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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Creeps%21
The Creeps!
The Creeps! is a 2008 tower defense video game developed by Super Squawk Software for iOS and Android devices. The player must prevent monsters (referred to as 'creeps') from reaching a child's bed by placing towers that destroy them. The Creeps! was followed by sequels The Creeps! Holiday Edition and The Creeps! 2. Gameplay The Creeps! is a tower defense game, and the player must prevent monsters (referred to as 'creeps') coming out of a closet from reaching a child's bed by destroying the monsters with towers placed around the level. Creeps arrive in waves, and travel along a path from the closet door to the bed; bosses appear every ten waves. The bed has ten health, and if too many creeps reach the bed, the game ends. Towers may be purchased using coins and can be upgraded by the player, increasing damage and firing speed. Coins are earned by destroying creeps. Towers will automatically attack enemies within range, or targets may be selected manually by the player. Some levels have a super tower, which has varying abilities (such as temporarily creating a UFO that damages creeps in its path) that are controlled by tilting the device using accelerometer-based controls. Obstacles such as tombstones are scattered around each map, and may be destroyed for coins, and frees the tile for building towers. The game has three levels of difficulty: easy, medium, and hard. Higher levels of difficulty increases the health of enemy creeps. The Creeps! has three gamemodes: Survival, Endurance, and Door Buster. In Survival levels, the player must survive a given number of waves. In Endurance levels, the player must live as long as possible as the game gets progressively more difficult, and in Door Buster levels, the player must destroy the closet door that creeps spawn from. The Creeps! includes twelve survival and endurance mode levels, and six door buster levels; additional levels may be bought using cookies - cookies may be bought through in-app purchases, or earned through playing the game. Badges may be earned on each level for completing various objectives, such as beating the level on each level of difficulty or destroying all obstacles on the map. High scores may be submitted to an online leaderboard. During play, the game can be run at double speed and toggled back to normal speed with a button. Development References to other mobile games were added in updates to the game, including pygmies from Pocket God and a Doodle Jump themed tower. Reception AppSpy praised the game's graphics and sound effects, as well as its replay value, calling it "a great game with a lot of style and diversity in its gameplay". TouchArcade described the game as "surprisingly challenging". 148Apps praised the game's gameplay, noting specific features such as manual targeting & double speed, but criticized the game's UI, expressing that some buttons are too close together. Common Sense Media called the game "excellent", praising its difficulty curve and replayability, as well as its graphics, calling its spooky theme "adorable and fun". Legacy The Creeps! was followed by sequels The Creeps! Holiday Edition for iOS, and The Creeps! 2 for iOS & Android. References 2008 video games Accelerometer-based mobile games Android (operating system) games iOS games Single-player video games Tower defense video games Video games about children Video games about the paranormal
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylopia%20le-testui
Xylopia le-testui
Xylopia le-testui, also known as Canzi is a plant in the family Annonaceae.It was first described in 1920 by François Pellegrin. It is an evergreen tree with brown bark growing up to 25 metres high. It has one variety, Xylopia le-testui var. longepilosa. It is located in Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. References le-testui Trees of Africa Plants described in 1920
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liga%20Nobiliaria
Liga Nobiliaria
The term Liga Nobiliaria (in Castilian: Liga Nobiliaria or Gran Liga Nobiliaria, in English: Noble League) is generally used to designate political movements of nobles of the Kingdom of Castile that arose in the 14th and 15th centuries. They are equivalent to today's parties, and were motivated mainly by attempts of monarchs to diminish the opposition's powers and privileges. In a broad sense, the term "Noble League" or "League of Nobility" appears associated with the more or less volatile associations formed by the Castilian nobles of the Middle Ages to oppose the tendencies toward centralization and concentration of power on the part of the kings and the forces closest to them. It is common for the term to apply specifically to the group of nobles formed in the mid-15th century who participated in the Farce of Ávila, in this city on June 5, 1465. It consisted in a staged deposition of Henry IV and the proclamation of his brother Alfonso as king. Overview The league was officially founded on May 16, 1464, to defend the rights of the infante Alfonso to the throne and to prevent the infanta Isabella from marrying without the league's consent. They had previously formed a "league for the 'Good of the Kingdom' and 'recognition of Prince Alfonso'" in 1460, which John II of Aragon and Navarre joined on April 1, 1460. The group played a pivotal role in the political-military conflicts that marked the second half of the 15th century in Castile and in the War of the Castilian Succession, during which the league supported Joanna la Beltraneja and her husband Afonso V of Portugal against the Catholic Monarchs. Although most of the nobles in the noble leagues supported Joanna's succession to the throne of Castile after the death of her father Henry, sometimes the term "noble league" is also used to refer to the nobles who supported Isabella, led by the Mendoza, whose head was then Pedro González de Mendoza. History The 14th and 15th centuries in Castile were marked by a power struggle between supporters of a stronger royal power and the large feudal lords. The Castilian Civil War (1366-1369) was won by Henry II with the support of the nobles, but the nobles lost some of their influence during the reign of Henry III, regaining it again in the reign of John II, especially when the then-called Gran Liga Nobiliaria managed to eliminate Álvaro de Luna, constable and favourite of John II. The reign of John II's successor, Henry IV was marked by successive conflicts between the king and the most powerful nobles, who tried to control the appointment of the royal heir/heiress and diminish the influence of Beltrán de La Cueva, the king's constable and favourite, and, according to rumours, the lover of Queen Joan. The marriage agreement between Isabella and Alfonso V of Portugal, and Henry IV in April 1464 led the nobles to formalize a league on May 16, 1464, to defend the rights of succession of Prince Alfonso and to prevent Isabella from marrying without the consent of the nobles. Joanna was then only two years old and rumors were circulating that she was the daughter, not of the king, but of Beltrán de La Cueva, which is the origin of her nickname "la Beltraneja." On June 5, 1465, the league organized what became known as the Farce of Ávila, where they acclaimed Alfonso as king. Before his death, on June 5, 1468, there were already schisms in the league: One of its most prominent leaders, Álvaro de Zúñiga y Guzmán, Count of Plasencia and head of the influential House of Zúñiga, reconciled with Henry IV in 146. The marriage without royal consent of Isabella to Ferdinand II, king of Sicily and successor to the throne of Aragon, contributed to the Liga Nobiliaria's shift in support of the king, who rehabilitated his daughter Joanna as his legitimate successor on July 26, 1470. After Henry's death on December 12, 1474, Isabella was proclaimed queen the next day in Segovia. In March 1475, Álvaro de Zúñiga took Joanna to Trujillo, where she was acclaimed Henry's legitimate successor. The Portuguese king Afonso V decided to marry Joanna, then 13 years old, and claimed the crown of Castile for himself. In early May 1475, Afonso V entered Castile with his army and was received in Plasencia by Zúñiga and other members of the league who support the claims of the Portuguese king. Alfonso and Joanna were proclaimed rulers of Castile and León on May 25, 1475. The Portuguese king abandoned the war after being defeated at the Battle of Toro (March 1, 1476). The Zúñiga, who were among the main supporters of Afonso V and Joanna - although some of their members fought alongside Isabella's forces - had already adopted a strictly neutral position in January, unhappy with the little help provided by the king of Portugal, who let the castle of Burgos fall, a Zúñiga possession, without risking a short-distance march. References Bibliography Further reading Spanish nobility Kingdom of Castile History of Spain by topic
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio%20%28play%29
Antonio (play)
Antonio, or the Soldier's Return is an 1800 historical tragedy by the British writer William Godwin. It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on 13 December 1800. The cast included John Philip Kemble as Antonio, Sarah Siddons as Helena, William Barrymore as Don Gusman, Richard Wroughton as Don Pedro, Charles Kemble as Don Henry William Powell as Don Diego. Both the audience and critical reaction was negative. Seven years later another of Godwin's plays Faulkner was staged at the same theatre. References Bibliography Greene, John C. Theatre in Dublin, 1745-1820: A Calendar of Performances, Volume 6. Lexington Books, 2011. O'Shaughnessy, David. The Plays of William Godwin. Routledge, 2016. Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of Early Nineteenth Century Drama 1800-1850. Cambridge University Press, 1930. 1800 plays West End plays British plays Historical plays Plays set in the 15th century Plays set in Spain Works by William Godwin
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listed%20buildings%20in%20Bathley
Listed buildings in Bathley
Bathley is a civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England. The parish contains five listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. All the listed buildings are designated at Grade II, the lowest of the three grades, which is applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest". The parish contains the village of Bathley and the surrounding countryside, and the listed buildings consist of houses, farmhouses and a farm building. Buildings References Citations Sources Lists of listed buildings in Nottinghamshire
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiz%20Patel
Kaiz Patel
Brief Introduction Kaizad “Kaiz” Patel is an Indian entrepreneur who was born in Hyderabad, Telangana. He is the co-founder and CEO of SatisFIND. Kaiz has gone on to found multiple hospitality and tech startups both in India and abroad. Early Life and Education Kaiz grew up in Mumbai. He had always decided to pursue a career in hospitality after being inspired by his mother, who was the head of the housekeeping department at multiple hotels in Mumbai. Kaizad completed his high school education from Campion School in Mumbai and he went on to study hotel management at Ecole Les Roches, Switzerland, and graduated in 1995. His first job was at the Hotel Savoy Baur en Ville in Zurich. Career Info Kaiz has worked in Switzerland, the UAE, and the Philippines and carries experience spanning more than three decades . He worked as a Food and Beverage Operations Manager at Kohinoor IMI School of Hotel Management and as a Project Assistant at The Club, Mumbai, before starting his own company. He started Kaiz’s Hospitality Services after returning to India in 2001. He was focused on providing consulting services to hotels and restaurants in India. He was also the founder of Kaiz Consult India, which he ran from 2007 to 2019. He took on a new role as a consultant for the Philippine Department of Tourism in 2013. Later, he merged his company with that of his wife and co-founded SatisFIND. He shifted base to India in June of 2018 to work at his tech startup. Kaiz was the ambassador for the Les Roches Alumni Association between 2020 and 2021. He is now on the committee of the Les Roches alumni association and is the first person from India to be elected for the post. Awards and recognition He received the Caterplan (Unilever) "30 under 30" Award, recognizing 30 hospitality professionals under the age of 30 in Asia. He was only 24 years old and the youngest of the awardees. Kaiz became one of the first pioneers in India to offer mystery shopping in 2001. This service later became a solid foundation for measuring the customer experience. References Entrepreneur
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our%20Lady%20of%20Tears
Our Lady of Tears
Our Lady of Tears is one of the Marian invocations attributed to the Virgin Mary and which originated in the apparitions received by Sister Amália of Jesus Flagellated in the chapel of the convent of the Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of Jesus Handcuffed, located in the city of Campinas (in the State of São Paulo, Brazil), in the 1930s. History The monastery The apparitions happened at the Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of Jesus Crucified, founded by Bishop Francis of Campos Barreto, Bishop of Campinas, and Mother Maria Villac, who lived with Sister Amalia de Jesus Flagelado. The Spanish Galician nun received the phenomenon of the sacred stigmas of Jesus Christ and many Marian apparitions. This nun was part of the group of first sisters and was co-founder of the Congregation itself, and she made her perpetual vows on 8 December 1931. Apparitions In the 1930s, in the chapel of Benjamin Constant Avenue, no. 1344 (corner of Luzitana Street, no. 1331), in Campinas, in the State of São Paulo, Brazil, the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ would have appeared several times to Sister Amalia of Jesus Flagellated (her baptismal name: Amália Aguirre), communicating many messages to her with calls for prayer, sacrifice and penance. The Virgin Mary, on March 8, 1930, presented herself as Our Lady of Tears and revealed to her the Crown (or Rosary) of Tears. Ecclesiastical recognition On March 8, 1931, Monsignor Francisco de Campos Barreto, Bishop of Campinas, recognized the veracity of the phenomena of stigmata and the apparitions received by Sister Amalia of Jesus Flagellated and granted the proper authorizations – among them, the Imprimatur – for the publication of all her writings (which included the original messages of Jesus and Our Lady) and the prayers of the Crown (or Rosary) of Our Lady of Tears. On February 20, 1934, the same prelate published an episcopal declaration and reinforced the importance of devotion to the Virgin Mary under the invocation of Our Lady of Tears. In 1935, the Crown of Our Lady of Tears received more authorizations for its dissemination: by Archbishop John Robert Roach of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota (United States); bishop Michael James Gallagher of the Diocese of Detroit, Michigan (United States); the diocesan censor in Sopron (Hungary); Bishop Stephanus Breyer of the Diocese of Győr (Hungary); and also by Vicar General Ferdinand Buchwieser of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising (Germany). Bibliography In Portuguese. Devocionário de Nossa Senhora das Lagrimas. Santuário, 2021. ISBN 6555271361 Irmã Amália e a devoção a Nossa Senhora das Lágrimas. Imaculada, 2022. ISBN 6587985580 References Marian apparitions
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gennady%20Emelyanov
Gennady Emelyanov
Gennady Emelyanov (Russian: Геннадий Егорович Емельянов; born 01 January 1957) is a Russian politician serving as a senator from the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan since 2 October 2019. Gennady Emelyanov is under personal sanctions introduced by the European Union, the United Kingdom, the USA, Canada, Switzerland, Australia, Ukraine, New Zealand, for ratifying the decisions of the "Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between the Russian Federation and the Donetsk People's Republic and between the Russian Federation and the Luhansk People's Republic" and providing political and economic support for Russia's annexation of Ukrainian territories. Biography Gennady Emelyanov was born on 1 January 1957 in Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1987, he graduated from the Kazan National Research Technological University. From 1974 to 1987, Emelyanov worked at Nizhnekamsk motor transport enterprises. From 1999 to 2004, he was the First Deputy Head of Administration of Naberezhnye Chelny. The same year he was appointed as head of the Zelenodolsk administration. On 17 March 2009, he was appointed as Minister of Transport and Road Facilities of the Republic of Tatarstan. From 2010 to 2019, he was also the deputy of the Yelabuzhsk City Council of the 2nd and 3rd convocations and, simultaneously, the mayour of Yelabuzhsk. On 2 October 2019, he became the senator from the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan. References Living people 1957 births United Russia politicians 21st-century Russian politicians People from Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic Members of the Federation Council of Russia (after 2000)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragnar%20S%C3%B8rensen
Ragnar Sørensen
Ragnar Sørensen (February 16, 1915 – February 3, 1998) was a Norwegian cinematographer. Sørensen made his debut as a camera assistant for the Norwegian film comedy Den forsvundne pølsemaker (1941) and as a focus puller for the comedy En herre med bart (1942). He made his debut as chief photographer with Nils R. Müller's Så møtes vi imorgen (1946). He soon became one of Norway's leading photographers with major assignments for directors such as Arne Skouen, Kåre Bergstrøm, Rasmus Breistein, and Tancred Ibsen. He particularly excelled in the black-and-white medium, and his most famous assignments were Arne Skouen's debut film Gategutter (1949), Tancred Ibsen's Storfolk og småfolk (1951), Kåre Bergstrøm and Radoš Novaković's Blodveien (1955), and Bergstrøm's De dødes tjern (1958, which was also the first Norwegian film created with CinemaScope). In the 1960s, he was the cinematographer for Tancred Ibsen's Venner (1960), Nils Reinhardt Christensen's Line (1961), and Arne Skouen's Om Tilla (1963). In 1969 he was the cinematographer for Himmel og helvete, which was also his last feature film. References External links Ragnar Sørensen at the Swedish Film Database 1915 births 1998 deaths Norwegian cinematographers People from Oslo
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%20East%20Carolina%20Pirates%20football%20team
2023 East Carolina Pirates football team
The 2023 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Pirates play their home games at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina, and compete as members of the American Athletic Conference. They are led by head coach Mike Houston, in his fith season. Previous season The Pirates finished the 2022 season 8–5, 4–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in sixth place in the confrence. They beat Coastal Carolina 53-29 in the Birmingham Bowl. Schedule East Carolina and the American Athletic Conference (AAC) announced the 2023 football schedule on February 21, 2023. References East Carolina East Carolina Pirates football seasons East Carolina Pirates football
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%20NLL%20Stadium%20Showdown
2023 NLL Stadium Showdown
The 2023 NLL Stadium Showdown is a professional outdoor box lacrosse game that will be held on March 4, 2023, at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, between the San Diego Seals and the Las Vegas Desert Dogs. It will be played on an improvised box around the touchdown zone of the typical american football field. It will be the first outdoor game in NLL history. The game will be coinciding with an NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship tournament. References
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo%20Cicamois
Hugo Cicamois
Pedro Hugo Cicamois Díaz, known as Hugo Cicamois, is a Chilean former footballer who played as a defender. Besides Chile, he played in Ecuador. Career A defender from the Universidad Católica youth system, where he coincided with players such as Miguel Hermosilla, Luis Hernán Carvallo, among others, Cicamois played for the first team in 1966–67 winning the league title of the Chilean Primera División in 1966. He also played for Unión San Felipe in the top division. In the Chilean second level, he played for Lota Schwager and San Antonio Unido. Abroad, he played in Ecuador for club Luq San from Guayaquil in the 1975 season, alongside his compatriots Jorge Guzmán and Alejandro Arancibia. As a football manager, he has coached Curicó Unido. Personal life His son of the same name, Hugo Cicamois Bedon, is a former footballer who played for Puerto Rico Islanders in 2006 and soccer manager who has worked for Atlanta Fire United. References External links Date of birth missing (living people) Living people Footballers from Santiago Chilean footballers Chilean expatriate footballers Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers Lota Schwager footballers San Antonio Unido footballers Unión San Felipe footballers Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Expatriate footballers in Ecuador Association football defenders Chilean football managers Curicó Unido managers
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20Baah
Michael Baah
Michael Opoku Baah is a Ghanaian badminton player. Early life and education Baah was born on 22 July 1996 and hails from Takoradi in the Western Region of Ghana. He is a student of University of Cape Coast. Career In April 2019, Baah participated in the 2019 African Games qualifiers in Port Harcourt in Nigeria. He took part in the Mixed Double with his pair Perpetual Quaye where they beat Adjima Rolande and Amoussoli Vivien by (21-5/21-10). Achievements In February 2018, Baah and his teammates Abraham Ayittey, Emmanuel Yaw Donkor and Daniel Sam won Bronze at the Thomas and Uber Teams Championships Preliminaries and the Africa Individual Championships in Algeria. In July 2019, Baah and his pair Daniel Sam defeated Team Nigeria by 21–17, 22–24 and 21–19 to win Bronze in the Men's double during the 2019 J.E. Wilson International Badminton tournament. Controversy In March 2022, Baah was suspended by the Badminton Association of Ghana due to an alleged misconduct and indiscipline at an international event when he was competing for Ghana. References Ghanaian badminton players 1996 births Living people University of Cape Coast alumni
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zachary%20Selden
Zachary Selden
Zachary Selden is an American educator, author, and diplomat who served as the Deputy Secretary General for Policy at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly from 2008 to 2011. Selden is now an associate professor at the University of Florida. Selden has also worked as an analyst in the Congressional Budget Office and as the Director of Defense and Security Committee of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. Selden is a prolific author on American national security, European affairs, and NATO. Selden has been a leading commentator on NATO expansion since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. References University of Florida faculty
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chahak%20District
Chahak District
Chahak District () is in Khatam County, Yazd province, Iran. At the 2006 National Census, the region's population (as Chahak Rural District of the Central District) was 5,374 in 1,309 households. The following census in 2011 counted 6,025 people in 1,626 households. At the latest census in 2016, there were 6,057 inhabitants in 1,758 households. After the census, the rural district was elevated to the status of a district and split into two rural districts. References Khatam County Districts of Yazd Province Populated places in Yazd Province Populated places in Khatam County fa:بخش چاهک
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavier%20Albertini
Xavier Albertini
Xavier Albertini (born 28 January 1970) is a French politician from Horizons who has been Member of Parliament for Marne's 1st constituency in the National Assembly since 2022. Xavier Albertini, a business lawyer by profession, entered politics in 1995 as parliamentary assistant to Jean-Claude Étienne. Initially a member of the RPR, he became an elected official of the city of Reims in 2001 with Jean-Louis Schneiter. In 2014, he was second deputy to the mayor of Reims, Arnaud Robinet, in charge of security, events, good living, elections and worship. He retains this function for the re-election of the mayor in 2020 until his election in June 2022 to the mandate of deputy. The law on the non-accumulation of mandates prohibits a parliamentarian from being part of the executive of a local authority. See also List of deputies of the 16th National Assembly of France References Living people 1970 births People from Royan Deputies of the 16th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic 21st-century French politicians Members of Parliament for Marne Horizons politicians
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dina%20Oyun
Dina Oyun
Dina Oyun (Russian: Дина Ивановна Оюн; born 25 June 1963) is a Russian politician serving as a Senator from the Great Khural of Tuva since 14 October 2019. Dina Oyun is under personal sanctions introduced by the European Union, the United Kingdom, the USA, Canada, Switzerland, Australia, Ukraine, New Zealand, for ratifying the decisions of the "Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between the Russian Federation and the Donetsk People's Republic and between the Russian Federation and the Luhansk People's Republic" and providing political and economic support for Russia's annexation of Ukrainian territories. Biography Dina Oyun was born on 25 June 1963 in Kyzyl, Tuva. In 1985, she graduated from the Moscow State Linguistic University. In 2007, she also received a doctoral degree from the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. Right after graduation, Oyun worked as an English teacher, instructor for the Komsomol organizations in the Tuva region, as well as headed the student branches. From 1991 to 1993, she also headed the Tuva humanitarian center. Afterward, she was a correspondent of the local TV station. From 2007 to 2010, Oyun was the advisor to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Tuva. In 2013-2019, she was appointed the deputy of the Khural of representatives of the city of Kyzyl of the 4th and 5th convocations from the United Russia party. On 14 October 2019, she was elected senator from the Great Khural of Tuva. References Living people 1963 births United Russia politicians 21st-century Russian politicians People from Kyzyl Members of the Federation Council of Russia (after 2000)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yury%20Fedorov
Yury Fedorov
Yury Fedorov (Russian: Юрий Викторович Фёдоров; born 1 January 1972) is a Russian politician serving as a Senator from the State Council of the Udmurt Republic since 5 October 2022. Yury Fedorov is under personal sanctions introduced by the European Union, the United Kingdom, the USA, Canada, Switzerland, Australia, Ukraine, New Zealand, for ratifying the decisions of the "Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between the Russian Federation and the Donetsk People's Republic and between the Russian Federation and the Luhansk People's Republic" and providing political and economic support for Russia's annexation of Ukrainian territories. Biography Yury Fedorov was born on 1 January 1972 in Saky Raion, Crimea. In 1995, he graduated from the Ufa State Petroleum Technological University. In 2008, he also received a degree from the Udmurt State University. From 1995 to 2000, he was an operator oil and gas operator in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug. From 2008 to 2017, Fedorov headed the Belkamneft LLC that specialized in extraction and treatment of oil in the territory of Udmurtia, Bashkortostan and the Kirov Oblast. From 2010 to 2017, Fedorov was the deputy of the State Council of the Udmurt Republic of the 4th and 5th convocations. On 10 September 2017, he became the senator from the State Council of the Udmurt Republic. On 5 October 2022, he was re-elected for the same position. References Living people 1972 births United Russia politicians 21st-century Russian politicians People from Crimea Members of the Federation Council of Russia (after 2000)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%20Uruguayan%20Segunda%20Divisi%C3%B3n%20season
2023 Uruguayan Segunda División season
The 2023 Uruguayan Segunda División will be the season of second division professional of football in Uruguay. A total of 14 teams competed; the top two teams and the winner of the Championship play-offs will be promoted to the Uruguayan Primera División. Club information Fase Regular Promotion Playoffs Semi-finals First Leg Second Leg Finals Relegation See also 2023 Uruguayan Primera División season 2023 Copa Uruguay References Uruguayan Segunda División seasons 2
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander%20Zhukov%20%28senator%29
Alexander Zhukov (senator)
Alexander Zhukov (Russian: Aлександр Аркадьевич Жуков; born 29 December 1974) is a Russian politician serving as a senator from the State Council of Khakassia since 27 February 2019. Alexander Zhukov is under personal sanctions introduced by the European Union, the United Kingdom, the USA, Canada, Switzerland, Australia, Ukraine, New Zealand, for ratifying the decisions of the "Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between the Russian Federation and the Donetsk People's Republic and between the Russian Federation and the Luhansk People's Republic" and providing political and economic support for Russia's annexation of Ukrainian territories. Biography Alexander Zhukov was born on 29 December 1974 in Karagaysky District, Perm Oblast. In 1997, he graduated from the Irkutsk National Research Technical University. Later he worked at the industrial enterprises of Yakutia. Later he was hired to work at the administration of Sorsk. From 2009 to 2014, he was the mayor of the city. Zhukov had to leave the post due to a criminal case of abuse of power. According to the investigation, he accepted work on the repair of the equipment of the city boiler house, which was not actually carried out by the contractor. On 9 January 2018, he was fully acquitted. On 27 February 2019, he was appointed the Senator from the State Council of Khakassia. References Living people 1974 births United Russia politicians 21st-century Russian politicians People from Karagaysky District Members of the Federation Council of Russia (after 2000)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.B.S.%20Yadava
J.B.S. Yadava
Lieutenant General Jay Bhagwan Singh Yadava (abbreviation) J.B.S.Yadava(PVSM, AVSM, Vir Chakra, VSM) is a retired General of the Indian Army. He was commissioned into the 11th Gorkha Rifles of the Indian Army in 1964. JBS Yadava participated in the wars of 1965 and 1971. He was awarded the Vir Chakra for his bravery for his significant contribution in the Bangladesh Liberation War. In 1992-94, He commanded the Rastriya Rifles against militancy in the state. He has also been the Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (India). References
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-ara%20X%27mas%20Premium%20Live
T-ara X'mas Premium Live
"T-ara X'mas Premium LIVE" (T-ARA X’mas プレミアム LIVE) was the first concert tour by South Korean girl group T-ara. The tour had 3 stops all in Japan initiating the group's debut in the country. Overview Following the success of their first single "Bo Peep Bo Peep" (Japanese Ver.)" , the release of their second Japanese language single Yayaya" (Japanese Ver.) and their last 2 showcases in Japan, T-ara's label, CCM, announced that T-ara will be holding their first Japan mini-tour on October 27, 2011, named the "T-ARA X'mas Premium LIVE" (T-ARA X’mas プレミアム LIVE). The group would tour 3 Japanese cities; Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka. The tour was made exclusively for people who purchased their second Japanese single "Yayaya". At the first Tokyo concert, T-ara announced they'll be releasing their third single in Japan "Roly Poly" (Japanese Ver.) on February 29, 2011. T-ara performed the song at the encore stage. Setlists Tour dates Home media The Osaka concert was recorded and later released on the diamond edition of T-ara's first Japanese album Jewelry Box. Digital live versions of the performed songs were also released on the physical album alone. See Also References T-ara concert tours Concert tours of Japan 2011 concert tours
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracing%20the%20Past%20e.V.
Tracing the Past e.V.
Tracing the Past e.V. is a registered non-profit organization in Berlin, Germany. The organization was founded in 2014 by a group of like-minded provenance researchers and historians, who felt there was a lack of memorialization in Germany on the street level for victims of the Nazi Regime. The organization's first step was to combine a digitized database of the census cards of German Jews from the 1939 German Census, which showed peoples' residential addresses, with the so-called "Resident's List" of the German Federal Archives, which recorded the fates of all known Jews living in Germany 1933-1945 under the Nazi Regime. By combining the residential addresses with known data about death, deportation, imprisonment, and emigration, it was possible to create interactive maps showing where these people once lived and the ways that Nazi race politics destroyed their lives. This work, created using strict academic attribution standards, is the basis of Tracing the Past's project Mapping the Lives. The project currently has 950,000 unique biographical entries for persecuted people who were living within the borders of 1939 Germany, which today includes parts of Poland and Kaliningrad, Russia. The Netherlands is the first country outside of Germany to be included in the Mapping the Lives project. Mapping the Lives is recommended as a resource by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the Commission for Looted Art in Europe, the former for memorialization and the latter to assist researchers in locating the heirs of original owners of cultural goods looted by the Nazis. A number of other platforms also recommend Mapping the Lives as a research tool. With its 950.000 entries for individual people (including survivors), Mapping the Lives is the largest online site in Germany dedicated to the memorial of those persecuted by the Nazi Regime and among the first site to employ this level of interactive mapping. By contrast, the Holocaust Memorial Book of the German Federal Archives has entries for 176,475 people but reveals only their cities of residence. As of current date (March 2023), the Tracing the Past organization has been supported solely by private donations and has thus far had no financial support from the German government. References External Links Official website of Tracing the Past e.V., viewed 1 March 2023. Official website, of Mapping the Lives, a project of Tracing the Past e.V., viewed 1 March 2023.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20by-elections%20to%20the%2016th%20National%20Assembly%20of%20France
List of by-elections to the 16th National Assembly of France
By-elections to for the French National Assembly are held within three months after the invalidation of the election or resignation of a deputy. No by-elections are held within the twelve months of the end of a parliamentary cycle. Eight by-elections have been called since the inauguration of the 16th legislature of the French Fifth Republic. List See also List of by-elections to the National Assembly (France) References 2022 elections in France 2023 elections in France
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liurana%20vallecula
Liurana vallecula
The valley papilla-tongued frog (Liurana vallecula) is a frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae endemic to Tibet. Scientists know it exclusively from the type locality in Medog County. Scientists have seen it 550 meters above sea level. Appearance The adult frog measures 14.6 to 20.4 mm in snout-vent length. The skin of the dorsum is red-brown in color. This frog has a white belly with dark spots or mottling. There are dark bars across the legs and no webbed skin on any of the feet. Threats This frog lives in Medog County, which has been subject to cosniderable human-induced habitat loss. Etymology Scientists named this frog vallecula in Latin for "valley-dwelling." They also named it He Gu She Tu Wa (河谷舌突蛙) in Chinese and valley papilla-tongued frog in English. References vallecula Frogs of Asia Endemic fauna of Tibet Amphibians described in 2019
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty%20Pond
Liberty Pond
Liberty Pond is a body of water on the campus of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. The pond is named in honor of students and alumni of the university who have served in the United States Armed Forces. Liberty Pond is overlooked by the J. Wayne Reitz Union, the student union of the University of Florida. References University of Florida Lakes of Florida Lakes of Alachua County, Florida
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir%20Thomas%20Mackworth%2C%203rd%20Baronet
Sir Thomas Mackworth, 3rd Baronet
Sir Thomas Mackworth, 3rd Baronet (1 May 1624 – 28 November 1694) was an English politician. Mackworth was the son of Sir Henry Mackworth, 2nd Baronet of Normanton Hall and Mary Hopton, daughter of Robert Hopton. In 1640, he inherited his father's baronetcy. He was a Royalist during the English Civil War; he was fined as a delinquent in March 1648. Mackworth served as High Sheriff of Rutland from 1666 to 1667. In 1679, Mackworth was elected as a Member of Parliament for Rutland. He was returned for the seat again in 1680, 1685 and 1689. In Parliament, he opposed James II's religious policy and as a result he was excluded from the lieutenancy of Rutland in 1688. He was included on a blacklist of Convention Parliament MPs compiled by Anthony Rowe after rejecting the notion that James II had abdicated during the Glorious Revolution. However, during the 2nd Parliament of William III and Mary II, Mackworth was classed as a Whig by the Marquess of Carmarthen. On 6 February 1692 he was granted leave of absence for reasons of ill-health, and he died of smallpox in 1694. References 1624 births 1694 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of England Cavaliers English MPs 1679 English MPs 1680–1681 English MPs 1685–1687 English MPs 1689–1690 English MPs 1690–1695 High Sheriffs of Rutland Whig members of the pre-1707 English Parliament
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20rail%20accidents%20in%20Greece
List of rail accidents in Greece
List
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeriur
Lakeriur
Lakeriur is a reservation in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Estonia. Its inhabitants are called "Lakeriurian" (lakrilane in Estonian) or "Lakeriurians" (lakrilased in Estonian) plural and they speak their own language, Lakeriurian. Before the administrative reform in 2017, the reservation was in Lääne-Saare Parish. References Saaremaa Parish
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iosco%20County%20Airport
Iosco County Airport
Iosco County Airport (FAA LID: 6D9) is a publicly owned, public use airport located 3 miles northeast of East Tawas, Michigan in Iosco County. The airport is on 276 acres at an elevation of 605.3 ft (184.5 m). The airport is home to a flying club that offers aircraft rental and regular events for members. The club holds annual fly-ins that offer breakfast and aircraft displays. History The airport was moved to its current location in 1962. The airport received federal funding until 1993, when the Wurtsmith Air Force Base closed. The airport was home to a stop on the Wings of Mercy tour in 2022 to help raise funds to operate additional medical flights. Proceeds help make sure that patients can fly for free to places where they need medical treatment. Facilities and aircraft The airport has one runway, designated as runway 8/26. It measures 4802 x 75 ft (1464 x 23 m) and is paved with asphalt. For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2019, the airport has 3224 aircraft operations per week, an average of 62 per week. All the traffic is comprised of general aviation. For the same time period, there were 25 aircraft based on the field, all airplanes: 24 single-engine and 1 multi-engine. The airport has a fixed-base operator that offers fuel and limited amenities. Accidents and incidents On August 13, 2008, a Piper PA-34 Seneca inadvertently landed gear-up at the airport. The pilot noted that he had failed to lower the landing gear during the before-landing checklist. The probable cause was found to be the pilot's failure to lower the landing gear prior to touchdown. References Aviation in Michigan Airports in Michigan Transportation in Iosco County, Michigan Buildings and structures in Iosco County, Michigan
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservative%20Morphological%20Anti-Aliasing
Conservative Morphological Anti-Aliasing
Conservative Morphological Anti-Aliasing (CMAA) is an antialiasing technique originally developed by Filip Strugar at Intel. CMAA is an image-based, post processing technique similar to that of morphological antialiasing. CMAA uses 4 main steps which are image analysis for color discontinuities, locally dominant edge detection, simple shape handling, and lastly symmetrical long edge shape handling. A couple of years after CMAA was introduced, Intel unveiled an updated version which they named CMAA2. See also Multisample anti-aliasing Fast approximate anti-aliasing Temporal anti-aliasing Supersampling Spatial anti-aliasing References Image processing Computer graphic artifacts Anti-aliasing algorithms
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%20Fundidores%20de%20Monterrey%20season
2023 Fundidores de Monterrey season
The 2023 Fundidores de Monterrey season will be the Fundidores de Monterrey seventh season in the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA) and their fourth under head coach Carlos Strevel. The Fundidores will come into 2023 as the defending Tazón México champions, after defeating Gallos Negros de Querétaro in the Tazón México V. Draft Roster Regular season Standings Schedule References 2023 in American football Fundidores
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knockrome
Knockrome
Knockrome is a hamlet on the island of Jura, in the civil parish of Jura, in the council area of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. On the 1982 OS 1:10000 map, there were 20 buildings. Knockrome is located about 3.5 miles from Craighouse, on lower lying ground between Knockrome Hill and Cnocan Soilleir. Knockrome is located on the southeast coast of Jura. It is north of Jura Airfield and a prehistoric standing stone. History The name "Knockrome" means "The crooked hill". References Hamlets in Argyll and Bute Villages on Jura, Scotland
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%20Memphis%20Tigers%20football%20team
2023 Memphis Tigers football team
The 2023 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers played their home games at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee, and competed in the American Athletic Conference (The American). They were led by fourth-year head coach Ryan Silverfield. Previous season The Tigers finished the 2022 season 7–6, 3–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in last eight place in the conference. The Tigers beat Utah State 38-10 in the First Responder Bowl. Schedule Memphis and the American Athletic Conference (AAC) announced the 2023 football schedule on February 21, 2023. References Memphis Memphis Tigers football seasons Memphis Tigers football
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Crusade%20Party
National Crusade Party
National Crusade Party (PCN, ), formerly National Crusade Movement (MCN, ), is a populist centre-right political party in Paraguay led by scandalous lawyer and ex-senator Paraguayo "Payo" Cubas. Party leader Payo Cubas is a prominent political and media personality known for his provocative publicity stunts. A lawyer, he served one term in Congress from 1993 to 1998 as a member of the center-left National Encounter Party. In 2018, Cubas was elected to the Senate as a sole member of the National Crusade Movement but was suspended for outbursts and physical altercations with Senate colleagues. History Following the results of the 2018 elections, the party elected its representative, Payo Cubas, to the Senate. In November 2019, he was expelled from the Senate on charges of abuse of power and hooliganism. In February 2020, the National Crusade Movement was renamed into a National Crusade Party. In 2020, the party suffered a split after some members of the MCN accused the leader of the party, Cubas, and his wife, Yolanda Paredes, of authoritarianism. After the party's failure in the 2021 municipal elections, Paraguayo Cubas, the president of the party, announced his resignation. On the eve of the 2023 general election, the Cubas party participated in the creation of the Concertación coalition, but soon left it before the election of a single opposition candidate, deciding to participate in the elections independently. In the 2023 elections, party leader Paraguayo Cubas is considered an outsider or spoiler candidate for the Concertación. However, he gains support among the anti-systemic electorate, advocating the death penalty for corruption. References Political parties established in 2018 Political parties in Paraguay 2018 establishments in Paraguay
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahriari%20Rural%20District%20%28Khatam%20County%29
Shahriari Rural District (Khatam County)
Shahriari Rural District () is in Chahak District of Khatam County, Yazd province, Iran. At the time of the National Census of 2016, its constituent villages were a part of Chahak Rural District in the Central District. The rural district was elevated to the status of a district and divided into two rural districts. The village of Shahriari-ye Olya was appointed the capital of Shahriari Rural District. Its population in 2016 was 708 people. References Khatam County Rural Districts of Yazd Province Populated places in Yazd Province Populated places in Khatam County fa:دهستان شهریاری (شهرستان خاتم)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichotichnus%20saluki
Trichotichnus saluki
Trichotichnus saluki is a species of beetle from the ground beetle family and subfamily Harpalinae. Taxonomy This species was first described in 2020 by Boris Kataev. Jog Falls in the western Indian state of Karnataka was identified as a typical site. The specific epithet was given in honor of Sergei Saluk, who collected the type material. References Harpalinae Insects described in 2020
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristaeopsis
Aristaeopsis
Aristaeopsis is a monotypic genus of deepwater prawn. Its only species A. edwardsiana, commonly known as Carabineros shrimp or cardinal prawn is the target of commercial fisheries. The scientific name honours Henri Milne-Edwards References Dendrobranchiata Monotypic decapod genera Edible crustaceans Commercial crustaceans
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revenue%20Operations
Revenue Operations
Revenue Operations is a management system that aligns marketing, sales, and customer success teams - and the systems, operations and processes that support them – around the revenue cycle to unlock more predictable and scalable organic growth. Revenue Operations is an emerging job function that orchestrates aspects of the operations to get better control over the end-to-end revenue cycle. Revenue Operations is the fastest growing job that pays over $100,000 a year in the U.S. according to MSNBC. The most common skills that Revenue Operations leaders must have include Sales Operations, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), and Data Analysis. Revenue Operations also includes aspects of marketing operations management, sales effectiveness, Account based marketing, and customer experience management. Heads of Revenue Operations oversee all aspects of an organization’s revenue-generating activities, often working closely with sales and marketing teams to ensure go-to-market strategies support business goals and revenue growth. This position is also often labeled as “Chief Revenue Officer” or “Head Of Revenue Management.” Revenue Operations titles on LinkedIn are increasing across the board to over 35,000 jobs currently posted.