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Saintes is a French commune and historic town, a subprefecture in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. It is in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It is also the capital of the "arrondissement" of Saintes. Before the French Revolution, Saintes was the capital of the old province of Saintonge. Geography. Saintes is in the central eastern part of the Charente-Maritime department, in the old province of Saintonge, along the Charente river that flows through the "commune" from south to north. The "commune" has an area of , and its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is . The distances from Saintes to other cities are: The "commune" of Saintes is surrounded by the "communes": Climate. The climate of Saintes, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers. Population. The inhabitants of this city are known, in French, as "Saintais" (women: "Saintaises"). With a population of 25,149, Saintes has a population density of inhabitants/km2. Evolution of the population in Saintes Administration. Saintes is a subprefecture of the Charente-Maritime department, the capital of the "arrondissement" of Saintes and the administrative centre () of the canton of Saintes. It is part of the intercommunality "CA Saintes" (). Twinned and partner towns. Saintes is twinned with:
General Charles Clarence McDonald (October 1, 1933 – November 22, 2017) was a United States Air Force general. He served as Commander, Air Force Logistics Command (COMAFLC) from 1989 to 1992. From August 1979 to February 1981 McDonald was commander of the 320th Bombardment Wing, Mather Air Force Base, California. Under his command the wing won the Fairchild Trophy, awarded to the top bomber wing in the Strategic Air Command for combined bombing and navigational excellence. He was promoted to general November 1, 1989, with same date of rank, and retired June 30, 1992.  McDonald died on November 22, 2017 in Niceville, Florida of ALS-related complications at the age of 84.
Stephen Knapp (October 15, 1947November 24, 2017) was an American artist. He was best known for his use of the medium of lightpainting. He created an international reputation for large-scale works of art held in museums, public, corporate, and private collections, which are executed in media as diverse as light, kiln-formed glass, metal, stone, mosaic, and ceramic. Knapp died in Worcester, Massachusetts on November 24, 2017 of complications from acute myeloid leukemia at the age of 70.
Surin Pitsuwan (; ; 28 October 1949 – 30 November 2017) was a Thai politician and diplomat. He served as the 12th Secretary General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations from 2008 to 2012. He was also the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Thailand from 1997 to 2001. Pitsuwan was born in Nakhon Si Thammarat. He was a Thai Malay. He studied at Thammasat University. Pitsuwan died of heart failure on 30 November 2017 in Bangkok. He was 68.
Clifford "Cliff" Williams (born 14 December 1949) is a former British musician. He is best known as a member of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. He was a member of the band between 1977 and 2016 as their bassist and backing singer. He, along with AC/DC, were added to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003. Williams was born in Romford, Essex, England. His wife, Georganne, is from Colorado. They have two children, Erin (born 1985) and Luke (born 1986).
Charles E. Merrill Jr. (1920 – November 29, 2017) was an American educator, author, and philanthropist. He was best known for supporting historically black colleges and founding the Commonwealth School in Boston. Merrill Jr. died on November 29, 2017, in Nowy Sącz, Poland at the age of 97.
Colin Peter Groves (24 June 1942 – 30 November 2017) was an Australian Professor of Biological Anthropology at the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia. Groves was born in England. He emigrated to Australia in 1973 and joined the Australian National University, where he was promoted to full Professor in 2000 Groves died on 30 November 2017 in Canberra at the age of 75. His research interests included human evolution, primates, mammalian taxonomy, skeletal analysis, biological anthropology, ethnobiology and biogeography. He was a member of the Australian Skeptics and had many published skeptical papers, as well as research papers covering his other research interests. He also conducted regular debates with creationists and anti-evolutionists.
Vincent Joseph Scully Jr. (August 21, 1920 – November 30, 2017) was an American art historian. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut. Scully was Sterling Professor Emeritus of the History of Art in Architecture at Yale University. He was the author of several books on the subject. Architect Philip Johnson once described Scully as "the most influential architectural teacher ever." His lectures at Yale were known to attract casual visitors and packed houses, and regularly received standing ovations. In 2004, President George W. Bush presented Scully with the National Medal of Arts, the United States' highest honor for artists and arts patrons.
Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) are hardware modules that can generate randomness. Their operation is based on "locked" randomness, stemming from tiny imperfections (mistakes) in the manufacturing process of hardware, which result in the production (output) of a bit-string which appears random and can be considered as unique per hardware instance (device). Essentially, in each PUF circuit, electric current may move through this circuit in two distinct ways/paths, such as two wires. If it goes mostly through one of these ways/paths, a logical zero is produced, whereas if it goes through the other way/path, a logical one is produced. The prevalent path is chosen according to tiny details (characteristics) of the circuit, such as which wire is thicker or longer. However, the two wires have been designed to be exactly the same, and only differ because of imperfections of the manufacturing process, which cause random tiny mistakes (imperfections), such as one wire being 5 mm, and the other 5.00001 mm. Therefore, and as the choice of the prevalent path is dependent on a large number of tiny details (thickness, length, resistance of the wires, etc.), which are very difficult to determine beforehand, this choice appears as random, and can be considered as chaotic. The tiny production mistakes that affect the path choice cannot be predicted as they happen randomly in the manufacturing process. Nevertheless, after they happen, they stay like that, for example, the small difference in length between two wires will always exist after they have been manufactured, so the aforementioned path choice is "locked", although it is "random" (chaotic), and will always give the same result. Since most contemporary hardware devices consist of millions of circuits, millions of individual choices can be made at the same time, resulting in a string (series) of bits (zeros and ones) of a very large length. Since each choice is independent and "random", the probability that two such strings will be the same becomes extremely small due to their very large length. Therefore, a PUF can be used to produce a large bit-string that will be "unique" per device and always the same, when measured under exactly the
Israel Horovitz (March 31, 1939 – November 9, 2020) was an American writer. His written plays include "Author! Author!" (1982) and "Sunshine" (1999). He was born in Wakefield, Massachusetts.  His was married three times and had six children, including The Beastie Boys musician Ad-Rock. In 2017 he was accused by some women of sexual and ephebophilic abuse. Horovitz died on November 9, 2020 from cancer at his Manhattan home at the age of 81.
Fredy Schmidtke (1 July 1961 – 1 December 2017) was a German track cyclist. He won a gold medal in the 1000 metres time trial at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He also finished eighth in the sprint event at that Olympics. He was born in Worringen, Cologne. Schmidtke died of a heart attack on 1 December 2017, at the age of 56.
Philipp Graf von und zu Lerchenfeld (25 May 1952 – 1 December 2017) was a German politician. He was member of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU). He was a member of the Landtag of Bavaria from 2003 to 2013. He then served as a member of the Bundestag from 2013 to 2017. Besides being a politician, he was also a farmer, accountant and tax consultant. Lerchenfeld was born in Köfering, Regensburg District, Bavaria. He was a Roman Catholic. He was married to Marie Therese. Lerchenfeld died of lung cancer on 1 December 2017, at the age of 65.
Bacteria are used to test the effectiveness of disinfectants and antibiotics. Therefore, it is important that bacteria are not contaminated with other microorganisms. To prevent contamination, aseptic techniques are used. These include:
Crato is a city in the south of state of Ceará in Cariri. Crato is called the "Oasis do Cariri". It is next to the state of Pernambuco. Is at the foot of the Araripe Plateau. Have a population formed by 130.064 According to IBGE Climate. The rainfall in the municipality is 1,086 millimeters per year. Much of the rain falls from December to April. Average temperatures throughout the year vary between 24° C and 27° C, with minimums of 14° C up to averages maximum of 33° C. History. The Region was discovered during the 17th century by Capuchin Friars. After an intense exploration of the region was founded "Mission Miranda" in honor of a chief of the local tribe baptized by that name. Later it would be called "Miranda" and "New Cariris"Later it would be called "Miranda" and "New Cariris"
Rondon Pacheco (31 July 1919 – 4 July 2016) was a Brazilian politician. He served as Chief of Staff of Brazil to President Artur da Costa e Silva from 1967 to 1969 during the Brazilian military government. He later served as Governor of his home state of Minas Gerais from 1971 to 1975. Pacheco was born in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais. He was married to Marina de Freitas Pacheco. They had three children. Pacheco died from pneumonia on 4 July 2016 in Uberlândia, at the age of 96.
Tujetsch is a municipality of the district Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. Villages. Tschamut, Selva, Dieni, Rueras, Zarcuns, Camischolas, Gonda, Sedrun, Bugnei, Surrein and Cavorgia.
Gladys Mercedes Nordenstrom-Krenek (May 23, 1924 – July 5, 2016) was an American composer. She studied under Austrian composer Ernst Krenek at Hamline University. She later married him in 1950. She sometimes worked with Krenek on projects. After his death in 1991, she founded the Ernst Krenek Institute in 1998 and Krems die Ernst Krenek in 2004 in Vienna, Austria. In 2006, Nordenstrom was awarded the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria. She was born in Mora, Minnesota. Nordenstrom died on July 5, 2016 in Palm Springs, California, at the age of 92.
Valendas was a municipality of the district Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013, the former municipalities of Valendas, Versam, Safien and Tenna merged into the new municipality of Safiental.
Versam was a municipality of the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013, the former municipalities of Versam, Valendas, Safien and Tenna merged into the new municipality of Safiental.
Safien was a municipality of the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013, the former municipalities of Safien, Valendas, Versam and Tenna merged into the new municipality of Safiental.
Garth Ennis (born 16 January 1970) is a Northern Irish-American comics writer. He is best known for "Preacher", "The Boys", "Hellblazer", Marvel Comics' "The Punisher" and DC Comics' "Hitman". He worked a lot with artist Steve Dillon. In 1998, he was awarded the Eisner Award for Best Writer. Ennis was born in Holywood, County Down. He is an atheist.
Alain Jessua (16 January 1932 – 30 November 2017) was a French movie director and screenwriter. He was born in Évreux, France. He directed ten movies between 1956 and 1997. He worked as assistant director for Jacques Becker on the set of "Casque d'or", with Max Ophüls for "Madame de..." and "Lola Montès" and with Marcel Carné on "Wasteland". His 1967 movie "Jeu de massacre" was entered into the 1967 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Screenplay. Jessua died from cancer on 30 November 2017 at the age of 85.
Randall Park (born March 23, 1974) is an American actor, comedian and writer. He is known for playing Kim Jong-un in comedy movie "The Interview" (2014), Danny Chung in "Veep" and Louis Huang in ABC's television show "Fresh Off the Boat". Park was born in Los Angeles, California. His parents are Korean. He has been married to actress Jae Suh Park since 2008. They have a daughter.
The 2017-18 Premier League is the 26th Premier League as Chelsea are the defending Champions. The season started on 11 August 2017 and finished on 13 May 2018. Newcastle United F.C. Brighton and Hove Albion and Huddersfield Town got promoted to the Premier League from the English Football League. Brighton are playing in the Premier League for the first time in their history. Season record. Scoring. Hat-tricks. 4 Player scored 4 goals; (H) – Home ; (A) – Away Awards. PFA Team of the Year. The PFA Team of the Year was: PFA Player of the Year. The PFA Players' Player of the Year was awarded to Mohamed Salah. PFA Young Player of the Year. The PFA Young Player of the Year was awarded to Leroy Sané. FWA Footballer of the Year. The FWA Footballer of the Year was awarded to Mohamed Salah.ref&gt;ref&gt;
Saint-Michel-sur-Orge is a commune. It is found in the region Île-de-France in the Essonne department in the north of France. The inhabitants are "Saint-Michellois". It has 20,057 people.
James Mundell Lowe (April 21, 1922 – December 2, 2017) was an American jazz guitarist. He worked a lot in radio, television and movies. He was also a session musician. He produced music and scores for many television shows and movies including "Billy Jack", "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)" and "Starsky &amp; Hutch". He sometimes worked with André Previn. Lowe was born in Shady Grove, Mississippi. He married singer Betty Bennett in 1975. Lowe died on December 2, 2017 in San Diego, California. He was 95.
Jerzy Kazimierz Kłoczowski (29 December 1924 – 2 December 2017) was a Polish historian. He was a professor at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin. He was member of the Polish Senate from 1989 to 1991. During World War II, he was a soldier of the Home Army and was involved in the Warsaw Uprising. He was badly injured in the attack and lost his right hand. In 2004, he was awarded with the Order of the White Eagle by President Aleksander Kwasniewski. He was born in Bogdany Wielkie, Masovian Voivodeship. Kłoczowski died on 2 December 2017, at the age of 92.
Richard Edward "Dick" Gernert (September 28, 1928 – November 30, 2017) was an American professional baseball player. He was a first baseman and outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Boston Red Sox (1952–59), Chicago Cubs (1960), Detroit Tigers (1960–61), Cincinnati Reds (1961) and Houston Astros (1962). He was born in Reading, Pennsylvania. Gernert died on November 30, 2017 in Reading, at the age of 89.
Reginald Alfred "Reg" Varney (11 July 1916 – 16 November 2008) was a British actor and comedian. He was best known for playing bus driver Stan Butler in the sitcom "On the Buses", and the movie spin-offs "On the Buses" (1971), "Mutiny on the Buses" (1972) and "Holiday on the Buses" (1973). He also appeared in the sitcom "The Rag Trade". In 1967, he made the first withdrawal from an ATM. Varney was born in Canning Town, Essex, England. He was married to Lilian from 1939 until her death in 2002. They had one daughter, Jeanne. He had a heart attack in 1965 and 1981, and a stroke in 1989. Varney died of a chest infection on 16 November 2008 in Budleigh Salterton, Devon. He was 92.
Berne is a municipality of the district Wesermarsch in the state of Lower Saxony in Germany. It is on the left bank of the Weser, about 20 km east of Oldenburg, and 25 km northwest of Bremen. Musician, producer and songwriter Dieter Bohlen was born in Berne.
Tenna was a municipality of the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013, the municipalities of Tenna, Valendas, Versam and Safien joined and became the new municipality of Safiental.
Safiental () is a municipality in Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013, the former municipalities Valendas, Versam, Safien and Tenna joined together to become the new municipality, Safiental.
Mahsun Kırmızıgül (born Abdullah Bazencir; March 26, 1969 in Bingöl, Turkey) is a Turkish actor, movie director, screenwriter and musician. Early life and career. Kırmızıgül was born on 26 March 1969 in Bingöl. He studied at primary and secondary schools in Diyarbakır. He started his career as a musician by singing for the weddings. In 1984, he was invited to Istanbul to make an album for "Güneş Plak". The artist won acclaim with his movie "Beyaz Melek" which he wrote, directed and played.
Waltensburg/Vuorz was a municipality of the district Surselva. It is in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2018, the former municipalities of Andiast and Waltensburg/Vuorz merged into the municipality of Breil/Brigels.
Michelin is a French tyre company. It is based in Clermont-Ferrand, France. It is the second largest tyre manufacturer in the world. In addition to the Michelin brand, it also owns the BFGoodrich, Kleber, Tigar, Riken, Kormoran and Uniroyal (in North America) tyre brands. The mascot is "Bibendum", colloquially known as the Michelin Man. In 2012, the Group produced 166 million tyres at 69 facilities located in 18 countries. The company was founded in 1889.
Arriva Southern Counties is a bus company. It operates services in East Sussex, Essex, Kent, Surrey and West Sussex. It is a division of Arriva. Services. Local and Interurban Services. Arriva Southern Counties operate bus services in Kent and Essex. In Southend, Arriva Southern Counties operate bus services in Rayleigh, Hadleigh, Rochford and Shoeburyness and in Colchester. In Kent, Buses operate from depots in Northfleet, Gillingham, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells, they go to towns such as Dartford, Gravesend, Chatham, Maidstone, Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells, Tenterden, Hawkhurst, Sevenoaks, Orpington, Sittingbourne and Sheerness-on-Sea. Sapphire routes 480/490/491. Arriva Southern Counties operate Sapphire buses in Kent Thameside on routes 480, 490 and 491, they go to Temple Hill, Dartford, Bluewater, Greenhithe, Swanscombe, Northfleet, Gravesend, or Valley Drive and Riverview Park. These services are operated by Wright Streetlite buses, they have free WiFi, e-leather seats and USB charging ports. Sapphire branded buses were used on routes 101 (Chatham to Maidstone) in 2014 and 700 (Chatham to Bluewater) in 2017, but they were stopped in 2022. In 2022, Arriva started to remove the Sapphire brand, the buses were painted into the normal Arriva livery or they were replaced with new buses. Southend route 9. Arriva Southern Counties operate branded buses on route 9 in Southend, it goes from Rayleigh to Shoeburyness. Park &amp; Ride. Colchester. Arriva Southern Counties operate the Colchester park &amp; ride service for Essex County Council. The service operates in a circle, it goes from the Park &amp; Ride site to Colchester City Centre and Colchester Station. Maidstone. Arriva Southern Counties used to operate the Maidstone park &amp; ride for Maidstone Borough Council. The service went from London Road or Willington Street to Maid
Leoš Šimánek (born 19 April 1946) is a Czech traveler, photographer and mountaineer. He wrote more than 20 books about his travels. Šimánek studied civil engineering. He left communist Czechoslovakia in 1968. He settled in Germany where he gained citizenship and lived at different times of his life. He worked as an architect in Passau. He also lived in Canada where he built his own cabin. He first wrote his books in German language but later also in his native Czech. Apart of travel books, he also wrote a novel called "V zajetí polární zimy". As a mountaineer, he made first ascent at Mount Queen Bess in British Columbia.
Ewald Schurer (15 April 1954 – 2 December 2017) was a German politician. He was born in Ebersberg, Germany. He was a member of the SPD. Schurer died on 2 December 2017 at his home in Ebersberg, at the age of 63.
The iPhone X is a smartphone developed by Apple Inc. It was revealed on September 12, 2017 at the Steve Jobs Theater in Apple Park, at the same time as cam out the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus. The iPhone X was came out in a few countries on November 3, 2017. This iPhone celebrates the 10 years since the iPhone Started, with "X" standing for the number 10 in Roman numerals. It is the first iPhone to have a notch screen. Hardware. The iPhone X has an OLED display which measures 5.8 inches diagonally. Apple names this a "Super Retina Display". It has a contrast ratio (the difference between the brightest a screen can be, and the darkest) of 1,000,000:1. It is also very sharp, with a resolution of 2436-by-1125. It is also able to change its color temperature using True Tone. According to Greg Joswiak, Apple vice president of product marketing, the screens Apple used in the iPhone X were made to stay away from the "oversaturation" of colors that are displayed on most OLED panels by adjusting color so that it dose not look too saturated or very intense. It is have in two colors, Silver and Space Grey. It has a glass casing which Apple claims is "the most durable ever in a smartphone", and the entire body is made from stainless steel. Instead of Touch ID, a fingerprint scanner, it uses Face ID, which can recognize a persons face, even in total darkness or in direct sunlight. It cannot be fooled by photos and simple masks, because unlike other solutions, it uses infrared cameras and dot projectors to scan a persons face, which Apple calls the "TrueDepth camera system". It can also scan through most eyeglasses and sunglasses, and it can still recognize the user even if they change their hairstyle or grow a beard. People can use Face ID for unlocking their phone or for Apple Pay. The iPhone X has two cameras on the back. The first one is a wide 12MP camera. It can record video at 1080p HD or 4K and slow-mo at
Kjell Olav Opseth (2 January 1936 – 3 December 2017) was a Norwegian politician. He was a member of the Labour Party. He was Minister of Transport and Communications from 1990 to 1996. He was also Minister of Local Government Affairs from 1996 to 1997. He was born in Førde, Sunnfjord, Vestland. Opseth died on 3 December 2017 in Førde, at the age of 81.
St. Martin (, ) was a municipality of the district Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2015, the former municipality of St. Martin merged into the municipality of Vals.
Surcuolm is a former municipality of the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. In 2009 it was merged with Flond to form the municipality of Mundaun.
Vella is a former municipality in the district Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Vella, Cumbel, Degen, Lumbrein, Morissen, Suraua, Vignogn and Vrin merged into the new municipality of Lumnezia.
Vrin is a former municipality in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It is found of the district Surselva. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Vrin, Cumbel, Degen, Lumbrein, Morissen, Suraua, Vignogn and Vella merged into the new municipality of Lumnezia. In 1998, Vrin was awarded the Wakker Prize for the preservation of its architectural heritage. It was first mentioned in 1208 as "Varin". In 2011, 255 people lived there.
San Martín de Trevejo (Fala: "Sa Martín de Trevellu") is a municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. In 2008, 926 people lived there.
Oliva de Plasencia is a municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. In 2005, 252 people lived there.