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Licinio de la Fuente
Licinio de la Fuente y de la Fuente (7 August 1923 – 26 February 2015) was a Spanish Francoist politician who served as Minister of Labour from 1969 to 1975. Promoter of the "Democracia Social" party during the Spanish Transition, he was one of the "Magnificent Seven", the seven political leaders who founded the federation of People's Alliance (AP) in 1976.
Born on 7 August 1923 in Noez, a small village of the province of Toledo, son to staunchly Conservative family of farmers. In the midst of the Spanish Civil War, the family fled to the Francoist zone.
He earned a licentiate degree in Law from the University of Madrid, later becoming a member of the State Lawyers Corps.
He served as State Lawyer in Ciudad Real (1950–1954) and Segovia (1954–1956) before his appointment as Civil Governor of the province of Cáceres, where he remained for four years. National Delegate of the Instituto Nacional de Previsión from 1960 to 1963, he briefly resumed his activities as State Lawyer, this time at the Supreme Court, between 1963 and 1965.
Following a spell as responsible of the National Service for Cereals and as National Delegate of Wheat, he was appointed as Minister of Labour in October 1969. He remained in the post throughout the successive appointments of Carrero Blanco and Carlos Arias Navarro as heads of government. He handed in his resignation as Minister of Labor in February 1975 after the refusal of the Government of Arias to pass a new decree for collective conflicts that intended to recognise the right of strike.
During the Spanish Transition, he promoted "Democracia Social" (DS), a proto-party that espoused an "evolutionary neofalangist" brand of Francoism. In 1976 he joined other politicians united around the idea of limited political reform to create the coalition of People's Alliance (AP). It was together with the Spanish People's Union (UDPE) the component party that provided AP with some demands of "social justice" linked to the "joseantonian" falangist tradition. De la Fuente stood as AP candidate to the Congress of Deputies in the electoral list in Toledo vis-à-vis the June 1977 general election. He was elected as legislator but, weeks after, in August 1977, he announced his exit from the parliamentary group and his posts at AP, amid disagreements with the collegiate direction. Following the end of the legislative term in 1979, de la Fuente left politics and switched to the business sector.
He was member of the Boards of Directors of Dragados y Construcciones, Banco Central Hispano Hipotecario, Banco Gallego, Banco de Granada, Banco Internacional del Comercio, Española del Zinc and Ibermutua.
He was awarded with the Knight of Honour title bestowed by the Francisco Franco National Foundation (FNFF) on 18 July 2012.
He died on 26 February 2015 in Madrid.
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Alexander A. Gilman
Alexander A. Gilman is a German violinist, academic teacher and artistic director of the LGT Young Soloists. He has been performing internationally as a soloist and chamber musician and regularly conducting masterclasses.
Alexander Gilman was born on September 16, 1982 in Bamberg, Upper Franconia, Germany. He grew up in a Jewish-Russian family of musicians and began learning violin at the age of six. Gilman gave his debut performance at the Gasteig, Munich at seven. Beginning in 1998, je attended masterclasses of Dorothy DeLay, Itzhak Perlman, Aaron Rosand, Igor Ozim, Akiko Tatsumi, Mikhail Kopelman and Zakhar Bron. In the summer of 2000, he entered Musikhochschule Köln masterclass of the violin professor Zakhar Bron and later achieved his master's degree at Zurich University of the Arts.
Gilman gained first international media visibility in June 2006 when he won the "WestLB Music Competition" and was presented the Stradivari violin by Frank Peter Zimmermann.
Gilman performs regularly as a soloist and chamber musician. His most notable concert performances include Berliner Philharmonie, Kölner Philharmonie, Musikverein, Shanghai Concert Hall Minato Mirai Hall and more. During his career, he has collaborated with conductors such as Neeme Jarvi, Michael Sanderling, Dan Ettinger, Bernard Haitink, Mario Venzago, Eri Klas and Perry So.
In 2010-2013 Gilman taught at Zurich University of the Arts as a Professor Assistant of Zakhar Bron. Since 2014 he has been teaching classical violin at Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences (the Department of Music) in Switzerland.
In 2013 Gilman founded LGT Young Soloists orchestra for highly gifted young soloists aged 12 to 30. The foundation had been created with the main goal to support young talents by giving them opportunity to perform on the concert stages. The "LGT Young Soloists" has been the first youth orchestra to record for RCA/Sony Music. The ensemble performed in a number of concert halls locations including Musikverein Vienna, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Berliner Philharmonie, Mozarteum Salzburg, Victoria Hall Singapore and many more. Since their founding, the LGT Young Soloists have been appearing regularly at the concert halls of the metropolitan centers such as New York, Beijing, Shanghai, Dubai, Moscow, Paris and Tel Aviv.
In 2006, after winning WestLB Music Competition in Dusseldorf, Gilman was presented the Stradivari "Ex-Croall" (dating from 1684) by Frank Peter Zimmermann, who had previously played this instrument. Gilman also plays a violin made by Ferdinando Gagliano (the last violin maker from the Gagliano family) in 1795, an instrument provided by the Fahrenkamp-Schäffler Foundation.
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Yellow economic circle
The yellow economic circle, also known as the yellow economy, is a system of classifying businesses in Hong Kong based on their support or opposition to the 2019–20 protests. Proponents of the yellow economic circle frequent "yellow shops" and boycott "blue shops", the former supporting the protesters and the latter supporting the Hong Kong Police Force. Businesses affiliated with ("red shops") or owned by ("black shops") the Communist Party of China are also boycotted by proponents, which has led to the use of the alternate name anti-communist economic circle. Politically neutral businesses are labelled "green shops." Yellow shops that have supported pro-democracy protesters since the 2014 Umbrella Movement are sometimes referred to as "golden shops."
The yellow economic circle was created by protesters to support like-minded businesses, sustain the livelihoods of pro-democracy business owners, create job opportunities for supporters of the movement, and reduce local dependence on businesses that are connected to the Communist Party of China. It has also been suggested that the yellow economic circle may increase votes for the pro-democracy camp in the Catering, Wholesale, and Retail functional constituency in the 2020 Hong Kong legislative election.
In July 2019, Yoshinoya, a Japanese fast food chain, created a Facebook advertisement mocking local police for removing notes from a Lennon Wall. The advertisement was taken down shortly thereafter, and the company's Hong Kong branch announced that it had fired the employees who created the post. The decision prompted supporters of the protesters to boycott Yoshinoya.
In the same month, a captain from Cathay Pacific made an announcement reassuring his passengers that the airport protests were peaceful and orderly. He ended with a few words in Cantonese, saying: "Keep it up, Hongkongers! Be careful and stay safe." (香港人加油，萬事小心) Soon after, the captain was reported to have left the airline, but it was unclear whether he resigned or was fired. Cathay Pacific has since been criticized for alleged political bias.
Following these incidents, citizens supporting the protests developed their own economic circle by boycotting blue shops and solely patronising yellow shops. Several smartphone apps, such as "和你eat" and "WhatsGap," were developed to help citizens identify and avoid spending money at shops with opposing political views.
"Yellow shops" are those which participate in citywide general strikes, support protesters financially through donations to the 612 Fund or the Spark Alliance, donate food or protection gear for protesters, or set up a Lennon Wall for customers to leave post-it notes of support for the protests.
The labelling system is frequently evaluated by Hong Kong netizens. Yellow shops are promoted on a number of websites and guides, including "Hong Kong's Rice Pig Guide," a parody of the Michelin Guide, and "Yellow Openrice," an online food show on YouTube.
After the 5 August 2019 general strike in Hong Kong, several mobile apps and websites were developed to identify the political stance of shops and restaurants. These online platforms provide guidance to the supporters of the yellow economic circle, allowing them to identify and patronise nearby yellow shops, as well as avoid blue and red shops. Some of the platforms use a crowd-sourcing strategy to gather information on the political stances of shops, where the users can collectively determine the political stance of a certain shop by voting. These platforms include:
Netizens supporting the yellow economic circle have organised promotional campaigns to encourage the patronage of yellow shops. Organisers typically promote the campaigns through forums and chat groups, encouraging supporters of the yellow economic circle to shop at yellow shops more frequently during the campaign periods. Long lines are often seen outside popular yellow shops during the campaigns. The following is a list of some notable campaigns:
The Lunar New Year Fair is a traditional fair held annually a few days before Lunar New Year, typically organised by the Hong Kong government. After the government announced on 7 November 2019 that there would not be any dry good stalls at the 2020 fairs, a group of netizens and pro-democracy district councillors organised independent fairs called ""wo lei siu"" (). The organisers aimed to provide a platform for yellow shops to promote their products and services, while at the same time encouraging citizens to boycott the fairs organised by the government.
However, the government refused to approve the "wo lei siu" organisers' venue applications, forcing them to host the fairs in a different form or at a smaller venue. After the pro-Beijing political organisation District Council Observers accused Kwai Chung's "wo lei siu" of promoting political propaganda, the Housing Department cancelled the venue booking three days before the "wo lei siu" was scheduled to start. As for the "wo lei siu" of Central and Western District, the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department refused to issue a Temporary Places of Public Entertainment License, even though activities of a similar scale have been held in the same venue during past Lunar New Year celebrations without any opposition from the government. In response to this setback, a group of Central and Western district councillors announced that they would set up street counters separately on the original venue, hosting stall games and performances. Several other independent fairs have faced similar opposition from the government.
Yellow shops close to each other have occasionally joined together to organise cross-promotions. For instance, in October 2019, when the famous yellow drink shop Kingyo in Yuen Long was facing a potential shutdown, its neighbouring yellow restaurant Watergate Chicken Rice announced that it would stop selling drinks, and that customers could instead show their receipt from Watergate Chicken Rice at Kingyo to get ten percent discount. This promotion successfully increased Kingyo's sales and saved it from closing.
It is also common for multiple yellow shops in the same region to form alliances, offering support and cross-promoting one another. For example, yellow shops in Mong Kok have formed the "Small Mong Kok Alliance," which offers customers a yellow discount card to shop at other members’ outlets. Similar alliances are seen in the Central and Western District, Tai Po District and Kwun Tong District, with the yellow shops employing various promotion strategies, such as stamp cards and VIP cards.
Businesses that have openly voiced opposition to the pro-democracy movement are labelled "blue shops" and face large-scale boycotts from supporters of the yellow economic circle. Some of the more prominent blue shops include Maxim's Caterer, Best Mart 360, and Yoshinoya. Maxim's has become one of the most widely boycotted restaurant chains in Hong Kong ever since 11 September 2019, when Annie Wu, the daughter of the company's founder, called for the expulsions of faculty and students who boycott, and publicly denounced the Hong Kong protests at the United Nations Human Rights Council. The revenue of Maxim's Caterer dropped drastically after the incident due to a widespread boycott by protesters. Best Mart 360, a chain store that sells snacks, saw a similarly rapid decline in profit after protesters started a boycott campaign due to the company's relationship with the triad Fujian gang, which has assaulted protesters on several occasions.
Boycotts against blue shops are not limited to the retail and catering industries; corporations in various trades such as the media and transportation industries have also been labelled blue and subsequently boycotted. TVB, one of the four free-to-air television broadcasters in Hong Kong, has been accused of selectively reporting the economic disruption caused by the protests while down-playing police violence and the underlying political frustration. As a result, netizens launched several campaigns against the broadcaster, such as writing to businesses to persuade them to withdraw their ads airing on TVB. Many businesses have subsequently withdrawn or postponed their advertising campaigns with TVB.
The concept of the yellow economic circle has been adopted by pro-democracy supporters in Hong Kong's diaspora communities, most notably in Canada and the United States. In late 2019, a Hong Kong Canadian Facebook group published a crowdsourced list of yellow and blue shops in Metro Vancouver. UBC professor Leo Kwok-yueh Shin commented that such lists could create "a great deal of division within the Chinese communities [in Canada]," and that the two opposing political camps should instead "promote coming together in one form or another."
After the Hong Kong national security law was passed on 30 June 2020 and following the disbandment of Demosistō, some pro-democracy businesses began distancing themselves from the yellow economic circle due to fears of persecution under the new law. Businesses reportedly removed promotional posters from their storefronts and anti-establishment remarks from their official social media accounts.
The idea of the yellow economic circle stems from the concept of Identity Economics suggested by George A. Akerlof, winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2001, and Rachel E. Kranton. Under the prototype model of economic interaction, people tend to incorporate their identity into a general model of behaviour which then influences their economic habits. When a person learns a set of values, they will internalise those values and conform with the behaviour of the people with that same identity. Applying this theory to contemporary Hong Kong society, people supporting the pro-democracy camp tend to have a strong sense of belonging to this political identity, and they will thus only spend money on shops that share the same values.
Kay Lam, a political analyst, stated that the yellow economic circle is the result of people's political awakening triggered by the social movement. Through boycotting businesses affiliated with the Communist Part of China and supporting local entrepreneurs, a counter-political pressure will be generated that compels business owners to think carefully before participating in pro-government propaganda. According to the owner of a dried seafood shop, by setting up a local economic circle, Hong Kong businesses can prove to others that they don't need help from the Communist Party of China. Political scientist Kenneth Chan commented that the yellow economic circle is "a form of protest in daily life which breeds a sense of self-determination and solidarity against the government".
Many international observers stress that Hong Kong's economy has been declining due to the long-lasting civil unrest. However, the emergence of the yellow economic circle shows that the declining economy is less applicable to the yellow shops. Instead, it is the shops branded as blue that are facing difficulties in maintaining their business. For example, at least 71 restaurants or bakeries from Maxim's Catering Group were forced to suspend their operations for five or more days in a row in November 2019.
Economists state that the yellow circle is unlikely to impact Hong Kong's main industries of finance, tourism, trading and logistics, which currently are strongly linked to mainland China.
Joshua Wong, the secretary general of Demosistō, stated that the yellow economic circle may be a chance for Hong Kong to restructure its economy. He pointed out that Hong Kong relies highly on the consumption of luxury products by Mainland Chinese tourists, which may be unhealthy for the Hong Kong economy in the long term. However, the yellow economic circle may restructure the economy of Hong Kong to focus more on local consumption.
Alan Leong, the chairperson of the Civic Party, commented that the yellow economic circle has great economic potential and has been a significant contribution to the 2019-20 Hong Kong protests, for example in aiding the pro-democracy parties in promotion for the Legislative Council election.
Edward Yau Tang-wah, the Commerce and Economic Development Secretary of Hong Kong, criticised the yellow economic circle by doubting whether the economy could last if it continued. A pro-Beijing Hong Kong businessman, Shih Wing-ching, also mentioned that the yellow economic circle is "not feasible" and will further divide Hong Kong society, without creating any economic benefits.
The "People's Daily", the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, also condemned the yellow economic circle. The newspaper claimed that it undermines citizens' rights to choose what they want to eat and buy, and at the same time, spreads more hatred in Hong Kong.
Some yellow restaurants have been criticised for their refusal to serve Mandarin speakers during the COVID-19 pandemic. From January to March 2020, the Equal Opportunities Commission reported nearly 600 inquiries and complaints about restaurants and other businesses refusing to serve Mandarin speakers and people from Mainland China, a trend that analysts believe to be partly due to Hong Kong's political environment as a result of the protests.
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Third Thoughts
Third Thoughts is a 2018 book of 25 essays written by Steven Weinberg, mostly in the decade preceding 2018. Most of the essays were previously published in "The New York Review of Books", newspapers, and other periodicals. Essays numbered 20, 23, 24, and 25 are published for the first time in the book. Essay number 6 is the foreword to the 2014 book "Time in Powers of Ten". There are 8 essays in the section on science history, 6 essays in the section on physics and cosmology, 6 essays in the section on public matters, and 5 essays in the section on personal matters.
According to Robert P. Crease:
According to Mario Livio:
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Paul White (racing driver)
Paul White (born April 9, 1963) is an American former professional racing driver who competed in USAC, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the ARCA Re/Max Series.
White won the 2001 United States Auto Club (USAC) Silver Crown championship after winning three races that season, which came at the one mile dirt races at DuQuoin and Springfield and the Copper World Classic on asphalt at Phoenix. He continued racing in the series until 2004.
Following his time in USAC, White made his debut in NASCAR in 2004, competing in six Truck Series races in the No. 13 Chevrolet Silverado for ThorSport Racing. His best finish was a 14th at Gateway. However, he finished outside the top-20 in all his other starts. Despite this, he never recorded a DNF in any of those races. Additionally, White attempted to make another start that year in the No. 77 for truck owner Dave Payton at Memphis. However, he did not qualify. If he had done so, that race would have been his Truck debut.
What lured White to try racing in NASCAR was likely the fact that he competed against some NASCAR drivers in USAC races, such as J. J. Yeley and Boston Reid. His ThorSport teammate Tracy Hines, who drove the team's No. 88 truck that year, had also raced in USAC before. When the team had an opening in their No. 13 truck after the departure of its original full-time driver for the season, Tina Gordon, Hines could have been the one to suggest to ThorSport to sign White to drive it for some races.
His last start came in an attempt at the ARCA Re/Max Series season-opener at Daytona in 2005. White drove a part-time second car for Christi Passmore's team, the No. 92 Ford, and failed to qualify for the race, which had a large 60-car entry list. This was his only ARCA attempt.
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Carlo Röthlisberger
Carlo Röthlisberger (born 23 August 1994) is a Swiss ice dancer. With his skating partner, Victoria Manni, he is the 2016 Santa Claus Cup bronze medalist and a four-time Swiss national champion. They competed in the final segment at the 2020 European Championships.
Carlo Röthlisberger was born on 23 August 1994 in Sorengo, Switzerland. He studied geography at the University of Milan.
Röthlisberger began learning to skate in 1999. Early in his career, he represented Switzerland in men's singles. Coached by Sabrina Martin in Bellinzona, he made his ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut in September 2011, placing 19th in Riga, Latvia. He placed 14th in the preliminary round and 27th in the short program at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Minsk, Belarus.
In the 2013–14 season, he trained in both Bellinzona and Milan, coached by Cristina Mauri and Jean-Christophe Simond. He placed 28th in the short at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.
In 2014, Röthlisberger teamed up with Valentina Schär to compete for Switzerland in ice dancing. Coached by Roberto Pelizzola in Milan, the two made their international debut at the 2014 NRW Trophy in November. In March, they placed 27th at the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia.
The following season, Schär/Röthlisberger were coached by Pelizzola, Barbara Riboldi, and Nicoletta Lunghi. They competed at a pair of JGP events but withdrew from the 2016 World Junior Championships before the start of the competition.
In 2016, Röthlisberger teamed up with Italy's Victoria Manni to compete for Switzerland. They decided to train in Milan, coached by Roberto Pelizzola. Making their international debut, the duo placed 14th at the 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy in November. They placed 25th at the 2017 European Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Manni/Röthlisberger finished 23rd at the 2018 European Championships in Moscow, Russia. Barbara Fusar-Poli, Stefano Caruso, and Pelizzola served as their coaches.
Manni/Röthlisberger competed for the first time at both Europeans and Worlds but did not reach the free dance at either event. They ranked 24th in the short dance at the 2019 European Championships in Minsk, Belarus; and 23rd at the 2019 World Championships in Saitama, Japan. They finished ninth at the 2019 Winter Universiade in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. It was their final season training in Assago under Fusar-Poli, Caruso, and Pelizzola.
Manni/Röthlisberger decided to train in Zürich, Switzerland, coached by Alexander Gazsi. At the 2020 European Championships in Graz (Austria), they qualified to the free dance and finished 20th overall.
"CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix"
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Charles Wicksteed (engineer)
Charles Wicksteed (1847–1931) was a British engineer, businessman, and entrepreneur. He is best known as an inventor of playground equipment and as the founder of Wicksteed Park.
Wicksteed was born in Leeds in 1847. His father was Charles Wicksteed (1810–1885), a Unitarian minister. At the age of 16, he accepted an apprenticeship at locomotive manufacturer Kitson & Hewitson. When he was 21, Wicksteed founded Charles Wicksteed and Co., Ltd., a steam plow contracting business. Initially based in Norfolk, he moved operations to Kettering in 1872. In 1876, he established an engineering workshop called The Stamford Road Works. The firm was successful, and he sold his plowing business in 1894.
In 1907, Wicksteed's firm developed an automobile transmission. Although considered a noteworthy invention, it was a commercial failure. Wicksteed then pivoted to power tools, including hydraulic hacksaw and circular saw machines. These inventions were highly successful and subsequently mass produced.
During World War I, Wicksteed principally manufactured munitions, gauges, and gears for the war effort. After the war, he decided to give back to the community. He began development of what would eventually become Wicksteed Park. He designed the layout of the park himself, which includes a 25-acre man-made lake, racing track, and railway. Wicksteed Park opened in 1921, and Wicksteed began manufacturing playground equipment. He is considered the inventor of the witch's hat or ocean wave (removed from playgrounds by the mid-1980s as a hazard), and also of the modern playground slide and swing. In 2013, a prototype swing of his was unearthed near Wicksteed Park dating back to the early 1920s. It is believed to be the UK's oldest working swing. Wicksteed's company Wicksteed Leisure Limited is still manufacturing play equipment.
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Charles Christie (officer)
Charles Christie (died 1812) was a British officer, mostly remembered for his endeavours in Qajar Iran. A member of the first British military mission to Iran (1810), he was killed in action while serving on the Iranian side during the Russo-Persian War of 1804–1813.
Charles Christie was a son of James Christie, the founder of Christie's Auction House. Originally a captain of the Bombay Regiment of the Anglo-Indian army, in 1810, Christie and Lieutenant Henry Pottinger were ordered by Sir John Malcolm to explore the route from Bombay to Baluchistan, Sistan and the Makran. These areas were thought to hold a possible overland route by which a European army could invade India. Christie and Pottinger disguised themselves as horse dealers, and travelled north from the Makran coast to Nushki, where the two separated in March 1810. Christie moved north through Sistan to Herat and thereafter across the central Iranian desert to Yazd and Isfahan. A manuscript of Christie's travel journal is appended to Pottingers account of his expedition, which provided the first reliable information about these territories.
At the request of Harford Jones-Brydges, the British envoy to Iran, Christie and a number of other officers entered the Iranian military service, forming the core of the military mission provided for in accordance with the Preliminary Treaty of Friendship and Alliance that Jones-Brydges had negotiated with Fath-Ali Shah Qajar (1797–1834) on 17 June 1809.
Christie was ordered with training the Iranian infantry ("sarbaz") and became the commander of the Shaqaqi Regiment, one of the twelve new regiments ("Nezam-e Jadid") in the province of Azerbaijan. Christie fought on the Iranian side against the Russians during the Russo-Persian War of 1804–1813. However, in 1812, Britain and Russia had reconciled, which meant that Britain was withdrawing its support from Iran. Christie, two other British officers (Henry Lindsay and William Monteith) and thirteen sergeants were allowed to remain in the Iranian service at the request of Crown Prince Abbas Mirza, commander of the Iranian army. Christie and Lindsay both participated in the Battle of Sultanabad (13 February 1812), in which the Iranian army achieved a victory. During the battle, Christie and Lindsay reportedly threw themselves into the thick of it, thereby gaining the admiration of the Iranians and proving that they would not refrain from attacking fellow Christians.
Both also participated in the ensuing Battle of Aslanduz (31 October–1 November 1812), in which the Iranians suffered a major defeat. During the battle, Christie was shot in the neck, but, as he refused to surrender, was said to have killed six Russian soldiers before being killed himself. John Cormick, physician to Abbas Mirza, found Christie's remains and buried them near the spot where he had been killed.
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Neighbourly
Neighbourly is a neighbourhood website operating in New Zealand.
The website was founded by Casey Eden. It was trialled in two Auckland suburbs, St Heliers and Kohimarama, in December 2013, then launched nationally in June 2015.
In December 2014, Fairfax Media New Zealand bought a 22.5 percent stake in the website. In 2017 it acquired the remaining shares. Following changes to Fairfax Media in 2018, the website is now owned by Stuff Ltd.
In 2015, the website was a finalist in the NZI Sustainable Business Network Awards in the Community Impact category.
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Ruth Kerkovius
Ruth Kerkovius (1921-2007) was a German born artist known for her printmaking, painting, and textile design.
Kerkovius was born on 9 June 1921 in Berlin, Germany. She spent her youth in Riga, Latvia, relocating to Munich, Germany to study at the University of Munich.
In the late 1940s she moved to New York. She studied at the Art Students League of New York and the Pratt Graphic Art Center where she was taught by Antonio Frasconi and Michael Ponce de Leon.
She participated in annual print competitions at the Boston Printmakers, the Library of Congress, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and the Society of American Graphic Artists.
Her work is in the collections of the Cincinnati Art Museum, the Library of Congress, the University of Chicago, and Wesleyan University.
Kerkovius died on 23 January 2007.
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Moss lawn
Moss lawns are lawns composed of moss, which are grown as an alternative to grass lawns. They are a defining element in moss gardens.
Mosses are squishy and compress without being damaged, but they are easily torn by tension. Moss lawns can therefore stand being walked on, but not being scuffed. They tend to be damp to sit upon long.
Moss lawns can be used as a living mulch; they retain moisture, do not become compacted, and do not require annual replacement. A moss layer can act as a physical barrier to prevent germination of vascular plants. Moss also hosts symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria, like clover, and when mosses are dried and wetted, they release nitrogen into the soil. Mosses reduce losses of soil moisture to evapotranspiration; when saturated, mosses reduce water infiltration into soil. Mosses thermally insulate the soil.
Moss lawns may be used to cover green roofs. They are also used as an erosion-control groundcover, along the banks of watercourses, under flowing water, and on steep slopes.
Traditional Japanese garden aesthetics avoids contrasts, symmetries and groupings that would create points which dominate visual attention, instead creating scenes in which visual salience is evenly distributed across the field of view. Stand-out colours, textures, objects, and groups are avoided. The size of objects, groupings, and the spacings between them are arranged to be self-similar at multiple spatial scales; that is, they produce similar patterns when scaled up or down (zoomed in or out). This property is also seen in fractals and many natural scenes. This self-similarity may be extended all the way down to the scale of surface textures. The mottled texture and colour of moss (like that of rocks) can be used as part of such self-similar, evenly-distributed-salience designs. Moss is considered to express a wabi-sabi aesthetic.
In the wild, mosses may naturally form a continuous lawn under conifers (a conifer moss forest); the more upright mosses, such as "Hylocomium splendens", can grow over falling needles. For mosses not adapted to a continuous fall of needles, though, needles can cause mould. Deciduous trees are quite different; deciduous leaves are wider, and they fall abruptly. While some mosses grow under deciduous trees in nature, a blanket of dead leaves or other debris can smother a moss lawn. Leaving the leaves on the moss short-term does not harm the moss, but long-term, most leaves should be kept off the moss. In traditional Japanese gardens, moss under deciduous trees is swept clear with a broom; more modernly, a leaf blower may be used. It is also possible to temporarily lay down netting (but not metal netting, which is toxic to moss). The shed leaves land on the netting, and when the leaves have finished falling, netting and leaves can be rolled up together and removed.
Moss lawns do not require fertilizer or other soil amendments, as moss lacks a root system. Moss lawns do not need mowing, although there are a few species which can be mown.
While moss requires some moisture, its water demands are moderate; one percent or less of the water needed by an average US grass lawn. It does not benefit from deep watering. Moss lawns are drought-resistant after they have become established; they are among the most drought-resistant garden plants. The moss will become dormant in less favourable conditions. Moss thus generally only needs watering until it is established. When rehydrated, it recovers and becomes green within seconds. Misting for a minute or two a day will keep a moss lawn green. Overwatering can kill moss; most species cannot stand being waterlogged, though some (like "Sphagnum") require it, and others grow only underwater.
Mosses stay green at moderately sub-freezing temperatures, and thus remain green all winter in many climates. A layer of snow will insulate it; it may grow under light snow cover. Some mosses depend on seasonal snow cover.
Moss lawns do fine on compacted soil; an area in which moss is cultivated should not be aerated or scarified.
Weeding is generally needed. For smooth mosses, weeds can be kept down with a string trimmer on idle. Weeds become tend to be excluded as the moss grows thicker. Acrocarpous mosses tend to be thicker and better at excluding weeds. Grazing may also encourage moss. Grazers such as deer and rabbits often won't eat moss.
The mosses can live in a broader range of habitats than the flowering plants can. Different species of mosses have very different needs, and needs quite different from flowering plants. They are, however, often excluded by competition form flowering plants, and thus generally grow in places where flowering plants can't.
Moss lawns can grow in anything from blazing sun to full shade, but different species are specialized to different light levels. Year-round sun exposure is important; space under deciduous trees may be seasonally sunny, and require sun-tolerant species.
Mosses do not grow roots into the soil, but most mosses need to attach rhizomes to the substrate in order to grow and remain in place; this is assisted by clearing and smoothing a lawn substrate and fairing a fillet between vertical and horizontal surfaces. Loose debris and sharp angles discourage moss growth. While preparing for the moss, curves and mounds may be sculpted (this is easiest in clayey soil), and a hose may be used to erode the edges of shapes. Established moss can resist flowing water and secure steep slopes. While some beach species specialize in growing on shifting sands, and may grow on sandy, salty roadside soil in cities, most mosses are very slow to colonize loose-shifting surfaces. Depressions in moss lawns may fill with debris.
There are moss species that grow on almost any substrate, including rocks, wood, or soil. The rhizoids do grow into any soil, in some cases about as deep as the moss is tall, in order to hold the moss in place. Generally, mosses does not absorb nutrients from the soil, so soil amendments do not benefit moss. Many mosses are ombrotrophic, fed by rain.
There are moss species that are suited to the full range of soil pHs, but some gardeners adjust the pH to discourage other plants which might compete with the moss. Many other plants do badly in acidic soil; moss thrives in acidic soil conditions. This also reduces the risk of limescale deposits on the moss, which can wick water up from waterlogged soil; regularly rinsing with rainwater from above will wash off deposits. Mosses absorb water through their leaves, and are watered more like air plants than common vascular garden plants. Watering with hard tapwater may also cause lime deposits; soft tapwater may contain dissolved metals, which can kill moss. Japanese moss gardens largely rely on natural precipitation, with the garden creating conditions where the moss will spontaneously grow. Shelter from wind will reduce evaporation, which helps keep mosses from drying out.
To photosynthesize, moss needs sunlight (not necessarily direct), moisture, and temperatures above about -5 degrees Celsius (20 Fahrenheit) "simultaneously". Unlike most other plants, it cannot store energy for use later (except for in a storage protein used to repair cell walls). This means that watering moss will not increase growth unless it will stay wet, unfrozen, and at least slightly lit for some hours afterwards. Moss has little ability to retain water; it is poikilohydrous. If dried-out or frozen, it becomes dormant. Becoming dormant takes energy, so rapid wet-dry cycles can cause a net energy loss. Light, frequent watering can allow moss to grow quickly, while leaving the lawn too dry for other plants, which need water to soak in to the soil. Once established, moss does not required watering, and is more drought-tolerant than most plants. Moss can survive frozen for centuries, and revive when thawed. Moss has internal antifreeze, which allows it to grow at temperatures a few degrees below freezing.
Young mosses take a protonemal form, which is more like an algal film than a moss; small moss fragments may revert to this state. Moss in a protonemal state is much more likely to die if dried out. When it converts to the gametophyte form, after a few weeks, it becomes much more drought-resistant.
A sprinkler or misting system, automated on a timer, is often used to get mosses established. Spray times of 2–5 minutes, thrice daily, are typical, but this may vary with the moss species.
Mosses can grow next to water features, but the unvarying level of artificial watercourses may not allow the moss to dry out, which can cause problems with mould.
Moss lawns can be started by several different methods:
When transplanting moss on to soil, the soil surface is slightly loosened first. After the moss is in place, it is thoroughly watered and walked on or otherwise tamped down. This helps attach the transplanted moss to the soil.
Transplanted moss may be secured to a new substrate with small twigs or metal pegs. Pond netting or tulle, held with landscape staples or tent pegs, or sometimes suspended on stakes, may be used to discourage wildlife from digging up moss.
Several species of moss can be grown in moss lawns. Mosses that are native to a local area take less time to establish and maintain. It is difficult to have moss thrive when transplanted even short distances; however, it is sometimes possible to set up a habitat for the desired species to colonize. An average garden may have about a dozen moss species growing in it already, though identifying them may be difficult.
In the moss trade, generic descriptive terms are often used instead of species names. For instance, "sheet moss" is any moss with a sheet-like habit; in the US, usually "Thuidium delicatulum" (delicate fern moss), "Hypnum imponens" (flat fern moss), or "Hypnum curvifolium" (curvy fern moss); similarly, "mood moss" is any species that forms cushions or clumps, in the US usually "Dicranum" species.
The acrocarps and pleurocarps are both types of Bryopsida mosses.
Prostrate, creeping, branching; smooth sheetlike; fast to regenerate from fragments and faster-growing, with maximum growth rates allowing them to double in size every six months. They are earlier-succession than acrocarps. They can live constantly moist or even submerged, and may be watered as often as six times a day; however, if they become soggy they will grow fungi, including mould and mildew. This is particularly common at temperatures above 24 Celsius / 75 Fahrenheit.
Acrocarps are thick, upright, mounded/clumping in habit, and slower-growing. Acrocarps need to dry out regularly. If constantly moist for more than 2–3 months, they will rot, and they will not grow completely submerged. They are generally more drought-tolerant than pleurocarps.
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Ayla Ågren
Ayla Ågren (born 23 July 1993 in Oslo) is a female racing driver with dual citizenship of Norway and Sweden. Representing Norway, she currently competes in the W Series.
Following a decade in karting across Europe and Scandinavia, Ågren moved to the United States to forge a professional career – first testing with the Skip Barber Racing School and then competing in their Summer Series, scoring four podiums and finishing eighth overall. In 2013, she moved into F1600, immediately proving competitive and winning the championship at her second attempt with a last-lap pass for victory in the final round at Watkins Glen. The success saw her move onto the Road to Indy schedule, promoted within Team Pelfrey. Whilst initially competitive, her first season in U.S. F2000 proved to be her only full campaign as the funding began to dry up. She managed a fourth place at Road America in 2016 having moved to John Cummiskey Racing, but a move back to Team Pelfrey in 2017 led to a half-season campaign with her final appearance at Iowa ending in an eighth-place finish.
Having spent a year out of racing, Ågren applied for the W Series, a European-based Formula 3 championship solely for women, in 2019. She failed to qualify for the inaugural season, and eventually landed a job as the IndyCar safety car driver having given up on finding a race seat. She would again attempt to qualify for the W Series in 2020, and successfully made the 20-car grid on her second attempt.
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Belén García
Belén García Espinar (born 26 July 1999 in Barcelona) is a female racing driver and pole vaulter from Spain. She currently competes in the W Series.
She is of no relation to Marta García.
García made her professional motorsport debut in 2019, competing in the Spanish Formula 4 Championship. She became the first woman to win a Formula 4 race in Europe at just her second attempt at the Circuito de Navarra, but only managed a best result of seventh after that – completing a full season in the championship and finishing on equal points with Nerea Martí. She received a call up to compete for Team Spain in the 2019 FIA Motorsport Games, selected as their representative in the Formula 4 Cup – finishing 6th having qualified 12th.
The Catalan driver qualified for the W Series, a Formula 3 championship for women, in 2020. She will twin this with participation in another Formula 3 championship, the Formula Renault Eurocup.
In conjunction with her racing, García is also a competitively-registered pole vaulter with Club Atlètic Granollers.
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Nerea Martí
Nerea Martí (born 2 January 2002 in Valencia) is a female racing driver from Spain. She currently competes in the W Series.
Martí began racing aged nine through her fathers' rental kart track. Late in her karting career, she was contracted to Fórmula de Campeones in an attempt to step up into professional racing. She made her professional debut in Spanish Formula 4 in 2019, scoring a podium in her first event. A pair of seventh places late in the season would see her finish 15th in the standings on equal points with Belén García.
The Valencian qualified for the second season of the W Series, a Formula 3 championship exclusively for women.
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Irina Sidorkova
Irina Sidorkova (born 27 June 2003 in Petrozavodsk) is a female racing driver from Russia. She currently competes in the W Series.
Sidorkova began karting aged six, having been inspired to race by the film "Cars". Having competed across Northern Russia and the Baltics with success – including an Estonian championship in 2012 – she moved into rallying aged 11 and touring car racing through the Russian Circuit Racing Series aged 13, both opportunities coming through Volkswagen. Having won the National Junior class title in 2018, SMP Racing invited Sidorkova to contest the final round of the Formula 4 Northern European Zone Championship where she finished thirteenth in all three races. The SMP Racing Junior Team took her onboard in 2019, and she would contest both the Russian and Spanish Formula 4 series, finishing 6th in the former and 18th in the latter.
Sidorkova applied for the W Series for 2020, a Formula 3 championship for female drivers. She passed the evaluation tests, becoming the youngest driver to do so.
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Bruna Tomaselli
Bruna Tomaselli (born 18 September 1997 in Caibi) is a female racing driver from Brazil. She currently competes in the W Series.
Tomaselli began her professional career in Fórmula Junior Brasil, a category comparable to Formula Ford in other countries. Following two seasons there, she would move up to Fórmula 4 Sudamericana, run to Formula Renault 1.6 regulations – where she finished fourth in her second season.
She moved to the United States in 2017, joining the Road to Indy through the U.S. F2000 National Championship. She undertook a part-time campaign initially, and signed with Team Pelfrey for a full-time campaign in 2018 – finishing 16th in the standings. Tomaselli remained in U.S. F2000 in 2019, moving to Pabst Racing Services – improving to 8th overall with a top-five finish at Mid-Ohio.
The Brazilian driver attempted to qualify for the W Series, a Formula 3 championship for female drivers, in 2019 but failed to pass the evaluation day for potential recruits. She attempted to join the championship again for 2020, and would successfully join the 20-driver field.
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Eva Armstrong
Eva Armstrong (December 22, 1877 in Key West, Florida - May 10, 1962) was an American secretary, librarian, curator, and historian of science.
She was the original curator of the Edgar Fahs Smith Memorial Collection in the History of Chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania. The collection, which opened on March 1, 1931, was designated a National Historic Chemical Landmark on March 16, 2000.
Armstrong also helped to establish the journal "Chymia", working as secretary of the board of editors of the journal for the history of chemistry from 1948 to 1953.
She published on the history of chemistry in journals including "Chymia", "Isis", and the "Journal of Chemical Education".
Armstrong received the Dexter Award for contributions to the history of chemistry in 1958.
Eva Vivian Armstrong was born on December 22, 1877 in Key West, Florida.
Armstrong attended Atlantic City High School and was then a secretary, first at the Book Lover's Agency and then at the University of Pennsylvania beginning in 1906.
From 1909-1920 Armstrong was secretary of the board for the chemistry faculty at the University of Pennsylvania, chaired by Edgar Fahs Smith. She became Edgar Fahs Smith's personal secretary when he retired in 1920. She helped to develop and catalog his extensive chemistry history collection of more than 13,000 objects.
After Smith died in 1928, his widow Margie A.Smith bequeathed the collection to the University of Pennsylvania and appointed Eva Armstrong as curator, a position in which she remained from 1929 until her retirement in 1949. Under her guidance, the collection expanded from approximately 600 manuscripts, 1800 prints and 3,000 volumes to 1,400 manuscripts, 3,400 prints, and 7,700 volumes. Both the collection and the knowledge of its archivist were important resources for scientists and scholars worldwide, who sought her out both as visitors and as correspondents.
Armstrong was a founder of "Chymia", a journal on the history of chemistry. She worked with Charles Albert Browne (1870–1947), who died before the first issue appeared, and Tenney L. Davis (1890–1949), who served as editor-in-chief of the first two issues.
From the journal's foundation in 1948 to 1953, Armstrong was secretary of the Board of Editors.
In additional to serving on the board of "Chymia", she published articles on the history of chemistry in "Chymia"
the "Journal of Chemical Education", "Isis", the "General Magazine and Historical Chronicle", the "Library Chronicle", the "Scientific Monthly", and other journals.
In 1958 Armstrong received the Dexter Award.
"Miss Armstrong was chosen not for activity in a single field, but rather for the stimulation, inspiration and assistance that she contributed to the history of chemistry over a long period of years." The memorial plague was inscribed, "To Miss Armstrong for her noteworthy contributions to the advancement of the History of Chemistry.
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Jeová Rafá Theological Institute
The Jeová Rafá Theological Institute (Portuguese: "Instituto Teológico Jeová Rafá") is an independent non-denominational institution of higher education in Itapipoca, Ceará State (CE), in northeast Brazil. It is one of a significant number of Evangelical Christian educational institutions in Brazil offering theological qualifications primarily by distance learning. The institute offers online courses ranging from foundation, bachelors, masters, to doctoral degrees.
The Jeová Rafá Theological Institute, also known as ITEF, was founded in 2015 and is currently led by its director, Rev'd Dr Clesilvio de Castro Sousa. Its qualifications are recognised under Brazilian law as "free" (exempt) courses (or "" in Portuguese) not requiring specific recognition by the MEC ("Ministério da Educação"), the Brazilian Ministry of Education. The laws regulating "cursos livres" apply to a wide range of vocational and distance learning courses. Examples include courses for languages, security, and IT. In the case of courses designated for the exercise of religious ministry and religious education the exempt qualifications are defined by the legal term "interna corporis," or for 'in-house' use within a social entity, such as a church or seminary.
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My Chemical Romance Reunion Tour
The Reunion Tour is an ongoing concert tour by American rock band My Chemical Romance.
After a six-year hiatus, the band announced a reunion show on October 31, 2019, initially scheduled to be held as a one-off event in Los Angeles on December 20, 2019. After tickets for the show sold out within minutes, and following a strong positive response to the news online, the band subsequently scheduled further reunion shows worldwide. Initial announcements centred on a run of summer festival shows in mainland Europe and three nights at Stadium MK in the United Kingdom, followed by a further announcement of a North American tour.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the shows on the tour in 2020 had been postponed to next year, including the North American leg.
The following set list is from the Los Angeles show on December 20, 2019. It is not intended to represent all shows from the tour.
Encore
Encore 2
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1915–16 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season
The 1915–16 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season was the 17th season of play for the program.
With many returning members, including team captain Grant Peacock, Princeton had high hoped for their season. Before it even began, however, the team received unwelcome news when the operators of the St. Nicholas Rink, still the principle arena for the university's teams, refused to allow the freshman squad to use the venue for either games or practices as they weren't expected to attract enough spectators to offset the cost. As a result the freshman team was abandoned for the year. Despite the decision, Princeton's varsity squad was rounding into form towards the end of December and looked to be a challenger for the collegiate title.
The team began well, winning their first three games and taking two of three from Yale during their trip to Pittsburgh. Unfortunately, second-leading scorer Willian Humphreys was injured during the series. While Princeton managed to defeat Dartmouth in their next game the team was criticized for over-passing. Their second game of the Intercollegiate league turned out worse as Harvard used the large size of the Boston Arena to their advantage and shut out the Tigers 3–0.
The Tigers recovered with a win against an improving Yale squad but lost any chance they had at the title when Harvard won the second game. The contest was odd in that two 5-minute overtime periods were played with Harvard scoring in both extra sessions. The next game against Cornell was cancelled, leaving the team with a long layoff before their final match against Yale. While their season had not shaped up like they were hoping, there was good news for the program; the ice hockey team was making money. The Princeton athletic department reported that only three of its programs were not costing the university: football, baseball and ice hockey. The ice hockey team turned in profit of $186 for the 1914–15 season compared to a drain of $683 the year before. While the profits were small, the fact that Princeton could still draw during a disappointing season meant that the school would be likely to continue supporting the team unlike fellow schools Brown and Columbia.
Princeton was hoping to end their season with a victory over the Elis but Yale had other ideas. With Ford ineligible to play, the Bulldogs took the rematch and then claimed the series with a second win three night later, handing the Tigers another disappointing finish.
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Note: Assists were not recorded as a statistic.
* 40-minute regulation game time.
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Movie TV Tech Geeks
Movie TV Tech Geeks is an online entertainment news website which was launched in 2010. The site offers news in the field of television, films, video games, technology, politics, and film theories. It was founded by Indie Genius Productions and is headquartered in New York, NY along with an office in St. Paul, MN. It is known for breaking Marvel Entertainment news stories along with extensive coverage of the WB show Supernatural (American TV series).
Movie TV Tech Geeks has expanded its coverage with red-carpet events in Los Angeles, New York film festivals and San Diego Comic-Con panels where their images have been used by mainstream publications such as Entertainment Weekly and The Washington Post.
Writers for the news site have included Pace University Professor Larry Chiagouris, Ph.D. writing about technology along with West Chester University Professor Lynn S. Zubernis, Ph.D. who writes about fandom culture. Her latest book covered exclusively on Movie TV Tech Geeks is titled "There'll Be Peace When You Are Done: Actos and Fans Celebrate the Legacy of Supernatural" featured chapters from stars Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki.
In 2015, Movie TV Tech Geeks teamed up with North Shore Animal League America, the largest No-kill shelter in North America to bring attention to rescue animals from puppy mill and overcrowded shelters. Homeless animals were featured on the news site to help find them homes. In that year, the news site was nominated for three Izea Creators Choice Awards and won for Best Pop Culture News from breaking the Lamar Odom story that year.
In 2020, Movie TV Tech Geeks was awarded Best Technology & Entertainment News Platform by Corporate Vision Magazine. Award-winning filmmaker Curt Johnson, producer of 2001 Academy Award-winning documentary Thoth (film) and Your Mommy Kills Animals is the Editor-in-Chief and founder of the news site.
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Sydney Mikayla
Sydney Mikayla Shepherd (born February 1, 2003), known professionally as Sydney Mikayla, is an American actress. Mikayla began taking acting classes as a child and began booking roles in many episodic television series as of 2011. In 2014, Mikayla portrayed Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas in the Lifetime biopic for which she won a Young Artist Award. In 2019, Mikayla joined the cast of the ABC daytime soap opera, "General Hospital", in the role of Trina Robinson. She also voices the role of Wolf in the Netflix animated series "Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts".
Sydney Mikayla Shepherd was born on February 1, 2003, the daughter of Sonya Shepherd and Derek Shepherd. Sonya is also an actress who has worked on Broadway and in television and film. Sonya put her daughter in acting classes at the age of 5 and Mikayla stuck with it. While Sonya did not push her daughter into acting, she supported her Mikayla's choice to pursue acting as a career. Mikayla continued her training at the Amazing Grace Conservatory under actress Wendy Raquel Robinson, as well as Debbie Allen's Dance Academy. In 2019, Mikayla began home-schooling to accommodate her work schedule. Though she is an only child, Mikayla has a dog called Champ.
Mikayla's earliest roles included an episode of her favorite childhood television show, "Yo Gabba Gabba!" and an episode of the daytime soap opera, "Days of Our Lives". In 2011, Mikayla booked her first credited role in the television film, "Little in Common", which was intended to serve as a series pilot. She would later go on to appear in episodes of "Parenthood", "Hawthorne", "Community", "Hot in Cleveland" and "Whitney". In 2013, Mikayla was cast as a young Gabby Douglas in the Lifetime biopic, opposite Academy Award winner, Regina King. Mikayla would win the Young Artist Award for her portrayal of Douglas in 2014. Following the success and critical acclaim of "The Gabby Douglas Story", Mikayla would go on to appear in episodes of "Instant Mom", "Teachers", "Game Shakers" and "Fuller House". Mikayla explained that there was a period of time where she had difficulty booking roles due to the fact that she was tall for her age. In late 2018, Mikayla joined the cast of "General Hospital" in the recurring role of Trina. She was offered a contract with the series a few months after her debut in February 2019.
Mikayla has also found success as a voice actor with having voiced characters in episodes of the animated series, "The Loud House" and "We Bare Bears". In 2018, just before she booked "General Hospital", Mikayla voiced the role of Wolf in the Netflix series "Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts". The series would debut in January 2020.
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Eight Hundred Times Lonely
Eight Hundred Times Lonely or 800 Times Lonely - One Day with German Filmmaker Edgar () is a 2019 German documentary film directed by Anna Hepp about the German film director Edgar Reitz, who is known for his series of films called Heimat and was also a representative of the New German Cinema movement. Anna Hepp's film celebrated its world premiere at the 2019 Venice Film Festival and was nominated for the "Venezia Classici Award" in the category "Documentary on Cinema".
The up-and-coming director Anna Hepp meets the old and renowned German director Edgar Reitz in "Eight Hundred Times Lonely". Discussions between the two filmmakers take place at a historic cinema called "Lichtburg", located in the Ruhr-city Essen, and at the nearby "Lake Baldeney" (Baldeneysee). Or Edgar Reitz talks about his life, his view of art and his sometimes philosophical viewpoint.
Edgar Reitz reflects soberly, precisely and also critically on his life, in which not himself but always his art is at the centre of attention, his path in life, the difficulty of breaking away from his conservative and catholic parents' house and embarking on an artistic career, the creation of the Oberhausen Manifesto, the risk of using the memories of his family and himself as material for films, the criticism of German television and the problems with television editors, who, despite his many years of professional experience, impose 11 script versions on him for his six-part film "Heimat 3: A Chronicle of Endings and Beginnings (Heimat 3)". With the remark: "This program is too good for the people." (translated from German)
Edgar Reitz also reports on his professional and private failure after the film "The Tailor from Ulm" ("Der Schneider von Ulm"), which did not run successfully in German theaters in 1978 after a negative review in the news magazine Der Spiegel. After this failure and the separation from his wife at the same time, the demoralized Reitz thought about making a new start in his career at the age of 46. In this difficult phase he remembered his home, the Hunsrück. And as a result, the first part of the international well known and multiple award-winning film series Heimat was created in 1984.
In addition to Edgar Reitz, filmmaker Anna Hepp herself stands in front of the camera and in the centre of the film, as a connoisseur and admirer of Reitz and his life's work. At the beginning of the film she says, that she cannot separate the director and his films. Every feature film character that Reitz developed would be projected onto him by Hepp. In the course of the film plot the title of the film is also explained. The two filmmakers Reitz and Hepp look from the stage into the empty cinema hall of the "Lichtburg" in Essen and ponder together on the cinema culture and the situation of the audience during a film screening. Reitz feels that in a cinema—by this he means the Essen "Lichtburg" cinema—eight hundred lonely people would become a community through the discussed screening. So, "Eight hundred times lonely".
In between the black and white- and colour-filmed conversations between Anna Hepp and Edgar Reitz at various locations, their stories and moments without dialogue, excerpts from Reitz's film works "Lust for Love" ("Mahlzeiten"), "Heimat" and "Susanne tanzt" (short film) are interspersed every now and then. In addition, detail, slow- and fast motion shots and pictures accompanied by instrumental music are added. Some members of the film team also occasionally appear in staged and documentary sequences in front of the camera or take part in the conversation between Anna Hepp and Edgar Reitz.
Filmmaker Hepp explains the style of her film in an interview with the cultural newspaper "Müchner Feuilleton": "Making precisely this filmmaking visible was [...] important from the very beginning for my portrait of Edgar Reitz, who stands for filmmaking. That's where his passion lies, all his work is concentrated on making, less on his person. That's what I wanted to show, of course, as a proxy. That brings us together: the love and passion for filming. That's an important aspect for me when you make a film about a filmmaker as a filmmaker. In addition, I wanted to 'play', experiment, try something out, in order to create contrasts and variety, the unexpected, over a length of 84 minutes." (translated from German)
The film portrait of Edgar Reitz was produced by Anna Hepp's Startup company "Portrait Me" with financial support from the German film fundings "Film- und Medienstiftung NRW", "Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA)" and the "Kuratorium junger deutscher Film". The shooting took place from 29 September to 01 October 2017 in the cinema "Lichtburg", located in Essen and near Lake Baldeney.
The world premiere of "Eight Hundred Times Lonely" was screened at the 2019 Venice Film Festival on 6 September 2019. The German premiere followed on 23 October 2019 at the German film festival Hofer Filmtage. The film will have a theatrical limited release in Germany on 5 March 2020.
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List of international presidential trips made by Zoran Milanović
Zoran Milanović has served as the 5th President of Croatia since 19 February 2020. During this time period he has conducted 3 official, state and working visits to a total of 2 foreign countries.
Countries visited by Zoran Milanović by number of visits until :
List of state visits made by Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, President of Croatia (2015-2020)
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COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland
The COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The virus was confirmed to have spread to Switzerland on 25 February 2020 when the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed following a COVID-19 outbreak in Italy. A 70-year-old man in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino which borders Italy, tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. The man had previously visited Milan. Afterwards, multiple cases related to the Italy clusters were discovered in multiple cantons, including Basel-City, Zürich, and Graubünden. Multiple isolated cases not related to the Italy clusters were also subsequently confirmed.
On 28 February, the national government, the Federal Council, banned all events with more than 1,000 participants. On 16 March, schools and most shops were closed nationwide, and on 20 March, all gatherings of more than five people in public spaces were banned. Additionally, the government gradually imposed restrictions on border crossings and announced economic support measures worth 40 billion Swiss francs.
On 12 January, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, who had initially come to the attention of the WHO on 31 December 2019.
Unlike SARS of 2003, the case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower, but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.
On 25 February 2020, Switzerland confirmed the first case of COVID-19, a 70-year-old man in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino bordering Italy, who had previously visited Milan tested positive for SARS-CoV-2.
On 27 February, a 28-year-old IT worker from Geneva, who had recently returned from Milan, tested positive and was admitted to the Geneva University Hospital. A 55-year-old Italian who worked in an international company also tested positive in Geneva. Two Italian children, who were on vacation in Graubünden, tested positive and were hospitalised.
A 26-year-old man in Aargau, who had gone on a business trip the week before and stayed in Verona, tested positive and was hospitalised. A 30-year-old woman, who had visited Milan, was admitted to a hospital in Zurich. A 49-year-old man living in France and working in Vaud was confirmed positive in Vaud.
A young woman, who had travelled to Milan, tested positive in Basel-Stadt. She worked in a daycare centre in Riehen, and after her test had been confirmed, the children at the daycare were put into a two-week quarantine. On 28 February, her partner, a 23-year-old man, also tested positive in Basel-Landschaft.
On 3 March, the University of Zurich announced six confirmed cases of coronavirus at the Institute of Mathematics. As of 5 March, there are 10 confirmed cases at the University of Zurich, at least 7 at the I-Math and 1 at the Center of Dental Medicine.
On 5 March, the Lausanne University Hospital announced that a 74-year-old female coronavirus case had died overnight. The patient had been hospitalised since 3 March, and had been suffering from chronic illness.
On 11 March, a 54-year-old male died from COVID-19 in the Bruderholz Hospital in Basel-Landschaft, marking the fourth fatal case in Switzerland. He had joined a religious event in Mulhouse, France previous to contracting the virus and suffering from pneumonia.
On 27 February, following the confirmation of COVID-19 cases in the region, Graubünden cancelled the Engadine Skimarathon.
On 28 February, the Federal Council banned events involving more than 1,000 people in an effort to curb the spread of the infection. Multiple events such as carnivals and fairs were either postponed or cancelled. Geneva Motor Show, Baselworld, Bern Carnival and the Carnival of Basel were cancelled. University of Bern replaced all face-to-face lectures with more than 250 attendees with online lectures.
On 6 March 2020, the Federal Council announced a 'changed strategy' with a focus on the protection of the most vulnerable individuals, i.e., older persons and persons with pre-existing conditions.
On 13 March 2020, the Federal Council decided to cancel classes in all educational establishments until 4 April 2020, and has banned all events (public or private) involving more than 100 people. It has also decided to partially close its borders and enacted border controls. The canton of Vaud took more drastic measures, prohibiting all public and private gatherings with more than 50 people, and closing its educational establishments until 30 April.
On 16 March 2020, the Federal Council announced further measures, and a revised ordinance. Measures include the closure of bars, shops and other gathering places until 19 April, but leaves open certain essentials, such as grocery shops, pharmacies, (a reduced) public transport and the postal service.
The government announced a 42 billion CHF rescue package for the economy, which includes money to replace lost wages for employed and self-employed people, short-term loans to businesses, delay for payments to the government, and support for cultural and sport organisations.
On 20 March, the government announced that no lockdown would be implemented, but all events or meetings over 5 people were prohibited. Economic activities would continue including construction.
Those measures were prolonged until 26 April 2020.
On 16 April, Switzerland announced that the country will ease restrictions in a three-step, gradual way. The first step will begin on 27 April, for those who work in close contact with others, but not in large numbers. Surgeons, dentists, day care workers, hairdressers, massage and beauty salons can be opened with safety procedures applied. DIY stores, garden centres, florists and food shops that also sell other goods can also be opened. The second step will begin on 11 May, assuming the first step is implemented without problems, at which time other shops and schools can be opened. The third step begin on 8 June with the easing of restrictions on vocational schools, universities, museums, zoos and libraries.
As with most countries, the number of people actually infected with COVID-19 in Switzerland is likely to be much higher than the number of confirmed cases, especially as, since 6 March 2020, the Swiss government has had an official policy of not testing people with only mild symptoms.
Growth factor is defined as today's new cases / new cases on the previous day. It is an indicative of the evolution of the epidemic.
Status as of 12 May 2020
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Paul Thompson (media executive)
Paul Thompson is a New Zealand media executive.
Thompson joined "The Press" in Christchurch in 1995 as a journalist. He was the editor of "The Press" from 2001 to 2007. After news of the September 11 attacks became known, Thompson made the call to stop the printing of the newspaper (after most copies had been printed) for the event to be added to the front page. At 2am, Thompson and the newspaper's manager decided to publish an afternoon paper dedicated to the event; the first time this happened in the newspaper's history.
In November 2007, Thompson became the executive editor for Fairfax Media, the parent organisation of "The Press". In September 2013, Thompson moved from the Fairfax group to Radio New Zealand (RNZ) as chief executive and editor-in-chief. According to Dr Matt Mollgaard, who is Head of Radio in the School of Communication Studies at Auckland University of Technology, Thompson was hired by RNZ to upgrade its digital media presence. Thompson remains RNZ's chief executive to this day.
In early 2020, Thompson oversaw RNZ's controversial proposal to downgrade their Concert FM programme that has since been reversed.
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8th Congress of the Ak Zhol Democratic Party
The 8th Congress of the Ak Zhol Democratic Party was held on 2 July 2011 in Astana. Azat Peruashev was unanimously elected by the 137 delegates to be the new party's chairman, succeeding Alikhan Baimenov who had previously held the post since 2005.
By a presidential decree of 1 July 2011, the Incumbent Chairman Alikhan Baimenov of Ak Zhol was appointed as a Chairman of the Agency for Civil Service Affairs of Kazakhstan, opening a new seat for the leadership for the party.
On 2 July, an 8th Congress was held to elect the new chairman of the party. Azat Peruashev, who a day earlier left the ranks of the ruling party of the Nur Otan, joined Ak Zhol and was endorsed by Baimenov to succeeded him. With the 137 delegates participating in the convention, Peruashev was unanimously voted to be the new chairman.
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Lisa Martin (political scientist)
Lisa Martin is an American political scientist. She is a professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She studies political institutions in international relations, including economic sanctions and cooperation between states.
Martin received a BS in biology from the California Institute of Technology in 1983. She then studied Government at Harvard University, earning a PhD in 1989. From 1989 until 1992, Martin was a member of the political science faculty at the University of California, San Diego. From 1992 until 1996, she was the John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Social Sciences at Harvard University, and then from 1996 until 2008 she was the Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs there. In 2008 she moved to the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Martin has been an author or editor of 7 books. Her first book, the 1992 publication "Coercive Cooperation: Explaining Multilateral Economic Sanctions", studies the necessary conditions for international economic sanctions to be successful. Kenneth A. Rodman wrote that "Coercive Cooperation" was "an important book that ought to be consulted by all serious students of international cooperation and economic statecraft", summarizing its central conclusions as demonstrating "that institutions matter and that leadership cannot be exercised 'on the cheap.'"
Martin's second book, "Democratic Commitments: Legislatures and International Cooperation", was published in 2000. Contrary to the orthodoxy that international affairs are too anarchic to be meaningfully affected by the internal politics of democratic states, Martin demonstrated that the legislatures of stable democracies can increase the credibility of the commitments made by states to one another, which fosters international cooperation. Michael Tierney summarized the contribution of "Democratic Commitments" by writing: "when you finish reading this book, you will be convinced that legislatures have a surprisingly large and measurable impact on the probability of interstate cooperation involving established democracies". Comparing Martin's first and second books, Tierney wrote that "while "Coercive Cooperation" sought to identify the systemic sources of credibility, "Democratic Commitments" explores the domestic institutional sources of credibility."
Martin has also been an author or an editor of two textbooks, including "International Institutions: An International Organization Reader", and the editor of several volumes on international affairs, such as the "Oxford Handbook of the Politics of International Trade". She has also published several widely cited articles, such as "The Promise of Institutionalist Theory" in "International Security" with Robert Keohane, and "Theories and Empirical Studies of International Institutions" in "International Organization" with Beth A. Simmons.
A 2019 citation analysis by the political scientists Hannah June Kim and Bernard Grofman listed Martin as one of the top 40 most cited women working as a political scientist at an American university. Martin has been a member of the editorial board of several major political science journals, including the "American Journal of Political Science" and the "Journal of Politics".
Martin was named a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellow in 1999.
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Here We Go (EP)
Here We Go is the second extended play album by Australian punk/rock band 28 Days. It was released in February 2000 and peaked at number 21 on the ARIA Charts. The track "Sucker" received radio promotional release.
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Korana bridge killings
The Korana bridge killings occurred on 21 September 1991 when 13 JNA POWs were killed by Mihajlo Hrastov, a former policeman in the Croatian special forces, and members of the forces under his command. It happened during the Croatian War of Independence.
The massacre was extensively covered in a November 1991 report by Amnesty International which detailed several abuses of war committed that year. According to the report, on the evening of 21 September a group of majority Serb JNA members, drove two vehicles from the town of Slunj towards a JNA garrison in Karlovac which was under attack. Once they reached the bridge over the Korana river, they were met by a special unit of the police force of Karlovac who ordered them to surrender. The group was reportedly split into two with nine of the reservists being driven to police headquarters in Karlovac and later detained in Zagreb. Between 14 and 16 others remained at the bridge under the guard of Hrastov and other police officers, who were waiting for vehicles from the Karlovac police headquarters to come and collect them. As they waited, three tanks from the JNA garrison in Karlovac approached and began to fire once they were within 500 metres of the bridge. Press reports indicate that at this point the reservists shouted or signalled to those in charge of the tanks to stop firing, which they did. The group of reservists, having laid down their arms, were then ordered by Hrastov to walk over to the other side of the bridge and line up against the bridge parapet before they were shot and killed.
One of the survivors, reservist Svetozar Sarac who was a trial witness, stated that he and his fellow JNA soldiers had stepped out of their vehicle in order to surrender and had made clear moves to show their intention to do so. They put their weapons and equipment on the pavement on the bridge and lay on the ground on their stomachs, folding their arms behind their neck. Then they were ordered to step off the bridge and walk on a path leading towards a fishermen's hut where they were told to lie down again and shortly thereafter one man's throat was slit. Sarac also testified that the prisoners were then ordered to go back to the bridge, before three masked persons carrying automatic rifles approached them from the direction of the Korana Hotel and started shooting.
The case against Hrastov began in May 1992, when he was first indicted with killing soldiers in breach of the Hague convention and the Geneva conventions. He was found not guilty after judges ruled he had acted in self defence, though the Supreme Court of Croatia quashed the verdict and ordered a retrial.
The proceedings began again from scratch in 2000, and Hrastov was found not guilty for a second time in a 2002 verdict, again incurring the intervention of the Supreme Court and the order for another retrial.
The third trial started in 2004 and ended with an acquittal in March 2007. However, in May 2009, Hrastov was convicted to eight years in prison by the Supreme Court. After the appeal chamber reduced the sentence to seven years, Croatia’s constitutional court struck out the sentence in November 2009. Hrastov was released from prison in 2011 and a new trial began in January 2012. In September 2012 the trial ended and Hrastov was jailed for four years by the Supreme Court. The trial chamber concluded that he killed the prisoners after they surrendered. "There was no self-defence, nor did the prisoners try to escape, so the shooting could not be justified by international laws," Judge Zarko Dundovic said. Following an appeal, the Supreme Court upheld its verdict in 2015.
The case has been described as the longest war crimes process in Croatian judicial history.
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Meris (company)
Meris is a maker of 500 series modules and effects pedals. The company is based in Los Angeles and manufactures their products in the United States.
Meris makes audio modules in the Automated Processes 500 series form factor, including a mic preamp, a reverb, and a decimation effect.
Meris also makes effects pedals, including an award-winning version of their 500 series reverb effect, as well as a pitch shifter, a delay, and a synthesizer.
In 2020 a reverb pedal created in collaboration with Chase Bliss was announced.
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St Barnabas Church and Cemetery, South Arm, Tasmania
Historic St Barnabas Church and Cemetery is located in Tasmania, Australia. Built on a hill that sits above Half Moon Bay, it overlooks the shipping lines and sailing regattas on the Derwent River. St Barnabas is the parish church of the outer Hobart suburb of South Arm.
South Arm is located on a peninsula that is acknowledged as the traditional land of Tasmanian aborigines. The ancient middens in the area testify to their great affinity with the land.
Tasmania was founded by the British as a convict colony in 1788, and by 1804 land grants were given out to free settlers, convicts whose sentences were completed, and military personnel. The grants for Tasmania were managed from Sydney until just after Tasmania was separated from New South Wales in 1825.
William Gellibrand arrived in Hobart from England in 1824 and was appointed a Justice of the Peace. He received the first land grant of 2220 acres at Arm End along with ten convicts. He was known for the care and respect he gave his convict servants.
He provided them with a comfortable hut and clothing that did not distinguish them as prisoners. Thus he gave them a fresh start, giving them the opportunity to raise families and contribute to the founding of the farm community at South Arm.
William built a large home on the northern end of the South Arm peninsula known as "Arm End". It was constructed of convict-made bricks on a stone foundation. He planted mulberry, walnut, chestnut and plum trees. His grave vault is still to be found at the former location of Spit Farm. As Attorney General of Tasmania, he managed to reform the legal system in the colony.
When his grandfather died in 1840 , George Henry Blake Gellibrand took over the land leases . In 1851 he offered land leases to Christopher Calvert , and also to other farmers as they moved into the area, and pardoned convicts, who were later able to purchase the farms they established.
This important social change established a democratic way of life.
GHB Gellibrand built his home on the corner of Bezzants Rd, at the foot of the hill where St.Barnabas is situated today. The Rev Joseph Tice Gellibrand conducted church services in the open air and when the small Schoolhouse was built in 1854 he held the services in the school.
Small as they were in numbers, the settlers of South Arm achieved much.
It was a period when many were trying to establish the farms and orchards throughout the district.
Life would have been hard as much of the peninsula was still heavily covered with trees that had to be cleared before crops could be sowed.
The Mercury reports from that time mention the names of well-known families that appear on several occasions, describing how the families lived and developed their farms to become the best on the peninsula, Travel was by the waterways around South Arm and most farmers had a small boat to transport the produce to Hobart.
The produce was also sent to Hobart markets by barges, and the only means of getting the produce onto the barges was by punts, which needed to be taken out a considerable distance.
This caused several drownings and a request was made to build a pier. Some gravestones at St.Barnabas indicate these unfortunate untimely deaths.
These families still have some descendants living in the area. St.Barnabas was central in their lives. The South Arm community raised the money to build the church in 1893, and both the church and the Gellibrand Fellowship Hall have been in continuous use ever since.
On 17 December 1878, the Lord Bishop of Tasmania visited the Missionary Station of South Arm in the district of Clarence Plains for the purpose of holding a confirmation. On arriving at Musk Beach he was met by the Rev R. Wilson. The "Mercury" of the day discussed the lack of a clergyman in South Arm.
Initially burials of residents of South Arm were at Rokeby, across Ralphs Bay.
In about 1851 founding families had donated the land for the cemetery and land was provided for a church.
Fundraising to build the church commenced in 1891 and continued until 1893.
The Hobart "Mercury" of 17 September 1892 shows that the total amount collected from South Arm families who gave money to build the church was 272 pounds, 7 shillings, fourpence halfpenny.
The community banded together and came up with a plan to accomplish the work quickly. Following the construction of a stone house, now in Harmony Lane, there was no more stone available in the area. Money was raised for a ship to be chartered by the community to bring an entire cargo hull of strong Canadian pine to build the church and line the interior walls. The pine wood was hardwearing and some of the beams were 14 to 18 feet in length so they could build it quickly in the time they had. Some houses in the area are made from pine that was left over.
The "Mercury" of 28 July 1892, Page 2 carried an article, "St Barnabas Church, South Arm Dedication Service":
The "Mercury" of Thursday 6 April 1893 featured news of the consecration of St Barnabas:
Burials had been carried out long before the construction of the church from the date on the headstone of Elizabeth Alomes.
The earliest burial at St Barnabas cemetery took place in 1858. Joseph Willmore was a convict granted land at Muddy Plains where he then established a farm.
Blatherwick, Alomes and Musk family members were other early burials, and several others took place between 1865 and 1897.
There are several war graves dating from World War I and World War II.
In their honour, a commemorative pine seedling from Gallipoli was planted which has thrived at the northern corner of the cemetery.
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Baju Empurau
The Baju Empurau (also known in English language as "war jacket") is an armour from Indonesia.
The Baju Empurau is a kind of armor that is made of materials found in nature. It consists of fish scales and tree bark. The larger fish scales are attached to the lower vest with split rattan fibers, the smaller ones with a fixed string made from plant fibers. The lower vest consists of interwoven layers of tree bark. The vest has no sleeves, no collar and is provided with a semicircular shape in the neck area, which serves to protect the neck from blows. It is used by the Sea Dayak ethnic group.
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2020 PCS season
The 2020 PCS season is the first year of the Pacific Championship Series (PCS), a professional esports league for the MOBA PC game "League of Legends". The PCS was created in late 2019 as a merger between the "League of Legends" Master Series (LMS) and "League of Legends" SEA Tour (LST).
The spring regular season was initially set to begin on 8 February, but was postponed until further notice on 29 January due to the COVID-19 outbreak. It was later announced on 18 February that the 2020 season would officially begin on 29 February.
G-Rex was originally announced as one of the PCS' ten franchise partners, but on 25 September 2019 it was announced that the team had disbanded and forfeited its spot in the PCS as a result of internal restructuring by their parent company Emperor Esports Stars. Five days later, Machi Esports was announced as G-Rex's replacement.
Prior to the start of the summer split, Talon Esports announced that its "League of Legends" team had partnered with PSG Esports and would henceforth compete as PSG Talon.
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Li Shiqun
Li Shiqun (; 1905 – September 9, 1943) was a politician in the Republic of China. During the Japanese occupation, he was the head of the secret police "Tèwu" (also known as Jessfield 76, after the address of its Shanghai headquarters) of Wang Jingwei's collaborationist regime.
Born in Shanghai, Li Shiqun graduated from the Shanghai School of Fine Arts and the Shanghai University. He also attended the Communist University of the Toilers of the East in Moscow. At the time of the Northern Expedition of Kuomintang, he became a member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and was active in the Communist Party underground organization in Shanghai.
In 1932 he was arrested by the Nationalist Government authorities and defected to the Nationalists. As a member of the Clandestine Investigation Section of the Kuomintang Central Committee, Li Shiqun worked for Dai Li, the head of the security service of Kuomintang. In this job Li Shiqun made the "Social News" (社会新聞, Shèhuì xīnwén) magazine into an organ of the party intelligence. At that time his colleagues were Ding Mocun (the later head of Jessfield 76) and Tang Huimin.
The Second Sino-Japanese War broke out in 1937. At the direction of the party leaders, Li Shiqun hid in Nanjing after it was taken by the Japanese. In the summer of next year, Li Shiqun cooperated with the Japanese consulate in Hong Kong and in Shanghai. In early 1939 he and Ding Mocun were recruited by Zhou Fohai to set up a security organization for Wang Jingwei in close cooperation with the Japanese occupying forces under the command of Lt Colonel Haruke Keiin. In May 1939 Li was appointed the deputy head of the "Tèwu", the secret police of the collaborationist regime.
In August 1939, Li Shiqun was elected to the party's central organization during the 6th General Assembly of the Kuomintang. At the same time, he held the office of deputy chairman of two committees: on oversight of special matters and on "clearance". As a result, Li Shiqun, who held a number of important offices and was a loyal friend of Wang Jingwei, surpassed in his authority even the head of the "Tèwu" and exerted great influence.
When Wang Jingwei formally inaugurated the Nanking government in 1940, Li Shiqun was appointed to be the head of the "Tèwu" as well as the deputy police minister and a member of the central committee. He has also served as a member of the Military Affairs Commission. In December 1940, Li Shiqun was promoted to the police minister.
From 1941 Li Shiqun also headed the Shanghai section of the Sino-Japanese Cultural Association, was a member of the Political Committee and the Committee for managing social activities of the Executive Yuan (the Cabinet) of the Reorganized National Government. After the Ministry of Police was reorganized into the Ministry of Investigation and Statistics in August 1941, Li Shiqun remained its head. He was appointed governor of Jiangsu province in January 1943.
Li Shiqun masterminded a program euphemistically called "village clearance" (清鄉, "qingxiang") focused on rooting out any resistance to the Japanese occupiers in the countryside. The area of the "clearance" included Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui provinces, and parts of Jiangxi, Hubei and Henan provinces. Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Wuhan, Xuzhou, Nanchang and other cities werealso included. It mainly targeted the New Fourth Army and other anti-Japanese guerrillas led by the CCP.
On September 6, 1943 Li Shiqun was invited to a banquet by the head of the Shanghai Department of the Japanese Military Police (Kempeitai), where Li Shiqun was poisoned and collapsed. On September 9, 1943, Li Shiqun died in Suzhou at the age of 38 from the effects of the poisoning. In the post-war period, materials from the trial of Zhou Fohai, the finance minister of the Wang Jingwei regime, alleged that Dai Li, the head of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics of the Nationalist government in Chongqing, had ordered Zhou Fohai to assassinate Li Shiqun. Zhou Fohai put aside one million yuan to finance the assassination attempt. However, it still remains unclear who was behind the murder of Li Shiqun.
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John Scoffern
John Scoffern (1814–1882) was an English surgeon and popular science writer.
He was born in Dutson, Cornwall, the son of William Scoffern (1783–1854) and his wife Wilmot Crocker, was educated by the Rev. John Couch Grylls at Saltash. He then attended University College, London and Aldersgate Medical School.
Scoffern was lecturer at Aldersgate Medical School in 1840, and graduated M.B. at the University of London in 1843. He lectured also at the medical school in Charlotte Street. He went on to a prolific career in scientific and other writing.
During the Franco-Prussian War, Scoffern was a newspaper correspondent. He was in the Château de Saint-Cloud, occupied by the Prussian forces, when it was shelled by French guns in October 1870. He tended the sick and wounded in Paris, and was awarded the Iron Cross in 1871 for bravery and his medical work.
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Jonathan Ball (virologist)
Jonathan Kelvin Ball is professor of molecular virology at the University of Nottingham. His research relates to emerging viruses, viral vaccines and treatments, and blood-borne infections. He is also Director of the Centre for Global Virus Research at the University of Nottingham.
He graduated from Bristol Polytechnic with a BSc in Applied Biological Sciences in 1987 and completed his PhD in virology at the University of Warwick in 1994.
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Lakers–Suns rivalry
The Lakers–Suns rivalry is a National Basketball Association (NBA) rivalry between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Phoenix Suns. Although the Lakers’ and Suns’ home arenas, Staples Center and Talking Stick Resort Arena respectively, are 375 miles apart along I-10, these two teams are each other’s nearest geographic rival (besides the Clippers, who share the Lakers’ arena). The rivalry started in the 1970 NBA Playoffs after the Lakers became the second team ever to come back from a 3-1 deficit. The Suns joined the Pacific Division with the Lakers in 1972, in which the two teams have shared ever since. The Lakers won all five head-to-head playoff series in the 1980s, while the Suns won both series in the 1990s. They have split their four playoff series since the beginning of the 2000s. The rivalry has cooled off significantly since their last playoff meeting in 2010, owing largely to the Suns’ failure to make it to the playoffs since then.
The Lakers were founded as the Detroit Gems in 1946 before relocating to Minneapolis, Minnesota and renaming themselves the Lakers (Minnesota's nickname is "The Land of 10,000 Lakes"). The club won several titles led by center George Mikan in the 1950s before moving to Los Angeles in 1960. In 1972 they won another championship led by center Wilt Chamberlain and point guard Jerry West. After acquiring center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1975 and point guard Magic Johnson in 1979, the Lakers built a team that won 5 titles in the 1980s. With the retirement of Johnson and Abdul-Jabbar, they struggled in the 1990s. However, in 1996 the club acquired free agent center Shaquille O'Neal and traded with the Charlotte Hornets for newly drafted shooting guard Kobe Bryant. With the two maturing under coach Phil Jackson, the club turned into a contender in the early 2000s and won three straight NBA championships.However after the loss in the 2004 NBA Finals, the Lakers traded O'Neal to the Miami Heat, and decided to build around Bryant. During this time the Lakers began to struggle, only to make the playoffs twice between 2004-2007 and to never get out of the first round. However, during the 2007-08 NBA season, the Lakers acquired all-star power forward/center Pau Gasol from the Memphis Grizzlies and in the same year they made the 2008 NBA Finals losing to the Boston Celtics in six games. The Lakers would then proceed to win back-to-back championships after that.
The Suns were one of two franchises to join the NBA at the start of the 1968–69 season, alongside the Milwaukee Bucks from Milwaukee, Wisconsin and were the first major professional sports franchise in the Phoenix market and in the entire state of Arizona. Led by general manager Jerry Colangelo, their early years were shrouded in mediocrity, but their fortunes changed in the 1970s, where, after partnering long-term guard Dick Van Arsdale and center Alvan Adams with Paul Westphal, the Suns reached the 1976 NBA Finals, in what is considered to be one of the biggest upsets in NBA history. However, after failing to capture the championship, the Suns would rebuild around Walter Davis for a majority of the 1980s until the acquisitions of Kevin Johnson, Dan Majerle and Tom Chambers in 1988. The three players would lead the Suns into the 1990s, and in 1992, the Suns traded for all-star power forward Charles Barkley who went on to win the MVP award in the 1992–93 season and lead them to the finals, where they eventually lost to the Chicago Bulls in six games. After the Suns traded Barkley in 1996, they then began to trade for and build around point guard Jason Kidd, who led the team during the late 1990s and early 2000s. After the Suns traded Kidd to the Nets for Stephon Marbury and then traded him to the New York Knicks a year later, they then decided to sign free agent point guard Steve Nash and hire coach Mike D'Antoni. Along with Nash, Shawn Marion, Amare Stoudemire and D'Antoni, the Suns began to dominate the league with their revolutionizing offense. Despite the fact that they couldn't win a championship, their style of play had a major influence around the league and it changed the way basketball was played.
The rivalry began when the Lakers finished the 1969–70 NBA season with a 46-36 record and the second seed while the Suns finished with a 39-43 record and the fourth seed which set up a playoff matchup between the two teams. The Lakers were led by Jerry West, Wilt Chamberlain and Elgin Baylor while the Suns were led by Gail Goodrich, Dick Van Arsdale and Connie Hawkins. In Game 1, Elgin Baylor led the Lakers with 32 points, 10 assists and 6 rebounds enroute to a victory. Games 2, 3, and 4 however belonged to the Suns, where they would take a 3-1 lead over the Lakers in a best of seven games. But in the end, the Suns fell short, losing three straight games and getting knocked out in the playoffs. This was marked as a historic series because of the fact that this was only the second time a team ever came back from a 3-1 deficit.
Ten years later, the Lakers and Suns would meet again in the semifinals in 1980. The Lakers finished the 1979-80 NBA season with a 60-22 record and the first seed while the Suns finished with a 55-27 record and the fourth seed. After the Suns beat the Kings in three games, the matchup was set between the two teams again. Led by Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Jamal Wilkes, the Lakers beat the Paul Westphal-Walter Davis led Suns in five games to advance to the Western Conference Finals, where they would eventually beat the Seattle SuperSonics in five games and go on to win the NBA Finals.
Two years later, the Lakers and Suns would once again meet in the semifinals in 1982. The Lakers finished the 1981-82 NBA season with a 57-25 record and the first seed while the Suns finished with a 46-36 record and the fifth seed. After the Suns beat the Nuggets in three games, the matchup was set once again between the two teams. The Lakers swept the Dennis Johnson-Walter Davis led Suns in four games to advance to the Western Conference Finals, where they would eventually also sweep the San Antonio Spurs and go on to win the NBA Finals.
After another two years, the Lakers and Suns would meet again in the playoffs, but this time in the Western Conference Finals. The Lakers finished the 1983-84 NBA season with a 54-28 record and the first seed while the Suns finished with a 41-41 record and the sixth seed. After the Suns upset the Trail Blazers in the first round, then upset the Jazz in the second round, the matchup was set between the two teams again. Led by Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and James Worthy, the Lakers would beat the Suns in six games to advance to the NBA Finals, where they would eventually lose to the Boston Celtics in seven games.
The following year, the Lakers and Suns would once again meet in the playoffs, but this time in the first round. The Lakers finished the 1984-85 NBA season with a 62-20 record and the first seed while the Suns finished with a 36-46 record and the eighth seed. The Lakers swept the Suns in three games and began to go on to win the championship, avenging their loss to the Celtics.
Four years later, the Lakers and Suns would meet again in the Western Conference Finals. The Lakers finished the 1988-89 NBA season with a 57-25 record and the first seed while the Suns finished with a 55-27 record and the third seed. After the Suns beat the Nuggets and Warriors, and the Lakers beat the Trail Blazers and SuperSonics, the matchup was set once again between the two teams. The Lakers once again swept the Suns in four games to advance to the NBA Finals, despite the fact that the Suns were led by young studs Kevin Johnson, Dan Majerle and Jeff Hornacek. The Lakers would then go on and get swept by the Detroit Pistons.
The following year, the Lakers and Suns would once again meet in the playoffs, but this time in the semifinals. The Lakers finished the 1989-90 NBA season with a 63-19 record and the first seed while the Suns finished with a 54-28 record and the fifth seed. After the Suns beat the Jazz and Lakers beat the Rockets, the matchup was set once again between the two teams. And after 20 years of being beaten, the Suns would shock the world and sweep the Lakers beating them four games to zero but would eventually get knocked out of the next round by the Portland Trail Blazers.
Three years later, the Lakers and Suns would meet again in the playoffs, but in the first round. With the arrival of Charles Barkley, the Suns finished the 1992-93 NBA season with a 62-20 record and the first seed while the Lakers finished with a 39-43 record and the eighth seed. The Suns would eventually beat the Lakers in five games after losing their first two games at home.
Seven years later, the Lakers and Suns would meet again in the playoffs, but in the semifinals. With the departure of Charles Barkley and arrival of Jason Kidd and Penny Hardaway, the Suns finished the 1999-00 NBA season with a 53-29 record and the fifth seed while the Lakers finished with a 67-15 record and the first seed, as the team was led by MVP Shaquille O'Neal and all-star Kobe Bryant. . The Lakers would eventually beat the Suns in five games and go on to win the NBA championship.
Six years later, the Lakers and Suns would meet again in the playoffs and in the first round of the playoffs. After the departure of Shaq, Kobe Bryant led the Lakers to a 45-37 record and the seventh seed in the playoffs while the Suns finished the 2005-06 NBA season with a 54-28 record and the second seed, as the team was led by Steve Nash and Shawn Marion. The Lakers came out the gate with a 3-1 series lead after game 4 of the series, when Kobe Bryant scored the basket to force overtime and then to win the game. However, the Lakers would end up falling short, blowing a 3-1 series deficit and the series in seven games.
The following year, the Lakers and Suns would once again meet in the first round of the playoffs. The Lakers would finish the 2006-07 NBA season with a 42-40 record and the seventh seed, while the Suns would finish the season with a 61-21 record and the second seed. With Amare Stoudemire back after missing the 2006 season, the Suns would beat the Lakers in five games, but then went on to get eliminated in the playoffs by the eventual champion Spurs.
Three years later, the Lakers were now led not only by Kobe Bryant but also Pau Gasol, and the Lakers and Suns would meet again in the Western Conference Finals. The Lakers and Suns would finish the 2009-10 NBA season as the first and third best team in the Western Conference. The first four games were split, as the series was tied at 2-2, which made Game 5 a pivotal game. In the closing seconds of Game 5, Bryant airballed a fadeaway jumper, and as the Suns were about to get the rebound, Ron Artest ended up getting the ball and laying it in at the buzzer, giving the Lakers a 3-2 series lead. The Lakers would then proceed to win Game 6 and advance to the NBA Finals, where they would win the championship against the Boston Celtics.
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Michael Pedersen (politician)
Michael Pedersen is a New Hampshire politician.
Pedersen earned a B.S in electronic engineering technology from the Wentworth Institute of Technology.
On November 6, 2018, Pedersen was elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives where he represents the Hillsborough 32 district. Pedersen assumed office on December 5, 2018. Pedersen is a Democrat. Pedersen endorsed Amy Klobuchar in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries.
Pedersen resides in Nashua, New Hampshire. Pedersen is widowed and has three children.
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Yuri Kuplyakov
Yuri Viktorovich Kuplyakov (, 8 September 1930 – 25 February 2020) was a Soviet diplomat. He served in various embassies over a career spanning 35 years, culminating in the position of Ambassador of the Soviet Union to Nigeria between 1985 and 1990.
Kuplyakov was born on 8 September 1930, and attended the Moscow State Institute of International Relations. Graduating in 1955, he began a 35-year long career in the Soviet diplomatic service. His initial service was in the Middle East, serving in the Soviet embassies in Israel and Iraq, after which he was sent to North America as counsellor in the Soviet embassy in Mexico. He also spent time working in African countries, in the embassies in Uganda and Ethiopia. His posting to the newly opened embassy in Uganda was a significant milestone. The first Soviet ambassador to the country, , recalled "[After establishing the embassy] it was possible to take up visits to Ugandan officials and ambassadors of other countries — and by that time there had already been about two dozen of them, counting charge d'affaires — which I did, accompanied by the second secretary of the embassy, Yuri Viktorovich Kuplyakov, who had already managed to settle down in a couple of weeks in Uganda, so much that in my eyes he looked like an old-timer - he seemed to know everything here and willingly shared this knowledge with me." Kuplyakov's African career culminated in the position of Soviet ambassador to Nigeria between 1985 and 23 March 1990.
Kuplyakov's service abroad was interspersed with positions in the Central Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, initially in the Middle Eastern department, then the second European department, and finally the third African department. After completing his ambassadorship in 1990, Kuplyakov returned once more to the Central Office, and worked in the Ministry's Office for Union Republics, which became the Department of Commonwealth of Independent States of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Kuplyakov received a number of awards over his career, including the Order of Friendship of Peoples, Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" the Medal "Veteran of Labour", and the of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. Kuplyakov died on 25 February 2020 at the age of 89. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs offered its condolences, describing Kuplyakov as "a talented diplomat who devoted his whole life to the service of the Motherland and its national interests [who] has always been distinguished by high professionalism, a versatile and wide range of knowledge, hard work, and an attentive attitude to colleagues and subordinates."
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VinSmart
VinSmart Research & Manufacturer Joint Stock Company is a member of Vingroup Joint Stock Company – one of the biggest wholly owned conglomerates in Vietnam, specialising in Technology, Industry, Commercials & Services. VinSmart was established in June 2018.
VinSmart was founded in 2018 by Vingroup, with head office at Vinhomes Riverside, Long Biên District, Hanoi, Vietnam, first factory at Cát Hải District, Haiphong. The second factory was located at Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park, Thạch Thất District, Hanoi.
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Bolshaya Nakhalovka
Bolshaya Nakhalovka ( is a historical place in Zheleznodorozhny and Zayeltsovsky districts of Novosibirsk, Russia. It is arose as a result of illegal settlement at the end of the 19th century.
Nakhalovka bounded roughly by Ob River on the west, 1st Yeltsovka River on the north and Vladimirovskaya Street on the east.
Bolshaya Nakhalovka arose in 1898—1900 as a result of the unauthorized construction of housing along the right bank of the Ob River within the land of the Cabinet of His Imperial Majesty.
Initially, people who came to find work on the railway settled in this place. But soon, the place became criminal.
Police and firefighters tried to obstruct the illegal construction of housing, they destroyed houses, but it was inconclusive. Unauthorized buildings appeared again.
In 1912, Ural businessman V. P. Zlokazov bought a plot in Nakhalovka next to the Nobel Brothers Oil Partnership and built Distillery No. 7, but the prohibition of 1914 and the prohibition of the Soviet period prevented the development of the plant. Normal conditions for the operation of the plant appeared only in 1926, then the plant also occupied premises belonging to the “Nobel Brothers Oil Partnership”.
After the October Revolution, illegal housing within Nakhalovka ceased to be illegal.
The 1920s and 1930s were economically prosperous for Nakhalovka, a network of interconnected enterprises appears here, connected by a railway branch: the chrome and skin factories processed the skin of animals, which was delivered by minecarts from the Canned Meat Plant located nearby. Residents of Nakhalovka worked at these enterprises (Oil Refinery, Rusk Factory, Oil Plant and Distillery). People had birds, cows, pigs fed with waste from the distillery.
A resident of Nakhalovka Andrei Trostnetskiy recalled:
After the Great Patriotic War, the life of slums fell into decay, former prisoners and fugitive criminals began to settle here. Crime in Nakhalovka has increased significantly.
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COVID-19 pandemic in Kuwait
The COVID-19 pandemic in Kuwait is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The first confirmed case in Kuwait was announced on 24 February 2020. As of 2 July, there are 47,859 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with 37,390 recoveries and 359 deaths.
Kuwait ended the full curfew on 30 May and started taking steps towards a gradual return to normal life by placing partial curfew from 6 pm until 6 am. This step is a first of five with each phase tentatively lasting for 3 weeks which could vary depending on the assessment by the Ministry of Health. Initially, the country started with a voluntary stay at home approach since midnight of 11 March, with the government suspending work across all government sectors except emergency services. All commercial air travel and border travel were suspended since midnight of 14 March 2020 (start of 15 March). Partial curfew was implemented since 22 March 2020 where curfew hours were between 5 pm until 4 am. This was amended on 6 April, where end of curfew hours were extended from 4 am to 6 am. With the start of the holy month of Ramadan on 24 April, the partial curfew was further amended to 4 pm until 8 am with special permissions for deliveries from 5 pm until 1 am (under strict health code conditions). On 10 May, the country was placed under full curfew based on the assessment of the Ministry of Health.
On 12 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, which was reported to the WHO on 31 December 2019.
The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003, but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.
On 24 February, Kuwaiti Ministry of Health announced that there were 3 cases detected coming from Iran that carry coronavirus disease 2019. The first person was a Kuwait I national, 53 years old, while the second was a Saudi national, 61 years old, and the third was a person from the stateless community.
Later, 2 cases were announced on that same day.
At the end of 24 February, there were 5 confirmed cases in Kuwait.
On 25 February, Kuwaiti Ministry of Health announced that there were 4 new cases coming from Iran with coronavirus disease 2019.
At the end of 25 February, there were 9 confirmed cases in Kuwait.
On 26 February, Kuwaiti Ministry of Health announced that 16 news cases have been reported with the novel coronavirus, associated with travel to Iran.
At the end of 26 February, there were 25 confirmed cases in Kuwait.
On 27 February, Kuwaiti Ministry of Health announced new 18 cases associated with travel to Iran.
At the end of 27 February, there were 43 confirmed cases in Kuwait.
On 28 February, Kuwaiti Ministry of Health announced new 2 cases associated with travel to Iran.
At the end of 28 February, there were 45 confirmed cases in Kuwait.
On 29 February, the Kuwaiti Ministry of Health announced that there were no new cases.
At the end of February, there were 45 confirmed cases in Kuwait.
On 11 March, Kuwaiti Directorate General of Civil Aviation has suspended all travel, except cargo flights, to and from Kuwait starting from 13 March, effectively locking down the nation until further notice.
On 12 March, Kuwaiti Ministry of Health announced 8 new cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 80.
On 13 March, the Kuwaiti Ministry of Health announced 20 new cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 100. The Public Authority Of Agriculture Affairs And Fish Resources closed public parks, and the ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs announced just before noon prayers for Muslims to pray from home and not to attend Friday prayers during a pandemic.
On 15 March, the ministry of health announced 11 new cases for a total of 123.
On 18 March, the Ministry of Health announced 6 new cases for a total of 148. More than 14,000 swipe tests had been conducted by this point.
On 21 March, the Ministry of Health announced 17 new cases for a total for 176.
On 1 April, the Ministry of Health announced 28 new cases for a total of 317 cases.
On 2 April, the Ministry of Health announced 25 new cases for a total of 342 cases.
On 3 April, the Ministry of Health announced 75 new cases for a total of 417 cases.
On 4 April, an Indian national, 46 years old died from the virus. The country reported its first death from the virus.
The Ministry of Health announced 62 new cases for a total of 455 cases.
On 5 April, the Ministry of Health announced 77 new cases for a total of 556 cases.
On 6 April, the Ministry of Health announced 109 new cases for a total of 665 cases and a recovery of 4.
On 7 April, the Ministry of Health announced 78 new cases for a total of 743 cases and a recovery of 2.
On 8 April, the Ministry of Health announced 112 new cases for a total of 855 cases and a recovery of 6.
On 9 April, the Ministry of Health announced 55 new cases for a total of 910 cases.
On 10 April, the Ministry of Health announced 83 new cases for a total of 993 cases.
On 11 April, the Ministry of Health announced 161 new cases for a total of 1,154 cases in Kuwait.
On 12 April, the Ministry of Health announced 80 new cases for a total of 1,234 cases in Kuwait.
On 13 April, the Ministry of Health announced 66 new cases for a total of 1,300 cases and a recovery of 8. Kuwait reported its 2nd death due to the virus. A Kuwaiti male citizen aged 50 years old died from the virus. He was in ICU and was receiving medical attention for the last 21 days.
On 14 April, the Ministry of Health announced 55 new cases for a total of 1,355 cases and a recovery of 21. Today, Kuwait reported its 3rd death in the country due to the virus. A Kuwaiti female citizen aged 79 years old died from the virus. She was in ICU and was receiving medical attention for the last 4 days.
On 15 April, the Ministry of Health announced 50 new cases for a total of 1,405 cases and a recovery of 30.
On 16 April, the Ministry of Health announced 119 new cases for a total of 1,524 cases and a recovery of 19.
On 17 April, the Minister of Health announced the recovery of 33. The Ministry of Health announced 134 new cases for a total of 1,658 and a recovery of 33. Kuwait reported 2 more deaths in the country bringing the total number of deaths due to the virus to 5. A Kuwaiti citizen aged 58 years old died from the virus after receiving medical attention in ICU for the past 6 days. The other was an Iranian national aged 69 years old who died from the virus after receiving medical attention in ICU for the past 9 days. The Ministry of Health also informed that the number of patients in ICU is 32, in which 16 are critical and 16 are stable.
On 18 April, the Ministry of Health announced 93 new cases for a total of 1,751 cases and a recovery of 22. The number of patients in ICU is 34, in which 18 are critical and 16 are stable. In the last 24 hours, 3 cases have been transferred to ICU and 1 death has been reported. The total number of death due to the virus now stands at 6. A Bangladeshi resident aged 68 years old died from the virus after receiving medical attention in ICU for the past 9 days.
On 19 April, the Ministry of Health announced 164 new cases for a total of 1,915 cases and a recovery of 25. The number of patients in ICU is 38, in which 20 are critical and 18 are stable. In the last 24 hours, 5 cases have been transferred to ICU and 1 death has been reported. The total number of death due to the virus now stands at 7. An Indian resident aged 60 years old died from the virus after receiving medical attention in ICU for the past 10 days.
On 20 April, the Ministry of Health announced 80 new cases for a total of 1,995 cases and a recovery of 62. The number of patients in ICU is 39, in which 26 are critical and 13 are stable. In the last 24 hours, 7 cases have been transferred to ICU and 4 cases transferred out of ICU to the ward. Kuwait reported 2 more death bringing the total number of death due to the virus within the country to 9. An Indian resident aged 55 years old and a Bangladeshi resident aged 49 years old died from the virus. They were receiving medical attention in the ICU.
On 21 April, the Ministry of Health announced 85 new cases for a total of 2,080 cases and a recovery of 45. The number of patients in ICU is 46, in which 20 are critical and 26 stable. In the last 24 hours, 7 cases have been transferred to ICU and 4 cases transferred out of ICU to the ward. Kuwait reported 2 more death bringing the total number of death due to the virus within the country to 11. A Somali resident aged 63 years old and a Bangladeshi resident aged 59 years old died from the virus. They were receiving medical attention in the ICU for the past 6 days and 18 days respectively.
On 22 April, the Ministry of Health announced 168 new cases for a total of 2,248 and a recovery of 31. The number of patients in ICU is 50, in which 21 are critical and 29 stable. In the last 24 hours, 7 cases have been transferred to ICU and 4 cases transferred out of ICU to the ward. Kuwait reported 2 more death bringing the total number of death due to the virus within the country to 13. An Indian resident aged 75 years old and an Indian resident aged 57 years old died from the virus. They were receiving medical attention in the ICU for the past 6 days and 7 days respectively.
On 23 April, the Ministry of Health announced 151 new cases for a total of 2,399 and a recovery of 55. The number of patients in ICU is 55, in which 22 are critical and 33 stable. In the last 24 hours, 7 cases have been transferred to ICU and 1 cases transferred out of ICU to the ward. Kuwait reported 1 more death bringing the total number of death due to the virus within the country to 14. A Kuwaiti Citizen aged 41 years old was receiving medical attention in the ICU for the past 28 days.
On 24 April, the Ministry of Health announced 215 new cases for a total of 2,614 and a recovery of 115. The number of patients in ICU is 60, in which 27 are critical and 33 stable. In the last 24 hours, 7 cases have been transferred to ICU and 1 cases transferred out of ICU to the ward. Kuwait reported 1 more death bringing the total number of death due to the virus within the country to 15. A Bangladeshi resident aged 55 years old was receiving medical attention in the ICU for the past 9 days.
On 25 April, the Ministry of Health announced 278 new cases for a total of 2,892 and a recovery of 43. The number of patients in ICU is 58, in which 25 are critical and 33 stable. In the last 24 hours, 4 cases have been transferred to ICU and 2 cases transferred out of ICU to the ward. Kuwait reported 4 more deaths bringing the total number of death due to the virus within the country to 19. A Kuwaiti national aged 74 years old, an Egyptian resident aged 45 years old, a Bangladeshi resident aged 64 years old and an Indian resident aged 59 years old were receiving medical attention in the ICU.
On 26 April, the Ministry of Health announced 183 new cases for a total of 3,075 and a recovery of 150. The number of patients in ICU is 61, in which 31 are critical and 30 stable. In the last 24 hours, 5 cases have been transferred to ICU and 1 case transferred out of ICU to the ward. Kuwait reported 1 more death bringing the total number of death due to the virus within the country to 20. An Iranian resident aged 57 years old was receiving medical attention in the ICU for the past 24 days.
On 27 April, the Ministry of Health announced 213 new cases for a total of 3,288 and a recovery of 206. The number of patients in ICU is 64, in which 30 are critical and 34 stable. In the last 24 hours, 5 cases have been transferred to ICU. Kuwait reported 2 more death bringing the total number of death due to the virus within the country to 22. A Kuwaiti national aged 53 years old and an Indian resident aged 54 years old died from the virus. They were receiving medical attention in the ICU for the past 30 days and 17 days respectively.
On 28 April, the Ministry of Health announced 152 new cases for a total of 3,440 and a recovery of 164. The number of patients in ICU is 67, in which 37 are critical and 30 stable. In the last 24 hours, 6 cases have been transferred to ICU while 2 cases transferred out of ICU to the ward. Kuwait reported 1 more death bringing the total number of death due to the virus within the country to 23. An Indian resident aged 61 years old was receiving medical attention in the ICU for the past 3 days.
On 29 April, the Ministry of Health announced 300 new cases for a total of 3,740 and a recovery of 213. The number of patients in ICU is 66, in which 28 are critical and 38 stable. In the last 24 hours, 5 cases have been transferred to ICU while 5 cases transferred out of ICU to the ward. Kuwait reported 1 more death bringing the total number of death due to the virus within the country to 24. A Filipino resident aged 57 years old was receiving medical attention in the ICU for the past 6 days.
On 30 April, the Ministry of Health announced 284 new cases for a total of 4,024 and a recovery of 150. The number of patients in ICU is 66, in which 30 are critical and 36 stable. In the last 24 hours, 5 cases transferred to ICU while 3 cases transferred out of ICU to the ward. Kuwait reported 2 more deaths bringing the total number of death due to the virus within the country to 26. Two Indian residents aged 54 and 51 years old were receiving medical attention in the ICU for the past 7 and 14 days respectively.
On 1 May, the Ministry of Health announced 353 new cases for a total of 4,377 and a recovery of 63. The number of patients in ICU is 70, in which 36 are critical and 34 stable. In the last 24 hours, 11 cases transferred to ICU while 3 cases transferred out of ICU to the ward. Kuwait reported 4 more deaths bringing the total number of death due to the virus within the country to 30. A Kuwaiti national (aged 72 years old), a Bangladeshi resident (aged 50 years old), an Indian resident (aged 45 years old) and an Egyptian resident (aged 61 years old) were receiving medical attention in the ICU for the past 14, 6, 4 and 14 days respectively.
On 2 May, the Ministry of Health announced 242 new cases for a total of 4,619 and a recovery of 101. The number of patients in ICU is 69, in which 34 are critical and 35 stable. In the last 24 hours, 5 cases transferred to ICU while 3 cases transferred out of ICU to the ward. Kuwait reported 3 more deaths bringing the total number of death due to the virus within the country to 33. A Bangladeshi resident (aged 43 years old), an Indian resident (aged 34 years old) and a Jordanian resident (aged 71 years old) were receiving medical attention in the ICU for the past 11, 11 and 3 days respectively.
On 3 May, the Ministry of Health announced 364 new cases for a total of 4,983 and a recovery of 73. The number of patients in ICU is 72, in which 29 are critical and 43 stable. In the last 24 hours, 10 cases transferred to ICU while 2 cases transferred out of ICU to the ward. Kuwait reported 5 more deaths bringing the total number of death due to the virus within the country to 38. A Pakistani resident (aged 61 years old), an Indian resident (aged 63 years old), a Bangladeshi resident (aged 46 years old), a Jordanian resident (aged 54 years old) and an Indian resident (aged 43 years old) were receiving medical attention in the ICU for the past 18, 10, 18, 2 and 12 days respectively.
On 4 May, the Ministry of Health announced 295 new cases for a total of 5,278 and a recovery of 171. The number of patients in ICU is 79, in which 42 are critical and 37 stable. In the last 24 hours, 10 cases transferred to ICU while 1 case transferred out of ICU to the ward. Kuwait reported 2 more deaths bringing the total number of death due to the virus within the country to 40. A Kuwaiti national (aged 74 years old) and an Indian resident (aged 58 years old) were receiving medical attention in the ICU for the past 55 and 2 days respectively.
On 5 May, the Ministry of Health announced 526 new cases for a total of 5,804 and a recovery of 85. The number of patients in ICU is 90, in which 31 are critical and 59 stable. In the last 24 hours, 11 cases transferred to ICU.
On 6 May, the Ministry of Health announced 485 new cases for a total of 6,289 and a recovery of 187. The number of patients in ICU is 88, in which 40 are critical and 48 stable. Kuwait reported 2 more deaths bringing the total number of death due to the virus within the country to 42.
On 7 May, the Ministry of Health announced 278 new cases for a total of 6,567 and a recovery of 162. The number of patients in ICU is 91, in which 39 are critical and 52 stable. Kuwait reported 2 more deaths bringing the total number of death due to the virus within the country to 44.
On 8 May, the Ministry of Health announced 641 new cases for a total of 7,208 and a recovery of 85. The number of patients in ICU is 91, in which 40 are critical and 51 stable. Kuwait reported 3 more deaths bringing the total number of death due to the virus within the country to 47.
On 9 May, the Ministry of Health announced 415 new cases for a total of 7,623 and a recovery of 156. The number of patients in ICU is 95, in which 34 are critical and 61 stable. Kuwait reported 2 more deaths bringing the total number of death due to the virus within the country to 49.
On 10 May, the Ministry of Health announced 1,065 new cases for a total of 8,688 and a recovery of 107. The number of patients in ICU is 114, in which 45 are critical and 69 stable. Kuwait reported 9 more deaths bringing the total number of death due to the virus within the country to 58.
On 11 May, the Ministry of Health announced 598 new cases for a total of 9,286 and a recovery of 178. The number of patients in ICU is 131 In which 60 are critical and 71 stable. Kuwait reported 7 more deaths bringing the total number of death due to the virus within the country to 65.
On 12 May, the Ministry of Health announced 991 new cases for a total of 10,277 and a recovery of 194. The number of patients in ICU is 158, in which 74 are critical and 84 stable. Kuwait reported 10 more deaths bringing the total number of death due to the virus within the country to 75.
On 13 May, the Ministry of Health announced 751 new cases for a total of 11,028 and a recovery of 162. The number of patients in ICU is 169, in which 77 are critical and 92 stable. Kuwait reported 7 more deaths bringing the total number of death due to the virus within the country to 82.
On 14 May, the Ministry of Health announced 947 new cases for a total of 11,975 and a recovery of 188. The number of patients in ICU is 175, in which 95 are critical and 80 stable. Kuwait reported 6 more deaths bringing the total number of death due to the virus within the country to 88.
On 15 May, the Ministry of Health announced 885 new cases for a total of 12,860 and a recovery of 189. The number of patients in ICU is 190, in which 100 are critical and 90 stable. Kuwait reported 8 more deaths bringing the total number of death due to the virus within the country to 96.
On 16 May, the Ministry of Health announced 942 new cases for a total of 13,802 and a recovery of 203. The number of patients in ICU is 169. Kuwait reported 11 more deaths bringing the total number of death due to the virus within the country to 107.
On 17 May, the Ministry of Health announced 1,048 new cases for a total of 14,850 and a recovery of 250. The number of patients in ICU is 168. In the last 24 hours, 3,760 NP was swabbed and a total of 244,476 were investigated.
Kuwait reported 5 more deaths bringing the total number of death due to the virus within the country to 112.
On 18 May, the Ministry of Health announced 841 new cases for a total of 15,691 and a recovery of 246. The number of patients in ICU is 161. In the last 24 hours, 3,838 NP was swabbed and a total of 248,314 were investigated.
Kuwait reported 6 more deaths bringing the total number of death due to the virus within the country to 118.
On 19 May, the Ministry of Health announced 1073 new cases for a total of 16,764 and a recovery of 342. The number of patients in ICU is 179. In the last 24 hours, 4,382 NP was swabbed and a total of 252,696 were investigated.
Kuwait reported 3 more deaths bringing the total number of death due to the virus within the country to 121.
On 20 May, the Ministry of Health announced 804 new cases for a total of 17,568 and a recovery of 204. The number of patients in ICU is 167. In the last 24 hours, 3,618 NP was swabbed and a total of 256,314 were investigated.
Kuwait reported 3 more deaths bringing the total number of death due to the virus within the country to 124.
On 21 May, the Ministry of Health announced 1,041 new cases for a total of 18,609 and a recovery of 320. The number of patients in ICU is 181.In the Last 24 Hours, 4,757 NP was swabbed and a total of 261,071 persons were investigated. Kuwait reported 5 new deaths bringing the total number of deaths due to the virus within country to 129.
On 22 May, the Ministry of Health announced 955 new cases for a total of 19,564 and a recovery of 310. The number of patients in ICU is 180.In the Last 24 Hours, 3,888 NP was swabbed and a total of 264,959 persons were investigated. Kuwait reported 9 new deaths bringing the total number of deaths due to the virus within country to 138.
On 23 May, the Ministry of Health announced 900 new cases for a total of 20,464 and a recovery of 232. The number of patients in ICU is 192.In the Last 24 Hours, 3,195 NP was swabbed and a total of 268,154 persons were investigated. Kuwait reported 10 new deaths bringing the total number of deaths due to the virus within country to 148.
On 24 May, the Ministry of Health announced 838 new cases for a total of 21,302 and a recovery of 370. The number of patients in ICU is 177.In the Last 24 Hours, 2,935 NP was swabbed and a total of 271,089 persons were investigated. Kuwait reported 8 new deaths bringing the total number of deaths due to the virus within country to 156.
On 25 May, the Ministry of Health announced 665 new cases for a total of 21,967 and a recovery of 504. The number of patients in ICU is 182. In the Last 24 Hours, 2,723 NP was swabbed and a total of 273,812 persons were investigated. Kuwait reported 9 new deaths bringing the total number of deaths due to the virus within country to 165.
On 26 May, the Ministry of Health announced 608 new cases for a total of 22,575 and a recovery of 685. The number of patients in ICU is 196. In the Last 24 Hours, 2,395 NP was swabbed and a total of 276,207 persons were investigated. Kuwait reported 7 new deaths bringing the total number of deaths due to the virus within country to 172.
On 27 May, the Ministry of Health announced 692 new cases for a total of 23,267 and a recovery of 640. The number of patients in ICU is 193. In the Last 24 Hours, 2,738 NP was swabbed and a total of 278,945 persons were investigated. Kuwait reported 3 new deaths bringing the total number of deaths due to the virus within country to 175.
On 28 May, the Ministry of Health announced 845 new cases for a total of 24,112 and a recovery of 752. The number of patients in ICU is 197. In the Last 24 Hours, 3,396 NP was swabbed and a total of 282,341 persons were investigated. Kuwait reported 10 new deaths bringing the total number of deaths due to the virus within country to 185.
On 29 May, the Ministry of Health announced 1072 new cases for a total of 25,184 and a recovery of 575. The number of patients in ICU is 191. In the Last 24 Hours, 4,011 NP was swabbed and a total of 286,352 persons were investigated. Kuwait reported 9 new deaths bringing the total number of deaths due to the virus within country to 194.
On 30 May, the Ministry of Health announced 1008 new cases for a total of 26,192 and a recovery of 883. The number of patients in ICU is 206. In the Last 24 Hours, 3,661 NP was swabbed and a total of 290,013 persons were investigated. Kuwait reported 11 new deaths bringing the total number of deaths due to the virus within country to 205.
On 31 May, the Ministry of Health announced 851 new cases for a total of 27,043 and a recovery of 1,230. The number of patients in ICU is 200. In the Last 24 Hours, 3,349 NP was swabbed and a total of 293,362 persons were investigated. Kuwait reported 7 new deaths bringing the total number of deaths due to the virus within country to 212.
On 1 June, the Ministry of Health announced 719 new cases for a total of 27,762 and a recovery of 1,513. The number of patients in ICU is 204. In the Last 24 Hours, 3,664 NP was swabbed and a total of 297,026 persons were investigated. Kuwait reported 8 new deaths bringing the total number of deaths due to the virus within country to 220.
On 2 June, the Ministry of Health announced 887 new cases for a total of 28,649 and a recovery of 1,382. The number of patients in ICU is 187. In the Last 24 Hours, 3,325 NP was swabbed and a total of 300,351 persons were investigated. Kuwait reported 6 new deaths bringing the total number of deaths due to the virus within country to 226.
On 3 June, the Ministry of Health announced 710 new cases for a total of 29,359 and a recovery of 1,469. The number of patients in ICU is 191. In the Last 24 Hours, 2,934 NP was swabbed and a total of 303,285 persons were investigated. Kuwait reported 4 new deaths bringing the total number of deaths due to the virus within country to 230.
On 4 June, the Ministry of Health announced 562 new cases for a total of 29,921 and a recovery of 1,473. The number of patients in ICU is 184. In the Last 24 Hours, 2,721 NP was swabbed and a total of 306,006 persons were investigated. Kuwait reported 6 new deaths bringing the total number of deaths due to the virus within country to 236.
On 5 June, the Ministry of Health announced 723 new cases for a total of 30,644 and a recovery of 1,054. The number of patients in ICU is 197. In the Last 24 Hours, 2,894 NP was swabbed and a total of 308,900 persons were investigated. Kuwait reported 8 new deaths bringing the total number of deaths due to the virus within country to 244.
On 6 June, the Ministry of Health announced 487 new cases for a total of 31,131 and a recovery of 1,005. The number of patients in ICU is 180. In the Last 24 Hours, 2,724 NP was swabbed and a total of 311,624 persons were investigated. Kuwait reported 10 new deaths bringing the total number of deaths due to the virus within country to 254.
On 7 June, the Ministry of Health announced 717 new cases for a total of 31,848 and a recovery of 923. The number of patients in ICU is 196. In the Last 24 Hours, 3,661 NP was swabbed and a total of 315,285 persons were investigated. Kuwait reported 10 new deaths bringing the total number of deaths due to the virus within country to 264.
On 8 June, the Ministry of Health announced 662 new cases for a total of 32,510 and a recovery of 1,037. The number of patients in ICU is 166. In the Last 24 Hours, 2,999 NP was swabbed and a total of 318,284 persons were investigated. Kuwait reported 5 new deaths bringing the total number of deaths due to the virus within country to 269.
On 9 June, the Ministry of Health announced 630 new cases for a total of 33,140 and a recovery of 920. The number of patients in ICU is 173. In the Last 24 Hours, 3,218 NP was swabbed and a total of 321,502 persons were investigated. Kuwait reported 4 new deaths bringing the total number of deaths due to the virus within country to 273.
On 10 June, the Ministry of Health announced 683 new cases for a total of 33,823 and a recovery of 1,126. The number of patients in ICU is 193. In the Last 24 Hours, 2,871 NP was swabbed and a total of 324,373 persons were investigated. Kuwait reported 2 new deaths bringing the total number of deaths due to the virus within country to 275.
On 11 June, the Ministry of Health announced 609 new cases for a total of 34,432 and a recovery of 849. The number of patients in ICU is 184. In the Last 24 Hours, 2,771 NP was swabbed and a total of 327,144 persons were investigated. Kuwait reported 4 new deaths bringing the total number of deaths due to the virus within country to 279.
On 12 June, the Ministry of Health announced 520 new cases for a total of 34,952 and a recovery of 911. The number of patients in ICU is 172. In the Last 24 Hours, 2,985 NP was swabbed and a total of 330,129 persons were investigated. Kuwait reported 6 new deaths bringing the total number of deaths due to the virus within country to 285.
On 13 June, the Ministry of Health announced 514 new cases for a total of 35,466 and a recovery of 834. The number of patients in ICU is 176. In the Last 24 Hours, 2,159 NP was swabbed and a total of 332,288 persons were investigated. Kuwait reported 4 new deaths bringing the total number of deaths due to the virus within country to 289.
On 14 June, the Ministry of Health announced 454 new cases for a total of 35,920 and a recovery of 877. The number of patients in ICU is 171. In the Last 24 Hours, 2,324 NP was swabbed and a total of 334,612 persons were investigated. Kuwait reported 7 new deaths bringing the total number of deaths due to the virus within country to 296.
On 15 June, the Ministry of Health announced 511 new cases for a total of 36,431 and a recovery of 772. The number of patients in ICU is 184. In the Last 24 Hours, 2,775 NP was swabbed and a total of 337,387 persons were investigated. Kuwait reported 2 new deaths bringing the total number of deaths due to the virus within country to 298.
On 16 June, the Ministry of Health announced 527 new cases for a total of 36,958 and a recovery of 675. The number of patients in ICU is 194. In the Last 24 Hours, 2,755 NP was swabbed and a total of 340,142 persons were investigated. Kuwait reported 5 new deaths bringing the total number of deaths due to the virus within country to 303.
On 17 June, the Ministry of Health announced 575 new cases for a total of 37,533 and a recovery of 690. The number of patients in ICU is 190. In the Last 24 Hours, 2,885 NP was swabbed and a total of 343,027 persons were investigated. Kuwait reported 3 new deaths bringing the total number of deaths due to the virus within country to 306.
On 18 June, the Ministry of Health announced 541 new cases for a total of 38,074 and a recovery of 616. The number of patients in ICU is 188. In the Last 24 Hours, 3,298 NP was swabbed and a total of 346,325 persons were investigated. Kuwait reported 2 new deaths bringing the total number of deaths due to the virus within country to 308.
On 19 June, the Ministry of Health announced 604 new cases for a total of 38,678 and a recovery of 678. The number of patients in ICU is 193. In the Last 24 Hours, 3,087 NP was swabbed and a total of 349,412 persons were investigated. Kuwait reported 5 new deaths bringing the total number of deaths due to the virus within country to 313.
On 20 June, the Ministry of Health announced 467 new cases for a total of 39,145 and a recovery of 536. The number of patients in ICU is 180. In the Last 24 Hours, 2,224 NP was swabbed and a total of 351,636 persons were investigated. Kuwait reported 6 new deaths bringing the total number of deaths due to the virus within country to 319.
On 21 June, the Ministry of Health announced 505 new cases for a total of 39,650 and a recovery of 514. The number of patients in ICU is 186. In the Last 24 Hours, 2,742 NP was swabbed and a total of 354,378 persons were investigated. Kuwait reported 7 new deaths bringing the total number of deaths due to the virus within country to 326.
On 22 June, the Ministry of Health announced 641 new cases for a total of 40,291 and a recovery of 530. The number of patients in ICU is 181. In the Last 24 Hours, 3,216 NP was swabbed and a total of 357,594 persons were investigated. Kuwait reported 4 new deaths bringing the total number of deaths due to the virus within country to 330.
On 23 June, the Ministry of Health announced 742 new cases for a total of 41,033 and a recovery of 534. The number of patients in ICU is 165. In the Last 24 Hours, 3,645 NP was swabbed and a total of 361,239 persons were investigated. Kuwait reported 4 new deaths bringing the total number of deaths due to the virus within country to 334.
On 24 June, the Ministry of Health announced 846 new cases for a total of 41,879 and a recovery of 505. The number of patients in ICU is 153. In the Last 24 Hours, 3,985 NP was swabbed and a total of 365,224 persons were investigated. Kuwait reported 3 new deaths bringing the total number of deaths due to the virus within country to 337.
On 25 June, the Ministry of Health announced 909 new cases for a total of 42,788 and a recovery of 558. The number of patients in ICU is 152. In the Last 24 Hours, 3,286 NP was swabbed and a total of 368,510 persons were investigated. Kuwait reported 2 new deaths bringing the total number of deaths due to the virus within country to 339.
On 26 June, the Ministry of Health announced 915 new cases for a total of 43,703 and a recovery of 602. The number of patients in ICU is 162. In the Last 24 Hours, 3,774 NP was swabbed and a total of 372,284 persons were investigated. Kuwait reported 2 new deaths bringing the total number of deaths due to the virus within country to 341.
On 27 June, the Ministry of Health announced 688 new cases for a total of 44,391 and a recovery of 617. The number of patients in ICU is 155. In the Last 24 Hours, 3,240 NP was swabbed and a total of 375,524 persons were investigated. Kuwait reported 3 new deaths bringing the total number of deaths due to the virus within country to 344.
On 28 June, the Ministry of Health announced 551 new cases for a total of 44,942 and a recovery of 908. The number of patients in ICU is 149. In the Last 24 Hours, 3,814 NP was swabbed and a total of 379,338 persons were investigated. Kuwait reported 4 new deaths bringing the total number of deaths due to the virus within country to 348.
On 29 June, the Ministry of Health announced 582 new cases for a total of 45,524 and a recovery of 819. The number of patients in ICU is 145. In the Last 24 Hours, 3,504 NP was swabbed and a total of 382,842 persons were investigated. Kuwait reported 2 new deaths bringing the total number of deaths due to the virus within country to 350.
On 30 June, the Ministry of Health announced 671 new cases for a total of 46,195 and a recovery of 717. The number of patients in ICU is 139. In the Last 24 Hours, 4,045 NP was swabbed and a total of 386,887 persons were investigated. Kuwait reported 4 new deaths bringing the total number of deaths due to the virus within country to 354.
On 1 July, the Ministry of Health announced 745 new cases for a total of 46,940 and a recovery of 685. The number of patients in ICU is 139. In the Last 24 Hours, 4,150 NP was swabbed and a total of 391,037 persons were investigated. Kuwait reported 4 new deaths bringing the total number of deaths due to the virus within country to 358.
On 2 July, the Ministry of Health announced 919 new cases for a total of 47,859 and a recovery of 675. The number of patients in ICU is 142. In the Last 24 Hours, 4,312 NP was swabbed and a total of 395,349 persons were investigated. Kuwait reported 1 new deaths bringing the total number of deaths due to the virus within country to 359.
April 16: The Director of Funeral Affairs Department of Kuwait Municipality, revealed that the administration had buried 3 bodies who had died due to the Coronavirus, without washing them. Ministry of Health has issued direct orders that in the event of death due to the virus, the deceased is placed in a completely closed sterile bag which does not open. The burial procedures are as per usual proceeding and the selection of graves is according to the established numerical sequence, and therefore there are no places designated for those who died with the virus. In addition, only 3 people with the deceased were allowed to enter and attend the burial which takes place in the cemetery. Kuwaiti MP Khalīl aṣ-Ṣaliḥ suggested that medical workers who die fighting the pandemic be treated as martyrs, under the martyrs' office, which controls the affairs of families of people who died fighting off the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.
All commercial flights were suspended on 13 March, with an exception for cargo flights. A public holiday was declared from 12 to 26 March, with work to resume on 29 March. Some shops were closed, and restrictions were placed on restaurants. Authorities asked people to stay home for Friday prayers, saying "The doors of the mosques will stay closed" and citing a fatwa allowing people not to attend prayers in mosques. Classes were suspended from 1 to 12 March, which was extended to 29 March, and later to 4 August.
Visas were partially suspended, and quarantines required for all arrivals from certain high-risk countries. Arrivals at Kuwait International Airport from other countries were required to self-quarantine for 14 days. The borders with Iraq and Saudi Arabia were closed.
Food exports were banned, and Minister of Commerce & Industry Khalid Al Roudan reassured people that the country had enough food and shipping was continuing.
On 15 March, Interior Minister Anas Khalid Al-Saleh told people to follow the measures imposed by the government and stop going out unnecessarily. He warned that curfews or deportations could be used if people failed to comply.
The suspension of the schools was needed to avoid the spread of the coronavirus in children, teenagers and younger people (Kindergarten up to university level). The high school graduates (Grade 12 seniors) were the most affected by the suspension since graduation is usually in May–June yearly. However, the academic year will be resumed in August 2020, which means their graduation will be delayed. Furthermore, getting sponsored scholarships to study in universities, will also be delayed due to the same reasons.
The strategic planning and surplus for food and supplies are for six months. All supermarkets and grocery stores have all usual products as before the border closure or the imposed partial curfew.
However, small businesses are the most affected since they are losing a lot of money, and yet, have to pay rent or salaries to their workers. The government have promised packages and solutions to ensure these businesses are compensated for these unfortunate circumstances with the partial lockdown.
People are confined to their homes. However, there is a tendency to rush to buy supplies in non-curfew hours (6 a.m to 5 p.m), even though the Kuwaiti government have reiterated that goods and supplies should last six months.
The partial lockdown, staying at home and physical distancing has led to theaters, malls, department stores, and entertainment venues to be closed. Gyms and restaurants are also closed due to the coronavirus.
Due to raising cases and to help curb the spread of the pandemic coronavirus Kuwait has total full time curfew from 4 p.m on Sunday 10 May 2020 till 30 May 2020 . Above all of that, The ministry has provided people with websites link to book an appointment so they can go out to supermarket buy their needs or for the hospital.
At least 105 medical personnel, including doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and other professions, were infected with the virus as of 27 April 2020
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David Soudry
David Soudry is a professor of mathematics at Tel Aviv University working in number theory and automorphic forms.
Soudry received his PhD in mathematics from Tel Aviv University in 1983 under the supervision of Ilya Piatetski-Shapiro. From 1983 to 1984, he was a member of the Institute for Advanced Study. He is a professor of mathematics at Tel Aviv University.
Together with Stephen Rallis and David Ginzburg, Soudry wrote a series of papers about automorphic descent culminating in their book "The descent map from automorphic representations of GL("n") to classical groups." Their automorphic descent method constructs an explicit inverse map to the (standard) Langlands functorial lift and has had major applications to the analysis of functoriality. Also, using the "Rallis tower property" from Rallis's 1984 paper on the Howe duality conjecture, they studied global exceptional correspondences and found new examples of functorial lifts.
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Frederick William Moore
Sir Frederick William Moore (3 September 1857 Glasnevin – 23 August 1949 Ballybrack), was President of the Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland, and Keeper of the Royal Botanical Gardens, Dublin in the period 1879-1922.
He was the eldest son of David Moore (1808–1879), then curator of the botanic gardens, and his third wife, Margaret Baker (1833/4–1917). The family included four other children, two girls and two boys. Frederick was singled out by his father for a career in horticulture, and was accordingly encouraged to study botany. Frederick and his younger brother, David Francis (Frank), were sent to a school in Hanover in 1869. Frederick became a frequent visitor to the Herrenhausen Gardens and befriended the director Herman Wendland. Three years in Germany made the boys fluent in German and French, but their English suffered. Frederick enrolled at the Royal School, Armagh, and later in October 1873 as an occasional student in the Royal College of Science, Dublin, following courses in chemistry, geology, descriptive geometry, and surveying. He successfully wrote the entrance examinations for the Indian Forest Service, but was not chosen for training.
In February 1875 Moore started as an unpaid apprentice at Louis van Houtte's nursery in Ghent, and while there attended the nursery's school of horticulture. After fifteen months he relocated to the Hortus Botanicus Leiden. He attended lectures in botany under Professor Willem Suringar, also exploring local nurseries and joining the university rowing club. In October 1876 he was offered the position of head gardener at the botanic garden at Trinity College Dublin. He took up the position a month later and managed the 6 acre botanic garden at Ballsbridge for some three years.
On his father's death in June 1879, Moore sought to be appointed to the vacant post at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Glasnevin. He was supported in his bid by a number of Dublin newspapers, and took up the post of curator on 9 September 1879, retaining this office for forty-three years; this title changed to keeper in 1890.
During his tenure he saw to the erection of glasshouses to accommodate the expanding collections of tropical orchids, insectivorous plants, ferns, palms, and cycads. The Garden became notable for its extensive orchid collection, particularly small-flowered species, many of which were new to science, such as "Neomoorea", named in his honour. Artists, such as Lydia Shackleton (1828–1914), were commissioned to illustrate the orchids, resulting in a large collection of botanical watercolours. Moore's interests in plants were wide, and included developing many garden-worthy cultivars.
In 1898 Moore started a gardening course for women at Glasnevin, later including 'gentlemen gardeners'. The botanical garden significantly influenced other gardens in Ireland. Moore's aim was to distribute new plants to gardens in regions where climate and soil were more congenial. Gardens, such as Mount Usher in County Wicklow and Headfort in county Meath, gained an enormous number of hardy, new plants from botanical expeditions to China.
Unlike his father Frederick's interests didn't lie in the study of Ireland's native flora, but rather in practical horticulture. He was content to leave the identification and description of new plants to the botanists of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and the British Museum (Natural History), London. He also did not publish any important papers, and rarely lectured, although frequently speaking at meetings of the societies of which he was a member. While he did not participate in public horticultural controversies of the time, he held strong opinions. He was known for his tact, courtesy, and generosity, with a profound knowledge of plants and horticulture.
By the 1890s Moore was widely acknowledged as Ireland's foremost horticulturist. He made frequent visits to London and the shows of the Royal Horticultural Society, also attending any important horticultural events in Europe. In 1897 he was chosen with sixty other persons to receive the Victoria Medal of Honour from the Royal Horticultural Society. He also received a knighthood for services to horticulture, from George V on 11 July 1911, and an honorary doctorate of science from the University of Dublin in June 1939.
Moore had a keen interest in rugby and was selected on four occasions between 1884 and 1886 to play for Ireland, against Wales, England, and Scotland, and served as president of the Irish Rugby Football Union for 1889–90. Other outdoor activities of his were hunting, riding and rowing. He was elected a member of the Royal Irish Academy (1887), the Royal Dublin Society (1891), associate of the Linnean Society of London (1894), and fellow of the Linnean Society (1911). He was also president of the Royal Zoological Society of Ireland (1917–22). He was a commissioner of Irish lights (1921–49). Moore was most active with the Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland, serving as chairman of its council (1904–6), honorary secretary (1906–45), and president (1945–8), and was awarded its gold medal of honour in 1939.
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Dihua Jiang
Dihua Jiang () is a professor of mathematics at the University of Minnesota working in number theory, automorphic forms, and the Langlands program.
In 1958, Jiang was born in the Lucheng District of Wenzhou, Zhejiang. He studied at Wenzhou No. 3 Middle School before studying at Zhejiang Normal University, where he received his bachelor's degree in mathematics in 1982. He received a master's degree from East China Normal University in 1987 and a PhD in mathematics from Ohio State University in 1994 under the supervision of Stephen Rallis.
Jiang joined the faculty at the Department of Mathematics at the University of Minnesota in 1998 and became a full professor in 2004.
Jiang has received a Sloan Research Fellowship and was inducted as a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society in 2019.
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BRL-37344
BRL-37344 is a drug which acts as a selective agonist of the β3 adrenergic receptor, which has been investigated for various biomedical research applications but never developed for clinical use.
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Rongmook Ceder Tea Garden
Rongmook Ceder Tea Garden is a census town in the Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri CD block in the Darjeeling Sadar subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Rongmook CederTea Garden is located at .
According to the 2011 Census of India, Rongmook Ceder Tea Garden had a total population of 5,150 of which 2,528 (49%) were males and 2,622 (51%) were females. There were 423 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Rongmook Ceder Tea Garden was 3,455 (67.09% of the population over 6 years).
According to the "District Census Handbook 2011, Darjiling", Rongmook Ceder Tea Garden covered an area of 7.1428 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 8 km of roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved overhead tank and spring. It had 1,220 domestic electric connections. Among the educational facilities it had were 7 primary schools, 1 middle school, the nearest secondary and senior secondary schools at Pacherig Bazar 8 km away. It had 1 non-formal education centre (Sarva Siksha Abhiyan). An important commodity it manufactured was tea.
Rungmook tea estate and Cedar tea estate, both planted in the mid-1800s, were merged in the early 1900s.1970s and 1980s were times of trouble for the tea gardens. Most of the British owners left and went back to England. Geoffrey James Ower-Johnston, the owner of Rungmook Cedar Tea Estate, having long family links with the garden, was struggling to keep things going. Poor financial management, labour agitation and natural disasters had pushed the garden into the red. The workers were not being paid. In 1981, the state government had listed the garden as “sick” and certain legal procedures were continuing, when Geoffrey was mobbed and after some altercations, he handed over the gun he always carried and then was attacked with daggers and spears. He died and was buried in Darjeeling.Rungmook Cedar Tea Estate was subsequently taken over by Darjeeling Oraganic Tea Estates Private Ltd., a company formed by Bansal, with the objective of reviving closed and sick tea gardens.The garden is located at a height of . A large portion of the garden is forested.
The gardens of the Darjeeling Organic Tea Estates Private Ltd. are: Ambootia, Changtong, Happy Valley, Monteviot, Moondakotee, Mullootar, Nagri, Noorbong, Sepoydhurah (Chamling), Sivitar, Rangmook Ceder, Rangaroon, Pandam and Aloobari.
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Mubashir Saddique
Mubashir Saddique () is a Pakistani YouTuber and food vlogger who is known for his Village Food Secrets channel. He usually uploads videos of traditional village dishes, but also provides alternative recipes on how to cook modern cuisine and fast food, like pizza, chicken wings and cheeseburgers, using limited facilities in a rural setting.
Saddique was born in Shahpur, a village located from Sialkot. He completed his primary and secondary education in Sialkot. Before joining YouTube, he used to work as a production manager at a soccer ball manufacturing factory in Sialkot located an hour and half from his home; however, he has since quit his factory job and works on his channel full-time. He says that he learnt all of his skills, like cooking and making earthenware stoves, from his mother. His father is a retired army driver.
Saddique says that he used to cook a special dish for his parents every Sunday, and seeing this his brother encouraged him to start a vlog on YouTube. His brother, who currently lives in Korea, also helped him set up the Youtube channel and monetize it; the first videos that Saddique recorded were with a cellphone camera. Saddique said that for the first six months, his videos received an average of 10-20 views, then some of his videos went viral and he gained popularity.
Saddique's channel is known for showing organic food, cooked in a village environment using simple tools and utensils such as earthenware pots, wooden cutting boards, and a hand-built earthenware oven; he grows his own vegetables, and mills his own flour from wheat that he also grows. He reached 500,000 subscribers in 2018 and 1 million in April 2019. Saddique currently earns about 300,000 PKR (~USD $1,840) from his channel.
In November 2019, Saddique stated that he would not give any video interviews or allow any media group to accompany him to his home village. This came after certain groups of people posing as his guests took photographs of underage school girls and some other women in his village and a neighbouring village, and then uploaded them on social media without their prior consent. This invasion of privacy caused concern among Saddique's village elders. In another incident, a female Youtuber from Saddique's village uploaded videos of village girls without asking their permission. Subsequently, Saddique and his village elders came to an agreement that no one from outside the village would be allowed to use a camera within the village, and any invasion of the villagers' privacy would result in the suspect being handed over to the police.
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Battle of Tadcaster
The Battle of Tadcaster took place during the First English Civil War on 7 December 1642, when a Royalist force attacked the Parliamentarian garrison of Tadcaster, Yorkshire, which was held by between 900 and 1,500 soldiers under the command of Ferdinando Fairfax, Lord Fairfax. Newcastle marched out of York on 6 December, and split his force of 6,000 into two; he took 4,000 infantry down the main York–Tadcaster road to attack the town from the east, while sending a deputy, the Earl of Newport, with a further 1,500 to circle around and trap the Parliamentarians by attacking from the north-west.
Newcastle's infantry engaged the town on the morning of 7 December, but after some initial minor incursions, the battle settled into an exchange of musket fire. Newport's detachment never joined the battle. Fairfax was nevertheless forced to retreat overnight, as he was running short of gunpowder, and Newcastle occupied the town the following day. He subsequently garrisoned a number of nearby towns, and cut Fairfax off from the West Riding of Yorkshire.
In December 1642, the First English Civil War had been running for four months, since King Charles I had raised his banner in Nottingham and declared the Earl of Essex, and by extension Parliament, traitors. That action had been the culmination of religious, fiscal and legislative tensions going back over fifty years.
Even before the formal start of the war, Yorkshire became a key area in the conflict. After King Charles I attempted to arrest five members of parliament in January 1642, members of the gentry started openly taking sides and preparing for battle. Sir John Hotham seized Hull for parliament the same month, and after fleeing London, the King established himself at York in March. The King twice attempted to take Hull in 1642 without success. Although Charles subsequently returned south, his wife, Henrietta Maria (formally known as Queen Mary) had travelled to the Low Countries to acquire weapons and the Earl of Newcastle was charged with ensuring her safe travel through the northeast when she returned. On the other side, Ferdinando Fairfax, Lord Fairfax, was appointed as the commander of parliament's forces in Yorkshire.
In response to requests from Yorkshire Royalists, Newcastle advanced into Yorkshire with around 8,000 men, defeating the Parliamentarians at the Battle of Piercebridge, and established himself in York on 3 December. Lord Fairfax had himself been leading a Parliamentarian army towards York, but when he received news of the Royalist victory at Piercebridge he stopped at Tadcaster, around south-west of York. Newcastle's advance had split the Parliamentarian forces, and shifted the balance of power in the county. He soon took the opportunity to march on Tadcaster and attempt to defeat the Parliamentarians in detail.
On 6 December, Newcastle approached Tadcaster with two forces totalling around 6,000; he commanded the larger one himself, heading directly down the road from York to attack Tadcaster from the east. At the same time, he sent the Earl of Newport with 1,500 men to circle around through Wetherby and attack Fairfax from the north-west. In the meantime, Fairfax had been preparing Tadcaster's defences: he built a redoubt atop a hill by the River Wharfe overlooking the York road, and drew in additional troops, gathering between 900 and 1,500 soldiers in the town. In the face of the large Royalist army, Fairfax and his commanders held a council of war, and decided to withdraw from the town the next morning, 7 December. However, by the time they had gathered their men to leave, fighting had broken out on the edge of town. The Royalist infantry was attacking the east side of town, still defended by the Parliamentarian rearguard. The attack meant that retreat was no longer possible, and Fairfax sent his men back to join the town's defence.
The initial Royalist attack was thwarted, but more of Newcastle's infantry managed to break into the town and capture a house near the redoubt, isolating it from the bulk of the defensive garrison. A Parliamentarian counter-attack reclaimed the house, drove the Royalists back out of town, and set fire to some of the houses on the edge of the town to prevent the attackers occupying them. Both sides settled into their positions, and exchanged musket fire for the rest of the day. The planned second prong of Newcastle's attack, under Newport's command, never arrived. The historian David Cooke suggests that it was most likely due to his artillery slowing him down on the poor winter roads. The 18th-century historian Francis Drake claimed that one of the Parliamentarian officers, Captain John Hotham, forged a letter to Newport, purporting to be from Newcastle, ordering him to halt.
The Parliamentarians, despite holding a defensible position, were running short of gunpowder, and decided to withdraw from the town overnight. They split their force; Fairfax took his men to Selby, and Hotham to Cawood.
After the town had been vacated by the Parliamentarians, Newcastle advanced his forces into it on the morning of 8 December, subsequently garrisoning Pontefract Castle and a number of other towns in the area, cutting Fairfax off from the West Riding of Yorkshire. He sent Sir William Savile with a detachment of 2,000 men to secure the West Riding towns of Leeds, Wakefield and Bradford. Savile took Leeds and Wakefield without a fight, but had to split off a portion of his force to attempt to capture Bradford on 18 December, where he was repelled.
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Scandinavian Cup
The Scandinavian Cup is a series of cross-country skiing events arranged by the International Ski Federation (FIS). The Cup is one of the nine FIS Cross-Country Continental Cups, a series of second-level cross-country skiing competitions ranked below the Cross-Country World Cup. The Scandinavian Cup is open for competitors from all nations, but eight main countries are associated to the Scandinavian Cup; Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia.
The Scandinavian Cup has been held annually since the 2004–05 season.
In the end of certain periods, the overall leaders for both genders receive a place in the World Cup in the following period. The overall winners of the season receive a place in the World Cup in the beginning of the following season.
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Sven-Eric Johanson
Sven Eric Emanuel Johanson (10 december 1919 - 29 september 1997) was a Swedish composer and organist.
Sven-Eric Johanson was born to Hjalmar and Beda Johanson in Västervik in 1919. The parents were both officers in the Salvation Army, but in 1926 Hjalmar became a pastor in Missionsförbundet instead. He began his formal music studies in 1938 at the Ingesund College of Music and was accepted to the Royal College of Music, Stockholm in 1939.
During his time as a student in Stockholm, Johanson studied composition with Melcher Melchers and organ with Otto Olsson and Alf Linder. In 1944 Johansson became the director of music at Uppsala Missionskyrka. In the 1940s Johanson studied Ernst Krenek's book on the twelve-tone technique and employed it in his 1949 "Sinfonia ostinata".
In 1952 he became the organist at Hagens kapell (today Älvsborgs kyrka) in Gothenborg, a position he held until 1977.
He was a founding member of The Monday Group. In 1971 he became a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music.
He is buried on the Stampen cemetery in Gothenburg.
Johanson wrote twelve symphonies and several operas. He composed a number of concertos, som for unusual instruments like balalaika and nyckelharpa. He was a prolific composer of choir music.
He has written a hymn in the 1986 Swedish Hymnal, no. 214a, "Lär mig att bedja av hjärtat".
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List of action films of the 2020s
This is chronological list of action films originally released in the 2020s. Often there may be considerable overlap particularly between action and other genres (including, horror, comedy, and science fiction films); the list should attempt to document films which are more closely related to action, even if they bend genres.
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I Will Never Be The Same
I Will Never Be The Same (sometimes shortened as IWNBTS) is a electronic/synth-rock music project based in Los Angeles, California. It was created by electronic music composer Josh Atchley, who made his debut in 2009 with the album "Standby".
Although I Will Never Be The Same was created back in 2009, Atchley began working on a solo project from 2008. He said about the creation of his project,"I decided took take time off producing other artists and remixes to do my own album … (one) that I could potentially turn into a touring band that would showcase my love of rock-based music. I decided to try and start singing and writing lyrics, which was something I had never done before. After a year and a half of writing and experimenting, the end result was IWNBTS.”
In 2009, Atchley was working at a record lab as a graphic designer. When he was alone,he would load up his music software and start to work. After 3 months he created the debut album, titled "Standby". It was released April 9 in 2008. The album was first released independently and was only digitally distributed.
Standby contained 12 tracks including a cover of "Cry Little Sister", a song by Gerard McMahon. The re-released version has 21 tracks.
A remix competition was held on the song "Worldless". The remixes were released in October 12, 2010 in a compilation album under record label FiXT.
After releasing the debut album, Atchley hired band members- Francis Ten (of West Indian Girl) on bass, Taylor Haycraft on guitar, and Brittany Bao on keys. They played many local shows in Los Angeles including one on Perishing Square with Dramarama and in The Viper Room . Its songs were also played on Dave Navarro’s radio show “Dark Matter”. But due to some reasons the other members left.
During 2012, Atchley had shut down a few offers of some major record deals, only entertaining record label offers because he wanted to tour. He wanted to create a new album.
Taking a break from his usual work, he went to a secluded mid-west U.S. tornado alley area with a portable studio and started making the demos. Within a month, the job was done and he went back to Los Angeles to mix and master the tracks.
The album, ironically named "Tornadoes", was first released in 20 February 2020. It originally contained 12 tracks (the re-released version has 22) . The song "Fire Inside" was used in an advertisement of the TV show Penny Dreadful.
In 2014, It was stated that IWNBTS will release two new EPs. The EPs titled Visitors I and II, according to Atchley, would pave the way for the third studio album.
In 2015, IWNBTS signed with electronic rock label FiXT. After signing, "Skyhunter", a single from the new EP was released April 7, 2015. The EP was said to be released that summer. The first two albums were re-released under FiXT in December 11, 2015 with new artwork and tracks. The EP was said to be released in the summer but nothing happened. On June 17, 2016, a new single from the third album "Forces" was released.
In 2019, Atchley replied to a comment on his YouTube channel that he was working on movies and was not able to work much on the project. But he added that he would take a break to revisit the passion of IWNBTS.
I Will Never Be The Same has released two studio albums, one remix album, one music video (Worldless) and one lyric video (As My Heart Explodes).
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John William Lindt
John William Lindt, FRGS, (1845-1926), was a German-born Australian landscape and ethnographic photographer, early photojournalist, and portraitist.
Johannes Wilhelm Lindt (often referred to in the literature simply as J.W. Lindt, and his name anglicised in Australia as 'John William') was born at Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany, son of Peter Joseph Lindt, a customs officer, and his wife Justine, née Rambach.
At 17 he took a working passage to Australia on a Dutch sailing ship which he left at Port Melbourne (Frost and Boddington, basing their accounts on Cato, incorrectly have him disembarking—even 'deserting'—his ship at Brisbane). Taking up work as an itinerant piano-tuner, he traveled amongst towns in Victoria and New South Wales before settling in Grafton in 1863 where he became assistant and apprentice to photographer Conrad Wagner (c.1818- 1910).
After a brief return to Germany in 1867 Lindt took over management of Wagner’s studio in 1869. He married Wagner’s daughter, Anna on 13 January 1872 and in March 1873 moved the studio into more luxurious premises in Prince Street. There, he advertised 'Portraits in any size and style of the Art, equal to Sydney Houses. Large instantaneous pictures of horses and cattle’. Between 1870-3 he made township views, scenes of mining and group portraits. Mateship features as a theme amongst his images of teams of bush workers.
Over c.1873-1874, using the slow and laborious wet-plate collodion process Lindt produced photographs of the local indigenous people both in their environment and conducting actual traditional ceremonies in the Clarence River district, and in his studio. In the latter, the subjects, set in elaborate recreations of natural environment, clothed traditionally, and surrounded by implements, are the more compositionally controlled because Lindt was able to prepare and process his plates with the necessary complex chemistry close at hand in his darkrooms. His prints were contact-printed from huge 20 x 16 inch (50.8 cm x 40.64 cm) wet plate negatives. Twelve of this series is included his 1874 album "Australian Aboriginals". Also during his Grafton years, from 1869-1876, Lindt produced "Australian Types" (c.1873-1874); and "Characteristic Australian Scenery" (1875) commissioned by the New South Wales Government for the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition. The albums include fastidiously composed and exposed images such as "The Artist's Camp (Near Wintervale)" (1875) and "Tower Hill Creek", N.S.W. (1875) each meticulously printed, qualities he maintained in his imagery henceforth.
Contemporary commentary records the aboriginal studio portraits as "the first successful attempt at representing the native blacks truthfully as well as artistically." The "Sydney Morning Herald", of 24 November 1874 expanded on what made the photographs attractive to Europeans;
The report clearly sets out a cynical nostalgia for the traditional ways of these people which is made sentimental by noting their 'decreasing numbers' as their country was cleared by loggers, expressing a common attitude amongst the colonists that the indigenous populations were doomed. Several of the individuals in Lindt's group portraits were identified in an article in the Grafton "Argus" covering the occasion of his departure to Sydney on the paddle steamer "Agnes Irving" where he was to publish his album of "12 views 6 inches by 8 inches, mounted upon tinted cardboard, 12 x 10 inches, the whole to be arranged in portfolio wrapping...which when bound up would form a suitable present for friends in England and other parts." The "Argus" article gives descriptions of each image, for example;
In the album as published, in its presentation in exhibitions in Philadelphia, Calcutta and Amsterdam and in subsequent mechanical reprinting in the 1880s the captions, and thus identities, were omitted, and the subjects' clans and languages (Gumbaynggirr and Bandjalung), are not named and in other reproductions titles even incorrectly represent the subjects as being from 'Victoria' or elsewhere. The studio scenery and backdrops, while elaborate, are generic with little reference to the actual homelands of the people depicted. In recent times with the cooperation of the Grafton Regional Gallery, the subjects' identities are being traced by descendant Shauna Bostock-Smith, researcher Annika Korsgaard and others.
Despite their constructed nature and depiction of what was then (incorrectly) perceived as a vanishing culture, Lindt’s Aboriginal tableaux were so highly regarded as scientific records when they were made that they were purchased by the New South Wales government for presentation to 'various scientific institutions in the old country’. Several were sent in 1875 to Italian Darwinist Enrico Giglioli. The current identities of such institutions, the Museum of Mankind, the Royal Anthropological Institute, the Royal Commonwealth Society (in London) and the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford, all retain copies, and one set, now held in the Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, was acquired by Von Hégel on his 1874-77 visit to the South Pacific.
Lindt moved to Melbourne in 1876 where he worked for Batchelder & Co. before opening his own opulent studios at number 7 at the top of Collins Street opposite the Treasury, in 1877. His cartes-de-visite had printed "J. W. Lindt, Photographer, Prize Medallist Philadelphia, Sydney, Brisbane, Paris, 7 Collins Street, Melbourne" on the back. At a time of great wealth in Melbourne lavishly appointed studios were a sign of the rising status of photography in Australia, as elsewhere, and Lindt's studio was a prime example; his apprentice Herman Carl Krutli, who first visited within its third year remembered the ‘rich crimson velvet pile carpet of the reception room’ and posing for Lindt's first dry plate exposure in 1880. Lindt's business of this period was wide-ranging, and included portraits, records of Melbourne public buildings and streetscapes, the Botanical Gardens, and Port Melbourne. Tall and prepossessing, Lindt is remembered in 1955 by Jack Cato in this colourful description in his "The Story of the Camera in Australia":
He was a welcome photographer of members of parliament and other Melbourne personalities, their society and cultural life including the theatre, and was known as a ‘rich man’s photographer’ for those whose families he grouped informally on the lawns in front of their mansions, with servants at the rails of the upstairs balconies. He continued with landscape, producing folios "Fernshaw and Watt River Scenery, Victoria" ( c.1878-82), "Scenery on the Ovens and Buckland Rivers, Victoria" (c.1878–82) and "Lorne, Louttit Bay and Cape Otway Ranges" (1883). Sales of his Black Spur scenery amounted to approximately 25,000 copies printed from the original negatives between 1882 and 1892.
In June 1880 a Melbourne newspaper commissioned Lindt to document the capture of the notorious bush-rangers, the Kelly gang in Glenrowan, Victoria. Arriving after the event, Lindt produced a wet plate image "Body of Joe Byrne, member of the Kelly gang, hung up for photography, outside the Benalla lock-up". His panoramic image, made on 29 June, encompasses the Victorian government photographer A.W. Burman (son of William Insull Burman ), the artist Julian Ashton sketching Byrne’s body for the "Illustrated Sydney News", with casual bystanders. It is amongst his most famous images and has been hailed as the earliest press photograph taken in Australia.
During the early 1880s Lindt contemplated exchanging his career from photographer to photographic supplier, after his return abroad the "Liguria" on August 31, 1881 from visiting Europe to source the latest photographic equipment, Lindt became sole Australian agent for numerous studio suppliers, including Enholtz’s scenic backgrounds. Thus keeping abreast of developments in the medium, from about 1881 he was using the recently introduced Voigtländer Euryscope lenses on his Haake & Albers’ studio cameras, and to produce enlargements. He quickly adopted the commercial dry plates which he ordered from England soon after they became commercially available. An accomplished technician, he readily adapted and invented equipment to suit his needs. From 1884 operated a second studio installed behind his newly acquired estate; ‘Ethelred’ in Hawthorn, in order to accommodate the high demand for his work.
A keen ethnographer of the nineteenth-century persuasion, in 1885 Lindt joined Major-General Sir Peter Scratchley, superintendent of coastal defences, in an expedition from Sydney on the "Governor Blackall" to the newly proclaimed Protectorate of British New Guinea. As its official photographer, his first journey was up the Laloki River as far as the Rano Falls to the native villages at Sadara and Makara, then he made pictures of a lakatois on Port Moresby harbour, before venturing into the Owen Stanley Range, at night processing his plates by the light of a hurricane lamp wrapped in red trade cloth. Receiving news that his wife was ill, they returned, but Sir Peter Scratchley died of fever on the return journey.
Lindt produced several hundred dry plate negatives of tribal life, and the resultant album was shown at the Indian and Colonial Exhibition in London in 1886. During a visit to the optical institutions and manufacturers which he represented commercially, Lindt secured a publisher for fifty of these pictures in "Picturesque New Guinea" (London, 1887) which, printed in a new autotype process, took full commercial advantage of the advent of half-tone printing. In the next year, he was honoured with appointment as a Fellow in the Royal Geographical Society. In 1888 The Argus praised the quality of this work: “It has often been a matter of discussion how far, or whether at all photography may be considered a fine art. By the work of J. W. Lindt this question is decided in a way that is a triumph for his profession.
In 1889 Lindt moved his studio to 177 Collins Street and on 10 July 1889 he married his retoucher Catherine Elizabeth Cousens after the death, on 27 May 1888, of his first wife in giving birth to a stillborn.
He was commissioned by the Victorian Government to document, for a series of promotional lantern slide lectures, the Chaffey brothers' pioneering irrigation works on the River Murray at Mildura in north-west Victoria. The Royal Geographical Society (R.G.S.) supported Lindt’s further expeditions, first to the New Hebrides in 1890 where in June he climbed the Tanna volcano, and to Fiji in 1891 during which he documented a fire-walking ceremony, first published as plates in the Transactions of the R.G.S, that were hailed as proof that the traditional ordeal did exist and was not a visual figment of group hysteria. Having made his island imagery into lantern slides he conducted numerous popular lectures which were credited with creating a boom in island tourism.
Though he had speculated in the 1880s land boom as a director of the Melbourne and Adelaide Real Estate Company, Lindt was adversely impacted by the subsequent 1890s depression so that in 1893 he was advertising that his rates of "16 years" for 'cabinet portraits' were being reduced from 40 shillings per dozen to 15s/6d (2018 equivalents of $A250, to $A100), and he exhibited at his 'Austral Studios' at 117 Collins Street a series of city views, at a half-price cut from "15 shillings a dozen to 8s. and 6d a dozen" for work that had "won thirty gold medals". He managed to produce a last ethnographic portfolio, of a touring Northern Australian Aboriginal performing troupe in an indoor studio setting in 1893, before in 1894 or 1895, he closed his studio.
As early as 1883 he had been exhibiting pictures of the Blacks' Spur (now Black Spur) in the Dandenong Ranges and, having survived the economic depression, in 1894 he built and moved to a guesthouse ‘The Hermitage’ with a garden designed by his friend Ferdinand von Mueller, and featuring New Guinea tree houses from which he made frequent panoramas of his property and surrounding primeval forest of towering, 30-metre mountain ash. There, from the age of 50, and in semi-retirement, he wrote articles, conducted international correspondence, and continued his photography in a studio 30m x 8m, with a wall glazed in ground glass. In it he photographed guests, of whom he also made outdoor portraits in the bush setting, and projected lantern slides for their entertainment. He showed in the Albert Street Art Gallery in 1909. In 1913 he collaborated with Nicholas Caire to produce a tourist booklet on the area.
Though he suffered from anti-German sentiment during and after WW1, and had to defend himself when a public meeting was called at the local shire council hall to demand that he be sent to a concentration camp, Lindt continued to sell prints from his older glass negatives and from new photographs he took of his forest home, guests in his gardens, and genre scenes. In 1925 the "Argus" reported that Lindt “continues to produce remarkable and most artistic pictures of the beauties of mountain landscape. He is not a believer in the blurred effects favoured by many ... instead he is a master of detail.”
Aged 81 Lindt died of heart failure during disastrous bushfires on 19 February 1926 at the Hermitage. He was survived by his wife Catherine who continued to run ‘The Hermitage’ guest house before she retired to the city. In the early 1930s, Joan Anderson purchased the property, maintaining it as a guest house until the 1950s after which the condition of the property deteriorated until in 1979 it was sold and restored, and reopened as a guest house in 1988.
Lindt's staged studio spectacles of indigenous people are now regarded as exemplifying a colonial attitude that the Australian aborigine was an inferior, dying race whose inevitable vanishment was a romantic curiosity that warranted a photographic record. In the field, in New Guinea, his marketable imagery of the 'mysterious shores of Papua and their savage inhabitants' were posed, by subjects bribed or coerced to do so, against suitably picturesque backgrounds chosen by Lindt, and thus are no more accurate as ethnographic records than his studio tableaux, and are loaded with romance and prejudice derived from his reading of British accounts and diaries of colonialists' adventures in Africa.
Quanchi criticises the voyeuristic intention of the cover image, widely reproduced and imitated, of "Picturesque New Guinea", which shows an adolescent, bare-breasted, partially clothed Motu girl carrying a pot on her shoulder. The 'natural' backdrop was, nevertheless, a device he continued even with his European subjects who were guests at 'The Hermitage'.
Lindt's landscapes, even his earliest made along the Orara River, a tributary of the Clarence, have continued to earn praise as fine examples of 'proto-' Pictorialism; he being regarded as “one of the first photographers to use the camera creatively to move beyond recording to make evocative pictures...recognised nationally and internationally for his artistic contribution to the development of photography.” Boddington notes a "true serenity and majesty of nature" in Lindt’s landscapes but cautions that they "deteriorate eventually to sentimentality," and though by the 1930s numbers of Australian Pictorialists "glorified the gum-tree," they were "a lamentable descent from John William Lindt" though the decline was "indicated, hinted at, foreseen in his latest bush studies when he had so completely withdrawn to The Hermitage." His c.1890 maritime drama, a purposefully-worked albumen print showing a stricken vessel under breaking skies is a notable example from the zenith of his powers.
However in the case of Lindt's New Guinea landscapes, Ryan shows that he used the presence of indigenous inhabitants for aesthetic appeal, adding or subtracting figures to make a picturesque effect in support of a colonialist ideology. Instead of etching his image title and name into the emulsion of his plates as was the convention, Lindt physically inserted a small wooden sign 'LINDT, MELBOURNE, COPYRIGHT' in white lettering, into the scene (see above; "The Haunt of the Alligator, Laloki River"), in effect "staking his claim to the landscape and marking permanently the scene as his property and copyright," and thus photography becomes an instrument of visual colonisation, just as did cartography and surveying, translating "unknown territory into familiar scenes, opening up distant territory to imperial eyes"
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COVID-19 pandemic in Poland
The COVID-19 pandemic in Poland is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). In February and March 2020, health authorities in Poland carried out laboratory testing of suspected cases of infection by SARS-CoV-2, one of the seven known human coronaviruses, as well as home quarantining and monitoring. The first case of a laboratory confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection in Poland was that of a man hospitalised in Zielona Góra, with confirmation announced officially on 4 March 2020. The local transmission phase of SARS-CoV-2 in Poland was declared to the World Health Organization on 10 March. The first death from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Poland was that of a 56-year-old woman on 12 March. Polish authorities did not participate in the 28 February 2020 European Union tender procedure for purchasing COVID-19 pandemic related medical equipment, in which 20 other member states participated. Poland applied on 6 March for the 17 March tender for the purchase of gloves, goggles, face shields, surgical masks and protective clothing; the European Commission stated that all requests in the tender were satisfied by offers.
, there were 33,119 laboratory confirmed SARS-CoV-2 cases, 1,412 deaths, and 18,654 recoveries.
Lockdown-type control measures started on 10–12 March, closing schools and university classes and cancelling mass events, and were strengthened on 25 March, limiting non-family gatherings to two people and religious gatherings to six and forbidding non-essential travel. On 20 March, the Ministry of Health tried to prevent medical personnel from commenting on the pandemic. The Polish Ombudsman Adam Bodnar defended medical personnel's right to speak publicly about the epidemic on grounds of freedom of speech and the right of the public to information. Doctors opposed the self-censorship orders. Fatality counts initially only included deaths from lab-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection (""). Starting on 1 April 2020, fatalities that were clinically or epidemiologically diagnosed as COVID-19 ("U07.2")) were also considered as COVID-19 deaths by NIPH–NIH. , people in Poland who died in quarantine from suspected COVID-19 were not tested post mortem for SARS-CoV-2. , there were 269,307 people under quarantine for suspected SARS-CoV-2 infection and 42,783 SARS-CoV-2 tests had been made since the beginning of testing. The lockdown restrictions were tightened starting on 31 March–1 April by a government regulation, requiring individuals walking in streets to be separated by two metres, closing parks, boulevards, beaches, hairdressers and beauty salons, and forbidding unaccompanied minors from exiting their homes. A followup regulation on 10 April loosened the restrictions on public gatherings starting from 20 April, allowing religious gatherings and funerals to be held for up to a maximum of 50 people.
Predictions of a pandemic were made repeatedly in the early twenty-first century, prior to the 2019–20 COVID-19 pandemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank warned about the risk of pandemics throughout the 2000s and the 2010s, especially after the 2002–2004 SARS outbreak. The WHO coined the term Disease X in 2018, so that preparations for the next, at-the-time unknown, pandemic could be undertaken. In 2005–2006, prior to the 2009 swine flu pandemic, and during the decade following the pandemic, governments in the United States and France prepared stocks of pandemic protective items and then depleted these stocks. In late December 2019 and early January 2020, an outbreak of infections from a virus, which was found to be closely related to the SARS virus, rapidly expanded in Wuhan in China, prior to spreading elsewhere around the world, with the first COVID-19 death being officially reported on 11 January 2020 in Wuhan.
During January 2020, Warsaw Chopin Airport carried out special screening measures for passengers arriving from China.
, four-member teams at the National Institute of Public Health – National Institute of Hygiene (NIPH–NIH) together with the Berlin hospital Charité had carried out 307 genetic tests of samples from suspected SARS-CoV-2 carriers, and 28 tests were waiting to be analysed. NIPH–NIH carried out the tests in its Warsaw laboratory and in the "Wojewódzki Szpital Zakaźny" in Warsaw. Diagnostic laboratories in eight other towns were being prepared for making similar analyses. The Ministry of Health refused to state how many test kits were available in Polish laboratories.
On 4 March, the Minister of Health claimed that nine laboratories were carrying out SARS-CoV-2 testing (NIPH–NIH and Voivodeship Infectious Disease Hospital in Warsaw, and laboratories in Olsztyn, Wrocław, Poznań, Katowice, Rzeszów, Gdańsk and Kielce), while "OKO.press" claimed that only four laboratories were carrying out the testing. The Minister claimed that "sanitary–epidemiological stations" in Lublin, Łódź and Poznań would start SARS-CoV-2 tests the following day. On 6 March, the Minister stated that 13 laboratories were running SARS-CoV-2 tests.
A new law (nicknamed , lit. "special law") to manage a possible epidemic of COVID-19 or other infectious diseases in Poland via administrative, budgetary and epidemiological measures passed through a first reading by a parliamentary committee and through second and third readings by the Polish lower house of parliament, the Sejm, on 1 and 2 March, with 400 votes out of 418 in favour in the third reading. Konfederacja was the only parliamentary club which voted against the measure. Philosopher and law professor praised the discussion of the bill in the Sejm, in that the Speaker allowed members of parliament to discuss the bill under the principles of deliberative democracy, which he judged rare for the parliament dominated by PiS. Zajadło criticised the bill as establishing vague powers with little chance of checks and balances, which he saw as being in the spirit of the approach of the political party in power; he saw the bill as establishing a permanent state of emergency for COVID-19 and all other contagious diseases; he criticised the wide array of changes implied in the law as having consequences difficult to predict; and he judged the law to be unnecessary given that laws covering the situation already existed. , a former judge in the Polish Constitutional Tribunal, also criticised the law as effectively creating a new, 180-day long state of emergency, in addition to the state of emergency rules defined in for a maximum of 90 days. She interpreted the law as giving the authorities arbitrary power without control by administrative courts.
On 19 February, twelve people remained hospitalised "in connection with the coronavirus", 13 were under home quarantine and 1000 were being monitored by health services. On 27 February 47 people remained hospitalised with suspicions of SARS-CoV-2 infection, 55 were under home quarantine and 1570 were being monitored by health services. Polish Minister of Health Łukasz Szumowski stated on 27 February that he expected positive SARS-CoV-2 laboratory confirmed cases in the following days.
On 3 March, a total of 559 SARS-CoV-2 tests had been run for people in Poland suspected of SARS-CoV-2 infection, all with negative results, while the numbers of people home quarantined and monitored increased and the number of hospitalised, suspected cases dropped.
The first lab-confirmed case of SARS-CoV-2 in Poland was announced on 4 March 2020, out of 584 tests in total. The patient, a 66-year-old man, returned from a visit to Westphalia in Germany by bus to Świecko and from there by private car to Cybinka. He telephoned a general practitioner. He was taken by ambulance to a hospital in Zielona Góra, where he arrived around midday 2 March. In the evening of 2 March, a sample from the patient was sent for analysis to Warsaw. The result was known to be positive during the night of 3 to 4 March, and announced by the Minister of Health at 8:00 local time on 4 March. "OKO.press" criticised the delay of 44 hours from the patient's arrival at the hospital to the announcement of the positive test result as excessive. Close contacts of the patient were home quarantined. The Minister of Health requested the media to respect the patient's privacy.
On 6 March, Polish Minister of Health Łukasz Szumowski announced the confirmation of four new cases: one hospitalised in Ostróda, linked to "patient zero" from Cybinka (the two had travelled in the same bus); two patients in Szczecin who had returned by car from Italy; and one patient in Wrocław who had returned from the United Kingdom (UK). On 7 March, another SARS-CoV-2 case, of another person who had travelled in the bus together with "patient-zero", was announced by the Minister of Health as lab-confirmed.
On 8 March, The Ministry of Health reported two new cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection. One person was hospitalised in Warsaw and another in Racibórz (Silesian Voivodeship). Both were in good condition. In the evening, the Ministry confirmed another three positive test results, increasing the daily case count to five new cases. The patients were hospitalised in Warsaw, Wrocław and Racibórz: one elderly person, one middle-aged and one young. The elderly person (hospitalised in Wrocław) was in serious condition.
On 9 March, in the morning, Polish Minister of Health Łukasz Szumowski announced the confirmation of five new cases. Three cases were confirmed in Racibórz, one in Kraków, one in Wrocław and one in Poznań, bringing the total number of confirmed SARS-CoV-2 cases in Poland to 17.
On 10 March, the mode of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in Poland was officially declared to the World Health Organization as having shifted from "imported cases only" to "local transmission".
The eighteenth confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection was announced in the Masovian Voivodeship on 10 March. The two SARS-CoV-2 patients earlier announced in Warsaw were both seriously ill with COVID-19. Armed Forces General Commander gen. Jarosław Mika was diagnosed with the virus on 10 March.
On 16 March, the number of confirmed cases increased to 177 and the death toll to 4. One of those infected was Minister of the Environment .
On 17 March, "patient zero", at Zielona Góra hospital, tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 the second time, and was considered to have recovered.
On 17 March, a doctor at a hospital in Grójec, "Z.", had a dry cough and fever and had a sample taken for SARS-CoV-2 testing. While several members of staff did not want to work with him, the head of their group disagreed but decided after a long debate to isolate Z. The hospital continued to function for the rest of the day without disinfection of the places where Z. had been present. On 18 March Z. was confirmed to be SARS-CoV-2 positive, and the hospital took samples from close contacts of Z. from the previous five days. Some of the nurses were ordered back to work at the hospital while waiting for their test results. As of 24 March, 11 of the 59 patients of the hospital and seven medical personnel were found to be SARS-CoV-2 positive. "Onet.pl" and "Gazeta Wyborcza" described the situation as contagion by carelessness.
One of the Grójec hospital personnel also worked at a Niedabyl nursing home. On 28 March, 52 of the 66 residents and eight employees were found to be SARS-CoV-2 positive.
On 1 April, 38 hospitals and hospital sections around Poland, including twelve in the Masovian Voivodeship that includes the Polish capital of Warsaw, were temporarily closed due to the risk of SARS-CoV-2 contamination from a confirmed or likely SARS-CoV-2 infected patient.
Polish authorities' initial COVID-19 limitation strategy of laboratory testing, contact tracing, quarantining and monitoring intensified in mid-March with "lockdown" type measures. On 10 March, authorities cancelled all mass events, defined as those allowing 1000 or more participants in the case of stadiums or other events outside of buildings, and those allowing 500 or more participants in the case of events in buildings. Cultural institutions, such as philharmonic orchestras, operas, theatres, museums, and cinemas, had their activities suspended beginning on 12 March 2020.
All schools in Poland were closed starting on 12 March, with a reopening initially scheduled for 25 March 2020. The closure was extended to 10 April, with schools being required to carry out online classes with their students. As of 20 March, the dates of final exams for eighth (final) year of primary school and matura, the exam during the final year of secondary school (liceum or technikum), remained unchanged.
Universities cancelled classes for the same period, while typically keeping research and administrative staff at work and allowing exceptions for research purposes.
An official epidemic was declared in Poland on 20 March 2020 by the prime minister, Mateusz Morawiecki.
On 24 March, Poland's government announced further restrictions on people leaving their homes and on public gatherings to further limit the spread of SARS-CoV-2 infections. The new limits constrained gatherings by default to a maximum of two people (with an exception for families); an exception for religious gatherings, such as mass in the Catholic Church, funerals and marriages in which five participants and the person conducting the ceremony were allowed to gather; and an exception for work places. Non-essential travel was prohibited, with the exception of travelling to work or home, SARS-CoV-2 control related activities, or "necessary everyday activities". Everyday activities qualifying as "necessary" included shopping, buying medicines, visiting doctors, walking dogs, jogging, cycling and walking, provided that no more than two people participate and contact with others was avoided. The restrictions were initially defined for the period from 25 March to 11 April inclusive.
As of 12 March 2020, the National Bank of Poland, to which commercial banks in Poland send their bank notes to, carried out a two-week quarantine procedure and heating at for all bank notes, prior to returning the notes for circulation.
On 31 March, the prime minister announced that Poland would strengthen the restrictions starting from 31 March–1 April. Lawyers contacted by "OKO.press" expected the restrictions to be issued as a regulation (secondary legislation) (), which they considered would be an unconstitutional method of introducing the rules. The regulation was published in Dziennik Ustaw on 31 March 2020 as a regulation issued by the government. According to the regulation, minors (aged under 18) were prohibited from leaving their homes unaccompanied by a legal guardian. Parks, boulevards and beaches were closed, as well as all hairdressers, beauty parlours and tattoo and piercing salons. Hotels were allowed to operate only if they had residents in quarantine, in another form of isolation, on an obligatory work delegation for services such as building construction or medical purposes. Individuals walking in public were obliged to be separated by at least two metres, with the exception of guardians of children under 13 and disabled persons. No restrictions were applied to people travelling in private cars.
The 31 March regulation allowed religious (Article 9.3a) and other (Article 15.1, 15.2) gatherings of only five people plus a religious personnel or funeral employees from 1 to 11 April. The gatherings were allowed to be bigger, up to 50 people, inclusive of religious personnel, to start from 12 April 2020 until further notice. An updated regulation on 10 April retained the authorisation of religious/funeral gatherings of up to 50 people but shifted the start date to 20 April (Article 9.2) while other gatherings remained banned (Article 14) 1 person per 10 m2.
On 9 April, Mateusz Morawiecki announced that the closure of educational institutions and international transport would continue to 26 April, the borders would remain "closed" until 3 May, and people entering Poland would still be required to be quarantined for 14 days. Szumowski stated that the closure of cultural institutions and limits implemented in shops would continue to 19 April. A new control measure was planned to start from 16 April, making it obligatory to cover one's nose and mouth in public places. After being asked where people could obtain masks from, Szumowski clarified that any form of face covering, such as scarves, would be acceptable. A government website differed from the 31 March regulation, stating that religious gatherings were to be limited to at most five people until 19 April. Police stated that the 10 April gathering of the "de facto" leader of Poland Jarosław Kaczyński and nine other people, standing close together, commemorating the Smolensk air disaster by laying a wreath, did not constitute a gathering in the sense of big gatherings forbidden in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. Former prime minister of Poland Leszek Miller described the gathering as showing contempt for ordinary people respecting the COVID-19 restrictions.
, the number of SARS-CoV-2 tests per capita in Poland was lower than that of 22 other members of the European Union, the EFTA and the European Economic Area, and above that of Croatia and Hungary. Among 19 mostly European countries analysed by "OKO.press" using data from 20 March, the number of tests per positive detection was 30.8 tests per positive detection in Poland, higher than for any of the other European countries listed, including Germany (28.7) and Norway (28.1), and lower than in South Korea at 36.6 and Russia at 721 tests per positive detection.
On 26 March, the Minister of Health Łukasz Szumowski claimed that European solidarity in the provision of medical equipment to Poland had failed. "OKO.press" qualified the claim as "false" and accused the minister of deliberately misleading public opinion. "OKO.press" referred to the European Union (EU) tender process for masks and other protective equipment as a "success" that Poland applied for very late, and commented as context that the EU does not have the legal powers to impose health management policy, such as quarantine measures or closing schools, on member states. The EU tender process was announced on 28 February 2020, to which 20 member states, without Poland, responded. Poland joined the mechanism on 6 March, qualifying for a procedure opened on 17 March for the purchase of gloves, goggles, face protectors, surgical masks and clothing. The European Commission claimed that all the purchases were satisfied by offers, and should arrive within two weeks. Commissioner Thierry Breton described the procedure as illustrating the power of EU coordination. On 19 March, the EU announced the creation of the rescEU strategic stockpile of medical equipment, to be financed at the level of 90% by the Commission, to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.
The pandemic and the isolation measures in response to it had a serious influence on the Polish economy, especially commerce, tourism and the hospitality industries.
The government prepared a plan of public assistance to businesses, called the "Anti-crisis Shield" (). The program was launched on 1 April 2020. The program consists primarily of the following five areas.
Business finance measures include:
Polish authorities and citizens took several solidarity actions to support people in other countries affected by the pandemic and to help in repatriations.
The Polish government sent medical supplies to Italy and San Marino, including 20,000 litres of disinfectants to Veneto and San Marino, produced by the state-owned Polfa Tarchomin, and a load of medical supplies on 7 April 2020. The Polish Centre for International Aid sent a team of 15 Polish doctors and paramedics to a field hospital in Brescia, Lombardy. Doctors from "WIM Warszawa" share their Italian COVID-19 experience with Armenian, Azeri and Moldovan colleagues. Polish farmers allocated some of their production to Italian doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals. The Italian flag was shown as an illumination on many buildings in Poland. Polish authorities sent Spain 20,000 litres of Trisept Complex disinfectant liquid.
A medical mission from Warsaw's Military Institute of Medicine went to Chicago on 23 April 2020 to help in COVID-19 management. On 13 April 2020, the Representation of Solidarity Fund PL in Georgia provided spraying equipment, 500 visors and 800 reusable face masks to municipal authorities in Rustavi and Marneuli (Lower Kartli), Gori (Inner Kartli) and to a clinic in Nikozi, near the demarcation line with South Ossetia. The Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs allocated 1.2 million PLN to projects aimed at supporting emergency services in Georgia and Ukraine. A convoy of the Polish State Fire Service carrying humanitarian cargo for the National Medical Response Center arrived in Minsk in Belarus on 24 April, for medical institutions in Grodno Oblast, including 50,000 litres of disinfectant, 30,000 litres of antiseptic, 100,000 surgical masks and chloroquine.
The Polish company Wipasz donated 100,000 reusable protective masks to Kazakhstan, laptops for Kazakhstani schoolchildren. A team of Polish eight doctors, nurses and paramedics from Polish Center of International Aid participated in the World Health Organization support program, spending a ten-day mission training staff in Kyrgyz hospitals.
The Polish community participated in grassroots solidarity actions around the world. Volunteers of the Polish Catholic Mission in Freiburg, Breisgau, organized help and emergency counselling, teachers from Polish schools in the Czech Republic sewed masks and provided them to senior peoples' homes, the Polish community in Canada printed 3D protective materials and helped in shopping, the Polish Medical Association from Berdyansk in Ukraine organized telephone consultations, the Association of Poles in Spain "nasz Dom – Nuetra casa" provided legal and psychological support and sewed protective clothing for nursing homes.
The Polish airline LOT used Twitter to organise a "#LOTdoDomu" ("#aFLIGHTHome") return program of 2,000 people to their countries of origin, including 18 other member states of the European Union (EU). The programme was completed on 5 April 2020. LOT also organised 388 special charter flights over 22 days which brought 55,000 Polish citizens and workers to Poland. Polish authorities offered ferry and dedicated train services, and 18 convoys of 800 vehicles, escorted by police, to help Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians to return to their countries.
On 18 March 2020, an experienced midwife in a Lesser Poland Voivodeship hospital published a report on Facebook on the conditions of medical personnel and the situation of the hospital in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 19 March, she was fired from the hospital by Marek Wierzba. He stated that medical staff should be responsible, reliable and should publish true information. He also stated that the dismissed midwife had been spreading panic. Polish Minister of Health Łukasz Szumowski stated that she shouldn't have been fired.
On 20 March, the secretary of state of the Ministry of Health, , sent a written statement ordering voivodeship medical consultants to not make statements about SARS-CoV-2, the epidemiological situation, the risks for medical staff or methods of protection from infection, unless they had first consulted with the Ministry of Health or . Szczurek-Żelazko motivated the order by the need to provide correct, unified information and to avoid unjustified unrest in the medical community.
A surgeons group, "Porozumienie Chirurgów SKALPEL", described the order as blackmail and said that it risked catastrophe. The group stated that the COVID-19 pandemic showed Poland as "not at all prepared for crisis situations" with a "lack of equipment, basic personal protective gear and disinfectant materials and a lack of standards and procedures".
On 25 March 2020, the Polish Ombudsman Adam Bodnar sent a letter to the Minister of Health, Szumowski, stating that medical staff's freedom of speech and is guaranteed under and and the right of the public to information is guaranteed under of the constitution. Bodnar stated that firing or punishing doctors for informing the public during the pandemic could be a violation of the "obligatory standards". Bodnar asked if Szumowski was aware of the situation and requested a clarification of policy.
After the first laboratory confirmed SARS-CoV-2 case in Poland on 4 March 2020, in Lubusz Voivodeship, bordering Germany, cases were confirmed in seven other voivodeships throughout Poland during 5–9 March 2020, covering eight of the sixteen voivodeships. On 17 March, all sixteen voivodeships had recorded SARS-CoV-2 positive cases, with the final two voivodeships being Kujawsko-Pomorskie and Podlaskie.
On 15 March, Poland closed its land borders for 10 days, and international airports for 14 days for passenger traffic, only allowing Polish residents, citizens and those with immediate Polish family to enter Poland. People entering Poland were required to be quarantined for 14 days.
On 26 March 2020, the Polish health authorities' classification of COVID-19 deaths only included deaths of people with lab-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection, classified as "" under the ICD-10 international disease classification system. COVID-19 deaths under "U07.2", which had been defined by WHO one day earlier to mean deaths when "COVID-19 is diagnosed clinically or epidemiologically but laboratory testing is inconclusive or not available", were not yet included in the NIPH–NIH instructions. Stefan Karczmarewicz, writing in "Polityka", interpreted this as an attempt by authorities to lower the official COVID-19 death toll in Poland. He argued that there was a policy of limiting the number of SARS-CoV-2 tests, which together with the exclusion of the ICD-10 category "U07.2" implied an underestimate of the true COVID-19 death toll. NIPH–NIH stated that the omission was unintentional due to the timing, and updated its instructions on 1 April, instructing doctors to also use the "U07.2" definition of clinically or epidemiologically classified COVID-19 cases. NIPH–NIH stated that the WHO considered it "irrelevant" to distinguish between "U07.1" and "U07.2". On 6 April, Bartosz Fiałek, a Polish rheumatologist, claimed that the NIPH–NIH instructions were unclear, and that it appeared that "U07.2" was not being used for COVID-19 deaths in hospital in which SARS-CoV-2 tests had not been carried out, nor for people dying of COVID-19 in quarantine.
On 21 March 2020, a 45-year-old man who was quarantined in Głogów after returning from outside of Poland and who had shown COVID-19 symptoms was found dead by police. As of 26 March 2020, the prosecutor investigating his death had not decided whether or not to carry out a SARS-CoV-2 laboratory test on the corpse. The dead body of a 50-year-old woman who returned from Germany to Konin and felt ill was found by her family on 24 March. (GIS, the national health agency) refused to test the corpse for SARS-CoV-2. , GIS had not stated what procedures were in place for post mortem tests. , it was not known if any laboratories in Poland were qualified to carry out post-mortem SARS-CoV-2 tests.
There were several claims of COVID-19 deaths unreported by the Ministry of Health. In early April, Warsaw City Council stated that there had been 32 COVID-19 deaths in Warsaw, while official statistics only listed eight. The Minister of Health stated that the difference was that deaths were officially allocated according to the official places of residence of the deceased. The mayor of Warsaw, Rafał Trzaskowski, stated that the data were carefully checked, and that 18 of the 32 were registered as officially living in Warsaw, not eight.
"OKO.press" claimed that two COVID-19 deaths at a Ministry of Interior and Administration hospital in Warsaw, on 19 March 2020 of a man born in 1942 who had returned from Austria and on 24 March of a psychiatric patient, were not announced by the Ministry of Health. On 26 March, the family of the man born in 1942 claimed that his 19 March death had not been announced. On the same day, 26 March, the Ministry of Health announced the death of a 78-year-old man in Warsaw.
Disagreement between local media, the head of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, and GIS continued for several days in early April in relation to the 4 April death in a Grudziądz hospital of a 64-year-old woman from Grudziądz who was SARS-CoV-2 positive. "" stated that the head of the voivodeship only accepted including the 64-year-old's death in official reports after the newspaper "intervened". , according to "Gazeta Pomorska", the Ministry of Health still listed only one COVID-19 death from Grudziądz (that of an 80-year-old), while local branches of the health agency stated zero SARS-CoV-2 infections from Grudziądz in their reports.
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Temi Balogun
Temilola Balogun known as TaymiB and Temi Balogun Akinmuda is a Nigerian media personality and creator of the TV series "Skinny Girl in Transit".
She was educated at Queen's College in Lagos and then studied media at Nottingham Trent University. She was once a tee-shirt designer who sang in a duo called "Soyinka's Afro" with her brother aka Ajebutter 22 in 2009.
Balogun became a host at Cool FM Nigeria which is a pop and rock station for an adult audience broadcasting from Lagos. She is the creator of the TV series Skinny Girl in Transit which in 2020 was in its sixth series. She leads BOX TV who also launched a series titled "Things Men Say", based on the outrageous things she has heard. The show launched in 2017.
In 2019 Balogun and N6 hosted a live interview with American rapper Cardi B which was considered a scoop.
Cardi B was on her first tour of Africa, performing in both Nigeria and Ghana.
She is married to Timi Akinmuda and they have two children.
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Vickers Wild Goose
Wild Goose was a research unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed and flown by designer Barnes Wallis for his research into tailless variable-sweep aircraft incorporating a radical new control system and capable of high-speed, long-range performance.
After World War II, designer Barnes Wallis turned his attention from bombs back to aircraft. He undertook a fundamental review of the technology required for high-speed, long-distance flight and concluded that a tailless variable-sweep wing offered major advantages over conventional designs. A major part of this advantage was a radical revision of the flight control system. Control would primarily be effected by moving the wings in flight, avoiding the need for conventional control surfaces or tail. The change was so radical that he even proposed that it should no longer be thought of as an aeroplane but as a new type of flying machine, which he called a wing-controlled aerodyne.
Wallis named the project Wild Goose. His employer Vickers was not able to sponsor such a large-scale project, so the variable-sweep wing anti-aircraft missile Green Lizard was proposed and Wild Goose positioned as necessary preliminary research in order to obtain government funding.
By 1949 he was ready to build a large-scale radio-controlled flying model.
The wing-controlled aerodyne, as Wallis called his concept, was aerodynamically extremely clean. It comprised a streamlined ichthyoid (fish-like) body with mid-mounted movable wings on either side. He had learned from his work on the stability of airships such as the R100 that such a streamlined body needed only a small deflection to create large control forces. In the wing-controlled aerodyne, these forces are created by moving the whole wing. Conventional control surfaces including ailerons and elevators were not needed. However Wild Goose, his first large-scale design, was given a swept vertical tail fin.
The launching trolley and radio control system proved more complex and Wallis spent more time on these than on the actual airframe. The trolley was rocket-powered and ran on rails. Early problems with separation for flight led to a doubling of rocket power and a late-release system so that the Wild Goose leaped upward when released, beyond the reach of aerodynamic interactions with the airflow around the trolley.
Wild Goose was to be launched from a powered trolley. Teething troubles led to the first two examples crashing on takeoff. The first successful flight came with the third example on 19 January 1950, however the remote pilot crashed it when attempting to land. The next one lasted until 29 April 1952, when it was accidentally flown into a concrete wall after demonstrating that National Physical Laboratory predictions of poor handling were unfounded and vindicating the revolutionary aerodynamics and control system. Further tests and crashes followed, with the project being terminated in 1954 when the military lost interest in the Green Lizard missile to be derived from it.
By this time Vickers had begun studies on a successor to the Valiant V-bomber and for this Wallis was evolving his Wild Goose design into the Swallow.
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Medieval stained glass in Sweden
The surviving amount of medieval stained glass in Sweden is relatively small, compared to some other European countries. There are in total 165 medieval stained glass panes with figurative depictions surviving in 37 churches, constituting a total area of about , a fragment of the original amount but still the largest amount found in any of the Nordic countries. Archaeological evidence and old drawings indicate that many more once existed.
The majority of the surviving glass paintings date from between approximately 1225 and 1350 and can be found mainly on Gotland. These stained glass windows can be roughly divided into groups on stylistic grounds. The oldest surviving stained glass windows can be found in Dalhem Church, and show influences from Byzantine art, probably conveyed via Germany, while the most recent date from the 15th and 16th centuries and are found in mainland Sweden. As elsewhere in Catholic Europe throughout the Middle Ages, stained glass was used to convey Christian themes through images to the churchgoers. A serious study of the medieval stained glass of Sweden by art historians began in the 19th century. In 1964, a complete catalogue of all preserved medieval stained glass in Sweden was published.
Although the technique of making stained glass had been known since before the Middle Ages, the practice of decorating churches with stained glass windows became widespread in the territory of what is today Sweden first from the 1230s. On Gotland, where the vast majority of the remaining stained glass windows come from, stained glass windows were produced during a comparatively short time span of about a century and a half, from the second quarter of the 13th century to the end of the 14th century. This was a time of expansive church building and rebuilding on the island, which had grown rich from foreign trade. With the end of the 14th century, this period came to an end and church building, and with it the manufacturing of stained glass, ceased. Surviving stained glass windows from mainland Sweden date mainly from the 14th century and later, and there is no coherence in the body of surviving pieces comparable to that on Gotland. Furthermore, some of the medieval window panes today found on the mainland were originally from Gotland.
Judging from both written sources and archaeological discoveries, it was common to decorate churches lying within the current borders of Sweden with stained glass during the entire Middle Ages. In general, churches were equipped with stained glass windows when they were built. It is known from at least one occasion that a stained glass window was donated to a church by a clergyman, but contemporary written evidence of window production or acquisition is generally scarce. In cases where no actual windows remain, knowledge about their existence has been deduced from other sources. Some are known through earlier depictions, like the drawings made by Johan Peringskiöld of the stained windows of the church in Gamla Uppsala. He and other 17th-century antiquarians were primarily interested in heraldic and other historical traces that could be linked to the Swedish nobility, which is why they occasionally made drawings of stained glass windows showing coats of arms, but not necessarily other stained glass windows. Later, during the 19th century and the early 20th century, cultural historian Pehr Arvid Säve and artist and teacher made more comprehensive copies of the church windows, some since lost and dispersed, on Gotland.
In other cases fragments of coloured glass have been found in or near the church windows (e.g. at Jumkil Church). It may also be noted that between 1440 and 1540, at least eleven glaziers are known to have been active in Stockholm (at least one of them seems to originally have been German), but whether or not it can be assumed that it was part of their skill set to also produce decorated glass is a matter of differing opinions. Like in the rest of Catholic Europe, stained glass windows played a role in conveying Christian themes and stories to the congregation. Decorative glass windows are known almost exclusively from churches; there are in Sweden only a few known examples of profane stained glass painting from the time, of very simple, monochrome design (e.g. in Glimmingehus).
Only a fragment of these windows have survived. The exposed position and brittle material of the glass windows meant that the majority were lost to storms, fires and violence during the subsequent centuries. Following the Reformation, no new decorative glass windows were made, and often old windows were replaced with clear glass, as a more rationalistic view of Christianity was propagated. During the second half of the 19th century, the churches of Gotland furthermore suffered when individual window panes were removed and sold or given to private collectors, including public figures like King Charles XV of Sweden and painter Anders Zorn. Only at the end of the 19th century did stained glass windows in some cases again come to be installed. The first recorded conscious effort to conserve and preserve medieval stained glass windows in situ dates from the middle of the 19th century, when the British "chargé d'affaires", a certain Mr. Gordon, allocated money for the protection of the windows in Lye and Endre churches on Gotland with chicken wire.
Attempts at a more systematic study of medieval stained glass in Sweden began in the 19th century. A comprehensive study of the collected preserved medieval stained glass on Gotland was carried out during the 1940s. While Sweden remained neutral during World War II and avoided direct warfare, the Swedish National Heritage Board in 1939 ordered all medieval stained glass windows on Gotland to be removed and brought to the mainland for safekeeping as a precautionary measure in case of war. A research team under the leadership of art historian Johnny Roosval took this opportunity to make a close study of all of the window panes, and published the results in a book in 1950. Roosval grouped the windows together and assigned notnames to the assumed artists or workshops on stylistic grounds. All in all, Roosval claimed to have identified 19 workshops, schools or artists producing stained glass for the churches of Gotland. In 1964, art historian Aron Andersson published a complete inventory of all known medieval stained glass windows in Sweden. Andersson acknowledges the notnames of Roosval but uses them only sparingly. He also highlights the difficulties in determining the artistic influences different workshops may have had on each other and whether some works came from different workshops or from different artists within the same workshop. He also points out problems determining a chronology between these supposed workshops, and raises the question of how difficult it is to convincingly show that there were any independent glass workshops on Gotland at all, given the lack of written sources. In the standard multi-volume art history of Sweden "Signmus svenska konstistoria" from 1996, Mereth Lindgren mentions only three of the notnames invented by Roosval.
In total, 165 medieval stained glass panes with figurative depictions and a few purely ornamental panes survive in Sweden, coming from in total 37 churches in the country. Of these, 31 are from churches on Gotland. Of the glass found on mainland Sweden, only a few are in their original location and none in their original framing. The total area of medieval stained glass amounts to about , most of it from the time period between 1225 and 1350. Among the Nordic countries, Sweden has the largest amount of preserved medieval stained glass. Compared with a country like France or the United Kingdom, it is however a very small amount; the remaining medieval stained glass in Sweden would not suffice to decorate a middle-sized Gothic cathedral. A very small number of medieval stained glass has also found its way to Sweden in more recent times; e.g. the chapel at Ulriksdal Palace contains a few panes of Swiss origin, bought by Charles XV of Sweden.
Although stemming from a relatively short period of time, and despite the fact that a reduced number of window panes remain, certain stylistic characteristics and trends can be identified among the stained glass from Sweden. Particular attention has been paid to the churches on Gotland, since the by far largest amount of medieval stained glass comes from there. It has been assumed that the windows in these countryside churches were made by workshops operating in Visby. However, with the exception of Visby Cathedral, all the medieval churches of Visby are today in ruins, so there are no windows in Visby to compare the surviving windows with.
The oldest stained glass windows preserved in situ in Sweden are found in Dalhem Church on Gotland. Five of the thirteen window panes in the eastern choir window are original; the rest date from a restoration done in a medieval revival style 1899–1914. Each window pane is approximately by large. These five windows probably date from c. 1230–1250; a somewhat later window in one of the northern choir walls (c. 1250–1280) show similar stylistic traits. These early works are characterised by an influence from Byzantine art. Stylistically related works can be found in Western Germany, particularly Westphalia, and notably in St. Elizabeth's Church, Marburg. Comparisons have also been made with windows in in Erfurt and Neukloster monastery. The Byzantine influence, as seen e.g. in the representation of Christ Pantocrator in Dalhem, thus probably arrived with craftsmen from western Germany, who are also known to have been active as tradesmen on the island at this time. A clearly Western element in the aforementioned representation of Christ is thus e.g. the cross flag that Christ holds. Roosval also notes that a particular way of depicting the hair of Christ can be seen in the window in Dalhem, in Marburg and in the Byzantine mosaics in Cefalù Cathedral on Sicily; his conclusion is that the stylistic influence from Sicily may have reached Germany perhaps via the court of Emperor Frederick II, and from Germany to Gotland. Apart from Dalhem, window panes of broadly the same style and age are also known from Atlingbo, Barlingbo, Eksta, Endre, Lojsta, Rone, Sjonhem and Väskinde churches.
During the period c. 1270–1310 stained glass windows were made for i.a. the churches of Alskog, Ardre and Klinte. The windows in Alskog are lighter than the earlier windows in Dalhem, and the stylistic influences may according to Roosval have come via Norway from England, rather than as before from Germany. Aron Andersson is critical of this assumption but notes that the composition has elements which would develop in many International Gothic works of art, and cites especially the "contrapposto" of the figures in the Crucifixion scene in Klinte. The windows in Alskog furthermore contain depictions of Gothic architectural elements. Some Byzantine elements still linger, however, for example in the representation of the Last Supper in Alskog.
A stylistic change too place in the first half of the 14th century. Many windows from this period survive on Gotland. Among the few well-preserved medieval stained glass windows on mainland Sweden, one from in Östergötland and three from in Närke also date from this period. The only preserved medieval stained glass from Norrland is also a high Gothic pane originally from ; it shows few similarities with other Swedish glass windows but is stylistically close to windows found in Wienhausen Abbey, Germany. The most well-preserved set of medieval stained glass windows however, is that of Lye Church; it is the most well-preserved set of medieval stained glass in the Nordic countries. The style of these windows may have been influenced by English or northern German (possibly Lübeck) contemporary art. The Gothic character is expressed through elongated, ethereal figures, an airy composition, a delicate ornamentation, and a cooler scale of colours. In some panes the iconography is also decidedly Gothic (e.g. in the depiction of one of the figures in the mocking of Jesus scene), even though the representation of subject matter on Gotland remained conservative. Other churches with high Gothic windows on Gotland are Bunge, Burs, Eskelhem, Etelhem and Vall.
This period is called "counter-Gothic" in Swedish literature, and indicates heavier lines and coarser figures. The colours are sharper and the depictions more clearly narrative than in earlier windows, with attempts at a more realistic depiction of subjects including attempts at rendering a correct perspective. The iconography was partially renewed, for example in the treatment of the nativity scene formerly in Hörsne Church, or as in the relatively well-preserved suite of stained glass windows still in Hejde Church. The latter is also the last of the medieval church windows found on Gotland; no later examples are known. They date from the late 14th century. Other examples are known from Barlingbo, Hablingbo and Mästerby churches.
A fragmentary amount of stained glass paintings from the 15th and 16th century survive on mainland Sweden. These are of a significantly different style than the earlier works; rather than using several pieces of coloured glass to build a kind of mosaic, the technique used during this time is to paint on clear glass, creating a very different impression. An example is the glass pane depicting the Coronation of the Virgin originally in .
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Poverty Industrial Complex
The Poverty Industrial Complex refers to private corporations taking over social services functions, that were formerly provided by government agencies. These private corporations have a vested interest in profit and it is thus debated whether the practice of privatising social services is hurtful for society, in particular for the poor and vulnerable people, that those agencies are supposed to provide services for.
It is believed that the widespread outsourcing of human services formerly provided by government agencies to for- profit companies started with Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act that was signed by president Bill Clinton in 1996. The reform changed a system that formerly provided large sums of direct cash transfers to those in need into taking that federal aid in providing services for vulnerable citizens with it. Those services include child care assistance or work-related activities and refundable tax credits that are essentially a different form of cash transfer. According to a research group headed by Pavetti the largest sum is going to a spending pot names "other", covering a broad range of services such as child welfare, parenting training, substance abuse treatment, domestic violence services and early education. Author Daniel Hatcher criticised that an poverty iron triangle has developed between the federal government, state governments and poverty- industry private contractors. Funds provided by the federal government to help vulerable populations are misused and fuddled towards privat companies and in addition to that used by the states, which often have a tight budget, as a mere revenue stream.
The Health and Human Services Department (HHS) is a department that provides poverty assistance. It has an annual budget in the US of around 100 billion. One major branch of the HHS is the Office of Community Service (OCS). The OCS provides funds to states, counties and cities that are intended to lift people out of poverty.
The author of "The Poverty Industry: The Exploitation of America’s Most Vulnerable Citizens", Daniel Hatcher, compared the practice of for- profit companies taking over government functions deemed for the most vulnerable in society as a hug "poverty industrial complex" thus comparing it to the military industrial complex. According to Hatcher human service agencies and private companies conspire to create a large poverty industry in which billions in federal aid meant to go towards helping the poorest of society are taken up by these private companies and services provided to those in need, as for example abused children, become inadequate. Among the private companies providing these services are those known for integral roles in our country’s defense industry — like Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman. These companies provide services like child support services, Medicaid services, health insurance call centers and welfare-to-work programs. As for profit companies they turn to consultants that help them figure out how to maximise their bottom line. The company Maximus for example states in advertisements that it has partnered with state, federal and local governments to help provide high-quality health and human service programs in "cost-effective" ways tailored to each community. The company has partnered with government agencies in different states where it was accused of not paying overtime to employees or not allowing them to work overtime, thus rendering it impossible to respond to emergency situations. Additionally Maximus was accused of misclassifying employees and underpaying employees. Maximus received the nation’s first privatized welfare contract in 1987 from Los Angeles County and by 1990 was generating $19 million in revenue, Mother Jones reported in 2019. Maximus has partnered with agencies in 28 US states for 1.7 billion US dollars in services. 40 % of the total revenue of the company is generated through state contracts to provide government services.
The term was mentioned in the 2020 Netflix series "The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez" surrounding the failure of social services and law enforcement to rescue a boy from his abusive parents, who tortured him to death and thus gained widespread attention. The Netflix series mentions in particular the for- profit company Maximus, that has taken over social service functions formerly run by government agencies in the LA County.
The documentary "Poverty Inc." from 2019 explored the poverty-industrial complex as a multi-billion dollar market of NGOs, multilateral agencies, and for-profit aid contractors turning the most vulnerable members of society into profit generators and misappropriating funds.
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Gendron-Somua AMR 39
The Gendron Somua AMR 39 was a prototype French armoured car.
12 years after the end of World War 1, the French fleet of armoured cars was still made up of obsolete White AM armoured car. On 16 January 1932, the High Command of the French Army initiated a Automitrailleuse de Cavalerie type Reconnaissance (AMR) project for a modern armoured car. Panhard, Renault, Peugeot and an independent inventor, Mr Gendron, took part in this project.
In 1934, Mr Gendron designed the first prototype of the Gendron-Somua AMR 39 and Somua produced it.
As Mr Gendron noted that the French Army did not have the budget to buy expensive armored vehicles, he decided to maximise the price quality ratio by creating an unusual wheel configuration of 3x1 for the prototype. 2 pneumatic steering wheels were at the front while a single pneumatic wheel was at the back. An additional metal wheel with grousers was connected to the side to enhance cross country performance.
The hull was box shaped and access for the crew was through two side doors. The driver compartment was in the front. A single sided hexagonal turret from the AMR 33 tank was mounted in the middle of the hull. A 4 cylinder petrol engine was placed at the back of the prototype and could output 75 hp. The main armament was a 7.5mm Reibel machine gun.
The prototype underwent trials but was rejected on the basis that it was unstable off road.
After receiving feedback from the trials, Mr Gendron switched to the conventional 4x4 wheel configuration. Two pneumatic steering wheels were at the front and back. Two metal wheels with cleated tyre chains were attached to the side. The modification to the chassis resulted in changes to the air intake, exhaust system and the location of the exhaust pipe.
The second prototype was completed in 1935. It subsequently passed trials and was approved for mass production. However, Mr Gendron lacked the means to mass produce armoured vehicles. Hence, mass production was conducted by Somua.
In 1938, an improved third prototype was developed by Somua. The turret changed to an APX 5 turret by Atelier de Construction de Puteaux. Main armament was upgraded to the 25mm SA 35 gun. Secondary armament was a 7.5mm Reibel machine gun. The engine was also upgraded to 79 hp which allowed the armoured car to travel at 69 km/h. The maximum fuel consumption was 42 liters per hour. Trials were carried out and the third prototype passed as well.
In September 1939, an order for 150 Gendron-Somua AMR 39 was ordered by the French Army. However, due to the Fall of France, only 4 vehicles were built.
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Baru Öröba
Baru Öröba is a traditional armor of the Nias people in Indonesia. The earliest examples of this type of armor were made out of crocodile skin. After crocodile can no longer be found on Nias, the material is replaced with hammered metal.
Oroba is a native vest-shaped armor from Nias island. The older ones that were made by crocodile skin are called öroba uli mbuaya. They are made from 11 pieces of crocodile skin that are connected with the ösumö technique. A piece of crocodile's back skin with dermal frills becomes the main part because it is used as the backside material of the vest and its size is bigger than other pieces of skin. Two pieces of skin that are large enough becomes the cover of chest to the waist, two pieces of curved skin turned into a shoulder cover. Another pair of the crocodile skin, each were used to cover the vest starting from the side of the body, armpits, and backside of the neck. Through a certain process, the crocodile's skin becomes so hard and stiff that it is considered impenetrable by enemy weapons, except for the front starting from the neck to the lower abdomen which is not buttoned and protected.
Along with the decline in the number of crocodile populations in Nias, zinc or iron plates began to be used as a substitute for crocodile skin. The Nias war vest made of zinc or a large plate is named Öröba Si'öli which means an iron vest. It is said that zinc or an iron plate is obtained by bartering with merchants called "orang seberang" (lit. oversea people) by Nias people. The war vest worn for a show is still made today for the purpose of shows and festivals. Made from black cloth, decorated with typical Nias ornaments, colored yellow, red and black.
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Adine Riom
Adine Riom, née Alexandrine Louise Claudine Broband (25 October 1818, Le Pellerin – 28 August 1899, Nantes) was a French writer, poetess, and playwright.
Alexandrine Broband was born in Le Pellerin on 25 October 1818. She was a daughter of Louis Broband, a bodyguard of Napoleon Bonaparte’s sister Pauline. At the age of 22, she married the Nantes notary Alexandre Eugene Riom and moved to a private mansion in Nantes, Boulevard Delorme. At her home, Riom held a literary salon that attracted many regional writers such as Joseph Rousse, Émile Péhant, Eugène Lambert, Eugène Manuel, Émile Blin, Honoré Broutelle, Louis Tiercelin and Olivier de Courcuff.
She published several volumes of poetry under the pennames Count of Saint-Jean or Louise d'Isole. Her poetry was received with great success by the critics of the time, including Victor Hugo and Lamartine. Except for poetry Riom wrote three novels. She collaborated with numerous literary magazines such as "La France littéraire", "La Revue contemporain", and "La Revue de Bretagne et de Vendée". Riom also participated in drafting an anthology of Breton poets of the 17th century published in 1884.
Adine Riom died on 28 August 1899 in Nantes.
Adine Riom Cultural Space in Le Pellerin, France was opened in her name recently.
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FIS Cross-Country Alpen Cup
The FIS Cross-Country Alpen Cup, OPA Alpen Cup (alpine nations ski association) or simply Alpen Cup is one of the nine FIS Cross-Country Continental Cups, a series of second-level cross-country skiing competitions ranked below the Cross-Country World Cup. It is arranged by the International Ski Federation (FIS) and the ski associations of the alpine countries.
After the Alpen Cup had been held as a junior series for several years, the 2004 FIS Congress in Miami incorporated Alpen Cup as an official continental cup, ranked as a second-level competition ranked below the Cross-Country World Cup. Even today there is still a Youth Alpen Cup, which is held under the name Under-18 according to the same rules as the senior's Alpen Cup. Cross-country skiers from all member associations affiliated to the International Ski Federation can take part in Alpen Cup, but only athletes from OPA members can collect points according to the FIS points system. These member associations are Andorra, Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Slovenia, Spain and Switzerland. At the end of each season, the overall winner will be determined from the points awarded, which will then get a personal starting place in the beginning of the following World Cup season.
In contrast to World Cup ratings, the three worst results can be removed out of the overall ranking, but only if more than twelve competitions are held in the relevant season. In the competitions themselves, there is also a U-20 rating for women and men in addition to the senior's competition. In addition to the overall ranking, winners are also determined in the sprint and distance rankings. The best nation is also honoured. The overall winners receive trophies and prize money.
Similar to the Tour de Ski in the World Cup, two mini-tours over three stages each are being held as part of the Alpen Cup. The top 30 athletes on the mini-tour will be awarded double points for the overall standings. In addition, the European Cross-Country Skiing Championship has been held annually as a U-18 competition of the European Ski Federation (ESF) as part of the Alpen Cup since 2011.
In the end of certain periods, the overall leaders for both genders receive a place in the World Cup in the following period. The overall winners of the season receive a place in the World Cup in the beginning of the following season.
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Speed (1983 film)
Speed () is a 1983 Soviet drama film directed by .
Unknown Grigory Yakovlev suddenly overtook top racers in racing car competitions and as a result was invited to the laboratory of the head of the design bureau.
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Mary Nzimiro
Mary Nzimiro, birthname Mary Nwametu Onumonu, (1898–1993) was a pioneering Nigerian businesswoman, politician and women's activist. In 1948, she was appointed principal representative of the United Africa Company (UAC) for Eastern Nigeria, while maintaining textile and cosmetics retail outlets of her own in Port Harcourt, Aba and Owerri. By the early 1950s, she was among the richest individuals in West Africa, becoming a resident of the exclusive Bernard Carr Street in Port Harcourt. On the political front, she was a member of the influential National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons, becoming a member of its executive committee in 1957 and vice-president of the NCNC Estern Women's Association in 1962. During the Nigerian Civil War (1967–1970), she organized Igbo women in support of the Biafrans. As a result she lost most of her property in Port Harcourt and returned to her native Oguta where she died in 1993.
Born on 16 October 1898 in Oguta, Imo State, Mary Nwametu Onumonu was the daughter of the Igbo chief Onumonu Uzoaru, a colonial warrant chief, and his wife Ruth, a successful trader in palm produce. The first of six children, she attended the Sacred Heart School in Oguta followed by the Convent School in Asaba, where she graduated in 1920. Shortly afterwards she married Richard Nzimiro who worked as a clerk for the UAC.
Trained to enter business by her mother, when her husband's job took them to Illah, she traded in salt and palm oil which she sold in the markets of Nkwo and Eke. After relocating to Onitsha and Opobo, they finally settled in Port Harcourt in the mid-1940s. Her husband gave up his desk job to help Mary Nzimiro with her business. In the commercially-developed city, she was able to trade in textiles, gunpowder and cosmetics. As a result of her sense of business and her reputation for trustworthiness, she became an agent of the UAC, becoming the company's main representative for Nigeria's Eastern Region in 1948. In this capacity, she sold bulk consignments of goods to wholesalers and retailers in Nigeria, Ghana and Sierra Leone. She also opened her own textile and cosmetics retail outlets in Port Harcourt and neighbouring cities.
The UAC directors arranged for her to make several business trips to London, Manchester and Glasgow. In addition, she opened two petrol stations, one with Agip in Port Harcourt, the other with Total in Lagos. Mary Nzimiro became one the richest individuals in West Africa with several real estate assets in Port Harcourt, including her own resistance on the city's exclusive Bernard Carr Street. She was able to offer scholarships to students and helped many of her female apprentices to enter business themselves. Together with her husband, in 1945 she opened a school in Oguta, later renamed Priscilla Memorial Grammar School in memory of her daughter Priscilla Nzimiro who died shortly after graduating in medicine from the University of Glasgow. In 1966, following the death of her husband who died in 1959, she established the Nzimiro Memorial Girls Secondary School.
On the political front, she was a member of the influential National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons, becoming a member of its executive committee in 1957 and vice-president of the NCNC Estern Women's Association in 1962. During the Nigerian Civil War (1967–1970), she organized Igbo women in support of the Biafrans. As a result she lost most of her property in Port Harcourt and returned to her native Oguta where she died on 16 January 1993, aged 95.
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Edward Arthur Steinhaus
Edward Arthur Steinhaus (7 November 1914 – 20 October 1969) was an American bacteriologist and pathologist who specialized in insect pathology particularly on the applications of microrganisms for the control of insect pests. He also served as the founding editor of the "Annual Review of Entomology" journal from 1955.
Steinhaus was born in Max, North Dakota to Alice Rinehart and Arthur Alfred. He studied in Faribault, Minnesota and worked with a printer to produce a private periodical. An interest in microbes was sparked off after reading Paul de Kruif's "Microbe Hunter". He joined North Dakota Agricultural College in 1932 with bacteriology as a major and then moved to Ohio State University, receiving a doctorate in 1939. He worked from 1940 in the US Public Health Service as a bacteriologist in the Rocky Mountain Laboratory, Hamilton, Montana. He joined the University of California, Berkeley in 1944 and taught insect pathology. He moved to the Irvine Campus after 1963 and served as Professor of Pathobiology and Dean of Biological Sciences.
Steinhaus married Mabry Clark, who was a bacteriologist at Ohio State University, and they had a daughter and a son. Steinhaus was a religious Congregationalist who saw no conflict between science and belief.
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Hydrogen diselenide
Hydrogen diselenide is an inorganic selenium compound with a chemical formula H2Se2 or (SeH)2. At room temperature, hydrogen diselenide dissociates easily to hydrogen selenide (H2Se) and elemental selenium, and is therefore not stable. However, hydrogen diselenide can be stable in some solutions.
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COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands
The COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands is part of the ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The virus was confirmed to have spread to the Netherlands on 27 February 2020, when its first COVID-19 case was confirmed in Tilburg. It involved a 56-year-old Dutchman who had arrived in the Netherlands from Italy, where the COVID-19 pandemic seemed to enter Europe. As of 27 June, there are 50,074 confirmed cases of infections and 6,105 confirmed deaths. The first death occurred on 6 March, when an 86-year-old patient died in Rotterdam.
Partly on the advice of Jaap van Dissel, measures were taken by the Rutte III cabinet for the public health to prevent the spread of this viral disease, including the "intelligent lockdown".
On 12 January, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, who had initially come to the attention of the WHO on 31 December 2019.
Unlike SARS of 2003, the case fatality rate for COVID-19 has been much lower, but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.
RIVM scales down reporting from daily to weekly.
In late March, the government announced strict social distancing rules as cases surged over 5,000. All large public events and gatherings are banned until 1 September. Furthermore, in public space a distance of at least 1.5 metres between people not from the same household must be observed, and shops and other venues are to enforce this distancing among their visitors. Fines will be issued to those not complying with the new rules. Companies may face a fine up to €4,000, individuals risk a fine up to €400. Prime Minister Mark Rutte repeated his call to keep distance from each other.
Final examinations of secondary school were cancelled on 24 March. Other measures were that schools and day-cares were closed, except for children whose parents work in the 'vital' sectors, like health care. People were required to work from home as much as possible. These measures also resulted in modified schedules for public transport, as much less transportation of individuals was necessary.
By mid-March, the country could test about 1,000 samples per day, which is less than the capabilities of other European countries. This also explains a relatively large ratio of the number of deaths to the number of confirmed cases. As of 25 March, 2,500 samples have been tested daily and a total number of 38,000 tests performed. Because of the limited availability of testing capacity, certain groups were prioritised in testing, such as healthcare workers, elderly, and people with acute symptoms. A lack of testing capacity causes a distinct number of deaths by COVID-19 that are not registered as such, although local doctors can recognise the symptoms. By the end of March, the country was testing about 4,000 people per day, with the goal of expanding the testing capacity to about 17,500 daily tests in a couple of weeks. Once such a testing capacity has been reached the Dutch government wants to expand its testing capacity to 29,000 tests a day.
According to a report by the RIVM, an average of 4,280 tests per day have been performed in the period between 9 March and 26 April. Several health organizations have started testing themselves, claiming the procedures of the GGD testing centers take too long.
In a press conference on 6 May, the government announced that starting from 1 June it wants to test all people with COVID-19 symptoms. The coordination has been criticized, with the regional GGD offices stating there is no clear national plan to scale up testing. Nonetheless, the test capacity was increased to 30,000 per day with the GGD's being able to conduct 600-2400 contact traces for positively tested applicants with 2-8% of the tests done assumed to result positive for the virus. On the 1st of June, a national telephone number was made public through which a test time and location could be scheduled. The new system, although initially overwhelmed by the number of callers on the first day, tested 50,000 people in the first week and had 100,000 applicants by the 11th of June. By the 9th of June, most regions where successful in handling the increased demand, with people often being able to schedule a test the same day or the day after. The GGD's strive for a test result to be made known to the applicant within 48 hours, with 96% of results being successfully returned within that time by the 11th of June.
In response to regulations announced on 12 March, panic buying of food, toilet paper and medicines, resulted in empty shelves in supermarkets. Prime Minister Mark Rutte appealed to the nation to stop this behaviour. On 12 March it was announced that all public events with more than 100 people will be cancelled until 6 April. On 24 March this period was extended to 1 June for all permit-requiring events. Three days later it was announced in a press conference that all restaurants, museums, sport clubs and schools had to close.
On 26 March, the Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis published the first calculations of the economic expectations. These expectations are based on the length of the prevention measures against the coronavirus pandemic. If these measures are present for three months, the Dutch economy is expected to shrink by 1.2 percent in 2020. If these measures are required for a year the economy would decline by 10 percent. In all cases it is expected that the economy will slightly grow the following year.
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Dovas Zaunius
Dovas Zaunius (19 June 1892 – 22 February 1940) was a Lithuanian lawyer, politician and diplomat who served as Ambassador to Switzerland from 1925 until 1927 and Lithuanian Foreign Minister from 1929 to 1934.
Zaunius was born in East Prussia as the youngest son of Dovas Zaunius (senior) who was a political and public figure in Lithuania Minor. In 1911, he graduated from the Tilsit Gymnasium from there he went on to study law at the University of Munich. In 1917, Zaunius defended his doctoral thesis in criminal and civil law at the University of Königsberg.
During his studies Zaunius joined the Lithuanian Conservative Election Societies headed by his father Dovas Zaunius. During World War I, he served in the German Army and after the German capitulation he was invited to work at the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a qualified lawyer. From 1919 to 1920, he served as acting director of the Policy Department. In 1920, he was appointed Lithuanian affairs trustee in Latvia and Estonia.
Zaunius began his diplomatic career after his appointment as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Lithuania to Czechoslovakia and Romania (1924–1925). In 1925, he was made envoy to Switzerland and permanent representative of Lithuania to the League of Nations. In 1927, after the liquidation of the Lithuanian representation at the League of Nations, he returned to Lithuania and was appointed as secretary-general of the Foreign Ministry and envoy to Czechoslovakia.
On 8 November 1929, Zaunius became the Lithuanian Foreign Minister in the cabinet of Prime Minister Juozas Tūbelis. During his tenure, Lithuanian diplomats achieved some success at the Permanent Court of International Justice in cases against the Second Polish Republic (concerning rail traffic on the Libau–Romny Railway) and the Weimar Republic (concerning the dismissal of Otto Böttcher, President of the Directorate of the Klaipėda Region). Zaunius also made progress on forming the Baltic Entente.
In 1934–1936, he worked at the State Council of Lithuania, assisting with various agreements with foreign countries. After leaving the State Council in 1936, Zaunius became Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Lithuania (1936–1940) and Chairman of the Currency Commission. Zaunius also participated in activities of the Lithuanian Riflemen's Union, Union for the Liberation of Vilnius, and Scout Association of Lithuania.
Zaunis worked at the Bank of Lithuania until his death in 1940. He was buried at the Kaunas Evangelical Cemetery (now ).
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Global Health Security Index
The Global Health Security Indexis an assessment of global health security capabilities in 195 countries prepared by the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) and the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
The index was first published in 2019 and said, among other things, that "no country is fully prepared for epidemics or pandemics, and every country has important gaps to address". The countries in the category "most prepared" were - in alphabetical order - Australia, Canada, Finland, France, the Netherlands, South Korea, Sweden, Thailand, the United Kingdom and the United States. The United States was ranked first with an index value of 83.5 out of 100. The largest number of countries in the category "least prepared" was in Western and Central Africa.
The GHS index came to prominence during the 2020 outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The map was used by President Donald Trump as part of his argument that the United States was the best prepared country in the world for a pandemic; one of the consultants who worked on the project said that while the while the US does rank at the top for the index, there were areas for improvement. An article in "The Lancet" attacked the report, saying that countries which were ranked the most prepared, such as the United States and the United Kingdom, fared worse amid the pandemic than countries in Asia and Africa which ranked lower.; the index published an article in the wake of the pandemic which said that the position of the United States on the GHS Index Score did not reflect its preparedness to respond to potentially catastrophic infectious disease outbreaks.
The report is based on a questionnaire of 140 questions, organized across 6 categories, 34 indicators, and 85 subindicators. The six categories are:
The index relies entirely on open-source information. The researchers worked with an international advisory panel of 21 experts from 13 countries.
The development of the index was funded by, among others, the Open Philanthropy Project, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Robertson Foundation.
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Herbert Holdsworth Ross
Herbert Holdsworth Ross (3 March 1908 – 2 November 1978) was a British-Canadian systematic entomologist. He was the author of an influential "textbook of entomology" first published in 1949. He worked on many insect groups but was widely recognized for his work on the Trichoptera.
Ross was born to Jonathan and Jessie Holdsworth in Leeds. The family moved to Vancouver where Ross was educated. He graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1927 and then studied at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. receiving an MS in 1929 and a PhD in 1933. He worked as a systematic entomologist with the Illinois Natural History Survey and served as a professor of entomology at the University from 1947 to 1969.
He married Jean Alexander in 1933 and she collaborated in many of his researches.
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Robna Kuća Sarajka
Robna Kuća Sarajka (Department Store Sarajka) was a large department store that opened on April 6th, 1975. It was heavily damaged during the Siege of Sarajevo from 1992 to 1995. The abandoned store was demolished in 2007. The decision to rebuild was made by owner BBI Real Estate. The new building opened on April 6th, 2009. The old department store was nicknamed Blue Girl because of its Blue-ish design described by the Yugoslav Sarajevans. On 14th April 2017, The Historical Archive of Sarajevo had added the DP Sarajka on their site as an archive building.
The total useful surface of 17,111 square meters, 11,000 square meters have been allocated. On five floors, the complex had a sale area with 16 departments, a supermarket, a snack bar, restaurant, wardrobe, management, dispatching and mechanical center, loan Department, storage, shelter and manipulative space. The facility has 500 employees. The building has escalators and freight lifts.
According to the first director of "Unime", Nezir Muzur, the store introduced many new items to Sarajevans. He stated, "For the first time since the existence of the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, it is possible for its inhabitants to supply all the goods to the necessary family in one place."
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COVID-19 pandemic in Austria
The COVID-19 pandemic in Austria is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). In Austria, a pair of cases were confirmed on 25 February 2020. The cases involved a 24-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman who were travelling from Lombardy, Italy, and were treated at a hospital in Innsbruck. According to new figures released by Austrian authorities on 23 June 2020, the first case in the country was recorded in Ischgl, Tyrol on 8 February 2020.
On 12 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan, Hubei, China, which was reported to the WHO on 31 December 2019.
The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003, but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.
On 25 February, Austria confirmed the first two cases of COVID-19, a 24-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman from Lombardy, Italy tested positive and were treated at a hospital in Innsbruck, Tyrol.
On 27 February, a 72-year-old man in Vienna had been in the Krankenanstalt Rudolfstiftung hospital for 10 days with flu symptoms before he tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. He was then transferred to Kaiser-Franz-Josef Hospital. A couple who tested positive and their two children who were showing symptoms were admitted to Kaiser-Franz-Josef Hospital. The family had previously been on holiday in Lombardy, Italy. On 28 February, one of the children, a 15-year-old boy tested positive. Due to the illness, precautions were taken at his high school as 4 teachers and 23 students born between 2003 and 2005 were sent home for isolation.
Beginning from 1 March, authorities in Germany and the Nordic countries began identifying the Tyrolean ski resort town of Ischgl as a major coronavirus hotspot. Several hundred infections were eventually traced back to the town with transmissions having occurred from late February onwards. After initially playing down the risks, authorities in Tyrol placed the entire town in quarantine on 13 March.
On 10 March, the government announced that all universities would close their classes at the latest by 16 March. All outdoor events with more than 500 people and all indoor events with more than 100 people were cancelled. All children older than 14 years old were ordered to stay at home, starting 15 March, with the younger children starting 17 March. This applied until 4 April. Travel restrictions for people coming from Italy are established. The government asked the general public to avoid social contact and announced even further restrictions to be made soon.
On 12 March, Austria confirmed the first death of COVID-19, a 69-year-old man from Vienna died in Vienna's Kaiser-Franz-Josef Hospital.
By 13 March, there were 422 confirmed cases.
Potential COVID-19 infected persons should under no circumstances go to a doctor or to an outpatient clinic to reduce the risk of infection. They were asked to call the Healthcare number 1450 instead. On 15 March, there were about 70 times as many calls as on other Sundays before the pandemic.
On 15 March, a ban was also announced for public gatherings of more than five people, and restaurants were ordered to close beginning on 17 March. In addition, Günther Platter, the governor of Tyrol, announced a one-week lockdown for the whole province. Residents in Tyrol were required to remain in their homes except for necessary reasons such as purchasing food or medicine, visiting the doctor, withdrawing cash, or walking a dog.
As of 16 March, nationwide, homes may only be left for one of the following reasons:
On 27 March, Federal Minister of Health Rudolf Anschober announced that in Austria the pandemic was expected to peak between mid-April and mid-May 2020.
On 30 March, the Austrian government announced that everyone entering a store has to wear a face mask, effective 6 April.
On 30 March, the Austrian government announced that they would be conducting random tests.
From 1 April to 6 April, the random tests were conducted by the SORA Institute who contacted 2000 randomly selected candidates in regions affected by the virus; 1544 of the candidates were tested. Based on the study, the prevalence of the infection in the non-hospitalized population was recalculated, resulting in an estimate around 0.33%. The results were announced on 10 April.
On 14 April, wearing face masks became mandatory on public transportation as well. At the same time, stores such as retail shops and home improvement stores that are under 400 square metres may already reopen.
On 17 May, Austria reported no additional COVID-19 death in the past 24 hours for the first time since 20 March.
On 16 March, a nationwide curfew went into force. Homes may only be left for a handful of specified reasons, see above. Non essential work that cannot be done from home was stopped.
On 17 March, in addition to border checks, Austria banned all arrivals from Italy, China's Hubei Province, Iran, and South Korea, excepting those who had a medical certificate no more than four days old that confirmed they were not affected by coronavirus.
On 27 March, it was announced that no further prevention measures are planned.
On 30 March, the government laid out plans to introduce compulsory wearing of face masks covering mouth and nose. From 6 April onwards, this will only affect persons entering supermarkets, but will be extended to more public places in the near future.
On 21 May, the Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz stated that tourism is a driving force of the Austrian economy, accounting for about 8% of its GDP and involving hundreds of thousands of employees. He invited German tourists usually directed to Italy to vacation in safer Austria and contextually launched a 40 milions Euro international campaign for tourism.
On 23 May, tourists coming from Germany and Switzerland to Italy were allowed to cross Austrian borders, but with the prohibition of any kind of stop within their national area.
On 3 June, the Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg told Austria had agreed with Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Slovenia, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic that their countries' borders will be reciprocally reopened from 4 June. The agreement doesn't concern yet the borders with Italy.
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AMX 40 (1940)
The AMX 40 was a prototype of French Cruiser tank.
In April 1939, a French military mission led by the General Martin visited the British military. They were impressed by the British Cruiser Mk III and decided to make an improved cavalry tank based on it which will later be known as AMX 40.
After the start of World War 2, development of the AMX 40 commenced in March 1940 under the leadership of Joseph Molinié from Ateliers de construction d'Issy-les-Moulineaux. The AMX 40 was a Cruiser tank, planned to be a successor to the SOMUA S35 and Somua S40. However, in July 1940, design was discontinued after the Fall of France.
The AMX 40 was to replace the obsolete SOMUA S35 and Somua S40 tanks.
The AMX 40 was ahead of its time in some aspects; the hull and turret were well sloped and had no straight angles. The tank was manned by a crew of 3.
The two-man egg-shaped turret had two openings for the optical rangefinder. The turret ring diameter was of only 90 cm. There was a circular access hatch of 60 cm in diameter at the rear of the turret.
There were no vision slits for the turret of the AMX 40. Vision was achieved by a panoramic periscope located on the top of the turret.
The planned main armament was a 47 mm SA35 gun gun. 176 rounds were stowed in the fighting compartment in rotary and tilting magazines in order to be reached quickly.
Secondary armament included two 7.5mm machine guns; one coaxial machine gun and one anti-aircraft defence machine gun mounted on a ball joint behind the turret.
The hull had rounded armor everywhere which increased the armor protection of the tank.
The AMX 40 was supposed to use a 160 hp two-stroke Aster diesel engine similar to the one used on the AMX 38. The choice of diesel fuel significantly increased safety by preventing ignition at room temperature.
The engine horsepower was noticeably less than the SOMUA S-35 (190 hp) and SOMUA S-40 (220 hp), despite the fact that the tank's weight was close to the SOMUA S-35. A 220 hp, six-cylinder version of the Aster engine was under development
The chassis had 8 road wheels of 82 cm in diameter. There were no return rollers. The road wheels were protected by 15 mm steel side skirts.
The AMX 40 was a "convertible tank", in the event of a broken track the crew could remove the tracks and use the two rear wheel drive, allowing the tank to travel at high speeds on roads. In wheeled mode, the tank was steered by pivoting the two front road wheels.
The AMX 40 was to be equipped with a radio.
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Democratic Axe
Democratic Axe ( or D7) is a Ukrainian political party and non-governmental organization founded in 2018 and officially registered at the Ministry of Justice on 22 May 2019.
The "Democratic Horde" party was announced at the end of April 2018. About 30 well-known bloggers (Iurii Gudymenko, Ihor Bihdan), journalists (Viktor Tregubov, editor-in-chief of the site "Peter and Mazepa"), Mykhailo Makaruk (volunteer of Narodny Tyl and the Inform Napalm community), businessmen (Bohdana Yarova, Pylyp Dukhlii), hackers (people known by the nicknames "Sean Townsend" and "Jeoffrey Dahmer" from the "Ukrainian Cyber Alliance"), ATO veterans (Oleksandr Zolotko, Anton Kolumbet), volunteers ("Serg Marco", Yaroslav Matiushyn), programmers and writers made statements about joining or supporting the party. In the summer of 2018, the party was renamed from the "Democratic Horde" to the "Democratic Axe". The founders explained it with negative connotations that evoked the word "horde" in the name.
On August 4, 2018, the constituent assembly of the party was held at the "Svii v dosku" pub, which was attended by 400 people. On December 27, 2018, documents were submitted to the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine for official registration of the party. Officially added to the register of political parties by the Ministry of Justice on May 22, 2019.
On May 15, 2019, the political parties "Strength of People", "Ukrainian Galician Party" and "Democratic Axe" became partners to coordinate their work to "resist the Russian revenge" and advance democratic reforms.
On June 13, 2019, the CEC registered 10 candidates in single-mandate constituencies. None of the candidates were successful, Anton Kolumbet and Mykyta Soloviov achieved the highest results, 4.3% and 3.4% respectively.
The party stands for "the land market, the liberalization of gun laws, the consistent decriminalization of light drugs, the legalization of casinos and prostitution, and all other initiatives aimed at maximizing the release of a responsible citizen from the dictatorship of the socialist state." The Party considers the minimization of the state's influence on the life of citizens as a cornerstone of ideology, so its general program and sectoral annexes are derived from this ideology - the abolition of the moratorium on land sales, total privatization, maximum deregulation.
Even before registration, the party launched a campaign to support the draft law on replacement of corporate tax with the tax on withdrawn capital. The party also held a flash mob to block draft law 6688, which significantly restricted internet freedom and providers' rights.
Through campaigning in the media, social networks and street campaigns, the party has delayed the adoption of the Natural gas transmission system law code by National Commission for State Regulation of Energy and Public Utilities for two months. According to the Democratic Axe leadership, the amendments to this code enabled the regional gas companies connected with Dmytro Firtash to carry out unauthorized gas extraction from the GTS without any consequences for themselves.
On June 6, 2018, three representatives of the "Democratic Axe Horde" NGO created by the party — Maksym Dizhechko, Tetiana Lokatska and Anatolii Mazur — garnered the highest number of votes during the elections to the Public Control Council of National Anti-Corruption Bureau and became part of it.
In the 2019 elections to the National Anti-Corruption Bureau Public Control Council, NGOs, close to Democratic Axe, formed a coalition with the "Veterans Movement of Ukraine" and won 14 out of 15 seats.
From its inception, the Democratic Axe has positioned itself as a party without a charismatic leader. All important decisions are made by voting among party leaders.
Party chairman: Ihor Shchedrin
The political council of the party: Iurii Gudymenko, Anton Shvets, Viktor Tregubov
According to the founders, crowdfunding is one of the main sources of funding for the party. The party regularly publishes expense and income statements.
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The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee
The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee is an upcoming 2020 Australian comedy film directed by Dean Murphy, written by Robert Mond and Dean Murphy, and starring Paul Hogan, Chevy Chase, John Cleese and Olivia Newton-John.
It is scheduled to release on Amazon Prime Video on 17 July 2020.
Paul Hogan is reluctantly thrust back into the spotlight as he desperately attempts to restore his sullied reputation on the eve of being knighted.
The reboot of the series has previously been criticized by Luke Buckmaster in The Guardian for its sexist, racist and homophobic tropes: "These movies constructed a conservative fantasy, where white hetero males do all the hard work and are justly rewarded, and where everybody else, including “the sheilas”, “the Aborigines” and “the gays”, understand their place in the pecking order – which is somewhere below people like Dundee".
This new film has been summarized by Penelope DeBelle in Adelaide Now as "The latest in a long line of old man movies"...Crocodile Dundee" was 34 years ago, followed two years later by "Crocodile Dundee II." Not even surgical uplifts and impeccable veneers can alter the fact that Hoges is now 80 years old. ...the idea of Hoges trying to revive the warmth and affection we had for his younger self seems a forlorn hope, just as casting a creaky Harrison Ford as a man living off the land seems an unnecessary stretch."
Filming took place in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and Los Angeles, California, USA in 2018.
The film was originally scheduled to release in Australian cinemas on 30 April 2020, but had its theatrical release postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
"The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee" will now release exclusively on Amazon Prime Video on 27 July 2020.
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Mangarjung Tea Garden (Nagri)
Mangarjung Tea Garden (Nagri) is a census town in the Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri CD block in the Darjeeling Sadar subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Mangarjung Tea Garden (Nagri) is located at .
The map alongside shows the southern portion of the Darjeeling Himalayan hill region and a small portion of the terai region in its eastern and southern fringes, all of it in the Darjeeling district. In the Darjeeling Sadar subdivision 61.00% of the total population lives in the rural areas and 39.00% of the population lives in the urban areas. In the Kurseong subdivision 58.41% of the total population lives in the rural areas and 41.59% lives in the urban areas. In the Mirik subdivision 80.11% of the total population lives in the rural areas and 19.89% lives in the urban areas. There are 78 tea gardens/ estates (the figure varies slightly according to different sources), in the district, producing and largely exporting Darjeeling tea. It engages a large proportion of the population directly/ indirectly.Some tea gardens were identified in the 2011 census as census towns or villages. Such places are marked in the map as CT (census town) or R (rural/ urban centre). Specific tea estate pages are marked TE.
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
According to the 2011 Census of India, Mangarjung Tea Garden (Nagri) had a total population of 5,644 of which 2,758 (49%) were males and 2,886 (51%) were females. There were 490 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Mangarjung Tea Garden was 4,090 (72.47% of the population over 6 years).
According to the "District Census Handbook 2011, Darjiling", Mangarjung Tea Garden (Nagri) covered an area of 5.524 km2. Among the civic amenities, the protected water supply involved overhead tank and spring. It had 400 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 1 medicine shop. Among the educational facilities it had were 7 primary schools, 1 middle school, the nearest secondary and senior secondary schools at Nagri Tea Estate 3 km away. It had 16 non-formal education centres (Sarva Siksha Abhiyan). An important commodity it manufactured was tea.
The gardens of the Darjeeling Organic Tea Estates Private Ltd. are: Ambootia, Changtong, Happy Valley, Monteviot, Moondakotee, Mullootar, Nagri, Noorbong, Sepoydhurah (Chamling), Sivitar, Rangmook Ceder, Rangaroon, Pandam and Aloobari.
Indira Ojha High School is an English-medium coeducational institution established in 1986. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class X.
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The Shipper
The Shipper (; "The Shipper:" ; 'the shipper: imagining you, becoming me') is a 2020 Thai television series starring Kanaphan Puitrakul (First), Sureeyares Yakares (Prigkhing), Pusit Disthapisit (Fluke), Pawat Chittsawangdee (Ohm), Kanyarat Ruangrung (Ploy) and Benyapa Jeenprasom (View). Directed by Aticha Tanthanawigrai and produced by GMMTV together with Parbdee Taweesuk, the series follows a high school yaoi writer who, after an accident, wakes up to find herself in the body of one of the boys she is shipping in her novels.
The series is one of the twelve television series for 2020 showcased by GMMTV during their "New & Next" event last 15 October 2019. It premiered on GMM 25 and LINE TV on 22 May 2020, airing on Fridays at 21:30 and 23:00 ICT, respectively.
High school student Pan (Sureeyares Yakares) is an ardent shipper of her boy seniors, model student Kim (Kanaphan Puitrakul) and tough guy Way (Pusit Disthapisit), despite the fact that the two are only best friends and are both straight. She and her fellow Kim-Way shipper Soda (Kanyarat Ruangrung) are writing a yaoi novel about the two boys. Soon, things turn ugly for Pan and Soda, when Kim and Way gets involved in a fight with a bully who had read the novel and teased the duo for being homosexuals. Way, who is already in probation for previous offenses, gets expelled. Way's sassy girlfriend Phingphing (Benyapa Jeenprasom) learns about the Kim-Way yaoi and commands her friends to find and bring its authors to her.
Overcome with guilt, Pan comes clean to Kim about the yaoi novel, but the kind-hearted Kim offers to drive her home. Pan and Kim get into an accident on the road and find themselves in limbo, where they meet Yommathut (Watchara Sukchum), the angel of death. The deity has appeared before them to lead them to the afterlife, though the two young mortals learn that they are not dead yet. Realizing her blunder, Yommathut sends them back to the mortal world but, in the process, she accidentally switches their bodies. Pan (Kanaphan Puitrakul) wakes up in a hospital, only to find herself in Kim's body, while the real Kim is unconscious inside her actual body.
Clueless on how to fix the mistake, Yommathut promises Pan that she will find a way to swap her and Kim back. Meanwhile, Pan has pretend to be Kim and has to make sure no one will find out the truth. But the body swap has become a chance for her to make her and Soda's Kim-Way ship become a reality.
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1984 British National Track Championships
The 1984 British National Track Championships were a series of track cycling competitions held from 6–9 September 1984 at the Leicester Velodrome. The Championships were held later than usual because of the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1984 UCI Track Cycling World Championships which both took place in August.
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Radovan Vujović
Radovan Vujović (born 8 September 1984) is a Serbian actor, comedian and director.
Vujović has garnered the reputation as one of the greatest Serbian theatre and film actors of the 21st-century. After graduating Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade in 2005, he became a member of the Boško Buha Theatre. Since 2010, he works as a member of the Yugoslav Drama Theatre ensemble.
In 2006, he made his first lead role in "". He has since starred in numerous films, including "We Will Be the World Champions" (2015), "ZG80" (2016), "Offenders" (2017) and "King Petar of Serbia" (2018). He is perhaps best known for his critically lauded role as Radisav Risović Ris in the successful television series "" (2012-2017), and films "" (2012) and "" (2013).
A native of the western Serbian city Užice, he graduated from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts, University of Arts in Belgrade in the class of Biljana Mašić He was hired as a member in the Boško Buha Theatre upon graduation. He performed in the theatre from 2005 to 2010, and has accomplished lead roles in plays such as "Othello", "As You Like It", "The Brothers Karamazov", "Three Sisters", "", "Tartuffe", "Metamorphosis" and "Les Précieuses ridicules", presenting himself well in comedic and dramatic roles. He has also performed as a guest in several European theatres, including theatres in North Macedonia, Croatia, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, Greece, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Romania.
He has won two Emperor Constantine ("Car Konstantin") awards, one for "" and one for "Offenders". He has received critical acclaim for his starring role in "". He won the Dr. Branivoj Đorđević Award in 2010. He has won three prominent JDP Theatre Awards, in 2009, 2011 and 2016.
His first prominent television role came with the comedic, rural portrayal of aggressive loner Siledžija Mića in the popular Serbian television series "Ljubav, navika, panika", with Zijah Sokolović and Gorica Popović in supporting roles.
He is widely known for his role as Radisav Risović Ris in the successful television series "" (2012-2017), and the films "" (2012) and "" (2013), all successful within critic circles and the box-office.He portrayed Prince Paul of Yugoslavia in the Dragan Bjelogrlić-directed cult televised series "Shadows over Balkan".
Alongside fellow actor and close friend Jakov Jevtović, Vujović directed, conceived and starred in the commercially successful comedy mini-series "Komunalci", as gaffe-prone and corrupt police officer Gaga. His role was widely lauded by numerous critics, including Slava Teslić and Milivoj Jukić, the latter of which calling his performance "a cultural comedic milestone".
He was nominated for an Apollo Award for his role as Srđan Kalember in the cult 2015 sports drama film "We Will Be the World Champions", directed by Darko Bajić.
His distinct, firm tenor-baritone voice has lead him to voice numerous character for Serbian-language versions of prominent animated feature films. His Serbian dub voice acting credits include Bloat in the "Finding Nemo" franchise, Donkey in the "Shrek" film series and Oscar in "Shark Tale". He also voiced Leonardo in the Serbian version of the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" film.
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Death in Freeport
Death in Freeport is a 2000 role-playing game adventure published by Green Ronin Publishing.
"Death in Freeport" is the first in the Freeport series of adventures.
Three different companies started d20 System publishing off by releasing their own adventures on August 10, 2000: "The Wizard's Amulet" (2000) from Necromancer Games, said to be the first d20 product as it was published as a PDF a few minutes into August 10 and was the first widely released d20 supplement); "Three Days to Kill" (2000) from Atlas Games which technically beat out "Amulet" because it was available locally a week early but went on sale officially that year at Gen Con which earned it the title of the first print d20 book; and "Death in Freeport" (2000) trailed "Three Days" by a few hours but also went on sale at Gen Con on August 10.
"Death in Freeport" was Green Ronin's lead d20 offering, and went on sale on the same day as the new 3E "Player's Handbook" (2000) for "Dungeons & Dragons", and according to Shannon Appelcline commenting on the first three d20 system adventures, "Of the three adventures, "Death in Freeport" may be the most notable. It defined a new campaign setting, the city of Freeport, and was also the first in a connected trilogy of d20 adventures. "Death in Freeport" was also a different sort of D&D adventure: it played like d20 crossed with Chaosium's "Call of Cthulhu" (1981), complete with cultists, ancient gods, and even player handouts. The crossover was quite explicit, with cultists of Yig and the Yellow Sign being among series antagonists." The original adventure was soon followed by the rest of the trilogy over the next several months, "Terror in Freeport" (2000) and "Madness in Freeport" (2001).
"Death in Freeport" won the Origins Awards for "Best Roleplaying Adventure of 2000".
"Death in Freeport" won the 2001 ENnie Award for "Best Adventure".
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Girl2K
Girl2K (from ; ), is an upcoming Thai romantic comedy television series starring Sushar Manaying (Aom), Jumpol Adulkittiporn (Off), Pathompong Reonchaidee (Toy), Pattadon Janngeon (Fiat) and Uttsada Panichkul (Utt).
It is one of the twelve television series for 2020 showcased by GMMTV during their "New & Next" event last 15 October 2019.
Below are the cast of the series:
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Bombing of Genoa in World War II
Owing to the importance of its port (the largest and busiest port in Italy) and industries (such as the Ansaldo shipyard and Piaggio), the Italian port city of Genoa, the regional capital and largest city of Liguria, was heavily bombarded by both Allied air and naval forces during Second World War, suffering heavy damage.
On 14 June 1940, four days after Italy's entry into the war, the French heavy cruisers and with destroyers and sortied from Toulon and shelled Genoa's industrial zone, between Sestri Ponente and Arenzano (at the same time, another French naval formation attacked the industrial plants of Savona and Vado Ligure). Italian coastal batteries returned fire and seriously damaged "Albatros", while the only reaction from the Regia Marina, owing to the paucity of naval forces available in the area (all the Italian battlefleet was in Taranto at the time), was limited to a daring but ineffectual counter-attack by the torpedo boat "Calatafimi". The French naval bombardment, however, did not cause much damage or casualties; three civilians were killed and twelve were wounded. All damage was repaired within ten days.
Another and far heavier naval bombardment of Genoa took was carried out on 9 February 1941 by the British Force H. The battlecruiser , battleship and light cruiser , along with the aircraft carrier (whose aircraft launched diversionary attacks on La Spezia and Livorno), sailed from Gibraltar and shelled the city in the early morning, firing altogether 273 15-inch shells, 782 6-inch shells and 400 4,5-inch shells. Only one third of the shells fired hit the targets; industrial plants did nut suffer heavy damage, and the only two warships undergoing work in the shipyards, the battleship and the destroyer , remained unscathed. Of 55 merchant ships in the harbour, two were sunk (steamer "Ezilda Croce" and floating orphanage "Garaventa"), two were seriously damaged (steamers "Salpi" and "Garibaldi") and twenty-nine suffered splinter damage. The city instead suffered serious damage, with the destruction of 250 buildings, 144 dead and 272 wounded among the civilian population, and 2,500 people left homeless. Reaction by the coastal batteries was ineffectual, while the Italian battlefleet sortied from La Spezia to intercept Force H, but was unable to do so owing to poor cooperation between the Navy and the "Regia Aeronautica" (Italian Royal Air Force) reconnaissance aircraft.
First air raid on Genoa; together with the simultaneous attack on Turin, this was the first air raid suffered by an Italian city during the war. Two British bombers, part of a group of thirty-six that had taken off from bases in England (another two were lost), dropped five tons of bombs, causing little damage and few casualties.
Air raid by nine British aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm.
Eight Vickers Wellington bombers from Haddock Force, based in Provence, attacked the Ansaldo shipyards and the Piaggio plants.
Another three bombers of Haddock Force, out of twenty-two that had taken off from bases in Provence, attacked again Ansaldo and Piaggio.
A raid by Royal Air Force Bomber Command hit the city, causing two deaths among the civilians.
Another raid by the Bomber Command.
76 Bomber Command aircraft attacked Genoa and Turin (five were shot down). In Genoa, the bombs fell on the city.
Raid by 41 Bomber Command aircraft, three of which were lost. The bombs fell on the city; some dispersed bombers dropped their loads on La Spezia and Savona.
Raid by eighteen Bomber Command aircraft (many of which failed to reach Genoa and attacked Savona and Imperia instead), which dropped 9.5 tons of bombs.
First area bombing raid on Genoa, carried out by the Bomber Command with a hundred Avro Lancaster bombers (out of 112 that had taken off from bases in England) which dropped 179 tons of bombs on the city (Piazza De Ferrari was the aiming point). The old city centre, the harbour, the shipyards, and the eastern suburbs were hit; among the damaged buildings were the Genova Brignole railway station, the Pammatone hospital, the churches of Santa Maria in Passione and Sant'Agostino, the medieval "portico" of Sottoripa, Palazzo Spinola, Palazzo San Giorgio and the Doge's Palace. Thirty-nine civilians were killed. This was the first area bombing raid on an Italian city, with ample use of incendiary devices, causing damage and fires on an unprecedented scale (some fires were still raging after twenty-four hours) and deeply impressing the population. On the following morning, Genoa was visited by the King and Queen; Victor Emmanuel III visited the hardest hit districts, while Queen Elena visited the wounded in the hospitals.
Second area bombing of Genoa, carried out by 95 Short Stirling and Handley Page Halifax bombers, that dropped 144 tons of bombs. Bad weather dispersed many of the 122 bombers that hat originally taken off from England (three of which were lost), with many erroneously attacking Savona (mistaken for Genoa), killing 55 people, Vado Ligure or Turin; in Genoa, material damage was relatively light (among the damaged buildings were the Basilica of the Santissima Annunziata, the Gio Vincenzo Imperiale Palace and the Paganini Theatre, which was destroyed and never rebuilt), to the point that the Bomber Command considered this raid a failure (unlike the previous and following ones, all of which were considered as successful and well concentrated) The panic caused by the previous night's attack caused a mass stampede at the entrance of an air raid shelter near Porta Soprana, in which at least 354 people (according to the official toll; others estimate 500) lost their lives.
Third area bombing, in which 65 RAF bombers (out of 73 that had taken off from bases in England; two were shot down) dropped 115 tons of bombs. The central and eastern districts were hit, with damage to the church of San Donato and to Villa Pallavicini; twenty civilians were killed.
Fourth and heaviest area bombing raid: 143 bombers (out of 175 that had taken off from England; six were lost) dropped 237 tons of bombs on the city and the Ansaldo shipyard, killing 23 people. The shipyard and the eastern districts were hit, with damage to the basilica of the Santissima Annunziata, to Sottoripa, and to Doria, Spinola, Arcivescovile and Accademia Ligustica palaces. This was the heaviest air raid suffered by an Italian city since the beginning of the war (a record that was surpassed, a few days later, by the 20 November raid on Turin).
Fifth ""area bombing"" raid on Genoa, carried out by seventy Bomber Command aircraft (out of 76 that had taken off from England) which dropped 80 tons of explosive bombs and 47 tons of incendiary bombs. Both the Ansaldo and the city were targeted; both were hit, with damage to the Sampierdarena marshalling yard, the Brignole district, the Galliera hospital, the Basilica of San Siro, the church of Santo Stefano, the Spinola and Accademia Ligustica palaces, the Loggia della Mercanzia. Ten civilians were killed.
Sixth area attack; 68 bombers (of 78 that had taken off from England) dropped 115 tons of bombs on the city, hitting both the city (including the church of the saints Cosma and Damiano, the basilica of San Siro, la basilica of Santa Maria Assunta and Palazzo Cattaneo) and the harbour, and causing five deaths. The six raids on Genoa in the autumn of 1942 destroyed or badly damaged 1,250 buildings. 1,996 flats were destroyed or badly damaged, 1,249 damaged and rendere partially uninhabitable, 4,438 suffered light damage; in some districts, over a third of all buildings were destroyed or badly damaged. Damage to the port facilities, instead, were not heavy and were repaired in a short time. Civilian casualties (451 deaths) were relatively light when compared to the extent of the damage; this was largely due to the greater availability (both in number and capacity) of air raid shelters in Genoa, many of which were located in tunnels and underground passages, without buildings that could collapse and bury them (one of the main causes of death in air raids). Bomber Command losses amounted to nine bombers, two of which had collided in mid air.
Last area raid, carried out by 72 Lancaster bombers of the Bomber Command. 169 tons of bombs (94 tons of explosive bombs, including twenty-five 4,000-lb blockbuster bombs, and 75 tons of incendiaries) fell on the city, killing about one hundred people (a worse toll was avoided because a large part of the population had already left the city) and leaving 13,000 homeless, and on the harbour, sinking destroyer "Freccia". The old city centre was hit the hardest, especially the area surrounding Piazza De Ferrari (again used as "aiming point": 63 of the 72 bombers dropped their load within three miles), Piazza Corvetto and the Carignano district, as well as the Teatro Carlo Felice, the basilica of San Siro and the churches of the Consolazione and of Santo Stefano. This attack was part of a series of raids on Italian cities launched by the Allies after 25 July 1943 and targeting the public opinion in Italy, with the aim of pushing the Badoglio government to surrender; along with the bombs, thousands of propaganda leaflets were also dropped, carrying the message: ""The government in Rome says: the war goes on. This is why our bombing goes on"".
First raid on Genoa, now occupied by the Germans, by the United States Army Air Force; the raid was carried out by 153 bombers of the Twelfth Air Force. The Armistice of Cassibile having brought an end to the period of area bombing aimed at weakening the morale of the population, the subsequent raids on Genoa were "precision" raids aimed at disabling the port facilities and factories engaged in wartime productions. Inaccurate bombing resulted in many bombs also falling on the city.
133 bombers of the 12th U.S. Air Force attacked the marshalling yard and the Ansaldo, hitting both the targets and the city, killing about sixty people The "Vigili del Fuoco" (fire brigade) managed to save another thirty-people from under the rubble)and causing serious damage to the water and gas networks.
Another raid by the marshalling yard and the Ansaldo, carried out by twenty bombers of the 12th U.S. Air Force. The bombs hit the city (especially the old city centre and the Sampierdarena and Rivarolo districts).
Raid by the 15th Air Force, targeting the Ansaldo. Both the objective and the city were hit (the Sanctuary of Nostra Signora Incoronata was almost completely destroyed).
Raid by 66 RAF aircraft, targeting the marshalling yard. The bombs fell on Sestri, Pegli, Rivarolo, Sampierdarena and Cornigliano, killing sixteen civilians and wounding about twenty.
Seven RAF bombers attacked the harbour.
Another raid on the harbour, carried out by nine RAF bombers. The bombs fell on the city as well, causing thirteen victims among the civilians.
Raid by 21 RAF bombers.
Fifteen RAF bombers attacked the harbour; bombs also fell on the city, killing nine civilians.
Raid by nine RAF bombers.
Raid on the harbour, by six RAF bombers. Bombs also fell on the city, killing two civilians.
Raid by twelve RAF bombers.
26 RAF bombers attacked the harbour. Bombs also fell on the city, killing four civilians.
Raid by the 15th Air Force, targeting the harbour and the marshalling yard. The objectives were hit, but many of the bombs fell on the city (especially the old city centre; among the damaged buildings were the University, the Cathedral and the San Martino hospital), causing 111 deaths among the population.
Another raid by Consolidated B-24 Liberator bombers of the 15th Air Force, targeting the harbour and the marshalling yard.
Raid by 217 B-17 and B-24 bombers of the 15th Air Force on the marshalling yard. 497 tons of bombs were dropped, hitting both the target and the city (especially the Voltri, Rivarolo, Cornigliano and Sampierdarena districts), causing 93 dead and 130 wounded.
Raid by the 15th Air Force, targeting the Voltri drydocks; these were hit, but so was the city, with 59 victims among the population.
Another raid by the 15th U.S. Air Force. The bombs hit the city.
An air raid killed twenty people in Sampierdarena.
B-24 bombers of the 15th Air Force dropped 58,5 tons of bombs on the harbour, sinking the incomplete Capitani Romani-class cruiser "Cornelio Silla" but also hitting the city centre.
Another raid by B-24 bombers of the 15th Air Force, targeting the harbour. The city was also hit, especially the old city centre and the San Vincenzo district, with heavy damage and considerable casualties.
North American B-25 Mitchell and Martin B-26 Marauder medium bombers of the 12th Air Force attacked the port facilities and the road network.
USAAF aircraft launched a series of attacks on coastal batteries in and around Genoa, in preparation for the landings in Southern France.
59 RAF bombers attacked the harbour, but also hit the city (the Palazzo Reale and the basilica of San Siro, among other things, suffered damage). About a hundred civilians lost their lives.
144 Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bombers of the 15th Air Force carried out a heavy air raid on the harbour. Several ships were sunk, including the German destroyer "TA 33", former Italian "Squadrista"; the torpedo boat "TA 28", former Italian "Rigel"; the submarines "Aradam", "UIT 5", "UIT 6", and "UIT 20", former Italian "Sparide", "Murena", and "Grongo"; the submarine chaser "CS 11", the tug boats "Capodistria", "Tiravanti", "Taormina" and "Senigallia"; the minelayer "Vallelunga"; the corvette "UJ 6085", former Italian "Renna"; the German military transports "KT 14", "KT 16", "KT 19", "KT 20", "KT 43", "KT 44", "KT 45", and "KT 46"). Many bombs also fell on the city, causing heavy damage (among other buildings, the already damaged Teatro Carlo Felice was largely destroyed) and hundreds of victims (over three hundred, according to some sources): in the Grazie air raid shelter alone, 143 people were killed by a direct hit.
Raid by 37 RAF bombers, targeting the marshalling yard.
Air raids and naval bombardments on Genoa destroyed or damaged 11,183 buildings, destroying 265,000 rooms. The harbour, the city and the marshalling yard all suffered heavily; by April 1945, three quarters of all industrial plants were destroyed. In the closing days of the war, further damage to port facilities was caused by German troops, who blew up large sections of the breakwater, disabled dry docks, wrecked machinery, laid 140 mines in the harbour and scuttled dozens of vessels as blockships (by the end of the war, as many as 935 wrecks – 320 ships and 615 smaller craft and floating objects – lay in the harbour, part of them sunk by the air raids, part scuttled by the Germans). Two-thirds of all wrecks were salvaged between 1945 and 1948, and by that year the port facilities had been restored to 70% of their prewar capacity.
About 2,000 civilians were killed; the homeless were over 120,000 already at the end of 1943.
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Bridge railway station
Bridge was a station on the Elham Valley Railway. It opened in 1889 and closed to passengers in 1940 and freight in 1947.
The station opened on 1 July 1889. It was situated on the extension of the Elham Valley Railway from to Harbledown Junction, on the Ashford to Ramsgate line. An 18-lever signal box was provided. Initially, there were six passenger trains per day. By 1906 there were nine trains a day, with five on Sunday. This had reduced to six trains a day by 1922. The double track between Barham and Harbledown Junction was reduced to single track from 25 October 1931 and the signal boxes between those points were abolished. Services had been reduced to five trains a day by 1937.
Passenger services between and were withdrawn on 1 December 1940 and the line was placed under military control. The station remained open to freight during the war. Military control was relinquished on 19 February 1945. The Elham Valley Railway closed on 1 October 1947. The station building was converted into a dwelling in 1948.
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The War Lovers
The War Lovers: Roosevelt, Lodge, Hearst, and the Rush to Empire, 1898 is a 2010 nonfiction book by Evan Thomas that follows five prominent Americans in the lead-up to and during the Spanish–American War of 1898. It centers around Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Brackett Reed, Henry Cabot Lodge, William James, and William Randolph Hearst.
Ronald Steel, writing in "The New York Times," concluded that "Thomas has illuminated, in a compulsively readable style, a critical moment in American history. This is a book that, with its style and panache, is hard to forget and hard to put down." "Kirkus Reviews" called it "A lively, well rounded look at politics and personalities in late 19th century America." "The Christian Science Monitor" determined: "Altogether readable, "The War Lovers" engagingly conveys what happened in this consequential period." In the "Naval War College Review", the book was called a "captivating chronicle".
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Westminster Palace Hotel
The Westminster Palace Hotel was a luxury hotel in London, located in the heart of the political district. Opened in 1860, the Hotel was the scene of many significant meetings, including the London Conference of 1866 which finalized the details for the confederation of Canada. It also served as the office building of the India Office of the British government for several years in the 1860s. It was demolished in 1974.
The Hotel opened in 1860 on Victoria Street, directly opposite Westminster Abbey and close to the Palace of Westminster, the meeting place for the Parliament. It had all the latest technology, including being the first hotel in London with hydraulic lifts, advertised as able to "convey the occupant of the highest floor to his resting place with as little fatigue as if he were located on the first floor".
Shortly after the Hotel was built, the newly constituted India Office was looking for office space. In 1860, the India Office leased a 140-room wing at the rear of the building, at a rate of £6,000 per year. Since the Council of India met at the India Office, it meant that India was being governed from the Hotel. The India Office remained there for seven years, until it moved to its permanent new offices in Whitehall in 1867
In 1866, the Hotel was the location for the London Conference, the third and final conference leading to the Confederation of Canada in 1867. Some contemporary accounts referred to the conference as the Westminster Palace Hotel Conference.
Sixteen delegates from the Province of Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick met in London at the end of 1866 to agree upon the final details for Confederation. The delegates from the Province of Canada stayed at the Hotel, while the Maritimers stayed at the Alexandra Hotel. The meetings were held in the Conference Chamber of the Westminster Palace Hotel. Based on the agreement reached at the Conference on Christmas Eve, 1866, the Colonial Secretary, the Earl of Carnarvon, introduced the "British North America Act, 1867" in Parliament. The bill passed and received royal assent on March 29, 1867, coming into force on July 1, 1867.
In 1909, Mohandas Gandhi stayed at the Hotel. He occupied the room which had been the office of Sir Richard Vivian, a former military commander in Madras, as well as a member of the Council of India. It is not known if Gandhi was aware of the former use of the Hotel by the India Office.
The Hotel was converted to offices in the 1920s and demolished in 1974. The site is now occupied by a branch of Barclays Bank.
Andrew Moseley, "An Outline of the Plan and Construction of the Westminster Palace Hotel", "Papers Read at the Royal Institute of British Architects - Session 1861-1862" (London: Royal Institute of British Architects, 1862), pp. 111-115.
Sir John William Kaye, "The House that Scott Built", "Cornhill Magazine" (1867), vol. XVI, pp. 356-369.
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2-Methyltetrahydroquinoline
2-Methyltetrahydroquinoline is one of the methyl-substituted derivatives of tetrahydroquinoline. A colorless oil, it is a chiral compound owing to the presence of the methyl substituent. It is produced by the hydrogenation of quinaldine. It is of interest in medicinal chemistry.
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Tor Premete Ondho Holam
Tor Premete Ondho Holam (, ) is a National Award winning song from the 2017 Bangladeshi romantic-drama film "Swatta" sung by James. The song composed by Bappa Mazumder and choreographed by Masum Babul. The lyrics of the song written by Sohani Hossain, the producer and story writer of the film, and Shakib Khan and Paoli Dam performed in the song. The song was released on Deco's YouTube channel under the banner of Qinetic Network on March 30, 2017.
For the song Sohani Hossain won the Global Music Awards for Best Lyricist in 2018, and James won the National Film Awards, the Meril Prothom Alo Awards and the Bachsas Awards in the Best Male Singer category. The song placed number 1 in the List of the Top 50 songs by ABC Radio in 2017, and it was ranked number 3 on the "Top 10 Bengali Songs Listened to YouTube in 2017" by The Daily Star.
The song is sung James and composed by Bappa Mazumder. James recorded the song on August 3, 2014, under the banner of Qinetic Network.
The song was released on Deco's YouTube channel under the banner of Qinetic Network on March 30, 2017. the song has been viewed more than 10 million.
The song received several awards in the category of best lyricist, music director and singer. The list is given below:
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Betty (TV series)
Betty is an American teen comedy television series created by Crystal Moselle. The series is based on Moselle's 2018 film "Skate Kitchen". It includes most of the cast of the original movie, and focuses on the group's efforts to stand out in New York's predominantly male world of skateboarding. The six-episode series premiered on HBO on May 1, 2020.
In June 2020, the series was renewed for a second season.
On August 14, 2019, it was reported that HBO had given the production a series order consisting of six episodes.The series is created, directed, executive produced by Crystal Moselle who also co-wrote and directed Skate Kitchen. Lesley Arfin, Igor Srubshchik Jason Weinberg were expected to executive produce alongside Moselle. Production companies involved with the series were slated to consist of Untitled Entertainment and Arfin Material. The series premiered on May 1, 2020. On June 18, 2020, HBO renewed the series for a second season.
Alongside the initial series announcement, it was reported that Rachelle Vinberg, Nina Moran, Moonbear, Dede Lovelace, and Ajani Russell will be reprising their roles from Skate Kitchen as series regulars.
The series was filmed in New York City.
On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 93% based on 15 reviews, with an average rating of 6.84/10.The website's critical consensus reads, "Earnest, audacious, and effortlessly cool, "Betty" captures the spirit of skating and friendship with style." On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 77 out of 100 based on 10 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Betty was noted by Vogue magazine for depicting the friendships of women, several of them queer or of color, in a naturalistic way."
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1983 British National Track Championships
The 1983 British National Track Championships were a series of track cycling competitions held from 30 July - 7 August 1983 at the Leicester Velodrome.
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Aladža Mosque
The Aladža Mosque ("Aladža džamija; Šarena džamija, džamija Hasana Nezira"; Colorful Mosque) is a mosque in Foča in the east of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is considered one of the most architecturally important in the European part of the Ottoman Empire, the then Rumelia, and one of the three most important mosques in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque in Sarajevo and the Ferhadija Mosque in Banja Luka.
It was built in 1550 and blown up in 1992; its reconstruction was completed between 2016 and 2018.
The mosque was erected in 1549 by Hasan Nezir, the supervisor of state goods and finance in Herzegovina and a close associate of Mimar Sinan. The master builder was Ramadan-Aga, who was trained in the Persian culture. It was decorated with beautiful colors, so it was named Aladža, the Colourful.
The mosque is more than 36 meters high and has harmonious lines, marble columns, portal, cubes, corners and chasers. It is a masterpiece of Ottoman architecture on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The ornamentation is in typical Ottoman classical architectural style, and since it was the first mosque of its kind in Bosnia and Herzegovina, its design was emulated by many others that were later built. This is one of the reasons why the Yugoslav authorities put it under state protection in 1950.
During the Ottoman period, 17 mosques were built in Foca; 5 were destroyed during World War II and 12 were destroyed during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. From April to June 1992, all mosques were demolished in Foča.
The mosque was blown up on 22 April 1992 by the Army of Republika Srpska and then completely demolished on 2 August 1992. Its remains were removed to the city's landfills. The area on which the mosque stood has been fenced and remained empty for the following 22 years. The first fragments of Aladža were found in 2004, along with the remains of the bodies of killed Bosniaks, in the rubble around 200 m south of the iron bridge over the Drina and around 300 m north of this bridge.
In October 2018, the Bosnian State Court charged Goran Mojović for crimes against humanity, including the destruction of the Aladža mosque. According to the prosecutor, in the course of a widespread and systematic attack by the Bosnian Serb military, paramilitary and police forces against the civilian population of the city of Foča, on the evening of August 2, 1992 Mojović, as head of the local engineering unit of the Army of Republika Srpska, gave the order to destroy the mosque, and - despite the refusal of two other soldiers - together with Rajko Milošević detonated the mosque with about 25 anti-tank mines. Thus Mojović and Milošević violated international law on the protection of civilian and cultural property.
The reconstruction of the mosque in line with the original plans was carried out between 2014 and 2018 under supervision of the Commission to preserve national monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was financed by the Turkish Cooperation (TIKA). The restored Aladža was opened on May 4, 2019, and was opened by Aziza Kurtovic, a woman who lost her son during the war.
Like the Ali Pasha Mosque in Sarajevo and the Sinan Beg Mosque in Čajniče, the mosque was built along the “classical” Ottoman style, to which the Gazi Husrev Beg Mosque in Sarajevo can also be assigned.
Their floor plan was almost square (11.22 m by 11.30 m). The dome, which had a diameter of 11 m, rose above an octagonal drum. The height to the apex of the dome was 19.85 m. There were 5 windows in each of the three sides of the mosque, and in front of the front there was a vestibule with pointed arched arches supported by four marble columns and three domes. The minaret was 36 m high. Inside Mihrab, Minbar and Mahvil there was an Islamic stone sculpture, which was considered the most beautiful in the Balkans ("Trifunović"). The mosque had picture decorations, including a rosette on the north wall with floral decoration and wall painting in the lobby.
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One-way wave equation
A one-way wave equation is a partial differential equation used in scientific fields such as geophysics, whose solutions include only waves that propagate in one direction. In the one-dimensional case, the one-way wave equation allows wave propagation to be calculated without the complication of having both an outgoing and incoming wave (e.g. destructive or constructive interference). Several approximation methods use the 1D one-way wave equation for 3D seismic calculations.
The standard 2nd-order wave equation in one dimension can be written as:
where formula_2 is the coordinate, formula_3 is time, formula_4 is the displacement, and formula_5 is the wave velocity.
Due to the ambiguity in the direction of the wave velocity, formula_6, the equation does not constrain the wave direction and so has solutions propagating in both the forward (formula_7) and backward (formula_8) directions. The general solution of the equation is the solutions in these two directions is:
where formula_10 and formula_11 are equal and opposite displacements.
When the one-way wave problem is formulated, the wave propagation direction can be arbitrarily selected by keeping one of the two terms in the general solution.
Factoring the operator on the left side of the equation yields a pair of one-way wave equations, one with solutions that propagate forwards and the other with solutions that propagate backwards.
The forward- and backward-travelling waves are described respectively,
The one-way wave equations (in a homogeneous medium) can also be derived directly from the characteristic specific acoustic impedance. In a longitudinal plane wave, the specific impedance determines the local proportionality of pressure formula_14 and particle velocity formula_15:
The conversion of the impedance equation leads to:
A longitudinal plane wave of angular frequency formula_19 has the displacement formula_4. The pressure formula_21 and the particle velocity formula_22 can be expressed in terms of the displacement formula_23 (formula_24: Elastic Modulus):
These relations inserted into the equation above (*) yield:
With the local wave velocity definition (speed of sound):
directly follows the 1st-order partial differential equation of the one-way wave equation:
The wave velocity formula_5 can be set within this wave equation as formula_34 or formula_35 according to the direction of wave propagation.
For wave propagation in the direction of formula_34 the unique solution is
and for wave propagation in the formula_35 direction the respective solution is
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Devil Sister
Devil Sister (from ; ), is an upcoming Thai romantic comedy television series starring Purim Rattanaruangwattana (Pluem) and Sutatta Udomsilp (Punpun).
It is one of the twelve television series for 2020 showcased by GMMTV during their "New & Next" event last 15 October 2019.
Below are the cast of the series:
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Superman Smashes the Klan
Superman Smashes the Klan is a three-part superhero limited series comic book written by Gene Luen Yang with art by Gurihiru and published by DC Comics. It is a Superman story loosely based on the 1946 "The Adventures of Superman" radio show's story-arc, "Clan of the Fiery Cross."
In the story, set in 1946, a Chinese-American family, the Lees, move to Metropolis, but find themselves threatened by the local Ku Klux Klan. The children, Tommy and Roberta, find themselves especially threatened while new friends like Jimmy Olsen, Lois Lane and Inspector Henderson try to help and are then similarly targeted. Meanwhile, Superman's own efforts to assist the children are complicated by disturbing visions that prove linked to his own self-doubts and confusion about his own self-identity.
Reviews for "Superman Smashes the Klan" were generally positive, especially with regards to its message and themes. Pierce Lydon of Newsarama praised Gene Luen Yang for exploring the "subtle and insidious ways that prejudice shows up in our everyday life." Rory Wilding of AIPT Comics said the series "succeeds as a positive and somewhat educational adventure about the acceptance of others."
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1,8-Naphthyridine
1,8-Naphthyridine is an organic compound with the formula C8H6N2. It is the most well-studied of the six isomeric naphthyridines, a subset of diazanaphthalenes with nitrogen in the separate rings. Enoxacin, nalidixic acid, and trovafloxacin are 1,8-naphthyridine derivatives with antibacterial properties related to the fluoroquinolones.
With flanking nitrogen centers, 1,8-naphthyridine serves as a binucleating ligand in coordination chemistry.
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Battle of Piercebridge
The Battle of Piercebridge was a battle in County Durham, England, during the First English Civil War on 1 December 1642. The Earl of Newcastle was advancing with a Royalist army of 6,000 from Newcastle upon Tyne to York, when he met a small force of around 580 Parliamentarians at Piercebridge. The Parliamentarians, commanded by Captain John Hotham, were defending the bridge over the River Tees. After three hours of heavy fighting, Hotham and his men retreated, allowing the Royalists a clear path to continue onto York.
In December 1642, the First English Civil War was in its fourth month, since Charles I had raised the Royal Standard in Nottingham and declared the Earl of Essex, and by extension Parliament, traitors. That action had been the culmination of religious, fiscal and legislative tensions going back over fifty years.
Even before the formal start of the war, Yorkshire was a key area in the conflict. After Charles attempted to arrest five members of parliament in January 1642, members of the gentry started openly taking sides and preparing for battle. Sir John Hotham seized Hull for Parliament the same month, and after fleeing London, the King established himself at York in March. The King twice attempted to take Hull in 1642 without success. Although he subsequently returned south, his wife, Henrietta Maria (formally known as Queen Mary) had travelled to the Low Countries to acquire weapons and Newcastle was charged with ensuring her safe travel through the northeast when she returned. On the other side, Ferdinando Fairfax, Lord Fairfax, was appointed as the commander of Parliament's forces in Yorkshire.
In response to requests from Yorkshire Royalists, Newcastle advanced south from Newcastle upon Tyne towards Yorkshire with around 6,000 men, comprising 4,000 infantry, 2,000 cavalry and dragoons, with ten artillery pieces. He had to cross the River Tees at Piercebridge, on the border between County Durham and Yorkshire. To defend against his advance, the Parliamentarians placed a small force of around 580 men (400 infantry and 180 cavalry) with two cannons on the southern side of the bridge, under the command of Captain John Hotham.
On 1 December, Newcastle sent a vanguard into Piercebridge under the command of Colonel Sir Thomas Howard. Howard placed the ten artillery pieces on Carlbury Hill, to the east of the village. Howard's dragoons led the assault, followed by infantry commanded by Sir William Lambton. After a few hours of intense fighting, during which Colonel Howard was killed, the Royalists forced Hotham to retreat. According to Parliamentarian accounts, their forces suffered only minimal casualties.
The Parliamentarians retreated south through Yorkshire towards Knaresborough. With his path clear, Newcastle continued into York, where he arrived on 3 December. His advance had split the Parliamentarian forces, and shifted the balance of power in the county. He subsequently defeated a Parliamentarian force commanded by Fairfax at the Battle of Tadcaster.
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Villa Tesoriera
Villa Tesoriera, also known as La Tesoriera or Villa Sartoriana, is a Baroque-style rural palace located at Corso Francia 186, Turin, Italy. The villa since 2014 was the home of the non-profit organization of "Villa of Composers" that links active composers of written music with libraries of written music. The villa is surrounded by a large park.
The central core of the Villa was built between 1713 and 1715 for Aymo Ferrero Cocconato, treasurer of the Duke of Savoy and King of Sicily, Victor Amadeus II. On the south wall of the first floor of the Villa, a painted plaque attributes the design to Jacopo Maggi (Cremona, 1658-1739), a scenographer, costume designer and impresario of the Teatro Regio in Turin. The frescoes of the Grand Salon have been attributed to Giovanni Battista Pozzo.
In the century after the treasurer's death in 1723, the villa had many owners. In 1869, it was purchased by the Marquis Ferdinando Arborio Gattinara di Breme, Duke of Sartirana, senator of the Kingdom and director of the Accademia Albertina. He commissioned the French- and Dutch-style gardens, and built an east wing addition to the Villa. Multiple contemporary authors comment on the eclectic richness of the holdings in the Villa in this era. After further change of owners, in 1934, the villa was inherited by Prince Amadeus Umberto of Savoy, who added a symmetrical west wing.
The villa was looted during the German army occupation from 1943 and 1944. During the occupation valuable library and furniture collections belonging to the Marquis di Breme went missing. In 2009, now belonging to the City of Turin, more than 2 million euros worth of restoration, and it reopened in 2012, housing the collections of the Andrea della Corte music library. In 2014, the City of Turin partnered with the Villa of Composers, notably to house and update the scores classified in its musical works library.
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Crag Hotel
The Crag Hotel, Penang is an abandoned hotel, and former school building on the north edge of Penang Hill.
The original site was first occupied by a Mr Bright in 1845, and was most likely a private residence. By the early 1850s, it was used as a sanatorium. In 1896, Captain John W Kerr, an employee of the East India Company took over the lease and made numerous improvements to the site and was a popular retreat for Europeans who lived in Georgetown and Penang Island as a way to escape the intense heat and humidity of the lower coastal areas. In 1905, the lease was then taken over by four Armenian immigrants, the Sarkies brothers and following minor renovations was turned into a hotel that boasted nine bungalows. The hotel prospered until the outbreak of World War I, when it was sold to the colonial government. Although it was still managed by the Sarkies brothers, by 1925 it was handed over to the Federated Malay States Railway. Most of the hotel was completely rebuilt in 1930 and it continued operating until the Second World War, when it was requisitioned by the Japanese Army of occupation. The Crag hotel re-opened in 1947, but was not as popular as it had been and finally closed its doors in 1954.
After the war, the building fell into disuse for a number of years, until it was leased to the Uplands School The International School of Penang (Uplands). The international boarding school opened in 1955, as a safe location during the Malayan Emergency. During her overseas tour it was visited by Queen Elizabeth II in 1972. It was moved to a new site in 1977, and the buildings abandoned.
The abandoned buildings became a location for the 1992 Indochine (film), featuring Catherine Deneuve - a French period drama film set in colonial French Indochina during the 1930s to 1950s. Later it was again used for the BBC Channel 4 television series Indian Summers screened 2015–16, a British colonial historical drama series set in India during the 1930s-1940s, featuring Nikesh Patel as Aafrin Dalal and Julie Walters as Cynthia Coffin. The main building becoming the fictional Royal Simla Club.
There have been several attempts to interest an overseas hotel chain to redevelop the Crag Hotel site, but nothing has materialized to date.
The history of Armenians in Singapore and Malaysia
Other Sarkies Brothers hotels: Eastern & Oriental Hotel (1885) Penang, Raffles Hotel (1887) Singapore, Strand Hotel (1901) Yangon (Rangoon).
The Sea View Hotel, Singapore, originally built in 1906 and operated by the Sarkies Brothers under lease until 1931. It was one of the first hotels located outside of the busy town centre. Situated in the Tanjong Katong area, especially popular with clients who had recently recovered from illness and were seeking the tranquillity of an idyllic seaside resort surrounded by coconut trees to rest and recuperate. It was leased to various operators until 1962, when it was demolished and a new property bearing the same name was built in its place. The new hotel operated from 1969 to 2003 before it was pulled down to make way for a condominium development.
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2 Kings 10
2 Kings 10 is the tenth chapter of the second part of the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible or the Second Book of Kings in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is a compilation of various annals recording the acts of the kings of Israel and Judah by a Deuteronomic compiler in the seventh century BCE, with a supplement added in the sixth century BCE. This chapter records Jehu's massacres of the sons of Ahab, the kinsmen of Ahaziah the king of Judah and the Baal worshippers linked to Jezebel. The narrative is a part of a major section 2 Kings 9:1–15:12 covering the period of Jehu's dynasty.
This chapter was originally written in the Hebrew language and since the 16th century is divided into 36 verses.
Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), Aleppo Codex (10th century), and Codex Leningradensis (1008). Fragments containing parts of this chapter in Hebrew were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls, that is, 6Q4 (6QpapKgs; 150–75 BCE) with extant verses 19–21.
There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BCE. Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus (B; formula_1B; 4th century), Codex Alexandrinus (A; formula_1A; 5th century) and Codex Marchalianus (Q; formula_1Q; 6th century).
This chapter and the previous one contain the narrative of Jehu's overthrow of the Omride dynasty and destruction of the Baal worship in Israel, reopening the battle against apostasy which was started by Elijah (). Following his anointing, Jehu executed a total revolution in Israel and Judah, by killing the reigning kings (and their family members) of both kingdoms. The narrative may be divided into two parallel sections, the first one about the assassination of the leaders (including Jezebel, the queen mother of Israel) and the second about the killing of their kinsmen (including the Baal worshippers as Jezebel's "kin"), ending with a summary of Jehu's reign and the consequences of his action in relation to his faithfulness to YHWH. The structure can be as follows:
The eradication of the entire ruling house after a coup was common in the ancient Near East, because it minimized the threat of blood-revenge and claims to the throne. As the royal house of Omri is in Samaria (), Jehu wrote to the Samarians to 'choose between loyalty to the previous dynasty and defection to him, the murderer of their king' (verses 1–5). The Samarians, like the Jezreelites, chose to follow Jehu and they brought the heads of the decapitated 70 Omrides to Jezreel (verses 6–7). Jehu took responsibility for murdering the king, but not for the slaughter of the royal family. It seems that Jehu was God's instrument to fulfill the prophecy spoken through the prophet Elijah (verse 10), but the way he executed the coup was blameworthy, because about 100 years later the prophet Hosea states that God 'will punish the house of Jehu for the blood of Jezreel' ().
The correspondence regarding the fate of the Ahab's sons recalls Ahab and Jezebel's correspondence with the nobles of Jezreel regarding Naboth's fate ().
Forty-two male members of the Judean royal family, who were closely tied and related to the Israelite royal house (cf. 2 Kings 3:7; 8:26, 29) near Betheked (presumably between Jezreel and Samaria) and ignorantly announced 'their allegiance to the Omrides, and thereby condemned themselves to death' (verses 13-14).
In their common 'zeal for the LORD', Jehu formed an alliance with Jehonadab ben Rechab, presumably the leader of a nomadic YHWH-worshipping religious clan which had strictly detached itself from the culture and religion of the country (cf. Jeremiah 35). The news that many Omrides have been killed (verse 17) is related to the full execution of the announcement made in . Jehu (and Jehonadab) then targets the house of Baal in Samaria, established since the time of Ahab (). As the Baal worshippers were closely linked to Ahab's royal family, the attack on them is clearly in line with Jehu's revolution. Jehu gathers all the prophets and priests in the temple using lures and threats (verses 18–19). Jehu's announcement, 'I have a great sacrifice to offer to Baal' (verse 19) is 'cruelly ambiguous, as he initially performs the sacrificial rites as a devout king would do (verse 24), only to order the ensuing human sacrifice'. According to verse 21, all servants of Baal throughout Israel should be eradicated, but individual YHWH-worshippers must first be separated from the mass (verse 22b), recalling the same problem in Genesis 18:17–33. Jehu's soldiers executed the order thoroughly, destroying the "cella" ('the citadel of the temple') and the within it, then transforming the holy site into a latrine, to remain so 'unto this day' (verses 25, 27). Jehu's victory led to a decisive turn in the political and religious history of Israel.
The final passage of this chapter contains annal notes of Jehu's reign. Jehu eradicated Baal worship in Israel, but the idol worship
sites still stood in Bethel and Dan, so he received bad rating, although his dynasty lasted four generations: no more than the Omrides, but longer in years (36 years for house of Omri to 100 years for house of Jehu, of which Jehu himself ruled for 28 years. However, verse 32 immediately shows that it was not a particularly good time for Israel, as the Arameans quickly put Israel under pressure. On the Tel Dan Stele erected presumably by Hazael the king of Aram (Syria) in the same period, it was written that the Arameans had comprehensive victories over Israel and Judah, explicitly stating the killing of "Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel and Ahaziah son of Jehoram of the king of the house of David" with a probable reading of Jehu appointed to rule Israel (line 11–12). This could mean that Jehu (willingly or unwillingly) was Hazael's accomplice. Soon the Assyrians came to defeat the Arameans, so Jehu might have to pay tribute to Shalmaneser III the Assyrian king, as depicted in the Black Obelisk (written in about 825 BCE, found in Nimrud, now in the British Museum).
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