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Tomka and His Friends

Tomka and His Friends () is a 1977 Albanian World War II drama movie directed by Xhanfise Keko and stars Enea Zheku, Zehrudin Dokle, Genc Mosho, Sotiraq Cili.

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1977 drama movies
Albanian movies
World War II movies
The Return of the Dead Army

The Return of the Dead Army () is a 1989 Albanian drama movie directed by Dhimitër Anagnosti and is based on the 1963 novel The General of the Dead Army by Ismail Kadare. It stars Kastriot Ahmetaj, Roza Anagnosti, Rajmonda Bulku, Vasillaq Godo, Bujar Lako, Gulielm Radoja, Liza Vorfi and Ndriçim Xhepa.

Other websites 
 

1989 drama movies
Albanian movies
Bota (movie)

Bota is a 2014 Albanian Italian Kosovan drama movie directed by Iris Elezi and Thomas Logoreci. It stars Flonja Kodheli, Artur Gorishti, Fioralba Kryemadhi, Tinka Kurti, Luca Lionello and won the Fedeora Award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2014.

Other websites 
 

2014 drama movies
Albanian movies
Italian drama movies
Kosovan movies
Tigerland

Tigerland is a 2000 American Vietnam War drama movie directed by Joel Schumacher and stars Colin Farrell, Matthew Davis, Clifton Collins Jr., Tom Guiry, Shea Whigham, Russell Richardson, Cole Hauser, Neil Brown Jr., Tory Kittles, Nick Searcy, Afemo Omilami, Matt Gerald, Michael Shannon, James Macdonald, Keith Ewell, Arian Ash and was distributed by	 20th Century Fox.

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2000 drama movies
2000s war movies
American war movies
American drama movies
Movies directed by Joel Schumacher
Vietnam War movies
20th Century Fox movies
American independent movies
70th Anniversary Grand Prix

The 70th Anniversary Grand Prix is a Formula One motor race. It is scheduled to be held on August 9, 2020 at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, United Kingdom after British Grand Prix.

Winners

By year

References

Notes

Formula One Grands Prix
Maria Rosaria Capobianchi

Maria Rosaria Capobianchi (born 1953 Procida) is an Italian biologist. She is the laboratory director of virology at the National Institute for Infectious Diseases "Lazzaro Spallanzani" (INMI). In 2020, she isolated coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic.

She graduated from the Federico II University of Naples, and in Microbiology from the Sapienza University of Rome.
Her research focused on the mechanism of production and action of interferon, emerging viruses, persistent viral infections, and HIV infection. She was part of the World Health Organization Collaborating Center "Treatment, Diagnosis, Response and Training in Highly Infectious Diseases", established at INMI in 2009. She is a consultant of the National Transplant Center for viral infections in transplants.

In February 2020, her research group isolated SARS-CoV-2 , with Francesca Colavita and Concetta Castilletti.

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1953 births
Italian biologists
Dateline NBC

Dateline NBC is an American news magazine. It looks at true crime, though occasionally it looks at other topics. The program began on March 31, 1992 on NBC.

The show has been nominated for five Emmy Awards. 

Dateline NBC has also been the focus of some controversy. On November 17, 1992, the show aired an hour-long report titled Waiting to Explode. That was about certain pickup trucks from General Motors, particularly Chevrolet, blowing up on impact in truck crashes due to poor design. This especially applied to pickups between 1973 and 1987.

Past correspondents and anchors are Maria Shriver, Ann Curry and Jane Pauley.

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NBC network shows
1992 television series debuts
1990s television series
2000s television series
2010s television series
American magazines
Rhamnaceae

The Rhamnaceae is a family of plants in the order Rosales, with around 55 genera and 950 species. Well-known plants in this family include Ziziphus and Hovenia dulcis.

References
Underclass

The underclass is the segment of the population that occupies the lowest possible position in a class hierarchy, below the core body of the working class.

Social classes
Whitney (TV series)

Whitney is an American sitcom that was on :NBC from 2011 to 2013.

2010s American sitcoms
NBC network shows
English-language television programs
Rhamnus

Rhamnus is a genus of plants in the Rhamnaceae family. They are commonly known as buckthorns. There are around 110 species, and their height can be anywhere from 1 to 15 meters. Rhamnus species are called buckthorns because they have spines on their twigs. One common species is Rhamnus cathartica, the common buckthorn.

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Rhamnaceae
News magazine

A news magazine is a printed, published and typed magazine, radio or television program. It has articles about current events. News magazines discuss stories in greater depth than newspapers and newscasts.

Radio news magazines are similar to television news magazines. Unlike radio newscasts, radio news magazines often run between thirty minutes and several hours.

References

News
Magazines
Mespilus

Mespilus is a genus of plants in the Rosaceae family. It contains two species, Mespilus germanica and Mespilus canescens, though M. canescens is a hybrid between M. germanica and a Crataegus species, and is properly called × Crataemespilus canescens.

References 

Amygdaloideae
Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Bal Gangadhar Tilak (; ;  born Keshav Gangadhar Tilak on 23 July 1856 – died 1 August 1920) was a leader of nationalism, teacher, and an Independence activist in British-ruled India. He was also conferred with the title of "Lokmanya", which means "accepted by the people (as their leader)". Mahatma Gandhi called him "The Maker of Modern India". 

A militant member of the 'extremist' wing within the Indian National Congress (and a member of the famous 'Lal, Pal and Bal' trio), he was twice imprisoned by the British for his nationalist activities. He helped to found the Home Rule League in 1914.

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1856 births
1920 deaths
Hindus
Indian politicians
Indian revolutionaries
Nonviolence advocates
Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice

In Latin, Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice means "If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you. It is the state motto of Michigan.

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Latin state mottos of the United States
Michigan
Excelsior!

Excelsior! is a Latin phrase that can mean either "Ever upward", or can mean wood shavings used to pack items, though it usually means "Ever upward". It is the state motto of New York.

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Latin state mottos of the United States
New York
Lake Nakki

Nakki Lake () is an important tourist attraction and a scared lake in the Republic of India. It is also the national lake of the nation. It is a Hill station, Mahatma Gandhi's ashes were immersed in this Holy Lake on 12 February 1948 and Gandhi Ghat was constructed.

Nakki Lake lies in the state of Rajasthan.

Lakes of India
Rajasthan
Cold Case (TV series)

Cold Case was an American television series on CBS from 2003 to 2010.

CBS network shows
American television series
English-language television programs
Without a Trace

Without a Trace is an American television series on CBS from 2002 to 2009.

CBS network shows
American television series
Burn Notice

Burn Notice is an American television series created by Matt Nix, which originally aired on the USA Network from June 28, 2007, to September 12, 2013.

American television series
English-language television programs
Binary neural network

Binary neural network is an artificial neural network, where commonly used floating-point weights are replaced with binary ones. 

It saves storage and computation, and serves as a technique for deep models on resource-limited devices. Using binary values can bring up to 58 times speedup. Accuracy and information capacity of binary neural network can be manually controlled. Binary neural networks do not achieve the same accuracy as their full-precision counterparts, but improvements are being made to close this gap.

References

Computing
Kainar Academy

Kainar Academy () is a private university in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The university was founded in 1991 as Kainar University (). In 2014, Kainar changed its name to Kainar Academy. It is accredited by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

In 1999, Kainar College was created by the university.

Academics
The Academy offers Bachelors and Masters degrees. Kainar College offers studies in Jurisprudence, Accounting and Auditing, Primary education, and  Computer Engineering. Masters degrees are offered in business, pedagogy , social sciences, journalism, and information studies.

Facilities
 The school's library has a 24/7 online service. The library provides access to digital copies of many books to anyone.

Rankings
 It's currently ranked as 90th among universities in Kazakhstan. 

TFE Times ranks it 77th in the country.

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Other websites
 

1991 establishments in Asia
Colleges and universities in Asia
Kazakhstan
Ksingmul people

The Ksingmul (also known as Xinh Mun, Con Pua, Puộc, and Pụa) are an ethnic group that live in Vietnam and Laos.

Location 
The Ksingmul of Vietnam live in the provinces of Sơn La and Điện Biên.

The Ksingmul of Laos live in the Houaphanh Province.

Language 
The Ksingmul speak the Ksingmul language.

Festivals 
The Ksingmul festivals are Muong A Ma, Ksaisatip, and Mạ Ma.

Economy 
The Ksingmul practice slash and burn agriculture. That means they set some vegetation on fire to clear the land and then farm it.

Funerals 
When someone dies, they shoot guns to let others know.

Ethnic groups in Asia
Laotian people
Vietnamese people
Lenticel

A lenticel is  porous tissue in the bark of trees. Its cells make large intercellular spaces in the periderm of the bark. They are found in the woody stems and roots of dicotyledonous flowering plants. 

Lenticels are also found in other woody plants, starting in the Carboniferous period. The development and increase in these primitive lenticels gave a system  for aeration and gas exchange in these plants.

Lenticels work as pores for the direct exchange of gases. Otherwise the bark is impermeable to gases. The name 'lenticel' comes from its lenticular (lens-like) shape. The shape of lenticels is one of the characteristics used for tree identification.

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Trees
Plant physiology
Stowaway (1936 movie)

Stowaway is a 1936 American musical movie directed by William A. Seiter and starring Shirley Temple, Robert Young, Alice Faye, Helen Westley, Allan Lane, Astrid Allwyn, Eugene Pallette, Philip Ahn. It was distributed by 20th Century Fox.

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1936 movies
1930s musical movies
American musical movies
20th Century Fox movies
Movies directed by William A. Seiter
The Story of Louis Pasteur

The Story of Louis Pasteur is a 1936 American biographical drama movie directed by William Dieterle and starring Paul Muni, Josephine Hutchinson, Anita Louise, Donald Woods, Fritz Leiber, Henry O'Neill, Porter Hall. It was distributed by Warner Bros. and was nominated for 4 Oscars and won 3 Academy Awards in 1937.

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1936 movies
1930s drama movies
American biographical movies
American drama movies
Movies directed by William Dieterle
Pedro Casaldáliga

Pedro Casaldáliga , born Pere Casaldàliga i Pla (16 February 1928 – 8 August 2020), was a Catalan-born Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church.

He led the Territorial Prelature of São Félix, Brazil, from 1970 to 2005. In 1971, he became a bishop. He was a well known humanitarian and human rights activist.

Casaldáliga was one of the best known experts of liberation theology. He was born in Balsareny, Catalonia. 

On 4 August 2020, Casaldáliga was hospitalized in Batatais, Brazil for a respiratory infection caused by his Parkinson's disease. He died four days later on 8 August, aged 92.

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1928 births
2020 deaths
Deaths from respiratory tract infection
Deaths from Parkinson's disease
Brazilian people
Human rights activists
Humanitarians
Spanish people
Roman Catholic bishops
Chica Xavier

Francisca Xavier Queiroz de Jesus, known professionally as Chica Xavier (January 22, 1932 – August 8, 2020), was a Brazilian actress. Xavier was born in Salvador, Bahia. 

Her best known movie roles were in Sinhá Moça (1986), O Rei do Gado (1996), Força de um Desejo (1999), Esperança (2002), Um Só Coração (2004) and Duas Caras (2007).

Xavier died of lung cancer on August 8, 2020 in Rio de Janeiro at the age of 88.

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1932 births
2020 deaths
Brazilian movie actors
Brazilian television actors
Brazilian stage actors
Deaths from lung cancer
Buruji Kashamu

Buruji Kashamu (19 May 1958 – 8 August 2020) was a Nigerian politician. He was a member of the People's Democratic Party. From 2015 to 2019, he was a member of the Nigerian Senate. He was born in Ogun State, Nigeria.

Kashamu died in Lagos on 8 August 2020 from COVID-19, aged 62.

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1958 births
2020 deaths
Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria
Nigerian politicians
Gabriel Ochoa Uribe

Gabriel Ochoa Uribe (November 20, 1929 – August 8, 2020) was a Colombian football player and manager. He won four league titles and the Copa Colombia with Millonarios. He managed the national team for a short time in 1985.

In 1979, he became manager of América de Cali, he led them to 7 league championships, they were runners-up in the Copa Libertadores three times consecutively (1985, 1986, 1987). He retired in 1991.

Ochoa Uribe died on August 8, 2020 in Cali, Colombia at the age of 90.

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1929 births
2020 deaths
Colombian footballers
Football managers
David Bishop (American politician)

David Tyre Bishop (March 9, 1929 – August 3, 2020) was an American lawyer and politician. Bishop was born in Syracuse, New York. He was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1983 to 1992 and 1993 to 2002. He was a Republican.

Bishop died on August 3, 2020 in Rochester, Minnesota at the age of 91.

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1929 births
2020 deaths
State legislators of the United States
Lawyers from Minnesota
Politicians from New York
Politicians from Minnesota
People from Syracuse, New York
US Republican Party politicians
People from Rochester, Minnesota
Lawyers from New York
Millonarios F.C.

Millonarios Fútbol Club is a professional Colombian football team based in Bogotá. They currently play in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the El Campín stadium.

The team was initially created in 1937.

Millonarios has won the Colombian league 15 times. They are also the third Colombian team to achieve a major international title, the Copa Merconorte in 2001. Since the beginning of the Colombian professional football league, Millonarios has won many domestic tournaments, the last one in 2017.

Millonarios is also one of only three teams that have played every first division tournament in the country, along with their traditional rivals Santa Fe and Atlético Nacional.

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20th-century establishments in Colombia
1940s establishments in South America
1946 establishments
Colombian football clubs
Bogotá
Wilbert McClure

Wilbert McClure (October 29, 1938 – August 6, 2020) was an American boxer. He was an amateur. He won gold medals in the light middleweight division at the 1959 Pan American Games and the 1960 Olympics. As a professional he competed from 1961 to 1970.

McClure was born in Toledo, Ohio. He died on August 6, 2020 at the age of 81.

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1938 births
2020 deaths
American Olympic gold medalists
American boxers
Sportspeople from Ohio
People from Toledo, Ohio
Louis Meznarie

Louis Meznarie (14 January 1930 – 6 August 2020) was a French engine expert. He was a team owner entrant to 24 Hours of Le Mans. He was born in Saintry-sur-Seine (Essonne), France. 

From 1959 to 1971 he was an official dealer of NSU for motorcycles and motorcars and engine preparation expert for French races. In 1968, he opened a large workshop in Le Plessis-Chenet (Le Coudray-Montceaux town) with the support of Shell Oil Company. 

From 1971 to 1983, he was the official engine preparation expert for Porsche, with many victories in 24 Hours of Le Mans, French Rally Championship and European Rally Championship. Notably in 1972, Assisted by Jürgen Barth, future winner in a Porsche 936 in 1977, by Sylvain Garant, then Mike Keizer. The 911 with a 2.5-liter engine, flanked by the No. 41 finished in 13th place in the general classification while winning its category.

At the Salon Moto Légende 2017, in Paris, Louis Meznarie, had sold these last motorcycles in number of 4 NSU by the Osenat auction house. In recent years, he traveled less and less but we always enjoyed finding him and exchanging many memories.

Meznarie died on 6 August 2020 at the age of 90.

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1930 births
2020 deaths
French engineers
Apisai Tora

Mohammad Apisai Vuniyayawa Tora (January 5, 1934 – August 6, 2020) was a Fijian politician, soldier, and trade unionist. He was a Senator from 2001 to 2006. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1972 as a member of the National Federation Party. In 1977 when he lost his seat.

On 27 September 2005, he was sentenced to eight months in jail for offenses related to the coup of 2000.

Tora died on August 6, 2020 at the age of 86.

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1934 births
2020 deaths
Fijian politicians
Trade unionists
Adam Comrie

Adam Comrie (July 31, 1990 – August 7, 2020) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. Comrie was selected by the Florida Panthers in the 3rd round (80th overall) of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. He was born in Kanata, Ontario. His career lasted from 2010 to 2020. 

Comrie was killed in a motorcycle crash on August 7, 2020 near Virginia while visiting his mother in the United States, aged 30.

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1990 births
2020 deaths
Road accident deaths in the United States
Ice hockey people from Ontario
Lorenzo Soria

Lorenzo Soria (27 November 1951 – 7 August 2020) was an Argentine-born Italian journalist and executive. He was President of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for three terms between 2003 to 2005, 2015 to 2017 and again from 2019 until his death. He worked as a journalist for La Stampa and L'espresso. Soria was born in Buenos Aires.

Soria died on 7 August 2020 in Los Angeles from lung cancer, aged 68.

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1951 births
2020 deaths
Argentine writers
Argentine businesspeople
Italian journalists
Italian businesspeople
Writers from Buenos Aires
Deaths from lung cancer
Cancer deaths in Los Angeles
Jean Stewart

Jean Hurring (née Stewart, 23 December 1930 – 8 August 2020) was a New Zealand swimmer. She won a bronze medal in the 100 m backstroke at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Stewart was born in Dunedin, New Zealand.

Stewart died on 8 August 2020 in Auckland at the age of 89.

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1930 births
2020 deaths
New Zealand sportspeople
Swimmers
Olympic bronze medalists
Mark Wirtz

Mark Philipp Wirtz (3 September 19437 August 2020) was a French pop music record producer, composer, singer, musician, author, and comedian. Wirtz was best known for the never-completed A Teenage Opera concept album. The first single from the planned album, "Excerpt from A Teenage Opera" by Keith West, was a number 2 hit on the UK Singles Chart in September 1967. He was born in Strasbourg, France.

Wirtz died of frontotemporal dementia on 7 August 2020, aged 76.

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1943 births
2020 deaths
French artists
French singers
French musicians
French comedians
French writers
French businesspeople
Record producers
Deaths from frontotemporal dementia
20th-century French composers
21st-century French composers
Stephen F. Williams

Stephen Fain Williams (September 23, 1936 – August 7, 2020) was an American politician and lawyer. He was the Senior United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit between 1986 until his death. He was nominated to the position by President Ronald Reagan. Williams was born in New York City.

Williams was hospitalized in Washington, D.C. in June 2020 with COVID-19. He died from the infection two months later on August 7, 2020 at the age of 83.

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1936 births
2020 deaths
Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
Lawyers from New York City
American judges
Politicians from New York City
US Republican Party politicians
Durham Castle

Durham Castle is a Norman castle in the city of Durham, England. It is the former residence of the Bishop of Durham.  University College, Durham is there since 1837. 

Together with Durham Cathedral, the castle is a World Heritage Site in England since 1986. It is open to the general public to visit through guided tours.

History 
The construction of the Castle began in 1072. It follows the usual Norman style. It was built by order of William the Conqueror about six years after the Norman conquest of England, and soon after the Normans first came to the North. The building took place under the supervision of Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria. Stone for the new buildings was cut from the cliffs below the walls and moved up using winches.

The Castle remained the bishop's palace for the Bishop of Durham until Auckland Castle became the bishops' residence in 1832. Durham Castle was donated to the University of Durham by Bishop William Van Mildert and later become the college. The college did not occupy the castle until 1837, renovations of the building was completed by the next Bishop, Edward Maltby.

Chapels 
The Norman Chapel is the oldest accessible part of the castle built in about 1078. Its architecture is Anglian in nature, possibly due to forced Anglian labour being used to build it. In the 15th century, its three windows were all but blocked up because of the expanded keep. It then fell into abandonment until 1841 when it was used as a corridor through which to access the keep. 

During the Second World War, it was used as a command and observation post for the Royal Air Force when its original use was recognised. 

The chapel was re-consecrated shortly after the war and is still used for weekly services by the college.

Tunstall's Chapel, named after Cuthbert Tunstall, was built in the 15th century and is used for worship within the college. It was modified in the 17th Century by Bishop Cosin.

References

Related pages 

 Durham Cathedral
 Norman conquest of England

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Castles in England
World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom
Durham
Studley Royal Park

Studley Royal Park (including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey) is a UNESCO-designated World Heritage Site in North Yorkshire, England. It has an area of 323 hectares (800 acres) and features an 18th-century landscaped garden, some of the largest Cistercian ruins in Europe, a Jacobean mansion, and a Victorian church designed by William Burges.

History

Fountains Abbey and Hall 
Fountains Abbey was founded in 1132 by Benedictine monks who left St Mary's Abbey, York to follow the Cistercian order. After the end of the monasteries in 1539 by Henry VIII, the Abbey buildings and over 500 acres (200 ha) of land were sold by the Crown to a merchant named Sir Richard Gresham. The property was passed down through several generations of Sir Gresham's family. Between 1598 and 1604, it was sold to Stephen Proctor, who built Fountains Hall. 
 

The hall is a Jacobean mansion, built partly with stone from the Abbey ruins. Fountains Abbey mill is the only 12th-century Cistercian cornmill left in the UK and the oldest 'intact' building on the estate.

Studley estate 
From 1452 onwards, Studley Royal was inhabited by the Mallory family, most notably by MPs John Mallory and William Mallory. John Aislabie inherited the Studley estate from his elder brother in 1693. In 1966 the estate was bought by West Riding County Council and was taken over by the National Trust  in 1983.

Studley Royal House 
Studley Royal House (or Hall) is in the north-west corner of the park. Originally a medieval manor house, it has a main block with forward projecting wings. It burned down in 1716 and was rebuilt by John Aislabie. The building was destroyed by fire in 1946. A large stable block, built between 1728 and 1732, survived and is now a private house ( 54° 7'30.55"N 1°34'34.82"W ).

Recent history 
In 1966, the estate was purchased by West Riding County Council and was acquired by the National Trust in 1983. The Abbey precinct is managed by English Heritage on behalf of the National Trust. 

In 1986 the entire Park was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. It is considered “a masterpiece of human creative genius, and an outstanding example of a type of building or architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates significant stages in human history”.

Since 1994 the estate has been within the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

References

Other websites 
 

Parks in the United Kingdom
World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom
North Yorkshire
Lake County, Michigan

Lake County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, 11,539 people live here. The county seat is Baldwin.

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1870s establishments in Michigan
1871 establishments in the United States
Michigan counties
Leelanau County, Michigan

Leelanau County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, 21,708 people live here. The county seat is Leland.

1860s establishments in Michigan
1863 establishments in the United States
Michigan counties
Prusy, Aube

Prusy is a commune of the Aube département in the north-central part of France.

References 

Communes in Aube
Puits-et-Nuisement

Puits-et-Nuisement is a commune of the Aube département in the north-central part of France.

References 

Communes in Aube
Racines

Racines is a commune of the Aube département in the north-central part of France.

Communes in Aube
Radonvilliers

Radonvilliers is a commune of the Aube département in the north-central part of France.

Communes in Aube
Ramerupt

Ramerupt is a commune of the Aube département in the north-central part of France.

Communes in Aube
Rances, Aube

Rances is a commune of the Aube département in the north-central part of France.

Communes in Aube
Rhèges

Rhèges is a commune of the Aube département in the north-central part of France.

Communes in Aube
Ferry to Hong Kong

Ferry to Hong Kong is a 1959 British adventure movie directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Curt Jürgens, Sylvia Syms, Orson Welles, Jeremy Spenser. It was distributed by 20th Century Fox.

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1959 movies
1950s adventure movies
British adventure movies
Movies directed by Lewis Gilbert
20th Century Fox movies
Date honey

Date honey or Date syrup (in Arabic: Rub, in Hebrew: Silan) is a sweet syrup made from dates. It is very popular in North Africa and Middle East cuisines. In the Iranian cuisine and the Arab cuisine, it is also used to sweet Tahini.

Other websites 
 

Middle Eastern foods
Libya
Iraq
Palestinian culture
Israeli culture
Date dishes
Spreads
Natural resources
Grape honey

Grape honey (in Arabic: Dabas) is a sweet syrup made from grapes. It is very popular in and the Middle East, Georgian, Mediterranean cuisines. 

Spreads
Natural resources
Halva

Halva (also known as halvah, halwa) is a solid candy based on vegetable fat and sugar.  There are many types of halva. In Israel, crude sesame base is popular. In Russia, halva made out of Sunflower seeds is popular.  

Halva has a number of geographical sources: from Iraq, Lebanon, Pakistan, Iran, India, Uzbekistan, Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. It is considered a national dish in Turkey.

Types and preparation 
Sesame or Peanut - Made from raw tahini, mixed with sugar syrup and sometimes honey. The ingredients are mixed to form a solid, fatty lump, that easily melts in heat, break apart easily, and become easier to make. This is the most popular type of halva in Israel. It usually shows the marble lines made by mixing fat and sugar. In Bukhara, a Bukharan peanut halva called "Labaz" is made.

 Semolina - It is the most common type in Eastern countries, such as Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, and India. It is based on wheat bran starches. The fat is added from another source: usually soybean oil, while the sweetness comes from syrup or honey. Indian semolina halva is called suji halva, a wheat flour halva called ata kahalva. In Iraq, halva is made from wheat flour and semolina. It is served with Iraqi pita before meal.

 Sunflower seeds - Its main source of fat is sunflower seeds. It is common in countries around Russia. They got their recipe from neighboring Turkey. The recipe is almost identical to sesame one.

 Goat cheese - It is common to make a halva from goat cheese in Lebanon and Greece. 

 Cornflour - In Saudi Arabia, halva is made from cornflour, butter, sugar, cardamom and saffron.

 Flour - In Bulgaria, Iraq and Iran, halva flour is also used as a substitute for semolina.

 Rice - In the area of the city of Shiraz in Iran, it is commonly prepared using cooked rice.

Other uses 
 Halva spread - It has almost liquid texture and high viscosity. Relatively light in dietary fiber. 

 Curly halva (also called: "halva hairs") is used to decorate traditional desserts in oriental cuisine.

 Halva mousse can be used for desserts or for cakes.

References 

Desserts
Danforth, Illinois

Danforth is a village in Illinois in the United States.

Villages in Illinois
Port Byron, Illinois

Port Byron is a village in Illinois in the United States.

Villages in Illinois
Les Riceys

Les Riceys is a commune of the Aube département in the north-central part of France.

Communes in Aube
Rigny-la-Nonneuse

Rigny-la-Nonneuse is a commune of the Aube département in the north-central part of France.

Communes in Aube
Westport, Oklahoma

Westport is a town in Oklahoma in the United States.

Towns in Oklahoma
Red Rock, Oklahoma

Red Rock is a town in Oklahoma in the United States.

Towns in Oklahoma
Camellia sasanqua

Camellia sasanqua (often called the sasanqua camellia) is a species of plant in the genus Camellia. It is native to China and Japan. It can be found growing at a height of 900 meters. It grows up to 5 meters tall and is related to the tea plant, Camellia sinensis.

References 

Camellia
Sapodilla

Manilkara zapota is a fruit tree in the Sapotaceae family. It is commonly known as the Sapodilla or Sapota. It is from southern Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. It is often grown for its fruit, which has a very malty and sweet flavor, and tastes like a pear.

References

Sapotaceae
Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd

The Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd is a World Heritage Site recognised by UNESCO. It is located in Gwynedd, Wales. The site includes the castles of Beaumaris and Harlech. It also includes the castles and town walls of Caernarfon and Conwy. It is considered to be the "finest examples of late 13th century and early 14th century military architecture in Europe".

History 
For the 20th century, the castles and walls were mainly known for their military purpose. It is described as the "zenith of English castle-building" by  D. J. Cathcart King. It is because of the use of concentric defences, barbicans, and substantial gatehouses. Also, Sidney Toy considers them as "some of the most powerful castles of any age or country". 

In the late 20th and 21st centuries, historians such as Michael Prestwich and Abigail Wheatley both appreciate its roles as palaces and symbols of royal power.  

The location of the castles in Caernarfon and Conwy were chosen for their political significance and their military uses. The castles include luxury apartments and gardens. Caernarfon's castle and town walls had expensive stonework. They were perhaps made to suggest images of Arthurian or Roman imperial power. They are believed to have been made to improve Edward's personal prestige. 

The exact role of the royal architect James of St George in the construction is still being argued by many academics. The same with the influence of his native county of Savoy on the designs. However, the main sources indicate that he played a key role in its construction. They even described him as: “Magistro Jacobo de sancto Georgio, Magistro operacionum Regis in Wallia”. It means “Master James of Saint George, Master of the King’s Works in Wales.”

Recognition 
In 1986 sites were collectively announced a UNESCO World Heritage site. Together, they were called the Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd. 

UNESCO considered the sites to be the "finest examples of late 13th century and early 14th century military architecture in Europe". UNESCO also brings up the importance of their links to Edward I and James of St George, their scale and advanced military architecture, and their unusually good condition and historical documentation.

Maintenance costs 
The estimated costs to maintain the sites is around £239,500 during 2002–03.  "Buffer zones" have been established around the sites. They are aimed to protect the views and setting from inappropriate development or harm. The sites are protected by a mixture of UK Scheduled Monument, Listed Building and conservation area legislation.

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Castles in Wales
World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct () is a canal aqueduct in north east Wales. It took 10 years to design and build. It was completed in 1805. It is the longest aqueduct in Great Britain, and is the highest canal aqueduct in the world. The 18-arched stone and cast iron structure is designed for narrowboats.

The aqueduct was part of a grand plan which was never completed. It was part of the proposed Ellesmere Canal. It would have been an industrial waterway which made a  link between the River Severn at Shrewsbury and the port of Liverpool on the River Mersey. 

The westerly high-ground route across the Vale of Llangollen was chosen. A less expensive route was surveyed to the east, but the route chosen would have taken the canal through a mineral-rich area. It would have taken the canal through the coalfields of North-East Wales. However, only parts of the canal route were completed. The plan fell through because the money ran out. The capitalist system at the time was primitive and unreliable. Most major work on the canal stopped after the completion of the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct in 1805.

The structure is a Grade I listed building. It is recognised as a  UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Name 
The name Pontcysyllte is Welsh for "Cysyllte Bridge", or "Bridge of Cysyllte". Cysyllte is the township of the old parish of Llangollen, where the southern end of the bridge lies.

World Heritage Site 
In 1999, the aqueduct and its surrounding lands were submitted to the "tentative list" of properties being considered for UNESCO World Heritage Site status.  The aqueduct was suggested as a contender in 2005, its 200th anniversary year. It was finally announced in 2006 that a larger proposal, which covers a section of the canal from the aqueduct to Horseshoe Falls would be the United Kingdom's 2008 nomination.

Parts of the site including the length of canal from Rhoswiel, Shropshire, to the Horseshoe Falls, Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, and Chirk Aqueduct were visited by inspectors from UNESCO in October 2008. It was carried out to analyse and confirm the site management and authenticity. The aqueduct was named by UNESCO on the World Heritage List on 27 June 2009.

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References

Further reading 

 Memories of Pontcysyllte by Amy Douglas and Fiona Collins (2006)
 Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal Nomination as a World Heritage Site: Nomination Document (Wrexham County Borough Council and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales, 2008)

Other websites 

 The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct website

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2020 Belarusian presidential election

The Presidential elections were held in Belarus on 9 August 2020.

Candidates 
These candidates appeared on the ballot:

 Alexander Lukashenko (incumbent, president of Belarus since 1994)
 Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, political activist and feminist
 Siarhei Cherachen	
 Hanna Kanapatskaya
 Andrey Dmitriev

Results 
It was announced that Lukashenko won the election, marking his 6th term as President of the Republic of Belarus. This was disputed by both national and international sources. The platform "Golos (voice)" created prior to the election allowed Belarusians to upload photographs of their voting papers. From the sample provided – over 1 million voters – it was proven impossible for former President Lukashenko to obtain the number of votes stated. 

Opposition candidate Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya declared herself as the national leader of the country and called on Lukashenko to start negotiations. Meanwhile, her campaign team stated that they were ready to hold "long-term protests" against the official results.

Many protests the election results. These events are still ongoing.

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Presidential elections
Blaenavon

Blaenavon () is a town in southeastern Wales. It is on the south of Afon Lwyd and north of Pontypool. Parts of the town and surrounding country form the Blaenavon Industrial Landscape became part of the World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2000. There are about 6,057 people living there.

History 
Blaenavon literally means "front of the river" or loosely translated as "river's source" in the Welsh language.

Government 
Blaenavon is a community represented by Blaenavon Town Council, and electoral ward of Torfaen County Borough Council. Blaenavon is often

twinned with Coutras in France.

Geography 
The town is near the source of the Afon Lwyd river. It is in the north of Cwmbran.

Landmarks 
Parts of the town and surrounding country form the Blaenavon Industrial Landscape were recognised as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2000. Some of the attractions in the town include: 

 Big Pit National Coal Museum 
 Blaenavon Ironworks  
 Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway 
 Blaenavon Male Voice Choir 
 Blaenavon Town Band

Education 
After Samuel Hopkins death in 1815, his sister Sarah Hopkins of Rugeley, erected Blaenavon Endowed School in his memory.

Religious sites 
St Peter's Church was constructed in 1804. It was gifted to the parish by Thomas Hill and Samuel Hopkins.

Sports 
It had a Blaenavon Golf Club which was founded in 1906. The club closed in 1937.

Notable people 
Some of the most notable people from Blaenavon are: 

 E. E. Clive - Broadway and film actor
 Dorothy Simpson - award-winning mystery writer
 Mark Taylor - international Rugby union player
 Ken Jones - international Rugby union player
 John Perkins - international Rugby union player
 Chris Huish - international Rugby union player
 Terry Cobner - international Rugby union player
 Nick Thomas-Symonds - elected MP for Torfaen (2015)

References

Other websites 

 Welsh Coal Mines - all the pits, all the histories
 Blaenavon Town Council
 

Towns in Wales
Four Jills in a Jeep

Four Jills in a Jeep is a 1944 American musical comedy movie directed by William A. Seiter and starring Kay Francis, Carole Landis, Martha Raye, Mitzi Mayfair, Jimmy Dorsey, Alice Faye. It was distributed by 20th Century Fox.

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Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway

Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (born 21 January 2004) is the elder child of Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit. She is second in line to succeed her grandfather King Harald V. She is a member of the House of Glücksburg; and she is expected to become the country's second female monarch, after the 15th-century Queen Margaret.

Birth and baptism

Princess Ingrid Alexandra was born on 21 January 2004 at 9:13 am in The National Hospital, part of the Oslo University Hospital in Oslo. She is the first child and only daughter of Crown Prince Haakon, heir apparent to the throne, and the second granddaughter of King Harald V and Queen Sonja. Her mother, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, has a son named Marius Borg Høiby, born in 1997 from a previous relationship.

Ingrid Alexandra was baptised by Bishop Gunnar Stålsett in the chapel of the Royal Palace on 17 April 2004. Her godparents were her grandfather the King, her aunt Princess Märtha Louise, the Crown Prince of Denmark, the Crown Princess of Sweden, the then Prince of Asturias, and her maternal grandmother, Marit Tjessem.

On 31 August 2019, Ingrid Alexandra was confirmed in the Palace Chapel in Oslo.

Education 
Ingrid Alexandra started her first day of school on 19 August 2010 at Jansløkka elementary school, a local state school attended by her half-brother. School officials hoped to make the school a place where the princess could make friends and enjoy some relief from public scrutiny.

On 17 June 2014, the Norwegian Royal Family announced that from the start of the 2014–2015 school year, Princess Ingrid Alexandra would move to the private English-language Oslo International School, reportedly because her parents wanted her to be fluent in English.

Princess Ingrid Alexandra was transferred to Oslo's Uranienborg School to complete her lower secondary education. In the fall of 2020, she is scheduled to start at Elvebakken Upper Secondary School in Oslo.

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Lottie Louise Riekehof

Lottie Louise Riekehof (August 13, 1920 – August 6, 2020) was an American Sign Language interpreter and author. She was born in Germany. She was an important person in the field of professional sign language interpreting.

She wrote one of the first classes for interpreter educators, and trained interpreters and interpreter educators all over the world.

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Alauddin Ali

Alauddin Ali (24 December 1952 – 9 August 2020) was a Bangladeshi music composer. He won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Music Director five times for the movies Golapi Ekhon Traine (1978), Sundori (1979), Koshai (1980), Jogajog (1988) and Lakhe Ekta (1990). 

He won the Best Music Composer award for the movie Laal Doriya (2002) and the Best Lyrics award for Premik (1985).

Ali died on 9 August 2020 at a private hospital in Dhaka from lung cancer, aged 67.

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Rachid Belhout

Rachid Belhout (; June 14, 1944 – August 9, 2020) was an Algerian football manager and player. He managed Al-Ahly Benghazi in the Libyan Premier League.

Carer
In 2005, he was hired as coach of R.E. Virton, who were then playing in the Belgian Second Division.

On December 22, 2010, Belhout was made a manager of JS Kabylie. On May 1, 2011, he won the 2010–11 Algerian Cup by beating USM El Harrach 1-0 in the final. On June 26, 2011, Belhout resigned from his position as manager of the club.

On July 19, 2011, Belhout signed a one-year contract with Tunisian club Union Sportive Monastir.

On February 10, 2012, Belhout signed a one-year contract with Algerian club CS Constantine.

Death
Belhout died on August 9, 2020, aged 76, after being killed in a car crash near Nancy, France.

References

Other websites
Rachid Belhout at Footballdatabase

1944 births
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Algerian football managers
Salome Bey

Salome Bey  (October 10, 1939 – August 9, 2020) was an American-born Canadian singer-songwriter, composer, and actress. She was born in Newark, New Jersey.

Bey recorded two albums with Horace Silver, and released live albums of her performances with the Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir and at the Montreux Jazz Festival. 

In 2005, she was made an honorary Member of the Order of Canada.

Bey was a member of the Canadian charity Artists Against Racism.

Bey died on August 9, 2020 in Toronto, Ontario from dementia-related problems, at the age of 80.

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Martin Birch

Martin Birch (27 December 1948 – 9 August 2020) was a British music producer and sound engineer. He was well known for engineering and producing albums by British rock bands including Deep Purple, Rainbow, Fleetwood Mac, Whitesnake, Black Sabbath, Blue Öyster Cult, and Iron Maiden. He was born in Woking, Surrey.

Birch died on 9 August 2020, at age 71.

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Brendan Halligan

Brendan Halligan (5 July 1936 – 9 August 2020) was an Irish economist and politician. He was founder and president of the Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA). He was president of the Ireland China Institute.

He was also a Board Member of Mainstream Renewable Power. He was General Secretary of the Labour Party, a Teachta Dála (TD), a Senator, and a Member of the European Parliament (MEP). He was born in Dublin.

He died on 9 August 2020, aged 84.

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Carroll Hardy

Carroll William Hardy (May 18, 1933 – August 9, 2020) was an American professional athlete. He played in the National Football League for the San Francisco 49ers (1955) and in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians (1958–1960), Boston Red Sox (1960–1962), Houston Colt .45s (1963–1964) and Minnesota Twins (1967). 

He was born in Sturgis, South Dakota. He batted and threw right-handed and was listed as  tall and .

Hardy died on August 9, 2020 in Highlands Ranch, Colorado from dementia-related problems at the age of 87.

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Kurt Luedtke

Kurt Luedtke (September 28, 1939August 9, 2020) was an American screenwriter and executive editor. He was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He was known for working with Sydney Pollack on many movies.

He worked for the Detroit Free Press.  He wrote Out of Africa (1985), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.  He also wrote Absence of Malice (1981) and Random Hearts (1999).  

Luedtke died on August 9, 2020 at a hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan from multiple organ failure, aged 80.

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Out of Africa (movie)

Out of Africa is a 1985 American epic romantic drama movie directed and produced by Sydney Pollack. It stars Meryl Streep and Robert Redford. The movie is based on the 1937 autobiographical book Out of Africa written by Isak Dinesen, about her life in Kenya.

The movie also stars Michael Kitchen as Berkeley Cole, Malick Bowens as Farah, Stephen Kinyanjui as the Chief, Michael Gough as Lord Delamere, Suzanna Hamilton as Felicity, and the model and actress Iman as Mariammo. 

The movie had mixed reviews from critics. However, Out of Africa won seven Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director for Pollack.

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Klaus Maria Brandauer

Klaus Maria Brandauer (; born Klaus Georg Steng; 22 June 1943) is an Austrian actor and director. He is also a professor at the Max Reinhardt Seminar. 

Brandauer is known for his roles in Mephisto (1981), Never Say Never Again (1983), Out of Africa (1985), Hanussen (1988), Burning Secret (1988), and Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999). 

Brandauer was nominated for an Academy Award and won a Golden Globe Award.

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