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Dr Khandaker A.N.M Abdullah Jahangir (Bengali: ড. খোন্দকার আব্দুল্লাহ জাহাঙ্গীর) is Bangladeshi Islamic Scholar, Professor, Writer and preacher of Islam. He was a professor at Islamic University, Kushtia. He has written many books on Islami, which include "Hādīsēra nāmē jāliẏāti" (Eng: Fraud in the name of Hadith). He discusses contemporary issues of Islam on various TV channel of Bangladesh. He used to hold Islamic Mahfil and Waj in different parts of the country. Early life. Jahangir was born in 1 February 1961 in the village of Gobindpur-Dhopaghat village in Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila at Jhenaidah District. His Father name is Khandaker Anwaruzzaman and mother's name is Begum Lutfunnahar. Education. He was educated up to class five at Bhutiargati Government Primary School in Jhenaidah. Then he passed Dakhil in 1973, Alim in 1975 and Fadil in 1977 from Jhenidah Siddikia Kamil Madrasah. Then He complete his Kamil degree from Government Madrasah-e-Alia, Dhaka on Al-Hadith department. He went to Saudi Arabia for higher study and he get chance Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University in Riyadh. He complete Honors in 1986 and Masters in 1992 from this university. Then He complete his PhD in 1997 at the same university. Studying university He was educated by , , and . In addition to his studies at the Madrasa, he passed the SSC, HSC examinations from Government Hossain Shaheed Suhrawardy College, Magura and secured the first place in the Jessore Board. At that time, those who had won the first place in various education boards of Bangladesh, then President Ziaur Rahman took
Acrophobia is the fear of heights. People with acrophobia experience a fear or phobia when they are at a certain height, and they are being made aware of it.The word is derived from Ancient Greek akros - top, height, and phobia - fear. People who do not suffer from acrophobia are said to have a head for heights. Vertigo is often used to describe a fear of heights. Most people experience a degree of natural fear when exposed to heights, known as the fear of falling. On the other hand, those who have little fear of such exposure are said to have a head for heights. A head for heights is advantageous for hiking or climbing in mountainous terrain and also in certain jobs such as steeplejacks or wind turbine mechanics.
Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas (born November 24, 1959) is a Cuban-American lawyer and politician. Mayorkas was the 7th United States Secretary of Homeland Security from February 2, 2021 until January 20, 2025 during the Joe Biden cabinet. He was the Deputy Secretary of the United States Department of Homeland Security from December 23, 2013 to October 31, 2016.  Early life. Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas was born in Havana, Cuba, on November 24, 1959. When he was one year old, his parents fled with him and his sister to the United States in 1960 as refugees, following the Cuban Revolution. He lived in Miami, Florida, before his family moved to Los Angeles, California, where he was raised.  Mayorkas graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1981 with a Bachelor of Arts degree with distinction. He received his Juris Doctor in 1985 from Loyola Law School, where he was an editor of the "Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review". Secretary of Homeland Security. Nomination. On November 23, 2020, then President-elect Joe Biden announced that his plans to nominate Mayorkas to be the next United States Secretary of Homeland Security. In February 2021, Mayorkas was confirmed by the United States Senate on a 56-43 vote with many Republicans criticizing his nomination. Mayorkas is the first refugee and first person born in Latin America to lead the department. Tenure. Early on in his tenure, arrests increased at the Mexico-United States border. In June 2021, the monthly number of arrested migrants reached a decade high of 188,800. On October 31, 2023, Mayorkas testified before the Senate Homeland Security Committee, saying that more than 600,000 people illegally made their way into the United States without being apprehended by border agents during the 2023 fiscal year. On February 13, 2024, Mayorkas was impeached, with a 214–213 vote, by the United States House of Representatives. This came after an earlier unsuccessful impeachment vote one week before. Mayorkas is only the second cabinet member to be impeached, the first being Secretary of War William Belknap in 1876. Personal life. Mayorkas and his wife Tanya have two daughters.
Avril Danica Haines (born August 29, 1969) is an American lawyer and politician. In January 2021, Haines became the 7th Director of National Intelligence during the Joe Biden administration. She was the White House Deputy National Security Advisor in Barack Obama's administration. She was Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the first woman to hold this position.  On November 23, 2020, President-elect Joe Biden announced his plans to nominate Haines for Director of National Intelligence, which would make her the first woman to hold this position. She was confirmed in a 84–10 vote on January 20, 2021. Haines is the first female National Intelligence Director in American history. Her father was biochemist Thomas H. Haines.
Linda Thomas-Greenfield (born November 22, 1952) is an American diplomat. Thomas-Greenfield was the 31st United States Ambassador to the United Nations from February 25, 2021 until January 20, 2025. She was the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs in the United States Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs from 2013 to 2017. In November 2020, President Joe Biden announced his plans to nominate Thomas-Greenfield as the next United States Ambassador to the United Nations. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 23, 2021 by a 78 to 20 vote.
The U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate is a position in the Government of the United States with authority over energy policy within the executive branch. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate. In November 2020, President-elect Joe Biden announced former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry would serve as his Special Presidential Envoy for Climate. On January 31, 2024, it was announced that John Podesta would replace John Kerry as envoy.
Maria Elizabeth Sheldon Bamford (born September 3, 1970) is an American stand-up comedian and actress. She is the voice of Pema in Nickelodeon cartoon "The Legend of Korra" notable various cartoon companies like Cartoon Network includes, her role related to Princess Morbucks in Season 3 from Craig McCracken's "The Powerpuff Girls", "Adventure Time", "Dexter's Laboratory", Nickelodeon includes "CatDog", "Hey, Arnold", "The Legend of Korra", "Pig Goat Banana Cricket", "SpongeBob SquarePants", "Barnyard", as well the It's Pony, and the upcoming role in "Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder". others like, "Nutri Ventures", "Shorty McShorts Short", "Coconut Fred". She is also known for her Netflix comedy specials. Early life and education. Bamford was born on September 3, 1970 at California, United States. Bamford has stated that when she was younger she was often troubled with her anxiety and bouts of what she has called "Unwanted Thoughts Syndrome", a subset of obsessive–compulsive disorder.  She attended Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, but Bamford transferred to the University of Edinburg. After a year in Scotland, she transferred back to her home state and enrolled at the University of Minnesota. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English.  Filmography
Natasha Leggero (; born March 26, 1974) is an American comedian, actress, and writer. She is known for her appearance on Chelsea Handler's late-night talk show "Chelsea Lately" from 2008 to 2014.  She voiced Callie Maggotbone in Comedy Central's "Ugly Americans" (2010–2012), Ethel in Comedy Central's "Brickleberry" (2013–2015), and Shannon in Netflix's "Hoops" (2020).
Vandana Shiva (born 5 November 1952) is an Indian scholar, writer, environmentalist and feminist. Shiva has written more than 20 books. Shiva was born in Dehradun, present-day Uttarakhand.  Shiva is one of the leaders and board members of the International Forum on Globalization (with Jerry Mander, Ralph Nader, and Jeremy Rifkin), and a figure of the anti-globalization movement.
Jeremy Rifkin (born January 26, 1945) is an American economic and social theorist, writer, public speaker, political advisor, and activist. Rifkin is the author of 21 books. His works talk about impact of scientific and technological changes on the economy, the workforce, society, and the environment. His most recent books include, "The Green New Deal" (2019), "The Zero Marginal Cost Society" (2014), "The Third Industrial Revolution" (2011), "The Empathic Civilization" (2010), and "The European Dream" (2004).
Carolyn Merchant (born July 12, 1936) is an American ecofeminist philosopher and historian. She is known for her book "The Death of Nature". Her works were important in environmental history and the history of science.  She is Professor of Environmental History, Philosophy, and Ethics at UC Berkeley. She was born in Rochester, New York.
Kjartan Jóhannsson (19 December 1939 – 13 November 2020) an Icelandic politician. He was a member of the Social Democratic Party. Jóhannsson was born in Reykjavík, Iceland.  He was the Minister of Fisheries between 1978 to 1980. From 1979 to 1980, he was the Minister of Commerce. Jóhannsson died on 13 November 2020 in Reykjavík at the age of 80.
David Hemblen (16 September 1941 – 16 November 2020) was an English actor. He was born in London, but raised in Toronto. He is known for his role as George in "La Femme Nikita", Customs inspector in Atom Egoyan's "Exotica", Lord Dread/Lyman Taggert in "Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future", Detective Dick Hargrove in "T. and T." and as Inspector Winterguild in ".  He is also known for his role as Johnathan Doors in " and for voicing the character of Magneto in the X-Men animated series from 1992 to 1997. Hemblen died on 16 November 2020 in Toronto at the age of 79.
Kay Morley (April 17, 1920- November 17, 2020) was an American actress. She worked in Hollywood in the 1940s and 1950s. Kay was born in Pocatello, Idaho. She spent her childhood on a Native American reservation where her father was superintendent. She is mostly known for her work in B movies. Morley got her start in Hollywood as a Goldwyn glamour girl. From there, she won roles on movies like "Up in Arms" and "Youth Aflame"; after a string of silver screen roles in the 1940s, she worked mostly in television in the 1950s. Morley died on November 17, 2020, aged 100.
Helen Jane Morgan (married name Grandon; 20 July 1966 – 19 November 2020) was a Welsh field hockey player. She was a member of the British squad that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. She was born in Porthcawl, Bridgend, Wales. Morgan died of cancer on 19 November 2020 at the age of 54.
Hayford Peirce (January 7, 1942 – November 19, 2020) was an American writer of science fiction, mysteries, and spy thrillers. He wrote many short stories for the science-fiction magazines "Analog", "Galaxy", and "Omni". He also wrote mystery short stories for "Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine" and "Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine". Peirce shot himself in the head on November 19, 2020 in Tucson, Arizona after shooting his wife. Peirce was hospitalized and died a few hours later, aged 78.
André Quilis (28 October 1941 – 19 November 2020) was a French rugby union player. He played at the flanker position. He was born in Coursan, France.  Quilis played for RC Narbonne from 1962 to 1971. He played in five games for the National Team from 1967 to 1971, including the 1971 Six Nations Championship.  He was a player-coach for Cuxac d'Aude from 1971 to 1972 and then coached until his retirement in 2001. Quilis died on 19 November 2020 at the age of 79.
Jacob Jeremiah Sullivan (born November 28, 1976) is an American politician who was the 28th United States National Security Advisor from 2021 until 2025 during the Joe Biden administration.  Early life. Sullivan was born in Burlington, Vermont and grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Sullivan studied at Yale University and at Magdalen College, Oxford. Career. He was the senior policy advisor to Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential election campaign and Deputy Chief of Staff at the Department of State. Sullivan was the Montgomery Fellow at Dartmouth College and a senior fellow and Master in Public Policy faculty member at the Carsey School of Public Policy.  On November 23, 2020, President-elect Joe Biden announced that he wanted Sullivan to be his National Security Advisor. Personal life. In 2015, Sullivan married lawyer Maggie Goodlander, who is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire In 2023, Goodlander gave birth to a stillborn at a hotel room.
House of Roper is one of the most notable English aristocratic families. The family can be traced back to the year 1066 after the Norman Conquest. They resided in Derbyshire. The family members have held hereditary titles such as Baron of Teynham, Baron Dacre of Glanton, and Viscount of Baltinglass. Thomas Roper is the first member of the Viscount Baltinglass. He is well remembered for being a soldier and peer. He served as a member of the English Royal Army during the rule of James I. His Knighthood occurred on 16th September 1603. He became the key leaser of "Herbert Estates" after ascending to the Monastery in the year 1626 and becoming the Viscount Baltinglass in the year 1627. In England, Baron Dacre became a British title after its first creation in the year 1321. Lord Hugh Redwald Trevor Roper is one of the most notable titles of Baron Dacre. Lady Alexandra Henrietta Louisa Howard-Johnston, one of the daughters of Field Marshal, was married to Lord Hugh. In the year 1979, Margaret Thatcher, the British prime minister, then recommended the title of a life peer for Lord Trevor Roper. He was presented as Baron Dacre of Glanton to the lords' house in Northumberland County on 27th September 1979. British titles such as the Baron of Teynham were formed in 1616 in England, and it was presented to Sir John Roper, and his son Roper Christopher became the second holder of the title. Interestingly his daughter called Elizabeth Roper decided to marry Baron Vaux of Harrowden, who was the third holder of the title and a son of George Vaux. They were blessed with a son whom they named Edward. He became the fourth holder of the Baron Vaux of Harrowden after being married to Elizabeth Howard, who was the daughter of Thomas Howard, the first holder of the title Earl of Suffolk. The fact that Sir John Roper was the first nobleman to declare the Kingship of James I makes him to be remembered for the brave act which
Antonio Ambrosetti (November 25, 1944 – November 20, 2020) was an Italian mathematician. He worked in the fields of partial differential equations and calculus of variations. Ambrosetti died on November 20, 2020 in Venice at the age of 75.
Jacques Déprez (3 March 1938 – 20 November 2020) was a French hurdler. He competed in the men's 110 metres hurdles at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Déprez died on 20 November 2020 at the age of 82.
Malocclusion is when the teeth in a person's upper jaw do not meet the teeth in the lower jaw correctly. Edward Angle, the "father of modern orthodontics," was the first to use the word. It is a combination word of "occlusion" and "mal" meaning "bad."
František Reichel (27 January 1938 – 20 November 2020) was a Czech politician. He was Deputy Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia from 1989 to 1990 during the Prime Ministership of Marián Čalfa. Reichel died on 20 November 2020 at the age of 82.
Marián Čalfa (born 7 May 1946) is the former Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia during and after the Velvet Revolution. He was de facto acting President for 19 days. Čalfa resigned from the Federal Government after the defeat of the Public Against Violence in the elections of 1992.
John Douglas Rowland (7 April 1941 – 2020) was an English footballer. He began his career at Nottingham Forest in 1960, before being sold on to Port Vale in August 1962.  In September 1966, he was sold on to Mansfield Town. Two years later he joined Tranmere Rovers, before dropping into non-league football with South Shields in 1969. He finished his career at Derry City.  His death was announced on 20 November 2020 at the age of 79.
Kenneth Calvin Schinkel (November 27, 1932 – November 20, 2020) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right wing and coach. He played for the New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins in the National Hockey League. His career lasted from 1950 to 1973. He was born in Jansen, Saskatchewan. Schinkel died on November 20, 2020 at the age of 87.
Chen Ailian (; 24 December 1939 – 21 November 2020) was a Chinese dancer.  In 1952 she became a student at Central Academy of Drama (中央戏剧学院) in Beijing. In 1963 she became a major trouper in China Opera and Dance-Drama Theatre.  She once acted the leading role in the first performance of pantomime Fish-Beauty (《鱼美人》) in 1959. At present Chen served as the vice chairwoman of Chinese Dancers Association. Chen died of stomach cancer on 21 November 2020 in Beijing, aged 81.
Oliver Friggieri (27 March 1947 – 21 November 2020) was a Maltese poet, novelist, literary critic, and philosopher. He was interested in epistemology and Existentialism. He was born in Floriana, Crown Colony of Malta. Friggieri died on 21 November 2020 at the age of 73.
AstraZeneca plc () is a British–Swedish multinational pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical company with its headquarters in Cambridge, England. It is registered in London, United Kingdom. AstraZeneca Plc was formed in 1999 by merging the Swedish Astra AB and the British Zeneca Ltd. Drugs produced by the company are sold in more than 100 countries. More than 57 thousand people work for the company. AstraZeneca's factories are in 20 countries. Sales in 2012 amounted to almost 28 billion dollars. Pascal Soriot was the best-paid FTSE chief executive in 2022, with a total package of £15.3 million.  The share price has risen about 80% in the past five years. AstraZeneca creates treatments for cancer, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, infection, neuroscience, respiratory and inflammation.
Madeleine Sophie Townley, known by her pen name Sophie Kinsella, is an English author. She is known for her best-selling Shopaholic series, "The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic" and "Shopaholic Abroad". Her books have sold over 40 million copies in more than 60 countries. In 2022, Kinsella revealed she had been diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer.
Hugh Michael Horace Dancy (born 19 June 1975) is an English actor. He is known for his role as titular character in the television movie "David Copperfield" (2000). Other movie roles include Joe Conner in "Shooting Dogs" (2005), Grigg Harris in "The Jane Austen Book Club" (2007), Luke Brandon in "Confessions of a Shopaholic" (2009), Adam Raki in "Adam" (2009), and Ted in "Martha Marcy May Marlene" (2011).
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 is a 2013 computer animated movie made by Sony Pictures Animation. It stars Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan, Andy Samberg, Neil Patrick Harris, and Benjamin Bratt. It is the sequel to "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs". Notes. Original Arranegd By: ALASTAIR KING Scoring Conducted By: ALASTAIR KING Recording Location: HENRY WOOD HALL, London UK
"For another species commonly called Hallowell's tree frog, see Dryophytes cinereus". Hallowell's tree frog ("Hyla hallowellii") is a small tree frog from Ryukyu Island in Japan. This frog has more webbing on its front feet than on its hind feet. it has smooth skin on its back and discs on its toes for climbing. Adult frogs eat leaves and twigs. They change color as they grow older. This frog can live near humans. The female frog lays its eggs in rice fields or other bodies of water that do not move. The tadpoles can grow to 40 mm in length.
Alvin Adolf Holmes (October 26, 1939 – November 21, 2020) was an American politician. He was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives from 1974 to 2018. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He was born in Montgomery, Alabama. Holmes died on November 21, 2020, at the age of 81.
Jožef Smej (15 February 1922 – 21 November 2020) was a Slovene prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was born in Bogojina, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Smej was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Maribor, as well as titular bishop of Tzernicus, on 15 April 1983 and ordained bishop on 23 May 1983. He retired in June 2009. Smej died on 21 November 2020 in Lenart v Slovenskih Goricah, Slovenia at the age of 98.
Jens Sørensen (4 April 1941 – 21 November 2020) was a Danish cyclist. He competed in the team pursuit at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He was born in Copenhagen. Sørensen died on 21 November 2020 at the age of 79.
This is a list of heads of state of Mauritania since the country gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day. A total of eight people have served as head of state of Mauritania (not counting one Acting President). Additionally, one person, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, has served on two non-consecutive occasions. The current head of state of Mauritania is the President of the Republic Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, since 1 August 2019.
Piccola Roma was the nickname of Asmara (capital of Italian Eritrea), during the decades of Italian colonial rule of Eritrea. History. The city of Asmara was founded by the Italians in the last years of the XIX century, from a small native village. Soon was made the capital of their colonial possessions in Eritrea, mainly because of the climate being located at more than 2000 meters of altitude. In the 1930s the city was being populated by many thousands of Italian colonists and in 1940 it was mostly Italian looking (by architecture and by inhabitants way of life). That it the reason why it was called "Piccola Roma" ("little Rome"), due to the fact that it was a bit similar to the capital of Italy (Roma). The capital of Eritrea experienced a huge increase in population: in 1935 there were only 4,000 Italians and 12,000 Eritreans; in 1938 there were 48,000 Italians and 36,000 Eritreans. Historian Gian Luca Podesta wrote that practically Asmara in 1940 has become an Italian city (he wrote: "in pratica Asmara era diventata una citta' italiana". "Piccola Roma" was a typical Italian city created in the middle of eastern Africa, where the majority of the population was southern european in appearance &amp; customs, spoke italian and practised the catholicism when WW2 started. It was going to be the industrial center of the "Italian East Africa", but the war blocked this development. Historian Maitacli wrote that: ""The city is known for its early 20th century buildings, including the Art Deco "Cinema Impero" (opened in 1937 and considered by the experts one of the world's finest examples of Art Déco style building), the Cubist "Africa Pension", the rationalist "Governor's Palace", the eclectic Eritrean Orthodox "Tewahdo" Church, the former "Asmara Opera House", the futurist architecture "Fiat Tagliero Building", the neo-Romanesque
Moktar Ould Daddah ( "Mukhtār Wald Dāddāh"; December 25, 1924 – October 14, 2003) was the President of Mauritania from 1960, when his country gained its independence from France, to 1978, when he was removed in a military coup d'etat. He died in Paris after a long-illness on October 14, 2003 at the age of 78.
Mu'awiya Ould Sid'Ahmed al-Taya (; born November 28, 1943) is a Mauritanian military officer and a politician. He was the President of Mauritania from 1984 to 2005. He was also the 5th Prime Minister of Mauritania from April 1981 to March 1984 and then from December 1984 to April 1992.
Mohamed Ould Bilal (; born in 1963), is a Mauritanian politician. He was the Prime Minister of Mauritania from 6 August 2020 until 2 August 2024.
Col. Mustafa Ould Salek (; ‎ 1936 – 18 December 2012) was the President of Mauritania from 1978 through 1979. He was an army officer. He led an army coup d'état in 1978 against the president at that time, Moktar Ould Daddah.