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Dan Fante

Daniel Smart "Dan" Fante (February 19, 1944 – November 23, 2015) was an American author and playwright. He was born in Los Angeles, California to a family of Italian immigrants. 

He was known for his plays Chump Change, Mooch, 86'd and Spitting Off Tall Buildings. His father was writer John Fante. He was also the author of A Gin-Pissing-Raw-Meat-Dual-Carburetor-V8-Son-Of-A-Bitch From Los Angeles, a volume of poetry on Wrecking Ball Press.

Fante died of cancer in Los Angeles, aged 71.

References

Other websites

Official homepage 
Dan Fante: An American Writer (a documentary directed by Flavio Sciolé)
New York Times review of Short Dog 
Interview of Dan Fante on NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross, September 29, 2009.
Interview with Dan Fante by Ben Myers
Interview with Dan Fante by Tony O'Neill
 Interview with Dan Fante by Rob Woodard 
Hand-written interview at ifpthendirt 
Interview with Dan Fante by Alex Kudera

1944 births
2015 deaths
American playwrights
Cancer deaths in Los Angeles
Writers from Los Angeles
Carlos Oroza

Carlos Oroza (May 13, 1923 – November 20, 2015) was a Spanish poet. He was born in Viveiro. He was known mainly for the interpretation and performance of his own work. He founded Tropos magazine, a magazine about poetry.

Oroza died of heart failure in Madrid, aged 92.

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2015 deaths
Deaths from heart failure
Galician people
Spanish poets
Heinz Oberhummer

Heinz Oberhummer (19 May 1941 – 24 November 2015) was an Austrian physicist and skeptic. He was born in Bischofshofen and raised in Obertauern, Austria. Oberhummer was professor emeritus of Theoretical Physics at the Atominstitut of the Vienna University of Technology. His main research area was nucleosynthesis.

Oberhummer died of pneumonia in Vienna, Austria, aged 74.

References

Other websites
 Articles of Heinz Oberhummer in arxiv.org
 Kann das alles Zufall sein? - Geheimnisvolles Universum, Ecowin-Verlag, 2008; Award for "Best Popular Science Book in Austria 2009"
 Science Busters
 Cinema and Science (CISCI)
 Neue Erkenntnisse zur Entstehung der Grundlagen für Leben 

1941 births
2015 deaths
Austrian educators
Austrian physicists
Austrian scientists
Deaths from pneumonia
Disease-related deaths in Austria
People from Salzburgerland
Lennart Hellsing

Paul Lennart Hellsing (5 June 1919 – 25 November 2015) was a Swedish writer and translator. His lasting contribution as a children's writer, Helsing was a finalist in 2010 for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest recognition available to creators of children's books. He was born in Västanfors, Sweden. He was known for his rhymes and word plays. He was thought to be an "outstanding poet" in the field of humour and nonsense writing.

Hellsing died at his home in Stockholm, Sweden of pneumonia on the night of 25 November 2015 surrounded by his family, aged 96.

References

Other websites

 
 "2010". Hans Christian Andersen Awards. International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY). With contemporary material including the 2010 shortlist press release. Retrieved 23 March 2014.

1919 births
2015 deaths
Children's writers
Deaths from pneumonia
Disease-related deaths in Sweden
Swedish writers
James Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern

James Peter Hymers Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern, KT, PC, QC, (born 2 July 1927) is a British advocate.  He served as Dean of the Faculty of Advocates, Lord Advocate, and Lord Chancellor (1987–1997). He is an active member of the House of Lords.

Mackay was born in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

References

Other websites

 Merk, "Lord Mackay of Clashfern", Bonner Rechtsjournal, Sonderausgabe 1/2012, S. 28 ff.

1927 births
Living people
People from Edinburgh
Albin Chalandon

Albin Chalandon (11 June 1920 in Reyrieux, Ain – 29 July 2020) was a French politician and a former minister. From 1968 and 1972, he was Minister of Public Works. And from 1986 until 1988, he was Minister of Justice.

He died on 29 July 2020, aged 100.

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1920 births
2020 deaths
Civil servants
Government ministers of France
People from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Robert Badinter

Robert Badinter (; born 30 March 1928) is a French criminal law lawyer, university professor, politician and activist of Jewish descent. He is against the death penalty, the abolition of which he successfully sponsored in Parliament in 1981. A member of the Socialist Party (PS), he served as Minister of Justice and then President of the Constitutional Council under François Mitterrand.

Other websites
 Official page of Robert Badinter in the French Senate
  La page de Robert Badinter sur le site du Sénat
  Vidéo: Robert Badinter  en 1976, il motive son engagement contre la peine de mort, une archive de la Télévision suisse romande
  UHB Rennes II   Autour de l'oeuvre de Robert Badinter : Éthique et justice. Synergie des savoirs et des compétences et perspectives d'application en psychocriminologie. journées d'étude les 22 et 23 mai 2008 à l'université Rennes 2, sur le thème "Autour de l'œuvre de Robert Badinter : Éthique et justice.".]

1928 births
Living people
French lawyers
Government ministers of France
Human rights activists
Jewish activists
Jewish French academics
Jewish French politicians
Jewish lawyers
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Charles Thone

Charles Thone (January 4, 1924 – March 7, 2018) was an American politician. He was a member of the Republican Party. He served as the 34th Governor of Nebraska serving from January 4, 1979 through January 6, 1983. He lost re-election to Bob Kerrey. Before being governor, Thone represented Nebraska's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from January 3, 1971 through January 3, 1979.

Thone was born in Hartington, Nebraska. He studied at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Thone died on March 7, 2018 in Lincoln, Nebraska of respiratory failure at age 94.

References

Other websites
 Retrieved on 2008-01-24
National Governors Association 
The Political Graveyard

1924 births
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Deaths from respiratory failure
Governors of Nebraska
United States representatives from Nebraska
US Republican Party politicians
Lawyers from Nebraska
Wayanad

Wayanad district is the 12th District in the state of Kerala in India. Mananthavady, Sulthanbathery, and Vythiri Taluks are all in Wayanad. The name Wayanad comes from Vayal Nadu and it means the land of paddy fields. It is a high, flat land between 700 meters and 2100 meters above sea level. It is in northeaster Kerala, in the Western Ghat mountains. Wayandad is one of the biggest foreign exchange earners in Kerala because it makes money-earning crops like pepper, cardamom, coffee, tea, and other spices.

History 
In ancient times the Vedar Rajas ruled Wayanad. Later the Pazhassi Raja of the Kottayam Royal Dynasty ruled. Then there was a Mysorean invasion.  Later, the British took over India, which lasted for 200 years. The British fought the Pazhassi Rajah. When the state of Kerala started in 1956, Wayanad was part of the Cannannore district. In 1957, south Wayanad was added to Kozhikode district and north Wayanad stayed with Cannannore district. The district was formed on 1 November 1980 as the 12th district in Kerala by carving out areas from Kozhikode and Kannur districts.

People 
According to the 2011 census Wayanad district had a population of 816,558. Many Adivasi people live in Wayanad. Many settlers also live in Wayanad. People came to Wayanad from almost all the other parts of Kerala because the farmland is good. Wayanad has a small Jain community made of Gowders who came from Karnataka. They built temples all over the district. There are also many different kinds of Christians living in Wayanad. One fourth of the population of Wayanad is Christian. Another fourth of the population is Muslims, and the rest of the people are Hindus. The entire Wayanad region fell under the Kannada speaking area as per the linguistic survey and history of Colonel Wilks.

References 

Districts of Kerala
Universal Children's Day

Universal Children's Day is an annual celebration of children's rights. It is celebrated on the 20th of November each year.

Background 
On the 14th of December 1954, the United Nations General Assembly recommended that countries celebrate a Universal Children's Day. The date 20 November marks the day on which the assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child. On 20 November 1959 they adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child. 

According to UNICEF millions of children in the world are victims of violence every year. In addition to violence, these children are subject to abuse, neglect and exploitation. This is at home, at work, at school and in the community. It also takes place during wars and natural disasters. Many forms of abuse including corporal punishment and sexual abuse remain legal in many countries. It also remains socially acceptable in many places.

Observance 
Many children around the world live in poor conditions. They do not have access to education or health care. Other children are subject to violence and child labor. Universal Children's Day is celebrated to promote the wellbeing of children everywhere.

Children's Rights 
The Declaration of the Rights of the Child and The Convention on the Rights of the Child describe children's rights. Children's rights include the right to survive and thrive, to be educated, to be free from violence and abuse, to participate and to be heard.

References 

United Nations
Robert McCormick Adams Jr.

Robert McCormick Adams Jr. (July 23, 1926 – January 27, 2018) was an American anthropologist and archaeologist. He was Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution from 1984 to 1994. He has worked in both the Near East and Mesoamerica. He was best known for his research in Iraq.

Adams, Jr. died on January 27, 2018 in Chula Vista, California at the age of 91.

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Educators from Chicago
American anthropologists
American archaeologists
Scientists from Chicago
G. Wayne Clough

Gerald Wayne Clough (born September 24, 1941) is an American educator and engineer. He was the President Emeritus of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) and Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution (2008-2015). He retired in October 2014. A graduate of Georgia Tech in civil engineering, he was the first alumnus to serve as President of the Institute.

References

Other websites

G. Wayne Clough speeches collection from Georgia Tech Archives
Biography of G. Wayne Clough  on the Smithsonian website
G. Wayne Clough from the Smithsonian Institution Archives

1941 births
Living people
Educators from Georgia (US)
American engineers
Scientists from Georgia (U.S. state)
Guy Lewis

Guy Vernon Lewis, II (March 19, 1922 – November 26, 2015) was an American basketball player and coach. He served as the head men's basketball coach at the University of Houston from 1956 to 1986. He was born in Arp, Texas.

Lewis led his Houston Cougars to five appearances in the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament, in 1967, 1968, 1982, 1983, and 1984. He was inducted into National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007 and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013.

Lewis died on the morning of November 26, 2015 at his home in Kyle, Texas from complications following a stroke he suffered about 10 years ago. He was 93 years old.

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Sportspeople from Texas
College basketball coaches
Tex Winter

Morice Fredrick "Tex" Winter (February 25, 1922 – October 10, 2018) was an American retired basketball coach, and innovator of the triangle offense. He was born in Wellington, Texas. 

Winter served as an assistant coach to the Chicago Bulls from the 1985-86 season through the 1998-99 season, during which time the team won six NBA championships.  Most of this time was spent working with head coach Phil Jackson, starting from the 1987-88 season.  He also went with Jackson to the Los Angeles Lakers for five seasons, from 1999 to 2004, winning another three NBA championships.  

Winter had previously head coached the Houston Rockets during the 1971-72 and 1972-73 seasons.

Winter died on October 10, 2018 from complications of a stroke in Manhattan, Kansas at the age of 96.

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Deaths from stroke
Sportspeople from Texas
Johnny Bach

John William "Johnny" Bach (July 10, 1924 – January 18, 2016) was an American former professional basketball player and coach. Bach played college basketball at Fordham University and Brown University. He was born in Brooklyn, New York City.

He was selected by the Boston Celtics in the 1948 Basketball Association of America (BAA) Draft, and played 24 games for the Celtics. He coached the Golden State Warriors from 1983 through 1986. He became the assistant coach for the Chicago Bulls from 1986 through 2003. He retired in 2006.

Bach died on January 18, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois at the age of 91.

References

Other websites
 BasketballReference.com: Johnny Bach (as coach)
 BasketballReference.com: Johnny Bach (as player)
 NBA.com Coach File: John Bach

1924 births
2016 deaths
Boston Celtics players
National Basketball Association coaches
Sportspeople from Brooklyn
The Woman in Red (soundtrack)

The Woman in Red: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the second soundtrack album released by American musician Stevie Wonder on the Motown label on August 28, 1984. Wonder's first soundtrack album Stevie Wonder's Journey through the Secret Life of Plants had been released five years before The Woman in Red.

Reviews

The Woman in Red received positive reviews from critics.

Track listing
All songs written by Stevie Wonder, except "It's More Than You" by Ben Bridges.

"The Woman in Red" - 4:39
"It's You" (With Dionne Warwick) - 4:55
"It's More Than You" (Instrumental) - 3:15
"I Just Called to Say I Love You" - 6:16
"Love Light in Flight" - 6:54
"Moments Aren't Moments" (Solo by Dionne Warwick) - 4:32
"Weakness" (With Dionne Warwick) - 4:13
"Don't Drive Drunk" - 6:33

References

1984 albums
R&B albums
Soul albums
Funk albums
Smoke detector

A smoke sensor or smoke detector is a device that can detect smoke, which may be an indicator of a fire. There are two basic systems: Simple, standalone sensors usually make a sound or flash a light when they detect smoke. More sophisticated sensors usually send a signal to an fire alarm panel, or system. Most smoke detectors use either an optical sensor, or they use a physical process called ionization. Many simple smoke sensors use batteries. Very often dead batteries are not replaced; when this happens, the smoke sensors stop working.  But, the detector may "chirp" when the battery is low to try and stop this from happening. There are also systems which are directly connected to electrical power; these may use batteries just as a backup.

Smoke detectors are housed in plastic enclosures, typically shaped like a disk about  in diameter and  thick, but shape and size vary. Smoke can be detected either  optically (photoelectric) or by physical process (ionization); detectors may use either, or both, methods. Sensitive alarms can be used to detect, and thus deter, smoking in areas where it is banned. Smoke detectors in large commercial, industrial, and residential buildings are usually powered by a central fire alarm system, which is powered by the building power with a battery backup. Domestic smoke detectors range from individual battery-powered units, to several interlinked mains-powered units with battery backup; with these interlinked units, if any unit detects smoke, all trigger even if household power has gone out.

Design

Photoelectric
Photoelectric smoke detectors rely on detecting a lack of light to set the alarm off. The light used could be infrared, visible light, or ultraviolet. When smoke blocks out the light inside a photoelectric smoke detector, the smoke detector detects that there is less light. Below a certain brightness, whether or not it comes from smoke or not, the photoelectric smoke detector will beep.

Ionization
Ionization smoke detectors use radioactive elements to ionize the air. Alpha particles are released from the radioactive element onto air particles so that those air particles become charged. An ionization smoke detector will detect smoke if there is a change in voltage. If smoke enters the smoke detector, some of the alpha particles will attach to the smoke instead of the air particles. This will change the voltage inside the smoke detector, so the smoke detector will beep.

Ionization smoke detectors are cheaper than photoelectric smoke detectors, but they cause more false alarms than photoelectric smoke detectors. Additionally, ionization smoke detectors are slower to react in real house fires.

References

Security
In Square Circle

In Square Circle is the twentieth studio album by American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder. It was released on September 13, 1985 by Tamla. It is his first studio since 1980's Hotter Than July.

Track listing
All songs written, produced and arranged by Stevie Wonder.

Side one
"Part-Time Lover" – 4:09
Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, synthesizers, drums
Luther Vandross – lead vocal, background vocal
Syreeta Wright – background vocal
Philip Bailey - background vocal
*Keith John - background vocal
Melody McCully, Billy Durham, Peter Byrne, Renee Hardaway, Darryl Phinnessee - background vocal
"I Love You Too Much" – 5:30
Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, synthesizers, drums, percussion
"Whereabouts" – 4:17
Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, synthesizers, drums, percussion
Keith John - background vocal
Darryl Phinnessee - background vocal
Deniece Williams - background vocal
Howard Smith - background vocal
"Stranger on the Shore of Love" – 5:01
Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, synthesizers, drums, harpsichord, accordion
"Never in Your Sun" – 4:07
Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, synthesizers, drums, percussion, harmonica

Side two
"Spiritual Walkers" – 5:12
Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, Yamaha CS-80 synthesizer, drums, percussion
Edwin Birdsong - Yamaha CS-80 synthesizer
Larry Gittens - trumpet
Bob Malach - saxophone
Janice Moore, Cheta Akins, Carolyn Garrett, Ruthell Holmes, Kay Gibbs, Valencia Cox - background vocal
"Land of La La" – 5:14
Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, synthesizers, electric piano, percussion, drums
Ben Bridges – guitar
Rick Zunigar - guitar
Renee Hardaway - background vocal
"Go Home" – 5:18
Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, synthesizers, drums, vocoder
Bob Malach – saxophone
Larry Gittens - trumpet
"Overjoyed" – 3:42
Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, acoustic piano, environmental percussion (incl.: crickets, bird sounds, ocean, pebbles in pond, stone dropped, crushing leaves), Yamaha CS-80 synthesizer
Earl Klugh - guitar
Paul Riser - string arrangement
"It's Wrong (Apartheid)" – 6:52 
Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, synthesizers, drums, percussion, kora
Musa Dludla, Thandeka Ngono-Raasch, Linda Bottoman-Tshabalala, Muntu Myuyana, Lorraine Mahlangu-Richards, Fana Kekana, Tsepo Mokone - background vocal

References

1985 albums
R&B albums
Soul albums
Funk albums
Characters (Stevie Wonder album)

Characters is the twenty-first studio album by American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder released on November 6, 1987 by Motown. He performed a song on the album called "Get It" with R&B singer-songwriter Michael Jackson.

Reviews

Characters received generally positive reviews from critics.

Track listing
All songs written by Stevie Wonder except where noted.
Side one
"You Will Know" - 5:00
"Dark 'n' Lovely" (Gary Byrd, Wonder) - 4:39
"In Your Corner" - 4:30
"With Each Beat of My Heart" - 5:28
"One of a Kind" - 5:10
Side two
"Skeletons" - 5:24
"Get It" (featuring Michael Jackson) - 4:31
"Galaxy Paradise" - 3:52
"Cryin' Through the Night" - 5:48
"Free" - 4:12
CD Bonus tracks
 "Come Let Me Make Your Love Come Down" (featuring B.B. King & Stevie Ray Vaughan) - 5:20
"My Eyes Don't Cry" - 7:05

References

1987 albums
R&B albums
Soul albums
Quiet storm albums
Jungle Fever (soundtrack)

Jungle Fever a soundtrack album by American musician Stevie Wonder to Spike Lee's movie Jungle Fever. It was released by Motown Records on May 28, 1991. It is Wonder's third soundtrack album and the music on the album was very "urban" as they had influences from new jack swing, hip hop as well as R&B and soul.

Critical reception 

Jungle Fever received mixed reviews from critics. While some thought it was unappealing, others said it was his best work in years. A critic said he hadn't so freewilling since Hotter Than July.

Track listing
All songs written by Stevie Wonder, except "Chemical Love", lyrics by Stephanie Andrews.

"Fun Day" – 4:41
"Queen in the Black" – 4:46
"These Three Words" – 4:54
"Each Other's Throat" – 4:17
"If She Breaks Your Heart" (sung by Kimberly Brewer) – 5:03
"Gotta Have You" – 6:26
"Make Sure You're Sure" – 3:30
"Jungle Fever" – 4:55
"I Go Sailing" – 3:58
"Chemical Love" – 4:26
"Lighting Up the Candles" – 4:09

References

1991 albums
R&B albums
Soul albums
New jack swing albums
Triatominae

The members of Triatominae are a subfamily of Reduviidae. They are also called kissing bugs, conenose bugs, assassin bugs or triatomines. There are more than 130 species in this subfamily. Most of them feed on vertebrate blood. A few species feed on other invertebrates. They are mainly found in the Americas. There are a few species in Asia, Australia and Africa. 

Some of the bugs carry the Chagas disease parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. However, only those species (such as Triatoma infestans and Rhodnius prolixus) well adapted to living with humans are considered important vectors.

References

Hemiptera
Donald Crisp

Donald Crisp (born George William Crisp, 27 July 188225 May 1974) was an English-born American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. He began his career as a silent movie actor. He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1942 for his role in How Green Was My Valley.

Crisp was born in London, England. He studied at the University of Oxford. Crisp died in Los Angeles, California from a stroke at the age of 91.

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Other websites

Academy Award winning actors
1882 births
1974 deaths
Deaths from stroke
Naturalized citizens of the United States
English movie actors
English stage actors
American movie actors
American stage actors
Actors from London
Movie directors from London
Movie producers from London
Screenwriters from London
Martin Karplus

Martin Karplus (born March 15, 1930) is an Austrian-born American theoretical chemist. He is the Theodore William Richards Professor of Chemistry, emeritus at Harvard University. He is also Director of the Biophysical Chemistry Laboratory. He is of Jewish descent.

Karplus received the 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, together with Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel, for "the development of multiscale models for complex chemical systems".

References

Other websites

 Martin Karplus academic genealogy and list of PhD & Postdoc trainees
 Publications
 Karplus research group at Harvard University
 Biophysical Chemistry Laboratory at University of Strasbourg
 Biography at Michigan State University website 
 Martin Karplus photography website
 Biography and Bibliographic Resources, from the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, United States Department of Energy

1930 births
Living people
American chemists
American Nobel Prize winners
Austrian Jews
Jewish American academics
Jewish American scientists
Jewish Nobel Prize winners
Naturalized citizens of the United States
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Harvard University faculty
Educators from Virginia
Ezzatolah Entezami

Ezzatolah Entezami (, June 21, 1924 – August 17, 2018) was an Iranian actor. He was born in Tehran, Iran. His first role was as Masht Hassan in the 1969 movie The Cow. He later appeared in many movies such as Mr. Naive, Hamoun, and in 40 Years Old. He also appeared in the television series Hezar Dastan.

Entezami died in Tehran on August 17, 2018 from complications of a stroke at the age of 94.

References

Other websites
 
 An interview with Ezzatollah Entezami in connection with the recently produced biopic "... and the Blue Sky", directed by Ghazaleh Soltani and produced by Ghasem Gholipour, Mehr News Agency, 21 November 2010,   (in Persian). Photo reportage of the interview:  .

1924 births
2018 deaths
Deaths from stroke
Iranian actors
People from Tehran
Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz

Mohamad Ali Keshavarz (, April 15, 1930 – June 14, 2020) was an Iranian movie and theater actor. He was born in Isfahan, Iran. He was known for his role in the television series Hezar Dastan. He also appeared in movies such as Shabe Quzi, Mr. Naive, and in Del Shodegan.

Keshavarz died from a lung infection on June 14, 2020 in Tehran, aged 90.

References

Other websites

 Naghsh Āfarin-i az Esfahan (A Character Actor from Esfahan), in Persian, Jadid Online, 27 January 2009, .A series of photographs of Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz, old and new, Jadid Online: .

1930 births
2020 deaths
Deaths from respiratory tract infection
Iranian actors
Jamshid Mashayekhi

Jamshid Mashayekhi (, 26 November 1934 – 2 April 2019) was an Iranian actor. He was born in Tehran, Iran. Mashayekhi was known for his roles in The Cow, Kaiser, and in Adobe and Mirror. He appeared in the television series Hezar Dastan.

Mashayekhi died on 2 April 2019 at a hospital in Tehran from pneumonia complicated by laryngeal cancer, aged 84.

References

Other websites

Celebrating 50-year acting career of Jamshid Mashayekhi, BBC 

1934 births
2019 deaths
Deaths from pneumonia
Deaths from laryngeal cancer
Iranian actors
People from Tehran
Hezar Dastan

Hezar Dastan or Hezār Dastān () was a very popular Iranian television series that ran from 1979 through 1987. It is considered toto be one of the greatest television series in Iran. It is set in a fictional town in Iran called Hezar Dastan. It was directed by Ali Hatami. It stars Ezzatolah Entezami, Jamshid Mashayekhi, Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz and Ali Nassirian.

Other websites
 

1979 television series debuts
1987 television series endings
Persian culture
Ali Nassirian

Ali Nassirian (, born 4 February 1935) is an Iranian movie and theater actor. He was born in Tehran, Iran. His career began in 1947 and would last until his retirement in 2008. Nassirian was known for his role in the popular Iranian television series Hezar Dastan (1979-1987). He also appeared in movies such as The Mandrake (1975), Kamalolmolk (1983), Captain Khorshid (1987), and Iron Island (2005).

References

Other websites

1935 births
Living people
Iranian actors
People from Tehran
Ghana National Farmers' Day

Ghana National Farmers' Day is a national holiday in the Republic of Ghana. It is an annual celebration of farmers and fishermen, celebrated on the first Friday of December.

Background
Every year, Ghana acknowledges farmers and fishermen's efforts for the following reasons:
 Working hard to feed a growing population.
 Providing raw materials to the nation's industries.
 Contributing to the nation's foreign exchange earnings.

Observance
On National Farmers' Day, the Ministry of Food and Agriculture in Ghana gives special awards to deserving farmers and fishermen based on their practices and output. Also, a National Farmers Forum takes place for award winners to meet with policy makers.

Agriculture in Africa
Agriculture is essential for African growth. It employs 65 percent of Africa's labor force and accounts for 32 percent of gross domestic product.

References 

Ghana
Holidays
Agriculture
Separatist movements of China

The People's Republic of China and the Republic of China insist sole legitimacy of China against each other. Practically, the former is administering Mainland China and the two special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau and the latter is administering the Taiwan area.

Mainland China

Inner Mongolia

 Ethnic group: Mongolian
 Proposed state: Republic of South Mongol 
 Political parties: Inner Mongolian People's Party (member of the UNO), Southern Mongolian Democratic Alliance, Mongolian Liberal Union Party

Tibet Autonomous Region

 Ethnic group: Tibetan
 Proposed state:  Tibet
 Government-in-exile: Lobsang Sangay, Head of the Tibetan Government in Exile (member of the UNO)
 Political parties: International Tibet Independence Movement, National Democratic Party of Tibet
 Advocacy group: Students for a Free Tibet, Tibetan Youth Congress, International Campaign for Tibet
 

Xinjiang Autonomous Region
 Ethnic group: Uyghur
 Proposed state:  East Turkestān 
 Political parties: Uyghurstan Independence Movement
 Militant organisations: East Turkestan Islamic Movement, Uyghurstan National Front
 Advocacy groups: World Uyghur Congress (member of the UNO)

Special administrative regions

Hong Kong
 Proposed state: Republic of Hong Kong 
 Advocacy group: Hong Kong Independence Party

Taiwan area 

Taiwan

Proposed state:  Republic of Taiwan
 Political parties: Pan-Green Coalition (Democratic Progressive Party, Taiwan Solidarity Union, Taiwan Independence Party)

In perspective of the laws of the Republic of China, the Taiwan Independence movement is considered as secessionism, but practically, the movement seeks to replace the ROC with the Republic of Taiwan because Taiwan area is the only practical region administered by the ROC.

In perspective of the laws of the People's Republic of China, the Taiwan Independence movement is considered as secessionism, too because the PRC considers the Taiwan area as its integral part as a rogue province.

See also
Movies banned in China

References

Other websites
 

Politics of China
National liberation movements
National Front of Balawaristan

The party was formed on December 28, 1989 under the Chairmanship of Nawaz Khan Naji. The first time reorganized in July 30 1993. In 1947 at the time of Independence of Pakistan the people of the area were predominantly Shia Muslims.  However over the years the ethnic composition has been changed  as sunni Kashmiri and other Pakistanis have settled in this area leading to discontent - although Shias remain the outright majority. A 2008 report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees determined that Pakistan-administered Kashmir, which included Gilgit-Baltistan, was 'Not Free'. In 2009 as part of Gilgit-Baltistan Empowerment and Self-Governance Order Act of 2009, the region was granted self-rule for the first time with an elected legislature in its history, despite protests from the Republic of India it asserts that Gilgit-Baltistan is a part of the former Princely state of Kashmir and Jammu which they regard it as so-called an 'integral part' of India. which illegally regards the disputed region as Indian territory.

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MAD (TV series)

Mad was an American animated sketch comedy television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation. The series was based on Mad magazine. Each episode is a collection of short animated parodies of television shows, movies, games, celebrities etc. The humor is both witty and juvenile appealing mostly to tween and teen boys.

It uses various types of animation (CGI, claymation, stop-motion, etc.) instead of the usual animation style that Warner Bros. Animation is known for. The series premiered on the evening of September 6, 2010 on Cartoon Network. The series ended its 4-year run after airing 103 episodes. The series has an age rating of TV-MA.

Voice cast

Principal cast
 Kevin Shinick
 Hugh Davidson
 Mikey Day
 Larry Dorf
 Rachel Ramras
 Gary Anthony Williams

Guest/Other voices

 Jason Antoon
 Eric Artell
 Diedrich Bader
 James Barbour
 Josh Beren
 Gregg Berger
 Jeff Bergman
 Gregg Bissonette
 Steven Blum
 Rachel Butera
 Jen Cohn
 Chris Cox
 Daniel Cummings
 Brian T. Delaney
 Grey DeLisle
 Barry Dennen
 John DiMaggio
 Ben Diskin
 Chris Edgerly
 Eden Espinosa
 Keith Ferguson
 Quinton Flynn
 Will Friedle
 Tamara Garfield
 Ralph Garman
 Mark-Paul Gosselaar
 Gilbert Gottfried
 Clare Grant
 Seth Green
 Nikki Griffin
 Melinda Hamilton
 Anthony Hansen
 Whit Hertford
 Aldis Hodge
 Richard Steven Horvitz
 Tom Kane
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 Arif S. Kinchen
 Seana Kofoed
 Stan Lee
 Matthew Lillard
 Beth Littleford
 Eric Lopez
 Biz Markie
 Deborah Marlowe
 Jason Marsden
 Julia McIlvaine
 Jim Meskimen
 Breckin Meyer
 Piotr Michael
 Dan Milano
 Shirley Mitchell
 Jason Nash
 Julie Nathanson
 Nolan North
 Jason Palmer
 Nicole Parker
 Rob Paulsen
 Christopher "Kid" Reid
 Corinne Reilly
 Peter Renaday
 Kevin Michael Richardson
 Joey Richter
 Elizabeth Rodriguez
 Rico Rodriguez
 Salli Saffioti
 Meredith Salenger
 Ben Schwartz
 Michael Sinterniklaas
 Dana Snyder
 Kath Soucie
 Stephen Stanton
 Brody Stevens
 Tara Strong
 James Patrick Stuart
 Cree Summer
 Catherine Taber
 Fred Tatasciore
 Kirk Thornton
 Ho-Kwan Tse
 Christine Tucci
 Alanna Ubach
 Andrew W.K.
 Windy Wagner
 Audrey Wasilewski
 Michaela Watkins
 Frank Welker
 Scott Whyte
 Billy Dee Williams
 Debra Wilson
 Thomas F. Wilson
 Henry Winkler
 Adam Wylie
 "Weird Al" Yankovic
 Victor Yerrid
 Keone Young

Awards and Nominations

2012 Emmy Awards
Outstanding Short Format Animated Program for "Kitchen Nightmares Before Christmas / How I Met Your Mummy" (Nominated).

2012 PAAFTJ Television Awards
Best Animated Series (Nominated)

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Ethan Suplee

Ethan Suplee (born May 25, 1976) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Frankie "The Enforcer" Stechino in Boy Meets World and Randy Hickey in My Name Is Earl. Supplee was born in Manhattan, the son of Debbie and Bill Suplee.

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Zenit Kazan

VC Zenit-Kazan (Russian: Зенит-Казань) (formerly "Dinamo Tattransgaz Kazan") is a professional volleyball team based in Kazan, Russia. It plays in the Russian Volleyball Super League (7-time champion). The team won the 2007–08, 2011–12 and 2014–15 CEV Champions League titles.

The club was founded on 13 May 2000.

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Volleyball World Championship

The FIVB Volleyball World Championship is an international men's and women's indoor volleyball competition. It is the oldest and most important of all the international events organised by the FIVB and must not be confused with the World Cup, World Grand Champions Cup, or the World League/World Grand Prix.

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Volleyball
Nordertor

The Nordertor (Danish: Nørreport) is an old town gate of the city of Flensburg. The gate was built around 1595. Today, the little landmark is in use as a symbol for the German town Flensburg.

History 
In 1345 the town of Flensburg began to build its town wall. A gate was built on the north side of the town. It was called Norder Porte. It was replaced by a building in the 16th century called the Nordertor. This marked the northern boundary of the town. It was a checkpoint that was closed in the night.

On the north side of the gate are two plaques. The left one shows the royal coat of arms of King Christian IV, 1577-1648 and the Latin words: „Regna Firmat Pietas“ — Piety strengthens the Realms. The right one shows the coat of arms of Flensburg with the German words: „Friede ernährt, Unfrieden verzehrt“ — Peace nurtures, strife devours. There is also a date- 1767. This means that the town gate was restored in the time of Christian VII, 1749-1808.

After 1796 the town grew beyond the town wall. There had been a ban on building outside the wall before then. The Neustadt (Newtown), in the neighborhood of the Nordertor was built. In 1913 and 1914 it was restored by the architect Paul Ziegler. The Nordertor got a clock. In 1966 the Deutsche Bundespost made a stamp with a picture of the gate on it. It was a 30 Pfennig stamp, used to send letters within Germany. The Nordertor stamps were sold over 3 billion times. In the 1990s the gate was again restored and the clock was removed. In 2004 the gate was licensed as a venue for civil weddings, so that the weddings could be performed since then directly above the archway of the gate.

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Calendula officinalis

Calendula officinalis (pot marigold, ruddles, common marigold, garden marigold), is a plant in the genus Calendula of the family Asteraceae. It is probably native to India. It was the state flower of Junagadh and Bantva-Manavadar State, now part of Gujarat.

Uses 
Pot marigold florets are edible. They are often used to add colour to salads or added to dishes as a garnish instead of saffron.
The leaves are edible but are often not palatable.  They have been used as a herb and in salads.

The flowers were used in Ancient Greek, Roman, Middle Eastern, and Indian cultures as a medicinal herb and a dye for fabrics, foods, and cosmetics.  They are also used to make oil that protects the skin.

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Norbert Gastell

Norbert Gastell (14 October 1929 – 26 November 2015) was an Argentine-born German voice actor who mostly dubbed American television shows into the German language. He was known for dubbing Homer Simpson. Gastell was born in Buenos Aires.

Gastell died in Munich, Germany from complications following a stroke, aged 86.

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 Norbert Gastell at the Deutsche Synchronkartei

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Luc Bondy

Luc Bondy (17 July 194828 November 2015) was a Swiss theatre and movie director and screenwriter. He was born in Zurich, Switzerland. He was the director of the most recent version of Tosca, by Puccini, at the Metropolitan Opera in New York.

Bondy died in Zurich at the age of 67.

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Nymphaea nouchali

Nymphaea nouchali, (or red and blue water-lily, blue star water-lily, or star lotus) is an aquatic flowering plant in the Nymphaeaceae (water-lily family). It is native to southern and eastern Asia.

N. nouchali grows from rhizomes or tubers rooted under the water. Leaves are oval to round, 13–15 cm (5–6 in), with an open sinus at the leaf base where it attaches to the petiole (leaf stem). Leaves may spread 1.4–1.5 m (4–5 feet) from where the rhizome is rooted. Flowers, which have little fragrance, are star-shaped with 4 sepals and 10–16 petals, and are 5–13 cm (2–5 in) in diameter. Although leaves float on the water surface, flowers are generally held 30 cm (12 in) above water. They are usually pale blue (but can be pink or white) with pale yellow stamens and anthers. 

N. nouchali has been cultivated in southeast Asia for centuries, especially around temples. It is also cultivated in Sri Lanka and gathered from dried ponds in the Republic of India for the rhizomes, which are used as food and animal fodder as a source of starch. In Ayurvedic medicine, it is used to treat indigestion.

Cultivars include N. stellata var. cyanea, which has medium-sized pale to deep blue flowers, and N. stellata var. versicolor, which is commonly exported in the form of tubers from Sri Lanka to Europe and the U.S. for use in the aquariums; the tubers grow quickly after exposure to warm water, making an “instant” aquarium plant.

Symbolism
N. stellata was the state flower of Hyderabad Deccan. A pale blue-flowered N. stellatai is the National flower of Sri Lanka, where it is known as nil mānel or nil mahanel (Singhalese:නිල් මානෙල්).

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Nymphaeales
Plants of Asia
National symbols of Sri Lanka
Indian roller

The Indian roller (Coracias benghalensis), is a member of the roller family of birds. They are found widely across tropical Asia stretching from Iraq eastward across the Indian subcontinent to Indochina and are best known for the aerobatic displays of the male during the breeding season. They are very commonly seen perched along roadside trees and wires and are commonly seen in open grassland and scrub forest habitats. It is not migratory, but undertakes some seasonal movements.

Birds of Pakistan
Coraciiformes
Philippe Washer

Philippe Washer (; 6 August 1924 – 27 November 2015) was a Belgian tennis player. He competed in the Davis Cup a number of times, from 1946 to 1961. He was born in Brussels, Belgium. Washer retired from tennis in 1961.

Washer died on 27 November 2015 in Knokke, West Flanders, Belgium from heart failure at the age of 91.

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Olene S. Walker

Olene Smith Walker (November 15, 1930 – November 28, 2015) was an American politician. She served as the 15th Governor of Utah. She was sworn into office on November 5, 2003, shortly before her 73rd birthday. She became Utah's first female governor. She was a member of the Republican Party.

Walker died from a stroke on November 28, 2015 at her home in Salt Lake City, Utah, aged 85.

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Gerry Byrne (footballer)

Gerald "Gerry" Byrne (29 August 1938 – 28 November 2015) was an English footballer. He spent his entire playing career at Liverpool Football Club, playing from 1953 through 1969. He later played for the England national football team from 1963 through 1966. He was born in Liverpool, England.

Byrne died in at a nursing home in Wrexham, Wales from Alzheimer's disease at the age of 77.

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Barbro Hiort af Ornäs

Barbro Hiort af Ornäs (28 August 1921 – 28 November 2015) was a Swedish actress. She was born in Gothenburg, Sweden. She won the Best Actress Award at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival for the movie Brink of Life. She was also known for her roles in While the City Sleeps, All These Women, The Passion of Anna, and in The Sense of Marriage. 

Af Ornäs died on November 28, 2015 in Gothenburg from natural causes, aged 94.

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Maurice Strong

Maurice F. Strong (April 29, 1929 – November 27, 2015) was a Canadian businessman and diplomat. He represented Canada as Under-Secretary General of the United Nations.

Strong had his start as an entrepreneur in the Alberta oil patch and was President of Power Corporation of Canada until 1966. In the early 1970s he was Secretary General of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment and then became the first executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme. He returned to Canada to become Chief Executive Officer of Petro-Canada from 1976 to 1978. He was President of the Council of the University for Peace from 1998 to 2006.

Strong was born in Manitoba, Canada. He died at the age of 86 on November 27, 2015.

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Nicoletta Machiavelli

Nicoletta Machiavelli (1 August 1944 – 15 November 2015), also known as Nicoletta Rangoni Machiavelli and Nicoletta Macchiavelli, was an Italian-American movie actress. She was born in Ravarino to a Florentine father and American mother. She was known for her works with John Huston and producer Dino De Laurentiis. She was known for her roles in Navajo Joe (1966), Scarabea - wieviel Erde braucht der Mensch? (1969) and L'important c'est d'aimer (1975).

Machiavelli died in Seattle, Washington from an illness, aged 71.

References

Other websites

 
 Actress Machiavelli Now Star Teacher, bellevuecollege.edu; accessed 19 November 2015.
Hollywood Reporter

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David Canary

David Hoyt Canary (August 25, 1938 – November 16, 2015) was an American movie and television actor. He was best known for his roles as Adam and Stuart Chandler in All My Children and as Candy Canady in Bonanza. He was born in Elwood, Indiana.

Canary died from complications of Alzheimer's disease in Wilton, Connecticut at the age of 77.

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Ted Schwinden

Theodore "Ted" Schwinden (born August 31, 1925) is an American politician. He served as the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Montana serving from 1977 through 1981. He later served as the 19th Governor of Montana serving from 1981 through 1989.

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Phil Batt

Philip Eugene "Phil"  Batt (born March 4, 1927) is an American politician. He is a member of the Republican Party. He was the 29th Governor of Idaho serving from 1995 to 1999. Between 1979 until 1983, Batt was the Lieutenant Governor of Idaho. He was born in Wilder, Idaho

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 Idaho Public Television: Phil Batt 
 The Almanac of American Politics: Phil Batt 
 National Governors Association 

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George Nigh

George Patterson Nigh (born June 9, 1927) is an American politician. He served as the 17th and 22nd Governor of Oklahoma serving from January 6, 1963 through January 14, 1963 and then again from January 3, 1979 through January 12, 1987. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He was born in McAlester, Oklahoma.

References

Other websites
Voices of Oklahoma interview with George Nigh. First person interview conducted on May 1, 2009 with George Nigh. Original audio and transcript archived with Voices of Oklahoma oral history project.

1927 births
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Robert D. Ray

Robert Dolph Ray (September 26, 1928 – July 8, 2018) was an American politician. He served as the 38th Governor of Iowa serving from January 16, 1969 to January 14, 1983. He was a member of the Republican Party. Ray was born in Des Moines, Iowa.

Ray served as acting Mayor of Des Moines in 1997 and also served as President of Drake University in 1998.

Ray died in Des Moines on July 8, 2018 from Parkinson's disease, aged 89.

References

Other websites
 Robert D. Ray Collection - personal papers and official documents 1987-1999, at Cowles Library, Drake University

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Deaths from Parkinson's disease
Governors of Iowa
American mayors
Politicians from Des Moines, Iowa
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Albert Brewer

Albert Preston Brewer (October 26, 1928 – January 2, 2017) was an American politician. He was the 47th Governor of Alabama serving from May 7, 1968, until January 18, 1971. He was a member of the Democratic Party. 

Brewer was born in Bethel Springs, Tennessee. He studied at the University of Alabama. He was married to Martha Farmer from 1950 until her death in 2006. Brewer died on January 2, 2017 in a hospital in Birmingham, Alabama, aged 88.

References

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 Albert Brewer's biography from Cumberland School of Law website 

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Governors of Alabama
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Robert D. Fulton

Robert David Fulton (born May 13, 1929) is an American politician. He briefly served as the 37th Governor of Iowa during the first 16 days of 1969. He also served as the 38th Lieutenant Governor of Iowa from 1965 to 1969. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Fulton was born in Waterloo, Iowa.

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