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Francesc Macià i Llussà (1859 - 1933) was the 122nd President of Catalonia. He was also a Catalan officer in the Spanish Army. Life. Macià achieved the rank of lieutenant-colonel during his military career. He condemned the assault of some Spanish officers on the journal "La Veu de Catalunya" in 1905. He was forced to abandon the army. In 1922 he founded the independentist party Estat Català.  In 1926 he attempted a revolt against the Spanish dictatorship of Miguel Primo de Rivera. This uprising was based in Prats de Molló (Roussillon). It was aborted by the French Gendarmerie, but it gained a lot of popularity for his cause in Catalonia. In 1931 Macià proclaimed the "Free Catalan Republic" in Barcelona. He was forced afterwards to settle for partial autonomy within the new Spanish Republic. Macià was the President of Generalitat from 1932 until his death in 1933. He is buried at the Montjuïc Cemetery in Barcelona's Montjuïc hill.
Jacob Wilson Parrott (July 17, 1843–December 22, 1908) was the first person to be given the Medal of Honor. Biography. Parrott was from Fairfield County, Ohio. He joined the 20th OVI for 90 days. When he finished that he returned to his home town of Kenton, Ohio. He joined the United States Army in 1861 as a private in Company K, 33rd Ohio Infantry. He first fought in the Battle of Ivy Mountain. In April 1862, he volunteered to take part in a raid with twenty-one others (later known as "Andrews' Raiders" because they operated under the command of James J. Andrews). After going behind Confederate lines and stealing the locomotive "General," they were captured and imprisoned. Parrott was severely beaten 110 times to try to make him talk. He and fourteen others managed to escape. Only six of them reached friendly lines. He was later exchanged. He met President Abraham Lincoln in Washington, D.C.. Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton gave him the Medal of Honor. He served with the Union Army for the rest of the war. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1863 after the Battle of Stones River. H was commissioned as a first lieutenant in 1864. He returned to Kenton, Ohio after the war. He remained a cabinet maker. He ran a stone quarry south of Kenton, Ohio. Parrott suffered a heart attack and died while walking home from the county courthouse in Kenton, Ohio. He is buried in Grove Cemetery, on State Route 309, east edge of Kenton, Ohio. Medal of Honor citation. Rank and Organization: Private, Company K, 33d Ohio Infantry. Place and date: Georgia, April 1862. Entered service at: Hardin County, Ohio. Birth: July 17, 1843, Fairfield County, Ohio. Date of issue: March 25, 1863. Citation:
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD), also called winter depression, winter blues, summer depression and seasonal depression, is a mood disorder that happens in people who have normal mental health throughout most of the year. They show depressive symptoms at the same time each year, usually in the winter. Cause and Symptoms. Some people think that SAD is related to not having enough serotonin because they don't get enough sunlight, which could cause serotonin polymorphisms. Serotonin polymorphisms could be the cause in SAD, although it has been disputed (people think it's not correct). Some symptoms are: Treatment. Treatments include light therapy, medication, ionized-air administration, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and taking the hormone melatonin at the right time. Doctors often cure SAD with bright light therapy, although normal light therapy is the most common treatment for SAD. Part of light therapy can include being in sunlight, either directly from being outside, or by using a computer controlled heliostat (a device that includes a mirror, usually a plain mirror, usually turns to keep reflecting sunlight on a specific object) to reflect into the windows of a home or office. Physical exercise is also a good form of therapy for SAD, especially when combined with other forms of treatments.
Iñaki Azkuna Urreta (14 February 1943 – 20 March 2014) was a Spanish politician of the Basque Nationalist Party. From 1999 until his death, he was mayor of the city of Bilbao, Biscay in the Basque Country. In 2012, he won the World Mayor Prize, honoring the most outstanding mayors in the world. He was born in Durango, Biscay. Azkuna died from prostate cancer on 20 March 2014 in Bilbao, Biscay. He was 71 years old.
Lucius Shepard (August 21, 1943 – March 18, 2014) was an American writer. He mostly worked as a science fiction and fantasy writer. His best known book works were "The Jaguar Hunter" (1987), "Life During Wartime" (1990), and "The Ends of the Earth" (1991). He also wrote the comic book series "Vermillion" (1996–97) for Helix of DC Comics. He was born in Lynchburg, Virginia. Shepard died on March 18, 2014 in Portland, Oregon. He was 70 years old.
Madeleine "Maddie" Blaustein (October 9, 1960 – December 11, 2008) was an American voice actress. Until her death, Blaustein was the voice of Sartorius in "Yu-Gi-Oh! GX". She was also the voice of Meowth in the "Pokémon" anime. Personal life. Blaustein was born intersex. She was a male when she was born, and lived as male for many years until changing to female.
Bert Ira Gordon (September 24, 1922 – March 8, 2023) was an American movie maker. He made many movies that are science fiction. He made his first movie when he was 32 in 1955, called "King Dinosaur". In the movie, a group of astronauts go to another planet and find lots of strange creatures. In an interview with Shout! Factory, he explained he always wanted to make movies ever since one of his relatives gave him a video camera. Gordon had a daughter, Susan. She was a child actor. She even starred in Bert's movie, "Tormented". Gordon died on March 8, 2023 at a hospital in Los Angeles, California at the age of 100.
The Trans-Saharan trade was when people traveled across the Sahara desert to reach sub-Saharan Africa from the North African coast, Europe, west Africa or the Levant. The trade existed during the prehistoric times. The trade became popular from the 8th century until the late 16th century. The trade was also used to transport slaves and food to different places. They also traded a lot of gold for salt, and salt for gold. The center of the trans-Sahara trade was Ghana. At the time, the country was called Gold Coast. The king taxed everyone who came into the country to trade. He was considered to be the richest man in the world.
Sir Bernard Katz (26 March 1911 – 20 April 2003) was a British physician of Jewish-German descent. He was the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1970. He studied the active principles of neurotransmitter and nerve biochemistry.
Panasonic Corporation, formerly known as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd, is a multinational electronics company. Panasonic is known for their electronics products. The company was created by Kōnosuke Matsushita in 1918. It is the fourth-largest television manufacturer in the world. The company was known, as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. from 1935 to October 1, 2008.
Suzanne Moore (born 1958) is an English journalist. Moore was born in Ipswich to an American father and a Tory-voting working-class mother. She is a feminist. She was the winner of the Orwell Prize for Journalism in 2019. and resigned from The Guardian in 2020.
Military or belligerent occupation is hostile control by a ruling power over a sovereign territory that is not part of the ruling power's own sovereign territory. The controlled territory is called "occupied" territory, and the ruling power is called the "occupant". During a military occupation, the occupier has certain responsibilities to uphold public order. Hundreds of years ago, the old notion of "to the victor belong the spoils" was replaced with the new notion that sovereignty was not to be taken from a state by force. Military occupation, which is a loss of a sovereign's control of a territory, but not a loss of sovereignty, was thus considered temporary. Ideally, a peace treaty would soon return control to the ousted sovereign.
Austin &amp; Ally is an American sitcom. It started on December 2, 2011, on the Disney Channel. The main characters are Austin (Ross Lynch) Ally (Laura Marano) Trish (Raini Rodriguez) and Dez (Calum Worthy). The story is set in Miami. Most of the time the characters are in Sonic Boom, a music shop. The shop is owned by Ally’s father, but Ally is the manager. Austin and Ally have their rehearsal room in Sonic Boom. There are secondary characters in this sitcom: Ally's parent, Nelson and Jimmy Star (the boss of Austin’s recording studio). Plot. "Austin &amp; Ally "is a comedy about the friendship of the singer and musician Austin Moon (Ross Lynch) and the shy songwriter Ally Dawson (Laura Marano). In the show, Ally has strong stage fright (fear of being on a stage in front of many people). In the first episode called "Rockers &amp; Writers", Austin secretly sings and records one of Ally's songs. He becomes famous from it after his best friend Dez (Calum Worthy) helps him make a music video for the song and posts it on the internet. Ally is convinced by her best friend Trish (Raini Rodriguez) to tell people she wrote the song. Austin convinces Ally to join him to write songs. The two become friends and work on making Austin more famous. Trish becomes Austin's manager and Dez creates Austin's music videos. The four of them have many adventures in Austin's music career. Austin gets signed to a character Jimmy Star's record label at the end of the first season. Austin and Ally work together to solve problems in the second season. Ally gets rid of her stage fright by performing with Austin. Ally signs a record deal and records an album. Austin goes on a national tour. Ally does not go to the first part of Austin's tour but does go to the second half.
Ernest Mühlen (8 June 1926 – 19 March 2014) was a Luxembourgish politician for the Christian Social People's Party, economist, and financial journalist. In 1973, he won a place on Luxembourg City's communal council. He was born in Ettelbruck. Mühlen died on 19 March 2014 at the age of 87.
Hendrik "Henk" Weerink (2 July 1936 – 13 March 2014) was a Dutch association football referee. He refereed between 1967 and 1983 for more than 450 matches in national and international matches. He was born in Coevorden, Drenthe. Weerink died on 13 March 2014 in his hometown of Coevorden. He was 77 years old.
Cees Veerman (6 October 1943 – 15 March 2014) was a Dutch musician. He was a singer, composer and guitarist for the rock band The Cats. He was born in Volendam in the province of North Holland. Veerman died in his sleep on the morning of 15 March 2014 in Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta Special Region, Indonesia. He was 70 years old.
Anzu is a genus of oviraptorosaurian dinosaurs from the latest Cretaceous, 66 million years ago (mya). Its remains were found in North and South Dakota. The type species is "Anzu wyliei". "Anzu wyliei" had a toothless beak, a prominent crest, long arms ending in slender relatively straight claws, long powerful legs with slender toes, and a very long tail. In life, the animal was about to long and to in weight. It was one of the largest known oviraptorosaurs and the largest known from North America (though the giant Mongolian oviraptorosaur "Gigantoraptor" was far larger). The type species is the first well-preserved example of a North American oviraptorosaur. According to a paleontologist at the Smithsonian "for almost a hundred years, the presence of oviraptorosaurs in North America was only known from a few bits of skeleton, and the details of their appearance and biology remained a mystery. With the discovery of "A. wyliei", we finally have the fossil evidence to show what this species looked like and how it is related to other dinosaurs". The creature's formidable appearance – "big crests on their skulls, a beak, no teeth, and a very bird-like skeleton" – led to it being jokingly called the "chicken from hell" in press releases. The fossils of "Anzu wyliei" were found in mudstone rock that had once been part of ancient floodplains. Its Asian counterparts lived in arid or semi-arid conditions.  Its lifestyle was that of "a fast-running, ecological generalist that didn't quite fit the usual moulds of meat-eating or plant-eating dinosaur". It was not on the direct line of descent of modern birds, but it did have bird-like features:  "it would have had a lot of birdy behaviors. When people think of a dinosaur, they think of something like a "T. rex" or a brontosaurus, and when they think of a bird, they think of something like a sparrow or a chicken. This animal, "Anzu", has
Dennis Leonard Jackson (8 March 1932 – 21 March 2014) was an English professional footballer. He played as a full back. Early life. Jackson was born in Birmingham, England.  Career. In August 1949, at 17 years of age, Jackson was signed-up for the amateur team West Bromwich Albion F.C.. Three years later, he stopped his playing career to join the British Army. In June 1954, he trained with Aston Villa F.C.. On 1 October of the same year he signed professionally by Hednesford Town F.C. for the next two years.  He later played for Millwall F.C. for another two seasons. Finally in 1961, he moved to Rugby Town F.C. for the next five seasons, retiring as a player in May 1966 at 34 years of age. Death. Jackson died at the age of 82.
Geoffrey Bayldon (7 January 1924 – 10 May 2017) was a British actor. He is known for having the lead role in "Catweazle" (1970–72). Bayldon declined the role of both the First and Second Doctors in the long-running BBC science fiction television series "Doctor Who". He was born in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire. Bayldon died on 10 May 2017 in London at the age of 93. His partner of many years, fellow actor Alan Rowe, predeceased him in 2000.
Livermore, California is a city in Alameda County, California. It is near San Francisco. It has 87,955 people as of 2020. There are two national laboratories in Livermore: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and the California site of Sandia National Laboratories. These are centers of scientific research. Many advanced technologies, such as nuclear weapons, are designed here. The chemical element with number 116, livermorium, was named after the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. It was discovered by scientists from LLNL, together with scientists from the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna, Russia. Livermore has many vineyards and wineries.
Helen Gahagan Douglas (November 25, 1900 – June 28, 1980) was an American actress and politician. She was the third woman and first Democratic woman elected to Congress from California.  Her election made California one of the first two states to elect female members to the House from both parties. Gahagan died on in New York City, New York from breast cancer and lung cancer, aged 79.
Henry Gwyn Jeffreys Moseley (23 November 1887 – 10 August 1915) was an English physicist.  Moseley worked on many theories about the atomic number. This soon became known as Moseley's law in X-ray spectra. Moseley's Law helped prove many ideas in chemistry by organizing the chemical elements of the periodic table of the elements in a quite logical order based on their physics.  Moseley was shot and killed during the Battle of Gallipoli on 10 August 1915, at the age of 27. Some people say that he could have won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1916 if he was never killed.
Philip James Quinn Barry (June 18, 1896 – December 3, 1949) was an American dramatist. He is best known for his plays "Holiday" (1928) and "The Philadelphia Story" (1939). He was born in Rochester, New York. Barry died from a heart attack in New York City, New York, aged 53.
Fargo is an American anthology crime drama television series. It is set mostly in Bemidji, Minnesota. Other locations shown are Duluth, Minnesota and Fargo, North Dakota. It is based on the 1996 movie of the same name. It premiered on April 15, 2014. The show was announced in 2012 by FX. The production for the series began in the fall of 2013 with filming taking place in and around Calgary, Alberta. On July 21, 2014, FX renewed "Fargo" for a ten-episode second season, which premiered in October 2015. A third season premiered in April 2017. Plot. Season 1. In January 2006, Lorne Malvo (Billy Bob Thornton) passes through Bemidji, Minnesota and influences the community with his malice, violence and deception, including put-upon insurance salesman Lester Nygaard (Martin Freeman). Meanwhile, Deputy Molly Solverson (Allison Tolman) and Duluth police officer Gus Grimly (Colin Hanks) team up to solve a series of murders they believe may be linked to Malvo and Nygaard. Season 2. The season takes place in 1979 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and Luverne, Minnesota. It features state police officer Lou Solverson (Patrick Wilson), who has just returned from Vietnam, investigating a crime involving a local gang, Mob syndicate and being assign to protect then-Republican presidential candidate Ronald Reagan during his campaign stop in Fargo.
Ignatius Zakka I Iwas (, , ', born Sanharib Iwas; 21 April 1933 – 21 March 2014) was an Iraqi Christian religious leader. He was the 122nd Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East from 1980 until his death. He was also Supreme Head of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church. He was born in Mosul, Iraq. Iwas died after a long illness on 21 March 2014 at a hospital in Kiel, Germany. He was 80.
Bunratty Castle is a castle in Bunratty, near Shannon in Ireland. It was built in the 1400s. An image of Bunratty Castle was used in the 1976 , as the home of Witchiepoo. The castle was renamed 'Gloomsbury Castle' for comedic purpose but not actually filmed there.
Joseph Bacon "Joe" Fraser, Jr. (January 26, 1926 – March 13, 2014) was an American real estate developer. He was a co-founder of the Sea Pines Company, along with his brother Charles E. Fraser and father General Joseph B. Fraser. He first developed Hilton Head Island into a popular destination. He was born in Hinesville, Georgia. Fraser died from natural causes on March 13, 2014 in Bluffton, South Carolina. He was 80 years old.
Jessica Iskandar (born 29 January 1988) is an Indonesian actress, singer, presenter and model. Career. Jessica Iskandar was a model at John Casablanca. After trying casting in some agemcies, she got the role as Kara in the movie "Dealova" in 2005. She also had a small role in the Malaysian movie "Diva" (2007). Currently, she is in a soap opera. She is also in ads. She has been a presenter since March 2011. She played in "Campur-Campur" in ANTV. Education. Currently, Jessica Iskandar is studying interior design at Trisakti University, Jakarta. She reportedly did not go to college again after three semesters for career matters.
Kari Lehtonen (born November 16, 1983) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played parts of fourteen seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Atlanta Thrashers and Dallas Stars. He also played for Jokerit of the SM-liiga (SM-l) Career. Before playing in the NHL, Lehtonen played 72 games in the SM-liiga with Jokerit. During his time there, he was able to win the Urpo Ylönen trophy, which is given to the best goalie of the season, as well as the Jari Kurri trophy, the league's playoff MVP award. He was drafted with the 2nd overall pick by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. This made him the highest drafted European goaltender and highest Finnish player ever in NHL history. Lehtonen played 4 seasons with the Thrashers before he was traded to the Dallas Stars in exchange for Ivan Vishnevskiy and a 4th round draft pick (Ivan Telegin) on February 9, 2010. As soon as he was traded, Lehtonen signed a three-year, $10.65 million contract extension with the Stars. On September 4, 2012, Lehtonen signed a five-year, $29.5 million contract to remain with the Stars. In 2018, Lehtonen retired from playing professional ice hockey.
Boris Pavlovich Pustyntsev (; 2 June 1935 – 4 March 2014) was a Russian human rights activist. He was best known as chairman of the charitable organisation St. Petersburg NGO. Pustyntsev was born in Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai, then Soviet Union. His father was Pavel Pustyntsev (1910–1977). Pustyntsev died after a long illness on 4 March 2014 in Saint Petersburg. He was 78.
Werner Rackwitz (3 December 1929 – 14 March 2014) was a German opera director and politician. From 1963 to 1969, he was the Head of Music at the Ministry of Culture of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) and from 1969 to 1981 he was the Deputy Minister of Culture. He was born in Wrocław, Weimar Republic (now Poland). Rackwitz after a short illness on 14 March 2014 in Berlin, Germany. He was 84 years old.
Antoni Opolski (11 June 1913 – 17 March 2014) was a Polish physicist. His field was astronomy and astrophysics. After World War II, he worked at the astronomical observatory of the University of Wrocław. He retired in 1983. He was born in Rozwadów (now Lviv Oblast, Ukraine). Opolski died from natural causes on 17 March 2014 in Wrocław, Poland. He was 100 years old. His funeral was held on 22 March.
St Davids, or St David's, (, ,  "David's house"), is the smallest city in the United Kingdom, with about 1,841 people living there, as of the 2011 census. It is also a community called St Davids and the Cathedral Close. It is in Pembrokeshire, Wales on the River Alun. It is where Saint David is buried, who is the patron saint of Wales. St Davids first became a city in the 12th century, but it was demoted in 1886. In the UK, the monarch gives or takes away whether a place is a city or not. In 1994, Queen Elizabeth II made St Davids a city again. History. In the 6th century, Saint David started a monastery and church on the banks of the River Alun at a place called Glyn Rhosyn (Rose Vale). The area was first called "Mynyw" in Welsh. The Romans called it "Meneva" or "Menevia". The people of the monastery grew food and did other crafts, like beekeeping. They also fed the poor. The area that grew around the monastery became known in Welsh as "Tyddewi", which means "David's house". In 519, the archbishop of Caerleon was moved to the monastery. "Tyddewi" was renamed "St Davids" in name of the saint who founded the place. The first cathedral that was built was attacked many times by the Vikings, and burned down in 1087. The cathedral that is there now was built by the Normans. Many pilgrims travelled to St Davids because Saint David was from there.
A shekel was an ancient currency. It was used in various places in North Africa and in the western Middle East. It is the name of the money often used in the Bible. Now the shekel is the name of the currency in the state of Israel. It is called the new shekel.