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Gentrification is a process of changing the character of a neighborhood through the influx of more affluent residents and businesses. This is a common and controversial topic in politics and in urban planning. Gentrification often increases the economic value of a neighborhood, but the resulting demographic change is frequently a cause of controversy. Gentrification often shifts a neighborhood's racial/ethnic composition and average household income by developing new, more expensive housing, businesses and improved resources. The gentrification process is typically the result of increasing attraction to an area by people with higher incomes spilling over from neighboring cities, towns, or neighborhoods. Further steps are increased investments in a community and the related infrastructure by real estate development businesses, local government, or community activists and resulting economic development, increased attraction of business, and lower crime rates. In addition to these potential benefits, gentrification can lead to population migration and displacement. However, some view the fear of displacement, which is dominating the debate about gentrification, as hindering discussion about genuine progressive approaches to distribute the benefits of urban redevelopment strategies.

Ranjit Rai (born 8 April 1969) is a Canadian field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

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Variante - requiem for the world (Variante -ヴァリアンテ-) is a Japanese horror manga by Iqura Sugimoto. The manga focuses on Hosho Aiko, a girl who is brought back to life by the left arm of a "Chimera", a grotesque human-derived species that can drastically alter the shape of their own body parts.

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Erika Dobrovičová-Buriánová (born 10 September 1967) is a Slovak basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Susanne Losch (born 12 February 1966) is a German hurdler. She competed in the women's 400 metres hurdles at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

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Roman Poltoratsky (born 22 July 1972) is a Uzbekistani athlete. He competed in the men's discus throw at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics.

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Ebbe Hartz (born 11 March 1966) is a Danish cross-country skier. He competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics and the 1994 Winter Olympics.

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Edward Blount (born February 26, 1964) is a former American football quarterback who played for one season in the National Football League for the San Francisco 49ers and the Seattle Seahawks during 1987. He played college football at Washington State.

Angela Mullens (born 16 December 1968) is an Australian former freestyle swimmer of the 1990s, who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Mullens, who was from Moree, competed in the Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay. The Australian team finished ninth and, therefore, did not make the final. Two years earlier Mullens had been a member of the women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay team who won gold at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland.

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Victor Mirshauswka (born 27 April 1941) is a Brazilian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

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D. P. Singh (nee Devinder Pal Singh), born in October 1956, is an Indo-Canadian scientist, educationist, author, science fiction writer, Sikh theologian, and a TV host. Dr. Singh is a widely traveled around the globe, mostly for his academic research, and promotion of science in developing countries. He has published about 100 research papers in many diverse fields of Physics, e.g., Physical Acoustics, Polymer Physics, Material Science, Chemical Physics, and Ultrasonics [1-4]. In 2010, he was awarded the "Life Time Achievement Award", by Peace on Earth Organization, Canada for his contributions in the fields of Popular Science, Environment, and Religion[5-7]. Although he writes in English and Punjabi, his works have been translated into Hindi, Shahmukhi, and Marathi too. Contents

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Yelena Timoshenko (born 6 October 1955) is a Russian former swimmer. She competed in three events at the 1972 Summer Olympics for the Soviet Union.

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Star Twinkle PreCure (スター☆トゥインクルプリキュア, Sutā Touinkuru Purikyua, stylized as Star☆Twinkle PreCure) is a Japanese magical girl anime series by Toei Animation. It is the first Pretty Cure series released in the Reiwa period and the sixteenth installment of the franchise, featuring the fourteenth generation of Cures. It is directed by Hiroaki Miyamoto (One Piece Film: Gold) and written by Isao Murayama. The series aired on all ANN stations in Japan from February 3, 2019 to January 26, 2020, succeeding Hugtto! PreCure in its initial time slot. It was then succeeded by Healin' Good PreCure on February 2, 2020. The series' main topic is imagination, with outer space and constellations being the Cures' main motifs.

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The list of foods with religious symbolism provides details, and links to articles, of foods which are used in religious communities or traditions to symbolise an aspect of the faith, or to commemorate a festival or hero of that faith group. Many such foods are also closely associated with a particular date or season. As with all religious traditions, some such foods have passed into widespread secular use, but all those on this list have a religious origin. The list is arranged alphabetically and by religion. Many religions have a particular 'cuisine' or tradition of cookery, associated with their culture (see, for example, List of Jewish cuisine dishes). This list is not intended for foods which are merely part of the cultural heritage of a religious body, but specifically those foods that bear religious symbolism in the way they are made, or the way they are eaten, or both.

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Andrés Martínez (born 10 June 1944) is a Cuban weightlifter. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics.

D. P. Singh (nee Devinder Pal Singh), born in October 1956, is an Indo-Canadian scientist, educationist, author, science fiction writer, Sikh theologian, and a TV host. Dr. Singh is a widely traveled around the globe, mostly for his academic research, and promotion of science in developing countries. He has published about 100 research papers in many diverse fields of Physics, e.g., Physical Acoustics, Polymer Physics, Material Science, Chemical Physics, and Ultrasonics [1-4].

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Raúl Muñoz (born 12 October 1915, date of death unknown) was a Chilean sprinter. He competed in the men's 400 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

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Molly Tay (born 13 August 1952) is a Malaysian former swimmer. She competed in the women's 100 metre butterfly at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

The first case of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Indian state of Assam was reported on 31 March 2020. As of 21 May 2020, the Government of Assam has confirmed a total of 210 positive cases of COVID-19 including 57 recoveries (inclusive of migrations) and four deaths in the state. The COVID-19 outbreak in Assam has been traced to persons who attended the conference of the Tablighi Jamaat religious organisation at Nizamuddin Markaz (Delhi) and did not report to the authorities after their return to Assam. Out of the total patients of COVID-19 in Assam - 37 are either attendees or contacts of Tablighi Jamaat. The COVID-19 tally in Assam also shoots up due to some pilgrims of Ajmer Sharif Dargah (Rajasthan), who arrived in the Silchar city of Cachar district by bus on 6 May 2020. Later on, 10 pilgrims tested positive for coronavirus and the others were sent to quarantine as per guidelines.

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Coccidia (Coccidiasina) are a subclass of microscopic, spore-forming, single-celled obligate intracellular parasites belonging to the apicomplexan class Conoidasida. As obligate intracellular parasites, they must live and reproduce within an animal cell. Coccidian parasites infect the intestinal tracts of animals, and are the largest group of apicomplexan protozoa.

The South American land mammal ages (SALMA) establish a geologic timescale for prehistoric South American fauna beginning 64.5 Ma during the Paleocene and continuing through to the Late Pleistocene (0.011 Ma). These periods are referred to as ages, stages, or intervals and were established using geographic place names where fossil materials where obtained.

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Kamen no Maid Guy (仮面のメイドガイ, Kamen no Meido Gai, lit. "The Masked Maid Guy") is a comedy manga series written and illustrated by Maruboro Akai. The manga started serialization in the Japanese shōnen manga magazine Monthly Dragon Age in 2004. An anime adaptation directed by Masayuki Sakoi, and animated by Madhouse, aired between April and June 2008.

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Erica Taylor (born 8 December 1933) is a former Australian equestrian. In 1986 Taylor and Crown Law, a registered Australian stock horse, competed at Cedar Valley, Canada in the World Dressage Championships. Taylor was only the second Australian to represent her country in dressage when she competed at the Seoul 1988 Olympics in the individual event. Riding Crown Law, she finished in 34th place. Taylor spent 50 years acting as a dressage judge in Australia, resigning in 2018. She retired from dressage competition in 2007 and lives in Waterloo Corner, South Australia. Her contribution to dressage in Australia has been recognised by her appointment to the Equestrian Australia Hall of Fame.

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William Ottman (born November 2, 1985) is an American Internet entrepreneur and freedom of information activist based in New York City, best known as the CEO and co-founder of Minds.

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General elections were held in Costa Rica on 26 July 1953. José Figueres Ferrer of the National Liberation Party won the presidential election, whilst his party also won the parliamentary election. Voter turnout was 67.2 percent in the presidential election and 67.5 percent in the parliamentary election. This was Costa Rica’s first election since the end of the 1948 Civil War, and democratic guarantees were not fully restored.

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Urbano Zea (31 January 1969 – 6 April 2018) was a Mexican swimmer. He competed in four events at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He died in Miami, Florida on 6 April 2018 from a heart attack.

Valter Kalaus (born 12 August 1970) is a Hungarian swimmer. He competed in three events at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Neil Doncaster (born 1970) is an association football executive. He was appointed as chief executive of the Scottish Professional Football League in July 2013, having previously held the same position at the Scottish Premier League from 2009 to 2013 and at Norwich City F.C. from 2001 to 2009.

The South American land mammal ages (SALMA) establish a geologic timescale for prehistoric South American fauna beginning 64.5 Ma during the Paleocene and continuing through to the Late Pleistocene (0.011 Ma). These periods are referred to as ages, stages, or intervals and were established using geographic place names where fossil materials where obtained. The basic unit of measure is the first/last boundary statement. This shows that the first appearance event of one taxon is known to predate the last appearance event of another. If two taxa are found in the same fossil quarry or at the same stratigraphic horizon, then their age-range zones overlap.

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Windows Vista is an operating system that was produced by Microsoft and is a version of the Windows NT family of operating systems for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablet PCs and media center PCs. Development was completed on November 8, 2006, and over the following three months, it was released in stages to computer hardware and software manufacturers, business customers and retail channels. On January 30, 2007, it was released worldwide and was made available for purchase and download from the Windows Marketplace; it is the first release of Windows to be made available through a digital distribution platform. The release of Windows Vista came more than five years after the introduction of its predecessor, Windows XP, the longest time span between successive releases of Microsoft Windows desktop operating systems. New features of Windows Vista include an updated graphical user interface and visual style dubbed Aero, a new search component called Windows Search, redesigned networking, audio, print and display sub-systems, and new multimedia tools such as Windows DVD Maker. Vista aimed to increase the level of communication between machines on a home network, using peer-to-peer technology to simplify sharing files and media between computers and devices. Windows Vista included version 3.0 of the .NET Framework, allowing software developers to write applications without traditional Windows APIs. Microsoft's primary stated objective with Windows Vista was to improve the state of security in the Windows operating system. One common criticism of Windows XP and its predecessors was their commonly exploited security vulnerabilities and overall susceptibility to malware, viruses and buffer overflows. In light of this, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates announced in early 2002 a company-wide "Trustworthy Computing initiative", which aimed to incorporate security into every aspect of software development at the company. Microsoft stated that it prioritized improving the security of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 above finishing Windows Vista, thus delaying its completion. While these new features and security improvements garnered positive reviews, Vista was also the target of much criticism and negative press. Criticism of Windows Vista targeted its high system requirements, its more restrictive licensing terms, the inclusion of a number of then-new DRM technologies aimed at restricting the copying of protected digital media, lack of compatibility with some pre-Vista hardware and software, longer boot time, and the number of authorization prompts for User Account Control. As a result of these and other issues, Windows Vista saw initial adoption and satisfaction rates lower than Windows XP. However, Vista usage had surpassed Microsoft's pre-launch two-year-out expectations of achieving 200 million users, with an estimated 330 million Internet users in January 2009. At the release of its successor, Windows 7 (October 2009), Windows Vista (with approximately 400 million Internet users) was the second most widely used operating system on the Internet with an approximately 19% market share, the most widely used being Windows XP with an approximately 63% market share. In May 2010, Windows Vista's market share had an estimated range from 15% to 26%. On October 22, 2010, Microsoft ceased sales of retail copies of Windows Vista, and the OEM sales for Vista ceased a year later. Mainstream support for Vista ended on April 10, 2012, and extended support ended on April 11, 2017. After that date, Windows Vista users had to upgrade to Windows 7 in order to continue receiving Microsoft support. As of February 2020, Vista's market share has declined to 0.3% of Windows' total market share.

Agnes Pardaens (born 9 October 1956) is a Belgian long-distance runner. She competed in the women's marathon at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

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Koce Efremov (born 17 March 1956) is a Yugoslav wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle 52 kg at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

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Gentrification is a process of changing the character of a neighborhood through the influx of more affluent residents and businesses. This is a common and controversial topic in politics and in urban planning. Gentrification often increases the economic value of a neighborhood, but the resulting demographic change is frequently a cause of controversy.

Universities in Bangladesh are mainly categorized into three different types: public (government owned and subsidized), private (private sector owned universities), and international (operated and funded by international organizations such as the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation). Bangladeshi universities are affiliated with the University Grants Commission, a commission created according to the Presidential Order (P.O. No 10 of 1973) of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. Most universities focus on general studies, mixing together such areas of study as business, engineering and technology. Seven universities have specialized curricula. Two of these are focused on Islamic studies, two on agricultural science, one on healthcare science, one on veterinary medicine, and one on women's studies. A detailed evaluation of all the universities can be found in the Bangladesh University Ranking 2017 report.

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The list of foods with religious symbolism provides details, and links to articles, of foods which are used in religious communities or traditions to symbolise an aspect of the faith, or to commemorate a festival or hero of that faith group. Many such foods are also closely associated with a particular date or season. As with all religious traditions, some such foods have passed into widespread secular use, but all those on this list have a religious origin. The list is arranged alphabetically and by religion.

Margarida "Maggy" Moreno (born 3 April 1968) is an Andorran track and field athlete who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Moreno first major competition was the 1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships where she competed in the high jump after jumping 1.75 metres she finished qualification in 26th place so didn't qualify for the final, later in the year she also competed in the high jump at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo, she only managed to jump 1.70 metres so again failed to reach the final.

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Erica Taylor (born 8 December 1933) is a former Australian equestrian. In 1986 Taylor and Crown Law, a registered Australian stock horse, competed at Cedar Valley, Canada in the World Dressage Championships. Taylor was only the second Australian to represent her country in dressage when she competed at the Seoul 1988 Olympics in the individual event. Riding Crown Law, she finished in 34th place. Taylor spent 50 years acting as a dressage judge in Australia, resigning in 2018. She retired from dressage competition in 2007 and lives in Waterloo Corner, South Australia.

Margarida "Maggy" Moreno (born 3 April 1968) is an Andorran track and field athlete who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Moreno first major competition was the 1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships where she competed in the high jump after jumping 1.75 metres she finished qualification in 26th place so didn't qualify for the final, later in the year she also competed in the high jump at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo, she only managed to jump 1.70 metres so again failed to reach the final. The following year Moreno was picked for the 1992 Summer Olympics, she was also chosen to be her countries flag bearer at the opening ceremony, in the high jump she jumped 1.70 metres and finished 41st so didn't qualify for the final.

Reverend Aeneas Francon Williams, FRSGS (17 February 1886 – 9 December 1971) was a Minister of the Church of Scotland, a Missionary, Chaplain, writer and a poet. Williams was a missionary in the Eastern Himalayas and China and writer of many published works.

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Dusan Grozaj (12 July 1955 – 1984) is a German former swimmer. He competed in the men's 1500 metre freestyle at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

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Middle East Airlines – Air Liban S.A.L. (Arabic: طيران الشرق الأوسط ـ الخطوط الجوية اللبنانية‎ Ṭayyarān al-Sharq al-Awsaṭ – al-Khuṭūṭ al-jawiyyah al-lubnāniyyah), more commonly known as Middle East Airlines (MEA) (Arabic: طيران الشرق الأوسط‎ Ṭayyarān al-Sharq al-Awsaṭ), is the national flag-carrier airline of Lebanon, with its head office in Beirut, near Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport. It operates scheduled international flights to Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa from its base at Rafic Hariri International Airport. Middle East Airlines (MEA) is a member of the SkyTeam airline alliance, the Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO), and the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The airline expressed its interest in becoming a SkyTeam associate member in early 2006 at a press conference in New York.On 28 February 2011, MEA officially signed the partnership agreement with SkyTeam in an official ceremony in Beirut. On 28 June 2012, MEA officially joined SkyTeam to become its 17th member, as well as its second member airline in the Middle East.

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The first case of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Indian state of Assam was reported on 31 March 2020. As of 21 May 2020, the Government of Assam has confirmed a total of 210 positive cases of COVID-19 including 57 recoveries (inclusive of migrations) and four deaths in the state. The COVID-19 tally in Assam also shoots up due to some pilgrims of Ajmer Sharif Dargah (Rajasthan), who arrived in the Silchar city of Cachar district by bus on 6 May 2020. Later on, 10 pilgrims tested positive for coronavirus and the others were sent to quarantine as per guidelines.

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Chit Mya (born 17 November 1939) is a Burmese weightlifter. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

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Universities in Bangladesh are mainly categorized into three different types: public (government owned and subsidized), private (private sector owned universities), and international (operated and funded by international organizations such as the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation). Bangladeshi universities are affiliated with the University Grants Commission, a commission created according to the Presidential Order (P.O. No 10 of 1973) of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh.

Coccidia (Coccidiasina) are a subclass of microscopic, spore-forming, single-celled obligate intracellular parasites belonging to the apicomplexan class Conoidasida. As obligate intracellular parasites, they must live and reproduce within an animal cell. Coccidian parasites infect the intestinal tracts of animals, and are the largest group of apicomplexan protozoa. Infection with these parasites is known as coccidiosis. Coccidia can infect all mammals, some birds, some fish, some reptiles, and some amphibians. Most species of coccidia are species-specific in their host. An exception is Toxoplasma gondii, which can infect all mammals, although it can only undergo sexual reproduction in cats. Depending on the species of coccidia, infection can cause fever, vomiting, diarrhea, muscle pain, and nervous system effects and changes to behavior, and may lead to death. Healthy adults may recover without medication—but those who are immunocompromised or young almost certainly require medication to prevent death. Humans generally become infected by eating under-cooked meat, but can contract infection with T. gondii by poor hygiene when handling cat waste.

The International Space Station (ISS) is a modular space station (habitable artificial satellite) in low Earth orbit. The ISS programme is a multi-national collaborative project between five participating space agencies: NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA (Japan), ESA (Europe), and CSA (Canada). The ownership and use of the space station is established by intergovernmental treaties and agreements. The ISS serves as a microgravity and space environment research laboratory in which scientific experiments are conducted in astrobiology, astronomy, meteorology, physics, and other fields. The station is suited for testing the spacecraft systems and equipment required for possible future long-duration missions to the Moon and Mars. It is the largest artificial object in space and the largest satellite in low Earth orbit, regularly visible to the naked eye from Earth's surface. It maintains an orbit with an average altitude of 400 kilometres (250 mi) by means of reboost manoeuvres using the engines of the Zvezda Service Module or visiting spacecraft. The ISS circles the Earth in roughly 92 minutes, completing 15.5 orbits per day. The station is divided into two sections: the Russian Orbital Segment (ROS), operated by Russia; and the United States Orbital Segment (USOS), which is shared by many nations. Roscosmos has endorsed the continued operation of ISS through 2024, but had previously proposed using elements of the Russian segment to construct a new Russian space station called OPSEK. As of December 2018, the station is expected to operate until 2030. The first ISS component was launched in 1998, with the first long-term residents arriving on 2 November 2000. Since then, the station has been continuously occupied for 19 years and 201 days. This is the longest continuous human presence in low Earth orbit, having surpassed the previous record of 9 years and 357 days held by the Mir space station. The latest major pressurised module was fitted in 2011, with an experimental inflatable space habitat added in 2016. Development and assembly of the station continues, with several major new Russian elements scheduled for launch starting in 2020. The ISS consists of pressurised habitation modules, structural trusses, photovoltaic solar arrays, thermal radiators, docking ports, experiment bays and robotic arms. Major ISS modules have been launched by Russian Proton and Soyuz rockets and US Space Shuttles. The ISS is the ninth space station to be inhabited by crews, following the Soviet and later Russian Salyut, Almaz, and Mir stations as well as Skylab from the US. The station is serviced by a variety of visiting spacecraft: the Russian Soyuz and Progress, the US Dragon and Cygnus, the Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle, and formerly the European Automated Transfer Vehicle. The Dragon spacecraft allows the return of pressurised cargo to Earth (downmass), which is used for example to repatriate scientific experiments for further analysis. The Soyuz return capsule has minimal downmass capability next to the astronauts. As of September 2019, 239 astronauts, cosmonauts, and space tourists from 19 different nations have visited the space station, many of them multiple times. The United States sent 151 people, Russia sent 47, nine were Japanese, eight Canadian, five Italian, four French, three German, and one each from Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, the Netherlands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom.

Middle East Airlines – Air Liban S.A.L. (Arabic: طيران الشرق الأوسط ـ الخطوط الجوية اللبنانية‎ Ṭayyarān al-Sharq al-Awsaṭ – al-Khuṭūṭ al-jawiyyah al-lubnāniyyah), more commonly known as Middle East Airlines (MEA) (Arabic: طيران الشرق الأوسط‎ Ṭayyarān al-Sharq al-Awsaṭ), is the national flag-carrier airline of Lebanon, with its head office in Beirut, near Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport. It operates scheduled international flights to Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa from its base at Rafic Hariri International Airport.

General elections were held in Costa Rica on 26 July 1953. José Figueres Ferrer of the National Liberation Party won the presidential election, whilst his party also won the parliamentary election. Voter turnout was 67.2 percent in the presidential election and 67.5 percent in the parliamentary election. This was Costa Rica’s first election since the end of the 1948 Civil War, and democratic guarantees were not fully restored. José Figueres, the caudillo of the victorious National Liberation Army faction in the Civil War, was the candidate of the newly founded National Liberation Party (PLN). Liberal Mario Echandi tried to be the candidate from then-ruling National Union Party (PUN), but his candidacy was denied by the Electoral Tribunal due to purported irregularities in the adherents' signatures. This move was highly criticized by Figueres' opponents as an action in favor of Figueres' candidacy. As PUN was unable to participate, the only other candidacy alternate to Figueres was made by the Democratic Party, which nominated wealthy industrial magnate Fernando Castro Cervantes. The three parties—PLN, PUN and Democratic—were all formerly united in opposition against the 1940s governments of Rafael Angel Calderón and his allies, who were viewed as having caused the civil war. Yet, after the war, such unification ceased. The losing sides in the civil war, mostly the Republicans (Calderón supporters) and the Communists, were unable to participate as the Republicans' party was disbanded and the Communist Party was constitutionally outlawed. The Republicans were nonetheless allowed to participate in the legislative ballot with a provincial party in San José called the "Independent" Republican Party, and thereby gained some seats. As expected, Figueres won by a landslide victory.

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