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The song is often used for a wedding song. It was first played in a wedding-themed commercial in the winter of 1970. It was released in September, 1970. It had Karen Carpenter's lead vocals and overdubbed harmonies by her and his brother Richard Carpenter. "We've Only Just Begun" peaked at #1 on the Cash Box singles chart. It also hit #2 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. The song helped the Carpenters win two Grammy Awards including Best New Artist. They also won a Grammy for Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.
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MVG Class A
The MVG Class A is a type of train used on the Munich U-Bahn. They are the oldest trains on the Munich U-Bahn.
The MVG Class A began service in 1971. They are used on every line.
There are 194 trains with two cars each. 18 trains have been withdrawn.
Heredia Province
Heredia is a province of Costa Rica. It is in the north-central part of the country. The provincial capital is the city of Heredia, in the Central Valley near the city of San José, Costa Rica, the national capital.
The Heredia province is a landlocked province (it does not border the ocean) and is bordered on the east by the Limón province, on the south by the San José province, on the west by the Alajuela province and to the north by Nicaragua
Heredia is the smallest province of Costa Rica. It has an area of .
The northern part of the province is formed by plains but the southern part is in the Central Valley and the foothills of the Cordillera Central ("Central mountain range"), also known as Volcanic Central mountain range.
The highest mountain in the province is the Barva volcano, high..
The longest river in the province is the Sarapiquí river, long. Other rivers in the province are: Virilla, Chirripó, Río Sucio, Sardinal, Peje y San Juan.
A person from the province is known as "herediano" (woman: "herediana").
The Heredia province had a population, in 2011, of 433,677 for a population density of inhabitants/km. The canton of Heredia, with 123,616 inhabitants, is the canton with more inhabitants.
Evolution of the population in Heredia
The Heredia province is divided in 10 cantons, which are divided into 43 Districts.
An important economic activity in the province is farming. Important crops in the province are coffee, strawberry, pineapple, plantain, among others.
Desmosome
A desmosome is a cell structure for cell-to-cell adhesion. They are localized spot-like adhesions on the outer sides of plasma membranes.
Desmosomes help to keep cells together in a sheet. They are found in epithelial tissue, like multilayer squamous epithelium. The intercellular space is relatively wide up to about 30 nm.
Cell junction
Cell junctions join cells in some biological tissues.
They have long protein chains, The proteins keep connections between neighbouring cells or between a cell and other structures. They also control substance transport outside cell surfaces.
Vertebrates have three main types of cell junction:
Basil Hetzel
Basil Stuart Hetzel, (13 June 1922 – 4 February 2017) was an Australian medical researcher. He was best known for his work in the fight against iodine deficiency. The disease is a major cause of goitre and cretinism around the world. He studied and worked at the University of Adelaide.
Hetzel was born in Adelaide, South Australia. He and his first wife, Mary Helen Eyles, had five children. She died in 1980 from cancer. He later married Anne Fisher in 1983.
Hetzel died on 4 February 2017 at the age of 94.
Björn Granath
Björn Gösta Tryggve Granath (5 April 1946 – 5 February 2017) was a Swedish actor. He was born in Gothenburg. He began his career in the 1960s. He appeared in over fifty movies between 1968 and 2017.
Granath died after a short illness on 5 February 2017 in Stockholm at the age of 70.
Sonny Geraci
Sonny Geraci (November 22, 1947 – February 5, 2017) was an American musician and singer. He was best known as lead singer of bands The Outsiders and Climax. He was also known as Peter Emmett during the 1980s. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio.
Geraci died on February 5, 2017 at the age of 69.
Miltos Papapostolou
Miltiadis "Miltos" Papapostolou () (September 9, 1935 – February 2, 2017) was a Greek football player and manager.
He managed Egaleo, AEK Athens, Greece and Olympiacos. His career in management began in 1972. He retired in 1989. He was born in Domokos, Greece.
Papapostolou died on February 2, 2017 in Athens, Greece, aged 81.
Dritëro Agolli (13 October 1931 – 3 February 2017) was an Albanian poet, writer, and politician. He was the former president of the defunct Albanian League of Writers and Artists.
Agolli was born in Devoll, Albania. He studied in Leningrad in the Soviet Union.
Agolli wrote primarily poetry, but also short stories, essays, plays, and novels. He was head of the Albanian League of Writers and Artists from the purge of Fadil Paçrami and Todi Lubonja at the Fourth Plenary Session of the Albanian Party of Labour from 1973 until 1992.
Agolli died on 3 February 2017 in Tirana, Albania from lung disease, aged 85.
Luis Gómez-Montejano
Luis Gómez-Montejano (24 August 1922 – 5 February 2017) was a Spanish football executive. He was the President of Real Madrid from 26 April to 3 July 2006. He was born in Madrid.
Gómez-Montejano died on 5 February 2017 at the age of 94.
Shumon Miura
Shumon Miura (12 January 1926 – 3 February 2017) was a Japanese novelist.
Miura was born in Tokyo City. He attended the University of Tokyo.
In 1951, Miura published his first book. He then married fellow Third Generation writer Ayako Sono in 1953. With her, he wrote many books about Catholicism and religion. Miura began teaching at Nihon University in 1967, the same year he was awarded the Shinchosha Prize.
From 1985 to 1986, he was commissioner of the Cultural Affairs Agency. In 1999, the Japanese government designated Miura a Person of Cultural Merit. In 2004, Miura was appointed to lead the Japan Art Academy. He stepped down in 2014.
Miura died of pneumonia on 3 February 2017, aged 91, at a hospital in Tokyo.
Benny Perrin
Jesse Bennett "Benny" Perrin (October 20, 1959 – February 3, 2017) was a professional American football safety. He played four seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals in the National Football League from 1982 through 1985. He was born in Orange County, California.
Perrin played for the legendary University of Alabama football coach Bear Bryant from 1978 through 1981. He won the NCAA National Championships in 1978 and 1979.
Perrin committed suicide at the age of 57 on February 3, 2017 in Decatur, Alabama.
Lars-Erik Berenett
Lars-Erik Berenett (23 December 1942 – 1 February 2017) was a Swedish actor. He was well known for his title role in the movies about Roland Hassel and for his role as Harald Bovallius in the soap opera "Skilda världar". Also, he is best known for his leading role in the series "Jordskott".
From 1971 to 1976, he was married to Evabritt Strandberg, with whom he had a son, Matti Berenett. Later he married Maria Kulle.
Berenett died in Stockholm, Sweden on 1 February 2017, aged 74.
Marc Spitz
Marc Spitz (October 2, 1969 – February 4, 2017) was an American music journalist, author and playwright.
Spitz's writings on rock and roll and popular culture appeared in "Spin" (where he was a Senior Writer) as well as "The New York Times", "Maxim", "Blender", "Harp", "Nylon" and the "New York Post". He was a contributing music writer for "Vanity Fair".
Spitz died on February 4, 2017 in Manhattan, New York, at the age of 47.
Amteka
Puntarenas Province
Puntarenas is a province of Costa Rica. It is in the western part of the country, covering most the Pacific Ocean coast of Costa Rica. The provincial capital is the city of Puntarenas.
The Puntarenas province borders with the Alajuela, San José and Limón provinces to the north, with Panama to the east; with the Pacific Ocean to the south, and with the Pacific Ocean and the Guanacaste to the west.
Puntarenas is in the western part of the country, covering most of Costa Rica's Pacific Ocean coast, and is the largest province of Costa Rica. It is the province with more islands: Chira, Bejuco, Caballo, Venado, Cedros, Cuchillos, Negritos, San Lucas, Herradura, Violín, Isla del Caño and the Coco Island. The province has an area of .
The highest mountain in the province is the "Cerro Dúrika" on the border with the Limón province; it is high ().
Some of the rivers that flow through the province are Ario, Lagarto, Barranca, Grande de Tárcoles, Grande de Térraba, General, Coto Brus, Naranjo, Barú, Parrita, Savegre, Aranjuez and Coto.
A person from the province is known as "puntarenense" (men and women).
The Puntarenas province had a population, in 2011, of 410,929 for a population density of inhabitants/km. The canton of Puntarenas, with 115,019 inhabitants, is the canton with more inhabitants.
Evolution of the population in Puntarenas
The Puntarenas province is divided in 11 cantons, which are divided into 60 Districts.
Important economic activities in the province are farming and fishing.
Electric locomotives get their power from three main sources: overhead lines, an on-board battery, or a third rail.
There are many different types of electric locomotives. Battery-electric locomotives are powered by on-board batteries. They are used in situations where other types of engines could be dangerous.
Sean Spicer
Sean Michael Spicer (born September 23, 1971) is an American political strategist. He was the 28th White House Press Secretary and Communications Director for President Trump until his resignation on July 21, 2017.
Spicer was communications director of the Republican National Committee from 2011 to 2017 and its chief strategist from 2015 to 2017. On December 22, 2016, Spicer was named as Trump's White House Press Secretary and two days later Spicer was also named as the White House Communications Director. He assumed both positions with Trump's inauguration on January 20, 2017.
On July 21, 2017, Spicer announced his intention to resign as White House Press Secretary, and formally left the White House on August 31, 2017.
Heckler &amp; Koch MSG90
The Heckler & Koch MSG90 is a semi-automatic military sniper rifle. It is based on the PSG1 from Heckler & Koch. The MSG90 shoots 7.62×51mm NATO ammunition. MSG90 stands for "Militarisch Scharfschutzen Gewehr". The 1990 part is the year was the sniper rifle was made.
The Heckler & Koch MSG90 was first introduced in 1987. It uses a delayed blowback design the same as many other H&K rifles. Based on the Heckler & Koch PSG1, it is designed for military and police use. It was designed to meet the military specifications of the US Army's M24 Sniper Weapon System.
It has several improvements over the PSG1. The barrel is lighter and shorter. It is made using the cold hammer forging process. The stock is adjustable and of a different shape. The trigger is wider and has a trigger pull set from the factory. It does not have open sights but comes with a 10-power Telescopic sight.
Where the PSG1 did not stand up to rough handling on the battlefield, the MSG90 is designed just for that kind of service. The model MSG90A1 has a threaded barrel designed to accept a suppressor. The later MSG90A2 was a lighter and sturdier design.
Hans van der Hoek
Johannes Willem "Hans" van der Hoek (5 May 1933 – 4 February 2017) was a Dutch footballer. He was under contract at Feyenoord (1950-1960), SC Enschede (1960-1961), and ADO (1961-1962). He was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
van der Hoek died in Rotterdam, Netherlands on 4 February 2017, aged 83.
Edward Shames
Colonel Edward Shames (born June 13, 1922) was a United States Army enlisted man and officer. He later served in the U.S. Army Reserve.
During World War II he was assigned to the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. Shames is the last surviving officer of Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment.
Edward Tipper
Private First Class Edward J. Tipper Jr. (August 3, 1921 – February 1, 2017) was an American military person. He was a former private of the Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment in the 101st Airborne Division, United States Army during the Second World War.
He was one of the 140 original Toccoa men of Easy Company. Tipper was portrayed in the HBO miniseries "Band of Brothers" by Bart Ruspoli. Tipper's life story was featured in the 2009 book "We Who Are Alive and Remain: Untold Stories from Band of Brothers".
Tipper was born in Detroit, Michigan. He signed up to the United States Army because of the Attack on Pearl Harbor. He studied at the University of Michigan and at Northern Colorado University. Tipper died on February 1, 2017 in Lakewood, Colorado, aged 95.
Gurudev Kalicharan Brahma Academy
Gurudev Kalicharan Brahma Academy (Bodo: गुरुदेब कालिचरण ब्रह्म एकाडेमि) is a private school in Chirang district of Assam state in India.
It was started in 2009 by Amteka Primary Brahma Dharma Committee.
The primary section of school was founded in 2009 with the high school being established in 2014.
George E. Smith
George Elwood Smith (born May 10, 1930) is an American scientist and applied physicist. He is known for being the co-inventor of the charge-coupled device (CCD).
He was awarded a one-quarter share in the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics for "the invention of an imaging semiconductor circuit—the CCD sensor, which has become an electronic eye in almost all areas of photography".
Amteka High School
Amteka High School () is a Bodo medium school. It is located in the area Amteka of Chirang district, Assam, India. The school was established in the year 1996. It is the oldest high school in the Amteka area.
Rosa Taikon
Rosa Taikon (30 July 1926 – 1 June 2017) was a Swedish Romani silversmith and actor. Taikon was born in Kalderash, Sweden. She was the sister of Katarina Taikon.
Her silver jewelry has been exhibited in many galleries and museums such as the National Museum of Fine Arts and Röhsska Museum
Taikon was also a movie actress. She has appeared in "Marianne" (1953), "Motorkavaljerer" (1950), "Kyssen på kryssen" (1950) and "Smeder på luffen" (1949).
Taikon died on 1 June 2017 in Sweden at the age of 90.
Steve Lang
Steve Lang (March 24, 1949 – February 4, 2017) was a Canadian rock musician. He was the bass guitarist for the band April Wine from 1976 to 1984. He was born in Montreal, Quebec. He was the father of musician Erin Lang (born 1979).
Lang died on February 4, 2017 at the age of 67.
Carmen Contreras-Bozak
Carmen Contreras-Bozak (December 31, 1919 – January 30, 2017) was an American military technician. During World War II, she became the first Hispanic person to serve in the Women's Army Corps. She served from 1942 to 1945.
Contreras-Bozak was born in Cayey or Ponce, Puerto Rico. She later moved to New York City. She was married to Theodore John Bozak until his death in 1991. They had three children.
Contreras-Bozak died on January 30, 2017 in Land O' Lakes, Florida at the age of 97.
Crewe railway station
Crewe railway station is a railway station in the town of Crewe in Cheshire, England. It opened in 1837 and is one of the most significant train stations in the world. It has twelve platforms and a modern passenger entrance containing a bookshop and ticket office. It is a major junction on the West Coast Main Line and acts as a rail gateway for North West England. It is a Grade II listed building.
The station is managed by Avanti West Coast, who also provide the majority of trains that stop there. Northern Trains, East Midlands Railway, West Midlands Trains and Transport for Wales also provide regular trains from the station. CrossCountry provide one early morning train a day.
Crewe's location was chosen after fellow Cheshire towns Winsford and Nantwich had rejected a proposal for the station to be built there.
As a result of the station's significance, the town of Crewe is now famous for its railways and railway infrastructure. The town's football club, Crewe Alexandra, are nicknamed ""The Railwaymen"" in reference.
Ichnogenus
An ichnogenus is a trace fossil. The names are a category of taxonomy for fossil traces whose origin is not exactly known. They are a part of taxonomy called ichnology.
Very common trace fossils are dinosaur trackways and fossil burrows of worm-like creatures in ancient sea floors.
José Gea Escolano
José Gea Escolano (14 June 1929 – 6 February 2017) was a Spanish Roman Catholic bishop. He was born in El Real de Gandia, Community of Valencia.
Gea Escolano became a priest in 1953. He served as the Bishop of Ibiza from 1976 to 1987. He was later the Bishop of Mondoñedo-Ferrol from 1987 until his retirement in 2005.
Gea Escolano died on 6 February 2017 in Valencia, at the age of 87.
Roger Walkowiak
Roger Walkowiak (2 March 1927 – 6 February 2017) was a French road bicycle racer. He was a professional rider from 1950 until 1960. He won the 1956 Tour de France. He was born in Montluçon, Allier.
Walkowiak died on 6 February 2017 in Vichy, Allier, at the age of 89.
Subgenus
A subgenus is a category in taxonomy which is not often used. In biological classification. It is a group above species, but below the genus.
Ritchie Yorke
Ritchie Yorke (12 January 1944 – 6 February 2017) was an Australian writer, broadcaster, historian and music journalist. He was born in Brisbane, Queensland. He worked for publications such as "Rolling Stone", "The Sunday Mail" and "Billboard". He was well known for his work in the United Kingdom and Canada. In 1969, he was at the Bed-In of John Lennon and Yoko Ono in Montreal, Quebec.
Yorke died from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on 6 February 2017 in Brisbane. He was 73.
Vanessa (butterfly)
Vanessa is a genus of brush-footed butterflies. It has an almost world-wide distribution.
It includes the famous red admiral species, and the painted ladies of the subgenus "Cynthia".
Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt (am Wörthersee) (, Southern Austro-Bavarian: "Klognfuat") is a city in Austria. It is the capital of Carinthia. It is also a district of Carinthia. About 99,000 people lived there in 2016.
Wilhelm Eduard Weber
Wilhelm Eduard Weber (24 October 1804 – 23 June 1891) was a German physicist. He and Carl Friedrich Gauss invented the first electromagnetic telegraph.
Eisenstadt
Eisenstadt (Hungarian: "Kismarton", Austro-Bavarian: "Eisnstod", Croatian: "Željezno") is a city in Austria. It is the capital and a district of Burgenland. About 14,000 people are living there (2016).
It is situated near the Hungarian border.
Sankt Pölten
Sankt Pölten or St. Pölten (Austro-Bavarian: "St. Pödn") is a city in Austria. It is the capital and a district of Lower Austria. About 53,000 people lived there (2016). It lies in the Mostviertel region.
Tyrol (region)
"For other uses, see Tyrol."
Tyrol (German: "Tirol", Italian: "Tirolo", Ladin: "Tirol") is a (historical) region in the Alps, consisting of the very northern part of Italy and a neighbouring western part of Austria.
It borders to the Italian region of Lombardy, the Swiss canton of Graubünden and the Austrian state of Vorarlberg in the west, the German state of Bavaria in the north, the Austrian states of Salzburg and Carinthia in the east, and the Italian region of Veneto in the south.
The region of Tyrol is similar to the former County of Tyrol. This county was part of Austria-Hungary till 1919. After World War I it was divided between Austria (North Tyrol) and Italy (South Tyrol). Nowadays these expressions have different meanings (see below).
It is split up into:
A. Tyrol (state) (a state of Austria):
B. Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol (a region of Italy):
Since 1996 the region of Tyrol has been a Euroregion, called Tyrol-South Tyrol-Trentino Euroregion (German: "Europaregion Tirol-Südtirol-Trentino", Italian: "Euregio Tirolo-Alto Adige-Trentino").
The region of Tyrol is also divided into three languages. In East and North Tyrol German is spoken. South Tyrol is primarily German with a little Italian and Ladin, Trentino is primarily Italian with a little German and Ladin.
The region of Tyrol is a very mountainous area. It belongs to three ranges of the Eastern Alps. A great part of the Southern Limestone Alps (among them the Dolomite Alps) and also a southern part of the Central Eastern Alps cover the Italian part of Tyrol, whereas the middle of the Central Eastern Alps and a great part of the Northern Limestone Alps (among them the southern Allgäu Alps) cover the Austrian part of Tyrol.
Several well-known geographical locations lie in Tyrol. For example the Brenner Pass, a mountain pass on the border of Austria and Italy, Lake Garda, the biggest lake of Italy and partially situated in Tyrol, and various places, in the state of Tyrol: Innsbruck (its capital) and Lienz, and in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol: Trento (its capital), Bolzano / Bozen and Merano.
Iran Air Flight 655 was an Iranian passenger flight from Tehran to Dubai. The aircraft was an Airbus A300 with 274 passengers and 16 crew members on-board. On July 3, 1988 the plane was shot down by the USS Vincennes in the Persian Gulf during the Iran–Iraq War. At the time the Vincennes was exchanging fire with small Iranian gunboats. During the skirmish, flight 655 took off from Bandar Abbas International Airport. The airport was used by both civilian and military flights.
The Vincennes mistook the civilian aircraft for an Iranian Air Force Grumman F-14 Tomcat fighter on an attack run. The Vincennes attempted to warn the aircraft several times but received no reply. However, the warnings were sent on a military frequency to a non-existent F-14 Tomcat. The Airbus crew did not have access to those channels and would not have heard the warnings. The Vincennes fired two missiles which both struck the fuselage of the plane. All 290 occupants on-board were killed.
Boy Asistio
Macario "Boy" Asistio Jr. (April 6, 1936 – February 6, 2017) was a Filipino politician. He served as the Mayor of Caloocan, a city in Metro Manila region of Philippines, from 1980 to 1986. He was reelected for the port in 1988 till 1995. Asistio unsuccessfully ran as mayor in the elections again in 2013 and 2016.
Asistio died on 6 February 2017 at the age of 80 at the Metro Antipolo Hospital and Medical Center in Antipolo, Philippines. He was in coma and admitted to the intensive care unit.
Hans Rosling
Hans Rosling (27 July 1948 – 7 February 2017) was a Swedish medical doctor, academic, statistician, and public speaker.
He was the Professor of International Health at Karolinska Institutet and was the co-founder and chairman of the Gapminder Foundation. He helped develop the Trendalyzer software system. He rose to international fame after producing a TED Talk in which he promoted the use of data to explore development issues.
Rosling died on 7 February 2017 in Uppsala, Sweden from pancreatic cancer, aged 68.
Smail Hamdani
Smail Hamdani (11 March 1930 – 6/7 February 2017) was an Algerian politician. He was Prime Minister of Algeria from 15 December 1998 to 23 December 1999.
Hamdani became a member of the National Liberation Front (FLN). In 1962 when Algeria gained independence, he was named as chief of staff of the provisional government led by Abderrahmane Farès. Under the presidency of Ahmed Ben Bella, Hamdani was appointed ambassador to Belgium.
Hamdani died in his sleep either on the night of 6 February or on morning of 7 February 2017 from a heart attack, aged 86.
Svend Asmussen
Svend Asmussen (28 February 1916 – 7 February 2017) was a jazz violinist from Denmark. He was known as "The Fiddling Viking". He played and recorded with many of the greats of Jazz, including Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and Stephane Grappelli. He played publicly until 2010 when he had a blood clot, his career having spanned eight decades.
Asmussen died on 7 February 2017, aged 100.
Tzvetan Todorov
Tzvetan Todorov (; ; March 1, 1939 – February 7, 2017) was a Bulgarian-French historian, philosopher, structuralist literary critic, sociologist and essayist.
He was the author of many books and essays, which have had a significant influence in anthropology, sociology, semiotics, literary theory, thought history and culture theory.
Todorov died on February 7, 2017 in Paris, aged 77.
Richard Hatch
Richard Lawrence Hatch (May 21, 1945 – February 7, 2017) was an American actor, writer, and producer. He was best known for his role as Captain Apollo in the original "Battlestar Galactica" television series, and also as Tom Zarek in the 2003 remake of "Battlestar Galactica".
Hatch was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his role as Apollo. Early in his career, Hatch won an Obie Award for his role in the musical "PS Your Cat Is Dead".
Hatch was also known for his role as Philip Brent in "All My Children" and as Inspector Dan Robbins in "The Streets of San Francisco".
Hatch was born in Santa Monica, California. He worked in Chicago, Illinois during his early stage career. Hatch died on February 7, 2017 from pancreatic cancer under hospice care in Los Angeles, aged 71.
Sotsha Dlamini
Sotsha Ernest Dlamini (27 May 1940 – 7 February 2017) was a Swazi politician. He served as Prime Minister of Swaziland from 6 October 1986 to 12 July 1989.
He was born in Mankayane. He became prime minister after being appointed by Dzeliwe of Swaziland in 1986. He replaced Bhekimpi Dlamini, who resigned in 1986. Dlamini served as prime minister when tensions of apartheid was growing.
Dlamini died on 7 February 2017 from complications of a fall at a hospital in Mbabane, Swaziland, aged 76.
Richard Lyon (U.S. Admiral)
Richard "Dick" Lyon (July 14, 1923 – February 3, 2017) was an American politician and retired United States Navy admiral. He served as Mayor of Oceanside, California from 1992 through 2000. Lyon was the first admiral of Special Warfare ("SEAL").
Lyon was born in Pasadena, California. He was selected a member of the United States Olympic swim team for the 1940 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, but the 1940 games were canceled due to the outbreak of World War II. Lyon graduated from Yale University in 1944.
Lyon died on February 3, 2017 in Oceanside, California, aged 93.
Steve Sumner
Steven Paul Sumner (2 April 1955 – 8 February 2017) was an English-born New Zealand football player. He was born in Blackpool, Lancashire. Sumner was captain of the national team during the country's first successful campaign to qualify for the World Cup in 1982.
In 1991 he was inducted into the New Zealand Soccer Media Association Hall of Fame and was then awarded FIFA's top award, the FIFA Order of Merit, before the opening of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, along with Johan Cruyff and former South African president Thabo Mbeki.
Sumner died on 8 February 2017 in Auckland, New Zealand from prostate cancer, aged 61.
Mark Rylance
Sir David Mark Rylance Waters (born 18 January 1960) is an English actor, theatre director and playwright. He was the first artistic director of Shakespeare's Globe in London, from 1995 to 2005.
His movie appearances include "Prospero's Books" (1991), "Angels and Insects" (1995), "Institute Benjamenta" (1996), and "Intimacy" (2001). Rylance won the Academy Award and the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Rudolf Abel in "Bridge of Spies" (2015). He played the title role in Steven Spielberg's "The BFG" (2016).
In 2016, he was named in the "Time" 100 list of the most influential people in the world.
Guillermo Lasso
Guillermo Alberto Santiago Lasso Mendoza (born 16 November 1955) is an Ecuadorian businessman and politician. Lasso is the 47th President of Ecuador since 24 May 2021. He was the presidential candidate for the 2013, 2017 and 2021 elections for the party Creating Opportunities.
He arrived in second place with 22.68% of valid votes, but as incumbent President Rafael Correa received 57.17% of votes, a round-off didn't take place. In early 2017, he launched his second presidential campaign against former Vice President Lenín Moreno and other candidates. In February 2017, both Lasso and Moreno made it to a run-off election on April 2, 2017. He lost the election with 49% of the vote.
In 2020, Lasso announced his candidacy for the presidency again in the 2021 election. He advanced to the second round of the election in February 2021, against Andrés Arauz. He defeated Arauz in the April 2021 run-off.
Lasso was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador's largest city. His parents were Enrique Lasso and Nora Mendoza. He studied Economics and graduated from the San José La Salle High School.
Lasso is, through a trust named with his initials, GLM, the largest share holder in Banco de Guayaquil. He has been executive president for more than 20 years.
Lasso served as Governor of the Guayas Province from 1998 through 1999. He was appointed by President Jamil Mahuad to serve as Superminister of Economy and Energy, a position he served from August through September 1999. In 2003, President Lucio Gutiérrez appointed Lasso to serve as Itinerant Ambassador, a position he served for only a few months in the same year.
In the 2013 presidential election, Lasso ran against the incumbent President Rafael Correa. He lost the general election in a landslide.
In early 2017, Lasso launched his second presidential campaign to succeed incumbent President Correa for Creating Opportunities in the 2017 presidential elections, as Correa had already served his two-term constitutionally defined limit. His campaign's theme is one of change and he has promised to create 1 million more jobs in Ecuador.
Lasso lost the election after winning 49% of the vote to Moreno's 51% of the vote.
In 2020, Lasso launched his third presidential campaign to replace his 2017 rival Lenin Moreno. He was at first seen as the front-runner but saw opposition against Rafael Correa-supporting candidate Andrés Arauz. In February 2021, Arauz won the majority of votes to advance to the second round. Lasso came in second place narrowly beating Yaku Pérez Guartambel. Lasso would go on to defeat Arauz in the run-off in April.
Lasso was inaugurated as Ecuador's 47th president on 24 May 2021. He became the country's first center-right president since Sixto Durán Ballén, who served from 1992 to 1996. His main focus for his first 100 days will be to increase the country's vaccination rate during the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
Lasso is married to María de Lourdes Alcívar Crespo. They have five children. Lasso and his family live in Guayaquil.
Neil Gehrels
Cornelis A. "Neil" Gehrels (October 3, 1952 – February 6, 2017) was an American astronomer. He worked in the field of Gamma ray astronomy. He was the Chief of the Astroparticle Physics Laboratory at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center from 1995 until his death.
Gehrels was born in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. He grew up in Tucson, Arizona. His father, Tom (1925–2011), was also an astronomer.
Gehrels died on February 6, 2017 at the age of 64.
Timothy West
Timothy Lancaster West CBE (born 20 October 1934) is an English movie, stage and television actor. He is known for his roles as Bradley Hardacre in "Brass", as King Francis in "", as Commissioner Berthier in "The Day of the Jackal" and as Stan Carter in "EastEnders".
Arthur Lehning
Paul Arthur Müller-Lehning (23 October 1899 – 1 January 2000) was a Dutch writer, historian and anarchist. He was born in Utrecht. He was known for French translations of Mikhail Bakunin works. In 1992, he won the Gouden Ganzenveer, and in 1999, the P. C. Hooft Award.
Lehning died on 1 January 2000 in Lys-Saint-Georges, Indre, France. He was 100.
Paul Di'Anno
Paul Andrews (born 17 May 1958), better known by his stage name Paul Di'Anno, is a British singer. He is best known as the first lead singer of heavy metal band Iron Maiden from 1977 to 1981.
Di'Anno was born in Chingford, London. In 2011, he was jailed for fraud.
Ólöf Nordal
Ólöf Nordal (3 December 1966 – 8 February 2017) was an Icelandic politician. She was a member of the Independence Party. She served as the Minister of the Interior from 4 December 2014 to 11 January 2017.
Ólöf was born in Reykjavík. She was married to Tómas Már Sigurðsson and had four children.
Ólöf died from pancreatic cancer on 8 February 2017 in Reykjavík. She was 50.
Tara Palmer-Tomkinson
Tara Palmer-Tomkinson (23 December 1971 – 8 February 2017) also known as T P-T, was an English socialite, "it girl", television presenter, model and charity patron.
Palmer-Timkinson was born in Hampshire. She studied at Sherborne School for Girls in Dorset. After graduating, she moved to London where she worked at a bank.
In 2002, Palmer-Tomkinson made an appearance on the British television series "I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!", finishing as runner up. In November 2005, Palmer-Tomkinson presented her third behind the scenes series on ITV2 for the hit show "I'm a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here! Now".
Palmer-Tomkinson was a contestant on "Comic Relief Does Fame Academy" for the BBC.
Palmer-Tomkinson played the piano, as was demonstrated at events at the Queen Elizabeth Hall with the National Symphony Orchestra, at the Royal Albert Hall with Mozart, and at The Coliseum during a Leonard Bernstein Tribute.
Palmer-Tomkinson was also a writer. She wrote "The Naughty Girl's Guide To Life" (2007) , "Inheritance" (2010) and "Infidelity" (2012).
In January 2016, Palmer-Tomkinson was diagnosed with brain cancer.
On 8 February 2017, she was found dead at her home in London, aged 45. The cause was a perforated ulcer.
Alan Simpson (scriptwriter)
Alan Simpson, OBE (27 November 1929 – 8 February 2017) was an English scriptwriter. He was born in London. He was best known for the Galton and Simpson comedy writing partnership with Ray Galton. He wrote the BBC sitcom "Steptoe and Son" (1962–1974), "Hancock's Half Hour" (1954–1961) and the first two series of "Comedy Playhouse" (1961–1963).
Simpson was appointed an OBE in 2000 and he and Galton received a BAFTA Fellowship on 8 May 2016.
Simpson died on 8 February 2017 in London from lung disease, aged 87.
Ray Galton
Raymond Percy "Ray" Galton, OBE (17 July 1930 – 5 October 2018) was an English scriptwriter.
Galton was best known for the Galton and Simpson comedy writing partnership with Alan Simpson. He, along with Simpson, wrote the BBC sitcom "Steptoe and Son" (1962–1974), "Hancock's Half Hour" (1954–1961) and "Comedy Playhouse" (1961–1975).
Galton died on 5 October 2018 at his Paddington, London home from dementia, aged 88.
Mikhail Tolstykh
Mikhail Sergeyevich Tolstykh (; July 19, 1980 – February 8, 2017), better known by his callsign Givi (Ги́ви), was a Ukrainian commander in the pro-Russian Somalia Battalion in the War in Donbass. He served as Lieutenant colonel.
On February 16, 2015, Tolstykh was included by the European Council in their sanctions list.
Tolstykh was killed on February 8, 2017 in Donetsk, Ukraine by a rocket launcher explosion, aged 36.
Antonín Přidal
Antonín Přidal (13 October 1935 – 7 February 2017) was a Czech translator and writer. He translated works from English, Spanish and French to Czech. He was also a journalist and university lecturer. He was born in Prostějov, Czechoslovakia.
He worked at the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts since 1991. In 1998, he received the Prize of Ferdinand Peroutka. His most notable works include "Všechny moje hlasy" (1967) and "Sudičky" (1968).
Přidal died on 7 February 2017 in Brno, Czech Republic from a stroke, aged 81.
Richard B. Wright
Richard B. Wright, CM, (March 4, 1937 – February 7, 2017) was a Canadian novelist. His break-through 2001 novel was "Clara Callan". He won three major literary awards in Canada for "Clara Callan": The Giller Prize, the Trillium Book Award, and the Governor General's Award.
Wright died on February 7, 2017 at a hospital in St. Catharines, Ontario from complications of a fall. He was 79 years old.
Vladimir Vladimirovich Kara-Murza
Vladimir Vladimirovich Kara-Murza (, born 7 September 1981) is a Russian politician, critic, activist and journalist.
Since 2012, he served as Senior Policy Advisor at the Institute of Modern Russia. He is an elected member of the Coordinating Council of the Russian Opposition. He serves on the federal council of the Republican Party of Russia – People's Freedom Party and the Solidarnost pro-democracy movement.
Kara-Murza is a coordinator of Open Russia, which promotes civil society and democracy in Russia.
On 2 February 2017, Kara-Murza was hospitalized for sudden multiple organ failure and was placed on life-support.
His father was television host and Putin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza Sr..
Arabesque (group)
Arabesque was a disco girl group. It was created in 1977 in Frankfurt, West Germany. When the trio formed in 1977, it had members: Karen Ann Tepperis, Mary Ann Nagel and Michaela Rose. They released a single called, "Hello Mr. Monkey". It became very successful in Asia, especially Japan and Korea.
Shortly after the release, Mary Ann Nagel decided to leave the group.Her spot was taken by Heike Rimbeau. In 1978, they released the successful album, "Friday Night". Karen Ann Tepperis had a son in 1978 and left the group. A former gymnast named Jasmin Vetter replaced her. Heike left the group in 1979 due to her pregnancy. A country singer named Elke Brückheimer replaced Heike for a few months. Finally in June 1979, Sandra Ann Lauer was accepted into the group. The trio had members Michaela, Jasmin and Sandra from 1979, until they split.
The first album they released with Sandra was "City Cats". In 1980, they released their most successful album, "Marigot Bay". Apart from it being popular in Asia, it was the first album that was successful in their native country. That same year they released "Midnight Dancer". In 1981, "In For A Penny, In For A Pound" was released. "Caballero" was released in 1982. Their last 3 albums had different musical genres than just disco. "Why No Reply", "Dance Dance Dance" and "Time To Say Goodbye" were not as successful as their previous albums. Two songs from their last album, "Ecstasy" and "Time to Say Goodbye" became very popular in the 1980s.
Arabesque split up in 1984 because Sandra wanted to sing by herself. Jasmin and Michaela formed their own group called "Rouge". It lasted until 1988.
Val Demings
Valdez Venita "Val" Demings (née Butler; March 12, 1957) is an American police officer and politician.
She serves as the member of the United States House of Representatives from . She served as Chief of the Orlando Police Department, the first woman to hold the position. She was the Democratic nominee in both 2012 and 2016 to represent Florida's 10th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives, the latter of which Demings won.
In June 2020, Demings became one of the final four finalists for Joe Biden's running mate for the 2020 election.
In May 2021, Demings announced her plans to run for the United States Senate, challenging Republican incumbent Marco Rubio in the 2022 election.
Ron Rifkin (born Saul M. Rifkin; October 31, 1939) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Arvin Sloane on the spy drama "Alias", Saul Holden on the American family drama "Brothers & Sisters" and District Attorney Ellis Loew in Curtis Hanson's Oscar winning movie, "L.A. Confidential".
In 1991, he won a Drama Desk Award. In 1998, he won a Tony Award.
Mohamud Muse Hersi
Mohamud Muse Hersi (, ‎; 1 July 1937 – 8 February 2017), nicknamed "Adde", was a Somali politician. He was the President of the Puntland region from 8 January 2005 to 8 January 2009. He was a military general until the 1970s.
Muse Hersi died on 8 February 2017 in the United Arab Emirates, aged 79.
Windsor Davies
Windsor Davies (28 August 1930 – 17 January 2019) was a British actor. He was best known for his roles as Battery Sergeant Major Williams in the sitcom "It Ain't Half Hot Mum" (1974–81). He was also known for his roles in "Never the Twain", "Doctor Who" and the "Carry On" movies. He retired from acting in 2004.
Davies was born in Canning Town, East London. He moved to Wales in 1939. He was married to Eluned Davies. She died in September 2018. They had five children. He lived in France. He died on 17 January 2019 at the age of 88.
Brendan Rodgers
Brendan Rodgers (born 26 January 1973) is a Northern Irish football manager and former player. He is the manager of Premier League club Leicester City. He managed Liverpool from 2012 to 2015, finishing second in the Premier League in 2014. He was sacked in October 2015. In 2016, he joined Scottish Premiership club Celtic. In his two-and-a-half seasons with Celtic, he won two domestic trebles. In 2019, he left Celtic to manage Leicester City. He has also managed Watford, Reading and Swansea City. In his playing days, he played for Ballymena United and Reading before retiring at the age of 20 due to injury.
Rodgers was born in Carnlough. His son, Anton (born 1993), is a footballer.
States of Austria
The Republic of Austria (German: "Republik Österreich") is a federal republic that consists of nine states (German: "Bundesländer"):
Power Rangers (movie)
Power Rangers also called Saban's "Power Rangers" is an American superhero movie. It was directed by Dean Israelite. It was written by John Gatins, Kieran Mulroney, Michele Mulroney, Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless. The movie is based on the Power Rangers media franchise. Actors in the movie are Dacre Montgomery, Naomi Scott, RJ Cyler, Becky G, Ludi Lin, Bill Hader, Bryan Cranston and Elizabeth Banks.
This was the first Power Ranger movie since 1997. The movie has many of the characters from the TV show "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" but with new actors. The maker of the TV show, Haim Saban, helped to make the movie. The movie was released in the United States on March 24, 2017.
Five young people with attitude are put together to become a new version of a group of goodies called the Power Rangers. The Earth must be protected by them from Rita Repulsa, a powerful witch. Rita is attacking to get the Zeo Crystal She has an army of stone monsters called Putties and a giant golden monster called Goldar.
Goldar and the Putty Patrol will be in the movie too.
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Arrondissements of the Vaucluse department
There are 3 arrondissements in the Vaucluse department. The French departments, and in other countries, are divided into "arrondissements", which may be translated into English as districts (in some cases, as boroughs). The capital of an arrondissement is called a subprefecture.
The arrondissements of Vaucluse are:
The changes in the Vaucluse department are:
Luxembourg (region)
The region of Luxembourg consists of the country of Luxembourg and the Belgian province of Luxembourg. It makes part of the Low Countries.
Till 1839 both parts were a unity.
Koila Moila
Koila Moila is a village in the Chirang district of Assam state in India.
Arrondissement of Apt
The arrondissement of Apt is an arrondissement of France, in the Vaucluse department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Its capital is the city of Apt.
When the Vaucluse department was created on 1793, the "arrondissement" of Apt was part of that original department. In 1926, the subprefecture of Apt was moved to Cavaillon but returned to Apt in 1933.
The "arrondissement" of Apt is in the most southern of the "arrondissements" of the Vaucluse department. It has the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department to the east, the Var department to the southeast (for a very short distance), the Bouches-du-Rhône department to the south and west, the Avignon "arrondissement" to the northwest and the Carpentras "arrondissement" to the north.
The "arrondissement" of Apt is the largest "arrondissement" of the department in area, , but the one with fewest people living in it (128,448 inhabitants) and a density of inhabitants/km².
In the "arrondissement" of Apt, only the Cheval-Blanc canton does not has all its "communes" in the "arrondissement". The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and "arrondissements":
The communes of the arrondissement of Apt are:
Lumberton High School
A convoy is a group of vehicles, typically motor vehicles or ships, traveling together for mutual support and protection. Often, a convoy is organized with armed defensive support. Civilian convoys may be organized, for example when driving through remote areas. A convoy also allows an organized group to arrive together with their equipment. They can start working together immediately, for example at an emergency. A convoy on land is sometimes called a caravan.
Convoys at sea came into widespread use when warships were made as a different kind of ship. They endangered enemy merchant ships that were not protected by friendly warships.
Luther Strange
Luther "Big Luther" Johnson Strange III (born March 1, 1953) was the junior United States Senator from Alabama. He served as the 49th Attorney General of the U.S. state of Alabama from 2011 through 2017. Strange was a candidate for public office in both 2006 and 2010.
Luther was born in Birmingham, Alabama. He studied at Tulane University earning his BA and JD degrees.
In 2006, Strange ran for Lieutenant Governor of Alabama and defeated George Wallace, Jr. in the Republican primary. Strange then lost the general election to Democrat Jim Folsom, Jr.. In 2010, Strange defeated incumbent Attorney General Troy King in the Republican primary, before going on to win the general election on November 2, 2010, against Democrat James Anderson.
On December 6, 2016, Strange announced his candidacy for the seat held by Jeff Sessions after then-President-Elect Donald Trump had announced on November 18, 2016 that he would be nominating Sessions to the office of Attorney General of the United States. Strange was appointed as Senator on February 9, 2017, by Alabama governor Robert J. Bentley to fill out the seat after Sessions resigned to become Attorney General.
At tall, Strange is the tallest U.S. Senator in history.
Strange ran for a full term in the 2017 special election and advanced to the Republican primary runoff, where he lost to the former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama, Roy Moore.
Strange is married to Melissa Strange. They have two children.
Dana Boente
Rod J. Rosenstein
Rod J. Rosenstein (born January 13, 1965) is an American lawyer and politician of Jewish descent. He is the 37th United States Deputy Attorney General serving from April 26, 2017 through May 11, 2019. He was the United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the District of Maryland and a former nominee to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Then President-Elect Donald Trump nominated Rosenstein to serve as United States Deputy Attorney General for the United States Department of Justice on January 13, 2017. He was confirmed by the Senate on April 25, 2017 by a vote of 94-6.
Rosenstein submitted his official resignation as Deputy Attorney General on April 29, 2019, taking effect on May 11, 2019.
Serge Baguet
Serge Baguet (18 August 1969 – 9 February 2017) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. He started his professional cycling career in 1991. He worked for Lotto for five years and one year for Vlaanderen 2002. He was born in Brakel.
Baguet was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2014. He died on 9 February 2017 in Sint-Lievens-Houtem, at the age of 47.
Brendan McGahon
Brendan McGahon (22 November 1936 – 8 February 2017) was an Irish politician. He was a Fine Gael politician.
He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Louth constituency. He was called a 'colourful' figure and with a reputation as a social conservative. McGahon was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the November 1982 general election and retained his seat until retiring at the 2002 general election. He was known for being against gay rights.
Packy (elephant)
Packy (April 14, 1962 – February 9, 2017) was an Asian elephant at the Oregon Zoo in Portland, Oregon, United States. He was famous for having been the first elephant born in the Western Hemisphere in 44 years.
Packy was euthanized after suffering from tuberculosis at the Oregon Zoo on February 9, 2017, at the age of 54.
Arrondissement of Avignon
The arrondissement of Avignon is an arrondissement of France, in the Vaucluse department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Its capital is the city of Avignon.
When the Vaucluse department was created on 1793, the "arrondissement" of Avignon was part of that original department.
The "arrondissement" of Avignon is in the northwest of the Vaucluse department. It includes the exclave of Valreás that is to the north of the department surrounded by the Drôme department.
It has the Carpentras "arrondissement" to the east, the Apt "arrondissement" to the southeast, the Bouches-du-Rhône department to the south, the Gard department to the west, the Ardèche department to the northwest and the Drôme department to the north.