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A fist is the term given to the hand when the four fingers are clenched, and the thumb closed over the first finger. In this solid form, it can be used for striking in combat. The half-closed fist may be used for some tasks, like knocking. Making a fist is virtually unknown amongst other primates. Their fingers have different proportions to humans.
Soultzmatt is a commune. It is in the Haut-Rhin department of eastern France. Its vineyards produce one of the finest Alsacian wines: the "Grand Cru" Zinnkoepflé.
Otto Schubiger (6 January 1925 – 28 January 2019) was a Swiss ice hockey player. He played for the ZSC Lions, GCK Lions and SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers, winning the Swiss National League A championship in 1949 and 1961, both with ZSC. Internationally Schubiger played for the Swiss national team, winning a bronze medal at the 1948 Winter Olympics and bronze medals at the 1951 and 1953 World Championships. Schubiger died on 28 January 2019 in Baden at the age of 94.
Rachel Grace Pollack (August 17, 1945 – April 7, 2023) was an American science fiction author, comic book writer, and expert on tarot. Pollack was involved in the women's spirituality movement. Tarot reading. Pollack wrote a book about Salvador Dali's Tarot deck. Pollack's work "78 Degrees of Wisdom" on Tarot reading is used by many Tarot readers. Comics. Pollack is best known for her run of issues 64–87 on the comic book "Doom Patrol", on DC Comics' Vertigo imprint, with Grant Morrison. In the comic, Pollack wrote about topics such as menstruation, sexual identity, and transsexuality that are unusual in comics. Fiction. Three of Pollack's novels have won or been nominated for major awards in the science fiction and fantasy field: "Unquenchable Fire" won the 1989 Arthur C. Clarke Award; "Godmother Night" won the 1997 World Fantasy Award, was shortlisted for the James Tiptree, Jr. Award, and was nominated for a Lambda Award; "Temporary Agency" was nominated for the 1995 Nebula Award and the Mythopoeic Award, and shortlisted for the Tiptree. Influences. Pollack was Jewish, and frequently wrote about the Kabbalah. Pollack was a transsexual woman and wrote often about transgender issues. In "Doom Patrol" she introduced Coagula, a transsexual character. She also wrote several essays on being transsexual. She attacked the idea that it is a "sickness." She wrote that it is a passion and helps with greater understanding of others. "A Secret Woman" features a police detective who is transgender and Jewish. The detective utters the prayer, "Blessed art thou oh G-d who made me not a woman. Double blessed is Doctor Green who has." Rachel Pollack created the characters known as 'the bandage people' for her "Doom Patrol" run. The bandage people are 'sexually remaindered spirits' who died in sexual accidents. The initials srs came from the medical term 'sex reassignment surgery'. Rachel wrote the essay "The Transsexual Book of The Dead" for the anthology "Phallus Palace". This article is concerning trans men. Teaching. For nearly 20 years Pollack taught seminars with Tarot author Mary K. Greer at the Omega Institute, in Rhinebeck, New York.
The Parliament of Eswatini "(Swazi: Libandla)" is the large group of legislators, or lawmakers, of the country of Eswatini. It is made of two groups called "chambers". These chambers are: Both groups are located in Lobamba.
Paul Callistus Sereno (born October 11, 1957) is paleontologist who was educated at the University of Chicago who has discovered several new dinosaur species from places such as Inner Mongolia, Argentina, Morocco and Niger. One of his most widely publicized discoveries is that of a nearly complete specimen of "Sarcosuchus" (known as SuperCroc). Fossil species described by Sereno or his team. Dinosaurs &lt;br&gt; Other fossil reptiles
Super Bowl LIII (meaning Super Bowl 53 in Roman numerals) was an American football game in which the New England Patriots, who were the winners of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the 2018 season, beat the Los Angeles Rams, winners of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the 2018 season, 13-3 to become winners of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2018 season. It was the 6th time the New England Patriots won a Super Bowl. It was also the 11th time the New England Patriots had been in a Super Bowl and the 4th time the Los Angeles Rams had been in a Super Bowl. It is was played at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia on February 3, 2019. The game had the lowest score of any Super Bowl in history, with 16 points scored by both teams. It also had the lowest amount of people watching it on television for a Super Bowl for 10 years, with 98.2 million people watching it in the United States. The same teams played in this Super Bowl as the Super Bowl XXXVI, when the New England Patriots also won.
The New Aspiration Party ("Phak Khwam Wang Mai ") is a political party in Thailand. The party was founded in 1990 by General Chavalit Yongchaiyudh after his retirement as Commander-In-Chief of the Royal Thai Army. This party won the elections of 1996 and formed a coalition government with Chavalit as Prime Minister. The onset of the Asian Financial Crisis in 1997 diminished the electorate's confidence in the government, and Chavalit was forced to resign. Discredited as a result of the economic crisis, Chavalit formed a coalition with the populist Thai Rak Thai Party led by Thaksin Shinawatra to take part in the 2001 elections. Shortly after the election, the majority of the New Aspiration Party merged with Thai Rak Thai and Chavalit became the Deputy Prime Minister in Thaksin's cabinet. After the election in 2001,Thaksin Shinawatra the leader of Thai Rak Thai Party, became prime minister. The New Aspiration Party has joined the government. Shortly thereafter. The New Aspiration Party was merged with the Thai Rak Thai Party. Mostly to join Thai Rak Thai party (the governing party) with Gen. Chavalit Yongchaiyudh except Chalerm Yubamrung who return to be the Leader of the Mass Party Chingchai Mongcoltam decided to continue the New Aspiration Party and Lieutenant Colonel Thita Rangsitpol Manitkul,WRTA Member of the Parliament and Deputy Secretary of the party. Offset to the Democrats. (Opposition Party) remains the only MPs moving from the opposition party government. During her tenure as a member of the House of Representatives In the legislative elections on July 3, 2011, the party won 0.08% of the popular vote and no seats in the House of Representatives.
"Kangding Qingge" () simply means "Kangding Love Song". The song is a folk song of a town named Kangding in Sichuan Province. The song is one of the most popular songs across the Sinosphere. History. In 1946, Wu Wen-ji studied vocal music in Sikang Province in China. At the same time, he composed a song named Paomao Liuliude Shanshang. This means "Running Horse Mountain" in English. He also composed other local folk songs. When he was teaching at a Kuomintang military academy, he renamed the song as Kangding Love Song. He renamed it after the capital of the Sikang Province. He also changed some of the lyrics. The song then spread to the rest of China. This is due to the song being sung by a popular Soprano named Yu Yixuan. Since then, the song has been performed by many famous artists around the world. They includes Placido Domingo, Timi Zhuo , and A-mei.
The Deutsch-Kasachische Universität, abbreviated DKU, (Kazakh-German University; , ) is a co-educational non-profit university located in Almaty, Kazakhstan. It was founded in 1999. The school is accredited by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Classes. Classes are taught by German and Kazakhstani professors. The university has less than five hundred students studying in pre-bachelor, bachelor and master's programs. Master's degrees can be earned in  Students are admitted based on scores on entrance exams and academic records. Between 70% and 80% of applicants are accepted.  Partnerships. The university has partnerships with five universities in Germany. Rankings. Whereas ‘Atameken’ National Chamber of commerce rating places it 5th among Kazakhstani universities,   UniRank places it 38th. Location. The university is located at Pushkin Street 111/113, Almaty 050010. The university's telephone number is +7 (727) 293 8913 - 29. School colors. The school colors are gray, black, red and gold. Other websites. official home-page of the university: http://dku.kz/de/
İlkay Gündoğan (born 24 October 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club FC Barcelona and the Germany national football team. Early Life. Born in Gelsenkirchen, Gündoğan came through VfL Bochum's (German Club) youth academy. In 2008, he began playing for the club's reserve side before joining the first team, FC Nürnberg (German Club) the following season. He was then acquired by Borussia Dortmund (German Club) in 2011, winning the double of Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal (German knockout football cup) in his first season. In 2013, he helped Borussia reach their first UEFA Champions League Final since 1996–97. After playing a total of 157 matches and scoring 15 goals for the club, Gündoğan signed for Manchester City for an estimated transfer fee of £21 million in the summer of 2016. He won the Premier League and English Football League Cup in 2017–18. Gündoğan made his senior debut for Germany in 2011 after previously being capped by Germany youth teams at under-18, under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels. He was chosen in Germany's squads for UEFA Euro 2012, the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Super Bowl LII (meaning Super Bowl 52 in Roman numerals) was an American football game in which the Philadelphia Eagles, who were winners of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the 2017 season, beat the New England Patriots, who were winners of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the 2017 season, 41-33 to become winners of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2017 season. It was the first time the Philadelphia Eagles won a Super Bowl and was their second NFL title. It was played at the U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota on February 4, 2018. Starting team. Source:
Yvonne Y. Clark (born Georgianna Yvonne Young; April 13, 1929 – January 27, 2019) was an American engineer. She is the first woman to get a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering at Howard University. She is the first woman to earn a master's degree in Engineering Management from Vanderbilt University. She was the first woman to serve as a faculty member in the College of Engineering and Technology at Tennessee State University, then an emereti Professor. Clark was the first African-American woman to earn a master's degree in Engineering Management from Vanderbilt University in 1972, after having sent the first African-American students to their engineering department earlier.
Alf Lüdtke (18 October 1943 – 29 January 2019) (also Alf Luedtke) was a German historian. He was born in Dresden. He was a leading German representative of the history of everyday life ("Alltagsgeschichte" in German). Lüdtke was the founder and editor of the journal "Sozialwissenschaftliche Informationen", as well as co-founder and co-editor of the journals "Werkstatt Geschichte" and "Historische Anthropologie. Kultur – Gesellschaft – Alltag". Lüdtke died on 29 January 2019 in Dresden from a stroke, aged 75.
Ronald Vaughan Joyce, C.M. (October 19, 1930 – January 31, 2019) was a Canadian entrepreneur and billionaire. He co-founded the Tim Hortons doughnut chain as Tim Horton's partner. He helped create Tim Horton Children's Camps and the Tim Horton Children's Foundation. He was named a member of the Order of Canada in 1992. Net worth. In 2018, Forbes estimated his net worth to be around US$1.4 billion. Joyce died at his home in Burlington, Ontario on January 31, 2019 at the age of 88.
Johnny Lion (born John van Leeuwarden; 4 July 1941 – 31 January 2019) was a Dutch singer, journalist and actor. He was best known for his hit-single "Sophietje". He was born in The Hague. An actor, Lion starred in the movies "Siberia" (1998) and in "Van God Los" (2003). A journalist, he worked for "Panorama". Lion, who was suffering from Alzheimer's disease and lung cancer, died in Breda, Netherlands on 31 January 2019, aged 77.
Lori Wilson (February 15, 1937 – January 30, 2019) was an American lawyer and politician. She was born in Waynesville, North Carolina. She was an Independent. Wilson was on the Florida Senate from 1973 to 1978. Wilson died at her daughter's Indian Harbour Beach, Florida home on January 30, 2019 from complications of dementia, aged 81.
Jeremy James Hardy (17 July 1961 – 1 February 2019) was a English comedian and actor. He performed on both television and radio. Hardy was best known for his appearances on radio panel shows such as the "News Quiz" and "I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue". Hardy was a socialist. He supported the Labour Party. He performed at Labour Party rallies. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn called him a "dear, lifelong friend". Hardy died of cancer on 1 February 2019, at the age of 57.
Ursula Karusseit (2 August 1939 – 1 February 2019) was a German actress. She was born in Elbing, West Prussia, Nazi Germany. Karusseit was known for her roles in "Ways across the Country" and in "KLK Calling PTZ – The Red Orchestra". Karusseit died of heart disease in Berlin on 1 February 2019, aged 79.
Clive Walter Swift (9 February 1936 – 1 February 2019) was an English actor and songwriter. He was best known for his roles as Richard Bucket in the British television series "Keeping Up Appearances" and as Roy in the British television series "The Old Guys". Swift was born in Liverpool. He was married to journalist Margaret Drabble from 1960 to 1975 when they divorced. Swift died at home in London from respiratory failure on 1 February 2019, aged 82.
Walter James Edyvean (October 18, 1938 – February 2, 2019) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston from 2001 to 2014. He was born in Medford, Massachusetts. Edyvean died on February 2, 2019 in Boston, aged 80.
is an adventure manga by Kazutoshi Soyama. It was published by Shogakukan in "CoroCoro Comic" since October 2001. It received the 2005 Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga. There is a 51-episode anime series based on this manga. It was broadcast on TV Tokyo from April 2004 to March 2005. It is licensed by Viz Media in North America as "Grandpa Danger". There is also a series of video games based on this manga. A second anime television series ran from October 20, 2012 to December 22, 2012.
Justin Edward Fairfax (born February 17, 1979) is an American attorney and politician. He was the 41st Lieutenant Governor of Virginia from 2018 to 2022. He is a member of the Democratic Party, he beat Republican nominee Jill Vogel in the 2017 election.  Fairfax is the second African American elected statewide, following Douglas Wilder, who was elected to the same position in 1985 and became Virginia Governor in the 1989. In early February 2019, Big League Politics reported that Fairfax had been accused by Vanessa C. Tyson, an associate professor at Scripps College and fellow at Stanford University, of sexual assault at a hotel at the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston. In September 2020, Fairfax announced his candidacy for Governor of Virginia. He lost the Democratic nomination to former Governor Terry McAuliffe.
Bernard Lietaer (7 February 1942 – 4 February 2019) was a Belgian civil engineer, economist, author and professor. He studied monetary systems and promoted the idea that communities can benefit from creating their own local or complementary currency. He was born in Lauwe, Belgium. Lietaer was known for his books "" and "New Money for a New World". Lietaer died on 4 February 2019 at the age of 76.
Kirill Aleksandrovich Tolmatsky (; 22 July 1983 – 3 February 2019), better known by his stage name Detsl and nickname Doshirak (Russian: Децл), was a Russian hip hop artist. In 2000, he released his debut album "Who? You" to massive success and quickly became a teen idol of the early 2000s in Russia. In 2001, his second album "Street Fighter" was released. He died on 3 February 2019 in Izhevsk at the age of 35 from a sudden heart attack after performing his live set at the private birthday party. In a 2007 interview, Detsl talked about faking his own death at the exact same age while performing at a concert in the same city he would actually die in.
Robert Bartmess Friend (November 24, 1930 – February 3, 2019) was an American right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched mainly for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1951 to 1965. He also played for the New York Yankees and New York Mets in his final season of 1966. He is the first man ever to have led the league in ERA while pitching for a last place team. Friend was born in Lafayette, Indiana. He studied at Purdue University. Friend died suddenly in his sleep at his home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on February 3, 2019 from cardiac arrest at the age of 88.
Salesforce Tower, formerly known as the Transbay Tower, is a office skyscraper in the South of Market district of downtown San Francisco. The building has a mix of office, transportation, retail, and residential uses. Upon its completion in 2018 it became the tallest skyscraper in the San Francisco skyline, with a top roof height of and overall height of , surpassing the Transamerica Pyramid. It is also the second-tallest building west of the Mississippi River after the Wilshire Grand in Los Angeles. Awards. On April 10, 2019, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) named Salesforce Tower as the "Best Tall Building in the World" for the year 2019. It was celebrated at the Grand Hyatt Shenzhen, China.
Wilshire Grand Center is a skyscraper in the Financial District of Downtown Los Angeles, California. It was built in 2018 and is the tallest building in Los Angeles, the tallest building in California, the tallest building west of the Mississippi River and outside of New York City, Chicago, and Philadelphia, and the 11th tallest building in the United States. The building is 105 floors.  It is taller than the U.S. Bank Tower by . The building is part of a mixed-use hotel, retail, observation decks, shopping mall, and office complex, expected to revitalize downtown Los Angeles and the area surrounding the building. The development of the complex is estimated to cost $1.2 billion.
Carmen Joan Duncan (7 July 1942 – 3 February 2019) was an Australian actress and activist. She was nominated for the AFI Award for Best Actress for the 1980 movie "Harlequin". She was also known for the movie "Don't Let It Get You".  Her other movie appearances include "Touch and Go" (1980) and "Turkey Shoot" (1982). She played Iris Wheeler on the American soap opera "Another World" from 1988 to 1994. Duncan died on 3 February 2019 from cancer in Sydney, aged 76.
Judy Valerie Cornwell (born 22 February 1940) is an English actress. Cornwell is best known for her role as Daisy in the British sitcom "Keeping Up Appearances". She played Anya Claus in the 1985 movie "".
Josephine Ann Tewson (26 February 1931 – 18 August 2022) was an English actress. She was best known for her roles in the British sitcoms "Keeping Up Appearances" and "Last of the Summer Wine". Her career began in 1957 and she retired in 2019. Tewson died on 18 August 2022 at a retirement home in London, England at the age of 91.
Martyrs is a 2008 French psychological horror movie. It was first shown at 2008 Cannes Film Festival at the Marché du Film. It was released theatrically in France on 3 September 2008. The movie was controversial upon its release. It was associated with the New French Extremity movement. Plot. In 1971, a young girl, Lucie Jurin, escapes from a disused slaughterhouse. She's been imprisoned and abused there for over a year. The criminals and their motivations remain a mystery. Lucie is placed in an orphanage. She becomes friends there with a young girl named Anna Assaoui. Anna quickly discovers Lucie believes she is being constantly terrorized by a ghoulish creature. Anna comforts Lucie every time she has a nightmare. Fifteen years later, in 1986, Lucie bursts into a home of a "normal" family, the Belfonds. The Belfonds are Gabrielle, her husband and children Antoine and Marie. Lucie kills them all with a shotgun. Anna waits for Lucie elsewhere. Anna knows Lucie believes the Belfonds were the people responsible for her childhood abuse. But at the same time, Anna is horrified when Lucie tells her she's killed them. When they get to the house, Anna discovers Gabrielle is still alive. Anna tries to help her escape. However, Lucie beats Gabrielle to death. Lucie realizes that her insanity will not leave her. She commits suicide. The next day, Anna is still at the family's house. She calls her mother by telephone. She has been estranged from her mother. In their conversation, it becomes evident that Anna was abused by her parents as a child. Suddenly, Anna hears some noises. She finds a secret underground chamber in the living room. In the chamber is a horribly tortured young woman named Sarah. Sarah proves that Lucie was right about the family. Anna helps Sarah escape. A group of strangers, however, kill Sarah with guns. Anna is captured. She meets the strangers' leader, an elderly lady named Mademoiselle. Anna becomes the group's latest subject. She goes through a period of
Raphine is an unincorporated community in Rockbridge County in the Shenandoah Valley in the U.S. state of Virginia. The name "Raphine" came from an old Greek word "raphis", meaning "to sew." It was chosen in honor of James Edward Allen Gibbs (1829-1902). American inventor and industrialist Cyrus McCormick lived here before moving to Chicago. In addition to Walnut Grove, the Kennedy-Lunsford Farm and Kennedy-Wade Mill are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Jüri Pihl (17 March 1954 – 3 February 2019) was an Estonian politician. He was a member of the Social Democratic Party. From 1993 to 2003 he was the General Director of Kaitsepolitsei. From 5 April 2007 to 21 May 2009 he was the Minister of the Interior in the second cabinet of Prime Minister Andrus Ansip. Pihl died on 3 February 2019 at the age of 64.
Kristoff St. John (July 15, 1966 – February 3, 2019) was an American actor. From 1991 to 2019, he played the role of Neil Winters on "The Young and the Restless". He was nominated for eleven Daytime Emmy Award nominations, two Emmy Awards, and ten NAACP Image Awards for the role. He was born in New York City. St. John was found dead in his Los Angeles, California home on February 3, 2019, aged 52. On March 19, 2019, it was announced that his death had been ruled accidental, with the cause listed as heart failure.
Joe Pat Tolson (April 15, 1941 – February 3, 2019) was an American Democratic politician. He was a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from 1997 to 2014. Tolson was born in Pinetops, North Carolina. Tolson died on February 3, 2019 from respiratory failure at a hospital in Tarboro, North Carolina, aged 77.
Edgecombe County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. At the 2020 Census, its population was 48,900. Its county seat is Tarboro. Edgecombe County is part of the Rocky Mount, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.