Wright died on September 5, 2017 in Shelby, North Carolina from stroke complications at the age of 93.
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Joy Corning
Joy Corning (September 7, 1932 — May 20, 2017) was an American politician and educator. She served as the 44th Lieutenant Governor of Iowa from January 1991 through January 15, 1999 during the governorship of Terry Branstad. She was a member of the Republican Party.
Corning entered the 1998 Republican Gubernatorial primary making history as the first woman to run for the Republican nomination to the office of Governor in the state’s history. After an abbreviated gubernatorial campaign, she was forced to drop out due in large part to a lack of financial support.
Corning was born in Bridgewater, Iowa. She graduated from the University of Northern Iowa. Corning died May 20, 2017 from liver disease in Cedar Falls, Iowa at the age of 84.
Kim Reynolds
Kimberly Kay "Kim" Reynolds (born August 4, 1959) is an American politician. She is the 43rd and current Governor of Iowa since May 24, 2017. Before, she was the 47th Lieutenant Governor of Iowa from January 14, 2011 until May 24, 2017. Reynolds also served as the Chair-Elect of the National Lieutenant Governors Association (NLGA). She served as a state senator from Osceola from January 11, 2009 through November 12, 2010.
Reynolds assumed the office of Governor of Iowa on May 24, 2017 because Terry Branstad was confirmed as the next United States Ambassador to China. Reynolds is the first woman to hold this office.
Ernest Godward
Ernest Godward was born in Marylebone, London on 7 April 1869. He was the son of Henry Robert Godward, a fireman, and his wife, Sarah Ann Pattison. He lived in England, New Zealand and the United States. He created the spiral hairpin and a type of carburettor called a petrol economiser, which boosted engine performance and reduced fuel consumption. He also invented the Non-slip Egg Beater
, a new post-hole borer, a new type of hair curler, a burglar-proof window and a hedge trimmer made from bicycle parts.
Yung Mung Sung
Yung Mung Sung is an upcoming Tamil comedy drama film written and directed by M. S. Arjun. Prabhu Deva features in the leading role, while Lakshmi Menon selected as lead heroine,while Thangar Bachan and RJ Balaji play other pivotal roles. The film began production in February 2017.
Prabhu Deva agreed terms to work with newcomer Arjun for the comedy film "Yung Mung Sung" in January 2017, with Vasan Visual Ventures taking the role of producers. Actors Thangar Bachan and RJ Balaji were also recruited for the film, with the former signed to feature as the father of Deva's character. The team held talks with Catherine Tresa to play the lead actress, but her unavailability led the team to cast Lakshmi Menon in the role. Prabhu Deva was revealed to be playing a Kung Fu master in the film, which is a period drama that travels from the 1970s to the 1980s.
The film began production on 9 February 2017 following a launch event held in Chennai.
Automation
In the context of engineering, automation is when a device or a machine is changed in such a way that it can fulfill the task it was designed for without the need of human . Very often, this means that the machine is fitted with an additional system which takes control of its functions. For example, a centrifugal governor controls a steam engine.
Benefits of automation are that the output of the machine or device are more uniform, and that product quality is improved. A system that is not fully automated needs human interaction is needed: Many of the tasks involved are repetitive and boring. In general, machines are also designed so that humans no longer need to lift heavy weights or do dangerous things. With automation, human intervention is limited or absent.
Islets of Langerhans
The pancreatic islets or islets of Langerhans are parts of the pancreas. They have cells that make hormones. Some of these cells are beta cells that produce the hormone insulin.
Time in Pakistan
Pakistan has experimented with Daylight Saving Time (DST) a number of times since 2002, shifting local time from to during various summer periods, having the effect of making Pakistan counter-intuitively half an hour ahead of India during those times, even though India is generally to its east.
Daylight saving time is no longer observed in Pakistan.
Wels
Wels (Latin: Ovilava) is a city in the state of Upper Austria in Austria. It is on the Traun River near Linz. About 60,000 people lived there in 2016.
Kellogg's
Kellogg Company, or Kellogg's for short, is an American food distribution company. It is headquartered in Battle Creek, Michigan.
Kellogg's makes cereal, toaster pastries like Pop-Tarts, fruit-flavored snacks and vegetarian foods. The company's brands are Apple Jacks, Special K, Eggo, Rice Krispies, Cocoa Krispies, and many more.
Kellogg's products are made in 18 countries. They are sold in more than 180 countries, like France, Australia and Russia.
Henggart
Henggart is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland.
Herrliberg
Herrliberg is a municipality in the district of Meilen in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland.
Paul Judge
Sir Paul Rupert Judge (25 April 1949 – 21 May 2017) was an English business and political figure. He served as Chairman of Schroder Income Growth Fund plc. He also worked at Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation, Tempur-Pedic, and The Abraaj Group.
Judge was born in London. He studied at Trinity College, Cambridge and at the University of Pennsylvania. From 2002 until his death, he was married to Barbara Thomas. Judge died on 21 May 2017 in London at the age of 68.
Jimmy LaFave
Jimmy LaFave (July 12, 1955 – May 21, 2017) was an American singer-songwriter and folk musician. He was born in Willis Point, Texas. After moving to Stillwater, Oklahoma, LaFave created a musical style called Red Dirt music. LaFave was an Advisory Board member and regular performer at the annual Woody Guthrie Folk Festival.
LaFave has recorded 15 albums and his 2007 release, "Cimarron Manifesto", reached the No. 1 mark on the Americana Music Association album chart. In 2012, LaFave released the studio album "Depending On The Distance".
LaFave died on May 21, 2017 in Austin, Texas from tissue cancer at the age of 61.
Bill White (ice hockey)
William Earl "Bill" White (August 26, 1939 – May 21, 2017) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. White was one of the most notable defensive defense men of the 1970s. He was born in Toronto, Ontario. He played for the Rochester Americans and the Springfield Indians in the AHL. He played in the NHL for the Los Angeles Kings and the Chicago Black Hawks.
White died on May 21, 2017 in Toronto, Ontario from natural causes at the age of 77.
Oscar Fulloné
Luis Oscar Fulloné Arce, better known as Oscar Fulloné (4 April 1939 – 22 May 2017) was an Argentine football coach and player. He played for Independiente Medellín and Real Oviedo before moving to England to play for Aston Villa in 1967.
Known as Oscar Arce during his time in England he remained in the country following his retirement from playing and was a coach for both Sheffield United and Sunderland. He became manager of Swiss side FC Sion in 1980 before going on to become one of the most successful African club managers.
West End Girls
West End Girls is a pop song from the British duo Pet Shop Boys. The song is mixed with hip hop music. The lyrics are about inner-city life and class.
The first version of the song was released in April 1984. It became a club hit in the United States and some European countries. When the duo signed with British record company EMI, the song was re-recorded for their first studio album "Please". In October 1985, the new version was released. It hit #1 in the United Kingdom and the United States in 1986.