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Philip Masato Takahashi (June 12, 1957 – June 15, 2020) was a Canadian judoka. He represented his native country at the Summer Olympics (1984 and 1988). He twice won a bronze medal at the Pan American Games. He ran Takahashi Dojo in Ottawa, Ontario. He taught Judo, Karate and other forms of martial arts. He also taught both English and Physical Education at Confederation High School (Ottawa).  Takahashi died of cancer in Ottawa on June 15, 2020 at the age of 63.
Adebayo Sikiru Osinowo (November 28, 1955 – June 15, 2020) also known as Pepper was a Nigerian businessman and politician. He was a member of the Lagos State House of Representatives. Until his death, he was Senator representing Lagos East at the 9th Nigerian National Assembly. Osinowo died on June 15, 2020 from COVID-19 in Lagos, aged 64.  Early Life. Osinowo attended a primary school at St. Augustin Primary School in Ijebu-Ode and his secondary education in Isonyin Grammar School, Isonyin. Politics. Osinowo was elected as the Senator, representing the Lagos East Senatorial District at the Nigerian National Assembly in February 23, 2019. He was then appointed as the Chairman, Senate Committee on Industries.  Career. Osinowo became the Managing Director at NITAL International from 1986 to 2003 after starting his career as a Land Officer at the Federal Ministry of Works in 1977. Death. Osinowo was reported to have died as a result of COVID-19 issues during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria on 15 June 2020 and was buried the same day at where he resides.
Robert S. Molaro (June 29, 1960 – June 15, 2020) was an American politician. He was born in Chicago. He was a Democratic member of both houses of the Illinois General Assembly. In 1993, he was elected to the Illinois Senate. In 2003, he was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives. He retired in 2009. Molaro died in Chicago from pancreatic cancer on June 15, 2020 at the age of 69.
Fabrizio Mioni (September 23, 1930 – June 8, 2020) was an Italian-American actor. He was born in Rome. Mioni was known for his roles as Renaud in "Roland the Mighty" (1956), Jason in "Hercules" (1958) and as Armand in "Get Yourself a College Girl" (1964). Mioni died on June 8, 2020 at his home in Los Angeles, aged 89.
Grover Cullen Jennings (April 21, 1939 – June 8, 2020) was an American attorney and Democratic politician. He was born in Sugar Grove, Virginia. From 1982 to 1994, he was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates.  Jennings was killed in a car crash on June 8, 2020 in Johnson City, Tennessee at the age of 81.
Sugar Grove is a census-designated place (CDP) in Smyth County, Virginia, United States. The population was 610 at the 2020 census.
Lynika Strozier (August 28, 1984 – June 7, 2020) was an American researcher and scientist. She was born in Birmingham, Alabama. Her career began when she started to work at Chicago's Field Museum, as a student intern. She was known for being able to work with DNA from particularly small and difficult biological samples. She spent most of her scientific career at the Field Museum. In 2019 she started working as an adjunct professor at Malcolm X College.  Strozier died on June 7, 2020 in Chicago from COVID-19, aged 35.
Floyd Lee, also known as Theodore Williams (August 20, 1933 – June 7, 2020), was an American blues musician. He was best known for his performances of blues music in and around New York's subway stations for almost 30 years. Although best known for his passionate street performing in New York, in Lee's later years he recorded four albums in the 2000s on the Amogla Records label.  Lee died on June 7, 2020 at a hospital in Columbus, Ohio of heart failure at the age of 86.
John Eldon Zook (September 24, 1947 – June 6, 2020) was an American professional football player. He was born in Garden City, Kansas. He was a defensive end for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Atlanta Falcons. Zook played college football for the University of Kansas. Zook died on June 6, 2020 in Wichita, Kansas at the age of 72.
Gerard Milton Earnhart (April 1, 1918 – June 6, 2020) was an American politician and broadcast journalist. He was a Democratic member of the Arkansas House of Representatives and Arkansas Senate from the years of 1959 to 1980. He was born in Pine Lawn, Missouri. Earnhart died on June 6, 2020 in Fort Smith, Arkansas at the age of 102.
Vilhelm Botyov Kraus () (22 April 1949 – 5 June 2020) was a Bulgarian politician. He was Minister of Transport in the Kostov Government between 1997 and 1999. He was born in Sofia. In the 1990s, he served as vice-mayor of Sofia. Kraus died on 5 June 2020 in Sofia, aged 71.
Gilbert Ronald Larrieu (May 23, 1937 – June 1, 2020), known as Ron Larrieu, was an American long-distance runner. He competed in the men's 10,000 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He was born in San Francisco. He was a two time national champion in cross country, in 1965 and 1966. Larrieu died on June 1, 2020 at the age of 83.
Arthur "Art" Miller Jr. (July 11, 1946 – June 25, 2020) was a Democratic politician. He was a member of the Michigan Senate from 1975 through 2002 representing a portion of Macomb County. From April 1985 through 1996, he was the Democratic leader in the chamber. Miller Jr. was born in Detroit, Michigan. Miller Jr. died on June 25, 2020 in Royal Oak, Michigan from lung cancer at the age of 73.
The Detroit metropolitan area, often referred to as Metro Detroit, is a major metropolitan area in the U.S. State of Michigan, consisting of the city of Detroit and its surrounding area. The metropolitan statistical area covers 6 counties: Lapeer, Livingston, Macomb, Oakland, St. Clair, and Wayne.  The Detroit urban area covers parts of the counties of Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne.
The Kingdom of Kotte (Sinhala: කෝට්ටේ රාජධානිය "Kottay Rajadhaniya"), centered on Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte , was a kingdom that flourished in Sri Lanka during the 15th century. History. Parakramabahu VI first became the king of Raigama in 1412, then in 1415 he made Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte his capital. The King upgraded the existing citadel and built a new royal palace. Parakramabahu VI waited until ties between the Vijayanagara Empire and Jaffna Kingdom were severed. First he captured the Vanni and made its leaders loyal to him. Sapumal Kumaraya was the commander of the Kotte army at the time. Tamil served as one of the court languages of the Kotte kingdom at this time.
Medicaid in the United States is a federal and state program that helps with medical costs for some people with limited income and resources. Medicaid also offers benefits not normally covered by Medicare, including nursing home care and personal care services. Medicaid is the largest source of funding for medical and health-related services for people with low income in the United States, providing free health insurance to 74 million low-income and disabled people (23% of Americans) as of 2017. Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010, states had the option to expand Medicaid coverage to nearly all low-income people under the age of 65. Eligibility for children was extended to at least 133% of the federal poverty level, and states now have the option to cover adults with income levels at or below 133% of the federal poverty level. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) expanded coverage so that more Americans have access to health insurance—which includes mental health treatment coverage. Under the ACA, both mental and behavioral health disorders are covered similarly to physical health disorders. This includes the treatment of substance use disorders.
Sri Satyatma Tirtha, is an Indian Hindu philosopher, guru and scholar. He is the Swamiji of the Sri Uttaradi Matha, a Matha belonging to the Dvaita school of philosophy, founded by Sri Madhvacharya. Sri Satyatma Tirtha is the 42nd in the lineage of the Uttaradi Matha, starting from Madhvacharya. Satyatma Tirtha was born in Mumbai, India. He is the founder of Vishwa Madhwa Maha Parishat. Social responsibility. Shri Satyatma Tirtha, through Uttaradi Math, encouraged water harvesting and management expert, the "waterman of India" and Ramon Magsaysay Award winner Rajendra Singh to give lecture on water conservation and other topics. Through Uttaradi Math and jointly with Vishwa Madhva Maha Parishat, he is instrumental in helping needy students every year to the tune of Rs.5.00 lakhs (About US$10,000). Flood relief. He has supplied relief materials to flood victims of Bellary, Bijapur, Raichur and Bagalkot districts during 2009 floods and also took measures to construct 100 low cost houses to those who lost houses in the flood. He has also adopted a rural village in Raichur, Karnataka for integrated development of the village. He is reportedly trying to redefine the role of religious 'math' in modern day society, so that present day 'math' should try to get rid of evils of modern society. Spiritual discourses. His spiritual discourses ("pravachana") attract large gatherings, mainly from followers of Madhvacharya and he specialises in talks on Vedic subjects. He has given spiritual discourses at several places like Bangalore, Gulbarga, Malkheda, Udupi, Rajahmundry, Hyderabad (India), Pune, Raichur, Dharwad and Chennai. He has also conducted personality development programmes and has written several books on topics like personality development, religion and philosophy. Satyatma Tirtha, as the present head of Uttaradi Matha, has also encouraged other authors to write books on religious experiences.
Portuguese Ceylon is the name given to the part of Ceylon, modern-day Sri-Lanka, controlled by the Portuguese Empire between 1597 and 1658. The first contact was established by Dom Lourenço de Almeida in 1505–6. It was largely accidental and it wasn't until 12 years later that the Portuguese sought to establish a fortified trading settlement. The Portuguese wanted to control commerce, not territory. They were later drawn into the internal politics of the island with the political upheaval of the Wijayaba Kollaya. They used this to their advantage during the Sinhalese–Portuguese War, first in an attempt to control the production of cinnamon. Direct Portuguese rule did not begin until after the death of Dharmapala of Kotte, who died without an heir, and had bequeathed the Kingdom of Kotte to the Portuguese monarch in 1580. That allowed the Portuguese a claim to the Kingdom of Kotte upon Dharmapala's death in 1597. Portuguese rule began with much resistance by the local population. Eventually, the Kingdom of Kandy sought help from the Dutch East India Company, with whom they entered into agreement. After the collapse of the Iberian economy in 1627, the Dutch–Portuguese War saw the Dutch conquest of most of Portugal's Asian colonies - Ceylon included, between 1638 and 1658. Elements of Portuguese culture from this colonial period remain in Sri Lanka.
Medicare is a national health insurance program in the United States. It began in 1965 under the Social Security Administration (SSA) by Lyndon B. Johnson and now administered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). It gives health care insurance for Americans aged 65 and older, people with End-Stage Renal Disease and also for some younger people with disability. Medicare consists of three parts: Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance): Covers inpatient hospital care, skilled nursing facility care, hospice, and some home health care. Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance): Covers doctor office visits and services, outpatient care, medical supplies, and preventative care and services. Medicare Part D (prescription drug coverage): Covers the cost of prescription drugs, flu shots, and vaccines. Medicare Advantage. Medicare Advantage is part of the Medicare program offered to older people and disabled adults who qualify. Also referred to as Part C plans, Medicare Advantage (MA) plans are provided by private insurance companies instead of the federal government. They include the same Part A hospital and Part B medical coverage that Original Medicare provides but not hospice care. Most MA plans also include Part D prescription drug coverage. Anyone who joins an MA plan still has Medicare. The average monthly premium for a Medicare Advantage plan in 2021 is expected to drop 11% to about $21 from an average of $23.63 in 2020. Private companies receive a fixed amount each month for Medicare Advantage plan care. In turn, these companies can charge out-of-pocket costs to policyholders and are able to establish their own rules for service such as the need for referrals or provider networks for both non-urgent care and emergency services. Regional preferred provider organizations (PPOs) were established to provide rural beneficiaries greater access to Medicare Advantage plans and cover entire statewide or multi-state regions. Regional PPOs accounted for 5% of all Medicare Advantage enrollees in 2020. About 24 million people, or 36% of those receiving Medicare benefits, were enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan in 2020. That number is expected to climb to more than 26 million in 2021. Medicare for Alcoholism. Medicare Parts A and
Dutch Ceylon existed from 1640 to 1796. It is called in Sinhala.  In the early 17th century, Sri Lanka (which was called Ceylon at the time), was divided between the Portuguese, and several local kingdoms. The kingdoms were fighting against each other very often. Although the Portuguese were not winning the war, their rule was rather burdensome to the people of the areas they controlled. At some point, the king of Kandy asked the Dutch for help. The Dutch East India Company ran the country. Even though they managed to control large areas near the coast, they did not control the mountain areas and the Kandxan kingdom in the center of the island. The Dutch interest in Ceylon was to have a stronghold against the Iberians (Spanish and Portuguese) at the time.
James Calvin Cunningham III (born August 6, 1973) is an American politician, lawyer, and veteran. He was the North Carolina State Senator from the 23rd district from 2001 to 2003. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He had an unsuccessful primary campaign for the United States Senate in the 2010 election. In 2020, Cunningham became the Democratic nominee in the 2020 Senate election. In October 2020, it was revealed that Cunningham had an affair early in the year and sent sexual text messages to his mistress. This was controversial and affected his polling lead against U.S. Senator Thom Tillis weeks before the election. Cunningham lost the election to Tillis on November 10.
Among Us is a social deduction game made by American game studio Innersloth. The game was inspired by the party game Mafia and the science-fiction horror movie "The Thing". It was released for iOS and Android on June 15, 2018, for PC on Steam on November 16, 2018, for the Nintendo Switch on December 15th, 2020, and for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on December 14th, 2021. It was also released on itch.io on August 17, 2018. "Among Us" follows a crew being killed one at a time by one or more Impostors. The game got very popular in late 2020 because many Twitch streamers and YouTubers have played it. In December 2021, Innersloth announced that there would be a virtual reality version of the game, called "Among Us VR". The version was released on November 10, 2022. Gameplay. In "Among Us", players play as one of four to fifteen players, and can either be a "Crewmate" or an "Impostor". Each game has a minimum of one Impostor, and a maximum of three Impostors in it. The number of Impostors can be changed at the start of the game. Crewmates are given a list of tasks to complete at the start of the game. They can win if everyone does their tasks, or if they vote out all the Impostors. Impostors can win by killing all the Crewmates or killing enough Crewmates so that there are more Impostors than Crewmates. They do not have tasks, but instead can pretend to do tasks. Impostors can pretend to complete these tasks to make it seem like they are not Impostors. Impostors can travel around the map using vents, and "sabotage" parts of the map (such as causing a reactor meltdown on The Skeld) to distract or kill other Crewmates. Every player has a chance to call an emergency meeting or, when they see a fallen body, to report it to everyone else
Koryakskaya Sopka or Korkatsky is a volcano on the Kamtchatka peninsula in the Russian Far East. This volcano is high. The peak of the volcano has a modern crater, to in diameter. The volcano is located only from the territory's capital, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and contributes to the panoramic views from the city. History. In 1996, this volcano was listed as a Decade Volcano, one of 16 volcanoes around the world that the UN International Association of Vulcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior found deserving of special study because of their history of activity and proximity to modern-day settlements. In December 2008, Koryakskaya Sopka emitted a column of steam and gas that could easily be seen in photographs taken from space. Its most recent eruption was recorded in 2009.
Zhang Yuqian (born 2 May 2000) is a Chinese volleyball player. She played for the Chinese national team. She played at the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship, 2016 Asian Women's U19 Volleyball Championship, and 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship. She played for Shanghai women's volleyball team.
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a type of respiratory failure caused by a massive widespread inflammation in the lungs. Symptoms include shortness of breath, rapid breathing, and bluish skin color. For those who survive, a short life span is common as a result. Causes may include sepsis, pancreatitis, trauma, pneumonia, and aspiration.
Felipe Franco Munhoz (born 4 March 1990 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian writer and translator. He graduated from Federal University of Paraná. He participated in important literary events, such as ’s LitFest, Macau Literary Festival and Sorbonne’s Printemps Littéraire Brésilien.
The Lower Peninsula of Michigan – also known as Lower Michigan – is the southern and less elevated of the two major landmasses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan, the other being the Upper Peninsula. It is surrounded by water on all sides except its southern border, which it shares with Indiana and Ohio. Although the Upper Peninsula is commonly referred to as "the U.P.", it is uncommon for the Lower Peninsula to be called "the L.P."
Léonor Serraille (born in Lyon) is a French director and screenwriter. She won a César Award for Best First Feature Film, Caméra d'Or , and Lumières Award for Best First Film .
Romain Lopez, (born in 1989 in Moissac) is a French politician. He holds a master's degree in political science and another in history. He joined the Front National at the end of 2013. Romain Lopez, as a member of the Rassemblement National was elected mayor of Moissac on June 28, 2020.
Colette Maze (16 June 1914 – 19 November 2023) was a French pianist. She played classical music. Maze was born in Paris, France. Life. Maze studied at the École Normale de Musique de Paris with Alfred Cortot and Nadia Boulanger. She was a piano teacher.  In 2017, Maze released her fourth album dedicated to Claude Debussy. It also has works by Federico Mompou, Astor Piazzolla, and Alberto Ginastera. Maze died on 19 November 2023 in Paris at the age of 109.
Danielle Brisebois (born August 12, 1994) is a Canadian volleyball player. She is part of the Canadian women's national volleyball team. She competed at the 2015 FIVB World Grand Prix, 2016 FIVB World Grand Prix, and 2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix. She played for University of British Columbia's women's volleyball team, Nyíregyházathe, and Schwarz-Weiss Erfurt.
Jessica Niles (born 14 July 1993) is a Canadian volleyball player. She is part of the Canadian women's national volleyball team. She competed at the 2015 FIVB World Grand Prix, 2016 FIVB World Grand Prix, 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, and 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's Challenger Cup. She played for the University of Alberta's women's volleyball team and ATSC Kelag Wildcats.
Stephanie McCrummen is an American journalist. She won a George Polk Award and Pulitzer Prize in Investigative Reporting. She graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Columbia University. She worked for "The Washington Post."
The AS also referred to as "Val" is a special assault rifle designed (created) by the Soviets. It has a built-in suppresor. The development began in the first half of the late 1980s in the Central Research Institute of Precision Engineering, in the city of Klimovsk part of the Moscow region. The lead designer of the rifle is Pyotr Serdyukov. TsNIITochMash (Central Institute for Precision Machine Building) developed it in 1987. Since 1987, the Soviet Army and the KGB used it in their arsenal. Russian Spetsnaz special forces and some divisions of the Russian Army also use it. The AS is expensive and there are not many available. It is not used often according to many Russian Spetsnaz operators. It is used during special operations by either sabotage or reconnaissance units deployed behind enemy lines.  The AS and VSS are very effective. Some Russian army and special forces units, and Moscow’s intelligence and security forces still use it. Forces used the rifles during the last years of the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. They were also important in the Chechen wars and the conflict in Georgia. Most recently, Russia used the weapon during military operations in Crimea and Syria. Design. The AS has an effective range of about 300 m. It uses heavy subsonic 9×39mm SP-6 (high-performance armor-piercing) ammunition (which weigh down the bullet). It also uses the SP-5 ball cartridge used by the VSS Vintorez suppressed sniper rifle. It can also use the same 10- or 20-round magazines of the VSS and the 30-round magazine of the SR-3M. Controls are similar to all AK-type rifles. It has a charging handle on the right side, a tangent rear sight, a magazine release button behind the magazine well, and a safety lever above the trigger guard. The fire selector is located within the trigger guard, behind the trigger. The rifle has two modes of fire: semi-automatic and fully automatic fire. It has a cyclic rate of fire of 900 rounds per minute (RPM). According to its users, the AS is reliable
Qian Jingwen (born 11 May 1998) is a Chinese volleyball player. She played for the Chinese national team. She played at the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship, 2016 Asian Women's U19 Volleyball Championship, 2017 Montreux Volley Masters, and 2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix. She played for Shandong women's volleyball team.
Paige Tapp (born 21 June 1995) is an American volleyball player. She played at the 2017 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, 2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix, and 2018 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup. She played for the University of Minnesota's women's volleyball team. Allianz Stuttgart, and Lardini Filottrano.
Amanda Benson (born March 9, 1995) is an American volleyball player. She played at the 2017 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, 2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix, 2018 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, and 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League. She played for the University of Oregon's women's volleyball and Dresdner SC 1898.
Jacobus Vrijmoet (1744 or 1756 – 1831) was a Dutch painter. He studied at the Stadstekenacademie in Amsterdam. His work is in the Noordbrabants Museum, Petit Palais, and Regional Archive Tilburg.
Philipp Winkler (born 1986) is a German writer. He won the 2016 Aspekte-Literaturpreis. He studied at University of Hildesheim. In 2015, he was a fellow of the Graz "Workshop for Young Literature".