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Dick Dearden

Dick L. Dearden (June 3, 1938 – November 2, 2019) was an American politician. He was the Iowa State Senator from the 34th District. A Democrat, he was in the Iowa Senate from 1995 to 2017. Dearden was born in Des Moines, Iowa. 

Dearden died in Des Moines on November 2, 2019 at the age of 81.

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1938 births
2019 deaths
State legislators of the United States
Politicians from Des Moines, Iowa
US Democratic Party politicians
Virginia Leith

Virginia Leith (October 15, 1925 – November 4, 2019) was an American actress. She was known for her leading roles in  On the Threshold of Space, Toward the Unknown, Violent Saturday and A Kiss Before Dying.

She dated actor Marlon Brando in 1956. Leith died on November 4, 2019 at the age of 94.

References

Other websites

1925 births
Actors from Cleveland, Ohio
American movie actors
American television actors
2019 deaths
John Gokongwei

John Lim Gokongwei Jr. (; 11 August 1926 – 9 November 2019) was a Filipino billionaire businessman and philanthropist.

He had holdings in telecommunications, financial services, petrochemicals, power generation, aviation, food, beverage, and livestock farming. Gokongwei also owned Universal Robina Corporation, one of the largest manufacturer of snacks in Southeast Asia. He was the chairman of JG Summit Holdings, one of the largest conglomerates in the Philippines.

References

Other websites
 Dad and me
 Lessons on Entrepreneurship from John Gokongwei's Life
 John Gokongwei Speech to the 20th AD Congress

1926 births
2019 deaths
Filipino businesspeople
People from Manila
Filipino philanthropists
Noel Ignatiev

Noel Ignatiev (; December 27, 1940 – November 9, 2019) was an American author and historian. He was best known for his work on race and social class and for his call to end "whiteness". 

Ignatiev was the co-founder of the New Abolitionist Society and co-editor of the journal Race Traitor, which pushed for the idea that "treason to whiteness is loyalty to humanity"

He also wrote a book on antebellum northern xenophobia against Irish immigrants, How the Irish Became White. His publisher called him as "one of America's leading and most controversial historians". 

Ignatiev died from an intestine infection at a hospital in Tucson, Arizona on November 9, 2019 at the age of 78.

References

Other websites

 The New Abolitionist Society 
 Race Traitor 
 Sojourner Truth Organization archive

1940 births
2019 deaths
Infectious disease deaths in the United States
American historians
American political writers
Educators from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
American critics
Writers from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Brian Mawhinney

Brian Stanley Mawhinney, Baron Mawhinney, PC (26 July 1940 – 9 November 2019) was a British Conservative Party politician. He was a member of the Cabinet of John Major from 1994 until 1997 and a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1979 until 2005. He was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Mawhinney died on 9 November 2019 in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, aged 79.

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1940 births
2019 deaths 
Former Conservative Party (UK) MPs
Knights Bachelor
UK MPs 1979–1983
UK MPs 1983–1987
UK MPs 1987–1992
UK MPs 1992–1997
UK MPs 1997–2001
UK MPs 2001–2005
Džemma Skulme

Džemma Lija Skulme (; 20 September 1925 – 9 November 2019) was a Latvian artist and modernist painter. Skulme's personality played an important role in Latvian art development and social life of Latvia in the second half of the 20th century. 

In 1992 she was elected honorary member of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, and received an honorary doctor degree from the Art Academy of Latvia in 1998.

She died on November 9 at the age of 94.

Selected works 
Summer, 1959, Latvian National Museum of Art 
Folk Song, 1969, Latvian National Museum of Art 
Macedonia motif, 1974, Latvian National Museum of Art

References

Other websites
 Biography and artworks
 Džemma Skulme pret varu ar brīvas mākslas garu

1925 births
Latvian artists
Painters
2019 deaths
T. N. Seshan

Tirunellai Narayana Iyer Seshan  (15 December 1932 – 10 November 2019) was an Indian politician. He was the 18th Cabinet Secretary of India in 1989. He was appointed the 10th Chief Election Commissioner of India (1990–96) and became known for election reforms. 

He won the Ramon Magsaysay Award for government service in 1996.

He died at his home in Chennai on 10 November 2019 of cardiac arrest, aged 86.

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1932 births
2019 deaths
Deaths from cardiac arrest
Indian politicians
Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey

The V-22 Osprey is a tilt rotor aircraft, meaning it has 2 rotors it can tilt. This makes it so it can fly like a helicopter and an airplane. When the US Military failed Operation Eagle Claw, which was going to rescue some hostages, they wanted to get an aircraft that could take off vertically and was fast. This led to the companies Boeing and Bell Aircraft to work together to make the V-22 Osprey.

Bell aircraft
Boeing aircraft
István Szívós

István Szívós Jr. (24 April 1948 – 10 November 2019) was a Hungarian water polo player. 

He competed in four consecutive Olympics in 1968–1980 and won a medal in each of them. He also won six gold or silver medals at world and European championships and nine national titles.

He died 10 November 2019 at the age of 71.

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1948 births
2019 deaths
Olympic gold medalists
Olympic silver medalists
Hungarian water polo players
Sportspeople from Budapest
Supercarrier

A Supercarrier is a type of Aircraft carrier that is really big. Supercarriers generally weigh over 70,000 tons, or 63,502,932 kilograms.

Air travel
Don Cherry

Donald Stewart Cherry (born February 5, 1934) is a Canadian former ice hockey commentator. He is also a sports writer, as well as a retired professional hockey player and National Hockey League (NHL) coach.

In 2004, Cherry was voted by viewers as the seventh-greatest Canadian of all-time in the CBC miniseries The Greatest Canadian.

Cherry played one game with the Boston Bruins, and later coached the team for five seasons.

From 1986 to 2019, Cherry co-hosted Coach's Corner—a segment aired during CBC's Saturday-night NHL broadcast Hockey Night in Canada.

In November 2019, Cherry was fired by Sportsnet from Hockey Night in Canada for comments that suggested Canadian immigrants liked military veterans dying and benefited from it.

References

Other websites

1934 births
American Hockey League players
Boston Bruins players
Canadian ice hockey coaches
Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Ice hockey people from Ontario
Jack Adams Award winners
Living people
National Hockey League broadcasters
Sports commentators
Ontario Hockey League players
Central Professional Hockey League players
Premier of the Virgin Islands

The Premier of the Virgin Islands is the head of government for the British Virgin Islands. As a British Overseas Territory, the Premier is appointed by the Governor on behalf of the British monarch, currently Queen Elizabeth II. 

The current Premier is Andrew Fahie. He is serving since 26 February 2019.

List

References
Andrew Fahie

Andrew Alturo Fahie (, born 7 August 1970) is the 3rd and current Premier of the British Virgin Islands since 26 February 2019.  He is also the current Chairman of the Virgin Islands Party in the British Virgin Islands.

References

Premiers of the British Virgin Islands
1970 births
Living people
Ralph T. O'Neal

Ralph Telford O'Neal, OBE (December 15, 1933 – November 11, 2019) was a politician in the British Virgin Islands. He was the second longest serving elected representative in the British Virgin Islands. He was Chief Minister (when the office was so titled) or Premier of the British Virgin Islands for two terms. In the length of his tenure he was surpassed only by his predecessor Hamilton Lavity Stoutt.

References

1933 births
Premiers of the British Virgin Islands
2019 deaths
Orlando Smith

Daniel Orlando Smith, OBE (born 28 August 1944) is the former Premier of the British Virgin Islands.  He first won the office when his National Democratic Party won the 2003 general election.

References

1944 births
Living people
Premiers of the British Virgin Islands
Zeke Bratkowski

Edmund Raymond "Zeke" Bratkowski (October 20, 1931 − November 11, 2019) was an American professional football player. He was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for fourteen seasons with the Chicago Bears, Los Angeles Rams, and Green Bay Packers. He was born in Danville, Illinois.

Bratkowski died at his home in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida on November 11, 2019 of a heart attack at the age of 88.

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1931 births
2019 deaths
Deaths from myocardial infarction
Cardiovascular disease deaths in Florida
American football quarterbacks
Chicago Bears players
Green Bay Packers players
Los Angeles Rams players
Sportspeople from Illinois
People from Danville, Illinois
Santa Rosa Beach, Florida

Santa Rosa Beach is an unincorporated community in Walton County, Florida, United States. It belongs to the Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Santa Rosa Beach, FL is located at 30.3960324°, -86.2288322°. It is located north of U.S. Route 98 on the shores of Hogtown Bayou of the Choctawhatchee Bay. In fact, it was originally known as Hogtown until the later part of the 18th Century. 

Overall, this zip code covers a land area of 65 square miles (plus 0.82 square miles of water area) for a population of 11,457 (4,831 households) according to the 2010 census.

References

Unincorporated communities in Florida
Frank Dobson

Frank Gordon Dobson (15 March 1940 – 11 November 2019) was a British Labour Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Holborn and St. Pancras from 1979 to 2015. 

He worked in the Tony Blair Cabinet as Secretary of State for Health from 1997 to 1999, and was the official Labour Party candidate for Mayor of London in 2000, ultimately finishing third in the election behind Conservative Steven Norris and the winner, Labour-turned-Independent Ken Livingstone. 

Dobson retired at the 2015 general election. 

Dobson died on 11 November 2019 at the age of 79.

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1940 births
2019 deaths
Alumni of the London School of Economics
People from York
Politicians from Yorkshire
UK MPs 1983–1987
UK MPs 1979–1983
UK MPs 1987–1992
UK MPs 1992–1997
UK MPs 1997–2001
UK MPs 2001–2005
UK MPs 2005–2010
UK MPs 2010–2015
Former Labour Party (UK) MPs
Politicians from London
Mount Frank Rae

Mount Frank Rae is a  mountain in the Yukon, in Canada. It is the highest of the Ogilvie Mountains which are close to Dawson City.

References 

Mountains of Canada
Yukon
Winston Lackin

Winston Guno Lackin (23 December 1954 – 11 November 2019) was a Surinamese politician. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Suriname in the cabinet of President Dési Bouterse between 13 August 2010 and 13 August 2015.

Lackin died on 11 November 2019 at his home in Suriname from cancer at the age of 64.

References

1954 births
2019 deaths
Deaths from cancer
Surinamese politicians
Mekong giant catfish

The Mekong giant catfish (Pangasianodon gigas) is a rare species of catfish. It is a part of the shark catfish family. It is one of the biggest species of freshwater catfish. It is endemic to the lower half of the Mekong River. Because of overfishing and habitat loss, the fish is now critically endangered. Sometimes, Mekong giant catfish are raised in aquaculture. Today, the fisah are almost exclusively founds in Tonlé Sap lake and Tonle Sap river. It is unknown whether this constitutes one population, or whether there are two distinct ones. The fish is closely related to the Iridescent shark, which is also known as Pangasius.

References
James Le Mesurier

James Gustaf Edward Le Mesurier  (25 May 1971 – 11 November 2019) was the British military personnel, humanitarian and volunteer worker. He co-founder of the White Helmets, a volunteer civil defence organisation in the Syrian Civil War. He was a British Army officer in the 1990s and also worked with the United Nations peacekeeping force in the former Yugoslavia. 

He was also the director of the non-profit Mayday Rescue Foundation.

On 11 November 2019, Le Mesurier was found dead in the street of Beyoğlu, Istanbul, in what appears to have been a fall from his balcony. Le Mesurier was found with fractures to his head and legs. The cause of the fall or exact cause of death is under investigation.

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1971 births
2019 deaths
British military people
Humanitarians
Singaporean people
Deval Patrick 2020 presidential campaign

The 2020 presidential campaign of Deval Patrick, the former Governor of Massachusetts, began on November 14, 2019, when Patrick announced he was running in the Democratic primaries through a video message.

Background
On February 28, 2018, in response to reports that David Axelrod and Valerie Jarrett wanted him to run for president, Patrick stated on public radio that it was "on my radar screen". On December 6, 2018, Patrick formally announced via Facebook that he would not be running for president in 2020. However, on November 11, 2019, The New York Times reported that Patrick was thinking of making a late entry into the presidential race. 

Two days later, it was reported that Patrick will file to run beginning in New Hampshire.

Announcement
Patrick officially entered the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries on November 14, 2019.

Suspension
He ended his campaign after the New Hampshire primary on February 12, 2020. In polling, Patrick never reached 1%.

References

Other websites
 

2020 United States presidential campaigns
Kieran Modra

Kieran John Modra  (27 March 1972 – 13 November 2019) was an Australian Paralympic swimmer and tandem cyclist. He won five gold and five bronze medals at eight Paralympic Games from 1988 to 2016, along with two silver medals at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

Modra died after his bike crashed with a car on the Sturt Highway in Kingsford on 13 November 2019.

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1972 births
2019 deaths
Road accident deaths
Australian swimmers
Sportspeople from South Australia
Australian cyclists
Raymond Poulidor

Raymond Poulidor (15 April 1936 – 13 November 2019), nicknamed "Pou-Pou", was a French professional racing cyclist, who rode for  his entire career.

He never once wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification in 14 Tours, of which he completed 12. He did win one Grand Tour, the 1964 Vuelta a España.

On 13 November 2019, Raymond Poulidor died in Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat of pulmonary edema. He had been in a hospital for two months prior, having suffered from heart problems.

References

1936 births
2019 deaths
Deaths from pulmonary edema
French cyclists
List of Ultras of Canada

Any mountain that as a topographic prominence of  or more is known as an Ultra. There are 143 mountains in Canada that qualify as ultras. This is a sort-able list of them.

List

Gallery

Related pages 
 List of mountain peaks by prominence
 List of Ultras of Mexico
 List of Ultras of the United States
 List of highest mountains

References

Other websites
 Natural Resources Canada (NRC)

Mountains of Canada
Geography of Canada
Geography-related lists
Canada-related lists
Ultra-prominent peak

An ultra-prominent peak, or Ultra for short, is a mountain summit with a topographic prominence of  or more. It is also called a P1500.

Lists of Ultras 
 List of mountain peaks by prominence
 List of Ultras of Canada
 List of Ultras of Mexico
 List of Ultras of the United States

Related pages 
 List of highest mountains

References 

Mountains
Coats, Kansas

Coats is a city in Pratt County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 83 people lived there.

History
Coats was created in about 1887. William A. Coats created it. It was named after himself. Coats was incorporated as a city in 1909.

The first post office in Coats was created in June 1887.

Geography
Coats is at  (37.511148, -98.825388). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

Weather
Coats has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Coats has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

People

2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 83 people, 31 households, and 21 families residing in the city.

References

Other websites
City
 Coats - Directory of Public Officials
Schools
 USD 438, local school district
Maps
 Coats City Map, KDOT

Cities in Pratt County, Kansas
1887 establishments in Kansas
Cuba, Kansas

Cuba is a city in Republic County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 156 people lived there.

History

The community was created in 1868 by American southerners going west after the American Civil War. The city got its name from one person who had once lived on the island of Cuba. Other early settlers of Cuba are Czech immigrants from Bohemia that moved to Cuba in the mid-1870s. Originally most of the people of Cuba were of Czech and Austrian descent.

The entire town of Cuba moved to its current place in 1884 in order to be on the railroad that had been built through that territory.

The town has received attention due to its small town American nature documented by photographer Jim Richardson. The city of Cuba and Jim Richardson were shown on the CBS News Sunday Morning show in 1983 and in 2004, as well as the May 2004 issue of National Geographic magazine.

Geography
Cuba is at  (39.802222, -97.457128). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

People

2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 156 people, 79 households, and 48 families living in Cuba.

Government
The Cuba government has of a mayor and five council members. The council meets once a month.

References

Other websites

City
 Cuba - Directory of Public Officials
Schools
 USD 109, local school district
Photos
 Photos of Cuba
 Videos of Cuba
Maps
 Cuba City Map, KDOT

Cities in Kansas
1868 establishments in Kansas
Jennings, Kansas

Jennings is a city in Decatur County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 96 people lived there.

History
The first post office at Jennings was created in 1874. The post office there was called Slab City until 1879.

Jennings was planned out in 1888. It was named after Warren Jennings, a landowner.

Jennings was on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad.

Geography
Jennings is at  (39.680197, -100.293918). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

People

2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 96 people, 50 households, and 30 families living in Jennings.

Education
Jennings is part of USD 294 Oberlin.

References

Other websites
City
 Jennings - Directory of Public Officials
Schools
 USD 294, local school district
Maps
 Jennings City Map, KDOT

Cities in Kansas
Jewell, Kansas

Jewell is a city in Jewell County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 432 people lived there.

History
The City of Jewell started in 1870. It was a big sod area called Fort Jewell. It was named after Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis R. Jewell.

The first post office in Jewell was created in July 1870.

Jewel was incorporated as a city in 1880.

Jewell was on the Missouri Pacific Railroad.

Geography
Jewell is at  (39.670941, -98.152795). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

People

2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 432 people, 208 households, and 113 families living in Jewell.

References

Other websites
City
 Jewell - Directory of Public Officials
Schools
 USD 107, local school district
Historical
 Jewell history
Maps
 Jewell City Map, KDOT

Cities in Jewell County, Kansas
1870 establishments in Kansas
Anton Körberg

Dan Anton Fabian Körberg, (born 19 September 1977) is a Swedish television presenter, musician and actor. 

He is the son of Tommy Körberg och Anki Lidén. He is also the half-brother of musician Avicii. He played the character Adam Frick in the TV-series Vita lögner (1997–1998) broadcasted on TV3, he has presented the the game show ”Pussel” broadcasted on TV4, and the comedy clip show ”All världens reklam” broadcasted on TV11. He has also acted in the TV-series Karatefylla broadcasted on TV6.
Körberg plays the drums in the country rockband "Boots On" and also the band Roxie 77.

Between 2009 and 2015, he was the presenter of the morning show Morronrock on the radio station Rockklassiker. As a voice actor he made the swedish voices for the character Spitelout Jorgenson in How to Train Your Dragon (2010), and P.H. in the movie Hop (2011).

References

Other websites 

Living people
1977 births
Swedish actors
Valley Falls, Kansas

Valley Falls is a city in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 1,192 people lived there.

History
Valley Falls was first called Grasshopper Falls. It was named after the falls in the Grasshopper River (now known as the Delaware River). The first settlement was made there in 1854, and the town was platted in 1855. Many of the town's streets were named after women pioneer settlers.

Geography
Valley Falls is at  (39.342936, -95.460584). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  is water.

Climate
Valley Falls has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Valley Falls has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

People

Valley Falls is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.

2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 1,192 people, 444 households, and 290 families living in Valley Falls.

Famous people
 Puella Dornblaser, temperance activist, lived in Valley Falls and edited at a newspaper in Oskaloosa
 Fred Marsh, professional baseball player, born in Valley Falls in 1924.
 King O'Malley, member of the Australian House of Representatives in the early 20th century, although he also claimed he was born in Quebec, Canada
 George Stafford, former chairman for the Interstate Commerce Commission was born and schooled in Valley Falls

References

Other websites

City
 City of Valley Falls
 Valley Falls - Directory of Public Officials
Schools
 USD 338, local school district
Maps
 Valley Falls City Map, KDOT

Cities in Kansas
1854 establishments in Kansas Territory
Vermillion, Kansas

Vermillion is a city in Marshall County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 112 people lived there.

History
Vermillion was created in 1869 by the railroad company. It was named from the Black Vermillion River.

The first post office in Vermillion was created in May 1870.

Geography
Vermillion is at  (39.718860, -96.265214). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  is water.

People

2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 112 people, 54 households, and 28 families living in Vermillion.

References

Other websites

City
 Vermillion - Directory of Public Officials
 Vermillion Public Library
Schools
 USD 380, local school district
Maps
 Vermillion City Map, KDOT

Cities in Marshall County, Kansas
1869 establishments in Kansas
Virgil, Kansas

Virgil is a city in Greenwood County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 71 people lived there.

History
The first post office in Virgil was created in 1863. The community may be named after Virgil, New York.

Geography
Virgil is at  (37.980603, -96.011090).  According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.

Climate
Virgil has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Virgil has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

People

2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 71 people, 35 households, and 21 families living in Virgil.

References

Other websites

City
 Virgil - Directory of Public Officials
Schools
 USD 386, local school district
Photos
 Photos of Virgil - Then and Now
Maps
 Virgil City Map, KDOT

Cities in Greenwood County, Kansas
LGBT rights

Rights affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people vary greatly in different countries and places. In some places same-sex marriage is legal, but in others homosexuals may be punished by death.

As of 2019 same-sex marriage is legal in 28 countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Greenland, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, the United States and Uruguay. However six countries have the death penalty for same-sex sexual acts: Iran, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Nigeria (the northern states), Sudan and Somalia (Jubaland region. The death penalty is a possible punishment in six other countries: Afghanistan, Brunei, Mauritania, Pakistan, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. 

In 2011, the United Nations Human Rights Council recognized the rights of LGBT people. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights issued a report documenting violations of the rights of LGBT people. This included hate crimes, criminalization of homosexual activity, and discrimination. The United Nations asked all countries to make laws protecting basic LGBT rights.

References
Vining, Kansas

Vining is a city in Clay and Washington counties in Kansas, United States. In 2010 census, 45 people lived there.

History
Vining was first called West Clifton. It was planned out as West Clifton in 1877. It was renamed Vining in 1881, in honor of E. P. Vining, a railroad worker.

Vining was once an important shipping point. This was because it was on the Republican River and at the junction of two railroads.

The post office in Vining closed in 1955.

Geography
Vining is at  (39.567460, -97.293109). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.  The city is located next to Clifton.

People

2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 45 people, 24 households, and 13 families living in Vining.

References

Other websites
City
 Vining - Directory of Public Officials
Schools
 Clifton-Clyde USD 224, local school district
Maps
 Vining City Map, KDOT

Cities in Washington County, Kansas
1877 establishments in Kansas
Cities in Clay County, Kansas
Viola, Kansas

Viola is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 130 people lived there.

History
Viola had its start when the Englewood branch of the Santa Fe railroad was extended to that point.

The first post office at Viola was created in 1877, but the post office was called Peotone until 1899.

Geography
Viola is at  (37.483526, -97.644918). It is southwest of Wichita on Highway 42 at the intersection of Highway 49. The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

People

2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 130 people, 51 households, and 37 families living in Viola.

Education
Viola is served by USD 356 Conway Springs.

References

Other websites

City
 Viola - Directory of Public Officials
Schools
 USD 356, local school district
Maps
 Viola City Map, KDOT

Cities in Sedgwick County, Kansas
Wormwood (Bible)

Worm means bitterness in Hebrew. It is mentioned in the bible in the Book of Revelation.

It says "The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water  the name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the waters that had become bitter". ()

Old Testament
Tom Spurgeon

Thomas Spurgeon (December 16, 1968 – November 13, 2019) was an American writer, historian and editor. He worked in the field of comics, known for his five-year run as editor of The Comics Journal and his blog The Comics Reporter. He was a three time winner of the Eisner Award. Spurgeon was born in Muncie, Indiana.

Spurgeon died on November 13, 2019 in Columbus, Ohio at age 51.

References

Other websites
 The Comics Reporter
 "Chasing Tom Spurgeon", interview (June 13, 2005)
 Tom Spurgeon | On the Serious Side (February 26, 2010)

1968 births
2019 deaths
American comics writers
American historians
American journalists
American critics
Writers from Indiana
People from Muncie, Indiana
Mümtaz Soysal

Osman Mümtaz Soysal (15 September 1929 – 11 November 2019) was a Turkish professor, political scientist, politician, human rights activist, ex-prisoner of conscience, senior advisor, columnist and author.

Soysal was the 30th Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1994. He was a Member of Parliament at Constituent Assembly in 1961 and Grand National Assembly from 1991 to 1999.

He was elected to Amnesty International International Executive Committee in September 1974. He was the vice-chairman of Amnesty International from 1976 to 1978. He became the first winner of the UNESCO Prize for Human Rights Education in 1978.

Soysal died at the age of 90 on 11 November 2019 at his home in Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Turkey.

References

Other websites
 Who is Who database - Biography of Prof. Dr. Mümtaz Soysal 
 Biyografi.net - Biography of Mümtaz Soysal 

1929 births
2019 deaths
Turkish writers
Turkish politicians
Political writers
Political activists
Human rights activists
Turkish educators
Criminals
Columnists
Political scientists
Niall Tóibín

Niall Tóibín (; 21 November 1929 – 13 November 2019) was an Irish comedian and actor. He was known for his roles on  Ryan's Daughter, Bracken, The Ballroom of Romance, The Irish R.M., Caught in a Free State, Ballykissangel, Far and Away, and Veronica Guerin. 

Tóibín died in Dublin on 13 November 2019, eight days before his 90th birthday.

References

Other websites
 Official website 
 

1929 births
2019 deaths
Irish movie actors
Irish comedians
Irish stage actors
Irish television actors
People from Cork (city)
Protobothrops elegans

Protobothrops elegans is a venomous pitviper species endemic to Japan in the southern Ryukyu Islands. No subspecies are currently recognized. Common names include: elegant pitviper, , and elegant tree viper.References

Further reading
 Gray, J.E. 1849. Catalogue of the Specimens of Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. Trustees of the British Museum. London. xv + 125 pp. (Craspedocephalus elegans, p. 7.)

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Vipers
Fob

Fob or FOB may refer to:

Entertainment 
 Fall Out Boy, an American rock band
 FOB (play), a 1981 play by David Henry Hwang

Fashion and technology 
 Fob pocket
 Key fob
 USB fob
 Watch fob

Medicine 
 Fecal occult blood
 Follow-on biologics

Military 
 Forward operating base
 Fractional Orbital Bombardment

Other uses 
 FOB (shipping), or Free on Board, an incoterm
 Federal Office Building (disambiguation)
 Fixed odds betting terminal
 Fob James (born 1934), former governor of Alabama
 Fresh off the boat
List of mountain peaks by prominence

see also: List of highest mountains

This is a list of the 125 most prominent mountain peaks. Topographic prominence of a peak is the independence of the summit from whatever is around it. It is "the elevation difference between the summit and the lowest contour line encircling it and no higher summit".

List

Related pages 
List of highest mountains
List of Ultras of Canada
List of Ultras of Mexico
List of Ultras of the United States
Summit
Elevation
Topographic prominence
Ultra-prominent peak

References

Other websites 
Map of the top 50 by Ken Jones
Lists and maps for all peaks in the world with  or more of prominence. Compiled by Aaron Maizlish.

Mountain peaks by prominence
Mountains
Saugus High School shooting

On November 14, 2019, a shooting happened at the Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, California. It injured six people and killed one student. The Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to the shooting before 8 a.m. 

One of the students was shot in the stomach. One student was found at the school's choir room.

Victims 
Two students, a 15-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy, were killed.

Two girls, aged 15 and 14, and a boy, aged 14, were injured. Four students were hospitalized at the Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital, three in critical condition. Two were transported to Providence Holy Cross Medical Center. Aside from all being students of Saugus High School, there there is no known connection between the gunman and the teens shot.

Perpetrator 

The perpetrator was identified as Nathaniel Tennosuke Berhow (November 14, 2003  November 15, 2019), a student at the school, who turned 16 on the day of the shooting. He shot himself in the head with his last bullet and died the following day. One student said Berhow was a quiet, normal student who ran cross country and was a Boy Scout.

References

2019 mass shootings
2019 murders in the United States
2010s crimes in California
2010s mass shootings in the United States  
Los Angeles County, California  
Mass shootings in California
Murder-suicides in California
Murders by firearm in California 
November 2019 events
Suicide in the 2010s
Suicides by firearm in the United States
Víctor Manuel Pérez Rojas

Victor Manuel Pérez Rojas (17 October 1940 – 12 November 2019) was a Venezuelan Roman Catholic prelate.

Career 
Pérez Rojas was ordained to the priesthood in 1965. He was titular bishop of Tagaria and was auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calabozo, Venezuela from 1998 to 2001. He later was bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela, from 2001 to 2016.

Death 
Pérez Rojas died on 12 November 2019 in Caracas from heart failure caused by diabetes at the age of 79.

References

1940 births
2019 deaths
Deaths from heart failure
Deaths from diabetes
Bishops
Roman Catholics
Venezuelan people
José Luis Veloso

José Luis Fidalgo Veloso (23 March 1937 – 13 November 2019) was a Spanish footballer. He played as a striker. He played for the La Liga in totals of 84 games and 33 goals over the course of six seasons, representing Deportivo and Real Madrid. Veloso played for the national team for a year between 1962 to 1963. He was born in Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

Veloso died on 13 November 2019 at the age of 82.

References

1937 births
2019 deaths
Spanish footballers
Branko Lustig

Branko Lustig (10 June 1932 – 14 November 2019) was a Croatian movie producer. He was best known for winning Academy Awards for Best Picture for Schindler's List and Gladiator.  He is the only Croatian to win two Academy Awards. 

He was a Holocaust survivor and was imprisoned at the Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen camps during World War II as a child.

Lusting died in Zagreb, Croatia of heart failure on 14 November 2019 at the age of 87.

References

Other websites
 

Academy Award winners
1932 births
2019 deaths
Deaths from heart failure
Holocaust survivors
Croatian movie producers
Parent peak

Parent peak is a concept in topography that is used to help find the prominence of a peak. The parent peak is a higher mountain that is often (but not always) nearby. It is chosen using a variety of criteria. Every peak has a parent peak except for those that are the highest points on an island or continent.

References 

Mountains
Col

The col is a concept in topography. It is the lowest point on a mountain ridge between two peaks. 

In order to find out the prominence of a peak, a key col is used. This is the highest col between the peak and its parent peak.

References 

Landforms
Tampa, Kansas

Tampa is a city in Marion County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 112 people lived there.

History

In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a railroad from Herington through Tampa to Pratt.

The Golden Belt Town Company filed the plat for Tampa in 1887. The city name is said to have been suggested by a railroad engineer who rode one of the first trains through Tampa.  Tampa was incorporated as a city in 1908.

A post office was created in Tampa on April 17, 1888.

Geography
Tampa is at  (38.548493, −97.154893).  The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

People

2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 112 people, 48 households, and 27 families living in Tampa.

Economy
The Tampa State Bank and Tampa Cafe are in Tampa.

Education
Tampa is part of Unified School District 397.

Media
 Hillsboro Free Press, free newspaper for greater Marion County area.
 The Herington Times, newspaper from Herington.
 The Salina Journal, regional newspaper from Salina.

References

More reading
 A History of Tampa, Kansas, and Its Environs, 1887–1987; Tampa Centennial Committee; 1986.

Other websites

City
 Tampa - Official, archive of former website
 Tampa - Directory of Public Officials, League of Kansas Municipalities
Schools
 USD 397, Centre school district for Lincolnville, Lost Springs, Pilsen, Tampa, Ramona, Antelope, Burdick, nearby rural areas of Marion / Morris / Dickinson / Chase Counties
 USD 397 School District Boundary Map, KDOT
Historical
 1968 photo of Tampa Rock Island Depot
 Marion County cemetery list, archive of KsGenWeb
 Marion County history bibliography,  Marion County school bibliography, Kansas Historical Society
Maps
 Tampa City Map, KDOT
 Topo Map of Tampa / Durham / Ramona / Dillon / Elmo area, USGS
 Marion County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT

1887 establishments in Kansas
Cities in Marion County, Kansas
Towanda, Kansas

Towanda is a city in Butler County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 1,450 people lived there.

History
Towanda was created in 1870. It was incorporated in 1905. Towanda is an Osage-language name meaning "many waters".

The town was damaged badly by a cyclone in 1892.

21st century
In 2010, the Keystone-Cushing Pipeline (Phase II) was built a few blocks west of Towanda. There was a lot of controversy about tax exemption and environmental concerns (if a leak ever happens).

Geography
Towanda is at  (37.795921, -96.999380). It is along the Whitewater River. The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

People

2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 1,450 people, 524 households, and 397 families living in Towanda.

Education
Towanda is home to the district office of Circle USD 375. Circle USD 375 covers about 175 square miles.

Famous people
 Frank H. Maynard, this old-time cowboy author lived in Towanda for a time in the 1870s.
 Garner E. Shriver, U.S. Representative from Kansas
 Jordan Phillips, former five star recruit and defensive tackle for the University of Oklahoma and current Buffalo Bills

References

Other websites

City
 City website
 Towanda - Directory of Public Officials
Schools
 USD 375, local school district
 USD 375 School District Boundary Map, KDOT
Maps
 Towanda City Map, KDOT

Cities in Butler County, Kansas
1870 establishments in Kansas
Tescott, Kansas

Tescott is a city in Ottawa County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 319 people lived there.

History
Tescott was planned out in 1866. The city was named after T.E. Scott, an early settler. 

On May 1st 2018, an EF3 wedge tornado hit the area near the city. It damaged one house.

Geography
Tescott is  at  (39.012005, -97.878140). The United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

Weather
Tescott has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Tescott has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

People

Tescott is part of the Salina Micropolitan Statistical Area.

2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 319 people, 129 households, and 86 families living in Tescott.

Education
Tescott is part of Twin Valley USD 240 school district. The district has two high schools; Bennington High School and Tescott High School.

References

Other websites
City
 City of Tescott
 Tescott - Directory of Public Officials
Schools
 USD 240, local school district
Maps
 Tescott City Map, KDOT

1866 establishments in Kansas
Cities in Ottawa County, Kansas
Thayer, Kansas

Thayer is a city in Neosho County, Kansas, United States. In 2010 census, 497 people lived there.

History
Thayer was planned out in the fall of 1870. This is when the railroad was extended to that point. It was named after Nathaniel Thayer, a railroad employee. The town was built up quickly and was incorporated as a city in 1871.

Geography
Thayer is at  (37.487127, -95.476237). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  is water.

Weather
Thayer has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Thayer has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

People

2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 497 people, 197 households, and 136 families living in Thayer.

Education
Thayer is part of USD 447 Cherryvale.

Famous people
 Nellie Shepherd, painter

References

Other websites
City
 Thayer - Directory of Public Officials
Schools
 USD 447, local school district
Maps
 Thayer City Map, KDOT

1870 establishments in Kansas
Cities in Kansas
Timken, Kansas

Timken is a city in Rush County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 76 people lived there.

History
Timken was named after a land speculator, Henry Timken. He bought land in which he believed that the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad would be building. When Henry Timken sold the land to the railroad, one of the requirements was that the town was named after him. After a year, lumber mill, railroad depot, grocery store, and even a bowling alley would be created in the town. The town was settled mainly by immigrants from Czechoslovakia, Bohemia and Moravia.

A post office was opened in Timken in 1888. It was used until 1996.

Geography
Timken is at  (38.472890, -99.177375). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

People

2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 76 people, 29 households, and 17 families living in Timken.

References

Other websites
City
 Timken - Directory of Public Officials
Schools
 USD 403, local school district
Historical
 History of Cities in Rush County
 Timken Info, Legends of Kansas
Maps
 Rush County Map, KDOT

Cities in Rush County, Kansas
Tipton, Kansas

This is about the town in Kansas, USA. For other towns called Tipton, see Tipton (disambiguation).

Tipton is a city in Mitchell County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 210 people lived there.

History
Tipton was first called Pittsburg. It was created as Pittsburg in 1872. The people realized that another Pittsburg existed in Kansas, so they changed the name to Tipton. It was named after Tipton, Iowa, the former home of a local resident.

Geography
Tipton is at  (39.339380, -98.470155). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

People

2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 210 people, 98 households, and 57 families living in Tipton.

References

Other websites
City
 City of Tipton
 Tipton - Directory of Public Officials
Schools
 USD 272, local school district
Historical
 , from Hatteberg's People on KAKE TV news
Maps
 Mitchell County Map, KDOT

Cities in Mitchell County, Kansas
1872 establishments in Kansas
List of Ultras of Mexico

Any mountain that as a topographic prominence of  or more is known as an Ultra. There are 26 mountains in Mexico that qualify as ultras. This is a sort-able list of them.

List

Gallery

Related pages 
 List of mountain peaks by prominence
 List of Ultras of Canada
 List of Ultras of the United States
 List of highest mountains

References

Other websites 

Natural Resources Mexico (NRC)

Mountains of North America
Geography of Mexico
Geography-related lists
Turon, Kansas

Turon is a city in Reno County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 387 people lived there.

History

Turon was created in 1886. It was incorporated as a city in 1905.

In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a main line from Herington through Turon to Pratt.

Geography
Turon is at  (37.807415, -98.427061). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

Weather
Turon has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Turon has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

People

2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 387 people, 159 households, and 98 families living in Turon.

References

Other websites
City
 Turon - Directory of Public Officials
Schools
 USD 310, local school district
Maps
 Turon City Map, KDOT

Cities in Reno County, Kansas
1886 establishments in Kansas
Tyro, Kansas

Tyro is a city in Montgomery County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 220 people lived there.

History
Tyro was planned out in the fall of 1886 when the Denver, Memphis & Atlantic railroad was first extended to that point. It was named from the English word tyro, which also means "beginner" or "novice".

Tyro was incorporated as a city in 1906.

Geography
Tyro is at  (37.035742, -95.821679). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

People

2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 220 people, 88 households, and 61 families living in Tyro.

References

Other websites
City
 City of Tyro
 Tyro - Directory of Public Officials
Schools
 USD 436, local school district
Maps
 Tyro City Map, KDOT

Cities in Montgomery County, Kansas
Joanna Macy

Joanna Rogers Macy (born May 2, 1929), is an American environmental activist, author, scholar of Buddhism, general systems theory, and deep ecology. She is the author of eight books. Her best known work is Coming Back to Life: Practices to Reconnect Our Lives, Our World.

Writings

References

Other websites

 Joanna Macy's website on the work of Experiential Deep Ecology
 Gaia Foundation of Western Australia — an Australian organisation based on the principles of Deep Ecology.
 California Institute of Integral Studies
 Interview with Joanna Macy by John Malkin — published in ascent magazine, summer 2008
 The Healing on Mother Earth Project — a Sebastopol, Ca organisation based on the principles of deep ecology.
 A Wild Love for the World , an interview with Joanna Macy, by Krista Tippet on the American Radio Show "On Being." This page provides links to the original program that first aired in 2010, along with the unedited version of the program. Macy also recites many Rilke poems during the show, but some of these poems are edited out so you can listen to them recited individually.
"Allegiance to Life: Staying steady through the mess we're in," An interview with Joanna Macy from Tricycle: The Buddhist Review

1929 births
Living people
American environmentalists
Ecologists
Educators from San Francisco
Scientists from San Francisco
Writers from San Francisco
María Baxa

María Baxa (15 April 1946 – 14 November 2019) was a Croatian-born Italian-Serbian movie actress and model. She was born in Osijek, Croatia. She was known for her roles in Sex comedy movies. Her best known roles include: Sex with a Smile II, Deadly Chase and Candido Erotico.

Baxa died at her apartment in Belgrade, Serbia on 14 November 2019 at the age of 73.

References

Other websites
 

1946 births
2019 deaths
Croatian people
Italian movie actors
Serbian people
Italian models
Dennis Prager

Dennis Prager is an American Jewish author and radio host who co-wrote a book about questions people ask about Judaism with an Orthodox Jewish rabbi named Joseph Telushkin. They also wrote a book about anti-Semitism and the reason for it.  Prager is a conservative and is a Republican. Prager started a website called Prager University which promotes right-wing ideas using short educational videos; he appears in some of the videos himself.  Prager was very critical of Donald Trump when Trump was trying to become the Republican candidate for President of the United States but supported him when he ran against Hillary Clinton. He is now in the movie No Safe Spaces with Adam Carolla.

Coronavirus COVID-19 
In October 2021, Prager announced that he was sick with COVID-19. He said that he got the disease on purpose because getting the virus was better than getting a vaccine. Though he later said he had meant to say that he wasn’t worried about getting COVID.

Sources

Other websites

The Dennis Prager Show

American conservatives
American radio personalities
American political commentators