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Norman Hardie

Norman David Hardie (28 December 1924 – 31 October 2017) was a New Zealand climber. He was involved in the first ascent of 8,586-metre (28,169 ft) Kangchenjunga, the third highest mountain in the world. He was born in Timaru, New Zealand. 

A close friend of Edmund Hillary, for 22 years Hardie was on the board of Edmund Hillary's Himalayan Trust. He visited the Himalayas on 14 trips. He has also been to Antarctica on three occasions, including as leader of Scott Base. 

In the 1992 New Year Honours, Hardie was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for community service.

Hardie died on 31 October 2017 in Auckland, New Zealand at the age of 92.

References

1924 births
2017 deaths
Mountain climbers
New Zealand sportspeople
People from South Island
Joe Brown (climber)

Joseph Brown, usually Joe Brown, CBE (26 September 1930 – 15 April 2020) was an English climber. He was born in Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire, England. Brown's mountaineering achievements in the Alps and Himalayas have often been little known. In 1956 he made the first ascent of the west summit of the Muztagh Tower in the Karakoram with Ian McNaught-Davis. He was a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), Brown was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2011 New Year Honours for services.

Brown died on 15 April 2020 at the age of 89.

References 

1930 births
2020 deaths
Mountain climbers
People from Manchester
Tony Streather

Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Harry Reginald Anthony "Tony" Streather OBE (24 March 1926 – 31 October 2018) was a British army officer. He served in the Gloucestershire Regiment. He was one of the mountaineers who first-ascended Tirich Mir and Kangchenjunga.

Biography 
In 1955, Streather took part in the first ascent of Kangchenjunga, the third highest mountain in the world. With Norman Hardie, he reached the summit the day after the first summit party of Joe Brown.

In 1976 Streather led the Joint British Army, Royal Nepalese Army Everest expedition, which successfully put two British Army climbers on the summit.

He died on 31 October 2018 at the age of 91.

References

1926 births
2018 deaths
Mountain climbers
British military people
Achille Silvestrini

Achille Silvestrini (25 October 1923 – 29 August 2019) was an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served in the Vatican diplomatic corps, either in Rome or abroad, from 1953 to 1990. He was Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches from 1991 to 2000. He was born in Brisighella, Italy.

Silvestrini was ordained a priest on 13 July 1946 in the cathedral of Faenza by Giuseppe Battaglia, Bishop of Faenza. He earned a doctorate at the University of Bologna in 1948 and a doctorate in canon and civil law at the Pontifical Lateran University.

As of 2016, Silvestrini was chair of the Collegio universitario Fondazione Comunità Domenico Tardini, which was founded in 1946 to support war orphans.

In the 1990s, Silvestrini was mentioned as a successor to Pope John Paul II in the secular press, though Vatican observers noted that his advanced age made his election unlikely.

Silvestrini died in Vatican City on 29 August 2019 at the age of 95.

References

Other websites
 Biography: Silvestrini Card. Achille, Press Office of the Holy See
 Silvestrini, Achille, Catholic News Agency
 Biography, Florida International University Libraries

1923 births
2019 deaths
Ambassadors
Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church
Humanitarians
Italian Roman Catholics
Roman Catholic bishops
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Mecklenburg County is a county in North Carolina. In 2010, 1,054,835 people lived there. The county seat is Charlotte.

History
The county was created in 1762. It was split from Anson County. It was named in honor of the marriage of King George III to Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

Communities

Mecklenburg County has seven municipalities including the City of Charlotte and the towns of Cornelius, Davidson, and Huntersville (north of Charlotte); and the towns of Matthews, Mint Hill, and Pineville (south and southeast of Charlotte). Small portions of Stallings and Weddington are also in Mecklenburg County, though most of those towns are in Union County.

City
 Charlotte (county seat)

Towns

 Cornelius
 Davidson
 Huntersville
 Matthews
 Mint Hill
 Pineville
 Stallings
 Weddington

Unincorporated communities
 Caldwell
 Hopewell

Townships

Berryhill
Charlotte
Clear Creek
Crab Orchard
Deweese
Huntersville
Lemley
Long Creek
Mallard Creek
Morning Star
Paw Creek
Pineville
Providence
Sharon (extinct)
Steele Creek

References

North Carolina counties
1762 establishments in the Thirteen Colonies
1760s establishments in North Carolina
Churchill County School District

The Churchill County School District is a K-12 school district serving Churchill County, Nevada.

Schools 
The school district operates 3 elementary schools, one middle school, and 1 high school: Churchill County High School.

References 

Schools
Nevada
Arthrostylidium simpliciusculum

Arthrostylidium simpliciusculum is a species of Arthrostylidium bamboo in the grass family.

Distribution 
The species is native to Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

Description 
Arthrostylidium simpliciusculum is a tufted perennial with short rhizomes. It grows to between 1 m and 1.2 m in height.

References

Other websites 
 Specimens in United States National Herbarium

Bamboo species
Bambusa dissimulator

Bambusa dissimulator is a species of bamboo from Hong Kong. It is fast growing and has plentiful branches.

Distribution 
It can grow up to 15.24 meters and has a diameter of 4.2 centimeters.

References

Bamboo species
Bambusa farinacea

Bambusa farinacea is a species of Bambusa bamboo.

Distribution 
It is endemic to Ecuador.

References 

Bamboo species
Bambusa affinis

Bambusa affinis is a species of Bambusa bamboo, and a member of the grass family

Description 
The perennial plant can grow to 500–600 cm long and the stem can go up to 25–35 mm diameter.

Distribution 
It can be found in the tropical regions of Indo-China.

References 

Bamboo species
Flora of Indo-China
Bambusa balcooa

Bambusa balcooa is a clumping bamboo native to Indochina and the Indian subcontinent. It is thick walled clumping or sympodial bamboo.

References

Flora of Indo-China
Bambusa blumeana

Bambusa blumeana, also known as spiny bamboo or thorny bamboo, is a species of bamboo occurring in Tropical Asia.

This bamboo is known locally as: kawayang tinik in the Philippines, buluh duri in Malay and tre gai or tre lá ngắn in Vietnam.

Gallery

References

Bamboo species
Ampelocalamus scandens

Ampelocalamus scandens is a species of bamboo native to the Guizhou province of China. It can reach heights of 10 m and a stem diameter of 0.8 cm and grows at an altitude of between 265 - 320m.

References

Bamboo species
Pennagaram taluk

Pennagaram taluk is a taluk in Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu. The headquarters is Pennagaram town.

Population
2011 Census states that the total population of this taluk is 234,406 with 123,101 males and 111,305 females. There were 904 females for every 1000 males.

Reference

Dharmapuri district
Harur taluk

Harur taluk is a taluk in Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu. The headquarters is the town of Harur.

Population
2011 Census states that the total population of this taluk is 240,356 with 122,216 males and 118,141 females. There were 967 females for every 1000 males.

List of villages in Harur Taluk

Achalvadi
Agraharam
Agraharam
Alambadi
Ammapettai
Andipatty
Andipatty
Andiyur
Appiyampatty
Avallur
Avlampatty
Bairnayakkampatty
Bannikulam
Battalahalli
Bodinaickenhalli
Chandrapuram
Chellampatti
Chettikuttai
Chinnakoundampatti
Chinnapannimaduvu
Dasirihalli
Dodampatty
Elavadi
Ellepudayampatti
Ettipatty
Ganapathipatty
Gettupatty
Gobinathampatti
Gudalur
Harur (TP)
Ichampadi
Ilaiyampatty
Ittaiampatty
Ittalapatti
Jadaiyankombai
Jangalvodi
K. Vetrapatti
Kadambarahalli
Kalladipatti
Kalladipatty
Kambalai
Kammalampatty
Kangavembu
Karapadi
Kattiripatty
Kattur
Kattuvadichampatti
Kavoipatty
Kelapparai
Kilanur
Kilchengampadi
Kilomorappur
Kiraipatty
Kodamandapatti
Konampatty
Kondampatti
Kondayampatty
Kosapatty
Kothanampatti
Kottapatti Extension R.F.
Kottapatty
Kottapatty R.F.
Kottarapatty
Kudumiyampatty
Kulunthambinatham
Kumrampatty
Kurumbapatty
Kurumbapatty
Kurumbatty
Kuruthampatty
Kuttipatti
M.Vetrapatti
Mambadi
Mampatty
Mandikulampatti
Mangalapatty
Marudipatti
Mattiyampatti
Mattiyampatti
Maveripatti
Meithangi
Melachengambadi
Melanur
Mettuvalasai
Mobirippatti
Mondukuli
Mookanurpatti
Morappur
Morasapatti
Mottayampatti
Mugilipatti
Nachanampatti
H.Nachanampatty
Nadupatti
Naripalli
Nariyampatt
Navalai
Nayinakavundampatti
Neruppandalkuppam
Obilinayakkanpatti
Pachanampatty
Palaiyam
Palayam
Palayampalli
Pallipatti
Panamarathupatti
Pappinayakkenvalasai
Pariayapatti
Periyapatti
Periyappannimaduvu
Ponneri
Poyyapatti
Pudinattam
Pudur
Rasalampatti
Reddipatti
Runganavalasai
Sakkilipatti
Samanattam
Samandahalli
Sandappatti
Sekkampatti
Selambai
Sengandipatti
Sennampatti
Senrayampatti
Setrapatti
Sikkalur
Singilipatty
Sittilingi
Sittilingi R.F.
Sittilingi Extension R.F.
Soorapatti
Soriyampatti
Sundangipatti
Suramatham
Tadaravalasai
Tamaleripatti
Tamarakoliyampatti
Tambal
Tandekuppam
Tariasal 
Thadampatti
Thambichettipatti
Thanippadi
Thathampatti
Thedampatti
Theerthamalai
Theerthamalai R.F.
Thekkanampatti
Thippampatti
Thoppampatti
Thoranampatti
Vadapatti
Vadugapatti
Valaduppu
valaithottam(rural site)
Vallimadurai
Vedakadamaduvu
Vedapatti
Velampatti
Velampatti
Velanur
Venakkampatti
Vengiampatti
Veppampatti Extension R.F.
Veppampatti RF
Veppanatham
Veppasennampatti
Virappanayakkampatti

Reference

Dharmapuri district
Appukutty

Sivabalan (Popularly called Appukutty) is an actor and comedian in Tamil cinema. He became a well known actor since his role in the movie Vennila Kabaddi Kuzhu. His role in Azhagarsamiyin Kudhirai won him National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Career
He was born in a village named Nathan Kinaru in Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu. He worked as a cleaner in hotels in Chennai. He was given small roles by movie personalities. He wanted to become a comedian. He was recognised by the Tamil cinema in the movie Vennila Kabaddi Kuzhu of director Suseenthiran. The director gave a role for Appukutty in the movie Azhagarsamiyin Kudhirai. The movie won him the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. in 2011. The movie also won National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment.  His roles in the movies Sundarapandian and Veeram are also notable ones.

References

Tamil actors
Tamil comedians
MGR Kazhagam

MGR Kazhagam is a political party founded and led by R. M. Veerapan. He is the former Minister under All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam for 5 terms at different periods.
MGR Kazhagam which was divided and created from AIADMK supported the DMK alliance in 2004 Lok Sabha elections.

References
 

Political parties in Tamil Nadu
Sergei Ignashevich

Sergei Nikolayevich Ignashevich (Russian: Сергей Николаевич Игнашевич; born on 14 July 1979 in Moscow) is a Russian football player. Since 2004, he has played for CSKA Moscow. He is the most capped player (meaning he has made the most appearances) for the Russia national team.

Career statistics

International statistics

References

Other websites 

 Official website 
 Profile at CSKA Moscow website  

1979 births
Russian footballers
Living people
2017–18 Russian Premier League

The 2017–18 Russian Premier League (Russian: Чемпионат России по футболу 2017/2018, Chempionat Rossii po futbolu 2017/2018) was the 16th Russian Premier League season, and the 26th top division football tournament. It was played from 15 July 2017 to 13 May 2018. Spartak Moscow were the defending champions, but Lokomotiv Moscow won the tournament.

Table

Relegation play-offs 

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Because Amkar Perm was dissolved when the season ended, Anzhi Makhachkala were allowed to stay in the Premier League. Yenisey Krasnoyarsk will be promoted to the Premier League for the first time in the team's history.

Statistics

Top goalscorers 

15 goals

  Quincy Promes (Spartak Moscow)

14 goals

  Fyodor Smolov (Kuban Krasnodar)

10 goals

  Luiz Adriano (Spartak Moscow)
  Viktor Claesson (Kuban Krasnodar)
  Jefferson Farfán (Lokomotiv Moscow)
  Aleksandr Kokorin (Zenit St Petersburg)
  Vitinho (CSKA Moscow)

9 goals

  Yevgeni Markov (Tosno)

8 goals

  Eric Bicfalvi (Ural)

References

Other websites 

 
2017–18 Russian Premier League at Soccerway

2017 in sports
2018 in association football
Russian Premier League
2016–17 Russian Premier League

The 2016–17 Russian Premier League (Russian: Чемпионат России по футболу 2016/2017, Chempionat Rossii po futbolu 2016/2017) was the 15th Russian Premier League season, and the 25th top division football tournament. It was played from 30 July 2016 to 21 May 2017. Spartak Moscow won the tournament.

Table

Statistics

Top goalscorers 

18 goals

  Fyodor Smolov (Krasnodar)

13 goals

  Artem Dzyuba (Zenit St Petersburg)

12 goals

  Quincy Promes (Spartak Moscow)

10 goals

  Ari (Krasnodar and Lokomotiv Moscow)

9 goals

  Jonathas (Rubin Kazan)
  Bekim Balaj (Terek Grozny)

8 goals

  Denis Glushakov (Spartak Moscow)
  Sergei Kornilenko (Krylia Sovetov)
  Giuliano (Zenit St Petersburg)

References

Other websites 

2016–17 Russian Premier League at Soccerway

2016 in sports
2017 in sports
Russian Premier League
Alp Buğdaycı

Alp Buğdaycı (born 21 July 1964 Diyarbakır, died 12 June 2016 Istanbul) is a Turkish businessman, newscaster, and voice artist.

Career 
Between 1982 and 1988, he started his career as a reporter for various newspapers and news agencies in Bâb-ı Âli. In 1990, he made a news announcer on Turkey's first private television channel, Star 1 (Magic Box). In 1991, he passed on Show TV and was on the morning show called "Hello to the Sun".

References

1964 births
2016 deaths
Piet Derksen

Piet Derksen (1913, Rotterdam - 24 February 1996, Westerhoven) was a Dutch businessman who founded Center Parcs. He was also a philanthropist. He donated all his fortune to charity.

Business 
Piet's father thought he was reading too much, so he said to his son that he should go and play tennis. Pieter listened to the advice of his father, but he was more interested in making money from tennis. He borrowed money from his family and built a tennis court near Kralingen in Holland with it.

Later on, Pieter had the idea to sell his tennis course and start a sport store. It was called "Sporthuis-centrum" which means "Sporthouse-centre". He bought a tent factory in North Brabant. At the time, lots of people wanted bigger, better tents. Pieter decided to rent out tents on a piece of land he bought near Reuver. This was a great success, so the tents were  replaced with bungalows. In 1978 Pieter decided to sell his sports stores - he did this so he could concentrate on "Sporthuis Centrum". He built a house for himself on the Center Parcs site "De Kempervennen" near Eindhoven. He did this so he could see his company working and be close to his customers.

References 

1913 births
1996 deaths
Dutch businesspeople
People from Rotterdam
Westerhoven

Westerhoven is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is in the municipality of Bergeijk. It is about 15 km southwest of Eindhoven.

History
Westerhoven is in a valley between the rivers 'Keersop' and 'Beekloop'. The rivers both flow just outside the middle of the village. There is evidence that prehistoric people lived in the area. The hill connecting to the nearby village Riethoven is from the Roman times. Frankish ceramics were found when some people  removed an old oak shore. Westerhoven used to be part of the ‘heerlijkheid’ Bergeyk but became separated from it in 1810. Westerhoven became part of Bergeijk in 1997.

Kempenlands (an East Brabantian kind of language, which is similar to normal Dutch) is spoken in the area.

References

Other websites
 This is a map of the old municipality from around 1868.

19th-century establishments in the Netherlands
20th-century disestablishments in the Netherlands
Settlements in North Brabant
Former municipalities of North Brabant
Qatar Foundation

Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development is an NPO organization based in Qatar, founded by former Emir of  Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and his second wife Moza bint Nasser in 1995.
The President of the Qatar Foundation is shaikha Moza bint Nasser. In February 2016, her daughter Hind bint Hamad Al Thani, the sister of the current Emir of Qatar, is appointed CEO of the foundation.
Qatar Foundation has created a campus, Education City, which houses branches of reputable American universities. To link these universities to industry, and has established the Qatar Science and Technology Park to host technology and innovation-based companies.

On December 10, 2010, FC Barcelona announced that it has signed a five-year, 150 million euro contract with the Qatar Foundation.

References

Non-profit organizations of Asia
Qatar
Silatech

Silatech (Arabic: صلتک) is a private, international and non-governmental organization in Qatar, founded by Moza bint Nasser in 2008, mother of the current Emir of Qatar. The current CEO of this organization is Sabah Ismail AlHaidoos. Silatech try to create new job for young people (18 to 30 years old) in Arab world by teaching them. By 2016, Silatech has created over than 200,000 jobs for Arab people and Silatech is active in 16 countries. The Founding partners of Silatech include Cisco, Gallup, and ImagineNations.

References 

2008 establishments in Asia
Research organizations in Asia
Youth organizations
Political organizations based in Asia
Qatar
Ballast

A Ballast is a large resistor that regulates the amount of electrical current in a circuit. Most ballasts are used for fluorescent lamps to regulate the current thru it, which might rise to a dangerous level and burn it out.

Ballast is also crushed stone used in railway tracks. See ballast tamper.

Gallery 

Electronic components
Frank Holder

Frank Holder (2 April 1925 – 29 October 2017) was a Guyanese jazz singer and percussionist. He was a member of bands led by Leslie George "Jiver" Hutchinson, John Dankworth and Joe Harriott. Holder recorded early in his career for the major record companies Parlophone, Decca and London Records. He was best known for his work in the early 1950s with The Dankworth Seven. He was born in Georgetown, Guyana.

Holder died in Georgetown on 29 October 2017 of congestive heart failure at the age of 92.

References

Other websites
FrankHolderMusic.com 
Camdenreview.com 
Crazykelvin.com

1925 births
2017 deaths
Deaths from congestive heart failure
People from Georgetown, Guyana
Jazz singers
Jazz musicians
Kit Harington

Christopher Catesby "Kit" Harington (born 26 December 1986) is an English actor. He played Jon Snow in the Home Box Office television series Game of Thrones. He was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2016. Harington was born in London. His role is praised for the series.

References

English television actors
English stage actors
English movie actors
Actors from London
1986 births
Living people
Ufa

Ufa (, ) is the capital city of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. A fortress was built on the site in 1574, and the city was founded in 1586. As of 2010, the city has a population of 1,062,319 people.

References
Nancy Friday

Nancy Colbert Friday (August 27, 1933 – November 5, 2017) was an American author who wrote on the topics of female sexuality and liberation. She was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her best known works are My Secret Garden and Forbidden Flowers.

Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s she was a frequent guest on television and radio programs such as Politically Incorrect, Oprah, Larry King Live, Good Morning America, and NPR’s Talk of the Nation.

Friday died on November 5, 2017 of complications from Alzheimer's disease in Manhattan, New York at the age of 84.

References

Other websites
Official site
A series of chats with Nancy Friday

1933 births
2017 deaths
Deaths from Alzheimer's disease
Disease-related deaths in New York City
American feminists
Educators from Pennsylvania
Writers from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Writers from South Carolina
People from Charleston, South Carolina
Educators from South Carolina
Paradise Papers

The Paradise Papers are a set of 13.4 million documents relating to offshore investment. Among those whose financial affairs are mentioned are Queen Elizabeth II, and the last two US Secretaries of Commerce: Penny Pritzker and Wilbur Ross. The documents were made public by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists in collaboration with Süddeutsche Zeitung.  These same two organizations had earlier published the  Panama Papers in 2016 from the 2.6 terabytes of data sent by John Doe.

The papers include records from an offshore law firm Appleby, although the company has released a statement stating there has been "no evidence of wrongdoing".

People mentioned in the list are: Queen Elizabeth II, Bono, former Prime Ministers of Canada: Jean Chrétien,
Paul Martin, and Brian Mulroney, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, economic advisor Gary Cohn, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, son-in-law of Vladimir Putin, Madonna, Paul Allen, President of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos, Jean-Jacques Annaud, Carlos Slim, Chancellor of Austria Alfred Gusenbauer, Prince Charles, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, Prime Minister of Japan Yukio Hatoyama, President of Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Shakira, Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan, Prime Minister of Pakistan Shaukat Aziz, and sons of Prime Minister of Turkey Binali Yıldırım.

Companies also mentioned were Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, EBay, Glencore, Uber, Nike,  Walmart, Allianz, Siemens, McDonald's and Yahoo.

Related pages
 Panama Papers
Pandora Papers

References

Other websites
 Paradise Papers Portal of BBC (United Kingdom)
 Paradise Papers Portal of The Guardian (United Kingdom)
 Paradise Papers Portal of Le Monde (France)
 Paradise Papers Portal  of El Confidencial (Spain)
 Paradise Papers Portal of Sveriges Television (Sweden)

November 2017 events
Sutherland Springs church shooting

On November 5, 2017, a mass shooting took place at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, United States. 

The gunman reportedly entered the church around 11:30 am CST and started firing. The shooter was killed after a chase with local law enforcement. At least 27 people were killed including the man who did the shooting. One of the victims was the pastor's 14-year-old daughter. At least 30 people were injured in the shooting.

The shooting is the deadliest at a church in U.S. history. More people were killed than in the Charleston church shooting in South Carolina in 2015.

President Donald Trump was in Japan at the time of the attack. He tweeted, "May God be w/ the people of Sutherland Springs, Texas. The FBI & law enforcement are on the scene. I am monitoring the situation from Japan."

A few hours after the shooting, it was learned that the shooter was 26-year-old Devin Patrick Kelley. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 2009 to 2013 before being told to leave. For a short time he was an unpaid  helper at a Vacation Bible School in Kingsville, Texas.

References

2017 mass shootings in the United States
2017 murders in the United States
2010s crimes in Texas
Attacks on buildings and structures in 2017 
Attacks on buildings and structures in the United States
Attacks on churches 

Mass murder in 2017
Mass murder in Texas
Mass shootings in Texas
Massacres in the United States
Murders by firearm in Texas
November 2017 events
Religious building shootings
Offshore investment

Offshore investment is when a person invests money in a different country than the country of residence. This is many done to pay less taxes. Differences in legislation may also be a driving force. Very often money laundering is also done in these countries.

Finance
Paul Manafort

Paul John Manafort Jr. (born April 1, 1949) is an American lobbyist, political consultant, lawyer and convicted felon. He joined Donald Trump's presidential campaign team in March 2016 and served as campaign manager from June to August 2016. He was an adviser to the U.S. presidential campaigns of Republicans Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and Bob Dole. 

On August 22, 2018, Manafort was convicted of bank and tax fraud.

In 1980, Manafort co-founded the Washington, D.C.-based lobbying firm Black, Manafort & Stone, along with principals Charles R. Black Jr., and Roger Stone.

FBI Investigation
Manafort is under investigation by multiple federal agencies. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has reportedly had an active criminal investigation on him since 2014 regarding business dealings in Ukraine. He is also a person of interest in the FBI counterintelligence probe looking into the Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections led by Robert Mueller.

Arrest 

On October 30, 2017, Manafort surrendered to the FBI after news broke that a federal grand jury had indicted him. They charged Manafort with conspiracy against the United States, conspiracy to launder money, failure to file reports of foreign bank and financial accounts, being an unregistered agent of foreign principal, false and misleading FARA statements, and false statements.

On June 15, 2018, Manafort's bail was revoked and he was sent to jail due to charges of obstruction of justice and witness tampering that is alleged to have occurred while he was under house arrest. He pled not guilty to these additional charges and as of June 2018 is currently awaiting trial.

Conviction
On Tuesday, August 21, 2018, Manafort was convicted of five counts of tax fraud, two counts of bank fraud and one count of failure to report foreign bank accounts. In total, the jury convicted Manafort on 8 of the 18 counts against him and said it was deadlocked on the other 10 counts (U.S. District Judge T. S. Ellis III declared a mistrial on those charges).

References

Other websites

 Paul J Manafort at SourceWatch
 
 United States of America—Indictment of Paul J. Manafort and Richard Gates
 Paul Manafort has three U.S. passports. Why?–November 1, 2017. Washington Post.

1949 births
Living people
Lawyers from Connecticut
American lobbyists
American fraudsters
Republicans (United States)
2016 United States presidential election
Dudley Simpson

Dudley Simpson (4 October 1922 – 4 November 2017) was an Australian composer and conductor. He was born in Melbourne. He was the Principal Conductor of the Royal Opera House orchestra for three years. He was best known for his work as a composer on British television. He worked on the BBC science-fiction series Doctor Who.

Among his early television work was the music for Moonstrike (1963). Simpson also created the theme music for The Brothers (1972), The Tomorrow People (1973), Moonbase 3 (1973), The Ascent of Man (1973) and Blake's 7 (1978). He also composed music for many plays from the BBC Television Shakespeare series.

Simpson died on 4 November 2017 at the age of 95.

References

Other websites

1922 births
2017 deaths
Australian composers
Conductors
People from Melbourne
Dionatan Teixeira

Dionatan do Nascimento Teixeira (24 July 1992 – 5 November 2017) was a professional footballer. He played as a centre-back. He was best known for playing for Stoke City F.C. from 2014 to 2017.

On 5 November 2017  Teixeira suffered a fatal heart attack in Londrina, Brazil at the age of 25.

Statistics
Source:

References

Other websites

1992 births
2017 deaths
Deaths from myocardial infarction
Brazilian footballers
Mansour bin Muqrin

Mansour bin Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1973 – November 5, 2017) was a Saudi businessman, member of the House of Saud, and Advisor at the Court of the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. In April 2015, he was appointed Advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques with the rank of minister. He was the son of Prince Muqrin al-Saud, former Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia.

He was a partner in Ethan Allen's Saudi franchise.

bin Muqrin died in a helicopter crash near Abha on November 5, 2017 at the age of 43 or 44.

References

1973 births
2017 deaths
Aviation deaths
Politicians
Princes and princesses
Saudi Arabian businesspeople
Royapuram

Royapuram is a locality (territory or neighbourhood) present in the northern part of Chennai metropolitan city, Tamil Nadu. This area is best known for the Royapuram Railway Station. This is the first railway station of South India. It was opened in 1856. At present it is the oldest surviving railway station of the Indian subcontinent   The St. Peter's Church, Royapuram is one of the most important and oldest church in the region. Royapuram fishing harbour is one of the largest fishing harbour in the Coromandel Coast or Eastern coast of India.

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Adyar, Chennai

Adyar is a large neighbourhood (locality) in the southern part of Chennai Metropolitan city, Tamil Nadu. This neighbourhood is on the southern banks of Adyar River. Adyar is one of the most expensive areas in Chennai. The land property in Adyar costs four times as much as similar land properties in the northern part of Chennai.

The Adyar River forms an estuary near the coast of Adyar (locality). This has been home to more than one hundred species of birds. But this estuary has been affected by industrial wastes.

Adyar is home to Adyar Cancer Institute and Central Leather Research Institute. Central Leather Research Institute is the world's largest leather research institute.
IIT Madras, Anna University, National Institute of Fashion Technology, Asian College of Journalism and the Technical Teachers Training Institute are all located in this neighbourhood.

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Besant Nagar

Besant Nagar is one of the neighbourhood (locality) of Chennai metropolitan city, Tamil Nadu. This area is named after famous women's right activist Annie Besant.

Landmarks
This area is known famously for the following landmarks:
 Elliot's Beach
 Annai Velankanni Church of Besant Nagar
 Arulmigu Mahalakshmi Temple
 Rajaji Bhavan Complex
 Ashtalakshmi Temple
 Varasiddhi Vinayagar Temple
 Ratnagirishwarar Temple

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Adambakkam

Adambakkam is a neighbourhood (locality) present in the Chennai metropolitan city, Tamil Nadu. This area is a thickly populated area. This is situated near the St. Thomas Mount Railway Station.

Before October 2011, a part of Adambakkam was under Chennai Corporation and the other part under Alandur municipality.But after that was joined totally with Chennai Corporation. The Adambakkam is having its new railway station under construction.

This area has many temples like famous Pazhandi Amman Temple.

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Velachery

Velachery is a residential area as well as a locality in Southen part of Chennai metropolitan area, Tamil Nadu. This locality is the important and effective centre in Chennai. The Velachery Lake was historically containing an area of 250 acres. The ancient Selliamman and Narasimhar temples were located on its Southern corner(banks).

Velachery has its own railway station named Velachery railway station. There are many well known temples are located here.

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Independent clauses

An independent clause, also called a main clause, is a clause that can stand on its own. It contains all the information necessary to be a complete sentence. An independent clause has a subject that tells you what the sentence is about and a verb that tells you what the subject is doing. It expresses a complete thought, relaying that something has happened or was said.
 For example, in the sentence, 'My dog loves pizza crusts,' the subject is dog, the verb is loves and your reader now knows that 'your dog loves pizza crusts,' making it a complete thought.

Grammar
Flag of Bulgaria

The flag of Bulgaria (, , zname na Bǎlgariya) is the flag of the European country, Bulgaria. It has three horizontal bands of white, green and red. It was adopted in 1991.

Flag law
According to the Law for the State Seal and National Flag of the Republic of Bulgaria, promulgated on 24 April 1998:

Colours
According to the Standardisation and Metrology Committee, the following are the required colours for use in the national flag:

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About Bulgarian national symbols

Bulgaria
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Voronezh

Voronezh () is an Russian city, not far from Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Voronezh Oblast. It is located on the river Voronezh. The city was founded in 1586. In 2017, the city had an estimated population of 1,039,801 people.

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Brahma Kumaris

The Brahma Kumaris (, "People of Brahma"), fully known as the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University (BKWSU) is a religious movement that was founded in Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan during the 1930s. 

The Brahma Kumaris was founded by Dada Lekhraj Kripalani. It is well known for the large role that women play in the movement. The headquarters of the Brahma Kumaris is in Mount Abu, India.  It teaches a form of meditation called Raja Yoga Meditation. In 2008, the movement said that it had more than 825,000 members, with over 8,500 centres in 100 countries.

History 
The Brahma Kumaris began as a small, caste-specific, spiritual community in Hyderabad, Sindh, India in the 1930s. The community was formally established in 1937, as a trust comprised of young women, but its formation can be traced back to 1932. The precursor to modern-day Sindh was Mohenjo-Daro. One of the world’s most ancient cities, it was the cradle of the Indus Valley. Archeological evidence indicates that region held a progressive society, a well-engineered and designed city. Socially there was equality between women and men, and very low rates of crime.

By contrast, in the 1930s in some parts of Sindh many women were in purdah. Even in the contemporary world, some parts of Sindhi society expect women to wear soft shoes so they are not heard, to live behind blinds so they cannot be seen, and to move according to the instructions of a male relative. For some women, even looking at or speaking to a male outside her family is forbidden. These ideas are not native to Sindh but were adopted by Sindh locals upon arrival of Arabian culture. This tension was vibrant during the time of North West India after British colonisation, and just before the partition of India. This was crucial to the development of the Brahma Kumaris.

The founder of the Brahma Kumaris was a successful middle-aged jeweler, Lekhraj Koobchand Kripalani, residing in Hyderabad (in pre-Partition India). He was of the Bhaiband caste and born into a family who were devotees of Vallabhacharya (1479-1531), a Hindu theologian and philosopher. Vallabhacharya taught Shuddha (pure) Advaita (non-dualism), an interpretation of Vedanta that rejected asceticism and monastic life, suggesting that through loving devotion to God any householder could achieve salvation. This understanding influenced the early teachings of the Brahma Kumaris and may be at the heart of its role as a social reform movement.

Beliefs 

 The soul is everlasting and resides within the physical body. However, it is not a part of body.
 In reincarnation, the soul leaves one human body and enters another. It does not take non-human bodies.
 The time of destruction is about to come as humanity is close to its end. According to them, the world is going to end and with this, the Golden Age Paradise will commence.
 Only the Indian subcontinent will survive in the Golden Age Paradise. Hindi is regarded as the original language of humanity. Only Brahma Kumaris who have been spiritually purified will take rebirth in the Golden Age Paradise as gods and goddesses.

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Landmark Worldwide

Landmark Worldwide (formerly Landmark Education), or simply Landmark, is a company offering self-improvement programs. It was founded in January 1991. As of 2013 the company had reported that more than 2.4 million people had participated in its programs since 1991. It is linked to EST (which stands for Erhard Seminars Training), and has been accused of being a cult.

EST was known for the instructor abusing the participants all the time. Especially the phrases "assholes! everyone", "Perfect!" and "standing is booking (continue standing)" were often parodied and ridiculed. The ultimate ideals of Landmark (also EST) are in the extraordinary human transformation and in "Being a Master of Life".

Landmark have many kinds of course programs like Scientology within English-speaking countries; in the 20th century, Landmark's course programs were limited. Landmark urge existing participants to invite others. Landmark calls it "enrollment", but critics often compare its system to zombies.

Related pages
Mind control
Endorphins

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Landmark (est) parody

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Cave Creek disaster

The Cave Creek disaster occurred on 28 April 1995. A scenic viewing platform in Paparoa National Park, New Zealand, collapsed. The collapse resulted in the deaths of 14 people. The victims, 13 of whom were university students, fell  onto rocks below.

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Anna Diggs Taylor

Anna Katherine Johnston Diggs Taylor (Anna Katherine Johnston; December 9, 1932 – November 4, 2017) was an American judge. She served as United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan from 1979 through 1998. She was born Washington, D.C.. 

In 1979, she was appointed to the federal bench by President Jimmy Carter, becoming the first black woman judge appointed to the Eastern District of Michigan.

She became Chief Judge in 1997, and took senior status in 1998.

Taylor died on November 4, 2017 of complications from Parkinson's disease in Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan at the age of 84.

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 Biography at Detroit African-American History Project 
 

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Arthrostylidium longiflorum

Arthrostylidium longiflorum is a species of Arthrostylidium bamboo in the grass family.

Distribution 
Arthrostylidium longiflorum is native to Venezuela in South America

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Feliciano Rivilla

Feliciano Muñoz Rivilla (21 August 1936 – 6 November 2017) was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender. He was born in Ávila, Spain.

Rivilla made 26 appearances for the Spain national football team, and was in the team for the 1962 FIFA World Cup, the 1964 European Football Championship (where Spain won the title), and the 1966 FIFA World Cup.

Rivilla died on 6 November 2017 in Madrid, Spain at the age of 81.

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 Mundo Deportivo profile  / Mundo Deportivo profile 

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Roosevelt Corollary

The Roosevelt Corollary was an addition to the Monroe Doctrine articulated by President Theodore Roosevelt in his State of the Union address in 1904 after the Venezuela Crisis of 1902–03.

History of the United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Acidosasa edulis

Acidosasa edulis is a species of bamboo native to China. It is cultivated for its edible shoots in the provinces of Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi, with yields of up to 20,000 kilograms per hectare.

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Harald Krüger

Harald Krüger (born 13 October 1965) is the current chairman of the board of management (CEO) of BMW.

Biography 
Krüger grew up in the city of Braunschweig, Germany. He got a mechanical engineering degree from Braunschweig University of Technology. Kruger spent a year on research at the German Aerospace Center. He joined BMW in 1992 to work on Technical Planning and Production. He became the CEO on May 13, 2015, succeeding Norbert Reithofer.

He was paid €8,134,963 ($9,676,131.74) in 2016.

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Betty Dodson

Betty Dodson (August 24, 1929 – October 31, 2020) was an American sex educator and social critic. She was a part of the pro-sex feminist movement. She saw the modern feminist movement as needlessly political and hostile towards males. She is known for writing books about how masturbation is healthy and encouraged women to do it. 
In 1959, Dodson married Frederick Stern, an advertising director, with the marriage ending in divorce in 1965. She was openly bisexual.

Dodson died of cirrhosis at her Manhattan apartment on October 31, 2020 at the age of 91.

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 Betty Dodson with Carlin Ross. Better Orgasms. Better World.
Dodson's critique of The Vagina Monologues 
Audio Interview with Betty Dodson on "Liberating Masturbation" – includes transcript
Dodson & Ross About Us 
Biographical tribute to Betty on her 80th birthday by her student Eric Francis

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Robert Knight

Robert Knight (born Robert Peebles, April 24, 1945 – November 5, 2017) was an American R&B singer. He was born in Franklin, Tennessee. He was best known for the 1967 recording of the song "Everlasting Love".

Knight died at home in Nashville, Tennessee on November 5, 2017 after a short-illness, aged 72.

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Other websites
 Oldies.com Biography on Robert Knight
 CMT.com artists page: Robert Knight

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Quartermaster

Quartermaster officers are responsible for making sure equipment, materials and systems are available and functioning for missions. More specifically, the quartermaster officer provides supply support for soldiers and units in field services, aerial delivery, and material and distribution management.

Military ranks
David Harbour

David Kenneth Harbour (born April 10, 1975) is an American actor. He has appeared in movies, television shows and Broadway plays. Since 2016, he has starred in the Netflix series Stranger Things as Police Chief Jim Hopper. The role gave him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. He played Nick in the 2005 version of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and the title character of the movie reboot Hellboy (2019).

Harbour was born in White Plains, New York. He graduated from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire in 1997.

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Finn Wolfhard

Finn Wolfhard (born December 23, 2002) is a Canadian actor and musician. He is best known for starring as Mike Wheeler in the Netflix series Stranger Things. He also appeared in the 2017 movie It as Richie Tozier and the television series Supernatural. He was also the lead singer and guitarist of the rock band Calpurnia until 2019.

Wolfhard was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. He has a German, French and Jewish background.

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Millie Bobby Brown

Millie Bobby Brown (born 19 February 2004) is a British actress, model, and Cover Singer. She began acting in 2013. She is best known for her role as Eleven in the Netflix series Stranger Things (since 2016). The role gave her a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. She appeared in the 2019 Godzilla sequel, Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Millie has also starred in the music video of the Maroon 5 song "Girls Like You". She has also released a new line of makeup and skincare called “Florence by Mills”

Brown was born in Marbella, Andalusia, Spain to British parents. She grew up in Bournemouth, England. She follows the Premier League football club Liverpool.

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Sutherland Springs, Texas

Sutherland Springs is an unincorporated community in northern Wilson County, Texas, United States. It is on U.S. Highway 87 at the intersection of Farm Road 539. It is about 21 miles (34 km) east of downtown San Antonio. Old Sutherland Springs occupies a portion of the South bank of the Cibolo According to the Handbook of Texas, the population was 362 in 2000.

History

Sutherland Springs was platted in 1854, and named after John Sutherland Jr., a pioneer citizen. A post office has been in operation at Sutherland Springs since 1851.

On November 5, 2017, Devin Patrick Kelley shot and killed at least 26 people and injured 24 at the First Baptist Church. Kelley died afterwards. It is the deadliest mass shooting in Texas history.

Bibliography
 "The Good Old Days a history of LaVernia," published by members of the Civic Government class at LaVernia High School for the 1936-37 academic school year.
 "Wilson County Centennial 1860-1960," published by the Wilson County Library; official centennial program handed out by the local community for the "100-year celebration" of the county's establishment.

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 Sutherland Springs Museum
  A Guide to Sutherland Springs
Handbook of Texas on Sutherland Springs

Unincorporated communities in Texas
Albany, California

Albany is a city in Alameda County, California. The population was 18,539 at the 2010 census.

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Dublin, California

Dublin is a city in Alameda County, California, United States.

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Gaten Matarazzo

Gaetano John "Gaten" Matarazzo III (born September 8, 2002) is an American actor. He is best known for starring as Dustin Henderson in the Netflix series Stranger Things. He has also appeared in a number of Broadway stage productions, including Les Misérables.

Matarazzo was born in Ocean County, New Jersey. He has cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD), a birth defect he shares with his Stranger Things character.

His parents are Gaten Matarazzo II (father) Heather Matarazzo (mother).

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Caleb McLaughlin

Caleb Reginald McLaughlin (born October 13, 2001) is an American actor. He is best known for starring as Lucas Sinclair in the Netflix series Stranger Things. He appeared as "Young Simba" in the Broadway musical The Lion King, between 2012 and 2014.

McLaughlin was born in Carmel, New York. He is the son of April and Corey McLaughlin.

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Noah Schnapp

Noah Cameron Schnapp (born October 3, 2004) is a Canadian-American actor. Since 2016, he has appeared as Will Byers in the Netflix series Stranger Things. He also voiced Charlie Brown in The Peanuts Movie (2015). 

Schnapp was born in New York City, New York, U.S. His parents are from Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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