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European balance of power
The European balance of power is a tenet in international relations that no single power should be allowed to achieve hegemony over a substantial part of Europe. During much of the Modern Age, the balance was achieved by having a small number of ever-changing alliances contending for power, which culminated in the World Wars of the early 20th century.

Alliance
An alliance is a relationship among people, groups, or states that have joined together for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose, whether an explicit agreement has been worked out among them. Members of an alliance are called allies. Alliances form in many settings, including political alliances, military alliances, and business alliances.
May 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
May 29 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - May 31

All fixed commemorations below are celebrated on June 12 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

For May 30, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on May 17.

Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar
The Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar describes and dictates the rhythm of the life of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Passages of Holy Scripture, saints and events for commemoration are associated with each date, as are many times special rules for fasting or feasting that correspond to the day of the week or time of year in relationship to the major feast days.

There are two types of feasts in the Orthodox Church calendar: fixed and movable. Fixed feasts occur on the same calendar day every year, whereas movable feasts change each year. The moveable feasts are generally relative to Pascha (Easter), and so the cycle of moveable feasts is referred to as the Paschal cycle.
Hopak
Hopak (Ukrainian: гопак, IPA: [ɦoˈpɑk]) is a Ukrainian folk dance originating as a male dance among the Zaporozhian Cossacks, but later danced by couples, male soloists, and mixed groups of dancers. It is performed most often as a solitary concert dance by amateur and professional Ukrainian dance ensembles, as well as other performers of folk dances. It has also been incorporated into larger artistic opuses such as operas, ballets and theatre.

The hopak is often popularly referred to as the "National Dance of Ukraine" and has become very popular in Poland. There are similar folkloric dance tunes known as Sirmpa in Leros, Greece.

Zaporozhets za Dunayem
Zaporozhets za Dunayem (Ukrainian: «Запорожець за Дунаєм», lit. 'A Zaporozhian (Cossack) Beyond the Danube', also referred to as Cossacks in Exile) is a Ukrainian comic opera with spoken dialogue in three acts with music and libretto by the composer Semen Hulak-Artemovsky (1813–1873) about Cossacks of the Danubian Sich. The orchestration has subsequently been rewritten by composers such as Reinhold Glière and Heorhiy Maiboroda. This is one of the best-known Ukrainian comic operas depicting national themes.

It was premiered with a Russian libretto on 26 April [O.S. 14 April] 1863, in St Petersburg (at the time the capital of the Russian Empire). However, it is now normally performed in a Ukrainian translation.
Daniela Biamonte
Daniela Biamonte  (born (1973-12-03)3 December 1973) is a retired Italian volleyball player. She was part of the Italy women's national volleyball team.

She participated in the 1994 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship. On club level she played with Brummel Ancona.

1994 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship
The 1994 FIVB Women's World Championship was the twelfth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 17 to 30 October 1994 in São Paulo and Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Montréal division no. 2
Montréal division no. 2 (or Montréal no. 2) was a former provincial electoral district in the Montreal region of Quebec, Canada that elected members to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.

It was created for the 1890 election from parts of Montréal-Est and Montréal-Centre electoral districts.  Its final general election was in 1908 (and there was a by-election in 1909).  It disappeared in the 1912 election and its successor electoral district was Montréal–Saint-Jacques.

1890 Quebec general election
The 1890 Quebec general election was held on June 17, 1890, to elect members of the 7th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada.  The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party Parti national coalition led by Honoré Mercier, was re-elected, defeating the Quebec Conservative Party, led by Louis-Olivier Taillon.

A scandal and charges of corruption cut short Mercier's term of office.  He was later cleared of all charges, but his political career was ended.
Hasanabad-e Sadat
Hasanabad-e Sadat (Persian: حسن ابادسادات, also Romanized as Ḩasanābād-e Sādāt; also known as Ḩasanābād) is a village in Dodangeh-ye Sofla Rural District, Ziaabad District, Takestan County, Qazvin Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 272, in 76 families.

Qazvin province
Qazvin province (Persian: استان قزوین; IPA: [ɢæzˈviːn] ⓘ) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the northwest of the country, with the city of Qazvin as its capital.

The province was carved out of Tehran and Zanjan provinces in 1997. The province was made a part of Region 1 upon the division of the provinces into 5 regions solely for coordination and development purposes on June 22, 2014.
Karmaphal Daata Shani
Karmaphal Daata Shani (transl. Shani, the divine judge of deeds) is an Indian dharmic devotional television series, which aired from 7 November 2016 to 9 March 2018 on Colors TV. The series was produced by Swastik Productions of Siddharth Kumar Tewary.

Colors TV
Colors TV India is an Indian general entertainment pay television channel owned by JioStar, a joint venture between Reliance Industries, Viacom18 and Disney India. Its programming consists of family dramas, fantasy shows, romantic dramas, comedies, reality shows and crime shows.
Ben Stanley Omondi
Ben Stanley Omondi  (born 24 Sep 2004) is a Kenyan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Kenyan Premier League side Gor Mahia and Kenya.

He formerly turned out for Kenyan second-tier side Migori Youth, Kenyan Premier League sides Muhoroni Youth, Ulinzi Stars and Kakamega Homeboyz before joining Gor Mahia.

He was part of the Kenyan squad that featured in the 2024 African Nations Championship held across East Africa in August 2025.

Muhoroni Youth F.C.
Muhoroni Youth Football Club is a football club from Muhoroni, Kenya, but plays its home matches at the Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi. They currently compete in the Kenyan Premier League, where they were promoted after winning the 2011 season of the defunct KFF Nationwide League.

Muhoroni youth won the top 8 cup in 2016.
Praia Pesqueira
Praia Pesqueira is a seaside village in Caué District on São Tomé Island in São Tomé and Príncipe. Its population is 201 (2012 census). The locality is located just south of Dona Augusta and 5 km southwest of São João dos Angolares.

Caué District
Caué is a district of São Tomé and Príncipe, on São Tomé Island. Covering 267 km2 (103 sq mi), it is the largest of the nation's seven districts in terms of area. In population it is the smallest, with 6,031 residents (2012). The district seat is São João dos Angolares. It is divided into the two statistical subdistricts São João dos Angolares and Malanza.: 15
Louis B. Mayer, King of Hollywood
Louis B. Mayer: King of Hollywood (1999) is a documentary film directed by F. Whitman Trecartin that takes a look at life of filmmaker Louis B. Mayer, who as head of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) studios, came to rule over movie stars. The film takes a look at the personal price that Mayer paid for that success.

Movie star
A movie star (also known as a film star or cinema star) is an actor who is famous for their starring, or leading, roles in movies. The term is used for performers who are marketable stars as they become popular household names and whose names are used to promote movies, for example in trailers and posters. The most prominent movie stars are known in the industry as bankable stars.
Sedkyrkeshch
Sedkyrkeshch (Russian: Седкыркещ; Komi: Сьӧдкыркӧтш, Śodkyrköč) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) under the administrative jurisdiction of the city of republic significance of Syktyvkar in the Komi Republic, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,999.

Komi Republic
The Komi Republic (Russian: Республика Коми; Komi: Коми Республика), sometimes simply referred to as Komi, is a republic of Russia situated in the northeast of European Russia. Its capital is the city of Syktyvkar.

The population of the republic  at the 2021 census was 737,853, down from 901,189 at the 2010 census.
1900 All-America college football team
The 1900 All-America college football team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various individuals who chose All-America college football teams for the 1900 college football season.  The only two individuals who have been recognized as "official" selectors by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for the 1900 season are Walter Camp and Caspar Whitney, who had originated the All-America college football team eleven years earlier in 1889. Camp's 1900 All-America Team was published in Collier's Weekly, and Whitney's selections were published in Outing magazine.

Truxtun Hare
Thomas Truxtun Hare (October 12, 1878 – February 2, 1956) was an American Olympic medalist who competed in track and field and the hammer throw. He also played football with the University of Pennsylvania and was selected first-team All-American all four years. Sports Illustrated wrote, "Few early 20th Century players were as revered as Hare, who played every minute of every game." He was selected as a charter member of the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951.
Daniele Rugo
Daniele Rugo (born 1982, Acqui Terme, Italy) is an Italian documentary filmmaker and author.

His new film - Life Support - is scheduled for release in 2026 and is produced by Susan Sarandon, Melissa Barrera, and Farah Nabulsi.

Farah Nabulsi
Farah Nabulsi (Arabic: فرح النابلسي; born 1978) is a British-Palestinian filmmaker and human rights advocate. For her short film The Present, she was nominated for an Academy Award and won the BAFTA Award for Best Short Film.
Manfred Kokot
Manfred Kokot (born 3 January 1948 in Templin, Brandenburg) is a former East German athlete, who won the silver medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He did so alongside Jörg Pfeifer, Klaus-Dieter Kurrat and Alexander Thieme. In 1977, his team came in second place in the 4 × 100 m relay at the IAAF World Cup in Düsseldorf.

In 1971 Kokot became a co-holder of the European 100 m record with 10.0 seconds, and in 1973 he set the world record in 50 metres indoor sprint at 5.61 seconds.

1977 IAAF World Cup
The 1st IAAF World Cup in Athletics was an international track and field sporting event sponsored by the International Association of Athletics Federations, held from 2 to 4 September 1977, at the Rheinstadion in Düsseldorf, West Germany.
Beekeeping in the United Kingdom
Beekeeping in the United Kingdom is the maintenance of bee colonies by humans within the United Kingdom.  It is a significant commercial activity that provides those involved with honey, beeswax, royal jelly, queen bees, propolis, flower pollen and bee pollen. Honeybees also provide pollination services to orchards and a variety of seed crops.

Many beekeepers keep bees as a hobby. Others do it for income either as a sideline to other work or as a commercial operator. These factors affect the number of colonies maintained by the beekeeper.

Queen bee
A queen bee is typically an adult, mated female (gyne) that lives in a colony or hive of honey bees. With fully developed reproductive organs, the queen is usually the mother of most, if not all, of the bees in the beehive. Queens are developed from larvae selected by worker bees and specially fed in order to become sexually mature. There is normally only one adult, mated queen in a hive, in which case the bees will usually follow and fiercely protect her.

The term "queen bee" can be more generally applied to any dominant reproductive female in a colony of a eusocial bee species other than honey bees. However, as in the Brazilian stingless bee (Schwarziana quadripunctata), a single nest may have multiple queens or even dwarf queens, ready to replace a dominant queen in case of a sudden death.
Caloplaca ahtii
Caloplaca ahtii is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) crustose lichen in the family Teloschistaceae. It was formally described as a new species in 1994 by Ulrik Søchting. The type locality was in Finland, and the type specimen was found growing on Populus. The species epithet honours Finnish lichenologist Teuvo Ahti. In 2022, the species was documented from North-Western European Russia. It is also found in North America.

Soredium
Soredia are common reproductive structures of lichens.  Lichens reproduce asexually by employing simple fragmentation and production of soredia and isidia. Soredia are powdery propagules composed of fungal hyphae wrapped around cyanobacteria or green algae. These can be either scattered diffusely across the surface of the lichen's thallus, or produced in localized structures called soralia. Fungal hyphae make up the basic body structure of a lichen. The soredia are released through openings in the upper cortex of the lichen structure. After their release, the soredia disperse to establish the lichen in a new location.
Four More Shots Please!
Four More Shots Please! is an Indian comedy-drama streaming television series on Amazon Prime Video directed by Anu Menon and Nupur Asthana. The series follows the story of four unapologetically flawed women (two in their 30s and two in their early 20s) as they live, love, make mistakes and discover what really makes them tick through friendship and shots of tequila in millennial Mumbai. The series is Amazon Prime Video's first all-women-protagonist Indian original starring Sayani Gupta, Bani J, Kirti Kulhari, and Maanvi Gagroo.

Reviewers have referred to the show as a desi version of Sex and the City. The first season was one of the top three most-watched Amazon Original Series from India in 2019, and season two was called "the most-watched Indian show on the platform" in May 2020. Shortly after season 2 was released, Amazon announced that season 3 was in the works. Season 3 premiered on 21 October 2022. The final season premiered on 19 December 2025.

Desi
Desi (/ˈdeɪsi/ or /ˈdɛsi/ DAY-see or DESS-ee; Hindustani: देसी (Devanagari), دیسی (Perso-Arabic), Hindustani: [deːsiː]), also Deshi (Bengali: দেশী), is a loose term used to describe the peoples, cultures, and products of the Indian subcontinent and their diaspora, derived from Sanskrit देश (deśá), meaning 'land' or 'country'. Desi traces its origin to the people from the South Asian republics of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, and may also sometimes be extended to include peoples, cultures and products of Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.
Stand-up pouch
A stand-up pouch or doypack is a type of flexible packaging that is able to stand erect on its bottom for display, storage, and convenience. It has characteristics of plastic bags, water bottles, and retort pouches. The bottom part of a stand-up pouch is gusseted to provide support for display or use.

Stand-up pouches are commonly used for food packaging. They can be aseptically filled or filled on normal packaging lines.

Food packaging
Food packaging is a packaging system specifically designed for food and represents one of the most important aspects among the processes involved in the food industry, as it provides protection from chemical, biological and physical alterations. The main goal of food packaging is to provide a practical means of protecting and delivering food goods at a reasonable cost, while meeting the needs and expectations of both consumers and industries. Additionally, current trends like sustainability, environmental impact reduction, and shelf-life extension have gradually become some of the most important aspects in designing a packaging system.
Kim L. Nelson
Kim L. Nelson (born February 19, 1948) is an American politician from Kentucky who was a member of the Kentucky Senate from 1989 to 1999. Nelson was first elected in a May 1989 special election following the death of incumbent senator William T. Brinkley. He was defeated for renomination in 1998 by Dick Adams.

Kentucky Senate
The Kentucky Senate is the upper house of the Kentucky General Assembly.  The Kentucky Senate is composed of 38 members elected from single-member districts throughout the Commonwealth.  The Kentucky Senate meets at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort annually beginning in January. Sessions last for 60 legislative days in even-numbered years and 30 legislative days in odd-numbered years.

The Republican Party has had control of the Senate since 1999, currently holding 32 seats, with the Democratic Party holding 5, and 1 seat being vacant. Senators serve four-year terms with no term limits; half (19) of the senators are up for election every second year, coinciding with federal House of Representatives and Senate elections.
Tassels in the Air
Tassels in the Air is a 1938 short subject directed by Charley Chase starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 30th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959.

Slapstick
Slapstick is a style of humor involving exaggerated physical activity that exceeds the boundaries of normal physical comedy. Slapstick may involve both intentional violence and violence by mishap, often resulting from physical abuse and/or inept use of props such as saws and ladders.

The term arises from a device developed for use in the broad, physical comedy style known as commedia dell'arte in 16th-century Italy. The "slap stick" consists of two thin slats of wood, which makes a "slap" when striking another actor, with little force needed to make a loud—and comical—sound. The physical slap stick remains a key component of the plot in the traditional and popular Punch and Judy puppet show. More contemporary examples of slapstick humor include The Three Stooges, The Naked Gun and Mr. Bean.
Lucy Cane
Lucy Mary Cane CBE (c.1866 – 23 April 1926), born Mary O'Brien, was an Irish public servant. During World War I, she worked with Katharine Furse, as assistant director of the Voluntary Aid Detachment of the British Red Cross from 1914 to 1917, and as assistant director of the Women's Royal Naval Service from 1917 to 1919.

British Red Cross
The British Red Cross Society (Welsh: Y Groes Goch Brydeinig) is the United Kingdom body of the worldwide neutral and impartial humanitarian network the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. The society was formed in 1870, and is a registered charity with 10,500 volunteers and 3,500 staff. At the heart of their work is providing help to people in crisis, both in the UK and overseas. The Red Cross is committed to helping people without discrimination, regardless of their ethnic origin, nationality, political beliefs or religion. Queen Elizabeth II was the patron of the society until her death in 2022, and was replaced by her successor King Charles III, who previously served as president between 2003 and 2024.

In the year ending December 2023, the charity's income was £331 million, which included £32M from government contracts and £34M from government grants. Total expenditure was £323M, of which £246M (76%) of its income delivering its charitable activities.
Bongga!
Bongga! (lit. 'Extravagant!') is a Philippine television variety show broadcast by GMA Iloilo and GMA Bacolod. Hosted by Jigo Mambo, John Arceo, Leez Quimpo, Em Capalla and Joan Jalandoni, it premiered on October 24, 1999. The show concluded on September 2, 2007 for the past eight (8) years.

The show was popular for its segments "Pok Gi Pok", a gay boxing challenge where two gay contestants battle it out using oversized hand gloves; and "Bongga Babes", a bikini-open contest featuring the sexiest babes in Western Visayas.  It also featured some of the hottest Ilonggo bands and dance groups in Western Visayas, with the special participation of some of the most popular GMA Kapuso stars flown in from Manila every now and then to join the "Bongga!" gang.  Because of the show's own brand of fun and vibrant entertainment rarely seen in other local variety shows in Visayas and Mindanao, "Bongga" has earned the tag "Pinasahi sa Tanan" (Different among others).

24 Oras
24 Oras (pronounced as bente kwatro oras / transl. 24 hours) is a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by GMA Network. Originally anchored by Mel Tiangco and Mike Enriquez, it premiered on March 15, 2004, on the network's Telebabad line up. Tiangco, Vicky Morales and Emil Sumangil currently serve as the anchors.
Master Scuba Diver
Master Scuba Diver (MSD) is a scuba diving certification or recognition level offered by several North American diver training agencies, such as the National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI), the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI), Scuba Diving International (SDI), and Scuba Schools International (SSI). Other agencies (e.g., The International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers) offer similar programs under other names, such as "Elite Diver". Each of these (and other) agencies touts their program at this level as the highest, non-leadership program.

Most organizations have a minimum age requirement of 15 to undertake the Master Scuba Diver course, although some organizations do permit certification of "Junior" Master Scuba Divers.

National Association of Underwater Instructors
The National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI Worldwide) is a nonprofit association of scuba instructors founded in 1960 by Albert Tillman and Neal Hess.

NAUI primarily serves as a recreational dive certification and membership organization,  providing international diver standards and education programs.  NAUI is headquartered in  Riverview, Florida near Tampa with dive and member instructors, resorts, stores, service and training centers located around the world.
Sirikonda (surname)
Sirikonda (Telugu: సిరికొండ) is a Telugu surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Sirikonda Madhusudhana Chary (born 1956), Indian politician

Sirikonda Vikram (born 1977), Indian film director and screenwriter known professionally as Vikram Sirikonda

S. Madhusudhana Chary
Sirikonda Madusudhana Chary (born 1962) is an Indian politician who served as the 1st Speaker of Telangana Legislative Assembly from 9 June 2014 to 16 January 2019 & now serving the LOP in TG Legislative Council. He won from Bhupalapalli constituency in Warangal in 2014 general elections. He is the former MLA of Bhupalapalli Constituency from 2018 Assembly Elections. He belongs to Telangana Rashtra Samithi and is a member of its Politburo. He lost the Telangana Legislative Assembly election held in December 2018.
2017–18 FIS Snowboard World Cup
The 2017–18 FIS Snowboard World Cup was the 24th World Cup season in snowboarding organised by International Ski Federation. The season started on 4 September 2017 in Cardrona, New Zealand and concluded on 24 March 2018 in Quebec City, Canada. Competitions consisted of parallel slalom, parallel giant slalom, snowboard cross, halfpipe, slopestyle and big air.

Cardrona, New Zealand
Cardrona is a locality in the Cardrona Valley in New Zealand, with the nearby skifield of Cardrona Alpine Resort and Mount Cardrona also using the same name. Established as a gold rush township in the 1860s on the banks of the small river of the same name, it is known for its distinctive hotel of gold rush vintage which is on the opposite side of the river to the original township of which few buildings remain. It is in a scenic setting on the Crown Range road which connects Wānaka and Queenstown.