared they were prepared and determined to fight "hasta el final", yet later Rojo wrote that "for the spirit of resistance there had been substituted the idea of salvation. Everyone was afraid of being cut off". Revolutionary tribunals, set up in 1936–1937, continued operating at least until this day, as the last sentence against supposed anti-Republican subversives documented in archives is dated January 16. Tuesday, January 17 The Ministry of Interior issued a decree which envisioned sealing of private-held radio receivers. The measure was officially explained as a response to a flood of rumours, including the most wild ones, which were often repeated after the Nationalist radio broadcasts; it was also intended to prevent a would-be panic. Owners were supposed to present their receivers in specified points of the city within 4 days, yet it is not clear how many inhabitants complied. The prime minister Negrin called the president Manuel Azaña and given the pace of Nationalist advance suggested the president leaves his residence, some 30 km north-west of Barcelona, and moves to a safer place. Like during few days before, a number of rallies were organised by various organisations and informal groupings; speakers ensured that Republican resistance was insurmountable and that the enemy stood no chance of taking Barcelona, though they also called for mobilisation and total support for the war effort. Messages of support from abroad, usually from various Communist parties, were read. It is not clear how many inhabitants indeed believed these statements. Many preferred to believe various rumours which started to circulate, especially that France was going to intervene and send its troops, establishing sort of a protectorate. Elaborate details were being added, e.g. that colonial Senegalese units would be deployed in Catalonia. The possibility of a would-be French intervention was considered also in diplomatic circles. Wednesday, January 18 During the cabinet meeting some members expressed hope that in forthcoming session of the French parliament the prime minister Leon Blum would declare the non-intervention policy abandoned; this in turn turn would lead to major change in policy of great powers towards the Spanish civil war, possibly including sort of a military engagement. During the same sitting, with president of the autonomous government of Catalonia invited, Lluís Companys criticised the central government for alleged marginalisation of the Catalan autonomous government. No-one opposed the policy of resistance, but neither any meaningful decisions were taken. A number of well-known personalities, including Martínez Barrio, Ramón Lamoneda, Nicolau d'Olwer, Antonio Machado, Manuel Irujo, and Margarita Nelken signed an open letter to international audience; it falsely claimed that in Santa Coloma de Queralt the Nationalists machine-gunned hundreds of people. The signatories called the international community not to allow the same, but on much larger scale, to happen in Barcelona; it was one more attempt to reach out to international observers in hope to trigger some sort of intervention. During the evening general Rojo spoke over the radio; unlike in case of top politicians, it was an exceptional measure, as the supreme army commander has never done it before. The content did not differ much from other broadcasts and was a general call for resistance, yet to most listeners it delivered the sense of urgency and immediate threat. Thursday, January 19 On the central section of the frontline the avant-garde Nationalist units entered the villages of Pontons and La Llacuna, while along the Mediterranean coastline they approached Vilanova i la Geltrú; all these locations were some 50 km away from Barcelona. Though in the north large parts of the Lleida province and the entire Girona province remained controlled by the Republicans, in the south the Nationalists were now descending into the Foix valley, with Serra d’Ordal as the last major natural obstacle separating them from the Llobregat. Though January 19 was a usual working week Thursday, there were some 100 rallies held across the city, organised by parties, trade unions and other organisations. Groups of young people, especially females from JSU, toured institutions and working places calling males to join armed units and ridiculing or stigmatizing these who did not intend to. Newspapers published numerous manifestos, declarations and calls to arms; accounts from frontlines featured stories about heroism and sacrifice, highlighting episodes and personalities iconic for Republican advantages. During evening hours it became clear that the French parliament was not likely to take decisions related to the Spanish war soon, and hopes as to a foreign intervention subsided. Friday, January 20 Nationalist troops, so far most advanced on coastal and central sectors of the front, progressed also north-west of Barcelona, reaching the slopes of Serra de Castelltalat and the outskirts of Calaf, which was taken the same day; they were starting to near approaches to Igualada and Manresa. President Azaña in his residence noted having heard very distant artillery fire. During the day news from Paris were urgently awaited, as talks in the French parliament continued; eventually they were suspended until Tuesday, January 24. The Barcelona press clung to any signs of hope, e.g. referring calls to convene the House of Commons in London or to discuss war atrocities in the League of Nations headquarters in Geneva. The Catalan president played a secondary role during first days of 1939. The Generalitat kept issuing decrees which usually repeated official governmental measures, e.g. these related to conscription or militarisation of industry. On January 20 Companys spoke over the radio; he declared Catalonia "an impenetrable fortress" and called the Catalans not to allow the enemy to desecrate the tomb of Francesc Macià. The following day his address was either quoted or extensively referred in the morning papers. Saturday, January 21 The Nationalists seized Vilafranca del Penedes and Vilanova i la Geltrú in the south and Saint Joan de Mediona and Sant Pere Sacarrera in the centre; all these places were some 40–45 km from Barcelona. President Azaña left his residence near Terrasa and moved some 30 km east, north-east of Barcelona. Some departments of the central government commenced preparations for evacuation; works began on orders of Negrín. Negrín also called Companys and made a veiled suggestion that Generalitat prepares for evacuation, which Companys started to implement. To avoid panic, these activities were kept secret, but since all drivers in service of autonomous government were told to gather at specified points in the city on Monday, January 23, news started to spread. First official vehicles began to appear on roads leading from Barcelona northbound. Frederic Escofet, head of the auxiliary public order force Esquadres de Catalunya, on explicit orders from Companys told his men to leave the city the following day. Head of the Economy Department in autonomous government, Joan Comorera from PSUC, was outraged by preparations for evacuation. He issued an order which suspended all industrial and commercial activities in Barcelona for the week starting Monday, January 23; the declared purpose was to enable all employees to take part in fortification works. Legality of his decrees was highly dubious, yet no-one decided to challenge him. Some scholars claim that Comorera was becoming the de facto president of Barcelona, if not president of the entire Generalitat; as there were first signs of power vacuum gradually emerging in the city, it was reportedly being filled by energetic, resolute and determined individuals like Comorera. Sunday, January 22 It was Sunday with offices, shops and working places closed, yet in some places the spirit of resistance seemed ruling. The CNT-UGT liaison committee decided to support Comorera. Also heads of some departments of the Catalan government ordered their employees to abandon daily work and present in the nearest military command centre. A plan to plant explosives along metro lines and all major installations of the city emerged among some Anarchists; they were to inflict massive losses at advancing Nationalist troops if they make it to the city, even at the cost of disastrous damage to urban infrastructure. The suggestions were immediately quashed by Negrín. The spirit of resistance was enhanced when some 1.900 International Brigades volunteers arrived in the port of Barcelona, transported by ships from Valencia. However, many thought the city was not defendable. Quoting "les poques possibilitats de vencer les tropes franquistes" Escofet ordered also Mossos d’Esquadra, the regional police of some 1.000 people, to leave the city and move north. Members of Esquadres and Mossos started to disappear from city streets. Another sign of crumbling Republican administration was suspension of postal services (officially only reduced), due to males having been in military service. Evacuation works in offices of both central and autonomous governments were ongoing, for the time being reduced to selection, packing and loading documentation; however, some cars were already heading out of the city towards north. Among those who left there was Largo Caballero, Antonio Machado and Luis Araquistaín. As usual on Sunday, cafes and cinemas remained opened. During the day Nationalist soldiers were seen in Monistrol d’Anoia and Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, 30 km from Plaça de Catalunya. Monday, January 23 The cabinet meeting – as it would turn out, the last one in Barcelona – was concluded few hours after midnight. Negrín passed on the information, just received from Rojo, that attempts to mount a last line of resistance along the Llobregat failed and most likely counter-action of Republican troops would be reduced to manoeuvrable defence on the right and the left bank of the river. The government decided to release a declaration claiming the cabinet stays in Barcelona. However, just when it was being published over the radio (in Spain newspapers usually did not go out on Mondays), Negrín ordered to begin evacuation of all government offices. The order was implemented immediately, and scramble for available vehicles began. In line with Comorera's decree, all workplaces were closed, though probably rather few of employees reported to fortification works. Trams ceased to circulate. Convoys of vehicles were loaded with chests containing documentation, while smoke of burning papers started to emerge from some official buildings. Starting early afternoon all institutions, organizations and entities with any vehicles and petrol available – from Institució de les Lletres Catalanes to fábrica aeronáutica Elizalde - were already busy preparing for evacuation, and some inhabitants with improvised means appeared on roads leading north of Barcelona. CNT, FAI and Juventudes Libertarias staged a plenary session; they decided to move to Figueres, but stuck to the idea of defending the city and entrusted García Oliver – who attended briefly – with this task. He ordered a dedicated staff meeting for later in the day, and when no-one showed up, in the evening he left Barcelona. At the time young Anarchist militants were roaming the city mobilising whoever they found to join the defenders. Some PCE members like Sánchez Arcas or Hidalgo de Cisneros also left, alike members of the Basque government, e.g. José Antonio Aguirre and Manuel Irujo. Executive committees of PSOE and UGT decided to evacuate. Having rejected plans to destroy all goods stored in harbour warehouses, the undersecretary for supplies Antonio Cordón decided to distribute foodstuffs among residents; the order was delayed by bombing raid of 45 German and Italian aircraft. Some attempts were made to organise departure of hospitals with wounded combatants; it is estimated there were some 20.000 of them in the city. However, little or nothing has been done. Director general de la Sanidad, Josep Puche, managed to organise transport of few hundred, but most were left in their beds, taken care of by who remained of the sanitary personnel. Rojo gave new defensive dispositions; commanders of both armies and their divisions moved headquarters to the left bank of the Llobregat. In the afternoon Rojo advised Negrín to leave the city; the prime minister left in the evening. By that time the Nationalists seized Garraf, Vallcarca, Gelida, and Sant Esteve de Sesrovires, some of these locations 25 km from Plaça de Catalunya. Tuesday, January 24 During the night, around 3 AM, Catalan president Lluís Companys left the site of Generalitat and drove north; he would return to Barcelona 21 months later, as a prisoner to be executed. The minister of interior Paulino Gómez ordered Guardia de Asalto to evacuate towards Girona; at this point the city was left with no forces of order. However, SIM remained on duty; its units were evacuating prisoners, e.g. 600 inmates from Modelo were moved out. No killings took place. Many inmates were left in their cells until arrival of the Nationalists, some with the intention to hand them out for slaughter. In chaos some, like the POUM leader Julián Gorkin, managed to escape. POUM leaders who remained on liberty met; most opted to flee, though some decided to remain and fight. In the early hours of January 24 Rojo issued his last defence orders, particularly anxious to prevent encirclement by Nationalist troops advancing north of Barcelona; this would cut off evacuation routes leading towards Girona. He ordered to destroy all bridges on the Llobregat, confirmed Saravia as commander of GERO, Modesto as commander of troops holding the frontline and José Riquelme as commander of Barcelona. Rojo left the city shortly afterwards. Riquelme held a staff meeting, but the same day later he was dismissed by Negrín, already in Figueres. José Brandaris, new commander of Barcelona called from Menorca, was unfamiliar with Catalan frontline; he voiced his concerns and eventually was re-nominated the commander of Olot. Command in Barcelona fell on colonel Jesús Velasco Echave, so far head of coastal defence; he has never managed to assume new duties. Throughout the day Barcelona started to look like a ghost city. When Andre Malraux visited the Comissariat de Propaganda, a huge building previously bustling with various activities, the only person present was a porter. CNT headquarters was also empty. Various accounts provide recollections of empty offices with floors covered in papers and telephones ringing incessantly, no-one there to take the call. Offices, shops, factories were either closed or empty; public transport including metro was not operating, shortages in electricity supply caused shutdown in entire quarters. Most high officials have already left, but there were exceptions. Comorera insisted on execution of his decrees and tried to organise contingents of workers to dig trenches west of the city. Zugazagoitia and Cordón were still at their posts. In the very late hours general Saravia, commander of what was left of GERO, gathered members of the press corps in his office. He informed them that Barcelona would be declared open city, with no combat envisioned on its streets; he asked the journalists present the make the news public in their afternoon editions. The reservation was rather pointless, as on January 25 almost no newspapers, except La Vanguardia, would be issued. When he was making his statement, the Nationalists controlled almost the entire right bank of the Llobregat, from Manresa in the north to Martorell, Sant Andreu de la Barca, Pallejà, Sant Vicenç dels Horts, Sant Boi de Llobregat, to El Prat on the Mediterranean coast. They were at the outskirts of the city, in some points merely 8 km from Plaça de Catalunya. Wednesday, January 25 Since morning hours first Nationalist patrols appeared on Serra de Collserola, hills immediately west of the city; Tagueña urgently had to move the staff of his XV corps from Sant Pere Martir to Sant Adrià de Besòs, north-east of Barcelona. His superior and commander of all frontline troops, Modesto, drove from his HQ in Vallvidrera to see Saravia; he met also fellow PCE heavyweights Uribe, Delicado, Mije, and Carrillo. When Modesto returned to Saravia few hours later, he found the premises empty; the general had already left for Girona. Comorera, Antón and Carrillo kept discussing deployment of particular combat groups, their objectives and possible scenarios, but this had no tangible impact of military developments. A last-minute initiative was this of general Asensio, who suggested that command of the city be transferred from the military to Anarchists; Negrín – contacted over the phone - refused. Around mid-day the mayor, Hilari Salvadó i Castell, left the city. First cases of looting took place already on January 23, but two days later it is was widespread. Magazines in the Barcelona harbour, warehouses and large storage deposits came first, then looting started to affect high street shops, cafeterias (all closed by the time), empty institutions or any places where robbers expected to find any valuables. The usual booty in the city, which for months was suffering from food shortages and rationing, were foodstuffs: canned meat, chocolate, coffee, flour, oil, vinegar, sugar, beans and others, though people were seen carrying also rolls of textile, paper, domestic or office machinery and other goods. Fights between individuals or groups competing for the same prize were breaking out. They ceased only during bombing raid, as 6 German He-111s and 3 Italian SM-79s again targeted the port facilities. A British destroyer, anchored in Barcelona, took aboard last British citizens and set sail towards Marseille, though the captain intended to return. Press staff left the city among the last ones, and the news agency Fabra closed later during the day. La Vanguardia, the only newspaper which appeared on the street this morning, ran a huge headline El Llobregat puede ser el Manzanares de Barcelona, a reference to rebel troops having been defeated at the gates of Madrid in late 1936. The daily assumed a somewhat nationalist tone when in sub-header it announced that Spanish troops heroically contain attacks of Italo-fascist divisions. Groups of youths from JSU were constructing street barricades in spots indicated by Tagueña. It is not clear when the discharged commander of Barcelona Riquelme left the city. During late evening hours Andre Malraux, Max Aub (who both worked in the local film studio on a documentary movie) and Palmiro Togliatti left the city. When the night fell, except Modesto and Tagueña there were no high military commanders in place. Thursday, January 26 According to many accounts the night from Wednesday January 25 to Thursday 26 was a bizarre, unique and unforgettable experience. The great city of 1 million residents looked like uninhabited; empty littered streets were covered in darkness and almost total silence. In some spots small groups were loading items on makeshift vehicles hoping for late evacuation, in others rare patrols of armed men were walking in unclear direction, while single individuals with bags or cases on their backs, most likely booty from looting – were sneaking around. In few places groups of youths were busy erecting barricades, at times until after dawn and until they were informed that Nationalist soldiers have already been seen behind their backs. Distant fire from small arms was heard from time to time, with echo reverberating across empty, silent streets. Among last organized Republican activities there was transport of prisoners; some departed from Barcelona during the very early hours of the day. The only municipal service operational was fire brigade; one of its last interventions was in the JSU headquarters during the morning, when following attempt to burn documentation the fire got out of control and engulfed the entire building. At the time Modesto nominated Tagueña – both residing in makeshift headquarters in Sant Adriá de Besos - as the one responsible for holding the frontline from Montjuïc to Serra de Collserola. However, this was of little relevance. Since early morning patrols from the Navarrese Corps of general Solchaga started to descend from Vallvidrera and Tibidabo hills to the Sarrià district. Somewhat later, but still prior to mid-day, sub-units of Cuerpo de Marruecos of colonel Yagüe moved east of Esplugues. They overcome resistance of Republican soldiers in trenches dug during few previous days, and appeared in the district of Sants. Minor and isolated fightings took place in the hills west of Barcelona, mostly around Tibidabo. Around mid-day Nationalist patrols started to penetrate the Diagonal, while grouplets of Republican defenders – at times insulted by women – fled to the north. Some looting continued. Tagueña was still in Sant Adriá; he lost contact with whatever Republican units remained operational. Comorera was warned about Nationalist soldiers nearby when still in Hotel Ritz. In early afternoon first white flags started to appear on balconies and windows. In few cases minor shootout occurred where isolated groups of defenders – e.g. Mossos d’Esquadra at Plaça Borràs – offered resistance. In late afternoon the Nationalists started to occupy major buildings, e.g. the town hall. Last organized defenders, including Tagueña and Comorera, left towards Besos. In the evening there were more and more people appearing on the streets, cheering the Nationalists. Among what the Nationalist press later dubbed “scenes of undescribable enthusiasm” cases of frenetic hysteria were by no means rare, with males and females on their knees kissing the rojigualda standards, uniform sleeves of Nationalist soldiers or even horses of the cavalry. Republican supporters preferred to stay at home. When the night fell there were no islands of resistance and Barcelona was entirely controlled by the Nationalists. Aftermath Administration The minister of interior, Ramón Serrano Suñer, nominated the new mayor and the city council already on January 23, this is 3 days before Nationalist troops entered the city. The alcaldia went to Miguel Mateu Pla, entrepreneur and member of high Catalan bourgeoisie, not associated with any particular party before the war; he headed the ayuntamiento until 1945. The post of civil governor of the Barcelona province went to Wenceslao González Oliveros, a non-Catalan academic associated earlier with Alfonsism; after almost 2 years, in late 1940, he was replaced by a zealous Falangist and also non-Catalan, Antonio Correa Veglison, who would serve until the mid-1940s. The third most important civilian post in the province, jefatura of FET y de las JONS, was assumed by a Catalan lawyer and old-shirt Falangist, Mariano Calviño de Sabucedo, and the fourth, presidency of provincial diputacion, by a Catalan Alfonsist, Josep Maria Milà Camps, However, during first few months the key authority in Barcelona was Eliseo Álvarez-Arenas Romero, head of Servicios de Ocupación; it was a particular body, did not set up anywhere else, which operated until July 1, 1939. The political amalgam emergent in early Francoist Barcelona was dominated by a coalition of Falangists and generic right-wing politicians, including the conservatives and the monarchists; the Carlists, who attempted to re-institutionalize their fairly strong pre-war network, were quickly marginalised by administrative means. Autonomy of Catalonia has been abolished already in April 1938, and the region was incorporated into the uniform national administrative structure; Catalan was driven out of public space. Demography The first Nationalist statistics revealed that there were 1.085.951 people registered as living in the city in 1939; this did not differ much from pre-war figure of 1.062.157, yet was massive change compared to 1.311.335 registered in late 1938. The difference resulted from 2 factors. A large number of refugees from other parts of Spain, who sought shelter in Barcelona during the war, returned - or at times were forced to return - to their native locations. Some 60.000 citizens fled to France before the Nationalist takeover, though around 30.000 returned in course of the following months. The birth rate, which during the war declined from monthly average of 1.410 in 1936 to 1.133 in 1938, 937 in January 1939 and the record low of 597 in July 1939, recovered quickly; in February 1940 it was already 1.533 and kept growing; similar trend marked marriages. In the post-war period enormous peak was recorded in statistics of baptisms; with religious services resumed, children born during 30 months of wartime Republican rule were christened. Mortality rate dropped; while it stood at some 1.250 per month in the mid-1930s, it grew to over 2.500 in last months of 1938 and reached the record high of 3.546 in January 1939 (combat-related deaths excluded); in the second half of 1939 the figure dropped to an average of 1.180. Economic growth attracted increased influx of migrants from other regions of Spain; Catalonia was the region with the second largest immigration figures, and in the 1950s immigration to Catalonia would exceeded this to Madrid; Catalan share of the overall national population was growing from 11% in 1940 to reach above 15% in late Francoism. However, in terms of quality of life Catalonia's advantage over other regions decreased, from 170% in 1930 to 159% in 1955. Repression The role of public force of order was assumed by Columna de Orden Público y Policía de Ocupación, some 1.200 volunteers from Aragon above the usuall conscription age; gradually they were being replaced by standard services. Institutionalized repression was aimed at former Popular Front supporters or these deemed supportive of the Republican rule during the war. In entire Catalonia the number of executions, both juridical and extrajuridical, amounted to 4,000; comparison to scale of Republican terror in Barcelona is hardly possible, as estimates of the number of its fatal victims range from 2.400 to 21.000. The category of “violent deaths”, which apart from victims of accidents or crime comprised also war-related deaths and rearguard terror, was 2.542 for 1939, down from 4.213 in 1938 (attributed usually to Italian bombardments of Barcelona), 1.373 in 1937 and 1.927 in 1936. The number of incarcerated in the province in 1940 was 27,300 (14,500 in Barcelona), the number of prosecution cases was 110,000 and the number of individuals prosecuted was 146,000; within this figure there were some 25,000 prosecuted by Tribunal of Political Responsibilities. At least 135 academics have been purged from universities; the respective number for town hall officials, fired until 1940, was 1.450 (and all employees of the dissolved Generalitat). Personal sanctions affected varios categories, including artists like the architect Josep Lluís Sert or the musician Pau Casals, though other recognized Catalan artists like Salvador Dalí or Eugenio d'Ors supported the new regime. The most symbolic case of repression was this of the former president of autonomous Catalonia, Companys, who in October 1940 was trialed by the Barcelona military tribunal and executed in Montjuïc shortly afterwards. Recovery Except some harbour facilities, heavily bombed by Nationalist aviation, the city infrastructure did not suffer major losses during the war; out of 60.000 buildings in the municipal inventory, only 3.000 were listed as damaged. Some 0.6m cubic metres of rubble had to be removed (in comparison, there were 22m removed from Warsaw in 1945–1949). Most damage was repaired by the early 1940s, though in some cases new streets - e.g. what is now Carrer de l'Almirall Cervera - were delinated in destroyed quarters. In some cases removing the damage took longer, e.g. the zoological garden re-opened in the mid-1940s. Municipal and provincial services resumed service almost immediately, e.g. metro was re-opened on February 2, 1939 and train connections 3 days later. Much effort was dedicated to restoration of churches, almost all damaged or otherwise vandalised, with priority given to the Catedral, la Sagrada Família, el Tibidabo and Pedralbes; in cases of totally destroyed temples, religious service was held in the open until full reconstruction. Economically the city recovered fairly quickly from the wartime period. The provincial industrial output exceeded this of 1935 already in 1941. Catalonia developed faster that other regions, e.g. Barcelona consistently consumed more cement - a usual indicator to measure dynamics of construction business - than Madrid or Valencia, and at times even twice as much. See also Catalonia Offensive History of Barcelona Footnotes Further reading Jaume Fabre Fornaguera, La contrarevolució de 1939 a Barcelona [PhD thesis UAB], Barcelona 2002 Carles López Rovira, La conquesta de Catalunya: diari d’operacions de l’exércit del nord (desembre de 1938 – febrer 1939) [PhD thesis UAB], Barcelona 2010 Higinio Polo, Los últimos días de la Barcelona republicana [PhD thesis Universitat de Barcelona], Barcelona 1989 External links entry of Nationalist troops to Barcelona on YT Conflicts in 1939 1939 in Spain Battles of the Spanish Civil War 20th century in Catalonia January 1939 events

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimersum

Grimersum

Grimersum is a village in the region of East Frisia, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is part of the municipality of Krummhörn. The village is located in between Eilsum and Wirdum, about 12.5 kilometers north of Emden. The village, like nearby Groothusen, is one of the elongated warft villages that were built in the early 8th century on estuaries and bends as trading places for the expanding overseas trade of the Frisian peasant merchants. The village is dominated by an old church, which was built in the 13th century. Gallery Notable people Eggerik Beninga (1490–1562), chronicler Johannes Acronius (1565–1627), theologian References External links Krummhörn Villages in Lower Saxony Towns and villages in East Frisia

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvio%20Hein

Silvio Hein

Silvio Hein (15 March 1879, New York City – 19 December 1928, Saranac Lake, New York) was an American composer, songwriter, conductor, and theatrical producer. He was a songwriter for Tin Pan Alley and composed the scores to fourteen Broadway musicals. His songs were also interpolated into musicals created by others, including The Little Duchess and Ziegfeld Follies. In addition to his work writing music, he also worked as both a conductor and producer on Broadway. In 1914 he was a founding member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Early life and education Born in New York City, Silvio Hein was the son of immigrant parents. His father was from Hungary and his mother from Italy. Sources vary over his music education background, with some claiming he studied music in Trieste and Vienna, and others that he was either completely self taught, or that he had piano instruction from his mother but no other formal training. Despite these claims, Hein himself did not describe his training in either of these manners. In a 1927 interview in The Musical Observer, he named several teachers he studied under in Boston, New York, and Italy. These included a Professor Cosmo in Trieste, the Boston-based conductor and instrumentalist John C. Mullally who had ties to the Boston Symphony Orchestra; brass player and conductor John M. Flockton who was a founding member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra's brass section as well as a leader of military bands in Massachusetts; and New York music critic and piano teacher James Huneker. Hein also highlighted the influence of several of his relatives on his music development in this 1927 interview which included not only his mother but his aunt, Madame Riva, who sang with the Paris Opera, his maternal grandfather who had worked as a singer at the Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi in Trieste, and his uncle, tenor Albert Pardo, who was a professional singer and church musician employed at St. Francis Xavier Church in Manhattan for 26 years. Career Hein began composing music as a teenager and created his first operetta before he was twenty. His first hit song "Every Morn I Bring Thee Violets" was interpolated into the 1901 musical The Little Duchess and was performed in that production by Sydney Barraclough. Its sheet music became a best seller. His first musical, Moonshine, premiered at Broadway's Liberty Theatre on October 30, 1905. It was created as a starring vehicle for Marie Cahill, and the production later toured nationally under the new title Molly Moonshine after the Broadway run ended in January 1906. Hein continued to write music for Broadway into the early 1920s. His other Broadway musicals included Marrying Mary (1906, Daly's Theatre), The Boys and Betty (1908, Wallack's Theatre), The Yankee Girl (1910, Herald Square Theatre), A Matinee Idol (1910, Daly's Theatre), Judy Forgot (1910, Broadway Theatre), When Dreams Come True (1913, Lyric Theatre), Miss Daisy (1914, Shubert Theatre), Furs and Frills (1917, Casino Theatre, Flo-Flo (1917, Cort Theatre), He Didn't Want to Do It (1918, Broadhurst Theatre), Look Who's Here (1920, 44th Street Theatre), The Girl from Home (1920, Globe Theatre), and Some Party (1922, Jolson's 59th Street Theatre). Heins was married to the actress Anna Mooney (sometimes credited as Ann Mooney). She had roles in several of his musicals. Illness and death Hein suffered from a bad chronic lung infection throughout much of his adulthood, and was living during a period before modern antibiotics, such as penicillin, were available to the public. This chronic illness forced Hein to periodically take long periods of rest which interrupted his activities as an artist. Ultimately, his health declined to the point that he was forced to retire at the relatively young age of 46; relocating to a sanatorium in Saranac Lake, New York . He lived under medical care there until his death at the age of 49 on December 19, 1928. Hein was a member of the Lamb's Club. His funeral service on December 21, 1928, was officiated by Rabbi Nathan D. Krass of Temple Emanu-El at Campbell's Funeral Church at Broadway and Sixth St. A much beloved member of New York's theatre and music community, his funeral had a large number of well known entertainers and artists in attendance. Several prominent musicians and people connected to the American theatre were pallbearers at the funeral, including composers Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin, and John Philip Sousa; actor and 'Shepherd of the Lambs Club' Fritz Williams (1865–1930); Broadway producer and playwright R. H. Burnside; songwriter Raymond Hubbell; and music publisher George Maxwell who was the first president of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. He was buried at The Evergreens Cemetery in Brooklyn. References Citations Bibliography External links 1879 births 1928 deaths 20th-century American composers American conductors (music) American musical theatre composers American songwriters Musicians from New York City

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campo%20das%20Princesas%20Palace

Campo das Princesas Palace

The Campo das Princesas Palace is the administrative headquarters of Pernambuco's executive branch, located in Recife, Brazil. Designed in 1786 by Governor José César Meneses, it was built in 1841 by engineer Morais Âncora, at the behest of Governor Francisco do Rego Barros, where the Royal Treasury used to be. It is located in the neighborhood of Santo Antônio (Antônio Vaz Island), in Praça da República, next to the Santa Isabel Theater and the Palace of Justice. In front of it is a centuries-old baobab tree, possibly the source of inspiration for Saint-Exupéry when he wrote The Little Prince. History The idea of having a new building for the governors of the province of Pernambuco came about during the time of governor José César de Menezes, in 1786. The Palace was built on the site of the old Palace of Friburgo, built by John Maurice of Nassau. Nearby, to the west, lay the rubble of what was once the Palace of Fribourg, the headquarters of the Nassauvian government during the Dutch invasions. Its construction dates back to the middle of the 19th century when, in 1841, the then governor Francisco do Rego Barros, later Count of Boa Vista, commissioned the engineer Firmino Herculano de Morais Âncora to build the Provincial Palace, which the Republic would turn into the State Palace. In 1859, it was renovated to accommodate Emperor Dom Pedro II, Empress Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies and their daughters, and was then renamed to Campo das Princesas (). The name was initially given to the garden and later extended to the Palace. However, it wasn't until 1841, when Francisco do Rego Barros was in office, that a new palace was built for the governors of Pernambuco, replacing the Erário Régio building. The project was designed by engineer Colonel Moraes Âncora. The new building, with two floors, had a large door in the center of the main façade, flanked by four smaller ones, surrounded by windows and with the front facing the east-south part of the city and no longer the sea. Before Emperor Pedro II and his wife Empress Tereza Cristina visited Pernambuco accompanied by a large entourage of nobles and court officials, the then president of the province, Luiz Barbalho Muniz Fiúza, appointed a commission under his chairmanship to make arrangements and preparations to transform the palace, which would host the royal visitors, into an Imperial Palace. After his stay in Pernambuco, Dom Pedro II wrote in his diary: At the time, the park in front of the palace, previously called Campo da Honra, was called Largo do Paço, but people started calling it Campo das Princesas, in homage to the daughters of the Emperors of Brazil. This was the extent of Pernambuco's sympathy for the imperial family, who had honored the province with a visit lasting almost a month. After this golden phase as the Imperial Palace, the Government Palace was left behind, and it wasn't until 1873 that a new renovation was carried out. At the back, without altering its front and dimensional architecture, another floor was built connected to the main building, to serve as the governor's residence, as well as two other separate floors for general purposes. In 1920, under José Rufino Bezerra Cavalcanti's government, the building was renovated once again and another floor was built, covering the entire body of the building, which became much larger. The previous small buildings were demolished to make way for a garden park and new floors were built for use by the state offices. The architectural ensemble was then similar to the one that exists today. Due to the death of Governor José Rufino Bezerra Cavalcanti, these works were only completed in 1922 during the interim government of Severino Pinheiro. The lighting in the palace was the most modern and largest ever done in Pernambuco. There were 75 spots, with a total of 75,000 candles. The entire installation was built into the walls using lead conductors, which was a novelty at the time. Luxurious Louis XVI-style crystal chandeliers and several ornamental wall lights were installed in all the halls and vestibules, which along with the chandeliers made up a total of 143 lighting points. During the government of Estácio Coimbra, from 1926 to 1930, the palace was renovated, decorated and furnished and, in 1967, it was used as the headquarters for the government of the Republic, under President Arthur da Costa e Silva and Governor Nilo de Sousa Coelho. In 1980, the city officially renamed the area Praça da República, but the expression Campo das Princesas remains to this day. A stage for major events and a witness to important political meetings, the Campo das Princesas Palace has stood on the same spot that Count Maurício de Nassau chose as the seat of Pernambuco's government since the 17th century. Notes and references Notes References See also Legislative Assembly of Pernambuco External links History of the Palace (in Brazilian Portuguese) Governor of Pernambuco (in Brazilian Portuguese) Neoclassical architecture in Brazil Pernambuco History of Pernambuco Palaces in Brazil Official residences in Brazil Politics of Pernambuco

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inonotus%20hastifer

Inonotus hastifer

Inonotus hastifer, is a species of fungus in the family Hymenochaetaceae, first described by Zdeněk Pouzar in 1981. Distribution and habitat It was noted in North America and Europe, with the most sightings in Europe. It grows in deciduous forest, on dead trunks of hornbeam and beech. References External links hastifer Fungi described in 1981

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mois%C3%A9s%20Ferreira%20%28politician%29

Moisés Ferreira (politician)

Moisés Salvador Coelho Ferreira (born 25 December 1985) is a Portuguese psychologist and politician, who was a member of the Assembly of the Republic, first elected in 2015. References 1985 births 21st-century Portuguese politicians Left Bloc politicians Living people Members of the 13th Assembly of the Republic (Portugal) Members of the 14th Assembly of the Republic (Portugal) Portuguese psychologists

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex%20Pfeiffer

Alex Pfeiffer

Alexandra Mackenzie Pfeiffer (born November 26, 2007) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States national under-17 team. She was signed by the Current at age 15 in 2023. Early life Pfeiffer grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. She played youth soccer for St. Louis Scott Gallagher of the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL), winning under-16 national club title in 2022. Club career Pfeiffer signed a three-year contract with the Kansas City Current in October 2023 at 15 years and 338 days old, becoming the fourth-youngest signing in NWSL history. She scored on her NWSL debut against the Portland Thorns in March 2024, becoming the youngest scorer in NWSL history at 16 years, 3 months, and 20 days old. International career Pfeiffer trained with the national youth program at the under-15, under-16, and under-17 levels. References External links Alex Pfeiffer at the Kansas City Current Living people 2007 births Soccer players from St. Louis American women's soccer players Women's association football forwards United States women's youth international soccer players Kansas City Current players National Women's Soccer League players

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aoi%20Yamada

Aoi Yamada

Aoi Yamada (山田 葵, Yamada Aoi, born June 24, 2000) is a Japanese dancer, model and actress based in Tokyo. Her dance form is inspired by expressionist and butoh movements. In 2021, Yamada performed at the closing ceremony of the 2020 Summer Olympics. As an actress, Yamada has appeared in the television series First Love (2022) and in the drama film Perfect Days (2023). Early life Aoi Yamada was born on June 24, 2000 in Nagano, Japan. She become interested in dance and fashion at a young age. Career Yamada moved to Tokyo at age 15 to pursue a career as a dancer. She then started to model and perform in numerous music videos and stage performances, including at Baselworld in 2018 and 2019. Yamada has also performed at the Yokohama Sogo Museum of Art and for the Kanagawa Arts Theatre. During the closing ceremony of the 2020 Summer Olympics, held in Toyko, Yamada danced a solo performance. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Yamada went viral on social media for videos of herself dancing with vegetables. The videos brought her to the attention of fashion designer Stella McCartney, with whom she will collaborate frequently in the future. Yamada also modeled for Fred Perry, Lacoste, Rabanne, and Uniqlo. She has appeared in the magazines Numéro, Bella, Madame Figaro and Rice. Yamada made her acting debut in 2021 in a minor role in the Wowow drama FM999 999WOMEN‘S SONGS. She subsequently acted in the short film Somewhere in the Snow and in the romantic TV series First Love. Yamada next appeared as Aya in the 2023 film by Wim Wenders, Perfect Days, opposite Koji Yakusho. Yamada is part of the WACK unit AiNATOAOI alongside singer and idol Aina the End. The duo previously collaborated on the music video for "Red:birthmark". References 2000 births Living people

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsh%C3%BCvau

Tshüvau

Tshüvau village or Tsuwao village, comprising of about 141 households comes under Panso circle of Noklak district, Nagaland, India. The language most widely spoken is Patsho Khiamniungan, that of the Patsho people there. Agriculture People living in Tsuwao depend on multiple skills, total workers are 572 out of which men are 283 and women are 289. Total 355 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 167 are cultivated by men and 188 are women. References Villages in Nagaland Villages in Noklak district

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural%20Gas%20Wellhead%20Decontrol%20Act%20of%201989

Natural Gas Wellhead Decontrol Act of 1989

The Natural Gas Wellhead Decontrol Act of 1989 (NGWDA) is an act that amends the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 to declare that the price guidelines for the first sale of natural gas do not apply to: Expired, terminated, or post-enactment contracts executed after the date of enactment of this Act; and Certain renegotiated contracts. It would initiate decontrols as of May 15, 1991, for natural gas produced from newly spudded wells. It permanently repealed wellhead price controls beginning on January 1, 1993. By means of Senate bill 783, the NGWDA was amended to eliminate wellhead price and nonprice controls on the first sale of natural gas, and to make technical and conforming amendments to the NGWDA. The bill describes interim elimination of lawful prices and makes permanent elimination of wellhead price controls effective on January 1, 1993. Criticism The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review address this act in its 1989 article Our Experience Under the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978, and Its Relevance to the Natural Gas Wellhead Decontrol Act of 1989 with the following conclusion:The drafting of the Decontrol Act was the result of a political compromise. The history of natural gas regulation is replete with political compromises that eventually hurt the gas industry or consumers. Congress, in refusing to learn from history, may have doomed the natural gas industry by repeating past mistakes. Alfred Kahn, in discussing the dismantling of the Civil Aeronautics Board, said that a short transition from regulation to free market is desirable in order to limit the distortions of the transition. By ignoring this wisdom and by ignoring our experience under the NGPA in the early 1980s, we may have condemned the natural gas industry and its consumers to suffer these distortions for another two years. References Energy law Natural gas industry Oil and gas law

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1923%20in%20Switzerland

1923 in Switzerland

The following is a list of events, births, and deaths in 1923 in Switzerland. Incumbents Federal Council: Karl Scheurer (president) Giuseppe Motta Edmund Schulthess Jean-Marie Musy Heinrich Häberlin Robert Haab Ernest Chuard Births 10 January – Henry Haller, Swiss-American chef (died 2020 in the United States) 10 March – Hedy Schlunegger, alpine skier (died 2003) 23 April – Eugen Huber, jurist and creator of the Swiss Civil Code (born 1849) 21 May – Armand Borel, mathematician (died 2003 in the United States) 4 July – Rudolf Friedrich, politician (died 2013) 18 December – Émile Knecht, rower (died 2019) References 1920s in Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virdem

Virdem

Virdem was a file virus for MS-DOS. It was the first file virus. It was written by Ralf Burger in 1986 as a demonstration program for Chaos Computer Club conference. The virus spreads by attaching to files with the .COM file extension. It is one of the oldest viruses for MS-DOS computers. In December 1986, Burger distributed the virus at the Chaos Computer Club conference in Hamburg, Germany. The virus could copy itself and attach that copy to any .COM files. Virdem was fairly harmless as it announces its presence clearly. Infection and symptoms Virdem overwrites the host with its own code and save the original program at the very end. It was a direct-action virus and did not spread fast. It only infected files that had a COM extension. When an infected file is run, the next uninfected program becomes infected. When infected, small COM files, less than 11k, grows by 2559 bytes and larger files grow by 1336 bytes. Infected programs asks to guess a number between 0 and n where # is the generation number of the virus plus one. If you guess correctly, the program runs if not, it returns to DOS. Technical Details It doesn't intercept interrupt 24h so a write-protected disk will give an "Abort, Retry, Ignore" message. Read-only files are set to read/write, infected and then not set back to read-only. The virus had two NOP instructions at the beginning of the file. References External links Malware Example: VIRDEM.COM Computer viruses

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Janthina typica

Janthina typica is an extinct species of holoplanktonic sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Epitoniidae, the violet snails or purple storm snails. Distribution Fossils of this marine species were found in the Azores and also in Pliocene strata in Victoria, Australia. References Bronn, H. G. (1861 ["1860"]). Die fossilien Reste von Santa Maria, der südlichsten der Azorischen Inseln. Untersucht und beschreiben von Dr. H.G. Bronn. Pp. 116–129, in: Hartung, G. (ed.), Die Azoren in ihrer äusseren Erscheinung und nach ihrer geognostischen Natur geschildert von George Hartung, mit beschreibung der fossilen reste von Prof. H.G. Bronn. Engelmann, Leipzig. Cossmann (M.), 1925 - Essais de Paléoconchologie comparée. livraison 13, p. 1-345 Tate, R. (1893). The gastropods of the older Tertiary of Australia. Part 4. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 17: 316–345. Bartrum, J. A. (1919). New fossil Mollusca. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. 51: 96–100. Maxwell, P. A. (2009). Cenozoic Mollusca. pp 232–254 in Gordon, D. P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. External links Simone, L. R. L. (2014). Taxonomic study on the molluscs collected during the Marion-Dufresne expedition (MD55) off SE Brazil: the Naticidae (Mollusca: Caenogastropoda). Zoosystema. 36(3): 563-593 Beu A.G. (2017). Evolution of Janthina and Recluzia (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Epitoniidae). Records of the Australian Museum. 69(3): 119-222 Epitoniidae Gastropods described in 1861