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Richard and Mary Parker are fictional characters appearing in Marvel Comics, commonly in "Spider-Man" stories. They first appeared in "The Amazing Spider-Man Annual" # 5 in 1968 created by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber.  Overview. Richard Parker is the younger brother of Benjamin 'Uncle Ben' Parker, he is married to Mary Parker whose maiden name is Fitzpatrick and the father of Peter Parker / Spider-Man. Since the first issue Peter was raised by his Aunt May and Uncle Ben but it didn't explain where his parents were. In their first appearance in a flashback it is revealed that they were murdered by the supervillain Albert Malik also known as the Red Skull. In comics from the 1990's it is revealed that Richard Parker was recruited into the CIA by Nick Fury, that he was pretending to be a Russian double agent and that he and his wife were killed in a plane crash caused by sabotage. Harry Osborn later creates robots that look just like Richard and Mary to trick Peter Parker into thinking that his parents are still alive and then reveals that they are not to destroy him. In other media. In Spider-Man the Animated Series, Richard and Mary were mentioned in the episode “ Six Forgotten Warriors”. They were believed to be Russian spies but Peter found the truth by sneaking into a Russian records building. They were actually American spies trying to figure out what the Russians were doing. Peter went into the building as Spider-Man but convinced Jonah to get him into Moscow via a possible report on Spider-Man being there. Unfortunately there was no more story beyond this as Peter told aunt may but the story ended without conclusion. In the 2012 movie "The Amazing Spider-Man", Dr. Richard Parker is a scientist who disappeared after he and his wife left their son Peter Parker with his Uncle Ben and Aunt May. He is also responsible for the creation of the genetically engineered superspider that bites Peter and gives him his powers.
Derby is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. It is the biggest suburb of Wichita. In 2020, 25,625 people lived there. Geography. Derby is at (37.552407, -97.261492). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that, is land and is water. Climate. Derby has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Derby has a humid subtropical climate. It is abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. People. Derby is part of the Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area. 2020 census. The 2020 census said that there were 25,625 people, 9,991 households, and 6,888 families living in Derby. Of the households, 67.3% owned their home and 32.7% rented their home. The median age was 36.2 years. Of the people, 83.4% were White, 2.4% were Black, 1.9% were Asian, 0.9% were Native American, 0.1% were Pacific Islanders, 1.6% were from some other race, and 9.7% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.7% of the people. 2010 census. The 2010 census said that there were 22,158 people, 8,300 households, and 6,226 families living in Derby.
Great Bend is a city in Barton County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Barton County. It is named for its location at the place where the Arkansas River bends east then southeast. In 2020, 14,733 people lived there. Geography. Great Bend is at (38.3644567, -98.7648073). It has an elevation of 1,850 feet (564 m). It is in central Kansas, and it is at the intersection of U.S. Route 281 and U.S. Route 56. Great Bend is northwest of Wichita, west-southwest of Kansas City, and east-southeast of Denver. The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that, is land and is water. People. 2020 census. In 2020, there were 14,733 people, 6,136 households, and 3,690 families living in Zurich. Of the households, 61.0% owned their home and 39.0% rented their home. The median age was 38.6 years. Of the people, 77.3% were White, 1.5% were Black, 0.6% were Native American, 0.4% were Asian, 11.0% were from some other race, and 9.1% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 23.5% of the people. Education. Primary and secondary education. Great Bend Public Schools (USD 428) has about 3,000 students. It runs eight schools in Great Bend: Colleges and universities. Barton Community College is a two-year community college. It is about three miles northeast of Great Bend. Media. The "Great Bend Tribune" is the city's daily newspaper. It makes over 6,200 copies. Parks and recreation. The city government's Park Department maintains 10 parks in Great Bend. Culture. Sports. Greyhound racing started in the United States in the bottoms in 1886 during a formal coursing event.
This article refers to crime in the U.S. state of Kansas. Statistics. In 2008, there were 106,141 crimes reported in Kansas, including 113 murders. Capital punishment laws. Capital punishment is allowed in Kansas.
Pittsburg is a city in Crawford County, Kansas, United States. It is in Southeast Kansas near the Missouri state border. It is the biggest city in Crawford County and southeast Kansas. In 2020, 20,646 people lived there. Geography. Pittsburg is at . The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that, is land and is water. Pittsburg is in the Ozark Highlands region. That region is a mix of prairie and forests. It is west of Springfield, Missouri, south of Kansas City, Missouri, and northeast of Tulsa, Oklahoma. People. 2020 census. The 2020 census says that there were 20,646 people, 8,268 households, and 4,123 families living in Pittsburg. Of the households, 42.3% owned their home and 57.7% rented their home. The median age was 27.7 years. Of the people, 77.3% were White, 3.7% were Black, 1.8% were Asian, 1.1% were Native American, 0.8% were Pacific Islanders, 5.4% were from some other race, and 10.0% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.5% of the people. 2010 census. The 2010 census says that there were 20,233 people, 8,142 households, and 4,087 families living in Pittsburg. Government. The Pittsburg government has a mayor and four commissioners. The commission meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at 5:30 pm. Media. The "Pittsburg Morning Sun" is the main newspaper in Pittsburg. It is published five days per week. In addition, Pittsburg State University publishes a weekly student newspaper, the "Collegio".
Gardner is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States. In 2020, 23,287 people there. It is in the Kansas City metropolitan area. Geography. Gardner is at (38.812358, -94.926291). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that, is land and is water. Climate. Gardner has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Gardner has a humid subtropical climate. It is abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. People. 2020 census. The 2020 census says there were 23,287 people, 8,005 households, and 5,938 families living in Gardner. Of the households, 66.1% owned their home and 33.9% rented their home. The median age was 32.6 years. Of the people, 79.2% were White, 3.9% were Black, 1.8% were Asian, 0.6% were Native American, 0.1% were Pacific Islanders, 3.6% were from some other race, and 10.8% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.2% of the people. 2010 census. The 2010 census says there were 19,123 people, 6,644 households, and 4,938 families living in Gardner.
Winfield is a city and county seat of Cowley County, Kansas, United States. It is on the Walnut River in South Central Kansas. In 2020 11,777 people lived there. It is the second biggest city in Cowley County. History. 19th century. Winfield was created in 1870. It was named after Rev. Winfield Scott. He said he would build a church for the town if the people would name the city after him. The first post office at Winfield was created in May 1870. Geography. Winfield is located north of the Kansas-Oklahoma state border. It is at the junction of U.S. Routes 77 and 160. The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that, is land and is water. People. 2020 census. The 2020 census says there were 11,777 people, 4,532 households, and 2,653 families living in Winfield. Of the households, 57.4% owned their home and 42.6% rented their home. The median age was 38.3 years. Of the people, 80.3% were White, 4.1% were Black, 3.5% were Asian, 1.5% were Native American, 0.7% were Pacific Islanders, 2.4% were from some other race, and 7.5% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.8% of the people. 2010 census. The 2010 census says there were 12,301 people, 4,600 households, and 2,848 families living in Winfield.
Lansing is a city in Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States. It is on the west side of the Missouri River and Kansas-Missouri state border. In 2020, 11,239 people lived there. It is the second biggest city in Leavenworth County. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. The Lansing Correctional Facility (used to be called the Kansas State Penitentiary), which includes the state's main maximum-security prison, is in Lansing. History. Lansing is named for James Lansing. He was a pioneer settler. Geography. Lansing is at (39.242592, -94.89632). The city is on the western bank of the Missouri River. The river also creates the Kansas-Missouri state border. It is bordered by the city of Leavenworth to the north; Kansas City is less than a half-hour to the southeast. U.S. Route 73 goes through the city. The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that, is land and is water.ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020"/&gt; People. 2020 census. The 2020 census says there were 11,239 people, 3,432 households, and 2,566 families living in Lansing. Of the households, 72.4% owned their home and 27.6% rented their home. The median age was 38.9 years. Of the people, 75.5% were White, 11.3% were Black, 1.6% were Asian, 0.7% were Native American, 0.2% were Pacific Islanders, 1.8% were from some other race, and 8.8% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.2% of the people. 2010 census. The 2010 census says there were 11,265 people, 3,180 households, and 2,496 families living in Lansing. Education. Lansing Unified School District (USD 469), with four schools, has more than 2,000 students.
Haysville is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. It is a suburb of Wichita. In 2020, 11,262 people lived there. Haysville is known as the "Peach Capital of Kansas". Geography. Haysville is at (37.566059, -97.353513). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that, is land and is water. People. Haysville is part of the Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area. 2020 census. The 2020 census says that there were 11,262 people, 4,133 households, and 2,988 families living in Haysville. Of the households, 69.8% owned their home and 30.2% rented their home. The median age was 34.8 years. Of the people, 84.6% were White, 1.5% were Native American, 1.4% were Asian, 1.0% were Black, 0.1% were Pacific Islanders, 1.7% were from some other race, and 9.7% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.5% of the people. 2010 census. The 2010 census says that there were 10,826 people, 3,857 households, and 2,932 families living in Haysville. Government. The Haysville government has a mayor and eight council members. The council meets the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month at 7PM.
Rif Dimashq Governorate ( "", literally, the "Governorate of the Countryside of Damascus", Damascus Suburb) is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is in the southwestern part of the country. It borders the governorates of Quneitra, Daraa and al-Suwayda (comprising the historic Hauran region) in the southwest, Homs in the north, Lebanon in the west and Jordan in the south. The capital is the city of Douma. The Governorate completely surrounds the city-governorate of Damascus and it has an area of 18,032 km² and a population of 2,273,074 (2004 census). Districts. The governorate is divided into ten districts ( ; manatiq). There were nine district until February 2009, when Qudsaya District was created from parts of Markaz Rif Dimashq and Al-Zabadani districts. The districts are further divided into 37 sub-districts.There is a small village belonging to the Damascus countryside (Ghouta) called Aqraba, which is characterized by its fields and agricultural orchards. ( ;nawahi).
Damascus Governorate ( "") is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. Completely surrounded by the Rif Dimashq Governorate, it consists only of the city of Damascus, the capital of Syria, and the suburb of Yarmouk Camp. The governorate's area is around 107 km2, encompassing the area of the city of Damascus and the Yarmouk Camp, while the population is around 1,711,000. Geography. Damascus occupies a strategic location on a plateau which rises 680 m (2,230 ft) above sea level and about 80 km (50 mi) inland from the Mediterranean, sheltered by the Anti-Lebanon mountains, supplied with water by the Barada River. The Anti-Lebanon mountains which mark the border between Syria and Lebanon, bock precipitation from the Mediterranean sea, so that the region of Damascus is sometimes subject to droughts. However, in ancient times this was mitigated by the Barada River, which originates from mountain streams fed by melting snow. Damascus is surrounded by the Ghouta, an irrigated farmland where many vegetables, cereals, and fruits have been farmed since ancient times. The governorate occupies an area of 107 km2, 79 km2 of which is urban (77 in Damascus, 2 in Yarmouk Camp) while the rest is occupied by Mount Qasioun which overlooks the city. Climate. Damascus has a cold desert climate ("BWk") in Köppen-Geiger system, due to the rain shadow effect of the Anti-Lebanon mountains and the prevailing ocean currents. Summers are dry and hot with less humidity. Winters are cool and somewhat rainy; snowfall is infrequent. Annual rainfall is around , occurring from October to May.
Typhoon Wutip, known in the Philippines as Tropical Depression Betty was a tropical cyclone that formed on February 18, 2019 and disappeared in March 2, 2019. It caused a lot of destruction in Guam and Micronesia. The storm formed in mid-February, its intensity reached its peak on February 25, and had the lowest central pressure of any February tropical cyclone, surpassing Higos in 2015. Storm history. On February 16, a low-pressure area formed to the south of Marshall Islands. It moved westward, passing just south of the Federated States of Micronesia. On February 18, the system became a tropical depression, and the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) initiated advisories on the system, with the Joint Typhoon Warning Center giving the storm the identifier 02W. On February 20, Tropical Depression 02W strengthened into a tropical storm and received the name Wutip from the JMA. Typhoon warnings were issued in large parts of Micronesia, including Yap State. On February 23, the storm was packing 1-minute sustained winds of 193 km/h (120 mph), making it a Category typhoon, while also generating wave heights up to 12.5 m (41 ft), with wind gusts reaching 240 km/h (150 mph). Later that day, Wutip reached its initial peak intensity, with 10-minute sustained winds of 185 km/h (115 mph), 1-minute sustained winds of 250 km/h (155 mph), and a minimum central pressure of 925 millibars (27.3 inHg), making the storm a high-end Category 4-equivalent super typhoon as it passed to the southwest of Guam. This also allowed Wutip to surpass Typhoon Higos from 2015 as the strongest February typhoon on record. On February 24, Typhoon Wutip finished its eyewall replacement cycle and quickly re-intensified, resuming a trend of rapid intensification. Early on February 25, at 06:00 UTC, Wutip
The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season was the fourth consecutive season of above-average and damaging seasons dating back to 2016. This hurricane season has 20 tropical cyclones and 18 named storms in total in which tropical cyclones were formed in the Northern Hemisphere at the Atlantic basin. The season officially began on June 1, 2019, and ended on November 30, 2019. Subtropical Storm Andrea formed on May 20, making 2019 the fifth consecutive season in which storms formed before the official start of the hurricane season; this breaks the record of four consecutive years set in 1951-1954. Barry became the first hurricane of the season in early July. Hurricane Dorian became a first major hurricane of the season in late August, and later became a Category 5 hurricane on September 1, making 2019 the fourth consecutive season to feature at least one Category 5 hurricane (Matthew in 2016; Irma and Maria in 2017; Michael in 2018). Tropical Storm Imelda formed on September 17 and caused catastrophic flooding over Southeast Texas, making Imelda one of the wettest tropical cyclones in U.S. history. Hurricane Lorenzo became a second Category 5 hurricane of the season on September 29, making 2019 one of the Atlantic hurricane seasons to feature more than one Category 5 hurricane; and also, this made Lorenzo the easternmost Category 5 hurricane on record, surpassing Hurricane Hugo in 1989. The season ended with Tropical Storm Sebastian on November 25. Storms. For a record fifth consecutive year, activity began before the official start of the season when Subtropical Storm Andrea formed on May 20. No storms formed in the month of June, but activity resumed in July when Hurricane Barry formed. Tropical Depression Three formed soon afterwards. After the dissipation of Three less than 24 hours later, the activity again suppressed. However, nearly a month later, on August 21, Tropical Storm Chantal formed, making the 2019 hurricane season the second latest starting season of the 21st century. Early on August 24, Chantal dissipated. Later that day, Dorian formed. On August 26, a tropical depression formed off the coast of North Carolina Carolina.
Desune Franklin "Des" Coleman (born 14 March 1975) is a British actor, singer and weather presenter. He is known for his role of Lenny Wallace in BBC's "EastEnders". In 2007 and a standby weather presenter for Laura Tobin on the ITV breakfast programme "Good Morning Britain". He became the weatherman for BBC's "East Midlands Today" but was fired in 2011. In 2016, he joined ITV Central's "ITV News Central" as the weather presenter. Coleman spent time in prison in his twenties. While at acting school, Coleman was diagnosed with a form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. He is in remission. In November 2018, Coleman was rushed to hospital after a collapse due to hemorrhage in the bowels. He underwent surgery to remove tumors in his bowel and spent two days on life-support. He made a recovery three months later in February 2019.
Dieter Enders (17 March 1946 – 29 June 2019) was a German organic chemist. He was known for his work creating asymmetric synthesis, such as using modified prolines as asymmetric auxiliaries. He was born in Butzbach, Hesse. Enders worked at RWTH Aachen University in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Enders died on 29 June 2019 in Aachen at the age of 73.
Astrid North (born Astrid Karina North Radmann; 24 August 1973 – 25 June 2019) was a German soul singer and songwriter. She was the singer of the German band . She released five albums with them. She was also a guest singer of the band for which she published three albums. North was born in Berlin. North died on 25 June 2019 from pancreatic cancer in Berlin, aged 45.
M. J. Radhakrishnan (1957/1958 – 12 July 2019) was an Indian cinematographer. He worked in Malayalam movies. He was born in Punalur, Kollam. His best known works included "Deshadanam", "Karunam" and "Naalu Pennungal".  Radhakrishnan died on 12 July 2019 from cardiac arrest at a hospital in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala at the age of 61.
Claudio Benjamín Naranjo Cohen (24 November 1932 – 12 July 2019) was a Chilean-born American psychiatrist and writer. He was known as an important person in integrating psychotherapy and the spiritual traditions. He was known as the co-creator of the Enneagram of Personality theories and a founder of the Seekers After Truth Institute.  Naranjo died on 12 July 2019 at his home in Berkeley, California at the age of 86.
Rumen Ivanov Surdzhiyski (Bulgarian: "Ру́мен Ивано́в Сурджийски"; 24 September 1943 – 11 July 2019) was a Bulgarian movie director and screenwriter. His career began in 1968. He was born in Glozhene, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria. Surdzhiyski was known for his movies "Swan" (1976), "Snapshots as Souvenirs" (1979) and "Place Under the Sun" (1986). Surdzhiyski died on 11 July 2019 in Sofia at the age of 75.
On 12 July 2019, al-Shabaab militants launched an attack on the Asasey hotel in Kismayo, Somalia.  Two notable journalists were killed in the attack including a Somali Canadian, Hodan Nalayeh. Three Kenyans, three Tanzanians, two Americans and a Briton were also killed in the attack.
Hodan Nalayeh (; ; 1976 – July 12, 2019) was a Somali-Canadian media executive, marketing consultant, social activist and businesswoman. She was the President of the Cultural Integration Agency and the Vice President of Sales &amp; Programming Development of Cameraworks Productions International. She was also a television producer who worked on "American Idol" and "So You Think You Can Dance". She was born in Las Anod, Somalia. She lived in Toronto, Ontario. Nalayeh and her husband Farid were killed during a terrorist attack at Hotel Asasey in Kismayo, Somalia, on July 12, 2019.
Joseph Edward Kurtz (born August 18, 1946) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the fourth and current Archbishop of Louisville, Kentucky since 2007. He was the Bishop of Knoxville, Tennessee from 1999 to 2007. Kurtz also was the President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops between 2013 and 2016. Kurtz was born in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania. He was raised in Scranton, Pennsylvania. In July 2019, Kurtz was diagnosed with a form of bladder cancer.
A social gadfly is a term for people who like to upset the status quo by asking upsetting or original questions. A gadfly tries to stimulate innovation by annoying others.  This word was coined by Socrates.
Chandrayaan-2, meaning Lunar Craft or Moon Craft, ( ) is India's second moon mission after Chandrayaan-1. Made by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the mission was launched from the second launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre on 22 July 2019 at 2:43 PM IST (09:13 UTC) to the Moon by a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (GSLV Mk III). A proper landing on the lunar south pole would make India the 4th country to achieve a soft landing on the Moon, after the space agencies of the USA, USSR, and China. The mission landing was expected on 7 September 2019 at 01:55 AM IST (6 September 2019, 20:25 UTC) but crashed when it lost communication at a 2100 metre altitude. History. On 12 November 2007, the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and ISRO agreed to work together on the Chandrayaan-2 project. ISRO would be in charge of the orbiter and rover, while Roscosmos was to build the lander. The design of the spacecraft was completed in August 2009, with scientists of both countries conducting a joint review. Although ISRO finalised the payload for Chandrayaan-2 on schedule, the mission was moved to 2016 because Russia was unable to build the lander on time. When Russia decided it would not be able to build a lander by 2015, India decided to develop the lunar mission on its own. The spacecraft's launch had been scheduled for March 2018, but was delayed. Two of the lander's legs got minor damage during one of the tests in February 2019, making the launch date even later. Goals. The main goals of Chandrayaan-2 are to demonstrate the ability to soft-land on the lunar surface and operate a robotic rover on the surface. Studies of lunar topography,mineralogy, elemental abundance, the lunar exosphere, and signatures of hydroxyl and water ice are the scientific goals. The orbiter will survey the lunar surface and help to prepare 3D maps of it. The onboard radar will also survey the surface while studying the water ice in the lunar south pole and thickness of the Lunar soil on the surface.