The caldera is about 55 by 72 km. It was formed during the last of the three supereruptions that occurred over the last 2.1 million years.
Volcanism at Yellowstone is relatively recent. The calderas lie over a hotspot under the Yellowstone Plateau. Light and hot magma (molten rock) from the mantle rises toward the surface. The hotspot is much deeper than the terrain: it is stationary, while the North American Plate moves west-southwest over it.
Cy Young (athlete)
Cyrus Charles Young (July 23, 1928 – December 6, 2017) was an American athlete. He was born in Modesto, California. He competed mainly in the javelin throw. He studied at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He was the first non-European man to win the gold medal in the javelin throw in the Olympics in 1952, and – through the 2012 London Olympics – he remains the only American male to earn Olympic gold in the event.
Young died in Modesto on December 6, 2017 of vascular dementia at the age of 89.
Grant Munro
Grant Munro (April 25, 1923 – December 9, 2017) was a Canadian animator, filmmaker and actor. He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
In 1952, he starred with Jean-Paul Ladouceur in Norman McLaren's "Neighbours". He worked on the movies "Two Bagatelles" (1953), "Seven Surprizes" (1963), "Christmas Cracker" (1963) and "Canon" (1964).
His movie, "Christmas Cracker", was nominated for an Academy Award in 1962.
Munro died of an illness in Montreal, Quebec on December 9, 2017 at the age of 94.
Arroux
The Arroux is a river in central France. It is a right tributary of the Loire river.
The Arroux river has a length of , and a drainage basin with an area of .
The Arroux river starts in Culètre "commune" in the south of the Côte-d'Or) department, at an altitude of about . From here, the Arroux flows first to the west and then to the southwest.
The Arroux river flows through 2 regions and 3 departments. It flows through the following "communes", among others:
Finally, it flows into the Loire river near the town of Digoin.
The main tributaries of the Arroux river are:
Left tributaries:
Right tributaries:
Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is at Digoin in the Saône-et-Loire department.
Vera Katz
Vera Katz, born "Vera Pistrak", (August 3, 1933 – December 11, 2017) was a German-born American Democratic politician of Jewish descent.
She was born in Düsseldorf, Germany. She and her family fled to France some time after Hitler had become chancellor. After Germany invaded France they fled to Spain and eventually moved to New York City in the United States.
She was the first woman to serve as Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives and was the 49th mayor of Portland from 1993 through 2005. She replaced Bud Clark in 1993 and was replaced by Tom Potter in 2005.
Vera Katz died in Portland from leukemia at the age of 84.
Frank Ivancie
Francis James "Frank" Ivancie (July 19, 1924 – May 2, 2019) was an American businessman and politician. He served as Mayor of Portland, Oregon, from 1980 to 1985. Before this, Ivancie served for fourteen years on the Portland City Council.
During his political career, Ivancie was a conservative Democrat.
Uriel
Uriel (, , , meaning “God is my light” or “fire of God”) is an archangel in Jewish and Christian traditions. The Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Anglicans call him “Saint Uriel the Archangel” or simply “Saint Uriel”.
The Roman Catholic Church only recognizes three archangels which are mentioned in the Bible: Michael, Gabriel and Raphael. But according to the certain rabbinic and Christian traditions, there are four or even seven archangels, Uriel is generally the fourth. In the Deuterocanonical book 2 Esdras, Uriel is sent by God to answer the questions which are asked by Ezra.
The role of Uriel in Christian apocryphal traditions is different from answering Ezra's questions. He is said to have rescued John the Baptist from the Massacre of the Innocents(the murder of all boys under the age of two in the area of Bethlehem) as a child and reunited him and his mother Saint Elizabeth with John's cousin, Jesus. This is shown in Leonardo da Vinci's painting "Virgin of the Rocks."
Uriel is often described as a cherub and the angel of repentance and is the angel at the Gate of Eden. In "The Apocalypse of Peter", Uriel is shown to be as cruel as any demon when enforcing repentance. He is also supposed to be one of the angels that buried Adam and Abel in Eden.
Perfect (Ed Sheeran song)
"Perfect" is a song written and recorded by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It was released on November 24, 2017, as the fourth single from his album, "÷". The song reached as high as number three on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in the United States. The following week, Sheeran re-released the song as a duet with American singer Beyoncé, who sings the second verse from a female perspective.
The duet version has reached number one in both the US and UK. It became Sheeran's second American chart-topper and Beyoncé's sixth as a solo artist (tenth including songs with Destiny's Child).
Beaucamps-le-Vieux
Beaucamps-le-Vieux is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Stadio San Paolo
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona is a sports stadium in Naples, Italy. It is mainly used for football matches, but also has an athletics track. It has a seating capacity of 60,240. This makes it the third biggest stadium in the country. The stadium was built between 1948 and 1959. It opened on 6 December 1959. It is the home stadium of S.S.C. Napoli of Serie A and sometimes the Italy national team.
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona hosted five matches of the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
MLS Cup 2016
MLS Cup 2016 was a soccer game played on December 10, 2016. It was the 21st MLS Cup, a special game between the winners of the Eastern and Western Conferences in Major League Soccer. Seattle Sounders FC won the game in a penalty shootout with a score of 5–4 against Toronto FC..
The two teams played again in MLS Cup 2017. Toronto FC won that game 2–0.
Charles Robert Jenkins
Charles Robert Jenkins (February 18, 1940 – December 11, 2017) was a former United States Army soldier. He lived in North Korea from 1965 to 2004 after deserting from his unit and crossing the Korean Demilitarized Zone. He was born in Rich Square, North Carolina.
On November 3, Jenkins pleaded guilty to charges of desertion and aiding the enemy, but denied making disloyal or seditious statements – the latter charges were dropped. He was sentenced to 30 days' confinement, received a dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of all pay and benefits and was reduced in rank to E-1 private (the lowest rank in the US Army). He was released six days early, on November 27, 2004, for good behavior.
On July 15, 2008, Jenkins obtained permanent residency status in Japan, just half a month after he applied for the status.
Jenkins died in Sado, Niigata on December 11, 2017 of heart failure, aged 77.
Kong: Skull Island
Kong: Skull Island is a 2017 American action-adventure monster movie directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts and written by Dan Gilroy, Max Borenstein, and Derek Connolly from a story by John Gatins.
The movie is a third reboot of the "King Kong" franchise as well the 7th film of the series and serves as the second movie in Legendary's MonsterVerse. The movie stars Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, John Goodman, Brie Larson, Jing Tian, Toby Kebbell, John Ortiz, Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Shea Whigham, Thomas Mann, Terry Notary, and John C. Reilly with Richard Jenkins.
The movie is about a team of scientists and Vietnam War soldiers who travel to an uncharted island in the Pacific and encounter terrifying creatures and the mighty Kong.