Missen-Wilhams is a municipality in the district of Oberallgäu in Bavaria. Originnaly, there were two municipalities, "Missen" and "Wilhams." On January 1, 1959, they combined to form "Missen-Wilhams".
Robert Folsom
Robert "Bob" Folsom (February 15, 1927 – January 24, 2017) was an American politician and real estate developer. He served as the Mayor of Dallas, Texas from 1976 until 1981. He graduated from the Southern Methodist University. He was born in Dallas.
Folsom died from natural causes on January 24, 2017 at his home in Dallas. He was 89.
Nematocera
The Nematocera are a large suborder of flies which include the mosquitoes and midges. They usually have long thin bodies, with segmented antennae. Usually their larvae are aquatic, but there are many exceptions to this.
Examples of the Nematocera include the mosquitoes (Culicidae), crane flies (Tipulidae) and black flies (Simuliidae). Many of the other families are called gnats, and others are called midges.
Many species form mating swarms of males, and in some of these, competition for females is extreme. Although many species (as larvae) have a strong association with water, even within a single family there may be a trend toward semiaquatic and terrestrial habitats.
Billy Simpson
William J. "Billy" Simpson (12 December 1929 – 27 January 2017) was a Northern Irish footballer. He played as a centre forward professionally from 1946 to 1961. He played for Linfield, Rangers, Stirling Albion, Partick Thistle, Oxford United and the Northern Ireland national team. He was born in Belfast.
Simpson died on 27 January 2017 in Glasgow, Scotland at the age of 87.
Rory McIlroy
Rory McIlroy, (born 4 May 1989) is a Northern Irish professional golfer. He won the U.S. Open in 2011, The Open Championship in 2014 and the PGA Championship in 2012 and 2014. He was World Number 1 golfer for a total of 95 weeks between 2012 and 2015.
McIlroy was born in Holywood, County Down. He was engaged to Danish tennis player Caroline Wozniacki until their relationship ended in 2014.
Banggai cardinalfish
Banggai cardinalfish ("Pterapogon kauderni") (also known as the Kaudern's cardinalfish) is a cardinalfish native to the Banggai Islands in Indonesia.
It has small bright silver flecks and black vertical stripes on a gray body.
Ofterschwang
Ofterschwang is a municipality in Oberallgäu, in Bavaria, Germany. It is a winter sports venue. It is often used for Alpine skiing World Cup events. It is found west of Sonthofen, but east of the Austrian border. Between 1988 and 2008 Ofterschwang grew by 577 people. Ofterschwang was awarded the "ADAC Tourism Prize" by ADAC in 2010.
Bimba Bosé
Eleonora Salvatore González (1 October 1975 – 23 January 2017), better known as Bimba Bosé, was an Italian-born Spanish model, actress and singer. In 2007, she recorded "Como un Lobo" with her uncle Miguel Bosé. She was also a runway model in London, Paris, New York City and Milan for designers such as Miguel Adrover, John Galliano and Yohji Yamamoto. She was born in Rome. Her grandmother was Lucia Bosè.
Bosé died from breast cancer on 23 January 2017 in Madrid. She was 41.
Valery Bolotov
Valery Dmitrievitch Bolotov (, ; 13 February 1970 – 27 January 2017) was a Ukrainian pro-Russian militant leader. He was known for his actions in the Donbass War in eastern Ukraine. He served as the leader of the unrecognised state Lugansk People's Republic from May to August 2014. He was born in Taganrog, Rostov Oblast.
Bolotov died on 27 January 2017 in Moscow Oblast at the age of 46.
Northeast Italy
Northeast Italy ( or just ) is one of the five official statistical regions of Italy used by the National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT), a NUTS1 level region.
Northeast Italy borders to the north with Switzerland and Austria; to the east with Slovenia; to the south with Liguria (Northwest Italy), Tuscany (Central Italy), Marche (Central Italy) and San Marino; and to the west with Lombardy (Northwest Italy) and, for a very short distance, with Piedmont (Northwest Italy).
Emilia-Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Veneto have a coast in the Adriatic Sea
The Alps are in the northern part of the region and the northern Apennines in the south. The highest point, in the region, is Ortles (), in the Alps (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol); it is high.
Northeast Italy has the most part of the valley of the Po river (). The Po is the longest river of Northeast Italy and of Italy.
Central Italy encompasses four of the 20 regions of Italy, including 36 provinces and 934 comuniː
The 10 "comuni" with more people living in them areː
Oy-Mittelberg
Oy-Mittelberg is a municipality in the rural district Oberallgäu in Bavaria/Germany. Oy-Mittelberg is in the foothills of the Allgäu Alps. Since 2005 the mayor has been Theo Haslach.
Painted lady
The painted lady is a butterfly in the Cynthia group of colourful butterflies. It is a relative of the red admiral butterfly.
The painted lady is a subgenus of the genus "Vanessa" in the family Nymphalidae. They occur in most of the world.
They are migratory. Starting in early Spring, they journey from Africa to Europe to the United Kingdom and eventually the Arctic Circle. The journey is about 7,500 miles. They travel at up to 30 miles per hour. Their caterpillars feed on many different plants. In the UK their caterpillars may feed on thistles.
The lifespan of a painted lady imago (adult) is only about 2/3 weeks. Its function is dispersal and reproduction. The caterpillar's job is eating and transforming itself into the adult form.
Bob Fosse
Bob Fosse was an American dancer and actor. He won eight Tony Awards.
Dylan McDermott
Dylan McDermott is an American actor from Connecticut. He is best known for his role on "The Practice" which won him a Golden Globe award.
Cupbearer
A cupbearer is traditionally the person who fills the cups and serves the wine. In a medieval court (royal), the cupbearer brought his lord's ale or wine and tasted it to make sure it was not poisoned. The cupbearer was often a person of high rank. It was a distinct honor to be a cupbearer to a king. In the Bible, Nehemiah was cupbearer to the Artaxerxes I of Persia.
Liao dynasty
The Liao dynasty also called Khitan empire, the was an empire in Asia. It was formed by the Yelü clan of the Khitan people after the fall of the Tang Dynasty. They ruled from 907 AD to about 1125. The first ruler was Yelü Abaoji, Khan of the steppe Khitan peoples.It was originally called the "Qidan Kingdom" until about 947. Its capital was the present day Bairin Left Banner in Inner Mongolia. Its territory included parts of Northern China, middle Mongolia, and Tianjin and
Hebei to the south.
Luciano Ravaglia
Luciano Ravaglia (Forlimpopoli; 13 December 1923 – Dovadola; 26 January 2017) was an Italian engineer. He was born in Forlimpopoli, Italy.
He was a member of the Rotary Club of Forlì. He was known for his cutting-edge city-planning and building solutions. When Sergio Mulitsch di Palmenberg was appointed as chairman of the national PolioPlus committee of the Italian Rotary Club, Ravaglia became his deputy. Over the next few years, Ravaglia worked with dedication and enthusiasm to gain recognition from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for polio vaccination.
Ravaglia died on 26 January 2017 in Dovadola, Italy, aged 93.
Rayville, Louisiana
Rayville is the parish seat of Richland Parish, Louisiana, United States.
Time in Iran
Iran Standard Time (IRST), also called Iran Time (IRT), is a time zone used in Iran. The standard time is 3.5 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+03:30). During its daylight saving time, it uses Iran Daylight Time (IRDT), which is 4.5 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+04:30), but however, from 2006 to 2007, IRDT was not used in Iran, but was re-introduced on March 21, 2008.
Daylight saving time (DST) starts on March 21 or 22 (Farvardin) and ends on September 21-22 (Shahrivar).
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