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The cost of electricity from wind and solar power plants has plummeted, making it cheaper than coal or natural gas in some places.
If podcasting’s model seems familiar — Netflix, anyone? — it’s no surprise that it will have similar transformative effects on traditional audio programming providers, like public radio.
The Iraqi military and police forces had been so pillaged by their own leadership that they all but collapsed this spring in the face of the advancing Islamic State fighters.
An expanded version of “The Business of Being Born,” a documentary by the actress Ricki Lake that some experts say plays down the risks of delivering babies at home, will debut on Netflix.
Sting, who wrote the music and lyrics for the struggling Broadway musical “The Last Ship,” will join the cast on Dec. 9.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 19, 2014, covering November 24, 2014.
Taylor Swift
Various Artists
Bette Midler
Jason Aldean
Calvin Harris
2014Jorge Herrera Delgado, Mexican engineer and politician (born 1961)[†]
Jorge Herrera Delgado was a Mexican politician. A graduate in industrial engineering from the Durango Institute of Technology (ITD), he was a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party. He founded the radio station XHITD-FM Estéreo Tecnológico in Durango. He was Mayor of Durango from 2004 to 2007 and a two-time deputy in the Durango state congress. He was designated by Governor Jorge Herrera Caldera to head the Durango Department of Education from 15 September 2010 to 7 February 2012.
2014Murli Deora, Indian politician, Indian Minister of Corporate Affairs (born 1937)[†]
Murli Deora was an Indian politician, businessman, and social worker. He was the Mayor of Mumbai, a Member of Parliament in both the Upper and Lower Houses, and a Minister of Cabinet rank. He was a member of the Indian National Congress.
2014Peter Henderson, New Zealand rugby player (born 1926)[†]
Peter "Sammy" Henderson was a New Zealand rugby union and rugby league footballer. He also competed at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, winning a bronze medal in the 4 x 110 yards men's relay.
2014Nenad Manojlović, Serbian water polo player and manager (born 1957)[†]
Nenad Manojlović was a Yugoslav and Serbian water polo player and manager. His brother Predrag also played the sport at elite level.
2014Viktor Tikhonov, Russian ice hockey player and coach (born 1930)[†]
Viktor Vasilyevich Tikhonov was a Russian ice hockey player and coach. Tikhonov was a defenceman with VVS Moscow and Dynamo Moscow from 1949 to 1963, winning four national championships. He was the coach of the Soviet team when it was the dominant team in international play, winning eight World Championship gold medals, as well as Olympic gold medals in 1984, 1988 and 1992. Tikhonov also led CSKA Moscow to twelve consecutive league championships. He was named to the IIHF Hall of Fame as a builder in 1998.
In 2014, the world population was approximately 7,381,616,244 people[†]