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"Caduti della Direttissima refers to the workers that died during the construction of the Bologna–Florence railway (Direttissima). History and geography The railway line between Bologna and Florence (Direttissima) opened in 1934. Inside the railway there is a gallery which links the Apennines between Tuscany and Emilia Romagna, from Florence to Bologna, and it is situated between two train stations: Vernio-Montepiano-Cantagallo and San Benedetto Val di Sambro. The gallery is long. On January 12, 1920, the excavation for the construction of the great gallery at the entrance to the south began and on July 20, 1920 at the north entrance. The excavation was fast enough. The tunnel was completed on December 4, 1929. Working conditions The construction of the gallery involved workers from all over Italy and especially from Tuscan-Emilian countries where there was no work. The living conditions of the workers were very difficult: people went to work for the Bologna–Florence railway for necessity, but the work was very dangerous, tiring and not protected and the means of transport that brought to the work place did not exist. The work outside the tunnel consisted in working during the day and there was a break of one hour to eat. Inside the gallery, the workers had three continuous shifts of eight hours from morning to the evening. They worked on Sunday and had few holidays. The workers ate something quickly, sometimes in secret, between a job and the other. Team leaders were assigned the direct control of the work. The first teams were given the most dangerous phases: the temperature reached , the workers had to alternate every 5 minutes. The hard working conditions caused frequent incidents, the major causes were collapse and gas explosions or mine. In case of an incident, the workers were transported to the "ospedaletto" of Lagaro or to the Hospital "Mussolini" of Bologna. The conditions of the workers were not protected: the work was hard and it was easy to be fired, there was not a trade union to defend workers. The strike was not allowed. A positive aspect was that the workers had an insurance at work, and in case of illness, they had a minimum level of protection, but in case of serious injury, disability was recognized. Incidents During the construction of the tunnel, 99 men died while they were working on it. Many incidents were caused by gas release, the most abundant one occurred on August 3, 1928, and it caused a fire in a building site and the suspension of the excavations for almost six months. Some of these incidents were caused by violent penetration of water that could cause deadly damage: the most tragic of the water leakage occurred on 4 November 1927, work had to be suspended. The dead workers are remembered on two plaques affixed to the entrance of Prato station, so that they will not be forgotten. Category:Construction accidents Category:History of rail transport in Italy "
"Peter van Huizen (3 September 1932 – 12 September 2011) was a Malaysian field hockey player of Dutch ancestry.. The Star. Retrieved on 13 February 2015. Born in Seremban, he attended St. Paul's Institution, Seremban where he would later coach alongside his brother Lawrence van Huizen, making them a powerhouse for local school-level football in the 80's. He was among the 18 men who represented Malaya in hockey at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne and the 1958 Asian Games in Tokyo, doing so as a goalkeeper. Van Huizen was voted as the world's best Goalkeeper in 1956 and played football for clubs such as the Negri Sembilan Indians Association (NSIA) and Seremban Rangers. He also represented Malaysia at the 1959 SEAP Games in Bangkok. He comes from a family of sportsmen; other than his brother Lawrence, his nephew Stephen van Huizen is also a former Malaysian international hockey player and a current coach. His grandnephew, Joel van Huizen is also a Malaysian national hockey player. After a brief illness, van Huizen died on 12 September 2011.http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2011/9/13/sports/9483630&sec;=sports References Category:1932 births Category:2011 deaths Category:Malaysian people of Indian descent Category:Malaysian male field hockey players Category:Malaysian footballers Category:Field hockey players at the 1956 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic field hockey players of Malaya Category:Field hockey players at the 1958 Asian Games Category:People from Negeri Sembilan Category:Malaysian people of Dutch descent Category:Association footballers not categorized by position Category:Asian Games competitors for Malaysia "
"Han Jian (Chinese: 韩简; pinyin: Hán Dìng Bó), ancestral name Jì (姬), clan name Hán (韩), personal name Jiǎn (简), and posthumous name Dìng (定), was the third head of the House of Han. He was the son of Qiubo of Han.司马贞·史记索隐 “万生赇伯，赇伯生定伯简，简生舆，舆生献子厥” In 645 BC, Duke Mu of Qin invaded Jin at Han Jian's fief. Duke Hui of Jin asked Han Jian to scout the enemy. Han Jian reported that while the enemy had fewer men, their battle strength exceeds that of Jin. Duke Hui did not heed Han Jian's words and sent him to deliver the intent to battle. In the ensuing battle, Duke Hui and Han Jian were both captured and taken to Qin.左传·僖公十五年 Han Jian was succeeded by his son Ziyu of Han. Ancestors References Category:Zhou dynasty nobility Category:Monarchs of Han (state) "