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John Gordon (19 November 1925 – 20 November 2017) was an English writer of supernatural fiction. He wrote fifteen fantasy novels (including "The Giant Under The Snow"), four short story collections, over fifty short stories and a teenage memoir. He was born in Jarrow, Tyne & Wear.
Gordon died on 20 November 2017 at his Norwich, Norfolk home of Alzheimer's disease at the age of 92.
John Gordon (disambiguation)
John, Johnny, Jonathan or Jon Gordon may refer to:
John A. Gordon
John Alexander Gordon (August 22, 1946 – April 19, 2020) was an American politician and military personnel. He was Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. He served as the President George W. Bush's Homeland Security Advisor from 2003 to 2004.
Gordon died on April 19, 2020 in Columbia, Missouri at the age of 73.
Rodney Bewes
Rodney Bewes (27 November 1937 – 21 November 2017) was an English television actor and writer. He was best known for playing Bob Ferris in the BBC television sitcom "The Likely Lads" (1964–66) and in its sequel "Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?" (1973–74).
Bewes died a week before his 80th birthday on 21 November 2017 in Manchester of vascular dementia.
Zoltan Istvan
Zoltan Istvan Gyurko, professionally known as Zoltan Istvan (born 1973), is an American transhumanist, journalist, entrepreneur and Libertarian futurist.
Formerly a reporter for the National Geographic Channel. He wrote for "Vice's Motherboard", "Wired", "The Huffington Post", "TechCrunch" and "Newsweek".
In late 2014, Istvan announced his plans to run for President of the United States in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. In 2017, Istvan announced his plans to run for Governor of California in the 2018 election as a member of the Libertarian Party.
In November 2017, Istvan announced his plans to run for President of the United States in the 2020 presidential election for the Libertarian Party. In January 2019, he announced that he withdrew from the Libertarian primary.
In November 2019, Istvan announced his candidacy for the Republican Party's nomination in the 2020 United States presidential election, hoping to win the GOP nomination against President Donald Trump.
Ham sandwich theorem
The ham sandwich theorem is a math theorem that says that a number of objects in the same number of dimension can be cut into two equal parts with a cut that is one dimension less.
One dimension is a line. A section of the line can be cut exactly in half with a single point.
Two dimensions is a flat sheet. Two shapes on this sheet can be cut exactly in half with a single line.
Three dimensions is space. Three objects in space can be cut exactly in half with a single flat sheet.
Four dimensions is a hyperspace. Four hyper-objects can be cut exactly in half with a single space.
The theorem is called the ham sandwich theorem because sandwiches are made of three dimensional pieces of bread that are cut in half with a flat sheet, like a slice of ham. If there were three pieces of bread, it would be possible to make one cut along a plane to divide each of bread into two equal pieces. If a piece of ham is then put between each sliced piece of bread, the result would be three ham sandwiches.
Kaji Khalak family
Kaji Khalak family is a noble group of four families that served the senior most state affairs in the Kingdom of Nepal. These families belonged to Kshatriya varna and were member of Kshetri caste within the Khas group. The primary four families who were granted the hereditary title of Kaji were - Thapa, Pande, Basnet and Kunwar. These four families were the apex of noble families in the court of Hindu Shah dynasty of Gorkha. Besides them the family of noble Bhandaris led by Jasvanta Bhandari, Parath Bhandari, Gagan Singh Bhandari, etc were minor members of the Kshetri Kaji group.
Thapa Kajis are the age old warriors and administrators who served in the Shah court. These consists of Bhimsen Thapa and Amar Simha Thapa family that came from Gorkha and various families of Kshetri Thapa came to serve the nation. They were added lately in comparison to Pandes. But, rightfully Thapa Kshetris served the nation vigorously to rise through the ranks. They are credited to defending their motherland in the Anglo-Nepalese War.
Pande Kajis are the group of warriors and administrators who served Gorkha Kingdom from its origin. There were many Pande courtiers serving long generations in the Gorkha Kingdom since 1559. Bangshidhar "Kalu" Pande (1713-1757) was selected as Kaji (Chief Minister) of Gorkha under King Prithvi Narayan Shah, after he received popular mandate from the residents of Gorkha. Pande family was tied maritally with Basnyat family. King Prithvi Narayan Shah conducted marriage between Kalu Pande's only daughter Chitra Devi Pande and Shivaram Singh Basnyat's second son Kehar Singh Basnyat. Pande Kajis led by Kalu Pande with support from Basnyat Kajis sacked petty Nepalese principalities one after one. Kalu Pande died at Battle of Kirtipur. Pande factions was led by his eldest son Bangsha Raj Pande, who later went on to became Dewan Kaji (Chief Minister) of Kingdom of Nepal. He annexed many principalities. He was killed due to palace conspiracy on 1785. Pande Kajis ran and dominated the Nepalese administration till the death of the Mul Kaji (Chief Minister) Damodar Pande, who happens to be the third and youngest son of Kaji Kalu Pande. After he was given death penalty on 1804, Pande Kajis was pushed out of the central power by the Thapa Kajis.
The Basnyat Kaji family was established by leading military commander Shivaram Singh Basnyat who was of Shreepali clan. He was a prominent courtier of King Prithvi Narayan Shah. The third son of Senapati Shivaram, Abhiman Singh Basnyat became the Mul Kaji (Chief Minister) of Kingdom of Nepal. His nephew Kirtiman Singh Basnyat, eldest child of marital ties between Basnyats and Pandes, became Mul Kaji (Chief Minister) of Nepal on 1794. He was regularly dominated by his maternal uncle Damodar Pande on court politics. After death of Kirtiman Singh, his brother briefly controlled the office of Mul Kaji. Basnyats were completely out of central power after that and supported Pandes due to their previous marital ties.
Kunwars were initiated in the Darbar politics through influential Sardar Ramkrishna Kunwar. A branch of Kunwars led by "Kaji" Jang Bahadur Kunwar, renamed themselves as Rana after 1848.
There were many Bhandari nobles; Parath, Gagan Singh, Jashwanta. Gagan Singh Bhandari was influential Kaji during 1845-46. He had 7 battalions under his control before his murder by Jung Bahadur Kunwar .
Gajabal and Atibal Bista were Bharadars in the Kingdom of Nepal.
Layar LRT Station
Layar LRT Station is an LRT station on the West Loop of the Sengkang LRT Line. It is on the western side of Sungei Punggol (Punggol River). It was opened together with the East Loop of the Punggol LRT Line.
""Layar"" means "sail" in Malay. It is related to moving.
Sengkang is a place in Singapore. It is on the north-east part of Singapore. Seletar and Punggol are north of it. Pasir Ris and Paya Lebar are on its east. Hougang and Serangoon are on its south. Yishun and Ang Mo Kio to its west.
In the past, it was a fishing village. Then, it was built-up very quickly by the Housing and Development Board (HDB). 4 neighbourhoods make up the town.
"Sengkang" is a Chinese word meaning "prosperous harbour". The name came from a road called Lorong Sengkang. It was near Lorong Buangkok.
There were farms and forests. The only building was the Punggol Rural Centre. It was removed in 2005 for the newer buildings.
Its theme is "Town of the Seafarer", based on its rich history.
Sengkang is split into 7 parts.
The Sengkang LRT Line serves the town. Many buses come from or go through the town. Sengkang MRT and LRT Station and Buangkok MRT Station are the MRT stations in Sengkang. They are on the North East MRT Line.
Renjong LRT Station
Renjong LRT Station is an LRT station in Sengkang, Singapore. It opened on January 2005. At the same time, the east loop of Punggol LRT Line opened.
There was a road called Lorong Rending near the station, so the station got its name from the road.
Zahir Raihan
Zahir Raihan (; 19 August 1935 – d. 30 January 1972) was a Bangladeshi writer and movie director. His first novel was "Shesh Bikeler Meye", published in 1960. His other notable novels are "Hajar Bachhar Dhore", and "Arek Phalgun". He is best known for his documentary "Stop Genocide", made during the Bangladesh Liberation War. His popular movies are was "Behula", "Sangam", and "Jibon Theke Nea". For his contribution in Bengali literature, he was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1972 and posthumously received highest civilian honour given by Government of Bangladesh, Independence Day Award, in 1999. He received Nigar Award for directing "Kancher Deyal" in 1964 and posthumously received National Film Awards for his overall contribution in Bangladeshi movie in 1975 and for best story and dialogue in 2005. He also awarded second highest civilian honour given by Government of Bangladesh, Ekushey Padak in 1977 for his contribution in movie.
Zahir Raihan was born on 19 August 1935 in the village Majupur, Feni District, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day Bangladesh). His birth name was Mohammad Zahirullah. He studied in Mitra Institute, Kolkata and in Alia Madrasha there. After the Partition of Bengal in 1947, he, along with his parents, came back to his village from Calcutta. In 1950, Raihan passed his matriculation from Amirabad High School, Feni. Then he passed ISC from Jagannath College, Dhaka in 1953. He received Bachelor of Arts in 1956 and Master of Arts in 1958 in Bengali literature from University of Dhaka.
Raihan started his career as journalist in 1950. He joined the newspaper "Juger Alo". Then he worked for the newspapers, such as, Khapchhara, Jantrik and Cinema. He was editor of Probaho in 1956. In 1955, his first short stories collection, "Suryagrahan" was published. He worked as an assistant of director A J Kardar in the movie "Jago Hua Sabera" in 1957. He then worked as an assistant of Salahuddin in the movie "Je Nodi Morupothey" and Ehtesham in the movie "Ae Desh Tomar Amar". He also wrote songs for "Ae Desh Tomar Amar".
Raihan had his directorial debut in the movie "Kokhono Asheni". This movie was made in 1960 and released in 1961. He married his first wife Sumita Devi that year. Sumita and he had two son, Bipul Raihan and Anol Raihan. In 1962, Raihan, along with Kalim Sharafi, directed the movie "Sonar Kajol". He wrote, produced and directed musical drama movie "Kancher Deyal" in 1963 and received Nigar Award for best direction for this movie. His most acclaimed novel "Hajar Bachhar Dhore" was published in 1964, for which he received Adamjee Literature Award. He made Pakistan's first colour movie, "Sangam" that year, both written and produced by him. He made his first CinemaScope movie, "Bahana", in 1965.
His first commercially successful movie was "Behula" (1966). This movie was made based on a popular folktale, starring Suchonda and Abdur Razzak. After the success of the movie, he made "Anwara" (1967) with this pair, based on a novel of Mohammad Nazibur Rahman. This was also commercially hit. In 1968, he married his lead actress Suchonda. Together they had one son Topu Raihan. In 1968, he wrote and produced "Dui Bhai", and produced "Shuorani Duorani", "Shesh Porjonto" and "Moner Moto Bou".
In 1970, Raihan wrote, produced and directed political satire drama movie "Jibon Theke Neya". This movie centers around a family where most of the family members are oppressed by woman controlling the family, which is the metaphor of tyranny of mass uprising in 1969 in then East Pakistan. During the Liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971, Raihan went to Calcutta and showed his movie "Jibon Theke Neya" in Calcutta. Renowned movie directors of Kolkata Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen, Tapan Sinha and Ritwik Ghatak praised him for this movie. He was general secretary of Bangladesh Liberation Council of Intelligentsia during liberation war and was making "Let There Be Ligth". He left the project and made "Stop Genocide", a documentary on the oppression of Pakistani army over Bengali people. This documentary was supported by Indian friends of Bangladesh. Acting Prime Minister of exiled government Tajuddin Ahmed found the importance of the documentary. Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was touched seeing this and ordered movie division of India to buy and circulate it internationally. That year, he also produced and directed "A State Is Born" and produced "Liberation Fighters", directed by Alamgir Kabir, and "Innocent Millions", directed by Babul Choudhury. His final movie was in Urdu language "Jalte Suraj Ke Niche" (1971).
Raihan was not found from 30 January 1972. He went out from his house to find his brother Shahidullah Kaiser, whom Pakistan army along with local collaborators captured and killed during last days the liberation war of Bangladesh. His family believed that armed Bihari collaborators and soldiers of Pakistan army who were hiding in Mirpur fired on the people who went there to find their men.
Followings movies were produced by Raihan and directed by his assistants
"11:11" is a song recorded by the South Korean singer Taeyeon. It was published as a digital single on November 1, 2016 by S.M. Entertainment. The song was written by Kim Eana and produced by Christian Vinten and Chelcee Grimes.
On October 28, 2016, Taeyeon announced that she would release a digital single titled "11:11". The song is described as a pop ballad that features the melody of quiet acoustic guitar that adapts to the atmosphere of late autumn. The lyrics are about the reminiscences of a girl about making wishes with her old love when the clock ticks 11:11.
"11:11" and his music video were released on November 1st. Taeyeon filmed a live acoustic performance of the song, which was released on November 8.
"11:11" debuted at number two in the Gaon Digital Chart of South Korea from October 30 to November 5, 2016 and sold 238,197 digital copies during its first week of release. It was the second single from November 2016 on Gaon Digital Chart, which was behind "TT" by Twice. "11:11" charted at number 89 on the Gaon Year-end Digital Chart of 2016, and sold 668,462 digital units in South Korea in 2016. It additionally peaked at number 5 on the "Billboard" World Digital Songs chart.
"Billboard" ranked the song at number 7 on their top 20 K-pop songs of 2016. As of March 2017, "11:11" sold over 900,000 digital copies in South Korea.
Red Army F.C.
Red Army Football Club, is a South Sudanese footballing club cored in Aweil, South Sudan; it plays in South Sudan Premier League (SSPL).
Since Red Army came to being on December 15, 2013, it first faced the toughest games which relegated it to second division initially, but as of 2016; it consolidated its strength that promotes it to first division. Its president is Jacob Garang who is also the founder of Red Army.
As of 2016, on November 1st, Red Army was knocked out by military club in penalties 4-3. article content follows.
PFC Levski Sofia
Levski () is a professional association football team from Sofia, Bulgaria. The team plays in the First Professional Football League. With 26 league titles, it is one of the most successful teams in Bulgaria. The club is named after Vasil Levski, and was founded on 24 May 1914. The team's home stadium is Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Stadium.
The club's nicknames are "Sinite" (The blues), "Otbora na naroda" (The Team of the People) and "Sinyata lavina" (The Blue Avalanche).
Bulgarian A Group
Bulgarian Cup
Bulgarian Supercup
Tsar's Cup / Cup of the Soviet Army / Cup of Bulgaria
Ulpia Serdika Cup
Balkans Cup
Sofia Championship
Taipei Metro
Taipei Metro is a metro system in Taipei and New Taipei, Taiwan. It consists of 131 stations (119 stations if transfer stations are counted once,) with 6 main routes and 2 branch lines, operating on 152.9 kilometres (95 mi) of revenue track. The Taipei Metro was the first metro system in Taiwan. The Taoyuan Metro's Airport Express link opened in March 2017 mainly to connect the Taipei Taoyuan Airport and the main station.
The system operates according to a spoke-hub distribution paradigm, with most rail lines running radially outward from central Taipei. The MRT system operates from 6 am to midnight daily (the last trains finish their runs by 1 am), with extended services during special events (such as New Year festivities). Trains operate at intervals of 1.5 to 15 minutes depending on the line and time of day. Smoking is forbidden in the entire metro system, while eating or drinking is prohibited in the area.
Stations become extremely crowded during rush hours, especially at transfer stations such as Taipei Main Station, Zhongxiao Fuxing, and Minquan West Road. Automated station announcements are recorded in Mandarin Chinese, English, Taiwanese, and Hakka.
On the November 24, 2013, the section from Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall metro station to Xiangshan metro station opened and began revenue service.
On the November 15, 2014, with the opening of Songshan Line, trains run between Songshan and Xindian stations, forming Songshan-Xindian Line. Tamsui-Xindian services ended.
PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Lokomotiv () is a professional association football club from Plovdiv, Bulgaria. The team plays in the First Professional Football League. The team's home stadium is Lokomotiv Stadium. The club was founded on 25 July 1926. The club is one of the best supported clubs in Bulgaria. The club's biggest rival is Botev Plovdiv.
The club's nicknames are "Smarfovete" (The Smurfs) and "Zheleznicharite" (The Railwaymen).
Bulgarian A Group:
Cup of the Soviet Army
Ibrahim AlHaidos
Ibrahim Faisal AlHaidos (born 25 December 1986, Doha, Qatar ) is a Capital Projects Directorate and Senior MEP Projects Engineer at Qatar Foundation.he is manager of many project of Qatar Foundation like "Solar System Smart Grid project" in Persian Gulf.he also is founder and chairman of Fursan, a Qatari brand in field of leather goods in Doha.
Subprefectures in France
In France, a subprefecture () is the administrative center of a departmental arrondissement that does not contain the prefecture for its department. The term also applies to the building that houses the administrative headquarters for an arrondissement.
The civil servant in charge of a subprefecture is the subprefect, assisted by a general secretary. Between May 1982 and February 1988, subprefects were known instead by the title "commissaire adjoint de la République".
Where the administration of an arrondissement is carried out from a prefecture, the general secretary to the prefect carries out duties equivalent to those of the subprefect.
The municipal arrondissements of Paris, Lyon, and Marseille are divisions of the city (or commune) rather than the prefecture, and so are not arrondissements in the same sense.
Zibelemärit
The Zibelemärit (Bernese German dialect; English: Onion market) is an annual market with aspects of a fair in the old town of Bern, Switzerland. It takes place the fourth Monday in November.
Historical research indicates that the Zibelemärit originated in the 1850s with marmettes, farmer's wives from around Murten, coming to Bern at around St. Martin's Day to sell their produce; however, a persistent local legend holds that the Zibelemärit is a much older festivity. According to this legend, the Bernese awarded the people from the nearby city of Fribourg the right to sell onions in the city in reward for their aid after a fire destroyed much of Bern in 1405.
As the name indicates, it is mainly onions that are sold on the Zibelemärit. Bernese farmers, who are proud of their decorative onion tresses and onion wreaths, also sell other onion products on the market, including Zwiebelkuchen (onion pie), onion soup and onion sausages. Decorative chains of sugar onions are also popular with children.
The Zibelemärit opens very early in the day, at around 03:00 to 04:00. Later in the morning, the narrow alleys are usually packed tight with people, which is what the Bernese call the Gstungg. A general confetti battle in which mostly children participate ensues at four o'clock in the afternoon, officially ending the market.
Peter Berling
Peter Berling (20 March 1934 – 20 November 2017) was a German actor, movie producer and writer. He was born in Międzyrzecz, Poland. In several of his medieval novels Berling has drawn on conspiracy theories based on the Priory of Sion.
Berling died on 20 November 2017 in Rome, aged 83.
Munster cheese
Munster cheese (), Munster-géromé, or (Alsatian) Menschterkaas, is a soft cheese from Vosges. It is produced in the village with the same name. It is made from the milk of cows.
Pigniu
Pigniu is a former municipality of the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It is part of the new municipality of Ilanz/Glion.
In 1799, the Russian Army under command of Field Marshal Suvorov crossed the Pigniu pass.
Ion exchange chromatography
Ion exchange chromatography (or ion chromatography) is a process in chromatography that separates ions and polar molecules based on their attraction to the ion exchanger. It works on almost any kind of charged molecule—including large proteins, small nucleotides, and amino acids. The two types of ion chromatography are: "anion-exchange" and "cation-exchange" chromatography. They are used in protein purification, water analysis, and quality control.
The water-soluble and charged molecules such as proteins, amino acids, and peptides bind to moieties which are oppositely charged by forming ionic bonds to the insoluble stationary phase.The equilibrated stationary phase is made of an ionizable functional groups where targeted molecules of mixtures are separated and quantified while passing through the column. A cationic stationary phase is used to separate anions and an anionic stationary phase is used to separate cations. Cation exchange chromatography is used when the desired molecules to separate are cations and anion exchange chromatography is used to separate anions.
La Chaux-de-Fonds
La Chaux-de-Fonds is the capital city of the district of La Chaux-de-Fonds in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. After Geneva and Lausanne, it is the third-largest city in the French-speaking part of the country. As of December 2016, 38,965 people lived there.
The famous architect Le Corbusier, the writer Blaise Cendrars and the car maker Louis Chevrolet were born there.
In 2009, La Chaux-de-Fonds and Le Locle, its sister city, have jointly been awarded UNESCO World Heritage status for their exceptional universal value.
The city was founded in 1656. The region was first inhabited around 10,000 years ago (Epipaleolithic). A skull and other traces have been found in caves nearby.
In the middle of the 14th century, the region was colonized from the southern Val-de-Ruz. La Chaux-de-Fonds is first mentioned in 1350 as "la Chaz de Fonz". In 1378 it was mentioned as "Chault de Font".
The region was under the authority of the lords of Valangin. In the 15th and 16th centuries, a second wave of colonization came from the so-called "Clos de la Franchise" (the valleys of Le Locle and La Sagne). Agriculture was the main activity but the village remained small. In 1531 there were only about 35 people living there. The first church was built in 1528. By 1530, La Chaux-de-Fonds, like the rest of the Valangin lands, converted to the new Reformed faith. The Lord of Valanginian, René de Challant, fixed the boundaries of the parish in 1550. The church and parish provided a political structure and a small community of Valanginian citizens, free farmers and peasants grew up around the church. By 1615 there were 355 people living in the village. In 1616, the low and middle jurisdiction over La Chaux-de-Fonds moved to Le Locle and La Sagne, while the high court remained in Valanginian. The agriculture, supplemented by mills on the banks of the Doubs, continued to dominate. However, at the end of the 16th century, the city became an important crossroad between Neuchâtel, Franche-Comté and the Bishopric of Basel.
The community grew during the Thirty Years' War, mainly because of its strategic position for trade. Economic activity accelerated in the 18th century with the development of the city's lace and watchmaking industries. Pierre Jacquet-Droz, best known for his automata, was a particularly prominent watchmaker of this era.
In 1794, the city was devastated by fire. Charles-Henri Junod created the new city's plan in 1835, and the city is now known for its "modern," grid-like plan, in comparison with most European cities' meandering streets. The central avenue is named the Avenue Léopold Robert.
The city's economy is based on industry and watch manufacturers.
Many watch companies started in La Chaux de Fonds:
La Chaux-de-Fonds is twinned with the town of Frameries, Belgium.
Rueun is a former municipality of the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Rueun, Castrisch, Ilanz, Ladir, Luven, Pitasch, Riein, Ruschein, Schnaus, Sevgein, Duvin, Pigniu and Siat merged into the new municipality of Ilanz/Glion.
Pitasch
Pitasch is a former municipality of the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Pitasch, Castrisch, Ilanz, Ladir, Luven, Riein, Ruschein, Schnaus, Sevgein, Duvin, Pigniu, Rueun and Siat merged into the new municipality of Ilanz/Glion.
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Communauté d'agglomération d'Agen
The Communauté d'agglomération d'Agen is an administrative entity in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine, in southern France. Administrative center: Agen. It was formed in January 2013 by the merger of the communauté d'agglomération d'Agen and the communauté de communes du canton de Laplume-en-Bruilhois, and was also joined by the commune Pont-du-Casse.
It covers 31 communes, and has a population of approximately 99,000. It is the largest such "communauté" in Lot-et-Garonne.
The 31 communes:
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Stuffed peppers
Stuffed peppers () is one of the traditional cooked dishes of Libyan cuisine. It is made of green peppers stuffed with minced meat, parsley, cheese and onions.
Mix the meat with parsley, onion, eggs, and cheese, then put all the spices on it after that  Grind the peppers and put a little flour on the face and then fry them and serve them with tomato sauce.
The dish of stuffed peppers exists in other countries and cultures. It is sometimes cooked and served as a main course for vegetarians and vegans and has different recipes and preparation methods. The dish is traditionally prepared with bell peppers, although in some places, poblano peppers (a type of mild chili pepper) are used.
Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Annecy
Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Annecy is the "communauté d'agglomération", an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Annecy. It is located in the Haute-Savoie department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, southeastern France. It was created in January 2017 by the merger of the former "communauté de l'agglomération d'Annecy" and four communautés de communes. Its population was 203,078 in 2014, of which 128,422 in Annecy proper.
The Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Annecy consists of the following 34 communes:
Agglomeration community of Annemasse – Les Voirons
The agglomeration community Annemasse - Les Voirons is an intercommunal structure in Haute-Savoie, France. It consists of the town Annemasse and 11 neighbouring communes. It is located at the Swiss border, east of Geneva, between the mountains Salève and Voirons.
In 1966, the communes of Ambilly, Annemasse, Etrembières, Gaillard, Ville-la-Grand and Vétraz-Monthoux formed the "syndicat intercommunal à vocations multiples" of the Annemasse agglomeration. This cooperation became a communauté de communes on January 1, 2002. The "communauté de communes" of the Annemasse agglomeration and the "communauté de communes" of the Voirons merged to form the present agglomeration community in 2007.
The communauté d'agglomération consists of the following 12 communes:
The conseil is composed of 79 delegates of municipal councils of member communes.
Dmitri Aleksandrovich Hvorostovsky PAR (, 16 October 1962 – 22 November 2017) was a Russian operatic baritone. He was born in Krasnoyarsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. He was known for performing in "The Queen of Spades". He was awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky in 2015 and the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" in 2017.
Hvorostovsky died in London of brain cancer on 22 November 2017 at the age of 55.
Frontotemporal dementia
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is the clinical presentation of frontotemporal lobar degeneration. It is characterized by progressive neuronal loss predominantly involving the frontal or temporal lobes, and typical loss of over 70% of spindle neurons, while other neuron types remain intact.
Second only to Alzheimer's disease (AD) in prevalence, FTD accounts for 20% of young-onset dementia cases.
Common signs and symptoms include significant changes in social and personal behavior, apathy, blunting of emotions, and deficits in both expressive and receptive language.
István Konkoly
István Konkoly (5 March 1930 – 20 November 2017) was a Hungarian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Szombathely from 1987 to 2006. He was born in Kerkaszentmiklós, Kingdom of Hungary.
Konkoly died on 20 November 2017 in Szombathely, Hungary at the age of 87.
Thanggam LRT Station
Thanggam LRT Station is an LRT station in Sengkang, Singapore. It is part of the Sengkang LRT Line. It opened together with the rest of the west loop on January 2005. At the same time, the Punggol LRT Line's east loop opened. It is near Jalan Kayu.
"Thanggam" is the Tamil word for gold. There is a road called Lorong Thanggam near it.
Cheng Lim LRT Station
Mombar
Mombar, known as sheep fawaregh (in Arabic: فوارغ) is a delicious dish brought in the Arab countries, it is made from sheep intestines stuffed with a rice mixture and deep fried in oil. Mombar preparation takes some time and is considered a creamy dish.
A piece of Mombar (about 100 grams) contains about 149 calories. Some people make it in a healthy way for people with special dietary needs, such as people who are have Diabetes mellitus.
A serving of about 300 grams contains:
The Mombar in Egypt is what is known in Syria as qabwat , which are lambs or sheeps small intestines stuffed with rice. Filling varies and rice remains the main ingredient for filling.
Wayne Cochran
Wayne Cochran (May 10, 1939 – November 21, 2017) was an American soul singer. He was known for his outfits and white pompadour hairstyle. He was sometimes referred to as The White Knight of Soul. Cochran was best known today for writing the song "Last Kiss", which he performed with the C.C. Riders. He was also known for his song "Goin' Back to Miami" which was used in the movie "The Blues Brothers". He was born in Thomaston, Georgia.
Cochran died on November 21, 2017, in Miramar, Florida at the age of 78.
Valentin Huot
Valentin Huot (1 May 1929 – 21 November 2017) was a French racing cyclist. He won the French national road race title in 1957 and 1958. He was born in Creyssensac-et-Pissot, France.
Huot died on 21 November 2017 in Manzac-sur-Vern, France of bronchopneumonia, aged 88.
George Avakian
George Mesrop Avakian (; ; March 15, 1919 – November 22, 2017) was an American record producer, artist manager, writer, educator and executive. He was best known for his work from 1939 to the early-1960s at Decca Records, Columbia Records, Warner Bros. Records, and RCA Records. He was born in Armavir, Russia.
Avakian worked with artists such as Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Dave Brubeck, Eddie Condon, Keith Jarrett, Erroll Garner, Buck Clayton, Sonny Rollins, Paul Desmond, Edith Piaf, Bob Newhart, Johnny Mathis, John Cage, Ravi Shankar, and many other notable jazz musicians and composers.
Avakian died on November 22, 2017, aged 98, at his home in Manhattan, New York.
Jon Hendricks
John Carl Hendricks (September 16, 1921 – November 22, 2017), known professionally as Jon Hendricks, was an American jazz lyricist and singer. He was born in Newark, Ohio. In 1957, he teamed with Dave Lambert and Annie Ross to form the legendary vocal trio Lambert, Hendricks & Ross (LH&R).
Hendricks died on November 22, 2017 in Manhattan, New York at the age of 96.
Robert Durst
Robert Alan Durst (born April 12, 1943) is an American real estate businessman. He was the son of New York City mogul Seymour Durst, and the elder brother of Douglas Durst, head of the Durst Organization.
Durst is suspected of foul play against three individuals in different states: Kathleen McCormack Durst, his first wife, who disappeared in New York in 1982; Susan Berman, his longtime friend, who was murdered in California in 2000; and his neighbor, Morris Black, who was killed in Texas in 2001.
Durst was the subject of a multi-state manhunt and was convicted of dismembering Black, but acquitted of his murder.
On March 14, 2015, Durst was arrested in New Orleans, Louisiana, on a first-degree murder warrant signed by a Los Angeles judge in relation to the Berman killing. On November 4, 2016, Durst was transferred to California and soon after was arraigned in Los Angeles on first-degree murder charges. Durst's hearing is set to be held in April 2018.
Elizabeth Eckford
Elizabeth Eckford (born October 4, 1941) was a member of the Little Rock Nine. This was a group of African-American students who became the first black students ever to attend classes at Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. They were able to attend the school after a court case, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. The court ordered that schools had to integrate black and white students. Elizabeth's attempt to go to school was photographed on the morning of September 4, 1957. She was prevented from entering the school by the Arkansas National Guard. A dramatic snapshot by Johnny Jenkins (UPI) showed the young girl being followed and threatened by an angry white mob; this and other photos of the day's startling events were circulated around the US and the world by the print press.
The most famous photo of the event was taken by Will Counts of the Arkansas Democrat. His photo was the unanimous selection for a 1958 Pulitzer Prize, but since the story had earned the Arkansas Gazette two other Pulitzer Prizes already, the Prize was awarded to another photographer for a pleasant photograph of a two-year-old boy in Washington, D.C. A different photo taken by Counts of Alex Wilson, a black reporter for the Memphis Tri-State Defender being beaten by the angry mob in Little Rock the same day, was chosen as the "News Picture of the Year" for 1957 by the National Press Photographers Association. This image by Counts prompted President Dwight D. Eisenhower to send federal troops to Little Rock.
Luis Garisto
Luis Garisto Pan (3 December 1945 – 21 November 2017) was a Uruguayan football (soccer) coach who had a professional career as both player and head coach. He was born in Montevideo. He played for Uruguay's national football team. He coached Deportivo Toluca and for Atlas.
Garisto died in Montevideo on 21 November 2017 of respiratory failure at the age of 71.
Reg Watson
Reginald James Watson AM (27 August 1926 – 8 October 2019), as Reg Watson was an Australian retired television producer and writer. He was best known for creating soap operas like "Prisoner" and "Neighbours". He retired in 1992.
Watson was honored with Order of Australia in 2010.
He died on 8 October 2019 at the age of 93.
Elle (magazine)
Elle is a worldwide lifestyle magazine of French origin. It looks at fashion, beauty, health and entertainment. "Elle" was created in 1945 by Pierre Lazareff and his wife Hélène Gordon in France. The first international "Elle" was sent out in Japan in 1969. The United States and United Kingdom versions were first sent out in 1985. "Elle" is said to be the world's largest fashion magazine.
"Elle" was launched in many other countries between 1987 and 1996. In 1987, Elle was first published in Italy and Hong Kong. The following year, it began being published in Germany, China, Brazil, Sweden, Greece and Portugal. Russia was the last country to get the magazine; it came to Russia in 1996. "Elle" is mainly operating from Paris. It also has licensed publishers in New York City, Toronto, London, Madrid, Brussels, Mexico City, Athens and several other international cities.
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Ank Bijleveld
Anna Theodora Bernardina "Ank" Bijleveld-Schouten (born March 17, 1962 in IJsselmuiden) is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).
She is the current Defense Minister in the Third Rutte cabinet.
Bijleveld was born in a family, of which the father was in the military. After studying public administration at the Technical College of Twente, she became a municipal councillor of Enschede in 1986. She was chosen into the Second Chamber in 1989. She was successively mayor of the municipality of Hof van Twente from 2001 to 2007, deputy government minister in the Fourth Balkenende cabinet from 2007 to 2010, and King's Commissioner of the Province of Overijssel from 2011 to 2017.
Since October 26, 2017 she has been Minister of Defense in Rutte 3.
Ank Bijleveld is married with two children, and is a member of the Catholic Church.
IJsselmuiden
IJsselmuiden (Low Saxon: "Iesselmuden" or "Iesselmuun") is a village in the municipality of Kampen, the Netherlands. It is the biggest settlement in this municipality after Kampen itself.
It is situated in the so-called Kop van Overijssel ("Head of Overijssel"), a region in the northwest of the Province of Overijssel.
As of 2014, about 12,000 people were living in this village.
IJsselmuiden is low-lying and lies at the river mouth of the IJssel River. It is located on the east bank, opposite to the city of Kampen on the west bank.
The village is an old settlement, dating from the Middle Ages. It was first mentioned in 1133.
Ariège
Ariège may refer to:
Overdinkel
Overdinkel (Low Saxon: "Oaverdeenkel") is a village in the municipality of Losser, the Netherlands.
It lies in Twente, a region in the Province of Overijssel.
The village borders Germany.
As of 2014, about 4,200 people were living in Overdinkel.
Carole Samaha
Carole Samaha () is a Lebanese singer, actress, and performer. She has released six studio albums. Samaha has a master's degree in acting and directing, which she earned in 1999 from the Saint Joseph University of Beirut.
In 2004 she won the Arab Music Award for best female newcomer. She has also won multiple Murex d'Or awards and was nominated for best Arabia New Act in the MTV Europe Music Awards 2008.
Samaha was born on 25 July 1972 in Beirut to Antoine Samaha from Khenchara, Matn and Nouhad Hawi from Dhour El Choueir, Matn. She has two brothers.
Her parents supported different political factions, according to Samaha that fact made her become "more open" to the different views of people and she learned a lot from that experience.
On 1 November 2013, Samaha married Walid Mostafa, a divorced Egyptian with a daughter from a previous marriage, in a civil ceremony in Cyprus following an 18-month love affair and short engagement. On 31 August 2015 Carole Samaha gave birth to a baby girl, Tala. She is Catholic. From 2014, Samaha has been residing in Egypt with her husband.
Stela Popescu
Stela Popescu (21 December 1935 – 23 November 2017) was a well-known Romanian actress, humanitarian and television personality. She was born in Orhei. She was known for her roles as Spiona in "Uncle Marin, the Billionaire" (1979).
Popescu died in Bucharest on 23 November 2017 of a stroke at the age of 81. Her friend, actress Cristina Stamate, died four days later.
Fortney Hillman "Pete" Stark Jr. (November 11, 1931 – January 24, 2020) was an American businessman and politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 2013. He served as a Democrat from California.
After 2010 redistricting, Stark campaigned for the 15th district seat in 2012, narrowly finished first in the primary but lost in the general election to fellow Democrat Eric Swalwell.
Stark had been the longest-serving member of Congress from California, serving continuously from January 3, 1973 through January 3, 2013.
Stark was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was raised in San Francisco, California. He studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and at the University of California, Berkeley.
In 1972, Stark moved to Oakland to run in the Democratic primary against 14-term incumbent U.S. Representative George Paul Miller of Alameda in what was then the 8th district. In the 1972 general election, he defeated Republican Lew Warden with 53% of the vote. He was re-elected a total of 18 times until loosing in the 2012 primaries to Eric Swalwell.
On October 18, 2007, Stark made the following comments on the House floor during a debate with Congressman Joe Barton of Texas:
Following the initial criticism to his statements, when asked by a radio station if he would take back any of his statements, Stark responded "Absolutely not. I may have dishonored the Commander-in-Chief, but I think he’s done pretty well to dishonor himself without any help from me."
Stark revealed he was an atheist in 2007, which made him the first openly atheist member of Congress. In 1989, he married Carolyn Layton nee Wente. They divorced in 1991. He then married Deborah Roderick.
Stark died on January 24, 2020 at his home near Annapolis, Maryland of leukemia, aged 88.
Joe Barton
Joe Linus Barton (born September 15, 1949) is an American Republican politician. He represented in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1985 to 2019. He is a member of the Tea Party Caucus.
Barton supported deregulation of the electricity and natural gas industries, and serves as vice-chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committees.
Barton was divorced from his first wife in 1992, remarried in 2002, and divorced from his second wife in 2015. He has four children.
In November 2017, nude selfie pictures of Barton surfaced online, which he acknowledged were authentic, and which he apologized for to his constituents. An anonymous Twitter user posted the photo of Barton. Many people believe that Barton is a victim of "revenge porn" (the act of posting sexual-related media without the person's permission).
William Reynolds Archer Jr.
William Reynolds “Bill” Archer Jr. (born March 22, 1928) is a American lawyer and politician. Archer served two terms, from 1967 to 1971, in the Texas House of Representatives – changing from the Democratic to the Republican party in 1969.
Archer Jr. later represented Texas in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican for 30 years, from 1971 until 2001, serving for his last six years as chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee.
Kevin Brady
Kevin Patrick Brady (born April 11, 1955) is an American politician. He is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1997. He is a member of the Republican Party.
United States House Committee on Ways and Means
The Committee on Ways and Means is the chief tax-writing committee of the United States House of Representatives.
Members of the Ways and Means Committee are not allowed to serve on any other House Committee unless they apply for a waiver from their party's congressional leadership.
The U.S. Constitution requires that all bills about taxation must come from in the House of Representatives. Since House rules is that all bills about taxation must go through this committee, the committee is very important, as is its Senate counterpart, the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance.
Recent chairs have included William Reynolds Archer Jr., Bill Thomas, Charles Rangel, Sander Levin, and Dave Camp. On November 4, 2015 Representative Kevin Brady of Texas was chosen to replace Representative Paul Ryan as chairman.
ERTU
The Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU), "Ittihād al-Idhā‘ah wal-Tilīfizyūn al-Miṣrī"), formerly the Arab Radio and Television Union, is the public broadcaster of Egypt, operated by the Egyptian government. It is a member of the European Broadcasting Union.
Egyptian Radio began broadcasting on 31 May 1934 in agreement with the Marconi Company. The General Manager of the station was Said Basha Lotfi from May 1934 to December 1947. In December 1947, the contract with Marconi was suspended in favour of an Egyptian national broadcasting station. The station is known also for its call "This is Cairo" (in Arabic هنا القاهرة pronounced Houna al Qaahira). It is considered the First Program (in Arabic البرنامج الأول) of the ERTU.
Later on three main new radio channels were added, the pan-Arab The Voice of the Arabs (صوت العرب) in 1953, Egyptian Radio's Second Programme (البرنامج الثاني) in 1957 and the pan-Arab Middle East Radio (إذاعة الشرق الأوسط) in 1964. All four stations broadcast on high powered medium wave transmitters covering most of the Middle East and North and East Africa.
There are six state-owned broadcast and satellite channels in Egypt:
Nilesat allowed for the launch of several specialized TV channels in addition to Egyptian Satellite Channel (ESC) and Nile TV. All are owned by the Egyptian state.
Specialized channels include:
Richard Neal
Richard Edmund Neal (born February 14, 1949) is an American politician and the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Democratic Party and a former city councilor and mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts.
Following the Democrats winning the House majority, Neal became the next Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee in January 2019.
Temuera Morrison
Temuera Derek Morrison (born 26 December 1960) is a New Zealand actor. He is known for his role as Dr. Hone Ropata on the New Zealand soap opera "Shortland Street". He later starred as Jake "The Muss" Heke in the 1994 movie "Once Were Warriors" and its 1999 sequel "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?."
Morrison became known internationally after playing bounty hunter Jango Fett in "" (2002) and Commander Cody in "" (2005). He also played Boba Fett in the post-2004 reprints of "The Empire Strikes Back" and in "The Mandalorian". Recently, he became known for voicing Chief Tui in Disney's" Moana" (2016).
Psephology
Psephology (from Greek "psephos" ψῆφος, 'pebble', as the Greeks used pebbles as ballots) is a branch of political science which deals with the study and scientific analysis of elections.
Farmway LRT Station
Farmway LRT Station is a light rail transit station in Sengkang, Singapore. It opened on November 15 2007. It is part of the Sengkang LRT Line.
Its name was from the old roads near the station.
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Chinese calligraphy
Chinese calligraphy is calligraphy that is done in China. Chinese calligraphy is compared to painting, poetry, and music.
In China, calligraphy is called "shūfǎ" (). It means "way/method/law of writing". It is called "shodō" () in Japan. It means "way of writing" in Japanese. It is called "seoye" () in Korea. It means "skill of writing" in Korean.
Four of the most important tools in Chinese calligraphy are called the "Four Treasures of the Study". They are the ink brushes, the ink, the paper, and the inkstone. Many calligraphers also usually use water-droppers, paperweights.
Calligraphy usually follows a certain order when writing.
Turkey Time (gmt+3) (also called gmt+3) is a time zone used in Turkey since September 2016. The time is 3 hours ahead of gmt. In 2016, Turkey's government had decided to scrap daylight saving time changes to the country.Northern Cyprus followed Turkey on October 30, 2016but returned to Eastern European Time on October 29, 2017.In October 2017, the Turkish government announced to return to daylight saving time on October 28, 2018,but later cancelled these plans.
Compassvale LRT Station
Compassvale LRT Station is a light rail transit station in Sengkang, Singapore. It opened on 18 January 2003. It is on the east loop of Sengkang LRT Line.
Its name came from the street it is located on. It is located at Compassvale Street.
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Kupang LRT Station
Kupang LRT Station is a light rail transit station in Sengkang, Singapore. It opened on 27 June 2015. It was the last station of the Sengkang LRT Line to open. It is on the west loop.
Villagers used to fish "kupang". It was their source of livelihood.
Rumbia LRT Station
Rumbia LRT Station is a light rail transit station in Sengkang, Singapore. It is part of the Sengkang LRT Line. It is on its east loop. It opened on 18 January 2003.<br>
The station's name comes from the 2 types of "rumbia" plants.
Bakau LRT Station