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Internal abscesses are more difficult to find. The abscess can be painful, and a person will have a high temperature, and generally feel unwell.
Internal abscesses do not usually heal without medical treatment. In some cases an abscess could even cause death, for example where an abscess in the neck put pressure on the trachea.
If abscess is on the surface, it may be "fluctuant", that is it feels like it is full of fluid, when touched. This is a wave-like motion caused by movement of the pus inside the abscess.
Abscesses are caused by bacterial infection, parasites, or foreign substances.
Bacterial infection is the most common cause. Often many different types of bacteria are involved in a single infection. In the United States and many other areas of the world the most common bacteria present is MRSA. Among spinal subdural abscesses, methicillin-sensitive "Staphylococcus aureus" is the most common organism involved.
Rarely parasites can causes abscesses and this is more common in the developing world. Specific parasites known to do this include: dracunculiasis and myiasis.
Ernst Träger
Träger died in Berlin, aged 88.
Lucjan Lis
Lucjan Roman Lis (8 August 1950 – 26 January 2015) was a Polish cyclist. He had his best achievements in the 100 km team time trial. In this event he won a silver medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics as well as a bronze and a gold medal at the world championships in 1971 and 1973.
Lis died of a ruptured aorta in Warsaw, Poland, aged 64.
Henk Faanhof
Henk Faanhof (29 August 1922 – 27 January 2015) was a Dutch professional road bicycle racer from Amsterdam. Faanhof won one stage in the 1954 Tour de France. In 1947, Faanhof was disqualified in the Dutch National Road Race Championship, after changing bicycles with a team mate.
He also competed in three events at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Faanhof died in Amsterdam on January 27, 2015, aged 92.
John Thomas Myers (February 8, 1927 – January 27, 2015) was an American politician. He was a Republican congressman from Indiana's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1967 to 1997.
Myers died at the age of 87 in his birthplace of Covington, Indiana.
Sly Cooper (series)
Egyptian Armed Forces
The Egyptian Armed Forces are the military forces of Egypt. The Egyptian Armed Forces are the largest in Africa, and the Middle East. It was established in 1922. It consists of the Egyptian Army, Egyptian Navy, Egyptian Air Force and Egyptian Air Defense Forces. The Egyptian Armed Forces are the largest in Africa, and the Middle East. They are the 13th most powerful armed forces worldwide. Their combined strength is about 450,000.
According to the Egyptian Constitution, The Egyptian Armed Forces is led by the General command or by the Supreme Council formed in times of emergency and headed by the President who holds the title of the Supreme leader of the Egyptian armed forces, and consists of the 21 military officers who represent the different armies and departments of the armed forces.
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Funeral viewing
A funeral viewing or body viewing is the time family and friends come to see the dead after the body has been prepared by a funeral home. the body is embalmed in order to keep the body looking as natural as possible. A viewing may take place at a funeral parlor, in a family home, or at a church. A funeral viewing may also be important to grieving process.
Örtofta
Örtofta is a locality in Eslöv Municipality in Skåne County in Sweden. In 2010, 202 people lived there.
Hallstavik
Hallstavik is a locality in Norrtälje Municipality in Stockholm County in Sweden. In 2010, 4,476 people lived there. The locality is known for its paper-factory and the Rospiggarna speedway team .
Rimbo
Rimbo is a locality in Norrtälje Municipality in Stockholm County in Sweden. In 2010, 4,629 people lived there. It is located circa 20& kilometers west of Norrtälje.
Östhamra
Östhamra is a locality in Norrtälje Municipality in Stockholm County in Sweden. In 2010, 255 people lived there.
Spillersboda
Spillersboda is a locality in Norrtälje Municipality in Stockholm County in Sweden. In 2005, 314 people lived there. Swedish model Alexandra Larsson was born there.
Grisslehamn
Grisslehamn is a locality in Norrtälje Municipality in Stockholm County in Sweden. In 2010, 249 people lived there.
Mölle
Mölle is a locality in Höganäs Municipality in Skåne County in Sweden. In 2010, 715 people lived there.
Wilfred Agbonavbare
Wilfred Agbonavbare (5 October 1966 – 27 January 2015) was a Nigerian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
In his country, Lagos-born Agbonavbare played for New Nigeria Bank F.C. and BCC Lions FC. In 1990 he moved to Spain where he would spend the rest of his career, starting with Rayo Vallecano in Segunda División.
Agbonavbare died at the age of 48 from cancer in Alcalá de Henares, Spain.
Ray Hathaway
Ray Wilson Hathaway (October 13, 1916 – February 11, 2015) was an American baseball player. He played four games for the Brooklyn Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1945. He was listed at 6 ft 0 in and 165 lbs. He both batted and threw right-handed.
During his career, Hathaway played in 4 MLB games. He recorded a record of 0-1, he had 1 start, had 0 completed games, 3 games finished, and had an ERA of 4.00 in 9 innings pitched.
Will McBride (photographer)
Will McBride (January 10, 1931 – January 29, 2015) was an American photographer in reportage, art photography and book illustration, as well as, a painter and sculptor. He was known for his works that were against censorship in the United States by taking picture of people naked. McBride was born in St. Louis, Missouri and raised in Chicago, Illinois. His entire career was based in Berlin.
McBride died in his home in Berlin, Germany, aged 84.
Rod McKuen
Rodney Marvin "Rod" McKuen (April 29, 1933 – January 29, 2015) was an American poet, singer-songwriter, and composer. He was one of the best-selling poets in the United States during the late 1960s.
Throughout his career, McKuen produced a wide range of recordings, which included popular music, spoken word poetry, movie soundtracks, and classical music. He earned two Oscar nominations and one Pulitzer nomination for his serious music compositions.
McKuen died of respiratory arrest due to pneumonia.
Frances Lennon
Frances Lennon, MBE (12 September 1912 – 24 January 2015) was an award winning British artist from Greater Manchester. She was best known for being the Official Artist of the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Her paintings have been described as "Lowry-esque, but with more humour".
Keith Emerson
Keith Noel Emerson (2 November 1944 – 10 March 2016) was an English keyboardist and composer. Emerson played in a number of bands before he found his first commercial success with P. P. Arnold's backing band the Nice in the late 1960s.
Emerson was born in Todmoreden, West Riding of Yorkshire. He was a founding member of Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP) in 1970. Emerson, Lake & Palmer were successful through much of the 1970s. They became one of the best-known progressive rock groups of the era.
Emerson committed suicide by shooting himself in the head at his Santa Monica, California home. He was aged 71.
Sibghatullah Mojaddedi
Sibghatullah Mojaddedi (, 21 April 1925 – 11 February 2019) was a Afghan politician. He served as Interim President after the fall of Mohammad Najibullah's government in April 1992. He was also the founder of the Afghan National Liberation Front.
He served as the chairman of the 2003 loya jirga that approved Afghanistan's new constitution. In 2005 he was appointed chairman of the Meshrano Jirga, upper house of the National Assembly of Afghanistan. He was reappointed as a member in 2011. He also served on the Afghan High Peace Council.
It was reported on 12 February 2019 that Mojaddedi had died the day before at a Kabul hospital from a long-illness. He was 93.
Amparo Baró
Amparo Baró San Martín (21 September 1937 – 29 January 2015) was a Spanish actress. She starting working in theatres with Adolfo Marsillach. She was known for her role as "Sole" in "7 Vidas". Her career spanned more than 50 years.
Baró died from cancer in Madrid, Spain, aged 77.
Chevrolet Traverse
Chevrolet Traverse is a full-sized crossover (CUV) made by General Motors' Chevrolet division. It was introduced for the 2009 model year. Chevrolet markets the Traverse as a minivan (without sliding side doors). The design for the Traverse is loosely based off the concept vehicle the Chevrolet Sequel (a hybrid crossover SUV). It replaced the Uplander (a minivan) and the TrailBlazer (an SUV) in North America. After the Uplander and its siblings failed to match the sales quota of Toyota Sienna and Honda Odyssey GM announced it would target crossovers. In South America it replaced the Grand Blazer. This vehicle uses a unibody platform called the GM Lambda platform. In 2013 Traverse was updated with a brand new grille, fascia and Camaro inspired tail lights.
In 2017, a second generation Traverse was introduced for the 2018 model year, which followed a more SUV-like design similar to the Suburban/Tahoe. It also became the largest crossover SUV in the Chevrolet lineup due to the introduction of the mid-size Blazer in 2019.
Zhelyu Zhelev
Zhelyu Mitev Zhelev (; 3 March 1935 – 30 January 2015) was a Bulgarian politician, philosopher, writer, and dissident. He served as the second President of Bulgaria from 1 August 1990 to 22 January 1997. He was the first non-communist to hold office.
Zhelev was born in Smyadovo. He was married to Maria Zheleva and had two children.
Zhelev died on 30 January 2015 in Sofia, aged 79.
Malmköping
Malmköping is a locality in Flen Municipality in Södermanland County in Sweden. In 2010, 1,977 people lived there.
Påskallavik
Påskallavik is a locality in Oskarshamn Municipality in Kalmar County in Sweden. In 2010, 1,083 people lived there.
Saltvik
Bergkvara
Bergkvara is a locality in Torsås Municipality in Kalmar County in Sweden. In 2010, 940 people lived there.
Figeholm
Urban areas of Sweden
The Urban areas of Sweden are a common English term of the Swedish language-term "tätort". The official term in English, used by Statistics Sweden, is however locality. The places can be compared with, for example, the "census-designated places" in the USA.
The localities of Sweden have at least 200 people lived there. But the concept is statistical, and not defined by any municipal or county borderlines. Urban areas referred to as towns () for statistical purposes at least 10,000 inhabitants. In 2010 there was 1,956 urban areas in Sweden. They covered 85 % of the Swedish population.
Klevshult
Klevshult is a locality in Vaggeryd Municipality in Jönköping County in Sweden. In 2010, 264 people lived there.
Hok
Hok is a locality in Vaggeryd Municipality in Jönköping County in Sweden. In 2010, 637 people lived there. North of it is the Hok Mansion.
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Dictyostelid
The dictyostelids are a group of cellular slime molds, or "social amoebae". They are unusual eukaryote organisms. For much of their life they live as separate cells. Then in hard times they come together to reproduce as a fruiting body. The fruiting body produces spores with protective walls. They survive and open up in better times. So these organisms are both unicellular and multicellular.
As separate amoebae, they feed and divide normally. They mostly eat soil bacteria. When the food supply runs out, they come together to form a kind of slug-like thing. The slug has a definite front and rear. It responds to light and temperature differences, and can move. Under the right conditions the slug becomes a sporocarp (fruiting body). A stalk holds up one or more balls of spores. These spores are inactive cells protected by tough cell walls. They become new amoebae when food is available.
"Dictyostelium" has been used as a model organism in molecular biology and genetics. It is studied as an example of cell communication, differentiation, and programmed cell death (apoptosis). Research on "Dictyostelium" is available on-line at dictyBase.
The aggregation of the amoebae relies on a signal molecule. One cell, the founder of the colony, begins to secrete the signal in response to stress. Others detect the signal, and respond in two ways:
The effect of this is to relay the signal through the nearby population of amoebae. They move to the area of highest signal concentration.
They were first discovered in a North Carolina forest in 1935. "Dictyostelium discoideum" was at first classified under 'lower fungi'. Later it was put in the kingdoms Protista and Fungi. By the 1990s, most scientists accepted the present classification.
Amoebozoa are now regarded as a separate kingdom-level clade, being more closely related to both animals and fungi than to plants.
The entire genome of "Dictyostelium discoideum" was published in "Nature" in 2005. The haploid genome contains about 12,500 genes on six chromosomes. For comparison, the diploid human genome has 20,00025,000 genes (represented twice) on 23 chromosome pairs.
Sexual development can occur when amoeboid cells are starved of their bacterial food supply and in the dark.
Mating starts by gametogenesis. This produces small, mobile gametes that fuse to form a small binucleate cell. The volume of the binucleate cell then increases to produce a giant binuclear cell. As growth proceeds, the nuclei swell, and then fuse forming a true diploid zygote giant cell. As this is occurring, amoebae undergo chemotaxis towards the giant cell surface. The zygote giant cell ingests the surrounding amoebae, and digests them. Next the zygote forms a macrocyst which stays dormant for a time before germination occurs. When the macrocyst germinates it releases many haploid amoeboid cells.
"Dictyostelium" shares many molecular features with macrophages. Macrophages are the human host of "Legionella". The cytoskeletal composition of "D. discoideum" is similar to that of mammalian cells. So are the processes driven by these components, such as phagocytosis, membrane trafficking, endocytic transit and vesicle sorting. Like leukocytes, "D. discoideum" have chemotaxis. Hence, "D. discoideum" is a suitable model system to see the influence of host cell factors during "Legionella" infections.
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Legionella
The genus Legionella is a pathogenic group of Gram-negative bacteria. It includes the species causing a pneumonia-type illness called Legionnaires' disease, and a mild flu-like illness called Pontiac fever.
It may be seen with a silver stain. "Legionella" is common in many environments, including soil and aquatic systems, with at least 50 species and 70 strains identified.
The side-chains of the cell wall carry the bases responsible for the somatic antigen specificity of these organisms. The chemical composition of these side chains both with respect to components as well as arrangement of the different sugars determines the nature of the somatic or O antigen determinants, which are essential means of serologically classifying many Gram-negative bacteria.
"Legionella" got its name after a 1976 outbreak of a then-unknown "mystery disease" sickened. 221 people were infected, with 34 deaths. The outbreak was first noticed among people attending a convention of the American Legion—an association of U.S. military veterans.
On January 18, 1977, the cause was identified as a previously unknown bacterium later named "Legionella".
Legionnaires' disease is a severe form of pneumonia—lung inflammation usually caused by infection. Legionnaires' disease is caused by a bacterium known as "Legionella".
People can't catch Legionnaires' disease from person-to-person contact. Instead, most people get Legionnaires' disease from inhaling the bacteria. Older adults, smokers and people with weakened immune systems are particularly susceptible to Legionnaires' disease.
The "Legionella" bacterium also causes Pontiac fever, a milder illness resembling the flu. Separately or together, the two illnesses are sometimes called legionellosis. Pontiac fever usually clears on its own, but untreated Legionnaires' disease can be fatal. Although prompt treatment with antibiotics usually cures Legionnaires' disease, some people continue to experience problems after treatment.
Disinfectants help people to avoid catching it.
Frame (vehicle)
A vehicle frame, is the main structural element of a motor vehicle. All other components are connected to the frame. Another term for this design is "body-on-frame" construction. A vehicle's frame is part of the chassis.
The first motor vehicles were almost all built on a frame. Since then, nearly all cars have changed to unibody construction (see below). The last UK mass-produced car with a chassis was the Triumph Herald, which was discontinued in 1971. By contrast, today nearly all trucks and buses still use chassis frames.
Named because it resembles a ladder, the ladder frame is the simplest and oldest of all designs. It has two rails, or beams, and crossmembers connecting them. Most manufacturers stopped using them on cars around the 1940s. They are now seen mainly on trucks.
In a unibody (also unit body) design, the sheet metal of the body is also the frame. It may use subframes in certain areas. Unibody designs first appeared in the 1930s on some Citroën automobiles. Many modern vehicles use unibody construction including cars, minivans and crossovers. A few SUVs use unibody construction. An example is the Dodge Durango.
Hedesunda
Hedesunda is a locality in Gävle Municipality in Gävleborg County in Sweden. In 2010, 1,028 people lived there.
Pedal steel guitar
The pedal steel guitar is a type of electric steel guitar that is built on legs or a stand. It usually has foot pedals which adjust the sound of the instrument. Like other electric guitars, the musical instrument produces sound by the vibration of its strings which are converted by magnetic pickup connected to an amplifier.
Pedal steels may have one or two "necks" that typically have 10 strings each. Some may have as many as 14. Unlike most other guitars, pedal steel guitars have reference lines on the fretboard. This is where frets would be, but there are no actual frets. The player changes the pitch of one or more strings by sliding a steel from one position to another while plucking the strings. Pedal steels are typically plucked with a thumb pick and fingers, or two or three fingerpicks. The pedals are mounted on a cross bar below the body. The action of the pedals may be fixed or changed by the player to select which strings the pedals affects. While there are some fairly standard pedal assignments, many advanced players devise their own setups, called "copedents". The pedal steel evolved from the console steel guitar and lap steel guitar.
The pedal steel, with its smooth "portamenti", bending chords and complex riffs, is one of the most easily recognized instruments of American country music.
Dimitar Iliev Popov
Dimitar Iliev Popov () (26 June 1927 in Kula – 5 December 2015) was a leading Bulgarian judge and politician. He was the first Prime Minister of the country not to be a member of the Bulgarian Communist Party since 1946.
Gerrit Voorting
Gerardus "Gerrit" Petrus Voorting (18 January 1923 – 30 January 2015) was a racing cyclist from the Netherlands. He was born in Velsen. He was active between 1947 and 1960. He won the silver medal in the individual road race at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. He died in Heemskerk.
He was the elder brother of Olympic cyclist Adrie Voorting.
Palais Bourbon
The Palais Bourbon is a large building in Paris. It is on the left bank of the River Seine. Today it is the home of the French National Assembly. It was originally built by Louise Françoise de Bourbon as a large townhouse for her own personal use. It was later the main Parisian residence of the Princes of Condé.
Building began in 1722 under the direction of several prominent architects of the day. It was inspired by the "Grand Trianon" in the grounds of the Palace of Versailles. It was built near the "Hôtel de Lassay", which was the townhouse of the Marquis of Lassay. He was a nobleman the duchess had began having an affair with some years prior. The two buildings were connected by a corridor.
During the French Revolution the property was seized as a "bien national" or property of the nation.
Reema Abdo
Reema Abdo (born May 19, 1963) is a Canadian retired swimmer. She was a backstroke swimmer.
Abdo competed for Canada at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. She was able to win a bronze medal for Canada. She won the bronze medal in the 4×100 m medley relay with Anne Ottenbrite, Michelle MacPherson, and Pamela Rai.
She was born in Aden in the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen. In 1976, Abdo and her family moved to Trenton, Ontario. She would then join the Trenton Dolphin Swim Club. She debuted with the Canadian national swimming team at the 1982 Commonwealth Games. There she was able to reach the final of the 200 metre backstroke event, but she did not win a medal. After she retired, she became a constable for the Ontario Provincial Police.
She was inducted into the Ontario Aquatic Hall of Fame in 1997.
Alexander Vraciu
Alexander Vraciu (November 2, 1918 – January 29, 2015) was a United States Navy fighter ace. He was a Medal of Honor nominee. He served during World War II. He once shot down six Japanese dive bombers in eight minutes. Vraciu was born in East Chicago, Indiana.
Vraciu died on January 29, 2015 in his sleep at the age of 96 at his home in Danville, Illinois.
Israel Yinon
Israel Yinon (11 January 1956 – 29 January 2015) was an Israeli conductor. He was known for reviving works of forgotten German composers who were forbidden under Adolf Hitler.
Yinon died after collapsing onstage at a youth concert at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Switzerland. He was 59 years old. His cause of death is currently unknown.
Pamela Rai
Pamela Leila Rai (born March 29, 1966) is a Canadian retired swimmer. She was a freestyle and butterfly swimmer.
Rai competed for Canada at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. She was able to win a bronze medal for Canada. She won the bronze medal in the 4×100 m medley relay with Anne Ottenbrite, Michelle MacPherson, and Reema Abdo. She also won a silver medal for Canada at the 1983 Pan American Games in the 4x100 m medley.
In 1984, Rai attended the University of Victoria. While there, Rai set five national university records and was named the 1985 Canadian University Swimmer of the Year. She retired in 1986 to finish her schooling.
She was inducted into the British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame in 1993, University of Victoria Vikes Hall of Fame in 2005, and the British Columbia Swimming Hall of Fame on October 3, 1998.
Duck family (Disney)
The Duck family is a fictional family of cartoon ducks. They are related to Disney character Donald Duck.
In the comic story "The Family Tree Spree" (1962), Donald discovers that he has only two notable ancestors. One is Columbust Duck, who tried to prove the Flat Earth model. The other is Deadeye Dick, a stagecoach robber. If Columbust lived at the same time as Christopher Columbus, he would be Donald's oldest known relative on his father's side. On his mother's side, Donald's earliest known relative lived in the second millennium BC.
Pintail Duck was a 16th-century Duck relative. He was the first early ancestor to appear in person.
Asa Duck was the great-great-great uncle of Grandma Duck.
Humperdink Duck is the earliest known modern Duck family member. He is the husband of Elvira Coot, known as "Grandma Duck". He is Donald's grandfather.
Elvira "Grandma" Duck (née Coot) is Donald's grandmother. She is the Duck family matriarch. In most stories, she is called "Grandma Duck".
Quackmore Duck (born 1875) is the father of Donald Duck. His parents are Humperdink and Elvira "Grandma" Duck.
Hortense Duck (née McDuck; born 1876) is the wife of Quackmore Duck and Donald's mother. She was born in Scotland and is the youngest sister of Scrooge McDuck.
Daphne Gander (née Duck) is Donald's aunt. She is the mother of Gladstone Gander.
Eider Duck is Donald's uncle.
Lulubelle Duck (née Loon) is the wife of Eider Duck. She is the mother of Abner and Fethry Duck.
Upsy Duck is Donald's uncle from the 1965 story "Mastering The Matterhorn", illustrated by Tony Strobl.
Sheriff Dan Duck (aka Cousin Dan) is an old cousin of Donald. He is the sheriff of a Western town called "Bent Spur Gulch".
Donald Duck (born 1920) is the most well-known member of the family. He is the son of Quackmore and Hortense Duck. His girlfriend is Daisy Duck.
Della Duck is the mother of Huey, Dewey, and Louie.
Fethry Duck was Donald's cousin.
Whitewater Duck was only in the story "Log Jockey", published in "Walt Disney's Comics and Stories" #267 on December, 1962. According to that story, he is a distant cousin of Donald, and works as a lumberjack in the woods.
Dudly D. Duck is a cousin of Donald. He appears in the comic story "Why All the Crabby Ducks?".
Nancy Duck is a female cousin of Donald.
Huebert "Huey", Deuteronomy "Dewey", and Louis "Louie" Duck are Donald's three nephews. They are the identical triplet sons of Della Duck and an unnamed father.
Dugan Duck is Fethry Duck's nephew.
The Coot family (usually called the Coot Kin in stories) are the relatives of Grandma Duck. They and the Clan McDuck make up the third major branch of Donald's family tree. The name "Coot" was used by several comic authors including Carl Barks. Don Rosa was the first to show their relationship to Donald. The members of the family are shown as white Pekin ducks like Donald, although real-life coots are typically black.
Cornelius Coot (1790–1880) founded Duckburg.
Clinton Coot (1830-1910) was first mentioned in "Uncle Scrooge Adventures" #27 in the story "Guardians of the Lost Library", first published in July 1994. There he was introduced as the son of Cornelius Coot and the founder of The Junior Woodchucks.
Gertrude Coot (née Gadwall) is the wife of Clinton Coot. She is the mother of Casey and Elvira Coot ("Grandma Duck").
Casey Coot (1860-c. 1960) first appeared in "Last Sled to Dawson", first published in June, 1988. He is an unsuccessful gold prospector. He was a friend of Scrooge McDuck during his years in the Klondike.
Gretchen Coot (née Grebe) is the wife of Casey Coot. She is the mother of Cuthbert and Fanny Coot.
Fanny Coot is the mother of Donald's cousin Gus Goose.
Cuthbert Coot was introduced in the story "Webfooted Wrangler," first published in April 1945. He is a distant cousin of Donald Duck. He is a rancher.
Kildare Coot was introduced by artist Romano Scarpa. He is a very eccentric fourth cousin of Donald Duck.
Luke Goose (sometimes called Luke the Goose) is the father of Donald's cousin Gus Goose.
Gus Goose is Donald Duck's second cousin. He is the great-nephew of Grandma Duck. Gus eats a lot. His first appearance was in the 1939 animated short "Donald's Cousin Gus".
Goostave Gander is Gladstone Gander's father. In some early stories he is married to Matilda McDuck, Scrooge's sister. Carl Barks later had him married to Daphne Duck instead.
Gladstone Gander is Donald's cousin. He is the son of Goosetave and Daphne Gander.
Shamrock Gander is Gladstone's nephew.
Clyde is another nephew of Gladstone's.
This section contains a list of characters with the surname "Duck" who may or may not be related to Donald. As Don Rosa explained, "Duck" is an understandably common name in Duckburg (just as "Smith" or "Jones" are common in the real-life United States) and does not necessarily identify a blood relation of Donald.
0.0. Duck and Mata Harrier are a secret-agent duo.
April, May, and June Duck are the triplet nieces of Daisy Duck.
Belle Duck is a plus-sized, tall and elegant duck lady.
Daisy Duck is Donald's girlfriend. Huey, Dewey, and Louie sometimes call her "Aunt Daisy". It is unclear if she is their real aunt.
Darkwing Duck is the protagonist of a TV series named after him. He is most likely not related to Donald because "Darkwing Duck" is the character's superhero identity. His name in private life is Drake Mallard.
Dexter Duck, like Gladstone Gander, conpetes with Donald Duck to get Daisy Duck's attention.
Dickie Duck () was introduced as Goldie O'Gilt's granddaughter. But in the story "Paperetta e la leggenda del luna park" by Romano Scarpa she calls Huey, Dewey and Louie "cuginetti" (small/young cousins) and then "cugini" (cousins). This might mean that she and Donald's nephews share the same surname in English language because of a kinship.
Dimwitty Duck originally appears as an assistant of Donald Duck.
Hustler Duck is an obscure character that works as a marketing man.
Moby Duck appears to be a relative of Donald's. Their relationship is never specifically described. His name is a spoof of "Moby-Dick".
The identity of Huey, Dewey, and Louie's father is something of a mystery. The character does not appear in any stories.
Tetraplegia
Tetraplegia (or quadriplegia) is a condition in which a human loses use of all limbs and the torso. It usually affects both the ability to move and the use of the senses.
"Quadriplegia" is the common term in North America. "Tetraplegia" is the term in Europe.
Tetraplegia is caused by damage either to the brain or to the spinal cord at the level of the cervical vertebrae. People with an injury at the C1 vertebra may lose functions from the neck down. They may need a machine to breathe for them. People with injuries at the C7 vertebra may still be able to use their arms and hands.
Zapala
Zapala is a town in the Argentinian Neuquén Province. In 2010, 32,097 people lived there.
The dinosaur, "Zapalasaurus", lived there during the Early Cretaceous period
Cartier (jeweller)
Société Cartier makes and sells jewellery and watches. It was started in Paris, France in 1847 by Louis-François Cartier. The company is based in Paris.
Cartier has sold items to celebrities and royalty for many years. Edward VII said that Cartier is "the jeweller of kings and the king of jewellers". For his coronation in 1902, Edward VII ordered 27 tiaras from Cartier. He chose Cartier as a main provider to the royal family in 1904.
Neuquén
Neuquén () is the capital city of Neuquén Province, Argentina. It is at the confluence of the Limay and Neuquén rivers.
Air charter
Air charter is the business of renting whole aircraft (i.e., chartering) instead of buying tickets and reserving single seat. Air charter is regulated by law. While the airlines sell places in seats, air charter companies focus on private wealthy customers, urgent cargo, air ambulance and others. These air charter companies have a lot of different types of aircrafts, such as helicopters and business jets. Charter jet categories include turbo props, light jets, mid-size jets, super mid-size jets, heavy jets, and airliners.
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Vilnius Old Town
The Old Town of Vilnius () is the historic part of the city of Vilnius, Lithuania. It is one of the largest and most beautiful medieval old towns in Europe. It has an area of 3.59 square kilometres (887 acres). The settlement became a town in the early 13th century. The old town is marked by narrow streets, old churches, museums and flower-decorated courtyards.
The central squares in the Old Town are the Cathedral Square and the Town Hall Square. In 1994 the Vilnius Old Town was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
There are more monuments of interest in the Old Town than in any other part of Vilnius; they include:
Edi Rama
Edvin "Edi" Rama (born 4 July 1964) is an Albanian politician, artist and writer. He has been the Prime Minister of Albania since 2013. Rama has been the leader of the Socialist Party of Albania since 2005. Rama was Minister of Culture, Youth, and Sports from 1998 to 2000. He was Mayor of Tirana from 2000 to 2011.
Tulancingo
Amedeo Modigliani (12 June 1884 - 24 January 1920) was an Italian painter and sculptor. Modigliani was born in Livorno. He spent his youth in Italy. From 1906, he was active in Paris, where he met other painters, such as Pablo Picasso and Constantin Brâncuși. Modigliani died from meningitis in Paris, at the age of 35. Today, he is mostly known for his artistic nudes, which were seen as scandalous at the time.
Deaths in February 2015
Maurizio Arcieri
Maurizio Arcieri (30 April 1942 – 29 January 2015) was an Italian singer. He was formerly the leader of The New Dada. Recently he was a member of Krisma. Arcieri was born in Milan, Italy. He was very active during the 1970s.
Arcieri died of cancer in Varese, Italy, aged 72.
Carl Djerassi
Carl Djerassi (October 29, 1923 – January 30, 2015) was a Bulgarian-Austrian-American chemist, novelist, and playwright. He was best known for his work to develop a oral contraceptive pills and the use of physical methods in organic chemistry.
Geraldine McEwan
Geraldine McEwan (née McKeown; 9 May 1932 – 30 January 2015) was an English actress. McEwan was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play in 1998 for her performance in "The Chairs". She also won a BAFTA Award for her performance in the television serial "Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit" (1990). From 2004 to 2009 she appeared as Miss Marple, the Agatha Christie sleuth, for the series "Marple".
An Old Town of a city or town is its historic center or district. It is often the older town the newer parts were built around. It may also be an area built to resemble the older original town. Old towns usually have historical and architectural value that make them worth restoring. In Europe old towns are usually the medieval towns or villages that the newer city was built up around. Old towns may have cobblestone streets, old churches, and balconies hanging over narrow back streets. Because they are restrictive traffic traps many old town districts do not allow motor vehicles.
Ashraf Ghani
Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai (, , born February 12, 1949) is President of Afghanistan. He became President of Afghanistan on 29 September 2014. He was elected as the President of Afghanistan on 21 September 2014.
Ghani was born on February 12, 1949. On May 2, 2008, he made his first book, called . In 2011, he made another book, titled
Gita Sahgal
Gita Sahgal (born 1956 / 1957) is a writer on the subjects of feminism and fundamentalism. She was the leader of Amnesty International's gender unit from 2003 to 2010.
Sahgal was born in Bombay in India. Her mother is writer Nayantara Sahgal. She was raised as a Hindu. In 1972 she moved to London. In London she studied at the School of Oriental and African Studies. In 1977 Sahgal went back to India. She moved back to England in 1983.
In 1979 she started Southall Black Sisters with Pragna Patel. SBS is an organization that helps Asian and black women who are experiencing domestic violence, sexual violence, forced marriage, etc. She started Women Against Fundamentalism in 1989 with Patel, Clara Connolly, and Nira Yuval-Davis in response to the Rushdie affair. In 1992 Sahgal wrote in "Refusing Holy Orders: Women and Fundamentalism in Britain" and edited it with Yuval-Davis. In 2003 Sahgal became the head of Amnesty International's gender unit. In 2010 Sahgal was fired because she wrote an article for the "Sunday Times" criticising Amnesty's associations with Moazzam Begg. She left the organization. The Centre for Secular Space was started by Sahgal in 2011.
Sahgal is an atheist.
Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day
The anime aired 11 episodes. It began airing on April 14, 2011 and ended on June 23, 2011. It was shown on Fuji Television's noitaminA block. It started as a serial novel by Mari Okada and appeared in Media Factory's "Da Vinci" magazine from March to July 2011. It was later adapted into a manga and it was illustrated by Mitsu Izumi. A visual novel for the PlayStation Portable was released in August 2012.
On August 31, 2013, an anime movie was released in Japanese theatres. A second anime movie is set to be released in 2015.
Emelie Öhrstig
Emelie Öhrstig, born 27 February 1978 in Borås, Sweden, is a Swedish cross-country skier and road racing cyclist. As a country skier she who won a gold medal during the 2005 Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf, Germany. She also won eleven additional victories up to 15 kilometers between 2002-2005. Her best individual finish in Turin during the 2006 Winter Olympics was 22nd in the women's individual sprint race.
In April 2006 she resigned as a member of the Piteå Elit SK team.
Kenji Goto
Olga Vital'evna Yakovleva (; 12 October 1970 – 17 January 2015), better known as Origa, was a Russian singer. She worked mostly in Japan from 1993 until her death. She was signed to the record label Gemmatika and sometimes worked with Yoko Kanno. She also released eleven albums and eight singles. She was most well known for singing the intro to the television series "Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex" and "Fantastic Children".
Origa was born in Kochenyovsky District, Novosibirsk Oblast.
Origa died from lung cancer on 17 January 2015 in Tokyo, aged 44.
José Manuel Lara Bosch
José Manuel Lara Bosch (8 March 1946 – 31 January 2015) was a Spanish media executive and businessman. He was the CEO of Grupo Planeta since 2003 and Atresmedia since 2012. Bosch was born in Barcelona, Spain.
Bosch died in Barcelona, Spain from pancreatic cancer, aged 68. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Consuelo García Píriz and his four children.
Rocky Bridges
Everett Lamar "Rocky" Bridges (August 7, 1927 – January 27, 2015) was an American baseball utility infielder. He played in Major League Baseball from 1951 to 1961. He played for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, and St. Louis Cardinals of the National League. He also played for the Washington Senators, Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians, and Los Angeles Angels of the American League.
Bridges was born in Refugio, Texas. He was married to Mary who died in 2008 and had four children.
Bridges died on January 27, 2015 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, aged 87.
Tenkoko Sonoda
Sonoda was born in Tokyo. She was married to Sunao Sonoda until his death in 1984. She was also the stepmother of Hiroyuki Sonoda.
Sonoda died on 29 January 2015 in a Tokyo hospital. She was 96.
Suraj Abdurrahman
Suraj Alao Abdurrahman (9 September 1954 – 28 January 2015) was a Nigerian architect, engineer officer of the Nigerian Army. He served as Command Officer in Charge of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) in Liberia. He was married and had four children.
Abdurrahman died of an illness in a hospital in New York, United States, aged 60.
Ronald Davison
We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" is a 2012 song recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. Swift co-wrote the song with its producers Max Martin and Shellback. The song is about Swift being frustrated at her ex-lover wanting to fix their relationship. The song was the lead single from her album "Red".
"Rolling Stone" named this song the second best song of 2012.
The song hit #1 on the "Billboard" Hot 100.
Catherine Tizard
Dame Catherine Anne Tizard (née Maclean; born 4 April 1931) is New Zealand politician. She served as the Mayor of Auckland City and the 16th Governor-General of New Zealand. She the first woman to hold either office.
Paul Reeves
Sir Paul Alfred Reeves (6 December 193214 August 2011) was a New Zealand politician and archbishop. He was the Archbishop and Primate of New Zealand from 1980 to 1985 and the 15th Governor-General of New Zealand from 22 November 1985 to 20 November 1990.
He was the first Chancellor of Auckland University of Technology.
In July 2011, Reeves announced that he had been diagnosed with cancer. He died of the disease in Auckland, New Zealand, aged 78.
Zulkifli Abdhir
Zulkifli Abdhir (5 October 1966 - 27 January 2015) was a Malaysian who was one of the FBI Most Wanted Terrorists. The Amercian FBI agency offered a USD 5 million reward for information leading to his capture. He was the maker of bombs delivered for usage to several terrorist groups.
He was often referred to by the "nom de guerre" Marwan. He was suspected of being a leader of the Kumpulan Mujahidin Malaysia, being part of the central command of the Jemaah Islamiyah, and was hiding in Mindanao under the protection of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters.
Zulkifli Abdhir is thought to have possibly been killed in a recent PNP operation leading to militant clashes with the Philippine National Police.
Joe Rígoli
Jorge Rígoli (Jorge Alberto Rípoli; 5 November 1936 – 27 January 2015) was an Argentine comedian and actor. He was known for starring in the popular Argentine animated series "Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez". Rígoli was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Rígoli died in Mar del Plata, Argentina from heart failure after being in a medically induced coma after having high blood pressure. He was 78 years old.
Dennis Wilson
Dennis Carl Wilson (December 4, 1944 – December 28, 1983) was an American drummer, singer and songwriter. He is best known as being one of three brothers in the rock band, The Beach Boys. Wilson was a member from the beginning until he died in 1983.
The group made twenty-four studio albums. Wilson made one solo album, "Pacific Ocean Blue". It stayed popular with critics over the years.
Dennis was born in Inglewood, California. He was the only surfer of the group and he lived the beach lifestyle that the Beach Boys wrote about in their songs.
In 1968, Dennis Wilson met a musician, Charles Manson, who had a group of followers in a religious cult. His cult members were called "The Family". Wilson became very fond of Manson and his friends. They all moved into his home on Sunset Boulevard in west Los Angeles for a few months.
At first, Wilson was writing some songs with Manson, who could play a guitar. Thinking he had talent, he introduced him to a few friends in the music business, including Terry Melcher, (the son of Doris Day). But he soon became afraid of Manson's bad temper and violent behavior. So finally Wilson escaped by just moving out of his house and leaving Manson there.
Manson was actually a dangerous and mentally ill criminal. In 1969, with the help of "The Family", he murdered at least eight famous people in California.
On December 28, 1983, while partying soon after his 39th birthday, Wilson drowned at Marina del Rey in Los Angeles. He had been drinking alcohol all day and diving into the sea in the afternoon. He was buried at sea off the California coast by the U.S. Coast Guard on January 4, 1984. President Ronald Reagan allowed the burial.
Ekhlasuddin Ahmed
Ekhlasuddin Ahmed (also Ekhlas Uddin Ahmed; 15 December 1940 – 24 December 2014) was a Bangladeshi writer of Children's literature.
Ahmed was born in 1940 in the 24 Parganas district of West Bengal province. Ahmed was also a journalist and was associated with the Daily Janakantha. Among the awards he received is the "Kabir Chowdhury Children's Literary Award" of the Bangla Academy (2004).
Ekhlasuddin died at Square Hospital in Dhaka 24 December 2014 at age 74.
José Arias
Tomás Bulat
Tomás Ariel Bulat (12 September 1964 – 31 January 2015) was an Argentine economist, journalist, writer, and professor. He was known for his report on channel A24. He wrote some books about the economy, some of those books are "La economía de tu vida" and "la Economía descubierta". Bulat was born in Buenos Aires.
Bulat died in Buenos Aires, Argentina after being killed in a car crash, aged 50.
George H. McKee
Lieutenant General George H. McKee (April 28, 1923 – January 6, 2015) was an American Air Force lieutenant general and command pilot. He was commander of Air Training Command with headquarters at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas.
Bonnie Christensen
Bonnie Christensen (January 23, 1951 – January 12, 2015) was an American author and illustrator. She best known for writing biographies and other illustrated non-fiction books for children and young adults. She was born in Saranac Lake, New York.
Christensen died of ovarian cancer in Williston, Vermont, aged 63.
Robert Adler
Robert Adler (December 4, 1913 – February 15, 2007) was an Austrian-born American inventor who held numerous patents. He was known for creating wireless remote control for televisions.
Adler died in a Boise, Idaho nursing home of heart failure at age 93 years old.
Utsunomiya Line
The is a railway line in Japan. It runs from Ueno station in Tokyo Prefecture to Utsunomiya Station in Tochigi Prefecture. It runs diagonally from south to north in Saitama Prefecture. It is owned and operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East Japan).
The colors of the cars are green and orange. It looks similar to the Takasaki line.
The maximum speed of this train is . It is possible to go to Kuroiso from Ueno in about an hour and a half.
The Takasaki line including local trains and rapid trains has about six standard-runs per hour in daytime. Sometimes the trains are crowded with students and company employees in major cities, for example Akabane, Urawa, Saitama-Shintoshin, Omiya, Hasuda, Kuki, Koga, Oyama, Utsunomiya, Nasu-Shiobara, Kuroiso.
Combination (mathematics)
In mathematics, combination is used for picking a number of objects from a given set of objects. Combinatorics looks at the number of possibilities to pick k objects from a set of n. It does not take into account the order in which these are picked. People talk about finding permutations if the order in which the objects are picked matters. This explains why there are more permutations than combinations. One combination, picking the objects 1,3, and 5 in the example can be done in the following ways: {1,3,5}, {1,5,3}, {3,1,5}, {3,5,1}, {5,1,3} and {5,3,1}.
In general, the number of combinations of k objects from n objects, written as formula_1 or formula_2, is equal to formula_3, where "!" stands for the factorial notation. This number is also known as the binomial coefficient.
George Hodgson
George Ritchie Hodgson (October 12, 1893 – May 1, 1983) was a Canadian swimmer. He was a freestyle swimmer.
Hodgson competed for Canada at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. He won two gold medals for Canada. He won the gold in the 400 m freestyle and in the 1500 m freestyle. Hodgson set Olympic and World records in the events. He retired immediately after.
He attended McGill University. He swam and played water polo there until he graduated in 1916. After he graduated, he joined the Royal Naval Air Service and served in World War I. He earned the United Kingdom’s Air Force Cross. He would then spend the rest of his life working as a investment broker at his firm in Montreal. He died in Montreal on May 1, 1983.
He was inducted into the Canadian Amateur Sports Hall of Fame in 1949, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1955, International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1968, McGill Sports Hall of Fame in 1996, and the Quebec Swimming Federation Hall of Fame in 1998.
George Vernot
George Edward Vernot (February 27, 1901 – November 22, 1962) was a Canadian swimmer. He was a freestyle swimmer.
Vernot competed for Canada at both the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium and at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. He won a silver and a bronze medal for Canada at the 1920 games. He won the silver in the 1500 m freestyle and the bronze in the 400 m freestyle.
He attended McGill University and studied civil engineering. He still competed in both amateur and intercollegiate swimming, as well as, water polo. He was chosen to compete for Canada at the 1924 Olympics, but he was eliminated in the semifinals for both the 1500 m freestyle and the 400 m freestyle events. In 1926, he graduated from McGill University and he decided to retire from swimming. After retiring, he worked for the City of Montreal and he became the chairman of the Board of Assessors in 1948. He died in Montreal on November 22, 1962. The city of Montreal named a park after him on April 10, 1969.
Victor Hambartsumian
Grand Hotel Saltsjöbaden
The Grand Hotel Saltsjöbaden (officially: "Grand Hôtel Saltsjöbaden") is a hotel in Saltsjöbaden, Sweden. It was built on the initiative of Knut Agathon Wallenberg. The hotel was opened in 1893 by king Oscar II of Sweden. The hotel was owned by the Wallenberg family up to 1999, when it was purchased by Nordisk Renting who sold it in 2002 to Danish-Egptian hotelowner Enan Galaly's chain Helnan Hotels. On 20 December 1938, the Saltsjöbaden Agreement was signed inside the hotel.
Iquique is a port town in northern Chile. It is the capital of Iquique Province and Tarapacá Region. In the 2012 census, the town had a population of 180,601.
Vargön
Vargön is a locality in Vänersborg Municipality in Västra Götaland County in Sweden. In 2010, 4,919 people lived there.
Boo, Nacka Municipality