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The Green New Deal (GND) is the name of many proposed economic programs in the United States that would focus on economic inequality and climate change. It is named after Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal program from between 1933 and 1936. U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Ed Markey released a 14-page document about the GND on 7 February 2019. They want to push the United States to using 100% renewable, zero-emission energy sources. Their plan would also address poverty in the U.S., and implement universal health care. The American Action Network estimated the plan would cost at least $1 trillion, and the document did not show where the money would specifically come from. Support. Jill Stein talked about the GND as early as 2012. The GND is officially in the Green Party USA's platform. Organisations like 350.org, Greenpeace, Sierra Club, and Friends of the Earth support the GND proposal. The GND is also supported by Democratic politicians Deb Haaland, Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, Antonio Delgado, John Lewis, Earl Blumenauer, Carolyn Maloney, and José Serrano. Criticism. U.S. President Donald Trump is against the idea of a Green New Deal. He said on Twitter: "I think it is very important for the Democrats to press forward with their Green New Deal. It would be great for the so-called “Carbon Footprint” to permanently eliminate all Planes, Cars, Cows, Oil, Gas &amp; the Military - even if no other country would do the same. Brilliant!"
Christian Weber (1 July 1946 – 12 February 2019) was a German politician. He was the President of the Parliament of Bremen ("Bürgerschaft") from 1999 to 2019 and a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). He was born in Mirsk, Krobica, Poland. Weber died after a long illness on 12 February 2019 in Bremen, aged 72.
Rolf Böhme (6 August 1934 – 12 February 2019) was a German politician who was the mayor of Freiburg for 20 years between 1982 and 2002. He was a member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). Before becoming Mayor, he was a member of the German parliament (Bundestag) between 1972 and 1982. From 1978 until 1982, he was also deputy minister of the Finance Ministry of the German Federal Republic (Parliamentarischer Staatssekretär). Böhme was born on 6 August 1934 in Konstanz and died on 12 February 2019 in Freiburg im Breisgau at the age of 84.
Trivago (stylized as trivago) is a German company specializing in metasearch engine focusing on hotels. The company is incorporated in the Netherlands. History. The company was founded in Düsseldorf , Germany, in January 2005. The team developed Germany's first hotel search engine. Initially, Trivago received €1 million from investors, including the Samwer brothers, Florian Heinemann, and Christian Vollmann. In 2007, Trivago received US$1.14 million in Series B funding from the British company HOWZAT media LLP. In December 2010, Trivago sold a quarter of the company for US$52.86 million to a US investment fund, Insight Venture Partners. In 2013 Expedia, an American travel company, bought a stake in Trivago for $632 million. In December 2014, Trivago bought mobile app product and development company Rheinfabrik. In 2015, Trivago reported more than US$500 million in revenue. In March 2016, Trivago bought Cloud-PMS company Base7booking. On December 16, 2016, Trivago became publicly traded on the NASDAQ exchange under the ticker symbol TRVG. In March 2020, after the pandemic COVID-19, sales had fallen by 95% compared to the previous year. Now Trivago is headquartered in Düsseldorf. In 2013, Trivago opened offices in Leipzig and Palma de Mallorca. There were also offices in Amsterdam and Shanghai. Nowadays only headquarter remains Business model. Booking platforms, hoteliers and other providers list rates and advertise on the Trivago site, paying for the clicks received from Trivago users. Marketing. Trivago focuses on online marketing, public relations and brand marketing (TV). The company has its own ad brands - The "Trivago guy" and The "Trivago girl".
William Ashley Freehan (November 29, 1941 – August 19, 2021) was an American professional baseball player. He played his entire fifteen-year Major League Baseball career as a catcher for the Detroit Tigers in 1961 and again from 1963 to 1976. He was born in Detroit, Michigan. Freehan was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in his later years. In October 2018, it was revealed that Freehan was in hospice care at his home in Michigan. He died on August 19, 2021 from the disease in Walloon Lake, Michigan at the age of 79.
Robert Allan Caro (born October 30, 1935) is an American journalist and author. He is known for his biographies of United States political figures Robert Moses and Lyndon B. Johnson. Famous works. Caro wrote "The Power Broker" (1974), a biography of New York urban planner Robert Moses. Iy was chosen by the Modern Library as one of the hundred greatest nonfiction books of the twentieth century. He has since written four of a planned five volumes of "The Years of Lyndon Johnson" (1982, 1990, 2002, 2012), a biography of the former president. Awards. He has won two Pulitzer Prizes in Biography, two National Book Awards (including one for Lifetime Achievement), the Francis Parkman Prize, three National Book Critics Circle Awards, the H.L. Mencken Award, the Carr P. Collins Award from the Texas Institute of Letters, the D.B. Hardeman Prize, and a Gold Medal in Biography from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. In 2010 President Barack Obama awarded Caro the National Humanities Medal. Legacy. Caro's reputation for extreme research and detailed biographies, he is sometimes called by reviewers of other writers who are called "Caro-esque" for their own extensive research.
Robert Moses (December 18, 1888 – July 29, 1981) was an American urban planner and politician. He worked mainly in the New York metropolitan area. He was known as the "master builder" of mid-20th century New York City, Long Island, Rockland County, and Westchester County. His works helped modernized and shape the Manhattan skyline. From 1927 to 1929, Moses was the Secretary of State of New York. In 1934, he was the Republican nominee for Governor. He lost the election to Herbert H. Lehman. Moses was born in New Haven, Connecticut. He studied at Yale University, Oxford University and at Columbia University. Moses died on July 29, 1981 in West Islip, New York from heart disease, aged 92.
Bruno Messerli (17 September 1931 – 4 February 2019) was a Swiss geographer and university professor. He was born in Belp. He was known for his geographic high mountain research. He was appointed Full Professor of Geomorphology in 1968 by the University of Bern. He worked in teaching and research until his retirement in 1996.  Messerli was known for his works for the inclusion of a mountain chapter in the Agenda 21.  He was elected a member of the Academia Europaea in 1990. Messerli died on 4 February 2019 at the age of 87.
Ivane "Vano" Zodelava (; 2 May 1957 – 5 February 2019) was a Georgian politician. He was the mayor of Tbilisi from 10 August 1998 to 19 April 2004. He was born in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union. Zodelava was a member of the Union of Citizens of Georgia. Zodelava was involved in a car crash in July 2017. He was in a coma from that time. He died on 5 February 2019 at a hospital in Tbilisi, aged 61.
Tilly van der Zwaard (18 January 1938 – 6 February 2019) was a Dutch middle distance runner. She was born in Leiden, the Netherlands. She participated in the 1962 European Athletics Championships in Belgrade where she won a bronze medal in the 400 m event. Van der Zwaard twice represented her native country in the 400 m event at the Summer Olympics, in 1964 and 1968. Her best achievement was sixth place in 1964. Van der Zwaard died in Edgewater, Florida on 6 February 2019 from complications of Alzheimer's disease, aged 81.
Maria (also "Mariya" and "Marina") Leontievna Itkina (; ; 3 May 1932 – 1 December 2020) was a Soviet runner. She set multiple world records in many sprint events. She competed at the 1956 and 1960 and 1964 Olympics and finished four times in fourth place. Itkina held 17 Soviet sprint titles. Itkina died in Minsk, Belarus on 1 December 2020 at the age of 88.
Richard James Kempthorn (October 23, 1926 – February 8, 2019) was an American collegiate athlete and businessman. He was born in Canton, Ohio. He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines on the undefeated national champion 1947 and 1948 Michigan Wolverines football teams and was the Most Valuable Player on the 1949 team. Kempthorn died on February 8, 2019 in Canton at the age of 92.
Wolfgang Rindler (18 May 1924 – 8 February 2019) was an Austrian-born American physicist. He worked in the field of General Relativity where he was known for introducing the term "event horizon", Rindler coordinates, and for popularizing the use of spinors in general relativity.  He was an honorary member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences and foreign member of the , he was also a prolific textbook author.
Robert Ryman (May 30, 1930 – February 8, 2019) was an American painter. He worked with the movements of monochrome painting, minimalism, and conceptual art. He was best known for abstract, white-on-white paintings. He lived and worked in New York City. Ryman died on February 8, 2019 in New York City at the age of 88.
Olli Lindholm (19 March 1964 – 12 February 2019) was a Finnish singer and guitarist. He was the lead singer of the renowned Finnish band Yö. He worked on a solo basis with his own four albums released on various labels including "Maailma on kaunis" in 2010 that peaked at number one on The Official Finnish Chart "Suomen virallinen lista". On 12 February 2019 Lindholm suddenly died following a seizure in Tampere, Finland, aged 54.
Louis Cody Sossamon (June 2, 1921 – February 11, 2019) was an American football center and linebacker. He played three seasons with the New York Yankees professional football team.  He played college football at the University of South Carolina. He was a member of the University of South Carolina and South Carolina State Athletic Halls of Fame.
Ricardo Eugênio Boechat (July 13, 1952 – February 11, 2019) was an Argentine-born Brazilian journalist and news anchor. He worked for newspapers such as "O Globo", "O Dia", "O Estado de São Paulo" and "Jornal do Brasil". Boechat won three Esso Journalism Awards. He entertained a weekly column at news magazine "IstoÉ". In 2002, he authored the book "Copacabana Place". Boechat died in a helicopter crash on February 11, 2019, in São Paulo, Brazil at the age of 66.
Ronald William Miller (April 17, 1933 – February 9, 2019) was an American businessman and professional American football player. He was President and CEO of The Walt Disney Company from 1978 to 1984 and was president of the board of directors of the Walt Disney Family Museum. Miller was the son-in-law of Walt Disney. Miller played for the Los Angeles Rams in 1956. Miller died on February 9, 2019 in Los Angeles, California from congestive heart failure, aged 85.
Shelley Lubben (May 18, 1968 – February 9, 2019) was an American author, singer, motivational speaker, and pornographic actress. She was a pornographic actress who was known professionally as Roxy. After she left the sex industry, Lubben became a born-again Christian and anti-pornography activist. From 2008 to 2016, she was the Executive Director of the Pink Cross Foundation, which reaches out to women and men in pornography and speaks in public forums, sharing about the hazardous working conditions that she experienced in the porn industry. In January 2016, she closed the Pink Cross Foundation. She was also an ordained Chaplain with the Order of Saint Martin with a degree in Theological studies. Lubben was found dead on February 9, 2019 at her home in Springville, California from a suspected-drug overdose at the age of 50.
Springville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California, United States. The 2020 United States Census reported that Springville had a population of 967. Springville is at these coordinates, (36.128378, -118.819001).
Salvatore Bellomo (June 18, 1951 – February 9, 2019) was a Belgian professional wrestler. His career spanned more than thirty years. He was born in Hornu, Belgium, but raised in Racalmuto, Sicily, Italy. He performed with WWF and Extreme Championship Wrestling. Bellomo died from stomach cancer on February 9, 2019 at the age of 67.
Sir Robert Helpmann (9 April 190928 September 1986) was an Australian dancer, actor, theatre director and choreographer. He was born in Mount Gambier, South Australia. Helpmann was known for his role as the Child Catcher in "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang". Helpmann died on 28 September 1986 in Sydney from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, aged 77. He was given a state funeral. In 1964, he was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). In 1965, he was named Australian of the Year, and in 1968, he was made a Knight Bachelor.
Paul Theodore Hellyer, (6 August 1923 – 8 August 2021) was a Canadian engineer, politician, writer, and commentator. He was the longest serving member of the Privy Council of Canada. He was born in Waterford, Ontario. Hellyer was a member of the Parliament of Canada from 1949 to 1957 and again from 1958 to 1974. He was Minister of National Defence from 1963 to 1967 and Minister of Transport from 1967 to 1969.  Hellyer died on 8 August 2021 after falling at his Toronto home, just two days after his 98th birthday.
Carmen Antimo Argenziano (October 27, 1943 – February 10, 2019) was an American actor. He was best known for playing Jacob Carter on "Stargate SG-1".  Argenziano also starred on "Booker", "L.A. Law", "Melrose Place", and "The Young and the Restless". He had a small role in "The Godfather Part II" and "The Accused". Argenziano died on February 10, 2019 in Los Angeles at the age of 75.
Sharon is a city in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, in the United States, northwest of Pittsburgh. It was the home of the Vocal Group Hall of Fame. History. The Sharon area was first settled in 1795. It was made into a borough on October 6, 1841. It became a cite on December 17, 1918. The city operated under the Pennsylvania third-class city code until 2008. At that time, it adopted a home rule charter. The elected position of mayor was replaced with a hired city manager and financial officer. The founding families of Sharon first settled on a flat plain bordering the Shenango River. It was between two hills on the southwestern edge of what is today Sharon's downtown business district. Local legend says the community got its name from from the Plain of Sharon in Israel. At first, the economy of Sharon was based on coal mining. It changed to iron and steelmaking and other heavy industry. This happened after the Erie Extension Canal was built in the 1840s. After deindustrialization in the nation in the 1970s and '80s, the city's economy changed again. It is now based on light industry, education, health care, and social services. Before Prohibition in 1919, Sharon was home to a large beer brewery, Union Brewing Co. It was forced to close because of prohibition. Sharon is the home of the original Quaker Steak &amp; Lube. It opened in 1974. The Vocal Group Hall of Fame was created there. Other local attractions are The Winner off-price fashion store, Reyer's shoes, and Daffin's Candy.
Yonatan "Yoni" Netanyahu (Hebrew: יונתן נתניהו; March 13, 1946, New York City, United States – July 4, 1976, Entebbe, Uganda) was the commander of "Sayeret Matkal", which is a special armed force unit of the Israel Defense Forces, from 1975 to July 1976. He was killed in service during operation Entebbe to rescue hostages held at Entebbe Airport in Uganda. Yonatan Netanyahu has since been a hero of the Operation Entebbe. He was the older brother of the Prime Minister of Israel (June 1996 – July 1999/ April 2009 – June 2021/ January 2023 – ) Benjamin Netanyahu. Second brother and also commando, served as captain during 1967–1973. Bilateral conferences (with the USA) on terrorism in 1979 led to the Jonathon Institute
The British Red Cross is the United Kingdom body of the neutral humanitarian network the Red Cross. The society was formed in 1870 and is a registered charity with over 32,500 volunteers and 3500 staff. The charity helps people both in the UK and overseas and are not biased towards any faith or other belief.  Guiding ethos. The mission of the British Red Cross is to help people across the country. The organization has seven fundamental principles (given by the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement) that staff and volunteers must follow: The British Red Cross also has four local values, which guide the way they work: The British Red Cross is recognised by the UK Government as one of three Voluntary Aid Societies, the other two being St John Ambulance and St Andrew's Ambulance Association. They are the sole Red Cross Society for the United Kingdom and the British Overseas Territories.  Activities. The British Red Cross operate an Emergency Response service, which act to support the governmental emergency services in times of crisis.  For example, first aid support (and distribution of first aid supplies), managing a disaster appeal scheme or providing telephone support lines after a disaster are frequent tasks of the British Red Cross. All services of the British Red Cross can be used for the emergency response service if needed. For example, ambulances belonging to the British Red Cross can be used to help the NHS in caring for the injured.  The British Red Cross will (and have done before) deal with emergencies in the UK, such as the Manchester Arena Bombing or the Grenfell Tower fire, as well as more environmental emergencies such as floods. They do not send volunteers abroad to help in emergencies as these are dealt with by the local emergency services. First Aid Ambulance Provision. The IRC (International Red Cross movement) is the largest provide of first aid in the world and the British Red Cross frequently provide first aid at sports events, concerts and other large events.  The training done by Event First Aid Service volunteers varies, but all of them have access to advanced training, becoming part of an Ambulance Crew or even becoming a fully qualified ambulance technician. The British Red Cross do employ paramedics, but they do not train them in-house.
Baldi's Basics in Education and Learning (or Baldi's Basics Classic and simply Baldi's Basics) is a free-to-play survival horror indie video game. It was released on March 31, 2018 for PC. "Baldi's Basics" is a parody; it takes the appearance of an educational video game from the 1990s, while the gameplay is centered on survival horror. Gameplay. The player must find their friend's seven notebooks that are spread throughout the school, without being caught by their teacher, Baldi, and being hindered by the other students and faculty. Each notebook has at least one wrong answer with the exception of the first notebook. Along the way they can collect items to help them. It is impossible to get the last question correct on all notebooks with the exception of the first notebook. The game was initially made as an entry in the annual Meta-Game Jam, where it received 2nd place. It became popular for its humor-like difficulty and strange-looking levels. Popular YouTubers such as Markiplier made videos showing themselves playing the game. "Baldi's Basics Plus". The developer launched a Kickstarter for the game, asking the public for money. The developer announced that the full game would be released sometime in late 2019 or early 2020. The Kickstarter, as of February 4, 2019, had raised a total US$61,375. On August 13, 2019, the "Baldi's Basics" full game demo was released for the public. An enhanced Kickstarter Exclusive Demo came out on November 5, 2019. On March 31, 2020, Baldi's Basics Plus, a version of the original with more features, was announced in itch.io. The early access trailer was posted on May 9, 2020 and it was released for early access on June 12, 2020.
Heinrich Ludwig Fütterer (14 October 1931 – 10 February 2019) was a German athlete. He mainly competed in sprint events. His best time in the 100 meters was 10.2 seconds, which equaled the world record held by Jesse Owens and a number of other sprinters. In 1954 he won two gold medals at the European Championships in Bern, Switzerland, in 1958 he won the relay with Germany. He won the bronze medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Fütterer died on 10 February 2019 in Illingen, Germany, aged 87.
Maximilian Reinelt (24 August 1988 – 9 February 2019) was a German rower and physician. He won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He also won two World Championships and four European Championships.  In 2016, he was awarded the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt, Germany's highest sports award. He was born in Ulm, West Germany. Reinelt died on 9 February 2019 during a skiing accident in St. Moritz, Switzerland, aged 30..
Michael Holcombe Wilson, (November 4, 1937 – February 10, 2019) was a Canadian businessman, politician and diplomat. He was the Chairman of Barclays Capital Canada Inc. from May 2010 until his death in February of 2019. He was a member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1993. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party. He was a cabinet members in the Joe Clark and Brian Mulroney governments between 1979 and 1993. He was the Canadian Ambassador to the United States from 2006 until 2009. Wilson died from cancer on February 10, 2019 at the age of 81.
Super Bowl 50 (sometimes known with the Roman numeral as Super Bowl L) was an American football game in which the Denver Broncos, winners of the American Football Conference (AFC) for the 2015 season, beat the Carolina Panthers, winners of the National Football Conference (NFC) for the 2015 season, 24–10 to become winners of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2015 season. It was the third time the Denver Broncos had won a Super Bowl. It was played at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, and produced on February 7, 2016. An estimated 167 million people watched it worldwide.
Mark Edward Kelly (born February 21, 1964) is an American astronaut, engineer, writer, U.S. Navy Captain, and politician. He is the senior United States Senator from Arizona since December 2, 2020. He is the husband of former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Space missions. Kelly flew combat missions during the Gulf War. He was selected to become a NASA Space Shuttle pilot in 1996 and flew his first mission in 2001 as pilot of STS-108. He piloted STS-121 in 2006 and commanded STS-124 in 2008 and STS-134 in 2011. STS-134 was his final mission and the final mission of Space Shuttle "Endeavour". U.S. Senate career. On February 12, 2019, Kelly launched his campaign for the 2020 Senate election in Arizona as a Democrat. He won the election in November 2020 defeating incumbent Republican Senator Martha McSally. Personal life. His wife was the target of an attempted assassination in Tucson, Arizona, on January 8, 2011. Kelly's identical twin brother, Scott Kelly, is also an astronaut. In 2015, Scott Kelly began a mission spending a year in space on the International Space Station. He returned to Earth on March 1, 2016, after 340 days in space.
Elizabeth Lynne Cheney (; born July 28, 1966) is an American attorney and politician. She was the U.S. Representative for from 2017 to 2023. Cheney was the House Republican Conference Chair, the third-highest position in GOP House leadership. She was removed from the position by a voice vote of the House Republican Conference on May 12, 2021 because she supported the second impeachment of Donald Trump and for not supporting Trump's efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. She is a neoconservative. Cheney is the elder daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney and Lynne Cheney. On August 16, 2022, Cheney lost renomination in Wyoming's Republican primary to Trump-supported Harriet Hageman.