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Modest fashion is a style of fashion with less-revealing and private clothing. Some Muslim, Jewish, and Christian women wear modest fashion. In 2022, the modest fashion industry earned US $295 billion. It will earn US $402 billion industry by 2024. This style is worn by many people in the Middle East and Northern Africa. The countries with the highest spendings are Turkey, Iran, and Saudi Arabia. Muslims from other areas such as Indonesia also wear modest fashion. Roughly 87% of Indonesia’s population is Muslim. Types of Modern Fashion. Modest fashion includes wide legged pants, sheer dresses with non-transparent tops underneath, and traditional abayas. Hijabs. Hijabs, or head scarves, are scarves or shawls that are usually a part of modest wardrobes. It can be worn to express a person’s identity. French and British colonizers encouraged women in the Middle East  to remove the hijab, so many see it as a sign of protest and pride. Some people think that the hijab should be worn to avoid men’s gaze. The hijab is popular in the United States to prove religious identity, as well. Or, to deepen connections with God. Hijabs mainly represent privacy and morality, as well. In some countries, such as Iran and Aceh Province of Indonesia, wearing the hijab is mandatory. This decision has led to protests, on occasions such as on the death of Mahsa Amini. Modest fashion companies. Miss Ayşe by Ayşe Yıldırım. Yildirim (Yıldırım) is a Turkish modest fashion designer running the brand Miss Ayshe (Ayşe) in Istanbul, Turkey. She focuses on making beautiful clothing while keeping it appropriate for Muslim women to wear. She is passionate about exposing luxury or big brands for targeting Muslim audiences but not admitting that they are. An example is Zara. Rather than labeling clothes as modest, they work to make it easy to layer. This means they make money from Muslims but don't acknowledge it. Dulce by Safiya by Safiya Abdallah. Abdallah makes the clothing for Dulce by Safiya.
Jocelyn Larocque (born May 19, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defencewoman. She plays for PWHL Toronto of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She also plays for Canada in Olympic hockey. She was the first female indigenous woman to play on Team Canada at the Olympics. She is a part of the Métis Nation. She has won two Olympic gold medals, and one silver medal. In 2018, she won the Manitoba Female Indigenous Athlete of the Decade award. Larocque has won a total of 9 world championships. Early life. Larocque grew up in St. Anne, Manitoba, Canada. As a child, she would play hockey on boys’ teams. She went to college at the University of Minnesota Duluth. While there, she was made all-American twice. Career. Larocque was an all-American twice (2008-2009, 2010-2011). She began her career playing for the Calgary Oval X-Treme. She has been a player on the Canadian National Hockey team since 2008. Olympics. Larocque won her first Olympic medal at the 2014 Sochi games, where Canada took the gold. She returned to the games for Pyeongchang 2018, with Canada winning silver. Her most recent games were the 2022 Beijing Olympics, where Canada won gold. World Championships. Larocque has won gold medals at 3 world championships. She has also won silver medals 5 times, and bronze once.
Enriqueta Reyes González (October 10, 1920 – 2008) was the first female firefighter in Cuba and greater Latin America. She joined the Ranchuelo fire department in 1954. Reyes González was promoted from treasurer to director to colonel. Her nickname was “The Colonel.”  Early life. Reyes González was born in Camagüey. She spent her childhood in a Christian community. When she was seventeen Reyes González moved to Ranchuelo. Her mother came with her. Her mother was sick. She only had five Pesos. She had a recommendation for a cigarette factory job. Later many of her neighbors' houses caught on fire. She decided to raise money for a fire department. In 1953 Reyes González hosted a fundraiser. Her town finally built a fire department. Career. Reyes González was the first woman to become a firefighter in Cuba and greater Latin America. She started as the treasurer. Later she became a director. Then she finally became the head firefighter.  Personal life. Reyes González had a daughter named María de los Ángeles González. Her family supported her work. Reyes González died in 2008 from a heart attack. She was 88 years old.
Elaine Denniston (born 1939) was a punch card operator for the Apollo program.  She corrected a lot of computer code that made the rockets work better.  Early life. Denniston was brought up in Boston, Massachusetts. She went to Girls' Latin High School and graduated in 1957. Her school did not teach science. Denniston then married a man named Baron D. Denniston. She had two children. Career. Denniston worked as a clerk after high school.  At the New England Life Insurance Company she learned to be a keypunch operator. She made the holes in punched cards. In the 1950s and 1960s, those cards were how computers got information. So, computer programmers wrote computer code on paper. Keypunch operators then punched code onto the punched cards to get the code into the computers. Apollo program. In 1966 Denniston went to work for the MIT Instrumentation Lab (now called Draper Laboratory). Her job at MIT was to keypunch data that programmers wrote for the Apollo Project. She helped make rockets to go to the Moon. She worked on guidance systems - the parts that controlled the rocket's movements.  Her job was to keypunch cards but she saw many mistakes the coders made. She started editing and correcting code. She learned coding rules. She saw mistakes and learned how to correct them.  Her contributions were recognized in the BBC Podcast, "13 Minutes to the Moon" and the We Hack The Moon exhibit.  Hardships. Denniston faced many hardships during her work on Apollo. Denniston was told to train a person so she did. The company she worked for eventually reorganized the employee positions and the person that Denniston trained then became her boss because he had some college credits but also he was a man. She also had problems with the programmers. The programmers often made excuses as to why the code wasn’t finished so Denniston used her persistent attitude to make sure it was finished on time and able to run overnight.  Later career. Denniston could not get a better job at MIT because she was a woman and she was Black. She left MIT in 1968. Denniston went to study at Radcliffe College. She graduated in 1973. Denniston then studied at Boston University Law School. She became a lawyer. Most of her work was for the government of the state of Massachusetts. Denniston retired in 2012.
Kim Hamrock (Born 1960) is an American surfer. She was awarded the “2005 Woman of the Year” by the Surfing Walk of Fame. Hamrock has won many US surfing competitions. She won the national Longboard Championship. She wrote the book “My Grandma Surfs Better than You”. The book was published in 2017. Hamrock is nicknamed “Danger Woman” because she does not let male surfers bully her. She also teaches surfing. Early life. Hamrock grew up in La Habra Heights. She lived twenty miles from the coast. Hamrock was six years old the first time she saw someone surfing. The surfer was on television. She liked surfing from seeing it on television. At age 13 she went to Hawaii with her grandmother. She surfed for the first time.  Career. Hamrock went to school at La Serna High in Whittier, CA. She did not live near the ocean. At age 16 she was able to drive a car. Then, she could drive to the ocean to surf. She would surf even though men thought girls should not surf. She would also get car rides to the ocean from Marty Hamrock. She married Marty Hamrock in 1979. She had children and did not surf very much.  Hamrock became serious about surfing in 1990. She began winning competitions.  Awards. During the mid-1990’s Hamrock won six national U.S. awards. She won four shortboards awards 1993-96 and two longboard awards in 1995-96. Hamrock began surfing professionally in 1998. She placed third in the Women’s Longboard World Championship in 1999. She placed fifth in 2000 and won the Women’s Longboard World Champion in 2002. In 2005 she was runner-up at the XXL Big Wave Awards.
Susil Nelson-Kongoi is Papua New Guinean businessperson and is a leader in the country at helping working women get more responsibility and better work rights. She supports human rights. She helps indigenous women work for better jobs. She is the Senior Media and Communications Advisor at Exxonmobil PNG Limited. She works on public policy, helping the government of Papua New Guinea make good policies. She is Vice-Chariman of the Business Council of Papua New Guinea. Nelson-Kongoi won the Overall Westpac Outstanding Women Award in 2012 for helping Papua New Guinean women to join the workforce. She is one of the only female oil executives in Papua New Guinea. She was featured in the "Pawa Meri" ("Power Women") film project that highlighted important women in Papua New Guinea. Early Life. Nelson-Kongoi comes from East Sepik Province. Her parents were educated. They were huge supporters of education. This inspired Nelson-Kongoi to sponsor and fight for Papua New Guineans education. Nelson-Kongoi has a Bachelor of Commerce from Canterbury College. She studied management and information systems. She also has a MBA from Divine Word University PNG.  Career. She works for Exxonmobil PNG Limited as their Senior Media and Communication Advisor. She has been the Manager for Corporate Governance and Special Projects at PNG Sustainable program Ltd for 14 years. Her work helps other women who want careers.  Nelson-Kongoi was also asked to work on many national-level projects to make business and the economy stronger in Papua New Guinea. She is on the board of the Business Council of Papua New Guinea. She also helped the The Center for International Private Enterprise start its Papua New Guinea Business Advocacy Network. The Business Advocacy Network helps women get high-level jobs. She is the leader of that Network. She is also the Board Coordinator for the Papua New Guinea Chamber of Commerce and Industry. She is a board member for the Incentive Fund, helping girls and women work in businesses. Nelson-Kongoi also helps teach women about personal and business finance. She helps the Business Coalition For Women (BCFW) teach women about being business leaders. Nelson-Kongoi is the president of the Business and
The Curse of Quon Gwon is a Chinese American silent film. It is the oldest known Asian American film. It was completed in 1916. The producer of the film was Marion E. Wong. "The Curse of Quon Gwon" is a film about a family who are cursed for beginning to accept Western culture. The cast. Wong and her family made up the cast of the movie. Wong played many parts in the making of the film. She was the director of the film, the main villain, costume designer, and the producer of "The Curse of Quon Gwon." Wong got financial help from her uncle. Wong’s sister-in-law, her mother, and her niece were all part of the cast, as well as many more.  Release of the film. "The Curse of Quon Gwon" used to have 7 reels, but only 2 survived. Because of this, the movie is 42 minutes long. On July 21, 2005, the reels were released. What happened to the film company. The film company went bankrupt after making the movie.
Maria Branyas Morera (4 March 1907 – 19 August 2024) was the world's oldest living person since the death of Lucile Randon on 17 January 2023 until her death in 2024. She was the 8th oldest undisputed person in history. Biography. She was born in San Francisco, California. In March 2020, she became the oldest person to recover from COVID-19. This record was later surpassed by Lucile Randon. She lived in a nursing home located in Olot, Catalonia. She died in her sleep on 19 August 2024, at the age of 117 years and 168 days. After her death, Tomiko Itooka became the world's oldest living person.
Herman Coessens (22 August 1943 – 9 January 2023) was a Belgian actor. Coessens was most known as a stage actor at where he played between the 1970s and 1990s. Coessens also played in many television series, including ', ', "Ons geluk", ', ' and "Flikken". Coessens married to actress Lieve Moorthamer. He died from an illness in January 2023, at the age of 79.
Fred Bellefroid (22 January 1945 – 13 January 2022) was a Belgian sculptor. Bellefroid is the creator of the iconic at the Oude Markt in Leuven. He made many sport statues. The common style of his statues are long figures that are moving. In 2021 he created the prize statues for the winner of the Brabantse Pijl cycling race. Bellefroid died in on 13 January 2022, at the age of 76.
Hammond Pond Reservation is a woodland park in Newton, Massachusetts. Hammond Pond is located within the park.  The park is a part of the Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston. The first piece of land that would become the park was bought from John Lowell in 1916. There are trails there that go to Webster Woods and Houghton Garden. The MBTA Green Line (Riverside Branch) runs through the park from East to West, and the Hammond Pond Parkway runs through the park from North to South. Hammond Pond is as a Massachusetts "Great pond". The pond and reservation are named after the Hammond family, which settled in the area in the 17th century.
Christopher Richard Stringini (known as "Richie Stringini") is an American actor, dancer and singer. He was born on November 28, 1988 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Early Life. Richie Stringini was adopted at the age of four to Kathleen and Robert Stringini, from Wheaton, Illinois, USA. Richie Stringini has a brother named Bobby. he studied at Acacia Academy located in LaGrange, Illinois. Richie Stringini started acting and modeling professionally at the age of four. then Richie Stringini acted in a movie titled Rule Number One (2005). Before auditioning in Florida for the reality television show Big In America (BIA). US5. Known as "Richie" in the pop boy band US5. A group that was developed by Lou Pearlman through a German reality TV show, Big in America. He is an original member of US5, which enjoys great success in Europe. After US5. After a few years of silence, Richie began a solo career. His debut single was "Man Down."
Arjan Paans (1969 – 17 January 2023) was a Dutch journalist. Paans was born in 1969. His father Boudewijn Paans, was editor-in-chief of . His mother Anna worked for the "Gooi- en Eemlander" and "Amersfoortse Courant". Paans started his journalist career at "Gooi- en Eemlander" where his mother worked. He worked for 23 years in several positions at "Algemeen Dagblad". He worked for "Algemeen Dagblad" between 2003 and 2008 in Berlin, Germany. He became for "Algemeen Dagblad" deputy editor-in-chief. He was editor-in-chief interior and coordinator Rotterdam at NRC Handelsblad. In 2016 he started working for the regional newspapers of the Telegraaf Media Groep and was among others editor-in-chief of "Leidsch Dagblad", "Haarlems Dagblad" and "Gooi- en Eemlander". Paans was editor-in-chief of free newspaper "Metro" between 2017 and May 2018. In 2021 he became editor-in-chief of . Paans was married to Loes and they had a son Wolf. Paans died from cancer on 13 January 2022, at the age of 53.
A methine group or methine bridge is a functional group =CH−. It consists of a carbon bound by one double bond and 2 single bonds, where one of the single bonds is to a hydrogen.
Pyridine is an organic compound with the chemical formula C5H5N. It is similar to Benzene, with one methine group (=CH−) replaced by a nitrogen atom.
Alphons Leo Walter Joseph Panis (16 August 1932 – 15 January 2023) was a Dutch politician of the Anti-Revolutionary Party and later Christian Democratic Appeal. Panis was mayor of Maartensdijk (1973–1978) and mayor of Leusden (1987–1997). Biography. Panis was born in Berkel-Enschot in 1932. His father (1900–1975) was twice mayor of Berkel-Enschot and in between mayor of Haaren. His uncle was architect (1891-1972). Panis attended gymnasium in Tilburg. After completing his military service, he studied Dutch law at the University of Utrecht. After his graduation in 1960, he started his civil service career at the General Affairs department of the province of Utrecht. He later became secretary of the Midden-Utrecht circle. Subsequently he was acting secretary of the cooperation body agglomeration Eindhoven. In May 1973 he became mayor of Maartensdijk. During his term as mayor, new-build neighborhoods were established on the south side of the village of Maartensdijk, like the the 'Kruidenbuil', as well as the new-build neighborhoods of Groenekan and Westbroek. Panis opposed the abolition of the municipality of Maartensdijk. In mid-1987 Panis became mayor of Leusden. He was the mayor of Leusen until 1997. Panis died in Amersfoort on 15 January 2023, at the age of 90.
Alphonsus Gerardus Martinus "Alphons" Panis (25 January 1900 – 22 February 1975) was a Dutch politician. Panis was born as the son of teacher Leonardus Waltherus Panis (1852-1933) and Anna Maria Cornelia van Roessel (1857-1914). He grew up in a large Catholic family. Several brothers became priests, including the titular bishop Walther Panis; one sister joined the Sisters of St. Francis. His brother Constant Panis became a known architect in Tilburg. Panis worked at the municipal clerk of Berkel-Enschot. In 1926 he started working as a secretary at the municipality of Helvoirt. In 1929, Panis was appointed mayor of Berkel-Enschot. Eight years later in 1937 he was appointed mayor of Haaren. In 1947 he returned to the municipality of Berkel-Enschot to become mayor there again. Panis retired in 1965. His son Fons Panis (1932 – 2023) was mayor of Maartensdijk (1973-1978) and mayor of Leusden (1987-1997). He died in 1975 at the age of 75.
Constantius Johan Willem "Constant" Panis (1891 – 1972) was a Dutch architect. Panis is seen as one of the most important architects in the region of Tilburg. Many buildings that he designed became municipal or national monuments. Panis was the brother Alphons Panis. He was mayor of Berkel-Enschot and Haaren.
The 1928-29 Austrian Cup was the cup competition in Austrian football.  Third round. First round with teams from the Second league Replay matches: Round of 32. First round with teams from the highest league   Quarter finals.   Semi-finals. Replay match:
Taline and Friends is an American-Armenian musical group. They are best known for playing music for children. The members if the group are Taline Bessos, Tzagratzoo, Nabig, and Peeso. Alex Bessos is the songwriter and producer of the group. The most popular of the group's songs include “Im Kntag”, “Tzkneeg” and “Peesoee Bar”. The group has played a major role in developing Armenian language skills for children worldwide since the early 1990s. History. The founders and creators of the group are Taline and Alex Bessos. They are based in Glendale, California. Taline was born in Beirut. She moved to the United States at the age of 15. Taline has a BA degree in Early Childhood Education. In 1993. she and Alex rented a small studio. They released their first CD called "Hink Pokrig Patigner." It included traditional Armenian songs from their childhood and original songs. In 1994, they released their second CD. The group started to gain more popularity when they made their first DVD "Let’s Sing &amp; Dance". They had their first concert in 2003 in New Jersey. The group had their first Armenian Children’s Christmas Concert in 2003 at the Alex Theatre in Glendale. Their first international performance was in 2004 in Canada. Since then, they have performed in many countries. These include Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Cyprus, France, Kuwait, Lebanon, the United Kingdom, Syria, Türkiye, United Arab Emirates and Uruguay. The group has made 5 DVDs and 11 CDs. These include lessons on different topics, including animals, the Armenian alphabet, and being Armenian. Their YouTube videos get over 20,000 views each day. Taline was recognized among the 30 exceptional businesswomen at the 13th Annual Women in Business Legislative Update and Awards luncheon in 2012.
Jan Theelen (29 August 1939 – 15 January 2022) was a Dutch musician, arranger and producer. Biography. Theelen played accordion when he was six years old. He started his professional music career as a pianist. He worked for a long time with Tom Manders, better known as Dorus. In the seventies he worked with the American Dutch singer , and also with making the single "". Theelen had had its own music studio since the 1960s, first in Venray and later in Munstergeleen. Later he had this studio named "Onger Os" together with his son. In Limburg he was particularly known as an arranger of carnival music. Much of this music was recorded in his studio, that closed in 2020. In 2007, Theelen was the winner of the "Oeuvre-Priès van 't Limburgs Leed" (translated: Oeuvre Prize of the Limburg Song). Theelen died in Sittard on 15 January 2022, at the age of 82.
Marie Korsaga is an astrophysicist from Burkina Faso. She is the first female Burkinabe astrophysicist. Korsaga studies dark matter. She also supports girls who are interested in science. Early life. Korsaga became interested in science when she learned about people traveling to the Moon. She was fascinated by shooting stars.  She was interested in many kinds of science. Korsaga did not see many women working in science. She saw very few African women working in science. She did see some female engineers. She planned to be a civil engineer. Career. Korsaga attended Joseph Ki-Zerbo University in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. She studied mathematics and physics. She learned about new kinds of science. Astronomy was one of the sciences that she learned about. She continued studying in France after she finished college. Korsaga want to the Astrophysics Laboratory of Marseille (LAM) in France. She earned a doctorate from LAM and the University of Cape Town in South Africa. She studied galaxies. Korsaga works as a researcher at the Observatoire Astronomique de Strasbourg in France. She is also a teacher at the Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo in Burkina Faso. Korsaga has also spoken at the African Union. She was honoured by the city of Huesca, Spain in their sundial. Dr. Korsaga is a founding member, and sits on the editorial board, of “L’Astronomie Afrique”. It is the first French language online astronomy magazine in Africa. She won the African Network of Women in Astronomy award. The award is from the African Network of Women in Astronomy. Advocacy. Korsaga works to get more girls from Burkina Faso interested in science. She also works to make Burkina Faso stronger in research about space. She wants her country to be the first African country to launch satellites into space.