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# Dragon dance

Dragon dance (traditional Chinese: 舞龍) is a form of traditional dance and performance in Chinese culture. Like the lion dance, it is most often seen during festive celebrations. The dance is performed by a team of experienced dancers who manipulate a long flexible giant puppet of a dragon using poles positioned at regular intervals along the length of the dragon. The dance team simulates the imagined movements of this mythological creature in a sinuous, undulating manner.
The dragon dance is often performed during Chinese New Year. The Chinese dragon is a symbol of China's culture, and it is believed to bring good luck to people, therefore the longer the dragon is in the dance, the more luck it will bring to the community. The dragons are believed to possess qualities that include great power, dignity, fertility, wisdom and auspiciousness. The appearance of a dragon is both fearsome and bold but it has a benevolent disposition, and it was an emblem to represent imperial authority. The movements in a performance traditionally symbolize the power and dignity of the dragon.

## Quotes

* For the untrained eye, Tai Ji Men’s Dragon Dance might appear to be merely a cultural showcase. It is undoubtedly a colorful and vibrant performance of Chinese cultural heritage, which is made possible by hand-crafting artisanal dragon heads and sometimes dozens of meters-long dragon bodies. This massive mythical creature is then brought to life by syncretizing the movements of the dizi, who are led by the dragon ball, before the creature’s head. For scholars of religion, however, the arduous preparation process and the practice of the Dragon Dance also unveil further interpretative layers.
** Márk Nemes, "Tai Ji Men’s Dragon Dance as a Multilayered Performative Act", Bitter Winter (October 2024)

## External links

* Encyclopedic article on Dragon dance on Wikipedia
* Media related to Dragon dance on Wikimedia Commons
# William E. Dyess

William Edwin Dyess (August 9, 1916 – December 22, 1943) was an officer of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He was captured after the Allied loss at the Battle of Bataan and endured the subsequent Bataan Death March. After a year in captivity, Dyess escaped and spent three months on the run before being evacuated from the Philippines by a U.S. submarine. Once back in the U.S., he recounted the story of his capture and imprisonment, providing the first widely published eye-witness account of the brutality of the death march. He returned to duty in the Army Air Forces, but was killed in a training accident months later.

## Quotes

* When it was observed that men were dying, Japanese non-commissioned officers entered the compound and ordered the Americans to drag out the bodies and bury them. We were told to put the delirious ones into a thatched shed a few hundred feet away. When this had been done the grave digging began. We thought we had seen every atrocity the Japs could offer, but we were wrong. The shallow trenches had been completed. The dead were being rolled into them. Just then an American soldier and two Filipinos were carried out of the compound. They had been delirious. Now they were in a coma. A Jap noncom stopped the bearers and tipped the unconscious men into the trench. The Japs then ordered the burial detail to fill it up. The Filipinos lay lifelessly in the hole. As the earth began falling about the American, he revived and tried to climb out. His fingers gripped the edge of the grave. He hoisted himself to a standing position. Two Jap guards placed bayonets at the throat of a Filipino on the burial detail. They gave him an order. When he hesitated they pressed the bayonet points hard against his neck. The Filipino raised a stricken face to the sky. Then he brought his shovel down upon the head of his American comrade, who fell backward to the bottom of the grave. The burial detail filled it up.
** The Dyess Story (1944), ch. 6

## External links

* Encyclopedic article on William E. Dyess on Wikipedia
# Eunice Ohui Ametor Williams

Eunice Regina Ohui Ametor Williams (1933–2023) was a Ghanaian former politician, women's rights activist and the first female parliamentarian for Dangme East in the 1st Parliament of the 3rd Republic of Ghana who represented Ada Constituency on the ticket of People's National Party under the leadership of Hilla Limann from 24 September 1979 to 31 December 1981.

## Quotes

* The absence of romance could jeopardize their marriages.
* Romance your wives thoroughly before the substantive sexual act of penetration, do not just hop on them.
* Adam and Eve began to play romance when the latter was created out of the former's ribs and brought to him.
* He was happy to see Eve brought to him and said she is the bone of my bone, and flesh of my flesh as they both entangled in romance,she added. Romance she observed, began right in the Garden of Eden and must not be overlooked.
* Don’t Just Hop On Your Wives For Sex; Romance Them First
* Take the act of foreplay serious during sexual encounters with their partners.

## External links

* https://m.famousfix.com/list/peoples-national-party-ghana-politicians
# Paul Boesch

Paul Max Boesch (October 2, 1912 – March 7, 1989) was an American professional wrestler and promoter, most famous for his work as an announcer and promoter for Houston Wrestling. He was also a decorated World War II veteran.

## Quotes

* Reluctantly, I sent for my platoon and gave the unwelcome order ... to carry the heavy weapons and equipment by hand. It would make the long trek through the wet and the dark even more arduous, but machine guns and mortars were vital and my platoon would be of no use in the attack without them. ... We hoisted the weapons and ammunition to our shoulders. Holding fast to the man ahead, we slowly, painfully made our way to where the rest of the company had assembled. ... Down the narrow trail of a road between towering trees ... we moved. The night seemed to get even blacker ... and the rain came in great wind-driven sheets. ... It was not easy to hold onto the belt of the man in front while slipping and slithering forward and under the weight of a machine gun tripod or a mortar tube. ... The only light to pierce the blackness came from artillery. ... After the sudden, brilliant burst of light, it was hard to adjust your vision again to the darkness. ... Far on the horizon [came] answering reports from the enemy’s big guns. ... The road was full of holes, and the holes were full of water and rocks, and it was almost impossible to keep your feet at times. ... For hours we fought for breath and struggled to maintain the exhausting pace. The knowledge that at the end of the march we faced the ticklish problem of relief in the face of the enemy, then attack, dragged at our feet at first; but as time passed we welcomed even this prospect as a way to end this nightmare walkathon. Suddenly the line halted. ... One man turned his head toward us. "This is as far as we go tonight. Pull off the road and get some sleep. Pass the word along."
** Road to Huertgen: Forest in Hell (1962)

## External links

* Encyclopedic article on Paul Boesch on Wikipedia
# Akon Etim Eyakenyi

Akon Etim Eyakenyi (born 24 February 1960) is a Nigerian politician who is the deputy governor of Akwa Ibom State.

## Quotes

* If there is any issue, I am accessible, I am open, let me know what is going on and we will intervene and ensure that peace prevails.
** Deputy Gov Sues For Ceasefire As Communal Wars Claim Lives In A/Ibom. 2023, Leadership Newspaper.
* Having historical facts of the places that are having issues and discouraging court cases were possible ways of resolving boundary disputes.
** Communal clashes: Akwa Ibom govt sues for peace among boundary communities. 13 July 2023, Daily Post Newspaper.
# Norman Cota

Norman Daniel "Dutch" Cota, Sr. (May 30, 1893–October 4, 1971) was a senior United States Army officer who fought during World War II. Cota was heavily involved in the planning and execution of the invasion of Normandy, in June 1944, codenamed Operation Neptune, and the subsequent Battle of Normandy. He is famous for rallying demoralized troops on Omaha Beach, by engaging in combat with them and personally leading their first successful breakout, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his actions there.

## Quotes

* Rangers! Lead the way!
** Famous exclamation he would say exhorting men of the 5th Ranger Battalion to leave the cover of the seawall and lead an increasing mass of soldiers through the Vierville breech [Vierville-sur-Mer in France], Major General Cota and the Battle of the Huertgen Forest: A Failure of Battle Command?
# Alexander A. Drabik

Sgt. Alexander Albert Drabik (December 28, 1910 – September 28, 1993) was the first American soldier to cross the Ludendorff Bridge over the Rhine river at Remagen, Germany in World War II during the Battle of Remagen. He led two other enlisted men across the bridge, running 398 metres (1,306 ft) while under fire, knowing that the demolition charges attached to the bridge could be detonated at any moment. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his action.

## Quotes

* We ran down the middle of the bridge, shouting as we went. I didn’t stop because I knew that if I kept moving they couldn’t hit me. My men were in squad column and not one of them was hit. We took cover in some bomb craters. Then we just sat and waited for others to come. That’s the way it was.
** Reported in Louis L. Snyder, Historical Guide to World War II (1982)

## External links

* Encyclopedic article on Alexander A. Drabik on Wikipedia
# Vida Yeboah

Vida Amaadi Yeboah (1944-2006) was a former Ghanaian educator, politician and civic leader. Deputy Minister of Education and Culture from 1988 to 1993, Yeboah helped found the Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) in 1992. Elected member of parliament in 1992, Yeboah became a member of Jerry Rawlings' government, serving as tourism minister from 1997 to 2001.

## Quotes

* Tell it as it is.
* We are all part of the problem and part of the solution.
* Remember, together we should be able to build a mountain.
# Mata Hari

Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod (née Zelle; 7 August 1876 – 15 October 1917), better known by the stage name Mata Hari; Indonesian for 'sun', lit. 'eye of the day'), was a Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan who was convicted of being a spy for Germany during World War I. She was executed by firing squad in France. The idea of a beautiful exotic dancer using her powers of seduction as a spy made her name synonymous with the femme fatale. Her story has inspired books, films, and other works.

## Quotes

* Harlot, yes! But traitoress, never!
** At her trial. Quoted in Bill Hoffmann, "Mata Hari Heads Off", the New York Post (14 July 2000)
* Quelle étrange coutume des Français que d'exécuter les gens à l'aube!
** What a strange custom of the French to execute people at dawn!
** Before her execution. Quoted in Michel Klen, Femmes de guerre: une histoire millénaire (Paris: Ellipses, 2010), p. 266

## External links

* Encyclopedic article on Mata Hari on Wikipedia
# Obuobia Darko-Opoku

Obuobia Darko-Opoku is a Ghanaian politician, journalist and philanthropist. She is a former parliamentary candidate for the National Democratic Congress in Weija-Gbawe.

## Quotes

* I had so much wanted to spend my birthday morning with them, and I am very happy I was able to
** https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/obuobia-darko-opoku-supports-akropong-school-for-the-blind.html
* I’m indeed grateful to him for making the Weija-Gbawe constituency a port of call on his campaign tour of the Greater Accra Region. I promise to live up to this trust in me to represent the NDC in my constituency.
** https://www.peacefmonline.com/pages/politics/politics/201609/292248.php
* true happiness comes from giving and that she would continue to give back to the community. Her actions exemplify her dedication to making a positive impact in the lives of others..
** https://www.pulse.com.gh/news/local/obuobia-celebrates-46th-birthday-with-acts-of-kindness-to-orphans-widows-in-vr/fql9xfj
* This is not just my achievement, iti is a celebration of our collective perseverance and determination. Here's to new beginnings and the endless possibilities that lie ahead .
** https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/NDC-s-Obuobia-Darko-Opoku-s-son-gets-called-to-the-bar-same-day-she-earns-a-Master-s-degree-1866158
* The maiden edition of women of valour, an event aimed at empowering women and highlighting their achievements .
** https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/Obuobia-Darko-Opoku-encourages-genuine-compliments-and-mutual-respect-among-women-1727255
* As a loyal and committed member of the NDC, I want to assure all party members and my well-wishers that Obuobia Darko-Opoku will continue to work very hard for our party, including leading volunteer teams in our next campaign, if God gives us life and the strength. I don’t have to be an elected party executive to do that.
* I am an appointed Deputy Director of Communications of the NDC. Thanks to that position and opportunity, I worked with other colleagues and a team of young men and women who volunteered and led a Digital and Street Campaign for the John Mahama 2020 Campaign. We are proud, very proud, of our contribution to the communications efforts of the Campaign.
* I have become aware of artworks designed in my name and being circulated to suggest that I intend to contest for the position of National Women’s Organiser of our great party, the National Democratic Congress.
* While I thank any well-meaning person(s) involved in that activity, I want to state that I do not have any intention of, neither have I considered, contesting for the position of National Women’s Organiser or any other National Executive position.
# Priscilla Misihairambwi

Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga is a Zimbabwean politician and Ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden.

## Quotes about Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga

* On March 8 on the occasion of International Women’s Day, Hon. Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga, MP & Vice-Secretary of PGA’s National Group in Zimbabwe, moved a motion on the Unlawful Practice of Child Marriage, which was seconded by the Chair of the group, Hon. Jessie Majome, MP, to celebrate the recent landmark judgment of the Constitutional Court clarifying and emphasizing the constitutional ban on child marriages.
** PGA’s National Group in Zimbabwe leads efforts in Parliament to end Child Marriage
* Misihairabwi-Mushonga was only ever loyal to one constituency: women and girls
** The Elephant in the Room: Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga – Thank you for being pro-woman
* I haven’t had a full night’s sleep since my interview with Star FM. I’ve received numerous abusive messages; while I initially dismissed them as political banter, I’m now genuinely concerned for my safety. I’m taking two actions: posting the numbers of those contacting me on my page and reporting this to the police, both here and in South Africa, as some of the numbers are South African."
* Interview with Priscilla Misihairambwi on Zimpapers Radio Star FM
* Thankfully, I’ll be in South Africa soon and will meet with authorities there. If I had any doubts that some claiming to be democrats are simply replicating Zanu PF tactics, the threats and cyberbullying I’ve faced over the past 48 hours have erased them. It’s truly disappointing and sad to realize that people I’ve trusted for over two decades are turning out to be the very things they oppose.
* Interview with Priscilla Misihairambwi on Zimpapers Radio Star FM
# Akua Sena Dansua

Akua Sena Dansua (born 23 April 1958) is an experienced Ghanaian media and communications consultant, politician and governance and leadership practitioner. She was the Member of Parliament for North Dayi in Ghana and former Ambassador to Germany.

## Quotes

* I think one of my problems at the ministry also was my strong stance against visa racketeers at the ministry. They were not comfortable with my desire to clamp down on their activities .
* I 'm leaving to a new ministry and do not want to engage in further controversies. I want to leave in peace so please leave me alone .
** https://www.modernghana.com/sports/312075/i-clamped-down-on-visa-racketeering-at-the-ministry-sena-d.html
* Education was the hallmark for accelerated growth and therefore could not be reduced to partisan politics in a bid to sway votes .
** https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Free-SHS-possible-only-at-the-expense-of-other-sectors-Dansua-256577
* Domestic tourism had not taken shape because Ghanaians were engaged in their traditional and affairs, saying Ghanaians hardly had time to tour the country.
* There was the need for all Ghanaians to create time for leisure and pleasure to relax and see how other parts of the country looked like .
** https://www.modernghana.com/news/361675/ministry-of-tourism-and-ministry-of-education-to-implement-d.html
* We will continue to project PANAFEST and Emancipation Day as part of the healing process and to celebrate the strengths, achievements and resilience of Africans over the years .
** https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/2012-PANAFEST-and-Emancipation-Day-celebration-launched-235914
* The Ministry and GTA recognized that the toursim levy was not a panacea to all challenges facing the sector but would however assist in developing the sector and advised operators in the industry to team up to ensure that the levy workdly for their mutual benefit .
** https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/business/Government-to-implement-Tourism-Development-Levy-next-month-Minister-250813
* People have made it their business in GTA, national and regional, not to pursue these facilities and collect the rates that were entitled the state .
** https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Corruption-in-Ghana-Tourism-Authority-ex-Minister-267362
* With my position which is to promote and champion the interest of women, it is most unfortunate such a comment would be attributed to me without the whole gamut of interview played to listeners.
* It was wrong for especially the Daily Graphic to have painted the picture as if I (Akua Sena Dansua) personally profited from the purchase of the tractor.
* The way some media houses and radio stations are carrying it is a problem...I am actually embarrassed by that kind of impression being created by some radio stations that I benefited from it (the tractors) personally...Why do we continue to be so thirsty about unnecessary things?
* Though I bought the tractor, it was not for my personal use but rather for a farmers cooperative union in my constituency, till date, the tractor has been in the care of the union.
# Brigitte Dzogbenuku

Brigitte Dzogbenuku is a Ghanaian politician and beauty queen who won Miss Ghana 1990. During 2020, she was the presidential candidate for the Progressive People's Party.

## Quotes

* Sometimes I ask myself, ‘have I done anything apart from Miss Ghana?’. It is as if my life is limited to Miss Ghana but you know, I’ve got brains too and have many potentials that have been limited to Miss Ghana.
* I quite remember when I was selected as the vice presidential candidate of the PPP, every time my name was mentioned, being a former Miss Ghana always preceded without mention of my professional ventures and engagements and that was quite interesting .
* My brand cannot be affected in any way, not at all. November 3 will be 30 years since I was crowned Miss Ghana and so perhaps, I am now Miss Ghana’s grandmother. It is my sincerest wish that they will overcome the challenges .
* I had public exposure through Miss Ghana and although I was not publicly politically inclined, I have had a lot of influence. I have worked for years and built a bigger constituency and led a good life for people to testify that I am a good person. I didn’t have to officially be part of any political party to qualify for that position .
** https://www.graphic.com.gh/entertainment/showbiz-news/my-life-is-not-limited-to-miss-ghana-brigitte-dzogbenuku.html
* I don’t take it for granted; I recognize the enormity of the task ahead of us, and with God’s help, I am ready to take the bull by the horns and forge boldly ahead .
* We have governed in an ‘us-against-them’ manner, a competition in mediocrity rather than in excellence that has deeply divided the country and led to an inequality that characterises almost every sector — jobs, education, health and the economy. This has resulted in many Ghanaian businesses’ inability to excel and a youth without hope .
** https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/brigitte-dzogbenuku-leads-ppp.html
* I am very optimistic because I know Ghanaians want change. I am getting a lot of support from all kinds of people who believe that something has got to change and that there is something new. We say we are new kind of leadership .
** https://www.modernghana.com/news/1042209/ndoums-absence-affects-ppps-2020-campaign-brig.html
* Leadership is not simply about wealth or being rich. Have we not heard all of these before? Have we not heard countless promises? Let’s see what happens if he wins, but with all of them, it’s the same—just promises.
* Ghanaians need to break away from the dominance of the two major parties, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP), as both have upheld the status quo without offering any real change.
* We have said time and time again in the PPP that we need a constitutional review, but they don’t seem to want to do that.
* I mean, I would say, have you heard Alan Kyerematen? Why not? Why haven’t we given him more consideration, just as we are considering all these other people outside the two major parties? But most of us would say it would be a wasted vote. So, we go back and vote for the two main parties just because we don’t want our vote to be wasted.
# Basketball

Basketball is a sport played by two teams of five players on a rectangular court. The objective is to shoot a ball through a hoop 18 inches (46 cm) in diameter and 10 feet (3.048 m) high mounted to a backboard at each end.
Basketball is game where it is tiring that it is a team vs team sometimes there are people that can break other peoples ankles.
Basketball is supposed to be a highlight game but it is everywhere philipines america you name it. The man who invented this game basketball is by springfield college instructer and graduate studen. The name is james naismith in 1891 he is the man who invented the game
Teams vs team it is a 5 players vs 5 players and all of the team is 15 people or more++. There are many rules you must obey because you cant just break the rule without a punishment there must be a punishment for a game so popular.

## External links

* Official website
# Dorothy Bush Koch

Dorothy Walker Bush LeBlond Koch (born August 18, 1959) is an American author and philanthropist. She is the sixth and youngest child of the 41st president of the United States, George H. W. Bush, and First Lady Barbara Bush. Her older brother, George W. Bush was the 43rd President.

## Quotes

* I needed mindfulness because I come from a family that’s in the spotlight, and even though I’m not in the public eye all the time, it affects all of us, in good ways and in bad ways,”
* For me, politics is personal, because it’s my family, and just being aware of my thoughts — are my thoughts productive?”
* Former President George W. Bush, was “very mindful” while in office.“He wouldn’t watch all of the talking heads tear him apart,
* When I heard Jeb was running, I first thought, ‘Wow, I’m not sure I could go through anther campaign,’ but Jeb is so smart,” she said. “It’s almost harder for the people that love the candidate, rather than the candidate.”
** Dorothy Bush Koch: ‘Politics is personal’ The Hill (23 October 2015)
* These brave women, known as monitrices, are in their communities every day fighting childhood malnutrition. CNP is doing tremendous work in Haiti and their monitrices should be examples for other organizations in the world doing similar work,”
** Dorothy Bush Koch To Highlight Annual Chattanooga Benefit For CNP Of Haiti Chattanoogan (May 11, 2017)