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In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[ā ]
2012Albrecht Dietz, German economist and businessman (born 1926)[ā ]
Albrecht Dietz was a German entrepreneur and scientist who founded the first leasing company in Germany. He was considered to be one of the pioneers and founding fathers of the German leasing industry. His publications on economic subjects ranged from leasing and corporate management to institutions and evolutionary economics.
2012Ron Erhardt, American football player and coach (born 1931)[ā ]
Ronald Peter Erhardt was an American football coach at both the collegiate and professional levels. From 1979 to 1981 he served as head coach of the National Football League (NFL)'s New England Patriots.
2012Robert Fuest, English director, screenwriter, and production designer (born 1927)[ā ]
Robert Fuest was an English film and television director, screenwriter, production designer, and painter, who worked mostly in the horror, fantasy and suspense genres.
2012Tonino Guerra, Italian poet and screenwriter (born 1920)[ā ]
Antonio "Tonino" Guerra was an Italian poet, writer and screenwriter who collaborated with some of the most prominent film directors, such as Andrei Tarkovsky, Michelangelo Antonioni, Theo Angelopoulos, and Federico Fellini.
2012Irving Louis Horowitz, American sociologist, author, and academic (born 1929)[ā ]
Irving Louis Horowitz was an American sociologist, author, and college professor who wrote and lectured extensively in his field. He proposed a quantitative index for measuring a country's quality of life, and helped to popularize "Third World" as a term for the poorer nations of the Non-Aligned Movement. He was considered by many to be a neoconservative, although he maintained that he had no political adherence.
2012Yuri Razuvaev, Russian chess player and trainer (born 1945)[ā ]
Yuri Sergeyevich Razuvaev Russian: Š®ĢŃŠøŠ¹ Š”ŠµŃŠ³ŠµĢŠµŠ²ŠøŃ Š Š°Š·ŃŠ²Š°ĢŠµŠ² was a Russian chess player and trainer.
2012Marina Salye, Russian geologist and politician (born 1934)[ā ]
Marina Yevgenyevna Salye was a Russian geologist and politician, being the former deputy of the legislative assembly of Leningrad. She was also a people's deputy in the Congress of People's Deputies of the RSFSR until September 1993, when the congress was dissolved. Salye was one of the leaders of the radical pro-reform group called Radical Democrats.
The gap between rich and poor is wider in the United States than in other nations, but polls show we are less concerned about it.
Seminars tailored to small businesses are just one way Britainās big banks are trying to get lending going. But many of the businesses that do apply for loans are rejected.
For the people who hope to become New Yorkās next mayor, Michael Mulgrew, the leader of the 200,000-strong teachersā federation, is a coveted friend.
Lawsuits aimed at generic drugs are being thrown out across the country in the wake of a 2011 Supreme Court decision favorable to the drugsā makers.
Mitt Romney used the full force of his campaign and an argument that he had the best chance of defeating President Obama to overcome doubts among the more conservative voters.
Impervious to a sustained popular uprising and beyond the reach of outside intervention, Syria stands out among the countries swept up in the regional Arab revolts.
The screen comedy āMirror Mirrorā reflects Hollywoodās preoccupation with fairy tales, as do the television series āGrimmā and āOnce Upon a Time.ā
New Orleans Saints Coach Sean Payton was suspended for his role in the teamās bounty program, which promised money to players if they knocked opponents out of games.
The Broncos agreed to trade quarterback Tim Tebow to the Jets on Wednesday after overcoming a disagreement about money owed to Denver.
Europe has made good progress in easing its debt crisis, Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner told a House committee on Wednesday.
Because about 95 percent of criminal convictions arise from guilty pleas, two Supreme Court decisions represent a vast expansion of judicial supervision of the criminal justice system.
Todd Barry has never had a sitcom or blockbuster special, but when it comes to live performance, few comics are more consistently funny.