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John Middleton was an English giant who was born in the village of Hale and is commonly known as the Childe of Hale. He was claimed to be 9 feet 3 inches (2.82 m) tall, and legend tells that he slept with his feet out of the window of his small house, and stories credit him with great strength. He was employed as a bodyguard by the sheriff of Lancashire. History. Middleton was born in the village of Hale, near Liverpool. According to modern accounts and his gravestone, he grew to the height of and slept with his feet hanging out the window of his house.  Because of his size the landlord and sheriff of Lancashire, Gilbert Ireland, hired him as a bodyguard. When King James I stopped by in 1617 to knight Ireland he heard about Middleton and invited both of them to the court, which they accepted in 1620. Middleton beat the King's champion in wrestling and in doing so broke the man's thumb. He received £20 which was a large amount of money in those times. Jealous of his wealth, Middleton's companions mugged him or cheated him out of his money while he was returning to Hale. Middleton died very poor in 1623. He was buried in the cemetery of St Mary's Church in Hale. His gravestone reads, "Here lyeth the bodie of John Middleton the Childe of Hale. Nine feet three. Borne 1578 Dyede 1623." He is likely one of the tallest people in history. If these height markings are accurate, he would go past Robert Wadlow's height of . Influence. There have been many local uses and memorials of honor of Middleton; a pub in Hale, named The Childe of Hale, has a copy of the Brasenose College portrait as its sign. In 1996 a large tree trunk opposite the church was carved with representations of John Middleton, Hale Lighthouse and other local symbols. In 2011, because of disease and in the interests of public safety the tree trunk was removed by Halton Borough Council. In April 2013, the wooden sculpture was replaced by a bronze statue tall by sculptor Diane Gorvin
Hedwig Selles (1968 – 17 December 2022) was a Dutch poet and writer from Zwolle. Hedwig published five poetry collections, several short stories and a novel. Her works are published in among others "Hollands Maandblad", "DW B", "Het Liegend Konijn", "Tirade", "De Gids" and "De Brakke Hond". She also wrote philosophical columns for "De Stentor" developed a literary game app named "The Catcher". Being terminal ill she published in October 2022 her first novel "Niet mijn lichaam". She can be recognized in the book, while it is not an autobiography. Selles died on 17 December 2022, at the age of 54.
Johanna Diepeveen-Speekenbrink (1936 – 13 December 2022) was a Dutch nurse and educator. She was a pioneer in the development of nursing science in the Netherlands with progressive ideas and also an advocate for emancipation in nursing.  Diepeveen-Speekenbrik obtained her Bachelor of Science in nursing in 1957 in the United States. When she returned to the Netherlands she wanted to start working as a nurse. But she had to do another training because the American certificate was not recobnised in the Netherlands. She worked as a nurse in several hospitals and became a nursing teacher. She became a member in the board of the the University Medical Center Utrecht (1971), this was unique for a women in that era. She contributed to several teaching methods in the Netherlands. The "Johanna Diepeveen-Speekenbrink Science Prize" is named after hir. This prize could be won by high-quality graduate nursing research. Diepeveen-Speekenbrink died in December 2022, at the age of 86.
Robin egg blue is a shade of cyan.  Shades of robin egg blue. Dark robin egg blue. A dark shade of robin egg blue.  Light robin egg blue. A light shade of robin egg blue. Duck egg blue. A grayish shade of robin egg blue.  Eggshell blue. A shade of robin egg blue.  Tiffany blue. A shade of robin egg blue. Haint blue. A shade of robin egg blue.  Eggshell green. A greenish shade of robin egg blue.
Acipenser is a genus of sturgeons.  Species. Living species. There are 17 living species:
The diseases COVID-19 (or "coronavirus") and Influenza (or "flu"), are two types of viruses that cause outbreaks, epidemics and pandemics that cause serious cases in the human body. There are similarities in the symptoms of "COVID-19" and Influenza, having: fever, cough, cold , tonsillitis, headache, body ache, fatigue, hives, vomiting and diarrhea, except for signs of loss of taste/smell and difficulty, shortness of breath. Influenza appears within 1-3 days and lasts for 2-8 days. First, the patient affected by Influenza (flu) will feel the common cold, cough, runny nose and dizziness. For COVID-19, after exposure or contact tracing for 5-7 days, a patient positive for "COVID-19" would be quarantined for 14 days. In August 2021, the number of cases of COVID-19 reached 200,000,000+ million who tested positive for the disease. Differences. Influenzavirus. The seasonal flu (influenza) appears within 1-2 days after it infects an exposed person within a place, region and so on. Influenza is usually a disease that appears due to changing climate or the others come from animals that are easily contagious (nature made), There are different types of "flu" these are the genera: Influenza A virus (Alpha), Influenza B virus (Beta) and Influenza C virus (Gammavirus) and Influenza D virus (Delta). Influenza is more contagious especially when families are close together. Influenza is also transmitted from diseases that come from Bird flu/Avian influenza and Swine Flu. Coronavirus. The "Coronavirus" "COVID-19" or "2019-nCoV", is a pneumonia-like flu that causes the collapse of the body caused by the RNA virus of SARS-CoV-2 recorded in the country China in 2003 and 2019, Coronavirus including SARS-CoV-2 variants are highly
Ger Luijten (1956 – 19 December 2022) was a Dutch art historian and museum curator. He worked at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, was head of the art on paper department of the Rijksmuseum and direcotor of Fondation Custodia. Biography. Luijten was born in 1956. He started a study to become a drawing teacher in Breda in 1977. When he was 23 years old he decided to study art history in Utrecht. In the 1980s he worked as a scientific employee at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam. From 1990 to 2010 he worked at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, where he was the head of the art on paper department from 2001. During this period he acquired post-World War II Dutch art. Luijten had the opinion that twentieth-century printmaking and drawing should be acquired in the broadest scope. So next to Mondrian and Armando also less known figurative artists and illustrators like as Peter van Straaten and Dick Bruna. He became in 2010 director of Fondation Custodia in Paris that holds the art collection of the Dutch collector Frits Lugt (1884-1970). Luijten changed Fondation Custodia from a closed study collection into a accesible home for art on paper. Ger was also editor of, among others Simiolus and Print Quarterly. Luijten was married to art historian Regina Peixeiro. He lived in Paris with his wife and son in the director's house above the Fondation. He died when he was in the Netherlands on 19 December 2022, at the age of 66 from a heart attack.
The diseases (COVID-19) and (Pneumonia) are the two types of diseases that can be contagious (transmissible) to people who causes severe cases within the human body; there are similarities and slight differences between the two diseases, The "Covid-19" which is called the term "Pulmonia", usually these two viruses target the lungs which makes it more difficult in the respiratory tract, so the patient who tests positive for the disease may experience severe symptoms, Pneumonia and Coronavirus produce symptoms of increased temperature (fever), fatigue (fatigue), dry cough with phlegm, Difficulty and shortness of breath. A "Pneumonia" spontaneously attacks a patient, first having fever, delirium, blurred vision, numbness of the whole body is the sign of "acute pneumonia". Prevention. Patients affected by pneumonia and coronavirus should practice resting the body, avoid staying up late, keep a distance of more than 1 meter, eat nutritious food and get vaccinated. Differences. Pneumonia. Pneumonia or pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lungs that makes the airways difficult, it is a common disease of viruses or bacteria living inside the lungs of a patient, Including symptoms that feel like there is a case of pneumonia include cough, fever, difficulty breathing and delirium, More than 4 million people have died of pneumonia and 450 million people have been affected by the disease. Coronavirus. "Coronavirus" or "COVID-19" is a pneumonia-like flu that causes the collapse of the body caused by the RNA virus of SARS-CoV-2 that was recorded in the country of China in 2003 and 2019, The Coronavirus including SARS-CoV-2 variants is highly contagious, Like the flu, there are different types or types of COVID-19, these are Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Eta, Epsilon, Iota, Lambda, Theta and others, Its common symptoms are loss of taste, smell and difficulty breathing (short lungs), The infection of "COVID-19" when a positive person coughs and sneezes that is obtained in small drops of saliva (droplets
"Superman" is a 1969 song by Texas band The Clique. In 1986 alternative rock band R.E.M. released as a single from their fourth studio album "Lifes Rich Pageant". It received a fair amount of airplay and did not chart in the Billboard Hot 100. Track listings. 7": IRS / IRM 128 (UK). All songs written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe unless otherwise indicated.
Robin Dowell (1982 – 16 December 2022) was a British rowing coach. Biography. Dowell was a succesfull rowing coach at Sir William Borlase's Grammar School in Marlow, the United Kingdom. He coached the junior men's quadruple scull that won the gold medal at the 2015 World Rowing Junior Championships in Rio de Janeiro. It was the first British gold medal in this boat class. He became later a coach at British Rowing in 2015 and 2016, where he coached the Olympic athletes. In 2017 he became Chief Coach for the Swiss national team. Since 2019 he was the personal coach of world champion Jaennine Gmelin. During a rowing training session while Dowell was on a motorboat, Dowell died at Lake Sarnen on 16 December 2022, at the age of 40.
Eponymous is a 1988 greatest hits album by alternative rock band R.E.M.. It went to number 44 in the United States and number 69 in the United Kingdom. Track listing. All songs written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe: Side one – "Early" Side two – "Late" Notes
DXNP-TV (channel 11) is a television station in Metro Davao, Philippines, serving as the Mindanao flagship of the government-owned People's Television Network. The station maintains studios at the Mindanao Media Hub, Carlos P. Garcia Highway, Bangkal, Davao while its transmitter is located along Broadcast Ave., Shrine Hills, Brgy. Matina Crossing, Davao. Digital television. UHF Channel 45 (659.143 MHz)
Marcelle Vianey was a French swimmer and sport administrator from the 6th arrondissement of Lyon. She became national champion in the 100 metre freestyle in 1912. Vianey was a member of Ondine de Lyon and later of AS Lyonnaise in 1913. Together with Egidia Guéraud she founded the Mouettes Lyonnaises swimming club in February 1914. She was president of the club. Career. Her earliest swimming race was on 6 July 1908, at a women's swimming race at the "Denier des Écoles" event in Lyon. In 1909 she competed in a 100 metre swimming race at Lake Nantua in Ain and in Vichy. The next year, in 1910, she competed at the championships of Lyon in the 100 metre event. She finished second at the outdoor main swimming competition . Later the year, in August, she competed at the national swimming championships in Lyon. Her first victory was on 11 June 1911 at the Lyonnais civil and military championships where she won the 100 metre event in a time of 1:53. In August she finished again second at the in the women's category. She swam the 4.5 kilometre race in a time of 1 hour and 57 minutes. At the 1912 championships of Lyon she finised second in the 100 metre event. Later the year she won the 100 metre event at the Lyon aquatics gala in a time of 1:48. Her main achievement in her career was on 8 September 1912 when she became national champion in the 100 metre freestyle in a time of 1:48. The next year she won the silver medal at the national championships in Juvisy behind Georgette Jeanniot. In 1914 she won the 100 metre freestyle at the Lyonnais civil and military championships and finished third at the aquatics gala in Lyon. During World War I from 1914 to 1918 she was a nurse at the front. After the war she competed at the Christmas Cup in Paris (1918),  became 1922 champion of the South-East committee and competed at the in 1923.
Léonie Cornet was a French swimmer in the 1910s from Paris. Vianey was a member of Ondine de Paris and Mouettes de Paris. Together her mother, who was also a swimmer, she founded the Femina swimming club in 1912. Her sister Eugène Cornet (born 1905) was also a swimmer. Career. Her earliest swimming victory was on 7 May 1911 winning the 60 metre event at the girls primary school championships in a time of 1:03.4. She competed at the 1911 international Ondine swimming competitions in the 60 metre event. In 1912 she won the 200 metre handicap race at the UFN France championships. At the end of the year competition of the UFN she finished second in the 100 metre event and 500 metre event. In 1913 she became UFN champion in the 100 metre event in a time of 1:41 and later the year also in the 500 metre event. At the long distance championship over 4 kilometre, she swam the best time. But she didn't become champion, as it was a handicap-style event. On 17 August in 1913 she won the 100 metre event at the Boulogne-sur-Mer swimming competition. Her last swimming competition was on 19 July 1914 at the 500 metre national championship. After World War I she didn't compete anymore in swimming.
Nellie Treversh was a British swimmer and diver in the early 20th century. She was one of the earliest British female international swimmers. Treversh was a member of the Battersea Swimming Club and was trained by professor Barrows. Swimming. As of 1904 Treversh had won twentyfour medals at local swimming championships. At the 1906 Southern Countries Ladies Championship she finished fifth in the 100 yards event. In 1911 she competed in France at the international swimming competitions in Paris on 28 July. She finished third in the 200 metre international swimming event. She also also participated in the 60 metre event and in the diving event.
Ranger Rob is a Canadian childrens television series co-produced by Canadian studio Nelvana and British animation studio Studio Liddell and produced in association with Treehouse TV
Death Grips is an American hip hop group. It started in Sacramento, California in 2010. The group is made of rapper MC Ride, drummer Zach Hill, and keyboardist Andy Morin. The group makes experimental hip hop music. They are influenced by punk, electronic, and industrial music. The group got very popular after they made their first mixtape and album. These were "Exmilitary" (2011) and "The Money Store" (2012). The group joined Epic Records, a record label. They put their second album ("No Love Deep Web") on the internet for free. Because of this, they had to leave Epic. In 2014, the group ended. They released their fourth album a year later. In March 2015, they said they were going to make more music. They went on a concert tour. Death Grips has released two more albums since then.
Ivan Skosirev (Russian: Иван Скосырев;  14 April 1947 — 19 December 2022) was a Soviet road cyclist. He was national champion and represented the Soviet Union at international races. Biography. Skosirev was born in Ust-Muta in 1947. His brother Victor Skosirev was also a cyclist who competed for the Soviet Union.  Skosirev made his debut for the national team in 1971 at the Tour of Algeria where he finished second behind Polish Zbigniew Krzeszowiec. After finishing second in 1972 he won the national team time trial championship in 1973 together with Gennady Komnatov, Rinat Sharafulin and Viktor Skosyrev. In the fall of 1973, Skosyrev won the Tour of Bulgaria including a stage win. In 1974 he won the Circuit Cycliste Sarthe stage race in France ahead of Alain Meunier. Skosirev died in Omsk on 19 December 2022.
Zury Mayté Ríos Sosa (born 24 January 1968) is a Guatemalan politician. She is the daughter of the late general, and President of Guatemala Efraín Ríos Montt. From 2000 to 2004, she was the Second Vice President of the Congress of Guatemala. From 1996 to 2012, she was a member of Congress. Zury was the presidential candidate for the party VIVA at the 2015 elections and ran in the 2023 elections.
Sandra Julieta Torres Casanova (born 5 October 1955) is a Guatemalan politician. She was First Lady of Guatemala from 2008 to 2011. She was an unsuccessful candidate for president in 2015, 2019 and 2023. Torres was married to Álvaro Colom from 2002 until they divorced in 2011. In September 2019, she was arrested at her home on charges of violating campaign finance rules.
Zbigniew Rybak (27 March 1973 — 21 December 2022) was a Polish rugby union player. He was co-founder of RC Arka Gdynia in Gdynia and played for the club after it was founded. In 2000 he played in the documentary film of Sylwester Latkowski entitled "To my, rugbiści" (translated: It’s us, rugby players).
Edo language, also called Bini, is a language spoken in Edo State, Nigeria. It is a native language of the Edo people, it was also the language of the historical Benin Empire. It has seven vowels, /i e ɛ a ɔ o u/, and three tones.
Armavir () is a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. It is on the left bank of the Kuban River. Population: As of 2020, the city has a population of 188,960. Armavir used to be the second-largest industrial center of Krasnodar Krai, after Krasnodar. History. The Abazins were the first people to live in Armavir. Turkic Tatars from the Crimean Khanate also lived there. The Abazins were later forced to emigrate from Southern Russia to the Ottoman Empire. Armavir is also part of the old land of the Circassians. Armavir was founded in 1839 by Cherkesogai Armenians. They named it Armyansky aul (). It was named Armavir in 1848. It was named after the ancient city of Armavir, one of the historic capitals of ancient Armenia. Armavir was the administrative centre of the Labinsky Otdel of Kuban Oblast in the Russian Empire. Many deadly battles took place near Armavir during the Russian Civil War. The Taman Army's military campaign ended in Armavir in 1918. The Soviets took control in 1920. The city was occupied by the German Army during World War II. It was liberated by the Red Army in January 1943. Climate. Armavir has a humid continental climate. Military. Armavir Radar Station is on the site of Baronovsky Airfield, southwest of the city. Armavir (air base) is close to the city. Twin towns – sister cities. Armavir is twinned with:
Balakovo () is a city in Saratov Oblast, Russia. It is on the east bank of the Volga River. It is about northeast of Saratov. Population:  History. Balakovo was founded in 1762 by the Old Believers who returned from Poland. It was granted town status in 1913. For a long time people thought that the city of Balakovo was founded in 1762, but later a document from 1738 was found in the archives of St. Petersburg. It mentions the Cossack meadow possession of Balakov Yurt. In 1762, Empress of Russia Catherine II wanted the Old Believers to return from Poland to Russia and settle on the lands between the Bolshoy and Maly Irgiz rivers. The Old Believers founded many new settlements, including Balakovo. In 1861, there were 2,700 people living in the village of Balakovo. The village grew quickly because of the wheat trade that went through it. Up to 10 million poods of grain were sent from Balakovo in one season. There were over 300 big barns near Balakovo to store the grain. The village also had a large forest nearby that helped its economy. In 1897, the population of the village reached 18,388 people. Balakovo grew in size and in industry at the start of the 20th century. In May 1911, Balakovo was given city status. Ivan Mamin became the first city head. In 1917, there were 6 churches, 7 schools, the grain market, the ironworks of Fyodor Blinov and the mechanical plant of oil engines of the Mamin brothers, ship repair and furniture workshops, sawmills, mills, a commercial college opened in 1910, the Zemsky hospital and the city factory ambulance (polyclinic), a library, and a power plant, which was organized by the "Light" partnership. Inventors Fyodor Abramovich Blinov and Yakov Mamin made Balakovo the birthplace of the world's first caterpillar
Northern Dobruja ( or simply ; , "Severna Dobrudzha") is the part of Dobruja that is in Romania. It is between the lower Danube river and the Black Sea. To the south is Southern Dobruja, the Bulgarian part of Dobruja. Geography. The territory of Northern Dobruja now forms the counties of Constanța and Tulcea. It has a total area of 15,570 km2 and a population of slightly under 900,000. Danube Delta. The Danube Delta is made of many lakes. The most important ones are: Demographics. Ethnic composition The table below shows Romanian statistics throughout the years:  1According to the 1926–1938 Romanian administrative division (counties of and ), which excluded a part of today's Romania (chiefly the communes of and , now part of ) and included a part of today's Bulgaria (parts of and municipalities)  2Only Russians. (Russians and Lipovans counted separately) Symbols. Northern Dobruja is represented by two dolphins in the coat of arms of Romania. Starting with 2015, Romania observes Dobruja Day on November 14. This day is the day in 1878 when Northern Dobruja became part of the Kingdom of Romania after the Treaty of Berlin.
Biysk () is a city in Altai Krai, Russia. It is on the Biya River not far from its confluence with the Katun River. It is the second largest city of the krai (after Barnaul, the administrative center of the krai). Population: 180,851 (2024). Climate. Biysk has a humid continental climate (Köppen "Dfb") with frigid, rather dry winters and very warm, damp summers.
Epex (Hangul: 이펙스; styled in all caps) is a boy band from South Korea. The group was formed by record label C9 Entertainment, and there were eight members in the group. They were officially debuted on 8 June 2021 with "".
The Diabolic Tenant () is a 1909 French silent movie directed by Georges Méliès and stars Georges Méliès, André Méliès, and François Lallement.
Isabelle Raymonde Madeleine Plancke (8 April 1910 — 1 August 1997) was a French swimmer and water polo player. She specialized in the breaststroke and in open water swimming. Career. Plancke started swimming around the age of 12 with Mouettes de Paris. With the team she became several times champion of Paris in the relay event. In the early 1930s she was a member of CN Marseille. She was a specialist in open water swimming and took several times part in the , the main open water competition in France. She finished second in 1926 and 1927 and finished fourth in 1931 and 1932. In 1931 she won with her team the team classification. At the French national championships she competed in the 200 metre breaststroke event in 1926 and finished fourth. The next year, in 1927 she won the bronze medal. In 1928 she competed in the qualifying events for the 1928 Summer Olympics. She also participated in other swimming competitions and also competed with Mouettes de Paris in water polo matches, together with her sister Yolande Plancke. Personal life. Plancke was born on 18 April 1910 in Comines. Her father worked as a commercial employee and her mother Julie Delporte also came to Paris. In 1929, the family lived at Rue des Goncourt. She was the sister of Olympic athlete Yolande Plancke. On 7 August 1943, she married Yves Garnier in Paris. On her marriage, she worked as a production manager, and lived with her widowed mother in Soisy-sous-Montmorency. She divorced three years after her marriage. She died in Limeil-Brévannes on 1 August 1997, at the age of 87.