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Sharon Carter (also known as Agent 13 and Destroyer) is a fictional character and superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She was created by the late Stan Lee, the late Jack Kirby, and the late Dick Ayers, and first appeared in "Tales of Suspense" #75 in March of 1966. She is the niece of Peggy Carter, who was a famous agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. during the Second World War and the Cold War. She is usually depicted as a secret agent and an ex-field agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. under Nick Fury, and the girlfriend of Captain America. She is also a member of the Femme Force, Secret Avengers, and Daughters of Liberty. In other media. Since her debut in the comics, she has appeared in numerous media. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, she is portrayed by Emily VanCamp.
Nebula is a fictional character, an alien villain and later anti-heroine appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. She was created by Roger Stern and the late John Buscema.  Fictional character biography. A pirate and mercenary operating in outer space, the character has frequently appeared as a major opponent of the Avengers, ally/rival of the Avengers, Nova, the Silver Surfer, and the Guardians of the Galaxy. She along with J’son are the secondary antagonists of the Guardians. In other media. Nebula has appeared in several other media adaptations of the Marvel comics, including animated television series and video games. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) franchise, the character is played by actress Karen Gillan.
Rafał Dobrowolski (born 27 December 1983) is an archer from Poland. Dobrowolski competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Mercedes Knight, also known as Misty Knight, is a fictional character and superheroine from Marvel Comics and its universe, appearing as a major characters in numerous comics, such as "Luke Cage", "Iron Fist", and "The Defenders" comics. She was originally a NYPD lieutenant who lost her arm on duty, but was given a bionic arm by Tony Stark and decided to leave the department after she was given a desk job. Becoming a private investigator, Misty worked with her close Colleen Wing stopping threats in New York, and helping superheroes. She is the partner of Luke Cage and Iron Fist, and a member of the Daughters of the Dragon, Heroes for Hire, Aberrant Crimes Division, Valkyrior's Defenders, and Daughters of Liberty. She was created by Arvell Jones, Tony Isabella, Roy Thomas and Ross Andru, and first appeared in "Marvel Premiere #21" in March of 1975. Simone Missick portrayed the character in the Netflix television series "Luke Cage" (2016–2018), "The Defenders" (2017), and the second season of "Iron Fist" (2018), set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
Monica Rambeau (also known as Spectrum) is a fictional character and superheroine from the Marvel Comics and its universe. She became known as second Captain Marvel after being dubbed so by the media, but would later go on by different aliases, such as Photon and Pulsar, as she gave up the title of "Captain Marvel" and "Photon" to Genis-Vell. The daughter of Frank and Maria Rambeau, the Louisianan became a superhero after being exposed with extra-dimensional energy from a energy disruptor. After learning how to control her powers, Monica became a superhero and dedicated her life to stopping threats on Earth. She has been a member of the Avengers, the Mighty Avengers, Nextwave, the Ultimates, and Strikeforce. She was created by Roger Stern, the late John Romita Sr. and John Romita Jr., and first appeared in "The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #15" in August-October of 1982. Portrayals. Monica Rambeau appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies "Captain Marvel" (2019) and "The Marvels" (2023) as well as the television miniseries "WandaVision" (2021), portrayed by Akira Akbar as a child and Teyonah Parris as an adult.
The 2004 United States Senate election in South Dakota happened on November 2, 2004. The Republican candidate, John Thune, barely defeated the Democratic candidate, Tom Daschle, by less than 5,000 votes. Tom Daschle was the leader of the Democratic Party in the Senate. This was the only time since 1952 that a party leader in the Senate lost an election in United States history. Daschle was the only Senator to lose re-election in 2004. This election happened at the same time as the 2004 United States presidential election. Campaign. John Thune, President George W. Bush, and Vice President Dick Cheney said Daschle was the "chief obstructionist" of President Bush's goals and claimed he used filibusters to delay these goals. John Thune, the Republican candidate, showed his strong support for the war in Iraq. John Thune accused Tom Daschle of "emboldening the enemy." Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist visited South Dakota to help John Thune, breaking a tradition that a leader of one party would not campaign for the defeat of the other party leader. Early in the race, Tom Daschle looked like he was going to win. However, by November 2004, many polls showed that Tom Daschle and John Thune were both equally likely to win the election.
, translated as "An Account of My Hut" or "The Ten Foot Square Hut", is an important and popular short book of the early Kamakura period (1185–1333) in Japan. It was written in March 1212 by Kamo no Chōmei. The book outlines the Buddhist concept of impermanence ("mujō"). It does so through the description of various disasters such as earthquake, famine, whirlwind and fire that happened to the people of the capital city Kyoto. The author Chōmeihad been a court poet and a player of the biwa and koto in his youth.. In his fifties, he became a Buddhist monk and moved farther and farther into the mountains. He ended up living in a 10-foot square hut located at Mt. Hino. The book has been classified both as part of the zuihitsu genre and as Buddhist literature. The book is considered as a Japanese literary classic. It is part of the Japanese school curriculum.
Ivy Dominique (born May 30, 1979) is a Ukrainian-Russian actress,model, producer, and former pageant queen. She is also a nurse and advocate. She has been featured on the covers of Harper’s Bazaar Vietnam and Glamour Magazine. Education. Dominique has Ph.D. in Psychology and is a licensed nurse with certifications in cognitive behavior therapy, grief, and trauma. Dominique is pursuing a medical degree and is involved in several philanthropic and advocacy pursuits. Career. Modeling Dominique started her modeling career in New York as a side passion, later expanding her profile into Los Angeles and other international markets. She walked the runways at several high-profile fashion events, including Milan, Paris, and New York Fashion Weeks. Advocate Dominique is also an advocate and addresses various social issues such as PTSD, domestic violence, consent, sexual assault, human trafficking, invisible illnesses, mental health, and veterans. She is a courageous survivor of domestic violence and sexual abuse. Dominique has also spoken at multiple international conferences and the United Nations, raising awareness and advocating for change on many important issues. She shares her experiences so that people do not feel alone and realize that it can happen to anyone and that a great life is possible after survival. In 2022, Dominique collaborated with The Consent Awareness Network to advocate for legislative change and a definitive legal definition of consent. She has a firm commitment to justice, which ensures that offenders can no longer exploit legal loopholes and enable survivors to receive the justice they deserve. Recognition. •    Glamour Magazine Woman of the Year Award, 2022 •    Ms. Tourism USA 2018 •    President's Lifetime Achievement Award
Shen Yun Performing Arts (Chinese: 神韻藝術團; 'divine rhythm arts troupe') is a non-profit performing arts and entertainment company based in Deerpark, New York. It tours internationally. The performances include dance and symphonic music. It is part of the Falun Gong new religious movement. There are eight large performing arts companies, with a total of about 480 performers. Shen Yun has performed in front of millions and has toured more than 200 cities across the world, except for China. The Chinese government says the shows are "propaganda" intended to "smear China's image." Their 2023-4 tour is called "China before Communism". It is supported by The Epoch Times.
The Epoch Times is a far-right international multi-language newspaper and non-profit media company. It is part of the Falun Gong new religious movement. The newspaper, based in New York City, is part of the Epoch Media Group, which also runs New Tang Dynasty (NTD) Television. "The Epoch Times" has websites in 35 countries but is blocked in mainland China. It was started in Georgia in 2000. It attacks the Chinese Communist Party’s “massive crimes” and “attempts to eradicate all traditional morality and religious belief.” There is no content about drugs, gay people or popular music. It supports Donald Trump. Moral rights infringement. Since 2024.03.19, The company named John Wiley &amp; Sons, Inc. with Editors from the Siggraph committee has been in a scandal of persistent denying and infringing moral rights (criminal offense with extraterrestrial jurisdiction to aboard aliens, e.g. in Colombia Law 599 of 2000 ARTICLE270°) from authors such as Zhongwei Shen for his articles "Geometrically Exact Simulation of Inextensible Ribbon" and "Harmonic Functions for Rotational Symmetry Vector Fields". As the incident encapsulates dozens of crimes, confirming moral rights of the above articles confirms property rights in other projects and renders Hujun Bao, Jin Huang, Lu Chen as criminal suspect, according to Zhongwei Shen on his LinkedIN, since 2020, several complaints (桐公（振）受案字「2020」01597 etc.) were made to police in Zhejiang Tongxiang (where the annual World Internet Conference, Wuzhen Summit hosts. An event initiated by XI Jinping government and the Alibaba Group where seniors from internet service provider companies meet), however not only justice was not given, various criminal retaliation measures followed from the colleague judicial functionaries of Juyi Jiang 蔣驹裔, Weijie Qiu 邱伟杰, Caojun Shen 沈曹俊(class 2002-2004 students from Tongxiang advanced middle school), most notably impairing judicial administration, crime teaching, stalking with infringing personal information
Pedro Nuno de Oliveira Santos (born 13 April 1977) is a Portuguese economist and politician, who is the Leader of the Opposition since 2024. He is also the Secretary-General of the Socialist Party since 2024. Before, he was Secretary of State for Parliamentary Affairs, from November 2015 to February 2019, and afterwards as Minister of Infrastructure and Housing, from February 2019 to January 2023. In December 2023, Santos was elected to replace António Costa as Secretary-General of the Socialist Party. In April 2024, he became the Leader of the Opposition.
Truong My Lan, also known as Trương Muội, is a Vietnamese businesswoman. She is the founder and chairwoman of the board of directors of Van Thinh Phat Group. Truong My Lan's family is one of the richest families in Vietnam. Her husband is Eric Chu Nap Kee, a businessman in the real estate sector in Hong Kong. Scandal. Van Thinh Phat borrowed up to more than 304 000 billion VND from SCB Bank and then appropriated a particularly large amount of money.
The Vagrancy Act 1824 (5 Geo. 4. c. 83) is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom that makes it a crime to sleep rough or beg in England and Wales. The law was passed to combat the increasing number of people forced to live on the streets at the end of the Napoleonic Wars and the social effects of the Industrial Revolution. Critics of the law include William Wilberforce, who condemned the Act for making vagrancy a crime with no consideration of the circumstances as to why an individual might be homeless. Parts of the Act have not been repealed by UK Parliament. Most of its legal provisions remain convictable offences and are enforceable in England. In 2020, 573 people were prosecuted under the act. It was repealed in Scotland in 1982. In 2023 Rishi Sunak's government were considering a new law. This would make anyone who is sleeping rough, or “appearing” as though they are or intending to do so in future and who could cause or are “likely to cause” a “nuisance” a criminal. Punishment could be a month’s imprisonment and/or fines of up to £2,500.
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge is a nature area in New York City looked after by the National Park Service. It includes the open water and marshes of Jamaica Bay in Brooklyn and Queens. The refuge has islands in Jamaica Bay, near John F. Kennedy International Airport. The airport was built over part of the wetlands in the bay, causing environmental changes with airplane noise. However, the refuge has many different habitats like salt marshes, dunes, ponds, woodlands, and fields.  Jamaica Bay Wildlife refuge is special as the only "wildlife refuge" in the National Park System. It was first started by New York City and later handed over to Gateway National Recreation Area. The refuge has paths around the East and West Pond, although the latter was affected by Hurricane Sandy in 2012. History. In 1938, Robert Moses, the commissioner of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (NYC Parks), started plans for a wildlife refuge around Jamaica Bay. His goal was to prevent industrial development in the area. By 1941, Moses thought about converting Jamaica Bay into an 18,000-acre recreation center, seeking control from NYC Parks in 1945 to create a haven for wildlife and water activities. After about twelve years of planning, Moses started construction in 1950. About 84,000 workers helped develop the park. Moses is credited with introducing the idea of freshwater ponds alongside the saltwater marshes, attracting diverse wildlife. The first phase of the project was completed in 1953, and Herbert Johnson became the refuge's first superintendent. The site quickly became a sanctuary for birds, with 208 species identified in the first five years. Notable species, like black skimmers and snowy egrets, returned to the area after several decades. During the early years, diverse wildlife, including black bears, coyotes, elk, and wolves, could be found in the park. Birdwatchers began visiting in the late 1950s. In 1972, control of the site transferred to the National Park Service, which now manages the refuge as part of the Gateway National Recreation Area. Wildlife. The refuge is a home to many plants and animals, both in the water
A queen is a woman who rules a monarchy, or the wife of a king. Queen may also refer to:
Tarsdorf is a municipality in the district of Braunau am Inn in the Austrian state Upper Austria. Villages. The villages in the municipality are (with population in brackets as at 1 Jan 2020): History. Finds in the Weilhart Forest indicate that the Tarsdorf area had already been settled by the Neolithic. Burial mounds from the Hallstatt period have been discovered. The area was settled by Celts around 500 BC.  In the Roman era, the road from Salzburg to Burghausen led through Tarsdorf. It ran through Hofweiden, Tarsdorf and Hörndl. The remains of a rustic villa, a millstone, shards of bowls, bricks from an underfloor heating system, pieces of plaster and a silver coin, all dating back to the first four centuries AD, have been discovered between Hofweiden and Tarsdorf. In the sixth centuries the immigrating Bajuwars, ancestors of today's Bavarians, cleared large parts of the Weilhart-forest.
"The" Bangkok Post is an English-language Thai newspaper. It is published in Bangkok. It was first published in 1946. It is Thailand's oldest newspaper that is still published. The daily circulation of the "Bangkok Post" is 110,000,; 80 percent of this is distributed in Bangkok and the rest nationwide.  It is considered a newspaper of record for Thailand. From July 2016 until mid-May 2018, the editor of the "Bangkok Post" was Umesh Pandey. On 14 May 2018, Pandey was "forced to step down" as editor after refusing to soften coverage critical of the ruling military junta.
Life imprisonment is legal in Belgium, and is the greatest punishment available under Belgian law since the abolition of the death penalty. Children under age 12 are never prosecuted in Belgium. For children aged 12 to 17, the juvenile tribunal has jurisdiction.
Radioluminescence is a way that some radioactive materials produce light. It is seen around some very strong sources of radiation. Radioluminescent paint is used for clock hands and signs to make them easier to see in the dark.  How it works. Radioluminescence happens when an atom or molecule gets energy from ionizing radiation. The energy is released as a photon of light. A chemical that releases one type of light when it gets energy from ionizing radiation is called a phosphor. Radioluminescent materials are made by mixing something radioactive with a phosphor. Uses. Radioluminescence is mostly used to make things visible in the dark. Most radioluminescent paint has radium, promethium, or tritium. Radium. Radium was the first element used in radioluminescent paint. It was first used in 1908. The green light was made by mixing radium with zinc sulfide and copper. Other metals such as manganese and silver were used to make different colors of paint. Radium stopped being used in paint in the 1960s. Promethium. The isotope promethium-147 replaced radium in radioluminescent paint after the 1960s. It is less dangerous than radium. However, promethium-147 has a half-life of 2.62 years, so it does not last as long as radium or tritium. Tritium. Most radioluminescent materials now use tritium, which is a radioactive isotope of hydrogen. It is also less dangerous than radium, but it is a gas, so it cannot be mixed in paint. Tritium is put inside of glass tubes that have phosphor on the inside.
Odd Nerdrum (born 8 April 1944) is a Norwegian painter, born in Sweden.  Nerdrum is critical of several modern art styles, and is mostly influences by the old masters Rembrandt and Caravaggio. Nerdrum works often show people that appear from another time or place. He defines his own style as kytsch rather than art. His work is seen in museums worldwide.
Marybeth Tinning (née Roe; born ) was a American former nursing assistant, convicted murderer, and suspected serial killer who was convicted of smothering and killing her 4-month-old child (a daughter named Tami Lynne) on 20 December 1985. As a result, she was incarcerated in a incarceration facility more than 1 ½ year later on 17 July 1987 and was charged with second-degree murder. She was released from the incarceration facility 31 years later on 21 August 2018. Her eight other children died under suspicious circumstances in the years leading up to Tami Lynne's birth and death. It was at first believed that Tinning's children were dying to due to a genetic problem (or problems) in the family, but even when Tinning's adoptive child Michael died on 2 March 1981 at the age of 2, from similar causes as the other biological children did, authorities failed to open a investigation. Tinning is now suspected to be a possible serial killer. Marriage and children. Marybsth Tining met Joseph "Joe" Tinning in 1963 on a blind date, and they married 2 years later in 1965.  After their marriage, they went on to have 9 children (8 biological and 1 adoptive) which includes: 1. Barbara Tinning (31 May 19672 March 1972) 2. Joseph Tinning, Jr. (10 January 197020 January 1972) 3. Jennifer Tinning (26 December 19713 January 1972)  4. Timothy Tinning (21 November10 December 1973) 5. Nathan Tinning (30 March2 September 1975) 6. Michael Tinning (adoptive; August 19782 March 1981)  7. Mary Frances (30 October 197822 February 1979)  8. Jonathan (4 November 197922 March 1980)  9. Tami Lynne (22 August20 December 1985)
The Hungarian Televison (Hungarian: Magyar Televízió, MTV) was a Hungary free-to-air television network owned by the Hungarian government. It started broadcasting by satellite in 1957 and, since 1973, on television. In 1979, MTV became the largest channel and remained so for a number of years.  From 2004 to 2019, the MTV was a fully active member of the European Broadcasting Union. On July 1, 2015, four separate organizations (Hungarian Television, Hungarian Radio, Hungarian News Agency, and Duna Television) merged to continue their activities as the sole public service media provider under the name Duna Média.
Girdhari Lal (17 July 1915 – 27 November 1987) was an Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir, belonging to the National Conference and later the Indian National Congress.
Vanscoy incorporated as a village on June 17, 1919. Demographics. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Vanscoy had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
A newspaper of record is a national newspaper that is trustworthy. The newspapers are usually very popular. Sometimes, it refers to a newspaper that a government uses to publish notices to the public. Many newspapers of record are very old, like "Neue Zürcher Zeitung", "The Times", "The Guardian", "Le Figaro", and "The Sydney Morning Herald". Other newspapers are very reputable in their quality and accuracy, like "The Wall Street Journal" and "The Telegraph or" "The Washington Post".
LA Weekly is a free alternative weekly newspaper in Los Angeles, California. Publication history. The paper was founded in 1978 by Jay Levin. By 1990, "LA Weekly" had a circulation of 165,000.  In 1994, "LA Weekly" was sold to Stern Publishing, owner of "The Village Voice". In 2004, New Times Media bought Stern Publishing, and changed the company's name to Village Voice Media in October 2005.
Lady Sif is a fictional character and superheroine appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics, and is a supporting character in "Thor" comics. She is the Vanir Norse goddess of War and Hunt, sister to Heimdall, and friend and love-interest to Thor. She was created by the late Stan Lee, and the late Jack Kirby, and first appeared in "Journey into Mystery #102" in March of 1964. In other media. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, she is a supporting character in "Thor" (2011), and it's sequel, ' (2013), and a supporting character in "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." She appeared in one episode of the Disney+ "Loki" tv series, and returned in ' (2022), portrayed by Jaimie Alexander.
Jack Bannon (born 24 March 1991) is an English actor. He is known for his role as Christopher Morcom in "The Imitation Game", as Sam Thursday on the ITV drama series "Endeavour" (2013-2018, 2023) and as Alfred Pennyworth on the Epix crime drama series "Pennyworth" (2019–2022).