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# Al-Qatt Al-Asiri

Al-Qatt Al-Asiri (also called nagash painting or majlis painting), is a style of South Arabian art, typically painted by women in the entrance to a home. It originated in the 'Asir Region of Saudi Arabia where the front parlour of traditional Arab homes typically contained wall paintings in the form of a mural or fresco with geometric designs in bright colors. Called nagash in Arabic, the wall paintings are often considered a mark of pride. In 2017 Al-Qatt Al-Asiri was inscribed on UNESCO's list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

## Women’s artwork

Women in the Asir region are traditionally responsible for plastering and painting the walls, corridors, and ceilings of their homes. A family’s wealth is often signified by the skill, color, and complexity of the paintings, with poorer homes decorated in basic straight, simple lines in red, green, yellow, and brown. Women within the same neighborhood sometimes compete to make the most vivid and extravagant designs.
Women's artwork is heavily influenced by their love for music, their view of culture and general perception of life; for example, the artwork of more conservative women is more likely to feature conservative and modest colors.
The interior walls of the home are brightly painted, employing defined patterns of lines, triangles, squares, diagonals and tree-like patterns. The geometric designs and heavy lines seem to be adapted from the area’s textile and weaving patterns.
Women from the region sometimes sell miniature 'Asiri houses as souvenirs and bric-à-brac, which are popular among Saudi city-dwellers, who find these colorful houses a source of wonder.

## Airport art

The Saudi provincial airport in Abha reflects the region's cultural heritage. Airport Director Abdul Aziz Abu Harba said that "the seating arrangement at the airport lounge has been in the form of a traditional majlis and the walls are painted in various colors reflecting the natural beauty of Asir".
# University of Tolima

The Universidad del Tolima-UT is a faculty of higher education located in the Colombian city of Ibague, capital of the department of Tolima. It is a public autonomous institution departmental order created by Ordinance No. 005 of 1945, with legal, academic, administrative and financial autonomy and independent heritage that develops and manages its budget in accordance with the functions accordingly. In regard to policy and planning in the education sector it is under the Ministry of National Education Colombia. In the national rankings University of Tolima is one of the largest in the country (35,000) and one of the students in academic and research best quality in the long list of public college's remarkable career, and one of the top -level general. Universidad del Tolima-UT holds Colombian National Education Ministry Quality Accreditation.
It offers a wide range of academic, a modality has 23 undergraduate academic programs 3 technologies, 14 majors, 12 master's, one doctorate and distance mode offers 11 undergraduate degree programs, graduate 3, 4 technologies, 4 professional technicians, many of these programs are recognized for their high quality accreditation.
# Bank Restriction Act 1797

The Bank Restriction Act 1797 (37 Geo. 3. c. 45) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which removed the requirement for the Bank of England to convert banknotes into gold. The period lasted until 1821, when convertibility was restored. The period between these two dates is known as the Restriction period.

## Reasons for restricting

An increasing number of people were trading their banknotes for gold. The overprinting of banknotes caused the Bank of England to loose its supply of gold, and due to the gold standard, the value of each banknote was diminishing. The timing of the act, which had been under consideration for a few months owing to runs on banks in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Sunderland, and Durham that had in turn requested monetary support from the Bank of England, was the invasion of Britain on 22–24 February 1797 by French forces in Fishguard. When news of this event, now known as the Battle of Fishguard, became known in London, a much greater run on the Bank of England was feared, had a large number of holders of banknotes attempted to convert them into gold when bullion reserves were heavily reduced. However, because the total face value of the notes in circulation was almost exactly twice the actual gold reserves held (£10,865,050 of notes, compared to £5,322,010 in bullion), this would have bankrupted the Bank, and Parliament decided to suspend these "specie payments" with immediate effect; this suspension was renewed annually until 1821.

## Reasons for overprinting

British banknotes were overprinted by the government of William Pitt the Younger after Britain declared war on revolutionary France in 1793. The Bank Restriction Act released the government from the fear of mass redemption of such convertible banknotes, and by the end of the war in 1814 the banknotes in circulation had a face value of £28.4 million, yet were backed by only £2.2 million of gold. However, by 1821, and with radical economic policies instigated by Sir Robert Peel (the future Prime Minister, acting as Chairman of the Bullion Committee), this situation was reversed, and with £2,295,360 of notes in circulation being backed by £11,233,390 of bullion, the British government resumed "convertibility" on 1 May 1821 (two years ahead of schedule).

## In popular culture

After the passing of the act, Richard Brinsley Sheridan publicly bemoaned the way in which the Bank of England had fallen under the influence of William Pitt the Younger by describing the institution as "An elderly lady in the City, of great credit and long standing who had unfortunately fallen into bad company". This in turn led to James Gillray’s famous cartoon entitled Political Ravishment; or the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street in Danger, which depicts Pitt seducing the Bank of England, personified as an old lady attired in £1 and £2 notes, for her fortune. This cartoon is the origin of the Bank's nickname of "The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street", still in use today.
# List of canals in Poland

This is a list of navigable canals that are at least partially located in Poland.
* Augustów Canal
* Bachorze Canal first mention 1297
* Bernardyński Canal
* Bydgoszcz Canal
* Bystry Canal
* Danube–Oder Canal
* Dębicki Canal in Szczecin
* Dobrzycki Canal
* Ducki Canal
* Elbląg Canal
* Gliwice Canal
* Grabowski Canal in Szczecin
* Grodzki Canal in Szczecin
* Iława Canal
* Jagiellonian Canal near Elbląg, built in 1494
* Jeglin Canal [pl] in the Masurian Lake District
* Kashubian Canal in Gdańsk
* Kędzierzyn Canal [pl] in Kędzierzyn-Koźle
* Kłodnica Canal
* Leśny Canal in Szczecin
* Kula Canal [pl] in the Masurian Lake District
* Łączański Canal near Kraków
* Łuczański Canal [pl] in the Masurian Lake District
* Masurian Canal
* Mielin Canal
* Mioduński Canal [pl] in the Masurian Lake District
* Młynówka Malborska or Jurand's Canal, built in 1320
* Mosiński Canal
* Nidzki Canal [pl] in the Masurian Lake District
* Niegocin Canal [pl] in the Masurian Lake District
* Notecki Canal
* Piast Canal
* Piękna Góra Canal [pl] in the Masurian Lake District
* Portowy Canal in Gdańsk
* Przekop
* Skolwiński Canal in Szczecin
* Szlak Batorego
* Sztynort Canal [pl] in the Masurian Lake District
* Szymon Canal [pl] in the Masurian Lake District
* Ślesiński Canal
* Tałcki Canal [pl] in the Masurian Lake District
* Vistula Spit canal
* Węgorzewo Canal [pl] in Węgorzewo in the Masurian Lake District
* Wołczkowski Canal
* Wrocławski Canal in Szczecin
* Żerański Canal
# Kelly Kite

Kelly Kite (born 1947) is an American Republican politician who represented District 39 in the Nevada Assembly from 2010 to 2012.
Kite endorsed Ron DeSantis in the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries.
# Gajraj Bahadur Nagar

Gajraj Bahadur Nagar (1928 - 2001) was an Indian politician. He won the Haryana Legislative Assembly election from Mewla Maharajpur constituency of Faridabad in 1977 and became the Minister of Food and Supplies in the Haryana Cabinet and died in 2001 at the age of 73.

## Biography

Nagar was born in a Gujjar family in Bhowapur, a village in Faridabad, Haryana. He was a law (LLB) student and became the first student union president of DUSU in 1954-55. His wife Bhagwan Devi Nagar passed away in February 2021.
# Siliguri Town railway station

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Siliguri Town railway station serves Siliguri in Darjeeling district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The other important stations serving the metropolis are Siliguri Junction, Bagdogra, Gulma, Rangapani, Matigara and New Jalpaiguri Junction. This is a small station consisting of three platforms, among them two broad-gauge platforms and one narrow-gauge platform. This station is located almost at the centre of the city. It opened in 1880.

## History

In 1878, the railway line from Calcutta (later called Sealdah) station to Siliguri was in two stages – 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge from Calcutta to Damookeah Ghat, on the southern bank of the Padma, across the river in a ferry and then 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge to Siliguri. In 1881, the 610 mm (2 ft) narrow-gauge line from Siliguri to Darjeeling was added. In 1926, with the Hardinge Bridge in position, the entire Calcutta–Siliguri line was converted to 1,676 mm broad gauge and in 1947, following the partition of India the line was severed, as a major portion of the line ran through East Pakistan.
In the post-partition era, with makeshift arrangements via Barsoi and Kishanganj being metre gauge and narrow gauge, the focus shifted in 1949 to a new Siliguri Junction railway station and later still, in 1961 to the new broad-gauge station at New Jalpaiguri.

## Trains

Mostly unreserved trains along with some important trains like Siliguri Town - Jogbani Intercity Express etc are available at this station.
# Anke Ohde

Anke Ohde (later Wegner, born 13 April 1955 in Malchin) is an East German canoe sprinter who competed in the mid-1970s. She won five gold medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two in the K-1 500 m (1974, 1975), one in the K-2 500 m (1974), and two in the K-4 500 m events (1974, 1975). In 1976, she was displaced by fellow SC Neubrandenburg club member Carola Zirzow in the K-1. The Olympic nomination for the K-2 went to the world champions, Bärbel Köster and Zirzow. Ohde thus went to the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal as a canoeing reserve and did not compete. Ohde finished her active career after the Montreal Olympics.
# Khon Kaen Provincial Administrative Organization Stadium

สนามกีฬาองค์การบริหารส่วนจังหวัดขอนแก่น(Thai: สนาม อบจ.ขอนแก่น) is a multi-purpose stadium in Khon Kaen Province, Thailand. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Khon Kaen FC and Khon Kaen United. The stadium holds 7,000 people.
# Meysam Banitaba

Seyed Meysam Banitaba Khoram Abadi (born 30 March 1989) is an Iranian Paralympic judoka. He represented Iran at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.

## Career

Banitaba represented Iran at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won a silver medal in the −60 kg J1 event.
# Robert Neacșu

Robert Cornel Neacșu (born 30 January 2000) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga II club Metaloglobus București.

## Honours
### CSA Steaua București

* Liga III: 2020–21
# Azevedo

Azevedo is a common surname in the Portuguese language, and thus native to Portugal, Brazil, and other Lusophone nations. The etymology of "Azevedo" is usually connected to the Portuguese word "azevinho" meaning the European holly (Ilex aquifolium). Its Spanish equivalent is Acevedo or Acebedo, whose origin resides in the Leonese municipality of Acebedo, Spain. Notable people with this surname include the following:
* Aluísio Azevedo (1837–1913), Brazilian writer
* Ángela de Azevedo, 17th century Spanish and Portuguese playwright
* Belmiro de Azevedo (1938–2017), Portuguese entrepreneur and the richest person in Portugal
* Bento da Fonseca de Azevedo, early 18th-century Portuguese master carver
* Eduardo Azevedo (born 1981), Brazilian race car driver
* Filipa Azevedo (born 1991), Portuguese singer
* Geraldo Azevedo (born 1945), Brazilian singer & guitarist
* Gerard Dominique de Azevedo Coutinho y Bernal, historian and chronicler in the 18th century Southern Netherlands
* Inácio de Azevedo (1526–1570), Jesuit missionary and martyr
* Dom Jerónimo de Azevedo (1560–1625), governor of Portuguese Ceylon and Viceroy of Portuguese India
* José Azevedo (born 1973), Portuguese professional cyclist
* José Batista Pinheiro de Azevedo (1917-1983), Portuguese politician
* Joseph Felix Antoine François de Azevedo Coutinho y Bernal, historian in the 18th century Southern Netherlands
* Justin Azevedo (born 1988), Canadian professional ice hockey player
* Licínio Azevedo (born 1951), Brazilian-Mozambican journalist and filmmaker
* Luiz de Azevedo, Portuguese Jesuit missionary in Ethiopia
* Márcio Azevedo (born 1986), Brazilian footballer
* Count Don Pedro Henriquez d'Azevedo y Toledo de Fuentes (1525–1610), Spanish general and statesman
* Reinaldo Azevedo (born 1961), Brazilian journalist
* Ricardo Azevedo (born 1956), Brazilian professional water polo coach
* Roberto Azevêdo (born 1957), Brazilian WTO diplomat
* Tony Azevedo (born 1981), American water polo player
* Valdir Azevedo (1923–1980), Brazilian conductor and performer
* Erik d'Azevedo (born 1948), American painter and poet

## Fictional characters

* Manassseh Bueno Barzillai Azevedo da Costa, The King of Schnorrers
# Zinaida Semenova

Zinaida Semenova (Russian: Зинаида Семёнова; born 19 March 1962) is a retired female long-distance runner from Russia. She set her personal best in the women's marathon on October 7, 2001, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, clocking 2:26:51. Semenova is a three-time winner of the annual Twin Cities Marathon and the shared woman's course record holder along with Irina Permitina, who also ran an official time of 2:26:51 in 2004.

## Achievements

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Russia ||||||
| 1998 | Twin Cities Marathon | Saint Paul, United States | 1st | Marathon | 2:32:06 |
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 29th | Marathon | 2:41:33 |
| 2000 | Twin Cities Marathon | Saint Paul, United States | 1st | Marathon | 2:29:37 |
| 2001 | Twin Cities Marathon | Saint Paul, United States | 1st | Marathon | 2:26:51 |
| 2002 | Grandma's Marathon | Duluth, United States | 1st | Marathon | 2:32:21 |
| 2005 | Dublin Marathon | Dublin, Ireland | 1st | Marathon | 2:32:53 |
# Olaf Winter

Olaf Winter (born 18 July 1973 in Neustrelitz, Bezirk Neubrandenburg) is a German sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s (decade). Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal in the K-4 1000 m event at Atlanta in 1996.
Winter also won a bronze medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1999 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Milan.
He represented the sports clubs WSV Einheit Neustrelitz, SC Neubrandenburg and KG Essen. He lives in Hattingen.
# Esteban Herrault

Esteban Herrault (born 18 September 1993) is a French para table tennis player. He represented France at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.

## Career

Herrault represented France at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in the men's doubles MD14 event, along with Clément Berthier, and won a bronze medal.
# Palm Harbor Open

The Palm Harbor Open is a defunct tennis tournament that was played on the Grand Prix tennis circuit in 1980. Also known as the Robinsons Men's Tennis Open its sponsored name, the event was held in Palm Harbor, Florida and was played on outdoor hard courts. Paul McNamee won the singles title while partnering with Paul Kronk to win the doubles title.

## Past finals
### Singles

| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
| 1980 | Paul McNamee | Stan Smith | 6–4, 6–3 |

### Doubles

| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
| 1980 | Paul Kronk Paul McNamee | Steve Docherty John James | 6–4, 7–5 |
# 1972 Liberal Party of Australia leadership election

An election for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Australia took place on 20 December 1972, following former prime minister William McMahon's resignation after his defeat at the 1972 federal election. Billy Snedden was successful in winning the leadership, narrowly beating Nigel Bowen by 30 votes to 29 on the fifth ballot. The previous ballot was tied at 29 each, with one MP not voting. James Killen, John Gorton, and Malcolm Fraser had earlier been eliminated from contention, in that order.

## Candidates

* Nigel Bowen, former minister for foreign affairs, member for Parramatta
* Malcolm Fraser, former minister for education and science, member for Wannon
* John Gorton, former Leader and prime minister, member for Higgins
* James Killen, former minister for the Navy, member for Moreton
* Billy Snedden, incumbent deputy leader and former treasurer, member for Bruce

## Results

The following table gives the ballot result:

### Leadership ballot

| Name | Name | Final ballot | Percentage |
| | Billy Snedden | 30 | 50.85 |
| | Nigel Bowen | 29 | 49.15 |

### Deputy leadership ballot

| Name | Name | Final ballot | Percentage |
| | Phillip Lynch | <30 | |
| | Andrew Peacock | >29 | |
Other candidates in order of elimination:
* Malcolm Fraser
* Jim Forbes
* Don Chipp
* James Killen
# RC Arka Gdynia

Arka Gdynia (Polish pronunciation:) is a Polish rugby union club based in Gdynia, in northern Poland. As of 2022–23, it competes in the Ekstraliga, Poland's top division.
Active departments of Arka Gdynia :
| Football (men's) | Basketball (men's) | Basketball (women's) |
| Rugby union (men's) | Rugby union (women's) | Handball (women's) |
| Sailing | Tennis | Esports |

## Honours

* Ekstraliga
** Champions (4): 2004, 2005, 2011, 2015
** Runners-up (7): 2000, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2013
* Polish Cup (rugby):
** Winners (1): 2010

## History

Arka Gdynia Rugby Club's history begins in the mid-1990s. The Arka hooligans decided to start a rugby team. Forming the team and winning the "sevens" tournament in Sopot in 1996, is considered the date when the rugby section was established. Arka performances in the league began in 1997. In the 1999/2000 season, the "Bulldogs" won their first medal, and four years later for the first time became the best team in the country. As of 2022, Arka has won three more Polish Championships.
# Peter Kretschmer

Peter Kretschmer (born 15 February 1992) is a German sprint canoer. He won the Gold Medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics in C-2 1000 metres category event for his country with Kurt Kuschela. In June 2015, he competed in the inaugural European Games, for Germany in canoe sprint, more specifically, Men's C-2 1000m with Michael Mueller. He earned a bronze medal.
# Vincens Grandjean

Vincens Grandjean (18 September 1898 – 19 April 1970) was a Danish equestrian. He competed in two events at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

## Biography

Grandjean grew up on the Vennerslund estate on Falster. He owned it from 1940.
# Shi Yijie

Shi Yijie (born 17 July 2000) is a Chinese Paralympic judoka. She represented China at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.

## Career

Shi represented China at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won a gold medal in the −57 kg J1 event.
# Tierp Church

Tierp Church (Swedish: Tierps kyrka) is a Lutheran church in Tierp, Uppsala County, Sweden. It belongs to the Archdiocese of Uppsala. The church is one of the largest countryside churches in Uppland and contains well-preserved medieval frescos.

## History and architecture

The church was built at the end of the 13th century or around the year 1300. The building material is fieldstone and brick. The internal vaults were constructed sometime between 1430 and 1460, replacing an earlier ceiling made of wood. During the same period the gables of the church were remade. The vaults were subsequently decorated by artists of the Tierp school [sv]. The church paintings were covered with whitewash during the 18th century but restored during a renovation in 1915.
The church is a hall church with external buttresses crowned with spires. The façade is today whitewashed.
It contains a triumphal cross from the second half of the 13th century and a baptismal font from the 15th century. The pulpit was made in 1781.
The church has an external wooden bell tower, one of the largest in Uppsala county.
A renovation of the interior was carried out in 2009-2010.
# Bob Simms

Bob Simms (born September 3, 1938) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for three seasons with the New York Giants and Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.
# The Illumination of Alice J. Cunningham

The Illumination of Alice J. Cunningham is a novel by Lyn Webster published in 1987.

## Plot summary

The Illumination of Alice J. Cunningham is a novel in which Alice is trapped in a fantasy place created by an uncertain mental state.

## Reception

Dave Langford reviewed The Illumination of Alice J. Cunningham for White Dwarf #91, and stated that "A well-written and witty book which I enjoy without deciphering all the allegorical bits. Mea culpa."

## Reviews

* Review by Brian Stableford (1986) in Fantasy Review, October 1986
* Review by David V. Barrett (1987) in Vector 140
* Review by Lee Montgomerie (1987) in Interzone, #22 Winter 1987
# The Many Moods of Christmas

The Many Moods of Christmas is 1963 LP of eighteen Christmas carols conducted by Robert Shaw, grouped into four suites. The carols were arranged for chorus and orchestra by famed Broadway orchestrator Robert Russell Bennett.
The following is a listing of the suites and the music that each suite contains:
Suite One
    Good Christian Men, Rejoice — Silent Night — Patapan — O Come, All Ye Faithful
Suite Two
    O Sanctissima — Joy to the World — Away in a Manger — Fum Fum Fum — March of the Kings
Suite Three
    What Child is This? — Hark! the Herald Angels Sing — Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella - Angels We Have Heard on High
Suite Four
    Break Forth, O Beauteous, Heav’nly Light - The First Nowell — O Little Town of Bethlehem - I Saw Three Ships - Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly
As with most stereo albums made before 1967, the original version, performed by the Robert Shaw Chorale and RCA Victor Symphony, was released by RCA Victor in both mono and stereo. The album was a great success, with first-year sales exceeding 100,000 units, even as the then-recent assassination of President John F. Kennedy, which had occurred on November 22, 1963, cast a pall over Christmas for many Americans that year. The album peaked at #11 on Billboard's Christmas Records chart December 28, 1963.
In 1971, chorus/piano octavos were published by Lawson-Gould. Orchestral score and parts are now rented by European American Music.
In 1983, two years after Robert Russell Bennett's death, Shaw recorded a somewhat revised digital stereo version of The Many Moods of Christmas, with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, released that December by Telarc. It was the first of three Christmas albums that Robert Shaw recorded for Telarc. While the first version of The Many Moods of Christmas had been made with rather close miking in a recording studio, the newer version was recorded in the more spacious environment of Atlanta Symphony Hall in the Woodruff Arts Center, resulting in a recording with more reverberation than the first.
The Shaw/Atlanta recording remains a popular seller, and had eclipsed the out-of-print 1963 version before the latter's digital release on a 1997 CD. Both versions are now best sellers.