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# Expert Soldier Badge

The Expert Soldier Badge, or ESB, is a special skills badge of the United States Army. Similar in appearance to the Combat Action Badge, the ESB is awarded to soldiers who are neither infantry, special forces, nor combat medics who demonstrate their competence in various warrior and mission essential tasks, land navigation, and physical fitness. The badge was approved on June 14, 2019 and entered service in October 2019, as a way for soldiers in other military occupational specialties to certify their competence within their occupation, as well as general combat skills.

## History

The concept of the ESB (initially referred to as the Expert Action Badge) was initially proposed in 2015 as part of the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command's Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) 2020 Strategy, as one way to improve combat readiness in the Army. The ESB was first openly discussed on March 30, 2017, at an NCO Development Town Hall hosted by Command Sergeant Major David Davenport. Discussion mainly focused on the intent of the badge, as well as the possible criteria for award. The feasibility of the ESB was tested at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in April of the same year, with 53 soldiers taking part in the event. The results of the test at McChord, as well as future testing, will be used to determine if the criteria for the badge appropriately conveys the badge's intent. The NCO 2020 Strategy, including the ESB, was further discussed in 2018 at a conference held at Fort Knox.

## Criteria

The criteria for award of the ESB is that a soldier must perform in 30 Warrior Tasks (Skill Level 1) and battle drills, and five unit–level mission essential tasks, chosen by a commander, in addition to completion of a 12-mile foot march, a land navigation test and the Army Combat Fitness Test. Testing is conducted at the brigade-level, with units being given a week to set up the test course, a few days of training, and then a few days of testing.

## Design

The design for the ESB is similar to that of the Combat Action Badge. It features the same M9 bayonet and M67 fragmentation grenade, superimposed on a rectangular base, as found on the Combat Action Badge. The ESB does not, however, feature a wreath.
# Neptis nicoteles

Neptis nicoteles, the clubbed sailer, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya, western Tanzania and north-western Zambia. The habitat consists of various types of forests, including secondary habitats.
The larvae feed on Millettia species.

## Taxonomy

It is a member of the Neptis melicerta Species group sensu Seitz
It is a member of the Neptis agatha species group. Discal spot-4 on the forewing is long but very narrow, is placed close to vein 5 and forms with spots 5 and 6 a continuous subapical band; in this the species differs from all [nearly related species]. The longitudinal streak in the cell obtusely rounded at the end. Hindwing beneath only with two distinct white basal bands. Gold Coast to Angola. Images BOLD
It is the nominotypical member nicoteles sub-group Of the Neptis nysiades group (Species complex) sensu Richardson The members of the subgroup are
* Neptis nicoteles
* Neptis vindo
* Neptis mixophyes
# Ksenia Zakordonskaya

Ksenia Sergeevna Zakordonskaya (Russian: Ксения Сергеевна Закордонская; born 3 April 2003) is a Russian female handballer for HC Astrakhanochka and the Russian national team.
She participated at the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship in Spain.
# The Krankies Klub

The Krankies Klub was the Krankies' first solo attempt at a family variety show since Crackerjack.

## Series

* The Krankies Christmas Club 26 Dec 1982
* Series One 6 Episodes: 10 September – 15 October 1983
* The Krankies at Christmas 24 Dec 1983
* Series Two 6 Episodes: 1 September – 6 October 1984.
# Anna Maria della Pietà

Anna Maria della Pietà (c.1696 – 10 August 1782), was an Italian violinist, composer and teacher based in the Venetian orphanage Ospedale della Pietà.

## Biography

Her exact date of birth is unknown because Anna Maria was an orphan at the Ospedale della Pietà (Pietà Hospital) in Venice. The orphanage was established to raise girls who would be useful to society. Babies would be dropped off through a secret opening barely large enough for them, first created in 1696. She was called Anna Maria, though later known as Anna Maria dal Violin and Anna Maria della Pietà. By the time she was eight her musical prowess had brought her to the attention of the heads of the school. She was taught the violin by the school music director Antonio Vivaldi.
Anna Maria in turn taught Chiara della Pietà and Santa della Pietà. Many of the concertos written by Vivaldi were written especially for her. She remained at the orphanage her whole life. Her music brought tourists to hear her and the orchestra play. An anonymous poet wrote that when she played, countless angels dared to hover near. In 1720, at the age of 24, she was dubbed "Maestra", and by 1737 she had attained the leadership posts of maestra di violino and maestra di coro. Anna Maria also played the cello, oboe, lute, mandolin, harpsichord, and viola d'amore. Anna Maria composed music and performed publicly for more than 60 years, dying of a fever and cough in Venice on 10 August 1782.

## References and sources

* 1 2 Walker, Karla (2015-03-28). "Vivaldi's lesser-known legacy: Female violin virtuosos of 18th century Venice". Colorado Public Radio. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
* 1 2 "Vivaldi and the Ospedale della Pietà". Explore Classical Music. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
* 1 2 Schweitzer, Vivien (2008-06-06). "Vivaldi Set Tongues Wagging With His Music and Muses". The New York Times. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
* 1 2 Berdes, Jane L. (2004). "Della Pietà, Santa". Oxford Music Online. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.54018.
* 1 2 Talbot, Michael (2001). "Anna Maria". Oxford Music Online. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.52217. ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0.
* 1 2 Pullinger, Mark (2019-02-08). "Stormy passions: The Red Priest and his Muses". by Bachtrack for classical music, opera, ballet and dance event reviews. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
* 1 2 Rosand, Ellen (2001). "Vivaldi's Stage". Journal of Musicology. 18 (1): 8–30. doi:10.1525/jm.2001.18.1.8. JSTOR 10.1525/jm.2001.18.1.8.
* 1 2 Tonelli, Vanessa M. (2013). Women and Music in the Venetian Ospedali (M.A. thesis). Michigan State University.
* 1 2 "Anna Maria della Pietà". Mundoclasico.com (in Spanish).
# Portmarnock railway station

Portmarnock railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Phort Mearnóg) serves Portmarnock in County Dublin.
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## History

The station opened on 25 May 1844.

## Connections

The station is served by the DART and Commuter services. Enterprise services pass from Dublin Connolly en route via Drogheda, Dundalk, Newry, Portadown, Lisburn, and Belfast Grand Central. Connecting trains from Dublin Connolly link to Sligo, as well as Rosslare Europort and buses connect Dublin Connolly to Dublin Port for ferries to Holyhead for trains to Chester, Crewe and London Euston.

## Gallery

* An 8100 Class DART unit arriving at Portmarnock
* Looking northwards along the rail track and to the right beside the bridge was the location of the old station building which was completely demolished.
# The Madras Players

The Madras Players are the oldest English-language theatre group in Chennai, India. The Madras Players have staged over 240 theatre productions for more than 50 years.

## History

The Madras Players has its origins from Kilpauk General/Mental Hospital in the Psychiatric Ward, a theatre group exclusively for the mentally disabled, that mounted comedies and bedroom farces in the early 1950s. In 1955, the British Council first hosted Robert Newton's Othello which featured a mix of British and Indian actors. Shortly after, the Madras Dramatic Society closed down, and bequeathed most of their props and make-up equipment to The Madras Players founding members N. S. Yamuna and Gayathri (Grace) Krishnaswamy.
The group members in the early 1960s included Thambi Kadambavanam, Ammu Mathew, Girish Karnad, and Stewart Melluish. In their early days, the group staged British works from Terence Rattigan, Shakespeare, Ibsen, Osborne with the help of directors like John Shepherd and Peter Coe and with constant support from the British Council. In the 1970s, they turned their attention to the newly available English translations of Indian-language plays, a venture which was well received by the audiences. Noted Kannada director Girish Karnad translated his plays to English for the group, who also performed translated works of playwrights like Mohan Rakesh, Vijay Tendulkar and Gurucharan Das.
Noted performers for the Players in this period include comedian Naushir Ratnagar, back-stage artist Mithran Devanesan and voice-artist P. C. Ramakrishna, who has been a member of the group since 1969.

## Activities

The Players' notable theatre productions include adaptations of Vijay Tendulkar's Kanyadaan, Shreekumar Varma's Midnight Hotel and Girish Karnad's Hayavadana. The group's longest running play was the 2007 adaptation of Chetan Bhagat's novel Five Point Someone.
# Perundurai block

Perundurai block is a revenue block in the Erode district of Tamil Nadu, India. It has a total of 29 panchayat villages.
# Taxi, 45th/Broadway

Taxi, 45th/Broadway is a painting created by American artists Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol c. 1984–85. The artwork sold at Sotheby's for $9.4 million in November 2018.

## History

Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat were formally introduced by Swiss art dealer Bruno Bischofberger in 1982. Warhol was a renowned celebrity looking for renewed energy to revitalize his work and Basquiat had achieved recognition for his neo-expressionist paintings. Between 1984 and 1985, they created a series large collaborative works. As summarized by close friend and artist Keith Haring: "The paintings that resulted from this collaboration are the perfect testimony to the depth and importance of their friendship. The quality of the paintings mirrors the quality of the relationship."
Taxi 45th/Broadway depicts a black man labeled "NEGRO" as he unsuccessfully attempts to hail a cab at 45th Street and Broadway. Meanwhile, a white taxi driver ignores him and curses profanities. This scenario was a reality for Basquiat. Despite his meteoric rise from a downtown street artist to a sensation of the New York art scene, he still faced discrimination due to his race. "Being black and a kid and having dreadlocks, he couldn't even get a taxi," Haring said.
Taxi, 45th/Broadway was previously in the collection of fashion designer Gianni Versace, and was auctioned by Sotheby's in London for £478,400 ($872,992) in 2005. In November 2018, it exceeded the pre-sale estimate of $6–$8 million, selling for $9.4 million at Sotheby's Contemporary Art Evening Auction in New York.
# Ulvila

Ulvila (Finnish:; Swedish: Ulvsby) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is one of the six medieval cities of Finland, as well as the third oldest city in the country. Ulvila was granted charter as a town by King Albert of Sweden on 7 February 1365. However, its town privileges were taken over by Pori in 1558. After 442 years, Ulvila regained town privileges in 2000.
Ulvila is located in the region of Satakunta and the former province of Western Finland. The town is situated just 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southeast of the city of Pori along Highway 2. The municipality has a population of 12,378 (31 December 2024) and covers an area of 422.51 square kilometres (163.13 sq mi), of which 21.82 km$^2$ (8.42 sq mi) is water. The population density is 30.88 inhabitants per square kilometre (80.0/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The medieval St. Olaf's Church is dedicated to St. Olaf, who also is portrayed in the arms of the municipality. The medieval fieldstone church, also known as Ulvila Church, is one of the best-preserved of its kind in Finland.

## Politics

Results of the Finnish municipal elections 2021 in Ulvila:
* Social Democratic Party 29.6%
* National Coalition Party 23.4%
* Centre Party 15.3%
* True Finns 14.5%
* Left Alliance 9.1%
* Christian Democrats 4.8%
* Green League 3.3%

## Transport

Ulvila is served by OnniBus.com route Helsinki—Pori.

## International relations
### Twin towns — Sister cities

Ulvila is twinned with:
* Ljusdal Municipality, Sweden
* Suure-Jaani, Estonia

## Notable people from Ulvila

* Simo Frangén (born 1963) – television presenter and humorist
* Kaarlo Kangasniemi (born 1941) – weightlifter and sports personality
* Kauko Kangasniemi (1942–2013) – weightlifter
* Mauno Lindroos (born 1941) – weightlifter
* Patrik Raitanen (born 2001) – footballer
* Karl Reilin (1874–1962) – sports shooter
* Raili Riuttala (born 1933) – freestyle swimmer
* Sylvi Salonen (1920–2003) – actress
* Sofianna Sundelin (born 2003) – ice hockey player
* Kalle Varonen (born 1974) – freestyle swimmer
# Lucinda Cowden

Lucinda Cowden (born 24 April 1965) is an Australian actress.
Cowden was born in Ballarat, Victoria. She played Melanie Pearson in the soap opera Neighbours from 1987 until 1991, with a cameo appearance in the 20th anniversary documentary in 2005. She reprised the role in January 2021.
Cowden left Neighbours in 1991, and later admitted that she did not want to be typecast. She then went to the United Kingdom and appeared as Aladdin at the Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury. She also embarked on a 12-week tour of the UK as Peter Pan. Cowden presented the second and third seasons of the BBC children's television series, Parallel 9. She was a voice actress on the children's show The Koala Brothers.
Cowden returned to Neighbours in 2020. Cowden also reprised the role again in 2023 after the series was picked up by Amazon Freevee. On 29 October 2024, Cowden confirmed her exit from the show, Cowden said that she knew of her character's departure in December just days after co-star Ryan Moloney found out about his contract ending, Moloney had announced his exit from the show in June 2024. Cowden also confirmed the decision to leave the show was not hers as the contracts for cast came up all at once. Cowden revealed that when she was filming her final scene she had broken her nose after falling on set.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Type |
| 1993 | Body Melt | Andrea | Feature film |
| 2008 | Lover's Walk | Young Audrey | Short film |
| 2014 | Chocolate Strawberry Vanilla | Amanda | Feature film |
| 2016 | ABCs of Death 2.5 | Segement "M" for Mutant" | Feature film |
| 2016 | Lost Soul | Mother | Short film |
| 2018 | Just Between Us | Mum | Feature film |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1985 | Winners | Jenny Foster | 1 episode: "Just Friends" |
| 1985 | Handle with Care | Sarah | TV film |
| 1985; 1986 | Prisoner | Guest role: Mandy | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1986 | Prisoner | Guest role: Receptionist | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1987–1991, 2005, 2021–2024 | Neighbours | Melanie Pearson | Regular role |
| 1989 | The Power, The Passion | Regular role: Danni Edmonds | TV series |
| 1992 | The Late Show | Guest role: Constantly upstaged actress | ABC TV series, 1 episode |
| 1993–1994 | Parallel 9 | Herself - Presenter | TV series UK, 44 episodes |
| 2003–2007 | The Koala Brothers | Regular role: (Voice) Mitzi, Alice and Lolly | TV series, UK/Australia 79 episodes |
| 2004 | The Basil Brush Show | Guest role: Marion | TV series UK, 1 episode |
| 2006 | Making Children Smile | Herself (Voice) | Video UK |
| 2007 | Doctors | Guest role: Clare O'Grady | TV series UK, 1 episode |
| 2012 | The Big Fat Quiz of the 80s | Neighbours character: Melanie Pearson (Uncredited / archive footage) | TV Special, UK |
| 2015 | Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite | Herself | TV Special Documentary |
| 2017 | Gocsy's Classics | Guest role: Gloria | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2021; 2022 | Isolation Interviews | Herself | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 2022 | Neighbours: End of the Road | Herself / Melanie Pearson | ABC TV special aka "Leaving Erinsborough" UK |
# Lade Church

Lade Church (Norwegian: Lade Kirke) is one of Norway's oldest existing stone churches. It is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Trondheim Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the Lade neighborhood in the city of Trondheim, just southeast of Korsvika and east of Ladehammeren. It is the church for the Lade parish which is part of the Nidaros domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, plastered stone church was built in a long church style around the year 1160. The church seats about 160 people.

## History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1293, but the church was built before that time. The first church was likely a wooden stave church that was built in the 10th century. Soon after the church was replaced with a small stone church. The present church was likely built in the 12th century, making it one of Norway's oldest existing stone churches. Nobody knows exactly when it was built, but the initial construction probably began during the 1130s and it was completed around 1160. The building was designed in a Romanesque style. The nave measures about 16.5 by 10.7 metres (54 ft × 35 ft) and the choir is 7.1 by 7.4 metres (23 ft × 24 ft). The church was located on the Lade estate which was a crown estate starting under Harald Hårfagre.
During the 17th century, the nave was almost completely rebuilt, possibly finishing in 1694 since that number is carved into one of the nave walls. During the wars with Sweden (and again later during World War II), the church was used as a food stock. The altarpiece dates back to 1709 when it was received as a gift from Ellen Rovert from the nearby Lade Gård estate. There is actually a swastika inscribed in a stone in the wall near the altar. In 1767, a wooden entry porch was added on the west end of the building. In 1800, a new tower was built atop the church roof.
In 1814, this church served as an election church (Norwegian: valgkirke). Together with more than 300 other parish churches across Norway, it was a polling station for elections to the 1814 Norwegian Constituent Assembly which wrote the Constitution of Norway. This was Norway's first national elections. Each church parish was a constituency that elected people called "electors" who later met together in each county to elect the representatives for the assembly that was to meet at Eidsvoll Manor later that year.

## Media gallery

* Door to the church
* Entrance to the church
* Back of the church
* Churchyard
* View of the back
* Cemetery
* Exterior view (c. 1925)
* Exterior view (c. 1925)
# Mill Brook (Pepacton Reservoir tributary)

Mill Brook is a river in Delaware County and Ulster County in New York. It flows into the Pepacton Reservoir west of Arena.
# Blitz House

The Blitz House (Norwegian: Blitzhuset) is a self-managed social centre hosting left-wing anarchists in Oslo, the capital city of Norway. Founded in 1982 as a squat, it is now legalized and based on Oslo's Pilestredet. It hosts activities such as political meetings, the feminist radio station radiOrakel, a vegan café, and musician practice rooms. The Blitz movement has been involved in a number of protests and riots (such as the 2008–2009 Oslo riots), and has been attacked by right-wing extremists on numerous occasions.

## Facilities

The Blitz House is a self-managed social centre in Oslo, Norway. It started out as a squatted building in Skippergata 6 in downtown Oslo in 1982 and has since been a centre of anarchist activism.
In 1982, Skippergata was evicted and the squatters moved into Pilestredet 30c in central Oslo, where an agreement was made with the city. They were allowed to rent the house for a symbolic rent, and in return they would maintain the building. In 2002, the city council, led by the Conservative Party, put the Blitz house on sale. The activists responded with protests and battered the entrance of the Oslo City Hall, and the sale was stopped. The Christian Democratic Party (KrF) criticized the group and attempted to stop the lease.
Among the activities of the house are a feminist radio station (radiOrakel), a vegan café, a concert hall, practice rooms for musicians and bookshop and infoshop. Alongside Hausmania in Oslo and UFFA in Trondheim, Blitz is a centre for anarchism in Norway.

## Incidents

During the 1980s, the people around Blitz were involved in many protests for example during the visits of the British prime minister Margaret Thatcher in 1986 and US Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger in 1987. The demonstrations turned into street battles between Blitz sympathisers and the police. From the 1990s onwards, Blitz has often obstructed legal meetings of right-wing political parties such as the Progress Party, the minor Fatherland Party and the Democrats.
The house was bombed by neo-Nazis in 1990 and 1994. Mayhem bassist Varg Vikernes allegedly planned to blow up the Blitz House and had stockpiled 150 kg of explosives and 3,000 rounds of ammunition at the time of his arrest for the murder of bandmate Euronymous in 1993. Blitz openly supported and took part in the 2008–09 Oslo riots.
# Geoffrey Stern

Geoffrey Howard Stern (5 February 1935 - 3 October 2005) was an English academic who was a Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
He was also a radio personality and presented the programmes 24 Hours and Newshour on the BBC World Service.
An expert in International Communism, he was much in demand on radio and television shows at the deaths of Leonid Brezhnev, Yuri Andropov and Konstantin Chernenko and at the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
Geoffrey was also a composer and as a teenager he was in fairly regular contact with composer Ralph Vaughan Williams.
His son is former "Big Brother" contestant Jonty Stern and his daughter is theatre historian Tiffany Stern.

## Select publications

* Stern, G. (1995) The Structure of International Society. Pinter Publishers
* Stern, G. (1993) Leaders and Leadership. The London School of Economics
* Stern, G. (1967) Fifty Years of Communism. Ampersand