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Pulmonary fibrosis

**Pulmonary fibrosis** (literally "scarring of the lungs") is a restrictive respiratory disease in which scars are formed in the lung tissues, leading to serious breathing problems. Scar formation, the addition of extra fibrous connective tissue (the process called fibrosis), leads to thickening of the walls, and causes low oxygen supply in the blood.

As a result, patients suffer from shortness of breath.

In some patients the cause of the disease can be diagnosed, but in others the cause is unknown, a condition called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. There is no known cure for the scars and damage in the lung due to pulmonary fibrosis.

## Infobox (medical condition (new))

- **name**: Pulmonary fibrosis
- **synonyms**: Interstitial pulmonary fibrosis
- **image**: IPF amiodarone.JPG
- **alt**: A chest X-ray demonstrating pulmonary fibrosis.  By history, the pulmonary fibrosis is thought to be due to amiodarone.
- **caption**: A chest X-ray demonstrating pulmonary fibrosis believed to be due to amiodarone.
- **field**: Pulmonology
- **symptoms**: Shortness of breath, dry cough, feeling tired, weight loss, nail clubbing
- **complications**: Pulmonary hypertension, respiratory failure, pneumothorax, lung cancer
- **causes**: Environmental pollution, certain medications, connective tissue diseases, interstitial lung disease, unknown
- **treatment**: Oxygen therapy, pulmonary rehabilitation, lung transplantation
- **medication**: Pirfenidone, nintedanib
- **prognosis**: Poor
- **frequency**: >5 million people
Simon Dickie

**Simon Charles Dickie** (31 March 1951 – 13 December 2017) was a New Zealand rowing cox who won three Olympic medals: two gold and one bronze. He was born in Waverley in Taranaki, New Zealand. For the 1968 Summer Olympics, New Zealand qualified an eight and had a pool of four rowers and a cox as a travelling reserve; Dickie was part of this reserve as their cox.

Dickie was only one of fifteen New Zealanders to have won two or more Olympic gold medals. He later owned an adventure company in Taupo.

Dickie died on 13 December 2017 at his home in Taupō, New Zealand, after falling from his balcony at the age of 66.
Riot Games

**Riot Games** is an American video game developer, publisher, and eSports tournament organizer established in 2006. Their main office is based in West Los Angeles, California.

The company is primarily known for creating the game _League of Legends_, which was released in North America and Europe on October 27, 2009.

## Infobox (company)

- **name**: Riot Games, Inc.
- **type**: Private
- **industry**: Interactive entertainment
- **location city**: Los Angeles, California
- **locations**: 19 studios and offices (2017)
- **key people**: Brandon Beck <small>(CEO)</small>

Tom Cadwell <small>(Lead Designer)</small>

Marc Merrill <small>(President)</small>
Greg Costello <small>(International Affairs)</small>
- **revenue**: US$1.6 billion (2015 estimate)
- **owner**: Tencent
- **num employees**: 2,500 (2017)
- **subsid**: Radiant Entertainment
- **location country**: United States
Ivan Stoyanov

**Ivan Stoyanov** (; 20 January 1949 – 10 December 2017) was a Bulgarian footballer. He played as a midfielder. At club level, he played for Spartak Sofia and Levski Sofia. He also played for the Bulgaria national team in the 1974 FIFA World Cup. He was born in Sofia.

Stoyanov died on 10 December 2017, at the age of 68.

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Ivan Stoyanov
- **image**: Ivan Stoyanov b1949.jpg
- **fullname**: Ivan Georgiev Stoyanov
- **birth place**: Sofia, Bulgaria
- **position**: Midfielder
- **years1**: 1967–1968
- **clubs1**: Spartak Sofia
- **years2**: 1968–1977
- **clubs2**: PFC Levski Sofia, Levski Sofia
- **caps2**: 154
- **goals2**: 3
- **nationalyears1**: 1972–1979
- **nationalteam1**: Bulgaria national football team, Bulgaria
- **nationalcaps1**: 19
- **nationalgoals1**: 0
Alessandro Kokocinski

**Alessandro Kokocinski** (born **Alejandro Kokocinski**; 3 April 1948 – 12 December 2017) was an Italian-Argentine painter, sculptor and set designer, of Polish-Russian origin. He was born in the refugee camp at Porto Recanati, Italy. His family survived the Holocaust. He was raised in Buenos Aires.

Kokocinski worked on the Salvador Allende government’s agrarian reform, in partnership with the Catholic University of Santiago de Chile. He settled in Rome and became a pupil of Riccardo Tomassi Ferroni, with whom he shared a studio in Trastevere, together with Carlo Quattrucci.

In 2016, Kokocinski created the set design and lighting design for “Lina Sastri è il mio nome”, a musical theatrical show which opened on 4 October 2016 at the Teatro Quirino, Rome.

Kokocinski died on 12 December 2017 in Tuscania, Italy of lymphoma at the age of 69.

## Related pages

- List of Italian painters

## Other websites

- official website for solo exhibition at Palazzo Cipolla Rome, 2015
Alma Adamkienė

**Alma Adamkienė** (née **Nutautaitė**; 10 February 1927 – 21 May 2023) was a Lithuanian-American philologist, philanthropist and public servant. She was born in Šiauliai, Lithuania. She is the wife of the former President of Lithuania, Valdas Adamkus since being married in 1951.

Adamkienė was First Lady during his two terms (1998–2003 and 2004–2009). She also holds United States citizenship. She immigrated to the United States in 1949. She first worked as a laboratory assistant at a steel factory. Later, she took a position with an insurance company. She also organized and participated in Lithuanian émigré activities.

During the presidential election held in Lithuania in 1997, her husband Valdas Adamkus campaigned for the Presidency and won. After Adamkus became president, Adamkienė became involved in many Lithuanian social programs focusing on the welfare of children.
Adamkienė had no children. She died from a stroke in Vilnius, on 21 May 2023, at the age of 96.

## Other websites

- Alma Adamkienė Charity and Support Fund

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Alma Adamkienė
- **office**: First Ladies and Gentlemen of Lithuania, First Lady of Lithuania
- **term label**: In role
- **term start**: 26 February 1998
- **term end**: 26 February 2003
- **president**: Valdas Adamkus
- **term label2**: In role
- **predecessor**: Julija Brazauskienė
- **successor**: Laima Paksienė
- **term start2**: 12 July 2004
- **term end2**: 12 July 2009
- **predecessor2**: Laima Paksienė
- **successor2**: Diana Nausėdienė (2019)
- **president2**: Valdas Adamkus
- **birth name**: Alma Nutautaitė
- **birth place**: Šiauliai, Lithuania
- **death place**: Vilnius, Lithuania
- **nationality**: Lithuanian/American
- **spouse**: Valdas Adamkus (m. 1951)
- **alma mater**: Friedrich-Alexander-University, Erlangen-Nuremberg
- **profession**: Philology
Neeraj Vora

**Neeraj Vora** (22 January 1963 – 14 December 2017) was an Indian movie director, screenwriter, actor and producer. He first became known in Bollywood for being a writer of Aamir Khan's movie _Rangeela_ (1995). He then went on to direct his own movies, including _Khiladi 420_ (2000), _Phir Hera Pheri_ (2006) and _Shortkut_ (2009). He was born in Bhuj, Gujarat.

In October 2016, Vora went into a coma after having a heart attack and a stroke. He died on 14 December 2017 in Mumbai, at the age of 54.

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Neeraj Vora
- **image**: Neeraj Vora at the launch of 'Its Only Cinema' magazine 08.jpg
- **caption**: Vora in July 2012
- **birth place**: Bhuj, Gujarat, India
- **death place**: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- **occupation**: Director, writer, actor, producer
- **years active**: 1984–2016
Lilian Marijnissen

**L.M.C. "Lilian" Marijnissen** (born 11 July 1985 in Oss) is a Dutch politician of the Socialist Party (SP). She has been political and parliamentary leader since 13 December 2017, succeeding Emile Roemer.

Marijnissen studied political science at Radboud University Nijmegen and the University of Amsterdam.

She was a councillor of Oss from 2003 to 2016, and worked at the Dutch trade union Abvakabo FNV.

Since March 23, 2017 she has been a member of the Second Chamber.

Lilian Marijnissen is the daughter of former SP leader Jan Marijnissen, and former SP alderman of Oss Mari-Anne Marijnissen.

## References

- Bio at Parlement.com

## Other websites

- Bio at the House of Representatives of The Netherlands

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Lilian Marijnissen
- **image**: Lilian Marijnissen (2018).jpg
- **office**: Party leader
- **term start**: 13 December 2017
- **predecessor**: Emile Roemer
- **office1**: Parliamentary group leader
- **term start1**: 13 December 2017
- **predecessor1**: Emile Roemer
- **office2**: Member of the House of Representatives (Netherlands), House of Representatives
- **term start2**: 23 March 2017
- **office3**: Municipal councillor of Oss
- **term start3**: 11 September 2003
- **term end3**: 20 October 2016
- **birth name**: L.M.C. Marijnissen
- **birth place**: Oss, North Brabant, Netherlands
- **nationality**: Netherlands, Dutch
- **party**: Socialist Party (Netherlands), Socialist Party (SP)
- **residence**: Oss
- **alma mater**: Radboud University Nijmegen, University of Amsterdam
- **website**: [https://www.parlement.com/id/vk72k15w6ceu/l_m_c_lilian_marijnissen www.parlement.com]
Munier Choudhury

**Abu Nayeem Mohammad Munier Choudhury** (27 November 1925 - 14 December 1971) was a Bangladeshi playwright, literary critic and political activist. His notable dramas are _Kabar_ (The Grave), _Roktakto Prantor_ (Bloody Field), Chithi (Letter). He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award for his contribution in dramas in 1962.

He was killed as an intellectual during the mass killing of Bengali intellectuals in 1971. He was awarded the highest civilian award given by the Government of Bangladesh, Independence Day Award, in 1980 posthumously.

## Literary works

When Choudhury was in prison during 1952-54, he wrote his symbolic drama, _Kabar_ (The Grave). This was a translation of Irwin Shaw's drama _Bury the Dead_. After release from prison, he continued to write _Roktakto Prantor_ (1959; a play about the Third Battle of Panipat), _Chithi_ (1966) and _Polashi Barrack O Onyanno_ (1969). In 1965, Choudhury redesigned the keyboard of the Bangla typewriter. This typewriter was named after him as _Munier Optima Keyboard_. It was designed in collaboration with Remington typewriters of the then East Germany.

- _Mir-Manas_, 1965 – literary critique of Mir Mosharraf Hossain's literature
- _Ektala-Dotala_ (first ever Bengali drama broadcast on television), 1965
- _Dandakaranya_, 1966
- _Tulanamulak Samalochana_ (Comparative critique), 1969
- _Bangla Gadyariti_ (Bengali prose style), 1970

## Death

In 1971, when Pakistani army attacked in the University of Dhaka area, Choudhury escaped from there and moved to his parents' house, near Hatirpool. On 14 December 1971, he, along with a large number of Bengali intellectuals, educators, doctors and engineers, were kidnapped from their houses and later tortured and killed by the Pakistan Army and its Bengali collaborators Al-Badr and Al-Shams. According to a witness, Choudhury was last seen in Government Physical Education College, Dhaka in Mohammadpur Thana, Dhaka where his fingers were mutilated. His dead body was not found.

## Awards

- 1962: Bangla Academy Literary Award for contribution in drama
- 1965: Daud Prize for ''Mir-Manas"
- 1966: Sitara-i-Imtiaz (denounced in 1971)
- 1980: Independence Day Award (posthumously)

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Munier Choudhury
- **native name**: মুনীর চৌধুরী
- **native name lang**: bn
- **image**: Munier Choudhury 1957.jpg
- **caption**: Munier Choudhury with his wife Lily Choudhury
- **birth name**: Abu Nayeem Mohammad Munier Choudhury
- **birth place**: Manikganj district, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Bangladesh)
- **nationality**: Bangladeshi
- **alma mater**: Aligarh Muslim University
 University of Dhaka
 Harvard University
- **education**: MA (linguistics)
- **occupation**: educator, playwright
- **awards**: #Awards, full list
- **spouse**: Lily Choudhury
- **relatives**: Ferdousi Mazumder (sister)
 Kabir Chowdhury (brother)
Oss

**Oss** is a municipality in the province of North Brabant, the Netherlands.

It is in the northeast of the province, and borders the Meuse River and the Province of Gelderland.

As of 2015, about 58,000 people were living in the town of Oss.<br/ >
As of 2017, about 91,000 people were living in the municipality of Oss.

Since 2011, Lith was added to Oss. In 2015, Maasdonk became a part to Oss.

The town of Oss is a stronghold of the Socialist Party (SP).

## Well-known people

- Lilian Marijnissen (born 1985), politician

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Oss
- **settlement type**: List of municipalities of the Netherlands, Municipality
- **image skyline**: Burchtplein Oss.jpg
- **imagesize**: 265px
- **image caption**: View of Oss
- **image flag**: Flag of Oss.svg
- **image seal**: Coat of arms of Oss.svg
- **pushpin map**: Netherlands
- **pushpin mapsize**: 265px
- **pushpin label position**: left
- **pushpin relief**: yes
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision type1**: Provinces of the Netherlands, Province
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **leader name**: Wobine Buijs-Glaudemans
- **area total km2**: 163.2
- **population total**: 87,096
- **population as of**: January 1, 2001
- **population density km2**: 533.7
- **utc offset**: +01:00
- **postal code type**: Postal code(s)
- **postal code**: 5341–5349, 5351–5359, 5366–5368, 5371, 5373, 5386, 5394–5398
- **blank name sec2**: Community Identification Number, MCN
- **blank info sec2**: 0828
Fred J. Doocy

**Frederick J.** "**Fred**" **Doocy** (May 5, 1913 – December 7, 2017) was an American politician and banker. He served as the 77th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1966 to 1967. He was also a member of the Connecticut State Senate from 1958 to 1967.

Doocy was born in Hartford, Connecticut. He married Mary O'Keefe (1916–2010) in 1942 and had five children. He turned 100 in 2013.

Doocy died on December 7, 2017 in Manchester, Connecticut, at the age of 104.
Bangla Academy Literary Award

**Bangla Academy Literary Award** is given by Bangla Academy for contribution in the field of Bengali language and literature. It is the highest literary awards given in Bangladesh. This award was introduced in 1960. This award is given in six categories, including poem, novel, drama, essay, short story, juvenile literature.

## Award winners by decades

- Bangla Academy Literary Award (1960s)
- Bangla Academy Literary Award (1970s)
- Bangla Academy Literary Award (1980s)
- Bangla Academy Literary Award (1990s)
- Bangla Academy Literary Award (2000s)
- Bangla Academy Literary Award (2010s)

## Notable award winners

- Syed Shamsul Haque - youngest award winner at the age of 31.

## Other websites

- Bangla Academy (official site)

## Infobox (award)

- **name**: Bangla Academy Literary Award
 বাংলা একাডেমি সাহিত্য পুরস্কার
- **description**: contributions in poem, novel, drama, essay, short story, juvenile literature in Bengali language
- **presenter**: Bangla Academy
- **country**: Bangladesh
- **year**: 1960-present
Chief Rabbinate of Israel

The **Chief Rabbinate of Israel** (Hebrew:  הרבנות הראשית לישראל - _Ha-Rabanut Ha-Rashit Li-Yisra'el_) is the highest rabbinical institution in Israel.

## Overview

The Chief Rabbinate of Israel consists of Chief Rabbis of various places in Israel, and is presided by two Chief Rabbis, an Ashkenazi and a Sephardi rabbi, both elected for ten years. The Chief Rabbinate has religious legal power in Israel, but also involves with matters of halakha outside the country.

## Work

In Israel, it deals with matters concerning Jewish life, like marriage and divorce, conversion to Judaism, kosher food, holy sites like the Western Wall, yeshivas, rabbinical courts etc. The Chief Rabbinate of Israel is based in Jerusalem.

## Related pages

- List of Chief Rabbis of Israel
- Heichal Shlomo, former seat of the Chief Rabbinate

## Other websites

- Chief Rabbinate of Israel Website
Mad World

"**Mad World**" is a new wave song by British band Tears for Fears. It was first released in September 1982. It then appeared on the band's first studio album _The Hurting_ (1983). The song reached number 3 on the UK Singles Chart in November 1982.

"Mad World" was also famously covered by Michael Andrews and Gary Jules. This version was made for the soundtrack of the movie _Donnie Darko_ (2001).
National Film Awards (Bangladesh)

**National Movie Awards** () is the highest awards given by the Government of Bangladesh to the actors and technicians of Bangladeshi movie industry. It was introduced in 1976. Every year, a national panel is appointed by the government to select winners. The panel consists of movie personalities, journalists and social activists.

### Merit awards

- Best Movie
- Best Director
- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Best Supporting Actor
- Best Supporting Actress
- Best Child Actor
- Best Villain
- Best Comedian
- Best Music Director
- Best Music Composer
- Best Lyrics
- Best Male Playback Singer
- Best Female Playback Singer
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### Technical awards

- Best Story
- Best Cinematography
- Best Screenplay
- Best Dialogue
- Best Art Direction
- Best Editing
- Best Choreography
- Best Sound Recording
- Best Costume Design
- Best Make-up
- Best Special Effects
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### Special awards

- Lifetime Achievement Award (introduced in 2009)
- Special Jury Award
- Best Short Movie

## Infobox (award)

- **name**: National Movie Awards
- **description**: excellence in Bangladeshi movie
- **presenter**: Ministry of Information (Bangladesh), Ministry of Information
- **sponsor**: Government of Bangladesh
- **location**: Dhaka
- **country**: Bangladesh
- **year**: 1975
- **year2**: 2015
Mouni Roy

**Mouni Roy** (born 28 September 1985) is an Indian actress, singer, Kathak dancer and former model. She is mainly known for her work in Indian television and Hindi-language movies. Her popular works are _Mahadev, Naagin_ and _Gold_.

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Mouni Roy
- **image**: Mouni Roy attends Manish Malhotra’s show The Walk of Mijwan (03) (cropped).jpg
- **caption**: Roy at an event in 2018
- **birth place**: Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India
- **nationality**: Indian
- **alma mater**: Miranda House, University of Delhi
Jamia Millia Islamia
- **years active**: 2006–present
Philosophy of mathematics

The **philosophy of mathematics** is a kind of philosophy that tries to study what mathematics really is. Philosophers of math ask themselves questions like:
- Does math really make sense?
- Do numbers really exist, or are they just made up?
- Can math explain everything?
- Why do people do math?
- Why do some people think math is "beautiful"?
- Is mathematics really true, or just something that we think is true?

## Some ways to think about math

None of those questions has a clear answer, so mathematicians are free to choose which answers they like. For example:

### Platonism

Mathematicians who believe in Platonism think that numbers are real, just like rocks and trees. We can't see them, but we can represent them with symbols, and use them to study the world.

### Fictionalism

Mathematicians who believe in Fictionalism think that math is just made up. Numbers, shapes and other things in math are just ways that we use to make science possible, but they don't really exist.

### Logicism

Mathematicians who believe in Logicism believe that math is true because it is based on true sentences (called axioms). It does not matter if numbers and shapes exist, or not, just that they represent true things.

### Finitism

Mathematicians who believe in Finitism think that everything that makes sense has a beginning and an end. Things like infinity don't exist.

## Some related topics

- Gödel's incompleteness theorems
- Mathematical logic
- Metaphilosophy
- Philosophy of science
Mohammed El Filali

**Mohammed El Filali** () (born 9 July 1945) is a Moroccan footballer. He played for MC Oujda. He played as a forward.

His younger brother, Mbarek was also a Morocco international.

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Mohammed El Filali
- **image**: Mohammed El Filali México 70.png
- **caption**: El Filali at the 1970 FIFA World Cup
- **fullname**: Mohammed ElFilali
- **birth place**: El Malah, French Algeria
- **position**: Forward (association football), Forward
- **years1**: 1962–1973
- **clubs1**: MC Oujda
- **years2**: 1973–1974
- **clubs2**: CR Témouchent
- **years3**: 1974–1979
- **clubs3**: MC Oujda
- **nationalyears1**: 1968–1972
- **nationalteam1**: Morocco national football team, Morocco
- **nationalcaps1**: 35
- **nationalgoals1**: 5
Savoy Truffle

***Savoy Truffle*** is a song by the Beatles written by George Harrison. The song is about Harrison's friend Eric Clapton's fondness for chocolate and his dentist warning him to stop eating it.
Jack Davis

**John Burton** "**Jack**" **Davis, Jr.** (2 December 1924 –
27 July 2016) was an American cartoonist and illustrator. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He was known for his advertising art, magazine covers, movie posters, record album art and numerous comic book stories. He was one of the founding cartoonists for _Mad_ in 1952. His cartoon characters are characterized by extremely distorted anatomy, including big heads, skinny legs and extremely large feet.

Davis contributed to other Kurtzman magazines—_Trump_, _Humbug_ and _Help!_—eventually expanding into illustrations for record jackets, movie posters, books and magazines, including _Time_ and _TV Guide_. He completed an 88-card set of humorous cartoons called Wacky Plaks, which Topps Chewing Gum Co. released in 1959.

After graduation, he was a cartoonist intern at _The Atlanta Journal_, and he worked one summer inking Ed Dodd's _Mark Trail_ comic strip, a strip which he later parodied in _Mad_ as _Mark Trade_.

Davis died in St. Simons Island, Georgia on July 27, 2016 from complications of the stroke, aged 91.

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Jack Davis
- **image**: Cartoonist Jack Davis.jpg
- **caption**: Davis in 2015
- **birth name**: John Burton Davis, Jr.
- **birth place**: Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
- **death place**: St. Simons Island, Georgia, U.S.
- **death cause**: Complications of a stroke
- **occupation**: Cartoonist and illustrator
- **years active**: 1950–2014
- **children**: 2
Departments of Colombia

**Colombia** has 32 **departments** (Spanish: _departamentos_, sing. _departamento_) and 1 **Capital District** (_Distrito Capital_).

Each department has a Governor (_gobernador_) and a Department Assembly (_Asamblea Departamental_), elected by popular vote for a four-year period.

The governor cannot be re-elected in consecutive periods. Departments are country subdivisions and are granted a certain degree of autonomy.

|ID|Department|Governor|Party|Capital|Area (km²)|Population|Established|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|00|Capital District|Enrique Peñalosa|CR|Bogotá|||1538|
|01|Amazonas|Manuel Antonio Carebilla Cuéllar|CR|Leticia|||1991|
|02|Antioquia|Luis Pérez|Liberal|Medellín|||1826|
|03|Arauca|Ricardo Alvarado Bestene|La U|Arauca|||1991|
|04|Atlántico|Eduardo I. Verano de la Rosa|Liberal|Barranquilla|||1910|
|05|Bolívar|Dumek José Turbay Paz|Liberal|Cartagena|||1857|
|06|Boyacá|Carlos Andrés Amaya Rodríguez|Green|Tunja|||1539|
|07|Caldas|Guido Echeverri Piedrahíta|La U|Manizales|||1905|
|08|Caquetá|Álvaro Pacheco Álvarez|Liberal|Florencia|||1982|
|09|Casanare|Josue Alirio Barrera Rodríguez|CD|Yopal|||1991|
|10|Cauca|Óscar Rodrigo Campo Hurtado|Liberal|Popayán|||1857|
|11|Cesar|Francisco Fernando Ovalle Angarita|La U|Valledupar|||1967|
|12|Chocó|Jhoany Carlos Alberto Palacios Mosquera|Liberal|Quibdó|||1947|
|13|Córdoba|Edwin José Besaile Fayad|La U|Montería|||1952|
|14|Cundinamarca|Jorge Emilio Rey Ángel|CR|Bogotá||<big></big>|1857|
|15|Guainía|Javier Eliecer Zapata Parrado|Liberal|Inirida|||1963|
|16|Guaviare|Nebio De Jesús Echeverry Cadavid|AICO|San José del Guaviare|||1991|
|17|Huila|Carlos Julio González Villa|CR|Neiva|||1905|
|18|La Guajira|Oneida Rayeth Pinto Pérez|CR|Riohacha|||1965|
|19|Magdalena|Rosa Cotes De Zuñiga|CR|Santa Marta|||1824|
|20|Meta|Marcela Amaya|Liberal|Villavicencio|||1960|
|21|Nariño|Camilo Romero|Green|Pasto|||1904|
|22|Norte de Santander|William Villamizar Laguado|La U|Cúcuta|||1910|
|23|Putumayo|Sorrel Parisa Aroca Rodríguez|Green|Mocoa|||1991|
|24|Quindío|Carlos Eduardo Osorio Buritica|N/A|Armenia|||1966|
|25|Risaralda|Sigifredo Salazar Osorio|Conservative|Pereira|||1966|
|26|San Andrés y Providencia|Ronald Housni Jaller|Liberal|San Andrés|||1991|
|27|Santander|Didier Alberto Tavera Amado|Liberal|Bucaramanga|||1857|
|28|Sucre|Edgar Enrique Martínez Romero|CR|Sincelejo|||1966|
|29|Tolima|Óscar Barreto Quiroga|Conservative|Ibagué|||1886|
|30|Valle del Cauca|Dilian Francisca Toro Torres|La U|Cali|||1910|
|31|Vaupés|Jesús María Vásquez Caicedo|CR|Mitú|||1991|
|32|Vichada|Luis Carlos Álvarez Morales|La U|Puerto Carreño|||1991|

## Related pages

- ISO 3166-2:CO

## Other websites

- Statoids - Departments of Colombia
Mittlach

**Mittlach** is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department of east France.

## Related pages

- Communes of the Haut-Rhin department

## References

- INSEE commune file

## Infobox (french commune)

- **name**: Mittlach
- **image**: Mittlach - Mairie.jpg
- **caption**: The town hall of Mittlach
- **commune status**: Communes of France, Commune
- **image coat of arms**: Blason de la ville de Mittlach (68).svg
- **arrondissement**: Colmar-Ribeauvillé
- **canton**: Wintzenheim
- **insee**: 68210
- **postal code**: 68380
- **mayor**: Bernard Zingle
- **term**: 2001–2008
- **intercommunality**: Vallée de Munster
- **elevation m**: 530
- **elevation min m**: 515
- **elevation max m**: 1320
- **area km2**: 11.39
- **population**: 314
- **population date**: 2006
Saransk

**Saransk** (; ) is the capital city of the Republic of Mordovia, Russia. In 2010 there were 297,415 people living there.

## Twin towns − Sister cities

Saransk is twinned with:
- Botevgrad, Bulgaria
- Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland
- Sieradz, Poland

## Other websites

- Official website of the city of Saransk

## Infobox (russian city)

- **en name**: Saransk
- **ru name**: Саранск
- **loc name1**: Саранош
- **loc lang1**: Moksha
- **loc name2**: Саран ош
- **loc lang2**: Erzya
- **map label position**: left
- **image coa**: Coat of Arms of Saransk.svg
- **image flag**: Flag of Saransk.svg
- **holiday**: June 12
- **federal subject**: Republic of Mordovia
- **adm data as of**: May 2014
- **adm city jur**: city of federal subject significance, city of republic significance of Saransk
- **adm ctr of**: city of republic significance of Saransk
- **capital of**: Republic of Mordovia
- **inhabloc cat**: City
- **mun data as of**: March 2010
- **urban okrug jur**: Saransk Urban Okrug
- **mun admctr of**: Saransk Urban Okrug
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **leader name**: Pyotr Tultayev
- **representative body**: Council of Deputies of Saransk, Council of Deputies
- **area km2**: 383
- **pop 2010census**: 297415
- **pop 2010census rank**: 64th
- **established date**: 1641
- **current cat date**: 1780
- **postal codes**: 430000–430013, 430015–430019, 430021, 430023–430025, 430027, 430028, 430030–430034, 430700, 430899, 430950, 995300
- **dialing codes**: 8342
- **website**: http://www.adm-saransk.ru/
- **date**: April 2010
Mathon

**Mathon** () was a municipality in Hinterrhein in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2021, the former municipalities of Casti-Wergenstein, Donat, Lohn and Mathon merged to form the new municipality of Muntogna da Schons.

## Other websites

- Official website

## Infobox (swiss town)

- **subject name**: Mathon
- **image photo**: Mathon.jpg
- **municipality name**: Mathon
- **municipality type**: former
- **imagepath coa**: Mathon wappen.svg
- **map**: Karte Gemeinde Mathon.png
- **languages**: German, Romansh
- **canton**: Graubünden
- **iso-code-region**: CH-GR
- **district**: Hinterrhein (district), Hinterrhein
- **postal code**: 7433
- **municipality code**: 3708
- **area**: 15.13
- **elevation**: 865
- **population**: 51
- **populationof**: Dec 2016
- **popofyear**: 2016
- **website**: www.mathon.ch
- **neighboring municipalities**: Casti-Wergenstein, Donat, Switzerland, Donat, Lohn, Grisons, Lohn, Safien, Tschappina
Mitzach

**Mitzach** is a commune. It is found in the Haut-Rhin department of eastern France.
Krampus

In folklore, **Krampus** is a horned, anthropomorphic figure. It is described as being half-goat and half-demon.

During the Christmas season, Krampus punishes children who have misbehaved. The is the opposite of Saint Nicholas, who rewards the well-behaved with gifts.

Krampus is one of the companions of Saint Nicholas in several regions including Austria, Bavaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, South Tyrol and parts of Northern Italy.

The origin of Krampus is not known, but some folklorists and anthropologists believe it has pre-Christian origins.
Yu Kwang-chung

**Yu Guangzhong** (; 21 October 1928 – 14 December 2017), also spelled **Yu Kwang-chung**, was a Taiwanese writer, poet, educator, and critic. He was born in Nanjing, Taiwan.

His best known works were _Lanse de yumao_ [Blue feather], _Zai lengzhan de niandai_ [Cold war years] and _Yu yongheng bahe_ [Tug-of-war with eternity]. He was known for his collaboration with fellow poet Luo Fu. He was Professor Emeritus at National Sun Yat-sen University in Kaohsiung.  He taught in the United States, including at Gettysburg College.

Yu died on 14 December 2017 from pneumonia in Kaohsiung, Taiwan at the age of 89. He was married to Fan Wo-tsun 1956 until his death.
Dan Johnson (Kentucky politician)

**Danny Ray "Dan" Johnson** (October 18, 1960 – December 13, 2017) was an American evangelical pastor and Republican politician. He was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, representing the 49th District serving from January 2017 until his death in December. He was born and raised in Bastrop, Louisiana.

In December 2017, Johnson was accused of having molested a member of his church in 2012 when she was 17 years old. The Republican Party of Kentucky called on Johnson to resign the same day the allegations were published. The following day, Johnson held a news conference at his church where he claimed the allegations were untrue and were politically motivated.

Johnson shot himself in the head on December 13, 2017 near the Salt River in Mt. Washington, Kentucky. He was 57 years old.
Tina Smith

**Tina Flint Smith** (born March 4, 1958) is an American politician. She is the junior United States Senator from Minnesota upon being appointed by Governor Mark Dayton and office on January 3, 2018.

Smith was the 48th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota from 2015 to 2018. She has been a high-profile member of Governor Mark Dayton's administration and a key participant in legislative negotiations. She is a former Chief of Staff to Dayton. She is a member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party.

Dayton appointed her to replace U.S. Senator Al Franken upon his resignation, to serve until a special election is held in November 2018.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Tina Smith
- **image**: Tina Smith, official portrait, 116th congress.jpg
- **jr/sr**: United States Senator
- **state**: Minnesota
- **alongside**: Amy Klobuchar
- **appointer**: Mark Dayton
- **term start**: January 3, 2018
- **predecessor**: Al Franken
- **office1**: 48th List of lieutenant governors of Minnesota, Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
- **governor1**: Mark Dayton
- **term start1**: January 5, 2015
- **term end1**: January 2, 2018
- **predecessor1**: Yvonne Prettner Solon
- **successor1**: Michelle Fischbach
- **birth name**: Tina Flint
- **birth place**: Albuquerque, New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, U.S.
- **party**: Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, Democratic–Farmer–Labor
- **spouse**: Archie Smith
- **children**: 2
- **education**: Stanford University
Dartmouth College
Karl-Erik Nilsson

**Karl-Erik Nilsson** (4 January 1922 – 14 December 2017) was a Swedish light-heawyweight (-87 kg) Greco-Roman wrestler. He competed at the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Olympics and won one gold and two bronze medals. He won another bronze medal at the 1955 World Wrestling Championships. He was born in Stehag, Sweden.

Nilsson died at the age of 95 in Stockholm on 14 December 2017.

## Other websites

- Karl-Erik Nilsson's profile at databaseOlympics
- Karl-Erik Nilsson's profile at Sports Reference.com
R. C. Sproul

**Robert Charles Sproul** ( ; February 13, 1939 – December 14, 2017) was an American apologist, author, and pastor. He was the founder and chairman of Ligonier Ministries.

Sproul was heard daily on the _Renewing Your Mind_ radio broadcast in the United States and internationally.  _Renewing Your Mind with Dr. R. C. Sproul_ was also broadcast on Sirius and XM satellite radio.

In late July 2012, a new Christian internet radio station called RefNet (Reformation Network) was also announced by Ligonier Ministries in an effort to reach "as many people as possible" where Internet access is available.

Sproul died at a hospital in Altamonte Springs, Florida on December 14, 2017 of complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at the age of 78.

## Infobox (theologian)

- **image**: R. C. Sproul (cropped).jpg
- **name**: R. C. Sproul
- **birth name**: Robert Charles Sproul
- **birth place**: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- **death place**: Altamonte Springs, Florida, U.S.
- **children**: 2, including R. C. Sproul Jr.
- **school tradition**: Reformed churches, Reformed
- **main interests**: Classical apologetics
Systematic theology
Biblical Inerrancy
- **died**: December 14, 2017
Conservative Democrat

In American politics, a **Conservative Democrat** is a member of the U.S. Democratic Party who has conservative views.

The term "Democrat In Name Only" is sometimes used by Democrats on the left to refer to conservative Democrats.

In the 2006 midterm elections, the Democratic Party ran moderate Democrats and a few conservative Democrats for at-risk Republican seats.
Frank Lary

**Frank Strong Lary** (April 10, 1930 – December 13, 2017) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Detroit Tigers (1954–1964), New York Mets (1964, 1965), Milwaukee Braves (1964), and Chicago White Sox (1965).

Lary led the American League with 21 wins in 1956  and ranked second in the same category with 23 wins in 1961.

Lary was selected to the American League All-Star team in 1960 and 1961 and won the Gold Glove Award in 1961.  He was known as "Taters", "Mule", and the "Yankee Killer."  The latter nickname was won due to his 27-10  record against the New York Yankees from 1955 to 1961.

Lary died on December 13, 2017 in Northport, Alabama of pneumonia at the age of 87.

## Other websites

- Retrosheet
- Frank Lary, by Jim Sargent, The Baseball Biography Project, SABR

## Infobox (mlb player)

- **name**: Frank Lary
- **image**: Frank Lary.jpg
- **position**: Pitcher
- **bats**: Right
- **throws**: Right
- **birth place**: Northport, Alabama
- **death place**: Northport, Albama
- **debutleague**: MLB
- **debutdate**: September 14
- **debutyear**: 1954
- **debutteam**: Detroit Tigers
- **finalleague**: MLB
- **finaldate**: September 21
- **finalyear**: 1965
- **finalteam**: Chicago White Sox
- **statleague**: MLB
- **stat1label**: Win–loss record (pitching), Win–loss record
- **stat1value**: 128–116
- **stat2label**: Earned run average
- **stat2value**: 3.49
- **stat3label**: Strikeouts
- **stat3value**: 1,099
- **teams**: * Detroit Tigers (1954–1964)
* New York Mets (1964)
* Milwaukee Braves (1964)
* New York Mets (1965)
* Chicago White Sox (1965)
- **highlights**: * 3× MLB All-Star Game, All-Star (1960 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (first game), 1960–1961 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (first game), 1961)
* Gold Glove Award (1961)
* List of Major League Baseball annual wins leaders, AL wins leader (1956)
Mark Takai

**Kyle Mark Takai** (July 1, 1967 – July 20, 2016) was an American politician. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaii's 1st district from January 3, 2015 until his death. He was also a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from 1994 to 2014. He became a lieutenant colonel in the Hawaii Army National Guard in 2013.

Takai was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was of Japanese ancestry. He was married to Sami and had two children.

Takai was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in October 2015. He died on July 20, 2016 in Aiea, Hawaii. He was 49.
Bill Hudson (American football)

**William Alex** "**Bill**" **Hudson** (July 9, 1935 – December 13, 2017) was an American football player. He played as a defensive tackle. He played professionally in the American Football League for the San Diego Chargers and the Boston Patriots. He also played in the Canadian Football League for the Montreal Alouettes. He was a member of the South Carolina Sports Hall of Fame. He was born in Hartsville, South Carolina.

Hudson died on December 13, 2017 in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He was 82.
Rod (Slavic religion)

**Rod** (Cyrillic: Род) is the supreme God of the universe in the Slavic Native Faith. Old Church Slavonic sources about pre-Christian religion, say that Rod represents divinity and ancestrality.

Among the South Slavs, the concept is also known as _Sud_ (Judge) or _Prabog_ (First God).
Jarilo

**Jarilo** (Cyrillic: Ярило, Ярила or Јарило) is a Slavic god of vegetation, fertility and springtime.

The only historical source that mentions Jarilo was from a German bishop who encountered pagans celebrating a festival called Gerovit (likely a German way of saying, _Jarovit_). Until the 19th century in Russia, Belarus and Serbia, folk festivals called _Jarilo_ were celebrated in late spring. In these festivals, they worshiped a springtime god. Similar festivals occurred in Croatia and Slovenia.
Eric the Victorious

**Eric the Victorious** (Old Norse: Eiríkr inn sigrsæli; Swedish: Erik Segersäll) was the first Kingdom of Sweden. There is debate about whether or not he was actually the first king.

He is sometimes called **Eric V** or **Eric VI**. He is called this by people who count back from Eric XIV (1560–68).

Eric the Victorious originally controlled the area around Uppland. His kingdom may have extended down to Blekinge. He got the name "victorious," because of his victory in the Battle of Fýrisvellir.

According to Adam of Bremen, he was also the King of Denmark after the defeat of Sweyn Forkbeard. He probably also founded the town of Sigtuna, 38 km northeast from downtown Stockholm.

Adam also dated Eric the Victorious's death as between 992 and 995. He is remembered as a war-like and successful ruler.

## Other websites

- _Carl L. Thunberg (2012): Slaget på Fyrisvallarna i ny tolkning (The Battle of Fýrisvellir in a New Interpretation)_
Rian Johnson

**Rian Craig Johnson** (born December 17, 1973) is an American movie director, screenwriter, editor and actor. He is best known for directing the movies _Brick_ (2005), _The Brothers Bloom_ (2008), _Looper_ (2012), _Star Wars: The Last Jedi_ (2017) and _Knives Out_ (2019). He has directed three episodes of the AMC series _Breaking Bad_. He has also had small roles in _Rogue One: A Star Wars Story_ (2016) and _BoJack Horseman_.

Johnson was born in Silver Spring, Maryland. He has been dating movie writer Karina Longworth since 2011.

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Rian Johnson
- **image**: Star Wars- The Last Jedi Japan Premiere Red Carpet- Rian Johnson (38905282292) (cropped).jpg
- **caption**: Johnson in December 2017
- **birth name**: Rian Craig Johnson
- **birth place**: Silver Spring, Maryland, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
- **nationality**: Americans, American
- **occupation**: Director, writer, editor, actor
- **years active**: 1995–present
- **partner**: Karina Longworth
(2011–present)
Gwendoline Christie

**Gwendoline Tracey Philippa Christie** (born 28 October 1978) is a British actress and model. She is known for playing Brienne of Tarth in the HBO fantasy-drama series _Game of Thrones_ and Captain Phasma in the _Star Wars_ movies _The Force Awakens_ (2015) and _The Last Jedi_ (2017).

Gwendoline Christie was born in Worthing, West Sussex, England. She has been dating fashion design Giles Deacon since 2013.

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Gwendoline Christie
- **image**: Gwendoline Christie by Gage Skidmore.jpg
- **caption**: Gwendoline Christie at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con.
- **birth name**: Gwendoline Tracey Philippa Christie
- **birth place**: Worthing, West Sussex, UK, England
- **nationality**: British people, British
- **occupation**: Actress, Model (person), Model
- **years active**: 2006 – present
- **partner**: Giles Deacon
Byron Dorgan

**Byron Dorgan** (born May 14, 1942) is a former United States Senator and United States Congressman. He was a congressman for twelve years and a U.S. Senator for eighteen.

Dorgan was a member of the Senate Democratic leadership for sixteen years. He was first an Assistant Democratic Floor Leader. He was later a Chairman of the Democratic Policy Committee. Then, he was Chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs.

In 2010, Dorgan said he wasn't seeking re-election in the 2010 North Dakota Senate election.

Dorgan later worked at the Washington, D.C. law firm Arent Fox LLP. He was a senior policy advisor there.

Furthermore, Dorgan is a New York Times writer of four books: two on economic and political issues, two as eco-thrillers.

Dorgan was born in Dickinson, North Dakota.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Byron Dorgan
- **image**: Byron Dorgan, official photo portrait 2.jpg
- **caption**: Official portrait, 2008
- **jr/sr**: United States Senator
- **state**: North Dakota
- **term start**: December 15, 1992
- **term end**: January 3, 2011
- **predecessor**: Kent Conrad
- **successor**: John Hoeven
- **state1**: North Dakota
- **office2**: Chair of the United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Senate Indian Affairs Committee
- **term start2**: January 3, 2007
- **term end2**: January 3, 2011
- **predecessor2**: John McCain
- **successor2**: Daniel Akaka
- **state3**: North Dakota
- **term start3**: January 3, 1981
- **term end3**: December 14, 1992
- **predecessor3**: Mark Andrews (politician), Mark Andrews
- **successor3**: Earl Pomeroy
- **office4**: 18th List of North Dakota Tax Commissioners, Tax Commissioner of North Dakota
- **governor4**: William L. Guy, William Guy
Arthur A. Link, Art Link
- **term start4**: March 31, 1969
- **term end4**: January 6, 1981
- **predecessor4**: Edwin Sjaasstad
- **successor4**: Kent Conrad
- **birth name**: Byron Leslie Dorgan
- **birth place**: Dickinson, North Dakota, U.S.
- **party**: Democratic Party (United States), Democratic (North Dakota Democratic-Nonpartisan League Party, D-NPL)
- **spouse**: Kimberly Olson
- **children**: 4
- **education**:
University of Denver (Master of Business Administration, MBA)
- **signature**: Byron Dorgan signature.gif
Charles Grodin

**Charles Sidney Grodin** (April 21, 1935 – May 18, 2021) was an American actor, comedian, author and television talk show host. He won an Emmy Award for writing in 1978.

Grodin is best known for his appearances on _The Tonight Show_ and _The Late Show_. Grodin's movie roles include _Catch-22_ (1970), _The Heartbreak Kid_ (1972), _Midnight Run_ and _The Couch Trip_ (both 1988), _Beethoven_ (1992) and _Beethoven's 2nd_, _Dave_ and _Heart and Souls_ (all 1993).

Grodin was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to an Orthodox Jewish family. He had a daughter with his first wife, Julie Ferguson. He married Elissa Durwood in 1983. They had a son.

Grodin died of bone marrow cancer at his home in Wilton, Connecticut, on May 18, 2021. He was 86.

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Charles Grodin
- **image**: Charles Grodin 2013.jpg
- **caption**: Grodin in 2013
- **birth name**: Charles Sidney Grodin
- **birth place**: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- **death place**: Wilton, Connecticut, U.S.
- **nationality**: American
- **years active**: 1954–2017
- **spouse**: Julie Ferguson (divorced)

- **children**: 2
Dillon, Read & Co.

**Dillon, Read & Co.** was an investment bank based in New York City. In 1997, it was acquired by Swiss Bank Corporation, which was in turn acquired by UBS in 1998.

The Dillon Read name was dropped by 2000. In June 2005, UBS established **Dillon Read Capital Management** (**DRCM**), led by former UBS Investment Bank head John P. Costas.

On May 3, 2007, UBS announced the closure of Dillon Read Capital Management. The division lost 150 million Swiss Francs in the first quarter of 2007, primarily due to bets on the sub-prime mortgage industry in the United States. The assets under management were transferred into UBS's main asset management business.

## Infobox (company)

- **name**: Dillon Read & Co.
- **logo**: Dillon_Read_Logo.png
- **type**: Acquired
- **industry**: Financial Services
- **fate**: Acquired by Swiss Bank Corporation in 1998
- **founded**: 1832
- **products**: Asset Management,
Financial Services
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management

**Morgan Stanley Wealth Management** is an American multinational financial services corporation specializing in retail brokerage. It is the wealth & asset management division of Morgan Stanley.

In the late 1980s the retail brokerage firm Smith Barney was owned by Primerica Financial Services. Commercial Credit purchased Primerica in 1988, for $1.5 billion. In 1992, they paid $722 million to buy a 27 percent share of Travelers Insurance. By the end of 1993, the merged company was known as Travelers Group Inc. In September 1997, Travelers acquired Salomon Inc. (parent company of Salomon Brothers Inc.), for over $9 billion in stock, and merged it with its own investment arm to create **Salomon Smith Barney**.

In April 1998 Travelers Group announced an agreement to undertake a $76 billion merger between Travelers and Citicorp, creating the largest single financial services company in the world.

On January 13, 2009, Morgan Stanley and Citigroup announced that Citigroup would sell 51% of Smith Barney to Morgan Stanley, creating Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, which was formerly a division of Citi Global Wealth Management. The combined brokerage house has 17,649 financial advisors and manages $2 trillion in client assets.

## Other websites

- Morgan Stanley Wealth Management website
- Smith Barney

## Infobox (company)

- **name**: Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
- **logo**: Morgan_Stanley_Logo.png
- **type**: Limited liability company
- **industry**: Financial services
- **foundation**: 2009
- **founder**: Henry S. Morgan, Harold Stanley, Charles D. Barney, Edward B. Smith
- **location city**: Purchase, New York
- **location country**: U.S.
- **key people**: James P. Gorman (Chairman)
- **area served**: Worldwide
- **products**: Broker, Retail brokerage, asset management, investment banking
- **revenue**: US$ 3.423 1000000000 (number), billion (2014)
- **operating income**: US$ 1.276 billion (2014)
- **net income**: US$ 665 million (2014)
- **aum**: US$2.05 trillion (2014)
- **num employees**: 17,649 (2011)
- **owner**: Morgan Stanley (100%)
Kannauj district

**Kannauj district** is an administrative district in Uttar Pradesh, India. The capital of this district is the historically famous Kannauj city. This district was formed from Farrukhabad district in September 18, 1997.

According to the 2011 census of India Kannauj district has a population of 1,658,005,

It is very much famous for Kannauj Perfume. This is the reason for Kannauj city is called as City of Perfumes. There are many temples in Kannauj which are very spiritual (divine) and historical.