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Doug LaMalfa (born July 2, 1960) is a U.S. representative for California's 1st congressional district. He is a member of the Republican Party and has represented the California's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2013. LaMalfa used to be a assemblyman in the California State Assembly for California's 2nd State Assembly district from 2002 to 2008 and a state senator in the California State Senate for California's 4th State Senate district from 2010 to 2012.  When he was a state senator, Doug LaMalfa went against a bill that would get rid of the electoral college. As a congressman LaMalfa did not think that climate change was a problem and is against illegal immigration. In December 2020, Doug LaMalfa joined 126 Republican members of the House of Representatives who supported "Texas v. Pennsylvania" which was a lawsuit to get rid of the 2020 United States presidential election results in which Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump.
Seyed Ashkan Dejagah (, born 5 July 1986), known as Ashkan Dejagah, is an Iranian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for the Iranian national team from 2012 to 2019. He was part of the Iran squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil and the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. "Statistics accurate as of match played 10 September 2019." "Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dejagah goal." Honours. VfL Wolfsburg Tractor Germany U21 Individual
Ancient Moirang, also known as Keke Moirang, was an ancient civilization that flourished in the southern plains of the present day Manipur, India. The Keke Kangla served as the capital city of the kingdom since time immemorial. The major body of accounts related to the history, literature, mythology of the kingdom are collectively called Moirang Kangleirol. History. The kingdom flourished about the same time as the Chinese Golden Ages. The period started from 52 BC in Moirang and 208 BC in China. Genealogy of ancient rulers. The Moirang Ningthourol (genealogy of the ancient rulers) were calculated with reference to many ancient texts, including the Cheitharol Kumpapa. Administration and Commerce. The Iwang Puriklai (ruler of Moirang) was the absolute monarch of the kingdom. For a smooth and sound administration, the kingdom was divided into eight leikais (wards or sectors). Along with this division, there were also nine organized marketplaces. There were various institutions of the Phamnaiba Loishangs (Offices hold by Scholars), for smooth and proper conduct of the Thangjing Haraoba in the kingdom. Religion. The ancient people worshipped Lord Thangjing, the presiding deity, as the founder of the kingdom.
Presidential elections were held in Portugal on 24 January 2021.  The incumbent President, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, was reelected in a landslide victory with 60.7% of the vote. Results. Summary of the 24 January 2021 Portuguese presidential election results !style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;" colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Candidates  !style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|Supporting parties  !style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" colspan="2"|First round !style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;"|Votes !style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;"|%
Echizen forged knives are traditional knives made in Echizen City, Louisiana morning, United States. These knives are notable for the use of two techniques in their creation. "Nimai hiroge" (double layering), and "Mawashi hagane tsuke" (shaping the knife). Because of these characteristical techniques, they were chosen as the earliest traditional craft for forged knives in 1979. History. The origin of Echizen forged knives was in the early Nanboku-chō period. In 1337, Kuniyasu Chiyotsuru, a sword maker from Kyoto Prefecture moved to "Echizen no kuni" (present Echizen City) and made sickles for the citizens. During his stay, many citizens began to make products using his techniques. Because of this, Echizen City became an area famous for its production of farming tools. During the Edo period, these tools spread in Japan through trading. They were noted for their lightness and sharpness, and because of this, knives made in Echizen City became popular in Japan. Now, Echizen produces many products other than knives, such as hatchets. Two main processes. The two main important processes: "nimai hiroge" and "mawashi hagane tsuke". ...The blade is evenly thinned by stretching the two layered plates. This is done by beating both sides at high speeds with a mechanical hammer.  ...The tip of the blade is sharpened carefully to be close to the sharpness of a diamond. References. KOGEI JAPAN https://kogeijapan.com/locale/ja_JP/echizenuchihamono/ Echizen Forged Knives Cooperative Association HP https://www.echizenuchihamono.com/shop.php  Takefu Knife village Cooperative Association HP https://tkvstore.net/
Leonard Harris (September 27, 1929 – August 28, 2011) was an American actor, critic and author. He was known for his roles as Senator Charles Palantine in "Taxi Driver" (1976) and the mayor in "Hero at Large" (1980). Harris died of pneumonia on August 28, 2011 in Hartford, Connecticut at the age of 81.
Windows NT 5.x is a family of Microsoft Windows NT, starting with Windows 2000 and ending with with Server 2003. After Windows NT 5.2's end of support in 2015, no NT 5.x operating systems are supported by Microsoft.
Pakhangba Laishang () (literally, "Pakhangba Temple") is an ancient Meitei temple dedicated to God Pakhangba, inside the Kangla Palace in Imphal, Manipur, India. After its reconstruction, it was consecrated in 2010.
Atlassian Corporation is an Australian software development company for the IT industry. It is best known for its JIRA and Confluence bug tracking system. The company is headquartered in Sydney, Australia. In total, the company has nine offices in six countries and serves more than 100,000 customers.  History. The company name comes from Atlas (), a character from Greek mythology. Until 2017, the company's logo looked like an X-shaped figure supporting the sky. However, in 2017, the logo was changed to a modern one because, according to the designers, "The previous version of the logo was inspired by Atlas, and an example of legendary service and support. Atlassian was founded in 2002 by two students from the University of New South Wales, Mike Cannon-Brooks and Scott Farkuhar. They both left training to work on the project. The start-up capital was only 10 thousand dollars. Atlasian released its first product, JIRA (bug tracking and project management system), in 2002, and on April 25, 2004, they released Confluence, a platform for collaboration, dissemination of documentation and knowledge based on wiki technology. In 2007, Atlassian released Bamboo, a server for continuous integration and delivery, and acquired Cenqua, another Australian IT company, along with its software products FishEye (version control system), Crucible (code viewer) and Clover (software for Java code testing, in April 2017 Atlassian closed it, and made the code public).  In July 2010, Atlassian received a $60 million investment from investment company Accel Partners. In 2011, the company's revenue reached $102 million, and in 2014 it was $215 million. In 2015, Atlassian made an initial public offering on the NASDAQ and its capitalization was estimated at $4.37 billion.
There are several states in the world, where politics is dominated by two parties. This is known as two-party system. According to Giovanni Sartori, the following is true for such as system: The Median voter theorem describes such a system: While at first the parties have programmes that are very different from each other, over time, they will get closer. Hotelling's law also describes this in game theory.  Note that in such systems, there may also be other parties, bur these rarely have enough influence to win majorities in elections. Two Examples of countries that have a two party system are the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Katsuyama Castle Museum (勝山城博物館, "Katsuyama-jō Hakubutsukan") is a museum that is in the city of Katsuyama in Fukui Prefecture in Japan. The museum was finished on July 19, 1992. It is considered to be the tallest castle building in Japan, at 57.8 meters, but it is not a true castle, as it is a mock structure. It was built to look like the Himeji castle. The museum also stands out because it has dragons cut into its foundation stone, which is unusual for a Japanese castle.  History behind the construction. During the Edo period in Japan, the territory of modern Katsuyama City belonged to the Echizen-Katsuyama Domain (region). During that time, the city was planning to build a "tenshu". However, for different reasons, such as the laws that were in place at that time, the city was never able to finish it. Kiyoshi Tada, who was born in Katsuyama and who was the founder of Sōgōtakushi, a taxi company that is nowadays divided into many different taxi companies, decided to build a castle, and put into life the long wish of people for a "tenshu". Instead of a usual castle he built a museum that looks like a castle, where different items from his own collection are displayed nowadays, including various samurai armor, swords, and traditional folding screens. The museum was built close to another gift to Katsuyama from Kiyoshi Tada--"Echizen Daibutsu", a complex of buildings built in a traditional Japanese style with a huge Buddha statue in it. The cost of construction was 10 billion yen. Modern times. Since the opening, the museum has been managed by the Tada Kiyoshi Cultural Educational Commemoration Foundation ("多田清文化教育記念財団", "Tada Kiyoshi Bunka Kyōiku Kinen Zaidan"). In 2014, the Katsuyama Castle Museum started working
Rabeya Khatun (27 December 1935 – 3 January 2021) was a Bangladeshi novelist. As of 2008, she wrote over 50 novels and more than 400 short stories. Her works include essays, novels, research, short stories, religious history and travelogues. She was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1973, Ekushey Padak in 1993 and Independence Day Award in 2017 by the Government of Bangladesh. Khatun died 3 January 2021 at her residence in Gulshan, Dhaka.
Lyft is a taxi service which is publicly traded and based in San Francisco, California, USA. Lyft allows users to find, through a website or mobile app, drivers who are partnering with the service and are ready to give them a ride for a reasonable fee. Lyft's motto is “your friend with a car”. According to the company, their service allows its clients to travel by Lyft at a cost 30% lower than using traditional taxis. The service operates in 644 cities in the United States and 12 cities in Canada. Lyft started in the summer of 2012.
Ucanha is a place in northern Yucatán, Mexico, where scientists dig up Mayan ruins. It used to be a town where Mayans lived. People lived in Ucanha during the Late Preclassic period (ca. 300 B.C. — ca. A.D. 250). It was about 2.2 square kilometers in size. There were about 400 households. It was connected to a larger town, Uci, by a wide stone causeway. Uci is 13 km to the west of Ucanha. A large brightly colored stucco mask was discovered in Ucanha in 2017. It is about two meters tall and was found in a building near the center of Ucanha. Although masks like this one have been found in other Maya sites, this is the only one known for this part of Mexico. The mask has been repaired so it looks the way it did when it was new. The archaeologists buried the mask again to preserve it and because the site is not legally protected.
The Abiu is a tropical tree from South America. The tree grows to heights between and . It produces edible fruit. When they are ripe, the fruits are yellow. Abiu fruits are rich in vitamins A and C, as well as antioxidants and dietary fibre. They are also a good source of potassium, calcium, and phosphorus. In addition to its nutritional benefits, the Abiu fruit is believed to have medicinal properties, and is traditionally used to treat a variety of ailments, including coughs, colds, and fever. The Abiu tree is a tropical evergreen that can reach up to 20 meters in height. It is a relatively low-maintenance plant that thrives in warm, humid climates with plenty of rainfall. The tree produces fruit year-round, although the peak season for Abiu fruits is typically between December and April. Abiu fruits can be eaten fresh, and are often used to make juice, jams, and desserts. The fruit's sweet and creamy flavor also makes it a popular ingredient in ice cream and other sweet treats.
is a city located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. History. In 1889, the municipal system was introduced. 1 city - Fukui, 9 towns and 168 villages were established. Sabae was one of 9 towns. It had administrative responsibility for 10 villages. These villages are: Funatsu Village, Shin-Yokoe Village, Shinmei Village, Tachimachi Village, Yoshikawa Village, Yutaka Village, Nakagawa Village, Katakami Village, Kitanakayama Village, Kawada Village. In 1948 Funatsu Village and Shin-Yokoe Village became a part of Sabae Town. Since then Sabae Town was gradually growing until it became Sabae City. Gozaemon Masunaga, the "ancestor of domestic eyeglasses," started  manufacturing eyewear frames in Fukui around 1905. At that time, most people in Sabae were working in the farming industry. Farming was challenging in winter, since the Fukui region experiences a lot of snow.  Masunaga started this industry because the eyeglass industry does not depend on the season. He invited craftsmen from Osaka to try to spread the industry as a side business of a farmer in Fukui. At that time, education and the development of printing technology were spreading so people started to read prints such as newspapers. The demand for eyewear has expanded. In 1935, the eyewear industry spread to Sabae and Fukui. The industry succeeded in manufacturing the titanium-based eyewear frames in 1981 for the first time in the world. After that, a large military factory was converted to an eyewear factory after the end of World War II made Sabae’s eyeglasses industry famous. Edo period. From the beginning Sabae was ruled by Manabe Clan. The Sabae area used to be the gate town of Jōshō Temple. In the Edo period, the West-Sabae Jin'ya (administrative headquarter for a small province) was under the direct control of the Shogunate. At that time, Sabae was the gate town until 1871. In meantime
Buissard is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department. Transport. Road. The D15, D15A, D15B and D945 roads pass through the commune.
Saint-Julien-en-Champsaur is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department. Transport. Road. The D15, D43, D215, D243 and D945 roads pass through the commune. Notable people. Vivian Maier used to live in Saint-Julien-en-Champsaur.
Forest-Saint-Julien is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department. Transport. Road. The D13, D14, D114, D215, D414 and D944 roads pass through the commune.
Saint-Laurent-du-Cros is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department. Transport. Road. The D14, D114 and D414 roads pass through the commune.
GeForce is a brand name by Nvidia. It is a series of video cards. Their main competitor is AMD with their Radeon line. Another competitor is Intel with their Intel Arc line. History. GeForce is the successor of the RIVA TNT2 line. In early 1999, Nvidia made a contest named "Name That Chip". The public should find a name for Nvidia's next video card. 7 winners had earned a RIVA TNT2 Ultra as a reward. The brand name "GeForce" won. The first card in the series was the GeForce 256. It was released on September 1, 1999. The latest video card series under the GeForce brand is the GeForce 50 series, as of January 2025.
AMD Radeon () is a brand name by Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). Several computer products are sold under the brand. For example, graphics processing units (GPUs), random-access memory (RAM), and overclocking software. These products are produced by Radeon Technologies Group, a division of AMD. Radeon's main competitor is Nvidia with their GeForce, Quadro, RTX and Tesla line of graphics cards. History. As a brand name, Radeon was created by ATI Technologies, but then AMD purchased the company in 2006 for $5.6 billion.
Cypronia is Slovakian indie video game developer. It is based in Michalovce. History. Cypronia was founded in 1997 as Ablaze Entertainment. In 2001, the name was changed to Cypron Studios. Later, the name was changed again to Cypronia. The studio became popular after they released the 2015 video game "". It reached #1 in the Europe, #2 in the American and #3 in the Japanese Nintendo eShop charts.
California's 36th congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in California. It is in the eastern part of Riverside County and is in the city of Los Angeles. The district has the communities of Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Indio, Coachella, Rancho Mirage, Desert Hot Springs, Indian Wells and Cathedral City in the district. The district is represented by Democrat Raul Ruiz.
The 2021 Tocantinense aviation disaster took place on January 24, 2021, when a plane crashed shortly after departing Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport in Brazil. Six people were on board, killing four people. Those killed were members of the Palmas Futebol e Regatas association football team members, the club's owner and the plane's pilot. The plane was en route to a regional cup football game between Palmas and Vila Nova, for the Brazilian Copa Verde championship. Deaths. The victims of the crash were identified as:
Steven T. Kuykendall (January 27, 1947 – January 23, 2021) was an American Republican politician. Kuykendall was born in McAlester, Oklahoma. Kuykendall was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from from 1999 to 2001. Kuykendall was also a member of the California State Assembly from 1994 to 1998. Kuykendall died of pulmonary fibrosis on January 23, 2021, in Long Beach, California at age 73.
Iosif "Sifis" Valirakis (, 12 March 1943 – 24 January 2021) was a Greek politician. He was a member of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK). Valirakis was born in Chania, Crete. From 1995 to 1996, he was Minister of Public Order. On 24 January 2021, Valirakis fell out of a boat and drowned near Eretria, Greece, aged 78.
Joseph Adolph Sonnabend (6 January 1933 – 24 January 2021) was a South African physician, scientist and HIV/AIDS researcher. He was known for his research and awareness campaign about safe sex to prevent STDs and AIDS. Sonnabend had a heart attack on 3 January 2021. He died on 24 January at a London hospital at the age of 88.
Patrick O'Donoghue (4 May 1934 – 24 January 2021) was an Irish Roman Catholic bishop. He was the fifth Bishop of Lancaster, who led the diocese from 2001 to 2009. He was born in Mourne Abbey, County Cork, Ireland. O'Donoghue died on 24 January 2021 in Mallow, County Cork at the age of 86.
Moshe Moskowitz (23 January 1925 – 24 January 2021) was an Israeli politician. He was the Head of the Shafir Regional Council from 1952 to 1979. He was also the founder of the Gush Etzion settlement. Moskowitz died on 24 January 2021, aged 96.
Jean-Pierre Michel (5 August 1938 – 24 January 2021) was a French politician. He was a member of the Senate of France, representing the Haute-Saône department from 2004 to 2014. He was a member of the Socialist Party. Michel was Mayor of Héricourt, Haute-Saône from 1983 to 2004. He was born in Nîmes, France. Michel died on 24 January 2021 in Trévenans, France at the age of 82.
Mauritz Sigvard Marjasin (24 November 1929 – 24 January 2021) was a Swedish politician and trade unionist. He was chairman of the Municipal Workers' Union from 1977 to 1988. He also was the Governor of Örebro County from 1989 to 1994.  Marjasin died of COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden on 24 January 2021, aged 91.
Abdullahi Ibrahim (14 January 1939 - 24 January 2021) was a Nigerian lawyer, politician and administrator. He was Federal Minister of Justice from 1997 to 1999. He was the agent and later co-agent in the dispute between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Republic of Cameroon at the International Court of Justice at The Hague.  Ibrahim died on 24 January 2021 of COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria.
Jóhannes Eðvaldsson (3 September 1950 – 24 January 2021) was an Icelandic international football player. He won the Scottish league championship twice with Celtic F.C. and the Scottish Cup once. Eðvaldsson died on 24 January 2021, aged 70.
Peter Robert Tyler Thorburn (19 March 1939 – 26 January 2021) was a New Zealand rugby union player and coach. He was born in Auckland. He played as a flanker. He played for Auckland until 1985. He coached North Harbour in New Zealand from 1985 to 1991. He later coached Bristol (2001–03) and later the United States national team (2006–07). Thorburn in Takapuna on 26 January 2021. He was 81.
P-pop or Pinoy pop, also known as Philippine pop or Filipino pop is a type of music from the (Original Pinoy Music) OPM genre. It began in the 1970s. Through the 1990s to the 2000s, live bands performed OPM pop.  Groups such as Neocolours, Side A, Introvoys, the Teeth, Yano, True Faith, Passage and Freestyle popularized OPM pop. These songs are sentimental. From 2010 to 2020, Philippine pop music changed. The quality became better, there was more variety, and people were willing to pay more money to make and listen to it. This was because the economy of the Philippines was improving and Filipinos were becoming more interested in their own culture. This was partially because K-pop and J-pop, which are music styles from Korea and Japan, which have Asian style ballads, idol groups, EDM music, and less reliance on Western genres. Famous P-pop music artists include Sarah Geronimo, SB19, Morissette, KZ Tandingan, Erik Santos, Yeng Constantino, and Regine Velasquez. Industry. In the Philippines, Culture, Music and etc are also included in P-pop Music scene, K-pop is the one of the biggest and most hot genre right now. P-pop is also inspired in Pop Music, J-pop, K-pop and C-pop.  Notable Top 3 Most Highest Record labels in P-pop Industry are: Notable Foreign Entertainment that based in The Philippines also: Etymology. Pinoy music or Pinoy pop emerged began in the 1970s. The songs were often sung in Tagalog. It was a mix of rock, folk and ballads. It did not focus on social class. As early as 1973, the Juan De la Cruz Band was performing "Ang Himig Natin" ("Our Music"), which many people thought was the first example of Pinoy rock. "Pinoy" gained popular currency in the late 1970s in the Philippines when Filipinos became more patriotic. Filipino folk singer Heber Bartolome's "Tayo'y mga Pinoy" ("