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Alaska Natives

Alaska Natives are the indigenous peoples of Alaska. They include Inupiat, Yupik, Aleut, Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian, Eyak, and some Northern Athabaskan cultures.

Cultures

Below is a full list of the different Alaska Native cultures.  Within each culture are many different tribes.

Athabascan
Ahtna
Deg Hit’an
Dena'ina

Hän
Holikachuk
Kolchan
Koyukon
Lower Tanana
Tanacross
Upper Tanana
Eyak
Haida
Tlingit
Tsimshian
 Eskimo
Inupiat (an Inuit people)
Yupik
Siberian Yupik
Yup'ik
Cup'ik
Sugpiaq (Alutiiq)
Chugach
Koniag
Aleut (in their own language they refer to themselves as Unangan)
Alutiiq

References

Other websites

Alaska Federation of Natives
Alaska Native Health Board
Alaska Native Heritage Center
First Alaskans Institute
  Tlingit National Anthem, Alaska Natives Online

Ethnic groups in the United States
Tropical Storm Bailu (2019)

Tropical Storm Bailu (Jenny) was a storm that devastated many parts of Southeastern Asia, especially Fujian. It was a storm of the 2019 Pacific typhoon season.

Meteorological history 
On August 20, a tropical depression formed to the west of Mariana Islands. On the next day, the JMA designated the system as Tropical Storm Bailu, and the JTWC classified the system as Tropical Depression 12W. Bailu gradually intensified over the Philippine Sea. At 13:00 TST (05:00 UTC) on August 24, Bailu made landfall over Manzhou Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan.

Impact

Philippines 
Though Bailu didn't made landfall in the Philippines, two people were killed in Ilocos Norte, and left Php1.1 billion (US$21 million) damage in the province.

Taiwan 
Bailu also killed one person, and injured nine others in Taiwan. Institutional damage were calculated to be TWD 2.31 million (US$74,000), while agricultural damage reached TWD 87.9 million (US$2.83 million).

China 
Damage in Fujian reached ¥10.49 million (US$1.5 million).

References 

Bailu
Massimo Mattioli

Massimo Mattioli (25 September 1943 – 23 August 2019) was an Italian artist and cartoonist. He was born in Rome.

Mattioli began his career in 1965. He was also published in Corto Maltese and Frigidaire. In 1973 he began his works with Il Giornalino, creating the character Pinky.

In 1977, he created the underground magazine Cannibale. In 1978, Cannibale published the first adventure of Joe Galaxy. In 1982, he created the Squeak the Mouse series. His works helped inspire The Simpsons creator Matt Groening.

Mattioli died on 23 August 2019 in Rome after a short-illness at the age of 75.

References

Other websites
 Official site

1943 births
2019 deaths
Italian comics artists
Cartoonists
Writers from Rome
Pita Paraone

Rewiti Pomare Kingi "Pita" Paraone  (30 November 1945 – 26 August 2019) was a New Zealand politician. He was Chairman of the Waitangi National Trust Board. He was a member of the New Zealand First party. Paraone was a member of the New Zealand Parliament from 2002 to 2008 and again from 2014 through 2017. Paraone was born in Kawakawa, New Zealand.

Paraone died on 26 August 2019 at a hospital in Auckland from heart surgery-related problems at the age of 73.

References

Other websites
Current parliamentary biography  for Pita Paraone

1945 births
2019 deaths
Deaths from surgical complications
New Zealand politicians
Jafar Umar Thalib

Jafar Umar Thalib (; ; ; December 29, 1961 – August 25, 2019) was an Indonesian Muslim figure. He was the founder and the head of Laskar Jihad, an Islamic organization in Indonesia.

Thalib died of a heart attack in Jakarta on August 25, 2019 at the age of 57.

References

Other websites
 Profile: Jafar Umar Thalib

1961 births
2019 deaths
Deaths from myocardial infarction
Indonesian activists
Muslims
Anne Grete Preus

Anne Grete Preus (22 May 1957 – 25 August 2019) was a Norwegian rock singer and musician. She was born in Haugesund, Norway. She was popular in the 1980s and 1990s. She was a member of the bands Veslefrikk and Can Can, and later as a solo artist. She released nine solo albums, and won the Spellemannprisen and other awards multiple times.

In 2007, Preus was diagnosed with liver cancer. In February 2019, she was diagnosed with kidney cancer. Preus died from the diseases in Oslo on 25 August 2019 at the age of 62.

References

1957 births
2019 deaths
Norwegian singers
Rock guitarists
Pianists
Deaths from liver cancer
Deaths from kidney cancer
Timothy Bell, Baron Bell

Timothy John Leigh Bell, Baron Bell (18 October 1941 – 25 August 2019), was a British advertising and public relations executive. He was best known for his role as an adviser in Margaret Thatcher's three successful general election campaigns. He was also known for co-founding and 30 years of heading Bell Pottinger.

Controversy
He had exposed himself while masturbating at his Hampstead bathroom window on 21 October in full view of female passers-by. He was later convicted as a sex offender.

Death
Bell died on 25 August 2019 at the age of 77.

Styles of address
1941–1991: Mr Timothy Bell
1991–1998: Sir Timothy Bell
1998–: The Right Honourable The Lord Bell

References

Other websites
Lukashenko's PR man sheds light on EU campaign EU Observer, 10 October 2008
Can Lord Bell’s PR skills combat the aroma of communism and cabbage? Minsk.by, 28 May 2008
How to sell democracy to Iraqis: bring in Lord Bell The Independent, 13 March 2004
Announcement of his introduction at the House of Lords House of Lords minutes of proceedings, 14 October 1998
Parliamentary voting record for Lord Bell
Belarusian have answered to Lord Bell

1941 births
2019 deaths
British sex offenders
British businesspeople
Political commentators
Max Abramson

Albert "Max" Abramson (born April 29, 1976) is an American politician. He is a Libertarian member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Rockingham District 20 since 2018. He represented the district before between 2014 and 2016.

In July 2019, Abramson announced his campaign for the Libertarian presidential nomination in the 2020 election. He ended his campaign on March 3, 2020.

References

Other websites
 Official website 
 Presidential campaign site 

1976 births
Living people
State legislators of the United States
2020 United States presidential candidates
Politicians from Washington
Politicians from New Hampshire
US Libertarian Party politicians
US Republican Party politicians
21st-century American politicians
Kent, Washington

Kent is a city in King County, Washington, United States. It is the sixth largest city in the state. Kent part of the Seattle–Tacoma metropolitan area. It is located 19 miles south of Seattle and 19 miles northeast of Tacoma. 

Kent's population as of April 2010 was 92,411 according to the 2010 census.

References

Cities in Washington (U.S. state)
Vince Naimoli

Vincent James Naimoli (September 16, 1937 – August 25, 2019) was an American businessman and philanthropist. He was known as the first owner of the Major League Baseball team, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. He was born in Paterson, New Jersey.

Naimoli was diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy in 2014. He died from problems caused by the disease on August 25, 2019 in St. Petersburg, Florida at the age of 81.

References

Other websites
 Short biography

1937 births
Living people
Deaths from progressive supranuclear palsy
American philanthropists
Sportspeople from New Jersey
Businesspeople from New Jersey
Sportspeople from Florida
People from Paterson, New Jersey
Downers Grove, Illinois

Downers Grove is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. It was founded in 1832 by Pierce Downer. It is a southwestern suburb of Chicago. As of the 2010 census, there were 47,833 people residing in the village.

References

Villages in Illinois
Suburbs of Chicago, Illinois
Settlements in DuPage County, Illinois
George Bruns

George Edward Bruns (July 3, 1914 - May 23, 1983) was an American composer and conductor.

Early life 
Bruns was born in Sandy, Oregon to Anthony Bruns and Margaret Beilin. His father is German and his mother is Russian Jewish.

References 

1914 births
1983 deaths
American movie score composers
Jewish American musicians
Musicians from Oregon
Foot odor

Foot odor (or foot odour) is a type of body odor that affects the feet of humans. Some people think it is an unpleasant smell. Others may enjoy it when they have a foot fetish or olfactophilia (being attracted to certain smells). A 1994 study found that 45% of people with a foot fetish were also aroused by smelly socks and/or feet.

Causes
The main cause of foot odor is foot sweat. Sweat itself does not smell a lot, but some bacteria can grow better in a sweaty environment, which then cause the odor. These bacteria are normally on our skin and are not harmful. 

The front part of the foot produces the most sweat. 

Sweating on the feet can be increased by wearing closed shoes or boots. Especially thick materials such as leather or rubber will hold the sweat in them and can increase the odor intensity. Certain types of socks can also make the smell stronger.

Odor qualities
The quality (aroma) of foot odor is often described as thick and smelling like cheese. This is because some of the bacteria that create foot odor (like Brevibacteria) are also used in the production of cheese. They produce the chemical 3-Methylbutanoic acid, which is a main part that is responsible for the odor. This chemical is also often used to make perfumes.

Because of acids in the foot sweat, the odor may also be sour, similar to that of vinegar.

Other things that can influence foot smell are the type of socks and shoes a person wears, how long they are worn at a time, and many individual factors, for example if the person does a lot of sports or other physical activities. Because men sweat more than women, they generally have smellier feet.

Prevention
The best method for preventing food odor is to maintain a good foot hygiene. Regular cleaning of the feet removes dead skin cells from the feet, along with sebum (a type of body oil). This reduces the opportunities for bacteria to cause smelly feet. By regularly cleaning feet properly, feet will not have a strong foot odor. A foot file or pumice stone can be used to remove dead skin cells.

References

Hygiene
Feet
Tom Jordan (baseball)

Thomas Jefferson Jordan (September 5, 1919 – August 26, 2019) was an American professional baseball player. He appeared in 39 major league games over three seasons for the Chicago White Sox (1944; 1946), Cleveland Indians (1946), and the St. Louis Browns (1948).

Jordan died at his home in Roswell, New Mexico on August 26, 2019 from heart attack-related problems, aged 99.

References

Other websites
 , or Retrosheet

1919 births
2019 deaths
Deaths from myocardial infarction
Chicago White Sox players
Cleveland Indians players
Baltimore Orioles players
Sportspeople from Oklahoma
Val Heim

Val Raymond Heim (November 4, 1920 – November 21, 2019) was a left fielder. He played in Major League Baseball during the 1942 season with the Chicago White Sox. He was , 170 lbs. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Heim died at his childhood home in Superior, Nebraska on November 21, 2019 at the age of 99.

References

1920 births
2019 deaths
American military personnel of World War II
Chicago White Sox players
Sportspeople from Wisconsin
Sportspeople from Nebraska
Plymouth, Wisconsin

Plymouth is a city in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, along the Mullet River. The city is located in the Town of Plymouth, but is politically independent. 

Plymouth is known as "Hub City" because it is a former regional center of wooden wheelwrighting. 

The population was 8,445 at the 2010 census. Mayor Don Pohlman was last reelected in April 2014.

References

Cities in Wisconsin
Sheboygan County, Wisconsin
Ferdinand Piëch

Ferdinand Karl Piëch (; 17 April 1937 – 25 August 2019) was an Austrian businessman, engineer and executive. He was the chairman of the executive board (Vorstandsvorsitzender) of Volkswagen Group in 1993 through 2002 and the chairman of the supervisory board (Aufsichtsratsvorsitzender) of Volkswagen Group in 2002 through 2015.

References

1937 births
2019 deaths
Austrian businesspeople
Engineers
Scientists from Vienna
Jerry Rook

Jerry G. Rook (October 27, 1943 – August 25, 2019) was an American basketball player. He was best known for his success at Arkansas State University. He was born in Jonesboro, Arkansas. He played for the Arkansas State Red Wolves and the  New Orleans Buccaneers.

Rook died on August 25, 2019 in Jonesboro after a long-illness at the age of 75.

References

1943 births
2019 deaths
American basketball players
Sportspeople from Arkansas
People from Jonesboro, Arkansas
Pal Benko

Pal Benko (; July 15, 1928 – August 26, 2019) was a French-born Hungarian–American chess grandmaster.

Benko's highest achievement was qualifying and competing in the Candidates Tournament—the tournament to decide the challenger for the World Championship—in 1959 and 1962. He finished eighth in 1959 and sixth in 1962.

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1928 births
2019 deaths
American chess players
Hungarian chess players
French people
Chess grandmasters
Isabel Toledo

Isabel Toledo (born Maria Isabel Izquierdo; April 9, 1960 – August 26, 2019) was a Cuban-American fashion designer based in New York City. She was born in Camajuaní, Cuba. Her career was based in New York City. She was known for designing Michelle Obama's first inaugural dress.

Toledo died at a Manhattan hospital on August 26, 2019 from breast cancer at the age of 59.

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1960 births
2019 deaths
Deaths from breast cancer
Cuban people
American fashion designers
Businesspeople from New York City
Cancer deaths in New York City
Naturalized citizens of the United States
Inauguration of Gerald Ford

The inauguration of Gerald Ford as the 38th president of the United States was held on Friday, August 9, 1974, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., following the resignation of President Richard Nixon. 

The inauguration marked the commencement of Gerald Ford's only term (a partial term of ) as President. 

Chief Justice Warren Burger administered the oath of office. Ford was the ninth vice president to replace an incumbent president and the most recent to do so.

References

Gerald Ford
Ford, Gerald
1974 in the United States
1970s in Washington, D.C.
August events
David Davis (Supreme Court justice)

David Davis (March 9, 1815 – June 26, 1886) was an American politician and lawyer. He was the United States Senator from Illinois and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. He also was Abraham Lincoln's campaign manager at the 1860 Republican National Convention.

Other websites
 David Davis  - McLean County Museum of History

1815 births
1886 deaths
Lawyers from Illinois
Politicians from Maryland
United States Supreme Court justices
United States senators from Illinois
People from Bloomington, Illinois
Presidents pro tempore of the United States Senate
Lawyers from Maryland
John Yarmuth

John Allan Yarmuth (born November 4, 1947) is an American politician. He is the U.S. Representative for  since 2007. Since 2013, he has been the only Democratic member of Kentucky's congressional delegation. 

In August 2019, Yarmuth endorsed Bernie Sanders's 2020 presidential campaign. 

On October 12, 2021, Yarmuth announced that he would not seek re-election in 2022.

References

1947 births
Living people
United States representatives from Kentucky
Politicians from Louisville, Kentucky
US Democratic Party politicians
Gavin Watson

Gavin Joseph Watson (12 July 1948 – 26 August 2019) was a South African businessman. He was Chief Executive Officer of State Capture-implicated company, African Global Operations, previously known as Bosasa, from 2000 until his death in 2019.

Watson died in a car accident on 26 August 2019, near O. R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg at the age of 71.

References

1948 births
2019 deaths
Road accident deaths
South African businesspeople
Linda Taylor

Linda Taylor (born Martha Louise White; c. January 1926 – April 18, 2002) was an American criminal. She committed welfare fraud and, after an article in the Chicago Tribune in fall 1974, became known as the "welfare queen". 

Her activities were used by Ronald Reagan, from his 1976 presidential campaign onwards, to defend his criticisms of social programs in the United States. 

Her criminal activities are believed to have extended beyond welfare fraud and may have included assault, theft, insurance fraud, bigamy, the abduction and sale of children, and possibly even murder.

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1926 births
2002 deaths
Deaths from myocardial infarction
Cardiovascular disease deaths in Illinois
American fraudsters
Criminals from Chicago
People from Tennessee
Social programs in the United States

Social programs in the United States are welfare subsidies designed to help the overall American population receive basic needs such as food, housing and healthcare.

Federal and state welfare programs include money assistance, healthcare and medical needs, food assistance, housing subsidies, energy and utilities subsidies, education and childcare assistance, and subsidies and assistance for other basic services.

References

United States
Welfare queen

"Welfare queen" is a slur used in the United States to call women who allegedly misuse or collect excessive welfare payments through fraud, child endangerment, or manipulation. 

Reporting on welfare fraud began during the early 1960s, appearing in general-interest magazines such as Readers Digest. The term "welfare queen" originates from media reporting in 1974 and again when Ronald Reagan used the term to describe Linda Taylor during his 1976 campaign.

References

Ronald Reagan
Pejoratives
Pejorative

A pejorative (also called a derogatory term, a slur, a term of disparagement) is a word or grammatical form of expressing a negative term of someone or something, showing a lack of respect for someone or something.

It is also used to express criticism, hostility, or disregard.

Sometimes, a term is seen as pejorative in some social or ethnic groups but not in others, or may be originally pejorative and eventually be adopted in a non-pejorative sense (see queer and nigga).

Related pages
Insult
List of pejoratives

References
Welfare fraud

Welfare fraud is the act of illegally using state welfare systems by knowingly withholding or giving information to have more funds than would otherwise be given. Finding reliable evidence of welfare fraud is notoriously difficult.

References

Types of crime
Lil Nas X

Montero Lamar Hill (born April 9, 1999), known as Lil Nas X ( ), is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He came to international attention for his country rap single "Old Town Road", which first achieved viral popularity on the micro-platform video sharing app TikTok in early 2019, and was Diamond Certified by November the same year. The song reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and remained there for nineteen weeks, the longest for any song since the chart debuted in 1958.  In June 2019, Nas X came out as gay, the only artist ever to have done so while having a number-one record. "Old Town Road" earned him two MTV Video Music Awards including Song of the Year and the American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Song. Nas X is the only openly LGBTQ artist to win a Country Music Association award. He won two Grammy Awards for Best Music Video and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, along with being nominated six others, the most for any male in 2019. TIME named him to their inaugural TIME 100 Next list.

Songs 
His debut EP, 7, was released in June 2019 with its second single, "Panini", peaking at number five on the Hot 100 and three on Rolling Stone's Top 100. Its third single "Rodeo" with Cardi B, peaked at number nine on the Rolling Stone Top 100. , his songs have been streamed over 2.3 billion times.

Notes

References

1999 births
Living people
LGBT African Americans
American TikTokers
Twitch (service) streamers
Singers from Georgia (U.S. state)
LGBT singers
Country musicians from Georgia (U.S state)
American rock singers
American pop singers
American R&B singers
Rap musicians from Georgia
Grammy Award winners
American singer-songwriters
Writers from Georgia (U.S. state)
African-American rappers
American country singers
American hip hop singers
LGBT people from Georgia (U.S. state)
LGBT rights activists
Musicians from Atlanta, Georgia
Pseudonyms
Tenors
Old Town Road

"Old Town Road" is a song by American rapper Lil Nas X. It was initially released independently on December 3, 2018, and gained popularity on social video sharing app TikTok.

"Old Town Road" has been officially remixed four times, featuring a different array of guest artists including Billy Ray Cyrus, Diplo, Young Thug, Mason Ramsey and RM.

In March 2019, the song reached number 19 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart before the magazine disqualified it. Though the song was not re-entered onto the overall country charts, both the original version of the song and the remix featuring Cyrus eventually peaked at number one on the flagship Billboard chart, the Hot 100, for a record-breaking nineteen consecutive weeks. 

The song was the first-ever number-one song on the Rolling Stone Top 100 chart.

References

Songs
First inauguration of Calvin Coolidge

The first inauguration of Calvin Coolidge as the 30th president of the United States was held on Friday, August 3, 1923 at the Coolidge Homestead in Plymouth Notch, Vermont, following the death of President Warren G. Harding. 

The inauguration marked the beginning of the first term (a partial term of ) of Calvin Coolidge as President. The presidential oath of office was administered to the new president by his father, John Calvin Coolidge Sr..

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1920s in the United States
1923
Calvin Coolidge
Coolidge, Calvin
John Calvin Coolidge Sr.

John Calvin Coolidge Sr. (March 31, 1845 – March 18, 1926) was an American politician and businessman. He was the father of J. Calvin Coolidge Jr., the 30th President of the United States.

He administered the presidential oath of office to his son at their family homestead on the early morning of August 3, 1923, following the death of President Warren G. Harding.

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1845 births
1926 deaths
Calvin Coolidge
State legislators of the United States
Businesspeople from Vermont
Politicians from Vermont
Michael Buffer

Michael Buffer (born November 2, 1944) is an American ring announcer for boxing and professional wrestling matches. He is known for his trademarked catchphrase, "Let's get ready to rumble!". He is also known for creating the announcing style in which he rolls certain letters and adds other emphasis to a fighter's name.

, the catchphrase has generated $400 million in revenue from licensing the trademark.

In 2008, Buffer was treated for throat cancer.

References

Other websites

1944 births
Living people
Cancer survivors
American military personnel of the Vietnam War
American television presenters
American movie actors
American voice actors
American television actors
WWE people
Actors from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Good Boys (movie)

Good Boys is a 2019 American adventure comedy movie directed by Gene Stupnitsky and written by Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg. The movie stars Jacob Tremblay, Keith Williams, and Brady Noon. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg serve as producers.

The movie was released on August 16, 2019, by Universal Pictures. The movie received generally positive reviews from critics with an 78% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The movie was shot in Vancouver.

References

2019 comedy movies
2010s adventure movies
American adventure movies
American comedy movies
Identity Property

In math, the identity property is made up of two parts: the additive identity property and the multiplicative identity property.

The additive identity property says that the sum of adding any number and zero (0) is just the original number. For that reason, zero is often called the additive identity of common numbers.

The multiplicative identity property says that the product of multiplying any number and one (1) is just the original number. Also, if you divide a number by itself, the result (quotient) is one. For that reason, one is often called the multiplicative identity of common numbers.

Related pages 

 Identity (mathematics)

References 

Mathematics
Java ME

Java ME (Java, Platorm, Micro, Edition) is a Linux-based platform designed for running dedicated applets. For example, your smart TV might run Java ME, your car's media player might run Java ME. it is also compatible with the internet of things.

Linux
Java
Montiaceae

A segregated family, formerly in the family Portulacaceae.

Representative genera

Lenzia Phil.
Philipiamra Kunze
Cistanthe Spach

References

Caryophyllales
Sensational spelling

Sensational spelling is when a word is spelled wrong on purpose. This may be done for creativity, advertising, or humor.

These are many brands with sensational spelling, including Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (which should be spelled "crispy cream"), Froot Loops (fruit loops), Mortal Kombat (mortal combat) and Hasbro's Playskool (playschool). It can also happen with common nouns, such as drive-thru (drive through), blu-ray (blue ray) "lite" items (light).

Some websites on the internet also gain fame from sensational spelling, such as Google, flickr, Tumblr.

Words
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe

New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe is a 2019 Nintendo Switch side-scrolling platform game released on January 11, 2019. It was announced at Nintendo Direct on September 13, 2018. It is the latest game in the New Super Mario Bros. series and the follow-up of the 2012 Wii U launch title New Super Mario Bros. U and its 2013 extension pack New Super Luigi U (also released on Wii U). The game adds two new playable characters, Nabbit and Toadette. A power-up called "Super Crown' is a power-up for Toadette, which causes her to transform into a character that resembles Princess Peach, Peachette. As Peachette, she can float like Princess Peach in Super Mario, double jump like Daisy, and recover if she falls in a pit or lava.

2019 video games
Nintendo video games
Nintendo Switch games
Mario platform games
Mario video games
Platform games
Video games developed in Japan
André-Mignot Hospital

The Hôpital André-Mignot is a hospital in France. It is in the commune of Le Chesnay, close to Paris. It was created in 1981.
It is a partner of the Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.

References

Further reading 
   Hôpital André-Mignot

1980s establishments in France
1981 establishments in Europe
Hospitals in France
Île-de-France
Northampton, Massachusetts

The city of Northampton  is the county seat of Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of Northampton was 28,549.

References

Cities in Massachusetts
County seats in Massachusetts
Yoshihide Kozai

Yoshihide Kozai (1 April 1928 – 5 February 2018) was a Japanese astronomer. He worked in celestial mechanics. He was best known for discovering  the Kozai mechanism, for which he received the Imperial Prize of the Japan Academy in 1979.

From 1988 to 1991, he was the president of the International Astronomical Union.

In 2009, he won the Decoration of Cultural Merit from the Japanese government.

Kozai died on 5 February 2018 in Tokyo from liver failure, aged 89.

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1928 births
2018 deaths
Astronomers
Deaths from liver failure
Scientists from Tokyo
Minister of Home Affairs (India)

The Minister of Home Affairs (or simply, the Home Minister) is the head of the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of India.

List of Home Ministers

Ministers of State of Home Affairs

References

Other websites
 Home Ministry, Govt. of India
 Amit Shah take charge of Home Ministry of India 2019

India
Tudor architecture

The Tudor architectural style is a mediaeval  architectural style in England during the Tudor period (14851603). 

Tudor House, Chester is a good example of a wealthy merchant's house. Tudor House is constructed in sandstone, in brick, and in timber framing with plaster panels. It is roofed in slate. It has four storeys plus a cellar. It is a grade II* listed building on the National Heritage List for England.

Architectural styles
Lawrence Municipal Airport

Lawrence Municipal Airport  is an airport three miles north of Lawrence, in Douglas County, Kansas. It is used for general aviation. It was dedicated on October 14, 1929. It has more than 120 flights every day.

Facilities
The airport covers  at an elevation of 833 feet (254 m). Runway 15/33 is 5,700 by 100 feet (1,737 x 30 m) asphalt and 1/19 is 3,901 by 75 feet (1,189 x 23 m) concrete.

In 2008, the airport had 32,700 aircraft operations, average 89 per day: 93% general aviation, 6% air taxi and <1% military. 56 aircraft were then based at the airport: 91% single-engine, 5% multi-engine, 2% jet and 2% helicopter.

In July 2019, Lawrence allowed a $2.1 million construction project to begin. The project is supposed to be completed by the end of 2019. It will include a 23,000 square foot hangar and an office. It is designed in order to get more private planes to use the airport.

References

Other websites
 Aerial photo as of 16 February 2002 from USGS The National Map
 

Airports in the United States
Lawrence, Kansas
Watkins Community Museum

The Watkins Museum of History (Officially the Elizabeth M. Watkins Community Museum or the Watkins Community Museum) is a museum in Lawrence, Kansas. It is managed by the Douglas County Historical Society. It has programs and public events. It also has educational resources and activities. It has exhibits about the history of Douglas County.

History
In 1888, the Watkins National Bank opened at 11th Street and Massachusetts Street. Jabez B. Watkins created it. It would stay until 1929. The building was given to the city to become the city hall. In 1970, Lawrence built a new city hall, so the building became a museum. The Watkins Community Museum opened in 1975.

References

Other websites
Official website

Lawrence, Kansas
National Register of Historic Places in Douglas County, Kansas
Buildings and structures in Lawrence, Kansas
Talos

In Greek mythology, Talos was a giant bronze man. He guarded the island of Crete by throwing stones at the ships of unwanted visitors. He was given life by the Greek god Hephaestus. He was given to either Minos or Europa as a gift.

Greek legendary creatures
People in Greek mythology
Monsters
New Fairfield

New Fairfield is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 13,881 at the 2010 census. New Fairfield is one of five towns that surround Candlewood Lake, the largest lake in Connecticut.

References

Other websites 

 Town of New Fairfield official website

Towns in Connecticut
Raigad Fort

Raigad Fort is a hill fort in the Mahad, Raigad district of Maharashtra, India. The Raigad Fort was seized by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and made it his capital in 1674 when he was crowned as the King of a Maratha Kingdom which later developed into the Maratha Empire, eventually covering much of western and central India.

Former national capitals
Forts in India
History of India
Maharashtra
Robert J. Walker

Robert John Walker (July 19, 1801November 11, 1869) was an American lawyer, economist and politician. He was in the Democratic Party. He was a senator from Mississippi from 1835 until 1845. He was the Secretary of the Treasury from 1845 to 1849 under President James K. Polk. He was the Territorial Governor of Kansas in 1857.

Career

Secretary of the Treasury (1845-1849)

President Polk asked Walker to become U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. Walker was the Treasury Secretary during all of Polk's presidency (from March 8, 1845 until March 5, 1849).

As Treasury Secretary, Walker was responsible for financing the Mexican–American War. However, he did not do a very good job.

In 1853, President Franklin Pierce asked Walker if he wanted to be the United States Minister to China, but Walker said no.

Kansas Territorial Governor (1857)
He was chosen to be governor of Kansas Territory on May 27, 1857 by President James Buchanan. However, he quit in December 1857. He quit because of he didn't agree with the Lecompton Constitution. In a resignation letter to Secretary of State Lewis Cass dated December 15, 1857, he said his reasons for quitting was because clear voting fraud and improper political pressure from Franklin Pierce's administration.

Death and legacy
Walker died in Washington D.C. on November 11, 1869. He is buried at Washington's Oak Hill cemetery. His son-in-law Benjamin H. Brewster became Attorney General under Chester A. Arthur. Many of his papers are held by the University of Pittsburgh. The University has put them online them.

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The Colt Revolver in the American West—Robert J. Walker's Presentation Model 1851 Navy

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Lecompton Constitution

The Lecompton Constitution (1857) was one of four proposed constitutions for the state of Kansas. It was written by pro-slavery people. It included parts to allow slavery in the state. It also had parts to not include free blacks from its bill of rights. It was defeated on January 4, 1858 by a majority of voters in the Kansas Territory. The rejection of the Lecompton Constitution, and the admission of Kansas to the Union as a free state, showed the unusual and fraudulent voting practices. These practices had been used in earlier efforts by bushwhackers and border ruffians to create a state constitution in Kansas that allowed slavery.

The Topeka Constitution was written before the Lecompton Constitution. The Leavenworth and Wyandotte Constitutions were written after the Lecompton Constitution. The Wyandotte Consitution became the Kansas state constitution. The document was written in response to the anti-slavery 1855 Topeka Constitution. That constitution was written by James H. Lane and other free-state people. The territorial legislature was filled mostly with slave owners. They met at the chosen capital of Lecompton in September 1857. They met there to write a document that would compete against the other constitutions. Most actual settlers were anti-slavery. They [boycott]ed the vote. Territorial governor of Kansas, Robert J. Walker, was very pro-slavery. However, he was against the obvious unfairness of the Constitution. He quit being governor so he did not have to enforce it.

President James Buchanan was very pro-slavery, so he supported the Lecompton Constitution when it was sent to Congress. The president received the support of the Southern Democrats. However, many Northern Democrats, led by Stephen A. Douglas, voted with the Republicans to be against the constitution.

Related pages 
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 The Kansas Constitution on Wikisource.
 Constitution Hall State Historic Site Lecompton, Kansas
 Historic Lecompton.''
 The Lecompton Constitution

Bleeding Kansas
1857
Dalmatian language

Dalmatian was a Romance language, which was spoken in Dalmatia, on the Eastern Adriatic Sea.  The language became extinct in the Middle Ages.  In places it was used until the 18th or 19th century.  Today, few sources are left.  Only the dialect of Veglia (Krk) and Ragusa (Dubrovnik) have enough sources so they can be studied.  From the other dialects, there are only isloate words, or short phrases. 

In 1897, the scholar Matteo Bartoli, himself a native of nearby Istria, visited postman Tuone Udaina (), nicknamed burbur ('barber' in Dalmatian) the last known speaker of any Dalmatian dialect, to study his language.  Bartoli wrote down approximately 2,800 words, stories, and accounts of his life, which were published in a book in German () in 1906.  That book has provided much information on the vocabulary, phonology, and grammar of the language. 

One year after the interview, on 10 June 1898, Tuone Udaina was accidentally killed at 74 in a roadwork explosion.

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Arhat

An arhat is a type of enlightened person in Buddhism. They have achieved enlightenment by following the teachings of a Buddha. Many of the Buddha's disciples became arhats. 

The importance of the arhat is different depending on the Buddhist school.

Meaning
"Arhat" is a Sanskrit word. It means "someone who deserves to be to honored."

Theravada
The ultimate goal in Theravada Buddhism is to become an arhat. Someone who becomes an arhat is the same as someone who attains enlightenment. The Buddha is also sometimes called an "arhat."

Mahayana
In Mahayana Buddhism, bodhisattvas are seen as better than arhats. A bodhisattva will eventually become a Buddha, who can teach all living beings. An arhat can teach too, but only achieves enlightenment for him or herself.

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Bodhisattva

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Dhritarashtra

Dhritarashtra (Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र, Dhṛtarāṣṭra) or Dhatarattha (Pali: धतरट्ठ  Dhataraṭṭha) is one of the Four Heavenly Kings and an important person in Buddhism.

Name
The name Dhṛtarāṣṭra comes from two Sanskrit words: "dhṛta" (possessing; bearing) and "rāṣṭra" (kingdom; territory).

Character
Dhṛtarāṣṭra is the guardian god of the East. He lives on the eastern part of Mount Sumeru. He is leader of the gandharvas and the pishacas.

He is often shown in art playing a stringed instrument.

Theravada
In the Pāli writings of the Theravada Buddhist tradition, Dhṛtarāṣṭra is called Dhataraṭṭha. Dhataraṭṭha is one of the Four Great Kings, each one of which rules over a direction. Vessavaṇa's direction is the eastern quarter of the world. 

He has many sons called "Indra." He also has a daughter named Sirī.

Japan
In Japan, Jikokuten (持国天) is often shown wearing a suit of armor. He usually holds a sword and a trident while standing on top of a demon called a jaki.

Related pages
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Vaishravana

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Bobby Dillon

Bobby Dan Dillon (February 23, 1930 – August 22, 2019) was an American football defensive back. He played for the Green Bay Packers from 1952 through 1959. Dillon was born in Temple, Texas. In 2011, the Professional  Football Researchers Association named Dillon to the PRFA Hall of Very Good Class of 2011.

Dillon died on August 22, 2019 in Temple at the age of 89.

References

Other websites
Bobby Dillon stats at Pro-football-reference.com

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Lodewijk Woltjer

Lodewijk Woltjer (26 April 1930 – 25 August 2019) was an Austrian astronomer and editor. He was born in Noordwijk, Netherlands.

From 1964 to 1974 he was Rutherford Professor of Astronomy and Chair of the Astronomy Department at Columbia University in New York. From 1975 to 1987, he was Director General of the European Southern Observatory (ESO). In 1994–1997 he was President of the International Astronomical Union. 

He was the first Editor-in-Chief of The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review in 1989 and also the Editor of the Astronomical Journal in 1967 to 1974.

Woltjer died on 25 August 2019 in Geneva at the age of 89.

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 Website Leiden Professors

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Fernanda Young

Fernanda Maria Young de Carvalho Machado (née Leite Young; 1 May 1970 – 25 August 2019), commonly known as Fernanda Young, was a Brazilian writer, screenwriter, television presenter, model and actress. She was born in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro. She was known for starring and creating Os Normais and Como Aproveitar o Fim do Mundo. 

Young died at a hospital in Paraisópolis, Minas Gerais from cardiopulmonary arrest caused by asthma at the age of 49.

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Christian Bonaud

Yahya Christian Bonaud (1957 – 26 August 2019), also known as Yaḥyā ʿAlawī (or Yaḥyā Bonaud) was a French Islamologist, philosopher, writer and translator. He was a commentator of the Qur'an in French, and a professor at the Jāmī Theological Center at Al-Mustafa International University in Iran. He was born in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. 

Bonaud drowned after being involved in a boat crash on 26 August 2019 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast at the age of 62.

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Neal Casal

Neal Casal (November 2, 1968 – August 26, 2019) was an American rock guitarist, singer-songwriter and photographer. Casal was born in Denville, New Jersey.

He was known as the guitarist for Rickey Medlocke's Blackfoot from 1988 to 1993 and as a member of Ryan Adams' backing band the Cardinals from 2005 until 2009. He played in several groups, including the Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Hard Working Americans, The Skiffle Players, GospelbeacH and Circles Around the Sun – and released twelve albums as a solo artist.

Casal killed himself on August 26, 2019 at the age of 50.

References

Other websites
 Neal Casal's official website
 Chris Robinson Brotherhood News, Reviews and More

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Hurricane Dorian

Hurricane Dorian was a 2019 tropical cyclone. The storm hit the British and United States Virgin Islands and nearly hit Puerto Rico. It was the fourth named storm, second hurricane, first major hurricane, and a first Category 5 hurricane of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season.

On August 30, Dorian became a first major hurricane of the season, and then became a Category 4 hurricane from a Category 2 in 9 hours. Dorian later became a Category 5 hurricane, making 2019 the fourth consecutive season to feature at least one Category 5 hurricane (Matthew in 2016, Irma and Maria in 2017, and Michael in 2018). The storm was the second most-intense storm to strike anywhere in the Atlantic basin.

Dorian struck the northwestern Bahamas with 185 mph sustained winds and heavy flooding. This was the most powerful tropical cyclone on the record to hit the Bahamas, and is regarded as the worst natural disaster in the country's history.

The cyclone brushed eastern Florida and Georgia. The storm was also expected to move over northeastern South Carolina, eastern North Carolina and southeastern Virginia. After that, it transitioned into a category 2 extratropical storm and hit Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.

Tropical cyclone warnings and watches were put up for areas from the Leeward Islands to Hispaniola. Similar warnings were put up from Florida to Delaware.

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Colin Clark (soccer)

Colin Clark (April 11, 1984 – August 26, 2019) was an American soccer player. He was born in Fort Collins, Colorado. Clark played for men's national soccer team in 2009. From 2006 through 2010, he played for the Colorado Rapids and for the Houston Dynamo from 2010 through 2012.

On August 26, 2019, Clark died after suffering a heart attack; he was 35 years old.

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Colin Clark (economist)

Colin Grant Clark (2 November 1905 – 4 September 1989) was a British-Australian economist and statistician. He worked in both the United Kingdom and Australia.  He created the use of gross national product (GNP) as the basis for studying national economies. He was on the Council of the Econometric Society from 1948 to 1952.

Publication

Papers
 "A System of Equations Explaining the United States Trade Cycle, 1921 to 1941", Econometrica, Vol. 17, No. 2 (April 1949), pp. 93–124
 "The Economic Functions of a City in Relation to Its Size", Econometrica, Vol. 13, No. 2 (April 1945), pp. 97–113
 "Economic Development in Communist China", The Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 84, No. 2 (April 1976), pp. 239–264
 "Theory of Economic Growth", Econometrica, Vol. 17, Supplement: Report of the Washington Meeting (July 1949), pp. 112–116
 "The Measurement of National Wealth: Discussion", (with Milton Gilbert; J. R. N. Stone; Francois Perroux; D. K. Lieu; Evelpides; Francois Divisia; Tinbergen; Kuznets; Smithies; Shirras; MacGregor), Econometrica, Vol. 17, Supplement: Report of the Washington Meeting. (July 1949), pp. 255–272
 "A Critique of Russian Statistics by Colin Clark", Economica, May 1941, NS 8, p. 212.

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Albert Vickers Bryan Jr.

Albert Vickers Bryan Jr. (November 8, 1926 – August 27, 2019) was an American politician and lawyer. He was the United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia from July 1971 through December 1991. Bryan Jr. was born in Alexandria, Virginia. He was nominated by President Richard Nixon.

Bryan Jr. died of pneumonia in Alexandria on August 27, 2019 at the age of 92.

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  Political Graveyard

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Jessi Combs

Jessica Combs (July 27, 1980  – August 27, 2019) was an American professional racer, television personality, and metal fabricator. She was known as "the fastest woman on four wheels". 

She co-hosted the Spike TV show Xtreme 4x4 for more than 90 episodes from 2005 to 2009. Other television shows she appeared on included Overhaulin', Mythbusters, The List: 1001 Car Things To Do Before You Die, All Girls Garage, and Science Channel's How to Build... Everything in 2016. 

Combs was killed during a land speed record attempt as part of the North American Eagle Project on August 27, 2019, in the Alvord Desert, Oregon at the age of 39.

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Donnie Fritts

Donald Ray Fritts (November 8, 1942 – August 27, 2019) was an American session musician and songwriter. In 2008, he was added into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame. He was known for working with Kris Kristofferson.

Working closely with Rick Hall, Billy Sherrill, Dan Penn, Arthur Alexander, David Briggs, Jerry Carrigan and Norbert Putnam.

In 2014, he appeared on Country Funk Vol. II, a compilation album from Light in the Attic.  In 2015, he signed with Single Lock Records.

Fritts died from heart surgery-related problems on August 27, 2019, at a hospital in Birmingham, Alabama at the age of 76.

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Donnie Fritts Interview - NAMM Oral History Library (2015)
 

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Abel González Chávez

Abel González Chávez (July 26, 1943 – August 27, 2019) was a Colombian radio and television host. From 1996 to 2019, González hosted a daily radio program on Emisora Atlántico called Satélite.

González Chávez died on August 27, 2019 in Barranquilla, Colombia from a stroke at the age of 76.

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Caribe Sano Official Web Site 

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Paul Meger

Paul Carl Meger (February 17, 1929 – August 27, 2019) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. Meger played his entire National Hockey League (NHL) career with the Montreal Canadiens, winning the Stanley Cup in 1953. His career lasted from 1950 to 1955. Meger was born in Watrous, Saskatchewan.

Meger died on August 27, 2019 in Barrie, Ontario at the age of 90.

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Tahu Potiki

Tahu Potiki (23 December 1966 – 27 August 2019) was a New Zealand Māori leader. He was chief executive of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu from 2002 to 2006. Potiki was born in Palmerston, Otago.

Potiki died in Auckland on 27 August 2019, aged 52 from multiple organ failure.

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