AcharyaChanakya/simple-wikipedia huggingface dataset:
Heterosexism is the belief that only men and women should have sex, or that only men and women should love each other as more than a friend or family member. It is also the belief that sex and love between men and women is better than other types of sex and love. Heterosexism is not just something a single person can believe but is taught by society and culture. Heterosexist beliefs can cause people to act unfairly towards people who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or asexual.
Heterosexism is related to homophobia and biphobia in the same way that sexism is related to misogyny and transphobia.
Chrystia Freeland
Christina Alexandra "Chrystia" Freeland (born August 2, 1968 in Peace River, Alberta) is a Canadian politician of the Liberal Party of Canada. She has been the Deputy Prime Minister of Canada since 2019.
Freeland has been a member of parliament since 2013. From 2015 to 2017 she was also minister of trade and the minister of foreign affairs from 2017 to 2019.
Previously she was a freelance journalist. She has written several non-fiction books.
Iron planet
An iron planet is a planet whose core consists of mostly iron. These planets often have a small mantle and a very large core. Mercury is known to be an iron-rich planet - and is the largest celestial body in the Solar System to be so.
In science fiction, these planets are sometimes called "cannonballs".
Iron plantation
Sigmar Gabriel
Sigmar Hartmut Gabriel (born September 12, 1959 in Goslar) is a German politician of the SPD.
He has been Vice Chancellor from 2013 to 2018 and foreign minister from 2017 to 2018. He has also been a member of the Bundestag (German parliament) since 2005.
Previously he was party chair from 2009 to 2017, federal minister of economy and energy (2013-2017), federal minister of environment, nature conservation and nuclear safety (2005-2009), and prime minister of Lower Saxony (1999-2003).
Gabriel studied politics, sociology and German at the University of Göttingen.
In December 5, 2017 German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel speech at Korber Foundation, warned Iran nuclear deal collapse, cause could leads to military conflict, he stand with European Union assertive, between Trump administration and world leader effective that impact relation, between country. he said in statement,"US will never be same""the world is no longer a global community but an arena and also a battleground in which nations, nonstate actors and companies fight over advantages,".
2017 Stockholm attack
The 2017 Stockholm attack happened on 7 April 2017, at about 2:50 pm local time (13:50 UTC) in central Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. According to SÄPO, a speeding lorry drove through crowds along the Drottninggatan pedestrian street and smashed through the front of an Åhléns department store, killing at least four people and wounding several others.
The attack killed five people.
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
The smooth endoplasmic reticulum, or smooth ER, is an organelle found in both animal cells and plant cells. Smooth ER helps the body make and metabolize fats and steroid hormones.
There are two types of endoplasmic reticuli: smooth and rough.
Rough ER is studded with ribosomes. Smooth ER is not.
David Gove
David T. Gove (May 4, 1978 – April 5, 2017) was an American ice hockey player. He served as head coach of the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL. He last played with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League during the 2008–09 season. He played for the Carolina Hurricanes from 2000 through 2009.
On April 5, 2017, Gove was found dead in Pittsburgh on April 5, 2017 from a suspected drug overdose.
Memè Perlini
Amelio "Memè" Perlini (8 December 1947 – 5 April 2017) was an Italian actor and movie director. His debut movie as a director, "Italian Postcards", was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.
Perlini died in Rome on 5 April 2017, aged 69. He committed suicide, by jumping from the fifth floor of his house.
David Peel (David Michael Rosario; August 1, 1943 – April 6, 2017) was an American singer, musician and political activist. He first recorded in the late 1960s with Harold Black, Billy Joe White, George Cori and Larry Adam performing as David Peel and The Lower East Side Band. His raw, acoustic "street rock" with lyrics about marijuana and "bad cops" appealed mostly to hippies.
Peel has appeared as himself many movies, including "Please Stand By" (1972), "Rude Awakening" (1989), "High Times' Potluck" (2004) and "The U.S. vs. John Lennon" (2006).
Peel died on April 6, 2017 at a hospital in Manhattan, New York from complications of a heart attack, aged 73.
Jerzy Vetulani
Jerzy Adam Gracjan Vetulani (21 January 1936 – 6 April 2017) was a Polish neuroscientist, pharmacologist and biochemist, professor of natural sciences. He was born in Kraków.
Vetulani was a member of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the Polish Academy of Learning from 1991 until his death in 2017. He was one of the most frequently cited Polish scientists in the field of biomedicine after 1965.
Vetulani died at the age of 81 on 6 April 2017 at a hospital in Kraków from complications of injuries sustained after being struck by an automobile in early March.
Marthe Gosteli
Marthe Gosteli (22 December 1917 – 7 April 2017) was a Swiss suffrage activist and archivist.
Gosteli led the fight for women's right to vote in Switzerland. Later she focused her attention on preserving the history of Swiss women. She created an archive of women's biographies and history. Gosteli's work was recognized by many honors and awards, including the 2011 Swiss Human Rights Award.
Gosteli died from complications of a fall in Muri bei Bern, Switzerland on 7 April 2017, aged 99.
Tim Pigott-Smith
Timothy Peter Pigott-Smith OBE (13 May 1946 – 7 April 2017) was an English movie and television actor and author. He won the Fantasporto Award for Best Actor in 2002 for his role in "Bloody Sunday". He was known for his role as Creedy in the 2005 movie "V for Vendetta". He won a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in 1985.
Pigott-Smith was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to drama.
Pigott-Smith was born in Rugby, Warwickshire. He studied at Bristol University. In 1972, he married Pamela Miles. Pigott-Smith died on 7 April 2017 in Northampton, Northamptonshire from a suspected heart attack, aged 70.
Y. A. Tittle
Yelberton Abraham Tittle Jr. (October 24, 1926 – October 8, 2017), better known as Y. A. Tittle, was an American professional American football quarterback. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers, New York Giants, and Baltimore Colts, after spending two seasons with the Colts in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC).
Tittle was the subject of a famous photograph of himself published in 1964. Tittle, in his 17th and final season, was photographed helmet-less, bloodied and kneeling immediately after having been knocked to the ground and lost a game, which Tittle described as "The end of the road".
Tittle was born in Marshall, Texas. He studied at Louisiana State University. He was married to Minnette Tittle until her death in 2012. They have one daughter, Dianne. Tittle suffered from a severe case of dementia. He died at his home in Stanford, California from the disease on October 8, 2017 at the age of 90.
Glenn O'Brien
Glenn O'Brien (March 2, 1947 – April 7, 2017) was an American writer, largely on the subjects of art, music and fashion. He was featured for many years as "The Style Guy" in "GQ" magazine, and published a book with that title. He was known for being part of The Factory with Andy Warhol.
He has worked as an editor at a number of publications, and published the arts and literature magazine "Bald Ego" from 2003-2005.
From 1978 to 1982, O'Brien hosted a New York city Public-access television cable TV show called "TV Party".
O'Brien died of complications from pneumonia in Manhattan on April 6, 2017 at the age of 70.
2017 Shayrat missile strike
On the morning of 7 April 2017, during the Syrian Civil War, the United States launched 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles from the Mediterranean Sea into Syria, aimed at Shayrat Air Base. The strike was ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump as a direct response to the Khan Shaykhun chemical attack on 4 April 2017.
The strike was the first unilateral attack by the United States military to intentionally target the Ba'athist Syrian government forces during the war.
President Trump justified the strike by stating that it is in the national security interest of the United States to prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons in the world.
Jean Douchet
Jean Douchet (; 19 January 1929 – 21 November 2019) was a French movie director, historian, movie critic and teacher. He began his career in the early 1950s at "Gazette du Cinéma" and "Cahiers du cinema" with members of the future French New Wave.
Douchet died on 21 November 2019 in Paris at the age of 90.
Jacques Rozier
Jacques Rozier (; born 10 November 1926 in Paris) is a French movie director and screenwriter. He is one of the known members of the French New Wave movement and has worked with Jean-Luc Godard. Three of his movies have been screened at the Cannes Film Festival. In 1978, he was a member of the jury at the 28th Berlin International Film Festival.
Armand Gatti
Armand Gatti (; January 26, 1924 – April 6, 2017) was a Monegasque-born French playwright, poet, journalist, screenwriter, filmmaker and World War II resistance fighter.
Gatti was born in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
Gatti's first movie, "Enclosure", was entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival where he won the Silver Prize for Best Director. Two years later, his movie "El Otro Cristóbal" was entered into the 1963 Cannes Film Festival.
In 2013 he was awarded the Grand prix du théâtre de l'Académie française.
Gatti died on April 6, 2017 in Saint-Mandé, France, aged 93.
Matt Murphy
Matthew Tyler "Matt" Murphy (December 29, 1929 – June 15, 2018), known as Matt "Guitar" Murphy, was an American blues guitarist.
Murphy was born in Sunflower, Mississippi.
Murphy worked a lot with Memphis Slim, including on his album "At the Gate of Horn" (1959). Murphy did not have a band of his own until 1982 but did work in the studio and on stage with many musicians, including Ike Turner, Muddy Waters, James Cotton, Otis Rush, Etta James, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Chuck Berry and Joe Louis Walker. He gave a memorable performance in 1963 on the American Folk Blues Festival tour of Europe with his "Matt's Guitar Boogie".
Murphy suffered a stroke in 2003 but returned to perform a few years later. He died on June 15, 2018 in Miami, Florida from a heart attack at the age of 88.
Mark Rydell (born Mortimer Horace Rydell; March 23, 1929) is an American actor, movie director and producer.
Rydell has directed many Academy Award-nominated movies including "The Fox" (1967), "The Reivers" (1969), "Cinderella Liberty" (1973), "The Rose" (1979), "The River" (1984) and "For the Boys" (1991).
Rydell was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director for "On Golden Pond" (1981).
Ferenc Doór
Ferenc Doór (14 June 1918 – 10 July 2015) was a Hungarian painter and graphic artist, "The lover of the Danube and Szentendre".
He was born in Petrilla, Transylvania on 14 June 1918. Between 1938–1941 he studied on the Hungarian University of Fine Arts in Budapest under the István Szőnyi's hands. After the World War II he suffered a captivity of war in Siberia for three years. After his release terminated his study in 1949, as instructor (assistant professor) of Szőnyi involved in the circulation of Hungarian artistic life. In 1957 he became a member of the Art Fund of Fine Arts Association.
By the Nagybánya's painting lessons continued painting with natural themes and human figures appear rich color scheme, has joined forces shaping a balanced composition. Oil paintings and water-like substance, were the main elements his expression of color and light.
As from his works himself wrote: "I tried my work faithfully follow art my ideas - to capture the potential of everyday life images of beauty - small joys and sorrows, our time and the change of a landscape typical timeless atmosphere of human destinies".
He was died in his Szentendre's home at age of 97 years in 10 July 2015.
He had numerous exhibitions in Hungary and abroad, worked for decades in Szentendre and the creative community of artists houses in Szigliget, Kecskemét, Hódmezővásárhely and Mártély.
In the 1950s onward featured in the Hall of Art, Budapest a common ones and in other exhibition spaces in the country.
In 2011, he became the "Hungarian Gold Cross of Merit" honors.
Tribes of Israel
The Israelites were divided into twelve tribes, according to the twelve sons of the Biblical patriarch, Jacob:
The Land of Israel was divided among those tribes, but there were a few exceptions:
The Sanhedrin was a group of judges who led the Jewish people of every city in the Land of Israel. Their name is Greek and means "council" or "assembly." There were between twenty-three and seventy-one judges in each Sanhedrin. According to the Hebrew Bible, God commanded Moses and the Israelites to make councils of judges and to do what they said.
The Great Sanhedrin in Jerusalem led the other councils. It met every day except on holidays and Shabbat. After the Romans destroyed the Second Temple, the Great Sanhedrin moved to Galilee. It made its last law in 358 CE when it abandoned the Hebrew calendar. It stopped meeting because of persecution. Some people have tried to bring it back, such as Napoleon Bonaparte. These attempts have not been successful so far.
1978 Sikh–Nirankari clashes
On 13 April 1978, a violent incident happened between the Sant Nirankari Mission and traditional Sikhs. This was at Amritsar, Punjab, India. Sixteen people were killed.
This incident eventually led to Operation Blue Star and the Punjab insurgency in the 1980s. Clashes occurred when Akhand Kirtani Jatha and Damdami Taksal members led by Fauja Singh protested against and tried to stop a convention of Sant Nirankari Mission followers. This incident is considered to be a starting point in the events leading to Operation Blue Star and the 1980s insurgency in Punjab.
The turning point in the Sikh-Nirankari relationship is believed to have come after Avtar Singh took over as the sect chief in 1943. He not only proclaimed himself “Satguru” but also introduced a book “Avtar Bani” and allegedly tried to copy Sikh symbols like starting the system of Sat Piare etc. He was successful in organising Nirankaris into a powerful sect. However, in his book “A History of The Sikhs”, Khushwant Singh noted that the fundamental difference between both was that the Nirankaris were worshiping gurus other than the 10 recognised by the Sikhs.
However, the conflict reached its peak on April 13, 1978. Activists of the Akhand Kirtni Jatha and Damdai Taksal marched towards the venue of a Nirankari convention in Amritsar. It led to a clash that left at least 17 dead and a majority of them were Sikhs.
Following the deadly clash in 1978, Akal Takht issued a hukamnama asking Sikhs to sever ties with Nirankari Sikhs. Later in 1980 in Delhi, Akhand Kirtani Jatha’s Ranjit Singh killed Nirankari chief Gurbachan Singh. Ranjit Singh was later nominated as Akal Takht Jathedar.
Kenneth I of Scotland
Kenneth I or "Cináed mac Ailpín" was king of the Picts and Scots. He was known for combining them into one kingdom named Scotland, although some records show it was the other way round and Donald II named them Scotland. His legacy lives on in many tales but these can be attributed to Kenneth II, a later Scottish monarch. He was also king of Dal Riata and his father was king of Dal Riata.
Not much is known about Kenneth's birth except he was born around 810 in Iona, Argyllshire and was the son of King Alpin II of Dalriada, a land which covered modern day Northern Ireland and the Hebrides - Argyll.
Upon his fathers death in 839 he became king of Dalriada styled "Cinaed, son of Alpin" and also king of Scots due to the fact that the Hebrides - Argyll were important parts of the land at the time. At this time the Picts were conquered by Vikings with Bridei VI of Pictland being defeated, and Kenneth was set to become the next monarch. Although it wasn't until 843 he became king of the now united Pictish & Scottish tribes. There has also been some evidence he did not become king until 848 although it is pretty unclearnd historically.
On February 13, 858 in Forteviot, Kenneth died of natural causes. He was buried in Iona and succeeded by his brother Donald MacAlpin or Domnall MacAilpín.
Ever since the 1800s, depictions of Kenneth have started to appear, first in Edinburgh Portrait Gallery, and later with some more depictions. Depictions of Kenneth are hard to find but the ones used the most are the frieze in Edinburgh and a newly found depiction from the 1700's.
Donald I, king of Picts - His brother (ruled 858-862)
Constantine I, king of Picts - His son (ruled 862-877)
Aed, king of Picts - His other son (ruled 877-878)
To see all Scottish monarchs see Scottish monarchs
To see all monarchs from the House of Dunkeld see House of Dunkeld
And for Kenneth's house of Alpin see House of Alpin
Isaac Herzog
Isaac Herzog, Hebrew: יצחק הרצוג , sometimes known as "Yitzhak Herzog", (born 22 September 1960) is an Israeli politician of HaAvoda (Labor Party). Herzog is the President-elect of Israel since winning the 2021 election. From 2018 until 2021, he was chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel. Herzog was a member of Knesset, the Israeli parliament from 2003 until 2018. From 2013 until 2018, he was the Leader of the Opposition. He was born in Tel Aviv.
Herzog was a Member of Knesset from 2003 until June 2018. From 2013 till July 2017 he was leader of HaAvoda. From 2015 till July 2017 he was also leader of HaMahaneh HaTziyoni ("The Zionist Union"), together with Tzipi Livni of HaTnu'a (still leading). Because the new HaAvoda leader Avi Gabbay is not a Knesset member, Herzog remained leading in the Knesset and leader of the Opposition.
He held several government positions:
In June 2018, Herzog was unanimously elected chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel, for which he left the Knesset and Israeli politics
In May 2021, Herzog announced his candidacy for President of Israel for the 2021 election. He was elected president on 2 June 2021, defeating educator Miriam Peretz.
Herzog is the son of former president of Israel Chaim Herzog.
He studied law at Tel Aviv University and worked as a lawyer at Herzog, Fox & Ne'eman, where his father was one of the founders.
Theodicy is a branch of theology that seeks to explain why a God that is seen as all-loving, all-seeing, and all-powerful allows evil to exist. The word comes from the Greek words for God and Judgment and so means the judgment of God. It was first made up by the German philosopher Gottfried Leibniz in 1710 in his work "Théodicée". The subject has been the focus of argument and thought for hundreds of years before that and since.
Theodicy tries to explain why God, who has complete free will, has the power to change anything he wants to, can see all the evil in the world and is all-loving and compassionate, yet does nothing to alleviate the suffering in the world, especially the suffering of innocents.
The weakness of the arguments for Theodicy are often used by atheists to emphasise the problems that go with the belief in God.
There are many arguments to try and explain evil; here is an incomplete list:
Capstan (nautical)
A capstan is a machine that is used on sailing ships to pull ropes and cables (also called hawsers). It has a vertical axle, and is very much like the windlass, which has a horizontal axle.
Grip on power pull capstan and it's opposite brakeforce on bollard posts; both work thru
Man powered capstan is a concentrating man force inwards to smaller radius for more power from levers.
Motor powered capstan spins motor shaft from inside post/not outside levers so is a delivering force wider radius than motor shaft force input.
Colleges and universities in Georgia (U.S. state)
This is a list of colleges and universities in Georgia:
Shahzadpur
Shahzadpur is a town in Shahzadpur Tehsil in the Ambala District of Haryana State, India. It belongs to Ambala Division. It is located towards East from District head quarters Ambala. It is a Tehsil head quarter. Shahzadpur Pin code is 134202, and the postal head office is Shahzadpur.
Shahzadpur is a Town located in Naraingarh of Ambala district, Haryana with total 1356 families residing. Shahzadpur has population of 7,278 of which 3,888 are males while 3,390 are females as per Population Census 2011.
In Shahzadpur population of children with age 0-6 is 841 which makes up 11.56 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Shahzadpur is 872 which is lower than Haryana state average of 879. Child Sex Ratio for the Shahzadpur as per census is 730, lower than Haryana average of 834.
Shahzadpur has higher literacy rate compared to Haryana.
In 2011, literacy rate of Shahzadpur village was 85.41 % compared to 75.55 % of Haryana. In Shahzadpur Male literacy stands at 90.68 % while female literacy rate was 79.51 %.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Shahzadpur is administrated by Sarpanch who is elected representative of town.
Shahzadpur, is a very old town in Ambala District of Haryana. The town came under Sikh Rule in January 1764, after the Sikh forces took Sirhind, the Sikhs also established their rule in this area of Shahzadpur Town, Sardar Karam Singh a Sikh Sandhu Jatt of Marahka Village in Sheikhupura District of Punjab (Now Pakistan), became the first Sikh ruler of Shahzadpur. He ruled for 20 years until his death in 1784. He never used to stay at Shahzadpur. Karam Singh spent the majority of his time at Talwandi Sabo Village in Bathinda District of Punjab which was one of the holiest Sikh religious centers.
Karam Singh was succeeded by his elder son Gulab Singh, who ruled until 1844. In 1844 he was succeeded by his son Sardar Shiv Kirpal Singh Sandhu, the Shahzadpur Sikh Rulers became extinct in 1809, after the Cis-Sutlej states had accepted the protection of the British East India Company.
Their descendants ruled on until 1947 with power and were given Jagirs (land) by the British Government.
In the absence of real Raja Sardar Karam Singh of Shahzadpur & Ambala (Gurbakhsh Singh, Daya Kaur 1786 – 1808) was ruled by Gurbakhsh Singh After his death, his widow, Daya Kaur, gained control over the estate in 1786. She ruled over the territory very well for over 37 years. In November 1808, Maharaja Ranjit Singh attacked Shahzadpur and take Naraingarh in his control and put pressure on Shahzadpur state then ruler of Shahzadpur asked for help from British Government. And Maharaja Ranjit Singh was forced to leave back.
In 1809, the property was taken over by the British Government. After the Cis Sutlej Sikh States had accepted the protection of the British East India Company. Later Ambala Cantt built on land of Shahzadpur.
Sardar Gulab Singh, 4th Misldhar of Shahidan misl and Jagirdar of Shahzadpur 1784/1844, who ruled Shahzadpur until 1844,
Sardar Shiv Kirpal Singh, Jagirdar of Shahzadpur, born 1838, he succeeded to his father’s estates, and was the guardian of the Sri Damdama Sahib Shrine, married and had issue. He died before 1891.
Sardar Jiwan Singh C.S.I., Jagirdar of Shahzadpur, born 1860, he was Honorary Magistrate of AMBALA, and as a Honorary Civil Judge holds the powers of a Munsif and married in 1884 to daughter of Maharaja of Patiala, and had issue.
Sardar Ram Singh Bahadur Jagirdar of Shahzadpur ruled till 1947.
There are a number of high Schools in Shahzadpur, providing both English and Hindi education. Among these are the Government Senior Secondary School (which has both a boys only and a girls only students) and, M.R.S.D Senior Secondary School,
Maa Bhagwati Niketan Public School (which all provide English and Hindi education).
There are also several colleges in Shahzadpur: Government college, Icl Group of Colleges and Swami Devi Dyal Group of professional instiutes.
Larry D. Alexander
Larry Dell Alexander (born May 30, 1953) is an American artist, writer and Bible teacher from Dermott, Arkansas. Alexander is best known for his detailed "pen and ink" drawings, and his paintings. He is also known for his painting of a "Clinton Family Portrait" oil painting which he gave to U.S. President Bill Clinton in 1995 while he was still in office. It is now a part of the Clinton Presidential Library permanent collection in Little Rock, Arkansas. He is also known for the popular "Arkansas Schools Tours" that he did in the state of Arkansas from 1996 to 2006 to inspire children to pursue their goals in art and education. As a bible teacher, he has written several bible study books based on New Testament and Old Testament books of the Bible, and has also created many bible related drawings and paintings. In recent years he is perhaps better known for his writings and teachings on the bible
After graduating from Dermott High School in May 1971, Alexander moved to Pine Bluff, Arkansas, where he studied Architecture at Pines Vocational Technical School, which is now Southeast Arkansas College. One of his earliest series of paintings, the "Dermott Series", depicted his childhood memories of growing up in Dermott,Arkansas. Six of those paintings are now a part of the permanent collection at the Arts and Science Center for Southeast Arkansas in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. His career as a professional artist began when he created several lines of greeting cards in 1991. He called his first line of cards "The Expressions Line", but did not trademark the name. As a result, Hallmark Cards now has used the name on a line of their cards since 1997. His greeting cards are not tied to the Hallmark line in any way. Between 1991 and 1994 he created many drawings, including "Renetta", "Girlfriends", "Cowboy Fiddler", "Young Kennedys", and "Roundup". In 1999 Alexander painted his "Detroit Series", a series of paintings of many sites in Detroit, Michigan. The paintings were first shown at the American Black Artist Institute in Detroit.
In May 1998 Alexander introduced his "Delta Series", of paintings during his annual "Arkansas Schools Tour". The tour was made bigger that year to include stops in Greenville, Mississippi and Memphis, Tennessee. The "Delta series" included paintings of scenes in the Mississippi Delta region of the United States from Monroe, Louisiana to Memphis, Tennessee. It includes a painting of Graceland, Elvis Presley's former home, the "Greenville Courthouse" in Greenville, Mississippi, a painting of the famous "Beale Street" in Memphis, and his painting of a "Cotton Farm" among others. Alexander's most popular series of drawings, "The Sixties Series" has been shown in schools, libraries, and art galleries in several cities since it was completed in 1993. It is made up of drawings of well known people and events of the 1960s, such as the "Selma to Montgomery marches" of 1965, and drawings of Martin Luther King Jr., Lyndon Johnson, Malcolm X, Medgar Evers and Rosa Parks. This series also has drawings about the Vietnam War.
Alexander is also a devout Christian who teaches the bible at his church. He has taught Christianity for several years and he also teaches through his books, and online "Weekly Sunday School Lesson" blog, and his online "Book by Book Bible Study" blog. Alexander and his wife, Patricia, live in Texas. They have four children.
Láadan
Láadan is a feminist constructed language. Its creator was Suzette Haden Elgin. She believed that Western languages were better for saying what men think than what women think. She created the language to make it easier for women to say what they think. For example, Láadan has many words and suffixes for saying how you feel about what you are saying. It also includes words for saying if you know that what you are saying is true, and if so, how.
The language became part of a series of science fiction books, Native Tongue. In the book, a group of women create Láadan as a way to fight a society ruled by men.
Láadan is a tonal language. Some syllables are said in a higher voice or tone than others. There are two tones:
Láadan itself is a three-syllable word, LA-a-dan, where the first syllable is said in a high tone.
Láadan has five vowels:
Láadan does not have the consonants p, t, k, g, or s. The consonants b, d, sh, m, n, l, r, w, y, and h are the same as in English. There is also:
Most Láadan sentences have three short words called particles:
In Láadan, the verbs come first. Verbs are the same words as adjectives. There are no articles like an or the. The object of a verb has the suffix -(e)th. It usually comes after the subject. The prefix me- says that the subject of a verb is plural. The word "ra" means the same thing as English "not".
New Láadan words are made by adding prefixes and suffixes to old words. Each part of a word stays the same when it combines with other parts. Because of this, it is called an agglutinative language. The affixes (prefixes and suffixes) can be used to show feelings and attitudes. Many languages can only show these by tone of voice, body language, or roundabout speech.
Pronouns in Láadan are made of many parts. The letter "l" is used for I and we. The letter "n" is used for you. The letter "b" is used for he, she, it, and they.
The vowel "e" usually comes after these letters. "a" can come after them instead to show that someone is loved. If the person is hated, "lhe-" can be put before the word.
The suffix "-zh" makes a pronoun plural but less than four. "-n" makes it plural and greater than four. So "lazh" means "we, who are few and loved." "Lheben" means "they, who are many and who I hate."
Android 18 (Dragon Ball)
Android 18 is a female character in the manga series Dragon Ball and the anime "Dragon Ball Z". She is an android created by Dr. Gero to kill Goku.
Android 18 is a beautiful blonde woman of average height and build she has blue eyes, and wears golden hoop earrings in both ears when she first appeared in Dragon Ball Z she wears a blue demin and skirt with a RR (Red Ribbon) logo. She also wears dark blue tights, a brown belt, brown boots and a black skirt that has white and black striped long sleeve. After the defeat of Cell she wears pale blue buttoned up demin vest, white jeans, red hoop earrings along with a red bracelet on her left hand and black flip flops.
Android 18 was originally a human along with her twin brother Android 17. She and her brother 17 were delinquents until the scientist Dr. Gero kidnapped them and reconstruct them into superhumans (androids).
Android 18's personally and behavior is calm, cool and confident and is somewhat sarcastic. During her early appearances in Dragon Ball Z she was somewhat arrogant usually getting annoyed by her brother Android 17's wild teen like behavior. She was also hotheaded when she refused to run away from her brother and Android 16 when Cell threatened to absorb her. After the defeat of Cell, Android 18 is calmer and is married to Krillin and they have a daughter named Marron and she is a good mother to her daughter. She was usually seen with Piccolo and other Z Fighters on Kami's lookout during the Majin Buu threat. Android 18 also appears in Dragon Ball GT and Super. In Dragon Ball GT she is seen with her husband Krillin and daughter Marron when one day her twin brother Android 17 arrives and attempt to control 18, 17 also kill Krillin which greatly infuriated Android 18 and she attacks her brother however Android 17 attacks her with an energy blast injuring 18. Android 18 is later seen in GT confronting now Super Android 17 about killing her husband and injuring her 18 then distracts Super 17 with multiple energy attacks which allows Goku to kill Super 17. After Super 17's defeat Android 18 is seen crying about her husband's death and then tells Goku that he a great friend and ally. Android 18 also appears in Dragon Ball Super as a side character when the God of Destruction Beerus threatens to destroy the Earth she and the Z Fighters attacks Beerus attempting to defeat Beerus but failed to defeat him by him overpowering them before Goku arrives to save them. Android 18 is in the Universal Survival Arc, she is on Team Universe 7 along side her husband Krillin, her twin brother Android 17 and the other Z-Fighters.
Android 18 appears in several Dragon Ball Z movies and videos games. She appears in Dragon Ball movies like Super Android 13 , Bio-Broly, Battle of Gods, Resurrection F and in video games like Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi series, Dragon Ball Z Raging Blast 1 and 2 and ect.
Kim Young-ae
Kim Young-ae (; 21 April 1951 – 9 April 2017) was a South Korean actress. She appeared in over sixty movies and 100 television shows. She was best known for her leading role in "The Attorney" (2013). She was born in Yeongdo District of Busan.
Kim died from pancreatic cancer on 9 April 2017 in Seoul. She was 65.
Palm Sunday church bombings
On Palm Sunday, 9 April 2017, twin suicide bombings at St. George’s Church in the northern Egyptian city of Tanta on the Nile delta, and Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, the principal church in Alexandria, seat of the Coptic papacy.
In the aftermath of the attacks, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi gathered the country's security council. At least 43 people were killed and more than 136 injured. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Sinai Province (also called ISIS or ISIL) group claimed responsibility for the attacks in an online statement.
Atanase Sciotnic
Atanase Sciotnic (1 March 1942 – 5 April 2017) was a Romanian sprint canoeist. He was a member of Dinamo Bucharest. He was born in Tulcea County, Romania.
Sciotnic took part in the two-man and four man events at most major competitions between 1963 and 1974 and won two Olympic and nine world championships medals, including four gold medals.
Sciotnic died on 5 April 2017 in Bucharest at the age of 75.
Relja Bašić
Relja Bašić (14 February 1930 – 7 April 2017) was a Croatian actor and politician. He was one of the most well known Croatian actors with a career which lasted for more than half a century. He was best remembered role is Mr. Fulir in 1970 cult musical comedy "Tko pjeva zlo ne misli".
Bašić was born on 14 February 1930 in Zagreb, at the time of Kingdom of Yugoslavia. He was born to a Jewish mother Elly (née Lerch) Bašić.
During 1992 parliamentary elections he appeared as that party's candidate in one of Zagreb constituencies.
In 1995, President Tuđman awarded him with the Order of Danica Hrvatska. Bašić also acted as a UNESCO Artist for Peace.
Bašić suffered from a femur fracture years before his death. Bašić died on 7 April 2017 in Zagreb, Croatia, aged 87.
Peter Isaacson
Peter Stuart Isaacson, AM, DFC, AFC, DFM (31 July 1920 – 7 April 2017) was an Australian publisher and decorated military pilot.
Isaacson was owner of Peter Isaacson Publications, the publisher of various trade publications and suburban newspapers including the "Southern Cross" and the "Sunday Observer" in Melbourne.
During World War II, he served in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) as a pilot with RAF Bomber Command and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Force Cross and the Distinguished Flying Medal.
Issaacson died on 7 April 2017 at the age of 96, following a short illness in Melbourne, Australia. He was survived by his sons; Anne had died the year before.
Christopher Morahan
Christopher Thomas Morahan CBE (9 July 1929 – 7 April 2017) was an English stage and television director and production executive.
From 1972 to 1976, he was the Head of Plays for BBC Television, a department responsible for such series as "Play for Today". Morahan joined the National Theatre in 1977 as Deputy Director and was appointed Co-Director of the Olivier Theatre.
He was involved in creating the 14-part television drama "The Jewel in the Crown" (1984), of which he was co-director and producer. The series won a Primetime Emmy Award and a BAFTA TV Award in 1985.
Morahan was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2011 Birthday Honours for services to drama.
Morahan died on 7 April 2017 in London at the age of 87. He died on the same day as Tim Pigott-Smith, one of the leads in "The Jewel in the Crown".
Fishman (wrestler)
José Ángel Nájera Sánchez (January 6, 1951 – April 8, 2017) was a Mexican "luchador" or professional wrestler best known under the ring name "Fishman".
Fishman was one of the top wrestlers in the mid-1970s and 1980s and has worked for Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre, the Universal Wrestling Association, the World Wrestling Association and Asistencia Asesoría y Administración in Mexico as well as frequent trips to Japan and the United States.
Nájera was unmasked after losing a match in 2000 and retired shortly afterwards. Three of his sons are all "luchadors enmascarados" (masked wrestlers) known by their ring names Black Fish, El Hijo del Fishman and El Único de Ciudad Juárez.
Nájera died on April 8, 2017 of a heart attack.
Water bottle
A water bottle is a container that is used to hold water, liquids or other beverages for drinking. Using a water bottle allows people to transport, and drink, a beverage from one place to another.
Water bottles can be either disposable or reusable. Some water bottles are reusable and can help save the environment by reducing waste.
Georgy Grechko
Georgy Mikhaylovich Grechko (; 25 May 1931 – 8 April 2017) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on several space flights including Soyuz 17, Soyuz 26, and Soyuz T-14.
He was twice awarded the medal of Hero of the Soviet Union.
He resigned from the space programme in 1992 to lecture on atmospheric physics at the Russian Academy of Sciences. Grechko has written his memoirs as "Космонавт No. 34: От лучины до пришельцев," (Cosmonaut No. 34 From Splinter to Aliens) Olma Media Grupp, Moscow, 2013.
Grechko died aged 85 from heart failure. He was survived by wife Lyudmila and daughter Olga.
Knut Borge
Knut Conrad Borge (2 September 1949 – 9 April 2017) was a Norwegian journalist and television presenter. Borge was born in Bærum.
Borge became a freelancer for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation in 1973. Among his shows were "Borgulfsen" from 1984 to 1997, and "Swing&Sweet" from 1986 to 1999.
Borge has hosted the "Spellemannprisen" show several times. From 2004 he hosted the classical quiz show "20 spørsmål". He worked as a jazz columnist and journalist for "Verdens Gang" from 1979 to 1989, and for "Dagens Næringsliv" from 1990 to 1995. His books include "Det største siden Svartedauen" from 1986, and "Kjære Skrythals" from 1994 (with Tore Skoglund).
Borge died in Oslo on 9 April 2017 from heart failure, aged 67.
Mark Goldring
Mark Ian Goldring CBE (born 8 March 1957) is chief executive of Oxfam, the leading development charity. He started in May 2013.
Goldring has a bachelor's degree in law from Keble College, Oxford, and a master's degree in Social Policy in Developing Countries from the London School of Economics.
Before joining Oxfam, Goldring was chief executive of Mencap for five years.
Georges Prêtre
Georges Prêtre (; 14 August 1924 – 4 January 2017) was a French orchestral and opera conductor.
His Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, debut came in 1965, with first appearances at the Metropolitan Opera, New York City, and La Scala, Milan, also coming in the same decade. He worked with Maria Callas on a number of occasions, and made recordings of "Carmen" and "Tosca" with her.
Prêtre conducted the Vienna New Year's Concert twice, in 2008 and in 2010, the only French conductor to have been appointed for this role.
Prêtre died in his home in Navès (Tarn), near Castres on 4 January 2017, aged 92.
Barbara Helsingius
Barbara Christina Elisabeth Helsingius-Koski (née Helsingius; 27 September 1937 – 9 March 2017) was a Finnish singer, poet, and Olympic fencer. She participated at the 1960 Summer Olympics. She was born in Helsinki.
Helsingius became well-known internationally, and was a member of Visens venner in Norway. She was a member of the joint Nordic cultural organisation NordVisa.
Helsingius died from a long illness on 9 March 2017 in Espoo, Finland. She was 79 years old.
Carme Chacón
Carme María Chacón Piqueras (; 13 March 1971 – 9 April 2017) was a Spanish Socialist politician.
Chacón was Minister of Defense from 2008 to 2011 in the cabinet led by Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. She also served as Minister of Housing from 2007 through 2008.
With the landslide defeat of Zapatero in the November 2011 selections, Chacón resigned the Defense Minister's post to Pedro Morenés in December 2011.
She filed to be Spanish Socialist Workers' Party General Secretary. On 4 February 2012 she lost to Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba 487 to 465 votes in the 38th congress of the party.
Chacón died on April 9, 2017 in Madrid from a rare form of heart disease, aged 46.
Shecky Greene
Shecky Greene (born Fred Sheldon Greenfield; April 8, 1926) is an American comedian. He is known for his nightclub performances in Las Vegas, where he became a headliner in the 1950s.
Greene has appeared in several movies, including "Tony Rome", "History of the World, Part I" and "Splash", and has guest starred on such television shows as "Mad About You", "Laverne & Shirley", "Love, American Style", and "Combat!".
Bill Page
Bill Page (September 11, 1925 – April 26, 2017) was an American reed player, band leader, and entrepreneur. He was best known for his work in the Lawrence Welk Band.
Page was born in Chicago, Illinois. He studied at Wilbur Wright College.
Page left the Lawrence Welk Show in 1965 and went on to perform with Barry Manilow, Ted Mack, Frank Gorshin, Judy Garland, and on "The Tonight Show" starring Johnny Carson.
Page died on April 26, 2017 in Studio City, Los Angeles at the age of 91.
Chuck Nergard
Charles Lester (Chuck) Nergard (February 6, 1929 – November 9, 2017) was an American politician in the state of Florida.
Nergard was born in Chicago in 1929 and moved to Florida in 1956. He studied at Schurz Junior College, Wright Junior College, and George Williams College.
As a Republican, he represented the 76th District which is in St. Lucie County, Florida. He served from 1967 to 1976 and from 1978 to 1990.
He was married to Catherine Misheck. They had two children. During his time in the House, Nergard was also a part-time real estate developer. His religion was listed as Lutheran.
Nergard died in Port St. Lucie, Florida on November 9, 2017 at the age of 88.
K. T. McFarland
Kathleen Troia "K.T." McFarland (born July 22, 1951) was the Deputy National Security Advisor to President Donald Trump from January 20, 2017 to May 19, 2017.
On April 9, 2017, it was reported that she would soon be leaving this post and be nominated to be the next United States Ambassador to Singapore.
McFarland served previously as a staff member on the U.S. National Security Council in the 1970s and a staff member at the Defense Department in the 1980s. McFarland ran unsuccessfully for the Republican Party nomination in the United States Senate election in New York, 2006, then was a Fox News national security analyst and a contributor to its website opinion page in the 2010s.
David M. Friedman
David Melech Friedman (born August 8, 1958) is an American bankruptcy lawyer. He was the United States Ambassador to Israel from 2017 until 2021.
Friedman joined the law firm Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman (then known as Kasowitz, Hoff, Benson & Torres) in 1994, where he met and represented Donald Trump, then chairman and president of The Trump Organization. He served as an advisor to Trump during his successful presidential campaign.
In December 2016, President-elect Trump announced that he was nominee for ambassador to Israel. His nomination was met with support from conservative Israeli and Jewish American activist groups, and opposition from liberal advocacy organizations, particularly J Street.
Friedman was confirmed by the full Senate on March 23 with a 52–46 vote and officially sworn in by Vice President Mike Pence on March 29.
Shape of You
"Shape of You" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It is the first single from his third studio album, "÷" ("divide"). It was released on January 6, 2017. "Shape of You" has reached number one on the charts of several countries, including entering at the top of the charts in the UK, US, Canada, and Australia. It became Sheeran's first number-one song in the US. Before, he reached number two on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in 2015 with the single "Thinking Out Loud".
On Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI), a website that shows the royalties and songwriters/publishers of songs, Sheeran added the songwriters of TLC's "No Scrubs" (1999). This is because lines from both songs have a similar rhythm.
The song finished as the number-one song of 2017 in the US.
The music video for "Shape of You", directed by Jason Koenig, was released on 30 January 2017 and features American actress Jennie Pegouski and retired sumo wrestler Yamamotoyama Ryūta.
"Shape of You" has reached the number one position in 38 countries. It is one of the most successful songs in world history, having charted at the number one position for 10 weeks or more on the national singles charts in 16 countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK and the USA. The song has charted for 15 weeks on Australia's ARIA Singles Chart, becoming the longest-running number one single on a national singles chart in Australian history - a record that it held until November 2019. In Canada, the song charted at number one for 16 weeks, becoming one of the two longest-running number one singles in Canadian history, with the other being the Black Eyed Peas' 2009 single "I Gotta Feeling" - a record that both songs were later equalled with by Luis Fonsi's "Despacito" in 2017 and surpassed by Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" in 2019.
Mike Quigley
Michael Bruce "Mike" Quigley (born October 17, 1958) is an American politician. He is the U.S. Representative for , serving since April 7, 2009.
The district includes most of Chicago's North Side, as well as several of the city's western suburbs. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Quigley is a former member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, where he represented Chicago's northside neighborhoods of Lakeview, Uptown and Rogers Park. He also teaches environmental policy and Chicago politics at Loyola University Chicago.
Dieter Kottysch
Dieter Kottysch (30 June 1943 – 9 April 2017) was a German amateur middleweight boxer. He was born in Gliwice, Poland. He competed in the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1972. He was a member of BC Sportmann, Hamburg.
Kottysch died on 9 April 2017 in Hamburg, Germany from a long-illness at the age of 73.
Amo Houghton
Amory "Amo" Houghton, Jr. (August 7, 1926 – March 4, 2020) was an American politician and businessman from the U.S. state of New York. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives serving from 1987 through 2005. He was a member of one of upstate New York's most well known families in business, the Houghton family. He was a member of the Republican Party.
Houghton was born in Corning, New York. He studied at Harvard University. He was married to Priscilla Dewey until her death in 2012. Houghton died on March 4, 2020 in Corning at the age of 93.
Leo C. Zeferetti
Leo C. Zeferetti (July 15, 1927 – March 21, 2018) was an American politician. He served as a member of the Democratic Party.
Zeferetti served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York from January 3, 1975 through January 3, 1983.
Zeferetti was born in Brooklyn, New York. He studied at New York University in 1963, and Baruch College from 1964 until 1966.
Zeferetti was a member of the New York State Crime Control Planning Board from 1972 until 1974 and a representative to President’s Conference on Correction, 1971.
In 1980, he was nearly defeated for reelection. In 1982, his district was eliminated in redistricting, and the bulk of its territory was merged with the Staten Island-based district of freshman Republican Guy Molinari, who defeated him in the general election that year.
Zeferetti died on March 21, 2018 in Davie, Florida at the age of 90.
Fred Richmond
Frederick William "Fred" Richmond (November 15, 1923 – December 28, 2019) was an American politician and convicted criminal of Jewish descent. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York from January 3, 1975 through January 3, 1982.