title: Matt Lesser

abstract: Matthew L. Lesser is an American politician who represents the 9th district in the Connecticut State Senate. A member of the Democratic Party, he was first elected to the State House in 2008, and re-elected in 2010, 2012, 2014, and 2016. He won election to the state Senate from the 9th district in 2018, and was reelected in 2020 and 2022. Lesser unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for Connecticut Secretary of the State in 2022.

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# Matt Lesser

**Matthew L. Lesser** is an American politician who represents the 9th district in the Connecticut State Senate. A member of the Democratic Party, he was first elected to the State House in 2008, and re-elected in 2010, 2012, 2014, and 2016. He won election to the state Senate from the 9th district in 2018, and was reelected in 2020 and 2022. Lesser unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for Connecticut Secretary of the State in 2022.

## Early life

Lesser grew up in the Washington, D.C. area. His father once reported for *The Washington Post*. His mother is from Argentina.

## Career

### Early years

As an undergraduate student at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, Lesser was elected president of the College Democrats chapter and ran voter registration drives. He was elected as Chairman of the Middletown Planning and Zoning Commission.

### State House

In May 2008, Lesser, then a student at Wesleyan University, was selected to run as the second youngest candidate for State Representative at the Democratic 100th District Convention. Connecticut Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz, who once held the 100th District State representative seat, endorsed him. Lesser also received support from State Senator Tom Gaffey and Middletown DTC Chairman Dan Russo. Lesser defeated three-term Republican incumbent Ray Kalinowski. Lesser took a leave of absence from Wesleyan in the fall 2008 semester.

In the 2013 session of the state House, Lesser was a vice chair of the Government Administration and Elections Committee and a member of the Energy and Technology Committee. In 2015, he became co-chair of the Banking Committee. He also was a member of the member of the Insurance and Real Estate Committee.

While in the state House, Lesser sponsored a number of bills that were enacted into law, including Connecticut's first-in-the-nation Student Loan Bill of Rights; an act prohibiting fracking waste from being dumped in Connecticut, and updated workplace safety standards. He also pressed for a review of natural gas pipelines in Connecticut after the 2018 Merrimack Valley gas explosions in neighboring Massachusetts. In 2013, Lesser voted in favor of the gun control bill that passed in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre.

In 2012, Lesser was elected as one of the Connecticut Democratic Party's two delegates to the National Platform Committee ahead of the 2012 Democratic National Convention.

In 2017, Lesser considered running for Connecticut Secretary of the State in 2018 and formed an exploratory committee, but said he would only run if Denise W. Merrill did not seek election.

### State Senate

In May 2018, Lesser announced a run for state senator from the 9th district, which includes Cromwell, Newington, Rocky Hill, and portions of Middletown and Wethersfield. He won the August 2018 primary against former state representative Antonio Guerrera. The general election featured some controversy when the campaign of Republican nominee, Ed Charamut, of Rocky Hill, sent out a mailer to voters attacking Lesser, featuring an altered image of Lesser clutching $100 bills; the mailer garnered national media attention and was denounced for its use of antisemitic tropes. Lesser won the general election in November, and was appointed Senate chairman of the Insurance and Real Estate Committee the following month. He was reelected in 2020 and 2022.

As a state senator, Lesser has written laws to guarantee mental health parity, expand access to epinephrine devices (such as EpiPens) in public venues, and to cap the cost of insulin at $25. In the 2019 legislative session, Lesser sponsored a health care reform effort to create a public health insurance option in the state of Connecticut (dubbed "the Connecticut Option") that ultimately failed amid opposition from health insurers.

Beginning in 2009, Lesser advocated for Connecticut to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. The General Assembly passed the bill in 2018 (on a 7371 vote in the House and 2114 vote in the Senate).

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Lesser wrote a law expanding access to telehealth. In 2023, Lesser was one of several legislators and staff to test positive for COVID-19, prompting the Senate to implement a masking policy. He was absent from several votes while isolating.

In 2022, Lesser sought the Democratic nomination for Connecticut Secretary of the State in the 2022 election. At the Democratic Party of Connecticut state convention in May 2022, he ran against state Representative Stephanie Thomas of Norwalk, state Representative Hilda Santiago of Meriden, state Representative Josh Elliott of Hamden, and New Haven health director Maritza Bond. Lesser came in second, losing the party's endorsement to Thomas; although he qualified to run against Thomas in the primary, Lesser dropped out of the race and opted to seek reelection to the state Senate instead.

On January 14, 2024, an online petition initiated by Black community leaders criticized Lesser for withdrawing funding for CPREP. In 2023, Lesser opposed funding of Steve Perry's Capital Preparatory Charter School (CPREP) in Middletown; funding for the charter school was initially allocated by the Appropriations Committee, but was removed from the budget after eleventh-hour maneuvering on the last day of the 2023 legislative session. The decision was condemned by various Black community leaders, and criticized by the Connecticut NAACP and its Middlesex County chapter.

In March 2023, Lesser, a former co-chair of the Insurance and Real Estate Committee, questioned fellow Democrat and current Committee Co-Chair Kerry Szeps Wood for several hours in a filibuster intended to stall discussion on H.B. 6710, a bill to allow trade associations to offer certain health insurance plans to their members. The bill attracted bipartisan support as an effort to lower costs for small employers, but also opposition from patient advocates who feared that the plans permitted by the bill would destabilize insurance markets and possibly discriminate against policyholders with illnesses or disabilities. After Governor Ned Lamont's staff agreed to "mediate" issues raised by Lesser, he ended questioning and voted against the bill. In 2024, he supported expanded eligibility for HUSKY, the Connecticut Medicaid program. The same year, he sponsored legislation to bar the reporting of medical debt to credit reporting agencies; the bill passed the General Assembly and was signed into law by Lamont.

### Activities outside the General Assembly

He was appointed executive director of the Cancer Support Community of Southern Connecticut (which serves New London, Middlesex, New Haven and Fairfield counties) in 2014. In 2015, Lesser was selected as a 201516 Marshall Memorial Fellow by the German Marshall Fund of the United States.

## Personal life

Lesser lives in Middletown's North End with his wife Sarah and their two children.

Lesser was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2012, and survived.

## Electoral history

### Elections for State House

Connecticut 100th House District Election, 2008
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Democratic** | **Matt Lesser** | **5,704** | **47.6** |
|  | **Working Families** | **Matt Lesser** | **482** | **4** |
|  | Republican | Ed Charamut | 5,787 | 48.3 |

Connecticut 100th House District Election, 2010
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Democratic** | **Matt Lesser** | **4,756** | **48.3** |
|  | **Working Families** | **Matt Lesser** | **296** | **3** |
|  | Republican | John Swewczyk | 4,433 | 45.1 |
|  | Libertarian | John Swewczyk | 245 | 2.5 |
|  | Connecticut for Lieberman | John Swewczyk | 109 | 1.1 |

Connecticut 100th House District Election, 2012
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Democratic** | **Matthew L. Lesser** | **6,342** | **65.2** |
|  | **Working Families** | **Matthew L. Lesser** | **335** | **3.4** |
|  | Republican | Deborah Kleckowksi | 2,782 | 28.6 |
|  | Independent Party | Deborah Kleckowksi | 275 | 2.8 |

Connecticut 100th House District Election, 2014
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Democratic** | **Matt Lesser** | **4,558** | **63** |
|  | **Working Families** | **Matt Lesser** | **537** | **7.4** |
|  | Republican | Angel R. Fernandez | 2,138 | 29.6 |

Connecticut 100th House District Election, 2016
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Democratic** | **Matt Lesser** | **6,417** | **62.6** |
|  | **Working Families** | **Matt Lesser** | **696** | **6.8** |
|  | Republican | Anthony R.J. Moran | 3,136 | 30.6 |

### Elections for State Senate

Connecticut 9th Senate District Election, 2018: Democratic Primary
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Democratic** | **Matt Lesser** | **4,779** | **56.4%** |
|  | Democratic | Antonio "Tony" Guerrera | 3,699 | 43.6% |

Connecticut 9th Senate District Election, 2018
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Democratic** | **Matt Lesser** | **22,724** | **54.22** |
|  | **Working Families** | **Matt Lesser** | **1,519** | **3.62** |
|  | Republican | Ed Charamut | 17,674 | 42.15 |

Connecticut 9th Senate District Election, 2020
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Democratic** | **Matt Lesser** | **29,473** | **54.85** |
|  | **Working Families** | **Matt Lesser** | **1,509** | **2,87%** |
|  | Republican | Richie Ruglio | 21,609 | 40.22 |
|  | Independent Party | Richie Ruglio | 1,139 | 2.12 |

Connecticut 9th Senate District Election, 2022
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Democratic** | **Matt Lesser** | **19,593** | **52.94** |
|  | **Working Families** | **Matt Lesser** | **632** | **1.71** |
|  | **Independent Party** | **Matt Lesser** | **346** | **0.93** |
|  | Republican | Lisa J. Marotta | 16,440 | 44.42 |

## InfoBox

| Matt Lesser | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Member of the Connecticut Senate
from the 9th district | |
| **Incumbent** | |
| **Assumed office**
January 9, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Doyle |
| Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
from the 100th district | |
| **In office**
January 2009  January 9, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Raymond Kalinowski |
| Succeeded by | Quentin Williams |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | (1983-04-29) April 29, 1983
Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Middletown |
| Education | Wesleyan University |
|  | |


title: Mavjinjava

abstract: Mavjinjava is a small village near Bagasara in the Amreli district of the Saurashtra region in the state of Gujarat, India. There is a population of around 3,754 people in Mavjinjava. More than 3000 people live outside of Manjinjava in places like Surat, Ahmedabad & Mumbai.

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# Mavjinjava

**Mavjinjava** is a small village near Bagasara in the Amreli district of the Saurashtra region in the state of Gujarat, India. There is a population of around 3,754 people in Mavjinjava. More than 3000 people live outside of Manjinjava in places like Surat, Ahmedabad & Mumbai.

## History

It is believed that during the year 534 AD Mavjinjava existed and was known as Mavji and then Mavjinjava. The village is named in ancient Gujrati as *Mavjinjava* (માવજીંજવા). Initially Mavjinjava was the part of the former Gaekwad of Baroda during the Gaekwad regime in 1886. After Indian independence in 1947, the village became the part of Bombay State and then a separate village in Gujarat State after the division of Bombay State in 1956 into Gujarat and Maharashtra.

## Geography

Most part of the area is called Balapur Road stretching from the main bus stand to Mahesh Pan Center. Other areas are Khodiyar Plot, Bagasara Plot, Kalwachouk, Pati Khetar Road, Hanumanpara etc.

Mavjinjava is a small village in Kāthiāwār in Gujarāt. The Kāthiāwār peninsula of western India, is in Gujarāt State. The peninsula extends southwest into the Arabian Sea and is bounded on the northwest by the Gulf of Kachchh and on the southeast by the Gulf of Khambhāt. The area of Mavjinjava is about 60,000 km² (about 23,000 sq mi).

### Climate

| Climate data for Mavjinjava | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 36
(97) | 39
(102) | 43
(109) | 44
(111) | 47
(117) | 45
(113) | 42
(108) | 38
(100) | 40
(104) | 41
(106) | 40
(104) | 37
(99) | 47
(117) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28
(82) | 30
(86) | 35
(95) | 38
(100) | 40
(104) | 37
(99) | 32
(90) | 31
(88) | 33
(91) | 35
(95) | 32
(90) | 29
(84) | 33
(92) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10
(50) | 12
(54) | 16
(61) | 21
(70) | 23
(73) | 25
(77) | 25
(77) | 23
(73) | 22
(72) | 20
(68) | 16
(61) | 12
(54) | 19
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| Record low °C (°F) | −0.55
(31.01) | 1
(34) | 6
(43) | 10
(50) | 16
(61) | 20
(68) | 18
(64) | 20
(68) | 16
(61) | 12
(54) | 7
(45) | 2
(36) | −0.55
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(0) | 0
(0) | 0
(0) | 10
(0.4) | 100
(3.9) | 270
(10.6) | 120
(4.7) | 80
(3.1) | 10
(0.4) | 0
(0) | 0
(0) | 590
(23.1) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 6.5 | 13.4 | 7.8 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 37.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 42 | 40 | 43 | 44 | 50 | 66 | 79 | 82 | 77 | 57 | 47 | 45 | 56 |
| Source: Weatherbase | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Mavjinjava has a semi-arid climate, with hot, dry summers from mid-March to mid-June and the wet monsoon season from mid-June to October, when the village receives 500 mm of rain on average. The months from November to February are mild, the average temperature being around 20 °C, with low humidity.

## Culture

The people in Mavjinjava are predominantly vegetarians and are vehemently against any form of hunting.

### Landmarks

Mavjinjava has many historical landmarks to visit, including:

* The K.Lal's Home,
* Sri Nirdoshanand Saraswati Ji Maharaj Ashram,
* Ramji Mandir,
* Sri Bal Krishna Haveli,
* Shivalaya Mandir,
* Karmanpir Mandir.

### Sports

Cricket is a very famous sport in this village.

### Media

Many media found in this village.

#### Newspapers

Morning newspapers available in the Gujarati language are Gujarat Samachar, Sandesh, Divya Bhaskar, Avadh Times etc.

#### Satellite Television

#### Television

Prasar Bharti telecasts DD National (DD1), DD Gujarati (DD11) from Doordarshan Kendra, Rajkot. BSNL Telephone Exchange provides PSTN, mobile, wireless local loop and broadband services. Private companies like Idea cellular, Reliance Infocomm, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone India also provide mobile and broadband services.

#### Telecommunications

### Festival

Garba, a dance form, is popular both with men and women and is performed during the Navratri festival. The dance starts before midnight and continues until dawn. Mata Ambe, who rides a Lion, has a special reverential status with any highly religious Gujarati. The 'Janmastami Mela' organizes by for five days at the Bagasara city Grounds to celebrate Janmastami. Diwali is the New Year for Hindus and people celebrate by doing Ma Laxmi Pujan. People clean and paint their houses and purchase new clothes to wear on New Year's Day. Dhuleti is the colour festival and Mahashivratri is God Shiva's day. People also celebrate Uttarayan (Makar Sankranti) on 14 January by flying kites from their terraces. Other holidays are Ganesh Utsava, Ram Navami, Mahavir Jayanti etc.

## Economy

Mavjinjava village economy depends on agriculture.

### Banks

## Education

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* Mavjinjava had one Primary School
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## Transport

Mavjinjava village is connected to major Indian cities by road.

### Roads and Highways

Mavjinjava village is very well connected with Gujarat State roads.

#### Distances between other Cities

Distances from Mavjinjava to...

* Bagasara ➤ 9.0 km.
* Amreli ➤ 41.1 km.
* Junagadh ➤ 70.9 km.
* Rajkot ➤ 102 km.
* Bhavnagar ➤ 159 km.
* Bhuj ➤ 334 km.
* Ahmedabad ➤ 281 km.
* Vadodara ➤ 321 km.
* Surat ➤ 461 km.
* Mumbai ➤ 723 km.
* Pune ➤ 855 km.
* Bangalore ➤ 1,689 km.
* Kolkata ➤ 2,329 km.
* Delhi ➤ 1,210 km.
* Jaipur ➤ 950 km.
* Chennai ➤ 2,042 km.
* Goa ➤ 1,310 km.
* Srinagar ➤ 1,931 km.

### Rail and Internal Transport

Nearly Railway Station is Amreli, Junagadh and Rajkot.

### Airport

Nearly national airport is Rajkot and international airport is Ahmedabad and Mumbai.

## Attractions

* Sri Swami Nirdoshanand Saraswatiji Maharaj Ashram
* Ramji Mandir
* Sri Bal Krishna Haveli
* Shivalaya Mandir
* Karmanpir Mandir
* Swaminarayan Mandir
* Balaji Hanuman Mandir
* Hanuman Deri
* Khodiyarmata Mandir
* Khodiyar Dham
* Sanatan Gaushala
* Monsoon time Mavjinjava River.

## Demographics

| Religion in Mavjinjava | | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Religion | |  | Percent | |
| Hinduism | |  | 99.99% | |
| Others | |  | 0.1% | |

As of 2011 India census, Mavjinjava had a population of 3,754.

## InfoBox

| Mavjinjava | |
| --- | --- |
| Village | |
| MavjinjavaLocation in Mavjinjava, Amreli, Gujarat, IndiaMavjinjavaMavjinjava (India) | |
| Coordinates: 21°33′01″N 70°54′25″E / 21.5502152°N 70.9069633°E / 21.5502152; 70.9069633 | |
| Country | India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Amreli |
| Sub-District | Bagasara |
| Government | |
| Body | Gram panchayat |
| Population (2011) | |
| Total | 3,754 |
| Languages | |
| Official | Gujarati, Hindi, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 365456 |
| Telephone code | 02796 |
| Vehicle registration | GJ 14 |
| Website | gujaratindia.com |


title: Maviya Ali

abstract: Maviya Ali is an Indian politician and was a member of the 16th Legislative Assembly in India. He represented the Deoband constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Samajwadi Party political party.

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# Maviya Ali

**Maviya Ali** is an Indian politician and was a member of the 16th Legislative Assembly in India. He represented the Deoband constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Samajwadi Party political party.

## Early life and education

Maviya Ali was born in Deoband, Saharanpur district. He attended the Islamia Inter College and was educated up to the twelfth grade.

## Political career

Ali was elected to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly on 17 February 2016 in an assembly by poll as a candidate of the Indian National Congress party from the Deoband seat. The seat was vacated as the MLA Rajendra Singh Rana died due to cancer.

In the 2017 Assembly election of Uttar Pradesh, Ali as a candidate of the Samajwadi Party came third after being polled 55 thousand votes and lost to the Bharatiya Janata Party's Brijesh Singh.

## Controversies

In 2015, Ali courted controversy by saying that there was "no harm" if Sadhvi Rithambara (a Hindu leader of Vishwa Hindu Parishad) was assassinated. He made this statement in response to her comments on 2015 Dadri mob lynching incident.

In August 2017, the Uttar Pradesh government passed a circular asking the *madrasas* (Islamic religious schools) to video record their Independence Day celebration. Ali courted controversy by saying on this matter that they were Muslims first and then they were Indians.

## Posts held

| # | From | To | Position | Comments |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01 | 2016 | Mar-2017 | Member, 16th Legislative Assembly |  |
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## InfoBox

| Maviya Ali | |
| --- | --- |
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| MLA, 16th Legislative Assembly | |
| **In office**
Feb 2016  Mar 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Rajendra Singh Rana |
| Succeeded by | Brijesh Singh |
| Constituency | Deoband |
|  | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1973-01-20) 20 January 1973
Saharanpur district, India |
| Political party | Samajwadi Party |
| Spouse | Zahir Fatima |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Deoband |
| Alma mater | Islamia Inter College |
| Profession | Politician |
|  | |


title: Mavjuda Hakimova

abstract: Mavjuda Hakimova was a Soviet-Tajikistani poet and playwright. She is sometimes known by the mononym Mavjuda.

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# Mavjuda Hakimova

**Mavjuda Hakimova** (5 May 1932 – 1993) was a Soviet-Tajikistani poet and playwright. She is sometimes known by the mononym **Mavjuda**.

## Life

Born into a family of workers in Khujand, then called Leninabad, Hakimova graduated from the Tajikistan State University in Dushanbe in 1958 and began working as an editor for numerous journals, including *Pioneri Tojikiston* (*Pioneer of Tajikistan*), *Komsomoli Tojikiston* (*Komsomol of Tajikistan*), *Maš'al* (*Torch*), and *Zanoni Tojikiston* (*Women of Tajikistan*). She joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1962. Her first poems appeared in 1951; with the publication of her first collection, *Surudi sahar* (*Sunrise Song*) in 1964, she gained much acclaim, and won a place in the Union of Soviet Writers in 1965. Much of her work combines the conventions of Persian poetry with standard Soviet ideas, and deals with the themes of love and nature. In the 1970s Hakimova turned to writing plays, depicting daily life in Tajikistan in the post-Stalin era. She also wrote two volumes of poetry for children. Hakimova was much awarded during her career; among the decorations which she received from the Soviet government were the Order of the Badge of Honour, the Order of Friendship of Peoples, and the Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin". Hakimova died in Khujand in 1993.

## Works

Source:

### In Tajik

* *Surudi sahar*, 1964
* *Mavjuda Hakimova*, Dushanbe, 1970 (in the "Ilhom" series)
* *Mošinai mošinsavor*, 1972
* ''*Zistan meḵohad*, 1973
* *Afsonai solinavī*, Dushanbe, 1973
* *Habiba*, Dushanbe, 1973
* *Soyai gunoh*, 1974
* *Intizorī*, 1975
* *Yak qatra oftob*, Tashkent, 1975
* ''*Ba sūi nur*, 1976
* *Nabzi roh*, Dushanbe, 1977
* *Bačahoi guldast*, 1978
* *Zafar, Dushanbe*, 1979
* *Tūi bahor*, Dushanbe, 1980
* ''*Daryoi mehr*, 1982
* *Šaršara, Dushanbe*, 1982
* *Maro naḡz mebined? Še'rhoi bačagona*, Dushanbe, 2008

### In Russian

* *Dalëkiĭ put' k svetu. Stikhi i poèma*, tr. R. F. Kazakova, Moscow, 1974.
* *Kto krasivyĭ. Stikhi*, tr. M. Khakimova, Moscow, 1982.
* *Reka lyubvi. Stikhi*, tr. V. Savel'ev, Moscow, 1987.
* Blagodarenie. Stikhi i poèmy*, tr. R. F. Kazakova and V. Savel'ev, Dushanbe, 1988*

### Studies

* S. Davronov, "Mavjuda," in *Èntsiklopediyai adabiët va san'ati tojik II*, ed. A. Q. Qurbonov et al., Dushanbe, 1989, p. 123.
* Mirzā Mollā-Aḥmadov, *Ḵubān-e Pārsigu: bānovān-e soḵansarā-ye tājik*, Tehran, 2003.
* *Pisateli Tadzhikistana*, Dushanbe, 1986, pp. 444–46.
* Usmon Tojī, *Šoirahoi boiste'dod*, Dushanbe, 1962.


title: Maurice Tempelsman

abstract: Maurice Tempelsman is a Belgian-American businessman, a diamond magnate and merchant. He was the longtime companion of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, former First Lady of the United States.

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# Maurice Tempelsman

**Maurice Tempelsman** (born August 26, 1929) is a Belgian-American businessman, a diamond magnate and merchant. He was the longtime companion of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, former First Lady of the United States.

## Early life

Tempelsman was born on August 26, 1929, in Antwerp, Belgium, the son of Leon and Helene Tempelsman, both Orthodox Jews, in a Yiddish-speaking family in Antwerp's Jewish community. In 1940, Tempelsman and his family emigrated to the United States to escape persecution by Nazi Germany during World War II. When he was 16, Tempelsman began working for his father, a diamond broker. He attended New York City's public schools and New York University.

## Business interests

In 1950, Tempelsman created a new marketing niche by persuading the US government to stockpile African diamonds for industrial and military purposes, with him as middleman. In 1957, at the age of 27, he and his lawyer, Adlai Stevenson, traveled to Africa, where Tempelsman had begun forging ties with leaders. His contacts eventually ranged from South African anti-apartheid politician Oliver Tambo to Zaire's kleptocratic dictator, Mobutu Sese Seko and the influential Oppenheimer diamond family. Declassified memos and cables between former U.S. presidents and State Department officials from the 50's to the 90's have named Tempelsman with direct input in the destabilization of Congo, Sierra Leone, Angola, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Rwanda and Ghana. He was involved in the overthrow of Ghana's first elected president, Kwame Nkrumah, the CIA-backed assassination of Congo's first-elected president, Patrice Lumumba and cover-up of CIA covert support of the former president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mobuto Sese Seko.

Tempelsman is chairman of the board of directors of Lazare Kaplan International Inc. (LKI), the largest diamond company in the United States, noted for its "ideal cut" diamonds sold worldwide under the brand name, Lazare Diamonds. Tempelsman is one of fewer than 90 "sightholders" in the world, which means that 10 times a year he is permitted to buy diamonds directly from the powerful De Beers cartel in the City of London. Because DeBeers was a virtual monopoly, for many years it could not operate legally in the United States.

He is also a general partner of Leon Tempelsman & Son, an investment company specializing in real estate and venture capital.

## Philanthropic and political activities

Tempelsman maintains relations with political and business leaders, in particular government leaders in Africa and Russia, and leading figures in the U.S. Democratic Party. His extensive political contacts and monetary contributions often provide him with access and prestige in those markets, as was the case during the presidency of Bill Clinton. From 1993 to 1997, Tempelsman visited the White House at least ten times, met privately with Hillary Clinton on two occasions, vacationed with the Clintons and the Kennedy family in Martha's Vineyard, and flew to Moscow and back with President Clinton on Air Force One.

In Southern Africa, Tempelsman has played a key role in negotiations between hostile governments and companies engaging in diamond exploration. He met with Mobutu Sese Seko, to assist the regime's business dealings with De Beers. In the 1960s Tempelsman hired as his business agent the CIA station chief in Kinshasa, Larry Devlin, who helped put Mobutu in power and afterward served as his personal adviser. From March 3, 1977, Tempelsman briefly held the title of honorary consul general for Zaire, now known as the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), at the DRC's consular offices in New York City. In addition to the DRC, Tempelsman has played a key role in the diamond industries of Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and Sierra Leone.

Tempelsman served as chairman of the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) from 1999 to 2002 and again from 2007 to 2008, after which he was named chairman emeritus. An example of his work with the CCA involved assisting government leaders with establishing the New Partnership for Africa's Development. Tempelsman was a board member of the Southern African Enterprise Development Fund, and past chairman and long-serving board member of the Africa-America Institute.

Tempelsman is a trustee of the Eurasia Foundation, and a director of the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, the Center for National Policy, the Business Council for International Understanding, and the U.S.-Russia Business Council.

He is chairman of the International Advisory Council of the Harvard School of Public Health's AIDS Initiative, and is an honorary trustee and an honorary member of the corporation of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Tempelsman is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and was named a visitor to the Department of Classical Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. A director of the Academy of American Poets, Tempelsman also serves as a trustee of the New York University Institute of Fine Arts, and on Lenox Hill Hospital's advisory board. He has served on several Presidential Commissions including the President's Commission for the Observance of Human Rights, the Citizen's advisory board of Youth Opportunities and the National Highway Safety Advisory Committee, and was appointed to the New York Council on International Business.

## Looted Morgantina acroliths

In 1980, Tempelsman bought, for $1 million, two 500 BC acroliths representing Demeter and Persephone; the pieces consisted of two marble heads, three feet, and three hands. Tempelsman purchased them from the later-infamous art dealer Robin Symes. The Italian government first claimed the items when they were displayed in a 1988 exhibition at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Malibu; the museum had listed them as belonging to a private collector. The Italian authorities determined that they were looted from Morgantina, and smuggled into Switzerland, where they were acquired by Symes. They were finally repatriated to the archeological museum of Aidone in 2007, after being on exhibit for five years at the Fralin Museum of Art, part of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. Putatively, in 2005, Tempelsman donated the pieces to the university museum, and the restitution to Italy was mediated by the university's archeology professor Malcolm Bell III.

## Personal life

### Marriage and children

Tempelsman has adult children by his wife Lilly Bucholz, who had also fled Antwerp with her family. They were married in 1949. Their daughter, Rena, is the widow of Robert Speisman, an executive vice president of Lazare Kaplan International Inc. who died on board American Airlines Flight 77, when the aircraft crashed into The Pentagon during the September 11 attacks.

Tempelsman and Bucholz formally separated in 1984. According to *People*, Bucholz and Tempelsman never legally divorced.

### Relationship with Jacqueline Onassis

Tempelsman was the longtime companion of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Maurice and Lilly Tempelsman were guests at the State Dinner given at Mount Vernon, Virginia in honor of the President Ayub Khan of Pakistan in 1961. The two began their lengthy relationship in 1980, five years after the death of Jacqueline Onassis' second husband Aristotle Onassis. In 1988, Tempelsman moved into Onassis's Fifth Avenue penthouse apartment in New York City.

During their relationship, he handled Onassis's finances, quadrupling the $26 million that was secured from her late husband's estate. The couple frequently took walks through Central Park and were photographed doing so in the days preceding her death from Non-Hodgkin lymphoma at age 64 on May 19, 1994. At Onassis's funeral Mass, Tempelsman read Constantine P. Cavafy's poem *Ithaca*, one of her favorites, and concluded by saying: "And now the journey is over, too short, alas, too short. It was filled with adventure and wisdom, laughter and love, gallantry and grace. So farewell, farewell."

Tempelsman was one of two executors of the will that she had drawn up with her long-time attorney, Alexander D. Forger. She left him a "Greek alabaster head of a woman" and named Tempelsman to be a co‑chair of a charitable organization, the C & J Foundation. However, there was no residuary left to fund the foundation after estate taxes were paid.

## InfoBox

| Maurice Tempelsman | |
| --- | --- |
| Maurice Tempelsman in December 2012 | |
| Born | (1929-08-26) August 26, 1929<br>Antwerp, Kingdom of Belgium |
| Nationality | Belgian-American |
| Alma mater | New York University |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, diamond merchant |
| Known for |  |
| Spouse | Lilly Bucholz  (m. 1949; sep. 1984) |
| Partner | Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1980–1994; her death) |
| Children | 3 |


title: Matthew Marsh (racing driver)

abstract: Matthew Marsh is a British racing driver who now resides in Hong Kong. He is formerly served as a commentator at Fox Sports Asia.

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# Matthew Marsh (racing driver)

**Matthew Marsh** (born 24 September 1968 in Welwyn, England) is a British racing driver who now resides in Hong Kong. He is formerly served as a commentator at Fox Sports Asia.

## Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race

In August 2003, Marsh was invited by Amprex Motorsport to share the driving duties of the BMW M3 GT with Genji Hashimoto and Charles Kwan in the Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race held at Sepang International Circuit. The team led the race after a fierce battle with BSA Motorsport's Radical SR3 and Porsche 911 GT3 Cup until problems hit. The team finished way down the order.

## Porsche Carrera Cup Asia

He became the overall champion of the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia in 2004 when he drove for A-Ha Racing, beating good friend Charles Kwan.

## FIA GT Championship

Marsh and Kwan drove for G.P.C Sport at the FIA GT Championship, Zhuhai round in 2004. The two drove a Ferrari 360 in GT2 class and took fourth place in class.

## Hong Kong Le Mans Team

Marsh set up the **Hong Kong Le Mans Team** in 2005 with sponsorship from Noble Group and technical support by GruppeM, with the stated aim of competing at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2006. Darryl O'Young joined the team as his co-driver. The team took part in three Le Mans Endurance Series races that year, as well as the FIA GT Championship race at Zhuhai, finishing in fourth position in class.  Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine But the team failed to gain an entry and the project was terminated.

## 24 Hours of Le Mans

He became the first ever racing driver to represent Hong Kong at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, when he joined G.P.C. Sport to race with Carl Rosenblad and Jesus Diez Villarroel in a Ferrari 430 at the famous French circuit in 2007. The team qualified 52nd overall (11th in class) and retired after 252 laps.

## 24 Hours of Daytona

Marsh drove a Ferrari 430 in the 24 Hours of Daytona in 2008. He shared car number 56 with 2007 FIA GT champion Thomas Biagi, Christian Montanari from Italy and Spaniard Luis Monzon. The car was run by the Italian Mastercar team. Montanari put the car on the front row of the class grid  but the team retired after 61 laps.

## 2008 World Touring Car Championship

Marsh drove a BMW 320si for Wiechers-Sport at the 2008 World Touring Car Championship round in Japan and finished 21st and 14th in the two races. He drove again in the finale in Macau, and scored his first championship point and finishing runner-up of the Independents class in the second race at the Macau round.

## Post racing career

After retiring from professional motorsports, Matthew Marsh turned to working in both motorsport media and the commercial side of the sport, focusing on maximizing value to new sponsors. He was vice president of partnership development for Asia-Pacific at sports marketing company JMI. He then founded motorsport consultancy Ecurie Drapeau Jaune and became its director.

## Racing record

### 24 Hours of Le Mans results

| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class
Pos. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2007 | GPC Sport | Carl Rosenblad
Jésus Diez Villaroel | Ferrari F430 GT2 | GT2 | 252 | DNF | DNF |
| 2009 | Kruse Schiller Motorsport | Hideki Noda
Jean de Pourtales | Lola B07/46-Mazda | LMP2 | 261 | DNF | DNF |

### Complete World Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in **bold** indicate pole position) (Races in *italics* indicate fastest lap)

| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2008 | Wiechers-Sport | BMW 320si | BRA
1 | BRA
2 | MEX
1 | MEX
2 | ESP
1 | ESP
2 | FRA
1 | FRA
2 | CZE
1 | CZE
2 | POR
1 | POR
2 | GBR
1 | GBR
2 | GER
1 | GER
2 | EUR
1 | EUR
2 | ITA
1 | ITA
2 | JPN
1
21 | JPN
2
14 | MAC
1
17 | MAC
2
8 | 21st | 1 |

## InfoBox

Matthew Marsh
| Matthew Marsh with the Ferrari 430 he would race at Le Mans 2007. | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | (1968-09-24) 24 September 1968
Welwyn, England |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Years | 2007, 2009 |
| Teams | G.P.C. Sport, Kruse-Schiller Motorsport |


title: Mavuzi Hydroelectric Power Station

abstract: The Mavuzi Hydroelectric Power Station is an operational 41 megawatts (55,000 hp) hydroelectric power project in Mozambique. The power plant, first established in 1957, underwent upgrades and rehabilitation in 2017, adjusting its generating capacity, from 52 megawatts to 41 megawatts, with prolongation of its lifespan by another thirty years.

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# Mavuzi Hydroelectric Power Station

The **Mavuzi Hydroelectric Power Station** is an operational 41 megawatts (55,000 hp) hydroelectric power project in Mozambique. The power plant, first established in 1957, underwent upgrades and rehabilitation in 2017, adjusting its generating capacity, from 52 megawatts to 41 megawatts, with prolongation of its lifespan by another thirty years.

## Location

The power station is located near the villages of *Maria* and *Costina*, in Manica Province, along the *Revue River*, downstream of the Chicamba Hydroelectric Power Station. This location is approximately 132 kilometres (82 mi), by road, south-east of the town of Manica, where the provincial capital is located. Costina is located about 64 kilometres (40 mi), by road, south of the city of Chimoio, the largest city in Manica Province. The geographical coordinates of Mavuzi HPP are: 19°31'34.0"S, 33°29'35.0"E (Latitude:-19.526111, Longitude:33.493056).

## Overview

Mavuzi Hydroelectric Power Station (41 megawatts), together with nearby Chicamba Hydroelectric Power Station (44 megawatts), both located in Manica Province, were intended to supply electricity to the provinces of Manica and neighboring Sofala, supplemented with power obtained from the Cahora Bassa Dam.

Due to their age; Mavuzi HPP was commissioned in 1957, and Chicamba HPP was established in 1968, many replacement parts are not available on the market anymore and maintenance was a challenge in the 21st century. For a period of 3.5 years, beginning in 2013 until February 2017, both stations underwent refurbishment and upgrades, with the contractor manufacturing new hardware to replace what could not purchased on the open market.

## Refurbishment and improvements

The refurbishment contract was awarded to a consortium comprising Rainpower, a Norwegian supplier of hydroelectricity generating hardware and Cegelec, a French engineering company. Other entities included *Hydrokarst*, a French company that socializes in underwater inspection and installations.

## Construction costs

The rehabilitation bill in 2017 for both and Mavuzi HPP and Chicamba HPP is quoted as US$120 million (€90 million at that time). The sources of funding are illustrated in the table below:

Funding Sources for Mavuzi and Chicamba Hydroelectric Power Plants Rehabilitation
| Rank | Funder | Amount in Euros | US $ Equivalent | Percentage | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency | 30.00 million | 40.0 million | 33.3 | Loan |
| 2 | KfW | 15.8 million | 21.2 million | 17.6 | Loan |
| 3 | Agence Française de Développement (AFD) | 44.2 million | 58.8 million | 49.1 | Loan |
|  | **All** | 90 million | 120 million | **100.00** | **Total** |
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## InfoBox

| Mavuzi Hydroelectric Power Station | |
| --- | --- |
| Map of Mozambique showing the location of Mavuzi Power Station | |
| Country | Mozambique |
| Location | Maria, Manica Province |
| Coordinates | 19°31′34″S 33°29′35″E / 19.52611°S 33.49306°E / -19.52611; 33.49306 |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Operational |
| Owner(s) | Government of Mozambique |
| Operator(s) | Electricidade de Mozambique |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Revue River |
| Reservoir | |
| Normal elevation | 160 m (520 ft) |
| Commission date | 1957 & 2017 |
| Turbines | 5 (Francis) |
| Installed capacity | 41 MW (55,000 hp) |


title: Max Holm

abstract: Max Holm is a former American football and basketball player and coach. He is credited with building one of the strongest defensive teams for NAIA football during his day. He is one of the few "modern era" college coaches to have been both the head basketball coach and the head football coach at the same school in the same calendar year.

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# Max Holm

**Max Holm** is a former American football and basketball player and coach. He is credited with building one of the strongest defensive teams for NAIA football during his day. He is one of the few "modern era" college coaches to have been both the head basketball coach and the head football coach at the same school in the same calendar year.

## Playing career

A native of Pittsburgh, Holm played as an end for Westminster College for the 1960 and 1961 seasons under Hall of Fame coach Harold Burry. Holm completed his high school football play at Peabody High School in Pittsburgh.

## Coaching career

### Geneva basketball

Holm was the basketball coach for the Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, for the 1971–72 season, and then resigned to take the head football coach position at the same school. Prior to being head basketball coach, he was an assistant in the program for two seasons.

### Geneva football

Holm became the 26th head football for Geneva and he held that position for two seasons, from 1972 to 1973, compiling a record of 12–6.

In his first year at Geneva, Holm led the charge of an exciting season that began among concerns of relying heavily on sophomores and ended with a record of 8 wins and 1 loss, with the sole loss coming on the last and highly anticipated game of the season against Westminster College. The Golden Tornadoes were the nation's leading team against the rush while the Titans rushing attack was just average. Before the final game of 1972, Geneva's opponents could only average 48.3 yards per game on the ground.

While at Geneva, he coached future National Football League player Bruce Craft, who played offensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys.

Holm resigned his position after the conclusion of the 1973 season.

## Head coaching record

### Football

| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Geneva Golden Tornadoes** *(NAIA Division II independent)* (1972–1973) | | | | | | | | |
| 1972 | Geneva | 8–1 |  |  |  |
| 1973 | Geneva | 4–5 |  |  |  |
| **Geneva:** | | 12–6 |  |  | | | | |
| **Total:** | | 12–6 |  | | | | | | |

## InfoBox

Max Holm
| Playing career | |
| --- | --- |
| Football | |
| 1960–1961 | Westminster (PA) |
|  | |
| Position(s) | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1972–1973 | Geneva |
| Basketball | |
| 1969–1971 | Geneva (assistant) |
| 1971–1972 | Geneva |
|  | |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 12–6 (football)<br>6–18 (basketball) |
|  | |


title: Max Reimann

abstract: Max Reimann was a German communist politician and member of the Bundestag.

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# Max Reimann

**Max Reimann** (31 October 1898 – 18 January 1977) was a German communist politician and member of the Bundestag.

## Biography

Reimann was born in Elbing (Elbląg), West Prussia (today Poland). He worked as a riveter at the Schichau yards in 1912–1916 and was drafted into the German Army in the First World War. In 1913, he became a member of the German Metal Workers' Union and the Socialist Labourers Youth, in 1916 of the Spartakusbund.

In 1918, he was sentenced to 1 year imprisonment for his participation in an anti-war demonstration at Elbing throughout the German revolution of 1918–1919. After his release from prison Reimann moved to Ahlen in 1920 to work as a miner, joined the German Coalminer Union and became a full-time official of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) in 1921. Reimann fought against the French occupation of the Ruhr in 1923 and was imprisoned for a short time. Throughout the 1920s, he held several positions within the Revolutionäre Gewerkschafts Opposition (RGO), the communist union in the Ruhr area.

After the Nazis took over power in Germany in 1933 Reimann continued his work, now in illegal underground and became the head of the RGO in 1934. In 1935, Reimann was a delegate at the 7th World Congress of the Comintern in Moscow and later worked for the KPD-Foreign office in Prague. After Germany invaded Czechoslovakia in March 1939, Reimann was arrested on 4 April 1939 and imprisoned at Hamm Prison, Sachsenhausen concentration camp and Falkensee.

After the end of World War II, Reimann was a candidate of the Western KPD organization for the executive committee of the Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands (SED) but had to quit as the SED activities were limited to East Germany. In 1948, Reimann became chairman of the West German Communist Party.

Reimann was a member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia in 1946–1954, the advisory board of the British occupation zone in 1946–48 and the economical board of the Bizone in 1947–1949.

He was the head of the KPD group at the parliamentary council and a member of the Bundestag in 1949–1953. Reimann attended the funeral of Joseph Stalin in 1953.

In 1954, he moved to East Germany but continued to operate his position as the head of the West German KPD, which was banned in 1956.

Reimann returned to West Germany in 1968, became a member of the newly founded German Communist Party in 1971 and its honorary chairman.

Reimann died in Düsseldorf.

## InfoBox

| Max Reimann | |
| --- | --- |
| Reimann in 1950 | |
|  | |
| Member of the Bundestag | |
| **In office**
1949 (1949)–1953 (1953) | |
| Member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| **In office**
1946 (1946)–1954 (1954) | |
|  | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1898-10-31)31 October 1898
Elbing, West Prussia, German Empire |
| Died | 18 January 1977(1977-01-18) (aged 78)
Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | Communist Party of Germany
German Communist Party |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | German Empire |
| Branch | Imperial German Army |
| War | World War I |
|  | |


title: Maximilian Herregouts

abstract: Maximilian Herregouts was a painter from the artist family Herregouts. Maximilian Herregouts was born in Roermond, Limburg, present-day Netherlands. He was the son of David Herregouts and Cecilia Genits. He was thus a brother of fellow painters Hendrik I, Guillaume and Jan Baptist Herregouts. His sister Elisabeth married Mechelen painter Gillis Smeyers. Two works by Herregouts are known, one entitled Kitchen, in which a woman is busy baking pancakes (1674), dated and signed with his name, and a second entitled Eliezer and Rebecca at the well.

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# Maximilian Herregouts

**Maximilian Herregouts** (fl. 1674) was a painter from the artist family Herregouts.

Maximilian Herregouts was born in Roermond, Limburg, present-day Netherlands (then Spanish Netherlands). He was the son of David Herregouts and Cecilia Genits. He was thus a brother of fellow painters Hendrik I, Guillaume and Jan Baptist Herregouts. His sister Elisabeth married Mechelen painter Gillis Smeyers.

Two works by Herregouts are known, one entitled *Kitchen, in which a woman is busy baking pancakes* (1674), dated and signed with his name, and a second entitled *Eliezer and Rebecca at the well*.


title: Maximilian Herzberger

abstract: Maximilian Jacob Herzberger was a German-American mathematician and physicist, known for his development of the superachromat lens.

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# Maximilian Herzberger

**Maximilian Jacob Herzberger** (7 or 17 Mar 1899, Berlin, Germany — 9 Apr 1982, New Orleans, United States) was a German-American mathematician and physicist, known for his development of the superachromat lens.

## Life

Maximilian Herzberger was the son of Leopold Herzberger (born 7 Mar 1870, Krefeld — died in Rochester (NY)) and Sonja/Sofia Behrendt/Berendt/Berends (22 Mar 1876, Petersburg (Germany) — 28 Jan 1945, Florence); he had a sister Olga (24 Sep 1897, Berlin — 2 Aug 1922, Berlin). The family was Jewish. He studied mathematics and physics at the Berlin University, where Albert Einstein was one of his professors, and later became a friend and advisor. In 1923, Herzberger finished his Ph.D. thesis *Ueber Systeme hyperkomplexer Grössen* under Ludwig Bieberbach and Issai Schur at the philosophical faculty. In 1925, he married Edith Kaufmann (10 Oct 1901, Stuttgart — 16 Feb 2001, Carlsbad (California) or New Orleans); they had three children, born in Jena, viz. Ruth (born 1928), Ursula Bellugi (1931), and Hans (6 Aug 1932, spouse of Radhika Herzberger). No later than Sep 1930, he was assistant of Hans Boegehold,(de) the chief of calculation office at Carl Zeiss Jena.

In 1934, the Nazis deprived him from his professorship at Jena University and his contract with Zeiss. Leaving Germany with a "total of $10 in my pockets"., he went initially to the Netherlands, where he was hosted by the Dutch physicist A.C.S. van Heel. After the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, he emigrated with his family to Rochester (NY), where he became head of Eastman Kodak's optical research laboratories, arranged by Einstein. In 1940, he and his family became U.S. citizens. In 1945, he got the Cressy Morrison Award of the New York Academy of Sciences.

In 1954 he finished the development of the superachromat as the ultimately well-corrected lens for Kodak. in 1959, he was part of the inaugural class of Fellows of the Optical Society of America. In 1962, he was awarded the Frederic Ives Medal of the Optical Society of America. In 1965, he retired from his position at Kodak, and helped building a graduate institute for optics in Switzerland, until in 1968 he followed invitation of the University of New Orleans to teach at their Physics Department.

He held patents for an *"apochromatic telescope objective having three air spaced components"*, and a *"superachromatic objective"*.

## Publications

* *Ueber Systeme hyperkomplexer Grössen*, Max Herzberger, Berlin, 1923, Ebering.
* *Untersuchungen über die Eigenschaften erster Ordnung von reellen Strahlensystemen*, Jan 1928, De Gruyter, ISBN 9783111279886
* *Untersuchungen über die Eigenschaften erster Ordnung von reellen Strahlensystemen*, in: Journal für die reine und angewandte Mathematik, Vol.159, p. 36-49, 1928
* *Über die geometrische Bedeutung des Rotationswinkels in der Strahlengeometrie*, Jan 1928, De Gruyter, ISBN 9783111095615
* *Über die geometrische Bedeutung des Rotationswinkels in der Strahlengeometrie*, in: Journal für die reine und angewandte Mathematik, Vol.160, p. 33-37, 1929
* *Gullstrand, Allvar*, Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography, 2008
* M. Herzberger, *Allvar Gullstrand*, in Optica Acta, Vol.3 (1960), p. 237–241

## InfoBox

| Maximilian Jacob Herzberger | |
| --- | --- |
| At the visitors' conference of the Mathematical Society Jena, Oct 1930 | |
| Born | (1899-03-17)March 17, 1899
Berlin, Germany |
| Died | April 9, 1982(1982-04-09) (aged 83)
New Orleans, Louisiana, US |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | Berlin University |
| Known for | Superachromat lens |
| Spouse | Edith Kaufmann |
| Children | Ruth (1928), Ursula Bellugi (1931), Hans (1932) |
| Awards | Cressy Morrison Award (NYAS 1945), Frederic Ives Medal (OSA 1962) |
| **Scientific career** | |
| Thesis | *Ueber Systeme hyperkomplexer Grössen*  (1923) |
| Doctoral advisors | Ludwig Bieberbach, Issai Schur |
|  | |


title: Maya Fox

abstract: Maya Fox is a series of horror comics and novels from Rainbow SpA, an Italian studio co-owned by Iginio Straffi and Viacom at the time of the series' conclusion. The franchise's title character was co-created by Straffi, known for his previous creation Winx Club, and Silvia Brena, the former director of Cosmopolitan Italy. Straffi and Brena co-wrote each of the comic issues and four Maya Fox novels. The series follows a young woman named Maya Fox who lives in London. After her father is murdered by a serial killer named Michael Gacy, Maya discovers that she has the ability to speak with the dead. While avoiding Gacy, she works to prevent an apocalypse in 2012. In Italy, the first Maya Fox novel and an extract from the first comic issue were jointly published on 28 October 2008 by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore. Three sequel novels and a monthly comic magazine were released from 2009 to 2011. In late 2008, Iginio Straffi revealed plans for Maya Fox adaptations for both television and cinema, depending on the success of magazine sales. In 2010, a script for the feature film adaptation was written by Jane Prowse for a release date of late 2011. The project was left unfinished.

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# Maya Fox

***Maya Fox*** is a series of horror comics and novels from Rainbow SpA, an Italian studio co-owned by Iginio Straffi and Viacom at the time of the series' conclusion. The franchise's title character was co-created by Straffi, known for his previous creation *Winx Club*, and Silvia Brena, the former director of *Cosmopolitan Italy*. Straffi and Brena co-wrote each of the comic issues and four *Maya Fox* novels. The series follows a young woman named Maya Fox who lives in London. After her father is murdered by a serial killer named Michael Gacy, Maya discovers that she has the ability to speak with the dead. While avoiding Gacy, she works to prevent an apocalypse in 2012.

In Italy, the first *Maya Fox* novel and an extract from the first comic issue were jointly published on 28 October 2008 by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore. Three sequel novels and a monthly comic magazine were released from 2009 to 2011.

In late 2008, Iginio Straffi revealed plans for *Maya Fox* adaptations for both television and cinema, depending on the success of magazine sales. In 2010, a script for the feature film adaptation was written by Jane Prowse for a release date of late 2011. The project was left unfinished.

## Background

In September 2005, Silvia Brena interviewed Iginio Straffi for the magazine *IO Donna*, which inspired a collaboration between the two. They met again in 2006 to develop a concept that would appeal to young adults between the ages of 15 and 25, a target that Brena called "one of the most attractive markets for those involved in entertainment." Rainbow's publishing manager, Cristiana Buzzelli, carried out some research on what topics were popular with teenagers and found that "they are particularly fascinated by thrillers and the supernatural." Working off of this idea, they centered the story of *Maya Fox* around the 2012 phenomenon, a belief that the world would end in December 2012.

In an interview with the magazine *Millionaire*, Brena elaborated on the choice to focus on the apocalypse, saying that the "2012 date seemed perfect. Many peoples have attributed a high symbolic value to it—not only the Mayans, but also the Egyptians, the Cambodians, and the Europeans with Nostradamus. It marks an end, but also a rebirth. A date that is, in short, very 'salable'."

Straffi designed the titular character to appeal to rebellious teenagers, wearing dark makeup and black clothes. Like his previous works, *Maya Fox*'s drawing style was heavily influenced by manga. Alessandra Rota of *la Repubblica* called the comics' visual style "very close to that of Japanese manga models, only a little less gloomy."

## Publication history

Mondadori Editore released the first novel (*La predestinata*) on 28 October 2008 with a print run of 40,000 copies. The second (*Il quadrato magico*) was published in November 2009; the third (*Domani, 2012*) was published in October 2010; and the fourth (*2012, la rivelazione*) was published in November 2011. The novel series was published internationally by Carlsen Verlag in Germany, by Pocket Jeunesse in France, and by Planeta Group in Latin America, Spain, and Portugal.

The comic stories were serialized across 12 issues of a teen magazine based on the Maya Fox character, called *Maya Fox: Tag Your Life*. Every issue featured thirty pages of a comic (each 30-page installment was called an "episode"). The first episode, *Oltre la morte* (*Beyond Death*), was included in both the first novel in October 2008 as well as the April 2009 launch issue of *Tag Your Life*. The magazine had a print run of 150,000 copies.

## Plot

Three years after the murder of her father, David, Maya Fox discovers that she can communicate with the dead. She receives a message from David, warning her that the end of the world is near but that she can prevent it. While she rushes to solve a string of puzzles relating to the apocalypse, Maya learns that her father's killer, Michael Gacy, has escaped from prison. Michael sends multiple profane letters to Maya and her mother, indicating that he has made a plan to kill Maya on the last day of the month. When the day comes, Maya narrowly avoids Michael with the help of her father.

## Reception

According to Rainbow in May 2009, the comic magazine sold approximately 70,000—80,000 copies every month in kiosks around Italy. As of August 2010, 100 thousand combined copies of the novel series had been sold worldwide.

Reviewing the first novel based on *Maya Fox*, Alessandra Rota of *la Repubblica* wrote that its "presentation strategy is spot-on ... the ingredients of teenage angst are all there, as well as those of noir." Kirill Reshetnikov of the Russian magazine *Vzglyad* complimented the series' blend of supernatural themes with a "sensible and charismatic" protagonist relatable to teenagers. He called *Maya Fox* "something so eclectic that it cannot be ignored." Pino Cottogni of *FantasyMagazine* wrote that "Maya is destined to win over \[*Winx Club* fans'\] older sisters."

## Credits

* Iginio Straffi – co-creator, co-director, character designer, story supervisor, art supervisor
* Silvia Brena – co-creator, co-director, story supervisor
* Elena de' Grimani – inks
* Vincenzo Nisco – art supervisor, penciller
* Giulia Basile – colors
* Paolo Maddaleni – colors
* Nicola Pasquetto – colors
* Giorgio Viola – colors
* Red Whale (Francesco Artibani) – lettering

Credits adapted from the magazine's list of artists.

## InfoBox

| *Maya Fox* | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Rainbow SpA (Viacom)
Arnoldo Mondadori Editore |
| Genre |  |
| Publication date | October 2008 – 2011 |
| Main character(s) | Maya Fox |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | Iginio Straffi
Silvia Brena |
| Written by | Iginio Straffi
Silvia Brena |
| Artist(s) | Iginio Straffi |
| Penciller(s) | Vincenzo Nisco |
| Inker(s) | Elena de' Grimani |
| Letterer(s) | Red Whale (Francesco Artibani) |


title: Maurizio Sciarra

abstract: Maurizio Sciarra is an Italian film director.

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# Maurizio Sciarra

**Maurizio Sciarra** (born 15 April 1955) is an Italian film director.

## Awards

He was awarded the Golden Leopard at the 2001 Locarno International Film Festival for *Off to the Revolution by a 2CV*

## InfoBox

| Maurizio Sciarra | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | (1955-04-15) 15 April 1955<br>Bari, Italy |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1976-present |


title: Mayfair Apartments

abstract: The Mayfair Apartments are a historic apartment hotel at 1650–1666 E. 56th Street in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. Built in 1926, the building was part of a wave of residential department in Hyde Park, and it was one of several apartment hotels constructed there in the late 1910s and 1920s. Apartment hotels were popular among wealthy workers looking for part-time city housing, as they combined the amenities and prestige of a hotel with the price and location of apartments. The architecture firm Lowenberg & Lowenberg designed the building in the Georgian Revival style. The building's first three stories are clad with limestone and decorated with flat Corinthian columns and balustrades on the second-story windows. The remainder of the building is brick and includes a dentillated cornice at its roof and a second cornice above its eleventh story. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 14, 1986.

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# Mayfair Apartments

The **Mayfair Apartments** are a historic apartment hotel at 1650–1666 E. 56th Street in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. Built in 1926, the building was part of a wave of residential department in Hyde Park, and it was one of several apartment hotels constructed there in the late 1910s and 1920s. Apartment hotels were popular among wealthy workers looking for part-time city housing, as they combined the amenities and prestige of a hotel with the price and location of apartments. The architecture firm Lowenberg & Lowenberg designed the building in the Georgian Revival style. The building's first three stories are clad with limestone and decorated with flat Corinthian columns and balustrades on the second-story windows. The remainder of the building is brick and includes a dentillated cornice at its roof and a second cornice above its eleventh story.

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 14, 1986.

## InfoBox

|  | |
| --- | --- |
| Mayfair Apartments | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
|  | |
|  | |
|  | |
| Location | 1650-1666 E. 56th St., Chicago, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41°47′43″N 87°35′03″W / 41.79528°N 87.58417°W / 41.79528; -87.58417 (Mayfair Apartments) |
| Area | 0.2 acres (0.081 ha) |
| Built | 1926 (1926) |
| Built by | B.W. Construction Co. |
| Architect | Lowenberg & Lowenberg |
| Architectural style | Georgian Revival |
| MPS | Hyde Park Apartment Hotels TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 86001198 |
| Added to NRHP | May 14, 1986 |


title: Maykor

abstract: MAYKOR is a Russian company and provider of IT and business process outsourcing services. It was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Moscow, Russia. The company's main business areas include support services for: IT infrastructure; business applications; Telecommunication, Retail, banking, oil and gas, and transportation and logistics equipment; facility management; as well as business process outsourcing. The company has 83 branches and more than 400 service units in Russia. The employee headcount as of 2015 is more than 5,200

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# Maykor

**MAYKOR** is a Russian company and provider of IT and business process outsourcing services. It was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Moscow, Russia. The company's main business areas include support services for: IT infrastructure; business applications; Telecommunication, Retail, banking, oil and gas, and transportation and logistics equipment; facility management; as well as business process outsourcing. The company has 83 branches and more than 400 service units in Russia.

The employee headcount as of 2015 is more than 5,200

## History

The company was founded in 2010. From the beginning, the company had specialized in IT outsourcing services and facility management. In 2012, MAYKOR embarked on a mergers and acquisitions strategy that resulted in regional expansion. The company built its wholly owned network of 83 branches and 400 service subdivisions across Russia and developed new business lines in business application support services and industry specific services for banking, retail, gas and oil, and transportation and logistics.

In 2012, MAYKOR joined the Russian Association of Strategic Outsourcing, ASTRA, and the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP). The company is co-chair of IAOP's Russia Chapter.

In June 2013, MAYKOR completed acquisition of GMCS, a provider of business management information systems development services.

In August 2013, the Russian Direct Investment Fund, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the CapMan Russia II Fund signed an agreement to invest $100 million in MAYKOR. The RDIF, Russia's state owned investment fund, had committed $50 million, while EBRD and CapMan planned an investment of $25 million each over a 12-month period.

In August 2014, MAYKOR completed acquisition of the ВТЕ Group of Companies. With this acquisition, MAYKOR's banking equipment servicing resources were combined with BTE's assets to form a new subsidiary. MAYKOR now owns 74,99% of BTE.

## Management

MAYKOR is headed by its president, Sergey Sulgin.

## Awards and achievements

The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) has named MAYKOR to the top-ranked Leaders Category of The Global Outsourcing 100 in February 2014. The company received this recognition again in 2015. MAYKOR was also recognized as one of the top ten providers in the EMEA region in the 2Q 2015 ISG Outsourcing Index. At the end of 2014, the company was ranked as one of the leaders in IT services by the Russian business magazine "Kommersant-Dengi", as well as by Russian rating agencies RAEX and RIA Rating.

## InfoBox

MAYKOR
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|  |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Headquarters | Russian Federation, Moscow |
| Key people | Sergey Sulgin, president |
| Number of employees | over 5200 |
| Website | "www.maykor.com (English)". Archived from the original on 2021-06-12. |


title: Maxisingle (Paulina Rubio EP)

abstract: Maxisingle is the first extended play (EP) by Mexican recording artist Paulina Rubio, released in October 1995, in Mexico and United States by EMI Mexico. A digitally edition was released in January 2005. It contains seven tracks: "Pobre Niña Rica", main song by the Mexican telenovela of the same name, three remixes of "Te Daría Mi Vida", and others three remixes of "Nada De Ti", both songs previously released on Rubio's third studio album, El Tiempo Es Oro. The EP was released alongside of Rubio's first compilation album Grandes Éxitos/Versiones Remix, only released in South America, which contained the greatest hits of Rubio and remixes version.

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# Maxisingle (Paulina Rubio EP)

***Maxisingle*** (stylized as "**MaxiSingle**") is the first extended play (EP) by Mexican recording artist Paulina Rubio, released in October 1995, in Mexico and United States by EMI Mexico. A digitally edition was released in January 2005. It contains seven tracks: "Pobre Niña Rica", main song by the Mexican telenovela *of the same name*, three remixes of "Te Daría Mi Vida", and others three remixes of "Nada De Ti", both songs previously released on Rubio's third studio album, *El Tiempo Es Oro*.

The EP was released alongside of Rubio's first compilation album *Grandes Éxitos/Versiones Remix*, only released in South America, which contained the greatest hits of Rubio and remixes version.

## Track listing

The song "Pobre Niña Rica" was written and produced by Marco Flores. The remix versions of "Te Daría Mi Vida" and "Nada De Ti" were performed by Alejandro "Midi" Ortega

Source:

*MaxiSingle* – CD, cassette, and digital edition
| No. | Title | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1. | "Pobre Niña Rica" | 4:25 |
| 2. | "Te Daría Mi Vida" (Big Mix) | 6:13 |
| 3. | "Te Daría Mi Vida" (Radio Edit) | 4:14 |
| 4. | "Te Daría Mi Vida" (Dub Version) | 6:08 |
| 5. | "Nada De Ti" (Big Mix) | 6:26 |
| 6. | "Nada De Ti" (Radio Edit) | 4:30 |
| 7. | "Nada De Ti" (Dub Version) | 7:50 |
| Total length: | | 39:54 |

## Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes.

* Miguel Blasco – arrangement, production
* Marco Flores – engineering assistance, production, songwriter
* Cesar Valle - songwriter
* C Sanchez - songwriter
* Alejandro "Midi" Ortega – mixing

## InfoBox

| MaxiSingle | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| EP by Paulina Rubio | |
| Released | October 29, 1995 |
| Studio | Miami, Florida |
| Genre |  |
| Length | 39:54 |
| Label | EMI Mexico |
| Producer |  |
| Paulina Rubio chronology | |
| *El Tiempo Es Oro*
(1995) ***MaxiSingle***
(1995) *Planeta Paulina*
(1996) | |
|  | |
| Singles from  *Maxi-Single* | |
| 1. "Pobre Niña Rica"
Released: October 2, 1995 | |
|  | |


title: Mawr

abstract: Mawr is a community of the City and County of Swansea, in south Wales, U.K. Mawr has its own elected community council. Its name simply means "large", and it was given the name because it was the largest piece of land in the former parish of Llangyfelach.

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# Mawr

**Mawr** is a community (and former electoral ward) of the City and County of Swansea, in south Wales, U.K. Mawr has its own elected community council. Its name simply means "large", and it was given the name because it was the largest piece of land in the former parish of Llangyfelach.

## Description

Mawr falls within the parliamentary constituency of Gower. It is bounded by the communities of Pontarddulais to the west; Llangyfelach and Morriston to the south; Clydach to the southeast; Pontardawe of Neath Port Talbot to the northeast; Betws to the north and Tycroes to the north west. For the purposes of community elections it is broken down into three polling districts: Garnswllt, Craigcefnparc and Felindre.

Mawr consists of some or all of the following villages: Felindre, Bryntwood, Craigcefnparc, Garnswllt, Rhydypandy and rural uplands of Mawr. The ward is one of the most sparsely populated in Swansea, and it has the highest proportion of Welsh language speakers (38% of those over three years old at the 2011 census). Mawr was the second largest ward in Swansea by land area, and the largest community. Most of the community consists of rural farmland and open moorland.

## Local government

Mawr elects a community council of 12 members (with one vacancy in 2016), though in 2015 the council was found to be performing its duties inadequately and not addressing the problems identified in a 2011 report.

### 2022 boundary changes

Until 2022 Mawr was an electoral ward to Swansea Council. Following a local government ward boundary review, at the 2022 local elections the Mawr ward ceased to exist, with the area absorbed into the neighbouring wards of Clydach, Llangyfelach and Pontarddulais.

### 2012 local council elections

In the 2012 local council elections, the voter turnout for Mawr was 44.82%. The results were:

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ioan Richard | The People's Representative | 295 | The People's Representative hold |
| Rhys Aeron Jones | Labour | 213 |  |
| Linda Mary Frame | Plaid Cymru | 149 |  |

## Lliw Reservoirs country park

There are two man-made reservoirs near the village of Felindre, in the Lliw valley, called the **Lower Lliw Reservoir** and the **Upper Lliw Reservoir**. The reservoirs are managed by Welsh Water. The surrounding countryside is open to the public for recreational purposes.

The Lower Lliw Reservoir (or Felindre Reservoir) was originally opened in 1863 to provide water for Swansea and the surrounding area; it cost £160,000 to create. The Upper Lliw Reservoir opened in 1892 and cost £116,000 to build. The Lower Lliw Reservoir was reconstructed between 1976 and 1978, including a new rockfill dam, new overflow spillway and new pumping station.

51°42′32″N 3°59′03″W / 51.70896°N 3.98421°W / 51.70896; -3.98421

## InfoBox

| Mawr | |
| --- | --- |
| Location of Mawr community within the
City and County of Swansea | |
| Area | 57.81 km2 (22.32 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,850 (2011 census) |
| Density | 32/km2 (83/sq mi) |
| Principal area |  |
| Preserved county |  |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| UK Parliament |  |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament |  |
|


title: Mazowsze Serce Polski

abstract: Mazowsze Serce Polski is a Polish UCI Continental cycling team founded in 2017. On 12 May 2021, HRE Investments, a Polish real estate company, was announced as a co-title sponsor.

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# Mazowsze Serce Polski

**Mazowsze Serce Polski** is a Polish UCI Continental cycling team founded in 2017.

On 12 May 2021, HRE Investments, a Polish real estate company, was announced as a co-title sponsor.

## Team roster

*As of 22 March 2024.*

| Rider Date of birth  Alan Banaszek (POL)  (1997-10-30) 30 October 1997  Norbert Banaszek (POL)  (1997-06-18) 18 June 1997  Paweł Bernas (POL)  (1990-05-24) 24 May 1990  Marcin Budziński (POL)  (1998-04-24) 24 April 1998  Tomasz Budziński (POL)  (1998-04-24) 24 April 1998  Konrad Czabok (POL)  (2001-03-19) 19 March 2001 |  | Rider Date of birth  Jakub Kaczmarek (POL)  (1993-09-27) 27 September 1993  Kamil Lach (POL)  (2003-07-26) 26 July 2003  Tobiasz Pawlak (POL)  (1995-11-24) 24 November 1995  Michał Pomorski (POL)  (2003-08-04) 4 August 2003  Maksymilian Radosz (POL)  (2003-09-25) 25 September 2003  Kajetan Wąsowicz (POL)  (2004-06-03) 3 June 2004 |
| --- | --- | --- |

## Major results

2018 Stage 1 Szlakiem Walk Majora Hubala, Kamil Zieliński Stage 2 Tour of Małopolska, Vitaliy Buts 2020 Grand Prix Alanya, Paweł Bernas Grand Prix Manavgat-Side, Alan Banaszek  Overall In the footsteps of the Romans, Norbert Banaszek Stage 1, Norbert Banaszek Stage 1 Tour of Bulgaria, Alan Banaszek Stage 4 Tour of Bulgaria, Norbert Banaszek  Overall Tour of Szeklerland, Jakub Kaczmarek Prologue, Adrian Kurek Stage 2, Jakub Kaczmarek Stage 2 Tour of Serbia, Emanuel Piaskowy  Overall Belgrade–Banja Luka, Jakub Kaczmarek Stage 2, Jakub Kaczmarek Stage 4 Giro della Friuli Venezia Giulia, Paweł Bernas 2021 Stage 3 Istrian Spring Trophy, Mihkel Räim Prologue International Tour of Rhodes, Marceli Bogusławski  Overall Belgrade–Banja Luka, Mihkel Räim Stage 4, Mihkel Räim  Estonia National Road Race Championships, Mihkel Räim Prologue Tour of Bulgaria, Marceli Bogusławski Stage 3 Tour of Bulgaria, Mihkel Räim GP Slovakia, Alan Banaszek  Overall Tour of Szeklerland, Alan Banaszek Stage 2, Alan Banaszek Stage 3 Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich, Jakub Kaczmarek  Overall Tour of Romania, Jakub Kaczmarek Stage 1 Tour de Serbie, Alan Banaszek 2022  Overall Tour of Thailand, Alan Banaszek Stage 1, Marceli Boguslawski Stage 2, Alan Banaszek  Overall Belgrade–Banja Luka, Jakub Kaczmarek Stage 1 (TTT) Stage 3, Jakub Kaczmarek Stage 4, Alan Banaszek Grand Prix Nasielsk-Serock, Marceli Bogusławski Prologue Tour of Estonia, Marceli Bogusławski  Poland National U23 Time Trial Championships, Kacper Gieryk  Poland National Road Race Championships, Norbert Banaszek Grand Prix Poland, Marceli Bogusławski  Overall Dookoła Mazowsza, Marceli Bogusławski Stage 1, Marceli Bogusławski Memorial Henryka Łasaka, Tomasz Budziński Prologue & Stage 4 Tour of Bulgaria, Marceli Bogusławski

## National champions

2021  Estonia Road Race, Mihkel Räim 2022  Poland U23 Time Trial, Kacper Gieryk  Poland Road Race, Norbert Banaszek

## InfoBox

Mazowsze Serce Polski
|  | |
| --- | --- |
| Team information | |
| UCI code | * THU (2017–2019) * MSP (2020–) |
| Registered | Poland |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Discipline(s) | Road |
| Status | UCI Continental
(2017–) |
| Bicycles | Trek |
| Website | Team home page |
| Key personnel | |
| General manager | Dariusz Banaszek |
| Team manager(s) |  |
| Team name history | |
| 2017–2018
2019
2020–2021
2021–2023
2024– | Team Hurom *(THU)*
Hurom BDC Development *(THU)*
Mazowsze Serce Polski *(MSP)*
HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski *(MSP)*
Mazowsze Serce Polski *(MSP)* |


title: May 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

abstract: Apr. 30 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - May 2. All fixed commemorations below celebrated on May 14 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar. For May 1st, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on April 18.

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# May 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Apr. 30 \- Eastern Orthodox Church calendar \- May 2.

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on **May 14** by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

For May 1st, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on **April 18**.

## Saints

## Pre-Schism Western saints

## Post-Schism Orthodox saints

### New martyrs and confessors

## Other commemorations

1. Ὁ Προφήτης Ἱερεμίας. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
2. Prophet Jeremiah. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
3. *The Roman Martyrology.* Transl. by the Archbishop of Baltimore. Last Edition, According to the Copy Printed at Rome in 1914. Revised Edition, with the Imprimatur of His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons. Baltimore: John Murphy Company, 1916. pp. 123-124.
4. Ὁ Ἅγιος Φιλόσοφος ὁ Μάρτυρας. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
5. May 1/14. Orthodox Calendar (ORTHOCHRISTIAN.COM)
6. May 14, 2011 / May 1, 2011 (Church Calendar). HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow)
7. Ὁ Ἅγιος Σάββας ὁ Μάρτυρας. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
8. Martyr Bata the Persian. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
9. Ὁ Ἅγιος Βατᾶς ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
10. Ἡ Ὁσία Ἰσιδώρα ἡ διὰ Χριστὸν Σαλή. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
11. Ὁ Ὅσιος Μιχαὴλ ὁ Θαυματουργός. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
12. Ὁ Ὅσιος Συμεὼν ὁ Πεντάγλωσσος ὁ Σιναΐτης. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
13. *The Roman Martyrology.* Transl. by the Archbishop of Baltimore. Last Edition, According to the Copy Printed at Rome in 1914. Revised Edition, with the Imprimatur of His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons. Baltimore: John Murphy Company, 1916. pp. 160.
14. May 1. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
15. Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀγαπητὸς Ἐπίσκοπος Ὡξέρρης. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
16. Rev. Richard Stanton. *A Menology of England and Wales, or, Brief Memorials of the Ancient British and English Saints Arranged According to the Calendar, Together with the Martyrs of the 16th and 17th Centuries.* London: Burns & Oates, 1892. pp. 190-192.
17. Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀσάφιος Ἐπίσκοπος Οὐαλίας. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
18. Right-believing Tamara, Queen of Georgia. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
19. Ἡ Ἁγία Ταμάρα ἡ βασίλισσα. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
20. Ὁ Ὅσιος Παφνούτιος ὁ Θαυματουργός. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
21. Venerable Paphnutius the Abbot of Borov. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
22. Hieromartyr Macarius the Metropolitan of Kiev. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
23. Dr. Alexander Roman. *May.* Calendar of Ukrainian Orthodox Saints (Ukrainian Orthodoxy - Українське Православ'я).
24. Ὁ Ἅγιος Μακάριος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας Μητροπολίτης Κιέβου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
25. St Zosimas II of Kumurdo. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
26. Ὁ Ἅγιος Ζωσιμᾶς ἐκ Γεωργίας. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
27. St Gerasimus of Boldino. OCA - Lives and Saints.
28. Ὁ Ὅσιος Γεράσιμος ἐκ Ρωσίας. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
29. Ὁ Ἅγιος Πανάρετος Ἐπίσκοπος Πάφου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
30. New Martyr Euthymius of Mt Athos. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
31. New Martyr Ignatius the Martyr of Mt Athos. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
32. Οἱ Ἅγιοι Εὐθύμιος καὶ Ἰγνάτιος οἱ Ὁσιομάρτυρες. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
33. New Martyr Acacius the Martyr of Mt Athos and Seres. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
34. Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀκάκιος ὁ Ὁσιομάρτυρας. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
35. Venerable Nicephorus of Chios. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
36. Ὁ Ὅσιος Νικηφόρος ἐκ Χίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
37. Ἡ Ἁγία Μαρία ἡ Νεομάρτυς. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
38. The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas (ROCOR). St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004. St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p.33.
39. (in Russian) 1 мая (ст.ст.) 14 мая 2013 (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).
40. (in Russian) Собор Вятских святых. Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). Retrieved: 2012-08-31.
41. Icon of the Mother of God of "the Unexpected Joy" from Andronikov. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
42. "Myrrh-Bearing" Icon of the Mother of God. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
43. Σύναξις Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου ἐν Τσαρεβοκοκσάισκ Ρωσίας. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.

## Sources

**Greek Sources**

* Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) 1 ΜΑΪΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
* (in Greek) Συναξαριστής. *1 Μαΐου.* ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).

**Russian Sources**

* (in Russian) 14 мая (1 мая). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
* (in Russian) 1 мая (ст.ст.) 14 мая 2013 (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).


title: May 1 Stadium (Slatina)

abstract: The May 1 Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Slatina, Olt County and is currently used mostly for football matches, being the home ground of CSM Slatina since 2017. In the past it was also the home ground of Oltul Slatina and Inter Olt Slatina. It can accommodate 10,000 spectators.

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# May 1 Stadium (Slatina)

The **May 1 Stadium** is a multi-use stadium in Slatina, Olt County and is currently used mostly for football matches, being the home ground of CSM Slatina since 2017. In the past it was also the home ground of Oltul Slatina and Inter Olt Slatina. It can accommodate 10,000 spectators (6,500 on seats).

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May 1 Stadium
| The stadium in 2011 | |
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| Former names | Zăvoi Stadium |
| Address | Str. Gheorghe Poboran |
| Location | Slatina, Romania |
| Coordinates | 44°25′23.5″N 24°21′0″E / 44.423194°N 24.35000°E / 44.423194; 24.35000 |
| Owner | Municipality of Slatina |
| Operator | CSM Slatina |
| Capacity | 10,000 (6,500 seated) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1924 |
| Renovated | 1970, 1973–1974, 1980–1982, 2005, 2010 |
| Expanded | 1980–1982 |
| Tenants | |
| Oltul Slatina (1924–2006)
Inter Olt Slatina (2006–2016)
CSM Slatina (2017–present) | |


title: May 1996 Kentucky tornado outbreak

abstract: The May 1996 Kentucky tornado outbreak was a small outbreak of tornadoes that occurred in Central and northern Kentucky on May 28, 1996. The outbreak resulted in over $100 million in damages.

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# May 1996 Kentucky tornado outbreak

The **May 1996 Kentucky tornado outbreak** was a small outbreak of tornadoes that occurred in Central and northern Kentucky on May 28, 1996. The outbreak resulted in over $100 million in damages.

## Southern Louisville suburbs tornado

Southern Louisville suburbs tornado
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| Max. rating1 | F4 tornado |
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| Fatalities | 10 injuries |
| Damage | $100 million (1996 USD |
| 1*Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale* | |

After touching down, the tornado downed thousands of trees in Jefferson Memorial Forest (far southern Jefferson County) before it passed over I-65 at the Brooks exit, where it overturned five tractor-trailers and damaged an Arby's, a Cracker Barrel, and a Budgetel Inn. From there it moved east through the towns of Pioneer Village, Hillview, and Mount Washington at F4 intensity. The tornado, at times half a mile wide, then proceeded into Spencer County where it narrowly missed the county seat of Taylorsville before finally, after thirty miles and over an hour of destruction, it dissipated near Little Mount.

More than a thousand homes were damaged or destroyed, with the value of property damaged estimated at over US$100 million (1996 dollars). Many of these homes were large, expensive, and well-built. In spite of all the destruction, only ten injuries occurred, with the worst injury being a man treated for broken ribs. This tornado was later rated EF4 on the Enhanced Fujita scale in 2022.

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May 1996 Kentucky tornado outbreak
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| Type | Tornado outbreak |
| Duration | May 28, 1996 |
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| Tornadoes
confirmed | 11 |
| Max. rating1 | F4 tornado |
| Duration of
tornado outbreak2 | 3 hours, 55 minutes |
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| Fatalities | 11 injuries |
| Damage | 102.01 Million USD (1996 dollars) |
| 1*Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale*
2*Time from first tornado to last tornado* | |


title: Maya Alhawary

abstract: Maya Alhawary, is an Emirati educator. She serves as Chairwoman of Board of Governors of Dubai Carmel School - Director of Planning from the United Arab Emirates. She was chosen as the “Ambassador of Knowledge” at the UAE Red Crescent, and in 2019 was selected among 50 influential accounts in social media. She works on developing the personal skills of employees of various government agencies in the United Arab Emirates.

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# Maya Alhawary

**Maya Alhawary** (born 10 July 1979), is an Emirati educator. She serves as Chairwoman of Board of Governors of Dubai Carmel School - Director of Planning from the United Arab Emirates. She was chosen as the “Ambassador of Knowledge” at the UAE Red Crescent, and in 2019 was selected among 50 influential accounts in social media. She works on developing the personal skills of employees of various government agencies in the United Arab Emirates.

## Career

Alhawary started her career in 2012, when she was appointed as Principal and Acting Director of Dubai Women's College High School becoming the first ever Emirati woman to become a principal for the first learning environment school in the MENA Region. She was named Knowledge Ambassador to the UAE Red Crescent in 2017 where she was a volunteer lecturer. Alhawary later became Chairwoman of Board of Governors of Dubai Carmel School in 2014. She was a speaker on the TEDx platform in 2019.

Alhawary was invited to speak at the National Treasure Conference in 2018. Alhawary was one of the four panelists at "The Flow Talk Series" session held on the occasion of Emirati Women's Day and one of the panelists, as celebrated on 28 August 2019.

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6. Staff, Entrepreneur Middle East (25 June 2018). "The Recap: National Treasure Conference 2018 Focuses On Socially Responsible Entrepreneurship". *Entrepreneur*. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
7. "4 Inspirational Women Helped Celebrate Female Power on Emirati Women's Day by Speaking at the Flow Talks Series". *About Her*. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
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| Maya Alhawary | |
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| Born | (1979-07-10) 10 July 1979<br>United Arab Emirates |
| Occupation | Chairwoman of Board of Governors of Dubai Carmel School- Director of Planning |


title: Max Hole

abstract: Christopher Charles Maximilian Hole CBE is chairman and CEO of UMGI since 1 January 2013. He previously held the role of chief operating officer for UMGI of which he occupied since 1 July 2010. As head of central functions at UMGI's headquarters in London, he is also responsible for operations in territories and regions worldwide. He was referred to in Billboard as "a serious contender for title of 'most powerful label executive outside America.'"

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# Max Hole

**Christopher Charles Maximilian Hole** CBE (born 26 May 1951) is chairman and CEO of UMGI (International division of Universal Music Group) since 1 January 2013. He previously held the role of chief operating officer for UMGI (International division of Universal Music Group) of which he occupied since 1 July 2010. As head of central functions at UMGI's headquarters in London, he is also responsible for operations in territories and regions worldwide. He was referred to in *Billboard* as "a serious contender for title of 'most powerful label executive outside America.'"

## Career

Max Hole began his career in the music industry in 1972 as founder with Geoff Jukes of Gemini Artists, an agency and management business, representing such musicians as Martin Carthy, Camel, Mungo Jerry and Arthur Brown. In 1982, he was a manager in the artists and repertoire department at WEA. In 1990, he moved up to managing director for East West Records where he was closely involved with the career of Simply Red, among others. After sixteen years with Warners, in 1998, he took the position of senior vice-president for marketing and A&R for Universal Music's international division. He became executive vice-president in 2004, overseeing the promotion and marketing of artists including Bon Jovi, Amy Winehouse, Snow Patrol, Justin Bieber, Andrea Bocelli, Juanes, U2, Eminem, Gwen Stefani, Shania Twain, and Bryan Adams and also assuming responsibility for Universal's Asia/Pacific business. In 2010, he was appointed COO of UMG International following the appointment of the division's chairman, Lucian Grainge, to CEO of Universal Music Group. In January 2013, he was promoted to chairman & CEO of UMGI.

## Classical music

Hole also currently oversees Universal's worldwide classical business and therefore has been a major force behind the company's drive to "assert its classical music leadership as never before". He has been instrumental in a number of high-profile signings, in particular the conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim, who signed to DG and Decca Classics in late 2010 As C.O.O. Hole instigated the relocation of Deutsche Grammophon to Berlin, and the relaunch of Decca Classics in London.

As part of the reinvigoration of these two labels, and reflecting his passion for popularising classical music, particularly among younger recorded music buyers, he oversaw the signing and development of a number of new artists, including classical guitarist Milos Karadaglic to DG.

Hole worked in collaboration with Bristol Old Vic artistic director Tom Morris on the Bristol Proms, a programme of live classical performances and collaborations featuring Nicola Benedetti, Clare Reddington and others.

As C.O.O., Hole pioneered digital distribution in classical markets with the launch of Sinfini Music, an information resource and e-commerce portal for classical music.

## Asian markets

Hole spent much of the last decade as head of UMG's Asia Pacific region, and is one of the industry's most experienced executives in this part of the world. He steered Universal Music Japan's transition into a domestic-music powerhouse, and has facilitated significant deals with independent Asian music companies to promote homegrown talent, including Taiwan's Rock Records in 2008 and South Korea's Play Cube Entertainment in 2010. He led Universal's renewed investment in the latter country after seven years away – a decision validated by the South Korean recorded music sector's return to growth, as reflected in the 2010 IFPI digital music report.

Moreover, Hole was a founding father of the license deal between One Stop China, a joint venture with Warner and Sony, and China's No. 1 search engine Baidu, for its new music download service in July. The agreement has seen the One Stop China partners license Baidu to offer more than 500,000 songs for download to Chinese music fans. The search engine had previously been a major source of internet piracy.

## Recent activity

Hole was placed No. 16 on *The Guardian* and *Observer*'s 'Music Power 100' in 2011.

Hole was instrumental in securing UMGI's deal with John de Mol's Talpa Media for *The Voice Of…*, a reality TV property similar to *X Factor*. Talpa has agreed to give UMG exclusive rights to record and promote artists emerging from it. The format attracted 3.2m viewers during its run in the Netherlands.

He was appointed CBE in the 2015 Birthday Honours.

## Personal life

Hole and English actress and impressionist, Jan Ravens, have been married since 1999 and have a son.

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| Max Hole | |
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| Born | Christopher Charles Maximilian Hole
(1951-05-26) 26 May 1951
London, England |
| Occupation | Chairman & CEO of Universal Music Group International |
| Spouse | Jan Ravens (m. 1999) |
| Children | 3 |


title: Max Holden (cricketer)

abstract: Max David Edward Holden is an English cricketer. He made his first-class debut on 2 April 2017 for Northamptonshire against Loughborough MCCU as part of the Marylebone Cricket Club University fixtures. Prior to his first-class debut, he was part of England's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He made his List A debut for Northamptonshire in the 2017 Royal London One-Day Cup on 12 May 2017. He made his Twenty20 debut for Middlesex in the 2018 t20 Blast on 6 July 2018. On 27 August 2020, in the opening match of the 2020 t20 Blast, Holden scored his first century in a T20 match, with an unbeaten 102 runs from 60 balls.

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# Max Holden (cricketer)

**Max David Edward Holden** (born 18 December 1997) is an English cricketer. He made his first-class debut on 2 April 2017 for Northamptonshire against Loughborough MCCU as part of the Marylebone Cricket Club University fixtures. Prior to his first-class debut, he was part of England's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

He made his List A debut for Northamptonshire in the 2017 Royal London One-Day Cup on 12 May 2017. He made his Twenty20 debut for Middlesex in the 2018 t20 Blast on 6 July 2018. On 27 August 2020, in the opening match of the 2020 t20 Blast, Holden scored his first century in a T20 match, with an unbeaten 102 runs from 60 balls.

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Max Holden
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| Full name | Max David Edward Holden |
| Born | (1997-12-18) 18 December 1997<br>Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England |
| Batting | Left-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm off break |
| Role | Batsman |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 2016–present | Middlesex *(squad no. 4)* |
| 2017 | Northamptonshire (on loan) |
| 2023–2024 | Manchester Originals |
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| First-class debut | 2 April 2017 Northamptonshire v Loughborough MCCU |
| List A debut | 12 May 2017 Northamptonshire v Leicestershire |
| Career statistics | |
| Competition FC LA T20  Matches 94 24 83  Runs scored 4,523 845 1,800  Batting average 29.37 42.25 24.65  100s/50s 5/22 1/5 2/7  Top score 211 166 121  Balls bowled 642 126 6  Wickets 5 1 0  Bowling average 92.00 104.00   5 wickets in innings 0 0   10 wickets in match 0 0   Best bowling 2/59 1/29   Catches/stumpings 31/– 7/– 29/– | |
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| Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 September 2024 | |


title: Mazzarrone

abstract: Mazzarrone is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about 242 kilometres (150 mi) southeast of Palermo and about 85 kilometres (53 mi) southwest of Catania. Mazzarrone borders the following municipalities: Acate, Caltagirone, Chiaramonte Gulfi, Licodia Eubea. It is best known for production of the table grapes named after it, the Mazzarrone grape.

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# Mazzarrone

**Mazzarrone** (Sicilian: ***Mazzarruni***) is a *comune* (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about 242 kilometres (150 mi) southeast of Palermo and about 85 kilometres (53 mi) southwest of Catania.

Mazzarrone borders the following municipalities: Acate, Caltagirone, Chiaramonte Gulfi, Licodia Eubea. It is best known for production of the table grapes named after it, the Mazzarrone grape.

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| Mazzarrone | |
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| *Comune* | |
| Comune di Mazzarrone | |
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| Location of Mazzarrone | |
| MazzarroneLocation of Mazzarrone in ItalyMazzarroneMazzarrone (Sicily) | |
| Coordinates: 37°5′N 14°34′E / 37.083°N 14.567°E / 37.083; 14.567 | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Metropolitan city | Catania (CT) |
| *Frazioni* | Leva, Grassura |
| Government | |
| Mayor | Giovanni Spata |
| Area | |
| Total | 34.78 km2 (13.43 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 285 m (935 ft) |
| Population (1 January 2024 ) | |
| Total | 3,987 |
| Density | 110/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Mazzarronesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 95040 |
| Dialing code | 0933 |
| Patron saint | St. Joseph |
| Saint day | 19 March |
| Website | Official website |


title: McCullum

abstract:
McCullum is the surname of several people:
  - Brendon McCullum, New Zealand cricketer, brother of Nathan, son of Stuart
  - Mac McCullum, a character in the Left Behind Christian novel series
  - Nathan McCullum, New Zealand cricketer, brother of Brendon, son of Stuart
  - Robert McCullum, American collegiate basketball coach
  - Sam McCullum, American football wide receiver
  - Stuart McCullum, New Zealand cricketer
  - Donna Culver Krebbs, a character in the American television series Dallas, née Donna McCullum
  - Melinda O'Hearn, American actress, professional wrestler, and model, née Melina McCullum

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# McCullum

**McCullum** is the surname of several people:

* Brendon McCullum (born 1981), New Zealand cricketer, brother of Nathan, son of Stuart
* Mac McCullum, a character in the *Left Behind* Christian novel series
* Nathan McCullum (born 1980), New Zealand cricketer, brother of Brendon, son of Stuart
* Robert McCullum (born 1954), American collegiate basketball coach
* Sam McCullum (born 1952), American football wide receiver
* Stuart McCullum (born 1956), New Zealand cricketer
* Donna Culver Krebbs, a character in the American television series *Dallas*, née Donna McCullum
* Melinda O'Hearn, American actress, professional wrestler, and model, née Melina McCullum


title: Małgorzata Stryjska

abstract: Małgorzata Stryjska is a Polish politician. She was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 12 791 votes in 39 Poznań district, running as a candidate on the Law and Justice list. She was also a member of Sejm 2001-2005.

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# Małgorzata Stryjska

**Małgorzata Stryjska** (born 3 August 1953 in Poznań) is a Polish politician. She was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 12 791 votes in 39 Poznań district, running as a candidate on the Law and Justice list.

She was also a member of Sejm 2001-2005.

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| Małgorzata Stryjska | |
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| member of Sejm 2005-2007 | |
| **In office**<br>25 September 2005  2007 | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 August 1953 (1953-08-03) (age 71) |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Political party | Law and Justice |
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