AF Waltrip also known as AF Course-Waltrip is a former professional sportscar team. The company is as a 50–50 partnership between Michael Waltrip Racing NASCAR co-owners Michael Waltrip and Rob Kauffman. In 2011 Michael Waltrip Racing entered into a technical alliance with AF Corse to provide them sportscars to race in the FIA World Endurance Championship and Tudor United SportsCar Championship (formerly Rolex Sports Car Series). AF Course-Waltrip shut down their sportscar team in 2013 to concentrate on NASCAR.
There was no drivers championship that year, the result indicates team rank in the LMGTE Am Trophy.
Akbar Eftekhari
Akbar Eftekhari () (7 December 1943 – 9 November 2017) was an Iranian football player. He played for Iran national football team.
Eftekhari died on 7 December 1943 at the age of 73.
Kenting National Park
Kenting National Park (), also known as just Kenting (), is a national park in Pingtung County, Taiwan. It was created on 1 January 1984. It is Taiwan's oldest and southernmost national park. It is also Taiwan's most popular national park. Five million people went to Kenting in 2016.
The meaning of "Kenting" is pathfinders or pioneers.
The park was the home of many Aboriginal cultures. Seventeen prehistoric sites have been found in the park. Most sites are over 4000 years old. The Puyama tribe, which is the main tribe in the area, the Ami tribe, and the Siraiya Makatau tribe lived in the area.
The Eluanbi Lighthouse was built near the tip of Taiwan in the late 1800s. This was because there were many shipwrecks near the area, including the American Rover incident. The lighthouse took twenty years to build. Aboriginal tribes had also attacked the lighthouse because they did not want it on their land. Because of that, the Chinese military had to guard the area. The lighthouse is the only armed lighthouse in Taiwan. During World War II, while under Japanese rule, there were many bombings on the lighthouse during the Aerial Battle of Taiwan-Okinawa. The lighthouse was soon rebuilt.
Kenting National Park was created in 1984 by Chiang Ching-kuo. The area had damage from farming and building, so it was created to protect the land.
In 2001, a Greek ship, the "Amorgos", lost power while sailing to China close to the park. In 2010, the hull of the ship split. It spilt 1100 tonnes of oil which collected around the park's shoreline. It caused major damage to the sea and wildlife. Almost of the shore was affected by the spill. It affected 200 bird species and 2200 plant species in the park. It killed many crabs, fish, and clams.
Kenting is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean in the east, the Taiwan Strait in the west and the Bashi Channel in the south. The park covers almost . It has of land and of sea.
The park is in an area with a lot of tectonic activity.
The park has many species of plants and animals. It has 15 species of mammals, 310 species of birds, 59 species of reptiles and amphibians, 21 species of fish, 216 species of butterflies, and many species of insects.
A lot of whales used to spend the winter in the sea around the park. During the Japanese rule, whaling caused disappearances of the whales. There aren't any whales in the area now.
During the fall and the winter, a lot of migrating birds fly to the park to rest and feed. Almost 235 of the species of birds come to the park during this time.
The park has a tropical climate. It has warm and hot weather for the whole year. The temperature in January is . In July it can get to . Rainfall is spread out over the whole year.
Many people come to Kenting to do snorkelling, scuba diving, swimming, and hiking. There are also many nature parks, museums, and beaches in the area. They include the Sheding Nature Park, Eluanbi Lighthouse, the National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, and the Jialeshui Beach.
Arrondissement of Lille
The arrondissement of Lille is an arrondissement of France, in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France region. Its capital, and prefecture of the department, is the city of Lille.
When the Nord department was created on 1790, the "arrondissement" of Lille was part of that original department.
The "arrondissement" of Lille is one of the central "arrondissement" of the Nord department. It borders with Belgium to the north and east, the Douai "arrondissement" to the southeast, the Pas-de-Calais department to the south and west, and the Dunkirk "arrondissement" to the northwest.
The "arrondissement" of Lille has an area of . It has a population of 1,232,513 inhabitants for a population density of inhabitants/km.
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the "arrondissements" so they could have "communes" that belong to different "arrondissements".
The cantons in the "arrondissement" of Lille are:
The "arrondissement" of Lille has 124 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are:
Avon Products
Avon Products, Inc. (known simply as Avon) is a direct-selling company. It sells beauty products, personal care products and cosmetics, like perfume, soap, deodorant, lipstick, powders and nail polish.
The company was founded in 1886. It was incorporated in New York City in 1916.
In 2016, Avon sold its American business. It now operates outside of the United States. It plans to move into the United Kingdom.
The original name of the company was California Perfume Company.
In 1989, Avon phased out animal testing.
Kim Guadagno
Kimberly Ann Guadagno (born as Kimberly Ann McFadden on April 13, 1959) is an American attorney, politician, former prosecutor and sheriff. She was also the Lieutenant Governor of the U.S. State of New Jersey from 2010 through 2018.
Before Lieutenant Governor, Guadagno was also the Secretary of State in New Jersey.
She was the 2009 and 2013 running mate for New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.
Guadagno was born in Waterloo, Iowa. She moved to New Jersey around 1991.
Guadagno was a candidate for Governor of New Jersey in the 2017 gubernatorial election, but lost to Democrat Phil Murphy.
Adela of Champagne
Adela of Champagne (; c. 1140 – 4 June 1206; also known as Adelaide and Alix) was Queen of France as the third wife of Louis VII. She was the daughter of Theobald II, Count of Champagne, and Matilda of Carinthia. She was named after her grandmother, Adela of Normandy.
Louis and Adela married on 18 October 1160. They had two children. Their son was Philip II. Philip was Louis's only son. Their daughter was the Byzantine empress Agnes.
When Adela's husband died in 1180, her son became king. In 1190, she acted as regent while Philip was away on the Third Crusade.
Queen Adela died on 4 June 1206 in Paris, Île-de-France, France. She was buried in the church of Pontigny Abbey near Auxerre.
Kıvanç Oktay
Kıvanç Oktay (born 1964, Istanbul) is a Turkish businessman and entrepreneur. Oktay is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Lidya Yapi, since 1993. He also is one member of the Board of Directors of Demirören Holding.
He is the son-in-law of Erdoğan Demirören.
Kaya Paşakay
Kaya Paşakay (born 1943, Istanbul) is a Turkish politician and businessman.
After completing his secondary education at Galatasaray High School, he went to Switzerland and studied Political and Social Sciences at Lausanne University. He entered the Foreign Office and left the ministry after his working at the Consulate General of Germany in Nuremberg. Afterwards, he started to work in the private sector. He is the grandson of Halil Kut Pasha.<br>In 2002, his daughter, Ahu Pashakay, a famous Turkish model, ended her life by committing suicide at home.
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