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The Comunità montana Monte Cervino ("Monte Cervino mountain community", in French "Communauté de montagne Mont-Cervin") is an association of 12 "comuni" in the Italian region of Valle d'Aosta. The "Comunità" is named after the Monte Cervino mountain, a mountain in the Alps that is on the border between Switzerland and Italy. This mountain is at the northern end of the Valtournenche valley, which is part of this "comunità". Purpose. Its main purpose is to promote the development of the valleys in the preservation of their cultural and environmental heritage. The "Comunità" also helps with technical assistance to all the "comuni" of the region. The main activities have been: Geography. This "Comunità" is in the central part of Valle d'Aosta, to the east and northeast of Aosta, the capital city of the region. The "comuni" are in the central valley of the region and in a small lateral valley: the Valtournenche valley. The main river in the "Comunità" is the Dora Baltea that flows through the "Comunità" from east to west. The Marmore is a small river that flows through the Valtournenche valley and joins the Dora Baltea as a left tributary at Châtillon. The "Comunità montana Monte Cervino" has a total area of about and a population of 16,797; its population density is of inhabitants/km2. The headquarters of the mountain community are in Châtillon. The Comunità includes the following "comuni":
The Comunità montana Valdigne Mont Blanc ("Valdigne Mont Blanc mountain community", in French "Communauté de montagne Valdigne - Mont-Blanc") is an association of 5 "comuni" in the Italian region of Valle d'Aosta. The name of the "Comunità" comes from "Valdigne", the upper part of the Aosta Valley in north-west Italy, and the "Mont Blanc" mountain, the highest mountain in the Alps that is on the border between France and Italy. The Mont Blanc is seen from the upper valley of Aosta and the other small valleys that are part of this "Comunità". Purpose. Its main purpose is to promote the development of the valleys in the preservation of their cultural and environmental heritage. The "Comunità" also helps with technical assistance to all the "comuni" of the region. The main activities have been: Geography. This "Comunità" is in the western part of Valle d'Aosta, to the west and northwest of Aosta, the capital city of the region. The "comuni" are in the upper central valley of the region (the "Valdigne") and in a small lateral valley, the Vallon de La Thuile. The main river in the "Comunità" is the upper part of the Dora Baltea river that flows through the "Comunità" from northeast to southwest. The "Comunità montana Valdigne Mont Blanc" has a total area of about and a population of 8,852; its population density is of inhabitants/km2. The headquarters of the mountain community are in La Salle. The Comunità includes the following "comuni":
Club de Fútbol Leones Negros de la Universidad de Guadalajara, mostly known as Leones Negros, is a football club that currently plays in the Ascenso MX Apertura 2013 1990-91 Runner-up (3): 1975-76, 1976-77, 1989-90 1996-97 Runner-up (1): Apertura 2005 1978
The Comunità montana Walser Alta Valle del Lys ("Walser Upper Lys Valley mountain community", in French "Communauté de montagne Walser Haute Vallée du Lys", in German "Walser Berggemeinschaft Oberlystal") is an association of 4 "comuni" in the Italian region of Valle d'Aosta. The name of the "Comunità" comes from the "Walser" people that live in the upper Lys or Gressoney valley, in the "comuni" Gressoney-Saint-Jean, Gressoney-La-Trinité and Issime. The Walser people came from the Swiss canton of Valais; they speak a German dialect. Purpose. Its main purpose is to promote the development of the valleys in the preservation of their cultural and environmental heritage. The "Comunità" also helps with technical assistance to all the "comuni" of the region. The main activities have been: Geography. This "Comunità" is in the eastern part of Valle d'Aosta, to the east of Aosta, the capital city of the region. The "comuni" are in a small valley, the Lys or Gressoney valley. This small valley is lateral to the main valley of Aosta and through it flows the Lys river. The "Comunità montana Walser Alta Valle del Lys" has a total area of about and a population of 2,025; its population density is of inhabitants/km2. The headquarters of the mountain community are in Issime. The Comunità includes the following "comuni":
A chief of police (also known as police chief or chief) is the title typically given to the top official in a police department, particularly in North America. Other titles for this position include Commissioner, Superintendent, and Chief Constable. A Chief of Police is usually a municipal employee of a city or town. In contrast, a U.S. Sheriff is generally elected by the voters of a county. Some states have both an appointed and an elected Chief of Police (Louisiana). The fraternal organization International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) is an organization often associated with many Chiefs of Police. Duties. A police chief is the top executive officer in a police department. The job of a chief, no matter what the size of the police department, is to protect their community. A chief is responsible for the budget of a police department. He or she is also responsible for the conduct of all police officers in the department. In larger police departments, a chief can delegate some of his responsibilities to an assistant Chief (Deputy Chief, etc.).  United Kingdom. Chief police officer is a phrase used in the United Kingdom to describe the position of the most senior police officer in a police force. It refers to the 53 Chief Constables, the Commissioner of the City of London Police or the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police. They are members of the Association of Chief Police Officers. The phrase is used in legislation on the power to permit public processions, or grant firearms licenses. Many routine activities are delegated to constables. No police officers in the UK are elected. There is a mixed system of control by local and central government, and local committees act in advice and supervision. Various organisations are permitted to hire and control their own security forces: the armed forces, the railways, certain branches of the security services, and a number of private organisations.  North America. Policing in Canada is usually the responsibility of the province. Usually police chiefs run the police departments. In eight of Canada's ten provinces the Royal Canadian Mounted Police act as regional police. They also act as the municipal police in the three territories and in many towns in British Columbia. In the province of Ontario, a Chief of Police must be a sworn police
Special Branch is the British police force which works mostly for the security services, especially MI5. It has had various changes of name, while its function has stayed much the same. It was formed in London in 1883. Branches were formed in Ireland (before the Republic of Ireland was founded) and later Northern Ireland. The Metropolitan Police had their own Special Branch, until it was merged with the Metropolitan Police Anti-Terrorist Branch (SO13) to form Counter Terrorism Command or SO15 in 2006. The main function for all these branches was to collect evidence and arrest the enemies of the United Kingdom who lived on home territory. Historically, these have been the IRA (and its splinter braches), Soviet and Russian intelligence agents, and Islamic extremists and terrorists. Special Branch has contact with the Security Service and the Home Office. They use the prefix "Detective" in front of their ranks, and are governed by the same laws as the general police. Under British law, MI5 officers are not permitted actually to lay hands on members of the public. Observations, wire taps ("lawful interception"), arrests, interrogations and preparing cases for prosecution are usually done by the Special Branch. Special Branch have responsibility for the personal protection of (non-royal) VIPs, and are examining officers at designated ports and airports, as prescribed by the Terrorism Act 2000. The intelligence work of Special Branch sits somewhere between that of the Security Service and that of the Metropolitan Police Anti-Terrorist Branch (SO13). It was announced, in September 2005, that the Metropolitan Police Special Branch would be merging with the Anti-Terrorism Branch of the Metropolitan Police to form a new department called Counter Terrorism Command. The new department came into being on 2 October 2006. Most, if not all UK police services still maintain a Special Branch. Strathclyde Police had a Special Branch until it was renamed the Counter Terrorist Intelligence Section.
Pack is the name given to canines, which live and hunt together. That means the dog tribe, known as the Canini. It does not apply to foxes (the tribe Vulpini). Other caniforms (Caniformia) live singly or come together at mating times, with some exceptions (like the badger). So, not all canids form packs. If they do, the size of the pack, and the social behaviour in the pack varies by species. The animals in the pack know each other. Always there is a hierarchy of dominance inside the pack. The classic case is the grey wolf. All packs are united by genetic relationship: they are family members. One reason why some mammalian predators evolved group behaviour is that their prey lives in massive herds on grassland. The most notable predators on grassland are the wolves and jackals (caniforms) and the lions and hyaenas (feliforms). The same principle works with aquatic predators: if their prey goes in shoals or family groups, then the predators go in groups.
Joseph Marie Albert "Joep" Lange (25 September 1954 – 17 July 2014) was a Dutch medical doctor and researcher. He mainly worked in HIV therapy. He served as the President of the International AIDS Society (IAS) from 2002 to 2004. He was also the Founding Chairman of PharmAccess Foundation until his death in 2014. The IAS has 16,000 members from 196 countries. Lange was born in Nieuwenhagen, Limburg. He studied at the University of Amsterdam in Amsterdam. Death. Lange, his wife and other IAS members were on board the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 when it was shot down on 17 July 2014, killing all people on board. He was 59. The flight was meant to go from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia but was shot down near Hrabove, Ukraine. He and his wife were among the 193 Dutch citizens killed. He and the IAS members were planning to go to Melbourne, Australia for the 20th International AIDS Conference, starting on 19 July.
Dietmar Otto Schönherr (17 May 1926 – 18 July 2014) was an Austrian actor and entertainer. He made 120 movie appearances between 1944 and 2014. He was best known for playing the role of Major Cliff Allister McLane in the German science fiction series "Raumpatrouille".  Schönherr was born as Dietmar Otto von Schönleiten in Innsbruck. He was married to the Danish actress Vivi Bach from 1965 until her death in 2013. Schönherr died on 18 July 2014 in Ibiza, Spain, aged 88.
Villa Lidköping BK is a bandy club in Lidköping in Sweden. Established in 1934 as Villa BK, the club is named after nearby country estate Villa Giacomina. The club lost the Swedish national men's bandy championship final in the years of 1975, 1983, 2012 and 2016. The club won its first World Cup title in October 2018. The women's team won the Swedish national championship for first time during the 2020–2021 season. They won the title again during the 2021–2022 season.
Willem Johannes Witteveen (5 May 1952 – 17 July 2014) was a Dutch legal scholar, politician and political writer. He was a member of the Senate for the Labour Party from 1999 to 2007 and from 2013 until his death. Early life and education. Witteveen was born in Rotterdam, South Holland. His father was Johan Witteveen. He was the great-grandson of social-democratic politician Floor Wibaut. He studied law at Leiden University. He was married and had two children. Death. Witteveen and his family were on board the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 when it was shot down on 17 July 2014, killing all people on board. He was 62. The flight was meant to go from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia but was shot down near Hrabove, Ukraine. Witteveen, his wife and daughter were among the 193 Dutch citizens killed. His son, Freek, was not on board. Witteveen was a Sufi.
João Ubaldo Osório Pimental Ribeiro (23 January 1941 – 18 July 2014) was a Brazilian writer. His best known novel was "An Invincible Memory" which was a success in the English-speaking world. Several of his books and short stories have been made into movies and TV series in Brazil.  Ribeiro was born in Itaparica, Bahia. He had been married three times and had four children. Ribeiro died from a pulmonary embolism on 18 July 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, aged 73.
African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights is a treaty of international human rights law. It was adopted by the Organization of African Unity (today, African Union) on 27 July 1981 and came into force on 21 October 1986. The preamble confirms the authority of the charter of the United Nations. It also confirms the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.  The charter itself condemns apartheid, colonialism, neocolonialism and Zionism as violations of human rights. Unlike the European Convention on Human Rights, the charter confirms economic, social and cultural rights. These include the right to work, and civil rights. It also confirms the rights to self-determination, economic development, natural resources and to a good environment.
Otto Piene (18 April 1928 – 17 July 2014) was a German artist. In 1957, Piene and Heinz Mack founded the group ZERO. For the closing of the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Piene created the sky work "Olympic Rainbow", made up of five differently colored helium-filled polythene tubes.  Piene died in Berlin after presenting an art exhibit there. He was 86 years old.
Korean Air Lines Flight 007 (also known as KAL007 and KE007) was a scheduled Korean Air Lines flight from New York City to Seoul via Anchorage. On September 1, 1983, the airliner serving the flight was shot down by a Soviet Su-15 interceptor near Moneron Island, west of Sakhalin Island, in the Sea of Japan.  The interceptor's pilot was Major Gennadi Osipovich. There are no survivors among 269 people on board, including Lawrence McDonald, representative from Georgia in the United States House of Representatives. The aircraft was en route from Anchorage to Seoul when it flew through prohibited Soviet airspace around the time of a U.S. reconnaissance mission. Former President Richard Nixon was to have been seated next to Larry McDonald on KAL 007 but decided not to go, according to the New York Post and TASS. The shooting of Korean Air Lines was one of the most tense moments of the Cold War. In the aftermath of the shooting, President Ronald Reagan made a presidential announcement,saying that what the Soviets did was bad. Reagan was angry about what happened and changed his mind of making peace with the Soviets.  President Reagan announced on September 16, 1983, that the Global Positioning System (GPS) would be made available for civilian use. Reason for shooting down. According to the World History Timeline, the Russians believed the jumbo jet was a United States spy plane. Four jet fighters were scrambled from the so-called Air Force Base. Two missiles were on target. One exploded just behind the tail of the plane, and the other by the left wing of the plane. More details about shutting down. At 1:30 a.m., Flight 007 entered Soviet airspace. However, there was not much time for Flight 007 to hover over Kamchatka to respond, so the Soviet air defense squadron deployed on the Kamchatka Peninsula returned without attempting an interception, and Flight 007 passed through Soviet airspace at 2:28 am and disappeared from Soviet radar. As Flight 007 slowed down, gained altitude, and overshot, Osipovich, apparently thinking that he was trying to outwit him, circled around Flight 007 ag, flew 8 km behind Flight 007, and fired an R-98 air-to-air missile at around 3:25 ts.
Kalix BF is a bandy club in Kalix in Sweden, founded on 2 May 1990. The club has been playing in Swedish bandy, top division Elitserien, in the 2011–12 season and then again in the 2013–14 season. Supporters of the club often refer to it as "KB". The club was founded as "Kalix Nyborg BK", by merging the bandy sections of the clubs Nyborgs SK, who later has restarted a bandy section of its own, and IFK Kalix. The name "Kalix BF" was adopted on 20 June 2001.
Tuva-Lisa is a series of children's/youth novels by Swedish writers Anders Jacobsson and Sören Olsson, about 12 years old Swedish girl "Tuva-Lisa Johansson", soon 13. Her parents work with theater, and she has written theater stage plays of her own, and wants to become an actress. Her friend's name is Jessica. Among the stage plays she has written are "Ett vemodigt tillstånd av tråkighet", depicting an old man reflecting on his life as a greengrocer.
Emanuel Hjort is a Swedish fictional character, created by Swedish writers Anders Jacobsson and Sören Olsson for a youth book series. Upon the 2000 release, the old Bert Diaries seriues had been completed with "Berts bokslut" in 1999. Emanuel is 16 years old in the first book, and thinks even more of girls than Sune and Bert. Emanuel is also interested in photographing. His mother is named Elisabeth, and his father Roger. His 23 years old big sister Emma is living in Denmark.
A Prairie Home Companion is a 2006 American ensemble comedy movie. It was directed by Robert Altman. It was Altman's last movie before he died in November 2006. The movie is a fictional story of behind-the-scenes activities at the long-running public radio show "A Prairie Home Companion". Plot. A long-running live radio show is in danger of being canceled by the new owners. The company owns both the radio station "WLT" and the theater where the show is broadcast. The movie takes place on the night of the show's last performance. The show has two visitors. The first is an angel calling herself Asphodel (Virginia Madsen). She comes to comfort the people who work on the show and to escort one of them to the afterlife. The other visitor is "the Axeman" (Tommy Lee Jones). He is the representative of the new owners who arrives to decide whether the show should be canceled. He makes it clear that the show is not what he considers modern popular programming. Although he too is escorted by the angel, the show is shut down anyway. In an at the end of the movie, the former cast members are reunited at Mickey's Diner. Their conversation pauses as they are joined by Asphodel. Production notes. To receive insurance for the shoot, Robert Altman had to hire Paul Thomas Anderson. He was a "backup" director who could take over if Altman could not work, The movie had the working title "The Last Show". Principal photography started on June 29, 2005, at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota. That is where the radio show is broadcast from. Filming ended on July 28, 2005. The movie was the second major picture to be filmed in Minnesota in 2005. (The first was "North Country", starring Charlize Theron and Harrelson,) The Fitzgerald is a rather small building. Because of that, the movie makers thought about using other stage theaters in the Minneapolis-St. Paul region. With some effort, the necessary movie equipment was crammed into the structure. The basement was also used for sets due to lack of space. Set design had to
Christina Lake is a lake in British Columbia in Canada. It is near the Crowsnest Highway. It is about east of Grand Forks, north of the United States border. The lake is named after a daughter of a Hudson's Bay Company officer. The Trans Canada Trail, Dewdney Trail, and the Kettle Valley Railway Trail all merge near the lake. The Gladstone Provincial Park covers the northern half of the lake. The Christina Lake Provincial Park is at the southern part of the lake. Both parks have public beaches along the lake.
The National Lacrosse League (abbreviated as NLL) is an indoor lacrosse league in North America. It has five teams in the United States and four in Canada. Its season is during the winter and spring. Each team plays 18 games during the regular season. Teams. The following teams are in the league, which is divided into two divisions:
Liam Patrick Davison (29 July 1957 – 17 July 2014) was an Australian novelist. He taught creative writing at the Chisholm Institute in Melbourne. He won awards for such as "The Age" Book of the Year Award and the Victorian Premier's Literary Award. He sometimes wrote reviews for "The Australian" newspaper. Davison was born in Melbourne. He was married and had two children. Davison and his wife were on board the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 when it was shot down on 17 July 2014, killing all people on board. He was 56. The flight was meant to go from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia but was shot down near Hrabove, Ukraine. He and his wife were among the 36 Australian citizens and residents killed.
Henry Warren "Hank" Hartsfield, Jr. (November 21, 1933 – July 17, 2014) was an American NASA astronaut and test pilot. He was also a United States Air Force officer and astronaut. He spent over 480 hours in space. He was best known for being on board the Space Shuttle "Columbia". He was also a commander for the "Discovery" and "Challenger" missions. Hartsfield was born in Birmingham, Alabama. He was married and had two daughters. Hartsfield died from problems caused by back surgery on July 17, 2014 in Houston, aged 80.
is a Japanese architect. He was born in Tokyo. In 2014, Ban won the Pritzker Prize.
Sequoyah was a Cherokee man. He invented a syllabary (alphabet based on syllables) for his people. Before that, they did not have an alphabet for their language. Childhood. Sequoyah was born into the Cherokee Nation. His mother was "Wut-teh". Not many people know about his early childhood. There are different stories on what happened. Making the syllabary. Sequoyah met many white people. He was fascinated by their "talking leaves," which was their writing system on paper. He wanted to make an alphabet for Cherokees to communicate too. He began making it around 1809. First he tried to make a symbol for every word, like in Chinese. That required too much remembering. Then he tried to make one for every idea, but gave up. Finally he made one symbol for every syllable in the Cherokee language. He made a syllabary with 86 letters. Many of the letters look like English because he had an English book that he could not read. He taught the syllabary to his daughter, Ayokeh (Ayoka). Then he tested it in front of a group of leaders. They said a word, he wrote it down, and then Ayokeh repeated them. Originally people thought it was witchcraft, but then they started liking his syllabary. Many Cherokee learned it and eventually became literate, which means they could read and write. In fact, more Cherokees could read and write better than nearby white people. Influence. Sequoyah became a hero for giving Cherokee people a written language. Cherokee is still taught and used. There are now 85 symbols, instead of the original 86.
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers is a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is part of the West Division of the Canadian Football League. The team started in 1930. It has won the league's Grey Cup championship ten times. The team's home stadium is called Investors Group Field.
The Montreal Alouettes is a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec. It is part of the CFL's East Division. It has won the league's Grey Cup championship seven times, the last time in 2010. The team plays its home games in Percival Molson Memorial Stadium.