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Eccleshall is a small town and civil parish in the county of Staffordshire in England. The town is seven miles from Stafford and six miles from Stone. In 2022, it had a population of around 6,500 people. Transport. Eccleshall is located on the A519 road that runs from Newcastle-under-Lyme and Newport. Junction 14 of the M6 motorway is only five miles south of the town. The nearest railway station used to be Norton Bridge, three miles east of Eccleshall, but this station officially closed in 2017. The nearest railway stations now are at Stafford and Stone. Places of interest. Eagle House is a Grade II listed building located in the town. Eccleshall Castle is also Grade II listed and is mentioned in the Domesday Book. The Holy Trinity Church is said to date back to 1195. Sport. The town has a semi-professional association football club called Eccleshall F.C. who play home games at Pershall Park in Pershall, a small village to the west of the town. Twin towns. Eccleshall is twinned with Sancerre, a small medieval town in France.
Colonel Louis Majou is a French politician born in 1764 in Mouilleron-en-Pareds ( Vendée ) and died on February, 25 1832 in Sainte-Hermine . Biography. Colonel Majou was born as "Louis Jacques Luc Majou des Grois" on November, 11 1764 in Mouilleron-en-Pareds, although his parents had resided in the nearby market town of La Couture. He was baptized as a Protestant the next day. His father was a landowner (lord of Pacaudières and Cars) and died early, leaving him an orphan at 17 years old. We know only a few elements of his life before the Revolution. Inheriting some business in La Rochelle, he probably studied law in this city, where he certainly resided during his youth. In 1792, Louis Majou was recognized enough in La Rochelle to be elected lieutenant of the free company. He took part as an infantryman in the siege of Toulon. Career. Enlisted in the active army, Majou follows Bonaparte to Italy. In his Memoirs, Antoine Sérieys reports that the latter, then commander of the place of Legnague, was close to being summarily executed by peasants. The scene takes place on 25 germinal year V : Sent as an emissary by General Monleau, Majou negotiates with the authorities of a village located near Florence . An Italian aimed his gun at the officer, who was saved only by the intervention of the priest. On November 30, 1799, Louis Majou was appointed battalion commander and assigned to the 11 light demi-brigade. During the Egyptian campaign, he befriended General Belliard, also from Vendée. Reformed in 1803, he was reinstated in the army with the rank of lieutenant-colonel and became aide-de-camp to Belliard in Spain . During the Russian campaign, he belonged to the cavalry staff. As such, he was made a legionary knight on the decision of Major-General Berthier de Wagram, in 1812. Placed on half pay during the
Antoine Dominique Bordes (1815-1883) was a French shipowner and trader, founder of the shipping company "Armement Bordes", for a long time the largest in the world. Career. Born on July 21, 1815 in Gers, France where his father was a medical doctor (graduated from the University of Paris), he joined his older brother Antoine Dominique at the age of 16, who ran a grain and flour trade in Bordeaux. He took the name of his brother for his business. Antoine Dominique Bordes left France at the age of 18 to South America and arrived in Valparaíso, Chile. He then began to work as a shipping agent and to create a commercial entourage. In 1837 he founded a consignment house. At the age of 25, he joined forces with Captain Casimir LeQuellec to create a trading company between Bordeaux and Valparaíso, which was shaped into a shipping company with headquarters in Bordeaux. After the death of LeQuellec, the "Armement Bordes" brand was created in 1868. Until the death of the founder, the company established on Boulevard Malesherbes in Paris and organized its traffic from the ports of Bordeaux, Nantes, Dunkirk and Le Havre. From the 1870s its ships also carried Chilean nitrate to Liverpool and Glasgow. From February 1857 to July 1859, the Pereire brothers hired him to straighten out the helm of the "Compagnie Générale Maritime". During this period, he was the extraordinary manager of the firm. He died in Bordeaux at the age of 67. Alexandre Bordes was also his son.
Alexandre Bordes (1860-1943) was a French shipowner and senior executive of the shipping company "Armement Bordes". Biography. Alexandre Bordes was born on December 7, 1860 in Valparaíso, Chile, where his father Antoine Dominique was a shipowner. In 1878, he was associated with his brothers in the company. On the death of his older brother Adolphe, he headed the "Compagnie française d'armement et d'importation de nitrate de soude". He became a member of the French Superior Council of the Merchant Navy from 1919 to 1925 . As part of his services for National Defence, he was promoted to Officer of the Legion of Honour. Alexandre Bordes was also chosen in 1936 to hold the position of Secretary of State for the Merchant Navy. He died on September 9, 1943 in Paris, at the age of 59. He was the owner of the Nellcote villa. The award for the Sailing Club's cruise races in Villefranche-sur-Mer has borne his name since 1928.
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a transcontinental country known as the "gateway from Europe to the Middle East". Because of this important position, play a large role in how this region functions. History. Under Atatürk (1923-1938). The Republic of Turkey was founded on 1 November 1923, with Mustafa Kemal Atatürk as the first President of Turkey. He implemented many reforms in the country, including the secularization of Turkey, lessening the importance of Islam. Because of these major reforms in the country, their foreign relations were less important, and the country was relatively isolated on an international level. 1938-1945. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk died in 1938, and his death marked the start for a new period in Turkish foreign relations. The main focus of this new period was World War II. The new president, İsmet İnönü, was in a difficult position, having to choose between the Allies and the Axis powers. In the end, despite signing a treaty with the United Kingdom and France , but Turkey decided to stay neutral, selling chrome to both sides. However, just before the end of the war, Turkey declared war on Germany and Japan in February 1945. This showed some good will to the Allies, and it allowed Turkey to join the United Nations as one of the fifty-one founding members. After World War II (1945-1990). As mentioned above, Turkey was one of the fifty-one founding members of the United Nations. Turkey also joined the NATO (North Atlantic Trade Organization) in 1952. The country received Marshall Plan aid, a financial support plan designed by the United States to stop the Soviet Union from spreading communism. This shows Turkey's good relations with the West during the Cold War.  After Cold War (1990-present). After the Cold War had ended and the Soviet Union had been dissolved, Turkey went into a process to enter the European Union, which still has not happened yet. Despite this, Turkey can be seen as an intermediary between Russia and the EU, two opposing blocks.  Recep Tayyip Erdoğan came to power
The Tanzania Environmental Conservation Society, also known as TECOSO, is a Tanzania non-governmental organization founded in the year 1998 and registered on February 11, 1999, under the Societies Act CAP.337 R.E.2002 from The Societies (Application for Registration) Rules of 1954. Its focus is environmental protection and habitat conservation, promoting an integrated approach that includes community development, environmental education, nature conservation and ecotourism. The organisation is also a piece of supportive machinery in collaborating and conducting field research projects, leadership development, vocational education that focus on gender parity.  Priorities and campaigns. TECOSO Tanzania also maintains an inter-continental network for information exchange and capacity building of conservation efforts. It works with different partners, including government institutions or associations, researchers, local and international learning institutions, universities and other NGOs. Most of the organisation activities are undertaken in Arusha Region, Manyara Region, Dar es Salaam, and Kilimanjaro Region.
The Assam Indonesia tree frog, Eerie tree frog, Xizang warty tree frog, or black-spotted frog ("Theloderma moloch") is a frog. It lives in northeastern India and southeastern China. Scientists think it may live in Myanmar. This frog lives in trees in tropical forests and places with short, woody plants. People have seen the frog on fallen trees and inside holes in trees with rainwater in them. Scientists think the frog lays eggs in ponds with these woody plants nearby. People have only seen this frog in forests that people have not changed. People have seen this frog between 300 and 1500 meters above sea level. Scientists say this frog is not in danger of dying out because it lives in a large place. Human beings build dams for electricity and cut down trees to get wood. These dams may change the streams and waters that the frogs need. The frog lives in some protected parks: Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon National Nature Reserve in China and Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary, Mouling National Park, Nameri National Park, and Namdapha National Park in India.
The South Vietnamese bug-eyed frog or South Vietnamese bug eye frog ("Theloderma vietnamense") is a frog. It lives in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. People have seen it no higher than 1400 meters above sea level. This frog lives in forests where the evergreen and broad-leaf trees grow close together. These forests can be in low places, on hills, or on mountains. Sometimes people see this frog in forests that have been cut down and are growing back. This frog lives in holes in trees that have water in them. It hides there during the day and lays eggs there. The male frogs sit on plants near the tree holes and call to the female frogs. The female frogs come to the tree holes and lay eggs above the water. When the eggs hatch, the tadpoles fall into the water. Two or three female frogs may lay eggs in the same hole with the same male frog. Scientists say this frog is in some danger because human beings cut down the forests where it lives to make farms, especially for rubber, coffee, and tea. They also think people might catch the frog to sell because it is so beautiful. Many of the places the frog lives are protected parks: Phu Quoc National Park, Nui Ong Nature Reserve, Vinh Cuu Nature Reserve, Kon Ka Kinh Nature Reserve, Kon Cha Rang Nature Reserve, Dong Nai Bioshpere Reserve, and others.
People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm is the first album by A Tribe Called Quest. A Tribe Called Quest was an American hip hop group. The album was released on April 10, 1990. Jive Records released it. A Tribe Called Quest started recording music for the album in 1989. It was finished in 1990. The album is important in alternative hip hop. It is known for having production that was different from other hip hop albums. The album has inspired many other R&amp;B and hip hop music makers. It was certified gold by the RIAA in 1996. Track listing. All tracks written and produced by A Tribe Called Quest. Credits are from the album.
The Kingdom of Hanover () was a kingdom in northwest Germany. It was created in October 1814 by the Congress of Vienna. It came after the Electorate of Hanover (officially the Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg). It joined 38 other countries in the German Confederation in June 1815. The kingdom was ruled by the House of Hanover. This was a branch of the House of Welf. It was in personal union with Great Britain since 1714. Usually a viceroy controlled Hanover. This was because its monarch lived in London. The viceroys were usually younger members of the British royal family. The personal union with the United Kingdom ended in 1837 when Queen Victoria became the queen of the UK. This was because females were not allowed to rule Hanover while a related male was still alive. Because of this, her uncle Ernest Augustus thus became the ruler of Hanover. His only son took over from him as George V. However, he was on the losing side of the Austro-Prussian War. His kingdom was then taken over by Prussia in 1866 and lost independence. It became a Prussian province. Hanover became part of the German Empire with the unification of Germany in January 1871. The country came back as the State of Hanover in 1946. But this state was later merged with some smaller states to form the current state of Lower Saxony in then West Germany. The city of Hanover became the capital of this new state.
The 1975-76 Austrian Cup was Austria's nationwide football cup competition. SWW Innsbruck were the defending champions. This year a new rule for tied games was introduced. If it was 0-0, there was extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out - in all other draws, the away team rose thanks to a (misinterpreted) away goal rule. First round. First round with teams from the Second League. Round of 32. First round with teams from the first league. Final first leg. SSW Innsbruck: Friedrich Koncilia – Werner Kriess, Rudolf Horvath, Bruno Pezzey, Johann Eigenstiller – Werner Schwarz, Peter Koncilia, Manfred Gombasch – Franz Oberacher (50. Helmut Metzler), Kurt Welzl, Günther Rinker&lt;br&gt;coach:Branko Elsner SK Rapid Wien: Peter Barthold – Emil Krause, Egon Pajenk, Johann Pregesbauer, Rainer Schlagbauer – Erich Lisak (55. Kurt Widmann), Peter Persidis, August Starek, Wolfgang Kienast (55. Ernst Dokupil) – Johann Krankl, Paul Pawlek&lt;br&gt; coach: Robert Körner Final second leg. SK Rapid Wien: Helmut Maurer – Emil Krause, Peter Persidis, Egon Pajenk, Rainer Schlagbauer – Erich Lisak (46. Werner Walzer), Gerhard Aichhorn (57. Paul Pawlek), Ernst Dokupil, August Starek – Kurt Widmann, Johann Krankl&lt;br&gt;coach: Robert Körner SSW Innsbruck: Friedrich Koncilia – Werner Kriess, Rudolf Horvath, Bruno Pezzey, Johann Eigenstiller – Werner Schwarz, Werner Zanon, Peter Koncilia, Manfred Gombasch – Kurt Welzl (73. Helmut Metzler), Günther Rinker&lt;br&gt;coach:Branko Elsner
"Forever Young" is a 1974 song by Bob Dylan. It is the seventh track from his 14th studio album "Planet Waves". It was released as a single when it was taken from his live album "Bob Dylan at Budokan". Joan Baez version. In 1974 Joan Baez covered Forever Young as a single. It reached number 13 in the United States. Louisa Johnson version. In 2015, Louisa Johnson covered "Forever Young" and was released as a single. It went to number 2 in Scotland, number 5 in Ireland and number 9 in the United Kingdom. It was the first "The X-Factor" not to top the single charts in the United Kingdom.
Marie-Aurore-Lucienne Gagnon, simply known as Aurore Gagnon (31 May 1909 –12 February 1920), was a Canadian girl who was a victim of child abuse. She died of exhaustion and blood poisoning (sepsis), She had about 52 wounds inflicted by her stepmother, Marie-Anne Houde, and her father, Télesphore Gagnon. The story of "l'enfant martyre" (English translation: "The Child Martyr") received great attention in the media. Aurore became an icon of Quebec society and popular culture. Life. Aurore was born into and raised in a Roman Catholic family. She was the second of five children of farmer Télesphore Gagnon and his first wife Marie-Anne Caron. Her parents married in September 1906. They lived in Fortierville, Quebec. It was a small village on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. The villiage was a southwest of Quebec. The Gagnons' first child, Marie-Jeanne, was born in August 1907. Aurore's birth was soon followed by that of Lucina then Georges in 1910 and Joseph in 1915.  In 1916, not long after Joseph's birth, Marie-Anne Caron was hospitalized for tuberculosis. Marie-Anne Houde, the widow of a cousin of Télesphore, soon moved into the Gagnon home. She claimed that she wanted to "take care of the house and children." She was a 30-something-year-old-mother of two sons, Gerard and Henri-Georges. She was born in Sainte-Sophie-de-Lévrard, a nearby municipality of Fortierville, Quebec. On 6 November 1917, 2-year-old Joseph was found dead in his bed. A coroner's inquest showed that it had been a natural death. Some villagers thought that Marie-Anne Houde had something to do with the death.  On 23 January 1918, Marie-Anne Caron died of tuberculosis at the Beauport As
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is a Jewish international organization headquartered in New York City. The ADL fights against antisemitism, racism and all types of bigotry. It was founded in late September 1913 by the Independent Order of B'nai B'rith, a Jewish service organization, in the wake of the contentious murder conviction of Leo Frank. ADL subsequently split from B'nai B'rith and continued as an independent US section 501(c)(3) nonprofit. In an early campaign, ADL and allied groups pressured the automaker Henry Ford, who had published virulently antisemitic propaganda. In the 1930s, ADL worked with the American Jewish Committee (AJC) to oppose pro-Nazi activity in the United States. It opposed McCarthyism during the Cold War, and campaigned for major civil rights legislation in the 1960s. It also worked with the NAACP to discredit the far right in a spy operation. In the 1980s, it was involved in propaganda against Nelson Mandela of South Africa before embracing him the following decade. Since the 1970s, ADL has advanced the concept of new antisemitism, including a definition that says anti-Zionism and some criticisms of Israel are antisemitic. It has received criticism, including from members of its staff, that such advocacy has diverted ADL from its historical fight against antisemitism.
The Spyker F1 Team was a Formula One team owned by Spyker, a Dutch car brand. It existed only in 2007. The team was bought from Midland in 2006 and was sold to become Force India later on in 2007.  History. 2006. In 2006, during the 2006 Formula One season, it was announced that Spyker had bought the struggling Midland F1 team. Every race that was left would be raced under the Spyker name and the livery would be changed to orange, because that's the national colour of the Netherlands.  2007. In the 2007 season, the team was fully in the hands of Spyker. However, to the public, the team did not perform better than Midland. It was known as a backmarker, a team that almost always finds itself at the back of the grid.  Firing of Albers. On the tenth of July it was announced that the only Dutch driver with Spyker, Christijan Albers, would be fired because his sponsors failed to pay the Spyker F1 team. He would be replaced by Winkelhock and, later on, Yamamoto.  2007 European Grand Prix. During the 2007 European Grand Prix, held at the Nürburgring, Markus WInkelhock found himself leading the field in his only race for Spyker and in F1. This was because he was the only driver to make a pitstop before the race started. It was a rainy day and the team decided on wet tyres, as they work better in the rain than other compounds. This move put him in last, but many people in front of him either spun off or decided to get wet tyres for themselves. Suddenly, after passing the man in front, he was leading the race. At the height of his triumphant drive, he was 33 seconds in front of the driver in second. However, this wouldn't last long. Because of a series of crashes caused by the rain, the race was red-flagged. After the race restart, he was quickly overtaken by the faster cars behind him. He later on
Navina Jafa is a cultural heritage professional, Kathak classical dancer, author, cultural historian, performing arts scholar, cultural activist, and curator of signature heritage tours. She has made contributions in the field of cultural diplomacy and sustainable development through her work as a Fulbright Scholar at the Smithsonian Museum and various other prestigious roles. Early life and education. "Navina Jafa" was born on June 6, 1964, in Shillong, Meghalaya. She completed her schooling at the Convent of Jesus and Mary in Delhi and Convent High School in Dominica, West Indies. She further pursued her education at St. Mary's Convent (Ramnee) in Nainital. Navina Jafa earned her Bachelor's degree in English Honors from St. Stephen's College (1983-86) and went on to specialize in Culture Management and Cultural Diplomacy as a Fulbright Fellow at the Smithsonian Centre for Folklife &amp; Cultural Heritage in Washington, D.C. (2005-2006). She also pursued a Ph.D. in History &amp; Culture with a focus on the Socio Economics of North Indian Performing Arts at Jamia Milia Islamia under the guidance of and (1991-1999). Career and achievements. Navina Jafa studied Art History and Indian Cultural Heritage in the guru-shishya parampara (traditional teacher-student relationship) with Kapila Vatsyayan. As a cultural heritage professional, Jafa has conducted extensive research on Indian temples in collaboration with archaeologists such as and Krishna Dev, both . She has also made notable contributions to the field of cultural heritage skill mapping, data analysis, and application in sustainable development programs. In addition to her academic pursuits, Jafa has actively engaged in cultural diplomacy and public diplomacy. As a Fulbright Scholar, she delivered a lecture on "Brokering Indian Culture In The United States: Perspectives On Cultural Management" as part of the Fulbright Lecture series. She has participated in various cross-cultural projects, including collaborations with Cambridge University on Culture and Artificial Intelligence. Some of her notable accolades include the Shakti Women's Achiever award by the Travel Agents Association of India (T
Gaude Mater Polonia is a polish medieval hymn and one of the oldest polish-latin lyric composed on gregorian chant „Oh salutaris Hostia”, on the occasion of pre-canonization of Stanislaus of Szczepanów. The hymn was written by Wincenty of Kielcza. In the times of the last crowned kings from the Piast dynasty, it served as the royal anthem. The song was first published on 8 may 1254, the oldest record comes from Kielce Antiphonary from 1372. During middle ages the hymn was chanted by polish knights after battle. Later the hymn was used on the national events.
Holly Mae Muller (born 26 August 1997) is an English singer-songwriter and actress with German ancestry. She represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2023 with her song "I Wrote a Song". The song finished in 25th place in the Grand Final.  Her debut studio album "Sorry I'm Late" was be released in September 2023. In late 2023, Muller will portray Kelly in the film "Gassed Up".
Alison Hammond (born 5 February 1975) is a British TV presenter, reality star and actress. Hammond was born to Jamaican parents and was raised in Birmingham. In 2023, she became a presenter on "The Great British Bake Off'. Career. She is best known for co-presenting ITV's daytime show "This Morning" as well as being a contestant on "Big Brother" in 2002. After appearing on "Big Brother", Hammond appeared in multiple other TV shows including "I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!". In 2023, she started co-presenting "The Great British Bake Off" with Noel Fielding.