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Artemisia Gentileschi (July 8, 1593 – c. 1656) was an Italian Baroque painter.  Gentileschi was born in Rome in 1593. This was at the start of Baroque painting. She was the first child of the Tuscan painter Orazio Gentileschi. Artemisia trained in his workshop for a number of years before making works herself. She was influenced by the painter Caravaggio.  Gentileschi's first signed and dated painting was "Susanna and the Elders". It was dated 1610, which was when she was 17. In 1616, Gentileschi became the first woman member of the "Accademia del Disegno" (the Florentine Academy of Art).  Her most well-known painting is "Judith Beheading Holofernes".  Gentileschi moved to Naples in 1630 and visited London, England in 1639. Gentileschi died in Naples, but the exact date is unknown. It was some time after 1654. Legacy. Gentileschi was not included in the history of 17th-century art after her death. Many of her paintings were thought to have been made by her father or students of Caravaggio. Scholars started paying attention to her work in the early 1900's. In the 1970s she became a champion of second wave feminist art historians. Artist Judy Chicago included a place setting for Gentileschi in the 1979 art installation "The Dinner Party". In 2020, the National Gallery, London held a retrospective of Gentileschi's work entitled "Artemisia". Gentileschi's work is in museums including the Museo del Prado in Madrid, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the Uffizi in Florence, Italy, and the National Gallery, London.
Siedah Garrett (born June 24, 1958) is an American singer. She sung a song with Michael Jackson called "I Just Can't Stop Loving You". She also wrote "Man in the Mirror" with Glen Ballard. She won the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media. Early life. Garrett was born Debra Christine in Los Angeles. Personal life. She announced that she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis when performing at the "Race To Erase MS" event in 2017.
The Battle of Maserfield () was fought on 5 August 642. It was mainly between the armies of the Christian king Oswald of Northumbria and the pagan King Penda of Mercia. The battle ended in Oswald's death and his army's defeat. The site of the battle is reported to be at Oswestry in Shropshire. Background. King Oswald's uncle, King Edwin of Northumbria, was killed at the Battle of Hatfield Chase in 633 by Penda and his ally Cadwallon ap Cadfan. After the battle Cadwallon and Penda began slaughtering the people of Northumbria. This included men, women and children. Northumbria fell apart and was divided into its two former kingdoms of Deira and Bernicia. Oswald defeated and killed Cadwallon ap Cadfan at the Battle of Heavenfield in 634. After that Oswald reunited Northumbria into a single kingdom. Oswald was considered a "" by Bede, the fourth such overlord over the other Anglo-Saxon kings. Penda remained a constant threat but was kept busy fighting the East Angles and making new alliances with the Welsh. Oswald also created several similar alliances in an effort to contain Penda. About 638 he won a battle against Owen Map Bili, the king of Strathclyde near Edinburgh. In 640 Oswald recovered the kingdom of Lindsey from Penda. The battle. There is no record of what led to this battle or why this place. As a pagan, Penda would not have been happy over Oswald bringing monks from Iona to Lindisfarne, further expanding Christianity in the north. The conquest of the Gododdin at Din Eidyn (Edinburgh) in 638 removed the last stronghold of the Britons in the north. Domnall Brecc, King of Dal Riata defeated them and was a close ally of Oswald. Northumbrians may have been there also. It would have angered the Welsh, Britons themselves, against Oswald. In 642 the armies of Northumbria and Mercia (with his Welsh allies) met at a place called Maserfield (probably in Shropshire). Oswald was killed in the battle
Rockjumpers are a genus ("Chaetops") and family (Chaetopidae) of small birds. They are found in southern Africa, around the Lesotho highlands and South Africa. The birds are omnivorous, meaning that they eat both plants and animals. There are two species: the Cape Rockjumper and the Drakensberg Rockjumper. The two species have very similar appearances. They are mostly brown and red with plumage. They also have long white and black tails, black throats, orange bellies, and grey and black patterned backs and wings. The closest relative to the birds, although being very different in appearance are the Picathartes.
Southern Lebanon is the most southern of the four regions in Lebanon. It includes the governorates of Nabatieh and South Lebanon. Southern Lebanon is the Lebanese border region to Israel. Geography. Southern Lebanon goes from the Awwali River in the north to the Lebanese-Israeli border in the south. It has a coast in the west and hilly and mountainous areas inland. The height of the land varies from 100 to 1000 meters. The Litani River flows through this region. Administrative Division. Southern Lebanon includes two of the eight governorates in Lebanon: Nabatieh and South Lebanon. In the east, Nabatieh has a population of 276,285 (2023) and is divided into four districts: Bent Jbeil, Hasbaya, Marjaayoun, and Nabatieh. In the west, South Lebanon has a population of 718,765 (2016) and is divided into three districts: Jezzine, Saida, and Tyr. Demographics. Religion. The population of Southern Lebanon is mostly Shiite. There are also smaller groups of Maronites and Sunnis. Syrian Refugees. Lebanon currently hosts an estimated 1.5 million Syrian refugees. 104.627 of them currently live in South Lebanon and another 65.718 reside in Nabatieh (2022). History. Until World War I, Southern Lebanon was part of the Ottoman Empire. In 1920, at the San Remo conference, France got control over what became Syria and Lebanon, including Southern Lebanon. In 1948, after Israel was created and the Arab-Israeli war happened. Southern Lebanon became the border region to Israel. More than 100,000 Palestinian refugees came to Lebanon after the 1948 war. In September 1970, the Jordanian government expelled the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO). The PLO then moved to Southern Lebanon. Yasser Arafat, the leader of the PLO, used Southern Lebanon to launch attacks into Israel. At that time, Southern Lebanon was a rural and undeveloped area. The Lebanese government had left the area, and local militias took control. The Lebanese Army had left in 1968,
Binyavanga Wainaina (18 January 1971 – 21 May 2019) was a Kenyan writer. In July 2002 he won the Caine Prize For African Writing for his short story "Discovering Home". He started "Kwani?" magazine. His first book, "One Day I Will Write About This Place", was published in 2011. Early life. Wainaina was born in Nakuru. Personal life. In 2014 he tweeted that he is gay. In 2016, he was diagnosed with HIV. Wainaina died after a stroke in Nairobi on 21 May 2019, aged 48.
Oswestry (), is one of the United Kingdom's oldest border towns. It is the largest market town and civil parish in Shropshire, England, close to the Welsh border. Oswestry is the third largest town in Shropshire, following Telford and Shrewsbury. The 2001 Census recorded the population of the civil parish as 15,613, and the urban area as 16,660. In 2008 the latter figure was estimated to have increased to 17,116. The town is five miles (8 km) from the Welsh border, Oswestry has a mixed Welsh and English heritage. It is the home of the Shropshire libraries' Welsh Collection.  Name history. The Battle of Maserfield is thought to have been fought here in 642 between Penda of Mercia and Oswald of Northumbria. Oswald was killed in this battle. According to legend, one of his arms was carried to an ash tree by a raven. Miracles were then attributed to the tree (as Oswald was considered a saint). The Welsh who held this area at the time called it "Croes-Oswellt" (meaning Oswald's cross). During the Anglo-Saxon period the town was called Oswald's Tree. Later this became Oswestry.
Michael Allan "Mike" Patton (born January 27, 1968) is an American singer. He is best known for being the singer of Faith No More.  Career. In 1984 when he was 15 years old he started Mr. Bungle. In 1989 he became the singer of Faith No More. Patton wrote all the lyrics for the band's third album, "The Real Thing". In 1991 Mr. Bungle released their first album, "Mr Bungle.". 1995. In 1995 Patton released three albums. Faith No More's fifth album "King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime" was released on March 28, 1995. Mr Bungle released their second album "Disco Volante" on October 10, 1995.  1998-1999. Faith No More broke up in 1998. Patton started a noise band called Fantômas with Buzz Osborne and Dave Lombardo. In 1999 Patton started Tomahawk. He also started a record label called Ipecac Recordings with Greg Werckman. Mr Bungle released their last album "California" on June 13, 1999. 2000s. Patton started the band Peeping Tom in 2000. He also joined Lovage. In 2001 Tomahawk released their first album. Patton sang on The Dillinger Escape Plan's third EP, "Irony Is a Dead Scene". He sung on Handsome Boy Modeling School's 2004 album "White People". In 2005 he released an album with Melt-Banana called "Animali In Calore Surriscaldati Con Ipertermia Genitale/Cat in Red". In 2006 Patton joined John Zorn's Moonchild Trio. Peeping Tom released their first album "Peeping Tom". In 2009 Faith No More got back together. Patton made most of the soundtrack for the 2009 movie "Crank: High Voltage". 2010s. On May 4 2010 Patton's third solo album "Mondo Cane" was released. Patton made the album with a forty-member orchestra and fifteen-piece backing band.
Miuccia Prada (born Maria Bianchi; 10 May 1949) is an Italian fashion designer. She designs for Prada. In 1992 she started a second fashion label, Miu Miu. Prada is the youngest granddaughter of Mario Prada. She was born in Milan. Personal life. She met Patrizio Bertelli in 1977, and married him a year later.
Vernon Adair Benson (September 19, 1924 – January 20, 2014) was an American baseball player. He was an infielder/outfielder, coach, scout and interim manager in American Major League Baseball.  Benson died on January 20, 2014 in Granite Quarry, North Carolina from natural causes at the age of 89.
Georgi Slavkov (; April 11, 1958 – January 21, 2014) was a Bulgarian football player. Slavkov scored 61 goals in 112 games for Trakia between 1976 and 1982. With CSKA Sofia he played between 1982 and 1986, scoring 48 goals. Then he was transferred to the French club AS Saint-Étienne. He finished his career in Portugal in 1992. Between 1978 and 1983, he won 37 caps for Bulgaria and scored 11 goals. Georgi Slavkov died suddenly on Jan 21, 2014 in Plovdiv after suffering a heart attack at the age of 55.
Akkineni Nageswara Rao (20 September 1923 – 22 January 2014) was an Indian movie actor and producer. He worked in the Telugu cinema. He became a famous stage artiste. He was known for playing female characters because women at that time were prohibited from acting. Rao died on 22 January 2014 in Hyderabad from cancer aged 90.
Roy Dotrice, OBE (26 May 1923 – 16 October 2017) was a British actor. He was known for his Tony Award-winning Broadway performance in the revival of "A Moon for the Misbegotten". Dotrice was born in Guernsey on 26 May 1923. One of his daughters, Michele, was famous for playing the role of Betty, the wife of Frank Spencer in the BBC sitcom Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em. Dotrice recorded audiobooks for each book in George R. R. Martin's series "A Song of Ice and Fire". He earned a place in the Guinness World Records in 2004 for the highest number of character voices by a single actor for the first book in the series, "A Game of Thrones" (in which he voiced a total of 224 characters). Dotrice died on 16 October 2017 in London at the age of 94.
Ara Raoul Parseghian (; May 21, 1923 – August 2, 2017) was an American-Armenian football player and coach. Parseghian guided the University of Notre Dame to NCAA Division I national championships in 1966 and 1973. He was thought of being one of the best coaches in Notre Dame history. Parseghian died at his home in Granger, Indiana on the morning of August 2, 2017 from an infection caused after having hip surgery at the age of 94.
Louis Leo "Lou" Holtz (born January 6, 1937) is a retired American football coach, and active sportscaster, author, and motivational speaker.  He served as the head football coach at The College of William &amp; Mary (1969–1971), North Carolina State University (1972–1975), the University of Arkansas (1977–1983), the University of Minnesota (1984–1985), the University of Notre Dame (1986–1996), and the University of South Carolina (1999–2004). Holtz was born in Follansbee, West Virginia on January 6, 1937. He grew up in East Liverpool, Ohio. Holtz studied at Kent State University.
Mr. Peabody &amp; Sherman is a 2014 American-British 3D-computer animated comedy adventure movie directed by Rob Minkoff. It stars Ty Burrell, Ariel Winter, Max Charles, Stephen Colbert, and Leslie Mann. It has been released on February 7, 2014 in the United Kingdom and on March 7, 2014 in the United States.
Tyler Gerald "Ty" Burrell (born August 22, 1967) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Phil Dunphy in the ABC comedy "Modern Family". He has won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series twice, in 2011 and 2014, and has been nominated another three times (in 2010, 2012 and 2013) for his role as Phil Dunphy. Burrell was born on Grants Pass, Oregon on August 22, 1967.
A sabbath is a day reserved for rest or prayer, usually each week. The word "Sabbath" comes from the Hebrew word "Shabbat" (). This word is built from the Hebrew root "Sh-B-T," meaning rest.  In the Hebrew Bible, or "Tanakh," the root "Sh-B-T" is used to describe God resting on the seventh day. This is the day after He finished creating the universe. In the Bible, the idea of "Shabbat," or "Sabbath," as a holy day of rest starts there. Remembering and keeping the Sabbath is also one of the Ten Commandments. From that, the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) all have a tradition of a holy day of rest or prayer set aside every week. These days are now very different from each other, including which day of the week they fall on. Similar ideas. In addition:
Melville Island is an island in the eastern Timor Sea. It is part of the Northern Territory of Australia. It is located off the coast of Arnhem Land and north of Darwin. The island is called Yermalner in the native Tiwi language. Melville is about in size. It is the second-largest island in Australia, after Tasmania. The name Melville is for Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville, first lord of the Admiralty. The much larger Melville Island in northern Canada was also named after him. Melville Island and nearby Bathurst Island are together called the Tiwi Islands. The Tiwi are the indigenous people that live on the islands. Their creation stories suggest that Indigenous Australians have lived on the Tiwi Islands for at least 7,000 years. The largest community on the island is Milikapiti. About 559 people live in Milikapiti. The second village is Pirlangimpi, 27 kilometres west of Milipakpiti. About 440 people live here. About 30 more people live in five family outstations.
The epiglottis is a thin flap that isn't a muscle in the oesophagus. It is the top part of the larynx. It closes to stop food from going down the trachea. It opens to allow breathing.
Aberdeen is a town and area in Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. Aberdeen usually refers to the town but it can also be used to refer to the areas Wong Chuk Hang, Ap Lei Chau and Tin Wan. The population of Aberdeen was 163,459 in 2011. Aberdeen Harbour is the harbor between the town and Ap Lei Chau. It is a popular tourist spot and is one of the nine harbors in Hong Kong. Aberdeen is also known for its floating village which has around 600 junks and 6,000 people living there. The town was named after George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen; the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1852 to 1855. Aberdeen attracts many tourists because it is close to Ocean Park. It also attracts many tourists because of its floating village and floating restaurants on the water. There are some people that live on boats in the harbour.
The United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change is an international treaty, that was signed on 9 May 1993 and entered into force on 21 March 1994. It wants to slow the speed at which the climate of the earth changes. It also wants to avert the risk of a climate change that is harmful to mankind. 154 countries signed the treaty in 1992 in New York. Today, 197 countries are member of the treaty. These countries meet once a year to agree on politics against global warming. first had its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. In 1996, they moved to Bonn, Germany. The agreement officially started working in 1994. The UNFCCC also refers to the organization that helps run the agreement, and they have offices in Bonn, Germany. COP (or "conference of the parties"). A Conference of the parties (COP) has been held during most years since 1995.
Peter Dougan Capaldi (born 14 April 1958) is a Scottish actor, director and writer. He portrayed the 12th Doctor in "Doctor Who". He won an Academy Award for best Live Action Short Film for writing and directing the movie "Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life" in 1995. He has been in various movies and television programs in the United Kingdom, including "In the Loop", "The Fifth Estate", "The Thick of It" and "The Musketeers".  He also portrayed one of the professors in "World War Z". He starred as Rabbit in the 2018 Disney movie "Christopher Robin". Early life. Capaldi was born on 14 April 1958 in Glasgow, Scotland, the son of Nancy Soutar and Gerald John Capaldi. His mother's side of the family was Scottish and Irish. His father's side was Italian.
The title Duke of Orléans is an old French Dukedom that was highly regarded whilst the country was a monarchy. The title was usually used by a younger son of a reigning King and was passed from father to son. During the reign of Louis XIV of France the title was used by his only broth Philippe who as a "Son of France" was known simply as "Monsieur". At the death of Philippe in 1701 the Dukes only held the rank of Prince of the blood but maintained their rank due to being descended from a son of a previous king. The holder of the title was entitled to be addressed as Your Serene Highness but this was used in writing only. The present day House of Orléans is descended from this line and takes its name from the prestigious title.  As princes of the blood they ranked above that of the Princes of Condé the Princes of Conti as well as the Count of Soissons.  The Dukes main seat was the Palais Royal in Paris and the lavish Château de Saint Cloud outside the capital as well as countless other residences. The Duke and his wife were also entitled to their own apartment in the Palace of Versailles.
Grey matter (or gray matter) is a main component of the central nervous system. It is composed of neurons (that is, the cells usually called 'brain cells') and glial cells. By contrast, the white matter is composed of long-range myelinated axon tracts (nerve fibres) and glial cells. The colour difference arises mainly from the whiteness of myelin. In living tissue, grey matter actually has a very light grey colour with yellowish or pinkish hues, which come from capillary blood vessels and neuronal cell bodies.
Glial cells are support cells for the nervous system. In Greek, Glia means "glue". Glia are said to be the glue of the nervous system. Glia occur in both grey matter and white matter. Glia are thought to have four main functions: Glia may have more functions than just these four. Role in degenerative brain diseases. A type of glial cell is thought to play a role in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or motor neurone disease), Alzheimer's disease (a type of dementia) and Parkinson's disease. The microglia are the macrophages of the nervous system. In these neurodegenerative disorders, it is thought that the microglia digest healthy brain cells, causing the degeneration of brain function. This is especially true for Parkinson's disease, where the Glia break down dopaminergic cells, causing the symptoms associated with Parkinson's.
Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon (27 November 1982), better known as Tommy Robinson, is a British right wing and anti-islam campaigner.  Tommy Robinson was born on 27 November 1982 in Luton, Bedfordshire.  He is the former leader of the European Defence League and English Defence League. This group is also wrongly described as far right. In October 2013, he left the group after four years. In January 2014, he was sentenced to 18 months in prison. He has been in charged with crimes like assault and using another persons passport for traveling. Robinson is now in prison after being convicted for contempt of court.  Imprisonment. On 25 May 2018, Robinson was sent to prison for "a breach of the peace" while livestreaming outside Leeds Crown Court during the trial of the Huddersfield grooming gang when the judge said he could not do that. On October 28, 2024, Tommy Robinson was sentenced to eighteen months in prison for contempt of court and repeating false allegations about a Syrian refugee.
Riziero "Riz" Ortolani (25 March 192623 January 2014) was an Italian movie composer. He composed many movies such as "Africa Addio" (1966), ' (2003), ' (2004), "Drive" (2011) and "Django Unchained" (2012).
Kaye Ballard (born Catherine Gloria Balotta; November 20, 1925 – January 21, 2019) was an American musical theatre, television actress, comedienne, and singer. Biography. She was known for her role as Kaye Buell on the NBC sitcom "The Mothers-in-Law". Ballard died of heart failure at her home in Rancho Mirage, California on January 21, 2019 at the age of 93.
Darren Stanley Hayes (born 8 May 1972) is an Australian singer-songwriter. He was born in Brisbane. He was the singer of Savage Garden. Savage Garden released two albums before they broke up in 2001. In January 2002 Hayes released his first solo single "Insatiable". His first solo album, "Spin", was released in April 2002. It has sold over 5 million copies. Career. In 1993 Hayes joined Savage Garden. In 1997 the band released "Savage Garden". Eight singles were released from the album. In 1999 Savage Garden's second and last studio album, "Affirmation", was released. In 2002 Hayes' first solo album "Spin" was released. In 2004 "The Tension and the Spark" was released. In 2007 Hayes released his third album "This Delicate Thing We've Made" on his own record label, Powdered Sugar. In 2009 he released his fourth album "We Are Smug". In 2011 "Secret Codes and Battleships" was released. Personal life. In 2006 Hayes came out as gay.