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Rob Stewart (December 28, 1979 – January 31, 2017} was a Canadian photographer and filmmaker. He was best known for writing, directing and narrating the documentary "Sharkwater" (2006). He was born in Toronto, Ontario. Stewart went missing diving at Alligator Reef off the coast of Florida, United States on January 31, 2017. His dead body was found on February 3. He was 37.
Sang Chul Lee (February 29, 1924 – January 28, 2017) was a Canadian Christian minister. He served as 32nd Moderator of the United Church of Canada from 1988 to 1990. He was born in Siberia, the son of Korean parents. He was married and had three daughters. Lee died on January 28, 2017 in Newmarket, Ontario at the age of 92.
Mario R. Ramil (June 21, 1946 – January 30, 2017) was an American judge. He served as an Associate Justice of the Hawaii State Supreme Court from 1993 to 2002. He was the second Filipino American to serve the position. Ramil was born in Novaliches, Quezon City, Philippines. He moved to the San Francisco Bay Area when he was ten years old. He moved to Hawaii in 1975. He was married and had two children. Ramil died from cancer on January 30, 2017 at the age of 70.
Eiður Svanberg Guðnason (7 November 1939 – 30 January 2017) was an Icelandic politician and diplomat. He served as Ambassador of Iceland to Australia from 28 November 2003 until 22 February 2007. He was born in Reykjavík. Eiður died on 30 January 2017 in Garðabær at the age of 77.
Gordon Lewis Aikman (2 April 1985 – 3 February 2017) was a British political researcher and campaigner. He was a Director of Research for the Better Together campaign that took place during the Scottish independence referendum in 2014. During that campaign, he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease. He later went on to campaign to raise awareness of the disease. Aikman was born in Kirkcaldy, Fife. He was married to Joe Pike. Aikman died from motor neurone disease on 3 February 2017 at the age of 31.
Georgi Georgievich Taratorkin (; 11 January 1945 – 4 February 2017) was a Russian actor. He appeared on stage and on screen. He appeared in 25 movies from 1967 until his death. He was known for roles in "Sofiya Perovskaya" (1967), "Crime and Punishment" (1970), "A Very English Murder" (1974), "Little Tragedies" (1987) and "Dyuba-Dyuba" (1992). He was born in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, USSR. Taratorkin died after a long illness on 4 February 2017 in Moscow at the age 72.
was a Japanese politician. He was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He served as the Minister of Health and Welfare from 1982 to 1983 and the Minister of Finance from 1992 to 1993. Hayashi was born in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture. He studied at the University of Tokyo. He had a son and a daughter. His son, Yoshimasa, was also a politician. Hayashi died from multiple organ failure on 3 February 2017 at the age of 89.
Aito Mäkinen (4 January 1927 – 30 January 2017) was a Finnish movie director, screenwriter and movie producer. He directed more than 45 movies between 1963 and 1999. His 1964 movie, "Onnelliset leikit", appeared at the 4th Moscow International Film Festival. He was born in Turku. Turku died on 30 January 2017 in Helsinki at the age of 90.
The Marquesas Islands are a group of islands in the pacific ocean. They are a part of French Polynesia. The islands are located south of the Equator, about 1.600 km northeast of Tahiti. The total land area is 1274 km². In 2012, 9264 people lived on the Marquesas Islands.  The Marquesas consist of fourteen bigger islands and a number of smaller ones. They are commonly split into two groups: A northern one with the main islands Nuku Hiva, Ua Pou and Ua Huka, and a southern one, made of Hiva Oa, Tahuata and Fatu Hiva.  The islands are of volcanic origin; there are high mountains and deep valleys on many islands. The climate is hot, with an average temperature of 28 degrees centigrade, and a lot of rainfall. Tropical rainforest grows on many islands,
Cerium(IV) oxide is an oxide of the rare earth metal cerium. Its formula is CeO2. It is white or light yellow in color. It is an important commercial product. It is used as an intermediate in the purification of the element from the ores. It reacts with carbon monoxide at high temperature to get cerium(III) oxide. Preparation. Cerium(IV) oxide can be made by the oxidation of cerium(III) oxide. Also, it can be made by heating cerium(IV) hydroxide. Uses. It can be used as an oxidizing agent. It can be used in oxidation of natural gas. It glows at high temperature. This allows it to be used in gas mantles to replace harmful thorium(IV) oxide.
The jaguarundi ("Puma yagouaroundi") is a small wild cat native to Central and South America. It is a smaller relative of the better-known cougar, and has many local names. The cat is still widespread throughout the Amazon Basin, and is listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List since 2002. It is sometimes found in Mexico and southern Texas, and as far south as northern Argentina and these cats have been introduced to the state of Florida and state of Alabama in 1980's. Jaguarundis are mostly daytime animals. They are comfortable in trees, but hunt on the ground. According to a 2006 genomic study of Felidae, an ancestor of today's "Leopardus", "Lynx", "Puma", "Prionailurus", and "Felis" lines migrated across the Bering land bridge into the Americas about 8.0 to 8.5 million years ago.
Jacques Goÿon, Count of Matignon ("Jacques François Léonor"; 21 November 1689 – 23 April 1751) was Count of Thorigny and Matignon. He was also the Prince of Monaco as Jacques I after his marriage to Princess Louis Hippolyte of Monaco. He also built the Hôtel Matignon. Life. Jacques was born in Normandy. His father was the Count of Matignon. Jacques became the Count of Matignon in 1675 when his father died. Jacques married Princess Louise Hippolyte Grimaldi of Monaco. Issue. The children of the couple were technically given the surname of "Goyon" after their father however they were sometimes also known under the surname of Grimaldi too.  Name and title. Jacques was baptised with the names "Jacques François Léonor". Using the name Jacques, his surname was Goyon. His title was "Comte de Matignon". This is French for "Count of Matignon". Therefore the mixture of Goyon and Matignon is unnecessary, and incorrect.
Starboy is the fifth studio album by Canadian alternative R&amp;B singer-songwriter The Weeknd. It was released on November 25, 2016. It entered the US "Billboard" 200 album chart at number one. "Starboy" had the third-best first-week sales of 2016 in the US, selling over 348,000 album-equivalent copies in its first week. Singles. Three singles have been released from the album so far: "Starboy", featuring French electronic duo Daft Punk, which reached number one in the US and Canada; "I Feel It Coming", which also features Daft Punk; and "Party Monster".
The MVG Class B is a type of train used on the Munich U-Bahn. They are used on every line. The MVG Class B began service in 1981. There are 63 trains with two cars each. Five trains have been withdrawn.
"We've Only Just Begun" is a pop ballad by The Carpenters.  The song is often used for a wedding song. It was first played in a wedding-themed commercial in the winter of 1970. It was released in September, 1970. It had Karen Carpenter's lead vocals and overdubbed harmonies by her and his brother Richard Carpenter. "We've Only Just Begun" peaked at #1 on the Cash Box singles chart. It also hit #2 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. The song helped the Carpenters win two Grammy Awards including Best New Artist. They also won a Grammy for Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.
The MVG Class A is a type of train used on the Munich U-Bahn. They are the oldest trains on the Munich U-Bahn. The MVG Class A began service in 1971. They are used on every line. There are 194 trains with two cars each. 18 trains have been withdrawn.
Heredia is a province of Costa Rica. It is in the north-central part of the country. The provincial capital is the city of Heredia, in the Central Valley near the city of San José, Costa Rica, the national capital. Location. The Heredia province is a landlocked province (it does not border the ocean) and is bordered on the east by the Limón province, on the south by the San José province, on the west by the Alajuela province and to the north by Nicaragua Geography. Heredia is the smallest province of Costa Rica. It has an area of . The northern part of the province is formed by plains but the southern part is in the Central Valley and the foothills of the Cordillera Central ("Central mountain range"), also known as Volcanic Central mountain range. The highest mountain in the province is the Barva volcano, high.. The longest river in the province is the Sarapiquí river, long. Other rivers in the province are: Virilla, Chirripó, Río Sucio, Sardinal, Peje y San Juan. Demographics. A person from the province is known as "herediano" (woman: "herediana"). The Heredia province had a population, in 2011, of 433,677 for a population density of inhabitants/km2. The canton of Heredia, with 123,616 inhabitants, is the canton with more inhabitants. Evolution of the population in Heredia Administrative divisions. The Heredia province is divided in 10 cantons, which are divided into 43 Districts. Economy. An important economic activity in the province is farming. Important crops in the province are coffee, strawberry, pineapple, plantain, among others.
A desmosome is a cell structure for cell-to-cell adhesion. They are localized spot-like adhesions on the outer sides of plasma membranes. Desmosomes help to keep cells together in a sheet. They are found in epithelial tissue, like multilayer squamous epithelium. The intercellular space is relatively wide up to about 30 nm.
Cell junctions join cells in some biological tissues. They have long protein chains, The proteins keep connections between neighbouring cells or between a cell and other structures. They also control substance transport outside cell surfaces. Vertebrates have three main types of cell junction:
Basil Stuart Hetzel, (13 June 1922 – 4 February 2017) was an Australian medical researcher. He was best known for his work in the fight against iodine deficiency. The disease is a major cause of goitre and cretinism around the world. He studied and worked at the University of Adelaide. Hetzel was born in Adelaide, South Australia. He and his first wife, Mary Helen Eyles, had five children. She died in 1980 from cancer. He later married Anne Fisher in 1983. Hetzel died on 4 February 2017 at the age of 94.
Björn Gösta Tryggve Granath (5 April 1946 – 5 February 2017) was a Swedish actor. He was born in Gothenburg. He began his career in the 1960s. He appeared in over fifty movies between 1968 and 2017. Granath died after a short illness on 5 February 2017 in Stockholm at the age of 70.
Sonny Geraci (November 22, 1947 – February 5, 2017) was an American musician and singer. He was best known as lead singer of bands The Outsiders and Climax. He was also known as Peter Emmett during the 1980s. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Geraci died on February 5, 2017 at the age of 69.
Miltiadis "Miltos" Papapostolou () (September 9, 1935 – February 2, 2017) was a Greek football player and manager.  He managed Egaleo, AEK Athens, Greece and Olympiacos. His career in management began in 1972. He retired in 1989. He was born in Domokos, Greece. Papapostolou died on February 2, 2017 in Athens, Greece, aged 81.
Dritëro Agolli (13 October 1931 – 3 February 2017) was an Albanian poet, writer, and politician. He was the former president of the defunct Albanian League of Writers and Artists. Early life. Agolli was born in Devoll, Albania. He studied in Leningrad in the Soviet Union. Career. Agolli wrote primarily poetry, but also short stories, essays, plays, and novels. He was head of the Albanian League of Writers and Artists from the purge of Fadil Paçrami and Todi Lubonja at the Fourth Plenary Session of the Albanian Party of Labour from 1973 until 1992. Death. Agolli died on 3 February 2017 in Tirana, Albania from lung disease, aged 85.
Luis Gómez-Montejano (24 August 1922 – 5 February 2017) was a Spanish football executive. He was the President of Real Madrid from 26 April to 3 July 2006. He was born in Madrid. Gómez-Montejano died on 5 February 2017 at the age of 94.
Shumon Miura (12 January 1926 – 3 February 2017) was a Japanese novelist. Early life. Miura was born in Tokyo City. He attended the University of Tokyo.  Career. In 1951, Miura published his first book. He then married fellow Third Generation writer Ayako Sono in 1953. With her, he wrote many books about Catholicism and religion. Miura began teaching at Nihon University in 1967, the same year he was awarded the Shinchosha Prize.  From 1985 to 1986, he was commissioner of the Cultural Affairs Agency. In 1999, the Japanese government designated Miura a Person of Cultural Merit. In 2004, Miura was appointed to lead the Japan Art Academy. He stepped down in 2014. Death. Miura died of pneumonia on 3 February 2017, aged 91, at a hospital in Tokyo.
Jesse Bennett "Benny" Perrin (October 20, 1959 – February 3, 2017) was a professional American football safety. He played four seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals in the National Football League from 1982 through 1985. He was born in Orange County, California. Perrin played for the legendary University of Alabama football coach Bear Bryant from 1978 through 1981. He won the NCAA National Championships in 1978 and 1979. Perrin committed suicide at the age of 57 on February 3, 2017 in Decatur, Alabama.
Lars-Erik Berenett (23 December 1942 – 1 February 2017) was a Swedish actor. He was well known for his title role in the movies about Roland Hassel and for his role as Harald Bovallius in the soap opera "Skilda världar". Also, he is best known for his leading role in the series "Jordskott".  From 1971 to 1976, he was married to Evabritt Strandberg, with whom he had a son, Matti Berenett. Later he married Maria Kulle. Berenett died in Stockholm, Sweden on 1 February 2017, aged 74.
Marc Spitz (October 2, 1969 – February 4, 2017) was an American music journalist, author and playwright.  Spitz's writings on rock and roll and popular culture appeared in "Spin" (where he was a Senior Writer) as well as "The New York Times", "Maxim", "Blender", "Harp", "Nylon" and the "New York Post". He was a contributing music writer for "Vanity Fair". Spitz died on February 4, 2017 in Manhattan, New York, at the age of 47.
Puntarenas is a province of Costa Rica. It is in the western part of the country, covering most the Pacific Ocean coast of Costa Rica. The provincial capital is the city of Puntarenas. Location. The Puntarenas province borders with the Alajuela, San José and Limón provinces to the north, with Panama to the east; with the Pacific Ocean to the south, and with the Pacific Ocean and the Guanacaste to the west. Geography. Puntarenas is in the western part of the country, covering most of Costa Rica's Pacific Ocean coast, and is the largest province of Costa Rica. It is the province with more islands: Chira, Bejuco, Caballo, Venado, Cedros, Cuchillos, Negritos, San Lucas, Herradura, Violín, Isla del Caño and the Coco Island. The province has an area of . The highest mountain in the province is the "Cerro Dúrika" on the border with the Limón province; it is high (). Some of the rivers that flow through the province are Ario, Lagarto, Barranca, Grande de Tárcoles, Grande de Térraba, General, Coto Brus, Naranjo, Barú, Parrita, Savegre, Aranjuez and Coto. Demographics. A person from the province is known as "puntarenense" (men and women). The Puntarenas province had a population, in 2011, of 410,929 for a population density of inhabitants/km2. The canton of Puntarenas, with 115,019 inhabitants, is the canton with more inhabitants. Evolution of the population in Puntarenas Administrative divisions. The Puntarenas province is divided in 11 cantons, which are divided into 60 Districts. Economy. Important economic activities in the province are farming and fishing.
An electric locomotive runs on electricity as the name suggests. Electric locomotives cost the least to buy and operate. However, the railway electrification system is very expensive, so only tracks used by many trains per day are usually electrified. Thus, electrics are only the second next used type, behind diesel locomotives. Electric locomotives get their power from three main sources: overhead lines, an on-board battery, or a third rail.  There are many different types of electric locomotives. Battery-electric locomotives are powered by on-board batteries. They are used in situations where other types of engines could be dangerous.
Sean Michael Spicer (born September 23, 1971) is an American political strategist. He was the 30th White House Press Secretary and Communications Director for President Trump until his resignation on July 21, 2017. Spicer was communications director of the Republican National Committee from 2011 to 2017 and its chief strategist from 2015 to 2017. On December 22, 2016, Spicer was named as Trump's White House Press Secretary and two days later Spicer was also named as the White House Communications Director. He assumed both positions with Trump's inauguration on January 20, 2017. On July 21, 2017, Spicer announced his intention to resign as White House Press Secretary, and formally left the White House on August 31, 2017.
The Heckler &amp; Koch MSG90 is a semi-automatic military sniper rifle. It is based on the PSG-1 from Heckler &amp; Koch. The MSG90 shoots 7.62×51mm NATO ammunition. MSG90 stands for "Militärisches Scharfschützengewehr". The 1990 part is the year was the sniper rifle was made. History. The Heckler &amp; Koch MSG90 was first introduced in 1987. It uses a delayed blowback design the same as many other H&amp;K rifles. Based on the Heckler &amp; Koch PSG1, it is designed for military and police use. It was designed to meet the military specifications of the US Army's M24 Sniper Weapon System.  It has several improvements over the PSG1. The barrel is lighter and shorter. It is made using the cold hammer forging process. The stock is adjustable and of a different shape. The trigger is wider and has a trigger pull set from the factory. It does not have open sights but comes with a 10-power Telescopic sight. Where the PSG1 did not stand up to rough handling on the battlefield, the MSG90 is designed just for that kind of service. The model MSG90A1 has a threaded barrel designed to accept a suppressor. The later MSG90A2 was a lighter and sturdier design.
Johannes Willem "Hans" van der Hoek (5 May 1933 – 4 February 2017) was a Dutch footballer. He was under contract at Feyenoord (1950-1960), SC Enschede (1960-1961), and ADO (1961-1962). He was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands. van der Hoek died in Rotterdam, Netherlands on 4 February 2017, aged 83.
Colonel Edward Shames (June 13, 1922 – December 3, 2021) was a United States Army enlisted man and officer. He later served in the U.S. Army Reserve.  During World War II he was assigned to the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. Shames is the last surviving officer of Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment. Shames died on December 3, 2021 in Norfolk, Virginia at the age of 99.
Private First Class Edward J. Tipper Jr. (August 3, 1921 – February 1, 2017) was an American military person. He was a former private of the Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment in the 101st Airborne Division, United States Army during the Second World War.  He was one of the 140 original Toccoa men of Easy Company. Tipper was portrayed in the HBO miniseries "Band of Brothers" by Bart Ruspoli. Tipper's life story was featured in the 2009 book "We Who Are Alive and Remain: Untold Stories from Band of Brothers". Tipper was born in Detroit, Michigan. He signed up to the United States Army because of the Attack on Pearl Harbor. He studied at the University of Michigan and at Northern Colorado University. Tipper died on February 1, 2017 in Lakewood, Colorado, aged 95.
George Elwood Smith (born May 10, 1930) is an American scientist and applied physicist. He is known for being the co-inventor of the charge-coupled device (CCD). He was awarded a one-quarter share in the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics with Willard Boyle for "the invention of an imaging semiconductor circuit—the CCD sensor, which has become an electronic eye in almost all areas of photography".
Rosa Taikon (30 July 1926 – 1 June 2017) was a Swedish Romani silversmith and actor. Taikon was born in Kalderash, Sweden. She was the sister of Katarina Taikon. Her silver jewelry has been exhibited in many galleries and museums such as the National Museum of Fine Arts and Röhsska Museum Taikon was also a movie actress. She has appeared in "Marianne" (1953), "Motorkavaljerer" (1950), "Kyssen på kryssen" (1950) and "Smeder på luffen" (1949). Taikon died on 1 June 2017 in Sweden at the age of 90.
Steve Lang (March 24, 1949 – February 4, 2017) was a Canadian rock musician. He was the bass guitarist for the band April Wine from 1976 to 1984. He was born in Montreal, Quebec. He was the father of musician Erin Lang (born 1979). Lang died on February 4, 2017 at the age of 67.
Carmen Contreras-Bozak (December 31, 1919 – January 30, 2017) was an American military technician. During World War II, she became the first Hispanic person to serve in the Women's Army Corps. She served from 1942 to 1945. Contreras-Bozak was born in Cayey or Ponce, Puerto Rico. She later moved to New York City. She was married to Theodore John Bozak until his death in 1991. They had three children. Contreras-Bozak died on January 30, 2017 in Land O' Lakes, Florida at the age of 97.
Crewe railway station is a railway station in the town of Crewe in Cheshire, England. It opened in 1837 and is one of the most significant train stations in the world. It has twelve platforms and a modern passenger entrance containing a bookshop and ticket office. It is a major junction on the West Coast Main Line and acts as a rail gateway for North West England. It is a Grade II listed building. The station is managed by Avanti West Coast, who also provide the majority of trains that stop there. Northern Trains, East Midlands Railway, West Midlands Trains and Transport for Wales also provide regular trains from the station. CrossCountry provide one early morning train a day. Crewe's location was chosen after Cheshire towns Winsford and Nantwich had rejected a proposal for the station to be built there.  As a result of the station's significance, the town of Crewe is now famous for its railways and railway infrastructure. The town's football club, Crewe Alexandra, is nicknamed The Railwaymen.
An ichnogenus is a trace fossil. The names are a category of taxonomy for fossil traces whose origin is not exactly known. They are a part of taxonomy called ichnology. Very common trace fossils are dinosaur trackways and fossil burrows of worm-like creatures in ancient sea floors.
José Gea Escolano (14 June 1929 – 6 February 2017) was a Spanish Roman Catholic bishop. He was born in El Real de Gandia, Community of Valencia. Gea Escolano became a priest in 1953. He served as the Bishop of Ibiza from 1976 to 1987. He was later the Bishop of Mondoñedo-Ferrol from 1987 until his retirement in 2005. Gea Escolano died on 6 February 2017 in Valencia, at the age of 87.
Roger Walkowiak (2 March 1927 – 6 February 2017) was a French road bicycle racer. He was a professional rider from 1950 until 1960. He won the 1956 Tour de France. He was born in Montluçon, Allier. Walkowiak died on 6 February 2017 in Vichy, Allier, at the age of 89.
Ritchie Yorke (12 January 1944 – 6 February 2017) was an Australian writer, broadcaster, historian and music journalist. He was born in Brisbane, Queensland. He worked for publications such as "Rolling Stone", "The Sunday Mail" and "Billboard". He was well known for his work in the United Kingdom and Canada. In 1969, he was at the Bed-In of John Lennon and Yoko Ono in Montreal, Quebec. Yorke died from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on 6 February 2017 in Brisbane. He was 73.