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* Ramadan runs from July 19 to August 19 or 20 depending on the moon, 2012

* Laylat al-Qadr on August 14, 2012

* August 20, 2012 is Eid ul-Fitr

* ( since August 31, 2012 due to Ramil Safarov's extradition to Azerbaijan )

The 1976 definition of the astronomical unit was incomplete, in particular because it does not specify the frame of reference in which time is to be measured, but proved practical for the calculation of ephemerides: a fuller definition that is consistent with general relativity was proposed, and " vigorous debate " ensued until in August 2012 the International Astronomical Union adopted the current definition of 1 astronomical unit = 149597870700 meters.

In August 2012, two mites preserved in amber were determined to be the oldest animals ever to have been found in the substance ; the mites are 230 million years old and were discovered in north-eastern Italy.

* 1921 – August Kowalczyk, Polish actor, director, and Holocaust survivor ( d. 2012 )

The first official celebration will take place in Wellington in August 2012, with the planting of pohutukawa and Norfolk pines along Thorndon Esplanade.

* 416: 477-0034 Toronto, Ontario ( Fibernetics-verified August 1, 2012 )

* 416: 477-0035 Toronto, Ontario ( Fibernetics-verified August 1, 2012 )

On August 30, 2011, Sports Illustrated senior writer Peter King, who correctly predicted the 2011 Super Bowl, made his predictions for the 2011 season and picked the Falcons to defeat the San Diego Chargers in the 2012 Super Bowl.

On August 5, 2008 Dan Haren signed a four-year, $ 44. 75 million deal with the Diamondbacks worth a guaranteed $ 41. 25 million through 2012 and including a $ 15. 5 million club option for 2013 with a $ 3. 5 million buyout.

The Navy authorized Full-Rate Production ( FRP ) of the AARGM in August 2012, with 72 missiles for the Navy and nine for the Italian Air Force to be delivered in 2013.

In August 2012 a man in Montana was killed by a car while perpetrating a Bigfoot hoax using a ghillie suit.

As of August 2012, the M20 and M22 bus lines service parts of Battery Park City.

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After a long history as proprietary software, it was released as free software on 6 August 2012, under the GNU Lesser General Public License.

On August 6, 2012, CDE was freed under the LGPL free software license. Its source code is available at SourceForge.

The album was released on August 31, 2012 thru Napalm Records in Europe and September 11, 2012 in the United States and Canada.

An open beta was planned sometime between July 21, 2012 and the game's release on August 21, 2012.

His Holiness Abune Paulos died in August 2012 and transitionally a new pope is elected until an election is made next year.

However, in an in-person interview held at the Apple Store Soho on August 16, 2012, Cronenberg commented that the financing for the " Eastern Promises " sequel had fallen through about two weeks earlier.

On August 12, 2011, it was confirmed that a new Counter Strike game was in development at Valve Software and Hidden Path Entertainment, which also codevelops Counter-Strike: Source, going under the title Global Offensive.

* SuperHappyFunTimesFriends – Valve Records ( August 2011 ) (# 91 Australia )

In August 1999, after the development team was hired by Valve, Team Fortress was ported to Valve's GoldSrc engine in the form of Team Fortress Classic.

On August 1st, the Valve Linux team announced that they had successfully ported Left 4 Dead 2 to Linux.

Counter-Strike: Source was initially released as a beta to members of the Valve Cyber Café Program on August 11, 2004.

On August 12, 2011, Valve announced the production of a sequel to Counter-Strike: Source, entitled Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.

Robert Henry " Bob " Abplanalp ( April 4, 1922 – August 30, 2003 ) was an American inventor who invented the modern form of the aerosol valve, the founder of Precision Valve Corporation and a political activist.

On 15 August 2006, Brian May confirmed through his website and fan club that Queen + Paul Rodgers would begin producing their first studio album beginning in October, to be recorded at a " secret location ".

After Bonds hit his record-breaking 756th home run on August 7, 2007, fashion designer and enterpreneur Marc Ecko purchased the home run ball from the fan who caught it, and ran a poll on his Web site to determine its fate.

" In August 2002, Guillermo del Toro, a fan of the original, was attached as director.

In August 2009, a campaign was started by the official Knightmare fan site to get a release of the series on DVD after other failed attempts and lack of interest from ITV Entertainment.

In August 2012, a complete fan translation of Phantasy Star Generation 1 was released for download on the fan site Phantasy Star Cave.

In August 2009, guitarist Brett Gurewitz sent an email to a fan site mentioning he was writing new material for the next Bad Religion album.

On June 4, 2012, Jay Bentley confirmed on the Bad Religion fan site The Bad Religion page that they were expected to begin recording their new album in July and August.

Born in Barnsley, Yorkshire and a boyhood Leeds United fan, McCarthy made his league debut for then-Fourth Division Barnsley on 20 August 1977 in a 4 – 0 win over Rochdale.

Arte Moreno ( right ), owner of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim baseball franchise, poses for a picture with a fan of the team. Arturo " Arte " Moreno ( born August 1946 ) is an American businessman.

In August 2008, Vieira was ranked the fifth-greatest Arsenal player of all-time in a fan poll conducted on the club's official website.

Sheen, a lifelong fan of the Cincinnati Reds, announced in August 2012 that he would donate $ 50, 000 to the team's community fund, which supports various charities.

She also served as the announcer for the 2000 Kids ' Choice Awards, appeared as a guest at several fan conventions ( including BotCon, Jacon, Comic-Con International, and Anime Overdose ), and was featured on the front cover of the July / August 2004 issue of Working Mother magazine, saying, " My son is now old enough to respond to my work.

During a Texans preseason game on August 31, 2012, an intoxicated fan fell to his death from an escalator.

On August 19, 2008, the stadium hosted its 50 millionth fan, a milestone reached in just seventeen seasons, the fastest park in baseball history to reach such a figure.

On August 2005 a fan day was made, where his fans were invited to see his private car collection, but he wasn't at this time able to drive so his co-driver Robert Reid took seat on his private cars.

* " Magic fails in Rowling fan drive ", BBC News, 21 August 2003 http :// news. bbc. co. uk / 1 / hi / entertainment / arts / 3170705. stm

In August 2001, Type-Moon produced and published a fan disc to Tsukihime, at Comiket.

Frank announced on his Facebook fan page that he would be scheduled to make his professional debut on August 4, 2010 in Houston at " Puro Combate # 1.

Sally Rand ( April 3, 1904 – August 31, 1979 ) was a burlesque dancer and actress, most noted for her ostrich feather fan dance and balloon bubble dance.

In August 2002, Coheed and Cambria started working with manager Blaze James, who would help propel the band to larger stages and a wider fan base.

* August 27, 2004-September 20, 2004: Namie Amuro tour " fan space ' 04 "

In August, 1974, a Blackpool fan was stabbed to death at the back of the Spion Kop, Bloomfield Road at Blackpool's home match with Bolton Wanderers It was widely reported as being the first hooligan death at an English football match and together with Manchester United fans behaviour, during their one season in the Second Division that year, it ushered in a dark era of hooliganism in England.

A series of new security measures are set to come into force in August 2009 which will require all clubs to improve their fan identification systems.

She played the character from August 1981 to August 1984, earning a Daytime Emmy Award nomination, as well as a loyal fan base ; a profile of the actress a decade later noted, " Delaney left the soap in 1984, but fans still remember her as Jenny.