Collared doves (Eurasian collared dove, "Streptopelia decaocto") are relatively small and slim doves. Males and females look alike, with a pastel buff/grey body with pink accents and slightly darker grey on their wings and tail. It is about 32 cm long. They nest near inhabited buildings for preference.
This dove is hugely successful in the present-day world. It is one of the great colonisers of the bird world. It has travelled far beyond its original range to colonise colder countries. It is now a permanent resident in several of these northern countries. The species has also colonised much of North America.
Antonio Mercero
Antonio Mercero Juldain (7 March 1936 – 12 May 2018) was a Spanish movie and television director and screenwriter. He was born in Lasarte-Oria, Spain.
Mercero was best known as the director of a 1972 surrealist short horror movie titled "La cabina". He won an Emmy Award. His 1998 movie "A Time for Defiance" was entered into the 21st Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Special Silver St. George.
In 2010 he was awarded a Honorary Goya Award (Goya de Honor).
Mercero died of complications from Alzheimer's disease on 12 May 2018 in Madrid at the age of 82.
Hossam Hassan
Hossam Hassan Hussein (; born 10 August 1966) is an Egyptian retired footballer. He played as a striker. He is the current manager of Al-Masry in the Egyptian Premier League.
He is known for being a goalscorer, he is Egypt's all-time top scorer. He scored 70 goals in 169 matches. His twin brother Ibrahim also played professional football. They played in the same team for most of their careers.
Hassan played in the 1990 World Cup and seven Africa Cup of Nations tournaments.
Nikah
Islamic law has the concept of marriage called Nikah (نكاح). Normal marriages do not end, unless they are divorced. In addition, there is a marriage for a given time, called Nikah Mut'a. Sunni Islam does not recognize Nikah Mut'a; they say it is a legitimisation of prostitution. Despite this, some Sunni schools of law have developed similar concepts.
In Nikah, both husband and wife are asked three times for consent to intercourse with witnesses so later on no one can claim rape.
Reykjavík University
Reykjavík University (RU; ) is the largest private university in Iceland. The university has more than 3,500 students.
Richard Fagan
Richard Fagan (April 24, 1947 – August 5, 2016) was an American songwriter and musician. He had six top ten singles and 18 charted singles on the Billboard Country charts. Fagan's songs have been recorded by Neil Diamond, George Strait, John Michael Montgomery, Clay Walker, Ricochet, Hank Williams, Jr., George Jones, Shania Twain, Patty Loveless, Collin Raye, Shenandoah, The Crickets, Jason & the Scorchers, The Blues Brothers Band and many others.
In 1979 his song "The Good Lord Loves You" was recorded by Neil Diamond and released on the "September Morn" album. The song charted in the "Billboard" Hot 100, peaking at number 67 in April 1980.
Fagan died on August 5, 2016 in Nashville of liver cancer at the age of 69.
Block
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Artur Correia
Artur Manuel Soares Correia (18 April 1950 – 25 July 2016) was a Portuguese footballer. He played as a right back.
Nicknamed "Ruço", he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 234 games and four goals during 12 seasons, representing Académica, Benfica and Sporting, winning eight major titles with the second club including five national championships. He also spent two years in the United States, with the New England Tea Men.
Correia was a Portugal international for seven years, making his debut in 1972.
On 20 July of the following year, he suffered a second stroke that put him in a coma, and after five days in critical condition he died at the age of 66.
Domiati
Domiati cheese, or white cheese (), is a soft white cheese made in Egypt. It is also made in Sudan and other countries in the Middle East. It is made from buffalo milk, cow milk, or both of them. it can also be made from other milks, such as sheep, goat or camel milk. It is the most common Egyptian cheese. It is named after the city of Damietta (or Domyat).
Mate Rimac
Mate Rimac is a Croatian inventor and entrepreneur. He started the Croatian car company Rimac Automobili in 2009.
As a child, he dreamed of building the fastest car. He said that he wanted to bring automotive manufacturers to Croatia. Forbes Magazine named Rimac one of the ""Top 30 Under 30"." the list includes the 30 best entrepreneurs under the age of 30 in the world, in 2017. In the same year, Rimac became the Croatian Entrepreneur of the Year. In 2018, Mate Rimac received an honorary doctorate from Juraj Dobrila University of Pula.
Pennzoil 400 (Las Vegas)
The Pennzoil 400 is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race. It is held every year at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada, it is first of two races on the Cup Schedule. (The other one is the South Point 400 in the NASCAR playoffs,) The first Pennzoil 400 race was in 1998.
The winners receive a championship belt instead of a trophy. The race was part of the No Bull 5 challenge from 1999 to 2002.
Since this race started, it has had different sponsors. Each sponsor changed the name of the race.
Dennis Nilsen
Dennis Andrew Nilsen (23 November 1945 – 12 May 2018) was a British serial killer and necrophile. He murdered at least 15 young men in a series of killings committed between 1978 and 1983 in London, England. He was convicted of six counts of murder and two of attempted murder at the Old Bailey, Nilsen was sentenced to life imprisonment on 4 November 1983, with a recommendation that he serve a minimum of 25 years. He was born in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.
In his later years, he was incarcerated at HM Prison maximum security prison in Full Sutton in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. He died there on 12 May 2018 at the age of 72.
Kevin Tierney
Kevin Tierney (August 27, 1950 – May 12, 2018) was an Irish-Canadian movie producer and screenwriter. He co-wrote and produced the most popular Canadian movies at the Canadian box-office, "Bon Cop, Bad Cop", for which he earned a Genie Award for Best Motion Picture in 2007. He was a former Vice-Chair of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television and former Chair of the Board of Cinémathèque québécoise’s Board of Directors.
Tierney has also produced other titles including "Varian's War", "One Dead Indian", "Good Neighbours" and "Twist".
Tierney died in Montreal, Quebec on May 12, 2018 of cancer at the age of 67.
Maria Lourdes Sereno
Maria Lourdes Aranal Sereno (born Maria Lourdes Punzalan Aranal; July 2, 1960) is a Filipino lawyer and judge. She was the "de facto" Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 2012 until her removal from office on May 11, 2018.
Sereno was removed from office by way of "quo warranto" by Supreme Court in an 8–6 decision, removing her appointment as Chief Justice in 2012 null and void. Her removal was controversial because it was carried out by the Supreme Court, which some said was not in accordance with the constitution.
Bluefield, West Virginia
Bluefield is a city in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 10,447 at the 2010 census. Bluefield is located at (37.262219, -81.218674) in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia across the state border from Bluefield, Virginia.
Come Home to Mama
Come Home to Mama is the third album by Martha Wainwright. It was released on October 15, 2012.
I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too
I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too is the second album by Martha Wainwright. It was first released in Australia on May 10, 2008.
All songs were written by Wainwright, except where noted.
We Are Born
We Are Born is the fifth studio album by Sia Furler. It was released on June 18, 2010. The album was produced by Greg Kurstin.
All tracks were produced by Greg Kurstin.
Some People Have Real Problems