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Transak is a global financial technology company that provides payment infrastructure to help facilitate user onboarding into Web3 via fiat money. The company develops consumer products and developer toolkits that enable Web3 applications to accept transactions, using traditional payment methods, such as debit cards, credit cards, bank transfers, and other local payment systems, like SEPA and FASTER. History. The inception of Transak traces back to 2019 when co-founders Sami Start and Yeshu Agarwal met at a networking event and identified the need for more accessible Web3 products. March 2021: Raised $660,000 in a Seed funding round. March 2022: Transak launched Apple Pay as a payment option, further expanding payment choices for users and increasing accessibility to cryptocurrencies. May 2023: Secured $20 million in a Series A funding round led by CE Innovation Capital, with SBI Ven Capital, Sygnum, Animoca Brands, and others. March 2024: Transak integrated support for PayPal’s PYUSD stablecoin, allowing users to purchase PYUSD with fiat seamlessly. August 2024: Became the first US crypto on-ramp to enable wire transfers, catering to high-net-worth individuals and further diversifying payment options. December 2024: Launched Transak Stream, a one-step crypto-to-fiat off-ramp solution. Partnerships. On 12 December 2023, Immutable announced its integration with Transak to power fiat and Web3-based payments for Web3 games.  In January 2024, Transak partnered with Visa Direct to streamline crypto-to-fiat conversion. In June 2024, Ronin Network integrated Transak, enhancing fiat-to-crypto and NFT payments within the gaming ecosystem. On 2 July 2024, Uniswap Labs announced a partnership with Transak to offer seamless crypto purchases through the Uniswap Wallet. In the same month, July 2024, Uranium.io integrated Transak to allow users purchase tokenized physical Uranium using traditional payment rails.  In August 2024, Transak collaborated with Phantom wallet, the fastest growing crypto wallet app, to simplify user interaction with digital assets, enhancing
In organic chemistry, aliphatic compounds are hydrocarbons (often also structural analogs or derivatives of hydrocarbons) which are not aromatic compounds. All alkanes and all acyclic hydrocarbons are aliphatic. An unsaturated cyclic compound can be either aliphatic or aromatic depending on its exact structure. Compounds other than hydrocarbons may be called aliphatic if they contain aliphatic hydrocarbons; for example, an aliphatic amine is one where nitrogen is bonded only to aliphatic hydrocarbons or hydrogen.
Tersh Blissett is an American entrepreneur and podcast host. He is known for his work in HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) and home service industries. Tersh co-founded the Service Business Mastery podcast and started his own companie, Service Emperor HVAC, Plumbing &amp; Electrical, and TriStar Heating, Air Conditioning, Plumbing &amp; Electrical. Early life and education. Tersh's real name is David Blissett III. He got the nickname "Tersh" from the Latin word "Tertiary," which means "third." He grew up in Savannah, Georgia, where his grandfather had a big influence on his life. Tersh served in the Air National Guard and the Air Force before going to college. In 2015, he graduated from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Industrial and Organisational Psychology.  Career. Tersh started his career in engineering but moved to the HVAC industry with support from his father. He worked at an air conditioning company, where he helped increase the annual revenue from $1 million to $8 million over seven years, even during a recession. In 2010, he started his first business and later created Tri-Star Heating, Air Conditioning, Plumbing &amp; Electrical. In 2010, he started his first business and later created Tri-Started, a company called Service Emperor HVAC, Plumbing &amp; Electrical. This company is located in Savannah, Georgia, and aims to help its customers.  In 2017, Tersh helped start a podcast called "Service Business Mastery" with his co-host Josh. The Podcast gives helpful advice and resources for people working in the home service industry. It has more than 1,60,000 listeners each month and is a popular place for business owners who want to improve their operations and leadership skills. He started a company called Trade Automation Pros in 2024. This company focuses on using automation and artificial intelligence in home services. He aims to improve how the company operates and to provide good customer service.  Tersh worked as a service manager at Canady's Precision Heating and Air Conditioning from May 2004 to March 2009. He then worked at Smith
The 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was a single-elimination college basketball tournament. There were 68 teams in it. The tournament was for National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's college basketball. The winner of it was the national champion for the 2023–24 college basketball season. The tournament started on March 19, 2024. It ended on April 8. The championship game was between the UConn Huskies and Purdue Boilermakers. The Huskies won against the Boilermakers by 15 points (75–60). This was the sixth time the Huskies won the national championship.
Holt, Renfrew &amp; Co., Limited is a Canadian chain of luxury department stores. They have headquarters in Brampton, Ontario. They have 6 store locations in Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, and Quebec. In 1837, William S. Henderson created what became Holt Renfrew after buying his partner's fur store. He then began to grow the store and called it William Ashton &amp; Co., later renaming it to William S. Henderson &amp; Co. in 1847. William's brother John later became owner of the store and it went through many names including John Henderson &amp; Co., Henderson, Renfrew &amp; Co., Renfrew &amp; Marcou, and G.R. Renfrew &amp; Co. The business became popular and they supplied fur to John A. Macdonald, the first Prime Minister of Canada. They later became the "Furriers in Ordinary" for Her Majesty Queen Victoria and many other members of the British royal family. After World War II, Holt Renfrew grew to become the top furrier in Canada and kept a close relationship with the British royal family by providing the official wedding gift for Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip in 1947. They also started relationships with different fashion brands like the House of Christian Dior and Yves Saint Laurent. In April 1986, Wittington Investments Limited bought Holy Renfrew from its former Los Angeles-based owner Broadway-Hale. They then made Michael Brickell the company president, Galen Weston as chairman and his wife Hilary M. Weston as the vice-chairman. The board changed many time afterwards.
Red army invasion of Georgia was a series of military campaigns waged by Soviet Union, which resulted in occupation of Georgia.
Giant Tiger Stores Limited is a Canadian chain of discount stores. They have headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario. They have around 265 stores in Canada. In Ontario, the store is known as GTExpress and Scott's Discount and in Quebec it is known as Tigre Géant. Their mascot is a giant anthropomorphic tiger named Friendly. On May 13, 1961, salesman Gordon Reid opened the first Giant Tiger store at ByWard Market in Ottawa, Ontario. In 1968, Giant Tiger decided to adopt a franchise model for their business.  On November 11, 2022, CEO Paul Wood left the company. On September 27, 2023, Gino DiGioacchino was named as the new president and CEO.
Asaduzzaman Noor (born 8 August 1991), known as Asad Noor, is a Bangladeshi blogger and human rights activist living outside Bangladesh. He speaks for free speech and LGBT rights and has spoken against religious extremism in Bangladesh. The Bangladeshi government has charged him many times for blasphemy and hurting religious feelings. Noor has lived outside Bangladesh since 2019. He is in danger because Islamic extremists do not like his activism and how he exposes their actions. Career. Noor started writing on blogs and social media in 2013. After joining the 2013 Shahbag protests, religious extremists targeted him. Since 2015, he has faced threats from both the government and extremists because of his human rights work. In July 2020, Noor posted videos about the harassment of Buddhist minorities in Rangunia Upazila, Chittagong District. Because of this, a local Awami League leader sued him on 14 July 2020 under the Digital Security Act for "hurting religious feelings" and "spreading false information against the liberation war." One of Noor's videos showed a Buddhist statue being destroyed at a monastery under construction in Rangunia. He said forest officials and a local Awami League MP supported the attack to drive the monks away. After Noor's videos, local Islamic groups protested against him and said he was harming religious unity between Muslims and Buddhists. Legal problems. On 25 December 2017, Noor was caught by airport police at Shahjalal International Airport while trying to leave Bangladesh. He was then sent to jail. Noor stayed in jail for eight months in 2018. When he got bail in August, an Islamic extremist group called Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh protested and asked for his death. Later, he was arrested again for a drug case, but he says it was fake. Karin Deutsch Karlekar, a director at PEN America, said:  Daniel Bastard, head of Reporters Without Borders Asia-Pacific, said:  In early 2019, Noor got bail again. Fearing for his life, he secretly left Bangladesh in
Fields Stores Ltd. is a Canadian chain of discount stores. They have headquarters in Delta, British Columbia. They have around 66 stores in Canada. In 1950, Joseph Segal and Saul "Sonny" Wosk opened their first Fields store in Vancouver, British Columbia. They were going to originally name the store Thrifty’s but chose Fields instead. Segal became president of Fields in 1968 and took the company public. Fields then purchased Spencer’s Stores Ltd., Payless Store, and Mackenzie’s Ltd. within two years. On December 2, 1972, Fields purchased the hardware company Marshall Wells Ltd. from Gamble Canada Ltd. for $7.5 million. In 1974, Fields expanded into Saskatchewan after they opened their first store in Moose Jaw. On July 27, 1976, Fields purchased and took over a majority 50.1% ownership of the Zellers discount store chain for $32.6 million. They ended up being taken over themselves after Zellers' shareholders reversed the takeover. Segal then became the president of Zellers.  In December 2011, Hudson's Bay Company announced that they were going to close all Fields stores. On May 1, 2012, the Fields chain was purchased from Hudson's Bay Company by Ontario-based FHC Holdings Ltd. and kept open. They also operate stores under the McFrugals name.
"Dedicated Follower of Fashion" is a 1966 song by British band The Kinks. Originally released as a single but was later included on many of their later albums. It went to number 4 in the United Kingdom and Singapore, number 36 in the United States and Australia, number 1 in New Zealand and the Netherlands, number 3 in Ireland, number 2 in Denmark, number 11 in Germany and Canada and number 7 in Norway.
Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour (born 2 January 1992) is a Danish Olympic dressage rider. She was at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. She was sixth place in the team competition. At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, she was fourth place. She was competing for Denmark in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. She won a silver medal and was fifth place in the freestyle. Sports career. Dufour started riding horses when she was five years old. She joined the Danish national dressage team when she was twelve years old. She won many medals at the Danish and European junior and young riders championships. Personal life. Dufour is married to Rasmine Laudrup. Rasmine Laudrup is the daughter of the retired professional footballer Brian Laudrup. They live on an equestrian estate in Fredensborg north of Copenhagen.
The Iranun language (Jawi: إيراناونساي), also known as Iranon or Illanun, is an Austronesian language belonging to the Danao languages spoken in the provinces of "Maguindanao del Norte", "Cotabato"; parts of "Lanao del Sur" and "Lanao del Norte"; and municipalities along the coast of "Zamboanga del Sur" (from "Tukuran" to "Dumalinao"); and the Malaysian state of "Sabah".  Iranun is the second most spoken language in the Maguindanao provinces after their own native Maguindanao language. Phonology. Vowels. Sounds /i, u, a/ can also have allophones of [ɪ, e], [o], [ʌ], among speakers.
Following the invasion of Poland, Poland was divided between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. Nazi Germany occupied western Poland, while the Soviet Union occupied eastern Poland until late June 1941 when Nazi-led Axis powers invaded the Soviet Union. By the time, the Soviet Union had already arrested 500,000 Poles in the Kresy macroregion. At least 150,000 Poles were killed by the Soviets on Polish soil throughout WWII. Soviet-occupied Poland (1939‒41). The Soviet Union occupied 52.1% of pre-war Poland (c. 200,000 km2), with over 13,700,000 citizens. Among citizens who were ethnic minorities, 37% were Ukrainians, 14.5% Belarusians, 8.4% Jews, 0.9% Russians and 0.6% Germans. Joseph Stalin's occupation of eastern Poland is said to be motivated by his baseless perception that pre-war Poland was a "crime against revolution [...] counter-revolutionary activity".  Katyn massacre. On March 5, 1940, Lavrentiy Beria asked Joseph Stalin in a memo to order the execution of 25,700 Polish "nationalists and counterrevolutionaries" in the Soviet-occupied zone. Six members of the Soviet Politburo – Stalin, Vyacheslav Molotov, Lazar Kaganovich, Kliment Voroshilov, Anastas Mikoyan, and Mikhail Kalinin – signed an order to carry out the execution. German-American historian Gerhard Weinberg said that the Soviets decided to kill the captured Poles because they saw the Poles as the "avowed enemies of Soviet authority". Weinberg further noted: Between April and May 1940, around 22,000 Poles were executed by the Soviets in the Katyn forest (now in Smolensk, Russia). The victims were mainly captured Polish soldiers, police and members of the intelligentsia. They were executed as part of the Soviet campaign to erase Poland's culture and identity. Before that, 111,091 persons associated with Poland had already been killed by the Soviets during the Stalinist purges between August 25,
Fort St. John is a city in British Columbia. It is the most populated city in Peace River Regional District with 21,465 people since 2021. It is located on the Alaska Highway between Dawson Creek and Delta Junction. The airport in the city is known as the Fort St. John Airport.
CZUR (ZUR TECH CO., LTD, Chinese name: 成者) is a Chinese manufacturer of smart office equipment with self-developed AI audio and video and image processing algorithms as its core. The company's products cover categories such as smart scanners, high-definition cameras, and all-in-one conference projectors. Its R&amp;D system is distributed in Dalian (software and AI algorithms) and a production and manufacturing center is established in Dongguan. History. CZUR Technology was officially founded by Zhou Kang in July 2013, focusing on the field of enterprise-level smart hardware. Zhou Kang is a serial entrepreneur who started his first business when he was a junior. Core products: The company initially focused on developing high-speed book scanners to solve the problem of traditional scanners having difficulty scanning books. In 2014, it launched the self-developed M1000 book scanner In July 2014, CZUR Technology received a tens-million-level angel round of financing from Shenzhen Chuangdongfang, and signed a round of additional investment with Shenzhen Huijin Wealth in October. Round A financing: In November 2016, the company received another round of round A financing from Kingkey Capital. During the Davos Forum in September 2015, Zhou Kang was awarded the "Golden Key Award for Entrepreneurship" under the witness of Premier Li Keqiang. Core Technology. AI image processing algorithm: surface flattening technology (won the fifth place in the NTIRE 2022 International Computer Vision Competition) ‌ Intelligent conference system: integrated 120° wide-angle camera, six-microphone array noise reduction and electromagnetic handwriting interaction technology ‌ Design Awards. CZUR AI Posture Monitor won the German Red Dot Product Design Award, one of the three major global industrial design awards, for its innovative industrial design.same year，CZUR Starry wins German iF Design Award。
"Dead End Street" is a 1966 song by British band The Kinks and was originally released as non-album single but has since included on the bonus tracks to their fourth studio album "Face to Face". It went to number 5 in the United Kingdom and Germany, number 73 in the United States, number 62 in Australia, number 4 in Sweden, the Netherlands and New Zealand, number 7 in Ireland and Canada and number 6 in Norway.
"Town Called Malice" is a 1982 song by British band The Jam and is the leading single from their sixth studio album "The Gift". It went to number 1 in the United Kingdom, number 7 in the Netherlands, number 15 in Australia and number 14 in New Zealand.
"Days" is a 1968 song by The Kinks and was released as a non-album single. It did appear on the sixth studio album "The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society" in New Zealand and Europe. It went to number 12 in the United States, number 11 in New Zealand and Denmark, number 28 in Germany and number 6 in the Netherlands. It was covered by Kirsty MacColl in 1989.
"Walkin' After Midnight" is a song written by Patsy Cline and recorded by American country music singer Kellie Pickler.
"Hell Is for Children" is a 1980 song by Pat Benatar and was taken from second studio album "Crimes of Passion". It was not released as an A-side single and deals with child abuse.
The T. Eaton Company Limited (also known as just Eaton's and Eaton) was a Canadian chain of department stores that sold a variety of different products. They were headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. They had 200 stores across Canada at its peak and were one of the largest retail chains in Canada. On December 8, 1869, Timothy Eaton opened his first store on Yonge Street in Toronto, Ontario. In 1896, the company grew even more and they added more space to hold their factories and mail order division. On July 15, 1905, Eaton's expanded into western Canada and opened a store on Portage Avenue in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The 1900s saw Eaton's become the largest department store in Canada. In 1918, store employee Ivor Lewis built the Timothy Eaton statues outside the Toronto Eaton Centre and Eaton's Downtown Winnipeg stores. People passing by the statues started to run the toe on the statue's left foot for good luck. Eaton's launched the Eaton's catalogue which was one of the first to be distributed by a Canadian retail store. It had around 200,000 orders per year and was in both English and French. They stopped publishing it on January 14, 1976. Eaton's was the sponsor for the annual Eaton's Santa Claus Parade. They created the parade after holding a promotion where Santa Claus walked to the Eaton's store in Downtown Toronto from Union Station on December 2, 1904. The first one was held on December 2, 1905 and Eaton's sponsored it until 1982. Around the 1980s, an economic recession hit Canada and more competition by other stores caused Eaton's business to start to decline. Decline in the business was also caused by in-fighting between members of the Eaton's family and business mismanagement. In 1997, Eaton's filed for bankruptcy. In September 1999, Sears Canada purchased Eaton's for $30 million. Sears Canada converted the remaining Eaton's stores into Sears before they themselves went defunct on January 14, 2018.
Megarachne is an extinct genus of giant eurypterids from the Pennsylvanian period. It is often misunderstood as a spider because "Megarachne" means "great spider". Description. Size. "Megarachne" was a large sea scorpion, however other species were bigger, such as "Hibbertopterus", which can reach more than 1.5 m (59 in). Appearance. "Megarachne" had blade-like things on its limbs to do a feeding method called "sweep-feeding" and a second abdomen (opisthosoma) that doesn't have a known function.
"Since You Been Gone" is a 1976 song by Russ Ballard and was taken from his studio album "Winning". Rainbow version. In 1979, British band Rainbow and was taken from their fourth studio album "Down to Earth". It went to number 6 in the United Kingdom, number 57 in the United States, number 5 in Ireland and number 47 in the Netherlands.
"Your Life Is Now" is a 1998 song by John Mellencamp and is the leading single from his 15th studio album "John Mellencamp". It went to number 3 in Canada, number 92 in Germany and number 15 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Track chart.
John Mellencamp is the 15th studio album by John Mellencamp and was released on 6 October, 1998 through Columbia Records. It went to number 41 in the United States and Australia, number 37 in Canada and number 48 in Switzerland.
"Get Born Again" is a 1999 song by Alice in Chains and was taken from their greatest hits album "". It went to number 4 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
The sphincter (often spelled sphincter) is a type of circular muscle that can constrict (tighten) or relax to control the passage of substances through bodily openings or ducts. They play a crucial role in regulating the movement of food, liquids, and waste in various systems within the body, primarily the digestive and urinary systems.
Omid Ali Nahvi (,born 1949 – died 2008) was an Iranian musician, composer, and music teacher. He was blind from childhood but became one of the most talented musicians in Iran. He played several instruments, including the piano, accordion, oud, mandolin, and guitar. He was also an important figure in revolutionary music after the 1979 Iranian Revolution. Nahi was the founder of the first music school in Isfahan province. Early Life. Omid Ali Nahvi was born in Khomegin, Hamedan, Iran, in 1949. When he was five years old, he lost his eyesight due to measles. After this, his family moved to Tehran, where he studied music at Roudaki Music School for the Blind. There, he trained under famous Iranian musicians like Javad Maroufi, Hossein Ali Vaziri Tabar, and Houshang Zarif. Career. After finishing his studies, Nahvi worked as a musician in Abadan Radio and the Iranian Oil Company. Later, in 1966, he moved to Isfahan, where he became the head of choir and solfège for the Iranian Scout Organization. He also started teaching music in Isfahan schools and worked with local theater groups. Roudaki Music Academy. In 1965, Nahvi founded Roudaki Music Academy in Isfahan. This academy became one of the most important music schools in the city, training many students who later became famous musicians. Role in Revolutionary Music. After the 1979 Iranian Revolution, Nahvi played a major role in revolutionary and patriotic music. He worked with the Basij (volunteer militia) and the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) in Isfahan. He composed and played patriotic songs and anthems for the revolution and for children’s programs. Death. In 2008, Omid Ali Nahvi died from a heart attack. Even after his death, his music school continued to operate, and his students carried on his musical legacy. Today, he is remembered as a great musician, teacher, and revolutionary artist in Iran.
The Budhivant Koli (also spelled as Budhiwant Koli, Budhvant Koli and Budivant Koli) is a clan (Gotra) of the Koli caste mostly found in the Indian states of Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka and Telangana and Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and nearby areas. The Budhivant Kolis are Budhivant because of their intelligence and the meaning of Budhivant is Inteligent. Budhivant clan of Koli caste is divided into seventeen subclans.