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Darul Uloom Deoband is an Islamic seminary in India. It is the birthplace of Sunni Deobandi Islamic movement. It is located in Deoband, a town in Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. It was founded in 1866 by Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi. History. Darul Uloom Deoband was established on 31 May 1866 by Muhammad Qasim Nanotawi and other scholars in his circle. The founders include Sayyid Muhammad Abid, Mehtab Ali and Nehal Ahmad (brother-in-law of Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi). Mahmud Deobandi was appointed as the first teacher, and Mahmud Hasan Deobandi was the first student who enrolled in the seminary. It played an important role in the Indian independence movement. It opposed the Two-state solution proposed by All-India Muslim League.
Paul Loridant (22 April 1948 – 22 December 2020) was a French politician. He was a member of the Socialist Party. From 1977 to 2008, he was Mayor of Les Ulis. From 1986 until 2004, Loridant was a member of the French Senate. Loridant was born in Ille-sur-Têt, France. Loridant died on 22 December 2020 in Villejuif, France at the age of 72.
The Oppo Reno4 Lite is smartphone, developed by the company Oppo, included in the Reno series and is a simplified version of the Oppo Reno4. It was presented on 28 September 2020. In the India the smartphone was introduced on September 2, 2020, under the name Oppo F17 Pro. 1 October 2020 was presented Oppo A93, which is a similar model to the Oppo Reno4 Lite in addition to battery capacity and charging speed. 10 October 2020 Oppo A93 was presented in Indonesia called Oppo Reno 4 F.
Ronald Philip Lurie (January 23, 1941 – December 22, 2020) was an American businessman and politician. He was the mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada from 1987 to 1991. Lurie was a member of the Democratic Party. Lurie was born in Los Angeles, California. Lurie, who had blood cancer, died under hospice care in Las Vegas from COVID-19 on December 22, 2020 at the age of 79.
Muhammad Mustafa Mero () (1941 – 22 December 2020) was a Syrian politician. He was Prime Minister of Syria from 7 March 2000 to 10 September 2003. Mero was a member of the Ba'ath Party. He was born in Al Tall, Syria. Mero died in Al-Tall at age 79 on 22 December 2020, from COVID-19, during the pandemic in Syria.
Özkan Sümer (20 November 194022 December 2020) was a Turkish footballer and coach. He played as defender in Trabzonspor, Galatasaray SK, and the Turkey national football team. His playing career lasted from 1967 to 1970. His managing career lasted from 1978 to 2001.  Sümer died on 22 December 2020 in Trabzon, Turkey at the age of 80.
Rubén Tierrablanca González (24 August 1952 – 23 December 2020) was a Mexican-born Turkish Roman Catholic bishop. Tierrablanca González was born in Guanajuato, Mexico. He became a priest in 1978. He was titular bishop of "Tubernuca" and as Vicar Apostolic of Apostolic Vicariate of Istanbul and Apostolic Administrator of Greek Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Istanbul, from 2016 until his death in office in 2020. Tierrablanca Gonzalez died in Istanbul, Turkey at age 68, from COVID-19 in Istanbul, Turkey.
A magnon in physics is a quasiparticle with magnetic properties. It is not a thing which exists on its own in free space but exists only within the structure being studied usually a crystalline solid. Each atom in a solid has a magnetic field generated by its electrons as they spin. If these spins all align then the solid becomes magnetic at the bulk everyday level. Usually they do not align and the magnetic field of individual atoms cancel each other out.  Individual atoms can have their spin reversed by interaction with energy from elsewhere. A spin reversal itself can influence the spin of the electrons in neighbouring atoms. A wave of change in electron spins can then move through the electrons in the crystal lattice as it dissipates like waves on a pool of water. Since the electrons are very small and governed by quantum mechanics, this wave, can be treated as though it is a number of particle like entities. These are magnetic quasi particles or magnons.
William Osborne "Tuck" Tucker III (August 20, 1961 – December 22, 2020) was an American writer, artist, animator, songwriter, and director. He was born in Lynchburg, Virginia. He was known for having worked on "SpongeBob SquarePants", "The Simpsons" and "Hey Arnold!". Tucker died in California on December 22, 2020 at the age of 59.
Antonio Vacca (8 August 1934 – 22 December 2020) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop. He became a priest in 1957. He was bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Alghero-Bosa, Italy, from 1994 to 2006. Vacca died of throat cancer on 22 December 2020 at the age of 86.
Mouloud Achour (19 March 1944 – 24 December 2020) was an Algerian writer, professor, and journalist. Achour was a member and then chairman of the executive council of the Public Establishment of Television. He also directed the cabinet for the Ministry of Communications. He was editorial director of Casbah Éditions in Algiers. Achour died on 24 December 2020 at the age of 76.
The National Assembly of Mali is the unicameral country's legislative body of 147 voting members. Members of the National Assembly, called deputies, are elected by direct universal suffrage for a five-year term.
Mohamad bin Aziz (29 July 1940 – 24 December 2020) was a Malaysian politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Sri Gading constituency in the state of Johor from 1999 to 2013. He was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party. Aziz was born in Batu Pahat, Johor. Aziz died on 24 December 2020 at the age of 80.
Maria Rosario Cordero Martin (13 August 1966 – 24 December 2020) was a Spanish politician. She was a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party. Cordero was born in Cáceres, Spain. From 2015 until her death, she was President of the Province of Cáceres. From 2003 until her death, Cordero was Mayor of Romangordo. Cordero died on 24 December 2020 in Romangordo, Spain from colorectal cancer, aged 54.
Ivry Gitlis (;‎ 25 August 1922 – 24 December 2020) was an Israeli violinist. He performed with the world's top orchestras, including the London Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, and Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Gitlis was born in Haifa, Palestine Mandate. Gitlis died on 24 December 2020 in Paris at the age of 98.
Rabbi Yehuda Herzl Henkin (1945 – December 24, 2020) was an Israeli rabbi and modern orthodox posek. He was born in Jerusalem. Henkin was the founder and head of Nishmat, the Institute for Advanced Jewish Studies for Women. Henkin died in Jerusalem on December 24, 2020 at the age of 75.
Thoriq Husler (19 April 1963 – 24 December 2020) was an Indonesian politician. He was born in Palopo, Indonesia. He was the Regent of the East Luwu Regency from 2016 until his death. Husler died on 24 December 2020 in Makassar, Indonesia from COVID-19 at the age of 57.
AKM Jahangir Hossain (1954 – 24 December 2020) was a Bangladeshi Bangladesh Awami League politician. He was a member of the Jatiya Sangsad from 1991 to 1995, 1996 to 2006 and from 2014 to 2018. From 1998 to 2001, he was Minister of Textiles and Jute. Hossain died on 24 December 2020 at a Dhaka hospital from COVID-19 at the age of 66.
Milorad Janković (10 August 1940 – 24 December 2020) was a Yugoslav footballer. He played at both professional and international levels as a striker. He played club football for Radnički Niš between 1964 and 1974, and made one appearance for Yugoslavia in 1966. Janković died on 24 December 2020 at the age of 80.
Aleksandar Ivoš (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Ивош; 28 June 1931 – 24 December 2020) was a Serbian footballer. In 1962, he made three appearances for the Yugoslavia national football team. Ivoš started his football career in neighbouring FK Loznica before moving to FK Mačva Šabac in 1951. He played for FK Sloboda Tuzla before moving abroad to play in Austria and Belgium. He played with Wiener Sport-Club.
B.J. Marsh (February 21, 1940 – December 24, 2020) was an American politician and businessman. He was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008 and 1988 to 1992. He was a member of the Republican Party. Marsh was born in Dade County, Missouri. Marsh died on December 24, 2020 in Springfield, Missouri from problems caused by COVID-19. He was 80 years old.
Pir Noor Muhammad Shah Jeelani (; 15 September 1951 – 24 December 2020) was a Pakistani politician. He was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 until his death. He was also a member of the assembly from June 2013 to May 2018. Jeelani was a member of the Pakistan Peoples Party. Jeelani died in Karachi on 24 December 2020, at age 66, from COVID-19, during the pandemic in Pakistan.
The Irawaddy frog or unknown copper-backed frog (""Hylarana" margariana") is a frog from Myanmar. Scientists are not sure which genus this frog should be in. That is why they write "Hylarana" in quotation marks instead of just "Hylarana margariana".
Benhur L. Salimbangon (June 3, 1945 – December 24, 2020) was a Filipino politician. He was a member of KAMPI and the One Cebu party. Salimbangon was a member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from 2007 until 2019. He was born in Cebu City. Salimbangon died on 24 December 2020 in Cebu City from cancer, aged 75.
Mojmir Sepe (11 July 1930 – 24 December 2020) was a Slovenian composer, conductor, arranger and trumpeter. His career began in 1950. Sepe was born in Jazbina, Črna na Koroškem, Kingdom of Yugoslavia. He composed two Eurovision songs: "Brez besed" (1966) and "Pridi, dala ti bom cvet" (1970). Sepe died on 24 December 2020 at the age of 90.
Felis attica is a wild cat in the Felinae subfamily. It is extinct. Scientists say "Felis attica" lived about nine million years ago. It was about the size of a bobcat and looked a little like a lynx. It may have been the ancestor of the African wildcat and of domestic cats today.
Guy Newman Smith (21 November 1939 – 24 December 2020) was an English writer. He wrote pulp fiction-style horror. He also wrote non-fiction, softcore pornography, and children's literature. Smith was born in Hopwas, Staffordshire. He wrote the novel versions of many Disney animated movies. Smith died on December 24, 2020 at the age of 81.
David Sneddon MBE (24 April 1936 – 24 December 2020) was a Scottish football player and manager. He managed Kilmarnock to their 1979 Tennent Caledonian Cup victory. Sneddon played once for the Scotland national under-23 football team in 1958. He was awarded an MBE in 2014.  Sneddon died on 24 December 2020 at the age of 84.
Minoru Makihara (January 12, 1930December 13, 2020) was a British-born Japanese business executive. He was the chief executive of the Mitsubishi Corporation from 1992 to 1998 and chairman from 1998 to 2004. He was born in London. Makihara died on December 13, 2020 in Tokyo from heart failure at the age of 90.
John Joseph Cremona (January 6, 1918 – December 24, 2020) was a Maltese politician and lawyer. He was the Attorney General of Malta during independence talks in 1964. He helped write the Constitution of Malta. He was the chief justice of Malta from 1971 to 1981. Cremona died at the age of 102 on December 24, 2020.
Siv Widerberg (12 June 1931 – 24 December 2020) was a Swedish writer and journalist. She received "doctor honoris causa" from the University of Umeå. She was born in Bromma, Sweden. She was a member of the Swedish Academy for Children's Books.  Widerberg died on 24 December 2020 in Stockholm, aged 89.
Reginald Thomas Foster (November 14, 1939 – December 25, 2020) was an American Catholic priest and friar of the Order of Discalced Carmelites. From 1970 until his retirement in 2009, he worked in the Latin Letters section of the Secretariat of State in the Vatican. Foster died on December 25, 2020 at the age of 81.
Dabbing, or the dab, is a simple dance move in which a person drops their head into their bent upwardly angled arm, while raising the opposite arm out straight in a parallel direction.  Since 2015, dabbing has been used as a playful manner, becoming a youthful fad and Internet meme. The move looks like someone sneezing into their elbow.
A trend may be something which becomes popular - sometimes called a fad. In mathematics and statistics it is about data patterns and forecasting
Milena "Milka" Babović (27 October 1928 – 26 December 2020) was a Croatian sprint and hurdles runner and journalist. Babović was born in Skopje and grew up in Sarajevo, but moved to Ruma and Belgrade. She came in fifth place at the 1954 European Championships.  She was a journalist for "Narodni sport". She was a multiple-time president of the sport journalist section of the Croatian Journalist Association and was a member of the Yugoslav Olympic Committee. Babović died of COVID-19 in Zagreb on 26 December 2020 at the age of 92.
Brian Arthur Roland Binley (1 April 1942 – December 2020) was a British Conservative Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Northampton South from 2005 to 2015. Binley was born in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. Binley died in December 2020 at the age of 78.
George Blake (' Behar; 11 November 1922 – 26 December 2020) was a British spy. He worked as a double agent for the Soviet Union. He became a communist and decided to work for the KGB while he was a prisoner during the Korean War.  His crimes as a double agent were discovered in 1961 and he was sentenced to 42 years in prison. He escaped from Wormwood Scrubs prison in 1966 and fled to the Soviet Union.  Blake died on 26 December 2020, at the age of 98, in Moscow.
The Cambridge Spy Ring was a group of spies in the United Kingdom that passed information to the Soviet Union during and after World War II. It was active from the later 1930s until at least into the early 1950s.  None was ever prosecuted for spying. The number and membership of the ring became public slowly, since the 1950s. Their most damaging achievement was to pass information about the Manhattan Project to the Soviet Union. The sudden flight of Donald Maclean (cryptonym: Homer) and Guy Burgess (cryptonym: Hicks) to the Soviet Union in 1951 was the first public news.  In 1961, defector Anatoliy Golitsyn provided information which pointed to Kim Philby. Philby (cryptonyms: Sonny, Stanley), fled the country in 1963. He spent the rest of his life in Moscow. After Philby's flight, British intelligence got confessions from Anthony Blunt (cryptonyms: Tony, Johnson) and then John Cairncross (cryptonym: Liszt), who were the last two of a group of five. Their involvement was kept secret for many years: until 1979 for Blunt, and 1990 for Cairncross.  The group became known as the Cambridge Five. All five spies met as students or teachers at Cambridge University.
Anthony Frederick Blunt (26 September 1907 – 26 March 1983), styled Sir Anthony Blunt KCVO from 1956 to 1979, was a British art historian and spy. In 1964, he confessed to having been a spy for the Soviet Union and was part of the spy group the Cambridge Five. Blunt was the "fourth man" of the Cambridge Five, a group of Cambridge-educated spies working for the Soviet Union from some time in the 1930s to at least the early 1950s.  The height of his spying was during World War II, when he passed intelligence to the Soviet Union. His confession was a closely guarded secret for years. It was revealed by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in November 1979. He was stripped of his knighthood immediately. Blunt was professor of art history at the University of London, director of the Courtauld Institute of Art, and Surveyor of the Queen's Pictures.
Charles McLelland (24 March 1953 – 26 December 2020), also known as Chic McLelland, was a Scottish football player and manager. He played for Aberdeen, Motherwell, Dundee and Montrose. His playing career lasted from 1973 to 1990. His managing career lasted from 1990 to 1991. McLelland was born in Glasgow. He died on 26 December 2020 at the age of 63.
Julio César Rojas López (June 14, 1955 – December 26, 2020) known as Tito Rojas a.k.a. "El Gallo Salsero" was a Puerto Rican salsa singer. He was born in Humacao, Puerto Rico. His career began in 1972. He was known for his albums: "Tres Mujeres" (1987), "Sensual" (1990), "Vida" (2010), "Independiente" (2011) and "El Viajero" (2014). Rojas died on December 26, 2020, at the age of 65, after suffering a heart attack in Humacao.
Nomvuzo Francisca Shabalala (1960 – 26 December 2020) was a South African politician. She was a member of the African National Congress and the South African Communist Party. From 2011 to 2016 she was the deputy mayor of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality. In 2018, Shabalala was elected a member of the National Assembly. Shabalala died on 26 December 2020 at the age of 60. The cause of death was problems caused by COVID-19.
Kadambur R. Janarthanan (22 October 1929 – 26 December 2020) was an Indian politician and trade unionist. He was born in Tamil Nadu, India. He was first elected to the Lok Sabha in 1984. He left the parliament in 1996 only to serve again from 1998 to 1999. Janarthanan died on 26 December 2020 at the age of 91.
"More Cowbell" is a comedy sketch. It is a part of "Saturday Night Live". It was first shown on television on April 8, 2000. The sketch is shown as a fake episode of "Behind the Music". It is about the real band Blue Öyster Cult making a sound recording for the song "(Don't Fear) The Reaper". Will Ferrell is shown in the sketch as a man playing the cowbell. He plays the cowbell very loud and annoys the members of Blue Öyster Cult. Christopher Walken is in the sketch as a music producer that keeps asking for the cowbell to be louder. Many people thought that it was one of the best sketches of Saturday Night Live. "Rolling Stone" named it the 9th best sketch of Saturday Night Live. "More Cowbell" became a catchphrase in popular culture.
Rastamouse is a British animated program on CBeebies. The show was aired from January 31, 2011 to June 15, 2015.
Peter Benjamin Parker, known as Spider-Man, is a fictional character who appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies ', ', ', ', ', and '. He is based on the Marvel Comics superhero of the same name and is played by Tom Holland. This is the third time Spider-Man has been played in the movies, following after Tobey Maguire's portrayal in Sam Raimi's movie series and Andrew Garfield's portrayal in Marc Webb's "The Amazing Spider-Man" movies. Fictional character biography. Peter Parker is a teenager in New York City who has had spider-like abilities for a while. He lives with his Aunt May and is best friends with Ned Leeds. One day, Tony Stark, the president of Stark Industries who also serves as Iron Man, comes to visit him and Aunt May. Mr. Stark recruits Peter, who he has figured out is Spider-Man, to fight alongside some other superheroes during a dispute with Captain America. Peter continues to work with Stark as an intern for the Avengers, gaining the technology needed to improve his suit and equipment, but after getting in trouble with Mr. Stark, must fight the criminal known as "The Vulture" alone, regaining Stark's respect. As Spider-Man, Peter goes on to fight alongside Iron Man, Captain America, and other members of the Avengers when Thanos threatens their universe. The first time around, Thanos kills half of the universe's inhabitants, which unfortunately includes Peter. However, Peter and everyone else who was killed is brought back to life after Stark and the remaining Avengers figure out how to undo "the Snap". The Avengers defeat and kill Thanos the second time around, but Mr. Stark and some of the other Avengers die in the effort and cannot be brought back to life this time. After Mr. Stark's death, Peter becomes very sad but vows to become stronger to honor him. He and Ned go on a class trip to London where he becomes close with another classmate, MJ, who becomes his girlfriend. Peter also encounters Quentin Beck, who initially seems like a good person and calls himself Mysterio, but is actually a scientist who used to work for Stark's company and was fired due to being crazy. After Peter is tricked into
Turn or Turn: Washington's Spies is an American television show. It is set during the American Revolutionary War. It is about the spies and the beginning of espionage. It was on television for four seasons. It started in 2014. Development. "Turn" is based on the Culper Ring, real spies from the Revolutionary War. The television show was based on the book "", by Alexander Rose. The book is not fiction. Rose is one of the show's producers and writers. Story. A cabbage farmer named Abraham Woodhull (Jaime Bell) and his friends become spies for George Washington (Ian Kahn). The story covers the British plan to use counterfeit money, the time Benedict Arnold changed sides, and the execution of John André. Setting. Much of the story takes place on Long Island in New York. It also shows other parts of the American colonies, including Manhattan, Philadelphia, and West Point. Accuracy. According to Long Island historian Margo Arceri, the show is "about 70 percent inaccurate." Results. Because of the television show, more tourists came to Long Island. Many of the buildings where the real Culper Ring spies worked are still there.
Liechtensteiner Americans are Americans of Liechtensteiner descent. History. The first Liechtensteiner emigrants of which have record emigrated in United States in the early 1830s. However, first great wave of Liechtensteiner emigrants arrived to the United States on April 7, 1851, settling in New Orleans; and in 1852 other group emigrated to Dubuque, Iowa (including stonemasons, bricklayers and carpenters). Eventually, many of the Liechtensteiner emigrants of Dubuque left the city and got farms nearby. However, the Liechtensteiner emigration was reduced during the American Civil War (1861-1865). Later, when the construction of railroads began "lying the country together and opening up the West", other Liechtensteiners emigrated to United States to work in the construction of railroads. During the following decades, many other Liechtensteiners emigrated to places such as Guttenberg, Iowa and Wabash, Indiana. However, between 1885 and 1907, Liechtensteiner emigration slowed, limited to a few individuals and families. Less than 30 Liechtensteiners emigrated during that period to United States. Reducing migration was due to the large increase in economic activity from the establishment of first textile factories in the 1880s. The First World War caused an economic crisis in Liechtenstein (which originated, among other things, because the Entente allies stopped the "import of raw materials" into the country and the "massive speculation by the national bank"), so the Liechtenstein emigration to United States was retaken. Most of the new Liechtensteiner emigrants settled in urban areas, especially in Chicago and Hammond, Indiana, but there were Liechtensteiners throughout the country. After the Second World War, a few more Liechtensteiners emigrated to the United States, the largest number arriving in 1948, when fifteen individuals or families came to this country. The reduction of the Liechtenstein emigration was due to improvements in economic conditions of Liechtenstein.
Nancy Kress (born January 20, 1948) is an American science fiction writer. She began writing in 1976. She has achieved her greatest notice since her Hugo and Nebula Award winning novella "Beggars in Spain". The book, in 1993, became a novel. Kress later won the Nebula Award for Best Novella for another book: "After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall" in 2013. She also won in 2015 for the book "Yesterday's Kin". Kress, in addition to her novels, has written a number of short stories. She is a regular columnist for "Writer's Digest".  Kress was born in Buffalo, New York.
Ina Rosenberg Garten (pronounced EYE-nuh; born February 2, 1948) is an American author and host of the Food Network show "Barefoot Contessa". She was a staff member of the White House Office of Management and Budget. Garten has a number of best-selling cookbooks, magazine products and a popular Food Network television show. Garten was born in Brooklyn, New York.