Farina officiated in qualifiers for the 2004 and 2008 European Championships, as well as preliminary matches for the 2002 and 2006 World Cups. He was known to have served as a FIFA referee during the period from 2001 to 2007.
He retired internationally in 2007 after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 45.
Farina died suddenly in Genova, Italy on 23 May 2017 from a suspected heart attack, aged 54.
Moshe Gafni
Moshe Gafni, Hebrew: משה גפני‎ , (born May 5, 1952 in Bnei Brak) is an Israeli rabbi and politician of Yahadut HaTorah HaMeuhedet ("United Torah Judaism", shortened UTJ). He is political leader of Degel HaTorah ("Banner of the Torah"), one of the two branches of UTJ. He belongs to the Misnagdim movement of Haredi Judaism.
Before entering into politics Gafni was leading a kollel.
He has been a Member of Knesset since 1988, with interruptions from 1992 to 1994 and from 1998 to 1999, due to rotations with Agudat Yisrael politicians of UTJ.
From 1990 to 1992 he was also deputy minister of religious affairs in the Fourth Shamir Government.
Kollel
A kollel or kolel (), is an educational institute for Judaism at a higher level, focused on study of Torah, Talmud and other rabbinical writings. It differs from a yeshiva because most students at a kollel are married; they also get an allowance.
Caixa Geral de Depósitos
The Caixa Geral Depositos is the largest public-sector bank in Portugal. It is owned by the Portuguese state. It was started in 1876.
Bohai Sea
The Bohai Sea () is a gulf on the northeast coast of China and it is west of the Korean Peninsula. It is a redundant place name, which mean that the words making up the place name has the same meaning, since "hăi" (海) as in "Bóhǎi" already means "sea" or "ocean". Some important port cities on the Bohai Sea coast include Tianjin, Qinhuangdao, and Dalian.
Redundant place name
A redundant place name is the name of a place in which the words that make up the name have the same meaning as each other. Since the words come from different languages, the connection between the two words may not be easily recognizable to the reader, especially if the reader only knows one language.
Isla Escudo de Veraguas
Isla Escudo de Veraguas (also: Escudo de Veraguas Island) is a small island about 18 kilometers off of the coast of Panama. There is not much information on the climate or history of the island, but the animals inhabiting the island are known, such as the pygmy three-toed sloth, or Derby's woolly opossum.
The climate of Escudo de Veraguas is undocumented, but the neighboring country of Panama has relatively warm temperatures, being around 70 to 90 degrees year-round.
The inhabitants of the island are different from the mainland species in the idea that they are smaller and more adapted to the island. Some examples:
Landesbank Baden
Landesbank Baden, short for Landesbank Baden-Wurttemberg (LBBW) is a full-service commercial bank and parent company of three commercial banks (SudwestLB, Landesgirokasse, and the commercial banking business of L-Bank) and the Landesbank for the Federal States Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony. As of 2017, it is Germany's biggest state-backed landesbank lender.
Landesbank Bayern
Landesbank Bayern or BayernLB, short for Bayerische Landesbank (Bavarian State Bank), is a publicly regulated bank based in Munich, Germany and one of the eight Landesbanken. It is 94% owned by the free state of Bavaria (indirectly via BayernLB Holding AG) and 6% owned by the "Sparkassenverband Bayern", the umbrella organization of Bavarian Sparkassen. With a balance of €416 billion and 19,200 employees (in the group; 5,170 in the bank itself), it is the eighth-largest financial institution in Germany.
Bradypus pygmaeus
Bradypus pygmaeus is a species of three toed sloth. It lives on the island of Escudo de Veraguas. It is listed as critically endangered on IUCN's Red List, due to its location range being less than 5 square kilometers and because of deforestation of the mangroves in which they live. The pygmy three toed sloth is not prey to any natural predator, as it lives on an isolated island where there aren't many other animals.
Pygmy three toed sloths eat the leaves from various trees.
The fur of the pygmy three toed sloth is covered with algae. The algae is camouflage. They have long arms and curved claws that help them hold onto the trees. They have a slow metabolic rate that allows them to digest one leaf in up to a month.
Hettlingen
Hettlingen is a municipality in the district of Winterthur in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland.
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Kenny Cordray
Kenneth Cordray (July 21, 1954 – May 21, 2017) was an American instrumental guitarist and songwriter. He shared the stage with notable musicians and performers such as John Mayall, John Lee Hooker, and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top. Cordray became the lead guitarist for "THE CHILDREN" under the ATCO label and later on ODE records produced by Lou Adler. He co-wrote the song ""Francine"," which peaked at 69 on the Billboard Hot 100, with Steve Perron for ZZ Top's album ""Rio Grande Mud"."
Cordray was shot and killed by his son on May 21, 2017 in Nassau Bay, Texas at the age of 62.
Mickey Roker
Granville William "Mickey" Roker (September 3, 1932 – May 22, 2017) was an American jazz drummer. He was born in Miami, Florida. In 1992, he replaced Connie Kay in the Modern Jazz Quartet. He played with Jimmy Oliver, Jimmy Heath, Jimmy Divine, King James and Sam Reed before moving to New York in 1959.
Roker died on May 22, 2017 from lung cancer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the age of 84.
William Carney
William Carney (July 1, 1942 – May 23, 2017) was an American politician. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York's 1st congressional district from 1979 through 1987. Carney was a member of the Conservative Party of New York and later the Republican Party. He was born in Brooklyn, New York.
Carney died on May 23, 2017 in Washington, D.C. from prostate cancer at the age of 74.
Jerry Perenchio
Arnold Jerrold "Jerry" Perenchio (December 20, 1930 – May 23, 2017) was an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist. He was at one time the chairman and chief executive officer of Univision from 1992 through 2007. He was born in Fresno, California.
Perenchio died of lung cancer at his Los Angeles, California home on May 23, 2017 at the age of 86.
Kaoru Yosano
Yosano was a member of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), the Sunrise Party of Japan and former member of the House of Representatives, serving his ninth term in the Lower House representing Tokyo's first electoral district until his defeat in the Japanese general election, 2009. Yosano was Chief Cabinet Secretary to Prime Minister Shinzō Abe from August 2007 to September 2007 and was State Minister in charge of Economic and Fiscal Policy in Tarō Asō's administration from February to September 2009.
Yosano died of pneumonia on May 23, 2017 in Tokyo at the age of 77.
Noel Kinsey
Noel Kinsey (24 December 1925 – 24 May 2017) was a Welsh international footballer. He played as an inside right. He won seven international caps and scored 111 goals in 444 league games in a 14-year career in the Football League.
Pierre Seron
Pierre Seron (9 February 1942 – 24 May 2017) was a Belgian comic book artist. He was born in Chênée, Belgium. He was known for his works in the series "Les Petits Hommes" ("The Little Men"), initially in collaboration with journalist Albert Despréchins, began serial publication in "Spirou" magazine on 7 September 1967, a run continuing into 2004.
Seron died on 24 May 2017 in Nîmes, France at the age of 75.
William S. Sessions