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East West Rail is a major project to "establish a strategic railway connecting East Anglia with Central, Southern and Western England".  In particular, it plans to build (or rebuild) a new line linking Oxford and Cambridge via Bicester, Milton Keynes (at Bletchley) and Bedford. It will largely use existing (but closed) railway lines. It will provides a route between any or all of the Great Western, Chiltern, West Coast, Midland, East Coast, West Anglia and Great Eastern main lines, avoiding London. The new line will provide a route for potential new services between and Ipswich or Norwich via , Didcot and Ely, using existing onward lines. The western section from Oxford to Bedford was approved by the Government in November 2011, with completion of this section expected by 2025.  The segment from Oxford via Bicester Village to the junction with the Chiltern Main Line became operational in December 2016. Electrification of the line is not planned. Sections. The plan is divided into three sections:
Kora Aleksandra Jackowska (Sipowicz) (8 June 1951 – 28 July 2018) was a Polish singer, musician, composer, voice actress and TV presenter. She was born in Kraków, Poland. She was the lead singer of the Polish rock band Maanam. Jackowska was the voice of Edna Mode in the Polish language dub of "The Incredibles". Jackowska died from ovarian cancer in Bliżów, Poland on 28 July 2018, at the age of 67. She was diagnosed with the disease in 2013.
Bruce Alan Lietzke (July 18, 1951 – July 28, 2018) was an American professional golfer. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri. He won 13 tournaments on the PGA Tour between 1977 and 1994, including two victories in the Canadian Open.  His best finish in a major championship was at the 1991 PGA Championship where he finished second behind John Daly. He had seven victories on the Champions Tour. He played in the 1981 Ryder Cup. In April 2017 Lietzke was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer. He died from the disease on July 28, 2018 in Athens, Texas, aged 67.
Theodore Edgar McCarrick (born 7 July 1930) is an American former cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the Archbishop of Washington, D.C., from 2001 to 2006. Early life and education. McCarrick was born in New York City, United States. He was ordained a priest on 31 May 1958 by Cardinal Francis Spellman. Ecclesiastical career. McCarrick served as an auxiliary bishop of New York and Bishop of Metuchen. In 1986, he became the Archbishop of Newark. In 2001, he was appointed the Archbishop of Washington. He was made a cardinal by Pope John Paul II on 21 February 2001. Scandals and controversies. In June 2018, McCarrick was removed from the public ministry by Pope Francis after it was discovered that McCarrick sexually abused a 16 year old boy in New York years ago. A few days later, three more men accused McCarrick of sexual abuse. A month later, another man from New Jersey accused McCarrick of sexual abuse. In 2018, McCarrick resigned from the College of Cardinals. The Vatican found him guilty of abuse in 2019. He was laicized, which means he was removed from the clergy. He became the highest-ranking American cleric to be laicized due to sexual abuse. McCarrick became the first person to resign from the College of Cardinals since 1927 and the first cardinal to resign following allegations of sexual abuse. A report in November 2020 by the Secretariat of State found that Pope John Paul II was aware of allegations against McCarrick but did not believe them, and that Benedict XVI, in 2005, after learning of the allegations, wanted McCarrick quickly replaced. The report did not blame Pope Francis for the scandal. In August 2023, a judge said McCarrick was not fit to stand trial because it is believed McCarrick has dementia.
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta (29 January 1945 – 16 January 2022), or as he is often known, IBK, was a Malian politician. He was the President of Mali from 2013 to 2020. He was the Prime Minister of Mali from 1994 to 2000. He was he President of the National Assembly of Mali from 2002 to 2007. In August 2020, he was taken hostage by a military coup and later resigned. Keïta died on 16 January 2022 at his home in Bamako, Mali at the age of 76.
Roger Marie Élie Etchegaray (; 25 September 1922 – 4 September 2019) was a French cardinal of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church. He was born in Espelette/Ezpeleta, Pyrénées-Atlantiques. He was the archbishop of Marseille from 1970 to 1985 before entering the Roman Curia, where he was President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace (1984–1998) and President of the Pontifical Council "Cor Unum" (1984–1995). He was promoted to the rank of cardinal in 1979. On 24 December 2009, he was seriously injured in an unsuccessful attack on Pope Benedict XVI and was hospitalized with broken bones. In 2015, Cardinal Etchegaray fell in St. Peter's Basilica during Mass while greeting Pope Francis and broke his leg for the second time. He was the oldest living cardinal for one day upon the death of José de Jesús Pimiento Rodríguez on 3 September 2019. He died the next day on 4 September 2019, in Cambo-les-Bains, France at the age of 96.
José Saraiva Martins, C.M.F., GCC (born 6 January 1932) is a Portuguese Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, having was prefect from 1998 to 2008. On 9 July 2008, Pope Benedict XVI accepted his resignation as prefect to be succeeded by Angelo Amato.
Maria Carme Forcadell i Lluís (born 29 May 1955) is a Catalan politician. She was the president of the Parliament of Catalonia (2015-2018). She was the Councilor of Sabadell City Council (2003-2007), and president of the Catalan National Assembly (2012-2015). Life. Carme Forcadell was born in 1956 in Xerta, a small village in Baix Ebre, on the coast of southern Catalonia, Spain. She studied philosophy and journalism at the Universitat Autònoma, and received a master's degree in Catalan philology. She worked as a teacher in the city of Sabadell, where she met her husband, a computer specialist. They have two children. Work. Forcadell entered politics in 1999, when she joined the ERC (Esquerra Republicana). In 2003 she became councilor of the municipal government of Sabadell, led by mayor Manuel Bustos. Later, she became the president of the Catalan National Assembly. Forcadell was speaker of the Catalan Parliament from 2015 until after the 2017 election. As a result of the Catalan campaign for independence and the referendum held on October 1st, 2017, she was put in the Spanish prison of Alcalá-Mecoprison. In July 2018 she was transferred to the Mas d’Enric prison near Tarragona in Catalonia. She was escorted by the Catalan police Mossos d’Esquadra, under the control of the Catalan government. Crowds formed a human chain on the road leading to the prison and covered the fences with yellow ribbons. The prison has green rooftops, large courtyards, and a view of the nearby forests and mountains. It was designed by architects AiB Estudi d'Arquitectes and Estudi PSP Arquitectura to create a "non-oppressive environment".
Miss Earth 2018 is the 18th edition of the Miss Earth pageant. Karen Ibasco of the Philippines crowned Nguyễn Phương Khánh of Vietnam on November 3, 2018. Contestants. 87 contestants competed in the pageant:
The single-camera setup, or single-camera mode of production, also known as Portable Single camera is a method of filmmaking and video production. The single-camera setup originally developed during the birth of the Classic Hollywood Cinema in the 1910s and has remained the standard mode of production for cinema; in television, both single cameras and multiple-camera productions are common.
Kylian Mbappé Lottin (; born 20 December 1998) is a French professional footballer. He plays for Real Madrid in La liga. He plays as a forward for French Ligue 1 Monaco club and the France national team. At the age of 19, he has been marked the best young player in the world. Mbappé made his senior debut for France in 2017. Before that he was representing them at under-17 and under-19 levels. At the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Kylian Mbappé became the youngest French player to score at a World Cup. He also became the second teenager, after Pelé, to score in a World Cup Final. France won the tournament and he was the second-highest goalscorer. He received the Best Young Player Award for his performances. He moved to PSG for a sum of 160 million Euros in the summer of 2018. Thereafter he stayed with the club for a prolonged and eventful saga period upto 2024 before getting his dream move to Real Madrid. His transfer to real Madrid was free. At Paris Saint-Germain football club. Mbappé had his last game for Paris Saint-Germain football club, in May 2024. The team's last game of the season was on May 25. In July 2022, the leader of the Paris Saint-Germain football club said that the club wanted to make Mbappé's contract longer. His contract stopped in June 2024. As of August 13, 2023, the club said he could train with the club's top team. The French supercup final in 2024 was on January 4. "France score listed first, score column indicates score after each Mbappé goal" Honours. Monaco Paris Saint-Germain France U19 France Individual Orders
Athens is a city in Henderson County, Texas, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 12,857. It is the county seat of Henderson County. It was named after Athens, Alabama, by one of the early residents who came from there. People. Athens has 12,857 people living there.
Frank Spencer Sutton (October 23, 1923 – June 28, 1974) was an American actor. He was born in Clarksville, Tennessee. He was best known for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Vince Carter on the CBS television series "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.". He enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War II. Sutton died of a heart attack on June 28, 1974 in Shreveport, Louisiana at the age of 50.
Lynn is a city in Massachusetts and the largest city in Essex County. It is near the Atlantic Ocean, north of the Boston city line at Suffolk Downs. There is an MBTA commuter rail station in Lynn.
Essex County is a county in the northeastern part of the state of Massachusetts. As of the 2020 census, the total population was 809,829. It is the third-most populous county in the state. It is part of the Greater Boston area (the Boston–Cambridge–Newton, MA–NH Metropolitan Statistical Area).  The largest city in Essex County is Lynn. The county was named after the English county of Essex. It has two traditional county seats: Salem and Lawrence.
DeKalb County is a county located in the state of Illinois. As of the 2020 census, the population was 100,420. Its county seat is Sycamore. DeKalb County is part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Kankakee County is a county located in the state of Illinois. In the 2020 census, it has a population of 107,502. Its county seat is Kankakee. Kankakee County comprises the Kankakee, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Harris Tweed is a tweed cloth that is handwoven by islanders at their homes in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, finished in the Outer Hebrides, and made from pure virgin wool dyed and spun in the Outer Hebrides. This definition, quality standards and protection of the Harris Tweed name are set out in the Harris Tweed Act 1993. This manufacture protects the reputation of a cloth which is famous for being wind-resistant.
Tweed is a rough, woollen fabric, usually with a plain weave, twill or herringbone pattern. Colour effects in the yarn are got by mixing dyed wool before it is spun. Tweeds are an icon of traditional Scottish and Irish clothing. It is good for informal outerwear, because the material is moisture-resistant and long-lasting. Tweeds are made to withstand harsh climates. They are worn for outdoor activities such as shooting and hunting. In Ireland, most tweed making is done in County Donegal. In Scotland tweed associated with the Isle of Harris.
"I Feel It Coming" is a 2016 song by Canadian singer the Weeknd and is the third single from his third studio album "Starboy". The song features French duo Daft Punk. It topped the single charts in France. It also went to the top 10 in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Lebanon, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Nath Sect (Nath Sampradaya in Hindi) is a religious sect under the "Shaiva sect" of Hinduism. Believed to be started with the origin of mythical god &amp; incarnation of God Shiva "Dattatrey". Dattatrey is believed to be the founder or the "Aadi Guru" (first teacher) of the Nath sect. The Nath sect is a tradition which indulges and practices many types of magical traditions like Tantras (sorcery), Mantras (spells), Siddha (yoga) etc. It is believed that Gorakhnath was also a saint from this clan. He added many new traditions into this tradition like Siddha Yoga. Naths are also associated with "Naga Sadhus" believed to be the saints of highest ranks. Naths have the highest prominence in the Saints hierarchy. Gorakhnath (believed to be the last in Nath sect) himself was a incarnation of Shiva with many powers and the knowledge of wide ranges of bewitchment, mesmerism, spells, spellbinding, and sorcery. Presently these types of practices are common mainly in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Someone who masters this type of practices can also be called a "Tantrik".
Emily Clara Rios (born April 27, 1989) is an American actress and model. She is best known for her roles as Andrea Cantillo on the AMC series "Breaking Bad" and Adriana Mendez on the FX series "The Bridge". She had a starring role in the movie "Quinceañera" (2006). She has also had roles in the television series "ER", "House", "The Closer", "Grimm", "Criminal Minds" and "Snowfall". Rios was born in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of Mexican parents. She grew up in El Monte, California.
James Rivière (pseudonym of Vincenzo Teora Rivière) (born 1949) is an Italian artist, designer, and sculptor. He is particularly known for his jewellery designs, which are held in private collections and museums, including the Louvre, Victoria and Albert, and Vatican Museums. Art. James Rivière's creations include the fields of sculpture, painting, industrial design, fashion and architecture, however jewellery is his most important form of expression. He won the jewellery category of the Triennale di Milano in 1972 and 1973. A few examples of his creations are:
Frederick Seawright (August 11, 1960 – July 29, 2018) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Brickhouse Brown. He was born in Wilmington, Delaware. He was a top heel in Southern promotions in the 1980s and 1990s.  In March 1987, Brown went to Memphis, Tennessee to wrestling for Championship Wrestling Association. In April 1990, he won the USWA World Tag Team Championship with Sweet Daddy Falcone, defeating The Southern Rockers.  Brown was diagnosed with prostate cancer in April 2017. He died on July 29, 2018 from the disease in Jackson, Mississippi at the age of 57.
Brian Christopher Lawler (January 10, 1972 – July 29, 2018) was an American professional wrestler. He was the son of professional wrestler Jerry "The King" Lawler. He was best known for his career in the World Wrestling Federation, where he performed as Grand Master Sexay as one-half of the tag team Too Cool with Scotty 2 Hotty.  In July 2018, he was arrested for a DUI and evading police in Memphis. On July 28, 2018, Christopher was found hanging at his jail cell. He was placed on life-support. He died the next day, aged 46.
Geraint Howell Thomas, MBE (born 25 May 1986) is a professional racing cyclist who rides for the UCI WorldTeam , Wales and United Kingdom. Thomas has enjoyed success both on the track and on the road. On the track he was a specialist in the team pursuit. He won three world championships and was Olympic gold medalist twice, in 2008 and 2012. Thomas had an early success on the road at the 2004 Paris–Roubaix Juniors and later had senior victories at the 2010 British National Road Race Championships, the 2014 Commonwealth Games road race and his first classic, the 2015 E3 Harelbeke. He has also had a number of stage race overall victories; including the 2011 and 2014 Bayern-Rundfahrt, the 2016 Paris–Nice, the 2017 Tour of the Alps and the 2018 Critérium du Dauphiné. Thomas won the first stage of 2017 Tour de France, an individual time trial, to become the first Welshman, and only the eighth cyclist from the United Kingdom, to wear the yellow jersey at the Tour de France. On stage 9, when placed second overall, he crashed on a descent and broke his collarbone, forcing him to withdraw from the race. In the 2018 Tour de France, Thomas took the yellow jersey after winning stage 11, extended his lead after winning stage 12, and retained the lead for the remainder of the event, becoming the third British (and the first British born) cyclist, after Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome, and the first Welshman, to win the Tour de France.
Matthew Quincy Daddario (born October 1, 1987) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Alec Lightwood on the Freeform television series "Shadowhunters" (2016–present). He is the brother of actress Alexandra Daddario.  Daddario was born in New York City. He studied at Indiana University Bloomington.
Tazito Garcia is a Canadian actor based in Toronto. Garcia is best known for playing roles as Axel on an action-comedy movie "First Bust (2015)" and General Sevchenko on the movie "Battlefield: Divided We Stand". In 2015, he won an "Award of Excellence" in the Canada International Film Festival. Career. Garcia moved to Toronto in 2002 to pursue his career. In 2008, he appeared on a TV Movie "National Geographic Inside: Manhunt". In 2011, he directed and starred in a thriller movie "The Briefcase", which earned him the "Breakout Male Action Star" at the AOF International Film Festival held in Los Angeles. According to IMDB, in 2012, Garcia was cast in the lead role of the TV drama series "Resist666 (2012"). Subsequently, he was assigned as a stunt performer for 2 episodes of the "Resist666 (2012)". In 2016, Garcia starred in a Chinese action movie "Lost in the Pacific (2016)", where Garcia was the only Canadian actor selected to team up with the international cast.
Manos Eleutheriou (; 12 March 1938 – 22 July 2018) was a Greek poet, lyricist and prose writer. He had written poetry collections, short stories, a novel, two novels and more than 400 songs. At the same time he worked as a columnist, publishing editor, illustrator and radio producer. In 1962, at the age of 24, he published his first poetic collection, "Sinoikismos". At the same time, he wrote the lyrics for "The train leaves at 8:00", which Mikis Theodorakis later toured. In October 1963 he began working at "Reader's Digest". Eleutheriou died on 22 July 2018 in Athens from a heart attack, aged 80.
Oliver Dragojević (7 December 1947 – 29 July 2018) was a Croatian pop singer-songwriter. He was born in Split, Croatia. He was thought to be one of the most well known musical stars and cultural icons in Croatia. His career lasted for forty years.  His style blends traditional klapa melodies of Dalmatia with jazz motifs wrapped up in a modern production. He was one of the few Croatian musicians who has performed at major locations such as Carnegie Hall, Royal Albert Hall, Olympia (Paris) and Sydney Opera House. On 29 July 2018, Dragojević died from lung cancer in Split, aged 70.
Tomasz Ludwik Stańko (11 July 1942 – 29 July 2018) was a Polish trumpeter and composer. His work is described as free jazz and the avant-garde. He was born in Rzeszów, Poland. From 1984 he was a member of Cecil Taylor's big band. He was known for his work with pianist Krzysztof Komeda on Komeda's album "Astigmatic", recorded in early 1965. In 1968 Stańko formed a quintet that included Zbigniew Seifert on violin and alto saxophone, and in 1975 he formed the Tomasz Stańko-Adam Makowicz Unit. Stańko died in Warsaw on 29 July 2018 from lung cancer, aged 76.
Vibeke Westbye Skofterud (20 April 1980 – 29 July 2018) was a Norwegian cross country skier. Skofterud was born in Askim, Norway. She won gold in the 4 x 5 km relay at Vancouver in 2010. Her best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 8th in the 30 km event at Salt Lake City in 2002. In 2008, Skofterud said she was openly lesbian. She suffered from eating disorders. Skofterud was killed in a jet skiing accident on 29 July 2018 in Arendal, Norway, aged 38.
Askim is a town and a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The centre of the municipality is the town of Askim. Askim was created as a municipality on 1 January 1838. Askim is the largest population centre in Indre Østfold with 15,315 people living here (2012). It lies next to the longest river in Norway, Glomma, which forms the border with Spydeberg to the north and west, and Skiptvet to the south.
Catherine Breillat (born 13 July 1948) is a French movie-maker and novelist. She tries to normalize previously taboo subjects in cinema. Breillat is known for movies that are about sexuality, relationships between men and women, intimacy and sibling rivalry. Her movies are part of the "New French Extremity", which uses violence and sexuality in shocking ways. Breillat was born in Bressuire, France.
Steve Angello (aka Steve Josfesson Fragogiannis) is part quartet The Swedish House Mafia together with Eric Prydz, Sebastian Ingrosso and Axwell. He is a world-famous House producer, remixer and DJ, and currently is the co-owner of Size Records. Steve Angello grew up in a crime family in Athens, and watched his father die at 13 years of age. Determined not to follow the family's criminal traditions, music took the better of him. He started out as a Turntablist fusing hip-hop, breakbeats and 70's classics, in the club life of Stockholm.
Jillian Michaels (born February 18, 1974) is an American writer, businesswoman, personal trainer and television personality. She is best known for her appearances on NBC, in particular, "The Biggest Loser". "The Biggest Loser" began in October 2004. Michaels was also on the related TV series "Losing it with Jillian". Michaels was born in Los Angeles, California.
Lucas Cornelis van Scheppingen (born 22 October 1976), better known under his stage name Laidback Luke, is a Dutch DJ and music producer from Hoofddorp, North Holland. He was born in Manila, Philippines. He is also a martial artist. He remixed the song "Show Me Love" by Robin S. which charted at #11 on the UK charts in 2009. In 2012, Laidback Luke was nominated for the best European DJ award from the 27th Dance Music Awards. He appeared in the documentary movie "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead". The movie was nominated for Grammy Award.
This is a list of governors of Missouri since its territory became part of the United States. Thirty-eight of the governors have been Democratic. Fifteen have been Republican. One has been Liberal Republican. Governors of Missouri. The most recent Governor to die was Joseph P. Teasdale (1936–2014). The most recently serving United States Governor of Missouri to die was Mel Carnahan (1934–2000). The oldest living Governor or former Governor of Missouri is Kit Bond (born 1939).
Medina is a city in Ohio in the United States. It is the county seat of Medina County. Medina is about 33 mi (53 km) south of Cleveland and 23 mi (37 km) west of Akron.
The Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 was a law created by the United States Congress. The law would make sanctions against South Africa and stated five conditions for lifting the sanctions that would end the system of apartheid. Most of the sanctions were repealed in July 1991 after South Africa took steps towards meeting the conditions of the act, with the very few last ones repealed in November 1993. President Ronald Reagan was against the bill saying that it would cause an "economic war". He vetoed the bill, but was the veto was overriden by both Republicans and Democrats.