Will McBride (January 10, 1931 – January 29, 2015) was an American photographer in reportage, art photography and book illustration, as well as, a painter and sculptor. He was known for his works that were against censorship in the United States by taking picture of people naked. McBride was born in St. Louis, Missouri and raised in Chicago, Illinois. His entire career was based in Berlin.
McBride died in his home in Berlin, Germany, aged 84.
Rod McKuen
Rodney Marvin "Rod" McKuen (April 29, 1933 – January 29, 2015) was an American poet, singer-songwriter, and composer. He was one of the best-selling poets in the United States during the late 1960s.
Throughout his career, McKuen produced a wide range of recordings, which included popular music, spoken word poetry, movie soundtracks, and classical music. He earned two Oscar nominations and one Pulitzer nomination for his serious music compositions.
McKuen died of respiratory arrest due to pneumonia.
Frances Lennon
Frances Lennon, MBE (12 September 1912 – 24 January 2015) was an award winning British artist from Greater Manchester. She was best known for being the Official Artist of the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Her paintings have been described as "Lowry-esque, but with more humour".
Keith Emerson
Keith Noel Emerson (2 November 1944 – 10 March 2016) was an English keyboardist and composer. Emerson played in a number of bands before he found his first commercial success with P. P. Arnold's backing band the Nice in the late 1960s.
Emerson was born in Todmoreden, West Riding of Yorkshire. He was a founding member of Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP) in 1970. Emerson, Lake & Palmer were successful through much of the 1970s. They became one of the best-known progressive rock groups of the era.
Emerson committed suicide by shooting himself in the head at his Santa Monica, California home. He was aged 71.
Sibghatullah Mojaddedi
Sibghatullah Mojaddedi (, 21 April 1925 – 11 February 2019) was a Afghan politician. He served as Interim President after the fall of Mohammad Najibullah's government in April 1992. He was also the founder of the Afghan National Liberation Front.
He served as the chairman of the 2003 loya jirga that approved Afghanistan's new constitution. In 2005 he was appointed chairman of the Meshrano Jirga, upper house of the National Assembly of Afghanistan. He was reappointed as a member in 2011. He also served on the Afghan High Peace Council.
It was reported on 12 February 2019 that Mojaddedi had died the day before at a Kabul hospital from a long-illness. He was 93.
Amparo Baró
Amparo Baró San Martín (21 September 1937 – 29 January 2015) was a Spanish actress. She starting working in theatres with Adolfo Marsillach. She was known for her role as "Sole" in "7 Vidas". Her career spanned more than 50 years.
Baró died from cancer in Madrid, Spain, aged 77.
Chevrolet Traverse
Chevrolet Traverse is a full-sized crossover (CUV) made by General Motors' Chevrolet division. It was introduced for the 2009 model year. Chevrolet markets the Traverse as a minivan (without sliding side doors). The design for the Traverse is loosely based off the concept vehicle the Chevrolet Sequel (a hybrid crossover SUV). It replaced the Uplander (a minivan) and the TrailBlazer (an SUV) in North America. After the Uplander and its siblings failed to match the sales quota of Toyota Sienna and Honda Odyssey GM announced it would target crossovers. In South America it replaced the Grand Blazer. This vehicle uses a unibody platform called the GM Lambda platform. In 2013 Traverse was updated with a brand new grille, fascia and Camaro inspired tail lights.
In 2017, a second generation Traverse was introduced for the 2018 model year, which followed a more SUV-like design similar to the Suburban/Tahoe. It also became the largest crossover SUV in the Chevrolet lineup due to the introduction of the mid-size Blazer in 2019.
Zhelyu Zhelev
Zhelyu Mitev Zhelev (; 3 March 1935 – 30 January 2015) was a Bulgarian politician, philosopher, writer, and dissident. He served as the second President of Bulgaria from 1 August 1990 to 22 January 1997. He was the first non-communist to hold office.
Zhelev was born in Smyadovo. He was married to Maria Zheleva and had two children.
Zhelev died on 30 January 2015 in Sofia, aged 79.
Malmköping
Malmköping is a locality in Flen Municipality in Södermanland County in Sweden. In 2010, 1,977 people lived there.
Påskallavik
Påskallavik is a locality in Oskarshamn Municipality in Kalmar County in Sweden. In 2010, 1,083 people lived there.
Saltvik
Saltvik is a locality in Oskarshamn Municipality in Kalmar County in Sweden. In 2010, 352 people lived there.
Bergkvara
Bergkvara is a locality in Torsås Municipality in Kalmar County in Sweden. In 2010, 940 people lived there.
Figeholm
Figeholm is a locality in Oskarshamn Municipality in Kalmar County in Sweden. In 2010, 743 people lived there
Urban areas of Sweden
The Urban areas of Sweden are a common English term of the Swedish language-term "tätort". The official term in English, used by Statistics Sweden, is however locality. The places can be compared with, for example, the "census-designated places" in the USA.
The localities of Sweden have at least 200 people lived there. But the concept is statistical, and not defined by any municipal or county borderlines. Urban areas referred to as towns () for statistical purposes at least 10,000 inhabitants. In 2010 there was 1,956 urban areas in Sweden. They covered 85 % of the Swedish population.
Klevshult
Klevshult is a locality in Vaggeryd Municipality in Jönköping County in Sweden. In 2010, 264 people lived there.
Hok
Hok is a locality in Vaggeryd Municipality in Jönköping County in Sweden. In 2010, 637 people lived there. North of it is the Hok Mansion.
European Agreement on Au Pair Placement
The European Agreement on Au Pair Placement is an international agreement within the Council of Europe. It was originally signed in Strasbourg, France on 24 November 1969. It came into force on 30 May 1971. The agreement regulates au pair placements. It states that the person in placement shall neither be seen as a traditional employed domestic worker nor as a traditional student. The issue of signing up Sweden to the agreement has been discussed.
Dictyostelid
The dictyostelids are a group of cellular slime molds, or "social amoebae". They are unusual eukaryote organisms. For much of their life they live as separate cells. Then in hard times they come together to reproduce as a fruiting body. The fruiting body produces spores with protective walls. They survive and open up in better times. So these organisms are both unicellular and multicellular.
As separate amoebae, they feed and divide normally. They mostly eat soil bacteria. When the food supply runs out, they come together to form a kind of slug-like thing. The slug has a definite front and rear. It responds to light and temperature differences, and can move. Under the right conditions the slug becomes a sporocarp (fruiting body). A stalk holds up one or more balls of spores. These spores are inactive cells protected by tough cell walls. They become new amoebae when food is available.
"Dictyostelium" has been used as a model organism in molecular biology and genetics. It is studied as an example of cell communication, differentiation, and programmed cell death (apoptosis). Research on "Dictyostelium" is available on-line at dictyBase.
The aggregation of the amoebae relies on a signal molecule. One cell, the founder of the colony, begins to secrete the signal in response to stress. Others detect the signal, and respond in two ways:
The effect of this is to relay the signal through the nearby population of amoebae. They move to the area of highest signal concentration.