The arrondissement of Issoire is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Puy-de-Dôme "département", Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its capital, and a subprefecture of the department, is the city of Issoire.
When the Puy-de-Dôme department was created in 1790, the "arrondissement" of Issoire was part of that original department.
The "arrondissement" of Issoire is in the southwest of the department and borders to the north with the "arrondissement" of Clermont-Ferrand, to the east with the "arrondissement" of Ambert, to the southeast with the Haute-Loire department, to the south with the Cantal department, and to the west and northwest with the "arrondissement" of Riom.
The "arrondissement" of Issoire is the second largest "arrondissement" of the department, with an area of . It has a population of 62,931 inhabitants and a density of inhabitants/km².
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 Issoire there are 5 cantons:
The "arrondissement" of Issoire has 135 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes):
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are:
Oakland firestorm of 1991
The Oakland firestorm of 1991 was a major fire in October 1991 in west-central California. The fire began on Saturday, October 19, 1991 on the hillsides of northern Oakland and southern Berkeley.
The official name of this wildfire was "Tunnel fire".
Twenty-five people died in this wildfire. Another 150 were injured.
The fire caused $1.5 billion in damage.
More than 2,800 houses and 437 apartments and condominiums were severely damaged or destroyed by the fire.
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
The UEFA 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament was held from 4 September 2016 and 14 November 2017 and was used to determine which European teams will qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Robert Lewandowski was the top scorer, with 16 goals.
The first round consisted of 9 groups made up of 6 teams each. The winners of each group directly qualified for the world cup, while the best runners-up moved on to the second round. The draw occurred on 25 July 2015 in Saint Petersburg.
The best runners-up from the first round qualified for the second round. The draw occurred on 17 October 2017 in Zurich. The teams who win these matches will finally qualify for the world cup.
Brent Briscoe
Brent Briscoe (May 21, 1961 – October 18, 2017) was an American actor and screenwriter. He was born in Moberly, Missouri. He was known for working with Billy Bob Thornton on "Sling Blade". He also worked with Mark Fauser, who was his college roommate. He appeared in the 2017 television series "Twin Peaks" as Detective Dave Macklay. He wrote the screenplay for "Waking Up in Reno".
Briscoe died in Los Angeles, California on October 18, 2017 from complications of a fall at the age of 56.
Zapolyarny, Murmansk Oblast
Zapolyarny (Russian: Заполя́рный) is a town in the Pechengsky District of northern Murmansk Oblast. It is about 103 kilometers (64 miles) away from the administrative centre of Murmansk. In 2010, the population was 15,825 people.
The area was owned by Finland between 1920 and 1944. The town was founded in 1956 as Zhdanovsk.
Zapolyarny is the closest settlement to the Koshka Yavr air base.
People's Party (United States)
The People's Party (also known as the Populist Party) was a left-wing political party in the United States.
The party wanted direct election of senators, government ownership of the railroads, telegraph and telephone systems, price support for farmers, a graduated income tax, unilimited silver coinage, an 8 hour work day and more propositions and referendums.
The party was formed in 1891 after a series of conferences involving the leaders of a few agrarian organizations.
The Populists were very popular among farmers in the southwest and Great Plains. The party nominated James B. Weaver as their presidential candidate for the 1892 election, and he would later receive 8.5% of the popular vote and win 5 states. In the 1896 presidential election, the party nominated Democratic nominee William Jennings Bryan, who supported many of the Populist ideas. To separate themselves from the Democrats, they nominated Thomas E. Watson as their vice-presidential candidate, instead of Democrat pick Arthur Sewall. During this election, the populist party slowly began to merge into the Democratic party. Bryan would later lose the presidency to Republican William McKinley. Although the Populist party nominated candidates in the next three presidential elections, their support heavily dropped as many began to support the Democrats or Republicans, or follow Eugene V. Debs to his new Socialist Party.
The party also had success in the House of Representatives elections. In 1890 they won 8 seats, in 1892 they won 11 seats, in 1894 they won 9 seats, in 1896 they won 22 seats, in 1898 they won 6 seats and finally, in 1900 they won 5 seats.
The party disbanded in 1908. The last known activity of the official Populist party was in 1913.
People's Party (United States, 1971)
The People's Party was a political party in the United States. The party was created by individuals from the Peace and Freedom Party, Human Rights Party, Liberty Union Party and a few more. Their goal was to present an anti-war platform for the upcoming election. The party ran in the 1972 and 1976 presidential elections. The party did not get more than 0.10% of the popular vote in both elections.
In the 1972 election, the party nominated pediatrician Benjamin Spock. Julius Hobson was his vice-presidential running mate. He supported universal health care, removing American troops from other countries (see non-interventionism) and the legalization of abortion and Marijuana. He received 0.10% of the popular vote, or 78,759 votes. In the 1976 election, the party nominated Margaret Wright, and Benjamin Spock ran as her vice-presidential running mate. In the end, she received 0.06% of the vote, or 49,013 votes.
After the elections, the party wanted to become a coalition, but many of the founding parties dissolved, so the People's Party disbanded as well.
Populist Party
The Populist Party can refer to:
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
The 2018 CONMEBOL FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) tournament was held from 8 October 2015 to 10 October 2017 and was used to determine which South American teams will qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Ten teams participated in the tournament. Edinson Cavani (Uruguay) was the top scorer with 10 goals.
Peru moved on to the inter-confederation play-offs, which is a tournament between 4th and 5th placed teams from other international world cup qualification tournaments.
Eva Todor
Eva Fodor Nolding (November 9, 1919 – December 10, 2017), known professionally as Eva Todor was a Hungarian-born Brazilian actress. She was born in Budapest, Hungary. She emigrated to Brazil in 1929.
Todor was best known for her television roles in "Roque Santeiro", "Locomotivas", "Partido Alto", "Olho no Olho", "O Cravo e a Rosa", "América", "India A Love Story", "Salve Jorge" and in "As Brasileiras". Her movie roles include "Os Dois Ladrões", "Xuxa Abracadabra" and "Meu Nome Não É Johnny".
Todor died in Rio de Janeiro on December 10, 2017 of pneumonia while suffering from Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease at the age of 98.
Isabella Karle
Isabella Helen Karle (née Lugoski; December 2, 1921 – October 3, 2017) was an American scientist. She was instrumental in developing techniques to remove plutonium chloride from a mixture containing plutonium oxide. She worked on the Manhattan Project during World War II. She was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1993.