Cesare Previti (born 21 October 1934) is an Italian politician and convicted criminal. He was a close ally to Silvio Berlusconi.
In November 2003, Previti was sentenced to five years in jail due to his bribing of judges.
Domenico Corcione
Domenico Corcione (20 April 1929 – 3 January 2020) was an Italian military staff personnel. He was born in Torino. Corcione was a general and was the chief of the defence staff. Prime Minister Lamberto Dini made him Minister of Defence, a job he had from January 1995 through May 1996.
On 3 January 2020, Corcione died in Turin at age 90.
Eocene–Oligocene extinction event
The end of the Eocene was the beginning of the Oligocene (33.9 million years ago). It is marked by a large-scale floral and faunal turnover.
Most of the affected organisms were marine or aquatic in nature. They included the last of the ancient cetaceans, the Archaeoceti.
This was a time of major climatic change, especially cooling. At first, it was not linked with any single major impact or any catastrophic volcanic event.
But volcanic activity may have caused the extinction event. Several large meteorite impacts occurred about this time. One such event caused the Chesapeake Bay impact crater , and another at the Popigai crater in central Siberia, scattering debris perhaps as far as Europe. New dating of the Popigai meteor suggests it may be a cause of the mass extinction.
A leading scientific theory on climate cooling at this time predicts a decrease in atmospheric carbon dioxide, which slowly declined in the mid to late Eocene and possibly reached some threshold about 34 million years ago. This boundary is closely linked with the Oligocene Oi-1 event, an oxygen isotope change which marks the beginning of ice sheet coverage on Antarctica.
Conan the Barbarian (disambiguation)
Conan the Barbarian is a character created by Robert E. Howard.
Conan the Barbarian may also refer to:
Professor Moriarty
Professor James Moriarty is a fictional character in some of the Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Moriarty is a criminal mastermind whom Holmes describes as the "Napoleon of crime".
Doyle got the phrase from a Scotland Yard inspector. The inspector was referring to a real-life criminal. The character was introduced to allow Doyle to kill Sherlock Holmes, and only featured in two of the Sherlock Holmes stories. Later, he has often been treated as Holmes' archenemy.
Professor Moriarty's first and only appearance occurred in "The Adventure of the Final Problem". There Holmes is about to deliver a fatal blow to Moriarty's criminal organization. Suddenly he is forced to flee to continental Europe to escape Moriarty's revenge. Moriarty follows.
The pursuit ends in Switzerland on top of the Reichenbach Falls. The encounter that apparently ends with both Holmes and Moriarty falling to their deaths.
Moriarty also plays a role in the book-length "The Valley of Fear", and his agents are mentioned in a few other stories.
Dr. Watson
Dr John H Watson M.D. is a fictional character in the Sherlock Holmes books by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Dr Watson returns to England from the Second Anglo-Afghan War. He saves money on an apartment by getting a roommate who turns out to be Sherlock Holmes. When Watson finds out Holmes is a detective he starts to follow him on his cases and write down everything Holmes does. Dr Watson is the narrator of all the stories except one.
In many cases Watson plays an important part in the narrative. In "The Hound of the Baskervilles", for example, and in the long struggle against Professor Moriarty.
Early in the relationship, Dr Watson becomes engaged to marry Miss Mary Morstan, a former client of Sherlock Holmes (see "The Sign of Four"). Later it seems Watson's fiancée has apparently died.
In "The Hound of the Baskervilles", Watson shows that he has picked up some of Holmes's skills at getting information from people. He observes to the reader, "I have not lived for years with Sherlock Holmes for nothing".
Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga
Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga (born 1 December 1937) is a Latvian politician. She was the sixth President of Latvia and the first female President of Latvia. She was elected President of Latvia in 1999 and re-elected for the second term in 2003.
President of Latvia
The President of Latvia (, literally "State President") is head of state and commander-in-chief of the National Armed Forces of the Republic of Latvia.
There are six living former Latvian Presidents:
Egils Levits
Egils Levits (born 30 June 1955) is a Latvian lawyer, political scientist and judge. He is the 10th and current President of Latvia since July 8, 2019. He has been a Member of the European Court of Justice since 2004.
Raimonds Vējonis
Raimonds Vējonis (born 15 June 1966) is a Latvian politician. He was the 9th President of Latvia from 2015 to 2019. He is a member of the Green Party, part of the Union of Greens and Farmers.
He was Minister of Environmental Protection and Regional Development in 2002 and in 2011 and as Minister of the Environment from 2003 to 2011, while the Ministry of Regional Development was a separate department. He became Minister of Defence of Latvia in 2014 and held that office until becoming President in 2015.
Andris Bērziņš (Latvian President)
Andris Bērziņš (born 10 December 1944) is a Latvian businessman and politician. He was President of Latvia from 2011 to 2015. Bērziņš was the President of Unibanka from 1993 to 2004. He was elected as President by the Saeima on 2 June 2011.
Valdis Zatlers
Valdis Zatlers (born 22 March 1955) is a Latvian politician. He was the seventh President of Latvia from 2007 to 2011. He won the Latvian presidential election of 31 May 2007. He became President of Latvia on 8 July 2007 and left office on 7 July 2011 after failing to win reelection for a second term.
Guntis Ulmanis
Guntis Ulmanis (born Guntis Rumpītis September 13, 1939) is a Latvian politician. He was the fifth President of Latvia from 1993 to 1999.
Anatolijs Gorbunovs
Anatolijs Gorbunovs, also known as Anatoly Valeryanovich Gorbunov () (born February 10, 1942), is a Latvian politician. He was the acting President of Latvia from 1991 through 1993.
Gorbunovs was the Chairman of the Supreme Soviet during the final years of the Soviet regime in Latvia and as Chairman of the Supreme Council of Latvia during the first years after the country regained its independence.
Gorbunovs was born in Pilda parish, Ludza municipality, Latvia.
In 1995 Gorbunovs was awarded the Order of the Three Stars.
Prime Minister of Latvia
The Prime Minister of Latvia () is the most powerful member of the Government of Latvia, and is in charge over the Latvian Cabinet of Ministers. The Prime Minister is nominated by the President of Latvia, but must be able to obtain the support of a majority of the Saeima (parliament).
Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš
Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš (born 13 December 1964) is an American-born Latvian linguist, businessman, and politician. He was Minister of Economics and Member of the European Parliament. He is the 14th and current Prime Minister of Latvia since January 2019.
Andris Bērziņš (Latvian Prime Minister)
Andris Bērziņš (born August 4, 1951) is a Latvian politician. He was born in Riga. He was Prime Minister of Latvia from May 5, 2000 to November 7, 2002. He is a member of the Latvian Way political party.
Fred Williamson
Frederick Robert Williamson (born March 5, 1938), also known as The Hammer, is an American actor, movie director and former professional American football defensive back. He was born in Gary, Indiana.
Williamson is best known for his roles as Tommy Gibbs in the 1973 crime drama movie "Black Caesar" and its sequel "Hell Up in Harlem". Williamson also had other notable roles in other 1970s movies such as; "Hammer" (1972), "That Man Bolt" (1973) and "Three the Hard Way" (1974).