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Oldham was appointed first President of the WCTU in Malaysia, where, with Mary Greenleaf Clement Leavitt, Oldham organized the work. Along with women of her union, Oldham was deeply interested in the welfare of English, U.S., and German sailors, visiting the saloons and persuading them to attend gospel and temperance meetings. To reach the women of the different nationalities with a more direct and efficient style became her aim. Two English women who, like herself, were then in missionary work, gave their aid, and by their untiring efforts, a permanent mission was established among the women of that island. The women of Minnesota, furnished the money, and Australia supplied the missionary, Sophia Blackmore. |
After years of incessant labor, the Oldhams returned to the U.S., coming by way of China and Japan. Mrs. Oldham was busy with her husband in a large church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She was also in demand as a platform speaker to plead for the work among women in the foreign mission fields. She wrote much in behalf of that work and was a contributor to the "Gospel in All Lands" and other missionary periodicals. |
Marie Augusta Oldham died in Glendale, California, October 13, 1938. |
Golden Voices (Original title ) is a 2019 Israeli comedy drama film directed by Evgeny Ruman, a story of an aged couple, Raya and Victor Frenkel, Soviet voice actors, who with the collapse of the Soviet Union immigrate to Israel and have to find their ways in the new life. |
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2024 Pakistan floods |
The 2024 Pakistan floods was a major natural disaster that affected various regions across the country, including Sindh and Balochistan. Floods caused by heavy rains caused widespread destruction, disrupting normal life and damaging infrastructure. The government declared a state of emergency in several areas, and relief operations were launched by various agencies, including the Pakistan Navy, Pakistan Army, and the Frontier Corps. |
Emergency declaration. |
In response to the forecast of heavy rains, the Sindh government imposed a rain emergency. Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah presided over a meeting to deal with the weather emergency and directed all local bodies, administrations and hospitals to be on high alert. Apart from this, half day was announced in all public and private institutions of Karachi. |
Impact on education. |
The Sindh government has announced the cancellation of evening classes in schools in view of the fear of heavy rain. All private and government evening shift schools were directed to remain closed. |
The P&D Department was directed to prepare a reconstruction plan for the remaining 5,483 totally damaged schools. The Sindh government had started the construction of 431 schools. |
Chief Minister Sindh reviewed the progress in reconstruction and rehabilitation of flood affected infrastructure. He directed his team to expedite ongoing works and pursue donors for funding where it is still pending. |
Heavy rains wreaked havoc in Gwadar, Makran and other areas of Balochistan. As a result of the continuous rains, a flood situation has arisen, due to which many areas have been submerged. The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has warned of more rain and wind/thunderstorm. |
Relief operation in Gwadar and Kech. |
Pakistan Navy has started relief operations to help the population affected by the devastating rains and floods in Gwadar. Navy personnel, along with the local administration, were active in clearing floodwaters from houses and streets in various parts of the city. Pak Navy teams distributed food, drinking water and ration to flood affected people in different areas of Gwadar. |
Chief Secretary Balochistan Shakeel Qadir Khan made a comprehensive review of the situation arising as a result of heavy rains in Gwadar and Kech districts. He called for coordinated efforts to save the affected people. |
Pakistan Army, FC Balochistan, and civil administration are engaged in relief activities in Jiwani, Gwadar and Sirbandar to help the flood affected people. Medical teams set up free medical camps in different areas of Gwadar, Sir Bandar and Jiwani. |
Caretaker Chief Minister Balochistan Mir Ali Mardan Khan Domki directed the PDMA and the district administration to use all available resources to provide facilities to the victims in the flood affected areas of Gwadar. |
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Mir Ali Mardan Khan Domki |
Sinai peacekeeping zones |
Jarius Ymzon Bondoc is a Filipino investigative journalist. He is a long-time columnist for the Philippine Star's broadsheet and tabloid. |
Bondoc was a martial law victim and a UP Sigma Kappa Pi alumnus. |
His op-ed articles, according to a Sandiganbayan decision, give a fair commentary on an issue that is imbued with the public interest. |
He hosts a radio program on DWIZ 882, apart from writing two columns for the Philippine Star and the Pilipino Star Ngayon. |
Following Bondoc's decades of fearless comments and exposés, death threats were reportedly sent to him and his family. |
Bondoc is the author of books on investigative journalism and politics and society in the Philippines, including "Exposes: Investigative Reporting for Clean Government" (Anvil, 2012) and "Gotcha: An Exposé on the Philippine Government" (GE Manaog, 2021) |
The khomys is a two- or rarely three-stringed plucked instrument, associated with Khakas culture. There are two types: the "aghas-khomys" and the "topchyl-khomys". |
The body, neck, and head of the instrument are carved from a piece of cedar wood. Topchyl-khomys additionally have a piece of animal hide covering the soundboard. |
The traditional khomys has strings made of horsehair tuned in fifths, a neck without frets, and a head with wooden pegs. |
Modern khomys have strings made of nylon or fishing line, and rarely metal. The length of the instrument ranges between 700–800 mm. |
Traditionally, the khomys is played while sitting, legs crossed, either on the ground or on a felt cloth or animal pelt. In this position, the instrument rests with its body on the player's knees. |
Sound is produced by plucking and sliding blows on the strings with the index finger of the right hand. The fingers of the left hand press the upper string to the neck, thereby shortening or lengthening it and thus adjusting the sound's pitch. |
According to P.E. Ostrovskikh, at the end of the 19th century a khomys could be found "in every Khakas yurt". However, use of the instrument began to fade in the 1930s, and it completely fell out of use by the middle of the century. |
In the late 1970s, a revival of Khakas folk instruments began. In the present day, the khomys is taught in music schools. It is the second most popular Khakas instrument, behind the Jadagan. |
The khomys is used as a solo, accompanying, ensemble and orchestral instrument. |
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Star Films (formerly known as Fox Movies) is a Middle Eastern pay television movie channel that was launched in 2008, as joint venture between News Corporation and Rotana Media Services. |
On 1 May 2008, Fox Movies was launched by Fox International Channels and Rotana Media Services along with Fox Series channels in the Middle East market. Fox then purchased a stake in Rotana, while the joint venture agreed with Disney to carry Disney and American Broadcasting Company content on the two channels for four years. In early March 2010, Fox International Channels agreed to move its Middle East and North Africa market channels' operations from Hong Kong and other locations to an Abu Dhabi facility. |
On 1 March 2024, Fox Movies was rebranded as Star Films, which adopted the name of one of multiplex Star Premium channels in Latin America that originally was used in 2021. |
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NBA single-season scoring leaders |
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NBA single-game rebounding leaders |
NBA players with most assists in a game |
NBA players with most steals in a game |
NBA players with most blocks in a game |
NBA teams by single season win percentage |
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Rationale (Glitterer album) |
Rationale is a 2024 studio album by American rock band Glitterer. It has received positive reviews from critics. |
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Chunnilal Garasiya is an Indian politician from Rajasthan who served as member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Udaipur Rural seat from 1990 till 1998. A member of Bharatiya Janata Party, he is serving as member of Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan state since 2024. |
Garasiya studied till intermediate in Bhupal Noble's College, Udaipur. |
Garasiya went on to be elected twice from Udaipur Rural Assembly seat in 1990 and 1993. From 1990 till 1992 he served as minister of state (Independent Charge} for the Government of Rajasthan in Tribal Areas Development, Public Works Department (PWD), Health and Family Welfare offices. |
He assumed the role of state vice president in BJP. |
He married to Sushila Garasia in 1979. He has three daughters. |
NBA single-game blocks leaders |
Lixinsha Bridge, also known as Lixindao Bridge, Sanmin Island Bridge, or Hongqili Second Bridge. Located in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, the bridge connects Sanmin Island, one of the smaller islands along the Hongqili Waterway to the Jiuyong and the rest of the urban area. As the only land bridge connecting Sanmin Island, it carries the island's only water supply pipeline. |
The bridge is 787 meters long, 9.8 meters wide. The bridge is designed as a single carriageway and has no pedestrian walkway. |
The bridge was completed in April 1994 and was opened to vehicular traffic. |
In 2009, the bridge was reinforced, increasing its load capacity. In 2019, due to the discovery of severe deterioration in its structure, after inspection, the bridge was classified as a Category 4 bridge. The governing authorities of Nansha District then restricted the usage of the bridge to vehicles weighing less than 15 tonnes as a temporary measure. After rectification and reinforcement works in 2020, the bridge was reinspected and given a Category 2 rating, and vehicles weighing less than 20 tonnes could now be used on the bridge. |
In October 2021, after an assessment of water navigation conditions around the bridge and the nearby Gaoxinsha Bridge, decided to add anti-collision measures to the bridges. The construction of the additional anti collision measures were completed in December 2022. |
On February 22, 2024, at about 5:30 am local time, a cargo barge collided into a bridge pier, causing a portion of the deck of the bridge to fracture and fall into the waters below. |
NBA rookie single-season scoring leaders |
Village Administrator |
José Hilton Santos Almeida (born 25 May 1956), better known as Hilton Cobra or Cobrinha, is a Brazilian actor and theatre director. |
Cobra was born in 1956 in Feira de Santana, Bahia. From 1993 to 1994, he was a member of the comedy group "Os Trapalhões." He directed the Centro Cultural José Bonifácio from 1993 to 2000. During this period, he was responsible for the creation of projects such as Nossas Yabás, “Projeto Griot”, and “Zumbi Rio – 300 Anos”. Later on, he was one of the co-founders of the Black artist group Akoben. |
In 2001, he created the Cia dos Comuns in Rio de Janeiro, with the objective of amplifying the presence of Black artists in contemporary Brazilian theatre. With the collective, he led the plays "A Roda do Mundo" (2001), "Candances – A Reconstrução do Fogo" (2003), "Bakulo – os bem lembrados" (2005) and "Silêncio" (2007). In 2008, he played the main role in the adaptation of Luiz Marfuz for "Triste Fim de Policarpo Quaresma". The play, stage by the management of Teatro Castro Alves, won the Braskem award for best play in 2009. |
From 2013 to 2015, he was the president of the Palmares Cultural Foundation. |
Cabrita (footballer) |
Jorge Soares Marins (born 20 January 1939), better known as Cabrita, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. |
Revealed at Goytacaz, Cabrita was brought to Vasco da Gama to replace Vavá, who was traded to Atlético Madrid in 1959. He made history by scoring the last goal at the Maracanã Stadium with Rio de Janeiro as a federal district, on 19 April 1960. |
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Los Angeles LGBTQ Center |
Cerrando Ciclos (English: "Closing Cycles" ) is the upcoming reunion tour by the Dominican-American bachata group Aventura (band). It is considered to be their final tour as it is being reported that the band will official retire this year. It is set to start on May 1, 2024, at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California, and it is schedule to end on June 22, 2024, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. |
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2024 CCAA/Curling Canada College Curling Championships |
The 2024 CCAA/Curling Canada College Championships will be held from March 12 to 16 at the Aitken University Centre and the Capital Winter Club in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The event will be hosted by the University of New Brunswick. The event will be held in conjunction with the 2024 U Sports/Curling Canada University Curling Championships, the Canadian university curling championship. |
The teams are listed as follows: |
Round robin results. |
All draws are listed in Atlantic Time (). |
"Tuesday, March 12, 9:00 pm" |
"Wednesday, March 13, 12:30 pm" |
"Wednesday, March 13, 8:30 pm" |
"Thursday, March 14, 12:30 pm" |
"Thursday, March 14, 8:30 pm" |