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74395616 | Brigitte Bardot (song) | Brigitte Bardot is a samba song composed in 1962 by Brazilian composer and journalist Miguel Gustavo (real name Miguel Gustavo Werneck de Sousa Martins).
History.
The song is a popular march and was inspired by the French actress Brigitte Bardot. In 1978 it was brought to the fore by the Belgian duo Two Man Sound in the famous "Disco Samba" medley.
Lyrics.
Original
Brigitte Bardot Bardot,
<br>Brigitte beijou beijou,
<br>Na tela do cinema todo o munedo se afogou.
Free translation
Brigitte Bardot Bardot,
<br>Brigitte she kissed she kissed,
<br>On the movie screen, the whole world drowned.
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74395651 | Tag-araw, Tag-ulan | Tag-araw, Tag-ulan is a 1992 Philippine drama film directed by Celso Ad. Castillo. The film stars Dina Bonnevie and Gary Estrada.
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74395654 | Hope of Korea | Hope of Korea (, HoK) is a scientific political party in South Korea. The Party focuses on scientific politics, technocracy, and centrist pragmatism.
The party was established by Parliamentarian Yang Hyang-ja on 28 July 2023. On July 15, 2021, Yang was expelled from the Democratic Party for her handling of sexual misconduct in her office. A female employee of Yang's regional office in Gwangju complained of sexual harassment by Yang's cousin, who also worked at the office. Yang then inflicted second punishment by gaslighting the victim, ignoring the complaints, and denying the situation in interviews.
The Party is expected to run in the 2024 South Korean legislative election.
As of 20 July 2023, the Party has not completed the requirements to become a legal Party under the rules of the National Elections Commission.
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74395679 | List of Darna (2022 TV series) characters | Mars Ravelo's Darna (or simply Darna) is a 2022 Philippine superhero series based on Mars Ravelo's fictional character creation of the same name, under the production of JRB Creative Production and ABS-CBN Entertainment. It stars Jane de Leon in the titular role, her archenemy Janella Salvador, together with the ensemble casts Joshua Garcia, Zaijan Jaranilla, Rio Locsin and Paolo Gumabao. The series revolves around two story arcs (Season 1 and Season 2), a total of 130 episodes throughout its run.
The Extras.
"The Extras" are "notorious for wreaking havoc and spreading terror across Nueva Esperanza". Their powers were drawn from the Martean Cyborg filled with green chrysalis (crystals) that exploded.
The Super Soldiers.
Under the command of General Borgo, "The Super Soldiers" is "a gang of villains who banded together" in Nueva Esperanza and vows to help him with his plans of conquering the galaxy and defeating Darna. Each of them were given separate superpowers.
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74395703 | Pandini | Pandini is an Italian surname.
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74395709 | Organic phase | The organic phase is an organic solvent, usually diethyl ether or dichloromethane which has minimal solubility in water, used in extraction.
For instance ethanol would be a poor extraction solvent because it forms a solution with water.
Organic extraction solvents do not mix with water and instead form distinct layers, much like oil and water. The denser liquid is the bottom layer. Compounds get separated based on which liquid the are more soluble in.
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74395718 | Joyce Daniel | Joyce Daniel (1890–1985) created early birth control clinics in Wales for what is now named the Family Planning Association
Life.
Alice Amelia Hyrons and Walter Lee. who was a church minister, had three daughters and Joyce was their last. She was educated in Kent before she took work in the banking industry in the West Midlands. She moved to Pontypridd in South Wales after she married a widower on 23 April 1918 where her husband and his son lived. Her husband was a solicitor and they had two sons in 1919 and 1922. Her husband's first wife had died in childbirth.
Daniel came to the notice of Janet Chance because she organised the dispersian of maternity parcels which were donated by the Lord Mayor's Distress Fund. Janet Chance contacted her and told her of her failure to raise any support in the area to establish a birth control clinic in Pontypridd. Daniel was not deterred and she invited the influential women around to her house where it was agreed that a clinic was needed and that they would organise and fund it. The local authority health committee refused permission for one of their rooms to be used, but Daniel lobbied the committee members and the decision was reversed.
This was the first successful clinic, Marie Stopes, had a caravan that had recently toured South Wales and a clinic had opened in Abertillery Hospital in 1925 but it soon closed. Daniel's efforts were aided by a government memo that authorised (but did not encourage) local authrities to provide birth control advice. Memo 153/MCW only allowed this where further pregnancies would be injurious to health.
The National Birth Control Association recognised Daniel as their South Wales organiser and under her leadership Medical Officers and councils were lobbied. Memo 153/MCW gave authority for medical professionals to take action but they were not obliged. Moreover, Daniel and her supporters could not advertise this service as it was only meant to be available where a woman's health was at risk. Professionals were not keen and women would exaggerate their ignorance about birth control techniques. Daniel reported that Medical Officers failed to tell their doctors that the birth control service was available. Some doctors were opposed to the whole idea and only referred cases that that were "dire". Patients reported that Doctors would warn women that they shouyld not have any more children but they offered no advice to support couples in avoiding further pregnancies.
By 1939 there were over a dozen clinics in the South Wales valleys following Pontypridd's lead and they were created by local authorities. Daniel wanted to avoid seeing women exhausted by large families and illegal abortions. She served for thirty years and her donation of unpaid overtime was noted. She was opposed to abortion and she was a committed member of her local church.
She died in 1985 at Eltham and her ashes were buried in Pontypridd.
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74395725 | Fisheries Industry in Kollam | The fisheries industry in Kollam is a major economic driver for the city and the surrounding region. Kollam is located on the coast of Kerala, India, and has a number of major fishing ports. The city is also home to a number of fish processing plants, and it is a major exporter of fish products.
The fisheries industry in Kollam has a long history. The city has been a major fishing center for centuries, and it was once the capital of the erstwhile princely state of Travancore. The industry has grown significantly in recent years, and it is now one of the most important economic sectors in Kollam. Fuel pumps operating in the Neendakara, Shaktikulangara, Alappad and Azheekal areas.
27 fishing villages are present in Kollam district. The fishing sector directly employs around 100,000 people, and the fish processing sector employs around 50,000 people. The industry also indirectly employs a large number of people in supporting activities, such as boat building, ice making, and transportation. The main types of fish caught in the area are sardines, mackerel, tuna, and shrimp. The fish processing plants in Kollam produce a variety of products, including frozen fish, canned fish, and fishmeal. It is mostly export-oriented, and the main export markets are the Middle East, Europe, and the United States.
Indo-Norwegian Project.
Indo-Norwegian Project, started in 1953 in Neendakara, Kollam on the basis of a tripartite agreement between the United Nations, the Government of India and the Government of Norway. It is said, inter alia, that the Government of Norway will " assist the Government of India in carrying out a programme of development Projects to contribute to the furtherance of the economic and social welfare of the people of India
Inland Fisheries.
Ashtamudi Lake and Azheekal Lake are major contributors to the inland fisheries in Kerala. The clam fishery in Ashtamudi Lake began in 1981 and supports the livelihoods of around 3,000 fisherfolk involved in collecting, cleaning, processing, and trading clams. The growth of the commercial fishery in Ashtamudi was driven by demand from Vietnam, Thailand, and Malaysia in the 1980s and 1990s. The catch peaked at 10,000 tonnes per year in 1991, but declined by 50% in 1993 due to overfishing.
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74395741 | Anopheles plumbeus | Anopheles plumbeus is a species of mosquito found in Europe and can also be found in the near East and northern Africa. It is anthropophilic and can be a nuisance mosquito, biting persistently during dawn, dusk and also during the day. "A. plumbeus" can transmit the malaria agent Plasmodium falciparum. "A. plumbeus" has been collected from forested areas, but also from rural and urban areas. It breeds in treeholes, water-filled containers or discarded tyres. The species is similar in appearance to A. claviger.
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74395800 | Otostigminae | Otostigminae is a large subfamily of centipedes, containing nearly half of all species in the family Scolopendridae. Members of this subfamily are abundant and widespread throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the world, mostly in Africa, Asia (particularly Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent), and Australia.
Classification.
This subfamily includes the following genera and species:
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74395805 | Alina Böhm | Alina Böhm (born 14 June 1998) is a German judoka. She won the 2022 European Judo Championships in the 78 kg category and was a part of the German team who won bronze in the mixed team event at the 2022 World Judo Championships.
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74395822 | Neendakara Port | Neendakara port ("Neendakara Fishing Harbour") is an intermediate port located in the Kollam district of Kerala. It is situated on the Ashtamudi Lake, which comprises both sides - Neendakara and Sakthikulangara. The port is used for fishing and cargo transportation. It has the capacity to contain over 500 fishing boats at a time.
The history of Neendakara port dates back to the early 16th century, when Portuguese traders settled in Kollam. Their ships passed through the Neendakara bar, which is now the site of the Neendakara Bridge. The bridge is part of National Highway 66, which connects the village of Neendakara to Sakthikulangara across the Ashtamudi Lake.
The name "Neendakara" means "a long bank" in Malayalam. The port is also known as the "Norwegian Project" because the headquarters of the Indo-Norwegian Fisheries Community project was based in Neendakara until 1961. The port has a natural depth of 12 feet and has a fish landing center that handles over 100,000 tonnes of fish per year.
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74395842 | Ankur Sharma (disambiguation) | Ankur Sharma may refer to:
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74395870 | Othman Al-Othman | Othman Al-Othman (; born 15 April 2003) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Saudi Professional League club Al-Fateh.
Club career.
Al-Othman began his career at the youth team of Al-Fateh. On 12 July 2021, he signed his first professional contract with the club. He made his debut on 7 January 2021 in match to Al Wehda, replacing Mohammed Al-Saeed.
Honours.
Saudi Arabia U20
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74395884 | Joint grass | Joint grass may refer to:
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74395948 | Yangon Women United | The woman’s section of the Burmese Football Club, Yangon United F.C.
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74395971 | Madukuro train crash | The Madukuro train crash occurred on 18 July 2023, at Madukuro, in Semarang of Central Java, Indonesia, when a Brantas intercity train collided with a semi-trailer truck. No one died, but one person was injured after jumping out at the site of the crash.
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74395972 | Dushyant Dubey | Dushyant Dubey is an Indian social activist, known for co-founding wall-painting project Freedom Wall, and providing social help in Karnataka.
Biography.
Starting his social work in Gujarat, he later dedicated himself to help people in dealing with their social issues in Bangalore, Karnataka. Earlier, he had volunteered for Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) during the COVID-19 pandemic in Karnataka.
Frequent in the Reddit' page called "r/bangalore", he is known in the page as "St Broseph". He also co-founded the project Freedom Wall, dedicated to putting up murals of notable Indian figures in street walls.
In May 2023, he went viral on social media for clearing floodwater in Indiranagar.
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74396000 | Patrick Braxton | Patrick Braxton is an American politician.
He is known for being involved in a civil rights dispute, after being the first elected black mayor of the town Newbern, Alabama. He was the only candidate to file for election in 2020, and then was obstructed by the previous administration from assuming office. Braxton has alleged that this obstruction was racially motivated. He filed suit in 2023, and his case has received attention from various regional news sources.
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74396005 | Musa Keys | Musa Appreciate Makamu, professionally known as Musa Keys, is a South African record producer born in Giyani and raised in Flora Park, Polokwane. Makamu is known for his 2021 single "Vula Mlomo" which was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA).
In 2023 the record producer took home a Metro FM Music Award for Best Styled Artist where he was nominated alongside the likes of Mafikizolo, Sjava, Daliwonga and Sino Msolo.
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74396019 | Athena Kühn | Athena Kühn is an American soccer player who plays for Sporting de Huelva.
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74396025 | Czech Republic–Peru relations | Czech Republic–Peru relations are the bilateral relations between the Czech Republic and Peru. Both countries are members of the United Nations.
History.
Peru first established relations with Czechoslovakia on July 11, 1922. In 1937, the diplomatic representation between both countries was raised to the level of Embassy, with the latter opening an embassy in Lima the same year.
After the German occupation of Czechoslovakia—now the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia—Peru ceased to recognize Czechoslovakia as a sovereign state. However, as World War II progressed, Peru maintained relations with the Czechoslovak government-in-exile, among others, now based in London.
After the war, both countries reestablished relations, which continued into the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic until October 4, 1957, when Peru, under Manuel A. Odría's government, broke relations with the state. After the 1968 Peruvian coup d'état and the establishment of Juan Velasco Alvarado's Revolutionary Government, relations were renewed in 1968 and raised to the level of embassy in 1969.
In 1996, one of the hostages during the Japanese embassy hostage crisis was Czech "chargé d'affaires" (a.i.) Ľubomír Hladík.
Relations again continued into the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic, and after the country ceased to exist in 1993, the Peruvian government recognized the Czech Republic and Slovakia as its successor states. As of 2023, Peru maintains an embassy in Prague, and the ambassador in Vienna is accredited to Slovakia.
High-level visits.
High-level visits from the Czech Republic to Peru
High-level visits from Peru to the Czech Republic
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74396045 | Ali Al Jassem | Ali Salah Al Jassem (; born 13 March 2001) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Saudi Professional League club Al-Fateh.
Club career.
Al Jassem began his career at the youth team of Al-Fateh. On 23 August 2021, he signed his first professional contract with the club. He made his debut on 1 January 2022 in match to Al-Nasser.
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74396048 | Dimitris Kamposos | Dimitris Kamposos (born in Argos) is a Greek politician. A member of New Democracy, he is the current mayor of Argos-Mykines.
On 8 June 2018, he was expelled from New Democracy for supporting the beating of mayor of Thessaloniki Yiannis Boutaris, posting "this is the fate of TRAITORS", referring to the victim's support for the Prespa Agreement, and antisemitic comments, saying "I bother Boutaris, the favourite of the Jews" and "he wears the cap. Because I don't wear the cap [...] everyone has to attack me".
On 19 July 2023, Kyriakos Mitsotakis decided to add him back into the party.
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74396060 | Kpop (song) | "Kpop" is an upcoming song by American rapper Travis Scott featuring Canadian singer the Weeknd, and Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny, scheduled to be released on July 21, 2023, through Epic and Cactus Jack Records as the lead single from Scott's upcoming fourth studio album "Utopia". It is Scott's first single as the primary artist since 2021's simultaneously released singles "Escape Plan" and "Mafia".
Background.
Scott announced the collaboration on his social media accounts on July 19, 2023. Both Bad Bunny and the Weeknd had previously been among artists named to appear on "Utopia", with Scott previewing an unreleased song featuring Bad Bunny at a club in Monaco in May 2023. Bad Bunny said in an interview with "Rolling Stone" in its July/August 2023 issue that he and Scott "worked on that a while back".
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74396101 | Mokradła, West Pomeranian Voivodeship | Mokradła is a settlement in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, located within the Gmina Świerzno, Kamień County.
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74396105 | 2023–24 CEV Champions League qualification | This article shows the qualification phase for the 2023–24 CEV Champions League. 14 teams play in the qualification round. The three remaining teams will join the other 17 teams automatically qualified for the League round. All 11 eliminated teams will compete in the 2023–24 CEV Cup.
Participating teams.
The drawing of lots took place on 19 July 2023 in Luxembourg City.
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74396106 | Swimming at the 2000 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley SM5 | The men's 200 metre individual medley SM5 event took place on 20 October 2000 in Sydney, Australia.
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74396122 | 2023 North Queensland Cowboys Women season | The 2023 North Queensland Cowboys Women season is the first in the club's history. Coached by Ben Jeffries and captained by Kirra Dibb and Tallisha Harden, they compete in the NRLW's 2023 Telstra Women's Premiership.
Representatives.
The following players played a representative match in 2023.
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74396131 | Abdullah Al-Anazi | Abdullah Sufuq Al-Anazi (; born 19 January 2003) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Saudi Professional League club Al-Fateh.
Club career.
Al-Anazi began his career at the youth team of Al-Fateh. On 23 August 2021, he signed his first professional contract with the club. He made his debut on 1 January 2022 in match to Al-Nassr, replacing Ahmed El Geaidy. On 7 June 2023, Al-Fateh announces a successful surgery for Al-Anazi".
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74396140 | Agence nationale pour la gestion des déchets radioactifs | The Agence nationale pour la gestion des déchets radioactifs (ANDRA), or National agency for the management of radioactive waste is a 'public institution of an industrial and commercial nature' charged with the management of radioactive waste in France.
Placed under the supervision of the ministers for research, the industry and the environment, ANDRA leads complementary industrial, research and public information missions.
The majority of ANDRA's funding comes from producers of radioactive waste.
ANDRA is responsible for the Cigéo deep geological repository project.
Locations.
ANDRA is currently based at five locations:
Andra publishes a national inventory of radioactive materials and wastes every three years, then every five years following the public debate of 2019. The three first inventories were criticised for not containing information on military nuclear sites. Th 1996 edition touches on 29 sites relevant to the ministry of defence and contains military nuclear wastes, and the 1997 edition touches on 45 sites.
Partnerships.
ANDRA develops public-public and public-private partnerships with other organisations. For example:
History.
L'Andra est créée en novembre 1979 au sein du CEA.
En juillet 1991, le rapport Desgraupes suggère que l'Andra soit mieux associée à la gestion des déchets radioactifs, y compris les stériles miniers, le statut de cet organisme (article 2 de l'arrêté du 7 novembre 1979) lui donnant d'ailleurs compétence sur toutes les opérations de gestion à long terme des déchets radioactifs.
En 1983, l'ANDRA sélectionne vingt-huit sites dont la géologie serait favorable à l'installation d'un centre de stockage souterrain pour les déchets radioactifs à haute activité et à vie longue. De vives oppositions locales contraignent l'Andra à abandonner les recherches sur ces sites.
En 1991, la loi Bataille donne à l'Andra son indépendance par rapport au CEA, avec le statut d'établissement public à caractère industriel et commercial. L'Andra est notamment chargée de concevoir et de réaliser les nouveaux centres de stockage compte tenu des perspectives à long terme de production et de gestion des déchets et d'effectuer toutes études nécessaires à cette fin, notamment la réalisation et l'exploitation de laboratoires souterrains destinés à l'étude des formations géologiques profondes. L'Andra installe son siège social à Châtenay-Malabry.
EN 2003, l'ANDRA choisit d'inscrire certaines de ses archives sur du papier permanent avec de l'encre résistante, censé garantir une préservation de l'information pendant au moins 300 ans, afin de se conformer au décret du 10 janvier 2003 qui oblige le centre d’enfouissement de déchets radioactifs de la Manche à pérenniser l'information relative aux déchets stockés au-delà de sa fermeture.
Dans le cadre du démantèlement des centrales nucléaires françaises, l'ANDRA lance un appel d'offres en dans le but de développer les solutions technologiques les plus innovantes visant à réduire au minimum l'impact en termes de déchets nucléaires. Selon les estimations, le démantèlement des centrales va générer 2,1 millions de mètres cubes de déchets. Le Conseil constitutionnel censure le l’insertion dans la loi pour la croissance, l'activité et l'égalité des chances économiques, dite loi Macron, d’un article définissant la réversibilité adopté au Sénat le 18 avril précédent sur proposition de Gérard Longuet, au motif qu’il ne présente pas de lien, même indirect, avec les dispositions figurant dans le projet de loi. Cette disposition est toutefois reprise dans la loi fixant le cadre du projet Cigéo adoptée en juillet 2016.
Au projet de loi de finances 2017, le budget de l'ANDRA est imputé sur le programme budgétaire 174 ENERGIE, CLIMAT ET APRES-MINES du Ministère de l'Ecologie.
Cigéo.
En 1999, l'ANDRA est chargée par l'État de créer un laboratoire souterrain pour l'étude du stockage des déchets radioactifs dans le sous-sol de la commune de Bure, et à l'exploiter jusqu'en 2006. Le projet consiste à tester le stockage en profondeur (500 mètres de profondeur), dans une couche d’argile, des déchets classés parmi les plus dangereux de l'activité nucléaire, une solution visant à les rendre inoffensifs d'ici 100000 ans. Elle achète progressivement les terrains concernés et crée à Saudron un centre pour exposer au public les principes de l'enfouissement. 1650 mètres de souterrains sont construits.
La construction de ce laboratoire souterrain provoque une forte opposition chez certains des riverains concernés. En échange de l'utilisation du sous-sol, l'ANDRA consacre une enveloppe budgétaire de 5 millions de francs français par an à l'aide aux communes (10 millions en 1997), et promet 60 millions de francs français en cas de construction du laboratoire. Les opposants au projet y voient une tentative de corruption des responsables politiques de la région.
En , la SGN et la COGEMA signent un contrat cadre avec l'ANDRA portant sur la faisabilité du projet.
L’ANDRA précise que, sous réserve de l'obtention des autorisations nécessaires, elle propose de suivre le calendrier prévisionnel suivant :
Governance.
Administrative council.
Le conseil est composé de 23 membres : deux représentants du Parlement ; six représentants de l’État ; sept personnalités qualifiées ; huit représentants des salariés de l’Agence. Depuis le 9 mai 2019, il est présidé par Adolphe Colrat, préfet hors classe.
Scientific council.
Le Conseil scientifique est créé par loi du 30 décembre 1991. Il est composé de douze membres au plus, nommés pour cinq ans. Les membres sont des experts français et étrangers, femmes et hommes, choisis par les Ministères, sur proposition de l’Andra. Le Conseil scientifique émet des avis sur la stratégie, les programmes de recherche et les résultats présentés par l'Agence.
Communication.
L'agence déclare disposer d'un budget communication d'un peu plus d'1 million d'euros par an.
Lobbying activity in France.
Pour l'année 2020, l'agence déclare à la Haute Autorité pour la transparence de la vie publique exercer des activités de lobbying en France pour un montant qui n'excède pas 200 000 euros.
Promotion of agency activities.
L'ANDRA édite et diffuse un journal gratuit ( copies) ainsi que des contenus pédagogiques destinés aux enseignants.
Elle finance des vidéo-blogueurs (Simon Puech, Anonimal, David Sheik), l'entreprise Play Bac (2010 et 2017) et le journal "Usbek & Rica" (coproduction du média en ligne "Les Arpenteurs") afin de promouvoir le projet Cigéo.
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74396147 | Kankaanpää terrorism arrests | Kankaanpää terrorism arrests were a string of arrests in Kankaanpää, Finland, against a group of young men who have been investigated for the preparation of a terrorist attack. The men planned blowing up the local refugee center and were equipped with guns and bombs for this purpose.
This is Finland's first case of suspicion of terrorist offenses related to far-right politics in Finland.
Police had been investigating the case since 2019, and at the end of 2021, five Finnish men were imprisoned in the Kankaanpää region and Tampere. Two 25-year-olds, two 26-year-olds and one 23-year-old man are the suspects. Two of them have the same last name. Some of them have attended schools in the Kankaanpää region.
Ideology.
According to police, the radical right wing group represented ideology called accelerationism. According to the ideology, the society is the enemy, and its collapse has to be accelerated through terrorism and violence.
European Police Office Europol participated in the study of the Kankaanpää group by providing expert assistance. According to Europol, in addition to the accelerationism, the Kankaanpää group was motivated by "apocalyptic Satanism". The police found a connection from the tattoos of the leader of the group and the runes found in his apartment to a book known among the far-right about radical satanism called "21 Paths to the Kingdom of Darkness" according to reporters of Yle.
The book tells about a sect known as the Order of Nine Angles that aims to destroy Western democracy and values by creating a new one through chaos and destruction.
Preparation.
In a home search conducted in December 2019, police seized, among other things, a dozen unauthorized firearms from the group. Among the weapons were handguns and shotguns. One of the weapons was a semi-automatic rifle, which had been modified into a fully automatic one. In addition, more than 3,000 cartridges were seized. Forty kilos of dynamite were also seized; nearly 5 kilos of gunpowder, apparently belonging to the Defense Forces, which police said was to be manufactured into pipe bombs; as well as a large number of fuses and different types of explosive primers. In addition, police seized fertilizer, which contains ammonium nitrate. Ammonium nitrate and fuel oil can be made into explosive named Anfo. Of the materials found by the police, it is possible to build a bomb similar to the one used by Anders Behring Breivik's attack in Oslo in 2011. The fertilizer had also been made into a ready explosive. There were more than 100 liters of fertilizer. In addition, the group held a wide range of military equipment, including gas masks, helmets, field suits and combat vests.
Plan.
Police suspect that five men in the group had learned the use of weapons and explosives to carry out an explosive attack Niinisalo refugee center. That refugee center had ceased operations before the group was exposed, but the group continued to plan the terrorist attack nonetheless.
When empty refugee center burned on the ground on December 1, 2015, the team leader released a video filmed of the fire before the fire department arrived. The man was the main suspect in arson, but police failed to gather sufficient evidence to prosecute.
Police investigation.
During 2021, the members of the group were subjected to large-scale electronic surveillance by the police. Wiretapping and by observing in secret, the police found out that the leader of the Kankaanpää group had close links with the main far-right leaders of Finland, among others neo-Nazi organization Nordic Resistance Movement as well as the local chapters of the American groups Hammerskins and Atomwaffen Division and they are suspected of having had a significant impact on the operations of the Kankaanpää group.
For years, members of the Kankaanpää neo-Nazi group had committed various acts of street violence in Kankaanpää. The group had an internal code that was enforced with violence.
Arrest.
Five men were arrested at the end of 2021 for preparing for a terrorist offense and for an intentional explosive offense committed for terrorist purposes.
The District Court released four suspects in custody in January 2022 and one in the past.
Criminal codes in the preliminary investigation include a serious firearms offense committed for terrorist purposes, intentional committed for terrorist purposes explosive offense, training for the commission of a terrorist offense and aggravated theft for terrorist purposes. A offender is considered to have a terrorist purpose if his purpose is to cause serious fear among the population, or alternatively to force the authority to either do something, not do something or tolerate something.
The case has moved into prosecution.
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74396172 | 2024 Six Nations Under 20s Championship | The 2024 Six Nations Under 20s Championship is scheduled to be the 17th Six Nations Under 20s Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship for players under 20 years of age. Ireland are the reigning champions, having won the title in both 2022 and 2023.
Table.
Table ranking rules
Fixtures.
The fixtures for the tournament were announced on 20 July 2023.
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74396181 | Swimming at the 2000 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley SM6 | The men's 200 metre individual medley SM6 event took place on 20 October 2000 in Sydney, Australia.
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74396198 | José Luis Ballester (golfer) | José Luis Ballester Barrio (born 18 August 2003) is a Spanish amateur golfer. He won the 2020 Spanish Amateur and the European Amateur and European Amateur Team Championship in 2023.
Early life and family.
Ballester was born in Castellón and is known as "Josele". His parents are José Luis Ballester, an Olympic swimmer, and Sonia Barrio, a field hockey player that won gold at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Ballester is coached by Sergio García's father and considers Sergio to be a mentor, and uses Joaquin Niemann's mental coach.
Amateur career.
Ballester had a successful junior career and lost the final of the 2018 Boys Amateur Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club to Conor Gough, 3 & 1. In 2019 he won the Spanish U-16 Championship and played for Spain in the European Young Masters, where he won silver at Kunětická Hora in the Czech Republic. He was runner-up at the 2019 Junior Orange Bowl International and the 2020 Desert Amateur in the United States.
Ballester won the 2020 Spanish Amateur at Real Club Sevilla Golf, beating Jannik De Bruyn of Germany 3 & 1 in the final.
In 2021, Ballester enrolled at Arizona State University and started playing college golf with the Arizona State Sun Devils men's golf team, where he earned All-American honors in each of his first two seasons. He has trained with Sun Devils alumni Jon Rahm and Phil Mickelson.
He replaced Eugenio Chacarra who turned professional before the event at the 2022 Arnold Palmer Cup in Switzerland, and won 3½ of 4 possible points as the international team beat the Americans 33–27.
In 2023 he won the European Amateur by 2 strokes at Pärnu Bay Golf Links in Estonia, which earned him invitation to the 2023 Open Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club.
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74396202 | Kaziba Chiefdom | The Kaziba Chiefdom (French: "Chefferie de Kaziba") is a traditional administrative unit located in the Walungu Territory of South Kivu Province in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Its capital is Lwanguku, situated approximately 55km south of Bukavu City. The chiefdom is bordered to the east by the Luvubu River and the Bafuliiru Chiefdom, to the south by the Lulimbohwe River, Kashandja River, and Magaja River, which separate it from the Luhwindja Chiefdom. To the north, it is bordered by the Mugaba River and Luzinzi River, which constitute its limits with the Ngweshe Chiefdom, and to the west by the Itombwe Mountains and Lake Lungwa, separating it from the Luindi Chiefdom and Burhinyi Chiefdom. Covering an area of 195 km2, it has a population of 44,235, the majority of whom are Shi people.
The Kaziba Chiefdom is home to the Shi people (plural: Bamushi or Bashi), the ethnic group that predominates in the area. The traditional chief, known as the Mwami, plays a crucial role in maintaining law and order and preserving the cultural heritage of the Shi people.
Etymology.
The appellation "Kaziba" predominantly originates from the populace known as the "Bazibaziba," a sub-group of the Bashi people residing in the region. Traditionally, the Bazibaziba were adept artisans who specialized in working with copper and iron ore, crafting agricultural implements and jewelry. Their craftsmanship was highly regarded, and their creations were traded and sold throughout the Great Lakes region, encompassing modern-day eastern parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, and Uganda. Originally, the population was referred to as the ""Bahanga Nyumpa"," which translates to "Builders of Houses." However, the name "Bazibaziba" emerged due to an event involving Kangere, a Mwami of the dynasty, who committed a fiendish and truculent act. Kangere had kidnapped his nephew's cow named "Mwihwa" in the Mashi language, inexpiable delinquency. In response, his subjects expressed their opprobrium by lowering their heads and closing their eyes, an action known as "Kuziba" in Mashi. This pivotal event gave rise to the new name "Bazibaziba," which means "those who close their eyes," and eventually led to the name "Kaziba."
Geography.
Kaziba Chiefdom is located in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), sharing borders with Rwanda to the east and Kabare Territory to the north. It lies about forty kilometers north of Bukavu, measured as the crow flies, and is accessible through a 55-kilometer road section connecting it to Bukavu city. The chiefdom is situated at an altitude ranging from 1500m to 3200m above sea level, situated within the Mitumba Mountains. The rugged relief of Kaziba Chiefdom is characterized by towering mountains, which cover approximately half of the chiefdom's surface and reach heights of up to 3200m above sea level. The central part of the region is marked by the "V" valley of the Luzinzi River, offering a contrasting landscape amidst the high mountains. Towards the north, plateaus dominate the terrain, specifically in the Cibanda and Cihumba groupings, with an average altitude of 1900m.
Hydrology.
Kaziba Chiefdom is rich predominantly in rivers, streams, and springs. The region is home to approximately 104 rivers, 196 springs, and 30 ponds. Notably, the chiefdom is flanked by significant rivers, including the Kashanja River, Nachibumdu River, Mugaba River, Kabuje River, Nkombo River, Shaliro River, Magaja River, and Luvubu River.
The Luvubu River originates from Mount Mukono in the southeastern part of Kaziba Chiefdom. It eventually joins the Ruzizi River, coursing between the boundaries of Kaziba and Bafiliiru Chiefdoms, dotted with gorges and rapids. The river's left tributaries include Cibunguza, Lurhale, Luke, and Chitanzi, while Kabindja serves as its main right tributary, accompanied by numerous smaller streams. Moreover, Kaziba Chiefdom's water resources encompass two hydrographic basins: the rivers of the Ruzizi watershed and the Luzinzi River, originating from the southern mountain range, particularly the Mubuga swamps. The Luzinzi River flows forcefully through the Kashozi "groupement" (grouping) before converging with the Lulindja River, forming the valley that bears its name. This river immensely contributes to the chiefdom's prosperity by enabling market gardening, food crop cultivation, and serving as a source of construction materials like rubble, sand, gravel, and even precious materials like gold. Lwashanja River is another significant waterway sourced from Lake Mudekera in the Cirimiro "groupement", known for its extraordinary Lwashanja fall. The river eventually joins the Namuna River in Luhwinja Chiefdom, acting as a boundary between Kaziba and Luhwinja Chiefdoms.
Aside from rivers, streams, and springs, the chiefdom includes two lakes of undetermined altitude and lacking fish. Lake Mudekera, situated in the center-west of the chiefdom, is accessible by road. On the other hand, Lake Lungwe, located in the extreme southeast of Kaziba Chiefdom, holds special significance in traditional Kaziba society, believed to be the mythical origin of cows. Despite its lack of fish, both lakes remain relatively unexplored, with Lake Lungwe offering a peek of untouched nature, though oppugning to reach due to the absence of a motorable road.
Geology.
The region has a wide range of altitudes and valuable mineral resources. The chiefdom encompassed a rugged terrain with streams flowing on plateaus formed by red corn falls. The plateau valleys are more grounded and feature V-shaped formations. Prominent peaks within the region include Mount Mukono at around 3200m, Mount Kange at approximately 3170m, Mount Mubuga also at around 3170m, Mount Bumwe at 2903m, Mont Ngonone at 2405m, Mount Chinpulungu at 2404m, Mount Nabumbu at 2184m, Mount Ngando at 2025m, Mount Mbogwe at 2025m, and Mount Kahya at around 1900m. The chiefdom featured notable iron deposits, which conventionally served as the primary metal for cutlery and artisanal tools such as hoes, machetes, knives, spears, and bells. The chiefdom is also known to hold copper deposits, most notably in the Bulumbwa "groupement", although these resources remain untapped. Incidentally, the region is rich in gold, with mining activities concentrated in areas like Kashozi, Butuzi, and Chiburhi. Mining, especially gold and cassiterite extraction from Lwindi Chiefdom, plays a pivotal role in the chiefdom's sustenance. Artisanal gold diggers exploit the rivers throughout the region, but the most significant gold deposit is found in the south, within the Kashozi, Butuzi, and Chiburhi groupements at higher altitudes. Additionally, other valuable minerals, such as oil, remain unexploited potential resources.
Vegetation.
The high-altitude region's vegetation has a diverse topography with stepped formations. The dominant plantations include Cypress, "Eucalyptus", "Grevillea", and "Pinus", which serve as valuable resources for timber production and other industries. The region also has altitude forests with Bamboo and "Prunus africana" that support wildlife and ecosystem functions. The cultivation of Coffee and "Cinchona" contributes to the region's economic growth. Amidst the stepped vegetation, altitude forests thrive, providing essential ecological benefits.
Climate.
The Kaziba Chiefdom experiences a humid subtropical climate at higher altitudes. The dry season prevails from mid-June to September, marked by reduced rainfall and lower humidity levels. Clear skies and relatively cooler temperatures create favorable conditions for outdoor activities and agricultural enterprises. Conversely, the rainy season starts from September to May, with increasing rainfall and higher humidity levels.
History.
The Kaziba Chiefdom was officially created on 12th April 1929 by the decree of the district commissioner of Kivu District during the reign of Mwami Majiri Nnakaziba.
Conflict and insecurity.
The region has been plagued by conflict and insecurity during both the First and Second Congo Wars. In the second half of October 1996, during the First Congo War, units of the Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire (AFDL) and the Rwandan Patriotic Army (RPA) massacred 130 civilians in the Kaziba Chiefdom. On October 16th of that year, they callously massacred 36 civilians in the Kaziba Chiefdom's commercial center. The victims' bodies were buried in a mass grave near the Mennonite church in Kaziba Chiefdom's town center. Incidentally, in the Namushuaga/Lukube district, soldiers slaughtered many civilians with spears and machetes. In the Cihumba district, where numerous inhabitants had sought refuge, the armed forces killed at least 11 civilians. These atrocities were accompanied by looting of the hospital, stores, and many dwellings in the region. The small local hydroelectric plant also fell victim to the soldiers' destruction. During the Second Congo War, the Rally for Congolese Democracy (RCD) rebels emerged, further exacerbating insecurity in the region. RCD forces conducted ruthless attacks on civilian populations, committing human rights abuses, massacres, summary executions, and displacements in the Kaziba Chiefdom and surrounding areas. The rebels employed brutal tactics to assert control over local communities and weaken perceived adversaries.
Administrative division.
The Kaziba Chiefdom is divided into smaller units called "groupements" (groupings or groups), which are overseen by traditional leaders known as "mwamis" or "bamis." Each "groupement" is further subdivided into "localités", which are similar to villages and are governed by customary chiefs. The heads of "groupements" provide support to the chiefdom's leadership, while the leaders of localités assist the groupement leaders within their respective areas. The groupement leader is appointed by the paramount Mwami and is typically a member of the royal family. They have the authority to govern their subjects and issue directives on behalf of the chiefdom. Similarly, within each groupement, the groupement leader appoints village chiefs to head individual villages. These village chiefs hold leadership roles within their localités and serve as representatives of the groupement leader at the village level.
"Groupements".
As of 2018, the Kaziba Chiefdom is composed of 15 groupements:
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74396212 | 2023 Raigad landslide | On 20 July 2023, a landslide occurred in Raigad, Maharashtra, in India. The landslide was caused by torrential rains, and resulted in at least 16 deaths, with more than 100 feared trapped under debris.
Preceding days.
In the days leading up to the landslide, India experienced significant rains, with the Yamuna river at its highest level in 45 years. The region where the landslide occurred had been under an "orange" alert over the two days before the event.
Landslide.
The landslide occurred in the "middle of the night" on early 20 July 2023, in the remote mountain hamlet of Irshalwadi, approximately from Mumbai, the capital of Maharashtra. Over 80 people were rescued, and 16 bodies had been recovered. Maharashtra's deputy chief minister, Devendra Fadnavis, told the state assembly that an estimated 225 people lived in the hamlet.
Debris was, in some places, deep. Over 100 people were left missing under the debris.
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74396217 | Taisija Smirnova | Taisija Smirnova (born 24 September 2003) is a Latvian footballer who plays as a Midfielder for Liepāja FS and the Latvia women's national team.
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74396219 | Savitha Nambrath | Savitha Nambrath is a Sound-Designer by profession. Being a sound-designer, she has performed her work independently in the movie named 'Stree’ which gets released in the year 2018.
Awards.
Mindfield Film Festival Albuquerque, Diamond Award, Best sound design
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74396224 | Liu Huanhua | Liu Huanhua (; born 20 August 2001) is a Chinese weightlifter and 2023 Asian Weightlifting Champion currently competing in the men's 96 kg category.
Career.
Huanhua became involved in the sport of weightlifting in Chenzhou at the age of 13, where he was soon identified and drafted by the coach of the Tianjin weightlifting team.
His first recorded appearance was at the 2018 China Youth Championship, competing in the men's 77 kg class. He finished first in both the snatch and clean and jerk, winning a gold medal..
In 2021, Huanhua advanced to the men's 81 kg class at the 14th National Games of China held in Shaanxi. His performances resulted in a third place finish overall.
The subsequent year saw Huanhua further increasing his weight class to the men's 89kg, where he competed in the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá. He finished in sixth place in the snatch event and third in the clean and jerk, cumulating in an overall bronze medal finish.
In 2023, Huanhua continued his upward trajectory in weight class, participating in the men's 96kg category at the 2023 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Jinju. His performances resulted with an overall first place finish, earning him a gold medal. This was achieved through securing first place in the snatch and second place in the clean and jerk. Of note was his 89.48 kg bodyweight, which gave most of his competitors a body weight advantage.
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74396241 | Remi Olutimayin | Remi Olutimayin (born Oluremilekun Nda Olutimayin) is a Nigerian voice director, actor, and producer. He's Nigeria's first director for animation and winner of the African Voice Director Legacy Award 2022. He's also an advocate for the neurodiversity in the country having been diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome as an adult.
Life and career.
Olutimayin was born in February 1978 at in Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria. He attended the Nigerian Air-Force Primary School, Victoria Island and Kings College, Lagos, and later the University of Lagos and Babcock University. While in school, he interned at SO&U Advertising agency. On graduation, he worked at Rhythm 93.7 FM Lagos, where he continued to develop his skill as a voiceover artist and producer.
His first acting role was as the villian on "Coconut Island", an animation short by Nigerian animation studios "Sublim8 Studios" and "Elf Studios." In 2010, he worked on the production of production of a series of animated shorts with Elf Studios, playing different characters in the series. It is the earliest recorded West African animation with a voice director.
In 2011, he produced and voice directed the Nigerian humour podcast series "The Ghenghen International" with Adeyemi Fatona, Olumide Luminus Alabi, Victor Kalu, Femi Sawyerr, and DJ Klem (Clement Kponu). It ran for 2 seasons.
In 2015, he was the voice-director of what’s considered the largest audiobook project in African history "I'm A Graduate, Now What?" Produced by Naomi Lucas
In 2018, he was engaged to voice cast, voice direct, & voice act the Nigerian 3D animated musical 'Gammy & the Living Things' co-voiced and directed by Segun Arinze. It had Jude MI Abaga in the lead, and support cast like Joke Silva, Pete Edochie, Sadiq Daba, Bimbo Akintola, John Dumelo, Bovi, among others.
In 2019, he worked with Project Everyone to voice direct, voice cast and produce a series "The World’s Largest Lesson" in the major Nigerian languages (English, Hausa, Igbo, & Yoruba), in conjunction with Sir Ken Robinson and Aardman Animations.
In 2019, he worked with Collectible Comics to voice the lead character in the animated series 'Man of the Law'. In 2021, he worked with TNC to voice direct "Love, Music, & Dreams", a Nigerian audio drama. In 2022, he voice directed, voice cast, and played the lead role in "Ajaka: Lost In Rome," produced by Ayodele Elegba, Jason L. Richardson (J1 Studios), and Ishmael Street.
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74396270 | Kristiāna Zacmane | Kristiāna Zacmane (born 20 May 1999) is a Latvian footballer who plays as a defender for FK Auda (women) and the Latvia national team.
International career.
Zacmane made her debut for the Latvia national team on 16 February 2022, coming on as a substitute for Sandra Voitāne against Bulgaria.
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74396323 | Agricola (bird) | Agricola is a genus of small passerine birds in the large family Muscicapidae commonly known as the Old World flycatchers. They are restricted to sub-Saharan Africa.
Taxonomy.
A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2023 found that the genus "Melaenornis" was not monophyletic. In the resulting rearrangement, two species were moved from "Melaenornis" to the resurrected genus "Agricola" that had been introduced in 1854 by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte to accommodate the chat flycatcher.
Species.
The genus contains two species:
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74396360 | Arachnids in medicine | Like plants and insects, arachnids have been used for thousands of years in traditional medical practices. Recent scientific research in natural bioactive factors has increased, leading to a renewed interest in venom components in many animals. In 1993 Margatoxin was synthesized from the venom of the "Centruroides margaritatus" the Central American bark scorpion. It is a peptide that selectively inhibits voltage-dependent potassium channels. Patented by Merck, it has the potential to prevent neointimal hyperplasia, a common cause of bypass graft failure.
In addition to medical uses of arachnid defense compounds, a great amount of research has recently been directed toward the synthesis and use of spider silk as a scaffolding for ligament generation. Spider silk is an ideal material for the synthesis of medical skin grafts or ligament implants because it is one of the strongest known natural fibers and triggers little immune response in animals. Spider silk may also be used to make fine sutures for stitching nerves or eyes to heal with little scarring. Medical uses of spider silk is not a new idea. Spider silks have been used for thousands of years to fight infection and heal wounds. Efforts to produce industrial quantities and qualities of spider silk in transgenic goat milk are underway.
Psychoactive scorpions.
Recent news reports claim that use of scorpions for psychoactive purposes is gaining in popularity in Asia. Heroin addicts in Afghanistan are purported to smoke dried scorpions or use scorpion stings to get high when heroin is not available. The use of scorpions as a psychoactive drug reportedly gives an instant high as strong or stronger than heroin. However, there is little information on the long-term effects of using scorpion toxins. The 'scorpion sting craze' has also increased in India with a decreasing availability of other drugs and alcohol available to youth. Young people are reportedly flocking to highway sides where they can purchase scorpion stings that after several minutes of intense pain, supposedly produce a six- to eight-hour feeling of wellbeing.
Tick salvia.
Modern medical research has only recently begun to investigate the drug development potential of blood-feeding insect saliva. These compounds in the saliva of blood feeding insects are capable of increasing the ease of blood feeding by preventing coagulation of platelets around the wound and provide protection against the host's immune response. Currently, over 1280 different protein families have been associated with the saliva of blood feeding organisms. This diverse range of compounds may include:
Currently, some preliminary progress has been made with investigation of the therapeutic properties of tick anticoagulant peptide (TAP) and Ixolaris a novel recombinant tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI) from the salivary gland of the tick, "Ixodes scapularis". Additionally, Ixolaris, a tissue factor inhibitor has been shown to block primary tumor growth and angiogenesis in a glioblastoma model. Despite the strong potential of these compounds for use as anticoagulants or immunomodulating drugs no modern medicines, developed from the saliva of blood-sucking insects, are currently on the market.
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74396375 | José Worster | José Worster Servent (1765–1819) was a Spanish lieutenant general and commander (colonel) of Artillery.
Early career.
Worster enlisted as a cadet at the Royal College of Artillery at Segovia in 1780. By the end of 1789, he had been promoted to lieutenant.
During the War of the Pyrenees, under the orders of Ventura Caro, he saw action at Irún and was promoted to captain in 1795.
During the War of the Oranges, he served in Galicia under the orders of the French general, Marquis de Saint-Simón.
In 1806 he was promoted to lieutenant coronel and appointed commander of artillery at Gijón.
Peninsular War (1807–1814).
Shortly after the outbreak of the war, the Junta de Asturias promoted Worster to lieutenant general and at the beginning of 1809 he was given command of the 5th Division, responsible for defending the line of the river Eo, which forms the boundary between Galicia and Asturias, and liaising with the Army of Galicia. On 11 March he captured Mondoñedo, but was forced to retreat shortly afterwards by the French forces under General Maurice Mathieu.
In April 1809, Worster was stationed at Oviedo, where he commanded the regiments of Gijón and Infiesto, numbering some 2,000 troops.
Marshal Ney captured Oviedo on 19 May, by which time Worster had withdrawn to Castropol. Marquis de La Romana, commander-in-chief of the Army of the Left, ordered him to march towards Oviedo, but when Worster heard that Marshal Ney was approaching Castropol, with vastly superior forces, the Spanish troops were able to escape up into the mountains.
When La Romana dismissed Worster from his command on 12 July, Worster went to Seville to appeal to the Junta Central. The Junta ordered him to return to Asturias, where he then joined the War Council of the Junta del Principado.
In July 1810, he was appointed commander of Artillery at Ferrol, where he remained until August 1811, when he was attached to the 5th Army.
In November 1811 he was promoted to Artillery colonel, and when Ciudad Rodrigo was recovered, in January 1812, Worster was appointed commander of Artillery there.
After Worster had complained directly to Wellington (4 September 1812), the governor, Francisco Dionisio Vives, and the second-in-command of Old Castille, Carlos de España, both accused him of insubordination, for which he was arrested and relieved of his command. On 1 October 1814, the secretary for War published the decree in which Ferdinand VII fully absolved him and he was reinstated in his post at Ciudad Rodrigo.
Post-war career.
In December 1815, Worster was appointed commander of Artillery at Vigo, post he held until October the following year, when he was transferred to the barracks at Toro.
In 1818, he was awarded the Grand Cross of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Hermenegild.
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74396394 | Tereza Janošíková | Tereza Janošíková (born 1999) is a Czech orienteering competitor. She is individual medalist from the World Games, and a team medalist at the European Orienteering Championships.
Biography.
Born in 1999, Janošíková represents the clubs GO78, SK Severka Sumperk, SOB Olomouc, and Suunta Jyvaskyla. She is coached by Jan Petržela.
Competing at the 2017 Junior World Orienteering Championships in Tampere, she won a silver medal in the sprint, and placed 7th in the long distance, 20th in the middle distance, and 7th in the relay with the Czech team. She placed 24th in the sprint at the 2017 World Orienteering Championships. Representing the Czech Republic at the 2017 World Games, she placed 16th in the sprint, and 6th in the sprint relay.
In 2018, she won three medals at the junior world championships, silver medals in the sprint and with the Czech relay team, and a bronze medal in the long distance, as well as placing fourth in the middle distance. She competed at the 2018 World Orienteering Championships, where she placed 5th in the sprint relay, 9th in the relay, and 19th in the sprint. At the 2018 European Orienteering Championships she placed fourth in the sprint relay with the Chech team, and 19th in the sprint.
She won a bronze medal in the middle distance at the 2019 Junior WOC, and placed 5th with the Czech relay team, 6th in the sprint, and 6th in the long distance. At the 2019 World Orienteering Championships she placed 5th in the relay with the Czech team.
In 2021 she placed 4th in the sprint relay at the European championships, 6th in the knockout sprint, and 12th in the sprint. Competing at the 2021 World Orienteering Championships, she placed 5th in the sprint relay with the Czech team, 13th in the long distance, and 14th in the sprint.
She won a silver medal in the sprint at the 2022 World Games. She also placed ninth in the middle distance, and fourth in the sprint relay with the Czech relay team. At the 2022 European Orienteering Championships, she won a silver medal in the relay with the Czech team. She placed 9th in the long distance and 15th in the middle distance at the European championships. Competing at the 2022 World Orienteering Championships, she placed seventh in the sprint, tenth in the knockout sprint, and tenth in the sprint relay with the Czech team. She placed 8th overall in the Orienteering World Cup in 2022.
She placed eighth in the middle distance at the 2023 World Orienteering Championships, and was part of the Czech relay team that finished in fifth place out of 32 starting countries.
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74396441 | 14th Rocket Division | The 14th Kiev-Zhitomir Order of Kutuzov Rocket Division (Russian: 14-я ракетная Киевско-Житомирская ордена Кутузова дивизия) (Military Unit Number 34096) is a military formation of the Russian Strategic Rocket Forces. It is part of the 27th Guards Rocket Army. It is garrisoned in Rechnoy, Mari El Republic.
The unit operates RT-2PM Topol intercontinental ballistic missile launchers.
Structure.
Structure of the unit as of 2000:
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74396442 | George Duller | George Edward Duller (26 January 1891 - 6 June 1962) was a British champion jockey, before becoming a racing car driver and one of the Bentley Boys. In later life, he trained racehorses.
Early life.
He was born in Canning Town, Essex (now London), the eldest of 12 children of George Henry Duller, a horse trainer, and his wife Ellen Clara Green.
Personal life.
He married Violette Cordery's sister. He died at Epsom, Surrey at the August Bank races.
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74396463 | Brazilian Superbike Championship | The Brazilian Superbike Championship was the main motorcycle category in Brazil between 2010.
The Brazilianh Superbike Championship, is the leading road racing superbike championship in the Brazil, and is still acknowledged to be the premier domestic superbike racing series in the South America.
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74396477 | Katrīna Daņilova | Katrīna Daņilova (born 10 May 2004) is a Latvian footballer who plays as a Forward for FS Metta (women) and the Latvia national team.
International career.
Daņilova made her debut for the Latvia national team on 24 June 2022, coming on as a substitute for Viktorija Zaičikova against Luxembourg.
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74396504 | Anna Stavitskaya | Anna Edvardovna Stavitskaya () (born June 26, 1972) is one of the main Russian lawyers specializing in extradition cases, jury trials, and representation before the European Court of Human Rights. She has participated in a number of high-profile trials, including murder of Anna Politkovskaya, scientists accused of espionage (Igor Sutyagin etc.), and the Katyn massacre.
Biography.
Anna Stavitskaya was bornin Moscow. She graduated from the Kutafin Moscow State Law University in 1996. She has been a lawyer May 27, 1997. In 1997, she completed a traineeship at the Danish Institute for Human Rights. In her advocacy, she uses international mechanisms for the protection of human rights.
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74396506 | Kamil Plichta | Kamil Plichta (born 19 July 1990) is a Polish chess FIDE Master (2014).
Chess career.
In 2014, Kamil Plichta ranked in 3rd place in Poznań Chess Festival tournament. In 2017, he won Vasylyshyn Memorial with result 7.5 from 9 and achieving an International Master (IM) norm.
Kamil Plichta is particularly strong in Rapid and Blitz Chess. In 2018, in Szczawno-Zdrój Kamil Plichta won the bronze medal of the Polish Blitz Chess Championship. In 2019, in Zgierz he won the bronze medal of the Polish Rapid Chess Championship. Also with chess clubs "Biały Król Wisznia Mała" and "Gostmat 83 Gostynin" Kamil Plichta won two medals in Polish Teams Blitz Chess Championships: silver (2018) and bronze (2015).
In 2022, in blitz chess tournament "MrDodgy Invitational 3" Kamil Plichta won the World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen.
Kamil Plichta reached the highest rating in her career on January 1, 2018, with a score of 2400 points.
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74396521 | Oxygen tetrafluoride | Oxygen tetrafluoride is a binary inorganic compound of fluorine and oxygen with the chemical formula . This is one of many known oxygen fluorides. The compound is reported to be hypothetical, predicted on the basis of donor-acceptor interactions.
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74396522 | Krajewo, West Pomeranian Voivodeship | Krajewo is a settlement in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, located within the Gmina Brzeżno, Świdwin County.
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74396527 | Van Rode | The Van Rode (also De Rover) family was an old Dutch noble family primarily known for their reign over the County of Rode, which was part of the Duchy of Brabant. The first known member of the family was Arnold I van Rode, who lived around 1065 - 1120 and was acquainted with Godfrey of Bouillon. Descendants of Arnold I played an important role in the political and cultural history of Brabant. An example of this includes their role in the veneration of Saint Oda of Scotland and their frequent positions as mayor and bailiff of the city of 's-Hertogenbosch. Several other (noble) families trace their origins to the Van Rode family, including the Van Montfoort and De Brouchoven de Bergeyck families. The crest of all the families include three millrinds.
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74396535 | County of Rode | The County of Rode (also "Comitatis Rodensis") was a Dutch county of which the territories were later part of the Duchy of Brabant and that partly corresponds with current Meierijstad municipality in the province of North Brabant. The county most likely originated from the Texandria region, which was mentioned in the 4th century AD by Ammianus Marcellinus. The first known ruler of the county was Arnold I of Rode, an acquittance of Godfrey of Bouillon and the progenitor of the noble Van Rode family. In 1229 the county became part of the Duchy of Brabant, during the reign of Henry I, Duke of Brabant.
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74396540 | Teresa Grodzińska | Teresa Jadwiga Grodzińska (20 December, 1899 – 1920) was a Polish wartime nurse killed during the Polish–Soviet War. She was the first woman in the Second Polish Republic to receive Poland's highest military decoration, Virtuti Militari.
Biography.
Teresa Grodzińska was born in Jaszowice. She attended a school in Radom and graduated in 1916, then two years later continued her education in Warsaw. In the spring of 1920, at the height of the Polish–Soviet War, she interrupted her studies to learn first aid and work at the Ujazdów military hospital. In July she volunteered to join the army and was assigned to the 2nd battalion of 4th Legions' Infantry Regiment which, at the time, was stationed near Hrubieszów. She showed great bravery while providing triage to the soldiers and helping evacuate the wounded from the battlefields. She carried the wounded on her back across a burning bridge on the Huczwa river. On 1 September she was taken prisoner by the Russian 1st Cavalry Army, and murdered the same day after being transported to Czortowice.
After the war, Grodzińska was praised in the Polish press and was commemorated with plaques at the Ujazdów hospital, the retaining wall below the Wawel Castle, and at her old school. In February 1921, she received Poland's highest military decoration Virtuti Militari (Silver Cross – Class V), becoming the first woman in Second Polish Republic to be honored in this way.
Grodzińska is a patron of one of the streets in Radom.
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74396541 | List of Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, 1803–1804 | This is an "incomplete" list of Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the years 1803–1804. Note that the first parliament of the United Kingdom was held in 1801; parliaments between 1707 and 1800 were either parliaments of Great Britain or of Ireland). For Acts passed up until 1707 see List of Acts of the Parliament of England and List of Acts of the Parliament of Scotland. For Acts passed from 1707 to 1800 see List of Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain. See also the List of Acts of the Parliament of Ireland.
For Acts of the devolved parliaments and assemblies in the United Kingdom, see the List of Acts of the Scottish Parliament, the List of Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly, and the List of Acts and Measures of Senedd Cymru; see also the List of Acts of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.
The number shown after each Act's title is its chapter number. Acts passed before 1963 are cited using this number, preceded by the year(s) of the reign during which the relevant parliamentary session was held; thus the Union with Ireland Act 1800 is cited as "39 & 40 Geo. 3 c. 67", meaning the 67th Act passed during the session that started in the 39th year of the reign of George III and which finished in the 40th year of that reign. Note that the modern convention is to use Arabic numerals in citations (thus "41 Geo. 3" rather than "41 Geo. III"). Acts of the last session of the Parliament of Great Britain and the first session of the Parliament of the United Kingdom are both cited as "41 Geo. 3". Acts passed from 1963 onwards are simply cited by calendar year and chapter number.
All modern Acts have a short title, e.g. "the Local Government Act 2003". Some earlier Acts also have a short title given to them by later Acts, such as by the Short Titles Act 1896.
1803.
43 Geo. 3.
Continuing the first session of the 2nd Parliament of the United Kingdom.
44 Geo. 3.
The second session of the 2nd Parliament of the United Kingdom, which met from 22 November 1803 until 31 July 1804.
1804 (44 Geo. 3).
Continuing the second session of the 2nd Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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74396551 | List of Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1802 | This is an "incomplete" list of Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the year 1802. Note that the first parliament of the United Kingdom was held in 1801; parliaments between 1707 and 1800 were either parliaments of Great Britain or of Ireland). For Acts passed up until 1707 see List of Acts of the Parliament of England and List of Acts of the Parliament of Scotland. For Acts passed from 1707 to 1800 see List of Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain. See also the List of Acts of the Parliament of Ireland.
For Acts of the devolved parliaments and assemblies in the United Kingdom, see the List of Acts of the Scottish Parliament, the List of Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly, and the List of Acts and Measures of Senedd Cymru; see also the List of Acts of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.
The number shown after each Act's title is its chapter number. Acts passed before 1963 are cited using this number, preceded by the year(s) of the reign during which the relevant parliamentary session was held; thus the Union with Ireland Act 1800 is cited as "39 & 40 Geo. 3 c. 67", meaning the 67th Act passed during the session that started in the 39th year of the reign of George III and which finished in the 40th year of that reign. Note that the modern convention is to use Arabic numerals in citations (thus "41 Geo. 3" rather than "41 Geo. III"). Acts of the last session of the Parliament of Great Britain and the first session of the Parliament of the United Kingdom are both cited as "41 Geo. 3". Acts passed from 1963 onwards are simply cited by calendar year and chapter number.
All modern Acts have a short title, e.g. "the Local Government Act 2003". Some earlier Acts also have a short title given to them by later Acts, such as by the Short Titles Act 1896.
1802.
42 Geo. 3.
Continuing the second session of the 1st Parliament of the United Kingdom.
43 Geo. 3.
The first session of the 2nd Parliament of the United Kingdom, which met from 16 November 1802 until 12 August 1803.
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74396612 | 60th Rocket Division | The 60th Taiman Order of the October Revolution Red Banner Rocket Division named after the 60th anniversary of the USSR (Russian: 60-я ракетная Таманская ордена Октябрьской Революции Краснознамённая дивизия имени 60-летия СССР) (Military Unit Number 89553) is a military formation of the Russian Strategic Rocket Forces formed in 1961.
The unit operates a combination of UR-100NU and RT-2PM2 Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missiles depending on the regiment. It is garrisoned in the closed city of Svetly, Saratov Oblast.
Structure.
Structure as of 2007:
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74396635 | Oxygen trifluoride | Oxygen trifluoride is a binary inorganic compound of fluorine and oxygen with the chemical formula . This is one of many known oxygen fluorides.
Synthesis.
The photochemical reaction of ozone and fluorine was stated to produce as an intermediate.
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74396640 | It's Hard to Have Hope | It's Hard to Have Hope is the second studio album by British post-hardcore band Svalbard, released on 25 May 2018 through Holy Roar Records. It is the band's only album with bassist Adam Parrish.
Track listing.
All lyrics are written by Serena Cherry; all music is composed by Svalbard.
Personnel.
Personnel per liner notes.
Svalbard
Production
Artwork
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74396653 | Nelle Treimane | Nelle Treimane (born 12 November 2003) is a Latvian footballer who plays as a Forward for FS Metta (women) and the Latvia national team.
International career.
Treimane made her debut for the Latvia national team on 4 October 2019, coming on as a substitute for Viktorija Zaičikova against Slovakia.
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74396658 | JoyRukanza | JoyRukanza (born June 23, 1995), formerly known as JØY, is a United Kingdom based Zimbabwean musical artist and TEDx speaker.
Early life and education.
Joy Roselyn Rukanzakanza was born on June 23, 1995, in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, she grew up in Pumula South in Bulawayo. She had her early education at Robert Tredgold Primary School, then she had her secondary education at Sizane High School where she began public speaking, representing her school in local and regional Public Speaking and Debate competitions and she served as a junior Deputy Chief Adjudicator for the Zimbabwe National Debate Championships. In 2017, she was the first student to give a TEDx talk at Bryn Mawr College.
Music Career.
JoyRukanza began her professional music career in 2014 when she featured on Zimbabwean producer Skaiva on his EP titled "Against All Odds" released that year. She collaborated on a track titled "Shingirira" which became popular in Zimbabwe and South Africa with high rotation airplay on several radio stations mostly on ZiFM Stereo and Skyz Metro FM and the song was featured by South African producer Chymamusique in his award-winning album "Musique" eight years later.
She then collaborated with South African dance music producer, Enosoul, resulting in the creation of a dance track "Tamba" which featured in Enosoul's 2018 project "In2deep Vol 4". In 2022, JoyRukanza was featured in Tanto Wavie's "Amasungura EP" on the track titled "Muyeuchidze" In the same year, she worked with Kbrizzy x Phanas on a song "Rubies and Diamonds" as part of their joint project, "When We're Not Being Lazy".
In early 2021, JoyRukanza’s released her debut solo record, "New Day" featuring South African hip-hop artist KiD X then she released her follow-up single, "Roses" which premiered on BBC Music before its official release in March 2021. In October 2021, she released "Queendom". The song got high rotation airplay and featured on hit singles charts and also featured in global Apple Music, Boomplay, and Spotify playlists.
In December 2021, JoyRukanza launched a music festival called "The Forêt Tropicale" at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair in Bulawayo.
In October 2022, JoyRukanza became one of the first Zimbabwean musicians to be invited to a BBC Music cypher courtesy of BBC Music Introducing x BBC Radio 1xtra.
In 2023, she released her debut eleven track album "MatterMoreForSis".
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74396695 | Renata Capobianco | Renata Capobianco is a Brazilian football player who played for Sporting de Huelva.
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74396738 | Ilias Takidine | Ilias Takidine (born 5 February 2001) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for RKC Waalwijk of the Eredivisie.
Career.
Takidine was in the youth academy at Genk from the age of eight years-old, but joined Anderlecht in May 2020, signing a four-year contract. He made his debut in the Challenger Pro League on 27 August 2022, for RSCA Futures against SK Beveren.
Takidine joined RKC Waalwijk from RSCA Futures in July 2023.
Style of play.
Takidine has been described as a right-footed wing player.
International career.
Takidine is a Belgian youth international.
Personal life.
His brother His brother Jamil Takidine is also a professional footballer.
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74396748 | Pendulum (2023 film) | Pendulum is a 2023 Indian Malayalam-language fantasy thriller film written and directed by Rejin S. Babu. The film features Vijay Babu, Indrans, and Anumol K. Manoharan as the lead characters. Ramesh Pisharody, Sunil Sukhada, Shobi Thilakan, and Devaki Rajendran play prominent roles. It is produced by Danish K. Asokan, Lisha Joseph, Binoj Villya, and Mithun Girishan under the banners of Lights On Cinemas and Bat Bros International.
Production.
The film's first-look poster was released on .
Release.
The film was theatrically released on .
Box office.
The film collected on the first day and in the first week.
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74396769 | 8th Rocket Division | The 8th Melitopol Red Banned Rocket Division (Russian: 8-я ракетная Мелитопольская Краснознаменная дивизия) (Military Unit Number 44200) is a military formation of the Russian Strategic Rocket Forces formed in 1960.
The unit operates RT-2PM Topol intercontinental ballistic missile launchers. It is garrisoned in Yurya, Kirov Oblast.
Structure.
Structure of the unit as of 2004:
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74396789 | Yannik Lührs | Yannik Luka Lührs (born 9 September 2003) is a German professional footballer who plays for Hannover 96 as a centre-back.
Club career.
Born and raised in Hanover, Lührs joined the youth department of Hannover 96 in the summer of 2018 after his beginnings in the youth department of local club TSV Bemerode. For the club, he played 36 matches in the Under 17 Bundesliga and 21 matches in the Under 19 Bundesliga, in which he scored a total of two goals. In the summer of 2022, he was promoted to the reserve team's squad in the Regionalliga Nord. At the end of October 2022, he signed his first professional contract with the club. He made his first professional appearance in the 2. Bundesliga on 8 April 2023 in a 1–6 away defeat against Hamburger SV in the starting lineup.
International career.
Lührs played a total of two games for the German national under-19 team in 2021 and 2022.
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74396798 | Lilli (comic strip) | Lilli, also known as Bild-Lilli, is a discontinued West German comic strip created by Reinhard Beuthien for the tabloid newspaper "Bild", appearing there from 1952 to 1961.
The toy company Greiner & Hausser Gmbh released a fashion doll line of the same name in 1955, which lead Ruth Handler, the co-founder of American toy company Mattel, to launch a similar toyline named Barbie. Mattel acquired the rights to Lilli in 1964, and all the promotional and merchandising activities related to the character were discontinued since then.
History.
Ordered to draw a "filler" cartoon for the 24 June 1952, inaugural issue of "Bild", Reinhard Beuthien drew an unruly baby making a mess in her house; his editor disliked it, so he adapted the drawing into a sexy pony-tailed blonde sitting in a fortune-teller's tent. She was asking, "Can't you give me the name and address of this tall, handsome, rich man?" The cartoon was an immediate success and became a daily feature.
Lilli was post-war, sassy, and ambitious, "a golddigger, exhibitionist, and floozy". The cartoon always consisted of a picture of Lilli talking, while dressed or undressed in a manner that showed her figure, usually to girlfriends, boyfriends, or her boss. To a policeman who told her that two-piece swimsuits are banned in the street: "Oh, and in your opinion, what part should I take off?" The last Lilli cartoon appeared on 5 January 1961.
Adaptation and merchandises.
Film.
A film about Lilli was released in Germany in 1958: (Lilli, a Girl From the Big City), a comedy-mystery directed by Hermann Leitner. A contest was held to choose the star; the winner was the Danish actress Ann Smyrner.
Fashion dolls.
In 1953, "Bild" decided to market a Lilli doll and contacted Max Weissbrodt of the toy company O&M Hausser in Neustadt bei Coburg. Weissbrodt designed a prototype doll based on Beuthien's cartoons, which was sold from 1955 to 1964; that year Mattel acquired the rights to the doll and German production stopped. Approximately 130,000 were produced.
Acquisition by Mattel and discontinuation.
Louis Marx and Company acquired the rights to the Bild Lilli doll from Hausser and sold Miss Seventeen and smaller Miss Marlene dolls. Mattel had bought all patents and copyrights to the Bild Lilli doll so that using that name as a book title or product name would infringe copyright laws. Marx unsuccessfully attempted to sue Mattel for patent infringement.
Related characters.
In 1962, Beuthien created another cartoon character called "Schwabinchen" for a Bavarian newspaper, but it was not as successful as Lilli and the dolls inspired by her were of poor quality. Later he started "Gigi", who had even less success and never became a doll.
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74396806 | Filipp Yershakov | Filipp Afanasyevich Yershakov (; – 9 June 1942) was a Red Army lieutenant general who held field army command during World War II. Yershakov led the 22nd Army during the Battle of Smolensk and was captured while commanding the 20th Army in the Vyazma pocket. He died in German captivity.
Early life, World War I and Russian Civil War.
Filipp Afanasyevich Yershakov was born in a peasant family on in the village of Taganki, Pyatninsky volost, Vyazemsky Uyezd, Smolensk Governorate. During World War I, he was conscripted into the Imperial Russian Army in January 1915 and assigned as a ryadovoy to the 195th Reserve Battalion of the Moscow Military District. In April of that year he was sent to the Western Front with a march company, where he was assigned to the 13th Yerevan Grenadier Regiment. Wounded in battle on 4 July 1915 near Kholm, Yershakov returned to his regiment after treatment, and graduated from its training detachment as a squad leader. In November 1916 he was transferred to the 525th Infantry Regiment, with which he fought in battles on the Northern Front in the regions of Vilno, Krevo, and Smorgon. Yershakov rose to the rank of podpraporshchik while serving with the regiment. After the October Revolution he was elected a company commander, ending his service at Borisov, where he was demobilized in April 1918.
Yershakov immediately joined the Red Army in April 1918 during the Russian Civil War, serving as a rifleman guarding the Vasileostrovsky District Soviet in Petrograd. From July of that year he served in the Separate Vasileostrovsky Battalion as a platoon commander and assistant company commander, rising to command the battalion in September. He became commander of a detachment formed from the battalion near Arkhangelsk in September. Yershakov subsequently commanded a battalion of the 158th Rifle Regiment, formed from the detachments operating in the Arkhangelsk region. The regiment fought against the White Northern Army and in May 1919 was transferred to Petrograd to fight the White Northwestern Army. Yershakov transferred to command a battalion of the 15th Rifle Regiment of the 2nd Rifle Division, then commanded a regiment. With the 2nd Rifle Division, he took part in the Polish–Soviet War.
Interwar period.
In November 1921, Yershakov was appointed assistant commander of the newly formed 11th Rifle Regiment. From May 1922 he commanded a battalion of the 58th Rifle Regiment, then was assistant commander of the 4th Rifle Regiment. In 1924 he graduated from the Vystrel course and was appointed assistant commander of the 98th Territorial Rifle Regiment. From October 1926 he commanded the 109th Rifle Regiment of the 37th Rifle Division, and in December transferred to command the 80th Rifle Regiment of the 27th Rifle Division. Yershakov completed the commander courses at the Military-Political Academy between November 1929 and April 1930, then returned to his previous position. From October 1931 he served in the Belorussian Military District as assistant commander of the 29th Rifle Division, and rose to command the 5th Rifle Division in February 1932. From December 1932 to November 1934 he received advanced training at the special department of the Frunze Military Academy, then was appointed commander of the 29th Rifle Division. From December 1935 he commanded the 8th Rifle Corps of the Belorussian Military District. From January 1938 he was deputy commander of the Kharkov Military District, and in July of that year rose to command the Ural Military District, receiving the rank of lieutenant general on 4 June 1940 when the Red Army introduced general ranks. In June 1941 the 22nd Army was formed from the troops of the district, and Yershakov appointed its commander. The 22nd Army was ordered to board trains bound for the Western Dvina line on 13 June, becoming part of the Reserve of the Supreme High Command.
World War II.
The German invasion of the Soviet Union caught the Yershakov's army in the process of unloading in northeastern Belorussia. At the end of June the army began moving to the Polotsk region and was assigned to the Western Front on 2 July. Yershakov led the army in battle against the German 16th Army and 3rd Panzer Group on the line of Idritsa and Vitebsk. Subsequently, the army took part in the Battle of Smolensk on the Velikiye Luki axis. The army was forced to retreat under the attack of superior German forces. During July and August the army foiled the German attempts to destroy the Soviet troops around Nevel and conduct a deep envelopment of the left wing of the Northwestern Front and right wing of the Western Front. In late August Yershakov led his troops while encircled during defensive actions on the Toropets axis. Half of the army's troops were killed or captured during in the Velikiye Luki pocket between 24 and 26 August and the 22nd Army was effectively knocked out of action.
In September Yershakov was appointed commander of the 20th Army. In October, during Operation Typhoon, German troops broke through Soviet defenses and encircled several armies, including the 20th, in the Vyazma pocket. Elements of the army and its headquarters managed to break out of the encirclement, but Yershakov himself was captured on 2 November in the region of Sukhinichi. He was sent to the Stalag III-D prisoner of war camp in Wuhlheide, Berlin. In spring 1942 he was moved to the Hammelburg camp, where he died on 9 June. Yershakov was buried in the camp cemetery.
Decorations.
Yershakov was a recipient of the following decorations:
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74396809 | Harsh Times (novel) | Harsh Times () is a novel by writer Mario Vargas Llosa published in 2019, which narrates the turbulent history of Guatemala in the mid-1950s. The book won the ninth edition of the Francisco Umbral Book of the Year Award 2019.
According to Vargas Llosa, the novel shows "the Latin America of horror, barbarism and violence; a very attractive world for literature, but not in real life, full of injustices".
Title.
The name of the novel "Tiempos recios" refers to an expression used by Teresa of Jesus in her autobiographical book "Vida de la Madre Teresa de Jesús" (chapter 33), "the times were harsh times", to describe the time she had to live, when in 1559, the Inquisition arrested the Archbishop of Toledo, Bartolomé Carranza, and was also held in Valladolid an auto de fe against the clergyman Agustín de Cazalla that ended with his execution and was published in the same city the so-called Index of General Inquisitor Fernando de Valdés, which was ordered to collect and burn suspicious books and prohibited the reading of many spiritual works of which Teresa was a faithful follower. Vargas Llosa tries to make a simile between Teresa's time with the also hard times that Guatemala lived during the fifties of the twentieth century.
Plot.
The novel portrays the ins and outs of the military coup that in 1954 ended the government of Jacobo Árbenz in Guatemala and elevated Carlos Castillo Armas to the presidency of the country. With a mixture of real and fictitious characters, it reveals the power of manipulation and its capacity to direct public opinion and turn lies into truth.
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74396863 | 2026 Men's European Volleyball Championship | The 2026 Men's European Volleyball Championship will be the 35th edition of the Men's European Volleyball Championship, organised by Europe's
governing volleyball body, CEV. For the fourth time, the EuroVolley will be held in four countries.
Year Change.
On the 22 of June 2023, The Fédération Internationale de Volleyball announced that, starting in 2026, all Continental competitions would be played in even-numbered years, rather than odd-numbered.
Host Selection.
On the 5 of December 2022, Romania was announced as the first host.
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74396870 | Harsh Times | Harsh Times may refer to:
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74396879 | Ioan Țurcan | Ioan Țurcan ("Țurcanovici" until 1882; April 19, 1818–May 6, 1902) was an ethnic Romanian Orthodox priest and politician in Austria-Hungary, in the Duchy of Bukovina.
Born in Crișceatic, a village near Coțmani, his father Gheorghe was a priest. He attended the German Realschule (1831-1839) and the theological institute (graduated 1843) at Cernăuți. He attended specialty courses at the Roman Catholic theology faculty of Vienna University, obtaining a doctorate in 1844. He became assistant priest at Șipeniț (1844) and priest at Mămăeștii Vechi (1845), where he founded a school and maintained it with his own funds from 1874 to 1890. He later started preaching at Cernăuți Cathedral, being named archpriest in 1874. He retired in 1897. He was an adviser to the metropolitan from 1857 to 1897.
In 1892, Țurcan was a founding member of the Romanian National Party, and of the National People’s Party in 1897. He served in the Diet of Bukovina from 1878 to 1902 and in the Austrian House of Deputies from 1891 to 1900. He was known for his repeated interventions on behalf of education and the church in Bukovina. A prominent member of Societatea Academică Junimea, in 1898 he became the first president of the Association of Greek-Orthodox Priests from Bukovina. Some of his speeches were published in "Candela" magazine, and he supported the establishment of a school for girls in Cernăuți, where he died. He never married.
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74396931 | Kato Posidonia | Poseidonia (or Poseidonia, Kato Posidonia or Kato Posidonia) is a settlment in Southeastern Attica under the administration of the Municipality of Lavreotiki. The settlement is 36.7 miles from Athens, 2.5 miles from Lavrio, and 3 miles from Sounio.
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74396943 | Bernard Guinot | Bernard René Guinot (1925–2017) was a French astronomer. He is known for his contributions to the establishment of "temps atomique international" (TAI) and the geodetic reference system used in satellite navigation.
Biography.
From 1945 to 1952, Guinot served as an officer in the "Messageries Maritimes". In 1952 he became an astronomer at the Paris Observatory, where he worked with André Danjon on applications and further developments of the Danjon prismatic astrolabe. The applications were especially concerned with precise determinations of polar motions and variations in the Earth's rotation. In 1958 with a dissertation on applications of the Danjon astrolabe, Guinot obtained his doctorate from the University of Paris. He continued his employment as an astronomer at the Paris Observatory until 1990. From 1984 to 1992 he was a "physicien principal" (senior physicist), and then a consultant, at the Bureau international des poids et mesures (BIPM).
Guinot served as a committee member for several commissions of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) and from 1961 to 1967 was the president of the IAU's Commission 19 Rotation of the Earth. He served as president for several organizations: the "Conseil scientifique du service international du mouvement du pôle" from 1962 to 1970, the "Fédération des services d’astronomie et de géophysique" from 1970 to 1972, and the "Bureau des longitudes" from 1984 to 1986.
On the 1st of October 1964, as the successor to Nicolas Stoyko, Guinot became the director of the Bureau International de l'Heure (BIH) and continued his directorship until the BIH ceased to exist in 1988. From 1975 to 1979 he was the director of the "Laboratoire primaire du temp et des frequencies" (LPTF).
In 1979 in the paper "Basic problems in the kinematics of the rotation of the Earth", Guinot proposed the use of a new equatorial origin, the "non-rotating origin" (NRO), for defining the Earth rotation angle (ERA) in the Earth's axial tilt as the basis for Universal Time. He made important contributions to research on the measurement of time, to international cooperation in establishing standards for the measurement of time, and to organization networks for measurements in variation of Earth's rotation. He was one of the leading organizers of world-wide time metrology, networks for time comparison (particularly by satellite), and time dissemination for various users. He did research on the reliability of atomic time scales that use networks of clocks. He and his colleagues worked on a number of space experiments, such as determining the position of the Earth's pole using Doppler tracking of artificial satellites. He collaborated in research on determining the radial velocities of Mercury, studying movements in the atmosphere of Venus by spectroscopic methods, and measuring the time of a round trip from the Earth to the Moon and back of a reflected light pulse.
In July 1958 Bernard Guinot married Claudine Caillet. They had three sons.
Awards and honours.
Guinot received CNRS's "Médaille de bronze" in 1959. The Académie des sciences awarded him in 1959 the "Prix Feycinet", in 1974 the "Prix Deslandres", and in 1991 the "Prix du CEA". He was awarded in 1989 the Société astronomique de France's "Prix Janssen" and in 1991 the Académie de marine's "Prix Émile Girardeau". In 1997 he received the PTTI Distinguished Service Medal from the Institute of Navigation, as well as the Tompion Gold Medal from the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers. In 1999 he won the Rabi Award of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
Guinot was elected in 1983 a corresponding member of Frances's Académie des sciences and in 1988 a member of Academia Europaea. He was appointed "Chevalier de l’Ordre national du mérite", as well as "Officier des palmes académiques".
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74396947 | 2008 Tour of Slovenia | The 2008 Tour of Slovenia () was the 15th edition of the Tour of Slovenia, categorized as 2.1 stage race (UCI Europe Tour) held between 11 and 14 June 2008.
The race consisted of 4 stages with 620 km (385.3 mi) in total.
The original race was 650 km (403.9 mi) long, but the 3rd stage from Škofja Loka–Krvavec, had to be shortened due to bad weather for 30 km (18.6 mi), missed out Šenturska Gora–Kamnik round.
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74396950 | Zophorame gallonae | Zophorame gallonae is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Barychelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1990 by Australian arachnologist Robert Raven.
Distribution and habitat.
The species occurs on Queensland's Horn and Thursday Islands in Torres Strait, in open eucalypt forest habitats. The type locality is Horn Island.
References.
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74396955 | Steve Wiedler | Stephen Wiedler is the current interim head coach for Vermont.
Career.
After finishing his junior career with the Hudson Valley Eagles, Wiedler began attending Elmira College in the fall of 2007. While he joined the ice hockey team as a freshman, he wasn't able to play in any of their games during the year and subsequently transferred to Southern Maine. Wiedler had a much greater opportunity with the Huskies, though the team did not have much success while he was there. For his senior season, Wiedler was named team captain and graduated with a degree in History. He went on to pursue a professional career afterwards, playing two seasons with the Knoxville Ice Bears, before ending his playing career.
In 2013 Wiedler turned to coaching and returned to the college ranks as an assistant at Curry. After two years, he moved up to Division I, joining American International in the final year of Gary Wright's tenure. He remained with the program when Eric Lang took over and was instrumental in building the team into a successful outfit. Primarily working with the defense, Wiedler helped the team win its first conference championship in 2019 and make the program's fist NCAA tournament appearance the same year. The team was set to repeat that performance in 2020, however, the coronavirus pandemic ended the season before they could finish the job.
That offseason, Wiedler moved on to a similar position at Vermont, joining the staff of the newly-hired Todd Woodcroft. The Catamounts had very little success coming out of the pandemic but the team was showing improvement each year. In the summer of 2023 Woodcroft was dismissed following a months-long investigation into inappropriate text messages. The same day, the program announced that Wiedler would serve as interim head coach for the 2023-24 season.
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74396990 | Igai | Igai is a genus of titanosaur from the Late Cretaceous Quseir Formation of Kharga Oasis, Egypt. The type species is Igai semkhu.
History.
The holotype specimen, VB 621-640, was originally excavated in November 1977 by K. Warner Barthel and Ronald Böttcher of the Technical University of Berlin (TUB), and sent to Germany in 27 plaster jackets. Due to preparation choices and insufficient storage, the partial skeleton's state of preservation decreased.
The specimen was first mentioned in the scientific literature in a few abstracts in the 1990s. On September 11, 2008, several dinosaur specimens from Egypt and Sudan were transferred to the Museum für Naturkunde, among them most of the Kharga specimen minus the left tibia and an isolated femur. The describers of "Igai" published more abstracts on it in 2017; work on the specimen was completed in September 2019. In 2023, they were named as belonging to a new genus and species of titanosaur, "Igai semkhu". The generic name, "Igai", refers to a mysterious "lord of the oasis" worshipped around the Dakhla and Kharga Oases during the Old Kingdom of Egypt. The specific name, "semkhu", is Ancient Egyptian for "forgotten", referring both to the specimen's convoluted history and the relatively recent discovery of non-marine Cretaceous vertebrates from continental Africa.
Classification.
"Igai" was entered into a phylogenetic analysis and found to be in two possible positions: one as a close relative of the South American "Saltasaurus" and "Neuquensaurus", and another in an Afro-Eurasian clade that includes "Lirainosaurus", "Opisthocoelicaudia", and the sympatric "Mansourasaurus". The authors preferred the second result, since it conforms to a hypothesis that northern African taxa during the Cretaceous were more closely related to European ones while southern African taxa had more Gondwanan origins. The latter cladogram is shown below, with African taxa highlighted in red:
Paleoenvironment.
"Igai" is known from the Quseir Formation, which preserves some of the few non-marine vertebrate remains known from the Late Cretaceous of North Africa. The fellow titanosaur "Mansourasaurus" is also known from this formation, found in nearby Dakhla Oasis.
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74396996 | Hryhorii Chychykov | Hryhorii Chychykov (; born 30 January 1955 – September 2020) was a Soviet and Ukrainian football and futsal coach and former player who played as a defender. He spent most of his life playing and coaching in Kremenchuk.
Playing career.
All his life he wanted to be a striker, however Hryhorii played as a defender during his career.
Kolos.
Chychykov signed for Kolos in 1977. In his first season he made five appearances. During the next season he played in 32 matches. In season 79, Hryhorii played in 45 matches, missing one. During the 80 season he made 41 appearance. On 25 January 1981 it was reported that Chychykov left Kolos. Kolos manager Volodymyr Aksonov stated that Chychykov had to leave the club due to a rule preventing second league class "A" clubs from having only four player over the age of twenty-five.
Kooperator.
After Kolos seized to exist core of its footballers including Hryhorii formed Kooperator. Team won its group in 1983 KFK competition.
Kremin.
Chychykov moved to Kremin in 1986. Team played in 1986 KFK competition among collectives of physical culture. During February Kremin took part in "Winter-87" tournament, where Hryhorii wasbest defender of the tournament. Next season Kremin finished second failing to win promotion to the Soviet Second League.
Syntez.
Hryhorii played for Kremenchuk futsal team Syntez. In 1990 his team participated in Soviet futsal championships. Syntez finished third, and Hryhorii was awarded a medal and a diploma from Soviet football federation.
Coaching career.
After his playing career ended, Hryhorii became a youth teams coach. He trained his son Oleksiy Chychykov for six years in Kremenchuk. In 2005 he had 3 football fields in Kremenchuk which were used for training.
Hryhorii became a manager of Neftianyk Kremenchuk in 1984. In 1990 he managed Dorozhnyk from Hlobyne.
Adoms.
Kostiantyn Turkin formed FC Adoms Kremenchuk in early part of 1999. Hryhorii Chychykov was appointed as first coach. For its first season the team participated in second round of Poltava Oblast Championship replacing Budivelnyk Shyshaky. They finished 11th out of 13 teams. Matchday programme by Avanhard Rovenky stated that Adoms only drew with Psel Hadiach and won all their matches, while not conceding any goals. Team also took part in Poltava Oblast cup, where they lost in final against Psel Hadiach. Club began its first season in Ukrainian Second League with a team of mostly local players. Club owners planned on promotion during first season in the league. However the team lost its first three matches and was 13th out of 14 teams. This forced the owners to dismiss Hryhorii Chychykov before the match with Avanhard Rovenky held on 22 August 1999. Serhiy Svystun was appointed a new manager before the game. Avanhard matchday programme listed Chychykov as a manager.
During 2006 when his son Oleksiy Chychykov joined Russian side Lokomotiv Moscow, Hryhorii became his agent and personal trainer. Oleksiy later recalled that his father influenced him more than anyone else to move to Lokomotiv.
Hirnyk.
Hryhorii became a manager of amateur and futsal club Hirnyk in Kremenchuk in spring of 2008. During 2008 season team finished third in Poltava Oblast First League. They were also second in Kremenchuk City championship. Next season his team had a very good chance to become champions. They finished level on points with Velyka Bahachka and lost due to goal difference, with both teams conceding 8 goals. Velyka Bahachka scored 50 goals and became champions, Hirnyk scored 49 and finished second. Team also won Kremenchuk City championship and Cup. During winter of 2009-10 season Hirnyk won the Kremenchuk city Futsal First League. For the his third season with Hirnyk, Hryhorii led the team to third place in Poltava Oblast First League and second in Kremenchuk City championship. On 25 December 2010 Hirnyk lost a third place match in a Kremenchuk Mayors Cup.
Hirnyk did not take part in Poltava Oblast First League 2011 season. Team took part in futsal championship where they finished third. They did participate in Kremenchuk City championship. Hryhorii was replaced before start of season with Oleksandr Nazarenko who was promoted from managing Hirnyk-2.
Vilter.
During 2015 and 2016 he coached FC Vilter from village Vilna Tereshkivka. On 16 April 2016 Hryhorii along with other coaches was awarded a diploma by Kremenchuk City Council.
Presonal life.
He is father to Oleksiy Chychykov.
Legacy.
During his career Hryhorii trained the following Ukrainian Premier league players: Oleh Chuvayev, Oleh Krasnopyorov and Oleksiy Chychykov.
To honor what Hryhorii did for football in Kremenchuk as a player and coach, a yearly cup for amateur local clubs was started. It is organized by his son Oleksiy Chychykov and Kremenchuk city Football association. First final was held on 25 August 2021. In August and September of 2022 second edition of cup was played.
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74397040 | St Kevin's GAA (Louth) | St Kevin's GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club that fields teams in competitions organised by Louth GAA. It is located in the townland of Philipstown, just over 2 miles from the town of Dunleer in mid-Louth.
As of 2023, the club competes in the Louth Intermediate Championship and Division 2 of the county football Leagues. Thomas McNamee is the manager of the senior team.
Fellow Dunleer parish club Lann Léire are local rivals.
Ganson Building & Civil Engineering Ltd., a construction company co-founded by former St Kevin's player David Rogers,
has been appointed to build the new Louth GAA stadium in Dundalk. Ganson previously built the Louth GAA Centre of Excellence in Darver.
History.
The club was founded in 1948. By winning the Louth Junior Football Championship in 1968, the St Kevin's reached the Senior ranks of Louth football for the first time.
The club has finished runner-up twice in the final of the Louth Intermediate Football Championship. Firstly in 2000 to Dreadnots and then in 2022, when defeated by Cooley Kickhams.
In Ladies' football, St Kevin's compete at Senior Championship level and won the 2022 Division 2 League title.
St Kevin's also field Camogie teams at adult and juvenile levels.
Honours.
"Shared with Naomh Fionnbarra"
§ "Shared with Baile Talún"
Inter-county players.
St Kevin's players who have represented Louth at inter-county level include:
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74397042 | Lilac (restaurant) | Lilac is a Michelin-starred Mediterranean restaurant in Tampa, Florida. Established in 2022, the fine dining establishment by chef John Fraser features a tasting menu.
Reception.
Lilac received a Michelin star in 2023.
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74397045 | Bavaleh District | Bavaleh District () is in Sonqor County, Kermanshah province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Bavaleh.
At the 2006 National Census, its population (as Bavaleh Rural District and Gavrud Rural District of the Central District) was 18,876 in 4,171 households. The following census in 2011 counted 16,788 people in 4,519 households. At the latest census in 2016, the district had 12,884 inhabitants in 3,952 households.
In 2021, Bavaleh Rural District and Gavrud Rural District were separated from the Central District in the establishment of Bavaleh District.
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74397097 | Laingsburg Flood | The 1981 Laingsburg Flood was a catastrophic event that occurred in the town of Laingsburg in the Western Cape, South Africa, on 25 January 1981. The flood killed at least 100 residents and the bodies of 72 people were never found. A total of 184 houses were destroyed.
Flood Waters.
Rainfall
Buffels river
Damage.
Death toll
Town
Farmlands
Railway
Communication
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74397116 | Knife & Spoon | Knife & Spoon is a Michelin-starred steakhouse by chef John Tesar in Orlando, Florida. The restaurant serves American cuisine from the Ritz-Carlton Grande Lakes.
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74397117 | Zophorame simoni | Zophorame simoni is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Barychelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1990 by Australian arachnologist Robert Raven.
Distribution and habitat.
The species occurs in Far North Queensland, in rainforest habitats. It has been recorded from Mount Cook National Park as well as the Windsor Tablelands near Cape Tribulation.
References.
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74397121 | Mio Backhaus | Mio Backhaus (born 16 April 2004) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for FC Volendam on loan from Werder Bremen. He is a German youth international.
Club career.
From Baesweiler, in Aachen, Backhaus joined the Werder Bremen youth team in 2018, having previously been at Alemannia Aachen. He featured for the Bremen second team in the Regionalliga Nord as a teenager, and played for the German age-group teams, up to representing the U19 team. He agreed a new contract with Bremen tying him to the club until 2026.
In July 2023, Backhaus joined FC Volendam on a season-long loan from Werder Bremen, in order to get first-team minutes. Volendam’s goalkeeper from the previous two seasons, Filip Stankovic had also been a loanee, but had returned to Inter Milan from the Eredivisie club.
International career.
Backhaus has represented Germany internationally at youth levels Germany U15, Germany U16, Germany U18 and Germany U19.
Personal life.
Backhaus is half-German and half-Japanese.
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74397135 | Martin Seidenberg | Martin Seidenberg (born 1973) is the CEO-designate of International Distributions Services, the parent company of Royal Mail, and will start the role in August 2023. He was previouly CEO of its Dutch subsidiary GLS Group. Prior to GLS he spent 15 years at Deutsche Post DHL in a variety of strategy, logistics and CEO roles.
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74397146 | Mark Thomas (composer) | Mark Thomas ( – 19 July 2023) was a British composer. He is known for his work on "Twin Town", "The Final Curtain", and "". Thomas died on 19 July 2023, at the age of 67.
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74397147 | Let's Go for a Walk! | Let's Go for a Walk! is an television show by CBeebies.
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74397157 | Opinion polling for the 2028 Turkish parliamentary election | In the run up to the 2028 Turkish parliamentary election, various organizations carried out opinion polling to gauge voting intention in Turkey. Results of such polls are displayed in this article. These polls only include Turkish voters nationwide and do not take into account Turkish expatriates voting abroad. The date range for these opinion polls are from the previous general election, held on 14 May 2023, to the present day.
Poll results are listed in the tables below in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first, and using the date the survey's fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. If such date is unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed in bold, and the background shaded in the leading party's color. In the instance that there is a tie, then no figure is shaded. The lead column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the two parties with the highest figures. When a specific poll does not show a data figure for a party, the party's cell corresponding to that poll is shown empty.
Graphical summary.
The chart below shows opinion polls conducted for the next Turkish general election. The trend lines are local regressions (LOESS).
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74397163 | L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon (Miami) | 'L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon is a Michelin-starred French restaurant in Miami's Design District, in the U.S. state of Florida. According to "The Infatuation", the fine dining establishment has a "cool, futuristic interior and counter seating with a great view of the open kitchen".
Reception.
In 2023, Thrillist included the business in lists of Miami's 15 most romantic restaurants and 12 best places to eat alone.
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74397177 | Lampasopsis thomae | Lampasopsis thomae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.
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74397200 | Mubarak Al-Rajeh | Mubarak Al-Rajeh (, born 1 August 2003) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Pro League side Al-Raed.
Career.
Al-Rajeh began his career at the youth team of Al-Raed. On 22 December 2022, Al-Rajeh made his debut for Al-Raed in the King Cup match against Al-Batin. On 26 December 2022, he made his league debut for Al-Raed against the same opponent. On 17 February 2023, Al-Rajeh was called by the Saudi Arabia U20 national team for the 2023 U20 Asian Cup. On 12 July 2023, Al-Rajeh signed his first professional contract with the club.
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74397215 | Citrin (restaurant) | Citrin is a Michelin-starred French restaurant in Santa Monica, California.
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74397228 | Production Air Charter | About.
Production Air Charter specialises in Film & TV Production Air Charter Flights.
The company has been operating for nearly a decade, with its headquarters based in London, England working with airlines around the world.
Production Air Charter is a business partner of the Production Guild of Great Britain (PGGB).
Services Offered.
As a brokerage, Production Air Charter does not own any aircraft, It specialises in providing customised air charter solutions via helicopter, private jet, commercial airline, and cargo aircraft on behalf of production companies moving cast and film crew to various filming locations.
Company Expansion.
Production Air Charter has plans to expand its operations by opening locally based offices in key markets around the world mainly in the United States, Los Angeles, New York and also the Middle East. The company's expansion plans were announced in a press release , which stated that the new offices would allow Production Air Charter to better serve productions in various continents.
Further information on the company can be found here via their KFTV industry news Q&A interview.
Sustainability Efforts.
The company is a Guardian Member of Sustainable Travel International and offsets all flight emissions by 200% and working more with sustainable aviation fuel.
Production Air Charter also contributes to the World Land Trust by purchasing acres of forest to protect the climate and forest habitat in perpetuity.
Clients.
Production Air Charter works directly with film studios flying cast, crew & equipment to various locations worldwide. It's clients include: Warner Bros, Universal Pictures, Netflix, Amazon, Paramount Pictures, Apple Studios, Sony Pictures.
Work Credits.
Recent work flying actors, film crew & film equipment include: Gladiator 2, , Magic Mike & .
Further credits on their IMDB page here.
Airline Partners.
Airline partners for Production Air Charter include: Jet 2, Titan Airways, Privilege Style, Iberia, Smart Wings & Etihad.
Company Pages.
Company website: https://www.productionaircharter.com
Company instagram: https://www.instagram.com/productionaircharter/
Company Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/production-air-charter
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74397234 | Blanpain | Blanpain is a surname. Notable people with this surname include:
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74397238 | Nils Rosenblad | Major General Gustaf Nils Oscar Rosenblad (1 August 1888 – 14 July 1981) was a senior Swedish Army officer. He served as commander of Västerbotten Regiment (1937–1941), commander of the 9th Army Division (1941), deputy commander of the 3rd Army Division (1941–1942) and then as Commanding General of the VI Military District (1942–1946). His career was cut short in 1946 due to the Rosenblad affair. He was transferred to the reserve in 1953 and remained there until 1958.
Early life.
Rosenblad was born on 1 August 1888 in , Stockholm, Sweden, the son of Major General and Senior Chamberlain ("överkammarherren") and Mistress of the State ("statsfru") Agnes Charlotta (Lotten) Henrietta Weidenhielm. He passed "studentexamen" on 18 May 1906 at Högre allmänna läroverket för gossar å Norrmalm in Stockholm.
Career.
Military career.
Rosenblad was commissioned as an officer in 1908 and was assigned as a "underlöjtnant" to the Svea Life Guards in Stockholm the same year where he was promoted to lieutenant in 1910. He received a Candidate of Law degree from Stockholm University College in Stockholm in 1912 and served in the 1st Baden Life Grenadier Regiment ("1. Badisches Leib-Grenadier-Regiment") of the Prussian Army in 1913. Rosenblad served at the Swedish Infantry Gunnery School in 1914 and attended the Royal Swedish Army Staff College from 1915 to 1917, and served as a teacher at the Military Academy Karlberg in 1917. He was a member of the Pension Board ("Pensionsnämnden") from 1917 to 1924 and served as an officer candidate in the General Staff from 1918 to 1920, and studied law at University of Oxford in 1920. Rosenblad was promoted to captain in 1921 and served in the General Staff in 1923 and as a teacher at the Royal Swedish Army Staff College from 1928 to 1930. He became major in the General Staff in 1929 and served as secretary of the 1929 års försvarsutredning. Rosenblad then served as chief of staff of the Norhern Military Command from 1930 to 1933 when he became major in Life Regiment Grenadiers in Örebro. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1934 and served as a military attaché at the Swedish legations in Belgium and France in 1935. Back in Sweden, Rosenblad was promoted to colonel in 1936 and assumed the position of commander of Västerbotten Regiment in 1937, serving until 1941.
Rosenblad was appointed commander of the 9th Army Division ("Nionde arméfördelningen") from 1 January 1941, and then assumed the position of deputy commander of the 3rd Army Division on 1 July 1941. He was promoted to major general on 1 July 1942 and served as Commanding General of the VI Military District from 1 October 1942. His career was cut short on 1 October 1946 due to the Rosenblad affair in 1946. He was transferred to the reserve on 1 October 1953 where he remained until 1958.
During his career, Rosenblad wrote essays in "Krigsvetenskapsakademiens handlingar och tidskrift", "Svensk militär tidskrift", , "Det Nya Sverige", , "Effektivt försvar" and in the daily press in military law and political subjects. He authored "Ett ord i försvarsfrågan" (1924).
Rosenblad affair.
The Rosenblad affair was, alongside the extradition of Baltic soldiers, one of 1946's major media scandals in Sweden. At the center of the scandal was Major General Nils Rosenblad, who had owned shares in the pro-Nazi Swedish newspaper "Dagsposten", which received financial support from Germany during World War II. In the final stages of the war, Ture Nerman's newspaper "Trots allt!" published the names of the shareholders. Since Rosenblad had made a one-off contribution in 1941, when the newspaper was published, which gave him shares, his name was also on the list. Because Rosenblad was highly placed in the Swedish military command, he ended up in the eye of the storm, with persistent attacks in articles and petitions. The Communists in particular demanded that he resign. It was not made better by the fact that Rosenblad himself provided conflicting information to both Supreme Commander, General Helge Jung and Defence Minister Allan Vougt. The former was deeply disappointed in Rosenblad, who he believed had lied to him. The Chancellor of Justice stated that Rosenblad had indeed been careless when it came to the shareholding, but that there was no indication that he would be politically unreliable. Prime Minister Per Albin Hansson defended Rosenblad at length. At a meeting on 8 April 1946, Minister of Education and Ecclesiastical Affairs Tage Erlander pointed out that the major general's forgetfulness regarding the shareholding was incomprehensible, especially as it emerged that he was well aware that the newspaper received subsidies from Germany.
Hansson replied "in a superior tone" (according to Erlander's diaries) that one can very well forget even the most important things. He was upset when Erlander, like Gunnar Sträng, Gustav Möller and others, had a different opinion and wanted to criticize Rosenblad in harsher terms than the prime minister wanted. At the interpellation debate two days later, it went, notes Erlander, "more pleasantly than expected" because Per Albin "put off his superhuman attitude". Both Hansson and Allan Vougt officially supported the Chancellor of Justice's conclusions, but the clock was nevertheless ticking for Rosenblad. General Jung and the Chief of the Army, Lieutenant General Archibald Douglas courted King Gustaf V on the same day with the request that Rosenblad be dismissed, which the king agreed to, however with the proviso that the major general should receive time to act himself. The following day, Rosenblad was informed by Prime Minister Hansson that he should hand in his resignation within a month. When the Supreme Commander and the Chief of the Army also formally asked Vougt to dismiss Rosenblad, he did as requested and left his post. The minister who took the most offense to the affair was Per Edvin Sköld, who believed that Rosenblad had suffered a miscarriage of justice and that the Swedish government had been run over by the communists. What had happened would have been equivalent to "spitting an honorable man (Rosenblad) in the face". "For fuck's sake, for fuck's sake", he added in a heated discussion with Erlander, whereupon he abruptly left the minister Erlander.
Rosenblad was not the only overly pro-German senior officer whom General Jung and the circle around him wanted out of office in the years after World War II. Another was the head of the Military Office of the Minister of Defence, Major General . In addition, they wanted to prevent the Supreme Commander, General Olof Thörnell, from leading the compilation of the military preparedness, known as the "Beredskapsverket" ("Swedish Agency for Military Preparedness"). Unlike Rosenblad, Kellgren received the government's full support, whereby the action went down the drain. Action against Thörnell was also prepared, but his position as Chief of His Majesty's Military Staff made him less accessible.
Later life.
Rosenblad was Deputy Chairman of the chairman of the Directorate of the Swedish Nobility Foundation ("Riddarhusdirektionen") from 1953 to 1956.
Personal life.
On 8 October 1921 in Engelbrekt Parish, Stockholm, Rosenblad married Sonja Francke (8 September 1895 in Engelbrekt Parish, Stockholm – 14 June 1925 där, , Stockholm), the daughter of grosshandlaren Otto Francke and Fanny Elisabet Liljewalch.
On 14 October 1930 in Engelbrekt Parish, Stockholm, Rosenblad married his deceased wife's sister, Lott Francke (15 November 1903 in Hedvig Eleonora Parish, Stockholm – 20 May 1993 in Saltsjöbaden). Nils and Lott had five children: Cecilia (born 1931), Mathias (1933–2015), Carl (born 1935), Ebba (born 1939) and Anna (born 1944).
Death.
Rosenblad died on 14 July 1981 in Saltsjöbaden, Stockholm County. He was interred in the family grave at Solna Cemetery in Solna Municipality.
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