From August 15, 2001, to February 28, 2005, Coats was the United States Ambassador to Germany. As ambassador during the lead-up to the Iraq war, he pressured the German government not to oppose the war, threatening worsened US relations with Germany. As Ambassador he also played a critical role in establishing robust relations with then opposition leader Angela Merkel and in the construction of a new United States Embassy in the heart of Berlin next to the Brandenburg Gate.
On January 5, 2017, then-President-elect of the United States Donald Trump nominated Coats to serve as Director of National Intelligence. The United States senate confirmation hearing was held on February 28, 2017. His nomination was confirmed by the senate with a 85-12.
Coats step down from his position on August 15, 2019. He announced his resignation on July 28.
Coats is married to Marsha Coats. They have three children. Coats lives in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Stromboli
Stromboli is a small island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, off the north coast of Sicily. It has one of the three active volcanoes in Italy.
Stromboli is one of the eight Aeolian Islands, a volcanic arc north of Sicily. The volcano has erupted many times and is constantly active with minor eruptions, often visible from many points on the island and from the surrounding sea. This gave rise to the island's nickname "Lighthouse of the Mediterranean". The most recent major eruption was on 13 April 2009. Stromboli stands 926 m (3,034 ft) above sea level, and over 2,700 m (8,860 ft) on average above the sea floor.
There are three active craters at the peak. A significant geological feature of the volcano is the "Sciara del Fuoco" (stream of fire), a big horseshoe-shaped depression generated in the last 13,000 years by several collapses on the northwestern side of the cone. Two kilometers to the northeast lies Strombolicchio, the volcanic plug remnant of the original volcano.
2015 Chattanooga shootings
On July 16, 2015, a gunman opened fire on two military installations in Chattanooga, Tennessee, killing five service members. Another service member and a police officer were wounded. The gunman, Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez, was killed at the site of the second shooting.
Alan Kupperberg
Alan Kupperberg (May 18, 1953 – July 16, 2015) was an American comic artist. He was known for working in both comic books and newspaper strips. He began writing and drawing for Marvel Comics in 1974. Kupperberg has done illustrations for Archie Comics, "National Lampoon", "Cracked" magazine, "Spy", and McClannahan Books.
Kupperberg died in New York City from thyroid cancer, aged 62.
Fred: The Movie
Fred: The Movie is a 2010 American comedy film, directed by Clay Weiner. The film is based on the adventures of Fred Figglehorn. He is a character created and played by Lucas Cruikshank for Cruikshank's YouTube channel. Critics gave the movie poor reviews. It has a 0% rating at Rotten Tomatoes and only 31% of audience members liked it. Common Sense Media said "YouTube star's movie is fraught with disaster for tweens." The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw wrote "The feature-film version of the squeaky-voiced YouTube hit is unbelievably irritating – and frankly a waste of time." But kids apparently liked it. The premiere of "Fred: The Movie" drew an audience of 7.6 million.
Kit Bond
Kit Bond (born March 6, 1939) is a former United States Senator from Missouri and a member of the Republican Party. Before his career in the U.S. Senate, Bond served two non-consecutive terms as Governor of Missouri, from 1973 to 1977 and from 1981 to 1985. He was previously State Auditor of Missouri from 1971 to 1973.
Bond was born on March 6, 1939 in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1960 he graduated from Princeton University. He received a law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law. He is married to Linda Bond.
Arrondissements of the Aude department
There are 3 arrondissements in the Aude department. The French departments, and in other countries, are divided into "arrondissements", which may be translated into English as districts (in some cases, as boroughs). The capital of an arrondissement is called a subprefecture.
If the prefecture (capital) of the department is in an arrondissement, that prefecture is the capital of the arrondissement, acting both as a prefecture and as a subprefecture.
Arrondissements are further divided into communes.
The arrondissements of the Aude are:
Since its creation, the Aude department has had few changes:
Arrondissement of Carcassonne
The arrondissement of Carcassonne is an arrondissement of France in the Occitanie region. It is part of the Aude "département". Its capital, and prefecture of the department, is the city of Carcassonne.
When the Aude department was created on 17 February 1800, the "arrondissement" of Carcassonne was part of that original department.
It is the largest in area of the "arrondissements" of the department, with an area of , and the one with more people living in it with 161,442 inhabitants and a density of inhabitants/km².
The "arrondissement" of Carcassonne covers the northwestern part of the Aude department; it is surrounded by departments of the Occitanie region and is bordered to the north by the Tarn department, to the northeast by the Hérault department, to the east by the "arrondissement" of Narbonne, to the south by the Pyrénées-Orientales department, to the southwest by the "arrondissement" of Limoux, to the west by the Ariège department and to the northwest by the Haute-Garonne department.
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".
In the "arrondissement" of Carcassonne, there are 7 cantons whose "communes" are in the "arrondissement" but 3 that have "communes" in other "arrondissements", as can be seen in the following table:
The "arrondissement" of Carcassonne has 207 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes):
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are:
Arrondissement of Limoux
The arrondissement of Limoux is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Aude "département" in the Occitanie region. Its capital, and subprefecture of the department, is the city of Limoux.
When the Aude department was created on 17 February 1800, the "arrondissement" of Limoux was part of that original department.
It is the southernmost of the "arrondissements" of the department, with an area of , with a population of 44,467 inhabitants and a density of inhabitants/km².
The "arrondissement" of Limoux is bordered to the north and east by the "arrondissement" of Carcassonne, to the south by the Pyrénées-Orientales department, and to the west by the Ariège department.
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".
In the "arrondissement" of Limoux, there are 2 cantons whose "communes" are in the "arrondissement" and 2 that has some of its "communes" in other "arrondissements", as can be seen in the following table:
The "arrondissement" of Limoux has 147 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes):
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are:
Arrondissement of Narbonne
The arrondissement of Narbonne is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Aude "département" in the Occitanie region. Its capital, and subprefecture of the department, is the city of Narbonne.
When the Aude department was created on 17 February 1800, the "arrondissement" of Narbonne was part of that original department.
It is the easternmost and second largest of the "arrondissements" of the department, with an area of , with a population of 159,569 inhabitants and a density of inhabitants/km².