Tommy DeVito (June 19, 1928 – September 21, 2020) was an American musician and singer. He was best known as a founding member, baritone vocalist, and lead guitarist of the rock band The Four Seasons.
DeVito died on September 21, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada from COVID-19 at the age of 92.
The Four Seasons (band)
The Four Seasons is an American rock and pop band that became internationally successful in the 1960s and 1970s.
Since 1970, they have also been known at times as Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. In 1960, the band known as the Four Lovers evolved into the Four Seasons, with Frankie Valli as the lead singer, songwriter Bob Gaudio (formerly of the Royal Teens) on keyboards and tenor vocals, Tommy DeVito on lead guitar and baritone vocals, and Nick Massi on electric bass and bass vocals.
The Four Seasons were one of only two American bands (the other being the Beach Boys) to enjoy major chart success before, during, and after the British Invasion.
Pakistan at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
Pakistan sent people to compete at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. It is the first time Pakistan is competing at the Winter Paralympics. The team has only one person, para-alpine skier Insha Asfar.
It is the first time Pakistan is competing at the Winter Paralympics. The team has only one person, para-alpine skier Insha Asfar.
The table below contains the list of members of people (called "Team Pakistan") that will be participating in the 2018 Games.
ter the earthquake, TIME Magazine showed recovery efforts. Asfar was photographed. TIME Readers saw photographs of her and wanted to help. Shriners and TIME magazine readers gave Asfar and her father money so she could go to the United States for medical treatment. After several trips, Rebecca Lambert and Todd Bent offered to sponsor Asfar so she could go to school in the United States. Asfar said yes. She was spending a lot of time in the United States to get medical treatment. She said it just made sense. While in school in the United States, she learned about skiing and started skiing in races. In 2013, she participated in the Hartford Ski Spectacular. This was her first important ski race. She got a scholarship that allowed her to compete. She joined the ski team at her school, Berkshire School. She competed with them for three years. Starting in 2014, she was was coached by Erik Petersen. Her main events are the Slalom and Giant Slalom.
The first event on the para-alpine program is the downhill. It starts on 10 March, running from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM. The second event on the program is Super-G. All skiers will race between 9:30 AM and 1:00 PM on 11 March. The super combined takes place on 13 March. The Super-G part of the event is in the morning. The slalom part is in the afternoon. The slalom event gets underway on 14 March and conclude on 15 March. Women and men both race during the same sessions in the morning. The afternoon sessions start with the women doing their second run. Then the men go.The last para-alpine skiing race of the 2018 Games is the giant slalom. It takes place on 17 - 18 March.  Men and women both race at the same time in the morning sessions.  Women race first in the afternoon sessions, with the men racing a half hour after they end.
Arabinda Muduli
Arabinda Muduli (1 September 1961 – 1 March 2018) was an Indian Odia musician and singer-songwriter. Muduli was born in Khanati, Khordha District, Odisha, India. He was the student of Bhikari Bal.
He sang just bhajans and turned down offers to sing commercial movie songs.
Muduli died of cardiac arrest in Bhubaneswar, Odisha on 1 March 2018 at the age of 56.
Muduli was awarded the "Swar Srikshetra", at the lion gate of Jagannath temple, by the Governor of Odisha in 2014. He was also honored with a Certificate of appreciation, Mumbai Odia Mahasangh in 2013.
Tônia Carrero
Maria Antonieta de Farias Portocarrero (August 23, 1922 – March 3, 2018), known professionally as Tônia Carrero, was a Brazilian actress. She was born in Rio de Janeiro. She was known for her movie role in "Tico-Tico no Fubá" and for her television roles in "Água Viva" and in "Louco Amor".
Carrero died in Rio de Janeiro on March 3, 2018 of post-surgery cardiac arrest at the age of 95.
Davide Astori
Davide Astori (7 January 1987 – 4 March 2018) was an Italian professional footballer. He played as a central defender. He was born in San Giovanni Bianco, Italy.
Astori started his senior career with Milan, spending loan spells with Pizzighettone and Cremonese. In 2008 Cagliari signed him. He played youth football for Pontisola. He made his international debut for Italy in 2011 and represented his country 14 times, scoring one goal.
Astori died in a hotel room in Udine, Italy of a heart attack on 4 March 2018 at the age of 31.
Wolfhart Westendorf
Wolfhart Westendorf (18 September 1924 – 23 February 2018) was a Polish-born German Egyptologist. Westendorf was born in Świebodzin, Poland. He was a co-author of the "Grundriss der Medizin der alten Ägypter", the most well published study of the subject of ancient Egyptian medicine done in any language. He had also published many other books on Egyptology and the ancient Egyptian language.
Westendorf died in Berlin on 23 February 2018 at the age of 93.
Flag of England
The flag of England is a red cross, called the Saint George's Cross, on a white background.
Flag of Kiribati
The flag of Kiribati was created in July 1979.
It has a horizontal bands of red and blue with the gold frigatebird ("Fregata minor", in Gilbertese: "te eitei") flying over a gold rising sun ("otintaai"), with seventeen rays centered on the upper half and three white wavy horizontal stripes on the lower half.
Flag of Fiji
The flag of Fiji was created in October 1970.The history of Fiij dates back to ancient times.There are many theories of how the Fijian race came into existence.Around 1500 BCFiji was settled by melaneasion sea farers.According to native oral legends Fijians were also descendants of a nomadic tribe from TANZANIA
It has a light Blue Ensign with the coat of arms centered on the outer half of the light blue field.
Flag of Palau
The flag of Palau was created in 1981.
It is a light blue field, it is the large yellow disk shifted slightly to the hoist-side of center.
Michel Camdessus
Michel Camdessus (born 1 May 1933) is a French economist and administrator. He was Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 16 January 1987 to 14 February 2000.
Camdessus is also a member of the Fondation Chirac's board of directors, ever since the foundation was launched in 2008 by former French president Jacques Chirac.
Jacques de Larosière
Jacques de Larosière de Champfeu (born 12 November 1929 in Paris) is a French central banker.
Larosière was Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 17 June 1978 to 15 January 1987, and Governor of the Banque de France from 1987 to 1993.
Rodrigo Rato
Rodrigo de Rato y Figaredo (born 18 March 1949) is a Spanish politician. He served as Minister of the Economy of Spain from 1996 to 2004. He is a member of the conservative People's Party (PP). He was also First Deputy Prime Minister from 2003 to 2004. He became Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and served from 2004 to 2007.
Rato was arrested on 16 April 2015 for alleged fraud, embezzlement and money laundering. His name appeared in the Panama Papers. On 23 February 2017, Rato was found guilty of embezzlement and sentenced to 4 ½ years' imprisonment.
Pierre-Paul Schweitzer
Pierre-Paul Schweitzer (29 May 1912 – 2 January 1994) was a French lawyer. He was the International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s fourth managing director and chairman of the executive board, serving from 1963 to 1973.
Schweitzer was commissioned as a lieutenant in the French Army after the outbreak of World War II. When France fell in 1940, he joined the French Resistance.