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Nici W. Mür (born 1900s) was a Dutch sprinter and discus thrower in the 1920s. She was a member of Hygiëa, The Hague and the national team. Career. Her earliest national level competition was at the 1925 Dutch national championships where she won with her club the silver medal in the 4 x 80 metres relay. In 1926 she became Dutch national champion in the 4 x 100 metres. In 1927, after good individual performance at the district championships, she became a week later national champion in the discus throw event. At the national championships Mür also became for the second consecutive year Dutch national champion in the 4 x 100 metres together with Martha Kolthof, Willy Hamerslag and Nettie Grooss with a time of 55 seconds. In the reports about the national championships where she became national champion in the discus throw, it was criticized that her trow was not that far with over four meters below the national record. In September 1927 during an out of competition record attempt, she showed she was a good discus thrower, throwing 24.11 metres, further than national record of Martha Kolthof. For her record she received a special prize. While newspapers reported it as a new national record, the record was not recognized by the Dutch athletics federation. Mür represented the Netherlands at two international competitions. She competed at the international competition against Belgium. She also competed at the international tournament against Germany in Dortmund. Only a few women’s events were included at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The Netherlands could only send a limited amount of athletes. Mür was a reserve athlete and didn’t compete at the Games. On of her last competitions, was the 1929 regional championships where she won the discus throw event.
Netguru is a Polish software company. Its headquarters is in Poznań, Poland. The company was three times in Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 Central Europe ranking, and twice on the "FT 1000," the Financial Times list of fastest-growing companies in Europe.  History. The company was founded in 2008 by Wiktor Schmidt, Jakub Filipowski, and Adam Zygadlewicz. In 2014, Netguru moved into Israel and the Middle East markets. In 2015, the company joined the London fintech community. In 2018, Netguru reached an annual turnover of about PLN 80 million. In 2019, Netguru's chief operating officer Marek Talarczyk became the company's new CEO.
PGNiG or Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo (English: Polish Oil Mining and Gas Extraction) is a Polish oil and gas company. PGNiG is controlled by the state. The company headquartered in Warsaw, Poland. PGNiG is listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.  History. PGNiG was established in 1982. In 1996, the company was transformed into a joint-stock company. In 2004, it became Sp (Spółka Akcyjna). In 2011, PGNiG purchased 99.8% of Vattenfall Heat Poland's assets. In 2018, PGNiG signed a contract with Cheniere Marketing International. In 2021, PGNiG was ranked №58 in the Arctic Environmental Responsibility Index (AERI).
Fire Country is an American drama television series created by Max Thieriot that is set to air on CBS on October 7, 2022. The series is produced by CBS Studios and Universal Television, with Thieriot, Tony Phelan, and Joan Rater serving as executive producers. Summary. In "Fire Country", seeking redemption and a shortened prison sentence, young convict Bode Donovan (Thieriot) joins a firefighting program that returns him to his small Northern California hometown, where he and other inmates work alongside elite firefighters to extinguish massive blazes across the region. Production. Development. Fire Country was created by Max Thieriot. On November 15, 2021, the show was put into development at CBS, with Thieriot serving as executive producer. Tony Phelan and Joan Rater were also announced as executive producers. On February 4, 2022, it was officially ordered to pilot. Shooting for the pilot took place from March to April 2022, in Vancouver, Canada. It was directed by James Strong. On May 12, 2022, "Fire Country" was officially picked up to series. Casting. Casting for the main cast started in February 2022 with Max Thieriot, and ended with Jules Latimer.
Alexander Giannoulias ( ; born March 16, 1976) is an American financier and politician who has been the 38th Illinois Secretary of State since 2023. Giannoulias ran as the Democratic nominee for Secretary of State in 2022. He was the 72nd Illinois Treasurer from 2007 to 2011. He is a Democrat. He was a candidate in the 2010 elections for the United States Senate, but lost to Republican Mark Kirk.
Waqas Ahmed (born 9 June 1991 in Oslo) is a Norwegian cricketer who plays Twenty20 Internationals for Norway.
On June 24, 2022, at least 37 migrants were killed at the during an issue with Moroccan and Spanish security forces. Issues broke out as between 500 and 2,000 people gathered in the early hours of the day to cross the border with Spain. Incident. The incident happened in the morning when around 2,000 migrants crossing from Morocco tried to attack and break through the Melilla border fence. Security forces from both nations managed to stop the crowd. But they resulted in violent fighting with the migrants lasting for two hours. Spanish and Moroccan officials said that migrants had assaulted their border guards with weapons and they had to fight back in self-defense. According to authorities, fleeing migrants trampled over each other causing a human stampede and killing several people. Several other migrants fell from the fence onto the ground. At least 18 migrants were killed, five of them died during the crossing attempt and thirteen of them died from their injuries in the hospital. Morocco said that at least 63 other migrants had injuries and that 140 Moroccan officers had been hurt, five seriously, and 49 were lightly injured. The Moroccan Association for Human Rights said that 29 migrants had been killed, while 133 people managed to cross the fence. A number of from Spain to Morocco took place. An called Walking Borders estimated at least 37 killed. NGOs also reported that two Moroccan gendarmes were killed. Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez said that the incident was a "well-organized, violent assault" by organized crime groups and thanked Spanish and Moroccan security forces for their actions. Sidi Salem cemetery operators prepared several graves where the Moroccan authorities plan to bury the deceased. Among the detainees held in custody in , a group of 32 people with the most serious offences were charged by the Moroccan public prosecutor's office. They were charged with "organizing and facilitating the clandestine entry and exit of people to and from Morocco on a regular basis", kidnapping and retention of a civil servant to use them as a hostage, setting a fire in the forest, and insults and violence against Moroccan law enforcement agents. Another group of 33 detainees were charged with minor offences. Reactions. Faced with the informative silence throughout the
On June 27, 2022, 51 bodies were found in and around a tractor-trailer near Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, United States. The deaths happened during an illegal immigrant smuggling attempt in South Texas. It is the deadliest smuggling incident of its kind in American history. Three people have been taken into custody.
Sir Colin Blakemore, , Hon (1 June 1944 – 27 June 2022) was a British neurobiologist. His works focused in vision and the development of the brain.  He was Yeung Kin Man Professor of Neuroscience and Senior Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study, City University of Hong Kong. He was an Emeritus Professor of Neuroscience at the University of Oxford.  He was called by "The Observer" as both "one of the most powerful scientists in the UK" and "a hate figure for the animal rights movement" for his support of animal testing in science. He was elected a member of the Academia Europaea in 1995.
Dennis William Egan (March 3, 1947 – June 28, 2022) was an American politician. He was a member of the Alaska Senate representing Juneau from 2009 to 2019. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He was the Mayor of Juneau from 1995 to 2000. Before politics, he was a radio broadcaster for KINY. Egan was born in Juneau.  Egan died on June 28, 2022 in Salem, Oregon at the age of 75.
Katja Husen (12 June 1976 – 28 June 2022) was a Turkish-born German biologist and politician. She was a member of Alliance 90/The Greens. She was in the Hamburg Parliament from 2004 to 2008. Husen was born in Istanbul, Turkey. Husen died after falling off her bike in Bayrischzell, Germany on 28 June 2022 at the age of 46.
Hichem Rostom (26 May 1947 – 28 June 2022) was a Tunisian actor and theatre director. He has appeared in more than 70 movies. His career began in 1987. He was known for his role in "Golden Horseshoes" (1989).  Rostom died on June 28, 2022 in Tunis, Tunisia at the age of 75.
was a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan. He was a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet from 1993 to 2000 and again from 2005 to 2012. He was born in Fukui, Japan. Sasaki died on 28 June 2022 from problems caused by a heart attack at a Fukui hospital, aged 65.
Rolf Fredrik Skoglund (11 August 1940 – 28 June 2022) was a Swedish actor. He won the Eugene O'Neill Award in 2007. He was known for his roles in "Vi hade i alla fall tur med vädret", "Fångarna på fortet" and "Jönssonligan spelar högt". Skoglund was born in Stockholm, Sweden. His career began in 1963 and he retired in 2021. Skoglund died on 28 Junee 2022 at his home in Stockholm from non-Hodgkin lymphoma at the age of 81.
The 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1930 Women's World Games was held in Prague at the Letná Stadium, from 7 to 8 September. Results. Heats. The heats took place on Sunday 7 September as the last event of the day, with bad weather conditions. The top two nations of each heat qualified for the final. Final. The final took place on 8 September 1930. Sources: The names in "italic" are highly likely the runners of these nations, as these sprinters are the nations' main 100 metres athletes at the Games.
The 60 metres at the 1930 Women's World Games was held in Prague at the Letná Stadium, from 6 to 7 September 1930. 19 athletes from 11 nations competed in the event. Entrants. In August 1930 entrants were published of the athletes of 5 nations: the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy and Great Britain. Listed below are the athletes from these nations who were entered for the 800 metres events. Results. Heats. The heats took place on 6 September 1930. Semi-finals. The semi-finals took also place on 6 September 1930. The first two persons of each semi-final qualified for the final. Final. The final of the 60 metres event took place on Sunday 7 September, with bad weather conditions.
Media Center Ukraine (Ukrainian: Медіацентр Україна) is a civic initiative that gives support and advice to media covering events. The Media Center has a platform for organizing and hosting important news events. Numerous Ukrainian and foreign media talked about Media Center Ukraine. For example, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, TSN, Hindustan News Hub, ArmyInform, etc. History. Media Center Ukraine was founded in March 2022 by media professionals, the government, and the business community. Their aims is representing information about the Russo-Ukrainian War. The first site of Media Center Ukraine was opened in Lviv. Later, similar sites were set up in Kyiv and Kharkiv.
Patron (; born 2019) is a detection dog of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine. He is a Jack Russell Terrier. He found bombs in the Chernihiv, Ukraine. He was awarded the Medal for Dedicated Service, in May 2022. He catch out 236 unexploded Russian explosive devices during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. He became famous from a video on Facebook. On 27 May 2022, Patron was awarded the Palm Dog Award for its work at the Cannes Film Festival.
TIS-Grain () is the largest grain terminal in Ukraine, a national leader in grain transshipment. TIS-Grain is owned by TIS-Grain LLC, founded in 1999. Oleksiy Fedorychev is the founder and owner of 100% of the shares. Ihor Chobitko is the director of the terminal. The terminal is in the waters of the port "South", northeast of Odesa. Occupies a land plot of 14 hectares. The specialization of the terminal is transshipment of grain cargoes in the port "Southern"; storage of grain in warehouses.
Kormotech LLC (Ukrainian ТОВ «Кормоте́х») is a Ukrainian company, the largest producer of pet food in Ukraine. Production facilities are in the village of Prylbychi, Yavoriv district, Lviv region. As of 2019, the company has about 650 employees. Products are exported to 19 countries. Kormotech LLC produces under four brands:
Meest is an international postal and logistics operator. It delivers of all types of items. Meest is part of the Meest Group, a postal and logistics group formed by the international Meest Corporation Inc., Toronto, Canada in 1989. It mainly focuses on North America to Ukraine parcels delivering. History. The company "Meest" is part of the postal logistics group "Meest Group", which was formed from the international corporation "Meest" (Meest Corporation Inc., Toronto, Canada) in 1989.
Franz Schneider (born c. 1900s) was a German sprint canoeist from in Cologne, who competed in the 1930s. Schneider won three times the German title in the K-2 1000 metres event from 1931 to 1933 together with Paul Wevers, also from Cologne. Representing Germany, the duo won the gold medal at the in the F-2 event over 10 kilometres.
Ovostar Union (WSE: OVO) is an agro-industrial Ukrainian agricultural holding. It is one of the three largest producers of chicken eggs in Ukraine. The company produces products under the brands "YASENSVIT" (eggs) and "OVOSTAR" (egg products). In 2021, 1.69 billion eggs were collected, the total population was 8.4 million individuals, including 7.0 million laying hens.
ISTA is the manufacturer of starter batteries in Ukraine. "ISTA" was the first in Ukraine to start providing a full cycle of battery production. NJSC "ISTA" is part of the group of companies "Ukrprominvest", owned by Petro Poroshenko. History. In 1992, the Ukrainian government decides to establish ISTA and to build the country's first plant for the production of lead-acid batteries. In 1995, the first stage of the Ista-Center CJSC plant was put into operation. In 2001, the second accumulator plant - LLC DOZ "Energoavtomatika" is started. In 2003, the plant for recovery of lead-containing materials of Ukrsplav LLC was launched. In 2006, the plant for production of polypropylene cases - Open Company "Interplast" is put into operation. In 2007, it started delivering batteries to the enterprises of one of the leading car manufacturers - Renault concern.
Artemsil is a state-owned company for salt production in the Donetsk region, Ukraine. One of the largest in the world, the maximum annual production reaches 7226.3 thousand tons. It was stopped because of the Russian invasion on Ukraine and constant missile shellings of the plant by Russian armed forces. History. It was formed in 1976. It consists of five mines (mines) with a completed cycle of salt production, ancillary services, significant housing and social funds. Number of workers - 3780 people. The production activity has been counted since 1881 - the commissioning of the Bryantsev mine. Mine № 1 has been in operation since 1898. The administrative center is the city of Soledar. On March 3, 2020, Artemsil was put up for auction. But at the end of the year, the company was removed from the list of facilities allowed for privatization.
Myronivska power station is a thermal power plant in the Donetsk region. It uses coal to extract energy. It is owned by PJSC "Donetskoblenergo". Myronivska power station was put into operation on October 15, 1953, with the capacity of 100 MW. In 2004, after reconstruction, the boiler № 9 and the turbogenerator № 5 (electric capacity of 115 MW) were put into operation.
Joint-stock company "Ukrposhta" (Ukr. "Укрпошта") is a state-owned postal company, subordinated to the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine, a national postal operator. Together with a private post operator Nova Poshta, Ukraposhta are the leaders of pacels delivery in Ukraine. Services. The company provides universal postal services. They are approved by the National Commission for Communications Regulation. The company also has the exclusive right to issue, put into circulation and organize the distribution of postage stamps, stamped envelopes and cards, as well as withdrawal them from circulation in Ukraine. Branches. The company has 24 regional branches, the Directorate of Mail Processing and Transportation and Avtotranspost. Ukrposhta is one of the largest companies in the country (60,000 employees) and has about 11,000 branches that provide coverage in 100% of settlements in Ukraine. History. On April 12, 2017, PJSC Ukrposhta rebranded the company. To replace the winged envelope, a new logo was chosen for the mail horn, which is transformed into a geolocation icon - a pin. The new logo, according to the head of Ukrposhta Ihor Smilianskyi, should reflect the positive changes in the company. The new brand concept was developed free of charge by the advertising agency Saatchi &amp; Saatchi. In 2020, the company delivered 238.5 million units in Ukraine and abroad. written correspondence, 44.6 million parcels and small packages, paid 12.1 million transfers and 64.5 million pensions and cash benefits. Ukrposhta together with Nova Poshta are leaders in the delivery and e-commerce market of Ukraine. In March 2022, in Zaporizhia Oblast the Russians opened fire on a Ukrposhta car, killing two employees of the company. In the Zaporozhye region, the enemy opened fire on a Ukrposhta car, killing two employees of the company.
David Weiss Halivni () (27 September 1927 – 29 June 2022) was a Czechoslovakian-born American-Israeli rabbi and scholar. His works focused on Jewish Sciences. He was a Professor of Talmud. He was the "Reish Metivta" of the Union for Traditional Judaism's rabbinical school. Halivni was born in Kobyletska Poliana, Czechoslovakia.  In 1993, he became a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 2006, he was honored with the Israel Prize. Halivni died in Jerusalem, Israel on 29 June 2022, aged 94.
Avraham Zvi Yehuda Meshi Zahav (July 19, 1959 – June 29, 2022) was an Israeli social activist. He was a member of the Haredi Jewish community. He was known for being the founder and chairman of ZAKA. Meshi Zahav was born in Jerusalem, Israel.  In April 2021, after being accused of sexual harassment and rape, Meshi Zahav shot himself in the head and was in a coma. He died from his injuries a year later on June 29, 2022 at the age of 62.
OJSC Svema (formerly Svema) is a Ukrainian and former Soviet enterprise for the production of movie, photo and X-ray film, photo paper, tape and cassettes. Located in the city of Shostka, Sumy Oblast. Founded on October 1, 1931. Shostka Research and Production Association "Svema" was considered an ace of high technology in the field of fine chemistry. And specialized in the production of professional and amateur films and photographic films, magnetic tapes for audio, video, computer equipment, as well as aerospace photographic films, radiographic films, adhesive tapes, printing inks. The products were intended for both the civilian and military sectors. Delivered to CMEA countries and developing countries. On May 31, 2019, the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine scheduled an auction for the sale of the property of Svema JSC.
The long jump event at the 1930 Women's World Games was held in Prague at the Letná Stadium, with the final being held on 8 September 1930. Entrants. In August 1930 entrants were published of the athletes of 5 nations: the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy and Great Britain. Listed below are the athletes from these nations who were entered for the long jump event. Results. Final. The final took place in the morning of 8 September. Between sources there are some differences in the distances. This might be typo errors, or possibly a mix-up with the qualification.
Taejo of Joseon (4 November 1335 – 27 June 1408) was the first king of the Joseon dynasty. His given name was Yi Seong-gye (). He changed his name to Yi Dan () after he became king. He ruled Korea from 1392 to 1398. He was a general of the Goryeo dynasty before he became king. After the fall of the Yuan dynasty in 1368 resulting in the weakened remnants of Northern Yuan only controlling Mongolia and the northeast, in the first lunar month of 1370 Goryeo ordered Yi Seonggye (Li Chenggui), the future founder of Joseon, to attack remnants of Korean loyalists of Northern Yuan in the northern Korean peninsula and retrieve ethnic Koreans who were still loyal to Northern Yuan there to bring them back to Korea. The Goryeo Army appointed Yi Seonggye as the Marshal of the Northeast, and Chi Yongsu and Yang Boyuan as the Marshal of the Northwest. In the first month of the lunar calendar in 1370 , King Gongmin of Koryo sent Li Chenggui to lead 5,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry. They traveled more than 600 miles from Huangcaoling in the northeast of Koryo to Xuehanling, and traveled another 700 miles. On the first month of Jiachen, they crossed the Yalu River. That night, the sky was filled with purple air in the northwest. The Koreans considered this a sign of victory. At that time, Li (Yi) Wulu Timur, the Tongzhi of Dongning Prefecture (Dongnyeong Prefectures), fled to Yuluoshan City ( Wunü Mountain City ). Yi Seonggye marched into Yedun Village (也顿村之战), but the Korean leader in the village who was loyal to Northern Yuan, Wulu Timur sent troops and failed. He said "my ancestors are Koreans, I can surrender", and led more than 300 households to surrender. Ulu Timur later renamed it "Yuanjing". Under the leadership of Gao Anwei (Go Anwi
The Torbeši also known as Macedonian Muslims () are Macedonians with Islamic belief in the Republic of North Macedonia.
The Vallahades () or Valaades () also Patrioytlar were a Muslim-Greek people population of the Bektashi-Tarika who lived along the river Haliacmon in southwest Macedonia (Greece); in and around Anaselitsa (modern Neapoli) and Grevena. The Greek term Vallahades derived from the Muslim word Vallahi, the meaning of this word is: (By Allah). They were expelled from Greece to Turkey after the Treaty of Lausanne at The 1923 population exchange between Greece and Turkey. They settled there in East Thrace and Anatolia. and have become completely assimilated into the Turkish Muslim mainstream as Turks. In Turkey this Group is known as Patriyotlar (Vatanseverler). The Patriyotlar once lived in the . Because of their pro-Ottoman-Turkish attitude, at the Balkan Wars, this Group of Muslims were called patriōtēs (πατριώτης) by the Greeks. The name Patriyotlar in Turkish means Vatanseverler. At the Population exchange between Greece and Turkey about Treaty of Lausanne in 1923, this Muslim-Group was expelled by the Greeks and moved to Turkey and settled in Edirne, Lüleburgaz, Çorlu and Büyükçekmece in East Thrace and Samsun and Manisa and other Citys in Anatolia. The first Generation only speak Patriyotça a Macedonian-Greek dialect, and not Turkish, yet there descendants only speak Turkish and fully assimilated.
Eeles Enok Landström (3 January 1932 – 29 June 2022) was a Finnish pole vaulter. He was also a businessman and politician. He won two European titles, in 1954 and 1958, and competed at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics, winning a bronze medal in 1960. He was born in Viiala (present-day Akaa), Finland. From 1966 to 1972, he was a member of the Parliament of Finland as a member of the Liberals Party. Landström died on 29 June 2022, aged 90.