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Shukri Pasha Al-Ayyubi (; 1851 – 1922) was a Syrian military officer who took part in the Arab Revolt. He was a major general. Early life and work. Al-Ayyubi was born in Damascus in the Al-Ayoubi family. He studied at the Ottoman Military College in Istanbul, graduating in 1871. He worked there as a tutor before returning to the Military College in Damascus, where he eventually became the manager. He was later promoted to the rank of Major general and received the title of Pasha. He was one of the founders of the Arab Brotherhood Association, started in Istanbul on 2nd September 1908. He then secretly joined the Arab nationalist organization al-Fatat.  Together with Ahmed Kadry and Nasib al-Bakri, they opened an office for al-Fatat in Damascus.  On 2nd May 1916, he was arrested after letters urging an Arab revolt were found in his home.  He was imprisoned at the Khan Pasha prison in Damascus.. He was severely tortured by the Ottomans. His son, Khaled al-Ayyubi, also a military officer, was arrested, and beaten, and pressured to reveal the people that were working with his father in the revolt against the Ottoman rule.  During a visit from his youngest son, Fasih, al-Ayyubi instructed him to contact Shukri al-Quwatli to arrange an escape to Jabal al-Druze. The Ottomans, following Fasih, captured Shukri al-Quwatli after knowing his whereabouts. He was imprisoned too.  Al-Ayyubi remained in prison, refusing to reveal who the other al-Fatat members were despite promises of release. After the Capture of Damascus, rebels Muhammad al-Ashmar and Ahmad Maryud freed al-Ayyubi. Al-Ayyubi then joined the new government led by Muhammad Said al-Jazairi and met with Ottoman inspector Bahjat Bey to take control of all prisons and military barracks.  Later, British officer T. E. Lawrence held a meeting with local leaders at the Vitoria Hotel, and decided to make al
The City of Langley, or just Langley, is a city in the Metro Vancouver Regional District in British Columbia, Canada. It borders directly east of Surrey, adjacent to the Cloverdale area, and is surrounded elsewhere by the Township of Langley.
Raouf Al Ayoubi (1883 – 1957) was a prominent official in the Ottoman Empire, serving in several Palestinian cities before becoming governor of during World War I. He later held the position of Minister of the Interior during the . Early Life and Career. Raouf Al Ayoubi was born in Damascus. He studied Government Administration at the Royal Institute in Istanbul and graduated in 1900. Following his studies, he worked as a teacher at the Royal School in Beirut and held various administrative role. Eventually, he ventured into the printing business, operating in Tiberias, Palestine, and later in Nazareth, , and Jenin. At the outbreak of World War I in 1914, he was appointed governor of . Joining the Arab Revolution. With the collapse of Faisal's government in the summer of 1920 and the establishment of the , armed uprisings erupted throughout the country, particularly along the northern coast. In 1925, the Great Syrian Revolt was initiated from , led by . To accommodate various political factions, a national unity government was formed, headed by , the brother-in-law of Sultan Abdulhamid II. Nami pursued , whom he blamed for weakening the revolutionary efforts in Ghouta, and placed his trust in Moayad al-Azm, a former Ottoman ambassador to Madrid. However, as the revolt continued unabated, Nami was replaced by Al-Ayoubi on December 2, 1926. Al-Ayoubi engaged in negotiations with the revolution leaders, proposing a general amnesty in exchange for a ceasefire and a commitment to a political process that would lead to a new constitution for Syria. He also discussed Syria's potential membership in the League of Nations, envisioning a transformation of the mandate into a treaty between Syria and France, set to expire three decades later. After all proposals were rejected, Al-Ayoubi opted for a security-focused approach, issuing several death sentences at the request of the French authorities, including those for Sultan al-Atrash, , and other revolutionary leaders. During his tenure, he effectively brought an end to the Great Syrian Revolt, which had begun to wane by late 1927.
Donja Crnuća is a village in the municipality of Gornji Milanovac, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, 323 people lived there.
Gornji Milanovac () is a town and municipality in the Moravica District in central Serbia. In 2022, 23,109 people lived there.
Ensenada is a city in the Mexican state of Baja California. It is the seat of the Ensenada Municipality. In 2020, 330,652 people lived there, which makes it the third largest city in Baja California by population.
Kashira () is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia. In 2010, 41,870 people lived there.
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Count Wipertus Hugo Rudt de Collenberg (; 22 January 1916 – 14 May 1994) was a Hungarian-German-French historian who belonged to the German and Hungarian noble families. Biography. Rudt de Collenberg was born to Ludwig Ferdinand Rüdt von Collenberg (1885–1964) and Anna Maria Zorn-Bulach (1886–1921). His mother died when he was five years old. His paternal grandmother, Ferdinandina, belonged to the Hungarian Inkey noble family. As a result, he moved to Hungary with his grandmother and became fluent in Hungarian. He lived in Murarátka, Hungary, until 1945. Throughout his career, he specialized in the medieval period, focusing on the Crusader states, Cilician Armenia, the Kingdom of Cyprus, and the Byzantine Empire. A polyglot, he wrote in German, French, Hungarian, Italian, and English. He married four times. His first marriage was to Sakuntala Blücher-Wahlstatt in 1944 in Muraszemenye. They had a daughter, Romedia Domenica, in 1945, but Sakuntala died a week after giving birth. In 1947, he married Countess Maria de Los Mercedes Wolff Metternich in Freiburg im Breisgau, and they had a daughter, Benedetta, in 1948, but divorced in 1949. His third marriage was to Rosamund Muriel Berkeley-Hill in 1952 in Vienna, and his final marriage was to Natalie von Schubert in 1968 in Rome.
Rukn al-Din Baybars al-Salihi was a Mamluk commander during the reign of the Ayyubid Sultan As-Salih Ayyub. Biography. Baybars was imprisoned along with his master As-Salih Ayyub and Shajar al-Durr in Al-Karak by An-Nasir Dawud, when Ayyub was deposed as Emir of Damascus. In June 1240, he accompanied Ayyub to Cairo, where Ayyub became the Ayyubid ruler of Egypt. In October 1244, Baybars led the Ayyubid army and Khwarezmian mercenaries to a decisive victory over the Syro-Frankish forces at the Battle of La Forbie. Later, the Khwarezmians launched a rebellion in the Damascus region and reached out to their former commander, Rukn al-Din, who was in charge of the troops remaining in Gaza. Accused of conspiring with the Khwarezmians, Rukn al-Din was recalled to Egypt by As-Salih Ayyub, imprisoned, and later executed.
Qalaat al-Shaghur () is a medieval castle that is part of Al-Shaghur-Bakas complex. It was built on an altitude of on a strategic terrain between Antioch, Apamea, Latakia and Aleppo. The complex is located near the modern village of Shughur Qadim, northwestern of Jisr al-Shughur. History. The castle was originally inhabited by Arameans, as evidenced by inscriptions on the site's walls. Subsequently, it came under the control of the Palmyreans, Thamudis, and Romans. The northern end of the site was fortified during the Byzantine period. After the First Crusade, the site became part of the Principality of Antioch and was defended by the Knights Hospitaller, until Saladin captured it in August 1188. According to Ibn al-Athir, the garrison surrendered upon the arrival of the Muslims, while Baha ad-Din ibn Shaddad attributed the capitulation to the use of artillery. The site suffered extensive damage during the Mongol invasions of the Levant in 1260 but was later rebuilt during the reign of Baybars. Earthquakes in 1408, and 1735 caused significant structural damage. Features. According to Yaqut al-Hamawi, al-Shaghur to the north and Bakas to the south formed a double castle complex divided by a wide fosse. A tunnel, discovered by Max van Berchem, connected it to Antioch. Al-Shaghur-Bakas complex, possibly known as "La Garde", featured wells linked to the Nahr al-Abyad (a tributary of the Orontes River) and nearby springs. Stones engraved with the name of Ayyubid emir Az-Zahir Ghazi were also found at the site.
The Sweden national under-17 football team represents Sweden in youth international football completions. They finished third at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates. Competitive record.  Champions   Runners-up   Third place   Fourth place   Tournament held on home soil
Murray Zinzan Valentine Brooke (born 14 February, 1965 in Waiuku, New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby player who played 58 tests/100 games for New Zealand and Auckland in rugby. He is the older brother of Robin Brooke and is distantly related to Gerard Beale, Zin Harris and Chris Harris.
Social comparison theory is based on the feelings or thoughts of a person who compare their social status ,achievements, happiness ,capability, intelligence and different aspects of live to other people who are living in the society. Main elements of social comparison are: life style, economic status, cultural variations, achievements, goal fulfillment , lack of self esteem and motivation.
Hotel Pacific () is a 1975 Polish Czech drama movie directed by Janusz Majewski and starring Marek Kondrat, Roman Wilhelmi, Roman Skamene, Čestmír Řanda, Michał Pawlicki, Stanisława Celińska, Joanna Kasperska, Jaroslava Schallerová.
The javelin throw event at the 1926 Women's World Games in Gothenburg at the Slottsskogsvallen was held on 28 August 1926. It was the first time the javelin throw event was held at the Women's World Games. Swedish Anne-Lisa Adelsköld won the event with a distance of 49.15 meter ahead of British Louise Fawcett who won the silver medal and Swedish Elsa Svensson who won the bronze medal. Competition format. The javelin throw event was a two-handed event. Each athlete threw the javelin using their right arm, then their left arm. Their final mark was the total of the best mark with their right-handed throw and the best mark with their left-handed throw. Entrants. Great Britain selected Louise Fawcett and Sophie Mary Eliott-Lynn after the 1926 Great Britain Women's World Games trials in early August 1926. Results. Source: References. ,
Guernsey is an Island that belongs to the British Isles.  Guernsey has an oceanic climate, summers and winters are mild.  Weather records. The highest temperature ever recorded in Guernsey was on 9 August 2003  The lowest temperature ever recorded in Guernsey was on 20 January 1963  The highest 24-hour precipitation record for Guernsey is 119 millimeters on 18 March 1960
Mughal-Persian war of 1638 is a conflict which took place in 1638, A conflict between Safavid Empire of Persia and Mughal Empire of Hindustan which took place over a city in present day Afghanistan named Kandahar The war resulted in a victory for the Mughals when Ali mardan Khan surrendered the keys of Kandahar to the Mughals. Backround. Mughals had previously lost the City of Kandahar to the Safavids. It was considered important for the Mughal Empire that the twin "gateway-cities" to Hindustan, i.e. Kabul and Kandahar, be brought under Mughal rule. Central Asian trade provided the Mughals with warhorses, without which not only the military forces would be incapacitated, but could also potentially spark tribal revolts and foreign invasions. Kandahar in particular was at the crossroads of a number of major commercial trade routes in Central Asia. The two cities were thus the subject of deep strategic concern. War. In 1639, the armies of Shah Safi of Persia captured Bamyan and it appeared that they would attack Kandahar next. In 1646, Shah Jahan, with Kamran Khanand Malik Maghdood, had marched on Kandahar and asked the surrender from the Persian commander, Ali Mardan Khan. He expected the Persians to attempt to regain the city soon and so he ordered that the wall be repaired rapidly while a large Hindustani army based in Kabul protected the area. In 1646, when no Persian attack came, the Emperor sent his son, Murad Baksh, to invade Uzbek-controlled Badakhshan. In the following year, Aurangzeb, another son, routed an Uzbek force outside of Balkh and captured the city, Kandahar was captured by the Hindustanis in 1638 too. Surrender of Ali Mardan. Ali Mardan khan, Soon surrendered the city of Kandahar to the Mughal garrison, This resulted in the Reconquest of Kandahar by the MughalsThis betrayal of Ali mardan khan enabled the Mughals to re-take Kandahar until the next siege of Kandahar in 1649 which would be led by the Safavid army.
General elections were held in Malaysia on 24 and 25 April 1995. People voted in 192 areas to choose Members of Parliament for the Dewan Rakyat. State elections happened in 394 areas in 11 of the 13 states, except Sabah and Sarawak. The UMNO-led Barisan Nasional won 162 out of 192 seats. Voter turnout was 68.3%. After winning the election, Mahathir Mohamad continued to serve as Prime Minister.
Marcelino Libanan (born September 20, 1963), known as Nonoy, is a politician and is currently the House Minority Leader of the Philippines. Background. Marcelino Libanan was born on September 20, 1963, in Taft, Eastern Samar, he was born to Camilo C. Libanan and Pacita C. Libanan, he went to Taft Elementary School for elementary, later going to Seminario de Hesus Nazareno for high school, and Divine Word University for College. Libanan has a relationship with War Hero Valentín Díaz, stating that is great-grandmother, Basilia Diaz, was the daughter of Valentin Diaz, after a speech by Gilbert Teodoro. Career in Politics. Marcelino Libanan was the Vice Governor of Eastern Samar from 1992 to 1995. In 1998, he was the Congressman for Eastern Samar's Lone district for nine years, with the parties Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino (LAMMP), Lakas-CMD, and Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC). During his place as Congressman, he was awarded an award from the Public Attorney's Office of the Philippines after making a law. He left early to be a Commissioner on April 18, 2007. In 2022, he became the House Minority Leader of the Philippines with the party 4Ps.
Wim Hazeu (28 April 1940 – 2 July 2024) was a Dutch writer.  Hazeu was most known as a biographer, and wrote biographies of among others Marten Toonder, Gerrit Achterberg, J. Slauerhoff, M.C. Escher, Simon Vestdijk and Lucebert. Hazeu also published several collections of poetry and essays and published in 2007 the correspondence between Vestdijk and titled "We zijn van elkaar". Hazeu was married to writer . They had four children. Hazeu died from ALS in Baarn on 2 July 2024, at the age of 84.
General elections were held in Malaysia on Monday, 29 November 1999. People voted in 193 parliamentary constituencies, each choosing one Member of Parliament for the Dewan Rakyat, the main house of Parliament. State elections were also held in 394 constituencies in 11 states (except Sabah and Sarawak) on the same day. These were the last elections for Mahathir Mohamad as Prime Minister and Chairman of Barisan Nasional until 2018. It was also the first time elections were held nationwide on a single day.
General elections were held in Malaysia on 20 and 21 October 1990. People voted in 180 parliamentary constituencies, each choosing one Member of Parliament for the Dewan Rakyat, the main house of Parliament. State elections were also held in 351 constituencies in 11 states (except Sabah and Sarawak) on the same day. Barisan Nasional (BN) won at the federal level and in most states. However, in Kelantan, the opposition alliance Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah (APU) won all 39 state seats, with 24 going to PAS and 15 to Semangat 46. After winning the election, Mahathir Mohamad continued to serve as Prime Minister.
The 1926 Great Britain Women's World Games trials (officialy named Women's Amateur Athletic Association trials) was an track and field athletics meeting to select the British athletes for the 1926 Women's World Games in Gothemburg, Sweden. The competitions were hosted at the Battersea Park at Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth in London on 8 August 1926. It was stated that Florence Birchenough broke the discus throw world record with a distance of 103 ft 4.75 in (31.515 metres). However, the discus throw world record was at the time already 34.15 m (112 ft 1⁄4 in), set by Polish Halina Konopacka on 23 May 1926. A team of 19 female was selected to represent the Great Britain at the 1926 Women's World Games. Results. The long jump, shot put and javelin events were possibly not contested, wile athletes were selected for these events for the 1926 Women's World Games. Key:&lt;br&gt; Junior event. During the meeting also a junior 100 yards event was contested. This event was won by E. Thompson in a time of 13 seconds, ahead of E. Chapman and L. Blount. Selected athletes. After the trials a list was published with selected athletes for the different events. However not for all events athletes were selected at the time, including for the 4 × 100 yards relay event and the 1000 metres race walk. Later four more athlete were added to the national team. Selected reserves. All the reserves were of Middlesex L.A.C.
The École nationale supérieure d'ingénieurs électriciens de Grenoble—ENSIEG [National Higher School of Electrical Engineers of Grenoble] was a school at the "Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble". It was the first "grande école" of engineers at the present day Grenoble Institute of Technology. This school was in operation from 1900 to 2008, with its founding name. The school's three main axes of education were Electrotechnics/Power Electronics, Automatic control/Control theory, and Signal Processing. Around 160 electrical engineers graduated each year from ENSIEG. Merged. In 2008, ENSIEG merged with the École nationale supérieure d'hydraulique et de mécanique de Grenoble—ENSHM ["National Higher School of Hydraulics and Mechanics of Grenoble"]. ENSHM later became the École nationale supérieure de l'énergie, l'eau et l'environnement—ENSE³ ["Superior National School of Energy, Water and Environment"].
Henk van Mierlo (1957 – July 2024) was a Dutch motocross racer. During the 1980s Van Mierlo was a member of the Venko Honda team. He won many races, among others the International Six Days Enduro in 1984.  During a training in 1991, Van Mierlo crashed and broke his neck and suffered a spinal cord injury. He was forced to live rest of his life in a wheelchair. He continued to follow motocross for the rest of his life. Van Mierlo died in July 2024, at the age of 66.
General elections were held in Malaysia on 2 and 3 August 1986. People voted in all 177 parliamentary constituencies, each choosing one Member of Parliament for the Dewan Rakyat, the main house of Parliament. State elections were also held in 351 constituencies in 11 of the 13 states. The UMNO-led Barisan Nasional won 148 out of 173 seats. After winning the election, Mahathir Mohamad continued to serve as Prime Minister.
General elections were held in Malaysia from 22 to 26 April 1982. People voted in all 154 parliamentary constituencies, each electing one Member of Parliament to the Dewan Rakyat, the main house of Parliament. State elections were also held in 293 constituencies (except in Sabah and Sarawak) at the same time. This was the first election for Mahathir Mohamad as Prime Minister. Barisan Nasional won the election, securing 132 out of 154 seats. Voter turnout was 74%.
The Apuriná poison frog ("Ranitomeya toraro") is a frog. It lives in Colombia and Brazil. Scientists think it could live in Peru too. Other frogs. Scientists used to think this was the same frog as "Adelphobates quinquevittaus" and "Ranitomeya ventrimaculata", but they looked at the frogs again in 2011 and changed their minds. Body. The adult frog is about 15 - 17 mm long from nose to rear end. The toes of all four feet have disks on them so the frog can climb. The skin of the frog's head and back is black. It has stripes, like other frogs in "Ranitomeya", but they are thinner than other frogs' stripes. This frog has stripes from its eyelids to its rear end and one in the middle from the nose to the rear end. There is a yellow spot on the nose. There is a belly-side stripe that is green-blue in color near the front legs and yellow near the middle of the body. The chin is yellow in color with black spots. The belly and legs are black with light blue patterns. Home. This frog lives in forests that have never been cut down and forests that have been cut down and are growing back in places where water flows into the Amazon River. People see the frogs on dead leaves on the ground, on logs, and on branches as high as 35 cm higher than the ground. Young. Scientists have seen two groups of eggs above pools of water in plants: one bromeliad plant and one bananeira-brava plant. They have seen tadpoles swimming in pools of water in bromeliad plants, "P. guayanese" plants, and "Heliconia" plants. There was one tadpole in each pool. Scientists think the tadpoles might eat each other. They have also seen adult male frogs carrying tadpoles on their backs. Other frogs in "Ranitomeya" carry their tadpoles from one pool of water to other pools. Danger. Scientists believe this frog is not in danger of dying out because it lives in a large place and because there are so many of these frogs alive now. Scientists think people might try to catch this frog to sell as a pet, but they have not seen anyone sell the frog yet.
Dagupan is a city in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, 174,302 people lived there . It is on the Lingayen Gulf.
Santiago is a city in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, 148,580 people lived there.
Hemmoor is a town in Cuxhaven in Lower Saxony, Germany.
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Emma Maud Valborg Larsson (born 15 November 1998) is a Swedish female former artistic gymnast and a member of the national team. Larsson participated at the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow. She was seen as a very talented gymnast for her age. She eventually qualified for 2016 Summer Olympics, where she placed thirty-fifth in the qualifying stage of the competition with a total score of 54.332. Shortly after the Summer Olympics, she suffered a meniscus tear and was forced to undergo knee surgery with a long rehabilitation period. She could not participate at the 2017 World Championships. Due to many setbacks she had, she lost motivation and retired from gymnastics in December 2017 at the age of 19 years old.
Villeseneux is a commune. It is in Grand Est in the Marne department in northeast France.
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Lhéry is a commune. It is in Grand Est in the Marne department in northeast France. ts coordinates are approximately 49.2103°N latitude and 3.7631°E longitude.Lhéry contributes to the rich tapestry of the Marne department. The village lies at an elevation of 174 meters (571 feet) above sea level. Nestled amidst picturesque landscapes, Lhéry offers a glimpse of rural France. As of 2021, Lhéry is home to 86 residents, making it a small and tranquil community.
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