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# Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025

Cyprus will be represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "Shh", written by Dimitris Kontopoulos, Elke Tiel, Elsa Søllesvik, Lasse Nymann, and Linda Dale, and performed by Theo Evan. The Cypriot participating broadcaster, Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC), internally selected its entry for the contest.

## Background

Prior to the 2025 contest, the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Cyprus forty times since its debut in the 1981 contest. Its best placing was at the 2018 contest where Eleni Foureira placed second with "Fuego". Before that, its best result was fifth, achieved three times: in the 1982 competition with the song "Mono i agapi" performed by Anna Vissi, in the 1997 edition with "Mana mou" performed by Hara and Andreas Constantinou, and the 2004 contest with "Stronger Every Minute" performed by Lisa Andreas. Its least successful result was in the 1986 contest when it placed last with the song "Tora zo" by Elpida, receiving only four points in total. However, its worst finish in terms of points received was when it placed second to last in the 1999 contest with "Tha'ne erotas" by Marlain Angelidou, receiving only two points. After returning to the contest in 2015 following its absence in the 2014 edition due to the 2012–13 Cypriot financial crisis and the broadcaster's budget restrictions, it has qualified for the final of all the contests except in 2022, when "Ela" performed by Andromache failed to advance from the semi-finals. In 2024, "Liar" performed by Silia Kapsis qualified for the final, where it ultimately placed 15th.
As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, CyBC organises the selection of its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcasts the event in the country. It had used various methods to select its entry in the past, such as internal selections and televised national finals to choose the performer, song or both to compete at Eurovision. Since 2016, the broadcaster had opted to select the entry internally without input from the public; in 2024, Fame Story, the Greek version of the talent show Star Academy, was initially announced as the Cypriot national final, however, the plans were later abandoned due to a dispute with the Greek broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT).

## Before Eurovision
### Internal selection

In July 2024, it was reported that the search for the Cypriot representative for the 2025 contest was underway, and that CyBC intended to select an entrant who – unlike the country's representatives in 2023 (Andrew Lambrou) and 2024 (Silia Kapsis) – was based in Cyprus. The selection was to be carried out by a focus group composed of music professionals and Eurovision experts. By late August 2024, the artist and song had reportedly been selected, with the entrant, Theo Evan, announced on 2 September. The song, titled "Shh", was released on 11 March; it was written by Dimitris Kontopoulos, Elke Tiel, Elsie Bay, Lasse Nymann, and Linda Dale.
# The History Project

The History Project is a Boston-based community archives focused on telling and preserving the history of New England LGBTQ people. It is one of the largest independent LGBTQ archives in the United States. They continue to offer programs and collect materials related to the LGBTQ history of New England.

## History

The History Project was founded in 1980 when several prominent LGBTQ Boston activists and community members, including Libby Bouvier, received a $300 grant from the City of Boston to document Boston LGBTQ history. A number of the original founders were involved with Boston area publication Gay Community News.
In 1996, the History Project curated an exhibit at the Boston Public Library entitled 'Public Faces/Private Lives,' which detailed the lives of LGBTQ Bostonians.The exhibit drew over 50,000 visitors. The contents of this exhibit were later published in 1998 into the book Improper Bostonians.

## HistoryMaker Award

Each year, The History Project honors chosen community members and organizations with the HistoryMaker award to recognize their impact. The award was first given in 2009. Honorees include:
* Arline Isaacson
* Nancy Nangeroni
* John Ward, founder of GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders
* Combahee River Collective
* Thea L. James
* Barney Frank
* Byron Rushing
* Mary Bonauto
* Larry Kessler
# Yulin Naval Base

Yulin Naval Base (Chinese: 楡林海军基地) is the traditional base of the People's Liberation Army Navy, located in the eastern suburb of Sanya, Hainan Province, China, next to Yulin Port. Further east on Yalong Bay is the new Longpo Naval Base, formerly called "Yulin-East", for the nuclear submarines and aircraft carriers.
The base area closest to Sanya is the base for a range of smaller vessels, including a unit of diesel-electric submarines.
# Kaitlin Hopkins

Kaitlin Persson Hopkins is an American actress and singer, the daughter of actress Shirley Knight and stage producer/director Gene Persson.

## Biography

In 1982, at the age of 18, Hopkins graduated from the Williston Northampton School.
Hopkins attended the musical theater program at Carnegie Mellon University and studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London.
Hopkins' first television credit was an appearance on the soap opera One Life to Live, followed by a regular role on Another World. In 1993, she moved to Los Angeles, where she joined The Matrix Theatre Company. She spent weekends singing at The Pink in Santa Monica, and later performed at The Cinegrill, The Gardina, and At My Place. During this period, her television credits included Beverly Hills, 90210, Murder, She Wrote, The Practice, Diagnosis: Murder, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Spin City, and Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.
In 1994, at the age of 30, Hopkins was cast in the rock opera I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky by Peter Sellars. She spent the next year traveling the world with the production, performing in Paris, Hamburg, Helsinki, and Montreal, as well as at the Edinburgh Festival, among other locales.
In 2002, aged 38, Hopkins made her Broadway debut in Noises Off. She has also appeared in the Lincoln Center benefit performance of Anything Goes with Patti LuPone and How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
Hopkins has performed in numerous live radio plays for LA Theater Works, including Proof with Anne Heche and The Heidi Chronicles with Martha Plimpton.
In 2009, Hopkins was named the new Head of Musical Theatre at Texas State University under the Department Chair, Dr. John Fleming. Her husband, Jim Price, is also on the faculty at Texas State, where he is the Head of Playwriting.

## Discography

* Make Me Sweat (2004)

## Acting credits
### Theatre

* Bare: A Pop Opera
* The Great American Trailer Park Musical
* Bat Boy: The Musical
* Come Back, Little Sheba
* Disney's On the Record
* Present Laughter
* The Philanderer
* She Loves Me

### Film and television

* Confessions of a Shopaholic
* The Nanny Diaries
* How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog
* Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles
* Diagnosis Murder: By Reason of Insanity
* Little Boy Blue
* As Good as It Gets
* Rescue Me
* Providence
* Star Trek: Voyager
* Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
* The Division
* Wings
# Donna Simpson (musician)

Donna Simpson (born 1970) is an Australian guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. She is a member of the Australian folk rock band The Waifs. Her younger sister Vikki Thorn (née Simpson) also plays harmonica and sings in the band. Simpson has released six albums with The Waifs; she wrote the single "London Still", one of The Waifs' most successful singles to date.

## Personal life

In 2003 Simpson married Ben Weaver, an American singer-songwriter. Together they had one son, who was born in 2005. During 2009, Simpson and Weaver got divorced.
In 2012, Simpson moved back to Western Australia. She has two sons (born in 2012 and 2013) and they all reside in Fremantle.

## Discography
### The Waifs

* The Waifs (1996)
* Shelter Me (1998)
* Sink or Swim (2000)
* Lighthouse EP (2003)
* Up All Night (2003)
* A Brief History... (2004)
* Sun Dirt Water (2007)
* Temptation (2011)
* Beautiful You (2015)
* "Ironbark" (2017)

### Guest appearances and collaborations

* John Dee Holeman & the Waifs Band (John Dee Holeman & The Waifs Band) (2007)
# Matt D'Aquino

Matthew D'Aquino (born 26 June 1985 in Canberra) is an Australian judoka, who competed in the extra-lightweight category. He is a 5th Degree Judo Black belt, BJJ 1st black belt under Felipe Grez, two-time Australian judo champion, a multiple-time Oceanian champion for his respective division, and a former member of Marist Judo Club under his personal coach Tom Hill, who competed for the men's lightweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and eventually won the gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England.
D'Aquino represented Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's extra-lightweight class (60 kg). He received a bye for the second preliminary round match, before losing out to Greece's Lavrentios Alexanidis, who successfully scored an ippon (full point) with an obi otoshi (belt drop), at ninety seconds.
Since then D'Aquino has gone on to be the first and only Australian male to win the Pac Rim Championships in its 40-year history, beating a highly ranked Japanese Judoka in the final. Recently D'Aquino has placed 17th at the World Championships in both 2009 and 2010 as well as placing 7th in the Miami and El Salvador World Cup as well as 7th place in the US Open.
After not qualifying for the 2012 London Olympic Games D'Aquino retired from the international Judo competition but still competes in national level Judo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitions. D'Aquino is also an author of two bestselling books on Amazon, these books are "Hard Fought Lessons by an Olympic Judoka" and "Effective goal setting so you can win in life." He also has a number of other books you can see below.
In October 2015 D'Aquino opened a Judo and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu dojo called Beyond Grappling Club. In 2019 Beyond Grappling Club was ranked the second largest Judo club in Australia by Judo Australia.
In January 2020 the International Judo Federation recognized Matt D'Aquino's YouTube channel "Beyond Grappling" as one of the top 12 YouTube channels in the world. In regards to Matt's channel, they wrote "Australian Olympian has an exhaustive collection of playlists specifically for judoka of different abilities and everyone can learn something from his well-known channel. D'Aquino has also authored books and released DVD’s and is a sought instructor around the world."
In March 2020, after his dojo was shut down for 6 months due to COVID19, Matt authored three more books including My First Judo Competition, My First Brazilian Jiujitsu Competition, and The History of Judo for Kids. Each of these books has been translated into many languages. See the bibliography below for more details.
In October 2022 Matt was awarded his first-degree Black belt in Brazilian jiujitsu by his Coach Felipe Grez. In December 2023 Matt was awarded his Godan (5th degree black belt in judo.)
# Tore Stjerna

Tore Gunnar Stjerna (a.k.a. Necromorbus) is a Swedish multi-instrumentalist and producer. He has played guitar and drums in the following bands; Nex, Chaos Omen, Corpus Christii, Funeral Mist, Ofermod, Zavorash, In Aeternum. He also founded Necromorbus Studio (NBS Studio) in Sweden. While running the studio, he has produced and mastered albums for bands such as Armagedda, Bitter Peace, Deströyer 666, Inferno, Jess and the Ancient Ones, Leviathan, Mayhem, Merrimack, Noctem, Nominon, and Portrait.
# Michel Arnaud

Michel Arnaud (17 November 1915 – 1 August 1990) was a French Army general who distinguished himself in World War II, and for this was decorated with the Ordre de la Libération and made Grand Officier de la Légion d'honneur.

## Biography

Son of a pharmacist, Arnaud was born on November 17, 1915, in Bourg-en-Bresse. After studying in Dijon in the Lyceum Carnot, he opted for the military career and went in 1935 to the École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr, the foremost French military academy.
Arnaud had chosen to enter in the colonial infantry, and when Charles de Gaulle issued the Appeal of June 18 in 1940 for resistance against the Axis, he was a lieutenant stationed at Faya-Largeau in Chad and attached to the Régiment de Tirailleurs Sénégalais du Tchad (RTST), and on 26 August sided with de Gaulle, like all soldiers of the RTST.
He participated to Philippe Leclerc's offensive against Italian positions in Libya, but was badly wounded near Kufra on 8 February 1941, and sent to hospital first at Yaoundé and then at Beirut. In January 1942 he entered in the staff of General Georges Catroux, head of the Free French Forces in the Middle East, and was promoted Captain in June.
In 1943 he was again put under the orders of Leclerc, and under his command was to remain till the end of the war. For his old wound till 1 December 1944; having after asked to return to field duty, he was assigned to the Régiment du March de Tchad (RMT), the new name of the RTST.
After 1945, Arnaud took part to the First Indochina War, and in the 1960s was promoted first Colonel and then Brigade General. In 1969 Arnaud returned to Chad as commander of Opération Bison, a military operation that had to contain the menace represented to the Chadian government by the FROLINAT rebels; but tensions with the Chadian President brought to his replacement just a few months after his arrival.
After that, Arnaud held several other positions, until he was made Corps General in 1974. He died on 1 August 1990 at Frejus, and is buried at Grenoble.

## Decorations

* Grand Officer of the Légion d'honneur
* Companion of the Liberation (7 July 1945)
* Croix de guerre 1939-1945 (3 citations)
* Croix de guerre des Théatres d'Opérations Exterieures (2 citations)
* Croix de la Valeur Militaire
* Médaille coloniale with "Koufra" clasp
* Insigne des blessés militaires
* Officer of the Order of the Black Star (Benin)
# Inventory Controversy

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The Inventory Controversy (Querelle des Inventaires) refers to a series of incidents across France following the 1905 French law on the Separation of the Churches and the State. This law required the inventory of church property as part of preparations for transferring it to newly created religious associations. The law was enacted in the context of widespread Catholic opposition to the secularization policies of the Third French Republic.

## Background

Since the 1801 Concordat, church properties were managed by public establishments such as fabric councils and seminaries. The 1905 law dissolved these establishments and transferred church buildings to religious associations. To implement the transfer, the law mandated an inventory of all church property. The decree of 29 December 1905 formalized this requirement, though it was perceived by many as a "prelude to confiscation."
On January 2, 1906, a government circular instructed officials to open tabernacles during inventories, fueling outrage among Catholics. This directive was later clarified, but not before sparking protests.

## Protests

The controversy led to widespread demonstrations in Catholic regions, including Brittany, Normandy, the Vendée, and the Massif Central. Protestors often barricaded themselves in churches, viewing the inventories as acts of profanation and expropriation. In some cases, local populations resisted violently, leading to clashes with police and military forces.
The first significant conflict occurred in Haute-Loire on February 27, 1906, during the inventory of the Notre-Dame d'Estours Chapel in Monistrol-d'Allier. Demonstrators armed with sticks and metal bars attacked officials, resulting in injuries. Further incidents occurred, including the death of a protestor in Montregard on March 3, 1906.
One of the most tragic events took place in Boeschepe on March 6, 1906, where a butcher named Géry Ghysel was killed during a confrontation. This incident prompted the government to suspend the inventories temporarily in some areas.

## Government Response

The protests caused political upheaval, contributing to the fall of the Maurice Rouvier government on March 7, 1906. His successor, Georges Clemenceau, adopted a more conciliatory approach. On March 20, 1906, Clemenceau declared in Parliament that "counting candlesticks in a church is not worth a human life."
Clemenceau instructed officials to suspend inventories in the face of resistance. His measures helped de-escalate tensions, and the controversy gradually subsided.

## Legacy

The Inventory Controversy highlighted the deep divisions between secular and religious factions in early 20th-century France. It also underscored the challenges of implementing the separation of church and state in a predominantly Catholic nation.
# Carrollwood, Florida

Carrollwood is an unincorporated community in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. It is part of the larger census-designated place (CDP) of Carrollwood, which also includes the neighborhood of Carrollwood Village. A census-designated place corresponding just to Carrollwood existed during the 1990 census, with a population of 7,195. The ZIP code for Carrollwood is 33618.

## History

Carrollwood was founded in 1959 and was built out in the 1960s. The community spread westward during the 1970s and 1980s. The community was planned by Matt Jetton and originally developed by his land development company, Sun State Homes. From 1959 through 1970, more than 900 homes were built on land in the vicinity of Lake Carroll. Carrollwood Elementary school was constructed in 1963. Carrollwood was struck by a tornado outbreak, which occurred throughout Central Florida on April 4, 1966. As the neighboring development of Carrollwood Village was established in the early 1970s, the Carrollwood Country Club was built in 1972 and remains a popular landmark in the community today.

## Geography

Carrollwood is located at 28.1 degrees north, 82.5 degrees west (28.0523, -82.4858). The elevation for the community is 39 feet (12 m) above sea level.
Carrollwood boundaries include Lake Magdalene to the north, Tampa to the east, Egypt Lake to the south, and Carrollwood Village to the west.

## Transportation

Some of the major roads serving the community are Dale Mabry Highway, Busch Boulevard, Bearss Avenue and Fletcher Avenue.

## Education

* Lake Magdalene Elementary School
* Essrig Elementary School
* Hill Middle School
* Adams Middle School
* Chamberlain High School
* Carrollwood Elementary School
* Canela Elementary School
* Gaither High School
# Leonard White (basketball)

Leonard White (born February 21, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player. He is listed at 6'7" and weighed 224 lbs. Born in Century, Florida, White started playing collegiate ball with the Faulkner State Community College (1989–1991) and is still the all-time leading scorer of the Sun Chiefs with a 22.7 ppg average. He later transferred to Southern University (1991–1993) and led the Jaguars in scoring his last two years there. White entered the 1993 NBA draft and was picked 53rd in the second round by the Los Angeles Clippers; however, he was not signed and never got to play in the NBA. He played a few games in the French professional league in Pau Orthez but it is in the CBA where White will be making his mark in his professional basketball career as one of the league leaders in statistics for games played, minutes played, scoring, rebounds and steals. White has played for the San Diego Wildcards, Grand Rapids Hoops, Rockford Lightning, Sioux Falls Skyforce and Yakama Sun Kings, where he helped them win back-to-back CBA championships. He has also taken his game to the USBL with the Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs, the IBL with the Tacoma Jazz and overseas notably in Venezuela. In the off-season, White coaches high school basketball in Florida.

## Notable Awards

* 2 x CBA All-Star (2005 & 2006)
* 2 CBA Championships (2006 & 2007)
* All-CBA First Team (2004)
* CBA All-Defensive Team (2004)
# Miniyeh

Miniyeh or Minya (Arabic: المنية) is the capital of the Miniyeh-Danniyeh District in North Governorate of Lebanon. Minya is located 96 km from Beirut at an altitude of 20 m above sea level.

## History

Following the Battle of Sannine, on March 635 the Battle of Miniyeh took place between the Arab armies of the Rashidun Caliphate and the remaining forces of Legio IV Fidelis. The battle was part of the Muslim conquest of the Levant. The outcome of the battle was an annihilation of the Byzantine empire forces and removing their threat on Tyre.

## Demographics

Religion in Miniyeh (2014) :
| Religion | Religion | Percent | Percent |
| Sunni Islam | Sunni Islam | 89.91% | 89.91% |
| Shia Islam | Shia Islam | 0.30% | 0.30% |
| Christian | Christian | 9.53% | 9.53% |
| Others | Others | 0.26% | 0.26% |
In 2014, Muslims made up 90.27% and Christians made up 9.53% of registered voters in Miniyeh. 89.91% of the voters were Sunni Muslims and 7.21% were Greek Orthodox.

## Notable people

* Mostafa Matar (born 1995), Lebanese footballer
# Inez Asher

Inez Asher (née Inez Harriett Silverberg; January 1, 1911 – May 8, 2006) was a novelist and television writer.

## Early years

Inez Asher was the only child of Minor Silverberg, a Des Moines, Iowa real estate agent, and Edna Harris Silverberg. When Asher was six years old, General Frederick Funston was holding her in his arms as he collapsed and died from a heart attack in the lobby of The St. Anthony Hotel in San Antonio, Texas. Asher was a member of the class of 1928, Theodore Roosevelt High School, attended Miss Orton's Classical School for Girls and UCLA; she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa in her junior year.

## Radio and television writer

Asher co-wrote the episode "Robert E. Lee" for the Famous Children of History radio program. With Emilie Roberts, Asher composed a short lecture, "Irene Talking." Asher wrote "The Last Orchid", the first episode of the Philco Players television program (1948). Asher wrote for the 1954 televised series of Lassie. and co-wrote "Welcome to Washington," an unsold television pilot for the proposed series The Claudette Colbert Show which aired as an episode of the anthology series Colgate Theatre in 1958.

## Political

Like many Hollywood writers of the 1930s, Asher was singled out for her left-wing views. In 1934 she was listed in Elizabeth Dilling's self-published The red network; a "who's who" and handbook of radicalism for patriots.

## Novelist and poet

Asher published one novel, Family Sins (Pinnacle Books, New York 1983), the story of an American widow who travels to the Orient in pursuit of a Korean orphan and ends up in the arms of a handsome but married Japanese doctor. Asher was co-author (with illustrator Alice Rovinsky) of two illustrated books of verse: Look at Me! A See Yourself Book for Boys and Look at Me! A See Yourself Book for Girls (Garden City Books, Garden City, New York 1951). Parents would paste a child's photo in the designated spot inside the back cover and as the child turned the pages he would see his face, through a hole cut in each page, in all the people he wanted to be: pilot, railroad conductor, etc. "Look at me, and you will see, all the things I'd like to be. If I were a fireman brave, Folks in danger I would save!" or "To be a cowboy, Bronco Bill, That would give me such a thrill!" Publishers Weekly called the books "A delightful novelty."

## Personal

Asher was married to Alvin Asher, an attorney for MGM, and to James Marvin Hirsch.

## Later years

Asher worked as a coordinator in the International Student Center at the University of California, Los Angeles. She died in Yonkers, New York.