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(born June 24, 1969 in Hokkaido) is a Japanese Professional shogi player ranked 6-dan since 2002. She was one of the rivals of Ichiyo Shimizu. LPSA service. Nakai was selected to be the first representative director of The Ladies Professional Shogi-player's Association of Japan (LPSA) after it was established in 2007. She served in that position until 2010. Major titles. She has obtained 19 major titles in her career. This is a 3rd place record in Japanese shogi history. Awards and honors. Nakai received a number of Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Awards and other awards in recognition of her accomplishments in shogi and contributions made to Japanese society.
The Church of St Martin is an old famous Church of England church in Canterbury, England. It is best known as having the longest continuous history as a parish church in the English-speaking world. It is often known as "The first church founded in England". Although there were already Roman and Celtic churches had existed for centuries. Together with the Canterbury Cathedral and St Augustine's Abbey, they are part of a World Heritage Site. Since 1668 the church has been part of the benefice of St Martin and St Paul Canterbury. Both St Martin's and nearby St Paul's churches are used for weekly services. The current rector of the parish is the Reverend Mark Richard Griffin. Early history. St Martin's was the private chapel of Queen Bertha of Kent (died in or after 601). Queen Bertha was a Christian Frankish princess who arrived in England with her chaplain, Bishop Liudhard. Her pagan husband, King Æthelberht of Kent, let her to continue to practise her religion by renovating (ca. AD 580) an existing church. As Bede named it, this church was dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours. It is the city located near where Bertha grew up. Upon Augustine's arrival, he used St Martin's as his mission headquarters. King Æthelberht was baptised here. When Canterbury Cathedral and St Augustine's Abbey were established, St Martin's lost its initial prestige. However, it still remains of historical importance. Architecture. Local finds prove that Christianity did exist in this area of the city at the time. The church contains many reused Roman bricks or spolia. It also has complete sections of walls of Roman tiles. At the core of the church the brick remains of a Roman tomb were integrated into the structure. Several sections of walls are clearly very early. It is possible that a blocked square-headed doorway in the chancel was the entrance to Bertha's church. Meanwhile, other sections of wall come from the period after the Gregorian mission in the 7th or 8th centuries. The apse that was originally at the east end has been removed. The tower came much later, in Perpendicular style. The church is
Euronews is a European television news channel. It is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. The channel broadcasts in 17 languages. 97.6% of the channel is controlled by Alpac Capital, a company which belongs to the son of an advisor to Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán. The other 2.4% belongs to three state media companies: ADMIC of United Arab Emirates, SNRT of Morocco, and PBS of Malta. History. CNN helped make 24-hour TV news important after the Gulf War. The European Broadcasting Union answered this with the creation of their own news channel. Euronews started broadcasting on 1 January 1993, from Lyon, France, in five languages (English, French, German, Spanish and Italian). The channel was special in the news market because it had no presenters or studios, just videos showing the news. The channel's most important segment is "No Comment", which shows videos with no voice-over. Later, the channel started broadcasting in Portuguese in 1999, in Russian in 2001, in Arabic in 2008, in Turkish and in Persian in 2010, in Ukrainian in 2011, in Greek in 2012, and in Hungarian in 2013. In February 2015, Media Globe Networks, a company which belonged to Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris, bought a 53% share of Euronews SA in a deal with the company. In January 2016, the channel started a sister network called Africanews, which is for the African news market, with a pan-African view. Euronews got a new logo on 17 May 2016. NBC steps in. In November 2016, NBCUniversal said they wanted to buy a share in the Euronews network. They also said they would share news reports with the channel. The deal was agreed upon in February 2017, and NBC now had a 25% share. In May 2017, Euronews went from having one TV channel with 13 audio tracks, to 10 separate TV channels and 12 websites. This is part of a "glocal" idea. Now, every language edition can make
Fips Asmussen (born Rainer Pries; 30 April 1938 – 9 August 2020) was a German comedian and entertainer. He was known for his quick delivery of puns and bad jokes. Asmussen was born in Hamburg. His later comedy performances became known for unfunny and mostly politically incorrect.  Asmussen died on 9 August 2020 in Querfurt, Saxony-Anhalt at the age of 82.
Vinka Dragica Lucas (née Ravlich / Ravlić; 1 January 1932 – 10 August 2020) was a Croatian-born New Zealand fashion and bridalwear designer and business owner. She was co-founder of "New Zealand Bride" magazine. In 1959 Lucas and her husband David Lucas bought a fashion and dressmaking business in Hamilton. In 1963, the couple published a booklet of bridal designs, which later grew into the magazine "New Zealand Bride". In 2009, Lucas suffered a stroke. In the 2019 New Year Honours, Lucas was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit. She died in Auckland on 10 August 2020, aged 88.
Trinidad "Trini" López III (May 13, 1937August 11, 2020) was an American singer, guitarist, and actor. His first album included a version of "If I Had a Hammer", which earned a Golden Disc for him. His other hits included "Lemon Tree", "I'm Comin' Home, Cindy" and "Sally Was a Good Old Girl".  He designed two guitars for the Gibson Guitar Corporation. He starred as Pedro Jimenez in the 1967 war movie "The Dirty Dozen". Lopez never married and had no children. Lopez died on August 11, 2020 at a hospital in Palm Springs, California from COVID-19, aged 83.
Juan Pastor Marco (24 November 1951 – 11 August 2020) was a Spanish politician. He was born in Orba, Alicante. He was a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). In 1977, he was elected to the Spanish Congress of Deputies representing Valencia Province. He then was Secretary General of the PSOE in the Valencian Community from 1978 to 1979. He retired in 1982. Pastor Marco died on 11 August 2020, aged 68.
The Dirty Dozen is a 1967 war movie starring Lee Marvin and featuring an ensemble supporting cast including Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, Jim Brown, John Cassavetes, George Kennedy, Robert Ryan, Telly Savalas, Robert Webber and Donald Sutherland with Trini Lopez. It was directed by Robert Aldrich.  The screenplay is based on the 1965 bestseller by E. M. Nathanson.
Robert Bushnell Ryan (November 11, 1909July 11, 1973) was an American actor and activist. He was known for playing tough cops and ruthless villains. He worked in theater and movies. Ryan was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his rolein "Crossfire" (1947)". Ryan died of lung cancer in New York City on July 11, 1973 at the age of 63.
Robert Laman Webber (October 14, 1924 – May 19, 1989) was an American actor. He was known for his role as Juror No. 12 in the classic 1957 movie "12 Angry Men". He also starred as General Denton in the 1967 war movie "The Dirty Dozen". Webber died from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at the age of 64 in Malibu, California on May 19, 1989.
HUMINT (an abbreviation of Human Intelligence) is intelligence information got from personal contacts. It is a term used in the spy community of the NATO countries. Sources. Sources may be neutral, friendly, or hostile. They may or may not know they are giving information. Examples of HUMINT sources are:
Shyamala Gopalan (December 7, 1938 – February 11, 2009) was an India-born Tamil American civil rights activist and cancer researcher. She was the mother of Kamala Harris, the 49th Vice President of the United States. Gopalan conducted research in the Cancer Research Lab in UC Berkeley's Department of Zoology. Her research led to advancements in the knowledge of breast cancer hormones. Her work changed the progress on the research of the hormone-responsiveness of breast tissue. She married Jamaican economics professor Donald J. Harris in 1963. They had two children named Kamala and Maya. Gopalan and Harris later divorced in 1971. She died from colon cancer in 2009, at 70 years old.
Elephant Island is an ice-covered, mountainous island off the coast of Antarctica. It is at the edge of the South Shetland Islands, in the Southern Ocean. It has an area of 558 km², and its highest elevation is 973 metres. Name. Elephant Island's name refers to both its elephant head-like appearance and the sightings of elephant seals by Captain George Powell in 1821, one of the early sightings.
Sonic X-treme was a platform game developed by Sega Technical Institute. It was being developed from 1994 until Sega cancelled it in 1997. It was meant to be the first 3D "Sonic the Hedgehog" game. It was also meant to be the first new "Sonic" game for the Sega Saturn. Plot. The story of the game was that Robotnik was trying to steal six magic rings from Tiara Boobowski and her father, so Sonic wants to stop him. Background. When Nintendo released "Super Mario 64", it was a popular 3D platformer, so Sega wanted to compete with Nintendo with their own 3D "Sonic" game. Development. "Sonic X-treme" was originally developed for the Sega 32X under the name of Sonic Mars, but after cancellation the game was slowly reworked into "Sonic X-treme". The game was cancelled in 1997 because of development issues and the closure of SEGA Technical Institute. To make up for this, SEGA ported "Sonic 3D Blast" to the SEGA Saturn instead.
Lorna Beal ("née" Larter; 28 November 1923 – 10 August 2020) was an Australian cricketer. She played seven Test matches for the Australian women's cricket team between 1948 and 1951. Beal was born in Hawthorn, Victoria. She died in 2020 at the age of 96.
Virtute et armis is a Latin phrase meaning "By valor and arms". It is the state motto of Mississippi. It may have come from the motto of Lord Gray De Wilton, "virtute non armis fido" ("I trust in virtue, not in arms").
Christopher Knights is an English voice actor, film editor, and cinematographer. He is best known for providing the voice of Private the Penguin in "Madagascar". He also worked on several DreamWorks movies such as "Shrek", "Shrek 2", "Shrek the Third" and "Shrek 4-D."  He started his filming career at Amblimation studios. He worked on "We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story" and "Balto". He started his editing and acting career at DreamWorks. He worked on the "Shrek" series as an associate editor. He was also voice of the Three Blind Mice and Thelonious, Lord Farquaad's Henchman.
The Innu (or Montagnais) are an Indigenous people group who live in Quebec and Newfoundland. They lived as hunter-gatherers. Then the Canadian government moved them away from their homeland and forced them to practice Western lifestyles. Lands. The Innu call the territory they live in "Nitassinan" ("Our Land"). History. The Canadian government forced the Innu to live in permanent communities instead of letting them practice their nomadic lifestyle. They also forced them to go to schools run by churches. In those schools, the Innu were not allowed to practice their religion or speak their language. Because of all the wrong things done to the Innu, they have a lot of social problems. On one hand, they lost a lot of knowledge about their traditional ways. On the other hand, the schools did not prepare them well enough to live in Western society and they still faced racism because they were Indigenous.
Thérèse Raquin is a book by the French author Émile Zola.  Plot. An orphan girl named Thérèse Raquin is sent to live with her aunt, Madame Raquin, and her cousin Camille, who is very "sick" with hypochondriasis. When Thérèse is 21, she marries Camille. The three of them then move to Paris. Laurent, a childhood friend of Camille and an untalented artist, meets Thérèse. The two of them have an affair and plan to kill Camille so they can be with each other. They do this by pushing him off a boat into the Seine River. Everyone believes that Camille's drowning is an accident. Thérèse and Laurent then marry each other. However, they are haunted by their actions. Laurent becomes a talented artist but his paintings remind him of Camille. Madame Raquin finds out that Thérèse and Laurent killed Camille when they argue with each other. However, she is paralyzed after a stroke and so cannot tell others. Thérèse and Laurent hate each other. They plan to kill each other. Then they realize each other's plans and kill themselves with poison in front of Madame Raquin.
The Stonehaven derailment was a railway accident. It happened at around 09:40 BST on 12 August 2020. It happened near Carmont. Carmont is west of Stonehaven. They are in Aberdeenshire, in Scotland.  At least three people died. Six others were injured. It was the first train derailment in the United Kingdom to kill people since the Grayrigg derailment in February 2007. It was the worst crash involving an InterCity 125 train since the Ufton Nervet collision. That was in 2004. The accident was caused by a landslide. Mud slid onto the tracks.
Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi (born 1 or 5 October 1976 ; alternative transliterations al-Qurayshi and al-Quraishi – 3 February 2022) was the second leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant from 2019 until his death in 2022. In January 2020, various news channels reported his true identity is Amir Mohammed Abdul Rahman al-Mawli al-Salbi (). His appointment by a shura council was announced by ISIL media on 31 October 2019, less than a week after the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Until his death, the U.S. Rewards for Justice Program offered up to $10 million reward to information that could get him arrested and sent to prison. On 3 February 2022, it was reported by a U.S. official that al-Hashimi killed himself and members of his family by triggering a bomb during a raid by the United States Army. Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi replaced him as the leader of ISIS.
The Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape is a World Heritage site. It includes select mining landscapes in Cornwall and West Devon. The site was added to the on July 2006. Plans to restart mining at South Crofty, and to build a supermarket at Hayle Harbour, caused its status to be questioned. The World Heritage Committee considered placing the site on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 2014. This proposal was rejected. Instead, they agreed on a follow-up "Reactive Monitoring Mission". History. Devon made around 25-40% of the amount of tin that Cornwall did up to the mid-16th century. However, the total amount of tin made in both Cornwall and Devon at this time was relatively small. After the 1540s, Cornwall's production took off while Devon's production was only about between a ninth to a tenth of that of Cornwall. From the mid-16th century onwards, the Devon Stannaries were giving very little in income to the King. They were sidelined after the Supremacy of Parliament Act 1512. The landscapes of Cornwall and West Devon were reshaped during the 18th and 19th centuries by the mining of copper and tin. The underground mines, engine houses, foundries, new towns, smallholdings, ports, harbours, and other supporting industries together meant the region produced "two-thirds of the world's supply of copper".  During the late 19th century, arsenic production came to the east of Cornwall and West Devon. As a result, the region supplied half the world’s demand.  Areas. The World Heritage site consists of individual but topical linked areas around Cornwall and West Devon. The areas (with the area codes from the site nomination) are: Ancient rocks, rare heavy elements. Devon and Cornwall rocks were once in the core of huge volcanic mountains. Those rocks usually contain more heavy metallic elements than usually found on the Earth's surface. A recent news item says a new mineral was found in Cornwall called Kernowite. Rocks from ocean floor mid-ocean ridges (oceanic lithosphere) may come to the surface under orogeny as ophiolites. Wherever there is a large ground-down mountain chain there may be a source of heavy metals.
Gordon John Brand (6 August 1955 – 11 August 2020) was an English professional golfer. Brand turned professional in 1976 and enjoyed full playing privileges on the European Tour for 20 years.  During his time on tour, he finished inside the top 30 on the Order of Merit seven times and inside the top 100 16 times.  His highest ranking came in 1986, fifth place, in which year he finished as runner-up to Greg Norman in the Open Championship at Turnberry. In 1981, he won the Tooting Bec Cup after posting a round of 65.  Death. Brand died on 11 August 2020 five days after his 65th birthday following a short illness.
Walter C. Carrington (July 24, 1930 – August 11, 2020) was an American diplomat. He was the United States Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Senegal and Nigeria. He worked during the presidencies of Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton. He was ambassador to Senegal between 1980 to 1981 and to Nigeria between 1993 to 1997. He was born in New York City. Carrington died on August 11, 2020 at the age of 90.
is a Japanese professional football club in Akita Prefecture. History. The club was founded in 1965.
Belle du Berry (1966 – 11 August 2020) was a French singer-songwriter, and actress. She was born in Bourges, France. In 1992, she worked with Philippe Decouflé to choreograph the ballets for the opening of the 1992 Winter Olympics. She was known for being a member of the Paris Combo. In 2009, du Berry wrote a collection of new songs with David Lewis as the trumpeter and pianist.  Du Berry died of cancer in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre on 11 August 2020.
François-Mathurin Gourvès (17 June 1929 – 12 August 2020) was a French Roman Catholic bishop. He was Bishop of Vannes from 1991 to 2005, and was Bishop Emeritus from 2005 to 2020. He was born in Plougastel-Daoulas, France. Gourvès died on 12 August 2020 in Saint-Anne-d'Auray, France at the age of 91.
Geoffrey Nunberg (June 1, 1945– August 11, 2020) was an American semantician and author.  In 2001 he received the Linguistics, Language, and the Public Interest Award from the Linguistic Society of America for his works to National Public Radio's "Fresh Air". He published many popular press books including "" (2004).  Nunberg began working as a postdoctoral scholar at the University of California Berkeley and visiting professor at Stanford University. In the mid-1980s he moved to the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center where he worked until 2001. Nunberg died August 11, 2020 from glioblastoma at his home in San Francisco at the age of 75.
Francisco José Cox Huneeus (18 December 1933 – 12 August 2020) was a Chilean archbishop of the Catholic Church. He was a member of Schoenstatt Movement. He was Bishop of Chillán from 1975 to 1981 and Coadjutor Archbishop of La Serena from 1985 to 1990 and Archbishop there from 1990 to 1997. He resigned following accusations that he had sexual abused young boys. He was born in Santiago de Chile. Cox died on 12 August 2020 in Santiago de Chile, aged 86.
Mónica Luiza Miguel (13 March 1936 – 12 August 2020) was a Mexican actress, telenovela director and singer. She was born in Tepic, Nayarit. She was known for her acting roles in "I Dream in Another Language", "Más allá del puente" and "Under Fire". She directed episodes of "Teresa". Miguel died on 12 August 2020 in Mexico City from cancer-related problems, aged 84.
Howard Edward Mudd (February 10, 1942 – August 12, 2020) was an American football offensive lineman and coach. He was born in Midland, Michigan. Mudd played football for Hillsdale College from 1960 to 1963.  He then played seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers and Chicago Bears from 1964 to 1970. Mudd was a three-time Pro Bowler, in 1966, 1967, and 1968. He retired in 1971. He began his coaching career at the University of California the following year.  From 1998 to 2009, he was the offensive line coach for the Indianapolis Colts. Mudd was killed in a motorcycle crash in Seattle, Washington on August 12, 2020 at the age of 78.
William Frank Yeoman (December 26, 1927 – August 12, 2020) was an American college football player and coach. His career began in 1962. He was the University of Houston's head coach, holding the position through 1986. In his tenure, he became the most successfull coach in school history, with an overall record of 160–108–8.  He was also helped racial integration of collegiate athletics in the South by being the first coach at a white school in the State of Texas to sign a black player. Yeoman was born in Elnora, Indiana. He died on August 12, 2020 at the age of 92 from kidney failure and pneumonia in Houston, Texas.
"Can't Help Falling in Love" is a 1961 song recorded by American singer Elvis Presley for the album "Blue Hawaii" (1961). It was written by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, and George David Weiss. It was published by Gladys Music, Inc. The melody is based on "Plaisir d'amour".  The song was originally written for a woman as "Can't Help Falling in Love with Him", which explains the first and third line ending on "in" and "sin" instead of words rhyming with "you". In the United States, the song was at No. 2 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 behind Joey Dee and the Starliters' "Peppermint Twist" and went to No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart for six weeks. This song was also the last song he performed live, at his concert in Indianapolis in June 1977. "Can't Help Falling in Love" was used in Presley's 1961 movie "Blue Hawaii". It is seen as one of the greatest songs by "Rolling Stone" in 2012. According to a 2020 survey, the song is the most popular choice for couples as the song for the first dance at their wedding.
Haley Elizabeth Reinhart (born September 9, 1990) is an American singer-songwriter and actress.  She is known for placing third in the tenth season of "American Idol". In July 2011, Reinhart signed a recording deal with Interscope Records.  Her debut album "Listen Up!" was released on May 22, 2012. She became the first "American Idol" alumna to perform at Lollapalooza.
Bob Loyce Moore (November 30, 1932 – September 22, 2021) was an American session musician, orchestra leader, and bassist. He was a member of the Nashville A-Team during the 1950s and 1960s.  He performed on over 17,000 documented recording sessions with many popular singers such as with Elvis Presley and Roy Orbison. He is also the father of multi-instrumentalist R. Stevie Moore. He died on September 22, 2021, at the age of 88.
The Jordanaires were an American vocal quartet that formed as a gospel group in 1948. They are known for providing background vocals for Elvis Presley, in live appearances and recordings from 1956 to 1972.  The group has also worked in the recording studio, on stage, and on television with many other country and rock and roll artists.