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Kisumu is a city located on the shores of Lake Victoria in Kenya. It has a population of just over a million. This means that it is the third largest city in Kenya after Mombasa and the capital Nairobi. Kisumu was founded in 1901 as the main terminal of the Uganda Railway named "Port Florence". Kisumu is about 320 km (200 mi) northwest of Nairobi. Since Kisumu is a few kilometers south of the Equator, daytime there always lasts about 12 hours. Local sunset always occurs between 18:28 and 18:58 local time.  History. Kisumu city is one of the oldest settlements in Kenya. Historical records indicate that Kisumu has been dominated by diverse communities. The people from the Nandi, Kalenjin, Kisii, Maasai, Luo and Luhya communities lived near Lake Victoria. They called this place "sumo" which literally means "a place of barter trade". Languages. Most people prefer speaking in the English Language in Kisumu. The English language is one of two national languages of Kenya. Most people in Kisumu also speak Dholuo which is the local dialect and Kiswahili. English and Swahili are national languages. Transport. Kisumu is served by Kisumu International Airport which has international status, with regular daily flights to Nairobi and Mombasa.  As mentioned above, the Uganda Railway from the port of Mombasa reached Kisumu in 1901. Currently (2013) no passenger trains are operated between Nairobi and Kisumu. Kisumu is connected to the cities of Nakuru, Nairobi and Mombasa via the A104 highway and to the north city of Eldoret via the B1 highway. A 450 km lake Victoria ring road along the shores of the lake is currently under construction and will pass by the city. Points of interest. Hippo Point is a viewing area on Lake Victoria. Despite its name, it is better known as a viewing point for sunsets over the lake than for its occasional hippos. Hippo point is located near the village of Dunga, a few kilometres South West of Kisumu. The village also has a fishing port and a camping site.
Nelspruit also known as Mbombela is a city in northeastern South Africa. It is also the capital of Mpumalanga Province. Nelspruit is home to the Kruger national park which is one of the biggest animal park in South Africa. It is also home to the Mbombela Stadium.
The Concordia Theological Seminary is an institution of theological higher education. It is run by the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS) and is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Its main purpose is to teach men who will become pastors in the congregations of the LCMS. It also teaches women who will become deaconesses. It offers professional, master's and doctoral degrees. History. In 1844, a pastor in Fort Wayne named Frederick C. D. Wynecken started teaching two men to be pastors. The next year, he became a pastor in Baltimore, and a pastor named Wilhelm Sihler continued teaching in Fort Wayne. The seminary officially started in August 1846, when eleven students and an instructor from Germany arrived in Fort Wayne. They were sent by a German pastor named Wilhelm Loehe. At first, classes were held in a nearby house. The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod was started in 1847. Loehe then gave ownership of the seminary to the synod. Two years later, the seminary purchased land east of Fort Wayne and built the first building on its new campus. Other people in the LCMS called Concordia Theological Seminary the "practical seminary", because it tried to teach men to become pastors quickly. It taught pre-seminary and seminary classes. The pre-seminary classes were similar to high school classes. The seminary classes taught theology. At this time, it did not teach Greek and Hebrew, the languages that the Bible was originally written in. In 1861, the seminary moved to the campus of Concordia Seminary, in St. Louis, Missouri. This is the synod's other seminary. This was done so that students wouldn't be drafted for the American Civil War. In 1874, the pre-seminary students and one instructor were moved to the campus of the former Illinois State University in Springfield, Illinois. The next year, 1875, the "practical seminary" itself moved to the Springfield campus. In 1918, an additional year of instruction was added to the pre-seminary courses. These additional courses made pastors
Borgerhout is the smallest district of the city of Antwerp, in Flanders (Belgium). , the district houses 45,948 people. It is the birthplace of singer-songwriter Milow.
Priscilla Chan (born February 24, 1985) is an American pediatrician and philanthropist. She is the wife of the founder and CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg.
Manfred Melzer (28 February 1944 – 9 August 2018) was a German bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He was born in Solingen-Ohligs, Germany. He was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI. He was an Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Cologne from 1995 to 2015. Melzer died in Cologne on 9 August 2018, aged 74.
Michael John Avenatti (born February 16, 1971) is an American lawyer and businessman. Avenatti is best known for suing President Donald Trump on behalf of porn star Stormy Daniels in an attempt to prove that Trump paid Daniels to stay silent during their affair. Avenatti said that he would run for president in 2020 if Trump runs for re-election and if no other candidate is good enough to beat Trump. Avenatti was found guilty of wire fraud and identity theft in February 2022. On June 2, 2022, he was sentenced to four years in prison for defrauding Stormy Daniels. On December 5, 2022, he was sentenced to 14 years in prison for wire fraud and obstruction against the IRS. Early life. Born on February 16, 1971 in Sacramento, California, Avenatti spent his early childhood in Colorado and Utah. He moved with his family to Chesterfield, Missouri, near St. Louis, in 1982, where he attended Parkway Central High School. After graduating in 1989, Avenatti attended Saint Louis University for a year before transferring to the University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated with a B.A. in political science in 1996. He attended George Washington University Law School, where he graduated Order of the Coif and first in his class with a J.D. in 2000. In 2003, George Washington University Law School established the Michael J. Avenatti Award for Excellence in Pre-Trial and Trial Advocacy, an annual award given to the member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who demonstrates excellence in pre-trial and trial advocacy. Avenatti also received George Washington University's prestigious Alumni Recognition Award in 2010. Career. While in college and later in law school, Avenatti worked at The Research Group, a political opposition research and media firm run by Rahm Emanuel (later White House Chief of Staff for President Barack Obama, and Mayor of Chicago). Avenatti worked on over 150 Democratic and Republican campaigns in 42 states while studying at George Washington University. After law school, Avenatti worked at O'Melveny
Michael Dean Cohen (born August 25, 1966) is an American attorney and convicted felon. He worked as a lawyer for Donald Trump from 2006 until he was fired in May 2018. Cohen was a vice-president of the Trump Organization and special counsel to Donald Trump, and was co-president of Trump Entertainment and was a board member of the Eric Trump Foundation. , he has been under investigation by federal prosecutors on multiple matters, including bank fraud, wire fraud and campaign finance violations due to payments made by him in the Stormy Daniels–Trump scandal. The investigation led to him pleading guilty on August 21, 2018 to eight counts of campaign finance violations, tax fraud, and bank fraud. On December 12, 2018, Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison.&lt;ref name="BBC 12/12/2018"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt; Cohen, after his conviction, wrote a memoir titled "Disloyal", where he accused Trump of telling him to commit the crimes he was convicted of, and talked about his other personal stories.
Maria Osmarina Marina Silva Vaz de Lima (born 8 February 1958) is a Brazilian politician. She was a presidential candidate in the 2018 Brazilian elections. She is a member of the Sustainability Party (REDE). She is known both for her pro-environmental views and her conservative social views. In the 2022 election, she was elected to the Chamber of Deputies. In 2023, she became the Minister of the Environment. She held this role from 2003 to 2008. Political career. Silva was a member of the Worker's Party (PT) until 2009. She was a Senator before becoming Minister of the Environment in 2003. She ran for president in the 2010 Brazilian elections as the candidate for the Green Party (PV). In April 2014, Eduardo Campos announced his candidacy for the fall 2014 Presidential Election, naming Marina Silva as his Vice Presidential candidate. After Campos's death in a plane crash on August, she was selected to run as the Socialist Party's candidate for the Presidency. Honors. In 2012 she was one of eight people chosen to carry the flag for the opening ceremonies of the London Olympic Games.
General elections were held in Brazil on 7 October 2018 to elect the President and Vice President and other political figures in the nation. The first round of the presidential election was held on 7 October 2018. Jair Bolsonaro won 46% of the vote with Fernando Haddad winning 29.3%. Since no candidate won more than 50% of the vote, a second round was held on 28 October 2018 with Bolsonaro being elected president. Background. The 2014 elections Dilma Rousseff re-elected as president in the second round with 51.6% of the vote. However, on 3 December 2015, impeachment process against Rousseff were officially accepted by the Chamber of Deputies. Vice President Michel Temer, of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party, became Acting President of Brazil. On 31 August 2016, the Senate voted 61–20 in favor of impeachment, finding Rousseff guilty of breaking budgetary laws and removing her from office. Vice President Temer replaced Rousseff as the 37th President of Brazil. Suspensions. Even though current President Temer said he would not run, he received an eight-year ban from holding office on 2 June 2016 for violating election laws. Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said he would run for the presidency again, but was arrested for money laundering and found guilty. On August 1, 2018, the Higher Electoral Court Minister, Luiz Fux, confirmed the decision that the former president Lula is ineligible to run for elections in 2018. Candidates. Second round. The following candidates advanced to the second round as they were placed in the top two candidates following the voting:  Defeated in first round. The following candidates were eliminated in the first round of the election as they were placed third or lower in the final votes:
The Vice President of Brazil (), officially the Vice President of the Federative Republic of Brazil ("Vice Presidente da República Federativa do Brasil") is the second-highest government official in the executive branch of the government of Brazil. Roles. The Vice President's main job is to replace the president on the event of their death, resignation, or impeachment, and to temporarily take over the presidential powers and duties while the President is abroad, or unable to carry out his or her duties.  The Vice President is elected with the president as his or her running mate. Living former Vice Presidents. There are two living former vice presidents. The most recent former president to die was Marco Maciel (1995–2002) on June 12, 2021.
Marco Antônio de Oliveira Maciel (21 July 1940 – 12 June 2021) is a Brazilian politician, lawyer and law school professor. He was the 22nd Vice President of Brazil from January 1, 1995 to December 31, 2002. He worked alongside President Fernando Henrique Cardoso in the 1994 and 1998 general elections. He was a founder of the conservative PFL party, former ARENA. Marco Maciel was married to Ana Maria Maciel and had three sons. He was also a practising Roman Catholic. Maciel died on 12 June 2021 from multiple organ failure caused by COVID-19 in Brasília at the age of 80.
The impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, the 36th President of Brazil, began on 2 December 2015 with a petition for her impeachment accepted by Eduardo Cunha, then president of the Chamber of Deputies. It continued into late 2016.  Rousseff, more than 12 months into her second four-year term, was charged with criminal administrative misconduct for the federal budget in violation of article 85 of the Constitution of Brazil. Rousseff was formally impeached on 17 April 2016. On 12 May, the Senate voted to suspend Rousseff's powers for the duration of the trial, and Vice President Michel Temer became acting president. On 31 August 2016, the Senate removed President Rousseff from office by a 61–20 vote. Temer was sworn in as the 37th President of Brazil.
Geraldo José Rodrigues de Alckmin Filho () (born November 7, 1952) is a Brazilian politician who is the Vice President of Brazil since 2023.  Alckmin was the Governor of São Paulo twice from 2001 to 2006 and again from 2011 to 2018. He was the PSDB's presidential candidate in the 2006 and 2018 Brazilian elections. He is pro-business and works with the political and financial establishment.  He was the running mate of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the 2022 election. The ticket narrowly won the election on 30 October 2022.
Pindamonhangaba is a city in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It is located in the Paraíba valley, between the two most active production regions in the country, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.  This place name comes from the Old Tupi language meaning "where hooks are made" or, according to a different meanings, "where the river bends".
Álvaro Dias (born December 7, 1944) is a Brazilian politician. He has represented Paraná in the Federal Senate since 1999. He was the governor of Paraná. He is a member of Podemos. He was born in Quatá, São Paulo. Dias is a member of PODE and is the party's presidential candidate in the 2018 election.
Henrique de Campos Meirelles (born August 31, 1945) is a Brazilian politician. He is the former Minister of the Economy and former president of Central Bank of Brazil from 2003 to 2011. He is also a member of the board of directors of Azul Brazilian Airlines. In 2017, Meirelles launched his presidential campaign as a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement in the 2018 election.
Guilherme Castro Boulos (São Paulo, 1982) is a Brazilian politician, militant, professor and writer. He is a member of the National Coordination of Homeless Workers' Movement and is known as one of the main far-left leaders in Brazil. Boulos is the (PSOL) candidate for the presidency of Brazil in the 2018 general election. He joined PSOL in 2018.
Jarrod Lyle (21 August 1981 – 8 August 2018) was an Australian professional golfer. He was born in Shepparton, Victoria. Lyle won twice on the 2008 Nationwide Tour. He played many seasons on the PGA Tour. His best finish being tied for 4th place in the 2012 Northern Trust Open.  Leukemia Illness &amp; Death. In 2012, Lyle was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. As a result his playing time was limited and in July 2018, Lyle decided to stop treatment. He died on 8 August 2018 from the disease in Torquay, Victoria at the age of 36.
Felicia Farr (born Olive Dines, October 4, 1932) is a former American actress and model. She was born in Westchester County, New York. Farr is known for her roles in Billy Wilder's "Kiss Me, Stupid" (1964) with Dean Martin and Ray Walston, as Walter Matthau's daughter-in-law in "Kotch"; the Don Siegel bank-heist movie "Charley Varrick" (1973) and other appearances on "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour", "Bonanza", "Ben Casey", "Burke's Law", and many others. Personal life. From 1962 until his death in 2001, she was married to Jack Lemmon.
Room is a 2015 Canadian-Irish-British-American independent drama movie directed by Lenny Abrahamson and written by Emma Donoghue. It is based on her 2010 novel of the same name. The movie was filmed in Toronto. It stars Brie Larson as a woman who has been held captive for seven years. It also stars Jacob Tremblay, Joan Allen, Sean Bridgers, Tom McCamus and William H. Macy with Wendy Crewson. At the 88th Academy Awards, "Room" received four nominations, including Best Picture, and winning Best Actress for Larson.
A Mw 6.4 earthquake struck the island of Lombok on the morning of 29 July 2018 at a shallow depth of . Large damage was reported in the area, and authorities said that 20 people were killed in the earthquake while hundreds were injured. The epicentre was located in Sembalun Subdistrict, East Lombok Regency. The earthquake was a foreshock for the more powerful 6.9 earthquake which struck the island a week later.
On 5 August 2018, a major earthquake measuring Mw 6.9 (7.0 on Richter scale) struck the island of Lombok, Indonesia. It was the main shock following its foreshock, a nearby 6.4 earthquake on 29 July. The epicentre was located inland, near Loloan Village in North Lombok Regency. The earthquake caused tsunamis across the coastal region of the city. In the aftermath of the earthquake 259 people were confirmed killed while more than 1,400 were confirmed injured. More than 165,000 people were displaced. Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad expressed his condolences and sympathy over the earthquake disaster during a phone call to President Joko Widodo.
Western Cape is one of South Africa's nine provinces. It surrounds the Cape of Good Hope. It was made in 1994 by splitting the old Cape Colony into three. The majority of the people live in the metropolitan area of Cape Town, which is also the capital. Geography. Western Cape borders the provinces of Northern Cape and Eastern Cape, bordering the Atlantic Ocean. On its southwestern tip is the Cape of Good Hope.
Antoine Griezmann (born 21 March 1991) is a French footballer. He plays for Atlético Madrid and the French national team as a forward. He was a part of the French national team selection that won the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Club career. Real Sociedad. Griezmann played his first professional match with Real Sociedad on 2 September 2009 in a Copa del Rey match against Rayo Vallecano. He scored his first professional goal in a 2-0 win against Huesca.  Atletico Madrid. On 28 July 2014, Griezmann transferred to Atlético Madrid from Real Sociedad for a fee of 30 million Euros. He scored his first goal for the club in a game against Olympiacos F.C.. They lost 3-2. Griezmann scored twice in the 2018 UEFA Europa League Final against Olympique de Marseille. Atletico won 3-0. Barcelona offered him a contract in June 2018, but he declined the offer and stayed at Atletico for one more year.  Barcelona. On 12 July 2019, Griezmann signed to FC Barcelona after they bought his 120 million euro buy-out clause. The transfer created a lot of controversy because experts claim Barcelona paid 80 million euros less than the actual release clause of 200 million. Personal life. Griezmann got married to Erika Choperena on 15 June 2017. They have two children: a daughter named Mia, born on 8 April 2016, and a son named Amaro, born on 8 April 2019. "France score listed first, score column indicates score after each Griezmann goal" Honours. Real Sociedad Atlético Madrid Barcelona France U19 France Individual Orders
Kevin De Bruyne is a professional football player from Belgium. He plays for Manchester City F.C. and the Belgian national team. He is the captain of Manchester City. "Belgium score listed first, score column indicates score after each De Bruyne goal" Honours. Genk VfL Wolfsburg Manchester City Belgium Individual
Jaynagar Majilpur (or Jaynagar) is a town and a municipality of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is in the southern suburbs of Kolkata. The city is in the area of Greater Kolkata. It is a part of the area covered by the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). The city is very famous for the confectionery called "Jaynagarer Moa". Geography. Jaynagar Majilpur is located at . The average elevation of this city is . The district is in the Ganges Delta and the southern part is covered by the Baruipur-Jaynagar Plain. Archaeological excavations at Dhosa and Tilpi, on the bank of the Piyali River show people were living there around 2,000 years ago. People. During the 2011 Census of India, there were 25,922 people living in Jaynagar Majilpur. 13,234 (51%) of the people were males and 12,688 (49%) were females. There were 2,277 people younger than 6 years old. There were 20,898 (88.38%) people who were older than six years old who could read. Most of the people live in the towns.
Coffeeville is a town in Clarke County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 263. The town was incorporated in 1817. Geography. Coffeeville is located at 31°45'40.543" North, 88°5'20.940" West (31.761262, -88.089150), on high ground on the east side of the Tombigbee River. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Entebbe is a town in central Uganda. It is the second largest city in the country after Kampala. Entebbe is found on the shores of Lake Victoria. Entebbe International Airport, which is the main and busiest airport of Uganda, is located in the town. The famous Operation Entebbe took place at Entebbe Airport in 1976.
ISO 4165 is a standard adopted by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). It describes a double-pole DC connector to supply between 12 and 24 V DC at up to 12 amps to appliances in vehicles. It is similar in design to a cigar lighter receptacle, but is shorter and smaller in diameter. It was originally a standard fitting on all the German military vehicles during World War II. The current version of the standard is ISO 4165:2001 Other names. Other names for this connector include: At least one manufacturer sells a combination plug that combines a cigar lighter plug and a Powerlet plug.
D12 (also known as The Dirty Dozen) was an American hip hop collective. They were formed in 1996 in Detroit, Michigan. History. The band gained significant notoriety thanks to Eminem's international success. Taking advantage of this success, they have managed to rank their albums at the top of sales in many countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom. Their best known singles were "Fight Music", "Purple Pills", "My Band", "Shit on You", and "How Come". Since 2006 after the death of Proof, the group has remained almost inactive because of Eminem's drug problems. It led to its withdrawal from the music scene for more than three years and the departure of Mr. Porter and Bizarre in 2012. However, the group reformed several times in 2014, only for Eminem to announce their breakup on "Stepping Stone" from "Kamikaze". However, as Kuniva and Swifty had been recording and touring under the name D12 as a trio for several years prior to Eminem's announcement and have continued to do so since, this announcement is more accurately read as Eminem's official retirement from the group after a decade of token involvement. Discography. Studio albums
David P.I. James is an American visual effects artist and supervisor. He has worked with Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures on a number of movies, including "The Rocketeer", "Mighty Joe Young", "Inspector Gadget", "Mission to Mars", "102 Dalmatians", "The Princess Diaries", "", "Doctor Strange", and "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2".
The GEICO 500 is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held annually at Talladega Superspeedway, it is one of two races held at the circuit, with the other one being the 1000Bulbs.com 500 in October, Unlike the Daytona 500, Multiple cars pile up in wrecks, known as The Big One. Talladega Superspeedway tops the series list with its steepest banking with 33 degrees, Because of its speed, Talladega is one of two tracks to stop speeds from climbing too high.
The Ghats are two mountain ranges at the eastern and western edges of the Deccan Plateau in southern India. The Ghats are separated from the coasts of the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal by fairly level coastal land.  The Eastern Ghats are broken into several hill masses that are unlike each other and have a northeast-southwest trend along the Bay of Bengal. The Western Ghats are steep on the seaward side but gently sloping on the side of the Deccan plateau.