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Thomas Miller McClintock II (; born July 10, 1956) is an American politician. He is the U.S. representative for since 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party. He was a California state assemblyman from 1982 to 1992 and from 1996 to 2000, when he became a California state senator, a job he had until 2008.  He unsuccessfully ran for governor of California in the 2003 recall election and for lieutenant governor of California in the 2006 election.
The Bōsō Peninsula (房総半島, "Bōsō-hantō") is a Peninsula that encompasses the entirety of Chiba Prefecture on Honshū island. It forms the eastern edge of Tokyo Bay separating it from the Pacific Ocean.
Martin James Pflieger Schienle (born July 30, 1982), professionally known as Martin Starr, is an American actor and comedian. He is known for the television roles of Bill Haverchuck in "Freaks and Geeks" (1999–2000), Bertram Gilfoyle on the HBO series "Silicon Valley" (2014–2019) and as Roger Harrington in the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies. Starr was born in Santa Monica, California. He is a Buddhist.
The decisecond (ds) is a unit of time. It is part of the International System of Units. A decisecond is 10−1 second. It is one tenth of a second. There are ten deciseconds in one second.
Charlie Thomas Cox (born 15 December 1982) is an English actor. He is best known for playing Matt Murdock / Daredevil in the TV series "Daredevil" (2015–2018), "The Defenders" (2017), "Echo" (2024) and the movie "" (2021).
Francesco Forte (11 February 1929 – 1 January 2022) was an Italian politician, academic and economist. He was born in Busto Arsizio, Italy. He was a member of the Socialist Party. Forte was Minister of Finance between 1982 and 1983. He was a cabinet member during the Bettino Craxi and Amintore Fanfani governments. He was mayor of Bormio from 1988 to 1991. Forte was a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1979 until 1987. He was later a member of the Senate from 1987 until 1994. Forte was Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1983 until 1987. He was also Minister of European Affairs between 1983 until 1986. Forte died on 1 January 2022 in Turin, Italy at the age of 92.
Sergei Ivanovich Furgal ( (pronounced foor-"GAHL"); born 12 February 1970) is a Russian politician. He was Governor of Khabarovsk Krai from 28 September 2018 until 20 July 2020. He was arrested on 9 July 2020.  Furgal was also a member of the State Duma from 2007 to 2018. He is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. On 9 July 2020, Furgal was arrested by authorities on charges of involvement in multiple murders of several businessmen in the region and nearby territories in 2004 and 2005. He could face life in prison if convicted.
The Hon. Nicholas Haden-Guest (born May 5, 1951), known as Nicholas Guest, is an American actor. He played Headmaster Patrick James Elliot in the teen sitcom "USA High".  His brother is Christopher Guest.
Antonio Martino (22 December 1942 – 5 March 2022) was an Italian politician. He was the minister of foreign affairs in 1994 and minister of defense from 2001 to 2006 during the Silvio Berlusconi governments. He was a founding member of Forza Italia. Martino died on 5 March 2022 in Rome, aged 79.
Marta Fascina (born 9 January 1990) is an Italian politician. She is a member of Forza Italia. She has been a member of the Chamber of Deputies since 2018. Fascina from March 2020 until his death in June 2023, dated with the former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
Edna Brown (April 7, 1940 – January 1, 2022) was an American politician. She was a member of the Democratic Party. Brown was a member of the Ohio Senate from 2011 to 2018. Before, she was in the Ohio House of Representatives from 2001 to 2010. Brown was born in Toledo, Ohio. Brown died at her home in Toledo on January 1, 2022 at the age of 81.
A censure is a way of showing strong disapproval or harsh criticism.  Politics. In parliamentary procedure, it is a debatable main motion that could be adopted by a majority vote. Sometimes a political party (national or state level) can vote to censure a politician.
Charles T. Royer (August 22, 1939 – July 26, 2024) was the 48th mayor of Seattle, Washington from 1978 to 1990. After he was the mayor of Seattle, Royer became the director of the Harvard Institute of Politics. Royer died at his home in Gearhart, Oregon, on July 26, 2024, at the age of 84.
Ravinder Singh Bhalla (born January 13, 1974), often simply called Ravi Bhalla, is an American civil rights lawyer and politician. He is the mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey since 2018. He was a member of the city council of Hoboken from 2009 until 2017.  On November 7, 2017, he was elected New Jersey's first Sikh mayor, as well as the first elected mayor in the United States who is a Sikh and wears a turban. Bhalla was a candidate for New Jersey's 8th congressional district in the 2024 election, losing to incumbent U.S. Representative Rob Menendez.
A Dastār (, from ) which derives from "dast-e-yār" or "the hand of God", is a turban worn by Punjabi muslims and Sikhs. It is an important part of the Punjabi culture. The word comes from Persian to Punjabi. In Persian, the word "dastār" can describe any kind of turban.
Norman Blann Rice (born May 4, 1943) is an American Democratic politician. He was the 49th mayor of Seattle, Washington, for two terms from 1990 to 1997. Rice was the city's first African-American to be elected mayor. In 1996, Rice ran in the Democratic primary for Governor of Washington, but lost the nomination to then-King County Executive Gary Locke. In December 2010, he was nominated as one of 30 members for a two-year appointment in the White House Council for Community Solutions, created by Executive Order of President Barack Obama.
Danuta Pfeiffer (née Rylko, formerly Soderman) (born February 22, 1949) is an author and a retired journalist. She is best known for co-hosting "The 700 Club" with Pat Robertson and Ben Kinchlow from 1983 to 1988. She was born in England after World War II to a father who was from Poland and worked as a sculptor. Her mother was a nurse and English. Danuta Rylko and her parents moved to the United States shortly after she was born. She grew up in northern Michigan, near Bellaire. She began her career in San Diego, California as a newsreader on the radio, and was co-host of "SunUp San Diego" on KFMB-TV from 1976 to 1983. Rylko was hired by the Christian Broadcasting Network after becoming a born again Christian. She was hired to be their reporter in Jerusalem, but was instead made co-host of "The 700 Club" days after arriving at CBN's headquarters in Virginia Beach, Virginia. She later wrote: "But no one ever asked me about my politics. I was converted by association from my liberal democratic feminism to conservative Republican fundamentalism. I felt like a wolf in sheep’s clothing adapting somewhat awkwardly to becoming one of the sheep." She was the first journalist to report the story of the John Anthony Walker spy ring. She interviewed Walker's daughter, Laura Walker Snyder, for CBN. During the interview, Snyder accused her father of bullying and pressuring his children into becoming spies. She married Swedish businessman Kai Soderberg in 1983, six months after joining "The 700 Club". Soderman was a suicidal alcoholic and the two divorced after she moved back to California. She was fired by Robertson in 1988 after he found out that Soderman had been married and divorced two times before. She stopped being a Christian after her experiences at CBN and went back to San Diego where she hosted "Danuta Time", on KSDO radio in the late 1980s and was a news commentator on KUSI-TV in the early 1990s.  She moved to Colorado
Some men like to be submissive, in BDSM, and other sexual activities. This is known as male submission, or malesub. The woman who takes the dominant role, is usually called dominatrix. Such activity is usually called femdom. A 2015 study indicates that 46.6% of men who are active in BDSM expressed a preference for a submissive role, 24% consider themselves to be switches (they can take both roles) and 29.5% prefer the dominant role.
Evangelis or Evangelos Zappas (; ; 23 August 1800 – 19 June 1865) was a Greek patriot, philanthropist and businessman who established the modern Olympic Games. Biography. Early life. Evangelis Zappas was born to a Greek family on August 23, 1800 in the village of Labovo in the Ottoman Empire. His parents were Vasileios and Sotira Zappas. Zappas received no education during his youth. At 13, he left his village and worked as a mercenary in the Ottoman militia of Ali Pasha. Zappas was involved in the Filiki Eteria, a Greek patriotic organization, and served in the Greek War of Independence when it started in 1821. He claimed to have been wounded five times during the war. Zappas later moved to Wallachia in 1831 and made a fortune in land and agriculture. In the 1850s, Zappas became one of the wealthiest businessmen in Eastern Europe. The value of his whole fortune was calculated at six million gold drachmas. Revival of the Olympic Games. Zappas was a nationalist inspired to revive the Olympic Games by Panagiotis Soutsos, a Greek poet. He sent a letter in 1856 to King Otto of Greece offering to pay to restore the Olympics. The first modern Olympic Games were held on November 15, 1859 in Athens, Greece. And just like in the ancient Olympics, the athletes competed in running, discus throwing, javelin throwing, wrestling, jumping, and pole-climbing. Zappas died on June 19, 1865 with no children. His money was used for developing athletic buildings in Athens, as well as for continuing the Olympic Games. He left instructions for the building of the Zappeion Exhibition and Conference Center named in both his honour and in the honour of his cousin, Konstantinos Zappas. Legacy. Evangelos Zappas made several donations to Greek schools, libraries and scholarships. He also financed the Romanian Academy where he has a statue there today. Zappas also funded a Romanian dictionary, a newspaper and books in the Albanian language, and research on the history of the Romanian people.
Yakuza known in Japan as is a beat 'em up action-adventure game developed by Sega NE R&amp;D and published by Sega.
Manfred Schmid (born 20 February 1971) is an Austrian football coach and a former midfielder. He is the manager of Austria Wien. Playing career. Schmid played for Austria Wien from 1989 to 2002 and LASK Linz from 2002 to 2003. Managing career. He often was assistence coach under Peter Stöger. Since the 2021-22 season he is head coach of FK Austria Wien.
Mohamed Farrah Hassan Aidid (; ; 15 December 1934 – 1 August 1996) was a Somali general and diplomat. He was the chairman of the United Somali Congress (USC). Aidid later led the Somali National Alliance (SNA). He was a part of the groups that overthrew and exiled President Mohamed Siad Barre's socialist and communist government from Somalia during the Somali Civil War in the early 1990s. In 1992, Aidid attacked United Nations troops. This caused him to be named the world’s first "Wanted Man" of the Unified Task Force. After UN peacekeepers withdrew in 1993, 19 American soldiers were killed by Aidid's forces. They also attacked peacekeepers, caused violence and committed crimes against humanity. On 1 August 1996, Aidid suffered a heart attack after being wounded. He died at the age of 61. Early live
In certain societies there are groups of people, who think that certain people should not be part of that society. These people who are seen as "undesirable" are then either killed, or they are driven away. This is known as social cleansing. Examples of such groups seen as undesirable are homeless people, street children, criminals,the elderly, and people with disabilities. Very often, these ideas also touch sex workers, people who are homosexual, or who have a gender identity outside the clearly defined male, or clearly defined female spectrum. Wanting to do social cleansing is caused by a combination of economic and social factors, but killings are mostly present in regions with high levels of poverty or were there are very few very rich, and the rest of the poulation is poor. Perpetrators are usually of the same community as the victims. Very often, they think that the victims are a drain on the resources of society. Efforts by national and local governments to stop these killings have been largely ineffective. The government and police forces are often involved in the killings, especially in South America. Examples. Colombia. According to the National Center of Historic Memory the city of Cali in Colombia is most affected by these massacres. Between 1998 and 2013, about 5.000 people have been killed in social cleansing operations; 77% of the cillings were done by special groups doing the cleansing, 18% were killed by paramilitary groups, and 5% were killed by unidentified groups. A report by Vice News states that the police is often involved, and leads to the homeless seeking shelter in the most remote areas of the canalisation: "They come here all the time. they get you and take you to the police station. There they beat youu up, and they sprinkle you with a strong water jet. They tell you you are good for social cleansing, but they don't tell you when it will happen.  When the aggressors cannot reach them, they have another stategy: they put gasoline in the sewers, and put it on fire. "Six month ago, paramilitary forces came, and put a small girl on fire. They poured gasoline on her and lit her
The mountain tree frog ("Dryophytes eximius") is a frog that lives in Mexico. It lives in the mountains. Scientists have seen it between 900 and 2900 meters above sea level. It can also live in wet places, for example streams and roadside ditches. Appearance. This frog can be 1.9 to 5.6 cm long from nose to rear end. Its skin is either green or brown with dark stripes down its body. The adult male frog has a brown throat. The adult female frog has a white throat. Threats. Scienitsts have seen that this frog is more likely to live if there are no salamanders nearby. Fish that human beings have brought from other parts of the world eat this frog, its eggs, and its tadpoles. Also, human beings catch the frogs to sell as pets. Chemicals. This frog makes chemicals in its skin that can hurt human eyes. Human beings who touch this frog should not touch their eyes next.
The Houses of Parliament of South Africa is in Cape Town. The building has three three main sections: the original building, completed in 1884, and others built in the 1920s and 1980s. The newer houses is where the National Assembly (the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of South Africa) meet and the original building houses is where the National Council of Provinces (the upper house of Parliament) meet. The Houses of Parliament have been declared a National Heritage Site by the South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) and given grade 1 national heritage status, the highest grade set by SAHRA.  During the morning of 2 January 2022, a fire broke out in third-floor offices at the two legislative chambers, the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces. A man has been arrested and it was said the sprinkler systems were not working.
Paul Adegboyega Olawoore (30 November 1961 – 1 January 2022) was a Nigerian Roman Catholic prelate. He was bishop of Ilorin from 2019 until his death in 2022. He was born in Nigeria. He was made a priest in 1992. In December 2021, Adegboyega Olawoore was said to have been in bad health. He died on 1 January 2022 in Ilorin, Nigeria at the age of 60.
Maxwell Banks (1934 – January 1, 2022), better known as Max Julien, was an American actor, sculptor, and clothes designer. He was best known for his role as Goldie in the 1973 blaxploitation movie "The Mack". He also appeared in "Def Jam's How to Be a Player" and he guest starred on "The Mod Squad", "," and "One on One". Julien was born in Washington, D.C.. Julien died on January 1, 2022 at his home in Los Angeles, California at the age of 88.
Maurice Blanchard Cohill Jr. (November 26, 1929 – January 1, 2022) was an American politician and lawyer. He was the United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania from 1976 until his death in 2022. Between 1985 and 1992, he was Chief Judge of that court. Cohill Jr. was nominated by President Gerald Ford. Cohill Jr. was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He studied at Princeton University and at the University of Pittsburgh. Cohill Jr. died on January 1, 2022 in Pittsburgh from stroke-related problems, aged 92.
Charles Mugane Njonjo (23 January 1920 – 2 January 2022) was a Kenyan lawyer and politician. He was the Attorney General of Kenya from 1963 to 1979. He later was the Minister of Constitutional Affairs from 1978 until 1982. Njonjo was also a member of the National Assembly from 1980 to 1983. He was born in Kiambu County, Kenya. Njonjo turned 100 in January 2020. He died on 2 January 2022 in Nairobi, Kenya from pneumonia at the age of 101.
The National Assembly of the Republic of Kenya is the lower house of the Parliament of Kenya. Between 1966 and 2013, it was a unicameral house. In 2013, it became the lower house when the Senate was reestablished. It has a total of 349 seats: 290 elected from the constituencies, 47 women elected from the counties and 12 nominated representatives.
Grown Ups 2 is a 2013 American comedy movie directed by Dennis Dugan and co-produced by Adam Sandler. It is the sequel to the 2010 movie "Grown Ups". The movie stars Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, Salma Hayek, Maria Bello, Maya Rudolph, and Nick Swardson.  The movie was released on July 12, 2013, to strong negative reviews from critics. It was nominated for nine Razzies.
Paula Hawkins (née Fickes; January 24, 1927 – December 4, 2009) was an American politician. She is the only woman elected to the U.S. Senate from Florida. She was the second woman ever elected to the Senate from the American South. She was the first woman in the country to be elected to a full Senate term without having a close family member who was in major public office. She was in the Senate from 1981 until 1987 as a Republican. Hawkins died on December 4, 2009 at her home in Winter Park, Florida from problems caused by a fall, aged 82.
George Armistead Smathers (November 14, 1913 – January 20, 2007) was an American lawyer and politician. He was a member of the United States Senate from 1951 until 1969 from Florida. He was also a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1947 to 1951. He was a member of the Democratic Party. In 1960, Smathers ran as a “Favorite Son” for President of the United States. He won the Florida Democratic primary, becoming the first Floridian popularly elected to represent Florida as a presidential candidate at a national convention. In 1968, Floridians again nominated Smathers as their Favorite Son candidate for president. Smathers died on January 20, 2007 in Indian Creek, Florida from a stroke, aged 93.
The Book of Mormon is a musical comedy with music, lyrics, and book by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, and Matt Stone. It was first shown in 2011. The play is a satire based on the beliefs and practices of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The musical ends up supporting the positive power of love and service.  The show won nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.  "The Book of Mormon" has made over $500 million, making it one of the most successful musicals of all time.
Avenue Q is a musical comedy that has puppets and human actors with music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx and book by Jeff Whitty. It is a parody of "Sesame Street". The show won Best Musical, Book, and Score at the 2004 Tony Awards. The show has themes of racism, homosexuality, and internet pornography. It is best known for its song "The Internet is for Porn". The musical premiered Off-Broadway in 2003. In July of that same year the show moved to the John Golden Theatre on Broadway, where it ran until 2009, playing for over 2,500 performances.
Irina Georgieva Bokova (; born 12 July 1952) is a Bulgarian politician. She was the Director-General of UNESCO from 2009 until 2017. She was a member of the National parliament. She also was Bulgaria's ambassador to France and to Monaco. She was elected a honorary member of the Academia Europaea in 2010.
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (born January 25, 1979) is an American lawyer, businesswoman and politician. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She is a member of the United States House of Representatives for Florida's 20th congressional district since 2022. She ran for the same seat against then-incumbent Alcee Hastings two times in 2018 and 2020. She is the first Haitian-American Democrat in Congress, She is the second Haitian American in Congress overall after Republican Mia Love of Utah.
Ruben John Efford, (January 6, 1944 – January 2, 2022) was a Canadian Liberal politician and lawyer. He was born in Port de Grave, Newfoundland. He was a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly between 1985 until 2001. Efford was a member of the House of Commons between 2002 until 2006. Efford died on January 2, 2022 at the age of 77.
Jodie Turner-Smith (born September 7, 1986) is a British actress and model. She is known for her work in "The Last Ship" (2017), "Nightflyers" (2018), "Queen &amp; Slim" (2019), and "Without Remorse" (2021). Early life. Turner-Smith was born in Peterborough, England, to Jamaican parents. She lived in Peterborough until she was 10 years old. She moved to Gaithersburg, Maryland in the United States after her parents divorced. She studied at the University of Pittsburgh and has lived in Los Angeles since 2009. Career. Turner-Smith began acting in 2013, when she appeared in an episode of "True Blood". She was in some music videos between 2013 and 2017. In 2016, she appeared in the music video for Zayn Malik's "Pillowtalk." Personal life. Turner-Smith began a relationship with actor Joshua Jackson in October 2018. They were married in December 2019. They have a daughter. In October 2023, it was revealed that Turner-Smith had filed for divorce from Jackson.
Juan Manuel Albendea Pabón (8 June 1937 – 2 January 2022) was a Spanish politician, lawyer and economist. He was a member of the Spanish People's Party (PP). He was first elected to the Spanish Congress in 1996. He was re-elected in 2000, 2004 and 2008. Albendea Pabón was a well known critic of bullfighting. He was born in Cabra, Spain. Albendea Pabón died on 2 January 2022 at the age of 84.
Greig Fraser, ACS, ASC, (born 3 October 1975) is an Australian cinematographer. His most well-known work are "Zero Dark Thirty" (2012), "Lion" (2016), "Rogue One" (2016), "Vice" (2018), and "Dune" (2021).  In 2020, Fraser won a Primetime Emmy Award for his work on the television series "The Mandalorian". He will also work on the 2022 DC Comics movie "The Batman".
The A55 autoroute is a free motorway in southern France. It is long. The road starts at Marseille at La Joliette and ends to the west of Martigues. There, it becomes the N568 towards Arles and Nîmes. History. The first section was opened in 1972. The last section connected this junction to the Vieux-Port of Marseille. It was completed in 1989.
Rajbanshi (also called Tajpuria) is a Bengali-Assamese language spoken in Nepal. It is related to, but distinct from Rangpuri/Kamta in Bangladesh and India, which is also known by the alternative name "Rajbanshi", with which it forms the KRNB cluster. Name: At present time Kamrupi / Kamtapuri / Rajbanshi / Goalpariya / Rangpuri / Tajpuri / Suryapuri / Barendri / Banga-Kamarupi / Banga-Assamese language, the same language and different names are known in different places.