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David Haldane (born January 18, 1949) is an American writer, journalist, columnist, and radio broadcaster. He is known for books and essays, about his life in the American counterculture of the 1960s. He also wrote about being an expatriate living in the Philippines. The broad theme of Haldane’s later work is finding a place to call home, both physically and spiritually. A former Los Angeles Times staff writer with a writing career spanning five decades, Haldane is currently a columnist for "The Manila Times", the Philippines' oldest national newspaper. Haldane was born in Long Beach, California. He holds a BA in Creative Writing from Goddard College, Plainfield, Vermont.  Career. Haldane started as an underground reporter for the countercultural Berkeley BARB in the 1970s. After working at the San Gabriel Valley Tribune and Riverside Press Enterprise, he joined the Los Angeles Times in 1985. He worked there for years as a staff writer. He wrote about many subjects and helped with two Pulitzer Prize-winning stories. These were stories about the LA riots in 1993 and the California wildfires in 2004. Haldane is also a former reporter and weekend news anchor at Z107.7 FM radio in Joshua Tree, California.
The 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup was the 20th edition of the AFC Women's Asian Cup a competition where national teams from Asia, which are part of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), play against each other. India was chosen to be the host country in June 2020, and it was the first time they hosted it since 1979. Originally, the tournament was supposed to happen in late October and early November, but they changed the dates to 20 January to 6 February 2022. This time, there were twelve teams in the tournament instead of the usual eight. The reason for this was that it also decided which Asian teams would get to play in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Australia was already in the World Cup because they were hosting it. Five teams got to go to the World Cup straight from this tournament, and two more had a chance to play in a special playoff. Japan had won the tournament the last two times, but this time they got knocked out in the semi-finals by China on penalties. China then won the tournament by beating South Korea 3-2 in the final. How the Host was picked. Three football associations showed that they wanted to host the tournament before the deadline on 31st May 2019. India had already hosted the 1980 AFC Women's Championship, which was initially planned for 1979. Chinese Taipei had hosted the tournament in 1977 and 2001. The AFC Women's Football Committee suggested that India should host the tournament on 19th February 2020. Then, on 5th June 2020, India was officially given the rights to host the tournament. Group stage. Teams were ranked based on the number of points they earned in matches. They got 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss. If two or more teams had the same number of points, the following rules were used to decide who is ranked higher: All the times mentioned are in the local time zone, which is IST (UTC+5:30). Ranking of third-placed teams. The top two teams qualified for the quarter finals. Due to the withdrawal of India in group A, results against the fourth-placed teams of each group B and C were not counted in determining the ranking of the third-placed teams. &lt;onlyinclude&gt;
Vesna is an all-female folk band from the Czech Republic. There are five members in the band. Three of them are Czech, one is Slovak and one is Russian. The name comes from the Slavic goddess of spring.  The band represented the Czech Republic in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. They competed with "My Sister's Crown". In the final, they reached the top ten with 129 points. History. Eurovision Song Contest 2023. On 16 January 2023 it was confirmed that the band is one of six competitors in the Czech national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. They received the most votes and became the representatives for the contest. They successfully qualified to the Grand Final from the first semi-final. In the final, they placed tenth in the jury vote and seventeenth in the public vote, finishing tenth overall with 129 points. After Eurovision. Vesna will tour through Europe in November 2023. They will sing in Bulgaria, Hungary, Austria, Poland and the Czech Republic.
The Ghana Independence Act 1957 is an act made by the Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1957. The act gave the colony of the Gold Coast an independent government in the Commonwealth of Nations. Queen Elizabeth II gave the Royal Assent on 7 February 1957. On 6 March 1957, the Gold Coast became independent with the name Ghana.
Domestic Data Streamers (DDS) is a creative research and design studio. Founded in Barcelona in 2013, the studio is known for producing interactive installations and exhibitions that combine media and technology to generate critical conversations. History. DDS began in 2013 as an art collective following the success of an interactive street art installation. It was created by the eventual founders: Pau Garcia, Dani Pearson, Alexandra de Requesens followed by the later incorporation to the partners team of Joan Planas, Axel Gasulla, Pol Trias and Martina Nadal. The first years of the studio explored the idea of data physicalisation through street installations. They then moved on to different museums and cultural institutions.  In 2017 they expanded to study participatory processes, working with institutions like UNICEF and UNWoman. They appeared in museums like the California Academy of Sciences, the Design Museum in Barcelona and became partners of TED talks. They lectured in several international universities focussing on the political and ethical implications of the use of data, data storytelling and data art. In 2019, they launched the Master in Data &amp; Design , at ELISAVA, school of design and engineering of Barcelona. The course explores the possibilities of data physicalisation and participatory research. In 2021 they started an art residency HeyHuman! The project focusses on encouraging artists to combine data research with their creative practice. In 2022, after researching indoor air quality in schools and hospitals in Barcelona they started the spin off group 16 Times. 16 Times builds tools to visualise and improve air quality in indoor spaces. They push for better regulation of indoor spaces, specifically for the most vulnerable in society.
The secretary of state for defence (defence secretary) is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with responsibility for the Ministry of Defence. As a senior minister, the incumbent is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom. The current secretary of state for defence is John Healey who was appointed on 5 July 2024 by Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Leimatak's bush frog ("Raorchestes manipurensis") is a frog. It lives in India, in Manipur and Meghalaya. Scientists have seen it in the Western Ghat mountains. People have seen it between 636 and 685 meters above sea level. Scientists found this frog in the dry place where a river had been. It was near bamboo. The frogs hid under small rocks and dry leaves. Scientists think this frog hatches out of its egg as a small frog, like other frogs in "Raorchestes".
A postmaster is the leader of their post office. They make sure that all postal jobs in a post office are completed rightly. A postmaster normally manages a mail sending facility, creating letter carrier ways, looking after letter carriers, and making sure all the rules are followed.
Miss Meyers (1949 – March 1963) was an American Quarter Horse racehorse and broodmare, the 1953 World Champion Quarter Running Horse. She won $28,725 and also 17 races, the money would be worth around $337,000 today. When she was a broodmare, she was the mother of the first American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) Supreme Champion, who was called Kid Meyers. She also was the mother of three other foals, and was put into the AQHA Hall of Fame in 2009. Early life. Miss Meyers was a chestnut-colored mare born in 1949, fathered by Leo, a member of the AQHA Hall of Fame. Miss Meyers' mother was Star's Lou. Star's Lou's father was Oklahoma Star P-6, another AQHA Hall of Fame member. She was bred by O. C. Meyer, and by Bruce A. Green. Race career. Miss Meyers started racing in 1952 and stopped in 1955, she won seven , came second in seven others, and came third in two more. She won 17 of her 59 starts on the racetrack. She came second in another 15 races and third in 5. She made $28,727 from the track, which would be $ today because of inflation. Some of her wins in stakes races were the 1952 Buttons and Bows Stakes, the 1953 California Championship, the 1953 Billy Anson Stakes, the 1953 Rocky Mountain Quarter Horse Association World Championship Dash, the 1955 Bart B Stakes, the 1955 Barbara B Stakes and the 1955 Traveler Stakes. She set four track records, twice at , once at , and once at .  In 1953, she was made the AQHA World Champion Quarter Running Horse, also the High Money Earning Horse; the AQHA also gave her the title of Superior Race Horse in 1954. The highest speed index she got to, a measure of how fast she was able to run, during her racing career was AAAT, which was the highest possible
Edgar Jaffé (14 May 1866 – 29 April 1921) was a German economist and politician. He was born in Hamburg to a Jewish family in Barcelona and Paris.  Later he went to Manchester and worked at a textile mill. He became rich from this and went to Heidelberg in 1900. He became a teacher there.
Kalki 2898 AD is an Indian epic science fiction movie written and directed by Nag Ashwin. Produced in Telugu Film Industry (Tollywood).It is produced by C. Ashwin Dutt of Vyjayanthi Movies. The movie stars Kamal Haasan, Amitabh Bachchan, Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, Disha Patani and others.  The movie was announced in February 2020 on the occasion of Vyjayanthi Movies 50th anniversary. However, its construction was delayed by a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Again, filming started in July 2021 at Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad. The movie was shot together in Telugu and Hindi. Release. Kalki 2898 AD is scheduled to release in theaters on 12 January 2024. The movie is planned to be release in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and English languages.
The Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (German: "Bundesbeauftragter für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit", "BfDI") is an agency in the government of Germany. It is currently held by Ulrich Kelber since January 7 2019.
The Last of Us Part II is a 2020 third-person action video game developed by Naughty Dog. It is the sequel to "The Last of Us".
Thirunelveli (said as Thiru-nel-veyli) is a town in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. The name in Tamil means "God's-paddy-field" or farm land. It is around 5 km from Jaffna.  This is where an attack by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam that killed 13 soldiers of the Sri Lanka Army in July 1983 took place. This started the Sri Lankan Civil War.
Neduntheevu or Nedunthivu (; ) (also known by its Dutch name Delft) is an island in the Palk Strait, northern Sri Lanka. This island is named as Delft in the Admiralty Chart. This is different because other places are in Tamil and this name is in Dutch. The island's area is 50 km2 and it is oval-shaped. Its length is 8 km and its maximum width about 6 km. The island was named after the Dutch city of Delft by Rijckloff van Goens. He named all the important islands based on names of Dutch cities. Epigraphs. Archaeologists from the Maritime Archaeology Unit (MAU) of Central Cultural Fund (CCF) found two Tamil epigraphs, or old writing in rock from 1300-1400. They also found one Sinhala Prakrit epigraph from 0-100 AD.
Dambulla ( "Dam̆bulla", "Tampuḷḷai") is a town in the north of Matale District, Central Province of Sri Lanka. It is the second largest town in the Matale District. It is north-east of Colombo, north of Matale and north of Kandy. The city has a famous "vegetable market". It was also known as Dhamballai. It was ruled by Kings like Raja Raja Chola and Rajendra Chola when they were kings in 900-1000 AD. Dambulla Cave Temple. It is the largest cave temple in Sri Lanka. The rock is high. There are 153 Buddha statues, three statues of Sri Lankan kings and four statues of god and goddess including 2 statues of Hindu gods Vishnu and Ganesh. The walls of the caves have Buddha's story.
"This Could Be Anywhere in the World" is the second single off of Canadian post-hardcore band Alexisonfire's third studio album "Crisis". The song was released on November 20, 2006. The song was able to make it to #6 on the UK Rock &amp; Metal Singles Chart by OCC, and #12 on the Canada Alternative and #36 on the Canada Rock charts by RPM charts. On March 29, 2019, the song was certified Gold by Music Canada. It was later upgraded to Platinum status on December 15, 2021. At the 2007 MuchMusic Video Awards, the song won Best Cinematography and was nominated for MuchLOUD Best Rock Video and People's Choice: Favourite Canadian Group. In the song, Green sings about the crime, violence and homelessness of Toronto. Saying that the city is haunted by the ghosts of broken homes. A music video for the song was released. It was directed by Hood Hunters. In the video, the band plays in pouring rain and water. They also play surrounded by fire. The band plays in a city which is falling apart and crumbling. The song also appeared on the soundtrack to the video game .
Martí Batres Guadarrama (born 26 January 1967) is a Mexican politician who was the head of government of Mexico City from 2023 until 2024. He took office after the resignation of Claudia Sheinbaum in June 2023. He is also the former President of the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA).
General elections were held in Mexico on 2 June 2024. People elected a new president for a six-year term, all 500 members of the Chamber of Deputies and all 128 members of the Senate.  Article 83 of the Mexican Constitution does not allow a president to run for re-election, meaning incumbent President Andrés Manuel López Obrador could not run for reelection. The president is elected by plurality voting. Sheinbaum won the presidential election by a landslide victory of over 31 points, becoming the first woman and the first person from a Jewish background to be elected president of Mexico. The election saw Sheinbaum receiving the highest number of votes ever recorded for a candidate in Mexican history, beating López Obrador's record of 30.1 million votes from 2018. Candidates. Sigamos Haciendo Historia. "Nominee" "Eliminated" Fuerza y Corazón por México. "Nominee" "Eliminated" Citizens' Movement. "Nominee" "Eliminated" Independents. "Eliminated" Conduct. Early voting for voters with disabilities or limited physical mobility was held from 6 May to 20 May.
Xóchitl Gálvez Ruiz (born 22 February 1963) is a Mexican computer engineer, politician and businesswoman. She was an unsuccessful candidate for President of Mexico in the 2024 election. From 2015 to 2018, she was mayor of the Miguel Hidalgo borough of Mexico City. Since 2018, she has served as a senator in the LXIV Legislature of the Mexican Congress.
"Fall Back Down" is the first single off American punk rock band Rancid's sixth studio album "Indestructible". The song was released on July 22, 2003. The song was able to make it to #13 on the Modern Rock Track "Billboard" chart, #42 on the UK Singles OCC chart, and #92 on the ARIA Charts. Armstrong wrote the song after his divorce from his wife Brody Dalle. They divorced after Dalle cheated on him with Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age. The song is about staying strong and helping somebody who is going through a tough time. A music video for the song was released. In the video, the band is playing while women dance. They are then gathered around a table and playing dominoes. They drive a car to the house where they play the song. Benji Madden of Good Charlotte and Kelly Osbourne also appear in the video.
Saarbrücken is an electoral district of Germany. It is in Saarland. It was created in 1957.
"S Club Party" is the second single off of British pop group S Club 7's first studio album "S Club". The song was released on 20 September 1999. The song was able to make it to #1 on the Top 40 Singles in New Zealand, #2 on the ARIA Charts in Australia, and #2 on the UK Singles Chart in the United Kingdom. It was certified Gold by both the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and the Recorded Music NZ (RMNZ) and Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). A music video for the song was released. In the video, the group drives a car through a portal from 1999 to 1959. S Club race another group called The Rockets in the desert, a reference to the 1978 movie "Grease". They dance and draw S's in the sky with their fingers. They win the race. In the second verse, each member of the group is mentioned and what they are doing.
"Solitaire" is a 1972 song by Neil Sedaka. It was taken from his 1972 album "Solitaire/Neil Sedaka". The song became a hit for Andy Williams in 1973. It is the title track to his 31st studio album "Solitaire". This version went to number 4 in the United Kingdom, number 1 in South Africa, number 3 in Ireland and number 18 in New Zealand. The song was also a hit in 1975 for The Carpenters. It was taken from their sixth studio album "Horizon". Their version went to number 17 in the United States, number 32 in the United Kingdom, number 12 in Canada and number 6 in New Zealand.
The Abyssinian is one of the cat breeds. Its fur is mostly brown color and is short-haired. They are called Abys for short.  History. It is believed to be a natural breed in Ethiopia, and was brought to the United States and England by a British soldier during the war in 1868. Ethiopia was called Abyssinia at the time, hence the name Abyssinian. There is a legend that they are descended from cats that were kept in the palaces of the pharaohs in ancient Egypt, and although they resemble the cats in the murals, it is not known if this is true. There is also a legend that the Egyptian Mau, which has a similar history, is very similar in shape to the early Abyssinian, with only differents color and pattern, so the two species may have the same origin. Description. Appearance. Abyssinians have a slender, lithe body shape. They have long, slender legs and a wide, long tail. They also have small, hard, egg-shaped toes, which is why they're called "ballet cats". It has an M-shaped forehead and a rounded head with a slightly narrow mouth. The eyes are large and almond-shaped with a slight upward slant at the corners. The ears are pointed, large, and curved forward. It belongs to the short-haired breed and has six stripes across its body, also known as the Abyssinian tabby. It has reddish-brown coat, with two or three colors added to a single color. Temperament. The Abyssinian's personality is gentle and affectionate, and they follow people well. They are quiet because they don't cry much, but they respond well to human voices. They are also intelligent and loyal. Abyssinians are known as "Puppy cat". It is easy to take it for a walk because of their dog-like personality. They also love to swim.
The American Wirehair is a breed of American cat. They are characterized by their curly, hard fur that covers their entire body. History. American Wirehair is a natural mutation of the American Shorthair. It first occurred as a random mutation among five litters of kittens born to a pair of barn cats in Vernon, upstate New York, in 1966. The red-and-white male had a dense coat, and the cats' owner called local breeder Joan Ocea to see him. She bought the kitten, along with one of his normal litters of cats, for $50 and started a breeding program. As the population grew, cats were exported to Canada and to Germany, where they were especially popular. The breed bred well and was recognized by the CFA in 1967, and by the Championship in 1978. Wirehaireds have yet to be recognized in England and Australia. Characteristics. It is characterized by its stiff and frizzy coat. They are few in number and very rare. They are very active and curious. They are very proud and sometimes act intimidated by the presence of other cats. However, they are affectionate and mild-mannered. They are also playful and pampered, and love to play with people and be cuddled. Their coats are frizzy from the kitten stage, but it takes about six months for them to develop a coat similar to that of an adult cat. Although their fur is distinctive, it does not take much effort to care for it, just brushing the coat once a week or so. American Wirehairs have yet to make an appearance in Britain and Australia, among other countries.
Lickin' on Both Sides is the debut studio album by English girl group Mis-Teeq, released by Telstar Records on 29 October 2001. It was primarily produced by Stargate, with additional production from Jensen &amp; Larsson, and Synth among others. The album became a top-five success in the United Kingdom, reaching number three on the UK albums chart. Track listing. Notes Production. Production Company: Louise Porter at Big out Ltd
Strzelin (historically also known as Strzelno and Strehlen) is a town in Poland, in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in the Strzelin County.  The city has a rich history and is historically situated in Lower Silesia. It has been known by various names in the past, such as Strzelno and Strehlen. Strzelin is on the Oława River, on the border of the Strzelin Hills, which are part of the Sudeten Foreland, and the Silesian Lowlands. It is about 37 km south of Wrocław, the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. Strzelin serves as the seat of the urban-rural municipality of Strzelin and the Strzelin County. Administratively, the city belonged to the Wrocław Voivodeship in the years 1975–1998.
Honorius (Latin: Flavius Honorius, c. 384 - 15 August 423) Was a Western Roman emperor from 23 January 393 until his death on 15 August 423. Honorius inherited the Western half of the Roman Empire after the death of emperor Theodosius I, while his brother Arcadius inherited the Eastern half. His reign was pretty chaotic with constant civil wars and revolts and in 410 AD, Rome was sacked for the first time in 800 years by the Visigoths.
Erlkönig is a work by Franz Schubert. He composed in 1815, and published in 1821. Schubert set the ballad of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe with the same name into music. Originally, the score was for a singing voice, accompanied by piano. Today, four different versions by Schubert are known.The original is set in G minor. When it was published, the work was an immediate success.The singing voice has been transposed so that the part can be sung by different voices. As Schubert used music, he was able to express more feelings than the ballad alone. Among the feelings expressed are fear, desire, excitement. threat, and security.  There are arrangements: Franz Liszt wrote a version for solo piano, Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst one for solo violin. Hector Berlioz wrote a version for orchestra and voice. Liszt later also wrote a version for orchestra, as did Max Reger.