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The Kashmir Koklass Pheasant "(Pucrasia macrolopha biddulphi)", although called a pheasant, is related to grouses and is only a distant relative to the pheasants. Grouses are actually birds from the order Galliformes, which are heavy-bodied ground-feeding birds that include chicken and quail. In the monotypic genus Pucrasia, the Koklass Pheasant is the only species. Koklass is an adapted species that has been put into three different groups of species and again divided into subspecies. It is the only species in the genus Pucrasia to be divided into nine subspecies.  Locations. It is found in a wide range from Asia, across Afghanistan to China. The range of the subspecies can be found at quite a distance from each other. The Koklass Pheasant is part of the few species related to galliforms that regularly fly uphill and can fly at a time for many miles. Galliform species are not normally known to fly. Koklass Pheasants look more similar to the grouses than a regular pheasant.  Naming. Both the words Koklass and Pheasants from the name of Koklass Pheasants have been derived from the territorial call of the birds. The territorial call of the male is 'kok-kok-kok'. Appearance. The male Koklass Pheasant is usually black in colour with each feather on the body covered with a pale white border. The male is much larger than the female in size and also much colourful. The male has a metallic green face, head, throat, and crest. They have chestnut on the chest and breast and a streaked appearance to the body. A white cheek patch is found along with a rust throat, chest and belly. The backs of the body are mostly grey and the wings are brown and tan coloured. The male species have a black beak and dark grey legs. The female has a dark grey beak and the same dark grey legs. The female Koklass has a cream-brown body with dark markings, a cream-colored face, white cheeks, and a throat patch. The female has
Geranium clarkei, called Clarke's geranium, Kashmir Purple Geranium, Kashmir White or the Kashmir's Cranesbill is a species of flowering plant in the family Geraniaceae, native to India and cultivated for use in gardens. It is an herbaceous perennial growing to in height, with deeply cut 7-lobed leaves and white or purple flowers with pink veining in summer. It spreads by underground rhizomes, and is used for groundcover or the front of a border. A rhizomatous hardy geranium that is native to alpine meadows in the mountains of Kashmir. It typically grows in a clump to 18" tall, spreading outward by creeping stems to 18" wide. Purple-violet or white, upward-facing flowers (to 3/4" diameter) with contrasting dark veins profusely bloom from late spring to early summer. Dark green leaves are deeply cut into 7 segments and form an attractive foliage mat. Genus name comes from the Greek word "geranos" meaning crane in reference to the fruit which purportedly resembles the head and beak of a crane. Kashmir White is a large-flowered cultivar which typically grows in a clump to 18" tall, spreading outward by creeping stems to 18" wide, and features a profuse bloom of white, upward-facing flowers (to 2" diameter) with contrasting violet-pink veins. Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Prefers moist, humusy, well-drained soils, particularly in hot summer climates. Intolerant of drought. Performs best in cool summer climates, and is intolerant of the heat and humidity of the deep South. Shear off spent flowers after bloom to encourage additional bloom or tidy the planting. In the alternative, plants may be left alone after flowering to promote self-seeding. 'Kashmir White' self-seeds in the garden in optimum growing conditions, but flower colour in particular does not reliably come true from seed. Within Pakistan it is the State flower of Azad Kashmir.
"What About Love" is a 1985 single by American hard rock group by Heart. It was taken from their 1985 self-titled album. It was a major comeback for the group. It went to the top 10 in Canada and the United States.
"Union City Blue" is a 1979 song by American band Blondie and taken from their 1979 album "Eat to the Beat". It peaked at number 13 in the United Kingdom and number 17 in Ireland and the song is inspired by Debbie Harry's acting experience in the 1980 movie "Union City".
The Union of the Crowns (; ) was the accession of James VI of Scotland to the throne of the Kingdom of England as James I. It is also the consequential unification for some purposes (such as overseas diplomacy) of the two realms under a single monarch on 24 March 1603. In its turn, the English Parliament responded with the Alien Act 1705. This threatened to impose economic sanctions and declare Scottish subjects aliens in England, unless Scotland either repealed the Act of Security or moved to unite with England. The Estates chose the latter option; the English Parliament agreed to repeal the Alien Act, and new commissioners were appointed by Queen Anne I in early 1706 to negotiate the terms of a union. The articles of union approved by the commissioners were presented to Anne on 23 July 1706. Then it was ratified by the Scottish and English Parliaments on 16 January and 6 March 1707, respectively. Under the Acts of Union, England and Scotland were united into a single kingdom called Great Britain, with one parliament, on 1 May 1707.
The Nepalese Armed Forces are the military forces of Nepal. Composed primarily of the ground-based Nepali Army, organized into six active combat divisions, the Nepalese Armed Forces also operates the smaller Nepalese Army Air Service designed to support army operations and provide close light combat support.
The Nepali Army (Nepali: नेपाली सेना, "Nēpālī Sēnā"), technically the Gorkhali Army (गोरखाली सेना, "Gōrakhālī Sēnā"; see "Gorkhas"), is the land service branch of the Nepalese Armed Forces. During the period of the Nepali unification campaign, it was known as the "Gorkhali Army" and later as the "Royal Nepali Army" following the establishment of a Hindu monarchy in Nepal. It was officially renamed to the Nepali Army on 28 May 2008, following the abolition of the 240-year-old Shah dynasty shortly after the Nepali Civil War. The Nepali Army has participated in various conflicts throughout its history, going as far back as the Nepali unification campaign launched by Prithvi Narayan Shah of the Gorkha Kingdom. It has engaged in an extensive number of battles within South Asia, and continues to take part in global conflicts as part of United Nations peacekeeping coalitions. The Nepali Army is headquartered in Kathmandu, Nepal and the incumbent Chief of Army Staff is General Prabhu Ram Sharma.
The Adventurers is a 1970 American adventure drama epic movie directed by Lewis Gilbert and was based on the 1966 novel of the same name by Harold Robbins. It stars Bekim Fehmiu, Charles Aznavour, Candice Bergen, Alan Badel, Fernando Rey, Ernest Borgnine, Willoughby Gray, John Ireland, Zienia Merton, Olivia de Havilland and Allan Cuthbertson and was distributed by Paramount Pictures and produced by Embassy Pictures.
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) (Nepali: नेपालको प्रधानसेनापति), also known as Chief Sa'ab (Nepali: चिफ सा'ब), is the commander and highest-ranking officer of the Nepalese Armed Forces. The Chief of Army Staff is the Chief of the Nepalese Army. He or she reports to the Ministry of Defense. The term is to be for three years or up to 61 years of age whichever is earlier. The seat of Chief of Army Staff is in Bhadrakali, Kathmandu.  The current Chief of Army Staff is General Prabhu Ram Sharma, since 9 September 2021. The Chief of Army Staff also holds the honorary rank of General of the Indian Army.
General Prabhu Ram Sharma (; born 5 January 1964) is the Chief of Army Staff in the Nepalese Army. He took the oath from the president of Nepal on 9 September 2021. He is successor to Purna Chandra Thapa. Life. Sharma was born on January 5, 1964 in Kathmandu. He entered into Nepal army in 1984 as a Second Lieutenant in Purano Gorakh Battalion. He has a master’s degree in history from Tribhuwan University and master of philosophy in Defense and Strategic Study from University of Madras. Family. Sharma is married to Sunita Sharma and has two daughters. Ranks. Sharma was conferred as the honorary General of the Indian Army by the Indian President Ram Nath Kovind on 10 November 2021 while Sharma was on a four-day long visit to India.
Manasseh Damukana Sogavare (born 17 January 1955) was the sixth Prime Minister of Solomon Islands from 24 April 2019 until 2 May 2024. He was the prime minister between 2000–2001, 2006—2007 and 2014–2017. Sogavare has been in the National Parliament since 1997.
The governor-general of Solomon Islands is the vice-regal representative of the Solomon Islands' monarch. The governor-general is appointed by the monarch after their nomination by the National Parliament by vote. Their responsibilities include nominating ministers, judges, and ambassadors. The term of office is five years, and is renewable once. List of governors-general. Following is a list of people who have served as Governor-General of Solomon Islands since independence in 1978.
Sir Nathaniel Rahumaea Waena GCMG, CSI, KStJ (born 1 November 1945) was the Governor-General of Solomon Islands from 2004 to 2009. Waena was a Member of the National Parliament from 1984 to 2004.
Sir David Okete Vuvuiri Vunagi, (5 September 1950 – 7 March 2025) was a retired Solomon Islands Anglican bishop and politician. He was the governor-general of Solomon Islands from 2019 until 2024. He was also the archbishop of Melanesia and bishop of the Diocese of Central Melanesia from 2009 to 2015.
On 5 August 2022, Israel launched a large amount of surprise airstrikes on the Gaza Strip. They were targeting militants of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement (PIJ)., The operation, called "Breaking Dawn" by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). It lasted a week and began on 1 August raid on Jenin.
The Islamic Jihad's Movement in Palestine (, "Harakat al-Jihād al-Islāmi fi Filastīn"), simply known as Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), is a Palestinian Sunni-Islamist terrorist organization. It was formed in 1981. PIJ is an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood. They reject the Oslo Accords. Their goal is to help create an independent Islamic Palestinian state. It supports the military destruction of Israel and rejects a two-state solution. They have been supported by Syria and Hezbollah. Their power began to grow faster in 2014 as Iran's support grew.
Roger Earl Mosley (; December 18, 1938 – August 7, 2022) was an American actor, director, and writer. He was best known for his role as the helicopter pilot Theodore "T.C." Calvin in the CBS television series "Magnum, P.I.". On August 4, 2022, Mosley was in a car accident in Lynwood, California, becoming paralyzed from the shoulders down. He died three days later from his injuries at a Los Angeles hospital at the age of 83.
Eike Christian Hirsch (6 April 1937 – 7 August 2022) was a Dutch-born German journalist and author.  Hirsch was born in 1937 in Bilthoven, Netherlands and grew up in Göttingen. He was an editor in sound broadcasting at the NDR and was later a freelance journalist. In the 1980s, he was the host of the talk show 3 nach 9. Hirsch died on 7 August 2022 in Hannover, Germany at the age of 85.
Ezekiel Alebua (June 1947 – 7 August 2022) was the third Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands from 1 December 1986 until 28 March 1989. Alebua died on 7 August 2022 from a long-illness in Haimatua, Solomon Islands at the age of 75.
Louisiana's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The district is in the northwestern part of the state. They mainly covers Shreveport-Bossier City. It also includes the cities of Minden, DeRidder, and Natchitoches. The district is represented by Republican Mike Johnson.
James Michael Johnson (born January 30, 1972) is an American politician and lawyer. Since 2023, he has been serving as the 56th speaker of the United States House of Representatives. Before becoming speaker, he has also been serving as the United States representative for Louisiana's 4th congressional district since 2017. Johnson is a member of the Republican Party. Early life. Johnson was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. He studied at Louisiana State University to become a lawyer. He then became a lawyer in Benton, Louisiana. In 2015, he became a state representative in the Louisiana House of Representatives.  U.S. Representative. Johnson was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2016. He replaced retiring Representative John Fleming in the 4th district. He is part of the Republican Party. Johnson chaired the House Republican Study Committee for one term. It is the largest caucus of conservatives in Congress, . Johnson wants a nationwide abortion ban and an end to legal same-sex marriages.  In December 2020, Johnson supported "Texas v. Pennsylvania", a lawsuit filed at the Supreme Court in an attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. In January 2021, Johnson voted to overturn the election results in Pennsylvania.  Johnson supports (as of 2024) American military aid to Ukraine in its war against Russia. Speaker of the U.S. House. On October 24, 2023, after three votes by the Republican conference, Johnson became the fourth Republican nominee for Speaker of the House in the October 2023 speakership election. He received 128 votes on the third ballot.  Since he has not been a U.S. Representative for a long time, never chaired a full House committee, or served in senior House leadership, Johnson is the least experienced Speaker of the House in terms of service in 140 years. On October 25, 2023, he was elected the 56th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. He is the first speaker in the history of the United States who comes from Louisiana. Johnson has the shortest House membership tenure of any Speaker in 140 years; John Carlisle,
Bradley Mark Walker (born May 20, 1969) is an American politician and pastor. He was the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 6th congressional district from 2015 to 2021. He is a member of the Republican Party. He was vice chair of the House Republican Conference in 2019. In December 2019, Walker said he would not reelection in 2020. Instead, he unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination for the United States Senate in the 2022 election.
John Walter Yanta (October 2, 1931 – August 6, 2022) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was bishop of the Diocese of Amarillo in Texas from 1997 to 2008 and as an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of San Antonio in Texas from 1994 to 1997. He was born in Runge, Texas. Yanta died on August 6, 2022 in San Antonio, Texas from problems caused by pneumonia at the age of 90.
David Muse (July 27, 1949 – August 6, 2022) was an American musician. He was known for his musical career with Firefall, The Marshall Tucker Band, Pam Rose and Bertie Higgins. Muse was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2011. He died on August 6, 2022 from the disease at his home in Palm Harbor, Florida at the age of 73.
Daniel Lévi (26 August 1961 – 6 August 2022) was a French singer-songwriter, composer, and pianist. He was born in Constantine, French Algeria. His career began in 1983. He was known for his 2000 single "L'envie d'aimer". Lévi died of colon cancer in Bouches-du-Rhône, France at the age of 60.
Carlo Bonomi (12 March 1937 – 6 August 2022) was an Italian actor and clown. He was best known for his work as the voice of Mr. Linea in the animated series "La Linea" as well as Pingu in the stop-motion children's television series of the same name. Bonomi died on 6 August 2022 in Milan, Italy at the age of 85.
Luciano Antonio Macías Argencio (28 May 1935 – 5 August 2022) was an Ecuadorian footballer. He played as a defender. He also played for the Ecuador national team from 1957 to 1969, making twenty-one appearances. Macías died on 5 August 2022 in Guayaquil, Ecuador at the age of 87.
Robert William Lay (20 March 1944 – 5 August 2022) was an Australian sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Lay was born in New South Wales, Australia. Lay died on 5 August 2022 at the age of 78.
Marianna Hill ( Schwarzkopf, February 9, 1942) is a retired American actress. She was known for her roles in the Western movies "El Condor" and "High Plains Drifter". She was also in the cult horror movie "Messiah of Evil". She was married to actor Bernard Hill.
Evangeline Rose Gil Eigenmann (June 21, 1963 – August 5, 2022) known professionally as Cherie Gil () was a Filipino actress. Her career began in 1970 and she retired in 2021. She was known for playing villain roles in movies. Gil was born in Manila, the Philippines. Her best known roles were in "Manila By Night", "Oro, Plata, Mata" and "Bituing Walang Ningning". In October 2021, Gil was diagnosed with a "rare" form of endometrial cancer. She died from the disease on August 5, 2022 at a hospital in New York City at the age of 59.
Ana Luísa Amaral (5 April 1956 – 5 August 2022) was a Portuguese poet, novelist and translator. She was a professor at the University of Porto. She was born in Lisbon, Portugal. Amaral died on 5 August 2022 in Porto, Portugal from a long illness at the age of 66.
Ilya Lazarevich Tsipursky (; 26 August 1934 – 3 August 2022) was a Soviet judoka and sambist. He participated at the 1964 European Judo Championships, winning a silver medal. He was in the middleweight class. Tsipursky died on 3 August 2022 at the age of 87.
Ton Frinking (1 February 1931 – 3 August 2022) was a Dutch politician. He was in the Royal Netherlands Army as a lieutenant colonel. He was a member of the House of Representatives of Netherlands from 1977 to 1993 for the Christian Democratic Appeal and Catholic People's Party. He was born in Groningen, Netherlands. Frinking died in August 2022 in Delft, Netherlands at the age of 91.
Raymond Vahan Damadian (March 16, 1936 – August 3, 2022) was an American physician and medical practitioner. He was known as the inventor of the first MR (magnetic resonance) scanning machine. He was born in New York City. He received a National Medal of Technology in 1988 and was honored into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1989. Damadian died on August 3, 2022 in Woodbury, New York at the age of 86.
The Zijin Grass (Chinese: 紫金草; Pinyin: "Zǐ Jīn Cǎo"; Japanese: シキンソウ) is a classic Chinese origami flower designed by Haozheng Pei. In Chinese culture, it is used to pay traditional respect to the deceased, especially martyrs; and it is a representation of the Chinese violet cress, referred to as the "flower of peace" both in China and Japan. It is often folded on the National Memorial Day on Dec 13 and the eve of Qingming Festival to pay tribute to the victims of the Nanjing Massacre in 1937 and pray for peace and security all over the world. The original Zijin Grass models are in the permanent collection of the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.  Story. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression (1937-45), a Japanese army doctor named Yamaguchi Seitarou (Chinese: 山口诚太郎; Japanese: 山口 誠太郎/やまぐち せいたろう) was deployed to Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province. When he left the ruined city in 1939, he collected a handful of seeds of a local purple flower blossoming at the foot of Zijin Mountain and brought them back to Japan. He named the flower "Zijin Grass", also known as Chinese violet cress and February orchid. Yamaguchi sent the seeds as gifts to friends and family members and suggested them to plant the seeds in their backyards. In over two decades, every year he would take a train and throw the seeds out of window in hopes of letting these little wild violet-like flowers bloom across Japan. At the 1985 World Horticultural Exposition in Tsukuba, Japan, Yamaguchi's son donated 1 million seeds and told his father's story to visitors from worldwide. Since then, the flower has been dubbed as "the flower of peace". Its moral is: "Remember history; cherish peace".
Zofia Posmysz-Piasecka (; 23 August 1923 – 8 August 2022) was a Polish journalist, novelist, and author. She was a resistance fighter in World War II. She survived imprisonment at the Auschwitz and Ravensbrück concentration camps. She was known for her autobiography "Passenger from Cabin 45", which later became the plot for her 1962 novel "Passenger". Posmysz died in Oświęcim, Poland on 8 August 2022, at the age of 98.
Grace Van Dien (born October 15, 1996) is an American actress and Twitch streamer. She is known for playing Brooke Osmond in the Netflix teen drama series "Greenhouse Academy" (2017) and Katie Campbell in NBC drama series "The Village" (2019). She also played Chrissy Cunningham in the Netflix drama thriller series Stranger Things in 2022. She is the daughter of actors Casper Van Dien and Carrie Mitchum, and the great-granddaughter of actor Robert Mitchum.
The Forest is a survival horror video game developed and published by Endnight Games.  The game takes place on a remote forested peninsula, where the player character Eric LeBlanc must fight off cannibalistic monsters while searching for his son Timmy after a plane crash.  The game was released for Windows in April 2018, and for the PlayStation 4 in November 2018. The game was a success, selling over five million copies by the end of 2018. A sequel game, "Sons of the Forest" was announced to be released in October 2022, but was delayed before the final release date was set to be in early 2023.
The 2017 UEFA Champions League final was the last game of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League season, which is Europe's top club football competition. It happened at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, on June 3, 2017. In this final, Juventus from Italy faced Real Madrid from Spain, who were the current champions. Real Madrid won 4–1 and secured their 12th title. They became the first team to defend their title since Milan in 1990. Juventus, on the other hand, lost their fifth Champions League final in a row and their seventh overall out of nine finals they've reached. As a result of winning the Champions League, Real Madrid earned a spot in the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates. They also had the opportunity to play against the winners of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League, Manchester United, in the 2017 UEFA Super Cup, and they won both of these competitions as well. How they got here. "Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away)." Match. Details. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the semi-final draw, which was held on 21 April 2017 at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.&lt;onlyinclude&gt;&lt;/onlyinclude&gt;
The Duquesne Incline () is a funicular near Pittsburgh's South Side neighborhood. It travels to Mt. Washington in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Designed by Hungarian-American engineer Samuel Diescher, the incline was completed in 1877. The lower station is in the Second Empire style. Together with the incline, which rises in height. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. It is a very popular tourist attraction in Pittsburgh.
Jack A. Deloplaine (April 21, 1954 – August 3, 2022) was an American professional football player. He was a running back for four seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Washington Redskins, and Chicago Bears from 1976 to 1979. He was born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. Deloplaine died on August 3, 2022 in Columbia, South Carolina at the age of 68.