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Border guard

**Border guards** are people usually paid by a government (and often part of the army), whose job is to prevent people from illegally crossing the border, and stop the smuggling of illegal items such as drugs and weapons.

## Border guard duties

Duties of border guards include:
- Stopping illegal smuggling operations such as drugs and weapons
- Stopping people or groups who are not allowed to cross the border.
- Rescue lost people in the desert and other dangerous border regions.
- Early reporting of any suspicious movement of the army behind the borders of neighboring countries.
- Environmental conservation in the border area.
- Exchange all types of information and cooperate with other national and counterpart agencies in other countries, as well as with international organizations specializing in migration, border control, customs control, sanitary control, phytosanitary control, and security, to assist in the implementation of actions against the illicit trafficking of migrants, the illicit trafficking of animals of all kinds, smuggling, human trafficking, crimes related to transnational organized crime, terrorism, the illegal trafficking of arms and explosives, corruption, drug trafficking, and the diversion of dual-use goods and other related activities for illegal purposes.

- Systematic and permanent observation of the State's border area, from land, sea, or air, by visual, electronic, or other modern means of surveillance and protection, with the purpose of detecting, alerting, and/or preventing potential violations of the international boundary; this also entails the verification and reporting on the maintenance and upkeep of border markers.

Sometimes the border guard includes a coast guard to guard borders in the sea and conduct rescue missions at sea.

- It exercises the functions of controlling and protecting national sovereignty, territorial integrity, public order, and security of national borders.
- Early reporting of any suspicious movement of the army behind the borders of neighboring countries.
- Environmental co

## Border guards in West Asia and North Africa

In the West Asia and North Africa, border guards use some transport and tactics specific to the local environment.

**Camel riding**: Camel-riding border guards is useful because of the difficulty of the desert climate and the roughness of the roads that cars cannot drive on, especially in the narrow mountain paths. These individuals are usually from the same environment as the place where they are serving.

**Trackers**: Some guards are Bedouins who are trained from an early age to track and identify people from footprints and other traces that may be hidden from the untrained eye.

## Border guards in popular culture

Border guards caught the attention of Egyptian filmmakers, and several Egyptian movies are about border guards:
- Hawk's Eye (عين الصقر) starring Nour El-Sherif.
- Aboud on the Border (عبود على الحدود) starring Alaa Waly El-Din.

## Related pages

- Armed forces
- Coast guard
- Australian Federal Police
Benj Pasek

**Benj Pasek** (born June 9, 1985) is an American composer and lyricist. He is best known for writing
songs for movies such as _La La Land_ (2016) and _The Greatest Showman_ (2017), and the Broadway musical _Dear Evan Hansen_. He is known for writing songs with Justin Paul. They also wrote songs for the Hulu show _Only Murders in the Building_.

With Paul, Pasek became the 20th/21st person to win the EGOT, which is for someone who has won the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards.

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: Benj Pasek
- **image**: Pasek and Paul - Benj Pasek (cropped).JPG
- **caption**: Benj Pasek in 2009
- **background**: solo_singer
- **birth place**: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- **occupation**: Composer, lyricist, singer
- **current member of**: Pasek and Paul
Justin Paul

**Justin Paul** (born January 3, 1985) is an American composer and lyricist. He is best known for writing
songs for movies such as _La La Land_ (2016) and _The Greatest Showman_ (2017), and the stage musical _Dear Evan Hansen_. He is also known for writing songs with his songwriting partner, Benj Pasek.

With Pasek, Paul became the 20th/21st person to win the EGOT, which is when a person won the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards.

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: Justin Paul
- **image**: Pasek and Paul - Justin Paul (cropped).JPG
- **caption**: Justin Paul in 2009
- **background**: solo_singer
- **birth place**: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
- **occupation**: Composer, lyricist, singer
- **current member of**: Pasek and Paul
The Audience (2013 play)

***The Audience*** is a play by the British playwright and screenwriter Peter Morgan. The play is about the weekly meetings, called audiences, between Queen Elizabeth II and her prime ministers.

It premiered in the West End in 2013. A Broadway version opened in 2015.

A television version of the play soon became a series on Netflix known as _The Crown_.
Law enforcement agency

A **law enforcement agency** (**LEA**) is any government agency responsible for law enforcement within a specific jurisdiction through the employment and deployment of  and their resources. The most common type of law enforcement agency is the police, but there are also other types including organisations that focus on specific legal violation, or are run by a particular authority. They typically have various  and legal rights to allow them to enforce the law. Such as the power of arrest  and the .

## International and multinational

Sometimes groups of countries team up to enforced the law. One examples of this is Europol.

### Federal

Some countries are a federation of multiple states, the states team up to form a .

Examples:
- Argentine Federal Police (Argentina)
- Australian Federal Police (Australia)
- Federal Police of Brazil (Brazil)
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Canada)
- Bundespolizei (Germany)
- Mexican Federal Police (Mexico)
- Federal Bureau of Investigation, Federal Protective Service, United States Park Police (United States)
- Central Bureau of Investigation (India)

## Military

Military organizations often have law enforcement units. These units within armed forces are generally referred to as

## Related pages

- Sheriff
- Police

## Other websites

- _Berlin: Metropolis of crime 1918 - 1933_ Part 1 , Part 2  (warning: graphic depiction of murder and other violence), a Deutsche Welle English television documentary comprehensively depicting a major European police force and its methods, investigations, and political activities during the early 20th century
Kwame Owusu-Ansah

**Kwame Owusu-Ansah (or John William Kwame Owusu Ansah),** was from Ghana. He was born on December 9, 1967, and died on May 2, 2008. He worked as a radio broadcaster, actor, poet, Public Relations Consultant, and teacher. He was well-known in Ghanaian movies and worked with Nigerian actors.

## Early life

Owusu-Ansah was born on December 9, 1967, in Alajo, Accra. His parents were Smart Owusu Ansah and Victoria Cosmos Gonsalves.

## Career

He acted in about 60 movies before he died in 2008. He also worked as the Media Director for Madhaus Incorporation, which is part of FNT Group.

Before that, he was the Public Relations Officer for Asante Kotoko from 2004 to 2005. He was also a special assistant to the club's former CEO, Major Yaw Larson.

## Filmography

Movies and TV shows he was in:

- _A Stab in the Dark_ (1999)
- _The Visitor_ (1999) - George
- _End of the River_
- _Errors of the Past_
- _Wedding Day_
- _Jewels 1&2_ (1999)
- _Remember Your Mother_ (2000) - Linus
- _Time_ (2000) - Francis
- _Grace to Grass_
- _Married to a Witch_ (2001) - Michael
- _Okukuseku 1,2,3&4_ (2001) - Sammy
- _That Day_ (2001) - Mahama
- _Sika_ (2001) - Adae
- _Tenterhooks (2002) - Danny_
- _Christ in Me (2003) - Austine_
- _Madam Joan (2004) - Freddy_
- _Holby City (2005 TV Series) - Manu Sembene_
- _Born Again_
- _Axe of Vengeance_
- _Spirit of Darkness_
- _Fortune Island_ (TV series)
- _Frozen Emotion (2006)_
- _The Mighty One (2007) - Antwi_

## Death

He died on May 2, 2008, from injuries he got in a car accident on the Tema Motorway in Accra.

## Scene at his memorial service

At his memorial service on June 14, 2008, a woman who was not his mother, Madam Victoria Cosmos Gonsalves, who comes from Atsiavi in the Volta region claimed that Kwame was her son. This woman, Miss Koffie, from Cape Coast, made a scene outside the church, saying Kwame was her child. She told a radio station she had proof that Kwame was her son. When asked how she knew Kwame’s father, Miss Koffie said they met at Burma Camp because they both lived there—she was in a brigade, and Kwame’s father was in the military. A week after Kwame was buried, on June 28, 2008, his family held a press conference and said that the woman's claims were not true.

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Kwame Owusu-Ansah
- **birth date**: 9 December 1967
- **death date**: 2 May 2008
- **nationality**: Ghanaian
- **occupation**: actor, radio broadcaster
- **years active**: 1990s - 2008
Maggie Goodlander

**Margaret Vivian Goodlander** (born November 4, 1986) is an American attorney and politician who is the U.S. representative from New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district since 2025. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

## Early life

Goodlander was born in November 1986 and was raised in Nashua, New Hampshire. Goodlander's mother, was a Republican member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives and also served as the Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs.

Goodlander received her Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in history from Yale College in 2009 and then attended Yale Law School, where she received her Juris Doctor (J.D.) in 2016.

## Legal career

After graduating from law school, Goodlander served as a law clerk to Chief Judge Merrick Garland of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 2016 to 2017 and Justice Stephen Breyer of the U.S. Supreme Court from 2017 to 2018.

She also taught constitutional law at Dartmouth College and the University of New Hampshire.

Goodlander served as Counsel to the United States House of Representative Committee on the Judiciary, where she helped develop the first articles of impeachment against then-President Donald Trump.

## Political career

In June 2024, Goodlander announced her candidacy for the United States House of Representatives for New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district in the 2024 election. She won the Democratic nomination in September 2024. She won the general election in November 2024.

## Personal life

In 2015, Goodlander married Jake Sullivan, who is the United States National Security Advisor for President Joe Biden. In 2023, Goodlander gave birth to a stillborn at a hotel room.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Maggie Goodlander
- **image**: Maggie Goodlander official portrait, 119th Congress.jpg
- **alt**: Official House portrait of Goodlander smiling in front of the U.S. flag, wearing a black jacket and white shirt.
- **state**: New Hampshire
- **term start**: January 3, 2025
- **predecessor**: Annie Kuster
- **office1**: Deputy Assistant Attorney General, United States Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division
- **president1**: Joe Biden
- **term start1**: September 12, 2022
- **term end1**: February 23, 2024
- **predecessor1**: Rene Augustine
- **successor1**: John Elias
- **birth name**: Margaret Vivian Goodlander
- **birth place**: Nashua, New Hampshire, U.S.
- **party**: Democratic Party (United States), Democratic
- **relatives**: Elizabeth M. Tamposi, Betty Tamposi (mother)
Samuel Tamposi (grandfather)
- **education**: Yale University (Bachelor of Arts, BA, Juris Doctor, JD)
- **branch**: United States Navy Reserve
- **serviceyears**: 2010–2022
- **rank**: Lieutenant (navy), Lieutenant
CBS Radio

**CBS Radio** was a radio broadcasting company and radio network operator. It was owned by CBS Corporation and founded in 1928, with consolidated radio station groups owned by CBS and Westinghouse Broadcasting/Group W since the 1920s, and Infinity Broadcasting since the 1970s. The broadcasting company was sold to Audacy, Inc. on November 17, 2017.
Best Friends Whenever

***Best Friends Whenever*** is an American teen sitcom television series. It was created by Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas. The series ran on Disney Channel from June 26, 2015 to December 11, 2016, after two seasons.
One More Time, One More Chance

"**One More Time, One More Chance**" is a song by Japanese singer Masayoshi Yamazaki. It was released on January 22, 1997 on the Polydor Japan label. It reached No. 18 on Oricon weekly singles chart and was on the chart for 24 weeks.

The song was used as a theme song in 1996 movie . Singer Yamazaki was one of the main actors in the movie. It was also later used as the ending theme song for the 2007 movie _5 Centimeters per Second_. The song was released again on March 3 of that year under the label Nayutawave Records. This time it reentered the chart at No. 52.

## Track listing

All lyrics/music/vocals by Masayoshi Yamazaki

## Infobox (song)

- **name**: One More Time, One More Chance
- **alt**: Original 1998 album cover
- **type**: single
- **artist**: Masayoshi Yamazaki
- **album**: Home (Masayoshi Yamazaki album), Home
- **a-side**: One More Time, One More Chance
- **b-side**: Yousei to Ita Natsu
- **released**: January 22, 1997
- **studio**: aLIVE Recording (Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan)
- **length**: 5:25
- **label**: Polydor Records, Polydor
Nayutawave Records, Nayutawave
- **writer**: Masayoshi Yamazaki
Grimaldi's Pizzeria

**Grimaldi's Pizzeria**  is an American pizzeria chain from the New York City area. It has over 40 restaurants throughout the United States. Its most famous restaurant is under the Brooklyn Bridge in Brooklyn at 1 Front Street, next door to its original location. It was founded in 1990.
Hyloxalus picachos

***Hyloxalus picachos*** is a frog.  It lives in Colombia.

## Home

Scientists have seen this frog on the ground in forests on hills and in low places. They have seen the frog in forests that were gone and are growing back, near streams. They did not see this frog in grassy places next to forests. Scientists saw this frog between 200 and 1600 meters above sea level.

Scientists have seen this frog in one protected park: Parque Nacional Cordillera los Picachos.

## Young

The tadpoles swim in streams.

## Danger

Scientists say this frog is in some danger of dying out. One problem is that the places where the frog lives are small and far apart because people cut down natural forest to build tree farms where cows can eat grass.
Charlotte Lee, Countess of Lichfield

**Charlotte Lee, Countess of Lichfield** (5 September 1664 – 17 February 1718), who was first called **Lady Charlotte Fitzroy**, was the illegitimate daughter of King Charles II of England. Charlotte was married at age 12 to her husband, Edward Henry Lee, 1st Earl of Lichfield, with whom she had a large family.
Nemesis (star)

**Nemesis** is a hypothetical red dwarf or brown dwarf, first thought in 1984 to be orbiting the Sun at a distance of about 95,000 AU (1.5 light-years), past the Oort cloud, to explain a cycle of mass extinctions in the geological record, which look like they happen every 26 million years. In a 2017 paper, Sarah Sadavoy and Steven Stahler said that the Sun was probably part of a binary system when it formed, making them suggest "there probably was a Nemesis, a long time ago". This star would have separated from this binary system more than four billion years ago, meaning it could not be what made the cycle of mass extinctions.

Later, geologists found there was a cycle of extinctions, but it was twice as long. However, in 2011, scientists checked at craters and found there was no pattern.

There were many attempts to find Nemesis. The Infared Astronomical Satellite, launched in the 1980s, was not able to find it. The 2MASS astronomical survey, which ran from 1997 to 2001, did not see another star or brown dwarf in the Solar System. Using newer and more powerful infrared telescope technology that can find brown dwarfs as cold as 150 kelvins out to a distance of 10 light-years from the Sun, the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE survey) has not found Nemesis.
Çılbır

**Çılbır** is a Turkish dish of poached eggs with yogurt (often with garlic mixed in).

There are records of çılbır being eaten by Ottoman sultans as far back as the 15th century. It is now common to serve the dish topped with melted butter infused with Aleppo pepper, for which paprika can be substituted.

In several Balkan countries such as Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia, the Turkish word **çılbır** is rendered as **čimbur** and refers to a dish of fried eggs. Almost identical is the Panagyurski style eggs dish in Bulgaria.
HE0107-5240

**HE0107-5240** is a Population II star that has almost no metal. This kind of star is called a metal-poor star. It is close to  away from Earth. It is one of the most metal-poor stars known in our galaxy, with a metallicity of -5.2; This means it has just  of the metal that the Sun has. Because of its very low metallicity, it is believed to be one of the earliest Population II stars to have formed. If so, then it is also very old, with an age of roughly 13 billion years. Because the star still has a bit of metal, it does not belong to the first generation of stars (the hypothetical Population III). These stars changed the pure hydrogen, helium, and lithium formed by the Big Bang into heavier elements, such as carbon, oxygen, and metals.

The star is small for a star that formed in the early universe. This explains why it is so old, as bigger stars die more quickly. To help explain why this star is so small, people think it was once part of a binary system.
Salsa macha

**Salsa macha** is a Mexican spicy condiment typically made of vegetable oil, dried chilies, garlic and salt. The chilies may be chile de árbol, serrano, chipotle, pequin or morita. Its origin is possibly Veracruz. Its name comes from the verb **machacar** (**"to mash"**) because of its original preparation being crushed in a mortar. It can be used to accompany pozole, tacos, carne asada, fish, quesadillas, chamorro, botanas, etc.
Beta Canis Majoris

**Beta Canis Majoris,** also called **Mirzam**, is a star in the southern constellation of Canis Major, the "Great Dog". It is around 500 light-years (150 parsecs) from the Sun. In the constellation it looks like it is in the dog's front leg.
RX J0720.4-3125

**RX J0720.4−3125** is a neutron star in the constellation Canis Major. It was discovered in 1997 in the ROSAT survey. It is around  from Earth. It is a member of the Magnificent Seven, a group of neutron stars that are relatively near to the Solar System. RX J0720.4–3125 has a radius of around 5 km. Its temperature and color has been changing strangely over several years. It is hard to know why these changes are happening, but it could be that there was something happening, like the star absorbing an accretion disc.
The Story of 1

***The Story of 1*** is a BBC documentary about the history of numbers, and in particular, the number 1. It was presented by former Monty Python member Terry Jones. It was released in 2005.

## Synopsis

Terry Jones first journeys to Africa, where bones have been discovered with notches in them. However, there is no way of knowing if they were used for counting. Jones then discusses the Ishango bone, which must have been used for counting, because there are 60 scratches on each side of the bone. He then journeys to Sumer. Shortly after farming had been invented and humans were starting to build houses, they started to represent 1 with a token. To explore why the development of numbers occurred there and not some other place, Jones travels to Australia and meets a tribe called the Warlpiri. In Egypt, the numeral system provides a fascinating glimpse of Egyptian society, as larger numbers seem more applicable to higher strata of society. The Egyptians had a standard unit, the cubit, which was instrumental for building wonders such as the pyramids. Jones then journeys to Greece to cover the time of Pythagoras. Archimedes was also in love with numbers. Jones discusses India's invention of a more efficient numeral system, including the invention of the concept of zero. Jones discusses finally how Gottfried Leibniz invented the binary system, which is the foundation for modern digital computers. He planned on building a mechanical computer to use this system, but never followed through with the plan. Leibniz was convinced that 1 and 0 were the only numbers anyone really needed. In 1944, a computer called Colossus was used to crack enemy codes during World War II. Computers like Colossus evolved into modern computers, which are used for every type of number calculation.

## Other websites

- Official website

## Infobox (television)

- **genre**: Documentary film, Documentary
- **director**: Nick Murphy
- **narrated**: Terry Jones
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **language**: English
- **runtime**: 60 minutes
- **network**: BBC
'Til Tuesday

**Til Tuesday** (often stylized as **'til tuesday**) was an American new wave band formed in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The band, consisting of Aimee Mann (lead vocals, bass), Robert Holmes (guitar), Joey Pesce (keyboards), and Michael Hausman (drums), was active from 1982 to 1989.They are best known for their 1985 hit single "Voices Carry".
Romeo Void

**Romeo Void** was an American new wave/post punk band from San Francisco, California, formed in 1979. The band primarily consisted of saxophonist Benjamin Bossi, vocalist Debora Iyall, guitarist Peter Woods, and bassist Frank Zincavage. The band went through four drummers, starting with Jay Derrah and ending with Aaron Smith. The band released three albums, It's a Condition, Benefactor and Instincts, along with one EP. They are best known for the songs "Never Say Never" and "A Girl in Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing)"; the latter became a Top 40 pop single.

The band was started at the San Francisco Art Institute by Iyall and Zincavage. They released a single on the recently formed 415 Records before recording their debut album, which has been deemed a "masterpiece of American post-punk". The success of their second release, a four-song EP titled Never Say Never resulted in a distribution deal with Columbia Records. The band continued to release music and tour until they broke up in 1985. The members have reunited briefly over the years. Iyall has continued to pursue music as a side project. Iyall has garnered acclaim as a skilled lyricist who explores themes like sexuality and alienation from a female perspective with "searing imagery".
The Motels

**The Motels** are an American new wave band from Berkeley, California, that is best known for the singles "Only the Lonely" and "Suddenly Last Summer", each of which peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100, in 1982 and 1983, respectively. In 1980, The Motels song "Total Control" reached No. 7 on the Australian chart (for two weeks), and their song "Danger" reached No. 15 on the French chart.

Martha Davis, the lead singer, reformed a version of the band called "The Motels featuring Martha Davis" in 1998 and toured under that name with various line-ups of musicians. Since 2013, they have been billed as Martha Davis and The Motels.
Elastica

**Elastica** were an English rock band formed in London in 1992 by guitarist/singer Justine Frischmann and drummer Justin Welch after their departure from Suede. The band was stylistically influenced by punk rock, post-punk and new wave music. The band's members changed several times, with Frischmann and Welch being the only members who remained in Elastica from its formation to its dissolution.

Elastica quickly rose to prominence after the release of their debut single "Stutter" in November 1993, and the band's next three singles charted in the Top 20 of the UK Singles Chart. Their debut album Elastica (1995) was an immediate success and broke records for the fastest-selling debut album in the UK; the album also found success in the United States and produced the band's highest-charting US Hot 100 hit, "Connection". However, the band would later find itself in controversy over accusations of plagiarism, which were settled out-of-court.

Development on a follow-up album languished due to interpersonal disputes, line-up changes and Frischmann's heroin addiction during the late 1990s. In 2000, Elastica released their second album, The Menace, which was less well received critically or commercially. After struggling to come up with new material for a third album, the band amicably broke up in October 2001.
Boston cream pie

A **Boston cream pie** is a cake with a cream filling. The dessert acquired its name when cakes and pies were baked in the same pans, and the words were used interchangeably. In the late 19th century, this type of cake was variously called a "cream pie", a "chocolate cream pie", or a "custard cake".
Banana pudding

**Banana pudding** is a type of pudding. It is made of layers of custard, vanilla wafers and sliced bananas placed in a dish and topped with whipped cream or meringue. The dish is from the Southern United States.
Boston cream doughnut

The **Boston cream doughnut** (or **Boston cream pie doughnut**, also spelled donut, or simply **Boston Cream**) is a round, solid, yeast-risen doughnut with chocolate frosting and a custard filling, resulting in a doughnut reminiscent of a miniature Boston cream pie.

The doughnut was inspired by the Boston cream pie, which was, in turn, created by Chef M. Sanzian at Boston's Parker House Hotel in 1856. The cake consists of vanilla-flavored custard sandwiched between two-layers of sponge cake and topped with chocolate glaze, and has been popular in Massachusetts since it was made. The doughnut version of the pie is popular not only in Massachusetts but also in the United States and Canada. Also filled with the same cream, the Bavarian cream doughnut differs from the Boston cream doughnut in that, instead of a chocolate glaze topping, the Bavarian cream doughnut is tossed in powdered sugar.

The Boston cream doughnut became the official doughnut of Massachusetts in 2003. This happened a few years after the Boston cream pie was chosen as the state dessert in 1996.
Po' boy

A **po' boy** (also **po-boy**, **po boy** derived from the non-rhotic southern accents often heard in the region, or **poor boy**) is a sandwich originally from Louisiana. It traditionally consists of meat, which is usually roast beef, ham, or fried seafood such as shrimp, crawfish, fish, oysters, or crab. The meat is served in New Orleans French bread, known for its crisp crust and fluffy center.
Sameer Jawdat

**Sameer Jawdat** (born 8 October 1965) is an Saudi Arabian archer. Jawdat competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

## Infobox (sportsperson)

- **name**: Sameer Jawdat
- **sport**: Archery
Youssef Jawdat

**Youssef Jawdat** (born 8 August 1963) is a Saudi Arabian archer. Jawdat competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

## Infobox (sportsperson)

- **name**: Youssef Jawdat
- **nationality**: Saudi Arabian
- **sport**: Archery
Bench Life

***Bench Life*** is an Indian Telugu-language drama television series written and directed by Manasa Sharma. Made by Niharika Konidela under Pink Elephant Pictures, it stars Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Vaibhav Reddy, Charan Peri, Ritika Singh, Aakanksha Singh, Nayan Sarika, Venkatesh Kakumanu and Tanikella Bharani. The series premiered on SonyLIV on 12 September, 2024.

## Cast

- Dr. Rajendra Prasad
- Vaibhav Reddy
- Charan Peri
- Ritika Singh
- Aakanksha Singh
- Nayan Sarika
- Venkatesh Kakumanu
- Tanikella Bharani

## Production

The series was announced by Pink Elephant Pictures on SonyLIV. The trailer of the series was released on 26 August 2024.

## Reception

Satya Pulagam of _ABP Desam_ awarded the series 3/5 stars. Avad Mohammad from _OTTplay_ rated the series three-and-a-half out of five stars.

## Other websites

- _Bench Life_ on SonyLIV

## Infobox (television)

- **genre**: Drama (film and television), Drama
- **writer**: Manasa Sharma
Mahesh Uppala
- **director**: Manasa Sharma
- **music**: Pk Dandi
- **country**: India
- **language**: Telugu
- **num episodes**: 5
- **executive producer**: Ramesh Manyam
- **producer**: Niharika Konidela
- **cinematography**: Danush Bhaskar
- **editor**: Prawin Pudi
- **camera**: Multi-camera
- **runtime**: 39-42 mins
- **company**: Pink Elephant Pictures
- **network**: SonyLIV
Amos Harel

**Amos Harel** () is an Israeli journalist, born in 1968.
Kofi Okyere Darko

**Kofi Okyere "KOD" Darko** is from Ghana. He works on TV and radio, hosts events, knows a lot about media, and designs clothes. He is the boss of a clothing brand called Nineteen 57. He also started a yearly fashion and music show called Rhythms on Da Runway.

## Early life and education

KOD, who was born Richard Aidoo, came into the world in 1978 in Winneba, Ghana. His dad, James Aidoo, used to be a deputy director at the Ghanaian Prisons. His mom, Margaret Aidoo, helped start the 31 December Women's Movement. KOD went to elementary school in Winneba, then went to Nifa Secondary School in Adukurom. After that, he studied at the Ghana Institute of Journalism.

## Career

KOD started his career as a helper for a TV show at the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. He then worked at Radio Gold and later moved to England, where he worked with fashion brands like Ted Baker and Paul Smith. After that, he returned to Ghana to continue his work in radio. He has worked as a presenter and manager for events and marketing at LIVE FM, which is part of the EIB Network. He is now a presenter and event manager at Starr FM in Accra.

## Personal life

KOD is married to a fashion designer named Ophelia Crossland, and they have two daughters.

## Honours and awards

- In 2015, he won the Most Stylish Radio Personality of the Year award at Glitz Style Awards.

- In 2016, he was nominated for Male Fashion Celebrity Icon of the Year.

- In 2017, he won the Man of The Year Style Award for being the most fashionable man.

## Related pages

- List of fashion designers

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Kofi Okyere Darko
- **alias**: KOD
Richard Aidoo
- **birth place**: Winneba, Ghana
- **education**: Nifa Senior High School, Nifa Secondary School
- **alma mater**: Ghana Institute of Journalism
- **occupation**: Broadcaster, fashion designer, Chief Executive Officer
- **spouse**: Ophelia Crossland
- **parents**: James Aidoo (deceased); Margaret Aidoo
Eudoxus of Cnidus

**Eudoxus of Cnidus** (/ˈjuːdəksəs/; , _Eúdoxos ho Knídios_; c. 390 – c. 340 BC) was an ancient Greek astronomer, mathematician, physician, and lawmaker. He was a student of Archytas and Plato. Eudoxus is known for developing the theory of concentric spheres and making significant contributions to mathematics, including work on the method of exhaustion.

## Life

Eudoxus was born in Cnidus (modern-day Yazıköy, Turkey) and was the son of Aeschines. His exact birth and death dates are uncertain, but sources suggest he reached his peak around the 103rd Olympiad (368–365 BC). He studied mathematics with Archytas and medicine with Philiston the Sicilian. At 23, he traveled to Athens to study with the followers of Socrates, and later to Egypt to further his studies in astronomy and mathematics.

Upon returning to Athens around 368 BC, Eudoxus possibly took charge of Plato's Academy. He later returned to Cnidus, where he built an observatory and continued teaching and writing.

## Contributions to Mathematics

Eudoxus is regarded as one of the greatest classical Greek mathematicians, second only to Archimedes. He contributed to the development of the method of exhaustion, a precursor to integral calculus. His work laid the foundation for Euclid's _Elements_ Book V, focusing on proportionality and providing a rigorous method to handle incommensurable magnitudes without using irrational numbers.

## Contributions to Astronomy

In astronomy, Eudoxus is known for his theory of concentric spheres, which aimed to explain the motions of the planets using a series of nested spheres. His work influenced later astronomers, including Hipparchus and Ptolemy.

## Legacy

Eudoxus's work influenced both ancient and modern mathematics and astronomy. The craters on Mars and the Moon named "Eudoxus" honor his contributions. An algebraic curve, the **Kampyle of Eudoxus**, is also named after him.

## Sources

- Heath, Thomas. _A History of Greek Mathematics_. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1921.
- Boyer, Carl B. _A History of Mathematics_. John Wiley & Sons, 1991.

## Infobox (scientist)

- **name**: Eudoxus of Cnidus
- **birth place**: Cnidus, Anatolia
(now Yazıköy, Muğla Province, Muğla, Turkey)
- **death place**: Cnidus, Anatolia
Eudoxus of Cyzicus

**Eudoxus of Cyzicus** (/ˈjuːdəksəs/; Greek: Εὔδοξος ὁ Κυζικηνός, _Eúdoxos ho Kyzikēnós_; fl. c. 130 BC) was a Greek navigator who explored the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean under the service of Ptolemy VIII, king of the Hellenistic Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt.

## Voyages to India

According to Poseidonius, as later reported in Strabo's _Geography_, Eudoxus of Cyzicus was one of the first Greek navigators to sail across the Indian Ocean using the monsoon wind system. The first of his two voyages to India took place in 118 BC and was guided by an Indian sailor who had been rescued in the Red Sea and taken to Ptolemy VIII in Alexandria. Eudoxus returned with a cargo of aromatics and precious stones, prompting a second voyage in 116 BC, this time without a guide.

Strabo, the main surviving source of Eudoxus's voyages, was skeptical about the story. However, modern scholarship generally considers it credible as it aligns with the known maritime trade activities between the Greeks and the Indian subcontinent during the period.

## African Circumnavigation Attempts

While returning from his second voyage to India, Eudoxus was blown off course south of the Gulf of Aden and along the coast of Africa. There, he reportedly found the remains of a ship that he believed had sailed from Gades (modern-day Cádiz, Spain) around the southern coast of Africa. This discovery inspired Eudoxus to attempt a circumnavigation of Africa himself. Starting from Gades, he sailed down the African coast, but the journey proved too difficult, and he was forced to return to Egypt.

## Legacy

Eudoxus of Cyzicus is remembered for his pioneering explorations of the Indian Ocean and his ambitious, though ultimately unsuccessful, attempts to circumnavigate Africa. His voyages contributed to the early understanding of the monsoon wind systems and facilitated Greek and Roman trade with India.

## Related pages

- Hippalus
- Ptolemaic Kingdom
- Monsoon
- Indian Ocean trade

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Eudoxus of Cyzicus
- **native name**: Εὔδοξος ὁ Κυζικηνός
- **native name lang**: Greek
- **birth date**: fl. c. 130 BC
- **birth place**: Cyzicus, Ancient Greece
- **death date**: Unknown
- **occupation**: Navigator
- **known for**: Voyages to India, African circumnavigation attempt
Hippalus

**Hippalus** (Ancient Greek: Ἵππαλος) was a Greek navigator and merchant, likely active in the 1st century BCE. He is credited with discovering a direct maritime route from the Red Sea to Tamilakam, located on the Indian subcontinent, over the Indian Ocean. This route facilitated more efficient trade between the Roman province of Aegyptus and India.

## Use of Monsoon

Hippalus is associated with the discovery of the direct sea route and the use of the monsoon winds to navigate it. The 1st-century CE text, _Periplus of the Erythraean Sea_, attributes the route discovery to Hippalus. While Pliny the Elder attributed the discovery of the monsoon winds themselves to him, some historians suggest this may be due to confusion between names and the common knowledge of the winds in the Hellenistic era.

## Significance

Hippalus's route revolutionized trade by recognizing the north–south orientation of India’s west coast and facilitating direct sea voyages across the Arabian Sea to the Malabar coast, enhancing trade between the Roman Empire and Indian kingdoms.

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Hippalus
- **nationality**: Greek
- **occupation**: Navigator, Merchant
- **era**: 1st century BCE
- **known for**: Discovery of direct sea route from the Red Sea to India
Himyarite Kingdom

The **Himyarite Kingdom** was an ancient state located in the southern highlands of Yemen. It emerged as an independent kingdom around 110 BCE after separating from the Qatabanian kingdom. The Himyarites initially ruled from Zafar and later moved their capital to Sana'a in the 5th century CE.

## History

The Himyarite Kingdom expanded its territory by conquering neighboring regions, including Saba' around 25 BCE, Qataban around 200 CE, and Haḍramaut around 300 CE. It was a significant center for trade, linking the Mediterranean, the Middle East, and India. The kingdom's wealth was based on trade, particularly in frankincense and myrrh.

## Religion

The Himyarites originally practiced South Arabian polytheism. By the late 4th century CE, Judaism became the state religion, followed by Christianity after 500 CE. The kingdom fell to the Kingdom of Aksum in 530 CE.

## Infobox (country)

- **conventional long name**: Kingdom of Himyar
- **common name**: Himyarite Kingdom
- **native name**: 𐩢𐩣𐩺𐩧 (Himyaritic)
- **name**: Himyarite Kingdom
- **capital**: Zafar, later Sana'a
- **languages**: Ḥimyarite
- **religion**: South Arabian polytheism, Judaism (after 390 CE), Christianity (after 500 CE)
- **government type**: Monarchy
- **currency**: Drachma
- **status**: Kingdom
- **year end**: 525 CE
- **year start**: 110 BCE
- **image map caption**: The Himyarite Kingdom at its height
- **native name lang**: ḥimyarit
- **era**: Antiquity
- **predecessor**: Sabaeans
- **successor**: Kingdom of Aksum
Siege of Emesa (638)

The **Siege of Emesa** occurred in 638 AD during the Muslim conquest of Syria. The siege was initiated by a coalition of Arab Christian tribes from Jazira, led by Byzantine Emperor Heraclius, to counter the rapid expansion of the Rashidun Caliphate in the Levant.

## Background

Following the defeat at the Battle of Yarmouk, the Byzantine Empire was struggling to defend its remaining territories. To delay further Muslim advances, Heraclius sought assistance from Christian Arab tribes from the cities of Circesium and Hīt, mustering a significant army to lay siege to Emesa, which was then a key military headquarters for the Rashidun Caliphate.

## Siege

Under the command of Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah, the Rashidun forces initially withdrew to Emesa to defend against the siege. Simultaneously, Caliph Umar ordered counter-sieges on Jazira cities to divert enemy attention. The Muslims, led by Iyadh ibn Ghanm, targeted Hīt and Circesium, with the latter falling without significant resistance.

## End of Siege

The arrival of reinforcements led by Khalid ibn al-Walid and Al-Qa'qa' ibn Amr, combined with the successful diversion tactics in Jazira, led to the lifting of the siege. The Arab Christian coalition was forced to retreat, suffering heavy losses. The defense of Emesa and the subsequent campaigns into Jazira secured Rashidun control over the region.

## Aftermath

The successful defense not only preserved Rashidun control of Emesa but also paved the way for further Muslim expansion into the northern territories. The siege significantly weakened Byzantine and allied Arab Christian forces, contributing to the broader Muslim conquest of the region.

## Infobox (military conflict)

- **conflict**: Siege of Emesa (638)
- **partof**: Muslim conquest of Syria (Arab–Byzantine Wars)
- **date**: 638 AD/17 AH
- **place**: Homs, Emesa, Syria
- **result**: Rashidun Caliphate victory
- **territorial changes**: Emesa remained in Rashidun Caliphate possession
- **belligerents**: * Rashidun Caliphate
* Byzantine Empire
* Arab Christians from Hit and Circesium
- **commanders1**: * Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah
* Khalid ibn al-Walid
* Al-Qa'qa' ibn Amr al-Tamimi
- **commanders2**: * Heraclius
- **strength1**: *Unknown number of garrison forces
*4,000 reinforcements from Iraq
- **strength2**: Unknown
- **casualties1**: Heavy
- **casualties2**: Heavy
- **combatant1**: Rashidun Caliphate
- **combatant2**: Byzantine Empire
- **commander1**: Khalid ibn al-Walid
- **commander2**: Heraclius
Jordan–Syria border

The **Jordan–Syria border** is an international boundary that extends 362 kilometers (225 miles) from the tripoint with Israel in the west to the tripoint with Iraq in the east. It delineates the boundary between Jordan and Syria and is a significant geographic and political demarcation in the Middle East.

## Description

The border begins at the tripoint with Israel, though its precise location is affected by the Israeli occupation of the Golan Heights, which Syria claims. The de jure tripoint is situated east of the Israeli town of Sha'ar HaGolan, while the de facto tripoint lies at the junction of the border with the United Nations UNDOF Zone south-east of Metzar.

From the tripoint, the border follows the Yarmouk River for the westernmost section. It continues eastward, separating between Ar Ramtha and Daraa, passing through the Daraa Border Crossing and continuing along the Amman–Damascus road to the Nasib Border Crossing. The border then turns northeast across the Syrian Desert, reaching the Iraqi tripoint.

## History

At the beginning of the 20th century, the Ottoman Empire controlled the region now known as Jordan and Syria. During World War I, the Arab Revolt, supported by Britain, led to the removal of Ottoman control from much of the Middle East. The 1916 Sykes–Picot Agreement divided the Ottoman Vilayet of Syria between France and Britain. France managed the northern part as the Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon, while Britain administered the southern part, which included modern Jordan.

The Jordan–Syria border was established through the Paulet–Newcombe Agreement between France and Britain between 1920 and 1923, and a detailed description was agreed upon on October 31, 1931.

In 1967, Israel occupied the Golan Heights during the Six-Day War, affecting the westernmost part of the border. The region has experienced various incidents, particularly since the onset of the Syrian Civil War in 2011.

Jordan's last territorial dispute concerning the border was resolved in February 2005, when Jordan and Syria signed an agreement that ended over 30 years of controversy through a land-swap arrangement.
Abu Borhan Mohammad Badruzzaman

**Abu Borhan Mohammad Badruzzaman** is a professor of Civil Engineering at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). He is currently serving as the Vice-Chancellor (VC) of BUET. The Government of Bangladesh appointed him to this position in 2024 for a four-year term.

## Early life and education

Dr. Badruzzaman has an extensive academic background in civil and environmental engineering. His education includes:

- **Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Environment)** from the University of Virginia, USA, in 1992.
- **Master of Science in Civil Engineering (Environment)** from BUET, Dhaka, Bangladesh, in 1987.
- **Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering** from BUET, Dhaka, Bangladesh, in 1984.

## Research and achievements

Dr. Badruzzaman has made notable contributions to research in the field of environmental engineering, particularly in groundwater contamination and water treatment. His work has earned him several prestigious awards and recognitions.

## Awards and recognition

- **ITEX Gold Medal 2019**: Dr. Badruzzaman received this award from the Malaysian Invention and Design Society (MINDS) for his invention called "NB-Care: A Universal Platform for Vertical Application." This award was given during the 30th International Technology Invention, Innovation, and Exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- **Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Prize for Water 2012**: Dr. Badruzzaman, along with Dr. Charles Franklin Harvey from MIT, was awarded this prize for their research on arsenic contamination in groundwater in Bangladesh. Their work developed a complete model for understanding and preventing this contamination.
- **Most Cited Paper Award**: One of Dr. Badruzzaman’s research papers titled “Solid-phases and desorption processes of arsenic within Bangladesh sediments,” published in _Chemical Geology_, was recognized as the most cited paper from 2005 to 2010.
- **Chi Epsilon Best Student in Civil Engineering**: Dr. Badruzzaman was recognized as the top civil engineering graduate student in 1991 during his studies.

## Controversy

In 2024, media reports raised allegations regarding irregularities in lecturer recruitment at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). According to _Daily Amar Desh_, critics alleged that several lecturer appointments were made in deviation from established merit-based ranking procedures, and that candidates with familial connections to university officials were selected over higher-ranked applicants in certain departments, including Civil Engineering and Water Resources Engineering.

The university administration rejected the allegations, stating that the recruitment process was conducted in accordance with existing regulations and that no favoritism or nepotism occurred. The Vice-Chancellor maintained that all appointments were approved through the university’s formal selection mechanisms.
Hyloxalus excisus

***Hyloxalus excisus*** is a frog.  It lives in Colombia.

## Home

Scientists have seen this frog in exactly one place: Quebrada La Ayura in Antioquia Department. They found it in a wet place with trees near a place where water comes up out of the ground. Scientists saw this frog 2200 meters above sea level.

## Danger

Scientists do not know if this frog is in danger of dying out.
Syria vilayet

The **Vilayet of Syria** (Arabic: ولاية سوريا; Ottoman Turkish: ولايت سوريه, <small>romanized:</small> _Vilâyet-i Sûriye_), also known as **Vilayet of Damascus**, was a first-level administrative division (vilayet) of the Ottoman Empire.

## History

The Vilayet of Syria was established following the promulgation of the Vilayet Law in 1864. In 1865, the province was reformed and named Suriyya/Suriye. Jerusalem was separated from the province and became an independent sanjak reporting directly to Istanbul, while Mount Lebanon became a self-governing mutasarrifate in 1864. A short-lived administrative region was created in Ma'an in 1872 but closed due to costs. In 1888, the coastal areas formed the new Vilayet of Beirut. In 1892, a mutasarrifate centered in Ma'an was established and later moved to Karak in 1895, marking the southernmost extent of Ottoman rule in Syria.

## Infobox (former subdivision)

- **conventional long name**: Vilayet of Syria
- **common name**: Syria Vilayet
- **subdivision**: Vilayet
- **nation**: the Ottoman Empire
- **year start**: 1865
- **year end**: 1918
- **p1**: Damascus Eyalet
- **flag p1**: Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg
- **p2**: Sidon Eyalet
- **flag p2**: Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg
- **p3**: Tripoli Eyalet
- **flag p3**: Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg
- **s1**: Occupied Enemy Territory Administration
- **flag s1**: Flags of France and the UK.png
- **image flag**: Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844–1922).svg
- **image map**: CUINET(1896) LA SYRIE.jpg
- **image map caption**: Vital Cuinet's 1896 map of Syria, showing the Syria Vilayet divided into the sanjaks of Sanjak of Hama, Hama, Damascus Sanjak, Damascus, Hauran Sanjak, Hauran and Karak Sanjak, Ma'an
- **capital**: Damascus
- **stat year1**: 1897
- **stat pop1**: 701,812
- **today**: Syria
Jordan
Lambda Scorpii

**Lambda Scorpii** is a triple star system and the second-brightest object in the constellation of Scorpius. It is also called **Shaula.** _Lambda Scorpii_ is its Bayer designation, which is translated from **λ Scorpii** and abbreviated **Lambda Sco** or **λ Sco**. With an apparent visual magnitude of 1.62, it is one of the brightest stars in the night sky.
Hyloxalus borjai

***Hyloxalus borjai*** is a frog.  It lives in Colombia.

Scientists have seen this frog in exactly one place: Amalfi, in Antioquia Department. Scientists saw this frog between 1000 and 1500 meters above sea level.

Scientists think the tadpoles swim in streams. Scientists do not know if the frog is in danger.
Fred Williams

**Friedrich Wilhelm Löcherer** (9 February 1938 - ), known professionally as **Fred Williams**, is a German actor.

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Fred Williams
- **birth place**: Munich, Bavaria, Nazi Germany
- **occupation**: Actor
- **years active**: 1962–1992