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Jeffrey Robert "Jeff" Immelt (6 December 2012) An American business executive. He is currently the chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the U.S.-based conglomerate General Electric. He was selected by GE's Board of Directors in 2000 to replace Jack Welch following his retirement. Previously, Immelt had ... -
John McAfee (5 December 2012) The founder of McAfee, Inc. and lead designer on the McAfee anti-virus software, notable for being one the first successful shareware products. He achieved a bachelor's degree in mathematics in 1967, and then went on to work for NASA before devoting himself full time to his ... -
BMW V12 LMR (5 December 2012) A Le Mans Prototype built for sports car racing from 1999 to 2000. The car was built through an alliance between BMW Motorsport and WilliamsF1, and was the successor to the failed BMW V12 LM of 1998. It is famous for being BMW's only overall victory at the 24 Hours of Le ... -
Global Terrorism Index (4 December 2012) The Global Terrorism Index is a study carried out by the Institute for Economics and Peace to measure the impact of international terrorism over a 10 year period between 2002 and 2012. It ranks 158 countries. The findings showed that attacks rose steadily between 2002 and ... -
Recep Tayyip Erdogan (4 December 2012) Recep Tayyip Erdogan (born in Istanbul, 26 February 1954) has been the Prime Minister of Turkey since March 2003. He is also the Chairman and founder of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Parti). After graduating from Marmara University in 1981, and retiring from ... -
Ansar al-Sharia (4 December 2012) Also known as Jama'at Ansar al-Shari'a, Ansar al-Sharia is a Yemen-based militant Islamic umbrella organisation including various groups such as al-Qaeda. The United States' State Department officially considers the unit as an offshoot of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula ... -
puppy room (4 December 2012) A family-friendly room reserved for puppies on school campuses to help students cope with the stress of college life during the finals week. The puppies are trained as therapeutic dogs that help busy college students lower their blood pressure and perform better in the ... -
Typhoon Bopha (4 December 2012) Typhoon Bopha made landfall in Mindanao in the Southern Philippines on December 4th 2012. As a result of the 130mph wind gusts and heavy rain, more than 40,000 people were moved into shelter, power cuts were widespread, and there was flooding and travel disruption.Typhoon ... -
Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (3 December 2012) An American video game developer and publisher founded on February 8, 1991 under the name Silicon & Synapse by three graduates of UCLA, Michael Morhaime, Allen Adham and Frank Pearce and is currently a subsidiary of American company Activision Blizzard. Based in Irvine, ... -
Gotye (30 November 2012) Gotye is the stage name of the Belgian-Australian musician and singer-songwriter Walter "Wally" de Backer (born 21 May 1980). Gotye has released three independent studio albums and is also a member of the Australian indie-pop trio The Basics. Gotye was catapulted into the ...
Jeffrey Robert "Jeff" Immelt (6 December 2012) An American business executive. He is currently the chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the U.S.-based conglomerate General Electric. He was selected by GE's Board of Directors in 2000 to replace Jack Welch following his retirement. Previously, Immelt had ...
John McAfee (5 December 2012) The founder of McAfee, Inc. and lead designer on the McAfee anti-virus software, notable for being one the first successful shareware products. He achieved a bachelor's degree in mathematics in 1967, and then went on to work for NASA before devoting himself full time to his ...
BMW V12 LMR (5 December 2012) A Le Mans Prototype built for sports car racing from 1999 to 2000. The car was built through an alliance between BMW Motorsport and WilliamsF1, and was the successor to the failed BMW V12 LM of 1998. It is famous for being BMW's only overall victory at the 24 Hours of Le ...
Global Terrorism Index (4 December 2012) The Global Terrorism Index is a study carried out by the Institute for Economics and Peace to measure the impact of international terrorism over a 10 year period between 2002 and 2012. It ranks 158 countries. The findings showed that attacks rose steadily between 2002 and ...
Recep Tayyip Erdogan (4 December 2012) Recep Tayyip Erdogan (born in Istanbul, 26 February 1954) has been the Prime Minister of Turkey since March 2003. He is also the Chairman and founder of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Parti). After graduating from Marmara University in 1981, and retiring from ...
Ansar al-Sharia (4 December 2012) Also known as Jama'at Ansar al-Shari'a, Ansar al-Sharia is a Yemen-based militant Islamic umbrella organisation including various groups such as al-Qaeda. The United States' State Department officially considers the unit as an offshoot of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula ...
puppy room (4 December 2012) A family-friendly room reserved for puppies on school campuses to help students cope with the stress of college life during the finals week. The puppies are trained as therapeutic dogs that help busy college students lower their blood pressure and perform better in the ...
Typhoon Bopha (4 December 2012) Typhoon Bopha made landfall in Mindanao in the Southern Philippines on December 4th 2012. As a result of the 130mph wind gusts and heavy rain, more than 40,000 people were moved into shelter, power cuts were widespread, and there was flooding and travel disruption.Typhoon ...
Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (3 December 2012) An American video game developer and publisher founded on February 8, 1991 under the name Silicon & Synapse by three graduates of UCLA, Michael Morhaime, Allen Adham and Frank Pearce and is currently a subsidiary of American company Activision Blizzard. Based in Irvine, ...
Gotye (30 November 2012) Gotye is the stage name of the Belgian-Australian musician and singer-songwriter Walter "Wally" de Backer (born 21 May 1980). Gotye has released three independent studio albums and is also a member of the Australian indie-pop trio The Basics. Gotye was catapulted into the ...
