It has four horizontal stripes of yellow, white, red, and blue, with a green chevron based on the hoist side charged with a white crescent and four five-pointed stars.
The four stripes mean the four islands of Comoros: The yellow stripe is for Mohéli, the white stripe is for Mayotte, the red stripe is for Anjouan, and the blue stripe is for Grande Comore. The four stars on the flag also mean these four islands. The star and crescent symbol stands for Islam, because it is the main religion of Comoros.
Selma, Switzerland
Selma used to be a municipality of the district Moesa in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2015 the municipalities of Arvigo, Braggio, Cauco and Selma combined and became the new municipality of Calanca.
Rimbach-près-Masevaux
Rimbach-près-Masevaux is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department of east France.
The villages of Basse Bers, Ermensbach, Grossenberg, Haute Bers, Horben, Johannesberg, Langmatt, Neuerbet, Riedelsbourg, Riesenwald and Ruchberg are in this commune.
Calanca, Switzerland
Calanca is a municipality of the district of Moesa in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Arvigo, Braggio, Cauco and Selma merged to form the new municipality of Calanca.
Flag of Tanzania
The flag of Tanzania has a yellow-fimbriated black diagonal band, divided diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner, with a green upper triangle and blue lower triangle.
Bình Dương
Bình Dương is a province in the Southeast region of Vietnam. Bình Dương's current capital is Thủ Dầu Một the seventh largest province in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Bình Dương has traditional villages, such as wood carving, pottery and lacquer painting. Since ancient times, art pottery, lacquerware and sculpture of Bình Dương have participated in international fairs and also exported to France and many countries in the region.
When the August Revolution broke out, the province commissioned a general uprising to seize power in Bình Dương and establish a provincial People's Committee. In mid-September, the provincial People's Committee changed its name to the Provincial Resistance Administrative Committee. At the end of September 1945, the British-French alliance opened fire to recapture the South. The Democratic Republic of Vietnam in South Vietnam decides the South resistance. Implementing the policy of "dissolving" of the Communist Party of Vietnam. On 11 November 1945 the provincial Party Committee also proceeded to "dissolve", actually developing the revolutionary movement under the name Việt Minh.
2018 Atlantic hurricane season
The 2018 Atlantic hurricane season was a near-normal season but above-average in terms of ACE and it had 15 named storms, 8 hurricanes, and 2 major hurricanes in which tropical cyclones were formed in the Northern Hemisphere at the Atlantic basin. It happens yearly, and the hurricane season officially started on June 1, and officially ended on November 30.
Subtropical Storm Alberto in late May was the first storm of the season that formed on May 25. This was the fourth consecutive season in which storms form before the official start of the hurricane season. Beryl became the first hurricane of the season in early July. Florence became the first major hurricane of the season on September 5. Michael became the second major hurricane of the season on October 9, and a day later, it became the third-most intense hurricane to make landfall in the United States in terms of pressure, behind the 1935 Labor Day hurricane and Hurricane Camille of 1969. As Michael became a Category 5, 2018 became a third consecutive season to feature at least one Category 5 hurricane (Matthew in 2016; Irma and Maria in 2017). This season is the first on record to see seven storms that were subtropical at some point in their lifetimes (Alberto, Beryl, Debby, Ernesto, Joyce, Leslie, and Oscar). The season ended with Hurricane Oscar on October 31.
The following list of names will be used for naming storms that will be formed in the North Atlantic in 2018. Any retired names will be announced by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in the spring of 2019. The names not retired from this list will be used again in the 2024 season. This is the same list used in the 2012 season, with the exception of the name Sara which replaced Sandy.
The storm names "Florence" and "Michael" were retired by the World Meteorological Organization on March 20, 2019, and they will not be used again for another Atlantic hurricane. They will be replaced with "Francine" and "Milton" for the 2024 season, respectively.
Dawood Sarkhosh
Dawood Sarkhosh is a singer, songwriter and poet from Afghanistan.
He makes most of his songs himself.
Dawood Sarkhosh has held many concerts in various countries such as Australia, Russia, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Pakistan and Iran.
Dawood Sarkhosh was born on 1971 in a family of Hazara people in Daykundi, Afghanistan.
Dawood Sarkhosh has already released 5 albums officially.
Rajanpur
Rajanpur (Urdu: راجن پُور‬‎), is a capital city of Rajanpur District in Punjab, Pakistan. The district is located west of the Indus River.
Miandam
Miandam is a hill station and tourist place in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It lies above sea level.
Leona Helmsley
Leona Helmsley (July 4, 1920 – August 20, 2007) was an American businesswoman. She was known for having a flamboyant personality. She had a reputation for tyrannical behavior; she was nicknamed the Queen of Mean.
She owned many hotels, apartment buildings and condominiums.
Helmsley was found guilty in 1989 of tax evasion, false personal tax returns and mail fraud. She served some time in prison for the crimes.
Helmsley was born in Marbletown, New York. She died from heart failure at age 87 in Greenwich, Connecticut.
Jack Ketchum
Dallas Mayr (November 10, 1946 – January 24, 2018), better known by his pseudonym Jack Ketchum, was an American author and screenwriter. He was born in Livingston, New Jersey. He was best known for writing the 1989 crime novel "The Girl Next Door".
Many of his novels have been made to movies, including "Red" and "The Woman". In 2011, Ketchum received the World Horror Convention Grand Master Award for outstanding contribution to the horror genre.
Ketchum died on January 24, 2018 in New York City of pancreatic cancer at the age of 71.
Billy Hancock
William C. Hancock Jr. (known as Billy Hancock) (November 4, 1946 – January 22, 2018) was an American singer, guitarist, bassist and multi-instrumental recording artist. He has made many recordings, primarily in the rockabilly genre but also has a large body of recorded work in rock 'n' roll, blues, jazz, rhythm & blues, and country music. He was known for his songs "Shakin' That Rockabilly Fever" and "".
Hancock died in La Plata, Maryland on January 22, 2018 of complications from cirrhosis at the age of 71.
Chartchai Chionoi
Chartchai Chionoi (; ) Chartchai Laemfapha (; ) or birth name Naris Chionoi (; ; October 10, 1942 – January 21, 2018) was a former professional Thai boxer, WBC World champion & WBA World champion in the flyweight division. Chionoi took the WBC World Flyweight Title two successive times and the WBA Title one successive times before finally relinquishing it. He was born near Hua Lamphong Station, Pathum Wan District, Bangkok.
Chionoi died on January 21, 2018 of pneumonia complicated from Parkinson's disease in Bangkok at the age of 75.
Phil Bredesen
Philip Norman Bredesen Jr. (born November 21, 1943) is an American politician, author and entrepreneur. He served as the 48th Governor of Tennessee from 2003 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He was first elected in 2002 with 50.6% of the vote, and was reelected in 2006 with 68.0%. He served as the 66th Mayor of Nashville from 1991 to 1999.