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Tula Oblast (, "Tulskaya oblast") is a federal subject (an oblast) of Russia. It is in the European Russia region of the country. It is part of the Central Federal District. It has an area of and a population of 1,553,925 (2010). Tula is the largest city and the administrative center (capital city) of Tula Oblast. History. The territory of Tula Oblast has been lived in by humans since the Stone Age. There are many kurgans (burial mounds) and old settlements to prove this. By the eighth century, these lands were home to the Vyatichi, an East Slavic tribe. The first mention of the city of Tula in 1146 is found in the Nikon Chronicle. It talks about the campaign of Prince Svyatoslav Olgovich of Chernigov. At the time the lands were owned by the Ryazan Principality. Geography. Tula Oblast borders Moscow Oblast to the north, Ryazan Oblast to the east, Lipetsk Oblast to the southeast, Oryol Oblast to the southwest, and Kaluga Oblast in the west. Tula Oblast is in the Central Federal District of European Russia. Tula Oblast has more than 1,600 rivers and streams. Some major rivers include the Don River, the Oka River, and the Upa River. The oblast has lots of iron ore, clay, limestone, and lignite. Tula Oblast has a moderate continental climate. Demographics. Population:
Bratsk () is a city in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. It is on the Angara River near the Bratsk Reservoir. History. The first Europeans went to the area in 1623 to get taxes from the local Buryat people. Permanent settlement started with the building of an "ostrog" (fortress). This fortress was built in 1631 at the junction of the Oka and Angara rivers. During World War II, Siberia became more industrialized. This was because the Soviet Union wanted to move its industry to the area east of the Ural Mountains. Twin towns and sister cities. Bratsk is twinned with:
The 1999-00 Austrian Cup is the cup competition in Austrian football. SK Sturm Graz were the defending champions.  Round 1. First round with teams from the first and second league.
This is a list of countries and regions where Russian is an official language. Countries. Recognised language. Many countries recognise Russian as a minority language under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. Regions and unrecognised countries. The partially-recognised republics of Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Transnistria all list Russian as a co-official language in their constitutions. The regions of Crimea (Ukraine), Gagauzia (Moldova), Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester (Moldova) and eight communes of Romania also recognise Russian as a co-official language.
Eduard "Edi" Glieder (born 28 January 1969) is an Austrian former professional footballer. He played as forward. Career. Player. He started playing football with SC St. Margarethen-Raab (Burgenland). He started his professional career with Grazer AK. In Austria he played also for SV Austria Salzburg, FC Tirol Innsbruck und FC Pasching. 2003-04 he played for FC Schalke 04 in the German Bundesliga. 2004 he came back to Austria and played for SV Pasching. 2009 he ended his career. Manager. In the 2006–07 season he was playing manager of SV Grödig. From 2010 to 2012 he managed SK Vorwärts Steyr. After three years as assistant coach with Grödig he managed SV Wals-Grünau. In April 2016 he ended his managerial career for professional reasons. International. Glieder played 11 matches for the Austrian national football team and scored 4 goals. He debuted on 10 October 1998 versus Cyprus. His last match was on 8 September 2004 versus Azerbaijan. Personal life. His youth club Sankt Margarethen im Burgenland renamed its stadium to "Edi-Glieder Stadion" in June 2001.
Assassin's Creed is a series of video games set in the past made by Ubisoft. Created by Patrice Désilets, Jade Raymond, and Corey May, the "Assassin's Creed" series is about a fictional millennia-old struggle between the Order of Assassins, who fight for peace and free will, and the Knights Templar, who desire peace through order and control. Release history. The following table lists the main and spin-off games of the franchise, along with their release years and the respective platform(s) they released on:
Sanjit Bedi (8 May 1977 – 23 June 2015) was an Indian television actor. He was known for playing the role of Dr. Omi Joshi in Indian television show "Sanjivani". He began his career as a model, before going into theatre and, eventually, into television. He died on 23 June 2015, after failing to emerge from a coma, induced by a brain ailment. In addition to his role in "Sanjivani", he also starred in such programs as "Jaane Kya Baat Hui", "Kyaa Hoga Nimmo Kaa" and "Kasautii Zindagii Kay".
"Tush" is a 1975 song by ZZ Top from their fourth studio album "Fandango!". It has a running time of 2 minutes and 15 seconds in length. It went to number 14 in Canada and number 20 in the United States.
Sanjay Gandhi (14 December 1946 23 June 1980) was an Indian politician. He was the younger son of Indira Gandhi and Feroze Gandhi.  He was a member of parliament, Lok Sabha and the Nehru–Gandhi family. During his lifetime, he was widely expected to succeed his mother as head of the Indian National Congress, but following his early death in a plane crash his elder brother Rajiv became their mother's political heir and succeeded her as Prime Minister of India after her assassination. His wife Maneka Gandhi and son Varun Gandhi are politicians in the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) is the first Pentecostal church in Nigeria. One of its founders, Joseph Ayo Babalola, led to the growth of the church.
The water polo competition at the 1922 Women's Olympiad was held on 22 April 1922. It was the first ever women's water polo championship. The venue of the competition was the Port Hercules, the harbour of Monte Carlo, Monaco. The competition was won by the Netherlands, who beated the United Kingdom with 6-0. Background. Women's water polo was in the early 20th-century a rising sport. Until 1922 not many international matches have been held. However the Netherlands and Great Britain already played once against each other. In January 1914 the Ladies Water Polo Club played two matched in the Netherlands against the Dutch women's water polo team of the Hollandsche Dames-Zwemclub (H.D.Z.) in Amsterdam and The Hague. At the last Olympics, the 1920 Summer Olymipics, women's water polo was a demonstration event, where two women's teams from the Netherlands played against in each other in an exhibition match. Teams. Initially the teams of the tournament were named to be The Netherlands and France. On 11 April 1922 it was stated a team from The Netherlands and a team from the United Kingdom would compete, with possibility of a French team. The French Swimming Federation withdrew the French water polo team because the French women's water polo players would not be good enough against the Dutch team. Netherlands. In late January 1922 it was announced a Dutch team of seven players was invited to participate at the 1922 Women's Olympiad. On 13 February 1922 newspaper "Het Volk" published an initial Dutch selection: Alida Bolten (A.D.Z.), B. Noorwegen (A.D.Z.), Jo Evelein (H.D.Z.), Job van Laar (H.D.Z.), Loes Brandt (H.D.Z.), Annie Treffers (R.D.Z.) and Truus Klapwijk (R.D.Z.). Broer (R.D.D.) was named as the reserve. In the announcement two days later on 15 February of newspaper "De Telegraaf" and later in other newspapers, B. Noorwegen was not in the main selection but
"A Long December" is a 1996 song by the Counting Crows. It was taken from their second studio album "Recovering the Satellites". It was at the top of the single charts in Canada. It did poorly on the other charts around the world. Track listings. All songs were written by Duritz except where noted. All live tracks were recorded at Elysée Montmartre (Paris, France) on December 9, 1994. UK CD1 and Australian CD single UK CD2 European CD single
Eugene Bill Pryor more known as uncle Bill (1937 or 1938 – 19 October 2022) was a Surinamese politician. He was co-founder of Broederschap en Eenheid in de Politiek and its first president from 1973 to 1987. He was a member of the National Assembly from 1991 to 1996. Biography. Pyror was co-founder of Broederschap en Eenheid in de Politiek (BEP). He founded it together with some other of, at the time named the Progressieve Bosneger Partij (PBP). After its foundation in 1973, Pryor was elected as first president. Among other things, he made sure more women were adopted into the politics. He was succeeded by Caprino Alendy in 1987. Between 1991 and 1996 he was a member of the National Assembly (DNA), after being chosen in the Brokopondo district. Afterwards he became advisor and honorary president of the Broederschap en Eenheid in de Politiek. Pryor was also a headteacher. Pryor died in the morning of 19 October 2022 after a short illness, at the age of 84 years.
Umoja Prize for Contemporary Tanzanian Artist (UPCTA) is a competition, exhibition and award held each year for visual arts in Tanzania. It is one of the most important art awards in Tanzania. First offered in 2007 by the Umoja Foundation for the Arts. Umoja Foundation has sponsored the event since 2007 so it is often known as the Umoja Prize. It rewards Tanzanian artists under 40 in contemporary art. The competition is open to all artists under 40, it features artists from all over Tanzania. Its goal is to show the best indigenous art in the country. The works can be in any media, including paintings (on bark, canvas and paper), prints, sculpture, textiles, weaving, ceramics, glass, photography, digital media and video. The first prize of Tsh 3,000 000 is awarded to the work considered the best in the show. Smaller prizes of Tsh 1,000 000 each are awarded in four categories.
André Benjamin (born May 27, 1975), also known by his stage name André 3000, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He grew up in Atlanta. He was a member of the hip hop duo Outkast with fellow rapper Big Boi. Together they won seven Grammys. Their singles "Ms. Jackson", "Hey Ya!" and "The Way You Move", have reached the top of the "Billboard" Hot 100.  André 3000 has released an extended play titled "Look Ma No Hands" (2018)
The 100 m backstroke event at the 1922 Women's Olympiad was held on 22 April 1922. The venue of the competition was the Port Hercules, the harbour of Monte Carlo, Monaco. Results. Heats. The winner of each heat and the fastest number two continued to the final. The Dutch Truus Klapwijk won the third heat ahead of the French ladies Brinter and Porter. Final. The Dutch Truus Klapwijk won the race in a time of 1:43. This time was listed as a new French record. British Doris Hart finished second, 0.6 seconds behind Klapwijk and the French Alice Harlfinger finished third. Sources:
Zion and Lennox is a reggaeton duo formed in 2001. It is made up of Felix Gerardo Ortiz "Zion" and Gabriel Enrique Pizarro "Lennox", both from Carolina, Puerto Rico. Throughout their music career, they have received nominations for various awards such as Billboard Latin Music Awards, Latin American Music Awards, ASCAP, among others, and won in the "Best Artist" category. On November 13, 2024, the duo Zion &amp; Lennox announced their separation, after two decades of collaboration.
The London Ladies Waterpolo Club went in January 1914 to the Netherlands. The club played two water polo matches against the Hollandsche Dames Zwemclub (H.D.Z.) and Haagsche Dames Zwem- en Poloclub also competed in swimming events. The water polo matches were one of the earliest international women's water polo meetings. The first match took place in Amsterdam on 27 January and the second match in The Hague on 28 January. In early November 1913 it was announced the London Ladies Waterpolo Club would come in January 1914 to the Netherlands. 27 January: Amsterdam. On 16 December 1913 it was announced the London Ladies Waterpolo Club would compete against H.D.Z. on 27 January 1914 in Amsterdam. The events were held at the . The event was advertised in national newspapers and tickets could be bought in advance. Next to water polo match of the London Ladies Waterpolo Club against the Nederlandsche Hollandsche Dames Zwemclub an international 4x 40 metre relay took place (also including ladies of the Haagsche Dames Zwem- en Poloclub) and national events were held. The evening started at 8 p.m. with an ochestra playing the British national anthem. Next to the international events, national events were held including a water polo match of the second team of the HDZ against the first team of The Hague (1–1). Three HDZ women (Evelein, Lachman and Helweg) gave diving demonstration from the 1 metre and 3 metre springboard. Another three women (A. Kolk, Spangenthal and B. Duijkers) demonstrated doll diving. 4x 40 metre relay. Three teams competed in the 4x 40 metre relay. In the first part of the race, the Nederlandsche Hollandsche Dames Zwemclub were leading the race. But the women of the London Ladies Waterpolo Club won with a considerable gap ahead of Nederlandsche Hollandsche Dames Zwemclub and Haagsche Dames Zwem- en Polocl
The bisexual flag is a pride flag representing bisexuality, bisexual people, and the bisexual community. The pink stripe represents homosexuality. The pink stripe represents heterosexuality. The purple stripe is the "overlap" of the two colors. This stripe represents attraction regardless of sex or gender.  The flag was designed by Michael Page in 1998 to raise awareness of bisexuals in the world and in the LGBT community. He wanted to give the bisexual community a symbol like the rainbow flag was for the LGBT community. The first bisexual pride flag was shown at the BiCafe's first anniversary party on December 5, 1998.  Design and colors. Page said that he took the colors and overlap from the biangles (also known as the bisexuality triangles). The biangles were designed by artist Liz Nania for the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights in 1987. The design of the biangles began with the pink triangle, a Nazi concentration camp badge that later became a symbol of gay liberation representing homosexuality. The addition of a blue triangle contrasts the pink and represents heterosexuality. The two triangles overlap and form lavender. Page described the meaning of the pink, purple, and blue colors: The flag is used in different aspect ratios. 2:3 and 3:5 are often used, which is common between flags. The exact colors given by Page are PMS 226 for the pink, 258 for the purple, and 286 for the blue. The pink stripe takes up two fifths of the flag. The purple stripe takes up the middle fifth. The blue stripe takes up the other two fifths. The flag has been most commonly made with the pink stripe at the top, but both ways are acceptable. The flag is not patented, trademarked, or service marked.
The pansexual flag is a bright pink, yellow and cyan flag. It was made as a symbol for the pansexual community to increase its visibility and recognition. History and use. The flag has been in wide use since the early 2010s when it was posted on an anonymous Tumblr account, by its creator Jasper V. The flag is used as a symbol of the pansexual community, just like the rainbow flag is used for the LGBT community. The pansexual pride flag is used to show that pansexuals have sexual attractions and relationships with people of different genders and sexualities. Design and symbolism. The pansexual flag consists of three equally-sized colored horizontal bars. They are magenta on top, yellow in the middle, and cyan on the bottom. Some sources say that the cyan represents attraction to men. But others say it represents people who are attracted to men. Magenta represents attraction to women. Yellow represents attraction to non-binary people such as those who are agender, bigender and genderfluid. Other sources say that the colours cyan, magenta, and yellow stand for those who identify as men, women and non-binary people, respectively.
Ramesh Ponnuru is an American conservative journalist and political commentator. He works as an editor for "National Review". He also writes about politics for Bloomberg News and writes for Yuval Levin’s magazine "National Affairs". In 2015, Politico said that Ponnuru was one of their top 50 people in the politics of the United States of America.  Early life. Ramesh Ponnuru was born in 1974 in Kansas. His father was Hindu. His mother was Lutheran. Ponnuru graduated high school in 1990 when he was 16 years old. He studied history at Princeton University where he graduated "summa cum laude" in 1995 when he was 21 years old. Ponnuru wrote a thesis on abortion in the 19th century United States. Ponnuru converted to Roman Catholicism. He married a woman named April.  Journalism. In 1999, Ponnuru, at the time 25 years old, started to work as a journalist for "National Review". He was known for writing about constitutionalism and fiscal policy. In 2006, Ponnuru wrote a book called "The Party of Death" criticizing the Democratic Party of the United States for being pro-choice. In the same book, Ponnuru argued against euthanasia being legal. In 2014, Ponnuru and Yuval Levin wrote a book called "Room to Grow" about the future of American conservatism.  Opinions. Ponnuru is pro-life, opposes euthanasia, opposes capital punishment, and supports smaller government. In 2016, Ponnuru started supporting the conservative Never Trump Movement. In 2019, Ponnuru wrote an article for "National Review" arguing that Ben Shapiro was wrong to oppose impeaching Donald Trump. In 2020, Ponnuru wrote an article for "National Review" saying that conservatives who didn’t vote for Donald Trump in 2016 shouldn't support him in 2020 either.
John Derbyshire also known as Derb is an American libertarian paleoconservative or paleolibertarian. Works. He worked as a journalist for National Review. He was fired by Rich Lowry after Derbyshire wrote an article for Taki’s Magazine called “The Talk: Non-Black Version” in which Derbyshire said that parents should teach their children to avoid black people. Since then Derbyshire started writing for Peter Brimelow’s website VDARE and is now a friend of Jared Taylor.
Paleolibertarianism is a political ideology designed by Murray Rothbard and Llewelyn Rockwell that brings together paleoconservatism and libertarianism. It has since evolved into a large political movement within the Libertarian Party that has become the basis for the Mises Caucus. Rothbard used paleolibertarianism to justify supporting the David Duke when he ran for Governor of Louisiana in the 1991 Louisiana gubernatorial election.
Llewelyn Rockwell is an American anarcho-capitalist and friend of Murray Rothbard. He supported the Black Panther Party and co-created paleolibertarianism with Rothbard.  Works. In the 1990s, Rockwell worked as the editor of Ron Paul’s newsletters. This became a controversy when it turned out that they said things like “No doubt the blacks would have privatized the welfare state through continued looting but they were paid off and the violence subsided” and other similar statements. In 2011, Rockwell worked as Paul’s chief of staff. Rockwell is known for opposing American military intervention.
The Morona-Santiago tree frog ("Hyloscirtus pacha") is a frog. It lives on the east site of the Cordillera Oriental in Ecuador. Scientists have seen it between 2225 and 2350 meters above sea level. The adult male frog is 59.49-60.94 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is 65.28-68.37 mm long. The skin on the frog's back is dark brown in color with orange spots. The orange spots shine like metal. The fingers and toes and insides of the legs are brown with white lines. The iris of the eye is olive brown in color. Scientists have only seen this frog near streams. They do not know if it can live in other places. This frog is awake at night. Scientists named this frog after Patricia "Pacha" A. Burrowes. "Pacha" is her nickname. Burrowes worked with the scientists in the forest.
Richard Lowry (; born 1968) is an American journalist and political commentator. He is the editor in chief of National Review. Life. Lowry was born in 1968. After graduating high school, he started working as an assistant for Charles Krauthaumer. In 1992, Lowry started working for William F. Buckley Jr. at National Review. In 1997, he became editor. Lowry has praised Ron DeSantis for how he handled Covid.
The Global Development Initiative ( its full name: Global Development Initiative —Building on 2030 SDGs for Stronger, Greener and Healthier Global Development) is a global initiative proposed by China in 2021. As of September 2022, more than 100 countries and international organizations have expressed their support to the Initiative. More than 60 countries have joined the Group of Friends of the GDI at the UN. Content. On 21 September 2021, CCP general secretary Xi Jinping addressed the General Debate of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly. He put forward the Global Development Initiative in his speech titled “Bolstering Confidence and Jointly Overcoming Difficulties to Build a Better World”. In June 2022, CCP general secretary Xi Jinping chaired the High-level Dialogue on Global Development under the theme “Foster a Global Development Partnership for the New Era to Jointly Implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”. As the outcome of the Dialogue, the Chair’s Statement was released with an annex which listed 32 practical measures for cooperation. Group of Friends of the Global Development Initiative. Launch. On January 2022, the Permanent Mission of the People’s Republic of China to the UN held the Launch Meeting of the Group of Friends of Global Development Initiative. This marked the official establishment of the Group. The UN Deputy Secretary-General Ms. Amina Mohammed, Under-Secretary-General Mr. Liu Zhenmin, Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser on Africa to the Secretary-General Ms. Cristina Duarte, Associate Administrator of UNDP Ms. Usha Rao-Monari, Deputy Executive Director of UN Women Ms. Anita Bhatia, and more than 20 heads of UN agencies were present at the meeting and spoke. Delegates from over 100 countries participated in the meeting, including more than 80 ambassadors. Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed noted in her remarks that the UN welcomes and supports the GDI, and believes this Initiative will help ensure the world keep the promise of “leaving no one behind”. She also mentioned that the GDI shows China’s continued commitment to supporting the SDGs. TRhe UN looks forward to working with the Group
Charles Vanhoutte (22 November 1929 – 20 October 2022) was a French-born Belgian cyclo-cross cyclist. He also helped organizing cyclo cross races and founded a cycling team. He was a professional cyclist between 1954 and 1969. Biography. Vanhoutte won many prizes with cyclo-cross races. One of his earliest main prizes was the bronze medal at the 1954 Belgian National Cyclo-cross Championships behind Frans Feremans and Roger De Clercq. He was specialized on sand surface. Despite his long list of achievements, Vanhoutte was never world championships. After his cycling career, he stayed involved with the sport. He helped organize main cyclo-cross races in Belgium, making it a bigger sport in Belgium. He also started a cycling team. He coached Norbert Dedecker. He also had his own cycling store. Until he 2021 he watched cyclo-cross races. Vanhoutte died on 20 October 2022, aged 92.  Belgian National Cyclo-cross Championships 2nd in Sint-Denijs-Helkijn 2nd in Oostende 2nd in Munkzwalm 3rd in Gavere 3rd in Oude Bareel 2nd in Oostakker 1st in Stene 1st in Bornem 1st in Deftinge  3rd in Hamme 3rd in Vichte 2nd in Gistel 1st in Gavere 2nd in Anzegem 3rd in Tiegem 2nd in Wannegem-Lede 3rd in Ledegem 2nd in Moorslede 2nd in Sint-Maria-Lierde 2nd in Elst (BEL) 2nd in Onkerzele 3rd in Knesselare 3rd in Deerlijk  3rd in Sint-Maria-Latem 2nd in Eine 3rd in Sint-Katelijne-Waver 1st in Nederename 1st in Deftinge 2nd in Vichte 1st in