André Salvat (16 May 1920 – 9 February 2017) was a French colonel. He was a veteran of World War II, the First Indochina War and the Algerian War. He was made a Companion of the Liberation for his World War II service. He was also a Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour. He retired in April 1973. He was born in Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales.
Salvat died on 9 February 2017 in Perpignan, at the age of 96.
Angry Grandpa
Charles Marvin Green Jr. (October 16, 1950 - December 10, 2017), better known as Angry Grandpa or simply AGP, was an American Internet personality. He was a former fireman. With his son, Michael, he had a YouTube channel, "TheAngryGrandpaShow", that has over four million subscribers.
Green was born in Chatham County, Georgia. He had bipolar disorder and suffered from skin cancer.
In October 2017, Green was hospitalized for cirrhosis, kidney stones and pneumonia. His health began to get worse when he suffered from high ammonia levels. He died at his home in Summerville, South Carolina on December 10, 2017 of problems caused by cirrhosis. He was 67.
Morgan Spurlock
Morgan Valentine Spurlock (born November 7, 1970) is an American documentary filmmaker, humorist, television producer, screenwriter and political activist. He is best known for the directing and starring in the documentary "Super Size Me" (2004).
The movie earned him an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature nomination. He also directed "Where in the World Is Osama bin Laden?" (2008), "The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!" (2010), "" (2011), "" (2011) and "" (2013).
Spurlock was born in Parkersburg, West Virginia. He grew up in Beckley, West Virginia. He has been married twice and has two sons. He is an agnostic.
University of Groningen
The University of Groningen (Dutch: "Rijksuniversiteit Groningen"), shortened to UG, is a public university in Groningen, a city in the province of Groningen, the Netherlands.
The University of Groningen was established in 1614.
It has about 30,000 students.
Its focus is on all sorts of sciences.
Radboud University Nijmegen
Radboud University Nijmegen (Dutch: "Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen"), shortened to RU, is a public university (until 2020 Roman Catholic) in Nijmegen, a city in the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands.
Radboud University Nijmegen was established in 1923.
It has about 20,000 students.
Its focus is on all sorts of sciences.
Chidambaram
Chidambaram is a town and municipality in Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. It is the headquarters of the Chidambaram taluk.
Chidambaram covers an area of and had a population of 62,153 as of 2011. Annamalai University, established in 1929 in Chidambaram, is one of the oldest and most prominent universities in the state. This town is known famous for the great Thillai Nataraja Temple.
Piet Keizer
Petrus Johannes "Piet" Keizer (14 June 1943 – 10 February 2017) was a Dutch footballer. He played as a left winger. He played for Ajax his whole career from 1961 to 1974. He made 365 league appearances for Ajax. He also played 34 games for the Netherlands national football team, scoring eleven goals. He retired in 1974 after an argument with Hans Kraay Sr., then-manager of Ajax.
Kiezer was born in Amsterdam, North Holland. He married Jenny Hoorman in 1967. They had a son.
Keizer died from lung cancer on 10 February 2017, at the age of 73.
Filmfare Award for Best Actor-Tamil
Filmfare Award for Best Actor is given by the filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Tamil film lead actors. The Filmfare Awards South Awards were extended to "Best Actor" in 1972.The year indicates the year of release of the film.
Hans Kraay Sr.
Hans Kraay Sr. (born Johan Hendrik Kraay; 14 October 1936 – 27 October 2017) was a Dutch footballer, manager and sports journalist. He played as a defender. He played for DOS, Feyenoord and the Netherlands national football team. He also managed Ajax, AZ Alkmaar, Sparta Rotterdam and Feyenoord.
Kraay was born in Utrecht. His son, Hans Kraay Jr. (born 1959), was also a footballer and manager. He died in Tiel at the age of 81.
Hans Kraay Jr.
Hans Kraay Jr. (born 22 December 1959) is a Dutch former footballer, football manager and television presenter. He played as a defender. He played for AZ, SBV Excelsior, HFC Haarlem, NAC Breda, RKC Waalwijk, Helmond Sport, FC Eindhoven, De Graafschap, FC Dordrecht, Telstar and FC Den Bosch. He has also managed lower league teams since 1999.
Kraay was born in Utrecht. His father, Hans Kraay Sr. (1936–2017), was also a footballer and manager.
Edward Bryant
Edward Winslow Bryant Jr. (August 27, 1945 – February 10, 2017) was an American science fiction and horror writer. He was best known for winning two Nebula Awards in 1978 and 1979. He was born in White Plains, New York. He grew up in Wyoming.
Bryant had type 1 diabetes. He died from an illness on February 10, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. He was 71.
Hiag Akmakjian
Hiag Akmakjian (July 17, 1926 – January 10, 2017) was an American writer, painter and photographer. He wrote several books including "Snow Falling from a Bamboo Leaf: The Art of Haiku" (1979), "30,000 Mornings" (1999) and "Cleo" (2016).
Akmakjian was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. His parents were refugees of the Armenian Genocide. He was married to Margaret Akmakjian. They had a son, Nicolas.
Akmakjian died from lung cancer in Wales, at the age of 90.
Arabesque
Arabesque is an artistic decoration. It uses "surface decorations based on... interlacing foliage, tendrils" or plain lines. Another definition is "Foliate ornament, used in the Islamic world, typically using leaves... combined with spiralling stems".
Arabesques are usually of a single design which can be 'tiled' or repeated as many times as desired.
The term "arabesque" is used as a technical term by art historians for decoration in Islamic art from about the 9th century onwards, and European decorative art from the Renaissance onwards. Note that Islamic geometric patterns are a different style from arabesques.
Arabesque (disambiguation)
Arabesques are an important design for surface decoration. The word is also used for:
Arabesque (ballet)
The arabesque is a basic ballet positions. It has been used since the 18th century. The dancer stands on one leg (the supporting leg) with the other leg (the working leg) turned out and extended behind the body. There are many variations on this figure which are described in the standard ballet technique books.
Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is an Indian political party in the state of Tamil Nadu and union territory of Puducherry. It is currently in power in Tamil Nadu and is the third largest party in the Indian Parliament. It is a Dravidian party and was founded by M.G.Ramachandran on 17 October 1972 as a breakaway faction of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). From 1989 to 2016, AIADMK was led by J. Jayalalithaa, who was the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu many times. The party headquarters is in Royapettah, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The headquarters was donated to the party in 1986 by Janaki Ramachandran, Ramachandran's wife.
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is a state political party in the Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. It is a Dravidian party founded by C.N.Annadurai in 1949 as a break away faction from the Dravidar Kazhagam (known as Justice Party until 1944) headed by Periyar E. V. Ramasamy. Since 1969, DMK has been headed by Karunanidhi, who has served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu several times. DMK holds the distinction of being the first party other than the [Indian National Congress] to win state-level elections with a clear majority on its own in any state in India. Present Executive Leader of DMK Party is M.K.Stalin.
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