title: PFC Levski Sofia

paragraphs: Levski () is a professional association football team from Sofia, Bulgaria. The team plays in the First Professional Football League. With 26 league titles, it is one of the most successful teams in Bulgaria. The club is named after Vasil Levski, and was founded on 24 May 1914. The team's home stadium is Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Stadium.

paragraphs: The club's nicknames are "Sinite" (The blues), "Otbora na naroda" (The Team of the People) and "Sinyata lavina" (The Blue Avalanche).

paragraphs: Tsar's Cup / Cup of the Soviet Army / Cup of Bulgaria


title: Taipei Metro

paragraphs: Taipei Metro is a metro system in Taipei, Taiwan. It consists of 108 stations (117 stations if transfer stations are double-counted) and 5 main routes and 2 branch lines, operating on 131.1 kilometres (81.5 mi) of revenue track. The Taipei Metro is a first metro system in Taiwan before the Taoyuan Metro's Airport Express link opened in March 2017 to connect the Taipei Taoyuan Airport and the main station.

paragraphs: The system operates according to a spoke-hub distribution paradigm, with most rail lines running radially outward from central Taipei. The MRT system operates from 6 am to midnight daily (the last trains finish their runs by 1 am), with extended services during special events (such as New Year festivities). Trains operate at intervals of 1.5 to 15 minutes depending on the line and time of day. Smoking is forbidden in the entire metro system, while eating or drinking is prohibited in the area.

paragraphs: Stations become extremely crowded during rush hours, especially at transfer stations such as Taipei Main Station, Zhongxiao Fuxing, and Minquan West Road. Automated station announcements are recorded in Mandarin, English, Taiwanese, and Hakka.

paragraphs: On the November 24, 2013, the section from Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Station to Xiangshan Station opened and began revenue service.

paragraphs: On the November 15, 2014, with the opening of Songshan Line, trains run between Songshan and Xindian Stations, forming Green Line. Tamsui-Xindian services ended.


title: PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv

paragraphs: Lokomotiv () is a professional association football club from Plovdiv, Bulgaria. The team plays in the First Professional Football League. The team's home stadium is Lokomotiv Stadium. The club was founded on 25 July 1926. The club is one of the best supported clubs in Bulgaria. The club's biggest rival is Botev Plovdiv.

paragraphs: The club's nicknames are "Smarfovete" (The Smurfs) and "Zheleznicharite" (The Railwaymen).


title: Ibrahim AlHaidos

paragraphs: Ibrahim Faisal AlHaidos (born 25 December 1986, Doha, Qatar ) is a Capital Projects Directorate and Senior MEP Projects Engineer at Qatar Foundation.he is manager of many project of Qatar Foundation like "Solar System Smart Grid project" in Persian Gulf.he also is founder and chairman of Fursan, a Qatari brand in field of leather goods in Doha.


title: Subprefectures in France

paragraphs: In France, a subprefecture () is the administrative center of a departmental arrondissement that does not contain the prefecture for its department. The term also applies to the building that houses the administrative headquarters for an arrondissement.

paragraphs: The civil servant in charge of a subprefecture is the subprefect, assisted by a general secretary. Between May 1982 and February 1988, subprefects were known instead by the title "commissaire adjoint de la République".

paragraphs: Where the administration of an arrondissement is carried out from a prefecture, the general secretary to the prefect carries out duties equivalent to those of the subprefect.

paragraphs: The municipal arrondissements of Paris, Lyon, and Marseille are divisions of the city (or commune) rather than the prefecture, and so are not arrondissements in the same sense.


title: Zibelemärit

paragraphs: The Zibelemärit (Bernese German dialect; English: Onion market) is an annual market with aspects of a fair in the old town of Bern, Switzerland. It takes place the fourth Monday in November.

paragraphs: Historical research indicates that the Zibelemärit originated in the 1850s with marmettes, farmer's wives from around Murten, coming to Bern at around St. Martin's Day to sell their produce; however, a persistent local legend holds that the Zibelemärit is a much older festivity. According to this legend, the Bernese awarded the people from the nearby city of Fribourg the right to sell onions in the city in reward for their aid after a fire destroyed much of Bern in 1405.

paragraphs: As the name indicates, it is mainly onions that are sold on the Zibelemärit. Bernese farmers, who are proud of their decorative onion tresses and onion wreaths, also sell other onion products on the market, including Zwiebelkuchen (onion pie), onion soup and onion sausages. Decorative chains of sugar onions are also popular with children.

paragraphs: The Zibelemärit opens very early in the day, at around 03:00 to 04:00. Later in the morning, the narrow alleys are usually packed tight with people, which is what the Bernese call the Gstungg. A general confetti battle in which mostly children participate ensues at four o'clock in the afternoon, officially ending the market.


title: Peter Berling

paragraphs: Peter Berling (20 March 1934 – 20 November 2017) was a German actor, movie producer and writer. He was born in Międzyrzecz, Poland. In several of his medieval novels Berling has drawn on conspiracy theories based on the Priory of Sion.

paragraphs: Berling died on 20 November 2017 in Rome, aged 83.


title: Munster cheese

paragraphs: Munster cheese (), Munster-géromé, or (Alsatian) Menschterkaas, is a soft cheese from Vosges. It is produced in the village with the same name. It is made from the milk of cows.


title: Pigniu

paragraphs: Pigniu is a former municipality of the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It is part of the new municipality of Ilanz/Glion.

paragraphs: In 1799, the Russian Army under command of Field Marshal Suvorov crossed the Pigniu pass.


title: Ion exchange chromatography

paragraphs: Ion chromatography (or ion-exchange chromatography) is a chromatography process that separates ions and polar molecules based on their attraction to the ion exchanger. It works on almost any kind of charged molecule—including large proteins, small nucleotides, and amino acids. The two types of ion chromatography are: "anion-exchange" and "cation-exchange" chromatography. They are used in protein purification, water analysis, and quality control.

paragraphs: The water-soluble and charged molecules such as proteins, amino acids, and peptides bind to moieties which are oppositely charged by forming ionic bonds to the insoluble stationary phase.The equilibrated stationary phase is made of an ionizable functional groups where targeted molecules of mixtures are separated and quantified while passing through the column. A cationic stationary phase is used to separate anions and an anionic stationary phase is used to separate cations. Cation exchange chromatography is used when the desired molecules to separate are cations and anion exchange chromatography is used to separate anions.

paragraphs: Paper chromatography, Thin layer chromatography, Chromatography, Climate change, Forensic science, Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry.


title: La Chaux-de-Fonds

paragraphs: La Chaux-de-Fonds is the capital city of the district of La Chaux-de-Fonds in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. After Geneva and Lausanne, it is the third-largest city in the French-speaking part of the country. As of December 2016, 38,965 people lived there.

paragraphs: The famous architect Le Corbusier, the writer Blaise Cendrars and the car maker Louis Chevrolet were born there.

paragraphs: In 2009, La Chaux-de-Fonds and Le Locle, its sister city, have jointly been awarded UNESCO World Heritage status for their exceptional universal value.

paragraphs: The city was founded in 1656. The region was first inhabited around 10,000 years ago (Epipaleolithic). A skull and other traces have been found in caves nearby.

paragraphs: In the middle of the 14th century, the region was colonized from the southern Val-de-Ruz. La Chaux-de-Fonds is first mentioned in 1350 as "la Chaz de Fonz". In 1378 it was mentioned as "Chault de Font".

paragraphs: The region was under the authority of the lords of Valangin. In the 15th and 16th centuries, a second wave of colonization came from the so-called "Clos de la Franchise" (the valleys of Le Locle and La Sagne). Agriculture was the main activity but the village remained small. In 1531 there were only about 35 people living there. The first church was built in 1528. By 1530, La Chaux-de-Fonds, like the rest of the Valangin lands, converted to the new Reformed faith. The Lord of Valanginian, René de Challant, fixed the boundaries of the parish in 1550. The church and parish provided a political structure and a small community of Valanginian citizens, free farmers and peasants grew up around the church. By 1615 there were 355 people living in the village. In 1616, the low and middle jurisdiction over La Chaux-de-Fonds moved to Le Locle and La Sagne, while the high court remained in Valanginian. The agriculture, supplemented by mills on the banks of the Doubs, continued to dominate. However, at the end of the 16th century, the city became an important crossroad between Neuchâtel, Franche-Comté and the Bishopric of Basel.

paragraphs: The community grew during the Thirty Years' War, mainly because of its strategic position for trade. Economic activity accelerated in the 18th century with the development of the city's lace and watchmaking industries. Pierre Jacquet-Droz, best known for his automata, was a particularly prominent watchmaker of this era.

paragraphs: In 1794, the city was devastated by fire. Charles-Henri Junod created the new city's plan in 1835, and the city is now known for its "modern," grid-like plan, in comparison with most European cities' meandering streets. The central avenue is named the Avenue Léopold Robert.

paragraphs: The city's economy is based on industry and watch manufacturers.

paragraphs: Many watch companies started in La Chaux de Fonds:

paragraphs: La Chaux-de-Fonds is twinned with the town of Frameries, Belgium.


title: Rueun

paragraphs: Rueun is a former municipality of the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Rueun, Castrisch, Ilanz, Ladir, Luven, Pitasch, Riein, Ruschein, Schnaus, Sevgein, Duvin, Pigniu and Siat merged into the new municipality of Ilanz/Glion.


title: Pitasch

paragraphs: Pitasch is a former municipality of the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Pitasch, Castrisch, Ilanz, Ladir, Luven, Riein, Ruschein, Schnaus, Sevgein, Duvin, Pigniu, Rueun and Siat merged into the new municipality of Ilanz/Glion.


title: Kerzers

paragraphs: Kerzers () is a municipality of the district See in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.


title: Communauté d'agglomération d'Agen

paragraphs: The Communauté d'agglomération d'Agen is an administrative entity in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine, in southern France. Administrative center: Agen. It was formed in January 2013 by the merger of the communauté d'agglomération d'Agen and the communauté de communes du canton de Laplume-en-Bruilhois, and was also joined by the commune Pont-du-Casse.

paragraphs: It covers 31 communes, and has a population of approximately 99,000. It is the largest such "communauté" in Lot-et-Garonne.


title: APOEL FC

paragraphs: APOEL FC () is a professional football club from Cyprus. It is based in the capital, Nicosia.


title: Fire bucket

paragraphs: The fire bucket is simply a bucket filled with water or sand which is used to prevent or extinguish fires. Typically, fire buckets are painted bright red and have the word fire stencilled on them. Fire buckets are a low-technology method of fighting small fires.


title: Stuffed Peppers

paragraphs: Stuffed peppers () is one of the traditional cooked dishes of Libyan cuisine. It is made of green peppers stuffed with minced meat, parsley, cheese and onions.

paragraphs: Mix the meat with parsley, onion, eggs, and cheese, then put all the Spices on it after that  Grind the peppers and put a little flour on the face and then fry them and serve them with tomato sauce.

paragraphs: The dish of stuffed peppers exists in other countries and cultures. It is sometimes cooked and served as a main course for vegetarians and vegans and has different recipes and preparation methods. The dish is traditionally prepared with bell peppers, although in some places, poblano peppers (a type of mild chili pepper) are used.


paragraphs: Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Annecy is the "communauté d'agglomération", an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Annecy. It is located in the Haute-Savoie department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, southeastern France. It was created in January 2017 by the merger of the former "communauté de l'agglomération d'Annecy" and four communautés de communes. Its population was 203,078 in 2014, of which 128,422 in Annecy proper.

paragraphs: The Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Annecy consists of the following 34 communes:


title: Agglomeration community of Annemasse – Les Voirons

paragraphs: The agglomeration community Annemasse - Les Voirons is an intercommunal structure in Haute-Savoie, France. It consists of the town Annemasse and 11 neighbouring communes. It is located at the Swiss border, east of Geneva, between the mountains Salève and Voirons.

paragraphs: In 1966, the communes of Ambilly, Annemasse, Etrembières, Gaillard, Ville-la-Grand and Vétraz-Monthoux formed the "syndicat intercommunal à vocations multiples" of the Annemasse agglomeration. This cooperation became a communauté de communes on January 1, 2002. The "communauté de communes" of the Annemasse agglomeration and the "communauté de communes" of the Voirons merged to form the present agglomeration community in 2007.

paragraphs: The communauté d'agglomération consists of the following 12 communes:

paragraphs: The conseil is composed of 79 delegates of municipal councils of member communes.


title: Dmitri Hvorostovsky

paragraphs: Dmitri Aleksandrovich Hvorostovsky PAR (, 16 October 1962 – 22 November 2017) was a Russian operatic baritone. He was born in Krasnoyarsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. He was known for performing in "The Queen of Spades". He was awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky in 2015 and the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" in 2017.

paragraphs: Hvorostovsky died in London of brain cancer on 22 November 2017 at the age of 55.


title: Frontotemporal dementia

paragraphs: Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is the clinical presentation of frontotemporal lobar degeneration. It is characterized by progressive neuronal loss predominantly involving the frontal or temporal lobes, and typical loss of over 70% of spindle neurons, while other neuron types remain intact.

paragraphs: Second only to Alzheimer's disease (AD) in prevalence, FTD accounts for 20% of young-onset dementia cases.

paragraphs: Common signs and symptoms include significant changes in social and personal behavior, apathy, blunting of emotions, and deficits in both expressive and receptive language.


title: István Konkoly

paragraphs: István Konkoly (5 March 1930 – 20 November 2017) was a Hungarian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Szombathely from 1987 to 2006. He was born in Kerkaszentmiklós, Kingdom of Hungary.

paragraphs: Konkoly died on 20 November 2017 in Szombathely, Hungary at the age of 87.


title: Thanggam LRT Station

paragraphs: Thanggam LRT Station is an LRT station in Sengkang, Singapore. It is part of the Sengkang LRT Line. It opened together with the rest of the west loop on January 2005. At the same time, the Punggol LRT Line's east loop opened. It is near Jalan Kayu.

paragraphs: "Thanggam" is the Tamil word for gold. There is a road called Lorong Thanggam near it.


title: Cheng Lim LRT Station

paragraphs: Cheng Lim LRT Station is an LRT station in Sengkang, Singapore.


title: Mombar

paragraphs: Mombar or what is also called sheep faware3' (in ِArabic: فوارغ) is a delicious dish brought in the Arab countries, it is sheep intestines stuffed with a rice mixture and deep fried in oil. Mombar preparation takes some time and is considered a creamy dish.

paragraphs: A piece of Mombar (about 100 g) contains about 149 Calories. Some people make it in a healthy way for people with special dietary needs, such as people who are have Diabetes mellitus.

paragraphs: The Mombar in Egypt is what is known in Syria as qabwat , which are lambs or sheeps small intestines stuffed with rice. Filling varies and rice remains the main ingredient for filling.


title: Wayne Cochran

paragraphs: Wayne Cochran (May 10, 1939 – November 21, 2017) was an American soul singer. He was known for his outfits and white pompadour hairstyle. He was sometimes referred to as The White Knight of Soul. Cochran was best known today for writing the song "Last Kiss", which he performed with the C.C. Riders. He was also known for his song "Goin' Back to Miami" which was used in the movie "The Blues Brothers". He was born in Thomaston, Georgia.

paragraphs: Cochran died on November 21, 2017, in Miramar, Florida at the age of 78.


title: Valentin Huot

paragraphs: Valentin Huot (1 May 1929 – 21 November 2017) was a French racing cyclist. He won the French national road race title in 1957 and 1958. He was born in Creyssensac-et-Pissot, France.

paragraphs: Huot died on 21 November 2017 in Manzac-sur-Vern, France of bronchopneumonia, aged 88.


title: George Avakian

paragraphs: George Mesrop Avakian (; ; March 15, 1919 – November 22, 2017) was an American record producer, artist manager, writer, educator and executive. He was best known for his work from 1939 to the early-1960s at Decca Records, Columbia Records, Warner Bros. Records, and RCA Records. He was born in Armavir, Russia.

paragraphs: Avakian worked with artists such as Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Dave Brubeck, Eddie Condon, Keith Jarrett, Erroll Garner, Buck Clayton, Sonny Rollins, Paul Desmond, Edith Piaf, Bob Newhart, Johnny Mathis, John Cage, Ravi Shankar, and many other notable jazz musicians and composers.

paragraphs: Avakian died on November 22, 2017, aged 98, at his home in Manhattan, New York.


title: Jon Hendricks

paragraphs: John Carl Hendricks (September 16, 1921 – November 22, 2017), known professionally as Jon Hendricks, was an American jazz lyricist and singer. He was born in Newark, Ohio. In 1957, he teamed with Dave Lambert and Annie Ross to form the legendary vocal trio Lambert, Hendricks & Ross (LH&R).

paragraphs: Hendricks died on November 22, 2017 in Manhattan, New York at the age of 96.


title: Robert Durst

paragraphs: Robert Alan Durst (born April 12, 1943) is an American real estate businessman. He was the son of New York City mogul Seymour Durst, and the elder brother of Douglas Durst, head of the Durst Organization.

paragraphs: Durst is suspected of foul play against three individuals in different states: Kathleen McCormack Durst, his first wife, who disappeared in New York in 1982; Susan Berman, his longtime friend, who was murdered in California in 2000; and his neighbor, Morris Black, who was killed in Texas in 2001.

paragraphs: Durst was the subject of a multi-state manhunt and was convicted of dismembering Black, but acquitted of his murder.

paragraphs: On March 14, 2015, Durst was arrested in New Orleans, Louisiana, on a first-degree murder warrant signed by a Los Angeles judge in relation to the Berman killing. On November 4, 2016, Durst was transferred to California and soon after was arraigned in Los Angeles on first-degree murder charges. Durst's hearing is set to be held in April 2018.


title: Elizabeth Eckford

paragraphs: Elizabeth Eckford (born October 4, 1941) was a member of the Little Rock Nine. This was a group of African-American students who became the first black students ever to attend classes at Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. They were able to attend the school after a court case, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. The court ordered that schools had to integrate black and white students. Elizabeth's attempt to go to school was photographed on the morning of September 4, 1957. She was prevented from entering the school by the Arkansas National Guard. A dramatic snapshot by Johnny Jenkins (UPI) showed the young girl being followed and threatened by an angry white mob; this and other photos of the day's startling events were circulated around the US and the world by the print press.

paragraphs: The most famous photo of the event was taken by Will Counts of the Arkansas Democrat. His photo was the unanimous selection for a 1958 Pulitzer Prize, but since the story had earned the Arkansas Gazette two other Pulitzer Prizes already, the Prize was awarded to another photographer for a pleasant photograph of a two-year-old boy in Washington, D.C. A different photo taken by Counts of Alex Wilson, a black reporter for the Memphis Tri-State Defender being beaten by the angry mob in Little Rock the same day, was chosen as the "News Picture of the Year" for 1957 by the National Press Photographers Association. This image by Counts prompted President Dwight D. Eisenhower to send federal troops to Little Rock.


title: Luis Garisto

paragraphs: Luis Garisto Pan (3 December 1945 – 21 November 2017) was a Uruguayan football (soccer) coach who had a professional career as both player and head coach. He was born in Montevideo. He played for Uruguay's national football team. He coached Deportivo Toluca and for Atlas.

paragraphs: Garisto died in Montevideo on 21 November 2017 of respiratory failure at the age of 71.


title: Reg Watson

paragraphs: Reginald James Watson AM (27 August 1926 – 8 October 2019), as Reg Watson was an Australian retired television producer and writer. He was best known for creating soap operas like "Prisoner" and "Neighbours". He retired in 1992.

paragraphs: Watson was honored with Order of Australia in 2010.

paragraphs: He died on 8 October 2019 at the age of 93.


title: Elle (magazine)

paragraphs: Elle is a worldwide lifestyle magazine of French origin. It looks at fashion, beauty, health and entertainment. "Elle" was created in 1945 by Pierre Lazareff and his wife Hélène Gordon in France. The first international "Elle" was sent out in Japan in 1969. The United States and United Kingdom versions were first sent out in 1985. "Elle" is said to be the world's largest fashion magazine.

paragraphs: "Elle" was launched in many other countries between 1987 and 1996. In 1987, Elle was first published in Italy and Hong Kong. The following year, it began being published in Germany, China, Brazil, Sweden, Greece and Portugal. Russia was the last country to get the magazine; it came to Russia in 1996. "Elle" is mainly operating from Paris. It also has licensed publishers in New York City, Toronto, London, Madrid, Brussels, Mexico City, Athens and several other international cities.


title: Resistance welding

paragraphs: Resistance spot welding (RSW) is a process in which metal surfaces are joined by the heat gained from resistance to an electric current. It is in the group of electric resistance welding.


title: River Annalee

paragraphs: The River Annalee is a river in County Cavan, Ireland. The source of the river is Lough Sillan near Shercock.


title: Ank Bijleveld

paragraphs: Anna Theodora Bernardina "Ank" Bijleveld-Schouten (born March 17, 1962 in IJsselmuiden) is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).

paragraphs: She is the current Defense Minister in the Third Rutte cabinet.

paragraphs: Bijleveld was born in a family, of which the father was in the military. After studying public administration at the Technical College of Twente, she became a municipal councillor of Enschede in 1986. She was chosen into the Second Chamber in 1989. She was successively mayor of the municipality of Hof van Twente from 2001 to 2007, deputy government minister in the Fourth Balkenende cabinet from 2007 to 2010, and King's Commissioner of the Province of Overijssel from 2011 to 2017.

paragraphs: Since October 26, 2017 she has been Minister of Defense in Rutte 3.

paragraphs: Ank Bijleveld is married with two children, and is a member of the Catholic Church.


title: IJsselmuiden

paragraphs: IJsselmuiden (Low Saxon: "Iesselmuden" or "Iesselmuun") is a village in the municipality of Kampen, the Netherlands. It is the biggest settlement in this municipality after Kampen itself.

paragraphs: It is situated in the so-called Kop van Overijssel ("Head of Overijssel"), a region in the northwest of the Province of Overijssel.

paragraphs: As of 2014, about 12,000 people were living in this village.

paragraphs: IJsselmuiden is low-lying and lies at the river mouth of the IJssel River. It is located on the east bank, opposite to the city of Kampen on the west bank.

paragraphs: The village is an old settlement, dating from the Middle Ages. It was first mentioned in 1133.


title: Overdinkel

paragraphs: Overdinkel (Low Saxon: "Oaverdeenkel") is a village in the municipality of Losser, the Netherlands.

paragraphs: It lies in Twente, a region in the Province of Overijssel.

paragraphs: As of 2014, about 4,200 people were living in Overdinkel.


title: Carole Samaha

paragraphs: Carole Samaha () is a Lebanese singer, actress, and performer. She has released six studio albums. Samaha has a master's degree in acting and directing, which she earned in 1999 from the Saint Joseph University of Beirut.

paragraphs: In 2004 she won the Arab Music Award for best female newcomer. She has also won multiple Murex d'Or awards and was nominated for best Arabia New Act in the MTV Europe Music Awards 2008.

paragraphs: Samaha was born on 25 July 1972 in Beirut to Antoine Samaha from Khenchara, Matn and Nouhad Hawi from Dhour El Choueir, Matn. She has two brothers.

paragraphs: Her parents supported different political factions, according to Samaha that fact made her become "more open" to the different views of people and she learned a lot from that experience.

paragraphs: On 1 November 2013, Samaha married Walid Mostafa, a divorced Egyptian with a daughter from a previous marriage, in a civil ceremony in Cyprus following an 18-month love affair and short engagement. On 31 August 2015 Carole Samaha gave birth to a baby girl, Tala. She is Catholic. From 2014, Samaha has been residing in Egypt with her husband.


title: Stela Popescu

paragraphs: Stela Popescu (21 December 1935 – 23 November 2017) was a well-known Romanian actress, humanitarian and television personality. She was born in Orhei. She was known for her roles as Spiona in "Uncle Marin, the Billionaire" (1979).

paragraphs: Popescu died in Bucharest on 23 November 2017 of a stroke at the age of 81. Her friend, actress Cristina Stamate, died four days later.


title: Pete Stark

paragraphs: Fortney Hillman "Pete" Stark Jr. (November 11, 1931 – January 24, 2020) was an American businessman and politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 2013. He served as a Democrat from California.

paragraphs: After 2010 redistricting, Stark campaigned for the 15th district seat in 2012, narrowly finished first in the primary but lost in the general election to fellow Democrat Eric Swalwell.

paragraphs: Stark had been the longest-serving member of Congress from California, serving continuously from January 3, 1973 through January 3, 2013.

paragraphs: Stark was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was raised in San Francisco, California. He studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and at the University of California, Berkeley.

paragraphs: In 1972, Stark moved to Oakland to run in the Democratic primary against 14-term incumbent U.S. Representative George Paul Miller of Alameda in what was then the 8th district. In the 1972 general election, he defeated Republican Lew Warden with 53% of the vote. He was re-elected a total of 18 times until loosing in the 2012 primaries to Eric Swalwell.

paragraphs: On October 18, 2007, Stark made the following comments on the House floor during a debate with Congressman Joe Barton of Texas:

paragraphs: Following the initial criticism to his statements, when asked by a radio station if he would take back any of his statements, Stark responded "Absolutely not. I may have dishonored the Commander-in-Chief, but I think he’s done pretty well to dishonor himself without any help from me."

paragraphs: Stark was an atheist. In 1989, he married Carolyn Layton nee Wente. They divorced in 1991. He then married Deborah Roderick.

paragraphs: Stark died on January 24, 2020 at his home near Annapolis, Maryland of leukemia, aged 88.

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title: Joe Barton

paragraphs: Joe Linus Barton (born September 15, 1949) is an American Republican politician. He represented in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1985 to 2019. He is a member of the Tea Party Caucus.

paragraphs: Barton supported deregulation of the electricity and natural gas industries, and serves as vice-chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committees.

paragraphs: Barton was divorced from his first wife in 1992, remarried in 2002, and divorced from his second wife in 2015. He has four children.

paragraphs: In November 2017, nude selfie pictures of Barton surfaced online, which he acknowledged were authentic, and which he apologized for to his constituents. An anonymous Twitter user posted the photo of Barton. Many people believe that Barton is a victim of "revenge porn" (the act of posting sexual-related media without the person's permission).


title: William Reynolds Archer Jr.

paragraphs: William Reynolds “Bill” Archer Jr. (born March 22, 1928) is a American lawyer and politician. Archer served two terms, from 1967 to 1971, in the Texas House of Representatives – changing from the Democratic to the Republican party in 1969.

paragraphs: Archer Jr. later represented Texas in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican for 30 years, from 1971 until 2001, serving for his last six years as chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee.


title: Kevin Brady

paragraphs: Kevin Patrick Brady (born April 11, 1955) is an American politician. He is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1997. He is a member of the Republican Party.


title: United States House Committee on Ways and Means

paragraphs: The Committee on Ways and Means is the chief tax-writing committee of the United States House of Representatives.

paragraphs: Members of the Ways and Means Committee are not allowed to serve on any other House Committee unless they apply for a waiver from their party's congressional leadership.

paragraphs: The U.S. Constitution requires that all bills about taxation must come from in the House of Representatives. Since House rules is that all bills about taxation must go through this committee, the committee is very important, as is its Senate counterpart, the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance.

paragraphs: Recent chairs have included William Reynolds Archer Jr., Bill Thomas, Charles Rangel, Sander Levin, and Dave Camp. On November 4, 2015 Representative Kevin Brady of Texas was chosen to replace Representative Paul Ryan as chairman.


title: ERTU

paragraphs: The Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU), "Ittihād al-Idhā‘ah wal-Tilīfizyūn al-Miṣrī"), formerly the Arab Radio and Television Union, is the public broadcaster of Egypt, operated by the Egyptian government. It is a member of the European Broadcasting Union.

paragraphs: Egyptian Radio began broadcasting on 31 May 1934 in agreement with the Marconi Company. The General Manager of the station was Said Basha Lotfi from May 1934 to December 1947. In December 1947, the contract with Marconi was suspended in favour of an Egyptian national broadcasting station. The station is known also for its call "This is Cairo" (in Arabic هنا القاهرة pronounced Houna al Qaahira). It is considered the First Program (in Arabic البرنامج الأول) of the ERTU.

paragraphs: Later on three main new radio channels were added, the pan-Arab The Voice of the Arabs (صوت العرب) in 1953, Egyptian Radio's Second Programme (البرنامج الثاني) in 1957 and the pan-Arab Middle East Radio (إذاعة الشرق الأوسط) in 1964. All four stations broadcast on high powered medium wave transmitters covering most of the Middle East and North and East Africa.

paragraphs: There are six state-owned broadcast and satellite channels in Egypt:

paragraphs: Nilesat allowed for the launch of several specialized TV channels in addition to Egyptian Satellite Channel (ESC) and Nile TV. All are owned by the Egyptian state.


title: Richard Neal

paragraphs: Richard Edmund Neal (born February 14, 1949) is an American politician and the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Democratic Party and a former city councilor and mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts.

paragraphs: Following the Democrats winning the House majority, Neal became the next Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee in January 2019.


title: Temuera Morrison

paragraphs: Temuera Derek Morrison (born 26 December 1960) is a New Zealand actor. He is known for his role as Dr. Hone Ropata on the New Zealand soap opera "Shortland Street". He later starred as Jake "The Muss" Heke in the 1994 movie "Once Were Warriors" and its 1999 sequel "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?."

paragraphs: Morrison became known internationally after playing bounty hunter Jango Fett in "" (2002) and Commander Cody in "" (2005). Recently, he became known for voicing Chief Tui in Disney's" Moana" (2016).


title: Psephology

paragraphs: Psephology (from Greek "psephos" ψῆφος, 'pebble', as the Greeks used pebbles as ballots) is a branch of political science which deals with the study and scientific analysis of elections.


title: Farmway LRT Station

paragraphs: Farmway LRT Station is a light rail transit station in Sengkang, Singapore. It opened on November 15 2007. It is part of the Sengkang LRT Line.

paragraphs: Its name was from the old roads near the station.


title: Chinese calligraphy

paragraphs: Chinese calligraphy is calligraphy that is done in China. Chinese calligraphy is compared to painting, poetry, and music.

paragraphs: In China, calligraphy is called "shūfǎ" (). It means "way/method/law of writing". It is called "shodō" () in Japan. It means "way of writing" in Japanese. It is called "seoye" () in Korea. It means "skill of writing" in Korean.

paragraphs: Four of the most important tools in Chinese calligraphy are called the "Four Treasures of the Study". They are the ink brushes, the ink, the paper, and the inkstone. Many calligraphers also usually use water-droppers, paperweights.

paragraphs: Calligraphy usually follows a certain order when writing.


title: Turkey Time

paragraphs: Turkey Time (TRT) (also called Time in Turkey) is a time zone used in Turkey since September 2016. The time is 3 hours ahead of UTC (). In 2016, Turkey's government had decided to scrap daylight saving time changes to the country.Northern Cyprus followed Turkey on October 30, 2016but returned to Eastern European Time on October 29, 2017.In October 2017, the Turkish government announced to return to daylight saving time on October 28, 2018,but later cancelled these plans.


title: Compassvale LRT Station

paragraphs: Compassvale LRT Station is a light rail transit station in Sengkang, Singapore. It opened on 18 January 2003. It is on the east loop of Sengkang LRT Line.

paragraphs: Its name came from the street it is located on. It is located at Compassvale Street.


title: Kupang LRT Station

paragraphs: Kupang LRT Station is a light rail transit station in Sengkang, Singapore. It opened on 27 June 2015. It was the last station of the Sengkang LRT Line to open. It is on the west loop.

paragraphs: Villagers used to fish "kupang". It was their source of livelihood.


title: Rumbia LRT Station

paragraphs: Rumbia LRT Station is a light rail transit station in Sengkang, Singapore. It is part of the Sengkang LRT Line. It is on its east loop. It opened on 18 January 2003.<br>

paragraphs: The station's name comes from the 2 types of "rumbia" plants.


title: Bakau LRT Station

paragraphs: Bakau LRT Station is a light rail transit station in Sengkang, Singapore. It is part of the Sengkang LRT Line. It is on the east loop. It opened on 18 January 2003.

paragraphs: A type of wood called "bakau" were used in buildings in the past. It suggests a strong foundation of the station.


title: Kangkar LRT Station

paragraphs: Kangkar LRT Station is an LRT station in Sengkang, Singapore. It is part of the Sengkang LRT Line. It is on the east loop. It opened on 18 January 2003.

paragraphs: The station is on the place where there was a fishery. Older residents remember the place.


title: Ranggung LRT Station

paragraphs: Ranggung LRT Station is an LRT station in Sengkang, Singapore. It is part of the Sengkang LRT Line. It is on the east loop. It opened on 18 January 2003.

paragraphs: "Ranggungs" are storks that live on the Punggol coast.


title: Bentley, Suffolk

paragraphs: Bentley is a village and civil parish in the Babergh district of Suffolk, England, about southwest of Ipswich. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 776.

paragraphs: Bentley has a parish council and a local news site called Bentley News which is managed by a local resident.

paragraphs: Bentley has a Church of England parish church, a Reformed Baptist church, a Church of England primary school, a pub, a Village Hall and a riding school. A community owned village shop opened in the summer of 2016.

paragraphs: The Eastern Union Railway was built through the parish and opened on 15 July 1846. Bentley railway station was about east of the village, and served the area until British Railways closed it in 1966. The station was a junction between 1847 and 1965 for the Hadleigh branch line. The branch line also had a short-lived station called Bentley Church (1847-1853).


title: Youm7

paragraphs: Youm7 (meaning "The Seventh Day") is an Egyptian privately owned daily newspaper. It was first published as a weekly paper in October 2008 and has been published daily since May 2011. It is published in Arabic. The paper was twice selected by "Forbes Middle East" as having the most effective news website in the Middle East. "Youm7" reportedly has the most-visited website of any Egyptian newspaper. On 6 October 2013 it launched an English news website called The Cairo Post.

paragraphs: "Youm7" was first published as a weekly paper in October 2008 and has been published daily since 31 May 2011. It's board of directors is headed by Walid Mostafa and its editor Khaled Salah who said shortly after the paper's expansion to daily publication that "Youm7" "supports the popular need for a civil state and will strive to present facts to readers without political bias and with credible representation of diverse views."

paragraphs: On 8 August 2011, managing director Sallie Pisch announced the launch of "Youm7 English Edition", stating that the English-language paper aimed to fill the gap in "quality, understandable news coverage coming out of Egypt in English." "Youm7 English Edition" also managed an Egypt Wiki that "aims to provide background info on Egyptian politicians, public figures and organizations in one location." As of 2 May 2012, the Youm7 English Edition appears to no longer be functioning, as the link to the English Edition homepage redirects to the "Youm7" Arabic site. On 13 December 2012, the English Edition Twitter profile tweeted "Dear followers, we are currently having a problem with our website. We hope to get it figured out and back online soon!" As of 2 May 2012, the Youm7 English Edition Twitter profile's last tweet was published on 21 December 2012.

paragraphs: In Aug, 2014, Youm7 published a page with the headline: "Black Terror Gangs in Cairo" including a picture of black skinned people holding guns and the word "Niggers" on it, it drew criticism from Egyptian activists and international media, calling the newspaper hateful and racist.


title: De Lutte

paragraphs: De Lutte (Low Saxon: "De Lut") is a village in the municipality of Losser, the Netherlands.

paragraphs: It lies in Twente, a region in the Province of Overijssel.

paragraphs: As of 2014, about 3,700 people were living in De Lutte.


title: Beuningen, Overijssel

paragraphs: Beuningen (Low Saxon: "Böaningn") is a village in the municipality of Losser, the Netherlands.

paragraphs: As of 2014, about 1,000 people were living in Beuningen.


title: Glane, Overijssel

paragraphs: Glane (Low Saxon: "De Glaan") is a hamlet in the municipality of Losser, the Netherlands.

paragraphs: As of 2014, about 500 people were living in Glane.


title: Losser

paragraphs: Losser (Low Saxon: "Losker / Loster / Lösser") is a village in the municipality of Losser, the Netherlands.

paragraphs: As of 2014, about 13,300 people were living in the village.

paragraphs: As of 2017, about 22,500 people were living in the municipality.

paragraphs: Losser is a rural municipality, and mainly Roman Catholic.

paragraphs: The Tankenberg with an altitude of 85 m is the highest hill of the Province of Overijssel, and is located in the municipality of Losser.


title: Logelheim

paragraphs: Logelheim is a commune. It is found in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.


title: Lucelle, Haut-Rhin

paragraphs: Lucelle is a commune. It is in the Haut-Rhin department of east France.


title: Twente

paragraphs: Twente is a historical region in the Province of Overijssel, the Netherlands.


title: Carl-Henrik Hermansson

paragraphs: Carl-Henrik "C.-H." Hermansson (14 December 1917 – 26 July 2016) was a Swedish politician. He was born in Bollnäs, Sweden. He was chairman of the Communist Party of Sweden (during his leadership renamed to "the Left Party – Communists") from 1964 to 1975 and member of parliament from 1963 to 1985. He was a major force in redirecting the Left Party Communists policies away from Moscow loyalism towards Eurocommunism and Scandinavian Popular Socialism.

paragraphs: At the time of Joseph Stalin's death in 1953, Hermansson heaped praise on Stalin's greatness in a few speeches, something he was regularly reminded of by journalists and political opponents, even though he repeatedly made public his regret for the things said.

paragraphs: Hermansson died on 26 July 2016 at the age of 98.


title: God in Hinduism

paragraphs: Hindus believe in one main God, Brahman. Most Hindus believe he is present in every person as the eternal spirit or soul, called the atman.

paragraphs: For Hindus there is a sacred symbol that represents their belief. Om (or Aum) is the sound to represent their God.

paragraphs: There is a Trimurti in the Hindu belief: Brahma the Creator, Vishnu the preserver and Shiva the destroyer.

paragraphs: Hindus also believe that sometimes God may appear on earth in living form.


title: Izabella Zielińska

paragraphs: Izabella Jadwiga Zielińska (née Ostaszewska; 10 December 1910 – 20 November 2017) was a Polish pianist and educator. She was with one of the longest artistic biographies in Poland, starting back in 1935. She was born in Klimkówka, Austria-Hungary (present-day Klimkówka, Republic of Poland). In 2016 she celebrated her 106th birthday.

paragraphs: Zielińska died on 20 November 2017 in London at the age of 106.


title: Kamchatka Time

paragraphs: Kamchatka Time, also known as Anadyr Time (ANAT) is a time zone in eastern Russia that is 12 hours ahead of UTC (UTC+12:00). It contains the Kamchatka Peninsula and the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. Its summer time zone was Kamchatka Summer Time, or Anadyr Summer Time (ANAST) (UTC+13:00).

paragraphs: On 28 March 2010, Kamchatka Time was eliminated, thus joining Magadan Time (UTC+11:00) and Magadan Summer Time (UTC+12:00). On 27 March 2011, Russia switched to daylight saving time permanently, so this time zone was at UTC+12:00 and when Russia switched to permanent standard time on 26 October 2014, this time zone was re-introduced.


title: Pliny's Comedy and Tragedy villas

paragraphs: Pliny's Comedy and Tragedy villas were two Roman villas owned by Pliny the Younger in the 1st century. They were on the shores of Lake Como in northern Italy. Pliny had several villas on Lake Como. He wrote to his friend Voconius Romanus that the Comedy villa and the Tragedy villa were his two favorites. In Italy, the villas are called Villa Commedia and Villa Tragedia. In Italian, "commedia" means "comedy" and "tragedia" means "tragedy".

paragraphs: In his letter to Voconius Romanus Pliny also wrote that the Tragedy villa was on a hill above the lake but that the Comedy villa was right on the water's edge. Their names come from the theatre of ancient Greece and Rome. Pliny said that the villa on the hill was like the actors in tragedies who wore platform boots. He named that villa "Tragedy". The villa down by the water was like the actors in comedies who wore flat slippers. He named that villa "Comedy". Both villas were destroyed long ago. No one is sure exactly where they stood.

paragraphs: Most people think that the Tragedy villa was in Bellagio, a small town on Lake Como. People are less sure where the Comedy villa was. The historian Paolo Giovio (1483-1552) thought that by the 16th century the Comedy villa was under the water of Lake Como near the village of Lenno. The geographer Abraham Ortelius (1527–1598) also wrote that the Comedy villa was in Lenno. But in 1876 a Roman mosaic floor and many Roman coins were found in Lierna, another small town on Lake Como. Many people there now think that the mosaic floor was part of the Comedy villa. In the early 20th century the French geographer Élisée Reclus wrote that Lierna was the site of one of Pliny's villas, but he did not say which one.

paragraphs: In 1751 John Boyle, 5th Earl of Orrery, published his English translation of Pliny's letters. The letter to Voconius Romanus describing the Comedy and Tragedy villas was illustrated with an imaginary picture of the Comedy villa drawn by . The art historian Pierre de la Ruffinière du Prey, has said that the villa in Wale's drawing looks like Alexander Pope's villa on the River Thames in London. Alexander Pope was a friend of John Boyle. Pliny's own description of the Comedy villa in his letter said that its terrace was gently curved like the shore of the lake. He could fish directly from his bedroom window. He said that lying in his bed at the Comedy villa was like lying in a fishing boat on the lake.


title: Walid Mostafa

paragraphs: Walid Mostafa (Walid Hassan Mostafa) is one of the Egyptian Businessmen in the field of media, One of his contribution on media field is NRJ EGYPT radio broadcast. The international NRJ in Egypt(One of the first French broadcasts broadcasting in Arabic). Walid Mostafa has also contributed to the publishing of Youm7 Newspaper in 2007, and then Al-Nahar television channel in 2011, He works in the field of visual, audible, and readable media, marketing and advertising. Walid Mostafa is a member of the Egyptian Junior Business Association EJB and the International Advertising Association IAA. He is also a member of the Egyptian Public Relation Association EPRA and the Journalist Association as well as being a member of the Syndicate of Pharmacists.

paragraphs: Walid Mostafa was born on January 15, 1972 in Giza, Egypt. He started schooling in Dar-Altefl Dar-Altarbya Primary and preparatory school until he was in first year in high school when he was chosen to study abroad along with other 20 students in a student exchange program between Egypt and the United States of America. He moved in the last two years of high school to Benjamin High School – Florida – the U.S. Walid Mostafa graduated from the faculty of pharmacy – Cairo University and then was accredited a DPS - Diploma in Professional Studies from the American University in Cairo AUC.

paragraphs: Walid Hassan Mostafa is the only son of Mr. Hassan Mostafa who was a general manager of the Presidency of the Republic National Councils. Walid Mostafa is a father of two daughters, Amina from his first wife, and Tala from his current wife, the Lebanese singer Carole Samaha whom he married in Cyprus in 2013


title: Aulonemia patriae

paragraphs: Aulonemia patriae is a species of "Aulonemia" genus of bamboo.

paragraphs: It is part of the grass family and endemic to Latin America.


title: Aulonemia purpurata

paragraphs: Aulonemia purpurata is a species of the "Aulonemia" genus of bamboo.


title: Time in Kazakhstan

paragraphs: The standard time in Kazakhstan is neither UTC+05:00 or UTC+06:00. These times are called Aqtobe Time (AQTT) or Alma-Ata Time (ALMT). Kazakhstan does not observe daylight saving time.


title: Time in Cyprus

paragraphs: Kibris Türk devleti island of Cyprus has one time zone. Eastern European Time (EET) () is used during winter, while Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) () is used in the other months. In 2016, Northern Cyprus changed to Turkey Time (TRT) (UTC+03:00) after Turkey decided not to change its clocks back, but reverted to EET on October 29, 2017.


title: Juan Luis Maurás

paragraphs: Juan Luis Maurás (18 June 1922 – 22 November 2017) was a Chilean lawyer and politician who was President of the Senate (1966) and the Chamber of Deputies (1958). He was born in Santiago, Chile.

paragraphs: Maurás died on 22 November 2017 in Antofagasta, Chile, aged 95.


title: Batman: The Killing Joke

paragraphs: Batman: The Killing Joke is a 1988 DC Comics graphic novel featuring the characters Batman and The Joker. It was written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Brian Bolland. "The Killing Joke" gives an origin story for the supervillain the Joker, loosely based from the 1951 story arc "The Man Behind the Red Hood!". Taking place over two timelines, "The Killing Joke" shows the Joker trying to drive Jim Gordon insane and Batman's desperate attempt to stop him.

paragraphs: The story's effects on the mainstream Batman continuity also included the shooting and paralysis of Barbara Gordon (a.k.a. Batgirl), an event that laid the groundwork for her to develop the identity of Oracle.

paragraphs: "The Killing Joke" is thought to be one of the greatest comics of the 20th century.

paragraphs: An was made in 2016 starring Kevin Conroy as Batman and Mark Hamill as the Joker.


title: Batman: The Killing Joke (movie)

paragraphs: Batman: The Killing Joke is a 2016 American animated superhero movie produced by Warner Bros. Animation and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is based on the by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland.

paragraphs: The movie is directed by Sam Liu, written by Brian Azzarello and stars the voices of Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, Tara Strong, and Ray Wise with Brian George. Like the novel, the movie follows The Joker's kidnapping and mission to drive police commissioner James Gordon insane, and Batman's desperate attempts to stop him.

paragraphs: Originally meant to be released directly on home video, due to its popularity, the movie was released in theaters and digitally on July 25, 2016 for a special one-night event, before a DVD and Blu-ray release on August 2, 2016. It grossed $4.4 million worldwide.


title: Jonathan Haze

paragraphs: Jonathan Haze (born April 1, 1929) is an American actor. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is best known for his work in Roger Corman movies, especially the 1960 black comedy cult classic, "The Little Shop of Horrors", in which he played florist's assistant Seymour Krelboyne.


title: William Kennedy

paragraphs: William Joseph Kennedy (born January 16, 1928) is an American writer and journalist. He was born and raised in Albany, New York. He studied in Siena College. He was inspired by Gore Vidal, William Shakespeare, and by Edgar Allan Poe.

paragraphs: Kennedy's works include "The Ink Truck" (1969), "Legs" (1975), "Billy Phelan's Greatest Game" (1978), "Ironweed" (1983, winner of the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction; movie, 1987), and "Roscoe" (2002).

paragraphs: In 2011, he published "Changó's Beads and Two-Tone Shoes", which one reviewer called a book "written with such brio and encompassing humanity that it may well deserve to be called the best of the bunch".

paragraphs: In 1953, Kennedy married Ana Segarra. They have three children. He lives in Averill Park, New York.


title: Peter Fernandez

paragraphs: Peter Fernandez (January 29, 1927 – July 15, 2010) was an American actor, voice actor, director, author and child model. He was born in New York City. He began with a career in modeling stretching from the 1930s. He was probably best known for his roles in the 1967 anime "Speed Racer" and "Astro Boy" (1952–1968). He also had voice roles in "Courage the Cowardly Dog".

paragraphs: Fernandez died of complications from lung cancer in Pomona, New York on July 15, 2010 at the age of 83.


title: Courage the Cowardly Dog

paragraphs: Courage the Cowardly Dog is an American animated horror comedy television series created by John R. Dilworth for Cartoon Network as part of the network's Cartoon Cartoons block. The main character is the pink dog who lives with a married elderly couple (Muriel and Eustace Bagge) in the middle of Nowhere. The dog, Courage is voiced by Dilworth while Muriel is voiced by Thea White and Eustace was voiced by Lionel Wilson (until 33rd episode due to illness) and by Arthur Anderson. Paul Schoeffler voices The Computer, Courage's smart and loyal friend which is a computer.

paragraphs: Guest appearances include Billie Lou Watt, Peter Fernandez, Ringo Starr, Tom Kenny, Jim Cummings, and Tim Curry.

paragraphs: It premiered on November 12, 1999 and ended on November 22, 2002, with four seasons of 13 episodes each produced. During its run, the series was nominated for 3 Golden Reel Awards and 1 Annie Award. The series received critical acclaim from critics and audiences and has developed a strong cult status.


title: Thea White

paragraphs: Thea Ruth White (née Zitzner; born April 15, 1940) is an American voice actress. She is best known for her voice over work as Muriel Bagge on "Courage the Cowardly Dog". She was born in Newark, New Jersey.

paragraphs: White was married to Andy White from 1983 until his death in 2015.


title: John R. Dilworth

paragraphs: John Russell Dilworth (born December 5, 1968), is an English animator, actor, director, writer, and producer. He is known for being the creator of the animated television series "Courage the Cowardly Dog". He also worked on the original opening for Nicktoons and for shows such as Doug, Johnny Bravo, and My Life as a Teenage Robot, as well as the Disney animated series PB&J Otter.


title: Miguel Alfredo González

paragraphs: Miguel Alfredo González Puebla (September 23, 1983 – November 23, 2017) was a Cuban professional baseball pitcher. He played in the Cuban National Series, for the Cuban national baseball team, and for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB) during the 2014 season. He was born in Havana, Cuba.

paragraphs: González was killed in a car accident in Havana, Cuba, on November 23, 2017 at the age of 34.


title: Neil Gillman

paragraphs: Neil Gillman (September 11, 1933 – November 24, 2017) was a Canadian-American rabbi and philosopher affiliated with Conservative Judaism. He was born in Quebec City, Canada. He was a member of the Conservative movement's rabbinical body, the Rabbinical Assembly, and was a professor of Jewish philosophy at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, in Manhattan.

paragraphs: Gillman died on November 24, 2017 in Manhattan, New York of thrombosis at the age of 84.


title: Zeki Zorlu

paragraphs: Zeki Zorlu (born on 1939 Babadağ, Turkey) is a Turkish businessman and entrepreneur. He is Founder and current Vice Chairman of Zorlu Holding, one of the biggest corporations in Turkey.

paragraphs: Zorlu Holding is currently being managed by his brother Ahmet Nazif Zorlu. He also is the Vice Chairman of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey.


title: Microservices

paragraphs: In classical software architecture, the architecture is often layered. There is one layer for the user interface, another for the application logic, and yet another for accessing persistent data (such as a database). In classical software architecture, an application server is used, which will run the different services (such as different entrypoints of a web site, or different parts of the business application). The problem with this approach is that such application servers often do not scale very well, they need a lot of resources, and services are often tightly coupled.

paragraphs: Microservices are patterns of Software architecture: The approach is similar to the pattern described above, but the services are very small: very often they only provide one or two very specific functions. To get the same situation as above, these services must interact with each other. Very often they do this using RESTful service calls. Each microservice still has the parts of the user interface layer, the application layer, and the layer to access persistent data. Very often, microservices run in an application container. When the load requires it, special software in the application container can be used to run several instances (or copies) of the specific service.


title: Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr

paragraphs: Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr was the President of Iraq from 17 July 1968 to 16 July 1979. He was born in Tikrit, Ottoman Iraq on 1 July 1914.

paragraphs: He was a member of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, and later, the Baghdad-based Ba'ath Party. During his rule Iraq had high economic growth due to high international oil prices. Al Bakr slowing lost power to his cousin Saddam Hussein.


title: Ahmad Shah Massoud

paragraphs: Ahmad Shah Massoud was an Afghan military commander during Afghan-Soviet war and later on in the civil war afterwards. He was an ethnic Tajik and a Sunni muslim. During the civil war, he defended the capital from the Taliban, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, and Abdul Rashid Dostum.

paragraphs: After the Taliban came to power in 1996, Massoud returned to armed opposition. Mssoud rejected the Talibans radical interpretation of Islam. He became the leader of the Northern Alliance which allied with NATO during the war against the Taliban. He was assassinated on September 9, 2001, two days before the September 9/11 attacks in the US.


title: John Thierry

paragraphs: John Fitzgerald Thierry (September 4, 1971 – November 24, 2017) was a former professional American football defensive end player. He was born in Houston, Texas. He studied at Alcorn State University.

paragraphs: From 1994 through 1998, Thierry played for the Chicago Bears. In 1999, he played for the Cleveland Browns. From 2000 to 2001, he played for the Green Bay Packers. In 2002, he played for the Atlanta Falcons. During his career Thierry played in 131 games and started 70 of them recording 33.5 sacks and 158 tackles with 7 fumble recoveries.

paragraphs: Thierry died on November 24, 2017 of a heart attack at the age of 46.


title: Gudrun Pausewang

paragraphs: Gudrun Pausewang (3 March 1928 – 23 January 2020) was a German writer for children and teens.

paragraphs: She was also known in science fiction for Young-Adult novels such as "The Last Children of Schewenborn". She was born in Mladkov, Czech Republic and was a teacher and emptied at German Schools in Chile and Venezuela, but above all at the German School of Barranquilla in Colombia; and traveled to North, Central and South America, including the Amazon Basin, Tierra del Fuego, Peru, Bolivia and Mexico. She died at the age of 91 near Bamberg in Germany.

paragraphs: In 1988, her novel "Die Wolke (The Cloud)" won the "Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis" ("German Youth Literature Prize"), the "Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis" ("Kurd Lasswitz Prize"), and the "Deutscher Science Fiction Preis" ("German Science Fiction Prize") for Best Novel.

paragraphs: Her sister was writer and sociologist Freya Pausewang.


title: Anna Kuzmina

paragraphs: Anna Ivanovna Kuzmina (3 March 1933 – 25 November 2017) was a Russian actress and author. She was born in the Khangalassky District, Russia. She was an Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1982) and People's Artist of the Republic of Sakha (2003). Her career began in 1955. Kuzmina was known for her role in "Umnullubat sulustar" ("Unfading Stars").

paragraphs: In movies, she starred in "Motuo", "Taiwan Island" and in "Yalylyylar".

paragraphs: Kuzmina died on 25 November 2017 in Yakutsk, Russia at the age of 84.


title: Jaime Ortí

paragraphs: Jaime Ortí Ruiz (24 January 1947 – 24 November 2017) was a Spanish football businessman and sports commentator. He was born in Aldaya, Spain. He was one of the Presidents of the football team Valencia C.F.. He was believed to have created the term "Galácticos" to describe the Real Madrid team. He was also a sports commentator for Channel Nou.

paragraphs: Ortí died in Valencia, Spain on 24 November 2017 from lung cancer at the age of 70.


title: Bashkurdistan

paragraphs: Bashkurdistan (Bashkortostan, Bashkiria) was a national-territorial autonomy proclaimed on November 15 1917 by the Bashkir regional Shuro and approved by the Constituent Congress of Bashkurdistan. The army, government, parliament, state symbols were created.

paragraphs: After the February Revolution of 1917 the Bashkir national movement for the creation of national-territorial autonomy began. In July-August 1917, the 1st and 2nd All-Bashkir congresses (kurultai) were held in Orenburg and Ufa, where it was decided to create a "democratic republic on national and territorial basis" within the framework of federal Russia. Selected first and reelected as the second kurultai Bashkir central shuro (council) worked in Orenburg and was preparing for the All-Russia Constituent Assembly, which was to be held in January 1918. However, the October Revolution made its corrections in the process of establishing autonomy.

paragraphs: Bashkir Central Shuro on 11 November (November 24), 1917 issued an order 1 on the need for Bashkirs own national government.

paragraphs: On November 15 (November 28), 1917, the Bashkir Central Shuro adopted a resolution on the proclamation of the autonomy of Bashkortostan, which was announced on the next day by order 2.

paragraphs: The newspaper Pravda wrote on November 22, 1917, declared the Bashkir autonomous republic.

paragraphs: On December 20, 1917, the Bashkir Government was created (the Government of Bashkurdistan). Began to form the Bashkir army.


title: Jackie Shroff

paragraphs: Jai Krishan Kakubhai Shroff (screen name: Jackie Shroff) is an Indian actor. He has been working for four decades (about 40 years) in the Bollywood film industry. He has appeared in about 220 films in various Indian languages, including Hindi, Marathi, Oriya, Tamil, Malayalam, Punjabi, Kannada, Bengali, Konkani and Bhojpuri.

paragraphs: In 1983, Shroff made his acting debut in Dev Anand's movie Swami Dada. In 1983, Subhash Ghai gave him a lead (main) role in the movie "Hero," which was a success and brought Shroff to the public's attention.

paragraphs: After Hero, he did several films, amongst which were "Andar Baahar". "Jaanoo" and "Yudh" were successful. In 1986 he did "Karma" which became the highest-grossing(earning) film of 1986. In 1985, he starred in "Shiva Ka Insaaf", which was both India's first superhero movie and the first 3D movie filmed in the Hindi language.

paragraphs: Shroff's son Tiger Shroff is an actor. Shroff's daughter Krishna Shroff is an assistant director.


title: Bertha Calloway

paragraphs: Bertha Calloway (November 1925 – November 25, 2017) was an American community activist and historian. She was born in Omaha, Nebraska. Her works and civil rights activities happened in Omaha. Calloway was the founder of the Negro History Society and the Great Plains Black History Museum. Calloway won awards from several organizations for her activism in the community and Nebraska.

paragraphs: Calloway died of pneumonia in Omaha on November 25, 2017 at the age of 92.


title: Machiko Kyō

paragraphs: Machiko Kyō (京 マチ子 "Kyō Machiko"; March 25, 1924 – May 12, 2019) was a Japanese actress who was mainly active in the 1950s. She was born in Osaka, Japan. She was known for her roles in Kenji Mizoguchi's "Ugetsu" (1953) and Kon Ichikawa's "Odd Obsession" (1959). She also starred in "The Teahouse of the August Moon" opposite Marlon Brando and Glenn Ford, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination.

paragraphs: Her final role was as "Matsuura Shino" in the NHK television drama series "Haregi Koko Ichiban" in 2000.

paragraphs: Kyō died of heart failure on May 12, 2019 at the age of 95.


title: Zorlu Holding

paragraphs: Zorlu Holding is one of the biggest holding company in Turkey which was founded by Zeki Zorlu and his brother Ahmet Nazif Zorlu.the curret chairman of this holding company is Ahmet Nazif Zorlu.

paragraphs: Zorlu Holding companies are active in the areas of textiles, white goods and electronics manufacturing, energy, and financial services.


title: Product piracy

paragraphs: Product piracy or Brand piracy is the fact that goods with aname that is similar to a well-known brand are produced, and sold cheaper than the original brand. In the long run, the owner of the original brand name has a difficult time justifying the higher prices.


title: Doğuş Group

paragraphs: Doğuş Group is one of the biggest holding company in Turkey which is founded by Ayhan Şahenk in 1951 and including one of Turkey's largest banks, Garanti Bank, retail and food stores, construction companies, and tourism.

paragraphs: the current chairman of this holding company is Ferit Şahenk.


title: Mathura district

paragraphs: Mathura district is one of the 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. This district is situated along the banks of the Yamuna River. The historic town of Mathura is the district's headquarters. This district is comes under the Agra division.

paragraphs: According to the 2011 census of India Mathura district has a population of 2,541,894.This gives it a ranking of 167th in India (out of a total of 640 districts). Mathura is a Jaat dominated region with around 5.30 lakh Jaat.

paragraphs: Mathura district contains many important pilgrimage centres of Hinduism. The headquarters Mathura is one of the seven most holy places for Hindus in India.


title: Mirzapur district

paragraphs: Mirzapur district is one of the 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. The district occupies an area of 4521 km. Mirzapur town is the district headquarters. Mirzapur district is a part of Mirzapur division.

paragraphs: The district consists of four tehsils. These are Mirzapur (sadar), Lalganj, Marihan and Chunar. These four tehsils are further divided into twelve blocks.

paragraphs: According to the 2011 census Mirzapur district has a population of 2,494,533.

paragraphs: This district is known for the Vindhyavasini temple in Vindhyachal.


title: Intermediate value theorem

paragraphs: The intermediate value theorem says that if a function, formula_1, is continuous over a closed interval formula_2, and is equal to formula_3 and formula_4 at either end of the interval, for any number, c, between formula_3 and formula_4, we can find an formula_7 so that formula_8.

paragraphs: This means that if a continuous function's sign changes in an interval, we can find a root of the function in that interval. For example, if formula_9 and formula_10, we can find an formula_7 in the interval formula_12 that is a root of this function, meaning that for this value of x, formula_13, if formula_1 is continuous. This corollary is called Bolzano's theorem.


title: Miroslav Lajčák

paragraphs: Miroslav Lajčák (born 20 March 1963) is a Slovak diplomat. He is the Minister of Foreign Affairs. He was the President of the United Nations General Assembly for the 72nd session from September 2017 until his term expired in September 2018.


title: Wood Moy

paragraphs: Wood Moy (10 June 1918 – 8 November 2017) was a Chinese-born American actor. He was born in Guangzhou, China, but raised in New York City. He was known for his role as Jo in the movie "Chan Is Missing" (1982). He also appeared in "Howard the Duck" (1986), "Class Action" (1991) and as Mr. Lee in "Final Analysis" (1992).

paragraphs: Moy died in New York City on 8 November 2017 of pneumonia at the age of 99.


title: Gene Kotlarek

paragraphs: Eugene Robert "Gene" Kotlarek (March 31, 1940 – November 9, 2017) was an American former ski jumper. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Winter Olympics with the best result of 14th place in the normal hill in 1964. He was born in Duluth, Minnesota.

paragraphs: Kotlarek died on November 9, 2017 in Colorado Springs, Colorado at the age of 77.


title: Erika Remberg

paragraphs: Erika Remberg (15 February 1932 – 10 November 2017) was an Austrian movie actress. She appeared in 31 movies between 1950 and 1970. She was born in Medan, Indonesia. She was known for her roles in "Circus of Horrors" (1960), "Saturday Night Out" (1964), "Cave of the Living Dead" (1964) and "The Lickerish Quartet" (1970).

paragraphs: Remberg died on 10 November 2017 in Benidorm, Spain at the age of 85.


title: Stefan Radt

paragraphs: Stefan Lorenz Radt (4 August 1927 − 22 November 2017) was a German-born Dutch historian of Jewish descent, author and academic who works in ancient Greek geography. He was born in Berlin, but was raised in The Hague. He was known for his books "Tragicorum Graecorum Fragmenta", "Strabons Geographika", and "The Importance Of The Context".

paragraphs: Radt died in The Hague on 22 November 2017 at the age of 90.


title: Ángel Berni

paragraphs: Ángel Antonio Berni Gómez (9 January 1931 – 24 November 2017) was a Paraguayan football striker. He played for national team, San Lorenzo, and for Real Betis. He was born in Asunción, Paraguay.

paragraphs: Berni died on 24 November 2017 in Asunción at the age of 86.


title: Sotir Ferrara

paragraphs: Sotir Ferrara (5 December 1937 – 25 November 2017) was an Italian-Albanian religious leader. He was the Bishop of the Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi, a diocese of the Italo-Albanian Catholic Church in Sicily, Italy. He was born in Piana degli Albanesi, Italy. On 15 October 1988 he was elected by the Pope John Paul II to the bishopric of Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi.

paragraphs: Ferrara died in Tirana, Albania on 25 November 2017 at the age of 79.


title: Milein Cosman

paragraphs: Milein Cosman (1921 – 21 November 2017) was a German-born British artist. She was born in Gotha, Germany. She was best known for her drawings and prints of leading cultural figures, dancers and musicians in action, such as Francis Bacon, Mikhail Baryshnikov, T. S. Eliot and Igor Stravinsky.

paragraphs: Cosman died in London on 21 November 2017 at the age of 96.


title: Korean Standard Time

paragraphs: Korean Standard Time (KST) is a time zone that is used in South Korea. It is 9 hours ahead of UTC (UTC+09:00) and is the same as Japan Standard Time, Yakutsk Time, and Indonesian Eastern Standard Time. North Korea observed Pyongyang Time (PYT) (UTC+08:30) starting on August 15, 2015, which was 30 minutes behind KST, until May 5, 2018, when it switched back to KST. South Korea does not observe daylight saving time.


title: Georgia Time

paragraphs: Georgia Time (GET) is a time zone that is used in the country of Georgia. It is 4 hours ahead of UTC (UTC+04:00). Georgia first observed daylight saving time in 1981 as part of the Soviet Union but it was abolished in 2004. Georgia does not observe daylight saving time.


title: You Make It Feel Like Christmas

paragraphs: You Make It Feel Like Christmas is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Gwen Stefani. The album is Stefani's first full-length Christmas-themed album, was released on October 6, 2017, by Interscope Records. "You Make It Feel Like Christmas" features twelve tracks, six original songs written by Stefani and six cover versions of Christmas standards. The album was produced by Eric Valentine and executively produced by Stefani and busbee.

paragraphs: "You Make It Feel Like Christmas" received generally positive reviews from music critics.

paragraphs: All songs produced by busbee and Eric Valentine.


title: Armando Hart

paragraphs: Armando Hart Dávalos (June 13, 1930 – November 26, 2017) was a Cuban politician and a Communist leader. He was born in Havana, Cuba. Before the Cuban Revolution which ousted President Fulgencio Batista, Hart studied to be a lawyer at the University of Havana. While there, he became politically active and would soon join Fidel Castro and Che Guevara in their fight against Batista.

paragraphs: When Castro came into power, Hart served as Minister of Education (1959–1976) and as Minister of Culture (1976–1997).

paragraphs: Hart died in Havana of respiratory failure on November 26, 2017 at the age of 87.


title: Harry Pregerson

paragraphs: Harry Pregerson (October 13, 1923 – November 25, 2017) was an American judge. He was born in Los Angeles, California. He studied at the University of California, Los Angeles and at the University of California, Berkeley.

paragraphs: Pregerson served as Senior judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He was appointed to the Ninth Circuit in 1979 by President Jimmy Carter and became senior status on December 11, 2015.

paragraphs: Before to his elevation to the circuit court he was appointed to the United States District Court for the Central District of California in 1967 by President Lyndon Johnson.

paragraphs: Pregerson died in Los Angeles on November 25, 2017 of respiratory failure at the age of 94.


title: Andrzej Wincenty Górski

paragraphs: Andrzej Wincenty Górski (15 August 1920 – 22 November 2017) was a Polish academic and chemist. He was born in Warsaw. He was Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the Warsaw University of Technology. He was the author of a large number of research articles on the systematics of chemical objects, as well as academic textbooks: "General Chemistry" and the two-volume textbook "Chemistry".

paragraphs: Górski died in Warsaw on 22 November 2017 of complications from a stroke at the age of 97.


title: Maurice Chevalier

paragraphs: Maurice Auguste Chevalier (September 12, 1888 – January 1, 1972) was a French actor and cabaret singer. He was born in Paris. He was perhaps best known for his songs, including "Louise", "Mimi", "Valentine", and "Thank Heaven for Little Girls" and for his movies, including "The Love Parade", "The Big Pond", "Love Me Tonight" and "Gigi".

paragraphs: During World War I, Chevalier was a prisoner of war of Germany for two years from 1914 through 1916.

paragraphs: In 1930, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his roles in "The Love Parade" (1929) and "The Big Pond" (1930), which made his first big American hit, "Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight".

paragraphs: In 1958, Chevalier received an Honorary Academy Award for his works in the movie industry.

paragraphs: In 1970, he made his final work to the movie industry where he sang the title song of the Disney movie "The Aristocats".

paragraphs: Chevalier died on January 1, 1972 in Paris of kidney failure at the age of 83.


title: Roddy Maude-Roxby

paragraphs: Roderick Anderson "Roddy" Maude-Roxby (born 2 April 1930) is an English actor and comedian. He has appeared in numerous many, such as Walt Disney's "The Aristocats", where he appeared as Edgar Balthazar; "Unconditional Love"; and Clint Eastwood's "White Hunter Black Heart", playing Thompson.


title: Marni Nixon

paragraphs: Margaret Nixon "Marni" McEathron (February 22, 1930 – July 24, 2016), known professionally as Marni Nixon, was an American singer and actress in movie musicals. She was best known for dubbing the singing voices of the leading actresses in movies, including "The King and I", "West Side Story", and "My Fair Lady".


title: Jacques Hamel

paragraphs: Jacques Hamel (30 November 1930 – 26 July 2016) was a French Catholic priest. He was born in Darnétal, Seine-Maritime, France. He worked in the parish of Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray.

paragraphs: On 26 July 2016, Hamel was murdered during the 2016 Normandy church attack by two Muslim men pledging allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant while he celebrated Mass in his church. His throat was slit during the attack in Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, France. He was 85 years old.

paragraphs: Hamel was called a martyr by some international press shortly after his death. Calls to make him a saint started soon after his death. The canonization cause was officially opened at diocesan level in April 2017, after Pope Francis had waived the otherwise mandatory five-year waiting period for the opening of such causes.


title: Arthur Dion Hanna

paragraphs: Arthur Dion "A.D." Hanna (born 7 March 1928) is a Bahamian politician. He served as Governor-General of the Bahamas from 2006 to 2011.

paragraphs: In 1984, Hanna resigned his post as Deputy Prime Minister in protest at the retention by Prime Minister Sir Lynden Pindling.

paragraphs: He retired on 14 April 2011 and was succeeded by Sir Arthur Foulkes.


title: Miloš Radulović

paragraphs: Miloš Radulović (22 February 1929 – 15 October 2017) is a Montenegrin politician. He was born in Spuž. He was an acting president in 1993.

paragraphs: He served as the Dean of Titograd Faculty of Economics from 1974 until 1978, as the rector of Titograd University from 1986 until 1990. Later, he served as a President of the Chamber of Republics of the Federal Assembly of Yugoslavia (1992–1996) and as an ambassador to the United Kingdom (1996–1999).


title: Michael J. Williams (politician)

paragraphs: Michael Jay Williams (born 16 October 1929) is a Trinidad and Tobago politician and businessman.

paragraphs: Williams was appointed to the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago by A. N. R. Robinson following the National Alliance for Reconstruction victory in the 1986 General Elections. Williams served as President of the Senate between 1986 and 1990 and President of Trinidad and Tobago from 13 March 1987 to 19 March 1987 following Ellis Clarke.


title: Maria Schneider (politician)

paragraphs: Maria Schneider (born 9 February 1923) is a former German politician. She was born in Merka (Bautzen), Saxony, Germany. She was a member of the SED.

paragraphs: Schneider was a member of the East German State Council between 1967 and 1971.

paragraphs: Schneider had already served as a "community representative" from 1949 till 1953, and in 1957 she became a local councilor for the . In 1967 she moved into national politics, sitting as a representative of the Trades Union Federation (FDGB) in the National Legislature ("Volkskammer"), where she continued to sit till 1976.

paragraphs: Between 1971 and 1976 she was also a member of the assembly's Committee for Industry, Construction and Transport.


title: Krastyu Trichkov

paragraphs: Krastyu Sergeyev Trichkov (; born 12 April 1923) is a retired Bulgarian politician. He is a member of the Bulgarian Communist Party. He served as the first First Deputy Chairmen of the State Council. He was born in Belitsa, Bulgaria.

paragraphs: From 1958 to 1962 a candidate member, and since 1962 member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party,where it remained until 1990. From 1966 to 1981 a candidate member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party.

paragraphs: Between 1971 and 1976 he was first deputy chairman of the State Council, Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the Committee on State and People's Control (1976 to 1981).


title: Alfonso Lovo Cordero

paragraphs: Alfonso Lovo Cordero (June 11, 1927 – May 10, 2018) was a Nicaraguan politician. He served in Liberal-Conservative Junta from May 1, 1972 until December 1, 1974. He was born in Danli, Honduras.

paragraphs: Lovo Cordero was a member of the Nationalist Liberal Party (NLP).

paragraphs: On December 23, 1972, Lovo Cordero exercised power after the NLP as Chief Director of the National Guard. On March 1, 1973, President of the National Guard Agüero resigned and Edmundo Paguaga Irías was appointed in his place; they handed power to him on December 1, 1974. Lovo along with doctor Lorenzo Guerrero Gutiérrez became senators of the National Congress.

paragraphs: Lovo Cordero retired from politics and from public life in 2013. He died on May 10, 2018 in the United States at the age of 90.


title: Alfred Miodowicz

paragraphs: Alfred Miodowicz (born June 28, 1929) is a Polish politician and trade union activist. He was born in Poznań, Poland.

paragraphs: Miodowicz was a member of communist Polish United Workers Party. He held posts in the State National Council, Central Committee and Political Bureau. He was also the leader of the All-Poland Alliance of Trade Unions and took part in the Polish Round Table Agreement.


title: Ravan A. G. Farhâdi

paragraphs: Professor Abdul Ghafoor Ravan Farhâdi (born 23 August 1929) is an Afghan academic and diplomat. He was born in Kabul, Afghanistan. He served as Afghanistan's Ambassador to the United Nations from 1993 to 2006. He was known for being a major supporter of the United States in Afghanistan and thought the United States was good to help the country of Afghanistan.

paragraphs: He studied at Lycée Esteqlal in Paris. His paper was on ""le Persan parlé en Afghanistan"", later translated to English and Russian. Farhâdi speaks French, English and Persian fluently.

paragraphs: In 1964, he returned to Kabul to work at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 1964 till 1968, he served as Director-General for Political Affairs at the ministry and then he was Deputy Foreign Minister for 5 years. Between 1965 and 1971 he also was Secretary of the Council of Ministers of the Afghan Government. He later served as Afghan Ambassador to France.


title: Tehreek-e-Labaik

paragraphs: Tehreek-e-Labaik is a religious political party of Pakistan. Head of the party is Khadim Hussain Rizvi. He is a Muslim scholar. When Nawaz Sharif was de-seated, new elections were held to choose a new member for National Assembly of Pakistan, this party took part in elections and got third position. When Government of Pakistan changed Khatm-e-Nabuwat law in Elections Bill 2017, this party went onto protests which bacame violent with time in November 2017. They demanded resignation of then Pakistan's law minister Zahid Hamid. Zahid Hamid resigned admitting his wrong.


title: Rosario Green

paragraphs: María del Rosario Green Macías (31 March 1941 – 25 November 2017) was a Mexican economist, diplomat and politician. She was born in Mexico City. Green served as Secretary of Foreign Affairs in the Ernesto Zedillo cabinet from 1998 through 2000. She was also the Secretary General of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) from 2005 to 2006.

paragraphs: In her later years, Green served as Senator for the 2006–2012 period. During the Vicente Fox administration, she served as Ambassador to Argentina.

paragraphs: Green died on 25 November 2017 in Mexico City at the age of 76.


title: Frederick Forsyth

paragraphs: Frederick McCarthy Forsyth (born 25 August 1938) is a British author and former journalist. He is best known for his thriller novels "The Day of the Jackal", "The Odessa File", "The Fourth Protocol", "The Devil's Alternative", "The Fist of God", "Icon", "The Afghan", "The Cobra" and "The Kill List". He has sold more than 70 million books in total.

paragraphs: Forsyth was born in Ashford, Kent. He said in 2016 that he worked as an MI6 spy for over twenty years.


title: The Wind in the Willows

paragraphs: The Wind in the Willows is a children's book by Scottish author Kenneth Grahame. It was published in 1908. It is about four animals (a mole, rat, badger and toad) throughout their adventures in the English countryside.


title: Beuningen, Gelderland

paragraphs: Beuningen () is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. It is near the city of Nijmegen. The river Waal is to the north. The other towns in the municipality are: Ewijk, Weurt, and Winssen.

paragraphs: There is a restored windmill in the town, De Haag.


title: Kenneth Grahame

paragraphs: Kenneth Grahame (8 March 1859 – 6 July 1932) was a Scottish children's writer. He is best known for his book "The Wind in the Willows" (1908). The Mr. Toad story from the movie "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad" (1949) is based off "The Wind in the Willows". He also wrote the short story "The Reluctant Dragon" (1898), which was made into a movie in 1941. Until 1908, Grahame was a banker.

paragraphs: Grahame was born in Edinburgh. He married Elspeth Thomson in 1899. Their son, Alastair, was born in 1900 and had health issues during his life. Alastair took his own life in 1920.

paragraphs: Grahame died on 6 July 1932 in Pangbourne, Berkshire, at the age of 73.


title: Stevens MRT station

paragraphs: Stevens MRT Station (DT10/TE11) is an underground interchange station on the Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit system.

paragraphs: This station is one of four to have faregates on the same level as the platforms. The others are Bishan, Expo and Changi Airport stations.

paragraphs: Due to space constraints, the two platforms at the station are seperated from each other and have their own faregates. A ten minute grace period was put in place by the Land Transport Authority in case passengers tap in at the wrong faregates.

paragraphs: The Stevens station is located at the junction of Bukit Timah road and Stevens road, where the station takes its name from.

paragraphs: This station opened on 27 December 2015, along with the rest of the Downtown line stage 2. The Thomson East Coast line section will open in 2021, as part of stage 3 of the line.


title: Kalu Thapa Kshatri

paragraphs: Maharaja Kalu Thapa Kshatri () or simply, Kalu Thapa was the first King of Takam State. The Thapa dynasty of Takam Kingdom (1246-1545 B.S.) (also called 4000 Parvat State) continued for 300 years only to be defeated by Dimba Bam Malla to form bigger Parbat State. Yashodhara Thapa, King of Jyamrukot (Jamarik), is the male progenitor of the Bhimsen Thapa family and leading Bada Kaji Amar Singh Thapa.

paragraphs: In the Thapa genealogy, he is also accredited to have ruled over Doti from Kāndāmalika. The genealogy claims that he was son of fictitious Kshatriya named Vatsaraja () born from Ashwamedha Yagya (holy fire) and fictitious Vasundhara Devi, daughter of fictitious Kanyakubji Rajput chief Radha Madhav Rajput. The genealogy claims Vatsaraja to be giant sized and thus achieving title of "Abhaya Narsingh Maharaja" and his son Kalu Thapa achieving title of "Abhaya Narsingh Kumar". The genealogy traces the lineage of all Bagale Thapas to a male progenitor ("Mūlapuruṣa") King Kalu Thapa Kshatri, who first ascended to the throne at Kāndāmālikā on Saka Era 1111.

paragraphs: He had four sons who descended the four divisions of his state;

paragraphs: Later, all these states were conquered by Samalvanshi Thakuri King Dimba Bam Malla.


title: Sir Bani Yas

paragraphs: Sir Bani Yas is a natural island located 170 km southwest of Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates.

paragraphs: It is a popular tourist destination. The island is home to Arabia's largest wildlife reserve. Spread over 87 km square, the reserve was established in 1977 by Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan. It also houses a bird sanctuary.


title: Libyan Desert

paragraphs: The Libyan Desert forms the northern and eastern part of the Sahara Desert. It describes that part of the Sahara that lies within the present-day state of Libya; it also historically describes the desert to the south of Ancient Libya, a territory which lay to the east of the present-day state. The Libyan Desert is one of the driest, harshest and most remote parts of the Sahara, the world's largest hot desert. This extended desert country is barren, dry and rainless.


title: Lenno

paragraphs: Lenno is a small village on the shores of Lake Como in northern Italy. It is located about north of Milan and about northeast of Como. Lenno is on a small bay of Lake Como called the "Golfo di Venere" (Bay of Venus).

paragraphs: Ancient Romans started the village. Julius Ceasar invited 500 Greeks to come live in the village. The Greeks planted olive trees all around Lenno. The historian Paolo Giovio (1483-1552) and the geographer Abraham Ortelius (1527–1598) wrote that Pliny the Younger had a villa in Lenno. It was called the Comedy villa.

paragraphs: Today, the village is popular with tourists. It has mansions, hotels, restaurants, and a small harbor. In 2014, Lenno was joined with three other nearby villages (Mezzegra, Ossuccio and Tremezzo) to make a single municipality called Comune di Tremezzina.


title: Abraham Ortelius

paragraphs: Abraham Ortelius (also Ortels, Orthellius, Wortels; 14 April 1527 – 28 June 1598) was a Flemish cartographer (mapmaker) and geographer. He is generally recognized as the creator of the first modern atlas, the "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum" (Latin: "Theatre of the Earth's Globe"). One of the founders and the notable representatives of the Netherlandish school of cartography in its golden age (the 16th and 17th centuries), he is also believed to be the first person to imagine that the continents were joined together before drifting to their present positions.


title: Augustin-Louis Cauchy

paragraphs: Augustin-Louis Cauchy (21 August 1789 – 23 May 1857) was a French mathematician and physicist who made many important contributions to mathematical analysis and mathematical physics. (including elasticity) Importantly, he created complex analysis, which studies complex functions and their properties. Cauchy graduated the École Polytechnique. Cauchy did not like mathematicians making assumptions, and he particularly did not like the way that earlier mathematicians, such as Euler and Lagrange, assumed that properties of finite expansions, meaning that we can count the number of terms, also worked for infinite series. Cauchy was able to give examples of where this did not work, and called the assumptions that the earlier mathematicians made, the generality of algebra. More theorems have been named after Cauchy than any other mathematician in history.


title: Wilbur Smith

paragraphs: Wilbur Addison Smith (born 9 January 1933) is a South African-British author. He mostly writes historical fiction books set in Southern Africa. His best known books include "When the Lion Feeds", "The Burning Shore", "River God" and "The Seventh Scroll". He has three major book sets, "The Courtney Novels", "The Ballantyne Novels" and the "Ancient Egypt" series. As of 2017, he has written forty books since 1964. He has sold over 120 million copies in total.

paragraphs: Smith was born in Broken Hill, Northern Rhodesia (now Kabwe, Zambia). He was educated in South Africa. He has been married four times: the first two marriages ended in divorce, his third wife died of brain cancer in 1999, and he married his current wife in 2000. He has four children. He lives in London.


title: Georges Charpak

paragraphs: Georges Charpak (August 1, 1924 – September 29, 2010) was a Polish-born French physicist of Jewish descent. He received the 1992 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his invention and development of particle detectors, in particular the multiwire proportional chamber".

paragraphs: Charpak was born in Dabrovica, Poland, now Ukraine. He moved to France when he was seven. During the war he was a member of the French Resistance and was imprisoned in Dachau concentration camp.

paragraphs: He died in Paris, France, at the age of 86.


title: Arthrostylidium merostachyoides

paragraphs: Arthrostylidium merostachyoides is a species of "Arthrostylidium" bamboo in the grass family.

paragraphs: Anthrostylidium merostachyoides is endemic to Costa Rica in Central America.


title: Arthrostylidium multispicatum

paragraphs: Arthrostylidium multispicatum is a species of "Arthrostylidium" bamboo in the grass family.

paragraphs: "Arthrostylidium multispicatum" is native to Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.


title: Arthrostylidium pubescens

paragraphs: Arthrostylidium pubescens is a species of "Arthrostylidium" bamboo in the grass family.

paragraphs: "Arthrostylidium pubescens" is native to Puerto Rico and Venezuela.


title: Ogdoad (Egyptian)

paragraphs: In Egyptian mythology, the Ogdoad are a group of eight deities (divine beings) worshipped in Hermopolis. The gods of the Ogdoad were mostly seen as humans with the heads of animals, or just depicted as snakes and frogs. They were arranged in four male-female pairs, with the males associated with frogs, and the females with snakes. Their story is part of the Egyptian creation myth.

paragraphs: The Egyptians believed that before the world was formed, there was a watery mass of dark, directionless chaos. In this chaos lived the Ogdoad of Khmunu (Hermopolis). These were four frog gods and four snake goddesses of chaos. Together they represented balance in infinity.

paragraphs: Their names were Nun and Naunet (water), Amun and Amaunet (invisibility), Heh and Hauhet (infinity) and Kek and Kauket (darkness).

paragraphs: The chaos existed without the light, and thus Kek and Kauket came to represent this darkness. They also symbolized obscurity, the kind of obscurity that went with darkness, and night.

paragraphs: The Ogdoad were the original great gods of Iunu (On, Heliopolis) where they were thought to have helped with creation, then died and retired to the land of the dead where they continued to make the Nile River flow and the sun rise every day.

paragraphs: Because of this aspect of the eight, Budge believe that Kek and Kauket were once deities linked to Khnum and Satet, to Hapi - Nile gods of Abu (Elephantine). He also believed that Kek may have also been linked to Sobek.


title: Brandon Sanderson

paragraphs: Brandon Sanderson (born December 19, 1975) is an American fantasy and science fiction writer. He is best known for the Cosmere universe, where most of his fantasy books are set; and for finishing Robert Jordan's fantasy series "The Wheel of Time".

paragraphs: Sanderson was raised in Lincoln, Nebraska. He studied at Brigham Young University, where he received degrees in English literature and creative writing. In 2008, Sanderson started a podcast with author Dan Wells and cartoonist Howard Tayler called "Writing Excuses" with topics about creating and producing genre writing and webcomics.

paragraphs: In 2016, the American media company DMG Entertainment bought the movie rights to Sanderson's entire Cosmere universe.

paragraphs: Brandon Sanderson was born on December 19, 1975, in Lincoln, Nebraska. As a teenager, he loved reading high fantasy novels and tried writing his own stories. After graduating from high school in 1994, he enrolled at Brigham Young University (BYU) as a biochemistry major. He took a two-year leave of absence from 1995 to 1997 to work as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and was assigned to serve in South Korea.

paragraphs: After completing his missionary work, Sanderson returned to BYU and changed his major to English literature. While an undergraduate, Sanderson took a job as a night desk clerk at a local hotel in Provo, Utah, because it allowed him to write while working. After earning a B.A. in English, Sanderson entered BYU's creative writing graduate program and received an M.F.A. degree in 2005. During his graduate work at BYU, Sanderson was on the staff of "Leading Edge", a semi-professional speculative fiction magazine published by the university.

paragraphs: Sanderson wrote regularly throughout his undergraduate and graduate studies, and by 2003 he had written twelve novels, all unpublished. While in the middle of a graduate program at BYU, Tor Books editor Moshe Feder contacted him to say that he wanted to get one of his books. Sanderson had sent the manuscript of his sixth novel, "Elantris", a year and a half earlier. "Elantris" was published by Tor Books on April 21, 2005, to generally positive reviews. This was followed in 2006 by "", the first book in his "Mistborn" fantasy trilogy.

paragraphs: In 2006, Sanderson married Emily Bushman. She was also an English major and teacher. She became his business manager. They have three children and live in American Fork, Utah.


title: Henry Emeleus

paragraphs: Charles Henry Emeleus (4 September 1930 – 11 November 2017) was a British geologist. He was born in Belfast, England. He specialized in the Tertiary volcanic rocks of Britain and Greenland. Emeleus was a highly capable petrologist. The mineral emeleusite, a colourless sodium silicate, is named after Emeleus. In 2016, he received the Prestwich Medal.

paragraphs: Emeleus died on 11 November 2017 in Durham, England at the age of 87.


title: Julio Oscar Mechoso

paragraphs: Julio Oscar Mechoso (May 31, 1955 – November 25, 2017) was an American actor. He was born in Miami, Florida. He was known of his roles in "Grindhouse", "Bad Boys", "Ken Park" and "Little Miss Sunshine". His television roles included "Miami Vice", "Coach", "Seinfeld", and "Greetings from Tucson".

paragraphs: Mechoso died of a heart attack in his home on November 25, 2017 in Burbank, California at the age of 62.


title: Loïc Bouvard

paragraphs: Loïc Bouvard (20 January 1929 – 27 November 2017) was a French politician. He was born in Tours, Indre-et-Loire. Bouvard was a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Morbihan department, and was a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.

paragraphs: Bouvard died on 27 November 2017 at the age of 88.


title: Bill Harris

paragraphs: Bill Harris (September 1, 1934 – November 27, 2017) was an American Republican politician and businessman. He was born in Fork Mountain, Tennessee. Harris served in the Ohio General Assembly, notably as President of the Ohio Senate from 2005 to 2010. He was a member of the Ohio Senate from 2000 until his retirement in 2010.

paragraphs: Harris died on November 27, 2017 in Ashland, Ohio at the age of 83.


title: Smashburger

paragraphs: Smashburger is an American fast-casual burger restaurant chain with more than 370 restaurants serving in 37 states and 9 countries. The company was founded in Denver, Colorado in 2007 by Tom Ryan, Rick Schaden, and private equity firm Consumer Capital Partners.