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María Elena Durazo (born March 20, 1953) is a Mexican-American politician. She is a California State Senator. She represents people living in Central Los Angeles and East Los Angeles. That is the 24th State Senate district. She was a labor organizer. She was the first female leader of the Los Angeles County Labor Federation. Durazo is a member of the Democratic Party.  Early life. Durazo was born in 1953. Her family traveled between California and Oregon harvesting crops. Her parents had eleven children. She was the seventh child in the family. She graduated from St. Mary's College in 1975. After several years of working, Durazo completed a law degree from the People's College of Law. At college she got involved in the Chicano Movement. Career. In 1983 Durazo started work as an organizer for the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union (UNITE HERE). It was called the International Ladies Garment Workers Union at that time.  In the 1980s the union leaders were trying to decide if they wanted to help immigrants who were taking jobs in the Unite States. Some union leaders thought that immigration was bad for older union members. Durazo did not want national union organizations to make all the decisions for people in Los Angeles. Many of the workers in Los Angeles were immigrants. Durazo fought for local union chapters to have some independent power.  In 1989, Durazo was elected President of her local HERE chapter, Local 11. During that time, she was became a member of the Executive Board of HERE International Union. In 2004 she was elected the Executive Vice President of UNITE-HERE International. She was also the National Director of the Immigrant Workers' Freedom Ride (2003), was on the National AFL-CIO's Immigration Committee (2000-2004), and continues to be a Chair of National AFL-CIO's Immigration Committee. She was the treasurer of the Los Angeles County Labor Federation, AFL-CIO, from 2006-2014. She was appointed to the job when the serving head resigned because he was caught cheating in the elections. However, she was reelected as President
The law of Ukraine "To ensure the functioning of the Ukrainian language as a state language" (in Ukrainian : "Закон України «Про забезпечення функціонування української мови як державної»") is a law approved by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on April 25, 2019, and which took full effect on July 16 of the same year.  Approval. The law was passed by 278 votes of the People's Deputies. 38 voted against, 7 abstained, 25 didn't vote. It was signed by Parliament President (speaker) Andriy Parubiy and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. Background. Before this law, Ukrainian language was regulated by the "On Principles of State Language Policy" (so-called "Kivalov-Kolesnichenko Law"). After the Maidan's Revolution (in Ukrainian ": Революції Гідності", "Dignity Revolution" or "Revolution of Dignity"), an attempt was made to repeal it, but the then President of Parliament did not sign the Council's decision, citing the need to draft a new law first. The Kivalov-Kolesnichenko law was declared unconstitutional and, to replace it, the bill 5670-d was prepared and approved in the first reading in Autumn 2018. Public activists and experts participated in drafting the law. The new law awards the status of the Ukrainian language as the only state language in Ukraine.  Criticism. According to some, the end of the Kivalov-Kolesnichenko law caused a crackdown on Russian-speaking regions (Odessa, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkov, Luhansk and Donetsk ) that led to attacks to the Russian population. New institutions. The law provides for the creation of the following institutions:
The Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic (Kirghiz SSR; Kyrgyz: Кыргыз Советтик Социалисттик Республикасы, romanized: Kyrgyz Sovettik Sotsialisttik Respublikasy; Russian: Киргизская Советская Социалистическая Республика, romanized: Kirgizskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika), also commonly known as the Kyrgyzstan and Soviet Kyrgyzstan (Kyrgyz: Кыргызстан, Советтик Кыргызстан, romanized: Kyrgyzstan, Sovettik Kyrgyzstan) in the Kyrgyz language and as Kirghizia and Soviet Kirghizia (Russian: Киргизия, Советская Киргизия, romanized: Kirgiziya, Sovetskaya Kirgiziya) in the Russian language, was one of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union (USSR) from 1936 to 1991. References. Citations
Harold Jones (11 January 1906 – 1971) was a British child murderer who killed two preadolescent girls in Monmouthshire, Wales, in 1921, when he was aged 15. He was believed to be the London serial killer Jack the Stripper.
The Presbyterian Secondary School, Osu was made in 1956 in one of the Old Basel Missionary Buildings at the foot of Kuku Hill of Osu.  Motives. The motives of establishing the school are:
Grampy Can Ya Hear Me is the fifth episode of The Simpsons (season 29), the six-hundred and twenty-third episode overall. It originally aired on November 5 2017 The episode was written by Bill Odenkirk and directed by Bob Anderson.
Schwäbisch Gmünd is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. About 60,000 people live there. It is the second-largest town in the Ostalbkreis, after Aalen.
Lake City may refer to: Nickname. Lake City, as a city nickname, may also refer to any of the following cities:
Ron Jones (born July 7, 1954 in Kansas City, Kansas) is an American songwriter &amp; composer known for writing music for television shows such as Star Trek: The Next Generation, Duck Tales, American Dad! and Family Guy.
On May 14, 2022, a mass shooting took place in Buffalo, New York, United States, at a Tops Friendly Markets store, a supermarket in the East Side neighborhood. Ten black people were killed and three others were injured. The FBI says the attack was a racist hate crime because eleven of the people injured were black while the shooter is white. A suspect was arrested by the police. The white suspect was identified as Payton S. Gendron. He is a white supremacist.
Alan Smart (born October 10, 1963) best known for his work as the supervising director on SpongeBob SquarePants, which he has been involved with since the horror and series, and as assistant director and layout artist on The Simpsons (he also received credit as a director in the season three and twenty-second episode, "Flaming Moe's&lt;br&gt;500 Keys"). He has done animation for the Nicktoons CatDog, Hey Arnold, Rocko's Modern Life, Ren and Stimpy and FOX TV Shows King of the Hill director in 2001 Chasing Bobby season 5 episode 9 and The Simpsons director in 2011 episode 500 Keys Filmography. The Simpsons episodes directors (1991-2011) November 21, 1991 Bobby World episodes
"Stefania" (, ) is a 2022 song by Ukrainian folk-rap group Kalush Orchestra.  The song represented Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022. It is the third song sung entirely in Ukrainian to represent the country at Eurovision, but the second to actually compete at the contest.  It won the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with 631 points, making it the first rap song to win the contest.
Henry Coke Morgan Jr. (February 8, 1935 – May 1, 2022) was an American politician and lawyer. He was the United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia from 1992 until his death. Morgan Jr. was born in Norfolk, Virginia. In 1991, he was nominated to the court by President George H. W. Bush. Morgan Jr. died on May 1, 2022 in Virginia Beach, Virginia at the age of 87.
Egidio Alagna (31 October 1935 – 3 May 2022) was an Italian politician and lawyer. He was a member of the Italian Socialist Party. He was in the Chamber of Deputies from 1983 to 1992. He was born in Marsala, Italy.  Alagna died in Palermo, Italy on 3 May 2022 at the age of 86.
Raqhid Jevon Render (March 16, 1998 – May 13, 2022), known professionally as Lil Keed, was an American rapper. He was signed to Young Thug's record label YSL Records. His song "Nameless" reached number 42 on the "Billboard" Hip Hop/R&amp;B Songs Airplay chart. Render died on May 13, 2022 at the age of 24.
Andrei Vladimirovich Babushkin (; 28 January 1964 – 14 May 2022) was a Russian publicist, politician, sociologist and human rights activist. He was a member of Yabloko. He was on the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights from 2012 to 2022. He was born in Moscow Oblast, Soviet Union. Babushkin died of pancreatitis in Moscow, Russia on 14 May 2022 at the age of 58.
Bernard Bigot (24 January 1950 – 14 May 2022) was a French academic and civil servant. He was the Director-General of the ITER organization from 2015 until his death. He was the president of the École normale supérieure de Lyon, and director of the French Commission for Atomic Energy. Bigot was born in Blois, France. He was elected a member of the Academia Europaea in 2010. Bigot died on 14 May 2022 at the age of 72.
Valerio Onida (30 March 1936 – 14 May 2022) was an Italian jurist, politician and constitutional law professor. He was the Judge of the Constitutional Court of Italy from 1996 until 2005 and President of the Court from September 2004 to January 2005. Onida was born in Milan, Italy. Onida died on 14 May 2022 in Milan at the age of 86.
Maximiliano 'Maxi' Brian Rolón (19 January 1995 – 14 May 2022) was an Argentine professional footballer. He played as a left winger. Rolón was born in Rosario, Argentina. He played for the Argentina U20 team from 2014 until 2015 and made seven appearances. He played for FC Barcelona B twenty-four times from 2014 until 2016. Rolón was killed in a car crash on 14 May 2022 in Casilda, Argentina at the age of 27.
Uri Savir (; 7 January 1953 – 14 May 2022) was an Israeli politician and diplomat. He was born in Jerusalem, Israel. He was a member of the Centre Party and New Way. From 1999 to 2001, he was a member of the Knesset. From 2001 until 2005, he was the Ambassador to Eritrea. He was the chief negotiator of the Oslo Accords. Savir died on 14 May 2022 at the age of 69.
David Lee West (September 1, 1964 – May 14, 2022), was an American professional baseball player. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee. West played for the Major League Baseball from 1988 until 1998. He played for the New York Mets, Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Red Sox.  West died on May 14, 2022 from glioblastoma at the age of 57.
Summer L. Lee (born November 26, 1987) is an American community organizer and Democratic politician who is a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district since 2023. She was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 34th district from 2019 to 2022. Lee is the first black woman to represent Southwestern Pennsylvania in the state legislature. In October 2021, Lee announced her candidacy for the United States House of Representatives for the 18th congressional district. In February 2022, Lee announced that she would run in the newly-redrawn 12th congressional district. She won the Democratic nomination in May 2022. She won the general election in November 2022. Lee born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and was raised in North Braddock, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Pennsylvania State University in 2009 and from the Howard University School of Law in 2015. She campaigned for Bernie Sanders in the 2016 Democratic primaries after graduating.
Mechanicsburg is a borough in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is 8 miles (13 km) west of Harrisburg. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 9,311.
SV Seekirchen is a football club from Seekirchen, a city in Salzburg. The club is playing in Regionalliga Salzburg, the 3rd level of Austrian soccer. The club was founded 1945 as Union Seekirchen and started playing in the leaguesystem in 1946. 1997 they reached the Regionalliga (3rd level) for the first time. Notable players. SV Seekirchen is known for developing young players.
The Republic of Croatia was a republic within the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1990 and 1991. The creation of a republic based on democracy occurred in 1990 when elections were held. Franjo Tuđman was elected President of Croatia that year. He promised independence if reforms were not introduced. While generally heading towards independence, the government attempted negotiations with the Serbian government one last time: the idea was to create a confederal Yugoslavia where Croatia and other republics would be autonomous and powers would be decentralized. This was not accepted. Crisis. From 1990 to 1991, Croatia faced political crisis within Yugoslavia as Serb-populated areas attempted to form an enclave called Serbian Krajina which intended to separate from Croatia if Croatia itself attempted to separate. The Serb leadership in Krajina refused to recognize the government of the Republic of Croatia as having sovereignty over them. The crisis began with the Log Revolution as Croatian Serbs cut down trees which they used to block roads. This hampered Croatian tourism and caused alarm in the province of Dalmatia as Croatia was hosting the 1990 European Athletics Championships in Split. Disestablishment. Croatia's status as a constituent republic ended in 1991. In a referendum on independence, a majority of Croatians wanted independence from Yugoslavia (93% of the total number of votes). Serb-controlled areas of Croatia became part of the unrecognized Republic of Serbian Krajina, which would not be under Croatian control until 1995. Its main part was liberated by Croatian forces in 1995 (Operation Storm); a part remained in eastern Slavonia under United Nations (UN) administration until its peaceful reincorporation into Croatia in 1998.
The Dubrovnik Republic () was a Serb proto-state during the Siege of Dubrovnik in the Croatian War of Independence. It was self proclaimed by the Yugoslav People's Army on 15 October 1991, in occupied areas of Croatia, after being captured by members of 2nd Corps of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA). Its provisional president was Aleksandar Aco Apolonio.  Background. The territory did not correspond to the pre-1808 Republic of Ragusa borders, stretching from Neum (Bosnia and Herzegovina's only coastal town) to Prevlaka (on Croatia's maritime border with Montenegro). They only existed in the occupied villages Cavtat and Konavle. The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) during the trial of Serbian President Slobodan Milošević, identified the Dubrovnik Republic as being part of several regions in Croatia that Milošević sought to be incorporated into a "Serb-dominated state". The ICTY said that the JNA's campaign in the Dubrovnik region was aimed at securing territory for this entity.
Johann Georg Pisendel (5 January 1688 – 25 November 1755) was a German composer and violinist.  Life. Pisendel was born in Cadolzburg. His father, Simon, was a cantor and organist. He became a choir singer in Ansbach when he was ten years old. He learned to play the violin with Giuseppe Torelli. He went to Leipzig to study the law. He met Johann Sebastian Bach in Weimar. In 1712, he became a violinist in the Dresden court. He went to Venice in 1716. He studied with Antonio Vivaldi. They became good friends. He returned to Dresden in 1717. He became the "Konzertmeister" of Dresden's court orchestra in 1728.  In 1755, he died in Dresden. People thought he was one of the greatest violinists. Many composers, such as Vivaldi, Telemann and Albinoni wrote music for him.
Darul Islam (meaning "House of Islam" ), also known as Darul Islam/Islamic Armed Forces of Indonesia (, DI/TII) was an Islamist group in Indonesia. They fought for the establishment of an Islamic state of Indonesia.  History. It was established in 1942 by a group of Muslim militias. The group recognised only "Shari'a" as a valid source of law. The movement has produced splinters and offshoots that range from Jemaah Islamiyah to non-violent religious groups.
Andreas Ibertsberger (born 27 July 1982) was an Austrian professional footballer. He played as a left-back. He was a member of the Austria national team. Ibertsberger is a younger brother of former national team player Robert Ibertsberger. Club career. He started his career with his local club SV Seekirchen. Then he went on to SV Austria Salzburg. In January 2005 he went on to SC Freiburg. In January 2008 he moved to 1899 Hoffenheim. With Hoffenheim he was promoted to the German Bundesliga. On 15 May 2012 the contract expired. He had missed most matches of the 2011–12 season with a chronic back problem. 2013 he went to MSV Duisburg in the 2.League. After this he ended his career. International career. Ibertsberger made his debut for Austria in an October 2004 World Cup qualification match against Northern Ireland. Managing career. He started as assistance coach for the second team of TSG Hoffenheim. Then he went on to Eintracht Frankfurt, where he is assistance coach of the U19 team.
The Checheno-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (Checheno-Ingush ASSR) was an autonomous republic within the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. They existed from 1936 to 1944 and again from 1957 to 1992. Its capital was Grozny. Population. As of the 1979 census, the territory had an area of and a population of 611,405 being Chechens, 134,744 Ingush, and the rest being Russians and other ethnic groups.
Plant colors are very noticeable, especially in flowering plants, and especially the color green. Plants are green because it is a functional color. They photosynthesise, and the chlorophyll they use happens to be green. However, flowering plants show many other colors. Blue is quite rare, though bluebells are a famous exception. Apparently the color is difficult to make by the usual plant biochemistry. It is also rare in animals, so if it is difficult for plants to make, presumably it is difficult for animals to make. Color can be made in two ways. There are pigments which show a particular color, and there are structural colors. Plant pigments make the plants show colors. The main pigments are: There are also structural colors, although they are less common. They are caused by reflecting iridescent color from a multi-layered surface. Butterfly wings are a typical example. Some particular types of animals and plants have evolved color systems which are unique.  In the course of evolution, many other colorful molecules have been used by plants and animals. In bacteria, dinoflagellates and fungi, for instance, many other color-causing compounds have been used. Sometimes the color is just incidental, and sometimes it has a function on the life of the organism. At first, no animals existed which could see colors. At that stage, colors on plants, etc. were incidental by-products of their physiology. The evolution of color vision undoubtedly had an effect on the colors of plants and animals, but we have little evidence of this early stage. We know from the plants and animals of today that color vision is very important.
The Eurovision Song Contest 2023 was the 67th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. The competition was held in Liverpool, United Kingdom.  Thirty-seven countries took part overall. The winner was Loreen, representing Sweden with the song "Tattoo". This is the second time she has won the contest. She first won in 2012.  Hosting. Ukraine won the 2022 contest, represented by Kalush Orchestra, but it was unable to host the competition due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. For this reason, the UK hosted the contest as they were the runners-up in 2022.  The contest was held at the Liverpool Arena. There were two semi-finals on 9 and 11 May, and the final on 13 May 2023. In total, 37 countries competed. The two semi-finals were hosted by Hannah Waddingham, Julia Sanina and Alesha Dixon, who all returned to host the final alongside Graham Norton.  Overview. As per the rules of Eurovision, the Grand Final will consist of 26 countries. These include the previous winning country (Ukraine), the Big Five countries (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) and ten countries from each semi-final. Semi-final 1. The first semi-final took place on 9 May 2023 at 20:00 BST (21:00 CEST). Fifteen countries participated in the first semi-final, from which ten went to the final. Those countries plus France, Germany and Italy, as well as countries not participating in the contest under a combined "Rest of the World" vote, voted in this semi-final. The ten countries with the most votes went to the final. Semi-final 2. The first semi-final took place on 11 May 2023 at 20:00 BST (21:00 CEST). Sixteen countries participated in the second semi-final, from which ten went to the final. The semi-final countries plus Spain, Ukraine and United Kingdom, as well as countries not participating in the contest under a combined "Rest of the World" vote, voted in this semi-final. The ten countries with the most votes went
Manfred Pamminger (born December 28, 1977) was an Austrian football player. Career. Pamminger started with his local club SV Seekirchen. His professional career started with SV Austria Salzburg. Then he played for SV Braunau, Austria Lustenau, SCR Altach and some other teams. In 2011–12 he played for the second team of FC Red Bull Salzburg, Red Bull Juniors. He ended his career as a player for USC Eugendorf in the Regionalliga West (3rd level). After the end of his career he became team manager of the newly founded FC Liefering
The Second intifada was a Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation. The period of the Second Intifada is marked from September 2000 until February 2005, even though opinions may differ about when it ended. An Intifada is an uprising or "the shaking of" against a power. The Second Intifada was more violent than the first. The second Intifada is considered part of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and it was succeeded by the First (Palestinian) Intifada that lasted from 1987 until 1993. Causes and the start. After the First Intifada ended in 1993, there was still a lot of discontent among the Palestinians. They disagreed with how the Oslo Accords were followed by Israel. The Palestinians thought these accords would mean the end of the Israeli occupation, in reality this did not happen. When the Israeli premier Ariel Sharon visited the Temple Mount, where, among other things, the Al-Aqsa Mosque is placed, it was the last straw for the Palestinians. This is why some people also call this uprising the 'Al-Aqsa Intifada'. The cause of the Second Intifada was years of building tension between Israel and Palestine. A reason why it erupted so quickly was because the Palestinian politician Yasser Arafat suggested that it would improve the conditions for the Palestinians. The Second Intifada began with Palestinian demonstrations. These started in Jerusalem, but quickly spread to the West Bank. In the beginning, the Palestinians mostly threw rocks and were not obedient towards the Israelis; the Israelis were heavily armed. This caused more tension between the two parties, and this led to more violence: after one month, 141 Palestinians and 12 Israelis were killed. Many incidents happening on both sides caused even more friction. An example of these incidents is Muhammad al-Durrah, the Palestinian boy who hid behind his father but eventually got shot and killed, all caught on camera. Compared to the First Intifada, in the Second Intifada, the Palestinians used other, more deadly tactics. Some of them were suicide bombings, snipers, and rocket attacks. These increased forms of violence began after the heavy resistance by Israeli forces in the
Hydrocodone, also known as dihydrocodeinone, is a semisynthetic opioid used to treat pain and as a cough suppressant. It is taken by mouth.  Most of the time it is dispensed as the combination acetaminophen/hydrocodone or ibuprofen/hydrocodone for pain severe enough to require an opioid and in combination with homatropine methylbromide to relieve cough. It is also available by itself in a long-acting form under the brand name Zohydro ER, among others, to treat long-term severe pain.