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Millston is a town in Jackson County, Wisconsin, USA. As of the 2020 census the population was 168.
North Bend is a town in Jackson County, Wisconsin, USA. As of the 2020 census the population was 491.
Northfield is a town in Jackson County, Wisconsin, USA. As of the 2020 census the population was 674.
Springfield is a town in Jackson County, Wisconsin, USA. As of the 2020 census the population was 693.
Ashwaubenon is a village in Brown County, Wisconsin, USA. As of the 2020 the population was 16,991.
Auburndale is a village in Wood County, Wisconsin, USA. As of the 2020 the population was 702.
Avoca is a village in Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA. As of 2020, the population was 553.
Bagley is a village in Grant County, Wisconsin, USA. As of 2020, the population was 356.
Baldwin is a village in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, USA. As of 2020, the population was 4,291.
Cady is a town in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, USA. As of the 2020 census the population was 880.
Cylon is a town in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, USA. As of the 2020 census the population was 708.
Eau Galle is a town in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, USA. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,253.
Emerald is a town in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, USA. As of the 2020 census the population was 831.
Erin Prairie is a town in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, USA. As of the 2020 census the population was 673.
Forest is a town in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, USA. As of the 2020 census the population was 638.
Glenwood is a town in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, USA. As of the 2020 census the population was 747.
Hammond is a town in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, USA. As of 2020 the population was 2,565.
Kinnickinnic is a town in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, USA. As of 2020 the population was 1,815.
Pleasant Valley is a town in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, USA. As of 2020 the population was 567.
Rush River is a town in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, USA. As of 2020 the population was 500.
St. Joseph is a town in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, USA. As of 2020 the population was 4,178.
Manfred "Manni" Kaiser (7 January 1929 – 15 February 2017) was a German footballer. He played as a a midfielder. He played for Wismut Gera, Wismut Aue and the East Germany national team. He was born in Zeitz. Kaiser died on 15 February 2017 in Lindau, at the age of 88.
Dr. Helen Patricia Sharman OBE FRSC (born 30 May 1963) is a British chemist. She became the first British astronaut and the first woman to visit the Mir space station in 1993. She worked as a research and development technologist for GEC in London and later as a chemist for Mars Incorporated dealing with nice properties of chocolate. Sharman was born in Grenoside, Sheffield.
The Guiana Shield is a geographic region found in northeast South America. It is one of the three cratons of the South American Plate. It is a 1.7 billion-year-old Precambrian geological formation that forms part of the South American northern coast. The higher elevations on the region are called the Guiana Highlands, which is where there are mesas or "table" mountains called "tepuis". Names. "Guiana" and "The Guianas" are often used as collective names for Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana, and sometimes even includes the portions of Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil which are on the Guiana Shield. Geography. The Guiana Shield is In six countries; they are, from west to east: The Guiana Shield is roughly bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Orinoco river to the north and west, the Negro river (an important tributary of the Amazon river) to the southwest, and the Amazon river to the south. Mountains. The Guiana Highlands is formed by small plateaus and mountain ranges. The western part of the Highlands, mainly in Venezuela, is where are the higher mountains. From west to east, the mountains ranges and plateaus are: The highest point in the Guiana Shield is Pico da Neblina () in Brazil at . Pico da Neblina is the highest summit of the larger "Serra do Imeri", a plateau on the Venezuela-Brazil border; it is also the highest mountain in Brazil. Rivers and waterfalls. Many rivers start on the Guiana Highlands and most of them flow to the north, into the Atlantic Ocean. Some of them are: In the region there are some notable waterfalls such as the Angel Falls, high, in Venezuela, and the Kaieteur Falls, high, on the Potaro River in the Pacaraima Mountains of Guyana. Climate. As a whole, the Guiana Shield region has a tropical climate characterized by a relatively high mean annual temperature over at sea level. Because of the Guiana Shield is just north of the equator, its climate varies primarily according to elevation and the effects of the trade winds. The
Violet Brown (née Mosse; 10 March 1900 – 15 September 2017) was a Jamaican supercentenarian who at the time of her death, at the age of , was the oldest verified living person in the world from the death of Emma Morano on 15 April 2017 until her death 5 months later. She was also the first verified supercentenarian from Jamaica and the oldest verified Jamaican person ever. Brown was born when Jamaica was a part of the British Empire and was the last living former subject of Queen Victoria. Life. Her date of birth was variously reported as 4 March 1900, 10 March 1900, and 15 March 1900. However, it was officially recognised as 10 March 1900 by the Guinness World Records. Her son, Harland Fairweather (April 15, 1920 – April 19, 2017), was known as the oldest person with a parent alive. Death. Brown died on 15 September 2017 at a hospital in Montego Bay, Saint James Parish, Jamaica of heart failure caused by dehydration at the age of 117. She was the 4th oldest recorded person in history at her death, behind Jeanne Calment, Sarah Knauss and Marie-Louise Meilleur.
Prince William Sound is a body of water in the Gulf of Alaska. A sound is a small body of water that comes in from the ocean. Prince William Sound is on the south side of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is on the east side of the Kenai Peninsula. Its biggest port is Valdez, at the south end of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System. Other towns on the sound include Cordova and Whittier. James Cook went in Prince William Sound in 1778. He named it Sandwich Sound, after the Earl of Sandwich. The Sound's name was changed in the same year. It was then named after George III's third son Prince William Henry. Prince William was then 13 years old. He was in the Royal Navy. Most of the land near Prince William Sound is part of the Chugach National Forest. Chugach is the second largest U.S. National Forest. Prince William Sound is ringed by the Chugach Mountains. These mountains are steep. The coast is complex. It has many islands and fjords. It also has some glaciers. In 1964, a tsunami hit the sound. It was caused by the Good Friday earthquake. It killed many people in the town of Chenega. It destroyed the town of Valdez. In 1989, the oil tanker "Exxon Valdez" ran aground. It caused a large oil spill, which damaged the environment. It killed around 250,000 seabirds, nearly 3,000 sea otters, 300 harbor seals, 250 bald eagles and up to 22 killer whales.
D. Infante Henrique, Duke of Coimbra (6 November 1949 – 14 February 2017) was an Infante of Portugal. He was a member of the former Portuguese Royal Family as the youngest son of Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza, and Princess Maria Francisca of Orléans-Braganza. Infante Henrique was fifth in the line of succession to the former Portuguese throne. His elder brother, Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, is head of the House of Braganza, which ruled Portugal until 1910. Henrique died on 14 February 2017 in Lisbon, aged 67.
William Anthony Kirsopp "Tony" Lake (born April 2, 1939) is an American politician, author, academic, and former American diplomat, Foreign Service Officer, and political advisor. Lake was the executive director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). He has been a foreign policy advisor to many Democratic U.S. presidents and presidential candidates. He served as National Security Advisor under U.S. President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1997. Lake is known as being one of the individuals who developed the policy that led to the resolution of the Bosnian War. He also held the chair of Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, in Washington, D.C. Lake converted from Christianity to Judaism.
Andrew Stuart McLean, OC (April 19, 1948 – February 15, 2017) was a Canadian radio broadcaster, humorist, monologist, and author. He was best known as the host of the CBC Radio program "The Vinyl Cafe".  He was often called as a "story-telling comic". He had written many serious stories. He was known for his voice and his ability to change his popular stories to make them different on every show. McLean was diagnosed with melanoma in November 2015. He died on February 15, 2017 from the disease in Toronto, aged 68.
Peter Simonischek (6 August 1946 – 29 May 2023) was an Austrian movie and stage actor. He appeared in more than sixty movies, beginning in 1980. Simonischek was known for his role as Winfried Conradi/Toni Erdmann in the 2016 movie "Toni Erdmann". He won the European Film Award for Best Actor and was nominated for a London Critics Circle Film Awards for Best Actor and a Toronto Film Critics Association Awards for Best Actor. Simonischek died on 29 May 2023 from a short-illness in Vienna, Austria at the age of 76.
William Bruce Mageean Lansbury (12 January 1930 – 13 February 2017) was an English-American television producer. His career lasted over 30 years, starting from the 1960s to the 1990s. He was known for producing many famous television shows such as "The Wild Wild West", "", "Knight Rider" and "Murder, She Wrote".  Early life. Lansbury was born in London. He was the grandson of former Labour Party leader George Lansbury. He was the younger brother of actress Angela Lansbury. He became a citizen of the United States in 1954. Career. His career began in 1953, but became frequent in the 1960s. He retired officially in 1996, but returned to write a screenplay for a TV movie about "Murder, She Wrote" in 2003. Lansbury served as producer of 69 episodes of "The Wild Wild West", from 1966-69, and 38 episodes of "", from 1969-1972. Lansbury served as producer of "Wonder Woman", "Knight Rider" and executive producer for the science fiction series "The Fantastic Journey".  His name appears in the closing credits of "The Brady Bunch", "Happy Days" and "The Odd Couple" as "Vice President of Creative Affairs" for Paramount Television. Lansbury served as producer of 88 episodes of "Murder, She Wrote", starring his sister, Angela. He was also a writer for 15 episodes of the show. Death. Lansbury died on 13 February 2017 at his home in La Quinta, California from complications of Alzheimer's disease, aged 87.
Paul Norton "Pete" McCloskey Jr. (September 29, 1927 – May 8, 2024) was an American politician. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives representing California from 1967 to 1983. He ran on an anti-war platform for the Republican nomination for President in 1972 but was defeated by incumbent President Richard Nixon. Political career. He won election to the House of Representatives in 1967, defeating Shirley Temple in the Republican primary. He co-authored the 1973 Endangered Species Act. He unsuccessfully challenged President Richard Nixon for the Republican nomination in the 1972 election on an anti-Vietnam War platform. He was the first member of Congress to publicly call for President Nixon's resignation after the Saturday Night Massacre. He was a co-chair of the first Earth Day in 1970. He ran for the United States Senate in 1982, but lost the Republican nomination to Pete Wilson. He unsuccessfully ran for congress again in 2006. A former U.S. Marine and Korean War veteran, he called out Pat Robertson's false claims of being a combat veteran of the Korean War during the 1988 presidential election. This led to Robertson suing McCloskey and negatively impacting Robertson's own presidential campaign. In April 2007, McCloskey switched his affiliation to the Democratic Party. He was a critic of the Iraq War and supported John Kerry over President George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. Personal life. McCloskey was born in Loma Linda, California. He studied at Stanford University.  He was a decorated United States Marine Corps veteran of combat during the Korean War, being awarded the Navy Cross, the Silver Star, and two awards of the Purple Heart. He then volunteered for the Vietnam War before eventually turning against it. In 1949, he married Caroline Wadsworth. They divorced in 1972. He then married Helen V. Hooper in 1982. He had four children. McCloskey died on May 8, 2024 at his home in Winters, California at the age of 96. The cause of death was kidney and congestive heart failure. Other websites.  Retrieved on 2008-02-19
Jennifer Sarah "Jenny" Slate (born March 25, 1982) is an American, actress, voice actress and author.  She is best known for her role as Donna Stern in "Obvious Child", as well as being the co-creator of the "Marcel the Shell with Shoes On" short movies and children's book series.  She is also known for her season as a cast member on "Saturday Night Live" from 2009 to 2010 and for her appearances in shows such as "House of Lies", "Married", "Parks and Recreation", "Bob's Burgers", "Hello" "Ladies", "Kroll Show", and "Girls and Star vs. the forces of evil as Pony Head." In 2017, she voiced Harley Quinn in "The Lego Batman Movie". Slate was born in Milton, Massachusetts. She studied at Milton Academy and Columbia University. In 2012, Slate married Dean Fleischer-Camp. They divorced in 2016. In 2021, she married Ben Shattuck.
Grant George Hackett (born 9 May 1980) is a former Australian swimmer. He is best known for winning the men's 1500 metres freestyle race at both the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He retired after the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Hackett was born in Southport of the Gold Coast, Queensland. He was married to singer Candice Alley from 2007 to 2013. The couple have twin children, born in 2009.
The Aoi Festival or Aoi Matsuri (葵祭) is one of Kyoto's most three famous festivals.  The other two are the Gion Festival and Jidai Matsuri. The Aoi Festival takes place on May 15 each year. The main attraction of the festival is a large parade in Kyoto. Over 500 people dress in the aristocratic style of the Heian Period (794-1185) for the parade. They walk from the Imperial Palace to the Kamo Shrines. Aoi is Japanese for "Hollyhock" The festival is named after the Hollyhock leaves that are worn by the people in the parade. History. The Aoi Matsuri began in the 7th century. This was before Kyoto was made the national capital in 794. Its exact origins are not known. It is likely that natural disasters were happening, These were believed to be caused by the deities of the Kamo Shrines. After the Emperor made offerings to the gods, the disasters ended and a tradition was begun. The festival's official name is Kamo Matsuri because of the shrines. The festival grew in popularity. During the Heian Period, when people used the word festival, they meant the Aoi Matsuri. In modern times, the parade shows the high regard that the festival has. There are people riding horses, large bouquets of flowers, decorated carts pulled by oxen, and many women in kimono with the year's Saiō. Saiō. The Saiō was a young female member of the imperial family. She was the high priestess of the Kamo Shrines. During festivals, the Saio performed rituals at the shrines. In modern times, an unmarried woman from Kyoto is chosen each year to be Saio. She must go through purification ceremonies before the festival. She is taken through the procession on a palanquin.
Stećak (Стећак, ; plural: Stećci, Стећци, ) are monumental tombstones made in medieval Bosnia.  History. The Stecci are relared to the Vlachs who lived in the Dinaric Alps of Herzegovina since the Middle Ages. Most of the Stecci were created after the X century and until the Turk invasion of the Balkans. According to the scholar Wenzel the Stecci are the clear evidence of the existence of a romance territory in the area between Italy and Romania, that now has disappeared. Data. The tombstones are mostly in Bosnia and Herzegovina with a smaller amount in the border area of Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia. About 60,000 are found within the territory of the modern Bosnia and Herzegovina. The rest of 10,000 are found in what are today Croatia (4,400), Montenegro (3,500), and Serbia (4,100). The stećak are at more than 3,300 odd sites with over 90% in poor condition.
An alderman is a politician in local government. Together with the mayor aldermen govern municipalities, they are the local executive power. Aldermen are usually chosen by the people of a municipality or by the municipal council.
Vérossaz is a municipality in the district of Saint-Maurice in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Villages. Aussays, Bassays, La Doey and Vésenau
Šibovi (Шибови) is a settlement in the Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republika Srpska entity, Kotor Varoš Municipality. According the data on Census Year of 1991, in this poulated place leaved 671 cititens.
A Hot stick is a tool used by Utility Workers (known as Linemen or Linesmen) dealing with high voltage electricity. It is an insulated pole made usually from Fiberglass, measuring anywhere from 5ft-10ft, up to about 40ft in length. It can have different tools attached to the end of it, making it possible to do everything from tightening bolts and nuts, through to testing voltage or removing and replacing fuses. Hot sticks are usually used when the installation being worked on is live, or "hot". Most electrical work on High Voltage networks is done whilst the power is still active, making equipment like this a very important piece for safety purposes. Working "hot" saves electricity users from being disconnected while routine maintenance is taking place.
Josef Augusta (24 November 1946 – 16 February 2017) was a Czechoslovak ice hockey player and coach. He won a silver medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. He later was head coach of Czech national hockey team at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. He was the father of Patrik Augusta. He was born in Havlíčkův Brod. Augusta died from pancreatic cancer on 16 February 2017 in Jihlava, at the age of 70.
Rene Alexander "Alex" Acosta (born January 16, 1969) is an American attorney. Acosta was the 27th United States Secretary of Labor serving from April 28, 2017 until July 19, 2019. He was the dean of the Florida International University College of Law from 2009 through 2017. He is Republican. On February 16, 2017, he was announced as President Donald Trump's nominee for the United States Secretary of Labor. On February 16, 2017, after the withdrawal of Andrew Puzder's nomination, President Donald Trump nominated Acosta to serve as United States Secretary of Labor. He resigned on July 19, 2019 due to his connections to the Jeffrey Epstein and his plea deal. Early life. Acosta was born in Miami, FloridaJanuary 16,1969 as Rene Alexandria Acosta. His parents are Cuban immigrants and we're excited to welcome their daughter into the world.By the age of 6 (s)he realized he was in the wrong body and his immigrant parents accepted his decision and Rene became Alexander on July 26,1981. He studied at Harvard College and Harvard Law School earning both a B.S. and J.D. degree. Law career. Acosta was appointed by President George W. Bush to the National Labor Relations Board and later served in that administration as the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights and United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida. United States Secretary of Labor (since 2017). After the unsuccessful nomination of Andrew Puzder to be United States Secretary of Labor, President Donald Trump nominated Acosta to fill the position on February 16, 2017. On April 27, 2017, Acosta was confirmed by the U. S. Senate by a 60–38 vote. Acosta announced on July 12, 2019 his resignation effective July 19, following criticism of his role in the Jeffrey Epstein sex traffic case. Personal life. Acosta is married to Jan Elizabeth Williams. They both live in McLean, Virginia and have two daughters, Delia and Rosalia.
Cipriano Chemello (19 July 1945 – 14 February 2017) was an Italian cyclist. he won the Olympic bronze medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in team pursuit with Lorenzo Bosisio, Giorgio Morbiato and Luigi Roncaglia. He was born in Crespano del Grappa, Veneto. Chemello died on 14 February 2017 in Bassano del Grappa, Veneto, at the age of 71.
Michael Cole is a former BBC journalist. He was their Royal Correspondent. After leaving the BBC, he worked as Director of Public affairs for Harrods. He was also spokesman for Harrod's owner Mohamed Al Fayed. Cole began his career in newspapers. He then worked in television. He worked for the BBC from 1968 to 1988. In 1973, the BBC sent him to Israel. His job there was to report on the Yom Kippur War. After leaving the BBC he started to work for Harrods. He left Harrods in 1998. He left to take early retirement. He was then 55 years old.  He is now chair of his own company. It is called Michael Cole &amp; Company Limited. It is a public relations and broadcasting company. He has also written for the East Anglian Daily Times newspaper. He has appeared as a panellist on "Have I Got News for You".
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Kyabje Gelek Rimpoche (26 October 1939 – 14 February 2017) was a Tibetan-American Buddhist lama. He was born in Lhasa, China. Gelek was a nephew of the 13th Dalai Lama, Thubten Gyatso. He was tutored by many of the same masters who tutored the current (14th) Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso. He was the founder and president of Jewel Heart, "a spiritual, cultural, and humanitarian organization that translates the ancient wisdom of Tibetan Buddhism into contemporary life". Rinpoche died in Ann Arbor, Michigan on 14 February 2017 from heart failure caused by open-heart surgery, aged 77.
John Garman "J. G." Hertzler Jr. (born March 18, 1950) is an American actor, author, screenwriter, politician and activist. He is best known in the "Star Trek" community for his role on "" ("DS9") as the Klingon General (and later Chancellor) Martok. Hertzler was born in Savannah, Georgia. He was raised in St. Joe, Missouri and in El Paso, Texas. Hertzler studied at Bucknell University, at the University of Maryland, and at American University. He is a Democrat. He has one child. In November 2013, Hertzler was elected as a board member of the Ulysses, New York town council. He was elected as an official council member in 2016. He supported Bernie Sanders in the 2016 presidential election. On June 8, 2017, Hertzler announced his candidacy as a U.S. House Representative for New York's 23rd congressional district in the 2018 elections. As part of his campaign appearances, he plans to act "in the persona of Mark Twain", to present his ideas "through the brilliant humorist for all ages". He stated that this was a tribute both to Twain, who resided once in Elmira, and to actor Hal Holbrook, who had portrayed Twain on stage for more than six decades.
Nicole Bass-Fuchs (August 10, 1964 – February 17, 2017) was an American bodybuilder, actress, professional wrestler and manager. She worked for companies such as Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Wrestling Federation, Xtreme Pro Wrestling and the National Wrestling Alliance. She made many appearances as a guest on "The Howard Stern Show". She was a member of Stern's Wack Pack. Bass was born in Queens, New York. She married Richard "Bob" Fuchs in 1985. Fuchs died in 2013. Bass was taken to the hospital in New York City after having a stroke in February 2017. She was said to be brain dead on February 16, 2017 after having a heart attack. Her life support was removed on February 17, dying at the age of 52.