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Pramoedya Ananta Toer (6 February 1925 – 30 April 2006) was an Indonesian writer. He wrote novels, short stories, essays, and histories of Indonesia and its people. His writing includes much personal and national history. The Dutch Government put him in prison him from 1947 to 1949. Later, the Suharto government sent him to a prison island from 1965 to 1979. Colonial and later authoritarian governments did not approve of Pramoedya's writings. They often censored his writing in Indonesia even though he was well known outside his home country. The Dutch imprisoned him from 1947 to 1949 during the War of Independence. During the coup when Suharto gained power, Pramoedya was involved in political fighting. Suharto put him in prison from 1969 to 1979 on the Maluku island called Buru. Suharto called Pramoedya a Communist. Suharto thought Pramoedya was still loyal to the Sukarno government even though Pramoedya had struggled with Sukarno. He created his most famous work, the Buru Quartet, on the prison island. The prison did not allow him to have writing materials, so he told the story aloud to other prisoners. Then it was written down and smuggled out. Pramoedya was against some policies of Indonesia's first President, Sukarno, and against the New Order regime of Suharto. Often, he did not make direct political criticisms. His writing was subtle. He was outspoken against colonialism, racism and the corruption of the Indonesian Government. During the many years he suffered in prison and house arrest, human rights advocates fought for his freedom of expression. Early years. Pramoedya was born on February 6, 1925, in Blora in central Java, then a part of the Dutch East Indies. He was the oldest son in his family. Pramoedya's father was a teacher. His father was also active in Boedi Oetomo (the first recognized indigenous national organization in Indonesia). Pramoedya's mother was a rice trader. His
Rudolph Ernst Boesch (January 20, 1928 – November 1, 2019) was a United States Navy SEAL and television personality. He was a two-time competitor on the reality competition show "Survivor". He was born in Rochester, New York. Boesch hosted the television show "Combat Missions" in 2002. Boesch died of Alzheimer's disease-related problems on November 1, 2019 at a retirement home in Virginia Beach, Virginia at the age of 91..
Leo Iorga was a Romanian singer who died on 2 November 2019 of cancer in Bucharest, aged 54. References.
Marie Laforêt (5 October 1939 – 2 November 2019) was a French-Swiss singer and actress. As a singer, she was known for her single "Mon amour, mon ami". As an actress, she was known for her roles in "Male Hunt" and "Who Wants to Kill Sara?". Laforêt died in Genolier, Switzerland on 2 November 2019 at the age of 80.
Walter Mercado Salinas (March 9, 1932 – November 2, 2019), also known by his stage name Shanti Ananda, was a Puerto Rican astrologer, actor, dancer, and writer. He was best known as a television personality for his shows as an astrologer. His astrology predictions shows aired for many years in Puerto Rico, Latin America and the United States. Mercado died on November 2, 2019 from kidney failure at a hospital in San Juan, Puerto Rico at the age of 87.
Dr. James I. "Bud" Robertson Jr. (July 18, 1930 – November 2, 2019) was an American historian. He was a known scholar on the American Civil War. He was an Alumni Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Virginia Tech. Robertson died on November 2, 2019 of cancer in Richmond, Virginia, aged 89.
Gertrude Boyle (née Lamfrom; March 6, 1924 – November 3, 2019) was a German-born American businesswoman. Her father started Columbia Sportswear, where she later became president. She was the chairperson of the company from 1983 to her death. Boyle died on November 3, 2019 at her home in Portland, Oregon, at the age of 95.
Sorin Frunzăverde (26 April 1960 – 3 November 2019) was a Romanian politician. He was president of the Caraș-Severin County Council and Member of the European Parliament from 2007 through 2009. He was the Minister of National Defense in 2000 and again from 2006 through 2007. Frunzăverde died on 3 November 2019 in Bucharest from kidney disease at the age of 59.
Taku Mayumura ( "Mayumura Taku", 20 October 1934 – 3 November 2019) was a Japanese novelist, science fiction writer and haiku poet. He won the Seiun Award for Novel twice.  In 2004 his Shiseikan (, "Administrator", one story of the "Shiseikan series"), written in 1974, was translated into English. Mayumura was an honorary member of the SFWJ (Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan). His representative works in this field were "Nazo no Tenkousei" and "Nerawareta Gakuen". Mayumura died on 3 November 2019 from pneumonia in Abeno-ku, Osaka at the age of 85.
Dalia Itzik ( "Dalya Itsik"; born 20 October 1952) is a former Israeli politician. She was a member of the Knesset for HaAvoda and Kadima. From May 2006 to March 2009 she was the first female speaker of the Knesset. She was interim President of Israel from January to July 2007 and was several times a minister. Itzik was born in Jerusalem and studied literature and history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and law in Herzliya.
Yvette Lundy (22 April 1916 – 3 November 2019) was a member of the French Resistance during World War II. She was the inspiration for the character of "Mademoiselle Lise Lundi" in the 2009 movie "Korkoro". She was born at Oger, Marne. Career. In 1938 she began working as a teacher at Gionges. During May 1940, as the Battle of France began, she fled the area, but returned two months later. Lundy was arrested on 19 June 1944 in her classroom at Gionges and was interrogated by the Gestapo and was sent to jail. Lundy was freed from Schlieben by the Red Army on 20 April 1945. Lundy's memoir, "Le Fil de l'araignée", co-written with Laurence Barbarot-Boisson, was published in 2012. In April 2016, Lundy turned 100. She died on 3 November 2019 at the age of 103.
Kees Driehuis (8 December 1951 – 29 October 2019) was a Dutch television presenter. He was born in Amsterdam. He was best known as the presenter for the television quiz show "Per Seconde Wijzer" for 29 years. In total he presented 794 episodes of the quiz show. Driehuis died on 29 October 2019 in Amsterdam of bladder cancer at the age of 67.
Stuart Heydinger (5 May 1927 – 6 October 2019) was a British photojournalist and portrait photographer. He was chief photographer at "The Observer" from 1960 to 1966. Heydinger was born in Kingston upon Thames, London. Heydinger died on 6 October 2019 at the age of 92.
Saratoga Springs is a city in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 28,491 at the 2020 census. Saratoga is just south of the Adirondack Mountains and it goes along the Hudson River. Saratoga Springs is most famous for the Saratoga Race Course which is the fourth oldest race horse in the U.S. History. Shortly after 1691 British colonist settled the town of Schuylerville which at the time was called "Saratoga" before being renamed in 1831. In 1802 a hotel was established for travelers called the Gideon Putnam Hotel which led to a large population and economically boost for Saratoga and the surrounding areas.Although not directly in Saratoga Springs, the Battle of Saratoga was fought just 10 miles south and was a turning point in the American Revolutionary War. In 1863 the Saratoga Race Course opened up leading to a large increase in tourism because of the betting involved even to this day. Geography. Saratoga Springs surrounds Saratoga Lake. The lake is 4.5 miles long and is known for its fishing and rowing competitions. There are also many beaches located on the lake. Parks and recreation. There are many parks in Saratoga like Saratoga Spa State Park and Congress Park. Saratoga is also famous for it's horse racing which is done at the race track. The track is open from July to September and is known for its more prominent races like the Travers Stakes. Polo is also a common activity played in Saratoga. The sport is usually played during the summer at the Whitney Field. The Saratoga Skatepark is New York's first skatepark but the city filled area with dirt in order to prevent vandalism but did eventually remove it in 2011.  Government. The local government of Saratoga Springs follows a City commission government but there has been many failed attempts to change this, most recently in the November 2020 election.
This is a list of notable people who are from Nova Scotia, Canada, or have spent a large part or formative part of their career in that province. Pre-Confederation. Military Figures. 17th-18th century. See also: 19th Century. See also:
I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle is a 1990 low-budget comedy horror British movie. It has a plot about a motorcycle possessed by an evil spirit. It is set in a suburb of Birmingham, England. It is about a man named Noddy and his girlfriend Kim. They operate a motorcycle courier business. One day Noddy buys a classic motorbike, an 850cc Norton Commando. He restores the motorbike. The motorbike is possessed by the evil spirit of a man. The spirit was summoned by an occultist who was killed by a motorbike gang. The bike starts up by itself. It rides on its own and kills people. It targets members of the Hells Angels. Michael Elphick plays Inspector Cleaver. Anthony Daniels plays an eccentric priest. The priest attempts to exorcise the bike's evil spirit. Plot. During a satanic ritual, a motorbike gang kills an occultist with a crossbow. An evil spirit inhabits a damaged bike. Noddy is then seen purchasing the motorcycle from a dealer. It costs him £1100. He tells Kim he only paid £600. He takes it home to repair it. His friend, Buzzer, and girlfriend, Kim, help him. They repair the damage caused by the crossbow. They replace the fuel tank. Buzzer steals the petrol cap for "funsies". The bike kills Buzzer by cutting off his head. The motorbike has become a bloodthirsty monster. Noddy goes to the scene of the crime. There he meets an inspector who smells like garlic. Later, Noddy has a bad dream that the inspector gives him Buzzer's head in a bag. He dreams that it talks to him. He then wakes up. Noddy and Kim go to the pub. They order a large vodka tonic and a pint of cider. Then ten of the bikers from the beginning come in and shoot the bar with the crossbow. One then offers to show Kim his "chopper" while she is playing pool. She declines, claiming not to have brought her magnifying glass. He then takes an axe and attacks the pool table. A bar wide brawl of
Mania (stylized as M A  N   I    A) is the seventh studio album by American rock band Fall Out Boy. It was released on January 19, 2018.
is a village in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. In 2016, 2,495 people lived there. Its total area of the village is . Geography. Shingō is in south-central Aomori Prefecture. It is east of Lake Towada. A lot of the village is mountainous. The elevation can be 1000 meters high near the border with Akita Prefecture. The village has a cold Humid continental climate characterized by cool short summers and long cold winters with very heavy snowfall (Köppen climate classification "Dfa"). The average annual temperature in Shingō is 8.7 °C (47 °F). The average yearly amount of rain is 1342 mm (53 in.). September is the wettest month. The hottest month is August; the average temperature is 22.2 °C (72 °F). The coldest month is January; the average temperature is -3.7 °C (25 °F). Neighboring municipalities. Aomori Prefecture Akita Prefecture Demographics. Per Japanese census data, the population of Shingō has declined over the past 40 years. History. The area around Shingō was controlled by the Nambu clan of Morioka Domain during the Edo period. During the post-Meiji restoration cadastral reform of April 1, 1889, Herai Village and neighboring Nozawa Village were formed. On July 29, 1955 the western portion of Nozawa Village merged into Herai, which was then renamed Shingō. Education. Shingō has two public elementary schools and two public middle schools operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school. Economy. The economy of Shingō is mostly agriculture. Notable crops include edible chrysanthemum, Japanese yam and tobacco. Traditionally a horse breeding area, Shingō is also known for its cattle ranches. Local attractions. Shingō village has what is said to be the last resting place of Jesus. It is called the "Tomb of Jesus" ("Kirisuto no haka"). It's also where Jesus'
is the biggest crater lake on Honshū island, Japan. It is on the border between Aomori and Akita prefectures. It is 400 meters (1,800 ft) above sea level, and it is 327 m (1,073 ft) deep. The Oirase river drains it. It has a surface area of 61.1 km². This makes it Japan's 12th biggest lake. It has a bright blue color because it's very deep. The lake is shaped like a circle. It has two peninsulas starting on its southern shore about one-third into the center of the lake. The lake is a popular place for tourists. History. A World War II Tachikawa Ki-54 airplane of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force crashed into the lake in 1943. It was found at the bottom of Lake Towada on 13 August 2010. It was taken on September 5, 2012. and has been placed on display. Activities. The lake's symbol, the Otome-no-Zo statue, is in the center of the lake. From there excursion boats arrive and depart. In Utarube, visitors can go canoeing or camping.
is a lake in Yama District, Fukushima, Japan. It is a part of the Bandai-Asahi National Park. It is the biggest of the lakes in the Bandai-kōgen highlands. Creation. Hibara Lake is a mesotrophic lake. It was created because of the July 15, 1888 eruption of Mount Bandai. The debris avalanche created a natural dam that then filled with water. It sank . The ruins of Hibara Village are still at the bottom of the lake.
is a caldera lake in Shiraoi, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is part of Shikotsu-Tōya National Park. The lake is said to have the best water quality in all of Japan. The Ministry of the Environment says that it has a transparency of , so it is the second clearest lake (Lake Mashū is the clearest). A salamander species, , lives at the lake. Since 1909, Sockeye salmon have been sent to the lake.
The iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max are smartphones made by Apple Inc. They were started on September 20, 2019, as replacements to the iPhone X and X Max. The phones feature a third camera lens on the rear instead of two lenses. They are available in gold, silver, space gray, and a new midnight green shade. They ship with an 18-watt power adapter and a USB-C–to–Lightning cable for fast charging.
Irwin Fridovich (August 2, 1929 – November 2, 2019) was an American biochemist. He discovered the enzymatic activity of copper,zinc superoxide dismutase (SOD),—to protect organisms from the toxic effects of superoxide free radicals formed as a byproduct of normal oxygen metabolism.  He spent the rest of his career studying the biochemical mechanisms. Fridovich was also Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry at Duke University.
Jacques Dupont (19 June 1928 – 4 November 2019) was a French racing cyclist. He was born in Lézat-sur-Lèze. He won a gold medal in the 1000m time trial at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. He also won a bronze medal in the team road race, together with José Beyaert and Alain Moineau. He won Paris–Tours in 1951 and 1955. Dupont died on 4 November 2019 in Lézat-sur-Lèze, at the age of 91.
Sadeque Hossain Khoka (12 May 1952 – 4 November 2019) was a Bangladeshi politician. He served as the 2nd mayor of Dhaka City Corporation during 2002 to 2011. He was the vice chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and was President of undivided Dhaka city BNP for longest period of the organisation's existence. Early life and career. Khoka was born in a Muslim family. His father was an engineer and a social worker. Khoka attended Dhaka University and completed M.A. in psychology. In 1971 at the age of 19 he fought in the Bangladesh Liberation War. After independence, he worked in organizing soccer, rising to the positions of General Secretary of the Dhaka Metropolitan Football Association and Joint General Secretary of the Bangladesh Football Federation. Khoka was the key person of the football club Brothers Union. Khoka was first elected to the Jatiyo Sangshad (national legislature) in 1991. In the same year he was made State Minister of Youth and Sports. Khoka also won from his constituency in elections in 1996 and 2001. After Bangladesh Nationalist Party's victory in 2001, Khoka was made Cabinet Minister of Fisheries and Livestock. Being in the office, he fought the Dhaka City Corporation election for mayorship and won. He took office as the Mayor of Dhaka on 25 April 2002. He served as both Minister and Mayor till 2004 when he resigned from the ministry. Khoka resigned from the mayoral duties of Dhaka on 29 November 2011, when the government passed a bill in parliament to split DCC (Dhaka City Corporation) into two parts and renamed them DCC North and DCC South. In 2013, Khoka compared the crackdown on Hefazat protestors to the Pakistani crackdown on 25 March and Jalianwala Bagh massacres. In response, Detective Branch police raided the houses of Sadeque Hossain Khoka and Bangladesh Jatiya Party chairman Andaleeve Rahman Partha. Family. Khoka was married to Ismat Ara and
Ahmet Hüsrev Altan (born 2 March 1950) is a Turkish journalist and author. He was a night shift reporter to editor in chief in various newspapers. He worked for the newspapers "Hürriyet", "Milliyet" and "Radikal". In 2007 he became the founding editor-in-chief and lead columnist of "Taraf", a daily Turkish newspaper, and remained in the position until his resignation in December 2012. In October 2019, Atlan revealed to "The New York Times" that he is receiving treatment for brain cancer.
Shani Wallis (born 14 April 1933) is an English actress and singer. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the West End, and for the role of Nancy in the 1968 Oscar-winning movie musical "Oliver!". Wallis is a patron of the theatre charity the Music Hall Guild of Great Britain and America.
Austin Campbell Pendleton (born March 27, 1940) is an American actor, playwright, theatre director and instructor. In 2009 Pendleton directed "Uncle Vanya", starring Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard, at the Classic Stage Company. He teaches acting at the HB Studio and directing at The New School, both in Greenwich Village.
Christmas with the Kranks is a 2004 American Christmas comedy movie based on the 2001 novel "Skipping Christmas" by John Grisham. It was directed by Joe Roth and written and produced by Chris Columbus. It stars Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis as a couple in Chicago who decide to skip Christmas one year since their daughter is away, much to the disapproval of their neighbors. The movie also stars Julie Gonzalo, Tom Poston, Dan Aykroyd, M. Emmet Walsh, Austin Pendleton, Cheech Marin and Felicity Huffman. The movie received negative reviews on Rotten Tomatoes with a 5% score.
Ravi Shankar Prasad is an Indian lawyer, politician and the current Union Minister holding the Ministry of Law and Justice, Communications and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology portfolios in the Government of India. He is a leader of BJP. In 2018 according to "The Economic Times" he features among the top twenty influential world leaders in digital technology and e-government.
Aryabhata (476–550 CE) was an Indian mathematician and an astronomer. References. &lt;br&gt;
The 1977 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1976–77 season, and the finish to the 1977 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was played between the Boston Bruins and the defending champion Montreal Canadiens. The Bruins were making their first appearance in the final series since their loss in the 1974 Final. The Canadiens would win the best-of-seven series four games to none, to win their second straight Stanley Cup championship, and 20th overall. Paths to the Finals. Montreal defeated the St. Louis Blues 4–0 and the New York Islanders 4–2 to advance to the final. Boston defeated the Los Angeles Kings 4–2 and the Philadelphia Flyers 4–0 to make it to the final. Game summaries. Jacques Lemaire scored three game-winning goals, including the Cup-winner in overtime. Guy Lafleur won the Conn Smythe Trophy for scoring 10 goals and 17 assists during the playoffs.
In October 2019, an earthquakes struck the province of Cotabato on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines, of which three earthquakes were above 6.0 in the magnitude scale with an intensity VIII.  The first was on October 16, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake, with an epicenter near Tulunan. At least seven people were killed and 215 others injured. The second earthquake was on October 29, a magnitude 6.6 event with an epicenter near Bual, to the northeast of the 16 October event. The third earthquake was on October 31, a magnitude 6.5 with epicenter near Tulunan. It is not considered to be an aftershock of the October 29 event. 22 people died and a further 424 were injured after these two events.
SetACL is a freeware utility for manipulating security descriptors on Microsoft Windows. It used to be available under the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL). It changed to a freeware license in version 3.0.0.0. Features. This list of features is taken from the product's web page. Usage. To set 'change' permissions on the directory 'C:\angela' for user 'brian' in domain 'dom1':  SetACL.exe -on "C:\angela" -ot file -actn ace  -ace "n:dom1\brian;p:change" Remove write and change permission sets from Desktop, replace with 'read and execute' permissions:   SetACL.exe -on "\\mycomputer\C$\Documents and Settings\username\Desktop" -ot file   -actn ace -ace "n:mycomputer\username;p:write,change;m:revoke"  -ace "n:mycomputer\username;p:read_ex" An example of its use from AutoIt can be found here
Dean Sutherland Prentice (October 5, 1932 – November 2, 2019) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger. Prentice played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 22 seasons between 1952–53 and 1973–74. Over his NHL career, Prentice played for the New York Rangers, Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Minnesota North Stars. Prentice died on November 2, 2019 in Cambridge, Ontario at the age of 87.
is a well known developer of video games. They are famous for their The King of Fighters series, Fatal Fury series, Metal Slug series, Samurai Shodown series, Psycho Soldier, Art of Fighting series, and much more games. They were founded on July 22, 1978 as Shin Nihon Kikaku by Eikichi Kawasaki and began by developing coin-op games. In March 1988, SNK staff moved to a building in Suita, Osaka, Japan. SNK would end up declaring bankruptcy on October 30, 2001. After bankruptcy proceedings began, SNK-related rights were auctioned off, and Playmore, a former affiliate company (later SNK Playmore → second generation SNK), won the bid. Currently, the company is still announcing sequels to some of SNK's works. Three Neo Geo Land stores near Esaka Station continued to operate even after SNK went bankrupt, but all of them were closed by 2005 due to a review of SNK Playmore's operations. Most of the site has been demolished and is now used as a parking lot, but only the site (building) of the second Esaka store remains, and is occupied by tenants. SNK Playmore is headquartered in Suita City, the same city as the old company, and in 2016 changed its name to "SNK Corporation", the same as the old company. Message. SNK, the developer and inventor of the NeoGeo, are now out of business. On their "website", the SNK team says goodbye and thanks all SNK fans. SNK had been supplying arcades with titles like Ikari Warriors and Prehistoric Isle since 1978, long before the NeoGeo. Today, Monday (October 29, 2001), which will probably go down in NeoGeo history as Black Monday, marks the end of the SNK era after 23 years. As a final gimmick, SNK is offering a wallpaper for download on their website, as a kind of farewell gift for fans. Since the website is a bit overwhelmed at the moment, you can also "download" It from us and SNK's message to all its fans: