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Hurricane Dorian was a tragic 2019 tropical cyclone. The storm hit the British and United States Virgin Islands and nearly hit Puerto Rico. It was the fourth named storm, second hurricane, first major hurricane, and a first Category 5 hurricane of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season. On August 30, Dorian became a first major hurricane of the season, and then became a Category 4 hurricane from a Category 2 in 9 hours. Dorian later became a Category 5 hurricane, making 2019 the fourth consecutive season to feature at least one Category 5 hurricane (Matthew in 2016, Irma and Maria in 2017, and Michael in 2018). The storm was the second most-intense storm to strike anywhere in the Atlantic basin. Dorian struck the north western Bahamas with 185 mph sustained winds and heavy flooding. This was the most powerful tropical cyclone on the record to hit the Bahamas, and is regarded as the worst natural disaster in the country's history. The cyclone brushed eastern Florida and Georgia. The storm was also expected to move over northeastern South Carolina, eastern North Carolina and south eastern Virginia. After that, it transitioned into a category 2 extratropical storm and hit Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. Tropical cyclone warnings and watches were put up for areas from the Leeward Islands to Hispaniola. Similar warnings were put up from Florida to Delaware.
Colin Clark (April 11, 1984 – August 26, 2019) was an American soccer player. He was born in Fort Collins, Colorado. Clark played for men's national soccer team in 2009. From 2006 through 2010, he played for the Colorado Rapids and for the Houston Dynamo from 2010 through 2012. On August 26, 2019, Clark died after suffering a heart attack; he was 35 years old.
Albert Vickers Bryan Jr. (November 8, 1926 – August 27, 2019) was an American politician and lawyer. He was the United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia from July 1971 through December 1991. Bryan Jr. was born in Alexandria, Virginia. He was nominated by President Richard Nixon. Bryan Jr. died of pneumonia in Alexandria on August 27, 2019 at the age of 92.
Jessica Combs (July 27, 1980 – August 27, 2019) was an American professional racer, television personality, and metal fabricator. She was known as "the fastest woman on four wheels".  She co-hosted the Spike TV show "Xtreme 4x4" for more than 90 episodes from 2005 to 2009. Other television shows she appeared on included "Overhaulin"', "Mythbusters", "The List: 1001 Car Things To Do Before You Die", "All Girls Garage", and Science Channel's "How to Build... Everything" in 2016.  Combs was killed during a land speed record attempt as part of the North American Eagle Project on August 27, 2019, in the Alvord Desert, Oregon at the age of 39.
Donald Ray Fritts (November 8, 1942 – August 27, 2019) was an American session musician and songwriter. In 2008, he was added into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame. He was known for working with Kris Kristofferson. Working closely with Rick Hall, Billy Sherrill, Dan Penn, Arthur Alexander, David Briggs, Jerry Carrigan and Norbert Putnam. In 2014, he appeared on "Country Funk Vol. II", a compilation album from Light in the Attic. In 2015, he signed with Single Lock Records. Fritts died from heart surgery-related problems on August 27, 2019, at a hospital in Birmingham, Alabama at the age of 76.
Abel González Chávez (July 26, 1943 – August 27, 2019) was a Colombian radio and television host. From 1996 to 2019, González hosted a daily radio program on Emisora Atlántico called "Satélite". González Chávez died on August 27, 2019 in Barranquilla, Colombia from a stroke at the age of 76.
Paul Carl Meger (February 17, 1929 – August 27, 2019) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. Meger played his entire National Hockey League (NHL) career with the Montreal Canadiens, winning the Stanley Cup in 1953. His career lasted from 1950 to 1955. Meger was born in Watrous, Saskatchewan. Meger died on August 27, 2019 in Barrie, Ontario at the age of 90.
Nataša Novotná (born October 29, 1977, Opava) is a Czech dancer, choreographer, lecturer, co-founder of 420PEOPLE and founder of Kylián fund in Prague. Education. Novotná graduated from Janáček Conservatory in Ostrava. Professional career. Dancer and choreographer. In 1997, Novotná was engaged in the Dutch ensemble Nederlands Dans Theater 2 (NDT2) led by Jiří Kylián. Between 2000 and 2002 she danced in the Swedish Göteborgs Operan Ballet. Since 2002 she has been a member of the Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT1). Novotná has collaborated with leading world choreographers, e.g. . Jiří Kylián, Ohad Naharin, W. Forsyth, M. Ek, Crystal Pite, Meryl Tancard and others. Since 2007, Novotná has been working independently, performing contemporary dance, collaborating as a dancer with leading world scenes and choreographers such as the Tero Saarinen Company in Finland, Copenhagen International Ballet, Korzo Theater, Station Zuid and C-scope in the Netherlands, as well with Roberto Bolle, the soloist of the Teatro alla Scala or with the London's Sadler's Wells and Sylvie Guillem. 420PEOPLE. Together with her former NDT colleague Václav Kuneš and manager Ondřej Kotrč, in 2007 Novotná founded a contemporary dance ensemble 420PEOPLE, and acted as executive director of the ensemble until 2016. The name of the ensemble evokes Czech origin – " 420 " is the telephone prefix for the Czech Republic. The ensemble performs regularly both abroad (e.g. France, Spain, Germany, Mexico, Holland, Finland, Norway, Japan, Great Britain, etc.) and on the Czech stages (among others Czech National Theater, National Moravian-Silesian Theatre). The ensemble organizes the participation of prominent foreign artists at events in the Czech Republic – such as Ohad
Tahu Potiki (23 December 1966 – 27 August 2019) was a New Zealand Māori leader. He was chief executive of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu from 2002 to 2006. Potiki was born in Palmerston, Otago. Potiki died in Auckland on 27 August 2019, aged 52 from multiple organ failure.
Martin Lawrence "Marty" Weitzman (April 1, 1942 – August 27, 2019) was an American economist. He was a Professor of Economics at Harvard University. He was among the most influential economists in the world according to IDEAS/RePEc.  His latest research was largely focused on environmental economics, specifically climate change and the economics of catastrophes.
Donnie Gerald Green (July 21, 1948 – August 28, 2019) was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League. He played for the Buffalo Bills, Philadelphia Eagles, and the Detroit Lions.  He played college football at Purdue University and was drafted in the fifth round of the 1971 NFL Draft. He was born in Washington, D.C.. On August 28, 2019, Green died on August 28, 2019 at the age of 71.
Nancy Holloway ( Brown, December 11, 1932 – August 28, 2019) was an American jazz, pop and soul singer and actress. She was popular during the 1960s in France, where she continued to perform and live. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Holloway was known for singing "T'en va pas comme ça" and for starring in "Seek the idol" and "Man from Cocody". Holloway died on August 28, 2019 in Paris at the age of 86.
Nicolás Leoz Almirón (10 September 1928 – 28 August 2019) was a Paraguayan-Colombian sports executive. He was the President of CONMEBOL ("South American Football Confederation") from 1986 to 2013. On April 23, 2013, Leoz resigned from both the FIFA Executive Committee and the CONMEBOL presidency, citing health issues. Leoz died on 28 August 2019 of cardiac arrest while under house arrest in Asunción, Paraguay at the age of 90.
Guy David Innes-Ker, 10th Duke of Roxburghe (18 November 1954 – 29 August 2019), styled Marquess of Bowmont and Cessford until 1974, was a British aristocrat. He was a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers and a Freeman of the City of London. He was the Duke of Roxburghe from 1974 until his death. He was also the Premier Baronet of Scotland, and the 30th feudal baron of Innes. In 2009, Innes-Ker was diagnosed with esophageal cancer. He died from the disease on 29 August 2019 at his home in Floors Castle in Kelso, Roxburghshire at the age of 64.
Juhani Tapio Antero Kärkinen (28 October 1935 – 29 August 2019) was a Finnish ski jumper. He won a gold medal in the large hill at the 1958 World Ski Championships. He placed eighth in the normal hill at the 1960 Winter Olympics. He was born in Kotka, Finland. Kärkinen died on 29 August 2019 in Lahti, Finland at the age of 83.
Veikko Kankkonen (born 5 January 1940) is a retired Finnish ski jumper. He competed at the 1960, 1964 and at the 1968 Winter Olympics. He won two medals in 1964 with a gold in the individual normal hill and a silver in the individual large hill event. He was born in Sotkamo, Finland. Kankkonen won the Holmenkollen medal (shared with Eero Mäntyranta, Georg Thoma, and Halvor Næs).
Georg Thoma (born 20 August 1937) is a retired German Nordic combined skier and ski jumper. He won a gold medal at the 1960 Olympics. At the 1964 Olympics, he won a bronze medal and was the Olympic flag bearer for Germany at the opening ceremony. He further won the world championships title in 1966. Thoma was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 1964 (shared with Veikko Kankkonen, Eero Mäntyranta, and Halvor Næs). Thoma was born in Hinterzarten, Germany.
Vladimir Veličković (; 11 August 1935 – 29 August 2019) was a Serbian painter. He was born in Belgrade, then-Yugoslavia. In 1987, he won the Herder Prize. In 1985, he became a member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. In 2005, he became a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts. In 2017 he signed the Declaration on the Common Language of the Croats, Serbs, Bosniaks and Montenegrins. His paintings were exhibited in many countries in Europe and Americas starting in 1951. Veličković died on 29 August 2019 at a hospital in Split, Croatia from congestive heart failure at the age of 84.
Rockerville is a small unincorporated community in Pennington County in the Black Hills of the U.S. state of South Dakota. It originally started as a mining camp. It was named for the "rockers" which were used to separate placer gold from stream gravel. Rockerville was founded in 1876 as the result of a gold rush.
The Alvord Desert is a desert located in Harney County, in southeastern Oregon in the western United States. It is roughly southeast of Steens Mountain. The Alvord Desert is a dry lake bed and averages of rain a year.  Two mountain ranges separate it from the Pacific Ocean—the Coast Range, and the Cascade Mountains. The Alvord Desert is at an elevation of about .
PROSOCO is a national manufacturer of special construction chemical products for cleaning, protecting and maintaining concrete. It was created in 1937. PROSOCO's production and warehouse building, and corporate headquarters are in Lawrence, Kansas; construction on that building started in 1998. The company has 100-250 employees. History. PROSOCO was created in 1937. It was first called the Process Solvent Company. It was first a company in Kansas City that made special cleaning products and engine products for the car and railroad industries. Because the construction industry grew in the 1950s, Process Solvent Company starting making construction and building maintenance products. In 1967, the Process Solvent Company filed to trademark "PSC", which made it shorter to call the company. PROSOCO has been involved with some famous buildings including the United States Capitol Building. Awards. In 2015, the company received an award Building Green's top-10 products. Product. PROSOCO has 4 brands: "R-Guard, Sure Klean, Consolideck and Anchoring Systems".
Mortal Kombat is a series of fighting video games. It is known for having a very high level of violence, blood, and gore. The first game was so violent and bloody compared to other video games at the time that it was one of the games mentioned in the 1993 congressional hearings on video games. This later led to the ESRB rating system. Unsurprisingly, most games in the series are rated M for Mature, which means that the game cannot legally be sold to anyone under the age of 17 in most stores in the United States. Guest fighters. Starting with the 2011 video game, well-known characters serve as guests for the games. Due to legal constraints, they only appear only in one game. There are two guests in MK9, four guests in MKX and five guests in MK11.
Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball, commonly shortened to Sonic Spinball, is a 1993 pinball video game. It was created by Sega Technical Institute, and it was published by Sega. It is a spinoff of the "Sonic the Hedgehog" series. It takes place in the universe of the "Sonic the Hedgehog" animated series. Players control Sonic the Hedgehog, who must stop Doctor Robotnik from enslaving the population in a big pinball-like machine. "Sonic Spinball" was created by the American staff of Sega Technical Institute. This was because the Japanese staff was busy with making "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" and "Sonic &amp; Knuckles". When Sega management realized that "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" would not be finished in time for the 1993 holiday shopping season, they created another "Sonic" game. The game was quickly designed. It had short time constraints. Most of the work happened in two months. "Sonic Spinball" was released for the Sega Genesis in November 1993 and for the Game Gear and Master System in 1994. A second pinball game, "Sonic Pinball Party", was created in 2003. A Sonic Spinball spinning rollercoaster was built in Alton Towers, a British theme park, in 2010. Release. The game has been rereleased on 11 different consoles. The Genesis version of the game has been rereleased on the "Sonic Mega Collection" compilation for the Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox and PCs, "Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection" for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and multiple iterations of the "Sega Smash Pack" series of compilations. The Game Gear version is an unlockable game in "" for the GameCube and PC, as well as "Sonic Gems Collection" for the GameCube and PlayStation 2. Reception. "Sonic Spinball" got mixed reviews; critics liked the idea and graphics but didn't like the controls.
Sega Technical Institute (STI) was an American development division of Sega. It was created by Mark Cerny in 1991. They wanted to combine good Japanese developers, including Sonic Team programmer Yuji Naka and his team, with new American developers. STI created many "Sonic the Hedgehog" games, as well as other games for the Sega Genesis. It closed in late 1996. Games developed by STI are important in the history of the Genesis, and many were well-received or sold well. Developers have described STI as a unique workplace that did not fit into Sega's corporate structure, and have fond memories of the environment.
Sean Clinch Stephenson (May 5, 1979 – August 28, 2019) was an American therapist, self-help author and motivational speaker. He was born in Chicago with osteogenesis imperfecta. Stephenson stood three feet tall, had fragile bones, and used a wheelchair. He studied at DePaul University. He earned $15,000 to $30,000 per appearance. His second book, "Get Off Your "But": How to End Self-Sabotage and Stand Up for Yourself", was published in 2009. It was a self-help book about his own personal story along with the stories of others, and provided exercises for readers to perform while they read. That same year, Stephenson was the subject of "Three Foot Giant", a television documentary that aired on The Biography Channel in November 2009. Stephenson died on August 28, 2019 from problems caused by a concussion at the age of 40.
Maria Dolors Renau i Manén (15 November 1936 – 29 August 2019) was a Spanish politician. She was a Deputy and a MEP from 1986 to 1987, as well as as president of Socialist International Women (1999–2003). She was born in Barcelona. Renau died on 29 August 2019 in Barcelona at the age of 82.
The parsnip ("Pastinaca sativa") is a root vegetable. The parsnip is native to Eurasia; it has been used as a vegetable since antiquity. It was cultivated by the Romans. It was used as a sweetener before the arrival in Europe of cane sugar. The plant is closely related to carrot and parsley; all belong to the family Apiaceae. Its long, tuberous root has cream-colored skin and flesh. Left in the ground to mature, it becomes sweeter in flavor after winter frosts.
James John Langer (May 16, 1948 – August 29, 2019) was an American football center. He played for the National Football League's Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins and Minnesota Vikings. He was thought to have been among the greatest NFL centers of all time. Langer was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 1987. Langer was born in Little Falls, Minnesota. Langer died on August 29, 2019 in Coon Rapids, Minnesota from heart failure at the age of 71.
Francesco Columbu (August 7, 1941 – August 30, 2019) was an Italian actor, author, champion bodybuilder, powerlifter and "World's Strongest Man" competitor. He was born in Ollolai, Sardinia. He was known for his roles in "Conan the Barbarian" and "The Terminator". Columbu won the Mr. Olympia in 1976 and again in 1981. Columbu drowned after having a heart attack on August 30, 2019 in San Teodoro at the age of 78.
Dennis G. Fentie (November 8, 1950 – August 30, 2019) was a Canadian politician. He was the seventh Premier of Yukon and leader of the Yukon Party from 2002 to 2011. He worked on the MLA for Watson Lake from 1996 through 2011. When the 2002 election was over, it was made public that Fentie had been convicted and spent time in prison for heroin trafficking in 1974. He was given a full pardon for the offence in 1996. Fentie died of cancer at the age of 68 on August 30, 2019.
Hans Rausing, KBE (25 March 1926 – 30 August 2019) was a Swedish-British businessman. He was founder of Tetra Pak. It is the largest food packaging company in the world. In 1995 he sold his share of the company to his brother, Gad. In the Forbes world fortune ranking, Rausing was placed at number 83 with an estimated fortune of US$10 billion in 2011. He was the second richest Swedish billionaire in 2013. Rausing died in London on 30 August 2019 at the age of 93.
Udo Schaefer (October 19, 1926 – August 30, 2019) was a German lawyer and a Bahá'í writer. He was born in Heidelberg, Germany. He was known for his writing "Bahá'í Ethics in Light of Scripture" and "". Schaefer died on August 30, 2019 at the age of 92.
William Michael Bulger (born February 2, 1934) is an American Democratic politician, lawyer, and educator. He was the President of the Massachusetts Senate from 1978 through 1996, which is the longest in history. He then became president of the University of Massachusetts. His brother was convicted mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger, who led the Winter Hill Gang. In 2003 he refused to testify in a congressional hearing about communications he had with his then-fugitive brother. Because of that, he was forced to resign from the presidency of the University of Massachusetts.
Vincent Waller (born September 30, 1960) is an American writer, artist, animator, storyboard artist, and technical director. He worked on several animated television shows and movies, his best works being "The Ren &amp; Stimpy Show" and "SpongeBob SquarePants".
Alan Louis Oppenheimer (born April 23, 1930) is an American actor. He is best known for working with Filmation in the 1970s and 1980s. His best known roles include Oil Can Harry, Swifty and the narrator on "The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle &amp; Jeckle", Ming the Merciless on "Flash Gordon", the Overlord on "BlackStar", Skeletor, Man-At-Arms and Mer-Man from Filmation's 1980's cartoon "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe", and the voice of Prime Evil in the 1986 TV series, Filmation's "Ghostbusters". Recently, he voiced the Scientist in "9" and Old Timer in "Toy Story 4".
Toy Story 4 is a 2019 American computer-animated comedy adventure movie. It was produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It is the fourth instalment in Pixar's "Toy Story" series, followed by the spin-off "Lightyear" in 2022 and "Toy Story 5" in 2026. Plot. Nine years ago (before "Toy Story 3"), after rescuing RC from being washed away in a rainstorm, Bo Peep is given away due to Molly not needing her anymore. Woody almost goes with her, but doesn't after realising that Andy still needs him. In the present day, Woody and the other remaining toys are now owned by Bonnie. Woody is no longer the leader of the toys and isn't played with by Bonnie anymore. Bonnie nervously goes to kindergarten orientation while Woody secretly hides away in her backpack. As Bonnie sits alone, Woody throws a spork and some spare objects from a bin onto Bonnie's table; she uses those objects to make Forky. After the orientation finishes, Woody overhears that Bonnie's parents are taking her on a road trip and Forky comes alive in Bonnie's backpack. Upon getting home, Woody introduces Forky to the other toys, but Forky only wants to be trash rather than a toy. During the road trip, Forky jumps out the back window of the family's RV. Woody follows suit. While walking back, Woody explains to Forky why it's his responsibility to be there for Bonnie. Woody accidentally mentions Andy and tells Forky his experience with Andy after Forky asks who he is. The two bond and Forky overcomes his existential crisis. On their way back to the RV, Woody comes across an antique where Bo Peep's lamp is on display. They detour and go inside to look for her, but instead come across a doll named Gabby Gabby. After Gabby offers to take the two to Bo, she explains that her voice box is broken. After hearing Woody's functioning voice box, Gabby says that she wants Woody's voice box. The two escape, but Forky is captured by Gabby's ventriloquist dummy servants while Woody is found by a
Alan Anthony Silvestri (born March 26, 1950) is an American composer, conductor and orchestrator. He is known for his movie and television scores. Early life. Silvestri was born in New York City to Louis Silvestri and Sophia Phelan. His father is Italian and his mother is Irish.  Personal life. Silvestri and his wife Sandra live in Carmel Valley Village, California with Joey Silvestri, Alexandra Silvestri and James Silvestri.
France Aviation Civile Services, previously DSNA Services, is a consulting company, started by the DGAC and the ENAC in 2013. It gives to clients the expertise of French civil aviation in regulation, security and air navigation. Its President is Mr Farid Zizi, previous President of the ICAO Air Navigation Commission.
Lieutenant commander is an officer rank in several navies. In the Royal Navy, It is junior to commander and senior to the naval rank of lieutenant. Royal Navy ranks are matched up with Royal Air Force ranks. In this case the equivalent rank would be a squadron leader. Lieutenant commander (LCDR) is a mid-ranking officer in the United States Navy, the United States Coast Guard, and several other public uniformed services. In the Royal Canadian Navy, the rank of lieutenant commander (LCdr) (French: capitaine de corvette or capc) is the naval rank equal to major in the army or air force. It is the first rank of senior officer. This rank would be usual for a commander of a minor warship, or an executive officer in a larger ship.
"Señorita" is a song by Canadian singer Shawn Mendes and Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello. It is from Mendes' self-titled third studio album. The song was released on June 21, 2019. It was written by the two artists along with its producers – Cashmere Cat, WATT, and Benny Blanco – and British artist Charli XCX, Ali Temposi, Magnus Höiberg, and Jack Patterson of the electronic band Clean Bandit. The song became Mendes' first number-one hit on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in the US and Cabello's second, after "Havana". Mendes previously reached number two on the Hot 100 with "If I Can't Have You" earlier in 2019.
Berzona is a village and former municipality of the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. In 2001 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Auressio and Loco to form a new and larger municipality Isorno.