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Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera (born 5 April 1955) is a Malawian theologian and politician. He became the 6th President of Malawi in June 2020. He has been leader of the Malawi Congress Party since 2013. He was President of the Malawi Assemblies of God from 1989 to 14 May 2013. Chakwera obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Malawi in 1977. He studied theology and obtained an Honors BA from the University of Limpopo in South Africa, then a Masters from the University of South Africa in 1991. In 2000, he obtained a doctorate from Trinity International University, in the USA.
The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature is a popular 2002 book by the psychologist Steven Pinker. The author makes a case against tabula rasa (the idea that people are born with no mental content). The book was voted for the 2003 Aventis Prizes. It was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Summary. Pinker says that modern science has challenged three linked ideas that make up the main view of human nature in intelligent life: Much of the book is looking at fears of the social and political consequences of his view of human nature: Pinker says that the blank slate view of human nature would actually be more of a threat if it were true. He says that political equality does not require similarity, but policies that treat people as individuals with rights. Moral progress doesn't need the human mind to be naturally free of selfish actions, only morals to counteract them are needed. Responsibility doesn't need behavior to be uncaused, only that it answers to praise and blame. Grounding ideals in claims about a blank slate opens them to the possibility of being overturned by future discoveries. A blank slate is not in-sequence with opposition to many social evils since a blank slate could be conditioned to enjoy slavery. Evolutionary and genetic inequality statements do not have to support right-wing policies. If everyone is equal regarding abilities it can be argued that it is only necessary to give everyone equal opportunity. If some people have less ability, then redistribution policies should favor those with less ability. Economics is built upon an assumption of an actor, while evolutionary psychology suggests that people have many different goals and behaviors that do not fit the actor theory. "A rising tide lifts all boats" is often used as an argument that inequality need not be reduced as long as there is growth. Evolutionary psychology suggests that low status itself, apart from material considerations, is highly stressful towards the brain and may cause dangerous behaviors, which suggests that inequalities should be reduced. Evolutionary explanations may also help the left create policies with greater public support, suggesting that people's sense of fairness (caused by mechanisms such as reciprocal altruism) rather than greed is a primary cause of opposition to welfare.
Avanti West Coast is a British train operating company. It operates the West Coast Partnership franchise and has done since 8 December 2019, where it took over from Virgin Trains.  The company is owned by Scottish-based company FirstGroup and Italian company Trenitalia. "Avanti" means "Forward" in Italian. It currently operates services mainly up the West Coast Main Line. These services are between London and various other towns and cities around Great Britain. These include direct trains to Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Wolverhampton, Shrewsbury, Chester and Blackpool. They also operate services between London and Holyhead, Wrexham or Bangor in North Wales. There were plans for future services to Walsall, Llandudno Junction and the village of Gobowen in Shropshire from 2022. Journeys with Avanti were very popular with commuters as the trains do not call at every station and only stop at some stations along their route. However, due to this, tickets for travel with them can be expensive. They were badly affected by the 2022–2023 United Kingdom railway strikes. There was often only one train an hour when there should have been three. The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham said he would ask the then Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, to take the contract off Avanti West Coast.
Holyhead () is the largest town and community on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales. The town is an important port that serves Ireland. The 2011 census found that the town had 11,431 residents. The town's name in Welsh means "Cybi's fort". It used to have a large aluminium smelting industry, using the large smelters on the outskirts of the town. However, the aluminium company closed in September 2009. The Anglesey Coastal Path starts and finishes here. Transportation. As well as a busy port, the town also has a busy railway station. It is the end of the North Wales Coast Line that runs from Crewe in Cheshire, England. There are direct trains to towns and cities across the North Wales coast such as Bangor, Prestatyn and Rhyl as well as longer distance trains to Chester, Crewe, Shrewsbury, Birmingham, Manchester, Hereford and Cardiff.
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC; French: "Chambre de commerce internationale") is the largest, most representative business organization in the world. Its over 45 million members in over 100 countries. ICC has three main activities: rule setting, dispute resolution, and policy advocacy.  ICC supports the work of the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, and many other intergovernmental bodies, both international and regional, such as G20 on behalf of international business.
The G20 (or Group of Twenty) is an international forum for the governments and central bank governors from 19 countries and the European Union (EU). It was founded in 1999. The goal is to coordinate global policy on trade, health climate and other prominent issues as well as promoting international financial stability. Together, the nations of the G20 account for almost 80% of the global economic output. The figures have remained stable, while the G7 is shrinking. Since the November 2011 Cannes summit, G20` summits have been held annually.
Latifur Rahman (28 August 1945 – 1 July 2020) was a Bangladeshi businessman. From 2014 to 2017, he was a member of the International Chamber of Commerce. He was the chairman of Transcom Group. Rahman died from an illness at his home in the Comilla District, Bangladesh at the age of 74.
George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. (born April 27, 1947) is an American politician. In 2004, he was elected to the U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 1st congressional district. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Butterfield was appointed to be an Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court by Governor Mike Easley in 2001. He is a member of the Congressional Black Caucus and was its chair from 2015 to 2017. In November 2021, Butterfield announced his retirement and would not run for re-election in 2022.
Michael Francis Easley (born March 23, 1950) is an American lawyer and politician. He was the 72nd Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from January 2001 to January 2009. He is the first governor of North Carolina to have been convicted of a felony. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Easley was North Carolina's second Catholic governor.
West Mercia Police is a territorial police service that polices Herefordshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire. It was known as West Mercia Constabulary until it was renamed in 2009. Its name comes from the area it polices formerly being the western part of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia. It was formed on 1 October 1967. It was created when Worcestershire Constabulary, Herefordshire Constabulary, Shropshire Constabulary, and Worcester City Police merged together. It is the fourth largest police service in England and Wales. The service has around 2,000 police officers, 200 police community support officers, 1,500 police staff, and 400 special officers. Their headquarters is at Hindlip Hall on the outskirts of the city of Worcester.
Pei Chi Juan (born 10 August 1983) is a Taiwanese volleyball player. She played for the Chinese Taipei women's national volleyball team. She played at the 2006 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship and 2006 Asian Games. She played for National Taipei University of Education's women's volleyball team.
Hua Yu Tseng (born 6 October 1986) is a Taiwanese volleyball player. She played for the Chinese Taipei women's national volleyball team. She played at the 2006 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship and 2006 Asian Games. She played for National Taiwan Normal University's women's volleyball team.
Ching I Lin (born 20 November 1985) is a Taiwanese volleyball player. She played for the Chinese Taipei women's national volleyball team. She played at the 2006 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship and 2006 Asian Games. She played for National Taiwan Normal University's women's volleyball team.
Hua Yu Tseng (born 28 December 1977) is a Taiwanese volleyball player. She played for the Chinese Taipei women's national volleyball team. She played at the 2006 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship and 2006 Asian Games. She played for Taipei Physical Education College's women's volleyball team.
Wen Ying Chiu (born 10 April 1988) is a Taiwanese volleyball player. She played for the Chinese Taipei women's national volleyball team. She played at the 2006 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship and 2006 Asian Games. She played for National Kaohsiung Normal University's women's volleyball team.
Mei Ching Chen (born 19 May 1985) is a Taiwanese volleyball player. She played for the Chinese Taipei women's national volleyball team. She played at the 2006 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship and 2006 Asian Games. She played for National Kaohsiung Normal University's women's volleyball team.
Hui Chen Chen (born 23 April 1988) is a Taiwanese volleyball player. She played for the Chinese Taipei women's national volleyball team. She played at the 2006 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship and 2006 Asian Games. She played for National Kaohsiung Normal University's women's volleyball team.
Hui Hsuan Yeh (born 24 April 1988) is a Taiwanese volleyball player. She played for the Chinese Taipei women's national volleyball team. She played at the 2006 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship and 2006 Asian Games. She played for Chung Shan women's volleyball team.
Wales is split into eight preserved counties. They are areas used for the ceremonial purposes of lieutenancy and shrievalty. Between 1974 and 1996, they were used for local government purposes. Seven of the eight preserved counties are now split into counties and principal areas. Powys is the only one that still exists.
Lisbet Arredondo Reyes (born 22 November 1987) is a Cuban female volleyball player. She played for the Cuba women's national volleyball team. She played at the 2006 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, 2009 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship, 2009 Pan-American Games, 2007 Montreux Volley Masters, 2009 Montreux Volley Masters, 2010 Montreux Volley Masters, and 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship. She played for Villa Clara, Volejbol Kluby Šygys, Yeşilyurt, Gresik Petrokimia Volleyball Club, Hämeenlinnan Pallokerho Naiset, CV Logroño, and IBSA Palmas.
On 29 June 2020, the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) separatist militants attacked the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) building in Karachi with grenades and by firing their guns. They killed three security guards and a police sub-inspector. They injured seven other people.  Police reported that they killed all four attackers within 8 minutes by headshot.
Jacques F. Acar (13 April 1931 – 27 March 2020) was a French doctor and microbiologist who specialized in antibiotics. In 1966, Acar became head of the Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases at the Hôpital Saint-Joseph in Paris, staying there until 1999. At the same time, he was head of Medical Microbiology at the Hôpital Broussais. He was a professor of medical microbiology at Pierre and Marie Curie University from 1973 until 1980, and was head of that department from 1980 to 2000. Acar was President of the World Health Organization's taskforce on antimicrobial resistance from 1992 to 1996. He was editor-in-chief of "Clinical Microbiology and Infection" from 1995 to 2000, and an expert for the World Organisation for Animal Health from 1999 until his death. Acar died at a Paris hospital on 27 March 2020 from COVID-19, aged 88.
Dyfed (pronounced "Durv-ed") is one of the eight preserved counties of Wales. It was created on 1 April 1974 when Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire came together. In 1996, it was abolished and Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire were made into seperate counties once again. The next day, Cardiganshire was renamed to its current name, Ceredigion. It was a very rural county and was located in the south-west of Wales. It had a border on the Irish Sea and the Bristol Channel. It bordered Gwynedd to the north, Powys to the east and West Glamorgan to the south-east. The county's county town was Carmarthen but the largest town was Llanelli. The university town of Aberystwyth was also inside the county. The name Dyfed is still used today, for example in the name Dyfed–Powys Police.
Lukman Niode (21 October 1963 – 17 April 2020) was an Indonesian swimmer. He competed in three events at the 1984 Summer Olympics, but was eliminated in the heats in all three events. Lukman died on 17 April 2020 in Pelni Hospital in Jakarta at the age of 56, due to COVID-19.
Yenisey Gonzalez Dias (born 22 November 1987) is a Cuban female volleyball player. She played for the Cuba women's national volleyball team. She played at the 2006 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, 2007 FIVB Women's World Cup, and 2008 Summer Olympic Games qualifications. She played for La Habana, She served on the IOC Committee.
Aptripel Tumimomor (April 3, 1966 – April 2, 2020) was an Indonesian politician, businessman and engineer. He was the Regent of North Morowali Regency, in Central Sulawesi, from February 17, 2016, until his death. Tumimomor was born in Kolonodale, Central Sulawesi. Tumimomor owned several businesses, including hotels in Kendari, plantations in Mamuju Regency, and a construction company. Tumimomor died at a hospital in Makassar from COVID-19 on April 2, 2020 at the age of 53.
Rebecca Rose Ngo Nkot (born 10 August 1984) is a Cameroonian volleyball player. She played for the Cameroon women's national volleyball team. She played at the 2006 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, She played for INJS Yaoundé, AES Sonel VB, Melun-La Rochette, and ES Meylan La Tronche.
Robert "Bob" Lynn Carroll (May 5, 1938 – April 8, 2020) was an American–Canadian vertebrate paleontologist. His works focused on Paleozoic and Mesozoic amphibians and reptiles. He was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Carroll died on April 8, 2020 in Westmount, Quebec from COVID-19, aged 81.
Michelle Nogueras (born 5 December 1988) is a Puerto Rican female volleyball player. She was part of the Puerto Rico women's national volleyball team at the 2010 FIVB World Championship, 2010 FIVB World Grand Prix, 2011 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship, 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix, 2013 FIVB World Grand Prix, and 2013 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup. She played for Criollas de Caguas.
Donald James Henderson (August 7, 1940 – May 2, 2020) was a Canadian politician. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1985 to 1995. He represented the ridings of Humber and Etobicoke—Humber. He was born in Sudbury, Ontario. Henderson died in Toronto on May 2, 2020 from problems caused by Parkinson's disease and COVID-19, aged 79.
Princess Diana Margherita of Bourbon-Parma ("Diane Marguerite de Bourbon-Parme" in French; 22 May 1932 – 7 May 2020) was a French aristocrat. She was a member of the House of Bourbon-Parma, a cadet branch of the Spanish royal family. She was born in Paris. On 15 March 1955 she married Prince Franz Josef Hubertus Maria Meinrad Michael of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, son of Frederick, Prince of Hohenzollern, in a civil ceremony London. She and Prince Franz Josef divorced in 1961.  Princess Diana died in Hamburg on 7 May 2020 from COVID-19 during pandemic in Germany, aged 87. Her first cousin Princess María Teresa of Bourbon-Parma died in March 2020 from the same infection.
Clwyd (pronounced "Cloid") is one of the eight preserved counties of Wales. It was created in 1974 and was named after the River Clwyd which flowed through it. In 1996, it was abolished and four new unitary authorities were created. These were Wrexham County Borough, Conwy County Borough, Denbighshire, and Flintshire. Clwyd became a preserved county. It was in the north-east of Wales. To the north, it bordered the Irish Sea. To the north-east, it shared a maritime border with the English county of Merseyside, across the River Dee. To the east, it bordered Cheshire and bordered Shropshire to the south-east, both also in England. To the south, it bordered Powys and bordered Gwynedd to the west. Clwyd's county town was Mold, which is today part of Flintshire. The county's largest town was Wrexham, which is today its own borough.
Noami Santos-Lamb (born 29 November 1993) is a Puerto Rican female volleyball player. She was part of the Puerto Rico women's national volleyball team at the 2010 FIVB World Championship, 2016 FIVB World Grand Prix, 2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix, and 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship. She played for the University of Florida's women's volleyball. and San Juan.
Johana Moore (born 10 March 1978) is a Puerto Rican female volleyball player. She was part of the Puerto Rico women's national volleyball team at the 2002 Central American Caribbean Games, 2006 FIVB Women's World Championship, 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games, and 2009 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship. She played for Desamparados.
The Town of Del Norte is a Statutory Town that is the county seat of Rio Grande County, Colorado, United States. The town's name is generally pronounced /ˈdɛl nɔɹt/. The town population was 1,458 at the 2020 census.
Española is a city in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, in the United States. A part of the city is in Santa Fe County. It was founded as a capital for Nuevo México in 1598 as San Juan de los Caballeros. It has been called the first capital city in the United States. At the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 10,526.
Paola Ramírez Vargas (born 23 February 1987) is a Costa Rican volleyball player. She was part of the Costa Rica women's national volleyball team at the 2006 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, 2008 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, 2009 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, and 2013 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup.  She played for Universidad Estatal a Distancia.
William Wyler (; born Willi Wyler (); July 1, 1902 – July 27, 1981) was a German-Swiss movie director, producer and screenwriter.  His best known works were "Ben-Hur" (1959), "The Best Years of Our Lives" (1946), and "Mrs. Miniver" (1942), all of which won Academy Awards for Best Director, as well as Best Picture.
Margaret "Talli" Tallichet (March 13, 1914 – May 3, 1991) was an American actress. She was the wife of movie director William Wyler. Her best-known leading role was with Peter Lorre in the noir movie "Stranger on the Third Floor" (1940). Tallichet died at her home in Los Angeles on May 3, 1991 from cancer, aged 77.
Gwent is one of the eight preserved counties of Wales. It was created on 1 April 1974. It was named after the Kingdom of Gwent, an ancient kingdom. In 1996, it was abolished and became five seperate counties and boroughs. These are Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, City of Newport and Torfaen. The county bordered the Bristol Channel to the south, the English counties of Herefordshire and Gloucestershire to the east, Powys to the north-west, Mid Glamorgan to the west, and South Glamorgan to the south-west. The county's county town was Cwmbran, which was the location of its Government HQ. Other settlements in the county included Newport, Abergavenny, and Caerphilly.
Beate Grimsrud (28 April 1963 – 1 July 2020) was a Norwegian novelist and playwright. She was born in Bærum. Her best known books are "Continental Heaven" from 1993, "Å smyge forbi en øks" from 1998, and "Søvnens lekkasje " from 2007.  Her novel "En dåre fri" from 2010 was awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature. She wrote the script for the movie "Ballen i øyet" from 2000. She was awarded the Dobloug Prize in 2011. Grimsrud died of breast cancer on 1 July 2020, aged 57.
Jennifer Hinze (born 20 May 1988) is a Canadian volleyball player. She is part of the Canadian women's national volleyball team. She competed at the 2009 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, 2010 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, and 2011 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship. She played for University of British Columbia's women's volleyball team.
AmphibiaWeb is an American non-profit website that shows information about amphibians, for example frogs and salamanders. It is run by a group of universities working with the California Academy of Sciences: San Francisco State University, the University of California at Berkeley, University of Florida at Gainesville, and University of Texas at Austin. AmphibiaWeb's goal is to provide an information page for every species of amphibian in the world so research scientists, citizen scientists and people who want to help the environment can work together. It added its 7000th animal in 2012, a glass frog from Peru. As of 2022, it hosted more than 8,400 species from all over the world. Beginning. Scientist David Wake founded AmphibiaWeb in 2000. He founded it at the Digital Library Project at the University of California at Berkeley in 2000. It was a class project. Uses. AmphibiaWeb gives information to the IUCN, CalPhotos, Encyclopedia of Life and iNaturalist. Professional scientists use AmphibiaWeb in their papers. It has been cited in many journals, for example "PLOS One", "The European Journal of Taxonomy", "Amino Acids" and "The Journal of Ethnopharmacology". Many libraries recommend AmphibiaWeb to readers, including UNLV University Libraries, Stony Brook University Libraries, the College of Wooster Libraries and James Cook University Libraries.
Tonya Mokelki (born 10 May 1985) is a Canadian volleyball player. She is part of the Canadian women's national volleyball team. She competed at the 2009 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, 2009 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship, 2010 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, and 2011 Pan American Games. She played for Colorado State University's women's volleyball team and SV Sinsheim.
Tammy Louise Mahon (born 4 November 1980) is a Canadian volleyball player. She is part of the Canadian women's national volleyball team. She competed at the 2003 FIVB World Grand Prix, 2004 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, 2005 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, 2006 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, 2007 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, 2007 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship, 2008 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, 2009 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, 2010 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, 2011 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, and 2011 Pan American Games. She played for the University of Manitoba's women's volleyball team and Panathinaikos.
Mario Balotelli Barwuah (; "né" Barwuah; born 12 August 1990) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Süper Lig club Adana Demirspor. Honours. Inter Milan Manchester City Italy Individual