Nathaniel Walter Barnardiston (November 29, 1858 - August 18, 1919) is a British major general during World War I and commanded the , along with the 2nd Battalion and the during the in 1914.
Barnardiston (1858-1919) was born at The Ryes in Little Henny, Essex in 1858. He was the son of Colonel Nathaniel Barnardiston, veteran of the Crimean War, and his wife Lady Florence Barnardiston (née Legge). He had three brothers and five sisters.
After a private education and attendance at , he joined the () in 1878, serving as adjutant of the 2nd Battalion between 1882 and 1886. He was made captain in 1885 and three years later graduated from the Staff College. Barnardiston served as to the between 1889 and 1892 and, on returning home, married Sarah Hall. Their daughter Joan was born five years later.
Promoted to major, he then served as Deputy Assistant Adjutant General of the Eastern District (1894-97) before joining the Intelligence Division at the War Office (1898-1901); here he wrote guidebooks on both the Belgian and French armies. This posting was interrupted by active service with 2nd Battalion The Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment) during the (1899-1902). He then served as to Brussels, and the Scandinavian Courts (1902-06), being promoted to lieutenant-colonel in 1904.
Barnardiston was Assistant Commandant at the from 1906 until 1910. Promoted to colonel, he then became Assistant Director of Military Training. He was made a major-general in 1914. Following his exploits in China, Barnardiston later commanded the 39th Division during 1915-16, before being made Chief of the British Military Mission to Portugal (1916-19).
Major-General Barnardiston died on August 18, 1919 at Felixstowe Cottage Hospital. He was buried at St Mary’s church in Great Henny, Essex.
The Man Who Sold His Skin
The Man Who Sold His Skin () is a 2020 international drama movie. It was directed by Kaouther Ben Hania and starred Yahya Mahayni, Dea Liane, Koen De Bouw, Monica Bellucci, Saad Lostan, Wim Delvoye.
It was nominated for an Academy Award in 2021. It premiered in the Horizons section at the 77th Venice International Film Festival, where Yahya Mahayni won the Best Actor Award.
Fivizzano
Fivizzano is a "comune" in the Province of Massa-Carrara in the Italian region of Tuscany.
Fosdinovo
Fosdinovo is a "comune" in the Province of Massa-Carrara in the Italian region of Tuscany.
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light () is a 1975 Filipino drama movie directed by Lino Brocka and was based on the novel "In the Claws of Brightness" by Edgardo M. Reyes. It stars Rafael Roco, Jr., Hilda Koronel, Lou Salvador, Jr., Tommy Abuel, Joonee Gamboa, Tommy Yap.
Dicomano
Dicomano is a "comune" (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region of Tuscany. It is about northeast of Florence.
Quo Vadis, Aida?
Quo Vadis, Aida? ( "Where are you going, Aida?") is a 2020 Bosnian Austrian Romanian Dutch German Polish French Norwegian Turkish war drama movie directed by Jasmila Žbanić and starring Jasna Đuričić, Izudin Bajrović, Boris Isaković, Johan Heldenbergh, Raymond Thiry, Boris Ler, Dino Bajrović. It was nominated for an Academy Award in 2021.
No Man's Land (2001 movie)
No Man's Land (, Ничија земља) is a 2001 Bosnian French Belgian Italian Slovenian British war comedy drama movie directed by Danis Tanović and starring Branko Đurić, Rene Bitorajac, Filip Šovagović, Georges Siatidis, Alain Eloy, Bogdan Diklić, Mustafa Nadarević. It won an Academy Award in 2002.
Licciana Nardi
Licciana Nardi is a "comune" in the Province of Massa-Carrara in the Italian region of Tuscany.
Mulazzo
Mulazzo is a "comune" in the Province of Massa-Carrara in the Italian region of Tuscany.
King of Thieves (2004 movie)
King of Thieves is a 2004 Slovakian Czech Slovenian Dutch Austrian Belgian German French drama movie directed by Ivan Fíla and starring Lazar Ristovski, Jakov Kultiasov, Katharina Thalbach, Julia Khanverdieva, Oktay Özdemir, Paulus Manker, Birol Ünel, Imogen Kogge, Yasemin Büyüksapci.
Hive (movie)
Hive is a 2021 Kosovan Swiss Albanian Macedonian drama movie directed by first time director Blerta Basholli and starring Yllka Gashi, Çun Lajçi, Aurita Agushi, Kumrije Hoxha, Adriana Matoshi, Molikë Maxhuni, Blerta Ismaili.
God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija
God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija () is a 2019 Macedonian Belgian Slovenian Croatian French drama movie directed by Teona Strugar Mitevska and stars Zorica Nusheva, Labina Mitevska, Stefan Vujisic, Suad Begovski.
The Parade (movie)
The Parade () is a 2011 Serbian Slovenian Croatian French Macedonian British comedy-drama movie directed by Srđan Dragojević and starring Nikola Kojo, Miloš Samolov, Goran Jevtić, Hristina Popović, Dejan Aćimović, Toni Mihajlovski, Goran Navojec, Mira Stupica, Relja Popović, Nataša Marković.
Westland, Michigan
Westland is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, 84,094 people lived here.
Journey of Hope (movie)
Journey of Hope (; ) is a 1990 Swiss Turkish British French drama movie directed by Xavier Koller and starring Mathias Gnädinger, Necmettin Çobanoglu, Nur Sürer, Emin Sivas, Yaman Okay, Andrea Zogg, Dietmar Schönherr. It won an Academy Award in 1991.
Dangerous Moves
Dangerous Moves () is a 1984 Swiss French Liechtenstein sports drama movie directed by Richard Dembo and starring Michel Piccoli, Alexandre Arbatt, Liv Ullmann, Leslie Caron, Wojciech Pszoniak, Daniel Olbrychski, Michel Aumont. It won an Academy Award in 1985.
Jan Koum
Jan Koum (Ukrainian: Ян Кум; born February 24, 1976) is a Ukrainian American entrepreneur and computer programmer. He is the co-founder and was the CEO of WhatsApp.
Koum was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, then in the Soviet Union. He raised and grew up in Fastiv, outside Kyiv, and moved with his mother and grandmother to Mountain View, California. Koum and his mother remained in touch with his father until his death. Koum's mother worked as a babysitter, while he himself began as a cleaner at a grocery store. His mother died in 2000 after a long battle with cancer.
Crémery
Crémery is a commune. It is in Hauts-de-France in the Somme department in north France.
Cressy-Omencourt
Cressy-Omencourt is a commune. It is in Hauts-de-France in the Somme department in north France.
2021 Meron stampede
On 30 April 2021, at about 00:50 IDT, a deadly crowd crush happened in Meron, Israel, during a religious event on Mount Meron on the Jewish holiday of Lag BaOmer. About 100,000 people were in attendance. Forty-five people were killed, and more than 150 injured. It is the deadliest civil disaster in the history of Israel.
Bob Baffert
Robert A. Baffert (born January 13, 1953) is an American racehorse trainer. He trained the 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah and 2018 Triple Crown winner Justify. Baffert was born in Nogales, Arizona.
Baffert's horses have won seven Kentucky Derbies, seven Preakness Stakes, three Belmont Stakes and three Kentucky Oaks. He holds the record for most Kentucky Derby wins by a horse trainer with Medina Spirit’s win at the 2021 Derby.
Medina Spirit
Medina Spirit (foaled April 5, 2018) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2021 Kentucky Derby. He qualified for the race by winning the Robert B. Lewis Stakes and finishing second in both the San Felipe Stakes and Santa Anita Derby.
He was ridden by jockey John Velazquez and trained by Bob Baffert in his record seventh Derby victory. At first, the odds for Medina Spirit to win the derby was 12-1 or 8%.
Murder of Christopher Barrios Jr.
Christopher Michael Barrios Jr. (January 2, 2001 – March 8, 2007) was a 6-year-old American boy who was raped and murdered in Brunswick, Georgia, on March 8, 2007. His body was discovered on March 15, 2007, just a few miles from where he disappeared.
Timothy Quill