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# Statue of Sally Ride

A statue of NASA astronaut Sally Ride was installed outside the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, New York, in 2022. Ride, the first American woman in space, is shown holding a Space Shuttle in her right hand and pointing it skywards. She flew on the Space Shuttle Challenger twice, on mission STS-7 in 1983 and STS-41-G in 1984.
The statue, by George Lundeen, Mark Lundeen, and Joey Bainer, is seven feet tall.
The plaque is inscribed:
SALLY RIDE First American Woman in Space
Commissioned by Matson Family Foundation Peter Diamandis: on behalf of the XPRIZE Foundation Maria Shriver
Project Manager: Steven C. Barber
Sculptors: Mark Lundeen – Joey Bainer – George Lundeen
Dedicated June 17, 2022
Cradle of Aviation Museum
# Sign war

A sign war is a competition between two or more organizations to gain the best visibility, or simply to engage in friendly "one-upmanship". The goal may be to put up more signs than one's competitors, or it may be to put up wittier signs.

## Business sign wars

Sign wars between local businesses may consist of good spirited jabs at one another. For example, a sign war in Christiansburg, Virginia in 2021 started when a local music store challenged their neighboring shoe store to a sign war. The good-hearted "war" spread across town and attracted national attention.

## Political campaigns

In politics, sign wars are competitions between opposing political campaigns at events and/or locations where campaign visibility is paramount to each side. During a sign war, campaign workers, both staffers and volunteers, seek to have a greater sign presence than their opposition. Sign wars may consist of tens of thousands of signs in standard sizes ranging from placards to 4'x8's and may include a wide variety of signs that have been improvised by campaigns and their volunteers.

### Sign wars as a campaign tactic

Journalists frequently report on sign wars during the campaign season. Particularly for campaigns that aren't large enough to have a regular stream of polling data for the local news media to report on, journalists will use other numbers based metrics such as the number of yard signs for each candidate in the district to help gauge support for individual candidates.
Candidates and campaign staff often stoke the fires of election sign wars to claim that their candidate has popular support among the voters in the district.

### Notable political sign wars

A notable sign war occurs during the popular Shad Planking in Wakefield, Virginia. Every April, locals and politicians from all around the Commonwealth gather for some politicking, beer drinking, and fish eating.
Nationally, in August 2007, Democratic presidential hopefuls John Edwards and Barack Obama each claimed victory for his side in the sign war that occurred at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. Probably one of the most famous sign wars occurs every presidential election year at the Jefferson Jackson dinner in Des Moines Iowa.

## Sources

* "Shad Planking sparks candidates, sign wars". archive.is. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
* "Iowa Independent:: John Edwards Declares Sign War Victory, As Does Obama Campaign". October 11, 2007. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved September 13, 2007.
* "At Shad Planking, Traditional Roast Of Va. Politicians (washingtonpost.com)". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved September 13, 2007.
* "This URL has been excluded from the Wayback Machine". Retrieved June 25, 2023.
* "Lawn & Yard Signs for Cheap". VictoryStore.com. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
# Cheng Yiu-tong

Cheng Yiu-tong GBM, JP (Chinese: 鄭耀棠; born 14 October 1948 in Hong Kong) is a non-official member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong. He was appointed as the president of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions in April 2000. He is also the Hong Kong delegate to the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China.
On 1 July 2015, Cheng was awarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal (GBM), the highest honour of the SAR, in recognition of his contributions to the formulation of labour policies and promotion labour relations in Hong Kong with pragmatic and reasonable approach which helped maintaining the business-friendly environment, and also promoting charity and social services to disadvantaged group and enhancing cooperation with the Mainland.
# Deborah Dillon Lightfoot

Deborah Dillon Lightfoot (March 1, 1956 – June 21, 2007) was an American wheelchair athlete. She was the third woman inducted into the National Wheelchair Basketball Hall of Fame in 2001.

## Early life and education

Deborah Ann Dillon was born in South Windsor, Connecticut, the daughter of Thomas J. Dillon and Patricia Sullivan Dillon. In February 1971, at age 14, she injured her spinal cord in a sledding accident, and became quadriplegic. Two years later, she was a delegate to the National 4-H Congress in Chicago. She also wrote articles about 4-H Club activities for the Hartford Courant.
Dillon graduated from South Windsor High School in 1974, and attended the University of Illinois, where she played on the wheelchair basketball team and won medals in track and field events, including pentathlon, at the National Wheelchair Games in 1976, 1977 and 1978. She and teammate Sharon Hedrick were among the first wheelchair athletes to win the school's George Huff Award for student athletes.
Dillon graduated from the University of Illinois in 1979, and earned a master's degree at San Jose State University in 1980.

## Career

While she was a college student, Dillon was a member of the United States team at the 1976 Paralympic Games in Toronto. She also represented the United States as an athlete at the Stoke Mandeville Games in England in 1977, and at the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro in 1978.
Dillon Lightfoot was an information systems analyst with the California Department of Health Services. She continued active in sports in adulthood, as a founding member of the Bay Area Meteorites (a women's basketball team). She also played with the Sacramento Gold Rush. She was secretary of the National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) from 1982 to 2000, and in 2001 became the third woman inducted in the NWBA's Hall of Fame.

## Personal life

Dillon married David H. Lightfoot in 1992. She died from cancer in Lincoln, California in 2007, aged 51 years. In 2015, she was posthumously inducted into the South Windsor High School Hall of Fame.
# Hatfield Island

Hatfield Island is a bar on the Guyandotte River at its confluence with Island Creek in Logan, West Virginia. Hatfield Island is home to Logan High School, and has been home to Logan High School since it was opened to students for the 1957–58 school year. The island was formerly known as Midelburg Island as it was owned at one point a Logan businessman, Ferdinand Midelburg, who operated a chain of theaters in WV and KY, including the Midelburg Theater on lower Stratton Street.
# Artie Machin

Artie Machin (1 September 1874 – 30 January 1941) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the South Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
# TBC Corporation

TBC Corporation is an American corporation and marketer of automotive replacement tires.

## History

In 1956, a purchasing group of tire retailers formed Cordovan Associates. The Company changed its name to Tire & Battery Corporation in 1972. Eleven years later, Tire & Battery Corporation went public (NASDAQ: TBCC). In 2005, the company was purchased by Sumitomo Corporation of America (SCOA), one of Japan's major integrated trading and investment business enterprises. In 2018, Michelin North America and Sumitomo Corporation of Americas combined their respective North American tire distribution and related service operations in a 50–50 joint venture agreement, creating National Tire Wholesale (NTW).

## Company operations

TBC markets on a wholesale basis to regional tire chains and distributors serving independent tire dealers throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Through distribution centers, the company also markets directly to independent tire dealers across the United States. NTW sells a wide variety of proprietary and national brands from over 100 distribution centers.
TBC owns a number of industry brands, including:
* National Tire Wholesale (NTW)
* Midas, a franchised automotive service chain. Purchased by TBC Corporation in 2012.
* Big O Tires, a franchise selling automobile tires. Purchased by TBC Corporation in 1996.
# Metachroma suturale

Metachroma suturale is a species of leaf beetle. It is found in the United States, ranging from Arizona to Texas. Its length is between 4.8 and 6.4 mm.
# Emery Staines

Emery James Staines (27 July 1874 – 28 July 1959) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
# Michael Dalton (footballer)

Michael John Dalton (23 May 1875 – 12 July 1933) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
# Billy Porter (Australian footballer)

Billy Porter (25 July 1875 – 16 March 1910) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
# Gus Hefter

Gus Hefter (29 April 1873 – 1 February 1922) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
# Fred Warry

Frederick Palmer Warry (4 December 1880 – 4 February 1959) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
# Bill Harris (Australian footballer)

William James Harris (14 May 1877 – 12 July 1957) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

## Career

Bill Harris played for St. Kilda football club in the 1900 season at the age of 23. He played two games with St. Kilda against Collingwood and Essendon.
# Bert Barling

Albert William Barling (24 January 1878 – 2 December 1952) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
# Jimmy Palmer (footballer)

James Ernest Palmer (19 December 1877 – 3 February 1947) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

## Family

The son of John Charles Palmer (1852-1945), and Elizabeth Levesque Palmer (1855-1901), née Dickson, James Ernest Palmer was born on 19 December 1877.

## Death

He died on 3 February 1947.
# Howard Smith (footballer)

Howard Percy Melbourne Smith (7 March 1878 – 10 August 1909) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
# Herb Johnson (footballer)

Herbert Magnus Johnson (2 November 1879 – 20 October 1942) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
# Alf Catlin

Alfred Ernest Catlin (18 August 1875 – 13 September 1944) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
# Jimmy Ryan (Australian footballer)

James Francis Ryan (1 March 1879 – 28 December 1954) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
# Jack Denning

Jack Denning (17 April 1875 – 7 January 1949) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He later played with Brunswick in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).
# Pat Cleary (footballer)

Patrick Francis Cleary (5 February 1874 – 1 April 1959) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

## Family

The son of Patrick John Cleary (1846-1914), and Margaret Cleary (1853-1898), née Smith, Patrick Francis Cleary was born at Kilmore, Victoria on 5 February 1874.
He married Jessie Maud Albinson (1887-1955) in 1907.

## Death

He died at St Vincent's Hospital in Fitzroy on 1 April 1959.
# Jacek Łągwa

Jacek Andrzej Łągwa (born 11 October 1969 in Łódź, Poland) is a Polish musician, composer, actor and vocalist of the famous Polish band Ich Troje.
His parents are actors Janina Borońska and Andrzej Łągwa. As an actor played a role of Zbigniew in 1978 movie Pogrzeb świerszcza. As a composer created and performed soundtracks to such movies as Godzina (1991), Gwiazdor (2002) and Lawstorant (2005).
Finished a singing form of the secondary musical school in Łódź.
He used to play in Polish bands Tamerlane and Varius Manx.
In 2007 divorced his wife Dorota with whom he has two daughters.

## Discography

* Rozdział drugi (2009)
# Balmis

Balmis (Arabic: بلميس) is a Syrian village located in Jisr al-Shughur Nahiyah in Jisr al-Shughur District, Idlib. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Balmis had a population of 1346 in the 2004 census.
# Coronado Productions

Coronado Productions was a short lived film production company based in Britain in the 1950s. It was under the control of American David E. Rose and the films were originally distributed by RKO.
All its films in the 1950s had American directors. Many of its films involved an American visiting Europe or North Africa to solve a mystery from World War Two.

## Select films

* Your Witness (1950) - RKO, directed by Robert Montgomery, produced by Joan Harrison
* Circle of Danger (1951) - RKO, directed by Jacques Tourneur
* Saturday Island (1952) - RKO
* Sea Devils (1953) - RKO
* The End of the Affair (1955)
* Port Afrique (1956) - Columbia, directed by Rudolph Mate
* The Safecracker (1958) - MGM, directed by Ray Milland
* The House of the Seven Hawks (1959) - MGM
* Danger Tomorrow (1960)
* On the Fiddle (1961)
* Play It Cool (1962)
# Hallaç, Şuhut

Hallaç is a village in the Şuhut District, Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey. Its population was 630 (2021).
# Country Lads

Country Lads is a 1941 New Zealand patriotic propaganda film. It was produced by the National Film Unit for the New Zealand war effort.

## Synopsis

Adolf Hitler had referred to New Zealand soldiers as "poor, deluded country lads". Country Lads shows the pride of Kiwi troops, emphasising ordinary men and women from all walks of life taking up the call to serve. It shows the impact of war on the society of New Zealand in the 1940s. The dockside goodbyes to loved ones are still poignant today.
   Our army, ourselves ... civilian into soldier. It's an old story, but this time it is about us, and that makes it different. There is no goose-stepping here, just the swinging stride of free men who have put on their working clothes and got into step for the biggest job ever tackled.

## Production

Country Lads was the first production by the newly reorganised National Film Unit.

## Reviews

* 1995 featured in New Zealand's contribution to the British Film Institute's Century of Cinema series - Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill.
# John Martin (died 1545)

John Martin alias Honychurch (by 1502 – 16 November 1545) was an English politician.
He was a Member of Parliament for Plympton Erle in 1529.
# Geoff Fidler

Geoff Fidler (born 14 March 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
# John Mock House

The John Mock House is a house located in north Portland, Oregon, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Queen Anne style home constructed in 1894 was commissioned by John Mock, who owned much of the property in what is now the University Park neighborhood of Portland. The home was built as a replacement to Mock's original log cabin, which burnt in 1889. Mock died in the home at the age of 78. It sits next to Columbia Park Annex.
# Paul Stevens (English footballer)

Paul David Stevens (born 4 April 1960) was an English footballer who played as a right back. He made over 140 Football League appearances in the 1970s and 1980s mostly for Bristol City.

## Career

Paul Stevens played locally for Hartcliffe School and Bristol Boys in Bristol. He was signed by manager Alan Dicks as a professional in April 1978 for Bristol City.
Stevens made his debut for Bristol City in the First Division deputising at right back for Gerry Sweeney in a 0–2 defeat at Middlesbrough on 8 April 1978, his only appearance in the 1977–78 season. In 1978–79 with Sweeney ever present at right back, Stevens did not have the opportunity to appear in the first team as Bristol City finished 13th in the First Division. The following season 1979–80 Bristol City finished 20th and were relegated to the Second Division. Stevens played in only one game scoring in a 1–3 defeat in the second leg of the Anglo Scottish Cup at St Mirren on 16 April 1980.
In the Second Division the "Robins" fared badly being in 21st position for most of the season. After a run of only one win in 12 league matches and going six matches without scoring Stevens was introduced at right back when Alan Hay was missing and Sweeney switched to left back. The result was a 1–0 win v Sheffield Wednesday and Stevens retained his place for the remainder of the season although the "Robins" only won two more league games and were relegated to the Third Division. Stevens made 14 appearances in 1980–81.
Stevens was the only ever present player in the tumultuous 1981–82 season when City were relegated for the third successive season this time to the Fourth Division. Stevens made 46 appearances in 1981–82 scoring one goal. The next highest number of appearances was 33 in this worst of all seasons for the "Robins". The one redeeming feature was reaching the FA Cup 4th round where City lost 0–1 to Aston Villa.
Stevens began the first ever campaign in the Fourth Division at right back but after an early run of seven games without a win left Bristol City in 23rd place Stevens was replaced when Rob Newman moved across from left back. Stevens made 10 appearances in 1982–83 as City eventually recovered to a mid table 14th place. Stevens returned in 1983–84 and missed only one game mainly playing at right back as Bristol City won promotion back to the Third Division finishing in 4th place. Stevens made 45+1 appearances scoring two goals including the winner in a 1–0 win v York City.
Stevens made 30 appearances sharing the right back duties with Andy Llewellyn when Bristol City finished 5th in the Third Division in 1984–85.
Stevens joined Bath City on a free transfer in July 1985 from Bristol City. In 1986–87 Stevens played for Bath City v Bristol City in the FA Cup 2nd round which Bristol City won after a replay. Stevens also helped Bath City regain their place in the Football Conference in 1989–90 before a knee injury brought his playing career to an end.

## Honours
### with Bristol City

* Football League Fourth Division promoted as 4th place: 1983–84
* Anglo Scottish Cup runners up: 1979–80
# Rocco Jemma

Rocco Jemma (August 16, 1866 – March 24, 1949) was an Italian pediatrician.

## Biography

Jemma became Director of Pediatric Clinic in Palermo in 1893. He held this position until 1914 when he left it to his pupil Giovanni Di Cristina and took the same role in Naples. His studies focused mainly on the infectious (confirmation of the etiology of the leishmaniasis parasite, vaccine therapy of typhoid, paratyphoid, melitense infection) and nutrition (infant nutrition disorders). In 1929 new Pediatric Clinic in Naples was inaugurated under his direction.
# Miloš Kostić

Miloš Kostić (born 23 November 1971) is a Slovenian professional football manager, currently in charge of Tajikistan U20, and former player. He was most recently the manager of Belgian First Division A club Sint-Truiden.

## Honours
### Player

Gorica
* Slovenian PrvaLiga: 1995–96
* Slovenian Supercup: 1996
# List of Olympic venues in freestyle skiing

For the Winter Olympics, there are ten venues that have been or will be used for freestyle skiing. The first FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships was held at Tignes, France, in 1986. Two years later at the Winter Olympics in Calgary, the sport was included as a demonstration event though it took place at two different locations. Becoming an official Olympic sport in 1992, the venue chosen was at Tignes, host of the 1986 world championships. The 1997 world championships at Iizuna Kogen would serve as the test event for the venue used for the 1998 Winter Olympics. Deer Valley played host to the 2002 events and would host the world championships in both 2003 and 2011. Whistler, British Columbia hosted the 2001 world championships though the 2010 venue took place at Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver close to the host city.
| Games | Venue | Other sports hosted at venue for those games | Capacity |
| 1988 Calgary | Canada Olympic Park (includes bobsleigh/luge track) (demonstration) | Bobsleigh, Luge, Nordic combined (ski jumping), Ski jumping | 25,000 (bobsleigh/luge) 35,000 (ski jumping) 15,000 (freestyle) |
| 1988 Calgary | Nakiska (demonstration) | Alpine skiing | Not listed. |
| 1992 Albertville | Tignes | None | Not listed. |
| 1994 Lillehammer | Kanthaugen Freestyle Arena | None | 15,000 |
| 1998 Nagano | Iizuna Kogen Ski Area | None | 12,000 |
| 2002 Salt Lake City | Deer Valley | Alpine skiing (slalom) | 13,400 |
| 2006 Turin | Sauze d'Oulx-Jouvencaux | None | 7,900 |
| 2010 Vancouver | Cypress Mountain | Snowboarding | 8,000 |
| 2014 Sochi | Freestyle Skiing Center and Snowboard Park | Snowboarding | 8,000 (freestyle skiing) 8,000 (snowboarding) |
| 2018 PyeongChang | Phoenix Snow Park | Snowboarding (excluding big air) | 18,000 (including 7,800 standing) |
| 2022 Beijing | Genting Snow Park | Snowboarding (excluding big air) | Not listed. |
| 2026 Milan-Cortina | Mottolino/Sitas-Tagliede/Carosello 3000 | Snowboarding | Not listed. |
| 2030 French Alps | Briançon (aerials, moguls, halfpipe) | Snowboarding | 3,500-5,000 |
| 2030 French Alps | Montgenèvre (big air, slopestyle) | Snowboarding | 3,500-5,000 |
| 2030 French Alps | TBA (ski cross) | Snowboarding | Not listed. |
| 2034 Salt Lake City-Utah | Utah Olympic Park (cross) | Snowboarding | 8,000 |
| 2034 Salt Lake City-Utah | Park City (halfpipe, slopestyle) | Snowboarding | 15,000 |
| 2034 Salt Lake City-Utah | Deer Valley (aerials, moguls) | None | 12,000 |
| 2034 Salt Lake City-Utah | Olympic Medals Plaza (big air) | Snowboarding (big air) | 25,000 |
# Sri Lanka hill myna

The Sri Lanka hill myna or Ceylon myna (Gracula ptilogenys) is a myna, a member of the starling family. This bird is endemic to Sri Lanka.
This passerine is typically found in forest and cultivation. The Sri Lanka myna builds a nest in a hole. The normal clutch is two eggs.
These 25 cm long birds have green-glossed black plumage, purple-tinged on the head and neck. There are large white wing patches, which are obvious in flight. The strong legs are bright yellow, and there are yellow wattles on the nape.
The different shape and position of the wattles and the stouter orange-red bill distinguish this species from the southern hill myna, which also occurs in Sri Lankan forests. The sexes are similar in plumage, but can be distinguished by iris color, which is pale in females and dark in males. Juveniles have a duller bill and smaller wattles, and are less glossy overall.
Like most starlings, the Sri Lanka myna is fairly omnivorous, eating fruit, nectar and insects.

## In culture

In Sri Lanka, the Myna bird is known in many names including Sela lihiniya, Mal kawadiya, Kampatiya in the Sinhala language. The name Sela Lihiniya is often mentioned in poems and other similar literature and is quoted for its melodious calls. This bird appears in a 10 rupee Sri Lankan postal stamp. It is also the media icon of Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation.
# Peter Popely

Peter Charles Francis Popely (born 7 April 1943) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender in the Football League for York City and in non-League football for Cliftonville. Peter died suddenly on 3rd August 2024.