Elizabeth "Els" Veder-Smit (29 August 1921 – 26 August 2020) was a Dutch politician. She was a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and nonprofit director. She was the oldest living former cabinet member at the time of her death.
Veder-Smith was Secretary State for Health and Environment from 1978 through 1981.
Veder-Smith died at her home in Rotterdam on 26 August 2020 at the age of 98.
Michel van Hulten
Michael Henricus Maria "Michel" van Hulten (born 9 March 1930) is a retired Dutch politician.
On behalf of the Political Party of Radicals (PPR) he was a member of the Dutch parliament and deputy minister of Transport in Joop den Uyl's cabinet.
Michel van Hulten was born in Batavia and is the father of former MEP Michiel van Hulten.
Arie Pais
Aäron "Arie" Pais (born 16 April 1930 in The Hague) is a retired Dutch politician of Jewish descent. He is a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). He was a Member of the Senate in 1977 and again from 1981 through 1982. He also was Minister of Education and Sciences from 1977 through 1981.
Pais also was a member of the municipal council of Amsterdam and of the provincial states of North Holland.
Before his political career he was a economics professor at the University of Amsterdam, and afterwards a banker at the European Investment Bank.
Pais is a vegetarian and an animal protection activist.
Pieter Beelaerts van Blokland
Jonkheer Pieter Adriaan Cornelis Beelaerts van Blokland (born 8 December 1932) is a retired Dutch politician. He was a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).
He was Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment from 1977 to 1981. In 1981, he was an MP. Beelaerts van Blokland was mayor of Wolphaartsdijk, Vianen, Amstelveen, Apeldoorn, and Hengelo. He was also Queen's Commissioner of the Province of Utrecht from 1985 to 1998.
Targa Florio
Targa Florio (1906–77) was a road race for automobiles. It was on the island of Sicily in the south of Italy.
The distance in 1906 was 446 kilometers on narrow and dusty mountain roads. They started and ended near the city of Palermo.
It closed in 1977 after an accident where two people lost their lives.
Wim van Eekelen
Willem Frederik "Wim" van Eekelen (born 5 February 1931) is a retired Dutch politician and diplomat. He is a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). He also is a political scientist.
Louw de Graaf
Louw de Graaf (12 April 1930 – 15 July 2020) was a Dutch politician. He was a member of the defunct Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) and later the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and trade union leader.
De Graaf worked as a trade Union leader for the National Christian Trade Unions Federation from 1955 until 1977 and served as General-Secretary from 1970 until 1977.
After the election of 1977 De Graaf was appointed as State Secretary for Social Affairs, taking office on 28 December 1977.
De Graaf was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives after the election of 1981, taking office on 10 June 1981.
De Graaf died on 15 July 2020, aged 90.
Ed van Thijn
Eduard "Ed" van Thijn (; born 16 August 1934) is a retired Dutch politician of Jewish descent. He is a member of the Labour Party (PvdA). He also is a historian. After the election of 1981 Van Thijn was appointed as Minister of the Interior, taking office on 11 September 1981. In May 1983 Van Thijn was nominated as the next Mayor of Amsterdam.
In January 1994, Van Thijn became Minister of the Interior again from 18 January 1994 until 27 May 1994, when he resigned following the "IRT-affair". He later was a Senator from 8 June 1999 until 12 June 2007.
Erwin Nypels
Erwin Nypels (born 1 August 1933) is a Dutch politician. He was born in Bloemendaal, North Holland. He was the Minister of Housing and Spatial Planning in 1982.
Nypels was a member of Democrats 66.
Shor's algorithm
Shor's algorithm is a quantum algorithmic computing process for cryptography. Basically, it solves the following problem: Given an integer formula_1, find its prime factors.
Its effectiveness may eventually undermine the security of the important RSA encryption device.
Cawker City, Kansas
Cawker City is a city in Mitchell County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 469 people lived there. The city is along the north shore of Waconda Lake and Glen Elder State Park.
The largest ball of twine in the world is in Cawker City.
Cawker City was created in 1870. It was named after Colonel E. H. Cawker because he won a game of poker. Cawker City was incorporated as a city in 1874. The first post office in Cawker City was created in June 1870.
Cawker City is at (39.508835, -98.433842). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land. The city is along the north shore of Waconda Lake.
The 2010 census says that there were 469 people, 244 households, and 132 families living in Cawker City.
In 2017, a Dollar General store was built. This gave residents a nearby shopping place for food.
Yates Center, Kansas
Yates Center is a city in Woodson County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Woodson County. In 2010, 1,417 people lived there.
Yates Center was created in August 1875. It was named for Abner Yates, the original owner of the town site. She donated an entire block around the courthouse, land for the churches, a city park, and a lot each for the first two children born in the town. Yates Center is the only town in Kansas to be chosen as a county seat before there was a house or person in its boundaries.
More than thirty buildings in downtown Yates Center are included in the Yates Center Courthouse Square Historic District.
Yates Center is at (37.879948, -95.734522). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that, is land and is water.
The 2010 census says that there were 1,417 people, 664 households, and 347 families living in Yates Center.
Yates Center is served by USD 366 Woodson School District.
Chhotu Ram
Chotu Ram aka Sir Chotu ram was a prominent politician in British India's punjab province. He was a co-founder of National Unionist party that represented the punjab zamindar and rural agrarian interests. Born in Sampla village of Rohtak, he was also awarded the title of Rao bahadur, which was a title of honour bestowed during British rule in India to individuals for their service to the Empire.
De vogels van Holland
"De vogels van Holland" (, in English: "The birds of Holland") is a song by Dutch singer Jetty Paerl. Annie M. G. Schmidt and Cor Lemaire wrote it. It represented Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1956.
"De vogels van Holland" participated in the "Nationaal Songfestival 1956", a national final organized by Dutch broadcaster Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS) in 1956. It was held in the AVRO TV studios in Hilversum on 24 April 1956.
Jetty Pearl performed the song after Corry Brokken with "Ik zei ja" and before Bert Visser with "Gina mia". People sent their votes through postcard. NTS announced the voting results on 5 May. "De vogels van Holland" placed 2nd with 1530 points. For that reason, NTS sent it to represent Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956. They sent the winning song, "Voorgoed voorbij", too.
The song competed in the contest. It was held in the Teatro Kursaal in Lugano, Switzerland, on 24 May 1956. Jetty Paerl performed it. Fernando Paggi conducted the orchestra.
It was performed first, before Switzerland's Lys Assia with "Das alte Karussell". The song position is not known because the voting results were not revealed.
Piet Bukman
Pieter "Piet" Bukman (born 7 February 1934) is a retired Dutch politician. He was a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party. He also is an economist.
Bukman was President of the European People's Party from 10 July 1985 until 30 July 1987. After the election of 1986 Bukman was appointed as Minister for Development Cooperation.
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