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Central Department

**Central** () is a department in Paraguay. The capital is the city of Areguá. Its ISO 3166-2 code  is **PY-11**.

The department has 2,297,739 inhabitants. That is more than any other department of Paraguay. The department is also the smallest of all the departments.

## History
The Central Department, known as “Comarca Asuncena”, was the most populated country region in old times.

The towns of this department had different origin. Domingo Martínez de Irala started the towns of Itá, Ypané and Areguá in 1538 and 1539. Villeta was founded by the governor Juan Gregorio Bazán de Pedraza in 1714. Other towns were founded around chapels.

The towns of Nueva Italia, Colonia Thompson and Villa Elisa were already established as agricultural settlements in the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. These were mainly settled by immigrants.

## Geography
The Central department is in the central western part of the *Oriental* region. It is on the southern border of the *Western* region. It surrounds the capital, Asunción.

The department has an area of . That is  of the area of Paraguay. Its estimated population in 2013 was 2,297,739. That gave a population density of  inhabitants per square kilometre.

The Central department is relatively flat. It has only small hills. It has several rivers, as the Paraguay river, and streams flow through it. The Ypacaraí and Ypoá lakes are on the borders of the department.

### Limits
* To the north: Presidente Hayes and Cordillera departments.
* To the east: Paraguarí department.
* To the south: Ñeembucú department.
* To the west: Argentina and the *Distrito Capital*

## Districts
The department is divided in 19 districts:

  

## Economy
Industries include the processing of food, furniture, clothing, pharmaceutical production, metallurgic, plastic and ceramics. The city of Villeta has a large number of industries. Central is the second biggest economy of Paraguay.

### Tourism
The Central Department has many attractions for tourism. Among the most famous natural resources at an international level, is the Lago Ypacaraí. This lake is a very important natural attraction and the town of Areguá. The capital of the department is located on the banks of this lake

## Related pages
* Departments of Paraguay
* ISO 3166-2:PY

## References
## Other websites
* Statoids - Departments of Paraguay
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
Meir Banai

**Meir Banai** (&lrm;; 5 July 1961 &ndash; 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.

## References
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 
## Related pages 
* 2012 Dutch general election
* First Rutte cabinet

## References 
## 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.

## Reference
Democrats 66

**Democrats 66**, , official name: *Politieke Partij Democraten 66* (shortened **D66**), is a social liberal and progressive political party in the Netherlands. 

The party was formed on 14 October 1966 by a group of young academics led by Hans van Mierlo. The party had their most success in the 1994 election, where they won 24 out of 150 seats. In the 2010 elections, they received 654,167 votes and won 10 seats. In the 2012 elections they received 757,091 votes and won 12 seats. In the 2017 elections they won 19 seats (+7), in the 2021 election 24 (+5), and in the 2023 elections 9 (-15). In the 2025 election, the party achieved its best ever result, winning 26 seats (+17) and is likely to lead the next government. 

D66 is very supportive of the European Union. They historically supported the legalization of gay marriage, prostitution, and euthanasia. The party supports environmentalism and wants a mixed economy. D66 wants tax-cuts for the lower and middle classes. They also want direct democracy.

## Political leaders 
* Hans van Mierlo - 1966–1973
* Jan Terlouw - 1973–1982
* Laurens Jan Brinkhorst - 1982
* Maarten Engwirda - 1982–1986
* Hans van Mierlo - 1986–1998
* Els Borst - 1998
* Thom de Graaf - 1998–2003
* Boris Dittrich - 2003–2006
* Alexander Pechtold - 2006–2018
* Rob Jetten - 2018–2020 (actually only parliamentary leader)
* Sigrid Kaag - 2020–2023
* Rob Jetten - 2023–present

## References 
## Other websites 
* Website of Democrats 66
* Website of Democrats 66 International  (English)
Stanley Russ

**Otis Stanley Russ** (August 31, 1930 &ndash; 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.

## References
Christian Democratic Appeal

The **Christian Democratic Appeal**,  (shortened *CDA*), is a political party in the Netherlands. It was the merger of three major former political parties: Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP), Christian Historical Union (CHU) and Catholic People's Party (KVP).

The CDA was officially founded on 11 October 1980 as a result of the merger of three old Christian parties: the originally Reformed Christelijk-Historische Unie (CHU), the Reformed Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP), and the Catholic People's Party (KVP), which were also known as 'the three major confessional parties.' The creator of the new alliance was Piet Steenkamp. However, the three parties had already been in talks about this since 1967, within the Group of Eighteen, which included representatives from the respective parties. The main point of discussion was the concept of 'Christian politics.' From 1918 to 1980, these separate parties were almost continuously part of the government. The CDA has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1977 and has held government responsibility, except during the purple cabinets under Kok between 1994 and 2002 and the Rutte II cabinet (2012-2017). 

From 1982 to 2006, the party was very popular in the Netherlands. Their support was strongest in the 1986, 1989, 2002, 2003 and 2006 elections. In the 2010 elections, they lost 20 seats and received less than half of the votes from the previous election. In the 2012 elections, they received 801,620 and lost 8 more seats. In the 2017 elections they won 19 seats (+6), in the 2021 elections 15 (-4), and in the 2023 elections 5 (-10).

The party supports Christian democracy. The party can also have Jewish, Muslim and Hindu members of parliament. The party heavily supports the European Union and environmentalism. They call themselves a moderate party, but they have been in an alliance with the centre-right People's Party for Freedom and Democracy. The CDA believes that the toleration of "soft drugs" like marijuana should stop, and practices like abortion and prostitution should be limited. They also want a more friendly and open immigration policy. However, they do want immigrants to integrate into Dutch culture.

On 12 June 2021, MP Pieter Omtzigt left the CDA and became an independent politician.

## Political leaders 
* Dries van Agt - 1976-1982
* Ruud Lubbers - 1982-1994
* Elco Brinkman - 1994
* Enneüs Heerma - 1994-1997
* Jaap de Hoop Scheffer - 1997-2001
* Jan Peter Balkenende - 2001-2010
* Maxime Verhagen - 2010-2012
* Sybrand van Haersma Buma - 2012-2019
* Pieter Heerma - 2019-2020 (actually only parliamentary leader)
* Hugo de Jonge - 2020
* Wopke Hoekstra - 2020-2023
* Henri Bontenbal - 2023-

## References 
## Other websites 
* Website of the Christian Democratic Appeal
Alexandra Föderl-Schmid

**Alexandra Föderl-Schmid** (born 30 January 1971) is an Austrian journalist. She has been the chief editor of the newspaper *Der Standard* since 2007. She began working at the newspaper in 1990. She has been the newspaper's Germany on-the-scene reporter and Brussels-based European Union on-the-scene reporter.

Föderl-Schmid was born in Haslach an der Mühl, Upper Austria. She studied at the University of Salzburg.

## References
Palakkad

**Palakkad** is a city in the state of Kerala, India. It is the administrative capital of Palakkad District. Palakkad has the seventh most people in Kerala. Malayalam is the most spoken language in Palakkad city.

## Population
Palakkad had 130,955 people as of the 2011 Census of India. The literacy rate of the city is 94.20%. The metro area of Palakkad has  293,566 people.

## Tourist Places
Tourist places in Palakkad include:
* Palakkad Fort
* Jainimedu Jain temple
* Kalpathy Agraharam - Famous for ratholsavam
* Malampuzha Dam
* Manappulikavu Temple
* Chinmaya Mission Guruvayurappa Temple
*Nelliampathi- 
*Attapadi
*Silent valley National Park

## References
Irfan Pathan

**Irfan Khan Pathan** is an Indian cricketer from Gujarat. He is a left arm fast bowler and left handed batsman. He started with the India national cricket team in the Border–Gavaskar Trophy. Pathan was the first person to take a hat-trick in the first over. He did this achievement against Pakistan at Karachi.

Irfan Pathan was born on 27 October 1984 in what is now Vadodara. His older brother is Yusuf Pathan. He is also a cricketer who played for the National Team of India. 

Irfan's top score in Test cricket: 102 out. Total wicket:100. ODI Top Score:83 out. Total wicket:173. 

## Reference
Anton Nanut

**Anton Nanut** (13 September 1932 &ndash; 13 January 2017) was a Slovenian conductor of classical music. From 1981 to 1999, he served as the chief conductor of the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra. He was a professor of conducting at the Academy of Music in Ljubljana. He also had worked with over 200 orchestras and had made over 200 recordings with many labels. He also worked with Milenko Stefanovic. He was born in Kanal ob Soči.

Nanut died after a long illness on 13 January 2017 in Šempeter pri Gorici. He was 84.

## References
Oude IJsselstreek

**Oude IJsselstreek** is a municipality in the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. About 39,000 people were living there in 2021.

The western part of Oude IJsselstreek lies in the Liemers region, the eastern part in the  Achterhoek region. It borders Germany.

Oude IJsselstreek was created from the former municipalities of Gendringen and Wisch on 1 January 2005. It is named after the Oude IJssel river.

## References 
* Plaatsengids.nl
Ari Rath

**Ari Rath** (&lrm;; 6 January 1925 &ndash; 13 January 2017) was an Austrian-Israeli journalist and writer. He was born and grew up in Vienna. After the *Anschluss*, Rath, who was Jewish, came through a Kindertransport as a thirteen-year-old boy to Palestine. In 1975, he became an editor for *The Jerusalem Post*. Later, in 1979, he became the chief editor. In 1989, he left *The Jerusalem Post*, and taught at the University of Potsdam. He supported a peaceful bringing together of Israel and Palestine.

Rath died on 13 January 2017 in Vienna at the age of 92.

## References
Tracer

as Tracer.]]
**Tracer** is a fictional video game character from *Overwatch*. She first appeared in an update for the game *Heroes of the Storm*. She later appeared in the 2016 video game, *Overwatch*. These games are made by Blizzard Entertainment, a company that makes and publishes video games.

In *Overwatch*, the character is known as Tracer, but her real name is **Lena Oxton**. Her personality is noticeably happy and energetic. She is known as one of the faster characters in the game, but also one with low health. In the game, she is able to teleport and time travel, with her abilities "Blink" and "Recall". She is an "Offense" hero commonly used to flank or distract the enemy team. Her Ultimate Ability, "Pulse Bomb" is commonly used to eliminate high priority targets in a small area, it can also stick to enemies and eliminate others nearby, Tracer herself can also be damaged by this if she is too close. 

In the real world, she is one of the more well known characters from *Overwatch*. This is because she is seen on the cover of the video game and Blizzard has made animated videos featuring her.

## Design
Tracer was first seen in 2014 at Blizzard Entertainment's "BlizzCon 2014" event. The main designer on *Overwatch*, Scott Mercer, said that Blizzard's canceled project, *Titan*, had a character with Tracer's abilities. Jeff Kaplan was the main hero designer for  *Overwatch*; he had a big part in Tracer's design. While the game was still being designed and tested, or its "beta" period, Tracer's health was lowered. 

Her personality was designed as heroic and happy. *Overwatch* game designer Michael Chu said, "the thing about Tracer is that she has a personality which is out of the norm for most people. She is incredibly optimistic, she is incredibly bubbly - it's part of her hero persona. We love her, I think she is very much one of the main characters of the game [...] [to] really carry the torch of what the game is all about: heroism."

While the game was still being designed, victory poses were added to the characters. Tracer's "Over the Shoulder" victory pose caused a controversy, because some players thought that the pose's focus on her physical features did not line up with her personality traits. Some players disagreed with this, finding nothing wrong with it, but Jeff Kaplan, the director of *Overwatch* apologized for the pose. Blizzard then changed the victory pose to better fit Tracer's personality, and while some players were happy with the change, as well as with Blizzard listening to the game's community, other players thought that the game's makers were giving up their creative control to offended players.

## References
Noordoostpolder

**Noordoostpolder** is a municipality of Flevoland, the Netherlands, and a former municipality of Overijssel. In 2016 about 47,000 people were living in Noordoostpolder.

## Other websites 
* Noordoostpolder website
Dronten

**Dronten** is a municipality of Flevoland, the Netherlands. 

In 2016 about 41,000 people were living in the municipality and 28,000 in the town of Dronten.

## Other websites 
*Official website
Jallikattu

in 2019.]]
**Jallikattu** is a traditional event in Tamil Nadu. It is an ancient Tamil event where participants try to embrace a bull, when the bull try to knock them off. It displays the bravery of a person who embraces the bull. The person who wins the event was awarded with money in the ancient Tamil period

The earliest history of Jallikattu was from about 2500 years ago. It is held on the day of third day of Pongal festival and second day of Thai month of the Tamil calendar which is known as Maatu Pongal.

The Supreme Court ordered a ban on this event on 7th of May,2014 because of animal welfare issues.And the Tamil Nadu youngsters protested against the Supreme Court's decision at the Marina beach .Despite being banned more than 2 million people participate in this annual event. The ongoing protests forced the government of India to issue a special ordinance for jallikattu and hence the ban was lifted by the Union Government on 8th of Januar,2018. Organisations like PETA protested against this order and the people of Tamil Nadu asked for the banishment of this organisation from the state.
 

VKSravan Max

## References
Achtkarspelen

**Achtkarspelen** is a municipality of Friesland, the Netherlands. In 2016 the municipality had about 28,000 people.
Giulio Angioni

**Giulio Angioni** (28 October 1939 &ndash; 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.

## References
## Other websites
*OPAC SBN 
*Giulio Angioni 
*Sardegna Digital Library 
*Wuz
*Club Dante
Ameland

**Ameland** is an island and municipality of the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. In 2016 the municipality had about 3,600 people. The municipality covers an area of 269 km², the island an area of 59 km².

Ameland makes part of the West Frisian Islands ().

It lies west of the island of Schiermonnikoog and east of the island of Terschelling.

## Other websites 
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Stadskanaal

**Stadskanaal** is a municipality of the province of Groningen, the Netherlands. 

About 32,000 people were living in the municipality in 2016, and about 20,000 in the village of Stadskanaal in 2012.

## Other websites
*
Kapelle

**Kapelle**, Zeelandic: *Kapelle* or ''Kapel'n'',  is a village and municipality on the former island of Zuid-Beveland, Province of Zeeland, the Netherlands.

In 2017 the municipality had about 13,000 people.
In 2016 the village had about 7,000 people.

## Famous people 
* Jan Peter Balkenende (born 1956), former Prime Minister
Hochfrottspitze

The **Hochfrottspitze** is a mountain near Oberstdorf, Germany. It is the highest German mountain in the Allgäu Alps at  high. The border with Austria is on its ridge. 

With the Trettachspitze and Mädelegabel, the Hochfrottspitze forms a well known trio of peaks on the main ridge of the Allgäu Alps. It was first climbed in 1869 by Hermann von Barth. The route to the top is difficult to climb. The mountain is made of dolomite.

File:Hochfrottspitze02.JPG|Hochfrottspitze 
File:Felle Aufzug auf die Alm.jpg|A postcard from 1929 with the Hochfrottspitze in the center

## References
Paleoconservatism

**Paleoconservatism** (sometimes called **paleocon**) is a conservative idea that stresses tradition, limited government and civil society, along with religious, national and Western identity. The idea is mainly found in the United States.

According to scholar Michael Foley, paleoconservatives want more restrictions on immigration, cuts in multicultural programs, protectionism (basically meaning that foreign goods will be taxed more), isolationism, and to bring back traditional societal roles.

Paul Gottfried created the term in the 1980s. It was used to refer to conservative traditional Catholics and agrarian Southerners who turned against Communism during the Cold War.

## Leading paleoconservatives 
* Donald Trump – 45th President of the United States, Political researcher Bruce Wilson said about Trump, "[He] advances core paleoconservative positions laid out in "The Next Conservatism" — rebuilding infrastructure, protective tariffs, securing borders and stopping illegal immigration, neutralizing designated internal enemies and isolationism."
* Pat Buchanan – Journalist
* Robert Novak – Journalist
* Virgil Goode – Politician
* Marjorie Taylor Greene – Politician, U.S. Representative for Georgia's 14th congressional district since 2021.
*Nick Fuentes – Presenter

## Related pages
* Antiglobalization
* Liberal conservatism

## References
## Other websites
* Breaking All the Rules (BATR) 
* Conservative Heritage Times
* James Kalb's Conservatism FAQ
Milton Metz

**Milton Metz** (c. 1921 &ndash; January 12, 2017) was an American radio and television personality in Louisville, Kentucky. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He occasionally did commercial work for local radio and television stations until he was unable to due to his health in the last year of his life.

Metz was inducted into the University of Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame in 1989. He was also named as a Gold Circle Honoree in 2009 by the Ohio Valley Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

Metz died in Louisville, Kentucky at a retirement facility from complications of a fall on January 12, 2017, aged 95.

## References
John Jacobs (English golfer)

**John Robert Maurice Jacobs OBE** (14 March 1925 – 13 January 2017) was an English professional golfer, coach, entrepreneur, writer and administrator. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2000. He was born in Yorkshire. He founded the PGA European Tour in 1972.

Jacobs' death was announced on 13 January 2017 at the age of 91.

## References
## Other websites
*Profile on the World Golf Hall of Fame's official site
Euroscepticism

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**Euroscepticism** is the criticism of the European Union (EU). Some observers also say that the total rejection of the EU is euroscepticism. Euroscepticism should not be confused with Anti-Europeanism, which is the dislike or fear of European culture and/or people.

Eurosceptics says that the European Union weakens the nation state. They also say that the European Union is too bureaucratic (meaning that important decisions are made by officials who aren't elected). In 2016, the countries with the most unfavourable view of the EU were Greece, France, Spain and the United Kingdom.

The rise of right-wing populist parties in Europe have been contributed to their Eurosceptic views. On 23 June 2016, the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union with 52% voting to leave.

## Polls 
In November 2015, a poll showed that those with a positive image of the EU went down from 52% in 2007 to 37%. Distrust of the EU was highest in Greece (81%), Cyprus (72%), Austria (65%), France (65%) Germany (63%), the United Kingdom (63%) and the Czech Republic (63%).

## Parties 
Some major Eurosceptic parties are shown below (organized by country):

## References
Gilberto Agustoni

**Gilberto Agustoni** (26 July 1922 &ndash; 13 January 2017) was a Swiss Roman Catholic prelate. He served as the Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura from 1994 to 1998. He was later a Cardinal-Priest of the Roman Catholic Church. He was born in Schaffhausen.

Agustoni died on 13 January 2017 at the age of 94.

## References
Horacio Guarany

**Eraclio Catalin Rodríguez Cereijo** (15 May 1925 &ndash; 13 January 2017), better known as **Horacio Guarany**, was an Argentine singer, musician and writer. He was called one of the most important Argentine folklore singers. He won a Platinum Konex Award in 1985. He began his career in the 1940s. He released around 57 solo albums. He was signed with the record labels Philips and EMI. He was born in Las Garzas, Santa Fe Province.

Guarany died from a cardiac arrest on 13 January 2017 in Luján, Buenos Aires Province. He was 91.

## References
## Other websites
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Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon

**Antony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon** (7 March 1930 – 13 January 2017), commonly known as **Lord Snowdon**, was an English photographer and filmmaker. He was married to Princess Margaret, younger daughter of King George VI and younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II.

Snowdon retired from the House of Lords on 31 March 2016.

Armstrong-Jones died at his home in Kensington, London, England from kidney failure on 13 January 2017, aged 86.

## References
Nationalist Movement Party

The **Nationalist Movement Party** (sometimes called **Nationalist Action Party**; Turkish: *Milliyetçi Hareket Partisi*, **MHP**) is a political party in Turkey.

The MHP was founded on 9 February 1969 by Alparslan Türkeş. Their most successful performance in an election was in 1999, where they received 5,606,634 votes and won 129 out of 550 seats in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. In the last election, they received 5,599,600 votes and won 40 out of 550 seats.

The Nationalist Movement Party has been called a neo-fascist party, and has been linked to some violent militias. They are cultural nationalists, and moved from supporting secularism to having a pro-Islamic stance. They are Eurosceptics, meaning they are against the European Union.

Their slogan is: *Ülkenin Geleceğine Oy Ver* (meaning "Vote for the country's future").

The MHP refuses to have any form of dialogue with the left-wing Kurdish nationalist Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP).

## References 
## Other websites 
*Official Web site
*Official Site of Ulku Ocaklari (Turan idealists)
*Nationalist Movement Party Multimedya
Aa en Hunze

**Aa en Hunze** is a municipality of the province of Drenthe, the Netherlands. In 2016 about 25,000 people were living in this municipality.

Aa en Hunze lies in the northeastern part of Drenthe.

Aa en Hunze was established in 1998 by combining the municipalities of Anloo, Gasselte, Gieten, and Rolde.

## Other websites
* Aa en Hunze website
National Alliance (Latvia)

The **National Alliance** (officially called the **National Alliance "All For Latvia!"** or **"For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK"**; Latvian: *Nacionālā apvienība „Visu Latvijai!”* or *„Tēvzemei un Brīvībai/LNNK”*; **NA**) is a political party in Latvia.

The current party was founded on 23 July 2011. The party is a merger of All For Latvia! and For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK. Their support has been rising since their creation, and in the last parliament election they received 151,567 votes and won 17 out of 100 seats in the Saeima. In the 2014 European election, they received 63,229 votes and won 1 out of 8 seats.

The party is based on nationalism and conservatism. They are Eurosceptic, meaning that they are against the European Union. The party also wants the government to have a stricter anti-Russia stance.

## References 
## Other websites 
*  Official website
Magic Alex

**Yanni** (later **John**) **Alexis Mardas** (; 2 May 1942 – 13 January 2017) was better known as **Magic Alex**, was a Greek electrical engineer and businessman. His nickname, "Magic Alex", was given to him by The Beatles when he worked with the group between 1965 and 1969, including being head of Apple Electronics. He was born in Athens, Greece.

Mardas died from complications of pneumonia in his apartment in Athens on 13 January 2017, aged 74.

## References
## Other websites
*Lennon's artwork put on sale by Mardas
*Chris Hunt interview with Cynthia Lennon 
*Life of The Beatles
Prayagraj

**Prayagraj** (), is a city in Uttar Pradesh state of India. It is located where three Ganges and Yamuna and Saraswati rivers join. This city is a holy city for Hindus. It is best known for Kumbha Mela. This fair occurs every 12th year in Prayagraj. The city was named *Allahabad* by the Mughal emperor Akbar.

Previously Prayagraj was known as **Allahabad** but the name was changed to Prayagraj in 2018.

## Administration
A civic body called Prayagraj Nagar nigam adminiters the whole city,City comprises 1 police zone and 3 circles of district. And yes its administration is very strict

## Transport
### Roadways
As a main city, various roads connecting the other places.
G.T road passes through the city.

### Railways
There are 7 main stations in the city. Prayagraj junction is the headquarter of North Central Railway Zone. Daily thousands of trains go to the different routes.  

### Proposed rapid transit
In city ,Many lines are proposed for better connections a light rail metro is proposed.

Approved lines 

Two lines will be priority line.
*Line 1 Prayagraj airport - Andawa 
*Line 2 Shantipuram-State university. 

Proposed lines 

*Line 3 High court - MNIT
*Line 4 Nawabganj - Shantipuram 
*Line 5 Iradatganj- Naini
*Line 6 Khusrubag-Johnsenganj 
*Line 7 Transportnagar- Highcourt

### Airways
Thirthraj Prayag International airport: There is one domestic/Military airport in Prayagraj Airport that holds various routes. There been has a proposal to develop as airport into international airport.

### Waterways (riverine)
River Port  (near naini) in karchana a starting point of N.W 1 city connects to the Haldia.

## References
## Other websites
Mädelegabel

The **Mädelegabel** is a mountain on the border of Austria and Germany. It is near Oberstdorf in the Allgäu Alps. It is one of the most-famous and most-climbed high mountains in the German Alps. 

Mädelegabel is  high and made of Dolomite. It is the fourth tallest mountain in the Allgäu Alps, with a 400m tall rock face. With the Trettachspitze and the Hochfrottspitze, the Mädelegabel makes up the well known trio of peaks on the main ridge of the Allgäu Alps. Originally Mädelegabel was the name for all three mountains of the trio. Only later were they given different names. On its southeastern slopes is the Schwarzmilzferner, a small glacier. It was first climbed in 1818, by a survey team.

File:Mädelegabel Summit cross.JPG|The summit cross
File:Guggersee Trettachspitze Maedelegabel Hochfrottspitze.JPG|The Mädelegabel group from the Guggersee to the northwest
File:Maedelegabel.jpg|View of the Mädelegabel (2nd peak from right)
Udo Ulfkotte

**Udo Konstantin Ulfkotte** (20 January 1960 &ndash; 13 January 2017) was a German journalist and political scientist. He was an assistant editor for the main daily Frankfurt newspaper, *Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung* (*FAZ*). Between 1986 and 1998, Ulfkotte lived in the Middle East mostly, including Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Jordan. He was became a Muslim while living in Afghanistan. He later became a born-again Christian. He later held conservative and anti-Muslim views and was against immigration. He was born in Lippstadt, North Rhine-Westphalia (then in West Germany).

Ulfkotte died from a heart attack on 13 January 2017 at the age of 56.

## References
Jupiter Ghosh

**Jupiter Ghosh** is a cricketer from Bangladesh. He was born on 22nd July 1989 in Bagerhat, Khulna. Jupiter Ghosh is a Bangladeshi first-class and List A cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm bowler. Ghosh is an all-rounder and plays as a right-handed batsman. He is currently playing for Khulna Division.

## References
Mexicana Flight 940

**Mexicana Flight 940**, was flying from Mexico City to Los Angeles the plane was operated by a Boeing 727 with 159 passengers and 8 crew members on-board. On March 31, 1986  the plane suffered an in-flight fire and crashed near Michoacán, all 167 people on-board were killed, in Mexico's worst air-disaster.
Vsevolod Murakhovsky

**Vsevolod Serafimovich Murakhovsky** (; 20 October 1926 – 12 January 2017) was a Ukrainian-Russian politician. He was born in Luhansk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR. Murakhovsky served as first deputy premier during the Gorbachev Era from 1985 through 1989.

Murakhovsky died on 12 January 2017, aged 90.

## References
Gil Cuerva

**Gil Cuerva** is a Filipino-Spanish actor and model. Cuerva appeared in his debut television remake of the hit South Korean romantic comedy series, *My Love from the Star* in 2017. He played one of the leading characters. The show aired on GMA Network.

In 2017, he was nominated as the Best New Male TV Personality by 31st PMPC Star Awards for Television.

## References
Sweden Democrats

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The **Sweden Democrats** (Swedish: *Sverigedemokraterna*, **SD**) is a political party in Sweden.

The party was founded on 6 February 1988. In the 1988 Swedish general election, they only received 1,118 votes. However, their support has been slowly increasing since. In 2018, they received 1,135,627 votes and won 62 out of 349 seats in the Riksdag.

Other political parties in Sweden refuse to cooperate with the SD.

## Beliefs 
The Sweden Democrats mainly believe in social conservatism and nationalism. They believe that the current immigration policies in Sweden have failed. They also to make it harder for people to become citizens. According to the SD, a person who wants to become a citizen should: live in Sweden for 10 years, show that they are not criminals, be fluent in Swedish and know Swedish history. They want a restrictive policy towards drugs and alcohol. They are Eurosceptic, meaning they are critical of the European Union. They awknowledge that LGBT people do not chose their sexuality, and believe that discrimination towards them should be illegal. The SD wants to bring back the conscription (meaning the government forces people to join the armed forces). They are supportive of nuclear power. They are against the death penalty.

## References 
## Other websites 
*  Sweden Democrats
*  Jimmie Åkesson's website
*  SD-Kuriren
*  Sweden Democratic Youth
Urbeleskarspitze

The **Urbeleskarspitze** is a mountain in the Allgäu Alps. It is  tall. It is in the state of Tyrol, Austria. It is the fifth tallest mountain in the Allgäu Alps. It is also the second tallest mountain of the Hornbach chain. It is located next to the Bretterspitze in the Hornbach chain. It is made of dolomite, and has a bell-shaped summit. The first recorded climb was in 1869, by Hermann von Barth, but many think locals climbed it first. There are no easy routes to the top. There are only two useable routes, both of which are quite difficult.

## References
Chopper (movie)

***Chopper*** is a 2000 Australian black comedy crime drama movie. It was written and directed by Andrew Dominik and based on the autobiographical books by Mark "Chopper" Read. It stars Eric Bana as the title character and co-stars Vince Colosimo, Simon Lyndon, Kate Beahan and David Field.

## Reference
Interstate 275 (Michigan)

**Interstate 275** (**I-275**) is an Interstate in the U.S. state of Michigan that acts as a western bypass of the Detroit metropolitan area. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) maintains the highway. The freeway runs through the western suburbs near Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. The southern end is the interchange with I-75 near Newport. MDOT considers the Interstate to run to  I-96, I-696 and M-5 on the Farmington Hills–Novi city line, running together with I-96 for about . This gives a total length of about . According to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the length is  because they consider I-275 to end at the junction with I-96 and M-14.

## References
Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway

The **Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway** (; , , ) is a standard gauge international railway line that connects Ethiopia's capital of Addis Ababa with Djibouti. It is linked to the Red Sea and Indian Ocean.

## References
Smith & Wesson M&P

**Smith & Wesson M&P** (**M**ilitary and **P**olice) is a series of handguns named after the  20th century Smith & Wesson service revolvers. They are designed mainly for military, police and personal defense use.

## History 
In 1852, gunsmiths Horace Smith and Daniel B. Wesson formed the partnership Smith & Wesson. After having financial troubles, in 1854 they sold the company to a shirt manufacturer named Oliver Winchester. It was a double-action which set a standard for modern revolvers. It also introduced what has become a very popular caliber, the .38 S&W Special. It was the first polymer handgun for S&W.  It includes polymer pistols, (alloy) revolvers and AR-type rifles. The color, with a few exceptions, is usually black.

The M&P line has expanded to include the "Pro-series", "Shield-series" and "Bodyguard-series" guns.

## Related pages 
* Personal defense weapon
* Service pistol
* Smith & Wesson
* Smith & Wesson Model 10
* SWAT

## References 
## Other websites 
* Smith & Wesson M&P M2.0: Making A Great Pistol Even Better—Hands-On Review; YouTube
* Smith & Wesson M&P series
Supergirl (TV series)

**Supergirl** is an American superhero television series that aired on CBS and later The CW from October 26, 2015, to November 9, 2021. It is based on the DC Comics character Supergirl and stars Melissa Benoist. Supergirl is the cousin of Superman and along with him is one of the last surviving Kryptonians.

The series premiered on October 26, 2015 on CBS, and on May 12, 2016 it was renewed for a second season that premiered on October 10, 2016 by The CW. On January 8, 2017, The CW renewed the series for a third season.

## Plot 
Kara Zor-El was sent to Earth from her planet Kyrpton that was about to explode at age of 13 years old by her parents Alura and Zor-El. Alura gave her instructions to protect her baby cousin Kal-El (Superman) who had been sent previously to Earth as well, and told her that due to the Earth yellow's sun, she will obtain extraordinary powers.

Kara's spacecraft was hit by a wave of the Krypton explosion and was taken off course to the Phantom Zone, a region in space where time doesn't pass. She stayed there for 24 years, and when the spacecraft escaped for the Phantom Zone and arrived at Earth, she still looked like a 13-year-old girl. Her cousin, Kal-El, had grown up and became Superman. Superman took Kara to be adopted by his friends, the Danvers family. The series begins eleven years old later when the now 24-year-old Kara is learning to use her powers after previously hiding them, while at the same working as a normal person.

## Cast 
*Melissa Benoist as Kara Zor-El /Kara Danvers /Supergirl
*Mehcad Brooks as James Olsen / The Guardian
*Chyler Leigh as Alex Danvers
*Jeremy Jordan as Winn Schott
*David Harewood as J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter
*Chris Wodd as Mon-El 
*Calista Flockhart as Cat Grant
*Floriana Lima as Maggie Sawyer

## References
Steinschartenkopf

The **Steinschartenkopf** is a  high mountain in the Allgäu Alps. It is north of the Hohes Licht, in Tyrol, Austria. It is the sixth tallest mountain in the Allgäu Alps. It is the highest point on the Heilbronn Way.

## Gallery 

File:Steinschartenkopf from Bockkarkopf.jpg|
File:Heilbronner Weg Steinschartenkopf Ladder-bridge.JPG|

## Additional reading 
* Dieter Seibert: *Allgäuer Alpen Alpin*, Alpine Club Guide. Munich, Bergverlag Rudolf Rother, 2004. 
* Alpine Club map 1:25,000 series, Sheet 2/1, *Allgäuer- Lechtaler Alpen, West*

## References 
## Other websites 
* Trailrun: Heilbronner Weg am 25.09.2016; YouTube
Dick Gautier

**Richard** "**Dick**" **Gautier** (October 30, 1931 &ndash; January 13, 2017) was an American actor, comedian, singer and caricaturist. He was best as Hymie the Robot in the television series *Get Smart*, Robin Hood in the short-lived comedy series *When Things Were Rotten*. He also played Stanley Beamish in the short-lived sitcom series *Mister Terrific* (1967). He had many voice roles in the 1986 animated *Transformers* series.

Gautier was born in Los Angeles, California. He had three children from his first marriage. He married actress Barbara Stuart in 1967. They later divorced and Gautier married Tess Hightower.

Gautier died after a long illness on January 13, 2017 in Arcadia, California. He was 85.

## References
## Other websites
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Yama Buddha

**Anil Adhikari** (; 30 May 1987 &ndash; 14 January 2017) was a Nepalese rapper. He was better known by his stage name **Yama Buddha**. He was a Nepalese hip hop artist, also known as "NepHop". He was known for his songs "Mero Juttama", "Saathi, Aaudaichu Ma", "Footpath mero ghar" and "Yo prasanga", all in Nepali. He began his career in 2007. He was a presenter of the rap battle show *Raw Barz*. He was born in the Eastern Development Region. He lived in the United Kingdom with his wife.
Upcoming Second Khatra Album 

Yama Buddha committed suicide on 14 January 2017 in London at the age of 29. It is said that he was not happy about his popularity after his peak in 2012

## References
Marchspitze

The **Marchspitze** is a mountain in the Allgäu Alps. It is made of Dolomite and is part of the Hornbach chain. The mountain is  high. It is in Tyrol, Austria, 1.5 kilometres east of the Großer Krottenkopf. It is a hard climb and therefore not many people visit it.

## Additional reading 
* Thaddäus Steiner: *Allgäuer Bergnamen*, Lindenberg, Kunstverlag Josef Fink, 2007, 
* Dieter Seibert: *Allgäuer Alpen Alpin*, Alpine Club Guide. Munich, Bergverlag Rudolf Rother, 2004. 
* Alpine Club map 1:25,000 series, Sheet 2/1, *Allgäuer- Lechtaler Alpen, West*

## Other websites 
* Marchspitze Tour Report
Bretterspitze

The **Bretterspitze** is a mountain in Tyrol, Austria. It is part of the Hornbach chain in the Allgäu Alps. The mountain is  high. It is next to the Gliegerkarspitze to the west and the Urbeleskarspitze to the northeast. The summit of the Bretterspitze is made of dolomite.

## Other reading / maps 
* Dieter Seibert: Alpine Club Guide, *Allgäuer Alpen und Ammergauer Alpen alpin*, 16th edn., 2004, Bergverlag Rudolf Rother, 
* Alpine Club map 2/2 Allgäuer-Lechtaler Alpen – Ost 1:25,000 7th edn., 2002
Bockkarkopf

The **Bockkarkopf** is a mountain in the Allgäu Alps on the main ridge. It is  high. It is the ninth highest peak in the Allgäu Alps.

Bockkarkopf forms a border between Bavarian border with Tyrol. It is found between the Wilder Mann mountain to the southwest and the Hochfrottspitze mountain to the northeast. The popular Heilbronn Way (*Heilbronner Weg*) runs over the triangular peak.
, Mädelegabel, Hochfrottspitze, Bockkarkopf, Wilder Mann]]

## References 
## Other reading / maps 
* Dieter Seibert: *Allgäuer Alpen Alpin, Alpenvereinsführer*. München, Bergverlag Rudolf Rother 2004. 
* Alpenvereinskarte 1:25.000, Blatt 2/1, *Allgäuer- Lechtaler Alpen, West*
Rudolf Slánský

**Rudolf Slánský** (31 July 1901 &ndash; 3 December 1952) was a Czechoslovak Communist politician. He was a longtime member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party. Later he was the General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee (1945-1951). Slánský was one of the main organizers of the 1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état.

## Early years 
Slánský was born  on July 31, 1901 in Nezvěstice near Pilsen, Bohemia. He  at a public academy in Plzeň. Slánský joined the Czechoslovak Communist Party in 1921, three years after it was formed. He returned to Czechoslovakia in 1944 and took part in the Slovak National Uprising.

## Postwar 
After the war, he was involved in politics. The Communist Party in Czechoslovakia agreed to accept many of Joseph Stalin's trained Czechs. Slánský was made the Secretary-General of the Party in Czechoslovakia. By 1948, it was clear that Gottwald was following the Stalinist style of politics. 

## Arrest and trial 
Slánský himself had been in charge of purges of several of his associates. When Gottwald thought he might be next, he had Slánský and 13 others arrested. The charges against Slánský included treason, spying and . Slánský finally ed after being tortured. Then he had to memorize a  for the show trial. All of the 14 had confessed. Slánský was one of the 11 who was given a death sentence. Twice Slánský attempted suicide while he was waiting for his execution. Finally, on December 3, 1952, he was hanged at Pankrac Prison.

After Stalin died in 1953, there were fewer purges. In April 1963, Slánský and his fellow victims were cleared of the charges against them. In May, 1968, Slánský and the others were formally exonerated.

## References
Aero Caribbean Flight 883

**Aero Caribbean Flight 883** was a passenger flight from Port-au-Prince to Havana with a stopover at Santiago de Cuba. On November 4, 2010, the ATR-72-212 crashed near Sancti Spíritus due to icing. All 68 people on-board were killed in Cuba's 3rd deadliest air-disaster.
Herbert Mies

, February 1986]]
**Herbert Mies** (23 February 1929 &ndash; 14 January 2017) was a German politician. He joined the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) in 1945. He was the chairman of the party from 1973 to 1989. He was a winner of the 1985&ndash;86 Lenin Peace Prize. He was born in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg.

Mies died on 14 January 2017 in Mannheim at the age of 87.

## References
Surjit Singh Barnala

**Surjit Singh Barnala** (21 October 1925 &ndash; 14 January 2017) was an Indian politician. He was Chief Minister of Punjab from 29 September 1985 to 11 June 1987. He was also the Governor of Tamil Nadu from 3 November 2004 to 31 August 2011, as well as Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. He was a member of the Shiromani Akali Dal party.

Barnala was born in Ateli, Punjab (Haryana) to a Sikh family. He married to Surjit Kaur Barnala. They had a daughter and two sons.

Barnala died after a long illness on 14 January 2017 in Chandigarh, Punjab. He was 91.

## References
Richard Divall

**Richard Divall**  (9 September 1945 &ndash; 15 January 2017) was an Australian conductor and musicologist. He spent nine years as a music producer at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. He was born in Sydney, New South Wales.

From 1972, on the invitation of Dame Joan Hammond, he became the music director of the Victoria State Opera in Melbourne, Victoria. He stayed with the opera for 25 years. His teachers included Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Sir Charles Mackerras, Sir Reginald Goodall and Wolfgang Wagner. He was also a professor in Melbourne, London and Malta.

Divall died after a long illness 15 January 2017 in Melbourne. He was 71.

## References
Biberkopf

The **Biberkopf** is a mountain in the Alps. It is on the border between Germany and Austria. The mountain is  high.

The Biberkopf is on the main ridge of the Allgäu Alps. It forms a border between Bavaria, Germany and Tyrol, Austria. It is about 15.5&nbsp;km southwest of Oberstdorf and about 2.5&nbsp;km east of the Schrofen Pass. The *Biberkopf* is sometimes called the most southerly point in Bavaria and Germany. However, its summit is 110 metres further north than the Haldenwanger Eck, which is 4,088 metres to the west. The mountain is made of dolomite.

## Gallery 

File:BiberkopfII.jpg|The Biberkopf from the south
File:Aufstiegbiberkopf.JPG|On the way up

## Other reading / maps 
* Dieter Seibert, *Alpenvereinsführer Allgäuer Alpen und Ammergauer Alpen*, Munich 2004, 
* Alpenvereinskarte 1:25,000, Sheet3/2, *Lechtaler Alpen, Arlberggebiet* (The Biberkopf is right on the northern edge of the map, the Rappensee Hut is off the map)
* Bayerisches Landervermessungsamt, 1:50.000, *Sonderdruck Allgäuer Alpen*, Blatt UK L8

## References
Hornbach chain

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The **Hornbach chain** () is a string of mountains, about 15&nbsp;kilometres long. They are part of the Allgäu Alps in the Austrian state of Tyrol. The Hornbach chain leaves the main ridge of the Allgäu Alps at the Öfnerspitze. It arcs from the north to the east. 

In the west another branch goes south, which is where the Großer Krottenkopf (2,656 m) is found. The mountain is the highest in the whole Allgäu Alps. 

On the main ridge of the Hornbach chain, the highest peaks are the Marchspitze (2,609 m), the Bretterspitze (2,608 m) and the Urbeleskarspitze (2,632 m). They are all in the ten most important summits of the Allgäu Alps.

## Other reading / maps 
* Dieter Seibert: *Alpenvereinsführer Allgäuer Alpen und Ammergauer Alpen*. Bergverlag Rudolf Rother, Munich, 2004. 
* Alpenvereinskarte 2/1 Allgäuer-Lechtaler Alpen – West (2004 edition)
* Alpenvereinskarte 2/2 Allgäuer-Lechtaler Alpen – Ost (2006 edition)
Carlos Fernández Gondín

**Carlos Fernández Gondín** (1 July 1938 &ndash; 7 January 2017) was a Cuban politician. He was born in Santiago de Cuba. He served as the Minister of the Interior of Cuba from 2015 until his death in 2017 during the Raul Castro presidency.

In 2015, he suffered a stroke. He died in Havana from complications of a chronic condition on 7 January 2017, aged 78.

## References