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The Geely CK is a Subcompact car produced by the Chinese automaker Geely Auto. It was made from May 2005 to January 2016. The car was known by different names in different markets, such as Ziyoujian in China, which means Freedom Ship or Free Cruiser. In Russia, it was sold as the Geely Otaka, and it was also called the Geely Echo in Turkey and Gleagle CK in China. History. The Geely CK was first shown at the 2005 Frankfurt Motor Show and was the first Chinese car displayed at an American auto show. Geely planned to sell it in Puerto Rico in 2007 and later in the United States, but these plans were stopped after failing safety tests. In 2008, Geely released an updated version of the CK called the CK II, which had changes to the headlights and bumpers. The pre-facelift model had a look similar to the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, while the facelifted version resembled the Mercedes-Benz C-Class. Markets. The Geely CK was sold in various countries around the world. In China, it was marketed under the name Ziyoujian or Gleagle CK. The car was also available in Russia as the Geely Otaka and in Turkey as the Geely Echo. Additionally, the CK was exported to countries such as Cuba,four other Geely models. and the Geely CK was used by government officials and police, replacing older Lada 2105 vehicles. The cars were also available for rent. While the CK was seen as an improvement over the old Ladas, it had a reputation for being unreliable. In Colombia, the Geely CK was sold as the CK Work model with a 1.3 L engine and was used as a taxi. The car was also produced and assembled in other countries, including Ukraine and Uruguay, where it was made for local and export markets. Discontinuation. The production of the Geely CK ended in 2016 after a final facelift in 2015 and was replaced by Geely MK.
The Turk Shahi–Arabs Conflicts a series of military conflicts fought between the forces of the Turk Shahi and the Arabs. Background. The Turk Shahis, or Kabul Shahis, were a dynasty of Turkic or mixed Turko-Hephthalite origin that ruled from Kabul and Kapisa to Gandhara between the 7th and 9th centuries AD. They may have been of Khalaj ethnicity, and their territory bordered the Kashmir and Kannauj kingdoms. In the 560s, the Western Turks expanded southeast from Transoxonia, taking control of Bactria and the Hindu Kush, forming independent states. The Turk Shahis possibly emerged as an extension of the Western Turk Yabghus of Tokharistan and replaced the Nezak Huns, the last rulers of Bactria. The Turk Shahis came to power after the Sasanian Empire fell to the Rashidun Caliphate and resisted the Abbasid Caliphate’s eastward expansion for over 250 years. Eventually, in the 9th century AD, the dynasty fell to the Persian Saffarids. The Conflicts. Barha Tegin Conflict with Arabs. Under Barha Tegin, the Shahis launched a counter-attack and drove the Arab forces out after Abd al-Rahman ibn Samura was replaced as Governor of Sistan around 665 CE. They regained lost territory, including areas like Arachosia and Kandahar. The capital was moved from Kapisa to Kabul. In 671 CE, when Rabi ibn Ziyad al-Harithi became the governor of Sistan, the Arabs tried to attack again, fighting the Turkic leader "Rutbil" at Bost and forcing him to retreat to al-Rukhkhaj (Arachosia). Rabi's successor, Ubayd Allah ibn Abi Bakra, continued the fighting in 673 CE, leading Rutbil to agree to a peace deal. The agreement gave control of Kabul and Zabul to Rutbil and the King of Kabul, with the governor of Sistan recognizing their authority. Not much is known about Barha Tegin's rule, but
Pump.Fun is an Internet platform that allows users to create crypto-currencies. It was founded in the United States. It charges a 1% fee on sales. It was set up to be easy, cheap and secure from built-in sub-programs that can steal from memecoin purchasers. "The idea was to give people a safer way to trade memecoins by standardizing the underlying code, which prevents developers from building in malicious mechanisms to steal funds, in what’s known as a hard rug pull." Pump.Fun went online in January 2024. It has been called the fastest growing crypto platform ever. The first coin which was created for community by Pump.fun developers was COMCOIN. Despite the platform's built-in safety features to prevent theft, it has been accused of not having protection from other kinds of abuse, such as the posting of suicide threats. Pump.Fun has been banned in the United Kingdom.
Prolactin (PRL), also known as lactotropin and mammotropin, is a protein that (helps or) has role in enabling mammals to produce milk.  It is (a player or) or has influence in over 300 separate processes in various vertebrates, including humans. Prolactin (comes from or) is secreted from the pituitary gland. It comes as a response to eating, mating, estrogen treatment, ovulation and nursing.
The BYD S8 is a Convertible Sports car produced by the Chinese automaker BYD Auto. It was initially introduced as a prototype, named the BYD F8, at the 2006 Shanghai Motor Show. The production version was launched in 2009 and continued until 2010, with a total of 103 units produced. Overview. The BYD S8 is a two-door convertible that features a front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout. The design of the car has a steel roof and incorporates styling elements reminiscent of other models: the rear design is similar to that of the Renault Mégane CC, while the front takes cues from the Mercedes-Benz CLK.  The car is powered by a 2.0-liter, four-cylinder BYD483QB petrol engine, paired with either a 5-speed manual transmission or a CVT (continuously variable transmission). Markets. The BYD S8 was primarily sold within the Chinese market during its production. Discontinuation. The BYD S8 stopped being produced in 2010 without sucessor it had sales numbers of 96 units followed by only seven units in 2010 overall the car sold a total of 103 units throughout its brief market presence.
The National Seal is one of the four official symbols of the Federative Republic of Brazil, as established by Law 5,700, of September 1, 1971 and the Federal Constitution in its article 13, first paragraph.
The Northern Counties Palatine was a double-decker body of a bus. It had a step-entrance. It was made from 1988 to 1999 by Northern Counties. Northern Counties were bought by Plaxton in 1995, Plaxton stopped making the Palatine and replaced it with the low-floor Plaxton President in 1999. Northern Counties Palatine/Countybus. The Northern Counties Countybus was a double-decker body of a bus. It had a step-entrance. It was built from 1988 to 1998 by Northern Counties. From 1990 to 1998, the bus name was changed from Countybus to Palatine. The Palatine I body was built on the following chassis: Some Palatines had rectangle front headlights and some had circle headlights Orders. London. London General and London Central ordered 159 Volvo Olympians with Palatine I bodies, and 38 Volvo Citybus's with Palatine I bodies. Capital Citybus and Ensignbus, also used Palatine Is on the Dennis Dominator chassis and the Volvo Olympian chassis. United Kingdom. Yorkshire Rider, Busways Travel, Merseybus and GM Buses ordered Leyland Olympians, Volvo Olympians and Scania N113s with Palatine I bodies. GM Buses ordered two Volvo D10Ms with Palatine I bodies, they were made with wheelchair lifts. Maidstone &amp; District, Kentish Bus, Southend Transport and West Riding Buses ordered Leyland Olympians and Volvo Olympians on Palatine I bodies. In 1994, Stagecoach (Cleveland Transit) ordered five Volvo Olympians with Palatine I bodies, In 1995, Kingston upon Hull City Transport ordered three Volvo Olympians with Palatine I bodies. In 1992, Bristol Cityline ordered thirty Leyland Olympians with Palatine I bodies.  From 1990 to 1998, East Yorkshire Motor Services ordered Leyland Olympians and Volvo Olympians with Palatine I bodies. Finglands Coachways ordered five Palatine I bodies. From 1989 to
Time in Office: John Tayler served as the sixth Governor of New York for a very short time, from February 24, 1833, to December 31, 1833. That's less than a year! How He Became Governor: Tayler didn't win an election to become governor. Political Party: Tayler was a member of the Democratic-Republican Party, which was one of the major political parties in the early years of the United States. Background: Before becoming governor, Tayler had experience in politics. He served in the New York State Assembly and was also a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.After Being Governor: After his short time as governor, Tayler went back to being Lieutenant Governor when the new governor was elected. Fun Fact: John Tayler holds the record for the shortest term as Governor of New York! Born: July 4, 1742, New York City, New York, USA Died: March 19, 1829 (aged 86), Albany, New York, USA Preceded by: Daniel D. Tompkins Succeeded by: DeWitt Clinton
Kelly Xu (born March 11, 1995) is a Chinese business executive and economist. Xu founded the Ono in 2017, and also known as "the First Blockchain Social Network" in China. Early life and education. Kelly Xu was born in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. Xu attended Nanjing Foreign Language School before moving to the United States at the age of 14 to study at Montverde Academy. As an exchange student at the University of Riverside, California, in 2013, and she received her Master of Economics and Global Business at University College London. Career. Since 2014, Xu started blockchain entrepreneurship, and she founded Nome Lab In 2016. In 2017, Kelly Xu Founded the ONO, which obtain financing from KIP and Grand Shores in 2018.
On December 8, 2024, the Syrian Arab Republic (1963–2024) under the rule of Bashar al-Assad was overthrown by the Syrian opposition. The Fall of Damascus marked the end of the Assad regime, which had ruled Syria as a dictatorship since the presidency of Hafez al-Assad. As the rebels took over Damascus, Bashar al-Assad and his family fled the capital on a plane to seek asylum in Russia.
Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang (née Sam; born 22 November 1951) is a Ghanaian academic and politician who has been the Vice President of Ghana since 2025. She is the first female vice president in the country's history. She was the Minister for Education from February 2013 to January 2017.
The vice-president of Ghana is the second-highest officer in the Government of Ghana. The vice-president, together with the President of Ghana, is directly elected by the people through popular vote to serve a four-year term in office.  List of Vice-presidents. Vice President of the First Republic (1960–1966). Under the Constitution of 1960, the first constitution of the Republic of Ghana, the president replaced the monarch as executive head of state. The president was elected by Parliament for a 5-year term. In the event of a vacancy three members of the Cabinet served jointly as acting president., Vice Military regime (1972–1979). General Ignatius Kutu Acheampong led a coup d'état which overthrew President Akufo-Addo, Prime Minister Abrefa Busia and his government, all political parties, and Parliament were also dissolved. Lieutenant General Fred Akuffo led a palace coup which overthrew General Acheampong, then Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings led a coup d'état which overthrown the Supreme Military Council. Members. The seven original members of the PNDC from its inception were as follows:
Mahamudu Bawumia (born 7 October 1963) is a Ghanaian politician and former central banker. He was the fifth vice president of Ghana from 2017 to 2025.  Bawumia was the unsuccessful New Patriotic Party (NPP) nominee for presidentin the 2024 general election.
Hilla Limann, (12 December 1934 – 23 January 1998) was a Ghanaian politician. He was the President of Ghana from 24 September 1979 to 31 December 1981.
Alhaji Aliu Mahama (3 March 1946 – 16 November 2012) was a Ghanaian engineer and politician who was Vice-President of Ghana from 7 January 2001 to 7 January 2009. Mahama died on 16 November 2012 at a hospital in Accra, Ghana from heart failure caused by a stroke, aged 66.
Kow Nkensen Arkaah (14 July 1927 – 25 April 2001) was a Ghanaian politician who was Vice-President of Ghana from 1993 to 1997.
Joseph William Swain de Graft-Johnson (6 October 1933 – 22 April 1999) was a Ghanaian engineer, academic and politician. He was the Vice-President of Ghana from 1979 to 1981. De Graft-Johnson died on 22 April 1999 in London, England at the age of 65.
Proto Semitic is the reconstructed ancestor of the semitic languages, which includes modern languages like Arabic, Hebrew, and Amharic, as well as ancient languages such as Akkadian and Phoenician.
Mark Langaman stage name of Mark Lassoe (1982 – 8 December 2024) was a Surinamese percussionist and bandleader. Langaman was born in and grew up there as a member of the indigenous Kalina people. He performed with traditional indigenous music and music style kawina. He is regarded as the key person of this music style and gave lectures on indigenous Surinamese music. He was the leader of the music group "Sambura Woyupore". He also performed abroad with musical formations "Beradjie", "Kalwatino" and "Masuwa", including in French Guiana, Guyana, Trinidad, Brazil and Peru. Langaman died at Academic Hospital Paramaribo on 8 December 2024, at the age of 42.
Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo, (born December 26, 1980) is a Burkinabe journalist, presenter, and politician. In December 2024, he became the Prime Minister of Burkina Faso.
Christopher T. Landau (born November 13, 1963) is an American lawyer and Republican politician. He was the United States Ambassador to Mexico from 2019 to 2021. A lawyer, Landau clerked for then-judge Clarence Thomas of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He later clerked for Justices Antonin Scalia and Thomas of the Supreme Court of the United States during the 1990 and 1991 terms. In December 2024, President-elect Donald Trump nominated Landau to be the United States Deputy Secretary of State. Personal life. Landau was born in Madrid, Spain while his father was working there for the Department of State. He studied at Harvard University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor. In 1997, Landau married Caroline Bruce. They have two children. Legal career. From 1994 to 1995, Landau was a professor of administrative law at the Georgetown University Law Center. In 2017, the Chief Justice of the United States appointed him to the Advisory Committee on the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.  United States Ambassador to Mexico. On March 26, 2019, President Donald Trump nominated Landau as United States Ambassador to Mexico. On August 1, 2019, the Senate unanimously confirmed his nomination by voice vote. He was sworn into office on August 12, 2019. As Ambassador, Landau made the issue of immigration a top policy priority. As Ambassador to Mexico, Landau was known for using social media many times. Landau tweeted in Spanish "This is an outrage! … Mexico has to be #1!" so that more people could follow him on Twitter. By July 2020, Landau's follower count had gotten bigger to 245,000. In September 2020, Landau was accused of cyberbullying a Mexican college student who criticized him on Twitter. After Joe Biden replaced Trump as President, Landau left his job as ambassador in 2021, and was replaced by former U.S. Senator from Colorado Ken Salazar. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State. On December 8, 2024, Landau was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to be the United States Deputy Secretary of State for his second administration.
The gluteal muscles are a group of three muscles that make up the buttock area; they are the gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, and gluteus minimus. Muscles. Gluteus maximus. The gluteus maximus is the largest of the group. One unique feature is that the gluteus maximus is larger in humans than in other primates, which can't stand up that well due to their flat hips. Gluteus medius. The gluteus medius is a broad muscle. Gluteus minimus. The gluteus minimus is the smallest of the gluteal muscles. It is shaped like a fan, arising from the outer surface of the ilium.
Trinidadian and Tobagonian Americans are a group of Americans of full or partial Trinidadian and Tobagonian origin or descent.
Garifuna Americans or Black Carib Americans are Americans of Garifuna ancestry, who are descendants of Arawak, Kalinago (Island Carib), and Afro-Caribbean people living in Saint Vincent. Many Garifuna were exiled from St. Vincent to the Central American countries of Honduras, Guatemala, Belize, and Nicaragua before moving to the United States.
In the former Portuguese and Spanish colonies in the Americas, pardos (feminine pardas) are triracial descendants of Europeans, Indigenous Americans and Africans.
Sir William Crookes was an English chemist. He is known for finding cathode-ray studies.
Henry K. Holsman, (1866–1963) was an American architect and car manufacturer from Chicago, Illinois, who is mostly known for the building of Parkway Garden Homes, more famously known as O Block. Holsman was born on July 3, 1866, in Guthrie County, Iowa, to Louise and Henry Holsman Sr.  Holsman graduated from Grinnell College in the Class of 1891 and he also graduated from the University of Nebraska and Chicago Art Institute. Holsman married University of Nebraska graduate and artist Elizabeth Tuttle in 1897.  They had four children--two daughters and two sons--and were married 59 years until her death in 1956. Holsman founded a pioneering automobile company in 1902 and reported produced nearly 1,000 vehicles annually before Holsman Automobile Company went bankrupt in 1910.  He was a very prolific architect in Chicago, designing collegiate buildings, churches, banks "and thousands of private homes," sometimes in partnership with his sons John and William T. He died in Genoa City, Wisconsin, from "blunt force trauma" and "asphyxiation" in 1961.
The Everus S1 is a small four-door Sedan produced by the car manufacturer Everus, a brand owned by Honda. The car was introduced in China and marked the first vehicle sold under the Everus brand. It was produced from 2011 to 2016 and was built by Guangqi Honda in Guangzhou. History and Features. The Everus S1 was first presented as a concept car at the 2010 Guangzhou Auto Show. The production version made its debut at the 2011 Shanghai Auto Show and went on sale in April 2011. The car was based on the fourth-generation Honda City, which is a popular model in the compact sedan category. The Everus S1 came with a choice of two engines: a 1.3-liter i-DSi engine and a 1.5-liter VTEC L-series engine. Buyers could choose between a 5-speed manual transmission or a 5-speed automatic transmission. In 2013, the Everus S1 received a facelift and was showcased at the Shanghai Auto Show. Sales of the updated version began in May 2013.  Markets. The Everus S1 was exclusively sold in China during its entire production period. Discontinuation. the Everus S1 struggled in the market and did not achieve strong sales. The Production continued until 2016, after which the model was discontinued. The Everus S1 did not have a successor, and there were no plans to launch new products under the Everus brand at that time. The brand remained inactive for another two years before further developments.
Dreams Of Glass is a 1970 american drama film directed by Robert Clouse. It Marked Danny Devito's debut Cinematic appearance.
Marxist archaeology is a way of thinking about archaeology that shows the field’s political impact. Marxist archaeologists take a lot of their ideas from Karl Marx, who wrote about the effects of capitalism on modern society, and other Marxist thinkers. Marxist archaeology has changed over the years. It began in the Soviet Union and was used by the government to help their political goals. Nowadays, Marxist archaeologists want to use archaeology for social justice, to create work that will lead to political change. They also think it is impossible for an archaeologist to not be politically neutral in their work. To them, no explanation of history can be free of someone’s opinions about the world. A lot of ways of thinking and doing archaeology have focused on making broad theories about past human cultures. Marxist archaeology is different because it is about making social issues such as inequality the main focus of the work.  Main Ideas. Marxist archaeologists think that knowledge comes from social and political history. A person’s thoughts on archaeology are influenced by many things in their culture and personal lives. Marxist archaeologists think that no belief about history is value-free, meaning that it is always influenced by a person’s values.  Many Marxist archaeologists also think that it is important to use their work to help social and political movements. A lot are involved in social justice. To Marxist archaeologists, it is important to know history from different perspectives and elevate the voices of groups of people who have been treated unfairly in history. History. Beginnings in Soviet Union. The government of the Soviet Union viewed science as a way to progress the country’s economy and fight the religious superstition that had been around during the Russian Empire. Social sciences like archaeology were important in advance the ideas that the Soviet government wanted its citizens to believe in. In 1919, Vladimir Lenin created the Russian Academy for the History of Material Culture (RAIMK) in Petrograd. After the Soviet Union was founded in 1922, RAIMK became the State Academy for the History of Material Culture (GAIMK). GAIMK oversaw all archaeology done in the Soviet Union. A lot of money was put into the advancement of archaeology and many archaeological
The Busbetrieb Olten Gösgen-Gäu AG (BOGG; meaning: Bus company Olten Gösgen-Gäu) is a bus company that operates buses in the districts of Olten, Gösgen, and Gäu. They also have a line connecting to the Canton of Aargau. Info. The BOGG has 15 Bus lines and connects over 330 bus stops in the Canton of Solothurn and Aargau. 185 people work in the BOGG and 50 modern buses are in service. 7 Million people use the BOGG each year. Other websites. https://www.bogg.ch/
Thirty Seconds to Mars is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California that formed in 1998. "A Beautiful Lie", the fourth single from the second album, was nominated for "Best Video" at the Kerrang! Awards and wins for "Video Star" at the MTV Asia Awards, "Playlist Generation" at the TRL Awards and at the MTV Europe Music Awards, and it received the "MTV Gold Video Plays Award" from MTV International. 30 Seconds to Mars' songs and albums have received recognition at the Kerrang! Awards, the MTV Europe Music Awards, the MTV Australia Awards, the MTV Video Music Awards, the Fuse Awards and other many. "The Kill (Bury Me)" is the second single from the band's second album "A Beautiful Lie". The song was awarded the "Best MTV 2" award from the MTV Video Music Awards, the "Video Inspired By Film" award from the Fuse Fangoria Chainsaw Awards, the "Best Video Woodie: Live Action" award from the MTVu Woodie Awards, the "Video of the Year" and "Best Rock Video" awards from the MTV Australia Video Music Awards and the "Best Single" award from the Kerrang! Awards. The band itself has received awards including "Rock Out" at the MTV Europe Music Awards in 2007 and 2008, "Best International Band" at the Kerrang! Awards, "Mejor Artista Rock Internacional" at the MTV Video Music Awards Latinamerica, "Best International Breakthrough" at the Bandit Rock Awards, "Fuse Best of 2007" at the Fuse Awards and "Best New Artist" at the TRL Awards. MTV Video Music Awards. The MTV Video Music Awards were established in 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year. 30 Seconds to Mars has received one award from two nominations. Fuse Fangoria Chainsaw Awards. The Fuse Fangoria Chainsaw Awards were established by the television channel Fuse TV. It proposes the 30 Seconds to Mars among the best rock artists. They won all the nominations. Fuse Awards. The Fuse Awards are an enclosure to the Fuse Fangoria Chainsaw Awards. They wins for