title: Railroad classes

paragraphs: In the United States, railroads are Class I, II, or III, depending on how big they are. The Surface Transportation Board decides how big the railroads need to be to be in the classes.

paragraphs: There are six US Class I freight railroad companies. Canada has two Class I freight railroads. Both of the Canadian companies have trackage in the US. Mexico has two Class I freight railroads, one with trackage in the US. The national passenger railroads in the US and Canada, Amtrak and Via Rail, are both Class I.

paragraphs: In the United States, the Surface Transportation Board says a Class I railroad is a railroad that gets $250 million or more in revenue every year. It was 1991 when they said it had to be at least $250 million. In 2012, $452,653,248 is how much it would be. In 2011, the Association of American Railroads says that Class I railroads had to get at least $433.2 million.

paragraphs: In Canada, a Class I rail carrier is a company that has earned at least $250 million (CAD) in revenue for each of the previous two years.

paragraphs: Class I railroads are some of the most efficient kinds of transportation. They move a ton of freight almost 500 miles with each gallon of diesel fuel ( to move ).

paragraphs: In 2013, eleven railroads in North America were Class I. In the United States, Amtrak and seven freight railroads are Class I based on 2011 measurements released in 2013.

paragraphs: A Class II railroad in the United States takes freight and is mid-sized in terms of revenue. , a Class II railroad is a railroad with that earns more than $37.4 million but less than $433.2 million in revenue for at least three years in a row. Switching and terminal railroads are can't be Class II railroads.

paragraphs: A Class III railroad earns less than $20 million (1991 dollars) in revenue every year.


title: University Press of Kansas

paragraphs: The University Press of Kansas is a publisher in Lawrence, KS that represents the six state universities in the US state of Kansas: Emporia State University, Fort Hays State University, Kansas State University (K-State), Pittsburg State University, the University of Kansas (KU), and Wichita State University.

paragraphs: The press was created in 1946. There were big changes in 1967 and 1976. Today, it operates as a consortium with representation from each of the participating universities. The press is on the west part of the KU campus.

paragraphs: The press mostly publishes books about American politics and military history. They also publish books about the region around it.


title: Shivamogga

paragraphs: Shivamogga is the capital of the Shivamogga district in Karnataka. It was earlier called Shimoga.


title: University of Nebraska Press

paragraphs: The University of Nebraska Press, also known as UNP, is an academic publisher of scholarly and general-interest books. It was created in 1941. The press is controlled by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, the main campus of the University of Nebraska system. UNP mostly publishes non-fiction books and academic journals. They publish in both print and electronic editions. The press has strong publishing programs in Native American studies, Western American history, sports, world and national affairs, and military history.

paragraphs: UNP has published more than 4,000 books and 30 journals. They publish more than 150 new titles each year, making it the 12th biggest university press in the United States. Since 2010, two of UNP's books have received the Bancroft Prize, the highest honor given to history books in the U.S.


title: Missouri River Valley

paragraphs: The Missouri River Valley outlines where the Missouri River from its headwaters where the Madison, Jefferson and Gallatin Rivers flow together in Montana to its confluence with the Mississippi River in the State of Missouri. At long, the valley drains one-sixth of the United States. It is the longest river valley in North America. The valley in the Missouri River basin includes river bottoms and floodplains.


title: Mount Oread

paragraphs: Mount Oread is a hill in Lawrence, Kansas. The University of Kansas is on it. It is on the water divide between the Kansas and Wakarusa rivers. It was named after the Oread Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts. The hill was first called Hogback Ridge by many Lawrence residents until the Oread name was chosen in 1866.

paragraphs: For emigrants going west by wagon train on the Oregon Trail, "The Hill" was the next big topographical challenge after crossing the Wakarusa River near today's Haskell Indian Nations University.

paragraphs: The United States Geological Survey says that Mount Oread is about above sea level. Downtown Lawrence is about above sea level. Mount Oread was whereWilliam Quantrill's raid into Lawrence on August 21, 1863, during the American Civil War, happened. The campus of the University of Kansas (KU) is on Mount Oread.


title: Samuel C. Pomeroy

paragraphs: Samuel Clarke Pomeroy (January 3, 1816 – August 27, 1891) was a United States senator from Kansas in the mid-19th century. He was in the United States Senate during the American Civil War. Pomeroy was also in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.He also was the mayor of Atchison, Kansas from 1858 to 1859. He was also the second president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, and the first president to oversee any of the railroad's construction and operations. Pomeroy succeeded Cyrus K. Holliday as president of the railroad on January 13, 1864. He was a Republican.

paragraphs: Samuel C. Pomeroy was born on January 3, 1816 at Southampton, Massachusetts. He was a student at Amherst College. Pomeroy was against the politics of slavery. In 1854, he joined the New England Emigrant Aid Company. That fall, he led a group of people to Kansas to help create the city of Lawrence.

paragraphs: On April 4, 1861, the Kansas legislature elected Pomeroy (along with James Lane) to be one of Kansas's first senators.

paragraphs: On December 18, 1871, because of Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden urging and after learning of the findings of the Hayden Geological Survey of 1871, Pomeroy introduced the Act of Dedication bill into the Senate. That bill led to the creation of Yellowstone National Park.


title: High Court

paragraphs: High court usually refers to the superior court (or supreme court) of a country or state. In some countries, it is the highest court (for example, Australia). In others, it is positioned lower in the hierarchy of courts (for example, England and Wales). A person who presides as a judge in such a court may be called a High Court judge, or, in some cases, a High Court Justice.


title: Truth Hurts (song)

paragraphs: "Truth Hurts" is a song by American R&B recording artist Lizzo. It is taken from the deluxe version of her third studio album (and first major-label release), "Cuz I Love You". It was released as a single on September 19, 2017. Lizzo wrote the song with Steven Cheung, Jesse Saint John, and its producer, Ricky Reed.

paragraphs: In 2019, it reached number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100, the Pop Songs radio chart, R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Rap Songs charts, and on the Radio Songs chart. It also reached the top ten in Canada and New Zealand, while maintaining the top 20 in Australia, the top 40 in the UK, and the top 100 in the Netherlands and Switzerland.


title: Electoral district (Canada)

paragraphs: Electoral districts in Canada (also called a "constituency" or "riding") are what Canada's representative democracy is based on. In Canadian French, it is called a "circonscription", but is also called a "comté" (county). Every single federal electoral district is represented by one Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of Canada. In provincial or territorial electoral districts, the person that represents the riding might be called a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), Member of the National Assembly (NLA), Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP), or a Member of the House of Assembly (MHA).

paragraphs: Right now, federal and provincial electoral districts are only represented by one person. In the past, however, some have been represented by more than one person.


title: Kenneth Baugh

paragraphs: Kenneth Lee O'Neil Baugh (24 February 1941 – 1 September 2019) was a Jamaican politician. He was an Opposition Leader from January 2005 through April 2005. He was a member of the Parliament of Jamaica, was a general secretary and chairman of the Jamaica Labour Party. Baugh was born in Montego Bay, Jamaica.

paragraphs: Baugh retired from politics in 2015 due to ill health. He had brain surgery later that year. Baugh died on 1 September 2019 from a long-illness at the age of 78.


title: Alberto Goldman

paragraphs: Alberto Goldman (; 12 October 1937 – 1 September 2019) was a Brazilian engineer and politician. He was elected Vice Governor of São Paulo in 2006 with Governor José Serra. Goldman became governor of São Paulo on 6 April 2010. He resigned on 1 January 2011. He was National President of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party from November 2017 through December 2017.

paragraphs: Goldman was born in São Paulo. He died on 1 September 2019 at a São Paulo hospital from problems caused by cancer-related surgery, aged 81.


title: Walter Thiel (chemist)

paragraphs: Walter Thiel (7 March 1949 in Treysa, Hesse - 23 August 2019) was a German theoretical chemist. He was the president of the World Association of Theoretical and Computational Chemists (WATOC) from 2011.


title: William J. Larkin Jr.

paragraphs: William J. Larkin Jr. (February 5, 1928 – August 31, 2019) was an American politician. He was a member of the New York State Legislature representing districts in the Hudson Valley. He was a member of the Republican Party. Larkin represented the 39th District in the New York State Senate from 1991 until his retirement in 2018.

paragraphs: During his career in the Army, Larkin helped protect President John F. Kennedy on a visit to Berlin and met Martin Luther King Jr. when escorting one of the Selma to Montgomery marches in Alabama during the Civil Rights Movement.

paragraphs: Larkin lived in the town of New Windsor, New York. He died there on August 31, 2019 at the age of 91.


title: New Windsor, New York

paragraphs: New Windsor is a town in Orange County, New York, United States. The Town of New Windsor is in the eastern part of the county, bordering the Town of Newburgh and the City of Newburgh. The population was estimated at 25,244 in 2010 by the US Census.


title: Jim Gardner (politician)

paragraphs: James Carson Gardner (born April 8, 1933) is an American businessman and Republican politician. He was a U.S. Representative from 1967 through 1969 and as the 30th Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina from 1989 through 1993. Gardner was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.


title: Robert B. Jordan

paragraphs: Robert Byrd Jordan III (October 11, 1932 – February 16, 2020) was an American politician. He was the 29th Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina for one term from 1985 through 1989 under Governor James G. Martin. He unsuccessfully ran for Governor of North Carolina in 1988.


title: Mount Gilead, North Carolina

paragraphs: Mount Gilead is a town in Montgomery County, in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,181 at the 2010 census.


title: Ben Nighthorse Campbell

paragraphs: Ben Nighthorse Campbell (born April 13, 1933) is a Cheyenne-American politician. He was a U.S. Representative from 1987 to 1993, and a U.S. Senator from Colorado from 1993 to 2005. He was a member of the Democratic Party, until Campbell switched to the Republican Party on March 3, 1995.


title: Sid Morrison

paragraphs: Sidney Wallace Morrison (born May 13, 1933) is an American politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Washington from 1981 through 1993. He was elected as a Republican. Morrison was born in Yakima, Washington.

paragraphs: Morrison was a member of the State Senate from 1975 through 1980. Before, he was a member of the State House from 1967 through 1975. In 1992, he ran for Governor, but lost the primary to Ken Eikenberry.


title: Ken Eikenberry

paragraphs: Kenneth Otto Eikenberry (born June 29, 1932) is an American Republican politician. He was born in Wenatchee, Washington. Eikenberry was the Attorney General of Washington from January 1981 through January 1993.


title: Gilbert S. Merritt Jr.

paragraphs: Gilbert Stroud Merritt Jr. (born January 17, 1936) is an American lawyer and jurist. He is a Senior United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Merritt Jr. was nominated to the court by President Jimmy Carter. He was judge on the court from 1977 through 2001 and was Chief Judge from 1989 through 1996. Merritt Jr. was born in Nashville, Tennessee.

paragraphs: In 1993, when Byron White retired from the Supreme Court, he was seen as a possible replacement pick by President Bill Clinton. Ruth Bader Ginsburg was the final pick.


title: Abe Fortas

paragraphs: Abraham "Abe" Fortas (June 19, 1910 – April 5, 1982) was an American lawyer. He was a U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice from 1965 to 1969.

paragraphs: Fortas died from an aortic rupture on April 5, 1982 in Washington, D.C. at the age of 71.


title: Richard Ravitch

paragraphs: Richard Ravitch (born July 7, 1933) is an American politician and businessman. He was Lieutenant Governor of New York from 2009 to 2010. He was appointed to the position in July 2009 by New York Governor David Paterson.


title: Hugh Carey

paragraphs: Hugh Leo Carey (April 11, 1919 – August 7, 2011) was an American politician and attorney. He was a seven-term United States Representative from 1961 to 1974, as well as 51st Governor of New York from 1975 to 1982.

paragraphs: Carey died on August 7, 2011 at his home in Shelter Island, New York of heart failure at the age of 92.


title: Georgia Holt

paragraphs: Georgia Holt (born Jackie Jean Crouch; June 9, 1926) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, and model. She is the mother of singer and actress Cher and the grandmother of Chaz Bono.

paragraphs: Holt was born in Kensett, Arkansas. She was married to six men, one of them twice.

paragraphs: Holt appeared as a model on two episodes of "I Love Lucy". She was an audience polling member as part of a group of ten mothers of famous celebrities on the U.S. game show "Card Sharks" from July 4–8, 1988.

paragraphs: Holt also released her album "Honky Tonk Woman", which was recorded in 1982, in 2013. The album includes a duet with Cher titled "I'm Just Your Yesterday".

paragraphs: Holt appeared on talk shows hosted by Mike Douglas, Merv Griffin, Dinah Shore, Jay Leno and Ellen DeGeneres.


title: Carlo Fonseka

paragraphs: Carlo Fonseka ( "Kālō Fonsēkā"; 4 March 1933 – 2 September 2019) was a Sri Lankan physician, academic and political activist. He was a dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya. He was president of the Sri Lanka Medical Council fro 2012 through 2017. He was born in Colombo, Ceylon.

paragraphs: Fonseka died in Colombo on 2 September 2019 at the age of 86.


title: Marc Singer

paragraphs: Marc Singer (born January 29, 1948) is a Canadian-born American actor.

paragraphs: Singer is best known for his roles in the "Beastmaster" movie series, as Mike Donovan in the original 1980s TV series "V", as Man-Bat in "" and his role in "Dallas" as Matt Cantrell.

paragraphs: Singer also played General Matthew Shrieve on The CW television series "Arrow"'s third season.


title: George Will

paragraphs: George Frederick Will (born May 4, 1941) is an American conservative political commentator. He writes regular columns for "The Washington Post" and is a political commentator for NBC News and MSNBC.

paragraphs: In 1986, "The Wall Street Journal" called him "perhaps the most powerful journalist in America". He won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 1977.


title: Arthur B. Culvahouse Jr.

paragraphs: Arthur Boggess Culvahouse Jr. (born July 4, 1948) is an American attorney and politician. He is has been the United States Ambassador to Australia since March 13, 2019 under the Donald Trump administration. Before, he was the White House Counsel from 1987 through 1989 during the Ronald Reagan presidency.

paragraphs: He was an important figure in John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign. He helped picked McCain's running mate.

paragraphs: In May 2016, Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, chose Culvahouse to head the search for his running mate.

paragraphs: In November 2018, Trump nominated Culvahouse to be the U.S. Ambassador to Australia. He was confirmed by the United States Senate in January 2019.


title: Cecilia Seghizzi

paragraphs: Cecilia Seghizzi (5 September 1908 – 22 November 2019) was an Italian composer, painter and teacher.

paragraphs: Her music catalog includes more than 130 compositions, among which many are choral music.

paragraphs: On 5 September 2018, she became a supercentenarian upon celebrating her 110th birthday. She died on 22 November 2019 at the age of 111.


title: Tony Street

paragraphs: Anthony Austin Street (born 8 February 1926) is an Australian federal politician. He was Foreign Minister in the Fourth Fraser Ministry between 1980 and 1983. A member of Parliament, he represented the Corangamite division in Victoria from 1966 through 1984.

paragraphs: His father Geoffrey Street held his seat before him, and other members of the Street family. Street was a member of the Liberal Party of Australia. He was born in Melbourne.


title: Jason Kenney

paragraphs: Jason Thomas Kenney PC MLA (born May 30, 1968) is a Canadian politician. He is the 18th Premier of Alberta since 30 April 2019, and leader of the United Conservative Party in Alberta since 2017.

paragraphs: Kenney was inspired to enter politics after having a short conversation with former Prime Minister John Diefenbaker at an early age.


title: François Legault

paragraphs: François Legault (; born May 26, 1957) is a Canadian politician and businessman. He is the 32nd and current Premier of Quebec since 2018. He has been Leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) party since its founding in 2011. He was the co-founder of the Canadian airline Air Transat.

paragraphs: Legault was a member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1998 to 2009. During this time, he was a part of the Parti Québécois (PQ). He was a cabinet minister while Lucien Bouchard and Bernard Landry were Premier. He was elected in the 1998, 2003, 2007, and 2008 elections. He did not run for election again in 2009, and stopped being a member of the National Assembly that year. As a part of the CAQ, he became a member of the National Assembly again after the 2012 provincial election.


title: Dennis King

paragraphs: Dennis King (born ) is a Canadian politician. He is the 33rd and current Premier of Prince Edward Island since May 2019. He is also the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island.


title: Plymouth, Minnesota

paragraphs: Plymouth is the seventh largest city in the U.S. State of Minnesota. It is located west of downtown Minneapolis in Hennepin County. It is the third largest suburb of Minneapolis–Saint Paul. According to the 2018 Metropolitan Council, Plymouth's population is 79,450. The population was 70,576 at the 2010 Census.


title: Let's Get Loud

paragraphs: "Let's Get Loud" is a 2000 song recorded by American singer Jennifer Lopez for her debut studio album "On the 6" (1999). It was written by the song's co-writer Gloria Estefan for herself but she felt as if the song was too similar to her last songs and gave it onto Lopez.

paragraphs: Estefan, who co-wrote the song alongside Kike Santander, stated that Lopez would have "more fun with it" and would put "a new spin" on it.

paragraphs: "Let's Get Loud" is sometimes seen as Lopez's signature song. Estefan eventually released her own version of the song in 2011 as a bonus track on the deluxe Target edition of her album "Miss Little Havana".


title: Emilio Estefan

paragraphs: Emilio Estefan Gómez (born March 4, 1953) is a Cuban-American musician and producer. He has won 19 Grammy Awards. Estefan is known as a member of the Miami Sound Machine.

paragraphs: He is the husband of singer Gloria Estefan, father of son Nayib Estefan and daughter Emily Estefan, and the uncle of Spanish-language television personality Lili Estefan.


title: Lili Estefan

paragraphs: Liliana Del Carmen "Lili" Estefan García (born March 20, 1967) is a Cuban-American model and television host. She is the host of "El Gordo y la Flaca" on Univision.


title: Todd Phillips

paragraphs: Todd Phillips (born Todd Bunzl; born 1970 or 1971) is an American filmmaker. Phillips was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in "Borat".


title: Gus Van Sant

paragraphs: Gus Green Van Sant Jr. (born July 24, 1952) is an American director, producer, screenwriter, painter, photographer, musician and author. His movies are known for having a pro-LGBT stance and messages. His movies include: "Drugstore Cowboy", "Good Will Hunting", "My Own Private Idaho", "Milk", "Elephant", "Psycho" and "Finding Forrester".


title: Jane Kim

paragraphs: Jane Jungyon Kim (born July 9, 1977) is an American civil rights attorney and politician. She is the first Korean American elected official in San Francisco. She represented San Francisco's District 6 on the Board of Supervisors between 2011 and 2019. She is currently a member of the San Francisco's Democratic County Central Committee and was the top vote getter in CA AD17.

paragraphs: In 2016, she ran for the 11th California State Senate District, but lost to Scott Wiener in the primary. She was a candidate for Mayor in the 2018 mayoral election, finishing third with 24.03% of the first-round vote.


title: Biopsychosocial model

paragraphs: A branch of psychology that combines biological, psychological, and social factors into a single study. It's meant to understand complex interactions in health, illness, and healthcare delivery aspects. The model was created by George L. Engel in 1977.


title: Gada Ali khan Bajkani

paragraphs: Gada Ali khan Bajkani is a village in taluka Tangwani of district kashmore.


title: Iah

paragraphs: Iah ( Egyptian: "jˁḥ", Coptic ) is a minor ancient Egyptian moon god who eventually evolves into Khonsu. Iah is said to be a god of both time and fertility. He is most notable for creating the ancient lunar calendar. The word "jˁḥ" simply means "moon". It is also transliterated as "Yah", Yah(w), "Jah", "Jah(w)", "Joh" or "Aah".

paragraphs: In an ancient Egyptian myth, sun god Ra has cursed goddess Nut so that she can not have birth on any of the 300 days of the year. The wisdom god Thoth devised a plan that involved challenging A'ah to a game of Senet. Thoth outsmarted A'ah and won enough moonlight to add 5 days to the year. Since these extra days were not cursed, Nut was able to birth a god on each of these days; Isis, Osiris, Nephthys, and Horus. Due to the loss of moonlight, the moon was unable to shine continuously and was forced to periodically dim in order to recuperate. Thus creating the phases of the moon.


title: Fred Risser

paragraphs: Fred A. Risser (born May 5, 1927) is an American Democratic politician. He has been a member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing the 26th District since 1962. His district includes most of the west side and central neighborhoods of Madison. He was a member of the Wisconsin Assembly from 1957 to 1962. Risser has never lost an election and is the longest-serving state legislator in American political history.

paragraphs: Upon the death of New Mexico State Senator John Pinto in May 2019, Risser became the only remaining World War II veteran currently serving as a state legislator in the United States.


title: Atli Eðvaldsson

paragraphs: Atli Eðvaldsson (3 March 1957 – 2 September 2019) was an Icelandic footballer. He played as a midfielder.

paragraphs: During his career, he won the Icelandic championship three times and the Icelandic Cup four times. After retiring from playing, he became a well-known manager. In 1999, he managed Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur to its first championship in 31 years.

paragraphs: Atli played 70 games for the Icelandic national team from 1976 to 1991. He later coached the national team from 1999 to 2003.

paragraphs: In December 2018, he revealed was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer two years before. On 2 September 2019, Atli died from cancer, aged 62.


title: Joan Antoni Solans Huguet

paragraphs: Joan Antoni Solans i Huguet (15 October 1941 – 2 September 2019) was a Spanish Catalan architect. His works were about urban planning . He was born in Barcelona.

paragraphs: Between 1980 and 1997 he was General Director of Town Planning of the Generalitat de Catalunya during the government of Jordi Pujol and vice president of the Institut Català del Sòl between 1988 and 2000, when he resigned.

paragraphs: He was the architect of the new territorial planning of Catalonia and some cities.

paragraphs: Huget died on 2 September 2019 in Barcelona after being hit by a car at the age of 77.


title: Dane County, Wisconsin

paragraphs: Dane County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the population was 488,075, making it the second-most populous county in Wisconsin. The county seat is Madison, which is also the state capital.


title: Matthew H. Clark

paragraphs: Matthew Harvey Clark (born July 15, 1937) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the Eighth Bishop of Rochester from 1979 until 2012. He was born in Waterford, New York, to Matthew and Grace (née Bills) Clark. He was raised in Troy, New York. Clark has been criticized for being overly tolerant of homosexuality and even challenging the Vatican's position of not allowing homosexual priests.

paragraphs: In September 2019, Clark was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.


title: David Cornstein

paragraphs: David B. Cornstein (born August 17, 1938) is an American businessman and politician. He is the United States Ambassador to Hungary. He is from New York and his business career is about gambling operations, high-end used jewelry and telemarketing.


title: Sinking of MV Conception

paragraphs: On September 2, 2019, the 75-foot (23 m) diving boat "Conception" caught fire and sank off the coast of Santa Cruz Island, California.

paragraphs: The boat was anchored in Platts Harbor, a small undeveloped bay on the north shore of the island, with over 30 passengers asleep below decks when fire broke out shortly after 3 am. The loss of the ship caused a rescue operation by the United States Coast Guard.

paragraphs: Coast Guard divers counted 25 bodies in the sunken hull, while nine other people remain missing.


title: Costa Concordia disaster

paragraphs: On 13 January 2012, the Italian cruise ship "Costa Concordia" hit the bottom of the sea floor and overturned after striking an underwater rock off Isola del Giglio, Tuscany, resulting in 32 deaths.

paragraphs: The eight year old Costa Cruises vessel was on the first leg of a cruise around the Mediterranean Sea when she deviated from her planned route at the Isola del Giglio, sailed closer to the island, and struck a rock formation on the sea floor.

paragraphs: A six-hour rescue effort brought most of the passengers ashore.

paragraphs: Many blamed the ship's captain Francesco Schettino, who left the ship shortly after the sinking began leaving behind the crew and passengers.


title: Francesco Schettino

paragraphs: Francesco Schettino (; born 14 November 1960) is an Italian former sea captain. He commanded the cruise ship "Costa Concordia" when it struck an underwater rock and capsized with the deaths of 32 passengers and crew off the Italian island of Giglio on 13 January 2012.

paragraphs: In 2015 he was sentenced to a 16-year prison sentence.


title: Sara Wilford

paragraphs: Sara Delano Roosevelt Whitney diBonaventura Wilford (born March 13, 1932) is an American psychologist. She taught at Sarah Lawrence College from 1982 to 2014.

paragraphs: She is a daughter of Betsey Cushing Roosevelt Whitney, a prominent philanthropist in medicine and art, and James Roosevelt, the oldest son of US President Franklin D. Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.

paragraphs: She was married to Ronald A. Wilford from 1973 to his death in 2015.


title: Sentiero di Leonardo

paragraphs: The Sentiero di Leonardo (in English "The Trail of Leonardo") is a trail in Northern Italy and Southern Switzerland. It is named for Leonardo Da Vinci. The trail was opened in February 2019, the 500th anniversary of Leonardo's death. It goes through places that were important in the life and art of Leonardo. The Sentiero di Leonardo is not a new trail. It is made up of existing footpaths and trails such as the Sentiero del Viandante. One half of the Sentiero di Leonardo goes between Pavia in Italy and San Bernardino in Switzerland along the eastern side of Lake Como. The other half goes between Pavia and San Bernardino along the western side of Lake Como. The trail is 540 kilometers long in total. It takes 26 days to walk both halves.


title: Porta Romana (Milan)

paragraphs: Porta Romana ("Roman Gate") is a former city gate of Milan, Italy. In its present form, the gate dates back to the 16th century Spanish walls of Milan.

paragraphs: Its origins can be traced further back to the Roman walls of the city. They had a "Roman Gate" in the same area. "Porta Romana" was the first and the main imperial entrance of the entire city of Milan. It was the starting point of the road leading to Ancient Rome.


title: Sexagesimal

paragraphs: Sexagesimal (base 60) is a number system with sixty as its base. It was invented by the ancient Sumerians in the 3rd millennium BC. It was passed down to the ancient Babylonians, and it is still used—in a modified form—for measuring time, angles, and geographic coordinates.

paragraphs: The number 60 is a composite number. It has twelve factors, namely 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, and 60, of which 2, 3, and 5 are prime numbers.

paragraphs: Therefore, using sexagesimal numbers, fractions are simplified. For example, one hour can be divided evenly into sections of 30 minutes, 20 minutes, 15 minutes, 12 minutes, 10 minutes, 6 minutes, 5 minutes, 4 minutes, 3 minutes, 2 minutes, and 1 minute.

paragraphs: 60 is the smallest number that is divisible by every number from 1 to 6; that is, it is the lowest common multiple of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.

paragraphs: Note: here in this article, all sexagesimal digits are represented as decimal numbers. For example, "10" means the number ten and "60" means the number sixty.


title: Battle of Falkirk

paragraphs: The Battle of Falkirk ("Blàr na h-Eaglaise Brice" in Scottish Gaelic) was a battle that occurred on the 22nd of July 1298. It is considered one of the major (most important) battles of the First Scottish War of Independence. In it,the English Army beat the Scottish Army.


title: Halvard Hanevold

paragraphs: Halvard Hanevold (3 December 1969 – 3 September 2019) was a Norwegian biathlete. He was born in Asker, Norway. Hanevold won an Olympic gold medal at the 1998, 2002 and in 2010. He also won two silver medals in 1998 and in 2006. He also won a bronze medal in 2006.

paragraphs: Hanevold died on 3 September 2019 in Asker at the age of 49.


title: Jacob Hornberger

paragraphs: Jacob G. Hornberger (born January 1, 1950) is an American attorney, author, and politician. He is the founder and president of the Future of Freedom Foundation. He was a candidate for the Libertarian Party's presidential nomination in 2000, as well as a candidate for the United States Senate election in Virginia in . He was born in Laredo, Texas.

paragraphs: In April 2019, Hornberger was seen as a possible 2020 candidate for the Libertarian nomination. On October 23, 2019, he filed to run for the .

paragraphs: Though Hornberger won the most primaries and received the most votes, Jo Jorgensen was chosen as the party's presidential nominee on the night of May 23, 2020, after four rounds of voting.

paragraphs: Jacob grew up on a farm on the Rio Grande near Laredo, Texas, which at the time was the poorest city in the United States. His father was German-American and his mother was Mexican-American.

paragraphs: Jacob Hornberger received a bachelor's degree in economics from the Virginia Military Institute, and a law degree from the University of Texas.

paragraphs: Jacob Hornberger was an attorney in the state of Texas for twelve years. Hornberger was an adjunct professor at the University of Dallas, teaching economics and law. Hornberger stopped practicing law in 1987 to become the director of programs for the . Since then, he has been an advocate for free markets and founded the Future of Freedom Foundation.

paragraphs: In early 1999, Hornberger formed an to seek the in 2000. Two months later, Hornberger withdrew from the race. , who had been the 1996 Libertarian nominee for president, was running for the nomination in 2000 and was considered the frontrunner. Hornberger began publishing essays criticizing Browne for not being committed to libertarian principles, alleging that Browne was running a "Republican-lite" campaign.

paragraphs: Then, a week before the , Hornberger rejoined the race for the presidential nomination. At the convention, Hornberger focused most of his messaging on the criticisms of Browne he had been publishing in the previous year. Browne secured the nomination on the first ballot with 56.15% of the vote, while Hornberger finished in third place with 13.67% of the vote.

paragraphs: During the , Hornberger published an essay titled "Lord Acton Was Right: A Response to David Bergland: Part 3 (of 3)" . In it, Hornberger accused then-candidate for chair of the Libertarian National Committee of silencing a presidential candidate, , during the Libertarian Party of Virginia's state convention. Hornberger also detailed a conversation he had overheard between Lark and Gorman that supported these accusations. Both Lark and Gorman, as well as others, denied this conversation happening. Hornberger acknowledged this two years later in an essay titled "Correction and Apology."

paragraphs: Shortly after this essay was published, Hornberger announced his intent to run for senate in Virginia as a Libertarian. Lark, as well as other members of the Libertarian Party of Virginia, expressed opposition to Hornberger's candidacy, citing his false accusations against them from 2000. Hornberger requested that the Libertarian Party of Virginia assist his campaign in collecting ballot access signatures, but the party denied since Hornberger had not been formally nominated as the party's candidate yet. Hornberger then decided to instead run as an independent in the .

paragraphs: In the general election, Hornberger was one of three candidates who qualified for the ballot, alongside Republican incumbent John Warner and independent Nancy Spannaus, a activist; there was no Democrat challenger. Hornberger finished in third place with 106,055 votes and 7.1% of the popular vote.

paragraphs: In April 2019, Hornberger was seen as a possible 2020 candidate for the Libertarian nomination. On October 29, 2019 Hornberger officially filed to run for president as a Libertarian Shortly after he released a YouTube video announcing his candidacy., expressing a view that the candidates in the race before him were insufficiently committed to abolishing Medicare. Hornberger began his campaign by focusing on the North Carolina primary, declaring his intent to win the vote on March 3rd. Hornberger was considered an early front runner for the Libertarian Party nomination. Hornberger has conceded that him winning the presidency isn't "realistic" but hopes his campaign could "make the case for freedom" and "fight for a free society".

paragraphs: Hornberger finished 5th in the New Hampshire primary, which was won by Vermin Supreme. He later won the Iowa caucus.

paragraphs: On "Super Tuesday" Hornberger received the most votes in all but one of the contests (finishing behind "Uncommited" in North Carolina) solidifying his status as the front-runner.

paragraphs: On November 8, 2019, Hornberger was endorsed by historian and author . On November 11, 2019 radio host and anti-war activist Scott Horton also endorsed Hornberger, followed by Comedian and podcaster Dave Smith. Jake Porter, nominee for Governor of Iowa in 2018 endorsed Hornberger December 7, 2019. Jake Porter is now Hornberger's campaign manager for his 2020 presidential campaign Businessman and Chair of the Tulsa, OK chapter of the Libertarian Party of Oklahoma Todd Hagopian endorsed Hornberger on January 3, 2020. "The Liberty Herald" endorsed Hornberger December 29, 2019. The Libertarian Party Mises Caucus endorsed Hornberger January 7, 2020.

paragraphs: Hornberger did not appear on the New Hampshire Libertarian Party Primary ballot, though he received 9 votes, putting him in sixth place.

paragraphs: On February 8, 2020, Hornberger won the Libertarian Party Iowa Caucus with 47.52% of the vote.

paragraphs: On February 25, 2020, Hornberger won the Libertarian Party Minnesota Caucus with 38.5% of the vote.

paragraphs: On March 3, 2020, Hornberger won the Libertarian Party California Primary with 17.5% of the vote.


title: Ryszard Czerniawski

paragraphs: Ryszard Czerniawski (20 August 1952 – 31 August 2019) was a Polish lawyer and economist. He worked as a journalist from 1976 to 1990 for the first at the Polish Press Agency and then at the weekly "Prawo i Życie" ("Law and Life").

paragraphs: Between 1990 and 1991, he was head of the Legal Department within the Capital Markets Development Division at the Ministry of Privatisation; and from 1991 until 1994 a Director of the Legal Department at the Warsaw Stock Exchange, eventually becoming Vice-Chairman of the Board of the Warsaw Stock Exchange in 1994, where he worked until June 2006.

paragraphs: Czerniawski was born in Warsaw. He died on 31 August 2019 at the age of 67. His death was announced on 2 September.


title: Jaswant Singh

paragraphs: Jaswant Singh (3 January 1938 – 27 September 2020) was an Indian politician. He was a founding member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was one of India's longest serving parliamentarians serving as an member of parliament between 1980 and 2014.

paragraphs: He was the Minister of Finance, External Affairs and Defence. He was Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission (1998–99). After his party lost power in 2004, Jaswant Singh w as Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha from 2004 to 2009.

paragraphs: He was the candidate for Vice president in 2012. He lost the election to Hamid Ansari.

paragraphs: In mid-2010s, Singh wrote a book praising Jinnah. As a result, he was was expelled from the BJP on 29 March 2014 and was forced off any elections he was running in under the party. He lost the election to the candidate put up by his former party.

paragraphs: Singh was born in Jasol, Rajputana Agency, British India. He studied at the Indian Military Academy and at Mayo College.

paragraphs: On 7 August 2014, Singh suffered a fall in the bathroom of his home in New Delhi and suffered a serious head injury. He was hospitalized and was in a coma until his death on 27 September 2020. Singh died of cardiac arrest and multiple organ failure caused by injuries from the fall, aged 82.


title: Mary Ma

paragraphs: Mary Ma or Ma Xuezheng (; 1952/53 – 31 August 2019) was a Chinese business executive and investor. She was Chief Financial Officer of the computer maker Lenovo. She played a key role in the company's acquisition of IBM's personal computer division in 2005. She was named by Forbes as the world's 57th most powerful woman in that year.

paragraphs: After retiring from Lenovo in 2007, she worked in private equity and co-founded Boyu Capital, which invested in companies such as Alibaba Group and Megvii.

paragraphs: Ma died on 31 August 2019 from pancreatic cancer at the age of 66.


title: Margaret Beazley

paragraphs: Margaret Joan Beazley, (born 23 July 1951) is an Australian jurist. He is the 39th and current Governor of New South Wales since 2 May 2019. She was the president of the New South Wales Court of Appeal, the first woman to hold the office, from 2013 until February 2019.


title: Linda Dessau

paragraphs: Linda Marion Dessau (born 8 May 1953) has been the Governor of Victoria since 1 July 2015. She is the first female and the first Jewish holder of the office.

paragraphs: She was a judge of the Family Court of Australia from 1995 to 2013.


title: David de Kretser

paragraphs: David Morritz de Kretser AC (born 27 April 1939) is an Australian medical researcher. He was the 27th Governor of Victoria from 2006 to 2011.


title: Paul de Jersey

paragraphs: Paul de Jersey, (born 21 September 1948) is an Australian jurist. He is the current Governor of Queensland since 2014. In November 2018 it was announced that de Jersey's original term had been extended by two years. From 1998 to 2014, he was Chief Justice of Queensland.


title: Governor of Queensland

paragraphs: The Governor of Queensland is the representative in the state of Queensland of the Queen of Australia. The governor has the power to appoint and dismiss the Premier of Queensland and all other ministers in the cabinet, and issue writs for the election of the state parliament.

paragraphs: The current Governor of Queensland, Paul de Jersey, was sworn in on 29 July 2014.


title: Governor of Western Australia

paragraphs: The Governor of Western Australia is the representative in Western Australia of the Queen of Australia, Elizabeth II.

paragraphs: As with the other governors of the Australian states, the Governor of Western Australia performs constitutional, ceremonial and community functions, including:

paragraphs: The current governor is Kim Beazley. He succeeded Kerry Sanderson, who was the first woman to hold the position, in May 2018.


title: Kim Beazley

paragraphs: Kim Christian Beazley, AC (born 14 December 1948), is an Australian politician. He is the Governor of Western Australia since May 2018.

paragraphs: He was the deputy prime minister of Australia and leader of the Opposition. He worked for the Hawke and Keating Governments before later serving as Ambassador to the United States.

paragraphs: He is seen by political commentators as the "best Prime Minister Australia never had".


title: Malcolm McCusker

paragraphs: Malcolm James McCusker (born 6 August 1938) is an Australian barrister and philanthropist. He was the 31st Governor of Western Australia from July 2011 to June 2014.


title: Ken Michael

paragraphs: Kenneth Comninos Michael (born 12 April 1938) an Australian civil engineer and politician. He was the 30th Governor of Western Australia from 2006 to 2011.


title: Governor of South Australia

paragraphs: The Governor of South Australia is the representative in the Australian state of South Australia of Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia. The Governor performs the same constitutional and ceremonial functions at the state level as does the Governor-General of Australia at the national level.

paragraphs: The current governor is Hieu Van Le. The Governor's official residence is Government House, in Adelaide, the state's capital.


title: Governor of Tasmania

paragraphs: The Governor of Tasmania is the representative in the Australian state of Tasmania of Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia. The Governor performs the same constitutional and ceremonial functions at the state level as the Governor-General of Australia does at the national level.

paragraphs: The official residence of the Governor is Government House located at the Queens Domain.

paragraphs: The first Australian-born Governor of Tasmania was Sir Stanley Burbury (appointed 1973). The first Tasmanian-born governor was Sir Guy Green (appointed 1995).

paragraphs: On 10 November, Premier Will Hodgman announced that University of Tasmania legal academic Kate Warner would be appointed as the state's first female governor. Warner was sworn in on 10 December.


title: Vicki O'Halloran

paragraphs: Vicki Susan O'Halloran, (born 20 June 1964) is an Australian businesswoman and community worker. She was CEO of Somerville Community Services in the Northern Territory from 1998 to 2017. On 31 October 2017, she was sworn in as the 22nd Administrator of the Northern Territory, replacing John Hardy.


title: Eric Hutchinson (politician)

paragraphs: Eric Russell Hutchinson (born 19 June 1965) is a former Australian politician. He represented the Division of Lyons in the Australian House of Representatives from September 2013 to July 2016 as a member of the Liberal Party of Australia. He is the Administrator of Norfolk Island since April 2017.


title: Administrator of Norfolk Island

paragraphs: The Administrator of Norfolk Island acts as a representative both of The Crown and of the Government of Australia, as well as carrying out other duties according to the "Norfolk Island Amendment Act 2015".

paragraphs: Since its construction in 1829, Government House located in KAVHA, Kingston has been the residence of the governors, commandants, and administrators of Norfolk Island.


title: Australian Indian Ocean Territories

paragraphs: Australian Indian Ocean Territories is the name since 1995 of an administrative unit under the Australian Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, consisting of two islands groups in the Indian Ocean under Australian sovereignty:


title: Natasha Griggs

paragraphs: Natasha Louise Griggs (born 24 January 1969) is a former Australian politician. Since 5 October 2017, Griggs has been the Administrator of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories since October 2017.


title: Ronald Harvey (administrator)

paragraphs: Ronald George "Ron" Harvey, (born 9 June 1934) is a former senior Australian public servant and sport administrator. He was the third Director of the Australian Institute of Sport from 1987 until 1989. He was the Administrator of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories from 1997 through 1998.


title: Bill Taylor (naval officer)

paragraphs: Commodore William Leonard Taylor (born 14 September 1938) was an Australian naval officer and politician. He was born in Toowoomba, Queensland. He was the Administrator of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories from 1999 through 2003. He was a member of the Australian Parliament for Groom between April 1988 through August 1998.


title: Adrianus Johannes Simonis

paragraphs: Adrianus Johannes Simonis (26 November 1931 – 2 September 2020) was a Dutch Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was Archbishop of Utrecht from 1983 to 2007, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1985. He was born in Lisse, Netherlands.

paragraphs: In 2010, Simonis was accused of protecting priests who were accused of molesting and sexually abusing minors.

paragraphs: Simonis died on 2 September 2020 in Voorhout, Netherlands at the age of 88.


title: José Freire Falcão

paragraphs: José Freire Falcão (; born 23 October 1925) is a Brazilian Roman Catholic cardinal. He was the Archbishop of Brasília. He is also the Cardinal-Priest of San Luca a Via Prenestina since he was made a cardinal in 1988. He was born in Ererê, Brazil.


title: Henryk Gulbinowicz

paragraphs: Henryk Roman Gulbinowicz (born 17 October 1923) is a Polish prelate of the Catholic Church. He was Archbishop of Wrocław from 1976 to 2004. Pope John Paul II made him a cardinal in 1985. Gulbinowicz was born in Wilno, Second Polish Republic.


title: Jozef Tomko

paragraphs: Jozef Tomko (born 11 March 1924) is a Slovak Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples from 1985 to 2001, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1985.


title: Paul Poupard

paragraphs: Paul Joseph Jean Poupard (born 30 August 1930) is a French prelate of the Catholic Church. He has been a Cardinal since 1985. He held job of the Roman Curia for more than 25 years, was President of the Pontifical Council for Culture from 1988 to 2007 and briefly as President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue. Poupard was born in Bouzillé, Maine-et-Loire.


title: Friedrich Wetter

paragraphs: Friedrich Wetter (born 20 February 1928) is a German cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was Archbishop of Munich and Freising, Germany, from 1982 to 2007. He was Bishop of Speyer from 1968 to 1982. Pope John Paul II made him a cardinal in 1985. Wetter was born in Landau (Rhineland-Palatinate).


title: Christian Tumi

paragraphs: Christian Wiyghan Tumi (born 15 October 1930) is a Cameroonian Cardinal Priest and the Archbishop Emeritus of Douala in the Catholic Church. Tumi is known as "Santi Martiri dell'Uganda a Poggio Ameno". He was made cardinal on 28 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II, Cardinal Tumi was named the Archbishop of Douala on 31 August 1991.


title: Alexandre José Maria dos Santos

paragraphs: Alexandre José Maria dos Santos, O.F.M. (born 18 March 1924) is a Roman Catholic Mozambican cardinal. He was the first native cardinal of Mozambique.

paragraphs: He was born in Zavala, Mozambique. He was ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1953.

paragraphs: He was archbishop of Maputo, between 1975 and 2003. On 26 June 1988 he was created a cardinal by Pope John Paul II, and given the titular church of San Frumenzio ai Prati Fiscali.


title: Peter Lindbergh

paragraphs: Peter Lindbergh, born as Peter Brodbeck (23 November 1944 – 3 September 2019) was a German photographer and movie director. He was known for his cinematic images. His best known movie works were "Models, The Film" (1991); "Inner Voices" (1999), which won the Best Documentary Award at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in 2000; "Pina Bausch, Der Fensterputzer" (2001) and "Everywhere at Once" (2008).

paragraphs: Lindbergh died on 3 September 2019 at the age of 74.


title: Editorial

paragraphs: An editorial, leading article (US) or leader (UK), is an article written by the senior editors of a newspaper or magazine. The article is often unsigned. Australian and major United States newspapers, such as "The New York Times" and "The Boston Globe", often give editorials the heading "opinion".

paragraphs: Editorials can also be in the form of a cartoon.

paragraphs: The editors decide on which issues their readers will want to know the newspaper's opinion.

paragraphs: Editorials are usually published on a special page, called the editorial page. This often features letters to the editor from members of the public. The page opposite this page is called the op-ed page (opposite the editorial); and has opinion pieces by writers not employed by the publication. However, a newspaper may choose to publish an editorial on the front page. In the English-language press, this occurs rarely and only on topics considered very important; it is more common, however, in some European countries such as Spain, Italy, and France.

paragraphs: Many newspapers do not put the name of the author on the editorial. Tom Clark, editorial writer for "The Guardian", argues that it helps readers discuss the issue, not the author. On the other hand, an editorial does reflect the position of a newspaper and the head of the newspaper, the editor, is known by name. Whilst the editor will often not write the editorial themselves, they maintain oversight and retain responsibility.

paragraphs: When "The Press", a New Zealand newspaper based in Christchurch, changed after 157 years from broadsheet to compact in 2018, they published a list of editorials where current thinking differs from opinions expressed at the time. One example was the change in their view on women's suffrage in New Zealand. The government gave women the vote in 1893, and the editorial said that women would "much prefer staying at home and attending to their household duties" than going to the polling booths.

paragraphs: In fashion publishing, the term is often used to refer to "photo"-editorials. These are often full-page photographs on a particular theme, designer, model or other single topic, with or (as in a photo-essay) without accompanying text.


title: Southwest Chief

paragraphs: The Southwest Chief (formerly the Southwest Limited and Super Chief) is a passenger train operated by Amtrak. It is on a route that goes through the Midwestern and Southwestern United States. It goes between Chicago, Illinois and Los Angeles, California, going through Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and California.

paragraphs: During fiscal year 2018, the "Southwest Chief" carried 331,239 passengers. This was 8.8 percent less than it was from FY 2017. The route grossed $43,184,176 in revenue during FY 2018. This was 3.8 percent less than it was from FY 2017. Amtrak had plans for replacing the route between Albuquerque, New Mexico and Dodge City, Kansas with bus service. As of October 2018, these plans were canceled.


paragraphs: Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives (called either delegates or resident commissioner, in the case of Puerto Rico) are representatives of their territory in the House of Representatives, but they can't vote on legislation in the full House. However, they are able to take part in certain other House activities. Non-voting members may vote in a House committee they are a member in, and they can introduce legislation. There are currently six non-voting members: a delegate representing the federal district of Washington D.C., a resident commissioner representing Puerto Rico, and one delegate for each of the other four US Territories with people: American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the US Virgin Islands. A seventh delegate, representing the Cherokee Nation, has been formally proposed but not yet seated. Non-voting delegates are elected every two years. The Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico is elected every four years.


title: Jack Cust

paragraphs: Jack Cust is a retired professional major league baseball player. He played for the Oakland Athletics.


title: A. James Gregor

paragraphs: Anthony James Gregor (April 2, 1929 – August 30, 2019) was an American educator, historian and political scientist. He was the Professor of Political Science Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley who was well known for his research on fascism, Marxism, and national security. Gregor was born in New York City.

paragraphs: Gregor died on August 30, 2019 at the age of 90.


title: Blanca Fernández Ochoa

paragraphs: Blanca Fernández Ochoa (22 April 1963 – 24 August 2019) was a World Cup alpine ski racer. She was born in Madrid, Spain. She competed in four Winter Olympics, from 1980 through 1992. She won a bronze medal in 1992.

paragraphs: Fernández Ochoa was reported as missing on 23 August 2019 and found dead on 4 September 2019 near La Peñota, in the Guadarrama Mountains. She was 56.


title: Joana Sainz García

paragraphs: Joana Sainz Garcia (1989 – September 1, 2019) was a Spanish singer, dancer, and songwriter from Madrid, Spain. She was killed in a stage explosion in September 2019.

paragraphs: Sainz was raised in Santander, a port city on Spain’s north coast in the Cantabria region. She later moved to Suances, also in Cantabria. "The first time I saw her, when she came, I realized her virtues. She was a girl with a lot of energy, with a lot of desire. From the beginning, I saw her a dancer,” Sainz' teacher, Marta Rojo, told "El Espanol". Rojo remembered that Sainz started formal dance training in 2010.

paragraphs: Sainz was the principal dancer and chief choreographer of Spain’s Super Hollywood Orchestra. The group were known for their exciting performances which used many special effects, including fireworks.

paragraphs: Joana Sainz died on September 1, 2019 while performing in front of an audience of 1000 people, at a four day music festival at Las Berlanas. A pyrotechnic device used during the performance exploded next to her. She was struck in the stomach by a faulty cartridge used in the pyrotechnic device.


title: Western pattern diet

paragraphs: The Western pattern diet, also called standard American diet, is a modern eating pattern. In the Western diet, processed meat, red meat, butter, fried foods, high-fat dairy products, eggs, high fructose corn syrup and certain sugary drinks. The modern Western diet came by way of fundamental lifestyle changes after the Neolithic and Industrial Revolutions.

paragraphs: The opposite is a healthy diet. Healthy diets have higher servings of fruit, nuts, fish, poultry and whole-grain foods.

paragraphs: A Western pattern diet is associated with an increased risk of being overweight or obese and diabetes mellitus.


title: Yōhei Kōno

paragraphs: Kōno was speaker for the longest length since the set up of House of Representatives in 1890.

paragraphs: He was the president of the Japan Association of Athletics Federations from 1999 to 2013.


title: Kōzō Watanabe

paragraphs: He was bornin Tajima, Fukushima. He was elected to the first of his two terms in the assembly of Fukushima Prefecture in 1959 and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1969 as an independent. He later joined the Liberal Democratic Party and eventually the DPJ.


title: Duke of Edinburgh

paragraphs: Duke of Edinburgh, after the city of Edinburgh, is a substantive title. It has been created three times for members of the British royal family since 1726. The present holder is Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II.


title: Alison Cheek

paragraphs: Alison Mary Cheek (April 11, 1927 – September 1, 2019) was an Australian-born American religious leader. She was known for being one of the first women ordained in the Episcopal Church and the first woman to publicly celebrate the Eucharist in that denomination. Cheek was born in Adelaide, South Australia.

paragraphs: Cheek died at her home in Brevard, North Carolina on September 1, 2019 at the age of 92.


title: Brevard, North Carolina

paragraphs: Brevard is a city in Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States, with a population of 7,609 as of the 2010 Census. It is the county seat of Transylvania County.


title: Transylvania County, North Carolina

paragraphs: Transylvania County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Its 2018 U.S. Census population estimate is 34,215. Its county seat is Brevard.


title: Edgardo Andrada

paragraphs: Edgardo Norberto Andrada, better known as Edgardo Andrada, or simply Andrada (January 2, 1939 – September 4, 2019) was an Argentine professional footballer. He played as a goalkeeper for several top level Argentine and Brazilian clubs. He played for the Rosario Central, Vasco and the national team. Andrada was born in Rosario, Santa Fe province.

paragraphs: Andrada died on September 4, 2019 in Rosario at the age of 80.


title: Anwar al-Awlaki

paragraphs: Anwar al-Awlaki (also spelled al-Aulaqi, al-Awlaqi; "Anwar al-‘Awlaqī"; April 21/22, 1971 – September 30, 2011) was a Yemeni-American imam. He was a known recruiter and motivational speaker representing al-Qaeda.

paragraphs: Al-Awlaki became the first U.S. citizen to be targeted and killed by a U.S. drone strike without the rights of due process. President Barack Obama ordered the strike.

paragraphs: On January 29, 2017, al-Awlaki's 8-year-old daughter, Nawar Al-Awlaki, was killed in a U.S. commando attack in Yemen that was ordered by President Donald Trump. He was known as the "bin Laden of the Internet" for positing pro al-Qaeda speeches on the internet.

paragraphs: After a request from the U.S. Congress, in November 2010, Google removed many of al-Awlaki's videos from its websites. According to "The New York Times", al-Awlaki's public statements and videos have been more influential in inspiring acts of terrorism after his killing than before his death.


title: Drone strike

paragraphs: A drone strike is an attack by one or more unmanned combat aerial vehicles or weaponized commercial unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). It usually involves firing a missile or releasing a bomb at a target. The drone may be equipped with such weapons as guided bombs, cluster bombs, incendiary devices, air-to-surface missiles, air-to-air missiles, anti-tank guided missiles or other types of precision-guided munitions.

paragraphs: Since the post-9/11 era, the United States have used drone strikes in such countries as Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria, Iraq, Somalia, and Yemen using air-to-surface missiles.

paragraphs: Drones strikes are used for targeted killings by several countries. Drone strikes are often used to kill terrorists.


title: Giuliana Rancic

paragraphs: Giuliana Rancic (; née DePandi; born August 17, 1974) is an Italian-American entertainment reporter, businesswoman, and television personality. She is a co-anchor of E! News.

paragraphs: In Chicago and Washington, D.C., Rancic and her husband Bill Rancic own a resturant chain titled: "RPM Steak", "RPM Italian" and "RPM on the Water".


title: Bill Rancic

paragraphs: William Rancic (; born May 16, 1971) is an American businessman, author, television personality and philanthropist. He was the first candidate hired by The Trump Organization at the conclusion of the first season of Donald Trump's reality television show, "The Apprentice".

paragraphs: Rancic owns several restaurants mainly in Chicago and Washington, D.C. which include "RPM Italian", "RPM Steak" and "RPM on the Water".

paragraphs: He is married to E! News host Giuliana Rancic.


title: Albert Vanhoye

paragraphs: Albert Vanhoye, SJ (born 24 July 1923) is a French priest of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) and an exegete. He was created cardinal in 2006.

paragraphs: Vanhoye is currently the oldest living member of the College of Cardinals after the death of Cardinal Etchegaray on 4 September 2019.


title: College of Cardinals

paragraphs: The College of Cardinals, formerly styled the Sacred College of Cardinals, is the body of all cardinals of the Catholic Church. Its current membership is 214. Cardinals are appointed by the Pope for life.


title: Hugh Scott

paragraphs: Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. (November 11, 1900 – July 21, 1994) was an American lawyer and politician. He was a member of the Republican Party. He represented Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. He was Senate Minority Leader from 1969 to 1977.

paragraphs: Scott died at his home in Falls Church, Virginia on July 21, 1994 from cardiac arrest at the age of 93.


title: Russell B. Long

paragraphs: Russell Billiu Long (November 3, 1918 – May 9, 2003) was an American Democratic politician. He was the United States Senator from Louisiana from 1948 until 1987. He was chairman of the Senate Finance Committee for fifteen years from 1966 to 1981.

paragraphs: Long was the son of Louisiana governor and U.S. senator Huey Long. He worked during the administrations of eight U.S. presidents from Truman to Reagan.

paragraphs: Long died at his home in Washington, D.C. of heart failure on May 9, 2003 at the age of 84.


title: Harry F. Byrd

paragraphs: Harry Flood Byrd Sr. (June 10, 1887 – October 20, 1966) was an American newspaper publisher and political leader of the Democratic Party. H was Governor of Virginia from 1926 until 1930. He was then a United States Senator from 1933 until 1965. He was a critic of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, largely blocking most liberal legislation after 1937.

paragraphs: His son Harry Jr. replaced him as U.S. Senator, but ran as an Independent following the decline of the Byrd Organization.

paragraphs: Although Byrd never announced as a presidential candidate, he received many votes in the 1956 presidential election and 15 electoral votes in the 1960 election.

paragraphs: Byrd died in Berryville, Virginia on October 20, 1966 at the age of 79.


title: Ernest McFarland

paragraphs: Ernest William "Mac" McFarland (October 9, 1894 – June 8, 1984) was an American politician. He is the only Arizonan to serve in the highest office in all three branches of Arizona government, two at the state level, one at the federal level.

paragraphs: He was a Democratic Senator from Arizona from 1941 to 1953 (Majority Leader from 1951 to 1953) before he was the tenth governor of Arizona from 1955 to 1959. Finally, McFarland sat as Chief Justice on the Arizona Supreme Court in 1968.


title: Sam Nunn

paragraphs: Samuel Augustus Nunn Jr. (born September 8, 1938) is an American politician. He was a United States Senator from Georgia (1972 – 1997) as a member of the Democratic Party.

paragraphs: When he left the United States Senate, he made the Nuclear Threat Initiative with Ted Turner. It is a group that works to stop Nuclear War. His experience made Barack Obama and John Kerry think about making him their Vice President.


title: Paul Fannin

paragraphs: Paul Jones Fannin (January 29, 1907January 13, 2002) was an American businessman and politician. He was a Republican. He was a U.S. Senator from Arizona from 1965 to 1977. He was the 11th Governor of Arizona from 1959 to 1965.

paragraphs: Fannin died of a stroke in Phoenix, Arizona on January 13, 2002 at the age of 94.


title: Daniele Raffaelli

paragraphs: Daniele Raffaelli (Rome,1977) is an Italian voice actor.

paragraphs: He is known for his roles as Shinji Ikari in The Neon Genesis Evangelion original italian dub.


title: Styles Bridges

paragraphs: Henry Styles Bridges (September 9, 1898November 26, 1961) was an American teacher, editor, and Republican Party politician. He was the 63rd Governor of New Hampshire before a twenty-four-year career in the United States Senate.

paragraphs: Bridges died of a heart attack in Concord, New Hampshire on November 26, 1961 at the age of 63.


title: Pembroke, Maine

paragraphs: Pembroke is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The population was 840 at the 2010 census.


title: Valentina Mari

paragraphs: Valentina Mari (Rome,1978) is an Italian voice actress.

paragraphs: She is known for her roles as Rei Ayanami and Yui Ikari in the original Italian dub of Neon Genesis Evangelion.


title: William Knowland

paragraphs: William Fife Knowland (June 26, 1908 – February 23, 1974) was an American politician, newspaper publisher, and Republican Party leader. He was a U.S. Senator representing California from 1945 to 1959. He was Senate Majority Leader from August 1953 to January 1955 after the death of Robert A. Taft. In 1958, he made a failed run for Governor of California.

paragraphs: On February 23, 1974, Knowland shot himself in the head at his summer home near Guerneville, California at the age of 65. He died owing over $900,000 to banks and impatient mobsters.


title: Leverett Saltonstall

paragraphs: Leverett A. Saltonstall (September 1, 1892June 17, 1979) was an American lawyer and politician. He was the 55th Governor of Massachusetts, and for more than twenty years as a United States Senator (1945–1967). He was the only member of the Republican Senate leadership to vote for the censure of Joseph McCarthy.


title: Massimo Corvo

paragraphs: Massimo Corvo (Rome,1959) is an Italian actor and voice actor.

paragraphs: He is the voice of Gendo Ikari in the original Italian dub of Neon Genesis Evangelion.


title: Kenneth S. Wherry

paragraphs: Kenneth Spicer Wherry (February 28, 1892November 29, 1951) was an American businessman, attorney, and politician. He was a member of the Republican Party. He was a U.S. Senator from Nebraska from 1943 until his death in 1951. He was the minority leader for the last two years.


title: Paul Tsongas

paragraphs: Paul Efthemios Tsongas (; February 14, 1941January 18, 1997) was an American politician. He represented Massachusetts in both the United States House of Representatives and in the United States Senate from 1975 to 1985.

paragraphs: He won eight states as a candidate in the 1992 Democratic presidential primaries, losing the nomination to Bill Clinton.

paragraphs: Tsongas was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 1983 and retired in 1984. He returned to politics after undergoing a successful bone marrow transplant. He experienced early success in the 1992 Democratic presidential primaries, winning the New Hampshire primary, but withdrew from the race in March 1992 and endorsed Clinton.

paragraphs: Tsongas died in Lowell, Massachusetts on January 18, 1997 of complications from pneumonia and non-Hodgkin lymphoma at the age of 55.


title: Paul Trible

paragraphs: Paul Seward Trible Jr. (born December 29, 1946) is an American attorney and Republican politician. He was in the U.S. House of Representatives for three terms (1977 – 1983) and the U.S. Senate for one term (1983 – 1989).


title: Chuck Robb

paragraphs: Charles Spittal Robb (born June 26, 1939) is an American politician. He was an officer in the United States Marine Corps. He was the 64th Governor of Virginia from 1982 to 1986, and as a United States senator from 1989 until 2001.

paragraphs: In 2004, he co-chaired the Iraq Intelligence Commission.

paragraphs: He has been married to Lynda Bird Johnson Robb since 1967. She is the daughter of President Lyndon B. Johnson and First Lady Lady Bird Johnson.


title: Laurence Silberman

paragraphs: Laurence Hirsch Silberman (born October 12, 1935) is a Senior United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He was appointed in October 1985 by Ronald Reagan and took senior status on November 1, 2000.

paragraphs: On June 11, 2008, Silberman was named a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor granted by the government of the United States.


title: George Allen (American politician)

paragraphs: George Felix Allen (born March 8, 1952) is an American politician. He is a member of the Republican Party. He was the 67th Governor of Virginia from 1994 to 1998 and as a United States Senator from Virginia from 2001 to 2007.


title: Ilaria Latini

paragraphs: Ilaria Latini (Rome,1972) is an Italian voice actress.

paragraphs: She is the voice of Asuka Soryu Langley in the original Italian dub of Neon Genesis Evangelion.


title: George Aiken

paragraphs: George David Aiken (August 20, 1892November 19, 1984) was an American politician. He was a member of the Republican Party. He was the 64th Governor of Vermont (1937–1941) before becoming a member of the United States Senate for 34 years, from 1941 to 1975.

paragraphs: Aiken died at a nursing home in Montpelier, Vermont of a stroke on November 19, 1984 at the age of 92.


title: Frank Moss (politician)

paragraphs: Frank Edward "Ted" Moss (September 23, 1911 – January 29, 2003) was an American lawyer and politician. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He was a United States Senator from Utah from 1959 to 1977.


title: Nicoletta Costa

paragraphs: Nicoletta Costa (born 1953 in Trieste) is an Italian writer and cartoonist. She specialized in children's literature.


title: Earle Clements

paragraphs: Earle Chester Clements (October 22, 1896 – March 12, 1985) was an American farmer and Democratic politician. He represented the state of Kentucky in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and was its 47th Governor from 1947 to 1950.


title: Marcello Boasso

paragraphs: Marcello Boasso (Turin,1902-1960) was an Italian composer naturalized Argentine.


title: Happy Chandler

paragraphs: Albert Benjamin "Happy" Chandler Sr. (July 14, 1898 – June 15, 1991) was an American politician. He represented Kentucky in the U.S. Senate and was its 44th and 49th Governor.

paragraphs: Chandler was the second Commissioner of Baseball from 1945 to 1951 and was added into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982.

paragraphs: His grandson, Ben Chandler, later was congressman for Kentucky's Sixth District.


title: Governor of Kentucky

paragraphs: The Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky is the head of the executive branch of government in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

paragraphs: Fifty-seven men and one woman have served as Governor of Kentucky. The governor's term is four years in length; since 1992, incumbents have been able to seek re-election once before becoming ineligible for four years.

paragraphs: Kentucky is one of only five U.S. states that hold gubernatorial elections in odd-numbered years. The current governor is Andy Beshear, who was first elected in 2019.


title: Andy Beshear

paragraphs: Andrew Graham Beshear (born November 29, 1977) is an American lawyer and politician. Beshear is the 63rd Governor of Kentucky since December 10, 2019. He was the 50th Attorney General of Kentucky from January 2016 through December 2019. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He is the son of Steve Beshear, the 61st Governor of Kentucky.

paragraphs: Beshear was elected as attorney general in 2015. He was the Democratic nominee for governor in the 2019 election. He beat incumbent Governor Matt Bevin on November 5, 2019 by less than 5,000 votes.


title: Ernie Fletcher

paragraphs: Ernest Lee Fletcher (born November 12, 1952) is an American physician and politician.

paragraphs: In 1998, he was elected to the first of three terms in the United States House of Representatives. He resigned in 2003 after being elected the 60th Governor of Kentucky and served until 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party.


title: Ivo de Palma

paragraphs: Ivo de Palma is an italian Voice Actor (Naples,1962) He is the italian voice of Jotaro Kujo and Nick Fury.


title: Dai Tielang

paragraphs: Dai Tielang (; 17 October 1930 – 4 September 2019) was a Singaporean-born Chinese animator. He was best known for directing "Black Cat Detective" (1984–1987). He worked in Shanghai Animation Film Studio. His other works include "Where is Mama" (1960) and "A Deer of Nine Colors" (1981).

paragraphs: Dai died on 4 September 2019 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China of multiple organ failure at the age of 88.


title: Josuke Higashikata

paragraphs: Josuke Higashikata is a character from the manga and anime "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure". He is the main character of the fourth part of the manga and anime "Diamond is Unbreakable", where is revealed he is the bastard son of Joseph Joestar, who cheated on his wife with a young Japanese woman, Tomoko Higashikata. Because of this, he is the uncle of Jotaro Kujo, from Part 3, "Stardust Crusaders". Josuke is a young, but tall Japanese student with a golden heart, living in the fictional Japanese town of Morioh. During the series he fight several enemies with the help of Jotaro and befriends Koichi Hirose and Okuyasu Nijimura. His stand is called "Crazy Diamond", a tribute to the Pink Floyd's song. It has the ability to heal wounds and restore objects. However it can't heal Josuke's own wounds. He can also survive painful deaths like the from last season in part 4 finale.


title: Takehito Koyasu

paragraphs: Takehito Koyasu (子安 武人 "Koyasu Takehito") (born May 5, 1967) is a Japanese voice actor and singer.

paragraphs: When he dubs hentai he uses the pseudonym of Hayato Jumonji.

paragraphs: He is the voices for Dio Brando in "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" and Shigeru Aoba in "Neon Genesis Evangelion".


title: Dio Brando

paragraphs: Dio Brando or DIO is a recurring character and main antagonist in the manga and anime series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. After killing his father, he moved in with rich boy Jonathan Joestar.

paragraphs: This Wikipedia page was, in fact, made by a real person.

paragraphs: In Phantom Blood, after killing his father, Dario, he is adopted by the english nobleman Lord Joestar. He became the brother of Jonathan Joestar, nicknamed "JoJo".

paragraphs: His first goal is to make the life of his adoptive brother terrible, killing his pet dog Danny,and kissing his girlfriend Erina Pendelton.

paragraphs: During Phantom Blood he discovers the hidden power of the stone mask, a mysterious object from Mexico. Meanwhile, he is slowly killing his adoptive father. Later on, his plan is discovered by Jonathan. Three days later, Dio kills Lord Joestar, puts on the stone mask, and becomes a vampire.

paragraphs: After this event, Dio founded an army of zombies and chimera creatures, only to be later defeated by Jonathan Joestar with the power of Hamon.

paragraphs: He supposedly dies with JoJo on the honeymoon of the brother.

paragraphs: He reappears in part three as DIO and uses his stand, The World, which can stop time and has high speed.


title: Marco Balzarotti

paragraphs: Marco Balzarotti (1957) is an italian voice actor.

paragraphs: He is the italian voice of Dio Brando from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.


title: Arale Norimaki

paragraphs: Arale is a fictional character from the manga Dr. Slump ,created by Akira Toriyama .

paragraphs: She is a robot created by Senbe Norimaki, nicknamed "Dr. Slump". Her appareance is that of a young girl with glasses, cause despite being a robot she is shorstsighted. She is very powerful, capable of destroying the Earth with one single punch on the ground.

paragraphs: She also apparead in Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Super.


title: Umberto Saba

paragraphs: Umberto Poli better known as Umberto Saba (Trieste , 1883-Gorizia 1957was an Italian poet and Writer.

paragraphs: In Hebrew "Saba" means bread and the choice to use it as a name is alluding to his Jewish heritage


title: James Henry Lane (Union General)

paragraphs: James Henry Lane, also known as Jim Lane, (June 22, 1814 – July 11, 1866) was a partisan during the Bleeding Kansas period. It was right before the American Civil War. During the war itself, Lane was a United States Senator, and he was a general for the Union. Although reelected as a Senator during 1865, Lane committed suicide the next year.

paragraphs: Lane was born in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. He was the son of Amos Lane.

paragraphs: He was a U.S. congressman from Indiana (1853–1855) where he voted for the Kansas–Nebraska Act.

paragraphs: On June 3, 1858, Lane shot and killed Gaius Jenkins in a land dispute in Lawrence. Reports say Jenkins was coming to get water from a well on the disputed land. Jenkins was reported to have been showing a revolver. Lane had a shotgun. One of the men with Jenkins shot Lane in the leg, and Lane shot back killing Jenkins.

paragraphs: On July 1, 1866 Lane shot himself in the head as he jumped from his carriage in Leavenworth, Kansas.

paragraphs: The following places were named in honor of him:


title: Virgilio Giotti

paragraphs: Virgilio Schonbeck better known as Virgilio Giotti (Trieste 1885 - Trieste 1957) was an Italian poet.


title: Banff, Alberta

paragraphs: Banff is a town within Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is located in Alberta's Rockies along the Trans-Canada Highway, approximately west of Calgary and east of Lake Louise. At above Banff is the community with the second highest elevation in Alberta, after Lake Louise.


title: Kenora

paragraphs: Kenora, originally named Rat Portage (), is a small city situated on the Lake of the Woods in Northwestern Ontario, Canada, close to the Manitoba boundary, and about east of Winnipeg. It is the seat of Kenora District.


title: Supply chain

paragraphs: A supply chain moves a product or service from supplier to customer. It is the people, activities, information, and resources which move the product.

paragraphs: Supply chain activities transform natural resources, raw materials, and components into a finished product that is delivered to the end user or customer. The term is most used in business and finance. In short, the supply chain is an illustration of the different activities carried on in given transit of goods.


title: Kiran Nagarkar

paragraphs: Kiran Nagarkar (1942 – 5 September 2019) was an Indian novelist, playwright, critic and screenwriter. He was born in Mumbai. His best known works are "Saat Sakkam Trechalis" (tr. "Seven Sixes Are Forty Three") (1974), "Ravan and Eddie" (1994), and the epic novel, "Cuckold" (1997) for which he was awarded the 2001 Sahitya Akademi Award.

paragraphs: Nagarkar died on 5 September 2019 from a cerebral hemorrhage in Mumbai at the age of 77.


title: Patrick Dehornoy

paragraphs: Patrick Dehornoy (September 11, 1952 – September 4, 2019) was a French mathematician.

paragraphs: He worked at the University of Caen. He found one of the first applications of large cardinals to algebra. This was called the Dehornoy order, on the braid group. He was one of the main workers to the development of Garside methods in group theory.

paragraphs: His works helped solved the word problem of general Artin–Tits groups.

paragraphs: Dehornoy died on September 4, 2019 in Caen, France at the age of 66.


title: Manuel Heredia (politician)

paragraphs: Jose Manuel Heredia Jr. (born 29 September 1954, San Pedro Town) is a Belizean politician. He is a Member of the Belize House of Representatives for Belize Rural South since 5 March 2003. He is also the Minister of Tourism since 8 February 2008, from 8 February 2008 to 8 March 2012 he was Minister of Civil Aviation in Belize. After the 2012 General Election and the reshuffle of cabinet, he was appointed to the Culture portfolio which made Minister of Tourism and Minister of Culture. He served as Minister of Culture 8 March 2012 to March 2018. Another cabinet reshuffle occured in 2018 and Heredia was appointed again as Minister of Civil Aviation.

paragraphs: Jose Manuel Heredia Jr was born on a bright sunny September 29, 1951 in San Pedro Town to Manuel Heredia Sr and Rosita Heredia. He was born into a family of four girls and three boys and grew up enjoying the clear waters surrounding La Isla Bonita. When he was a child, Heredia went canoeing out to the sea, fishing and snorkeling in Caribbean Sea. Those were his favourite activities to do in his past time.

paragraphs: For his Primary education, Heredia attended San Pedro Roman Catholic School, now known as the San Pedro police station. He studied there from 1961 to 1966, he was appointed as a Student Councillor in 1962 and served in that role until he graduated. The two story wooden building provided him with a sound education. On Reconition Day he was awarded the “Most Compassionate Student” and ”Most Contributive Student” Award. After successfully completing his studies there he attended Saint John’s College High School (SJCHS) for his Secondary education in Belize City and studied there from 1967 to 1970. Heredia’s entire family made the move to the the City. At SJCHS, Heredia studied Industrial Arts in 1969 and 1970 and was specialised in Welding. Heredia was again appointed as a Student Councillor in 1968 and after an unprecedented service, was appointed to the Student Council Executive Committee (EXCO) the following year serving as the Head of Games and Events. He proudly graduated in 1970, winning four awards.

paragraphs: After graduating, Heredia moved back to the island and began fishing with his Uncle, Francisco Arceo . Arceo was the Father of Heredia’s Cousin and Long-time rival Patty Arceo. Arceo and Heredia fished for four months, until he heard of a great opportunity in Landyville in the Mainland. Bowen and Brown Distributers were planning to build their beer (Belikin) Factory and were in need of welders. Since he had majored in Welding, Heredia decided to take advantage of the opportunity and made the move to the Mainland where he remained for 14 months. With the ball in his court, Heredia along with others struggled to weld but in the end they manage to complete the project in time. After the project’s completion, the manager of the Factory offered Him a job as a Maintainace worker but Heredia chose to move back to San Pedro Town.

paragraphs: He returned to the Island In January 1972 and opened his own Welding shop on Prescador Drive and eventually became the manager of that shop. Due to his stellar experience in the Fishing industry, Heredia was appointed as the Director of the Caribeña Cooperative which he served for 30 years, he still had his passion for the open sea and went out on fishing trips with Guillermo Nunez and/or Severo Castillo at least once a week their catches were then sold to the Cooperative.

paragraphs: On 25 November 1975, only one short month after The Lions Club was formed in San Pedro Town.


title: Pablo Marin

paragraphs: Pablo Saul Marin (born 1967, Corozal Bay) is a Belizean politician from Corozal Bay. A member of the United Democratic Party (UDP), he is the Minister of Health in Belize as part of the Cabinet and the Member of the Belize House of Representatives for Corozal Bay constituency, serving in both positions since 8 February 2008, after the UDP won the General election. He received the 2010 United Nations award for his excellence in public service and the prominent role he played in bringing better Health care to Belize. Marin is also a Doctor of Health in Belize.

paragraphs: Pablo Saul Marin was born in 1967 in Corozal Bay, then British Honduras to his Mother and Father. He grew in the same district and still resides there up until today. During his years at Corozal Bay he would often get sick and unwell but that did not stop him from pursuing his Education. Marin is extremely well-known in Corozal Bay and has made several friends and comrades in that particular District. He also studied in a Primary school and Secondary school located not to far from his home, his parents wanted this for him so that his time would not be consumed by travelling.

paragraphs: After graduating form High school in 1984, Marin went on to Junior college where he studied Medicine there. He had a strong aspiration to become one of the well-known Doctors in Belize. Marin often study late until the night just to ace his exams in High school. Due to his stellar work in his Junior college and his brilliant attitude towards learning, Marin was appointed as a Student Councillor in 1986 and quickly rose up the ranks to become member of the Student Council Executive Committee (EXCO) serving as it’s President in 1987. Marin chaired several students in Medicine as well.

paragraphs: Upon graduation from College in 1989, Marin set up his own Clinic in Corozal Bay and first served as a doctor there from 1990 to 1994. Prior to 1994, he was appointed Senior doctor which he served until 2007. During his years as a Doctor, Marin never failed to treat his patients whoever they were and his Clinic became one of the most famous and well-known clinics in Belize.

paragraphs: Marin first joined the UDP in 2007, where he submitted his nominatios to contest the 2007 United Democratic Party (UDP) Corozal Bay Standard-bearer convention and election. He was the only UDP Candidate who submitted his nominations in that Convention (meeting) and therefore, won unopposed. After the Convention (meeting) concluded, Marin then prepared himself to go head to head against Deputy prime minister, Juan Vildo Marin of the People’s United Party (PUP) in the 2008 general election. Vildo Marin was the Area Representative for Corozal Bay for 19 consecutive years and Marin new that it was not an easy task to turn Corozal Bay Red. Marin came up with multiple Health policies that will woo the Electorate to vote for him. He also toured his Constituency and manage to get a view of how “bad” everything in Corozal Bay was. During the campaign period in the of the 2008 election, Marin proposed better Health care solutions as well as improving Infustructure for the people of his Constituency. He also campaigned heavily especially in the Urban areas of the Corozal District where there were more Electorate. After a determined Campaign, Marin finally ended his opponent’s Long time political career. Marin finished first to Vildo Marin gaining 59.36% of the vote and 2,467 of the Popular vote.

paragraphs: Going into the 2012 Belizean general election, Marin seeked another term as Corozal Bay Area Rep after winning the 2012 United Democratic Party (UDP) Standard-bearer unopposed once again. Marin main Campaign focus was his Archievements as Health Minister and the road ahead for the country if having re-elected to his seat. Marin went on to face PUP’s Gregorio “Papas” Garcia. However unlike Marin’s previous landslide win in 2008. This time was different. There was a third Candidate contesting in Corozal Bay, namely Carlos Javier Sawers of Vision Inspired by the People (VIP). Marin retained his winning streak, winning 50.3% of the vote and 2,340 of the Popular vote.

paragraphs: On 30 May 2012, several babies across Belize due to an Outbreak of Inter Bacteria in the Intensive care unit (ICU) at the Cage image. Marin attended a Press conference at the Carlie Hugh Memorial Hospital to address about the tragedy Instead the Speaking up at the conference, Marin differed to Prime minister, Dean Barrow to lead. This caused multiple protest across the country.

paragraphs: On 29 June 2013, Marin attended another Press conference and took the Spotlight this time on the same matter. In opening the Press conference he formally apologised to the familes who were affected by the tragedy and said he had formulate a Team to investigate the Outbreak. He also believed that the Media have either received or have been given access to the reports on the investigation by the International Consultants which was brought it by the pan-American health organisation. Marin also said that the Ministry of Health will remain absolutely committed to making all Information available and doing everything possible to make sure that the babies are safe for the Future. The report was clearly critical of many areas and made strong Recommendation. Marin stated that he will not resign or take overall Responsibility about the affair as there was never a report by the Media about what Cage image has done. Marin also enforced that all Hospitals across Belize are doing the best they can to provide good and quality Health care to Belizeans.

paragraphs: After the Press conference ended, the PUP issued a press release saying that powers findings point to the Ministry of Health and the Hospitals Incompetence and lack of Accountability.


title: Francisco Toledo

paragraphs: Francisco Benjamín López Toledo (July 17, 1940 – September 5, 2019) was a Mexican painter, sculptor, and graphic artist. He was born in Juchitán, Oaxaca, Mexico. In 2005, Toledo was awarded Right Livelihood Award.

paragraphs: Toledo worked in many media, including pottery, sculpture, weaving, graphic arts, and painting. He had exhibitions in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Spain, the United Kingdom, Belgium, France, Japan, Sweden, the United States, as well as other countries.

paragraphs: Toledo died on September 5, 2019 in Oaxaca, Mexico at the age of 79.


title: Prime Minister of Zimbabwe

paragraphs: The Prime Minister of Zimbabwe was a political office in the government of Zimbabwe. The first person to hold the position was Robert Mugabe from 1980 to 1987 following independence from the United Kingdom. He took office when Southern Rhodesia became the Republic of Zimbabwe on 18 April 1980.

paragraphs: This position was abolished when the constitution was amended in 1987 and Mugabe became President of Zimbabwe. The office of Prime Minister was restored in 2009 and held by Morgan Tsvangirai until the position was again abolished by the 2013 Constitution of Zimbabwe.


title: Gillian Freeman

paragraphs: Gillian Freeman (1929-2019) was a British writer. Author of The Liberty Man and The Leather Boys.


title: President of Zimbabwe

paragraphs: The President of Zimbabwe is the head of state of Zimbabwe. They are elected using a two-round system.

paragraphs: The President is also the head of government. the office of Prime Minister was abolished in 1987. Under the rules adopted by the same referendum, the president serves a maximum of two five-year terms.


title: Canaan Banana

paragraphs: Canaan Sodindo Banana (5 March 193610 November 2003) was a Zimbabwean Methodist minister, theologian, and politician. He was the first President of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 1987.

paragraphs: On 10 November 2003, Banana died of cancer, in London at the age of 67.


title: Vice-President of Zimbabwe

paragraphs: The Vice-President of Zimbabwe is the second highest political position obtainable in Zimbabwe. Currently there is a provision for two Vice-Presidents, who are appointed by the President of Zimbabwe.

paragraphs: The Vice-Presidents are designated as "First" and "Second" in the Constitution of Zimbabwe; the designation reflects their position in the presidential order of succession.


title: Phelekezela Mphoko

paragraphs: Report Phelekezela Mphoko (born 11 June 1940) is a Zimbabwean politician, diplomat, businessman and former military commander. He was Vice-President of Zimbabwe from 2014 until 2017.

paragraphs: Legally, Mphoko was the acting President of Zimbabwe from 21–24 November 2017, however, as he was not in the country at the time, official standing on this is unclear. Mphoko's term as vice-president was ended by President Emmerson Mnangagwa following the dissolution of the cabinet on 27 November 2017.


title: Tony Fuochi

paragraphs: Antonio Fuochi better known as Tony Fuochi (Milano, 1955) is an italian actor active from the late 80's until 2014. He voiced multiple characters from Cartoons and Videogames.


title: Benjamin N. Bellis

paragraphs: Benjamin Neil Bellis (February 4, 1924 – August 19, 2019) was an American Air Force lieutenant general. He was vice commander in chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, with headquarters at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. He was also commander of the Air Force's Electronic Systems Division. He was born in Wheatland, Wyoming.

paragraphs: Bellis died on August 19, 2019 in Monument, Colorado at the age of 95.


title: Monument, Colorado

paragraphs: The Town of Monument is a statutory town in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 5,530 at the 2010 United States Census.


title: Marita Lorenz

paragraphs: Ilona Marita Lorenz (18 August 1939 – 31 August 2019) was a German-born American conspiracy theorist. She had an affair with Fidel Castro in 1959 and in January 1960 was involved in an assassination attempt by the CIA on Castro's life.

paragraphs: In the 1970s and 1980s, she testified about the John F. Kennedy assassination saying that she was involved with a group of anti-Cuban militants, including Frank Sturgis, and E. Howard Hunt of CIA and Watergate shortly before the assassination.


title: Zbigniew Zaleski

paragraphs: Zbigniew Zaleski (29 April 1947 – 31 September 2019) was a Polish politician. He was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Lublin Voivodship from 2004 through 2009 and again from 2013 through 2014. He was a member of the Civic Platform. He was born in Rogoziniec, Poland.

paragraphs: Zaleski died on 31 September 2019 in Warsaw at the age of 72.


title: Carol Lynley

paragraphs: Carol Lynley (born Carole Ann Jones; February 13, 1942 – September 3, 2019) was an American actress and model. She was born in Manhattan, New York. Her career began in 1956 and ended in 2006 when she retired.

paragraphs: Lynley was best known for her movie roles in "Return to Peyton Place", "Under the Yum Yum Tree", "Bunny Lake is Missing", "The Pleasure Seekers", "The Cardinal", and "The Poseidon Adventure", in which she performed the Oscar-winning song "The Morning After".

paragraphs: Lynley posed nude at age 22 for the March 1965 edition of "Playboy" magazine (pp.108-115).

paragraphs: In 1960, she married Michael Selsman. They had one child. The couple divorced in 1964. Lynley had an 18-year intermittent affair with English broadcaster and writer David Frost.

paragraphs: Lynley died of a heart attack on September 3, 2019 at her home in Pacific Palisades, California at the age of 77.


title: Helmut Rauch

paragraphs: Helmut Rauch (22 January 1939 – 2 September 2019) was an Austrian physicist. He was specially known for his experiments on neutron interference. In 1979, he became a member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences. He was born in Krems an der Donau, Lower Austria. In 1985, he was awarded the Wilhelm Exner Medal.

paragraphs: Rauch died on 2 September 2019 from a short-illness in Vienna at the age of 80.


title: Michael Ondaatje

paragraphs: Philip Michael Ondaatje, (; born 12 September 1943), is a Sri Lankan-born Canadian poet, fiction writer, essayist, novelist, editor and filmmaker.

paragraphs: He has won the Governor General's Award, the Giller Prize, the Booker Prize, and the Prix Médicis étranger.

paragraphs: Ondaatje is also an Officer of the Order of Canada. He is seen as Canada's most renowned living authors.


title: The English Patient

paragraphs: The English Patient is a 1992 novel by Michael Ondaatje. The book is about people brought together at an Italian villa during the Italian Campaign of World War II. The four main characters are: a burned English man; his Canadian Army nurse, a Sikh British Army sapper, and a Canadian thief. The book won the 1992 Booker Prize, the 2018 Golden Man Booker, and the Governor General's Award.