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Marc-André Fleury (born November 28, 1984) is a French-Canadian ice hockey goaltender. He plays for the Minnesota Wild. He also played for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Vegas Golden Knights, and Chicago Blackhawks. He has also played hockey internationally for the Canadian men's national team. During his time with Team Canada, Fleury won the gold medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
Root beer is a sweet soda. It is traditionally made using sassafras or sarsaparilla as the main flavor.  It does not have caffeine, though some root beer makers add caffeine. It can be carbonated or non-carbonated. Modern, commercially produced root beer is generally sweet, foamy, carbonated, nonalcoholic, and flavoured using artificial sassafras flavouring.
A&amp;W Food Services of Canada, Inc. is a Canadian fast food restaurant chain. The first Canadian A&amp;W restaurant opened in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1956. A&amp;W is known best for its root beer. A&amp;W Canada was part of the U.S.-based A&amp;W Restaurants chain, but was sold to Unilever in 1972. In 1995 Unilever sold the company. It no longer has any corporate connection to A&amp;W operations outside of Canada. The company has more locations than the United States even though the population is smaller in Canada.
A drive-in is a place (such as a restaurant or movie theater) where customers drive in with a car for service.  At a drive-in restaurant waiters are called carhops. They take food orders from drivers in their parked cars then return with the food. Drive-in theaters have a large screen and a car parking area.
An ice cream van (British English) or ice cream truck (American English) is a vehicle that serves ice cream. Ice cream vans are often parked at public events, or near parks and beaches. Ice cream vans often drive near where children play such as schools and in neighbourhoods. They usually stop before going to the next street. Ice cream vans are brightly decorated and have pictures of ice creams and cartoon characters on them.  Ice cream vans have a large serving hatch with a large sliding window at the side of the van. Many times the window has small pictures of the available ice creams with their prices.
The arrondissement of Dole is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Jura "département" in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. Its capital, and subprefecture of the department, is the city of Dole. History. When the "arrondissements" of Jura were created in 1800, Dole was one of them in the Jura department. Geography. The "arrondissement" of Dole is in the most northern of the "arrondissements" of the Jura department; it has an area of . It has a population of 83,701 inhabitants and a population density of inhabitants/km². The "arrondissement" of Dole is bordered to the north by the Haute-Saône department, to the east by Doubs department, to the south by the "arrondissement" Lons-le-Saunier, to the southwest by the Saône-et-Loire department and to the west by the Côte-d'Or department. Composition. Cantons. After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the "arrondissements" so they could have "communes" that belong to different "arrondissements". In the "arrondissement" of Dole, there are five cantons and they have all their "communes" in the "arrondissement": Communes. The "arrondissement" of Dole has 191 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes): The "communes" in the "arrondissement" with more inhabitants are:
Lester Speight (born August 28, 1963), also known as Rasta, is a former American football player and current actor. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He achieved significant recognition for his portrayal of Terry Tate:Office Linebacker in a series of Reebok commercials that debuted during Super Bowl XXXVII and received further recognition for his portrayal of Augustus Cole in the Gears of War series of video games. Early Life and education. Lester Speight was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to Gussie Watson and Walter Speight. He graduated from Old Mill High School in Millersville, Maryland, in 1981, where he excelled in football, track, and basketball. He attended Morgan State University from 1981 to 1985 and was a Division 1 All-American Linebacker.
The Nissan Serena are vans and minivans built by Nissan. It is made in Oppama, Japan. It has been made from 1991 to the present day. It is sold in Japan, North America, and Europe. First generation (1991–2001). The first-generation Serena was made in 1991. In 1997 and 1887, the model was improved, it had a new bonnet, new front lights and new back lights. Nissan Vanette. The Nissan Vanette were small vans built by Nissan along with the European Serena models. The van was made in two versions, the Vanette E and the Vanette Cargo. Both were shells of the Serena. In June 1998, LDV Limited sold a rebranded version of the Vanette Cargo called the LDV Cub. It was sold in Britain. The model was stopped being made in 2001. It was replaced by a version of the Renault Trafic, called the Nissan Primastar. Nissan Largo. The Nissan Largo were minivans vans built by Nissan, they were made from 1992 to 1998. Second generation (1999–2012). The second-generation Serena was made in Japan in July 1999. Third generation (2005–2010). The third-generation Serena was made in Japan in May 2005. This model was only sold in Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Brunei. Fourth generation (2010–2019). The fourth-generation Serena was made in Japan in November 2010. This model was only sold in Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Indonesia. Fifth generation (2016–2022). The fifth-generation Serena was made in July 2016. Sixth generation (2022–present). The sixth-generation Serena was made in 28 November 2022.
The 1992 Arab Cup (Arabic: ) was the 6th Arab Cup tournament. Egypt won the tournament after defeating Saudi Arabia in the final. The tournament was part of the 1992 Pan Arab Games, but also counted for the Arab Cup. Iraq was banned from the tournament because of the Gulf War.
FC Akhmat Grozny (Chechen: футболан клуб Ахмат Соьлжа-ГӀала, "futbolan klub akhmat cölzha ġala"; Russian: Республиканский футбольный клуб Ахмат Грозный, "Respublikanskiy futbol'nyy klub akhmat groznyy"; Republican Football Club Akhmat Grozny) is a association football club from Grozny, Chechnya, Russia. From 1958 until 2017, the club was named Terek Grozny. The club plays in the Russian Premier League. The club is currently named after the 1st Chechen President, Akhmad Kadyrov Akhmat Grozny currently plays their games in the Akhmat-Arena. Because of the war in Chechnya, from the 1990's to 2007 they played their home games in Pyatigorsk, Stavropol Krai. Before the 2008 season, the Russian Football Union allowed the club to play their home matches in Grozny.
Ashland County is a county in the U.S. state of Ohio. In 2020, 52,447 people lived there. The county seat is Ashland. Geography. The county has a total area of .
Ashtabula is a city in Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Cleveland metropolitan statistical area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 17,975.
Jura-Nord vaudois District () is a district in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The capital is the city of Yverdon-les-Bains. The population (in December 2015) was 89,364. These municipalities are part of the district:
Breil/Brigels (, ) is a municipality of the district Surselva of the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2018 the former municipalities of Andiast and Waltensburg/Vuorz merged into the municipality of Breil/Brigels.
Brienz/Brinzauls () was a municipality in the district of Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Brienz/Brinzauls, Alvaneu, Alvaschein, Mon, Stierva, Surava and Tiefencastel merged into the new municipality of Albula/Alvra.
Varzo is a "comune" (municipality) in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont. Varzo is about northeast of Turin and about northwest of Verbania. It is on the border with Switzerland. As of 2004 about 2,209 people lived there. It has an area of . Varzo borders the following municipalities: Baceno, Bognanco, Crevoladossola, Crodo, Grengiols (Switzerland), Ried-Brig (Switzerland), Trasquera and Zwischbergen (Switzerland).
Cernay is a French commune in the Haut-Rhin department of east France. It is on the river Thur, 17 km northwest of Mulhouse.
A cable ferry (known as chain ferry, swing ferry, floating bridge, or punt) is a ferry that is guided (and in some cases propelled) across a river by cables connected to both shores. Early cable ferries used either rope or steel chains, with the latter resulting in the name "chain ferry". Both of these were replaced by wire cable in the 19th century. List of cable ferry routes. Current cable ferry routes include: Netherlands. There are about 150 cable ferries in the Netherlands. About 111 of these are small hand-powered self-service ones and of these 24 use chains. Some examples: Switzerland. All reaction ferries:
Šiauliai is the fourth-largest city in Lithuania. In 2016 about 102,000 people lived in the city. From 1994 to 2010 it was the capital of Šiauliai County. Twin towns – Sister cities. Šiauliai is twinned with:
The arrondissement of Saint-Claude is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Jura "département" in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. Its capital, and subprefecture of the department, is the city of Saint-Claude. History. When the "arrondissements" of Jura were created in 1800, Saint-Claude was one of them in the Jura department. Geography. The "arrondissement" of Saint-Claude is in the southwest of the Jura "département"; it is the smaller "arrondissement" with an area of . It has a population of 50,909 inhabitants, the "arrondissement" with fewest people living in it, and a population density of inhabitants/km². The "arrondissement" of Saint-Claude is bordered to the north and west by the "arrondissement" Lons-le-Saunier, to the east by Switzerland and to the south by the Ain "département." Composition. Cantons. After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the "arrondissements" so they could have "communes" that belong to different "arrondissements". In the "arrondissement" of Saint-Claude, there are five cantons and three of them have all their "communes" in the "arrondissement": Communes. The "arrondissement" of Saint-Claude has 60 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes): The "communes" in the "arrondissement" with more inhabitants are:
The arrondissement of Lons-le-Saunier is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Jura "département" in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. Its capital, and prefecture of the department, is the city of Lons-le-Saunier. History. When the "arrondissements" of Jura were created in 1800, Lons-le-Saunier was one of them in the Jura department. Geography. The "arrondissement" of Lons-le-Saunier is the largest "arrondissement" of the department, with an area of . It has a population of 126,071 inhabitants, the "arrondissement" with more inhabitants, and a population density of inhabitants/km². The "arrondissement" of Lons-le-Saunier is bordered to the north by the "arrondissement" Dole, to the east by the Doubs department, to the southeast by the "arrondissement" Saint-Claude, to the southwest by the Ain department and to the west by the Saône-et-Loire department. Composition. Cantons. After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the "arrondissements" so they could have "communes" that belong to different "arrondissements". In the "arrondissement" of Lons-le-Saunier, there are nine cantons and seven of them have all their "communes" in the "arrondissement": Communes. The "arrondissement" of Lons-le-Saunier has 258 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes): The "communes" in the "arrondissement" with more inhabitants are:
Norman Dorsen (September 4, 1930 – July 1, 2017) was an American lawyer. He was the Frederick I. and Grace A. Stokes Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Arthur Garfield Hays Civil Liberties Program at the New York University School of Law.  Career. Dorsen specialized in Constitutional Law, Civil Liberties, and Comparative Constitutional Law. He was president of the American Civil Liberties Union from 1976 through 1991. He was also president of the Society of American Law Teachers, 1972–1973, and president of the U.S. Association of Constitutional Law in 2000.  Dorsen successfully argued the case of "In re Gault", 387 U.S. 1 (1967), before the U.S. Supreme Court which held that juveniles accused of crimes in a delinquency proceeding must be afforded many of the same due process rights as adults. He argued Supreme Court cases "Levy v. Louisiana" (1968), ensuring equal protection for out-of-wedlock children, and "United States v. Vuitch" (1971), the first abortion case to reach the Court. Death. Dorsen died on July 1, 2017 in Manhattan, New York from complications of a stroke, aged 86.
Ayan Faikov Sadakov () (26 September 1961 – 1 July 2017) was a Bulgarian footballer and a key member of the Bulgarian national team in the 1986 FIFA World Cup. Sadakov began his club career at the local Lokomotiv Plovdiv. For "The Smurfs" he played eleven seasons, before transferring to Portugal's C.F. Os Belenenses in 1989. Two years later he return in Lokomotiv and played two years, before signed with Botev Plovdiv in summer 1994. Sadakov made 80 appearances for Bulgaria, between 1981 and 1991 and scored 9 goals. He played in four matches for his country at 1986 FIFA World Cup. Sadakov had been appointed on September 29, 2008 as a manager of Lokomotiv Plovdiv a second time to replace Dragan Kanatlarovski. In 2014, Sadakov announced he was diagnosed with ALS. He died on 1 July 2017, aged 55.
Smith Stewart Hart (November 28, 1948 – July 2, 2017) was an American-Canadian professional wrestler and a member of the Hart wrestling family. His parents were Stu and Helen Hart.  Smith was the first of their twelve children, being one of their eight sons, Bruce, Keith, Wayne, Dean, Bret, Ross and Owen followed him.  Hart wrestled for the majority of his career in Canada but also worked shortly in other countries and was best known for his time in Stampede Wrestling and for his appearances for WWE. On July 2, 2017, Hart died at his Calgary, Alberta home at the age of 68 of prostate and bone cancer. he suffered from cancer since January 2016.
Vladimir Pavlovich Malaniuk (Malanyuk) (Ukraine: Володимир Павлович Маланюк; July 21, 1956 – July 2, 2017) was a Ukrainian chess Grandmaster. He was born in Arkhangelsk, Soviet Union. Thought by many to be one of the more colourful characters on the chess circuit, he was known for rapid chess, which was showed at some of the world's most well known 'speed chess' tournaments. In 2005, he finished second at the Tallinn (Keres Memorial) rapid event, behind Alexey Shirov but ahead of such luminaries as Anatoly Karpov and Boris Gelfand.  Malaniuk died of kidney cancer in Amsterdam on July 2, 2017 at the age of 60.
Orri Vigfússon (10 July 1942 – 1 July 2017) was an Icelandic entrepreneur and environmentalist. His work was to "restore the abundance of wild salmon that formerly existed on both sides of the North Atlantic". He was born in Siglufjörður, Iceland. In 2004 Time Magazine named him a "European Hero". He was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2007 for his efforts on saving endangered species.  In 2008, he was elected as a Senior Global Fellow to the . Vigfússon died on 1 July 2017 in Reykjavik, Iceland of lung cancer at the age of 74.
Silver Donald Cameron (June 21, 1937 – June 1, 2020) was a Canadian journalist, author, playwright and university teacher. He was born in Toronto. His writing focuses on social justice, nature and the environment.  His 15 books of non-fiction deal with everything from history and politics to education and community development. An avid sailor, Cameron has written several books about ships and the sea. He is the author of a young adult novel and a thriller, both set in Nova Scotia where he has lived for more than 40 years.  Two of his books, "The Education of Everett Richardson" (1977) and "The Living Beach" (1998) are included in "Atlantic Canada's 100 Greatest Books". Cameron died of lung cancer in Halifax, Nova Scotia on June 1, 2020 at the age of 82.
Hamburg, officially the "Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg", is Germany's second-largest city and a federated state. Hamburg may also refer to:
Tatiana Yakovlevna Zatulovskaya ( , ) (8 December 1935 – 2 July 2017) was an Israeli (formerly Soviet and Russian) chess player. She held the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM) and was twice women's senior world champion. Her last name may also be spelled as "Zatulovskaia" or "Zatulovskaja". Zatulovskaya was a three-time winner of the Women's Soviet Chess Championship (1960, 1962, and 1963). Career. In 1961, she was awarded by FIDE the title of Woman International Master (WIM). In 1976, Zatulovskaya became a Woman Grandmaster. She represented the USSR at the 1963 and 1966 Women's Chess Olympiads. In the 1960s and the 1970s she often qualified for Interzonals and Candidates Tournaments for the Women's World Chess Championship. In 1993, she won the Women's Seniors World Championship with 10 out of 11 points (10 wins, 0 losses, and 2 draws). In 1997, she became again the World Champion among senior women. In 2000, she emigrated to Israel. As of April 2009, Zatulovskaya's rating was 2034. Death. Zatulovskaya was born in Baku. She died of liver failure in Tel Aviv at the age of 81.
The 2004 Russian Premier League (Russian: Чемпионат России по футболу 2004, "Chempionat Rossii po futbolu 2004") was the 3rd Russian Premier League season, and the 13th top division football tournament. It was played from 12 March to 12 November 2004. Lokomotiv Moscow won their 2nd title, and Aleksandr Kerzhakov was the top scorer with 18 goals. Statistics. Top goalscorers. 18 goals 17 goals 15 goals 10 goals
José Luis Cuevas (February 26, 1934 – July 3, 2017) was a Mexican artist. He was born in Mexico City. Cuevas was one of the first to challenge the then dominant Mexican muralism movement as a member of the Generación de la Ruptura (Breakaway Generation). He was a mostly self-taught artist, whose styles and influences are moored to the darker side of life, often depicting distorted figures and the debasement of humanity. He had remained a controversial figure throughout his career, not only for his often shocking images, but also for his opposition to writers and artists who he feels participate in corruption or create only for money. In 1992, the José Luis Cuevas Museum was opened in the historic center of Mexico City holding most of his work and his personal art collection. Cuevas died on July 3, 2017 in Mexico City at the age of 83.
Solvi Stubing (19 January 1941 – 3 July 2017) was a German-Italian actress, model and television personality. She was born in Berlin, Stubing obtained wide popularity in Italy with a commercial for Peroni Beer, and starred in many movies, often of modest value, in several genres of Italian cinema. For many years, between the 1980s and the 1990s, she hosted a number of television programs about cinema. She was known for her roles in "" (1969), "Garringo" (1969), "Blindman" (1971) and "Strip Nude for Your Killer" (1975). Stubing died on 3 July 2017 at her home in Rome from multiple myeloma at the age of 76.
Paolo Villaggio (; 30 December 1932 – 3 July 2017) was an Italian actor, voice actor, writer, director and comedian. He was born in Genoa, Liguria. He was known for the characters he created with paradoxical and rude characteristics: Professor Kranz, the ultra-timid Giandomenico Fracchia, and the comedic Ugo Fantozzi. He authored several books, usually of satirical character. He also acted in dramatic roles, and appeared in several movies. Villaggio died in Rome of complications from diabetes on 3 July 2017 at the age of 84.
Ares (also sometimes Mars) is a fictional supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. Based on the Greek mythological figure of the same name, he is the Greek god of war and serves as a major adversary of the superhero Wonder Woman within the DC Universe. Fictional character biography. An immortal being who draws his power from belief and conflict, Ares was worshipped by many on Earth as a god of Olympus. Eventually, that belief waned and the gods stepped back from regularly interfering with humanity. But, centuries later, Ares returned to encourage war through his manipulation of mortals. Powers and abilities. He can shapeshift into any form he wishes and can teleport himself and others. At one time, he was also recognized as the Death God of the Greek Pantheon, having control over the dead and able to resurrect and command a whole army of undead from the Underworld to do his will, and then send them back whenever he wished. In other media. The character has appeared in various forms of media. Alfred Molina voiced him in the 2009 direct-to-video animated movie "Wonder Woman". Ares later made his live-action debut in the 2017 movie "Wonder Woman" and "Zack Snyder's Justice League" (2021), where he is portrayed by English actor David Thewlis.
Darkseid (pronounced "Darkside") is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer-artist Jack Kirby, the character made a cameo appearance in "Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen" #134 (Dec. 1970) before making his full first appearance in "Forever People" #1 (Feb. 1971). One of the most powerful beings in the DC Universe, the character became a staple Superman villain and a major enemy of the Justice League. Darkseid was ranked number 6 on IGN's top 100 comic book villains of all time and number 23 on Wizard's 100 greatest villains of all time. Publication history. The character was created by writer-artist Jack Kirby and made a cameo appearance in "Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen" #134 (Dec. 1970) before making his full first appearance in "Forever People" #1 (Feb. 1971). Fictional character biography. As the tyrannical ruler of the planet Apokolips and formerly known as Uxas, Darkseid's ultimate goal is to conquer the universe and eliminate all free will.  Powers and abilities. Darkseid is an extremely powerful being, filled with godly power. He has great physical strength, invulnerability, and Omega Beams, which are a vision power that is immensely powerful and can even do considerable damage to a Bronze Age Kryptonian. He can control the beams in midair, even after they've left his eyes. Unlike his parents, Darkseid possesses many powers and abilities. In other media. The character has been substantially adapted to various forms of media, most notably being voiced by Frank Welker in ' and ', by Michael Ironside in the DC animated universe, and by Andre Braugher in "".  After being referenced multiple times in the DC Extended Universe, Darkseid made his live-action debut in the movie "Zack Snyder's Justice League" with Ray Porter playing him in 2021.
The Wild Bunch is a 1969 American epic Western Technicolor and Panavision movie directed by Sam Peckinpah about an aging outlaw gang on the Texas–Mexico border, trying to exist in the changing modern world of 1913. The movie was controversial because of its graphic violence and its portrayal of crude men attempting to survive by any available means. The movie, whose screenplay was written by Peckinpah and Walon Green, stars William Holden, Robert Ryan, Ernest Borgnine, Ben Johnson, Alfonso Arau and Warren Oates. It was filmed in Mexico.