Majd Izzat al-Chourbaji (Arabic: مجد عزت الشربجي )(born 1981) is a Syrian peace activist. In 2015, she received the U.S. State Department's International Women of Courage Award, for her work with women and human rights in Syria.
Madj Izzat al-Chourbaji was born in 1981 in the town of Darayya, Syria. When she was six months old, her family went to France because of violence in Syria. They returned to Syria in 1991. In Syria, Majd studied French literature. She received a degree from Damascus University. After college, Majd worked on an anti-corruption program in the Damascus suburbs.
When the violence from the Arab Spring came to Syria, Majd started sit-ins for the freedom of political prisoners. She went to jail, and was injured by the police. Although Mjad was hurt, she wanted peaceful protest. She started classes on peace and citizenship for the prisoners. Majd persuaded 150 women prisoners to have a hunger strike. She wanted to go to court to get publicity for the women's problems. Finally, she went to court. Majd and 83 prisoners received their freedom, in a prisoner exchange with the Syrian opposition. The Syrian security forces continued to watch Majd, so she went to Lebanon with her three children.
Twinkle (singer)
Lynn Annette "Twinkle" Ripley (15 July 1948 – 21 May 2015) was a British singer-songwriter. She had chart successes in the 1960s with her best known songs, "Terry" and "Golden Lights". Her niece is actress Fay Ripley.
Priscilla Pointer
Priscilla Marie Pointer (born May 18, 1924) is an American stage, movie and television character actress. She began her career in the theater. Her daughter is actress Amy Irving. She was known for her roles in "Carrie", "The Onion Field", "Mommie Dearest", "", "", "Blue Velvet" and "Coyote Moon".
Airline food
Airline food is food served to passengers on an airplane. It is usually included in the price of the ticket, except for most low-cost airlines. Some airlines now have a "buy-on-board" menu, in which food and drinks are typically sold. Some airline now offer small snacks, instead of meals.
Mafia (video game)
Mafia (or Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven) is a Third-person shooter video game about a group of people who are in the mafia gang. It was released In 2002 for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and Microsoft Windows. A sequel to the video game called Mafia II was released in 2010.
China men's national volleyball team
China national volleyball team is the national volleyball team of China. The team twice took part in the Summer Olympics, finishing in eighth place at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California., and 5th place in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Japan men's national volleyball team
Japan national volleyball team is the national volleyball team of Japan. Japan won a team Gold medal in the Olympics 1972. They've won Gold medals seven times in Asian Volleyball Championships. Their head coach is Masashi Nanbu.
Traffic (movie)
Traffic is a 2000 American crime drama movie. It contains three stories of the illegal drug trade, one in Mexico, one in San Diego, one in Ohio. Catherine Zeta-Jones plays Helena. Erika Christensen plays Caroline. Dennis Quaid plays Arnie.
"Traffic" got very positive reviews from movie critics. The movie got back over $207 million at the box office. It also earned four Academy Awards, including Best Director and Best Film Editing.
Erika Christensen
Erika Christensen (born August 19, 1982) is an American actress who has acted in many movies and television programs. She played Julia on the NBC family series "Parenthood". She also played Caroline in the movie "Traffic".
She was born in Seattle, Washington.
Nurse Betty
Nurse Betty is a 2000 American black comedy movie. This movie is about a Kansas waitress who has a nervous breakdown after she sees her husband being murdered. Renée Zellweger plays Betty Sizemore. Chris Rock plays Wesley. Morgan Freeman plays Charlie. The movie won Best Screenplay at the Cannes Film Festival in 2000. The movie was rated R "for strong violence, pervasive language and a scene of sexuality". "Nurse Betty" got very positive reviews from critics. Roger Ebert gave it three stars. Metacritic rated gave it a Metascore of 69. It was on September 8, 2000.
Trituberculata
The Trituberculata is an extinct group of mammals in the fossil record from about 215–85 illion years ago (mya). The discoveries were isolated teeth, so not much else can be said about the animals. They were small insectivores, and probably nocturnal. The group contains the ancestors of Placentalia and Marsupialia; all modern mammals except Monotremes are descended from trituberculates.
The name comes from the three tubercles (cusps) of the molar teeth (not to be confused with Triconodonta). The clade Trituberculata is not always regarded as valid. They probably do not form a monophyletic group. Instead, some may be "true" basal mammals (though not always closest related to each other). Others (such as the symmetrodonts) may fall just outside the therian crown group.
Radomir Naumov
Radomir Naumov (; 20 December 1946 – 22 May 2015) was a Serbian politician and engineer. He was the Minister of Mining and Energy from 3 March 2004 until 15 May 2007. He was also Minister of Religion from 15 May 2007 until 7 July 2008.
Naumov was born in Čoka. He graduated from the University of Belgrade. He was married to Marija.
Naumov died after an illness on 22 May 2015 in Belgrade. He was 68.
Barbegal aqueduct
The Barbegal aqueduct and mill is a Roman watermill complex. It is on the territory of the commune of Fontvieille, near the town of Arles in southern France
Aleksey Mozgovoy
Aleksey Borisovich Mozgovoy (, , born "Oleksiy Borisovich Mozhovyj"; 3 April 1975 – 23 May 2015) was a Ukrainian pro-Russian separatist commander in the self-proclaimed Republic of Novorossiya until 20 May 2015. He was leader of the rebel battalion "Prizrak". He was born in Svatove Raion, Voroshilovgrad Oblast.
He and four other people were killed on 23 May 2015 in a car attack in Perevalsk Raion, Luhansk Oblast. He was 40.
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Ontario, Canada. The party follows a political ideology that is similar to what the Liberal Party of Canada follows. Despite this, the two parties are two different parties.
The party comes from the Reform movement in the 1830s and 1840s. The party was organized in 1847 by George Brown. It won the 1871 provincial elections and remained in power until the general election of 1905.
Between 2003 and 2018, the Liberals won every election. After the 2018 elections, the Progressive Conservatives took over. They lost almost all their seats in the Legislative Assembly, except for seven seats. Because they only had seven seats, they lost their official party status.
Executive Council of Ontario
The Executive Council of Ontario (which is also called the Cabinet of Ontario) plays an important part in the Goverment of Ontario. It is made up of members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. The members of the council are appointed by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. Each member is usually the head of a government ministry.
Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
The Lieutenant Governor of Ontario is the representative of Queen Elizabeth II in Ontario. He or she carries out most of the monarch's constitutional and ceremonial duties, such as approving laws. On 23 September 2014, Elizabeth Dowdeswell became Lieutenant Governor.
The lieutenant governors are appointed by the Governor General of Canada, based on the advise of the Prime Minister of Canada.
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