title: History of Hungarians in Vienna

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The city of Vienna, Austria is home to a long-established Hungarian community dating back to the 1500s. Beginning in the 17th century, Vienna became an important cultural center for Hungarians. During the time of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (1867-1918) and the early 1990s, Hungarians were the second largest non-German speaking population in Vienna after the Czechs. After the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, many of the Viennese Hungarians returned to Hungary. Today, Vienna is home to a small Hungarian population of around 27,000.

History
Vienna, known in Hungarian as Bécs, was the seat of the Royal Court of King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary in 1485–1490. Hungarians established a community in Vienna from 1541 following the 1526 battle of Mohács. Towards the end of the 17th century the city became a key cultural center for Hungarians. Hungarian students graduated from the Vienna University and from the 17th century onwards there was an increasing influx of Hungarian craftsmen into Vienna. In 1760, the Hungarian Royal Guard was established in Vienna and located in the Palais Trautson. The first cultural associations were set up in Vienna in the 1860s. 130,300 residents of Vienna in 1910 were citizens of the Hungarian part of the empire, while only 45,000 of them were also ethnically Hungarians. After World War I a re-emigration started. In censuses of the Interwar period Hungarians counted between 1000-2000 people. In 1920 the Hungarian Historical Institute in Vienna was founded, and in 1924 the Collegium Hungaricum was founded, both originally located in the Palais Trautson. After World War II the population sharply decreased again, as the Soviets used force to repatriate key workers of Hungarian or Czech origin to return to their ethnic homelands to further the Soviet Bloc economy. However, refugees from Hungary increased the numbers again in 1945, 1948 and 1956.

The city has a number of historic residences and palaces of Hungarian nobility, including of the Esterházy, Pálffy, Batthyány, Apponyi and Erdődy families.

In the 2010s, according to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, a number of Hungarian Jews have left Hungary due to antisemitism and economic woes and resettled in Vienna. The Viennese Jewish community has encouraged Hungarian Jews from Budapest to resettle in Vienna due to fears over the rise of the far-right Jobbik party, a climate of nationalism and xenophobia, and an economic recession. Disagreement exists within Jewish communities in Austria and Hungary over the extent to which Hungarian-Jewish emigration from Hungary is due to economic problems or due to antisemitism.

As of 2017, Vienna was home to almost 27,000 Hungarians.

See also
Hungarians in Austria

References

Further reading
 Fleischer, Gyula. Magyarok a Bécsi Képzőművészeti Akadémián, Magyar Tudományos Akadémia Kiadása, 1935.
 Fried, István; Kovács, Sándor. Magyarok Bécsben, Bécsről, József Attila Tudományegyetem Bölcsészettudományi Karának Összehasonlító Irodalomtudományi Tanszéke, 1993.
 Mayes, Catherine. Domesticating the foreign: Hungarian-Gypsy music in Vienna at the turn of the nineteenth century, Cornell University, 2008.
 Szép, Ernő. Magyar drámák a Bécsi színpadokon, Királyi Magyar Egyetemi Nyomda, 1930.

Ethnic groups in Vienna
Hungarians
Hungarian diaspora in Austria


title: Whenua Patuwai

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Whenua Patuwai (born 13 March 1995) is a New Zealand singer. He is known for his appearance on the first New Zealand series of The X Factor where he was the runner-up. Competing in the Boys category, he was mentored by Ruby Frost.  His debut single "Something Special" was released in July 2013 and peaked at number three in the New Zealand singles chart. His debut album The Soul Sessions was released in June 2014 and debuted at number four in the album chart.

The X Factor

Patuwai initially attended the Christchurch pre-audition in January 2013, where he was put through to the judges' auditions in Auckland. At his judges' audition, Patuwai performed the soul classic "A Change Is Gonna Come", eventually progressing to the top 13 in the live shows. In week eight, after a performance of "You Are Not Alone", Patuwai was in the bottom two with Cassie Henderson. The judges vote was deadlocked, with Patuwai saved by the public vote. During the final shows on 21 July, Patuwai duetted with Hollie Smith on the song "Bathe in the River". Patuwai voted was the series runner-up from the audience vote.

After The X Factor

Whenua's single "Something Special" was released digitally on 26 July, with a CD release on 30 July. It debuted at number three in the Official New Zealand Music Chart. Patuwai later performed as the opening act for The X Factor judge Stan Walker on his World Tour of New Zealand tour in September and October 2013.

In June 2014 Patuwai released his debut album, The Soul Sessions, a selection of covers of soul classics. The album was produced by Sam De Jong, brother of Patuwai's The X Factor mentor Ruby Frost, and includes guest vocals from Ria Hall and Troy Kingi. The Soul Sessions debuted and peaked at number four in the New Zealand album charts.

In August 2014, Patuwai featured with other New Zealand artists on the charity single "A Song for Everyone".

Discography

Albums

Singles

As featured artist

References

External links
 Whenua Patuwai at Facebook

The X Factor (New Zealand TV series) contestants
1995 births
Living people
21st-century New Zealand male singers
Sony Music New Zealand artists


title: Sărmașu massacre

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Sărmașu massacre refers to the torture and massacre of 165 people, primarily Jews, committed by Hungarian paramilitaries in Sărmașu, Cluj-Turda County.

After Romania left the Axis Powers and joined the Allies during World War II, between 5 September and 10 October 1944, Sărmașu came under the occupation of the Nazi-aligned Hungarian troops. During this period, Hungarian gendarmes and members of the Hungarian National Guard, led by captain of gendarmes Lánczos László, killed 126 local Jews (out of 142 who were living in the city at the time), as well as 39 Romanians, the latter primarily prisoners of war captured in the battles on the alignment of Oarba de Mureș–Luduș–Gheja–Chețani, during the Battle of Turda.

The massacre

Hungarian population in the area, who supported the cause of Hungary, in the desire to regain the whole of Transylvania, started, along with the Hungarian Guard, to loot houses of Jews and Romanians. On 9 September 1944, a team of Hungarian gendarmes took up from their homes several Romanians that had important functions in the administration of the commune. These people were taken to an improvised camp in Sărmașu and were tortured for several days. According to the sentence handed down on 28 June 1946 by the People's Tribunal in Cluj, "in the camp was applied an inhumane treatment, consisting of beatings, ill-treatments and executions staged at night. For example, once all Romanians were removed from the camp in the yard, put on their knees («At the church»), and, after this exercise, everyone, regardless of age, was forced to overturn until exhaustion". In the afternoon of 16 September, those 126 Jews in the improvised camp were transported with carriages to a place called Suscut, and in the night of 16/17 September were killed by Hungarian gendarmes and soldiers. The bodies of those killed (31 adult males, 52 adult females and 43 children up to age 15) were exhumed from two mass graves in February 1945. The conclusion reached by the Medico-legal commission who conducted the autopsy of the cadavers was violent death by shooting, and, in the case of several children, violent death by asphyxiation, those ones being buried alive.

On 15 September 1944, some Romanians were released, and 18 others were deported to Hungary. They were taken by truck to Cluj, where they were rounded up and forced to march, escorted by civilian police, on the way to Jibou and then to Budapest. One of the deported and declared dead was Iuliu Moldovan, father of actor Ovidiu Iuliu Moldovan. Likewise, father Micu, a priest almost 80 years old, was killed. The number of all Romanians deported who lost their lives is not known exactly.

Sentence of People's Tribunal in Cluj
Investigations against those responsible for the massacres of Sărmașu and Luduș started in 1945 and ended in 1946. By sentence of the Cluj Tribunal was established the responsibility for the Sărmașu massacre: two officers of the gendarmerie troops (captain Láncz László, lieutenant Vecsey) and five NCOs (second lieutenant Halasz, second lieutenant Fekete, sergeant major Szabo, sergeant Horváth István, and sergeant Polgár) were found guilty and were sentenced to death. Two locals were sentenced to imprisonment for participation in the massacre: János Pánczél (soldier-gendarme from Sărmașu) and István Soós (member of the Hungarian Civil Guard in Sărmașu) were sentenced to 20 years and 5 years in prison.

See also
 Ip massacre
 Luduș massacre
 Treznea massacre
 List of massacres in Romania

References

External links

Massacres in 1944
September 1944 events
October 1944 events
The Holocaust in Romania
20th century in Transylvania
Massacres in Romania
1944 murders in Romania
Hungarian war crimes
Hungary–Romania relations
Ethnic cleansing in Europe


title: Chennai 2 Singapore

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Chennai 2 Singapore is a 2017 Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Abbas Akbar, featuring Gokul Anand, Anju Kurian, and Rajesh Balachandiran in the lead roles. The film was jointly produced by Comicbook and the Media Development Authority Singapore (now known as IMDA), Ghibran, Vrobal and MM2 Entertainment Pte Ltd and co-produced by Shabir.  Chennai2Singapore is the first collaboration between the Indian Tamil and Singaporean film industries.

Plot
The film starts with two men expressing their gratitude in a cemetery about a person who changed their life. The film then moves to a flashback.

The film is about a struggling Indian filmmaker, Harish (Gokul Anand), who makes his way to Singapore to look for investors to finance his dream movie. However, a series of misfortunes foils his plans, and he also ends up losing his passport. At a loss, Harish meets Vaanambadi (Rajesh Balachandran), an eccentric Singaporean cameraman. With Vaanambaadi's advice and help, they meet a producer Michael (Shiv Keshav), who advises Harish to script on a romantic film instead of a sentimental film. Without a script, Harish becomes heartbroken. But then he meets a girl Roshini (Anju Kurian), who is dying from cancer, and gets swept up in a number of hilarious but serious situations. Harish begins to script on these events. He motivates Roshini not to lose heart and to stay positive. He eventually falls in love with her. Roshini's father (L. Raja) talks to Harish about her cancer and how things took a turn when it was known that she had cancer. He tells Harish that he wants a huge sum of money to cure her. Harish and Vaanambadi rob Michael by blackmailing him using his mistress.

Papablast (Emzee Jazz), a comedy don, is assigned the work of kidnapping Roshini and the duo by Michael. Papablast successfully kidnaps the trio but unfortunately falls into his own prey leading to the trio's escape. Harish uses the money to save Roshini, and she gets cured.

Some months later in the present, it is revealed that Harish was praying to Papablast and made a film about his own story. The film ends with the trio leaving on a car.

Cast
 Gokul Anand as Harish
 Anju Kurian as Roshini
 Rajesh Balachandran as Vaanambadi
 Shiv Keshav as Michael
 Emcee Jesz as PapaBlast
 Sumithra as Harish's mother
 L. Raja as Roshini's father
 Vijay Pranav as Kaviarasan
 M. Kannan as Financier
 Chadru as Saleem
 "Anbaana" Arun as Bhaskar
 Prem Kumar as Pazhani

Production
In 2011, Abbas Akbar approached director Venkat Prabhu with the script of the film, hoping that the director would work on the project as an executive producer. Akbar held initial talks with Dinesh to play the lead role, but Prabhu's decision not to produce the film meant that Dinesh also opted against working on the project. Akbar later approached actor R. Madhavan and narrated the script of the film to him, but the actor was busy with the production of Irudhi Suttru (2016) and was not interested in immediately beginning the project. Abbas Akbar secured a fund from the Media Development Authority in Singapore to make the film, while he also sold his house to raise funds. The first schedule began in Chennai and was completed by September 2014. The second schedule of the film began in October 2014 in Singapore and featured a combination of cast members from India and Singapore. Sathya and Hebah Patel began working on the film but the project soon ran into trouble after the film was half complete. The director and Sathya had creative differences after Sathya had refused to attend rehearsals and was subsequently removed from the film. The film was subsequently started with newcomers throughout 2015 and successfully finished by 2016.

Soundtrack

Music composer, Mohamaad Ghibran announced on his social media pages that the audio launch will be done through a uniquely designed Audio Drive.  Ghibran and director Abbas Akbar planned to undertake the cross-country trip from Chennai to Singapore, where each song number was released on YouTube at each border, from Chennai to Singapore, crossing Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia! Engaging his fans and friends through his social media pages, Ghibran asked for advice about the road trip. He also sent a wish for Ajith Kumar, known for his road skills, to offer his advice.

The historic Audio Drive flag-off event took place on 1 June 2016 at Sathyam Theatres Chennai was graced by popular Kollywood actor Suriya. The event garnered an outstanding media presence and wide publicity for the film and its prolific efforts to release each single. The first song that was released in Chennai, “Vaadi Vaadi” topped the charts on the popular radio station, Radio Mirchi, for over a week in June 2016, and went on to top the weekly charts on other stations such as Big FM, Radio City, and Suryan FM. The vibrant song also took the top spot for overall airplay across Chennai’s FMs in June and July2016. The complete soundtrack of Chennai 2 Singapore claimed an impressive 1st spot on iTunes All India Music Store due to its snazzy city-styled numbers and Apple Music chose “Vaadi Vaadi” as its best song of the week in August 2016.

Reception
The film released to mixed audience reviews particularly with the younger audience.

References

External links

2017 films
2010s Tamil-language films
Indian romantic comedy films
Singaporean romantic comedy films
2017 romantic comedy films


The 2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship for Women was the 31st edition of the European Under-18 Women's Basketball Championship. 16 teams featured in the competition, held in Matosinhos, Portugal, from 17 to 27 July 2014.

Participating teams
  (Runners-up, 2013 FIBA Europe Women's Under-18 Championship Division B)

  (3rd place, 2013 FIBA Europe Women's Under-18 Championship Division B)

  (Winners, 2013 FIBA Europe Women's Under-18 Championship Division B)

First round
The first-round groups draw took place on 1 December 2013 in Freising, Germany. In the first round, the sixteen teams are allocated in four groups of four teams each. The top three teams of each group will qualify for the Second Round. The last team of each group will play in the Classification Group G first, then in the 9th–16th place playoffs.

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Second round
Twelve advancing teams from the First Round will be allocated in two groups of six teams each. The top four teams of each group will advance to the quarterfinals. The last two teams of each group will play in the 9th–16th place playoffs against the teams from the Group G.

Group E

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Group F

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Classification Group G
The last team of each group of the First Round will compete in this Classification Round.

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9th – 16th place playoffs

Classification games for 13th – 16th place

Classification games for 9th – 12th place

1st – 8th place playoffs

Quarterfinals

Classification games for 5th – 8th place

Semifinals

Final classification games

Match for 15th place

Match for 13th place

Match for 11th place

Match for 9th place

Match for 7th place

Match for 5th place

Bronze medal match

Final

Final standings

References

External links
Official Site
AllSportDB.com event page

2014
2014–15 in European women's basketball
2014–15 in Portuguese basketball
International youth basketball competitions hosted by Portugal
International women's basketball competitions hosted by Portugal
2014 in youth sport


title: Meccanotecnica Riesi

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Meccanotecnica Riesi s.r.l. is a family-owned machine parts manufacturing company headquartered in Riesi, Sicily.  It is located along the Caltanissetta-Gela motorway.  The company operates both nationally and internationally in a variety of fields including oil, gas, defense, aerospace, offshore production, and research.

History
Meccanotecnica Riesi was first started in a garage by founder Rocco Lo Stimolo in 1992.  In 1999 the company expanded and purchased its current headquarters on the outskirts of Riesi in order to meet its growing customer demand.
Initially created to address the technical and machine part replacement needs of nearby petrochemical companies, Meccanotecnica Riesi began to expand into other technological fields in 2000.  MR-XPM began to diversify with substantial investment in machinery in order to meet a more varied range of industry needs and expand their services.  Shortly after this change, MR-XPM began working with a number of companies abroad, most notably firms in Norway and the United States.
Between the years of 2004 and 2006 Meccanotecnica Riesi participated in three international trade exhibitions: MEC SPE in Parma (2004), the Arab Oil & Gas show in Dubai (2005), and the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston (2006).  A representative of MR-XPM was invited to speak about fostering international partnerships between companies for the Financial Times Manufacturing for the Future Conference in 2008.  A year later, MR-XPM became an AgustaWestland approved vendor.

Projects
After expanding their business in 2000, MR-XPM first worked with the Pierre Auger Observatory in Malargüe, Argentina by creating paraboloids specifically for tracking high energy particles.  In 2010 Meccanotecnica was selected to contribute to the Large Hadron Collider project in Geneva, Switzerland.  Since then, MR-XPM has been involved with projects for the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, among other research institutes.

Management
Rocco Lo Stimolo is the founder and current General Manager of Meccanotecnica Riesi s.r.l.  His sons, Giovanni and Angelo, also hold positions at the company as a Production Manager and Director of Finance, respectively.  His daughter, Ester Lo Stimolo, works as the Manager of Accounting and Purchasing Department.  Meanwhile, Rosy Trovato, Rocco's daughter-in-law, is MR-XPM's Manager of International Business Development.

University Partnerships
Meccanotecnica Riesi has also collaborated with a number of universities.  In 2010 Northeastern University partnered with MR-XPM to include them in their international cooperative education program, where students from the school have the opportunity to live abroad and work at the company for a span of six months.  The following year, they partnered with both Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Embry Riddle Aeronautical University.  MR-XPM's work with MIT included building a special wheel prototype, while their work with Embry Riddle focused on creating a cryogenic liquid rocket.  In addition to an already existing internship and research partnership, Babson College worked with Meccanotecnica in 2013 for their JMCFE project.

Nuova Meccanica s.r.l.
Meccanotecnica has a partnership with Nuova Meccanica s.r.l., their sister company, with which they produce woodworking implements for the Swiss company Oertli.

References

External links
 http://discover.mfg.com/it/suppliers/Meccanotecnica-Riesi-738738

 http://gds.it/2012/09/15/particella-di-dio-e-missione-su-marte-protagonista-unazienda-siciliana-211299_186243/
 http://ilmattinodisicilia.it/1113-la-meccanotecnica-di-riesi-compie-ventanni-il-22-la-festa/

Companies based in Sicily
Engineering companies of Italy
Manufacturing companies of Italy
Italian brands
Industrial machine manufacturers


title: The Great Philosophers

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The Great Philosophers is a 1987 BBC television series presented by Bryan Magee. There were 15 episodes, in each of which Magee interviewed a noted philosopher.

Overview
In this series, Magee discussed the major historical figures of Western philosophy with fifteen contemporary philosophers. The series covered the philosophies of Plato, Aristotle, and Descartes, among others, ending with a discussion with John Searle on the philosophy of Wittgenstein. Extensively revised versions of the dialogues of The Great Philosophers are available in a book of the same name. DVDs of, and streaming rights to, the series are sold to academic institutions and episodes are available to stream to those with access to the Alexander Street academic database. Neither this series, nor Magee's 1978 series Men of Ideas, are commercially available to home users but most of the episodes from both are freely available on YouTube.  The theme played over the opening credits comes from the third movement of Symphony No. 8 (Shostakovich).

Guests
 Myles Burnyeat on Plato
 Martha Nussbaum on Aristotle
 Anthony Kenny on Medieval Philosophy
 Bernard Williams on Descartes
 Anthony Quinton on Spinoza and Leibniz
 Michael R. Ayers on Locke and Berkeley
 John Passmore on Hume
 Geoffrey Warnock on Kant
 Peter Singer on Hegel and Marx
 Frederick Copleston on Schopenhauer
 J. P. Stern on Nietzsche
 Hubert Dreyfus on Husserl, Heidegger and Modern Existentialism
 Sidney Morgenbesser on The American Pragmatists
 A. J. Ayer on Frege, Russell and Modern Logic
 John Searle on Wittgenstein

See also
 Men of Ideas, a similar BBC television series presented by Magee in 1978

References

External links

 Audio (MP3) files of interviews

1987 British television series debuts
1987 British television series endings
BBC Television shows
Philosophy television series


title: European Tour 2014/2015 – Event 1

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The European Tour 2014/2015 – Event 1 (also known as the 2014 Kaspersky Lab Riga Open) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 7–10 August 2014 at the Arena Riga in Riga, Latvia. This was the first professional snooker tournament held in Latvia.

Mark Selby won his 14th professional title by defeating Mark Allen 4–3 in the final.

Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money of the event is shown below:

Main draw

Preliminary rounds

Round 1
Best of 7 frames

Round 2
Best of 7 frames

Main rounds

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

Finals

Century breaks

 142, 130, 117  Marco Fu
 137, 131, 108  Judd Trump
 137  Ben Woollaston
 134  Stephen Maguire
 134  James Cahill
 131, 102, 102, 100  Mark Selby
 131  Neil Robertson
 130, 120, 112  Alan McManus
 129, 117  Noppon Saengkham
 125  Gary Wilson

 122, 120, 101  Sam Baird
 122, 101  Mark Davis
 114, 106  Ian Glover
 114  Mark Allen
 112  Shaun Murphy
 111, 101  Jimmy Robertson
 107  Michael White
 102  Peter Ebdon
 100  David Gilbert
 100  Jimmy White

References

Riga Masters (snooker)
ET1
2014 in Latvian sport


title: Ngaio Marsh Awards

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The Ngaio Marsh Awards (formerly Ngaio Marsh Award), popularly called the Ngaios, are literary awards presented annually in New Zealand to recognise excellence in crime fiction, mystery, and thriller writing. The Awards were established by journalist and legal editor Craig Sisterson in 2010, and are named after Dame Ngaio Marsh, one of the four Queens of Crime of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. The Award is presented at the WORD Christchurch Writers & Readers Festival in Christchurch, the hometown of Dame Ngaio.

Beginnings
The Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Crime Novel was launched in 2010 by lawyer turned journalist Craig Sisterson, who wanted to create an opportunity for great New Zealand crime, mystery, and thriller writing to be recognised and celebrated. Local crime writers were often overlooked by festival organisers and books awards in New Zealand, despite international acclaim, and up until that point New Zealand, unlike most other English-speaking countries, did not have a specific award for crime, mystery, and thriller fiction.

Sisterson had been writing reviews and features about crime writers for a number of magazines and newspapers in New Zealand and Australia and had set up a website about New Zealand crime writing. Earlier in 2010, he had written an opinion piece, "Kiwis love crime fiction, but what about our own?" for Booknotes magazine saying that New Zealand had great crime writers who were not being supported locally, by bookstores, literary festivals, or awards, and it was time that changed.

After discussions with many people in the New Zealand book industry, Sisterson decided to launch the Ngaio Marsh Award at the Christchurch Writers Festival in 2010, honouring both contemporary crime writers and New Zealand's most famous mystery writer in her own hometown. He sought and received the blessing of Dame Ngaio Marsh's closest living relative to honour Dame Ngaio by using her name and an artistic impression of her likeness for New Zealand's first-ever crime fiction prize.

The inaugural award was intended to be presented at the biennial Christchurch Writers Festival in September 2010, but had to be postponed due to a severe earthquake that struck the city that month, leading to the cancellation of the festival. The first Ngaio Marsh Award was presented at a special event in Christchurch in December 2010, and won by the pseudonymous author Alix Bosco for the thriller Cut & Run. Bosco did not attend the presentation ceremony, but would later reveal 'herself' as New Zealand screenwriter and playwright Greg McGee in the lead-up to the 2011 Award.

The launch of the Award, and New Zealand crime writing in general, was featured in major newspapers and magazines in New Zealand, including the Sunday Star-Times, the Herald on Sunday, and the New Zealand Listener.

The Award
For the first three years of the Award, the winner received a distinctive handcrafted trophy designed and created by New Zealand sculptor and Unitec art lecturer Gina Ferguson, a full set of Ngaio Marsh novels, and a cash prize provided by the Christchurch Writers Festival Trust. The trophy depicted an artistic rendering of Dame Ngaio's famous visage in mother-of-pearl on a black velvet covered partially open book.

From 2013, the winners have received a framed plaque bearing the award logo, a selection of Ngaio Marsh novels, and a cash prize.

In 2016, a second category was added for debut crime novels, the Ngaio Marsh Award for Best First Novel, and in 2017 a new award for true crime and other non fiction writing was added, the Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Non Fiction. 2021 saw the addition of a further award, the Ngaio Marsh Award for Younger Readers.

Award presentations
Following the postponement of the inaugural event when the biennial Christchurch Writers Festival was cancelled in 2010, the Award has been presented at a variety of events in association with the Christchurch Writers Festival, which has continued its support of the Award, each year. In 2011, the "Setting the Stage for Murder" event was held at the Christchurch Arts Festival, with all four finalists and internationally bestselling crime writers Tess Gerritsen and John Hart in attendance.

In 2012, 2014, and 2016 the Ngaios were presented at events as part of the Christchurch Writers Festival programme, in each case following the popular 'Great New Zealand Crime Debate'. In 2012 Australian crime writer Michael Robotham presented the Award, and in 2014 Icelandic crime writer Yrsa Sigurdardottir presented the Award. Sigurdardottir became a judge of the Ngaios from 2015.

Winners and finalists

2010
The inaugural presentation was made in Christchurch after a standalone crime panel featuring two of the three finalists, Neil Cross and Vanda Symon, local crime writer Paul Cleave, and chaired by Sisterson. The third finalist, Alix Bosco, did not attend as it was a pseudonym for a "successful writer in other media" who wanted to keep their identity a secret. Bosco's debut thriller, CUT & RUN, was announced as the winner at the conclusion of the event, with representatives from publisher Penguin NZ accepting on the author's behalf.

Cut & Run by Alix Bosco Containment by Vanda Symon
 Burial by Neil Cross

 2011
The second presentation of the Ngaio Marsh Award was made following the "Setting the Stage for Murder" event held as part of the Christchurch Arts Festival in August 2011, which also included appearances by New York Times bestselling authors Tess Gerritsen and John Hart. At the event, acclaimed television screenwriter and playwright Greg McGee made his first appearance after revealing himself as Alix Bosco, the winner of the inaugural award, in a national newspaper in the lead-up to the 2011 Award.Blood Men by Paul Cleave Hunting Blind by Paddy Richardson
 Captured by Neil Cross
 Slaughter Falls by Alix Bosco

 2012
The third presentation was during an event at the 2012 Christchurch Writers Festival, which was held in temporary facilities as the city continued to recover from the devastating September 2010 and February 2011 earthquakes. Award-winning Australian crime writer Michael Robotham presented the Award to Neil Cross following the sold-out Great New Zealand Crime Debate. Cross's winning novel was a prequel to his award-winning television series Luther, starring Idris Elba.Luther: The Calling by Neil Cross Collecting Cooper by Paul Cleave
 By Any Means by Ben Sanders
 Bound by Vanda Symon

 2013
In the fourth year of the Award, the presentation was made privately as logistical issues didn't allow for a public event.Death on Demand by Paul Thomas The Laughterhouse by Paul Cleave
 Little Sister by Julian Novitz
 The Faceless by Vanda Symon

 2014
The 2014 presentation was made at the WORD Christchurch Writers Festival following the Great Crime Debate where finalist Paul Cleave competed in the negative team (rather ironically) debating the moot, 'Crime Doesn't Pay'.  The negative team won in a landslide victory. Liam McIlvanney was in attendance to receive the award from Icelandic crime writer Yrsa Sigurdardottir

 Where The Dead Men Go - Liam McIlvanney Joe Victim by Paul Cleave
 Frederick's Coat by Alan Duff
 My Brother's Keeper by Donna Malane

 2015
The sixth presentation of the award was made at a special "Murder in the Court" event held at the Court Theatre in Christchurch in October.

 Five Minutes Alone - Paul Cleave The Petticoat Men by Barbara Ewing
 The Children's Pond by Tina Shaw
 Swimming in the Dark by Paddy Richardson
 Fallout by Paul Thomas

 2016
The Seventh presentation of the award was at the Great New Zealand Crime Debate during WORD Christchurch Writers and Readers festival 2016, on 27 August 2016 at the Concert Hall of The Piano: Centre for Music and the Arts, Christchurch. This year there were two awards, one for best crime novel and one for best first novel.

Best Crime Novel
 Trust No One by Paul Cleave Inside the Black Horse by Ray Berard
 Made to Kill by Adam Christopher
 The Legend of Winstone Blackhat by Tanya Moir
 American Blood by Ben Sanders

 Best First Novel (new award)
 Inside the Black Horse by Ray Berard
 The Fixer by John Daniell
 The Gentlemen’s Club by Jen Shieff
 Twister by Jane Woodham

2017
The eighth presentation of the Ngaios was made at Scorpio Books in Christchurch on 28 October 2017, as part of a cocktail function followed by a literary pub quiz.

Best Crime Novel
The Last Time We Spoke by Fiona Sussman
Pancake Money by Finn Bell
Spare Me The Truth by C. J. Carver
Red Herring by Jonothan Cullinane
Marshall's Law by Ben Sanders

Best First Novel
 Dead Lemons by Finn Bell
 Red Herring by Jonothan Cullinane
 The Ice Shroud by Gordon Ell
 The Student Body by Simon Wyatt
 Days Are Like Grass by Sue Younger

Best Non Fiction (new award)
 In Dark Places: The confessions of Teina Pora and an ex-cops fight for justice by Michael Bennett
 The Scene of the Crime by Steve Braunias
 Double-Edged Sword by Simonne Butler with Andra Jenkin
 The Many Deaths of Mary Dobie by David Hastings
 Blockbuster!: Fergus Hume and the Mystery of a Hansom Cab by Lucy Sussex

2018

The finalists were celebrated and winners announced at special event on 1 September 2018 as part of the 2018 WORD Christchurch Festival.

Best Crime Novel
 Marlborough Man by Alan Carter
 See You in September by Charity Norman
 Tess by Kirsten McDougall
 The Sound of Her Voice by Nathan Blackwell
 A Killer Harvest by Paul Cleave
 The Hidden Room by Stella Duffy

Best First Novel
 All Our Secrets by Jennifer Lane
The Floating Basin by Carolyn Hawes
 Broken Silence by Helen Vivienne Fletcher
 The Sound of Her Voice by Nathan Blackwell
 Nothing Bad Happens Here by Nikki Crutchley

2019
The shortlists were published on 2 August and the winners were announced on 14 September at WORD Christchurch.

Best Crime Novel
This Mortal Boy by Fiona Kidman
Money in the Morgue by Ngaio Marsh and Stella Duffy
The Quaker by Liam Mcilvanney
Call Me Evie by J. P. Pomare
The Vanishing Act by Jen Shieff

Best First Novel
 Call Me Evie by J. P. Pomare
 One for Another by Andrea Jacka
 Crystal Reign by Kelly Lyndon

Best Non Fiction
 The Short Life And Mysterious Death Of Jane Furlong by Kelly Dennett
 The Great New Zealand Robbery by Scott Bainbridge
 Behind Bars by Anna Leask
 The Cause of Death by Cynric Temple-Camp

2020
The shortlists were published on 11 August and the winners were announced on 31 October at WORD Christchurch.

Best Crime Novel
 Auē by Becky Manawatu
 Whatever it Takes by Paul Cleave
 Girl from the Tree House by Gudrun Frerichs
 The Nancys by R. W. R. McDonald
 In the Clearing by J. P. Pomare
 The Wild Card by Renée

Best First Novel
 The Nancys by R. W. R. McDonald
Into the Void by Christina O’Reilly
 Tugga’s Mob by Stephen Johnson
 Auē by Becky Manawatu

2021
The longlists were announced in July, while the shortlists were published on 16 September and the winners were announced on 30 October by WORD Christchurch.

Best Crime Novel

 Sprigs by Brannavan Gnanalingam
 The Murder Club by Nikki Crutchley
 The Tally Stick by Carl Nixon
 The Secrets of Strangers by Charity Norman
 Tell Me Lies by J. P. Pomare

Best First Novel

 For Reasons of Their Own by Chris Stuart
The Girl in the Mirror by Rose Carlyle
 The Beautiful Dead by Kim Hunt
 Where the Truth Lies by Karina Kilmore
 While the Fantail Lives by Alan Titchall

Best Non Fiction

 Black Hands: Inside the Bain family murders by Martin van Beynen
Weed: A New Zealand story by James Borrowdale
 Rock College: An unofficial history of Mount Eden Prison by Mark Derby
 From Dog Collar to Dog Collar by Bruce Howat
 Gangland by Jared Savage

Best Younger Readers

 Katipo Joe: Blitzkrieg by Brian Falkner
 Red Edge by Des Hunt
 A Trio of Sophies by Eileen Merriman
 Deadhead by Glenn Wood

2022
The longlists were announced in July, while the shortlists were published on 14 September and the winners were announced on 15 September by WORD Christchurch.

Best Crime Novel

 Before You Knew My Name by Jacqueline Bublitz

 The Quiet People by Paul Cleave
 Nancy Business by R. W. R. McDonald
 She’s a Killer by Kirsten McDougall
 The Devils You Know by Ben Sanders
 Quiet in Her Bones by Nalini Singh

Best First Novel

 Before You Knew My Name by Jacqueline Bublitz
 Shadow Over Edmund Street by Suzanne Frankham
 Isobar Precinct by Angelique Kasmara
 Waking the Tiger by Mark Wightman
 Small Mouth Demon by Matt Zwartz

2023
The longlists were announced on 30 June, while the shortlists were published on 10 August. The winners will be announced in late August.

Best Crime Novel

 Better the Blood by Michael Bennett
 The Slow Roll by Simon Lendrum
 Remember Me by Charity Norman
 Blood Matters by Renée
 Exit .45 by Ben Sanders
 The Doctor’s Wife by Fiona Sussman
 Blue Hotel by Chad Taylor

Best Nonfiction
 The Devil You Know: Encounters in forensic psychiatry by Gwen Adshead & Eileen Horne
 The Fix: The story of one of New Zealand’s biggest swindles by Scott Bainbridge
 Missing Persons by Steve Braunias
 Downfall: The destruction of Charles Mackay by Paul Diamond
 A New Dawn by Emeli Sione

Best First Novel
 Paper Cage by Tom Baragwanath
 Better the Blood by Michael Bennett
 Surveillance by Riley Chance
 The Slow Roll by Simon Lendrum
 One Heart One Spade by Alistair Luke
 Too Far From Antibes by Bede Scott

References

External links
Ngaio Marsh Award Facebook page

New Zealand fiction awards
Mystery and detective fiction awards
2010 establishments in New Zealand
Awards established in 2010


title: Yevgeny Shevchenko

text:
Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Shevchenko (; ; born 6 June 1996) is a Belarusian footballer who plays for Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino.

International career
He made his Belarus national football team debut on 13 October 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Netherlands. He substituted Dzyanis Laptsew in the 83rd minute.

Honours
Dinamo Brest
Belarusian Super Cup winner: 2020

References

External links

Profile at FC Minsk website

1996 births
Living people
Belarusian men's footballers
Belarus men's international footballers
Men's association football forwards
FC Minsk players
FC Dynamo Brest players
FC Rukh Brest players
FC Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino players


title: C4DI

text:
C4DI (the Centre for Digital Innovation in Hull) is a digital hub located at the Fruit Market in Kingston upon Hull, England. The company provides services to startups and has formed links with PwC, Amazon Web Services,  Kingston Communications and numerous other supporters to assist with this aim.  They launched the C4DI Accelerator in May 2014, which is expected to start in March 2015. The company has received visits from Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander, Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries Ed Vaizey and Shadow Minister for Culture and Media Helen Goodman on account of Hull being the 2017 UK City of Culture.

Company connections

KC Business

Kingston Communications held an important role in providing the company with "...around 10 times faster downstream and 100 times faster for uploads than the typical standard UK broadband connection."

Spencer Group
In October 2013, the Spencer Group was classified as the 'first Innovation Partner' of C4DI. The partnership was made to "...develop business opportunities which have a technological aspect and harness technology to drive forward the company's performance."

Ebuyer
In March 2014, Ebuyer announced a formal partnership between the two companies with the aim; "...to encourage the formation and growth of tech start-ups in the area and offer opportunities to place innovative creations on the Ebuyer website." The announcement was considered a positive step in promoting Yorkshire ahead in the technology community and being able to compete with locations such as London and Manchester.

PwC
In May 2014, PwC declared on its website that it would be supporting the C4DI accelerator which is designed, "...to fast-track high growth start-ups through smart investment capital by supporting and developing robust and globally-connected businesses."

Other

The company has also formed links with Handelsbanken, Campaign Monitor, Twilio, Amazon Web Services, FreeAgent, Zapier, Dotforge Accelerator, Stelrad Group, SOFTIQ, Jelf Insurance Brokers, IT@Spectrum, University of Hull and Hull College.

Future development
They previously operated from 'The C4DI Beta', a temporary location within the Wykeland offices adjacent to the current site, prior to moving into a new £13.4 million development on the bank of the Humber, part of the @Dock development, in December 2016.

References

Business incubators of the United Kingdom
Buildings and structures in Kingston upon Hull


title: Flag of Chernihiv Oblast

text:
The flag of the Chernihiv Region, Ukraine is the official flag of the Ukrainian province of Chernihiv. It was designed by I. Sytyi, A. Hrechylo and I. Pavlenko, and officially adopted by the resolution of a regional council  on July 11, 2000.

The flag is a rectangular green panel with an aspect ratio of 2:3, the middle of which is a white horizontal stripe (width 1/5 of the flag's width), and in the upper pole of the white square shows the emblem area. Green stripes on the flag represent the Polissya  and white line — the Desna River.

Emblem of the field — in a silver box black double-headed eagle with red claws and tongue, golden eyes and arms (beaks and claws) on their heads — open gold crown, in each chest there is blue shield with a gold edge — the golden mark of Prince Mstislav Volodimirovich, founder of the Grand Duchy of Chernigov.

References

Flags of Ukraine
Chernihiv Oblast
Flags displaying animals
Flags introduced in 2000
Double-headed eagle


title: Suman Ramesh Tulsiani Technical Campus - Faculty of Engineering

text:
Suman Ramesh Tulsiani Technical Campus-Faculty of Engineering is an engineering college in Kamshet, Pune, Maharashtra, India. The college is approved by AICTE New Delhi and affiliated by Savitribai Phule Pune University and MSBTE. The institute is accredited by NAAC with 'B+' grade. The Institute has been established under the Academic and Administrative control of Vishwakarma Institutes.

Courses

Undergraduate
All Bachelor of Engineering/Technology (B.E.) courses are for a duration of four years. The following courses are offered:
 Computer Engineering
 AI & DS
 Mechanical Engineering

Sister Institutes
 Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology
 Vishwakarma University
 Vishwakarma Institute of Technology
 Vishwakarma Institute of Management

Professional Chapters
 National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL)
 The Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE)
 Computer Society of India
 National Service Scheme
 SAEINDIA
 Quality Circle Forum of India
 Entrepreneur Development Cell

Industry Advisory Board
 Computer IAB
 Civil IAB
 Mechanical IAB

Facilities
 NPTEL Video
 Digital Library DELNET
 Gym
 Basket court
 Online student's fee payment
 Free Wi-fi
 Sports facility
 Bus Facility from Aundh, Bhosari, Khopoli, Lonavala, Katraj, Kamshet Station
 Hostel
 36 Mbps Internet Leased Line
 Reprographic Facility
 260 kVA Back-up Generator
 Doctor on call
 Library
 Vehicle parking
 Computer Centre
 Telephone
 Filtered drinking water
 Seminar halls

Extension activities
 Laxmi Sharda Skills courses under PMKVY
 Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMoU) Courses

Extra-curricular activities

SRTTC-FoE organizes an annual social gathering, "Sneh-Suman", every year. Also, the institute witnesses a major event of MSBTE's Zonal Level Weightlifting Championship-2014, where near about 100 students participated from Pune region.

Team Agneya Racing participated at Lovely Professional University, October 2018.

Student organizations and clubs
 Mechanical Engineering Student Association (MESA)
 Civil Engineering Student Association (CESA)
 Computer Society of India

References

External links
https://www.facebook.com/SRTTCFoE
http://www.srttc.ac.in
http://www.vit.edu
http://www.unipune.ac.in/

Engineering colleges in Pune
Engineering colleges in Maharashtra


title: Dukagjin Pupovci

text:
Dukagjin Pupovci (born 5 June 1964) is a Kosovo-Albanian professor, education expert and a critic of the education system in Kosovo. He has contributed to the development of important policy documents and has co-authored numerous studies and articles in the field of education and research in Kosovo.

Pupovci holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree in mathematics and was a lecturer at numerous universities, including the Universiteti i Prishtinës in Pristina. He was the executive director of the Kosovo Education Center from 2000 to 2021. He was Deputy Minister of Education in the Government of Kosovo from April 2021 to December 2022.

References

Place of birth missing (living people)
1964 births
20th-century European people
21st-century European people
Academic staff of the University of Pristina
Kosovo Albanians
Albanian mathematicians
Living people


title: EU Ecolabel

text:
EU Ecolabel or  EU Flower is a voluntary ecolabel scheme established in 1992 by the European Union.

Logo
The label includes a green flower with inclined green "ϵ" (Greek epsilon) as the flower, surrounded by 12 blue stars. On EU Ecolabelled products, it must always be used together with the license number. Because of the logo, the label has a nickname EU Flower.

Governance
The implementation of the EU Ecolabel is set through Regulation (EC) No 66/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council. Its management is carried out by the European Commission and the national competent bodies. There is a competent body in each European Economic Area member state.

The EU Ecolabel is part of a broader EU Action Plan on Sustainable Consumption and Production and Sustainable Industrial Policy adopted by the European Commission on 16 July 2008, which also links the EU Ecolabel to other EU policies such as green public procurement (GPP) and Ecodesign of energy-using products.

Criteria

EU Ecolabel meets the ISO 14020 Type I requirements for ecolabels. The EU Ecolabel criteria are developed and reviewed in cooperation of experts, industry, consumer organisations and environmental NGOs. EU Ecolabel criteria have been formulated for more than 30 non-food and non-medical product groups that are reviewed every 3–5 years. The label applications and licenses are managed by the national competent bodies.

In addition, the European Commission confirmed that EU Ecolabel criteria have been changed with a new set of ecological criteria for computers (personal, notebook and tablet computers), furniture and footwear, in order to promote the Europe's transition to a circular economy, supporting the sustainable production and consumption in the region.

In October 2021 the European Commission adopted new criteria for cosmetics and animal-care products. According to the new criteria, not only 'rinse-off' products like body wash, shampoo and conditioner can apply for the label, but all cosmetic products can. This includes oils, creams, skin-care lotions, sunscreens, deodorants and anti-perspirants, hairstyling and make-up products.

Position in the market

In March 2016, there were 36,395 products that were awarded EU Ecolabel. The countries with most EU Ecolabel licences were France (26%), Italy (18%), and Germany (12%). EU Ecolabel has a strong position in most of the European countries and other ecolabelling schemes are triggered to take a position concerning the overlap with EU Ecolabel, for example Nordic ecolabel that in the Nordic countries is more popular than EU Ecolabel. In Germany, the Blue Angel is very common.

In a 2013 survey, Denmark was shown to be the top country in Europe where consumers recognise the EU Ecolabel and know what it stands for, with 35% of consumers recognising it visually and 17% of consumers knowing its meaning.

Response and criticism

In early 1990s, the US, Canada and several other countries criticized the EU Ecolabel's product life-cycle analysis scheme, extra emphasis on usage of recycled materials by the products, and lack of transparency. EU Ecolabel had responded by adjustment of its assessment standards in 1996. Some decisions by EU Ecolabel, such as ban on imports of seal skins, furs caught using leg-hold traps, and Malaysian food, were criticized for their supportive nature of local European industry and allegedly unfairly putting foreign product makers at disadvantage. Similar trade barrier concerns were raised by US package goods industry in 1996.

The most recent revision of the label entered in force in February 2010. Some of the goals were to provide for a more rapid criteria development for specific product categories, to harmonise the EU Ecolabel with other ecolabels and to minimize the costs of the process, as well as to simplify the application procedure.

The European NGOs and consumer organizations see the EU Ecolabel as "a powerful instrument in  encouraging  environmental  improvements  in  industry  and  in helping consumers make informed purchasing decisions".

References

External links
 Official Website
 Regulation (EC) No 66/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the EU Ecolabel

Ecolabelling
European Union and the environment
1982 establishments in Europe


title: Naivas Limited

text:
Naivas Supermarket, often referred to simply as "Naivas", is the largest supermarket chain in Kenya, with 84 outlets as of June 2022. At that time, Naivas was the largest supermarket chain in Kenya, ahead of Quick Mart Limited with 51 outlets in the country.

Location
The company headquarters, as well as the company's warehouses, are located in Sameer Business Park, in the Industrial Area of Nairobi, the capital and largest city of Kenya. The coordinates of the headquarters of Naivas Limited are: 01°19'36.0"S, 36°52'04.0"E (Latitude:-1.326667; Longitude:36.867779).

Overview
Naivas is headquartered in Nairobi, with retail outlets in many urban centres in the country. In July 2018, the company hired Andreas von Paleske, as an advisor to assist the business with its strategy and operations. This culminated in bringing African private equity firm Amethis on board for a minority stake. At that time, Naivas Limited maintained 47 stores in Kenya. The supermarket chain opened its 53rd store in Kenya in July 2019 at Rongai, Nakuru County, with plans to open two more, the same year.

History
Naivas Limited was registered on 24 July 1990. It previously traded as Rongai Self Service Stores Limited, serving mainly in Rongai in Nakuru County. The company name was changed later to Naivasha Self Service Stores Limited, before re-branding to the current Naivas Limited, in 2007.

In August 2013, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed Massmart, a subsidiary of retail giant Walmart, offered to acquire a 51 per cent stake in Naivas at a cost of KSh3 billion, giving Massmart a controlling interest in the retail chain. The bid triggered a feud at family-owned Naivas, and some family members asked a court to block the sale. In October 2013, Naivas management stated that they were no longer selling a controlling stake to Massmart. On 16 July 2014, Naivas opened a store in Garissa, making it the first major retailer to open an outlet in the town. This was Naivas' 31st branch in Kenya.

Ownership
Naivas Limited is a privately owned company, whose shares are majorly held by the descendants of its founder Peter Mukuha Kago, who died on 6 May 2010.

November 2014
The table below depicts the shareholding as of November 2014:

April 2020
In February 2020, the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) approved the acquisition of 30 percent of Naivas shareholding by the French equity firm Amethis Finance at an undisclosed sum. In April 2020, Business Daily Africa reported that the International Finance Corporation had acquired a minority stake in the company for US$15 million ( approx: KSh2.1 billion). As of that date the new shareholding in Naivas Limited, is as illustrated in the table below:

June 2022
In June 2022, a consortium led by Mauritian investment conglomerate IBL Group, bought out the IFC-led consortium at an undisclosed price. When that deal closes, the shareholding in Naivas Limited will look as depicted in the table below.

Branches
, the supermarket chain maintained forty-three branches across Kenya with the Nairobi south c branch being the latest. By February 2018, that number had risen to 45, with the latest addition being the Capital Centre Mall Branch, along Mombasa Road in Nairobi. In February 2020, the supermarket chain is expected to open its 64th store as the anchor tenant in the mega city mall, in Kisumu. By June 2022, the retail chain had grown to 84 outlets in Kenya.

See also

References

External links

Naivas Siblings Get Court Orders To Sell Big Brother’s Shop
 Naivas Founder’s Son Looks To Grow His Own Retail Chain
Updated List of branches

Supermarkets of Kenya
Retail companies established in 1990
Kenyan companies established in 1990
Companies based in Nairobi


title: Blantyre Monument

text:
Blantyre Monument is a commemorative stone in Erskine, Renfrewshire. The monument is in the obelisk style. It is situated adjacent to the B815 road; in a field on the border  with Bishopton.

History
The monument was built to commemorate the bravery of Robert Walter Stuart, the 11th Lord Blantyre, who lived at nearby Erskine House (now Mar Hall). He was a Major-General in the British Army and served in the Napoleonic Wars with the Duke of Wellington.  He was killed accidentally by a stray bullet in a street fight in Brussels in 1830. The monument was planned by friends who held him in high esteem. William Burn was the designer. It was constructed in c.1825  and became a category B listed monument on 27 June 1980.

Inscription
The following passage is inscribed on the monument:

Erected by the county of Renfrew
to the memory of the right honorable
Robert Walter 11th Lord Blantyre

A Major-General in the British Army
and formerly Lord Lieutenant of
Renfrewshire

In testimony of respect for his
public services and as a tribute
of esteem of his private worth

See also
List of listed buildings in Erskine, Renfrewshire

References

Monuments and memorials in Scotland
Listed monuments and memorials in Scotland
British military memorials and cemeteries
Category B listed buildings in Renfrewshire
Obelisks in Scotland
Erskine, Renfrewshire


title: Brooke Cars

text:
Brooke Cars Ltd is a British car manufacturer of specialist sports cars, based near Honiton in Devon, England. It was established in 2002, following the purchase of the vehicle rights from Brooke Kensington.

Models
The company produces one model, the Double R, a lightweight two-seater open sports car weighing around . It is powered by a 2.3-litre Cosworth engine in a range of outputs from  to . The Double R is similar to the previous 1990s Brooke Kensington ME 190.

References

Car manufacturers of the United Kingdom
Companies based in Devon
Sports car manufacturers


title: 2014–15 Copa Catalunya

text:
The 2014–15 Copa Catalunya is the 26th staging of the Copa Catalunya. The competition began on 2 and 3 August 2014 and was played by teams in Segunda División, Segunda División B, Tercera División and the top teams of Primera Catalana. Teams of lower divisions played a new competition called Copa Catalunya Amateur. FC Barcelona and RCD Espanyol joined the competition with their reserve teams.

Girona, Sabadell and Barcelona B, who played in the 2013–14 Segunda División joined the competition in the fourth round.

Tournament

First round
The first round was drawn on July 4, 2014.

Bye: Llagostera

Second round
Bye: Cerdanyola del Vallès

Third round

Quarterfinals
Bye: Gavà

Semifinals
The semifinals were drawn on 2 December 2014 and will be played on 4 February 2015.

Final

References

External links
Federació Catalana de Futbol

Cata
Copa Catalunya seasons
Copa


title: Ministry of Housing and Works (Pakistan)

text:
The Ministry of Housing and Works (, wazarat-e- amal o Iqamat kaari ) is a cabinet level ministry of the Government of Pakistan headed by the Minister for Housing and Works, who must be an elected member of the Parliament of Pakistan. The administrative head of the ministry is the Federal Secretary for Housing.

The Ministry is responsible for acquisition and development of sites as well as construction and maintenance of Federal Government buildings. It is actively involved in the coordination of civil works, budget, fixation and recovery of rents from Government owned / hired and requisitioned buildings.

Autonomous bodies
The Ministry has the following three autonomous bodies:

Pakistan Housing Authority

PHA Foundation provides low cost housing units to low and middle income groups of Pakistan on ownership basis. Established in 1999, PHAF has built several housing units for general public and Federal Government Employees at prime locations of Federal and Provincial Capitals.

National Construction Limited

Federal Government Employees Housing Authority
Federal Government Employees Housing Foundation was set up in March 1990 under the Companies Ordinance 1984. It was tasked with implementation the self-financing housing schemes on ownership basis for Federal Government employees. Within a span of five years, about 16000 houses were constructed under the said scheme in Islamabad and about 4000 plots were allotted to the successful applicants with an option to undertake construction under their own arrangements.

Attached departments
The Ministry has the following three attached departments.

Pakistan Public Works Department

The objective of Pakistan Public Works Department are to execute the offices and residential accommodation for federal Government employee and to overcome the backlog of millions of square foot of office space and housing units being presently accommodated in hired office space and privately owned residences within budgetary provisions of Federal Government.

Estate Office Management
The Estate Office provides government-owned office accommodation to the Federal Ministries and their departments, allots government-owned residential accommodation to Federal and State Ministers and their employees and manages commercial units.

See also
 Economy of Pakistan

External links
 Official website

References

Housing and Works
Pakistan
Pakistan


title: Mark Jackson (curator)

text:
Mark Peter Andrew Rohtmaa-Jackson (born 2 February 1976) is an American British curator based in the United Kingdom. He is the curator, and co-founder, of IMT Gallery in London and a senior lecturer in critical theory and curatorial practices at Northumbria University.

Life and work

Jackson originally studied fine art, having a degree in painting from the University of East London and an MA in Fine Art Media from the Slade School of Fine Art. He taught on MA Sound Arts at London College of Communication from 2008 to 2014 and BA Fine Art at Southampton Solent University from 2013 to 2014. He currently teaches art history and critical theory at Northumbria University, Newcastle, where he was the curator of exhibitions at the university's art gallery Gallery North from 2014-18.

Jackson has been the curator at IMT Gallery since the gallery was founded in 2005, specialising in sound art and audiovisual practice, and curating exhibitions including 2010's Dead Fingers Talk: The Tape Experiments of William S. Burroughs, an exhibition of unreleased experiments with audio tape by William S. Burroughs.  He is an authority on Burroughs's experiments with tape, researching a PhD on the tape experiments at University of the Arts London, supervised by Angus Carlyle, and speaking on Burroughs at conferences including Beyond the Cut-up: William S. Burroughs and the Image at The Photographers' Gallery and the Sound Art Curating conference at ZKM. His book on curating, Contemporary Exhibition-Making and Management, was published by Routledge in 2023.

He has also exhibited or performed as an artist, including as part of Plastique Fantastique and NEUSCHLOSS. In 2014 he composed This is a game called ‘Hello, hello, here is X.X.’ a limited-edition art-work in the form of a vinyl made from a recorded interview between Burroughs and journalist Roger Clarke.

External links
website

References

Living people
1976 births
Alumni of the Slade School of Fine Art
People educated at Bedales School


title: Tuva-Lisa

text:
Tuva-Lisa is a 1992 children's novel by Swedish writers Anders Jacobsson and Sören Olsson. It was followed by two sequels. The novel was translated in Finnish by Tuula Kallioniemi.

The main character is Tuva-Lisa Johansson, a Swedish girl who is 12 years old (nearly 13). Her parents work in theater, and she has written her own plays for the stage and wants to become an actress. Her friend is Jessica.

Among the stage plays written by the character is Ett vemodigt tillstånd av tråkighet, depicting an old man reflecting on his life as a greengrocer.

Books

In other languages than Swedish
Finnish: Iida-Liisa

External links
 Soren-Anders.se - Tuva-Lisa

References

Swedish children's novels
Swedish children's book series
Novels about writers
Works by Anders Jacobsson and Sören Olsson
Book series introduced in 1992
Children's books set in Sweden


title: 1999 in Romania

text:
This is a list of 1999 events that occurred in Romania.

Incumbents
 President: Emil Constantinescu
 Prime Minister –
 until 13 December: Radu Vasile
 13 December–22 December: Alexandru Athanasiu (acting)
 starting 22 December: Mugur Isărescu

Events

January
 4 January – Start of the January 1999 Mineriad. Nearly 15,000 miners from National Coal Company in Jiu Valley start a strike to get higher salaries and renunciation to the program of closure of unprofitable mines, threatening to come to Bucharest if their demands are not met. The government refuses to negotiate.
 15 January – January 1999 Mineriad: The Mineriad is declared illegal.
 18 January – Over 10,000 miners begin a march to Bucharest.
 20 January – January 1999 Mineriad: President convokes the Parliament in extraordinary session. The government is ready to negotiate, as long as the miners stop. They are ready to talk, but only with the Prime Minister. At around 18 o'clock, those 10,000 miners reach Horezu where they stay overnight.
 21 January – January 1999 Mineriad: In Bucharest takes place a joint press conference of Group for Social Dialogue, Civic Alliance, Association of Former Political Prisoners in Romania, League for the Defence of Human Rights and Association of Victims of the Mineriads, during which is publicized the decision to organize a protest march against the miners manifestations, on 22 January. In Timișoara, over a thousand representatives of civil society organize a protest rally. At 15 o'clock, miners force the Costești barrage, which after an hour break it.
 22 January – January 1999 Mineriad – "Peace of Cozia": Start negotiations between the commission headed by Prime Minister Radu Vasile and miners' leader Miron Cozma. At 18:30, negotiations end, Prime Minister saying: No part won, instead the country won.
 23 January – January 1999 Mineriad – Miron Cozma and Romeo Beja, miners' leaders, convince the Prime Minister Radu Vasile to reopen Dâlja and Bărbăteni mines and to promise a salary increase for miners by 30–35%. Miners return in Jiu Valley.

February
 17 February – February 1999 Mineriad: In Stoenești, Olt County, a new Mineriad occurs with violent clashes between police and groups of miners moving toward the capital. Unofficial sources indicate 15 deaths, the highest death toll during all six mineriads.

October
 1 October – After a resounding corruption scandal that revealed the robbing of the bank, the government liquidates the bankrupt Bancorex.
 21 October – Appears in Bucharest the first issue of Playboy magazine.
 25 October – The first heart transplant in Romania is performed at the Floreasca Emergency Hospital by a team of doctors led by Prof. Dr. Șerban Brădișteanu.

Undated
The Sever Zotta Romanian Institute of Genealogy and Heraldry is established.

Births
 20 March – Andreea Roșca, tennis player.

Deaths

 18 January – , literary critic, essayist and translator (b. 1948)
 19 February – Constantin Oțet, football coach (b. 1940)
 4 March – , writer and humorist (b. 1922)
 17 March – Nicolae Dumitrescu, footballer and manager (b. 1921)
 22 March – , literary critic (b. 1937)
 3 April – Traian Iordache, football player and coach (b. 1911)
 20 June – Iulian Mihu, director (b. 1926)
 5 July – , critic, literary historian, and essayist (b. 1941)
 12 July – Mircea Nedelciu, writer (b. 1950)
 14 July
 , literary critic and historian (b. 1919)
 Maria Banuș, poet, translator, and essayist (b. 1914)
 16 July – Dan Sava, member of the humorous group Vacanța Mare (b. 1966)
 1 August – Silvia Dumitrescu-Timică, theater and film actress (b. 1902)
 6 August – Mihai C. Băcescu, zoologist, oceanologist, museologist and member of the Romanian Academy (b. 1908)
 19 August – Mircea Sântimbreanu, writer of children's literature, publicist, screenwriter, and film producer (b. 1926)
 5 November – Radu G. Țeposu, literary critic, essayist, and literary chronicler (b. 1954)
 21 November – Ioan Chirilă, sports journalist and writer (b. 1925)
 25 November – Alexandru Ciorănescu, one of the most important historians and geographers of the Canary Islands (b. 1911)
 20 December – Valeriu Munteanu, linguist and translator (b. 1921)

References

External links

Years of the 20th century in Romania
1990s in Romania

Romania
Romania


title: List of aircraft losses during the Russo-Ukrainian War

text:
This is a list of Ukrainian, Russian and Russian-separatist aircraft losses. It covers helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft and UAVs, during the Russo-Ukrainian War, including the war in Donbas and the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the Wagner Group mutiny.

War in Donbas (2014–2022)
During the War in Donbas, on 20 November 2014, Ukrainian sources reported at a conference in London that the total Ukrainian aerial losses during the conflict in the east were: one Su-24, six Su-25s, two MiG-29s, one An-26, one An-30 and one Il-76. Helicopter losses amounted to seven Mi-8/17s and five Mi-24s.

Ukrainian aircraft losses

Fixed-wing aircraft
 Ukrainian Air Force – 6 June 2014: An Antonov An-30 surveillance plane was shot down by separatist militias from Sloviansk with two shoulder-launched missiles. Ukrainian authorities initially claimed that the pilots survived, but they later reported that five crewmembers were killed in the action, and two others missing.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 14 June 2014: An Ilyushin Il-76 transport plane was shot down as it approached an airport in Luhansk, killing nine crew members and 40 troops on board.
 Ukrainian Air Force – Claim – 14 June 2014: Rebels claim to have shot down a Sukhoi Su-24 with a portable anti-aircraft gun after it had dropped cluster munitions on a local police station. They also claimed that they had captured the pilot after he bailed out.
 Ukrainian Air Force – Claim – 19 June 2014: A spokesman for the militia in Donetsk stated that they downed a Ukrainian Sukhoi Su-25 during fighting in Yampil.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 2 July 2014: A Ukrainian Sukhoi Su-25, call sign Blue 06, crashed due to a technical fault while landing at Dnipropetrovsk International Airport. The pilot ejected safely.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 14 July 2014: A Ukrainian Antonov An-26 transport aircraft was shot down by a surface-to-air missile over eastern Ukraine while flying at . The Ukrainian defence minister claimed that the altitude is far from the reach of a shoulder-launched missile, suggesting that the aircraft was downed by Russian forces. Two crewmembers were captured by pro-Russian militiamen, four were rescued by Ukrainian forces and the other two were unaccounted for. The missing aviators were found dead on 17 July.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 16 July 2014: A Ukrainian Su-25, call sign Blue 03, was shot down over eastern Ukraine near Amvrosiivka town, and the pilot ejected successfully. National Security Council spokesman Andriy Lysenko said that it was shot down by a missile fired from a Russian Mikoyan MiG-29.
 (2) Ukrainian Air Force – 23 July 2014: Two Su-25s, call signs Blue 04 and Blue 33, were shot down in the rebel-held area of Savur-Mohyla. Ukrainian authorities claimed that they were hit by long-range anti-aircraft missiles launched from Russia. Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said in an interview that one of the attack planes was probably shot down by an air-to-air missile.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 7 August 2014: Pro-Russian forces shot down a Ukrainian Air Force Mikoyan MiG-29 with a Buk missile near the town of Yenakiieve. The pilot managed to eject. and separatist sources later claimed he was captured and interrogated.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 17 August 2014: A Mikoyan MiG-29 was shot down by rebels in the Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine returning after completing a successful mission. The pilot managed to eject and was found by a search and rescue operation.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 20 August 2014: A Sukhoi Su-24M was shot down by rebel forces in Luhansk Oblast. The two crewmembers ejected successfully.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 29 August 2014: A Sukhoi Su-25, call sign Blue 08, was shot down near Starobeshevo by a surface-to-air missile during the battle of Ilovaisk. The pilot, Captain Vladyslav Voloshyn, ejected and after 4 days was able to reach Ukrainian-controlled territory, was secured by a unit of the Ukrainian National Guard.

Rotary-wing aircraft
 Ukrainian Air Force – 25 April 2014: A Mil Mi-8MT, call sign Yellow 55, was destroyed after being struck by small arms fire on the fuel tanks when it was being prepared for departure in Kramatorsk airport.
 (2) Ukrainian Army Aviation – 2 May 2014: Two Mil Mi-24 helicopters were shot down during large-scale operations during the Siege of Sloviansk. Rebels claimed they had taken one of the pilots captive. The Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs reported that two helicopters had been shot down, resulting in the deaths of two airmen.
 Ukrainian Army Aviation – 5 May 2014: A Mil Mi-24 crashed after it was shot down by a heavy machine gun operated by rebel forces. The damaged helicopter landed in a river, and all crew members survived. Later, it was destroyed by an airstrike.
 Ukrainian Army Aviation – 29 May 2014: A Mil Mi-8 helicopter was shot down by rebel forces between Kramatorsk and Mount Karachun, killing 14 on board, among them General Serhiy Kulchytsky. Another soldier was seriously injured but survived the crash.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 4 June 2014: Two Mil Mi-24 helicopters were forced to land by rebel fire, however one of the helicopters was burned out by the damage and could not be repaired.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 21 June 2014: A Ukrainian Mil Mi-8 crashed while delivering military hardware near Chuhuiv.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 24 June 2014: The Ukrainian military said that one of its helicopters, a Mil Mi-8, had been shot down by pro-Russian rebels in the east near Sloviansk, killing all nine people on board.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 7 August 2014: Pro-Russian forces shot down a Ukrainian Mi-8MT, call sign Yellow 62, in Manuilivka, Donetsk Oblast.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 17 August 2014: A Mil Mi-8 was shot down near the village of Heorhiivka, Luhansk Oblast.
 Ukrainian Army Aviation – 20 August 2014: A Mil Mi-24 helicopter was shot down in near the town of Horlivka according to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence. Both pilots died in the attack.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 27 August 2014: A Mil Mi-8, call sign Yellow 59, crashed while landing in Olenivka, Donetsk Oblast.

Russian aircraft losses
  Russian forces – August 2014: A Forpost drone was shot down in eastern Ukraine.
  Russian forces – October 2014: A Forpost drone was lost in eastern Ukraine.
  Russian forces – May 2015: A Forpost drone was shot down by Ukrainian Dnipro-1 Battalion in Pesky, Ukraine.
  Russian forces – October 2016: A Forpost drone was lost in eastern Ukraine.
  Russian forces – October 2016: A Forpost drone was lost in eastern Ukraine.

Total losses
The following table is made from the data reported in the article.

Russian invasion of Ukraine (2022–present)

Ukrainian aircraft losses

Fixed-wing aircraft

Rotary-wing aircraft

Unmanned aerial vehicles
 (4) Ukrainian Air Force – 24 February 2022: Four Bayraktar TB2 drones were abandoned in Chuguiv Airbase and subsequently destroyed in the ground by Ukrainian Forces, amid Russian rocket attacks.
 Ukrainian Ground Forces – 8 March 2022: A complete Leleka-100 kit with serial number 258 was captured by Russian forces.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 8 March 2022: A Tu-141 reconnaissance drone was reported crashed in Ukraine. Ukraine is the only known operator of the drone.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 7 March 2022: The remains of a shot down Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2, were recorded in Zythomir.
 Ukrainian Naval Aviation – 9 March 2022: A Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2, tail number T223, was lost under unknown circumstances in Crimea. Images surfaced on 18 February 2023.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 11 March 2022: One Tu-141 reconnaissance drone crashed in front of a student campus in Zagreb, Croatia. The Croatian president, Zoran Milanović, said it was clear the drone came from the direction of Ukraine, entering Croatia after flying over Hungary. The investigation conducted by the Ministry of Defence of Croatia concluded that the crashed drone had belonged to the Armed Forces of Ukraine and carried a bomb meant for striking Russian positions but it had strayed off course and crashed after it ran out of fuel.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 13 March 2022: One Tu-141 reconnaissance drone was shot down by Russian forces in Crimea.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 17 March 2022: A Bayraktar TB2 was shot down over Kyiv; the Russian Ministry of Defense published images of the drone wreckage.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 20 March 2022: A Ukrainian A1-SM Furia reconnaissance drone was shot down.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 24 March 2022: A Ukrainian UJ-22 Airborne UAV was shot down near Klintsy, Bryansk Oblast, Russia.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 29 March 2022: A second Bayraktar TB2 was shot down, likely in eastern Ukraine.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 29 March 2022: A A1-SM Furia drone was shot down by Russian forces in Chernihiv, Ukraine.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 30 March 2022: A UJ-22 Airborne drone was reported shot down by Russian Pantsir S1 air defenses.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 2 April 2022: A Bayraktar TB2, serial number T187 was lost in Kherson.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 12 April 2022: One Tu-143 drone was lost over Kharkiv, shot down by Russian forces.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 12 April 2022: One Leleka-100 reconnaissance drone was shot down by Russian Naval Intelligence forces.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 13 April 2022: The remains of a Ukrainian A1-SM Furia reconnaissance drone were recorded by Russian troops in Azovstal, Mariupol.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 25 April 2022: A Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2, registration number S49T, was shot down in Kursk Oblast, Russia, after allegedly attacking a Russian base. The drone was destroyed on its way back to his base.
 (2) Ukrainian Air Force – 27 April 2022: Two Bayraktar TB2 drones were reported shot down in Russia: one in Belgorod and another in Kursk. By 28 April 2022, Russian forces had successfully destroyed six Bayraktar TB2 drones as confirmed by imagery.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 28 April 2022: One Tu-141 reconnaissance drone was shot down during an attack on Russian controlled Kherson.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 30 April 2022: One Tu-143 drone was shot down over Bryansk, Russia, by Russian forces.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 1 May 2022: A Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2, registration number S51T was shot down in Kursk region, Russia, bringing confirmed losses of TB2 drones to a total of 7.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 6 May 2022: A Ukrainian Spaitech Sparrow drone was shot down in Ukraine.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 2 May 2022: A Ukrainian A1-SM Furia reconnaissance drone was shot down in Lyman.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 10 May 2022: One Tu-143 drone was recorded crashed in Ukraine.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 13 May 2022: A Ukrainian A1-SM Furia reconnaissance drone was shot down in Kharkiv Oblast.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 14 May 2022: Another Ukrainian A1-SM Furia reconnaissance drone was shot down in Kharkiv Oblast.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 18 May 2022: A Ukrainian A1-SM Furia reconnaissance drone was shot down.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 20 May 2022: A Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 drone with tail number T274 was reported shot down in Vuhledar, Donetsk Oblast, by Russian air defenses.
 Ukrainian Naval Aviation – 23 May 2022: The remains of a Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2, tail number 75, was recovered from Romanian territorial waters by Romanian Naval Forces. The wreckage was first discovered on 11 May 2022 about two nautical miles of Sulina. The drone was likely shot down during the Snake Island attacks conducted by Ukraine in the first week of May 2022.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 23 May 2022: A Ukrainian Tupolev Tu-143 drone was shot down by Russian air defenses in Rostov, Russia.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 30 May 2022: A Ukrainian A1-SM Furia reconnaissance drone was shot down.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 4 June 2022: A Ukrainian drone of the 45th Separate Artillery Brigade recorded its own downing by a Russian Tor air defense system. The drone was likely a Spectator-M1 model.
 (2) Ukrainian Air Force – 7 June 2022: A UA Dynamics Punisher drone as well as a WB Electronics Warmate loitering munition operated by Ukrainian forces were shot down in Ukraine.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 10 June 2022: A A1-SM Furia drone was shot down by a Russian Strela-10 air defense system. The interception was recorded on video.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 13 June 2022: A Ukrainian Spectator M1 drone was brought down by Russian Electronic Warfare units; the drone was later retrieved by Russian forces.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 22 June 2022: Two Ukrainian drones launched an attack on a Russian oil refinery in Novoshakhtinsk. One of the drones was destroyed when it struck an oil tank. The footage of the attack showed a drone resembling a commercial Mugin-5 or SkyEye 5000 drone.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 23 June 2022: A Ukrainian A1-SM Furia reconnaissance drone was shot down by Russian forces in Sievierodonetsk.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 29 June 2022: A Ukrainian Tu-141 reconnaissance drone was shot down east of Kursk.
 (2) Ukrainian Air Force – 3 July 2022: Two Ukrainian Tu-143 reconnaissance drones were shot down in the direction of Kursk, head of the Kursk Oblast Roman Starovoyt reported.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 21 July 2022: A Bayraktar TB2 was shot down in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine, as it attempted to enter Russian territory; images of the drone wreckage were displayed.
 Ukrainian Naval Aviation – 25 July 2022: The remains of a Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2, tail number T29, were found in Kherson.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 25 July 2022: A Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 drone with tail number U139 was reported shot down in Belgorod Oblast. Bayraktar TB2 losses reached 12 units, confirmed visually.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 30 July 2022: A Ukrainian A1-SM Furia reconnaissance drone was shot down by Russian forces.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 1 August 2022: A Ukrainian Spectator M1 drone was brought down by Russian forces in the country east.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 9 August 2022: A Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 drone with call sign 409 was shot down in Ukraine.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 17 August 2022: A downed UAV Factory Penguin reconnaissance vehicle was displayed as an exhibit item at the International Military and Technical Forum ARMY 2022 at Patriot Park in Kubinka, Russia.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 19 August 2022: Ukrainian drones launched an attack on the headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy in Sevastopol. A commercial SkyEye 5000 drone was shot down.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 22 August 2022: A Bayraktar Mini UAV was shot down by Russian forces in Ukraine.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 22 August 2022: A Ukrainian ASU-1 Valkyrja reconnaissance UAV was shot down by Russian forces.
 Ukrainian Ground Forces – 30 August 2022: A Leleka-100 reconnaissance drone was shot down by National Guard of Russia forces.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 2 September 2022: The remains of a Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 drone were discovered in Kherson.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 11 September 2022: A Ukrainian reconnaissance drone, reportedly A1-SM Furia, was recorded being shot down by Russian air defence in Donetsk region.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 17 September 2022: A Leleka-100 reconnaissance UAV was shot down and captured by Russian forces.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 20 September 2022: A Ukrspecsystems PD-1 multipurpose UAV in transport containers along with the technical documentation was captured by Russian forces, located in a cache in a forest near Kostohryzove in Kherson Oblast.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 25 September 2022: A Ukrainian A1-SM Furia reconnaissance drone was shot down by a Russian 9K33 Osa SAM.
 Ukrainian Ground Forces – 28 September 2022: A photograph of a downed Leleka-100 reconnaissance UAV was posted by the pro-Russian telegram channel DONTSTOPWAR.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 30 September 2022: A Ukrainian unidentified UAV was recorded being shot down by Russian Pantsir-S1 SAMs, in a video published by the Russian Ministry of Defence.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 11 October 2022: A Ukrainian Avia Systems ASU-1 Valkrja was shot down in Luhansk.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 12 October 2022: A video of several Kadyrovtsy showing a downed Malloy Aeronautics T150 cargo drone was posted on the official Telegram account of the Head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 23 October 2022: A Ukrainian Avia Systems ASU-1 Valkrja was downed in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 28 October 2022: A Ukrainian Spaitech Sparrow drone was shot down in Ukraine.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 17 November 2022: A Ukrainian reconnaissance UAV was shot down over Kinburn Spit.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 27 November 2022: A Ukrainian A1-SM Furia reconnaissance drone was shot down.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 29 November 2022: The remains of a Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 drone were published on social media near Inhulets river, Mykolaiv.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 1 December 2022: A Ukrainian ITEC Skif reconnaissance UAV was forced to land by Russian forces, reportedly using an anti-drone gun.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 12 December 2022: A Ukrainian A1-SM Furia reconnaissance drone was captured by the Russian forces near Lyman, Donbas.
 Ukrainian Ground Forces – 15 December 2022: A Ukrainian Army PGZ-19R Orlik reconnaissance UAV was downed by Russian forces in the vicinity of Kupiansk.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 17 December 2022: A Ukrainian operated RQ-20 Puma drone was captured by Russian forces.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 24 December 2022: A Ukrainian Tu-141 drone was shot down near Voronezh, Russia.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 5 January 2023: A Ukrainian A1-SM Furia reconnaissance drone was downed and captured by the Russian forces
 Ukrainian Air Force – 5 January 2023: A Ukrspecsystems Shark UAV crashed in the vicinity of Aksay, Rostov Oblast in southern Russia, which is approximately 200 km away from the frontline.
 Ukrainian Ground Forces – 9 January 2023: A Polish made WB Electronics FlyEye was captured by Russian Forces.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 15 January 2023: A Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 drone was downed by Russian forces using EW systems in Ukraine.
 Ukrainian Ground Forces – 17 January 2023: A repurposed EFT E616 agricultural drone was captured by Russian Forces.
 Ukrainian Ground Forces – 18 January 2023: On 18 January 2023, the Russian group "Co-ordinational Centre for the assistance of Novorossiya" posted photos of a captured Ukrainian reconnaissance drone. Upon dissasembly, the group stated that a Starlink antenna was found attached to the device, along with a Raspberry Pi computer and a CubePilot module. With an integrated Starlink dish, the drone would have had internet access anywhere it could see open sky. That would allow it to be controlled from anywhere in the world with a satellite connection.
 (2) Ukrainian Air Force – 19 January 2023: The remains of two SkyEye 5000 (Mugin-5) drones were discovered by Russian forces in Luhansk Oblast. These simple commercial Chinese origin aircraft are often used by Ukrainian forces as improvised suicide drones.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 22 January 2023: A Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 crashed under unknown circumstances.
 Ukrainian Ground Forces – 31 January 2023: Photographs of a Leleka-100 reconnaissance UAV with serial number 525 were posted by Russian forces. The photographs were posted on 31 January 2023 but may have been downed at an earlier date.
 Ukrainian Ground Forces – 31 January 2023: A Baykar Bayraktar Mini UAV was downed by Russian forces, as shown in a photo published by Russian forces.
 Ukrainian Ground Forces – 31 January 2023: An Athlon-Avia A1-CM Furia with serial number ACM13072, code 610, reconnaissance UAV was downed by Russian forces near Kreminna.
 Ukrainian Ground Forces – 31 January 2023: An Athlon-Avia A1-CM Furia downed using electronic warfare equipment was photographed on social media.
 Ukrainian Ground Forces – 3 February 2023: A Mara-2M reconnaissance UAV with serial number 1766 was downed by Russian forces.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 5 February 2023: A Ukrainian Tu-141 drone carrying a OFAB-100-120 bomb crashed near Kaluga, Kaluga Oblast.
 Ukrainian Ground Forces – 23 February 2023: A Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 crashed in Kharkiv Oblast due to a friendly fire incident.
 (2) Ukrainian Ground Forces – 18 February 2023: A downed Ukrainian Aviation Systems Hawk reconnaissance UAV, as well as the wreckage of an Athlon-Avia A1-CM Furia, were posted on social media. Of note is the open source controller used to operate the drone showcased in the pictures.
 Ukrainian Ground Forces – 18 February 2023: A Ukrainian Athlon-Avia A1-CM Furia with registration number ACM13009 downed by mobilised troops was photographed on social media.
 (2) Ukrainian Ground Forces – 27 February 2023: Two Ukrainian T10 Dovbush UAVs loaded with PE8 explosives were shot down in Belgorod Oblast.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 28 February 2023: The remains of an Israeli-made Aerostar UAV was found after attack on a Rosneft oil rafinery in Tuapse.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 28 February 2023: A Ukrainian Tu-141 drone armed with explosives crashed near village of Novyi, Giaginsky District.
 (2) Ukrainian Air Force – 28 February 2023: At least two commercial Chinese-made Mugin-5 Pro UAVs were shot down over Crimea.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 28 February 2023: A Ukrainian UJ-22 Airborne crashed near gas compressor facility in Kolomensky District, Moscow Oblast.
 Ukrainian Ground Forces – 21 April 2023: An Athlon-Avia A1-CM Furia with serial number ACM13186 reconnaissance UAV was shot down by Russian 9K35 Strela-10.
 Ukrainian Ground Forces – 25 April 2023: A Ukrainian UJ-22 Airborne UAV crashed in Moscow Oblast, near Moscow.
 Ukrainian Ground Forces – 4 May 2023: A Ukrainian Ukrspecsystems Shark UAV was shot down near Belgorod.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 5 May 2023: A Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 was shot down by Ukrainian Air defenses over Kyiv after loss of control.
 Ukrainian Ground Forces – 7 May 2023: A Leleka-100 drone was downed by Russian forces in Luhansk.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 12 May 2023: A Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 with call sign U106 was shot down by Russian forces near Marinka.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 19 May 2023: A Ukrainian operated RQ-20 Puma drone was downed by Russian forces.
 Ukrainian Ground Forces – 6 June 2023: Another WB Electronics FlyEye was captured by Russian Forces.
 Ukrainian Ground Forces – 8 June 2023: A Ukrainian operated RQ-20 Puma drone was downed by Russian forces.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 9 June 2023: A Ukrainian operated RQ-20 Puma drone was downed by Russian forces.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 12 July 2023: A Ukrainian operated RQ-20 Puma drone was downed by Russian forces.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 17 July 2023: A Bayraktar TB2 drone call sign T 263, was shot down by Russian Forces in Kherson Oblast, near Heroiskoye.
 Ukrainian Ground Forces – 21 July 2023: A Ukrainian operated RQ-20 Puma drone was downed by Russian forces.
 Ukrainian Ground Forces – 29 July 2023: An Athlon-Avia A1-CM Furia with serial number ACM1313002 reconnaissance UAV was downed by Russian forces in Svatove–Kreminna.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 7 August 2023: A Ukrainian operated RQ-20 Puma drone was downed by Russian forces.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 9 August 2023: A Ukrainian ASU-1 Valkyrja reconnaissance UAV was shot down by Russian forces in Bakhmut.
 Ukrainian Ground Forces – 14 August 2023: An Athlon-Avia A1-CM Furia UAV was downed by Russian forces in Zaporozhye Oblast.
 Ukrainian Ground Forces – 21 August 2023: An Primoco UAV One 150 was downed by Russian forces in Ukraine.
 Ukrainian Ground Forces – 22 August 2023: An Athlon-Avia A1-CM Furia with serial number ACM187004 reconnaissance UAV was downed by a Tor air system.
 Ukrainian Ground Forces – 22 August 2023: A Leleka-100 drone with serial number 284 was shot down by Russian forces.
 Ukrainian Ground Forces – 28 August 2023: An Athlon-Avia A1-CM Furia was downed in Soledar.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 30 August 2023: A Ukrainian UJ-22 Airborne UAV was shot down by a Russian Mi-28N.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 4 September 2023: A Ukrainian operated RQ-20 Puma drone was downed by Russian forces.
 Ukrainian Ground Forces – 8 September 2023: An Athlon-Avia A1-CM Furia was downed by the use of Electronic Warfare weapons of the Russian Federation.
 Ukrainian Ground Forces – 11 September 2023: An Athlon-Avia A1-CM Furia, serial number ACM1312001, was downed by forces of the Russian Federation.
 Ukrainian Air Force – 14 September 2023: A Ukrainian operated RQ-20 Puma drone was downed by Russian forces.
 (3) Ukrainian Air Force – 19–29 September 2023: Three Ukrainian A1-SM Furia reconnaissance drones, ACM1311803, ACM139801 and 	ACM13299 were shot down by forces of the Russian Federation.

Civilian aircraft

Russian aircraft losses

Fixed-wing aircraft

Rotary-wing aircraft

Unmanned aerial vehicles

Other operator losses

Total losses
The following table is made from the data reported in the article.

See also
 List of Russo-Ukrainian conflict military equipment
 List of ship losses during the Russo-Ukrainian War
 Malaysia Airlines Flight 17

 Russian Air Force Aircraft

References

Military equipment of the Russo-Ukrainian War
Russo-Ukrainian War related lists
Ukrainian military aircraft
War in Donbas
aircraft losses
Aviation history of Ukraine
Military history of Ukraine
Ukrainian Air Force
Military equipment of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Russo-Ukrainian War


title: Yana van der Meulen Rodgers

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Yana van der Meulen Rodgers is a professor in the Department of Labor Studies and Employment Relations in the School of Management and Labor Relations at Rutgers University,.  She also serves as Faculty Director of the Center for Women and Work at Rutgers.

Rodgers works regularly as a consultant for the Asian Development Bank, the World Bank, and the United Nations.  She has authored numerous journal articles in economics and has written two books.  She was the president of the International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE) from 2013 to 2014.

Rodgers serves as an associate editor of the journals Feminist Economics and World Development .

Education
Rodgers earned her BA in economics in 1987 from Cornell University, and her MA and PhD in economics from Harvard University in 1989 and 1993.

Research
The main areas of research that she covers are: feminist economics, labor studies, health economics, and development economics.

Publications

Books

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Journal articles

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See also
 Feminist economics
 List of feminist economists

References

1966 births
Cornell University alumni
Feminist economists
Dutch economists
Dutch women economists
Harvard University alumni
Living people
Rutgers University faculty
Presidents of the International Association for Feminist Economics


title: Martin Luther High School, Okombahe

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Martin Luther High School (MLH) is a boarding school in the village of Okombahe in the Erongo Region of central Namibia, named after German church reformer Martin Luther. The school  250 pupils in grades 8 to 12, and twelve teachers.

There are different accounts on when and where the school was established. According to Klaus Dierks, Martin Luther High was opened in 1968 at the initiative of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of South West Africa. Originally planned for the nearby town of Karibib, the South African administration did not approve the establishment of a school for black children in the white-only town. Instead, a place had to be found where white teachers and black pupils could live segregated, and the school was opened in Okombahe at the edge of the Damaraland bantustan. According to the national newspaper The Namibian, the school was established in 1962 in Karibib and moved to Okombahe in 1970, again for the reason that the school admitted black learners, and Karibib was a white-only town. The school's medium of instruction during the years of South African occupation was English, while other government schools taught in Afrikaans.

The school has fallen into disrepair and launched a campaign in 2014 to have its basic amenities repaired. In 2015 the school had sufficient money collected to start its first renovation since 1970.

Notable teachers and alumni
 Tangeni Amupadhi, editor of The Namibian
 Albertus Aochamub, press secretary in the Office of the President
 Axali Doëseb, composer of Namibia's National Anthem
 Max Hamata, editor of The Confidente
 Joshua ǁHoebeb, one of the first teachers at the school, today Governor of Kunene Region
 Alpheus ǃNaruseb, Minister of Lands and Resettlement
 Hilma Nicanor, Deputy Minister for Veteran Affairs, graduated 1974

See also
 Education in Namibia
 List of schools in Namibia

References

1960s establishments in South West Africa
Schools in Erongo Region


title: St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Warsaw

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Saint Stanislaus Kostka Church is a parish church in Warsaw, Poland, located at Hozjusz Street 2 near Plac Wilsona. It is the most significant church in the Żoliborz district. It is dedicated to St. Stanislaus Kostka, a 16th-century Jesuit.

The parish was created in 1927 in the area on the northern outskirts of city, which was the site of significant development during the interbellum period. Construction on the monumental Neo-Romanesque church building began in 1930, but was interrupted by World War II, and not completed until 1963.

The church is the well-known Sanctuary of Blessed Jerzy Popiełuszko, who was the spiritual leader of Solidarność and was killed by the Communists in 1984. From 1980 he conducted very popular Masses for the Fatherland that became a kind of manifesto for the social movement and protesters, attracting people from all around Poland. This is also the place of his burial, and his grave is situated beside the church. The site was visited by Pope John Paul II in 1987. An estimated 20,000,000 people from over 100 countries have visited.

References

External links
Parafia św. Stanisława Kostki w Warszawie

Roman Catholic churches in Warsaw
20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Poland
Roman Catholic churches completed in 1963
Christian organizations established in 1927


title: Ilaignar Ani

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Ilaignar Ani (; ) is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by K. R. Selvaraj. The film stars Radha Ravi (who also produced), with newcomers R. Harish, Ranjeev, Harikumar, Kannan, Prem Raj, Vijayraj and Sivasanth playing supporting roles. It was released on 7 October 1994.

Plot

The film begins with the capture of the terrorist Kumar (Vasu Vikram) by ACP Rajarajan (Radha Ravi). Rajarajan investigates on Kumar's possible links, so he meets his roommates Raja (R. Harish), Balu (Ranjeev), Murali (Harikumar), Devaraj (Kannan), Shankar (Prem Raj), Peter (Vijayraj) and Siva (Sivasanth). Soon, the youngsters clash with the terrorist Kumar who used them wrongly and the local liquor-shop owner (Raviraj).

Cast

Radha Ravi as Rajarajan
R. Harish as Raja
Ranjeev as Balu
Harikumar as Murali
Supergood Kannan as Devaraj
Prem Raj as Shankar
Vijayraj as Peter
Sivasanth as Siva
Chandrasekhar as Tamizhmani
S. S. Chandran as Kaliappan
Vadivelu
Sonia as Janani
Padmashri as Devi
Vasu Vikram as Kumar
Raviraj
Gandhimathi as Kothamalli
Disco Shanti as Rukku
K. S. Jayalakshmi as Pudina
Anuja
Srilekha
Shanthi Ganesh
T.K.S. Chandran
Peeli Sivam
R. Veeramani
Navarasam G.K.S.
Joker Thulasi
Marthandan
Karthik in a guest appearance

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Deva, with lyrics written by Muthulingam and Piraisoodan.

Reception
Malini Mannath of The Indian Express gave the film a mixed review and said, "A tighter hold on his screenplay, avoiding of repetition of situations and stronger characterisations would have brought out the message better". Thulasi of Kalki praised the director for handling the theme against violence in an interesting manner.

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1994 action drama films
1990s Tamil-language films
1994 films
Films about terrorism in India
Films scored by Deva (composer)
Indian action drama films