Kenneth Calvin Schinkel (November 27, 1932 – November 20, 2020) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right wing and coach. He played for the New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins in the National Hockey League. His career lasted from 1950 to 1973. He was born in Jansen, Saskatchewan.
Schinkel died on November 20, 2020 at the age of 87.
Chen Ailian
Chen Ailian (; 24 December 1939 – 21 November 2020) was a Chinese dancer.
In 1952 she became a student at Central Academy of Drama (中央戏剧学院) in Beijing. In 1963 she became a major trouper in China Opera and Dance-Drama Theatre.
She once acted the leading role in the first performance of pantomime Fish-Beauty (《鱼美人》) in 1959. At present Chen served as the vice chairwoman of Chinese Dancers Association.
Chen died of stomach cancer on 21 November 2020 in Beijing, aged 81.
Oliver Friggieri
Oliver Friggieri (27 March 1947 – 21 November 2020) was a Maltese poet, novelist, literary critic, and philosopher. He was interested in epistemology and Existentialism. He was born in Floriana, Crown Colony of Malta.
Friggieri died on 21 November 2020 at the age of 73.
AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca plc () is a British–Swedish multinational pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical company with its headquarters in Cambridge, England. It is registered in London, United Kingdom. AstraZeneca Plc was formed in 1999 by merging the Swedish Astra AB and the British Zeneca Ltd. Drugs produced by the company are sold in more than 100 countries, the number of employees exceeds 57 thousand people. AstraZeneca's production facilities are located in 20 countries. Sales in 2012 amounted to almost 28 billion dollars.
AstraZeneca creates treatments for cancer, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, infection, neuroscience, respiratory and inflammation.
Confessions of a Shopaholic (movie)
Confessions of a Shopaholic is a 2009 American romantic comedy movie. It is based on the first two entries in the "Shopaholic" series of novels by Sophie Kinsella. It is directed by P. J. Hogan. The movie stars Isla Fisher as the shopaholic journalist and Hugh Dancy as her boss.
Sophie Kinsella
Madeleine Sophie Townley, known by her pen name Sophie Kinsella, is an English author. She is known for her best-selling Shopaholic series, "The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic" and "Shopaholic Abroad". Her books have sold over 40 million copies in more than 60 countries.
Hugh Dancy
Hugh Michael Horace Dancy (born 19 June 1975) is an English actor. He is known for his role as titular character in the television movie "David Copperfield" (2000).
Other movie roles include Joe Conner in "Shooting Dogs" (2005), Grigg Harris in "The Jane Austen Book Club" (2007), Luke Brandon in "Confessions of a Shopaholic" (2009), Adam Raki in "Adam" (2009) and Ted in "Martha Marcy May Marlene" (2011).
The Informer (movie)
The Informer is a 1935 American crime drama movie directed by John Ford and is the second adaption of the 1925 novel of the same name by Liam O'Flaherty. It stars Victor McLaglen, Heather Angel, Preston Foster, Margot Grahame, Wallace Ford, Una O'Connor, Francis Ford and was distributed by RKO Radio Pictures. It was nominated for 6 Oscars and won 4 Academy Awards in 1936.
The Dark Corner
The Dark Corner is a 1946 American crime thriller movie directed by Henry Hathaway and was based on the story "Good Housekeeping" by Leo Rosten. It stars Lucille Ball, Clifton Webb, Mark Stevens, William Bendix, Kurt Kruger, Cathy Downs, Reed Hadley and was distributed by 20th Century Fox.
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 is a computer animated movie made by Sony Pictures Animation, It stars Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan, Andy Samberg, Neil Patrick Harris, and Benjamin Bratt.
Original Arranegd By: ALASTAIR KING
Scoring Conducted By: ALASTAIR KING
Recording Location: HENRY WOOD HALL, London UK
Hallowell's tree frog
Hallowell's tree frog ("Hyla hallowellii") is a small tree frog from Ryukyu Island in Japan.
This frog has more webbing on its front feet than on its hind feet. it has smooth skin on its back and discs on its toes for climbing. Adult frogs eat leaves and twigs. They change color as they grow older.
This frog can live near humans. The female frog lays its eggs in rice fields or other bodies of water that do not move. The tadpoles can grow to 4.0 cm in length.
Alvin Holmes
Alvin Adolf Holmes (October 26, 1939 – November 21, 2020) was an American politician. He was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives from 1974 to 2018. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He was born in Montgomery, Alabama.
Holmes died on November 21, 2020, at the age of 81.
Jožef Smej
Jožef Smej (15 February 1922 – 21 November 2020) was a Slovene prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was born in Bogojina, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Smej was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Maribor, as well as titular bishop of Tzernicus, on 15 April 1983 and ordained bishop on 23 May 1983. He retired in June 2009.
Smej died on 21 November 2020 in Lenart v Slovenskih Goricah, Slovenia at the age of 98.
Jens Sørensen (cyclist)
Jens Sørensen (4 April 1941 – 21 November 2020) was a Danish cyclist. He competed in the team pursuit at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He was born in Copenhagen.
Sørensen died on 21 November 2020 at the age of 79.
List of heads of state of Mauritania
This is a list of heads of state of Mauritania since the country gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day.
Without Reservations
Without Reservations is a 1946 American comedy movie directed by Mervyn LeRoy and was based on the novel "Thanks, God! I'll Take It From Here" by Jane Allen and Mae Livingston. It stars John Wayne, Claudette Colbert, Don DeFore, Anne Triola, Frank Puglia, Frank Wilcox and was distributed by RKO Radio Pictures.
Piccola Roma
Piccola Roma was the nickname of Asmara (capital of Italian Eritrea), during the decades of Italian colonial rule of Eritrea.
The city of Asmara was founded by the Italians in the last years of the XIX century, from a small native village. Soon was made the capital of their colonial possessions in Eritrea, mainly because of the climate being located at more than 2000 meters of altitude.
In the 1930s the city was being populated by many thousands of Italian colonists and in 1940 it was mostly Italian looking (by architecture and by inhabitants way of life). That it the reason why it was called "Piccola Roma" ("little Rome"), due to the fact that it was a bit similar to the capital of Italy (Roma).
The capital of Eritrea experienced a huge increase in population: in 1935 there were only 4,000 Italians and 12,000 Eritreans; in 1938 there were 48,000 Italians and 36,000 Eritreans. Historian Gian Luca Podesta wrote that practically Asmara in 1940 has become an Italian city (he wrote: ""in pratica Asmara era diventata una citta' italiana"".
"Piccola Roma" was a typical Italian city created in the middle of eastern Africa, where the majority of the population was southern european in appearance & customs, spoke italian and practised the catholicism when WW2 started. It was going to be the industrial center of the "Italian East Africa", but the war blocked this development.
Historian Maitacli wrote that:
""The city is known for its early 20th century buildings, including the Art Deco "Cinema Impero" (opened in 1937 and considered by the experts one of the world's finest examples of Art Déco style building), the Cubist "Africa Pension", the rationalist "Governor's Palace", the eclectic Eritrean Orthodox "Tewahdo" Church, the former "Asmara Opera House", the futurist architecture "Fiat Tagliero Building", the neo-Romanesque architecture "Roman Catholic Cathedral", and the neoclassical architecture "President's Palace". The city is adorned by Italian colonial villas and mansions, one prominent example being the 'Asmara's World Bank Building'...""