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Dravida Kazhagam

**Dravida Kazhagam** (or **Dravidar Kazhagam**, "Dravidian Organization") was one of the first Dravidian parties in India. The party was founded by Periyar. Its original goals were to eradicate the ills of the existing caste system including untouchability and to obtain a "Dravida Nadu" (Dravidian nation) from the Madras Presidency i.e., a separate nation from India for Dravidian people alone.

Dravidar Kazhagam gave birth to many other political parties including Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Dravidar Kazhagam is now headed by K.Veeramani.

## Foundation and Ideology

The roots of the Dravidar Kazhagam lie in the Self-Respect Movement and Justice party, founded by Periyar E. V. Ramasamy. Periyar formed the Self-Respect Movement in 1925, breaking in the process from the Indian National Congress party, of which he had been a member until then. The Justice Party, formed in 1916, also claimed to promote similar interests. The two entities merged in 1938 under Periyar's leadership. The name was changed to Dravidar Kazhagam in 1944.

Its central theme was to remove the degraded status imposed on Dravidians, and to denote this, the party adopted a black flag with a red circle inside it, the black signifying their degradation and the red denoting the movement for upliftment.It opposed Brahminical social, political and ritual dominance, and aimed to form a separate country of Dravida Nadu, to include either all of South India or the predominantly Tamil-speaking regions.
Mika Brzezinski

**Mika Emilie Leonia Brzezinski** (; born May 2, 1967) is an American news presenter and author who currently co-hosts MSNBC's weekday morning broadcast show _Morning Joe_. Her father was National Secuity Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski.

In early 2017, Brzezinski became engaged to her co-host Joe Scarborough. They were married in 2018.

## Other websites

- _Morning Joe_  on MSNBC

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Mika Brzezinski
- **image**: Mika Brzezinski.jpg
- **caption**: Brzezinski in 2011
- **birth name**: Mika Emilie Leonia Brzezinski
- **birth place**: New York City, New York (state), New York, U.S.
- **education**: Georgetown University
Williams College
- **occupation**: News presenter, author
- **employer**: NBCUniversal, Comcast
- **television**: _Morning Joe_
- **party**: Democratic Party (United States), Democratic
- **spouse**:

- **children**: 2
- **parents**: Emilie Benes Brzezinski, Emilie Benešová
Zbigniew Brzezinski
- **relatives**: Mark Brzezinski
Ian Brzezinski
Edward Rowny

**Edward Leon Rowny** (April 3, 1917 – December 17, 2017) was a United States Army Lieutenant General of Polish origin. He was a commanding officer in World War II and Korea, a military advisor to five U.S. presidents and a negotiator on the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START).

Rowny died in Washington, D.C. on December 17, 2017 of cardiomyopathy at the age of 100.

## Other websites

- Interview about the SALT I negotiations  for the WGBH series, _War and Peace in the Nuclear Age_

## Infobox (military person)

- **name**: Edward Leon Rowny
- **image**: Edward Rowny.jpg
- **caption**: Lieutenant General Edward L. Rowny
- **birth place**: Baltimore, Maryland
- **death place**: Washington, D.C.
- **placeofburial label**: Place of burial
- **allegiance**: United States, United States of America
- **branch**:  United States Army
- **serviceyears**: 1941-1979
- **rank**:  Lieutenant General
- **commands**: 317th Engineer Combat Battalion, 92nd Infantry Division (United States), 92nd Infantry Division
- **battles**: World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
- **awards**: Combat Infantryman Badge
Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army), Distinguished Service Medal
Silver Star (3)
Legion of Merit (3)
Bronze Star Medal, Bronze Star (2)
Air Medal
Presidential Citizen Medal
Order of Polonia Restituta - Commander
Adam Wójcik

**Adam Wójcik** (20 April 1970 – 26 August 2017) was a Polish professional basketball player. He was known as one of the all-time greats in Polish basketball. He was the all-time leading scorer of the Polish PLK with 10,087 points scored. He was born in Oława, Poland. He was known for playing for Prokom Sopot from 2004 through 2007.

Wójcik died of leukemia on 26 August 2017 in Wrocław, Poland at the age of 47.

## Other websites

- LegaBasket profile
- Eurobasket profile
Peter Weck

**Peter Weck** (born 12 August 1930) is an Austrian movie director and actor. He was born in Vienna, Austria.

Weck was known for his movie roles in _Herzensfeinde_ (2001; he directed it) and _Die Rosenkönigin_ (2007). From 1983 through 1986, he starred as the television role of Werner Schuman in the German sitcom _Ich heirate eine Familie_. Weck was known for directing _Help, I Love Twins_ (1969).

In 2004, he was awarded the Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver for Services to the Republic of Austria (_Grosses Silbernes Ehrenzeichen_).
Grzegorz Miecugow

**Grzegorz Miecugow** (22 November 1955 – 26 August 2017) was a Polish television newscaster and journalist. He was born in Kraków, Poland. He was known for presenting the news programs _Wiadomości_ and _Fakty TVN_. He was also a frequent columnist for _Szkło Kontaktowe_.

Miecugow died of cancer in Warsaw, Poland on 26 August 2017 at the age of 61.
Viola Harris

**Viola Harris** (July 5, 1926 – August 23, 2017) was an American actress. She was born in Baltimore, Maryland. She was known for roles in television, theater and movies from the 1950s to the 2010s.

Harris has appeared in a number of movies including _The Other Guys_, _Choke_, _Deconstructing Harry_ directed by Woody Allen and _Sex and the City 2_.

In 2010, Harris starred in the short movie, _The Secret Friend_, directed by Flavio Alves. Harris received positive reviews for her role in the movie.

Harris was married to actor Robert H. Harris until his death in 1981.

Harris died on August 23, 2017 at her home in New York City at age 91.
Grüsch

**Grüsch** is a municipality in the district Davos in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2011, the former municipalities of Fanas and Valzeina.

## Other websites

- Official website of Grüsch

## Infobox (swiss town)

- **subject name**: Grüsch
- **municipality name**: Grüsch
- **municipality type**: municipality
- **imagepath coa**: CHE Grüsch COA.svg
- **map**: Karte Gemeinde Grüsch.png
- **languages**: German
- **canton**: Graubünden
- **iso-code-region**: CH-GR
- **district**: Davos (district), Davos
- **postal code**: 7214
- **municipality code**: 3961
- **area**: 43.30
- **elevation**: 629
- **population**: 1984
- **populationof**: Dec 2015
- **website**: www.gruesch.ch
- **mayor**: Georg Niggli
- **neighboring municipalities**: Fanas, Furna, Schiers, Seewis im Prättigau, Valzeina
Athens County, Ohio

**Athens County** is a county of Ohio in the United States. In 2020, 62,431 people lived there. The county seat is Athens.
James Young Simpson

**Sir James Young Simpson** (born June 7, 1811 in Scotland) was a qualified doctor by the age of 21 but changed to work as a clerk, due to his traumatic reaction to witnessing mastectomies during his medical training. He sat in several lecture courses as a student, but the anatomical lecture by a Doctor Knox made him choose the career path of midwifery and obstetrics. He became a qualified professor of midwifery at the age of 29, in 1840.

Due to his traumatizing observations of surgery as a student, he decided to experiment with anesthetics. He tried using ether and chloroform, but refused to use ether due to its bad odor. He discovered the anesthetic properties of chloroform, using it in obstetrics, to make childbirth easier and safer. He also came up with a new design for the forceps, to make them safer to use. They are now known as Simpsons' forceps. He was one of the earliest doctors to use midwifes in hospitals.

Chloroform was a good idea, as it put people to sleep, making surgical procedures safer, pain-free, and better for the individuals. It was recognized as an achievement when Queen Victoria herself received chloroform to give birth to her eighth child.
Libertarian National Committee

The **Libertarian National Committee** (**L.N.C.** or **LNC**) is a group of people who coordinate the activities of the U.S. Libertarian party in all fifty states. The L.N.C. headquarters is in the nation's capital, Washington, DC. It also has state Libertarian party headquarters in state capitals.

In 2018, Chairperson is Nicholas Sarwark of Arizona and the Vice Chair is Arvin Vohra.

The Libertarian National Committee is a separate entity from the "Libertarian National Congressional Committee", a Federal Elections Commission registered entity, now doing business as the "Libertarian National Campaign Committee."

## Related pages

- Democratic National Committee
- Republican National Committee

## Other websites

- Official LNC website
Guevenatten

**Guevenatten** is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department of east France.
David Bergland

**David Peter Bergland** (June 4, 1935 – June 3, 2019) was an American politician. He was the United States Libertarian Party's nominee at the 1983 Libertarian National Convention for President of the United States in the 1984 presidential election.

Bergland died of prostate cancer on June 3, 2019, one day before his 84th birthday.

## Other websites

- Downloadable audio interview  with Free Talk Live
- (David Bergland)
- (Dave Bergland)

## Infobox (politician)

- **name**: David Bergland
- **image**: David Bergland.jpg
- **birth name**: David Peter Bergland
- **birth place**: Mapleton, Iowa, Mapleton, Iowa, U.S.
- **party**: Libertarian Party (United States), Libertarian
- **spouse**: Sharon Ayres
- **alma mater**: Long Beach City College
University of California, Los Angeles, University of California, Los
Angeles
University of Southern California
Nivigne et Suran

**Nivigne et Suran** is a commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of east France. It started on January 1, 2017 and has the former communes of Chavannes-sur-Suran and Germagnat in it.
Nicholas Sarwark

**Nicholas Sarwark** (born August 27, 1979) is an American businessman and politician.

Sarwark is the chairman of the Libertarian National Committee (LNC), the executive body of the Libertarian Party (LP) of the United States. Prior to his election to that position in 2014, he served on several of the LP's national committees, as well as chair of the Libertarian Party of Maryland, and as vice chair of the Libertarian Party of Colorado.

Sarwark ran for Mayor of Phoenix in the 2018 mayoral election.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Nicholas Sarwark
- **image**: Nicholas Sarwark in Phoenix October 2016.jpg
- **office**: Chairperson of the Libertarian National Committee
- **term start**: June 29, 2014
- **predecessor**: Geoff Neale
- **birth place**: Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
- **party**: Libertarian Party (United States), Libertarian
- **children**: 3
- **residence**: Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
- **alma mater**: Washington Adventist University
American University
- **website**: [http://chair.sarwark.org/ Official website]
Yingluck Shinawatra

**Yingluck Shinawatra** (, , ; born 21 June 1967), nicknamed **Pu** (, , meaning "crab"), is a Thai businesswoman and politician who was the 28th Prime Minister of Thailand from 2011 to 2014.

## Political career

Shinawatra is a member of the Pheu Thai Party who became the 28th Prime Minister of Thailand following the 2011 general election. Yingluck was Thailand's first female Prime Minister and its youngest in over 60 years.

Shinawatra was removed from office on 7 May 2014 by a Constitutional Court decision that found her guilty on a charge of abuse of power.

On 2 September 2017, media said that "A search team has been set up to locate her and bring her before the Supreme Court, which issued a warrant for her arrest, to hear its ruling on Sept 27. The ex-premier faces a possible 10-year jail term if convicted of criminal negligence related to her government’s rice-pledging scheme".

## Personal life

She has one son, with her common law husband, Anusorn Amornchat. Anusorn was an executive of the Charoen Pokphand Group and managing director of M Link Asia Corporation PCL. Her sister, Yaowapha, is married to former prime minister Somchai Wongsawat.

Her niece is the 31st and current Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.

## Other websites

- Pheu Thai Party website
- Profile: Yingluck Shinawatra on _BBC News_
- Profile: Yingluck Shinawatra on _CBC News_

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Yingluck Shinawatra

- **image**: 9153ri-Yingluck Shinawatra.jpg
- **office**: List of Prime Ministers of Thailand, 28th Prime Minister of Thailand
- **monarch**: Bhumibol Adulyadej
- **deputy**: Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan
Surapong Tovichakchaikul
- **term start**: 5 August 2011
- **term end**: 7 May 2014
- **predecessor**: Abhisit Vejjajiva
- **successor**: Prayut Chan-o-cha
- **office1**: List of Defence Ministers of Thailand, Minister of Defence
- **deputy1**: Yuthasak Sasiprapha
- **term start1**: 30 June 2013
- **term end1**: 7 May 2014
- **predecessor1**: Sukampol Suwannathat
- **successor1**: Prawit Wongsuwan
- **residence**: Bangkok (until 2017)
Dubai (fled to) (2017-present)
United Kingdom (seeking asylum) (2017-present)
- **birth place**: San Kamphaeng District, Chiang Mai Province, Chiang Mai, Thailand
- **party**: Pheu Thai Party
- **spouse**: Anusorn Amornchat (m. 1995)
- **children**: 1 son
- **alma mater**: Chiang Mai University
Kentucky State University
- **signature**: Yingluck Shinawatra's Hand.jpg
Englewood, Ohio

**Englewood** is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. It is a northern suburb of Dayton. The population was 13,463 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Leukbach

The **Leukbach** is a river in Saarland, Germany. It is 15 m long. The drainage basin is 87.9 km².

## Infobox (river)

- **name**: Leukbach
- **image**: Saarburg - Leukbach - Wehr.jpg
- **image caption**: The Leukbach
- **mouth location**: Saar River, Saar
- **progression**: Saar River, Saar→ Moselle River, Moselle→ Rhine→ North Sea
- **subdivision type1**: Country
- **subdivision name1**: Germany
- **subdivision type2**: States
- **subdivision name2**: Saarland, Rhineland-Palatinate
- **mouth elevation**: Approx. 145 m above sea level
Look What You Made Me Do

"**Look What You Made Me Do**" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift.  It is the first single from her sixth studio album, _Reputation_.  The song was released on August 25, 2017, along with the pre-order of the album.  The song uses the rhythm of the 1991 song "I'm Too Sexy" by Right Said Fred.  Because of this, the songwriters of that song are credited.  This song is the first single released by Swift in almost a year, since "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" with British singer Zayn Malik in 2016.

In the US, the song became Swift's fifth chart-topper when it jumped from number 77 to number one in its second week on the _Billboard_ Hot 100.  The song entered at the top of the charts in Canada, Australia, and the UK, becoming Swift's first UK number-one hit.  It was also number one in Spain and New Zealand.

The RIAA certified the song triple-platinum for shipments of three million copies across the US.

## Music video

Swift worked again with director Joseph Kahn on the video for "Look What You Made Me Do".  Throughout it, there are scenes of Swift throughout different eras of her career, such as the glasses-and-T-shirt look in the video for "You Belong with Me", holding a Moonman and microphone (referring to Kanye West interrupting her speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards), and her popular silver glitter guitar.  A scene of Swift in a bathtub full of diamonds was controversial because some critics thought it referred to the 2016 Paris robbery of West's wife, Kim Kardashian, in which diamonds were stolen.

## Infobox (song)

- **name**: Look What You Made Me Do
- **type**: single
- **artist**: Taylor Swift
- **album**: Reputation (album), Reputation
- **studio**: Rough Customers (Brooklyn)
- **genre**: * Electropop
* dance-pop
* progressive pop
* synth-punk
- **label**: Big Machine Records, Big Machine
- **writer**: * Taylor Swift
* Jack Antonoff
* Fred Fairbrass
* Richard Fairbrass
* Rob Manzoli
- **producer**: * Taylor Swift
* Jack Antonoff
- **prev title**: I Don't Wanna Live Forever
- **prev year**: 2016
- **next title**: ...Ready for It?
- **next year**: 2017
Reputation (album)

***Reputation*** is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift.  It is her first studio album in nearly three years, after _1989_ in 2014.  The first single, "Look What You Made Me Do", was released on August 25, 2017, along with the pre-order of _Reputation_.

Target Corporation released the album along with two versions of a magazine: a Volume 1 bundle and a Volume 2 bundle.

Taylor Swift sang songs from the album on the Reputation Stadium Tour.

## Songs

- "Look What You Made Me Do" was released as the lead single on August 25, 2017. It reached number one in the US, UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Spain.
- The first promotional single, "…Ready for It?", was released on September 3, 2017 and entered the top five of the charts in the US, Spain, and Australia. It was later released as the second single from the album.
- The second promotional single, "Gorgeous", was released on October 20, 2017, reaching the top ten in Australia and Canada and the top fifteen in the UK and US.
- "Call It What You Want" was released as the third promotional single on November 3, 2017, a week before the album's release.

## Sales

The album sold over 925,000 copies in the United States alone in the first weekend of its release. It is set to be the best-selling album released in 2017. It also sold 700,000 copies in its first day.  In total, the album sold over 1,238,000 copies in its first week in the United States alone. It sold 81,000 copies in its first week in Canada.

## Charts

_Reputation_ entered the _Billboard_ 200 album chart at number one.  It entered at number one in Australia, Canada, and the UK.

## Infobox (album)

- **name**: Reputation
- **type**: Studio album
- **artist**: Taylor Swift
- **cover**: Reputation Logo.svg
- **length**: 55:38
- **label**: Big Machine Records, Big Machine
- **prev title**: 1989 (Taylor Swift album), 1989
- **prev year**: 2014
- **next title**: Lover (Taylor Swift album), Lover
- **next year**: 2019
Murder of Adam Walsh

**Adam John Walsh** was a 6-year-old boy from Hollywood, Florida, United States. He was the son of John Walsh. On July 27, 1981, he was with his mother at the Hollywood Mall watching two older boys play video games. He was kidnapped. His head was found two weeks later in a  drainage canal, on August 10, 1981. Ottis Toole was convicted of his murder. This led to John creating a new television series called _America's Most Wanted_.
Amsterdam (city), New York

**Amsterdam** is a city in Montgomery County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 18,219. The name is influenced from the city of Amsterdam in the Netherlands.

The city of Amsterdam is surrounded on the north, east, and west sides by the town of Amsterdam. The city developed on both sides of the Mohawk River, with the majority located on the north bank. The Port Jackson area on the south side is also part of the city.
Dan Rattiner

**Dan Rattiner** (born August 15, 1939) is an American journalist and newspaper publisher.

In 1965, Rattiner co-founded the Manhattan-based underground newspaper _The East Village Other_ with Walter Bowart, Allan Katzman, and John Wilcock. He also founded _The Block Island Times_ in 1970. Rattiner hosted a weekly radio show, _The Hamptons Report_, on WQXR for six years during the 1990s.

On April 24, 2015, Rattiner announced his plans to run for President of the United States as an Independent in the 2020 presidential elections.

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Dan Rattiner
- **image**: Photo of Dan Rattiner.jpg
- **birth place**: New York City, New York (state), New York, U.S.
- **occupation**: Journalist, Cartoonist
- **nationality**: United States, American
- **party**: Independent politician, Independent
- **spouse**: Chris Wasserstein
- **credits**: _Dan's Papers_
Izak Parviz Nazarian

**Izak Parviz Nazarian** (February 24, 1929 – August 23, 2017) was a Iranian-born American billionaire businessman, investor and philanthropist. He was a managing partner of Omninet Capital, an investment company. He was born in a Tehran ghetto. He was Jewish.

In 2003, Nazarian founded the Citizens Empowerment Center in Israel (CECI), a non-partisan organization which promotes election reform in Israel.

## Education

He had no college degree. However, he later on received an honory degree from Tel Aviv University for his philantrophic efforts for the institution.

## Affiliations

Nazarian founded Magbit Foundation Los Angeles which helps students struggling to finish college.

## Death

Nazarian died on August 23, 2017 in Los Angeles, California at the age of 88.

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Izak Parviz Nazarian
- **birth date**: 24 February 1929
- **birth place**: Tehran, Pahlavi dynasty, Iran
- **death place**: Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles, California, United States
- **burial place**: Sinai Temple
- **occupation**: Managing Partner of Omninet Capital, early investor in Qualcomm
- **employer**: Omninet Capital
- **spouse**: Pouran Nazarian
Tobe Hooper

**Willard Tobe Hooper** (January 25, 1943 – August 26, 2017) was an American movie director, screenwriter, and producer. Hooper best known for his work in the horror movie genre; his most recognized movie include _The Texas Chain Saw Massacre_ and _Poltergeist_.

Stuart Heritage of _The Guardian_ described _The Texas Chain Saw Massacre_ as "one of the most influential films ever made".

Hooper’s first novel, _Midnight Movie_, was published on Three Rivers Press in 2011.

Hooper died in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles on August 26, 2017 at the age of 74, and is survived by one son.

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Tobe Hooper
- **image**: Massacre à la tronçonneuse 40eme anniversaire Grand Rex 23 septembre 2014 - 25 (cropped).jpg
- **caption**: Hooper in 2014
- **birth name**: Willard Tobe Hooper
- **birth place**: Austin, Texas, Austin, Texas, United States, U.S.
- **death place**: Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- **nationality**: United States, American
- **years active**: 1969–2017
- **children**: 1, William 'Tony' Hooper
John A. Allison IV

**John A. Allison IV** (born August 14, 1948) is an American businessman and the former CEO and president of the Cato Institute in Washington, D.C.. Allison held a number of leadership positions in BB&T Corp. from 1987 until 2010 when he retired. He now serves as a director at Moelis & Company.

## Other websites

- Allison's bio at the Cato Institute
- Arnold Kling, review of _The Financial Crisis and the Free Market Cure_, _Reason Papers_ vol. 34, no. 2 (October 2012), pp. 229–33

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: John A. Allison IV
- **image**: John Allison by Gage Skidmore.jpg
- **caption**: Allison in July 2016
- **birth place**: Charlotte, North Carolina, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, U.S.
- **party**: Libertarian Party (United States), Libertarian Party
- **employer**: BB&T
Cato Institute
- **alma mater**: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Duke University
Park and ride

**Park and ride** facilities are parking lots with public transport connections. They allow people to leave their vehicles and travel on a bus, train or carpool for the rest of their journey.

Park and ride are shown as "P+R" on road signs in the UK.
Taxicab stand

A **taxicab stand** (also called **taxi rank**, **cab stand**, **taxi stand**, **cab rank**, or **hack stand**) is a queue area on a street or on private property where taxicabs line up to wait for passengers.

## How stands work

Taxi stands can be at airports, hotel<nowiki/>s, railway stations, subway stations, bus depots, ferry terminals and shopping centres. Some stands are marked by painted signs.

Taxi stands work as a first-come, first-served queue, so that the first taxicab to arrive on the stand (the one at the front of the line) serves the first passenger to arrive, and as the first taxicab leaves, each taxicab behind it moves ahead one spot, with the last taxicab to arrive taking the last spot.
Request stop

A **request stop** is a stop that buses or trains only stop on request; Buses and trains only stop if there are passengers or freight to be picked up or dropped off.
Eugene Burger

**Eugene Burger** (June 1, 1939 – August 8, 2017) was an American magician. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. He was known for his close-up skills and his work in mentalism and bizarre magic. He was also a philosopher and a historian of religion.

Burger died of liver cancer in Chicago on August 8, 2017 at the age of 78.

## Other websites

- Official Eugene Burger homepage
Wilson das Neves

**Wilson das Neves** (June 14, 1936 – August 26, 2017) was a Brazilian percussionist and singer. He was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was a key figure in the history of Brazilian music.

## Career

He played with many of Brazil's greatest musicians across many decades and featured on numerous important recordings. He was a very important artist specially for Brazilian Popular Music as a sambista (those who do samba), composer and instrumentist, with over 50 years dedicated to music. He can be heard in over 600 records from the greatest Brazilian artists.

das Neves died of colorectal cancer on August 26, 2017 in Rio de Janeiro at the age of 81.

## Other websites

- Wilson das Neves Discogs entry

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Wilson das Neves
- **image**: Wilson das Neves.jpg
- **birth date**: 14 June 1936
- **nationality**: Brazilian
- **occupation**: Percussionist and Singer
Yitzhak Pundak

**Yitzhak Pundak**, born **Yitzhak Fundik** (;  13 June 1913 – 27 August 2017), was an Israeli general, diplomat and politician. He turned 100 in June 2013. He was born in Kraków, Poland.

He moved to Mandatory Palestine in 1933.

Pundak received his first senior diplomatic point in November 1965, when he was made the Israeli ambassador to Tanzania. He later served as the ambassador responsible for Guatemala and El Salvador, and as the head of the Jewish Agency's delegation to Argentina at the height of the Dirty War.

He was also involved in local politics.

Pundak died in Tel Aviv, Israel at the age of 104.

## Infobox (military person)

- **name**: Yitzhak Pundak
- **image**: Yitzhak Pundak, 1973.jpg
- **image size**: 200px
- **caption**: Pundak in 1973
- **birth place**: Kraków, Austria-Hungary, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Kraków, Poland)
- **allegiance**: Israel
- **rank**: Major General
- **commands**: 53rd Battalion (Givati Brigade, Givati), Oded Brigade, Nahal, Armored Corps (Israel), Armored Corps
- **battles**: 1948 Arab–Israeli War, Suez Crisis, 1956 Sinai War
- **laterwork**: Ambassador to Tanzania
Rail replacement bus service

A **rail replacement bus service** are buses that replace passenger train services. Rail replacement bus services are used if railway lines are being repaired or if railway stations are being upgraded.
Ocean Master

**Ocean Master** (**Orm Marius**) is a fictional character, a supervillain published by DC Comics, and the brother of Aquaman. He was created by Nick Cardy and Bob Haney.

## Fictional character biography

Ocean Master was Aquaman's fully human half-brother, the son of Tom Curry (Aquaman's father) and a woman named Mary O'Sullivan. He becomes a villain because he grows jealous of Aquaman and how he becomes King of Atlantis. Ocean Master is full human. He later has amnesia and disappears. Several years later, the self-named **Orm Marius** reappeared as the Ocean Master, a high-tech pirate who initially attacked ships but quickly moved on to causing natural disasters in order to hold the world at ransom.

## In other media

Ocean Master made his first movie appearance in the 2018 movie _Aquaman_ and its sequel played by Patrick Wilson.

## Other websites

- Biography on Orm
- Alan Kistler's Profile On Aquaman  - A retrospective by comic book historian Alan Kistler tracing Aquaman's history from 1941 all the way to the present day.
Barry Allen

**Bartholomew Henry "Barry" Allen** is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe, known primarily as the superhero the **Flash**.

## Publication history

Created by writer Robert Kanigher and artist Carmine Infantino, he first appeared in _Showcase_ #4 in 1956. he is fast

## Fictional character biography

Barry Allen is a forensic scientist working for the Central City police department who gains super-speed abilities after a freak laboratory accident involving lightning and chemicals.

As the Flash, Barry uses his super-speed to fight crime, travel through time, and perform incredible feats such as running faster than the speed of light. He is a founding member of the Justice League and is known for his sense of justice, heroism, and dedication to protecting Central City.

## Powers and abilities

Barry can move, think, and react at incredible speeds, allowing him to run faster than the speed of light in some cases. This enables him to outrun enemies, travel great distances in seconds, and perform feats like running across water or up buildings. His senses and reflexes are heightened, allowing him to perceive events at superhuman speeds and react instantaneously. By running at specific speeds, Barry can break the time barrier, traveling to the past or future. This ability is often used to alter events or gather information from different eras. Barry can vibrate his molecules at high frequencies, allowing him to pass through solid objects or become intangible for short periods. His accelerated metabolism enables faster recovery from injuries and illnesses. While not invulnerable, Barry’s speed grants him a degree of resilience against physical threats. Barry can generate and manipulate the Speed Force, a mysterious energy field that grants his powers and can be used creatively in various ways. His mind operates at superhuman speeds, enabling quick thinking, problem-solving, and strategy formulation during combat or complex situations. By running in circles or creating specific patterns, Barry can generate powerful wind and energy vortices. In some instances, Barry has used his speed to heal injuries by moving at super speeds around or through a person.

These abilities make Barry Allen one of the most formidable speedsters in the DC Universe. His powers are often depicted as nearly limitless when he is connected to the Speed Force, though they can also be affected by environmental factors and energy limitations.

## In other media

The character has appeared in various comic book series, animated shows, and live-action adaptations, most notably portrayed by Grant Gustin in The CW television series _The Flash_ and by Ezra Miller in the DC Extended Universe films.
Optare CityPacer

The **Optare CityPacer** was a body of a minibus. It had a step-entrance. It was made from 1985 to 1992 by Optare.

it was built on the Volkswagen LT55 chassis.

## Related pages

- List of bus models

## Infobox (automobile)

- **name**: Optare CityPacer
- **image**: Optare City Pacer.jpg
- **caption**: A London Regional Transport Optare CityPacer in 1986
- **manufacturer**: Optare
- **production**: 1985 - 1992
- **assembly**: Cross Gates
- **floortype**: High-floor, Step entrance
- **doors**: 1
- **chassis**: Volkswagen LT, Volkswagen LT55
- **successor**: Optare MetroRider
Luis Ocaña

**Jesús Luis Ocaña Pernía** (9 June 1945 – 19 May 1994) was a Spanish road bicycle racer. He won the 1973 Tour de France and the 1970 Vuelta a España. He was born in Priego, Cuenca, Spain.

Ocaña died in Nogaro, France at the age of 48.

## Infobox (cyclist)

- **name**: Luis Ocaña
- **image**: Tour de France, Luis Ocaña, Bestanddeelnr 926-5233.jpg
- **caption**: Ocaña in 1973 Tour de France
- **fullname**: Jesús Luis Ocaña Pernía
- **birth place**: Priego, Spain
- **death place**: Nogaro, France
- **discipline**: Road
- **role**: Rider
- **ridertype**: Climber
- **proyears1**: 1968–1969
- **proteam1**: Fagor
- **proyears2**: 1970–1974
- **proteam2**: Bic
- **proyears3**: 1975–1976
- **proteam3**: Super Ser Zeus
- **proyears4**: 1977
- **proteam4**: Frisol Gazelle
- **majorwins**: **Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours**
:**Tour de France**
::General classification in the Tour de France, General classification (1973 Tour de France, 1973)
::9 stages
:**Vuelta a España**
::List of Vuelta a España general classification winners, General classification (1970 Vuelta a España, 1970)
::6 stages
**Race stage, Stage races**

:Tour of the Basque Country
::General classification (1971, 1973)
:Critérium du Dauphiné, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
::General classification (1970, 1972, 1973)
**Classic cycle races, One-day races and Classics**
:Spanish National Road Race Championship, Spanish National Road Race Champion (1968, 72)
:Grand Prix des Nations (1971)
Ferqui Soroco

The **Ferqui Soroco** is a body of a minicoach. It was made from 2008 to 2012 by Ferqui.

The Soroco body was built on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter chassis.

In the United Kingdom, it was made by Optare and it was called **Optare Soroco**.

## Related pages

- List of bus models

## Infobox (automobile)

- **name**: Ferqui Soroco
- **image**: File:EasyBus.jpg
- **caption**: easyBus Optare Soroco<sup>+</sup>
- **manufacturer**: Ferqui
- **production**: 2000–
- **predecessor**: Optare Bonito (UK)
- **successor**: Optare Bonito 2 (UK)
- **capacity**: 16–22 seated
- **body style**: Minicoach
- **layout**: FR
- **platform**: Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
- **length**: 7.64 metres
- **sp**: uk
Christian Reformed Church in North America

The **Christian Reformed Church** (CRC) includes just over one thousand congregations across the United States and Canada. About 75 percent of the churches are in the United States; 25 percent are in Canada. It is one of only a few binational denominations: rather than split into different churches at the 49th parallel, it is united. Almost 300,000 people belong to the CRCNA—not a large number when you consider the population of the two countries.
Pedro Pedrossian

**Pedro Pedrossian** (13 August 1928 – 22 August 2017) was a Brazilian politician. He was born in Miranda, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

Pedrossian was a member of the Party of National Mobilization. He served two terms as the Governor of Mato Grosso do Sul. The first term, from 1980 to 1983, was an appointed role, before being elected to office in 1991. His term ended in 1994.

Pedrossian also served as the Governor of Mato Grosso between 1966 and 1971.

Pedrossian died on 22 August 2017 in Campo Grande, Brazil of heart failure at the age of 89.
Josef Musil

**Josef Musil** (3 July 1932 – 26 August 2017) was a Czech volleyball player. He won two Olympic medals, one bronze and a silver medal, in 1964 and 1968. He also won five world and three European championships medals in 1952–1967. He was born in Kostelní Lhota, Okres Nymburk, Czechoslovakia.

Musil died on 26 August 2017 in Prague, Czech Republic of a heart attack at the age of 85.

## Other websites

- Josef Musil . sports-reference.com
Ebrahim Yazdi

**Ebrahim Yazdi** (26 September 1931 – 27 August 2017) was an Iranian politician and diplomat. He served as deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs in the interim government of Mehdi Bazargan, until his resignation in November 1979, in protest at the Iran hostage crisis. From 1995 until 2017, he headed the Freedom Movement of Iran.

## Arrests

Yazdi was arrested in December 1997 for "desecrating religious sanctities" and freed on 26 December on bail. On 17 June 2009, during the 2009 Iranian election protests, it was reported that Yazdi was arrested while undergoing tests at the Tehran hospital according to the Freedom Movement of Iran website. On 22 June, he was released back to the hospital for a medical procedure. On 28 December 2009, Yazdi was arrested again in the wake of renewed protests.

Yazdi and several others were arrested on 1 October 2010 in Isfahan for participating in an "illegal Friday prayer." All others were freed within days. He was released in April 2011.

## Death

Yazdi died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 85 in Izmir, Turkey on 27 August 2017.

## Further reading

- J D Stempel, Inside the Iranian Revolution, Indiana Univ Press, 1981
- Sadegh Khalkhali, Khateraateh Khalkhaali (Memoirs of Khalkhaali), Sayeh Publications, Tehran, 2003
- Abdolali Bazargan, ed, Moshketaal va Masa’ele Av’valeen Saale Enghelaab Az Zabaane Mohandes Bazargaan (Issues of the First Year of the Revolutions as Explained by Mehdi Bazargan), Tehran, 1981

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Ebrahim Yazdi
- **image**: Ebrahim-Yazdi (cropped).jpg
- **caption**: Yazdi in 2017
- **office1**: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Iran), Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran
- **term start1**: 12 April 1979
- **term end1**: 12 November 1979
- **primeminister1**: Mehdi Bazargan
- **predecessor1**: Karim Sanjabi
- **successor1**: Abulhassan Banisadr
- **office2**: Prime Minister of Iran, Deputy Prime Minister of Iran for Revolutionary Affairs
- **term start2**: 13 February 1979
- **term end2**: 12 April 1979
- **primeminister2**: Mehdi Bazargan
- **successor2**: Mostafa Chamran
- **office**: Parliament of Iran, Member of the Parliament of Iran
- **term start**: 28 May 1980
- **term end**: 28 May 1984
- **constituency**: Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr, Tehran, Rey and Shemiranat
- **majority**: 1,128,304 (52.9%)
- **birth place**: Qazvin, Iran
- **death place**: İzmir, Turkey
- **nationality**: Iranian
- **alma mater**: University of Tehran
Baylor University
- **party**: Freedom Movement of Iran
Vance Trimble

**Vance Harrison Trimble** (July 6, 1913 – June 16, 2021) was an American journalist and writer. He was born in Harrison, Arkansas. He won the 1960 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting.

Trimble was known for his national reporting about nepotism and payroll abuse in the U.S. Congress. In his life, Trimble has worked in the newspaper business for over fifty years. Trimble was inducted into the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame in 1974. He has published numerous books since his retirement.

Trimble turned 100 in July 2013. He lived in Wewoka, Oklahoma. Trimble died on June 16, 2021 at the age of 107.

## Other websites

- 100 Year Life Oral History Project -- Oklahoma State University Library
- Vance H. Trimble Manuscript Collection -- Ohio University Library
Elena Anaya

**Elena Anaya Gutiérrez** (born July 17, 1975) is a Spanish actress.

Her career dates back to 1995. She starred alongside Antonio Banderas in Pedro Almodóvar's _The Skin I Live In_, for which she won the Goya award for Best Actress. She is also known for her roles in _Habitación en Roma_ _(Room in Rome)_ and _Wonder Woman_ as Doctor Poison.

Anaya is a lesbian. In November 2016, it was announced that Anaya was expecting her first child with her partner, Tina Afugu Cordero, a costume designer. In February 2017, Anaya gave birth to their son.

## Other websites

- Elena Anaya at AllRovi
- Elena Anaya at Yahoo! Movies

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Elena Anaya
- **image**: Elena Anaya 2018.jpg
- **caption**: Anaya in 2018
- **birth name**: Elena Anaya Gutiérrez
- **birth place**: Palencia, Spain
- **occupation**: Actress
- **years active**: 1995–present
- **partner**: Tina Afugu Cordero (2013–present)
- **children**: 1
Doctor Poison

**Doctor Poison** is the name of two fictional characters, supervillains who appear in DC Comics publications and related media. Both villains were members of the super-villain team Villainy, Inc. and have appeared as major recurring enemies for Wonder Woman.

## Overview

Depicted as a sadistic bioterrorist with a ghoulish face, the character first appeared in _Sensation Comics_ #2 (1942) and was created by William Moulton Marston and Harry G. Peter. The second Doctor Poison first appeared in _Wonder Woman_ Vol. 2 #151 and was created by Eric Luke and Matthew Clark.

There have been at least four different incarnations of the character since her debut: (1) the Golden Age Doctor Poison **Princess Maru**; (2) the unnamed Post-Crisis Doctor Poison and Maru’s granddaughter, first appearing in 1999’s _Wonder Woman_ (vol. 2) #151; (3) the short-lived New 52 Doctor Poison, a Russian scientist known only as **Dr. Maru**, first appearing in 2016’s _Wonder Woman_ (vol. 4) #48; and (4) **Colonel Marina Maru**, a Post-Rebirth reformulation of the character who heads an elite team of mercenaries known as "Poison", first appearing in 2017’s _Wonder Woman_ (vol. 5) #13.

## In other media

The original Princess Maru incarnation of the character made her first movie appearance in _Wonder Woman_ (2017), played by Spanish actress Elena Anaya.

## Other websites

- Doctor Poison Rapsheet
- Gay League Profile
- The Unofficial Doctor Poison Biography
Afridun Amu

**Afridun Amu** was the first Afghan athlete to internationally represent Afghanistan in surfing. He participated in the International Surfing Association World Surfing Games in Biarritz, France in May 2017. Amu also won the first official Afghan surfing championship  for men in 2015 in Ericeira, Portugal.

Amu was born in Kabul, Afghanistan on June 23, 1987. He spent his childhood in Moscow, Russia, where his father worked as a diplomat. His family moved to Germany as political refugees in 1992. He graduated in law, cultural science and design thinking. He works as an expert in Constitutional law at the Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law and is a lecturer on Design thinking at the Hasso Plattner Institute.
Kven language

The **Kven language** is a Finnic language spoken in northern Norway by the Kven people.

In 2005, the language was officially given minority status in Norway. This was for political and historical reasons. The European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages has rules for the signs of a minority language. Linguistically, however, it is seen as a mutually intelligible dialect of the Finnish language. Because of this it is grouped together with the Peräpohjola dialects, such as Meänkieli, spoken in Torne Valley in Sweden.

## Infobox (language)

- **name**: Kven
- **altname**: Ruija dialects
- **nativename**: kvääni, kainu
- **states**: Norway
- **speakers**: 2,000–8,000
- **date**: 2005?
- **familycolor**: Uralic
- **fam2**: Finnic languages, Finnic
- **fam3**: Finnish language, Finnish
- **fam4**: Peräpohjola dialects, Peräpohjola
- **minority**: Norway
- **agency**: Kven people#Kven Language Board, Kven language board
- **iso3**: fkv
- **glotto**: kven1236
- **glottorefname**: Kven Finnish
- **notice**: IPA
- **map**: File:Kven_language_map.png
- **ethnicity**: Kven people
Kven people

**Kvens** (Kven language/Finnish: _kveeni_, Norwegian: _kvener_, Northern Sami: _kveanat_) or **Kven people** are a Finnic ethnic minority in Norway.

## History

In the 9th century, king Alfred-the-great was told by Ottar, that kvens were a different people or [ethnic group] than Sami people or Finns.

Kvens were paying taxes in Skjervøy, Norway, "five hundred years ago".

The usual story [or traditional story], is that kvens are descendants from Finnish peasants and fishermen who moved from the northern parts of Finland and Sweden to Northern Norway in the 18th and 19th centuries.

In 1996, the government of Norway officially said that Kvens were a minority group. In 2005, Norway officially made Kven language a minority language.

As of 2024, some leaders of organisations for Kven people, have made accusations that Sami people have stole [parts of] the history of Kven people; Historians disagree with those new ideas; Norwegian authorities held back (for a while) some financing to a organisation for Kven people, because authorities did not agree with controversial ideas about history.

In 2024, a report said that there were Kven people in Troms and in Finnmark in the 16th century; The report was written by Sannhets- og forsoningskommisjonen.
Jamie Dimon

**James Dimon** (; born March 13, 1956) is an American business executive. He is chairman, president and chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase, largest of the Big Four American banks. He served on the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Dimon was named to _Time_ magazine's 2006, 2008, 2009, and 2011 lists of the world's 100 most influential people. He was also named to _Institutional Investor_s Best CEOs list in the All-America Executive Team Survey from 2008 through 2011.

Dimon was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014. In March 2020, Dimon had “emergency heart surgery.”

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Jamie Dimon
- **image**: The Global Financial Context James Dimon (cropped).jpg
- **caption**: Dimon in 2013
- **birth place**: New York City, New York (state), New York, United States, U.S.
- **education**: Tufts University
Harvard University
- **party**: Democratic Party (United States), Democratic
- **spouse**: Judith Kent
- **children**: 3
- **net worth**: US$1.1 billion
Lenke Lorán

**Lenke Lorán** (1 May 1927 – 27 August 2017) was a Hungarian actress. She was born in Győr, Hungary. Her career began in 1935.

Lorán played mostly comedies, but he also had memorable shots in more serious characters. Her best known roles were in _Nyári játék_, _Entanglement_, and in _7-es csatorna_.

Between 1945 and 1966, she was a member of the Theater of the Hungarian People's Army and the Petőfi Theater. Between 1966 and 1998, she played on the Amusement Stage. Between 1998 and 2011, she was a member of the Microscope Stage. She retired in 2014.

Lorán died of heart failure on 27 August 2017 in Budapest, Hungary at the age of 90.
Muzaffer İzgü

**Muzaffer Izgü** (29 October 1933 – 26 August 2017) was a Turkish writer and teacher. He was known for his children's books and works of humour, and had authored 154 books, 98 of which were for children. He was born in Adana, Turkey. His first book, _Gecekondu_, was published in 1970 by Remzi Kitabevi. This was followed by _İlyas Efendi_ (1971) and _Halo Dayı_ (1972).

_Radical Niyazi Bey_ is a 2001 collection of his stories by Milet Books, in dual Turkish and English language translation by Damian Croft.

Izgü died on 26 August 2017 in İzmir, Turkey of liver cancer at the age of 83.
Mireille Darc

**Mireille Darc** (; **Mireille Christiane Gabrielle Aimée Aigroz**; 15 May 1938 – 28 August 2017) was a French model, director and actress. She was Alain Delon's longtime co-star and partner from 1968 to 1982. She was born in Toulon, France.

Darc appeared as a lead character in Jean-Luc Godard's 1967 movie _Week End_. She was also known for her role as Christine in _Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire_ and _Le retour du grand blond_. Darc is a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur and Commandeur of the Ordre national du Mérite.

Darc died at a Paris hospital while in a coma after suffering a stroke on 28 August 2017, aged 79.

## Other websites

- Mireille Darc Official Site
Fábio Barreto

**Fábio Villela Barreto Borges** (June 6, 1957 – November 20, 2019) was a Brazilian movie director, actor, screenwriter, and movie producer. He was best known for directing and co-writing _Lula, o filho do Brasil_, a biography based on President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's early life.

Barreto slipped into a coma after being involved in a car accident in Rio de Janeiro in 2009. As of August 2014, is reported to be in a minimally conscious state. He died on November 20, 2019 after almost 10 years in a coma.

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Fábio Barreto
- **image**: Fabio-barreto.jpg
- **caption**: Barreto during the premiere of _Lula, o filho do Brasil_ at the 2009 Brasília Film Festival.
- **birth name**: Fábio Villela Barreto Borges
- **birth place**: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro
- **death place**: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro
- **occupation**: Film director, film producer, screenwriter, actor
- **years active**: 1977–2009
- **spouse**: Déborah Kalume (2003–2019)