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The Ryukyu black-breasted leaf turtle or Ryukyu leaf turtle, "Geoemyda japonica", is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae (formerly Bataguridae) endemic to the Ryukyu Islands in Japan. In 1975, the species was designated a National Natural Monument of Japan. It grows to about 5–6 inches long. In captivity, it feeds on worms, snails, insects, and fruit. Due to its rarity and very attractive appearance, this species is highly sought-after by turtle collectors worldwide. At first it was considered a subspecies of "Geoemyda spengleri", and named Geoemyda spengleri japonica. It was redescribed as a separate species and given its current binomial name in 1992. Hybrids between different genera of Geoemydidae are rather commonplace. This species is known to hybridize with "Cuora flavomarginata" males in captivity and in the wild. Introductione. Ryukyu black-breasted leaf turtle is an endemic species of turtle in Japan. Appearance. It grows to about 15.6 cm. It has black and yellow in stomach. Living areas. It lives in North Okinawa, Kubejima and Tokasikijima. It does not herdine but it spends at the cave and around the cave during winter. Food and water. It eats leaf, fruit and insect. It is eaten by Ryukyu born. Repruduction. It borns two babies at once from June and September. Baby is about 3.5 cm. Threats. It's threats are habitat loss by the development. Relationship with humans. We cannot export it in Japan. This species is endangered and is protected.
Amanda Jane Vickery (born 8 December 1962) is an English writer and television presenter. She was a professor of History at the Royal Holloway college at the University of London.  She wrote the following books: In 2015 she presented the documentary The Story of Women and Power on BBC 2
A delicatessen is a shop that sells prepared foods of high quality to retail customers (shoppers). Typical products are cheeses, smoked fish, and cured meats, "delicacies" that have a long shelf life. The foods requiring refrigeration are kept in and sold from a cold case, or as canned foods on shelves.  Neighborhood delicatessens often feature ethnic foods for immigrant and second-generation patrons.
Polk County is a county of the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,221. The county seat is Mena. Polk County was founded on November 30, 1844, and named for James Polk, 11th President of the United States (1845–1849).
Randolph County is a county of the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,571. The county seat is Pocahontas. It was founded on October 29, 1835. The county is between the Ozark Mountains and Arkansas Delta.
Palestine is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the county seat of Anderson County. Geograply. Palestine has a total area of 19.6 square miles.
Pauls Putniņš (12 November 1937 – 1 December 2018) was a Latvian playwright, journalist and politician. Biography. He was born in Riga, Latvia. He was a popular playwright in the 1980s and 1990s, he wrote 30 plays; some 25 of his works were staged across Latvia. A politician, he was a member of Latvian Writers' Union, he was elected to the Riga City Council. He retired in 2010. Putniņš died in Riga on 1 December 2018 at the age of 81.
Andrei Georgiyevich Bitov (, 27 May 1937 – 3 December 2018) was a Russian writer. He was born in Leningrad, Soviet Union. In 1988, he was one of the founders of the Russian PEN Club and was its President beginning in 1991. He also taught at the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute. Bitov was known for his works "", "A Captive of the Caucasus", "Ten Short Stories", "Pushkin House", "The Monkey Link" and "The Symmetry Teacher". In 2018, he received the Order of Friendship. Bitov died in Moscow on 3 December 2018 from a heart attack at the age of 81.
Geoffrey Peter Murphy (October 1938 – 3 December 2018) was a New Zealand movie director, producer and screenwriter. He was born in Wellington. Murphy was known for his works in "Goodbye Pork Pie" (1981), "The Quiet Earth" (1985), "Young Guns II" (1990), "Freejack" (1992) and "" (1995). He also was a second-unit director for "The Lord of the Rings" movie series. Murphy died on 3 December 2018 in Wellington at the age of 80.
Ann Juliet Ace (born 27 June 1938) is a British dramatist and screenwriter. She was known for her works on "EastEnders" and "The District Nurse". She also wrote scripts for BBC Radio drama, including "The Archers". She wrote the screenplay for "Cameleon", which won the Golden Spire Award in 1998. She was born in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire in South Wales.  Ace lives in London. In September 2014 she was made a fellow of the renamed Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance.
Richard Lynn "Sandy" Alderson (born November 22, 1947) is an American baseball executive. He was the general manager of the New York Mets from 2010 to 2018. He was an executive with the Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres and the commissioner's office of Major League Baseball. In July 2018, Alderson was diagnosed with a returning form of cancer.
John Andrew Andretti (March 12, 1963 – January 30, 2020) was an American race car driver. He was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He was the older brother of racer Adam Andretti and the nephew of Indianapolis 500 winner Mario Andretti. He won in CART, IMSA GTP, Rolex Sports Car Series, and NASCAR. In April 2017, Andretti said that he was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer. He died from the disease in Mooresville, North Carolina on January 30, 2020 at the age of 56.
Peter Edward "Ginger" Baker (19 August 1939 – 6 October 2019) was an English drummer. He was a founder of the rock band Cream. His work in the 1960s earned him the title of "rock's first superstar drummer". Baker is known for his musical genres jazz fusion, heavy metal and world music. In 2013, Baker was diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. In September 2019, his family announced he was critically ill and asked fans to keep him in their prayers. While it was announced Baker was holding his own three days later; he eventually died on 6 October 2019 at the age of 80.
John Gerard Beattie MBE, (9 November 1926 – 9 July 2020) was a Scottish actor and comedian. He was born in Glasgow. He was known for appearing on the sketch show "Scotch &amp; Wry" and the sitcom "Rab C. Nesbitt". Later in life, he became known for playing Malcolm Hamilton in the soap opera "River City". Beattie was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 2007. Beattie died on 9 July 2020 under hospice care in Clydebank, Scotland at the age of 93.
Howard Saul Becker (April 18, 1928 – August 16, 2023) was an American sociologist. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. He was known for his works to the sociology of deviance, sociology of art, and sociology of music. Becker also wrote extensively on sociological writing styles and methodologies.  Becker's 1963 book "Outsiders" created the foundations for labeling theory. He worked at the University of Chicago. Becker died in San Francisco, California on August 16, 2023 at the age of 95.
Giovanni "Nino" Benvenuti (born 26 April 1938) is a retired Italian boxer and actor. He was an amateur welterweight boxer he won the Italian title in 1956–60, the European title in 1957 and 1959, and an Olympic gold medal in 1960. An actor, he is known for his roles in "Sundance and the Kid" (1969) and then in "Mark Shoots First" (1975). Benvenuti was born in Isola d´Istria, Italy . He was added in the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1992.
James "Mark" Wilson (April 11, 1929 – January 19, 2021) was an American magician and author. He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was known for becoming the first major "television magician" and for showing illusions on television format.  Wilson died on January 19, 2021 at the age of 91.
David Berglas (30 July 1926 – 3 November 2023) was a British magician and mentalist. He was one of the first magicians to appear on UK television. In the 1950s, Berglas created what is now referred to as the "Holy Grail" of card magic, known as "The Berglas Effect." The effect was first named "The Berglas Effect" by Jon Racherbaumer in his 1984 book "At The Table"  Honours. Berglas was awarded an MBE in the 2019 New Year Honours List.
John Bird (22 November 1936 – 24 December 2022) was an English satirist, actor and comedian. He is best known for his work with John Fortune. Bird was born in Bulwell, Nottinghamshire, England.  Bird is known for his works in "A Dandy in Aspic" (1968), "30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia" (1968), "This, That and the Other" (1969), "Take A Girl Like You" (1970), "Jabberwocky" (1977), "The Seven-Per-Cent Solution" (1976), and "Yellow Pages" (1988). Bird died from complications of a stroke at Pendean House Care Home in Midhurst, West Sussex, on 24 December 2022, aged 86.
Barbara Taylor Bradford OBE, (10 May 1933 – 24 November 2024) was a British-American novelist. Her debut novel, "A Woman of Substance", was published in 1979 and has sold over 30 million copies worldwide. It ranks as one of the top-ten bestselling novels of all-time. She was born in Leeds, Yorkshire. Bradford died on 24 November 2024 in New York City at the age of 91.
Terry Carter (born John Everett DeCoste; December 16, 1928 – April 23, 2024) was an American actor and movie director. He was known for his roles as Sgt. Joe Broadhurst on the seven-year TV series "McCloud" and as Colonel Tigh on the original "Battlestar Galactica". He was born in New York City. Carter died in New York City on April 23, 2024 at the age of 95.
Thomas Stephen Chalmers (26 December 1935 – 29 April 2019) was a Scottish footballer. He was born in Glasgow. He played as a centre-forward. He is best known for scoring the winning goal for Celtic in the 1967 European Cup Final. From 1964 to 1966, he played for the national team. In 2017, it was confirmed that Chalmers had dementia. He died on 29 April 2019, at the age of 83. "Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first." Honours. Celtic Scotland
Michael Charlton (born 1 May 1927) is an Australian-born British journalist and broadcaster. He was born in Sydney. He worked for the BBC in the United Kingdom for many years.  In 1961 he was the inaugural presenter of "Four Corners", an Australian current affairs programme. In 1963 he was the recipient of the Australian Gold Logie award.
Leah Chase (January 6, 1923 – June 1, 2019) was an American chef, author and television personality. She was born in New Orleans but was raised in Madisonville, Louisiana, before moving back to New Orleans to attend catholic school. Chase was known as the Queen of Creole Cuisine. She supported African-American art and Creole cooking. Her restaurant, Dooky Chase, was known as a gathering place during the 1960s among many who participated in the Civil Rights Movement. Chase died on June 1, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana at the age of 96.
John Cocks (23 August 1966 – 6 February 2019), also known as John 'Cocksy' Cocks, was a New Zealand celebrity builder and television presenter. He was most notable for working on the "My House My Castle" series in the 1990s for New Zealand's TV2.  In 2016, he was diagnosed with terminal kidney cancer. He died from the disease on 6 February 2019 at his home in Tairua, New Zealand, aged 52.
Kenneth Charles Cope (14 April 1931 – 11 September 2024) was an English actor. He was best known for his roles as Marty Hopkirk in "Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)", Jed Stone in "Coronation Street" and Ray Hilton in "Brookside". Cope was born in Liverpool, England. Cope was diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in 2013. He died on 11 September 2024 from problems caused by the disease in Southport, England at the age of 93.
Michael Francis Gregson (born 27 January 1928), known professionally as Michael Craig, is a British actor and screenwriter. He was born in Pune, British India. He is known for his work in theatre, movie and television both in the United Kingdom and Australia. In movies, he is known for his roles in "Campbell's Kingdom" (1957), "Sea of Sand" (1958), "The Silent Enemy" (1958), "Sapphire" (1959), "Doctor in Love" (1960), "Mysterious Island" (1961), "The Iron Maiden" (1962), "Modesty Blaise" (1966), "Turkey Shoot" (1982), "Ride a Wild Pony" (1975) and "Appointment with Death" (1988).
Jonathan Peter Culshaw (born 2 June 1968) is an English actor, comedian and impressionist. He is best known for his work on the radio comedy "Dead Ringers" since 2000. Culshaw has voiced many characters for ITV shows including "2DTV" (2001), "Spitting Image" (1994–96) and "Newzoids" (2015–2016), as well as appearing in "The Impressions Show" alongside Debra Stephenson from 2009 until 2011.
Clive Cussler (July 15, 1931 – February 24, 2020) was an American adventure novelist and explorer. Cussler was born on July 15, 1931, in Aurora, Illinois, as Clive Eric Cussler. He was known for his novels which feature character Dirk Pitt. In 1976, Cussler wrote his third book, which is about the "Titanic" being raised, "Raise the Titanic!". They have reached "The New York Times" fiction best-seller list more than 20 times. In 1980, Clive Cussler’s "Raise the Titanic!" was adapted into Jerry Jameson’s feature film "Raise the Titanic". Cussler is the founder and chairman of the real-life National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA). He later died in Paradise Valley, Arizona, on February 24, 2020. At that time, Cussler was aged 88.
Paul W. Dewar (January 25, 1963 – February 6, 2019) was a Canadian educator and politician. He was born in Ottawa, Ontario. He was the New Democratic Party (NDP) Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Ottawa Centre from 2006 to 2015. On February 14, 2018, Dewer had surgery for a brain tumour. He was later diagnosed with terminal glioblastoma, a rare form of brain cancer. Dewar died from the disease on February 6, 2019 in Ottawa, aged 56.
The Divide and Conquer algorithm (also called the Divide and Conquer method) is a basis for many popular sorting algorithms. An algorithm is simply a series of steps to solve a problem. The general idea of divide and conquer is to take a problem and break it apart into smaller problems that are easier to solve.  This idea can be seen in many popular algorithms. A helpful way to think of this idea, would be when a person looks through a dictionary. For example, if they are looking for the word “Dog”, and land on a page with the word “Firetruck”, the person knows that all the pages to the right of firetruck will not contain dog. They know this because D comes before F in the alphabet. This logic allows a person to spend less time searching, because every time they arrive on a page with the wrong letter, they know that they can eliminate the pages to their right or their left. This is an example of diving a problem up into smaller pieces. If one were to apply this concept in programming, one might start with an ordered list. If they wanted to search through that list, they would start near the center of that list. Simple logic would determine if the desired element is to the right or the left of the middle element, or in some cases it may even be the middle element. From there, each time this algorithm searches, it decreases the size of the list by half. This makes searching through the list extremely efficient.
Terrance Dicks (14 April 1935 – 29 August 2019) was an English author and former television screenwriter, script editor and producer. Dicks had a long association with the BBC science-fiction series "Doctor Who", also working as a writer and script editor from 1968 to 1974. He was known as "the most prolific contributor to "Doctor Who"". Terrance died at his home in Hampstead, London after he short-illness on 29 August 2019 at the age of 84.
Frederick Edgar Dinenage MBE (born 8 June 1942) is an English television presenter, broadcaster and author. He was born in Birmingham, West Midlands. He is known for presenting "How", "How 2", and "ITV News Meridian". Early life and education. Dinenage was born in Birmingham. He was educated at Portsmouth Grammar School, an independent school in Portsmouth.
In computer science, a while loop is a statement which is used to execute code repeatedly based on a condition. Simply, it can be thought of as a repeating if statement.   Overview. The while loop consists of two parts: the condition and a block of code. The condition is evaluated and if it is true, the block of code is executed. This repeats until the condition evaluates to false. As a pre-test loop, the while loop checks the condition before the block is executed. In contrast, the do-while loop checks the condition "after" the loop has executed. A while loop would typically be used when you don't know the number of times you would like to loop over the block of code. Instead, code would continue looping until a particular condition is met. When the number of times a loop is to be executed is already known before the execution of the loop, a for loop would be a better choice.  A template of a while loop is shown below: while (condition)   statements; Example. Example code in the C programming language is shown below. int x = 0; while (x &lt; 5)   printf ("x = %d\n", x);  x++; In this example, the loop first checks to see if the variable x is less than 5. Because it is, it will enter the loop, printing the value of x and then increment x by 1. After completing the code block, it will continue to repeat the code block until x is equal to 5. When x is equal to five, the condition evaluates to false and the code exits the while loop. A loop that continues repeating forever is possible if the condition is always true. When this happens, it is up to the developer to create a statement to exit the loop. An example of this is shown below:   while (true)   //do complicated stuff  if (someCondition) break;  //more stuff In the above example, the condition while always be true. To exit the loop, a break statement is used when a specific condition inside the loop evaluates to true.
In computer science, a for-loop (or “for loop”) is used to run specified lines of code repeatedly. In different languages, there are different keywords to specify this statement—ways to identify a for loop—but they all do the same task. Most languages use either “for” or “do” as keywords. A for-loop has two parts: a header, and a body of code. The body consists of a set of instructions (lines of code) that run for each repetition of the loop. The header often declares how many loops to complete, generally indicated by either a loop counter or a loop variable. For-loops are typically used when the number of repetitions are known. For-loops are similar to “while-loops”, but usually have a known number of repetitions. Sample for-loop in Python: for i in range(10): print('Hello, world!') This for loop prints outs "Hello, world!" ten times. The name for-loop comes from the English word for, which is the direct translation of the earlier German "für", used by Heinz Rutishauser, who also helped define ALGOL 58 and 60. Loop Counter. In computer science, a loop counter is a variable that controls how many repetitions the loop will do. Usually, the loop counter variable is an integer value that increments by 1 for each completed loop. However, loop counters can also decrement, and can have step sizes other than 1.  Loop counters change each iteration. With each repeat, there is a unique counter value. The loop counter is the deciding factor for when a loop should end and go onto the next section of code. Common identifier names for loop counters are i, j, and k(and so on, if needed). for loop. A for-loop is available in most common programming languages. While for-loops in different languages will all fulfill the same task, there are differences on how each programming language deals with for loops.
Daryl Frank Dragon (August 27, 1942 – January 2, 2019) was an American musician and songwriter. He was known as Captain from the pop musical duo Captain &amp; Tennille, with his former wife, Toni Tennille. Biography. In 1981, Dragon contributed to Carpenters' "Made In America" album, programming synthesizers on "(Want You) Back In My Life Again". In 1996, Dragon played keyboard on a number of tracks on the self-titled album by pop punk band Size 14. In 2009, Dragon was diagnosed with a neurological disorder which causes him to have tremors. Dragon died on January 2, 2019 in Prescott, Arizona from renal failure at the age of 76.
Cathryn Antoinette "Toni" Tennille (born May 8, 1940) is an American singer-songwriter and keyboardist. She is best known as one-half of the 1970s duo Captain &amp; Tennille with her former husband Daryl Dragon. Her best known song is "Love Will Keep Us Together".
Howard Finkel (June 7, 1950 – April 16, 2020) was an American professional wrestling ring announcer. He worked with WWE since 1977. He began working for Vince McMahon Sr.'s World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) in 1975 and was a ring announcer, beginning in 1977. Finkel was seen as one of the best ring announcers of all time. Finkel died on April 16, 2020 in Madison, Connecticut from problems caused by a rare-form of brain disease at the age of 69.
Arthur Bamber Gascoigne (24 January 1935 – 8 February 2022) was a British television presenter and author. He is best known for being the original quizmaster on "University Challenge", which ran from 1962 to 1987. He was born in London. Gascoigne died on 8 February 2022 in London at the age of 87.
Alasdair Gray (28 December 1934 – 29 December 2019) was a Scottish writer and artist. His first novel, "Lanark", published in 1981, was written over almost 30 years. It was described by "The Guardian" as "one of the landmarks of 20th-century fiction." Gray died at a hospital in Glasgow of pneumonia-related problems on 29 December 2019, a day after his 85th birthday.
Albert David Hedison Jr. (May 20, 1927 – July 18, 2019) was an American actor. In 1959, he starred as Victor Sebastian in the short-lived espionage television series "Five Fingers". He was known for his role as Captain Lee Crane in Irwin Allen's television series "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" and as CIA agent Felix Leiter in two James Bond movies, "Live and Let Die" and "Licence to Kill". Hedison had two daughters, Serena and Alexandra Hedison. Alexandra is married to actress Jodie Foster. Hedison died on July 18, 2019 in Los Angeles, California at the age of 92.
Nicholas Victor Leslie Henson (12 May 1945 – 15 December 2019) was an English actor. He joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1977. He was known for his roles in "Witchfinder General" (1968), "There's a Girl in My Soup" (1970), "Mosquito Squadron" (1970) and "Psychomania" (1971).  Henson died on 15 December 2019 from lymphoma, aged 74.
Michel Houellebecq (; born Michel Thomas; 26 February 1956) is a French author, filmmaker, and poet. His first book was a biographical essay on the horror writer H. P. Lovecraft. Houellebecq published his first novel, "Whatever", in 1994. His next novels "Atomised", published in 1998, and "Platform" followed in 2001 were also his best known works.
Alan Paul Igglesden (8 October 1964 – 1 November 2021) was an English Test cricketer. He played three Test Matches and four One Day Internationals (ODIs) for the England cricket team between 1989 and 1994 as a fast bowler.  He played most of his first-class cricket career for Kent County Cricket Club. He was born in London. In 1999, Igglesden was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. He died from the disease in Apperley Bridge, West Yorkshire on 1 November 2021, aged 57.
Wanda Lavonne Jackson (born October 20, 1937) is an American singer-songwriter, pianist and guitarist. She became popular in the mid-1950s and 1960s as one of the first popular female rockabilly singers. She is known to many as the "Queen of Rockabilly" or the "First Lady of Rockabilly". Her best known works were "Tears Will Be the Chaser for Your Wine", "A Woman Lives for Love" and "Fancy Satin Pillows". In 2009, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the category Early Influence.