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In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[â ]
2012Ralph McQuarrie, American conceptual designer and illustrator (born 1929)[â ]
Ralph Angus McQuarrie was an American conceptual designer who worked in film and television. His career included work on the original Star Wars trilogy, the original Battlestar Galactica television series, the film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, and the film Cocoon, for which he won an Academy Award.
2012Ronnie Montrose, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (born 1947)[â ]
Ronald Douglas Montrose was an American musician and guitarist who founded and led the rock bands Montrose and Gamma. He also performed and did session work with a variety of musicians, including Van Morrison, Herbie Hancock, Beaver & Krause, Boz Scaggs, Edgar Winter, Gary Wright, The Beau Brummels, Dan Hartman, Tony Williams, The Neville Brothers, Marc Bonilla and Sammy Hagar.
2012Alex Webster, American football player and coach (born 1931)[â ]
Alexander "Red" Webster was an American professional football player who was a fullback and halfback in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants. He was also the head coach of the Giants from 1969 to 1973.
At a time when everyone wants information for free, Angieâs List, which features user-generated reviews of services, charges for access. Yet something about its business model is working.
Edward Albee talks about âThe Lady From Dubuque,â one of the plays of his âdown period,â which is having its first New York revival by the Signature Theater Company.
A Texas group that organizes competition among more than 200 private and parochial schools in the state has raised concerns over its dealings with non-Christian schools.
John Orozco has spent much of his life commuting to World Cup Gymnastics in Westchester. Now at 19, he may be the best all-around gymnast in the United States.
As unlimited data plans fade away, services and applications are being designed to help users manage their consumption.
In one of the gambling industryâs most rancorous public feuds, Stephen A. Wynn and Kazuo Okada are accusing one another of making payments meant to curry favor from public officials.
Mr. Wilson was a social scientist whose research laid the groundwork for crime reduction efforts in several cities.
A pipe set aside at Keenâs English Chop Houseâs Pipe Club as a gift in 1976 is claimed â and smoked â decades later.
At the Park Slope Food Co-op, a raging debate over boycotting Israeli products appears to ignore the reality that a lot of energy is being expended over something that is unlikely to occur.
BP agreed with the lawyers for businesses and individuals affected by the 2010 oil spill to pay $7.8 billion in claims, but the federal government, the largest plaintiff, was not a party to the settlement.
The former Jet Trevor Pryce said that incentives, or bounties, were routine and informal among N.F.L. players.
A shift by the United States Soccer Federation will require elite male players on its Development Academy teams to participate in a nearly year-round season.