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Zulfiqer Russell () (born November 13, 1977) is the editor of Bangla Tribune and a lyricist of Bangladesh. He is a journalist by profession. He earned Citycell-Channel I Music Award in 2008, 2010 and 2013. He has received Mirchi Music Awards (Bangla) award for Best Modern Bengali song. This is the first time a Bangladeshi lyricist has won this awards. He received the award for the song, titled “Shabuj Chilo” which includes vocals by Nachiketa Chakraborty. Career. Zulfiqer Russell used to write for The Daily Ittefaq, The Daily Janakantha and many other publications from an early age. The words of a song by Mohammad Rafiquzzaman, from the movie Shuvoda, made him realise these words were not written by him. After a while, he started writing himself, but gradually realised that writing a song isn’t as easy as it sounds. Moni Zaman from the band Symphony, worked with his song for the very first time that was voiced by Tuhin. Interestingly enough, it was never released. As a lyricist actually began when working with Bappa Mazumder.  Field of work. Zulfiqer Russell is a professional journalist. Presently he is The Editor of popular news online Bangla Tribune. Previously he worked for Maasranga Television and Bangla newspapers Daily Amader Shomoy, Ajker Kagoj and Banglabazar Patrika. He is also extensively involved and earned reputation and popularity as a lyricist. He is also well known for his lyrics in West Bengal, India. Russell has written the official welcome song "O Prithibi Ebar Eshe Bangladesh Nao chiney" of ICC world cup cricket 2011 held in Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka. His movie "The Distant Sky" (আকাশ কত দূরে) was selected for national film grants by the Bangladeshi government in 2010. He has written more than 1000 songs since 1996. Many eminent and popular singers have sung songs written by him. Russell is also a poet. His first publication is 'Kofine Ojoggo Purush'. Family. His spouse Worda Ahmed is a fashion designer. They have a daughter, Parisa Russell.
Fayette County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2020, 24,435 people lived there. The county seat is La Grange. The county was made in 1837. History. Fayette County was created in 1837.
Stefano Farina (19 September 1962 – 23 May 2017) was an Italian football referee. He was born in Ovada, Italy. Farina has refereed several high-profile matches in Serie A and the UEFA Champions League, including the 2006 UEFA Super Cup in Monaco.  Farina officiated in qualifiers for the 2004 and 2008 European Championships, as well as preliminary matches for the 2002 and 2006 World Cups. He was known to have served as a FIFA referee during the period from 2001 to 2007. He retired internationally in 2007 after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 45.  Farina died suddenly in Genova, Italy on 23 May 2017 from a suspected heart attack, aged 54.
Moshe Gafni, Hebrew: משה גפני , (born May 5, 1952 in Bnei Brak) is an Israeli rabbi and politician of Yahadut HaTorah HaMeuhedet ("United Torah Judaism", shortened UTJ). He is political leader of Degel HaTorah ("Banner of the Torah"), one of the two branches of UTJ. He belongs to the Misnagdim movement of Haredi Judaism. Before entering into politics Gafni was leading a kollel.  He has been a Member of Knesset since 1988, with interruptions from 1992 to 1994 and from 1998 to 1999, due to rotations with Agudat Yisrael politicians of UTJ. From 1990 to 1992 he was also deputy minister of religious affairs in the Fourth Shamir Government.
Isla Escudo de Veraguas (also: Escudo de Veraguas Island) is a small island about 18 kilometers off of the coast of Panama. There is not much information on the climate or history of the island, but the animals inhabiting the island are known, such as the pygmy three-toed sloth, or Derby's woolly opossum. Climate. The climate of Escudo de Veraguas is undocumented, but the neighboring country of Panama has relatively warm temperatures, being around 70 to 90 degrees year-round. Inhabitants. The inhabitants of the island are different from the mainland species in the idea that they are smaller and more adapted to the island. Some examples:
Bradypus pygmaeus is a species of three toed sloth. It lives on the island of Escudo de Veraguas. It is listed as critically endangered on IUCN's Red List, due to its location range being less than 5 square kilometers and because of deforestation of the mangroves in which they live. The pygmy three toed sloth is not prey to any natural predator, as it lives on an isolated island where there aren't many other animals. Diet. Pygmy three toed sloths eat the leaves from various trees. Appearance. The fur of the pygmy three toed sloth is covered with algae. The algae is camouflage. They have long arms and curved claws that help them hold onto the trees. They have a slow metabolic rate that allows them to digest one leaf in up to a month.
Kenneth Cordray (July 21, 1954 – May 21, 2017) was an American instrumental guitarist and songwriter. He shared the stage with notable musicians and performers such as John Mayall, John Lee Hooker, and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top. Cordray became the lead guitarist for "THE CHILDREN" under the ATCO label and later on ODE records produced by Lou Adler. He co-wrote the song ""Francine"," which peaked at 69 on the Billboard Hot 100, with Steve Perron for ZZ Top's album ""Rio Grande Mud"." Cordray was shot and killed by his son on May 21, 2017 in Nassau Bay, Texas at the age of 62.
Granville William "Mickey" Roker (September 3, 1932 – May 22, 2017) was an American jazz drummer. He was born in Miami, Florida. In 1992, he replaced Connie Kay in the Modern Jazz Quartet. He played with Jimmy Oliver, Jimmy Heath, Jimmy Divine, King James and Sam Reed before moving to New York in 1959. Roker died on May 22, 2017 from lung cancer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the age of 84.
William Carney (July 1, 1942 – May 23, 2017) was an American politician. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York's 1st congressional district from 1979 through 1987. Carney was a member of the Conservative Party of New York and later the Republican Party. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. Carney died on May 23, 2017 in Washington, D.C. from prostate cancer at the age of 74.
Arnold Jerrold "Jerry" Perenchio (December 20, 1930 – May 23, 2017) was an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist. He was at one time the chairman and chief executive officer of Univision from 1992 through 2007. He was born in Fresno, California. Perenchio died of lung cancer at his Los Angeles, California home on May 23, 2017 at the age of 86.
(August 22, 1938 – May 23, 2017) was a Japanese politician. He was born in Tokyo. Yosano was a member of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), the Sunrise Party of Japan and former member of the House of Representatives, serving his ninth term in the Lower House representing Tokyo's first electoral district until his defeat in the Japanese general election, 2009. Yosano was Chief Cabinet Secretary to Prime Minister Shinzō Abe from August 2007 to September 2007 and was State Minister in charge of Economic and Fiscal Policy in Tarō Asō's administration from February to September 2009. Yosano died of pneumonia on May 23, 2017 in Tokyo at the age of 77.
Noel Kinsey (24 December 1925 – 24 May 2017) was a Welsh international footballer. He played as an inside right. He won seven international caps and scored 111 goals in 444 league games in a 14-year career in the Football League. Honours. Individual Birmingham City Port Vale
Pierre Seron (9 February 1942 – 24 May 2017) was a Belgian comic book artist. He was born in Chênée, Belgium. He was known for his works in the series "Les Petits Hommes" ("The Little Men"), initially in collaboration with journalist Albert Despréchins, began serial publication in "Spirou" magazine on 7 September 1967, a run continuing into 2004. Seron died on 24 May 2017 in Nîmes, France at the age of 75.
William Steele Sessions (May 27, 1930 – June 12, 2020) an American politician and lawyer. He served as a federal judge and Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 1987 through 1993 after being nominated by President Ronald Reagan. He served as FBI director until he was fired by President Bill Clinton. Sessions was appointed by President Reagan as a Commissioner of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday Commission, and was a Delegate for the Americas to the Executive Committee of ICPO-Interpol.  He was also a member of the Constitution Project's bipartisan Liberty and Security Committee. Sessions died on June 12, 2020, in San Antonio, Texas from heart failure-related problems at the age of 90.
Altkirch is a commune in Alsace in north-eastern France, in the Haut-Rhin department, of which it is a subprefecture. It is in the Grand Est region. Its name comes from the German "Alte Kirche" ("old church"). Geography. Altkirch is in the south of the Haut-Rhin department. The Ill river, a left tributary of the Rhine river, flows through the "commune". It has an area of . Its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is . The distances from Altkirch to other cities are: The "commune" of Altkirch is surrounded by the "communes": Climate. The climate of Altkirch, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers. Population. The inhabitants of Altkirch are known, in French, as "Altkirchois" (women: "Altkirchoises"). With a population of 5,738, Altkirch has a population density of inhabitants/km2. Evolution of the population in Altkirch Administration. Altkirch is a subprefecture in the Haut-Rhin department since 1800. It is the capital of the Altkirch "arrondissement" and is also the administrative centre () of the "canton" of Altkirch formed by 64 "communes", with 47,552 inhabitants (2014). Twin towns. Altkirch is twinned with:
Solanum quitoense, also known as naranjilla   (, "little orange") in Ecuador and Panama and as lulo (, from Quechua) in Colombia, is a perennial plant (fruit) found in South America. It appears to be similar to an orange at first glance, however the inner fruit is quite different, with a ring of blue seeds surrounding a cluster of orange seeds.
Rosa Fontana – born as Rosa Engracia Sevilla Plo on January 21, 1938 – is a Spanish actress, who had roles in movies and TV series, and also worked in theatre. Family. Rosa is a daughter of poet Avelino Sevilla Hernández and his wife. Rosa was married to Rafael Rivelles and Carlos Manuel Lemos. Carlos and Rosa's daughter is actress Esperanza Lemos.
Hirzel was a municipality in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland. On 1 January 2018, the former municipality of Hirzel merged into the municipality of Horgen.
Ali Tanrıyar (14 March 1914 – 25 May 2017) was a Turkish politician. He served as Minister of Interior of Turkey from December 13, 1983 through October 26, 1984. He also served as President of the Galatasaray S.K. from March 15, 1986 through March 17, 1990. He was a member of the Motherland Party. Tanrıyar was born in Eleftheroupoli, Greece to Turkish parents. He studied at Istanbul University. He was the brother-in-law of former President and Prime Minister Turgut Özal. Tanrıyar died on 25 May 2017 in Istanbul at the age of 103.
Charles Walker (born 12 June 1928) is a retired Fijian civil servant and Alliance Party politician and former diplomat. He was born in the village of Sawana in the Lomaloma district on Vanua Balavu island in the Lau Archipelago. Walker was a Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister from 1977 through 1987. served as Ambassador to the Empire of Japan, Republic of South Korea &amp; The People's Republic of China from 1988 through 1993.
Eva Estrada Kalaw (June 16, 1920 – May 25, 2017) was a Filipino politician and professor. She served as a Senator in the Senate of the Philippines from 1965 through 1972. She was elected senator in 1965 under the Nacionalista Party. She was serving in Senate during the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos, she was part of a major transformation in Philippine domestic and foreign policies.  Kalaw was a candidate for President of the Philippines in 1986 and again in 1992. Kalaw was born in Murcia, Tarlac, Philippine Islands. She studied at the University of the Philippines. Kalaw died on May 25, 2017 at a hospital in Manila at the age of 96.
Chełmno extermination camp () was the first extermination camp (death camp) opened by Nazi Germany. It was 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of the city of Łódź, Poland. In 1939, Nazi Germany had invaded Poland, and had annexed (took control of) parts of Poland. The Nazis built Chełmno with the specific goal of carrying out ethnic cleansing through mass murder. The Nazis kept Chełmno open from , as part of Operation Reinhard during the most deadly phase of the Holocaust, and again from to during the Soviet counter-offensive. The Nazis murdered over 150,000 people at Chełmno, including many Polish Jews from the Łódź Ghetto and the local people who lived in "Reichsgau Wartheland" ("Warthegau"). Victims. The Nazis killed at least 152,000 people at Chełmno. Nazi officials were eventually charged with killing at least 180,000 victims. The Kulmhof Museum of Martyrdom says that around 200,000 people were killed at Chełmno. Most of the people killed at Chełmno were: The Nazis killed these victims using gas vans. They forced the victims into large vans, and then pumped carbon monoxide into the vans to suffocate and kill the victims. Early on, the Nazis experimented at Chełmno. They developed methods which they used later during The Holocaust in Nazi-controlled Poland. Destruction. Russian soldiers captured the town of Chełmno on . By then, the Nazis had already destroyed evidence that the Chełmno camp ever existed. They left no prisoners behind. One of the camp's survivors, who was fifteen years old at the time, said that only three Jewish males had escaped successfully from Chełmno. In 1961, the three best-known survivors testified about Chełmno at Adolf Eichmann's trial in Jerusalem. In 1962-1965, two survivors also testified at trials held in West Germany against people who worked at the camp.
In Euclidean geometry, the Euclidean distance is the usual distance between two points "p" and "q". This distance is measured as a line segment. The Pythagorean theorem can be used to calculate this distance.  Euclidean distance on the plane. In the Euclidean plane, if p = ("p"1, "p"2) and q = ("q"1, "q"2) then the distance is given by formula_1 This is equivalent to the Pythagorean theorem, where legs are differences between respective coordinates of the points, and hypotenuse is the distance. Alternatively, if the polar coordinates of the point p are ("r"1, θ1) and those of q are ("r"2, θ2), then the distance between the points is formula_2
Zehava Gal-On, Hebrew: זהבה גלאון , born as "Zehava Schnipitzky", (born January 4, 1956 in Vilnius) is an Israeli activist and politician. She is political leader of Meretz ("Vigour"). She has been leading Meretz since 2012. She was born in the capital of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic. As a young child she moved with her parents to Israel, where she grew up for the greater part in Petah Tikva. She studied philology and special education, and mastered at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Gal-On is engaged in all sorts of rights activism, like civil and human rights but also women's rights and social justice. She held leading positions in newspaper Politika, in B'Tselem (a human rights organization concerning Israel's behaviour in the Palestinian territories) and Ratz (a forerunner of Meretz). In 1999 she was chosen into the Knesset. She lost her seat in 2009 but returned in 2011. She left the Knesset in October 2017. As a Member of Knesset she was chairing the parliamentarian committee with regard to women trafficking, and criticized the Law of Return for being discriminatory.
Nawele was High Chief of Oahu (a Hawaiian island). His name is pronounced in Hawaiian language as "Nah-weh-leh". Life. Nawele was born on the island of Oʻahu as a son of Chief Kahokupohakano and his wife, Kaumana II. This means that Nawele's grandfather was High Chief Elepuukahonua. After the death of Elepuʻukahonua, an unknown person ruled over Oʻahu. After the death of that man, Nawele became a High Chief. The wife of Nawele was called Kalanimoeikawaikai. Their son was High Chief Lakona of Oahu. Nawele died on Oʻahu.
Procter &amp; Gamble (P&amp;G) is an American corporation. The company is in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio. It was founded in 1837 by William Procter and James Gamble. It mostly has a wide range of cleaning products and hygienic products. Before selling Pringles to Kellogg's, P&amp;G's products also included food and drink. Products produced by P&amp;G include Crest, Ivory soaps, Tide laundry detergent and Prell shampoo. In the 1880s, they created Ivory soap, a product that floats in water. In April 1985, the moon &amp; stars symbol was removed from its packaging, because its stars resembled "666", the Satan symbol. In January 2005, P&amp;G announced they were buying Gillette, a company known for making razors and razor blades for shaving. P&amp;G used to make Duracell batteries. The company makes Braun products and Oral-B toothbrushes. P&amp;G got out of the food business in 2012 when they sold Pringles to the Kellogg's food company. P&amp;G had also sold Jif peanut butter, Crisco shortening and Folgers' coffee. Procter and Gamble produced and sponsored the first serial dramas during the 1930s. Because of P&amp;G being known for detergents, these serial dramas started being called soap operas. With television in the 1950s and 1960s, soap operas, such as "Guiding Light", went from the radio to CBS television. The last P&amp;G produced show, "As the World Turns", left television in 2010. The only soap opera partially produced by P&amp;G remaining on air is "The Young and the Restless" on CBS. From May 1964 to June 1999, P&amp;G produced and sponsored "Another World" on the NBC network.
Jared Christopher Martin (December 21, 1941 – May 24, 2017) was an American movie and television actor. He was best known for his role as Steven "Dusty" Farlow in the 1978 series "Dallas" and for roles on two science fiction TV shows, "The Fantastic Journey" and "War of the Worlds". He was born in Manhattan, New York. Martin died on May 24, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from pancreatic cancer at the age of 75.
Ezekiel Anisi (1 September 1988 – 24 May 2017) was a Papua New Guinean politician. He was a member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea from August until October 2012, when he was unseated by the National Court, and from a December 2013 by-election until his death, representing the electorate of Ambunti-Dreikikir Open in East Sepik Province. He was the youngest MP in Papua New Guinea. Anisi died on 24 May 2017 from possible cardiac arrest at a guesthouse in Port Moresby only weeks before the 2017 general election, aged 28.
Juliana Koo (formerly Young; née Yen; September 26, 1905 – May 24, 2017) was a Chinese-American diplomat. She served as first head of the United Nations Protocol Department. She was a supercentenarian and after emigrating to the United States, she became the third wife of diplomat and politician Wellington Koo. Koo died on May 24, 2017 in New York City, aged 111.
Denis Hale Johnson (July 1, 1949 – May 24, 2017) was an American writer. He was born in Munich, Germany. Johnson best known for his short story collection "Jesus' Son" (1992) and his novel "Tree of Smoke" (2007), which won the National Book Award for Fiction. He also wrote plays, poetry and non-fiction. Johnson died at his home on May 24, 2017 in Gualala, California from liver cancer at the age of 67.
Laura Biagiotti (; August 4, 1943 – May 26, 2017) was an Italian fashion designer. She was born in Rome, Italy. She had her first fashion show in 1972. The House of Biagiotti (based on Via dei Condotti in Rome) is now listed among the largest fashion houses in Italy with an expansion of products including accessories and watches. She moved to Beijing for some time and was the first Italian designer to present a collection in China, in April 1988. Biagiotti died on May 26, 2017 in Rome from complications of a heart attack at the age of 73.
Marga Minco (pseudonym of Sara Menco, 31 March 1920 – July 10, 2023) was a Dutch journalist and writer. Her real surname was Menco, but an official accidentally switched the first vowel. She was born in Ginneken to an Orthodox Jewish family. In 1957 Minco published her first book, "" ("The bitter herb"). The title of a later book was "Een leeg huis" ("A empty house").
Rose quartz is a translucent pink to rose-red variety of quartz. It is rarely found as a crystal and is far more common in massive form.  Among gemstones, rose quartz is considered a semiprecious stone that may be used in jewelry. The earliest known use of rose quartz in civilisation was in 7000 BC, where in archaeological sites, researchers have found beads made from Rose Quartz in Egypt and other ancient civilisations.  Rose quartz stones that are nearly transparent are sometimes cut to make flat surfaces called facets, to better reflect light. Rose quartz is also popular in the new age community for perceived metaphysical properties.
Lakona was High Chief of Oahu, a Hawaiian island. Life. Lakona was born on Oʻahu around 1340. He was the son of High Chief Nawele and his wife, Kalanimoeikawaikai. Because of his father, Lakona is also known as Lakona-a-Nawele, which means "Lakona, son of Nawele". After the death of his father, Lakona became the ruler of his island. He ruled together with his female cousin, Maelo. The wife of Lakona was called Alaʻikauakoko, who is also known as Kanakoko. They had a son, Kapaealakona, who succeeded Lakona after Lakona's death.
Ayman Odeh (, , born January 1, 1975 in Haifa) is an Israeli lawyer and politician. He is political leader both of Hadash ("New") and HaReshima HaMeshutefet / al-Qa'imah al-Mushtarakah ("The Joint List"). Early life &amp; education. Ayman Odeh was born in the year 1975. He was raised in the city of Haifa which is located within the neighbourhood of Kababir. His father was a construction worker. Even though their family was Muslim but his father sent him to a Christian school. Ayman Odeh studied law at the University of Craiova located in Romania from 1993 to 1997. When he was studying in Romania then he took part in pro-Palestinian rallies. He also learned Romanian language and read the memoirs of various political thinkers and revolutionaries. Career. Odeh is an Arab Israeli and a Muslim. He believes in socialism. He is in favour of Arab and Jewish Israelis collaborating, and is supporting Mizrahi Israelis, who in his opinion are neglected for Israeli Jews coming from the Western world. He also advocates weaponless Palestinian actions to reach its goals. He started his political career in 1998 by becoming a councillor of Haifa on behalf of Hadash. This lasted till 2005. Next year he became secretary-general. After several failing attempts to become a Member of Knesset in 2009 and 2013, Odeh has eventually succeeded in 2015. The very same year he had become political leader of Hadash and of The Joint List (last one is a cooperation of the four mainly Arab parties in parliament).
Kapae-a-Lakona — also spelled Kapea-a-Lakona — was High Chief of Oahu in ancient Hawaii. Family. He was a son of High Chief Lakona of Oʻahu and his wife, Chiefess Alaʻikauakoko — daughter of a man named Pokai and his wife Hineuki. After his father's death, Kapae became the Chief of Oʻahu. Kapae married a woman named Wehina, whose parents are not known today. Wehina and Kapae's only known child was Chief Haka of Oahu.