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Hick's law, or the Hick–Hyman law is named after British and American psychologists William Edmund Hick and Ray Hyman. It describes the time it takes for a person to make a decision as a result of the possible choices. Increasing the number of choices increases the decision time logarithmically. The amount of time taken to process a certain amount of bits in the Hick–Hyman law is known as the "rate of gain of information". Hick's law may support some computing menu design decisions. For example, to find a given word (e.g. the name of a command) in a randomly ordered word list (e.g. a menu). If the list is alphabetical, and the user knows the name of the command, he or she may be able to use a subdividing strategy that works in logarithmic time.
Grant Amos Berkland, better known as Danny Havoc (May 19, 1986 – May 31, 2020) was an American professional wrestler. He was born in Cylinder, Iowa. He wrestled for Game Changer Wrestling (GCW), and was best known for his work in Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW). He announced his retirement and on September 9, 2017. Two years later, Havoc came out of retirement for Matt Tremont's H2O Wrestling at a benefit show.  In February 2020, he returned to Game Changer Wrestling (who he had made special appearances from 2015 to 2017) for their Tokyo tour. His death was announced on May 31, 2020 at the age of 34.
Mukar Shaltakovich Cholponbayev (; 29 March 1950 – 24 May 2020) was a Kyrgyzstani politician. He was born in Issyk-Kul Region, Kyrgyz SSR. From 1984 to 1991, he was Deputy Head of the Legal Department of the Supreme Council of the Kyrgyz SSR, and later promoted to Head of the Legal Department. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, from 1991 to 1993, he was the Head of Department of Justice of Chuy Region, and Head of the Presidential Administration Department. He was Minister of Justice from 1993 to 1995. He was the Chairman of the Legislative Assembly of Kyrgyzstan from 1995 to 1996.  He died in Bishkek on 24 May 2020 from COVID-19, aged 70.
John Zdechlik ("Zuh-DECK-lik"; May 2, 1937 – May 21, 2020) was an American composer, music teacher, and conductor. Zdechlik was elected to the American Bandmasters Association in 1989. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His best known work was Chorale and Shaker Dance. In 1970, Zdechlik began his career as a teacher at Lakewood Community College (now Century College) in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. For thirty years he was a conductor, professor, music department chair, and resident composer. He retired in 1997. Zdechlik died on May 21, 2020 at his home in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, aged 83.
Susan Charna Rothenberg (January 20, 1945 – May 18, 2020) was an American contemporary painter, printmaker and sculptor. She was known for her iconic images of the horse. Rothenberg’s first solo exhibition in New York in 1975. After moving to a ranch near Galisteo, New Mexico, her paintings reflected life in the Southwestern United States. Rothenberg died at her home in Galisteo on May 18, 2020, at the age of 75.
Bruce Nauman (born December 6, 1941) is an American artist. His works focused on many medias including sculpture, photography, neon, video, drawing, printmaking, and performance. He was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana. In the 1960s, Nauman began to exhibit his work at Nick Wilder's gallery in Los Angeles and in New York at Leo Castelli in 1968 along with early solo shows at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum in 1972. His "Self Portrait as a Fountain" (1966) shows the artist spouting a stream of water from his mouth.  Nauman lives near Galisteo, New Mexico. He was married to artist Susan Rothenberg from 1989 until her death in 2020.
James Adelbert McDermott (born December 28, 1936) is an American politician. He was the U.S. Representative for from 1989 to 2017. He is a member of the Democratic Party.  He served on the House Ways and Means Committee and was a member of the House Progressive Caucus. He was formerly the committee chairman, then in 1995, ranking minority member on the House Ethics Committee.  On January 4, 2016, he announced his retirement.
Philip Coggan is a British financial writer and news correspondent. He has written extensively for the weekly newspaper The Economist. He also worked for the Financial Times newspaper from 1986 to 2006. Biography. Philip Coggan was educated at the University of Cambridge. In 2006, he was named as the "Journalist of the Year" by the CFA Institute.
Paul Myners, Baron Myners (1 April 1948 – 16 January 2022) was a British businessman and politician. He was the Financial Services Secretary in the UK's finance ministry during the Labour Government of Gordon Brown. He also served on the Prime Minister's National Economic Council and at present sits as a crossbencher in the House of Lords. He has been working in the financial sector since 1974 and was a chairman of the Low Pay Commission. He also served as the chairman of the Guardian Media Group which publishes "The Guardian" and "The Observer" newspapers in the United Kingdom. Myners died at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London, on 16 January 2022, at the age of 73.
David Wayne Marsh is a British financial writer and business consultant. In 2000, he was appointed as a Commander of The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE). Biography. David Marsh was educated at the Queen's College, Oxford. He started his career as a financial writer for the Reuters. From 1978 to 1995, he worked in the Financial Times newspaper in their France and Germany office.
Christienne Bardecki is a Canadian water polo player. She was part of the Canadian women's national water polo team at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, 2002 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup, 2003 World Aquatics Championships, and 2003 Pan American Games. She played for York University's women's water polo team and University of Hawaii's women's water polo team.
Gaelle De Rycke (born 20 October 1981) is a French water polo player. She was a member of the France women's national water polo team at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships. On a club level, she played for Union Saint-Bruno.
Viktoria Bujka is a German water polo player. She was part of the German women's national water polo team at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships. She played for ETV Hamburg.
Bernice Cowton is a British water polo player. She competed for Great Britain in the 2003 World Aquatics Championships. She played for City of Sheffield Water Polo Club.
Luciane Maia (born 1 April 1988 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian water polo player. She was part of the Brazilian women's water polo team at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships.
Spaghetti is a long thin form of pasta. Spaghetti or spaghetto may also refer to:
Many parts of the Hebrew Bible are written as poetry. One of the main features of the Hebrew poetry is parallelism of thought. The Book of Psalms and the Book of Proverbs are almost all poetry. Some of the Prophetic books also have poetic sections. Even the Book of Genesis includes some poems, or songs and they are sometimes called.  Parallellism. Unlike English poetry, and that of many cultures, Hebrew poetry does not rhyme words. Neither is rhythm or meter often used. Instead alternate lines of the poem have a related thought. This is called parallelism. One advantage of this type of poetry is that it is easy to make a translation that keeps the idea or teaching of the original language. That is much more difficult to do if the translation has to make words rhyme or follow a metrical pattern. Several types of parallelism can be found in Biblical poetry.These include: "But let judgment run down as waters," "and righteousness as a mighty stream." Another example of synonymous parallelism comes in Isaiah (Isaiah 2:4) or Book of Micah (Micah 4:3) "They will beat their swords into plowshares" "and their spears into pruning hooks." "A wise son maketh a glad father," "but a foolish son" is "the heaviness of his mother." "The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men," "to see if there were any that did understand" and "seek God." "Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty," "give unto the LORD glory and strength."
The Conch Republic is a micronation secession of the city of Key West, Florida, from the United States on April 23, 1982. Since then, the term "Conch Republic" has expanded to refer to "all of the Florida Keys". While the protests that created the Conch Republic have been described by some as "tongue-in-cheek," they were caused by frustrations over real concerns. The original protest event was caused by a U.S. Border Patrol roadblock and checkpoint that was inconvenient to residence. The Conch Republic celebrates its Independence Day every April 23 as part of a week-long festival of activities involving numerous businesses in Key West. The organization — a "Sovereign State of Mind", seeking only to bring more "Humor, Warmth and Respect" to a world in sore need of all three according to its late Secretary General, Peter Anderson — is a key tourism booster for the area.
Gopurangal Saivathillai is a 1982 Tamil language drama film written and directed by Manivannan. The film features Mohan, Suhasini and Radha in lead roles, while S. Ve. Shekher and Vinu Chakravarthy play supporting roles. The film had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja and was released on 15 October 1982. This was Manivannan's first film as director. It was remade in Telugu as Mukku Pudaka with Bhanu Chander, Suhasini and Vijayashanti, while Suhasini reprising her role from the original. It was remade in Kannada as Brahma Gantu (1985), and in Hindi as Naseeb Apna Apna (1986). Plot. Arukkani is an illiterate village girl, and her father is upset at having not been able to find her a suitable groom. One day, her father meets his old friend Bhoothalingam and shares his sadness with him; Bhoothalingam proposes that his son Murali marry her, and Arukkani's father accepts. Murali is a handsome, educated man and a successful sales manager. On hearing of his father's plans, he is excited to meet his future bride. However, on his wedding day, he is shocked to see Arukkani, whom he considers ugly. He only begrudgingly marries her. Murali continues to resent her deeply for the way she looks. Later, Murali takes a transfer through work to Bangalore, leaving behind his father and wife. In Bangalore, he becomes friendly with his modern and stylish colleague, Julie. They fall in love and marry, which means that Murali is cheating on Arukkani. Julie and Murali start their life. Two months later, Murali gets a telegram that his mother is sick and rushes home to find that it was a ruse. His dad forces him to take Arukkani with him to Bangalore. Grudgingly Murali brings her to Bangalore and purposefully loses her in the railway station. However
Robert Northern (May 21, 1934 – May 31, 2020), known professionally as Brother Ah, was an American jazz French hornist. He was born in North Carolina and raised in New York City.  In the 1970s he released several albums as a bandleader; his 1974 release "Sound Awareness" featured Max Roach and M'Boom. He taught at Dartmouth College from 1970 to 1973, Brown University from 1973 to 1982 and then at the Levine School of Music in Washington, D.C. from 1982. Northern was also the founder of the World Music Ensemble.  Northern died in Washington D.C. on May 31, 2020 of respiratory failure aged 86.
The National Assembly (, or ; Slovene abbreviation DZ), is the general representative body of Slovenia. In the Constitution of Slovenia and the Constitutional Court of Slovenia, it is the major part of the bicameral Slovenian Parliament, the legislative branch of the Republic of Slovenia.  It has 90 members, elected for a four-year term.
The Republic of Peru has two Vice Presidents who are elected along with the President in democratic elections. Their only mission is to replace the President in case of death, resignation or removal from office. The Vice Presidents are first in the Presidential line of succession. Historically, the job only had one Vice President, which was in place between 1829–1831 and 1858–1862. The two Vice Presidential positions of First and Second Vice Presidents have been in place since 1862.
David Waisman Rjavinsthi (born 4 May 1937) is a former Peruvian politician who was the First Vice President of Peru from 2004 to 2006 under President Alejandro Toledo. Previously, he was the Second Vice President of Peru from 2001 to 2004 also under Alejandro Toledo, a member of Possible Peru until the party was dissolved in 2017, and also a Congressman from 2000 to 2011. Political career. On 28 July 2001, Waisman became Second Vice President of Peru in Alejandro Toledo's government. He was in office from 2001 to 2004. On 14 December 2004, the First Vice President of Peru, Raúl Diez Canseco, resigned from office and thus, Waisman became the First Vice President until 28 July 2006. 2006 elections. In 2006, he was initially appointed by Possible Peru as a presidential candidate but independent Jeanette Emmanuel later replaced him as Perú Posible's candidate. With her withdrawal, Rafael Belaúnde was appointed as the new candidate, but he also withdrew. He instead ran for Congress, and was successfully re-elected as one of the only 2 congressman from Perú Posible, aside from Carlos Bruce. 2011 elections. He is considering running for Vice President once more in the upcoming early 2011 elections alongside Luis Castañeda, after having switched from Perú Posible due to irreconcilable differences with Toledo, to Partido Solidaridad Nacional. He lost his Congressional seat consequently.
Luis Alejandro Giampietri Rojas (31 July 1940 – 4 October 2023) was a Peruvian navy officer and politician. He is a member of the Peruvian Aprista Party. Giampietri ran successfully as Alan García's first running mate in the 2006 Peruvian election, and was sworn in on 28 July 2006 and served until 28 July 2011. He was also elected as Congressman representing the Constitutional Province of Callao for the 2006-2011 term. He lost his seat in the 2011 elections when he ran for re-election under the Radical Change party, but he received a minority of votes and the Radical Change failed to pass the electoral threshold and subsequently lost it's registration the following year. Before he served as Vice President and Congressman, Giampietri was a Lima City Councilman from 1999 to 2002, elected under the Fujimorist Vamos Vecino, close to-then President Alberto Fujimori. Giampietri was one of the naval officers implicated in the massacre on El Frontón, a prison island off the coast of Callao. The massacre took place during Alan García's administration, on June 18, 1986, after Shining Path prisoners staged an uprising at El Frontón and two other prisons. All the prisoners involved in the rebellion were killed, and Human Rights Watch claimed that evidence suggested that "no fewer than ninety" of the prisoners killed were victims of extrajudicial executions. Giampietri died in Lima on 4 October 2023, at the age of 83. Biography. Son of Luis Giampietri Berenice and Rosa Rojas Lapoint, he was born in the Bellavista district, Callao. He studied at the San José Maristas schools in Callao and at the Colegio de la Inmaculada. He entered the Naval School of Peru, from where he graduated as a Bachelor of Naval Sciences in 1960. Later, he would graduate as a Navy Diver, to later specialize in Demolition and Special Operations. In 1968 he would follow the Basic General Staff Course, in 1974, he would graduate from the Advanced General Staff course at the Higher School of Naval Warfare, in 1983 he would study the High Command course at the same school.
Javier Alva Orlandini (December 11, 1927 – June 1, 2020) was Peruvian politician and lawyer. He was a member of the political party Popular Action. He was the 2nd Vice President of Peru during the government of Fernando Belaúnde from 1980 to 1985. He later served as President of Peru's Constitutional Tribunal from 2002 to 2005. He wrote several books, including "Responding to the Dictatorship", "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow", the "Vicious Circle", "I Minister", "Word of Honor" and "Yes I swear", and numerous legal articles. The audits, representative legislative, legal, academic and professional are of extensive quality and are recognized by the Peruvian people and their various institutions that have given many honorary degrees. He was the 2nd Vice President of Peru during the government of Fernando Belaúnde from 1980 to 1985. Throughout his life he became a Deputy from 1963 to 1968, Minister of Government and Police from 1965 to 1966, Senator from 1980 to 1985 and from 1990 to 1992, President of the Senate from 1981 to 1982, and Congressman from 1995 to 2000. He ran for President in 1985, but got 4% of the popular vote, losing to Alan García.
The Congress of the Republic of Peru () is the unicameral body that is legislative power in Peru.  The current Congress of Peru, sworn in after the 2020 elections, was elected after the dissolution of the previous Congress by President Martin Vizcarra.  Congressmen serve for a five-year term and can be re-elected as many times as they want even though this is very rare. Elections for congress happen at the same time as the election for president.  In 2020, Mirtha Vásquez was elected President of the Congress.
The Bridges of Madison County is a 1995 American romantic drama movie based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Robert James Waller.  It was produced by Amblin Entertainment and Malpaso Productions, and distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment.  The movie was produced and directed by Clint Eastwood with Kathleen Kennedy as co-producer.  The movie is about an Italian war bride, Francesca Johnson (Meryl Streep), who lives with her husband and two children on their Iowa farm. In 1965, she meets "National Geographic" photojournalist, Robert Kinkaid (Eastwood). The movie earned $182 million worldwide. Streep received an Academy Award for Best Actress nomination in 1996 for her performance in the movie.
Thembelihle Mkize (born 24 November 1995) is a South African water polo player. She has represented South Africa in Waterpolo, twice. She was the Vice-Captain of the South African U18 Waterpolo team at only 17 years old in 2012. She then made the South African Womens national team at 18 years old and represented the country in Barcelona at the world champs. Where she made South African history as the youngest team member in the womens South African team.  She competed for the South Africa women's national water polo team in the 2013 World Aquatics Championships.
Leonard Niehaus (June 11, 1929 – May 28, 2020) was an American saxophonist, arranger, and composer. He played with the Stan Kenton big band, Ray Vasquez Trombonist and Vocalist, Phil Carreon Orchestra, and other jazz bands. He was a movie score composer and worked many times with Clint Eastwood. Niehaus died on May 28, 2020 under hospice care in Redlands, California from heart disease at the age of 90.
Ingvar Axel Harald Ericsson (31 August 1927 – 14 May 2020) was a Swedish middle-distance runner. He was in the 1500 m event. He competed at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics and finished eighth in 1952.  At the European championships he was seventh in 1950 and fourth in 1954. Ericsson won the national 1500 m title in 1952, 1954 and 1955. He was a firefighter by profession.
Asif Aslam Farrukhi (), was a Pakistani writer and editor. He was a physician by training. He translated books from English into Urdu. He edited anthologies of Pakistani writers. He also wrote for Dawn and other newspapers, and periodicals on literature. He received the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, the fourth highest civilian honour of Pakistan. Farrukhi was born on 16 September 1959. He died on 1 June 2020 in Karachi, aged 60.
Joey Image (born Joey Poole; 5 March 1957 – 1 June 2020) was an American punk rock drummer. He joined the Misfits in November 1978. He was the drummer for both the "Horror Business" and "Night of the Living Dead" in 1979. He was born in Weehawken, New Jersey. In 2016, he was diagnosed with liver cancer. Image died on 1 June 2020 in Florida from the disease, aged 63.
Clyde Lee Edward Grosscup (December 27, 1936 – June 1, 2020) was an American football player and broadcaster. He was born in Santa Monica, California. Grosscup played for the New York Giants from 1959 to 1961. He spent one season calling AFL games for NBC. He retired in 2018. Grosscup died on June 1, 2020 from problems caused by a fall in Utah, aged 83.
Janez Kocijančič (October 20, 1941 – June 1, 2020) was a Slovene politician and lawyer. He was also the President of the Slovenian Olympic Committee from 1991 to 2014. From 1993 to 1996, he was Deputy. Kocijančič died on June 1, 2020 in Ljubljana, aged 78.
Myroslav Skoryk (, 13 July 1938 – 1 June 2020) was a Ukrainian composer and teacher. His music is contemporary. He was born in Lwów, Ukraine.  Skoryk was awarded the titles People's Artist of Ukraine and Hero of Ukraine. In April 2011 Skoryk was made artistic director of Kyiv Opera, a position he held until 2016. He also taught at the Lviv and Kyiv conservatory. Skoryk died on 1 June 2020 in Kyiv, Ukraine at the age of 81.
Maurice Dayan (25 January 1935 – 2 May 2020) was a French psychoanalyst and university professor. He taught psychology at the University of Montpellier, then at Paris Descartes University. Dayan then was a professor of psychopathology at Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, then at Paris Diderot University.  From 1995 to 2000, he directed the Laboratoire de psychanalyse et de psychopathologie, which was created by Laplanche in 1970. Dayan died on 2 May 2020 at the age of 85.
Aldir Blanc Mendes (2 September 1946 – 4 May 2020) was a Brazilian songwriter. He co-composed many songs with singer-songwriter João Bosco, guitarist Guinga, and others. He was born in Rio de Janeiro. Elis Regina recorded several of his songs such as "O bêbado e a equilibrista".  Blanc's work from 1972 to 1987, he was analyzed by Charles A. Perrone in "Masters of Contemporary Brazilian Song MPB 1965–1985". Blanc died of COVID-19 on 4 May 2020 in Rio de Janeiro at the age of 73.
Sergei Ivanovich Adian, also Adyan (; ; 1 January 1931 – 5 May 2020) was a Soviet and Russian mathematician. He was a professor at the Moscow State University. He was known for his work in group theory, especially on the Burnside problem. Adian died on 5 May 2020, aged 89.
Abraham Yakin (; 31 July 1924 – 10 May 2020) was an Israeli artist. Abraham Yakin was born in Jerusalem. He started his artistic training at Bezalel Academy after World War II. Yakin joined the Israel Defense Forces after Israel declared independence.  He had his first exhibition in 1953. In 1957 he married Hannah. In 1961, Yakin won the international Adolphe Neumann Prize in Paris. His works are in the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, the Musee d'Art Juif, Paris, and several museums in the Netherlands. Yakin died on 10 May 2020 in Jerusalem, aged 95.
Derek John Lawrence (16 November 1941 – 13 May 2020) was an English record producer. He was famous for his work for Joe Meek's Outlaws, Deep Purple, Flash, Machiavel and Wishbone Ash. Lawrence died on 13 May 2020 in Peterborough, England at the age of 78.
Clive Limpkin (1937 – 13 May 2020) was a British photojournalist and writer. He worked as a photojournalist for "The Sun" in the 1960s and 1970s before joining the "Daily Mail". He also worked as a freelance photographer for the "Daily Express", "The Sunday Times", and "The Observer". Limpkin died at his home in London of brain cancer on 13 May 2020 at the age of 82.
Ronald Ludington (September 4, 1934 – May 14, 2020) was an American figure skating coach and pair skater. He worked with his wife Nancy Rouillard Ludington. He was the 1960 Olympic bronze medalist, 1959 World bronze medalist, and a four-time U.S. national champion. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Ludington died on May 14, 2020 in Newark, Delaware at the age of 85.
Peggy Etiebet (born 19 March 1976) is a British water polo player and coach. She competed for Great Britain in the 2013 World Aquatics Championships. On a club level, she played for Szentesi VK. She coached for the Senior Women's Water Polo team.  She is a barrister.