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Eternamente tuya
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Eternamente tuya (lit. "Eternally Yours", international title: Forever Yours) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Oscar Guarín and Azteca, starring Fernanda Romero, Khotan Fernandez, Andrés Palacios, and Verónica Merchant.
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Digna Ketelaar
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Digna Ketelaar (born 13 August 1967) is a former Dutch tennis player. She won one International Tennis Federation doubles title during her career and on 2 March 1987 reached a singles ranking high of world number 258. On 21 December 1986, Ketelaar reached a doubles ranking high of world number 174.
As a junior, Ketelaar became the 1984 French Open girls' doubles champion.
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Women's Malaysian Open Squash Championships 2012
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The Women's Malaysian Open Squash Championships 2012 is the women's edition of the 2012 Malaysian Open Squash Championships, which is a tournament of the WSA World Series event Gold (prize money: $70,000). The event took place in Kuala Lumpur, in Malaysia, from the 12th to 15 September. Raneem El Weleily won her first Malaysian Open trophy, beating Nicol David in the final.
Prize money and ranking points.
For 2012, the prize purse was $70,000. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows:
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1989 Copa del Rey final
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The 1989 Copa del Rey final was the 87th final of the Copa del Rey. The final was played at Vicente Calderón Stadium in Madrid, on 30 June 1989, being won by Real Madrid, who beat Real Valladolid 1–0.
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Arab British Chamber of Commerce
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Arab British Chamber of Commerce (غرفة التجارة العربية البريطانية) established 6 February 1975, is an international trade organisation based in London. Although a not-for-profit body, its role is to encourage, promote and facilitate trade, investment and joint ventures since 1975 between participating representatives of Arab states and of the United Kingdom (UK).
Its regular events include business networking, conferences, seminars, and workshops for those involved or intending to be involved in business deals between the two regions. These and its related publication and organising roles involve representatives of Arab businesses, chambers of commerce and high-level bodies, particularly those of the Arab League, those of the Arab diplomatic missions in London, UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), British Chambers of Commerce and the Foreign & Commonwealth Office. Its motto: ‘Friendship through Trade’ has earned it a well-established name in the Arab and British business sectors over the decades.
History.
Arab Joint Chambers of Commerce were an initiative of the Economic Council of the League of Arab States in the early 1970s. This led to the decision by the member states to set up the Arab British Chamber of Commerce – by Decree № K1175/D52/G – who mandated it to: ‘promote, encourage and facilitate bilateral trade’. On 10 January 1975, the Department of Trade granted the Chamber a licence. The Chamber was officially founded by incorporation and registration on 6 February 1975, as a non-political and non-profit making company and the first board of directors was elected.
The first priority, after appointment of its first Secretary-General and Chief Executive, Abdul Karim Al Mudaris, was to create a nucleus of staff capable of establishing a firm presence in the business world, setting out to attract membership by providing basic services to members and creating a physical capacity to handle the certification and documentation which is an essential part of the export procedure for the shipment of goods from the United Kingdom to Arab states. In this stage, it was vital for the Chamber to establish sound working relations with British Chambers of Commerce and set up a system capable of handling the vast flow of export documentation.
In October 1976, the Chamber started issuing Certificates of Origin for goods exported from Britain to Arab countries, after securing a licence from the Department of Trade and Industry in the UK to issue these certificates. The form of these was designed in consultation with the DTI and in conformity with international standardised rules. The Chamber's Certificate of Origin was recognised by all Arab countries as a document which has to be completed and certified by the Chamber and legalised by Arab consular authorities accredited in the UK.
From the day the first board of directors was elected, the Chamber had aspirations to become a body of influence, providing a unique bridge between Britain and the Arab world participating in wide range of activities associated with economic exchange and the positive promotion of cultural understanding. The result has been a rapid but controlled expansion, matched by slight adjustments to policy-making, becoming a notable organisation engaged in a broad range of activities and playing a full part in the business life of both regions.
By 1981, the Chamber published its first Annual Directory, printed in Arabic and English, an updated, headline economic survey of each Arab state and of the United Kingdom. This provides a full membership list followed by commercial information.
In 1980 the Chairmanship passed to Sir Richard Beaumont and the Board was composed of 40 leading Arab and British businessmen, officials, bankers and industrialists. A sound departmental structure was in place, reflecting the various functions of the Chamber, administered by highly qualified Arab and British staff. The Chamber was starting to establish itself in the mind of the European Community with its considerable importance in the area of Arab-British trade policy.
The Chamber moved to new premises in 1984, where all the departments were brought under one roof at 6 Belgrave Square. The building was initially inaugurated on 18 September 1985 by Britain's then Secretary of State of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (the Foreign Secretary) Geoffrey Howe and Arab Ambassadors in London. This attendance was a recognition of the importance of such trade and the role of the Chamber.
Also in the 1980s, as part of its development programme, the Chamber sought to act as a conduit for information on science and technology forming an extensive base of knowledge and practice in Britain and the Arab governmental and private sectors. To this end, the Chamber launched the publication of a specialised magazine, the "Science & Technology Now". This development allowed wider contacts to be made in the university sector in the UK as a whole, and with British industry which itself was seen as a source of technological development.
In addition, Saturday classes were run by the Chamber to teach and enhance Arabic among British-Arab children. Similarly, the Chamber founded a Charitable Foundation financed by the percentage of the Chamber's surplus, the main objective of which was to provide scholarship for Arab students on post-graduate degrees in science and technology at British universities. These educational aspects of its work were warmly welcomed by governments, businesses, and academia.
With the growing importance of the European Union as a single market and single organisation in terms of trade negotiations in the 1990s, the Chamber sought to bring this European dimension into its activities by inviting representatives to present the policies and procedures of the European Union to the Arab audience. During this time, Britain and other European countries gained large net inward investment from Arab countries which created opportunities for European-based technology and skills.
For more than 40 years the Chamber has served the business community by developing a wide range of services that continue to grow and adapt to the rapidly changing global business environment. In 2004, the Chamber moved its headquarters to 43 Upper Grosvenor Street (between the Grosvenor House Hotel fronting Park Lane) and Grosvenor Square in the prestigious Mayfair area of London.
Secretary General.
Bandar Ali Reda joined and was appointed to the Chamber on 1 March 2019, as Secretary General and CEO, the fourth such holder. He had served as a senior diplomat and as an executive in the global banking domain, including at SABB HSBC Saudi Arabia. He was a Commercial Attaché in the UK & Europe, based in London, and before that in Italy and the Saudi delegation to BIE in Paris. Reda graduated in Economics and Business Administration in Orlando. He has served as an Executive Member of a Saudi-Italian Business Council; on the Business Youth Committee, Jeddah; and on the Saudi Economy Association. Reda leads an effort to strengthen Arab-British bilateral trade, investment and improved relations more generally.
ABCC partners.
The Arab British Chamber of Commerce works in close co-operation with:
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Fiber-optic adapter
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A fiber-optic adapter connects two optical fiber connectors in the fiber optic lines.
Bare fiber adapter.
Bare fiber adapter is used as the medium to temporarily link the bare optical fiber to fiber optic equipment. Available with FC, SC, ST. LC, MU, SMA connectors with round or square type press button.
Couplers.
A fiber optic coupler is a device used in optical fiber systems with one or more input fibers and one or several output fibers. Light entering an input fiber can appear at one or more outputs and its power distribution potentially depending on the wavelength and polarization. Such couplers can be fabricated in different ways, for example by thermally fusing fibers so that their cores get into intimate contact. If all involved fibers are single-mode (supporting only a single mode per polarization direction for a given wavelength), there are certain physical restrictions on the performance of the coupler. In particular, it is not possible to combine two or more inputs of the same optical frequency into one single-polarization output without significant excess losses. However, such a restriction does not occur for different input wavelengths: there are couplers that can combine two inputs at different wavelengths into one output without exhibiting significant losses. Wavelength-sensitive couplers are used as multiplexers in wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) telecom systems to combine several input channels with different wavelengths, or to separate channels.
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Stefan Ortega
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Stefan Ortega Moreno (born 6 November 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Manchester City.
Early life.
Stefan Ortega Moreno was born on 6 November 1992 in Hofgeismar, Hesse. His father is Spanish and his mother is German.
Club career.
Germany.
Ortega began his career at the north Hessian club TSV Jahn Calden before transferring to KSV Baunatal, then to KSV Hessen Kassel. In 2007, he transferred to Arminia Bielefeld and became a part of their youth setup. In the 2010–11 Season he had six appearances for the B team competing in the Regionalliga West. One year later the first team called him, and he made his senior debut for Arminia on 1 October 2011 against 1. FC Heidenheim replacing the injured Patrick Platins. After a poor performance against rivals Preußen Münster, Ortega lost his place to the Platins, instead appearing primarily in the regional Westfalenpokal. Nevertheless, Ortega was part of the Arminia squad that achieved promotion to the 2. Bundesliga at the end of the 2012–13 season, subsequently agreeing to a two-year contract extension.
In June 2014, Ortega joined 1860 Munich on a free transfer. He made his Münchner Lions debut in the 1st round of the 2014–15 DFB-Pokal, winning 2–1 over Holstein Kiel. After Gábor Király departed in August 2014, Ortega established himself as first-choice goalkeeper.
1860 Munich were relegated at the end of the 2016–17 season; Ortega left the club, transferring back to Arminia on a three-year contract, succeeding the outgoing Wolfgang Hesl.
In January 2020, Ortega extended his contract until June 2022 following transfer interest from Bundesliga club Bayer 04 Leverkusen. With Arminia Bielefeld, Ortega was promoted to the Bundesliga in 2020. At his first season in the Bundesliga, the club secured 15th-place finish and avoided relegation after a 2–0 win in the away match against VfB Stuttgart on the final matchday. The German football magazine "Kicker" rated Ortega as the second best goalkeeper in the league. Arminia Bielefeld were relegated from the Bundesliga the following season.
Manchester City.
In July 2022, Ortega signed with Premier League champions Manchester City on a free transfer. He started the season on the bench for City's 1–3 defeat to Liverpool in the FA Community Shield on 30 July. Ortega made his professional debut for the club in a UEFA Champions League group stage match against Borussia Dortmund, which finished 0–0. He also played the next Champions League group stage game against Sevilla, a 3–1 win, and in the third round of the EFL Cup against Chelsea, making crucial saves in a 2–0 victory for City on 9 November at the Etihad Stadium. On 3 May, Ortega made his Premier League debut, starting in a 3–0 win over West Ham United. He then went on to keep another clean sheet in Manchester City's final home league game against Chelsea again on 21 May, which finished 1–0. Ortega also played every match in City's victorious 2022–23 FA Cup campaign and was an important player in the team that won the trophy, conceding just one goal in six matches.
On 14 May 2024, Ortega replaced the injured Ederson in the second half and made crucial saves, including a one-on-one chance from Son Heung-min in the 85th minute, securing a 2–0 away victory for his club against Tottenham Hotspur in their penultimate league match, and keeping them at the top of the table for the 2023–24 season. He was named man of the match. Coach Pep Guardiola said that without Ortega's save "Arsenal are champions", and described him as "one of the best keepers I've seen in my life." Ortega started on the final day as Manchester City beat West Ham and became Premier League champions.
International career.
In autumn 2010, Ortega was called up to the German U19 national team, but remained an unused substitute. On 21 May 2021, he was nominated as a potential reserve for the Germany national team for UEFA Euro 2020. His call-up for the squad was contingent if Manuel Neuer, Bernd Leno or Kevin Trapp had to withdraw due to injury. In November 2024 and March 2025, he was called up to the senior team.
Honours.
Arminia Bielefeld
Manchester City
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Olcay Turhan
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Olcay Turhan (born 30 January 1988) is a German footballer who plays for Arminia Bielefeld. He made his debut for the club in the final game of the 2011–12 3. Fußball-Liga season against Werder Bremen II.
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Yanoshi
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Yanoshi (, ) is a village in Zakarpattia Oblast (province) of western Ukraine.
Geography.
The village is located around 6 km east of Berehove. Administratively, the village belongs to the Berehove Raion, Zakarpattia Oblast.
History.
It was first mentioned as Ivanosi in 1321.
Population.
In 1910, it had a population of 1118, mostly Hungarians.
According to the official census of 2001, the population included 2030 inhabitants.
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Stefan Krämer
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Stefan Jürgen Krämer (born 23 March 1967) is a German professional football manager, who last managed SV Meppen.
Career.
Krämer was a rather unknown coach in German regional football, when, at the age of 44, he became the assistant manager of Arminia Bielefeld. Arminia began that season with only five points out of ten matches, so that the manager Markus von Ahlen who had brought Krämer to Arminia before had to leave and Stefan Krämer became Arminias interim manager. Because of his surprising success he became Arminias main manager later on. In his first season Arminia still had some weak phases but in the 2012–13 season he managed Arminias qualification for the 2. Bundesliga. He also managed Arminias qualification for the second round of the DFB-Pokal twice. Thus, he had become very popular in Bielefeld and developed a high identification with the club (including a huge tattoo on his chest). From September 2013 onwards, Arminia played a very weak season, so that Krämer was dismissed in February 2014. He finished with a record of 42 wins, 23 draws, and 27 losses. Also in Cottbus he was complimented for his high commitment but had to leave because the weak beginning of his second season there. He finished with a record of 17 wins, 14 draws, and 18 losses with Energie Cottbus.
He was appointed as the head coach of Rot-Weiß Erfurt on 30 December 2015. On 2 October 2017, he was sacked.
In March 2018 he replaced Michael Wiesinger as manager of KFC Uerdingen. He was sacked on 28 January 2019.
He joined 1. FC Magdeburg for the 2019–20 season. He was sacked on 22 December 2019.
He returned to Uerdingen on 10 March 2020. On 13 April 2021, he was sacked.
In early June 2021, Krämer became the new head coach of Belgian Jupiler Pro League team Eupen. He was fired on 16 Februar 2022 after a string of poor results. In the summer of 2022, he was signed by SV Meppen. In March 2023, he was sacked.
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Rabab Eid
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Rabab Eid Sayed Awad (born 10 August 1990 in Cairo) is an Egyptian freestyle wrestler.
Career.
She competed in the freestyle 55 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and was eliminated by Tetyana Lazareva in the finals.
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Robin Gibb discography
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This is a discography of works by British singer-songwriter Robin Gibb as a solo artist. For information about recordings made by the Bee Gees see Bee Gees discography. Gibb's entire song catalogue is published by Universal Music Publishing Group.
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Wieringerrandmeer
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The Wieringerrandmeer or bordering lake of Wieringen was a project in the Dutch province of North Holland and the (former) municipalities of Wieringen and Wieringermeer. It planned to create islands and a bordering lake. The project was canceled in 2010 by the provincial and national governments.
History.
Wieringen has been connected to the mainland since 1932 and is used, among other things, for housing and agriculture. In the mid-1990s, Wieringen initiated a project to restore its separate character by creating a bordering lake between North Holland and the polder of Wieringermeer. The authorities of North Holland agreed.
The Wieringerrandmeer was to be part of a series of lakes, including the Amstelmeer, the IJsselmeer and the Wadden Sea. It was intended to "boost economic and social development" by creating a recreational lake and stimulating business. The project's slogan was "the Experience of the lake."
Development.
In 2003, the province of North Holland, the various municipalities, and the Water Board of the Netherlands published a contest for the development project. Five consortia attended. The winner Wirense consisted of Volker Wessels and Boskalis, which could participate in the project and take joint responsibility. The governments and the selected consortium drafted a Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation. On March 5, 2007, the public-private partnership (PPP) between the government (provincial and municipal) and operators (Boskalis, Volker Wessels) for the construction of Wieringerrandmeer ended. Subsequently, the planning and preparations were processed in more detail. On December 19th, 2007, the executive of North Holland approved the project.
The project was approved by the Steering Committee Wieringerrandmeer: the province, municipalities, and Wirense group. The National Forest areas and the water board would be involved.
Planning.
According to the original schedule, construction was scheduled to begin in summer 2010. It was expected to create the lake in five years, but all the work could last until around 2030.
Nature.
With the construction of Wieringerrandmeer, continuity could be established between the IJsselmeer and Amstelmeer for forests, water bodies and reedbeds. This continuity of the provincial ecological structure, was called the "Northern Arc".
Facts.
The completed plan would include: a total area of , including for housing; about of water surface; over of new nature and of forest plantations.
Opposition and alternatives.
Opponents of the project were concerned that the project would alter the region's water balance and adversely effect agricultural land, with thirty farms in Wieringen and Wieringermeer closing and many farmers forced to move away.
One June 27, 2008 "The other Wieringerrandmeer" presented an alternative plan developed by residents and farmers who were part of environmental organizations. They proposed reducing the area to be flooded, building fewer homes that would be located closer to the lake, and requiring fewer farms to relocate. Some luxury items, such as the creation of the Zuiderhaven lock between the Amstelmeer and the IJsselmeer, were removed. It concluded that it was unnecessary to build a large lake on the edge of North-Holland.
The final decision.
On November 3, 2010 the Gedeputeerde staten of North Holland canceled the project for financial reasons; on November 15 the States-Provincial of the Netherlands confirmed the decision.
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Frank Schmidt (footballer)
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Frank Schmidt (born 3 January 1974) is a German football manager and former professional player. He has been the head coach of Bundesliga club 1. FC Heidenheim since 2007. During his career he played as a defender.
On 17 September 2023, he became the longest-serving manager at a single club in German football history.
Club career.
Schmidt was born in Heidenheim. He began his career with 1. FC Nürnberg, and was promoted to the first team in 1992, and made his debut for the club in the first round of the 1992–93 DFB-Pokal, as a substitute for Hans Dorfner in a 7–1 win over amateur side TSV Osterholz. This was to be his only first-team appearance for the club, though, and in January 1994 he moved to TSV Vestenbergsgreuth, of the third-tier Oberliga Bayern. In his first season with the club he helped them qualify for the new third level of German football, the Regionalliga Süd, and the following year he was part of the team that shocked German champions Bayern Munich by knocking them out in the first round of the 1994–95 DFB-Pokal with a 1–0 win.
In 1996, TSV Vestenbergsgreuth merged with SpVgg Fürth to form SpVgg Greuther Fürth, and Schmidt was retained by the new club, but found it hard to break into the team, and left in 1997, joining Wiener SC, a lower league team in Austria. After six months with WSC he joined their neighbours First Vienna, where he spent a year playing in the Second Division, before returning to Germany to sign for Alemannia Aachen.
Schmidt's first season with Aachen was a successful one, with the club winning the Regionalliga West/Südwest and promotion to the 2. Bundesliga, although it was marred by the sad death of coach Werner Fuchs not long before the season's end. Schmidt was a first-team regular in Aachen's first half-season in the second tier, before an injury suffered in a match against Tennis Borussia Berlin put him out of football for almost the whole of 2000. He returned to action for the second half of the 2000–01, and was a first-team regular during 2001–02, as the club narrowly escaped relegation, but signings such as Alexander Klitzpera and Quido Lanzaat in summer 2002 caused him to lose his place, and he left Aachen for SV Waldhof Mannheim in January 2003, having been restricted to substitute appearances during the first half of the season.
Schmidt made eight appearances for Waldhof, who were also in the 2. Bundesliga, but was unable to prevent them being relegated in last place, and was released at the end of the 2002–03 season. He then signed for his hometown club, Heidenheimer SB, of the fifth-tier Verbandsliga Württemberg, and won promotion to the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg in his first season, with a second-place finish. He played at this level for a further three seasons, achieving top-five finishes each time, before retiring as a player at the end of the 2006–07 season.
International career.
Schmidt was named in Germany's squad for the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship in Australia. He made one appearance during the tournament, as a substitute for Carsten Jancker in a 2–2 draw with Ghana in Germany's second group game, but the team were eliminated in the group stage.
Coaching career.
In 2007, Heidenheimer SB's football section was separated from its parent club, and took on a new name 1. FC Heidenheim. Not long after the beginning of the season, coach Dieter Märkle was sacked, and Schmidt was brought in to replace him. He achieved a fourth-place finish in his first season in charge, enough to qualify for the Regionalliga Süd, which was to become the fourth tier of German football, following the introduction of a new national 3. Liga, which Heidenheim would reach the following year (2009) after winning the Regionalliga Süd title. Schmidt managed the club for five years at this level, finishing in the top half each time, until they won the division in 2013–14 and earned promotion to the 2. Bundesliga.
In 2021, he became the longest-serving current manager of any German professional football club.
After nine years in the second tier of German football, on 28 May 2023, Schmidt brought Heidenheim to the Bundesliga for the first time ever as two goals in stoppage time away at Jahn Regensburg, including a 99th-minute winner from Tim Kleindienst, secured a 3–2 win and moved Heidenheim from the playoff-bound third place to the top of the table in the space of ten minutes at the expense of Hamburger SV. Heidenheim therefore became the 2. Bundesliga champion on goal difference ahead of Darmstadt 98.
On 17 September 2023, he became the longest-serving manager at a single club in German football history, surpassing Volker Finke's 16 years of service at SC Freiburg. In the 2023–24 season, he led Heidenheim to an 8th-place finish in their debut season in Bundesliga, securing a UEFA Conference League berth, to be their first participation in European competitions. In the 2024-25 season he qualified with Heidenheim for the play-off round after the League stage, where the club was eliminated by FC Copenhagen. The club secured their Bundesliga spot, by winning the relegation play-off.
Honours.
Player.
Alemannia Aachen
Manager.
1. FC Heidenheim
Individual
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King Daoxiang of Zhao
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King Daoxiang of Zhao () (died 236 BC; r. 244–236 BC), personal name Zhao Yan, was a monarch of the Zhao state.
Born to King Xiaocheng, King Daoxiang was originally not groomed to succeed to the throne. However, his path to the throne was eased by the circumstances. Firstly, the heir to the Zhao throne was required to spend a large portion of his youth as a hostage in the Qin court – thus making him susceptible to court intrigue. Secondly, the minister Guo Kai was intent on making King Daoxiang the next king. Therefore, when King Xiaocheng died, instead of welcoming the rightful heir back to Handan, Guo Kai proclaimed King Daoxiang as king instead. The famous Zhao general Lian Po objected to this state of affairs and resigned his posts as a result.
King Daoxiang's rule saw the Zhao state engage in warfare with its eastern neighbour, Yan. Under the command of general Li Mu, Zhao initiated two successful campaigns against Yan in 244 BC and 235 BC, gaining land in what is now central Hebei.
King Daoxiang died in 236 BC, in the midst of a Qin invasion of Zhao and was succeeded by King Youmiu.
Family.
Daoxiang's oldest son, Jia, was the son of his first wife, whose name is unknown. Jia was initially heir apparent. However the "Songstress Queen", Zhao Mianchang, a consort from Handan, entered the court as a concubine and gave birth to a son, Qian, later King Youmiu of Zhao. Zhao Mianchang allegedly slandered both the queen and Prince Jia, and arranged for someone to offend Jia to provoke him into committing a crime. After Jia had lost favour with Daoxiang, Qian was established as the new heir apparent and Zhao Mianchang was installed as the new queen.
Popular culture.
King Daoxiang appears in manga and anime series Kingdom.
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Lists of companies by stock exchange listing
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This page lists company lists ordered by the stock exchange the companies are listed on.
* FTSE 100 Index
* FTSE 250 Index
* FTSE SmallCap Index
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Maria Prevolaraki
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Maria Prevolaraki (; born 21 December 1991 in Athens) is a Greek freestyle wrestler. She competed in the freestyle 55 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and was eliminated by Yuliya Ratkevich in the 1/8 finals. That year, she also won a bronze medal at the World Championships.
She won silver at the 2013 and 2014 European Championships.
In 2014, she also became World Champion in Beach Wrestling, winning the gold medal in the women's 60kg event at the World Beach Wrestling Championships in Katerini, Greece.
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, she advanced until the quarter-finals, taking 10th place.
In 2017, she won bronze at both World and European Championships.
At the 2018 European Championships, Prevolaraki won one of the two bronze medals in her division.
In 2020, she won the gold medal in the women's 53 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia. In 2021, she was eliminated in her first match in the women's 53 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. That year, she won silver in the European Championships.
In February 2022, she won the gold medal in the 53 kg event at the Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria. In April 2022, she won the silver medal in the women's 53 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. A few months later, she won the gold medal in the 53 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria. She won one of the bronze medals in the 53 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.
In February 2024, Prevolaraki won one of the bronze medals in the 53kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships in Bucharest, Romania. She defeated Natalia Malysheva in her bronze medal match. Prevolaraki competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. She was eliminated in her second match. Later, it was announced that Prevolaraki had qualified to the Olympics due to the reallocation of an Independent Neutral Athlete. She competed in the women's 53kg event at the Olympics.
In 2025, Prevolaraki won the gold medal in the 53kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Bratislava, Slovakia.
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Joice Silva
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Joice Souza da Silva (born 20 July 1983) is a Brazilian freestyle wrestler.
Career.
Joice Silva competed in the freestyle 55 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and was eliminated by Valeria Zholobova in the 1/8 finals.
Silva became the first Brazilian gold medalist in wrestling at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Stephen McGuire
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Stephen William McGuire (born 18 August 1984) is a Scottish Boccia player from Bellshill, Scotland.
Personal life.
McGuire was born on 18 August 1984, in Bellshill to a Scottish father and mother. He was born with muscular dystrophy, a degenerative condition that means he requires the use of a wheelchair.
McGuire is known to work in the community, helping with disabled young people and is an ambassador for the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign. He has recently attended his fourth Paralympic Games in Paris, where he won gold in the BC4 individual category.
Boccia.
He competes in the BC4 classification. In pairs events, he was most successful with his brother Peter who also has muscular dystrophy.
McGuire is the most successful British BC4 Boccia athlete; a ten-time Scottish Champion, thirteen-time British Champion, four-time European Champion, and former World Champion. In his early career and competing with his elder brother Peter he won the gold medal in the BC4 pairs event at the 2009 European Championships held in Porto, Portugal. In 2010, they won the silver medal at the World Championships in Lisbon, Portugal. Other major championship medals include European Silver from Hamar, Norway 2011 as well as retaining European Gold in the Pairs event in 2013, multiple World Open medals in Povoa Portugal, Montreal Canada and reaching the pinnacle of his career by securing the World Championship Individual Gold medal in Beijing 2016.
In 2012 both Stephen and Peter were selected as part of the Boccia squad for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. In the lead up to the games they participated in a documentary detailing their journey through life and into sport., marking his first games. Subsequently competing in Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo.
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King Xiaocheng of Zhao
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King Xiaocheng of Zhao (; r. 265 BCE – 245 BCE), personal name Zhao Dan, was a king of the Zhao state. His reign saw the decline of Zhao military power owing to the catastrophic defeat by the Qin state at the Battle of Changping.
King Xiaocheng ascended to the throne in the midst of a military stalemate between the Qin and the Zhao over the status of Shangdang, which the Han state had ceded to Zhao during the reign of King Huiwen. The commander in charge of Zhao forces, Lian Po, opted for a defensive strategy of fort construction. Perhaps due to Qin accusations of Lian Po's cowardice, King Xiaocheng decided in 260 BCE to replace him with Zhao Kuo, regardless of objections from the leading politician Lin Xiangru. Zhao Kuo's offensive strategy played right into the hands of Qin general Bai Qi, and ultimately cost Zhao the battle and, with it, Zhao's military pre-eminence.
King Xiaocheng died in 245 BCE and was succeeded by his son and heir, King Daoxiang.
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Marcia Andrades
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Marcia Yuleisi Andrades Mendoza (born 17 May 1984 in Cumaná) is a Venezuelan freestyle wrestler. She competed in the freestyle 55 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and was eliminated by Valeria Zholobova in the qualifications. At the 2008 Olympics, she lost to Ludmila Cristea at the same stage. Andrades was born in Cumaná, Venezuela.
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Baharlı, Tarsus
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Baharlı is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Tarsus, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 277 (2022). It is situated to the west of the Berdan River and about north of the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Its distance to Tarsus is and its distance to Mersin is .
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Van Klaveren
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Van Klaveren is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from clovers"", perhaps referring to a dairy farmer's clover field. Notable people with the surname include:
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Ballıca, Tarsus
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Ballıca is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Tarsus, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 156 (2022). It is situated in the plains of Çukurova (Cilicia of the antiquity). Its distance to Tarsus is and its distance to Mersin is .
There are tumuli of ancient ages around the village, but the modern village was founded in 1730 by Yörüks (once-nomadic Turkmen). During the brief occupation by Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt in the 19th century, cotton farming was introduced to the village. After the village was returned to the Ottoman Empire, Turkmen from Elazığ were settled in the village to work in cotton fields. After irrigation facilities were improved during the republican era after 1923, cotton production increased.
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Loose Tapestries
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Loose Tapestries is an alternative music project consisting of Sergio Pizzorno (Kasabian), and comedian Noel Fielding. It was formed in 2012 to provide music for "Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy". Their first album, "Loose Tapestries Presents the Luxury Comedy Tapes", was released on 2 March 2012 as a digital download, and made available as a very limited edition of 500 records for Record Store Day on 21 April 2012.
Kasabian touring members Ben Kealey and Tim Carter also worked on the album (with Carter credited at the end of the programme), while some of the designing was handled by regular Kasabian collaborator Aitor Throup.
Their second album, "N.H.S.," was released on 17 June 2016, and is the soundtrack from the show's second series, "Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy 2: Tales from Painted Hawaii", which began in July 2014. The album includes the track "Can't Wait For Christmas", which features a rap from "Luther" star Idris Elba, and which was originally released as a single in December 2015.
"Loose Tapestries Presents the Luxury Comedy Tapes".
The album "Loose Tapestries Presents the Luxury Comedy Tapes" features music and audio snippets from "Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy". The music theme matches the psychedelic genre of the programme, being surreal and frequently described as "new wave".
"N.H.S.".
Loose Tapestries' second album "N.H.S." features music and audio snippets from the television show "", as well as the single "I Can't Wait for Christmas", which features a rap by Idris Elba, and which was originally released in December 2015.
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Belen, Tarsus
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Belen is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Tarsus, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 546 (2022). It is situated in the Taurus Mountains. Its distance to Tarsus is and its distance to Mersin is . The area around Belen was populated in the Roman Empire era of the 2nd and 3rd centuries, evident from a necropolis area next to the village. The village itself, however, was founded during the Ottoman period. The village's main economic activities are agriculture animal breeding and poultry husbandry.
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Skaidrīte Smildziņa-Budovska
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Skaidrīte Smildziņa-Budovska (born 2 March 1943 in Riga) is a retired Latvian basketball player. She spent all her career in TTT Riga (captain from 1963 till 1969). Smildziņa-Budovska played for Latvian SSR and Soviet Union national basketball team.
Smildziņa-Budovska won 11 FIBA Women's European Champions Cups (1960–1962, 1964–1969, 1971–1972) with TTT Riga, 3 World Championships (1959, 1964, 1967) and 5 European Championships (1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1968) with the Soviet Union national team.
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Duke Ping of Cao
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Duke Ping of Cáo () was a nobleman in ancient China, who lived during the Zhou dynasty.
He was ruler of the State of Cao from 527 BC to 524 BC, successor and son of Duke Wu of Cao.
His personal name was 須/须 (Xū).
Pingʻs son Jī Wŭ later became Duke Dao of Cao after Ping died in 524 BC.
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Sündeviin Byambatseren
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Sündeviin Byambatseren (born 24 March 1990, in Ömnögovi Province) is a Mongolian freestyle wrestler. She competed in the freestyle 55 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and was eliminated by Sofia Mattsson in the qualifications.
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Beylice, Tarsus
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Beylice (formerly Manaz) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Tarsus, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 732 (2022). It is situated on the southern slopes of the Taurus Mountains. Its distance to Tarsus is and its distance to Mersin is . The village was founded by Yörüks (once nomadic Turkmens) and the former name of the village is thought to refer to a Yörük leader named "Manas".
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Boztepe, Tarsus
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Boztepe is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Tarsus, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 263 (2022). It is situated in the Taurus Mountains. Its distance to Tarsus is and its distance to Mersin is .
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Soyuz TMA-16M
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Soyuz TMA-16M was a 2015 flight to the International Space Station. It transported three members of the Expedition 43 crew to the station. TMA-16M was the 125th flight of a Soyuz spacecraft, the first having launched in 1967.
Scott Kelly and Mikhail Korniyenko performed the first one-year stay at the space station, returning on Soyuz TMA-18M.
Mission highlights.
Launch, rendezvous and docking.
Soyuz TMA-16M was launched successfully aboard a Soyuz-FG rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 19:42 UTC on Friday, 27 March 2015. The spacecraft reached low Earth orbit approximately nine minutes after lift-off. After executing rendezvous maneuvers, the Soyuz docked with the zenith port of the International Space Station's Poisk module approximately six hours after launch, at 01:33 UTC on 28 March. The docking occurred over Colombia.
Soyuz TMA-16M remained docked to the ISS—serving as an emergency escape vehicle–until 12 September 2015, when it departed and returned Padalka, Andreas Mogensen, and Aydyn Aimbetov to Earth. This vehicle was previously scheduled to carry Sarah Brightman as a space tourist, but Brightman's flight was announced to be cancelled in May 2015.
Relocation maneuver.
Soyuz TMA-16M spacecraft was relocated from Poisk module to the orbiting laboratory's Zvezda module service module on 28 August 2015. This cleared the Poisk module for the arrival of Soyuz TMA-18M.
Undocking and return to Earth.
Soyuz TMA-16M undocked from the ISS at 21:29 UTC on 11 September 2015, containing Gennady Padalka of Roscosmos and visiting crew members Andreas Mogensen of ESA (European Space Agency) and Aidyn Aimbetov of the Kazakh Space Agency. Following a deorbit burn, the Soyuz spacecraft's descent module reentered the Earth's atmosphere. The crew landed safely in Kazakhstan at 00:51 UTC on 12 September 2015, just over three hours after departing the ISS.
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Foundation (framework)
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Foundation is a free responsive front-end framework, providing a responsive grid and HTML and CSS UI components, templates, and code snippets, including typography, forms, buttons, navigation and other interface elements, as well as optional functionality provided by JavaScript extensions. Foundation is an open source project, and was formerly maintained by ZURB. Since 2019, Foundation has been maintained by volunteers.
Origin.
Foundation emerged as a ZURB project to develop front-end code more efficiently. In October 2011, ZURB released Foundation 2.0 as open source under the MIT License. ZURB released Foundation 3.0 in June 2012, 4.0 in February 2013, 5.0 in November 2013, and 6.0 in November 2015. The team started working on the next version of Foundation for Sites 7 which most likely will drop support for older browsers and implement newer technologies like flexbox or maybe calculated grid system.
Foundation for Emails, formerly known as ZURB Ink, was released in September 2013.
Foundation for Apps was released in December 2014.
Features.
Foundation was designed for and tested on numerous browsers and devices. It is a responsive framework built with Sass/SCSS. The framework includes most common patterns needed to prototype a responsive site.
Since version 2.0 it also supports responsive design. This means the graphic design of web pages adjusts dynamically, taking into account the characteristics of the device used (PC, tablet, mobile phone). Version 4.0 has taken a mobile-first approach, designing and developing for mobile devices first, and enhancing the web pages and applications for larger screens.
Foundation is open source and available on GitHub. Developers are encouraged to participate in the project and make their own contributions to the platform.
Structure and function.
Foundation is modular and consists essentially of a series of Sass stylesheets that implement the various components of the toolkit. Component stylesheets can be included via Sass or by customizing the initial Foundation download. Developers can adapt the Foundation file itself, selecting the components they wish to use in their project.
Grid system and responsive design.
Foundation comes standard with a 940 pixel wide, flexible Grid (graphic design) layout. The toolkit is fully responsive to make use of different resolutions and types of devices: mobile phones, portrait and landscape format, tablets and PCs with a low and high resolution (widescreen). This adjusts the width of the columns automatically.
Understanding CSS stylesheet.
Foundation provides a set of stylesheets that provide basic style definitions for all key HTML components. These provide a browser and system-wide uniform, modern appearance for formatting text, tables and form elements.
Reusable components.
In addition to the regular HTML elements, Foundation contains other commonly used interface elements. These include buttons with advanced features (for example, grouping of buttons or buttons with drop-down option, make and navigation lists, horizontal and vertical tabs, navigation, breadcrumb navigation, pagination, etc.), labels, advanced typographic capabilities, and formatting for messages such as warnings.
JavaScript components and plug-ins.
The JavaScript components of Foundation 4 were moved from jQuery JavaScript library to Zepto, on a presumption that the physically smaller, but API-compatible alternative to JQuery would prove faster for the user. However, Foundation 5 moved back to the newer release JQuery-2. "jQuery 2.x has the same API as jQuery 1.x, but does not support Internet Explorer 6, 7, or 8." the official ZURB blog explains, and the unsigned writer claims that the switch back was due to issues of compatibility with customized efforts; and that performance was found to be not as good, on use testing with the newer jQuery-2.
Use.
There are three levels of integration for Foundation: CSS, SASS, and Ruby on Rails with the Foundation Rails Gem.
CSS.
To use Foundation CSS, default or custom CSS packages can be downloaded from the download page and installed into the appropriate web server folders. Foundation is then integrated into HTML page markup.
Sass.
The Foundation Sass install uses Ruby, Node.js, and Git to install Foundation sources. Foundation then provides a command line interface to modify and compile source to CSS for use in HTML page markup.
Foundation Rails gem.
The Foundation Rails gem can be installed by adding "gem 'foundation-rails'" to the Rails Application Gemfile.
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Heinrich Vollmer (winery)
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Weingut Heinrich Vollmer is a German winery situated in Ellerstadt/Palatinate.
History.
Heinrich Vollmer, born 1948 in Durbach/Baden, was designated for the takeover of the fatherly farm, which also included some vineyards. Already at the age of eight years Heinrich Vollmer was introduced to the winegrower's craft. At the age of 15 years he took part in the exchange program of the GFY (German French youth work) and worked during four years as a trainee on the renowned vineyard Bouchard Père et Fils in Montrachet in French Burgundy. After his return in 1968 discrepancies occurred between him and his father about the future management of the estate and Heinrich Vollmer moved to the Palatinate region. In 1972, he acquired a vineyard in Ellerstadt and built up one of the biggest German privately held vineyards. In springtime 1987, Vollmer was sentenced by the district court of Neustadt/Weinstrasse to 72 days of custody or 72 daily rates of 100 Deutsche Mark and the immediate removal of his Cabernet Sauvignon vines. At that time, the cultivation of these vines was not permitted in Germany due to the contemporary law. The accusation was dropped during the second hearing. After that, Heinrich Vollmer built up the first German experimental plant originated for Cabernet Sauvignon grapes in cooperation with the land research institution of Rhineland-Palatinate. Today, the Cabernet Sauvignon vines that have been removed in 1987, are growing at Bodega Enrique Vollmer, the Argentine vineyard of Heinrich Vollmer in the Uco valley southwest of Mendoza, Argentina.
In the wine cellar of the winery, about 450,000 litres of white wines as well as 450,000 litres of red wines are produced annually. Private wine connoisseurs count to the established clientele of Heinrich Vollmer as well as wine traders, restaurants, retail shops (Rewe, Tengelmann, Edeka) and airlines (German Lufthansa, Condor).
Since 1987 Heinrich Vollmer also owns and operates a vineyard in Argentina, Bodega Enrique Vollmer.
Wines/Grapes.
On account of his French winegrower's education, French grape varieties belong to Heinrich Vollmer's specialities, among them Cabernet Sauvignon, Saint Laurent, Pinot blanc, Pinot gris, Pinot noir, Sauvignon blanc, Chardonnay and Auxerrois. But also the traditional German sorts of Riesling, Dornfelder and Portugieser grapes are cultivated. The vineyard traditionally focuses on selective vintage and careful processing of the grapes. The production of the white wines takes place in modern high-grade steel tanks, while the red wines are fermented traditionally on the must and further developed in wooden barrels. The "great wines" mature up to 18 months in Barrique barrels in the cellar of the Ellerstadt estate.
The winery Heinrich Vollmer cultivates currently 104 hectares of vineyards all around Ellerstadt/Palatinate in the sites of Dürkheimer Feuerberg, Deidesheimer Hofstück, Ellerstadter Bubeneck and Ellerstadter Kirchenstück. These are partly in the possession of the wine-growing estate and are leased to the other part by a specially founded producer's community.
Awards.
Since foundation of the wine-growing estate Heinrich Vollmer, numerous awards were acquired, just recently a gold medal for the 2009th ALTUM Cabernet Sauvignon dry Barrique and for the 2010th Pinot Gris dry.
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Arash Roshanipour
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Arash Roshanipour () is an Iranian football midfielder, who currently plays for Saba Qom in Iran's Premier Football League.
Career.
Roshanipour joined Mes Kerman in summer 2012. He made his debut for Mes Kerman on 17 August, when he was brought on as a substitute.
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Martin Sinclair (footballer)
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Martin Sinclair (born 27 June 1986) is an English footballer who plays for the England CP team, as well as being a SaintsAbility development officer for Saints Foundation. Sinclair's catchphrase is, "It's about showcasing players ability, rather than their disability".
Early life.
Martin Sinclair was born on 27 June 1986 in Bath, England. He is the brother of Bristol Rovers footballer Scott Sinclair, who represented Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and Jake Sinclair, a member of the Southampton F.C. Academy, who also played on loan at Hibernian.
Sinclair was born with cerebral palsy but still had ambitions of playing football. As a teenager he fell off a slide, resulting in the ball and socket coming out of his hip; the injury was initially diagnosed as a damaged ligament, but when he went to hospital for an operation on his hand an x-ray revealed the real injury. He used a wheelchair for three years and had a hip replacement at the age of 21.
Career.
Whilst his brother Scott was playing for Plymouth Argyle, Sinclair was introduced to manager Ian Holloway who offered him a role coaching in the football in the community programme. It was during this that he found out about Plymouth's disabled side. He competes in 7-a-side matches for players with cerebral palsy. He was part of the Great Britain teams that won a bronze medal at the 2010 Paralympic World Cup and a silver medal at the 2012 event.
In 2012, Sinclair was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics as part of a twelve-player squad for the 7-a-side football event. Great Britain faced Brazil, the United States and Ukraine in the preliminary stage of the competition, with all matches being held at the Riverbank Arena. Sinclair and Scott became the first brothers to represent Great Britain at a Paralympic and Olympic Games in the same year, as Scott appeared for the Great Britain Olympic football team who reached the quarterfinals at the 2012 Summer Olympics .
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Albania at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
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Albania competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom from August 29 to September 9, 2012.
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Taplow United F.C.
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Taplow United Football Club is a football club based in the village of Taplow, in the county of Buckinghamshire, England. They were founded in 1923 and offer football for boys and girls across all age groups from Under 7 to Under 18 plus 3 senior men's sides. The men's first team currently compete in the and play at the Stanley Jones Memorial Ground.
History.
The football club was formed, by former pupils of Slough Secondary School in 1923 and were originally called "Old Paludians".
In the 1994–95 season the club joined division one of the Chiltonian League. In 1998 the club then changed its name to Taplow United. In 2000 the Chiltonian league merged into the Hellenic Football League, but the club did not join the merged league and moved to the East Berkshire Football League instead. In the 2004–05 season the club moved to the Reading League.
Ground.
Taplow United play their home games at Stanley Jones Memorial Ground, Berry Hill, Taplow, Berkshire SL6 0DA. The club has played here since 1955, previously having played at Lascelles Road.
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Constance Song
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Constance Song (born Song Qing Qing on 18 May 1975) is a Singaporean actress and entrepreneur.
Career.
Song was a model before joining Star Search Singapore in 1997 and was subsequently offered a contract by TCS (predecessor of MediaCorp). She appeared in the wuxia series "The Return of the Condor Heroes". Song has also acted in several English television series on Channel 5, most notably "Point of Entry". She joined SPH MediaWorks and later returned to MediaCorp when they merged in 2005.
After over 12 years in the industry, Song won her first accolade at the Star Awards 2010. She was named the Best Supporting Actress for her role as the villainous Jiang Ruolin in "The Ultimatum".
In 2015, Song became the first artiste to join Li Nanxing's talent management agency.
Ventures.
Song owned Bam! Restaurant which opened in 2013 and closed in 2024. She collaborated with a friend to set up "Regalo", an online luxury F&B concept store, in January 2022. In August 2022, Song partnered a home baker friend to launch a line of wholesome cookies called "Ole & Elo".
Personal life.
Song has a younger brother. She and her family used to reside in a 5-room flat in Bishan.
In August 1998, Song changed her Chinese name from "宋清清" (Sòng Qīngqīng) to 宋怡霏 (Sòng Yífēi).
Song gave birth to a baby girl named Olethea on 18 May 2017, and to another daughter named Eloise on 9 March 2021, at age 45. Song is known to be guarded about her private life and has declined to reveal the identity of her partner and her marital status.
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El Tiempo Latino
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El Tiempo Latino is a Spanish-language free-circulation weekly newspaper published in Washington, D.C. The paper was founded in 1991 and acquired by The Washington Post Company in 2004. After Nash Holdings, the Jeff Bezos-controlled company, acquired the "Post" in 2013, el Tiempo Latino was sold to Javier Marin, a Venezuelan-American businessman, in 2016.
The newspaper publishes 50,000 copies every Friday (ABC audited) distributed in 1,700 points of distribution throughout the Washington DC metropolitan area and has a weekly readership of over 120,000 readers, according to Scarborough Research.
"El Tiempo Latino" has received major awards from the Hispanic print industry. The publication was named the Best Hispanic Weekly in the United States by The National Association of Hispanic Publications at the 2014 José Martí Awards ceremony. This was the 14th time and the 10th year in a row that "El Tiempo Latino" has received this award in its 23 years' existence. More than 200 entries competed for awards. In 2014, "El Tiempo Latino" received a total of 14 distinctions for news stories, photography, editorial cartoon, newspaper sections, editorial video, design and web site.
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Michael Stickman
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Michael J. Stickman is the First Chief of the Nulato Tribal Council, an Athabaskan tribe in Nulato, Alaska. Stickman, who is Koyukon Athabascan, is seated on the Arctic Council. He also serves as the director of Nulato Hills Enterprises, the for-profit enterprise of the Nulato Tribal Council that provides transportation services, language education, and business planning.
Stickman was one of 60 Alaska Native tribal leaders who oppose the US Bureau of Land Management's proposal to open tracts of protected lands in the Bering Sea-Western Interior region of Alaska to mining. Stickman said, "It is our responsibility to take care of land and resources that mean so much to our peoples' way of life. Our ancestors instilled these values about showing respect and caring for the land."
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Sant Josep de sa Talaia (municipality)
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Sant Josep de sa Talaia (; ) is a municipality in the South West of Ibiza. The municipality is part of the Spanish autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. The total number of inhabitants in the municipality (2006) is 19,244.
Municipality.
The municipality of Sant Josep de sa Talaia is situated in the southwest of the island and is bordered with the municipalities of Vila d'Eivissa and Sant Antoni de Portmany. The territory was created after the joining to quartons. Previous to this the island Ibiza had been divided into four quartons following the Catalan conquest in 1229. Within the municipal boundary can be found some of the most emblematic sights of Ibiza. There is the Salines Nature Park and its sea grass meadows, and the Vendranell Nature Reserve and Es Vedrà a spectacular extinct volcano a short distance offshore. It is claimed that Es Vedrà is one of the most magnetic place on Earth. Also within the boundaries are the remains of Phoenician settlement called Sa Caleta which along with Vendranell Nature Reserve are UNESCO World Heritage sites. Sa Talaiassa, the highest point on the island, is also located within the municipal boundary.
Villages.
The municipality encompasses the following towns and villages:
Local Government.
The current mayor of Sant Josep de sa Talaia is Marine snow (2012)
Tourism.
The Municipality contains the resorts of Platja d'en Bossa and Cala de Bou on San Antonio Bay. Playa d'en Bossa is located just south of Ibiza Town and near Ibiza Airport at Platja des Codolar. Some of the island most popular beaches are also within the municipality and include Cala d’Hort, Cala Comte and Cala Bassa.
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Intrepidity
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Intrepidity (foaled 19 February 1990) was a British-bred, French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. In a racing career which lasted from April 1993 to November 1994 the filly ran twelve times and won four races. Unraced as a two-year-old, Intrepidity proved to be the outstanding three-year-old filly in Europe in 1993, winning the Prix Saint-Alary and the Prix Vermeille in France and The Oaks in England. She also finished fourth in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, beaten one and a half lengths. At the end of the year she was voted European Champion Three-year-old Filly at the Cartier Racing Awards. Intrepidity was kept in training as a four-year-old, but failed to win, although she finished second in the Prix Ganay and the Prix Foy. She was then retired to stud where her record as a broodmare was disappointing.
Background.
Intrepidity was a dark bay mare with a white star and two white feet bred in Britain by M. Ryan. She was sired by the thirteen time Champion sire Sadler's Wells. Intrepidity's dam, Intrepid Lady, was an American-bred daughter of Bold Ruler, and closely related on her dam's side to Bold Bidder. Apart from Intrepidity, Intrepid Lady's best foal was Acushla, a filly who twice won the Phoenix Sprint Stakes.
Intrepidity was sent into training with André Fabre at Chantilly.
Racing career.
1993: three-year-old season.
Intrepidity began her racing career in the Prix Finlande, Listed race run over 1800 metres in April at Longchamp Racecourse in Paris. Ridden by Thierry Jarnet, she won by half a length from Alice Springs. The form of the race was boosted when the third horse, Madeleine's Dream, won the Group One Poule d'Essai des Pouliches on 16 May. A week later, Intrepidity was promoted to Group One class for the 2000m Prix Saint-Alary. Starting the 4/5 favourite, the filly took the lead in the straight and went clear of her opponents before being eased down by Jarnet to win by a length from Dancienne.
Michael Roberts took over from Jarnet when the filly was sent to England to contest the Oaks on 5 June. In a field of fourteen fillies, Intrepidity started 5/1 second favourite, behind the Barry Hills-trained Yawl (4/1) and just ahead of her stable companion Wemyss Bight. Intrepidity stumbled early in the race as she struggled to cope with the demanding course (according to Richard Edmondson in "The Independent" she resembled "Bambi on roller-skates") and was among the back-markers until the runners entered the straight. Switched to the outside, Intrepidity made rapid progress to take the lead inside the final furlong and win comfortably by three-quarters of a length from Royal Ballerina and Oakmead, with Wemyss Bight seven lengths back in fifth. The winning time of 2:34.19 set a new record for the race which still stands (as of 2012). Roberts, who had never sat on Intrepidity before riding her in the race, claimed that he had never been worried, saying that "once I got her running I knew I was going to win". Fabre called her "a top-class filly" and indicated that she would probably be rested until autumn. A month after her win at Epsom, the still-unbeaten Intrepidity started 11/10 favourite for the Irish Oaks at the Curragh, after her connections abandoned plans to run her against colts in the Irish Derby. Sheikh Mohammed had to pay a supplementary fee of £25,000 to run her in the race, as she had not been among the original entries. Racing on much softer ground she appeared outpaced in the closing stages and finished fourth behind Wemyss Bight, Royal Ballerina and Oakmead.
Intrepidity and Wemyss Bight met for the third time in the Prix Vermeille at Longchamp in September, with Wemyss Bight starting favourite. Ridden once again by Thierry Jarnet, Intrepidity came from well back in the field to take the lead in the straight and held the late challenge of Wemyss Bight (who appeared to be an unlucky loser) to win by a head. Intrepidity and Opera House made up Sheikh Mohammed's entry for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp in October, and the pair were made 3.9/1 second favourite behind the Prix du Jockey Club winner Hernando (in France, horses in the same ownership are grouped together for betting purposes). Jarnet held the filly at the back of the twenty-three runner field before switching to the wide outside in the straight. Intrepidity overtook most of the runners in the final 200m but was unable to catch the leaders and was a fast-finishing fourth behind Urban Sea, White Muzzle and Opera House. On her final appearance of the season, Intrepidity was sent to California for the Breeders' Cup Turf at Santa Anita Park, but was never in contention and finished unplaced behind Kotashaan.
1994: four-year-old season.
Intrepidity made her four-year-old debut in the Group One Prix Ganay at Longchamp on 1 May, and started favourite against a field which included Urban Sea, Ezzoud and Bob's Return. Intrepidity was last of the eight runners entering the straight before finishing strongly to finish second to Marildo. In June, Intrepidity returned to the scene of her Oaks victory and started favourite for the Coronation Cup, but was never able to challenge the leaders and finished last of the eleven runners behind her stable companion Apple Tree. After a break of three months, Intrepidity returned in the Prix Foy at Longchamp in September. In a race in which André Fabre trained four of the five runners, she finished second to Richard of York, with Apple Tree and Hernando third and fourth. Intrepidity was part of a four-strong Sheikh Mohammed entry (with Richard of York, Carnegie and King's Theatre) which started favourite for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Intrepidity was ridden closer to the lead than usual, and turned into the straight in third place, but weakened in the closing stages and finished thirteenth of the twenty runners behind Carnegie. On her final start, Intrepidity made a second bid for the Breeders' Cup Turf and ran much better than she had in 1993. At Churchill Downs on 5 November she started a 47/1 outsider but finished strongly to take fourth place behind Tikkanen, Hatoof and Paradise Creek.
Assessment and honours.
The independent Timeform organisation gave Intrepidity a rating of 124.
In their book, "A Century of Champions", based on the Timeform rating system, John Randall and Tony Morris rated Intrepidity an "average" winner of the Oaks.
In the Cartier Racing Awards for 1993, Intrepidity was voted European Champion Three-year-old Filly.
Stud record.
Intrepidity was retired to become a broodmare for Sheikh Mohammed's Darley Stud. Although she was sent to many leading stallions including Mr. Prospector, Gone West and Rainbow Quest she did not produce any top class racehorses. Her most successful runner was Deodatus, sired by Darshaan, who won several races in the United Arab Emirates.
Put out of stud in October 2011
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Ihr Häuser des Himmels, ihr scheinenden Lichter, BWV 193a
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(Ye houses of heaven, ye radiant lights), BWV 193.1 (formerly BWV 193a), is a secular cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach first performed on 3 August 1727. The music is lost, but it can be partially reconstructed as several movements (including the opening chorus) are known to have shared music with , a church cantata which was premiered around three weeks after .
History and text.
This cantata was composed for the name day of Frederick August I, Elector of Saxony. The text is by Picander who published it in the second part of his collection "Picanders Ernst-Schertzhaffte und Satyrische Gedichte" (Leipzig 1729). However, there has been speculation that Picander based his text on the work of Christian Friedrich Hunold, an earlier librettist of Bach. The reason for this suggestion is a similarity to a series of congratulatory cantatas Bach composed at Köthen.
The opening chorus is about a council of the gods. It was the custom for congratulatory works such as this to feature allegorical characters; in this case they are: Providentia (Providence), Fama (Fame), Salus (Well-being) and Pietas (Piety).
The title page bears the dedication:
In English it may be rendered as:
The cantata is counted among the works for celebrations of the Leipzig University, "Festmusiken zu Leipziger Universitätsfeiern".
Structure.
The work has eleven movements:
There has been speculation that the fifth movement, a duet (not found in Cantata BWV 193) between Providentia and Fama, may have influenced the duet "Domine Deus", the central movement of the "Gloria" in Bach's Mass in B Minor.
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Luca Colombo (cyclist)
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Luca Colombo (born 26 December 1969) is an Italian former racing cyclist. He won the silver medal in the team time trial at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He also rode in the 1997 Tour de France, but did not finish.
1st Team time trial, UCI Junior World Road Championships
1st Team time trial, UCI Junior World Road Championships
2nd Time trial, National Amateur Road Championships
1st Time trial, National Amateur Road Championships
1st Team time trial, Mediterranean Games
1st Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
1st Duo Normand (with Gianfranco Contri)
2nd Team time trial, Summer Olympics
1st Team time trial, Mediterranean Games
3rd Trofeo Papà Cervi
1st Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
1st Prologue & Stage 8b (ITT) Olympia's Tour
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2012–13 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season
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The 2012–13 season was Shrewsbury's first season back in League One following promotion from League Two the previous season. They also participated in the FA Cup, the Football League Trophy and the League Cup.
Season review.
Shrewsbury entered the League Cup at the first round stage, but were knocked out by Leeds United after losing 4–0.
They entered the Football League Trophy at the second round stage on 9 October 2012, and where beaten at home by Crewe Alexandra 1–2. They entered the FA Cup at the second round stage on 3 November away to Hereford United.
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Lauren Benton
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Lauren Benton (born 3 September 1988) is a British activist. She is the founder and chief executive officer of the charity BODY Charity. Benton is known for her weight loss as a result of Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), an issue for which she founded the charity.
Founded in March 2011, BODY Charity is the UK's first charity to raise awareness of Body Dysmorphic Disorder.
Since being diagnosed herself with the disorder, Benton has raised the issue with public speaking and lectures.
Benton won an enterprising woman award in 2013.
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1974 Anti-Ahmadiyya riots
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In the period spanning from late May to early September 1974, an altercation between students of Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba and youths of the Ahmadiyya Muslims Community at the Rabwah railway station. This incidents were marked by a series of events such as protests, violence, property damage, and governmental actions against the Ahmadiyya community across Pakistan. These events reportedly resulted in casualties among Ahmadi individuals and damage to Ahmadi mosques. Furthermore, in response to these events, the government took actions, including constitutional amendments, related to the status of Ahmadis.
Background.
Prior to the riots and government actions members of the community held positions in various sectors, including the military, judiciary, and government in Pakistan. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community had been a vocal proponent of the movement to form the country of Pakistan and actively engaged with the Muslim league, having strong relations with many prominent Muslim Leaguers and were opposed to the Congress-backed Jamaat-e-Islami and Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam. At the same time they formed a small minority (making up approximately 2%) of Pakistan's population, and revivalist Muslims and Muslim religious leaders in Pakistan were adamant that the sect be repressed and its members stripped of their status as Moslems.
The major religious controversy differences between Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and mainstream Sunni and Shia Muslims is the Ahmadiyya's interpretations of Khatam an-Nabiyyin (seal of the prophethood). Orthodox Muslims consider Ahmadiyya's interpretations blasphemous. Sunni and Shia Muslims are awaiting the coming of the Mahdi and the Second Coming of Jesus and reject the claims of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad whom Ahmadis believe to be the Promised Messiah and Mahdi. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community was a vocal proponent of the Pakistan Movement and was actively engaged with the Muslim league, having strong relations with many prominent Muslim Leaguers and were opposed by Jamaat-e-Islami and Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam.
Timeline of events.
During 1974, a group of anti-Ahmadis were aboard a train to Peshawar had stopped at the Rabwah railway station. The IJT students began to raise slogans against Ahmadiyya and cursed the community’s spiritual figurehead, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. Some had exposed themselves to Ahmadi women, which had caused the Ahmadi men to retaliate and attack some of the students. The train then left the station taking the charged students to Peshawar.
However, when the incident was related to some Ahmadiyya leaders in Rabwah, they ordered Ahmadiyya youth to reach the station with hockey sticks and chains when the train stopped again at Rabwah on its way back from Peshawar. After finding out that the students would be returning to Multan from Peshawar on the 29th of May, dozens of young Ahmadi men gathered at the Rabwah railway station. As the train came to a halt, the men fell upon the bogeys carrying the IJT members. A fight ensued and 30 IJT men were severely beaten for insulting the religious sentiments of the Ahmadiyya. This incident triggered year-long country-wide attacks on Ahmadis leading to the loss of many lives and property.
On September 17, the Parliament of Pakistan unanimously passed an amendment to the constitution defining Ahmadis as 'non-Muslim'.
May 29 - Mr. Basheer Ahmad Tahir killed in Kundiaro district Nawabshah.
May 30 - 222 shops and 5 houses belonging to Ahmadis were ransacked in Chiniot. Ahmadiyya Mosques were damaged in Gojra, Shorkot and Rawalpindi.
May 31 - 26 Shops belonging to Ahmadis in Faisalabad, 7 shops in Bhera, 3 in Bahawalnagar, 7 in Rahim Yar Khan and 6 in Gujranwala were ransacked and burnt.
Jun 01 - Seven Ahmadis Mohammad Afzal Khokhar, Mohammad Ashraf Khokhar, Saeed Ahmad Khan, Manzoor Ahmad Khan, Mahmood Ahmad Khan, Sajjad Pervaiz and Ahmad Ali were killed in Gujranwala.
Jun 01 - Chaudhry Shaukat Hayat killed in Hafizabad.
Jun 02 - Six Ahmadis Basheer Ahmad, Muneer Ahmad, Mohammad Ramzan, Mohammad Iqbal, Inayatullah and Ghulam Qadir killed in Gujranwala.
Jun 02 - Ahmadiyya Mosque occupied by opponents in Lala Musa.
Jun 03 - Two Ahmadis killed in Gujranwala.
Jun 03 - 12 shops belonging to Ahmadis ransacked in Jhang.
Jun 04 - Mohammad Ilyas Arif killed in Wah Cantt.
Jun 04 - Ahmadiyya Library burnt to ashes in Mardan.
Jun 05 - Supply of milk was stopped for the residents of Rabwah.
Jun 05 - 12 Ahmadis were severally tortured in Islamabad. One Ahmadi's mouth was filled with cow dung.
Jun 05 - 3 Ahmadi Houses were robbed, and demolished in Tarnab, Charsadda
Jun 06 - Factories and Houses belonging to two Ahmadis were burnt in Sargodha.
Jun 07 - Opponents offered Friday Prayers in Ahmadiyya Mosque, Kohat after forcibly occupying it. House belonging to an Ahmadi ransacked in Haripur, Hazara.
Jun 08 - Naqab Shah Mehmund killed in Peshawar.
Jun 09 - Syed Moulood Ahmad killed in Quetta.
Jun 09 - Two Ahmadis Ghulam Sarwar and Israar Ahmad killed in Topi (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa). Israar Ahmad's dead body was sprayed with bullets and mutilated.
Jun 10 - 7 shops belonging to Ahmadis were ransacked and burnt in Mardan.
Jun 11 - Mohammad Fakhruddin Bhatti killed in Abbotabad. His corpse was also set on fire.
Jun 11 - Two Ahmadis (father and son) Mohammad Zaman Khan and Mubarak Ahmad killed in Balakot.
Jun 12 - All Ahmadis were arrested in Dera Ismail Khan.
Jun 13 - Wheat crop and agricultural machinery of an Ahmadi's farm was looted in Shah Nagar.
Jun 14 - Shop of an Ahmadi was burnt to ashes in Mailsi.
Jun 15 - House belonging to President of Jamaat Ahmadiyya, Sadhoki Gujranwala, was set on fire.
Jun 17 - Crops belonging to Ahmadis were destroyed in Chak 39DB Sargodha.
Jun 18 - 12 Ahmadis were arrested in Pakpattan.
Jun 19 - Social Boycott of Ahmadis in Muridke.
Jun 20 - Ahmadiyya Mosque set on fire in Tulwandi, Khajoorwali.
Jun 21 - All Ahmadiyya population of Rahim Yar Khan confined to their homes.
Jun 22 - An Ahmadi's dead body was disinterred in Khushab.
Jun 24 - All Ahmadi shops in Sargodha were picketed.
Jun 29 - An Ahmadi father and son were tortured by Police in Chak 303GB, Toba Tek Singh.
Jul 01 - Faces of Ahmadis were blackened and they were forcibly moved through the streets of Bhera.
Jul 02 - Sethi Maqbool Ahmad killed in Jehlum.
Jul 05 - Ahmadiyya Mosque occupied by opponents in PakPattan.
Jul 07 - An Ahmadi's dead body was disinterred in Khushab.
Jul 12 - Ahmadi families in Bhera started starving due to severe boycott.
Jul 14 - Doors of Ahmadiyya houses in Meeruk district Sahiwal were barricaded.
Jul 14 - All Ahmadi men were arrested in district Sargodha.
Jul 16 - Ahmadiyya delegation who went to meet detainees of Sargodha were fired upon at Sargodha Railway Station.
Jul 18 - Flour Mills refused to grind the wheat for Ahmadis.
Jul 19 - Ahmadiyya Mosque attacked and occupied in Takht Hazara district Sargodha.
Jul 21 - Ahmadiyya Mosque attacked and occupied in Moghulpura, Lahore.
Jul 22 - Ahmadiyya Mosque attacked and occupied in Lala Musa.
Jul 23 - Supply of milk was denied to Ahmadis in Bahawalnagar.
Jul 24 - Shops of Ahmadis were forced to shut down in Sheikhupura.
Jul 26 - Ahmadiyya Mosque ransacked and destroyed in Uch Shareef, Bahawalpur. All record and valuable things were burnt to ashes.
Jul 27 - Shops belonging to two Ahmadis were burnt to ashes in Okara.
Jul 28 - Punjab Chief Minister refused to meet with Ahmadiyya delegation.
Jul 28 - Ahmadiyya Mosque demolished in Bhoyanwala, Gujrat.
Jul 29 - Ahmadiyya Mosque sealed in Samburial, Sialkot.
Jul 29 - Ahmadis forbidden to take water from public well in Dolian Juttan.
Jul 30 - All Ahmadi residents of Burewala were expelled.
Jul 30 - Water supply and sanitation facilities were refused to Ahmadi residents of Haroonabad, Bahawalnagar
Jul 31 - Shops of Ahmadis were forced to shut down in Duska.
Aug 01 - Severe social boycott of Ahmadis in Hafizabad. Purchased goods were forcibly taken back.
Aug 02 - An Ahmadi was tied to tree and severally beaten in Mundi Bahauddin.
Aug 04 - A barber's face was painted black for providing hair cut to Ahmadis.
Aug 06 - Three shops belonging to Ahmadis were set on fire.
Aug 09 - Ahmadis were barred to enter their Mosque in Gujranwala.
Aug 09 - In Gujranwala 14 Ahmadis were dismissed from their jobs only because of their faith.
Aug 13 - Ahmadiyya Mosque demolished in Da’ata district Hazara.
Aug 18 - Burial of an Ahmadi woman was not allowed in Campbellpur.
Other old graves were also dug out.
Aug 18 - Mr. Mohammad Akbar, an Ahmadi, was tied up in a jungle for three days in Barali, Azad Kashmir.
Aug 24 - Stone pelting and destruction of Ahmadiyya Mosque in Kot Momin, Sargodha.
Aug 24 - Ahmadi students were beaten up in Multan.
Aug 27 - An Ahmadi youngster, kidnapped from Gurmoola Virkan, Gujranwala, was released after 17 days of confinement. He lost his conscious due to severe torture.
Sep 02 - Professor Abbas bin Abdul Qadir was killed in Hyderabad.
Sep 03 - Stone pelting on Ahmadiyya houses in Chak 32 South, Sargodha.
The following members appeared before the Parliament of Pakistan.
Mirza Nasir Ahmad, the Khalifatul Masih of the time
Mirza Tahir Ahmad, 4th Khalifatul Masih
Maulana Abul ‘Ata Jallundhari, a renowned scholar.
Sheikh Muhammad Ahmad Mazhar, Former Amir, Jama‘at Ahmadiyya, District Faisalabad
Maulana Dost Muhammad Shahid, Historian of the community.
Under pressure from Islamists, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and other members declared Ahmadis to be non-Muslims.
Oct 05 - Despite the presence of Punjab Chief Minister in the city, opponents played havoc with lives and property of Ahmadis in Sargodha. Ahmadiyya Mosque was demolished. Some 38 houses and shops belonging to Ahmadis were set on fire after looting valuables. Five Ahmadis sustained severe injuries.
Oct 07 - Mr. Basharat Ahmad killed in Tahal district Gujrat.
All meetings & conventions of auxiliary Ahmadiyya organisations were cancelled for not getting permission from Government.
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King Huiwen of Zhao
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King Huiwen of Zhao () (born 310 BCE – died 266 BCE, r. 298–266 BCE), personal name Zhao He, was a king of the Zhao state. During his reign, the Zhao state reached its apogee, with the aid of famous administrators and generals alike such as Lin Xiangru, Lian Po, Zhao She and Li Mu. He was the first ruler of Zhao to style himself "king" without later reversing the decision, and also the last ruler during the Warring States period to declare himself king.
King Huiwen was one of the younger sons of King Wuling; however, since King Wuling favoured King Huiwen's mother Wu Wa, he eventually made King Huiwen heir, while the eldest son Zhao Zhang was demoted to Lord Anyang. In 298 BCE, King Wuling abdicated his throne in favor of King Huiwen.
In 295 BCE, Lord Anyang revolted at Shaqiu. Government forces prevailed, however, and Lord Anyang fled to King Wuling's palace for safety. Generals Li Dui and Gongzi Cheng thus began besieging the palace. In due time, Lord Anyang was handed over and killed; however, the generals did not let up the siege and King Wuling eventually died of hunger.
King Huiwen is a central character in many of the stories told about Lin Xiangru. In 283 BCE, King Zhaoxiang of Qin extended an offer (which he had no intention of abiding by) to Zhao that would see Qin hand over fifteen cities in exchange for the sacred jade, Heshibi. Lin Xiangru's actions saved face for Zhao and humiliated the Qin state.
In 279 BCE, King Zhaoxiang of Qin invited King Huiwen to a meeting at Mianchi; once there, he again attempted to shame King Huiwen by ordering the latter to play the zither. Lin Xiangru's actions again caused the Qin to lose face and earned him great acclaim throughout China.
In 270 BCE, Qin invaded the Han state and threatened crucial Zhao interests in central China, especially with regards to the Shangdang region (present-day southern Shanxi). King Huiwen sent forces to intervene; under the leadership of Zhao She the Qin forces were defeated. This minor skirmish enhanced Zhao prestige, but was to foreshadow a greater Zhao-Qin rivalry that would end disastrously for the former at the Battle of Changping a decade later.
King Huiwen of Zhao died in 266 BCE and was succeeded by his son and heir, King Xiaocheng.
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Mohamed v President of the Republic of South Africa
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Mohamed v President of the Republic of South Africa, [2001] ZACC 18, is a 2001 decision of the Constitutional Court of South Africa dealing with the legality of the South African government's actions in handing over Khalfan Khamis Mohamed to United States authorities. The court ruled that the South African government may not extradite a suspect who may face the death penalty without seeking an assurance from the receiving country that the suspect will not be sentenced to death.
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Marquess Su of Zhao
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Marquess Su of Zhao () (died 326 BCE, r. 349–326 BCE), personal name Zhao Yu, was a marquess of the Zhao state.
Marquess Su reigned during a time when the authority of the Eastern Zhou kings was fast declining. In 344 BCE, the marquesses of Wei and Qi agreed to recognize each other as kings, thus putting them on parity with the Eastern Zhou royalty. Angered by the exclusion of his state, Marquess Su laid siege to Wei fortresses in the north. This failed; and in anticipation of possible retaliatory attacks, he ordered the construction of walls along the northern and southern borders, as well as along the course of the Zhang River.
Marquess Su died in 326 BCE. The states of Qin, Chu, Yan, Qi, and Wei each sent ten thousand crack troops to Zhao to attend the funeral. His son, Zhao Yong (King Wuling), succeeded him to the Zhao throne.
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Little Midland
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The Little Midland or LM was a British 4-wheeled cyclecar made from 1910 to 1922 by the Little Midland Light Car Co Ltd in various places in Lancashire.
The company was founded in Clitheroe by William Cunningham. His first car made in 1905 had a lightweight two-seat open body and was powered by a 7.5 hp single cylinder engine. In 1907 a larger 9 hp four cylinder model appeared with five seat coachwork but possibly only one was made. The 1911 model was powered by a JAP 964cc 7 hp V twin air-cooled engine driving the rear axle via a 2 speed gearbox and chain drive.
A review of the 1913 model, on display at the 1912 Motor Cycle and Cycle Car Show at Olympia, stated that it was one of the first cycle cars made in this country, and that it had benefitted from the production of only one model for the past 2 years. The emphasis was on its ability as a touring car rather than for sporting purposes. The engine was an air-cooled 8 h.p. JAP V-twin with Bosch magneto ignition and B and B carburetor. Transmission was through a metal-to-metal disc clutch, then by Renold chain to the gearbox offering two forward speeds, with the gear always in mesh and selected by substantial dog-clutches. There was then Renold chain back to the back axle, which was remarkably strong with double radius rods, and a massive differential. It was stated that the engine could be started from the driver's seat, though the mechanism was not explained. The weight was 5cwt, and the cost 95 guineas.
After World War I in 1919 the make was revived under new ownership and the company was registered as the Little Midland Light Car Co Ltd and based in Duke Street, Blackburn. The company was re-organised in 1920 and moved to Southgate Works, Preston. The post war car used a 980cc JAP water cooled V-twin engine, cone clutch and three speed gearbox with chain to the rear axle. The suspension used quarter elliptic springs all round. The body had two seats plus a dickey seat and cost £200 in 1920.
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Glenn Douglas Tubb
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Glenn Douglas Tubb (June 29, 1935 – May 22, 2021) was an American songwriter from San Antonio, Texas. He was a nephew of Ernest Tubb and married to Dottie Snow Tubb.
Biography.
The song "Skip a Rope" written by him and Jack Moran, performed by Henson Cargill was nominated for a Grammy in 1969.
Glenn Douglas Tubb is a nephew of Ernest Tubb and performed at The Ernest Tubb Record Shop Texas Troubadour Theater Midnite Jamboree. In addition to "Skip A Rope", he co-wrote the hit "Home of the Blues" with Johnny Cash, and he co-wrote the George Jones and Tammy Wynette hit "Two Story House", with Dave Lindsey and Tammy Wynette. He wrote a gospel song for Johnny Cash titled "I Talk To Jesus Every Day" that was later recorded by Bob Dylan and others. He also wrote an unrecorded song that Hank Williams left behind when he died, titled "Heartbroken, Forsaken And Alone." He was also asked to finish writing the last song that Johnny Cash was working on when he died titled, "My Lord Has Gone." Tubb turned 85 in 2020 and continued writing and singing until his death in May 2021.
In his early career, Glenn did not use his last name of Tubb, he recorded under the name of Glenn Douglas for Dot Records and for Decca Records, where he produced an album and several singles. He recorded under the name of Glenn Douglas Tubb, when he recorded for MGM Records and Mercury Records. In the 1950s, he toured with Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, George Jones, Marty Robbins and many others. He appeared on "The Friday Night Frolicks", which later became the "Friday Night Opry", and he also appeared on Red Foley's "Ozark Jubilee", one of the first national country music television shows. He was still recording his songs, both gospel and country. Tubb also sang duets with his wife, Dottie.
Tubb and his wife were ministers, and they broadcast their church service called 'The Kitchen Tabernacle' on the internet on "Facebook Live" and "Periscope" each Sunday afternoon. The program is viewed all over the world.
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St John the Baptist's Church, Earlestown
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St John the Baptist's Church is in Market Street, Earlestown, St Helens, Merseyside, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Winwick, the archdeaconry of Warrington, and the diocese of Liverpool. Its benefice is united with those of St Peter, Newton-in-Makerfield, All Saints, Newton-le-Willows, and Emmanuel Wargrave, Newton-le-Willows. Revd Dr Chris Stafford is currently the Team Rector for the Benefice.
History.
In the 1870s the population of Earlestown was growing. At that time it was in the parish of St Peter, Newton-in-Makerfield, whose rector was Canon Whalley. The architects Whalley and Fry of Dover created plans for a church to seat 900 people, with a tower, at an estimated cost of £16,000 (). The foundation stone of the church was laid on 4 August 1875. There was insufficient money to build the church as it was originally planned, and a smaller church seating 600 people, and without a tower, was consecrated on 6 January 1879 by the Assistant Bishop of Chester. In 1925–26 the church was extended by half a bay, providing 90 extra seats, and the base of a tower was built. The work was carried out by the Lancaster architects Austin and Paley at a cost of about £6,000 (). The tower was never completed. In the 1970s an annexe was added to the west end of the tower.
Architecture.
The church is constructed in yellow sandstone with red sandstone dressings; the annexe is in concrete. The plan consists of a 3½-bay nave with a clerestory, north and south aisles, and an apsidal chancel with north and south vestries. At the west end is the base of the uncompleted tower, and an attached single-storey annexe. The windows are lancets containing Geometrical tracery. The interior of the church has been re-ordered, with removal of choir stall and pews, and with a platform extending to the west of the chancel arch. The font and the pulpit are both in stone with alabaster shafts. In the east window is stained glass by Shrigley and Hunt.
Notes and references.
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Marcel Halstenberg
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Marcel Halstenberg (born 27 September 1991) is a German former professional footballer who played as a left-back or centre-back. He started his career with Hannover 96 II, before playing for other clubs in Germany, including RB Leipzig, FC St. Pauli, and Borussia Dortmund II across his career.
Club career.
Hannover 96 II.
Born in Laatzen, Germany, Halstenberg grew up in Hannover and started his career at Germania Grasdorf before joining Hannover 96. After spending eleven years progressing through the Hannover 96 youth system, he was eventually promoted to Hannover 96 II. Halstenberg initially started out as a striker before moving to defence. He went on to make nineteen appearances for Hannover 96 II during the 2010–11 season.
Borussia Dortmund II.
On 8 April 2011, it was announced that Halstenberg joined Borussia Dortmund II.
He made his Borussia Dortmund II debut, starting the whole game, in a 2–0 win over 1. FC Kaiserslautern II in the opening game of the season. Since joining the club, Halstenberg became a regular in the starting eleven at Borussia Dortmund II. Following his performance in a 4–0 win over rivals’ FC Schalke 04 II, Manager David Wagner praised his performance for playing in the unfamiliar position for the first time. It wasn't until on 28 March 2012 when he scored his first goal for Borussia Dortmund II, in a 4–2 win over Eintracht Trier. Halstenberg later added more goals to his tally, scoring against TuS Koblenz and SC Verl. Despite suffering from injuries during the 2011–12 season, Halstenberg finished his first season, making 32 appearances and scoring three times for Borussia Dormund II.
In the 2012–13 season, Halstenberg began to play in the left–back position since the start of the season. It wasn't until on 3 August 2012 when he scored his first Borussia Dortmund II goal of the season, in a 1–1 draw against Alemannia Aachen. His performance attracted interests from Borussia Dortmund's first team and saw him promoted to the senior team in January 2013. However, he appeared three times as an unused substitute in the club's first team matches: two coming from the league and one coming from the UEFA Champions League. Despite this, Halstenberg continued to feature for the Borussia Dortmund II side for the remainder of the 2012–13 season. At the end of the 2012–13 season, he went on to make thirty–six appearances and scoring three times in all competitions.
Halstenberg reflected his time at Borussia Dortmund, saying: "They are nice memories. David Wagner brought me back then. We moved up to the 3rd league in the first year and held the class there in the second year. That was a great time. I was allowed to practice with the pros from time to time. That helped me a lot and my athletic career."
FC St. Pauli.
Halstenberg signed a three-year contract with FC St. Pauli as a free agent, after his contract had expired with Borussia Dortmund at the end of the 2012–13 Bundesliga campaign.
Halstenberg made his FC St. Pauli debut in the opening game of the season, starting the whole game, in a 1–0 win over TSV 1860 Munich. Since making his FC St. Pauli debut, he quickly established himself in the starting eleven, where he faced competition from another left–back position player, Sebastian Schachten. He continued to start in the left–back position until Schachten's return in December 2013 and found himself, coming on as a substitute on two occasions and at one point, played in the left–midfield position. It wasn't until on 23 February 2014 when Halstenberg scored his first goal for the club, scoring from a direct free kick, in a 2–1 win over Dynamo Dresden. In a follow-up match against Union Berlin, he played a vital role when he set up two goals, as FC St. Pauli won 2–1. Halstenberg then set up another two goals, setting up the first and second goal, as FC St. Pauli beat SV Sandhausen 3–2 on 5 April 2014. Towards the end of the 2013–14 season, he then began to play in the midfield positions following Schachten regaining his left–back position. At the end of the 2013–14 season, Halstenberg went on to make thirty–two appearances and scoring once in all competitions.
In the 2014–15 season, Halstenberg, however, suffered an injuries that saw him missed the start of the season. After returning to the reserve team from injuries, he made his first appearance of the season, starting the whole game, in a 4–1 loss against RB Leipzig. In a follow–up match against 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Halstenberg scored his first goal of the season, in a 3–1 loss. Since returning to the first team, he regained his first team place in the left–back position, competing with Daniel Buballa throughout the season. Halsternberg later two more goals later in the 2014–15 season against 1. FC Kaiserslautern and VfL Bochum. Despite being sidelined for one more game later in the 2014–15 season, he went on to make twenty–two appearances and scoring two times in all competitions.
Ahead of the 2015–16 season, Halstenberg was linked with a move away from the club, with his hometown club, Hannover 96 interested. Hastlenberg, himself, stated he wanted to leave the club, describing it as the next step. Despite, Halstenberg continued to regain his first team place. He scored his first goal of the season, in a 2–1 win over Karlsruher SC on 2 August 2015. This was followed up by scoring his second goal of the season, in a 3–2 win over Greuther Fürth. However, he suffered an injury once again that saw him sidelined throughout August. By the time of his departure, Halstenberg made three appearances and scoring once for the side.
RB Leipzig.
He joined RB Leipzig on 31 August 2015, signing on a four–year contract for an undisclosed fee (it was reported to have cost three million euros). However, his move to RB Leipzig caused outrage among FC St. Pauli supporters.
Halstenberg made his RB Leipzig debut, starting the whole game, in a 2–0 win over Paderborn 07 on 11 September 2015. In a follow–up match, he scored his first goal for the club, in a 1–1 draw against 1. FC Heidenheim. Since joining the club, he became a first team regular for the side and found himself in a competition in the left–back position with Anthony Jung. Halstenberg then scored his second goal of the season, in a 2–1 win over SV Sandhausen on 1 November 2015. He later set up two goals, setting up the first goal and the third goal, in a 4–2 win over MSV Duisburg on 6 December 2015. Despite being sidelined later in the 2015–16 season, Halstenberg remain featured in the first team, as he played nearly every minute of Leipzig's successful campaign in the 2. Bundesliga, and as a left-back, was instrumental in Leipzig's league-leading defense. In his first season at RB Leipzig, Halstenberg made twenty–five appearances and scoring two times in all competitions.
In the 2016–17 season, Halstenberg made his Bundesliga debut, starting the whole game, in a 2–2 draw against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in the opening game of the season. He continued to remain a first team regular, playing in the left–back position. His performance soon earned himself praised by the German media. After suffering from an injury in December, he returned to the starting lineup against Eintracht Frankfurt on 21 January 2017, setting up two goals: the first goal and the third goal, in a 3–0 win. Halstenberg started in every match since the start of the season until he was sidelined with injury in early April. He returned to the starting line-up, playing in the left–back position, in a 4–0 win over SC Freiburg on 15 April 2017. After returning from injury, he missed the last three matches of the season, due to substitute bench. At the end of the 2016–17 season, Halstenberg went on to make thirty–one appearances in all competitions.
In the 2017–18 season, Halstenberg continued to remain a first team regular, playing in the left–back position at the start of the season. Halstenberg set up a goal, setting up the first one, in a 4–1 win over SC Freiburg on 27 August 2017. He made his UEFA Champions League debut, starting the whole game, in a 1–1 draw against AS Monaco on 13 September 2017. It wasn't until on 12 December 2017 when Halstenberg scored his first goal of the season, in a 1–1 draw against VfL Wolfsburg. This was followed up by scoring his second goal of the season, in a 3–2 loss against Hertha BSC. However, Halstenberg was later plagued with injuries and eventually sidelined for the rest of the 2017–18 season. While on the sidelines, he signed a contract extension with the club, keeping him until 2022. At the end of the 2017–18 season, Halstenberg went on to make twenty–three appearances and scoring two times in all competitions.
At the start of the 2018–19 season, Halstenberg was sidelined with injuries, as he returned to training in July. It wasn't until on 23 September 2018 when he made his first appearance of the season, coming on as a late substitute, in a 1–1 draw against Eintracht Frankfurt. Since returning to the first team, Halstenberg regained his first team place, playing in the left–back position. In addition to playing in the left–back position, he also plays in the left–midfield position in a number of matches. It wasn't until on 1 February 2019 when Halstenberg scored his first goal of the season, as well as, setting up the second goal, in a 3–1 win over Hannover 96. In the quarter–finals of DFB-Pokal, he scored his second goal of the season, in a 2–1 win over FC Augsburg on 2 April 2019. Eighteen days later, on 20 April 2019, Halstenberg scored twice for the side, in a 2–1 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach. He started the whole game in the final against Bayern Munich, as RB Leipzig lost 3–0. At the end of the 2018–19 season, Halstenberg went on to make thirty–seven appearances and scoring four times in all competitions.
Return to Hannover 96.
On 19 July 2023, Halstenberg returned to his hometown and boyhood club Hannover 96.
On 8 May 2025, Halstenberg announced that he would retire from professional football after the end of the 2024–25 season. He will continue playing at an amateur level for his first youth club, Germania Grasdorf.
International career.
On 3 November 2017, it was announced that Halstenberg was called up for the Germany senior team for the first time. It was described as a "surprise" by "kicker".
Halstenberg made his international debut on 10 November 2017 for Germany in a friendly match against England, starting as a left back and played the whole game, as they drew 0–0. It wasn't until on 20 March 2019 when he made another appearance for Germany, coming on as a substitute, in a 1–1 draw against Serbia.
On 9 September 2019 he scored his first goal for Germany in a 2–0 away win against Northern Ireland.
On 19 May 2021, he was selected to the squad for the UEFA Euro 2020.
Personal life.
Halstenberg has a brother, Benjamin Halstenberg, who is also a footballer. The pair played against each other, as Borussia Dortmund II won 7–1 against his brother's team, SC Wiedenbrück on 29 August 2011. Growing up, he supported Borussia Dortmund.
In February 2016, while on the sidelines due to injury, Halstenberg caused controversy when he took a selfie with his girlfriend at the Holocaust Memorial. In response, he apologised for his actions. In June 2017, Halstenberg married his long-term girlfriend, Franziska Dzienziol, who is also from Hannover. The couple first met when they were thirteen. In January 2019, their daughter was born.
"Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Halstenberg goal".
Honours.
RB Leipzig
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Theophanous v Herald & Weekly Times Ltd
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Theophanous v Herald & Weekly Times Ltd is a landmark Australian judgment of the High Court. The matter related to implied freedom of political communication that the High Court has inferred, rests in the Australian constitution.
Background.
Andrew Theophanous had been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since 1980. In 1992, he was the chairperson of the Joint Parliamentary Standing Committee on Migration. "The Herald and Weekly Times" published an article by Bruce Ruxton, "Give Theophanous the shove", which stated that Theophanous "appears to want a bias shown towards Greeks as migrants". Theophanous sued the Herald & Weekly Times and Ruxton for defamation.
Decision.
The judgment held that there was an implied constitutional freedom to publish material discussing government and political matters as well as the way that members of the Parliament of Australia conducted their duties and their suitability for office.
Significance.
Just three years later, with a change in the composition of the High Court, the court unanimously reversed the opinion in "Lange v Australian Broadcasting Corporation". It held that no direct right to free speech could form a defence to defamation. Still, the case remains important in the development of the implied freedom.
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New Empire Cinema (Kolkata)
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New Empire Cinema is a single screen cinema hall located in Humayun Place in New Market, (opposite Shreeram Arcade), Kolkata, West Bengal, India. This theatre is next to Lighthouse Cinema.
History.
Major general Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana, Home Minister of Nepal acquired 45 properties in Kolkata (then Calcutta). New Empire theatre was one of them. New Empire cinema auditorium was set up in 1932. The chief designer architect of this theatre was A. de Bois Shrosbree. At that time this theatre was used to perform Ballets and plays. Eminent performers like Yehudi Menuhin, Zubin Mehta, Uday Shankar, Amala Shankar, Bohurupee (Sombhu Mitra and Tripti Mitra) performed in this theatre. In 1932 Indian Noble laureate Rabindranath Tagore directed play "Natir Pooja " here.
In the early 1950s films were introduced here alongside theatre performances. In the late 1950s this was turned into a complete cinema hall. Under the chairmanship of V. Shantaram, the First International New Youth Film was held in New Empire.
Current status.
The adjacent building is the Lighthouse Cinema it was closed in 2002, however, the New Empire Cinema is still active. Currently, the cinema's capacity is 1000 seats. The theatre management is running a few food stalls like Domino's, KFC, Barista which is helping them to gain financial stability.
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Ochirbatyn Burmaa
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Ochirbatyn Burmaa (; born 28 May 1982) is a Mongolian freestyle wrestler. She competed in the freestyle 72 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics; she defeated Leah Callahan in the 1/8 finals and was eliminated by Maider Unda in the quarterfinals. She also competed in this weight category at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where she finished in 10th place.
She represented Mongolia at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. She competed in the women's freestyle 76 kg event.
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Latin Opinion
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Latin Opinion is a bilingual monthly newspaper published in Baltimore, Maryland. It is published in both Spanish and English. The paper was founded in 2004 to serve the Baltimore Hispanic community's desire for a Spanish-language newspaper. The newspaper distributes 5,000 copies to churches, businesses, and community organizations in the Baltimore area.
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Konstantin Fring
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Konstantin Fring (born 9 January 1990) is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for side TSV Schott Mainz.
With Rot-Weiss Essen Fring won the Lower Rhine Cup in 2015.
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Mišić is a Serbian, Bosnian, and Croatian surname, derived from the male given name "Mišo", or from the singular meaning "small mouse" and "muscle". Notable people with this name include:
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Matsukawaura Prefectural Natural Park
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is a Prefectural Natural Park in Sōma, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The park was established in 1951. is celebrated for its nori and saltwater clams and in 1927 was selected as one of the 100 Famous Views of Japan.
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Mona Lisa replicas and reinterpretations
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Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" is one of the most recognizable and famous works of art in the world, and one of the most replicated and reinterpreted. "Mona Lisa" studio versions, copies or replicas were already being painted during Leonardo's lifetime by his own students and contemporaries. Some are claimed to be the work of Leonardo himself, and remain disputed by scholars. Prominent 20th-century artists such as Marcel Duchamp and Salvador Dalí have also produced derivative works, manipulating "Mona Lisa" image to suit their own aesthetic. Replicating Renaissance masterpieces continues to be a way for aspiring artists to perfect their painting techniques and prove their skills.
Contemporary "Mona Lisa" replicas are often created in conjunction with events or exhibitions related to Leonardo da Vinci, for publicity. Her portrait, public domain and outside of copyright protection, has also been used to make political statements. Aside from countless print-reproductions of Leonardo's original "Mona Lisa" on postcards, coffee mugs and T-shirts, her likeness has also been re-imagined using coffee, toast, seaweed, Rubik's Cubes, and computer chips, to name only a few. Now over five-hundred years since her creation, the perpetuation of "Mona Lisa" influence is reinforced with every reinterpretation.
Background.
At the beginning of the 16th century, Leonardo da Vinci was commissioned by Florentine nobleman Francesco del Giocondo to paint a portrait of his wife, Lisa.
The painting is believed to have been undertaken between 1503 and 1506.
Leonardo's portrait of "Mona Lisa" ("Mona" or "Monna" being the Italian honorific for "Madame") has been on display as part of the permanent collection at Paris' Louvre museum since 1797. It is also known as "La Joconde" in French and "La Gioconda" in Italian.
Replicas of "Mona Lisa" date back to the 16th century,
including sculptures and etchings inspired by the painting.
But even by the early 20th century, historian Donald Sassoon has stated, "Mona Lisa" was still "just a well-respected painting by a famous old master" and was "not even the most valued painting in the Louvre." The painting's theft on August 11, 1911, and the subsequent media frenzy surrounding the investigation and its recovery ignited public interest and led to the "Mona Lisa" gaining its current standing.
"Mona Lisa" is in the public domain and not subject to copyright, whereas some modern works based on the original such as Marcel Duchamp's "L.H.O.O.Q." are protected by copyright law.
Gioconda di Montecitorio.
A 16th Century replica, named "Gioconda di Montecitorio" or Gioconda Torlonia hangs in the Chamber of Deputies (Italy), acquired from the collection of the Torlonia family. Following a restoration, some scholars assert that Leonardo made it as a replica of the original, while others dispute that conclusion.
Isleworth "Mona Lisa".
A version of the "Mona Lisa" known as the "Isleworth Mona Lisa" and the "Earlier Mona Lisa" was first bought by an English nobleman in 1778 and was rediscovered in 1913 by Hugh Blaker, an art connoisseur. The painting was presented to the media in 2012 by the Mona Lisa Foundation.
The current scholarly consensus on attribution is unclear. Some experts, including Frank Zöllner, Martin Kemp and Luke Syson denied the attribution; professors such as Salvatore Lorusso, Andrea Natali, and John F Asmus supported it; others like Alessandro Vezzosi and Carlo Pedretti were uncertain.
Prado "Mona Lisa".
In 2011, the Prado in Madrid, Spain, announced discovery of what may be the earliest known replica.
Miguel Falomir, heading the Department of Italian Renaissance Painting at the time of the discovery, stated the Prado "had no idea of (the painting's) significance" until a recent restoration.
Recovered from the Prado's vaults, the replica – which El Mundo newspaper dubbed ""Mona Lisa" twin" ("above, far right") – was reportedly painted simultaneously alongside Leonardo as he painted his own "Mona Lisa"; in the same studio, by a "key" student.
It was painted on walnut. The replica has been part of the Prado's collection since the museum's founding in 1819.
After restoration, the Prado's "Mona Lisa" revealed details covered by previous restorations and layers of varnish.
Furnishings and fabrics were enhanced, as well as landscape and facial features.
It is anticipated that such revelations may offer further insight into Leonardo's original.
Experts at the Louvre reportedly supported the Prado museum's findings.
The Prado replica was subsequently transported to the Louvre in 2012 to be displayed next to "Mona Lisa" as part of a temporary exhibition.
"Hermitage Mona Lisa".
A version known as the "Hermitage Mona Lisa" is in the Hermitage Museum. It was made by an unknown 16th-century artist. The good workmanship, legibility and expressiveness emanating from the work were pointed out, the execution of portrait is presumably of Nordic Europe derivation, in particular German-Flemish.
"Mona Vanna".
Two nude paintings bearing similarities to Leonardo da Vinci's original were part of a 2009 exhibition of artwork inspired by "Mona Lisa".
Displayed at the Museo Ideale in Leonardo's hometown of Vinci, near Florence, some believe one of the paintings – dating from Leonardo's time – to be the work of Leonardo himself, and it has at times been credited to him.
Other experts theorize the painting, one of at least six known to exist, may be just another copy painted by "followers" of Leonardo.
Scholarly dispute persists as to artist, subject and origin.
The nude in question, discovered behind a wall in a private library, reportedly belonged to an uncle of Napoleon Bonaparte, who owned another of Leonardo's paintings.
Facial features bear only vague resemblance, but landscape, compositional and technical details correspond to those of the "Mona Lisa" known worldwide today.
A student and companion of Leonardo da Vinci known as Salaì painted one of the nude interpretations of "Mona Lisa" known, titled "Mona Vanna".
Salai's version is thought by some to have been "based on" the nude sometimes attributed to Leonardo, which is considered a lost work. Discussion among experts exists as to whether Salai, known to have modeled for Leonardo, may in fact have been the sitter represented in the original "Mona Lisa".
Another nude also known as "Mona Vanna" is generally attributed to Joos van Cleve, a Flemish artist active in the years following "Mona Lisa" creation. Though the figure portrayed in van Cleve's painting bears no resemblance to Leonardo's "Mona Lisa", the artist was known to mimic themes and techniques of Leonardo da Vinci. The artwork, dating to the mid-16th century, is in the collection of the National Gallery, Prague.
20th century.
By the 20th century, "Mona Lisa" had already been a victim of satirical embellishment.
"Sapeck" (Eugène Bataille), in 1883, depicted "Mona Lisa" smoking a pipe. Titled "Le Rire" (The Laugh), the artwork was displayed at the "Incoherents" exhibition in Paris at the time of its creation, making it among the earliest known instances of "Mona Lisa" image being re-interpreted using contemporary irony.
Further interpretations by avant-garde artists beginning in the early 20th century, coinciding with the artwork's theft, attest to "Mona Lisa" popularity as an irresistible target.
Dadaists and Surrealists were quick to modify, embellish and caricature "Mona Lisa" visage.
"L.H.O.O.Q.".
Marcel Duchamp, among the most influential artists of his generation, in 1919 may have inadvertently set the standard for modern manifestations of "Mona Lisa" simply by adding a goatee to an existing postcard print of Leonardo's original.
Duchamp pioneered the concept of "readymades", which involves taking mundane objects not generally considered to be art and transforming them artistically, sometimes by simply renaming them and placing them in a gallery setting.
In "L.H.O.O.Q." the "found object" is a "Mona Lisa" postcard onto which Duchamp drew a goatee in pencil and appended the title.
The title, Duchamp is said to have admitted in his later years, is a pun. The letters L-H-O-O-Q pronounced in French form the sentence "Elle a chaud au cul", colloquially translating into English as "She has a hot ass."
As was the case with many of his readymades, Duchamp made multiple versions of "L.H.O.O.Q." in varying sizes and media throughout his career.
An unmodified black and white reproduction of "Mona Lisa" on a playing-card, onto which Duchamp in 1965 inscribed "LHOOQ rasée" ("LHOOQ Shaved"), is among many "second-generation" variants referencing the original "L.H.O.O.Q".
Duchamp's parody of "Mona Lisa" was itself parodied by Francis Picabia in 1942, annotated "Tableau Dada Par Marcel Duchamp" ("Dadaist Scene for Marcel Duchamp"), another example of "second-generation" interpretations of "Mona Lisa".
Salvador Dalí created his "Self Portrait as Mona Lisa" in 1954, referencing "L.H.O.O.Q." in collaboration with Philippe Halsman, incorporating his photographs of a wild-eyed Dalí showing his handlebar moustache and a handful of coins.
In 1958, Icelandic painter Erró then incorporated Dalí's version into a composition which also included a film-still from Dalí's "Un Chien Andalou".
Fernand Léger and René Magritte are among the numbers of Modern art masters who've adapted "Mona Lisa" using their own iconography.
None of the parodies have tarnished "Mona Lisa" image; rather, they reinforce her fame.
Duchamp's "mustached" "Mona Lisa" embellishment continues to inspire imitation. Contemporary conceptual artist Subodh Gupta gave "L.H.O.O.Q." three-dimensional form in his 2009 bronze sculpture "Et tu, Duchamp?" Gupta, from India, considers himself an "idol thief" and has reinterpreted a number of iconic works from European art history.
Post-tour years (1962–2000).
In December 1962, André Malraux, the first French minister of cultural affairs, lent the "Mona Lisa" to the United States at the request of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. The painting was displayed at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. from January 9 to February 3, 1963. Then it was exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York from February 7 to March 4, 1963. Radio personality Bruce Morrow presided over a promotional event during "Mona Lisa" exhibition in New York City. 70,000 entries of a "Best Mona" painting contest were exhibited at the Polo Grounds, with Salvador Dalí helping to pick the winner.
During the painting's first American presentation in 1963, Fernando Botero—who had already painted "Mona Lisa, Age Twelve" in 1959—painted another "Mona Lisa", this time in what would become his trademark "Boterismo" style of rendering figures disproportionately plump. Andy Warhol created multiple renditions of "Mona Lisa" in his Pop art style. Warhol's works "Colored Mona Lisa" (1963), "Four" "Mona Lisa"s (1978), and "Mona Lisa Four Times" (1978) illustrate Warhol's method of silk-screening an image repetitively within the same work of art.
In 1974 Salvatore Fiume made Gioconda Africana, a tribute to black female beauty: this "Gioconda" was donated to the Vatican and stays in Vatican Museums. "Mona Lisa" is also referenced in artwork by Contemporary artists including Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg, adding to the veritable "who's who" list of artists putting their own spin on the portrait. A paint by numbers version of "Mona Lisa" accompanied artist Suzanne Lacy during her 1977 travelogue "Travels with Mona", documenting the painting process at landmark locations throughout Europe and Central America.
From the 1980s through the end of the 20th Century, "Mona Lisa" continued to be the subject of re-interpretation among a new generation of emerging artists. Neo-expressionist artist Jean-Michel Basquiat created various depictions such as "Crown Hotel (Mona Lisa Black Background)" (1982), "Mona Lisa" (1983), and "Lye" (1983). Pop artist Keith Haring juxtaposed "Mona Lisa" in a series of collages: "Weeping Mona Lisa" (1988), "Apocalipse 7" (1988), and "Malcolm X" (1988). Ballpoint art pioneer Lennie Mace created his "Mona a'la Mace" replica in 1993, a ballpoint "PENting" commissioned by Pilot pen company and featured on CBS News.
Artist Sophie Matisse, great-granddaughter of artist Henri Matisse, in her 1997 "Monna Lisa (Be Back in Five Minutes)" faithfully replicated the setting of the original painting, but omitted Mona Lisa from the scene; a concept she would repeat using other iconic artworks.
21st century.
British street artist Banksy in the first decade of the 21st century stenciled a ""Mona Lisa" Mujaheddin" holding a rocket launcher, and another mooning the viewer.
"Mona Lisa" was featured as the focus of Will.i.am's song and music video Mona Lisa Smile in Nicole Scherzinger was placed in the painting as "Mona Lisa".
Contemporary commercialization.
"Mona Lisa" iconic face has been available for years in all forms, appearing in advertisements for fashion and travel industries, and on the cover of magazines.
Leonardo da Vinci's own status as "genius" has been suggested as a factor contributing to the mystique of his creation.
The eyes of Leonardo's original "Mona Lisa" appear within cover-graphics for Dan Brown's 2003 novel "The Da Vinci Code".
The "Mona Lisa" portrait also appeared in the teaser trailer for the 2006 film of the same name, although a replica was used for filming, appears only briefly in the film, and plays a very small part in the story.
The sheer number and variety of replicas and reproductions since its creation in the early 16th century illustrates a so-called "self-reinforcing dynamic"; utilized in advertising because of its familiarity, its fame is reinforced thereby.
Painting "knock-offs" of "Mona Lisa" and other Western masterpieces has become a cottage industry of sorts.
Struggling artists in China paint them by the hundreds to supply the demand of American and European markets, and "Mona Lisa" is among the most popular requests.
Working in cramped studios, or at home with children running around, these artists can earn a few hundred dollars (US) for a weeks worth of work on paintings which are then sold retail through mail-order catalogues.
Reproducing the works of old masters by hand not only provides a way to earn a living but also a way of furthering their art education by perfecting painting techniques.
Among the most common motifs for satirization, "Mona Lisa" face is embellished upon such as Duchamp adding a mustache.
Replacing "Mona Lisa" face or head altogether is another common motif; British artist Caroline Shotton in 2007 produced a series of paintings replicating classical works of art as "cows", which she would go on to title her "Great "Moo"-sters" series.
The inspiration for the series, she says, came to her while watching a documentary about "Mona Lisa".
Having settled upon the cow motif, she then formulated puns befitting her chosen subjects; whereby "Mona Lisa" became "Moo"-na Lisa.
In the 2003 film "Elf", Buddy uses an Etch-a-Sketch to draw the Mona Lisa in the process of building Santa Land by the North Pole in Gimbels. In "Horton Hears A Who", the Mayor Ned McDodd shows his only son Jojo a family gallery where in one part his great grandmother is parodied as the Mona Lisa. And in "", there is a cake that Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy have baked with a picture of the Mona Lisa inside. In 2012, English actress Kathy Burke portrayed the Mona Lisa in the first series of Psychobitches.
Unconventional interpretations.
"Mona Lisa" replicas are sometimes directly or indirectly embellished as commentary of contemporary events.
Exhibitions or events with ties to Leonardo da Vinci or Renaissance art also provide an opportunity for local artists to exploit "Mona Lisa" image toward promoting the events. The resulting artworks represent a broad spectrum of artists using creative license.
In a similar vein, artist Kristen Cumings in 2010 created her own "Jelly Bean Mona" replica using over 10,000 jelly beans. The one initial creation led to a full series of eight masterpiece replicas commissioned by a California jelly bean company as a publicity stunt and addition to the company's collection.
Ohio's Center of Science and Industry (COSI) in Columbus thought the series noteworthy enough to be featured in an exhibition, held at the end of 2012.
A replica of "Mona Lisa" publicized as the "world's smallest" was painted by Andrew Nichols of New Hampshire (USA) in 2011, intending "to break the record." Recreated at a 70:1 ratio, the miniature "Mona Lisa" measures approximately 1/4 by 7/16 inches (7 by 11 mm). Although his rendition drew media attention, it was never officially reported whether he had, in fact, broken any existing record. In 2013, a far smaller version of the painting, entitled the "Mini Lisa", was created by a Georgia Institute of Technology student named Keith Carroll. The replica was created to demonstrate a new scientific technique called thermochemical nanolithography (TCNL). The "Mini Lisa" was just wide, about 1/25,000th the size of the original.
High school students attracted media attention in 2011 by recreating "Mona Lisa" on Daytona Beach, Florida (USA), using seaweed which had accumulated on shore. Claiming to have "too much time on their hands," it took two people approximately one hour to "turn the ugly seaweed into a work of art." Aside from photos appearing in the press, presumably their efforts were washed away with the tide.
In 2012 the Portuguese designer Luís Silva created a poster for a campaign against violence on women representing Mona Lisa with a sore eye and a sombre expression, with the slogan "Could you live without her smile?"
Mosaics.
The computer age introduced digitally-produced or -inspired incarnations of "Mona Lisa".
Aside from versions constructed of actual computer motherboards,
mosaic-making techniques are another common motif used in such re-creations.
Mimicking the heavy pixelation of a highly magnified computer file, Canadian artist Robert McKinnon assembled 315 Rubik's Cubes into a 36 by 48 inch "Mona Lisa" mosaic, an effect dubbed "Rubik's Cubism" by French artist Invader.
Similarly, colored Lego "bricks" have been employed to replicate "Mona Lisa" in a mosaic motif.
A 2011 exhibition titled "Da Vinci, The Genius" at the Frazier Museum in Louisville, Kentucky attracted attention by having a "Mona Lisa" constructed by Lego artist Brian Korte.
Known as "Brick Art", so-called "pro" Lego builders such as Eric Harshbarger have made multiple replicas of Mona Lisa.
Matching the approximate 21 by 30 inch size (535 x 760+ mm) of Leonardo's original requires upwards of 5,000 standard Lego "bricks", but replicas measuring 6 by 8 feet have been built, requiring more than 30,000 bricks.
Media coverage of the many incarnations of "Mona Lisa" often allude to the likely disbelief of Leonardo himself; of the intrigue she would come to inspire, and the unimaginable extremes of her re-portrayal.
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36797007
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3492060
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=36797007
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Intercity passenger transport (LPP)
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Intercity passenger transport () is a part of Public Company Ljubljana Passenger Transport (LPP), which provides intercity and tourist passenger transport. Between 2009 and 2012 the service was excluded from LPP and operated under the name of BUS as its subsidiary. Before, intercity bus service was excluded from LPP and it operated under the name of suburban passenger transport.
Since 2013, Urbana is used to pay for services on intercity buses.
Table of regular bus routes.
Legend:
Regional tags
History.
Most of bus lines were cancelled after 1997 due to drastic decrease of passengers and unrentability. In last several years the reason behind the cancellation of bus lines was the extension of city bus routes to the suburban areas.
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36797025
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25082147
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=36797025
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Tetracha biimpressicollis
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Tetracha biimpressicollis is a species of tiger beetle that was described by Austrian ecologist Karl Mandl (1891‒1989) in 1960, and can be found only in Bolivia and Brazil.
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36797026
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9784415
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=36797026
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Tetracha bilunata
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Tetracha bilunata is a species of tiger beetle that was described by Johann Christoph Friedrich Klug in 1834. It can be found in Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Peru.
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36797032
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1357080
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=36797032
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Pseudotetracha blackburni
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Pseudotetracha blackburni is a species of tiger beetle in the subfamily Cicindelinae that was described by Fleutiaux in 1895, and is endemic to Australia.
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36797034
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40778144
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=36797034
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Megacephala bocandei
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Megacephala bocandei is a species of tiger beetle in the subfamily Cicindelinae that was described by Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville in 1848.
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36797036
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40778144
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=36797036
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Pseudotetracha bostockii
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Pseudotetracha bostockii is a species of tiger beetle in the subfamily Cicindelinae that was described by Laporte in 1867, and is endemic to Australia.
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36797038
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141808
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=36797038
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Jargalsaikhany Chuluunbat
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Jargalsaikhany Chuluunbat (; born 3 December 1984, in Bayankhongor Province) is a Mongolian freestyle wrestler. He competed in the freestyle 120 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and in the freestyle 125 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics; he defeated Malal Ndiaye in the 1/8 finals and was eliminated by Bilyal Makhov in the quarterfinals.
Olympic results.
Source:
2012 (as a men's freestyle 120 kg)
Match 2.
He was excluded from men's freestyle 120 kilograms competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in favor of Bilyal Makhov according to special criteria for determining the winner.
After the doping scandal Jargalsaikhany Chuluunbat upgraded to fifth place of the 2012 Summer Olympics in 2020.
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36797039
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9784415
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=36797039
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Tetracha brasiliensis
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Tetracha brasiliensis is a species of tiger beetle that was described by William Kirby in 1818 and can be found in every country of South America except for Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Suriname.
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36797043
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9784415
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=36797043
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Tetracha brzoskai
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Tetracha brzoskai is a species of tiger beetle that was described by Naviaux in 2007, and is endemic to Mexico.
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36797047
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3634417
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=36797047
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Phaeoxantha bucephala
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Phaeoxantha bucephala is a species of tiger beetle in the subfamily Cicindelinae, described by W. Horn in 1909.
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36797054
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1357080
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=36797054
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Pseudotetracha canninga
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Pseudotetracha canninga is a species of tiger beetle in the subfamily Cicindelinae that was described by McCairns, Freitag, Rose & McDonald in 1997. It is endemic to Australia.
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36797060
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1357080
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=36797060
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Pseudotetracha castelnaui
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Pseudotetracha castelnaui is a species of tiger beetle in the subfamily Cicindelinae that was described by Sloane in 1906, and is endemic to Australia.
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36797070
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35936988
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=36797070
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List of FC Midtjylland players
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List of notable players.
Statistics are up to date as of "22 August 2012".
"Please help to expand this list".
"Note: the source for the Career dates and Total apps/goals for a number of the below players is unclear and the reference used should be added".
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36797082
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9784415
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=36797082
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Tetracha coerulea
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Tetracha coerulea is a species of tiger beetle that was described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1857, and is endemic to Bolivia.
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36797085
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1398
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=36797085
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Pseudotetracha corpulenta
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Pseudotetracha corpulenta is a species of tiger beetle in the subfamily Cicindelinae that was described by George Henry Horn in 1907. It is endemic to Australia.
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36797088
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9784415
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=36797088
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Tetracha cribrata
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Tetracha cribrata is a species of tiger beetle that was described by Steinheil in 1875. The species can be found in Meta and Cundinamarca of Colombia, as well as in Apure, Yaracui, and Carabobo of Venezuela.
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36797091
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1357080
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=36797091
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Phaeoxantha cruciata
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Phaeoxantha cruciata is a species of tiger beetle in the subfamily Cicindelinae that was described by Brulle in 1837. The species is common in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
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36797092
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46791144
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=36797092
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William Ludwig (baritone)
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William Ludwig (born William Ledwidge) (15 July 1847 – 25 December 1923) was an Irish operatic baritone who rose to fame in the second half of the nineteenth century. He was famous as an interpreter of Wagner, becoming the definitive Dutchman in Britain and the United States. He later became an equally famous concert artist. His most active period was from 1874 to 1908.
Early life.
Born in Dublin, Ireland, his father was a chorister, music teacher and music copyist. He was educated at the National Schools, Marlborough Street, where he received musical instruction from John W. Glover. He attended O'Connell School in North Richmond Street and often sang in the monastery chapel. He came under the influence of Brother Swan and later entered a solicitor's office. He sang for a time in the choir of St. Paul's Church, Arran Quay, with Mr. J. J. Fagan, his life-long friend. His first lessons were from Richard Vincent O'Brien (father of Vincent O'Brien). He sang in University Church where Alban Croft was the organist and where he met Signor Cellini who gave him lessons. After singing in various Dublin choirs he moved to London before 1870.
London.
He sang in the Gaiety Theatre, the Strand, under the management of John Hollingshead. It was during this period that he changed his name to Ludwig. This may have been because of frequent misspellings or because a more Germanic name suited the life of an opera singer.
Carl Rosa.
By 1874 he had joined the Carl Rosa Opera Company. Ludwig maintained a relationship with this company for the rest of his singing career. It was during his time with Carl Rosa that he came under the influence of Charles Santley. In 1877 he became chief baritone with Carl Rosa. He made his name in such famous Wagner roles as Wotan in the Ring cycle, Hans Sachs in Die Meistersinger and as the Dutchman in the Flying Dutchman. In Britain this part was often referred to as Vanderdacken, though Wagner never used that name. In 1883 he sang in Il Trovatore in the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin. A prototype telephone carried the performance to Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin, half a mile away, where an astonished audience was able to hear the singers and orchestra. He sang Claude Frollo in Goring Thomas's "Esmeralda" at Drury lane in 1883 and took part in the first performance of Mackenzie's Colomba (5 April 1883). He was also justly famous for his oratorio and concert singing. He was perhaps the greatest Vanderdecken of his day. Wagner is said to have given him a score of "The Flying Dutchman," inscribed: "To the incomparable Vanderdeken". However, Wagner referred to the title role as "the Dutchman" and not Vanderdecken, but in English productions the title role was always referred to as Vanderdecken or even Van Der Decken.
Wagner was in London when Ludwig was singing with Carl Rosa, but definite evidence of their meeting has proved elusive.
United States.
Ludwig travelled to the United States for the first time in February 1886. He was engaged by the American Opera Company on the strength of his performances with Carl Rosa. He quickly established a name for himself as a Wagnerian interpreter. He played the Academy of Music in New York and went on to Baltimore and Cincinnati. In October 1887 he went to the United States for a second time. He set out from Dublin but missed the train to Cork. He hired a train and just missed his boat, the Servia, but managed to hire a tugboat and caught the Servia before it left the bay. This cost him £100 but it saved him having to default on his contract. Until 1909 he made regular trips to the United States and Canada. He once even declared his address in New York as "with the mayor". With the National Opera Company he performed in New York, Boston and Chicago.
Britain.
In Britain and Ireland his reputation increased. Sir Henry Wood described him as "the greatest Elijah". He formed his own concert parties and toured all over the British Isles. In 1898 he organised a series of "'98 Concerts" to commemorate the centenary of the 1798 rebellion. He had singers, pipers, harpists and dancers and "songs of love and war, keenes and lullabies". He did operatic arias as well as Irish songs. He made sure to include items from both traditions. He organised one such concert in Athlone. He engaged a young John McCormack for the trip. He put McCormack in the care of Lily Foley who went on to become Mrs John McCormack. John McCormack said "one of the most distinguished baritones Ireland has produced. It is a just tribute to one of the greatest singers Ireland ever produced to say, at this point, that William Ludwig was a supreme artist." James Joyce included him by name in "Ulysses, in the Eumeaus section. He also referred to him obliquely in "Finnegans Wake".
Ludwig often included two of his daughters in these concerts. He intended retiring and establishing a music school but he was struck down with a throat complaint. His last public performance was in the Theatre Royal, Dublin, with the Carl Rosa Company where he recreated the role of Danny Mann in Lily of Killarney. He did appear in the Abbey Theatre on 1 February 1911 in a special performance of act 2 of Wagner's 'Flying Dutchman'. His charity work is believed to have cost him much of his fortune. A benefit concert was arranged in London by Sir Herbert Tree in 1913. The money raised was used to buy him an annuity which allowed him to live out his days in modest circumstances. He also made some appearances in the silent movie industry. He died in London on Christmas Day 1923.
The Ludwig Cup.
The Ludwig Cup is awarded annually by the Royal Irish Academy of Music. It is presented to the winner of a competition for singers who present a 15-minute recital, excluding opera and oratorio arias. This takes place as part of the RIAM scholarship assessments around December or January. It is for 'interpretation' – principally lieder and in at least two different languages. It must come from the classical period covering Mozart to Richard Strauss.
Personal life.
Ludwig was married twice. Firstly to Mary Price in London in 1872. They had one son. She died in 1874. He then married Evelyn Miles in 1876. They had four sons and ten daughters. He maintained a home in London until his death.
1916.
The centenary of the 1916 Rising threw up the following fact:
Ludwig — of whom I heard a great deal in Limerick — was in Dublin last week. I took my sisters to hear him – we got a splendid treat. He deserves all that I had heard of his singing. But he had poor houses. The Ancient Concert Room wasn't more than half filled. If I were to pick out which of his songs and singing pleased me best I would say "God save Ireland". Good lord how he did thunder that out and what feeling he threw into it. Since I was a schoolboy I can only recollect tears flowing from me once — that was when I heard of my father's death in Portland. Ludwig dragged them out of me once again in singing "General Monroe" — the pathos he put into portions of that was marvellous. But ‘tis disgraceful to find such a singer and of such songs so badly patronised by Irishmen in Dublin. (Tom Clarke to Kathleen Daly, 27 August 1899
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36797093
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40778144
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=36797093
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Pseudotetracha crucigera
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Pseudotetracha crucigera is a species of tiger beetle in the subfamily Cicindelinae that was described by William John Macleay in 1863. It is endemic to Australia.
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36797096
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1357080
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=36797096
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Pseudotetracha cuprascens
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Pseudotetracha cuprascens is a species of tiger beetle in the subfamily Cicindelinae that was described by Sumlin in 1997. It is endemic to Australia.
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36797106
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40778144
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=36797106
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Pseudotetracha cylindrica
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Pseudotetracha cylindrica is a species of tiger beetle in the subfamily Cicindelinae that was described by William John Macleay in 1863. It is endemic to Australia.
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36797108
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9784415
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=36797108
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Tetracha davidsoni
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Tetracha davidsoni is a species of tiger beetle that was described by Naviaux in 2007, and is endemic to Brazil.
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36797111
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1357080
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=36797111
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Megacephala denticollis
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Megacephala denticollis is a species of tiger beetle in the subfamily Cicindelinae that was described by Chaudoir in 1843.
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36797114
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9784415
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=36797114
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Tetracha distinguenda
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Tetracha distinguenda is a species of tiger beetle that was described by Dejean in 1831, and can be found in Falcón, Venezuela.
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36797116
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9784415
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=36797116
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Tetracha ensenada
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Tetracha ensenada, or the Ensenada metallic tiger beetle, is a species of tiger beetle that was described by R. Huber in 1994, and is endemic to west coast of Venezuela. "T. ensenada" lives in muddy tidal salt flats and saline areas near shallow ponds and evaporating ponds. Adults of this species are nocturnal, taking cover underneath detritus and rocks during the day. During the night, "T. ensenada" forages for food near the coastline.
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36797118
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27823944
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=36797118
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Macitentan
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Macitentan, sold under the brand name Opsumit, is an endothelin receptor antagonist developed by Actelion and approved for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Macitentan is a dual endothelin receptor antagonist, meaning that it acts as an antagonist of two endothelin (ET) receptor subtypes, ETA and ETB. However, macitentan has a 50-fold increased selectivity for the ETA subtype compared to the ETB subtype.
Macitentan was approved for medical use in the United States in October 2013. Macitentan is available as a generic medication.
Adverse effects.
The FDA prescription label contains a boxed warning for embryo-fetal toxicity. It is only available to females in the US through a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy (REMS) program.
Mechanism of action.
Endothelin and endothelin receptors.
Endothelin (ET) is an extremely potent blood vessel constricting substance that is secreted by endothelial cells. In the lungs, the most common ET form released is ET-1. ET-1 release can occur through both constitutive and non-constitutive pathways. Upon release, ET-1 can bind to the ET receptors that are expressed on arterial smooth muscle cells and fibroblasts in the lungs. ET receptors are G protein coupled receptors and, when activated, lead to an increase in intracellular calcium levels via the Gαq signaling pathway. There are two receptor subtypes that endothelin will bind to: ETA and ETB. ETA is associated with cell growth and vasoconstriction while ETB is responsible for anti-proliferation of cells, vasodilation and ET-1 clearance. The rise in intracellular calcium leads to contraction of the arterial smooth muscle, as well as vascular remodelling due to cell proliferation. Prolonged constriction and fibrosis are factors in the pathogenesis of PAH.
Role of macitentan.
Macitentan blocks the ET1-dependent rise in intracellular calcium by inhibiting the binding of ET-1 to ET receptors. Blocking of the ETA receptor subtype seems to be of more importance in the treatment of PAH than blocking of ETB, likely because there are higher numbers of ETA receptors than ETB receptors in pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells. The blocking of Endothelin 1 leads to vasodilation and decreases the proliferation of cells in the vessels of the arteries which contributes to the narrowing and leads to the pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Pharmacokinetics.
Macitentan is taken as a 10 mg oral dose once a day. Its half-life in humans is about 16 hours and steady state is reached by the third day of administration. It is absorbed slowly into the plasma. Macitentan dealkylates into the active metabolite aprocitentan (ACT-132577), which reaches its peak plasma concentration about 30 hours after the first dose is administered, and has a half-life of approximately 48 hours. Although aprocitentan has a lower affinity for the ET receptors than its parent compound, It maintains higher plasma concentrations than macitentan. Both compounds can be excreted from the body through the urine or feces.
Co-administration of ciclosporin has only a slight effect on the concentrations of macitentan and its active metabolite, while rifampicin decreases the area under the curve (AUC) of the drug's blood plasma concentration by 79%, and ketoconazole approximately doubles it. This corresponds to the finding that macitentan is mainly metabolised via the liver enzyme CYP3A4.
Experimental pharmacokinetics.
Macitentan has slow association kinetics. Its potency increases 6.3-fold when it is pre-incubated with pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells for 120 minutes compared to 10 minutes with pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells. Macitentan also has a high receptor occupancy half-life (approximately 17 minutes) compared to bosentan (approximately 70 seconds) and ambrisentan (approximately 40 seconds). This increased receptor occupancy half-life allows macitentan to act as a non-competitive antagonist of ET receptors. Bosentan and ambrisentan are both competitive antagonists.
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36797119
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37195583
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=36797119
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Phaeoxantha epipleuralis
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Phaeoxantha epipleuralis is a species of tiger beetle in the subfamily Cicindelinae that was described by George Henry Horn in 1923. The species has been recorded in South America, particularly in Brazil.
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36797121
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1357080
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=36797121
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Megacephala ertli
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Megacephala ertli is a species of tiger beetle in the subfamily Cicindelinae that was described by W. Horn in 1904.
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36797123
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47073779
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=36797123
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Grammognatha euphratica
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Grammognatha euphratica is a species of beetle in the family Cicindelidae, the only species in the genus Grammognatha. It is found in the Mediterranean countries, southern Europe, and southwestern Asia.
Subspecies.
These two subspecies belong to the species "Grammognatha euphratica":
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36797126
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9784415
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=36797126
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Tetracha femoralis
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Tetracha femoralis is a species of tiger beetle that was described by Perty in 1830, and can be found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.
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36797131
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2842084
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=36797131
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Orgodolyn Üitümen
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Orgodolyn Üitümen (born 29 April 1989) is a Mongolian freestyle wrestler who won a bronze medal at the 2018 Asian Games. He competed in the freestyle 84 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and was eliminated by Dato Marsagishvili in the 1/8 finals. At the 2015 World Wrestling Championships, he lost to Abdulrashid Sadulaev in round of 16. At the 2016 Olympics, he lost his first bout to Mihail Ganev.
Üitümen took up wrestling in 2007. He is married and has a child.
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36797134
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31705525
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=36797134
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Deposit-refund system
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A deposit-refund system (DRS), also known as deposit-return system, advance deposit fee or deposit-return scheme, is a surcharge on a product when purchased and a rebate when it is returned. A well-known example is when container deposit legislation mandates that a refund is given when reusable packaging is returned. A DRS is a market-based instrument to address externalities, similar to a pigovian tax, with the key difference that a DRS refunds the fee after the product is returned. This provides an incentive to consumers to properly dispose of a product.
While most commonly used with beverage containers, DRS can be used on other materials including liquid and gaseous wastes. A DRS is used on products such as batteries, tyres, automotive oil, consumer electronics and shipping pallets.
There are three potential advantages of a DRS: it reduces illegal dumping by giving a financial incentive, it makes monitoring and enforcement easier, and evading the costs is difficult.
DRS is said to be based on the principles of Extended Producer Responsibility.
DRS can be either voluntary or mandated by legislation.
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36797137
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9784415
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=36797137
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Tetracha foucarti
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Megacephala foucarti is a species of tiger beetle that was described by Naviaux and Richoux in 2006. It is endemic to Brazil.
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36797146
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9784415
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=36797146
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Tetracha germaini
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Tetracha germaini is a species of tiger beetle that was described by Chaudoir in 1865, and can be found in Argentina and Bolivia.
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36797152
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9784415
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=36797152
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Tetracha gracilis
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Tetracha gracilis is a species of tiger beetle that was described by Reiche in 1842. The species can be found only in Colombia and Venezuela.
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36797154
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1357080
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=36797154
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Pseudotetracha greyana
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Pseudotetracha greyana is a species of tiger beetle in the subfamily Cicindelinae that was described by Sloane in 1901, and is native to Australia.
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36797157
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1357080
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=36797157
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Pseudotetracha helmsi
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Pseudotetracha helmsi is a species of tiger beetle in the subfamily Cicindelinae that was described by Blackburn in 1892, and is endemic to Australia.
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