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Peter John King (11 August 1940 – 23 August 2020) was an English jazz saxophonist, composer, and clarinetist. He was born in Kingston upon Thames, England. His career began in 1959.  He also played in small groups with musicians such as Philly Joe Jones, Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, Red Rodney, Hampton Hawes, Nat Adderley, Al Haig, John Burch, Bill Watrous, and Dick Morrissey. In 2005 he recorded the album "Janus" with the Lyric String Quartet. King made appearances on albums by the pop group Everything But The Girl and on "North Marine Drive" by Ben Watt, who was a member of the group. King died on 23 August 2020, aged 80.
Thomas Atcitty (November 1, 1933 – October 11, 2020) was an American educator, politician and businessman. He was the third president of the Navajo Nation, serving from February 1998 until June 1998. From 1981 to 1995, he was a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives. Atcitty was a member of the Democratic Party. Atcitty died on October 11, 2020 in Shiprock, New Mexico at the age of 86.
Peterson Zah (December 2, 1937 – March 7, 2023) was an American politician. He was the first President of the Navajo Nation and the last Chairman of the Navajo Nation. In 1995, he began working at Arizona State University as the Special Adviser to the ASU President on American Indian Affairs.
Professor Pyg is a fictional supervillain who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of the superhero Batman. Pyg was created by Grant Morrison and Andy Kubert. Professor Pyg was re-introduced following DC's "The New 52" comics relaunch in 2011. Fictional character biography. The character's in-world real name is Lazlo Valentin, a scientist who suffered a schizophrenic breakdown that led him to become a supervillain who wears a pig mask. Powers and abilities. Pyg does not have any superhuman powers or abilities. He is however, an extremely skilled surgeon. In other media. The character has appeared in toys, television series, and video games as well. Michael Cerveris portrayed the character in the fourth season of "Gotham" in the DC Extended Universe.
Jeanine Ferris Pirro (born June 2, 1951) is an American television host and author, and a former New York State judge, prosecutor, and politician. Pirro was the host of Fox News Channel's "Justice with Judge Jeanine" until 2022. She is now a co-host on "The Five". She was a contributor to NBC News. She is a member of the Republican Party. She was the first female judge elected in Westchester County, New York. Pirro was elected the first female District Attorney of Westchester County. Pirro briefly sought the Republican nomination for United States Senate to run against Hillary Clinton in 2006, but dropped out to accept the nomination for New York Attorney General, which she did not win.
Kimberly Ann Guilfoyle (; born March 9, 1969) is an American attorney and television news personality. She co-hosted "The Five" on Fox News. Guilfoyle was a prosecuting attorney in San Francisco and Los Angeles, California. She was an Assistant District Attorney in San Francisco from 2000 to 2004. She was the First Lady of San Francisco from 2004 to 2006 when her then-husband Gavin Newsom was mayor. Guilfoyle worked at Fox News from 2006 to 2018. She later joined America First Policies, a pro-Trump super PAC. In December 2024, President-elect Donald Trump nominated Guilfoyle to be the United States Ambassador to Greece. Personal life. She married California politician Gavin Newsom and was First Lady of San Francisco during Newsom's first two years as mayor of that city. In May 2018, it was confirmed she was dating Donald Trump Jr., son of President Donald Trump. They became engaged in December 2020. However, they ended their relationship and engagement in 2024.
Ronald Eugene Rivera (born January 7, 1962) is an American football coach. He is the head coach for the Washington Football Team of the National Football League (NFL).  Before becoming a coach, Rivera played college football at the University of California, Berkeley in the early 1980s, where he was recognized as an All-American linebacker for the Golden Bears.  Rivera was born in Fort Ord, California. In August 2020, he was diagnosed with an aggressive rare form of lymphoma.
is a Japanese professional racing driver. Sato has raced full-time in the IndyCar Series since 2010 for the Honda-powered KV, Rahal, Foyt, Andretti, and again starting from 2018, the Rahal teams. He was born in Tokyo. Sato won the 2017 and 2020 Indianapolis 500, making him the first Asian driver to win the Indy 500. He also became the first Japanese driver to win an IndyCar race. He competed in Formula One from 2002 to 2008.
Paul Wolfisberg (15 June 1933 – 24 August 2020) was a Swiss footballer and coach. He was born in Horw, Switzerland. Between 1950 to 1954 and 1955 to 1966, he played for FC Luzern. For one year between 1954 to 1955, he played for FC Biel-Bienne. Between 1966 to 1973, he managed SC Buochs. In 1975 and again from 1978 to 1981, he managed Luzern. Between 1981 to 1985, he managed the Swiss national team. Wolfisberg died on 24 August 2020 in Horw, aged 87.
T10 cricket is a form of cricket where both teams have one innings of 10 overs each, and the game lasts about 90 minutes. A few T10 leagues have been started, such as the T10 League in Abu Dhabi.
The West Potomac Park is a park in Washington, D.C.. It is just west of the National Mall. It is home to some of Washington's most famous places, like the Jefferson Memorial, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, and the Tidal Basin. But, the park’s most famous attraction is cherry blossoms. History. Thousands of cherry trees bloom around the waters of the Tidal Basin, which reflect the trees’ images. The basin was created in the late 1800s to prevent the Potomac River from flooding. These pink and white flowers serve as a symbol of international friendship.  The original cherry trees were a gift from Japan. On March 26, 1912, more than 3,000 cherry trees arrived in Washington. Most were planted around the Tidal Basin. But cherry trees were also planted near the Washington Monument and the White House. The park service maintains West Potomac Park, and helps protect the cherry trees. Cherry Blossom Festival. It is a wonderful gift that is over 100 years old now. The 1912 gift from the people of Japan has grown to this 3,800 trees. The cherry blossoms also serve as a symbol of the beginning of springtime. The trees burst with colors of soft pink and white. The blossoming of the cherry blossoms every spring is sort of the great springtime celebration, not only in the District of Columbia but throughout the United States. Every year, Washington celebrates the arrival of spring with a two-week Cherry Blossom Festival. More than 1.5 million people from around the world visit the nation’s capital during the festival. They all hope to see the cherry trees at their “peak bloom.” Park officials define "peak bloom" as the period when 70 percent of Washington’s most common cherry tree variety -- the Yoshino trees -- are blooming. Yoshino cherry trees are one of 12 types of cherry trees in Washington. Peak bloom lasts several days each year. Experts begin making peak bloom predictions in February. Visitors make their travel plans to Washington based on these predictions.
Ranoidea callista is a tree frog from Papua New Guinea. Scientists saw it on Mount Trafalgar, about 220 meters above sea level. The scientist who wrote the first formal paper about "Ranoidea callista", Fred Kraus, said this frog is related to "Litoria gracilenta" but it has different colors on its skin, lays eggs in streams, and has a different call. Kraus says that the frog does not only live on Mt. Trafalgar but in many places in New Guinea.
Big Mouth is a TV show. It was created by Nick Kroll There are 7 seasons in Big Mouth.
Hurricane Laura was a deadly and destructive tropical cyclone. Hurricane Laura, the 1856 Last Island hurricane and Hurricane Ida are the strongest hurricanes to make landfall in Louisiana in terms of maximum sustained winds, and the strongest to affect Louisiana since Hurricane Camille brought category 5 winds to the rural southeast portion of the state. The twelfth named storm, fourth hurricane, and first major storm of the record-breaking 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, Laura formed from a tropical wave that moved off the coast of West Africa on August 16, and formed into a tropical depression by August 20. On August 21, Laura strengthened into a tropical storm, becoming the earliest twelfth named storm, and breaking 1995's Hurricane Luis's record by eight days. Laura first moved over the Lesser Antilles and brushing Puerto Rico as a tropical storm. It made landfall in the resort city of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, killing four people in the Dominican Republic and 31 in Haiti. The storm then moved over the entire island of Cuba, forcing the evacuation of more than 260,000 people. Then, the outer rainbands of Laura moved over parts of the Florida Keys and Southern Florida. It then moved over the warm Gulf of Mexico, strengthening slowly at first, before undergoing rapid intensification by August 26. Later that day, Laura became a major hurricane, and soon reached a peak intensity of , making it a Category 4 hurricane. Then, just a couple of hours after reaching peak intensity, at 6:00 UCT on August 27, Laura made landfall in Cameron, Louisiana just below peak intensity with 150 mph (240 km/h) and a pressure of 939 mbar, at the same wind speed of the 1856 Last Island hurricane. It was the 10th strongest tropical cyclone to ever hit the United States in terms of wind speed, killed 42 people in the U.S, and caused $19 billion in damage on the Gulf Coast of the United States and inland areas. After landfall, Laura weakened, falling to tropical storm status later in the day, and tropical depression status over Arkansas the next day. On August 29, Laura
The Antarctic fur seal ("Arctocephalus gazella"), is a type of seal in the genus "Arctocephalus". Even though the name has Antarctic in it, it does not live in Antarctica. The Antarctic fur seal mostly lives in Subantarctic islands. Description. Adult males are dark brown in colour. Females and young ones tend to be paler, almost grey with lighter undersides. Young ones are dark brown at birth, almost black in color. Males are larger than females. Males can grow up to 2 m (6.5 ft) long. Males can also weigh 133 kg (293 lb). Females can grow up to 1.4 m (4.6 ft) long. Females can weight 34 kg (74.9 lb). At birth, the average length is 67.4 cm (58–66). The average weight for young ones is 5.9 kg (4.9–6.6) in males and 5.4 kg (4.8–5.9) in females. Male Antarctic fur seals live up to 20 years. Females can live up to 24 years. Distribution. Antarctic fur seals are thought to be the most abundant type of fur seal. The largest gathering happens on South Georgia. The estimate for South Georgia is 4.5-6.2 million Antarctic fur seal and 46,834 at Bouvetøya. Breeding colonies are found at South Georgia, South Sandwich Islands, South Orkney Islands, South Shetland Islands and Bouvetøya in the Southern Atlantic Ocean; Marion Island, Crozet Islands, Kerguelen Island and Heard Island in the Southern Indian Ocean; and Macquarie Island in the Southern Pacific Ocean. During winter, Antarctic fur seals range includes Antarctica to the Falkland Islands, and southern Argentina and Chile, reaching as far as the Mar del Plata and Gough Island. Feeding. In the Atlantic region, the Antarctic fur seal usually eats Antarctic krill. In the Indian Ocean, they mostly eat fish and squid. Sometimes, penguins are eaten by male Antarctic fur seals.
Sarah Emma Edmonds (December 1841 – September 5, 1898), was a Canadian woman who claimed to have served as a man as a nurse and spy with the Union Army during the American Civil War. In 1992, she was enlisted into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame. In 1864, Boston publisher DeWolfe, Fiske, &amp; Co. published her account of her military experiences as "The Female Spy of the Union Army". Born in 1841 in New Brunswick, at that point a British settlement, Edmonds grew up with her sisters on their family's homestead close to Magaguadavic Lake, not a long way from the State of Maine. Edmonds fled home at age fifteen to get away from a planned marriage and the maltreatment of her dad, who needed a child rather than a girl. Supported by her mother, who herself married young, Edmonds got away from the marriage and pretended to be a man to travel more easily. A male mask let Edmonds eat, travel, and work freely. Edmonds worked selling Bibles door to door. for a Bible book retailer and distributer in Hartford, Connecticut. Her enthusiasm was started by a book she read in her childhood by Maturin Murray Ballou called "Fanny Campbell, the Female Pirate Captain", telling the story of Fanny Campbell on a privateer transport during the American Revolution while dressed as a man. Fanny stayed dressed as a man so as to seek after different experiences, to which Edmonds credits her longing to dress in drag. During the Civil War, on May 25, 1861, she enrolled in Company F of the second Michigan Infantry, otherwise called the Flint Union Grays. Later she masked herself as a man named "Franklin Flint Thompson," named after Flint, Michigan. She felt that it was her obligation to serve her nation. She from the start filled in as a male field nurse in campaigns under General McClellan, including the First and Second Battle of Bull Run, Antietam, the Peninsula Campaign, Vicksburg, Fredericksburg, and others.  She had an opportunity during the war when a Union spy in
The brown fur seal ("Arctocephalus pusillus"), is a type of fur seal. It is also called the Cape fur seal, South African fur seal and Australian fur seal. Description. Adult male brown fur seals are dark gray to brown, with a darker mane of short, coarse hairs and a light belly. Adult females are light brown to gray, with a light throat and darker back and belly. The front flippers of the fur seal are dark brown to black. Pups are born black and molt to gray with a pale throat within 3–5 months. Ecology. Predators. The brown fur seal's main predator is the great white shark. Other predators include, killer whales and southern elephant seals. Land predators include black-backed jackals and brown hyenas on the Skeleton Coast in Namibia. In popular culture. Cape fur seals are shown as "The Scoundrel" in the 2021 nature program "Penguin Town".
A point of view is a specific attitude or manner through which a person thinks about something. This figurative usage of the expression dates back to 1760.  Every individual's perception or conception upon any particular action. This is known as point of view. This is based on their thought process and  experience in their life. It may change from person to person. Many things may be judged from a personal, traditional or moral point of view (as in "beauty is in the eye of the beholder"). On a large scale, it may be called worldview or philosophy (informally), and is caused by geography, history, religious beliefs and ideology. There are a number of classifications of world views. One approach is to regards world views as caused by human nature.
Dracohors is a group in taxonomy, the system scientists use to put living things in groups. It is below a phylum but above an order. It is a clade. The clade Dracohors contains dinosaurs, birds and Silesauridae. The name "dracohors" comes from Latin: "draco" for "dragon" and "hors" for "group" or "circle."
Judd Buchanan, (born 25 July 1929) is a Canadian politician and businessman. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of Canada between 1968 and 1980. He represented the electoral area of London West in Ontario. During this time, he was a part of the Liberal Party. Buchanan was a part of the cabinet of Canada while Pierre Trudeau was the Prime Minister. From 1974 to 1976, he was the Minister of Indian Affairs, from 1976 to 1978 he was the Minister of Public Works and the Minister of State for Science and Technology. He was the President of the Treasury Board from 1978 to 1979. Life. Buchanan was born in Edmonton, Alberta. He went to university at the University of Alberta and the University of Western Ontario and got a Master of Business Administration. Before becoming a politician, he was an insurance broker at the London Life Insurance Company. Buchanan was elected for the first time in the 1968 federal election. He was elected again in the 1972, 1974, 1979, and 1980 elections. After the 1980 election, when Trudeau did not choose Buchanan to be in the cabinet, Buchanan decided to resign his job as a Member of Parliament. He got a job in Calgary working in the private sector. Buchanan did more work after he stopped being a politician. He worked in the Canadian tourism industry. He helped the Canadian government create the Canadian Tourism Commission in 1994. He was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2000.
The Farmers to Families Food Box program was set up by the United States government during the COVID-19 pandemic to help get fresh food from farmers to consumers. It lasted from May 2020 to May 2021, and distributed more than 173 million food boxes worth over five billion dollars. It was part of the United States Department of Agriculture's Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, which was announced on April 17, 2020. Food boxes. The "family-sized" food boxes contained produce, dairy products, meat, and/or seafood. The USDA bought the produce from farmers and sent it to local packaging companies. Those companies distributed the packages to local organizations, like NGOs and religious organizations. The program set no restrictions on which families could receive boxes.  Over 70,000,000 boxes were invoiced between the program's start date and the end of August 2020. By the second week of August 2020, the program's budget was three billion dollars. Reception. The program was positively received, but there were some criticisms. At first, it only provided boxes with mixed produce, dairy products, and meat. Since some people do not eat dairy or meat products, the USDA began offering produce-only boxes. Additionally, the boxes weighed forty pounds. This made it difficult for people without cars to bring them home. In August 2020, a group of legislators wrote to the USDA saying that the Food Assistance Program had not given enough help to specialty-crop farmers.
Ali-Asghar Hekmat-e Shirazi (‎; 16 June 1892 - 25 August 1980) was an Iranian politician, diplomat and writer. Shirazi also served as the Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Justice , and Iranian Minister of Culture under the government of Reza Shah and Mohammad Reza Pahlavi , the Shahs of Iran. Shirazi was also first Iranian ambassador to the republic of India and wrote many books about Indian history and culture. After the Islamic revolution in Iran, his books and works were refused and he was named as a Freemason a word that in Islamic world is a bad word. finally one of his books, "Persian Inscriptions on Indian Monuments", was recently reprinted by non government organization.
Vanity Fair is a monthly magazine of popular culture, fashion, and current affairs published by Condé Nast in the United States. The first version of "Vanity Fair" was published from 1913 to 1936. It was revived in 1983 and currently includes five international editions of the magazine. As of 2018, the Editor-in-Chief is Radhika Jones.
Herbert Tabor (November 28, 1918 – August 20, 2020) was an American biochemist and physician-scientist. His works focused in polyamines and their role in human health and disease.  Tabor was a principal investigator at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases where he led the pharmacological section. He was the editor-in-chief of the "Journal of Biological Chemistry" from 1971 to 2010. Tabor was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1977. Tabor died at his home in Bethesda, Maryland on August 20, 2020 at the age of 101.
Bryan Lee (March 16, 1943 – August 21, 2020) was an American blues guitarist and singer. He was also known by the nickname 'Braille Blues Daddy'. He was a known singer on Bourbon Street since the 1980s. He died on August 21, 2020, at the age of 77.
Manitowoc () is a city in and the county seat of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States. The city is located on Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Manitowoc River. According to the 2020 census, Manitowoc had a population of 34,626.
Rolf Ernst Gohs (26 October 1933 – 23 August 2020) was an Estonian-born Swedish comic creator. He was born in Estonia but moved to Sweden in 1946. Gohs usually wrote his own stories as well. Early works such as "Mannen från Claa" ("The Man from Claa") and "Dödens Fågel" ("The Bird of Death") were well received.  He produced a comic book story about the legendary Children's Crusade directly for the Swedish Phantom comic book. Gohs died on 23 August 2020, aged 86.
Nursholeh (22 August 1957 – 23 August 2020) was an Indonesian politician. He was Mayor of Tegal between 2017 and 2019. He lost his re-election bid in 2018. He was born in Tegal, Central Java. He was a member of the Golkar Party. Nursholeh died on 23 August 2020, one day after his 63rd birthday in Tegal.
John Christopher Tynan (5 December 1925 – 23 August 2020) was a field hockey player and cricketer from New Zealand. He represented New Zealand in field hockey between 1948 and 1956, including at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne.  He played four first-class cricket matches for Wellington between 1952 and 1954. Tynan died on 23 August 2020, aged 94.
Harold Best (18 December 1937 – 24 August 2020) was a Labour Party politician. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Leeds North West from the 1997 general election until he retired at the 2005 general election. He was a trade unionist.  Best died on 24 August 2020, aged 82.
László Cseh Sr. (14 March 1952 – 24 August 2020) was a Hungarian swimmer. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics. His son, László Cseh, is a six time Olympic medalist. Cseh Sr. died on 24 August 2020 in Budapest, aged 68.
Chitta Ranjan Dutta, Bir Uttom () (1 January 1927 – 24 August 2020), also known as C R Dutta, was a Bangladeshi Major-General of the Bangladesh Army. He was a key commander of the Mukti Bahini during the Bangladesh Liberation War.  After independence, he was the armed forces commander in Rangpur and later went on to become the first Director-General of the Bangladesh Rifles (present-day Border Guards Bangladesh) in 1973. Dutta was a well known minority rights advocate in Bangladesh. He was also the president of the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council. Dutta died at a hospital in Boca Raton, Florida on 24 August 2020 after falling at his home, aged 93.
Gail Sheehy (born Gail Henion; November 27, 1936 – August 24, 2020) was an American author, journalist, and lecturer. She was the author of seventeen books and many high-profile articles for magazines such as "New York" and "Vanity Fair".  Many of her books focused on cultural shifts, including "Passages" (1976). Sheehy wrote many biographies including Hillary Clinton, both presidents Bush, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, and Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev. Sheehy died in Southampton, New York on August 24, 2020 from pneumonia-related problems at age 83.
Hojatoleslam Ruhollah Hosseinian (, March 5, 1956 in Shiraz – August 25, 2020 in Tehran) was an Iranian principalist politician. He was in the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and National Security (or VEVAK) as deputy to Ali Fallahian and in April 2007 was appointed by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the security advisor to the president. He was a member of the Board of Trustees of Islamic Revolution Document Center. From 2007 to 2009, he was a member of the Council for Spreading Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Thoughts. He was also a member of parliament from 2008 to 2016. Hosseinian died on August 25, 2020, after he had a history of heart problems.