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# Simon Paskal

Simon Paskal (Yiddish: שמעון פּאַסקאַל or סײמאן פּאַסקאַל; February 8, 1877 – October 17, 1930) was a Romanian-born American Yiddish Theater actor and tenor who recorded numerous Yiddish-language discs during the early twentieth century.

## Early life

Paskal was the son of a blacksmith, and worked for his father as a youth; due to his excellent singing voice he also became a choirboy for Cantor Abraham Osher in Galați. According to his First World War draft registration card Simon was born on February 8, 1877.
During the 1899 anti-Semitic riots in Romania, Paskal left the country on foot (part of the movement called the fusgeyers), eventually arriving in the United States in 1900 according to the Lexicon of Yiddish Theatre, or 1903 according to census documents.
By 1904, his wife Sarah had joined him in the United States. He soon became a Yiddish-language singer in New York City's east side, and then became a vaudeville actor. In the first five years Simon and Sarah were in New York, they had two daughters, Pearl and Dorothy.

## Musical career

In the first decade of his arrival in the United States, Paskal began to record numerous Yiddish-language records for Zonophone, including Avram Goldfaden compositions such as Dos yoseml, as well as more contemporary compositions by Louis Friedsell, Arnold Perlmutter, and others. In the 1910s he began to record on other labels such as Victor Records and Columbia Records. In addition to Yiddish music, he also recorded a number of Romanian language songs for those labels.
Paskal left the United States for Montreal during this time, and joined a troupe headed by Jacob Silbert; by 1913 he returned to the United States and joined Louis Coopersmith's Cleveland Royal Theatre, acting in such plays as Bar Kokhba and Shulamis. He also continued to record during this time.
A 1918 advertisement in the Yiddish newspaper Morgen Zhurnal promoted a concert he held with Clara Gold, Benny Zeidman and other Yiddish singers promised songs from the best operas, Jewish songs, and new comedy songs. Another advertisement in the Morgen Zhurnal two years later described "an entirely new English novelty act".
Seeking a change of career, he eventually trained as a cantor and performed less and less in the theater the early 1920s. Some notable appearances he did make were in a 1921 Yiddish-language production of La Juive at the Lexington Theatre, and the titular role in Bar Kokhba in a 1922 production. He began to record more Hebrew liturgical music for Victor Records and OKeh Records during the early 1920s, although he continued to record Yiddish songs as well.
He died on October 17, 1930, in New York City. Contemporary newspapers reported his death as a suicide.
# Dmitri Rybakin

Dmitri Vladimirovich Rybakin (Russian: Дмитрий Владимирович Рыбакин; born 27 December 1982) is a former Russian professional football player.

## Club career

He played seasons in the Russian Football National League for FC Dynamo Bryansk in 2006.
# Central Union of Workers and Peasants of Iran

The Central Union of Workers and Peasants of Iran (Persian: اتحادیه مرکزی کارگران و کشاورزان ایران, abbreviated امکا, EMKA) was a central trade union organization in Iran. EMKA was founded in 1947, after a split from the government-sponsored ESKI. They attempted to work with other unions, such as ESKI, but soon their cooperation turned to open aggression and armed conflict. The EMKA survived for a few more years as an independent union before merging into the new Iranian Trade Union Congress in 1951.

## History

EMKA declared itself as an independent trade union centre, free from affiliations with any political party. EMKA was led by Ali-Asghar Noureddin Ashtiani.
EMKA claimed to represent around 28,000 workers and 50,000 farmers and agricultural labourers. Whilst the Labour Attache at the British Embassy considered this claim as somewhat reliable, his American counterpart in Teheran considered that the numbers were highly inflated. According to the U.S. Labor Attache, EMKA membership could not have exceeded 10,000.
On August 30, 1947, ESKI, EMKA and another small union signed an agreement to coordinate their activities. The Tudeh Party-led CUC had refused to join the cooperation. However, the deal only lasted for two weeks, after which ESKI and EMKA excluded the third grouping. On October 28, 1947, ESKI and EMKA organized a labour congress in Teheran. Present were 84 ESKI delegates and 46 EMKA delegates. The cooperation between ESKI and EMKA did not last, however. On December 14, 1947, shortly after the break between the two centers, ESKI thugs carried out an attack on an EMKA club building. EMKA was attacked as its leader Ashtiani was seen as pro-Qavam. The ESKI leader Khosrow Hedayat motivated, in a statement one year later, the attack by stating that the EMKA club was used for political activities in favour of the deposed prime minister Qavam.
On July 10, 1948, a coup took place within EMKA. Ashtiani and his close associate Dr. Afrashteh were expelled from the organization, accused of having tried to steer the organization into a political direction. The new leaders of the organization were Majid Mohiman (Manager of the state-owned Teheran Silos) and Amir Amirkeyvan. The Ministry of Labour supported the take-over by Mohiman.
At the labour congress held in February 1951, a new trade union centre called the Iranian Trade Union Congress was formed. Both ESKI and EMKA merged into the ITUC.
* Organized labour portal
# Aleksandr Smirnov (footballer, born 1982)

Aleksandr Sergeyevich Smirnov (Russian: Александр Серге́евич Смирнов; born 6 June 1982) is a former Russian professional football player.

## Club career

He played 2 seasons in the Russian Football National League for FC Khimki and FC Spartak-MZhK Ryazan.
# Nightbird

Nightbird may refer to:
* Strisores, a group of birds sometimes called "nightbirds"
* "Nightbird" (song), a 1983 song by Stevie Nicks
* "Nightbird", a 1975 song by Kalapana
* "Nightbird", a song by SZA released on Soundcloud alongside "I Hate U" (2021)
* Nightbird (Paul Carrack album), released in 1980
* Nightbird (Yanni album), released in 1997
* Nightbird (Erasure album), released in 2005
* Nightbird (Eva Cassidy album), released in 2015
* Nightbird (Transformers), a Transformers character
* Alison Steele, a New York disk jockey known as "The Nightbird"
* Nightbirde, the stage name for singer Jane Kristen Marczewsk
# Viliam Figuš-Bystrý

Viliam Figuš-Bystrý (born Viliam Figuš) (28 February 1875 – 11 May 1937) was a Slovak composer, teacher and author of the first Slovak national opera Detvan.
Viliam Figuš was born in Banská Bystrica. He attended gymnasium from 1885 to 1889 and teacher's institute in Banská Štiavnica from 1889 to 1893. After graduating, he worked as a teacher in Pilis, Ostrá Lúka, Zvolenská Slatina, Padina. In 1907, he settled in Banská Bystrica, where he taught at Lutheran school. From 1911 to 1914, he studied under Zoltán Kodály at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music.
While teaching in various towns, he collected folksongs and published their adaptations in a few collections (Slovenské ľudové piesne z Veľkej Slatiny, 1000 slovenských ľudových piesní, Púchovské piesne, Zbojnícke piesne). Also in his compositions, he was inspired by folksongs from central Slovakia and in youth also from Hungary. Besides arranging folksongs, he composed orchestral works, chamber music, cantata, piano and violin pieces and songs. In 1926, he finished his opera Detvan, Op. 64, the first Slovak national opera, based on poem Detvan by Andrej Sládkovič.
Figuš-Bystrý was an important part of musical life in Banská Bystrica. He was one of the founding members of the Association of the Slovak Artists, being its chairman in 1925.
He died in Banská Bystrica.

## Sources

* Biography and list of works at osobnosti.sk (in Slovak)
* Slovak Wikipedia article
* Biography (in Slovak)
# World Business

World Business is a weekly half hour features programme on CNBC presented by Raya Abirached, broadcast between 2006 and 2011. The show covers recent trends in global business, technology, luxury markets and the business of sport. The programme aired in Europe on Friday nights and in Asia on Saturday mornings.
World Business was cancelled after it was revealed that the show's production company was doubling as a public relations firm for Malaysian politicians, including Sarawak Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud. The Sarawak Report, a blog run by Clare Rewcastle Brown, reported that FBC Media had been receiving payments from Malaysian politicians in return for positive coverage, including carrying puff pieces on the programme to improve Taib's international image.
# Nova Scotia Voice of Women

The Nova Scotia Voice of Women for Peace (NSVOW) is an active branch of the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace (VOW). Established in 1960, VOW is a local, national and international feminist Non Governmental Organization (NGO) composed of diverse women with consultative status at the United Nations Economic & Social Council (ECOSOC). For almost 50 years, VOW has advocated for a world without war. The organization's mandate is to "provide a means for women to promote world peace and justice, through education of themselves and others to take an equal part in the democratic process of decision making; and to cooperate with women throughout the world to create the mutual respect and understanding necessary for the peaceful resolution of international conflict."

## History

The Canadian Voice of Women began in 1960 as a social movement opposed to nuclear weapons. Muriel Duckworth and Peggy Hope-Simpson were among the founding members of the Nova Scotia Chapter. Because of concerns raised by the Cold War, the time was ripe for ordinary women to become politically active. As Duckworth explained it:
   The Voice of Women grew out of fear of nuclear testing in the 1950s. Around the country, there were already women on the verge of organizing a women's peace group and when it happened, women poured into the membership, because it was such a dangerous time. The women who had come here as war brides were just beside themselves because they couldn't bear the thought of another war.

## Activities

Among other activities, NSVOW holds a monthly vigil in Halifax, Canada, and co-hosts an annual Peace Day at the World Peace Pavilion in Dartmouth, NS, Canada on August 6, to commemorate the Hiroshima tragedy. Their current campaign includes encouraging Nova Scotia municipalities to join Mayors For Peace.
* Non-State Actor Violence at 2008 Peace Day
* Monthly vigil in front of Spring Garden Library in Halifax
# Zenaida Alexandrovna Minkwitz

Zenaida Alexandrovna von Minkwitz (Зинаида Александровна фон Минквиц) (1878–1918) was a Russian botanist noted for her study of the flora of Kazakhstan.
The standard author abbreviation Minkw. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.
# Patricia González (artist)

Patricia González is a Colombian-born American artist.
Born in Cartagena, she moved to London, England with her family. She studied art at the Central School of Art and Design and at the Wimbledon School of Art. In 1981, she moved to Houston. In 1987, she received a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship and, 1987 was included in the "Hispanic Art in the United States: Thirty Contemporary Painters and Sculptors" exhibition at the Corcoran, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and several other museums. In 1989, she had a solo exhibition at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston. Her work has also been exhibited in Los Angeles, New York City, Austin, Washington and Cartagena.
Gonzalez was included in the 1989 book Exposures, Women & Their Art.
# Barefoot to Herat

Barefoot to Herat (Persian: پابرهنه تا هرات, Pa Berahneh ta Herat) is a 2002 Iranian film by Majid Majidi. It is a documentary about the plight of Afghan refugees just after the 2001 military offensive against the Taliban.

## Background

The film was shot primarily at two refugee camps in Western Afghanistan, one called Makaki in a territory controlled by the Northern Alliance. The rest of the film was shot at another camp called Maslakh, in the city of Herat. The camps are makeshift and conditions are inhumane, making them ill-suited for families whose lives have been torn apart by war. Through interviews with peasants, soldiers, children, and the elderly, Majidi finds the human spirit intact, and still in need of joy and memories and dreams.

## Awards

* 2004 FIPRESCI Prize, Greece

## Sources

* Synopsis from Cinemajidi.com
* ↑ Globalizing Afghanistan: Terrorism, War, and the Rhetoric of Nation Building
* ↑ The A to Z of Iran
* ↑ Historical Dictionary of Middle Eastern Cinema
# Yesaqi

Yesaqi or Yasaqi (Persian: يساقي) may refer to:
* Yesaqi, Golestan
* Yasaqi, Razavi Khorasan
# Sidi Omar

Sidi Omar (Arabic: سيدي عمر, romanized: Sayyidī ʿUmar) is an ancient Senussi tomb located in the Egyptian desert in the Matrouh Governorate. It serves as the demarcation of the border between Libya and Egypt since the Italo-Egyptian treaty called the Treaty of Jaghbub (1925).
During the colonial stage of Italian Libya, a series of defensive positions were built on the Italian side of the Frontier Wire (Libya) as support for Fort Capuzzo, also called Sidi Omar (by the British Libyan Sidi Omar) and Sidi Omar Nuovo.
During the Second World War, the area of Sidi Omar played a significant role in Operation Compass, Operation Battleaxe and Operation Crusader
# Jacks of Hearts Club

The Jacks of Hearts Club (Russian: Клуб Червонных Валетов) was a criminal organization that operated in the Russian Empire in 1871-1875 with the goal, as the court declared, of "stealing other people’s property through luring, forged documents, and deception". Their trial was an unprecedented case in Russia in that the majority of a large crime group were of Russian nobility, and also included other elites, such as wealthy merchants. Even one member of higher aristocracy, knyaz Vsevolod Dolgorukov [ru], was indicted. The case involved about 50 defendants and over 300 witnesses. Dozens of criminal episodes were considered, mostly of fraud and forgery, but also one case of murder. The name of the group comes from the 1858 Rocambole picaresque novel Le Club des Valets de Coeur by Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail.
# National Highway 320 (India)

National Highway 320 (NH 320) is a National Highway in India. This runs entirely in the state of Jharkhand.
# Strausberger Platz

The Strausberger Platz is a large urban square in the Berlin district of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg and marks the border to the district of Mitte. It is connected via Karl-Marx-Allee with Alexanderplatz and via Lichtenberger Straße with the Platz der Vereinten Nationen. These two streets intersect in an oval roundabout at Strausberger Platz.

## History

The square was the starting point for the East German uprising of 1953, when DDR wanted to increase the 'working norm' making workers work longer for the same pay.
# Alessandro Rottoli

Alessandro Rottoli (born 27 February 1981) is an Italian former professional footballer.

## Career

The defender played during his career in the Primavera team from Inter Milan, Alzano Virescit, Cisanese, Derthona, Merate, Olginatese, Lottogiaveno, Voghera, Tritium and in Estonia for Levadia Maardu.
# Alessandro Santopadre

Alessandro Santopadre (born 4 October 1998) is an Italian football player who plays as a goalkeeper.

## Club career
### Perugia

He started playing for Perugia Under-19 squad in the 2015–16 season and made occasional bench appearances as a back-up goalkeeper for the senior squad.

### Atalanta
#### Loan back to Perugia

On 24 January 2017, he signed with Atalanta, who immediately loaned him back to Perugia until June 2018. He became the primary backup goalkeeper for Perugia in the 2017–18 Serie B season, but did not appear on the field.

#### Loan to Paganese

For the 2018–19 season, he joined Paganese on loan.
He made his Serie C debut for Paganese on 17 November 2018 in a game against Cavese.

#### Loans to Rimini and Potenza

On 26 July 2019 he moved to Serie C club Rimini on loan. On 31 January 2020 he joined Potenza on loan. The loan to Potenza was extended for the 2020–21 season.

### Imolese

On 27 August 2021, he signed a one-year deal with Imolese.
# Changureh

Changureh or Changurah or Changoreh and Changurakh (Persian: چنگوره) may refer to:
* Changureh, Avaj
* Changureh, Takestan
# Wroxall railway station

Wroxall railway station was an intermediate station on the Isle of Wight Railway line from Ryde, situated between Shanklin and Ventnor with an upland situation. To the north lay Apse Bank with its three miles of 1 in 70 gradient and three bridges. The gradient eased in the station but increased again to 1 in 88 as Ventnor Tunnel was approached.

## History

Reasonably busy with commuter traffic all the year round it was originally built with a single siding, goods traffic diminished rapidly with the advent of the motor bus. The Station Hotel was situated on the Up Platform and was converted into housing after the station closed. Next to this was a single storey station, now demolished. On the down side was a small shelter. The station was lit by gas up until its closure. Apse bank was a favourite location for photographers as it presented by far the hardest challenge to steam trains on the Ryde-Ventnor route.
The station has been demolished with a new road (Station Road) running across the south end of the site. The adjacent Station Hotel still stands having been converted into residential units, located on St. Martins Road, as does the road overbridge.

## Stationmasters

* Charles Panty ca. 1868 - 1871 (afterwards station master at Shanklin)
* Charles Newnham ca. 1876
* William Weeks 1877 - 1882 (afterwards station master at St Helen's)
* Philip Jenkin 1882 - 1912 (afterwards station master at Ventnor)
* Alex Wheway until 1919
* W. Lown from 1937 (also station master at Shanklin)
# Bureau of Agricultural and Fisheries Product Standards

The Philippines' Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Product Standards (Filipino: Kawanihan ng mga Pamantayan sa Produktong Pansaka at Pampangisdaan, abbreviated as BAFS), is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Agriculture responsible for setting and implementing standards for fresh primary and secondary processed agricultural and fishery products.

## History

The Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards (BAFS) under the Department of Agriculture was established in December 1997 as provided for by Republic Act No. 8435 (1997) or the Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act. Its major duties include formulating and enforcing standards of quality in the processing, preservation, packaging, labeling, importation, exportation, distribution and advertising of fresh and primary agricultural and fisheries products. BAFPS also provides assistance n establishing the scientific basis for food safety, trade standards and codes of practice and harmonizes them with internationally accepted standards and practices.
BAFPS serves as the National Enquiry Point for Codex Alimentarius and other food safety and standards regulatory bodies. It is in charge of monitoring and disseminating information on international developments in food safety.
# Maria of Masovia

Maria of Masovia (pl: Maria mazowiecka; 1408/15–14 February 1454) was a Duchess of Pomerania by marriage to Bogislaw IX, Duke of Pomerania, and regent of Pomerania from 1446 to 1449.

## Life

She was the sixth daughter of Siemowit IV, Duke of Masovia and Alexandra, a daughter of Algirdas, Grand Duke of Lithuania and sister of King Władysław II Jagiełło of Poland.
In Poznań on 24 June 1432, Maria married Bogislaw IX, Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast-Słupsk in Stargard, the first cousin and designated heir of Eric of Pomerania, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. The marriage strengthened the alliance between Bogislaw IX and King Władysław II Jagiełło against the State of the Teutonic Order, who feared losing the coastal land connecting them with the Holy Roman Empire. For this, the Order tried to prevent the wedding, and Bogislaw IX had to arrive in Poznań dressed like a pilgrim.
After her husband's death on 7 December 1446, Maria became the regent of his domains until 1449, when the male heir, ex-King Eric, returned from Gotland to rule after being deposed from his three Kingdoms 10 years earlier.
Maria died on 14 February 1454. She was buried in the Chapel of Słupsk Castle. During renovations in 1788 her sarcophagus was found and burned.

## Issue

* Sophie of Pomerania (1435 – 24 August 1497), married Eric II, Duke of Pomerania.
* Alexandra of Pomerania (ca. 1437 – 17 October 1451), betrothed to Albrecht III Achilles, Margrave of Brandenburg in 1446.
* A daughter (d. young, ca. bef. 30 November 1449).
# Afghanistan at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Afghanistan sent a team to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The team consisted of three men and one woman. Initially, Mehboba Ahdyar prepared to run the 800 metres and 1500 metres, but left her training camp on June 4 to seek political asylum in Norway. The country was represented by two competitors in athletics, and two in taekwondo. Afghanistan won its first ever Olympic medal at these games, with Rohullah Nikpai taking bronze in men's 58 kg taekwondo.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Bronze | Rohullah Nikpai | Taekwondo | Men's 58 kg |

## Athletics

Competitors in athletics events could qualify for the next round of competition in two ways. Qualifying by right involved ranking high enough in their heat, and qualifying by result meant ranking high enough in overall standings. Ranks shown are therefore those within each heat, not in overall standings.

### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Massoud Azizi | 100 m | 11.45 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Robina Muqimyar | 100 m | 14.80 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Taekwondo

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze Medal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Rohullah Nikpai | Men's −58 kg | Tuncat (GER) W 4–3 | Pérez (MEX) L 1–2 | Did not advance | Harvey (GBR) W 2–1 | Ramos (ESP) W 4–1 | Did not advance | |
| Nesar Ahmad Bahave | Men's −68 kg | M López (USA) L 0–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Manz (GER) L 3–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
# Karkabud Waterfall

Karkabud Waterfall (Persian: آبشار كركبود, also in local usage Gor) is a limestone waterfall in Karkabud, Taleqan region, Alborz Province, Iran. It is located in a rocky and mountainous valley. The waterfall's river originate in the highlands of Hesarchal, Mazandaran.

## Artistic aspects

Although the waterfall is not especially tall, the volume of water through its outfalls is significant.