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Sarbat Khalsa (2015) |
The Sarbat Khalsa of 2015 was held on November 10, 2015, in Chabba village on the outskirts of Amritsar, with the purpose to strengthen all Sikh institutions and traditions. As many as 550,000 to over 600,000 Sikhs from around the world attended the event. A few Sikh organizations in support of the Shiromani Akali Dal did not attend the event and refused to recognize the resolutions passed. The event was also opposed by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and his Party Akali dal. But Few Sikh organizations supported to Sarbat Khalsa attended the event and recognized the resolutions passed. The event was called by Simranjit Singh Mann and Mohkam Singh, leaders of Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) and United Akali Dal respectively. The Sikh congregation passed 13 resolutions to be implemented. |
Branchiostoma japonicum |
Branchiostoma japonicum, the Japanese lancelet, is a species of lancelet within the family Branchiostomatidae. The species grows to lengths of 50 to 60 millimeters in length and inhabits waters off the coasts of China and Japan. In Xiamen, the lancelets inhabiting the waters were originally thought to be of "Branchiostoma belcheri" in 1932, however recent studies revealed "B. japonicum" is also present in the lancelet populations. |
John David Preston (born 1950) is an American politician from Kentucky who was a member of the Kentucky Senate from 1994 to 1997. Preston was elected to the senate in a March 1994 special election following the resignation of incumbent Democratic senator David LeMaster. In 1996 redistricting moved his native Johnson County to the 29th senate district, where he lost to incumbent Democratic senator Benny Ray Bailey. At other points in his career Preston has been a Commonwealth's Attorney, member of the Paintsville City Council, mayor of Paintsville, and a judge of the 24th Circuit Court. |
2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's high jump |
The women's high jump at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships took place on 1 March 2024. |
The final was started at 19:41. |
Springfield Museum of Fine Arts |
1990 Oshawa federal by-election |
A by-election was held in the federal riding of Oshawa in Ontario on August 13, 1990, following the resignation of Leader of the New Democratic Party Ed Broadbent. |
The by-election was held on the same day as another by-election in Laurier—Sainte-Marie in Quebec. The seat was held for the NDP by Michael Breaugh. |
In the 1993 federal election, Breaugh lost his seat to Liberal Ivan Grose like all NDP MPs in the province. |
San Francisco Centre |
1990s Donbas miners' strikes |
Strikes by coal miners in the eastern Donbas region of Ukraine occurred throughout most of the 1990s. Beginning in 1989, coal miners went on strike against poor pay amidst poor economic conditions. Originally part of the , the demands of miners in the Donbas also reflected sentiments in favour of Ukrainian nationalism, and they were supported publicly by pro-independence groups such as the People's Movement of Ukraine. |
Background and early strikes. |
By 1989, the Donbas region in the eastern part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic was in a state of severe economic decline. As part of the Era of Stagnation, the region's industrial economy had significantly declined. More broadly, the state response to the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, Russification, and the Revolutions of 1989 had generated increased distaste for First Secretary Volodymyr Shcherbytsky's government throughout Ukraine. Additionally, in pursuit of Stakhanovite goals of increased productivity, safety requirements were neglected. Outside Ukraine, broader Soviet policies and conditions encouraged the emergence of the strikes. The failures of Perestroika frustrated workers, and widespread shortages for basic necessities like soap led to tensions reaching a boiling point. |
On 10 July 1989, coal miners in the Kuznetsk Basin region went on strike, citing poor pay. Word of the strikes soon spread to coal-mining regions throughout the Soviet Union, particularly the Donbas. Following the Kuzbass workers, miners at Yasynova-Hluboka mine in Makiivka went on strike on 15 July 1989. The first strikes' demands were primarily higher wages and increased social protections. In addition to these economic demands, however, many miners were sympathetic to the cause of Ukrainian independence, viewing it as a means of achieving self-governance from the Soviet Union. Some mines outside the city of Donetsk initially refused to join the strikes out of fear of government retaliation, but were eventually convinced to join. |
The response from Shcherbytsky's government was largely negative. State media discredited the miners or avoided discussing the matter outright, and disrupted communications between the 28 mines that first went on strike. This hampered the ability of the strikers to successfully organise strikes at other mines, though they were joined by a pipe plant in Makiivka. Facing increasingly-agitated rhetoric from miners and a Communist Party of the Soviet Union that sought to remove the last vestiges of Brezhnev's rule, Shcherbytsky chose to resign rather than continue governing Ukraine in September 1989. Chair of the Supreme Soviet Valentyna Shevchenko also resigned. |
The resignations were celebrated as a victory for the miners, but by that point demands had become more political, demanding Ukraine's economic independendence and increased autonomy from the Soviet Union. A two-hour strike on 1 November 1989 protested the rule of Mikhail Gorbachev, demanding an end to the Communist Party's one-party rule and direct elections to the office of President of the Soviet Union. A vote by the regional strike committee to go on strike in all of Donetsk Oblast ended in a 14–14 deadlock. Miners complained that shortages were still widespread, and additionally called for a parliamentary committee on government corruption. Demands for Ukraine to decouple its economic management from the broader Soviet Union was met by the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic in August 1990, with the Law on the Ukrainian SSR's Economic Independence. |
Among the most serious of the strikes began on 1 March 1991. Supported by the pro-independence People's Movement of Ukraine ( Rukh) organisation, the strikes brought the conflict to a new level, calling for Gorbachev's resignation, the dissolution of the Council of People's Deputies, and recognition of the 1990 Declaration of State Sovereignty of Ukraine. They were supported by miners from the Lviv-Volyn coal basin, who marched to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. The leaders of Rukh met with miners in Donetsk, and in April 1991 miners occupied the main Khreshchatyk street in Kyiv. Following the 1991 Soviet coup attempt and subsequent Declaration of Independence of Ukraine, strikes did not come to an end, although they decreased in strength and focused primarily on being paid unpaid wages. |
In the face of the post-independence economic downturn experienced by Ukraine and the non-payment of miners' wages, Donetsk miners began a strike on 7 June 1993. The strikes quickly grew in scale, encompassing all of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts and reaching into parts of Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv oblasts. Around 228 mines participated in the strikes, with the total number of participants being between 500,000 and 1.5 million. The latter number would make the 1993 strike the largest singular protest in Ukrainian history, surpassing the 2013–2014 Euromaidan. Popular anger was directed at President Leonid Kravchuk's refusal to liberalise the economy, with a report by "The New York Times" describing strike leaders as sounding like "born-again capitalist[s]". |
Contrary to the previous strikes, this strike also involved directors of mines, with director of the Donetsk-based October Mine Yuri Byelomestnov referring to the strikes as a "director's strike". Miners called for their pay to be doubled and for economic connections with foreign countries (particularly Russia, a vital supplier of fuel to Ukraine) to be strengthened, as well as for a referendum on both the Verkhovna Rada and Kravchuk's presidency. The pay increases were criticised by Rukh parliamentarian , who noted that it would cause prices to increase by several times more than wages. |
Conceding to the demands of the strikes, Kravchuk's government first promoted Yukhym Zvyahilsky, a member of the Donetsk Clan of oligarchs, as First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine. Later, they also held presidential and parliamentary elections in 1994. As a result of the elections, Kravchuk was replaced by former Prime Minister Leonid Kuchma. |
The political nature of the strikes, in particular calls for autonomy, has been subject to some dispute. The main rallying cry of the protests, that residents of the Donbas "can feed themselves", has been described as either based on opposition to Ukrainian independence and support for Russophilia or as a broader call for decentralisation involving all of Ukraine. |
The miners' strikes returned on 1 February 1996, again citing unpaid wages. The strikes occurred simultaneously with coal miners' strikes in Russia, similarly based on low pay (though Russian strikes also included elements of opposition to the First Chechen War). The simultaneous strikes reached from the Donbas to the Russian Far East, and were also supported by coal miners in western Ukraine. Other issues included a proposal by the World Bank to shut down 114 of Ukraine's 227 active mines in order to restore profitability to the industry. In an effort to increase pressure on the government, railway lines and highways were blocked by miners, with only food supplies and ambulances being let through. |
The total number of workers who went on strike in 1996 and 1997 was much lower than in 1989–1991 or 1993, numbering at 2,700 according to NATO research fellow Elena Kurilo. In response to the strikes, the government took a hard line, arresting leaders and defaming striking workers on television. The disruption of the strikes caused by the arrests and court proceedings eventually brought an end to the strikes without concessions. However, workers' resentment continued to grow, eventually peaking a year later. |
Beginning in 1998, a convoy of about 5,000 miners from the western Donbas and Pavlohrad began to march towards the city of Dnipropetrovsk, seeking payment of 8–9 months' worth of wages. From there, a group of around 1,000 miners marched on to Kyiv. In an effort to counter government propaganda, an independent television channel led by former miners from Pavlohrad also travelled alongside the convoy, interviewing strikers. |
The convoy attracted widespread sympathy from the Ukrainian public, and the symbol of miners' orange helmets being pounded on pavement became a widespread symbol of discontent with Kuchma's government. Individuals donated food and water to the convoy, with so much being sent that two busloads of food were donated by the miners to orphanages. Ukrainian nationalist and left-wing parties also expressed support for the strikes, though workers emphasised their apolitical goals. The convoy reached the capital on 29 May, and began blockading the Presidential Office Building, the Government Building, and the Verkhovna Rada building, camping on Trukhaniv Island. Prime Minister Valeriy Pustovoitenko met with strike leader Mykhailo Volynets and described payment of wages as a "priority", but negotiations stalled amidst parliamentary infighting until an agreement to pay all wages was finally reached on 17 June 1998, and the convoy's participants returned home. |
Luhansk anti-Berkut clashes. |
Following the end of the convoy, local-level strikes continued. Among these was one in the city of Luhansk, in which three Krasnodon-based mines launched a picket at the offices of the Luhansk Oblast Council and the Governor of Luhansk Oblast. Beginning on 15 July 1998, the strike continued until 24 August, when members of the Berkut special police force attacked the miners. The strikers retaliated violently, and in the ensuing clashes 22 workers, 12 Berkut officers, and three other law enforcement officers were injured. The incident has sometimes been incorrectly referred to as the first instance of law enforcement attacking a peaceful protest in Ukraine, but it was preceded by the 1995 . |
Later, smaller-scale protests also took place in Luhansk Oblast during the remainder of 1998, including the self-immolation of miner Oleksandr Mykhailevych in December. The next year, strikes did not take place, owing to the payment of wages, the fatigue of workers, and disagreements among the leaders of independent trade unions. |
The miners' strikes of 1989 were the largest in the Soviet Union. They were also the origin of the 1989–1991 Ukrainian revolution, which eventually resulted in Ukrainian independence and the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Later strikes have failed to replicate the success of the 1990s in terms of scale or public support. In present-day Ukraine, the miners' strikes are regarded as particularly important as demonstrating the role of the Donbas in establishing Ukraine's independence from the Soviet Union. The strikes' nature as a collective action to improve Ukrainians' status has also achieved importance since the beginning of the Russo-Ukrainian War, and been compared by some, such as Euromaidan Press journalist Olena Makarenko, to the civil volunteer movement helping Ukrainian forces in the war in Donbas. In the Donbas, the strikes are sometimes referred to as the "Miners' Revolution" (; ). |
List of United States tornadoes from January to February 2024 |
Nickel-zinc batteries |
Thaddeus Matthews (pastor) |
Thaddeus A. Matthews (born ), also known as "The Cussing Pastor", is a controversial American preacher and broadcaster from Memphis, Tennessee, who gained popularity for using profanity in his preaching. |
Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Matthews gained popularity in December 2017 after a Facebook livestream where he went on a vulgar rant on cursing in religion. In 2018, he was featured in an episode of the "Tosh.0". An Instagram video of his, titled "I Don't Give a Shit Saturday", was sampled by Madlib for the song "Situations" in his collaboration album with Freddie Gibbs, "Bandana". |
In 2016, he was accused by a woman of harassing him, to which he responded by saying she was lying. That same year, he was arrested for harassment after he posted nude photos of himself to a blog. |
In January 2017, he was attacked on his property by two gunmen. |
In 2018, he got into controversy after taking a picture with a fan named Cookie, where he puts his hands on her breasts. |
In 2019, Matthews held a twerking contest at his church. That same year, he got into a screaming match with singer and television personality K. Michelle. He also made homophobic remarks towards Davin Clemons, Memphis' first openly LGBT councilmember. |
Son of a Bitch (song) |
Son of a Bitch (Jessie Murph song) |
List of Constituent Colleges/Institutes under the University of Dhaka |
2023–24 North Carolina Central Eagles women's basketball team |
The 2023–24 North Carolina Central Eagles women's basketball team represents North Carolina Central University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by interim head coach Terrence Baxter, play their home games at McDougald–McLendon Arena in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. |
The Eagles finished the 2022–23 season 15–16, 8–6 in MEAC play to finish in fourth place.. In the MEAC tournament, they defeated Coppin State in the quarterfinals, before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Norfolk State in the semifinals. |
On September 13, 2023, the school announced that they released head coach Trisha Stafford-Odom from her contract, after six years with the team, with assistant coach Terrence Baxter being named the interim head coach for the 2023–24 season. |
Schedule and results. |
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Left-right confusion |
During the French Revolution, members of the clergy who agreed to swear an oath to the Civil Constitution of the Clergy were called (juring priests). |
History of the term. |
The Concordat of July 15, 1801, concluded between the representatives of Napoleon Bonaparte, the First Consul, and Pope Pius VII, put an end to the rift between the sworn clergy ("jureur") and the refractory clergy (who had refused to take the oath). The First Consul wanted this regulation to be applied immediately and so, on May 8, 1802, the minister Portalis wrote to the "civil archbishops and bishops", asking them to choose one of their vicars from the constitutional clergy and "a third or a quarter" of their parish priests and canons from this clergy. This instruction provoked the indignation of priests like Jean Brion, parish priest of Cirières in the Deux-Sèvres region: "Gentlemen, if the 'citizen-bishop' of Poitiers (...) sends me a juring priest to check my accounts, I will throw the odious character out of the door!" |
Most constitutional bishops submitted to Rome, however, some constitutional priests refused what would appear to be an absolution or retraction, believing that their oath to the civil constitution did not put them in conflict with their faith. On the oher hand, refractory priests such as Jean-Charles de Coucy, Bishop of La Rochelle, rejected the Concordat, which would put juring priests on an equal footing with non-juring priests: this refusal gave rise to an anti-concordat schism, the "Petite Église". |
1990 Beauséjour federal by-election |
A by-election was held in the federal riding of Beauséjour in New Brunswick on December 10, 1990, following the resignation of Liberal MP Fernand Robichaud. |
The by-election was held on the same day as another in York North in Ontario. The seat was held for the Liberals by Jean Chrétien who had been elected leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. |
In the 1993 Canadian federal election, Chrétien was elected in Saint-Maurice, Quebec and became the 20th Prime Minister of Canada. |
Leslie P. Ross was an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives and as the 1st Mayor of Lawton, Oklahoma. He was also a Democratic candidate in the 1910 Oklahoma gubernatorial election. |
Leslie P. Ross was born on February 4, 1863, in Camden, Arkansas. His father was a confederate veteran and county sheriff. In 1890, he was elected to the Oklahoma Territorial Senate. He was elected the first Mayor of Lawton on October 24, 1901. He was later elected to the 2nd Oklahoma Legislature. He was a Democratic candidate in the 1910 Oklahoma gubernatorial election, but lost the primary election. He died March 9, 1944. |
Surprise Day has been observed in Pakistan since 2020 as Pakistan Air Force (PAF) successfully retaliated against an attempted attack by India in 2019. The event is marked with various activities across the country, including special broadcasts by media outlets, and is seen as a tribute to PAF's defense of national sovereignty. |
On 27 February 2019, tensions between India and Pakistan escalated when Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft violated Pakistan's airspace. In response, the PAF launched Operation Swift Retort during which it shot down two Indian fighter jets. One of them, Indian pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, was captured by Pakistan but was later handed over to New Delhi as a gesture of peace. |
Celebrations and significance. |
Various activities are organized across the country on the occasion of Surprise Day. Media outlets conduct special broadcasts, and educational institutions and civil society in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) also observe the day. While Pakistan Air Force celebrates Surprise Day with a ceremony at PAF Headquarters. |
Surprise Day serves as a reminder of Pakistan's commitment to peace and its readiness to defend its sovereignty and is seen as a tribute to the PAF's defense of the country's sovereignty. |
Art exhibitions are also organized as part of the Surprise Day celebrations. These exhibitions showcase various forms of art that pay tribute to the bravery and professionalism of the Pakistan Air Force. These exhibitions provide a platform for artists to express their patriotism and appreciation for the armed forces. |
Statements from officials. |
On 27 February 2021, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif assured that Pakistan's goal is peace with all, but he is mindful of his duty to defend the country. |
On 27 February 2021, then Director General Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Babar Iftikhar said that Pakistan stands for peace but will respond with full force when challenged |
On 27 February 2022, then Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar also paid tribute to Pakistan Air Force for defending the motherland. |
Typhoon Conson (Jolina) |
Equestrian at the 2012 Summer Paralympics |
Chris Reynolds (gridiron football) |
Chris Reynolds (born November 13, 1998) is an American professional football quarterback for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Charlotte. |
Reynolds played high school football at Davie County High School in Mocksville, North Carolina. He threw for 5,635 yards and 58 touchdowns in high school, setting the school record for most career passing touchdowns. He also played baseball in high school. |
Reynolds played college football at Charlotte from 2018 to 2022. He began his career at Charlotte as a walk-on. He was redshirted in 2017. Reynolds set school records for career passing yards and passing touchdowns. He was named honorable mention All-Conference USA by the coaches for four consecutive years from 2019 to 2022. |
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Professional career. |
Reynolds was signed by the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on May 3, 2023. He was moved to the practice roster on August 17 and released from the practice roster on November 5, 2023. Overall, he played in nine games in 2023, completing one of two passes for five yards and an interception. Reynolds re-signed with the Stampeders on November 22, 2023. |
Equestrian at the 2004 Summer Paralympics |
Equestrian at the 2000 Summer Paralympics |
Equestrian at the 1996 Summer Paralympics |
Equestrian at the 1984 Summer Paralympics |
Agathemera elegans, the elegant chinchemolle, is a species of stick insect within the family Agathemeridae. The species is found in the Andes Mountains in Chile at heights of 1500 meters above sea level. The species is able to secrete a spray in self defense, with the spray being able to cause temporary blindness. The secretion of "A. elegans" is made up of 4-methyl-1-hepten-3-one. |
1990 York North federal by-election |
A by-election was held in the federal riding of York North in Ontario on December 10, 1990, following the election of Liberal MP Maurizio Bevilacqua being void by the courts. In the 1988 election, Bevilacqua defeated the Progressive Conservative candidate by only 77 votes so the election was re-run. |
The by-election was held on the same day as another in Beauséjour in New Brunswick. The seat was won again for the Liberals by Maurizio Bevilacqua who increased his majority to over 7,000 votes over the NDP. The Progressive Conservatives were pushed into third place. |
The Events of January 13 |
Minister of Labour and Seniors |
Overcompensate (Twenty One Pilots song) |
Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Paralympics |
Aquinas College, Edacochin |
Aquinas College is a Secular Arts and Science College, Situated In Edakochi. Established in the year 1981 by Bishop Joseph Kureethara, the Late bishop of Cochin. College is administered by the Roman Catholic Diocese Of Cochin. |