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Abilly is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department and Centre-Val de Loire region in central France. Transport. Road. The D750, D42, D53 and D358 roads pass through the Abilly commune. Rail. Despite the fact that there is a railway line passing through the commune, there are no train stations. The nearest train station is in Port-de-Piles.
(3 February 1943 – 1 January 2021) was a Japanese actor. He was born in Kyoto, Japan. He was known for his roles in "Nihon no Fixer", "New Battles Without Honor and Humanity" and "The Last Samurai". Fukumoto died at his Kyoto home on January 1, 2021 from lung cancer, at the age of 77.
Pablo Hernández (12 February 1940 – 1 January 2021) was a Colombian cyclist. He competed in the individual road race and team time trial events at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He was born in Suesca, Colombia. Fernández died on 1 January 2021 in Pereira, Colombia at the age of 80.
Georg Maier (27 September 1941 – 1 January 2021) was a German actor and theatre director. He was born in Grünwald, Nazi Germany. He was known for his roles in "Familie Meier" (1983) and "Irgendwie und Sowieso" (1986). Maier died on 1 January 2021 in Munich at the age of 79.
Jean Panisse (March 17, 1928 – January 1, 2021) was a French actor. His career began in 1952 and he retired in 2004. Panisse was born in Marseille, France. He was known for his roles in "An Angel on Wheels", "The Young Wolves" and "Perched on a Tree". Panisse died on 1 January 2021 in Marseille from COVID-19 at the age of 92.
M.A.S. Alex Asmasoebrata (23 June 1951 – 2 January 2021) was an Indonesian politician and autoracer. He was born in Jakarta, Indonesia. From 1992 to 1997, he was a member of the People's Consultative Assembly. Asmasoebrata was a member of the People's Consultative Assembly. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Asmasoebrata died of pancreatic and heart cancer on 2 January 2021 in Jakarta at the age of 69.
Alexander Alexandrovich Belov, commonly known as Sasha Belov (November 9, 1951 – October 3, 1978) was a Soviet basketball player. He played at the center position. He won a gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics for the Soviet national team. Belov was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. He honored into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007. He was born in Leningrad, Soviet Union. Belov died in Leningrad, on 3 October 1978, at the age of 26 from heart cancer.
Bernadette Isaac-Sibille (30 March 1930 – 2 January 2021) was a French politician. She was born in Lyon, France. She was a member of the Union for French Democracy. She was Mayor of Lyon from 1983 to 1989. Isaac-Sibille was a member of the National Assembly from 1988 to 2002. Isaac-Sibille died on 2 January 2021, at the age of 90.
Barre is a commune in the Tarn department and Occitanie region in the southern France. Geography. Barre's surroundings are quite hilly. It is on the very edge of the Tarn department. Transport. Road. The D62 road passes through Barre.
Roger Hassenforder (23 July 1930 – 3 January 2021) was a French professional racing cyclist. He was born in Sausheim, France. His career lasted from 1952 to 1965. He participated in the Tour de France in 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957 and 1959.  Hassenforder died on 3 January 2021 at the age of 90.
Muhammad Ali Taher Parasong (9 February 1961 – 3 January 2021) was an Indonesian politician. He was a member of the National Mandate Party. Taher was born in Lamakera, Indonesia. He was a member of the People's Representative Council from 1997 to 1999 and again from 2014 until his death.  Taher died on 3 January 2021 in Jakarta from COVID-19 at the age of 59.
Alexi Laiho (born Markku Uula Aleksi Laiho; 8 April 1979 – 29 December 2020) was a Finnish guitarist, composer, and vocalist. He was best known as the lead guitarist, lead vocalist and founding member of the melodic death metal band Children of Bodom.  He also the guitarist for Sinergy, The Local Band and Kylähullut. He also played with Thy Serpent and Impaled Nazarene. On January 4, 2021, it was announced that Laiho died of a long-illness the previous month, aged 41.
Lee Heung-kam (13 January 1932 – 4 January 2021) was a Hong Kong actress and singer. She was born in Shunde District, Guangdong. Her career began in 1948. Lee was known for her roles in "Story of the White-Haired Demon Girl", "Moonlight Resonance," and "Can't Buy Me Love". Lee died on 4 January 2021 at a hospital in Hong Kong, aged 88.
Barbara Shelley (born Barbara T. Kowin; 13 February 1932 – 4 January 2021) was an English actress. Shelley was born in London. Her career lasted from 1953 to 1992. She was best known for her roles in "", "Village of the Damned" and "Murder at Site 3". Shelley died of problems caused by COVID-19 on 4 January 2021 in London at the age of 88.
Antoni Stankiewicz JCD (1 October 1935 – 4 January 2021) was a Polish Roman Catholic prelate, theologian and lawyer. He was Dean Emeritus of the Tribunal of the Roman Rota from 2004 to 2010. He was born in Oleszczenice, Poland. He became a priest in 1958.  Stankiewicz died on 4 January 2021 in Rome at the age of 85.
At 12:20 PM CET (11:20 UTC) on 29 December 2020, an earthquake of magnitude 6.4 (6.2 ) hit the Sisak-Moslavina County, Croatia, with an epicenter west-southwest of Petrinja. Seven people were confirmed dead, while 26 others were injured, with six having serious injuries. Many buildings in Petrinja were destroyed. The mayor of Petrinja Darinko Dumbović said that half of the town has been destroyed.
Petrinja () is a town in central Croatia near Sisak in the region of Banovina. It is administratively located in Sisak-Moslavina County. On December 29, 2020, the town was damaged by a strong earthquake.
The Papurana aurata is a frog from Indonesia and New Guinea. Scientists say this frog looks like "Rana volkerjane".
Pierfrancesco Favino (; August 24, 1969) is an Italian actor.  He appeared in "The Prince of Homburg" (1997), "The Last Kiss" (2001), ' (2002), "The Keys to the House" (2004), "Romanzo Criminale" (2005), "The Unknown Woman" (2006), "Night at the Museum" (2006), "Saturn in Opposition" (2007), ' (2008), "Angels &amp; Demons" (2009), "World War Z" (2013), "Rush" (2013), "Suburra" (2015) and "The Traitor" (2019).
Kay Ullrich (5 May 1943 – 4 January 2021) was a Scottish politician. She was a Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for the West of Scotland region from 1999 to 2003. Ullrich was born in Prestwick, Scotland. Ullrich died on 4 January 2021, aged 77.
The Papurana volkerjane is a frog from Indonesia and New Guinea. Scientists saw it in the Wondiwoi Mountains between 250 and 700 meters above sea level. They also saw it in the Bewani Mountains and Torricelli Mountains. Scientists say this frog looks like "Rana aurata".
Lemanu Palepoi Sialegā Mauga (born January 3, 1960) is an American Samoan politician. In 2021, he became the 58th governor of American Samoa. He is a member of the Democratic Party.  Mauga served as Senator in the American Samoa Senate, where he became the Chairman of both the Budget and Appropriations Committee and the Senate Homeland Security Committee.
Aiguilles is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Geography. The village of Aiguilles is in the middle of the commune. The Guil river goes through the commune. Transport. Road. The D947 road passes through the commune.
Abriès is a former commune in the Hautes-Alpes department and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is now part of Abriès-Ristolas. Geography. Abriès' surroundings are very hilly. Abriès is in the Queyras National Park. The commune borders Italy. The Guil river goes through Abriès. Transport. Road. The D947 road passes through Abriès.
Ristolas is a former commune in the Hautes-Alpes department and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is now part of Abriès-Ristolas. Geography. Ristolas is in the Cottian Alps. The Guil river passes through the village. Transport. Road. The D947 and D947T roads pass through Ristolas.
Abriès-Ristolas is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It was created in 2019, when Abriès and Ristolas merged. Geography. Abriès-Ristolas' surroundings are very hilly as the commune is in Queyras National Park. The Guil river goes through the Abriès-Ristolas commune. The commune borders Italy. Transport. Road. The D947 and D947T roads pass through Abriès-Ristolas.
Shadoe Stevens (born November 3, 1947) is an American radio host, television personality and voiceover actor. He hosted the "American Top 40" from August 1988 to January 1995. On television, Stevens was the announcer for "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson". Stevens first became famous in 1957 when a "Life" magazine article titled "America's Youngest D.J." ran a story on him. Stevens was born in Jamestown, North Dakota
Poligny is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Geography. Despite being in the Alps, the northern commune area is relatively flat, as the commune is in a valley. The southern part of the commune is much hillier. Transport. Road. The D17, D217A and D817 roads pass through the village of Poligny. The N85 by-passes the village but still enters the commune.
American Top 40 (usually abbreviated to AT40) is a syndicated radio program. AT40 was created by Casey Kasem in 1970.  The program is currently hosted by Ryan Seacrest and presented as an adjunct to his weekday radio program," On Air with Ryan Seacrest". The radio show was originally a production for Watermark, Inc (later a member of ABC Radio known as ABC Watermark). It is currently a production of Premiere Networks. Some of the songs played on "AT40" had profanity or offensive content inside them. During the Shadoe Stevens era of "AT40", 2 Live Crew's "Me So Horny" aired in autumn 1989. Hip hop music was played on the "AT40" mostly in the late 1980s and 1990s. It continues now. In the 1970s, disco music aired on "AT40". No song began at #1. The closest to that happening was "Erotica" by Madonna in 1992.
Olivier Jean-Marie (19 November 1960- 13 May 2021) was a French animator and director. He was notable for his work on Oggy and the Cockroaches, "Space Goofs", and "Zig &amp; Sharko".  Jean-Marie died at his home after an extensive cancer fight at age 60
The University of Lagos, popularly known as UNILAG, is a public research university in Lagos, Nigeria. It is one of the five first generation universities in Nigeria. It was founded in 1962.  It is seen as one of the top universities in the world in major education publications. The University has three Campuses, two in Yaba and the other in Surulere. Its main campus is largely surrounded by the Lagos lagoon. The University of Lagos admits over 9,000 Undergraduate students annually and enrolls over 57,000 students.
was a Japanese volleyball player. He competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer Olympics. He was born in Saga Prefecture, Japan. In 1964 he was part of the Japanese team which won the bronze medal and won the silver medal in the 1968 Olympic tournament. Ikeda died on 3 January 2021 in Tokyo from lymphoma, aged 80.
Canal+ Family was a French TV channel devoted to the broadcast of family programming. It is part of the "Les Chaînes Canal+" and the "Famille" package from Canal+.and Canal J Canal+ Family has an African version, on channel 6 from Canal+ Afrique. History. Canal+ Family was launched on 27 October 2007 as a complement to Canal+. The channel began broadcasting in High Definition (HD) on 12 October 2010. In October 2010, Canal+ SA applied to the CSA to obtain a frequency for the channel on the TNT but this application was rejected on 14 December in favor of the string CFoot. On August 30, 2021, Canal + Family ceased its emissions Organisation. President and CEO of Canal+ SA: Bertrand Méheut Director-General of programming: Rodolphe Belmer Canal+ Family is published by Canal+ with a capital of 100,000,000 euros. It is 48.48% owned by Canal+ France, 6.17% from Amber Master Fund, 5.05% by the group Pathé, 4.92% by the Credit Suisse First Boston, 4.32% by Rothschild, 1.87% by Richelieu Finance, 1.08% by the Fund Deposit. The other shares are owned by the public. Programming. The programming of Canal + Family consists of family-oriented films, documentaries, series and cartoons. Canal + Family does not broadcast advertising. Distribution. Canal+ Family is available on satellite (Canalsat), cable (Numericable) and several broadcasters ADSL.
Bradford Jay Raffensperger (born May 18, 1955) is an American politician, businessman, and civil engineer. He is a Republican. He is the Secretary of State of Georgia since 2019. He was in the Georgia House of Representatives. Around January 3, 2021, a scandal which had Donald Trump try to push Raffensperger to "find more votes" to make Trump the winner in Georgia over the actual winner Joe Biden.
On January 2, 2021, former U.S. President Donald Trump called Brad Raffensperger, the Secretary of State of Georgia, for an hour-long telephone call telling him to change the state's vote totals from the 2020 presidential election. Joe Biden won the state in November. Trump has refused to accept the presidential election.  Trump's call with Raffensperger was first reported by "The Washington Post" and other media outlets the day after it took place. At one point on the call, Trump told Raffensperger, "What I want to do this. I just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have, because we won the state." Trump lost Georgia by 11,779 votes, so 11,780 votes would be 1 vote more for him. Many believe that Trump should be criminally investigated and impeached. Many Republicans and Democrats criticized Trump's phone call. Background. Presidential Elections in the United States. Electoral College. In the United States, the winner of a presidential election is not the person with the most votes. Instead, it is the person who wins the most votes in the electoral college. In this process, a group of people called electors vote for president. Each state has a certain number of electors depending on how many people live there. There are 538 electors in all. For a person to become president, he or she must get 270 or more votes from the electors. When a presidential candidate wins the most votes in a state, all of those state's electoral votes go to that person. States. Elections are done by each state, which means there were 50 different elections going on at the same time. Each state has its own rules about who is allowed to vote. The Secretary of State is in charge of each state's elections. Georgia. Georgia has 16 electoral votes. That means that it makes 16 people electors. Biden got the most votes in Georgia so all 16 electoral votes went to him. A lot of people were surprised because Trump got the most votes in Georgia in 2016. Usually, Republican candidates have gotten the most votes in
James Carmichael Renick (December 8, 1948 – January 3, 2021) was an American academic. He was the Chancellor of University of Michigan–Dearborn from 1993 to 1999 and of North Carolina A&amp;T State University from 1999 to 2006. He was born in Rockford, Illinois. Renick died on January 3, 2021 in Greensboro, North Carolina from problems caused by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, aged 72.
Vice Admiral Melville Raymond Schunker (18 September 1924 – 4 January 2021) was an Indian Navy admiral. He was the third Director General of the Indian Coast Guard from 1982 to 1984. He also was the 6th Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (VCNS) from 1980 to 1982.  Schunker died on 4 January 2021 at a Goa hospital at the age of 96.
The Mandalorian is an American space western set in the "Star Wars" fictional universe. The show is created by Jon Favreau and is the first live-action Star Wars show. The Mandalorian takes place five years after ' and twenty-five years before '. The show follows lone bounty hunter Din Djarin as he travels the galaxy with Grogu, protecting him from the grasp of the remaining Galactic Empire. Jon Favreau was announced as the series' series writer in March 2018 as the first Star Wars show to premier on Disney+. The show has received immense praise for its take on Star Wars which promoted the green light for a second season which premiered on Disney+ October 30, 2020. Plot. Din Djarin is a lone bounty hunter that does his business in the outer reaches of the galaxy. But when he takes a bounty for the Galactic Empire, he instead protects the bounty, Grogu from the threats that face him. The Mandalorian is tasked with reuniting Grogu with the Jedi, while they are being hunted by Moff Gideon.  Production. In November 2017 then The Walt Disney Company CEO, Bob Iger announced that a new live-action "Star Wars" show was launching on Disney+. Soon Jon Favreau was brought on and soon other writers to help write and produce the show. Pedro Pascal signed on to play the show's lead character. Episodes. The Mandalorian consist of two seasons each with eight episodes. Season three is stated to currently be in development. Episodes premier on Fridays at 12 am PST. Season one. &lt;onlyinclude&gt;&lt;/onlyinclude&gt; Season two. &lt;onlyinclude&gt;&lt;/onlyinclude&gt;
Cara Dune is a "Star Wars" character. She is in many episodes of "The Mandalorian". Cara was first a shock trooper for the Rebel Alliance. She went to fight Imperials after the Battle of Endor. She also helped create the New Republic. She became a mercenary after and moved around the galaxy. She became a marshall.  After a fight with Din Djarin and Grogu, Cara agreed to help protect a village from raiders with them. They train the villagers to fight and set up a protection against the raiders. Raiders came to attack the village. Cara and Din help the villagers win. Then, the Mandalorian and Cara each leave and go to different places. Later on, Din Djarin asks for help from Cara Dune to help fight off Imperials at the request of Greef Karga. While on Mando's ship, Grogu force chokes Cara Dune because he thought that Cara was attacking Djarin when they were arm-wrestling. When the fighting begins between Cara, Mando, Din, IG-11 and the Empire they are pinned down but Cara manages to find an escape through the tunnels. After they get out of the tunnels they are attacked by Moff Gideon in his TIE fighter which Cara helps repel. Cara is then invited to work as an enforcer with Greef which she agrees to. She helps Din Djarin and Greef Karga blow up an Imperial base. They learn that Moff Gideon is trying to clone something or someone at the base. They set the base to blow up and steal a vehicle to escape. Stormtroopers on speederbikes and TIE fighters try to stop them but they escape. Later on, Cara agrees to help Mando find Grogu after he is taken by Moff Gideon. She is waiting and ready as Mando and prisoner Migs Mayfeld find Gideon's ship. Soon after Cara, Mando, Bo-Katan Kyrze, Fennec Shand and Koska Reeves attack the ship and take it over. They free Grogu and capture Gideon. But Imperial soldiers trap them when one X-Wing starfighter comes. Cara says jokingly, that they are saved, but she does not know that it was Luke Skywalker who came to save them.
Simon Warr (9 September 1953 – 22 February 2020) was a British radio performer and teacher. He was famous for performing as headmaster in "That'll Teach Em". Early life. Warr was born in Haverfordwest on 9 September 1953. Accusation of child abuse. He was arrested for child abuse in 2012. He was accused of abusing boys at two boarding schools many years earlier, St. George's School and Royal Hospital School. The accusation said he watched boys take showers and then touched a boy. He was put on trial. Warr told the court the accusations were "malicious lies". The trial lasted seven days. The members of the jury talked to each other for 40 minutes and then decided he was not guilty. Near the end of his life, Warr said that being accused of child abuse was worse than being diagnosed with cancer.
Ethnography is a kind of anthropology. Ethnographers study specific cultures. Ethnography mostly uses participant observation. The researcher becomes part of the setting or mixes with the people being studied. They try to record patterns of social interaction and the thoughts and experiences of participants. Ethnographers want to understand these in their local contexts. Ethnography started in social and cultural anthropology in the early twentieth century. It spread to other social sciences, especially sociology. Ethnographers mainly use qualitative methods. They may also use quantitative data. According to Dewan (2018), ethnographers do not try to find generalized results. They study cultures in context and in a specific situation. The best way to use ethnography with quantitative research is to discover relationships. Then, use the results and data to test and explain empirical assumptions. The word ethnography comes from Greek words "ethnos" "folk, people, nation" and "grapho" "I write")
"The Musk Who Fell to Earth" is the 12th episode of the 26th season of "The Simpsons". It was first shown on the Fox network on January 25, 2015. Elon Musk is a guest star in the episode.  Story. Elon Musk lands a Dragon 2 in the Simpson family's backyard. Elon tells the family that he is looking for ideas. Homer takes Elon to the power plant he works at. Elon thinks that Homer is able to give him many new ideas. Elon goes to Mr. Burns, the owner of the power plant. He talks to him about adding a machine to the power plant so it can be environmentally friendly. Burns goes through with the idea and tells their town about it.  Elon makes many new machines around the town to save or make electrical energy, for example, a Hyperloop and self-driving cars. However, Burns learns that the town will lose $50 million every three months because of the machines. Burns must fire some of his employees at the power plant. Homer is sad because Musk's machines made his friends fired. On the next day, Burns tries to assassinate Elon. Elon stops a bullet from hitting him or hitting Homer. Homer thanks him but says to him that they should not be friends anymore. Elon agrees and starts to go in a rocket. He gives Lisa a birdhouse so that she does not have to be sad. Elon starts the rocket and goes back to outer space. Production. "The Musk Who Fell to Earth" was written by Neil Campbell. Matthew Nastuk is the director of the episode. Elon Musk said that he was a fan of the show. He watched it many times while he was at the University of Pennsylvania. The episode was made after Elon had a meeting with James L. Brooks. Brooks said he wanted to see Elon in fiction.  Reception. 3.29 million people watched the episode when it was first shown on television. Dennis Perkins from "The A.V. Club" said that the episode is "more like a love letter to Musk than a proper Simpsons episode." He sees the episode as if the writers learned that Elon is a fan of the show and agreed to make an episode about him.
Franco Loi (21 January 1930 – 4 January 2021) was an Italian poet, writer, and essayist. He was born in Genoa, Italy. In 2001, Loi wrote a book of short stories "The width of the sky" and published several essays. Loi was the winner of the Bonfiglio Prize for the "Stròlegh" collection. Loi died on 4 January 2021 in Milan at the age of 90.
Sandra Sue Hutchens (March 18, 1955 – January 4, 2021) was an American law enforcement official and politician. She was the Sheriff-Coroner of Orange County, California from 2008 to 2019. Hutchens was born in Monterey Park, California.  Hutchens died on January 4, 2021 from breast cancer in Temecula, California, aged 65.
Elena Fernández Gómez (8 February 1941 – 3 January 2021), known by the pen name Elena Santiago, was a Spanish writer. She was born in Castile and León, Spain. In 1983, she won the Felipe Trigo Awards. She wrote many Christmas-related children stories. She wrote "Cuentos de este siglo", "Cien años de cuento", "El Faro", "Miguel Delibes", and "Jorge Guillén".  Santiago died at the age of 79 on 3 January 2021 in Valladolid, Spain.