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chuck weyant (april 3, 1923 – january 24, 2017) was an american racecar driver. he competed in 1955, 1957, 1958 and 1959 indianapolis 500 races. until his death, weyant was the oldest living indianapolis 500 veteran. he was born in st. marys, ohio.
weyant died on january 24, 2017 at the age of 93.
fred andré (31 may 1941 – 24 january 2017) was a dutch footballer. he played as a centre-back. he played from the early-1960s to the late-1970s. he was best known for playing for telstar from 1963 to 1976. he made 328 appearances for the club. he also played for volendam. he later managed telstar from 1983 to 1987. he was born in haarlem, north holland.
andré died on 24 january 2017 at the age of 75.
søren elung jensen (7 july 1928 – 22 january 2017) was a danish actor. he was born in odense. he appeared in 22 movies between 1960 and 1999.
elung jensen died from lung cancer on 22 january 2017 in hellerup. he was 88.
perthshire () is a county in central scotland. officially, it is the county of perth, and a registration county in central scotland. by "registration" is meant marriage and land registration uses perthshire as a county.
after 1930, when it was an administrative county, governments changed the local system time and again. at the moment perthshire is split between clackmannanshire, perth and kinross and stirling. ordinary people stil call it perthshire.
perthshire is known as the "big county" and has a wide variety of landscapes, from the rich agricultural land in the east, to the high mountains of the southern highlands.
trehafod is a village in the rhondda valley between porth and pontypridd in rhondda cynon taf, wales. a former coal mining area, the village is now best known as the site of the rhondda heritage park, visiting site for everyone showing the life of coal mining in rhondda. trehafod has many buildings such as the bed and breakfast and hafod primary school. trehafod primary school is a school for ages 3 to 11 with 8 year groups.
about 1850 a map of the area shows a number of farms in the place that was to become trehafod, these were named, hafod uchaf, hafod ganol and hafod fawr. trehafod took its name from these farms. hafod is a welsh word that can mean "hill farm".
trehafod is well known for the rhondda heritage park which was once the lewis merthyr mine. at the height for coal mining, the lewis merthyr mine was one of the highest rated mines in the south wales coalfield.
due to the river rhondda flowing very close to a lot of houses within the village there have been a number of floods. the biggest floods were in 1960 which killed one man.
trehafod train station is on the rhondda line which follows the river rhondda; the train line and river go through the village. the train leaves to different locations such as cardiff central , treherbert, pontypridd, porth cardiff queen street, treforest and bridgend and arrives from hengoed and treorchy. there are many roads in trehafod but the main road is the a4058 that leads from treorchy and leads to the river taff. there are also many bus stops.
there are 1,374 cantons in bolivia.
the cantons come after the municipalities.
ad astra is a latin phrase that means "to the stars".
the phrase has origins with virgil, who wrote ' ("thus one journeys to the stars", from aeneid book ix, line 641, spoken by apollo to aeneas's young son iulus) and ' ("desire to pursue the high (or hard to reach) stars on wings" book xii, lines 892–893, spoken by aeneas to his foe turnus in their combat).
another origin is seneca the younger, who wrote "" ("there is no easy way from the earth to the stars", hercules furens, line 437, spoken by megara, hercules' wife).
the politics of the netherlands is that of an indirect democracy. it has a constitution and a monarchy that operates within the constitution. the democratic structure is determined by a parliament (the legislative branch) and a government (the executive branch). the government depends on the confidence of the parliament, but the two branches aren't strictly separated (the parliamentary system).
the parliament is called the states general (dutch: "staten-generaal") and consists of two chambers: a lower house, the so-called second chamber (dutch: "tweede kamer"), comparable with the house of representatives in other countries, and a upper house, the so-called first chamber (dutch: "eerste kamer"), comparable with the senate in other countries, and often called likewise.
at a lower level, there are provinces, municipalities and water boards.
on a higher level, the netherlands makes part of the benelux, council of europe, european union, nato and the united nations.
the netherlands is officially called the "kingdom of the netherlands". it is composed of four countries: the netherlands itself (the european part) and three island countries in the caribbean: aruba, curaçao and saint martin. three other islands in the caribbean that belong to the netherlands have a status of special municipalities of the netherlands, the so-called caribbean netherlands.
current government is the fourth rutte cabinet, a coalition of the people's party for freedom and democracy (vvd, a conservative liberal party), democrats 66 (d66, a social liberal party), the christian democratic appeal (cda, a christian democratic party), and the christianunion (cu, an orthodox christian democratic party).
the fourth rutte cabinet was established on january 10, 2022. prime minister has been vvd politician mark rutte since 2010.
the following 18 political parties are in parliament:
no more in parliament:
political leaders since march 2021, sorted by the number of seats in the house of representatives.
parties represented only in the senate.
p53 (or "tp53") is a gene vital to many forms of life, including humans. it codes for a protein which suppresses cancer. it has been called "the guardian of the genome".
the "p53" gene is the most frequently mutated gene (>50%) in human cancer. its protein product binds to dna and regulates gene expression to prevent mutations of the genome.
"p53" protein (tp53) is at low levels in human embryonic stem cells (hescs). this allows the most important cell division to proceed rapidly.
on september 28, 1992 pakistan international airlines flight 268 was approaching tribhuvan international airport in nepal after a flight from jinnah international airport in karachi, pakistan, which crashed into a mountain in kathmandu. all 167 people onboard the flight were killed, in nepal's worst air disaster.
mauriac is a commune in south central france in the region of auvergne-rhône-alpes. it is a subprefecture of the cantal department. it is also the capital of the "arrondissement" of the same name.
mauriac is one of the oldest town in the cantal department founded about 2,000 years ago.
the town grew around the saint-pierre de mauriac monastery and the notre-dame-des-miracles basilica.
mauriac is in the northwest of cantal, close to the border with the corrèze department, near the dordogne river. it is along the auze river, a left tributary of the dordogne.
mauriac is in hilly terrain, with the main populated area at an altitude of about , while the surrounding areas rise to about in the volcanic foothills. the "commune" has an area of .
the "commune" of mauriac is surrounded by the "communes" le vigean, brageac, escorailles, ally, salins, jaleyrac, chaussenac, sourniac, drugeac, chalvignac, anglards-de-salers and méallet.
the climate of mauriac, in the köppen climate classification, is cfb - oceanic climate with template summers.
the inhabitants of mauriac are known, in french, as "mauriacois" (women: "mauriacoises").
with a population of 3,682, mauriac has a population density of inhabitants/km2.
evolution of the population in mauriac
mauriac forms with le vigean the urban area of mauriac, one of the seven urban areas of cantal, with a population of 4,559 inhabitants (2013) and an area of . this urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of mauriac, formed by five "communes" with a population of 5,277 inhabitants and an area of .
mauriac is a subprefecture of the cantal department, the capital of the "arrondissement" of mauriac and the administrative centre () of the canton of mauriac.
it is part of the intercommunality "pays de mauriac" ().
rudolf wille (2 november 1937 – 22 january 2017) was a german mathematician. he was professor of general algebra from 1970 to 2003 at darmstadt university of technology. his best known work was the invention of formal concept analysis. this is a method to find structures in data, based on objects and their shared attributes. it uses "mathematical lattice theory".
wille was born in bremen on 2 november 1937. he died on 22 january 2017 in bickenbach, hesse. he was 79.
ralph vincent guglielmi (june 26, 1933 – january 23, 2017) was an american football player. he played as a quarterback. he played in the national football league (nfl) for the washington redskins, st. louis cardinals, new york giants and the philadelphia eagles.
guglielmi was born in columbus, ohio. he died on january 23, 2017 in wallace, north carolina, aged 83.
claude hudson "butch" trucks (may 11, 1947 – january 24, 2017) was an american drummer. he was a founding member of the allman brothers band. he was a member of the rock band from 1969 until they finally disbanded in 2014. he was added to the rock and roll hall of fame in 1995. he was born in jacksonville, florida.
trucks died on january 24, 2017 in west palm beach, florida at the age of 69. police said that he had taken his own life by gunshot.
giovanni corrieri (7 february 1920 – 22 january 2017) was an italian road bicycle racer. he was professional from 1941 to 1956. he won seven stages in the giro d'italia and three in the tour de france. he was born in messina, sicily.
corrieri died on 22 january 2017 in prato, tuscany at the age of 96.
charles joseph canfield (march 24, 1932 – january 24, 2017) was an american businessman. he served as the 43rd mayor of rochester, minnesota from january 6, 1996 through january 6, 2003. before being elected mayor in 1995, he was 2nd ward councilman for the city from 1986 until 1996. he owned a shakey's pizza restaurant in northwest rochester along us route 52 until its closure in the 2000s. he lost the 2002 mayoral election to ardell brede.
canfield was born and raised in rochester. he served as an independent. he was a christian. canfield died in rochester on january 24, 2017 from natural causes, aged 84.
tam airlines flight 3054 was a flight from porto alegre to são paulo, brazil by an airbus a320 airplane. on july 17, 2007 the plane missed the runway at são paulo and crashed into a tam express building and a shell gas station. this was because of pilot error and because it was raining. all 187 people on board the plane and 12 people on the ground are killed. this was brazil's worst airplane disaster.
passengers and crew.
flight 3054 carried 181 passengers and six crew members on the plane. captain henrique stefanini di sacco, age 53, was flying the plane. he had nearly 13,700 flight hours over his career as a pilot. the co-pilot was first officer kleyber lima, age 54. he had almost 14,800 hours of flying experience. most of the passengers on the plane were brazilians, but 17 came from the united states, and eight from mexico, five came from taiwan, four each came from germany and italy, three each from the united kingdom and canada, two each from france, sweden, argentina, the netherlands, one each from australia, belgium, bolivia, chile, china, greece, indonesia, ireland, japan, norway, peru, portugal, romania, russia, south africa, spain, switzerland, and venezuela.
byron dobell (may 30, 1927 – january 21, 2017) was an american writer, editor, and artist.
dobell was born in new york city. he studied at columbia university earning his bachelor of arts degree in 1947.
he is call as "one of the most respected and accomplished editors in new york magazine publishing history". he was the editor of several popular american magazines, including "american heritage" and "esquire". he is known for helping the early careers of many writers such as tom wolfe, david halberstam and mario puzo.
in 1998, dobell was inducted into the american society of magazine editors hall of fame.
dobell died in new york city on january 21, 2017 from complications of parkinson's disease, aged 89.
leslie koo cheng-yun (; 28 november 1954 – 23 january 2017) was a taiwanese business executive and billionaire. he served as chairman of taiwan cement corporation until his death in 2017. he was the second son of famous businessman and diplomat koo chen-fu. he was a member of the lukang koo clan, one of the five wealthiest families of taiwan.
koo died from a cerebral hemorrhage after falling from a flight of stairs in taipei on 23 january 2017, aged 62.
thomas kennerly "tom" wolfe, jr. (march 2, 1930 – may 14, 2018) was an american author and journalist. he was born in richmond, virginia.
wolfe best known for his work with and influence over the new journalism literary movement. he began his career as a regional newspaper reporter in the 1950s, but achieved national fame in the 1960s following the publication of such best-selling books as "the electric kool-aid acid test" and two collections of articles and essays, "radical chic & mau-mauing the flak catchers" and "the kandy-kolored tangerine-flake streamline baby".
his first novel, "the bonfire of the vanities", published in 1987, was met with critical acclaim, became a commercial success, and was adapted as a major movie (directed by brian de palma).
wolfe died in new york city on may 14, 2018 of an infection at the age of 88.
sir nigel simon rodley (1 december 1941 – 25 january 2017) was a british human rights activist, lawyer and professor. he was a member of the united nations human rights committee. he was also a commissioner for the international commission of jurists. he held academic positions at the university of essex and the london school of economics.
he was of jewish descent.
rodley died after a short illness on 25 january 2017 in colchester, at the age of 75.
the alagnon is a french river that starts in the massif central within the regional natural park of the volcanoes of auvergne () and that flows through the auvergne-rhône-alpes region. it is a left tributary of the allier.
the alagnon river has a length of and a drainage basin with an area of .
its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is at lempdes-sur-allagnon in the haute-loire department.
average monthly discharge (m3/s) at lempdes-sur-allagnon (50 years)
the alagnon river starts in the mounts of cantal (massif central), near the "puy bataillouse" mountain, "commune" of laveissière, at an altitude of about , in the cantal department. first, it flows to the east, near the super lioran ski resort, and gets into a gorge and, then, into a valley near murat. the river flows in general to the northeast and gets into deep gorges in lempdes-sur-allagnon.
the alagnon river flows through the auvergne-rhône-alpes region, 3 departments and 23 "communes". two "communes" are named after the river: la chapelle-d'alagnon and lempdes-sur-allagnon. it flows through the following "communes", among others:
finally, it flows into the allier river in the town of auzat-la-combelle, in the place known as "le saut du loup", in the puy-de-dôme department.
the main tributaries, over 20 km long, of the cère river are:
the fondation ionis (ionis foundation) is an non-profit organization created by ionis education group, the first educational group in france.
it is to promote research and social diversity in france and in other countries.
for example, it can be giving scholarship. the foundation is under the "fondation de france".
george gilbert "gil" ray (september 17, 1956 – january 24, 2017) was an american rock drummer, guitarist, and singer. he is known as a member of the bands game theory and the loud family with scott miller. he was born in charlotte, north carolina. he moved to san francisco, california in 1982.
ray died of cancer on january 24, 2017, at the age of 60.
alexander mikhailovich kadakin (; 22 july 1949 – 26 january 2017) was a russian diplomat. he served as the russian ambassador to india twice: from 1999 and 2004, and again from 2009 until his death in 2017. he was also the russian ambassador to nepal (1993–1997) and sweden (2005–2009). he was born in chișinău, ussr (now moldova) to russian parents.
kadakin died from heart failure on 26 january 2017 in new delhi. he was 67.
katja ingergard geiger (born karin ingegerd hallberg; 12 january 1920 – 25 january 2017), better known as katja of sweden, was a swedish fashion designer.
lauben is a municipality in the district of oberallgäu in bavaria in germany. the mayor has been berthold ziegler since 2002.
siamogale melilutra was an extinct species of giant otter. it is from the late miocene epoch, from yunnan province, china. the skull has a combination of otter-like and badger-like cranial features. the new species belongs to the lutrinae subfamily. "siamogale melilutra" was about the size of a wolf. it was estimated to about . this is two to three times larger than any modern otter species.
caning is a form of punishment that involves beating a person with a cane, usually made of rattan. each blow of the cane is called a "cut" or a "stroke". it is most often applied to the hands or buttocks. caning, as a form of corporal punishment, is prohibited under international law as a form of torture. caning was banned in british public schools only a few years ago. it is still practiced in places such as singapore, hong kong, malaysia, and brunei.
drumchapel is a part of glasgow, scotland. it became part of glasgow in 1938. housing for about 30,000 people was built in the 1950s to help with overcrowding in glasgow. at first there was only one post office and one telephone box. drumchapel did not get its first shopping centre until the early 1960s. local residents call it "the drum".
the 2017 women's march was a global demonstration on 21-22 january 2017. it was in response to the inauguration of donald trump, the 45th president of the united states of america. the women's march on washington was said to have seen an attedance of over 470,000 people in washington alone, which was 3 times more than president trumps inauguration. this demonstration spanned 7 continents, including antarctica.
harry mathews (february 14, 1930 – january 25, 2017) was an american author of short fiction, poet, translator and essayist. he was also a translator of french. he sometimes wrote essays and fiction in the french language. in 1961 and 1962 he wrote articles for the "locus solus". mathews is best known for his novels "the conversions" (1962) and "my life in cia" (2005). american conductor david woodard praised his "plaisirs singuliers" (1983) as "a long prose piece about masturbation."
mathews was born in new york city. he was raised in massachusetts. he studied at princeton university and at harvard university. in 1949 he eloped with his childhood friend and artist niki de saint phalle. after having two children together, they separated in 1960. he later married marie chaix. their marriage would last until mathews' death in 2017.
mathews died on january 25, 2017 at his home in key west, florida from natural causes, aged 86.
niki de saint phalle (catherine-marie-agnès fal de saint phalle, 29 october 1930 – 21 may 2002) was a french sculptor, painter, and filmmaker. she was born in neuilly-sur-seine, hauts-de-seine, france.
saint phalle created a series of works in the early 1960s called "tirs" ("shots"). these pieces of art included polythene bags of paint in human forms covered in white plaster. after this, saint phalle, made life-size dolls of women, such as brides and mothers giving birth. they were primarily made of plaster over a wire framework and plastic toys, then painted all white.