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Walter Marcus Pierce (May 30, 1861 - March 27, 1954) was an American politician, a Democrat, who served most notably as the 17th Governor of Oregon and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Oregon's 2nd Congressional District. Early life. Pierce was born to Charles M. and Charlotte L. (née Clapp) Pierce, Jacksonian Democrat farmers in Morris, Illinois on May 30, 1861. At the age of 17, he began teaching school despite only having a secondary education. The ideas of Manifest Destiny as espoused by Horace Greeley, influenced Pierce to move west in 1883. After arriving in Portland, Oregon in June of that year, he found no available work. After a time working the wheat fields of eastern Washington Territory, he earned enough money to finally settle in Milton, Oregon in Umatilla County. There, he returned to a career in education, and established a successful farm. As an educator, Pierce was drawn into local politics. He became well known for his pro-temperance views, as he regularly spoke out against saloons selling alcohol to his students. In 1887, he married one of his students, Clara R. Rudio, who would die during childbirth only three years later. He would marry Clara's sister, Laura in 1893. From 1886 until 1890, Pierce served as Superintendent of Umatilla County Public Schools. From 1890 until 1894, he served as Umatilla County Clerk, a prosperous time in which he earned enough money from land transactions to further his education. He then returned to Illinois with his family to attend Northwestern University, earning his Bachelors of Law degree in 1896. Early political career as a State Senator. After graduation, the Pierce family returned to Oregon, where Walter set up a successful law firm in Pendleton. Between 1896 and 1906, he would manage a power company, speculate in land, and become one of the state's most renowned Hereford Cattle breeders. He won election to and resumed the office of County Clerk, between 1899 and
Isaac Lee "Ike" Patterson, (September 17, 1859 - December 21, 1929) was a Republican Governor of Oregon from 1927 to 1929.  Early life. Patterson was born on his family's "King's Valley" estate in Rural Benton County, Oregon September 17, 1859. His parrents were emigrants to the Oregon Territory, having made the overland trip from their previous home of Bellvue, Illinois. Until he reached the age of 18, he worked his father's farm. He later attended Monmouth's Christian College, for one year. Patterson supported himself as a grocery clerk in Independence, later earning his way into a position there as a business partner. His participation in the grocery store would last for 22 years. Entry into politics. In 1898, Patterson entered politics, gaining election to a seat in the Oregon State Senate representing Marion County. At the time, he was one of the youngest State Legislators ever elected, having been sworn in at age 32. President William McKinley appointed Patterson to the post of Collector of Customs, Portland District in 1898, and was reappointed by Theodore Roosevelt in 1902, serving there until 1906. In 1899, Patterson sold off his share in the grocery store, and purchased a 300 acre ranch in rural Polk County. The farm would prove profitable, and paved the way for Patterson's later venture into a successful wool and hide business in Portland. After serving out his term as Collector of Customs, Patterson managed his business affairs and kept workinng politicaly inside the Republican Party. In 1918, the citizens of Benton and Polk Counties elected him to represent their district, returning him to the State Senate. In the Senate, he moved his way up and served as Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee. Governorship. Patterson attempted to secure the Republican nomination for Governor in 1922, coming in a distant third in the primary in a six-man race. Despite this poor showing, Patterson had strong ties with the party's old guard. He won the Chairmanship of the Oregon State Republican Party Central Committee in 1924
Albin Walter Norblad, Sr., (March 18, 1881-April 17, 1960) was a prominent citizen of Astoria, Oregon and the Republican Governor of Oregon from 1929 to 1931. He was the father of Representative A. Walter Norblad (Albin Walter Norblad, Jr.), Member of the United States House of Representatives, from the 1st Congressional District of Oregon between 1946 and 1964. Family and early life. Norblad was born in Malmo, Sweden in 1881 to parents Peter and Bessie Youngsberg. The family's last name was changed by the Swedish Government to avoid confusion in military records. The family emigrated to the United States while Albin was very young, settling in Grand Rapids, Michigan. At age 12, Albin decided to support himself, mostly by means of odd jobs. He would later recount that the most notable jobs held during this time were newsboy, hot dog vendor, and clairinetist for the circuis. He managed to earn enough money to return to Grand Rapids, taking night classes at the Grand Rapids Business College. After earning enough credits there, Norblad was able enroll at the Chicago Law School, supporting himself as a reporter for the "Chicago American" newspaper's crime beat. Graduating in 1902, he quickly passed the bar exam and moved back to Michigan. Early political career. Once in Michigan, he set up a law firm, and was elected District Attorney for Delta County. While visiting Oregon on business in 1908, Norblad met with an old friend who invited him to live in Astoria. He accepted, and moved with his wife in 1909. He began practicing law, and became involved in the community. His first government office in Oregon was as Astoria's city attorney from 1910 to 1915. He would also become a member of the local school board, and President of the Astoria Chamber of Commerce. Outside of politics, Norblad was involved in many fraternal and civic organizations. With a prominent local political profile, Norblad went on to run for a seat
Julius L. Meier (December 31, 1874 - July 14, 1937) was a businessman in Portland, Oregon, and governor of Oregon. He was born in Portland to German immigrants of Jewish ancestory: Aaron, a merchant and founder of Oregon's largest department store, Meier &amp; Frank, and Jeannette (Hirsch) Meier. He had three siblings, and was the father of Jean Ellen, Elsa Francis, and Julius L., (Jack) Jr. He married Grace Mayer on Christmas Day, 1901, saying afterwards that it was the only day that he was allowed off from the store. Meier graduated from the University of Oregon Law School in 1895 and practiced law with a partner, George W. Joseph for the next four years, until he went into the family's business. According to family tradition, it was at this time that he added the "L" to his name; the sign painter, who was putting his name on the door, insisted that all lawyers of substance had one and Meier suggested an "L". Meier ran for governor as an independent candidate in 1930, winning 54.5 percent of the total vote, outdistancing his nearest competitor, Democratic candidate Edward F. Bailey, 135,608 votes to 62,434. After serving as governor, he retired to his estate above the Columbia River, "Menucha", where he later died. His family sold Menucha to First Presbyterian Church of Portland in 1950, which now operates it as a conference and retreat center. The Meier and Frank families sold the department store to the May Company in 1966. With May's sale to Federated in 2005, the store was renamed "Macy's" in September, 2006.
Cyberattack is a term in computer science. It is any attempt to alter, disable, destroy, steal or get into or make unauthorized use of a computer system.  An attacker is a person or process that attempts to access data, functions, or other restricted areas of the system without authorization. Malicious intent is assumed. Cyberattacks can be part of cyberwarfare or cyberterrorism. A cyberattack can be done by sovereign states, individuals, groups, society, or organizations. It may start from an anonymous source. A product that helps a cyberattack is sometimes called a cyberweapon. A cyberattack may steal, alter, or destroy a specified target by hacking into a susceptible system. Cyberattacks can range from installing spyware on a personal computer to attempting to destroy the infrastructure of entire nations.
In Meitei folklore, mythology and religion, Nongthang Leima, the goddess of thunder and lightning, dance and music, charming and seduction, is said to have multiple divine incarnations in the forms of many feminine beings. The "Laion Laichat", an ancient Meitei scripture, mentions the 31 divine forms of the goddess, among which Panthoibi and Chang-Ning Leima, are significant.
Hiroshi Mikitani (三木谷浩史, "Mikitani Hiroshi") (was born March 11, 1965) is a Japanese business person and writer. He is the founder, chairman and CEO of Rakuten, Inc. He is also the president of Crimson Group, chairman of the football club Vissel Kobe, chairman of Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, and a board member of Lyft.  Early life. Mikitani was born in 1965 and grew up in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.  Education. Mikitani earned a bachelor's degree in Commerce from Hitotsubashi University.  Career. Mikitani began his career at Industrial Bank of Japan with a break to attend Harvard Business School. He left and think to create his own consulting company, Crimson Group. Mikitani said that the destruction caused by the devastating 1995 Kobe earthquake made him realize he wanted to help revitalize Japan’s economy, so he quit banking and decided to start his own business. After an earthquake in Kobe caused enormous damage so that the area could no longer maintain the Vissel Kobe football club, Mikitani was asked to take over operations of the team. He purchased the team later that year through his company Crimson Group.  Mikitani partnered with his friend FC Barcelona player Gerard Piqué to co-found Kosmos Holding. A company and investment group to invest in companies based in the sports, media, and entertainment industries.  Awards. Mikitani was awarded the Harvard Business School Alumni Achievement Award. He was also named to Prime Minister Shinzō Abe's Industrial Competitiveness Council. He was awarded the rank of Chevalier of the National Order of the Legion of Honour by the French government. He was also awarded the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the 2017 Spain-Japan Business Contribution Award by the Spanish Chamber of Commerce.  Books. "• Principles for Success" (2007) "• 92 Golden Rules of Success" "• Marketplace 3.0: Rewriting the Rules of Borderless Business" (St. Martin's Press, 2013) •
The yellow tree frog, Underwood's yellow tree frog, small-headed tree frog, yellow cricket tree frog, or small-headed dwarf tree frog ("Dendropsophus microcephalus") is a frog that lives in Mexico, the Guianas, Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Venezuela, and Brazil. This frog is larger or smaller depending on where it lives. In Honduras, the adult male frog can be as long as 27 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog can be 29 mm long. In Mexico, the adult female frog can be 30.6 cm long. This frog changes color. At night, it is light yellow or light brown with red or dark brown markings. This frog does not live deep in forests. Instead, it leaves near open areas, for example pastures and forests that humans have changed. This frog lays eggs in temporary bodies of water, for example ditches. The males sing for the females. Sometimes, the males will sing together, like in a chorus.
Charles A. Sprague (November 12, 1887 – March 13, 1969) was the elected Governor of Oregon, and an active spokesman for the progressive portion of the Republican party. He was a publisher and editor of the Oregon Statesman. He also served as an alternate delegate to the United Nations. He was elected governor on January 9, 1939. His tenure ended on January 11, 1943.  Early life and education. Sprague was born in Lawrence, Kansas on November 12, 1887.  From an early age, Sprague was devoted to education. At age 19, he briefly served as a high school principal in Iowa. At age 28, he served as an assistant state superintendent of public school education in the state of Washington. He attended Monmouth College, in Illinois, graduating in 1910.
Hypixel, also known as the Hypixel Network, is a Minecraft server released on April 13, 2013, by Simon "Hypixel" Collins-Laflamme and Philippe Touchette. Hypixel is available on the Java Edition of Minecraft, but used to be on the Bedrock Edition of the game too. Hypixel is considered to be the largest currently active Minecraft server, with an average of 40,000 players online as of 2024.  The server focuses on "mini-games", which are games that players can play in the server. The most popular ones are (Hypixel) Skyblock, Skywars, and Bedwars. The current most active mini-game is Skyblock, with just about 20,000 players on average. There are a total of nearly 70 mini-games on Hypixel. Out of these, 19 are found in the "Arcade" category. Skyblock itself is in the Prototype category. Hypixel Skyblock contains many simple things that survival minecraft has an expands on in. It contains multiple different 'islands' such as the Crimson Isle, Dungeon Hub, and many others. Some Islands are made specfically for you and your coop (team of players). Further skyblock information can be found on the Hypixel Skyblock Wiki. Misc. Hypixel is a very good Minecraft Server and has a huge staff team that are very supportive and will help with all the roadblocks you may face on the server. The community is very welcoming and there is always thousands of people to play against in a variety of games including Bedwars, Skywars and many others. Games can be played with friends by usuing the '/p "(username)"' command. More help can be found on the Hypixel forums.
Akshaye Vinod Khanna (born 28 March 1975) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi movies. He has received two Filmfare Awards and is the son of late actor Vinod Khanna. After studying in Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Institute in Mumbai, he made his acting debut in Bollywood in 1997 with the movie "Himalay Putra". His next release "Border" (1997) emerged as a critical and commercial success, earning him the Filmfare Best Debut Award and a nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. Khanna became famous with starring roles in the musical romantic drama "Taal" (1999), the comedy drama "Dil Chahta Hai" (2001) which won him a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor, the romantic thriller "Humraaz" (2002) for which he was nominated in the Best Negative Role category, the romantic comedies "Hungama" (2003) and "Hulchul" (2004), the murder mystery "36 China Town" (2006), the action thriller "Race" (2008) and the heist comedy "Tees Maar Khan" (2010), and he continued to draw praise for his performances in the 1999 romance "Dahek", the 2002 psychological thriller "Deewangee", the 2007 biographical drama "Gandhi, My Father" and the 2010 action thriller movie "Aakrosh". In 2016, after a four-year break from acting, he came back and played an antagonist in the action-comedy movie "Dishoom" and appeared as an investigative cop in two 2017 thrillers, the crime movie "Mom" and the murder mystery "Ittefaq".
Pati Patni Aur Woh () is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy movie directed by Mudassar Aziz and produced by B.R. Studios &amp; T-Series. The movie stars Kartik Aaryan, Bhumi Pednekar and Ananya Panday. Aparshakti Khurana, Rajesh Sharma, Manu Rishi and Sunny Singh play supporting roles while Kriti Sanon has a special appearance. Principal photography began on 4 February 2019. The movie was released theatrically worldwide on 6 December 2019. The movie received positive reviews and was successful at the box office and grossed 1.17 billion.
Webdings is a typeface made out of dingbats. The design was made in 1997 by Vincent Connare, Sue Lightfoot, Ian Patterson, and Geraldin Wade. It was put in Microsoft's collection of typefaces called the Core fonts for the Web. Many of the characters from Webdings were put in Unicode in version 7.0. One of the characters is a levitating businessman. Vincent Connare made the character look similar to the logo of 2 Tone Records. It was put in Unicode with the code . The character of a lightning bolt was made to look similar to the one in David Bowie's album "Aladdin Sane". Connare made the characters NYC an eye, a heart, and a skyline to show the I Love New York logo.
The Germany national under-20 football team, also known as Germany Under-20s or Germany U20(s), are the under-20s for Germany. It is currently controlled by the German Football Association ("Deutscher Fußball-Bund"). Players. Current squad. Note: Names in "italics" denote players who have been capped by Germany in a higher age group.  "Caps and goals as of ." Awards. FIFA U-20 World Cup. Individual Team
Haris Seferović (born 22 February 1992) is a Swiss football player. He plays as a striker for Emirati club Al Wasl and the Switzerland national team.
Courtenay Felix Bartholomew (1931 – 7 May 2021) was a Trinidad and Tobago physician, scientist, and author. He founded and directed the Medical Research Foundation of Trinidad and Tobago.  Bartholomew was active in HIV/AIDS research. He diagnosed the first case of AIDS in the English-speaking Caribbean. He also led HIV vaccine trials and research on retroviruses with US institutions.
Eamonn Holmes (born 3 December 1959) is a broadcaster and former journalist from Northern Ireland. Holmes co-presented "GMTV" for 12 years between 1995 and 2005, before presenting "Sky News Sunrise" for 11 years between 2005 and 2016. Between 2006 and January 2021, he co-hosted "This Morning" with his wife Ruth Langsford on Fridays, and since 2021, during the summer holidays only. He has also presented "Good Morning Britain" (2016-2017), "Gift Wrapped" and "How the Other Half Lives" (2015-present) and "It's Not Me, It's You". He is currently a presenter for GB News. Holmes is an advocate of numerous charities and causes including Dogs Trust, Variety GB and Northern Ireland Kidney Patients' Association. Early life and education. Holmes was educated at Holy Family Primary School and St Malachy's College, Belfast. He then studied journalism at the Dublin College of Business Studies. He had a wife named Gabrielle Holmes (now ex-wife), but they did not fell in love so that's why he had another wife named Ruth Langsford (now Ruth Holmes).
Julian Nagelsmann (born 23 July 1987) is a German professional football manager and former player who was formerly head coach of Bayern Munich. Known for his flexibility with formations, maintaining possession, and developing "gegenpress", Nagelsmann is widely known as one of the best young managers in world football. Early life. Nagelsmann was born on 23 July 1987 in Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria. He played for FC Augsburg and 1860 Munich at youth level, and was the captain of Munich's U17 team. In the 2006–07 season, he was part of the second team but could not play a single match due to injuries. Nagelsmann returned to Augsburg for the 2007–08 season coached by Thomas Tuchel, but injured his knee and meniscus for the second time, damaging the cartilage. As a result, he decided to end his footballing career at the age of 20. He had already assisted his head coach Thomas Tuchel as a scout in the first half of 2008. He studied business administration in university for four semesters until he transferred to sports science. Then he focused on coaching, returning to his previous club 1860 Munich as an assistant to Alexander Schmidt for Munich's U17 team from 2008 to 2010. Coaching career. Early career. Nagelsmann joined the 1899 Hoffenheim youth academy in 2010 and coached numerous youth teams in the following years. He was an assistant coach during Hoffenheim's 2012–13 season, and up until 11 February 2016, was coaching the club's U19 team. He coached Hoffenheim's U19 "junior team" to win the 2013–14 Under 19 Bundesliga title. During his time as assistant coach, goalkeeper Tim Wiese referred to Nagelsmann as "Mini-Mourinho." 1899 Hoffenheim. Nagelsmann was appointed head coach of 1899 Hoffenheim on 27 October 2015. He was expected to begin his tenure at the start of the 2016–17 season. He was given a three-year contract
The 2017-2018 flu season was a flu season of high severity in the United States. Influenza-like illness (ILI) has a high rate of outpatient and emergency clinic visits, and a high rate of influenza-related hospitalizations, and influenza activities have been on the rise for a long period of time and are widely distributed geographically. In 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began using a new method to classify seasonal severity and applied the method to the seasons from 2003-2004 to 2016-2017. The 2017-18 season was the first season to be classified as highly serious among all age groups.  Origin. In the 2017-2018 season, influenza-like illness (ILI) activities began to increase in November, and reached a long period of high activity nationwide in January and February, and continued until the end of March. The peak of ILI was 7.5%, the highest percentage since the 2009 influenza pandemic (7.7%). Influenza-like illness (ILI) reached or exceeded the national benchmark for 19 weeks, making 2017-2018 one of the longest seasons in recent years. Infections and Deaths. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are no reports of childhood flu deaths nationwide. To monitor influenza-related deaths of all ages, the CDC tracks deaths caused by pneumonia and influenza (P&amp;I) through the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) mortality reporting system. The system tracks the proportion of death certificates that list pneumonia or influenza as a potential cause of death. The system provides an overall indication of whether influenza-related mortality has increased, but does not provide an exact number to indicate the number of deaths from influenza. During the 2017-2018 season, the percentage of deaths due to pneumonia and influenza (P&amp;I) reached or exceeded the epidemic threshold for 16 consecutive weeks.
Homeric Greek is the language used by Homer (in his epics: The "Iliad" and "Odyssey") and by Hesiod. It is also known as Epic Greek. It is called Epic Greek because it was used as the language of epic poetry. This is usually in dactylic hexameter, by poets such as Hesiod and Theognis of Megara. Compositions in Epic Greek disappeared with the rise of Koine Greek.
In Sanamahism (Meitei religion), there are four major classes of deities. These are the Apokpas, the Imung Lais, the Lam Lais and the Umang Lais. Sometimes, some scholars classify the classes into three, excluding the Apokpa.
Metal toxicity or metal poisoning is the bad effect of certain metals doses on life. Most heavy metals are toxic. But, some heavy metals like iron are essential for life. Elements that we need in our body may also be toxic when in high doses. Testing and treatment for poisoning. People are always being exposed to metals in the environment. Medical tests can find metals in our body but does not show that a person is poisoned. Metal screening tests should not be used unless there is reason to believe that a person has had been exposed to excess metals. A treatment for metal poisoning may be chelation therapy. Chelation is a type of bonding of ions and metals.
Washi (和紙) is a traditional Japanese paper. The term is used to describe paper that uses local fiber, processed by hand and made in the traditional way. "Washi" is made with fibers from the inner bark of the gampi tree, the mitsumata shrub, or the paper mulberry bush. As a Japanese craft, it is registered as a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage. Washi is tougher than ordinary paper made from wood pulp. It is used in many traditional arts. Origami, Shodo, and Ukiyo-e were all produced using washi. Washi was also used to make many goods like clothes, household goods, and toys. It was even used to make wreaths that were given to winners in the 1998 Winter Paralympics.