The Sykes–Picot Agreement , officially known as the Asia Minor Agreement, was a secret 1916 agreement between the United Kingdom and France. It was approved by the Russian Empire. It allowed the European powers to divide parts of the Middle East for themselves after the surrender of the Ottoman Empire.
Boudry (district)
Boudry District is one of the six districts of the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland. It has a population of (as of ). The district capital is the town of Boudry.
The district has the following municipalities:
La Chaux-de-Fonds (district)
La Chaux-de-Fonds District is one of the six districts of the largely French-speaking canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland. The district capital is the town of La Chaux-de-Fonds. It has a population of (as of ).
La Chaux-de-Fonds has three municipalities:
Le Locle (district)
Le Locle District is one of the six districts of the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland. The district capital is the town of Le Locle. It has a population of (as of ).
The district has the following municipalities:
Neuchâtel (district)
Neuchâtel District is one of the six districts of the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland. The district capital is the town of Neuchâtel. It has a population of (as of ).
The district has nine municipalities:
Val-de-Ruz (district)
Val-de-Ruz District is one of the six districts of the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, consisting of the region of Val de Ruz and the surrounding Jura Mountains. The district capital is the town of Cernier. It has a population of (as of ).
Val-de-Ruz has the following municipalities:
Typhoon Lekima (2013)
Typhoon Lekima was a severe Western Pacific tropical cyclone in October 2013. Lekima was an unusual Category 5 super typhoon.
At her peak, Lekima had winds of .
Val-de-Travers (district)
Val-de-Travers District is one of the six districts of the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland. The district capital is Val-de-Travers. It has a population of (as of ).
It is famous for its watch industry. It is also famous for being the historical birthplace of absinthe which is now once again being distilled in the region.
The district has three municipalities:
Cressier, Neuchâtel
Cressier is a municipality of the district of Neuchâtel in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland.
Cressier
Cressier can mean:
Lignières, Neuchâtel
Lignières is a municipality of the district of Neuchâtel in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland.
Lignières
Lignières may refer to:
in France:
Abtwil
Abtwil can mean:
Meyrin
Meyrin () is a municipality of the canton of Geneva, Switzerland. The main site of the CERN, a European particle physics laboratory is in Meyrin.
Meyrin was originally a small agricultural village until the 1950s, when construction of CERN began just to the north. It is now a commuter town dominated with apartment high-rises, and many of its residents work at CERN or in central Geneva.
Geneva International Airport is in Meyrin.
The municipality is on the right bank of the Rhone river.
Fouchères
Fouchères may refer to the following communes of France:
Slighting
Slighting is the deliberate damage of an important building. In the Middle Ages, castles were slighted during war. Rich and powerful people built and owned castles, and were proud of them. A king or queen could use slighting as a way to punish people who rebelled against them. Sometimes the owner feared they would lose the castle in an attack, and broke parts of the castle so that it would not be useful to other people. Occasionally, a king or queen might order someone to dismantle their own castle if they did not get permission to build it.
Castles were sometimes repaired after they were slighted, while others were abandoned. Many famous castles like Corfe or Kenilworth are ruins because they were slighted during the English Civil War.
MAN SE
MAN SE is a German mechanical engineering company and parent company of the MAN Group. It is a subsidiary of automaker Volkswagen. MAN SE is based in Munich. Its primary output is for the automotive industry, particularly heavy trucks. Further activities include the production of diesel engines for various applications, including boats. The company also builds turbomachinery.
In the 1950s, the North British Locomotive Company of Scotland held a licence to build diesel engines of MAN design. These engines were used in some British Railways diesel locomotives, such as the Class 21.
Ronald H. Griffith
Ronald Houston Griffith (March 16, 1936 – July 18, 2018) was an American general in the United States Army. He was Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army (VCSA) from 1995 to 1997. He was born in LaFayette, Georgia. He fought in the Vietnam War and the Gulf War.
Griffith died on July 18, 2018 in Lexington, Virginia at the age of 82.
LaFayette, Georgia
LaFayette ( ) is a city in, and the county seat of, Walker County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 6,702, which rose to 7,121 in 2010. It was founded as Chattooga.
Harry Gulkin
Harry Gulkin (November 14, 1927 – July 23, 2018) was a Canadian director, screenwriter and producer. He was born in Montreal, Quebec. He was perhaps best known for producing "Lies My Father Told Me". It was nominated for an Academy Award for best screenplay, and won a Golden Globe for best foreign movie.
From 1983 to 1987, Gulkin was director of the Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts.
Gulkin died in Montreal on July 23, 2018 from pneumonia, aged 90.
Khalid Salleh
Khalid Salleh (29 February 1948 – 23 July 2018) was a Malaysian actor and poet. He was born in Kajang, Selangor. He was known for his roles in "Penghujung Malam", "Azizah The Legend", "Jogho", "Kaki Bakar", "Buai Laju-Laju", and "Hanyut".
Salleh died on 23 July 2018 in Kuala Lumpur from respiratory failure at the age of 70.
Cleveland Torso Murderer
The Cleveland Torso Murderer (also known as the Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run) was an unknown serial killer. It was active in Cleveland, Ohio, USA in the 1930s. The killings were defined by the cut-off pieces of twelve known victims and the disposal of their remains in the poor neighborhood of Kingsbury Run.
The official number of murders caused by the Cleveland Torso Murderer is thirteen, although recent research has shown there could have been as many as twenty. The twelve known victims were killed between 1935 and 1938.
Most victims had cut off heads and sometimes other limbs were cut off as well. The men were sometimes castrated as well.
Most of the victims were homeless or sex workers.
Black Dahlia
Elizabeth Short (July 29, 1924 – January 14 or 15, 1947), known as "the Black Dahlia", was an American woman who was found murdered in a neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Her case became highly publicized due to the graphic nature of the crime. Her corpse was chopped into pieces and severed at the waist.
Short's unsolved murder and the details surrounding it have had caused many theories and public speculation. It is one of the oldest unsolved cases in Los Angeles County.
Axeman of New Orleans
The Axeman of New Orleans was an American serial killer active in New Orleans, Louisiana from May 1918 to October 1919. The killer was never identified, and the murders remain unsolved.
The victims usually were attacked with an axe, which often belonged to the victims themselves. In most cases, a panel on a back door of a home was removed by a chisel, which were both left on the floor near the door, followed by an attack on one or more of the residents with either an axe or straight razor.
Britton Hill
Britton Hill is the highest point in Florida with an elevation of above sea level. The hill is located in Walton County, near the town of Lakewood, Florida.
Death of Elisa Lam