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Fattail scorpion (or fat-tailed scorpion) is the main name given to scorpions from the genus Androctonus. "Androctonus" is one of the most dangerous groups of scorpion species in the world. They live in the semi-arid and arid regions of Africa and the Middle East. They are a moderate-sized scorpion. They have lengths of near 4 inches. Stings from the "Androctonus" species are known to cause several human deaths each year. Geographic range. The fat-tailed scorpion is seen widely in Armenia, Turkey, Morocco, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Israel. Many countries nearby also see the fat-tailed scorpion.
Kawasaki Heavy Industries &amp; CSR Qingdao Sifang C151B is the fifth generation of trains used on the Singapore MRT system. The trains operate on the East West Line and North South Line. The first train began running on the North South Line, on 16 April 2017. Until 27 May 2018, the trains only ran on the North South Line and the new Tuas West Extension of the East West Line, where the new train signalling system was turned on. This is because these new trains were installed with only new signalling system, and the rest of the East West Line did not have the new signalling system turned on yet. From 28 May 2018, these trains are now able to run on the East West Line. All 45 trains are currently running, and most of them are housed in Tuas depot. These trains were built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries and CSR Sifang. 45 six-carriage trains, totalling 270 carriages, were built in China. The C151B is the first train to be made with STARiS v2.0, which is a system that shows passengers information about the train's route. Design. The C151B is the first train to be painted with a white front, and also features a smaller SMRT logo. This train is also the last to be painted in SMRT's livery, with all following train models being painted in LTA's standard livery Train formation. Each train has a 4 digit serial number. The first number is the carriage number, the second is the train identification number-which for the C151B is a '6' and the last two are the train set numbers, which are the unique number given to that train set.  each train is made up of 2 3-car train sets coupled together. The train numbers run from 601 to 670. They are either normally coupled or cross coupled. Eg: 601/602 (normal coupling) or 603/606 (cross coupling). Each train set is made up of the following, Dt-Mc1-Mc2-Mc2-Mc1-Dt Dt-Driving trailer Mc-Motor car for example, train set 669/670 would be made up of 3669-1669-2669-2670-1670-3670
Alstom Metropolis C751A is the first generation of communications-based train control (CBTC) rolling stock used on the Singapore MRT system. The trains operate on the North East Line. The trains began operation on 20 June 2003. 21 six-carriage trains were built in France, by Alstom. The C751As are the first rolling stock in Singapore to be operated without a driver.
Moshe Kahlon, Hebrew: משה כחלון , (born 19 November 1960 in Hadera) is an Israeli politician of Kulanu ("All of Us"). Kahlon is of Libyan-Jewish descent. After being eight years in the army, he worked as a businessman. Later on, he studied politicology at Haifa University, law at Netanya Academic College and management at Harvard University. As a member of Likud Kahlon was a Member of Knesset from 2003 to 2013. During this time he was also several times a minister (communications, welfare, and social services). He returned into the Knesset in 2015 with Kulanu, which he founded in 2014. In the Fourth Netanyahu Government he has been finance minister since 2015. He again withdrew from Knesset in 2016. From 2019 to 2020 he again was an MK. With Kulanu he wants to fight socioeconomic problems.
Borkum is an island and municipality of the state of Lower Saxony, Germany. In 2016, the municipality had about 5,500 people. It covers an area of . Borkum makes part of the East Frisian Islands (). It is the most western island. Borkum is west of the island of Juist (and the uninhabited islands of Brauerplate, Kachelotplate and Memmert). It is east of the small Dutch island of Rottumeroog.
Henry Lea Hillman (December 25, 1918 – April 14, 2017) was an American billionaire businessman, investor, civic leader, and philanthropist. He was chairman of The Hillman Company, a family office and investment company headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and owned by the Hillman family. He chaired the board of trustees of Hillman Family Foundations. which manages 18 named foundations. Hillman died on April 14, 2017 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, aged 98.
Robert William Taylor (February 10, 1932 – April 13, 2017), known as Bob Taylor, was an American Internet pioneer. He led teams that made major contributions to the personal computer, and other related technologies. Career. Taylor was director of ARPA's Information Processing Techniques Office from 1965 through 1969, founder and later manager of Xerox PARC's Computer Science Laboratory from 1970 through 1983, and founder and manager of Digital Equipment Corporation's Systems Research Center until 1996. Death. On 13 April 2017, he died at his home in Woodside, California from complications of Parkinson's disease, aged 85.
Richard Vaughn Spencer (born January 18, 1954) is an American politician and businessman. He was the 76th United States Secretary of the Navy from August 3, 2017 through November 24, 2019. He became the Acting United States Secretary of Defense on July 15, 2019. He was a former Naval Aviator of U.S. Marine Corps serving from 1976-1981 and Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. serving from November 2001 to January 2008. President Donald Trump nominated Spencer for Secretary of the Navy in April 2017. He was confirmed by the United States Senate with a voice vote on August 1, 2017. On November 24, 2019, he was fired by Secretary of Defense Mark Esper over his handling of the Eddie Gallagher case.
Bruce Eric Bowen Jr. (born June 14, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player. Bowen played small forward. He studied at Cal State Fullerton. He went on to play for the National Basketball Association's Miami Heat, Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers, San Antonio Spurs and the Continental Basketball Association's Rockford Lightning. He also played abroad in France. He was a member of the Spurs teams that won the NBA championships in 2003, 2005 and 2007. Bowen became an informal ambassador for child obesity awareness. He now works as an analyst for ESPN.
Cooke County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2020, the population was estimated at 41,668. The county seat is Gainesville. Geography. The county has a total area of 898 square miles.
Wheeler County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2020, 4,990 people lived there. The county seat is Wheeler. Geography. The United States Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . is land and (0.1%) is water.
The flags of the U.S. states, territories and federal district exhibit a variety of regional influences and local histories, as well as different styles and design principles. Nonetheless, the majority of the states' flags share the same design pattern consisting of the state seal superimposed on a monochrome background, commonly blue. The most recent current state flag is that of Minnesota (May 11, 2024), while the most recent current territorial flag is that of the Northern Mariana Islands (July 1, 1985).
The coat of arms of the state of New York was formally adopted in 1778, and appears as a component of the state's flag and seal. The shield displays a masted ship and a sloop on the Hudson River (symbols of inland and foreign commerce), bordered by a grassy shore and a mountain range in the background with the sun rising behind it. The sun has a face on it. The unheraldic nature of the Hudson River landscape reveals the modern origin of the design.
The Seven Commandments of the Children of Noah are laws that must be followed by non-Jewish peoples, according to the Talmud. Some of them can be found in the Book of Jubilees. The seven laws are very similar to the Ten Commandments prescribed to Jews, as they do not allow idolatry, adultery, stealing, murder, and animal cruelty. Idolatry can also be called adultery of the soul. These were created to match the 10 commandments written by God, so the Gentiles could "keep in line".
Devetero vrela (English "Nine Sources") is short right tributary of Ilomska river, below Petrovo Polje. Although long only a few hundred meters, can be very rich in watercourses, especially in springs.  This waterflow is named after nine sources at the same place, although it is difficult to confirm visually.
Geoffrey David "Geoff" Grover (19 September 1943 – 12 April 2017), was a former Australian rules footballer. Grover played for two seasons with the Caulfield Grammarians Football Club in the Victorian Amateur Football Association, and was a business and marketing expert, who finished his career working in real estate on the Queensland Sunshine Coast. He played 119 senior games for the Port Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA), including the 1967 Grand Final against Dandenong Football Club. Grover was born in Glen Huntly, Victoria. He studied at Albury Grammar School, Caulfield Grammar School, Monash University, and the University of Melbourne. In the 1980s he was National President of the Furniture Manufacturers Association.
Giandomenico Boncompagni (13 May 1932 – 16 April 2017), best known as Gianni Boncompagni, was an Italian television and radio presenter, television director, screenwriter and lyricist. Boncompagni made his television debut in 1977, as the presenter of the musical variety "Discoring". Between 1987 and 1990 he wrote and directed the Sunday afternoon show "Domenica in". In 1991, he moved to Fininvest, where he created the show "Non è la Rai". Boncompagni died in Rome, Italy on 16 April 2017 from a cerebral hemorrhage, aged 84.
David Brumbaugh (December 2, 1960 – April 15, 2017) was an American businessman and Republican politician from Oklahoma. Brumbaugh was a Representative in the Oklahoma House of Representatives for District 76, located in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma from 2011 until his death in 2017. He was Chairman for the Oklahoma Republican House Caucus which serves as the majority party in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Brumbaugh died on April 15, 2017 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, aged 56.
Allan Holdsworth (6 August 1946 – 15 April 2017) was a British guitarist and composer. He was best known for his work in jazz fusion. Career. Holdsworth was known for his knowledge of music, through which he created works in chord progressions and solos. His unique legato soloing technique came from his desire to originally play the saxophone. He also become associated with playing an early form of guitar synthesizer called the SynthAxe, a company which he worked for in the 1980s. Influence. Holdsworth has been called as an influence by such renowned rock, metal and jazz guitarists as Eddie Van Halen, Joe Satriani, Shawn Lane, and Alex Lifeson. Frank Zappa once called him as "one of the most interesting guys on guitar on the planet", while Robben Ford has said: "I think Allan Holdsworth is the John Coltrane of the guitar. I don't think anyone can do as much with the guitar as Allan Holdsworth can." Death. Holdsworth died on 15 April 2017 in Vista, California of a heart attack at the age of 70.
Thomas Morgan Woodward (September 16, 1925 – February 22, 2019) was an American actor. Woodward was best known for his returning role on the soap opera "Dallas" as Marvin "Punk" Anderson. He also played the silent Boss Godfrey (the Walking Boss) in "Cool Hand Luke" (1967), and had the most guest appearances on "Gunsmoke". His career began in 1956. Woodward guest starred in two different episodes of the original series of "" as two different characters. Woodward was born in Fort Worth, Texas. He studied at the University of Texas at Austin and at the University of Texas at Arlington. He retired from acting in 1998. Woodward died at his home in Hollywood Hills, California from prostate cancer on February 22, 2019 at the age of 93.
Charles Tyner (born June 8, 1923-November 8, 2017) is an American actor. In 1957, Tyner made his debut on Broadway, in the play "Orpheus Descending". His first movie role was in "That Kind of Woman" (1959). He worked with Newman again in 1967, as Boss Higgins in "Cool Hand Luke". He appeared in such movies as "The Reivers", "Lawman", "Harold and Maude", "The Cowboys" and "Emperor of the North Pole". He was in the 1974 prison comedy "The Longest Yard". He played Howard Rodman in the television series "Father Murphy". He was also in "Pete's Dragon". Tyner retired in 2014.
Pete's Dragon is a 2016 American fantasy comedy-drama adventure movie directed by David Lowery, written by Lowery and Toby Halbrooks, and produced by James Whitaker.  The movie is a remake of the 1977 musical movie of the same name written by Malcolm Marmorstein. The movie stars Oakes Fegley, Bryce Dallas Howard, Wes Bentley, Karl Urban, Oona Laurence, and Robert Redford.  The movie tells the story of an orphaned boy who befriends a dragon in the Pacific Northwest, and how their discovery by the town's local residents changed their lives "Pete's Dragon" premiered on August 8, 2016 and was theatrically released by Walt Disney Pictures in the United States in 2D, Disney Digital 3-D, and RealD 3D formats on August 12, 2016.  The movie received positive reviews from critics. It made $143 million worldwide against a $65 million production budget.
Xavier López Rodríguez (February 17, 1935 – March 25, 2023), his better known as "Chabelo", was a Mexican actor and television host. He worked on television for over sixty years. "Chabelo" has been in more than thirty motion pictures and recorded more than thirty musical albums. He also has produced many shows like "La Cuchufleta" and "La Güereja Quiere Más".  His most famous TV show was "En Familia con Chabelo", which was broadcast every Sunday morning on Televisa. This show was made up of contests with people from the audience, gifts and games and was mainly for children. The program ended on December 20, 2015 after 47 years. Chabelo died on 25 March 2023 in Mexico City from septic shock at the age of 88.
Jean Rochefort (29 April 1930 – 9 October 2017) was a French actor, director and screenwriter. He had a career that has spanned over fifty years.  Born in Paris, he was 19 years old when he entered the "Centre d'Art Dramatique de la rue Blanche". Later he joined the "Conservatoire National". During his early career, he was in "Cartouche", "Captain Fracasse" and in "Merveilleuse Angélique". In 1972, he starred opposite Pierre Richard as Chief of Counter-Espionage Louis Toulouse in the Yves Robert comedy "Le Grand Blond avec Une Chaussure Noire", a role he reprised in the 1974 sequel "Le Retour du Grand Blond". Rochefort won two César Awards: in 1976, Best Supporting Actor for "Que la fête commence"; and in 1978, Best Actor for "Le Crabe-tambour". Rochefort died on 9 October 2017 from cancer at a Paris hospital at the age of 87.
Qin Shi Huang (; 18 February 259 B.C. – 10 September 210 B.C.) was the founder of the Qin dynasty and was the first emperor of a unified China. He was born Ying Zheng () or Zhao Zheng (), a prince of the state of Qin. He became the King Zheng of Qin () when he was thirteen, then China's first emperor when he was 38 after the Qin had ruled all of the other Warring States and unified all of China in 221 BC. Early life. The First Emperor's father Yiren was the grandson of Ze, the ruler of Qin. The rulers of Qin and Zhao were from the same family, but the two lands fought against one another frequently. They wanted to make peace. King Ze gave his grandson Yiren to the leaders of Zhao so that, if Qin started to fight Zhao, the ruler of Zhao would kill Yiren and his family. Because King Ze would not want that, the ruler of Zhao was able to have less fear that Qin would fight him. (He also sent people from his family as prisoners to Qin so that things were even.) While Yiren was a prisoner in Zhao, he met a trader named Lü Buwei. Lü knew that, when King Ze went to death, Yiren's father Lord Anguo would be the leader of Qin. Lü also knew that Yiren had many brothers but Yiren's father loved a woman who had no son. Lü worked hard to make that woman adopt Yiren (take him up as her son); Yiren even changed his name to Zichu ("son of Chu") because his new "mother" was from a land named Chu. Lü's design turned out well: he and Zichu secretly went out from Zhao and, when King Ze and Lord Anguo died, Zichu got to be the ruler of Qin. The ruler of Zhao was angry but Zheng's mother hid. He was not able to kill her or her son. Zheng's mother had been the girlfriend of Lü Buwei, but Lü gave her to Yiren when he fell in love with her. Sima Qian was not certain that Zheng was the son of Z
Abigail Kubeka (known Nonzwaki Khumalo) is a South African born actress. She stars the role of "Zondiwe Mogale" on Generations:The Legacy. Other website. Abigail Kubeka | White Pages
was the second-oldest Japanese person ever (behind Kane Tanaka) at the age of 117 years, 260 days. She was also the oldest living person for 7 months. At the time of her death, she was the oldest Japanese person ever and the oldest person ever from Asia. She was also the last confirmed person that was alive during the 19th century. She was the last member of Lost Generation. Tajima became the oldest living person in Japan in 2015 upon the death of an 115-year-old anonymous woman. She became the world's oldest confirmed living person in 2017 following the death of Violet Brown. She was aged 117 years, 189 days. Biography. She was the first child and Eldest daughter born in Araki in the westernmost part of Kikaijima Island. She lived in Kikai, Kikaijima Island, and &lt;mark&gt;Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan&lt;/mark&gt;. She had 7 sons and 2 daughters. As of 2011, she had 28 grandchildren, 56 great-grandchildren and 35 great-great-grandchildren. As of 2017, she had over 160 descendants, including her great-great grandchildren. She died from natural causes on April 21, 2018 in a Japanese hospital in Kikai, Kagoshima, Japan at the age of 117 years, 260 days. It was later confirmed that she had been in a hospital since 3 months.
Geoffrey Norman Blainey (born 11 March 1930) is an Australian historian, academic, philanthropist and commentator. Blainey is known for having written texts on the economic and social history of Australia, including "" (1966). He has published over 35 books, including histories of the world and of Christianity. Other well known works include "The Peaks of Lyell" (1954) and "A Short History of the World" (2000). Blainey was made a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria in 1967. In 1975 he was made an Officer of the Order of Australia for his works to Australian literature. He was awarded a Companion of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day Honours list of 2000 for his service to academia, research and scholarship. Biography. Blainey was born in Melbourne, Victoria. He studied at the University of Melbourne.  Blainey has often appeared in newspapers and on television. He held chairs in economic history and history at the University of Melbourne for over 20 years. In the 1980s, he was visiting professor of Australian Studies at Harvard University. He received the 1988 Britannica Award for dissemination of knowledge and was made a Companion of the Order of Australia in 2000. He was once described as the "most prolific, wide-ranging, inventive, and, in the 1980s and 1990s, most controversial of Australia's living historians". Blainey is married to author Ann Blainey. They both live in Melbourne.
"The Cure" is a song by American singer-songwriter Lady Gaga. She performed it at the 2017 Coachella Music Festival in California on April 15, 2017, replacing Beyoncé. The song was released after her show. The day of its release, it reached number one on iTunes in 62 countries. "The Cure" entered at #23 on the UK Singles Chart, #17 in Australia, #39 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, and #3 on the US Digital Songs chart. It later reached #19 in the UK, #33 in Canada, and the top ten in Australia. On February 6, 2018, the RIAA certified the song platinum in the US for sales and streams of over one million copies. Live performances. Gaga has performed "The Cure" on the Joanne World Tour. On November 19, 2017, she performed it via satellite on the American Music Awards of that year while she was at the Washington, D.C. stop of the tour.
David DiChiera ( ; April 8, 1935 – September 18, 2018) was an American composer and writer. He was the founding general director of Michigan Opera Theatre. He was born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania. He was known for his work "Four Sonnets" (1965), which was composed for soprano and piano. It premiered in 1978 at the Kennedy Center. From 1981 to 1993, DiChiera was appointed artistic director of the Dayton Opera Association. In 1986 he was appointed founding General Director of the newly formed Opera Pacific. DiChiera has served as a trustee for the National Institute of Music Theatre and as a board member of the American Arts Alliance. He has been a panel member for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and chairman for the Opera/Musical Theater Panel. In February 2016, DiChiera announced his retirement, effective in July 2017. In April 2017, DiChiera was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. DiChiera died on September 18, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan from the disease at the age of 83.
Louis Clark "Lou" Brock (June 18, 1939 – September 6, 2020) was an American former professional baseball player. He began his 19-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career playing in 1961 for the Chicago Cubs, and spent the majority of his career playing as a left fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals.  Brock was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1985 and the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame in 2014. He is currently a special instructor coach for the St. Louis Cardinals. In April 2017, Brock was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a blood cancer that starts in the bone marrow's plasma cells. In July 2017, Brock said that he was "absolutely cancer-free". Brock died in St. Louis, Missouri on September 6, 2020 at the age of 81.
Lou Antonio (born January 23, 1934) is an American actor and TV director. He was best known for performing in the movies "Cool Hand Luke" and "America America". He also starred in two short-lived TV series, "Dog and Cat", and "Makin' It". Antonio was married to fellow Actors Studio member, Lane Bradbury;
Anthony Jared Zerbe (born May 20, 1936) is an American actor. Zerbe was born in Long Beach, California. He studied at Pomona College. He married Arnette Jens in 1962. They have two children. His career began in 1963. Zerbe's movie roles include the post-apocalyptic cult leader Matthias in "The Omega Man", a 1971 movie adaptation of Richard Matheson's 1954 novel, "I Am Legend"; as a corrupt gambler in "Farewell, My Lovely"; as Abner Devereaux in "Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park"; as villain Milton Krest in the James Bond movie "Licence to Kill"; Rosie in "The Turning Point", Admiral Dougherty in " " and Councillor Hamann in "The Matrix Reloaded" and "The Matrix Revolutions".  In 1976, Zerbe won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Lieutenant K.C. Trench in the private detective series "Harry O". His latest appearance is in the 2013 American black comedy-crime movie "American Hustle".