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Alper Kul

**Alper Kul** (born 5 December 1975, Fatih, Istanbul), Turkish actor and writer.

## Biography

Alper Kul was born on December 5, 1975 in Süleymaniye, Istanbul. His family is from Trabzon. Having completed his education at the Theater Department of the Indiana University after MSM, he acted in forms such as City Theaters, DOT, IUSB (USA), BKM. Various movies and series have appeared.

## Career

At the beginning of October 2, 2009, he played in the BKM for one season. His 2010 autographed son of Babamin played for three years in Turkey and Europe. He received the prize of the Year of the Year award with the AUT theater play staged for the first time in 2010. The theater play "Barcelo" written in 2011 was performed in the theater Ikincikat.

After the comedy theater program of 5'er Beşer started in 2011 at ATV, he made and played the similar project designs of the programs called "İnsanlar Alemi" and "Güldür Güldür" which started at Star TV and continued as the program alongside his wife Aylin Kontente.

He was cast in such as hit series "Kınalı Kar" and "Yılan Hikayesi". He had leading role in surreal period comedy series "Osmanlı Tokadı". He played as Temel in franchise comedy films "Sümela'nın Şifresi", "Moskova'nın Şifresi". He played as Oktay in action comedy films "Ölümlü Dünya", "Ölümlü Dünya 2". He played in comedy film "Mahalleden Arkadaşlar"  written & directed by Selçuk Aydemir.

## Filmography

- Dedemin Fişi-  2016 (Hicri)
- _Olur Olur!_ - Ali 2014
- _Osmanlı Tokadı_ - Yeniçeri Şahin 2013
- _Güldür Güldür_ - İsmail 2013-
- _Moskova'nın Şifresi: Temel_ - Temel 2013
- _İnsanlar Alemi_ - İsmail 2012
- _Sümela'nın Şifresi: Temel_ - Temel 2011
- _5 er Beşer_ - İsmail 2011
- _Şen Yuva_ - Nurettin Şenyuva 2010
- _Güneşi Gördüm_ - 2009
- _Gecenin Kanatları_ - Baran 2010
- Mordkomission - 2009 - 2010
- _Flugten_ - 2008
- _Ugarit_ - 2007
- _Sessiz Gemiler_ - 2007
- _Gölge_ - 2007
- _Kader_ - 2006
- _Aşka Sürgün_ - 2005
- _Kınalı Kar_ - Demir 2002
- _Yılan Hikayesi_ - 1999
- _Hamam_ - 1997

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Alper Kul
- **image**: Alper_Kul_2012.jpg
- **birth place**: Fatih, İstanbul
- **nationality**: Turkish
- **occupation**: Actor, writer
- **years active**: 1997-present
Münibe Millet

**Münibe Millet** (born January 23, 1980, Elazığ) is a cinema and theater actor, theater and dance instructor.

## Biography

He began his education at the Pera Fine Arts Theater Department and took part in many plays in Theater Pera. He got his acting education from Mimar Sinan University. After finishing Modern Dance Department, Millet played in cinema, serials and commercials as well as the theater. At the same time she is a theater and dance instructor and voice actor.

## Filmography

- Doktorlar - 2007
- Güz Yangını - 2005
- Ah be İstanbul - 2004
- Yeditepe İstanbul - 2001
- Evdeki Yabancı - 2000
- Hayat Bağları - 1999

## Other websites

- IMDb
- Sinematürk

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Münibe Millet
- **birth place**: Elazığ, Turkey
- **nationality**: Turkish
- **occupation**: Actor
François Van der Elst

**François** "**Swat**" **Van der Elst** (1 December 1954 – 11 January 2017) was a Belgian footballer. He played as a right winger. He played from 1971 to 1986. He played for Anderlecht, New York Cosmos, West Ham United and Lokeren. He was born in Opwijk, Flemish Brabant.

On 1 January 2017, Van der Elst was put in an induced coma because of heart failure. He died from cardiac arrest on 11 January 2017 in Aalst, East Flanders. He was 62.

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: François Van der Elst
- **image**: François Van der Elst.jpg
- **caption**: Van der Elst in 1977
- **birth place**: Opwijk, Belgium
- **death place**: Aalst, Belgium, Aalst, Belgium
- **height**: 1.72 m
- **position**: Midfielder#Winger, Winger
- **youthyears1**: 1965–1969
- **youthclubs1**: VCE Mazenzele
- **youthyears2**: 1969–1971
- **youthclubs2**: R.S.C. Anderlecht, Anderlecht
- **years1**: 1971–1980
- **clubs1**: R.S.C. Anderlecht, Anderlecht
- **caps1**: 243
- **goals1**: 82
- **years2**: 1980–1981
- **clubs2**: New York Cosmos
- **caps2**: 43
- **goals2**: 12
- **years3**: 1981–1983
- **clubs3**: West Ham United F.C., West Ham United
- **caps3**: 62
- **goals3**: 14
- **years4**: 1983–1986
- **clubs4**: K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen, Lokeren
- **caps4**: 57
- **goals4**: 12
- **totalcaps**: 405
- **totalgoals**: 120
- **nationalyears1**: 1973–1983
- **nationalteam1**: Belgium national football team, Belgium
- **nationalcaps1**: 44
- **nationalgoals1**: 14
Egyptian goose

The **Egyptian goose** (_Alopochen aegyptiacus_) is a member of the duck, goose, and swan family, Anatidae. It lives in Africa, south of the Sahara and the Nile River Valley.

Egyptian geese were thought to be sacred by the people in Ancient Egypt. They appeared in much of their artwork. They have been raised for food and bred in parts of Africa since they were domesticated by the ancient Egyptians. Because of their popularity as an ornamental bird, they often escape. Small feral populations have become established in Western Europe.
St. Helier railway station

**St Helier railway station** opened in 1930. The only operator for the station is Thameslink. The station is in Fare Zone 4.

## Platforms

There are two platforms for this station. Platform 1 is for trains towards Luton. Platform 2 is for trains towards Sutton (Surrey).

## Frequency

This list shows the frequency of trains on typical off-peak hours.

### Up (northbound)

- 2 trains to Luton via Wimbledon station

### Down (southbound)

- 2 trains to Sutton (Surrey)

## Buses

London buses route 154 and S4 operates at this station.

## Departures

This table shows the departures from this station with the calling points and the time that is taken to get to the end of the line.

|Train|Towards|Calling Points|Approximate Journey Time|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Thameslink|Luton|Morden South, South Merton, WImbledon Chase, Wimbledon station, Haydons Road, Tooting, Streatham, Tulse Hill, Herne Hill railway station, Loughborough Junction, Elephant and Castle, Blackfriars station, City Thameslink, Farringdon station, St Pancras station, Kentish Town, West Hampstead Thameslink, Cricklewood, Hendon, Mill Hill Broadway, Elstree & Borehamwood, Radlett, St Albans, Harpenden, Luton Airport|1 hour 49 minutes|
|Thameslink|Sutton (Surrey)|Sutton Common railway station, West Sutton railway station|3 minutes|

## Other websites

- http://ojp.nationalrail.co.uk/service/ldbboard/dep/SIH
- http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/SIH/details.html

## Infobox (london station)

- **name**: St Helier
- **symbol**: rail
- **owner**: Network Rail
- **owner1**: Transport for London
- **locale**: Merton
- **borough**: London Borough of Merton
- **image name**: File:St_Helier_stn_look_south_from_stairs.JPG
- **caption**: St Helier railway station from the top of the stairs
- **platforms**: 2
- **fare zone**: 4
- **railcode**: SIH
- **years1**: 5th January 1930
- **events1**: St Helier railway station opened
Bothriospondylus

_Bothriospondylus_ ('excavated vertebrae') is a genus of sauropodomorph dinosaur known from a handful of vertebrae. It lived during the Late Jurassic in England. It belongs to the family _Bothriospondylidae_ that was coined by Richard Lydekker in 1885. The genus is based on the specimen ***BMNH R44529-5***.

## Related pages

- _Camarasaurus_
- _Dicraeosaurus_
- _Richard Lydekker_
Richard Lydekker

**Richard Lydekker** (25 July 1849 – 16 April 1915) was an English paleontologist and mammalogist. He wrote a number books on natural history. He was a member of the Geological Survey of India. He later joined the British Museum of Natural History. He was responsible for creating their catalog on their vertebrate fossil collections.
Rubihorn

The **Rubihorn** is a mountain in Bavaria, Germany. It is  tall and is to the east of Oberstdorf. With the Nebelhorn it makes part of the Daumen Group. On 9 July 1987 there was a rockfall on the north face. The remains can still be seen today.

## Infobox (mountain)

- **name**: Rubihorn
- **photo**: Rubihorn07.jpg
- **photo caption**: The Rubihorn
- **elevation m**: 1957
- **prominence m**: 95
- **map**: Alps
- **location**: Bavaria, Germany
- **range**: Allgäu Alps
Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui

**Saeed Uz Zaman Siddiqui** (1 December 1938 – 11 January 2017) (pronunciation **'sa'eed -uz- zam'an**'; alternatively **Saiduzzaman Siddiqui**;  was a Pakistani jurist and legislator. He served as the Chief Justice of Pakistan at the Supreme Court of Pakistan from November 11, 2016 until his death in 2017.

He was the Chief Justice of Pakistan when the 1999 military coup d'état was staged by then-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee and Chief of Army Staff General Pervez Musharraf.

Siddiqui died at the age of 78 on 11 January 2017 in Karachi.
Martin Brandtner

**Martin L. Brandtner** (3 July 1938 – 3 January 2017) was an American Marine Corps lieutenant general. He served as the Director for Operations for the Joint Staff until his retirement on 1 June 1993.

Brandtner died on 3 January 2017, at the age of 78, in Reno, Nevada.

## Infobox (military person)

- **image**: LtGen Martin L. Brandtner.jpg
- **caption**: LtGen Martin L. Brandtner
- **name**: Martin Brandtner
- **birth place**: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, U.S.
- **death place**: Reno, Nevada, U.S.
- **allegiance**: United States, United States of America
- **branch**: United States Marine Corps
- **serviceyears**: 1962–1993
- **rank**: Lieutenant general (United States), Lieutenant General
Bob McCullough

**Robert "Bob" McCullough** OAM (12 October 1931 – 9 January 2017) was an Australian sport administrator in the area of disability sport. He was President of the Australian Paralympic Federation and the International Stoke Mandeville Wheelchair Sports Federation.

McCullough died in Australia on 9 January 2017.
David Shulkin

**David Jonathon Shulkin** (born June 22, 1959) is an American physician and politician. Shulkin was the 9th United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs from February 14, 2017 to March 28, 2018. He served as Under Secretary of Health for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. He was nominated by President Barack Obama on March 18, 2015 and sworn in on July 6, 2015.

On January 11, 2017, President-elect Donald Trump announced that he will nominate Shulkin to serve as United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

## Early life

Shulkin was born in Highland Park, Illinois. He was raised in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. He studied at Hampshire College and at Drexel University.

## Medical career

He served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City. He also served as president of Morristown Medical Center and as vice president of Atlantic Health System Accountable Care Organization.

He has been Chief Medical Officer of the University of Pennsylvania Health System, the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Temple University Hospital, and the Medical College of Pennsylvania Hospital.

## United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2017–2018)

On January 11, 2017, Shulkin was selected by President-elect Trump as Secretary of Veterans Affairs pending Senate confirmation. Shulkin resigned from a private sector position in 2015 to work in the Department of Veterans Affairs as the undersecretary of health.

On February 13, 2017, the Senate unanimously confirmed Shulkin as the U.S. Secretary of Veteran's Affairs with a 100-0 vote.

For President Trump's address to a Joint Session of Congress on February 28, 2017, Shulkin served as the designated survivor.

In September 2017, _The Washington Post_ revealed that Shulkin spent nearly half his time on a recent international trip to Europe, covered by taxpayers, sightseeing and shopping with his wife, Merle Bari.

On March 28, 2018, President Trump fired Shulkin.

## Personal life

Shulkin is married to Merle Bari.

## Other websites

- Official website

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: David Shulkin
- **image**: David Shulkin official photo.jpg
- **office**: 9th United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs
- **president**: Donald Trump
- **deputy**: Thomas G. Bowman
- **term start**: February 14, 2017
- **term end**: March 28, 2018
- **predecessor**: Robert A. McDonald
- **successor**: Robert Wilkie
- **office1**: Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health
- **president1**: Barack Obama
Donald Trump
- **term start1**: July 6, 2015
- **term end1**: February 13, 2017
- **predecessor1**: Robert Petzel
- **successor1**: Poonam Alaigh (Acting)
- **birth name**: David Jonathon Shulkin
- **party**: Independent politician, Independent
- **spouse**: Merle Bari
- **children**: 2
- **education**: Hampshire College (Bachelor of Arts, BA)
Drexel University (Doctor of Medicine, MD)
Warren Allen Smith

**Warren Allen Smith** (October 27, 1921 – January 9, 2017) was an American gay rights activist, writer and humanities humanist.

## Career

In 1961, Smith started the Variety Recording Studio, a major independent company off Broadway, New York City, with his business partner and longtime companion Fernando Rodolfo de Jesus Vargas Zamora. Smith ran the company for almost thirty years (1961–90). In 1969, Smith participated in the Stonewall riots.

Smith was one of the signatories of the 1973 _Humanist Manifesto II_ as well as the Humanist Manifesto III in 2003.

## Death

Smith died on January 9, 2017 at the age of 95.
Takobeya (Japanese bureaucrats)

**Takobeya** is a room. When Japanese bureaucrats make a new law, they establish a takobeya. In general, 5-6 bureaucrats are gathered in takobeya to make a new law. Mainly a takobeya is changed from a conference room in the buildings of central government ministries.

Originally, takobeya means an accommodation hut for harsh labors at construction sites in the Meiji period. The work of bureaucrats in takobeya for laws are so harsh that bureaucrats call their room "Takobeya".
Manlio Rocchetti

**Manlio Rocchetti** (28 November 1943 – 10 January 2017) was an Italian makeup artist. He won an Academy Award at the 1989 Academy Awards for Best Makeup for the movie _Driving Miss Daisy,_ which he shared with Lynn Barber and Kevin Haney.

His career started in 1960 and he has continued working on makeup with most recently in 2012. He often works with Martin Scorsese.

He also won an Emmy for the makeup in _Lonesome Dove_.

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Manlio Rocchetti
- **other names**: M. Rocchetti
- **birth date**: 28 November 1943
- **birth place**: Rome, Italy
- **death date**: 10 January 2017 (aged 73)
- **occupation**: makeup artist
- **yearsactive**: 1960–2017
Tommy Allsup

**Thomas Douglas Allsup** (November 24, 1931 – January 11, 2017) was an American rockabilly and country swing guitarist.

Allsup was born near Owasso, Oklahoma in 1931. He was an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation.

He worked with entertainers such as Buddy Holly and Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys. Allsup was touring with Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson when he lost a fateful coin toss with Valens for a seat on the plane that crashed, killing Valens, Holly and Richardson on February 3, 1959.

Allsup died on January 11, 2017 at his home in Springfield, Missouri of complications from hernia surgery. He was 85 years old.

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: Tommy Allsup
- **background**: non_vocal_instrumentalist
- **image**: Tommy Allsup.jpg
- **caption**: Allsup in 2009
- **birth name**: Thomas Douglas Allsup
- **birth place**: Owasso, Oklahoma, U.S.
- **death place**: Springfield, Missouri, U.S.
- **genre**: Rock and roll, Country music, country, western swing
- **occupation**: Musician, producer
- **instrument**: Guitar
- **years active**: 1949–2016
- **label**: Liberty Records, Liberty
- **associated acts**: Buddy Holly, Waylon Jennings
Kenny Wharram

**Kenneth Malcolm Wharram** (July 2, 1933 – January 10, 2017) was a retired professional ice hockey right winger who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League. He played for the Chicago Black Hawks from 1951 through 1952 and again from 1958 until he retired in 1969. He won a Stanley Cup in 1961. He was born in North Bay, Ontario.

Wharram died on January 10, 2017 from heart failure in North Bay, Ontario, aged 83.

## Infobox (ice hockey player)

- **played for**: **National Hockey League, NHL**
Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Black Hawks
**American Hockey League, AHL**
Buffalo Bisons (AHL), Buffalo Bisons
- **position**: Right Wing (ice hockey), Right Wing
- **shoots**: Right
- **height ft**: 5
- **height in**: 9
- **weight lb**: 155
- **image**: Ken_Wharram_Chex.jpg
- **image size**: 230px
- **birth place**: Neighbourhoods in North Bay, Ontario, Ferris, Ontario, Canada
- **death place**: North Bay, Ontario, Canada
- **career start**: 1951
- **career end**: 1969
Jean-Jacques Annaud

**Jean-Jacques Annaud** (born 1 October 1943) is a French movie director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for directing _Quest for Fire_ (1981), _The Name of the Rose_ (1986), _The Lover_ (1991), and _Seven Years in Tibet_ (1997).

Annaud has received many awards for his work, including four César Awards, one David di Donatello Award, and one National Academy of Cinema Award. Annaud's first movie, _Black and White in Color_ (1976), received an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Jean-Jacques Annaud
- **image**: Jean-Jacques Annaud par Claude Truong-Ngoc février 2015.jpg
- **caption**: Jean-Jacques Annaud in 2015
- **birth place**: Essonne, Île-de-France, France
- **occupation**: Movie director, screenwriter, producer
- **years active**: 1967–present
Mont Aigoual

**Mont Aigoual** () is a French mountain in the Cévennes, a southern part of the Massif Central in the Occitanie region. It is on the border of the Lozère and Gard departments and is the highest mountain of Gard.

When the sky is clear, it is possible to see the Mediterranean Sea, the Pyrenees, and also the Alps and Mont Blanc in particular.

## Name

The word "Aigoual" appears with different meanings: _ad stratam Aigoaldi_ in 1228 refers to a route, _marcha Algoaldi_ in 1238 names the limits of a territory, and _mons Aigoaldi_ in 1249 is the name of the mountain. It seems that Aigoual comes from the word _Algwarld_, the name of a person in the region.

## Geography

Mont Aigoual has an elevation of  and is the highest mountain in the Gard department and the second in the Lozère department and in the Cévennes mountains after Mont Lozère that is  high. Mont Aigoual is within the _Cévennes National Park_ ().

The summit of Mont Aigoual is on plateau with an altitude more than  high and with an area of about  in the _communes_ Valleraugue (Gard) et Bassurels (Lozère). The watershed across the plateau divides the drainage basin in two: the Atlantic to the north and the Mediterranean to the south.

On its southern slopes is the source of the Hérault river, that flows to the south into the Mediterranean Sea.

The mountain is formed by granite from the Palaeozoic era.

On top of the mountain there is a meteorological station built in 1887. It is the last remaining weather station in France which is still inhabited by meteorologists. An exhibition on weather forecasting is open to visitors in the summer months.

## Climate

Mont Aigoual has an oceanic climate (Cfc), bordering to a subartic (Dfc) (highland) climate.

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## Sports

A well-known hiking route is the "Climbing of the 4,000 steps" that begins in Valleraugue and ends in the weather station.

The ski station (a place where people go to practice skiing) of Prat Peyrot is on the sides of the Aigoual. It is the biggest ski station of the Cévennes.

## Other websites

- Observatoire du Mont Aigoual website
- Office de tourisme Causses Aigoual Cévennes
- Prat Peyrot - Station de ski du Mont Aigoual website

## Infobox (mountain)

- **name**: Mont Aigoual
- **photo**: Mont Aigoual Est.jpg
- **photo alt**: East face of Mont Aigoua
- **photo caption**: East face of Mont Aigoua
- **elevation m**: 1565
- **prominence m**: 732
- **location**: Gard Departments of France, departement, France
- **range**: Massif Central
- **map**: France
- **map caption**: France
Stanley Russ

**Otis Stanley Russ** (August 31, 1930 – January 5, 2017) was an American politician. He served as a member of the Arkansas Senate from the 21st (later 30th) district from January 1975 to January 2001. He also served as President pro tempore of the Senate from 1995 to 1997.

Russ was born in Conway, Arkansas. He married Nina Benton in 1951. They had two children, and she died in 2005.

Russ died from acute myeloid leukemia on January 5, 2017 in Conway. He was 86.

## Infobox (politician)

- **name**: Stanley Russ
- **office**: President pro tempore of the Arkansas Senate
- **term start**: 1995
- **term end**: 1997
- **office2**: Member of the Arkansas Senate from the 21st (later 30th) district
- **term start2**: January 28, 1975
- **term end2**: January 8, 2001
- **predecessor2**: Guy H. Jones
- **successor2**: Gilbert Baker (politician), Gilbert Baker
- **birth name**: Otis Stanley Russ
- **birth place**: Conway, Arkansas, Conway, Arkansas, United States
- **death place**: Conway, Arkansas
- **party**: Democratic Party (United States), Democratic
- **spouse**: Nina Benton (m. 1951–2005)
- **children**: 2
- **alma mater**: University of Arkansas
- **serviceyears**: July 1952 – July 1954
Russell Trood

**Russell Brunell Trood** (5 December 1948 – 9 January 2017) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Liberal Party. He served as a Senator for Queensland from 1 July 2005 until 30 June 2011. He later served as the National President of the United Nations Association of Australia from 2012 to 2016. He was born in Melbourne, Victoria.

Trood died from thyroid cancer on 9 January 2017 in Brisbane, Queensland. He was 68.
Mark Andrews

**Mark Andrews** (May 19, 1926 – October 3, 2020) was an American politician from the state of North Dakota. He was a member of the United States Republican Party.

## Career

During the 1950s he began to enter politics, serving on farmers' organizations and Republican committees. In 1962, Andrews ran for Governor of North Dakota, losing to incumbent William L. Guy by just 2,000 votes out of over 228,500 cast. He ran for one of North Dakota's seats in the United States Senate which was being vacated by the long-serving Republican Milton Young who announced that he would not run for reelection and retire after the election. Andrews won the election with 70% of the vote and served in the Senate for one term, from 1981 to 1987.

Andrews was defeated for re-election in 1986 by Democratic-NPL Tax Commissioner Kent Conrad by a mere 2,120 votes in what is still considered an upset.

## Personal life

Andrews was born in Cass County, North Dakota. He studied at North Dakota State University. Andrews died on October 3, 2020 in Fargo, North Dakota at the age of 94.

## Infobox (senator)

- **name**: Mark Andrews
- **nationality**: American
- **image name**: Mark Andrews, US Senator from North Dakota.jpg
- **jr/sr**: United States Senator
- **state**: North Dakota
- **party**: Republican Party (United States), Republican
- **term start**: January 3, 1981
- **term end**: January 3, 1987
- **preceded**: Milton Young
- **succeeded**: Kent Conrad
- **state2**: North Dakota
- **district2**: North Dakota's At-large congressional district, At-large
- **term start2**: January 3, 1973
- **term end2**: January 3, 1981
- **preceded2**: New district
- **succeeded2**: Byron Dorgan
- **state3**: North Dakota
- **district3**: North Dakota's 1st congressional district, 1st
- **term start3**: October 22, 1963
- **term end3**: January 3, 1973
- **preceded3**: Hjalmar Carl Nygaard, Hjalmar Nygaard
- **succeeded3**: Elected statewide at-large
- **birth place**: Cass County, North Dakota, U.S.
- **death place**: Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
- **alma mater**: North Dakota State University
Roger Angell

**Roger Angell** (September 19, 1920 – May 20, 2022) was an American essayist. He was known for his writing on sports, especially baseball. He was a regular contributor to _The New Yorker_ and was its chief fiction editor for many years. He wrote many works of fiction, non-fiction, and criticism, and for many years wrote an annual Christmas poem for _The New Yorker_.

He received awards for his writing, including the George Polk Award for Commentary in 1980, the _Kenyon Review_ Award for Literary Achievement in 2005 along with Umberto Eco, and the inaugural PEN/ESPN Lifetime Achievement Award for Literary Sports Writing in 2011.

He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2007 and was a long-time ex-officio member of the council of the Authors Guild.

Angell died of congestive heart failure on May 20, 2022 at his apartment in New York City, aged 101.

## Infobox (writer)

- **name**: Roger Angell
- **image**: Roger Angell March 2015.jpg
- **birth place**: New York City, New York (state), New York, United States, U.S.
- **death place**: New York City, New York, U.S.
- **occupation**: Author
- **nationality**: United States, American
- **alma mater**: Harvard University
- **genre**: Sports journalism
- **spouse**: Evelyn Baker (deceased); Carol Rogge Angell (deceased)
- **children**: Callie, Alice, and John Henry
- **relatives**: E. B. White (stepfather)
- **awards**: PEN/ESPN Lifetime Achievement Award for Literary Sports Writing (2011)
J. G. Taylor Spink Award (2014)
Douglas Wass

**Sir Douglas William Gretton Wass** (15 April 1923 – 4 January 2017) was a British civil servant. He served as Permanent Secretary to HM Treasury from 1974 to 1983. Wass was Permanent Secretary to HM Treasury from 1974 to 1983 and served as joint head of the civil service in 1981.

He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in 1971, elevated to Knight Commander (KCB) in 1975 and further elevated to Knight Grand Cross (GCB) in 1980. In 1985, he was awarded an Honorary Degree (Doctor of Letters) by the University of Bath.

In 1983, the BBC invited Sir Douglas to present the annual Reith Lectures. In a series of six lectures titled Government and the Governed, he examined the role and responsibilities of government.

Wass died on 4 January 2017 in London at the age of 93.
Tony Rosato

**Antonio "Tony" Rosato** (December 26, 1954 – January 10, 2017) was an Italian-born Canadian actor, voice actor and comedian. He was best known for his work on _Second City Television_ (1980-1984) and _Night Heat_. He had voice roles in _Sailor Moon_, _Franklin_, _George Shrinks_, _Atomic Betty_ and the video game _Resident Evil 3: Nemesis_ (1999).

Rosato was born in Naples. He moved to Canada at the age of four. He grew up in the cities of Halifax, Ottawa and Toronto.

Rosato died from a heart attack on January 10, 2017 in Toronto, Ontario. He was 62.
Gavin Whittaker

**Gavin Whittaker** (13 January 1970 – 6 January 2017) was an Australian professional rugby league player. He played as in the front row during the 1990s. He played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, the Gold Coast Chargers and the Western Suburbs Magpies. He retired in 1998. He was born in Pittsworth, Queensland.

Whittaker died from stomach cancer on 6 January 2017 at his home in Parkwood, Queensland. He was 46, and would have turned 47th a week after his death.

## Other websites

- Gavin Whittaker at the Rugby League Project
Allgäu Alps

The **Allgäu Alps** are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps. They are located in Bavaria in Germany, and Tyrol and Vorarlberg in Austria. The range is directly east of Lake Constance.

There are relatively high levels of rain and it is the rainiest place in Germany. While there are some permanent snowfields, there are no glaciers. Most mountains have grassy faces on one side, and sheer cliffs on the other. Further south the mountains begin to look Dolomite, as they have crevices and gullies. The main river in the region is the Iller, which splits the mountains in half. The high peaks are all on the east of the Iller. On the west they are usually not taller than 2200m. Many activities occur in them, including hiking and skiing.

## The ten highest peaks

The highest peaks of the Allgäu Alps are either on Austrian soil or on the Austro-German border.

|width="25%"|Name|width="10%"|Height|width="40%"|Country / State|width="25%"|Subgroup within the AA|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Großer Krottenkopf|2657m|Austria / Tyrol|Hornbach chain|||||
|Hohes Licht|2652m|Austria / Tyrol|Main central chain|||||
|Hochfrottspitze|2648.8m|Germany / Bavaria + Austria / Tyrol|Main central chain|||||
|Mädelegabel|2644m|Germany / Bavaria + Austria / Tyrol|Main central chain|||||
|Urbeleskarspitze|2632m|Austria / Tyrol|Hornbach chain|||||
|Steinschartenkopf|2615m|Austria / Tyrol|Main central chain|||||
|Marchspitze|2610m|Austria / Tyrol|Hornbach chain|||||
|Bretterspitze|2609m|Austria / Tyrol|Hornbach chain|||||
|Bockkarkopf|2608.5m|Germany / Bavaria + Austria / Tyrol|Main central chain|||||
|Biberkopf|2599m|Germany / Bavaria + Austria / Tyrol|Main central chain|||||

## Infobox (mountain)

- **name**: Allgäu Alps
- **photo**: Grosser Krottenkopf.JPG
- **photo caption**: The Krottenspitze, Öfnerspitze and Großer Krottenkopf
- **country type**: Countries
- **subdivision2 type**: Region
- **parent**: Northern Limestone Alps
- **geology**: Sedimentary
- **highest**: Großer Krottenkopf
- **elevation m**: 2656
Lucina da Costa Gomez-Matheeuws

**Lucina Elena da Costa Gomez-Matheeuws** (5 April 1929 – 7 January 2017) was a Dutch Antillean politician for the National People's Party (PNP). She served as the Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles, an office her husband Moises Frumencio da Costa Gomez previously held, briefly in 1977. She was also the first female to hold the office. Prior to this, she was the Minister of Health and Environment, Welfare, Youth, Sports, Culture and Recreation (1970–1977).

Costa Gomez-Matheeuws died on 7 January 2017 in Willemstad, Curaçao at the age of 87.

## Infobox (prime minister)

- **name**: Lucina da Costa Gomez-Matheeuws
- **order**: Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles
- **term end**: 1977
- **predecessor**: Juancho Evertsz
- **successor**: Leo A.I. Chance
- **office2**: Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (Netherlands), Minister of Health and Environment, Welfare, Youth, Sports, Culture and Recreation
- **term start2**: 1970
- **term end2**: 1977
- **death place**: Willemstad, Curaçao
- **spouse**: Moises Frumencio da Costa Gomez
Großer Krottenkopf

The **Großer Krottenkopf** is the highest mountain in the Allgäu Alps. It is in Austria and is  tall. It is part of the Hornbach chain, which runs along the main branch of the Allgäu Alps for 15 km eastwards. There are several routes to climb it from different directions.

## Infobox (mountain)

- **name**: Großer Krottenkopf
- **photo**: Grosser Krottenkopf von Westen.jpg
- **photo caption**: The Großer Krottenkopf, August 2000
- **elevation m**: 2656
- **prominence m**: 996
- **range**: Allgäu Alps (Hornbach chain)
- **location**: Tyrol (state), Tyrol, Austria
- **map**: Austria
- **map caption**: Austria
Tony Booth (artist)

**Anthony** "**Tony**" **Booth** (22 June 1933 – 11 January 2017) was a British artist. He was best known as the original poster artist for The Beatles and other bands in the Merseybeat era. He also worked with The Cavern Club. He was known as Brian Epstein's "right-hand man" in the 1960s in Liverpool. He was born in Merseyside and grew up in Moreton.

Booth died from cancer on 11 January 2017 in Upton, Merseyside, aged 83.
Party for Freedom

The **Party for Freedom**, Dutch: _Partij voor de Vrijheid_ (shortened _PVV_), is a right-wing to far-right  political party in the Netherlands.

The party's leader, founder and only member is Geert Wilders.

The party was founded on 22 February 2006. In the 2006 Dutch general election, PVV won 6 seats in the House of Representatives with 579,490 votes. In the 2010 elections, PVV won 24 seats with 1,435,349 votes. In the 2012 elections, PVV won 15 seats with 950,263 votes. In the 2017 elections, the PVV won 20 seats (+5) with 1,372,941 votes. In the 2021 elections they won 17 seats (-3), and in the 2023 elections they have won 37 seats (+20).

PVV is Eurosceptic, meaning they are against the European Union. They are also openly very critical of Islam. Economically, the party supports economic liberalism and wants to lower taxes. It is also a right-wing populist party.

The PVV gained a great amount of popularity in 2017, coming second in the election.

## Other websites

- Website of the Party for Freedom
- Expatica – 'Turkey in the EU? Never!
- Expatica – Moroccans want Wilders prosecuted

## Infobox (political party)

- **name**: Party for Freedom
- **native name**: Partij voor de Vrijheid
- **leader**: Geert Wilders
- **foundation**: 22 February 2006; 19 years ago
- **ideology**: Nationalism
 Right-wing populism
 Euroscepticism
- **country**: Netherlands
- **abbreviation**: PVV
- **split**: People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, VVD
- **position**: Far-right
- **european**: Patriots.eu
- **europarl**: Patriots for Europe
- **seats1 title**: House of Representatives (Netherlands), House of Representatives
- **seats2 title**: European Parliament
Anthony King (professor)

**Anthony Stephen** "**Tony**" **King**  (17 November 1934 – 12 January 2017) was a Canadian-born British professor of government, psephologist and commentator. He was best known for his work at the University of Essex. He was considered a leading expert of democracy. He was also the BBC television analyst on election night from 1983 to 2005. He moved to the United Kingdom in the 1950s.

He was elected a member of the Academia Europaea in 1998.

King died on 12 January 2017 at the age of 82.

## Other websites

- Anthony King  profile at the University of Essex website
Claudia Poll

**Claudia Maria Poll Ahrens** (born 21 December 1972 in Managua) is a Costa Rican swimmer of German descent.

She competes in the 200 m to 800 m freestyle swimming.

At the 1996 Summer Olympics she won a gold medal in the 200 meter freestyle.

She is the only gold-medalist Costa Rica ever had.

At the 2000 Summer Olympics she won two bronze medals, in the 200 meter and 400 meter freestyle.

Claudia Poll began swimming in 1979 under coach Francisco Rivas.

No article about Claudia Poll can be complete without mentioning mentioning that she has tested positive for an illegal, performance-enhancing steroid and was suspended from competition for four years, according to an announcement this afternoon by the International Amateur Swimming Federation (FINA) in Lausanne, Switzerland. 6 June 2002"

Ironically, Poll's older sister, Sylvia, was a silver medalist at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, beaten to the wall by East Germany's Heike Friedrich. After the collapse of Communism, East German Secret police (Stasi) files revealed that Friedrich — along with all other East German Olympic swimmers — had systematically been doped as a matter of national policy.

## Related pages

- Silvia Poll, sister and also swimmer
- Costa Rica at the Olympics
- Swimming World Magazine Jun 2002
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_doping_cases_in_sport_(P)#cite_note-46
Silvia Poll

**Sylvia Poll Ahrens** (born September 24, 1970 in Managua) is a Costa Rican swimmer of German descent.

She is a backstroker and freestyle swimmer.

At the 1988 Summer Olympics she won a silver medal in the 200 meter freestyle. It was the first medal for a Costa Rican athlete.

## Related pages

- Claudia Poll, sister and also swimmer
- Costa Rica at the Olympics
Yelko Gómez

**Yelko Gómez** (born March 9, 1989 in Chiriquí Province) is a Panamanian cyclist.

He has been riding for Hyundai-Momi-Continental since 2015.

In 2014 and 2015 he won the National Time Trial Championships.
Igloofest

**Igloofest** is a yearly music festival. It is held outside in Montreal, Canada at the Old Port of Montreal. It began in January 2007 with about 4,000 people attending. In 2012 about 70,000 people attended.

## Other websites

- Igloofest 2013, Montreal; YouTube
- Official website
Dash

The **dash** is a punctuation mark that is usually written in the middle of a line of text. A hyphen is sometimes called a dash, but it is used differently.

Dashes are used to add more drama to writing. The two main forms of dashes are:
- The en dash (–) is the shorter of the two. It is longer than a hyphen but shorter than an em dash. In normal text it is about the width of the letter "n". An en dash is used to connect two numbers that make up a range (for example pages 3–6). It is also used to show a range of dates (2010–2011) or of time (11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.).
- The em dash (—) is so-named because it is about the length of an uppercase _M_. They are best used to show emphasis or for an interruption in thought. They can also be used in place of a comma, parentheses, or a colon. But they are less formal than the punctuation marks they replace.

## Other websites

- English Grammar Basics: How to Use a Dash; YouTube

## Infobox (punctuation mark)

- **mark**: —
- **variant1**: –
- **caption1**: En dash
- **variant2**: —
- **caption2**: Em dash
- **variant3**: ―
- **caption3**: Horizontal bar
- **variant4**: ‒
- **caption4**: Figure dash
Hohes Licht

The **Hohes Licht** is a mountain in the Allgäu Alps. It is  high. It is the second highest in the Allgäu  range after the Großer Krottenkopf. The summit is in Tyrol, Austria.

Hohes Licht is 14km south of Oberstdorf. It was first climbed in 1854, and a "survey signal" was left on top for triangulation. On 6 August 1869 it was first climbed for leisure purposes by Hermann von Barth. When he arrived the signal was still there.

## Infobox (mountain)

- **name**: Hohes Licht
- **photo**: Hohoes_Licht02.jpg
- **photo caption**: The Hohes Licht seen from the Rappenseekopf
- **elevation**: ()
- **isolation**: 7.0 km<span title="to"> → </span>Großer Krottenkopf
- **prominence**: 678 m<span title="above the wind-gap"> ↓ </span>Mädelejoch
- **range**: Central crest of Allgäu Alps
- **location**: Tyrol (state), Tyrol, Austria
- **map**: Austria
- **type**: Rock
- **geology**: Limestone of the Main Dolomite
- **first ascent**: 1854 as part of a cartological survey
- **rock**: Limestone of the Main Dolomite
Oil refining

**Oil refining** is the name for a number of processes from chemical engineering, which transform crude oil into useful products such as different fuel oils, Liquefied petroleum gas, gasoline, kerosene or  diesel oil. These transformation occur in plants called petroleum refineries. The transformations are done in many steps. The refineries are large industrial complexes, that have many different sub-units, and facilities. Each refinery has its own unique arrangement and combination of refining processes. The exact setup of the refinery is largely determined by the its location, desired products and economic considerations.

## History

The beginnings of refining crude petroleum trace back to the successful drilling of the first oil wells in Ontario, Canada, in 1858, and in Titusville, Pennsylvania, U.S., in 1859. Prior to these pivotal events, petroleum was scarce, mainly sourced from natural seepage in select regions worldwide. Its limited availability confined its use to medicinal and specialized applications. However, the discovery of "rock oil" in northwestern Pennsylvania altered the landscape, providing ample crude oil for the development of large-scale processing systems. Early refineries utilized basic distillation units, or "stills," to heat crude oil in vessels, condensing the resulting vapors into distinct liquid fractions. Initially, the primary product was kerosene, a cleaner-burning lamp oil more abundant and consistent than whale oil or animal fat, thus revolutionizing illumination.

Modern petroleum refineries process as much as 800,000 to 900,000 barrels (127,000 to 143,000 cubic meters) per day of crude oil.
Barbary

From about the 16th to the 19th century, **barbary** was a name for a region in North Africa, from Egypt to the Atlantic, and from the Mediterranean to the Sahara. The states were called **barbary states** or **berbery states**, after the people of the Berbers, who lived there. The coastal regions were commonly called **barbary coast**.

During the era of Colonialism, names were introduced or re-used, to split this area into single states: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya.

Today, this region is commonly called Maghreb.
New Braunfels, Texas

**New Braunfels** (<sup>i</sup>/ˌnjuː ˈbrɔːnfəlz/ _new**brawn**-fəlz_) is a city in Comal and Guadalupe counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the seat of Comal County. New Braunfels is a principal city of the San Antonio–New Braunfels metropolitan statistical area. The city's population was 90,403 at the 2020 census.

New Braunfels is  northeast of downtown San Antonio. It is  southwest of San Marcos, and  southwest of Austin.

New Braunfels was established in 1845 by Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels. Prince Solms named the settlement in honor of his home in Solms-Braunfels, Germany. The city has a strong German influence. This is seen in the downtown area architecture. The city uses ZIP codes 78130–78133 and telephone area code (830).

## Other websites

- New Braunfels official website
- New Braunfels History; YouTube
Brian Fletcher

**Brian Fletcher** (18 May 1947 – 11 January 2017) was an English Jockey. He was born in Cockfield, County Durham.

He was known for riding the horse Red Rum to win the Grand National in 1973 and 1974 and for second place in 1975. He first won the Grand National at the age of 20, in 1968 riding  Red Alligator. He retired in 1976 with a head injury. Fletcher is one of the only jockey to have won the Grand National three times. He won the Scottish National in 1974. His record winning time on Red Rum in the 1973 Grand National was to stand for 17 years till beaten by Mr Frisk ridden by Marcus Armytage.

Fletcher died on 11 January 2017 in England, aged 69.

## Other websites

- Face to Face with a Superstar, Winning Post, August 2007 (incl photo of Brian Fletcher)
- Whatever Happened to Brian Fletcher Evening Gazette April 5 2005
Partisan

A **partisan** is an armed fighter, who is not part of the regular troops of a country or state. The term comes from Italian, where it meant member of a political party.  There is no separate legal status for partisans in international law.  The law of war uses four criteria to legally define someone as a prisoner of war, if the person is captured:
1. There is someone at the head of the organisation, who assumes liability
1. They can be identified by a sign or mark, which is visible from far away
1. They carry their weapons openly
1. They adhere to the customs and laws of war, during their operation.
In 1977, there were two additional protocols: They clarified that it is sufficient to carry the weapons openly only on some occasions, to be titled armed combatant.
Nikolay Neprimerov

**Nikolay Neprimerov** (1 May 1921 – 11 January 2017) was a Doctor of Technical Sciences and professor of physics at the Kazan State University. Neprimerov was Head of the Department of Radioelectronics of the Kazan University for 32 years and is author of more than 150 scientific papers and 9 monographs.

He also authored a book about the everyday life of military pilots during World War II. He was awarded numerous honours and medals. Neprimerov dedicated more than 40 years to and is internationally known for physical research in oil recovery.

## Infobox (scientist)

- **name**: Nikolay Neprimerov
- **image**: Nikolai_Nikolaevich_Neprimerov.jpg
- **birth place**: Voronezh Region, Russia
- **death place**: Kazan, Russia
- **nationality**: Russians, Russian
- **field**: physics
- **work institution**: Kazan State University
One-Two-GO Airlines Flight 269

**One-Two-GO Airlines Flight 269 (OG269)**, on September 16, 2007, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 crashed after an aborted landing. It hit an embankment next to runway 27 at Phuket International Airport. The aircraft burst into flames on impact at about 3:45pm. The crash killed 89 of the 130 persons on board. OG269 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Bangkok to Phuket, Thailand.

A two-year investigation by the NTSB resulted in a report. It was based in part on the crash report published by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Committee of the Ministry of Transport. The probable cause of the accident was determined to be crew error.
Giulio Angioni

**Giulio Angioni** (28 October 1939 – 12 January 2017) was an Italian writer and anthropologist. He was known for his works _Le fiamme di Toledo_ and _Assandira_ . He was born in Guasila, Sardinia.

Angioni died on 12 January 2017 in Cagliari, Sardinia, aged 77.

## Other websites

- OPAC SBN
- Giulio Angioni
- Sardegna Digital Library
- Wuz
- Club Dante
Meir Banai

**Meir Banai** (‎; 5 July 1961 – 12 January 2017) was an Israeli musician, singer, and songwriter. He was a pop, rock and soul musician. He released ten albums, starting in 1984. He was best known his 2007 album _Shma Koli_, which had traditional Jewish texts and prayers in the music. He was born in Beersheba.

Banai died from cancer on 12 January 2017 in Ganot. He was 55.
2010 Dutch general election

The **2010 Dutch general election** to elect the members of the House of Representatives was held on 9 June 2010.

The conservative liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy won the most seats. Mark Rutte became the prime minister shortly after the election. The Christian Democratic Appeal lost the most seats in this election, while the Party for Freedom won the most.

## Results

|Party|Shortened|Seats|+/–|Votes|Vote %|Party leader|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy|VVD|align=right|31|align=right|9|align=right|1,929,575|align=right|20.5%|Mark Rutte|
|Labour Party|PvdA|align=right|30|align=right|3|align=right|1,848,805|align=right|19.6%|Job Cohen|
|Party for Freedom|PVV|align=right|24|align=right|15|align=right|1,454,493|align=right|15.4%|Geert Wilders|
|Christian Democratic Appeal|CDA|align=right|21|align=right|20|align=right|1,281,886|align=right|13.6%|Jan Peter Balkenende|
|Socialist Party|SP|align=right|15|align=right|10|align=right|924,696|align=right|9.8%|Emile Roemer|
|Democrats 66|D66|align=right|10|align=right|7|align=right|654,167|align=right|7.0%|Alexander Pechtold|
|GreenLeft|GL|align=right|10|align=right|3|align=right|628,096|align=right|6.7%|Femke Halsema|
|ChristianUnion|CU|align=right|5|align=right|1|align=right|305,094|align=right|3.2%|André Rouvoet|
|Reformed Political Party|SGP|align=right|2|align=right|0|align=right|163,581|align=right|1.7%|Kees van der Staaij|
|Party for the Animals|PvdD|align=right|2|align=right|0|align=right|122,317|align=right|1.3%|Marianne Thieme|
|_others_||align=right|0|align=right|0|align=right|103,291|align=right|1.1%||

## Related pages

- 2012 Dutch general election
- First Rutte cabinet

## Other websites

- NSD: European Election Database - Netherlands  publishes regional level election data; allows for comparisons of election results, 1994–2010
- (nl) Tweede Kamerverkiezingen 2010, Parlement.com
Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala

**Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple** is one of the most popular and most visited Vaishnavite temple in India. It is in the hills of Tirumala at the city of Tirupati in Chitoor District of Andhra Pradesh.This temple is dedicated to Lord Venkateswara, an avatar of Vishnu. This lord is also called by the names: Balaji, Govinda, Srinivasa, and Venkatajalapati.  It was built around the year 300.

The Tirumala Venkateswara Temple is on the Venkatadri hill, which is one of the seven hills of the Seshadri hills range. This is why the temple is called **Temple of Seven Hills**. Tirumala Venkateswara Temple is the second richest temple in the world after the Padmanabhaswamy Temple, Thiruvananthapuram.

The temple is daily visited by about 50,000 to 100,000 devotees. On Special days like Brahmotsava, Tirumala Temple is visited by more than 500,000 devotees making the temple the most-visited holy place in the world.