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Anand Singh
Singh died on 4 December 2020 in Auckland, New Zealand at the age of 72.
Costume
A costume is a set of clothes that someone wears to look different from what they normally wear. Some costumes are special to countries or regions. Some people wear them because they are proud of their country. Actors in theatres wear costumes because they are pretending to be a person in a play or ballet. Costumes can also be worn for carnivals or parties.
National costume
National or regional costume is worn to show that people come from a country or region. Int the past, many groups of people wore national costume every day. Today, most people do not wear costumes. Usually people dress up in national costume for special celebrations or for national dancing.
Some well-known examples of national costume are the kilt which is worn by people in Scotland and the kimono worn in Japan.
Theatrical costume
When actors perform in the theatre they usually wear a costume. These are the special clothes they wear to pretend they are a particular character in the story which they act out. They might be pretending to be any kind of person: a beggar, king, businessman, ancient god, etc. Some theatrical costumes stretch the truth about characters. Examples are Harlequin and Pantaloon in the Commedia dell'arte.
Carnivals and festivals
Costumes are worn at festivals such as Mardi Gras and Halloween. For example, during Halloween children wear scary masks and costumes.
Solar car
Solar cars (or solar vehicles) are a special type of electric vehicle that only get their power from the sun. They use solar cells on the surface of the car to produce electricity and the electricity makes a motor turn, and that turns the wheels. They are not useful for normal driving, but once built, they can drive all day and not make any pollution. There are also some solar-powered vehicles for unusual cases, like the first rovers on Mars.
Also, there are electric vehicles that can be charged from separate solar panels, and those panels can be as big as needed. This can work to power an electric car for most daily needs. But this is not called a solar car, since it doesn't have the solar panels right on the car.
History
The first competition was a trip from Sydney, Australia to Perth in 1983.
Competitions
There are now several competitions to see who can build the best solar-powered car. Some of these are for college students, some are open to anybody. It is not easy to build a good solar car. This is a good test of engineering skills, and helps improve the efficiency of cars and test solar equipment.
Antonio Pérez
Antonio Pérez is a volleyball player from Cuba. Antonio competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He was born on 10 October 1956.
Kaskade
Kaskade (born Ryan Raddon in 1971) is an American DJ and record producer. He is known for his techno songs "4 A.M." and "Angel On My Shoulder", "Move For Me" and "Fire In Your New Shoes" are two more of his hit songs. In 2010, he made an album called Dynasty. Kaskade released another album on October 22, 2011 with the single "Eyes".
Hurricane Gordon (2006)
Hurricane Gordon was a strong Category 3 hurricane that crossed the Azores as a Category 1 hurricane, making it the first hurricane to directly impact the Azores since 1991. Gordon's remnants also affected Western Europe. It was the eighth tropical storm, third hurricane and first major hurricane of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season.
Storm history
The original development of this system can be linked to Hurricane Florence. It began as a tropical wave just right behind Florence in the first week of September, which at first was absorbed into the large circulation of then-Tropical Storm Florence. As Florence began to organize and move northwest, the wave managed to break from the circulation again and slowly organize in spite of hostile conditions at first. On September 10, it had organized enough to be declared Tropical Depression Seven northeast of the Lesser Antilles. With Florence far away from the system, conditions became more favorable for development, and it was upgraded to Tropical Storm Gordon on September 11 while moving slowly westward.
The conditions remained favorable as Gordon steered through a hole in the ridge near the Azores, allowing it to avoid land. It continued to strengthen, becoming a hurricane on September 12 and rapidly organizing into a strong Category 2 hurricane less than 24 hours later. The quick development continued on September 13, and by that evening, it had strengthened into a major hurricane - the first of 2006 - while maintaining a very small size. Gordon would remain a major hurricane for over 24 hours before cooler water began to set in and Gordon gradually weakened, beginning early on September 15.
The steering currents would also weaken greatly and Gordon became nearly stationary for about 24 hours as well before a trough would come in and push Gordon northeastward. By the morning of September 16, Gordon was barely a hurricane and was forecast to weaken over cooler waters. However, that did not happen, and Gordon actually strengthened a little bit while moving northeastward and became better organized. That trend continued for over 48 hours, and Gordon increased in strength slowly, becoming a Category 2 hurricane. While the forecast constantly showed a weakening trend, the resiliency suddenly meant that the Azores were threatened by Gordon. Gordon reached its secondary peak of 105 mph (165 km/h) on the morning of September 19, before weakening again.
Nonetheless, it remained a hurricane as it crossed the Azores. Shortly after that it weakened and became extratropical. The remnants of Gordon then began to interact with a large Atlantic low pressure area to the west of Ireland and an associated weather front extending south. It tracked towards the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula and then on September 21 turned northwards towards south-west Britain and Ireland. By the morning of September 22 it had become completely absorbed into the Atlantic low.
Azores
With the onset of Gordon expected, all nine Azores Islands were placed on red alert by the Portuguese government, and residents were asked to take emergency precautions. The Meteorological Service of the Azores gave out hurricane warnings for all of the islands. The civil protection agency head Antonio Cunha closed all schools as a precautionary measure. Fishermen were also ordered to stay on land. Residents were warned to stay indoors, close doors and windows, clear storm sewers and move livestock to safe areas. Forecasters warned of winds as high as 105 mph (170 km/h), along with heavy rain and waves of up to 12 metres (40 ft) high lashing coastal areas.
Spain
In Spain, the region of Galicia was placed on red alert - the highest level - by authorities who were expecting the extratropical remnants of Gordon. Classes on September 21 were also stopped by the regional education ministry. 11 other regions of Spain, including as far east as Madrid and as far south as Andalusia, received lower levels of warning.
British Isles
Stormy conditions caused by the remnants of Gordon were expected to affect the 2006 Ryder Cup in Straffan, County Kildare, Ireland, starting fears that the event may be greatly interrupted and delayed. Strong gusts and heavy rain associated with another system had already caused some damages, resulting both teams to delay their second practice rounds. This led to concerns about the possible state of the course by the time the tournament proper was expected to start on September 22, leading to the possibility of further interruptions and possible changing of the normal rules. As a result, September 25 was set aside as an additional "reserve day" by organizers at the K Club.
On September 19 it was reported that the remnants of Gordon would cause high winds and rainfall in parts of the United Kingdom. The UK Met Office stated that a "period of very windy weather" with "exceptionally severe gales" was expected for much of Northern Ireland and Scotland. Northern Ireland was expected to receive the worst of the storm, with severe gales as high as 80 mph expected. There were also warnings of localised flooding, with up to two inches (50 mm) of rain expected to fall. In addition, Wales and western England were warned of gusts of up to 50 mph.
Azores
The Azores escaped a lot of severe damage. There were only reports of toppled trees and power lines, knocking out power to some communities, particularly on Santa Maria Island.
Spain
Gordon hit the northwestern province of Galicia while as a strengthening extratropical storm early on September 21. Gusts as strong as 101 mph (165 km/h) were seen at Fisterra. Even near Madrid, reported winds of 65 mph (107 km/h) raked Punto Navacerrada. Heavy rainfall, up to 2.58" (65.5 mm) at Canfranc, fell across Spain. The pressure plummeted to 989.7 hPa at A Coruña. Waves as high as 7 metres were also reported. Trees, traffic lights, containers and placards were all blown over by the strong winds. One man was injured from a tree falling on his car. Overall damage was light, but some roads were blocked.
Republic of Ireland
On September 20, practice rounds for the Ryder Cup were temporarily delayed due to high winds, but Meteorological Office charts showed these to be associated with a different Atlantic low pressure area rather than effects of Gordon itself.
The remnants of Gordon caused stormy conditions late on September 21, with 1,500 homes losing power. The worst affected areas were on the east coast between Drogheda and Wexford and in the south around Cork and Limerick.
United Kingdom
The remnants of Gordon hit south-west Britain late on September 21. A gust of 81 mph (130 km/h) was recorded and power lines were hit, leaving more than 1,000 homes without power in Truro, Cornwall. In Devon, the rail line between Exeter and Plymouth was damaged by high surf at Dawlish, causing disruption to services. A section of seawall 10 m (33 ft) long was also eroded near the track. A tree fell onto a campervan in Yeoford, but no injuries were reported.
Gusts of up to 75 mph affected Northern Ireland during the night of the 21st & 22nd. Up to 100,000 houses lost power as tree branches fell on power lines. Fallen trees caused widespread disruption: in County Down, several people had to be rescued from their vehicles after trees had fallen on them; flooding was also reported at Rostrevor. Several roads across the province were blocked by fallen trees, including the M1 motorway and the main roads from Derry to Belfast and Coleraine. The Foyle Bridge in Derry was also closed for two hours early on the 22nd due to high winds.
In Scotland, high winds led to the cancelling of ferry services from Stranraer and Cairnryan. Lorries on the A715 road were forced to park on the roadside overnight due to dangerous driving conditions.
Jessica Sutta
Jessica Lynn Sutta (born May 15, 1982) is an American dancer, showgirl, singer, recording artist, model, and actress. She is best known as a member of the American pop girl group and dance ensemble, the Pussycat Dolls. She left the group in January 2010 to embark her solo career. She is currently finishing up her first solo album. It is expected to be released in 2012. She is currently signed to Hollywood Records.
Peter Sellers (broadcaster)
Peter Heayne Joseph Sellers (1921/1922 – 22 April 2016) was a New Zealand sports broadcaster. He was born in the Wellington. He studied at Rongotai College. Sellers began working for the New Zealand Broadcasting Service in Wellington in 1952. He moved to Dunedin in 1958. He became one of the country's leading sports broadcasters, retiring in 1987. He was best known as a radio broadcaster, Sellers also presented a television sports show from the early 1960s until 1975.
Sellers died in Dunedin on 22 April 2016, aged 94.
Bernhard Eckstein
During his career he won six one-day races, four in 1958, one in 1960 (the Manx Trophy in the amateurs division), and one in 1966. He was born in Zwochau, Germany.
Eckstein died on 10 November 2017 in Berlin at the age of 82.
Marco Rubio
Marco Antonio Rubio (born May 28, 1971) is the senior United States Senator from Florida. He is a Republican. He was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 2000, and he served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2008.
Early life
Rubio's family moved from Cuba to the US in the 1950s. He was born in 1971 in Miami, Florida. He has one brother and two sisters. Rubio's family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada during the 1980s but they later came back to Miami. After high school he stayed in Florida and went to the University of Florida, where he graduated in 1993 with a political science degree. After that he went to law school at the University of Miami, where he got a doctorate in law.
U.S. Senate (2011-present)
After being in local politics, Rubio ran for the Florida House of Representitives and won. Eventually he became the Speaker of the House, an important political position. In 2010 he ran for US Senate. He ran a long shot campaign at first: most people thought that Florida's Governor, Charlie Crist would get the Republican nomination. Rubio won the primary, but Crist entered the race as an independent. In a three way race between himself, Crist, and Democrat Kendrick Meek, Rubio was elected to the Senate in 2010.
Rubio has become well known since entering the Senate. He has been critical of President Barack Obama and has proposed his own ideas in place of Obama's plans on more than one issue. He wrote a plan for the economy supporting free market economics and has proposed tax cuts for small businesses that have innovative ideas. Rubio also introduced a reform of the US immigration system and recently supported changes to how colleges deal with sexual assault.
Rubio announced in May 2015, that he will not seek re-election because of his presidential campaign. After suspending his presidential campaign, Rubio announced he would seek a second term in June 2016. Rubio defeated Democratic challenger Patrick Murphy in the 2016 election.
2016 presidential race
On April 13, 2015, Rubio announced his candidacy for president in 2016 and that he would not seek re-election to his Senate seat. His campaign started at the Freedom Tower in Miami, a building that many Cuban immigrants passed through.
During the 2016 Republican Party presidential primary, Rubio came in third place in Iowa. Since then, he came in second or third place in the Nevada and South Carolina primaries. He won the Minnesota primaries after Super Tuesday. On March 6, 2016, Rubio won the Puerto Rico primary by winning almost 74%. He also won the Washington, D.C. caucus.
Rubio suspended his campaign on March 15, 2016 after losing the Florida primaries to Donald Trump.
Personal life
Rubio married Jeanette Dousdebes in 1998. Together, they have four children. The Rubios live in Miami, Florida. Marco has two sisters, Veronica and Barbara, and an older brother, Mario. Rubio has said in his books that he is a fan of rap music. When he was a young man he played football, and once hoped to play the game in the NFL. Rubio has also written two books.
Bayfront MRT station
Bayfront MRT Station (CE1/DT16) is a MRT Station in Singapore. It is an interchange station between the Circle and Downtown lines. It serves mainly the Marina Bay Sands hotel and casino, an underground walkway also provides visitors with a convenient passage to Gardens by the Bay.
Bayfront was the fifth and newest station that has a cross-platform interchange, after City Hall, Raffles Place, Jurong East and Tanah Merah.
History
This station was opened on 14 January 2012 and commuters can view the glimpse of the Downtown Line until the line opens on 22 December 2013.
Services and connections
At the platform level, there are several platforms for the Bayfront MRT Station: In addition, bus services 97, 106, 133, 502, 518 also stops at two of the key stops at Bayfront Avenue, which is next to Marina Bay Sands and Bayfront MRT Station respectively.
Lost Ones
Lost Ones is a popular song by rapper Jay-Z, off his album "Kingdom Come".
Kimberly Wyatt
Kimberly Kaye Wyatt (born February 4, 1982) is an American showgirl, singer-songwriter, dancer, model, actress and choreographer. She is probably best known for being in the Pussycat Dolls. She joined the Pussycat Dolls in 2003. In 2010, she said that she left the group, and made a new band called Her Majesty & The Wolves.
Great hurricane of 1780
The hurricane hit Barbados with winds possibly over 200 mph (320 km/h). It then moved past Martinique, Saint Lucia, and Saint Eustatius. Thousands of deaths were reported on each island. In the middle of the American Revolution, the storm caused heavy losses to British and French fleets.
The hurricane later passed near Puerto Rico and tracked over the eastern portion of the Dominican Republic. It eventually turned to the northeast, and was last seen on October 20 to the southeast of Newfoundland.
Dourbie
Geography
The Dourbie river has a length of 71.9 km and a drainage basin with an area of 568 km2.
Great hurricane of 1780
The hurricane was part of the very bad 1780 Atlantic hurricane season, with two other deadly storms during the same month. The Great Hurricane killed more than twice as many people as Hurricane Mitch did (Hurricane Mitch was the second deadliest hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean).
Dourbie
Course
The source of the Dourbie is in the Cévennes National Park, on the southern side of Mont Aigoual in the commune of Arphy, in the Gard department, at an altitude of 1290 m.
It flows generally to the west and, in its lower parts, flows through the Regional Natural Park of Grands Causses.
The Dourbie passes through the departments and communes of:
Finally, it flows, as a left tributary, into the Tarn river in the city of Millau, at about 350 m of altitude.
Windows 95
Windows 95 is an operating system created by Microsoft. It was released in August 1995. It is the first version to be part of Windows 9x. Windows 95 added new features to the last Microsoft Windows. which was Windows 3.x. Windows 95 was the first Windows with the "Start" menu. Since then, the Start menu has been used in all Windows operating systems except Windows 8. It was also the first Windows that included ways to connect to the [Internet]. Although Windows 95 is thought of as an operating system by itself, it works over MS-DOS. Windows 95 is like a visual version of MS-DOS. This means that Windows 95 can run both MS-DOS programs and Windows ones, but programs made just for Windows 95 will not work in MS-DOS.
Windows 95 was Microsoft's first operating system to support long file names. Before that, file names could only be eight characters (letters, numbers, or symbols) long, plus the file extension. Windows 95 was also Microsoft's first operating system to fully support CD-ROMs, though Windows 3.x could also access CD-ROMs.
It was popular from 1995 until 1998, when Microsoft replaced it with Windows 98. Microsoft ended mainstream support for Windows 95 on December 31, 2000 and extended support ended 95 on December 31, 2001.
Cotuí
Cotuí is a Dominican city and the head municipality of the Sánchez Ramírez province, in the centre of the country.
Name
Cotuí comes from the word Cotoi, the Taíno name of the region where the old city was founded.
History
The town was founded in 1505 by Rodrigo Mejía de Trujillo, a Spanish conquistador; the Spanish governor of the Hispaniola island at that time was Nicolás de Ovando. It was built near a gold mine in a region called Cotoi (also written Cotoy) by the Taíno people.
The old town was near the present town of Maimón and there were important improvements in the town during those first years and its named was changed to La Mejorada Villa de Cotuí ("The Improved City of Cotu") but most people called it Los Mineros ("The Miners").
In 1562 there was a strong earthquake that destroyed the town and other cities in the island. Cotuí was moved to its present place in 1569, close to the river Yuna.
It was made a municipality in 1822 by the Haitian government and it was one of the first municipalities of the country after the Dominican Independence in 1844. In 1952, Cotuí was made the head municipality of the new province of Sánchez Ramírez.
Population
The municipality had, in, a total population of 64,133: 32,675 men and 31,458 women. The urban population was 70% of the total population.
Geography
Cotuí has a total area of 474.6 km2, about 40% of the total area of the province of Sánchez Ramírez. The city is an elevation of 83 m, and at 105 km to the north of Santo Domingo.
Cotuí is to the north of the Sierra de Yamasá mountain range, in the Cibao Valley. The city is near the Yuna river, one of the most important river of the Hispaniola island.
Personal union
A personal union is a relationship of two or more sovereign states, which, through law, share the same person as their head of state.
Cotuí
Geography
The municipality of Cotuí has the Monseñor Nouel province to the west, the Monte Plata province to the south, the municipality of Fantino to the northwest, the municipality of La Mata to the north and the municipality of Cevicos to the west.
Climate
Cotuí has a tropical wet climate (Köppen-Geiger classification: Af) with no dry or cold season as it is constantly moist (rainfalls during the whole year).
Personal union
Personal unions can begin for very different reasons. In many cases a princess who is already married to a king becomes pregnant, and their child inherits the crown of both countries. However, a personal union sometimes was seen as a means against uprisings if a state wants an annexation of an other state. The unions can be written down in a constitution, which clearly expresses that both states shall share the same person as head of state. When that is not the case, a personal union can easily be broken.
Cotuí
Climate
The average amount of rainfall for the year in the city is 1843.4 mm. The month with the most precipitation on average is May with 234.2 mm of rainfall, followed by August with 209.1 mm.
The driest season is winter. The month with the least rainfall on average is January with an average of 88.2 mm and the second is February with 98 mm.
Personal union
Belgium
Personal union with the Congo Free State from 1885 to 1908, when it annexed the Congo Free State.
Cotuí
Climate
Cotuí is in a hot region; the average temperature for the year is 26.3 C. The warmest month, on average, is June with an average temperature of 27.55 C. The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of 24.05 C.
Administrative division
The municipality of Cotuí has four municipal districts:
Personal union
Congo Free State
Personal union with Belgium from 1885 to 1908, when Belgium annexed it.
Clear-cell sarcoma
Clear-cell sarcoma is a rare form of cancer called sarcoma. It is known to happen mainly in the soft tissues and dermis.
Jongmyo (shrine)
A Jongmyo or Taimiao (太庙)  is a  temple in China. They are very old temples where people honored their ancestors who were important and powerful. Nobles and rulers are honored in these temples. The word "Jong" (宗) means "ancestral" and "Myo" means "temple." (庙) The first Jongmyo found was at the Yinxu Palace and Temple Site in Anyang, China. As of 2023, it has not been excavated. In the past, only important people were allowed to have these temples for their ancestors. People who did not have much power were not allowed to make these temples. This is according to a writing called "The Xunzi-Liturgy."
Clear-cell sarcoma
Recurrence is common.
Clear cell sarcoma of the soft tissues in adults is not related to the pediatric tumor known as clear cell sarcoma of the kidney.
Jongmyo (shrine)
In old China, temples were seen as important symbols of the country. They were often linked to the idea of "land and food". Damaging a temple was seen as a serious crime. For example, in the laws of the Tang dynasty, destroying a temple was act of "treason."
Nossebro
Nossebro is an urban area in the county of Västra Götaland in Sweden. It is the seat of Essunga Municipality.
Jongmyo (shrine)
Etymology
The word "Jongmyo" in Korean or "Zongmiao" in Chinese comes from two characters. These are "宗" (Zong), which means "ancestors", and "庙" (Miao), which means "temple."
There is another similar word called "Taimiao." In this word, "太" (Tai) replaces "宗" (Zong) and "太" means "highest."
Yinxu Palace and Temple Site
The Yinxu Palace and Temple is an old temple. It was build over 3,300 years ago for the emperor of the Yin dynasty in China. The palace and temple were found in the city of Anyang in Henan Province. Many things from the same time period, like the Simu Xin Ding, have also been found there. In 2006, it was chosen as a World Heritage Site.
Taimiao, Beijing
The Imperial Ancestral Temple is on the east side of Tiananmen Square in Beijing. It was a temple where the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties honored their ancestors. In 1924, it became a park for peace. In 1950, its name was changed to the Beijing Working People's Cultural Palace. Today, it is considered a very important part of China's cultural heritage. The site is protected by the government as a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.
Temple of the Emperors
The Temple of the Emperors was a place where the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors were worshipped. The emperors from the Ming and Qing dynasties were also worshipped there. It was first built in Yingtian Prefecture, which is now called Nanjing. It was moved to Shuntian Prefecture, which is now Beijing. The temple is on Fuchengmennei Street in the Xicheng District of Beijing.
Korea
The Jongmyo system was brought to Korea from China by the Silla kingdom. The first Jongmyo temple was built in 1394 by King Taejo of Joseon. It is believed to be the oldest royal Confucian temple in the world. In 1995, the temple was added to the World Heritage List by UNESCO. The Jongmyo ritual is a Confucian ceremony that honors the Joseon Dynasty monarchs and princesses. It takes place every year on the first Sunday in May at the Jongmyo temple in Seoul, Korea. The music played during this ceremony is a type of Korean court music. It is called Jongmyo ritual music. The music was recognized as an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2001.
Japan
The Ise Grand Shrine and Iwashimizu Hachimangū of Japan are known as the "Nisho no Sōtō". They are important places for worship for the imperial family. The imperial shrine in the Three Palace Sanctuaries of the Tokyo Imperial Palace is where the spirits of the Emperors of Japan are honored.
During the Edo period, the Nikkō Tōshō-gū and other mausoleums of the Tokugawa family were the temples of the Tokugawa Shogunate. The shoguns would regularly go to these temples to pay their respects. There was also a place in Edo Castle where the Shogun's family could honor their ancestors. It was called the Gobudo-no-mikoto in Ōkoku.
Ryukyu
During the Ryukyu Second Shō dynasty, the Enkaku-ji Temple was a special temple built to honor the previous king. The Tenno-ji Temple and the Tenkai-ji Temple were dedicated to the memory of past monarchs. The Ryufu-ji Temple was created to honor the spirits of the kings of the First Shō dynasty.
Vietnam
Thế Miếu, also known as Thế Tổ Miếu, is a temple in the Imperial City of Huế, Vietnam. It was built to honor the emperors of Vietnam.
Anatoly Samoilenko
Anatoly Mykhailovych Samoilenko (Анато́лій Миха́йлович Само́йленко) (January 2, 1938 – December 4, 2020) was a Ukrainian mathematician. He was an Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine from 1995 until his death and he was the Director of the Institute of Mathematics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine from 1988 until his death. Samoilenko was born in Potiivka, Soviet Union.
Samoilenko died on December 4, 2020 in Kyiv, Ukraine at the age of 82.
Fujimi, Saitama
Fujimi (富士見市) is a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 103
Far East Air Transport Flight 103, a Boeing 737-200, registration B-2603, departed Taipei Songshan Airport for Kaohsiung on 22 August 1981. The aircraft suffered an explosive decompression fourteen minutes after takeoff and disintegrated.
Summary
The aircraft had previously lost cabin pressure on 5 August; and earlier on the day of the crash it had departed Songshan Airport but the crew aborted the flight ten minutes later for the same reason. After repairs were made the aircraft departed Songshan Airport again and broke up shortly afterward.
Cause
Although there was early speculation that the crash was caused by a bomb, an investigation by the Republic of China Civil Aeronautics Board concluded that severe corrosion led to a pressure hull rupture. The severe corrosion was due to the many pressurization flight cycles the aircraft had experienced, and that cracks produced were probably undetected.
Hollywood Hillbillies
Hollywood Hillbillies is an American reality television series, based on CopperCab. It is about Michael Kittrell (better known as Michael Copper or his YouTube username CopperCab), his grandmother Delores "Mema" Hughes, his aunt Dee Dee Peters, and his uncle John Cox moving from their home in Grayson, Georgia to Hollywood, California. It aired on January 21, 2014.
Bandar bin Khalid Al Saud
Bandar bin Khalid Al Faisal Al Saud/ Bandar bin Khalid bin Faisal Al Saud (born 1965) is a Saudi businessman. He is a member of House of Saud. He is chairman of Al Watan, a reformist newspaper. He is the eldest son of Khalid bin Faisal Al Saud and the brother of Saud bin Khalid and Sultan bin Khalid.
Reelz
Reelz is a cable television network that is operated by family-owned Hubbard Broadcasting. It started on September 27, 2006.
Bandar bin Khalid Al Saud
He is co-founder and a member of the board of trustees of the Arab Thought Foundation, which works to promote better understanding between Arabs and the Western world.
Bandar bin Khalid was appointed vice president of Painting and Patronage in 2010.
Hello, Children!
Hello, Children! (Здравствуйте, дети!) is a 1962 Soviet drama movie directed by Mark Donskoy. It stars Aleksei Zharkov, Pavel Chukhray, and Eduard Izotov.
Leonardo Wiernes
Leonardo Wiernes is an volleyball player from Argentina. Leonardo competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He was born on 1 February 1963.
Synovial sarcoma
A synovial sarcoma (also known as: malignant synovioma ) is a rare form of cancer which occurs mainly in the arms or legs. It is a type of soft-tissue sarcoma.
The name "synovial sarcoma" was created early in the 20th century, as some researchers thought that the microscopic similarity of some tumors to synovium.
Ricardo Leyva
Ricardo Leyva is a volleyball player from Cuba. Ricardo competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He was born on 3 June 1956.
Kit West
Kit West (1936 – 16 April 2016) was a British special effects artist. He was known for his work in Raiders of the Lost Ark and Return of the Jedi. In his career, West has been nominated three times but won an Academy Awards for his work in special affects. He was born in London.
Death
West died on 17 April 2016 in London, aged 79.
Finspång
Finspång is an urban area in the county of Östergötland in Sweden. It is the seat of Finspång Municipality.
Peter Palmer Ekeh
Peter Palmer Ekeh (August 8, 1937 - November 17, 2020), simply known as Peter Ekeh, was a Nigerian sociologist and university teacher. He was a professor, the chairman of the Department of Political Science at the University of Ibadan (1978-1983) and the chairman of the Ibadan University Press (1983-1988). He was the President and founding chairman of the Urhobo Historical Society, which he founded in 1999 and through which "Urhobo culture and history have been studied and preserved". He was also the founder of the Nigerian Scholars for Dialogue. He was recognized globally as a seasoned writer, with many highly respected books and articles to his credit. His 1975 article: "Colonialism and the Two Publics in Africa: A Theoretical Statement" is one of the most cited works in the field of African, political and sociological studies in several universities all over the world. He was remembered as a husband, father, grandfather, and scholar.
Bo' Selecta!
Bo' Selecta! is a British sketch comedy television programme. It includes skits parodying celebrities, including Michael Jackson, Craig David, and Mel B. The show had mixed reviews. It began on 6 September 2002 and ended on 18 December 2009.
Iran at the Paralympics
Iran first competed at the Paralympic Games in 1988, at the Summer Games in Seoul, South Korea.
Mercedes Pomares
Mercedes Pomares is a volleyball player from Cuba. Mercedes competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics, the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics. She was born on 9 April 1954.
Northwest Division (NHL)
The NHL's Northwest Division was formed in 1998 as part of the Western Conference due to expansion.
2013 realignment
The Northwest Division was dissolved as the league realigned into two conferences with two divisions each. The division's Canadian teams (the Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, and Vancouver Canucks) were moved back to the Pacific Division, while the division's American teams (the Colorado Avalanche and Minnesota Wild) joined the Central Division.
André Gagnon
André Gagnon (August 2, 1936 – December 3, 2020) was a Canadian composer, conductor, arranger, and actor. He was known for his works of classical and pop styles. Many of his best known compositions were Neiges, Smash, Chevauchée, Surprise, Donna, and Mouvements in the disco and pop fields. He was born in Quebec. Gagnon was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1978 and an Officer of the National Order of Quebec in 2018.
Gagnon died on December 3, 2020 in Montreal from problems caused by Lewy body dementia at the age of 84.
Peter Scoones
Peter Scoones (27 October 1937 – 20 April 2014) was an Emmy Award-winning British underwater cameraman. Scoones is known for his vivid work on the oceans. His work inspired many people to dive and many divers to take up underwater photography. Scoones dived since the 1950s and continued so until his death in 2014.
Scoones died on 20 April 2014 at the age of 76. He is survived by wife, son, and daughter.
Vienna
Vienna ( Wien ; Central Austro-Bavarian: Wean ; Viennese German and Austrian German: Wian [ ] ) is the capital and largest city of Austria. It is also one of Austria's nine states.
It is in the east of the country on the river Danube. More than 1,800,000 people live there (2016). It is an administrative district (Bundesland) of its own.
Before World War I, it was the capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Its centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
History
The history of the city goes back to the Roman Empire. The Romans started a military camp called Vindobona. The camp was in today's first district on the Danube river. The name came from the Celts, so there was probably a Celtic settlement before the Roman invasion. The Romans stayed until the 5th century. In medieval times, the settlement was still in use. The present name was mentioned in 881 in the Salzburger Annalen, where a battle ad weniam is mentioned.
In 1278, the Duchy came to the Habsburg family. Rudolf IV started the university in 1365 and while he was duke the nave of the Gothic St. Stephan's Cathedral was built. Quarrels within the Hapsburg family caused an economic decline in Vienna. In 1438, Vienna became the residence of the Holy Roman Emperor.
During the time of the reformation Vienna was a Protestant city, but in the times of the Counter Reformation, Austria and Vienna were mostly Roman Catholic.
In 1529, Vienna was first besieged by the army of the Ottoman Empire, which had a border only 150 km east of Vienna. This hurt Vienna economically, but led to people fortifying the city (making it stronger). After a second siege, the Ottoman Empire could not take Vienna, and the city started getting larger.
During the baroque era, Vienna was rebuilt. Many residences for the nobility were built. Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach was an important architect in Vienna.
At the end of the 18th and the beginning of the 19th century Vienna was the home of important composers like Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert.
After the revolution in 1848 Franz Joseph I. became emperor of the Austrian Empire, which was founded in 1806 after the liquidation of the Holy Roman Empire. He ruled till 1916. Vienna became a center of arts, culture and architecture. The city grew because the suburbs became part of the city. After 1858 the walls of the city were destroyed and the Ringstraße replaced them. Along that street houses of the rich citizens were built, as were public buildings like the city hall and the Burg theatre. The industrialisation started at the beginning of the century and made more people live there. In 1870, Vienna had one million people, and in 1910, two million people. With the creation of a large working class and poverty in Vienna the Labour Party (Sozialdemokratische Arbeiterpartei) became stronger.
Karl Lueger was the most important mayor in the time of Emperor Franz Josef. During his time important community plans were realized that made Vienna a modern city. However, Lueger was a radical anti-Semite. He was admired by the young Adolf Hitler, who spent some years before the First World War in Vienna. At this time, Vienna was an important place for the arts. Composers like Arnold Schönberg, Anton Webern, Alban Berg and Ernst Krenek were important for the development of modern music. Also the psychoanalysis was founded in Vienna by Sigmund Freud. Also the so-called Jugendstil in arts was part of Vienna's modern arts scene. Founding fathers of modern architecture lived and worked also in Vienna at this time (Otto Wagner, Adolf Loos)
After the end of the First World War the Austrian-Hungary Empire was dissolved and Vienna became capital of the Republic of Austria. In 1938, Austria was occupied by Germany. In Vienna the suffering of the Jewish inhabitants began. A lot of their properties was given to Austrians (Arisierung).
After the Second World War, which destroyed 20% of Vienna's buildings, Vienna was divided into four parts. The city was controlled by the allies like the other parts of Austria. In 1955 the state treaty between the allies and Austria was signed in Vienna's Belvedere. After that Vienna became an important city for international organisations. The first was 1957 the International Atomic Energy Organisation (IAEO) and 1965 the OPEC followed. 1980 the Vienna International Center was opened and Vienna is now the third UN-city together with New York and Geneva.
Districts
There are 23 districts in Vienna. They are:
Sightseeing
Vienna has many things worth seeing. Here are a few of them.
Culture
There are many old buildings, churches and museums in the city centre. Classical music and opera are popular in Vienna. The composers Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven and Brahms all worked in Vienna. Vivaldi also died in Vienna. The city has two world-famous orchestras: the Vienna Philharmonic and the Vienna Symphony.
Vienna is also the name of a song about the city, by the British group Ultravox.
Franciszek Kornicki
Franciszek Kornicki (18 December 1916 – 16 November 2017) was a Polish fighter pilot. He served in the Polish Air Force in Poland, France and Britain during the Second World War and later served in the Royal Air Force (RAF).
Kornicki died just a few weeks short of his 101st birthday in Worthing, England of a heart attack. He was the last surviving Polish fighter squadron commander from the Second World War.
Lake Albacutya
Lake Albacutya is a freshwater lake in western Victoria, Australia. It is listed as a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention. When full Lake Albacutya covers 5500 ha, is 8 m deep and holds around 230 GL.
Geography
The lake is part of the Wimmera River Terminal Wetlands. Water enters the lake from Outlet Creek which only flows when Lake Hindmarsh overflows. Water from the Wimmera River flows into Lake Hindmarsh. When full water from Lake Albacutya flows along Outlet Creek, and begins to fill further small lakes and wetlands to the north. This has not happened since 1976.
Water quality
Because the lake has less salt than Lake Hindmarsh, Lake Albacutya supports a denser cover of vegetation in its dry phase.
The lake has not received any inflow for some years and remained dry throughout the wetter years of 2011-2012.
Carlos Wagenpfeil
Carlos Enrique Wagenpfeil is an retired volleyball player from Argentina. Carlos competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He was born on 6 June 1957.
John Francis Jackson
John Francis Jackson, DFC (23 February 1908 – 28 April 1942) was an Australian fighter ace and squadron commander of World War II. He had eight aerial victories, and led No. 75 Squadron during the Battle of Port Moresby in 1942. Born in Brisbane, he was a grazier and businessman. He had his own private plane when he joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Reserve in 1936. In 1939, at the start of the war, he was called up for active service. Jackson served with No. 23 Squadron in Australia before he was posted to the Middle East in November 1940. As a fighter pilot with No. 3 Squadron he flew Gloster Gladiators, Hawker Hurricanes and P-40 Tomahawks during the North African and Syria–Lebanon campaigns.
Jackson was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Mentioned in Despatches for his actions in the Middle East. In March 1942, while serving in the South West Pacific theatre, he was promoted to squadron leader. He was in command of No. 75 Squadron at Port Moresby in Papua, operating P-40 Kittyhawks. Described as "rugged, simple" and "true as steel", Jackson, aged 34, was nicknamed "Old John" by his much younger squadron members. He was praised for his leadership during the defence of Port Moresby. He was killed in action on 28 April 1942. His younger brother Les took over No. 75 Squadron, and also became a fighter ace. Jacksons International Airport, Port Moresby, is named in John Jackson's honour.
Ralf Edström
Ralf Edström (born 7 October 1952) is a former Swedish football player. He played for the Sweden national football team.
Carter Pewterschmidt
Carter Pewterschmidt is a character from the comedy show Family Guy.
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He is the rich father of Lois Griffin, who is the wife to the shows main character, Peter Griffin. Pewterschmidt is married to Babs Pewterschmidt and is voiced by the shows creator, Seth MacFarlane.
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Laws of Attraction
Laws of Attraction is a 2004 Irish-British-German romantic comedy-drama movie. It is about two high-profile divorce lawyers in New York City. It stars Julianne Moore, Pierce Brosnan and Parker Posey. The movie got bad reviews from critics when it was released, but it earned back its budget revenue.
Hussar Ballad
Hussar Ballad (Гусарская баллада) is a 1962 Soviet comedy movie directed by Eldar Ryazanov. It stars Larisa Golubkina, Yury Yakovlev, and Igor Ilyinsky. The movie is based on the play A Long Time Ago by Alexander Gladkov.
2028 Summer Olympics
Applying to host the games was supposed to begin in 2019. The host city was supposed to be announced in 2021. In July 2017, The International Olympic Committee decided to award 2024 and 2028 Games at the same time. On July 31, 2017, an agreement was announced that Los Angeles would apply to host the 2028 Summer Olympics. The agreement made Paris, France host the 2024 Summer Olympics. On September 13, 2017, the hosts for both Olympic games was announced at the 131st IOC Session in Lima, Peru.
James Wolfensohn
James David Wolfensohn, KBE, AO (1 December 1933 – 25 November 2020) was an Australian-American lawyer, investment banker and economist. He was the ninth president of the World Bank Group from 1995 to 2005.
Wolfensohn died in New York City on 25 November 2020 from pneumonia-related problems, aged 87.
Jutta Lampe
Jutta Lampe (13 December 1937 – 3 December 2020) was a German actress. She appeared in more than twenty movies from 1963 until his death. She was born in Flensburg, Germany.
Lampe was known for her roles in Sisters, or the Balance of Happiness (1979), Marianne and Juliane (1981), The Distant Land (1987) and The Possessed (1988).
Lampe died on 3 December 2020 in Berlin at the age of 82.
Färgelanda
Färgelanda is an urban area in the county of Västra Götaland in Sweden. It is the seat of Färgelanda Municipality.
Windows 7
Windows 7 is an unsupported (by now, except for specialized embedded variants and Azure customers) version of Microsoft Windows, an operating system for personal computers. It is the successor to Windows Vista, the sixth major release of the Windows operating system. According to Microsoft, Windows 7 improves the speed, reliability, and compatibility from Windows Vista.
Windows 7 was once the most popular Windows version by far, but is by now third most popular with a tiny market share.
New and changed features
Windows 7 includes many new features, such as touching the screen, supporting virtual hard disks, being faster on multi-core processors, and a redesigned taskbar. The taskbar allows users to pin the most frequently used programs directly to it, instead of on a toolbar. The glass user interface, Aero, has been improved with features such as Aero Shake, Aero Snap, and Aero Peek.
Windows 7 has removed some features that were in Windows Vista, including Windows Mail, Windows Movie Maker, Windows Photo Gallery, Windows Calendar, Windows Ultimate Extras, and the InkBall game, as well as many customization options such as the Classic Start Menu. Windows Mail, Windows Movie Maker, and Windows Photo Gallery were replaced by similar set of programs known as Windows Live Essentials. The Windows Live Essentials are not included in Windows 7, and have to be downloaded from Microsoft's website.
Editions
There are six editions of Windows 7, which contain different features that are meant to be suited for the customer: