Dion Neutra (October 8, 1926 – November 24, 2019) was an American architect and activist. He worked originally with his father, Richard Neutra (1892–1970). He became president of the Neutra company upon Richard Neutra's death in 1970.
He was known for his blog dedicated to the preservation of the Kronish House in Beverly Hills, California, currently under threat of demolition. Other projects Neutra fought for protection include the Cyclorama Building at Gettysburg on the Gettysburg battlefield, Pennsylvania, and the Mariners Medical Arts Building in Newport Beach, California.
Neutra died on November 24, 2019 at his home in Neutra VDL Studio and Residences, Los Angeles at the age of 93.
James L. Holloway III
James Lemuel Holloway III (February 23, 1922 – November 26, 2019) was a United States Navy admiral and naval aviator. He served during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. He was Chief of Naval Operations from 1974 to 1978.
After retiring from the Navy, Holloway was President of the Naval Historical Foundation from 1980 to 1998 and was its chairman until his retirement in 2008 when he became chairman emeritus.
He was the author of "Aircraft Carriers at War: A Personal Retrospective of Korea, Vietnam, and the Soviet Confrontation" published in 2007 by the Naval Institute Press.
Holloway died on November 26, 2019 in Alexandria, Virginia at the age of 97.
Keystone, South Dakota
Keystone is a town in the Black Hills region of Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 337 at the 2010 census. It is known for being the location of Mount Rushmore National Memorial, which is located just beyond city limits.
Malubiting
Malubiting is a mountain in the Karakoram range, in Pakistan. Malubiting is part of the Rakaposhi-Haramosh subrange. It is the 56th highest mountain in the world.
The first people to reach the top were Horst Schindlbacher and his expedition, in 1971.
Sia Kangri
Sia Kangri is a mountain in the Karakoram range, in China and Pakistan. Sia Kangri is part of the Baltoro Muztagh subrange. It is the 61st highest mountain in the world.
The first people to reach the top were Gunther Dyhrenfurth and his expedition, in 1934.
Ute Berling
Ute Berling (born 1957 in Heidelberg, West Germany) is a German singer.
Ute Berling was born in Heidelberg, West Germany. She appeared under a stage name. She created German-language songs, and German-language cover versions of songs in other languages. Berling appeared on the ARD television program "Musikladen" in 1978 and on the ZDF television program "Disco" in 1980 and on the "ZDF-Hitparade" in 1981. In 1981, with a German-language cover version of the song "Bette Davis Eyes", "Als ob sie Bette Davis wär", she ranked at number 21 in the German music charts for one week.
General Pinto
General Pinto city was founded on October 23, 1869. It was named after General Manuel Guillermo Pinto (1783-1853). It belonged to Lincoln government until its autonomy was declared in 1891.
It has 6557 inhabitants. There are many public buildings such as a Town Hall, a hospital, a police station, a bank, a fire station and schools.
You can get to the city from Route 188 and Route 7.
Carnival is celebrated the last week of February. It takes place in Mitre Avenue. There are parades, bands and some people wear masks to have fun.
People can play football and hockey in Pintense or Deportivo, but they can play tennis in Deportivo and volleyball in Pintense only.
Eklutna Lake
Eklutna Lake is a large, glacier-fed lake to the north of the city of Anchorage, Alaska. The lake is the city's main source of water and also helps create electric power for the city.
The lake is also part of the city's large park system. It is inside Chugach state park, one of the largest state parks in the United States. People who visit may walk the long trails or camp out between the tall mountains that surround the lake. In the winter, skiing and ice skating are popular activities.
The road from the Glenn Highway out of Anchorage to the lake is ten miles long. It also climbs high into the hills as it nears the campground. Many who enjoy the drive say that it is one of the most scenic drives in Alaska.
Two dams have been used to make electricity. The first was built in 1929 and worked for more than 30 years. It stopped being used in 1955 and was torn down in 2017. The new dam was built in 1951 and moves water through a tunnel to a generator used to make electricity for the city. This dam still serves the city.
The lake and the river leading from it all come from melted snow high in the mountains. The city takes the water from the lake near the dam and treats it to remove germs and sand. It gives the city nearly 90% of its water. At least one company bottles water directly from Eklutna Lake to sell in stores around the country.
Zoboomafoo
Zoboomafoo was an American children's television series. It aired on PBS Kids from January 25, 1999 until November 21, 2001. It taught children about animals.
Muiris Mac Conghail
Muiris Mac Conghail (1 January 1941 – 25 November 2019) was an Irish journalist, writer, broadcaster, poet, and filmmaker. He was born in Dublin, son of artists Maurice MacGonigal and Aida Kelly.
Secularization
Secularization means religion gets less important in modern societies. As the society goes through modernization, all the religious values and institutions decline.
The 1960s saw a trend toward secularization in Western Europe, North America, Australia, and New Zealand. At the same time these things happened: economic prosperity, youth rebelling against the rules and conventions of society, women's liberation, radical theology, and radical politics.
Sushil Kumar (admiral)
Admiral Sushil Kumar Isaac, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, NM was a Chief of Naval Staff in the Indian Navy. A native of Nagercoil, he ceased to use his surname of Isaacs because it caused confusion with his brother, who shares the same initials and is also a naval officer.
He died on November 27, 2019.
Laoag
Laoag, officially the City of Laoag (), is a city and the capital of the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines.
Stenorhynchus seticornis
Stenorhynchus seticornis is the arrow crab. Its body is triangular, with long and thin legs. They are up to 10 cm (3.9 in) across, and the animal's carapace may be up to 6 cm (2.4 in) long. They have a lot of different colors on their bodies. They may be golden, yellow or cream, brown, black or iridescent-blue lines; the legs are reddish or yellow, and the claws are blue or violet.
Arrow crabs are found in the western and eastern Atlantic Ocean, from North Carolina and Bermuda to Brazil, including the Caribbean Sea, also in the coastal waters of Cape Verde. Also found in the Sea of Cortez. It lives on coral reefs at depths of 10–30 feet (3.0–9.1 m).
The crab eats small feather duster worms (Sabellidae) and other coral reef invertebrates.
Montipora
Montipora is a genus of Scleractinian corals in the phylum Cnidaria. There are 85 known species.
"Montipora" corals are common on reefs and lagoons of the Red Sea, the western Indian Ocean and the southern Pacific Ocean. They are entirely absent in the Atlantic Ocean.
This coral grows in plates. It can cover huge portions of a reef. The coral is attached permanently to the ocean floor. It spreads out into thin, wide, leaf-like colonies. Larger colonies can grow out in multiple layers. Its surface is covered with many bumpy protrusions.
It gets most of its nutritional needs from the symbiotic dinoflagellates that live inside its cells.
Disco clam
The disco clam, also called an electric frame scallop or electric clam, is a saltwater clam. It lives on coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific. It is a long. It is the only bivalve with a bright display.
Disco clams live on coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific.
It eats very small plankton.
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