Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan (born 25 January 1948) is the current President of the United Arab Emirates, Emir of Abu Dhabi, and commander of the UAE Armed Forces.
Khalifa was born to Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the first president of the United Arab Emirates (1971-2004) and emir of Abu Dhabi. During his youth, he attended the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst. He held a number of administrative posts throughout the 1960s before becoming the head of the Abu Dhabi Defense Force, which became the core of the UAE Armed Forces in 1971.
After the country became independent from the United Kingdom, Khalifa served in a number of government positions under his father, including Defense Minister, Finance Minister, and Prime Minister. He also held a number of other administrative offices during the 1970s. In 1976, Khalifa became the deputy supreme commander of the armed forces under his father.
He succeeded his father as the President of the United Arab Emirates and Emir of Abu Dhabi in November 2004. One of Khalifa's earliest reforms was announcing that the Federal National Council would have half of its members elected, but they other half would be appointed by the emirs.
A leaked diplomatic cable signed by the U.S. ambassador in 2010 described Khalifa as being an "uncharismatic personage."
Khalifa is one of the richest monarchs in the world, with the Al Nahyan family having a $150 billion net worth in total.
Tarun Gogoi
Tarun Gogoi (11 October 1934 – 23 November 2020) was an Indian politician. He was the Chief Minister of Assam from 2001 to 2016.
He was a member of the Indian National Congress and led the party to a record three consecutive electoral victories in Assam.
On 26 August 2020, Gogoi was hospitalized with COVID-19 and was given a blood plasma transplant in Guwahati, Assam. He died three months later on 23 November from problems caused by the infection, aged 86.
Garaad Abdiqani
Garaad Abdiqani was the twentieth "garaad guud" of the reer darawiish tribe. This means he was the 20th supreme chieftain of the reer darawiish tribe. During his term, he promoted peace between the Hashi Faction, a Warsangeli and Dhulbahante alliance, and SNM, another Somali group. The line of succession returned to the Baharsame lineage after Diiriye Guure became garaad guud of Dhulbahante when Diiriye Guure became Sultan of both Dhulbahante and Darawiish.
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam (4 June 1946 – 25 September 2020), also known as S. P. Bala, S. P. B., or Balu, was an Indian musician, playback singer, music director, actor, and movie producer. His works were in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi and Malayalam. He has recorded over 40,000 songs in 16 Indian languages.
He held the Guinness World Record for recording the highest number of songs by a singer with over 40,000 songs. He was born in Nellore, Madras Presidency, British India.
He was honored with the Padma Shri (2001) and Padma Bhushan (2011) from the Government of India.
On 5 August 2020, Balasubrahmanyam tested positive for COVID-19 and was hospitalized in Chennai. A week later, he was in critical condition and put on life-support. He tested negative for COVID-19 on September 7, but still remained on life support. However, on September 24, his condition became critical again and he was put on maximum life support again. He died the following day from the post-COVID complications on 25 September, aged 74.
Miloš Říha
Miloš Říha (6 December 1958 – 31 August 2020) was a Czech ice hockey player and coach. He coached the Czech national team at the 2019 IIHF World Championship. He was born in Přerov, Czechoslovakia. He played as a Forward left.
His played career lasted from 1976 to 1991. He was the 196th overall pick for the Minnesota North Stars. During his career, he played for the Czech teams HC ZUBR Přerov, HC Dukla Jihlava, HC Vítkovice Ridera, PSG Berani Zlín, HC Kometa Brno and SHK Hodonin.
Říha died on 31 August 2020 at a hospital in Prague, aged 61.
The Vanishing
The Vanishing may refer to:
Barbara Judge
Barbara Thomas Judge, Lady Judge, CBE ("née" Singer; 28 December 1946 – 31 August 2020), previously known as Barbara Singer Thomas, was an American-British lawyer and businesswoman. She was the first female chairman of the Institute of Directors. She was made chair in 2015.
In 2018, she was suspended from the Institute of Directors after people accused her of being sexist and racist.
Judge was born in New York City. She studied at the University of Pennsylvania and at New York University. She was married to Sir Paul Judge between 2002 until his death in 2017.
Judge died on 31 August 2020 from pancreatic cancer in London, aged 73.
Campino (candy)
Campino is a brand of hard candy made by August Storck KG. It is made using a mix of yogurt and fruits that has varied since the product was released in 1966. Until 2007, only two versions were available: strawberry and summer fruits (a mixed bag of raspberry, blackcurrant and peach). In 2007, a strawberry, cherry, and peach version was released. Campino candies are no longer available in the United Kingdom, but are available in the United States and Canada.
Toffifee
Toffifee (known in the United States as Toffifay) is a German brand of caramel candies owned by the Berlin-based German company August Storck KG. Toffifee are caramel cups with nougat, caramel and a hazelnut inside, and a chocolate button on top. They are sold in boxes containing 4, 12, 15, 24, 30, 48 or 96 Toffifee candies.
The product was first sold in West Germany in 1973, and was marketed as a product "for the whole family". By 2016, Toffifee was being sold in over 100 countries. In the United States, Toffifee is spelt "Toffifay" and uses a different package design. Elsewhere in the world, including in Canada and Europe, the brand uses its original spelling and orange box design.
Institute of Directors
The Institute of Directors (IoD) is a business organisation for company directors, senior business leaders and entrepreneurs. It is the UK’s longest running organisation for professional leaders. It was founded in 1903. The IoD's goal is to create "free enterprise, entrepreneurialism, wealth creation and good corporate governance".
The current chair of the IoD is Charlotte Valeur.
List of Azerbaijani actors
This is a list of Azerbaijani actors, which is arranged alphabetically.
List of Iranian actors
The following is a list of Iranian actors in alphabetical order.
Spaghetti Junction
Spaghetti Junction is a motorway interchange in Birmingham, England. It is junction 6 of the M6 motorway.
The junction's official name is Gravelly Hill Interchange, but this name is not used very often. The junction links the M6 with the A38(M) motorway which passes through Birmingham. The interchange was opened in 24 May 1972, and was given its popular name by local journalists.
The junction covers 30 acres, serves 18 routes and includes 4 km (2.5 miles) of slip roads. There are five levels, and it flies over two railway lines, three canals and two rivers. It took nearly four years to build it, against an estimated three years. It cost £8 million, which is a deceptively small amount. It can only be understood by realising the extent of monetary inflation during the past half century.
The junction has had a lot of repair work done a number of times since it was built. There is very heavy traffic through the junction, and there were some alleged cost-saving measures during its construction.
List of Armenian actors
This is a list of actors born, or active in the acting field, in Armenia.
"(sorted alphabetically by surname)"
List of Azerbaijani movies of the 1920s
A list of films produced in Azerbaijan SSR ordered by year of release in the 1920s:
Films:1918-1990 see also List of Soviet films
List of Azerbaijani movies before 1920