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William Michael Albert Broad (born 30 November 1955), known professionally as Billy Idol, is an English rock musician and singer-songwriter. He became famous in the 1970s as a member of Generation X. He later began a solo career which led to international fame and made Idol a lead artist during the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" in the United States. Idol's second studio album, "Rebel Yell" (1983), was a major commercial success, featuring hit singles "Rebel Yell" and "Eyes Without a Face". In 1986, he released "Whiplash Smile". Idol then released two studio albums, "Charmed Life" (1990) and the concept album "Cyberpunk" (1993). The latter was a commercial and critical flop. A year later, he recorded and released the single "Speed". The song was featured as first track in the homonymous movie soundtrack album. "Devil's Playground", which came out in March 2005, was Idol's first new studio album in nearly 12 years. The album reached No. 46 on the "Billboard" 200. This was followed by "Happy Holidays", a Christmas album, and "Kings &amp; Queens of the Underground", his eighth studio album. Idol's autobiography, "Dancing with Myself", was published on 7 October 2014. It soon became a "New York Times" bestseller.
Taras Viktorovych Kutovy (; 25 February 1976 – 21 October 2019) was a Ukrainian economist and politician. He was born in Kyiv. He was a member of the Verkhovna Rada from 2012 through 2014. He was Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food from 2016 through 2018. Kutovy was killed in a helicopter crash on 21 October 2019 in Poltava Oblast at the age of 43.
Huáng Yǒng Pīng (; 18 February 1954 – 20 October 2019) was a Chinese-French contemporary artist and one of the most famous Chinese Avant-garde artists. He was born in Xiamen, China. He was seen as the most controversial artist of the Chinese art scene in the 1980s. In 1999, Huang represented France in the Venice Biennale. In 2016, his piece "Empires" was selected for the Monumenta biennial exposition at the Grand Palais in Paris.  Huang died in Paris, aged 65, on 20 October 2019. The cause of death was a cerebral hemorrhage.
Eric Richard Cooper (December 18, 1966 – October 20, 2019) was an American professional baseball umpire. He was born in Des Moines, Iowa. His Major League Baseball (MLB) career spanned 1999 until his death in October of 2019. He wore umpire uniform number 56. Cooper officiated in ten Division Series, four League Championship Series, three Wild Card Games, one All-Star Game, and one World Series.  Cooper died at his father's home in Iowa on October 20, 2019 from a blood clot caused by knee surgery at the age of 52.
Wordsworth House is a Georgian townhouse in Cockermouth, Cumbria, England. It is owned by the National Trust. It was built in the mid-18th century. William Wordsworth was born in the house in 1770. The house is a Grade I listed building. It is open to the public as a museum from March to October of each year. In November 2009, Cumbria was hit by flooding. Wordsworth House was affected, but volunteers were able to save many of the artifacts.
Vyda Kęsgailaitė-Ragulskienė was a Lithuanian scientist, inventor, and professor. She was the first woman to attain habilitation in engineering in Lithuania. Life. Ragulskienė was born in 1931 in the village of Dapšiai, Lithuania. In 1955, she graduated from Kaunas Polytechnical Institute. She then became a research associate at the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences until 1967. From 1967 to 1993 she worked at Kaunas Polytechnical Institute. She was married to engineer Kazimieras Ragulskis. Science. In 1965, she wrote her thesis in engineering, and was granted a doctorate. Then in 1973 she was given the title "doctor of sciences" (habilitated doctor). In 1977 she became a professor of sciences. She wrote part of six research monographs (a type of research paper). She also wrote about two hundred research papers and was granted 97 patents. For her research work she was awarded the State Prize of the Lithuanian SSR (Soviet Union) in 1983. Ragulskienė was also a consultant for others on more than fifty thesis papers. Her research made known and explained new details of "non-linear vibro-impact systems". To arrive at her results, she used experiments as well as computer analysis. She then shared the results in her research papers. She was also able to put the results of this research into use with new inventions, for which she obtained patents. Other works. She translated "Samogitia: The Unknown in History from English" from English into Lithuanian. She helped collect data for the encyclopedia "The Officers of the Lithuanian Armed Forces 1918–1953". She also wrote about the history of her native village of Dapšiai. References. Specific
John V. Briggs (March 8, 1930 – April 15, 2020) was an American politician who was the California State Assembly and the California State Senate. He was perhaps best known for sponsoring Proposition 6 in 1978, also known as the Briggs Initiative, a failed measure which attempted to remove all gay or lesbian school employees or their supporters from their jobs. Briggs died on April 15, 2020 in Placerville, California at the age of 90.
Anita Jane Bryant (March 25, 1940 – December 16, 2024) was an American singer and anti-gay rights activist. She scored four Top 40 hits in the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including "Paper Roses". She was also a former Miss Oklahoma beauty pageant winner. In the 1970s, Bryant became known as an outspoken critic of gay rights in the U.S. In 1977, she ran the "Save Our Children" campaign to repeal a local ordinance in Dade County, Florida which prohibited discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Her involvement with the campaign was condemned by gay rights activists. Bryant died on December 16, 2024 at her home in Edmond, Oklahoma from cancer at the age of 84.
Rabbi Yitzchok Scheiner (November 5, 1922 – January 31, 2021) was an American-born Israeli rabbi. He was the "rosh yeshiva" of the Kamenitz yeshiva of Jerusalem. In the 1990s, he became a member of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah of Degel HaTorah. Scheiner died on January 31, 2021 from COVID-19 in Jerusalem, aged 98.
Shmaryahu Yosef Chaim Kanievsky (January 8, 1928 – March 18, 2022) was a Polish-born Israeli rabbi and "posek". He was born in Pinsk, Second Polish Republic, but his career was set in Bnei Brak, Israel. Kanievsky was thought to be a leading authority in Haredi Jewish society. Kanievsky had a heart attack at his home in Bnei Brak on March 18, 2022. He died a few hours later at the age of 94.
Baruch Mordechai Ezrachi (27 March 1929 – 26 October 2023) is an Israeli rabbi. He is the Rosh Yeshiva of Ateres Yisrael in Bayit Vegan in Jerusalem, and a member of the Degel Hatorah Moetzas Gedolei Yisrael. Baruch Mordechai Ezrachi died on 26 October 2023, at the age of 94.
Rabbi Shmaryahu Yosef Nissim Karelitz (; 19 July 1926 – October 21 2019) Was a Lithuanian-born Israeli rabbi. He was the chairman of the "beis din tzedek" (rabbinical court) of Bnei Brak. He was born in Vilnius, Lithuania. He was one of the most highly respected Orthodox rabbis in the world and one of the most important leaders of the Haredi world. He was also a member of the "Vaad Halacha" (Jewish legal council) of the Maayanei Hayeshua Hospital of Bnei Brak and the av beis din of the Bnei Brak neighborhood of Ramat Aharon. In April 2019, Karelitz was hospitalized for low blood pressure and an infection.  On 6 October 2019, Karelitz was hospitalized for heart and respiratory failure.
Prince Daniel of Sweden, Duke of Västergötland (born Olof Daniel Westling on 15 September 1973), is the husband of Crown Princess Victoria.  Prince Daniel was born in Orebro University Hospital in Orebro, He was a personal trainer and gym owner and ran a company called Balance Training with three gyms in central Stockholm. Prince Daniel was married with Princess Victoria of Sweden on 19 June 2010, They have two children with their marriage, Princess Estelle, Duchess of Östergötland and Prince Oscar, Duke of Skåne also born at Karolinska University Hospital in Solna. Title. 19 June 2010 His Royal Highness Prince Daniel of Sweden, The Duke of Vastergotland
Bengt Walter Feldreich (12 September 1925 – 21 October 2019) was a Swedish radio and television journalist, producer and television presenter. He worked for public service between 1950 until 1985. He produced and hosted the show "Snillen spekulerar" on SVT, the annual Christmas Eve broadcasts from the same channel. He was born in Stockholm. Feldreich died on 21 October 2019 in Stockholm at the age of 94, from pneumonia.
Mike Reilly (March 27, 1942 – October 18, 2019) was a professional American football player. He played linebacker for six seasons for the Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings. He was born in Dubuque, Iowa. Reilly died on October 18, 2019 in Dubuque at the age of 77.
Dan R. Brouillette (born August 18, 1962) is an American businessman. He was the 15th United States Secretary of Energy from December 3, 2019 to January 20, 2021. He was the United States Deputy Secretary of Energy from August 2017 through December 2019. After being nominated for the position by President Donald Trump, Brouillette was confirmed by a 79–17 vote of the United States Senate on August 3, 2017. On October 18, 2019, he was announced as President Trump's choice to replace Rick Perry as Secretary of Energy. On December 2, the United States Senate confirmed his nomination by a 70–15 vote.
Biochar is a type of charcoal added to soil that acts as plant food, or fertilizer. Biochar is made by heating biomass like wood in an oven to very high temperatures. This removes all of the water and easy to burn material from the biomass leaving only carbon. The final result is fragile and dark black charcoal. Uses. Carbon sink. Biochar is made from organic material known as biomass. Biomass is mostly made from carbon. Carbon in biomass is captured from carbon dioxide in the air by plants. This means that when biochar is made carbon that was once in the air is made into a solid material. Biochar can last a very long time in soil and even longer in containers. Some people propose making biochar to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.&lt;ref name="DOI10.1038/ncomms1053"&gt; &lt;/ref&gt; Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas that traps heat in the atmosphere, causing climate change. If a lot of biochar were made then there would be less carbon dioxide in the air, meaning less heat would be trapped. This is known as a carbon sink, because the carbon is sunk or put into a long lasting material instead of floating in the air. Soil amendment. When biochar is made the biomass it is made from has most of its material removed. This means that biochar is very light and filled with tiny holes. These holes can hold water and nutrients which act as food for plants growing in biochar. Biochar can be soaked in nutrients to "charge" it which makes it a very good soil additive or fertilizer. The holes in biochar can also trap toxins which make water unsafe. Biochar was used by people in the Amazon to make their poor quality soil better for growing food. This made the soil very dark and the dark soil can still be seen today. Slash-and-char. In some rainforest places the forests are cleared for farming. When the forests are cleared they are usually cut down and burned. This process is called slash-and-burn and doesn't leave very many nutrients in the soil. If the forests were cleared and turned into biochar rather than burned the soil would have more nutrients. This is known as slash-and
Bab Mansur al-'Alj or Bab Mansour (also variously spelled as Bab Mansour al-'Ilj, Bab Mansour al-Eulj, Bab el-Mansour, Bab Mansur, etc) (also known as Bab Mansour Laleuj) is the main gate of the Old Town of Meknes in Morocco. It is one of the largest and most impressive gates in the country. Together with the "outer square (El Hedim Square)", it is considered the country's business card. The gate is located in front of El Hedim Square which is considered to be the most popular square in Morocco. History. The gate structure was completed in 1732 by Mulay Abdullah who was the son of Sultan Mulay Ismail. The gate marks the main entrance of the imperial palace built for Isla Mulay and the ancient city of Meknes.  The door was designed by a Christian who converted to Islam whose name was "Mansur". Hence the gate's name: "Mansur Gate". The gate structure has been part of the Meknes protected heritage since 1914 and since 1996 has been used as a World Heritage Site along with the Old Town of Meknes. Geography. The gate structure separates the outer square called Al-Hadim Square. It is adjacent to the Old City wall of Meknes, from the inner square called Lela Awda Square. It served as the "Royal Order Ground". Next to the gate within the walls are the Royal Order Stables, the Royal Prison, and the Meknes City Museum. It is decorated with green ceramics designed with Islamic motifs. The white pillars are columns that used to stand in the Roman city: "Volibilis", which is about 30 km north of the city.
Content management (CM) is a set of processes and technologies that supports the collection, managing, and publishing of information in any form or medium.  When stored and accessed via computers, this information may be more referred to as content.
Alfa Romeo RL (1922–27) was an Italian car made by Alfa Romeo in Milano.  It was designed by Giuseppe Merosi. They made around 2,600 of these cars in total. Family car. The RL Normale (RLN) was a family car, also called 21/70. The engine had 6 cylinders and measured 3 liters volume. In 1926 it changed name to RL Touring (RLT) and 22/70. Sports car. The RL Sport (RLS) was a light car that was a foot shorter, so it saved weight. It also had a bigger engine. They made around 500 of these. It changed name to RL Super Sport (RLSS) and 22/90, and was even faster. Racing car. This was even shorter than the RL Short and won the Targa Florio race on Sicilia in 1923. They called it RL Targa Florio (RLTF) and less than 10 were made.
Salvador Giner i de San Julián (10 February 1934 – 19 October 2019) was a Spanish sociologist. He was the president of the Institute of Catalan Studies between 2005 and 2013. He studied at the University of Chicago. He was an editor and consultant of the Great Catalan Encyclopedia and of several national and international journals and reviews. He was born in Barcelona. He was elected a member of the Academia Europaea in 2013. Giner died on 19 October 2019, in Barcelona at the age of 85.
György Kurtág (; born 19 February 1926) is a Hungarian classical composer and pianist. He was born in Lugoj, Romania, to Hungarian Jewish parents. He moved to Budapest in 1946 and became a Hungarian citizen in 1948. He was an academic teacher of piano at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music from 1967, later also of chamber music, and taught until 1993. In 1947, he married pianist Márta Kurtág. She died in October 2019.
Márta Kurtág (), "née" Márta Kinsker, often Marta Kurtag; 1 October 1927 − 17 October 2019) was a Hungarian classical pianist and academic piano teacher. In 1947, she married composer György Kurtág. They often played from his collection "Játékok", which they also recorded. Kurtág died on 17 October 2019, just a week after her 92nd birthday.
Johan Hendrik "Hans" Grosheide (6 August 1930 – 18 December 2022) was a Dutch politician. Grosheide worked as a teacher and education administrator for Protestant Reformed special schools from November 1954, until September 1963. After the election of 1963 Grosheide was appointed as State Secretary for Education, Arts and Sciences, taking office on 3 September 1963, until the . He was State Secretary for Education and Sciences, taking office on 14 April 1965.
Theodorus Engelbertus "Tjerk" Westerterp (born 2 December 1930) is a Dutch politician. He was a diplomat of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party. He is also a businessman. Westerterp became a Member of the House of Representatives after Gerard Veldkamp was appointed as Minister of Social Affairs and Health. After the election of 1971 Westerterp was appointed as State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, taking office on 17 August 1971.
Mathilde Hubertine Maria Francisca "Til" Gardeniers-Berendsen (18 February 1925 – 22 October 2019) was a Dutch politician. She was a member of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) and later the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party. She was also a nonprofit director. Gardeniers-Berendsen was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives after the election of 1971, taking office on 11 May 1971. In 1977, Gardeniers-Berendsen was appointed as Minister of Culture, Recreation and Social Work on 19 December 1977. After the election of 1981 Gardeniers-Berendsen returned as a Member of the House of Representatives, taking office on 10 June 1981. In 1981, Gardeniers-Berendsen was appointed Minister of Health and Environment, taking office on 11 September 1981. Gardeniers-Berendsen died in Rotterdam, Netherlands on 22 October 2019 at the age of 94.
Elizabeth "Els" Veder-Smit (29 August 1921 – 26 August 2020) was a Dutch politician. She was a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and nonprofit director. She was the oldest living former cabinet member at the time of her death. Veder-Smith was Secretary State for Health and Environment from 1978 through 1981. Veder-Smith died at her home in Rotterdam on 26 August 2020 at the age of 98.
Michael Henricus Maria "Michel" van Hulten (born 9 March 1930) is a retired Dutch politician.  On behalf of the Political Party of Radicals (PPR) he was a member of the Dutch parliament and deputy minister of Transport in Joop den Uyl's cabinet. Michel van Hulten was born in Batavia and is the father of former MEP Michiel van Hulten.
Aäron "Arie" Pais (born 16 April 1930 in The Hague) is a retired Dutch politician of Jewish descent. He is a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). He was a Member of the Senate in 1977 and again from 1981 through 1982. He also was Minister of Education and Sciences from 1977 through 1981. Pais also was a member of the municipal council of Amsterdam and of the provincial states of North Holland. Before his political career he was a economics professor at the University of Amsterdam, and afterwards a banker at the European Investment Bank. Pais is a vegetarian and an animal protection activist.
Jonkheer Pieter Adriaan Cornelis Beelaerts van Blokland (8 December 1932 – 22 September 2021) was a Dutch politician. He was a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). He was Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment from 1977 to 1981. In 1981, he was an MP. Beelaerts van Blokland was mayor of Wolphaartsdijk, Vianen, Amstelveen, Apeldoorn, and Hengelo. He was also Queen's Commissioner of the Province of Utrecht from 1985 to 1998.
Targa Florio (1906–77) was a road race for automobiles. It was on the island of Sicily in the south of Italy. The distance in 1906 was 446 kilometers on narrow and dusty mountain roads. They started and ended near the city of Palermo. It closed in 1977 after an accident where two people lost their lives.
Louw de Graaf (12 April 1930 – 15 July 2020) was a Dutch politician. He was a member of the defunct Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) and later the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and trade union leader. De Graaf worked as a trade Union leader for the National Christian Trade Unions Federation from 1955 until 1977 and served as General-Secretary from 1970 until 1977.  After the election of 1977 De Graaf was appointed as State Secretary for Social Affairs, taking office on 28 December 1977.  De Graaf was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives after the election of 1981, taking office on 10 June 1981. De Graaf died on 15 July 2020, aged 90.
Eduard "Ed" van Thijn (; 16 August 1934 – 19 December 2021) was a Dutch politician of Jewish descent. He was a member of the Labour Party (PvdA). He also was a historian. After the election of 1981 Van Thijn was appointed as Minister of the Interior, taking office on 11 September 1981. In May 1983 Van Thijn was nominated as the next Mayor of Amsterdam. In January 1994, Van Thijn became Minister of the Interior again from 18 January 1994 until 27 May 1994, when he resigned following the "IRT-affair". He later was a Senator from 8 June 1999 until 12 June 2007. Van Thijn died on 19 December 2021 in Amsterdam from problems caused by Parkinson's disease, aged 87.
Erwin Nypels (1 August 1933 – 8 December 2024) was a Dutch politician. He was born in Bloemendaal, North Holland. He was the Minister of Housing and Spatial Planning in 1982. Nypels was a member of Democrats 66. Nypels died in Rijswijk, Netherlands on 8 December 2024, at the age of 91.
Shor's algorithm is a quantum algorithmic computing process for cryptography. Basically, it solves the following problem: Given an integer formula_1, find its prime factors. Its effectiveness can be used to find messages hidden through RSA encryption, however it requires a quantum computer with more quantum bits than there are available.
Cawker City is a city in Mitchell County, Kansas, United States. In 2020, 457 people lived there. The city is along the north shore of Waconda Lake and Glen Elder State Park. The largest ball of twine in the world is in Cawker City. History. Cawker City was created in 1870. It was named after Colonel E. H. Cawker because he won a game of poker. Cawker City was incorporated as a city in 1874. The first post office in Cawker City was created in June 1870. Geography. Cawker City is at (39.509511, -98.433107). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land. The city is along the north shore of Waconda Lake. People. 2020 census. The 2020 census says that there were 457 people, 215 households, and 110 families living in Cawker City. Of the households, 70.7% owned their home and 29.3% rented their home. The median age was 47.6 years. Of the people, 96.3% were White, 0.2% were Black, and 3.5% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.7% of the people. 2010 census. The 2010 census says that there were 469 people, 244 households, and 132 families living in Cawker City. Economy. In 2017, a Dollar General store was built. This gave residents a nearby shopping place for food.
Yates Center is a city in Woodson County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Woodson County. In 2020, 1,352 people lived there. History. Yates Center was created in August 1875. It was named for Abner Yates, the original owner of the town site. She donated an entire block around the courthouse, land for the churches, a city park, and a lot each for the first two children born in the town. Yates Center is the only town in Kansas to be chosen as a county seat before there was a house or person in its boundaries. More than thirty buildings in downtown Yates Center are included in the Yates Center Courthouse Square Historic District. Geography. Yates Center is at (37.879948, -95.734522). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that, is land and is water. People. 2020 census. The 2020 census says that there were 1,352 people, 590 households, and 327 families living in Yates Center. Of the households, 73.4% owned their home and 26.6% rented their home. The median age was 44.5 years. Of the people, 92.8% were White, 0.6% were Native American, 0.5% were Black, 0.5% were from some other race, and 5.6% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.8% of the people. 2010 census. The 2010 census says that there were 1,417 people, 664 households, and 347 families living in Yates Center. Education. Yates Center is served by USD 366 Woodson School District.
Chhotu Ram, or Sir Chotu Ram, born Ram Richpal (24 November 1881 – 9 January 1945) was a politician in British India's Punjab Province. He was a co-founder of National Unionist party that represented the punjab zamindar and farmers.  He was born in Sampla village in Rohtak. He was also awarded the title of Rao bahadur, which was a title of honour bestowed during British rule in India to individuals for their service to the Empire.